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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1950)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1950 BROOK1NGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON "Pioneer Trails Of Coos and Curry" I Emil R. Peterson, Historian, Coos-Curry Pioneer Association, R. 1, Box 528, North Bend, Ore. One of the first and surely one of the most-traveled routes by land into Coos county was by way of the ocean beach from the Umpqua river to Coos Bay. It was the first route designated as a public road by the county board. From the “County Archives,” I quote: “The first entry in the county court records concerning roads was on July 3, 1854, when it w’as ‘Ordered by the Board, that a county road be established from Empire City, to a stream known as Ten-Mile creek . . . And further ordered by the Board that C. G. Abby, Herrick G. Femals and M. M. Learn sisted of setting up “monuments to indicate spots of quick-sand, or to mark places to turn in from the beach, to cross the spit to the bank. And the “monu ments” consisted of posts picked from piles of driftw’ood along Brokers the sea-wall. Complete Real Estate Service This first county road contin NOTARY PUBLIC Bo> Zll South end of town ued to be the main entry by land into the Coos Bay country for Brookings, Oregon 20 years, from 1853 to 1873. The 3-bedroom home only block latter date marks the opening of from postoffice—only $3750. This the Coos Bay wagon road from includes practically new’ gas hot Roseburg. But this did not end W’ater heater, gas cook stove and the use of the beach route until heater. Someone should snap up' nearly a half century later. The Coos Bay wagon road from Rose this bargain. burg was often closed by snow’ during winter months and by We have several fine beach mud when the snow was melting. sites now listed. Also hillside The ocean beach road never was homes and building site.s Lots affected by snow or mud. It was or acreage, whichever you want. only w’ith the coming of the S. • * • P. railroad in 1916 that this road 2^ acres with springs and a from the Umpqua to Coos Bay creeks, overlooking Harris Park ceased to be a main route of —beautiful view. $1575 is total travel. price. For many years the Cornwall • * * stage and boat line operated be A Steal! $3750 total, fine terms tween Marshfield in Coos Coun on 972 acres close to highway— ty, and Drain in Douglas county. two houses, concrete foundation,1 The last several years of its op 2 springs, chicken house, tool eration. the boat Gasgo carried shed, 5000-gallon redwood water the passengers from Marshfield tank, 5 acres clover. Loads of to Jarvis Landing. The boat’s berries, etc. Must be seen to be be used and are hereby appoint appreciated. ed commissioners to locate said road and erect or cause to be Two good pieces of highway erected, suitable monuments, to frontage, one with small house guide travelers and prevent ac and garage. Close in. Both good cidents from quicksands on said buys at $1500 and $300. road.” Small home two blocks from It will be noted that this postoffice, two lots facing two “county road” ended at “Ten- streets, real deal here for $2950 Mile” creek. Presumably, the on terms. court had no authority to be ♦ * * yond that point, for it would be Another small house and 2^ out of bounds of Coos county. It acres for only $2700. Good terms. seems quite likely that is as ♦ ♦ ♦ much as the boundary between Fine business corner in Brook Coos county and Umpqua coun ings with large 4-bedroom home.’ ty was not definitely estsablish- Just re-finished. Combination ed. the boards of the two coun business and home. Priced right ties got together and agreed on at $7800, good terms. Ten-Mile creek as the division ♦ ♦ ♦ point lor road purposes. Unfinished town home on two lots. Furnished at $1950, unfurn ished at only $1000. Terms. Some buy! * * * Some good Harbor acreage— also river frontage. C. 0. LEONARD L L LEONARD MARCH OF DIMES ♦ ♦ ♦ 60 acres fine sheep land, log cabin, good spring water, creek. This can be had at new’ low price of $3500 on terms. PAGE FIVE Perhaps there is not another the first airmail contract, a dis- ing fun as he approaches age public road in Coos or any other tanceof 1100 miles, from Seattle 74, and is making his fun pay county that has cost the public to Los Angeles. Hold everything! its own w’ay. This time he is less for construction and main We’re getting off the trail. developing the best method of tenance. The construction con-1 Let us return to the beach propagating and marketing trout captain, Dave Holden, is well- route of 1914. Gorst and his as and catfish. Vern is one of the remembered to this day. sociates did not enter into com real trail blazers of our times. Watch for the march of dimes From Jarvis Landing the pas petition with the Cornwall line. sengers were taken by a four- They merely entered into an dance in your community. You horse stage to the Umpqua, a dis agreement with Cornwall to han should be glad you can dance tance of 20 miles, to be trans- j dle the beach portion of the so these unfortunates might be ferred to the steamer Eva, cap route—20 miles (Later it was made walk. It is your chance to tained by the deaf “Jimmy” Gra extended to the Siuslaw’, an ad do good much good! ham. It is said that Jimmy had ditional 20 miles). In the quick one answ’er to all questions— sands and creek crossings, Gorst Call For Bids “Seven dollars and a half.” That and his associates lost three or was the amount of the fare to four heavy cars, such as the Sealed bids will bereceived by Drain from Marshfield, and it1 Cadillac and other types before the School Board of School Dis was all collected by Jimmy from they learned that the Model T trict No. 17 for painting existing the passengers going either way. Ford was best suited to their redwood guard rail on the school Sometimes t h e Eva stopped purpose. They had some difficul grounds. One coat Standard over night at Gardiner, leaving ties, but it was all a part of the white undercoat and finish coat early in the morning to con game. They provided service to of Pittsburgh Titanic outside nect with the stage at Scotts the traveling public, they made w hite or Dupon outside white No. burg for the 20-mile ride to a profit for themselves and they 40 or equal to satisfaction of the School Board. Drain. The netire trip from had a lot of fun. Bids to be received not later Marshfield to Drain required two I ’ d like to tell you more about than midnight, February 6, 1950. days and sometimes they were this venture, but the trail is al The board reserves the right to long days, often starting as early ready too long. I just want to reject any or all bids. as tw’o o’clock in the morning to add that Vern Gorst is still hav Dora E. Beaulieu, Clerk make the beach run at low tide, । A decidedly new’ mode of trav el became effective on the beach route in 1914, to end only two years later with the coming of the railroad. Vern Gorst and some of his associates had visions of serving the public, of making a profit for themselves, and hav ing a dickens of lot of fun at the same time. The automobile was still an innovation. Vern Gorst, not yet forty, had already ■ g NOW BACK ON THEIR j become a died-in-the-wool Sour dough by seven years of experi REGULAR SCHEDULE | ence in the far north from 1898 [ to 1905; had devoted a number With the Best In of years to boating on Puget QUALITY DRY CLEANING | Sound; had established the first | motor-bus line in Oregon from WE WISH TO THANK OUR MANY ( Medford to Jacksonville, a dis f tance of six miles. In 1912, along J PATRONS FOR THEIR ‘UNDER- ■ with Charles King, he came to STANDING AND PATIENCE” DUR- J Coos Bay and started the Gorst H & King line of buses, which is ING THE POWER OUTAGE. WE H still in operation betw’een North J Bend and what was then Marsn- ■ APPRECIATE THIS FAVOR! ■ field. Later he organized the Pa cific Air Transport and secured I | Cur-Def Cleaners DON’T LET THE “ADS” DECEIVE YOU . . . .! - - MEN OF DISTINCTION!! - - There are a few who, by some chance oversight, the liquor advertisers have neg lected to picture in their gallery of “MEN OF DISTINCTION:” 1. The1 Drunk in the Gutter........... 2. The Wrecked Life on “Skid Row” .... 3. The Drunken Driver Arraigned For Manslaughter . . . . 4. The Alcoholic with a “Ruined Home” .... 5. The Drink-Crazed Lunatic in the Asylum .... 6. The Inebriate in the County Drunk Tank .... 7. The “Plastered” Corpse in the Morgue........... Contrast these with such real men of distinction as Governor Luther W. 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