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ALBANY REGISTER. PUBLISHER EVERY SATURDAY, By COLL. VAN CLEVE, IKT REGISTER BUILDINGS, Corner Ferry and First Streets. We call attention to an article under the heading of "Our State Geologist," elsewhere in this issue, which first ap peared in the Corvallis Gazette. The writer certainly advances some good reasons why Oregon should have a Geologist, and that he should he paid a reasonable compensation for his services. OIUXJON I.WilSI.AMKi:. The eighth biennial session of the Oregon Legislature convened at Salem on Monday. The Senate met at 11 o'clock A. M., and effected a tempo rary organization bv tlie election of Hon. Ii. B. Cochran, of Lane. Presi dent ; S. C. Simpsou, Clerk : It. It. Guerney, Sergeant-at-Arms, and Bob Head Door-Keeper. The Senate then adjourned until 3 o'clock P. M. At the afternoon session Mr. Dolph, of Multnomah, Chairman of Committee on Credentials, reported the following named persons entitled to seats in the Senate : Baker County T. W. Wisdom Benton .T. B. Bee. Clackamas .John Myers, James W. Offie.d. Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook S. Ii. Smith. Coos and Curry G. Webster Doujrlas J. F. Watson, YT. F. Owens. Grant W. II. Clark. Josephine E. X. Tolen. Jackson J. S. Ilerron. Bane W. W. Bristow, E. B Cochran. Linn S. I). Haley, Thomas Mnnk- crs. 1. I. Goodman. Marion M. B. Savage, Joseph Lngle. J. A. Kiehardsoii. Multnomah J. X. Dolph. J. S. M. Van Cleave, Sol. HJrsch. Polk R. S. Crystal. "Union Sam. rianna. Umatilla C. B. Jewell. Washington . Wasco E. Barnes. Yamhill Wm. Townsend, J. C. Braly. Benton and Polk A. M. Witham. The Secretary of State appeared and administered the oath of office to mem bers. On motion, Mr. Buford. contestant from Washington county, was allowed a seat until the question of contest is settled. The Senate then adjourned until Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Upon reassembling Tuesday morning, and taking three ballots for permanent officers, the Senate gave it up and ad journed until 1 P. M. At the afternoon session the ballot ing resulted in the election of E. B. Cochran, President ; S. C. Simpson, Chief Clerk ; C. C. Royce, Assistant Clerk ; It. Gurney, Sergeant-at-Arms, and J. C. Head, Door-Keeper. The oath of office was administered to the newly elected officers, and the Clerk authorized to inform the ilonse that the Senate was organized and ready for business. At the same hour on Monday, the House was called to order by S. A. Clarke, Chief Clerk at tlte last session, when J. C. Drain, of" Douglas, was unanimously elected temporary Speak er, and Col. White,: of Clackamas, Clerk. The House after ordering the .appointment ol a Committee of five on Credentials, adjourned until 2 P. M. Upon reassembling at that hour, Mr. Fidler, Chairman of tlie Committee on Credentials, reported the following named gentlemen as entitled to; seats : Baker J. C. Wilson, G. C. Ghan dlcr. Benton James Bruce, James Cbani tiera, W. J. Kelly. ; Clackamas Henry MoGuigan, J. M. Beed, P. S. Xoyer. S. P. Bee. Columbia J. S. Bynearson. Coos J. I). Dully. Coos ahd; Curry H. Blake. Douglas George Riddle, J. C. , Dcain, D. W. Steawis, Tliouias Ledger wood. Grant Bart. Curl- ' Contested. . Jackson Ji P Van Riper, W. J. Plymale, Thos. Wright,. , Josephine. W. W. Pttjer. Lane A. ,L Doak, Richard Hays, J. D. Matlock, John McClung. Linn Harvey Shclton, A. W Sfcan 'wwd, GVF. Crawford, Frmik Sbedd, Jpsepl Lame, Jonathan Wassoro, MarionT-F. X.. Mathieu, David Simpson, William Darst. C. A. Eeed Cranston, A. . Gilbert nell, J. M. Gearin, It. P. Kelly, J. M. Scott. Polk W. C. Brown, S. L. Butler, David Stump. Clatsop and Tillamook iv. liean. Union D. Wright. Umatilla W. 31. Steene, J. A. Florence. AVashinston James Partlow, U. Jackson. Thomas Boe. Wasco Boert Mays, B. D. Dufur. Yamhill William Galloway, E. C. Bradshaw. Lee Lahghlin. The report concluded as follows : "We also received a certificate of the election of .Joseph .Tetters, from (Mat sop county, but as that county Is not entitled to a Bepresentative under the law, we would recommend that the case be referred to a special committee. We would also call your attention to a contested case trom the county of Grant, namely, Bart Curl vs. Gilbert Beynolds. as requiring special action from this body." The report was adopted. The members were then sworu in, and proceeded to the election of Speaker. Messrs. J. C. Drain, of Douglas ; C A. Beed, oi Marion, and W. W. Fidler. of Josephine, were placed in nomination. Three ballots were taken without eflecting a choice, when the House adjourned. Tuesday's session was occupied in balloting for Speaker, without result, the ninth ballot showing Drain 27, Beed 17, Fidler 15, when the House adjourned to 10 o'clock Wednesday. At the morning session of the House, Wednesday, Drain was elected Speaker, getting 32 votes; W. T. White was elected Chief Clerk, receiv ing 35 votes; A. E. Borthwlck, As sistant Clerk ; M. IT. Abbott, Enroll ing Clerk ; C. Hathaway. Sergeant-at-Arms ; A. F. Wagner, for Door Keeper, received 50 votes of the 58 cast; D. A. Dougherty and Claude Gatch were elected Pages. The Senate and House now being organized, we hope to see them push business right along. The State needs very little legislation at present, and the law makers will best subserve the Interests of the people by passing sileh needed laws without loss of time, adjourning and returniiiEf to their homes. Our State Hioolojr 1st . W. Multnomah .Jacob Johnson, R. S. Tcwett, Raleigh Stott, William Cor- An officer little thought of. yet one who is able to greatly benefit our young State, if we but act the part we should. That officer is the Rev. Thos. Condon, who was appointed to that position by the Legislature of 1872. For twenty years, or more, he has been studying Oregon's geological record. Over twelve years ago he first found the Old Lake Bed of the Great Interior, and then dawned upon his mind the great truth that this whole Interior was full of these old records. The hostile Snake Indians prevented, however, successful explorations of that part of our State, which has since proved itself so rich a field for scientific investigation. The occasional Strips that Mr. Condon was enabled to make in company with the military, although at times proving extremely dangerous to him, served only to increase his de sire to see more of it. By kindling the interest of all he could awaken, he succeeded in getting a number of per sons to looking for fossils for him. To remunerate them he spent all the means he could spare from the support of his family, and in this way lie soon had several trained workers in the field. These, in progress of time, he hired as long as his money lasted. On publishing the results of his labors, eastern scientists stepped in and paid higher wages than Mr. Condon could afford, and thus he has been deprived of this vast collection, and jnt credit due for his past labors, and discov eries, and our State has suffered an ir reparable loss of the treasure that eas tern money ha? been gathering for eastern colleges; In this department of scientific facts, Oregon has that to publish which other States have not. Money could be well expended in the interest of science to-dav by publish ing a. volume handsome enough for our center tables full of illustrations of Oregon's past History, especially that time ere the footsteps of man were seen on this '."our goodly heritage." In Mr. Condon's cabinet one can see a part ot these rich materials gath ered, and when we thus realize their vast importance to the scientific world, we may venture the opinion that the time is not far distant when Oregon ians will regret that all this valuable scientific material was not keptfbr the instruction home instruction- of onr people. But tlie subject is. not with out great interest to the "matter-of-fact' man the man who looks Only to the dollars and cents who 'asks himself tbe question, 'Does this geo logical investigation, pay"' This is assuredly the case, for this investiga tion has an economical as well as a scientific aspect. 1 sliall assume that it is not necessary to show . that it is within the province of our State to expend her money in a matter of such scientific importance to the public, oir in a matter of such economical value' to the people-at large . throughout our State, mifcn less U it necessary to de monstrate it in this case which largely partakes ojf both. It Is a practice as old with us as our Nation, and is as happy In its results to-day as it was when John Qtuncy Adams in his In- nugural Address, referred to it as a j highly commendable feature in the j acfmlnlstration of his Illustrious pre- deeesor. In its relation to public economy we have all the facts relating to our mines and minerals our qnar- ! ries of limestone, marble, building j rocks, chalk deposits, clay beds, etc j above the whole ot which would of j course now stand in public estimation ; our gold, silver, coal and iron.. Upon the subject ot Oregon's pre- cion metals, a report has been made j within a few "ears past by the Gov- j eminent Commissioners of Mining j Statistics, which is perhaps as true to j the facts as can now be published, but it is not what we need. Our State AUOUNDS WITH MINERALS. What we need is a personal and thorough ex amination of each and every place where there are cropping!, or the in dications of the existence of mineral wealth, by some one who'is thoroughly competent to judge, and honest enough to tell the truth. I can name a num ber ol places, within my own knowl edge, needing scientific examination, where the several minerals, such as gold, silver, copper, iron, coal, lead, etc., may be found. In these places, the finders Ix-hig ignorant of the true geological formation of the land and rocks and rules governing the location of minerals, with no one to whom they might go for information, have blindly dug and delved until their vain ellbrts have exhausted their money and patience and they have given up the search in disgust. Thousands of dollars have thus been spent in misdi rected labor. These mines should be investigated. Others are in existence, but the people are slumbering above them, because science has not vet had an opportunity to indicate the presence of the hidden wealth that lies beneath us. Iron, "the most useful, and there fore the most valuable," of all metals coal, its faithful ally and limestone, the necessary attendant of the others, we have, doubtless, in the quantity. Anv State possessing these elements ot wealth, aside even from our numer ous other minerals, can become inde ixsndeiit. It can become a manufac turing State. It can bring the consu mer to its doors. Where is our wheat market to-day? Thousands of miles away., in a manufacturing country. Liverpool quotations govern our price for wheat because of the consumers of the manufacturing nation England. With our timber, and our water power with our soil, and our minerals, with our favored location, and climate, we sliall see that the ironworks and coal miner are but the advance guards of the busy throngs that will follow. Possessing these advantages, intelli gent development will give us an em pire's might. Our wheat will then command its true value. Rotation of crops then becomes practicable because all our esculents then may have a mar ket, for they will not have to contend against the time and dangers of trans portation, and the richness of our soil will remain at home. Look to-day at Pennsylvania, with her coal and iron. Look at Nevada, with her silver, and California, with her gold. Eveu look at bur young sister. Washington Ter ritory, with her embryo coal mines, and iumler trade. Judicious manage ment with wise forethought is what we need. There is even public econo my in the scientific branch of this in vestigation and that principally in the education of the young. Geology and mineralogy stand pre eminent in the sciences in point of value to our young State. Take an example chemistry. for instance. Practically it is of much greater value to the student of the older States. It demands an advanced civilization a thickly populated country, where it proves remunerative by utilizing every clement. ChemisTy, therefore, is ad vantageous in proportion to the age of the State, but the sciences under con sideration are eminently useful in a new country that is rich in hidden wealth. They become then practical studies for the young people of Oregon, Geological and in inera logical cabinets are necessary for our schools; yet at present eastern colleges are with their money draining our State ot these "medals ot creation." and it will be a lasting shame if our young' men will have to go to Yale or Harvard to stmly Orosjon's Geology and Mineralogy or to find out Oregon's science of Palen tology. Aside from all this, the time may come when we shall reflect with mortification on tlie large portioh of our State resources that has been ex hausted on pat ty measures and as re wards for partisan service and promot ing sectional and personal schemes, and so little for the encouragement of tlie arts and seieuees. and cultivation of those exalting and refining branches of human' attainment which lit 113 for the varied enjoyments of life. Mr. (kmdon'.s collection is mil and rare. It is the result of a life time, and the day will yet come when it will be highly prized. Now, this whole ; subject is a matter ot vast public im portance, and will call for earnest at tention from those who control the af; lairs of our State. NOTICE. 'Mr. Condon was voted bv the Leg-! isi-lMii This was a start. otW. but it has ,JaTIOE 18 IIERMtV GIVEN TO THE ,,,,., - i , . .1 - f 1-' sutscribers ot the Capital stock ot tlie neeti ecn n ade :naW to the summit uumk wi-k AfTinuvi; ravwPAXV. of his feimii is doing. v: whet: 'it is pre Governor. I! believe the re who spend mi fid IV Vi ha 1m - done i;s re; all to 1 s:n.'i! liny Or and tort, the . I m he c il.. Ill d Has- ;: v is, t o'ie, citizens tho.' wisely, not wast' that be should At lea.t fne-i tiro to three thous dollars.' wit.!,' liecfessarv exnenses. Mr. 1 niulon 1 npiictMo tw honest; itnpetcut and trulhfjiL A man who s. in any"fart :c podiion of State iangeroits to ti.o pan a lid that there will he a meeting of said sub- st tibem at tin; Agricultural 15uil!inir, in Ujtt) eivy of BaltimTn Marlon comity. Stuto Of Oregon, on the ltl flay of October, A. IV; 1874, at 10 o'clock A. M., for the pnnxse of electing not less than three Directors, or such number above that number as tin: stockholders rsen: -ball ileicnnine, an-l for the transaction of such other bn mics ns shall properly come before said meeting. ll the subscribers are earnestly reo, nested I I I'. r . or !og reverse 1 ttjvyiug !,. Won,. t f! ! he lo be present. ' Pent 11 ml ill I1.KS W. HOWIE, T. I.. HAVIIHSON, T. 'UN INGHAM, .It ill N M1NTO, JoilX notvxivrj. Incorporators. ;?uue u'.ha to t-!' n i .ii:-e;i who qngf be possessed of mineral deposits bfafty kind. M.h y are the oppoffcnutties for dishonesl praetiwa and eouuivanO'-s Wereby liupriucipltd linn t..,'.t:d coin Await j !'... himself, ami the 'loser could then tnabfc tlie Stnto for 'not only endorsing tlKi uiritv as ocittipetont and truthful. 1 nit al-o for giving tdfti . siuh a pittance, that iie was teiapUi! top'.ay the rascsd to even compenSjiUe himself lor bis vears of study and toii. Ilap piiy for our own State Mr. Condon is not of that class. Years .of study and practice have qualified, hb-.i. He is known and trusted by the people of tnls State. He is our Okkoon Ofecflo gist. He is now doing till hei-an. with his hand- tit d as they are. and if we desire more work all we have to do is to enable Jdm to perform it. Let us grant Mm the means and ve shall re ceive the benefit . I say this in full, and respectful deference to the pre vailing spirit, for wie re'trcn'eluiicnt in our public expenditures'. fleoNigy teaches us that for countless -aes .'the vaults beneath, the flow o this our fen-estial lud)itation wpre beiiig fiiled hy the Divine Hand vvitii that which man in his necessity infght fennire. ial fVr his will lisrht them, warm them and adorn them material from which to fabricate bis wares, or replenish his son, or serve him for coins and ornaments. There his laboratory can tie supplied and re storatives for health are found. Such being the case, it surely is a part of wisdom to seek to avail ourselves of this uiifaithig source. M. C. G. Albany. Sept. 7. 1S74. WE 55 FOOT W A it Ii El" ! c All Alt t be l.KS WIISiN IIAVINO LKASEP VVeStM,l tinrliet.on First street. a I jofnmj.' Ura Hvolii's. respctiuily iusks a slmreof the inblt' patronage, 'the mar ket will be ke)t! cousnuitly supplied with alt kiiiils ol lresh meajs. Call and see. 5i5s"The hignesi cash pMce paid for hides 1IAULKS WILSON". .Albany, August 14-71 WAR ClJklMI A-CJEifCar. (No. 31 SA3S Montgomery Rlock.j 1 11 AN CISCO, CAL. :): There man can Hial m ate buildings, and .that whit h W. II. AIKKN, ATTiKNKY-AT-Li.W and f 'om-.nan lei- ol tlte (irand Army of the Republic in California and Nevada, wir! sri-e itmnipt atteittion to the collec tion of Additional Travel Pay, now due California and Nevada Volunteers dis eharsfed, nioke than tlirt c hundred miles from home. Softflera cttn depend on fair 'bailing. Information given free of charge. AV'hen writing enclose srtatrtu for reply mid state eoinrany ait 1 re.rhne.:it, and whether von have a mscuarge. 'engross has e.x icnih'd. the time for liltng claims for Ad ditional Itountv under Ac' of .Inly 2, 1WKS, to .liinurtrv 187, so all swell claims must he made before that time. Ortgfnal Bounty of iKKi 1ms been allowed aXl volunteers who enlisted before .liny 22d., IS'il. for tliree years, if not paid thy same when discharg ed. Land Warrants can can be obtained tor services rendered betore 1S5, hut not for services in the late war. Pensions fol iate war and war of 1S12-obtained, and increased when allowed for less than dis ability warrants, but 110 pensions arc.nl lowedt to Mexicri.11 an t Florida war soldiers. State of Texas has granted Pensions to stir vivintr vi'terans of Texas Revolution. New Drieansaii 1 Mobile I'rio Muucy is uow due and being paid. W. H. Aiken also at tends to Uenei-al I. aw and Collection Busi ness. 48-ii-Sni POST F ONEMENT. St., o repaired On tlie 1 1th it in New Orlean conunitti '. zens, whp oflice and aski cate. VVilliain Governor, of Lpni Dibble of tb ' formed the conni! on it. Tin- cotnn to the mass uieeti suit of their inb people to go horn ammunition and White League at understood. 10 were then under Fifth and fcast ift Concert IN AID OF THE the ( at amass meeting 1 Canal street, a inted hy tlie eiti- to tiio Executive Phillip Li brarv S Ki'iifiirkY ivorpor to alxii- ' ' 1" itt. . Ke Hosts, the isiana, thro'.igb Gen. I ..-.verntu-'s staff, in- I littee that lie wasn't ; irttee tlien returned i ng; reported the re- i-rvie.w. advising the. : jr.'t j heir anus .and ! ivtr.ni to assist tiie j 1 order sim liar, it is t th" Kit-Kluxu who 1 rins, lo exe; ute the plans that wonkl be ariMbgetj for iheni. The result of il ail n mains to be seen. Later advices kifortn 11- of the over throw of the Kei-'ogg govern ment, and the establishment of that of Penn, who claims to have been the man elected to the Lieut-Governorship in 1872. On the afternoon of August 22d, in j the city of Lima, an attempt was made to assassinate the President of' Peru, as he was passing from the pal- ' ace to Ins house. Several sHots were fired, but the President was unhurt. The leader and thirteen of the would be assassins were arrested. AND A FfUiLDRAWIG ASSUREO , ON MONDAY, 30th NOVEMBER, 1874 LAST CHANGE FOIt AN Easy Fortune. A postponomem of the Fifth Concert of the Public Library of Kentucky lias been so genrrallv anticipated, nnd is so mani festly lor tin' interest ot all concerned, that it must meet the approval of all. Tbe day is now absolutely li.xO I. an d I here will be no variation fro in tbe programme now an nounced. A Sufficient number of tickets had been sol 1 to have enabled us to have ha'l a large drawing on the 31st of July, hot a short loMpohument was considered f (referable to a partial drawing. Let it be lome in mind that the FIFTEI SIFT COXCERT XIIK LAST WHICH WILL KVKU I1F. C.IV1-.N t'NUKK THIS C II , Kit. It fi THE PRESKNT MANAtiEMKNT, Tliat it will positively and u nefpii vocally take place as annoimcen. on Monday, SOtli November, The Solicitor of the Treasnry is re ported as again about to go after the Pacific ltailroad Companj' for the pay ment of interest due the Government on Pacific railroad lands. Let us have no nonsense this time : if there is power in the law to compel the pay ment of said interest, let it be put in force. That iht try artbrib music will be the best the coun , and that $20,000 CaMli in$, 82,500,000 00 : wilfbe distributed by lot among the tlckek lioltlers. Humor lias it that King Coffee, Asliantee, is to be deposed. of NEW TO-DAY. NOTICE. THERK WTI.T. HE SOO AT FT'IJIAC auction and to I liojiighest bidder, on , Friday, the Sl day of October, 1ST 4, f commenotng at Oo'cloitk A. M., at tlie rei deuce of tbe imdersiy;ned, the following i deserih'd property, viz : Five head of good j work liorses.and liarnoss, 2 good wagons. 1 Concord buggy and harness, 1 tirst-class 1 cow imdatliie lleifers, -20 tons of hay, SOU bushels of choice seed wheat, one lot ear- : fienter's tools, together with all Kinds of J fiirmiug utensils : also, houstdiold and kit- 1 cne'n furniture, all new and complete. tkkhs of !AijE.i weive montlts credit wit li bond ami approved, security. . Sep- 1 1-St (i. IT. lSATtEK. ; S. W. MEL.AX, Merchnnt Tailor, FIRST, STREET, ALBANY. KEEPS THE CHOICEST IMPORTED Cloths, and tlie tiest domestic produc t uiis. Reasonable prices, and satisiaetin gwnanteeJ. lviuv LIST OK C1FT? On KrftiMt 'nm1i Uifi iu' tinuiU ('null ilt... One t.i aiiil 'nsli Hit I One HraiKl l ush tiit t One Vrand ChmIi Uil't 3 'nh ill'lH. 930.000ea 10HNliUill, e,OOiei t.iraitiiais, in ooncn SSSCVmli till It, : :.! r-Ait usii iUM, X4W'a.Hbiins, mo nii ;niv, 5ooNll 4iii'li, U r'ud t ot id 2o ooo Cash U Oh a , ouo , oou . pa.iosooo . 100.000 TS.OOO 50-.000 U.l.ouo lOrt.OOO J JO, ooo 150.0i)0 SWIOcn liMSOOO 4-OOOeil 100,00t :$ oooca n,ooo a,ooo ea 100,000 1,000 em )00,ooo 500o; ISO. OOO looca .'.okh Bo a n.lo,oo i t'uu i: of VIole TieketJ I Halves I 'l ent li, or vali ctiuvn 1 1 1 Whole Tiehel for i aa,'i Tiekcta Cur ' 9. no.oo 2.-'.i , ft.oo S00.00 l,MM.Ot PeriHS wisVirte'to in rest should rder prumutly, citlMii' of tlie Home Oflice or our local Agents'.' Eiboral commissions will be allwred to sofisfactorv ag-nts. C-"Circulars 1011 talning full parlfcnlitre fhrtrished i aupli catiuu. . THUS. E. KRAHLKm:, Agent nnri Tnanajrcr.1 Public Libiarj' Bntldhig l.ooisvillo, Ky. 50m2