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fit'l'i Hkf '. Btai. I l m m !! i i' A KJJgf M.Ll i&l" TO 19. . i i WILLAMETTE FABMER: PORTLAND, OREGON. JULY 21, 188S wffimwBsm f IlLif "dim trlm0V3i1mMM w imum every Week by the WKX4H KTTr. FAKMRK PIRLIKItMCI CO. TERMS OK MUIWCIUITIO.N. One ear, (Postage paM). In advance. $ 1U 9 nonths, (Pmuh pli). In advance . ... 1.25 bess than six month will be, per mnritlk 2fi ADVRKSISI.VG RATES 1 A iTertlsemenU will to Inserted, providing tn are fMDtcUble. at the followln? Uh of ratcl : One inch of f weeper month I 2. SO Tnrse Inches of irpac per month... s.00 On i-half column per month 16.00 On column per month 3000 tra.'tamDle conies went free on application, Publication Office: No. 5 VVuhl.lffton Street. Ulra. room No. Ami fi Vp HPi:'l.ll. NOTICE. We have amenta In the fiM who are dutr authorize.! an follows: Mr K Al flraria, who resides at JOieri Cn, will canvas VarnM I anl ar Joining tmnfie In the interest of the Fahmkr lie Is iluly authorized to receive and receipt for subscriptions Mr J. W. IUn(f, of Ohceney, W T-, Is also our airent- Mr. Alfred Slocutn. at ifent In Umatilla connt, I abws dxij authorized as Mir aent. rrnTiiir.K' .oiMt:n.aT The following are authorlwl to receipt for m-r-tlona to tM paper. jfTWhcre we have no agents re mlttancc JIl'ST lift made, (expenses fiaid), to u by KUtcred Letter, or Money Order, or KtpreM. Al.l. I-AIT-RH DISCONTINUE!! AT TUB F.XI'IIIA TIOS OK TUB TIMK I'AIH KOK. Amity.. . It I. Simiwon Aurora. .Oco Milter lfrownvllle . . .W It Kirk liilttevllle ..lohnlliUhrller Butte Creek .K Wcerrin Hrooki. W II Harris Rrllevue .Jeff Paris Crawfordville..'.ht film CoXUaro Or .J tl hhortri.lgr (Jorvalils N'oVarnblll. OWKapplniftoi Meyer llarrl Oiamrioeir . A Jettc Uimamli . . K Forbos I'owcll Valley TK William Dijton.. . B C HaLvway Pilot Itoclt . '.B flllliam Oralnil. Hon J O Dnln I'cndleton ly.t l.lvermore Hall J I) Smith I'errydale. .JWMrflicw Hillur. . -A .1 Ilufur, Jr lleaaantllllUlWHanilsiker Kola. . .Thom-w 1'earco Itivcrslfle. .0 K Knowlea Kikton A II Halnos llowliurif SK Itavmnml Kinrene. .Hon .1 II MrClun? .Sweet Home .7. II Mow Ellcn.burjf. .lion M Illlcy Salem 8 W Church Korent Ororo . ,H lluhoi Hlayton .AllOardner Ko Valley A l Oirdtier Sublimity .Jno Downing floshen .J Handnalciir.Hcio. ,.JH Morris Ubanon . O W Smith Uwlirllle I CMcTinimon.li Looking 01aM..M Corhran l.lnooln A. Abrarnt McMlnnnllc J Mcl'hllllrr) MrCojr ..8 Ilobblna Mt I'leuant V H Thayer Marl. It II Rutherford Mohawk .1 H Churchill Monmouth W Waterhoiuie Oaalm OerraU. A C rUymond'Fhod, .MMItchcllTanircnt W M 1'owfra . .John I,Uer r H Matteaon irarrliburi; .Hon II Htulth Wilbur. . Hon ThM Smith iraliy...lllack, 1'earl A Co Willamette K ...M Wilkini Irving. ..A 0 Jennlnj; Wellea. . .A A Wllllamwi Indepen.lenio.W I, llwIirln'Wciton ...I.HWood Jacksonville .Mai Mullor WalUburif WN Hnil'li Junction. W II llilwr Walla Walla. .JJacoba Jeffcrnon J W lloland Zena .HHOImble fibldendile.ll K SaylorA CojTurner Mit .1. I!. Knai'I- Ulkn avnc in half a col amn of good .vlvico to farmcro, which we hope will lo heeded. Kvcry merchant in town wlio handles pro lucu will nay tliu name, and fxrmcrn rlinuld not only realize the truth of uch qood souse, but feel under tome obliga tion to whoever takes the pains to inform them to their advantage. TllK liif'IKUKNCK between it. 0. (leer and tho managers of the Oregon l'acifio Kailroad Compaiiy is this : that when ho utters un truths it is generally duo to his egotism and ignorance, while) they practice on the cred ulity cf the world and iriskn money. Hut that U no reason liy railroad should not he built to Ya(iiiiin whenever the people of Ore gon find they really irccd it. Any iiouy who thinks a farmer can't write for a newspaper cm read Mr, J. I'. Taylor's letter describing bis trip to Yujuina to good Ivtntige, ami o vonturn to say that many ot'irrs cm write as will if they will try. Ho simply writes naturally and keepi his eyes op -ii to obseiMi things to writo about. It is a great tliinif for nn editor to have such cor respondents to liven lum up and throw spina into Ins utdtimns, mul wo hope to receive many such comnuiiiicitions this summer. Tiik hi-kciai. ki.w.tio.x in Yamhill county hn re.ultcd in seal! g.Mr,.I.C. Nobon, Demo, orat, ns representative for that county, so the Igilaturu will ho nrg;i,iieil with 2 Hepuhlj. can majority in the Senate and II in the House, making III on joint ballot. Only that tiu Fourth of July was a holiday, wu thould glvulliM wiek a table, showing tho voto of fie wiiulu .Statu mi ltupiescntative in Con gross ami .Statu nflictrs. That lost day anil wlircity of piinlers unders it impossible this I week, Tiikiik im, in thit nuinbur, a very plain, practical mid vatiublu treatise on "hots in hirsts," from tho ablu pen of Richard I'. Yell, K., which is well woith to every farmer or man, who o-.es a single horse, more than a year's subscription. Ho discauts a little freely on men, who havo not praolical experience coneeining matters they wiitu about; but wu llnd it useful to give ovory writer's views, because, whon wrong, they freijiuutly call out true atatemeuu from men of oxpericncii. it is not criminal to err in omu respicts. Whatever expense was incurred in net off against $16,000 of income. This band of 5,- RUJU ii so purely bred to Merino that the wool I ii very heavy with yolk, and so does not bring the highest price; bat with fleeces averaging c er ten pounds each, the income averaged more than $2 from each animal. The range being folly stocked, thereabouts, those who have sheep upon it have a mutual agreement that they will sell off as many as the increase amounts to, and so not destroy the gra?s by j depth, all the overstocking it. We hear a good report from all the sheep ranches of Waico and Umatilla counties, the bands averaging from $1 50 to $2 per head for the wool alone, while the increase, in favor able seasons like the winter of 18S2, fully re pays all the expense. The repoita from flocks show fleeces ranging from 8 to 10 Kunds. When the sheep are highly bred to Merino the fleece is heavy with grease or yolk, and while the wool is finer and stronger fiber on that ac count, the fact that it shrinks 65 to 70 per cent, in scouring reduces the valje per pound. Wools of Eastern Oregon and Washington every year acquire greater reputation for ex- tra fine quality, and are more highly appre ciated by manufacturers, The cattle ranges are gradually becoming converted into sheep pastures. We also lately met with Mr. Sum mtrvillc, of fireyman & Summerville, of I'rineville, where thi-y have had large herds of cattle and 3,000 sheep, that averaged nine pounds to the fleece. Umatilla county has a number of wealthy sheep men whoso hiitory would write up like a romance, because they commenced wilh small means, frequently hav- iie only their own labor, and have become wealthy men with great flocks, whose income from wool and increase is worth a fortune every year. Somo timo ago wo noted the case of a man, who drove sheep across the plains in 1847, and who gave a fellow traveler a owe, after his ar rival here, in compliment for a gloss of good spirits furnished him after a soiking in the Platte river. We traced the increase from that cwo, and the amount of wool sold, and it had reached almost fabulous figures. Also, we remember a man in Marion county, who sold off his band of sheep, retaining only four old ewes that the buyer refused to drive away, which were poor and decrcpid, but having tho range of tho premises throve, so that in four years ho had a band of 70 from the discarded four. Karmeri everywhere, and esncciallv in Western Oregon and Wishington, are learn ing tho value of sheep, in connection with profitable fanning, and while they keep them on a different plan from that pursued by East ern Oregon (lock masters, they find the direct income from their fleeces no small item, while tho mutton furnished for tho table is both a matter of economy and good living. Our people aro also learning to improve their flocks; all through the country, east and west of tho Cascades, aro to be found thorough bred flocks that improvo tho common stock as they aro moro generally disseminated. Tho day of great ranges and immense flocks is ovor, in many localities, for the facilities of transportation now existing, and constantly orcated by building now railroads, makes agriculture possible where it was lately un known, and encourages farming in regions that were lately only fit for pastoral mcs. As natural result, stock iutcrotU ccasa tn monopolio vast areas of prodigiously fertile soil, ami farms aro made on overy quarter sections. Hut every farmer needs sheep, and many 'portions of tho new Kastorn country of fer tho best posiihlo opportunity for combin ing farming with stock raising, for the most productive land is soinotimos bordered by other land that is too rough or rocky to plow. on which grass grows, so that free range can ofton bo bad near tho beat of farming loc i-tions. Again, in tho scab lands that border Ihe N. THE YAQUEU tOILBCUD. We propose to answer the attack of R. C. Geer on the WirxAMrrr Farmib and its editor by a little plain talk concerning the Yaqaina Railroad, and in so doing we invite our readers to lay aside local prejudice and the breaks of the hills, along the rivers, are always the least likely portions of the conn try. We found some excellent orchards on Three Mile creek, especially at Mr. Creigh ton's, for while peaches and plums are not always a success, apples and pers were bear ing full crops. It is true of recent years that I ii,ten to facts all the uplands are co sidered valuable, for , pr .. WB u.T. rmhlished every grain as well as gardens and orchards, and as j tnjng dmed for the Yaqoina scheme, copied water can be had by dizzinz a reasonable , ,, .!,; , : :.. ,., -.i b,v hills of Northern Wasco are ; nev.r .iiowe,i -nvthimr to be said auainst it. becoming settled and cultivated. . whiIe we bave frcah nherty to ita frienjj Returning, we had a grand view from the to write in its favor. We have recorded all its hill top above Dalles City. Stopping the team, progre3a aaJ aU the claims of its partisans we we scanned the horizon with wonder at its hlve repellted, often speaking with favor of ruggedness. From that altitude we looked the project, because it would afford the people down on the rocky churn, with its sand-' of the Willamette Valley another outlet in driven shores, that lay to the eastward, and petition with Portland. And here we call westward down the higher shores and their attentioa 0, al. the world that for nearly four seamed ndges. At the foot of the hill, along , y,ar, we have paWisnlng the Farmer in the river, the busy and beautiful town was ' PortT,nd. it has stood nn for the conntrv and almost hidden beneath the forest of shade not for the town u not a fortofght since a ireea anu orcnarus, anu tne deso-ation person l friend and a leadin? merchan. of this about was rendered more desolate by the con- city reproached us with favoring the anti traat. Up the river we aw where the Oreat I ti.i . n..- i .. ,i: ;.. Dalles was foaming and raging from shore to t;ce t0 the city and its interests, shore, for the river is wide now, though the j We welcomed the Oregon Pacific, because flood has receded at least ten feet. When at it proniised a .corapetig transcontinental its highest it rages on rough lava rocks that , roatet and becaa3e it prom;,ea to make this are birren at low water, and its furious toss-' vafy independent 0f Portland's pretensions ings, though five miles distant, were a Srand the onIy aeaport of 0regon In th re sight from the hill summit. Some twen'y epects we ahoffed independence of city pat yearn ago, when tho waters were lowest, the r0TUge and 0f railroad influence, but we have writer walked up from the city to these lived long enough to know that the best man rapids. At lowest stage the whole rivei livina can be belied. runs through a narrow chasm on the Wash- J Now as to the Oregon Pacific: It has made mgton side. Freemont once tried to sound iti ' re,t nrelensions for vears. and has r.nt rtl. ueptn inere.ana coum not, because thestream :,. ti,em. Tt, ..., .,,.rf,,i tw had was so swift. The river is literally turned on its edge here, and so narrow, at lowest stag, that we easily threw stones across it. But the magnificent feature of this view fiom the abundant means, and they did not have it. They asserted here that they would give re lief from monopoly and earn only interest on actual cost, while they advertised publicly at and cost fcf freight u encuih to enable the man who has mans and experience; to suc ceed. This matt-r has grown so great an evil that we rcake known the facts to try to en courage some enterprising men to undertake the business, and if well undertaken there can be no doubt of success. Tanning used to be carried on extensively at Salem, and can be revived there again. Convict labor could be had to use. There used to be a good tannery connected with the State Prison. There are several good points in the State and probably no bet ter one than at Dalles City can be found, as it & the center of a great stock region, and hem lock bark is easily procured. A great many hides are already shipped from there. All the hides that come from the Upper Country c uld be gathered there, and that same coun try woal 1 furnish a markft for the leather made. This is a subject of considerable im portance, and whoever takes hold of the busi ness with enterprise can expect handsome returns. GENERAL NOTES. Coos Bay .Wim: There is still a scarcity of men for the logging camps. Last week J P Haynes was one man short, and e hear of W, A Wasco County Round Up. lately met with Mr. Summerville, of hills back of Dall.s City was that Mount the East that they would certainly earn 20 Adams htrir r fnvt-i .!!, .- .If a, l ! .... per cent, dividends on watered stock. In TiikSiiniiAV H'flromr strains a voiut to Ui ironio.il concerning what tho Editor .f the F-ui.MMi "ilutisii't know about gardening " NiW wo nuver sot up any mortal pruteiifco to la expert in that line, but over forty years ago we iiiikIo a eartlen that supplied a family in Now iliiuui, Conn., and have lusilu gni'drns numerous yo..u uiko, but not mi succeuful, perhaps, k buiuu. Yo don't claim to over havo raliivl anything greener than tho HVf. fomt, though wu hnvo grown many things that (MiMilily uiiitdoMn bitter. All tho saute, our uvighlmr i wclcuinu to his oku. I'roluMy ho is ignorant of tho faut that wc have had prno tlcal interest in funning for twldvu jours in Uuvoii. If tho llt-oiii- man lud as much monoy as w luvo lout farming In Oregon, hu would bo in big luck. r r , mom ik BiiEhP. Wo met, leceiitly, traveling on the Coluiu. bla liver, with Mr tleo. Young, of lUkoOien, Wasco county, whtmi wo titetl to kuuw many yeau &n hi Nilum. Of l.itu yeais hit lu beau alieep funning on lather A largo se.alo in Was. oo cuui.ly, about amy miles from Tlix lUllea. ll bus .1kmu1 o.OOOshtep this spring, and sold W),(KKI Kiuiid of fine wind for LM cent per h,iiiid, giving n total of $10 000 nveived for uo-d, sgam.t a wt of S 1,2.10 for shearing, haulm,.' tu tho livr aril fieiihling to Port land. Of ouiiim', thiro was aime exiienso nt- tending ibe rate nl abeep during tliu yer, but tlm 810,(100 for oltinut lm add d to Jrt.OOO rccrivml Irulu tho "aalu of aiirplut ahwji. I. It. R, beyond .Spraguo, and in tho region north and cast of that road thoro aro loo itions where good meadow land can bo found, sulli cicnt to grow garden and gruis for winter fiwd, with Hiirrounding rango, that has alnind- ant grass, that will bo freo for years to como. Rut tho man will bo safest, win rover ho is who prudently combines tho stock iutorcst with mixed farming, though thoro aro local itic whero great flocks and borda will havo away yot for years to come, in districts so remote the iron horso cannot soon oxpect to traverse thorn. DALLES I.ITY AND COUNTRY. When at Tho Dalles, n low days since. Mr. M, I., llatxiks drovo with US over tlm Inlla In This WBo creek, so that wo had a view of tlio country as well as town. Tho city is closo under a bluff, on tho banks of tho Columbia, and tho sceno around is rugged in tho extreme. Already tho bunch-grass hills havo turned brown, and tho rooky terraces that lino tho bores are not inviting, but tho rich soil, wheiever it baa depth, responds to cu tiva lliii. Dalles City itsolf is a beautiful place, its stroots bowared by shadd trees of various kinds, and its yards and gardens a prolillo ...... .. .i . . . .. kiwii, in many Li nw privaio groumis mere aio fruitful nrchardi, as well as beautifully trimmed sbrulibory, Tho homes of Dalles City afford all tho nttrietions that can bo .to. siiod, which is remirkablo in view of tho ii'tutual desolation that prevailed thero origin ally. There can bo no doubt that wherever there is depth of soil in all tlm Upper Country it is ready to pr.idiu'o, with proper cultiva tion, cvcntlioiin'i irrigation may not bo possi. bl, l.isving tlis town liehiiiil us, passing the fno kohool and a -ndemy buildings, wo climbed tho 11 ii IT by gradual ascent, and stood at last on tho s'linmit of tho divide. Thero aro occa ional farms on the best hiuliot tho hills, and wherever tros luvn beoa plauled they appear dark green, and show no effoot of tho dry sea- oils peculiar to eastern seotious of tho State. it is conceded tint whenever soi! it doco. as it always is on tho ridges, and whero rtlicMut culiivation is oxiu-iuUd, gixl croni and gar. ilt us rospxidi nnd when it ii poatiblo to irri. (jair, tiioiii.i laaimpiy womieriui, nils was miauis, miny or lorry miles distant, in Washington Territory, lookod down on us from over the brown, parched hills and rocky wastes. The great mountain seemed "so near and yot so far." Its snows rise heavenward, seamed with rocky crests that arc bare. The effect of such a view can only be realized from actual vision, not from words. On the Oregon side Mount Hood is even more majestic, but was not visible from where we were. Along tho great brown hills on tho Wahington shore, wo saw fine bits of color, whero some farmer had made a home and transformed tho hill of brown to verdant grain fields. From that hight we saw farms that could not be seen from tho town below. There aro signs of cultivation in various directions, and ono field in sight, wo were told, furnished 3,000 bush o! of wheat for shipment last season. Such production in that vicinity has only com menced. Dalles City has reason to be proud of her schools, both her free public schools, which aro well managed and efficient, and its academy which, under the charge of Professor T. M. Gatch, would bo a credit to any coun try. It has several churches, and its citizens enjoy as good social privileges as can bo found in any new country. Dalles City is n place of activity, with ex cellent hotels and many extensive business houses. The workshops of tho 0. R. & N. Co. aro busy places, where hundreds of men aro employed. The city has a water supply, and is the seat of considerable mechanical in dustry. It' is tho natural supply point and shipping point for a wide region north and south of it, and has importance as tho first commercial point reached East of tho Moun tains. Thero is no reason to fear that it will not grow with timo and secure greater importance. At this season tho Indians aro fishing at Tho Dalles. Thoy prefer a lesser stago of water than tho full flood. Thero is not ono may whero thero wero a hundred in former times, but thoy still win great salmon from tho Hood to dry and smoke for winter use. Their rough wickiups aro situated on tho lava shores, jind travelers on the up train can catch a glimpso of them as they pass. Wo saw ono of tho native men wrestling with a huge fish that ho had caught in a scoop net, and it was nip and tuck whether tho Indian would tako tho fish or tho fish take the man with him. Tho natives haunt tho town in the Milling season, somo squalid and somo rather nice looking. Wo saw a cavalcade of tho better sort coming to town. Thero were a number of women on ponies, Some had papooses tied to them, and other children hanging on as they could, whilo one little "cuiton" held up under two full-grown squtws. IHiind camo a masterly siwash, tho only male in tho troop. All those wore cleverly picked out with color. Thoy had blanket robes sometimes, and somo times radiant calicos, with kerchiefs on tho head, Iho man being half savage and half civ. ilized in appearance, dressed in hat, shirt and pants. Alongside tho marcs were their In dian colts, and behind them the retinue of dogs. Crossing from the Washington side wo saw on the ferry boat a group of natives that wero clad in aboriginal costume, just as 'they wero a generation ago, mocassius, blankets tied around tho waist, tho men with long, black hair streaming, and both sexes with buckskin dresses and fringo trimmings. They evidently .xdonged to a camp of Yakimas that wero located on the Washington side, opposite tho foaming waters. many respects, that we can prove when neces sary, they made false assertions and very un reasonable pretensions; and now, when tho work has stopped and all has been abandoned, as we are told, except on tunnels, for which, it is said, responsible farmers have given per sonal security, so the contractor keeps at it. That farmers have given such security, wo do not know, and certainly hope they have not. Two years ago we said if these men could build their road they could build it without any help from farmers, and no farmer should take any chance of loss by involving himself in the scheme. It looks now as if that was sound advice. Because, after years of promises and fail ures, this Uregon Pacific scheme seems to have collapsed, and we havo made its condi tion public without a harsh word. Ralph C. Geer assails us, and possibly other men of equal prejudice and imbecility may do the like, but wo hold it our duty as journalist to tell the news and state the truth. Whenever any responsible man or company shall take hold of the construction of this railroad to Yaqnina Bay, such will find the Farmer with them. We never had faith in Hogg and Nah, for good and sufficient reasons we can give when ueccssary. TAMPERING: WITH FRAUD. The Star Route cases will result in acquittal of the ring that robbed tho government, whose two chief leaders were a United States Senator and an Assistant Postmaster-General. It seems that the weakest cases have been put on trial and the strongest havo been allowed to hang firo until the rascals are safe behind the Statute of Limitations. Any intelligent person who-ias watched the weak proceed ings before tho United States Court at Wash ington must come to the conclusion that the trial has been a miserable leral IW nn,i that the intention has all along been to de ceivo tho country by the form of a trial, con ducted so that the accused should have every loop bolo of escape through tho broken meshes of the outraged law. V l.t.l.. ... .l- ,., .... ..in; uici, on me ivoiunioia river, a gentleman from Nebraska, a man of consider able means and enterprise, and evidently of indulgence, wno hail, before starting from the East, been summoned to"Washington as a witness in one of these cases. He stayed to watoh the proceedings for a week af.cr his evidence was given, and said all the iudica tions satisfied him that there wm no intention to convict tho accr.sed. He was'disgusted, and so will be tho honest people of the nation when the disgraceful farce shall be played out. . TI.I. .. r I. -....a wunu U! SCO U IIU TC13 rOUOCU tllC g.)V- crnment of millions, but they belonged to the oiaiwart ring of tho party in poner, and part of tho price the country has to pay for tho murder of Garfield is, that the Adminis tratiou elected by an assassin must protect dishonest men, who are its allies, from tho just judgment of tho law. There wiU. como a lay of accounting with an outraged people. BIDES AND LEATHER. the firm of Bryman & Summerville, Prine ville, who said he was hurrying home to be in time to deliver a thousand head of beef cattle to G. II. Bailey, of Mirvsville, Cal., who will drive them through to make beef for the Cal ifornia market. We were unable to accept his invitation to be present at tho "round up," which he described as follows: Parties will eo out on Ihe range, that extends at this sea son into the mountains, and will drivo up all the stock found to some common center, when all calves found beside cows will be branded, same as the mothers. This is accomplished by lassoing tho calf nnd then applying tho branding-iron. At tho same timo tho beef cattle are sorted and kept by themselves, to be turned over to the purchaser, w ho drives them south. The whole sceno is exceedingly animated; the bawling calves and bellowing herd make both noise and dust, and tho gath ering of thousands of animals off tho wide range is a lively fceno. The fact that stiuck us forcibly was th's firm will sell 1,500 steers this season at S25 a head, making a total of $37,500. Really, these animals have cost no expense for feed. They are "rounded up" twice a year to be branded or delivered to purchasers and then turned loose to take their i chance", never being fed, summer nor winter. Sheep have to be herdd and protected from wild animal', but cattle and horses are no such expense. Those persons who arc on good ranges and havo stock by the thousand, re. ceive immense profits. Sometimes a hard winter sweeps off the Btock, but this southern portion of Wasco county is favored in that respoct and catfle, so far, have wintered there to good advantage. men oeinz neeaea in ntner irvi.K r pays his teamster $85. hook tender f60, uA sawyers and other men $40. These k. lieve, are the wages generally pid, except i," cases where old and favorit hands receive ta advance. Spokan InJfjxndtnt: Mr. Nell, geologic surveyor of the IS'. P. R. R. Co., will !.. Spokan Falls in a few days with a complet, uutut, to mane a geological survey of ths country north of here. His operatioas will extend north to the B-iti-h line, and eastward to the summit of the Rockies. Mr. Nell j forms us that the work is being done under the- direction of the N. P. R. R. Co., and at their own expense other geologists are in tie field in other localities. It is thought that this work will be continued for four or five years. In that time they ought to be able to present a very correct nap of all the country. Dr. Froman, fays tho Boise Statesman, is in from the Malheur river. His place is about six miles above the crossing at the Stone house. The doctor says his section is seltlina up very fast. Farmers are taking out ditches ana making good improvements. There ii very litt'e government land along the MaJ. heur in his section that can be taken up, Tho doctor says he has. ridden all over the ranges this spring to attend the round-ups and ho finds the grass shorter than he ever saw it before. Tho spring was late, and ths drying winds, with no rain, 'has withered it up, and tho cattle have to travel to get enough to eat. Ho thinks they must suffer and die off next winter, as there will bo little or no grm for stock. Fishing Extraordinary. The fish wheela in operation below tho Cas cades attract tho attention of all passengers on tho Columbia river, and we read occasion ally about their wonderful success. We gath erod an item of this character, lately, from .Mr. Comfort, conductor on the Pulman Pal aco Car, who says that just about sundown the last Sunday in June, ho took a walk up to tho lull wheel above Bonneville. The wheel! started at 7 o'clock and at 7:15 had caught between 800 and IKKI s.tlmon. That throe nuartors of an hour's n-hing equals the story of tho miraculous draught in the New Testa ment. Fi.li w ero naming freely at that time. nnd aliout suiulov.u is their tinm tn niin.,. t'i geueral conditiou, so far as wo wcut, and ' tho run of tho rapids. Ono ol the creat articles of export fromtSis couutry is hides, of which many thousands aro taken to San Francisco, and there madn into leather, which is eont back here for us to use. Twenty.fivo years ago there used to be tanneries in profitable operation in Oregon, anil their products wero shipped to San Fran Cisco, uow tho busiuess is entirely reversed. A littlo leather may be made in our State, but mo tiiinenes are idle in many cases and gone to decay. Tho way this comes to pass is irom aii uniair competition on the part of Cal norma manufacturers who bid well for our hides and in case a tanner will try to do bus -ncss they unJenell lum so that he lus to givo up the trade. It is the triumph of tho large.t pure. In tho matter of bides our neon'e do not often git a fair price as the dealers study tn. l-nA... al ! . . iu rr,. uirai lunoram, it is time some one came here, if no ono here dares to compete with San Francisco, and start tho tanning business on a largo scale. It ccttainly will uli iwauHi we nave as good opportunity for making leather as can bo wished, and tho losaoi timo transporting hides an Copper Ore In Grant County. We have occasionally spoken of the mineral wealth of Oregon, as gold, silver, copper, lead, iron, etc., abound in vanous localities. The following is from the Grant County Newt, published at Canyon City, a mining town in the Blue Mountains: Tho following was written by A. E. Starr. for the informntion of a gentleman in Nevada. and will ilonbtlets be of interest to the read ers of the oVfini. We understand that there are two lodes of copper in that vicinity, both similarly situated : The copper lode discovered in tho year 1863 by Malleret and Thebo "Frochmnn" is lo oated on tho mountain eide overlooking tho Etst Fork of Dixie creek, abnut six miles from Prairie City and twenty miles from Can yon City, Grant county; Oreeon. A county road is laid cnt and ordered opened to within two miles of t''e above mentioned mine. Ihe lode is well defined and has a shaft sunk to the depth of forty feet, from which ore has been taken that yields from 60 to 90 per cent, of copper, carrying silver, etc. A tunnel has been driven towards tb abaft some hundred feet, the roof of tunnel showing heavy copper ore, also carbonate green and black. The bottom floor of tunnel covered with runningstrearas of water, sufficient fir engine, if necessary. Two hundred feet be low the tunnel is the creek before mentioned, with a ditch belonging to the mine. Plenty of timber, white fir, red fir, pine and tama rack, for smelting purposes, if required. Appropriations for Oregon. Our Senators in Congress have succeeded in securing amendments to the River1 and Har bor bill, as it passed tho House, increasing the several appropriations for this State one hun- dred thousand dollars, and they express the opinion that f'gse additional appropriations will bn accepted by the House. The matter i explained by the following telegram from Senators Grover and Slater to the Seandanl : Washinoto.v, July 12.The River and llarlior Appro, nation bill passed the Senate to-ilav. The bill as naased bv r ITnti.. ... amended as follows: Tho sum devoted to the improvement of the Lower C lumbii. indue? LIL.41';,1: wa' increa"el from $65 000 to frlOO.OOO. The appropriation for Yaqnina Bay increased from S70.000 to 8100 lm Tl. .. propria'ion for the Cca''e Locks from S65 -000 to $300,000. The total appropriation for On eon is $553,000, n increase over the House bill o' 8100 000. Yn j.. hit the naaee of the bill, as amended, throneh the Honso of Representatives will be Oregon lleijhter: George Myers, of West Chehalem. has commenced stocking his mam moth fish pond, which wo descrioed some timo ago with the finest qualities of fish. He has recently received a fine lot of carp, which arc ssid to bo ono of tho finest kinds of fish ia the world, are of good size, and multiply very fas. He will soon receive another lot of dii fercnt kinds, and will soon bo prepared to famish a large amount of fiih for market. Lcwistan Teller : We are informed by Sam. Fhinncy that a small cayuse mare, lielonging to Joe Craig, on Lapwai, three years ago, loalula colt, and in about one month after wards she foaled another. This spring the M.me animal foaled a c dt, and la. about ten days afterwards foaled another, one being a hore colt and the other a mare colt, both living and doing well. Who says Idaho ii not a productive-country ! Walla Walla Statesman : A gentleman just from San Francisco tells us that in his opinion Walla Walla and tho country about it produces much finer fruits than is offered in the San Francisco markets. There ii a very high flavor to the fruit in California, but to many it is not palatable or pleasant. Tho amount of fruit coming hero to day is something wonderful. Almost every farmer visiting tho city brings a few boxes or bas kets of cherries, strawberries, raspberries or gooseberries. Nez Perco News : The banks of the Clear water is lined at present wi'h rafts of logs, which are to bo cut into cordwood during the fall. It would be well to lay in a sup ply of wood for winter ere the frost comes; wet wood is not to be desired when ths snow comes. Spokan Independent: Mr. McCormack, on his way to Montana, crossod his band of cat tle, six hundred bead, on Cowley's bridge, in fourteen minutes, the fore part of last week. Messrs. Conrad & C". crossed their band of cattle, twenty-three hundred head, with sev enty head of horses, over the same bridge, in thirty-three minutes, without any trouble, on Monday, Jun6 19th. A sheep buyer, says the Post, has been in tho southern part of Curry county for some time past collecting a band of wethers to drive E.ast of tho Mountains, and at last accounts hid some 3,000, having paid therefor from $l 32 to $1 50 per head. A start was to have been made last week. Coos Bay Mail: Work oxen suitable for logeing purposes aro now in demand in this vicinity and good ones bring good prices. This week John Noah bought of John Lavar a pair for which he paid $220. They are eight years old. One girths seven feet three and a half inches and thn nthar aanen foot five' and a half inches. Spokan Independent : The farmers of this county are getting thoroughly awakened to the importance of proper dralnaee, as the product of the land depends greatly upon a dry soil. Many farmers in the lower end of the c-unty have increased the producing qualities of their soil at least 25 per cent, by a small outlay in this wise. secured. Tiik Oregonfan says : "Oregon j-et.'laree appropriations this year thrnueh the river ami harbor bill. The total is SUM 00f. But the g-eater rrt of t i, op- nrnnnall In .... ...I i ... . ' "' " " wiiivn win -in the com merce, of Oreeon not a pennyworth ,.i now or ho'eaf-er. It is a pUn to 'cnnriliato'' the voters and servo politicians, not to benefit the conntry. That journal seems to think that the com merce of Oregon nil lies between Portland and the ocean, and considers appropriations for the Cascade Locks snd the improvement of Yaqnina Bay harbor, as so much monev wasted. Three-fourths or more of the people of Oregon think the otner way. Tin: art s art to preVrve health l. fin.lL. un made vera eav in ilnanatirailin u. !., i,anuine .iiirl,. in i ' . -,-"" i hikdmoi itn-aia Maive ii an mvaioaoie d leather friend. T..l 5 ?"' J Br'fl P t to your dre-ing for jnflamed and .ore joints. Price caiucri mends and teo its charmini? aoiion. tot ,.,. ' We have often alluded to the value of the Coast region as a dairying country, and this is the way the Attorian confirms that asser tion ; There is probably no branch of farm indus try that will pay so well in this part of Ore gon as dairying and stock raising'. Nor is thero anv part of the Northwest Coast better adapted for such pursuit. The moist olimate, mild winters, and abundance of feed, makes stock raising less of a ri'k than in other local it'es les favored by nature, while tie present hieh price of cattle, a price that must of nec essity continue for same tim, iniare Urge re turns on the amount invested. James WmrrcoMBE. of this city, received lately an American Merino bnck from Mr. O, B Bothwcll, Breckenridge. Miuiuri. This sheep wa selected from Mr. Bithwell's flock nf delaine Merinos, which ii one of the best in the United States. This sheep is good sixe, has o very dense fleeee of long staple and fine fibred wool, which will yield a large percent age ot scoured wool. Rfopixo's Rn-sia Salve ii an invaluable