« 4 L £hr I f 4 4 f / == Rates of Nubscription : One copy, per annum,.............................. $3.00 “ six months.................................. 2.00 “ three months............................. 1.00 VOL. V. OFFICIAL DIRECTORY. JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH ■ 1875 PROFESSIONAL CARDS, Fumi ture Ware-Room, STATE OF OREGON. Dr. L. DANFORTH. Governor,..................................................... L. F. Grover Cor. California A Oregon Sts., Secretary of State,.................. JS. F. Chadwick PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, State Treasurer,.........................................A. H. Rrown Oregon. Mtate Printer.......................... M. V. Brown removed to Jacksonville, and tenders Jacksonville, H as ___ _______ ‘Snp’l of Public Instruction... L. L. Rowland his professional services to the public. FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. Office on California street, adjoining Ca Circuit Judge,....................................P. P. Prim ton’s shoe-shop. Residence on Third street, DAVID LINN District Attorney,...................... II. K. Hanna opposite and west of the M. E. Church. JACKSON COUNTY. H. K. HANNA, County Judge............................. E. B. Watson County Commissioners { Heston Keeps constantly on hand a full assortment of furniture, consisting of ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR AT LAW, BEDSTEADS, Sheriff,..................................... J. W. Manning Jacksonville, Oregon, Clerk............................................ E. D. Fondrav BUREAI S, TABLES. Treasurer,.............................................K. Knbli Will practice in all the Courts of the State. Assessor,................................... W. A. Childers Prompt attention given to all business left GUILD MOULDINGS, School Superintendent,......... H. C. Fleming in mv care. 29tf. Surveyor, .......................................E. C. Mason STANDS, SOFAS, LOUNGES, Coroner......................................... H. T. Tnlow E. B. WATSON. c. W. KAHLER. •Official Paper,................... D emocratic T imes KAHLER A WATSON, CHAIRS OF ALL KINDS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY. i j ! C u THE DEMOCRAT! Official Paper for Jackson & Josephine A OFFICE—On Oregon Street, in Orth’s Brick Building. B o QQI «BAVE CREEK MINIA» DI MTU I PREAMBLE AND BY-LAWS ADOPTED FEB. 15, 1875. . / ___ / W hereas , We, the miners orGrave Creek, in Josephine County, believe that there are valuable lodes of quartz, containing gold, silver and other val uable metals, and also much ground that would be valuable for placer mines, situated on Grave Creek and in its vicinity, and W hereas , W o are without any local organization and believe it necessary for the successful develop ment of the mines, therefore be it Resolved, That we form a new min ing district in conformity to the laws of the United States and the local laws of Oregon, bounded as follows : On the south by the Galice Creek Mining District ; on the east by Jackson county ; on the north by Douglas county, and on the west by a line run- , ning north from the northwest corner of Galice Creek Mining District to in tersect the south line of Douglas county. Also to elect a local Recorder, adopt a set of by-laws and attend to any other business for the benefit of the miners in the district. NO. 10. shall be entitled to receive a fee of not more than $1.00 in each case, and all such record shall be legal evidence of such transfer. A rt . 13. It shall be required of the local Recorder to give bonds in the sum of $500.00 for the faithful per formance of his duty. A rt . 14. It shall be the duty of the Recorder to act as clerk of all meetings held in the district by the miners. A rt . 15. All examinations of the records shall be made in the presence of the Recorder or his deputy. Whe relieved, the Recorder shall turn to his successor all books, papers, e pertaining to his office. EETTER FROM «BAVE RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements will be inserted in the T imm at the following rates : One square, one insertion....................... $3.00 each subsequent one 1.00 For legal advertisements, $2.50 per square of 121ines, first insertion, and $1.00per square for each subsequent insertion. A fair reduction from the above rates made to yearly advertisers. Yearly advertisements pavable quarterly. Job printing neatly and promptly executed. strikes the creek, and then follow the main road down the creek about one mile and a half, from which point they will have to pack into the mines, which will be about ten miles. The trail is very good for a person used to a pack trail through the mountains, but for a person unaccustomed to mountain traps, it will appear rough the first tiyie going over, but will improve eatly by the time they get back, if ey prospect awhile.’ I was there hree weeks prospecting, and missed all the bad places coming back that I weut over going down. - A company has been organized and a town site has been located in a splendid place for a mountain country like this. The soil is of such a character that every family can produce their vegetables in the back yard. The same company have located a ditch, started a dam, and let in the water in compliance with the U. 8. law in such matters. F ranklin W irts . Central Point, Jackson Co., Oregon, February 22, 1875. rned M r . E ditor : Havingjust from the mines on Grave Creek, I Jacksonville, Oregon, 1’TTC., ETC. Sheriff,........................................ Dan. L. Green thought that perhaps in this day of Clerk........................................... Chas. Hughes Will practice in the Supreme, District and Also Doors. Sash and Blinds always on mining excitement a few words in re Treasurer..................................... Win. Naucke other Court« of this State. hand and made to order. Planing done on Assessor....................................................... John Howell Office in the building formerly occupied reasonable terms. -pSU Undertaking a spe gard to the mines in that locality School Superintendent,............... B. F. Sloan by O. Jacobs, opposite Court House. 29tf. cialty. 29tf. might be interesting to some of your Surveyor................................. ...W. N. Sanders Coroner...................................... Geo. E. Briggs J. H. STINSON. J. R. NEIL. readers. The Grave Creek Mining ; Official Paper,...................D emocratic T imes “ EXCELSIOR ” STINSON A NEIL, District, as organized Feb. 15th, 1875, ■ How to P lay the P iano .—It was COURT SITTINGS. is in Josephine county, Oregon, and a young woman with as many white .7orl-.«on ChunD/.—Circuit Court, second Attorneys and fonnsfllors-at-Law, flounces round her as the planet 8aturn LIVERY STABLE, Monday in Februarv. June and November. runs from the north line of the Galice has rings, that did it. She grave the County Court, first Monday in each month. JACKSONVILLE, OREGON, BY-LAWS. Creek Mining District to the Douglas music stool a whirl or two, and fluffed .7osei>A»ne Cbwntv.—Circuit Court, second Oregon Street, Jacksonville, A rt . 1. This district shall include j Monday in April and fourth Monday in Oc- Will practice in the Supreme. District and county line on the north, and to the down on it like a twirl of soap suds in other Courts of the State. Prompt atten tol>er. Conn tv Court, first Monday in Jan that portion of territory situated in i Jackson county line on the east, em a hand basin. Then she pushed up uary, April, July and October. tion given to all business entrusted to our Josephine county, State of Oregon, as j J. W. MANNING & R. ISH, Propr ’ i. care. JACKSONVILLE PRECINCT. bracing a scope of country that is no her cuffs as if she was going to fight follows: Beginning at the northwest tftr Office on California street, between for the champion’s belt. Then she Justice of the Peace.................... J. H. Stinson doubt rich in mineral wealth, both in Third and Fourth. 41tf. corner of Galice Creek Mining District worked her hands and wrists to limber Constable................................... A. M. Asbury i quartz and placer mines, the latter of and running north to the Douglas ’ em, I suppose, and spread out her TOWN OF JACKSONVILLE. aving just received a new J. A. CALLENDER, M. D. | A. C. MATTHIAS, M D, ( C. C. Beekman, Pres’t, stock of Harness, Buggies and Car county line ; thence east along said which have been extensively worked fingers till they looked if they would CALLENDER & MATTHIAS, I Sol. Sachs, riages, wo are now prepared to furnish our line to the northeast corner of Jose for the last fifteen years, and have pretty much cover the key board, from John Bilger, T rustees, patrons and the public generally with as phine county ; thence south along fhe the growling end down to the little Physirians k Xnrrrons, I TTenrv Judge, FINE TURNOUTS line of Jackson and Josephine counties payed largely for working. squeaky one. Then these two hands (K. Kubli. Many quartz lodes have been known of hers make a jump at the keys as if JACKSONVILLE, OREGON. As can be had on the Paoifio Coast. Saddle to where it intersects the north line of ,.U. S. Havden Recorder..................... horses hired to go to any part of the country. the Galice Creek Mining District; to exist within this district for years, they were a couple of tigers coming ....Henrv Pape Tr>p«snrer,.................. Animals BOUGHT and SOLD. Horses ...... Fred. Grob Marshal...................... broke to work single or double. Horses thence along said line to the place of, but have had but little attention paid down upon a flock of black and* white Peter Boschev Street Commissioner Having formed a co-partnership for the lioarded. and the best of ear© bestowed upon beginning. Tho same to be known as to them until the recent quartz excite sheep, and the piano gave a great practice of our profession, wo Oder our ser : them while in our charge. Grave Creek Mining District. vices to the public. SOCIETY NOTICES, ment on Galice Creek, since which men howl as if its tail had been trod on. ^BTOtfice on California Street, opposite T9" OUR TERMS ARE REASONABLE. A rt . 2. The extent of a claim on i have been prospecting in every direc Dead stop—so still you could hear Union Livery Stable. A liberal share of the public patronage is any mineral vein shall be 1500 lineal tion for quartz, which has led to the your hair growing. Then another . jgBtofcv YilkLod?r No. in. I. fl. fl. F., solicited. [28ft] MANNING A ISH. feet along the lode and 300 feet from I discovery of several promising leads in howl, as if the piano had two tails and* " Hold* it* regular meetings everv Dr. J. C. BELT, Saturday evening at the Odd Fel the center on each side of the lode. the vicinity of the mouth of Grave you had trod on both of them at once, low’« Hall. Brothers in good standing are A rt . 3. No person shall hold more PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. THE Creek. The most westerly lead dis and then a grand clatter and scramble invited to attend. than one claim by location on any one covered, and known as the Keystone, and string of jumps, up and down, C. W. SAVAGE, N. G. Jacksonville, Oregon. vein. By purchase, any number of crosses Grave Creek close to its mouth; back and forward, one hand over the S ol . Roe. Sec’y. CITY DRUG STORE, claims Jacob Ish, Isaac Sachs, Kaspar Kubli, may be held. crosses the point of a high ridge and other, like a stampede of rats and mice Trustees. A rt . 4. All claims shall be meas runs into Rogue River, following the more than anything I call music.— Having located in the town of Jacksonville, JACKSONVILLE. tor the purpose of practicing Surgery and ured on a horizontal line and numbered bed of the river for some distance; and Oliver Wendell Holmes. Jacksonville Stamm No. 14S L 0. R. M., other branches of his profession, respect 1, 2, 3, <fcc., from the original discovery if it appears again, which it more than fully asks a portion of the public patron Holds its regular meetings every Thursday E xcited .—A paper styled the Aja/r- on the direction of the lode both ways. likely does, it will appear on the south age. Office — Second door north of the U. evening nt the Odd Fellows’ Hall. Rrothers he new firm of kahler a bro . S. Hotel. 48tf. A rt . 5. Any person or persons hold it of the Tinies— not Wilkes’—in a fit in good standing are invited to attend. of the river, some distance west of have the largest and most complete F. GROB, O. C. ing claims in this district shall do or of excitement occasioned by the uni assortment of where the Yank and other leads cross. S imon C aro , r . S. cause to be done $33j worth of work This lead, though being next to the versal opposition of the press to Gen Trustee*—Herman v. Helms, Ben Sachs, ST. MARY’S ACADEMY, DRUGS, MEDICINES A CHEMICALS, on each claim held by them within I last taken up, is now* claimed for seven erals Grant and Sheridan’s Louisiana Max Muller. CONDUCTED BY Ever brought to Southern Oregon. Also the first four months after the claim is or eight miles, nearly all of which dis policy, shrieks out: “Every copper the latest and finest styles of recorded and continue the same every tance it can be traced by bold crop head, every cowardly secessionist, Orrfnninn Pornhontas Tribe No. 1. Im THE SISTERS of the HOLY NAMES, four months until the amount of $5.00, pings, and measures where discovered every Northern doughface, every dis proved order of Red Men, holds its STATIONERY, stated councils at the Red Men’s worth of work is done ; and where 1G8 feet between walls. The quartz appointed office-seeker, every on- And a great variety of PERFUMES and Hall the thin! sun in everv seven suns, in more than one person hold a claim to of this lode is of a very fine quality, is principled editor, every hide-bound TOILET ARTICLES, Including the best and the oiirhth run. A cordial invitation to all he scholastic year of this cheapest assortment of COMMON and PER gether, each one shall do or cause to very full of sulphurets, and in general democrat, and every sneaking republi brothers m good standing. school will commence about the middle SOL. SACHS, S. of August, and is divided in four sessions, FUMED SOAPS in this market. be done his or her pro rata amount of appearance is second to none that I can, have united in the howl against Prescriptions carefnllv compounded. C. W. S avage , C. of R. of eleven weeks each. The following are the said $33 J worth of work ; and upon a have seen in the Galice Creek District. Grant and the administration on the 44 ROBT. KAHLER, Druggist. terms: failure of any one to perform their The next ledge east and close along Louisiana matter.” “But,” it asks, Board and tuition, per term,............ $4000 Hn'fon Division No. 1, proportion of the work, their interest side of the Keystone, is the Ophir, the “what do they amount to T Pot them 4.00 TARTT ROCK SALOON, Bed and Bedding................................. 8.00 Son« and Daughters of Temperance, meets Drawing and painting........................ in the claim shall be subject to reloca rock of which shows well in many all in the balance together, and the on Tuesday evening of each week in the Piano,...................................................... . 15.00 OREGON STREET, tion by the party or parties having places, but is a darker colored quartz, clippings of Grant’s toe nails on the . 5.00 Red Men’s Hall. Brothers and sisters in Entrance fee, only once,.................. put on the required amount of labor. having rather a grayish cast, and in other side would toss them all out of good standing are invited to attend. WINTJEN & HELMS, Proprietors. SELECT DAY SCHOOL. A rt . 6. No person shall be entitled many places a rusty appearance. This sight.” If their olfactory organs were DkN’L. CRONEMILLER, W. P. J. R. W ade , R. S. to a vote at any meeting held for the lead is quite large, but is not taken for in a healthy condition we have no Primary, per term,.................................... $ 6.00 regulation of mining interests in this so great a distance, as its croppings are , doubt the “clippings Junior, “ ..................................... 8.00 . _ _ of Grant’s toe he proprietors of this well - “ ..................................... 10.00 Wirrn Lodge No. 10, A. F. k A. M., Senior, district, unless they are owners or part not as distinct as the Keystone. The nails ” would speedily impel them, if known and popular resort would in Pupils are received at any time, and their Holds it« regular communications form their friends and the public generally owners of claims of either quartz or next east of the Ophir is the Mam- not “out of sight,” at least to a respect ' on the Wednesday evenings or pre terms will be counted from the day of their that a complete and first-class stock of the moth. The quartz of this lead is ful distance to windward, cedin'? the full moon, in Jacksonville. Ore entrance. For further particulars apply at best brands of liquors, wines, cigars, ale and placer mines within this district. the Academy. 29tf. A rt . 7. All claims recorded in oth gon. T. G. REAMES, W. M. similar to that of the Keystone, and porter, etc., is constantly kept on hand. M ax M uller , Sec’y. Thev will I* pleased to have their friends er districts and located within the claimed for a considerable distance. ; M eacham has been exhibiting his limits of this district, shall be trans The next on the east of this is the ' Modoc and other Indians at St. Joseph, GEORGE SCHUMPF, “call and smile.”CABINET. Ru»h Rfh’kih lHret Loil« No. 4,1. 0. 0. F., ferred to the record book of this dis Grey Eagle. This is a large lead, but Missouri. Among the number is Sear BARBER, I A Cabinet of Curiosities may also be found trict by the Recorder. Holds its regular meetings on every other has been prospected but little; the face Charley, who has a baby a few here. We would be pleased to have persons Mondav evening at Odd Fellows Hall. A rt . 8. All meetings for the pur croppings look well. The next and weeks old, named Jesus, Charley hav Members in good standing are invited to CALIFORNIA STREET, Jacksonville. possessing curiosities and specimens bring pose of electing officers and changing them in. and we will place them in the Cab most easterly lead on which claims ing become converted since he left attend. K. KUBLI, N. G. inet for inspection. R achel F isher , R. S. of these laws must be called by post have been located is the Yank, having here through tho influence of the WINTJEN A HELMS. HE UNDERSIGNED TAKES PLEAS- ing written notices in at least three been traced through from where it Quaker Superintendent at the Quapaw Jacksonville, Aug. 5, 1874. 32tf. ure in announcing that he is now in public places in the district, or by crosses Rogue River to where it crosses • Indian Reservation in Indian Territory. INDEPENDENT LITERARY SOCIETY, stalled in his new and elegant quarters, publishing the same in some newspa (»rave Creek, a distance of about five ' Meacham descril>es the scene of the Hold* its regular meetings at the District which are fitted up in the latest and most School House rverv Fridav evening. approved style. All branches of the busi per printed in the county or some ad miles, and is now claimed several miles assassination of Gen. Canby, Dr, CHAS. NICKELL, President. ness executed in first-class manner. joining county, such publication to be north of Grave Creek. The quartz on Thomas and himself, and makes a Miss D ora C ardwell , Sec’y. I have also added bath-rooms, complete made by the Recorder in each case this lode looks well for croppings, and strong point in representing Toby Rid and convenient in their appointments, and those desiring a good, clean bath of any de during at least twenty days previous the lead is large and well defined. dle as the modern Pocahontas who JOHN L. CARTER A SON, scription can be accommodated. to such meeting, stating the object All the rock I have seen from the saved his life. They start from St. DANDRUFF LOTION, WTONE BUT THE CHOICEST AND BEST thereof. above leads compare favorably with Jo. on a general tour to all the large PAINTERS. LN Wine«, Brandies, Whiskies and Cigars A rt . 9. The Recorder shall be elect the rock of Galice Creek at a corre cities at the East An entirely new discovery for cleansing kept. ed by a majority of the claim-holders sponding distance below tho surface, the scalp and restoring the hair to its natu DRINKS, 12} CENTS. present at the annual meetings to be and in my opinion are but a continua T he S ecret O ut .—The bright brass E ARE FULLY PREPARED TO DO ral vigor. Price, $1.00 per bottle. held in May of each year. work used upon car ornaments and fix all kinds of Painting, including tion of the same leads ; and if so, the NO CREDIT TN THE FUTURE—it don’t RAZORS CAREFULLY PUT IN ORDER. tures is the envy and despair of house A rt . 10. He shall record all claims Galice Creek District will have no per pay. Families needing anything in my line HOUSE PAINTING, can always be supplied with the purest and presented for the purpose and be en centage over this, and it remains to be keepers who cannot understand why SIGN PAINTING, best to be found on the Coast. Give me a titled to receive therefor a sum not ex GRANGERS, determined which is the richest, if j it should not blacken or tarnish as their ORNAMENTAL PAINTING, call, and you will be well satisfied. 29tf. ceeding $2.00 for the first name and household utensils of the same metal there is any difference. WAGON AND CARRIAGE PAINTING. PATBONIZB HOME INDUSTBÏ! fifty cents for each additional name do when not constantly polished. RAILROAD SALOON, thereafter; Provided, That it shall As to natural facilities for working For their ALL Styles of Graining Done. encouragement we will In mines, Grave Creek stands unsurpassed »Orders from the country promptly attend - Third Street, Jacksonville, Oregon, not be lawful for him to record any by any mines I have ever seen, there form them that after the brass is pol I CAN FURNISH *«d to. 21 m3. claim in conflict with any prior loca being an abundance of water and tim ished at the factory it is covered with tion. He shall endorse on all notices ber handy to almost every claim—two a thin transparent varnish, such as First-Class WATER PIPE, The City Brewery, placed on file in his office the exact of the principal articles necessary for shellac in alcohol ; this protects the Cheaper and More Durable time of presentation for record. It the successful working of the mines ; surface, otherwise it would tarnish as —BY— THROUGH TICKETS, 12 j C ents . shall be his duty, if required by the and the timber is of the best quality, soon as a brass kettle. —THAN— VEIT SCHUTZ. locator, to furnish each share-holder both for sawing and the furnace. The with a certificate of his claim, attested sawing timber consists of fir, cedar, A small lad had just received his Wood, Iron, Lead, or any other Material. hoice wines , liquors and ci - gara constantly on hand. The reading by the seal of his office, for each of sugar pine and pitch pine, and for fire Christmas toy trumpet, to which he R. SCHUTZ RESPECTFULLY IN- any size furnished . table is also supplied with Eastern periodi which he shall receive the sum of wood we have white oak, black oak became greatly attached. At night forms the citizens of Jacksonville and ___ cals and leading papers of the Coast. 29tf. 50 cents. Before recording any claim, •surrounding country that ho is now manu and live oak. As to water, the leads when he was altout to be put in his facturing, »nd constantly keep on hand he shall satisfy himself that no rights all cross Grave Creek, Mt. Reuben i “little bed,” and was ready to say his Send y Mir orders to the very best of I^gar Beer. Those wishing II. L. WF.BB. 8. P. JONES. are infringed, and in all cases priority JOSIAH HANNAH, Creek and Rock Creek, and various prayers, he handed the trumpet to his ■a cool glass of beer should give me a call. THE Or A lex . M artin , Agent, Jacksonville. of location shall deter mine ownership. smaller streams that will afford water grandmother, saying : “Here grand A rt . 11. It shall be the duty of the sufficient for running machinery and ma, you blow while I pray.” NTW STATE SALOON, TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN. Recorder to make a transfer of all for all other necessary purposes. Per NOTICE. elalms in his book to the County Clerk sons going to the mines on Grave1 T he Prefect of Tien Ttiin, the port VroncE is hereby given to all ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO THE Comer of California and Third Streets, onoe in every twenty days from Feb. Creek from this valley, will find the of Pekin, China, whose salary was IN parsons indebted to the undersigned are requested to come for • that I have placed my aecerunts in the ward undersigned li, 1S75. and settle. Those who have sot the nearest and beat route by crossing $1,500 per annum, has just refired, 'hands of J. tT. Siinson, Justice of the Peace, ready cash can settle in lumber, wood, hay A bt . 12. All transfer of claims or Rogue River at Rock Point, and fol- j after four year’s service, on a fortune tor collection. Those interested will take or grain. I wish to live and lot live. So parts of claims made in this District i lowing the stage road to within a mile ' of $750,000. He displayed thrift and »notiee, as business Is meant. lake warning, as others are betterr collectors nglish ale and porter , together DAVID CKONEMILLER. y8eIk « J* €* BELT’ M. D. with the finest brands of liquors and <*• shall be recorded in a book by the Re- j of Harkness’ Station, and, turning to • industry equal to the nveia je Ameri Jacksonville, Dec. 8, 1874. 50. Jacksonville, Sept. 1,1874. | gars always on band. 16tf. coruer kept for the purpose, and he , the left, follow the road to where it can office-hohler. Attorneys and fonnsdors-at-Law, County Judge,.......................... M. F. Baldwin County Commissioners,...... { ^,^7 PARLOR A BEDROOM SUITS, I H T T T T ■ W C M E * 4 ç ' ' " 1 "I ■ ■ ■■