The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-06-28
hauled by wagons across the mountains, in
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hauled by wagons across the mountains, in
preference to fruit shipped from below.
A deposit of pure white silica has been
discoyered a short distance east of Colville,
and is the fourth of Its kind in the world
and the third il the United States. 1t is of
the same character and Of equal hardness as
the white sand found only a short distance
out of Paris and which is used 50 extensively
in the manufacture of French plate glass.
The deposit Is almost ipexhaustible, and
scarcely any estimate can be placed on its
| true value.
| Mr.. A. w. McCready, of Madison, South
| Dakota, assed through the city to day.
He is connected with the leading paper In
Madison, and is viewing this portion of the
| conutry for the purpose of informing his
readers the inducements for and against i'm
migration to the northwest. Mr.. McCready
also represents considerable capital, and
is looking around for opportunities for in
vestment. We found hlm very agreeable
and intelligent gentleman, and not easily
deluded to place confidence in ''boom"
towns or buy corner lots on paper.
Historian: Yesterday morning about 4
O'Clock, Lee Outlaw, a colored waiter at the
Gem theatre, shot P. G. Foy, stage manager
of the same institution, at the corner of
First and Washington streets. The ball
entered at the neck and lodged In the
shoulder, not having been extracted as yet.
but the man was resting easily last night at
late hour, and il inflammation does not
set in, will come out all right. Foy is said
to have been intoxicated and particularly
abusive towards Outlaw who was going to
his room and trying to avoid the other.
Journal: Under date of June 10. 1890, H.
MI ofA III
writes US he had finished the sem-annuai
examination of sheep, ending June l, $780,
and finds there were rs, 333 sheep in the
county. There were 1873, $50 last fall, leav-
ing shortage of 62,S57. There were H.
40 driven out during the winter months,
making the loss during winter 5l,7l7.
There have been sold and driven out of the
county this spring. 26.S7O. leaving 50. l63
sheep with their increase in the county.
Mr.. Clay also says there were eight bands
affected with scab, and he has had all of |
them carefully dipped.
Walla Walla Union: Marshal Robinson |
and Policeman Ames had some difficulty |
with party of tramps on Friday evening |
in Gains addition, resulting in the jailing Of |
three of the gentry and the driving forth of |
five more. The three iugged were gwen
trial Saturday morning, adjudged vagrants,
and given the choice of three months in
jail or tn leave town. They chose the
latter The people of the upper part of
town have been bothered for several days
by this gang. In many cases, where their
demands for food and money was refused,
they made threats of violence, and in sew.
eral places walked off with small articles
where the owners were looking on, unable
to prevent the outrage.
Fossil Journal: Early Thursday morning
of last week man came to widow Lesles
place near the head of Hoover creek, four
miles northeast of Fossil, and told Johnnie
Leslie that he was a new settler on Lower
Butte creek; that he had gone into the tim
Der the evening before with 4-horse team
or load of wood, and that during the
night his horses got away. He then asked
young Leslie for the loan of horse and
saddle to hunt them up. The request was
granted and the stranger rode off Leslie's
brown saddle horse, and took Leslie's saddle
and bride. Not returning that day, Leslie
got uneasy and came to town. Here he
earned that the fellow who took his horse
had lied to him about having a ranch and
'eam; that he was young dead beat who
had been about town about three days and
lad given nearly every man In town differ
mt account of himself. Two different par 4
lies had also met him travelling toward Lone
Rock the day he borrowed the horse. Ac-
,ordingly warrant was issued for him, aud
Deputy Sheriff Yanfis and special Constable
Cal Hale started to follow him. The thief
lad SO hours the start. and was travelling ]
along the foot hills and near the
timber