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JJliJi"!!' 5 cvftvo. N ,Vh:.. r;' . b.,ui..oJ..-o uJip - ' I ' t--u ....r..-y.. t, - , , ; . .. , ,.,;, ,-. r. ., ' H TDL. m. nTHE'IKD tiXfiimVMmraUrnmnmUtf " .rrrrr-V.-:?:.! so hr Mentha, - "J RATES OF ADVERTISING: - - .-ic- .YSirV " rV aTftA-5 50 "6 0() 10 00 i (M i:, 4T60 -IB 15 0ai. J- II 1 sn 1 00 ' a 00 11 aw juuu 4 50 . 6 60 9 00 30 00 8000 'as. ?..7. 'iftOO 15 00- M OA WOO , . ., t . . voa. U rwr 'Km for th . . I ( MOWW ' .. . . lit. I HMntOO. BBll wn-uuii mu " k.Ku .n.nt inxirtioil. No DOlio 1W than f ' -iv.iir nntioM. 10 aeaia fa'f una. V j snmmn Khriff'i Sulaa. and all Pthl u.i ntioM i 00 hi aoniw Int Inner- eachnUitluQAl, , insertion, t .00. '-M TraiiiU aOrertinemMita; t 1 aartiaoi iwU mkliitowJ iartioi l 00. AOF.N T AT PORTLAND, OREGON L. I . . Btxciu.a.1 t'l.m 1 I'" u i , AO J!T AT BAN FRAHC1&CU-4L. P.Fiaai. n, rooms X 1. Jirrvnuu """tt" ' ' California street. , . p i-'fAQRNTSAT NEW YORK CITT-S. M. rmtsoiLLi-Co.. 37 Park Row, po. B. Vm.n ilU-Oxo. P..,iiosix A Co., 41 Park Bow. v-AOEST AT ST. lOrmRowraufi T : V. ; CanHBA!!. Cor. TWnl au.l CUtnut bta. f- in C.rflttEfiPON'DESTS. AH oomninm-e-itiouH inMilt;il for iniwrtion in Tn , ' ' IvDnneNOKKT mnst b autheuticatrd by Wa ni.i niino aixi aitUreiw I the writer a jt n-t-c!irilT for pnMicitfion,. bot a a fruty of rom1 faith. Ol'riCE-Iu HilUVxiro in the old Court Houw buiKfins on the Public bjniu-e. CA11DS. JOUX VITE, M. D.. . Pkysicia-i d Burgeoa- , niLtl5t)U0 0B Kit . OrFIEMaia Jiilkboro- Orec-on. . f. A.UAIJURY.M. 1. Thjsidio, Surgeon and Accoucenr. HU LSBOE0. - - OAEflON .,OFF1CB-Btthelwi)t8orl. ' " ' UKSIDESVE-rThr BleelM Sonth of PruK Store. ., , plT ivilsox nowLiiv, Ji. o. " V. rhjsiclan aad Snrgeoa, ' rOUEST (JR0VF, . ... B enEuo.i. .w-OrYICB-At' kl Resilience, West of Johnaon, Planing Mill. , B49:.J m mi: iy"111 wld JSurgeon. I ' I0REST CROVg, - -. OKEQON "VrTtC ri At the Drrtg StrtrSi KSIDENCE-CctHCr Second IJIoc om II attb Pni Htore. m'2H:y Old. H. DcmmM, IT. T. Thomthom. Vvdrfrt Altnrnry. Durham x& TnompioB, i TTo'jt A A' If', : -f ! ' : . .i Ko, 109 Fihti Street, i auion itott, B ALL S TOTT, ' At T on NE YSfAT- L A W, . 5i tMT.4 lit A ik'lCD. No. t Dckuin'a Block, g .- . . PORTtANTJ, CRFXi6. k ly tfatlU. av KlUIn, rrdiLt:YS -AUb vouss:wn . AT LAW. rcnm' Rii'il.linK. Firat Street, , THOMAS H. T0NOTJE. I V t nl.htwi'" .tluK- bT flUMPKllLYS. r 1 KOTTJ'iJllUC an COXVKYASCVfi I,F.OAT; finTwre ilrawn 'sn.l rolleetlone k.a. Uiumta entni.twl to his tare . st temled to promptly. , OFi icE Sew Court IlotW 3 11 ' II T!.a.vva."J!:iWj-lim ,-,tn.,l T NO. 2 MOF. tONDQjjj's LECTURES. " Forest Qbovi, Mar. 20. 1875;- ,i lachiapliQicja the AntwitS of Alaa contained information of sae jrtDQyVXk Prose or produced foU front varioos onrc es which raise strong probSUcft that the. oomnionljr recti vfd ebxbtaKd Ogy W facorrecl. 'Argument thai it ttfrf &wrl was "based upon records afforded by: V. ituies,"' Monuments, aneHjesaeivitaaauis. . 2. Changing Language- Profane Historj.i ifeWe W Script urea. One monumeni- tul inscription standing alone would proTu tiotiiing, but taken with oth ers of like import, raises a probabil ity of truth. It was stated that reo- Kale p4o(rd b Jdp) e idence, 'car ry (be history of Astromical observa tions among civilized .people, to witbtaTlfeiirSdfTOnj'issIgned date fop j the i flood. . Cauld: eivilizatioat have progrea ied snffiriently for tbjs in so short k tim3? Implements rudely" or perfocI fihedin. stone, btwiiej- and tr'oil, found" iaj xSWitaeB. erlaud ; human ; f emaius, - rom 4au duloupe'lflhipd and2, other locali ties; and tv)l rtber?iklnta gathered from geological, rooks, all point to the- probability fc'fe&ove niontioftttf. Aud the line of argument is yet fur ther strengthened by the palpable facts of to-day, to-wit: the deixsits of sediment liiaSAanuually by our present rivers. AVhen a river einp- i.li.i. .lij LjJ'.'. it.. Danube docs into the Black sea. its sediment is observe w increase the land about. . on an average, ' 50 feot j per . year,. 4 Observations on uany rivcra - agree npproxinfcrte'ly' with these figures.' " Taking thii(tci for the jvhi-ats wo pi)leuhUlh.'t 15,000 yeitihve elapsed siuco Ur of the Chnldees, which is 150 miles from tie aca was a, tMkrt, ns rec ord has it. Geology, liko the Bible, fixes no dates. Our belief, whether npou upon rel'giori oriio.will be un injured by the truths which 1 Geolo gy brings to the surfaco ' Soiond Lcclura, Mwch 31. Tho Trof. remarked that wo prob ably remembered what he had said about earthy jaateryds, SUj J)ime, or PotaBh,bc;iiuf washed front aaant-' ainvand Carried by 'rivers into lakes r the sea. The Dead Sea and Salt Lake having no outlets these sub stances aro in excess and hence no animal life can exist in the waters. Lake Tchad, Sea of Aral, the borax lake'in California, alike are free from life. Cut God has provided a way for the ocean to be freed from a sur plus of these infinities ns effectu ally as tornadoes rid the atmosphere of noxious gases, "Lime Makers of the Ocean" our subject for to-day- are the InslriiuiCfits cIiomui Forms abundant there are of Corbonates, Phosphates and Sulphates of Lime, which being washed are assimilated or precipitated and rvrstnhzed on the sea bed, or form several grada tions ofstono from f. e mud. Assim llu'uon is carried on, first, by tho "Coralk-no" a seaweed. It is not fossil, yet while tho plant growf, is stone in part. This imperishable Carbonate of Lime exhibits great beauty. As tho Ocean Incomes im pregnated the weed spreads lime over and around its roots. Tho real coral, Polyp.is frequently called Son Anem one.; looks like a daisy, lifts ten tacles. Is a voracious enter nhd bns born found to have absorbed in , Its skeleton shells of small crabe. "'Or gan Pipe," "Brain," "Mushroom,'' arc names given to various forms-of. cornl. It enjoys Minshflie, and be-. in? left out of. water by the ti.lo. Is an industrious animal; is called "fos sil corn-cob" from its shape; grows three teet high. U. he limestone of much of ottrconlinont i formed frn skeletons of C'riuoid eornls. But still moro important are the Infusoria whose work sustains a ratio to that of Polyps of 1,000: 1. Hotninute are the Protxwea that t Uiei . ahells' ars (mperoeptdle to the nakod wye- art frequently taken for fragments of chalk, t Vat New York HUH k built ba. Just aucb dpoiU. - Als Ohio, Arkausns and Kansan.- Mollnsks or Mholl fish hnva lima in bulk and with the agencies mr-uttonod are storing up limestone frur ftftnr ag1".. ' t rniip . i.imiiim i-i. i uni- i inf iiim uhiri . - -4 - r. I , 7 - 7 1 i : " ' - - - - - -K- ..j.'-j-t jv TUr IfKT aRIM tf BJhi snisox. . k L "f e " ... rvr7'f:'i I had the- blnet. '. 'ForL ' alreftdj, I had becoma satisfied that ihe- yoong metropolis of 1V9 Xoiih-west, which Hope, with the typieal -verroi'.lion finger lwd pokitad but to me m the city f amcoig tea isousotid , where crowded T oanett and ; Ing : fees would overwhelm the ambitious uvh ciple of Blaekstone, ftad really more "law" than it could conveniently eairy wifl airyprbipcct of municipal progress.. ' Had 1 very inhabitant of th plada grren jiiuiself np entirply to the spirit of acrimonious, and jia- placaVl litigation, the teifcjtou eq uipoise of demand and syy woald not' ret have beeA restored j-on. the contrary, -m gannt ; forest of legal limbs would have regained idle aim unappropriated --waving ,' bkakly pi the winter . of inevitable decay,,, A 'heart of a oalf," auppbsing it tai have been in the law business,' could j not, under the circumstances, have been joyously imponderable: and , it was no wonder that my own,, bejug 0' Tery , comm.m timber, weighed heavily on this v April night, and dragged uie down into fathomless lepths of despondency. What was I ta d when" the f eve Jtundred dol lars' brought with me had wasted ut terly away? . This interrogatory rose upon me again, and gaiii -'ith sphinx-like emphasis 'that was ap pallfiig.i While anusiug myself with rqveriea of this chrerfal n.ituro.some one rsrtred at my tiffice-door, and in response to my "Come in," not uttCrcd iu (he gentlest o tones, a till young man, of dark con'lexiun and habited in a fcuit of heavy brown cloth, entered. I recognized him af ter the usual salutations had passed, as a person who had, . for several weeks 'been sojourning at my hotel, Ct House. ' Taking the choir I proffered, he seated himself near the stove, . and bending upon me from under a' pair of heavy, btaok eye brows, d glanco glittering and keen with scrutiny, said, '"It's a .nast; night for April'1' P, . 4 jf'jCt lt indeed J replied stooping to repleuisu the, stove: "and you seem to have the benefit of it." "Yes; I had somo difficulty in Had ing your office and that reminds me that I did not' 'come here to discuss the weattef, but to talk business." ,.Ita rbof)i Lis bead for a moment, as if to rs fleet, and I xed myself in on attitude of respectful attention, my first foe being the Idea which was uppermost in my mind. "Are you satisfied with this?"iind, as ho spoke, he waved his hand sat rically toward the single Falstafflnn column of law-books, largely re cruited from the imtooit' X)ffioe De partment, on a shelf against the wall opposite. I smiled, and without. wailiif for furUutt' answer, he proceeded: ' ' "If you succeed at all in the prac tice of the law in Portle nd.it will be after years of patience, pereistent labor, and n life of hideous economy ami privation. : 1 Deiiev' vnat you realiz this yourself, and for that reason I have come here to-night 'to share with you. a valuabe secret, ami to solicit your asMstance in a project which.if snccessfully prosecuted, will enrich us both; - A suspicion of '.double-barreled burglary Hashed across me, and I suppose he futist have seen some thing of the kind in my face, for he resumed immediately, with an impa patient gesture, ."Hay, it is honora ablo; and all I ask'of you in rotura for the confidence I am ahrfiJt to ro pose in you, is a pledgtj tl abctecy in the event that yoii do not joiu me in the projoct to which I have allu ded."'' W Having f8c-!VeJ bv'Bry drtsdriirice of good faklori ttiy pitrt; he drew his chitit felony tt mine, and then ;' looking totttd the dobr suggested that I had Utter UMk it. I got up to attend to that, and when I re rosunlod tuyscat bebide him; Lti had lighted eigar, and was evidently going tcb comfortable. ' Hi held tho cig:eaM toward me, and anked ;,"Pi Kyo avar hear th tory, f Tb-Lo, Cabin?".' I .1 ov-ihaL- y '' : " : I .,.ti "No I Will toll JI in vnn wnu In the sprTTit; of -while the south ern boriW of. Oregon was (ringing with tli'i battles J that memorable war btf en the heroic aettlem of the I Teriuo'n'ud the Shasta and Bogus River , Indians, .two brothers by the nam eof VUon-James and Henr-r-' rvsd ai Jacksonville,' and,1 getting together a small party of hardy ' And experienced: miners;11 set ' out. 'fully armed, -to prospect for gold along the -river - and ' wnong the broken ranges iofaaountiuns - southward of that then - prosperous ruining'toww. . The party had been ' out for several wqeka, neaping with buv little; sue cess, and had just lost one of! their number ia a skirmish with' the j Indi an, wheh a council was ''called, and all but tli a Wilson' bi others' 'concur red; in.tke opimon tBat it was nest io return to Jacksonville, and watt for tho oonolusion ot the war.'"1'' 1 1) i 'The Wilsons Were of. a' haughty obstinate spirit, thorough m mouB-i tain oraft, and brave to recklessness. With theia daiintf Was a ' habit 1 and danger a luxury, and they held out againct arguments and entreaties of their more pradent- comrades," until it. was agreed- finally; that they should have the greater part - of . the provision - ammunition,1 etc., and coatinnv iff tbeir search, whilo the others -r would retrace their steps by the shortest and f!t Wml.- ' " j ."On th morning of parting, James Wilson foW In his stirnips, and, swinging fes rifle aloft with an arm SploikU'lly fttlvlrtt',---'Vlj.lmbapWXt,loeau lv 'aaJiyr il.o jjuld'.- .'IVe Good-by,boys! and good luck ' to you, but we can't go back. There is gold somewhere yonder behind that smoky line of mountuins, ' and we are going to dig it out, thongh nil the Redskins of the wilderness Stand guard over itl We'll como back rich as kings, boys! or leave our bones to bleach there: its a glorious battle field!" , . - "This high speech fired the hearts of the retreating party fora moment, and some of them turned, as though tlicy too, would fain peril their lives for that without which life is more bitter than death; but the momentary flash of heroism went down, and shuking their heads in denial, they rode away shouting back rude words of cheer, ' '.' ' v "They never met agnin. The main division 1 reached Jacksonville after many days Of wearisome and perilous travel, and wnitcd in vain ti) rough the lengthening months for some tidings of tha Wilsons.' Their story is sealed to all, save me. I owe mv own knowledge of their further progress and final fnto to the fact that we weio cousins and confi dential friends. With this word of explanation, I will give you so much of tile history of the brothers as came to mo in the letters of James writ ten at San Francisco, iii the year ino-j. 1 nave tnein aero and as ho talked, he drew forth a packet of perhaps a dozen letters, much worn, creasod, and soiled, and held them in his hand "but have no need to reoar to them, as I have read thein many iim. '"Wcll, from the point of-separn-tioatbs Wilsons continued in "a south-easterly direction"; They at first traveled with every precaution against surprise, but finatly relaxed their vigilance; ns they were seem ihgty beyond thd tange of tho Los tile tril?; "At last they reached a green and narrow valley, walled ' in by precipi tous mountains, around which mean dered, O'.tr and among bowlders of richly-co.ored rock and across- beds of smooth and shining pebbles, : the linipnt Waters of a snow-fed stream. Here thej- determined to rest and re cruit tbcaiHcivb aed their jaded an imals; while they leisurely mid thor oughly rtrosptwtcd for gold the re gion lililnedialcly about thctn. "Desiring td remain ill the valley iPflllj 8,v 18Z:i t for 1 r some, time, thy , pqnclude'4, to it 'up 'a rude " W-cabia, 'which pu( "would pr6(ct their camp aWiphge and pierce d.wfth loop.-holeSj.fort-f ash-, ion, wouid serve as a. defense jhcase 'of an Indian attack. I '"' - "0h the'morninc after their ar rival,1 llenry began to cut timber, out of which to construct the .' terai- I I. a ' ' 1 ' n' " A . j t . porary nome ana, ioriress; jiouo rjaraes Went "forth, "gun. in , hand to replenish their impoverished larder. About ten'.'o'clock Lj. filled, wj?.ri 'whlclr he shouldered anil started for camp: ' He reached the little stream perspiring and thirsty, for, thlo day Mhi warm,' and threw hjs lmip bur den down upon a pebbly bar while ie swppea 10 get a ucuijc. : ; ,, '"Wo so'one'r' hatt Lis. )ips . touched xue water man uis ere was. arrestea by-the feparkle' of certaiu small.. ob; jeets scattered among the gravel . of the Mtom.1 A' miner iseverUipon the alert; and. so.'plunging hia band forth a handful of the gravel forexr aniinatio'n'' ' ; ' .;' -. 1 ' "It was Gold !;'",;;' Yes, there it was, m coavs yel low grains and lumps richer than a dream.- He dropped suddenly to cs-: amine the' bar on which he ttouvl j it, toes was '(forged wili ilia glittering metal, and he rose with a whoop o( joy that made the woods echo, and brought Henry rnnning to the spot for ho "bad liennl it and recognized his-brother's voice on the.tifiicr sido' of the little' valley.' "Xocaa, hnng ine their ecstasy.' ,'They hadkaowu poverty all their li ves, and there be fore tLeni was wealth sudden, splen did, exbnustleas. . But I ,raust not linger.' Working together, they fin ished the cabin, that dnj, and the labor ws not grcSt, and within two week's time they had heaped togeth er a marvelous quantity of it, and began to contenpluto a return. Life was now precious, and after thinking it over and weighing the chances for and against the practica bility of getting back unmolested, thev were convinced that it was best to remain where they were until the Volunteer forced under General Lane,' which they knew were on the way, had reached the hostile coun try and relieved the Lard paths ol mountain ' travel from the wily foe that lurked upon every step.' Having mado an excavation in the centre of their cabin-floorthey lined it careful ly with lock, and in the vault thus formed,' 3epf)ntted thoir treaBuro.tied up in bags of dried nnd undressed deer skin. This was dono in case an attack froth tho Indians should compel them to flee,whou of course, it would be impossible to carry tho heavy meal. ' ' 1 "But no attack was made, and af ter the lapse of several weeks, thej arose one morning and agreed that it was timo to bo upon the homeward trail. The : Bhocny forest-leaves waved in the 60ft winds of morning, and tho fresh air was musicil with songs of bird, as, fully armed, they Btrode forth spiritedly to bring in their horses, which had grown fat and vigorous upon tho bountiful pasture. 1 "The cabin stood near tho stream, in tho edge of the wood, nud when they had appronchod to within forty yards of it, suddenly a score of rilles Crashed upon them from tho bank, followed by tho terrible war-cry of the Shastas. , "Henry, who it happened was in front of James, leading two of the horses, sank with a deadly groan, his horsrs roaring and falling nt tho samo timfJ: ' Tho Indians burst from their cover ahd sprang forward with all the cchofS ot pandemonium,.. James emptied Lis rifllo with fatal aim among them', and drew his re volver. Tho Indians knew tho kind of music they had to face, and having neglected to reload, djished back to the cover of the bank. ' The resolute miner saw his sal alio j 11 thlt tnove mcnt, and hastily tossing a iioose halter over the head of the only horse that remained nmnjincd, leaped upon his back, and was out . t . 1 .1, :i 1 caiaelinj dotrnhe; HeUffwith the scattering shot.pf tJia-.Miemy sing ing over ihisjjjhead,) The,, ar-party being afoote Olw,io4'iollowed, nfad filially treaolkftiWtier set tlements, afte a jpurtwjf, fif i incred' bleWd'irj,; 5 ,.4 ji jac ' tfa ..JfdiaAt. waetioaintinued without abatf meat, he koUtpasbge' for San Francisco n gdr to obtaiii -medical ad vies in Mgajd to, his health' which. , exposure' ,4id fifi vaiion had badiy broken. Iheu. it.was4hat he began the correspondence with me. I was at tho time. Unexpectedly. i-iviu news of his death, U the fall r U5ib I has tened to Safjij Fruuti jho aurfrocei vet irom Uie hauds ot Uis JttpeUord a ht rlebfiadJQ, wof papei-3, imooftf which X found. Jthis. Read it; ao ekplatioa is required' j,t. -.tiuf am le, ponded, jne.jtt.iildud mlieet of paper pa which hiker liavt been be gun,, in, a., cramped, wngiualy, but still legible .Lud i.Lerai isi S.yx FnvNoisco, Oal., Oe. ffj 1859. Pear cousin;-.- had lijyadbo fm you' here be(or6 tiiis but haejd has1 conie' sooner-than 1 expecfad. I dreamed ef that cabin. In the wilda of Or la t nijht,' auf 'aaW poor Harry fall again before the Mwordly shots of those skulkiugiUastae; and I think it is, nearly over,,) must write what T intended to Lave spoken and endeavor to" give you' uch di rections as will enable1 yotr'-to find tho cabin, for you must ltn.t-it,The- odore, and enjoy,, its hidden ffold. Tlie first part of your vomae.iu plain though: s'art from' Jacksonville and keep the California road 1oi:::- lt re.UuM'and.vB death stayed the revealing peu, and there remained only a black and sh'npsless ink-blot, as n fit emblem of thsr-TjTyHtry that wrapped the whereabouts of ftielost . . i r . - 1 . , V... - . . 1 - oaoiu. x rurneo iro-i me paper and looked at Harper-for such was'the name -by which ho Lad introduced himself tome. ,. ' ; ' '.:'-' "That ia all I kuW about it,'snid ho.!'and hero is my propositi6n: X us jointly- purchase an Outfit and spend tho summer in tho mountains of southern Oregon. With' tho cluo we have, I verily believe that we shall find the caluu." - "I am with you ;' and I gave " liiui a steadfast grip. " "J JLirpor fluBltod Willi ' pleasure "at the prompt and hearty acquiescence, and we Bat talking Over '-the 'detail of our expedition until the' gray eye' of dawn looked in, uud, with', a cold and unsynipathizing stare admoh ibhed us thatt our sitting had been unnaturally protracted."''- 1 ' ! 1 ' r ll Concluded next weelt. THE TERKIT0RIE5. .,lw Tho A alia Walla markets are sup plied with lef at 4 to 5 . cents'' por Hi on foot" r 1 H An Idaho paper says: This is lb first season for 8 or 9 years that the white , sage- in- th .vicinity of Snake river has been covered with snow. Tho loss of working cattle was couscqusntly heavier than usual Tho beef nnd stock cattle have done comparatively well on thin side, of: tho valley. A gcntlcmiin who has made a care-' ful computation, informs the' Sli'Xt'f'i' mail that tho loss of -cattle , in the '' Vul!a Walla vnlloy siuco tho ooin--, niencement of tho cold weatlior'fo'jt'V ? up 10.0U0 head. . We deem tfios.i ' figures largo, but our informant is - confident that they are not in excess to the actual loss. . Tho Walla Walla f.'m'oii Jonrns '' from llr. SIcLtonald, from Kittilasrsj 1 J that tho niiurrs on tho Swank fa-"' ' sumed work afuw days.bf(ireheleft. Tho quart, discoveries are ns.nming a more - iaiportant feature. ' - Mr.'" Schafor's ledge, diHcoveml last full, :' is full of rroiui ,e. An euiv lias ' been had of the ore, and that ywl.lr ed ?.ilH) to tin ton - thai, he carric d oil a quantity ia his blankets, and thst i a c-nnnmii nmrthr ba p'.und- cd out V70 from this lot. llr.ConpW has h-id art assay of oro from his l'J-.lrfe, nhV is pronouncod tin, and thut it Ai( Ide-1 III pounds to thr) ton. The former le-.lgo Is situated on the V-tfldwalers ol the Pisliistitl, and the. latter this side of tho Name dividr. ' of. immediate , .danger an instant .1