Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1885-08-21
TIE STATE.

Inc crops tilrougloae the state are
not up to the average WELD
1t is ssid that over hundred horses
viii ta..se part in the races at the State
Falr.
Immigrants from the East continue
to arrive in Portland, from thirty 70
fifty duly.
The Lane County Fair has changed
It's day Of meeting to September 30th.
to hold three DAYS.
The canal and lccks at Oregon city
will be closed for repairs from August
10 TO September l.
Tie Yamhiil County Fair will Be
laela at acMinviile from the 18th to the
asth@af September
E. J. Dawne, recently appointed
chef Justice of Alaska will leave for
his northern home Oct. l.
The adjutaht general of the army
reports that the number of men in Ore
gon available for military duty is 33,
Geo.
Mrs. A. Z. Humphrey, well-known
pioneer resident OF Lane county, died
at Eugene City, August 18th aged "
years.
There is business enough in the Lake
view land office to keep two CLERKS con-
staptly employed, besides the register
andreeeiver.
A party of soldiers from Fort Klam-
ath, III charge of Capt Miller, are en-
gagged IN repairing the military tele-
graph line between Ashland and Link.
vile.
Miss Forey, Of Grants Pass, was
poisoned. by eating ice cream at Jack
sonyille en- the Fourth of July. and
died from the effects Of the same last
Saturday week.
Thos. Kay, one of the owners cf the
brownsville woolen mills, has sold Q
tenth interest in that concern for $40,
900. From this can be seen something
of the value of these mills.
The brick work of the first story OF
the new University building at Eugene
has been completed and the work on the
second story has already commenced.
The work is being done in frst-class
style.
Three thousand pounds of specimens
from the Pine Valley mines were re-
daced at the Omaha works last week
with the most astonishing results.
They yielded al the way from $50 to
s6l0 per ton.
Alff ed Gull was fined s 100 at Hills
boro the other day for smearing the {
seat of ?. B. Lewis buggy with tar
whereby the Sunday go connecting
trousers and Prince Albert coat of the
latter were seriously damaged.
Hon. Wm. S. Holman, of Indiana,
Joseph G. Cannon Of illinois, and Thos.
Ryan of Kansas, congressional commit
tee to examine the condition OF Yellow
stone park and Indian reservation, will
reach Portland sometime between the
Goth and 25th inst.
Astorian From North Beach come
stories of sharklets seen b, daring
hathers. A real live shark would be
thrilling, though unusual, sight along
that sana-strewn coast. But for real
genuine sensation nothing equals
devil fish. Let some Of the Ciatsop or
North beach ronancers invent the ap-
pearance Of an octapus and the boats
from Portland will be crowded with
passengers coming down.
OIL 'sClubfoot, an immense grizzly
bear that has destroyed hundreds of
dollars worth Ct stock, and long been
the terror of siskiyou, says the Shasta
Courier, was slain some days ago by
three hunters, who were induced to 90
after him on the strength of a liberal
reward. In The fight the bear made
mince meat Of a herd of dogs, and only
gave up the CHEST after pound or two
of lead had been pumped into him from
Winchesters at short range.
Very rich gold quartz has been dis
covered on the Petch farm near North
Yamhill by a man named John Ross
A company has been formed and have
leased the farm for ninety-nine years.
The formation Of the ground is volcanic
and an extinct crater IS to be seen there.
On Sunday last very rich vein was
discovered, and the ledge has been
traced for miles over the place. II is
thought the mine will prove bonanza.
Some of the ore is SO rich as to be al
most pure calena.
r. S. Bslknap, an ssold resident Of
jackson county. called upon the Jack
sonville Times Tuesday. He had just
returned from the Josephine county
caves, which he had visited IN company
with 1. B. IIall, of Josephine. Mr..
B. reports a new discovery in the In
terror Of the cave, being chamber 364
feet long and about so feet wide, its
vaulted roof rising to hight of from
]. 80 to IS feet The entrace to this great
chamber IS so narrow that only one
| person of medium size can enter at
time, but preparations are being made
to widen the passage, SO that the new
wonder can he. visited BY ali who desire.
Besides this large chamber others Of
great beauty have been discovered this
season, and no one can yet tell the ex-
tent of these wonderful caves. Mr..
Bureh, who resides in the vicinity and
o,.4;1sa r.,,x,,e,