Port Orford post., August 26, 1880, Image 3

PORT ORFORD POST.
the long sp u r leading up to the spreading flames. We suflered
Big Meadows; a part of the expe­ terrib ly with the smoke, and at
THURSDAY, AUGUST 26. 1880. dition returned to Camp Depot. early dawn packed up and made
Stoneman with a few men pushed h u t a short day's travel to a beau­
on and reached th e Oregon and tiful eamp which was named “ Sal-
PORT ORFORD AND GENERAL C alifornia trail at Grave creek lal S p rin g s." Arrived early, recu­
STONEMAN.
near the residence of Jam es perated in strength after our m is­
K e iiiiiiiM r c n c t 'it
»1
th e
E n r l y Toogood.
Of course they could haps of the previous night; started
s t rm iirl« -» ,
ll n r i l a l t i p w ,
S a c r i­
not
spend
time in selecting the the fo lowing, m orning and ascend­
fic e s , T r i a l s a n d T r i u m p h s o f
Stoneman ing a low ridge; from our position
t h e P io n e e r s o f f u r r y f o u n t ) . most practicable route.
W h ic h
W e re
P a r tic ip a te d
in
returned w ithout delay to camp. we counted seven black bears. No
b y l . i e u t . S t o n e m a n —S in c e .11a-
Another expedition was made, person can imagine the difticul-
j o r - t J e n e r a l f . S. A .
which gave rise to the excitement ties in traveling through brush and
C O N TIN U E D FROM LAST W EEK.
a few years back of the ‘‘lost cabin” tim ber in the Coast range of moun-
They utterly routed the Indians, or of rich gold deposits; and taim s, the skill and judgm ent re­
destroyed their provisions stored many a foolish search was made quired to keep the real divide, and
up for W inter, and secured peace for the myth, as there was not in how very slow an advance is made.
with the Coquille Indians forever fact any gold found, save at the O ur commander would be gone A n I n d e p e n d e n t . l o u r « « ! , d e v o t e d t o t h e I n t e r c a t a n f t l i e N o f lt h r r n C a a a t
afterw ard. Two white men were crossing of Johnson's creek, which from us for two hours at a time
C o u n t le a G e n e r a l l y , a n d o f C u r r y C o u n t y P a r t i c u l a r l y .
killed two years after,
by did not assume its present im por­ searching for the divide. No p er­
three Indians, who were hung, tance until the S pring of 1851, at son offered to ride; all fared alike.
and that was their last act against which time gold was discovered, Stoneman knew when his men
tin mountain and ereek receiving required rest, and would not risk
the whites.
The command returned to P ort the name of ‘‘Jo h n so n ,” in com pli­ finding a better camp, when lie
O rford; the weather then being ment to the discoverer of gold up­ had a passable one at the time or
very storm y, Stoneman erected the on that creek, he receiving the near it. On the afternoon of the
W inter quarters, w orking in the prefix of ‘‘coarse gold” to his name 6th we reached “ Iro n M ountain”
storm. In January all was quite durin g the time of the expedition which was named by Stoneman on
com fortable; the W inter passed off! named. Maj. A. J. Sm ith, the account of the blood red color
pleasantly. Stoneman remained : Capt. of Co. C, joined his com­ of the earth. We camped on the
with Company C, the balance of mand in 1852. Camp Depot was south side on an extensive bench
the command returning to San broken up and all returned to about five li.indred feet from the
Francisco, in the last of Decem­ P o rt O rford. In A ugust, p rep ara­ sum m it, having good grass and
ber, on the steamship Columbia, j tions were made for another expe­ water; there were several springs,
Stanton was to have returned on j dition, apd upon the 1st of Sep­ some of them form ing the source
the Q uarterm aster's schooner L in ­ tem ber, Stoneman started with of Roek creek.
( c o n t in u e d n e x t w e e k .)
coln which was wrecked opposite twelve men of Co. C, and the w ri­
to where Em pire City now stands. ter as a volunteer, to examine as
Clemetshaw, Kallock's perjured
The men on board of her, together to the practicability of a road lead­
w
itness
was sent up for fourteen
ing
directly
east
from
P
o
rt
Orford.
with Lieut. Stanton, forced their
years.
Clemetshaw’s
wife, known
Kept
the
beach
to
the
m
outh
of
way over Cape G regory, thence
among
the
“
rounders”
as “ R oar­
down the Coast to P ort O rfo d B rush's creek, which received its
The W inter was pleasantly spent, name from a young Texan, one of ing G im let” was sentenced the
time mueli ■occupied in rendering j the survivors of the TeValt massa­ next ilay to ten yeiirs for grand
the men and animals com fortable; cre. Stoneman and the w riter as­ larceny.
and fishing and hunting when the cended to the sum m it of H um bug
A Chicago dispatch says: The
weather perm itted. E ik, deer and i M ountain, to secure a proper de-
bear were in close proxim ity. In • part ure by observing the trend of Times this m orning publishes a
early S p rin g preparations were ! the divide. R eturning to the men letter from Senator David D avis
made to examine the country 1 encamjied on the ereek at dark, to a gentlem an in W ashington, in
lying between P ort O rford and started early the fol owing m orn­ in which he says:
ing ascending the creek—had ad­
“ The training and habits o f my
the ‘ Oregon T rail,” as the preieu
life
naturally lead me to p refer
vanced
b
u
t
a
short
distance
when
traveled stage route leading fro u
civilians
to soldiers for great
Roseburg to Jacksonville was then Stoneman felled a line e lk ; cu t a civil tru sts, hut as parties are
called. In the expedition. Stone­ supply off w ithout delay, and that organized the voter m ust choose
man was the leader, or acting night camped on the south-east between the candidates or m ust
stand aloof, indifferent or neutral,
m ountaineer, which was a seem­ side to P ilo t Knob.
which no good citizen ought to do
ingly natural
role for him.
The day having been excessive­ at a Presidential election. I have
A camp was established
on ly warm ail were wet with p er­ no hesitation in supporting H an­
the South Fork of the Coquille, spiration, and having gained an cock for the best of all reasons,
called D epot Camp. A few men a titude of eighteen hundred feet, because his election will p u t an
were left in charge of the camp, were chilled as n ig h t approached. end to sectional strife and scci ion-
al parties, and will revive patriotic
and in Ju n e the main expedition O ur camp was by the side of a sentim ents all over the land which
started, followed the Indian trail beautiful stream in a grove of tim ­ political leaders and factions for
over Jo hnson’s mountain to the ber. The men b u ilt good tires, sinister ends have sought to p re­
vent. There can he no perm anent
Big bend of Rogue river, (I should I and we had a prospect of an excel- prosperity w ithout pacification.
have stated that Lieut. K. Wil- • ent n ig h t’s rest after the fatigues Great as were the achievements of
liamson was the engineer, o n e ; of the day. A grand failure. Gen Hancock in the war, his con­
mule packing his instrum ent.;.) j We had lain down, ju s t yielding duct in peace when in command of
Louisiana and Texas in 1HG7 is still
They ascended the river, following . ourselves to blissful slum bep, grander, and justly commend him
the rig h t bank to the m outh of j when lo! all were aroused by the to the confidence of the country.
Jo h n
Mule creek, which re­ tire, which commenced to spread His letter to Gen. Sherman, re­
ceived its name from the follow- i with great rapidity* calling forth cently brought to light, lists G en.
Hancock far above the past ap p re­
iug circum stances: In
p a ss in g 1 our every effort to save our sup­ ciation
of his civil ability. I t marks
one spur called John Mule m oun­ plies and animals. We fought the him as one of the wisest of his
tain which breaks off ab ru p tly at tire the whole of the night. The time, with statesman grasp of mind
the river's verge and has an alti men m th eir efforts io save the and integrity of a p atrio t whom
sense of expediency could
tude of over two thousand feet, supplies and extinguish the lire, no
swerve from his honest convic­
the mule carrying Lieut. W illiam- I forgot all about o u r poor mules, tions.”
The PO ST Establishm ent being Supplied
sou’s instrum ents, strayed from and had it not been for the cool,
the trail or was stolen by the I n ­ good judgm ent o fo n r commander,
At Happy Camp last Thursday,
W ith th o L a te s t and B est Styles o f Job T y p e ,
dians lying in wait for an oppor­ we would have lost every anim al. L P. Sm ith shot and killed Ah
tu n ity to kill a straggling man or He had them forced through to Lim, a Chinaman, charging the
W e Solicit O rders fo r W o rk in th a t Line«
Chinaman with robbing his sluice
anim al. This mule was named the weather side of the Haines, and boxes. Smith delivered himself
“ J o h n ;”from this circum stance,the through the deep ravine to a place to the authorities after the killing,
m ountain as well as the creek was of safety. I t being extrem ely dry, und was sent to this place where
lamed. Im m ediately at the east­ there having been no rein since he is now awaiting trial. We have
not learned the particulars of the
ern base of the h ill, from the early S pring, every tw ig and bush affair sufficient for publication.—
J. H UPTON & SON, PROPRIETORS.
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