The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-08-25
0regon's Excellent Display at
the Worlds Fair.
FIATTERISG EASTERN COMMENT
A Model Hydraulic Placer Nine
Attracts the Attention of the
Immense Throng.

The total Columbia river salmon pack
viii be about 275, 900 cases, l7S, 900 short
Of last year.
An international irrigation convention
is called to meet at Deming, N. NJ, on
November Z.
A colony OF thirty families is reported
travelling with its teams overland from
Nebraska 10 the vicinity Of Olympia.
The Indians in some parts OF Oregon,
notably at Grant, have been offering po-
mics for sale at from $3.50 to 81 apiece.
A. D. Childress, manager of the clear
ing house At Los Angeles, has resigned
at the solicitation OF the clearinghouse
hanks.
The people Of Yuma and vicinity held
= mass meeting recently, and unani-
mously agreed to request United States
Attorney General 0lney not to appeal to
the United States Supreme Court the
Aigodones land-grant case, recently de
cided in favor OF the claimants by the
United States Land Court OF Private
Claims. The reasons given are that the
settleTs on the grant are perfectly satis-
fed with the decision.
A fisherman on the Lower Columbia
had his net in the river, and was max
ing drift, when the steamer 7. ]. Pot
ter passed on her way to Astoria. The
captain did not see the net, and in pass
ing one of the vessels big wheels picked
il up and wound ii around the shalt,
taking the fisherman and part of his
boat with it. Fortunately he was 80
completely tangled in the net that he
was held firmly in one place and carried
around, and escaped being dashed to
pieces. His outcries for help we're heard
and the steamer was stopped, and be
was released.
In speaking Of Oregon being unrepre-
sented in the National Board the Ghica-
10 Tribune Of late date remarks: "0r-
egon il without representation in the
deliberations Of the National Commits
sion, and in this incident there is an
other feature Of the old Cleveland PEN
never feud. One OF 0regonis National
Commissioners is i'll, and his alternate
resigned. To this resignation the Gov
ern0r paid no heed. 0regon's other
Commissioner is not in the eity, and the
Governors refusal to notify the Presi-
dent Of the vacancy in the commission
leaves Oregon without Q spokesman.
Oregonians are fearful that they will
fare i'll in the apportionment Of jurors
Of awards, and have asked the National
Commission to take such action as will
result in Oregon having voice In the
body's deliberations"
One of the most important features
presented to visitors is the magnificent
educational exhibit, nov fully open and
complete, in the department OF liberal
arts. Nearly all of the States and Ter
ritories are creditRbly represented. Par
ticuiarly are the most distant States well
Represented, from the Atlantic to the
Pacific, and Of these no exhibit is more
attractive than that presented by the
State Of Oregon. Its specific character
istics are numerous and many Of them
unique, and at once hold the attention
Of the passer-by. In the department of
ornithology there is Q magnificent dis
play of al the game birds Of Oregon ell
egantIy mounted. There are free-hand
and mechanical drawings and photo
graph work illustrating all features Of
public-schOol work through the several
grades. OF the higher institutions of
learning the State University, the State
Agricultural College and the Willamette
University lead in their exhibits. The
entire exhibit is q tribute to the enter
prise, skill and ability Of the teaeners
and schools Of the Web-foOt State
Chicago Inter-0cean.
One Of the most attractive exhibits to
the public in the mines and mining
building is the model or miniature hy-
draulic placer mine in the Oregon Sec
tion, which as drawing card to the
general public lie only surpassed by the
silver statue Of 'sJustiee" The placer
mine consists Of bed VI gravel about
fifteen feet long and six feet wide, with
sluiceWay through the middle. A small
hydraulic ram throws vigorous stream
Of water against the gravel bank, carry
ing the dirt down in the sluice where the
gold is caught by the rifles placed cross
Wise III tuc uuA. a AHiuDcf VI lfckOu
plaeer-mining properties gave the gravel,
100 sacks Of $50 pounds each coming
from the following properties: Ingram
& Baker, Centennial and Willow Springs
in Willow Springs district, Davenport In
the Davenport district; on the opening
day some gravel from the Basin mine,
the property Of Captain Clougb Of Port
land, was worked over; cleanup was
made after each bag was worked, but the
gold was allowed TO remain in the boxes
in order to give visitors an insight into
the system Of piacer-mining. A final
cleanup was made late in the afternoon.
which netted about one ounce Of gold
dnst and two nuggets weighing about
one-eighth Of an ounce each. This spe-
cial attraati0HiR in charge Of F.. II. Rowe,
aur.asin faudesst of the flrn0nr1 mining