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PORT ORFORD NEWS
PortO rford News. Tuesday. July 5, 1927.
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I THEM A BEAR STORY
Coos E m pire
"W h o . m e ? ” ask ed Sam “ T h at him as big as m e fist. T h et b e in '
th a t C a n a d ia n b a r is a m ere in ­ se ttle d , I go back to th e hosses
fa n t a lo n g sid e a real su re n u fi an d s trik e out fe r th e tw o bucks
b a r, b e tc h a !
'T w a r up in bar up n e a r S u n rise fla t.
W hen I
cam p in th e R ogue riv e r tnoun- got th a r, I ’ll be dad b lam ed t i n
By M arcelle R eber.
ta in s in O regon
bout
eleven a n o n ery c o u g a r h a d n ’t been
METAL MARKET
C ap tain D an g erfield and
his m iles from th e riv e r." said Sam . th e re th a t n ig h t an e t ’em
Men from S e a ttle , M essrs. E arl
up
E. A M J.
th e w arm in g up to
R a n d a ll an d R D. B aldridge, who h u n tin g p a rty h ad a rriv e d
sto ry
te llin g clean as a w h istle ’’
New Y ork. N. Y., J u n e 25. 1927, h av e been m in in g o ccasio n ally in d ay b efo re an d e sta b lish e d cam p.
.“ T he h u ll p assel of us got up 1 “ How
m uch
did th e
b ar
C opper, 0.12 pound.
C u rry co u n ty fo r a few
y ears, T h e day had been a h a rd , to il­ th a r an d m ade cam p in
th e m w eig h ?"
T in, 0.64 pound
w ere g ian t firs.
have re c en tly been show ing ore som e one, an d all h an tis
T hese
v e re ,”
said
"S ev en h u n d re d pounds ”
l>“a d . 0.064 pound.
th a t ru n s from $250 to $2000 a tired .
Sam . w aving his h and a t th e ta ll '
"D id th e C olonel g it hts b ar
Zinc. 0.06 pound
ton in gold an d p latin u m
T hey
They h ad a ll g a th e re d a ro u n d co n e-sh ap ed
pines, “ a ir m ere s te a k ? "
A n tim o n y . 0.125 pound.
have re tu rn e d to S e a ttle to pro-1 ’h e big log fire, e ach m an sea te d sap lin s alo n g sid e o’ th em . Ole
"S horft he did an d th e folks
B ism u th , $2 20 pound.
c u re m ach in ery w ith
w hich to o r lay s tre tc h e d o u t in w h a te v e r Col. D aym ond. th e big cheese o’ : got sixty g a llo n s o' He o u ta th e t
Irid iu m , $110.00 ounce.
I w ork th e m ine, an d believe they m a n n e r b est su ite d th e ir
co m ­ th e p a rty , re p o rts th e t he ru n ole h e -d e v ll.”
P a lla d iu m . $55 ounce.
i h av e p ro p e rty th a t will pay fine fo rt.
acro ss th e b ig g est b a r tra c k h e ’d
T hen th e cam p fire died
to
P la tin u m . $65 ounce.
re tu rn s
H arb o r.
"W e ll, old tim e r ,” said
C ap- ev er seed, d e c la rin ' th et hit w ere sm o u ld e rin g
e m b ers an d
the
Q u ick silv er, $114.50 fo r
75-
X X X
’aih D an g erfield . a d d re s sin g Satn 'b o u t a foot wide.
1 know ed d am p a ir cam e in from th e sea
Ib. flask .
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W. fl. B oyer of th e
g en er..l O rld le y ’ h l* ch ief g uide. " I sup- th e t ole C olonel w ar no te n d e r-
la n d office of th e d e p a rtm e n t o f pose you h av e seen som e g am e foot in th e h ills, b u t I tu ck th e t
th a r 'n e a rly a foot w ide'
bar
th e in te rio r, who has sp en t som e in th e h ills in y o u r d a y ? ”
(F ro m W estern W o rld )
“ W ell, yes. rig h t s m a rt o ’ 'em . tra c k w ith a good s tiff pinch o’
tim e in G ra n ts P ass d u rin g th e
Mrs E. A. H a rtm a n an d Mrs
Geo. W A xtell was in tow n la s t th re e w eeks, re tu rn e d from I s ’p o se," d ra w le d Sam .
ta k in g sa lt, b etch a
H a rry H elm ken escaped w ith s e -j
from th e Moss Rose m ine on th e th e P o rtla n d office
th e
la tte r an a rd e n t an d long p u ll on h is
"W har did ye see th e t th a r verts b ru ise s an d m in o r in ju rie s
M iddle E lk W ednesday
p a rt of last week w h ere he had p et black b ria r pipe, tu r n in g his b a r tra c k s i r ? ’ I sez. w a n tin ' to F rid a y a fte rn o o n w hen th e a u to ­
H. M. A xtell is a t his m in in g
face up. m a k in g a sm o k e sta c k of be p e rlite , s h o w in ’ th e h u ll passel m obile d riv en by th e fo rm e r left
. i . i ™ .
..u j,
,
gone to se c u re a n a p p ro p ria tio n
'
e
a le E lk d o in g to be used in b u ild in g a fu rn ace his long, s tra ig h t nose. "Y es, sir, o’ th em th e t if’n I be an
ole th e h ig h w ay a b o u t 2» m iles wes*
a ss e ssm e n t w ork
T hey w ere r e t u r n ­
h a rd -b o ile d le a th e r-n e c k th e t me of R o seb u rg
fo r m ak in g te s ts o f ro ck fo u n d so m e big uns. to o ." he add ed .
Val B oyer of th e In m an m ines in th is d is tric t.
“ Do you re m e m b e r a b o u t th a t ole b lessed m am m y trie d to la rn ing to B andon from a trip
to
'P o rtla n d . T he c a r was badly
w as in tow n T uesday an d W ed­
me a few p in ts In e ty k e t.
T he fu rn a c e h as been ere c te d b e a r sto ry of th e C an ad ian Rock
d am ag e d and w as la te r tow ed to
n esd ay . and Roy C orson of th e a t th e hom e of G eorge
Y o u n j ies th a t Dick E en m o re ta lk s so
“ ‘Up n e a r th e place you call
Mrs.
H a rtm a n
sam e m ine cam e in S a tu rd a y f o r ' a n d w ill be re ad y fo r o p e ra tio n m uch a b o u t? ” a sk ed H al T em ­ S u n rise f l a t.’ p le a sa n tly a n s w e r­ M yrtle P o in t.
an d Mrs. H elm ken w ere ta k e n to
su p i' ies.
w ith in th e n ex t fo u r o r five days. p leton.
ed th e C olonel. 'I ’d lik e to e a t M yrtle P o in t and
C oquille
hv
G eorge Inm an —
~
~ ' it has a cap a c ity o f 12 p o u n d s o f ,
“ No, te ll us a b o u t I t , ” said
son of * C.
C.
a piece o ’ ste a k o ff’n th e t b a r ,’ p assin g m o to rists, com ing hom e ■
In m a n , re tu rn e d S a tu rd a y
from rock an d w ill he used by H orace C a p ta in D a n g e rfie ld .
th e fo llo w in g day
says he
H al
stre tc h e d
h im self
full
P o ttla n d w here he has been a t- t t u r r l t t ,
g o v e rn m e n t
g eo lo g ist.
"Thet a fte rn o o n I h ad killed
b lazin g
te n d in g school, and left fo r th e : who ig w o rk in g in
1
co n ju n c tio n le n g th in fro n t of th e
tw o fat bu ck s, se v e n -p in te rs, too. H X X ID C O N TRO L R E Q l’IR B B
logs an d looked up a t th e s ta r-
In m an m ines on th e Sixes riv e r | w ith Mr. Boyer.
all u n b e k n o w n st to th e cam p o u t-
R A TIO N A L LAND I ’S E I
S atu rd ay .
T h e d e p a rtm e n t h a s been de- jew eled sky as if to m ore c le a rly j fit.
I know ed
th e ir m o u th s'd
D avid M itchell m in in g m an of siro u s of m a k in g c e rta in te s ts of r e c a " ev ery d e ta il of th e sto ry
(G o n tln u ed from pag e 1)
be a w a te rin ’ fe r vension, so ’s 1
A rizona, visited
C oquille
t h i s . 't t h e ro
rock
ck fo u n d in th is lo cality
e s litv i . ' th h e ,‘ n h e Proceeded to tell it to ups and k nocked th em tw o bucks
w eek.
! and in o rd e r th a t th is m ig
ig h h t t b e , is w aitin g and liste n in g a u d i- o v er and d ressed ’eyi ta a d y fer tim b e r p la n tin g u n d e r Its te rm s. I
C. A. G ray of
th e
"W e hav e law s u n d e r
w hich
l ry stal , d one by th e g o v ern m en t ex p erts ence.
s k in in ’.
" T h a t w as som e
m ine on th e Sixes, th e old ,i M
ad­ th em selv es th e a p p ro p ria tio n has
b e a r? ” ex-
v».a_
" I wuz a g o in ’ out
to w a rd s n a tio n a l fo re sts m ay be c re a te d
claim ed
den p ro p erty , visited P o rt
O r been m ad e.— S po k esm an .
Ted
B lakslev.
’’E h? S u n rise fla t e a rly in th e m o rn in ' a n y w h ere on th e d ra in a g e of nav- 1
Sam ?”
ford last week
T h ese law s a re
w ith tw o hosses to pack them igable riv ers.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. S p ark s
> Sam rem ovad th e pipe
from bucks in to th e cook.
We need m any m ore
Refiners and ‘■Buyers o f
I’d keep a d e q u a te .
his lips, a b o u t to sp eak , ch an g ed
of E lk riv e r w ere in tow n Erl-
s ta te fo re sts to su p p lem en t th o se
N a tiv e P latinum and G old his m in d , an d resu m ed his p eace­ th e t th a r foot-w ide b ar tra c k In in n a tio n a l o w n ersh ip
day.
T hey
m ind alo n g th e way.
ful sm o k e
H ighest M arket Prices
D onald M cK enzie h as re tu rn e d
will pay good d iv id en d s in tim ­
’W
ell,
s
ir
,"
said
Sam
.
p
u
llin
g
¿»/dWnAe«/ 1907
“ W ell, old tim e r, w hat
have
hom e from a v acatio n s p e n t at
b er g ro w th and fo rest in d u strie s,
W ILD BER G BR O S. you got to say a b o u t th e a n tic s h a rd on h is pipe, his old cheeks asid e from th e ir b e n e fits to flood
his g r a n d f a th e r 's m ine on
th e
p u ffin g In and out lik e an old
S M E L T IN G &. R E F IN IN G C O .
M iddle E lk,
But public fo rest ow n- '
Offices: 742 M arket S t., San Francisco of said b e a r? " a sk ed th e C ap tain . crack ed bellow s, try in g to ig n ite c o n tro l.
Plant: South San Francucp
th e d y in g em b e rs in th e howl e rs h lp is p a rtic u la rly u rg e n t and ■
b u t had to give up an d re lit It. w a rra n te d on c ritic a l a re a s of de ,
w hich
"W ell, sir, I s tru c k o u ta cam p n uded o r e ro d in g lan d s
’bout sun up w ith ole dog T u ck , a re so u rces of d e stru c tiv e floods “
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The Lake View Tracts
All within Five Minutes’ Walk of Garrison lake, offering
Boating, Trout Fishing, Duck Hunting and Rathing; also adja­
cent to Agate Beach.
Just off the Roosevelt Highway,
Located between Port Orford and Garrison lake, Ample
reservation assuring good wide roads.
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Located in the heart of the hunting
grounds. Good fishing.
1 ■ ’ to l i i ' . ole ' la te r,’ I
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d rin k , says I, b a ttlin '
th ro u g h
th et b ru sh and vine m aple, a g in ’
lo p in g 'lo n g and I h e a rd
th e
cam p dogs bat k In ’ iiv er oa tbe
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Located at Base of Humbug Mountain
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one o ’ th e b est v e rm in t
dogs
th e t ev er w ore h a r, If’n I do say
so m yself. T het d o g 's nose s n if ­
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fed and know ed th e way in a j i f ­
fy and s tru c k out h — 1 bent on
electio n an d me a r t e r him th ru HAY FO R SA LE— In th e field at
and on to p of th e t h a te fu l vine
the Bond R anch on E lk riv er,
m aple an d tall b ru sh an d
ole
a t $5.00 to $7.00 cash
per
T uck began c irc lin ' 'ro u n
th e t
to n .
J n 2 8 t3
har.
“ I see h is head and le t go th e FOR S A L E - -One sto re b u ild in g
and land. C all o r w rite Mrs.
ole sm oke stic k , h it him on th e
M. A. N ielson.
P o r t O rto rd ,
head, but n e v er fazed him . th en
O regon.
Jn 2 1 t3
he s ta n d s up on his hind laig s
and I p lu n k ed th e ole boy ag in .
ag in . I could see th e ta ll b ru sh
an d th em vine m ap les a h e a v ln ';
th e t ole b a r w ar a ra m b lin ' som e
th ro u g h 'em .
“ f got 'n o th e r peep at th e ole
: : : fellah and sh o t a t
him
ag in .
J T he b ru sh stopped a h e a v ln ' and
I w ar su re I got 'tin th e t tim e.
I w aded th ro u g h th e t
in fe rn a l
tall b ru sh an d vine m aple, so m e­
tim es w alk in g in It and th e nex
m in u te » w a lk in ’ on to p o'
it.
T h et s tu ff sh o re plays hob w ith
* fellah .
I wuz a g ittin ' tu r k -
ered ’bout o u t, and h o t! O boy!
W ell, I reach ed th e sp o t w h ar I
wuz su re ole b ru in lay dead and
p a rte d th e b ru s h c a re fu l-lik e an d
sq u in te d u n d e r it.
N ary a sign
wuz th a r o ’ th et b ar, but m ail,
them b ru sh wuz speckled
w ith
blood
Bout th et tim e I h e ard
j jl e T uck aw ay dow n th e side o ’
I th e m o u n tain a y e lp in ' fe r d e a r
| life. T h in k s I to m ysef. ole T uck
j is still a f t e r th e t b ar. h u t how
I in th u n d e ra tio n could a h alf-d ead
b ar git th a r so quick
Roosevelt Highway
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vine m aple holes to look ro u n d ,
and th e nex th in g I know ed th e
w hite side o ’ them vine
m aple
leav es wuz a tu r n in ’ w ro n g side
o u t an d th e h u l l 'm a s s o’ b lu sh
w as a lif tin ’ and ole b a r s t r a ig h t­
ened h isef up on his hind laigs
a lm o st u n d e r me, rlsln , as tw ere
face to face, his hot b re a th
a
h lo w ln ' my h a r back o u ta
my
eyes, and h e wuz a lif tin ' one of
them a-fo o t-w id e paars.
F e lla h s
th e t w ar, as the w rite r sh a rp s
says, ’th e su p rem e m o m en t o ’ m e
life .’ I flopped b a c k w a rd s o ff'n
th e t p erch an d dow n a
ro llin '
p ast th e t th a r har.
I scram b le d
to me pin s and aim ed th e
ole
sm o k e stic k and fired , th e b u llet
h itln ’ th et ole scally w ag
rig h t
hack o ’ th e left e a r, dead en o u g h
th e t tim e
"W e ll, sir, th e firs t th in g
I
d one w ar to m e a su re th e t th a r
paw o ' h ls'n
T he C olonel a in 't
a n e e d in ' sp ectacles none.
T he
nex th in g I up a n d do is to in ­
v e stig ate th e m y stery o ' thet. fu st
shot. G en tlem en , th e t fu s t sh o t
d o n e g razed a hole in th e t b a r's
scalp and to re som e b a r
o ff'n
his back, an d a goodly s trip a lo n g
th e b ack b o n e;
th e second s h o t J
d one w ent plum b th ro u g h
h is 1
k id n ey te a r in ' i hole
th ro u g h
These tracts are ideal as summer home sites or permanent
residences and can he either bought outright or obtained on
long-term leases.
Make your arrangements with us for building that cot­
tage now.
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Fort Orford Commercial Company
Port Orford, Oregon