The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-07-28
Pacific SIopecss
seyeral Obinaniiean are making tror,i

washing it through rockers at the river.
Last week, DR., Simpson, cf Birch
creek, took. from the range three year
old stallion, belonging to himself, which,
when put on the scales, weighed 1920
pounds.
Some bands Of Indians from the tribes
cast Of tie moumains, are making ar
rangements to go ard fight tie Sioux;
Two of the Nez Perces were with Custer
in his fight, End were killed.
! a party is in Umatilla county at
present. engaged IN buying horses for the.
Montana market and havealready about
600 head, most Of which were bought
of the Indians at about $40 per head.
It is now thought that Mr. AID.
Scott, who was thrown from his hofse
between Salem nd Silverton last week,
and badly hurt viii, not recover. His
physician is reported to have pronounce
ed his case hopeless.
Charley Black, who drives for the
Northwestern Stage Co. from UmatilIa
to Coyote station, was compelled during
high water to find another road, andsin
doing so found one which has instead Of
10 miles of heavy sand 10 ofsolid gravE
ell.
Last week Sheriff Sargent of Umatils
la county arrested James Wilson OF But
ter creek, charged with stealing q horse
valued at 800, the property of Rachel
Yoakum. Wilson was indicted by the
grand jury of this county III 1873, but
kept out of the way until last Wednes-
day when arrested; he gave bonds to
the amount of $500 to appear before the
circuit court. Another arrest made at
the same time was that of J. G. Wilson,
g charged with the seduction of Angelina'
Yarlett Wilson gave bonds in the
:. sum OF $500.
5 The East Oregoliaa is informed
Wednesday by John McBane, interpre-
!. ter on the Umatilla reservation, that the
/ news of Clusters. defeat has been receiv-
q ed by all of the Indians, not from tie
:. whites, but from their own means of
communication; as Custer's battle was
fought on the 9th of last month only,
: we can form some idea from this how
rapidly the Indians OF one part can trans
:, nit information TO those OF another.
~ McBane says that several parties from
: this and other agef,cies are making prep
:. arations TO 60 and join our forces against,
tie Sioux
Mt 4 bout two weeks ago n man by tie
name of Rollins, who was working
about 10 miles above Umatilla, saw
a. inst before dark, novel craft making
re its way down tile river with a man
ae aboard who was undoubtedly captain.
Rollins took skiff, pulled ont ami
.- - found that the man, whoever he was,
40 had taken a log. hewed Place on the
a. top side sufficient TO stand Or sit on. and
tIs was on his way from Lewiston to Port
e. lard. He (the unknown) must have
passed Umatilla in the night, and what
has hccome of him is unknown, and as
: he has mot been heard from sifSce it Is
/ titsAk ltC 4WSnt HI 6ItObACI 4ulTNG-
~ tion to pass his centennial.
On Friday of last week three clouds
.. bursted at different places Oh Willow
nd creek, Umatilla county. Jerry Crowdel
as was compelled to urge his team to the
nd utmost for some distance to kecIt from
20 being overtakeu by the water on lin.
Y toms fork. At Heppner the water rose
: six feet in 20 minutes; at Hcrron's place
On Heron was compelled to carry his wife
in in his arms across roaring torrent to a
70 place OF safety expecting every nlomen,
:. to see the house GO down stream. bat
!. fortunately it did not. Bilieveaux who
=. drives from IIeppher to SCOTS, had K
- drive for considerable distance OH ths
road where tic water was in some piace1
g, over two tcet deep.
n. ~ On Sdnday morning, tile 10th inst
Wm. Syphert, aged about years, liv
,ch ing on the hill road between Sublimit,
ion aud Salem, disarpeard from home am
&c. has not beer heard of since thar date
- : Ills brother, states that upon The morn
nd lug mentioned .she got up. ate his break
ted fast, and assisted in doiilg the chores Al
18th usual, after which he donned lns Sun
of dav snit and started off iii the direction
SO of Turner's station. His family canno
ere account for the freak, and fear come &C
lay cident has befallen him. ANY ont
ath knowing ofllis whereabouts, will confer
ex- q tavor by addressing Chak. syphert
SOL Salem, AMI relieve hls aged mother
-fiil who is half distracted over ms disappear
ance.