The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1890-05-30
COAST NEWS.
Large Flourlng Mills to be Built
In Seattle.
SLAUGHTER LosEs 4 VALUABLE HORSE.
Baker city Raises Subsidy. Crook
Comfy steek.

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The Heqniam Board OF Trade has
raised $500 Tor celebration Of the Fourth
Of July.
The Seattle Press announces that
large Touring mills will he hnilt in that
city soon.
The Snohornish county court calendar
reports thirteen pricticing attorneys in
that county.
The clydesdale stallion which slangl-
ter citizens imported at cost Of 5000,
has died, and all slaughter nnonrns
Charles r. Bell. a new arrival at Aber-
teen from Danville, Ky, is about to
erect an Ice factory and woodworking
establishment.
The Washington state grange meets i'm
annual session the first Tuesday in June
at La Canas- he grange in the state
is growing very rapidly.
Some little excitement has taken
place at Goldendale in the past few days
about some specimens Of ore which have
been taken from the mountains near that
city.
A large vein of coal has been located
about live miles north of SnolloInish. on
tile line OF the Seattle. Lake Shore &
Eastern. Over thousand feet is in
sight
Harry Leverett's sawmiH at Golden
dale and 100000 feet of lumber burned
recentiy. Loss, $1,000 The fire started
from spark from pile OF burning
slabs.
Engletrecht Manmon, employed in
frullinger's sawfnill, Was mufilatt.ti by
the saws, his right wrist and hand being
badly torn, but amputation will not be
necessary
The Inland Republican, the new paper
which ID. II. Hendricks will establish at
Athena, will be eight pages, devoted to
interests OF Gmatill4 county and faithful
to the republican, party.
Baker City raised SIS 600 subsidy for
the Sumpter Valley railroad in one day.
j. III. Parker, cashier OF the First Nation
al Bank, gave 5000. The whole amount,
5000, viii soon be subscribed
Had il not been for the past hard win
/ ter Crook county sheepInen would have
had about -, 900 head OF mutton sheen
10 turn off this spring, but as il is there
was not many over II, 900 head sold.
Captain Gray, of Astoria. has COM
meneed driving piles for new saw mill
on the south side OF Youngs bay. oppo-
/ site Cases astoria. II is understood
that outside parties will build the mill.
Tie price OF brick has fallen tose per
thousand in Seattle. whereas form erly it
was Sl4. The decline is owing 10 an
g
being over fifty brick Yards in that city.
/ Ten thousand election tickets for prob
t ably "A thousand voters is what Grant
county Will put in the field this year, and
there Is no reason why every voter should
/ not secure ii ballot of some political com
plexion.
Over Sll COO delinquent taxes i'm Grant
county shows that the past winter was q
+ hard one and that stockmen are in q
+ tight place. But our reports from that
section are cheering, and they will pail
/ through all right yet.
An Indian living near Port Discovery
hay, caught salmon in that bay the
other day, which weighed sevent,
pounds This is one OF the largest sal
mon ever captured in these waters. and
strange to say WAS hauled safely tc
/ shore.
The first OF last week VIM. Teinpletor
arrived at Prineville from Albany. hav.
ing crossed the Cascade mountains by
the Santiam route ON horseback He re
ported snow from Cache creek To Snow
| creek. VARYING in depth from one foot tc
twenty feet.
Adkins & Webb completed the Med.
| ford waterworks last week. and have ex.
ecuted their contract in a satisfactory
manner. There is pressure OF over 2OC
! teet, which Is sufficient to throw the
water a considerable distance over the
| highest house in town.
The first train with double-header at
tached that ever lett Pendleton over the
| Oregon d Washington Territory railroad
went out on Monday, says the East Ore
gonian. 1t consisted OF fifteen carload;
OF sheep, shipped by Parkins Bros. ane
bound for Dakota markets.
Messrs Jacobs and Armstrong. o
Murray, Idaho, have examined the golC
and silver quartz that is found near Lake
Nhateom, and pronounce it very rich
indeed, and say they are satisfied tha
quartz, both gold and silver, can bt
lound there in large and paying guam
titles.
Ed Basley, who was arrested in Pen
dleton, charged with desertion from tn,
Second cavalry, is kept in custody a
Fort Nalla Walla, pending investigation
Ii 1T can be proven that he was in Pen
dletOn IN February, 1889, and staveC
continuously until July OF the sam,
yea, he will be released.
Tho frSt Cba,,1, ,,,;,.;,,e. e,<..o :
Fox valley, Grant county, made re
munerative cleanup, advancing the valu,
OF their exclequer 5000 worth. Severa
gold nuggets being valued from SIS {,
$40 were secured. For the first season
this company has had sufficient water I,
work effectually, saws the Long Creel
Eagle, and as they report prospects still
very favorable, the chances are fair [.
secure that amount of gold to disburs'
all expenses OF the past with fair divi
dend besides.
Ex-Governor Moody, OF Oregon, ha
taken from the Columbia his ney
steamer Wasco, propeller, built for tin
Upper Columbia trade, for use on tn
Puget sound route. Ii is not vet settled
but it will probably ply between Por
Townsend and Seattle. The steame
cost So, ,000, and is licensed to carry >
passengers.
The gentlemen comprising the part
which went out from Ellensburgh to lC
cate the big ditch, returned for supple
and went back again. They report goo
progress. The intention now is to tax
the water from Katcheeze lake, nea
Easton, from which an ample suppl
can be secured with good fall, and it
likely this route will be adopted. Tn
ditch as contemplated will be about sixt
miles long.