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About The Medford mail. (Medford, Or.) 1893-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 7, 1895)
AN APPALLING WJECK. THE STEAMER COLIMA SINKS AND 184 LIVES ARE LOST. Only 3 ISoavli I.:iini Alive Th Acci dent llocurreil Iluriii n Tcrrihlc Storm Jfeur MunzMiiillo, Mexico I.rttvv Olll ccrs Perish Names of Survivors- The Pacific Mail steanior Colinia was Wrecked on the reof.s noar Manzanillo, Mexico, on the night of the Stith of May. Only 30 of the 214 souls alxiard were saved. The ill-fated steamship went to the bottom during a terrific storm at 8 o'clock in the morning iu latitude 18 degrees 38 minutes north, longitude 104 degrees 14 minutes west. She lies about six miles from Cayntlan. Captain Taylor, the survivors say, acted with much skill and bravery. He remained at his post and went down with the wreck. The steamer had been struggling for hours against a southeast storm of growing violence and was making havy weather when the wind shifted and blew with increased force. The high seas running when the ves sel struck the reef account for the fail Tire to utilize more of the lifeboats. So the Colima. her chief odioors already dead at their jwsts, crashed upon the reef and pounded her bottom out as the i Whitt survivors whs nii-M nn Itv Uih sS:imr naft hirut-K, :u.u 1 1 mes aid mm Tho amount of speculation which has been indulged in for weeks as to the ultimate success or failure of the Tolo Mining company's propo sition, near Tolo, is now floating very nicely in the success channel, and (his change in :i flairs owing to the finding of a rich ledge last week. Mr. C. O. White, general manager and part owner in the To lo Mining company's property, was in this city Saturday with his pock ets and a valise well weighted with nuggets of solid gold and rich spec imens of gold hearing quartz. The story of the rich find recently made, as fold by Mr. White, is that while his help were engaged in placer washing, by steam hydraulic pro cess, they discovered, or rather un earthed, a small vein of quartz which was gold bearing. This (race was followed and was found to run verv close to an old tunnel which ! had been made in the hill a num ber of vears atro bv Kahier A: McDonald, gentlemen who then' owned the mine. I'pon going into! the tunnel some little distance. Mr. ! caw instructions to the' seas raised her and dropped her ou the j worj. ,m,n to ,'r;vo t.jr j,;cks jnto ; rokr , i the side of the tunnel wall, which ' Boats were sent out from all near-bv i , ,. , . , ,- , , , , . .- i thev did, and not more than lour: ports to search for small boats contain- 1 . ; - "', ing passen-ers. One lifeKiat filled with ' niches iroin the tunnel the ledge. n at i ms luiiiu ; San Juan. The corrected list of surviv- ! in the ledge was a iookt-t w Inch is 1 ors is now as follows: i nrobablv a more valuable one than 1 niner Is on Top this Time. Krom tho Koseburg Review. The case of the U. S. vs. Warm. Miner, et al, timber land contest, has been decided by Commissioner I-amoreaux in favor of 1 he defend ants or entryinan. This was made a test case out of fifty odd entries Vith ono cyo on tho clock and tho other on your plate, you cannot enjoy a meal. When traveling east you should take tho Northern I'aeilic, tho only dining ear line from Portland: meals 7" cents. You don't have to get up in the morning al six o'clock, rush to break fast and gulp it down iu 1 1 f 1 1 -n i-r iw.-n-ty iniuules, and tin n hav t;i wait unlil two or 1 hive o'clock for lunch or ilin ...... 'P.. ii.:., v i comprising the Julius Iv. Miner j l'ariiie. the only dinim: car n..u.-. the only line to the Yellow tiir park and the only line running Pullman tourist sleepers through to the east, without timber land tract on upper Hogue liver, and the contest attracted wide attention, owing to the magni tude of the interests involved. The local land office ollicials here decid ed in favor of the government and Miner appealed to the eoiiimisioner of the general land ollice who re versed the decision. The com missioner's decision is quite lengthy, the findings being as follows: "The question in (his case is not one of conspiracy, but the sole in quiry, did Warne and Miner enter into an agreement, prior to the is sue of final certificates the land was conveyed to I think the government has failed to prove this allegation, and henci WHY YOU SHOULD BUY" Keen Kutter Kutlery lsl . Jt is the BKSI . I. If yon an; not sal h or a new knife. FULL LINE OF lied We we give yon li;ick your money mean ju-t what we say. umnLwvinaejuipjj LO lue IS-I iwi'ivo iu pi.ii-rii nom a uiues by which l'lc "'"'eru Pacific? Kernel .. i ,f the Northern Pacific is the i O .Miner. .umij.r I'ullnian tourist I-' your decision is reversed, and the the entry of .loci Y. S. K. of section south. r:mge .'! east, n Warne for the township .'52 Kanes I'i-i-i nams intact. k Items. TASSKNCKR-!. Charles IT. Cnshing, Jr., A. J. Suth- ; ern has ever been unearthed in South- Oregon. A quantity ot u. e i i .... i .:. l niarlz was I'rougiu u mis cuv, mm Boyd. G. Roman, Bruno lv eiHrt miners estimated to le worth from rJ'i.tW t -f 1 -" i,X K jur ton and Mr. White stated there was fullv a ton of this quart .uauiuri. -iu- . ... , , , ., . , gel Gutierrez, G. Ramon. Jose Merel, j 111 S15nl wncn ue u u 1,11 unm: " Ik L. Zangaree, Laralua. Renz. the locket proptr were Chunks o! I rock so filled with cold as to make erland, John M. Thornton, Domingo Albano. H. W. Cerda, Jose Antonio Saliz, George D. Ross, Luis Sangienes, ,r. E. Chilberg, i Louis H. Peters, T. J. Oriel. Juan Ra-! mos, Carlos Ruiz, Jose E. Manuel. An- .angaree. Rolan, Yidor. OFFICERS AND CREW. O. Hansen. Raymond Aviles, A. F. Kichardson, A. Carpenter, Fish, Fred Johnson, Reynerto Gonzales. Among those drowned were Profes sor Harold Whiting, his wife and four children of Berkeley. The professor re cently resigned his position at the Uni versity of California and was en route to New York. His health was poor and he went via Panama in hopes that the sea voyage would benefit him. All the rescued were badly braised. They were picked up from pieces of wreckage and rafts, with the exception of A. J. Siiiierland, who had clung to a boat after it had capsized five times and drowued all the others who attempted to escape iu it. HV SINK I 1 I : . Mis. Maud Stover, .-pent last Tuesday with Mrs. Knctis. llobert Swindeu and wile, and Miss Anna Knott wre in Med ford la.-t week transacting business. Mrs. Toln-y. who has been visit ing on l'.utto creek with her father. Mr. Heal, has returned home, after j ' quite an extended Visit. II. F. Swinden has sold his one third interest in the Hearing (iim let mine to 1. A. Knott, considera tion. Mr. S. thinks some of moving to Portland to reside. Prospectors and miners are num erous and gold tvekets are plen tiful in this section of the been Cold from twelve to sixteen hours delay. For full information, lime cards, maps, etc., call on or address (.'. C I'clkiuip, Mod ford, Oregon. There is one medicine that will cur-j immediately. We i-eler to Do Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure, for all summer complaints. No delay. No disappointment. No failure, tieo. II. Ilaskir.s, druggist. Do you know, if you want to go east and desire a Pullman tourist sleep er, that you will bo detained from twelve to sixteen hours unless vou tuke mlxM- that only line bleepo rs through to the east without delay. Time and money saved by this route. For full information, time cards, maps, l'lc., call on or address C. C. Ki-lknapp, Metlfoi il. M egon. The body of Mrs.'F. E. Ibibinson was exhumed at Klamath Falls last week for shipment t Santa llnsa for final interment. It re ijllinil the United ellol'ts id" eight iix ii to lift it from the grave, as the body had hivomo at least paltia'.lv solidified by the action of tin- chalk in the ec un t' iy ground. The cas ket with its contents weighed at least 7lH pounds, and no odor was inmiteu alter iioring a lion- in tlie Shelf and heavy hardware, tinware, stoves building material, garden and firm lools, rope, g.-iHs and puttv, also miners' sup lilies always on hand at prices to suit the times. KAME & CILKEY, Medford, Oregon. We Have 'Em! Fly m'ts, lap robes, dusters and whips; at all prices. Single harness from .S(5.r,() to SIS. A fine line of saddh's for ladit-s and gcntlornen. Everybody in vited to call and look over our . stock whether you want to buy or not. We repair and build every thing in our line from a pump-value to a breeching harmless. BEIDLEMAN & NICHOLSON, - nedford, - Oregon. D. H- IVIILtLiEfv . . in: WHjt l'oi: . . . L IDA STOVES TiXWARE FISHING TACKLE In great variety 'outer boxing. Klamath Fails Ex press. Ie Will's Cuiie and never d i-aneoinls. never Cholera cure I fails to i:ivc immediate relief. It cures just as sure ' as you lake it. Ceo. H. Uaskins. ilmg- ' lsl . Plumbing Goods of AH Kinds In Stock Plumbing Done on Short Notce. .i . : ... 1. in almost imjo?Moic iu mi. to. nu-.u loose from the overliangmj: walls. ; e,)Untry. Lots of sold has Aside from this very valuable pock- tak,. ollt j th vicinitv of et, there is an eightecn-meh well mn ; tj,t, pasl ft.w t.iyjt ,Ul,j ,n,uiv defined ledge that is very rich. ! ,mlu s :lre H.in.r deve!od. assavs showing $-100 to the ton. ; The "placer croun.l niwn which the ! , .-" ' lt l-r sai.-. inquire at ' . , . . , i ! t Ills OlT'Ce. company is workinp js also ppxlue- j ing some fine results. Mr. White i left Saturday evening for Tacoma. ' to be absent a couple of days, ilur- ' ing which ansence mo incn arc , guarding the rich treasure. The gentleman had. as he supposed, closed a deal for the sale of his in terest in the mine, but only a few hours prior to finding the pocket. i ; Faints, Oils and Painters' Supplies. Cartridges and Ammunition of all kinds, and in fact a full line of everything carried in the i hardware ami tinware business. First-class coods and nrices Miners' supplies of all kinds in stock. Parties who contemplate making low as the lowest :....! , l ...;n r, i ; ... iiniil I'lin'i nil ui'. ii uini ii iii j their advantage to call at Till-: M.Ml. ; ottiee Ivefore making Hoiilicntioii tj Thi ' land urtico. Applinition pajn-rs will Ik- j made out and all correspondence with the hind otlt'c i-onducted free of charire. - iTin;hop im rowprnnv All kinds of wihhI for j:or - W. lis. sale IJellin- - i . i .1 ...i .. . .... A -11 wr afloat l:il,e.l bv th fire- lie rCCClVCU a leieuram "i'U.umS est gale of years and buffeted by the ' the deal off for all of which he is ; angry seas for abont 24 hours, they are j dulv grateful. ! hardly yet in a condition to tell a con- p",,. cnvk ; docjdedlv a rich ; necte.1 story of the wck and the ex- T, , jotj periences of their escupe, but many ra- .. , 1 - . , , , ! ierwtin-particulars were obtained. : ot gold taken from it but there is. The steamer was heavily laden and : Ptill plenty lett. bast week Ml had it large deckload of hi:nler. When j Taylor, who owns a placer mine on the storui struck her she made bad i the creek, found a fourteen round! weather of it. the captain having great J nussct and the end of nugiM difficulty in keeping her head to these:!. ('V, jn that loealit v is not Vet. ' The wind increased in fury nntil it is . said to have been the fiercest storm1 Notes Fl'i'lll Ktlell I'lt'lMIUt. j known alor.s the Mexican coast in '20 j j years. The sea rose rapidly. Waves "Y J'AliMr.H. washed over the vessel and started the! Mrs. iiallaher this week reciev.-d deckload to slide. ; the sad news of the death of her, As the waves rose and the storm in- j father, ill Canada. ' creased the nnapn- of the steamer j CoiK-land, who was laved on the i became impossible. At last her head fe , , M . could no longer le kept up and she "l " 11 . ., . - . . , . hroachedt... Unce in the trough of the ster "(inj.v is again able to be j sea a mighty wave struck her and she j about. 1 -was thrown on her beam ends. The last few warm days have giv- ! the corn a better color. J. 1. j The .Empire Steel Ranges Kvery IJange guaranteed to work perfectly. Herhant Tailoring A. REYNOLDS jKiTcntiy trom Oakland. Cal.) FRONT STREET, MEDFOKD, OR. Suits Made to Order.... Pants Made to Order.... I From $"-'0 to as hivrh asj From $-3. ') to a higher j your purse will permit. figure. Our suits are warranted to be good goods and well and fashionablv made, i . " 'IN NEW QUARTERss- j 1 am now l..eau-il in the MeAmlrews hloek ami am prepaivil to show vou mv NEW SPRING STOCK t "ousisiinvr u" latest sivh's in gent's furnishing ":;r?? irooils. hats ami eais. limits and shoes. Relueel priei's in ail lines. 64 S. ROSENTHAL. Medford, Oregon. Tlds wave struck her with snch force that the steamer trembled as if she had run upon a reef and most of the passen gers thought this the cause of the shock. This stave rise to the first reports that the shin had struck on a reef. Whether 5eir:nse of the heavy deck-, verv unusual load, tin; shifting of the coal and cargo, f wt. don't re Anderson has the prize ccrn-lield of , this neighborhood. j Crops look well in this corner of j the vallev at present, and something j will have to happen P a bountiful harvest i Isn't She Divine?" "jj"AYLER or the force of the storui. the steamer would not rieht herself. The passen- (,ora w.t-u ,,ritir Kiiilltr utiinnAil 1 1 - 1 i int, i.iftefl Vo:il- Imt rnshed nn.iii.aie Celting llltUlg a? Well aS COllld o t , i of both fruit and ccrea's lorn r.dsall ami tlie broken leg j be expected. Tom has layei 'one losition for two weeks, an urse would like a change. Peach thinning is finished and now the comparatively few peaches that have been allowed to remain on the trees have plenty of elbow room, and can just spread themselves. That was a merry little crowd that gathered at Mr. Sykses' last Saturday. The occasion was the t celebration of little Grade's fifth deck in a panic. be expected, loin has layed m Here thev met another dancer. The ! one nosition for two weeks, and ot gale tore parts of the deckload of lujn- course would like a change oer rroui us iasieumgs ana wcirieu iue heavy planks about with appalling vio lence. Many were struck and maimed. At least ono passenger wan killed by having his head crushed by one of the flying timbers. . Hornitfin of the Officer, In their terror the passengers inade few mental notes of their surroundings. The survivors say, however, that the active. Captain Taylor stood upon the 1,1 rth,(IaV .a"d lhe little folks have brid-e. tiistirst officer. D. E. Griffiths. ! another bright spot on their memo- with hiui. At an order firiftiths rushed aft to superintend the luunehing of lifeboat No. 5. ticcond Officer George Lang horue was at lifeboat No. 3, and suc ceeded in getting it launched and filled with passengers. Then Aowb went the ship and Lang home's lioat was capsized. All ig the boat are thought to have been drowned. The Captitla's Farewell. Captain Taylor went down with the ship, sticking to his post. As the shiD piw;ieu nowward ne blew three blasts on the whistle, supposedly as, a signal of good-bye. Then he disappeared be neath the waves. Down went the engineers and firemen at their posts. Freight Clerk Berry was in his room at the time of the final plunge. Third Officer Hansen, who was saved, suy3 the boilers exploded as he was leav iiig the ship. Bodies were hurled through the air only to meet death in the waves. Bits of wreckage were seized and clung to until the unfortu nates were exhausted or picked up by the -steamer San Juan. Well, She's waiting for YOU But you MUST be clad in a suit of "Happy Home" Garments of the latest cut and the most perfect fit. These are the only goods sold under guarantee to please or pay back your money. W. H. MEEKER & CO DEALERS IN Dry Goods and Notions MEDFORD, -:- OREGON The "FOOT FITTER Up to Date Boot and Shoe Dealer Tlaker and Repairer 1 !! !ii!' t 1 iuiil: ;;! ;'!' Restores Old jBoois aud Shoes to Original Shape .... Don": f:il to call in and s-.'e vceiiii'in l!Mts and Shoes 44 JACK ,'or tho !-i;jn of foot and boot, also foot .... prints on th sidewalk ....Clarendon Hotel 11 KA DQl'AKTKUS FOK i. Miners, Prospectors and Hunters ries for thev had a delightful time. Tlie following happy crowd started homeward, light-hearted but tired j of play : Eflie Shohona, Mary and ! Flora tray, Klla and May Ander son. Carrie, Plla and Ethel Jacks, Cora and Ethel Bennet. J. II. Stewart furnished Medford with the first rhubarb of the sea son. N. S. Bennett the first green peas. J. Gallaher the first cherries, and if this corner of the valley don't show up the first ripe peaches a new precinct will be heard from, for it will be something very un usual. We have as many fine fruit and grain ranches, both large and small, as is spread out on the same snace in anv other part of the val-i ley, but we haven't a correspondent for the best newspaper in the yal- jley, Tiik Mam.. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder World's Fair Highest Medal and Diploma. Legal Blanks for tale at thia office. M ACKEY 1 1 SlH'Ollll tO XolH' hv wvek .4."t. l!aie l IVr i'ei:il Barn in Connection With Hotel. Da,. rati's to Families. S. S. WILSON, Prop. THE PHOTOGRAPHER Is 1 1 1 1 1 .uc a laiul ollici" Imsiiu'ss in Moil ford. Yon will find his work tho host that hasovor hoon mado in tho Kojjuo rivor vallov. Ho will romain until JULY 15, 1895. I'lnito Tent on Suvenlli sin-cl. oVpoKUf Cliimnilon llclel. MEDFORD - FENCE - WORKS. - - W$f&&M wire 4 '' REDUCTION IN PRICES HHIiSSKli OKI IVicc. Si'W I'ricr hitrh Sl.oO. ftl.(K) .85 .80 .75 1.10. l.CK). (split) .1)5. WLMLdMliLflPP0!?IL- A. J. Fredenburg. GHOdlERS Before sendint: notice that the away for your trees please Central Point Nursery.... lias an unusually fine, large stock of trees of all strndard varieties that are true to label and free from insect pests at as low prices as any reliable nursery in the northwest. I grow ail mv trees here at Central Point. i-,. 1 1 ..t ,lr..rv uini Insiu-i-t trees uiul Ret prices Hint will surprise you. S.impies may tje seen at L my neuUnrounds un J S. lhmvy s place, iu Kast Medlutd. 1 pay freight to all points in Soullieru Oregon. Central Point Nursery, Central Point, Oregon.