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PORT ORFORD POST. e d o n T om m y E a s t’s b a r, p a ssin g h o w . The next day a fte r o u r a r IT • 7 ? ■r*’?. <♦ j su ch h isto ric a l p laces as T iche- rival at .Mule cre e k , F o s te r re i a n O S ' E Q U A LE D FÛC. T i l l KSDA Y, - JU L Y 2 1 . 1881 n o r s D efeat, th e D e v il's B aek-boue tu rn e d hom e, anil S te tso n and I j and l l i s M a je sty ’s L ittle ¡Stairs, th e w ith tw o ilay s’ ra tio n s a n d o u r tone & design a r i s i i * t o ? sî ¡L.&: 4 a i ’i u . i h isto ry of each C h arley gave m e g u n , b la n k e ts a n d lia te h e t, we NEW AUD ELEGANT ( w ent along. T h e “ B ack sta rte d up. M ule c re e k to see w hat 1 ' i e s s r s . j . I B u u t i e ) , s t e t s o n u n it as we W e clim b ed u p a ■Militi» J a u n i i m o t h e IC o g u e bone" is a steep rocky lu ll a m ile yve c o u ld see. STYLES Í over it an d T ic h e n o r’s D efeat is u b ig m o u n ta in to avoid th e canyon, | I S iv e r A L o u iit n in s i n Q u e s t o i rocky place, w here C apt. T . a b a n am i n a c h e d th e creek a t th e first t h e ‘ • ï ’r e c î o u s ." ’ doned h is h o rse , b e in g u n a b le to fo rk s a b o u t a m ile from th e river, l a co m p an y w ith M essrs. S te t get th e an im al dow n a h u g e cliff, an d as d ire c te d , to o k th e left h an d son an d S m ith I left E lle n s b u r g and lo o ted it to F o s te r ’s ¡i d istan ce fork. F o r som e d ista n c e, ab o u t a J ano 22, fo r th e p u rp o se of p r o s of seven m iles, l i e la u g h in g ly m ile, yve follow ed som e old blazes, p e c tin g fo r q u a rtz on the w aters told me th a t th e boys w e n t u p nex t and h e re and th e re an exeuse fo r a ----- M A N U F A C T U R E R S of M u le c re e k u p B o g u e riv e r day and b ro u g h t th e an im al oyer I tra il, till yve p assed th e last m in n e a r th e c o u n ty lin e . W e had the place yy ith o u t any difficulty, in g cam p. Wo had in te n d e d to O A M E 3 R ÏD Û E P O O T , M A S S . been in s tru c te d to v isit a c e rtain b u t Tam in c lin e d to th in k th ey took go u p th e bed of th e ereek , b u t •’p a ss” an d th e re to search well th e h o rse a ro u n d or over th e lull ow ing to th e ro ck y c h a ra c te r of tin* a n d lo n g fo r th e p re c io u s stuff. as th e p lace looked lik e it yvould bed of th e creek a n d th e m any catalog tes sen t eee ade vjx wanted We a rriv e d at th e B ig B end th e defeat a m an am i h o rse w ith an canyons, we fo u n d it e a sie r to get fo llo w in g e v e n in g , a u d cam ped in “ Io w a m a jo rity .” a lo n g tho sid e of th e m o u n tain . C o rre s p o n d e n c e s o lic ite d . C h arley F o s te r’s b lac k sm ith shop. We p ro sp e c te d a ro u n d th e b a r S o m etim es yve yvere fo rtu n a ti O u r p a c k e r le ft u s th e re , and th a t e v e n in g and g o t som e v ery e n o u g h to find gam e tra ils , but PROFESSION \ P CA IIDS. E S T A B L IS H E D ¡N 1852. we w ero fo rtu n a te e n o u g h to good colors, b u t as th e b ar is o fte n e r yve yvere co m p elled to e c u re th e serv ices of C harley claim ed we «ost m u ch in te re s t in g ro p e o u r way o v er p rec ip ic e s ami «I. I l l ’X T L E Y , F o s te r to pack o u r p ro v isio n s to th e p ro sp e c ts. T om m y told u s he th h o u g li tho b r u s h as best we M ule creek , Id m iles above. was d o in g yvell a n d was as h a p p y c o u ld . T h e day w as v ery w arm C o u n s e lo ra t L aw .A N otary Public F o rtu n a te is th e p ro sp e c te r w ho as a big su n flow er. am i o u r p ro g re ss w as n e c essa rily N E W Ö P A P E R L l J .E X S l U ’IÎO , O llE d O N . trav els w ith M r. F o s te r th ro u g h T h e n e x t m o rn in g we w ere off a t j very slow . O nce I m issed tin th e m o u n tain s. H a v in g lived at d a y lig h t and cro ssed M ule M o u n fo o tin g a n d slid dow n tho lnoun the B ig B en d since 1852, he has tain in th e cool of th e m o rn in g , j tain on som e loose rock in to th e ’articular Attention ¡¡aid to I, and h ad m any n a rro w escapes from T he m o u n ta in is a to u g h one be- ( creek. A ite r 1 had found bottom BllsilllSS. • 1 G E N C A. th e In d ia n s m any a d v e n tu re s w ith in g steep and b ru sh y . T he d is my frie n d S te tso n halloed from a ro b b ers, c u t th ro a ts a n d bears, all tance is e stim a ted a t th re e m iles, cliff, an d asked if I w as. h u rt. «I. M. S IB L IN , ItooniM *40 a n i l 8 | , IU c v c I io i i I n ‘ li* of w hich he d is tin c tly rem em b ers b u t it it d e p e n d s in a g re a t m eas K now ing th a t som ebody was ch in ili««, Cil I H o m i l i SI , H. (•’. a n d rela te s in a m anner th a t does u re w h e th e r a p e rso n is on foot or t¡lin k in g ol m e, I took eouragi A tto rn e y & F o u n se lo r a t Layy n o t fail to in te re s t th e h earer. ho rseb ack . F ro m th e to p of th e and p u lle d u p th ro u g h th e b ru sh C h arley w as a sco u t fo r th e so l m o u n ta in we had a s p le n d id view as b est I co u ld to tin 1 place I start ?l.l I'slkliciti, Co««« C o . Virent,,,, \ ’ it \ d \ ' i : i ; i i s i M i s o t . u i it j» d ie rs in e a rly d ay s and h is tria ls of th e c o u n try to th e eastw ard . cd from , an d p ro ceed ed m ore c a u . for all nt'uspiipi'i « piihlislicil on am i escapes w ere ¡is m ira c u lo u s ¡is B ogue riv e r looked lik e a yellow tio u s ly . i n c lim b in g a ro u n d a the Pai'illc ( 'oust, the Stindwlch Ishim l., Will Practice in the C ein ts of the Sc a n y th a t N ed B u n tiin e ev ery r e yellow th re a d w o u n d th ro u g h the rocky p o in t not far from th a t place Poly iiesin, Mcxli'iiii Pori-., Panam a Val unii Judicial Disti ll i. paraiso, Juiniii, I'hilia, Ncyy Zcilhllld, the lated. A m ongst th e m any m irrow greensw ard a n d c a n y o n s b e n e ath S te ts o n alm o st put, h is h a n d u p o n Aiistiiiliiiii Colonics, the Pastern States escapes w h ich h e related to m e,th e u s. T h e c a b in s situ a te d on th e a large rattle sn ak e . T h is caused S. 11. H A ZA R D , i and E urope. T'lles of nearly every ii"u . m o st in te re s tin g one was in g e ttin g b a rs on c ith e r sid e of th e riv e r u s to k eep a s h a rp lo o k o u t, and I paper published on the I’neilie’ |('o a s t th ro u g h th e lin es of C ap t. A. J . looked no la rg e r th a n fly sp eck s on m ade it n e c e s s a ry to p ro ceed can 1 Kept constantly on hand, and all advrr- A t t o r n e y a t L a w , J tisers are allowed lice access to them , S m ith 's doom ed cam p a t th e B ig th e wull. tio u sly . A bout 4 yve cam o to a 1 d u rin g business hours. B en d and b rin g in g several co m We wero a b o u t an h o u r am i a creek p u ttin g in from tho eastw ard K J Iin U K C IT Y . If . Till: Posr is hep! oil lile at the p an ies of so ld ie rs to its succor halt g o in g dow n th e n io u u ta iu u p w h ich wo w ended o u r way. Office of L. P. I’isher. in the n ich e of tim e. T he sto ry , w hich is m u ch s te e p e r th a n the W e soon found c ro p p in g s of w h at Coos County, - - . Oregon. how ever, is to o lo n g a n d im per- w est side. S te ts o n p ro sp e c ted yve th o u g h t yvas s ilv e r b ea rin g .«■'■tly rem e m b e red for m e to at- a b o u t am i fo u n d an old c a b in in rock, am i a b o u t a m ile above found .1. B. T IC IIK N O K , E îc c trîc ity . T olnpt to give it. RI P I ! RE w hich we cam ped. W e exam ined th e lead, w hich yvas a b o u t f o u r ly cured by T>r. P ierer's R a ttle sn a k e s, p o iso n o u s am th * noo k s a n d c o rn e rs fo r snakes teen feet w ide a n d w ell dolined. M agnetle Plastic T russ p le n tifu l, a b o u n d in and a b o u t th e a id sc o rp io n s, a n d n o t fin d in g T h is we exam ined c a re fu lly am i Most l e im ii'k ilb le en; es . Bend and on u p above M ule creek. any “ s ig n ,” yve c o n g ra tu la te d o u r saw w h ere the lig h tn in g had s tru c k mi ri eoid. O rders bom 1 was c o n sta n tly on th e q u i vive selves on o u r good lu ck , little it, k n o c k in g off m any to n s of tin P o r t O r foia I, C u r r y C o ., t ir . all parts of i |u. world, fo r tin -.e re p tile s le s t th ey sh o u ld iim ik in g th a t th e re lu rk e d in an d rock. W e located 750b feet of tin [i / "D r. Pierce’s Elec. itrio Belt,' I lie latest ami best. War b ite me o r m y m ule. O f c o u rse a b o u t o u r new hom e th e g re a t ledge an 1 trie d to g o t fu rth e r u p J . 11. B A I N T L ET T, i anted genuini .Superior to all o th ers, yy e had som e of S te ts o n ’s m edicine sleep d e s tro y e r—th e flea. A fter tho gu liu i, b u t fo u n d it too steep . Price low. Address P I P litT .y s o \ w ith u s labled ‘‘S te ts o n ’s su re poj p re p a rin g an d e a tin g a h e a rty There hail ev id e n tly been a c lo u d N O T A R Y P U B L IC , i PH Sueram enlo Street, Saw E n im is i,/ ( 'id. on snake b ite s ” w hich 1 believe h b reak fast, yve b eg an to look b u rs t re c e n tly u p o n tho peak IQ LbENSliV K G , O R EG O N . b o u g h t of W a lk e r <fc Vitil. D r ai om ul lo r ev id en ces of civiliza- above us, as th e g u lc h was piled S m ith w ho d id th e co o k in g re c ion. F in d in g a sm all g a rd o n a d fu ll of broken tre e s, larg e b o u ld Conveyancing and C ollecting Prom ptly o m m en d ed T h at we sh o u ld tik e jo in in g a line b la c k b e rry p a tc h w< e rs a n d u n d e rb ru s h . 'The only Al tended Io. several sp o o n fu is of the m edicine were satisfied th a t yve yvould soon c o u rse le ft u s yvas to re tu rn to each m o rn in g to prep ,ire o a r sys be face to face yvith som ebody. w ater an d cam p , w h ich we d id , JO H N FITZ111 GII. ( ’. E, t e n s to receive th e p ris o n sh o u ld 1 p ro c u re d a la rg e c u d g e l aiid b e in g ci a p le te ly ex h a u ste d . A fter w r be u n lu c k y e n o u g h to g e t b itten ‘beat th e b u sh ’ in th e b la c k b e rry yve hud g o t ro lle d u p in our C O U N T Y SURVEYOR observed th is p re c a u tio n w ith p a tc h to d riv e o u t th e d rea d e d b la n k e ts, and yvere c o n v e rsin g g re a t re g u la rity as lo n g as tin ra ttle sn a k e if it sh o u ld by chance a b o u t o u r seem in g ly good lu ck , a liit'il m ine Listed. O n th e way be found lu rk in g th e re a b o u ts. 1 tim b e r wolf gave a d o lefu l howl Deputy U. S. Miuei'iil Surveyor. from Big B end to M ule creek , was not to be d isa p p o in te d in th is u p o n tin m ountain above us, close ,Fo te r rela te d h is m eth o d of d is fo r I soon got a ra ttle from a by. S te tso n soon b u ilt several p o s in g of ra ttle s n a k e s , w hich I lu m p o f th ic k v in es, am i n o t tire s a ro u n d u s to scare off th e OREGON. give as n e a r ¡is I can rem e m b e r i t - w ish in g to e n c ro a c h even u p o n a v a rm in t, a u d we went, to sleep, POUT ORFORD, W hen he fpum l a ra ttle r by the sn ak e, I re tire d . I II. IT ’TON H AH JE S T OPENED A lea v in g th e yvolf to p ra c tic e h is * ’ . Stock of y v a v side, lie w o u ld d ism o u n t and \\ e w ere v isited th e sam e day vocal m u sic as lo n g as lie w ished w hip o u t h is p o n d e ro u s b ru sh by M r. B u rro u g h s an d M r. W a lk e r We wero u p by d a y lig h t am i k n iie , and sto o p in g over th e r e p w ho are engaged a t m in in g in and retrac e d o u r ste p s to cam p w hich KEARNY STEEET, tile , w hich alw ays c u rie s u p w hen a b o u t M ule C reek. T h ey very yve reached by no o n , w orn o u t and T r ea tu NO. a l I! l C h r o n ic m i d b p e c la il d is tu rb e d give it a g e n tle ta p on k in d ly in v ite d u s to th e ir cab in s h u n g ry . D r. S m ith p re s c rib e d llisCXf SPHi th e side of th e head, a fte r w h ich and offered u s all th e a ssistan ce and p re p a re d a d o s e of tho “ a n ti Y O U N G P /1 E N ! he w ould p lace h is foot on th e an d in fo rm a tio n w ith in th e ir pow d o te ” yvhich we sw allow ed and soon sn ak es head, th e n w ith th e k nife er. T h ese g e n tle m e n have good felt b e tte r. W e n e x t d id am p le I W H O MAY BP St PEERING FROM IT tb ''e ll' its of youthful foollles or c u t iho skin ciose u p to th e head, laim s, a n d ju d g in g from th e coin- ju s tic e to th e p o rk and b ean s ¡iidiseretlon, w ill do well Io a vail I hem am i give it a s lig h t je rk , th ro w th e lo rta b ie a p jiearau ce of th e ir cab in s w hich In) had p re p a re d for us. selves ol this, tin' greatest boon ever skin on th e b ru s h , a n d m o u n t h is th ey a re d o in g v ery w ell. M r. O u r p ro.qieet was th en d isp la y e d , bud ¡it ¡he alter (.1 suU'erlng huinauilv. uoi and rid e oil, and leave th e W alk er is w o rk in g on th e D o u g las am i it was agreed b y a ll who e x DK. H PiN N Pt will guarantee to torf'.il k.koo lor every ease of Semim:l W eakness sn; ..o' il it reco v ered , to “ s k ill o u t” B ar on th e n o rth side, am i M r. am ined it that we 'ha,! a tr , it or pi iy a ie disease of any kind or eluir- if it could. Ju rro u g h s and S te w a rt a re m in in g “ d e u e ed ly g o o d .” T h e n e x t day ue! !• which In: undertakes and fails to F o ster has a n ice ra n c h a t th e on th e so u th sid e of th e riy e r. S m ith , S te tso n an d my “ s u b .,” cure. a ilD D I.E -A G E l) I»IKN‘. Ik nd a good o rc h a rd an d vineyard The la tte r g en tlem en are p r e p a r M r. C h au n cey , s ta rte d u p the Theia' are many at. the age of th irty to ¡uni li.i s c o m fo rta b ly an d is al- ing to w ing dam th e riv e r w hich m ain fork w ith th e in te n tio n of " a , s ; i.id to w elcom e ye p ro s p e c t they feci co n fid e n t yviil pay them fin d in g th e pass w h ere o u r s u p sixty who are troubled with loo IrcpH ul of the bladder, often ac- o r unu im p a rt any in fo rm a tio n in lam '.som ely. S everal d a y s a fte r posed lead was said to be lo cated , livaeiiatioiis — IX t h e — : ...... .. niial by ¡i slight sm arting or burn po. > es iou an d to ways oilers m any w ards we visited th e b a r w orked ¡m t ow ing to a rain sto rm a n d th e ing seasiition and a w eakening of the y .;,ti,,,.l • s l’g g .'s ti ' CIS to th o s e W.1O •y R u s s e ll A Co. T h o u g h th is log th e y c o u ld n o t accom pli .h sy-tem in a nuinner the patient cannot VI ci i .i b c ion fo r th e lirs t tim com pany a rc d o in g yvell th ey m e d a n y th in g . T hey re tu rn e d th " fo l account for. On exam ining tin' u rin . ii.i.ig s h .s ¡i good ran ch m ore w ater to m ake a handsom e low ing d ay m uch e n c o u ra g e d , and ary deposits, a I'opy sedim ent will ofleli CENTENNIAL BUILDING, be found, and ■ oliieflnies small particles b r s. l ie is engaged in th in g out ol t.ie ir b ir. T h e re is a signified th e ir in te n tio n of try in g ■ f alk'iiuo n will :.|ipei,r <>r the color will lb. k b u sin e ss, ¡uni 1 believe, 'gentlem an r. . .in •; at th e L ittle it again. My D ■■■ e of ab sen ce h av b ol a bin inilkisli line, again d u n g in g i a dark and torpid appear.iuee. I lie r e • me. Tin re are m v i .«! M eadow s whe . o .me I nave fo r ing e x p ire d , I bid ¡ lie boys g o , | » •O U T O R F O R D , - m th e v ic in ity of B ig gotten, w ho i- ' ¡¡gaged in th e bve and sp irted fo r hom e. J k i ll • ire in.my men who die of lliis difficulty, ig n o ran t of Ike ci.use, which is the sec p ro sp e " t very w ell, and toek and o ruun b u sin e ss. O w ing ed five ra ttle sn a k e s betw een M ule ond stage of sem inal w eakness. Dr. H. w ill be w o rk ed w ith to th e very h o t day a m i th e h ig h C reek and B ig B end, m a k in g a t o will guarantee a perfect cure in all sm li 1 here a re good “ ro ck e r m o u n ta in u p o n w h ich he lived I tal of seven of these re p tile s th a t ea r.., a n d a iiealthy restoration of th e !" d. as ta r u p as (Jalice lid n o t v isit him . S te tso n r e I lia.l v a n q u ish e d d u r in g tho trip . g e n ii'i urinary oig.m s. Office 1 louts Id to I ¡nidi! to R. Sun wh 're a:i in d u s trio u s m arked in a caret«' i yvav, w hen I S h o u ld an y of m y re a d e rs w ish days from 10 to 11 *. m . ( on»ultution E xcellent ( iiiie.seaf ¡.id ('im e m .n e r can m ake .'?•’> or ¿4 p e r day. in d ic a te d th a t I w ould n o t go u p to v isit th a t section o f th e c o u n try free. T horough exam ination unit ad " o s i e r 's we w en t to th e to see th is g e n tle m a n , th a t th e th ey sh o u ld not fail to s e c u re the vice. |"i. Call or address 1 baek U oekiug Chnii’M for th e Low O R . s l ' l X .l-.Y rti <’<>., î >o'i g M ule M o u n tain , a n d cam p- man was “ too h ig h ’ fo r me a n y e. v ie-s of C has F o s te r. J. H ’¡¡if No. 11 Kearny St. san Eiuncincu. P rie« of $S.5tL t Parlor Organs o i George Woods & P . . . L F, FiSHEFS IDVEHTISING N o ta r y P ub3 a c , N E W Furniture ! Dr. SPINNEY, R o c k in g C h a irs, B edsteads, Cha rs, Etc.