The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-07-23
Pacific SIopecs.

A new process has been stlccessfully.t
in Park City. Utah, by which 81 ore can
be profitably worked.
Nearly $50, 900 in pure silver bullion
was received i'm Salt Lake last week. The
receipts are daily increasing.
Tie Park City stage brought to Salt Lake
one day last week six silver bricks from
the Ontario, weighing lo,l3S ounces, and
valued at 50, 703.
One oftlle two say-niIls at Port Gamble
is running day and night, and one running
dqv only The daily cut of the two mills
is over 150,o 600 feet of lumber.
Robert Brown vas held to answer a
| charge of horse-stealing at Ashland, the
other day.
The new engine Of tile Seattle Coal COM
pany, in use east OF Lake Washington.
| jumped the Irack last week and delayed
| business for time.
4 Mr.. Wagner living upon the Coauille
| accidentally shot himself in the breast
| The ball followed the course of the ribs and
did no serious injury.
/ A large tree near Olympia was struck
| by lightning on Wednesday morning oflast
| week, and set on fire.
Albert Gaines. living few miles South
of Dayton. caught an individual buTgariz-
| ing his house the other day, and started
the rascal to Jail, but let him loose Oh
promise to reform.
/ A son of Mr.. Galbreatil. living at the
! Lost river bridge about ten miles from
Linkvile. was seriously hurt by horse
falling with linn while riding after cattle.
The boy was supposed to be fatally injured
at the time.
A cutting scrape took place at the county
Jail at Steiacoom on the 10th. A prisoner
named Watt cut another prisoner named
Wright. bot h in for murder. over the head
will an AK. making three fearful wounds.
Mr.. Pembroke, living upon South Fork
of Coqiule, met with a severe accident
while cutt ho down a tree. The tree split.
throwing him with great violence upon. a
| log. breaking the bone i'll the small OF the
back.
r. b. Arason's little boy, about four
: wears old. was very badly burned n few
days ago near Eugene. His clothing
caught from the remains of Il fire used by
some campers. and he ran TO the house.
, flaming the fire into flame which was
difficult to eNtingui:h.
MeSSers. n. :. Porter and Olas. Petrain
have been admitted to practice at the bal
of tie supreme court of Washington Ter
} ritory.
, The Walla AValla papers denounce the
: late races at that place in no very choice
f words, as being unfair and a''putiup job
to swintl!e.
The Tribune denies the current report
that the coast surveying party under the
command of Capt Lawson, is to be trans
: ferred from Seattle bay to the Culunbii
I river.
The internal revenue collections for the
district of Washington Territory for tht
fiscal year ending June 80, 1870, amount
: ed to $2l. 903 %. This revenue was tle
i rived principally from special taxes on thu
5 sale of liIuor. tobacco and Eeer. and OIL
!, TIE inluufirturp of the latter article.
5 On Sunday before last Il cutting scrap,
| rfsa1 sIf Pnpf S1i
stabbing another very severely. the knifi
G entering the left side about the lower rib
e The wounded man and his assailant wer
It brought to town Immediately, the one go
e ing to the hospital and the other to jail.
|, A man was so reioiced at Salem over til
= removal OF one of his neighbors to a dis
= tant point, that when the household good
:, were packed up and put in the wago
:. - ready to start. he came out and slfoutet
e '.GlOry.S Tire team became frightene
: - at the shouting and ran away, one of tn
:, horses being killed and the furniture scat
y tered promiseuously along the street.
r The following officers were elected i
A. Eoise City on Monday of last week: job
5. Lemp. Mayor; L. C. Maupin, First Ware
e. Ell. q. Branstettcr, Second Ward; Fred
i Dangell. Third Ward: 6. w. Morse. Fourt
10 Ward: NJ. Byrd. Fifth Ward; l.. Wei
q Treasurer; L. Morrow, Marshall.
Of The Olympia Farmer says: srrhere al
s but few old snags in the way to prevei
s. a steamboat from navigating the Pnyall,l
m river for at least ten miles. and if some on
y having "a small capital and great deal {
4 energy wonld only give this a trial. We az
a of tile opinion that it would pay. If not
c. passengers it would in freight, especial
oil during the fall and winter months.
!. The Boise Statesman of July 18Th say
= Mr.. s. s. Gray has advertised his noti.
- - of application for q ferry on Snake rive
- /. which crosses the river at Whitley'S bottom
30
:; The object is to open better route to an
'F r. from Oregon for the Boise travel. Persoi
y. y. coming from or going to the Willow cree
~ ~ country. or Burnt river in Oregon, wi
- benefit by this ferry.
G. The Seattle Dispaca of the 10Th say
al ssThe woods are on fire at Eleven mi
sl creek, on the road between Seattle NJ
IN Snokomish, and Mr.. j. w. Denny's hou
n is burned. The fire has not extended in
Ill any very heavy timber land yet, but
ri likely to snap through a portion of tn;
" large bouy of good timber. unless a ralnfa
q. prevents it, belonging TO the Port Gamb
X Mill Co., in townships 81 aud ~, N. r.
Ill aud E.''
S. The Baker City Democrat. oftlie l4th, sa,
ssOn last Tuesday we were shown. at Il
banking house of ]. w. Virtue, three bea
"a, tiful gold bars. the results of sixteen tla.
run OF the Virtue mill, from rock from Il
Virtue mine, which were of the value
-, 030 40. 1niS fnEAG - Improving
lib lappearance and richness at every lick
tie drill that is struck In it.
-; IS The mining claims of Jack Ingraliam
81 Co., on Muddy, about eighteen miles b
ha low Baker City. are running three hydrat
ne ic pipes with full heads of water. Pro
poets good rs there Is more water than b
been for six years past, and enough TO ia
until November. Above the claim
~ Ingrallam & Co. comes Mills 81 &c
70 ~ who arc running two pipes with full hea
i'm ~ . = = s
~ ~ The following is from Kalama under ia
Isl ,,..s ,-,.sos ~ ~, :; 60, ,,I svia oIss
two miles below here. boy named JoI
~ McQnade, employed on the boat, fell oy
W lle board and was drowned. 1t seems that
so 'a- was sitting ON deck and went to sleep, al
~ n while Ia that condition fell Overboal
- = The Carrie came TO this place. where the q,
: 4. : tain got small boat and grappisnG iro