Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1888-05-04
OREGON NEWS.
Everything Of General Interest in a
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walked on the pOntOOn OF tne AlDlna
ferry and was drowned.
A postoffice has been established at
st. Louis, Douglas county, and ID. ID.
Hoff appointed postmaster.
A postoffice has been established at
Ferry, Curry county, and Sarah E.
Cooley appointed postmistress.
During the last four months of 1887
Jackson county fruit growers shipped
over $25, 900 worth of fruit
1t is estimated, says the Jacksonville
Sentinel, that 10000 deer were killed
for their hides in this county last year.
Robert Glow has been removed from
the position Of Superintendent of the
State Prison. His successor is Geo.
S. Downing.
DR.. Lane has caused every one of
the inmates of the State Insane Asy-
lum who has not been inoculated in
side of five years to be vaccinated.
William E., son of William and
Blanca Hill, of Wilbur, died from a
fracture of the skull, caused by fall
llOiu uiuH VI IoChb ilCdI LID iloulC.
Near West Stayton an old man
named Jesse Morris was struck by a
falling tree, and his skull was mashed
so that he is not expected to live.
A man by the name OF John Nyberg
got into row with a halfbreed at
Gardiner, and stabbed him in the
back, which it is thought will prove
fatal. Nyberg was arrested, and now
languishes in Jail at Roseburg.
Officer Merritt, of Baker City, was
shot in the left leg, below the knee,
while attempting to arrest man who
gives his name as Lownsdale, and who
it was thought was endeavoring to
effect an entrance into a jewelry store.
Late advices from the Chloride mine
at Rock creek give the width of the
vein at eight feet and exceedingly rich.
Ore from the south drift of the Cracker
Greek mine has assayed 1888 gold, and
from the north drift $3.50 gold to the
ton.
The government is issuing rations
to the starving Piutes in the vicinity
of Fort McDermit, says the Lake
County Examiner. About twelve tons
of flour and $4,000 pounds of beef will
be distributed among them by the
military.
A burglar entered the residence Of
John Williams, in Baker City, few
nights ago through bedroom window
and helped himself to all the cold
victuals that could be found, setting
the table and partaking of his meal il
kingly style. Before leaving the house
he wrote note returning thanks to
the family for the excellent meal.
Says the Prineville News: A fata
accident happened on, or rather in
Bridge creek, near its mouth. A
Swede, herding sheep for Mr.. Austin
crossed the creek on the ice in tn,
morning, and when he came back il
the evening the ice had broken up ant
was floating furiously and madly will
the swollen current. He attempted t,
recross the stream on horseback to hi
cabin, and was drowned.
Preparations are being made to pu
a rack in the Clackamas river at tn
fish hatchery, in order to catch salmon
bound up the river and strip them O
their spawn. The rack will consist c
pic kets driven into the bed of tn
river at an angle of As degrees, in from
of row of piling. Last year wire wa
used, but has been discarded as picket
| Hrsy tUn snahnc 81 haa
found to answer the purpose better.
Placer mining operations have com
menced at the old camp at Mormon
basin, and though the water supply
less than usual, run of two or tire
months will be had, says Baker Cit
paper. The placers of this camp ar
all rich and the body of gravel exter
sive. Porter Colt, superintendent c
the Colt claims, anticipates goo
season up to the month of July. TIL
mines of Amelia, few miles from tn
basin, are also being worked.
The report of Superintendent Il
Nc Bride, of tho Multnomah count
poor farm, for February, shows tina
during the month two persons wer
admitted, while sixteen left or wer
discharged. On March l there wer
fifty persons at the farm, includin
fourteen Chinese lepers. Since tn
farm was opened 1864 persons hav
been received at it. OF this numbe
1856 were white males-593 Amer
cans and 463 foreigners-435 colore
and 70 white women.
There are hundreds of wild cattl
in the high hills skirting the Umpqu
valley. Some of these are 25 veal
old. They are concealed in the dens
growth OF oak and fir in the mountain
While feeding there are always a fe
bulls to act as sentinels. They &c
wild in 1858, when the first settler
came to the valley. Their COVE want
cred off and could not be found. l
a few years all the pioneers had to d
when they wanted beef was to 60 int
the mountains and kill it. Some {