g OREGON CITY COURIER, OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1917. ' 1 . j : : : - ; " ' . , - I""' THE ESKIMOS OF THE LOWER YUKON (Continued from Page 1) neared the camp I could see that it was located at the bottom of a little depression on the hillside, where evi dently a small stream ran. On eith er side of this strike were exactly similar draws, where small streams had worn down channels and where they all came together at this bot tom and emptied into the Yukon. But it was only on the middle stream that the pay streak was found. The other streams were exact counter parts, and all conditions were the same, yet only the middle one had the yellow stuff. And such is mining in Alaska. There is no explaining it. Mining experience does not count. A "Chee cheko" stands a better chance than a "sour dough," for ho will stake anywhere, and often strike it, while the experienced miner will try to fig ure it out, and miss it. Of all the gold countries of the world Alaska is said to bo the most uncertain the biggest gamble. A "sure thing" won't show a color and 50 to 1 shot will come through a winner. I had been wondering where the upper river Indian would leave off and the Eskimo commence. I found it was at Marshall, and it was most curious. Not a sign of an Eskimo in any of the towns we had passed, and in Marshall they were nearly all of that race, breed, tribe, or whatever they are. And the curious observa tion wr. that the Indians and Eski mos are almost as distinct as the In dian and white man. It was a strange sight to me this sudden change. The Indians had suddenly disappeared and in their places were the short, fat and squatty Eskimos, looking wonderful ly strange to a newcomer in their parkas and mucklucks. Men and women dress alike, and a little dis tance away you cannot tell a squaw from a buck. The men have large, round bodies, like a tree trunk, and short legs. The women are short and fat. All have the same face cast broad, high-cheeked stupidity. All wear the parkas and mucklucks winter and summer, but the most of them wear the hoods of the parkas thrown back in summer. You have all seen pictures of the Eskimos with their one piece dress and fur lined hoods. These pictures are true to life. A following article will more fully describe these inter esting people. The strike on Willow Creek was made by some "sour dough'' pros pectors, a rush followed and the river supply town sprang up in a day. There are twd stores, two sa loons and the usual bunch of log cabins. After the pay streak had been narrowed down to the one creek, the men began to go out, and I was told 300 miners have left the camp tlin Inst six months. Yet I was told that the cleanup that day from one of the claims was $4u,uuu I was first on Bhoro at Marshall and as I watched the passengers come off, waiting for my roommate, I saw the man who asked me to car ry his baggage in my stateroom Tinwann. He had stowed away somewhere in the bottom of the boat eight days and nights. How he got food and water I do not know, but probably with a bribe to the Bteer age hash hoister. wiiiln wn wore tied ud to take on oil, from a tank high on the river's bank, two Eskimos came alongside ' . . 1 It 1 in their kyaks boats maae oi wal rus skins. One gave an exhibi tinn nf hnnt handlinir and harpoon throwing. The boats are very light, round bottomed, attd there is a hole in the center just large enougn w let one's body in. They tip as eas ily as an egg shell, and it takes long practice and many duckings before a white man can learn to balance in them. One peculiarity is that they use u one-end paddle instead of the long double-end usually used in ca , noes, and they keep changing it from one side to the other. On the boat was a party of four tourists who did not mix with the rest of tho passengers two men, a boy and a young lady. The boy had every indication of being a "mam ma's pet." Ho had his breakfast brought to his room and spent a lot of time polishing his nails. The pnssengers soon dubbed him "Cecil." lie was a journalistic student, so "it was said. As we watched the native 4o his canoe stunts and expressed our ad miration of his dexterity, the boy remarked that it was no great trick to ride a kayak. One of tho passengers askod him if he had ever ridden one and he re plied no, then he advised him that he was hardly competent to express an opinion. "I'll hot you a dollar I can ride that kyak the length of two barges and back and not capsize." "You're on," the tourist said and both giive a dollar to a lady passen ger to hold. Then the fun commenced. The boy went to his stateroom and stripped down to his undershirt and trousers, and every passenger on board weK below and forward to the head barge, from where he was to make his start. The captein got a life preserver which an Eskimo in the other kyak took and prepared to follow the boy and pick him up when his boat went over. The lad was plainly nervous, but he was game. For a long time after he had got into the boat lie held onto the barge, apparently afraid to let go. The passengers hooted him. But he took his time, waited until he had got over his nervousness anil then carefully let go. For a full minute he sat perfectly still, then slowly picked up the padule and put it in the water. With the first nio " tion of his body the light canoe be gan to rock, but the boy seemed to fully realize that if he made any motion to grab the sides ho was a goner, bo he kept his head, kept his balance .and let it rock. In a few minutes he was careful ly paddling, only on one side. Then he slowly changed over to the other side. Each minute he gained confi dence, and then he began to crack jokes at the passengers, all the while keeping his eye on his work. "See me make that turn?" he call ed out, as he got to the end of the barge and made the turn. "Going to challenge the Indian to a race as soon as I win mydollar." He made the prescribed course in safety, then made it the second time, so the man who had bet with him could have no squeal, and the second time he told the Eskimo not ' to follow him. , It certainly was an exhibition of nerve. After that we didn't call him the pet. The show was over, the oil was stored, and we fell back to speculat ing on whether or no we would catch the Umatilla. We were making very slow progress with our family group of boats, and the prospects were cloudy. I awoke in the night. The boat was still. I opened the door and looked out. A dense fog had settled over the river and we were tied fasti to the shore trees. No boat would dare move a rod after a fog comes. It is impossible to see a rod ahead, and without the shore signs a pilot would soon have his boat tied up fast for days until another steam er comes up or down and pulls him off. And the chances of making the Umatilla looked more slim each hour. CLARKES (Too Late for Regular Page) Judge Anderson came out to this place on Monday evening, October 29, and addressed a meeting for food conservation. W. H. Wettlaufer went to town on Tuesday on business. Clark brothers went to Molalla last Monday on business and they purchased a horse. T. E. Anderson, manager of the Clear Creek creamery, motored through Clarkes and Timber Grove the other day. Young girls in Clarkes had a gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Elmer last Saturday af ternoon. Miss Ida Zwahlen left for town on Wednesday morning for a short stay. Ill -if The Clarkes school had a program last Friday ' with a few visitors present. The Clarkes school had a Hallow e'en program on Hallowe'en day. Buol brothers are improving their farm. They are clearing a patch of stumps and dead snags near the road. Miss Mary Bottemiller is staying with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph. She has been under a doctor's care for the past few months. She also visited her aunt and uncle, Mr. Alvin and Mrs. Nettie Kleinsmith, and her cousin, Lorena Kleinsmith. She al so called on Mr. and Mrs. Scherrible who were former residents of Clarkes. Mr. Scherrible has been ill for a year. Mr. Sullivan motored to Portland last Sunday to visit his family. Mrs. Sullivan is on the sick list. ' W. H. Bottemiller and son, Ken neth, went to Milwaukie last Sun day to visit his mother and sister, Mrs. Lena Keller. Sam Elmer is digging his pota toes with the aid of Robert Zwahlen. Farmers are wishing for rain, be cause the weather is too dry. They are idle, as they cannot plow nor sow. We had a hard frost last Satur day night which ripened the potatoes that were still green. Notice of Road District Budget Meeting Notice is hereby given that, pur suant to Chapter 234, General Laws 1913, and Chapter 222, General Laws 1915, a meeting of the legal voters of Road District No. 56, Clackamas County, Oregon, will be held at Upper Highland School House, in said district on the 24th day of No vember, 1917, at the hour of 10:30 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of con. sidering the following estimates of the amount of money to be raised by special tax in said district for the ensuing year: ROADS AND HIGHWAYS Im provement and maintenance of Wm. Beeson Road, $700. Improvement and maintenance of Mires and Beeson Road, $700. Improvement and maintenance of Nicholas Road, $700. PROBABLE RECEIPTSi Prob able receipts of said road district from sources other than from di rect tax-taxation upon real and per- sonal property for the ensuing year, $2100. BALANCES Amount of all Bal ances on hand, none. Subscribed by three resident free holders of said district and by the road supervisor of said' district this 20th day of October, 1917. Also subscribed by County Judge. A. J. COTA, Road Supervisor Road Dist. No. 56. H. S. ANDERSON, County Judge EMMA I. KANDLE, Freeholder, C. G. STONE, Freeholder R. B. MASON, Freeholder. PARKER-RUSSELL NUPTIALS Chas. Parker, Local Engineer, Weds Portland Young Woman The home of Mrs. F. S. Leverett, of Portland, was the scene of a pret ty wedding Thursday evening, when her niece, Miss Hazel Russell, became the bride of Charles ,T. Parker, of Oregon City. The Rev. Oswald W. Taylor, of Portland, officiated and the bride was attended by her cousin, Miss Kathleen Sealy, as maid of honor and by Miss Loreon Parker as bridesmaid. Ralph Parker was best man. Mrs. Bruce Stewart sang be fore the entrance of the bridal party and Miss Geraldine Coursen played the wedding music. At the informal reception which followed the wedding ceremony the coffee urns were presided over by Mrs. Francis Sealy and Mrs. Clyde Mount. Assisting about ' the rooms were the Misses Marcia Parker, Eliz abeth Murphey, Eileen Sealy, Margue rite Thomas and Florence Strief. Misses Irma Austin and Lila Miller were in charge of the punchbowl. After their wedding trip to south ern California, Mr. Parker and his bride will make their home in Ore gon City. Mr. Parker is expecting orders to active duty as a lieuten ant in the engineer corps of the army. HOLLAND BOND $2000 Man Indicted for Larceny Has Bond Increased by Court Harry Holland, of Portland, in dicted bv the errand lurv this wfpk for larceny from the dwelling of C. fc.. Holds on the Tualatin river, was broucht into court last ThnrsHnv and his bond was raised tn S2000. The sum was furnished by a brother. Holland and G. W. Clark, also of Portland, are jointly charged with the theft of many valuable articles from tho Bolds home. He is said to be under indictment in Portland and is also wanted at Vancouver, Wash., on similar charges. Officers had searched several days for Hol land before he was found. Notice of Road District Budget Meeting Notice is hereby given that, pur suant to Chapter 234, General Laws 1913, and Chapter 222, General Laws 1915, a meeting of the legal voters of Road District No. 8, Clackamas County, Oregon, will be held at Cherryville schoolhouse, in said district on the 24th day of No vember, 1917, at the hour of 10:30 o'clock A. M., for the purpose of considering the following estimates of the amount of money to be rais ed by special tax in said district for the ensuing year: ROADS AND HIGHWAYS Im provement and maintenance of Mount Hood Road, $900. Improvement and maintenance of North Road, $135. Improvement and maintenance of South Road, $135. Improvement and maintenance of Middle Road, $630. PROBABLE RECEIPTS Prob able receipts of said road district from sources other than from di rect tax-taxation upon real and per sonal property for the ensuing year, none. BALANCES Amount of all Bal- lances .on hand, none. ' Subscribed by three resident free holders of said district and by the road supervisor of said district this 23rd day of October, 1917. Also subscribed by County Judge, C. W. KERN, Road Supervisor Road Dist. No. 8, H. S. ANDERSON, County Judge, H. H. WATKINS, Freeholder. J. PARNELL AVERILL, Freeholder, A. W. BOTKIN, Freeholder. Notice of Road District Budget Meeting Notice ish ereby given that, pur suant to Chapter 234, General Laws 1913, and Chapter 222, General Laws 1915, a meeting of the legal voters of Road District No. 44, Clackamas County, Oregon, will be held at Mount Pleasant Hall, in said district on the 24th day of November, 1917, at the hour of 7 o'clock P. M., for the purpose of considering the fol lowing estimates of the amount of money to be raised by special tax in said district for the ensuing year: ROADS AND HIGHWAYS Im provement and maintenance of on Hog Hollow road, $970. Improvement and maintenance of 4 on Waldron road, $970. PROBABLE RECEIPTS Prob able receipts of said road district from sources other than from direct taxation upon real and personal property for the ensuing year, none. BALANCES Amount of all Bal ances on hand, none. Subscribed by three resident free holders of said district and by the road supervisor of said district this 31 day of October 1917. Also subscribed by County Judge. ) A. S. NEWTON, Road Supervisor Road Dist. No. 44. H. S. ANDERSON, County Judge. CHAS. RIDER, Freeholder. C. REESER, Freeholder. JOHN BALL, Freeholder. And spenking of strikes: It isn't the plutocratic, unfair employer, nor the workingman who gets the worst of it usually. It is mother and the kiddies. Notice of Road District Meeting to Vote Special Road Tax Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Sec. 15, Chnp. 299, General Laws of Oregon for 1917, that a Roa.d District Meeting of the legal voters of Road District No. 56, Clackamas County, Oregon, will be held on the 24th day of November, A. D., 1917. in said Road District at the hour of 1:00 o'clock P. M., in Upper High land School House 'to vote an addit ional tax in said road district for road purposes as by law provided. H. S. ANDERSON, County Judge. While the University of Oregon, having investigated, tells farmers that New Zealand is a new and prof itable market for Oregon eggs, we, poor cusses, are forking over our 60 to 70 cents a dozen for the same kind of fruit right here at home. And merchants cannot supply the demands. How to Mak Gallon of Gaiolin Go Further Than It Does. In the first place, use care In the se lection of fuel. Gasoline which does not vaporize with suUkient readiness to remain In a gaseous state eventually condenses in the cylinders and is either burned or lost without developing Its power. Furthermore, the gasoline must be pure,v with a minimum amount of residue which will serve .to form -carbon. Secbndly, the gasoline must be burn' ed under the most favorable conditions conducive to a development of maxi mum power following each explosion. Such conditions require tight piston rings and valves, which prevent the leakage of compression or the power of the explosion; a uniform and quickly attained engine temperature; a hot, fat spark occurring as early as is possible without producing a knock, and a suf ficiently flexible carburetor which will give proper mixtures at all engine speeds. - The above mentioned main tenance of engine temperature is an important consideration, especially in cold weather. Thirdly, the carbon should be re moved from the engine as soon as an undue accumulation is indicated, usual ly every 500 to 1,000 miles, depending upon the kind of oil used, the condi tion of the rings, the nature of the fuel, and the like. In the fourth place, the mixture should be set to as lean a point as will run the motor under normal conditions when the engine is warmed to its av erage temperature. Nearly every car buretor will permit the needle valve to be screwed down one or more notch es. In fact, It is well to set the carbu retor to so lean a mixture that the en gine will not pull properly before it is thoroughly heated. The difficulty thus encountered may be overcome by the use of the choke or other adjustments of the carburetor which serve to give a richer mixture when starting. A lean mixture may be further assured by the use of some of the well tried out at tachments deslgued to furnish auxili ary air to the engine under certain con ditions. Fifth, the carburetor should be In spected by an expert and the strainer drained frequently to prevent the ac cumulation of dirt which may lodge under the float valve and cause the lat ter to -leak when the engine Is shut down. Sixth, the engine should never be left running while the car is standing idle. If adjustments arc properly made the engine will start easily, and the current from your starting battery is cheaper than gasoline. Furthermore, the engine should not be raced at ran dom for testing purposes. unless you have a definite idea as to just where the trouble lies. Seventh, all brakes should be free so that they do not drag, bearings should be well oiled, tires Inflated to the pres sure recommended by the manufactur er and the -whole cur so free hi Its mo tion that It can be pushed by band without difficulty on a nurd level pave ment H. W. Slauson In Leslie's. Dynamite Whiskers. The name "whiskers" is1 applied to f- ithery crystals which gather upon the outside of the wrappings of frozen dynamite. The "whiskers" are more "lrrltable"'than dynamite itself. A case is on record where sticks of dynamite bad been thawed out in hot-water and the can of hot water In which It was done left in the blacksmith shop with out being emptied of the residual scum of grease and whiskers. The first blow of the blacksmith's hammer on a near by anvil was sufficient to set off the "whiskers" by concussion. The can was blown to pieces, but fortunately no one was hurt. Waste From Small Leaks. The Importance of mending the tiniest leuU in a water pipe Is shown In a circular issued by a small city la which water meters are used. This, as quoted by Populur Mechanics, states that under a pressure of forty pounds in twenty-four hours "170 gallons of water will puss through a hple a shade larger than the period at the end of this sentence. An orifice the size of a fairly large plnhead will permit 3,000 gallons to escape in the same time. Sap of a Tree. . Sap is pumped up through the wood in a tree and will even go through dead wood, but will not return by the same medium. Therefore a tree way live until the routs starve. Sap ascends on the Inside and descends on the out side. Therefore the descending sup alone builds new tissue of wood and bark. Three Legs of a Stool., Audrew Carnegie wus once asked which he considered to he the most important factor In Industry labor, capital or bruins? The canny Scot re plied, with a merry twinkle In his eye, "Which Is the most Importunt leg on a three legged stool?" Christian Register. Well Defined. "Dad," said little Reginald, "what la a bucket shop?"' 'A bucket shop, my sou," said t'ie fa ther feellngly-"a bucket shop Is u mod ern cooperage establishment to which a mim takes a barrel and brings back the buughole."-Puck. An Egotist Tommy Pop. what is an egotist? Tommy's Pop An egotist, my sou. Is a man who thinks he can form au impartial opinion of himself.-Philadelphia Record. DO YOU -MEAN TO TELL ME THAT IS THE: OLD GENUINE GRAVELY TOBACCO! YES, AND ITS HELD ITS REPUTATION FOR 85 YEARS , . . inn , I II i.l bet GRAYELY'S CELEBRATED Chewing Plufe BEFORETHE INVENTION OF OUR PATENT AIR-PROOF POUCH GRAVELY PLUG TOBACCO MADE STRICTLY FOR ITS CHEWING 'QUALITY WOULD NOT KEEP FRESH IN THIS SECTION. NOW THE PATENT POUCH KEEPS IT ,-r,,-,-u a Kin r-l FAN AND GOOD. A LITTLE CHEW OF GRAVELY IS ENOUGH V - . ..,-,-r-. TUAM A IPIrt CHEW ANOLAslJ uuisutn ,.-1.-.-. 3" IJiiUiv? billy L.6M JiZ . P05TEI?, THAT ( -NZW POUCH IS j-'J A PITACH t J Tjpv mrs ,WK STRIKE AFFECTS BIG MILLS (Continued from Page 1) then, the Crown-Willamette order will be one of the first the men will be asked to work upon. The unions are firm in their de mands and say that they will not give a bit of ground until they get what they ask for. They have issu ed a card of warning to all mem bers, which says: "Keep away! Don't be a strike breaker and traitor to your fellow workers. Company agents will mis represent the conditions to you. Pay, no attention to them. Be loyal to yourself, your fellow-workers and, your country. Do your bit to make this strike a success. Notify others and ask them to remain away." Manager Lewthwaite states that he was ready to meet committees representing the strikers as mem bers of the force but not as repre sentatives of the unions. G. J. Schneider, first vice presi dent of the International Union of Paper Mill employes, said that the workers are ready . to mediate and attempt a settlement of the difficul ties, and he added they might be in duced to return to work while nego tiations are under way. Notice of Road District Meeting to Vote Special Road Tax Notice is hereby given, pursuant to Sec. 15, Chap. 299, General Laws of Oregon for 1917, that a Road Dis trict Meeting of the legal voters of Road District No. 44, Clackamas County, Oregon, will be held on the 24th day of November, A. D., 1917, in said Road District at the hour of 8 o'clock P. M., in Mount Pleasant hall to' vote an additional tax in said road district for road purposes as by law provided. H. S. ANDERSON, County Judge. Divorce Complaint Martha Wilkerson, married to Samuel Wilkerson at Mystic, la., on February 26, 1896, Tuesday filed suit for divorce, charging desertion since July 11, 1916. Mrs. Wilkerson asks the custody of two minor children and title to property now in her hus band's name. Beware of the man who offers you advice at the expense of a mutual friend. Unions Call Meeting Union men have called a mass meeting to be held at Busch's hall next Saturday evening for the public discussion of their problems and have requested all union sympathizers to attend. Several prominent labor leaders are said to be ready to ad dress the meeting. The meeting starts at 7:30 in the evening. Are all those who have predicted the end of the war to be classed as prophets or liars T Oswego Would Save Owing to the great advance in the price of nicotine it is said the council will tear. up and distill the floor of the council chamber, sell the nicotine recovered and use the money to pave Front street. Os wego Times. FARM AND GARDEN. Use the puultry droppings where they will do tho most 4 good. Celery, onions, lettuce ! and cabbage are. especially bene- litcd by uppl.(ulious of poultry i- manure. The but t plant is cnslly trans- , planted, especially when the giounll is uicist mid the weath- I- or K.o.,1 and cloudy. Au excellent ! plan la to use the surplus plauts where tue rows are thinned. liolileii Unniuui sweet corn Is ! ! at the top of the list for quality, ! but it will not yield no large a h crop us Country Gentleman and Ktiwe.l Eveigreeti. These later vaiietie should bo selected for h drying. fr lai't grow small grains in the or- luirtl. This f. r the reason that h they grow mid require much food and moisture nt the same time the trees nro growing nnmely, In early summer. Field beans, whore they can be grown, are excellent k orchard ! crops and are not subject to tho objection sometimes raised against corn, that It shades the youug trees'. ! 1 ! 1 I 1 4 I ! ! 1 I !" ! 4 - "I 3 ! --. Sarcasm: The beautiful appear ance of Oregon City's main street about three o'clock in the afternoon is a sight to impress strangers fav orably with our fair city. It is so spotlessly clean that our street de partment has not seen fit to change is methods of cleaning since Hec was a pup. Service Flags Free -1 ifflf I & it ! KM1 A E 3 IS 3 For our customers having one or more members of the family in Our Country s Service, in Army or Navy and purchasing merchandise to amount of $1.00 or more we have arranged to give absolutely free A Regulation United States Service Flag. This flag is 2x3 feet in size and designed to be hung in the win dows of the home from which members have gone to the service, and consists of one or more blue stars on a white field surrounded by an 8-inch border of bright red. BANNON8fcCO. 2 Ill 1 Whatever you may think of strikes and their justification, you will no tice that the walking delegate from the metropolis has a job and the striker pays the wage. Printer's ink is hard on the type setter's apron, but it has never been known to soil the right kind of a merchant. Let's tune up on that old Yuletide refrain: "Do your Christmas shop ping early. - iitvV Any time ! illl is dance time with a Victrola The Wise devotee of dnnrinc 'should need no further reason for getting a Victrola today! We might dwell on the fact that the Victrola as a dance "orchestra" affords always the best and the latest numbers, that its dance music is unfailinclv nerfprf in tim xnrl o-rf X " I that its musicians are the best; but to the true dance-lover the greatest privilege the Victrola brings is the joy of dancing . whenever and wherever " the spirit moves." Victors udVictrolw, I0 to $400. Euytcrm. Huntley Drug Co., EXCLUSIVE VICTOR AGENTS The ReXall Store FARM LOANS We will loan you money on your farm and you can pay it back in 20 YEARLY PAYMENTS. You can make these payments at any local bank any month in the year. You can pay off the loan in full at any time or pay part of it at any time. 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