The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-07-03
NEWS ITEMS
STATE AND TERalroRIAL.


STATE AND TERRiroR1AL.
The Dalles is being rebuilt very
rapidly.
The Sitka Mining District has been
/ formed in Alaska.
The salmon catch on the Lower Co.
lumbia River is falling off.
Rev. 5. c. Adams will deliver an
Grafton at StaytOn tomorrow.
The campmeeting at Turner's Station
on Sunday last was largely attended.
The State Of California took out 1900
cases of salmon from Astoria on the 28th.
Ouite a number Of the numbering
mills in Washington Territory are shut
down.
A correspondent Of the Oregonian says
there is plenty Of platinum in Curry
county.
Work on BikeTs railroad, conne-ii1-
Weston with Whitman, is being push
ahead rapidly.
The laying of the track on tn -ev
branch road around the bay at Seattle
has been completed.
The Carbon River coal mine in
Washington Territory, are said ca De-
among the finest in the world.
The captain Of vessel has been lined
for diseharging ballast in the bay 81 Sc
attic outside of ballast waters.
VIM. Bilyeu, one of the oldest citizens
OF Linn county, died at his residence,
near Scio, on the 18th, aged so year.
c. o. Aseuth, while engaged in rafl-
| ing logs on the Clearwater River last
week, fell into the river aud was
drowned
The appearance OF crops in the vc.n-
/ ity of Amity was never better. In bet,
they are very good in all parts of Yam
/ hill county.
The recent advance in the prize of
oats has precipitated large shipu elt
from Seattle, one vessel taking ! n
sacks last Friday.
Mr.. John Moran, an old residenf of
/ Vancouver, died suddenly Of heart dis
ease on last Friday night, at the mines
forty miles from that town.
A strong fight is being made by one 20
Brigham Young's daughters for her par
Of the estate, which is now in possess 1I
Of John Taylor, President of the church.
Taylor defense is very weak and fiims
Two deaths occurred in Salem on Sun
day last which cast a gloom over -le
entire city. The first was Mrs Ella Ford
Robinson, and the second Mrs. v. =.
Hyde. Both ladies we're held in very
high esteem.
The following nOn-cOm missiOned OIL
GERS for the company Of Indian scouts
recently organized by Lieutenant Far
row have been confirmed: Sergeants
Yia-tin-ia-witz aud Shap-lish, aud
COrpOrals Pho and Wat-is-kOw-kOw
Two boys at Tacoma, W. T., were
fined S27 50 each for stealing quantity
of ice cream frOm church where a
festival was being held. The father OF
one of the boys was also fined SO for
using disrespectful language to the court
during the progress Of the trial
In searching the premises of the late
Mr.. Burke at CiatsOp, United States
bonds 10 the amount Of s.. 600, with the
coupons for 1850, were found sewed into
a garment worn by the daughter. It
will be remembered that Mr.. Burke
tried to save his daughter from a falling
tree, and both were killed.
The New Era Association Of Spiritual
: lists held a pleasant three days grove
meeting last week. Mr.. John Kruse, Of
Clackamas, presided. Among the speaE-
ers were Rev. WIN. Jolly, of Hillsbor1.
Mrs. f. A. Logan Robinson, of FOfe-t
= Grove, and Mr.. VIM. Davis and Sir
James Cooley, Of Marion county. Tho
hLLGuuluk were iN~ HAAtAHtg NlANA al
by the citizens of New Era.
The amount Of stock necessary to be
subscribed in order to permanently or-
ganize the Astoria and Winnemucca
Railroad is nearly taken, and cal IS
issued for a meeting of the stockholc
on July 2d for the purpose of electirg
the directors and officers of the COMPANY.
Immediately alter which an assess meut
will be paid in and a corps Of surveyors
engaged for active operations.
From the Walla Walla papers Te
learn that heavy cloud-burst occurred
last week on Snake River, Hear Pens-
wawa, w. T., and, continuing on up
to Almota, so flooded the country adja-
cent that the roads in and along the
gulehes were totally destroyed. Tie
storm seemed to extend south aud es SO
ward to AlpOwa. The water came down
with such force hat it washed the soil
away for miles. The Lewiston road b
AlpOwa was wiped out, and the whole
surface of the ground sluiced of aud
dumped into Snake River.