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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (May 10, 1879)
( v . w nTiti SIS. t !1 lYf I I OXIA' TAPER IX CUANT COU.WLY. OSicial 2'npev For Griixit County. Canyon Cit', Saturday fhay 10, 1S79. P. H. SuKPHEiii), EniTou. A PE vY FACTS. A few days ngo; at rhc soli ci tation of Mr. Jlerburirer, we took a ride in the country ibr the purpose of gathering a few facts in relation to our county, so that we could answer a lew general questions that has been asked of us: The first place af ter leaving town is that or Mr. Philips, which is a modern ederr in the way of fruits and berries. The place of Mr. Jno. Garris son, about half mile from dn- yon City, is a regular monoy; making place as he has a line orchard and an excellent imr den; then comes Dan. Morrow who is a freighter, on the opo site side of the road from him is where Dr. Cameron lives, and well he can live for he has a line Orchard and garden. Marvsvillo is the first town Ave CDino to, and is about two miles from CanrO!i City, right in the heart of a rich minimi; field: on the slope this side town is the little patch of ground where W. i3. Clark cleaned up, in a few sliort months, the nice little sum ol $10,000. .Mr. Thompson, Hilli and others are workincr the mines in the vicinity of the town and are making aline tiling out of them. In using the hydraul ics they save expense and will make a handsome clean up this season. The town contains about one dozen houses. One mile beyond is the home of Mr. Griggory, and he has one the most desirable mountain homes .in this county. From near his house you can look f r miles up the chosen John Day valley, and in gazing upon the thous ands of acres of vacant land Ave were led to think how many, many people in the east would be' happy if they only were the pessessors of a farm in this val ley. Emigrants, contemplate the scene, thousands of acres of land with soil of rich black loam, from three to ten feet in depth, without a brush on it, and hundreds ot acres of pine, fur and tamarack timber within a fewmileof this land, and all you have to do is to come, se lect your farm and go to work, and nature furnishes heavy and profitable crops for you. At Prairie Diggings we met Mess rs. Allred & Lohm.in, who are part owners of the quartz ledge there and they also have a ten stamp mill. They made a run some months ago and are confi dent that if the mine was prop erly worked that there isa spec ulation in it Mr, ,Mred in formed us that he raised on the 13th of an acre of ground, last year, without irrigation, 2500 pounds of potatoes. Fjsk & KinEiiARu's Okchard was the next place we came to and our expression was, my stars what an orchard ! While there we took a stroll through the orchard and also received the following facts from Mr. Fisk, J r. They have 40 acres in the inclosure and 4o00 bearing fruit trees shade the ground. The largest yeild they have giv en so far was 5000" bushels, and 12 hands were kept busy six weeks picking fruit. If the crop is not injured by frost the "harvest this year will not be less than 17000 bushels andj will employ about 50 hands to gath er the "forbidden fruit." Sever al lar?e cellars are used for the (Tmn Hnmn f u stowing awav of fruit, cider and vinegar; either of which a person-can cat or drink to their rfill with the assuranee that it is clean and pure, as we defy any person to show us an Eastern Oregon appple with a worm in it. Having received the infor mation we desired we haatbucd home. Next week we will answer 'She remainder of the questions ask ed us by people in the east and south., in the meantime t-hev can make up their mind, if they intend cmiratin to Ore son that thVy can come to no better valley than the John Day. Phil. Metscuan started below this" morning to attend tho Grand Lodo. o o Majok W. V- llinehart nz in the City. Several locals arc orowded out. A SAKEIl COUNTY LSTTZSl. Wjnovii.le, 0(J'., .May 8(1, 1870. Editor New.-: Thinkiiig that a low items from the vicinity of your old home would nt bo vuid of interest 1 herewith dr j) you a few: Farmers in I this vicinity arc busy engaged ifi pio-.v- , ig and seeding. A large ariM of haul will be sown to jirain thi.i spring. liners v.va husy and jubilent over tho pp)S 0'jis of a ;oo 1 mining "feinm and full purser this fail. Wo have before us a copy of tho (JuAiVC Co t.n TY N'kws, and think it ft near, and valuable paper, and highly do hervin ot public patronage. We exj eet to pay your rounty a vi.---it soon for the purpose of introducing the justly cerebrated ilumbo't Wash ing Machine, which has onniedj through lis own merits an unnaro'cd rfnui on in this county. J. WAGY. OUR nr. VEKNON liETTB'R. Mt. Vkknon, Oci.N., jfay Gth, 1879. Editor Ni;v.s: Tbiriking'thut a few lino- from this part of the county would not be amiss in the columns yuur valuable pa)erl w:ite you a few items. The general health is g.od, only one case of sickness and that is cnvale.-ent. Mr. A. F. Parkinson commenced school here on Monday. Farm cm arc getting through putting in their crops. Shorp men are busy snearing. Tho fruit crop was badly injir ed on the 2nd of this month by fros ; howev er, there is a prospect of a lurgo yeild of choke cherries, so there is a chance for the epicure. ' JJo unto others as you would have them do to you." Twrt Jinvni.e dads, of some sixty summers, undeitoek o exemplify Ih? above m-xi:n, the other day, with black-snake whip?. Keithtr ( ne .-eriously hurt, as "Ductaw Wing Leo was not called in; the culie'o only resembles a zebra. O says D licked him as he had the advautige, but ho can't do it again. Wo may be called on at any time to chronicle a bloody encounter. More aivn. SCEIBLEil. Another Victim of Indian. Gruolty. P at villi:, OciN.. May Gth, 1479. Editor News: On tiie 3h day of April last, or one wet): since, hawng occasion to go to tho house of Mr. John Brisbuis in company with Mr. Joseph I'lodtion we were surprised and nhw st horrified to learn as soon as vro arrived there, that the remains of a white nun had been fouud by Mr. Briibois on the 21st of April, and buried on " tho 24th. Mr. B. being alone, went to Beaver crock to get some one to assist hica in burying the remains. Mr. James Ea ger and Mr. Philander Mann came over and assisted in the performance of the last sad rites. Mr. Bri.sb is i.s confident that the remains are thus) of a man bv tin? name of Rice Pen lb-ton, formerly a resident of Lane County, at or near Fu gene City. Supposed to be about 4S yeari of age. A member of Eugene Lo ige, No 1. O. O. P., also a Gran ger. Mr. Brisbois and Oliver Hyde had seen his card taken from his Lodjzo and read the same. Mr. Brisbois was not positively certain as to his christian name, butknewMt to be Pice, Pcis or Reese. JDeccased has a sister living at or near Eii nc or Oregon Civ. There is no doubt out what he -was killed by the Indians as they passed through on the 27th or 28th of June last. He either did not know that the Iudiaus were hostile, or came to warn Biisbois and the Hyde Brothers of their danger-' It may be proper to say that the' lo cality indicated is kuown as the upper South Fork Valley and lies between 13 'ttr Valley and Beaver Creek. P. C. D. VmiT IUun-ev, Oc::., 2iav 3d. 1S79. EniToic Nr:-.vs: ''Them literary fol Ics" to whom you look fcr the no'.vs from this "do "strict" finding it more congenial to their ta-te to dig post-hole.; and hunt cattle than wielJ the pen that'u mightier thnn the needle-gun, :hs very pleasing duty of "dishing up" the .fevr items of interest that transpires helre devolves upon ono of tho gentler fox. Well, items are scarce at so.uvc as hem teeth and if it was not fr the sensational report tl e Stago-u river from Ca-np Me Dor mitt brought in tiic Inst. mail .1 would hart: kepi, on at my' "tidy" and our Bur;; would not have Ik en hvard fron:. ilr. W. Ci:ritian who drives the. staW ljftw.-o-i hero and JleDt-rmit v purts that Old VTinncmuccj. vitii all hij foll.jwt ts upon loanjing M:y. Itine- s hurt's mission, struck for the m..ixt:n.s and that the Maj-u- had teler:;phe-.l.t.: OJcrfl. idcDo'.vcll for t.vr ci'Ui; ;if:ks of e.ivairy. Only that and nothing more There is a petition Ving circulated her.", Bshing the Po.it Masigr Gcner d, to incrcise the mail service to a dailv on tire line from lMcDcrmtt t) Ca:iyni City. Oh, what, an extreme b m-iit, it '.ih be to us if the increase h ordered. irAi:iiOK ok Pri-'L'GK- There seems t b c:isid"r.ibbi coijj 'eturo a? to who compose 1 the board of U. t'. engiueors lor the Pacific coast. And this nrittcr assumes more ini)nrtance just now, from the-fact thiri board has boon as- rom the-.'act (las board lias been as- i.i i . ( .11.- :ignoJ the uufv o! se.eetuig tiie iMcati'?:) x rthe liarb ir or re-lime bttw en ai. - . , i r,. r n n .1r.iiieisc'j nui tiie .iraits ol 1' uca. I1 t tun ...... , lie b'?ht inb-rinati -n wo can get t he o signod the dufv of seiectinc the h-cati'm tiie board will consist' of the following olli. cers: Lmut. CV1. R. S. William-on and Maj. (Jr. H. rdcrulall, all of ian riancisco. lion .3udge Barnett lias kindly fur nisli :d us a co:- i;f the act ma-kin" a: prnj. nations for the harbor of refuge on the Pacific coist, from wisich wo make the following extract: That the sum of one liunlrei and fifty thousand dollars be, and tho sam0 is hereby aj propriat d, out of any iun. eys in the Troasury not otherwise a p. ptopnated ,to bo expenuod by the tttc-Kt-:ry of of AVer in the commencement ol i he coi.htauction of a broitk water and hari. r ol refuge at fcuch point on the Pacific Oci-.n between t-io Straits of Puts and f:an Francisco, Caiifotnia. as may, in the opinion of a majority of the bu::r i of United States engine.-: r, for the P.rcilic coatt, be most suitable, the interests of commerce, loeal an,) general being considered. Ex. I'"DrAN Caciij:. William Ilerren writing from L-ppuor, Umatilla couty. recently, says: ''Last Monday down at the muu!h of John Dav chuck, a lot ; , ... , . or us h jys toun-l so:n:i Induwi cicnes. and opened tn-in lor tho purpose f getting some buckskins, ntc. Final I3 ?o found a large oie and thought vc had made a killing. On top were bead ed arrow (juiycrs and fauey planketa'' but vhen wo got down a little way.- vrc fouiuj three dJadj indians, ono of "which umst navo beena chief fr.jin tho way he was fixed up. Thero vrere three vrhito scalps tied to his belt, ono of which waa a, white woman,s. She had light, nearly blonde hair, somewhat curly. 'Itis rifle and six-shooter' were buried with him," also a broken up Wrlls, Fargo & Co., express box. IthiuK they must have been killed by tiie patrol boat last summer." We arc informed the prosecuting Attorney and U. S. Marshal of Idaho Territory are going hot and heavy after all parties who take or have been taking timber from Government laud, surreve or unsurveyed. We anticipate much trouble before long all through this w v 4. w - v wtktv U Hill. cdnntry and advise all men to look siiirply a "lectio" out.-Ex. Coinage of the Sari Francisco mint for April: " Double eagles, 2,5-10,0005 sbmdard dollar?, ono unison. The Oar son mint was idle during the month. Treasury shipment per City (.f Peking lice silver, S20S'200; trade dollars. 11, 00 G; Mexicans, 53,941: gold coin, S9, 130. "A corieapoudoiit writing to an cx hangesays, a most shucking murder occurred last Friday' the 11th, on pine Creek, Wasco county, Oregon. Two brothers, nr.suea Tiutitly. cti.sag.-eed 1 :bout J"1Y:0 tnflr :wd ii-ri-ison, thu oMcstigcd ab )iu 0, etrticK una on lite head witn a spsiue and miiietcu a fearful wound; he lived two days, llai risoa has been arretted and taken to tbc Dallei. Tho bys hive heretofore been very pecoablo and quiet, and ad nr.rs cecmed to get along well rogether. Thair parents are quite old, and it is a ti-rriMe trial for them. The events of the season that has cause i ;-um a llutter unions eitt. ns, nu e.-:e -ialiv t ho ladie.-" of this city, f : s-ime tim-.', took p'neu ia,st eveni: g at Trinity Church, in tlu nnaniago ot Lieut- Uhnrirs V. K-jrcl!, C. A. and IVIi-s Snllie C Wliua'.on, daughter of General i'Vank WJieaS-in of rt iirtp. v:.i, I i Territory. Cue. jLhe (ic;t lienuhlie '"iv,. kinr Ci'fn pany nave iilee i-.rticilcs c iic; qortioof duration, one year; object, panlAB-; saving preserving aii i &;t'e of tho viic:c caivo ol tiie Ufiefti ilrimtiiic: h ad oiiie Arluia; capital .stock, s:i00; forty shuns at each: c up o:ilor.: Ysiey Jackson, t.Jeorge Taloi J?.. VV. S. K.nnt.-y The c -w t-oe rtail at Vancouver bar '.ticks, eofjvcited for r.lie purp".-e ot tr ing (J.:j:fc. ('In.:. B end; re . c(ar-j. s nreivred iv j,io'it.-Joi. Uris, lv us;ia unbeeoinolng langu-i-je t.MW.:rd him n: a supe: i'-i oilicer, has alj earned sine die, ::n anjiciblo arruu. -m ; it haveiu g been iuale between the piose-jutor aei usc on tiie points at i-su-. Must to 1 on icLurns to his company ai Valin . . j aiiit, fully exoner.tl. d from the j i chaise having us uua!, tao-d tho n.fcila , , ? ' . , ! braver,', an-.i coming uul unctlnoii . I It. f .i ..... or t iii3 oUoer c nipo.-rieir t!:e c.uirt siar to I on leLurns to his company ai Valia Go:;. J. II Turner, of Pendk ton. has rec ived a tiisj-atch from VylnsnVno.'! stating thai this reservation !t;;d (wait throv.-n oj-ent juin-h.-sor-', ami tha the m'iriu.s w. ro to be roinuwd.. Wes ton Leader. of fncbans are returning dady to the Umatilla Reservation - fivm W:iiu!:. What the movement is for we are nu able to learn. STotick ! ! ! To all pe sour, indebted to the (inn of Oumil?.-h & IVo., are; hoicliy rcrjuest-wl to call and seule itt! incvlia'eiy, vitii'ur fail and save oosls, uh ili.fi v.'ii! bt t!.i- 1 :.-t rail. (VO. ( UX I) LA (Mi & YiKO. C:-nyO:i City. ()rog..y? April 2f, iVu'A TWO SURfi EONS Frora t!:e I-iatioual Surgical Insri lute, which bar; a r put.itirn r?:tending througlnut the civilized world for suc-crs-j iu the tre.itment of Spinal curva ture, Paralysis, Hip Disease, Ciub Feet, Diseased Joints, (Jrooktd Li:ub, Piles, Fistula ar.d Naal Catarrh, will visit Portland. Oregon, at tise St. Charles rc 1 l( ,l7;K h elusivo' and 'alla V.A-, . T., at Adams Houe, v.,, .7 n - . : ivj-n rv gciu-? will Nrir.g vjth them nn ext-uisiv,. outfit, of cohtly aparatua for straigh-'- entng tiie worst deformities. This is an opportunity -which should not nog lectecl by the afilicted. Examinations Free. D, B. Fif 1(0. Fist Blacksmiths & "Ttfgpn Makers. JOHN DAY CJTY, OREG. )-0-( work in our line done with Neatness and Dispatch. I-lorsc Shoeing is gten Special I attention. Our wo'k is all Guar anteed. D. BISK & BRO. ASA m S W F ORB ATTSElfS AND COUNSELORS: Hcni 1tr3 Is, Collecting Agents, . 1 Mur 'S, Urogon. Ul iij irjV:tiCe in al Cen1 f -th V- fit-no. 8c OLAES HAVE 07 ETAND . A Largs Assortment' -of GENERAL MERCHANDISE, . Consisting of DI!Y GOODS, j. CLOTHING, SIiOKJ?, GROUKIIIES, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO Si CIGARS WaLIj PAPER, llOUSKUXING, CKOCKERV, G LASS W ARK,- LAW PS .. . AND LAMP FIXTPKruS, p X!) a thousand o'her articles t'0 nu jtf. inenui.i to mention, all laid in .it 1...W figures, and lor sale CHEAP FOR. 'CASH. Our motto: "Large sides and mm:.!1 Profits." ; ! ighest Ca.-h price paid for Fura. Poindexter & GSack- CAKYOX CITY, OKKUON. Deaiar in ijTAH khvh cf Saddles and Harness u;a.iO to erd-r. g?L u.-e the best bnuuls of 1 vf turn nut no roush work, s satisfac'i 'n guaranteed, fii Re pairing of ail kinds dune at reasonable iatc. Customers will a!vavs find a well selected stock of. WHIPS, .BKHSIIES'.. cor.iiAiis, -Aiul in-Rtec . needed in iv.y line. Pall and see before sending; below for your paddles. ni .1 4 ANTD SALOON, vashingtcn St., Ccinycn City, Crejoa F0 Ga SEL87 Propt'r. Cn- st.mtlv on hnnH and for pale, Scperif ;o any ia tho S'.aio. FIXi Vv'INBS, LIQUORS AND CIOAKS ALSO, MALT. MALT VIKEOAR. AND ' CHOICE CALIFORNIA HOPS AND t LAGER BEER-WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. LIQUORS AND WLV" For silo in quaatuiaB lees thap LONS. a 1 TIM WARE l: V K RRETSGHAN, CANYON CITY, OREGON, F-seps ccasi&ntly ox Land a ood. Bortaaoixt of STOVES AND TINWARE, Acd eneb other articles umclrj kept In f rat- rJ.i.-.f Tin Establishment, AT MODERATE TRICES. Joe. Bin's Blacksmith Shop CANNON CITY, OREGON. All KindF of Black smitMng done to der. HOESE SHOEING, a Specialty. 7 s s I i V