The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-25
STATE NEWS.
Interesting Items Culled From oregon's
Leading Newspapers.


Interesting Items Culled From oregon's
Leading Newspapers.
The Roseburg Plaindealer says: 'The
hammond -Goble railroad from. Astoria to
Portland when completed will greatly add
TO the Importance of that seaport town.
This line doubtless will be extended on
and connect with the o. p. at Albany,
and thus secure connection ultimately
with the east and control trans-con-
tinental line Of its own. The people OF
Astoria are alive to the incaiculable bene-
at to that city by becoming a terminus
Of such a railroad line. They can see
ahead without spirit Of prophecy. They
reason from cause to effect with pre-
science born Of business intelligence,
while we Roseburgers are sleeping upon
our opportunities and dreaming list
less life, waiting, Micawber like, for
something to turn up. We have in close
proximity two good harbors, Coos bay
md Winchester bay with no insuperable
mountain barriers to interpose. rail-
road can be bull to Coos bay via Camas
valley with compd: atively small cost
and also down the Umpqua river to Gar
diner on Winchester bay. cheaper still,
and with a good harbor better than that
Of Coos bay while connection eastward
is as feasible as any other across the
Cascade mountains And the country
east of the Cascades is one of. the best
farming and grazing countries in Oregon,
which, until 1t Is pierced by railroad, is
and will remain a wilderness"
Judge Eakin, OF Union, of the circuit
court, has issued an order temporarily
enJ. ring the Orddell Canal company, the
Peoples Irrigation company, City Of La
Grande and a numb sr of private citizens
rom using the waters of Grande Ronde
river in the western part OF the valley.
rhe order was issued at the instance of
the Island City Mercantile q Milling COM
pany, which claims to have enjoyed the
Grst and exclusive right to the use OF
the waters of the river for the past thirty
years, and IL is further claimed that at
the ordinary season of the year, there
are 25,OOO inches of water in the stream,
but owing to the water being diverted by
various defendants to the suit, the water
Is entirely gone, deprlving the plaintiff
Of its use for irrigation purposes and for
operating the Mercantile & Milling COM
pany's flour mill at Island City.
The South Oregon Monitor says: Med
ford people were awakened again by the
dread alarm of fire about this morning.
This time it was the barn OH George
Justus residence property on the west
side of G street south of the Jackson
Vile railroad. The building was envel-
oped in flames before the fire was dis
covered, but the fire department was on
the grounds very soon and put the fire
out when the building was burned near
ly to the ground. Some hay was in the
building. All was a total loss, probably
not to exceed $500, insurance $500. This
time steam was up at the water works
and pressure turned directly on from the
pumps.
The Nenalem Times says that r. d.
Sales. mail carrier from Nehalem to Hob !
sonville, was attacked by large and
hungry cougar last Tuesday. While try
ing to pass it the animal sprang toward |
MIN, bat failed in its catch. Sales turned |
his horse and took the back track, rid |
ing at rapid speed with the cougar |
in pursuit until a mile of ground had |
been covered when the animal stopped.
The carrier met some men, procured a |
gun and returned killing the cougar |
the first shot. Another one is said to be
in the vicinity.
oscar Tom, Of Alsea, the king bee
raiser of Benton county, has thirty
three stands of bees, and the honey pro-
duced is as fine MS is made Mr.. Tom is |
also a grower of goats, and has band |
Of - of them. His band this season |
averaged Az pounds, and the wool shipped |
netted him 30 cents per pound, or $.3b |
per hcad. H. feeds his goats but little |
and besides clearing up his land they |
improve the pasture ana range.
The Newberg Independent says There |
Is little use in Oregon people complain
ing over the fact that California is buy
ing our fruit and shipping under their |
labels until we are willing to get in and |
establish q reputation for Oregon fruits |
In the east California is but reapins the |
harvest from the planting of hard efforts |
and hard cash. The people of Oregon
can do the same If they go about it
in the right manner
''What do you think of the nerve of
the Astoria man." says the North Yam
hill Record, "who wanted the people of
Nehalem to make him present of 10000 |
feet of saw logs with which to experiment
on rafting to the mouth OF the Columbia
river? The Nehalem Times doesn't state
whether or not he made good his escape.
We have known Of places where his
escape would have been doubtful"
Herman Metzger Is under arrest In
Portland for smuggling 300 deer hides into
that market in violation of the law. He
shipped them disguised as bales OF wool.
Cinch him, He isn't any better than
Judge Magers 1t is a fact that fish
and game are decreasing perceptlbly in
Oregon and 1t is hoped the late arrests
will have their good effect towards stay
ing vandal hands.-Mono Observer,
Each year the salmon run in the
klamath grows smaller, caused by the
covering up of the spawn of the salmon
with sediment from the hydraulic mines
on the upper river, Those carrying on
dshing operations at the mouth of the
river, to make the business profitable,
will have to establish hatchery for the
propagation OF the young fish near the
mouth.--Del Norte Record.
William Saunders of Empire, says the
Coquille Herald, for some months recent
ly carrying on the tin and sheet iron
NiHuN ia 1lAAS paw VIA plubdbAN CuHuuCl
salmon cannery on the lower river
this season. He passed down last Fri
day to inspect the condition of the IS
tab,ishment, overhaul 1t and put in place
machinery, etc, just received per tug
Robarts from the Sulsiaw.
The selection of Prof. w. IT, Lee as
president Of Albany collage has been con-
flrmed by the board of trustees. lie has
been Identified with the school since 1855.
This is the position held last year by
ex-Princlpal Young, of the Portland high
school, who goes now to the state uni
versity. Albany college begins its new
year September H.
The Baker City Democrat says there
Is large supply Of cattle to be had In
Baker, Union and Grant counties, pro-
vidad the prices are favorable. over
1000 head can be bought in Powder val
ley alone in a weeks time.
run Of 1900 pounds of rock from
a quartz claim owned by Jones y Huff-
man. at klamath river near Henley, was
made at Ashland quartz min last week,