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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1949. BROOKINGS HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON "Pioneer Trails Of Coos and Curry" Emil R. Peterson, Historian, Coos-Curry Pioneer ) Association, R. 1, Box 528, North Bend, Ore. In telling about the Roland Prairie-Eckley trail from Coos | into Curry last week. I failed to state, for the benefit of those who may not know, the Roland Creek flows into the Coquille from the southwest, several miles above Broadbent, having its source on the ridge which forms the watershed divide between Coquille river and the coast streams of northern Curry Co. This same divide also forms a good portion of the boundary between the two counties. shack city that mushroomed to a reported population of some 5000 people took on the name of Randolph. There had been travelers along the coast of what is now Coos county earlier than 1853, but there is nothing to indicate that they followed the course taken by gold seekers of the latter date. The Jedediah Smith party came up through what is now Curry and Coos in 1828, but they followed roughly what is now the Seven Devils road. . Persons who used this route Tn the autobiography of Daniel passed over or around two moun Giles (Claude’s father) we find tains of the same name Sugar one of the earliest references to loaf. There is one Sugarloaf this route, but he does not refer Mountain on the north side of to it by the name of Randolph. the middle fork of the Coquille, Tn fact, he doesn’t give it any 4in Coos county, another by the name. It appears that the trail same name in the Eckley coun was not definitely established try on the Curry side of the until later, if it ever did have border. a definite location. But it is in Today, let us take a look at teresting to quote from Mr. Giles' the second route from Coos into account. He had come from Curry. This one came later, per Jacksonville with a pack train haps in the ’70s. Starting in Myr- to Scottsburg, then down the tie Point, the traveler went up Umpqua 1 , — to - its - mouth, down the the river bank for a mile or ocean beach, camped on the perhaps a little more, to Reed’s north side of Coos bay, then ferry, crossing the river there to swam his horse across to Em- Catching Creek; then up Catch- pire City. This, he says, was in ing creek to the Coos-Curry line [ the latter part of October, 1853. near Bennett Butte. (Was this | Then he says: named for Gus Bennett, who had , Here we had to stay for sev hunted elk in that neighborhood eraj ¿ays, waiting for the return when he was a boy, along with ! of thp COw, for we had to get Bill Perkins? Or was it named our jrait taken up prety near to for his father, George Bennett?) the head of the south slew and From Bennett Butte, the trail take our horses through t h e wended its way down to Lang- woods the best way we could lois, joining the coast trail or and then ferry them over the ” road to the south. This route slew to the scow . . Mr. Giles and his party required was shorter than the one by way a full day to get from Empire of Eckley, sometimes saving as across South slough much as a day in the trip to City to and the south side over Gold Beach. But, during the win camping on to tie our horses ter months, the Sixes and Elk night. “Had rivers and other coast streams to trees all knight without feed were swollen and treacherous to and the next day we made our cross; and so the Roland Prairie- journeys end and pitched our Eckley trail retained its share of tents on the bluff overlooking the Randolph beach and saw the the travel for many years. The Randolph trail, though fine gold aworking along with wholly within Coos county, later the sand in every little rivelet.” Referring to our Empire quad became a part of one of the routes leading down the coast rangle map and continuing with into Curry county. The earliest the one from the Bandon sec date that appears to be attached tion, we find a trail leading out to this trail is 1853, when the of Empire, running in a south gold rush was on to the rich erly direction, around the head gold mines at the mouth of Whis of South Slough, crossing several key Run creek. The tent and creeks (Eliott, Talbot, John B., Winchester) all flowing into the South Slough. After crossing iWnchester creek, the trail runs sometimes westerly, some times easterly, but always to ward the south, apparently in an attempt to follow the ridges and avoid the deep canyons as much as possible. But it appears that it couldn’t entirely escape' crossing the headwaters of some of the Seven Devils. And finally it winds and twists and turns and wabbles like a drunken sail or (but these were miners) un til the trail ends near the mouth of Whiskey Run, where the early “city" of Randolph was located. PAGE THRE8 the basic facts behind the great conservation movement that is engaging the most idealistic In the rush of things last week thought and the best scientific The Pilot erred in its account minds, not only of our own na- of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Grooten- tion but of the entire world to dorst and the story of the agree the end that each generation of ment with Alfred O. Panzer. mankind become better “world Mr. and Mrs. Grootendorst ar house-keepers and nobler guests rived in America in 1946, in in this great house of God. our stead of 1945, as was stated. The world.** article continued that this was Above is Mrs. Bradley Page’s their first visit to Holland since message, as president, to mem before the war. They obtained bers of Azalea Garden Club. It permission to enter Holland in is. however, of interest to the 1945, accompanying government community as well, for as respon figures. Mr. Panzer will attend to the sible citizens eager to improve and build a better world, and property of the Grootendorsts in particularly, a better Brookings the weeks they are gone. From there a road is indicated and Harbor, it is worth ponder- A delightful Thanksgiving day on the map, running in a south ing over. We aie building for was spent at the home of Mr. and the future. Let us do it well. easterly direction to the Coquille Mrs. Wm. D. Fisher of Rivers The' next meeting of Azalea river, the place where Randolph End by Mr. and Mrs. George Garden Club will be Thursday, was finally located, and where Funk and Mr. and Mrs. J. T. 8. This is the Christmas the little hamlet of a few houses Dec. Jacobs of Brookings. may be reached today by auto party and please bring a small gift. Something home-made or on the North Bank road. The Pilot for a present (?) grown, preferably. We’ve been saving up for a rainy day and it has come, at last! Saving the work that takes us “The ideal conception of con from our garden, fruit cakes to servation asks us to consider this, mix, and cookies to make, Christ - cur planet, as God’s house one ¡mas packakges to wrap and the of His “many mansions" We are cards to address. Sunny days His guests, His visitors passing are garden days, of course! Get- through. Almighty God has had • ting down to earth with a gar many guests in the past. There den boner given by a friend are many expected in the fu- did you hear of the city cousin i ture. While we are here we are who visited in the country and | His house-keepers. He has set saw a manure spreader at work? up this earth with adequate pro- visions for His plan but in al “Quick," she said, “Country Cou lowing F ee will to man He has sin, go and tell him he’s dropping given him the power to waste, his load." despoil and endanger the future Food sale and bazaar at The ‘ occupancy of His succeeding gen erations, not only of mankind Town Shop, December 3. Bap- < but of all life on this globe. fist Missionary Circle. —adv. spiff Conservation, as a study, seeks Send the Pilot for Christmas! to bring practical knowledge of A Correction Along Azalea Row A MESSAGE NOVEMBER 28, 1949 More than thirteen years ago We started in a very small way to sell groceries to the people of the Brookings-Harbor area. We have grown as the community grew. The people of this area have favored us with increasing patronage as time went on, and we are deeply grateful for their favor. We most earnestly desire to deserve and to retain the confidence and the trade of our customers in the future as in the past. In order to do this, we must keep prices down. We have, h jretofore, done a credit business. Dealing on credit increases our costs. It therefore increases the price we must charge for our merchandise. Credit dealing involves expense for bookkeeping and for collections. It also requires that the customer who pays his bill promptly must pay for the cus tomer who does not pay. By selling for cash only we can reduce our selling prices five per cent or more. Our good customers are entitled to this saving. For these reasons, commencing the first of next year, our store will sell for cash only. At the same itme, we can and will reduce our prices throughout the entire store by an aver age amount of five'per cent or more. We sincerely hope that all of our customers will under stand the reasons for this change of policy and that they will approve. We hope they will appreciate and enjoy the price re ductions which result. We sihall most sincerely strive to merit continuance of the patronage with which we have been fav ored over the past years. Very sincerely yours, Cur-Del Cleaners ARE NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS IN THEIR NEW LOCATION FOR FREE PICK-UP AND DELIVERY SERVICE WILSON FREEMAN AND SON PHONE 233 Or Leave Orders at Òur Office I ihí Jihi The World's Best Climate THE nliil’i CHETCO STOKE, BROOKINGS
