The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-03-01
ITEMS IN BRIEF.
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
, February 22d-Washington's birthday.
f A chinook wind is anxiously desired.
The weather is balmly and spring like.
These be the times which try mems
woodpiles.
Those who have haystacks undimIn-
lshed are fortunate these days.
During the day the congealed element
melts, but during nights frosts prevail.
The ferry-boat has not been repaired yet,
and the primitive flatboat with oars is used.
person in the city from Klickitat
county informs us that cattle men are haul.
ing feed long distance.
A party of Knights of Pythias went to
Hood River this afternoon. and will or.
game lodge there Tonight.
Several sleighs are in town from the
country. They seek the shady sides of the
street where the snow has not disappeared.
The lates. returns from distant parts Of the
country show the actual losses in bridges and
roads destroyed aggregate over $4,000 In
Lane county.
This being the anniversary of the birth
OF George Washington, the great American,
the postofhce was closed, except during
l
The City OF Jerusalem is most wonder.
tui Pelce OF mec hanism, and must be
visited by any one to understand the
| genius exercised in its construction.
The tramp nuisance has commenced, and
occasionally man can be seen on the street,
soliciting aims. Ii the eagle glance of our
marshal detects any such, they are given a
place to rest their weary bones.
H.,
held atthe Eight Mile school house next Sat-
urday for the purpose of discussing poIit.
| cal matters. Thismeeting is called with
out reference to part predictions.
We have received with the compliments
OF MIR. Bandmaun, little work entitled
An Actors Tour Around the World, des-
cription of the various places he has visited
and the audiences before whom he has
delineated Shakespearean character.
E. F. Sox tells the Albany Herald the
banks OF the Willamette are the scenes of
much destruction. At the Wills ware
house opposite Miilers station he saw 5000
bushels OF ruined wheat thrown into the
river. at Independence was huge pile of |
900 bushels which had been spoiled by |
the flood and thrown into the river.
Mr.. A. j. McHaley, of Eight Mile, gave
OF stock has resulted so far; but he is |
fearful if there is not change of weather
in a few days the loss will be heavy Very
many are without feed, and it is almost inn
possible for cattle TO live on the hills with
the present depth of snow.
Burns Herald: Last Sunday before day.
break $50 tons of hay late bought of
Smith Il Young, aud paid for by j. S. De.
vine, for feed for over 500 head of calves in
corral on the Island, was totally destroyed
by fire. evidently incendiary, as the damp
weather and tracks IN the softened snow
precludes any theory of accident.
The many friends OF the late rector of st.
Paul's church. Rey. John G. Fair, will be
pleased to hear that he and his family are
in town on visit for few days. Mr.. Fair
is looking well, ard notwithstanding the
fatigue of long journey is feeling well
We welcome him back, and hope he has
come to the coast this time to stay.
Eagle: Word reaches us that Mr.. L.
Hayes, a respected resident of John Day,
is being urged by some of the most inhuen-
tial citizens of Gront county, to enter In
the race as a candidate upon the Republican
ticket for county judge Mr.. Hayes, VIC
believe, as well as others who may be can
didates for the same position, is we'll quail.
fed to serve in that capacity with honor to
himself and the county.
1t is not generally known that beaver,
otter, mink, ETC., yet make their homes
along the Umatilla river. Helms Brcj:.,
who cut wood for c. G. Tanning about tLgo
miles below Pendleton, tell the Pendleion
paper they have trapped several of tZese
animals, and disposed of their pslts at a
profitable figure. Mink are quite Plentiful,
but it is only occasionally that a beaver or
otter is captured.
Last Monday morning, Vancouver peo-
pie were treated to the sight of genuine
volcano in active eruption. A loud report
was heard in the south, as of a peal of
distant thunder. Later flames were seen
issuing from the peak of Mt. Jefferson,
which is IN the Cascade range, about so
miles southeast of Salem, Oregon. The
flames were followed by clouds of black
smoke. which rose high above the noun
tain and drifted away. Il was grand
sight,
81. Heleas Mist: The improvements now
being made at Kalama by the Northern Pa
ci6c, apart from rebuilding the incline. have
greater significance than might be sup
salmon pack of the Columbia to go east
over the Northern Pacific. A warehouse
will be built at Kalama and arrangements
made with some boat to run regularly be.
tween that point and Astoria and way
places, and possibly up the river as well.
The officials of the road expect to secure a
larger share of the salmon business this
season than ever before.
Mist: On last Friday, Robert Muckle
and another man were moving IS head
of cattle across the slough fiom Deer
Island TO the main land on Muckle's
ranch. The cattle were loaded on.
barge, and when they reached the mid
die of the stream, some of the cattle be-
coming boisterous crowded against one
side of the boat, causing it TO upset. Mr..
Muckle swan ashore while the other man
hung on to the scow and saved himself.
One short horned bull, four cows and
seven yearlings were drowned. Mr..
Muckle had narrow escape.
Astorian: A surveyor who has recently
come in from the Nehalem river country re-
marked the othe' day that there is going 10 be
much trouble in that section before long over
the various claims. There IS a large tract
uusurveyed which is all covered over with
squatters. He said that they have very
faint idea of how the lines of the townships
and sections run, and in many cases there are
several squatters on one claim. 1t is unfortu-
nate that any part of our state which is being
rapidly filled should not have been carefully
surveyed. 1t is impossible to tell when this
area will receive attention. In the meantime
the efforts of the squatter will be OF no es-
pecial avril. because they are all liable to
lose their claims.
From Mondays Daily.