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mm mm mm, CfomWs, Aug. 19, 1881. TAKE A VACATION. When the mu) in the signal station Telegraphs all over the nation, That, according to observation, The isothermic declination Is getting into an oscillation That gives a certain indication That "hot will be no designation For the murcury's elevation. Then 'S the time for contemplation Of the annual vacation. You, whose busy occupation Leaves no time for recreation, You, whose brains in consternation Long to seek a new sensation. You, who have in contemplation Future busy excitation; Housewives tired with preparation Of the thrice laid daily ration. Children fagged with education, Loaajag for a fresh elation. Babies with emaciation Past the nurse's explanation, Get you up from such probation, Seek a change in situation. Go to Newport; go to Bashan, Country, seaside, mountain station, Seek new air for respiration, And new themes for speculation. Taking thus a rest, you may shun 111 beyond one's recitation. And make general reparation For your mental desiccation And yonr bodily prostration. FROM POMEROY TO PHILOMATH. KXTBACTB BOM A DIARY BOMB GLEANINGS HITHERTO UNNOTICED. Id the western portion of the soon-to-be state of Washington, is the thri ving little town of Pomeroy. It is situated in Columbia county, near the snbbnrbs of Idaho, and patron ized considerably by its travel. Its laws are made at Olympia and en forced by the magistrate and sundry vigilance committees. The' work of the latter is generally the most effec tual. Owing to the height and gen eral surroundings it is peculiarly fa vored with electricity and ozone, which under the climate is very healthy. Nowhere does the rising ran display all bis glory to a better advantage than down the gentle alopes that wall this verdant valley when the stage driver is ready to ex claim "all aboard!" Half an hoar and we are on the "divide." This is the highest point of the largest plateau on the Pacific coast. Here an extended view can be taken of a beautirul, but at present unimproved country. As far as yonr vision can carry yon, yon see nothing bat rolling hills very unlike the plain or mountain scenery of Oregon or California. In a few years hence ar tists will travel this way to -secure perfect descriptions, but at present, to know the country is only to see it. Some of the hills have been so washed out that they present a more acute appearance, A story is told of a man who had tronble with his wife, and also had 160 acres of land. Tbey "split blankets;" the top of the bill aplit the field. The sides of the hill were so steep that each had 160 acres after the division. The To-canon is one mile deep. It is so called because the soldiers du ring the Indian war of 1856 buried two cannons here that have never since been found. Marengo is a mall burg located here and favored with excellent water power. The aline formation here exhibits itself. Large, dark rocks are coated white with a hardened coat of alkali. The Indians have a tradition- that seven lives were voluntarily sacrificed to the Great Father in order that these atones b turned white so they could be seen on the darkest night. This canon is the deepest "washout on the plateau. This Is an excellent field for any young student in geology who desires to see various specimens of igneous nature. The soil of the sum mits is a dark argillaceous matter, which, when tilled, will be worth $25 per acre. It is now sold by Uncle Sam at pre-emption and homestead rates. This fourteen miles from the railroad, anl still there are men who complain of "no work." Dayton i the terminus of the O. R. & N. R II., and has the reputation of Being the neatest town in Wash ington Territory. It is the county teat of Columbia county. It contains about 1000 inhabitants, and is proba bly the only town or tbat size in the United States tbat is so pious that it cannot entertain excursion passengers on Sunday. Everybody has a good word for Dayton, the largest town on tfas Touch et Next Waiubure, 20 years old, but lately incorporated. Unlike the "mush-room" growth, this town is like the tree, "slow to mature, slow to decay." Waitsburg has many days to live through a brilliant future. At Walla Walla we stop 20 min utes. This i a city of 5000 inhabit ants and is 25 years old. It was first ai raising town, but now a com mercial easier of much importance. $106,000 are distributed in this city monthly by the railroad companies. Here we take a Pullman sleeping oar e a .tjtoa ntrta lira Aw o iAmnmknK.t m UIW. VHUIVIM1V ivr m WHHiaillVWJBV to enter at 8:30 p. m. and find' himself as he awakes from bis sleep at 6:20 a. m. in the Dalles. This night ride is, we learn, over sage-brush, rolling plain ground. Tickets from Portland to the Dalles have been reduced from to to-50 cts. This change was brought about by the U. B. Scott opposition. Seven miles down the Columbia and every room was filled with steam. The boat immediately became nnmanage ble, and all aboard stuck their heads out to breathe. By f the aid of the wind we stopped. Twas then that the news was spread. 'A man over board!" The life boat was lewered and a diligent search made but to no purpose. He was never seen again. He made the bed of the Columbia his final resting place. Upon 'further investigation we learned, the man's name to be Theodore Potts. He was on engineer by trade; but was then firing. Six bolts had given awy and the contents of the boiler, which was so hot tbat it melted candles off their wicks, was thrown on him un til he mabe his final but unsuccessful escape. He leaves a widow and five fatherless children in Portland. He was teen but once after he fell. One word to swimmers; Those who know say that the bed of the Columbia is very uneaven and its waters have too motions, which collide with each other. From the annual seamen's report we ascertain that 90 percent of those who fall to a depth of five feet are lost; and that they rise but oncejinstead of tb customery "three times." In such a river as the Will amette one will usually come up tbe ninth day; but in the Columbia, the subteranean action buries the corps with sand and accompanying sed iments, so that it is very seldom, if ever, tbat ono lain in it's greater depths, will find tbe surface again. Down at tbe Cascades is located tbe old "Blockhouse" wbioh Gen. Sheredin occupied during the war of 56. The Indians have a strange tra dition that a natural bridge once spanned the Columbia at this point. Geology will verify this apparent "myth," and will ever hint that tbe Cascade Mountains once bridged the Columbia. We traveled over the Cascades, a distance of seven miles, by rail. Lewis and Clark hauled their boats by hand over land over them. They had ascended the Columbia to this point knowing nothing of the Willamette river until they were in formed by an aged Indian tbat they bad passed tbe mouth of a large river. Tbe U. B. Scott line venture up tbe Cascades three miles further than tbe old line. Tbe town at this point has not the usual regulations that most other Oregon towns possess. Here every one looked out for scenery as we glided down the bosom of the great river. Toung people admired the Bridal Yeil which is only excelled by another which is located in Cali fornia. The peculiar admired Rooster point, while the more fashionable were attracted to a solid cone of stone called Palace Rock, apparently in the river but it is situated two miles from it. It covers 40 acres; is 800 feet higher than the river and 3, 000 feet higher than tbe ocean. It belongs to Mr. Jay Corke, of Phil adelphia who intends to make this point a pleasure resort. At Vancouver and Garison is dis played a scenery very beautiful with one main exception: naked boys line tbe banks near our boat. This makes traveling along here during warm summer afternoons a very delicate matter. Some policemen may wan der down that way yet. Down tbe river 8 miles, Hail, Columbia! Fare well! At six o'clock we are in Portland, a distance of 270 miles travelled in one night and day. Next day on the West Side we pass through five counties in seven hours. Corvallis is a railroad and navigation city and means yet to be a Chicago. It is surrounded by a wealthy country which is daily in. creasing in value. Every body ap pears cheerful and healthy. Corvallis has not, noi ever will have, a rival in its own county. About tbe next thing I heard of importance was in Philomath. It was a man talking to himself appar ently; but upon further investigation proved to be the new telephone vo calist. Philomath looks better and neater and larger than ever before and is steadily growing. Financial interests are lively. The climate here appears at present 10 decrees cooler than from where we suited, a distance of 42 miles. A glance at my watch the difference between Pome roy and Corvallis time amounts to 26 minute; and intermediate differeno s correspond. G. Russxsm. A Boston ian tells of a New Yorker who has so big a month that the last time be gaped he- lost bis bslanw and fell hi. STATE nCWS, Track-layers on the N. P. B. R. croosed the Idaho line the first of week before last. A United States snag-boat is engaged in dredging a channel through a sand-bar just below Salem, The passenger depot of the 0 ft C. R. R. will probably be moved into Salem during the present year. The Ashland woolen mills have lately received orders enough to keep the mills running day and night for several months', On Monday last' another "trusty" made his escape while at work on the Insane Asylum, bjpquietly walking oat of the en closure at, the Asylum. Henry Hubbard's Barn, at Dallas was destroyed by fire one day last week, and burned a horse to death which was in the barn at the time. The steamer Nellie while on her way up the river yesterday run on a ana? at the mouth of the Santiam and sunk to the depth of six feet. It will be impossible to raise the boat until the snag is cut ont. Statesman. Mrs. L. A. Banks is very sick at her home in Vancouver, and her life has been de spaired of, though she was some better yes terday. The sympathy of the public for her is deeply and freely expressed. Independ ent From the Spokan Times: The railroad track is some six miles beyond Clifton, and moving toward Westwood at the rate of two miles per day. From the Colfax Democrat: The 0. B. ft N. Co. will lay ont a town-site, on their line at the junctien of the Grange City and Dayton lines, to be known as Prescott, in honor of the general, manager of the line. Last Saturday Mr. J. E. Knox had the misfortune, while at work with a header, to get his left arm caught in the bevel-wheel of the machine, which tore off about three inches of the fleshy portion of the arm be tween the wrist and elbow. Albany Reg ister. The property in South Salem which has been used the past vear or more for the Deaf Mute School, has been purchased of Mr. A. Bash, in connection with another lot adjoining, on which a new building is to be immediately built to be used by the boys' department of the school. Weekly Talk. The spiritualistic discussions at the Y. M. C. A Hall at Portland between Dr. Truesdell and Dean Clark, have created quite a breeze, so much so that Dr. Clark announced his intention to bring Mrs. Fay and several other noted mediums from San Francisco here at an early day, in order that they might, by their expertness, con vince tbe multitude. Standard. The Wood River Smelting Company week before last, run out about 25 tons of bul lion averaging 220 ounces. In a few days the company will begin roasting the matte to recover the iron, gold and silver which it contains. This matte is a furnace residue which carries from 55 to 65 percent, of iron, combined with from 25 to 35 per cent, of As the Brownsville Woolen Mills- have been rushed with work, receiving more or ders than they could fill "on time," there is strong talk of enlarging the factory building, and putting in new machinery that will enable the company to turn out just double the amount of work that they can now do every twenty-four hours. sulphur, 'antimony, arsenic, lead, silver, gold, copper, eta The roasting is for the purpose of expelling the sulphur, arsenic and anti mony. The matte is broken up into chunks about the size of Brazil nuts; an piled on top of a couple of cords of wood to the height of three or four feet. Fire is then set to the pile, and it is allowed to bur a as long as it will. A pile is nearly ready, and will be lighted in less than a week. From all reports received from the Wood river country there remains but little doubt but that a rich and lastingsilver deposit has been discovered in that region. The silver belt extending through Mexico, Southern California, Nevada and Utah doudtless con tinues north on the parallel of the newly discovered mines of Wood river. Already the shipment of bullion is considerable and is constantly increasing as smelting works are springing into existence. The St. Helena paper states that the N. P. railroad surveyors are ordered to make thorough examinations of routes; one from Specht's, at the mouth of Tide creek, cross ing the creek and intersecting the county road about 100 yards south of Seffef t's gate. The other from Enterprise landing along the preliminary line to the same point. The party say the road is sure to be built' on this side, and that work will commence as soon as they can locate back to Portland which they are doing now. The company is engaged at present in moving headquar ters back to Kalama, we presume preparato ry to beginning work on the Portland road. Smallpox is spreading with alarming ra pidity at Newcastle, five cases having been reported there up to the 10th inst. One case has been developed in Seattle, that of a man named Thomas, who came up with Davis on the Dakota, and has dace been stopping at the Wisconsin house. He had taken the train for Newcastle, where his parents reside, and had proceeded as far as Benton when he was. observed to be broken out with the disease. He was at ones re turned to the pest house about three miles from Seattle, where he is now under treat stent. Oiegoniaa. Mr. C. E. Grimes of the Dalles, recently drove a band of 2.400 head of sheep to Boise City, They were disposed of there to par ties who intend taking them into the Wood River country, Mr. Grimes estimates that then are over 250,000 head of sheep being driven this summer to points on the Union Pacific for the eastern market. These come ffom different parts of the coast Eastern Ossjon and Washington, and a great many from Catiloraia. He passed on the road Mr. Saltmarsh, of Wasco county, who was driving a flock Of 3.000 to Cheyenne. He thinks that quits a profitable trade will spring up in this Una, as we can supply the astern market to amuck better advantage, with our extended grazing facilities, man other parts of the country where feed is Scarlet fever is still present in East Port land bnt of such a type as to be easily managed by the physicians. A very rich placer mine of coarse gold has been lately discovered about one hundred miles west of Bonanza City I. T. The steamer Oregon last week carried 1, 500 tons of freight to San Francisco includ ingaPOOO case of Salmon which she took on board at Astoria. MeGrew of. Perry dale Polk county Or., talk of building a grist-mill with two run of burs at that place. One day last week, while Mr. W. H. Van. dervert of Eola Polk county, was sitting on his porch, suddenly raised his hand to his heart and exclaimed Oh! and immediately expired Capt. Ankeny' owner of the famous Ster ling mine, has purchased the mining claims of Town ft Klienhaumer, lying above him on Sterling creek, This new purchase ex tends along Boulder channel the distance of half a mile. The claims of Saltmarsh ft Co. , extending along the channel, is all the val uable ground on the creek not owned by Capt. Ankeny. Telegram. A letter from Douglas county to the Tel egram, states that steps are being taken to renew the work of prospecting for stone coal on Pass creek, along the line of the O, ft C. railroad. J. J. Comatock and others run several tunnels into the hills in that sec tion several years ago, finding an-excellent quality of coal in small quantities. It is now proposed to prospect on a more exten si ve.scale by sinking shafts. Mr. "Hold en, of the firm of Johnson ft Holden of Portland, was drowned on Thurs day morning of last week while bathing at Ilwaco. He ventured too far out into the surf, which at that time was rougher than usual with a heavy undertow, and was car ried out to sea and .drowned before assis tance could reach him. The saddest side of the occurrence, is in the fact that Mr. Holden had bon lately married to an ami able and intelligent lady, who was on the beach when he met his death. His body has not been recovered The drowning oc cured at the.ssme fatal spot where Miss Eva Burbank lost.her life last season. The rattlesnakes in parts of Klickitat county are said to be very numerous. A recent party of herders accidentally camped near a den o: them. They had not long been spread out on mother earth snoring away, when one of the boys felt a snake crawl across his arm anifanother saw a good sized one coiled up on his overcoat, to say nothing of many others that were not far off, rattling and singing for their own amusement, and to make the cow-boys shake in their boots. The whole crew were wide awake in less than no time, and they made remarkably good time in getting out of that locality. Telegram. HtNRY Villard. Mr. Villard is aged about fifty years, is five feet eleven inches in height, and weighs about 210 pounds. He is of fine, well proportioned form, very mild in dress, and walks with the air of a man whom prosperity has not spoiled. He is indeed a genial gentleman bright, quick in speech and action, and possessed of a wonderful amount of magnetism. His frank hearty manner and clear, full voice are at tractions in his favor difficult to surpass, but the most remarkable point about him is his face. It is strong without being harsh, determined without being stubborn. He has light grayish blue eyes, which look riht at you in a manner to spedily dispel all for mality and nervousness, while his forehead is high and well formed, shaded by jet black hair of ample quantity. A close cropped iron grey moustache shadows a mouth of more than ordinary expression the whole making up a gentleman of fine personal ap pearance. Statesman. From the Wall Walla Statesman. Several hundred tons of iron are piled up at the depot. Bock men on the Baker City division are twelve miles from Pendleton. Mr. Fillmore, the new superintendant of the division, will soon take his position. There is jet three miles of rock cut to go through before the rock men have completed their labors from Umatilla to Pendleton. Two young men named Thomas Dalton and Fred. Weiser, aged 22 and 25 years, cabin boys on the R. R. Thompson, in at tempting to cross over to the Upper Cascade from the Locks in a small boat Wednesday evening of last week about 9 o'clock, are supposed to have been washed over the rap ids. The body of young Dalton was found Monday at Mr. Seed's, -three miles below the cannery. He has a brother at work in Weilder's saw mill in Portland; TERRITORIAL Walla Walla, which is at present lighted by lamps, will have gas by tbe 18th of Sep tember. Dr. D. a Baker, of Walla Walla, is about to build a large and costly flouring mill in that city, or within range of the wheat fields. Parties inst in from Camp Spokane report considerable excitement over discoveries of gold mines, both quarts and placer. Several good-sized nuggets have been picked nr. Articles of incorporation have been filed with the secretary of Washington Territory and auditor of the county for the Spokane Falls and Columbia River Railway ft av iaationCo. A road is to be boiTt from Spo kane Falls to the navigable waters of .the up per Columbia through ColvUle valley, ana will reach the Columbia river below the mouth of the Spokane. The two roads will be 130 miles long. The capital stock isfl, 000,006. Surveys are to be made at once. Independent. While encamped at a point a few miles below Yakima City, recently, engineer Kingsbury and party had occasion to sink a wall to secure water. At the depth of thirty-two feet the workmen found an old rusty pocket-knife, having but one blade; and it broken. The knife shows that it had been used, and probably within tbe last aa. The well from which it was taken is located on ground about one aula from the river. The question naturally arises how came a knife tnirty-two feet deep in the ground of a wilderness? independent. Real Estate Agency. WOODCOCk k BALDWIN -THE LEADING HARDWARE HOUSE all This side of Portland. Can furnish anything in Iron, Steel, Hardware, Stoves, Tin fc Copper "Ware. As cheap and as good quality as any one m Oregon. IRON AND LEAD PIPE, GRINDSTONES, SHEET IRON, ZINC, ROPE, HORSE SHOES, NAILS, BABBIT METAL, CARRIAGE SPRINGS, POCKET CUTLERY, WIRE, BARBED FENCE WIRE, RAZORS, SCISSORS, HOSE PLUMBERS FITTINGS, ETC., ETC. ALSO RAKES, FORKS, SPADES, SHOVELS, GRAIN CRADLES, SCYTHES, SNATHES, And all kinds of Agricultural Implements. BAlN WAGONP, BUFFALO PITTS CHALLEN GER THRESHERS, SULKY HORSE RAKES, McCOEMACK'S TWINE BIND ER HARVESTER, CHAMPION REAPERS AND MOWERS, FAN MILLS, HARROWS, BROAD CAST SEEDERS, DRILLS, PLOWS, ETC., ETC. BEA.I. ESTATE FOR SALE CRT OF CORVALLIS. Two LoU adjoining Court House with food house, barn and gardsn. FARMS. 160 Acres 20 miles from Newport on the Yaqulna, steamboat landing-, SO scree in timothy, good house orchaad, Ac. Price S1000. 158 Acres in Kins' Valley. First rate land with large house, barn, erase to school and church, poet office, ovist and saw mill. Pries SSOOO. MO Acres In Linn county. S miles east of Lebanon. oa branch of east aid railroad, and Oregon A Pacific, wen watered, gooa timber, near school Terms easy. 4455. 670 Acre in Kinr's Valley. 200 under cultivation. well watered, good outrange, 16 acres orchard, pro ducing all kinds of fruit ; house and garden, Terr large barn and good outbuildings. 1 mile from school. tear poetomce, saw ana grist nuns, sua close to pro need narrow gauge depot la King Valley. Price, 11,000. - - S64 Acres ad loins above with eoual advantage of no- sltion, about loo acres under cultivation, an excellent farm, capable of carrying a good Bock of sheep, under fence, well watered, good house, barn and orchard. Price, Si.600. 2i Acres adjoins above. 100 acres under cultivation. good house, orchard, etc. Excellent stock range with gooa outlet, 2 mile from school, postofflce, etc. Price, $4,500. 340 Acre. 90 under cultivation, rood house, barn and orchard, four miles north of postofflce Price, 800. Excellent stock farm. 1, 357 Acres, 8 miles west of Corvallis, on Vary's River. 1000 under fence. 225 acres under Dlousrh. 155 now in grain. Best hill pasture, well grassed. 11 miles irom school. Tne land I well timbered, good bouse, two barns, etc. Price, 116,500 200 Acres of first clan land, west side and upper end of Kins' Valley. 80 acre under cultivation in cluding 22 acres of timothy, good new house 16x24, ana Darn, ocnooi neuae within zoo yard, and con venient distant from mills, story Ac. ; well watered and timbered. (27,000. 180 acres situated on Little Elk next Baber's, Excel lent water and good ontlet to fine lange. 200 Acres east end of Blodgett's Valley, well improv ed, near school and oa proposed line of Yaqulna R. U. Price, S4000. 188 Acres west side of Blodgett's Valley, all ti 6o acres under plough. A snug farm with rood barn and other ont-buildinjn,J mile from school nose w proposed x equina k. h. mce jbx.ooo. 240 Acres on Elk road, 8 miles from junction wirh Yaquina road. Good house, barn, etc, A good fane with outlet to well grassed ranges. 2,200. 200 Acres, 10 miles west of Summit, Extending of a mile along the road and river. A good farm with plenty of bottom land. Small bouse, etc., and or chard. A bargafS Price, $1000. 320 acres of land at the junction of the Tequtae and Elk road and river, 28 miles east of Newport. Good bottom Und with outlet to wall ari!8 range. Price 82500. 240 acres two mil s from Summit on fork of Mary River. Land very productive, with pood range; ex cellent house, two large barns and other buildings;: good fences; improvements Tabled at- SI 50k' Pries 160 acres situated on Little Elk road, two mile west of Blodgett's Valley ; 80 acre tabs land, 18S acres new bottom, well watered ; IS acre under cultivation ; abundant out ran re for stock. Prise, 81350. Au excellent bargain ; terms reasonable. AT NEWPORT. ISO acres 1 mile east of Newport on the read, aad with comfortable bouse, garden, etc This property commands splendid views et the ocean, tbe barber and entrance, and would divi Je into several building lota: Well watered by numerous spring. Price on application. A saloon, large warehouse with capital ball above and also wharf opposite. Also other property in Newport and vicinity. Harbor improvements having; commenced and there being every prospect for a lively summer renders this a good chance. 160 acres , twenty-two mite this side of Yaqulna bay, on the road between Trapps' and Eddys, one hah? bottom land with excellent out range for stock. This property will sell at a bargan. Price, 8650. 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