Junction City bulletin. [volume] (Junction City, Or.) 189?-1901, 1901-01-31

CANYON CITY has I new fire bell.

The Toledo tax levy has been fixed
st mills.
The Eugens Military Club has In
corpoiated.
! The Southern Pacific tie plant at
Latham 10 running again.
Baker City school electors have
voted In favor OF l0.mill special tax.
The e.year-oid son OF II. y. Filton,
Of Lost Valley. was killed by falling
tree.
There were nearly 600 mining loca-
tions recorded In Josephine county last
year.
The receipts OF the Canyon City post
Office last year amounted to $27.-
1890.
The bridge across Trask river at the
stillwell place vas washed out by the
freshet.
| Lumber IL being delivered on the
ground for the new hospital building
at Eugene.
The Standard mill at Baker City.
with capacity OF 10000 feet per day.
Is nearly finished.
James Yates has sold his farm OF 80
acres. near Irving, 70 Mr.. Hurd. late
OF Iowa. for about IS. 900.
Local miners are sinking 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 as years. died at her
home In Aurora. Deceased was sis
ter of DR.. Martin and Jacob Giesy.
A large amount Of DRIFT lodged
against the railroad bridge, north Of
Lebanon. and lE men have been at
work all week dislodging 1t.
| A telephone line IL being built BY
the Sunset Company from Jacksonville
20 the Upper AppIegate country. and
will probably be connected with the
Grants Pass. Williams line.
J. w. Parker, who has a rich ap
pearing quartz ledge near Leland, nm
der bond from Burnett 81 Hudson, Il
making preparations to equip the prop
erty with an electric plant.
@. A. Pgrkcr and James Buchanan
have secured contract 20 cut and de-
liver poles for the telephone line which
is to be built from Pleasant Hill via
Jasper and Natron to the main line Al
Springfield.
The long looked for English par.
tridges arrived at Independence and
we're taken TO the O'Brien farm, few
miles north OF that city, and turned
loose. The birds appeared very wild.
apparently owing TO their long journey
Reports from the country surrcnud'
ing Albany are general that the fall
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 acreage
is large.
After an illness OF several years.
james A. Cauthorn. at one time 8
prominent grain dealer OF Corvallis
died at his home In that CITY. Hi,
aiment was rheumatism, and under
it's effects the deceased had been al
, invalid for several years.
An effort is being made to have thu
mail route changed between Ions
, Creek and Pendleton 80 that the rout,
: will go over the Yellow Jacket roaC
| from Pendleton to Ukiah and via tn,
/. lower gulch road from Ukiah to Lonl
Greek and supply Ritter from Loni
: Creek.
. A deal OF considerable magnitud,
} was contaminated last week at Tilla
f. nook between q. and Il. Thayer ant
: the Beals Land Company. Abou
/. $40,0 worth OF agricultural land ant
town property was transferred to tn
company, and will probably be place.
on the market.
OWiuk W euO AVNVhe AAAA N0tSi VI
Q the Coast Fork which caused the los
: of many thousand feet OF logs, Messrs
s Geer and Rouse, the saw mill men a
0 Amos, are arranging to erect tenn
8 porary saw mill at Cottage Grove an
: will drive the logs there. The boiler
!. and engines OF the new light plant ma
Q be used.
The owners OF the Red, White an
Blue mine, at Malheur, will push de
velopments as rapidly as possible
I. There are two parallel ledges, on
). measuring IL feet and the other thre
q feet, and the owners believe that de
i yalopment will prove that they com
Q together, The mine is equipped wit
! three stamp mill and steam hoist
Q ing plant. The capacity of the mil
y is 30 he increased and pump installe