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Historical Notes By MAX BRA IN A R D (C ntinued from Last W eek) S h o rtly a fte r th e founding of th is tow n, C ap tain T iehenor b ro u g h t in a p a rty of m en to help him view out th e tra il to the m in- ing d istricts. As he observed th e Coast line, ¡n sailing back and fo rth , it ap p eared to him th at so u th of P ort O rford w as h? w e ste rly term in u s of a high ran g e of m o u n tain ridges, e x te n d ing fa r back to th e in te r :or, so he in stru cted his m en to clim b to the sum m it of th a t m ountain, which te rm in ated in steep cliffs, at the o cean ’s edge, and to follow th e dividing ridges in an « a ste rly direction. They followed his a d vice, as fa r as going to the top of th e m ountain, but a f te r s t a r t ing in an e a s te rly direction, not being m o u n tain eers, they soon got into the canyons and becam e lost. A fte r w an d erin g around for seven days, they cam e back into P o rt O rford from th e n o rth . So disgusted w ere the men w ith th e advice given th em by C ap tain Tiehenor, th a t th ey called the m ou n tain , “T ich en o r's H um bug,” and it has been know n as “ H u m bug M ou n tain ,” ev er since and is an u n m ista k a b le lan d m ark to tra v e lle rs along th e R oosevelt highw ay. T h ere is a strea m , know n as “B rushes C reek ,” w hich m akes a sem i-circle aro u n d th e base of H um bug m o u ntain. A lthough h isto ry is silent in re g ard to the Carbon Monoxide Historical Group Brookings Harbor Pilot 7 THURSDAY. JANU ARY 8, 1954 Is Winter Danger Plans Museum; To most im p o itan t questio n s C arbon m onoxide m ay be th e Meet Saturday which m em bers of the association origin of th is nam e. I feel and ca u se of m ore traffic tro u b le th an know th a t every old-tim er who th e few cases of asp hyxiation th at tra v e lle d up and down the coast oci u r each w inter, th e seer ta ry never questioned its right to be ( f s t a t e ’s traffic safety div sion ' so n am td. I c a rrie d the m ail be aid this week. tw een Gold B each and P o rt O r C arbon m onoxid» in a c lo ' ford. about 45 y ea rs ago. At th a t c a r can sh arp ly reduce a d riv e r’. ♦ me th ere was not a bridge in C u rry county. T he tra ils along a le rtn e s s and coordination ev ‘*:? the coast w ere n arro w and u n im though the c o n c en tratio n is not u nco n proved. following the ridges and stro n g enough to ca n s sciousness o r death, safety officials fiten dropping down into creek beds. M any of these tra ils w. re point out. A d riv er so affected old elk trails, for in early tim es, m ay not respond to an e m e rg m m elk ran in bands of hundreds and. situ a tio n quickly enough to a v o d in travelling, alw ays follow td an accident. S a fe ty m en suspect th a t tlm each o th e r in single file. The gas, which is colorless and od o r re su lt w as deep tra ils w here th y had tro d and, of course, they less in its pure form, m ay th responsible for m any b joke out some of th e brush as w in ter-seaso n sm ash-ups t , » they went through. Indians, and the pioneers who cam e a fte rw a i 1, norm ally ai » ch arg ed to d riv e r n a tu ra lly followed th ese trails. in a tte n tio n and carelessness. Di ivers w e n urged io m ak e The coast tra il dropped down to the creek, south of H um bug c rta in mufflers a» d e x h a u st pipe? m ountain, and on? w as m et w ith a re in good condition and th at at such a dense grow th of brush least one window is p a rtia ll th a t, in places, it w as necessaiy on even in cold w eath er. R esearch to dism ount and lead th e horse. stu d ies have shown th a t s frr n • So, we old tim e rs never quest ion- er ¡c c rtra tio n s can e x s t in huavv led th e origin of th e nam e, dow ntow n traffic and th a t ex h a u s B iu sh es C reek,” alth o u g h it was um es from o th e r \ h id e s can n te r a ea r th ro u g h th e air du cts lis t called “B rushy C ree k .” nl its v en tilatio n system . (N o te : R egarding th e abov« story about seeking a tra il e a s t w ard from P ort O rford, via H u m CLAUDIA S H R A D E R bug, th is p arty w as ted by H EA D S S E W IN G B E E S I G. T ’V ault, e prom inent ad • I.c w c ffic'rr w ere c! c' ’ •rer of ea rly O regon, who la te r veek by th e 4-II Sew ing Bees. founded a new spaper at ja c k s m e. lie and a .party of nine o th The new’ president is C l a u d '1 ers had b«*cn hired by Tiehenor. 'h ra d e r. Vice nresident is C arol .1 »ns p a r 'y w as G ilbert Brush. Ann Cross. O th e r officers a re : Five m en w ere m assacred by it Secretary, K aren B a rk e r; song- p a rty of Coquilles, S nt r.i ur I __ e-ad r, P a tric ia McG nniss and ic- 851, and th e five who survived >ortei, D eanna Bivin. By Appointment T im e and place for club m oot- w ere T ’V ault, B rush, T. J. D aven- irt, of M assachusetts, L. L. W il- ngs w as discussed, as w ell as the At th e next am s, of V erm ont, and C yrus am ount of dues. eddon, of New Jerse y . B rush m eeting, th e club plans to s ta r t b eaten w ith a paddle. on th e ir needle cases. Hours 9-6. Closed Monday w 1 as 1 re badly tu rn e d to P o rt O rford. Dr. Glisan, arm y surgeon, statio n ed places of m eetin g “Mr. B ru sh .” ith troops at P o rt O rford, re- on th e tra il betw een P ort O rfo rd untii trip s to t h 1 south, in and “H a lf-b ree d ’s H< iso.” G »no ’53 and ’54, tells in tw o or th re e w h ere in my notes 1 have a record V' of Asa H. C rook clea rin g the land at tin m outh of B rush creek, present site of th e H um b u g P a rk picnic grounds. M SB) T he next strea m south of H u m bug m ountain, nam ed by th e In dians, “C O S U T T -H E N T O N , is M ussel creek. It is not known jus* how’ it happ ned to be so ¡¡a m ’d, but in th e ea rly tim es th e tra il crossed th e stre a m at its m outh, n e a r th e site of th e old Cos- tt-IIc n to n Indian V illage, a1 which place th e re w ere g reat beds of m ussel shells, the deposil being, possibly, h undreds of y ea rs o ’d. Nobody knows how long th« ird ia n s op erated th ere, hut th e re ; no doubt th a t th e e a rly pio neers nam ed th e s tre a m “ M ussel re e k ,” on account of th ese great deposits of shells at its m outh. T he origin of the nam e, *Euchr< re e k ,” is not definitely know n But w hen th«' w hite s e ttle rs q u e s tioned the Indians re g a rd in g ti. CONTAINING RICHFIELD SOLARITE» nam e of the s ream and w ere told, “ E uquaehes.” it probably Every drop of Richfield Rich-Heat is jam-packed with years* sounded, th ? wav th e Indians cad protection for your oil burner —and your budget Rich •'ronouneed it, enough like field's exclusive ingredient, Solante, prevents heat-wasting “e u c h re ” to rem ind them of the word. rust, corrosion and gummy sludge. What's more, years-ahead T he Geisel cem e tery is a most Rich-Heat Burner Oil is made from top <«’ected crudes spe fa m iliar lan d m ark to C u rry cially refined, then double treated for clean burning and high co unty residents. T he old m ining tow n of E lizabeth, at th a t place, heat quality... Be safe —be years-ahead —at no extra cost. Let v. as so called by a m erc h an t us fill your order for Rich Heat now. there, in honor of his d a u g h te r. T he Geisel fam ily w as living in tins s e ttle m e n t w hen the Ind ian w ar broke out on th'* night of F e b ru a ry 22. 1856 On th a t m em o rab le night th e In d ian s ru sh •«! Phone 2685 After I lours 2395 in on th e tarn ly of John Geisel, illing him and his th re e sons and 6:30 «tin. to 7 p.m. a k i i u ; his w ife and tw o d a u g h te rs prisoners. They w ere car- BROOKINGS. OREGON* ied aw ay in th e light of th e fire hat destroyed th«* hom e of th e ir If it's RICHFIELD it's & qht-because RICHFIELD is Yearj-Aheotfl oved ones d i e m onth,v luncheon m e e tin g : have be«‘n obilged to consider. Th«» if th e Coos C u rry p oncer and officers of the association sin cere Tistorieal association will be - ly feel th a t all those who desire* held at th e Coquil! » Hotel S a t-! in ev»rv wav to try to p re serv e o u r pioneer h eritag e should tx* ■irday, Jan . 9. at noon. T his is to he a ' cry im p o rtan t ! in te re ste d enough to a tte n d am t meeting- an d it is hoped th at h ea r these discussions. here w i l l bp p resent a good re p -j cse n ta tio n from all p a rts of Coos md C u rry . The building com m it- ec. w hich was au th o rized to M U N IC IPA L CO U R T n ea su i th e space n e a r th e Co- D onald La B onte, violation of luille C om m un tv building av ail- th e basic rule, expired license dile for a p r m a n e n t m useum , .plates, fined $15. ' ill rep ;t. This co m m ittee m iv C. H. Jen n in g s, no d riv e r’s li ilso have m ore in fo rm atio n as to cense, no vehicle license, fined be proposed sit«’ located n ea r ! $10. ’’oaledo. W a lte r I. 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