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HILLSBORO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY. MARCH 11, 1875.
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made. Business entrusted to his coxa at
tended to promptly.
OEFICE Jfeir Cpurt Pens pSjp
THE MASTER'S MESSAGE TO THE
NATIONAL GRANGE.
Patrons of Husbandry: From the
snow-clad bills, the flowry vales.the
golden'shore, and prairie lands we
meet togother by the historic pal
metto. Not as Nomads Who gather
at a shrine in obedience to & senti
ment do we come, but as chosen rep
resentatives of the fraternity who be
object is the moral and material ad -
. ... A
vancement of. the greatest industrial
interests of the great republic
Standing as we do to-day, upon the
narrow line which divides the past
from the future, about to step for
ward into that time which is all un
seen by human eye, it behooves us
to well scrutinize the track behind
us, that we gain thereby some clue
to the path before. One year ago
we met beyond the Father of Wa
ters and congratulated ourselves on
the growth aud strength of our gi
gantic young Order. To-day, by
tbe ever sounding seas, we proudly
prochiim that our members have in
creased one hundred-fold. Two more
sister States (Maine and Montana)
have joined our rants, aud the few
remaining on'S are joyfully on the
way. The work has spread frcm
ocean to ocean.
The winds have wafted the sounds
across, and now tbey come back like
echoes from the other shore, asking
us to extend to other people a help
ing hand. This uprising nnd organ
izing of a greal and scattered inter
terest has not a parallel in th.i his
tory of the world. The magnitude
and forco of the movement h:is sur
prised its friends and astonished and
alarmed its foes. It has burst upon
us with the suddenness of the errat
ic comet, yet promises to remain
with the brilliancy and peimancncy
of the sun. It found the agriculture
of the nation unorganized, isolated,
uniecognized, weak, plodding, and
their voices virtuallv unheard in the
councils of the land. To-day they
are organized, united, strong,
thougl ful, and duly respected and
recognized as one of the great pow
ers that be. Though much has now
been done in- awakening thought
and clearing the field, yet we have
but just stepped upon the mount
and caught a faint glimpse of the
promised land. Right before us it
lies awaiting our possession. But
ere we tairly reach the goal and ful
ly possess the land we see, a wido
and dreary waste is to bo crossed,
which will tax our prudence, our
perseverance, and our valor. The
positions of honor and trust, the av
enues to great wealth, the mouldiug
of the political, financiul and educa
tional institutions of the nation, have
long been in the hand of members
of other callings.
This monopoly will not bo given
up without a struggle; and whoever
enlists in the Patrons of Husbandry
in the expectation of an easy victory
reckons without his host. Our move
ment has been and will be met by
by a most determined and persistent
warfare everj means which talent,
wealth and place can command will
be used. So, while we believe in
the goodness of God and the justice
of our cause, we must maintain un
broken ranks'and keep our powder
dry.w In many of the States the'work
of organizing Granges has been
nearly completed, and the noise of
enthusiasm attending it is succeeded
by comparative silence. The Order
is there passing through the ordeal
which shall reveal its weakness or
display its strength. Though en
thusiasm and noise were very suti ta
ble and efficient means to kindle the
flame, they are not the material with
which to maintain a steady and last
ing heat.
To preserve tbe vantage ground
we have gained and insure -perma
nence and further advancement we
must be able to show our members
nnd the world that material and
moral gain does and will result from
our organization. "We must keep
our hands full, our faith strong, our
workpure and our actions wise. One
yea ago I called the attention of
this body to the fact that the subor
dinate Granges are the foundation
and life of our Order, and urged the
necessity of aiding them by devising
profitable and agreeable plans of
work and recreation, so that the
present membership and interests
would be not only maintained, but
increased. Owing to a press of bus
iness, no action was taken in this
matter, and the subordinate Granges
1 have beep thrown on their own re
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sources. 1 am nappy to announce
that most of them have been equal
to the emergency, butxaany of the
weaker have languished, and failed
simply for want of a little paternal
aid and counsel in their infancy. We
cannot afford to thus allow the weak
(for women especially we would pro
vide) to fall by the wayside. It is
our stern duty, and should be an un
mixed pleasure to tend, direct and
uphold them. If we do no wo fail
In carrving out one of our cardinal
principles. Let me then most earn
estly request you to give this sub
ject your attention as one of the
most important which ever came be
fore yo'i. It would be impossible
even were it desirable for a paper
like this to discuss all the grave sub
jects which will demand your atten
tion, but there are some which I can
not pass without a brief notice.
Prominent among the.c is the sub
ject of trausporta ion, in which ev
ery citizen has an interest, either as
a producer or consumer. There is a
diep-seated and well-founded con
viction that the present inodes of
carrying commodities are uselessly
expensive. The people and the Gov
ernment have lilcrally aided in con
structing of railroads and canals in
the expectation tnat increased facili
ties would result in the choaper rates
of transportation.
We of the Hist, where manufacto
ries are many and strong, should
with equal assiduity, promote the
cultivation o the raw material, that
the terrible strain on transportation
"be lessened.
I have long ngo said that the his
tory of the world or its present con
dition docs not afford a si gle exam
) Ie of a country which has remained
permanently prosperous by the pro
duction and exportation of the raw
material, but their tendoncy is all
the time toward a condition of de
pendence and poverty. This posi
tion has not been disputed, and I be
lieve cannot be. How important
then, that we cultivate the most am
icable relations between all the pro
ductive industries, as only by mutual
development can wo be mutually
prosperous and the whole body po
litic bo maintained in vigorous
health.
It is an agreeable fact to state that
tbe revenues of the National Grange
have been above the expenditures,
thus leaving a balance in tbe treasu
ry, as will appear by the report of the
Worthy Treasurer.
This subject of our finances is one
upon which the members of the Or
der are particularly and very proper
ly sensitive, and we owe it not only
to them but to ourselves that the re
ceipts and disbursements of all mon
eys be conducted in a manner which
will commend itself to the judgment
of business men.
In our work as a body and in our
association with each other as sis
tei s and brothers, let our deport
ment be such as to cast a halo over
the noble occupation we follow, unite
in closer bonds our great fraternity,
and intensify the patriotic affection
we feel for our common country.
MINES OF SOUTHERN OREGON.
From the Jacksonville Sentinel and
Times of Saturday last we take the
following items concerning the mines
in the Southern part of our State
which seem to be attracting consid
erable attention:
Tne Yank Ledge.
Commencing at the Yank ledge,
running south, the lo.le facing Rogue
river is not, as many would believe
from former descriptions, rising ab
ruptly up a height of 500 feet, sup
posed to have been cut down by the
waters of the river. Tbe high moun
tains on each side of the river ascend
gradually, receding from the stream
till they attain the height of some
500 feet, with a visible cropping out
of the ledge down to the high water
mark at the base of the hill on each
side of the river. Here this immense
ledge is washed bare for about 300
feet. Large spurs extend above the
water at intervals and cross the river
running southerly or up the same.
Along the summit of the mountain,
for a distance of four miles to Galice
creek, a well developed ledge all the
way, tapped and laid bare by every
mountain stream crossing it, can be
traced for many miles by its heavy
croppings.
It is genea-ally believed that there
will be 3,000 people at tbe Yank
ledge by the first day of May.
The Yank Company have struck
some very fine ore 15 or 20 feet wide
at the eastern wall. .
Towns Laid Off.
There is a beautiful town site laid
out near the Yank ledge, owned by
Mr. McNair, a wide-awake and en
ergetic gentleman, who has set apart
thirty-two town lots for sale at $50
each, the preceeds of which he in
tends appropriating toward building
a wagon road, running from Quartz
ville to Harkness, on the stage road,
a distance of 15 miles. This road
commences at a ferrv, now. being
constructed by a couple of enter
prising gentlemen from Eugene.run
ning up a gulch calledCrevicc gulch,
along the Yank ledge north a dis
tance of two miles to the summit of
the Grave creek hills; thence down
the hill to Grave creek, a distance of
five miles, intersecting a road run
I'Ing up said stream; thence up said
road a distance of seven ( or eight
miles to .Harkness hotel, on the
stage road. There is only about
seven miles of road to build to inter
sect, the Grave creek road.
There is also a neat town site one
mile above Quartzville, on the river,
owned by old Yank, at the base of
the bill beariug the ledge. T is
town is called by some Lumbcrville
and others Yankville. J. S. Howard
surveyed this town off into lots on
the 13th.
There is aUo a ferryboat teady to
launch at Lumbcrville, owned by
Will'aras & Co., of Vannoy's ferry.
There will also be a wagon road run
ning from this ferry up a gulch called
Foul Air gulch, intersecting the
Crevice canyon road on the summit
of the Grave creek mountains, at a
distance of three miles from Lum
berville. Mr. Harkness floated 5,000 feet of
lumber from tbe mouth of Louse
creek down the river to Quartzville a
few days ago,to be used in construct
ing a hotel.
The interested parties in Lumber,
ville and Quartzville, as well as the
citizens of Grave creek and Douglas
county, are manifesting a lively in
interest in the Crevice canyon wag
on road, and operations at this time
is being prosecuted on both ends
with vigor.
Facilities for Working.
A correspondent says: As to natu
ral facilities for working men, Grave
creek stands unsurpassed by any
mines I have ever seen, there being
an abundance of water and timber
bandy, to almost every claim two of
the principal articles necessary for
the successful working of the mines;
and the timber is of the best qualt
ty, both for sawing and the furnace.
The sawing timber consists of fir ce
dar, sugar pine, and pitch pine, and
for firewood we have white oak, black
oak and live oak. As to waUr, the
leads mil cross Grave creek, Mt. Reu
ben creek and Rock creek, and vari .
ous smaller streams that will afford
water sufficient for Tunning machin
ery and for all other necessary pur
poses. Assays of Ore.
The assays of ore taken from Dan
Leven's claim on the north side, and
about 3,000 feet from ' Rogue river
contained' 0 516 ozs. gold, value per
ion, $11 35; 1.4C ozs. silver, value
per ton, $1 89; total value per ton of
2,000 lbs, $13 24, assayed by Leo
pold Kuh & Co., San Francisco.
Ore taken from McNair ic Co'm claim
on the south side of Rogue River,
contained 2.00 Ozs. silver, value per
ton, $2 58; 0.80 ozs. goid, value per
ton, $16 53; total value per ton of
2,000 lbs., $19 11, assayed at the
San Francisco assaying and refining
works. Ore taken from various pla
ces in Nick oss AtCoa claim on
the north side of Rogue River, wos
found to contain 21.66 ozs. of silver,
value per ton, $28 28; 1.46 czs. of
gold, value per ton of 2,000 lbs,
$58 53; assayed by Riehm, Hemme
& Co., San Francisco.
More Discoveries, EU.
Frank M. Smith, of Applegate,
brought to town last week some fine
looking rock from a ledge has just
discovered in the Siskiyou moun
tains, a quantity of which he has
sent to San Francisco for assay. Ho
informs us that a cinuibar ledge of
enormous proportions has also been
found in that section of the country.
Charles Griffith bi ought to Jack
sonville on Wednesday some ore
from a ledge of large dimension.! dis
covered near Kerbyville. Tho crop
pings have assaved $4 in' silver per
ton, and the quartz from the main
ledge is expected to pay handsome-
It.
W. M. Turner states that another
rich cinnibar deposit was found in
tho neighborhood of the Hodges
ledge by Mart. Dickenson. Tbe
ledge is large, fourteen claims of
of 1,500 feet each having already
been taken up on it.
Quartz from tho claims of Kiucain,
Fibber & Co., lately discovered on
Grave creek, seems to be a good ar
ticle. Quartz from what is supposed to
be a continuation of the famous
Steamboat or Fowler ledge, on Ap
plegate, which has been abandoned
by other parties, was tested by A.
W. Sturges, last week. Two pounds
of the ssme, crushed in a mortar,
gave $2 87 in goldor at tho rate of
over $2,000 a on'f
Esquimaux on the Wife-Path.
Tho marriago ceremony is per
formed curiously by the Eiquimaux.
When a boy kills a polar bear, it is
considered a sufficient proof of his
ability -to maintain a family; he is
therefore told to go and catch a
wife. Watching his opportunity at
night, be pounces upon a victim and
attempts to carry her off; she, how
ever struggles and shrieks until she
has collected around her a group of
sympathizers. She then turns upon
her captor and bites and scratches
until he is compelled to release her;
then she darts into the crowd and
attempts to escape. The expectant
bridegroom follows, but not unmo
lested. All tbe old women take
scourges of seal skin and flagellate
bim unmercifully as he passes, mak
ing at the same time every effort to
arrest him in his course. If, despite
these little impediments to matrimo
nial bliss, ho shouldcatch bis victim,
the biting and scratching sceno is
renewed, and in all probability be is
compelled to release her, and the
chase, with its attendant discom
forts, is resumed. Should he over
come all obstacles, the third capture
proves effectual, and tbe victim,
ceasing her struggles, is led away
amid the acclamations and rejoicing
of the assembled multitude.
G0L0 DISCOVERED in POLK COUMTY
Great Excitement at Independence. '
Our correspondent, writing from
Independence, Polk-county, under
date of March 1st, says:
"I hasten to giveyou' information
of the great excitement'in Independ
ence. Gold was' discovered within
five miles from this place.' . Mr. Nat.
Ho) man discovered , 'quartz lead
wfiich is declared to be richer than
anything ever seen on the Pacific
coast. Mr. Holman brought to town
bout 100 Its of quartz, out of whicha
they took over $407 in gold.: New,
this is no humbug. I will give you
more paeticulars in a short time. Ev
erybody is leaving town to take up
claims." Oreqonian,
THE DAUniCGER PARTY.
Randall, salary grabber anif high
tariff monopolist, treads the floor of
the Houso, muster of the Democrat
ic party. Plunged by him into a pro
longed contest, which has for its on
ly end the success of the majority in
any measure upon which it can
agree, and for its only real aim the
waste of time, and the prevention of
public business, the Democratic mi
nority follows this man with as much
unanimity as if four-fifths of its mem
bers had not denounced and disa
vowed him before their constituents
last fall. Principle is nowhere. Pro
fessors of reform vanish into thin air.
Party is supreme, and Randall is its
leader.
What is the matter? Merely that
the "dam nigger" blood is up again.
Touch an adherent of that putrid re
miniscence called the Democratic
party on any other topic! under
tho sun, nnd he may or may not
agreo with his fellows. But utter
one word respecting the colored per
son, and that Democrat, be he from
Maine or Texas, from Oregon or
Florida, straightway gets back on
bis haunches and growls "Damn a
nigger!" In this sweet bond or union
and this alone, are Democrats
brought together. Somo are for
high tariff, some for moderate tariff,
and somo for no tariff at all. Somo
are bank directors, and some hato
banks and bankers. Some hold
bonds, end others curse a bondhold
er. Some believe in the Erie Canal,
some in the Kanawha; some in a
freight railway, and some in the Mis
sissippi. Some are in favor of Grant
for a third term, and others look up
on him as the tenth beast in tho
Apocalypse. But touching tbe col
ored brother, tbey aro united as one
man, and all stand ready, at all
times, by day or by night, to lift up
their voices and howl, "Damn a nig
gerl" The immediate illustration of this
pleasing psychological ' phenomenon
was caused by a motion to tako up
for consideration a bill securing to
persons of color the same civil rights
as are'enjoyed by white persons. We
do not know tbe exact provisions of
the bill, -for it was not the bill
passed last session in the Senate, but
one which has since been modified
in the House committee. If H is in
substance the same as tbe Senato
bill, we hope it will
not pass without amendment. But
it was not proposed to force it upon
the House in its present form, what
ever that may be, but to givoJ amplo
opportunity for amendment and' do
bate. A previous vote had demon
strated that several Republicans
were apposed to the bill in its pres
ent form; others, in largo number,
had absented themselves' from cau
cus, and were understood to desiro
amendments. But all that the Dem
ocrats wanted was to 'damn a nig
ner," and they began filibustering
to stop any consideration of the bill
whatever. 1
This gives us some light upon
what this great "Darauigger" party
will do if it ever gets into power.
Upon all other questions, we con
fess, it is somewhat difficult to pre
dict its action. About hard money,
aud honest payment ot bonds, and!
the tariff, and ill sorts of other mat
ters, ' we presume it : willt
wrangle indefinitely. Dut upon,
one subject it will never Ml to bo
united and rosolute to put down
"negro rule," wherevwr that ' exists, .
tumble the Mdamniger""out o$ thoso
privileges, the exclusive enjoyment
of wfeiea alone enables aeWtaia class
of white men to know- that they are
white, to lift up- this 'down-trodden
Caucasian raow, and ta take pnrticu-
larpatns Ho prevent niters' from.
marrying tbeir daughters, will -be. the
proud aim o( i Democratic: rulers..
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