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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 7, 1886)
Tie Qrop Scon UNION. OREGON. SAT. AFC 7th ISM. Local and General, Thk Cascapks Ti'NNKt .Work on the ) Cascades tunnel dors not appear to be very pleasant according to a correspondent of I the Walla Walla Journal, lie cays "there ! is a stream of water pouring over the ' .steep rooky declivity and falling directly j at tnc entrance 01 uie uiunei. i ue waier seeps through the roek and is continually dripping, which makes mud ory plentiful When tho men conic out front work they are nil spattered with mud and most o'f them wet to the ikin. There is a gas that escapes in the tunnel vitiating the atmov pherc. Then after each blast the smoke Mrom tne powder is very disagreeable. Hut these difficulties are now undergoing (uite a change. Large encines ha- been placed at the entrance, with u large box leading into the interior, and immediately after a blast the smoke is drawn out through the boxing. A largo air compressing machine has arrived and will be used to put fresh air in where the workmen arc. The tun nel is lighted by electricity and the blasts are fired by it" When uked how long before the tunnel would be completed the foreman said: "Well, sir. it Is 01K' feet long, and there is now about 1"00 feet fin ished, counting both ends. Wc have been at work since last fall, so vou can figure for yourself when it will he completed." The M. K. Conthrknci;.- The Idaho Con ference of the M. K. church In ld in this city, dosed on Monday Inst Nor more than twelve or fifteen ministers were pres ent as thN is not a very populous district. The series of meetings were, however, very interesting made more so perhaps by the presence of Bishop Harris, of New York, who delivered a very pointed "crmon. on .Sunday, at eleven o'clock, in Wright's hall, the church building not being .siill'teiently capacious to hold the largenumber that at tended. Following is a list of the various appointments made: Noise City district A. Hades, presiding elder; Hoine City. .1. 1). Flenner: Ktnmetsville, A. Thompson; llalley, J. W. Maxwell; Shoshone, A. J .loslyn; Pavette, S. E. Crow. I. a Grande district, G. M. Irwin, presiding elder; Aider, J. II. Wood; Maker City, N. L. H. Ander son; Canvon Citv, (i. W. Grannis; I.a Grande. .(. 11. Watson, Malheur City. N. O. rfullena; Suinmerville. It. .1. Johnson; Union, t be supplied. Rev's Wood. Hayes and Kennedy, have retired from active ser vice in the conference, and located. Aiiot'TTiiE m.k oi tr.-This from the Waitsburg Times, mrcs up about right for all country papers. Jenl papers are often accused of being biased in regard to giving personal notices of mentioning comings and goings of some and omitting others. The accusation i entirely wrong and un just. The faul's are with the people and not with the editor. He is always anxious to tell who comes and who goes if In; can but find out. but a country new-paper ,:annot afford to have u score of salaried reporter-. If you have visitors, let us know who they are and where they come from ; if a thing happens in your viciniage. let us know about it; if there is a partv at your place, furnish us the names of those present; if you get married, let us know the number and names of your guests, and give us a list of presents received; if you die, come and let us know about it ; if Vou know anything, let us know about it. You will find us ready to notice." oiiu as another. "A HowLiNO (ioon Timk." Last Satur day night a number of hoodlooms were in town haiug what they called n howling good time. Alwjut one o'clock they got on their hordes to go home, and just as they crossed the bridge into North I'nion, think ing they were out of reach of the marshal, they commenced firing their levolvers and yelling like a lot of Comanche Indians. The unusual racket roused everybody in that portion of town from their slumbers, and nearly frightened some of the women and children out of their wits. Warrants were gotten out for their arrest, and next morn ing one of them was captured and brought into town and placed under bonds to appear for trial. The others got away lint will doubtless be gathered in before many davs. Tlie ruffians should be dealt with in such a manner as to deter other would-bo-bad men from acting in a similiar manner with in the limits of I'nion. TitotTiti.K with Mk.uco. It now looks as though it will be ni-ccssarv for the I'uited Slates to give Mexico a dressing down on account of the Cutting nfiair which has at tracted so much attention of late. The President nuido n demand on the Mexican .government for the immediate release of Cutting, which was tlatly refused. The House committee on foreign affairs called a meeting at Washington on the 3d inst. and, among other resolutions, requested the 1'resident to again demand the release of Cutting. No doubt tin- refusal of the Mex ican government to this second demand will precipitate war at once. A Moncr.N SM. Patch.--We are in formed that there is a man in Antelope valley who has been doing some prodigious jumping. He has an apparatus to light on, and futures to keep him in the right position while descending, and thus equipped doe not hesitate to jump from the tops of houses and the highest pine tiees. The last leap he made was from the limb of a tree sixty feet high. From tin above information we judge that there is acrank in Antelope who is liable to kill himself at any time, or our informant bundled the truth with penurious frugali ty. We don't know w hich. IticiiKK Than K r.n. From a gentleman who arrived in our city from Cornucopia, last Tuesday evening, we learn that the ledge has been struck richer and wider than ever on the Whitman, and also that a fine body of free milling ore was discov ered on the .Stella. The ledge on the Whitman pinched out about a mouth ago. and the owners were becoming discou raged; hut uftcr getting through a ninety foot dke, the ledge was found again and proved to be richer than ever The owner will, no doubt, erect a Inrge mill at once. Hurrah for I'ine cieek. 'Sage Brush. Sri i.l. a Mvstcky.-- As yet no trace has been found of Willis .SklfT. who so mysteri ously disappeared from North I'owder two weeks ago, although a constant search lias pceu kept up bv large crowds of men ever since. That u p'romineiit citizen should so suddenly disuiipenr and Je.ivc no trace, pectus almost incredible, vet .such is the case. Time will probably unravel the inys tery. l$on IIaihikiw There seem to be a treat many badgers along Catherine creek, and they pet very bold and come into the edge of town occasionally. A few days ago one of these presented himself ut the door of Ostrander's shop, but was knocked over and killed for his temerity. Bio (Iot.u Niookt - It i said to be a actual fact that two Chinutueii found a rhunk of gold, three daya ago. weighing 315 pounds at Dutch Flat, which sold for VJu.uX). It Is not known bow it was dis covered, but it is thought among the old Itlacer diggings and abandoned claims. Kon .Halk. -(080 acres ,,f lam, all In one body. ALso a block in Union, by Hell & Tuttle. Brief Bulletins. timokey. Knther warm. Kurmers busy. News items are scarce. The city council meets this evnnlti-:. Urt out in the mountains atul pick buck les Considerable improvements being mvle in town. Considerable sickness among the child ren just now. One quart fruit cms $t.C5 per dozen at Jo. Wright's tin shop. An amittucr minstrel company, has been organised at La Grande. J. H. Smith, the railroad contractor, ar rived in this city Thursday. The cheapest place to get Mason's fruit jars is at Jos. Wright's tin shop.. The small bov and vindictive watermelon will soon wrestle with each other. Several new commers have boucht prop erty in I'nion during the past week. The most Mattering news continue to bo received from the I'ine Creek district. The old Hawthorn Insane Asvluin at East Portland was destroyed b tire, last week. The Shoshone base ball club wa badly defeated by the l'ortlanders last Saturday and Sunday. Considerable excitement prevails in Ida ho City over the recent discovery of placer mines in Yellow I'ine Basin, W. T. Wright received a splendid two seated "Victoria" phaeton, from the East, this week, for the use of his family. Victor Miller left last Tuesday for Salem, to continue his studies. If perseverance will insure success, Victor will succeed. The series of sermons bv Rev. DeWitt Tidmagc, now being published In theScoiT will be found very interesting. Uead them The base ball game played at North Pow der, last Sunday, between the Haker City and North Powder clubs resulted in a draw. Pendleton and La Grande have both had their fires, our turn is about next in or der. Too much cure cannot be taken to avoid it. Dr. Honham, the dentist, who has located here, will open his office in a few days, lie is waiting for a new chair that he ordered, to arrive. We neglected toaunounce, last week, that Win. Kailcy, of this city, is the father of a brand new bov. Young Kailcy arrived July 20th. We are in receipt of the fourth annual catalogue of the state Normal school at Monmouth, Polk county. It is ait e.veel .cnt institution. The Gazette, with commendable enter prise, issued an extra the next morning nf ter the fire, and distributed the same throughout the county. Clough & Duncan, have sold their mine which is situated near llognm, to a Utah company. It is one of the best mines in this section of the state. The Chieftain says that a contract has been let to run a llfty-fo.it tunnel on the marble ledge on Hurricane creek. J. J. Martin has the contract. We hear that Harvey Moreland. son of Judge J. C. Moreland. will arrive in this city in a week or two, to take a position in the First National Hank, A letter will appear next week, concern ing the mvsterious death of Mrs. W. A. Moore, of Dayton, W. T., who was former ly a resident of this county. This end of the Pine creek road, under the supervision of Win, Kfner, will soon be completed. It will be one of the best pieces of road in the county. Don't forget that the best ami most com plete stock of farm implement to be found in Eastern Oregoh, is kept by Frank Hro's. Implement Co., Island City. A fow days ago Mr. Shcelc. of this citv, staked his horses out, and during tl'ic night one of them became entangled in the rope and choked to death. Why sillier with a lame back, when vou can get one of those celebrated Mitchell Porus Plasters, for 1ft cents, at John T. Wright's drugstore? Try one. Mrs. Nine, of Minneapolis, who has for several years traveled extensively as a mis sionary, was in the city during the confer ence and delivered several very interesting lectures. Our thanks arc due to Mrs. (). 1'". Bell for some vegetables raised in her garden in North Union. It is needless to say that they were extremely fiu.i, for she raW'. no other kind. On Prairie creek, a few days ago, a boy shot a dog belonging to a woman, where upon she endeavored to pump the hoy full ot lead by firing two shots at him, luckily without effect. It Is estimated that 50.000 red fish have been packed in kits or dried, this season, in tin; Wallowa. The Grande Bonders would like to sample some of those fish. Where is John McColl? Anyone desirous of purchasing an excel lent new $100 Durand organ nt a liberal dis count for cawh. will consult their own inter est by inquiring at this otllce. A good horse will be received as cash. The new postmaster general has decided that postmasters who fail to notify the pub lishers when subscribers remove or do not take the papers front the post office, shall be responsible for their subscriptions. All steel axe's for $1 at Jo. Wright's hard ware store. It looks rather suspicious, but Jo. savs became by them honestly, and is bound to sell them at the above price He is selling all goods in his line at the same proportion. There are several cases of whooping cough among the children of the town, and we understand their parents do not hesitate to take them to church and public places. Some people seem to have no knowledge of what is due to their neighbors, Quite a ripple of excitement was caused last Saturday by a runaway horse dabbing U) Main street attached to a hay rake. The horse was driven bv U. P. McDaniel's boy, ami he staved with him in good shape. Luckily the horse was stopped before much damagn was done. Mr. J. B. McLain and wife, of .Seymour. Baylor county, Texas, arrived in this city on". Monday last. They were residents of Union county many vears ago, and come to visit friends and relatives Mr. McLain is proprietor of the Cresset, an excellent newspaper, published in Seymour. A case was on trial before Justice Thomp son this week wherein one Tom King, a celestial, sued Wong King for u certain amount alleged to be due on accounts. J. B. Cntcs appeared for the plaintiff, and T. II. Crawford for the defcnlant. Judge ment was rendered in favor of the pluintiir for fM.ft'i and costs. Tuesday last Marshal Cate.s gathered in I). B. McLVuu and Thomas Johnson, two sous of the emerald isle, for being drunk and disorderly. When taken before Kecord er Davis, they said they were 'sorry to plead guilty, ver honor, " and got off with a tine of five dollars each Not being uble to pay they were pliiecd in jail and made to do a considerable amount of work for their board. Cornucopin has two merchandise stores, one butcher shop, one blacksmith shop, post otllce. three saloons, one hotel, one res taurant, one boot and shoe shop, one feed and livery stable, one pbotogruph gallery, one barber shop, one bakery, one public ball, one tunny otllce two doctors and one lawyer Alleiitown bits two stores, two saloon., one blacksmith shop, two barber .shops, one livery stable, two hotels, one as say office, two butcher shop, one variety store, one brewery, one bath house, two lawyer and a justice of tbr peace. I"lr M I.a Or-ind. Eailv Thurnlay morning tin' news reached thi place that a Tiro bad broken out in La Grande during the night, ami had almost totally de stroyed the town. A SVoi'T reporter wad ut once dispatched to ascertain the particulars. He found that the fire originated in the rear of .lay Brook's general merchandise store in the principal business portion of the town, and was undoubtedly the work of an incendiary, as when the fire was find discovered it was only a small blaze on the outside of the building. There being no fire company, water, or apparatus of any kind to tight the lire with, it wan plainly to he ?(."ti thai the town must go. and everybody endeavored to save all the goods possi ble. As the buildings were all wood, and verv eloo together, the llames soon spread with fearful rapidity. The lire soon leaped across the street, starting on .las. (lhiyburns saloon, and every building on that block was also destroyed. From Ford'- corner the fire reached Stayer it Walker's mam moth Warehouse, and also the Golden Rule hotel, extending up as far as the brewery, where it was stopped. For tunately it did not cross the slough that runs through that block, and by an ulmoHt superhuman effort, Som mcr, Blum, it ('o. tore was saved. It was almost a miracle that Bloch Bro'a Ktore. was saved, as also that of II. K. Kemp's. Had Modi's store caught the whole eastern portion of town would have burned. KSTIMATKI) l.tSTOK I.OSSKH. M. II. HiiMPt.$l,MM; dohn Wilson ?:i,0l)0; Ivirtley ,t SHephan, flOO; Jay Brooka, !pS,000, insurance $2,000; Fred Scott, $1,000; SI lv. Sims, $700; Al. Stevens. .foOO; Stevens it Hasset, $2,- ! 000; Dr. Ashford, $700; V. A. Meas- ner, $:00; Gu. Bonglesdorff, .f7.r0, in surance f 100; Lon Cleaver, $1,000; II Anson, $12,000, insurance $(5,000; I)il linger Bros., $2.f)00, insurance $l,fi00 ', Baker ,k Williams, $2.r0; Henry Wil (ley, $.'1,000; John Ladd, $S00; Ed Richardson, $100; James Clavburn, $1,500; Higginson it Roger, $0,f00, Grande Rondo Argus, $7fi0; W. S. Ford, $7,000, insurance $i,S00; E.J. Wilbur, $4,000, insurance $2,f00; Mr. Fountain, $000, instiranco $150; .1. 1' Ennis, 15,000, insurance $1,800; Bryan it Palmer, $0,000, insurance $2,000; .1. P.Clark. $1,000; F. Newlin, $1,000; M. Kimonis, $1,000, insurance $2,500, dtaver it Walker, $17,000, insurance fl2,000; A. Summer, $1,000. Several firms whose buildings es caped the holocaust, were damaged considerably by the removal of goods, etc. Nearly three blocks of the town were totally destroyed ami a numhei of families left destitute. Those who were fortunrte enough to ho insured, will probably rebuild and continue businoss, but many will not be able to do so. It is a terrible misfortune, and one from which La Grande will not recover for some time. Dentil of Sntmial J. Tihlen. Samuel .1. Tildon died at Greystone, N. Y., last Monday morning. Deatli was caused by failure of the heart to act, following an acute attack of diarrhea and nausea. The new money order schedule which has just gone into effect, is as follows: For sums not exceeding 55. live cents; over$f anil not exceeding $10, eight cents; $10 t $10, ten cents; $lo to f 30, fifteen cents; ot U0, twenty cents; $10 to $.r0, twentv-fivi cents; $50 to'fCO, thirty cents; $10 to" $70 :S.r)Cts: $70 to $80, -lOcts; $SX to$ll)o, l,r) cts. This is a considerable reduction in fees a the present fee for a money order not ex ceeding $f is 8 cents; and the larger amounts, as above designated, in the same proportion. The post master at North Powder writes Us that four of our subscribers, namely, IT. L. Livingston, J. M. Mc Dougall, S. White and Bon Bowman, have left the country and will not re turn. Thus.lv do the newspaper men "get it in the jxeck." Several Linn county farmers have refused 25 cent per pound for their hops. Last year a number did the same thing. Hops afterwards fell and the fanners clubbed together and shipped their hops direct to New York, to avoid the per cent, of the "middle men." There they sold for h cents, and the senders lost over $100 by the speculation. The celebrated casr of Kalor vs. Camp bell, and the first one involving the ques tion of water rights tried in this state, wherein Kalor sued to prevent Campbell us ing any of the water of Clover creek for Ir rigating purposes, tried in the circuit court nearly two years ago, has just been decided in the supreme court in favor of Campbell. That small account of yours at the Cove drug store is long overdue and should be paid at once. Call and see about it. Dr. Riggers was called to Pendleton yesterday, by telegram, to attend a patient. W. Capps, M. I)., .Surgeon and Homeo pathic Physician, Union. Oregon. LEcrrnixo Aiiout ms Own Pkopi.k. Hen- ry .Sicnde, a Ptiyallup Indian a graduate of the government training school' at Forest Orovc. Is now in the Kast siht seeing. He wa visiting at Seneca, New Yo:k, about the middle of last moutii. and was invited to deliver a lectunion the Indians of the Northwest, Over 500 peo ple turned out to the lecture and were astonished to hear a full-hloodcd Indian speaking the queen's Knglish as well an the average college graduate, of white i blood. Meade Is a cunousitv wherever he appears in the hast. Lxchange. Knglii Cooper Sliop, S. I). AvIcr, iiiiinufaturer of butter barrels and kegs, has always on limid a good supply of the best quality, and will sell tliein nt reasonable prices. 'Uiveliiina call nt his shop, soutl of , the krhool house, Union. i . J It Delicacy or Flavor Aud the efficiency of Its uctlon have reu dered the famous California liquid fruit remedy, Syrup of Kljfs, Iminennly popular. It cleanse mid tones up the clogged and fe crUh system, and dlnprls Headaches, Cold, and rrver. For sale by all druggist, fined HeltsluiA YNoodurd wholesale. jjent, 1 Pur. Und, Oregon. Billiard table for ifcle cheap, quire at thi office, En Cove Culllns. August .Mil., 188i). Mrs. Win. Wentvvorth. of Banner, Idaho, is on a viit ami business trip to Cove, this week. A. R. Robinson has bought the Hfaiinen hotel property and will lake possession this fall. The many friends of Fred Holmes in Cove, arc pleased at his promotion to a Nasbyship in Island City. Header and self hinders have com menced work. The grain fields along the foot hill generally vield fairlv well. Miss Ad die Whitemore. who was nt the bedside, of Mrs. Kllswortb until her death, returned to her home in Pendleton, to-dny. Dion Keefe and family hav moved from Cove to Wnlla Walla. They are very desirable people in a community , and their loss will be felt. Extensive, changes and improve ments arc being made in the Untiring mills. Avery fine grade of Hour will be turned out'this season. Win. and Leo Bloom, and Lee and Frank Wilson have returned from the I'ine creek initios, where they leive beeti sinking a shaft on the killers claim. They exhibit several substan tial colors. Jesse Jewell, of Indian valley, has purchased live acres of laud in the Juvcox addition, and will build a dwelling house this fall. The excel lent educational advantages offered, are attracting many to this pi ice, Cove is becoming quite a popular summer resort. Messrs. Upton, Paine aud Sharpstein and families, ot Walla Walla, aic at Jas. Payne's residence, eujoviug the beauties of the place, and a six weeks respite from business cares. 11. J. Gccr, the hop grower of l.ovc, 1ms gone to Walla Walla to ex amine the bop yards in Unit vicinity, and the mode of culture. Hop raising is again a profitable business, and Mr. Geer wishes to pool himself in regard to the best methods. The picnicers have returned from a visit to the Wallowa Lake. They tell wondeful stories of the red fish. Seven hundred were recently taken at one haul of a seine, at the mouth of the river. A great many of tho fish caught arc "sore hacks,'' having been speared in their river journey. These arc unlit for food and are again consigned to the water. Farm ers from every direction come daily with kegs for "n winter supply of fish, which were selling at the insignificant sum of five cents each. The house is rather small , yet I have bought it aud will make it do us for awhile. CJeo Do vou mean it? S. D. That Cove scribbler shall receive a piece of my mind, for mind is what he needs. Jessie. Since consuming so many red fish, I am suffering from top heaviness. Prof. I have only two fivc-aerc lots lett. gentlemen ', choice locations and very cheap. O. P. J. They have began to address me. as Professor already. A. 12. Sad Is my lot, but the best of friends must part. Jas. 1 would enjoy going hunting with you, hut unfortunately haven't any gun. Alex. Yellow jackets in Cornucopia are thicker than Hies in Grande Ronde. That's what's the matter with my eye. Lee. lam still wor rying whether L will persuade that voting lady to step , into the matrimo nial noose. W. If you want to know what will he the result of so many going hucklcberrying, ask Jo. Whiskey Creek Corks. August 1, 188(1. Cool and pleasant, A blow, three or four days since, causod some work laying up fences. Win. Cole lias sold his place to Eli Courtney, and hied him back to the land of tlie grasshopper and cyclone. Bent, aud Lins. Courtney have purchased James Wanders' place on Trout creek. They will use it for a sheep ranche. Mr. Elliot, of Walla Walla, has bought Chits. Hunter's claim and moved onto it. He is going into the cattle business. Mr. Cole, who has been visiting his son, J. V, (!eo. and Win, Cole, has returned with the latter to his homo in KanEas. He was well pleased with the country aud thinks of mak ing the. Wallowa his future home. H. W. Bunncl has bought a mowing machine and reduced the price of mowing from seventy-five to sixty-five cents per acre. Win. Tope, deter mined not to be beaten, proposes to cut aud rake for fifty cents per acre. Conipetiton is the life of trade. Ash party, consisting of J, A. Hun ter, Dave Hunter, Jack Thomas, and John Hubbard, were going out hucklc berrying, one day last week, they met with an accident which came near proving serious for one of tlie party. Ah they were driving along, the wheels on one side of the wagon fell into a hole and the wagon upset, throwing the occupants out, and Dave Hunter fell with his head against a log aud lay for three hours sengelees and apparently dead. He seems to havo recovered from tlie effects of the fall. AJAX, Portland, Oregon. Having tried the effects of the concentra ted extract of Oiikuon Kiii.st.v Tea, we cheerfully bear witness to Its beneficial agency In affection of the digestive organs. It In simple, safe and sure) Is easily taken, and restores healthy vitality to the organs It is Intended to operate upon with assured success. H. J, JU'COItMICK, Kdltor Catholic Sentinel, sirup if Fig. Manufactured only by the California Vig Byrup Co., Hun FrancUco, CaL, is Nature's Own True Laxative. This pleasant ('alitor nia liquid fruit remedy may be had of all druggists, at fifty cents or one dollar. It Is the most pleasant, prompt, and effective remedy known to cleanse the system j to act on the Llvor, Kidneys, and Bowels gently yet thoroughly ; to dispel Headaches, Cold, and Fevers; to cure Consumption, Indiges tion, and kindred 1IU. Buy the celebrated Kimball pianos, I Thf Pine Creek Mine. I The Pan Francisco Mininc Press, j contains the following interesting ' lettei from Pine Valley; In reading your journal 1 have seen nothing for I fome time with regard to this very f promising and growing camp. The two towns, Allantown and Cornucopia, j are. rapidly merging into one, as they are but one-half mile apart, and al l ready the short space between is I lined with cabins. There has been a steady intlux of fortune seekers the past month and our population is now j about 1000, with numerous stores, i etc., aud throe, butcher shops. Pro visions are very ciieap viz. : Hour, .$1.2.) to $ 1.7f a sack ; eggs, 20 cents a dozen; bacon, 10 cents per pound, etc. 'The region being so elevated (1.700 to 9,000 feet) the snow is slow in depart ing and little has yet been done in the mines, almost all of which are several thousand feel above town. The Whitman, the only mine that has been worked all winter, is show ing up handsomely. At the '200 foot level an ore chute has been struck, assaying away up in the thousands. Work has been resumed on the Silver Bell, and a pan of quartz brought to town Monday, contained al least if 100 in gold. It is very rich in tellurides. The O. U. it N. shipped some ore yes terday. 'The Dominion, or generally called the .lack in the hole, a lodge in close proximity to town, is being prospected by a new tunnel, -10 feet of which is now completed. 'The owners of the Norway ledgo, a very strong vein some three miles distant, have about completed their urastra. The "Contact," or .s it is generally called, the "big silver mine," being some distance (four miles) from camp and very high up, has not been work ed yet this spring, but it is pro nounced by experts to be without doubt a true fissure vein, and as far as developed assays up in the. hundreds in silver. It is a five foot ledge lying at tho contact, of granite and slate, with well defined walls and gangueof talc and porphy. It has been devel oped under the management of the well known California aud Nevada export, Mr. Robert lvelley, to a depth of lfiO feet, and u drift has been run SO feet on the voin. The assays run from .ffiO to $700 per ton and the quartz is enough to make the eyes of a mining man glisten. Messrs. Breck it Co. are putting a reduction plant on a small scale and are about ready for business, Their works (tlie Pine Creek Metallurgical Works) include a revcrberatory furnace, two-stamp mill and chloriuatiou anil leaching appa ratus with a capacity of six tous per day. The power is furnished by a 11-foot overshot wheel. Everything is arranged very conveniently, and everything is heated by a steam boiler. 'Their vats for lixiviation are six in number and were mostly built by Messrs. Jewell it Co. of your city, and are first class in every particular. They have power and mill room for 10 stamps and undoubtedly will soon put. them in. Another year will see "Pine Creek" a booming camp well on its way to Butte City. More anon. Yours truly, J. A. Stacki.ow. Ai.i.ANTOVt'.v, Oregon. Antelope Hems. August 4, 188(1. Mr. and Mrs. llughy Lynch sun dayed in the Cove. Miss Ollie Prescott has recovered her eyesight sufficiently to be out. Mrs. Calvin Barlow, of Tacoma, visited her sister-in-law, Mrs. Win. Cate.s, last week. School closes this week. Mihs Blakei-lee is a competent teacher, and has given good satisfaction. Several families have been out hucklcberrying, and returned with glowing accounts of their trip and plenty of berries. John Gates is working for Hall it Marshall, of North Powder. They arc putting up a steam saw mill. Will ship their lumber to the U. P. R. R. Gathering items in Antelope is like the Israelites making brick in olden times, when they were refused mate rial by the Egyptians. Terrible hard times. Mr. Chan. 'Tomliuson aud Dan. Crowley havo dissolved partnership, ('hurley will continue tho business. His next partner will be a fair young Miss. SticceHs to Charley. Mr. Malloy, tho section boss, met with quite a painful accident, last week. In attempting to jump from t)(o hand car, he i-lippcd and fell, the car passing over one foot. He was taken to North Powder for treatment. I'owder Klver Pebbles. July 31, 1880. Weather very warm. A.J. Brown is absent on a visit to his sick daughter, Mrs. A. J. Ton ey, who resides near Wingville. Born To the wife of W. H. Love, July 20th, a daughter. Mother doing well. Haying is about completed in this vicinity. The crops were rather light owing to the scarcity of rain. Joe says it is too bad that the blam ed yellow jacket bit him on the tongue after he had gone into tlie mountains to eat htickloberrieH. Wo feel for Joe, for the tjirl aru still laughing, and we sincerely hope it will not happen again. Travelers bound (or the Pine Creek mines daily pass through this vicinity. We hope they will strike it rich, as tho country needs something to make times a little moro lively. Con' Hov. Iteml Till. C. Vincent has juist received splendid lot of bouts, thoes, etc.. which lid will U at a great reduction on former prices. He mean what b lay, Tr bltu, Hummerville Sifting. Farmers done haying. Smoky weather continue. Weather somewhat cooler,. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Collin -pent last week in Union. J. II. Riuehart has returned fiimi Washington Territory. A great, many trout are being cap lured in Phillips creek. Miss Julia McWilliamt- is V'sUn: her parents at Suinmerville. Dr. W. E. Rinehart and family air out campinc. in the mountains. Fruit is being hauled over the mountains from Walla Walla. John Chrisman, county commis (doner, was in town several day? Ust week. Some fun in Justice court th prespnt week. O. J. Wade conies oni on top thus fur. It only takes front Friday till Wed nesday to receive some of the papi r mail from Fiiiou. Mr. N. B. Harris and family spent, Sunday in the mountains has li t u sick since. "Dad Bob" the sardines anil huckleberries. The entertainment given by thf Pathfinders at La Grande, last Wt.d net-day evening, was attended by sotur of Snminerville's citizens. S. K. Fulk and Joseph Truundall are the "hoss" grouse hunters of thf valley. Killed li and would hin shot 1,000, hut ammunition failed. Miss Maggie Armstrong and Mi Jatne Caldwell were married at tit. residence of J. H. Kinzie, in lliiiatilln. county, tome time during last month. Mr. E. S. Crane is writing a histon of the party that were lost in the mountains some two weeks sine. It will be published, with illustration., in the Police Gazette. II. C. Rinehart, George IVten. Arthur Lindsay, Ellis Rinehart and Asahel Colt, together with several ladies, are out in the mountains in pursuit of huckleberries. A great deal of grain has already been harvested in the vicinity or Suinmerville. The wheat crop will be much better than was predicted b sonic of the "wise acres" a few wenls ago. J. II. Rinenart disputes tho claims of Messrs. Fulk and Trucsdall in n gard to their being tho "boss" liim rods. Mr. Rinehart was out on Fri day and killed 8 grouse at, 7 shot, and never saw more than one at each thin he fired. Messrs Fulk and Truesdall are laying in n supply of ammunition and intend to bent Mr. IPs record tw bust the gun barrels. The huckleberry crowd mentioned in these Items, has returned. Their first night was spent at, Gaunt's Springs. They mot. with a mishap, there, that might have been iome what serious. In attempting to get. the four horse wagon to the springs, which are distant ubout. one-fourth of a mile from the road, the wagon was overturned. Considerable dam age to cooking utensils was sustained, but fortunately no one was seriously injured. The next day the crowd drove to Woodard's, aud camped two days. Tho crowd was, financial!, speaking, "busted," hut were fortu nate in meeting with Mr. Willi" Kimball, of Walla Walla, at Wood ard's, from whom they borrowed enough money to pay all debts in curred, except for fruit which war. paid for in scrip which was afterwards taken in at tho Suinmerville Bank at, a liberal discount. Their liiBt night out was at the Gaunt springs, where Miss Anna, Rinehart met with a quite severe accident, occasioned by fallinr over a high ledge of rocks. Saturday morning the grub , being reduced to coffee and butter, they concluded to come home, and about 10 A. M. the procession filed through town and was equal to the Elgin Plugs. Tim crowd unite in saying that it was most enjoyable excursion. CltANK, 1'rii'xtr Trrntnieitt for CiiiikIi. That the reader may fully understand what constitutes a good 'Jough and Lung Syrup, we will say that 'Tar and Wild Cherry Is the basis of the best remedies yet discovered. These Ingredients with several others equally an etllcaciotts, enter largclv Into Dr. IIomui ko's Cou'li and Lung Hynip, thus making it ntir of the most reliable now on the market. Price, M cents and $1.00. Samples free. Sold by J. T. Wright, Union, Oregon. White, (iocicl. We are. now offering a large assortment of newest styles of lace checks, stripes, figured and plain lawns, jaconets masallas, cambrics and piques, tinted mills, India lluoiis and battistes; plain and embroidered swUc, while embroideries on xwIm, minsook, cam brie and dimity--fancy colored embroideries and laces adapted to the present season. New linen, cotton and silk laces. Mall or ders rcceiTe- the mort careful attention. Samples sent to Intruding buyers. OMIS.t KINO. 10 First Street, Portland, Oregon J'arniiirs and .Mechanic. Save money and doctor hllln. 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