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O s O c? o o OREGON City o OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE S7 1868. lo. 3G BUSINESS CARDS. BEAD HOPE. Hope, new-bor- n one pleasant morn, Died at even ; Hope dead lives nevermore, No, not in heaven. If his shroud were but a cloud, To weep itself away ; Or were he buried underground To sprout some day ! But dead and gone is dead and gone, Vainly wept upon. Naught we place above his face To mark the spot, Bat it shews a barren place In our lot, Hope has birth no more on earth Morn or even ; Hope dead lives nevermore, No, not in heaven. O Sheridan and Stanton, did he, as a man, seem to quicken the public pulse to one thrill of enthusiasm. Yet these letters only proved what hirf acts attested long ago that, when he has anything to do, he does it; when! he has anything to say, he says it: However dumb' before, when the oc- casion" comes he speaks without bin-deran- ce and without fear. He is loyal to h friend, he is loyal to his duty: and you feel in every line, how- ever calmly, that his heart throbs-deepl- and traty for his country. Republics are not always ungratfi ful. And the grand armies ofothis western land feel that they owe more to the soldier who led them from de feat to victory than to any other man. The soldiers of the republic? know that their own'renown is iodis-solubl- y linked with his fame; that he who led the national armies ethrouglf "the Wilderness" of death to triumph ant peace is the man who should re- ceive the highest recon-pens- e in the gift of this liation; That Grant is lo be the next Pres ident of the United States seems to be a foregone conclusion, and the man coupled oftenest with his for tie vice presidency is that of Colfax. q Further than being one more proof of public favor and confidence, the election of Schuyler Colfax to tin vice presidency would add very little" to his honors. He Is already the chief of the great house of that con- gress affectionately called by Wen dell Phillips the " dwadling Ocoii-gress;- '' which, nevertheless, in idea and action, has always been in ad vance of the people. As a man, there is everything to be said in fa vor of his election to an office of higH er trust. He is One of whose power'Q rises spontaneously to equal oppor tunity. Thirteen years in congress elected over and over again by large majorities, and great enthusi asm, against bitterly contes'.ing op From the New York Independent. Representative Public Men Uiunt ami Colfax. I have just written the names of the two most popular favorites in the country. There are others, called greater men, more profound states men. Yet Grant is the pride of the army, Colfax the delight of civil life. Destiny snatches her special dark jug from the arms of obscurity, mock- ing birth and degree, and she sets them in the world's highest places. Scarcely a name has burst upon the vorld in transcendent lustre that did not at the first emerge from the heavy cloud of defeat and humilia- tion. Not many years ago the well paid, little-to-d- o cDicers of the United States army used to cross the street to avoid meeting a young ex-capta- turned farmer, because he " bored" them by asking them to use their in- fluence to assist him in recovering his former position. To-da- y no officer, whatever his rank, would be greatly bored by a conversation with this same in, nor very likely to cross the street to avoid meeting the general of all the armies, the certain to-b- e president of the United States Less than ten years ago the people of America had never heard of Ulysses S. Grant. He was poor, he was disappointed. He had neither so. cial position nor political influence. Though he lived but a few doors away, he had never even spoke to Elihu Washburne, the brave con gressman, who afterward fought his battles through all defeat, and who washed his escutcheon while of blame long before Grant himself could lift into the keen sunlight of renown. Not many years ago a young man sat in a little office in a small town of the west, clipping and writing for the columns of an obscure newspaper. He could boast of brave blood :.n 1 au honorable lineage, but the world did not know it. His name was his toric by right cf birth; yet, beyond the narrow area of a fuW counties, no one had ever heard of him. Nature ponents; three consecutive times elect-- ed speaker of the house of represen tatives, through every promotion of public service he has given the ini-- 4 pression, not of exhausted, but of q buoyant, progressive, patient power, equal to prdfounder demand and higher occasion. 0 Mr. Colfax is pre-eminen- tly adapt- ed to fill a national office, because in the largest sense he is a representa- tive American. Of the people and with the people, it is impossible ebr him to be purely sectional in h:s fym pathies or in his ideas of legislation. He his greater personal familiarity with the resources and interests H fhe whole country than any other public man, having traveled in ever) state frdm Oregon to Maine, hailed everywhere by the masses of th' people as a beloved friend. He is a ) iO Vol. 2. I)C lUcckhj (enterprise. rCDLISHED EVKUT SATCRDAT MORNIVO By D. O. IRELAND, OFFICE: South east corner of Fifth and Maix streets, in the building lately known m the Court House, Oregon City, Oregon. Terms of Subscription. Ont copy, one vear in advance 3 00 . " " " it delayed 4 00 Terms of Advertising. Transient advertisements, per square (12 lines or less) first insertion ...2 50 for each subsequent insertion 100 llusincss Cards one square per annum payable quarterly 12 AO One column per annum 1- -0 00 One half column " 0 t0 One quarter " - 00 Legal advertising at the established rates. U US INESS OA RD S. Dr. F. Barclay, II. R. C. L. Formerly Surgeon to the Hon. II. B. Co.) OFFICE: At RtMn.c, Hai Street (J. Oregou City. J. WELCH, permanently LutcaUd at Oregon City, Oregon. 0 Rooms with Dr. Satrarans, on Main street OSWEGO H0US2 ! OSWIX50, OKKGiOX. JOIIX RC1!a!H Proprietor, TS now prepared to receive and entertain X all who may favor him with their patron age. The House is ev and the Kooms are Xewlr and Neat'v Furnished. The Table will be supplied with all the delicacies at the season. The House is situated near the ateamer landing. The proprietor will at all limes endeavor to give entire satisfaction to all WliO in.tr t;ivor him with a call, and Would respectfully solicit the patronage of the Traveling Public. 4l:tr. Hoard per week ?" 00 Hoard and Lodging 6 00 Single Meals SO McLaughlin House. Main street, (opposite the Woolen Mills,) Oregon Cilj, Oregon. S. B. KELLY, Proprietor. tf This is lhe most commodious Hotel in the cttj Newly furnished, andjust open tor the receplion of guests. lf It will be the endeavor of the Propri- etor to make his guests comfortable. 'JO.tf OREGON HOUSE, liain Street ; Oregon City. JACOB BOEHM, Proprietor. fSTAiiLisnKD lS.jJ. lVEUcctio.vix prices t the- - undersigned wishes to give notice that from .Saturday, October nth, lSt!7; prices nt the above hciusO Vill be as follows : Hoard and Lodging per week 'i 00 Hoard without Lodging 4 on Mloard and Lodging per dav 1 00 JACOB LOL'lIM. Oregon City, Oct. Sil; 1S(57. l."0:tf CLIFF HOUSE. Mais Siueet, Kfirhi Opposite Waoim Fl.crv . W . V. WIHTK. I . . t. W. R1IOADES, f 1 ropnetors. Oregon City, Oregon. We invite the citizens of Oregon City; and the traveling public, to give us a share of their patronag ;. Meals can be had at all hours, to please the ur.ost fastidious. 15 Notice to the Public. IIIWE thin (lav closed the Harlow House of the Clitr House. Hope my old customers-wil- l give their liberal patron-I- " the above well kept house. They will lind Messrs. White A Khoades always ou hand to niake guests comfortable. ' WM. HAKLOW. JOKNW. BAOON Justice of the Peace Oily Recorder. Office Iuthe Court House and City Council lloom, Oi'egon City; il! attend to the acknowledgment of deeds, und all other duties appertaining to Iheollice of Justice of the Peace. jThugh kerns" At the 1 Root Shop, Main street, Oregon Oily, Oregon. Can, nnd does, make the best boot of any m.m wh attemps the business. lf" Hel'er to customers. 35 j7flem1ng, Retail dealer in School Rooks, Sta thrifty; also, cPalcnt Medicines, and Perfumery. At the Post-ollic- in Masonic Budding, Oregon City, Oregon. William Broughton, CONTRA CTOR and RUILDER, Jluin tttrect, Oregon City. Q Will attend to all work in his line, con- sisting in part of Carpenter and Joiner work framing, building, etc Jobbing promptly attended to. (2 JOHN H. SCHEAM, Manufacturer and Dealer in SADDLES, HARNESS, etc.. etc.. Wain street, between Third and Fourth, Oregon Cuy. "1M1E attention of parties desiring anything X in my line, directed to my stock, be- fore making purchases elsewhere". 0yj JOHN 1I.SC1IRAM. CLARK GREENMAN, Q City Drayman) AH orders for the delivery of merchandise, packages and freight ot whatever descrip-""n- , to any part of the city, will be executed Fomptlj and witbare. 16.6m W. F. HIGHFIELD, Established since 1S49, at the old stand, Mai.x Stbkbt, Oregox City. An assortment of Watches, Jew- elry, and Seth Thomas' weight t 1.J Clocks, all of which are warranted to be as represented. Kepairings done on short notice, and thankful for past favors. (37 DAVID SMITH, Succwor to SXITII d; MAliSIIALL, Mack-Smil- h and Wagon' Maker, I Crn-'- r of laiu and Third streets, J Oregou City Oregon. 4 'smithing in all its branches. Wagon I Bk.,n nd repairing. All work warranted I '0lve SUitactiou. (30 UltAXJO iuXBE VA.LEV. From the Blue Mountain Times. ,, x The first exclamation of nearly every person who, from any of the surrounding mountains, gets a first view of our valley, is, how beautiful I We propose, for the benefit of those who have never been fortunate enough to see it, to give a hasty, birds- - eye view of it. lne valley is about So miles in extreme length, by an average width of 15 miles. Is for so large a track, quite regularly shaped, in the form ot an oblong circle. The lands are undulating, but not sufficiently to be classed as rolling prairie. The soil is mostly of a very rich loam, of an average depth of three feet, and pos. sesses the quality in a remarkable degree, of retaining moisture. The Grande Ronde river cuters the valley on the west side, and runninp- - almost across it to the base of the moun- tains on the opposite side, turns north, and finds an outlet near the north end of the valley through a rocky cauyon, thence makes its way in a north eas teriy direction to Snake river, into which it empties about thirty miles from the valley. The main tributary of the Grande Ronde in the valley is Cathatine Creek, which comes in from the mountains near the south end of the valley on the cast side runs dub north alon the east side of the valley and empties into the Grande Rondo near the beud. Coun ty roads cross the valley in all di- rections ; but the main roads are toll roads. One called " the Meacham Road," comes over the Blue moun- - tains, and follows the Grande Ronde river for some distance, until itemer ges into the valley at Ora Dell, thence goes to La Grande, thence directly east across the valley to Union town, and at the south end via Pyles canyo-- i or the old emigrant mad of Ladcl's hill. A nother is called the " Thomas & Ruckel Road,'' running over the Blue mountains from the head waters of the Umatilla river, entering the valley on the west side near the north end arid running tlirotmh the town of SummcrviHe, crosses the valley to the opposite side, then running up the east side, passing the mouth of Forest Cove, through Union, leaves this for Powder River valley, via the same outlets as the Meacham road. The surrounding mountains are covered with fir and pine, and numer- ous little mountain streams furnish splendid water powers for milling purposes. The valley all lies in Un-io- n county, the summit of the sur rounding mountains, being in the main the county boundary line. The first actual settlers in the val- ley, who made any ntterllpt at build- ing their homes and cultivating the soil, were of the immigration of 18G2, and composed of the hardy pioneers of Iowa and Missouri. Five years of steady increase of population and consequent labor, have produced wonderful changes in the appearace Of the Valley. The waste prairie has changed lo fenced and cultivated farms, and in all directions the handi- work of intelligence and industry is visible. Comfortable houses and out- houses have been built, orchards planted, and from the poor immigrant has sprung the well-t- o do farmer. The county seat is La Grande, situ- ated in the south end of the valley, on the west side, contains about C00 inhabitants, its complement of Etorcs and shops, two printing presses, etc. Union is a considerable town, 15 miles from La Grande, on Catharine Creek, is a place of considerable bus- iness, nearly all the roads through the valley centering there; has a Post and Express office, two hotels, several stores and all the necessary shops, etc., to make up a town. Sura-mervill- before mentioned on the Thomas & Ruckel Road, is a small town in the west end of the valley, and boasts its store, post, office hotel and blacksmith shop. Ora Dell, be- fore mentioned, is situated on both sides of the Grande Ronde river, at the mouth of the canyon, and also boasts its hotel, store, post office, and shops. We have reserved the mills of our valley for special attention. There are of these, five flouring, and three saw mills. The flouring mill at La Grande is the only one run by steam. It ia owned by J. R. Wilkinson. The flouring and saw mill at Ora Dell, are combined, and are run by the Grande Ronde river. A beautiful and ro- mantic spot is the Ora Dell mill site. A flouring mill at Union, on Cathar- ine creek, is under the supervision of Mr. Wright. Another flouring mill owned by S. G. French & Co., is on a tributary of Catharine creek, in Forest Cove, about two miles from rthe valley properand still higher up m the Cove, and run by the same lit tie mountain stream, is a saw mill At Summerville is a flouring mill owned by Rinehart Bros., run by a tributary of the Grande Ronde, and up in the foot hills on a very roman tic little mountain stream, is the saw mill of Bovce & Trimble. These mills all make the best of flour and lumber, and have worked a wonder ful change in our home affairs. In- stead of importing all of our flour from the Willamette valley, we now nearly supply the Boise and Owyhee countries, and, in all probability, wil another season begin to repay the above mentioned valley in their own kind. Two large Shrub and Fruit tree nurseries are well matured ; one owned by Gangloff, at Ora Dell, and one by Geer, in Forest Cove, and we shall soon be independent of the Willamette for fruit. Many other items, the Hot Lake and House of Clark & Newhard, the Salmon fishing, etc., might be men- tioned, but a full description of our valley, its contents and surroundings, would require more space than we have to spare. The main particu- lars may be found in our advertising columns, or special mention made from time to time hereafter. A SUCCESSFUL, SKIRMISH. The following intelligence was re ceived by the Dalles Mountaineer, from Camp Harney, June 9lh: On Monday, May 25th, Lieut. Stanton, 1st Cavalry, with 37 men of his company, ("F") started from his post to return the Boise Indian scouts to their station, and with the inteution of doing a little scouting himself on the way. On Sunday, May 31st, Archie Mcintosh, chief of scouts, found a band of hostile Indians on the north fork of the Malheur, with inthe morn ing shadow of Castle Rock, sixty . . , I - I T t 1 nines i mm nerc. nere mey nau es launsnea a salmon trap, nnd were prepared to cnioy life. A band of 18 or 20 made their escape, but a very important sub chief, K. E. Grant, with four warriors, were captured by Lieut. Stanton, in the dense thicket on the bank of the river, whila Ar- chie took in about 20 horses. Du ring the skirmish, First Seanreant M'CuIIohkIi received a severe flesh wound in the right side from an iron slug, which narrowly missed the vi. tal parts; and was cut out by Sur geon Moffat on Tuesday. On Sunday night, fearing an at tack in force, which was really immi nent, Lieut. Stanton despatched a messenger to the . post for reinforce-meat- s. At 8 o'clock on Monday morning; Lieutenants M'Cleaves and Kopes Of the 8th Cavalry; were in the saddle with 80 men of the 1st and 8th aud a ride of fourteen miles took them to the scene of the difficulty. On Tuesday, E. D. Grant was summoned to a talk with Lieutenant M'Cleave in which he expressed his desired to live at peace, and his wil- lingness to send out fdr his warriors, and also for old who is regarded as the big chief of all this district, urging them to come in and surrender. These stipulations appear to have been carried out on his part in good faith, for when on Saturday, the Cth inst., Capt. Kelly went out to the camp; he found some fifty Indians already there, and had the satisfaction of meeting face to face the renowned ah himself, and of hearing from his own lips that lie was tired of fight- ing. He says that it will take from seven to ten daj7s to gather his whole tribe, but that by that time they will all come in and go with the white chief. If this capture can be fully consummated, it will be of im mense value to the country. Our experience, has unfortunately been, that so long as Indian hostilities are kept up, We have received relatively more damage than we have inflicted, and this is true of the whole country, East as well as West. It is a very hopeful sign that they are willing to sue for peace at this season of the year, when it is most easy for them to subsist without help from the whites; and this the first time old We-Wa- h We-Wa- h has shown himself to ns except in a bos-til- e attitude. In the hands of the Indians and in their camps were found several me mentoes of their unfortunate victims. Among others was one of the latest patent Henry rifles, globe; a hat perforated by u ball which evidently had passed through the owners head, and unmistakable relics of three sol- diers who deserted from this post last winter, and met a fearful fate while trying to escape from service. It is probable that the affair of last winter at Slaughter mountain, when so many of thera were cut off by the Major Percy, while in fancied se- curity, has had a powerful effect in disposing the hostiles to peace now. They hare learned that it is some- times dangerous to be safe, even for Indians. A messenger has been dispatched to intercept Gen. Crook, en route for Camp Watson, and he is expected to be here in a day or two to assume the management of the treaty. ship building. The Oregonian of last Saturday, says: " We have had some conversa- tion with a gentleman who came here from Puget Sound on the last trip of the George S. Wright, concerning the ship building now going on at the various places on the sound. He says that a large vessel of 000 tons register is nearly completed at Port Madison and the owners have the draughts for another of much larger dimensions; to be built soon. Other parties are about to begin the build- ing of two other vessels at Port Madison, and another large one at Port Ludlow. These are only a few of the vessels in course of construc- tion or soon to be commenced on Puget Sound. The multiplication of these enterprises on Puget Sound in- dicate clearly that ship building is a paying business, and suggests the in- quiry, "Might not Oregon capital be profitably employed in ship building, on the Willamette and Columbia rivers?" Since our last notice of this matter, we have been furnished with some figures concerning costs and profits, which seem to answer the query iu conclusive terms. For example, say that We can get a 000 tons bark built aud equipped for 23,000 - and experienced ship builders say that it can be done. The cost and profits of running her will appear in the following figures: Captain's wages per month $125 Mate's " " 00 2d Mate's " " f0 Cook's " " ."'Vi .Six men at 35 each 21 0 Provisions 210 Total c!r drc' month ?015 Total for bile year 7,SS0 Add to this, cost per voyage San Francisco and Columbia bar pilotage 200 Itiver pilotage 100 Towage 2oO Wear and tear 100 Total $350 Total for six voyages per year. . J 5,100 12,4 30 The above calculation is based on the supposition that the vessel would make six trips in twelve months, be iwccn nerc ana onn xrancisco. iow suppose her to carry GOO tons per trip each way, making; a total of 1,200 tons for each round voyage. Six vovages would amount to 7,200 tons. Take $6 as the average price of freight and we have sum of $'3G,. 000 as the earnings of one year. Take from this the expenses .$12,-4S- 0 and we have left, the snug sum of $23,520 as the net profits of one year; or, allowing 1,200 for insur- ance, we have 22,320 almost enough to cover the expense of build- ing and equiping the vessel. If these figures do not put the matter in the proper light, we will obliged to any one competent to give an Opinion, who will suggest the necessary cor rections. - e- Names Ending in " On." Boxed up iu a railway carriage a few nights ago, says the London Z?fi7cer, the observation occurred to us that a arg'e proportion of our most emi nent men in their various paths bear a name ending in " on." Thus we have Bacon, our greatest philosopher; 3yron and Thompson, our greatest descriptive poets ; Clarkson, Buxton and Colston, some of our greatest philanthropists ; Gibbon, our most eminent historian ; Clarendon, not far short ; Gibson, one of our best sculp- tors ; Hilton and Ilaydon, amongst our best historical painters ; Incledon, our greatest ballad singer ; Jameston, our 'greatest female writer on art; Johnson and Addison, our most dis tinguished .essayists ; Lytton, our greatest living novel writer ; Milton, our greatest living epic poet ; Mur- - chison, our most distinguished geolo gist ; Newton, our greatest astrono mer ; Palmerston, the most English of statesmen ; Stephenson, our great est railway engineer ; Tennyson, our greatest living poet ; Wellington, our greatest military commander (with Napoleon for adversary ;) and Nel- - son, our .greatest sea captain. j.s among men of lesser rank, Ben Jon-so- n, Chatterton,J Hutton, Wharton; merson, Simpson, John Britton, Al ison, Paxton, llaylinson, Conniugs ton, V atson, Gordon, noei raton, Mark Lemon, Gardner Wilkinson, ames Fercrusson, Donaldson, bir Thomas Watson (our first physici- - an,)and many others will recur to the memory. Surely this is very remarkable, and, so far as we know, the observation has never been made before. All these names speak of - in progress they cry - excelsior i Echo herself savs, as eacii came is repeated. " On f" The circumstan ces that London may be given as the scene of their labors, and these lines are penned in Brompton, may serve curiously to carry on the terminal co incidence, though they do not oearon the original observation, as we print thera in Oregon. L add & Tilt on. BANKERS, rOHTLJLNn, OUEGOX. Wiil give prompt attention to collections, and other business appertaining to Hanking. Sight and Telegraphic Exchange On San Francisco and the Atlantic States for sale. Government Securities bought and sold- - xi.if L. 0. Fuller, BROKER, Pays the Highest Price for Gold Dust Legal Tenders and Government securities bought and sold. No. 10S Front st., tf Portland, Oietron. I. CRAHON". CHAVNCT BALL. G RAD ON & Co., MANTFACTCRERS OP Wagons & Carriages, 201 and 20-- Front st., Portland, Oregon. CO" Wagons of every description made to order. Genera Uolbing done with neatness and dispatch. Orders from the country promptly attended lo. IlVltO.V Z. UOLSES. JOII" Sl"XI)EHLAXI). HOLMES & SUNDERLAND, 95 First street, Portland Oregon. Manufacturers and dealers in Hoots nnd shoes of the latest styles and best material. San Francisco and Philadelphia goods always on hand. Agents for Howe's Family Sewing Machines, and John (. Fed som's hand sewing machines. Needles and thread for sale. (34. lj Thomas W. Kinney, 49 Front street, Portland Oregon, DEALER IX WINES AND LIQUOBSj is constant! v in rpofmt. of l'nr Wl.Itlm-- c direct frmn thf ........ Aflnntlf't-itn- . . on ,.if.. w , .....t . ' nu Ltiii viai i.i. i i i u inu iracie ocuer inducements than am- - oilier tiouse in I'ortlanu. S OME THING JSE W ! Scots with Wire Quilted Bottoms 0 These Boots are intulo nn tlio A Til nrino n comfortable, ami require no breaking-iu.-" , . . rrii i r r j. ne Hire yuiieed botes last twice as long as the ordinary soles. A splendid assortment just received at li. 1). WHITE & Co.'s, 15oot and Shoe store, 34.) 1S1 First st. Portland. W. C. JOHNSON. F. O. M COW.V. A'vtary Public. JOHNSON & BIcCOWll, OHEGOX CITV, OREGON. "Will attend to all business entrusted t. our care in auv of the Courts of the State, collect money, negotiate loans, sell real es- - itf, etc. 2.:'l' articular attention given to contested uud cases. 1 . vl J. B. UPTOII, Attorney and Couxselor-at-La- w, Oregon Ci'y, Oregon. 7T Office over the store of Pope & Co., Main street. 4'Uf BENTON KILLIN, Oregon City, Oregon. OHlce iu Charman's Hrick Block, up Stairs (5o:ttj A. H. BELL. E. A. PARKEK. BELL PARKER. DKUGG1STS, AND DEALERS 1 Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Paints, Perfumery, Oils, Varnishes, And every article kept in a Drug Store. 33.) Main Stkeet, Oregon Citt. SHADES SALOON. Went SLle Jrt.-- Street, Mtcfn, Second arid 'Third, Oi eijoit City. GEORGE A. HAAS --- - Proprietor. The proprietor begs leave to inform his friends and the public generally that the above named popular saloon is open for their accommodation; with ft new and well assort- ed supply of the linest brands of wines, liquors and cigars. 52 ISAAC FAItU. JOHX FA It It. FASR & BROTHER, Butchers and Meat Venders. Thankful for the favors of he commtihify In the past, wish to say that they will con tinue to deliver to their patrons, from the wagon, as usual Oft Tuesdays and Saturdays of each toce'k, all the best qualities of Beef, Mutton, and Pork, or any other class of meats in the market. t':tf Impcriskl Mills, OIIEGOS CITY. KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND FOR SALE : BRAN A ND CHICKEN FEED ! X?" Parties wanting feed must furnish heir sacks. SO.tf ' NOTICE TO ALL WHO WANT First Class Fine or Coarse 2)Jl Boots and Shoes! Made or Tiepaired. Especial care and at- tention paid to orders for tine work, such as Ladies' and Misses Fine Gaiters, Gents' Fine French Calf Hoots, etc. H?" Orders solicited from abroad will be executed with neatness and dispatch. TEliWILLIGF.Il & SMITH, 4tf Green st., Oswego. Oregon A. 1. MONROE. W. A. K. M ELLEN. MASS II MG VORK. MONROE & MELLEN, Dealers in California, Vermont, and Italian Marbles, Obelisks, Monu merits, Head and Foot stones, Salem Oregon. Mantles and Furniture Marble furnished to order. I2 " RANCH FOR SALE. ITUATED BETWEEN THE CLACK- - S amas and the OREGON CITY TOWN PLAT ! In the vicinity of the place of T. J. Hunsaker be sold cheap for cash. A?Plv to LEVY & FECHHE1MEK, r.tf Msin street, Oregon City The "Bi-oai- l Giiiigt" a. Failure. Some years ago quite an enthusiam prevailed for broad gauge railroads. Tuft Erie was the first experiment on a large scale; and many predicted the results would be so favorable that all the narrow guage roads would be widened to the Erie standard. The cars were more roomy and more comfortable, and it was held that the wear and tear of rolling stock would be much less. Afterwards, a broad gauge road was projected and most of it constructed from Olean, a point on the Erie, to Dayton, Ohio. The design was to connect with the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad at or near Cincinnati the latter having at the outset adopted the broad gauge track. But it turns out that the experiment has nowhere been successful. The Erie did not swallow up the narrow b""blj uul' "ua uucii iiuiu iue nisi a losing business. The Atlantic and Great Western is already ia the hands of a receiver. The Ohio and Mississippi Railroad is to be changed forthwith to a narrow gauge; and we have probably an end of the broad gauge in this county. A continuous line from New York to St. Louis with a broad gauge, it was thought, would control the through passenger and freight traffic between these two cities. The contest between Vander bi!t and Drew turned somewhat on the project of the former to secure a croutrolling interest in a line of road from Dunkirk to Chicago, so that by changing gauges to correspond with the Erie, a through line miht be es- tablished between New York and Chicago independent of Vanderbilt. This project also failed. But the most decisive blow was given unconsciously by President Lincoln, when he decided that the narrow gauge, or that most generally in use, should be the standard for the Pacific Railroad. The Erie lost mil- lions by that decision, because from that time it was manifest that it could not become one of the main feeders ot the Pacific; and because the pres tige of broad gauges Was hopelessly destroyed. The 4 feet and 10-in- ch standard Will probably prevail every- where in this country; at least the broad gauge experiments in this country, which have swallowed up So much money without any returns to stockholders, are at an end. It now appears that it was not an arbitrary decision of President Lincoln, but one made after careful examination of ad- vantages by which the width of track now in general use was adopted for the great road across the continent. Time has vindicated the justness of his views. When the question was pending, a prodigious effort was made to secure a different result; and this was hardly a matter of surprise, see- ing that millions were at stake, and the decision involved the prosperity of powerful railroad companies. As the time draws near When the Pacific Railroad will be completed, it is interesting to note how all the railroads from the Missouri to the Hudson are boing marshalled iato lines, so that what are deemed vital connections with the great overland line, can be made. There will line, can be made. There will be lively times on these Eastern connec- tions, and it is hardly possible that any one of them can monopolize the whole business. Rut the whole neU work of railroads extending East and West appears to be drawing to a focus at one or two points on the Missouri River, as at Omaha and Kansas City. The struggle for pre- cedence, and the efforts made to con- solidate or harmonize conflicting in- terests, serve to show how fully alive the public interest has already be. come in the Atlantic States at all the possible advantages which will result from the early completion of the Pacific Railroad. Fashionable Stationery. Messrs. J. E. Tilton & Co.. Boston Mass., will send by mail, post-paid- , a handsome box of as- sorted fashionable note papers with envel- opes to match, stamped with any initial de- sired, to the address ef cny one remitting to them one dollar. In sending, write the iaiiial clear nad rleia. ll.im. 0 V o o o 0 o o o o s O had not stinted his birth-right- . Ad versity had train-- d him for life. He entered the service of his generation with a sunny courage, an endless patience, a ciear head, and a true heart. One lias said profoundlv: " 1 cue ran lent 1Q rrrnifnr tbnn oil 1 - - - ' 11 II 1 1, Temperament is fate. Not one of ns is more or less than our temperament make us. Schuyler Colfax has th temperament of success. He berran his career with an honorable ambi tion and dauntless faith in the future let, through all the dreaming of youth, it is doubtful if tho 44 narrow rtalls" of the newspaper office " stretched away into halls'' of the capitol of the nation, or that he be Held uimsclr the thud in rank in the government of this country within less than twenty years. The prestige of Grant is entirety impersonal. Reticent and impas siye he has not the temperament u.eu ni&pueB.spo,uaneous, inaiviuu ...... xuu oc hum. iiuu I drill . it HlfflZ-MlI- t t." lCO.-nnf- U... ..oouiutc ma pei- - sonauty wiin nis aeeas. and make mib:ji un . xue popularity oi uouax i3 puiciv L.cioouai. xie lias me "'r. . J V. . . 11 11U'VM,'F' wnicu inevuauiy inspires personal devotion. Beyond this he has the unswerving integrity of character, the sagacity of intellect, the clear vision, and executive gifts which the Ameri cans admire, if they do not always demand them, in their statesmen. He is the idol of the west. He is a fa- vorite of the women; not only be cause he says very pleasant things to them, nor because he grew into man hood revering womanhood, but be- cause all true women know intuitive- ly that he is a true man, holding his soul blameless in honor. To believe is a necessity of woman at least of . j . i ., a goou nan. i saw in a paper the otner aay mat, it American women couia vote, uie next president ct the unueu oiaies wc-u- De ocuuyier onax.' very niceiy. irtrue the fact would be very much to his cred- - u; ior we an auow mat tuose puunc men, wno are ueuevea m ana sup- - ported by the best women are the best men. VVe Known, also, that the most illustrious men of all ages and uaiions nave uiawn meir inguest in spiration and best success from the friendship and devotion ot women. Schuyler Colfax is a politician in the highest sense of that much abused term; for the best years of his active manhood have been devoted to the study of politic' science'and the ad ministration of public affairs. Gen eral Grant by nature is anything more than a politician, lie has seen tne time wuen ne was too inuinerent , i - . . i as to wno was 10 ue me next, presi- - dent of the United States to vote for anybody His habits of tempera- - ment and of thought led him peacea- - bly along the straight path of disci- - pane auu rouuue, uu uestiny sua- - denlj forced him to the very sum- - CiOliaX I - , , cam I I manes me anuiuesis or tne otner. Thev are in a singular degree coun- - , w - I modifying or supplying the defect or excess ot its opposite. Bo utter has been General Grant's negation as a politician that the most exigent republicans have distrusted the soundness of his faith in the tenets of the party, and ha 6 turned their unenthusiastic eyes upon him only as an uninteresting necessity to be secured by tnem against the triumph of the Democrats. Not until the publication of his private letters to President Johcson on the removal of incorruptible, he has remarkable ex ecutive talents, besides an individual acquaintance With public men of aU parties, a knowledge of presiding and of parliamentary law not exceeded, if equalled, by any other Amei icau in ahlic n'fe The chief objection offered by ti rinHtimone r,F rr Rfofco oo net 4k I1 . . nnm nnt rill if Mr I n for IhM ..I locaIitV. They assjert lhat lhe weh is nsurping the cid prestige of th. emith In t'm mnnhnnW rf .,,,1.1,.. emolument. It is time to take n view. How puerile is tl selfsassertidn of any one State when it attempts to Claim as its own a man born on its soil, or living within i. precincts, whose name and iufluenc-i- s national. Grant was born b Ohio, has lived in Missouri and i.i Illinois his home, whether he l. made president or not, is in Wash ington. Colfax was born in Nev York, has lived in Indiana, and n. sympathy belongs to one side of In- continent no more than to the other Grant if elected, (independent of l! locality) will be elected by the whole people. He is not of the north, m r of lhe c0ulh. He is of the whole na lior)j reflecting in his person th triumph of its arms and vindication 0f ,ts principles. Let every scctioi al mnrmur cease in the acclaim of tl cntjre people pronouncing the names Gf their rulers. Is the fancied pr rotative of anv one State a ,.f jast in the balance, compared with the weal of n r.ist nation lmmL. tered through its chief executives? The coal oil fiend is killing it h victims by the dozen, weekly. Any U! L Ml .1 i wing which win avert me Clangor should be known. The Burlington, Argus saysi The explosion is caused bv n practice of neglecting to cut off th- - charred portion of the wick when th.. amn ig f, ed: observation will . ' that in a few days' use tl. wirt in comes like charcoal in composition for n innli hr-ln- iIia ia nf iUf,,i... containing it, and after the lamp has burned a short time the heated tub,. fires al of the charred nnrtinn nf il. wick inside. and that sets the oil on - - fire below . this mav Via nroronto I,,- , j,.,v.. -- v flltlinrr oil a enfficmnt . nArtuin . . nf tl. w - - m iu v i. w 'j i..v.. W t i.i charred wir-l- r Hav frpr mo luuiu, Referring to the statement that Drew has been elected president f the corporators of the Drew Theolog ical Seminary, the Boston Transcrij t observes: " This is a singular appoint ment for a man who controls a broml gauge road, which leads to destruc- tion" " If you wish the verv best Cabinet Photc-oi.APB- 9, vou. must calf on Bbadlet & Rclf. sok, 429 Icntomery street, .San Francisco. I y. t J .. ' f Jl1 r I o ! T - - - - mm
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OREGON CITY, OREGON, SATURDAY, JUNE S7 1868. lo. 3GBUSINESS CARDS. BEAD HOPE.
Hope, new-bor- n one pleasant morn,Died at even ;
Hope dead lives nevermore,No, not in heaven.
If his shroud were but a cloud,To weep itself away ;
Or were he buried undergroundTo sprout some day !
But dead and gone is dead and gone,Vainly wept upon.
Naught we place above his faceTo mark the spot,
Bat it shews a barren placeIn our lot,
Hope has birth no more on earthMorn or even ;
Hope dead lives nevermore,No, not in heaven.
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Sheridan and Stanton, did he, as aman, seem to quicken the public pulseto one thrill of enthusiasm. Yetthese letters only proved what hirf
acts attested long ago that, when hehas anything to do, he does it; when!he has anything to say, he says it:However dumb' before, when the oc-
casion" comes he speaks without bin-deran-ce
and without fear. He is
loyal to h friend, he is loyal to hisduty: and you feel in every line, how-ever calmly, that his heart throbs-deepl-
and traty for his country.Republics are not always ungratfi
ful. And the grand armies ofothiswestern land feel that they owe moreto the soldier who led them from defeat to victory than to any otherman. The soldiers of the republic?know that their own'renown is iodis-solubl- y
linked with his fame; that hewho led the national armies ethrouglf"the Wilderness" of death to triumphant peace is the man who should re-
ceive the highest recon-pens- e in thegift of this liation;
That Grant is lo be the next President of the United States seems tobe a foregone conclusion, and theman coupled oftenest with his for tievice presidency is that of Colfax. q
Further than being one more proofof public favor and confidence, theelection of Schuyler Colfax to tinvice presidency would add very little"to his honors. He Is already thechief of the great house of that con-
gress affectionately called by Wendell Phillips the " dwadling Ocoii-gress;- ''
which, nevertheless, in ideaand action, has always been in advance of the people. As a man,there is everything to be said in favor of his election to an office of higHer trust. He is One of whose power'Qrises spontaneously to equal opportunity. Thirteen years in congress
elected over and over again bylarge majorities, and great enthusiasm, against bitterly contes'.ing op
From the New York Independent.Representative Public Men Uiunt
ami Colfax.
I have just written the names ofthe two most popular favorites in thecountry. There are others, calledgreater men, more profound statesmen. Yet Grant is the pride of thearmy, Colfax the delight of civil life.
Destiny snatches her special darkjug from the arms of obscurity, mock-ing birth and degree, and she setsthem in the world's highest places.Scarcely a name has burst upon thevorld in transcendent lustre that didnot at the first emerge from theheavy cloud of defeat and humilia-tion.
Not many years ago the well paid,little-to-d- o cDicers of the UnitedStates army used to cross the streetto avoid meeting a young ex-capta-
turned farmer, because he " bored"them by asking them to use their in-
fluence to assist him in recovering hisformer position. To-da- y no officer,whatever his rank, would be greatlybored by a conversation with thissame in, nor very likely tocross the street to avoid meeting thegeneral of all the armies, the certainto-b- e president of the United StatesLess than ten years ago the people ofAmerica had never heard of UlyssesS. Grant. He was poor, he wasdisappointed. He had neither so.cial position nor political influence.Though he lived but a few doorsaway, he had never even spoke toElihu Washburne, the brave congressman, who afterward fought hisbattles through all defeat, and whowashed his escutcheon while of blamelong before Grant himself could liftinto the keen sunlight of renown.
Not many years ago a young mansat in a little office in a small townof the west, clipping and writing forthe columns of an obscure newspaper.He could boast of brave blood :.n 1
au honorable lineage, but the worlddid not know it. His name was historic by right cf birth; yet, beyondthe narrow area of a fuW counties, noone had ever heard of him. Nature
ponents; three consecutive times elect--
ed speaker of the house of representatives, through every promotion ofpublic service he has given the ini-- 4
pression, not of exhausted, but of qbuoyant, progressive, patient power,equal to prdfounder demand andhigher occasion. 0
Mr. Colfax is pre-eminen- tly adapt-ed to fill a national office, because inthe largest sense he is a representa-tive American. Of the people andwith the people, it is impossible ebrhim to be purely sectional in h:s fympathies or in his ideas of legislation.He his greater personal familiaritywith the resources and interests Hfhe whole country than any otherpublic man, having traveled in ever)state frdm Oregon to Maine, hailedeverywhere by the masses of th'people as a beloved friend. He is
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Dr. F. Barclay, II. R. C. L.
Formerly Surgeon to the Hon. II. B. Co.)
OFFICE: At RtMn.c,Hai Street (J. Oregou City.
J. WELCH,
permanently LutcaUd at Oregon City, Oregon.
0Rooms with Dr. Satrarans, on Main street
OSWEGO H0US2 !
OSWIX50, OKKGiOX.JOIIX RC1!a!H Proprietor,TS now prepared to receive and entertainX all who may favor him with their patronage. The House is ev and the Kooms areXewlr and Neat'v Furnished. The Tablewill be supplied with all the delicacies atthe season. The House is situated near theateamer landing. The proprietor will at alllimes endeavor to give entire satisfaction toall WliO in.tr t;ivor him with a call, andWould respectfully solicit the patronage ofthe Traveling Public. 4l:tr.
Hoard per week ?" 00Hoard and Lodging 6 00Single Meals SO
McLaughlin House.Main street, (opposite the Woolen Mills,)
Oregon Cilj, Oregon.
S. B. KELLY, Proprietor.
tf This is lhe most commodious Hotelin the cttj Newly furnished, andjust opentor the receplion of guests.
lf It will be the endeavor of the Propri-etor to make his guests comfortable. 'JO.tf
OREGON HOUSE,liain Street ; Oregon City.
JACOB BOEHM, Proprietor.fSTAiiLisnKD lS.jJ.
lVEUcctio.vix prices t
the- - undersigned wishes to give noticethat from .Saturday, October nth, lSt!7; pricesnt the above hciusO Vill be as follows :
Hoard and Lodging per week 'i 00Hoard without Lodging 4 on
Mloard and Lodging per dav 1 00JACOB LOL'lIM.
Oregon City, Oct. Sil; 1S(57. l."0:tf
CLIFF HOUSE.Mais Siueet,
Kfirhi Opposite Waoim Fl.crv .
W . V. WIHTK. I . .
t. W. R1IOADES, f1 ropnetors.
Oregon City, Oregon.We invite the citizens of Oregon City; and
the traveling public, to give us a share oftheir patronag ;. Meals can be had at allhours, to please the ur.ost fastidious. 15
Notice to the Public.IIIWE thin (lav closed the Harlow House
of the Clitr House. Hope myold customers-wil- l give their liberal patron-I- "
the above well kept house. Theywill lind Messrs. White A Khoades alwaysou hand to niake guests comfortable.
' WM. HAKLOW.
JOKNW. BAOONJustice of the Peace Oily Recorder.
Office Iuthe Court House and CityCouncil lloom, Oi'egon City;il! attend to the acknowledgment of
deeds, und all other duties appertaining toIheollice of Justice of the Peace.
jThugh kerns"At the 1 Root Shop, Main street,
Oregon Oily, Oregon.
Can, nnd does, make the best boot of anym.m wh attemps the business.lf" Hel'er to customers. 35
j7flem1ng,Retail dealer in School Rooks, Sta
thrifty; also, cPalcnt Medicines,and Perfumery.
At the Post-ollic- in Masonic Budding,Oregon City, Oregon.
William Broughton,CONTRA CTOR and RUILDER,
Jluin tttrect, Oregon City.
QWill attend to all work in his line, con-
sisting in part of Carpenter and Joiner workframing, building, etc Jobbing promptly
attended to. (2JOHN H. SCHEAM,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
SADDLES, HARNESS,etc.. etc..
Wain street, between Third and Fourth,Oregon Cuy.
"1M1E attention of parties desiring anythingX in my line, directed to my stock, be-
fore making purchases elsewhere".0yj JOHN 1I.SC1IRAM.
CLARK GREENMAN,Q City Drayman)
AH orders for the delivery of merchandise,packages and freight ot whatever descrip-""n- ,
to any part of the city, will be executedFomptlj and witbare. 16.6m
W. F. HIGHFIELD,Established since 1S49, at the old stand,
Mai.x Stbkbt, Oregox City.An assortment of Watches, Jew-
elry, and Seth Thomas' weightt 1.J Clocks, all of which are warranted
to be as represented.Kepairings done on short notice,
and thankful for past favors. (37
DAVID SMITH,Succwor to SXITII d; MAliSIIALL,
Mack-Smil-h and Wagon' Maker,
I Crn-'- r of laiu and Third streets,J Oregou City Oregon.
4 'smithing in all its branches. WagonI Bk.,n nd repairing. All work warrantedI '0lve SUitactiou. (30
UltAXJO iuXBE VA.LEV.
From the Blue Mountain Times. ,, x
The first exclamation of nearlyevery person who, from any of thesurrounding mountains, gets a firstview of our valley, is, how beautiful IWe propose, for the benefit of thosewho have never been fortunateenough to see it, to give a hasty, birds- -
eye view of it.
lne valley is about So miles inextreme length, by an average widthof 15 miles. Is for so large a track,quite regularly shaped, in the formot an oblong circle. The lands areundulating, but not sufficiently to beclassed as rolling prairie. The soilis mostly of a very rich loam, of anaverage depth of three feet, and pos.sesses the quality in a remarkabledegree, of retaining moisture. TheGrande Ronde river cuters the valleyon the west side, and runninp-- almostacross it to the base of the moun-tains on the opposite side, turns north,and finds an outlet near the north endof the valley through a rocky cauyon,thence makes its way in a north eas
teriy direction to Snake river, intowhich it empties about thirty milesfrom the valley. The main tributaryof the Grande Ronde in the valley isCathatine Creek, which comes infrom the mountains near the southend of the valley on the cast sideruns dub north alon the east side ofthe valley and empties into theGrande Rondo near the beud. County roads cross the valley in all di-
rections ; but the main roads are tollroads. One called " the MeachamRoad," comes over the Blue moun- -
tains, and follows the Grande Ronderiver for some distance, until itemerges into the valley at Ora Dell, thencegoes to La Grande, thence directlyeast across the valley to Union town,and at the south end via Pyles canyo-- i
or the old emigrant mad of Ladcl's
hill. A nother is called the " Thomas& Ruckel Road,'' running over theBlue mountains from the head watersof the Umatilla river, entering thevalley on the west side near the northend arid running tlirotmh the townof SummcrviHe, crosses the valleyto the opposite side, then running upthe east side, passing the mouth ofForest Cove, through Union, leavesthis for Powder River valley, via thesame outlets as the Meacham road.
The surrounding mountains arecovered with fir and pine, and numer-
ous little mountain streams furnishsplendid water powers for millingpurposes. The valley all lies in Un-io- n
county, the summit of the surrounding mountains, being in themain the county boundary line.
The first actual settlers in the val-
ley, who made any ntterllpt at build-
ing their homes and cultivating thesoil, were of the immigration of 18G2,
and composed of the hardy pioneersof Iowa and Missouri. Five yearsof steady increase of population andconsequent labor, have producedwonderful changes in the appearaceOf the Valley. The waste prairie haschanged lo fenced and cultivatedfarms, and in all directions the handi-
work of intelligence and industry isvisible. Comfortable houses and out-
houses have been built, orchardsplanted, and from the poor immigranthas sprung the well-t- o do farmer.The county seat is La Grande, situ-
ated in the south end of the valley,on the west side, contains about C00
inhabitants, its complement of Etorcsand shops, two printing presses, etc.Union is a considerable town, 15miles from La Grande, on CatharineCreek, is a place of considerable bus-
iness, nearly all the roads throughthe valley centering there; has a
Post and Express office, two hotels,several stores and all the necessaryshops, etc., to make up a town. Sura-mervill-
before mentioned on theThomas & Ruckel Road, is a smalltown in the west end of the valley,and boasts its store, post, office hoteland blacksmith shop. Ora Dell, be-
fore mentioned, is situated on bothsides of the Grande Ronde river, atthe mouth of the canyon, and alsoboasts its hotel, store, post office, andshops.
We have reserved the mills of ourvalley for special attention. Thereare of these, five flouring, and threesaw mills. The flouring mill at LaGrande is the only one run by steam.It ia owned by J. R. Wilkinson. Theflouring and saw mill at Ora Dell, arecombined, and are run by the GrandeRonde river. A beautiful and ro-
mantic spot is the Ora Dell mill site.
A flouring mill at Union, on Cathar-
ine creek, is under the supervision ofMr. Wright. Another flouring millowned by S. G. French & Co., is on
a tributary of Catharine creek, in
Forest Cove, about two miles fromrthe valley properand still higher up
m the Cove, and run by the same littie mountain stream, is a saw millAt Summerville is a flouring millowned by Rinehart Bros., run by atributary of the Grande Ronde, andup in the foot hills on a very romantic little mountain stream, is the sawmill of Bovce & Trimble. Thesemills all make the best of flour andlumber, and have worked a wonderful change in our home affairs. In-
stead of importing all of our flourfrom the Willamette valley, we nownearly supply the Boise and Owyheecountries, and, in all probability, wilanother season begin to repay theabove mentioned valley in their ownkind. Two large Shrub and Fruittree nurseries are well matured ; oneowned by Gangloff, at Ora Dell, andone by Geer, in Forest Cove, andwe shall soon be independent ofthe Willamette for fruit.
Many other items, the Hot Lakeand House of Clark & Newhard, theSalmon fishing, etc., might be men-
tioned, but a full description of ourvalley, its contents and surroundings,would require more space than wehave to spare. The main particu-lars may be found in our advertisingcolumns, or special mention madefrom time to time hereafter.
A SUCCESSFUL, SKIRMISH.
The following intelligence was received by the Dalles Mountaineer,from Camp Harney, June 9lh:
On Monday, May 25th, Lieut.Stanton, 1st Cavalry, with 37 menof his company, ("F") started fromhis post to return the Boise Indianscouts to their station, and with theinteution of doing a little scoutinghimself on the way.
On Sunday, May 31st, ArchieMcintosh, chief of scouts, found aband of hostile Indians on the northfork of the Malheur, with inthe morning shadow of Castle Rock, sixty
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nines i mm nerc. nere mey nau eslaunsnea a salmon trap, nnd wereprepared to cnioy life. A band of18 or 20 made their escape, but avery important sub chief, K. E. Grant,with four warriors, were captured byLieut. Stanton, in the dense thicketon the bank of the river, whila Ar-chie took in about 20 horses. During the skirmish, First SeanreantM'CuIIohkIi received a severe fleshwound in the right side from an ironslug, which narrowly missed the vi.tal parts; and was cut out by Surgeon Moffat on Tuesday.
On Sunday night, fearing an attack in force, which was really imminent, Lieut. Stanton despatched amessenger to the . post for reinforce-meat- s.
At 8 o'clock on Mondaymorning; Lieutenants M'Cleaves andKopes Of the 8th Cavalry; were inthe saddle with 80 men of the 1st and8th aud a ride of fourteen miles tookthem to the scene of the difficulty.
On Tuesday, E. D. Grant wassummoned to a talk with LieutenantM'Cleave in which he expressed hisdesired to live at peace, and his wil-
lingness to send out fdr his warriors,and also for oldwho is regarded as the big chief ofall this district, urging them to comein and surrender. These stipulationsappear to have been carried out onhis part in good faith, for when onSaturday, the Cth inst., Capt. Kellywent out to the camp; he found somefifty Indians already there, and hadthe satisfaction of meeting face toface the renowned ah
himself, and of hearing fromhis own lips that lie was tired of fight-ing. He says that it will take fromseven to ten daj7s to gather his wholetribe, but that by that time theywill all come in and go with thewhite chief. If this capture can befully consummated, it will be of immense value to the country. Ourexperience, has unfortunately been,that so long as Indian hostilities arekept up, We have received relativelymore damage than we have inflicted,and this is true of the whole country,East as well as West.
It is a very hopeful sign that theyare willing to sue for peace at thisseason of the year, when it is mosteasy for them to subsist without helpfrom the whites; and this the firsttime old We-Wa- h We-Wa- h hasshown himself to ns except in a bos-til- e
attitude.In the hands of the Indians and in
their camps were found several mementoes of their unfortunate victims.Among others was one of the latestpatent Henry rifles, globe; a hatperforated by u ball which evidentlyhad passed through the owners head,and unmistakable relics of three sol-diers who deserted from this postlast winter, and met a fearful fatewhile trying to escape from service.
It is probable that the affair of lastwinter at Slaughter mountain, whenso many of thera were cut off bythe Major Percy, while in fancied se-
curity, has had a powerful effect indisposing the hostiles to peace now.They hare learned that it is some-times dangerous to be safe, even forIndians.
A messenger has been dispatchedto intercept Gen. Crook, en route forCamp Watson, and he is expected tobe here in a day or two to assumethe management of the treaty.
ship building.The Oregonian of last Saturday,
says: " We have had some conversa-tion with a gentleman who came herefrom Puget Sound on the last trip ofthe George S. Wright, concerningthe ship building now going on at thevarious places on the sound. Hesays that a large vessel of 000 tonsregister is nearly completed at PortMadison and the owners have thedraughts for another of much largerdimensions; to be built soon. Otherparties are about to begin the build-ing of two other vessels at PortMadison, and another large one atPort Ludlow. These are only a fewof the vessels in course of construc-tion or soon to be commenced onPuget Sound. The multiplication ofthese enterprises on Puget Sound in-
dicate clearly that ship building is apaying business, and suggests the in-
quiry, "Might not Oregon capital beprofitably employed in ship building,on the Willamette and Columbiarivers?" Since our last notice of thismatter, we have been furnished withsome figures concerning costs andprofits, which seem to answer thequery iu conclusive terms.
For example, say that We can geta 000 tons bark built aud equippedfor 23,000 - and experienced shipbuilders say that it can be done. Thecost and profits of running her willappear in the following figures:Captain's wages per month $125Mate's " " 002d Mate's " " f0Cook's " " ."'Vi.Six men at 35 each 21 0Provisions 210
Total c!r drc' month ?015Total for bile year 7,SS0
Add to this, cost per voyageSan Francisco and Columbia barpilotage 200Itiver pilotage 100Towage 2oOWear and tear 100
Total $350Total for six voyages per year. . J 5,100
12,4 30
The above calculation is based onthe supposition that the vessel wouldmake six trips in twelve months, beiwccn nerc ana onn xrancisco. iowsuppose her to carry GOO tons pertrip each way, making; a total of1,200 tons for each round voyage.Six vovages would amount to 7,200tons. Take $6 as the average priceof freight and we have sum of $'3G,.
000 as the earnings of one year.Take from this the expenses .$12,-4S- 0
and we have left, the snug sumof $23,520 as the net profits of oneyear; or, allowing 1,200 for insur-
ance, we have 22,320 almostenough to cover the expense of build-
ing and equiping the vessel. If thesefigures do not put the matter in theproper light, we will obliged to anyone competent to give an Opinion,who will suggest the necessary corrections.
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Names Ending in " On." Boxedup iu a railway carriage a few nightsago, says the London Z?fi7cer, theobservation occurred to us that aarg'e proportion of our most emi
nent men in their various paths beara name ending in " on." Thus we
have Bacon, our greatest philosopher;3yron and Thompson, our greatest
descriptive poets ; Clarkson, Buxtonand Colston, some of our greatestphilanthropists ; Gibbon, our mosteminent historian ; Clarendon, not farshort ; Gibson, one of our best sculp-
tors ; Hilton and Ilaydon, amongstour best historical painters ; Incledon,our greatest ballad singer ; Jameston,our 'greatest female writer on art;Johnson and Addison, our most distinguished .essayists ; Lytton, ourgreatest living novel writer ; Milton,our greatest living epic poet ; Mur- -
chison, our most distinguished geologist ; Newton, our greatest astronomer ; Palmerston, the most Englishof statesmen ; Stephenson, our greatest railway engineer ; Tennyson, ourgreatest living poet ; Wellington, ourgreatest military commander (withNapoleon for adversary ;) and Nel- -
son, our .greatest sea captain. j.samong men of lesser rank, Ben Jon-so- n,
Chatterton,J Hutton, Wharton;merson, Simpson, John Britton, Al
ison, Paxton, llaylinson, Conniugston, V atson, Gordon, noei raton,Mark Lemon, Gardner Wilkinson,
ames Fercrusson, Donaldson, birThomas Watson (our first physici--an,)and many others will recur tothe memory. Surely this is veryremarkable, and, so far as we know,the observation has never been madebefore. All these names speak of
- inprogress they cry - excelsior i
Echo herself savs, as eacii came isrepeated. " On f" The circumstances that London may be given as thescene of their labors, and these linesare penned in Brompton, may servecuriously to carry on the terminal coincidence, though they do not oearonthe original observation, as we printthera in Oregon.
L add & Tilt on.BANKERS,
rOHTLJLNn, OUEGOX.
Wiil give prompt attention to collections,and other business appertaining to Hanking.
Sight and Telegraphic ExchangeOn San Francisco and the Atlantic States forsale. Government Securities bought andsold- - xi.if
L. 0. Fuller,BROKER,
Pays the Highest Price for Gold Dust
Legal Tenders and Government securitiesbought and sold. No. 10S Front st.,
tf Portland, Oietron.I. CRAHON". CHAVNCT BALL.
G RAD ON & Co.,MANTFACTCRERS OP
Wagons & Carriages,201 and 20-- Front st., Portland, Oregon.
CO" Wagons of every descriptionmade to order. Genera Uolbing donewith neatness and dispatch.
Orders from the country promptlyattended lo.IlVltO.V Z. UOLSES. JOII" Sl"XI)EHLAXI).
HOLMES & SUNDERLAND,95 First street, Portland Oregon.
Manufacturers and dealers in Hoots nndshoes of the latest styles and best material.
San Francisco and Philadelphiagoods always on hand. Agents for Howe'sFamily Sewing Machines, and John (. Fedsom's hand sewing machines. Needles andthread for sale. (34. lj
Thomas W. Kinney,49 Front street, Portland Oregon,
DEALER IX
WINES AND LIQUOBSjis constant! v in rpofmt. of l'nr Wl.Itlm-- c
direct frmn thf ........Aflnntlf't-itn- . . on ,.if..w,
.....t. ' nu Ltiii viaii.i. i i iu inu iracie ocuer inducements than am- -
oilier tiouse in I'ortlanu.
S OME THING JSE W !Scots with Wire Quilted Bottoms
0These Boots are intulo nn tlio A Til nrino n
comfortable, ami require no breaking-iu.-", . .rrii i r rj. ne Hire yuiieed botes
last twice as long as the ordinary soles. Asplendid assortment just received at
li. 1). WHITE & Co.'s,15oot and Shoe store,
34.) 1S1 First st. Portland.W. C. JOHNSON. F. O. M COW.V.
A'vtary Public.JOHNSON & BIcCOWll,
OHEGOX CITV, OREGON."Will attend to all business entrusted
t. our care in auv of the Courts of the State,collect money, negotiate loans, sell real es- -
itf, etc.2.:'l' articular attention given to contested
uud cases. 1 . vl
J. B. UPTOII,Attorney and Couxselor-at-La- w,
Oregon Ci'y, Oregon.
7T Office over the store of Pope & Co.,Main street. 4'Uf
BENTON KILLIN,
Oregon City, Oregon.OHlce iu Charman's Hrick Block, up
Stairs (5o:ttj
A. H. BELL. E. A. PARKEK.
BELL PARKER.DKUGG1STS,
AND DEALERS 1
Chemicals, Patent Medicines, Paints,Perfumery, Oils, Varnishes,
And every article kept in a Drug Store.33.) Main Stkeet, Oregon Citt.
SHADES SALOON.Went SLle Jrt.-- Street, Mtcfn, Second arid
'Third, Oi eijoit City.GEORGE A. HAAS - - - - Proprietor.
The proprietor begs leave to inform hisfriends and the public generally that theabove named popular saloon is open for theiraccommodation; with ft new and well assort-ed supply of the linest brands of wines,liquors and cigars. 52
ISAAC FAItU. JOHX FA It It.
FASR & BROTHER,Butchers and Meat Venders.
Thankful for the favors of he commtihifyIn the past, wish to say that they will continue to deliver to their patrons, from thewagon, as usualOft Tuesdays and Saturdays of each toce'k,
all the best qualities of Beef, Mutton, andPork, or any other class of meats in themarket. t':tf
Impcriskl Mills,OIIEGOS CITY.
KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND FOR SALE :
BRAN A ND CHICKEN FEED !X?" Parties wanting feed must furnish
heir sacks. SO.tf'
NOTICE TO ALLWHO WANT
First Class Fine or Coarse 2)Jl
Boots and Shoes!Made or Tiepaired. Especial care and at-
tention paid to orders for tine work, such asLadies' and Misses Fine Gaiters, Gents' FineFrench Calf Hoots, etc.
H?" Orders solicited from abroad will beexecuted with neatness and dispatch.
TEliWILLIGF.Il & SMITH,4tf Green st., Oswego. Oregon
A. 1. MONROE. W. A. K. M ELLEN.
MASS II MG VORK.MONROE & MELLEN,
Dealers in California, Vermont, andItalian Marbles, Obelisks, Monumerits, Head and Foot stones,
Salem Oregon.Mantles and Furniture Marble furnished
to order. I2"RANCH FOR SALE.
ITUATED BETWEEN THE CLACK- -
S amas and the
OREGON CITY TOWN PLAT !
In the vicinity of the place of T. J. Hunsaker
be sold cheap for cash.A?Plv to LEVY & FECHHE1MEK,
r.tf Msin street, Oregon City
The "Bi-oai- l Giiiigt" a. Failure.
Some years ago quite an enthusiamprevailed for broad gauge railroads.Tuft Erie was the first experiment ona large scale; and many predictedthe results would be so favorablethat all the narrow guage roads wouldbe widened to the Erie standard.The cars were more roomy and morecomfortable, and it was held that thewear and tear of rolling stock wouldbe much less. Afterwards, a broadgauge road was projected and mostof it constructed from Olean, a pointon the Erie, to Dayton, Ohio. Thedesign was to connect with the Ohioand Mississippi Railroad at or nearCincinnati the latter having at theoutset adopted the broad gauge track.But it turns out that the experimenthas nowhere been successful. TheErie did not swallow up the narrowb""blj uul' "ua uucii iiuiu iue nisi alosing business. The Atlantic andGreat Western is already ia thehands of a receiver. The Ohio andMississippi Railroad is to be changedforthwith to a narrow gauge; and wehave probably an end of the broadgauge in this county. A continuousline from New York to St. Louiswith a broad gauge, it was thought,would control the through passengerand freight traffic between these twocities. The contest between Vanderbi!t and Drew turned somewhat onthe project of the former to secure acroutrolling interest in a line of roadfrom Dunkirk to Chicago, so that bychanging gauges to correspond withthe Erie, a through line miht be es-
tablished between New York andChicago independent of Vanderbilt.This project also failed.
But the most decisive blow wasgiven unconsciously by PresidentLincoln, when he decided that thenarrow gauge, or that most generallyin use, should be the standard for thePacific Railroad. The Erie lost mil-
lions by that decision, because from
that time it was manifest that it couldnot become one of the main feedersot the Pacific; and because the prestige of broad gauges Was hopelesslydestroyed. The 4 feet and 10-in- ch
standard Will probably prevail every-where in this country; at least thebroad gauge experiments in thiscountry, which have swallowed up So
much money without any returns tostockholders, are at an end. It nowappears that it was not an arbitrarydecision of President Lincoln, but onemade after careful examination of ad-
vantages by which the width of tracknow in general use was adopted forthe great road across the continent.Time has vindicated the justness ofhis views. When the question waspending, a prodigious effort was madeto secure a different result; and thiswas hardly a matter of surprise, see-
ing that millions were at stake, andthe decision involved the prosperityof powerful railroad companies.
As the time draws near When thePacific Railroad will be completed,it is interesting to note how all therailroads from the Missouri to theHudson are boing marshalled iatolines, so that what are deemed vitalconnections with the great overland
line, can be made. There will
line, can be made. There will belively times on these Eastern connec-
tions, and it is hardly possible thatany one of them can monopolize thewhole business. Rut the whole neUwork of railroads extending East andWest appears to be drawing to afocus at one or two points on theMissouri River, as at Omaha andKansas City. The struggle for pre-
cedence, and the efforts made to con-
solidate or harmonize conflicting in-
terests, serve to show how fully alivethe public interest has already be.come in the Atlantic States at all thepossible advantages which will resultfrom the early completion of thePacific Railroad.
Fashionable Stationery. Messrs.J. E. Tilton & Co.. Boston Mass., will sendby mail, post-paid- , a handsome box of as-
sorted fashionable note papers with envel-opes to match, stamped with any initial de-sired, to the address ef cny one remittingto them one dollar. In sending, write theiaiiial clear nad rleia. ll.im.
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had not stinted his birth-right- . Adversity had train-- d him for life. Heentered the service of his generationwith a sunny courage, an endlesspatience, a ciear head, and a trueheart. One lias said profoundlv:" 1 cue ran lent 1Q rrrnifnr tbnn oil
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Temperament is fate. Not one of nsis more or less than our temperamentmake us. Schuyler Colfax has thtemperament of success. He berranhis career with an honorable ambition and dauntless faith in the futurelet, through all the dreaming ofyouth, it is doubtful if tho 44 narrowrtalls" of the newspaper office" stretched away into halls'' of thecapitol of the nation, or that he beHeld uimsclr the thud in rank in thegovernment of this country withinless than twenty years.
The prestige of Grant is entiretyimpersonal. Reticent and impassiye he has not the temperament
u.eu ni&pueB.spo,uaneous, inaiviuu...... xuu oc hum. iiuu I
drill .it HlfflZ-MlI- t t." lCO.-nnf- U.....oouiutc ma pei- -
sonauty wiin nis aeeas. and makemib:ji un . xue popularity oi uouaxi3 puiciv L.cioouai. xie lias me"'r. . J V. . .
11 11U'VM,'F'wnicu inevuauiy inspires personaldevotion. Beyond this he has theunswerving integrity of character, thesagacity of intellect, the clear vision,and executive gifts which the Americans admire, if they do not alwaysdemand them, in their statesmen. Heis the idol of the west. He is a fa-
vorite of the women; not only because he says very pleasant things tothem, nor because he grew into manhood revering womanhood, but be-
cause all true women know intuitive-ly that he is a true man, holding hissoul blameless in honor. To believeis a necessity of woman at least of. j . i .,a goou nan. i saw in a paper theotner aay mat, it American womencouia vote, uie next president ct theunueu oiaies wc-u- De ocuuyieronax.' very niceiy. irtrue the
fact would be very much to his cred- -
u; ior we an auow mat tuose puuncmen, wno are ueuevea m ana sup- -
ported by the best women are thebest men. VVe Known, also, that themost illustrious men of all ages anduaiions nave uiawn meir inguest inspiration and best success from thefriendship and devotion ot women.
Schuyler Colfax is a politician inthe highest sense of that much abusedterm; for the best years of his activemanhood have been devoted to thestudy of politic' science'and the administration of public affairs. General Grant by nature is anythingmore than a politician, lie has seentne time wuen ne was too inuinerent, i - . . ias to wno was 10 ue me next, presi- -
dent of the United States to vote foranybody His habits of tempera- -ment and of thought led him peacea--bly along the straight path of disci- -
pane auu rouuue, uu uestiny sua- -
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manes me anuiuesis or tne otner.Thev are in a singular degree coun- -
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modifying or supplying the defect orexcess ot its opposite.
Bo utter has been General Grant'snegation as a politician that the mostexigent republicans have distrustedthe soundness of his faith in the tenetsof the party, and ha 6 turned theirunenthusiastic eyes upon him onlyas an uninteresting necessity to besecured by tnem against the triumphof the Democrats. Not until thepublication of his private letters toPresident Johcson on the removal of
incorruptible, he has remarkable executive talents, besides an individualacquaintance With public men of aUparties, a knowledge of presiding andof parliamentary law not exceeded,if equalled, by any other Amei icauin ahlic n'fe
The chief objection offered by tirinHtimone r,F r r Rfofco oo net 4k
I1 . .nnm nnt rill if Mr I n for IhM ..IlocaIitV. They assjert lhat lhe wehis nsurping the cid prestige of th.emith In t'm mnnhnnW rf .,,,1.1,..
emolument. It is time to take nview. How puerile is tl
selfsassertidn of any one State whenit attempts to Claim as its own a manborn on its soil, or living within i.precincts, whose name and iufluenc-i- s
national. Grant was born bOhio, has lived in Missouri and i.iIllinois his home, whether he l.made president or not, is in Washington. Colfax was born in NevYork, has lived in Indiana, and n.sympathy belongs to one side of In-
continent no more than to the otherGrant if elected, (independent of l!
locality) will be elected by the wholepeople. He is not of the north, m rof lhe c0ulh. He is of the whole nalior)j reflecting in his person thtriumph of its arms and vindication0f ,ts principles. Let every scctioial mnrmur cease in the acclaim of tlcntjre people pronouncing the namesGf their rulers. Is the fancied prrotative of anv one State a ,.fjast in the balance, compared withthe weal of n r.ist nation lmmL.tered through its chief executives?
The coal oil fiend is killing it h
victims by the dozen, weekly. AnyU! L Ml .1 iwing which win avert me Clangor
should be known. The Burlington,Argus saysi
The explosion is caused bv npractice of neglecting to cut off th- -charred portion of the wick when th..amn ig f, ed: observation will. 'that in a few days' use tl. wirt in
comes like charcoal in compositionfor n innli hr-ln- iIia ia nf iUf,,i...containing it, and after the lamp hasburned a short time the heated tub,.fires al of the charred nnrtinn nf il.wick inside. and that sets the oil on- -fire below. this mav Via nroronto I,,-, j,.,v.. --vflltlinrr oil a enfficmnt. nArtuin. . nf tl.w - - m iu v i. w 'j i..v.. W t i.icharred wir-l-r Hav frprmo luuiu,
Referring to the statement thatDrew has been elected president f
the corporators of the Drew Theological Seminary, the Boston Transcrij t
observes: " This is a singular appointment for a man who controls a bromlgauge road, which leads to destruc-tion" "
If you wish the verv best Cabinet Photc-oi.APB- 9,
vou. must calf on Bbadlet & Rclf.sok, 429 Icntomery street, .San Francisco.
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