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IPT. OLSON TELLS HIS OWN STORY
naster of the Alliance Gives the
Voyage in His Own WordsInteresting Letter to
Agent Shaw.
Portland, Ore., Dec.v8, 1907.
uv Dear Friend Shaw:
f i I have a few moments to sparo
bday, I'll lot yu know now wo aro
X.iin'e along. Wo havo not been
tie to get a berth In dry dock yet
at we aro going to tomorrow (Mon
av) and I think we will be on tho
ock tho wholo week. If I had only
nown that wo couldn't get on tne
ncir on our arrival here I would
avo taken her to the Sound without
idling here, but we'll do the best wo
an; we are in It, and must get out
If It. Wo havo carpeniers wonung
leclne out tho rudder trunk and
ludder post, and getlng everything
b can ready.
Well. Mr. Shaw, I hope you don't
lave too hard a feeling towards me
to the accident. When I got down
Is far as red buoy No. 2 I was run-
ling under a slow bell, bo as to get
eood view of the bar. It looked
Invorable, In fact, smooth, and the
fide on that day was 3 ft. 5 In. above
lero, so I knew there was plenty or
pater. I had crossed the bar and
fas well outside tho black buoy,
Jfhen It commenced to roll In, and
urn over, as It looked, tho whole
icean over us, but thanks to a go6d
Ittlo ship sho camo through. She
ode four heavy breakers all right,
Jut by this time she had lost her
headway and fell off In tho trough.
;t was then a tremendous sea struck
is forward-aft and tore away rudder
.nH rndder-nost. those parts strik
ing the propellor and knocked off
several blades, rendering ship help
less. It was tnis samo wuvu mui.
washed Mr. Pyott overboard. He
bad been told to go to his room, as
Is always the custom. He answered
lhat he could cross the bar in a row-
boat: but fflmlly he was put in tho
fetateroom with his wife and boy.
According to Mrs. Pyott's statement
ho went out on deck. She opened
She door and told Him vto come back.
Just then a heavy sea broke over us
and shattered tho open door to
bDllnters. knocking Mrs. Pyott sense-
Bess back In the room, In which con
dition she was found a few minutes
Bater, with many cuts and bruises.
This lead to a search for Mr. Pyoti
ivlio could not bo found, and was
evidently washed overboard by tho
same sea and drowned. It then be
ing too late to take any steps to look
for tho lost man; and it would have
been at great risk of losing more
lives to try to save Mr. Pyott had
anybody seen him go overboard.
Shin belnc in this predicament it
Iwas a question if she was going to
strike on the north spit or get
pounded to pieces, or land on tne
beach north of the jetty, high and
J mi. a n.A.l linvfl TTIPflTlL
ury. j. lie lurmcr wuuju iuw --
loss of many lives, maybo all; while
the latter assured safety to every
body. Those thoughts flashed
fthrough my mind in rapid succession,
as there wasn't much timo to think
or study. It was blowing a uiruut,
3'ly breeze at the time. I set the
mainsail; this brought her head to
the westward and thereby managed
to wort her off shore. In tho morn
ing of Nov. 29th, wo managed to
head her inshore and stood towards
tho bar, expecting the tug Columbia
to come out in the morning, as they
saw us in trouble irom uiu "'
saving station; but as they failed to
appear, I decided to run , for the
Columbia river. About 9 o clock in
the forenoon (Friday) the British
stonmor "Unverlc" llOVO in sight. I
signaled him to tow me to Columbia
River Light Ship. He hove to and i
lowered a boat and went aboard of
her. We both agreed that she was
not fit for towing as her propeller
was out of tho water naif of the
time and a heavy sea running. He
would havo towed her all right had I
given him the Alliance as a price, but
I refused to do that because sho was
not leaking and we could make a
little headway, about three miles an
hour. I told the captain be wouiu
be money ahead if he took her for
$3,000.00. Ho thon said he couldn't
think about towing us to tho Light
Slip tit ?3,O00.00, and at that rate
I wo'll have to bo responsible for
bh Mp( tho Boverlc). This being
a Li- risk I came to tho conclusion
to e?"1 o our own way, nud asked him
B ... ai I- I
to rcII mo a sail at any price, out mm
ho en ild not do. I then asked him
to r'Tirt me at Columbia River,
Li y ship that wo had lost a few
P? j M r bladps crossing out from
Coo, r ,y, and that I would proceed
I toward Columbia river at the rate
of t t , n Ilea an hour and fifteen
fml'r rfiMinre This he promised to
do V never he could communicate.
EAliout tho loss of a passenger I told
ccnfilrntlal, as I did not wish that
port, for tho sake of those who naa
I friends or relatives aboard. Had it
THE GOOS BAY WEEKLY TIMES, MARSHFIELD.
Porticulars of His Eventful
been my desire to have that reported
I would certainly havo given the
name of tho man lost. It was those
ashore who had their relatives on tho
Alliance that I was worried about.
I never felt uneasy In the least about
those under my cure after wo got
away from the beach, as I knew I
could bring ship and all aboard safe
ly to Columbia river or Puget sound,
only that it required time. After I
camo back aboard from the Boverlc
wo made a Jury rudder. This
worked satisfactorily in calm weather
but when It commenced to blow she
broached to. We then rigged an ad
ditional rudder, and after working
almost a whole day making It, It
lasted five minutes after it was
shipped, and while trying to operate
this steering apparatus, one of the
lines got foul of the propeller, (this
was about 5 o'clock Saturday night).
Now wo were helpless, but after a
few hours' work wo got tho pro
peller turning again, and things be
gan to look good onco more. Wo
then set to work and made a rudder
out of an iron plate taken from one
of tho bulkheads. We took more
care in making this, the engineers
working at it all through the night.
Sunday morning it was ready for tho
riggers, and by three o'clock in the
afternoon It was shipped and worked
with great satisfaction. We then
had 75 miles to Columbia Light Ship
and were then making 3 miles per
hour. Monday we saw the Light
Ship and stood lu for the bar. In the
mean time the tug Tatoosh came
alongside, and began to tell me what
.to do, but I had the Alliance under
absolute control and proceeded close
in to the bar. It breaking heavy
and a strong ebb-tido running I
turned about and hung about tho
Light Ship during the night. Tues
day morning we headed in for the
bar and found It very smooth. The
Tatoosh camo out early morning and
continued the same tactics as the
day before, and I don't blame him
very much for trying to get $40,000
Instead of the usual towrfge, but I
didn't like him to come around and
try to frighten my passengers; how
ever they were all laughing at him
when he told the danger they were
in. Mrs. Pyott is getting along nice
ly. It is too bad that the Break
water should be In trouble also. Am
sorry for Coos Bay.
Respectfully Yours,
D. W. Olson,
SAY HE SAVED THE VESSEL
Presentation Comes Unnwnre nud
Cool Navigator Shows Deep f-
fectlon at Being Honored by
Loyal Pnssengers.
The Portland Sunda" Oregonlan
contains the following report of the
presentation of a marine glass to
Cantaln Olson which has been pre
viously mentioned in the Times?
Captain B. W. Olson, master or
tho steamer Alliance, was Saturday
afternoon presented with a marine
glass costing $150 by the passengers
who arrived hero on tho exciting
voyage of the Coos-Bay liner last
week. They earnestly declaro that
but for the courage, competence and
coolness of tho captain they would
have never reached port.
Captain Olson was moro unnerved
when confronted with tho committee
on presentation than when tho tre
mendous breaker threatened to send
tho vessel to the bottom of Ojooa Bay
bar, but soon regained his composure
and in replying to the presentation
speech said that he had done no more
than his duty as it appeared to him.
Ho values tho present highly but In
cidentally regrets that his crew and
passengers, who stood by him so
loyally, could not directly sharo with
him In the token of esteem.
William H. Souls, marine editor
of tho Oregonlan, delivered tho talk
that went with tho glasses. He said:
"Captain Olson On behalf of the
grateful passengers of the good ship
Alliance I am honored to say and do
something expressive of their appre
ciation of your heroism on tho oc
casion of tho eventful voyage of the
lnf.t few days.
"I am directed to say to you and
your valiant crow that your unselfish
.lovntinn to duty and tho welfare of
those whoso safoty had been entrust
ed in your hands, in the face of the
trying ordeal through which you re
cently passer, Is esteemed and ap
plauded moro sincerely and moro el
oquently than any tongue can tell,
and that your bravery in the unequal
struggle of an angry sea, a crippled
propellor and a jury rudder, shall
never be forgotten.
"Commemorative of tho genuine
appreciation of your passengers, I
MOON IN
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J. R. Osborne Takes Poison and
Life Ends After Hours of
Agony.
(Special to Times)
BANDON, Dec. 11. J. R. Osborne,
of this city, committed suicide last
night by taking cyanido of potaslum
at 8 o'clock from tho effects of which
ho passed away at 10:30 o'clock last
evening. He was tho porprletor of
a general merchandise store and had
been In tho city about six months.
When It was discovered that tho
man had taken poison two doctors
wore called In to attend him, but In
spl-to of long and patient efforts ho
expired In agony last night. Do
mestic and financial troubles aro sup
posed to be the causo of his desperate
deed. An inquest will bo held over
tho remains this afternoon before
Judge Copping.
BRIGHT AND BREEZY
BUDGET FROM BANDON
City Again Illuminated, And Vessels
Loaded With Lumber
Depart.
BANDON, Dec. 9. The steamers
Elizabeth and Whascaloro and the
schooner C. T. Hill left with lumber
for Frisco, Friday morning. They
carried an aggregate of 1,500,000
feet.
Adam Scott was arrested Friday
morning on a charge of attempting
to leave the state, defrauding credit
ors. The schooner Ruby arrived In last
night after a very rough voyage from
San Francisco.
The launch Eagle left for up coast
yesterday but was compelled by the
storm to return and await a calmer
time.
The Coqulllo high school football
team defeated tho Bandon high
school on our homo grounds by a
score of 20 to 0 yesterday.
The Crystal vaudeville company Is
showing at tho opera hall three days
this week and, the Mong, company
will gon Thursday, Friday and Sat
urday. The electric lighting plant re
sumed operations Saturday and
Bandon is again illuminated.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Folsom, of Co
qullle, who have been In tho east
for some time, aro visitors here this
week.
Wells and Selsom, black sand
miners, will put in an improved ma
chine for operating south of here
early this spring.
Charles Evelund was a Bandon
visitor yesterday.
AIRSHIPS TO RUN APRIL FIRST.
Aerla! navigation is going to solve
the transportation problems which
face Coos Bay and all sections look
ing forlornly for railroad connec
tions in vain may glow with hope.
.
The National Airship company has
been formed and on the back page
of Monday's Portland Telegram is
a cut of tho new ship. It represents
a huge pencil shaped machlno and
the wording of the advertisement,
which is seoklng stockholders, seems
to prove to tho satisfaction of the
concern that Its airships are the best
and fastest made.
A small airship carrying merely
a matter of ono hundred passengers
and thirty tons of freight is sched
uled to start on the run between
Portland and San Francisco on
April 21 next. Incidentally the ship
will skid through the air at the rate
of 80 miles an hour with tho greatest
of ease. '
It is up to the citizens of the city
to interest this ship In stopping at
Marshfleld on Its run, In order that
pasengers and mall may be handled
with dispatch. If It cannot be per
suaded to stop there will be some
satisfaction in seeing it go by at any
rate, and tho mall bags from Port
land might bo dropped as It passes
over.
havo the pleasure to present you with
this little token and to voice In their
behalf tho hope that by Its aid you
may always enter port In safety and
may you never lose a ship."
Tho committee In charge of tho
collection of the purso for tho pur
chase, of tho present was composed
of Frank Daviq, of North Bond, and
Frank Layton and Charles Clark, of
Portland.
Tho gold band on tho glass bears
the following Inscription:
"To Captain B. W. Olson from the
passengers on tho ss. Alliance, whom
he saved Thanksgiving, Nov. 28,
1907."
0REG0H, FRIDAY, DECEMBER
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Financial Skies Brighten With
Rosy Glow of Returning
Prosperity.
In a private leter to a Marshfleld
friend a gentleman, prominent in
business and railway circles in Los
Angeles, and who Is In close touch
with the financial and commercial
conditions generally, writes as fol
lows concerning tho present situa
tion: "LOS ANQELES, Dec. 8. The fin
ancial situation here seems to be Im
proving right along, but banks have
not as yet called In the scrip. I
think, however, they are only wait
ing for Eastern banks to resume It
Is hard to judge how things aro going
to turn until after the holidays cease,
but thero isn't much talk now like
there was at first. Everybody seems
to be getting back to business.
There aro lots of tourists hero and
the stores are doing a good business.
This, of course, is always the case at
this season of the year. It appears
that Harriman ordered back all the
men that were discharged at first.
Tho Western Pacific railway, the
Gould line is taking advantage of the
surplus labor by taking on all tho
men they can get, and the C. M. &
St. P. has about doubled its force on
the extension to the Pacific coast.
Reports from the East show that
many of the factories which at first
shut down are running. Altogether
it looks at this time as though things
will not get worse but will gradually
improve along a more conservative
line. One thing particularly notice
able is the number of Eastern people
here looking for farming lands. Most
of these are Eastern farmers. A re
port from Omaha says Harriman will
resume work on extensions. You are
In position to ascertain what position
he takes on the Oregon lines. If he
starts on those It is pretty safe guide
as to others,
SAND DUNES TO
MAKE FINE BRICK
New York Firm Makes Fine Sample
of Local Material nnd Lime.
The fine yellowish white sand
across the harbor from Empire has
turned out to be a valuable asset to
the bay, according to a sample of
pressed brick made in New York
from this material by the firm of H.
Huenneker & Company. The only
other Ingredient except the sand is
a solution of lime amounting to 6
per cent of the amount of sand used
In each brick.
A sample of the product is on ex
hibition in the windows of the Cham
ber of Commerce. It is a light gray
In color and very hard and smooth.
For fine building material It cannot
be surpassed and buildings erected in
future in this section may be exten
sively composed of this material.
In a trip to New York, C. S. Kaiser
of North Bend, took some of the
sand east with him and had a few
samples pressed by the New York
firm. The manufacture of the bricks
to a large number can be done in less
than twelve hours, as It takes but
ten hours hardening to put tho brick
In fine condition. The result of the
test has proven that these extensive
sands, which were generally consid
ered useless, will be a valuable addi
tion to the other numerous resources
of Coos county.
FORTUNE IN THIRTY
ACRES OF FRUIT TREES
Farmer Refuses Oircr of $35,000 For
His Apple Farm.
CENTRAL POINT. Dec. 11. W.
H. Norcross refused (an offor of
$35,000 for his orchard last Satur
day and Informed tho would-be pur
chaser that his price is now $50,000,
or $1,000 per acre. Tho orchard has
30 acres in full bearing, with somo
20 acres of young trees coming on,
and tho crop this year will pay 10
per cent Interest on $50,000. Loss
than a year ago Mr. Norcross was
asked to put a price on tho property,
and when he placed It at $25,000
somo of his neighbors declared that
ho was crazy for asking bo much.
Now he Is of tho opinion that per
haps ho was a little off for asking so
little. He is not anxious for anybody
to take him up at $50,000, for, he
asks: "Where could I Invest that
amount of money in an absolutely
safe proposition that would bring me
In 10 per cent per annum?" And
when tho ontire place Is once bearing
that rate of lnteros will bo doubled
aud trebled several times.
Egypt has a numbor of small
landowners, over a million people
being porprietors of tho land they
till.
SUN IS SHINING
ONCE AGAIN
13, 1907.
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Citizens Unanimously Adopt Resolutions for Improvement af.
Chamber of Commerce Meeting Last Night.
Over one hundred citizens cath-
ered in the chamber of commerce
rooms last night at one of Jts lively
meetings and resolutions were passed
unanimously to Instruct the authori
ties at Washington of tho condition
of tho mall service betwect here and
Roseburg. Chairman Smith invited
anybody to speak on tho matter Just
before the resolutions were drawn,
and everybody apparently being sat
isfied with tho service, Frank W.
Reeder was to speak. Ho said:
"I believe tho trouble is that tho
contractor in his desire to secure tho
contract overbid his wisdom in tho
matter, and that there are tons of
mall tor the growing population
which he failed to consider when pre
senting his bid. He also uses broken
down horses which cannot carry tho
loads expected of them. I believe
that action should bo taken by tho
Chamber of Commerce to, state tho
lacts and present them in somo form
to the Washington authorities."
Secretary Lyons then read the foj
lowing resolutions which had been
drawn up to be sent to tho assistant
postmaster general, which were voted
upon and unanimously adopted and
which will be forwarded as early as
possible.
"WHEREAS tho mall service of
tho Coos Bay country is in a demoral
ized condition,
"AND WHEREAS this condition Is
duo to the overland stage route be
tween Roseburg and Coos Bay fall
ing to deliver mall on time and fail
ing to protect It from the elements,
delivering It often in a badly dam
aged condition, thoroughly soaked
with water,
"AND WHEREAS fully ten thou
sand people receive their mall over
this route,
"AND WHEREAS tho population
and business on Coos Bay and In .the
immediate vicinity are increasing' At
a rapid rate,
"AND WHEREAS the uncertainty
of delivery and damaged condition
of mall have become a serious inter
ruption to the business relations of
the firms and individuals in this sec
tion attempting to do business "with
the outside world, this Chamber of
Commerce has upon request made in
vestigation and finds tho condition as
follows:
"The contract for the delivery of
mall between Roseburg and Coos
Bay is held by B. Fenton. Tho dis
tance Is sixty-five miles by land over
the Coast Range mountains from
Roseburg to Sumner, and from tho
latter place ten miles to Marshfleld,
via launch. Between Roseburg and
Sumner three relays of horses "are
used. The mall is carried in an un
covered wagon, four horses to tho
wagon. Passengers for hire are car
ried with the mail. Three drlvors,
ono for each relay of horses, make
the trip. Tho mall weighs from one
half ton to a ton. It has doubled in
volume within the past two years.
Tho mail Is duo hero at 10:00 a. m.
each day. During the month of No
vember it was on tlmo 12 days, and
on three days failed to arrive at all.
During the past month, up to dato, it
has not been on timo a single day.
Tho mall service has never been so
Irregular and unsatisfactory. Mr.
Fenton was consulted early in tho
fall and ho urged in justification of
slow service, tho bad condition of tho
roads. The Chamber of Commerce
has sent a man over tho routo, and
Interviewed people along tho road,
and finds that tho road is in as good
condition as In formor years. It Is
found that tho County Court of Coos
County has appropriated $1190.00
for Improvement on this lino of road
within C003 County, and that men
havo boen sent Into tho mountains,
built tholr cabin and Hvo thore dur
ing tho winter to look after the road,
as a section man looks aftor a rail
road. Tho horgos drlvon by the con
tractor are thin, and when compelled
to pull passengers ' over the muddy
roads In addition to tho heavy mall,
constitutes an offenco which should
receivo tho attention of a humane
Boclety.
Furthermore, the life of every pas
senger carried is impel lied, over the
mountainous road when the surface
Is soft and allckened by rain. The
drivers employed r:eive from $40.00
to $60.00 per month, and in many
cases strangers are picked up re
gardless of their recklessness for
human lives or knowledge as to their
record as to occupying a responsible
position.
"WHEREAS it is wholly wlfiin
the bounds of reason to remedy t'ise
conditions by employing more re
sponsible parties as drivers, and by
putting on another relay of horses,
and by providing each stage with
tarpaulin or other impervious mater
ial for covering tho mall, this Cham
ber of Commerce hereby
"HESOLVES, that the attention of
the assistant postmaster general bo
called to tho deplorable condition of
tho Coos Bay mall service and that ho
be asked to tako steps to afford im
mediate relief by requiring tho mal'
to be delivered each day In good con
dltlon and within the time specified,
in tho mall carrying contract."
TEA IS GROWN
S COUNTY
Excellent Sample on Exhibition
At Chamber of Commerce.
Once moro Coos County comes to
the front and proves that almost any
thing can bo grown on Coos County
soil and in Coos County climate.
Japan Tea, of a fine quality is being
raised In the Coqullle valley by a
rancher named J. O. Stemmlor, who
for a considerable period has been
raising tea for his own use.
Secretary Lyons, of tho Chamber of .
Commerce, has secured ono of tho
plants which is on exhibition in tho
window of that boosting organization.
The plant Is about five feet in height
and greatly resembles an ordinary
bush that one may see at any timo in
tho woods. There Is nothing about it
that would cause anything but a '
casual glance until the visitor is told
that it is a tea plant similar to those
in the Orient where the great pro
duction of tea is grown.
Samples of leaves in a tumbler
from a Blmllar plant stand on Mr.
Lyons' desk, and the odor from tho
loaves Is more llko the real article
than much of that shipped Into the
country. Whilo it is strong, tho
flavor is said to surpass anything
brought across tho Pacific.
This is a new field for enterpriso
on the part of ranchers and farmers
in this district, as tho plant can bo
easily and thickly grown In tho val
leys of tho county. Whilo Its money
making possibilities havo not been
tosted they are regarded as extremely
good if tho production of tea is gone
into thoroughly.
A NEW INDUSTRY FOR
AVESTERN OREGON
Tho Wise Mnn Can Cease Labor in
Ten Years.
Walnut culture, according to W.
H. Latouretto, secretary of tho Yam
hill County Walnut Club, is in its
Infancy In this state, but the speci
mens shown In a late exhibit dem-
onstrnto that walnuts can bo grown
hero to equal at least those pro
duced In tho Santa Barbara district
of California. Mr. Lntourotto in re
ferring to walnut culture said:
"Tho consumption of English wal
nuts in this country amounts to 35,
000,000 pounds and of this only
2,000,000 pounds arc grown in tho
United States. Tho rest aro import
ed from France, principally. That
Indicates that for years to. como
growers coming into tho market will
find purchasers at home.
"In Yamhill county thero aro at'
present 800 acres In walnut trees
and thero will bo about 200 addition
al acres set out in tho coming spring
and next fall. Ten per cent of tho
trees aro now in bearing. (
"Walnut trees begin bearingwith
proper care and culture, at about tho
eighth year and thoy continue to
bear from that on almost indefinite
ly, somo trees reaching tho ngo of a
50 and upward." Pacific Outlook.
One report states that from ono
tree 125 pounds woro secured, for
which tho owner recolved 18 conts
per ponnd or a total of $22.50. If
the trees wero planted 30 foot npart
56 would fill an acre. At tho yield
abovo montionod, tho owner of 10
acre bearing grovo of English wal
nuts would reap with no spraying, no
orunlng, no anything but gathering
the nuts, $13,040 por year as long as
he lives and thon tho gold mlno
would go on to his descendants.
Pone plants, such as tho mimosa,
sjiows fifteen times higher under rod
qlass than under blue.
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