mk ^ fu m e r a i.
J. M. SHEPHERD, E d it o r .
B A K E R C IT Y ,
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J U L Y » , 1873.
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TUE BEDROCK DEM OCRAT
H a s th e
L a r g e s t C ir c u la tio n
of any
P a p e r P u b lis h e d In E a ste rn O re g o n .
O F F IC IA L
P A P E R OF
The Counties o f
B a k e r and O r a n t.
I
C orrespondence from all portions of
Eastern Oregon is solicited for the D emocrat .
All communications, to receive attention
m u st be accompanied by a responsible name
Personal communications will be charged
as special advertisements.
m ix in g n e w s
.
We are informed that the mines at
Eldorado and Malheur cities, as a
general thing, are paying well this
season. The boys have plenty of
money to pay water bills and enough
left afterwards to satisfy ordinary
men for good wages.
T h e E ld o r a d o or B ig D itc h .
\
«X
This ditch is ninety-seven miles
long, with a capacity for carrying
2,000 inches of water when thorough
ly puddled, which is now being done.
The ditch is six feet on the bottom—
eight and a half on maxim of grade,
with a depth of three feet. The wa
ter is taken out of Burnt River, a ;
the head of the ditch, and the tribu
taries of Burnt River, along the line
of the ditch act as feeders, and keep
up the original head of water—that
is, supplies what is lost by seepage.
After the ditch becomer thoroughly
puddled and settled there will be
little seepage, and a full head of wa
ter can be let in; the ditch is now,
wo understand, carrying about eight
hundred or one thousand iuclies of
water, all of which is sold at remun
erative prices, and the quantity now
run in the ditch does not supply one
third of the demand. This ditch is
the means by which water will have
to bo obtained to work a very large
•cope of mining ground, which ex
tends almost the whole length of it,
but at present all the water is sold a ;
and near Eldorado and Malheurcities.
We understand the ditch this season
is paying handsome profits on the
money invested in its construction,
and ultimately this is bound to be
the best paying property in Oregon,
and will compare favorably with uay
on the cost, as a permanent invest
ment o f capital.
The country that can be supplied
by this ditch extends at least 40 mil
es, and water to work the mines iu
this locality can he secured from no
other source. The Ditch is on one
of the highest divides, and can sup
ply water on both sides of the di-
Tide—that is to the Burnt River and
Willow Creek sides. This Ditch
was originally known as the Burnt
River Ditch which was purchased,
we believe, in 1870, by Mr. J. H.
Johnson, who since that ttmo has
been actively at work, with all the
means at his command, in improv
ing, enlarging and extending the
original Ditch, until now it is a Ca
nal through which rafts of lumber
can be carried from the saw mills on
the head of the Ditch to market at
Eldorado and Malheur Cities. The
rates of water from this Ditch, we
are informed, are 25 cents per inch
for first head for ten hours; fifteen
cents per inch for second heads, and
ten cents per inch for third heads.
T h e M odoc M a ssacre— T h e Hero.
By reference to our Washington
letter it will be seen that A. B.
Meacham is giving a version to the
late Modoc Massacre, wherein Gen.
Canby was murdered, in which he is
trying to make it appear that A. B.
Meacham was the hero of the occa
sion. To the citizens of Oregon the
version given by this man Meacham,
is a new one, and as related by him
is not believed by any of our citizens.
He states that he was convinced that
treachery was intended by Captain
Jack, and used his endeavors to per
suade Gen. Canby and Dr. Thomas,
with the rest of the Peace Commis
sion, not to keep the appointment,
but after they decided to keep the
appointment, he being a brave,
could not stay away. He now says
he was satisfied C&pt. Jack meant
treachery—before the transaction he
was satisfied Capt. Jack was an hon
orable man, and so informed the
commissioners, and no doubt, it was
upon his representations that the
Peace Commission determined to
keep the appointment, and it is al
most a moral certainty that A. B.
Meacham was the indirect cause of
the death of Gen. Canby and Dr.
Thomas. As to the wounds receiv
ed by this man Meacham, it is be
lieved, on the best of authority, that
he did not receive more than one
wound from the hands of an Indian
—it is believed that the scalp wound
and the little bumps on bis head
were from the effect of his legs get
ting weak and letting his body down
too heavily on the sharp rocks that
are to be found at the lava bedj It
is not believed here that Sconchin
or any other Indian ever tried to
raise his hair, or that he ever tried
to or that he did shoot Sconchin
with his Derringer. It is known
that Sconchin was not wounded at
that time, and, therefore, Meacham’s
statement that he shot liiffi in the
abdomen was untrue. If be used
his Derringer at all it is nothing but
fair to presume that tho muzzle was
turned towards himself and inflicted
the only gun shot wound that can
be found on the person of A. B.
Meacham, and now he will want the
Government to give him a pension
for a wound inflicted by the un-
steadeness of his own hand. Oh!
What a hero A. B. Meacham is try
ing to make of himself! The people
of Oregon laugh at his vain attempts
and treat the matter as a great hum
bug only fit to be concocted by the
brain of such a man, who may be
able to gull the people of the East
where he is not known, but he can
not fool those who know him as well
as the people of Oregon do.
A G R IC U L T U R A L S O C I E T Y .
June 28th, 1873.
M el E d it o r : — I think an Agricul
tural Society in Baker County is
much needed. There is a want of in
terest with both farmers and mechan
ics, also, every class of people to im
prove or exeel in their business
whatever it may be. The student,
from the time he enters tho district
school until he graduates at college,
is benefitted by the little prompters
that often call his mind to some fu
ture test.
I f the people of Baker County will
form an Agricultural Society to bo
held once a year, and meet directly
after harvest, bringing every kind of
animals and fowls, from the native
chicken to the thorough bred Black
Hawk. Every class of mechanics a
piece of his work; also, the ladies
everything from a pin cushion to a
carpet. Bread, butter and cheese,
which of course will all be entitled
to a premium. It will be a long
step towards improvement and will
be visible at once. It gives the
young, both boys and girls, a chance
and an interest to improve upon tbe
old. It also gives employment to
the mind as well as the hands, and
is pleasant and profitable to all.
E. H. B.
B a k e r C it y ,
A g bic u ltu jb a l . — In another col
umn will be found a communication
in relation to the organization of an
Agricultural Society in this County.
Several farmers, as -well as others,
have suggested that meeting be call
ed for the 4th of July, at Baker City,
to effect an organization of such a
society. In accordance with such
suggestion let the farmers and oth
ers interested in this matter get to
gether immediately after the Basket
Dinner at Fisher’s Grove, and organ
ize an Agricultural Society for Baker
S to p I t . —Some person is in the
County.
habit of going to the Express Office,
and
taking our exchanges from the
T h e F o u r t h . —From all indica
tions it is thought that the Celebra counter there without our knowl
tion of the Fourth, oil next Friday, edge or consent. This occasions us
will call together the largest con great inconvenience, and we are sat
course of people at Baker City, that isfied that the man who is guilty of
have ever convened at one place in this pilfering is no gentleman. If it
Eastern Oregon. Everybody is com is not stopped we will bo under the
ing, and all who can will bring their necessity of giving his name.
baskets filled with provisions.
J . H. J oh n son , of the Eldorado
P u b l ic
S c h o o l s . —The
Public Ditch, returned from Portland, last
Schools of this county are respect week, after an absence of some two
fully invited to join in the procession or three weeks. Harvey looks well
on the 4th. The teachers with their in his fighting trim, and we think
scholars will report and meet at the the people down in Webfoot treated
Court House at 9 o’clock a. m. of our friend first rate. We are glad to
'Hat morning, where they will be as- have him back with us attending to
®l8L-^d their place in the procession. the interests of the Ditch C<*npany.
O U R W A S H IN G T O N L E T T E R .
W
a s h in g t o n ,
June 17th, 1873.
A b o a t tb e M odoc«..
I passed a pleasant half hour this
morning with A. B. Meacham, of the
Indian Peace Commission, who was
one of the unfortunate party beguil
ed into the “ talk” with Captain Jack
at which General Canby lost his life
and Meacham was severely wounded.
Meacham owes his life mainly to the
fact that he had taken the precau
tion to carry to the “ talk” with him
a loaded Derringer, the contents of
which he lodged in the bowels of
Sconchin Jim as the latter was in
the act of scalping him. The Com
missioner will carry to the grave
with him a frightful scar across Lis
head already made by the savage
when he was dissuaded by tho trus
ty Derringer from completing his
work, There would seem to be no
doubt that Captain Jack shot Canby.
Meacham is preparing an official re
port of the entire proceedings of the
Peace Commission which will be
ready in a few days for presentation
to the Secretary of the Interior.
Takaki is a young man of studious
and industrious habits, and devotes
his entire time to his official duties
apd the acquisition of a knowledge
of our institutions which will be use
ful to his government. He is gener
ally regarded as a safe man for his
government to keep here, and his
courtesy and extreme modesty make
him a general favorite.
T h e P a tr o n s o f H u s b a n d r y .
The third term men are bound to
use every effort to manipulate this
organization for their purposes, and
the fiat has gone forth from Wash
ington to federal officials all over the
West that they must immediately
join a Grange. Efforts aro also be
ing made to buy up the leaders, or
those who call themselves the lead
ers, of the several workingmen’s or
ganizations. Two or three of these
men have been already provided
with positions in the departments
petty offices. Those among them
who are willing to sell themselves
can be had cheap; but they are in no
sense the leaders of any body of
workingmen.
A. F. B.
T h » ex-M iiiigter fr o m J a p a n .
A Yeddo correspondent of the New
York Tribune devotes a large por
tion of his last letter to that pa]>er
to defaming the character of Arino-
ri Mori, the late Charge d’Affaires
from Japan to the United States. As
the writer does not give the name or
official position of any of his inform
ants, and as reticence is one of the
marked characteristics of all grades
of government officers in Japan, tbe
presumption is that he picked up his
information from disappointed Amer
ican adventurers who had sought
but failed to obtain Mori's endorse
ment of their respective projects for
turning a nimble penny at the ex
pense of his government, and had to
try their luck in Japan without his
coveted introduction. All the time
Mori was here he had five times as
much work to do as any other for
eign minister. He was required to
investigate and report upon our sys
tems of agriculture, finance and ed"
«cation, onr postal system, our
methods of collecting duties on im
ports, our internal revenue system,
our general ^ws, and even our re
ligious sects. He had, in short, to
do anything and everything that was
required of him, even to the super
vision of the education of a number
of young persons of both sexes sent
over here by the Japanese govern
ment. And all this in addition to
the usual routine work of a legation,
and without as many assistants as
other foreign ministers who had no
extra official duties to perform.
From morning till night he used
to be besieged by men of every vari
ety of calling-sewing machine men,
railroad men, newspaper men, hotel
men, doctors, teachers, circus men,
ministers of every denomination, fid
dlers, spiritual mediums, tailors,
shoemakers, free lovers—in short
the representatives of every useful,
useless, and worse than useless call
in g -a ll eager of course, to contrib
ute to the speedy civilization of Jap
an. Mori would receive these peo
ple courteously, and listen to them
patiently, but would very properly
decline to accede to their modest re
quests for letters of introduction to
his sovereign; so those of them who
went to Japan afterwards went there
inimical to him. Hence, I believe,
these reports. Many of the rejected
applicants for office in Japan, or for
letters of introduction, circulated
stories prejudicial to Mori among
the members of the Japanese special
embassy which was here last fall;
and that, perhaps, had some effect,
as one or two of them were his polit
ical rivals. I have been more or less
intimate, in my time, with many
public men o f various nations, but
never with any man so young as Ar-
inori, more industrious and capable,
more studious and wisely progress
ive, more continent and temperate
than I know him to be, or more hon
est than I believe him to be. Be it
remembered that this young man is
only twenty eight years of age. It
may be proper to remark that I n e v
er received the smallest personal fa
vor from Mr. Mori, while I rendered
him many. He was slow to contract
friendships, but I had the good for
tune to be presented to him by Mr.
Sumner, whom he held in high es
teem, and our acquaintance soon ri
pened into a scholarly intimacy
which has prompted me to this de
fence of my absent friend from an
anonymous attack that has already
commenced “ going the rounds of
the press.” The Japanese legation
is now in charge of Mr. Samro Taka-
ki, formerly it3 Chief Secretary. Mr.
O U R U N IO N
LETTER.
Ogn., June 29th, 1873.
are now
having in this valley as pleasant
weather as heart could wish. Visit
ed as we are, each day, by a gentle
breeze from the north, we have as
pleasant a place for summer as can
be found on the coast. The only
thing we can complain of now, is the
musqnitoes or “ gal-nippers.” ,‘ Gal
nippers” are thicker in this countyy-
this year, than usual.
I notice several stock buyers in
our midst, looking at our stock, but
apparently not very anxious to buy,
and our stock men seem to be in no
great hurry to sell at the low figures
that stock is. now rated. People
must not think that the citizens of
Grande Bonde are in a starving con
dition just because money is scarce.
There will be several picnics in and
around this valley on the 4th of July
and all seem to anticipate a good
time.
I have struck a query—not a stone
quarry—but a queer query. Inas
much as the vicinity of Union and
the Cove have of late been receiving
some notice through the columns of
tbe D e m o c r a t , and a few items from
this country have made their ap
pearance through the D e m o c r a t be
fore the short sighted, inkslinging
gooseqnillist of the Sentinel could
publish the same, he puts the follow
ing
Q u e r y .— Why don’t you, Jo. Gno
mon, find your local items, write
them up for the Bedrock Democrat
and have them published in time for
us to copy into the S e n t i n e l , instead
of re-writing local news from our
columns fox your favorite paper?—
Then you might be of service both
to the Democrat and the S e n t i n e l .
Now, Mr. Editor of the Sentinel,
it would be so nice if yon could only
edit y o u r side of the paper with the
scissors instead of the pen. Perhaps
you have to a certain extent since
Jo. Gnomon became a correspondent
of the D e m o c r a t , for your locals.
The following are a few instances
in which Jo. Gnomon found the
items himself, instead of “ re-writing
the locals fromyour columns” as you
assert, and were first published in
the D e m o c r a t , then in the Sentinel
1st. In the D e m o c r a t of May 7h
an item, then afterward in the Senti
nel. 2nd—One on May 21st, after
■wards in tho Sentinel. 3rd—June
18th another which you published
on the 21st. Then on Juno 19th we
forwarded an item, through another
person, to the Sentinel, and sent the
same to the D e m o c r a t which was
published afterwards in the Senti
nel; and now appears still another in
your paper, that was given in the
last issue of the D e m o c r a t .
Now, Mr. Editor of the Sentinel,
you may, if you like, let yonr read
ers know through you columns, af
ter it has appeared in the D e m o c r a t ,
that the Commissioners Berry, Ma-
theny and Cox, have returned from
Wallowa, and will report to the Sec
retary of the Interior as soon as they
reach Salem. I see you have found
out that strawberries are ripe, which
we all knew two weeks ago; and also,
that Lou Remillard has succeeded
his brother Ed in business at Union,
and as the change was made not over
three menths ago, of course its news.
Newsically and Itemizingly Thine,
JO. GNOMON.
U n io n ,
E d it o r D e m o c r a t : —W e
W m . H a r p e r has been appointed
Deputy Sheriff to act in the Eastern
portion of our county—his residence
is at Eldorado. He paid us a visit
last Monday, looking 'well and hear-
*7-
IA T E JiEWS.
F ort K l a m a t h ,
June 2 2 .— via
Ashland, June 23.—Matters are quiet
at this post. The only event of im
portance since the departure of my
last telegram is the transfer of the
post command to Major Harry Has-
brouck, of the Fourth Artillery, who
will remain here with his light bat-
terv until the commission has con
cluded its business and the Modocs
are disposed of. In the _ vernacular
of this region, we are having “ a great
deal of weather,” mostly rain, snow
and wind.
E u r e k a , Nev., June 23. At 5
o’clock this morning, two miners in
the Eureka Consolidated mine, nam
ed John George and George Dobbs,
got on the cage at the first station,
while it was disconnected from the
engine. The brakes gave way and
the cage fell to the bottom of the
shaft, a distance of two hundred and
twenty-six feet. George was killed,
and Dobbs had both legs and arms
broken. He cannot recover. No
blame attaches to any one belonging
to the Company.
N e w Y o r k , June 22.—A telegram
was received yesterday, by tbe D i
rector of the Mint, from the Super
intendent of the San Francisco Mint,
saying there are numerous inquiries
for the new trade dollar, a large
quantity being wanted for shipment
to China on the 15th of July. The
Director replied that they cannot be
sent to San Francisco before the 6th
or 10th of July, therefore the demand
cannot lie immediately supplied.
N e w Y o r k , June 2 2 .— Stokes’ new
trial will not occur during the pres
ent term of the Court of Oyer and
Terminer, which throws it over to
October. It has been decided to
make no effort for bail, It is said
the defense will rely upon medical
testimony, which was so effective in
the first trial, and will raise a plea of
self defense.
The Times has a report that tho
Directors of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Co. yesterday resolved to issue
any required per cent of the $3,000,-
000 to pay the necessary obligations
for new vessels, etc. The bonds are
first to be offered to stockholders.
L o n d o n , June 22.—The steamer
Columbus, from Dublin for Holy-
head, ran ashore on St. Keyne Rock
to-day, and afterwards broke in two
amidships.
R om e , June 22.—The Pope ia to
deliver an allocution on Monday,
and the excommunication of King
Victor Emanuel is expected to be
pronounced.
General Longstreet was- once the
idol of the Southern people. Now,
a New Orleans letter says: “ Our
best citizens refuse to speak to him;
ladies draw their skirts to one side
in passing him upon the streets as if
he were a leper. In the eyes of tho
New Orleans aristocracy he has sunk
too low to be noticed. In the pub
lic meetings he is denounce! as a
traitor, a renegade, a black-hearted
deserter of his people, and, in fact,
every epithet is thrown at him that
malice can paint or ingenuity can in
vent. But none of these provokes a
response from Longstreet. He goes
his way, courteous but sad, turning
neither to the right nor to the left,
and paying no attention to the mud.
thrown at him.”
JA S . W. VIRTUE,
BAKER CITY, OREGON,
B R O K E R AND ASSAYEfi
DEALER
In Gold T
>
—AND—
GOLD AND SILVER BARS,
— ALSO—
EXCHANGE 8 GREENBACKS.
Office—Eirst door north Odd Fellow’s Ha”
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1776 .
1873 .
œ œ M im  T O ®
OF THE
MTY--SEYENTH AMMSiff
OF OUR
NATIONAL INBEPENDERCE
h e
c it iz e n s
baker
o f
erry
T and Powder River Valley intend to Cf.
ebrate the coming. Anniversary of Amii
Independence by a.
G r a n d ^Processi •CD.
Reading of the
Declaration of IMeienienct,
B Y
M R . J O H N I . S T U R G IL L ,
And an Oration by
Mr- T. O. Hyde,
After which there will be a
B A S K E T D IN N E R ,
Under the supervision of the following C:>
mittee of Ladies:
Mrs. J. W. Virtue, L. O. Sterns, J. B, Gird- -
ner, IV. F. McCrary, S. Grier, C. M. Foss: ■
Eliza Gray, J. W. Cleaver, A. H. Brown»;
Mrs. Thos. Finlayson, to act in conjunct»:1'
wiih a like Committee to be appointed fro:
the ladies of the Valley.
FISHER’S GROVE
Is the place selected to hold the Celebratir.l
and th« following gentlemen were appoint
as the Ground Committee: Messrs. C.i
Fisher, H. Bamberger, S. Gttenheimer,:
D. McCord and Dr..Snow.
The Finance and Music Committee cons:
of the following gentlemen: Dr. Snow,
W. Virtue, S. B. McCord, Fred. A. Bona:
W. F. Levins and James Fletcher.
The Music for the occasion will be furnish
by the
LA GRANDE
A N T
B A K E R
C IT Y
B R A S S BANDS
The Citizens of Union, as well as those
Baker County, are respectfully requested
join in this Celebrtion.
M u i m s M 'i r l * i l l
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7
Will be given at tho
C O U R T H O U SE
B A K E R CITY.
On the Evening of
J. R.
Lake, of Clarksville, is the agent for
Jmly Fourth,
this section to procure subscriptions Which will ho the Great Ball of tho Scat#
to the R. E. Lee Monument Fund.—
C o m m itte e o f R ecep tion :
He will be in this city the latter part
L.
O.
S tekns ,
A. H. B bowx ,
of this week to procure subscript
I. D. H aines ,
F. A. B onah ,
ions to the Fund. Every subscriber
J ames F letcher ,
J. M. S hefhksd .
for one share will receive a full life
H on . J. D. M c F arland .
sized portrait of the great warrior
F l o o r M a n a g e rs :
and statesman, which is well worth
J. W. V irtu e ,
R. II. C abdwha
the price of each share. The object
C.
M.
F
oster ,
S.
B, M c C obd .
for which this fund is being raised is
truly a worthy one, and we hope Mr.
The Music will be the^best that can be-
Lake may have good success in pro cured. Every effort will be made to m1
^
curing subscriptions in this and Un this ball a complete success.
ion Counties, both of which he is
Dissolution Notice.
agent for and will visit soon.
T he L ee
M on u m en t . —Mr.
T h e
P a rtn e r s h ip
heretofore
W e return our thanks to M. H.
ing between Anthony Moore, Aroas*
n Moore,
M/.nrr. under
under tM"
and Albert C.
Abbott, Esq., for a brace of nice, Moore
name o f A. Moore & Bros, has been
young sage hens.
dissolved by 'mutual consent. A ■:
The partnership between Webber
and Fisher, of this city, has been
dissolved.
M a r r ie d
At the residence of J. P. Ross, Esq., by
Rev. A. J. Josiyn, June 24th, 1873, Mr.
James Eletcher to Miss Mary J. McMurren,
all of Baker City, Oregon.
The happy bride and groom have the best
wishes o f all the good people o f our City,_and
they, with us wish that their cup of happiness
may never be ‘■‘drugged,” and that they may
enjoy a long and prosperous life.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Stone Cutting and Building.
essrs. ¡R o b e r t s «Si N e ls o n w o u l d r e
M
spectfully inform the people of Baker
City, and vicinity, that they are prepared to
build foundations for houses, cellars, side
walks, as well as larger structures, and will
attend to any work of this kind at a.l times.
Public Notice.
■'VJ'OTICE IS H E R E B Y G IV E N T H A T
AN I will not be responsible for any debts
contracted by my son, James M. Bean. He
is 18 years o f age, and has been doing busi
ness for himself for the past year, and L have
given him his time.
The public will take notice of the above
and govei n themselves accordingly.
Lower Powder River, June 24, 1873.
. n«nll*. -
S. m . BEAN.
Moore is authorized to receive ana
for all moneys due said firm
T moobiubbos .
May 1, 1873.-n6n9
Sheriff’s Sale.
^
issued out o f the Circuit
aBdw
fo r Grant
acute ol Oregon, iui
ui— - (nr a jad
ju-. e
m e directed and deliverea, ” tbesecM
m ent rendered in said Coin'd ¿jy£>r oil
ond day o f June, A- D-
Geor8en,i
Joseph Messenger and a
H obson, for the sum 01 ^ llie - n>oetlV |
Twenty-tour Dollars,
H el' eJ
with Thirty-seven Hollar■ rUjng c°^ | j
cents, taxed costs, and
Rr°Pe r B
I have levied on th e folio
to-wit:
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■
The south h alf o f the so 1 lbe soutU; I
nrl the
thA southwest
sm ithw ««t.nU
Dei . Quarter
^«-.arter o-
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with the tenements a““ nftnea?°veicf
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Day V alley, Grant County, ^ at on -
N o t ic e is hereby ^ en’ , -r V
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Y V I R T U E O F AN
Thirty-First W
A. D. 1873. at the h o u r o f lu aDd
I w ill sell all the right, -
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o f said George J. Hob®
at
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above desenoed Pr0Ppj.y,Grant C
House Door, in Canyon C j
for C ,
Oregon, at Public A u ctw »^
hand, to the highest anu u cosW. .
satisfy said executmn a n ^ f . G R A ^
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K Lime o f good q u a li^ .^
low rates.
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