The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-08-07
w. S. Ladd, the Portland banker,

has sunk an arteslan well to the depth
of over 1900 feet, on his farm back OF
East Portland, without finding water.
He will go still deeper.
Big shad caught at our doors con
tinue to show up. One was showed
yesterday that weighed 334 pounds,
comparing favorably in size, and in
| flavor, too with the famous Delaware
| shad.-Astorian.
The export surplus of grain and
-four of the present year isas yet an un
known quantity, but it will not fall short
of three hundred thousand tons. Re
port from eastern Oregon insist that
the figures will be much higher, but
We have learned by experience CT
seasons past to distrust extr avagant es
Inmates.
The bicycle race between F. T
Merrill of Portland and Fred. S. Roll
inson of San Francisco at Almeda on
the 18th ult, was won by the former.
1t was race of twenty miles. Merrill
being given halfa-mile the start, which
he not only maintained but increased,
and won the r1ce in hour, IS min
uts and s. seconds
A land surveyor from Harvey val
ley reports affairs in that section as
being in prosperous condition, with
splendid prospects for the future. Many
stockmen from California are remov-
ing their herds to the valley, and
new town, called Burns, has been es
tablished. 1t contains population of
about 100 already, mostly cattle deal
ers and stockmen. Lux & Miller, a
California firm, have brought and dis
trihuted on the range some 10000
head and others have nearly that
number there
The New York Sun has the follow
ing to say of the clans shipped from
Puget Sound a short time since: Some
years ago the soft clam of the Eastern
coast was introduced into the Bay of
San Francisco, where it throve and
has now increased exceedingly. The
Pacific Coast has returned the compli-
ment by sending its little round clans,
which are much like Our ''litt!e necks.
to be planted in the Atlantic. The
United States Fish Commission agents
started in their car from Puget Sound
with 5000 packed in wet sand, and
after much difficulty succeeded III
saving about 300, which are planted in
the beach at Woods Hole, Massachu
setts
Recent discoveries indicate large de-
posts of oil in the coal re-
gions of Washington territory,
near Tacoma, and a company
was formed a few days ago known as
the Tacoma Oil company, with ample
capital and machinery to demonstrate
whether or not the surface indications
mean that the oil exist, in paying
quantities. A bottle of the crude pc
trolem taken from water on the surface,
now to be seen at the Esmond hotel,
indicates a very superior quality OF OIL,
being equal to the best crude petro-
leum ever found in the lannon's Penn
sylvania oil regions. 1t is to be hoped
the '.find' will prove success.-Ore-
gonian.
The burial place of General Grant
will be on the site of the old St. Clare
homestead, now known as Clearmont
House. The building stands on
high plateau, at the upper end of the
Riverside Park. The building was the
homestead OF the st. CLAIR family, and
when the grounds about it were ac-
quired by the city and the old building
which has stood for more than 12o
years on the present site, was remod
eled and transformed into a house for
refreshments, under control of the
Park department. The tomb and
monument to General Grant will be di-
rectly on the site of this building,
which must be demolished or removed.
it is not improbable that the name of
the park will be changed from River
side to Grant
Some time during the comirg week
an election will be held on the Lum-