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Show Oregon MalistlC3. The population of Oreeon. according accord-ing to the late cen-us, is "MoTG. The population in lsOU was omy 54 4uj. Multnomah coun'y, including Portland, which contained a population of 4.1 Ou ten years ago, now hits H.513. The mortality statistics show the climate and simple mode of living to be lavor-abie lavor-abie to health. The average death rate for the year ending .June omh, ISTU, was one in loj. The rate in 1 800 was one in ITi' the lowest of all the States for that year; Minnesota, which shoved one in ljj the same as Oregon this year alone approaching it. Curry county shows the highest rate of mortality of any of the counties coun-ties of Oiegotl one deaiil iu every s;, of population, which is about equal to the rate in Maine, New Vork. ticorgia, Indiana and Illinois, aije'irding to the census of lMio. As the populous centres, like Portland, increase in numbers the rate ot mortality win naturally increase. The mortality of Portland for the past year was one in 1 01'. S. F. BuW t,i |