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Weekly Corvalifs Gazette.
FRIDAY MORNING, SEPT. 1$S5.
flrFlCIAL PAPER FOR BENTON COuriTY
COAL AND IRON OF THE YAQUINA.
The following communication was written lor
Yaquina Mail.
tbe
Entered at the Postoffice at
Oregon, as second-class matter.
Corvallis
Eds. Mail: In a recent letter of
mine you were kind enough to publish,
I mentioned, with the improvements
going on in Benton county and more
especially the Yaqnina portion of the
same, some of the resources which
might be looked to as foreshadowing ih
great industrial future 6t this portion
I C iV. a a T . 1. T 1 . n
mk me siaie. mr ao i Know of any
thing which can be 'of deeper moment
to all having interests here, now that
I the Ice to tins new era has been fur
I nished by the completion of the Ya
quina railroad, than by endeavoring to
point, through suggestions, what may
lead to the opening of the resources we
have, and which must give material
support to the great enterprise which
will soon seek a more substantial pat
ran age from our people' than it does at
this time.
Hitherto but little has been publish
ed about the rtesources of this count',
and what little we hiive is of the
vaguest pattern: Two or three lines
1... ,1 1 1 1 J I A
Maine appointee to a postoffice receiv- '
, . , . ... . -i -i ...i !those are mostly misleading. This is
a good theme for a lecture iust now,
THIS PAPER will be found on file at the following
named places, where advertisim; inav oe coniracieu
lor at our regular rates:
C. W. LOMCEH&Co., Advertising Agents,
Port!alld, Oregon.
L. P. riSHER, Advertising Agert,
San Francisco, California.
C-EO. P. ROWELL & Co,, Advertising Agents,
Mo 10 Spruce Street, New York City.
J. H. BATES, Advertising Agent,
41 Park Row, New York Cltv.
S. W. AYER & SON, Advertising Agents,
Philadelphia; Pa.
The Toledo Blade refuses to support
two of the republican nominees for the
legislature, because they will not pledge
iheir'gelves to vote for submission of an
amendment to the constitution in favor
of prohibition.
This is What is said of some of presi
dent Cleveland's appointments: "A
ed his commissioili while in iail awnit
ing trial for stealing a cow. The slier-
iff wrote the department to the effect
that it better appoint some one else, as
he was pretty sure the democrat just
designated would not be for at least
three years in a position to do justice
to the place. This is bad, but not
quite so tough as the appointment of a
nlan in Colorado who had spent three
terms ih the uenitentiary for horse
StealrHg."
A JNew xork wheat broker says
"One of the reasons the Pacific Coast,
is shipping so little wheat to England
how is that No. 1 hard spring wheat
here is so cheap it is running out the
Pacific in the London markets. Wheat
productions has been increasing to such
a discouraging extent that the bull
have been badly handled in consequence.
It was thought the liud outlook in
Minnesota alter harvest would cause
an upward tendency here, but it failed
to do so. The recent posting of sun
'dry lots of wheat as beiiig in bad con
dition, with a prospect of further bad
news of the same sort, has weakened
the market. There has been a decline
bf fully 12-cents in the past two weeks."
The administration is reported as
having decided to publish tht names of
endorsers of men who turn out to be
bad appointees, says the Lynn Hem.
J. hat is good as tar as it goes, but a
better plan would be to publish the
names of endorsers before the appoint
ments are made. If this was done, en
dorsers would be more careful with
their names and give thein less freely
than now. Many men appointed to
'office would nevei achieve the hon&r if
the filet of their application was made
public. The endorsing of applicants
for office seems to have reached its
highest point, and if publicity is given
to the matter, the evil will be very
soon corrected.
It seems that the monopoly is not
broken in the sugar refinery business,
in which' Claus Spreckles has been the
prominent person for so many years.
In a 'despatch from San Francisco he
announces thai MS ones owned the con
trolling interest in the American re
finery, but as that refinery was loosing
eleven per cent, of the sugar in the re
fining process, and was therefore loos
ing money, Spreckles sold out. And
as the American refinery, he says; can
only make 200 barrels of sugar per
day when the demand on this coast is
2000 liarrels per day, the monopoly
can not be broken by the American
efinery. Thus Spreckles yet has a
soft; thing, because the American refin
'ery can not afford any opposition, while
it has the tendency to keep oat an op
.position more formidable.
but as it would db ho good we . let it
pass.
In my letter I mentioned particular
ly coal and iron: I wish nov to speak
further of those two most important
articles. After giving in my letter a
description of the position and manner
in which the coal lay, together vlth ac
companying strata, t mentioned gath
ering a few fossils which I could not at
the time place satisfactorily: Since
then, I have with careful study of the
Lignitic formation and fossils or the
Laramie Group compared the fossils
from the Yaquina coal field; and,while
I have but few varieties, what few I
have point unmistakably to the coal
fields of that age. Not only in fossils,
but also in the sandstone and clays,
both in depth of strata and in color do
they correspond. In order to give
weight to this statement I mention the
fossils by name and the place they are
given by the most eminent geologists in
the service of the government. No. 1,
size 3f x 2J inches, only part of ne
shell, the rim on one side and end, and
thickness of shell and manner of break
ing, indicates "Ostrea." No. 2, "Cor
bicula." No. 3, "Goniobasis." No. 4,
a fragment of "Valvata"or"Planorbis."
It seems to the writer that under any
or all circumstances the people of this
county should do all they can to fur
nish as many of the necessities as pos
sible for this transportation, if they
wish to derive the benefits accruing
from such railroad or steamship loca
tion'. It should be taken also into con
sideration, that the hills about Yaquina
are hot like the fair fields of the Will
amette valley. That a population
should reside there arid that they
should have employment is of the first
importance. Has ncit nature pointed
out in a manner what this should be,
at least to some extent?
While many of hs have been looking
at the dark cloud overhanging this por
tion of the county, we have failed to
notice the little cloud in the west with
its silver lining. If the people of Ya
quina Bay and Benton county will now
do their duty, we shall soon have one
of the most prosperous conntieS in the
state. . Respectfully,
John Ray.
The Grant monument fund has
reached $62,000, which exceeds any
similar effort.
R. MONTGOMERY.
Livery, Feed and Sale Stable,
New barn, new buggies, carriages,
and every thing else new and
first-class in all respects.
Special Attention Given Transient Stock.
feood Saddle Horses.
Prices Reasonable;
(Second Street. )
CORVALLIS, OREGON.
The following acrostic was worked
into the mourning draperies of the
John Street M. E. Church, New York:
U nion,
S avior.
G reat
R epublics
Are
Not
T hankless;
The above with many others were
found crowded together in a blackish
grey grit, or fine conglomerate.
On the top of the hill from where
those fossils were obtained I got a fine
Corbicula," differing from first, almost
peifect. This wd.s free frbm stone.
On Corbicula Dr. White says, "The
Laramie strata east of the Rocky
Mountains in Colorado which Dr. Hay-
den designated as the Lignitic Group
have been found in several localities to
be especially rich in Corbicula." On
Goniobasis, "This is referred to the
Fort Union beds and is reported as
found in the coal bearing strata at the
town of Wales, Utah." As to the first
and last fossils which I cannot deter
mine, they are not far from the name,
and no doubt as to their belonging to
the same period.
The coal fields of the Lignitic in the
Laramie Group are exceedingly exten
sive, running from Mexico on the south
to Canada on the north, and, while
they are thus extensive, many of those
opened are rich in depth, running from
40 to 60 feet in all. Beds of 8 and 10
feet and upwards are quite common
and much of it is of excellent quality.
Now, what is the lesson? Coal has, as
I have before said, been found in sev
erai localities in the Yaquina country,
and the 'coalfield in question being of
the true Lignitic, can we form any
other conclusion than they are all of
the same field or basin? If we are cor
rect, and coal cart be obtained in rea
sonable amounts, without too much
cost in mining and moving, who can
measure the result?
As to the iron ore t brought from
there, it is Limonitie. Mr. Dana says.
Before the war it was a common
thing for democratic postmasters of the
south to examine tbe mails arid rifle
them of all tinti-slavery newspapers,
pamphlets and periodicals, which were
thrown into the waste-basket, without
any deference to the law or the rights
of the people, says a Washington spec
ial to the Minneapolis Tribune. The
republicans of Virginia are loudly cam
plaining now that the same sort of out
rages are being perpetrated by the new
democratic postmasters in the state.
They say that their papers are taken
out and destroyed, their letters vexa
tiously delayed, and the)' are demand
ing that a stop be put to these outrages
Sonie estimate can by this be put upon
the bitterness being engendered on the
part of the bourbons by the campaign
in the Old Dominion.
D. C. EbSE,
ROSE
A. W. HOSE.
BRO'S.
ilaiiutacturer of and Dealer in
Domestic Keywest and Havana
Cigars.
Wholesale and Retail.
Chewing and Smoking Tobaccos
and Smoker's articles generally,
Also just received a fine lot of
POCKET CUTLERY.
No Chinese labor employed.
CORVALLIS, - OREGON
New Jewelry Store.
C. W. Smith,
A practical Jeweler and Watch-maker has located
in Wagoner & But'ord's real estate office, Corvallis.
Special attention given to repairing; fine chronometer
watches. Satisfaction guaranteed. Prices tc suit
the times. A fine stock of watches, clocks and jewel
ry constantly on hand. 21-51tf
W. C. Craivford,
JEWELS n ,
.. Article 1 of the proposed O. R. &, N.
lease provides that the road and all its
.belongings shall be leased to the North
tern Pacific, the Union Pacific and the
Oregon Short Line railway companies : "This is one of the most valuable ores
for 999 years, the considerations being 'of iron." It is plentiful too down there
a cash transfer of 91, and in agreement ' and found in different formations; all
to fulfill certain provisions. In brief. ! I have tried ae rich
the Oregd'n road becomes a part of the
Northern Pacific system and the latter
assumes the former's obligations and
guaranitees its fixed charges. The lease
is to terminate by deiknlt for ninety
days in any of the covenants by either
party to the indenture. A director of
the O. R. k K. company said that the
The object of the aboe is this: I
daily expect to hear of the Oregon Pa
cific company giving notice that they
are prepared to carry passengers and
freight, via Yaquina to San Francisco
and return, and that they will do so as
per date given. Now, the fine steamer
Yaquina in her trip must consume
lease might be abandoned, aS President ! many tons of coal, and; suppose to this
Smith was not satisfied with the 'terms, 'steamer are added one or two others,
and had stated his objections to Prfcsr-Jthey too must consume coal also. AH
dent Harris. 'this will be purchased -away from us.
The fall campaign has opened in Ohio.
The following are a portion of the re
marks delivered by Hon. Jonn Sher
man: -'He reviewed the career of the
republican party and declared that the
democrats now conceded the wisdom
and success of all prominent measures
and the merits of the great ledaers of
the republican party. He said it might
be unkind but it was natural to recall
that these same men within thirty
years had termed the republican part'
a 'black abolition party,' Lincoln an
'ape,' Grant a 'butcher,' and Union
soldiers 'Lincoln's hirelings.' The sen
ator declared that by a defection of
compratively a few men in three re
publican states some of the men who
conspired to overthrow the government
waged war against it and were the
cause of the loss of half a million of
lives, have been placed in the very seats
of power they abandoned with scorn. ,
The speaker said he saw the Union flag
floating at half mast for Jacob Thomp
son, who was regarded as a defaulter
and traitor, and two of the men who
bore arms against the government now
represented the country abroad. This
strange turn of events, said the senator,
has but one example in history, and
that Was the restoration of Charles II,
after the brief and brilliant protecto
rate of Cromwell And like that resto
ration is a reproach to the civilization
of the age. The appointees of the new
administration had examined the books
and vaults, and Found every dollar of
the public money on hand or accounted
for."
KEEPS CONSTANTLY ON HAND A LARGE
assortment of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, etc.
A! kinds of repairing done on short notice, and ali
work warranted. f8:33-yl
STATE
HgmoulturalXoollecE,
Coi'vallis, Oregon.
The next Session will begin on September
10th, with same Faculty as last year.
B. L. Arnold, Pres.
There are three vacancies in the State
University to be tilled from Benton county.
Young men and women who can pass exam
ination for a teacher's certificate, are eligible
to appointment by the county court. Ap
plications will be received until Mo.iday,
September 7th, 1885.
E. A.. Mii.ner,
County Superintendent.
Corvallis, Oregon, Aug. 5, 'So.
F. M. J0MS3N,
.Attorney at Law.
Fire Insurance Specialty.
Money Loaned on Good Security.
Real Estate Agency J
CORVALLIS OREGON
Real Estate Agents, will buy, sell, or
lease farms or farm property on
commission.
FOUND
That the best and cheapest pleace hi Cor
vallis to buy all kinds of
Having made ariariznieuts for co-operation
with agents in Portland, and beine; ful
ly acquainted with real property in Benton
county, we feel assured Mf giving entire sat
isfaction to all who may favor us with their
patronage. ft. A. Waggoner,
20-6yl T, J. Buford,
GREAT NORTHWESTERN REMEDY.
1A1RIDIW1A1R1I
Cutlery, Tools. Iron, Nails,
Bumps, Rubber hose. Iron and Lead
Pipe, Rope, Barb Wire,
STOVES, RANGES,
Granite ware, Stamped ware, Tin ware.
Japanned ware and House Furnishing goods;
or to fcet all kinds of job work in the line
of sheet metals or plumbing done is at the
Hardware and otove store of
SIGN OF THE
P AliLotft
J. D. CLARK.
Those who work early and late need a wholesome
reliable Medicine like Pfnnder's Oregon Blood
Purifier. As a remedy and preventative of disease
t can not be beat. It checks Rheumatism and Mala
ria, relieves Constipation, Dyspepsia and Billiousness
and puts fresh energy into the system ry making
NEW, RICH BLOOD. All Druggists and dialers
keep it $1.00 bottles, 6 for $5.00. 22143m
NEW TAILOR SHOP,
FEED: LA UCHLE, Proprietor.
)0ne door south of Rose Bro. 's Cigar Factory. )
CORVALLIS, - . OREGON.
ALL ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED;
Cutting, Cleaning & Rt paring Satisfaction Guaranteed.
A SPECIALTY Leave Orders.
THE MUTUAL SELF-ENDOWMENT
.AID BENEVOLENT
ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
Grand Central Cflfice, Ten V crth, Texas.
SAM C'UNDIFF, President. E. M. MACY, Secretary
B. W. BROWN, Viee-PresiJent. A. W-. MORRISON, ireas.
Chartered under the laws of the State of Texas June mh, 188i Copyri , .
. 13S&k, in the office of the librarian of Congress Do '
PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT.
OFFICE:
No. 7 Powell St. Corner Market. San Francisco
Officer
HON. SAMUEL G. HILBORN, President,
W. H. WARD. Secretary.
P.tOF W, E. TAYLOR, M. D., Medici"! Director,
AWxT1E,LSEY of Sacrmento, Vice-President.
raunuuAflR, Treasurer.
CAPT. J. N. LEONABD, State Bupt., foitlsnd, Or
r ... TJ1 obiec' of th'3 Association is to provide endowments for living meir.herv as ell feecett for'
The plan embraces two forms, lile and death. One pays at the death, of a number and the other nav
n five e.,ual installments dunne life. Tbe association is operated on tbe mutual plan It 1 afi?' stoii
boMers to absorb its earnings, and no trustees among whom to aivide its surplus
The i totalmenibership r.f the aociation now amounts to nearly 14,008 with a steady incree
each month . The association has uisbursed to daU 570,038.02 in benefits to the legatees of d-
hers, and on maturing coupons. Is loaning from flitee to twenty thousand per month to li- ing members
REVIEW SIKCE ORGANIZATION.
Receipts since organization, - . $570 23 06
Disbursements siu.ee organization, . 570 038' 02
B.d;ince on hand, - - . . 201 06
Coupons paid, . . . 86 6yd
Agents Wanted in every county of the Pacific Coast.
F. IVI. Johnson, Resident Agent, - - Corvallis, Oregon;
i .
City Stables iDaily Stage LinE
FROM ALBANY TO C0RVA&LIS.
THOS. EGLIK, - - Proprietor.
Un the Oorner west 01 tne Engine House Having secured tlie contract to tarrying th
CORVALLIS, - - OREGON.
fill tort States M
FXOM
HjCorvallis tr .Albany
TT i
fj. new and commodious BARN.
I am better than ever p.-t pared to
I For the ensuing four yeai w ill leave i nrvallin oath
BEST OF TEAMS BU33IES. CARRIASES.S,
aiierijoou, returning it t;ralliH al-out tfeloek
Thisline will he prepared with good tti u, aud caro
ul drivers and nice cvBifortablt: and
A&b
SADDLE HORSES TO HIKE.
At Reasonable Rate).
&3T Particular attention given to Boarding Horses
Horses Bought and Sold or Exchanged.
PLEASE GIVE ME A CALL.
EASY RIDING VEHICLES
For the accommodates of tbe
TKAVELISC FftJtMC.
Wheat and other Grain Stored on the best of Terms by
-AT-
CORVALLIS
SACKS fTRMSHED TO PATRONS
Farmers. will do well to call on me before making arrangements elsetfluTtf
18-21-vl
THE BENTON COUNT?
REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION
. .
Office: Corvallis, Oregon.
JL S. WOODCOCK, Manager.
ASSOCIATION will buy ard sell all classes of Real Estate pn rea sonable terms and wi.lthsr-
tbe foltoW
rriTTTO
J. I 1 JL O oughly advertise by describing each pieee of property entrnstedto it for sale.
r.ig.pieces ot property win dc sold on extraorainamy reasonaDie terms:
SAW MILL-fndivided interest in a
water, a good planer and seven acres of
:il rv.r. b
mid user 150 a(.T(.s can lje cultivated . ft acrr.N of trund fir
STOCK FARM 320 acres, atontSOin e-altivptiori
and
in conn ctiof with th e.mill. I'ower snflici nt to ro 0t tju,i,erj balante god triss lnd. Sn all com-'
a l .ifth year, situated handy to market and withil ,j0rtmhle hwur nd barn, it lit ndioinina all inix
about 7 tiles ot Corvallis with an excellent gone haustible cn range, inkiiif one ei the best itock
road to and rom it. Terms easy. ranges in Benton county. bituattS about 10 wilts
FARM Farm all under fence only 2J niHesfrom JSc-utlweat ef Corvallis. I t .. mm
Corvallis of 150 acres, SOacres now in cultivation, thej FARil A farm ef 1S6 aeres if land (ituattd
balance fit can be cultivated; about 20 of it now in mile ft em Corvallis. in Lion County, Or. All emler
whe th a fair house good barn, , and granery.,(em,e. s0 acres of rich b turn land in eilfivatioii
will Id at a bargain. Terms easy. 166 acres of good fir, as. and mae timber; 2 goto"
FARM Farm of 478 acres for less than 818 pel ;nou8eB 2-.ood nd tao eocd ellk wilK
acre, fting one of the cheapest and best farms in 'B"DP8- Ternis; 30 per acre ball cash down mm
Bontol. county, situated 4 mile, west of Monroe, of Glance payable in one and tw. T,ars, secured by
a mile from a good school, in one of the best neigh- mortgage upon the farm.
rhi.b,ds.inthe 8tate ?'!lh .church ,Privile8?' bndy. LOTS-Two unimproved lots ir. Corrallis. One o
Aboit 130 acres m cultivation, and over 400 can b ne cheil;eg, kuildil ,g pice in the city for sale ea
cultlvtaed. All under fence, with good two story onaDe
frame house, large barn and orchard; has running j
water the vear around, and is well suited tor stock ALSO Four unimproved lot except tene-
arid dairy purposes. This is one of the cheapest farms ed in Corvallis, Or. The choicest bnildmg place m
in t ne vv in
3 Willamette Valley Terms easy.
j the city for sale reasonable.
THOMAS GRAHAM,
Druggist and Apothecary,
-AND DEALER IN-
OCCIDENTAL HOTEL.
Corvallis, Oregon.
CANAN& GIBLIN, PROPRIETORS.
THE OCCIDENTAL is a new buiMiug,
newly furnished, and is first class in ail its
appointments.
RATES LIBERAL.
Stages leave the hotel for Albany and Yaquina Bay
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
Large Sampfe RoonS on First floor for
toumertial Hi a; 19-35 ly
PAINTS, 011$, MMES, BRUSHES, CUSS, POTTJ, TISSIS,
SHOULDEK BRACES, TOILET ARTICLES tC.
A full line of B' oks, StationeT and Wall Paper. Orr drags are fresh and
well selected. Prescriptions compcmided at all hourc. 19-27yi
The New Steam Yacht
'TREScSA MAY'
Is af your disposal for the season of 1885. Being
manned by careful and competent officers and crew
who will exert themselves at all times to oblige vis
itors. Chaiters a Specialty. Bates reasonable.
For terms apply to
CAPT. F. E: DODGE, Manager.
Newport, Orefcfcn. 22t83m
LUMBER FOR SALE!
Well seasoned and in the Ware
house, a fine lot of dressed
FLOORING,
RUSTIC,
CASING eel
Any party purchasing 5,000 feet
or over, may have the same at
$24.00 per M. Enquire of
T. J. BLAIR.