PORT ORFORD NEWS
Port Orford. Oregon, Tuesday, December 21, 1926.
a re no m ills, e ijh e r fo r lu m b e r o r
flo u r m a k in g
in
C hetco,
but
w h eap -is h au led to S m ith R iv er,
six m iles beyond th e s ta te lin e,
an d th e re
g ro u u d
in to
flo u r.
(F in a l in s ta llm e n t.)
w hich th e y th e m se lv e s q u arrie'd L u m b er is also p u rch ased in Del
T he p re se n t asp ect (1 8 8 4 ) of o u t, an d began to m ak e flo u r to N o r,e county.
T h e re a re
tw o
E lle n sb u rg is m o d e ra te ly
lively su p p ly th e local d em an d .
H a s t sm all fish eries on C hetco creek
and flo u ris h in g . T h e re is a v ery ings w as u n fo rtu n a te ly d ro w n ed b u t th e catch is tr a n s fe r re d to
good w eekly n ew sp ap er,
ed ited an d th e p a r tn e r h a s since ru n Del N o rte co u n ty fo r c a n n in g and
a n d p u b lish ed by'X V alter S u tto n , th e m ill. He does n o t tu rn o u t sh ip m en t.
D airy in g is q u ite an
a J o u rn a lis t of d is c rim in a tio n and su ffic ie n t flo u r fo r all th e d e in d u s try h e re a b o u ts, an d an ex
ju d g m e n t.
T h is is th e
C u rry m an d . a n d
th e
re m a in d e r
is cellen t a rtic le o f b u tte r is m ade
C o u n ty P o st, w hich w as e s ta b b ro u g h t by sea m o stly from San on v ario u s ran ch es, p a rtic u la rly
lish ed a t P o rt O rfo rd in
May. F ra n c isc o by th e s te a m e r Mary J. A. C o o ley 's " F o u n ta in ra n c h ,’’
1880. by J . H. V pton an d son, D. H um e.
T he ru lin g p rices of w hich is •well fitte d up, h av in g
to
b u t b ein g p u rc h a se d by th e p res a rtic le s on th e co ast of C u rry a stre a m o f ru n n in g w a te r
to
e n t p ro p rie to r ( 1 8 8 4 ) , w as
re- co u n ty , of co u rse, v a ry w ith cir p ro p el the c h u rn , an d also
m oved to E lle n sb u rg
In Ju ly , ' c u m sta n c e s as elsew h ere, but m ay k e e P th e te m p e ra tu re o f th e d a iry
1 8 8 0 ." On th e
fo llo w in g
six- In g e n e ra l be said to co n fo rm to ’,o u se a t th e rig h t point.
,
te e n th of S ep tem b er, th e
firs t th is list, w hich e x h ib its th em for
W ln ch u ck . an In d ian nam e is
n u m b e r p rin te d at th is p lace ap- th e fall of 1883.
H ay. $12 p er th e n a m e of a sm all riv e r th e
p e a re d . and sin ce th a t tim e It to n ; salm o n . 20c e a c h ; p o ta to e s, so u th e rn m o s t stre a m
in C u rry
h a s c o n tin u e d to be p u b lish ed cab b ag e, w h eat, o a ts a n d b arley , co u n ty , and alm o st upon th e s ta te
re g u la rly (1 884 ).
T he P o st i s , each , 2c p er p o u n d ; fre sh p o rk , line. S alm on sw arm in th e W'in-
Refiners and ‘Buyers o f
an in d isp en sab le
in s titu tio n in re ta il, 8c 4o 10c; fresh beef, re- chuck an d J. B. W ilson has th e
th e co u n ty , and fills an im p o rta n t ta il. 12c to 15c; b u tte r 25c to b eg in n in g o f a fish ery , w here he N ative Platinum and Gold
p o sitio n in th e pub lic estim a tio n . 40c.
W h eat,
flo u r,
h o rsefeed p u ts up a h u n d re d b a rre ls a year.
H ig h e s t M a r k e t Prices
T he R ogue riv e r is n o ted fo r an d even v eg eta b les, a re a t tim e s Upon an d ab o u t th e lo w er p or-
E a M i M 1907
th e q u a lity a n d q u a n tity o f th e b ro u g h t
from
San
F ran cisco , tio n of th e riv e r th e re a re set-
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th e s e fish, called th e sp rin g ru n from
E lle n sb u rg ,
cap ab le,
if selves in a p ro m isin g
lo cality ,
an d th e fall ru n , th e firs t ta k in g cleared and c u ltiv a te d , of p ro d u c- th o u g h a v ery iso lated one
p lace in A p ril, M ay an d J u n e , th e lnR en o rm o u s cro p s o f v eg etab les,
A lth o u g h
th e W in ch u ck
la
fall ru n o c c u rrin g m ain ly in Sep- cl° v er. g ra in , e tc ., an d su p p ly in g
te m b e r an d O ctober. T h e la tte r 10 tim e s th e d em an d o f th e sm a ll looked u p o n as th e d iv id in g lin e
Is m ost a b u n d a n t, b u t th e fish co ast
P o p u latio n .
W ere th e re b etw een C a lifo rn ia an d O regon,
ta k e n in th e sp rin g ru n a re th e c*’ea,)' sp eed y an d re g u la r m ean s ¡tg m o u th is a h a lf m ile n o rth of
b e st in q u a lity . A. F. M yers es- o f tr a n s p o rta tio n to and
fro m
F ra n c isc o ,
C u rry
co u n ty th e tr u e b o u n d a ry , w hich is th e
ta b lis h e d a fish e ry a t E lle n sb u rg San
fo rty -seco n d p a ra lle l.
Upon th e
in 1857, fo r th e p u rp o se of ta k o u g h t to fu rn ish th a t m etro p o lis beach can be seen a sto n e post
w
ith
m
any
of
th
e
above
a
rtic
le
s,
ing. s a ltin g and b a rr e lin g salm o n .
w hich m a rk s th e lin e acc u ra te ly .
F ro m th is c o m p a ra tiv e ly sm all in ste a d of receiv in g th em from A farm h o u se n e a rb y sta n d s upon
h
e
r
b e g in n in g th e b u sin ess h as
In
d is tin g u ish e d
The tr a il so u th w a rd from E l th e lin e, and its
creased u n til now th e re a re ten
o w n er en jo y s th e fe lic ity of e a t
le
n
s
b
u
rg
cro
sses
H
u
n
te
r’s
creek
,
th o u s a n d cases o f can n ed salm on
n arro w ing in th e one s ta te an d sleep in g
sh ip p ed y e a rly as
an
av e ra g e a sm all stre a m w ith a
Upon th e n o rth
valley,
c
u
ltiv
a
te
d
by
a
few
s e t in th e o th e r.
p ro d u c t.
T h is b u sin ess Is th e
sid
e
of
th
e
riv
e
r,
an d c o n se q u e n t
m ost im p o rta n t an d lu c ra tiv e In tlers. T he reg io n all a b o u t Is e x ly in O regon, is a g ro v e o f re d
tre
m
e
ly
wild
and
ro
m
a
n
tic
,
both
th e w hole county, an d Is
co n
wood tre e s, th e seq u o ia sem p er-
d u cted a t a sin g le ca n n e ry ,
hlch ocean an d m o u n ta in w a rd . G raz v iren s, su p p o sed to be th e only
in
g
Is
m
uch
p
u
rsu
ed
,
and
upon
Is ow ned by R. D. H um e.
The
liv in g re p re s e n ta tiv e s of th is sp e
n e cessary b u ild in g s a re b u ilt over t h e “ p ra irie s ” m an y sh eep m ay cie in th e sta te .
th e w a te r, re s tin g u p o n
piles, be seen. B etw een H u n te r’s creek
T he F nd.
an d co n ta in a p p a ra tu s fo r c le a n an d P isto l riv e r th e tr a il ascen d s
a
.very
h
ig
h
m
o
u
n
ta
in
,
w
h
ere
a
ing, c u ttin g up an d p ack in g th e
Ju ly , 1882, w hen I p u rch ased th e
fish, as well as fo r th e m a n u fa c sp len d id view of th e P acific m ay
P o rt O rfo rd P ost, m oved th e o u t ing to D avidson.
T he bey* ex
tu r e of cans an d cases.
Mr. be g ain ed . P isto l riv e r is la rg e r
fit to E lle n s b u rg
(now
Gold pect to rem ain in P o rtla n d d u r
th
a n th
en tio n eu
ed stre a m . , '
Iln m o has w ith r a .o
m an
iiiv e u first
r s i m eniiim
H um e h as, w ith r a r e fo re sig h t,
P o rt O rfo rd , O re., Dec. 16, 1926. B each) e n la rg e d th e p a p e r to six ing th e w in ter.
ta k e n g re a t p a in s to k eep up th e „ „ I z nrvn m el , , mae
m ue8 T t , °F •» tn f e la ;. t r a n " * O . om
. V
. J . . 1.
. . * ... . x . .. _
co lu m n p ag es a n d p u b lish ed th e
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V
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I pon th is stre a m
E d ito r N ew s: In y o u r k in d ly C u rry C o u n ty P ost fo r a
few
q u a n tity of liv in g salm o n , b o th R ogue riv er.
A p u b lic telep h o n e has been in-
w ho
h av e m en tio n o f m yself In y o u r last m o n th s, w hen I a g a in e n la rg e d to
by a b s ta in in g from c a tc h in g to o also dw ell s e ttle rs
'',la
d
e
,
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a
bl.l
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p
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v
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ts.
isgue
a
few
errorB
o
ccu
r
as
to
'
sev
en
-colum
n
p
ag
es
an
d
nam
ed
it
m an y and also by e sta b lis h in g a
In
h a tc h e ry w h erein th e
fe rtilized N ear W h a le s H ead — a re m a rk d a te s , no d o u b t th ro u g h a m is- th e "G old B each G a z e tte .”
re- u n d e rs ta n d in g , w hich I ask sp ace F e b ru a ry , 1892, 1 sold th e Ga-
salm o n eggs can be b ro u g h t to a ile p ro m o n to ry b e a rin g a
m a tu rity , and an im m en se n u m seta b la n c e to th a t a n im a l Is a to co rre c t, th e said e r r o r s occu r- z e tte to R. D. H um e, p u rch ased
follo w in g , w hich I an e n tire new o u tf it an d lau n ch -
b e r of sm all fry le t loose to r e c o n sid erab le tr a c t of fe rtile la n d , j r j n g ¡ n
place
th o se
a n n u a lly
cau g h t. upon w hich R. Scott Is lo cated | _____ ____ _____________________ ____
( E d ito r ’s no4e: T he c a n n e ry an d an d has an ex cellen t e sta b lish - i
fish in g o p e ra tio n s d escrib ed a re m en t, d ev o ted m ain ly to g razin g .
F o u rte e n m iles beyond is C h et-I
now a p a rt of th e M acleay E s ta te
co m p an y ’s h o ld in g s a t
W ed d er- co (so called from th e n am e of
an In d ian tr ib e ) w h ere
dw ells
b u r n .)
E lle n sb u rg c o n ta in s a
c o u rt q u ite a co m m u n ity o f fa rm e rs,
an d
d a iry m e n ,
w ho
house. s itu a te d at th e lo w er e x g ra z ie rs,
tr e m ity of th e to w n ;
a school m a k e u p a sectio n ra n k in g fo u rth
h o u se of ex cellen t
p re te n sio n s ; in th e c o u n ty as to 'p o p u latio n .
th e office an d d ru g s to re Yif Dr. T he soli is e x tre m e ly fe rtile , an d i
Von d e r G reen, and o n ly p h y si w ith in th e lim ited a re a o f th e •
o p p o r
cian in th e co u n ty ; Miss G eisel's sectio n th e re a re am p le
m illin e ry e s ta b lis h m e n t, th e post- tu n itie s fo r a self su p p o rtin g pop
office, th r e e h o tels, co o p er shop, u latio n to th riv e an d p ro sp er.
T he C hetco riv e j o r c r ok is
b la c k s m ith shop, sh o esh o p , sto re,
salo o n s, offices, etc. Gold Beach crossed by tw o fe rrie s . M iller’s,
lodge No. 70 A. F. and A. M., n e a re s t th e m o u th , an d S m ith ’s,
At th e la tte r
and R ogue R iv er
G ran g e
No. tw o m iles above.
190. P a tro n s of H u sb a n d ry , m eet th e stVeam is a b o u t 120 y a rd s
in E lle n sb u rg .
T he steam sa w w ide an d is fordw ble in su m m er.
m ill h as oeen an im p o rta n t fac F o r a dozen m iles o r so alo n g
to r in th e d e stin ie s o f th e place. th e stre a m , s e ttle rs possess and
A bout 1871 H a stin g s an d S a n a re c le a rin g th e rich soil, and so
p le a sa n t
h o m es
fo r
d e rs b u ilt a sm all g ris j m ill fo u r m ak in g
p o sterity .
m iles above E lle n sb u rg . T h ey th eih selv es and th e ir
m ade th e m illsto n e s from
rock S o u tn of th e creek a bench of
level rich soil bi g in s, a m ile in
w id th , fro n tin g on th e ocean and
back ed by low, fern -co v ered h ills
W A L T E R SUTTON
w hich lie to w ard th e e a st
H ere
ed th e P o rt O rfo rd T rib u n e , th e
a re som e v ery fin e fa rm s, m ain
ly dev o ted to w heat ra isin g , b u t
“ He lau n ch e d th e P o rt O rfo rd f ir s t issue a p p e a rin g
May
10,
•possessing o rc h a rd s an d o th e r im T rib u n e in 1876, w hich he con 1892. A f te r p u b lish in g th e T ri-
p ro v em en ts.
Som e
p ro m ln e n t d u cted u n til 1882. w hen he s ta r t- bllne f ° r 1° y e a rs I sold th e p lan t
s e ttle rs a re th e C ooleys,
B lak e ed th e Gold B each G azette, la te r an d en g ag ed in sto ck ra is in g on
H u b b u rd s
an d McVay. W illiam K irk keeps se llin g th e G azette
to
R.
D. a ra n c h 1 ow ned a t
a sto re at a po in t a fo u rth of a H um e, ta k in g hold of th e T rib u n e creek n e a r P o rt
O rford.
th o u g h I co n tin u ed
th e
m ile so u th of th e B lake ran ch . ag a in in 1 8 9 2 .’
The p o rt of C h etco h a rd ly
de
T he facts as re g a rd th e tw o
I la te r on resu m ed th e
serv es th e n am e o f h a rb o r, being p u b lic a tio n s a re a s follow s:
p u b licatio n p erio d ically fo r tw o
only a la n d in g w h ere th e ste a m
T he firs t n ew sp a p e r p u b lish ed o r th re e years.
e r H um e an d sc h o o n er E s te r C o In C u rry co u n ty w as th e
R espectfully,
P o rt
boa o ccasio n ally . call, to
b rin g O rfo rd P o st, la u n ch e d by J . H.
W a lte r S u tto n .
m e rc h a n d ise
an d
c a rry
aw ay
V pton & Son, in May, 1880, a
wool, h id es and d a iry p ro d u cts.
five-colum n,
fo u r-p ag e
p ap er,
T he C h etco c o u n try h as o ften p rin te d on a “ N o v elty ” p ress
Dave D avidson and B e rt Dean
1
been called E g y p t, sin ce a t one
fo r
w as elected co u n ty c lerk in 1876, le f t W ed n esd ay m o rn in g
tim e It su p p lied n e a rly all o f Del ^ y e d In th a t
cap a c ity
u n til P o rtla n d w ith tw o tru c k s belong-
N o rte co u n ty w ith w heat.
In
th is region a re to he fo u n d good
ro ad s— v ery r a r e in th e re m a in
d e r of th e c o u n ty (1 8 8 4 ). T h e re !
Early History of Curry County
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