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About The Eugene City guard. (Eugene City, Or.) 1870-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 21, 1888)
Winter on the Summit. A Stalmman rf porn r a day or two nince fell hi with a young man Chas. llnut who had jiiKt come ilnwu from beyond tlio mtnuiit of the CawauYs on the linn of the Orepnn 1'ai'ilic railroad, wbtro he had b.-i'U Mute liiHt Uctub :-r in charge of Contractor (1. W. Hniit'a supply C(iini. The camp in located about twelve mill s cM and tour miii K imrili i( Fish Lake, in the vicinity of Mark Untie and Tlirre-tinic red Jack, with ilt. Wiihliiiiu'tiiu anil tlic Tlireo Sistt ra not tar away. Ilu fonml it a dreary, lonely ) rmiiiye, and says money ronld not hire lit iu tnngiin imprison himself away f n m man kind fur hk h a long time. The miow did not (.ill in sui'h profusion in on the previous winter, tin trcadst il pth bring eleven fctt while in lh.S'J-7 it rtiuhul a depth of nearly thiriy f i t in that name neighborhood. The road ilir'uigh the niouiitain thin yeur were p isi.nl. h; at the iiiid lie of May, much earlier than is common. n:id w-re in very pood older w hen lie came down July 2d. The tempera ture i n the mnttiiKiu wan not ah tlisngrcea Me in uiir,ht lia expected, btin quite mild, iih lliD eseepliou of a few w eeks when it Kt'ini:e'. Contractor Ileniielt has a lnro amount of stuff on the nioniihiiu yet. a few luileK from HiiiiI'h c.tuip! whi h it will t ike lam two months or so to (el out. Mr. Hunt, who is n eai'did, reliable yotiiif; man, told th it about the beginning of December three ineii, who were working with oue of lt.-ii-r.eit's btib-coiitrnetors. started down the mountain on the Miuto trail wiih one pack hore and ho is atruid they perished. It h.'ol cotnmeiipi'd snowing before they started nn I continued until there were four feet of in the nn untiiiiiK. lie had made diligent uupiiry of persons p lading along; tlio tiail, and can tiud no one who saw them pacing t ti ruu;'- They were yonny men fnm ISril ish Columbia, and he thinks owned some properly near the city of Westminster, but domuot remember their names, P.iitelirrcd by Ills Brother. Col Tallin Times July 17th. About 4:30 this afternoon Lew am Win. McVny, two brothers started in a w.i;oi for Ed. Tb'iytr's rimeh about four mile liortli of town, where they hud been enenpod to harvest. In the w.ie;on was also Estel, the nine-yeiir old boy of Geo. Maddux. The McVny blethers were somewhat njider the iuftii' nre of liipior, and when about one and a half miles below town la gan to quarrel. William lias a wo den leg and was sitting in front driving. His brutal brother jumped .from the waon, and in n rage reached for Hie cnpple inul ilrugjed him to the ground while be pul'ed a dirk out of bis pocket and b'an f tabbing the hi lph ss man. The boy in fright inn to the nearest house nlid gave the alarm, JSrfore nsM-tntice anivcd Lew r in into a w heat Held and has not yet been raptured, although several "Dicers re on his track. W in. SIcvav is in a ci ilieal condition. n he was st ibln d I' ll or twelve times about fie h ad and body. The extent of his in juries are iiiilh iili to ascertain nt this writ ing, but from the looks of the ngly gashes CHpeci illv tli"se in llie head, would seem as though the eli'iiiers for recovery wero against bitn. The hoi sis and wagon belonged to 1M. Thnver and win n the fight began ran away breaking th- wagon severely and tear ino the harness to phves. After the cutting MeVay lay by the side of the road in the hot sun for over an hour lieforo being removed to a house, suffering and bluediug terribly. Not ice, ' Farmers if yon want money bring all your oM iron, copper, brass, etc., to W. Sanders, lb' pays the highest cash price. New York Store. Knnsse.v. Klein carry tli largest assort ment iu ladies, opera and Oxford ties and b lit n slippers of any house iu Engi ne at prices from SMi- upwards. fil I i 11 IB i H la W A f Has just received direct from New York and Chicago, the largest and best stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS! Ever brought to Eugene. 3 CAnn. Having decided to withdraw from the crocry business and go npou his farm, C. 11. Cottlo offers for sale a h ilf interest iu the stole ktiO n as the "City Grocery." Or should the purchaser desire, the eutirc stock can lie bought. 1'arlies desirous of engag ing iu grocery business should cull and get terms. Com.K k How ard. Krnnw Si Klein have a genuine Peble goat button slew for $2.10 iu nil sizes from 2l;to7K E. I Hi Hut call and prko tliein. ReinrmW tli plnee: The New Three Stor; Brick, corner Willamette and Ei-lilh St., Kugun- City, Oregon. N-32W GOODS. K FINE ASSORTMENT OF iBEAUTIFUL DRESS OOODSfr From the Cheapest to the Best at prices according to quality. A LARGE STOCK OF From the Cheapest to the Best. All parties can be suited either as to Price or Quality, Our assortment is Complete, from the lowest Price up tv the Finest; can suit you if you give us a call. OUIl STOCK is Fresh, ili'cw and SlyBisIi.gl Look us over; if we do not save you money, we will make some one cl k II to you low. A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES E. B. DUNN REAL ESTATE!! J. CHAS. MOSBURG' ft If you want to buy or s.'ll a furm or town lot, call nn M'CLANAHAN, WARREM & BURR. They have the best facilities for malting rea.ly s.ilcs and are constantly in cnrresKn dence with Kastern partu- seeking invest ments in Oregon. No charge unless they do you good. Office iii Vn!f ou'? Ulock. DEALtn IN Staple ant Fancy EO60II6IS. Everything new and fresh. Goods d- i livcrfd free to any part of the city. ! In Tobacco and Cigars, Yol ill find the best Positively the finffl ' Aiupui ii-u vyiara ju lue cuy CANDIES, NUTS AND FRUITS. 'ComA mill EM mt nti.l t,a f,vin,r..l tiAl nn can save nionev br bnvini? vonr rroodf It the Willatnctto Store. Onposite (icARf ifH.B. I rtTiu rnui!i'T;il