The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-30
Wright Irrigation Law
Favored for Nevada
THE ALASKAN EXPEDITION.
The Sacramento Board Of Supervisors
Are Charged With Being
BOodlers-Etc.

Riverside is to have a free postal de
livery.
The municipal affairs Of Victoria, b
c., are to be investigated.
The emily female convict in the Arizoni
prison has been pardoned.
The plum crop at Carson is rotting oil
the trees. The market is overlooked.
The sale Of wild-Aower seed at San
Diego is becoming profitable business
The Nevada State Board Of Equaliza
tion promises to raise the assessments
all round.
The jury in the case OF John Hagger
", who killed his son last April at Sac
ramento, has been unable to agree
John R. Berry, Collector Of the Port
Of san Diego, has sued the Union News
paper Company for s25,OOO for alleged
libel.
Since January ] over 1880 vessels
have crossed Humboldt bar, and the
shipments Of lumber have been over
lu1. .UO0, ,00O teet.
An order for 800 combination and cat
tie cars is now being filed at the ma
chime shops Of the Southern Pacific
Company in Sacramento.
William Reed Of Florin charged three
members OF the Sacramento Board Of
Supervisors with being boOdlers, and be
mas been arrested for criminal libel.
Samuel ]. Brun of San Jose, late in
structor Of French at Cornell U University,
has been appointed instructor Of French
at the Leland Stanford tJr.) University.
An effort is being made to resume
work in Sacramento ON the oil we'll,
which has been abandoned at 920 feet in
depth, owing to the piping becoming
wedged.
1t now seems that railroad will be
built around the faIN at The Dalles, Or,
on the Washington side and line Of
boats put on by the Columbia River
Nav cation Company.
The Newspaper men of San Diego are
all being involved in libel suits. 80 far
the Union and the Sun have had suits
entered against them, but other com
plaints are looked for every moment.
There was an enthusiastic body Of
men gathered at Carson recently to dis
cuss the subject Of irrigation. The ap-
phcation Of the principles Of the Wright
law Of California was favored for Ne
yada.
The largest land fur shipment Of the
year was made from Victoria, B. G.. the
other day by the Hudson Bay Company
destined for London. 1t includes s25.-
000 worth Of beaver and $4,000 worth
Of bear skins.
II is e~siniated that nine-tenths OF the
water from the Colorado river is flowing
into halten Sea, and the winter floods
win greatly alignment the volume Of wa
ter, which may seek a Gulf outlet. A
lake $50 miles long and 800 feet deep is
predicted
The Native S0nsnf Truckee are schem-
ing 10 erect q monument on the site rem
dered historical by the death Of the
nembsrs Of the Bonner party. 1t is to
cost 5000, and the various parlors
throughout the State are to be asked to
contribute.
William III. G. BrothertOn, the wheel
barrow man, who left San Francisco
April last to make the trip on foot to
New York city, passed through Flagstaff,
A. r, the other day. He has been laid
up for five months in the hospital at Los
Angeles. He seems 70 be in good health
now.
The Los Angeles Farming and Milling
Company has commenced eiectment pro-
ceedings against 14l settleTs, who have
eauatted on q portion OF the Lanker-
sheim ranch, which the settlers claim to
be government land frandulently i'm
cluded by the owners Of the ranch when
the survey was made.
The schooner Lizzie Crosby has re-
turned to Port Townsend from the KO-
diak fishing grounds with catch Of 40, :
O01 Goldfish eonHigned 70 Anac0rtea OWN
efe. who intend 10 establish @ drier al
that place to dispose Of the catch Of the
Colby and other vessels, which are ex-
pectad TO arrive soon.
The ech#atka scientific expedition has
returned from Alaska. A large e0llec-
ti0n 81 botanicsi specimens was made,
and photographs Of everything Of inter
esl Nege taken. The most successful
feature Of the whole trip was the break
ing through the Monnt St. Elias Range,
4 i4af never before accomplished By man.
Tie Arrowhead Reservoir Company,
having in charge the construction Of
Isree ai0raee reservoirs in the mountains
north Of ean Bernafdino on the head
waters al the Alojaye river and ite irlb-
nlariea, has advertised foF the ccnstruc-
,ion cf three large tunnels--one 1850
Z d Isnesh, one $500 feet and one
ieet. making 4 iotai Of u 800 feet
uel.