Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-09-03
BRIEF PACIFIC COAST NEWS
A Resume Of Events in the
Northwest.
EVIDENCE OF STEADY GROWTH
News Gathered in All the Towns of
Our Neighboring states-Improve-
ment Noted in All Industries

News Gathered in All the Towns of
Our Neighboring states-Improve-
ment Noted in All Ind dustries Oregon.
The spring run of salmon at Cello
was failure this year.
The hay harvest in WaIlowa county
is over, and farmers are busy garnering
their wheat.
A student Of fruit culture in Jackson
county says that yellow jackets are
death on all kinds OF moths that prey
on fruit.
One Of the tramps injured in the
wreck south OF Roeeburg drew 800
out Of his pocket and asked to be we'll
Jared for while that lasted.
The schooner Bella, built on the
5iuslaw by Eli Hansen, was furnished
with masts last week. The Bella has
been long time building.
Hon. Thomas II. Tongue has sue
ceeded in locating the lost muster rolls
of the companies of volunteers that
fought the Rogue river Indians in 1853.
The sawmills up the North Santiam
are being operated to their fullest
capacity. Many of them are cutting
ties and bridge timbers for repairs on
the O C. & L.
Eighty acres Of the CHM place, near
Weston, which was threshed last week,
averaged 90 bushels of wheat to the
acre. This is the largest yield yet
heard Of in that section.
Engineer Halcombe, with crew of
men, is now engaged in making a sur
yey of the Nehalem bar, with the OBJ
ject Of getting an appropriation for
jetty work. He is doing the work
thoroughly, and will also make sur
vey of the Tillamook bar later.
Astronomer SIS. Gannett has the in
struments in place for receiving time by
wire from st. Louis, in order to estab-
lish meridian line at Baker City for
the geological maps that are to be made
by the federal authorities OF the Baker
mineral district.
The Astoria carnival this yesr has
eclipsed anything of the kind ever held
in that city. 1t is the intention to
effect permanent organization of
regatta club, the objects Of which will
be to collect funds and otherwise pro-
mote the annual carnival.
The state fair to be held in Salem
this year promises to be success in
every way. The o. r. & N, with its
usual generosity and care for the
states interests, is the first line to an
nounce a reduced rate to Salem during
the fair of one fare for the round trip.
Work is being pushed on the con-
struction of the Astoria & Columbia
River road to Goble, and the officers
say they will have trains running be-
tween Astoria and Portland by January
/. The affairs of the road are in good
hands, and being conducted in bust
ness-like manner.
L. G. Coleman returned to jackson.
vile from San Francisco last week.
/ While at that city he had four sugar
beets, raised on Griffin creek, analyzed
at the Spreckles refinery. The result
showed that they averaged 10 ounces in
weight, contained 1888 per cent of
sugar and co-eficient of purity of So
per cent. The percentage of saccharine
matter is high, especially as the beets
are not matured. Those containing IA
per cent sugar, with a co-eficient purity
of over 80 per cent, are considered good.
Should beets raised in other parts Of
jackson county turn out equally we'll.
factory may be up in the near future.