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

tillA county cost upwards of SIS, 900. The
Paige trials about IS, 900.
A party of surveyors under Mr.. R. A.
Habersham are at work making out the route
for proposed canal which is to connect
shoalwater and Bakers Bay.
II is rumored that the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company are negotiating
with Capt. George Flavel for the purchase
of the bar tugs -Oregonian.
The ship Levi G. Burgess sailed from
Philadelphia on last Tuesday to Portland
with cargo of railroad iron.
Five convictions for penitentiary offences.
before the District Cour. for Clatsop county,
have been had during the session.
Two prisoners lodged in Portland jail
while on their way from Astoria to the pen
itentiary came near escaping lately by cut
ting through the floor.
Harold H. Sansbury, was drowned few
days ago in the Columbia river little above
Cello caused by boat capsizeing IN which
he and Mr.. Roach were sailing. Mr.. Roach
being good swimmer escaped.
West Bros. have recently driven several
thousand head of cattle from Horne valley
to the Yellow stone country, andSissil Bros.
will soon start about 8, 600 head for Nevada
and California.
More sickness is at present prevailin in
Southern Oregon than ever before known in
a single season, malarial feevers being the
most frequent. Fatal cases however are
few.
From Superindent J. Brandt, Jr., we
learn that work on the extension of the o.
& c. R. R. south of Roseburg will begin
some time in September next,
It is understood, says the Salem cores
pondent of the Silverton Appeal, that VIM.
Reid, of Portland, will soon open bank.
ing house in Salem. This means capital
of millions of dollars added to the wealth of
Marion county.
We understand on seemingly good author
ity, that the two new steamers now ON their
way to Ya9uina bay with railroad iron, will,
after discharging their cargoes. be placed on
the Portland and San Francisco route, in op-
position to the regular steamers now rum
ing. We are not advised as to when the
new steamers are to arrive, but we presume
shortly Standard.
We understand says the Statesman, that
by order of the U. s. circuit court, all proper.
ty of w. c. Griswold in Salem, except that
known as the Agricultural Works, is soon to
be sold, in satisfaction of the judgement OBJ
tanned against him some time since by the
United States. The fine bnilding known as
the Griswold block is included in the proper
ty to be sold.
The British bark Roxburyshire, $50 tons
register, Moonie, master, arrived yesterday
from Brisbane, in ballast. The British Bark
River Avon, Holken, master, also arrived
yesterday from Liverpool with cargo of
general merchandise.--Standard
DIR. N. G. Blalock. says the Oregonian,
occupies the high position of the champion
wheat grower in the world, We have at our
Office some heads of wheat from his grain
fields south Of Walla Walla which are 81
and 81 inches in length, and the highest
count ont ll6 ker lels to the head. The
doctor has thousand acres of wheat of
which the Chilli club with us is one of the
varieties, which will average fifty bushels
per acre in continuous field.
Last Tuesday evening. about o'clock
Oregon City was visited by cloud burst,
which lasted three minutes, and travelled at
the rate of about twelve miles an hour.
The drops of water would fill large thim-
BILE, and came thick and fast, and sounded
like hail on the roof. Falls City.
On Thursday of last week the vessel built
at the ship yard here by Capt Reed was
launched, and as the greater portion of her
is owned by parties residing at this place,
much interest was manifested ON the occa-
sion, and large number were present. The
vessel has been named the John G. North
She presents fine appearance and reflects
credit on Capt. Reed, her builder.-Coos
Bay News.
Prineville Or, says. There are as fatter-
ing prospects ahead for the Ochoco mines as
any mines that have ever seen in California.
Mr.. Thomas Davis, on Sunday last, to
crafty party of ladies washed twelve buck
cts Of dirt and got seven dollars. On
Monday he took out about twenty dollars,
part of the day; it averaged one dollar to the
bucket, This was taken out of ground
that was thought would not pay for work
ing. Other claims that look quite as well
or better are laying idle for some indus
trious fellow to take hold of. The quartz
mining seems to be looming up. Bellieu &
Wickizer have been taking out considerable
gold, but owing to change of rock have
let the mine rest until they could bring on
different machinery. The Wide West CON-
pany are grinding soma very fine ore.
The poor redmen are again on the
war path. Throughout New Mexico
Colorado and the adjoining country
they are killing numbering and laying
waste every thing which comes in
their way. They are easy to manage
however. When the government
them by giving then, an
immense lot Of blankets horses pro-
visions and every thing else needful
in life they will behave themselves