, 1877-10-27
CITY AND COUNTRY.

Says the Oregonian: A special
agent of the general land Office has
been prosecuting inquiries along
the coast from Mendocino to Puget
Sound to ascertain and report on the
spoilation of timber on government
lands. He makes prodigious &C.
count of the depredations. Wash
ington correspondence of the San
Francisco Chronicle presents what
purports to be summary of his re-
port. He thinks that since 1856
there has been cut on government
land at Puget Sound timber worth
not less than SAC. ZOO. 900; and he es-
Inmates the depredations along the
California coast, mostly about Men
docino and Humboldt. at $50, ,O0O, 900
more. No public statement has yet
been made showing the basis upon
which these estimates are founded.
It is likely that the figures are fully
large enough. Years ago at Puget
Sound large quantities of timber
were cut from government lands, but
latterly there has been much less
spoilation. This agent charges that
certain mills on the Sound continue
to cut up government timber, and
similar charges are made against
mills on the California coast. It is
recommended that proceedings be
taken to recover the value of the
timber in the more recent cases of
spoilation, where the evidence is
within easy reach.
THE CRANNEY EsTArE.-We clip
the following from the Press of Port
Townsend. As to the attempted
fraud, We know nothing, but We
fully concur with our contemporary
as to the admirable manner in
which the estate has been managed
by s. D. Howe: "The Mtelligemcer
makes mention of q lette r, wen
by party from Utsalady. conckrn-
ing the management of the Cranney
bankruptcy case, wherein unground-
ed insinuations and charges are
made against the court and officers
and attorneys connected with the
case. It is generally believed that
this letter referred to, was the pro-
duct of a certain drunken driveler,
who attempted to work through a
fraudulent claim against the estate
for some $1,000, but was detected in
his little game, and the proper off,
GERS cut him down to $180-his Just
due. Considering the source, We
do not deem it necessary to further
notice such insinuations and charges
IS it is generally known that the es-
tate has been admirably managed,
and the administration thereof is be.
ing brought to a close with unusual
rapidity. ....--. ft.....
GONE FOR TIME.-The dry hu-
NOR, and the good natured counter
ance of our friend Hillory Butler
will be missed by US for some time
to come, as he will leave here
via Portland Sunday night. Mr..
Butler has been q resident of
this city for the last "a years, and in
that time he has never been away
farther than Oregon. He now goes
to Missouri to transact business, and
visit friends, and from there he will
go to his old home and birth place
IN Culpepper county, Virginia, to
visit what remains of his fathers
family, and to see again the haunts
of his childhood. He is athorough
F. F. ", and one of our most
esteemed citizens, and his return.
some months hence, will be vel
coined.
CAUGHT--Dowd and Mcdonald
have played a number of clever
games in Portland since the orphan
asylum swindle. and escaped arrest,
but last Thursday they were arrest
ed on complaint of one Albert
McKlane, who gave $5s2 80 for the
privilege of playing a game of
"Bunko" with them. Mcdonald is
said to be the smartest man with
cards who ever visited Portland.
The twain will probably escape con-
viction this time. and give the Port
landers few more eye-openers be-
fore starting for greener pastures.
Our commission produce dealers
are handling a large amount of hay
andvegetables these days. Scarcely
a day passes but one or more steam
ers and barges leave laden with SUP
plies for the logging lamps on the
Sound. A large proportion OF the
supplies for the coal mines and