The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1883-04-06
. GENERAL NEWS.

Bartlett, of that city, who purchased val
liable coal mine on admiralty island, Alaska
is in receipt of a letter from the N. P. rail
road company asking for information, init
mating desire to psrchase the full right te
the property.
The Tacoma Neus says: The freight bus.
mess by rail and steamboat is rapidly in
creasing. A daily freight train with three
cars is now the rule between New Tacoma
and Kalana, and every steamer brings and
takes an increasing towage. The Elder
brought this week 223 tons of freight fol
this port and 81 tons for Olympia. The great
quantity of coal brought in daily from the
coal mines and shipped to all parts OF tbs
coast, adds largely to the freight traffic o.
the Northern Pacific railroad, and to the
business of this city and vicinity. Although
but little noise is made about this business,
it's Importance and almost certain growth
indicates clearly New Tacorna's future as a
shipping and commercial point.
The house OF Mrs Cattron. at Monmouth
was destroyed by fire last Thursday night.
Insurance, $500.
The Bsllston FIGURING Mills Co. has been
Incorporated by Henry Gable, Isaac Ball.
8. A. Riggs, Cyrus Buell. and Others. Cap,
ital stock, $4,000. '7
Forty-two immigrants, from Kansas, ar
rived at Lewiston, Idaho Ty., last week,
and will locate near that place.
The railroad survey up Snake river has
progressed 81 miles. They are now in the
hardest part of the canyon. Chief Engineer
Clark is with the party coming down. The
instructions are to hurry the survey and
lay the grade stakes as they proceed.
Track laying on the Palouse extension
began last week.
Another colony from Iowa has arrived
and located in the Big Bend country.
The new uniforms for Columbia lodge, K.
of P, at Walla Walla, have arrived.
Blankenship, the printer reported missing
from Walla Walla, has turned up safe.
Mrs. France, one of the first women to
locate near Spokane, recently died at her
home near the falls.
The Dayton Chronicle will this week be-
gin the issue Of daily edition. It will be
20-celumn evening paper. As they pub
I;sh a most excellent weekly there is no
doubt but that the daily will be newsy and
prosperous.
Crickets have already made their appear
~, IN
valley, klamath county. The unusually
pleasant weather brought them out several
months sooner than usual.
A drunken Indian in Pendleton one day
lately, caused the entire town to rise up IN
arms, in anticipation of an outbreaks, and
after he was surrounded he quietly walked
away about his business.
1t is reported that the O. & G. R. r. Co.
has bonded considerable property from
Skipanon creek, past Tanzy point and down
to Fort Stevens. for terminal facilities.
The Ashland Wooden factory is now run.
ming TO its fullest capacity.
Rhe Rogue river distillery is receiving
grain and will soon be ready to commence
operations.
The peach crop in Columbia county, W.
T., viii probably be total failure. Apples
and the more hardy fruits will be quite
plentiful.
Strawberries acs in blossom in Calapooia.
Elk Head, Douglas county, wants q
griat mill.
!. The whooping cough i, prevalent in snd
abont Cornelius.
Nc Curdy, P. 0. in Klamath county, Ia,
been discontinued.
The late rains have flooded some of the
bottom lands near Beaverton.
A flock of japanese sparrows were seen
recently near Forest Grove.
The Times says: There is great demand
for stock Of all kinds from abroad and sew
seral thousand head will be driven out of
southern Oregon this season.
. Mr. Van Bremen of the Lava Beds, says
The Times, has recently salted down large
quantity of white fish, caught in Lost river,
which he proposes supplying the Yrelza
market with.
The belief has become general at Dayton,
w. T., that the Northern Pacific Express
company will not go into operation.
A large number of horses and cattle were
killed by falling down bluffs or steep hill
sides during the winter, in the Grand Ron.
de country.
The recent rains have reached Jackson
county and farmers are happy.
John Ambrose, an old resident of Jackson
county died recently from injuries received
while mining at Willow Springs.
Frank Bal, aged SO years, an early pioneer
OF jackson county, died recently at Eagle
Point.
A writer in the Dallas Ienaizer says that
grain sown on sod last fall did not winter
kill while that on old land did.
The Phoenix, Jackson Co. mill property
has been,sold to parties from California, for
sl2o
Fourteen of the most intelligent children
belonging to the PuyaIlup reservation
school, were transferred to the Indian train
ing school at Forest Grove, Oregon, last
Uaalr A nrr,hai, of tho ol;l5ra,, ,ybo x.,or,