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THE GAZETTE JOB ROOMS are headquarters for all kinds of COMMERCIAL PRINTING-LrtUr-Hwtd,. Kota-Endi, Bfll-Heidi, Katounti, Iimlopw sal Society Priauag cf All Bads. BY J. J. FLETT, OUR AUTISTIC PRINTER. GAZETTE STATIONERY STORE la well stocked witha fall line of Blank Books, Legal Blanks, Inks, Plain and Fancy Box Papers, Fens, Pencils, Tablets, and All Kinds of Writing: Materials. CORVALLIS, BEATON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1893. VOL. XXX, i NO. 35. OUR mm mm . r -;, ; j , 2 '"" SALE NO. 11. ; I '--l I OCTOBER 14, October 17, October I9, SALE SALE 0 IMMENSE FOR ONE DA.Y QNLY; STOCK'S eootsand fLOOpsr Cures Coughs. Hoamenea, Sore Throat, Crap promptly: relieves Wkooplng Uougb. and Asthma. For Coimo m ptt om it has no rival: has eared Uiousaads where all other failed; will ouna TOU If taken In time. Sold by Druggists on a guarantee. For Lame Back or Chest, use SHIjCoH'S 1LABXKK. JScta. CATARRH REMEDY. ) you Catarrh? This remedy la aratran. teed to cure jou. Price 60 eta. Injector free. For sale by T. Graham. , OPENING DAI'S. . October 4th and following days you will see a fin display of millinery at : - k. Mrs. J. Masok's. CANVASSER& ! Canvassers" wanted to sell Nursery Stock. ' js 1 K CORVALLIS Nuksekt Co. ,' , ' - - . , "rxR SALE. A lot of good furniture, at your own J? -price. - Call at the old engine house and make .tout selections bargain i for all. M. Schmidt, S2 Occidental HoteL WANTED. To borrow $400 or $500. Will give " rilt-edce security. Enquire of 32 T7K)R SALE. A complete assortment of pencils, J. pens, inks, tablets, box papers, legal, writing and type-writer papers at Ths OArsrrs stationery store, by , Cosovsa & KiTson. , - ALBANY STEAM LAUNDRY. Leave orders for work , by this laundry with John Lenger at Wells, Fargo's express office. Clothes will be called for., on Tues days, and delivered Fridays. rV ; Go to Vogle, have yaur eyes - tested and get apair of spex'' for'icorripat" atively nothing. . '. In the county court bf the' state of Orej min. for Benton countr. ' . ' :'-. -f In the tnAtter of the estate 1 Noticeto I James H. Brown, deceased. i0?0, Notice is hereby -given that the nder signed has been appointed administratrix ot the,, .estate- of James H. Brown, ..deceased,' and all persons' having claims against said estate are required to present the same with the proper vouchers, ; within ;i six months from the date of this notice, to the said ad ministratrix, at the office of W. E. Yates in Corvallis in said Benton county,. Oregon. Dated this 18th day of August, 1893. - - Mart E. Smith, Administratrix of the; estate of James H. Brown, deceased.' v.-"5t-irv ? ;- summons a i i ' Kt S.-s- .'"3 i." ; -In ths crrenit court ofthe state of Oregon for the county of Hen ton John Mayer, plaintiff, int.J;ii , Rebecca J . Maver. defendant To Rebecca J. Mayer, the above named de fendant: v ' In the name of the state of Oregon , you are herebv summoned -&ai reauired to abtear and answer plaintiff's complaint filed against ' you in the above entitled suit, in. said court on or before the 13th day of November. 1893. that being the first day of: the regular term of said court neuaner ine, puoucauon- or this summons, to be held at the court house in. the city of Corvallis in said ; Benton county, state of Oregon, and you are hereby notified that if you fail to appear and answer said complaint, as herein, required; the plaintiff will apply to the court lor-the relief de manded in said complaint, to-wit: ..That the bonds of matrimony and marriage con tract now existing between yourself and said plaintiff be dissolved, and for coats and dis bursments of this suit, ' ' n This summons is published in TSt Cok- taixis Oazkttb by, order or lion. J. v. Fullerton, judge of said court, made at chambers on. the 27th day of September,. '93. Attorney for Plaintiff, NOTICE TO CKEDITOR&i . TVTOTICE IS HEREBY OIVEN THAT I N the undersigned has been doly 'ap- . . . . . i 1 1 rrr it pointed executor oi me tne last vr ui ana Testament of Eliza A. Starr: deceased. ' and all persons hsviog claims against said estate are reirea so present sne same wnn tne proper vouchers within six months from the date of cms nonee, to ens saia -execator at his residence in Corvallis, Benton County, State of Uregon. i Dated this 8th day or September; 1893. x k; .;, sL. 8HEDD, Executor of the Last Will and Testa . ment of Elixa A.'Starr, Deesased. CHlLOHSkY Hav NEXT : Gloves. : Towels. NO. 12. NO. 13. fjuSLIHS, ihens, Sheetimgs. REDUCTIONS BADLY BURNED. Monday afternoon the fire . alarm, was sounded and instantly the streets were thronged with volunteers to assist in avert ing damage to whatever might be threatened with destruction. The residence of Dr. Robert Wilson was ablaze, the conflagration originating in the basement flue, and the department's prompt response prevented the razing of the structure. Considerable damage was done, the most thereof, being caused by water and the loss aggregated about $450, which was covered by insurance in the Pbcunix. JIf GLASS. That's the way Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets coma. And it's a more important point than you tbiilk. - It keeps them always fresh and reli able, unlike the ordinary pills in cheap wooden or pasteboard boxes. : They're put up in a better way, and uiey act in a better way, than the huge, old-fashioned pills. No griping, no violence, no reaction after ward that sometimes leaves you worse off than before. In that way, they cure per manently. Hick Headache, Bilious Headache, Constipa tion, Indigestion, Billons At tacks, ana ail aerangemenia bowels are prevented, relieved, and cured. They're tiny, sugar-coated granules, a compound of refined and concentrated vege table extracts the smallest in size, the easi est to take, and the cheapest pill you can buy, for they're guaranteed to give satisfac tion, or your money is returned. Yon pay only for the good yon get. . ;. ' There's nouung limy to oe vusc as gooa.- HIGH WATER.- ' - -: On Tuesday the Willamette river was re ported to be about sixteen feet above low water mark at this point, and after scratch, ing scale after' scale from his hoary brow the "oldest inhabitant" failed to' recall a time itt the past when the water was at such an ele vation at this season of the year.-' A day or two since a person with' the proper amount of faith would have experienced ' but little difficulty in rowing a boat through mid-air., so thick with moisture was the atmosphere. la the building next to Taylor's barber shop is a museum of anatomy portraying all private diseases of humanity with free sci entific lectures on each subject. This mus eum presents a phase of human tlife every man' ought to see. It is a lesson of a.: life time that every man ought to learn. - You young men addicted to the cigarette habit would pro6t by a visit to this place 'of in-',, traction. There is no fake about it. For men only, and can be seen until Saturday night. I was very severely taken with dysentery; I took a dose of Chamberlain's Colic,' Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy after each operation hi the bowels, more than natural, lor about thirty-six hours, and checked the complaint. . It took aDout all oi a small Dottle to cure me, While two or three doses might cuie an ordi nary case. I found it would give me imme diate relief from all pain' in the bowels. X. M. Blackwood, Friendship, Grant Par., La. For sale by T. Graham, druggist, 31,,, ..... ' i - . . ti 1. .k '. Following is the lift of letters remaining in the Corvallis postoffice, unclaimed Oct. 11, 1893. When calling for, .same please say "advertised.' & i&:W.".A rti ' G. S. Bridge ; , . ... .. -Wm. Boos ? : Miss Louisa Frederick Dr. A. Looney Rev. Vqlin Milhtrd, J S Morrison F..B. Wood :t J-7. , Anna WErgnt i James Brooks, a yoUDg man'of swisplaee, was taken seriously UI Kitn Cholera'morbus and thmiuht to Ibeljevoud relief." .TP e sent him a small bottle. ; of Chambarlam's Oolic, nhnlAra 'and r Diarrhoea - Tiemad vi-VWIttsh promptly eured hun. , ne says na-Deufies, he-would have died, had it not been for-this1; remedy. :7abxm & 8laoi.b, ..Gotfton,, Put nam Oo.V-Tenn, For sale.: fry ICraaamg ! TK Fnrtlani Daily Di snatch wiH SasbeBftt MU..V.VU . "ft-" . ' ' . I meats ooxitaToed ' Vnjerein will hays aprter4 1 aceoraing to tne retjoiremenw m law, .,xu VVeekly JDhspat LwUL coptinnerViol appear, however. 1 ' - a t 4 I "If is a pleasure to sell Chamberlain's dituggiata, public, Ohieyi !Becuse a;cSoM sner alter once vsing tc, is almost rcertsn o call for it when iain; ig'need of; jmetiil.tme difcine. We i sell,roora of jt than any other cotgh medicine we handle, and it always tnvaa satisfaction.". For conshs. colds sad crtugh,'; wftlMfut 4BiLii irilo bf TjGrahamrnggt., ,j . ,r . CASH tftQfci PUBLIC MEETING. President BIoss, of the state agricultural , college, desires that the citizens "f Corvallis and others interested assemble at the court house next Monday evening, Oct. 16, for the purpose of making arrangements for the re ception of the state horticultural society, whose sessions will be held in this city oh the 24th and 25th inst. Business men, ag riculturists, horticulturists and citizens gen erally are urged to , lend their presence .on this occasion to help make arrangements for the proper entertainment of the ( city's guests. . ' ' . ', In this connection we desire to announce that a meeting of the west side editors will be held in Corvallis on Monday, the 23d inst.,and for, the few hoars they will be" with us preparations should be madefor their care. Corvallis has been honored by being .se lected as the birth-place ot a new editorial association, the objects of which are mainly to advance the material interests pf the sev eral localities represented, aud we feel : as sured that those who wield the faberon ths west side of the Willamette will have occasion to regret their visit to this fair city. The. business of the editors will be transact ed Monday afternoon, after which they will be at the disposal of their friends. . FOUR DRY HOURS. i . . : Had our city been visited b ,y a con-. 4 fbig ration, or had business in any of our popular drinking resorts-1 demanded the mixing of a hot toddy or anything of the sort requiring au ingredient of water, or had some of the "4ity dads" desired to take a bath, or had- Tuesday "afternoon been. ft .Chinaman's wash-day, all such proceed ings would have, from necessity, been sus pended; but as there was no emergency of the kind the absence of water In the Cor vallis Water Co.'s mains was of but little consequence. This condition of affairs was due to the repairs that were being, made in the way of displacing the old six -inch suction with a -new one ten inches in diam eter, thereby increasing the capacity of the water power about three times that of the former . supply, .hf wae 4n .the riyer on Tuesday afternoon' was reported to be nearly sixteen,feet above low, ,water mark, and during- his aimrf thl. water company operated their pnmp machinery under fif teen inches of ,'wa4v Wili nothirtg 'visible but the air chamber. The company is making quite extensive improvements upon their plant and the citizens may expect in creased pressure and better service in the future. THE FOUNTAIN HEAD OF STRENGTH When we recollect that the stomach is the grand laboratory in which food is trans formed into the secretions which furnish vigor to the system after entering aiid.a richintf tjhe, blood; that it Js,. -in short, the fountain ;hsaiJ of trepgth, It is fcSBentittt: to keep this important supplying machine in order, and to restore it to activity when it becomes inactive. This Hos tetter's Stom ach. Bittern does! piest effectually, seasonably regulating and reinforcing digestion, pro moting due action of.the liver and bowels. Strength and quietude of. the. nerves de pend; ;inj great j measnre iupoa thorough di. gestion. , There , is no .nervine vtoniu more bijthly esteertied.by'the" medical) fraternity than the Bitters. Physicians also strongly commend it for chills and fever, rheuma tism, kidnry and bladder trouble1, sick head ache, and., want o of appetite? nurd sleep. Take a wins-glass full thrasv times a-'day. l?QT,FALLIBLE,t,, , ' Last week, was an unlucky one for The Gazsttk so far as errors are concerned. Our notice of the meeting' of the Agassiz Scien tific; Society was rroaooos from " the; fact tnat it recoraea an event that ma not aap-. ped Vintil' sr week' later 'than' advertised. Thin was due wholrj to carefes oversigntr The 'next mistake was the announcement that Miles Wilkins bad been enjoined from taking possession of Hotel Corvallis, which misinformation was conveyed to as just be fore oar forms were closed, and the last er ror was of the birth of a daughter to the wife of a distinguished citizen of Corvallis, in which the writer thou eh t he might be f funny" by the prefix of an innocent phrase, and in consequence the jealous papa stop ped bis paper. We are sorry for the narrow' minded consideration of our faults and hope that in future they may be few; bat, like he and most of the human-race, we are not m fallible. ! MsxtUnd ft'feeass youHrW toWMt jet well, .or Decanseryou wjsa toi aUsftssjiThon femembwcthatl nooai oarsaparuns vukebi ui i ubwhw Si .In. Ann. Ll; n.K I itri u. i I- i... i . - i i ii i. oeverai i-.tuirctnviuvisvc:-vi jpiiwkviujf i . v,.t:.s i! yHE jggPBCHB m x ;rew;.cjt;tb; I Rev. -v:'ijyriii&- feaiwroi; fto yyiwv- d- Evangelical .cnurcii, will preach in' the samplai ot oyiaum. -and i sands tot e and r. n I .Li.. .1 fi J t ' nsiL " oouin m. Bt.. cnapei ouuusy, ww. Mtu, my 3 p". m. '' ' Prayer 'meeting at 7,30. All are kindly invited to these aeryicea, ',il)tw,,.; , The flrsT quarterly meeting of the M' E. church' will be: held in Corvallis Oct, '13th andl5thu The . quarterlyc.onference .will convene atZ:3Up. m. Driday. . 'lhe presia '-it- 30 d. m.: Sanday. school at 10 &BL.-yi &.e. B.ft 63b p. in. A1J ane invited. -'. -.if -.d? " ' J -U K-J". HiHest ofiulJnlje'avening Power: 1 ' 1 Ths-V-rrTr. va'JSsw!! K'.'l l.'I I. .1 nt,,';..IIU W.. nl t i ) rfTi f I .-rTvi5jo. . ... G2 ti i . r rirrwin i,. m. wm - - V - 1 I II II I -w-w ..- -. ,fcjef fitftjV, COLLEGE CULLINGS. Our Reporter's Notes of , ,. Doings of Our Model Institution. the President Bloss aud wife spent Sunday visiting friends in Eugene. .- - . .i The corn crop on the college farm is very good this . year and the' silo is now being tilled. . ,,, -: . . . ; Mrs. Plummerof this city has presented the zoological museum with a fine specimen of a Pelican's egg., , , . , The class in zoology has just finished work on the Arthropods and are now tak ing up the study -of worms. One feature of the study is the economic relations which these various animals bear to man. Mr. Norman J. Rowan left last Monday for Eugene where he will spend a few weeks then return to his home at Dexter. Mr Rowan is a -very popular 'young man and we are sorry to have him leave, but he' will probably return.. : - - " '.' .President Bloss and the executive com mittee ' of the - board - of ' regents spent Wednesday- afternoon in' . inspecting the new buildiags with a vuw of accepting the tame. ' lour correspondent nas not as .'yet been informed as to what has been done, Dr. Bushoell was present : at chapel ex ercises last Wednesday; morning aud made short , address to , fhe ,j students. . The Doctor spoke highly of the interest taken iu orchard culture and soil cultivation. He also demonstrated very clearly the necessity ' of good cooking. " , . For some time past Professor French of the agricultural department. lias been, ex perimenting on the fattening of swine and has found that the food necessary to pro ' duse one pound of fat on a bog' only costs three and ' ' one-half bents, ; The porkers which are fed wheat are gaining 'about two pounds a day. " ' ; ' ' "l ' i Tne class1 in physiology numbers seventy. It has been divided into two 'sections and is just finishing the ' study 1 of' the 1 human skeleton i ' and 'the laboratory hours ' will shortly be devoted to dissections. 'It ' is "to be regretted that the crippled ' financial con dition of the college prevents the" purchase "of desirable mndels and; apparatus for: this class. ; f j ; (,-.. ( r::':i . r ' U.Ths Hesperian-lyceum met on last Friday evening and tne loliowing. ameers .were elcoted:, President, Charles hand,lei vice president,, L.. B. Andrews; treasurer, ,W; F. Holman:. . librarian, Dorothea , Nab; editor, H. Desborough; critic, .E. ; Rj Doughty;." sergeaht-at-arnis, R. Fiuley, The meetings of this society, will probably be changed to Saturday evening. ; . ... The Websterian and Ciceronian societies met on last Tuesday. After a few remarks by President'Bloss on the subject of liter ary work and the objects of these 'societies the ; officers- for 'the 'term were elected. Those elected' were as follows ' I - -; ' ' CICERONIAN SOCIiTT. ' '': " "' A. C. Lewis, president; Kittie Emmett fta&WfigBtf ifMnrer. Chaptkb A. Mv t). .3tnjler .president; Annei Haufeah tooritarV. c CHf yygR. ,& Williams' presi dent: Olive' Hamilton,' secretary. i i, .w. WKBSTKRIAK SOCXBTTj . f. r:- '. w;f- Holmau,' president Miss -Newton, Vice-president; ; MarK , , JJujup, treasurer; Chaa.. Chandiert : critic", -' I Chapter A--Don Rayresideotj Gos sieCasto, secretary; Addi Bristow, ,-cxitie. Juli Warrior, secretary;' Brady (Burnett, CntlC. ,,; 3 . .-.-1,0,1 vi! tso ' V"l : The active work of the societies will soon oonunenceiand a contest fpr')uthejgold medal will be held sometime m the near future."1113 ( The Agassiz secfety met'Wednesday night with twelve members reieniy The-ven-ing was pieasantjy spent in examining -Jiter. ature Snd, 'discussiog; :'scioutinc v topics. The prinetpal paper was ' by" . Dr.' RoherfcJ. Wilson..' on j iVAntuieptie t ; Surgery." ()He( spoke' of ''tjjjgfradylwc . w, jsurgery during the past deoade.duvin (eat(nieaaure to an'' Increased ' knowledge of antiseptic methods of treat'mehtr'Skillful surgeons can move' diBlsso!..8M "wnlttle daucer. 1 provided proper preaantioris'; W taken 1 JEne to'swcfi freatmem, , ana gars - eareioi account oi the methodsmpoyedt w -i, -i 'wVt.. New;YorK,Jn,.grfve! sargical. operations, J I " . f r. : T II ' 1 . spoke of the vaJtieof, Jheserand other min eral prod net ion of ; cr state. -This sand stone. .is espeCiaUy 'valuable becabse' '61 ts great-' srjjjj 500 to thejrnaMitieai a Ptefi Ik-'TTfeneh spoke of ring-lone and its rare occurrence tu'the state and showetl a jine, example of smb. uoservations oy memDers; euowea andthe soewty. adjourned iojee$ tebSeor' ond (Wetlnesdasiibf -.November iwtaen frot. -'' Covellwillreat pperiJ S"'- . '" l !-,. .Mtf.'VK.'a"''!' '"' VJ3SOT Litest Ut S.-GoVtHeport, f. "Aili WV.aari P2a03 : X'.w -'jiiJ'i iituv emcni fxia , BEAUTIFUL SPECIMENS. Receiver Hadley has had prepared for transmittal to Congressman Hermann at Washington, D. G, to be placed on exhi bition iu the committee room of the com mittee on rivers and harbors, an elegant case containing a condensed exhibition of the principal products of the state of Ore gon, which seek an outlet to the markets . of the world via the Oregon Pacific railroad aud Yaquina bay. The case is about three' feet long by twelve inches wide, and six inches deep. The upper half folds back so as to stand at right angles to the body of the esse and forms a receptacle for twelve exhibition bottles, containing oats, eastern Oregon wheat, valley wheat, barley, hops, tan bark, Chittim bark,' two samples of coal, glazing clay, and wool. In the lower portion of the case are nine samples of native woods, comprising red cedar, hem lock, spruce, cotton wood, red fir, oak, ash, dog wood,, aud maple, together with three samples of stone, one being from the quarry near Corvallis, one from a very, tine-grained quarry near Monroe, and one from the silver grey stone quarry recently opened at Pioneer, on the line of the Oregon Pacific railroad. At the right hand is a photo graphic view of Yaquina bay,' and at the left a table of statistical information ' with reference to the products exhibited. The case itself is a thing of beauty and an ex hibit of the woods of the state, being made from twelve different kinds of our native woods. 'The top, in particular, is very pretty, being made of eight narrow strips, each of a different kind of wood beautifully polished. The case is the workmanship of William Butler of Corvallis, and the beauty and excellence ot its execution proves him to be a master workman. Mr. Hadley de serves great credit forjhis untiring efforts in behalf of the state'at large, as well as the railroad which he so ably manages. Mr. Hermann will use this exhibit to open' the eyes of his colleagues to the fact that Oregon is a most wonderful and prolific state, and that Yaquina bay being the nearest seaport is deserving oi a most liberal appropriation for the continuance of the government works there, which proved so successful in making the entrance to this harbor one of the best and safest on the Pacific coast. It is estimated that it will requiro an ap- propriation of about $1,000,000 to complete the necessary work on Yaquina harbor, and the efforts of the united press of this state should be directed towards accomplishing this much needed end, meaning when com pleted, 'such a vast amount of good not only to the people of the Willamette valley and eastern Oregon, but indirectly to the entire population of thejgreat and growing north west. , The aid;of congress in this matter means much to the Oregon Pacific railroad and the country traversed by it, and it will not be the fault of our most able represent ative Hon. Binger Hermann in that body if failure is the result of the effort i made in the line indicated,, Give us the needed assistance,, ye mighty powers that be. : ' SUSTAIN. THE LAW. , . Stewart ' Moore, commonly -' known as "Sid," was arrested on Saturday night on a charge of vagrahoy; aud gave bonds for his appearance in court on Monday morning. 'At the appointed hour Police Judge Porter ascended the throne of justice and the edict was issaed for a' trial by jury, whereupon "six men and true" were arrayed in the jus-1 tice box to'decide upon vagrant proclivities pf "' the prisoner at the bar, snd midst the whittling of sticks and chawing of "chaws" tithe wore on apace With ho progress made in the prosecution. Weary grew ' the jurors and anxious was the victim of the law to learn his status in this social sphere, on ac count of the inanition of those supposed to furnish the evidence that would either make him a "gintleman" or a "vag." Officer Mc- Lagan . was the complaining witness, who was' awakened. from his' morning nap 'and signed the , complaint oh request of Chief of jroiice fayjnr, it was arranged that. the night officer .was to be called for trial in time to give in bis testimony, bat for some reason or other this was not done, and the police judge dismissed the case for want of a prosecuting witness, . ; More or , less bad blood was in circulation for a few hours, buti the writer did not investigate the- cause . , This arrest we understand .to have been the outcome, of a reform uovSment of the city authorities towards; the removal of the bad element from our midst and to the sup pression of. gambling, in, its I public j farm. What effect! this failure to prosecute will have upon the future of the movement of te formiis uuknowm Of one thins we feel a sured .however, sad that is that the provis ions of ths law in reference: to gambling and other sice shouldf be strictly enforced and the laxity of any and all offioials ia that di rection ought to receive the honest censure of the people. ,"A public office is public trust,'', as Grover Cleveland says, and the moral rights of ths public require that those to whom they are entrusted should perform the-; sacral duties- involved therein the majesty of the law should be sustained witfc put any semblance of partiality. - i .. irorNTSyiLLR. Krrnr mTir : fin V T 'y fTtV 1892, Our baby, now foai-teen months old;' was taken with every arm torn J of. cholera iniaatornv jI -commenced usincr Cwnberlain'slic, Cholera and: Dutrrhcea Remedy and. after the first few .doses he was relieved,' and at this writing is as well as f ver-.'o I foel that I can not speak tod highly in its praises Mas. ilfu. :-H,i RbbdT For sale.by X. Graham Druggist . ft - i Cl'l? iOPENING DAYS rikl riv'Hi :(.n 'Jf Opening days of. millinery ,at the Jkliasea Johnso.jridayj ; and j . Saturday, October 13th, and 14tb,; Ladies are , invited to eaU and examine goods, ... f,.,.;j-,v-j - ;Tas THE OLDER COAST RANGES. With More Recent Geological Formations in Benton County. BY JOHN RAY. "Over the Rocky Mountain region, and west ward at intervals as far as the Sierra Nevada, occur isolated areas and outcropping mountain masses and ranges of Bozoic rocks which have been largely concealed by later sedimentation." Winchbll It may appear singular that while the U. S. geological surveys have done so much for California, Washington, Idaho and Montana so little attention has been paid to Western Oregon. This, perhaps, may be explained in this way, that, in those states, there was some probability of finding material of economic value, while in Western Oregon,'witbthe label it has long carried of its geological posi tion, nothing of the kind could be expected. The position given us by a leading geological text-book, published as late as 1888, in speaking of the uplifts of the Sierra and Coast Ranges, says "The Coast Range was not formed until the end of the Miocene." Other text-books take the same position. Neither is there in those books but little indication that other than Miocene strata is to be found in this part of the state, though, Prof. Winchell suggests an ancient land in this locality. We desire to say here that so far as a Miocene uplift is concerned they are cor rect, but by far the most prominent and pronounced formations have been over looked. There was a series of well-written articles on the geology of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana by Her bert Lang in the Oregonian about 1886, but Western Oregon had only a few lines devoted to it The writer of this paper at that time attempted to correct errors, but, investigations then made had not been sufficiently thorough to insist upon a claim when that claim, apparently, was against all authorities. J;But since then, with repeated examinations and study, together with the work of the geological surveys in the older Coast Ranges in Northern California and published in their' several bulletins, and with the paleontological department's acknowl edgement and determination of fossils sent, from this locality, enables me now to speak with more certainty and exact ness than previously upon these forma tions which have so long been overlooked. LOCALITY. The old county of Benton was bounded on the east by the Willamette river and on the west by the Pacific ocean. With the exception of a littleiPliocene at the western end (and of which no further mention will be made in this paper) this territory is cut through, irregularly, north and south, by jthree other2 forma tions. (We have called Eocene and Mio cene each one.) These three formations are each . conspicuous in their hills or mountains." The central or oldest has the greatest ' elevation and boldest out line. To the west is found the Miocene next in prominence also oacupying the largest amount of territory, as well the range of mountains of this age has received the title of Pacific Coast Range. To the east of the first-mentioned is found the Eocene, and . probably older. The latter is only conspicuous in the beauty which the low gentle contour of the hills lends to the landscape. Standing immediately west of Corvallis and looking to the west and upwards is seen the dark, undulating outline of a range of mountains backed by the hori zon. Running the eye from north to south a distance of twenty-five miles or more, it is seen this range nearly forms the arc of a circle, the north point of the arc resting about six miles from us direct ly north, the center about Mary's Peak, thence running south-east until it is lost in the distance. (It should be stated here the range is broken just south of Philomath and begins again at the south end 1 of Cardwell hilL Opening about two miles wide. This opening no dohbt was the entrance of . the waters of the Pacific ocean to this valley long before the Miocene hills were brought forth. ) ' This range ii the eastern face of the oldest formation. ' In the foreground and run ning east to the river and on to the Cas cades the space is filled with numerous low hills. These are generally of Eocene formation,1 or ' the equivalent' of the Chico-Tejon of California. "t " .-THS VINUYAKD HllA. It is at this northern point our work begins. This portion Of the range has as elevation above the valley of at least x.pfiQ. feet i Springing from the chain run runs' in a south-westerly direction it turns abruptly to the east for one mile, then again takes its northerly direction. This sudden torn to tne east presents a fine sloping breast to the south. It is upon this breast and the foreground with the connecting range we call attention. : , j SURFACE MATERIAL. ; ,, , , . , As we approach the ;base of this hilb following the wagon road about one mile, the ground, while undulating, gradually rises some fifty, or more feet On the road, as we pass, several white strings or. ribbons stretch across the road, varying from' one' foot to 'several feet Wide. From this higher elevation of the road we as cend the bill to about one-half its height As we go along, numerous slabs of grey rock protrude through the soil, bleached by sun and weather, for they have an an tique look if compared with what we find elsewhere. The rock at its highest ele vation is found to be a Breccia, It is largely of fragments of shells, a few very small pebbles (diabose) and occasionally fine refuse from the scouring of pebbles. Its cementing material or paste is lime often in crystals flat flesh-colored plates and white pearly faces mixed with parti colored, round, oval or angular frag ments similar to the pebbles mentioned aDove. These, with the fine curves of the lemon-yellow colored pebbles make rather pretty rock , when polished. From this upper line down to the base and extending on into the lowlands (not the valley proper) about one mile, this ' material is found, with this difference. At the southern line it is dug from beneath the -.surface about twenty-five feet When dry it is hard, white, cellu lar, and fine grain. The material-is a marlite. Dip to the. west, gently rising also with the hill to the north. In a little material of this formation which was sent to the geological depart ment, Washington, in reply say: : "The specimens of 'older rocks' contain noth ing recognizable excepting a single small Rhynchonella which does not give much indication of age." From the upper line of the Breccia to the top of the hill no rock exposures are visible, excepting, near the central upper portion, a slide has removed much mate rial, and left exposed an upright shaft with base of grey metamorphic rock. On top of the hill which for a considera ble distance is somewhat fiat a large quantity of black crystallized igneous rock lay in blocks or boulders. Beneath, is a good soil. Timber growing luxuri antly. Under the soil a few feet is found heavy body of iron-stained residual clay. This latter also forms the breast of the hill down to the pudding stone' or Breccia. Under and back of this residu al clay is metamorphic pyroxene rock. This residual clay is the. decomposed pyroxene material Below, and to the east of the breast much, of the .lower front surface is composed of igneous workings, producing basalts, amygdal- oids, etc. This amigdaloidal rock is lilac in color. After it is dug from its bed it is friable, t The amygdules on top are not very large, oblong, and of irregular size and form. When broken contain fine silken'threads of white, 'yellow or green, while the lining of the shell pre sents, as it were, a soft, cottony bed of similar colors as above. ' '-'' - "' rsd rock. ; About the center of this southern face and about one hundred feet above the road is a somewhat bulky deposit stand ing in front with almost vertical face ten or twelve feet high,, running back , into the hill, or rather, butting against igne ous rock, for it has been cut in two .with, this material. The deposit, in color is a bright, light red but close to the intra-. sive rock it is of darkish brown. It is interspersed with numerous fine white lines lime after the manner of marble, Occasionally a darkish purplish spot Is found here and there. The rock is some what porous," stands ' exposure ' to the weather, and if cut with a knife leaves a'1 gloss - much ' the same 'as in clay or soft ' magnesian'rock.' There is no 'sign of stratification, though the rock will often ; break as if of bedded structure.' This ' rock seems as if it might have come from ' a spring'. ". '. ! ." uiii.us.ttl RED CtAYS OR PAINTi r " i'-'U Below the above deposit and running'' ' down into the valley, north and south, ' skirting the range or. several miles each way, occurring in beds a few feet, from the surface or again just below the soil .. is found a blood-red deposit , When low, it assumes the character of a soft rock, ' mottled with white spots about the size of a shot When near the surface.it is. of. deepest red, entirely free "from sand, and in washing little if any refuse is left It '' is found as far north as Calloway's, north of the college and at, the foot of Card- 7 wellhill. . , ... :;..; . red marmte.. J ;r : Runnine from Vineyard's sotfth, three or four miles, at or near : the base of the ' ' same range, red marl crops out !in round-r ish swellings right along the distance, , but it is all more or less indurated. The ' ' color is less bright and darker, t - , ' ' ' ' CONGLOMERATE, -i ,1 ' About two miles south of Vineyard's, on the Gibson farm, upon a spur stretch ing to the east, at about fifty feet above . the valley, a small Den 01 conglomerate is found attached to igneous rock below, ' and, surrounded and somewhat mixed with the amygdaloids of the Vineyard . E- e. The pebbles "hfere "run much er than those found in the-breccia re mentioned and, among which are .; 1 pebbles of hematite. .Color of' pebbles r' is drab of different shades. ' Composition ' 1 precisely the same as from the residuaryi w clay from above, but now of fine grain,,,-, Spots of red oxide of iron running through ' the base, the-greens mixing and shad- . '; ing strongly both in ; pebbles and ' paste. 1 i The latter is now , porphyritic,' flesh .j color, of jaspery character.- Also mixed, in the paste is found small black glassy " crystals and small fragments of the pS- bles.' Around most of the pebbles. a case - of shell or lime one-eighth -of an inch , 1 thick has been formed, much like fossil shells. This casing - is now very- hard-"-fbr, during, long exposures ithe, pebbles ,U have wasted away, Reaving, the . casing rfe standing at least one-fourth of an inch'" above the pebbles, In' the' angles where "I two or three come , together a cavity W i formed outside the casing. v This is filled , ; with a pearly-white, loose composition or fine white threads running Crosswise,' 11 filling the cavity- 11 :,nn ot sf :, ; ;:i!;- !? WSUUkXi ',:o 'Ui UOkn'KJ , in: this conglomerate a. few. fragments, a' of fossil shells were , found one similar , .. . to Gryphea Speciosa, ' a smaUPecten'and one with straisrht narrow but fuHtronnd'-" ed ribs common stof the: foa8ilr:bf.: thfeii j older formations., 'IftV'iTO to bb coirrnrnss. I - sy.-t jith irua u,