The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1896-02-14
ANOTHER GOLD DISCOVERY.

About two weeks ago VIM. Slater, OF
Lebanon, discovered gold in the little
creek opposite Lower Soda Springs,
about one hundred yards above the sod a
springs owned by George Geisendorfer.
In about four hours work he took ont two
and half ounces OF dust OF splendid
quality. Last season Mr.. Slater was up
there and wanting drink at the springs
he picked up an oyster can from the bed
OF the creek. and in raising II out noticed
small particles of gold IN It. He had no
time TO spend in prospecting, but going
back about two weeks ago he located a
pocket with very little work. Rich beds
OF mineral are known to exist in the
Quartzviile district and also farther
south at Blue Rive, and this discovery
connects the two and shows that the
mineral belt is continuous between the
two districts mentioned. The mill at
the i.awler gold mines starts up next
Monday, and il the results OF its opera
tion are anything at all equal to the ex-
pectations OF its owners, we predict that
Linn county will have within her bor-
ders, inside oftwelve months, the largest
mining camps in the northwest.
BIG DAMAGE SUIT. - An interesting
damage suit has been begun by w. III.
Poll against DIR. l.. w. Brown, both OF
Eugene. Following Is the plaintiff cause
OF action: That on September Ia, 1895,
defendant unlawfully assaulted and heat
plaintiff over the head with heavy club.
From the effects OF said beating plaintiff
was stunned and his scalp was cut open
TO the skull in various places, ags,regat-
ing about "a inches in length aud from
one iourth to three quarter Of an inch in
width. That from the effects OF said
wounds plaintiff suffered greatly in body
and mind to his damage in the sum OF
5000. That by reason OF the beating OF
plaintiff by the defendant plaintiff was
compelled TO incur expenses for medical
serSices- That such expenses are of the
reasonable value of $75. Wherefore
plaintiff demands judgment against de-
isndAnt Tor the sum OF s5O75 and for
cosis and disbursements of action
SHG REcoEvRED.-Thefr friends of Mrs.
Ethel Esterbrook will be pleased TO hear
that she has returned from Portland
completely restored TO health. When
she left home Tor treatmen; in the Port
land Hospital she was IN such a desper-
ate condition that her friends and phys
aclan feared she could not survive the
surgical operation which WAS necessary
TO save her life and the surgeon in Port
land could give her little Encouragement
as TO the suocess OF the operation. But
with her usual plnck she chose TO take
what little chance there vas and as q re-
suit che is now comparatively . well wo-
man. The operation which consisted in
removing large abcess from the abdo
men, was one OF the most difficult and
dangerous ever done in Portland and her
recover is due 10 the excellent care she
received in the ho<pital--YzquinA Ness.
WANTsToksow. AFeAdeF wants to know
all about why the o. G. * L. is not as
sessed in Albany That's jumping at
conclusions As n matter OF fac. tie road
has generally been assessed and was IN
iii the last year Of the Ho9g manage
men,, and the city Nill get It's share OF
thc $40 600 awarxdezi Lam county by tile
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