Oregon sentinel. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1858-1888, June 10, 1863, Image 2

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Newspaper Page TextXlCIlU-UllCUm -.UHUUU. a. lPIP5fslL " To tub KrrtCAuy and vrum v m v ok vocti INuis, a (Jiivmunmkvt ren tii. whom: is lMM)Mini.K." )'lliinln. .T.wicsD.vvir.i.n, mt:io.v. it'vn m JIM, It), I 61. WKMBmiY FVCSIXlf, llofftto Illvor nnd Detcliutea Vagon.rPl)m drain ii to fr'cetully tint It can be lloau. On Monday of tins wk we were culW upon by penlUincn of llw wrly who had llimhy btfaro reiuriieil from nn f xploru - Honnnd survey nf the route from des - chutes lo ltone stiver, travelwl last jear nv jiesn. wwnqij .tv, iiirum .vrnmii, I... l... l...... X"... 1fl.. t l.t.tl .loliu Sessions nml ntlten'. Wp Ixive been lavorvu with n copy of their fxlet!rs! report, from which wo glean the inform i lion conlaiued in this nrlleU. The jfcirly t-owlited of Mirs. .lolin five, .lolui .S. Miller, Isaac (Vwiunt, Tho. Oontlant, las. t.iymon, Illiaui Abbott, .f. II. Wrls Uy, J. II. ll!l, ami I). I). Mnnifer. civ il enpineer. They started from the firm ofThos. Constant, on the morning of May i roveIInj( nboill n inUv.t ,K.y oame upon n 19th, thence tu the farm ol Mr. T.ltalney. llWllllfl, iralriet c0tafuinp several hun .vliero there Is a poo.1 natural mi! i thenoo , lff() ,lcrWi wJ n m)U BrowlIl of to Trail Urcelc Imt wry lilllo work U re-1 .,, covtr Ir(n, ,',, ,vinicm lulral to put Ihc rmul in pod oomlltlon, hfWi ni, lheIr mlmU ,mfl ln fine con iKMvlly loadeil tram havlnp nt various i)jUoi j, Wll, ngin ,y t10 p.,ny, that ibtHM imhc.1 over It i froin Ihtnoe tlw iwr-! k. mmtnn nf ,14 llnfortnnato Iiironl iyproc.tdiiIttnkC.,-cl.ttml thence lo , w(, ht ,, rMni concealment, the farm of Mr. Clw. Hrown. on thu river .. ,M u-tnUt ,,,,, n, wo, ianm)i notion., where they ca.npe.1 Mr tl night. iwiinwion insunoe irom I laley i-erry, IH,,. .,.. ..i lin ,iM .,, side of Hie lailt. Irftivinir camp next niornlr at 6 ('clod.-, within I lire mll they came to n wry abrupt hill, called by Mr. Abbolt, (!u fa I)rMl." ( named after a (Jay. use horse of hie, Hint rolled dawn the hill, with Win pound of venison on Ids buck. Tho Inquire thinks llwt If lie had put .'100 pounds moro on Ida Uek. ho woukl have been able lo climb tho hill without difll cnliy.) It wns conceded by ull that this hill was the most difficult part of the route. It will require 1.10 yardu of prndlnp, with llftecn or tiunty yardsofslato rook which miy rrrpilro bUstlnp. From tkneo the Hull folloini the bank of Iho river one mile, croHos Hutli creek bottom, thenoe alonp Iho river bank rino-hnlf tulle, ascend ii bluir, with on easy pride to n bench, thence over rolling ground down to tho river bottom, where It cro Lost creek, thence willi good trmeliog o the ranch of Mr. Abbot, at Flounce Jtock. Ounicl nt 12 o'clock ; dlitanco from llrowns, right wile. Four of the parly went hunt ing, and each man brought a deer into (ximp. .Mr. Comtunt says a hundred deer were in sight nt one time. Xe.xt morning commenced Iho ascent oTt Flounce Hock mountain, the dividing ridge nf lipmliv.ifprj T Wr VnAb n...l T...... ( - -- - -- un. ll"Ul' Iliver. Tho ascent to Ihc summit Is uni form and gradual ; from thence Hie trail leads around tha head of n dry ravine, along n ridgo aoo yards, und thence down a rldgo to extensive table land. Distance from foot of monntaln to table land, two miles. This bench is about five miles long and one mile wldij. It is watered by sv. ernl small stream', and ,n number of desir able farms might be located upon If. Fol lowing n good natural road over the bench for five miles, the trail runs, Into heavy, though open, fir and plno limber. Here the prty camped, within half a mile of the river, and took dinner, after which they wnet down to tho rlv.er lo devise means for crossing. They found, tho stttam twenty, seven feet wide at the narrowest point, with bluff bed roek banks, from twenty-four to thirty feet hlgh.jpn eaeJi'sUe. For n hun drwl yards, through this jiod-roclc channel, the water ran with a swift, plunging cur rent, and in n, perfect sheet of foam: but It does not nnnenr that evtn iinrino ii,! great Hoods or ,1831-2. It ww over two feet j,y northwest course from Union branch to above Us proper cJiannel. A substantial icon's Cascades. Descended to the bridge can bo constructed at this place, river, crossed two streams from ten to flf above high water raarj,-, o,t, very little ex- ,fc f wjd9 nnl tw0 -fee, .lecp.j vmpel tense, ilhono ax, they nearly completed (opposite a bold spur of the Umpqua moun- !ill,.oni!oj ,rilmJ, Ten men, In twoilnn. , cnii IiiiIM n bridge lli.it will ntwvernll pnr-J ' ports for tho'ientan, I' rom Abbot's ranch to the river, tlclit mile?. On Friday, the !22d,'tho cnmpanyivrnl down tfi (hi; river nml completed the bridi - in hnlf nil hour. The river run Ihroujth 11 Umbon-d vnllev from live to six mile wide, 'Thcmlddlo Mill smith fork. run Into the north furl; (lha niiin stream), about two 1 miln betmv the bridge. The main stream keeps cloo to the foot or tho mountain on the west fMiMind runs In n curve. As ynt npprnach elllicr stream, Iho l.iwl Kent ly slope to Iho h-inks, 'I'lwn? Is some very lie.ivy timber In the valley, but It will not Intcrfen with the construction of n wagon road, ns it Is scallcrlnp. An nndrr&rnwth f llr, pine and chieknpln, which III place w very thick, will bo troublesome. The iWlj , pmjw mono, and ooiiMqusnily drv n noon ns t hi mow Is tnt tnl. I lie irnveleil olplit months In llw jwr. Tin- down nlnnp tho tdo of the blnfl' In iho! ( fllKenti ,,0gt, ,,u lCnVy, is o prodii.il creek, nnd up the liliifTnn Iho oppoMlc side. ' M () 1e aUn(Hi imrwrccptilil. On return- Three-fmirths of a mile further they round ' . In .,.. tmnA .. iniiinn.lnnntlier small slreiim. where lhev'camnl , , mi,1Wli in niin( itieni mt Iho val- ,, ,i ,. ,.i i)V ttrtV of nMjn .1 ,, . .. ncooriiinov .iarif. iwurlyin prudual ascent of n mountain spur to u ., ,., n.,lM ,i,n Miu.. 'i'.rfl mll rronl ((l0 tlvci.( ,, t0 ,1,, muddy nnd difllonlt lo crow. The country is qullo flat, and llw current of all the I iircams sluraUh. Half n mile further.! uiino to another slouph. and cumptt). On tliellh. crosd Iho main Mrmm, nnd within n in Ho and a half found another. which thov bridged: crnstlnc which, nnd , aiml ,x n1w wl of w bri 1. ..,.. ..,., u..i ir.i, win, nimr dull. valley, an trail, crossed n small treem culled Ssquiw C'retlt, and cnmpii). On Monday, Iho 2nth, nfier attempting to scale a spur of the Cascades, they came I la iisow, whloli increuHsl In depth lo such an cxlent that they concluded lo nlwnden Dili route. They accordingly returmd to lo the valley and camped. A bear and countless numbers of deers were seen at this camp. Xo grass could bo found for ( tho animals. j Karlyon Tuwdiy morning returned to I old camp to get grass for animal?. Atlmon hud truly nnd correctly represented moon, Mr. I layman and others reported l the country to litem, and that ugood.ibori they had found nn old camp of the return- Ing parly of last fall. The pirty conclu ded tn go to that camp, width they found located on a bench of tho mountain, in an opsn elude of several hundred acres, upou which tho grass was short nnd thick. On the 27th, n brtdgo was made over the middle fork. Grossing tha stream, the party traveled over bench land for one . mile, crossed n small stream, und thence through u strip of thick timber lo Love's l'ralrle. an onen. nlne-tlmbcrcd bench, one nn,i ne hulfmlli wide aud one mile long. Xumcrous old camps show this to have been a favorite resort of the Indians, 'f ho party traveled along the base of tho moun tain through open timber, nnd camped near a small stream that sinks in thu valley, and In an open plado hall n mllo wide and one mile long. They named the placo "Orassy Hollow." Thursday, 28th, they started up tho val ley from Ornssy Hollow, cutting out n trail ns they went. For n mllo they kept close to the mountain, crossing several small stream?, which will bo dry later in Iho season j Iho valley then widening out, the trail leaves Iho foot of the moun tain, and passes out into the valley through a strip of heavy timber; Iheoco upon open glade, covered with grass and brnsh, for ono mile, when they came in full view of Union Teak ; thence descended In bot tom lund, throngh which runs Union branch duo west ucross Iho valley. Tho banks of this stream aro bluff on each side, and are about twenty fret high. J)istanco from Grassy Hollow, five miles. Friday, 29th Tho trail runs n north tnins, which hero terminate. Tho bluir banks of the river nro finy feet lilph, nnd Iho water rushes by In foaming torrent Grasi on thu bJtlnm very good. Two mile from Union brunch. At iin early hour on Saturday com ' incnecd n prnllmil nieent nlonjr n high blnll'tn table luml above. Fur n distance of two nttloA nbove the (Jasmin, Ihn river Ims it fhi(f(lli cnrrcnl,npMrenlly cnu'ed from tin; bluff lux-hip slid into tin rivtr. i eomtilctelv filling tho bed from bank to bank with trees. From thu bluff bank which rices two hundred feet nbove the wnier, run be seen, In clous proximity to weh oilier, two pyramid shaped rock on the summit of Iho Unipqun Miwe, that lower hundred of feet nbnvo tho surround lop mountains. Keeplnp n northeast course for four miles from l.it camp, tho ' parly mine to nu abrupt canon, lflO feel deep by .100 ncross. Onlnjt up this cafton i Inilrn inllc, lliey crossal over on .Miller ivitiirat wapau ro.ul n bench 'thai winds forllifnlsht. Distance Inivdetl. Ilvo miles, On Hie moriiliif of llio lllsl. they made, . . , beneh I keerilnu .iloiuf lids until Ihev cro. I e.1 n small sln-ani and procmlnl one-half- mllo, lliey desecnileil to n itrenm ten fi-ot wide ami one foot deep. Again ascended to table land, nnd kept uloup tho b.iw I of the mountain for two mid one-half I iiiIIm, criwsed Mrrnm similar to Iho one last mentioned, nude another nscvnl lo tit mo lan.i ami Iihiihi an open uiaiio or sever al hundred acres, covered with grass. Here I If mountains npieareil to IiccNhIiip In, the vnlley not beinp mnro than three miles wide. The river is about a mile west of, nml rum piraM with, tho stream last mentioned. Camped nt twelve o'clock. After dinner n number of Iho pirly start ed In po lliroupli the kiss. A couplo of hours after their dparlun' it commenced i , ralnlnt'.und oontinun.vith short InlcrvaU I until dark. I Mnmlm- .d.nn lit, It rained all day, The scouting party returned, and reimriiM the country nliem! to be similar to that over which they hud ulruidy passed, with but two (mall streums between them and the summit, and gradual uiccnt all the way Mr. I.iyman say they were within hnlf a nillo nf tho summit. Thu pats is similar to Iho South I'jm through tho Knclcy Mountains. Had It not ruined to Ineos- sanity, the exploring party would have pono clear through tho pass ; but as It was the party satMlod themselves) that Mr. Lay- wagon rond through wus entirely practlcn- iilo ami feasible. I lie company express themselves ns under many obligations to Mr. Laymon for his very valuable services on ihe trip. The whole length of tho val ley Is very straight, and were it not that the slieams hud cut their way through tho bench lands, there would bo no perceptible assent over tho whole diitnnco to the sum mit. Xear the summit or tho pass, small j patches of snow wero found In the tdo or. tho tree?. JVevIous estimates have greatly over-rated tho distance, it now being "ri.fi -i '.'. ""' '! '' "" ',1 ,"K , , ,,,,,, ... or July M. 'Iho public generally uro u ascertained that Iho distance vlud to attend. nulla clearly from Jacksonville lo the summit is not oer seventy miles. Any grade required , I for n road can be had nt any of tho streams nbovo the bridge. It Is all n pumice-stone j ... .! ...II, l. II .T..I...I 1 ...t. I sou, anil win uu vvrj i'jjiijt mucu. j.utn-, liy lor tno uear peep?.' ine company nave nAl ln.iln.l nni fntl lirtil.rna tr fi'Trfl nn I the proposed road. Wo herewith give, in full, the engineer's report : KXOINKRIt'd IlEl-OnT. litpotl of a wrvi of the proposed Rogue Jtiver nnd l)ac!iulct HVigon Jload. nnd aUo the estimated cost of conslructiiiy the tame. Tho points upon which wo took tho grade arc as follows : Kile Creek Hill, east side nf the creek. 50 rods, with an as cent or 18 inches to Ihc rod, or one foot In 11 1 earth, with n very little looso rock ex cavation. Klk Point, 40 rods side hill, very littlo descent ; earth and loose rock ex cavation, (jut' Defeat. 3C rods with a de scent of 18 Inches to the rod, and -10 rods with a descent of 21 inches to tho rod in all, 73 rods ; earth loose nnd solid rock excavation. This is Ilia most difficult part of tho whole road. Lost Creek Hill. C2 rods with a descent of 18 inches to tho rod ; earth and loose rock excavation. Flounce Dock, OC rods, with an nscent of 18 Indies tp the rod, and .'12 rods level grade, side Mil, and 88 rods witj) n descent, of lC'.j inches aod less to the rod, makiog In all 21C rods j earth nnd loose rock ex cavation. This Includes nll'lha inAints upon which 'Ltto clnhlshcibjlhc tfraiV, and nlso nil thu most ililllcillt point 'on tno rpuu. JUTIHXTKrtTnsV OK COWIttfOTIOM. , till.' OreefcilHH nml Vi.liiW'. "1 tyi' iforfc rimwiiV tun:.. ..:... . I" " " Gill's IMiiit t " " t.t CV-k Tint ') " " l-'lotinen Itnok '.'Ill) ' lli'lttcon Out'n IKIVnt and Lost CriH-lc Hi" " " Ollirr inlntn not mctillfinnl M " " i Hull. Hue i.riiiKc, eiiiiiin; and removing lop nnd lini'h. and oratllna nhm u llicbrldKo 300 ' " Maklnplnnll VM " " I). I). MttsnKii, Engineer. Invlns tho Iist Orct-lc Caftan, on their return, on Tuesday nf Ial wcilc, Mr. Mil Icr killed a Inrpe black bear. Willi the nbnvo " plain unvarnished .statement nf furls." can the cllizensof this valley hesitate In pivinp their nld nnd eti cniirnpcmcnt In this wagon road prnjtct? That wo preotly nerd n pood wupon road lo tho mlncn east of the motintalin.nll con- wh. Hire, then, Is u short routu over which It lias been clearly ascertained that n pntd wutrnn ronili-an bo buill, at a very trilling expense. Why not lake hold of mu rnierprie ni once, ami pusn n inrnueji .1 . f. . ...! ' to coiiiiilellnn within one or two months? It um lie done, nml II restn witii our own peoplo to decide whether they will continue In I io shut out from thu markets of the northern pnld lleldj. Wu should net j promptly. .Mountain IUnhkih. Thu officers nf this company have recelvu) their coiuinis sIoik, ami the organisation Is now perfect cd. Tho following aru thuollicers : Commissioned ofllccn Ivan 1). Apple gate. Captain ; Jiiiiics Thornton, 1st l.leu tciKint; Christlin F. lllakc, 2d I.leutcn nut. Xon-commissloned officers N". L. l.tc, 1st Sergeant ; L. II. Applcgate, 2d ; M Mtckclsoii, .'Id j 0. A. Hleurnt tth ; (J. W. Fordycc, fith. Kber Hnicry, 1st Cor poral ; Dennis llishop, 2d ; It. llobinson, !ld ; Jcwu 0. Uunyurd,.tth ; L. CoUur, fith. Match Kaok. On Monday of this week there was u very spirited rnco over the llybeo track, bittwecn Mr. Ad. llellms horso "N'cbraska Hill," and Mr. Chrlsman' gray mare, '-Mary Thompwn ;" mllo hiiils, best three In live, for 8100 sluices. The rueo was closely contested, ami is said tn have been thu most Jnlcrwllng of any run on the course this season. Old " Nebraska Hill" won tho first three heuU In good time 1 MO; 1.-.1U.,' ; lflP.. NEWTO-JJAY. J. QASTON. (wir tu llcwl A Uton) ATTORNEY AT LAW. Iacksonvim.k, OnKiio.v. Hpeclul ntteullon ulvt-n tn collodion cascw. Juno 10, 1HUX -II) L'OUKTir f JULY 11AJLL ft, -AT TIIK- u. s. lIOTKf,, JACKSONVILLE,' OX THE KVUIXil tr JULY THIRD, 1863. rpm: undersigned announces to tho pleas, L uru-lnvliig public, that he will piro a LOUIS HOUND, Frop'r. 'Tuclonvllle. June 0, 180.1. Jnclllld A MUM C'RQ'A'n V BALL! fl 1 ' j. cv - at Tins- JLOGAN HOUSE., Wnhlo, Josephine Co,, Ogn. rrMIE proprietor of Iho Logan House, itr. JL T. It. Thorpe, cordially Invito bis friends and the public guuerully, to attend n ball, to be given at hU liouw.', on tho even ing of July :td, Kloor ilauagers Wm. M. Kvans, Win. I.I ud. COUUtTTKK Or INVITATION'. Waldo (Jco. Ii. Logau, Ralph I. ForlCB. Kerbyvllle-JIJavId Kendall, Edward Lo laiu, .Itliouso James Randall, James Trum bull. llrlgg'ii Precinct Thomas Floyd, Fraok Corbus. Happy Camp-Henry Doollttlo, P. n. i uveicr Waldo, Juno C. 18C3. JnolOtd FAMILY GHOOKUIKS at l1 imADimitY & WAD1VS. WILLOW HABV WA00N8 nt V HKAItilUItY &WADKS. TJiKY, WlNliSAND'nUANUy" 1' ut IJRADUUKY & WADDS. oHBinn BRADBURY & WADE, .JACKSONVILLE, KrrftLo'idnttll.o tfa Xt.otn.lX - HKMI.VII IN- DRY GOODS, aLOTHXNTG, MOOTS & SMOE.S, PASTCY GOODS, GROCERIES, PAINTS, OILS, GLASS, Tobacco & Segars, PRODUCE, IIAHDWAUK. tiLASRWAUH. OUKKNSWATtR WOODKNWAlti:, MINERS' TOOLS, All of which will bo sold nt low prices, for OASH.ordrtiruhlo l'ltODUCK. & AUK NOW HKC'KIVINC. A Largo & Well-Solectod STOCK OF Spring & Summer G-OODS, NEW STYLES DItESS AXD Millinery Good Fancy and Staple 33jry CSrOocaLEj CARPETING, Oil Cloth, "Wall Papor, MEN ANJ) BOYS' Spring & Summer CLOTi-irisra, HATS AND CAPS! AND ALSO A riuv Assortment of Ladios, Mbn and Boys' Boots and Shoes ! OWtimIXANI)ASHLAXI 3EC('KM.M?-.S( Will bo supplied with a Good Asssorlmcnt STAPLE 1KB FANCY GOODS Which will be sold at JACKSONVILLE IUUCES. PHOTOGRAPH ALUUMS nt WUDUUKY & WADE'S. SAN FRAN01SC0 Woolen Mills. Ulanhets, Overshirts and Army Cloth, at HUADIJUUY ic WADK'S. STATIONERY & ULANK HOOKS at HRADnUUY A WADK'S. FINK CIGARS AND TOHACCO nt DRADUUHY A WADK'S. WOOD AND WILLOW WARH ut DRADDURY k WADK'S. TpiKTKASot DIUDUURY & WADK'S. IB ULLY for DRADnUUY ,t WAPK.