| Show home again we learn from josiah 31 ferrio perrin E esq q who returned from umatilla co C 0 Oreon 0 vui the northern pacific 11 f 1 and d U N 2 roads yesterday yest erds y that the weather in ili oregon has bila been remarkably fine up t to the present time there I 1 liia aas been no snow to speak of and tho the ground has not been frozen he ile reports the country is the best for wheat and other cereals he had has ever while there are few streams such as a aro are u used ed here fur t ur I 1 irrigation and find little rain the coil voil is I 1 i wonderfully productive he reports tho the northern country all excitement over the newly discovered mines min in the occur dalene mountains there are now some two thousand men the i I 1 point botho to those se mines on the IN northern ort ipri pacific awaiting the spring to enter the mountains in search of the yellow treasure I 1 j Alec mechanics hanics arc are taxed to their utmost j to pro provide vide shelter she ter fur constantly in in creasing r aasin g influx of miners it is bej ii ewed t there here will be no less than 25 men at the cheur dalene range the coining summer bummer I 1 mr ferrin left here for montana I 1 on the of la last tapal April where tic lie had a contract on the northern pacific after ita its completion ho he went to I 1 oregon where in connection with mr J W hendricks of cache valley he has bits completed the prade grade of the pendleton walla walls walla branch of the railway and navigation co railway a distance of 28 miles since august last he returns bale hearty and bee heeled led welcomed by man many old acquaintances he intends to go babkin back in the raring |