Port Orford post., May 26, 1881, Image 1

VOL. I.
T H E PO ST.
PORT ORFORD, OREGON: THURSDAY, MAY 26. 1881.
A P l u c k y M a il C a r r ie r .
(S lu c k K nud M a c h in e ,
While he mail carrier on the
route between Coos City and Ban­
H. V PTO X & SO X , P r o p r ie to r s . don was coming down the Coquille
river, last Friday, on his way to
i ’ u ld itth e d E v e r y T h u r s d a y ,
the last named place, his boat was
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upset by a sudden gust of wind,
PORT ORFORD,CURRY CO., OR. throwing both the carrier and
mail into the river. The plucky
s i « .s i / i f f * r / « .v h a t e n .
fellow immediately siezed the bags
O n e T e a r .......................................... $ 2 .0 0 with his teeth, and desperately
s i x M o n t h s ..................................... 1 .2 5 struck out for his boat which he
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succeeded in regaining after a
hard struggle. Consequent on
^ADVERTISING RATES REASONABLE.
the above mishap no paper mail
was
received at this place last Sat­
A,» on a n d C u r r y “ S ta r l t o u t e . ' ’
urday,
Postmaster Jno. Lewis, at
•’Dorsoy & Co. manipulated the
Roseburg-Coos Bay Star Route un­ Bandon, keeping it back to dry.
N ew T ea ch er.
til they got an increase which pays
Miss Clara Merriman, of Ellens­
them near #7,000 a year protit over
and above what the sub-contractor burg, came up Monday last to take
taxes them for the service; and we charge of the public school at this
learn that they clear over #6001» place relieving Mr. J. B. Ticlienor,
on the Port Orford-Ellensburg- whose business requires his whole
t 'hetco route. Verily, it’s nice to time and attention. Miss Merri­
be on terms of “ Addition, divis­ man comes well recommended,
ion and silence” with a band of both as an accomplished lady and
•'ederal official thieves at Wasli- efficient teacher, and will doubt­
jgton. But the people who foot less be successful with the school.
tee bills are growing poorer, while
I I » l i s l i e r « . ’ A m to r iu tI o n .
the thieves and corporations wax
We acknowledge the receipt of
fat, and grow more insolent, ami
a.i invitation to be present at the
Arrogant and/exacting. We have)
nsnntr now mucE fine i oos tournai Rd-’togv/U Ceva• gdioWto be
held at San Francisco, .Tune 7th,
City-Bandon-Port Orford route
has been “expedited,” but that ensuing. Scipio Craig, our old
route doubtless figures up among San Bernardino friend, is Presi­
dent of the Association. We
the others named.
would be glad to bo present but
12 r c a k w a f e r .
our engagements forbid.
From private and reliable sources
To C'orrcNpondviilN.
• we learn that a dispatch was
Correspondents
will please ad­
received last Monday by Cap .
dress
their
communications
to T he
Littlefield to the effect that the
P
ost
instead
of
either
of
the
pro­
preliminary arrangements for com­
mencing the construction of the prietors. Chetco letter was ad-
Breakwater at this place are about dr« s^ed to the Senior who is ab­
completed, and that the Engi­ sent at the farm, and tho communi­
neers to be placed in charge of the cation was not returned in time
work may be expected at any time. for this issue—Mill appear next
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week.
A party of surveyors pass« ,'
W o o l S otercstM .
through town Tuesday on the
Wool growers of this county
May to Roseburg. The part, are generally jubilant over the
came up the Coast and their m - prospects of a large clip and good
sion was to view out a course pn - prices. The Winter just past has
liminary to a survey for a raii- been an unusually favorable one
l'O a d .
to wool growing interests, very
On her first trip after puffing few sheep having been lost.
in new machinery, the “ Katie
A party of emigrants with quite
( , k” blew a hole in her boiler. a paid; train passed through town
T.ie motion of the engine being last Sunday on their way to El­
t« ) quick.
lensburg.
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■ Coquille steamer “ Ceres”
A. 1), Wolcott is expecting an
a a snag at the mouth of
invoice of the latest styles of ladies’
.slough ami broke her pro-
hats and bonnets—all trimmed.
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J. A. Haynes, of Newcastle was
“ Mary D. llurne” arrived in town yesterday and took out a
nburg last evening.
pack loud of goods.
lit C o u rt convenes a t E ui-
.tv M onday.
It is saiil that growing potatoes
in Del Norte county have been at­
his issue the first volume tacked with blight.
Our exchanges speak of a new
machine for saying fine gold from
blacksand, the invention of a gen­
tleman named A. Kenton, of, Al­
bany. The machino is based on
strictly scientific principles, is
very simple, easly handled and
can quickly be set up at any point
where the miners desire to work.
Magnetic power is used upon the
sand as it passes through tho
sluice boxes in such a M ay us to
lift it from the gold, in fact throw­
ing the black saml into an open or
porus condition, leaving a free
passage, through which tho gold
finds an easy May to tho quicksil-
vor in the bottom of tho sluices.
After the sand passes through
quite a number of sluice boxes,
being carried along by a stream of
M ater that runs in at the head of
the sluice, it finally comes in con­
tact with a magnetic cylinder that
separates by a revolving brush the
magnetized portion of tho sand
from that which is not magnetic
it is claimed that with tho use of
this machine fully HO.per ecn*l of
tho gold in tho black sand along
the sea beaeli of this Coast cal he
saved. Hitherto no moth« of
working has ‘resulted’ in saving
more than 15 or 20 per cent.
From this it will bo seen at once
how valuable tho invention of Mr.
Kenton must prove to be, if it m ill
do all that is claimed for it.
N e w M u re a m i iS u ic l
h i
lla n d o n .
We learn that B. F. Tupper, Of
Coos Bay, now superintending the
Government works at tho mouth
of the Coquille river, has purchas­
ed what is knoM’ii as the Taylor
place, uear Bandon, and intends
erecting a store and hotel thereon.
We also learn that Mr. Tupper
will stock and furnish both estab­
lishments and conduct them him­
self.
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T h e C o q u ille I m p r o v e m e n t .
The breakwater at the mouth of
the Coquillo river is rapidly near­
ing completion, and gives every
promise of being successful in cut­
ting away tho north spit and form­
ing a new channel. Already there
are fifteen inches of Mater on the
new bar.
M iKliHtiirc O m itte d .
“ The Mariner’s Farewell,” print­
ed in T he P ost of last week, M as
the emanation of the prolific brain
and facile pen of “ Gypsol.” Tho
signature was inadvertantly omit­
ted.
An exchange says Tom Merry,
lately of The Dalles Inland Empire
is freight clerk on one of the steam­
ers running to tho Cascades.
Thirteen divorce eases on tho
docket for tho May term of Cir­
Is it notabout time to commence
m.ol arrived last Sat' preparations to properly observe cuit Court in Coos countv.
our natal day?
Senior is absent at ranch.
- isr «doses.
THE HAKI'lt.N MIN.
i A strike of more than average
proportions held the attention of
the people of N. Y. City for a
couple of days lately. Three
thousand journeymen
bakers,
struck against the tyranny of the
bosses, who required them to work
17 hours a «lav, or from 1(12 hours
to 104 per Meek, and to board
where tho said bosses dictated*
'lhese men were working over an
average of 17 hours per day, for
per Meek. When forbearance
seemed to suggest new imposi­
tions, they struck for a reduction
of hours to 12 hours per «lay’s
work, and for tho liberty to board
where they chose. Tho bosses’
Union Mas called together, whon
various bases of accommodation
Mere proposed, but the men. who
occupied Irving Hall, were firm.
Finally a proposition cauio acced­
ing to the terms of tho strikers if
they would vary them so as to
work 11 hours Saturday’s, bat this
was docliued. Finally tho whole
crowd were notified that they
could go to their respective places
and resume work at their terms
laid down, and cortaiuly their
terms were more than reasonable.
Ten hours is tho longest work-day
now recognized anywhere, yet
these men working for the pittance
of #8 a week only demanded their
hours bo reduced from 17 hours
to 12.
commend tho example of
these striking bakers, to . j Stan­
dard which paper puhlis i d with
its approval an article fi >m the
Economist denouncing strikes as
criminal and Trades Unions as
social abominations. Can any reas­
onable person say in his heart
that those striking bakers had no
grievance which justified revolt?
And but for tho fear of strikes
there would bo practically no
limit to tho exactions and oppres­
sions of employers.
♦
Win. C. Connor, late head of
Conner’s typo foundery, New
York, is dead. He estaol shed the
pioneer type fonndryon the Pacific
Coast, at San Francisco, the one
afterwards run by the Faulkners.
A prisoner in Yreka robbed the
Sheriff of a considerable sum,
broke jail, ami slid out for Cres­
cent City, where he took a steam­
er for Siui Francisco. Enterpris­
ing thief; stupid Sheriff.
A lfi-year-old wife was arrested
tho other «lay in Union, East of
tho Mountains on a charge of
poisoning her husband. The
eliargo Mas dismissed by tho
Court.
About a year ago, says the N. Y.
Sun a young wifo procured a di­
vorce at New Philadelphia, Ohio.
Now she sues her former husband
for breach of promise of marriage.
NO. 52.
<’O lU iESD O X h e n c e .
W aldo J I ills , May 10.
l ’ns. P ost . — A few items from
this section might he interesting
to some of your readers.
Farmers are busy putting in
their grain and gardens.
Several lino dwellings and barns
are being built in this neighbor­
hood.
Plenty of fruit this year. Chick­
en pox and strawberries and cream
are the rage just now, and they
arc splendid—tho berries ami
cream.
A grand picnic at Keen’s school
house next Tuesday -a splendid
time anticipated. “ Grand Court,"
“ King " and “ Louis II." will at­
tend.
Beautiful weather just now, hut
it has been raining every other day
lor t'ue past two weeks, so to-mor­
row we may reasonably expect a
shower.
Four euses of diphtheria in our
village.
The latest sensat ion here was the
killing of a Chinaman's dog which
was run ovei by a gravel train.
Leo King is minus a pup, and poor
Bruno has gone whore tho yood
«logics go.
This is truly a beautiful place.
From an elovation one gets a
splendid view of well kept farms
and line farm houses in «¡very di­
rection—to tho east, north and
south. On tho surrounding hills,
looking to tho westward, one can
see Howell prairie, tho garden spot
of our beautiful Htate, and farther
on the lulls across tho Wil-
I'aiuinetle river, in Polk county.
Viewing this at evening, with tho
setting sun in a lurid glory of
crimson and copper colored clouds
casting a Hood of crimson and pur­
ple o’er liill anil valley, anil gild­
ing the trees and distant mountain
tops until they shine like burni. li­
ed gold; tho western win lows of
the farm houses Hocked M’ith scar­
let splashes that gleam like blood,
how I wished that I might paint
a picture of this glowing pano­
rama. Grain fields on the right,
grain ficlilson the left - grain fields
everywher«!. The grain standing a
foot] high, of a dark green color,
so beautiful as it, spreads out be­
fore (lie evening breeze in billows
of living green, that surely no
artist could do justice to this love­
ly scene.
I hear the dinner bell, nnd I
have an appetite that relishes eith­
er a mussel stew or a strawberry
pie.
D A J H V Z 1 1 MW A L T -I ’»LA CK EBBY.
Senators Conkling and Platt
have resigned their seats in the
U. H. Senate. Cause, Robertson's
confirmuti« n.
Tho appointment, of Robertson
ns Collector of Customs at New
York has been confirmed.
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