The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1879-02-06
OREGON.

Snow is between three and four feet deep
on the Coast range mountains.
1t is proposed to run steam ferry boat be.
tween the Dalles and Rockand.
W. B. Hamilton has established bank of
exchange and deposit in Corvallis
The steamer Great Republic will sail from
San Francisco for Portland on Saturday next.
Several hundred sheep have recently been
sold in Yamhill county for IS cents to 81 per
head.
The band of Indians recently escaped from
Camp Harvey are reported to have stolen 100
horses.
About one thousand head of cattle are be.
ing fattened for market in Surprise valley, in
jackson county.
Shooting scrapes, burglaries, and conf
dence games are OF late unpleasantly numer.
Gus in Portland.
In the Santiam canyon, within distance of
II miles, 226 deer have been killed within the
past four months,
The Roscburg Independent says that Jo-
seph Copeland of Calapooa killed two deer
at one shot recently
Mort. Stats of Polk county killed a wolf
the other day, for which he will receive SlO4
bounty from the Wolf Club.
John McCrackcn, sheep hcrder in Umatilla
county, killed three bears in one day in the
due MOUNTAINS not long ago.
Winter has been severe in the upper coun.
try, and Tears are entertained that many
stock will die in some localities.
Willie Short of Big Butte, Jackson county,
killed IL deer in one day about two weeks
ago, and was lost in the snow also
A company of rich men have purchased the
Albany Irvine factory, and the farmers of Linn
county will try flax culture on a small scale
The grandfather of APPS, the last Indian
hung at Pendleton, was hung at Oregon City
many years ago, for being an accOmplice in
the Whitman massacre.
During the month of January seven vessels
cleared from Oregon for Europe, carrying an
aggregate OF Isl ,514 centals Of wheat, and
26'4ll barrels Of -four, total value $446,696.
Quite a large number of claims have been
located in the Yaquina Bay and Alsea coun-
try during the last fall, and even during the
winter. That country is looking up very
| rapidly.
The reason advanced for Laswell's disap.
pearance at the Dalles is that he has been
murdered for the jewelry on his person and
the body concealed in the river or ON the
| sand beach.
7. n. Smell a merchant at Sheridan, has re-
celved information from St. Louis announc-
the death Of an aunt and that by it he will be-
come the possessor Of an estate valued at not
less than $4,000.
The Willamet Iron Works OF Portland have
a contract to furnish a large amount OF iron
| piping for the canal and locks at the Cas-
cades More than 100 tons Of Oregon iron
| will be used in the work.
| There may be some foundation for the ru-
NOR that the Oregon 4 California railroad is
to be extended some distance south from
| ROseburg this season. as the company is pur-
chasing large quantities Of ties.
The Government sawmill situated on the
Cmatilla reservation was burned a short time
since. The agent, Cornoyer, thinks the fire
originated by accident, although many think
it was the work Of Indians. Loss 5000.
| Henry Shadden Of Camp Polk, Wasco Co.,
I has lost hundreds Of sheep this winter from
| the severity Of tina weather. The frozen NUT
ton lie in piles Of twenty and thirty under the
juniper bushes or 400 sheep he may save
200 Shelter and feed would have saved all.
A letter from Weston, Umatilia Co, states
that stock has suffered q great deal, and some
viii perish. Money Is scarce, everything pro-
duced to be sold is low in price, and things
that must be bought are high. while the un-
certaintles Of the Indian situation make mat
tiers worse.
Deputy U. 8. Marshal Morse has captured
the red-skin that fired on the parties who
went In search Of the body Of the late George
Coggan. who II will be remembered was MUIR
dered about four miles from Pendleton during
| the late Indian war The Indian rode into
Pendleton few days ago, was recognized and
Immediately arrested.