The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-05-19

Montana has Instructed her delegates to
stick and st;nid by Blaine for President.
Thieves broke Into quartz mill at Sill
Yer City. New Mexico, and stole q, 200
worth Of gold retoif.
The La Plata 1taner complains bitterly
that the snow is ten feet deep on the range,
and net a drop OF whisky ia the town OF
Silverton
Capt. q. w. Burnett, who recently re-
turned from the Black Hills. intends to
start out again to that region, on the 10th
OF May, with 3 party of 100 men from st.
Lonis. He will locate about IS miles west
OF Custer City.
n Salt Lake telegram to the Chicago
Times. reports that the litigation between
Brigham Young AMI Ann Elsa has been
compromised. Tie suit was for alimony,
and the Prophet seems to have arrived at
the conclusion that ie would be cheaper to
Oty peace with that particular fraction
OF MS wife than to continue pay ing eilor-
mous fees to lawyers.
Thc Owyhee Avalanche says: A chunk
: OF rock weighing over one hundred pounds
was taken from the winze in the Maggie
mine at Franconi City few days ago. It
DearS evidence or being unusually rich,
aoouHding in streaks thai will assay from
tnree to four thousand dollars to the ton in
silver. Parts of il are almost solid silver,
ana It Is said to be one of the richest silver
specimens that has set come to the surface
in Owyhee. s
The Pueblo CASsftofr has information
from private source TO the effect that. the
last great storm which swept over Colora-
DO ana adjoining Territories was very dis
astrors to herds In The Spafsely settled parts
OF New Mexico. In the viGfnfty Of Las
Cruces anal Las Vegas the storm .vas ter
rinc, and sheep pefished by thousands.
One man lost $50 head out of a herd of
1900. aud others suffered in the same pro-
portion. IL Is the most disastrous blow
LIiat the sheep Interests of New Mexico
have sustained for years
Jesus Maria Baca, the pioneer printer of
the trans-M Missouri country, died at Santa
Ee, few days ago, at the age of 65 years.
Mr. Bnca learned his trade at Durango,
Old Mexico. and. with Padre Martinez,
ehlgFafed to New Mexico. aud I'm 1885
started the first printing Office I'm the Terri
rory, at the ancient town OF Taos, rear the
Colorado line. With the same material he
DeHan the publication, ut Santa Fee, of the
fteDttRfc0a, which was the pioneer now
paper OF that Territory. This was In lS47.
allo ten years later Bica gave up his ease
sight.
Deferred News.
Eggs sell 1t Colfax for six cents per
pound. That's one way of selling eggs,
aud there still another.
A daughter of Mr. Perkins, of Walia |
Walla, was thrown from horse last week
and her collar bone broken.
A party of mining experts from Berlin |
will soon visit Utah. Nevada and other
mining States and Territories on the coast. I
Wheat has come up to GO cents per |
1uslael at Walla WaIla, but n,iIlers stem +
Fery light at tlsat rate and only purchase
'niiicieft 70 supply the local trade.
The water IN Great Salt Lake is higher
han ever before known since the advent of
yhitc men in the valley of the mountains,
nd If the swollen streams continue to pour
heir torrents into it at the rate they have
'een during the past week. there Is 10 tell
iig where the salty pond will bring up.
Instead of using strychninc to rid fields
t squirrels, the farmers of Douglas county
npioy csllomel, laving found it to answer.
he purpose much better. 1t Is rubbed oil
Fheat and fhcH scattered about where. the
4uirrels have their place of llabitatiOn and
My few days are needed TO clear ii farm
'ons tie pests and their riinous Gepretla-
iOts.
Lower Calapooia, place not down on
le maps, may be found about eight miles {
'uth-west OF Oakland. Although an ur-
retertiotls ncighborlIood, it. meriIs now
td tiIen passing notice. The principal | q
nployment of its citizens Is farming. deer {
uniting aud foot racing. Crops look we'll
! high ground, but on the low lands are i
'owned out.
The bark Onacnd, bid In by Mr. s. Bax- o
r at the Utsalady mill sale, for So, 800.
as sold by him a day or two after for
1000.
Among the trophies brought back by the
,Ook expenditiou, and now on exhibition
Cheyenne, Is a Large pipe which is said
have belonged to Crazy Horse. 1t is
lite curiosity in these piping times of
ace.
The Santa Fc Nc,c Ne1icra notes the v
rival there of olin d. Wheeler and j. T.. =
llers, Of Powcll's expedition, from Forts
ingate and Definance, where they have q
en- collecting C1Iriositfes of all sorts for
; Centennial, and especially idols, pot
y aud other things Of Indian Pueblo
Inufacturc.
The directors OF the Western washing
! Industrial Association net at olympia
{ Saturday. The word ssWesteral,, was =
,ppeel and the society will be known
Eeafeer as the washington Industrial
sociatson." The capital was increased
IN &5.00O to $40. 600. Fences. water
oply and grading were provided for. and
ms for pavilion adopted. -
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