The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-02-20

Tobacco-the best brands at Mattoon's.
The first through train over the Canadian
Pacific road will be starte from the eastern
terminus August % next.
The Brownsville Wooden Mills Co. are
getting out lot of cassimeres and hannels
tor the U. S. penitentiary in Montana, this
being the third bill they have furnished that
instition.
The miners of Applegate, Sterlingville
and Forest creek mining districts suspended
operations last Saturday, in order to allow
The stream in which the drowning accident
o ;curred last week to become clear and thus
facilitate the search for the missing bodies.
Colonel Huson, engineer in charge of con-
struction on the Cascade branch, has made
a survey for the great iron bridge to be
built over the Columbia at the mouth of the
Yakima. 1t will be three fourth of a mile
long, contains draw to admit of passage OF
vessels, and be much superior to the one
over the Snake.
The Asotin Sentinel is informed s'that
Cinnamon up the Snake river, near Mr..
Fishers ranch, are taking out gold in pay
ing quantities. We hear of new machine
for washing out gold that Is peculiarly
adapted to the fine dust of our river bars,
and which could be worked very advantage
ously here. The 'burlap system so much
used along the upper river, has proved a
success, one man frequently washing out
$40 per day."
Gladstone says: 81 never allow business
of any kind to enter my chamber door. In
all my political life have never been kept
awake five minutes by any debate in Par
Lament" If this example were followed
by men in public and business life general
ly, the strain from the pressure of overwork
and anxiety about their every day duties
old age and the sudden snap of the vital
forces would not be experiences of such
frequent occurrence. But, alas! There is
only one Gladstone.
The following information REGARDING carp
as food-tish we take from the Bulletin of
the United States Fish Commission: Carp
are equal or superior to catfish, suckers,
perch, and our common native varieties.
Many correspondents declare them equal to
trout, bass, and shad, but this is not
claimed for them by the fish commission.
When small the bones are troublesome, but
the favor is the same. When they weigh
four pounds or more the bones can be easily
removed. Carp are fit for the table from
October to May. The flesh of large carp
flakes off from fhe bones very nicely.
Lieut.. Fred. Schwatka lectured in Wash
ington, D. c., Tuesday last on ''The Search
for Sir John Franklin" 1t is an account Of
the longest sledge journey the world has
ever known, wherein Lieut.. Schwatka's
party endured the greatest cold ever re-
corded by white men travelling in the Arctic
regions. The lecture has been greeted with
immense enthusiasm wherever it has beer
delivered, and both press and people pro
nounce it thrilling, instructive and vivid
The lecture was illustrated by use of the
stereopticon. Lieutenant A. w. Greely
the Arctic hero, introduced Mr.. Schwatka
A rough estimate of the amount of oat:
raised in 1884 between the north fork OF the
Skagit and the farms on the south forl
places it at 1000 tons. At SIS per ton, this
would make $50, 900 to be divided between
Is or 20 farmers. On the Delta there are
about 10000 acres of land, half of which
will give 100 bushels to the acre, the othel
half not falling below IS, when properly
dyked and cleared. The production of TIL,
region well cultivated ought to reach 900.
GOO bushels year, inside of the next ter
years. This is but a small part of the fine
land in this county.-Skagit News.
The people of the Willamette valley seem
anxious for the construction of the narrow
gauge road to Portland. The people OF
Portland certainly can reciprocate this feel
ing The farmers hope to get their produce
to the city on more favorable terms and the
| citizens may expect to buy the produce al
the very finest lands in the valley and can
handle the crops cheaply if its managers SC
desire. The completion of the road to the
| city has been one of the favorite projects o.
the people, and no stumbling blocks should
be thrown in its way. The taxpayerss Of
Portland can be trusted to take care of the
public levee. If they regard it the interest
of the city to donate the levee, they Ger
tainly can afford it, If they think differ
emily, they certainly are competent to pro
tect it from spoilatiou. At all events, lei
the road bs finished d-News.