Bedrock democrat., July 09, 1873, Image 2

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Defrees was an honest and efficient
public officer, and is much esteemed
here. As he is a good journalist and
an experienced politician, he will
most probably start a newspaper in
San Diego. If he does, it will be
a good one. He supported Mr. Gree­
ley during the late campaign.
be worked by natural water—this is
a slight drawback to that camp, but
"W a s h i n g t o n , June 27th, 1873.
still the miners who own claims there
•Consistency! thou art a Jew el.
are satisfied with the results of their
j. >f. SHEPHERD, E ditor -
labors this season, so far. Gem, 1 At every State and local republi­
BAKER CITY, JIL Y 9, 1873.
Sparta and Hogem are proving them­ can gathering that has been held
selves rich in placer as well as in since the adjournment of congress,
THE BEDROCK DEMOCRAT
quartz mines. These localities are a resolution has been passed con-
Ex-Senator P ool.
Ha* the Largest Circulation o f an y
considered as among the best quartz i demning in unmeasured phrase Grant
Paper Published In Eastern Oregon.
mining districts on the coast. New ! and Butler’s Salary' Bill, closely fol­ is on here, from North Corolina, try­
discoveries are being made there ev­ lowed by another resolution (and ing bard to get into confidential re­
here’s where the laugh comes in) ex­ lations with the organizations of
O F F I C I A L P A P E R O F ery few days.
The Bijf Ditch.
The Counties o f
pressing “increased confidence in workingmen. He thinks he is ma"
Last week we referred to the Eldo­ the wisdom, patriotism, unselfish­ headway, but he is grossly mistaken.
B a k e r a n d O ra n t.
rado or Big Ditch,[but owing to lack ness, sterling integrity &c., of the The real leaders of these working­
of room we did not say all that we soldier statesman at the head of the men’s movements are not the men
C obu K spon DK nce from all portions of
intended in reference to this great government.” “ Soldier Statesman” with whom he comes in contact
Eastern Oregon is solicited for the D emocrat .
— third-rate men who hang round
All communications, to receive attention, work. We only spoke of the past, is good; but “ unselfishness and ster­
must be accompanied by a responsible name. now we design to refer to what its ling integrity” is moro than that—it Washington endeavoring to make
Personal communications will be charged prospects are for the future. This
is positively luscious—considering all who listen to their balderdash
as special advertisements.
ditch is now carrying only about 800 that the signature of this “ modest believe that they are influential, and
■— ■mill llll I I fXMtww«
inches of water from which is realized man of simple tastes and few wants” who beg for-small positions in ex­
JOSEPH G. w a s o x .
about six hundred dollars for each made _the universally condemned change for their good will and prom­
ised services. If the signs of the
Again we are called upon toehron twenty-four hours, this is over and bill a law, and that his share of tho
above the running expenses. If this proceeds of the most indecent breach times be not unusually deceptive,
icle the death of a pioneer.
the Patrons of Husbandry and the
The King of terrors has again pi­ be the case now, writh only eight of trust on record amounts to ten
several organizations of mechanics
loted a sojoarner across the dark hundred inches of water in the ditch, times more than that any of his fel­
will combine their strength before
Talley, and we lamdbt the untimely what will it pay when it carries its low beats. These and similar incon­
the
next Presidential election, con­
full
capacity
of
two
thousand
inches,
sistencies of conventions of office­
death of a friend to our State—and
struct a platform of their own, and
a manly advocate in the Halls of our with no more running expenses than holders and office-seekers, so palpa­
at’present,
and
runs
for
eight
months
ble and puerile that any school boy nominate a candidate. The farmers
National Legislature.
and mechanics of this country are
He died at the home of his aged in the year? It is an easy matter to can detect them, are opening the
work
out
the
answer
either
by
prac­
numerically
stroug enough to run in
eyes of the republican masses to the
mother in Ohio, at the villiage of
real character of the active leaders any candidate they may select, and
Marietta, the home of bi6 j'outh. Ju­ tice or the single rule of three.
This
ditch
is
ultimately
bound
to
of their party and the latter are they do not lack the capacity to
ly 2nd 1873. Joseph Gardner Wil
furnish
the
water
with
which
a
great
make a good choice. All they need
alarmed for the result.
son was born in New Hampshire in
portion
of
the
mines
of
Rye
Valley
is organization. Let them but once
G r a n t freezes to Kin 100,0C0
the year 1828, thence at an early age,
and
the
country
between
Eldorado
accompanied by his parents, be re­
Grant has been importuned by all unite on comprehensive industrial
and
Rye
Valley
will
have
to
be
work­
moved to Marietta, wliero he atten
sorts of republicans and in all sorts issues, and remain united on them
ed—this
will
greatly
add
to
the
value
ded the Marietta Institute, where
of ways to save the party by return­ during one presidential campaign,
of the ditch property, and it will re­
he graduated with distinction in
ing to the public treasury the extra and the present political parties will
quire but a comparatively small out­
1847. At the age of twenty he began
pay he has thus far received, and vanish into thin air, and become tra­
lay of capital to extend the ditch to
the study of Law, after completing
publicly announcing his determina­ ditions of the past.
the localities above mentioned. When
A. F. B.
bis studies he removed to Salem, Or­
tion to receive no more of it. But
this is done the income of the ditch
egon, in 1852, and entered upon the
that, he says he won’t and can’t do,
OUR UNION LETTER.
will be immense, and the demand for
practice of his profession, which ho
because, knowing nearly a year ago
water cannot be supplied by the
U n io n , Ogn., July 5th, 1873.
continued zealously and successfully,
that the salary bill was going to be
ditch with its present capacity of two
E
d
it
o
r DeMOCRAT: —On June 29th
until the year 1862, when through
thousand inches. For the next few put through Congress, during its Union and vicinity was visited by
the reccomendation of Judge M. T
years all the water that can be run closing hours, he shaped his affairs, the heaviest rain and hail storm ever
Beady he was appointed by His Ex­ in the ditch will find ready and prof­ at that time, with reference to his
prospective increase of salary. A known in this valley. It commenced
cellency Governor A. C. Gibb3 to itable sale in Shasta District.
movement was started a short time at two o’clock and in less than thir­
the bench, in the newly organized
Looking at the future prospects of
Judicial District of this State com­ this ditch and tho different mining ago to raise $100,000 for him by pri­ ty minutes the whole face of the
prising the counties of Wasco, Uma­ localities thaf will look to it for the vate subscription, it being under­ country was a lake of water. A wa­
tilla, Baker, Union and Grant, in means to work the claims success­ stood that he would, upon the re­ ter spout bursted on the hills direct­
which capacity he ably served the fully, we can see no reason why the ceipt of that sum, refund his extra ly north of the farms of Mrs. Cates,
people of Eastern Oregon for a pe­ Big Ditch should not be rated as the salary, repudiate the salary bill and and Mr. D. R. Benson, and about
riod of eight years, as an upright, best paying property of the kind on co operate with the clique that pro­ two miles east of Union, and the
poses to endeavor to deodorize the whole face of the hill was one grand,
frank and fearless Judge.
coast. In the hands of a western go-
In the year 1870 he was nominated ahead company, with such a man as republican party by organizing the roaring cataract from summit to base,
for Congress but wras defeated at the J. H. Johnson as superintendent, House, next winter, without giving the water in some of the gulches be­
polls. A grateful appreciation how­ this property cannot fail to be a grand the chairmanship of any committee ing six feet deep; washing hundreds
ever, of his efforts and zeal in that success, and will pay large dividends to Butler or any of the credit mobiler of tons of stone down into the road
men. But, thus far, little has been end fields below, many of which
contest procured him the nomtna upon the capital invested.
subscribed
toward the Grant fund would weigh from three, to five hun­
tion upon the Regublican ticket for
A n n e x a t io n . —A Washington dis­
the same position in the Campaign patch says that Rear Admiral Pen- and those engaged in raising it have dred pounds, and two or three have
of 1872, at which time he was elected nock, in his report to the Navy D e­ met with so many rebuffs that the been estimated at one thousand to
and was waiting the next session of partment, relative to the condition of project has been practically aban­ fifteen hundred pounds. It ruined
Mr. Benson’s gardeu, and uprooted
Congress to enter upon the ¡arduous affairs in the Hawaiian Islands, ex­ doned.
presses the opinion that danger ex­ The Sergeant-at-arm s o f tUe House. some of his apple trees—washed down
duties cf that station, when death ists of encroachments of foreign
Legrand W. Perce, a light-weight and carried away nearly a half mile
«topped his course.
Powers in the Hawaiian territory,
In the private walks of life Judge which will be prejudicial to our best carpet-bagger who represented the of fence on the Lawrence ranche,
"Wilson was universally recognized a interests. The danger lies in the ap­ 5th congressional district of Missis­ and ruine4 what grain that chanced
proaching bankruptcy of the present
genial companion, added to his ster­ government, and the consequent ne­ sippi in the two last Congresses is to be in its way. The hail were not
ling qualities of intellect, his pres­ cessity for a foreign loan, through working hard to secure the nomina­ large, but in places they fell very
ence in the 6oeial circle enlivened the influence of which our suprema­ tion of his party, next winter, for thick, and being washed in drifts it
cy may bo threatened unless susten­ Seargeant-at-Arms of the House.— may be found now, in places, to the
and enriched the scene.
ance and financial aid are granted by But he won’t succeed. He hasn’t the depth of six inches.
As a Judge lie was kind and can­ our people or our Government.
Frank Caldwell, of the Cove, lost
did; as n, lawyer able and honest; as
It is probable that our Government ghost of a chance. There’s nothing
his
life a few days since, while en­
a friend courteous and considerate; will take immediate steps to firmly of him. Ordway, the present incum­
an indulgent father, a faithful hus- secure our interests in the Sandwich bent, will also be a candidate. It is gaged in driving logs down the Wal­
Islands, and use necessary measures
bapd, an unwavering friend, his in­ to foster a kindly feeling toward an­ not yet known that he will have a low river. He ventured in the river
with a boat in order to loosen a jam
tercourse with the people of Eastern nexation among the Hawaiian people. strong opponent.
of logs, when the water getting the
Tlie
Clerk-ship
o
f
the
House,
Oregon has encliiseled his name up­ It is absolute^ necessary to the buil­
ding up and the maintaining of our now filled by McPherson, of Penn­ advantage of the boat, turned it over
on their hearts endurlingly.
Pacific trade that American influence
Hi§ political faith, though adverse should predominate in the Sandwich sylvania, is sought for by several and Mr. Caldwell was carried under
men, tho most prominent of whom the logs, and has not been seen
to o&p own, has never obliterated our Islands.
is
Col. Daniels, of the Richmond since.
regard of him as an honest man—pas­
D ip l o m a c y . —A Washingtod dis­ Journal. Daniels is personally a very
Since we skinned that Bull of the
sively yielding to the motives of a
patch says that in settling the ques­ clever fellow, in both the English Sentinel, in the D e m o c r a t , h e has
pqr.e heart; in a political season pe­ tion as to the removal of the Kicka-
culiarly stormy, we would spread poos from Mexican territory, our and American acceptations of that tried to gore us and shouts:
“ Confound the yow ling oats!
the soft mantle of charity across the Government is anxious, if possible, phrase; but he is of little account as
W hy d on’t they hunt for rats?
record of any variency. May the to avoid bringing into discussion tho a politician; and only a strong and
Or keep as still as bats
question as tô the boundary between
Or m oles, out on the flats?”
Angels of Peace have directed his Texas and Mexico, and therefore di­ able party politician can be elected
Bully! Cats have nine lives while
soul tp the Elysian Precincts of plomacy is to be used to get the Mex­ to the position coveted by Daniels.
Bulls
have but one. As a general
As
McPherson
knows
everything
ican Government to request our Gov­
Heaven.
ernment to return the Indian cap­ that has been done in the House thing Bulls that think anything of
tives taken by McKenzie in his raid. since 1860, and is one of the best in­ themselves won’t notice so small a
MIXING XETYS.
Indications, based upon official let­ formed men in the country on na­ thing as a cat, but this time he got
ters received from Mexico, are that
Frorp all the surrounding mining Mexico
will make no complaint tional politics and the politics of the scratched in a sensitive place. Well
camps we have favorable news. The against the United States for the Mc­ several States, he is generally con­ he’s a pretty good little Bull—don’t
miners as a general thing have had a Kenzie invasion other than a request sidered by members “ handy to have know what blood he is, but I know
larger amount of water to work with for the restoration of the Indians in the house” and will be a strong his circulation is not very good, yet,
tis season than they have had before captured. This request will be com­ candidate. He may be replaced, but at the same time I think there’s
plied with if at the same time the
for a number of years, and in most Mexican authorities agree to return certainly not by Daniels.
“ good leather in him”.
of the camps there is still a fair sup­ the whole tribe of Indians to their
The Doorkeeper o f the House,
S The pic-nic in High Yalley, on the
ply and miners are still busily at proper protectors—the Government Otis P. Buxton, of New York, will 4th, passed off very pleasantly, there
work taking out the precious metal of the United States. Intimations most probably have to take up his being plenty of provisions, and eve­
to this effect will be made to the
in paying quantities; especially is Mexican Government, and it is be­ bed and walk, next winter. Buxton ry one seemed to be well satisfied.—
this the case on Clarks Creek and in lieved the whole matter can be satis­ is not unpopular, by any means; but There was a good swing erected, and
Shasta (Eldorado) Districts.
In factorily arranged.
Western and Southern republican a dancing floor laid, and both were
Bye Valley the placer mines have and
members
have been complaining for in service nearly all day. The day
“ L a m e !” sighed Mrs. Partington.
are paying well, and the quartz ledges “Here I have been sufferin’ the big­ some time that the East has had, for was very warm, but as we had a good
are being opened, and are proving amies of death for threemortal weeks. several years, more than its fair shade and plenty of cool, fresh wa­
to be better than the most sanguine First I was seized with a bleed in’ share of favors from the House.— ter no one suffered from heat. Dan­
in the hampshire of the The doorkeeper has forty appoint­ cing was kept up in Union at night
have heretofore anticipated.
The phrenology
brain, which was exceeded by the
indications are that Rye Valley will stoppage of the left ventilator of the ments in his gift, and that is why a until about one o’clock.
Yours &c.,
ultimately be one of the best mining heart. This gave me information of strong and, I think, successful effort
districts in Eastern Oregon. Hum­ of the left borax, and now I am sick will be made to secure the position
JO. GNOMON.
with
the
chloroform
morbus.
There
for a Western or Southern man.
boldt Basin has and is yielding well
OUR WESTON LETTER.
is no blessing like that of health,
Going to California.
ibis season. The altitude of this particularly when you’re ill.
Hon. John D. Defrees, who was
W e s t o n , O g n ., July 5, 1873.
camp is higher than that of any other
E d it o r D em o c r a t : —The Fourth
O u r people were well pleased with Government Printer under Lincoln
camp in Baker county, in fact it is
iso high that no artificial means can the performances of the La Grande and Johnson, has about made up his was duly commemorated here by a
^ adopted to furnish it with water, Brass Band on the Fourth of Julv, mind to go to San Diego, Cal., and Pic nic held on the Camp Ground
'?tore the mines there can only at this cit-p,
settle there with " hie familv. Mr. j near Weston.- An oration was deliv-
och Uniment.
ered by Rev. Mr. Jenkins, and the
Declaration of Independence was
read by Mrs. Alice J. Kirkpatrick.
There was a ball given in the even­
ing which, I am told, was largely
attended, and a very pleasant time
was had.
Farmers are harvesting their hay,
and by the time they are through
with it harvest will commence in
good earnest, and as the crops are
very large, there will be plenty of
work for all idle hands to do.
On Thursday last Joseph Mason,
while assisting his father in the
blacksmith shop, met with a disa­
greeable, if not serious accident, by
a small hammer flying off its handle
and hitting him in the face while
striking.
From some cause or other your
valuable paper failed to come to hand
last week. As it is about the only
source from which we derive our
mining and other news from the up­
per country, it is anxiously looked
for by your subscribers each week.
Weather very hot.
The members of the La Grand
Brass Band beg leave to return the'
heartfelt thanks to the citizens^
Baker county, and especially to th9
citizens of Baker City, for the kind
and gentlemanly manner in
they were received and entertained
on the occasion of their visit to Ba
ker City and County, on the 4th 0(
July, and will always hold in th eir
hearts a pleasant remembrance of tl19
pleasure they derived from their
short but pleasant visit, and hope at
some not far distant future to enjoy
a like pleasure.
J. B. THOMSON,
Sec’y La Grande Brass Band,
J A S . W . V IR T U E ,
BAKER CITY, OREGON,
BROKER AND ASSAY EE
DEALER *
In Crold 3
D
ii8
t)
—AND—
01 for a lodge in some vast wilderness,
Some boundless contiguity of shads.
GOLD AND SILVER
So wrote Cowper, and so says,
LARRY.
-ALSO-
[The D em ocrat was mailed to all
of our 'subscribers, as it always is.
We bear a great deal of complaint
lately in relation to the delivery of
mail mater when it is due. What, or Office—F irst door north Odd Fellow's
i.ni9v2tfj
where the cause is we are not now
prepared to say. We have received
letters from Pendleton lately which
■were ten or twelve days making the
trip—in fact, received a letter of in­
quiry as to the contents of a former
N ext D oor to tho Restaurant,
one, which was not received at that
Baker City, Oregon,
time. Our people are getting tired
of such delays and mistakes with
C. B. FISHER, P roprietor
their mail matter, and if there is not
S P R E P A R E D TO AOCO-MMODllI
a change for the better soon, steps
tho public with—
B
eef at R etail—2 to 10 cents per pound; I
should and will be taken to ascertain
B
eef
by the side—6 cents per pound.
where the difficuty originates, and
who are the negligent or unqualified Fre&h Pork,
Pickled Pork,
parties who have the handling of the
Fresh Mutton,
mails on the route between Boise
Corned Beof, ■
City and Umatilla. The stages are
Sausage
Hams,
now as regular as clock work, there­
Shoulders,
fore postmasters cannot shift the
Neats Foot Oil,
blame from their shoulders to that
Fresh Lard & Telle
of the stage company.]
Talte Notice.
EXCHANGE § GREERBA®
NEW ¿DYERTISEMEffiT
BAK ER CITY M A R K
I
R e t u r n e d . —By
the stage on Mon­
day one of our old citizens, who had
shaken the dust of Baker City from
off his feet, and then determined to
leave us for good, returned and is now
satisfied that a better place than Ba­
ker City cannot be found for busi­
ness, health and tho enjoyment of
life. Mr. Y. Pfieffenberger has been
absent some ten months, and during
that time has made a thorough exam­
ination of the east, west, north and
south, East of the Rocky Mountains,
as -well as California and Western
Oregon, but could find 0 no locality
that held out to him the same induce­
ments for business that he could find
in this city. Mr. P. is a valuable cit­
izen, and his old friends are all Avell
pleased to have him with them again.
A couple of highwaymen went
through Dr. Tierney of this city, on
Tuesday, of last week, near Lower
Powder bridge, on the Baker and
Jem City road. They made a haul of
about one hundred and forty dollars,
in gold dust. The Dr. says they
were very polite to him.
Periodicals.
Lady’s Book for July is
on our table, and is replete with good
reading matter. It also contains fash­
ion plates and beautiful steel engrav­
ings. It is one of the best Ladies
Magazines published in America. It
and the D e m o c r a t will be sent to
any subscriber one year for Six D ol­
lars in advance
P e t e r ’ s Musicial Monthly for July
is on our table and is full of the best
original music. For persons wish­
ing music for the Piano, Melodeon
or Organ this is the best work, that
they possibly can secure. It is pub­
lished by J. L. Peters, New York.—
We will send it and the Democrat
one year to any subscriber for six
Dollars in advance.
G o d e y ’ s
Household Magazine for
July is ahead of any previous num­
ber, and when we consider its usual
standard excellence, this is rare
praise indeed. It is household," not
only in name but in character, and
its table of contents shows a won­
derful adaptation of articles to the
individual members of the familv
circle. The Childrens department
is crowded full, and contains a poem,
in baby-calk which without doubt will
be very acceptable to the little ones.
The price of the magazine is one dol­
lar a year.
Address,
W o o d ’ s
W
ood ’ s
H o u s e h o l d M a g a z in e ,
Newburgh, N. Y,
A ll bills must be settled monthly, o:i
ti !1
.
Trade solicited.
Administrator’s Notice
« T I C E I S H E R E B Y G I V E N T ilt
-Lx the undersigned has been appo. I
adm inistrator oi'the Estate of George!
Horner, deceased; said appointm entli!
ing been duiy m ade by the Hon. J. D,”
Farland, County Judge of Baker Com
Oregon, on the 7th day of July A. D. lil
This is therefore to notify all pew
having claim s against said Estate, ill
they are requested to present them,'«
proper vouchers, w ithin six months frtfl
the date hereof, to,the undersigned, at BA
ker City, in said County and State,
Dated at Baker County State of Oregc
Ju ly 7th, 1873. .
JAM ES FLETCHER, r
Adm inistrator of the Estate of George1!
H orner, deceased.
Sterns & H yde, A tt’ys for Adm’r.
n!)n!2
Administrator’s Notice.
7&T O T I C E I S H E R E B Y G IV E N TEt
-Lx the the undersigned has beenapp'4
ed adm inistrator of the Estate of Pel]
Thom pson, deceased; said appointrasl
having been duly m ade by the Hon, J |
M cFarland, County Judge of Baker Counj
Oregon, on the 8th clay of July, 1873,
This is therefore to notify all perse-
h avin g claim s against said Estate, tf
th ey are requested to present them, '«
proper vouchers, w ithin six months i p -
the date hereof, to the undersigned, atf-'
ker City, in said County and State.
Dated at Baker City, Baker County, 7
gon, Ju ly 8th, 1873.
C. M- KELLOGG, I
A dm inistrator of the Estate of R-
Thom pson deceased,
Sterns & H ydeA tty’sfor Admt
I
tone Cutting and Buildi“:
essrs. Roberts «& Nelson tvou
M'
. spectfully inform the people of
City, and vicinity, that they are PrePsre *
build foundations for houses, celiais, •
walks, as well as larger structures, an
attend to any work of this kind at ^ 7 ".
Public Notice.
N
o t i c e i s h e r e b y given J lie
1' ti
I will
A
^
JL
YY AAA
l not
i U U be
U O l responsible
U
O
j --------- for an.
„n
Ei
contracted by my son, James M.
T jh
is 18 years of age, and has been ^ 7 ¡|s(,
ness for him self for the past year,
given him his time.
, it,. aboT!,
The public will take notice0
and govei n themselves acco:rain,g •
Lower Powder River, June * >
n 8 n ll*
*
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Sheriff’s Sale-
------. V r l l * 11,10'
Y VIRTUE OF A* ft Court of tc
B
issued out of the Cjlf r0unty,
State of Oregon, for Gran
for a J“‘
m e directed and d eli^
on the-
m en t rendered in said Co > in favc
on d d ay of June, A -P i 8‘al’nst Geo«
Joseph Messenger an.avti,e Hundrf,f
H obson, for the sum of b £tjS if'«
Twenty-four Dollars,
-.L,
with Thirty-seven Hohff'cruiK;.;.
cents, taxed costs, and ft» ^ yr0p
I have levied on the loll°
(.
to-wit:
. „-„thwest Q-jy.
The south h a lf of the sootn ^ soUti£
and t h e s o u th w e s t quarter n aaIter °-. ;
quarter, and the northeast- Eigtite;^ .
s o u th w e s t quarter oi secu
Township la, South of 1^ 7idian, to=..;ei I
East of the W illamette NF appurF-;5, - l
with the tenem ents a 0ftaeab°'
thereunto belonging. •» .,uated ' I
cribed property b®mg
Qregon- .-.¡1
D ay V a lle y , G rant County, that ct I
N o tic e is hereby J?lV ’
I
Thirty-First
0Í
A D. 1873. at the hour f"Je and .
I w ill sell all the right-
^ aDd
of said George J. n y'„rLy, at tb,roool'J
above described p Pcjtyi G r a ^ h '■ j
House D o o r - ^ ^ c Auction, f^ d er, ■
satisfy said execution LJA>I 1 . <3£hertf -
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