The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-01-07
From Fridays Daily.

| The board cost the state over $4,000 aDS
| there is not even a printed report to show
| for it.
From Fridays Daily.
These evenings are made gladstone by
coastng on all the neighborIng hills.
Mr. Henry Cram, in business in POI tlaE d.
Is visiting relatives and friends in the city.
Legislative matters are general topics Of
conversation, and street talks always
turn toward Salem.
There are several prisoners in the county
Jail for selling whisky to Indians. These
have been gathered in from this vicinity by
the deputy u s. marshal.
The fish-wheels and fat.boats nearly
cover the beach above the city, and these
make business aspect to this otherwise
desolate portion of the vicinity.
A pair of gold rImmed eyeglasses was
lost on the streets of The Dalles this morn.
ing. The owner will be suitably rewarded
by leaving the same at this office.
Hon. }. A. Smith, of Wasco, was q pas.
senger ON the morning. train, en- route to
Salem to assume his legislative duties. He
Is joint.senator for Sherman and Wasco
counties
We understand an alteration occurred
last night between different crowds of coast
ers,resuIting in several puglllstic encounters.
There were sore heads in consequence, but
20 serious injuries were received.
There is nothing rich or racy around the
city jail these days, and it is a rare thing
for that elumosynary institution to have an
occupant. This is largely due to the peace
10 hoh Of nd ha of
of our police force.
Notwithstanding the fine weather to- day
parties have been trying the Ice in the inn
mediate vicinity of The D ,lles. There have
been no accidents reported yet, but we have
a pointed pencil to chronicle any "wettIne"
that may happen on account of the exhibi-
tlon of an adventursome disposition.
There is not much poetry in this weather
to the newspaper reporter, and he follows
the even tenor of his way, noting a .'per-
s,nal" here OF there, or picking up an item
when convenient. With the news.gatherer
it is always ''force" policy, and the crav-
ings of compositors have to be satisfied in
the best manner possible.
A young man by the name of George
james was accidentally shot last week near
Haines, says the Union Republican, and Is
in very precarious condition. The gun
discharged was a Winchester, 44-70, the
ball entering Just below and to the right of
the. left nipple, and passing within an
eighth or an inch of the apex of the heart,
coming out on the left side.
The river bank below the mouth of Mill
creek presents a scene of great activity.
On the ways undergoing repairs is the Reg
uiator, with large force of mechanics at
l. L. l,,A = II.
tion to be oYerhauled. By the time the
spring trade opens the D. P. & A. N. Co. Is
boat will be in excellent condition for busi-
ness, which promises to be larger than
usual.
We are informed by person who has Just
arrived from Centerville, Wash, that the
KliokItat valley Is free from snow and some
farmers are plowing. All varieties of cli-
mate can be experienced In drive of few
miles. Near Rockland snow still covers the
ground to the depth of several inches, but
before the mountain is reached the ground
is bare, and on the other side there is pleas.
ant weather with little frost at night.
Charles Fredericks, of Dixie, Washington
county, was fonnd dead in South Scappoose
creek, about a mile from Anderson's place.
Fredericks left his home with the intention
of going to Portland. After he had gone
some distance he missed his way in the
snow, and wandered off into the hills in
northeasterly direction. On his not return.
ing home when expected, searching party
started out, following his tracks in the snow,
and succeeded In finding his dead body.
News was received in The Dalles that
Mr. w. s. Ladd, the banker of Portland
died at o'clock this morning. He has
been afflicted with paralysis for years, and
his demise will create no great surprise.
His wealth Is somewhere in the millions,
and for years he has been considered the
richest man in Oregon. Mr.. Ladd was
pioneer of the state, and accumulated his
money by being Industrious. hayIng began
life as poor boy.
1t Is now gwen out that the Great North.
ern cannot finish the road before January
10th. Track laying is pursued under diff
culties five feet of snow has to be SHOW
eled off ahead of the graders and track
layers. 1t is stated that the track, though
joined, will not be in condition for active
operation before the coming spring or sum.
mer. This opinion is based on what Hill
himself said.
Neise Anderson, section foreman on the
Union Pacific at Milton, has patented n PRO-
cess for saving -four gold. and company
has been formed for the purpose of using
this invention IN mining operations on river 4
bars where the sand is known to contain
small particles of the precious metal. Here
tofore all of the many devises invented for
the purpose of Hour gold have proved un.
profitable. In this new machine, 1t Is said,
the difficulty of expense has been overcome.
A dispatch from Tacoma yesterday says:
''The Union Pacific has "a teams in camp
ready for work at Lakeview, and l6 teams
at Fernhill. This Is the word brought to
Tacoma to-day by Robert RIgley, of Lake
view, from whom the contractors this morn.
ing bought large quantity OF feed This
looks as if che Union Pacific would at once
begin building this end of Its road from
Portland to Puget Sound as has been
for some weeks"
The sheriff's Office was crowded this
not with p isoners or politicians,
but with representatives of different profess
slons, and conversation took wide range,
from literature to science. Several great
were placed in the proper niche.
and poets were arranged in the positions in
whicn they appeared to good advantage.
Tammany came in for commendation and
and both he Republican and
Democrstic parties were purged of many
impurities.
Woodburn Independent: R. c. Hough-
man, who lives near Mt. Angel, has, SEEM
ingly struck it rich. New Years day he
killed turksy and IN Its craw found a nugget
OF pure gold worth at least one dollar. In
the craw Of two geese he got several other
and smaller pieces. In hunting around
over the place he picked up small pieces of
gold to the extent Of at least 80 Most of
this came from the hillside, but one or two
pieces Is ''wash" gold. Lemuel Walker has
gone ont to prospect the place and see what