The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-04-17

The hop crop in Oregon never looked
more promising. The vines gre growing
vigorously.
The Bulletin will commence publication
at Albany shortly. 1t will be issued semi
weekly.
Several Thousand acres of virgin sod have
been broken in the Cold spring and Juniper
regioas this season.
The Lane County Board of Immigration
met at Eugene City the other evening and
effected permanent organization.
For the year ending March 81, 1885, gold
to the amovnt of %, 5O7 ounces was received
at the United States assay otfice, Helena.
The Eugene municipal election, April 9th
resulted as follows: f. B. Dunn, Mayor;
E. R. Luckey, S. H. Friedly and L. Bilyeu,
| Councilmen; VIM. Shaw. Recorder; G. E.
Roberts, Marshal; F. w. A. Grain, Treas
lrer.
The Linn county school superintendent
reports 81 districts, 56l4 persons of school
age, 1922 pupils enrolled, 81 school houses,
five new ones built during the year, value
of school property $54, 4o7, and $43, ,4S7 re-
ceivsd for scAsei purposes.
The Red Men are preparing for grand
celebration at Jacksonville on the 18th of
May. Among the exercises announced is
band contest between as many of the brass
bands of Southern Oregon and California as
can be induced to take part. A prize or
prizes will be offered the bands, but the
amount is not stated.
Considerable excitement is felt over the
discovery of large amount of quartz near
the head of Calls creek, in Josephine coun-
ty, which is supposed to be rich with silver.
An assay of some Of the ore male in Port
land shows it to be of very promising
character. A number of claims have been
located already.
Regardless of the fact that Oregon is a
heavily timbercd State, Michigan lumber is
sold along the o Short Line at q big
profit. This Is something that should not
be permitted. 1t indication that
somebody is sound asleep in the great
Northwest, where people are usually re-
garded as being wide awake and full of bnsi-
ness.
Walla Wa!la Union: A farmer here upon
being paid about $500 for his wheat crop,
which he sold for fifty-one cents bushel,
sacked, equal to forty seven cents a bushel
net, was asked if he made anything. He
replieu: 81 did most of the work myself;
kept close account of what paid out;
and think / made about $4,000.
Murray Sun: United States Marshal
Dubois is making it warm for the Mormon
poylgamists of Oneida county. He has al
ready caused the arrest of eight and has a
list made out for twenty-five others who are
to be arrested. This is only a beginning, rs
it is state that over 100 are to be cited to
to appear for trial. This is in Oneida alone.
After Oneida will come Bear Lake county,
which is fairly alive with p"lygamists.
A S!5 nugget was brought to the bank of
Murray on Saturday evening last which is
surrounded by quite little mystery. 1t is
the purest single piece of gold of a large size
ever received at the bank. The claim or
gulch where it came from is kept dark. 1t
was taken to the bank by a merchant, who
said he was enjoined to strict secresy and
would not l-ve,,. tEe lucky miner who
brought it to town. There is no quartz in
it.
Many OF the immigrants who come to
Oregon from the Eastern states have been
informed by the advertisements distributed
by t.e ilroad companies that there are
immense tracts of the finest plow lands open
for homestead and pre- emption settlement
in every portion of Oregon, and are sur
prised wheh r., tin3 the valleys of West
ern and Southern Oregon under cultivation
There is a large quantity of government
| and in Eastern Oregon yet, but many i'm
migrants come with the idea of taking up a
quarter or half section prairie kand in the
Willamette valley.-Ex.
Baker City Tribune: Many times in the
past year have we been informed the stock.
men of Eastern Oregon are opposed to the
settlement of this country, because it inter
| fered with ''their ranges The stockmen
are few in numbers and trssspassers on the
public domain, and as such do no not de-
velop the resources of the country nor in.
crease land valuations. The settler and his
family take up the komeste s improve
the same, and in so doing not only adds to
his own wealth but increases the valuation
of surrounding property. Is it not easy to
perceive whic&. of The two is the most value
to the country?
Some of the farmers in Southern Oregon
who have been stall feeding beef cattle
since last fall find to Their su~s that they
overestimated the demands of the local be.
market. They are now anxious to sell theil
fat cattle at reduced price, and some have
even turned the beeves out upon the range
again after having feed them grain all win