The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-02-12

anil south. It contains about 100 inhabi-
tants. five fair church buildings, two good
scuool-hOuSess costing about - COO each,
tne town tNorth and South Brownsvlllel
tendance OF about 100 scholars at each
school. The Masons. Odd Feiiows LC.R.C.
and Grangers encll have hall. with large
memberships. There are five general
stores, doing an aggregate business of
about $l00.0J0 per annum. The Eagle
a Mooien p Nils MI located here. last year used
ing s51.if00 worth OF goods, the mill not
working UP to its full caracity.s a large
ann annuity h Gner nss fro p so So }esi f
lumber per year In its various manufac~
lures. A No. girls. mill with three run
ofburrs turns olt the best of Hour. There
Is also an extensive tannery. which nlanrl-
fHctures the best kind of leather. Con;inu-
lug the enumeration, there are four black
makers and one tinsinith, bakery, 81
millinery shop, TWO hotels and two livery
stables, two harness and saddle sfons. two
caoinetlnAkefs, one paint shop and n candy
shop. There are two excellent physicians
In the place. The post Office Is now in The
money order class, and has u very large
Considerable trade ia done in lumber,
Which IS sawed on the lIeaslwaters of the
tant, supplying the pITlirie west of town.
4 daily stage runs to IIaisey, on the O.&C;
R.E.. six miles west, carrying mails and
passenger: in the Winter, 81. There is
also weekly mail 10 Eugene City, arrive
ing each Tuesday cid Crawforilsville item
miles east, Camp Creek and Mohawk,
carried on horseback.
It Is % miles from Brownsville to Albany,
II miles 10 Harrisburg, II miles TO
Lebanon, and about 10 mites to SHIELD.
The character uf the Iand in the vicinity
is excellent, consisting of rich .prslirie and
bottom lands. st,il1e of which has been In
continuous cultivation fo; 20 and - years.
Rliu still pro lnceS good crODS of grim
when pnt i'm. Prices range from 81 to s5O
per acre, depending on whether IL IL hill,
bottom or timber land, unQ the amount
of improvements.
During 1874 here wns sowed from $500
to ZOO acres IN haX in this vicinity. Tor the
oil, the yield averaging L. bushels per
acre. although - bushels was obtained In
sone localities. For wheat, Niis and
barley the soil Is unsurpassed. Farmers iii
Ihe Vicinity will put in some 1900 acres Of
fax the coming season, with IN increased
area of other grain.
Tho general health is good: society moral
and decide liy religious. There is no sit-
looninthe place. Really sale is found for
dairy AMI farm products at all times.
when of good quality.
But little building was done during 1874.
the Oh Fellows Halt in NOrth II and the NJ.
+. parsonage i'll South Brownsville. with
q few other small buildings, comprising
the sum total.
land for the culti.a: ion of hops in The
vicinity next SDring, as 1t Is Thought We
have hlnd specially adapted for the nur-
pose. n number of emigrants settled here
purchased FERNS near by and are taking
an active part in dcrefoninss The full re-
sources of the country. Th re seem, to he
plenty OF work and fair pay for willing
hands.
Perhaps the greatest present want of the
town Is good wagon road TO Halsey or
some point on the o. & c. Railroad.
Continued next wcek.l