Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-07
OREGON.
Portland Items,

PORTLAND, June 6th.-Hon. David New
some, and old and prominent pioneer of this
State, is lying very dangerously i'll at his
home in Marion county. He participated in
the organization of the Territorial Govern
ment Of Oregon.
A party of prospectors, who have been in
the Coast Range mountains several weeks,
returned to Eugene City yesterday, bringing
specimens Of vein coal found out there. The
specimen is of the very best quality of an
thracite coal, and the vein is % feet thick,
juttipg out on the mountain side like great
mass Of rock The heavy rains the past
winter caused large landslide, and SO I'm.
covered the vein.
j. Q. Duain, of Douglas county, has taken
the contract to furnish the Oregon and Cali.
fornia Railroad Company $4,000 ties. This
would indicate purpose CT the company to
commence at an early day an extension Of
the road toward California. That number of
ties is sufficient to build 81 miles of road.
Large numbers Of emigrants are coming to
Coos county from Finland. The latter
country Is now under the dominion of Russia,
and the Government requires involuntary
service from the Firms To escape this new
oppression the inhabitants are deserving their
former homes and seeking refuge in Oregon
and other free lands.
+. r. Brown of Tenino, w. T.. is pur-
chasing aud bonding claims against the Olym-
pia and Tenino Railroad, paying small per
cent. down and bonding fer thirty days.
Brown. as agent for the company, binds him
self to build the road from Tenino to Seatco,
and to continue the Olympia end to deep
water, and ship coal. 1t is understood that
the company have large coal interests near
Seatco, which they propose to develop should
they complete the purchase.
Last night burglars entered the stove and
tinware establishment Of David E. Cole, at
the corner of First and Salmon street, drilled
a hole through part of the safe, but by rea-
son of the books being in the way, the burg
lars were unable to reach the drawer, which
contained over $500 in coin. After working
long time, the robbers were forced to aban-
don their purpose. They effected an entrance
to the building by cutting out pane of glass
at the rear end.
The Willamette river is rising here about
one foot every twenty-four hours. At this
rate the lower docks will soon be submerged.
Proposed Confcrence-Die OF Her Inju.
rfes-Severe storms--Raiiroad Matters.
PORTLAND, June 6th.-H. Thielson, Chief
Engineer of the o. r. n. Company, and J.
n. Dolph. attorney of the company, will
leave tomorrow morning for the Una
tilla Agency, three miles from Pendleton, to
hold council with the chiefs of the Umatilla
tribe for right of way for a road through
the reservation. 1t is believed the matter
will be speedily and amicably arranged.
Miss Minnie Wells, the woman who was SO
seriously injured at Whitman station, on the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Gompany's
train by having her head badly cut with
tank pipe, died this morning at Walla Walla
frsm its effects. james Walch, the injured
brakeman, is still in aprecarious condition.
A heavy wind-storm prevailed yesterday
in jackson county, which Frustrated great
number of trees. The wind was followed by
very heavy rains. A tremendous hail-storm
passed over Baker City, Baker county, on the
4th. The storm lasted only about fifteen
minutes. Many of the hailstones ranged
from one inch to an inch and half in diam.
eter. The damage to orchards, gardens and
crops was very heavy. Much damsgs was
also sustained by the breaking of windows.
Work on the Portland division Of the mar
row-gauge road between this city and the
point of junction OF the east and west side
branches, 80 miles up the Willamette, has
been suspended. One thousand Cinnamon,
heretofore engaged on this division of the
road, arrived here TO day. and tomorrow 500
will go up the Columbia for work on the
grade between the Cascades and The Dalles,
and 200 for track-laying on the branch from
Wallis Walla to Dayton. Extensions OF the
narrow-gauge road south from Monmouth on
the west side, and south from Brownsville on
the east side, will be continued as per former
plans. No particulars concerning the lease