. Size or ths Ark. Infidels havo ob
, jectod to thosieo of Ibo urk.-have ass
aortod that it 5s quite absurd to sup
pose tbattver ttoete could bo, a vessel
constructed large hougli to hold nil
iho creaiuros which mtiBt have toeon
placodinit, with sufficient food, it rtiiiy
oe fornix or twelve montbs, waier, for
tish, corn for the four footed nnimulu,
need for the birds, and so on. Now wo
- will take the dimensions of the ark
. from the rocord of Moses, and calcu
late thorn on the lowest possible scale,
O.I1UIV KIO twu uuuiiibiuiin ivcil tun
cqdii: one that it is eighteen Miches
. We will take it only at the lowest.
Mosos states that the ark was Ibreo
hundred cubits long j this would make
it four hundred and mty feot long, or
about the length of St. Paul's Cuthe.
drill, London,. The breadth, ho states
r. k frnttn Atitiftat n. k lkAn 1 . ...... I
noventyfive ' feet in breadth. He
"btates it to be thirty cubits high, so
tnatij was torty.tivo icet in tieigbt.
Tho tonnage of, tbo ark according to
the computation of modern carpen ters,
must have beta thirty-two thousand
tons. ) The largest llingiish Pbip, ot a
size altogether unimaginable to those
; who have never seen it, is two thous
and five hundred tons burden ; so that
tho ark must bavoeqo equal. to sev
enteen first rate ships of war, and if
armed as such ships tiro, it would have
.'contained beyond eighteen thousand
men, and provisions for them for eight-
1 T BP ' I. . ..I.I .
toon mo in, n h. liuuoti nas usserieu linn
all fouffooted animals, may be re1
duced to two hundred and fifty pairs,
and the birds to a still smaller number.
. On calculating, therefore, we shall find
that the ark would ' have held more
than five times tbo neoessary number
of creatures, more than five times the
MnniMil liinnrtr.tr nf fVinrl tft mninlmn
Vljllll VII Vt.V.VJ " . HV ...U...VMI.J
them for twelve months. Dr. Cum
NgS Ot THS IlUMMINQ Bird. The
nest of the humming bird is a miracle
.of, perfection in domestio economy.
For beauty, fitness and safety the wis1
ilnm and taste disnlaved tn its arrange'
- - y - - - ci
' mont are irreproachable. ' Bedecked
' in plumage of emerald, ruby and topaz,
'remarkable for the delicacy of , its
form and grace of its motion, unsul
lied by rain from tho clouds or dust
from the earth, leeain upon tne nec-
tar of the flowers, its habitation should
be in character, and so it is. Shaped
, like a half cup it is delicatel, formed
: of1 lichen, colored like the branoh on
vwhioh it is fixed, and lined with tbe
soft down of plant blossoms, of mulle
in leaves, or tbe young fern. . It is del.
iootely soft, sheltered, and 'undistim
jguishable from tbe bark of the tree,
.AMAM miea tvvnmn Irnnff. P mi n
white eggs, as large as peas, adorn tbe
nest, upon which, as asserted by some
naturlistB.'tho cock and hon eit bv
turns for ten or twelve days. The lit-
tie birds, scarcely larger than flies, en
ter anon their ezistance in a chamber
tapestried as with velvet, and are fed
with the tweets of flowers from tbe
maternal tongue. Tbe tiny 1 bouses
hold exhibits not only a commendable
',,'nninnali. bwk ArrlnlRite tastn and deli-
v cacy in all its arrangements, uan
nntln hnmanitv derive do lesson from
vBUCn an exampiet ,
'; Mining News. From the ' Idaho
World, ot Apfll' 21st, we take tbe fol
'', J.owirjg mining items : "Wbito & Co.;
inf.. Churchill Bar. took out in one
week's run. S28.1661.
On Tuesday last, Charley Young
trink but of onJ fludle $4,888. n;
.Mason & Co., or. the bill, back of
" Buena V ista Bar, last Week, from dmv
a small portion of .the bed. rock, tdbk
: out oVer HOW. ,
On the hill back of town, J. A.
Tloborts.ln one (lay's run, took out $1,
800.-and tre are (old there are several
ib.Frn in .bat locality "hioh aVbrage
'TiOOO per daw ?. ';' i.
,. On kooiVsWeek, French Borapa.
tiiriiililiiflritiTMIifliiWiiini
Union State Ticket.
0R CONQUKSS . :
nui ts MAi-Lonv,
Of Unrion.
. fcOR GOVERNOR:
CEO. Ii. WOODS,
" Of Wmco. ' .
FOR 8KCRKTAHY Of STATE:
C. MAY,
' Of Mnrlun.
FOR BTATK TRKASURKR:
E. RT. COOKE,
Of Marlon.
FOR STATE PRISTKRl
w. a. Mcpherson,
Of LIiiii.
roll l'ROSKCCTINO ATTORKEY FIFTH DISTRICT:
C. B. MEIGS,
Of Wiuco.
Orci
iron steam navigation to.
SUMMER ARRANGEMENT
W ',Vll
TIIK BTKAMERS ,
NEZ PERCE CHIEF, ,
"" WEB-FOOT,
,.- TEMXO,
OWYHEE,
YAKIMA,
Sl'RAY & ,
, OKAXAGOX,
Captain. E. F. COE, C, C FULTON, J. II. D. ORAY, and
T1I08. J. STUMP, . '
Will run iluflppt tlin .piuon from CELIT.0 to tTM ATIIy
LA. WAI.I.ULA, WHIT IS BLUFFS, l'ALDUSK and
LKWIBTON.
One nf the aboro named boata will leave CEIJLO for
UMATILLA and WALI.ULA, uu I'L'KhUAVS, XUUI18
BAYSuiid 8AUURDAYS.
The Passenfjer Trtvln
to connect with ateamer. at Oclllo will atart from the
Railroad Depot, DALLES CITY, at 6 o'clock, A. M.
FOR WHITE ULUKFS.
THK "YAKIJIA,"
CAPT. E. F. COK Commander.
Will I. are CELILO every SATURDAY, for WHITE
BLUFFS. ,
FOR LKWISTON.
THE OWYHEE,"
CAPT. FKLTON Couiraander.
Will leave WALLLLA amy WEDNESDAY (npon the
arrival of the steamer that atarta from Culllo ou Tuea
day), for LKWISTON.
FOR PORTLAND THItOUOH IX ONE DAY.
The Btoamera
"ONEONTA,"
1 OR .
"IDAHO,"
CAPT. J. MoNIILTY, Commander,
Will leave DALLES, DAILY, (Snnriav fx copied) at 6
o'clock, a. M.,couivoclink by the CASCADE RAILROAD,
with the itoamera
NEW WOULD,
CASCADE, or
WILSOTV G. IIXJIST,
CAPT. i. WOLF, Commander,
f' Portland.
FRANK T. DO DOB,
fnl2tf AKent O.S.N. Co.
Dallea, Apill 3,1888.
Virginia City, Montana & Blackfoot
OVERLAND STAGE LINE!
BE9f. IIOLLIDAY, Proprietor.
COACORD STAGES
, LEAVE BOISE CITY EVERY OTHER DAY FOR .
BLACKFOOT, '
Salt lake City, Denver City,
MISSOURI RIVER,
Connecting at SALT LAKE CITY with Concord Btagea
i i . Running to
Virginia City. Nevada,
AND SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA,
v ' ,:' ' F aTr, IS i
Bol.e City to PM Lake City.................. ....1100 00
" VlnrinlaOtty, MnnUna 125 00
Mlaaonrl River, Legal Tender $800,
' ' '-' ' Oold.llOO 400 00
For further Information apply at '
OVERLAND 8TAOI LINK OFFICE,
uoia vht, r
hdSm
I
J. N.
TODD, Agent.
Summons.
Tn Jnrtlee'. Conrt for Wett Dallea Precinct. John
Rppinger, plaintiff, v.. John Yonng, defendant. Civil
Action.
TO JOHN YOCNO, DEFENDANT i In the name of
the Bute of Oregon, yob are hereby required to ap
pear before the ttndenigned, a Jnatlce of the Peace of
the arnrewld precinct, on the 2d day of Jnne, 18M, at the
hoar of 10 o'clock In tbe forenoon of aaid day, at the of.
See of aald Jn.tlce of th Peace, to an. war the kbtve
named plaintiff In a civil action. The delendant will
take notice, that If he Bill to appear and an.wer the
plaintiff
age! net I
thereon.
olalntltr. eomo'alnt. the plaintiff will take Judgment
agalnat him for the mm of Nih.ty Dollara, with lul.rert
hereon. ,
Olven indtr my hand, thii ioth day of AM1, ;
apaowt
DALLES CITY DRUG ST0RE.
P. CRAIG,
WHOLKSALK ANU KKTA1I.
DEALER IN DRUGS.
'ilEDlCINES,
Perfumery, Fancy Soaps,
PATENT MEDICINES. Ac
DRUGS AND PATENT MED1LUNESH
DRUGS AND PATENT MEDICINES!!.
DRUGS AND PATENT MEDICINES!!
S. LEMON,
WHOLE3AI.I AND BKTA1L
DRUGGIST,
Washington Street, betweon Main am 8econd Street.
DALLES, ORECaOXf.
S LEMON l able to aiipply pnrtloa In want ofDmc,
. Patent MeUcine). Chemicals. Aclila. I'erluiiirrr.
and every other article enumerated with the
WHOLESALE DRUG BUSINESS,
At the lowent market rates.
iff Wiyslc.aim aw McrchnntB Intomlinp topurchaH
iur tut luiuwi, win uu wtu io five iiini ii eiiu.
TRUSSES & SHOULDER BHACES
In great variety.
S. LEMON,
np.3:tf. MTashington St.. between Main adn Second.
I O RT li A X DI.0 U N K
' ' AND
MACHINE SHOP,
FIRST STREET, between Yamhill and Morrlaon.
Clteam Knilnta
k5 offnnn 4 140 luirae. -j5"51i":ar-.
power.eltherl'orubleor j'Jr tfjl!&m;l$
voi.a haw mills j ,flivr. asa-a
tlcnl Bawand Orl.t mllla:
UrAneand iron Utiutiug
auu j
WROUGHT IRON WORK
of every description. I am also prepared to furnish
Quartz Mills oomplete, of tho Latest &
most Improved Patterns.
These AT Ilia rut, i..r,,ri. ,1 A . -r ,
a. tho weight of the entire machinery will not exceed 3.
000 pounds.
Howe Poworg Agricultural Implement
manulnctured to order at ilivvery LOWEST UAS11 1'ltlCH
n. a. Particnlor attention paid to REPAIRS. feMMf
IVotice.
SEALED PltOPOSALS, In duplicate, will be received
... !' the. ofl,c r "' nnderelgned at Van. ourer Peuot,
h.it Jd V. ... iijo n. v. p., n( lull)
DALLKB, Oregon, and at FORT 1IOISK. I. T until
Thursday. l'J o'clock M, the loth DAY OF MAY, 1866.
Two Hundred Head 200 ot Beef Cuttle, fur the Subsist
ence of the Troon. In tin. ni.,vtr n..,.
r - - v'nui..ii Ulnar. cum pilule
to be or goodand Merchantable quality, anil to be dcliv.
Al-nil til tllN API! a VAUW h.klcu m tn
i j . .7 U . nuion, it r., or an nuritor-
Iticd agent of tbe Subsistence Department, in eaid Die-
Irict. nn nr lif.rnrn ,k. A i . ....
Z , . i . ' " W,H .luno, loco.
Knell Ttiil tn tin ,miiii....i.j , ' i v.i.. . .
. --- .w....,i-i, uj n minu iwhii at least
two sureties) In the sum uf Five Thousand Dollars, tor
............... v., ..,..,., tji i0 prupoMin coniaiueii in
the biilH. iu CHe the hid Is nccented.
No lilt! Will tM roru ... . i .i wit.
(60) Head. Huu., ...an amy
inn. must .taretne prleo In V. 8. GOLD coin.
Tim rrnitmul urll. ...l: . . . . . . . . ...
, buuik. io menuprovai oi me de
partment and Division Commanders.
ii :Z . . ""iio iiiiuseii ine rignt to reject
any or all Bids that he may deem itmeasunable.
Bids to be aildrossed to tha A. C. at either of the
bovo named Poets, and endorsed thua: Proposals for
GEO. II. WEEKS,
. Capt.and A.Q.M. U.B.A..A.C. 8.
U. g. StrwMTtmg Offwt,
..uuuuTeruepoi, w. T.
ap!
,o.-12
April 16th, 1668.
DR. DAVY'S SPECIFIC
COMPOUND,
An Expeditioua Cure for all diseaaea of the
SEXUAL OUGAN8,
THIS prompt and efficatlons Remedy for the enre
Ghonorrcea, Gleet, 8trictnres, and Diseases of the
Urinary Organs, makes a speedy cure without the least
restriction to diet, exposure or change In application
bnslneaa; It will radically cure any ease which can be
produced. The disease it removes aa speedily as Is con
sistent with the production of a thorough and permanent
cure. Further, the disenae cannot be contracted If the
8PECIFIO COMPOUND la taken when exposed,
Its Inaredlents are entirely vegetable, and no Injnrlnns
effect, either constitutionally or locally, can be caused by
Its nae.
Price One Dollar and Fifty cents per bottle. Bent by
Kxpresa carefhlly packed.
II08TETTKH. BMITIT k DEAN. Agents.
01 and 403 Battery street, cor Clay.
. JytMm. V. , ), , j . ; ! , San Francisco.
B. DALLAM. -" 0. W. ASH as. i.l a. W. ABHU.
ARMES DALLAM,
Importers and Jobbers of '
WOOD AND. WILLOW WARE,
BRUSHES, TWINES, CORDAGE, Ac
' ' - ' - ; And Mannuctarera of
California Palls, Tubs, Brooms, Ac.
211 k 210 Sacramento Street, between Front and Davis
San Francisco. ocll:Snidaw,
LINCOLN HOUSE,
Ctfraer Waahlnctoia atnd Front ttraati,
. t. jf . -r. PORTLAND, OREGON. . , -
FIRST-CLASS HOTEL. LARGEST IN tHE STATE.
Charges Reasonable. ....
AN OMNIBUS will attend all the Boata and eonvey
Fatsengara and their baggage, to tha House Free of
Charge, or to any Other House In the Clry for to tenia. '
8. COFFIN, Proprietor.' '
. P.8 HOT.AJiD COL BATHS Mi tha Hons. ,
All the Steamers. for Oregon City, Vancouver. Monti
telle and AitotU Md at the Uttvla Uoose WhirS -
fl-tf
DAILY MOUNTAINEER
'
, POWKR PRESS
BOOK & JOB FRINTING OFFICE,
First 8treet, lot weon Main and B
DALLES OREGON.
JOB PRINTING OP EVERY VARIETY
Kxacmeo witn accuracy ana dispatch
IK A STYLE THAT, WILL COMPARE FAVORABLY1
. . with the very best, and
Al BAITS A8 CHEAP AS TBE CHEAP ST
to oaorl:
C a r d s n ii I II i I I-II e ady.
CJTECKS. DRAFTS. RECEIPTS.
POSTERS AND PROGRAMMES
FOR .
THEATRES CONCERTS EXHIBITIONS
rfe e., , tc, ,
PRiXTin is tnr. host attbactiti mannlm. also,
WAV-BILIS. "
BILLS FARE.
LETTER HEADS.
UECEll'T BOOKS.
BILLS LAD1XG,
Rriefsi and Paniplilef s,
riSlTIKO, WEDD1KQ AND " AT HOME" CARVH
DrcifcRists' Labels.
In short, everything that can be done In n Bonk and .lk
Printing Ofllce, from the .mallest and most delicate ( ard .
nr Circular, tn the largest else and most showy Posting
Hill and which will be turned out in a style that caunt
fail to insure entire satisfaction..
OUR fAUIUTIlS rOR VHI IIIt'DTIOK Of '
DECORATIVE PRINTING
In the moat beantiful Colors, Shades audTinta.
Such as Taney Posting Bills!
From a single Eheet to the Laigest Mammoth,
ORNAMENTAL ShOW CARDS.
I'URf LMERS' LABELS- de
Are unsurpassed by those ol any other establishment in
yjt uuii. ti q uDiu.e piai;iiii ni.en.luu ID tills urnncil ol If e.
business, and are continually uddlng to onr alrtadv exini.'
slve and well appointed aatortineut of material, . .
NEW TYPES, BORDERS. ORNAMENTS.
lie.. e- fi
Of tha most modern and elaborate designs. Our stock o.
FANCY INKS. TINTS. AC
Are of the finest oualitv. and for rlchnesa of color and
durability, cannot be equaled In the State. - - -
The principle upon which business is asked for this es
tablishment is, that persons will consult their own inter
ests, by awarding their custom to that omce In which
their money can be expended to the best advantage. To.
this end we solicit all In want of good Printing, at very
reasonable charges, to call and examine epecimeua, aid
judge for yourselves.
Orders from the Upper Count i f
Will have onr apeclal care, and friends from the tnterio
may rely npon having their orders tilled promptly, aa h e
HAVE THE ONLY IMPROVED GORDON POWER PRESS
In the State of Oreaon t
Address;
MOUNTAINEER OFFICE
mlR-tf llHllel. Orenon.
JACKSON SALOON !
CORNER COCRT AND SECOND STREETS,
TJA-LLSS. OREGON. '
TITK TJNPER8IGNF.D, HAVINO RF.M0YKD FROM
TIIK "DKLLA UNION" CKLLAR, INTO
Gates Now Miilldlnjx,
Beg to Inform the public that they are prepared to serve
their customers with the best .
Wines, Liquors and Cigars,
TUB MARK FT AFFORDS. , ALSO, A ,
FreeLuncli!
Xvery day and evening. '
K. 8CHTJTZ dfc S. KLKIff,
decJ-lf Proprleuna.
Hard Wood Lumber.
CARRIAGE AND WAGON MATERIALS
WI BBO TO CALL ATTENTION of Carriage Man
u factors rs and Dealers to the Larae and Com
plete assortment of CAItHIAGF. and WAGON MATF.Kl
ALB we are constantly receiving from the F-at, specially
elected for the California market, comprising, Uak.
lllcKory. and eecond Ornwtn Asu Plana, Hickory Aalea,
Wagon Poles, Hubs, P pokes. Felloes, Rims, Bbalts, Ac. A,
which we offer at the lowest Cash Prices.
4aT Orders addressed to onr house will receive promo
ttention. M. W. BBAOO k CO.,
Jel6Jm. . A 81 Battery Street, Ban Francisco, '
and IT A 19 Beventb Street Sacramento.
C. Watiuhousx, H.W.Bbmo ACo, J.W.Liera
Ran Francisco. . Bacramento. New Ivrtf
F. TILLMAN,;
i toix rnirt i oiurogm ro . ,
TILTON & McFARLAND'B
Fire & Burglar Proof Salt.
STEEL-LINED VAULTS, .
'' wit '":.'' ...... ::r-.
Combination Loolf.
4V6tilMtiF,. handafellaaeortmentef IFUn, .
''. j:w out tovyw in o noar t rum
MAjWHOtlic
Iwikeolihe raali) -
a