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Ul Vol. xviii. Astoria. Oregon, Sunday Morning October 15, 1882 STo. 13. wr3 lite mmlo f0fkn. n ASTORIA. TKm LOWER COTjTTM- i BIA AND TJTR WEct COAST. 1 - - o Two years ago, says the editor j He sa3's the catch will not fall of the "Willamette Farmer, wcjsllort mori lhan 10,000 cases, or wrote up the coast region and Iow-jlnck onb' two Per cent of equaling er Columbiat homelength.but two j the ici and Peking business of years.in a changing and growing re-1 38S1- Notwithstanding I he heavy "gion iilec ours, works out pioblems jdra'n on t,H' fisl1 suPPb's t!,fi saln of fate. We can safely again re- on lloIfl S1S wel1 as evcr- The view Astoria and the country peater number of fishermen make tributary the.eto, with confulenceit less profitable to each one; they tlt.it if i.-Tll Jln ;,.fn.nf. T. --- iinu in "in uciciuji iiiiriisi. ia5l 1 Sunday the steamer Columbia headed for the ocean, but near ap proach showed that breakers were foaming on the bar, so the good ship put about lor Astoria, and while she waited for Monday morning's tide, we found some friends who gave facts relating to the region that we have alluded to that are worthy of beinp- worked up in detail. Astoria itself has impioved very remarkably. The. place has a summer population of ,000 in habitants, 2,000 of whom were there for the fisheries and canner ies, but its reliable population is about ."5,000, whirh makes it the second town in the state. Dm in . , . . - r , i the year past the increase of houses! in the town has been fifty percent, i ., p a , . on the former number, and the population iias increased thirty per cent. It is noticeable that the new buildings show more taste and are more costly than the generality of those built previously; the busi ness streets are becoming solidly built up with structures of a better and more durable character. Some of these are costly buildings that will have permanent value. The growth of the town is not equal to its needs because lumber cannot be had, though three mills in the place turn off 70,000 feet of lumber per day, and those of Kuappton across the river, turn out as much more. There is a sreat demand for lumber, so srreat that some buildings contracted for cannot be put up this year, and many are delayed for the same reason. A contract for a lo,000 school house has been deferred un til 1SS3 on this account. This re minds me that Astoria has good schools, a number of neat church edifices, and on sightly locations overlooking town, river and har bor, there are man beautiful i evi dences growing up. The business part is over the water, and is rapidly becoming solid with buildings. Two years has more than doubled the town. There are more wharves and warehouses, and far more canner ies than then. It is evident that the salmon trade will center here, and will add to Astoria's import ance. Its chief sources of profit lie in lumber and salmon; it also has Aork for many longshoremen and stevedores, and is the natural resort of sea-faring men. There is no comparison to be made be tween Astoria and other Oregon towns, and it differs materially from all others, and always will. Five new canneries will be put up this fall, to begin work next season. Five new ones were put up last year. Canneries from above gradually remove here. There were nineteen canneries at work here in 1882, and there will be twenty-four in 1SS3. Having seen it staled that the salmon fisheries are giving out, and that the catch of S2 falls short one hundred thousand cases that of 'SI, we ex pressed surprise to our informant on these matters, that so many new canneries should be venturing to try the canning of fish. 'He aston ished us by asserting that there is scarcely any diminution in the fish supply. There were put up in 1 SSI about 540,000 cases of can ned salmon in the Columbia river. That was a large increase on form er years. The report is current that there is a rreat f:illinr ofT. earn less money man tney utu when the price was only twenty five cents each; now it is seventy- five cents a fish. Here is a fact of no small importance slated in a nutshell. So long as salmon abound and the world's demand increases, canneries will increase and mulli ply. We climbed a hill that overlooks a wide view of river, bay and bar, with the growing cit' and itsiip i ping in the foieground, and took in at a glance the piosperity of Astoria and the possibilities of its future. Toward the ocean and across Young's bay, is Clatsop and its plains, a xindy region, with light alluvial intermixed! whose dairies produce butter and cheese, and good pastures turn off ' ' . .; IUUV. Ill" IIIHJ i UUI11I .1 !. ttlU 11.111 . a dozen streams mat nave tme lands for six or eight miles up, or rich vine-maple bottoms, with benches of timber land back from the bottoms. This network of slujfjrish streams forms a snlcndid country for settlement, and the best locations are already taken. Several such streams head near Saddle mountain, a notable feat me on the landscape, and south of it the North Xehalem river runs to ward Tillamook to join the main Nehalem. On Xehalem and its tributaries are rich bottoms and bench lands as yet unoccupied, capable of making homes for 'a thousand families. Its natural out let is towards Astoria, but'tlns re gion is too remote from transpor tation to be available. Still fur ther south is Tillamook bay, that already furnishes considerable 1 trade to Astoria. All this region has agricultural possibilities, that will in time be realized to Asto ria's advantage. The Nehalem country, within twenty miles of Astoria, has coal deposits that are certain as to quantity, and has for ests of spruce, fir and hemlock, with occasional bodies of good ce dar, that can be utilized whenever a railroad is constructed, from For est Grove, as is talked of. This timber that is not surpassed in quality is beyond calculation as to quantity. On the Oregon side, above Astoria and not far oil", other streams come in from the uouth, that oiler similar advantages. The north side of the Columbia has a number of streams that are naviga ble for scows S or 10 miles up. Some of these valleys already have 100 families settled, and bench lands yet unclaimed. There are Gray's river, Deep river, the Skamokwa, the Chinook, and still another near the lower cape. The land of all the valleys is ex ceedingly fertile, but is more or less obstructed with forest growth. The vicinity to the great river and the ocean must make all worth clearing at no distant da'. On the north coast Shoalwater bay and Gray's harbor, with their numerous tributaries, have tide land bottoms that are only sparse ly settled; they possess valuable forests and have immense coal deposits. Though slow to develop and expensive to icclaim, this country along the Columbia, and extending from Tillamook bay to the straits of Fuca, a distance of over 200 miles, is naturally tribu tary to Astoria, and possesses re sources o greater intrinsic value than most minds can appreciate. When timeshall have accomplished even a beginning of their future they will make Astoria great. Shoalwater bavwas once famous for its oyster beds, and men grew rich, shipping the little and deli cate bivalves, native to its Hater, to San Francisco. The oyster; trade is again reviving, and, in the' futuie, must be :i source of great! profit to those who conduct oyster planting properly. The streams that enter the ocean and bays have their own fish supply, and canneries will be planted on all of them. Salmon fisheries and deep sea fisheries invite skilled men from "down east' to come here, and occupy a field that is equal in value and extent to the fisher ies of the north Atlantic. This region we describe as being tributary to Astoria, has especial value for growth of hay, j oats, and vegetables, and many kinds of fruits. Dairying and stock raising will be. the natural occupation of many. The fogs and damps of ocean will ward off severe winters and keep pastures green in summer. The destruc tion and working up of our forests goes on at a rate that is appalling. Few Portlanders know that the supply of logs for their local saw mills comes in great 'part from timber lands beyond Astoria. Rafts arc actually towed from Voting's bay to Weidler's mill. The demand for lumber is constantly increasing, and forest fires destroy millions in value yearly. The time is not distant when ships will lead with lumber on the north coast, and discharge their cargoe at Atlantic or Euro pean ports. At the present time little is known of the coal deposits along the coast, but enough is under stood ol the great prevalence of coal in all the region we have de scribed to justify the assurance that it exists in unlimited supply. There is iron ore on the. Columbia and the Sound, limestone also, and in this combination of undeveloped resources we sec the elements that have combined to make nations great, and to build up the wealth of Pennsylvania. Lieut. Parke, who was recently at Fort Klamath on court martial duty, went out to the lava beds and erected a new cross to mark the spot where General Canby was killed by tho Modocs. The old mark was nearly destroyed by the elements. One ol the most popular and clever letter-carriers of Indianapo lis, Ind., Mr. J. H. Mattern, was cured by St. Jacobs Oil of a severe ly stubborn sprain that had afilict ed him since the war. The Great German Remedy is very popular in the Indianapolis postoflice. No Indian ever had his pony shod, and the Norristonn Herald inquisitively asks why the Indian Department was charged with $180,000 worth of horseshoes last year. "I was confined to mv" lied for four months," says Mr. Charles Lowe, 50S East Eighteenth street, New York, "with the rheumatism, and can say that the use of three bottles of St. Jacobs Oil inado. me a sound man. It is the greatest remedy of the age." Lush of hair and jraynea'i, which of ten mar the prettiest face, are pre vented by Parker's Hair Balsam. or Chest use Pnc't 2.1 cents. by Will you suffer with Dispepaia aud Liver Complaint? Shiloh's V italizer is guaranteed: to cure you. Sold by V. E. Dement. 'Hie Peruvian syrup has cured thou sands who wcresuiTenns from tlvspep sia,dcbilirj liver coinplaint,vboil.s lm mors, female complaints, etc. Pamph lets free to any address. SetU W. Fowl (feSon Boston. btjss FOR RHEUMATISM J Meuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbaqo. Backacht, Soreness of the 'Chost, Gout, Quinsy, Sore Throaf, Swell ings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. Ko Preparation on earth equals Sr.J'Coa Oil as aafo, sutre, simple and cheap External ItemeOr. A trial entails but the cojf-arativelj trifling" outlay cf 0 Cents, and erery one inher ing with pain can Lave cheap and iwitiTe preof of it claims. Directions in Elsren Langcagcs. BOLD BY ALLDRUGGIST3 AND DE ALEE3 IN MEDI0IKE. A. VOGXXER & CO., Baltimore, 32d., U.S.A. Fremont, in 1S12, reported, as one of the results of his scientific explorations, that much of which is now Nebraska, was a vast arid desetr, impicgnnted with salt? and alkalies, and too seldom visited with rain to make farmimg proGt ahle; and to-day in the same Platte valley, the iand produces sixty bushels of corn and twenty bushels of wheat to the acre and cattle farming pays from thiity io fifty per cent on the amount in vested. MOTHERS, READ. Gi:nt: About nine years ago I h:.l a child two years old mid almost !c:ui. The doctor I had attending lu-r ttnilcl not tell whut ailed her. 1 nsked him if he did iiot think it was worms. He said no. How ever, this did not satisfy me, :i I ie' mi vinccd in nivown mind that die It id. r obtained a bottle or 1K. l .McI.Aa : '-, CELEimATKDVEKMiri'filcenuiiie1 I ga her a tenspoonful in the imtrnins nndnnotlieratnislit.aftenvhieliliei :i-miI seventy-two worms and was a !! -h.M. .Since then I have never been itln ut it In niy tamily. The health of ni eh i.'retx remained m cood that I had n ::l. .-led watching their actions until alx.nt three, weeks no, when two of them jm eiittst the same .siel:lyajiK-amnee.th:t I miiiy did nine years ao. .So I tliouht it imx-t ho worms and vent to work at one with a iKittle of IK. C. SleLANT-rs I,m:i FL'fii: between tour of my children. il t ups beltiK as follow?: A1I e, t: year ; l.ar-Iey,-lyears; Kmma.Cyears; .Tohn.fi ears. Now comes the result: Alice and Kiniua cauieoutiillriKht,hul Charley ci?elfert Jlve and Johnny nltoutixty worms, fbe result was mi snitiiyinr: that 1 -ient two days in .shouine, tin- woudi rud'ellec! of jour VcrtniftiKi around t'tlca. and now have the worm! on cvhihitiou in mvstoie. outs truly, JoHX 1'11'EU. Tin- gt-miine im. c ;Xt:l.ANKs. vi:n MII'UCK is limnufa-ihiied only hy Fjeming Bros., Pittsburgh, Pa., utid hear the sinnttues of C. McLmie and rteiniinr Kroi. It Is never made In -:. Louis or Vheelinj:. IV Mire you t;ct the centime. Trice, 9.T. cents bottle. FL13IIXG ltKOS., Pittsburgh, Pa. If" CELEBRATED HA h STOMACH mW lTTeBs Tho truo nntlSoto totlio ciTecbof i:ii:unm is ilnstcttcr'a Stomach Jlitter?. Ihis medi cine is one or tho inott opular remedies of nn ago of Fticcessful nro)rietnr" specifics, and is in immenso demand wherever on this Continent fever and ojrne exist. A irincglossful three times a day is tho best possible preparntivo fcr encountering n ma larious atmosphere, reyulntins tho liver, and inriaorating tho stomach. For sale by all Drusjrists and Dealers generally. flpriin S IAi w - --w ag-jp iROSCOE'S FIRST CLASS Oyster Saloon, rm:s mis srui.irr. Astoria. rime t;'ii:usinxr.i is pleased to JL annouiif to lli-puMic that lie lias op ened .1 3ESetti3.s House , nd Uir'iilt'N m Ilrst-fl.tvistjlf ev.vrn: ijh coitee tea. etc. vr 'jiik Ladies" and Gent's Oyster Saloon, CIIKXUU'S STKEET. I'le im m iin n eall. i:iSCOK:niXOX. rrnpnctoi A. M. JOHNSON & Co., U111JJ UliUUUllUU UUU UlUUUlli. Jopex mid t)r3:s ofnll liintls. i;ioel-. liitiii :tiul MeUuliiicor till si.-e.. Tl:4 ;euni!ie Lccton's Seoteli Salmon tifi Twines. Iflrrmsiiil Tiriifes: Canvas, all IVo'h; 'opjor Tipped Oat-. "I he brst aortinent of GROCERIES In Town. Tlte Ilest COFEEES antl TEAS. Try onr Ulelro.sc' Balling IowIor ToMth ely the 1est e er made. GAWNED GOODS of all kinds imt up by hot Tackers. l:ifIi.inlsons and Kohhtn's Canned (!ood. Terms 'ah. Profits Small. Wt:iVK lS A CALT.5i J. B. FRANKLIN, UNDERTAKER, Corner Cass and Stiuenioqlte streets. ASTORIA, ... - ORKnoX DKACKU IX WALL PAPER AN!) VINJ)0V SHADES AXD UXDEHTAKKRS GOODS. A. Van Dusen & Oo. WOl'I.Ii RUSl'lHTFl'LLY CALL THK at lent Inn or tiie I'liblle to tlie"faet that lliey :m Agents Tor tlie following sew Ins; n.aeiilne-J. 1 : Tli ImpmitMl Singer. Tin- M'hitf. rii frown Aii(lTlicElli-Ilff4'r Wliii !nhe aie M-llin fiom 35. to S.IO. each and defy Competition. I'it-xiiis wishing to jiarclni-e iu;ieliiiies -Imuld ill and m-iu-r! our. stock before nur- j ilia-iiiu elsewlien, as we guarantee, to give li- ji-vi -;iii.ii-iiihi ;ii ii-iiiu iiiiuik isuu price. Delmqusnt City Taxes. vetici: is u::i:i:i;y (iivr.x that i, Lt tin undersigned. Chief of Tolice. hato been fnrnilieil witli a warrant from the citv council icmiiringine to collect the taxes as .sevsed for the year iw.. and now delinquent upon the list, and make leturn or the same within mi da.s. All parties so indebted wilt therefore plea-e take notice and govern theuisehes aecordiniclv. V.W.I.AUOHERY. Cliief of Toliee. Astoria. Oregon. September ill. 162. NO FOOLISHNESS ! MUST MAKE ROOM ! t I am about to!eac for S.in Francisco with the intention of bringing up the finest stork of JRUTXRY. WATCHES. AXI Solid CSoId nnl Sihcrwarc, liver offered to the A-storia public, and offer for sale at etr'nielv low prices the whole of my preejit tot k. Tliis is a bona fide offer. Solitl !mM WattJns. Chains, Kracelets, Ear King. li its. rtr.. at inanufaeturers tirices. fSUSTAV HAXSliX. u. r. stf r.N's. c. s. mtows CITY BOOK STORE. Where ni: will tiud all the standard works d the day.and a constantly changum -lock ofnoelties aud lanej articles: we keep the best assortment of sripiy Roods in the city. Pocket Books, Picture Frames, Steroscopes, Mu sical instruments, Sheet Music. Bijou terie, & Celluloid Goods, etc., etc. U F.STEVEXS&CO. w -h r aR r "n r ' , 2ffl- , r" - i - RkBv. w i 0 i i o o iBr j w o -s rn m XS - h - m r" I WILLI AM HOWE, nKM.KK IX Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms, Lumber. All kinds of OAK LUMBER, GLASS, Boat Material. Etc. IflBSn i Boats of all XSinds Made to Order. : : J fcgOnlers from a distance promptly attended to, and sutiifaction guaranteed ia all cases. . MISCELLANEOUS. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. Rrnto.v Stbkkt. Nr.vi: rAi:K:t: IIousk, ASTOKIA. - OHEOOX. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LiNDlMARINEGHS Boiler Work, Steamboat Work, and Cannery Work a specialty. lf all IeKerIptlOHH made to Order at Short Xotire. A. D. AVass, President. .1. (J. IIustlfk, Secretary. I. W. Cask, Treasurer. Jonx Pox. Sitjierinteiulpnt. S. ARNDT & FERCHEN, ASTOKIA. - OUKCON. The Pioneer Machine Shop HI.At'K.SMITH SHOP Boiler Shop sF All kinds of ENGINE, CANNERY, AKD STEAMBOAT WORE Promptly attended to. A specialty inadeot rcpaliins CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET. WILLIAM EDGAR, Cornsr Mnin and Chenainus Stroeta, ASTORIA OREflON DKAI.ER I.t CIGARS AND TOBACCO, The Celebrated JOSEPH RODCERS & SONS GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY AND THE GENUINE W0STENH0LM ar4 other English Cutlery. 9TATIOWERYI FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS Genuine Meershauin Pipes, etc, A flue stock of Wateke and Jewelry. 3f nzxle aud Breech Leading: Kho Ouuk Hd Itlrlen, Kevolverx. IMnIoIm. aad AmmnHltioH MAKIXK CiliASiHEN AI-SO A KINK Assortment or line SPECTACLES and EYE GLASSES. For Sale. 308 ACRES TLMBER LAXD in T. 0 N, K. 7 West. Title pond nrto mi. sonabie ; terms cash. J. O. BOZORTH. Eeal Estate Asnt tKlX:i, J JMdLMtM tfmsmmtry'- ejt&2Xr& -' 42t 9 p- S2 3 9 kOgg ft pS O ? S3 "AND Bracket Work. A SPECIALTY. BUSINESS CARDS.- p V. UOLDK.V, NOTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIO.VKhK, COMMISSION ANO SL' RANCH AGEN1. TK. J. V. SHAFTKK, l'HlMriA. amd SCSCK9N. (UKUTSCHKR ARZT.) DiHraMcs orthTkrtaBpeUilty. Ofllce oter Conn's Drug Store. T O. BOKORTH, ' I. H. CouamlMlsaer, tifrj TuktU, awl IasHrmace ActBt Aent lor the irnmburfr-Bma Flrela&O. of llamburc, (Jertaany, aad ot toe 'if4& elers' Life :uid Aeeldent Iaa. Co., ot utt ford. Conn. VOAlcftin I'ythlan Bulldlnx. Swrnil,!?. Q.KLO JPARKKB. SURVEYOR OF ClntHop CoHuty.aad Gltyr AatsrUi Olllec :-Clienanuis street, Y.M.C. A. aH Koont No. S. TCT . WIXT03T, Attorney and Counselor mt Law. BOnlce in Pythian Building. .Jtaotasll, 12. ASTOKfA, ... - OBKQOX. AY TUTTfiE. M- Ik. PHYSICIAN AND SUBOKOS Office Over the "White House Store. KFsniENfK OverElberson's Bakery. o- I polte Itai-tU & 51 vers' Saloon. 4 li. rriTOX. M. D. fhyiriaa aad iwsMa. j OFFICE Over A. V. Allea's grocery tor. Itootns. at the Parker Hoast?, T P. HICKS, PENTIST, ASTOKIA. ... - OKKUttt Rooms (n Allen's building up alaln, eoraei of Cass and Sqemocqhe streets. T K. I aFORCE. DENTIST Dental Koeia ever &e' Itttrr Chenainus Street. - Astoria, Qestia 'I Q. A. BOWLBY. 1 J. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Clieiuunus Street. - ASTORIA, OBKtUK G. A. STJLNSON & CO BLACKSMITHING, At Capt. Rogers old stand, comer ol Cavi and;Court Streets. , Ship aud Cannery work. Horsesboetnji. Wagons nude and repaired. Good wwk guaranteed. j Cleaning Repairing. NEAT. CHEAr. AND QUICK. BY UKOKUK JLOVETT. Maui Street, opposite N. Loeb $50L Reward. i "We w ill nay the above reward for any caa t of liver Complaint. Dyspepsia, Sick Bead- ness we cannot euie mth West's YegetaMa Liver I'llW, when the directions are strictly complied with. They are purely VeaetaMe, and never fall to give satisfaction. Sacar coated. Large boxes, containing as PiUa, 3& cents. ForsalebyallDrueslsts. Beware ot I countetreits and imitations. The gesaine niaiiiiLveiurcu oiuy oyjOHXU. WnTICO.. "The Fill Maker," 181 and mw.Madtoon St.. Chicago. Free trial package 'sent 'by mail prepaid on receipt of a 3 cent stamp, w. E. Dement, agent.