The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-10-02

county nave TAKEN 10 lae Dat anu
ball for amusement. Why not? ladies
shonld have exercise as we'll as men.
A gentleman in New York says that
, he feels confident that he knows of
process by which the black sand mines
along the coast of this state can be
worked proftably.
The Redding Free Press says:
Much activity prevails in railroad cir
cles. Cinnamon arrive on every train,
and there is now in the neighborhood
of $50 ofthem at the front On We'd
nesday evening a party of Italians
passed through Delta to work on cul-
vert building for Col. Scobie. At
Delta everything is hustle and activity.
Inquiry at the banks by an Orego-
nian reporter elicits the information
that the people who are entitled to
credit can get all the money they want.
There is no vast amount boarded up,
but the banks have all they need tor
legitimate demands. The usual amount
has been advanced on wheat-proba-
biy more than at this time last year,
because the crop was harvested earlier.
So far as could be learned, the clrcula-
ting medium is fully equal to the re-
ouirements of the trade; hence, the
money market may be set down as
healthy.
The Dalles Times -Mountaineer says
'sthat for several years past there has
been system among thieves in Wasco
county by which their property is trans
ferred to persons until the innocent
animal or animals finds himself or
themselves within the lines of the Brit
ish colonies, and safe from any pro-
cess by which they could be returned
to their lawful owners" One of the
gang captures horse in Wasco county
and turns it over to a confederate across
the river in Klickitat county, and he
in turn passes it on to another confed-
crate until it is safe across the line.
Beach mining has taken boom in
Coos county. The Coquille Herald
reports that A. Pershbaker, Abe Rose,
K. H. Rose and J. L. Ferry have sold
six black sand claims, including the
Joshua Wright claim, back of Randolph,
for $4,000. Great excitement exists,
from the fact that company has
bought the Eagle mine in addition to
the above, and intend to start up with
100 men, several other rich companies
have their agents securing that part of
the country, and locations are being
| made,
The Grants Pass Courier says: Hon.
H. B. Miller informs us that he has
shipped car load of sugar pine lumber
to the sash and door factory at Walla
1 Walla. Also that he has received an
order from Los Angeles, Cal, for 80,
900 #. 1t is also an important fact
that the Kamm building, Portland,
costing 100000, is finished with
Grants Pass sugar pine and redwood.
The mill is now cutting about 100000
feet per month, and orders are coming
in from Medford and other points on
the o. & c. road.
John M. and D. J. Grant, John
Smith, T. J. Gardiner, and G. K.
Chamberlain left last week on a hunt
ing expedition in the Siuslaw county,
saws tine Polk Co. Itemizer. While
driving along on road cut in the
side of the mountain, at the base OF
. which runs Wild Cat Creek, one of the
. wheel horses got its foot in the lead
: bars and began to kick which scared
the leaders and the four started on the
| run along the narrow ledge. After
running A few yards one Of the wheels
struck log, throwing the wagon and
horses over the embankment into the
: creek, some forty feet below. Cham
berlain was the only one in the vehi,
Gle at the time, who had rib in his
right side broken and was badly
bruised He was conveyed home
, where heis doing we'll.
The register and receiver of the
United States land Office at Walla
Walla have allowed some filings to be
, made on the land south of the terminal
/, limits of the Northern Pacific railroad