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THURSDAY. DECEMBER 15, 1949 BROOKINGS HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON "Pioneer Trails Of Coos and Curry" . Emil R. Peterson, Historian, Coos-Curry Pioneer I Association, R. 1, Box 528, North Bend, Ore. Tioga trail may be little more than a memory today (1949). But when it was first used by our early settlers in 1853, it had been trodden by the Indians through untold generations, as indicated by the fact that it was deeply worn in places. The earliest mention we find of this trail is in a paper just handed in by F. B. Rood, well- known dairyman of the Coos Bay area for nearly a half century. I quote from Mr. Rood’s “Dairy Industry in the Coos Bay Area:” “In the year 1853, Alfred Coilver. who was father of Howard and T. M. Coilver, who still live on Catching Inlet, purchased a herd of cattle near Roseburg and drove the herd over the old Roseburg trail to Coos Bay. It is thought that this trail is the one which comes to South Coos River about three-fourth mile below the salmon hatchery. Metzger’s map of Coos County shows such a trail . . . . ” G. A. (Alvie) Bonebrake re calls, as related to him by his parents, that he first came over that trail when he was just one year old. That was 80 years ago. Alvie was born on Deer Creek, east of Roseburg, his father, John W. Bonebrake, had come over the trail previously, and had arranged with “Uncle Frank’» —B. F. Ross—to meet the Bone brake family at the old McKnight place on South Coos river on a pre-arranged date. The Bonebrakes came with pack team, through Roseburg, out by way of Looking Glass valley, westward into the moun tains, following the ridge, or the “backbone” which formed the divide between the north fork of the Coquille and the south fork of the Coos river. At the Mc Knight place, their horses and all their belongings were loaded onto the scow that had been brought by Mr. Ross. Down the river they went with the tide, to just below the old Wes Noah place. There was an old cut-off channel that followed near the foothill to Catching slough op- posite the mouth of Ross slough. By this cut-off they shortened their journey to the new home by several miles. This trip by the Bonebrake family was 15 years after Alfred Col Iver had driven his cows over the same route, the first dairy cattle ever to be brought into Coos county. At least, it is re ported that these were the first. If any were brought in earlier, we have not heard of them. It is reported that the trail branched off to local commun ities at the Douglas county end as well as at the Coos county end. One branch led down to the McKinley district; another to Burton Prairie, or what is now known as Fairview'. Alice B. Maloney has been quoted as saying: “I knew a woman who ’ came to Coos Bay. Oregon, sometime in the 1850’s by what she called the Coos Riv- er trail. , that is via the North Fork of the Coquille and over the road used by Harris. She was Mrs. Mary McKnight of Marshfield.” We find that the trail has been referred to as the “Rose- burg”— the “Coos River” trail » Oregon 4-H Girl State Winner In \ Dress Revue The World's Best Climate and the “Tioga’ trail. I believe we may safely assume that all have reference to the same route — so let us call it the Roseburg- Tioga-Coos River trail. It seems that it served a good purpose for at least 20 years, up to the time when Coos Bay wagon road was opened from Roseburg in 1873. This does not include the untold generations that it has been used by the Indians before the coming of the whites. PAGE THRE1 Falkins, Mrs. Dan Haight, Mrs. Raymond Fitzhugh. Mrs. George Fitzhugh. Miss Phyllis Johnson. R. C. Baughn is at Emanuel hospital. Portland, instead of Providence, as was stated last week. He is undergoing surgery in hope to graft new bone in his right wrist, hurt in a woods ac cident over a year ago. Read the Class Ads—it pays! Surprise Shower Honors Mrs. Fitzhugh, Saturday A surprise shower was given in honor of Mrs. Melvin Fitzhugh last Saturday, at the C. W. Kru- ger home. Mr. Kruger played the piano, the first number be- ing for guest of honor. “That’s My Raby.” Refreshments were served in late afternoon at a table prettily decorated, the centerpiece being two large pink baby shoes, filled with pink rosebuds and baby-breath. The honored guest sat under bows of pink and blue ribbon at which time she opened many gifts. Guests present in cluded Mrs. C. O. Leonard. Mrs. Ward. Mrs. Art Crook, Mrs. Al —serving 33 WEST COAST CITICS Southwest AirWays Phone Crscent City 2771 LUGGAGESALE JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! Designed To Grow With Your Family Jo Ann Roberts Jo Ann Roberts, 18, of Shedd, was judged state winner in the 1949 4-H Dress Revue. Her prize- winning costume consisted of a brown wool tailored suit, with which she wore a yellow hat and yellow hand crocheted gloves, brown kid shoes and bag. 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