The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-03-02


veys about the bridge above here. He states
that the company will build a breakwater
about half a mile long, also Ievee some
thing near the same length, and put in four
wing dams by driving two rows of piles for
each. and tiiiling in between with bags Of
gravel or sand The pier at this end of the
draw settled some six inches or more dur
ing two days and nights last week, the
water undermining the pier. Piles which
were driven during the past summer on eacl,
side OF it to strengthen it and help sustain
the weight, are also undermined, leaving
the pier in rather precarious condition.
The pier was filled with rock. which in the
middle of the pier has settled down below
the water level
Land slides interfere with the running of
construction trains in Southern Oregon. ~
The o. & c. r. R. expected to have their
telegraph line between Roseburg and Myrtle
creek finished Saturday.
FL. B. Miller & Co. have secured the con-
tract for furnishing lumber and building
bridges and treatles as far as Rogue river
bridge.
.PEaim2ealer: Mr.. L. w Mcdonald, who
has had the contract for furnishing the tim :
bers for the seven first tunnels, has finished
his contract and will leave for his home in
Woodland, Cal, in few days The tim
bers for the two large tunnels, No. and Q
viii all be sawed. Tunnels l, 2, and 3, are
all done and No almost. and it is ex-
pected. all things being favorable, that q.
S, and Will he done by the middle of
March.
Buyers of mutton sheep are visiting Polk
county.
A sulphur spring has been discovered on
the land OF Olaf fFiadingsted, about one
mile from Medical lake, w. T.
Farmers around Prescott, aud in fact
throughout the entire Walla VVaIla valley,
ere very jubilant over the crop prospects the
coming season.
Gov. Newell telegraphs the Union fro,a
Council Bluffs, that there is 20 hope CT
Washington being admitted as state the
present session of congress.
A party Of English capitalists will erect
Touring mill On Rock creek, two miles ADORE
Stevens. Sigaors sa.sfaiil will be in ope-
ration, near Stevens, this week.
Philip Her1ic, o. Herdic coach fame, Is
understood to be 1T tiD head os a company
who are negotiating for the N'ai:a Walia
water works. A grain elevator is proposed
by tho same company.
Chris. Ennis & Co., batchers and pork
packers oi Waila Walla, have slaughtered
500 hogs this ea.on, from which they
have fryei 10, 600 cans Of f:ne leaf lard, t!.e
cans containing from one to fcrty pounds
each. II is estimated that at least G0O0
hogs have been butchered in that county
during the present winter.
Ninety names have bean signed to the roll
of members of the State Board OF Trade.
Airlie is to have a new school house.
Frank Jolly, an attorney OF PoIt tlaud who
has been attending the coars st EilsbcTo
was stopped . night or two ago, while going
out of that village BY highwaymen. He
made his escape from them.
The Vandersst libel suit against the Hills
boro Independent ard othera, resulted in .
verdict for defeaden.s. and the other libel
suits were dismissed except The ecst bill.
The Union County Sentinel says: Hay has
sold during the past week at SO per ton
and ten days from this wrisiag-t -tNsinesdaY)
if any person has nay that he caa sell The
buyer viii have to cover the stack with five
dollar greenbacks to get it.
A remarkably strange snow storm prevail
ed in the vicinity OF Silver City Idaho, on
the Is inst Dr.. Eewsorae OF tass city &C.,
cured bucsetfuil Ct the snow, which as
suned a yelIcwish, milk ike color, and
made chemical test O: il; hs said il con-
ta:ned salt, soda AID chalk. Grzs,ss Ron
ders are anxious to see .Iheaoniaal sno~
storm OF similar nature, be. they would
much prefer the ingredients to be hay,
wool and flour.
The Walla Walla Statesman is responsible
for the following: In Oregon they have 6
grade of wheat known as goose wheat. 1t
IS so called becaase the wheat grown in Il g
state all came fro., two or thrss grains tais-
en- from the craw OF Wild goose. Tho
wheat !,as . very h@ta, coarse shell, and
makes erecu.i.F gala OF dnnr. No wheat
Ike it IS known i'll this country. TIE peo-
bic OF Oregon kay: voat;ered frosr whence it
came. The woii,!ss il explained. From
samples OF roreign wheat To- the A.rictiitr-al
Department ;he exact duplicate @: the goose
wheat OF Oregon haS beer ioaad. This
wheat comes ffna: : small province in Spain
the only place where 1t has been grown.
Frosa thai one may safely sur,aiss that tbs
wild goose flies around the word in pretty
fast time.
a power of attorney is on record at En-
pire City from Andrew r. Spang, of Dayton
Ohio, to George W. Smiley, OF Now York
isy, authorizing the latter to sell the Coos
bay wasoa road and 96, I2s acres OF land in
Coos and Douglas couaaies. Smiley pro
poses and is authorized to sell the road and
lands in England Tor 1884, $50.
Coast Mail: The demand aroung Coos
Bay for young stock cattle is in excess of
the supply, and price have an upward ten
dency. The sellers are persons unable to
hold. from one cause OF another, or persons
who consider the prices offered bester than
taey may be able to get hereafter. Spr;ng