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About The Daily Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883 | View Entire Issue (May 7, 1881)
en .V -" Vol. xv. A.storia, Oregon. Saturdav Morning, May 7, 1881. No. 6. 5? Umlo WpJVJvJrJlWl' if the mm: FROM MICHIGAN TO ALASKA. I10W THE BOVXDARY LIXE BE TWEEN AMERICA AND BRIT ISH TERRITORY IS MARKED. New York lici-aiti. Xot one in a thousand, perhaps, of the fifty millions of people living in the United States knows how their country is bounded ori the line between the United States and the British territory. It will be interesting, therefore, to know how the northern boundary has been traced and marked. The work is now completed, except as to the territory of Alaska, ceded by Russia to us under the treaty of ISO?. Ever since the treaty of Ghent we have been establishing our northern boundary with Brit ain until a year or two ago, when the work was finally completed by a joint commission, consisting of Maj. Donald R. Cameron, Royal artillery: Capt. S. Anderson, Koyal engineers, and Capt. A. 0. Ward, Royal engineer.'-, for Great Britain, and Archibald Campbell and Capt. V. J. Twining, United States army, for our government. The commission experienced consider able difficulty in discharging their duties from the errors committed by former commissioners. In April, . 1870, while engaged in locating a military reservation for A I'ost .iar i'ciiib!ii:i Our engineers discoveied that the commonly received boundary line between the British possessions and the United States at that place was 4,700 feet south of the forty-ninth parallel, and if run on west from such an initial point, would throw the fort of the Hud sons bay company at Pembina into the United States. Here was indeed a difficulty, and the officers at once communicated the facts to the government. The President, Gen. Grant, sent the information to the British government, and Great Britain requested the con sent of the United States to occupy the fort of the Hudsons bay com pany until the matter could be determined. Of course, such a reasonable request was at once granted. The President then sent a message to congress recommend ing ihe establishment of a joint commission to fix the true boundary-line between the two coun tries, and congress assented, ap propriating $100,000 by joint resolution to carry out the work. The appropriation was not availa ble until 1S72, when the. work was begun, as above stated, by a joint commission of the two govern ments. The Northern Kiciudury Is marked by stone cairns, iron pil lars, wood piljars, earth mounds and timber posts. A stone cairn is seven and one-half feet by eight feet, an earth mound seven feet by fourteen feet, an iron pillar ejght feet high, eight inches square at the bottom and four inches at the top, timber posts eight feet high and eight inches square. There are 328 of these marks between the Lake of the "Woods and the base of the Rocky mountains. That portion of the boundary that lies east and west of the Red river valley, is marked by cast-iron pil lars at even mile intervals. The British placed one every two miles and the United States one between each British post. Our pillars are hollow iron castings, three eights of an inch in thickness, in the form of a truncated pyramid, eight feet high, eight inches square at the bottom and four inches at the top. They have at the top a solid pyra midal cap, and at the bottom an octagonal flange one inch in thick ness, ijpon the opposite faces are cast in letters two inches high the inscriptions, "Convention of Lon don," and "October 20, 1818." The inscriptions begin about four feet six inches above the base and read upward. The interiors of The Hollow Posls Are filled with well seasoned cedar posts, sawed to fit and securely spiked through spike holes cast in the pillars for the purpose. The average weight of eaclfpillar when completed is eighty-five pounds. The pillars are it four feet in the ground, with tleii inscription faces to the north and south, and the earth well settled and tamped about them. For the wooden posts, well seasoned logs are selected and the portion above the ground painted red. to prevent swelling and shrinking. These posts do very well, but the Indians cut them down for fuel, and nothing but iron will last very long. Where the line crosses lakes, monuments of stone have been built, the base being in some places eighteen feet under water, and the top pi ejecting eight feet above the lake surface at high water maik. In forests the line is marked by felling the timber a rod wide and clearing away the under brush. The work of cutting through the timbered swamps was very great, but it has been well done and the boundary distinctly marked by the commissioners the whole distance from Michigan to Alaska. Cultur-Geschicate. Good Ijtontturt-. The Nation inserts the following edifying paragraph from Karl Faulimums Ulustrirte Cultur-Ges-chichte. Tin column headed Amerikunitich is given in all earnestness ., a .specimen of the English spoken in America, while opposite is placed what the author considers the correct English equivalent. The italics are eurs: AVIZIMKAMM'II. I Iihi on liuuiy lecdly n Vol mues sImt to my'kuce. Dor qiieeiesl sehaj). ilerVreati'st rojjuc, Asofex on Iit.ee; lie runs and sclnuup-. ami xHiihksIn's diii's J all harts ofl'der Imnse Hal vot oil dot V In vos in- mii, "Miwleedle Yawcoh Strauss. j:xoi.iscii. I have out' funny little boy What yumes jnt to inykwv. The queerest shape, the jnetct iojjhc. Aft ever you did see: lie runs and 'limits and summits thins;-. In all parts of the house. IJut what of that.' lie icrnt my son. My little .Jacob Strauss. News or Not Walla-walla Statesman. In its brags that in regard to news Seattle is ahead of Walla walla twenty-four hours the Post makes? what is known to be a mis take. The Statesman publishes all the dispatches which are of any ac count the same day as the Oregon ian. Trash we leave out. What docs it interest the people to know that a horse fell into the Missouri river at New Orleans and was nearly drowned? Yet such is the stuff that the Post and Oregonian boast so much and attempt metro politan airs about. Make a news paper, gentlemen, by giving your readers plenty of home news, etc., and you need not care for dispatch es so much. Raw Meats Peck's Sua. A celebrated German physician has advocated a new theory, and that is that all food should be eaten raw instead of being cooked, and he claims that if his instruc tions are carried out, and meat and vegetables are eaten in their natu ral state, there will be no more sickness, and that people will die of old age rather than disease. The thing looks feasible, but we should like to see the German doc tor trying his own theory, for in stance on bologna sausage, and have to catch his dog:. Peruvian Hit tern. Cinchona Knbra The Count Cinchon was the .Spanish Viceroj in Pern in HBO. The ('ountct.s. his wile, was prostrated Ji an intermit tent fever, from a hich she was freed by the use of the native remedy, the Peru vian bark, or. as it was called in the language r the country, "Quinquina." Grateful for her reeoerj, on her return to Euroj-e in lft:2. she introduced tiie remedy in Spain, where it was known under ariou names, until Juuneus called it Cinchona, in honor of the lady w ho had brought them that which was more precious than the gold of thelncas. To this day. after a lapse of two ban died and lifty years, science 1ku given us nothing to take its place. It effectu ally cures a morbid appetite for stimu lants, by restoring the natural tone of the stomach. It attacks excessive love of liquor as it does a fever, and destroys both alike. The powerful tonic virtue of the Cinchona is preserved in the Peruvian Bitters, which are as effective against malarial fever to-day as thev were in the das of the olil Spanish Viceroys. We guarantee the ingredi ents of these bitters to be absolutely pure, and of the best known quality. A trial will satisfy you that this is the best bitter in the world. 'The proof of the pudding is in the eating,' aud we willingly abide this test. For sale by all druggists, grocers and liquor dealers. Order if. Have Wistar's balsam of wild cherry alwa3s at hand. It cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, whooping cough, croup, in fluenza, consumption, and all throat and luug complaints. 30 cents andSl a bottle. A EOLD SPECULATOR. How a Fortune Was Acquired in Thirty Days in the Oil Region. Titu-rillPi Pa.) Herald. During the first oil excitement a young man came to Oil city with 25 ; but he wore pood clothes, had a good education and plenty of cheek. After surveying the situation for a day or two he con cluded to speculate, aud finding a fanner who had not yet leased or sold his land, he represented him self as an nsrent for a wealthy company, with instructions to buy up land. The farmer was rather reluctant about selling, but finally terms were agreed upon and the papers were drawn up and signed. Twenty dollars were paid down to bind the bargain; 5,000 more were to be paid in thirty days, and 85,000 more in six months. lie had but 5 to meet an obligation of $10,000, but not despairing, he quietly awaited the completion of a well that was being drilled near his new purchase. The well was finished in five days after the sale and proved to be a good one. He was offered $20,000 for the farm; but 10.000 clear gain in five days did not tempt him to sell, for an other well was being drilled on the adioiuinjr farm, and should it nrnvn tn ln i Win- nrnducpp hi! proe to be a Dig producer nib land would be very valuable. Un the other hand, should it be a duster, he could not even get as' much for the farm as he had agreed , . r, .,, , ,. , ,i 1 to pay for it. Still, he did not sell, and the time passed rapidly away. Only a few days remained before he would have to pay 5,000, or the sale would he canceled. Twenty-eight days had passed and j tne wen was not uown yet, ai-; though thc' expected to reach the ; oil rock every hour. On thenight of the 20th dav he sat up in the ) derrick with the drillers, for thev; knew they were within a few feet of the sand. Midnight came and the hands were relieved by another force. His last day had come and was wearing away, and he knew that the farmer would not wait one minute lonjjcr than the law re quired him, for he had several j N,At ,,,,or tu cs & vh store. times been ofTcred a larger amount j oppvdtr the Kelt Tower. for the land. At two o'clock the O PILES. sand was reached, and the well! Tlie un.IeiMKueOU prepare.! to farnub n roved to bo the largest nroducer a,lar number of Spiles aud Spars at his proeu to ou uit, urgiL prouueer. jreon .short notice, at reasonable rate. yet struck in the new field. The Wto 'umbffot-. news of the new well rapidly " " "" spread, aud by noon the next day ' jIRb. H. A. DERBx;, a number of wealthy oil men wore on the ground, anxious to secure Isoxichau. - ASTOi:iA.oi:Kf;ox. the adjacent territory. That day' wm upcu hrr neii snick the young man sold his farm of n mi. 2 tr ri mm 110,crc5 for 1,000 per acre,' Oil TuBAy, Infy 5tll, 1881. clearing in thirty days 100,000, cuusLmii.b .f with a capital of 23 to start on. j i , A FINK ASSOIJTMKNT OF Mr. choirs work. j The Josephine Seamless Kid Gloves A want wanted is a perfect word photograph of Clatsop county,! Warranted to be the best in the market. thoroughly circulated broadcast as ! Also, a large assortment of a people's letter to an enquiring! world. AVe believe that Mr. M. ! Infants Wear and Ladies Dres- Choir of Seattle, who is now inter-' viewing our city, has the very best s,n9 Saques. method, everything considered, that can be adopted. lie has 1 - lan; variet of choseu as a life task the publica- tion of a perpetual serial in uni- NEW MILLINERY GOODS form book style, of a fresh, new volume every year, at $1 per copy. His scope of travel embraces Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Untish vuiuuiuia unu niushu, ui which nis -Year-book" will be currently! recognized as standard authority; time, money and proficiency will j be liberally expended to acquire and retain that distinction. His plan is to contract, by individual j cooperation with each subscriber, f1. U:.. I A l-.l.. ...! I. t- anu tuus tne entire county, to , write up a pamphlet, under "their J immeuiaie directions ana personal orders, which will be joined with all the other counties in the same book, free of charge. The bulk, artistic qualities, eta. of said chap ter, to be regulated according to the number of books engaged, singly and aggregated in a single locality. A "room" will be an nually set olf for the exclusive c- cupany of our firemen of all the. different towns, who are expected j to engage a satisfactory represen-. tation therein, as the prices of J photo-portraits printing, etc., is less than cost of production. He will also establish an incorporated! ,.,.., . . - r.. , y J historical society for Clatsop coun- tv. Everybody can join that' wishes to; no loss of valuable time or money required! He has se cured the services of tho finest photo-steel plate engravers in the world, and will get up and add to the book any size and modern style of picture work at less than original cost. We heaitily recom mend this enterprise, and think that every thinking person will do the same, as it will btand the tei-t of scrutiny and probity. Any further information can he had from the publisher, by leaving word at this office. Notice to the Public. The poor, unfortunate young man that lost Iils leg last summer in the Fishermens cannery has now, with the help of friends, started a small store, where he keeps tobacco, cigars, pipes, cutlery, etc. He is unable to do hard wok, and must make out the best he can. Give him a call, boys, he keeps the best brands of tobacco and cigars. Water street, opposite O. R. & X. Co. s Dock. Offlres to Kent. Single or in suites of two, iu The Astokiax building. Prices reasonable. .Mothers! Mother ! ! Mother ! !, Are you disturbed at night and broken of your re)t by a .siek child .suffering and crying with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth? If o, go at once and get a Iwttleof Mrs. Winslow'.s Soothing Syrup, it will relieve the ioor Httlo suf ferer immediately depend upon it; there is no mistake about it. There is not a mother on earth who has ever ibed it. who will not tll jou at once that it will regulate the bowels, and give reMt to the mother, and relief and health to the child. operating like magic. It is perfectly &afe to use in all eases and pleasant to the taste, and is the pre scription of one ot the olde.-t and het female physicians and nurse in the United States. Sold everywhere. i5 j cents a bottle. 1'reniature I,os or Unit Nowadays may be entirely prevented bj tne US of ijurncirs (Voainc. It has been used in thousands of cases where the hair wa coming out ix hand fuls, and has never failed to arrest its decay: it promotes a healthy and igor- nn rrmurlli. nml it ic nt flu e"iirr fim un rival ed as a soft ami gIosy dres-ing for the hair, Burnett's flavoring extracts are the SSS. iniiu. .om MISCELLANEOUS. y jg ARE HERE ARE HERE K COlftjyPO STAY. 11 A V Our beginning is -.mail, but by inakiu, ginning is Miinll. but by innkin al ia and of the purest aim best mate all ourgooi rim. MeaskaMinreof jour natrMiaseat the Asioria Ganfly Factory, rurvbawri by herself Rmmofv VlvAfe iit - -r,l. , I . 1 V .J, g Ribbons, Rnchings. tt-"i UUUUU3' ttUt,uuos' nn ru tu llarS' EtC" EtC" aix STKKCT. - astokia.okkkox. prnr AX1 RFF, TT . , t G-am,- BOTTLE BEER DEPOT. ChCUUtMSTRkKT. ASTOEU. TieJiest of lMgei'.l CI a. a Glass Orders for the Celeliratefl ColnMa Brewery lIt at thLs place will be promptly attend ed to. E-No cheap SanFrancUco Beer sold at this place W3I. BOCK. Proprietor. HANSEN M()S Contractors and Builders, ceitXEi: astei: and cass stkeets. v- r- .11. Near Congregational Church, -u-"c '"" r"auJ uirecmi- mmior an kinds of waar work. Contracts taken to build and repair smrs, norsEs, boats, etc.. at mhyest eates. order. SDoors and Wlndow'Trames made to SAX FKA2OI8CO n&w! S4x 7fS&C3 71 rrta2a:eiicz3:sia3-sriii3aaiiiiiBi93iau3ii2sazisaaMisuiuuiflia2UjiiisasiuiiAii3i I THE NEWS! I n X!iiiISfUkJl!limreiUllJsmiUUiUUlHUUItUUmMltUIIIUlM!HUiUIUlUl J s m - m WELCOME TO ALL ! TI1K FISHING SEASON HAS OPENED AND SO HAS THE POPULAR SAM FRANCISCO I CLOTHING STORE I : OpeneU the largest and le:t : selected stock of : net r at l"Jl ?i AND- Genis furnishing Goods, BOOTS AND SHOES, TRUNKS AND VALISES, HATS AND CAPS, -AND THE BEST- CARTER'S lOEEi CUiM KUBBER BOOTS, ETC., IVIIfCII Wir.I, BE SOLD AT SAX FKAXCISCO WHOLESALE PRICES. REMEMBER THIS IS HO HUMBUG. HAVING MADE ARRANGEMENTS IN NEW YOU K AND SAN FRAN CISCO FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL MY GOODS, 3IY FACIL1TIES FOR BUYING ARE SUCH AS TO ENABLE ME TO Undersell all Others. I Defy Competition. Facts and GREAT SURPRISE AT TnE v a : ! San Francisco Store ! ! UKRE ARE PRICES OF GOODS THAT WILL SURPRISE ALL. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. MENS AND BOYS CASIMERE SUITS FROM- $ 8 00 TO 15 00 EXTRA BEST SUITS 12 00 "20 00 FINE BLACK SUITS is 00 "25 00 DIAGONAL SUITS 15 00 22 00 CASIMERE PANTS ..2 50 "4 00 EXTRxV BEST PANTS" 4 00 "5 50 BOYS SUITS. ALL SORTS, FROM GOO "12 00 FURNISHING GOODS. OVERALLS FROM CO CTS. TO Si 00 JUMPERS " CO " "1 00 ALL WOOL SOCKS 20 " " 25 CHECKER SOCKS. SIX PAIR FOR 1 00 COTTON SOCKS, THREE PAIR FOR - 25 WHITE SHIRTS FROM 90 " " 175 COLORED " " 75 " " I 50 CASDIERE" " SI 50 - " :j 00 FLANNEL u - 1 00 - " 1 75 BLUE NAVY - 2 00 - -2 50 FLANNEL UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS FROM 125 ' - 2 25 COTTON.FLAXNEL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS CO - MARINO SHIRTS AND DRAWERS 50 OIL CLOTHING LONG OIL COATS FROM 3 50 TO 4 50 OIL JUMPERS - 2 75 " 3 00 BOOTS AND SHOES. MENS CALF BOOTS FROM S3 CO TO 4 50 MENS KIT BOOTS - 2 75 - 4 00 ELASTIC GAITERS - 175 2 50 BUCKLE SHOES - 2 25 ' 3 -J5 MENS SLIPPERS - 50 " 100 BOYS BOOTS - 125 u 175 I HAVE THIS SPRING STRAINED EVERY XERVE AND USED MY ENTIRE ENERGY AND BEST JUDGMENT IN PLACING IN OUR AS TORLV HOUSE THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF THE ABOVE LINE OF GOODS. CALL AND INSPECT FOR YOURSELF. YOU ARE WELCOME. I WILL GLADLY SHOW MY GOODS, 2HO MATTER WHETHER YOU BUY OR NOT. NEW GOODS BY' EVERY' STEAMER. S.DANZIGER. - San Francisco Store. Squcraocqha street, next door to Taga Allen's store, north of Walla-walla Kpstauranr, Astoria Oregon. CLOTHING STORE. 4aa mm I CAPE ANN Figures ! BUSINESS CARDS., j Q. A. BOWLBY. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Chenanuu Street. - ASTOKIA.. OREGOr p W FUIiTON". ATTORNEY AT LAW, AhTOIHA --- OREGON Ofllce over Page & Allen'a store, Cass street "P C. HOLDEX.I NOTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND IN SURANCE AGENT. A VAN DUSEN. NOTARY PUBLIC. Cbenamus Street, near Occident Hotel. ASTORIA. OREGON. Agent Wells, Fargo & Co. Tjl P. HICKS. DENTIST, ASTORIA. ---- OREGON. Rooms In Allen's building up stairs, cornr of Cass and Sqemocqhe streets. TK. St. O. JEXXIXGS. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Graduate University of Virginia, 186S Physician to Bay View hospital, Baltimore City, 1869-10. OKFiCE-In Page & Allen's building, up stairs. Astoria. TxVY TL'TTLE, M. I. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Ofkick Over the White House Store. Re-sidkxck Next door to Mrs. irunsons boardins; hous Chenamus street. Astort Oregon. T . OltCIIABI), J. DENTIST, Dental Koom. SIltMTKK'S Photograph Building. T" A. XcIXTOSII. MERCHANT TAILOR, Occident Hotel liuilding. ASTORIA .-- OREGON C. n. baitv & co.. 1IKAI.KK IN Doorn, WiiulowH, Blinds. Tran horih. liumbor, Ete. All kinds of Oak Lumber, Glass, Boat Ma terial, ete. Steam Mill near Weston hotel. Cor. Gen erive and Astor streets. J G. FAIRFOWL & SON, STEVEDORES AND RIGGERS Portland and Astoria. Orotron. Rofer by periniwionto Kosen.MeyeraACo, Allen & Lewia.CorbittiMaalaay, Portland. Oreson. IJHIiEXJIAJtT Jk. SCIIOEXE. Occident Hotel Hair Dressing Saloon ASTORIA - OREGON. Hot, Cold, Shower, Meant and Salphnr BATHS. jySpecial attention given toladles'anfl children's hair cutting, rriyate Eutrance for Ladies. WIEU.1H1 FRY, PRACTICAL BOOT AM) S1IOK MAKER. CiiKXAMUtt Stkkkt. opposite Adler's Book store, - Astoiua. OREOOX. Brprfect fin guarautced. All wort warranted. Give me .1 trial. All orders promptly lilied. VT. U 31'CARK, Astoria. J. A. BROYTN Portland. KROWX &. MeCAJBE, STEVEDORES AND RIGGERS. A-storia offlcc At K. C. Holden's Auction store. Portland offlce--24 B street. 13-tt Music Lessons. T. F. CULLEN and C E. BARNES TEACHERS OF VIOLIN, PIANO, GUITAR, COR NET AND BANJO, Would like .1 few pupils on either of thu above instruments. Terms Eight lessons fr live dollars. SS'-Orders left at Stevens & Sons book store will be promptly attended to- To-Xight. To-Xlght. GRAND BALL, AT MUSIC HALL, THIS El'EXIXG. 3E3. u.. QTJIKnNr. dealer In FASIICY KOCEKIES, x Airs, aou. FEED A2I HAY Cash paid for country produce. Small prollts on cash sales. Astona, Oregon, cor ner of Main and Squemocohe streets. I. W. CASE, IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE AND RE TAIL DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE Corner Chenamus and Cass streets. ASTORIA - - - OREGON. Wm. Houseman of Portland B ECS LEAVE TO NOTIFY HIS friends and customers that he has opened A FISHERMAN'S CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS STORE Xet to G. VT. Hume's grocery store. F. HOUSEMAN, Agent THE DEW DROP INH ! Oh, fishermen, all hear the good netvs ! A fine saloon is .started with best of Liquors, Wines and Beer, AND FINE FREE LUNCH UNGUARDED. The liranfletit Caviar and Cheese, IN SANDWICH THICK AND THIN And will yon spend a pleasant hour, drop in at the DEW DROP INN on Concomly street. J. T. B0B0HEB3, fl&rr