The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1877-01-12
Pacific Slopers.

snS SsoobN udO SOWING WHessb. n stie
winter remains all through as open and
pleasant as it has thus far, the wheat
crop OF Oregon will double next year.
Two boys were duck hunting on
Camas swale last week. One of them
fired at flock of ducks, when his gun
exploded, knocking him down and quite
severely bruising him. A piece of the
barrel struck the other lad knocking
him down also. But, strange TO say,
the boys went home but little worse for
the accident. Both were badly fright
ened, however.
a farmer, living on the Touchet,
who has 10 special facilities for raising
stock, realized last year ST 200 from the
sale of hogs alone
The Snohomish City Christmas tree
bore fruit valued at upwards OF 81 200,
the distribution of which and the festi-
val accompanying are mentioned in the
most glowing term by the local paper.
We learn of another case of small
pox in Washington county. A man
who lately arrived from San Francisco
and settled on the Tua attn, is reported
down with the disease.
The medical class of tie Willamette
University this year is larger than any
former class in the history of the irsti-
tuition.
There is fine opening for Touring
mill somewhere iii the Lost river coun-
try. Good sites can be obtained at the
Upper Gap and at Liukvil:e. At the
latter place the power is unlimited.
Tie devil in the Coos Bay Record
found $500, and received $500 reward
for it.
L. s. Dement,, proprietor of the En-
ts'priSe, las been elected to a seat in
the Oregon City common council.
AIr. and Mrs. Spence were thrown
out of a wagon at Milton on tie 2ist
ult., and both We're severely injured.
Thos. Henry langlishes in jail at Or
egon City, all because lie s'nippetl'' a
few bottles of benzine wherewith to eel
ebIate tie New Year.
The real property belonging to tile
estate Of Sep Huelat, at Oregon City,
was sold the other day for 81 ESQ,
C.ackamas county being the purchaser
The residence of Wm. Pascoe living
at Eastport, Coos county, was destroyed
4 by fire on Monday OF last week. The
house was occupied by two families, that
of Mr. Pascoe and Henry Nelson, a
! brother-in-law of Mr.. PaSc,,e, and all the
/ household goods of both families were
consumed, inclnaing even wearing APP
parel. These families were depending
upon their daily labor for support. and
tie Happy New Year that bsings joy
and plenty to other households finds
them homeless and destitute
The tramp" who was booted gu: OF
the hotel at Jacksonville the other day,
/ objected on the ground that the land
lord had no right to go behind the
boaId.''
a correspondent writing fl m Dram
station says: "NIr. John Al'en, living
about three miles from this place, claims
that lie has found an oil spring on his
place. He brought into town a phiaI
full Of the oil, AMI SOME parties liere
from the East pronounce it crude petro.
lenm. lie says the spring affords coll-
siderable of oil, and being in a noun.
famous locality, it is thought by maay
that there can be large amounts of il
procured. Parties here intend to pros
pect as soon az possible.
The Puget Sound Courier has an
nounced its sixth volume.
The steamer Messenger, Capt. Par
ker, made the trip from Olympia te
! Steilacoom, wharf and wharf, iii tws
hours aud one minute.
i The relative speed OF the Puget Sount
steamboats, being now much di.putet
question, the average newspaper report
er will keep his optics peeled for all ex
plosion, or something of the sort.
The treasurer of Washington Terrific
ry announces that lie is prepared to pay
/ dtll " all aus IIItbI w - W OOOe 1(uIils
the past quarter he has paid out 81 ,464,
60. The receipts siuiing the last quar-
ter were $3.50 83, and during til,
year about $50. 900. Cash in treasury
s3, ,74O.
The Boise Statesman says: Rober
Ferguson and Aiac cyphens have beer
prospecting lately on the Payette, soutl
J of George Young's on the Old Warrine
placer claims, aud have discovered sev
eral leads. Mr.. Ferguson called on n
the other evening and showed severa
specimens of quartz containing gold am
silver. One lead he has great hopes oi
II is nine feet wide, and although the,
/ have gone down only four feet, it ha
the appearance of n true vein.
The vessel now on the stocks in th
; Hall Brothers ship yard at Port Lud
!. low, is the seventeenth of the serie
since their commencement at that place
4 4 n 4 T..