The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1876-02-04
Pacific slopers.


Snow was six inches deep in Kings
Valley few days ago.
Olyinpians are putting mp large quar-
titles of ice.
= The keel of sail vessel 160 feet
long will be laid at North Bend, Coos
county, next month.
Gov. Thompson the newly appointed
executive Of Idaho will probably be at
Boise by the middle of February.
A correspondents Of the I'adepea0e,tt
Gays: candidates for Office are coming
to the 'frouti in great numbers in WASH
insssoss alssl,szy.
"a new Ecmer at Turner's station.
who is said to have the means, talks of
building mill at that place, and the
people thereaboutsF are accordingly in
lively hope.
The house of Mr.. Samuel Nearpass,
who lives about two miles southwest
Of Cornelius, was entered during his
absence, one day last week, and several
articles stolen, also 81 90 in coin.
Settlers in the northeastern part1of
Marion county complain OF very bad
roads and want aid from the county
The county authorities should look after
this matter and be. liberal.
The-EcAo says: The new coal mine,
Just discovered by Tracy and Stevens,
on the skagit river, proves to be an
eleven foot vein ofthe very best coal for
steam purposes.
r. Ii. Hewitt, of Olympia, secretary
of the w. w. I. A., has received a
quantity of vegetable seeds, and also a
variety of barley, from the Department
of Agriculture, at Washington, which
will be distributed to all who may apply
From an examination of the records
of Douglas county it is found there
have been 139 deeds and 103 mortga-
ges recorded during the past year, 7s
marriage licenses granted and 104 min
ing claims recorded.
The Boise Statesman, the leading
Republican paper in Idaho, considers
the appointment of Henry e. Prickett
as associate justice for that Territory
as the most unfortunate that has ever
been made in that region
The town of GervaIs is working
under incorporation laws and Construct
ing sidewalks, grading streets and sup
porting police force. The total valu-
alton is, III round numbers, S150,000
on which three mill tax is levied for
city or corporation purposes.
The Echo says: cit has Lecome q
noticeable fact that when one. death. is
recorded in Olympia, another is report
ed within twenty hours. Let Us.
attribute it TO what we may, the circun-
stances produce a wonderful effect. No
matter how many weeks or months pass
without death within our limits, when
the first mortal departs this life, it is a
problem as to whom death may come
before the last sad funeral rites have
been performed"
- A large and enthusiastic railroad
meeting was held at Ukiah, Cal, Jar.
28th, at the court house, to hear the re-
port Of the committee appointed at the
previous meeLing of citizens to confer
with Col. Denahoe, president OF the S.
#. & u. II. r.. r. Co., to ascertain from
him on what terms he would extend his
road from Clovcrdale to Ukiah. The
committee reported that Col. Donahoc
would build the road if the county will
aid him 10 the extent of $4,000 per mile,
and recommended that his proposition.
bc accepted. The report OF the COM
mittee was adopted unanimously. A
committee was then appointed to draft
bill, submitting to the voters OF the
county the question Of granting subsi-
dy, and to transmit the same to Hon.
P. McGarvey and J. NJ. Covingto.l,
senator and assemblyman, with request
that they urge its passage.