The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-08-19

Scarlet fever Is still present in East PORT
land. but Of such type as to be easily
managsd BY Che physicians. S
A very rich placer mine Of coarse gold has
been lately discovered about one hundred
miles west Of Bonanza City I. T.
The steamer Oregon last week carried /.
500 tons Of freight to San Francisco includ-
inga9000 case Of Salmon which she took on
board at Astoria.
McGrew of Perrydale Polk county Or,
talk of building grist. mill with two run Of
burs at that place.
One day last week, while Mr.. W. H. Van.
dervert of Eola Polk county, was sitting on
his porch, suddenly raised his hand to his
heart and exclaimed Oh! and Immediately
expired
Capt. Ankeny' owner of the famous Ster-
ling mine, has purchased the mining claims
of Town 4 Klienhaumer, lying above him
on Sterling creek, This new purchase ex.
tends along Boulder channel the distance of
half mile. The claims of Saltmarsh & Co,
extending along the channel, il all the val.
uable ground on the creek not owned by
Capt. Ankeny.-Telegram.
A letter from Douglas county to the Tel
egram, states that steps are being taken to
renew the work Of prospecting for stone
coal on Pass creek, along the line of the O,
& c. railroad. J. J.. Comstock and others
run several tunnels into the hills in that Sec
tion several years ago, finding an, excellent
quality Of coal in small quantities. It is
now proposed to prospect on more exten.
sive scale by sinking shafts.
Mr.. Holden, of the firm of johnson &
Holden of Portland, was drowned on Thurs
day morning of last week while bathing at
Ilwaco. He ventured too far out into the
surf, which at that time was rougher than
usual with a heavy nndertow, and was car
ried ont to sea and drowned before assis-
tance could reach him. The saddest side Of
the occurrence ID in the fact that Mr..
Holden had been lately married to an ami
able and intelligent lady, who was on the
beach when he met his death. His body
has not been recovered, The drowning oc-
cured at the same fatal spot where Miss Eva
Burbank lost. her life last season.
The rattlesnakes in parts of Klickitat
county are said to be very numerous. A
recent party Of herders accidentally camped
near den o: them. They .had not long
been spread out on mother earth snoring
away, when one Of the boys felt q snake
crawl across his arm ara another saw =
good sized one coiled up % his sovercoat, to
say nothing of many others that were not
far of, rattling and singing for thesr own
amusement, and to make the cow boys shake
in their boots. The whole crew were wide
awake in less than no time, and they made
remarkably good time in getting out Of that
locality. Telegram.
Harry VILLARD.-Mr. Willard is aged
about fifty years, is FIVE feet eleven inches
| in height. and weighs about 2l0 pounds.
He is of fine, well proportioned form, very
mild in dress, and walks with the air of a
man whom prosperity has not spoiled. He
is indeed genial gentleman-bright, quick
in speech and action, and possessed of o
wonderful amount of magnetism. His frank
hearty manner and clear, full voice are at
fractions in his favor difficult to surpass,
but the most remarkable point about him is
his face. It is strong without being harsh,
determined without being stubborn. He
has light grayish blue eyes, which look right
At you in manner to speedily dispel all for.
mality and nervousness. while his forehead
is high and well formed, shaded by jet black
hair Of ample quantity. A close cropped
iron grey moustache shadows mouth Of
moro than ordinary cxpression-the whole
making up gentleman Of fine personal ap-
pearance.