The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-04-03

Hops were sold last week at Eugene fc
Ii cents per pound.
Take look at those fine noby hats q
E. Rosenthals and You are sure to buy one
California capitalists are now seeking in
vestments in the valley and timber lands Q
Oregon and Washington.
The Grants Pass Argus has been double,
in size and otherwise improved. 1t is nov
an eight page paper, two columns to tn
page.
A large Columbia river salmon will b.
shipped this week to Queen Victoria, and il
is expected to 60 through from Portland t.
London in fourteen days.
| One pear tree in Columbia county, Ore
gon, produced 100 bushels of pears last veal
and promises to do as well this year. The
world can't beat this record.
The construction department of the Ore
gon Railway and Navigation Company, has
EN- discontinued. the company having fin
ished about all the lines it intends to build
for the present.
The assessment roll of Recorder Henton
shows the taxable property of the city of
Albany to be $l,O6S, l4O, from which will
be deducted an Indebtedness of $685. as
allowed by one of the provisions OF the new
charter
The Oregon on her last trip, took 200 tors
of old railroad iron, and the State of CAL
ifornia sailing Tuesday, takes $50 tons of
the same. 1t is consigned to the San Fran.
cisco rolling mills, where it will be worked
over. The material came from the O. & G.
yard on the cast side, which has recently
been repaired and relaid with steel rails
The Dayton wooden mills burned at $50
o'clock Friday morning, caused by spon-
taneous combustion in the car1ing room.
The loss is $4,000 with S2O,O insurance
All the patterns and designs are destroyed.
Some uninsured stock in the warehouse was
saved. The mills will be rebuilt. The
mills were owned by Fouts & Co., formerly
of Oregon City.
1t seems that we are soon to know
whether the 'man in the NOON is ur is not
a myth. The successful casting of the
lenses for the great Lick telescope has finally
been accomplished, and they only need
polishing now to be ready for use Ii look
ing through this telescope, says San |
paper, it is reckoned that the
moon will be brought within thirty miles |
,f the earth, and that discoveries will be |
made on that planet to solve problems that
have heretofore been held to be unsolvabIe.
One of the contestants in the recent |
race in New York has died
rom the effects of physical and mental ex-
laustien, brought on by the strain, another
las developed a sickening malady through
and nearly all the contestants
Who remained on the track till the finish
re little less crrtel than those which de-
lighted the Romans in the amphitheater,
md it is not good sign that they are So
literally supported.
Very few residents of Albany, says a cor
espondent to the Oregonian, even are aware
f the fact that during the past two months
egotiations have been pending between a
lumber of business men here and an eastern
apitalist for the erection of wooden mill
t this place. This is the fact, however,
nd the business has formed so definite a
hape that there remains ne doubt that it
fill be built. Less than $50,OO0 guar
ntee from this city will insure it's being
uilt the coming summer. The remainder
f the money will be furnished as stated,
y all eastern capitalist. The mill, as pro-
osed, will be furnished with the latest i'm
roved machinery and will employ about
25 hands. A public meeting will be called
ext week to consider the matter.
Matters are progressing encouragingly at
he new site of the United States Indian
raining school just north of Salem, under
ne personal supervision of Colonel McCon.
lille. The railroad company have built a
witch leading from the main track to the .
smporary quarters, which are not in view
ON the o. & C. R. R. track. The new .
uildings, however. plans for which have
cen already selected and forwarded to
at Washington, D. c., fo'
rproval, will be erected on piece of rising
round but short distance from the track,
nd will be of first class of architecture r
nat will be at once pleasing and attractive.
rops are being put in and proposals for
of buildings will soon be adver-
sed for. The coming season promises to
e busy one in that Immediate locality.