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BAKER CITY, BAKER COUNTY, OREGON, APRIL 28, 1875.
NO.
51.
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C orrespondence from all portions of |
Eastern Oregon is solicited for the D emocrat . !
All communications, to receive attention,
must be accompanied by a responsible name.
o S r a ilO T Y *
Personal communications will be charged
Corner o f Alain Street and V alley Avenue,
as special advertisements.
BAKER CITY', OREGON,
dSf ew D rug Store
I Corner Dru^ Store,
J. ¥ WISDOM. Proprietor,
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8 . 5X. m m « I L ) L * ( 0 . , 10 S ta te
Street, Boston, 37 Park Itow, New Y ork ,
and 701 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, are
our Agents for procuring advertisements
for the B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t , in the above
cities, and are authorized to contract for
advertising tour lowest rates.
n3if
W e are now prepared to do all kinds of
JOB W O R K on short notice and at reasona
ble rates.
N. B .— All Job Work MUST BE PAID
FOR ON D E LIV E R Y .
P R O F E S S IO N A L CARDS.
L . O. STE R N S,
T. C. IIY’ DE,
N o t a r y P u b l ic .
W ould respectfully inform the public that
he has recently received a well se
lected and fresh Stock of
Drugs,
Chemicals,
Paints, Oils,
Perfumeries,
Patent Medicines,
Soaps,
W ines,
Brandies,
Whiskies and
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C o u iis e lm n
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ILL, P R A C T IC E IN A L L C O U R T S
of the tírate.
Baker City, Sept. 1, 1873. nlVv.
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B A K E R CITY', OREGON.
S. V. KfiOX,
First door above the Express Office.
a d i e s F a u e y :t n d M i l l i n e r y
Goods in Store, and Latest Styles receiv.
eu hy Express every Month, and for tale at
most reasonable Prices.
L
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(And Notary Public.)
W IS T O .V , o a i ; w o x .
Will practice in the Courts of this ¿tale and
Washington Territ ,rv.
S P E C I A L ATTENTION PAID TO LAND
^ 5 Business, and Collections.
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D E P U T Y U. 3. M A R SH A L.
Office with John Brat tain, Three Doors
South of B el - book D emob at otr.ee,
on sice ol the Street.
A. J. TiilBODO, M
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M . A . Queen’s University, ('Canuda,
AI. D. Trinity University, j
1851.
O ffice and Residence, at A. xi. L isa n t
former residence, nearly opposite the Bed
rock Democrat Office.
Dakar City, Oregon, Nov. 10, 187-1.-y
J - m X 3*« A ' i x v o o d . , M . B .
( G r a d u a t e of the College of Physicians a n d
Surgeons Now' Yora auu ut tiro iUeuic.il De
partment ol the W i l l a m e t t e Oniveisity,)
SUH GEON,
Terms cash, or no patronage solicited.
Office one door north oi City Drug Store.
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BAKLK CITY, OREGON.
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J o in e r ,
B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
Designs and Specifications Furnished.
Estimates Made. Terms Liberal.
Baker City, Nov. 17, 1871.
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NEW SPAPERS,
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DEALER IN
HOTEL BESTAIIW'T
J?obacco-& Cigars,
TOGETHER W ITH A
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B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
r g r i l E 1*1 1 0 2* K I 33T O R H A S B o a g ls t
& the Hotel uestaur■uiit,. next door to
t in; Post Office, formerly kept by Sie-ord el
W hitcom b, and has titled the same up in
tire best style as a Hotel, on the French
Restaurant Style, lie is prepared to ac
commodate the Public, and is determined
to give entiie satitfaction.
The House is open from five o’clock in
the morning until twelve at night, during
which time customers will be supplied
with the best o f everything to be had in
the
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Ü ndei t a k e r .
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laforms the Public that he is prepared to do
All kind ol work in the Undertaking Business
on short notice and at raso naide pnces.
Baker City, Oct. 1, 1873.n21tí
A I> V E R TI& IX G : C 2 ieaj>: gootE
GEO. J. BOWilAN.
A . GAINES.
GAINES & BOWMAN,
J B la c k sm itlis
A N D
laiMactniw of Banks & Waps.
but the very best is Purchased, we are there
fore prepared to Warrant ail our work.
W e are now fully prepared to complete any
,
Buggies or Wagons
AT THE OLD StAND OF
E A K E ." C I T Y , O E 2 G O .V .
FRED. A. B O H N A
On short notice, and we can say we. have the
Very Best of W orkmen in our employ.
Every one wanting a Buggy or W agon will
save time and money by giving us a call and
examining our work for themselves.
T> espeeliall.T in fo r m s th e eiti-
H
l l ) zens of Baker City and the Public
generally, that l.e has purchased the inter
est oi Bob. McCord in the above
Special attention is paid to Horse Shoeing.
All repair work done on short notice. Wo
are tpankfui lor past Patronage, and still
solicit a continuance.
GAINES & BOWMAN.
Baker City', March 11, 1874.-n44tf
S A L o O N ,
Where will always be found the very best
W in e s , L iq u o rs aii«s C igars.
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X J la c k s m ith in g
AND
One of the Finest and Best •
WAGON
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M A K IN G ,
tlie V a r io u s B r a n d i e s
To be found in the City’ . “ Fred” will lie
pleased at all times to have his friends give
him a call.
FRED. A. BOHNA.
Baker City, Jan. 20, 1875. nS9tf
carried on by the Undersigned, at their
bhop, at the
L IV E R Y S T A B L E
Hu will do as good work, at as reasonable
Prices, as any other Shop in the Country.
Head o f Main Street,
B A K E R
Either night or day, with or without drivers,
at the very lowest rates. First class Saddle
Horses on hand. Horses boarded and the
best of care bestowed. We keep nothing but
the best of Stock and Buggies.
Our stable is at the upper end of Main
Street, Baker City, Oregon.
Come and see us, Everybody, and we will
do our best to please you.
K1LBURN & PERKINS.-
February 10, 1874.-n40tl
G R IE R
&
b} a tenia tic. All persons who cout&ni-
piato making contracts with newspapers for
L i v e r y Stable
the insertion of advertisements, should send
f
cc*lt ® l ? -feo: p - Iffiwell & Co., 41 Park
I n
E a s t e r n
O r e g o n ,
Row, New York, tor tlieir PAMPHLET Book
(nm® ,k ? eVemh e‘3tion), containing lists ot
©ver 2000 newspapers and estimates, showm« Where they will carry on the Livery Busi
the cost. Advertisements taken for leaditm
ness in all its branches.
in many States at a tremendous re
STOCK
B O U G H T AN D S O L D .
ft from publisher’s rates. G et the
Bak«r
City.
Nov. 13, 1872. nl3tf
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O R E G O N.
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Manufactured to order.
S. B. McCORD.
Baker City, Feb. 10, 1874.n40tf
Buy Your Lumber at the
Old, Reliable
E b e lP s O ld M i l l .
K H A V E R E F IT T E D T H E
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Mill and make the best Lumber in
the county, at prices to suit the times.
Any bills left at our Mill receive as prompt
attention iu the future as in the past. IVe
saw everything from a Lath to the Heaviest
Timbers.
Clear and seasoned Lumber always on
hand.
Bills left with J. W . Wisdom will receive
immediate attention. By strict attention to
business, we hope to receive our share of
public patronage.
An unlimited amount of Grain taken in
exchange lor Lumber.
E L L IO T T A VAN PATTEN.
March 1 187L-n3itf.
"W a n te d ,
K E L L O G G
Having completed their New Stable,
have now the finest and best regulated
CITY,
P io
1 IESS 11 S. KILBLRX & I'EBKIJS
2 Sewing Mí&ehines- ■A t .ro v e r LIVERY STABLE
<fc Baker, and a Florence . both new and
ttae very liest—for sale, For particulars, en-
quire at thta office.
nöOtf.
Of all articles in his Line, which he is selling
at L owest P bices , for the Ready Pay.
llis house is located on Main Street, nearly
opposite the Bank Block, Baker City, Oregon.
Baker City, Nov. 11, 1871.n27.tf.
A R E G E T T IN G O U R T IM B E R
W ffi direct
irom St. Louis, Mo., and none
Fred, A,. B o l ' i n a A s
S
General Assortment
JA ,
Pounds or W heat
at the B edrock D emo
crat Office immediately, for which the high
est Cask price wiiibe allowed.
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30.000
A V ood W a n t e d .
50
P ublished by R equest .
EASTERN
OREGON.
R E T A IL ,
«LFJÜ1S
Single or Double Turn-outs,
Briok Building, 105 Front street, Portland,
and
fïIÔ S Æ S A S Æ
N. B .—Those indebted to either the Hotel
or buioon are requested to appear at the
Cat)tain’s office ana settle.
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Headquarters, Fire-proof
Oregon.
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P A P LEVIES,
FBAHKLIN BOOK-STORE AND SANTA CLAUS’
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WATCHES, CLOCKS I JEWELRY,
Formerly kept by John Eppinger, and that
they are prepared to furijcish customers with
the best ot
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r n HIS HOUSE has been enlarged and re-
A litted, and isnow the bust Hotel on the
Stock of
Umatilla and Idaho stage route.
Stages leave this House for above and be
low, and also for Clark’s Creek. Eldorado,
Gem City and Sparta.
Connected with the Hotel will be found a j and is prepared to do all kinds. of work in
his line of business.
first class
Waltham and Elgin Watches at Factory
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Prices
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Liquors/ Wines and Cigars of the best
quality. Phelan’s Improved Bi; lin’d Tables
all m good order.
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izeiis of Baker City and County, and
tne Public generally, that they have pur
chased the
J.
J. B . G A R D N E R .
ESTABLISHED IN EAKEB CITY IN 18G7,
Keeps constantly' on hand a well assorted
S J M’ CORMICK, R csp ectfnH y I n fo r m tlic C li-
Importer and Dealer In
Boots, Stationary, Toys, fisic AM X s i u e r y S t a ' f o l o
d L
Best Brands, o f F a m i ly G r o c e r ie s, To*
B a eeo s, C ig a r s , A c ., constantly on
H a n d , at the' Lowest Prices.
Baker City, Oct, 7, 187Pn221y
W A TC H M AK ER AND JL vYELEE,
B i l l i a r d rP a b le s
C h o r d ,
and
City
R E ID & F L E T C H E E , Propr.
Bamberger & Fran'
s ic ia n , S s r g e o n , à cc.
AND
.descriptions prepared at all Hours,
and Country. Trade Solicited.
H o te l.
Baker City, July 4, 1871.-i)9tf
B a k e r C i t y , S e p t. 3 , I 8 7 3 .u l 7 m 4
P H Y S IC IA N
Of Every Description,
M a k in g
JOSEPH MANA I DAS, Proprietor,
ABSTRACTS OF T IT L E .
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T O IL E T A R T IC L E S
MAIN ST R E E T ,...........................................BAKER CITY.
Will attend to Conveyancing and making
n
For Aledicinal Purposes.
Done to Order, and at Short Notice by
AIRS. L . J. HUSTON.
Baker City-, April 1 8 ,1874.-n51m6
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Co nvevanoer,
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T O to ; & H w ® ig
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With one more number the fifth
volume of the B e d r o c k D e m o c r a t
closes, and with the commencement
of the Sixth Volume we intend to
adopt the system of striking from
our list alt names of persons who are
more than one year iir arrears, and
as we do so we will place the ac
counts of the delinquents in the
hands of the proper oiiicera for col
lection. W e have time and again
asked those in arrears to pay up and
they have paid no attention to our
requests, now we will see how they
will like to pay costs as well as the
honest debt they owe us.
A man
who can pay and will not must bo
made to pay. We have furnished
you the paper for one, two and three
years, and paid out money for you
every week, besides contributing
our own labor, and now we intend to
have the money due us if it can be
made by law” We do not wish to
make cost on any one, but necessity
compels us to force payment.
The
books of a printing office are first-
rate criterions by which to judge of
a man’s responsibility and willing
ness to pay his liabilities; for a man
that will not pay the printer the
small amount due him, will not, as a
general thing, pay his other honest
debts if he can possibly avoid it, and
if any business men wish to form an
idea who is good pay and who is not
they can at auy_ time examine our
books, and see who pays the printer,
and thereby judge who is good and
who is not.
As we strike names
from our list we shall publish them,
and the amount duo us.
If delin
quents do not wish their names to
appear in this list they must come
forward and settle their accounts.—
We mean business. All whose pa
per is marked with an X , may know
that we mean them.
S A. D O O M !
A tto r n e y at L a w ,
Baker City. Sept. 11, 1872.
STORE,
~ \ Y e s te r n
B A K E S C IT Y , O B E G O X.
M .
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c o n st a n t l y
a Full Assortment o f all
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Goods, consisting in part of
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Attorncy-at-Law,
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B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON,
ee p s
DR UGS,
M ED ICINES,
P A IN T S and OILS,
W IN D O W GLASS,
V A R N IS H E S ,
B R U SH E S, and
MILLINERY AND FANCY GOODS,
AT T H E
B A K E R C IT Y , OREGON.
L . O . S t e e n s will attend the Courts of tlio
Fifth Judicial District, and of Idaho and
Washington Territories.
Y/ater Rights and Mining Litigation a
S pecialty .
Collections promptly attended to.
*uno 18, 1873.nOy
Corner Alain Street and V alley Avenue
Southwest Side,
C o r d ia ls ,
For Medicinal purposes. F am ily Medi
cines carefully prepared. Prescrip
tions accurately compounded,
at ail hours of the uuy or
n8
night. Give us a euil.
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S te r n s & .H y d a ,
A tto rn e y s
.
BEDROCK DEM OCRAT,
C ord o f W o o d W a n t e d at
the B edrock D emocrat Office imme-
(Lately, for which the highest Cash price
will he allowed,
»36fct
As spring approaches wo, with others in
this portion of the State, are constantly in
the receipt of letters, making inquiry in re
lation to our soil, climate, productions,
health, schools, taxes, ,&c., and wish us to
answer them. This we have done hereto
fore in the D emocrat , and in as truthful
and as fair a manner as we know how. It
is a subject hard to write upon and please
all parties, and therefore we have and will
continue to give facts as/we see and believe
them to be, without any intention to de
ceive any one who is’ seeking information
in relation to this portion of Oregon.
What is known as Eastern Oregon is that
portion of the State lying east of the Cas
cade range of Mountains, embracing Wasco>
Umatilla, Grant Union and Baker counties;
it is bounded on the north by the Columbia
River and Washington Territory, on the
east by Snake River and Idaho Territory,
and on the South by California and Utah,
and embraces considerable more than one-
half of the area of the State.
L
’ho country
is well watered by the Columbia and Snake
Rivers and their tributaries. The valleys
along the various streams which meander
through the whole extent of this portion of
Oregon, are line agricultural and hay lands;
the foot hills immediately . surrounding the
valleys are beginning to attract attention,
and are looked upon by those who hLve test
ed their productiveness, as being equal to
the valleys for everything except hay, and
for small grain and fruit they are the best.
The whole country is covered with fine
bunch grass, and the higher the altitude the
finer the grass becomes. • The mountains
which surround the valley are, as a general
thing, covered with fine timber, consisting
of the various kinds '>f pine, fir and tarna-
rac, while cottonwood and willow are to be
found along the water courses in the valleys.
The mountains abound with bear, deer, an
telope and elk, with other small game, and
the streams with trout, salmon trout, sal
mon and other fish in great abundance. We
have no cat-fish, pike or buffalo, which are
so plentiful in the waters of the Mississippi
River. Our trout, salmon trout and salmon
are as fine fish as the waters of the world
afford.
In the early settlement of this section of
country it was considered that the soil was,
in a measure, good for nothing for agricul
tural purposes, and that the only business
that could be followed here profitably wa3
that o f stock-raising; that our soil was not
fit for cultivation or tagricultural purposes.
The experience of our farmers for the past
three or four years lias put to flight this er
roneous idea’, and it is now a demonstrated
fact that the soil of Eastern Oregon is equal
in productiveness to any in the State.
Porsons on first visiting our sagebrush,
alkali plains are impressed with the same
idea that was first obtained among our set
tlers, that nothing could be grown on such
soil as-they saw spread out before them, hut
observation teach es the one that such is not
the fact, and actual experience teaches the
other, that their first impressions were
wrong, and that the soil cf our sagebrush
alkali plains produces everything entrusted
to its generating properties equal to any
other soil., and actual experience demon
strates a further fact, which is that the long
er suoh land is cultivated the better the soil
becomes, and the better the yield per acre.
The cause of this is conceived to be from the
f a c t that cultivation has a tendency to de
stroy the alkali properties with which the
soil originally was so perfectly impregnated.
In tins Willow,Creek and Burnt River val-
leys, first rats corn is raised where the sage
brush used to stand so largo and thick that
it was almost impossible to drive a wagon.
In Powder River Valley our best cultivated
farms produce from thirty to sixty bushels
of wheat to the acre; and of oats from fifty
to one hundred bushels to the acre, a great
portiou of our lands to produce good crops
of wheat, oats, and barley, needs irrigation,
as a general thing -some seasons this is not
necessary— which can be done at small cost;
by digging ditches connecting with the in
numerable small streams which have their
heads and fountains in the hills and moun
tains which surround our valleys. The val
leys *re generally very level and water can
be carried onto them at almost every point.
As a general thing the climate is pleasant
both winter and summer— this winter being
an exception, it having been colder than was
ever known h*re before. The mercury hard
ly ever goes below aero, sud then for some
five or six days only, and never above 109.
Farmers, as a general thin», do not have to
feed their stock cattle during the winter.
The water is pure and healthy. There is
plenty of land that can be bought cheap, al
so plenty that can bo taken as homesteads or
entered. There is considerable land iu this
portion of the State which has not yet been
surveyed.
The mines in Eastern Oregon are a great
source of .vealtii. The placer mines have
been worked since 1862, and are still’paying
well. Quartz mining is carried on quite ex
tensively, and bids fair do become the lead
ing business of this portiou of the 8 late.
There are being now discoveries of quartz
made almost daily, and. new mills and other
machinery for working quartz are being con
stantly erected. The mines are the markets
to which our farmers have to look for the
sale of their surplus products. Our farmers
are not farming as extensively as they would
if they could find ready sale for what their
land would produce. We are in want of the
means of quick and cheap transportation to
outside markets. As it is now the great sta
ple, for export, is cattle.
Ail kinds of vegetables grow in this por
tion of the State, and the yield per aero is
immense* They are of the finest flavor and
will compare favorably with those of any
other country.
Apples, pears, peaches,
plums and all kinds of smaii fruit do well in
Grand Ronde Valley, and we have ’ no rea
son to believe tiiat such will not be the case
in all other portions of Eastern Oregon.
The flavor of fruit raised here is better than
that of the Waliamette valley, and we be
lieve it will ultimately bs found that fruit
raising will be a great source of wealth to
our citizens.
We do not claim- that we have all the good
and no evils to contend with in this section
of the State. The Waliamette and Rogue
river valleys are fine bodies of land but we
have as good Oil our'ereeks and rivers, and
our uplands are better for all purposes than
are those west of the Cascades, onr lands
are as good or better than those for agricul
tural purposes and for stock grazing, the
people of that section ot the State seek and
use ours. Our winters are pleasant, with
just sufficient cold weather to make our
country healthy and invigorating. We have
none, or very little of the rain with waich
the people west oi the Cascades have to con
tend from about tlio first oi Dec, until iu the
spring, sometimes as late as the first of May.
Our country is as rich as any other portion
of the l ’aciiic coast in minerals and the pre
cious ores, and the interests and resources
are so diversified that we care not what a
man’s occupation may be, he can find prof
itable employment. We have traveled all
over the State, and the better we become ac
quainted w'itk this portion the more we be
come convinced that this is a good place for
either a rich or a poor man to locate, if he
wishes to enjoy good health, and make a
pleasant and comfortable home. We have
a wealthy and contented population, which
is steadily increasing. We have g o-d socie
ty, schools, churches, Ac., in advance of
other countries of our age. And, there is
now a prospect, that at no far distant day,
we will be connected with the outside world
by one or more railroads*— then, indeed, this
will be a favored land, and if a live, healthy,
energetic, go-a-liead man cannot make a
living here, and accumulate wealth, he might
as well sell out and quite business.
The above article is written in answer to
a letter of inquiry received by our friend
W. F. Levens, from Mr. Tlios. 8. Moore,
of Tipton, Missouri, and the statements we
have made wo believe to be as near correct
as possibly can be given,
One square or less, one insertion,........ o2 50
Each additional insertion,............................1 10
One square three months,........ .
0 ( 9
Business Advertisements by the month—
Quarter column...........................
88 90
Half co lu m n ,.................................................10 1 0
One column,............................................
1.1 to
Ten per cent, additional on advertisements
to which a special position is guaranteed,
i C7?”The space of one Inch, up and down
| tlie column, constitutes a square,
j _ N. B.— All debts due this office are payable
! m Coin, unless otherwise expressly a;, rued.
to travel on for the next four weeks, and wo
think it will bo impossible to get horses
through all the way. Both men and horses
deserve great credit for what they have went
through this winter. Long Jim think.-', that
the only way that this road can be kep t open
during the winter, successfully, is to have a
daily line of Stages on it; it the Stage pass
ed over this road twice a djv all winter it
would keep the snow packed down solid and
it would form an ice coating that would bear
the horses up. Who says we are not entit
led to a daily mail just as much hero, r.;i
they are any place in Oregon ? Some of
those fellows that are hollering “ Rail road”
so much, had better holler “ daily stage” 'till
the Rail road comes. Let Uncle Sam come
out with about $30,000 a year, then we can
have a road, and hea: from the country about
us once in a while.
I see in your paper that some ono calling
himself 7 Up, writing from this section of
country, says tiiere was but five Ledges in
this part of tie country, that w u true;
but, he went so far as to say, there was but
little inducements for more people to come.
Allow mo to say right here, in the -language
of the poet, “ lie is a darned simple head.”
I would like to know what more induce
ments people would want; they might hunt
the world over and would not find a lovlier
place to spend the Summer, with its green
clad hills,-and cold gurgling rills.
There are a good many gentlemen and la
dies coming from the John Day Valley, this
Summer to fish and pick huckleberries; ¡ho
hillsides and gulches, are lined with the
lucious fruit every year, There is a beauti
ful Lake ten miles from Robinsonville that
is perfectly alive with trout. There were
several persons out to this lake hist summer
they caught fish just as fast as they could
bait their hook and throw it in; we would
advise tlie ladies and gentlemen. who aro
fond of fishing to came to this lake, during
this summer,
There are many ways persons can enjoy
themselves here not only in summer, but
in winter; it is true the snow gets .pretty
deop here, but the air is not as cold as cut
side; wo are net troubled vitfi mud. Ys’o
have gay times running on Buow-Shi es,
some of the ladies have become experts at
the business. If these aro not inducement's
enough, there aro plenty of old bachelors
here, anything from a ragged miner to a
gay garni o i r. Some of the bo; s sty ; 11.o /
are tired of batching, and say they will go to
the Umatilla reservation next winter and if
they can,t got a Squaw they will marry a
white woman.
Yours,
LONG JIM.
A M O N G T H E M O U N T A IN S .
E ditor D emocrat :—W e have had one o f
the greatest changes in the weather, within
the recollection of that extensively knov.-n
person, the oldert inhabitant; the winter
that has so long tyranized over us, giving
us a considerable taste of Arctic comfort,
has'at la3t succumbed and “ gone where the
wood bine twineth,” and spring has burst
upon us almost as sudden as tlie bursting of
a thunder-cloud, and I assure you that after
five months of severe, dreary winter, .these
bright cheerful days are most welcome and
have cheering influence on the mountain
eers.
The snow which was piled up in lingo
banks, is thawing rapidly, sending down co
pious streams of water in every gulch, stop
ping the miners call for water and changing
the song to, “ I am afloat, I am afloat.” The
middle Fork of the John Day Liver is •boom
ing,’ all of the tributaries of Rui nt River
are “ brimming full,” while Olive, Granite,
and Bull Run Creeks’ are doing their full
share toward “ juicifying” the count)y. Tlio
miners are, as a general thing, at their posts
and already many a “ Hydraulic pipes” is
shooting water at the banks of dirt. Every
thing indicates an extra good season in too
mines.
Charley Kellogg is having a huge time
getting the mail through to Canyon City
from your place, the Burnt River bottom' is
one entire Lake, and between wading, raft
ing and swimming' he manages to get
through. Charley says lie don’ t think much
of that song, “ A life on the Ocean wave”
and lie don’t think that Noah would ln.vo
lauded the mail on tliQ mountain that ho
did, if he had had only a span of horses and a
mud wagon to do it with. -Whenever you
want a trip through here, Charley will "bring
you sure*
Yours, 7-U P .
M erit is its O wn S uccess .— Superior
merits and capabilities, cheapness in price,
OU’ R OLiVJE CREEK! L E T T E R .
and ease of operation, have placed the W’ il-
son Shuttle Sewing Machine far in advance
O live C reek , April 16th, 1875.
of all other machines in the market. The
E ditor D emocrat : -The long hoped for, public shows its approval of all that it is
Spring, has come at last; the water is run and does by purchasing the machines as"fast
ning pretty lively in this region of country; as the Company can possibly manufacture
the boys are all rushing aroun l getting ready them. There is no test of a sewing machine
to use it. Mining has commenced at Park- ever yet inaugurated but what has bei n used
ersville. California Gulch, Verrisant and on the Wilson, and in every ease i f has coma
Lower Olive. It will be several days yet, be off ahead of every machine in use. No pains
or expense is spared in the materi 1 noed in
fore there will be mv>cli water at Itobinson- it, or the workmanship of its comyrnetion,
ville and Greenhorn; the weather has been to make the Wilson every way the best, most
pleasant and most durable sewing machine
uncommonly warm here for the past week.
It is terrible rough on ihe Stage drivers iu existence.
Machines will be delivered at ary Rail
between Fort Sumpter and Canyon City.
road Station in this county free of transpor
Last Monday night, Mr. Pierce and two pas tation charges, if ordered through the Com
sengers traveled all night afoot to Parkers- pany’s Branch House af-AJ & 329, Superior
ville Station, the snow was so soft they St., Cleveland, Ohio.
They send an elegant catalogue and chrc*
had to leave the sleigh and horses on the
mo circulars, free on application.
mountain nine miles from the Station.
This Company want a few more good
Kellogg and Pierce are bound to have the agents.
mail through whether they get anything
S am . H annah will receive grain, produce,
else through or not; when the horses gives
Ac., at Union, in payment for, subscription
up they unhitch, shoulder the mail sacks to the B edrock D emocrat .
and go afoot to the nearest point; the road
J ohn G orman is Agent for tfce D emocrat
«ver the Dixie Mountain will be very bad