The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1895-05-17
OREGON ALL RIGHT:

Hon. j. II. Mitchell takes up the
space OF the National Geographic Maga-
zine OF Washington in u splendid
written history of Oregon, read by Mr..
Mitchell before the National Geographic
Society. He begins with the discovery
IN 1892 and comes up under compre-
hensive arrangement of subjects to the
present time. We give several extracts:
The Willamette extends from Portland
to the Calipooia mountains, 80 miles
south OF Eugene a distance of over $50
miles in length by an average of 75 miles
in width. This valley is famed as one
OF the most fertile and productive in the
world. There is scarcely an acre of waste
land in this vast area of $4,000 square
miles. 1t is a great Miocene basin; fos-
sils of the Miocene age are found there
in abundance. The greater portion of it
is under improvement, but much OF it ia
held in large tracts of $40 acres, being
the donations made to settlers by the act
of congress of September 81, 1850. Near
ly the whole of it is well watered by
streams, very small proportion requir-
ing irrigation. 1t produces wheat, oats,
barley, corn, all kinds of vegetables, and
fruit in abundance. The Willamette val
ley is alone capable of sustaining n pop
ulation of 5000, 600 souls, and even then
the population would be but fraction
in excess OF that of Belgium to the square
mile. and less than that of England by
102 to the square mile.
There are regular lines of first class
ocean steamers running weekly between
San Francisco, California, and Yaqnina
bay, Oregon, connecting with the Ore
gon Pacific railroad, a first-class full
gauge road, now constructed and run
ming regularly from Yaquina bay east
ward across the entire Willamette valley,
and which, 1 am credibly advised, will
within the present year be extended to |
transcontlnental connection. Another
line OF steamers plies weekly between
San Francisco and Coos bay, Oregon. A |
railroad is now under const -uction con-
Meeting Astoria, Oregon, with Portland |
and the great transcontinental lines OF
railroad. Other lines of railroad are be. !
ing projected and built in Oregon, one |
the valleys of the Willamette, |
umpqua and Rogue rivers with the wa !
tiers OF Coos bay on the Pacific ocean.
As factor in the civilization of Amer !
lea and OF the age in which We live, Or |
egon as a state challenges attention,
Civilization over 200 wears ago MARSHALL |
ed its bStillions and took up its line of |
march in the Orient Gathering strength |
with the steady advance of its CONQUER
ing column, the tread OF its victorious |
legions among the mountains and over |
the plains OF the distant west signa.ed |
the rapid approach of the builders of /
empire; and though beauteous in its in
Iancy, grand in the clear light of the 1
Orient in the early morn of its existence /
may we not expect that the state of Ore
ron will realize its grandest achieve
nents amid the g!ories OF accumulated |
'plendor in the distant Occident. /
Wool Is coming TO market About 8
ents will probably be the market price, /
which Is now very unsettled.
An incident at one of the wharfs was
hat OF a man falling OF the gang plank
nto the river He simply got wet.
The report Of the Albany committee to
he board of L. S. Engineers at Yaquina,
appears on our editorial page Ii is com
Irehensiye and should be -ut out for future
eference.
Judge Hewitt has rendered q decision in
he Silver:on wheat case in favor of the
plaintiffs. ordering distribution Of i6. AS
,nshels Of wheat among those having il
tored
A taEd picnic viii be given a. Jefferson
IN May =. +. Masrer, Of jefferson, will be
president of the day. A. 81 Holt will
epresent Albany as vice president
The University Of California Athletic
cam defeated Princeton on Saturday 81 To
il points 1t is probable this team will
meet tie Muitncmah's about June y. IL
o the DEMcCRAT predicts Multnomah will
ID get first point. when contested.
Yesterday Mr. John Usher. the janiiOr
( the court house. happened around the
ulidiDg when be got into dispute with
young man standing in the shade Of the
ultding. The DEMOCRAT will not give
be conversation. The reeult was black
ye for Mr.. Usher and bloody nose for
ounC man.
4 friendly conversation betwe.n Charles
ieizsar and A F. Stowe. on first street,
aturday evening, resulted in Mr. Stowe
aking tumble III very emphatic man
er. This will make good item fsr the
ehanon Express. A pecuIiarity of Stoves
rouble was the fact that he knocked him
elf down, that is be struck for Me.zgar
nd missing him fell. Mr. Meizgar APP
reciating nis drunken condition left him
ntlreIy alone