The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1875-10-22
Pacific SIopecs.

The L'adependenk says the average Of
grain per acre abdne I0alstin, aazlls con-
siderably below tls avsraee Of 6iher se4-
sons Oats not only yield u less number
of bushels buttheF are light, poorly fill-
cd, occasioned bFthe long dry summer.
The fruit and potato crops are also short
this season.
The. vote Of the city Of Olympia on
the 10th on the subject Of i special tax
levy for the construction Of aswilarf to
deep waters sresnlAing in the proposition
being carried by n vote of 113 for the
tax TO n against.
The small pox scare at Forest Grove
seems to have subsidized, and the patient
over whose case the ssriotn occurred, is
recovering Those pupils who remain
ed away from school on account of the
scare are returning.
Mr.. Clarke and son, OF. Alberni, are
at Nanaimo. They brought specimens
thought to be silver ore, which were
lately thrown up by an earthquake near
AIberni. Specimens have arrived at
Victoria for assay. Stock is becoming
very numerous at and around Alberni.
An Oregonian offers to furnish fir
boards one hundred feet long and twelve
wide for the Centennial Exhibition.
What other county can splank down.
such wonders as this?
It is reported from Nanaimo that a
well known citizen, an employe of the
Lands and Works Department, has been
missing for several days It is feared
he has fallen into the harbor and found
watery grave.
The Commercial Flouring Mills at
McMhnville haYe commenced running.
The Psoprietors are paying st. Joe prices
for wheat and are getting large amount.
They have already about &c, 900 bushels
stored IT the mill,
Salem has big bonanza in the state
fair. Il is estimated that the Capital
city realized not less than $50, 900 ont of
the iairlast week. This is doubtless a
large estimate; but after making all due
allowances, the fair is rich harvest for
our neighboring city.
Last week, Indian Spot, an Indian ex-
chief of the Pnyallups, having RECENTLY
lost his swife, conceived the :Gea that he
would Ike new ipart..er in life. At the
upper enc Of cne Puyallup reservation
reeess1ed an old Indian, who has a lovely
/, Indian daughter, whom Spot selected as
his choiee. On Sunday morning, Spot.
with hisfriends, left the lower end of fthe
reservation, gaily decked out in Indian
costume, for the old Indians where the
wedding was to take place. According
to Indian custom the girl had to be pur-
! chased, fbr whom the Indian demanded
| 800. Spot went for his buckskin, but
only found $50; but his friends Kanaker
Jack and bis wife, each loaned him $40
more, making up the necessary amount.
/ During this little financial operation, the
| girl, whoh not been much consulted
in the matter, and did not like Spot,
/ took to the woods. The chief Sitwell,
demanded that her father shonldproduce
the girl, as he had been paid for her; but
| she was nowhere to be found, and Spot
and his friends had to return home with
out bride or q wedding sadly disap-
pointed.
The prospects are favorable for new
grist mill on Elk creek, near Drains, an
! improvement much needed.
The grain warehouses in Lane county
i eSA0 AAA GAOW0Gt& ANAlss44
Circuit court for Douglas county is in
session at Roseburg this week.
S. r.. Breeding, young man living
at Heppner, Umatilla county, died very
Suddenly last week.
The Umatilla Indians have on their
reservation 5000 horses, 1000 head of
cattle and $50 head Of hogs.
lE F l.
A meeting If the stockholders Of the
Corvallis and Yaquina Railroad Com
pany was held in Corvallis last Saturday.
A man named Davis was arrested at
Eugene last week on charge of stealing
. watch from d. Carroll ct hotel il
that place. 49,.
Adozen families of inraigrants have
settled In the vicinity of Ellensburg.
Curry Co, this tall, and still there is
room for more.
The Siskiyou county fCal.) agricul-
tural society elected Judge ToIman, Of
Jackson county, Oregon, one of its vice
presidents.
The new road from Drains to Elk
bridge is now open for travel and the
settlers ON the river are somewhat jubil-
| ant over their success.
The steamer Ar1o, Capt. III. Wade,
plying between Scottsburg and Gardner,
is drawn-out onthe dry dock at the latter
place undergoing repairs.
Nearly 1900, 600 pounds Of crude
bullion passed over the Utah Southern
/ railroad last month.
There were 400 people rendered home