Drownings And Notices From The Wallowa Region
DaowNe D Lieut Rains reports a drowning near Whipple's command on the Wallowa River as Dr A A Going Veterinary Surgeon was with him and the horse survived. Explains the body was not recovered after a swift current carried Going away. Also notes no Indian outbreak, Gen Howard confident bands will come to the reservation peacefully. Appraisal lists improved values for settlers on the reservation totaling $15 000. Includes freight arrivals, steamer trips, bids for schoolroom construction, and local social events and notable residents.
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DaowNe D
Grand Ronde
Whipple
Wallowa
Tae Vnpian Wark
Boise Statesman
Tri-Weekly
Howard
Joseph
Percy Lieut
Fletshee
John
Oregon
Consenter Joseph to settle on reserve after 30 day leave
Joseph Consenter proceeds to the reserve with a 30 day leave from Gen. Howard to gather stock and people for settlement. Roan Virwens notes a party left to survey a wagon road to the Grand Ronde river. John Brearley shipped 400 barrels of flour from his mill to Portland. C. C. Bunnell returned Thursday evening from Dayton after a business trip.
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Joseph
Gen
Howard
Grand Ronde River
John Brearley Esq
Portland
C. C. Bunnell
Dayton
Why Our Wheat Lands Are The Best
Portland writer Rev. Geo. Atthinson explains wheat soil needs nine elements and votes for inland lands between the Rockies and Cascades as ideal. He links volcanic ash deposits from Mount Hood and Mount Rainier to rich Columbia basin soils, noting silicic acid and potash bolster stalk strength and harvest potential across Willamette and western valleys.
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Mississippi Valley
Rocky
Cascade Mountains
Gulf
Dalles
Mount Hood
Columbia River
Mount Rainier
Puget Sound
Willamette
Columbia
Interior Basin Prospects for Columbia Wheat Growth
The article notes that moist deposits from dew and rain, alongside tree planting, indicate the interior basin of the Columbia will become the largest and most permanent wheat producing region in the United States.
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Columbia
United States
Derby Note Sparks European Reactions Across Powers
Foreign dispatches report Lord Derby’s reply to Gortschakoff prompts surprise and tension in St Petersburg and anxious comment in Paris and Vienna. Papers debate potential war or peace, with neutralities cited and Italy’s possible alliance against Danube stoppage. London confirms Lt Gen Sir John Lintorn Lomason as commander-in-chief if Britain enters war.
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Bering
Lord Derby
Gortschakoff
St. Petersburg
Russian Telegraphic Agency
Derby
National Gazette
Paris
The
Temps
Earl Derby
Loire
Great Britain
Russia
Mingland
Vienna
Times
Hogland
Alvo
Lord Denny
Italy
Austria
Loxpos
May S
Press Association
War Office
John Lintorn Limons
Discouraged Immigrants Warn Oregon Attractiveness
California migrants face harsh conditions and worsening prospects as drought and unemployment drive many to seek refuge in Oregon. Reports from Yreka Journal and Stockton Independent recount families selling belongings, moving by rail to Reading, and abandoning California farms. The Oregonian notes Oregon’s greener appeal while warnings against migrating linger, reflecting a clash over west coast opportunities.
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California
Oregon
Yreka Journal
Jesse D. Carr
Oregonian
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Local Intelligence
Scuoor House
Ofour Achcot House
Menomy
Wm. Cox
Greenbacks
M. M. Williams
Eenbacks
S. C. Hate
Greenteks
Inala
Ortland
Almata
Clark's Hall
Tony
Kk Ik
Morris Esq
Theodore Swartz
Rk Rainer
Mt. Sho
Chase
Walla Walla
Stevick
J. R. Thompson
Presbyterian Church
John Brearley
N.w
Montgomery & Fourth
Lewiston
San Francisco
Hotel DE France
S. T
Raymond Saux
City Hotel
MIF
A. Bittner
J. Alexander
Lewiston, I.T
A. Damas
Herch
Grostein & Binnard
Cisining
Boots & Shoes
Groceries
Tiamares
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