The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-07-24
News Summary.

state insane asylum
The quarterly report shows 2Ss con
victs in the penitentiary; there is on
woman in this number and eight mel
who are unable from old age or disease
to work.
A colony of ITO families will reacf
Portland from Nebraska and indiana
early next month, and will be located
at some suitable point in the William
cite valley.
Jackson county offers the following
bounties for scalps: panther or couger:
S.; grizzly bear, S.; brown bear S.
wild cat or catamount ST.; mountain
wolf, S.; coyote, 81.
The tide of immigration still con-
tinues setting towards the west. AL
though the stream is small, it is steady,
and every day brings more or less per
manent settlers to our doors.
Mr.. w. M. Townsend, lately ap-
pointed receiver of public moneys at
the United States land office at Lake
view, have sold the Lafayette "Regis-
ter to Messrs. c. r. Fenton, A. B.
Westfeld and w. l. Westerfield.
1t now appears settled fact that
there is shortly to be lively opposi-
ton between San Francisco and Port
land. After the Ist of next month the
steamer Wilmington will make regular
trips, carrying passengers and freight at
reduced rates.
During the three months ending
July Ist, there were Al failures, liabih-
ties, $4,000, in Oregon, and for six
months ending, July I, there were IS
failures, liabilities, $45o,ooo. For the
correspondinding six months of 1884
thele were Io2 failures, liabilities,
$627,5ooo,
The San Francisco Chronicle says:
Parties are in town negotiating for the
construction of an auxiliary steam yes
sci to carry lumber from the Columbia
river, the capacity to be about 100000
feet Of lumber. 1t is stated that the
machinery and boilers formerly in the
auxiliary steamer George S. Homer are
to be used in the new craft.
Washington Territory bids fair to
become an important stock raising
country Stockmen are moving in
very fast, and in September a gentle
man from Great Britain will invest
10000 in that Territory in the cattle
business. He writes that he intends
to locate in the Kootenai country, and Il
commence business with 5000 head
of cattle.
In estimating the salmon pack of the
season the "Astorian" says: "The
July salmon run, which started in
pretty heavy the first week of the
month, has fallen off, and it looks now
as though the prophecies of a short
pack would come true; there are not
lacking those who assert that the ag-
gregate will be 10000 cases below
that of last year. The outside esti- s
mate is 475,ooo cases, and it is said i
that this is putting it 10000 cases too /
high"
Last week wheat cutting commenced |
On the Blalock ranch in Eastern Ore {
gon. The ranch contains 1900 acres !
in wheat which according to the first 2
days work, will yield 40 bushels to
the acre or $4,000 bushels. 1t is be- ,
ieved however, that one piece of 400 ,
acres will average 90 bushels to the {
acre. The grain is plump, large, OF
bright color and without smut. Eight I
headers and two big threshers are at
work
Much prospecting is being done in
the region of Blue river, in this county 1
Three men have discovered a well de- {
fined quartz ledge that promises to be
fairly rich. 1t is thought that it, will
assay in the neighborhood of $50 per {
On. A quantity of the ore has been
sent to Portland to be assayed. 7
About thirty Cinnamon are at work in
placer diggings in the same region, and i
it is thought they are making consid- ]
erable money Eugene Guard.
Game is plentiful on Coos bay, says
the Marshfeld "News." Numbers of
leer have been killed within the past