The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1879-09-26
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There are 10000 sheep in Whitman !
county, w. r.
Wheat is plentiful at 10 cents at In
dependence, Polk county.
The Chronicle says that there is not
vacant house in Colfax.
james Brown will turn out 90 gal
Ions Of sorghum day at Boise City.
Astorians are now enjoying them
selves catching salmon with rod and
line.
At Idaho City the ladies have young |
trout instead Of gold fish in their parlor
globes.
Albert Dewey, Of Traceys, Clacka-
mas county, aged IS, killed bear with
his gun.
Mr. Bundy, Of Lane county, has
raised corn stalk that is ! feet and 4
inches in length.
Wheat is worth s. cents in the ware
houses at Sheridan freight to Portland
l01 cents per bushel.
McAIinnvilIe celebrated the compile
ton Of the west side road to that point
in grand style last week.
The Coos Bay life saving station has
been provided with amortar with which
TO throw lines to vessels in distress.
Wasco county is IA miles long from
north to south and y miles wide from
cast to west-large enough to make a
good sized State.
The Dayton Sportsmen's Club have
organized to protect fish and game, and
intend TO put into execution all laws
for their protection.
i McMinnvilIe Reporter There are
probably in the neighborhood Of l5O,-
600 bushels Of grain on storage in the
three warehouses at this place, and the
hauling season has barely gotten under
way.
Farmers in the North Yambil section
are winding up harvest work, and are
agreeably surprised at the out turn oi
their crops. The rust was far lea'
; damaging to spring grain than was gen
orally calculated before harvest.
Jacksonville Times: There seems 4
be an unusual demand for money, which
is scarcer than ever before known. A
capitalist with 100000 would find nj
trouble in loaning the entire amount or
good real estate security in less than
fortnight.
II is rumored on our streets, says tn,
Pendleson Independent, that the o. S
n. Co. have removed their1wbarf boa
: from Umatilla landing. and hereafter
intend to ship freight for points over th'
Blue Mountains to their Blue Noun
: tain railroad depot, few miles nortl
: of Weston.
E The largest crop of grain ever raise'
! in Grand Rounde valley, says the I'm
ion Sentinel, has just harvested great
} or area was sown and a better croI
: gathered. If we had transportation W,
could export annually one hundred
thousand tons Of wheat. There are 40,
; 600 acres in the center Of this valley
now lying idle and unfenced on which
the best of wheat could be raised.
There has been a good deal of mining
: around Grand Rounde valley this year
! says the Union Sentinel: Considerable
2 excitement has been created by som,
{ finds on Grand Round river, Granit
; creek and in the mountains towar,
: Snake river. Granite creek promises
{ TO be one one of the liveliest mining
: camps on the coast next summer: W,
: have been shown many specimens Of or
D taken from various ledges richer rocl
: we never saw. Some of us think w
l have struck it rich in the mountain
r about 35 miles east of this city. w,
. have found the "bull elephant" of tn,
mountains in the shape of a quart
, ledge: for over GOO feet the ledge aver
ages one hundred and fifty feet in widtl
. and shows gold, silver, and an abun
dance of copper.