The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1881-09-02

Col. R. A. Habersham, of the u. s. engi-
neering corps, has just completed the survey
of a route for a canal north from the Colum
bia river to Shoalwater bay. 1t is among
the probabilities of the future that such a
canal may be built.
Prof. Condor says he has examined the
sample of milestone sent to Eugene from the
recently discovered quarry In Linn County,
and finds it to be of good quality. He has
not been informed as to whether the quarry
will be worked.
Last week M. Rad:ord, living near Cot
tage Grove, while entering his barn con-
tanning vicious horse, was severely kicked
by the animal, having several ribs broken
and other injuries inflicted. fortunately,
his hurts, although painful, are not of
dangerous character.
While out hunting cows one day last week
Miss Annie Savage, daughter of James Saw
age, of Rogue River, says the Jacksonville
Sentinel, shot and killed panther measur-
ing eight feet in length. She was aecompa-
MED by her sister snd a couple of dogs.
Mrs. Emily Taylor of The Dalles was
placed in the insane asylum in East Portland
early in the week She is 81 years of age
and is the mother of eleven children, the
youngest of whom is Is years old. About
six months ago she was troubled with
paralysis and has become completely demen-
ted, having 40 lucid intervals.
A new silver mine has lately been discov-
cred ON the north Fork of the Santiam. The
ledge is IL feet in width, and some of the
rock has been assayed by prof Steen, of
Portland, and yielded at the rate of $46 per
ton. It is proposed to extract sufficient
quantity o; the ore to obtain certain test
of its value.
Gen Nelson A. Miles, accompanied by
Gen. G. B. Dandy and Lieut.. o. F. Long,
.aide-de-camp, is now inspecting the princi
pal posts in Eastern Washington and Idaho
territories. There are rumors of changes to
follow, of concentration and abandonment
of posts, for the more economical admins
tration of affairs in the department..
Last week new barn belonging to Mr..
north of Harrisburg was burned down, to-
gether with its contents, straw hay put up
for cow feed, moving machine, and about
30 rods of fencs. Cause of fire supposed to
be matches lost from the pockets of some
one of threshing crowd who had slept in
the barn few nights before.
A man named Geo. Martin employed on
the farm of Henery Buxton near Forest
Grove, met with fatal accident on We'd
nesday last. The team attached to q reaper
ran away as he was attempting to mount
one of them and he was thrown to the
ground and the driving wheel of the machine
passed over him, inficting injuries from
which he died in two hours. He hailed
from Green county, N. Y, and had been in
this state since July 18th.
While train on the o. & G.. r. r. was
switching couple of platform cars on the
side track at Comstock Mills on Tuesday of
last week our-year-old son of one of the
employs in the mills named Martin jumped
from the mill platform upon one of the
slowly mooving cars and missing his foot
ing fell between the wheels. The cars were
almost stopped and the wheel ran upon the
body of the unfortunate little fellow and
then stood still.
Some fifteen years ago Mr.. Lee having
some trouble with one of his ears placed some
cotton there, as people often do and supposed
he had afterwards removed it all. Ever
since about that time he has been troubled
with his hearing in that ear. On Sunday
DR.. j. R. Smith made an examination of
the ear, removing from it part of the wad
of cotton placed there fifteen years before
| Mr.. Lees hearing is now completely res
tored. Independent.
Several cases Of smallpox are existing at
| Astoria, as well as many more at Seattle,
have created some alarm in those towns
| which are taking measures to prevent its
spread. In view of the existence of the
disease ON the coast it would be well for our
people to prepare for stamping it out at
once should case appear in this city. Our
laws are sufficient and will be strictly en-
forced by the council in case the disease ap-
pesrs.-Vancouver Independent.
The town of Yale, B, c., situated on
Fraser river, about ninety miles above New
Westminster, was almost totally destroyed
by fire on the 18th inst. The ruin is most
complete. Heavy stocks and fine buildings
have been swept away. The loss is variously
estimated at from $780, 600 to $4OO, 600.
Oppenheimer's, the only '.6re-proof" build
| ing In the town, disappeared like house
built of cards. It did not stay the progress
Of destruction single moment. The fire
| crossed the street at an early stage and
destroyed the buildings ON both sides Of the
street, together with the goods that had
been saved from buildings ON the other side
of the street. All the best buildings, ex.
cept the church and the Hudson Bay Co. q
store and warehouse, and the railway build
ings. are gone. Only one hotel is left stand
ing. The railway contractors property
was cut Of the track of the FIRE, and they
lose nothing practically. The town is wiped
ont, three fourtha IN va1ns and pumbsr
having been burned.