, 1881-02-05
STATE AND TERRITORY.


There yene 25s.S arrests in Portland
last year
The property v-luation in Wasco
County is si,909. 600.
The Territorial debt of Montana is now
a little over S2o,Go0.
Tombstone, A. T., is said 10 have over
4, 900 unemployed ra;aers.
The depot building at SETTLE viii be
100xi0 feet, Two stories high
Durinq tha recent cold snap wood
brought SO a caTd at Fort Benton, Mon
tana-
Preparations are made for an extensive
sealing business rff Cape Flsttery, W. T.,
this yea-.
Oregon expects - receive the addition
OF large colony from the S;a.es OF uhio.
Indiana and Michigan.
f. Is reported that excellent Indications
ri TN and platinum have been discovered
in Cowlltz Pass, W. I.
Stock has farei better th;s year in the
tSe vicinity of Trout Greek; Waseo Co,
than any yssr previous,
Three ships. with some 2,e9G ChirauleR
TO work ON the Yale-Savcra Railroad,
win arrivc Lo.e IN April
The average amount of wool sheared
from each sheep in Coos county, Oregon,
last year WAS 4 l-6 pounds.
For the first time in the history Of
Montana, sleighing is good the entire
distance from Bozeman to Virginia city.
4 rmorcirculates that the Oregon Rail
s:ve and Navigation c.. viii make extern
road improvements IN their dock at Asto-
ria
Captain Peale, of the United States
Cavalry, had his collar. bone broken IL
two places by an up-setting ambulance,
lcte,y.
The Assembly of the Arizona Legisla-
ture has an editor for Speaker, a reporter
for Chief Clerk, ard two other journalists
as members.
The fshin. boat North Star was found
january 18th, bottor: apTards near san
a Catalina Island, Southern California
The crew are missing
From the Dalles Times, We learn that
Mr. Minor Feich was drowned in Trout
Creek, about 20 miles from the Dalles, on
the morning of the 10Th inst.
Three temples are being built in Utah
by the MOrmons At Salt Lake, one
at Logan and one at Mont. Their cost
Will aggregate many millions.
b. Phelps, the Silverton hop man
raised 1900 pounds of hops on seven
acres of land, which, at 20 cents per
pound nets him the handsome little sum
of 81, 500.
The L. & n r. r. Co have about 200
men at work grading with loose rock and
blasting in Big Hole Canyon, near Dillon
Montana They have erected an engine
house there, accommodating four engines.
One herdsman is losing twelve sheep
per day from cold and lack of food, in
klickitat Valley, W. I. Very little hay
was put up, and the cattle and horses also
suffer much, getting into deep gulches
where it is almost impossible to reach
them.
News is just received Of the death by
exposure, of an old man named 4. b.
SCuie, a few days ago, near Gray's Har-
Dor, W. T. While intoxicated, Soule
wandered of and persisted from the cold
Search was instituted, and the body was
found on the waters edge.
4 specimen of fine bog ore, taken from
an iron deposit not over four miles from
Olympia,W T., is exhibited; it is suppos-
that there is large amount of it although
the locality has not been much prospected
and the amount iron Of ore in Thurston
county Is almost without limit.
At Bodie, few days since, Dave Ban
non and Ed Ryan got into a scuftie.
II, all tore sannon'5 coat, when the latter
commenced beating Ryan with his six
shooter. Ryan pulled his revolver and
commenced shooting. They continued the
fun until Bannon Was dead and Ryan
mortally wounded
\ petition is being circulated and nu-
merously signed for the relief of J. NJ
Bacon, Postmaster at Oregon City. The
Office We entered several weeks ago and
5000 in Government funds stolen. Re-
lief can only be obtained by special Act
of Congress, and the petition will be pre-
scnted to that body