The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-03-23


bs in good condition except at Cape Horn,
where it is soon to be changed to lower
grada
Carlton has shipped to Portland In the
past SIX montha 1856 cords oak wood. P.
q. Thompson is cutting Ae0 eords fer ship-
ment next fall
Statessssn: The engineers have completed
the survey for switch from Sslsm to the
psnitersiery. all OF which viii follow the
street and county road We understand
that the railroad company viii furnish the
rails, the sssts aud Goldsmith & Co. viii,
build the road and furnish the ties, and the
county and ciay viii furnish about SIS. o0o
in tie way of road bed that IL already
made along shs public road.
Ca Menday ef last week at Jewell MIR.
W. J. DeRva youngest child, while play
ing around place wnere;ths folks had been
burning some rubbish, fell into the hot en-
bsrs snd burned its handa and arms nearly
to the elbows, but it was soon ..euieted and
did Dot appear to be suffering much, and Oh
Tuesday was walking around, and about
O'Clock in the evening it very suddenly
went into conyulaions, which lasted about
two hours, when it died.
Horse buyers are foe.ing into the Yakima
county.
An Episcopal hospital is contemplated at
Seattle.
James Hill, of Walla Walla, has been
committed to the insane asylum.
Snow has slmost disappeared in East
kittitaa valley and stock have Jared well.
A soa Of James Hopwood, Of Assctin had
an arm broken by falling Off wagon.
Freighters ara busy hauling goods from
Dayton and New York bar to Po1sroy.
fast express line is to be run between
Yakima and The Dalles this spring and
summer.
James Gaines, Of Colfax, has had both
feet ampasatea, they having been frozen
during the winter.
Ninety miles of grading are completed on
the Palouse hrsccS Of ths U. Pr z, and
over t~enty-sis miles of iron and ties are
lying at the junction.
& German txiior named Fred'k Eber-
spachar, committed suicide at New Tacoma
Saturday by shooting kisnssf with shot
gun. He leaves sife a2d t17=e children.
Another victim Of intempsrance
Seattle IaselGg-ncer: Notwithstanding
the large number of dwelling houses built
this season, the demand fo. places to live in
IS constantly increasing. Many families are
getting along vita two cr three ,cc.as up
stairs in son,s building or other, who are
able and willing to pay rent for comfortable
houses, were such accommodations to be
had
The Pen d'Orsiile bridge is progressing
rapidly. bat will hardly hs aGishsd by the
time traeklayers zeach it,
Tom Green, tie contractor, has cleared
Rast!esaaks creek, in Iisho, os drift for
seven miiasaad will ioat 70, Coo ties down
the creek.
Peter Hanson, an old rssident of MissouIa
". T., was killed on Wednesday of last
week by c log falling cn hifn from a wagon
, Rissoalian: Quite few zippsss Of quartz
excitement have rolled over Missoula dur
ing the FaSs week. Las. Saturday man
brought down from Wallac. district a spec
linen of quartz from the St. Lawrence lode,
and sone cne broke of piees from ons
corner, saying he thought it wouEd assay
$500. It turned ont Go be very rich in gold,
che assays showing something over sa78 in
GOLD, and $2i9 in silver. Several people
were Wild, until the whole piscs was sssay-
ed aud . mach smaller result given ont
1t wss somewhat Of a surprise party to the
owners OK this ledge TO discover that a
Wallace district mine is carrying 81 much
gold as silver; but such is shs fact. This
| mine has shaft IS feet deep, sshici, touches
but one wall An assay nsds en Thursday
OF two feet on the cross-cus as this dspsh,
showed 81 ounces ia gold aud IS ounces in
is good enough for anybody.
Tho Wslla W>lla Democrat says. It il the
intention of the trustees Of st. Paal's school
to add kindergarten department 20 the
school as soon AZ the new build:ng il com
pleted in ta- fall. Rev. D.. I.athrop is ia
correspondence with lady Of experience in
this line of teaching, with the object Of Sc
curing her services in this new departure.
The Wslla Walla Statesman Gays: From
Mr. Charles Painter, who has just arrived
in town from Eureka Flat, wa ara delisatsd
to hear that crops prospects never looked
better in that progressing 'eesalisy. He Gays
that wheat never loaks.l better since the
first settler planted his stakes there. Tha
young wheat is strong, healthy aad regular,
and every grain sowed last fail has taken
root.
The MaH says: The following is a list of
the pioneers Of Whatcom county, Washing
toH Territory, whose residence dates back
to the memorable year, 1853: Horny Roc
der, Edward Eldridgs, William Utter,
David E. Tuck, William Gates, John Fl.
Plaster, Thomas Wynn, F. F. Lane NJ. T.
Tawes, Enoch Compton, II. 81. March, a
C. Barkhoasen. Shade Wooten, FL. P.
OBryant, George Neville, John II. Farvel
Michael Sullivan, Thomas P. HASTE, Daniel
uarr;s John Teunant George Slater.