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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
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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
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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 .
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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.
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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,
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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.
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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.
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