The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1901-02-01
OREGON.
Canyon City has a new fire bell.

Canyon City has new fire bell.
jefferson will levy no tax for the
year 1901.
The Toledo tax levy has been fixed
at mills.
The Eugene Military Club has in
corpoIated.
The Southern Pacific tie plant at
Latham is running again.
Baker City school electors have
voted in favor OF l0.mill special tax.
The 9-yesr-old son of H. S. Filton,
Of Lost Valley, was killed by a falling
tree.
There we're nearly 600 mining loca-
tions recorded in Josephine county last
year.
The receipts of the Canyon City post
Office last year amounted to $27,
181.99.
The bridge across Trask river at the
Stillwell place was washed out by the
freshet.
Lumber is being delivered on the
ground for the new hospital building
at Eugene.
The Standard mill at Baker City,
with a capacity OF 10000 feet per day,
is nearly finished.
James Yates has sold his farm of sc
acres, near Irving, to Mr.. Hurd, late
of Iowa. for about SO, 900.
Local miners are sinking a shaft on
the Watt hills east of Amity on the
site of supposed gold mine.
Free-milling gold ore has been dis
covered in the mountains just west OF
Lostine. Test show the ore literally
filed with black suphurets.
Miss Elizabeth Giesy, an Oregon
pioneer, aged 70 years, died at hel
home in Aurora. Deceased was a sis
ter of DR.. Martin and Jacob Giesy.
A large amount Of drift lodged
against the railroad bridge, north o
Lebanon, and 10 men have been a.
work all week dislodging it.
A telephone line is being built b.
the Sunset Company from Jacksonvill
to the Upper Applegate country, ant
will probably be connected with tn,
/ Grants Pass. Williams line.
]. W. Parker, who has a rich ap
pearing quartz ledge near Leland, un
der bond from Burnett q Hudson, i
making preparations to equip the prop
erty with an electric plant.
G. A. Parker and James Buchanan
have secured contract to cut and de
liver poles for the telephone line whicI
is to be built from Pleasant Hill vii
Jasper and Nstron to the main line a
Springfield.
The long looked for English par
tridges arrived at independence AM
were taken to the O'Brien farm, few
miles north of that city, and turne'
loose. The birds appeared very wild
apparently owing to their long journey
Reports from the country surround
ing Albany are general that the fal
wheat is in excellent condition, with
out any indication, at this time, of al
enemy of any kind Notwithstanding
the poor crop Of last year. the acreag
is large.
After an illness OF several years
James A. Cauthorn. at one time
prominent grain dealer of Corvallis
died at his home in that city. Hi
ailment was rheumatism, and unde
its effects the deceased had been a.
invalid for several years.
An effort is being made to have th
mail route changed between Lon
Creek and Pendleton SO that the rout
will go over the Yellow Jacket roa
from Pendleton to Ukiah and via th
lower gulch road from Ukiah to Lon
Greek and supply Ritter from Lon
Creek.
A deal OF considerable magnitud
was consummated last week at Tills
nook between G. and L. Thayer an
the Beals Land Company. Abou
$40, 900 worth OF agricultural land an
town property was transferred to th
company, and will probably be place
on the market.
Owing to the recent high water 0
the Coast Fork which caused the lol
OF many thousand feet OF logs, Messrt
hGeer and Rouse, the saw mill men 9
Amos, are arranging to erect ten
porary saw mill at Cottage Grove an
will drive the logs there. The boiler
and engines of the new light plant ma
be used.
The owners OF the Red, White an
Blue mine, at Malheur, will push d.
velopments as rapidly as possible
There are two parallel ledges, Oh
measuring IL feet and the other thre
feet, and the owners believe that dt
velopment will prove that they com
together. The mine is equipped wit
three stamp mill and steam hois
ing plant. The capacity OF the mi
is to be increased and pump installe
at once.
WASHINGTON.
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