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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1949 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON strong chain to an iron ring. The forked end was cut to a length of four feet, heavy timbers bolted Emil R. Peterson, Historian, Coos-Curry Pioneer across to form a solid base, and the burrs were loaded on to that, Association, R. 1, Box 528, North Bend, Ore. hauled by oxen to the mill build- ing, and properly installed. Bolt Who built, owned and operated the first grist mill in Coos or ing cloth brought from Roseburg Curry County? The lack of definite information on this one subject at a cost of $20 per yard, was is quite in keeping with the general lack of recorded and depend stretched over a wooden frame, able sources of our pioneer history. A great deal of it must depend and the crushed wheat conducted on memory passed on from mouth to ear and from generation to I from the burrs soon emerged as generation. ‘ “ a fine quality of flour.” of the same opinion. William The earliest recorded mention There is much more to this that I have found regarding a Schroeder is one of the best-in grist mill in Coos county appears formed persons on our pioneer story and you’ll be hearing of it on page 395 in Dodge’s Pioneer history that I have come in con again. Let us skip ten pages now and jump to page 23, quot- History of Coos and Curry Coun tact with. ing: But there can be little if any ties: “Among the goods was— “Late in 1866 a young man a 54-inch Page portable sawmill doubt that a pair of stone burrs belonging to Henry Schroeder Sr., I did come along w'th other equip- from Douglas county, by the name — oi— _--- ---- rnent in the Dr. Henry Hermann of Reed, brought a band of young and an 8-horse-power portable boiler and engine and a pair of Baltimore Colony. We seem to horses to our farm to sell to the 24-inch mill burrs belonging to have the answer. It reached us farmers. Previous to that time William Volkmar . . . The mill through the never-tiring efforts all the plowing and hauling was was put up on the south fork of our good friend, Steve Reed, done by oxen. of the Coquille River, on the of Myrtle Point. Steve has shown “In May, 1867, Oscar Reed and Schroeder place, and was oper- a great deal of active interest Mary Catherine (Lehnherr) were ated for several years, William in this subject since the matter married. For several months they Volkmar filling the position of was first brought up several lived in the old home (on Roland engineer and J. Henry Schroeder weeks ago. Prairie). Oscar was a competent Now comes, through Mr. Reed's blacksmith, and soon had a flour that of sawyer and miller.” F rom page 408 of the same efforts, a paper of some 12 or ishing blacksmith shop in opera 13 thousand words, one of the tion. Oscar made the horseshoes book I quote: best pioneer biographies of Coos and also the nails.” “We have a little hill hard by or Curry county that has come Now, let us inject a bit of our a little creek, which doth supply to my attention. It is titled: own into this story. In due time( us ail with flour, as fine and good “Christian Lehnherr, Pioneer,” the Reeds had a little son. They! as any needs for wholesome food.” by Fannie Lehnherr Dixon. The named him Stephen. He is the However, there appears to be next time you go to Myrtle Point, same Steve Reed, now in his 80s, some doubt, concerning the grist I suggest that you go into the who dug up this Lehnherr story, mill mentioned above. William city park and notice the stone the story of his grandfather. Schroeder, now in his 80s, a grand- monument there erected to the Steve distinctly remembers the son of Henry Schroeder Sr., and grist mill that his father, Oscar memory of Christian Lehnherr. son of J. Henry Schroeder, is of Steve Reed, now past 80, is a Reed, built on the middle fork the opinion that no grist mill of the Coquille, a short distance was ever set up or operated by grandson of Mr. Lehnherr. I quote from page 13 of the above the junction of the South his father or his grandfather. Fork. Other members of the family are story aforementioned: The burrs for that Oscar Reed “Settlers were filling the coun- mill? Where did Oscar get them * ty, and the flour mill was still He had taken over the man conveyed on horseback from the adjoining county (Douglas). Fath agement of his father-in-law's er had learned the art of grind place at Roland Prairie when the ing grain from an uncle in Switz Lehnherr family moved to «Myr erland. The splendid creek run tle Point. In the story of the ning through the farm afforded a grist mill at the latter place, suitable site for a grist mill. For there is no mention of the buris Next Door to Nook Cafe Christian Lehnherr to conceive being brought from Roland Prai an idea was to put that idea into rie. Perhaps cast b u rr s were shipped from San Francisco. CLOSED ON MONDAYS immediate operation. Anyway, we do know that Os- “A large overshot water wheel । car Reed built a grist mill on the furnished the motive power. A Open 9 to 5 Daily pair of burrs (burstone or mill ! middle fork. Also it is a matter stone) Came with the Baltimore of record that when he closed Colony and were not utililized. : that mill, he disposed of the • Father purchased the burrs, and millstones to Michael Breuer who then the problem of moving them set up his mill on Indian Creek. to the mill site confronted him. I We understand that Mike Breuer The large stones could not be still owns those burrs or mill packed on the backs of our mules, stones. Are they the same mill and there were no roads, only stones that William Volkmar has taken over the accounts of Indian trails, many places barely brought from Baltimore, around passable for single animals. A the Horn to San Francisco, then GOLD BEACH SANITARY SER tree was felled, shaped into a by sailing vessel to Empire City, canoe, and when the rain raised on Coos Bay, up the bay and isth VICE, effectivenow the river sufficiently, two men mus slough, across the divide, paddjed the rude boat against down Beaver Slough, up the Co the stream for 12 miles to within quille river, served to grind flour two miles of the mill site. These for the pioneers through 30-odd P. O. Box 424, Brookings two miles presented another years, in three different mills? problem. Again the trusty oxen Are they the same burrs now came to the rescue. The trail owned by our good friend, the was widened to allow a sled, or Old Sage of Bandon by the Sea? NORINE HARVEY lizard, as it was called, to pass If they are the same old original over it. pioneer stones, I feel quite sure accredited teacher “The lizard was made from the that Mike Breuer will want to forks of a tree. The main trunk have them preserved in our Pio served as a means to fasten the neer Mureum. First Grist Mill In Coos Or Curry County KATHERINE'S Beauty Shop The World's Best Climate PAGE THRE8 Hallowe'en Party Plans Progressing complete, showed 100 members signed up by that evening. This contest is being assisted by the classes, with a prize going to the Plans for the forthcoming Hal one having the greatest percen lowe'en party, first event under tage of parents as members. sponsorship of “All-Year Events Association,” were discussed last Thursday evening at the first meeting of the Parent-Teachers Word from Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Association. Committees were ap Peacock of Lark, Utah, state they pointed to complete plans and are preparing for the winter in handle the event. that section, but wish they had As part ot the year's project some of Brookings climate. As tor the P.-T. A., the school cen subscribers of the Pilot, weekly sus which must be completed by they follow the weather report. Nov. 1, was assumed by the as G. W. Shipp, recently of Co sociation. The $50 payment set quille, who bought the property aside in the school budget, will of Mrs. Mary Povost and Mrs. be turned over to the Parent- Parmelia Boie, has taken poses- Teachers. sion of the property. The two Report made by the member ladies have gone to San Berna- ship committee, while yet in- dino to make their home. 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