Peter Britt,
Photographic Artist,
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.
Ambr otypo s,
Photographs,
Cartes deVisite
DONE IN THE FINEST STYLE OF ART.
Pictures Reduced
OR ENLARGED TO LIFE SIZE
JOHN MILLER'S
Sportman's Depot!
Tlulrci Stroot,
Next Door to B. F. Dowcll's Law Office;
KEEPS ALWAYS ON HAND THE
best stock of Gods, patent and home
made Rifles anil Shot Cans, single and doable;
Revolvers of the latestpatents ; Pocket Pistols,
.neat, small and powerful ; Derringers, the lat
est aod best. Also the best Powder and Pow
der Flasks ; all sorts of Shot and Poaches ;
Caps, Wads, and everything In the Sportsman's
line. The above goods are all of the best qual
ity, and will be sold at reasonable prices.
All orders in my line promptly executed ; re
pairing done promptly and with dispatch.
Having sold out my saddlery business thole
indebted to me are requested to call and settle.
JOnN MILLElt.
Jacksonville, Oregon, Nov. 5, lS70.-tf
HAXmOAD SALOOisE
M. A. BRENTANO
GOKDtfeTO
C Ji'ice Liquors and Cigars always tin hand.
THROUGH TtekETS
121 CENTS:
NEW STATE SALOON:
DRINKS 12 CENTS.
The Ihiritu public are informed that Vxrz t
Sivaob of the NEW STATE SALOON will
quench beir thirst with the most choice bever
ages to lie found in Jacksonville for ONE BIT.
We expect to lose money by it, bnt times are
hard, and we cannot see people go thinly.
16octC9 TAPE & SAVAGE.
. EAGLE MLM !
JOS. WETTERER Prop'r.
Tdfc BEST Ofc LAGER BEER KEPT Con
stantly, on band : sold by the keg, gallon,
W jjlavi. HpcinR is believing, give me a call
and jnege for yourself.
Jackson vite, Jan. 15, 1870.-tf
DR. A. B. OVEitBECK,
Physician & Surgeon,
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.
Office at bis residence, in the Old Overbeck
Hospital, on Oregon Utrcct.
Dr. E. H. Greenmaiij
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON;
OFFICE : At the U. S. Hold,
California Street,
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON.
He will practice In Jackon and adjacent
counties, and attend promptly to prolccpional
tjalls. fcb2tf
DR.A. B.OVERBECK'S
BATHEOOMS,
In the Overbeck Hospital,
NVARM.COLD & SHOWER BATHS,
SUNDAYS AND WEDNESDAYS.
DR. L. DANFORTH,
Physician and Surgeon,
HAS permanently located on tbeFort Lane
Ranch, two miles north ol the Willow
Springs, and offers his professional services to
the people of Jackson and Josephine counties.
Ifi t. T. DAVIS,
OFFICEON PINE STREET,
'Ox3X30ito t2xo Old
Arkansas mvery stable:
Jacksonville, dfegbn.
ASHLAND MARBLE WORKS,
MARBLE MANTELS, MONUMENTS,
JlU. Urave Stones, Ac, always on hand, or
bade to order.
J. n. RtJSSEL
Ashland, July 9, 1670'. ij
Warren Lodge No. ltf, A. F, & A. XL,
A HOLD their regular conYmunicatlons
Qran th'e Wednesday Evenings or preced
Vinc the full moon. in JicrsoxniuE. Os-
eoo.v. T. G. REAMS, W. H.,
MIX. MCLLER, SECT.'
(ffeprti
VOL. XVI.
IMUN & KLIPPEL
have just received
AND OFFER FOR SALE,
Hay Forks and Rakes; Grain Scythes
and Snathes, Wooden and Steel
Barley Foiks, Grape Vine Cradles,
Manure Forks, Griin Scoops,
Trace and Halter Chains,
Chopping and Broad Axes,
Hatchets and Hammers,
Bench Screws, Wagon
Boxes, Patent Cross
Cut and Buck Saws,
Iland Saws, and a general
assortment of Shelf Hard- -ware,
Cutlery, &c. Nails of
all Sizes ; Paints, Oils and Varn
ish, Window Glass and Putty;
Tubs, Baskets, Clothes Wringers,
Well Buckets, Trays and Bowls, &c.
Giant Powder, Fuse and Caps,
RIFLE AND BLASTING POWDER
COOK STOVES,
DIFFERENT STYLES'!
ASSORTED
Iron and Stool.
Submerged ftnd Douglas Pumps.
Cast Iron Wash Kettles,
Bake Ovens, Skillets,'
and Tea Kettles,
Brass and Enameled
Kettles; Trays;
Pans, &c, &c.
NEW YORK COMBINED
REAPER AND MOWER.
AND' HORSE RAKER ! !
Always on hand,
a full assortment of
rmrciMr 'WjS.xk.
E3F Hydraulic Pipe, Tin, Copper,
and Sheet Iron Ware made to order.
HOFFMAN 6 kLlPPEL
Jacksonville, Jane 10, 1871.
HARDWARE.
1 S T X.
ROCKWELL, COYE & Co.,
Corner Battery & Pine Sts:,
San Francisco, Cat.
TTAVE on hand a complete assortment of
Mining ahu Milling Goods,
Building Materials
NnilS,
Cordage,
Axes,
Belting, ac. ic.
We will famish Mining Companies with all
articles required, at prices
Defying Competition !
All close buyers arc invited lo examine
OUR STOCK AND PRICES.
before purchasing.
Cs?" Orders gnaranteed pnt up as
well as if the purchaser were present.
23mar3m
Dr. L. Gaming,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Jacksonville, Oregon,
Culifonua Street, opposite P. J. Ryan's Uriel Store
May 20. 1871. tf
NEW MEAT MARKET.
(rixllo Crnsmann,
BEGS LEAVE TO INFORM HISflWeEax
friends and the public generally "pftjj
that he has opened a Mkat Mabkkt M if
on Cahforma Street, opposite the U. S. Unlet.
where may be found, -at all times, the best of
Beef
Mnttorr,
Porl:,'
Sau'sages,
&c. &c.
iicksonTtlit, Ortro, April 8. 1S71 U
CTT'.KjLHLEn.- 'T 8. B. WATSON.
KAHLER &. WATSON,
Attorney"ot'la-ftr,
Jacksonville, Oregon.'
OFUCE: Oppotilethe Court House.
WILL practice In all Courts of" this State ;
obtain Patents for1 all classes of public
lands, both mineral and' c?irultujal : attend
promptly lo collections, and attend to all Coun
ty and Probate business.
Jacksonville, June 17, 1871.
JACKSONVILLE, SATUEDAT, JULY 1, 1871.
THE OREGON SENTINEL,
PUBLISHED
Erefy Saturday Morning toy
B: F. DOWELL,
OFFICE, CORNER -C If TB.IRD STREETS.
TERMS UP SUBSCRIPTION I
For one year, in .advance, four dollars; tf
not piiil within the first six months of the year,
five dollars ; If not paid until the expiration
of the year, six dollars.
TERMS OF ADVERTISING :
One square (10 lines or less), first insertion,
three dollars ; each subsequent insertion, one
dollar. A discount of fifty per cent, will be
made to those who advertise by the year.
Legal Teadcrs received at current rates.
Terrible Shake in China.
Our Minister in China, Gov. Low,
has forwarded to theSecre'tary ol State
the following transition of a report of
a terrible earthquake, from the Chinese
Governor-General of the province in
which it occurred :
"I have ascertained that Bathang lies
on a veiy elevatpd spot boyond thp
borders of the province, about 260
miles west of Li Tang, and more thin
30 post station3 from the district town
of Td-tsien, on the high road to Thib
et. About 11 ocloek, a. ji, on the
11th of April, 1871, the earth trembled
'to violently that the Government offi
ces, temples, granaries, stone and store
houses and fortifications with all the
common dwellings and the templn of
Tjng lm, werei at once overthrown and
ruined: the only exception was the
hall in the temple grounds called Ta
chao, which stood unharmed in its iso
lation. A few of the trodpi dnd people
escaped, but mot of the inmates were
crushed and killed under the falling
timber and Eone. Flames atsd sud
denly tmrt out in many places, which
strong winds drove about until the
heavens were darkened with smoke,
and their roaring was mingled witlrthe
lamentations of the distressed people.
On the ICth the flames were beaten
down, but the tumbling noises were
still heard under ground like distant
thunder, and the earth rocked and
rolled like a ship in a storm at the
mercy of the waves. The multiplied
miseries ot the afflicted inhabitants
were incieascd by a thousand (fears.
but in about ten days matters began to
crow qnieirand the motion to cease.
The Grain Collector at Batbang says
that lor several aays oeiqre me eartii
quake the water had overflowed,the
dyke, but after it the earth cracked in
many places, and bhek, fetid water
spurted out in a furious manner. If
one poked the earth the spurting in
stantly followed, just as is the case
with the salt wells and fire wells in the
eastern jiart of the province; and this
explains how it happened that fire fol
lowed the earthquake at Bathang. As
nearly as is ascertained there were de
stroyed two large temples, the offices
of the Collector of Grain-tax, the local
magistrate and the Colonel,, the Ting
lin tem'ple and nearly 700 fithoms of
wall, arodnd it, and 35 i rooms in all
inside; sic siriallcr temples, numbering
221 rooms, besides 1,849 rooms and
houses of the dommon people. The
ntimljer of people, soldiers, and lamas
killed by the crash was 2,298, anions
whom were the local masistralc and
his second office. The earthquake, ex
tended from Bathantr cist to Pans
Chahemnh, west tn Nan-tun; on thp
south to Lin tsahshih, and on the north
to the salt wells of A-tinitlz, a circuit
of over 400 mile. It occurred simul
taneously over the whole of this region.
In some places steep hills split and
sank into deep pits; in others, hills on
level spots became precipiiom cliffs,
and the reads and highways were
rendered impassable by obstructions.
The peoplp were beggared and scattered
like autumn leaves, and this calamity
to the people of Ba'tliang and vicinity
was one. ot the most Distressing ana
destructive that has ever happened in
this country. The Governor General
twice memorialized the Emperor re
specting it, who granted aid to relieve
the misery, re open tne roans Der,ween
tie post-houses, and rebuild or repair
the offices and dwellings as they were
fcteded. Many arc now resuming their
occupation- rind the roads are every
where passable.
A f ashiqx writer says i "Long
trailing dresses are now only worn in
ladv would care lo carry such a load
of filth about her irora the dirty
streets.'
A nous horse-dealer says, he does
not want the Lord a'rotxnd when he is
trading horses.
As "imbecile word making reptile"
Is" what one Western editor call another.
Scbsckibt: for your county paper.
v Jt 1 IJtJH MJl
'f Excursion to Southern Oregon.
Continued from last Keel.
., r ,.. . ,, . '
over theslgnatureof"A.L.L., writes
me ionowing series oi icuers to tisat
Jiaperj giving graphic and excellent de
scriptions of the country Uavcrscd by
him:
IV.
Jackson county contains a larger
area than the State of Massachusetts.
In fertility, range ot productions, cli
mate and minerals, it is superior to
that rugged State. But these are gilts
of nature. Whether this will ever
equal that in wealth, culture and influ
ence, is a problem to he solved by the
people themselves.
The countv embraces eight thous
and square miles, extending acro-s the
Uisenile mountains eastward, including
the lake region of Oregon. There aro
several large valleys in this county, the
most prominent of which are the Klam
ath and Goose Lake valleys on the
eat, and 'the Rogue River valley on
the west.
Travelers on the stago pass through
this region in the night, and are there
fore unacquainted with its beauties by
actual siht. The writer had pased
through it three times; and although
he had heard of its attractions, had no
opportunity to behold them. The
glimpses of it which the stagb traveler
catches do not disclose the best part of
the valley.
.Mountain ranges define it on every
side. The isolation is complete. But
the valley is so broad that it produces
no sensation of confinement. The
southern bonndary presents for the
most part a precipitions nainer; on
the other sides are gentle slopes, climb
ing to a great height, and rounded in
verdant 'beantv. Some of these tops
ate clothed with grass of greenest hue,
and some with giant firs, which in the
listauce look like shrubs. Anoni a
bolder summit overtops the rest, crowd
ed with spotless white.
lietween these toweling ridges is
spread out one of nature's fairest
scenes. It is a broad plaiu intersected
l .r.- :. a jj j?
uy me swni nowing river, uescenmng
into it from the Cascade range by a
canyon ot extraordinary wildness,
through .which it plunges with many a
lofty leap. Into it from point to point
flow the affluents which drain the ad
jicent vales, all bordered with decidu-
ons and evergreen trees ; and oak open
ings, groups of tiees and groves, with
lordly plHe ahfl fir overtopping them
with staid precision, diversify the pros
poet. In various directions appear iso
lated hills, some of winch from peculi
arity of form are worthy of a nearer in
spection. Ihis valley is only a part of the area
which may be properly designated the
Rogue River region. There are other
well-defined valleys which take their
names from streams that empty into
the river. All of these contain numer
ous settlements.
The isolated posjtion of these valleys
naturally prompts the inquiry, how
thev came to be so extensively settled.
The wide range of production, .ease of
cultivation, and genial and salubrious
clirnate, give the explanation.
The capacity of the soij has been
tested for twenty year. All sorts ol
grain, every variety of fruit known to
the temperate zone, and some belong
ing to the tropic", grow and flourish
here. Indian corn, so fickle in most
places on this coast, is here a regular
crop, litve stock wis out On exhibi
tion, worthy of highest prizes. Splen
did horses, 6trong, sleek, ponderous
cattle, thick-set fleeces, crop the rich
pasture; and the ever-grunting swine
is pushing snout into more redundant
fatness.
The climate is captivating. Some
days in summer are very warm, but a
hot term does not last long, and the
mountains furnMi delightful and very
accessible letreits. The rains of win
ter are frequently suspended by c'otid
less skies, vvheri sparkling sunshine and
balmy hreczes repel depression and
make breathing a lnxnrv. Rev. JSL A.
Williams, who has kept a meteorologi
cal record regularly lor twelve year,
reports a highly agreeable state of
bility of temperature, and a combina -
wind and weather, a remarkable equa-
lion oi cumaiic qna-uics wnicn are
highly favorable to health and long
evity. Mr. Colver, who' is 'known
throughout the State, and knows it by
intelligent observation, selected this
valley for a home, after having travel -
ed over all the States of the Union, ex -
cepttwo. He raises upon his splendid
farm a great variety of fruits of deli -
cious flavor, and regards the valley as;ot coal. Here are tho ores ot both
able to compete with any agricultural
region on the coast,
Mr. S. Ti Van Dyke, formerly a
member of the Legislature, gives good
reasonsjor a high estimate ot the capa
bilities of this region
These are examples of views and
opinions which are universally enter -
. '. . , .i -t-i- j
tained by the inhabitants, and appear
to be quite reasonable to strangers.
The larger part of Jackson county
NO. 21.
lies east of the Cascade range. The
pass through the mountains presents
some sublime views, mingled with
some ot nature s strangest ireaks. Be'
voud it, on an elevaterl plateau among
the mo'unta:nil) is tge j Ind;
Countrv." which received its nnme
frora 'Aft occurrence wliich took place
in the timo of Iudian hostilities. On
this extensive tab'le-Iand snow falls
early and stays .till May. But the
grass grows under the snowy fleece,
and when thai ,cov ering is malted off,
ma"kes amends for delay. The droves
of cattle which left the shortened herb
age if the plains, as the spring advanc
ed, and cropped the grass as they as
cended towards the summit of the hils,
wend their way in summertime through
the pass, and plungointo theltixu'rjant
pasturage provided on tha elevated
plain. Thither, not only the droves,
hut the families also go and camp out
tor a season. JLeaving artiticial tastes
at hpme, they seek natural luxuries.
Putting an arrest upon fin and wing
and hoof, and levying an income tax
upon vine and berry bush, they luxuri
ate in the choicest gilfs of nature. TJhe
mountain air exhilerales. Rest on trie
bosom ol Mother Earth recruits exhaust
ed energies. Communion with nature
in her unprofaned haunts tends to inde
pendence of character and simplicity
of life.
Beyond this, on the lako level, is
Fort Klamath ; and six miles from it
the Klam ith Indian Reservation. Fur
ther still is Lost River and Goose
Lake.
Near the Dead Indian country is
Sunken Lake, a great natural curiosity.
Mr. J. S. Howard, Surveyor of Jack
son county, related to the writer sorfie
p irticulars respecting it, which ho ob
tained by personal examination. It
occupies a very lofty elevation, and
ehibits with its surroundings a deso
late scene. It, must be fed by subter
rancan springs, since no visible stream,
except rills from melted, snow, ever
enter it. Delow it, and at a considera
ble distance from it, two streams glide
away in opposite directions, one to
Klamath river and lake, the other to
Rogue River. It these proceed from
this mountain reservoir, as is highly
probable, they find their way out
through subterranean cavities. The
first view ot it is very grand and thrill
ing. It discloses a chdsiH, like a vast
excavation, in the depths of which the
silent waters reflect the surrounding
gloom. Perpendicular cliffs, like walls
of masonry, rise from the water's edge
and prohibit all access to it, except in
two places; and the lowest point
which Overhangs the chasm, Mr How
ard estimated ai 830 feet from the sur
face of the water. Its form is elliptical.
The narrow diameter he reckoned at
five miles, and the long one at eight
miles, acros. Thin great gulf looks
like the crater of a vast volcano, whose
fires were extinguished by an crruption
of water. And from this resemblance
it is proposed to call it Crater Lake.
A picture of this curiosity, probably
the only one ever taken, is now on ex
hihition at Mr. Shanahau's in Portland.
The painter, Mr. Sutton, now a rcsi
dent of Portland, estimates the diame
ter at five or six miles by twelve milfcp.
But I must return to more utilitarian
theanes. , .,
As 1 was coming this.way, men vver,e
looking northward. Here tieir gaze
was divided. They were looking
northward, and alo toward the east.
They were all looking for the locomo
tive, the announcement ot a new
railroad connection is received with
enthusiasm. The California Pacific
Eistern Extension Company proposes
to enter Jackson county, near Goose
Lake ; send a branch tr ick into this
valley, and another to Ogdcn to con
nect with the Union Pacific. Tho Or
egon Central will place this valley on
the main coast line, and the new pro
ject will give it a direct connection
through the trans-continental line, with
tho vast network oi railroads on the
Atlantic side. The prospect is very
bright. These connection will un
doubtedly be made. And all of West
ern Oregon and Washington, and the
North Pacific coast, will share in the
benefit, btarting trorri Portland, trav
elers can then pass through to tho
Eastern Stales without change Of cars,
or beirfg at thu outset marked as way-
1 passengers, to be set down by a branch
".u, iu .ui. iu ibb,mih1)
.lug. settlement oi mis vaney is con
nected with gold mining., , Mrt Cojv ex's
surveys led to the discovery if rich
piaccr niggmg3, twenty years ago.
1 And the search for the precious metal
jin the sdrroundiifg mountains, led to
the discovery ot gold quartz, silver,
, hon, lead, and inexhaustible supplies
. precious ana usetui rneiais, ano. nero is
the coal to smelt them. Salt springs
and medicinal waters also abound.
A vast amount of gold has been lift
ed from its native deposits, and carried
out to enrich other localities making1
thn valley by so much poorer instead
' ot wealthier. This seems to be the
.,. :..: iait:. Tt .um
liUUI UilllllJ lUUUIbiC?. AMO JC1IWM
stream hastens to get away. It shc-iild
be arrested, and made to irrigate fhe
soil whence it first flowed. .But no
arbitrary law can effect this. Tho
course which wealth takes is liko thq
course of trade it flows whero it can
be used, and equivalents rendered for
it. It is the oht.law of exchango and
circulation, as inflexible as a law of
nature. What he mining,, district
need, then, is an. btelligenpopnlation,
sustaining the institutions sod promot
ing tho ends of modern civilization
engaged in diversified pursuits, with
cultivated tastes, happy families, at
tractive homes, and local attachments.
Such a community manipulates tho
law of circulation within itself, as well
as beyond. It keeps the golden stream
meandering in every direction, sending
off supplies on every hand, percolating
ine ou, ana aisiuung us uropa ma
the dew. ,
The foundations ot such a society
are laid in this valley. The men and
women are hero who helped to lay
them, and now measure its course with
joy. AH honor to tlieml May they
live to pluck the golden fruit!
It is well tha), t(je,p.'reeior)S deposits
of this State have cp,al been extract;
ed. Western Oregon is. probably ad
richly endowed with valuable minerals
as any portiim ,of tho globe, of similar
extent of surface; and no donbt tho
supply is inexhaustible. The introduc
tion of varied industries will demand!
the extraction of these minerals, to be
used at hoinu or wrought lor ether
markets ( j
Western Oregon js, beginning, to feci
the mighty movements of our age
She hears the locomotive the bugle of?
a grand march. Its. .sonorous blast is,
awakening strange echoes in nature's
go j tildes. A few years of wiso Iegis
laf,ion,.JnpJ'o$ed by, intelligent in,d
patriotic co-operation, will make her
an empire in herself. Her three great
valleys, interlinked by social and com
mercial, as well as political ties, uqitf.
ing their advantages with those of tho
mountains and tho sea, now inv ite an,
enlightened immigration, to share in
developing these inexhaustible resourc
es. A. L. L.'
i -r- . J
Ingenious Device. A correspond
ent of the Boston Journal tells, tho
readers of that paper how to removq
fence posts from the ground without
rcsortifig to he tedious process ot dig
ging them out: (i ,
Having to take dn.wm a lot of old
fence this spring, and pull up the posts,
whlfch WehjeCdjfcep into the ground, I
rriada use of an- old device for aking
nn,t the posts without the, labor ot digr.
ging them out, which seemed so en the-,
ly new to my workmen and my neigh
bors that I will describe jthere, hoping
it may save hard labor for some of my
readers, enough to pay them for'tljeir
trouble of reading this article:, JC.tqoK
a bit of plank about as long as the)
posts were high, or a little lejss, and
and setting It so that the top inclined
toward the post, I passed a chain,
around the post at the ground, then
up over the plank to the ox-yoke, then
si art up the team and the chain lilts,
the post right out of the ground. ,0,
digging around is needed, and a ,manj
and boy with a yoke of oxen, or a good
horse, can take them out faster than
twenty men could dig them out a
very simple way, so very simple that I
should not have thought to mention it,
if it had not seemed to astonish my
friends so much.
n'l ,
Zinc Water Paint, TJie. Unpleas
antness of occupying ri pewlyj painted
house may readily be avoided by tho
the use of sjinc water-paint. Powdered
oxide of(Zin.e, (which may ho heated,
with; a litthi po't.-Uq atan-Jj, Jf, more
bpdv" is wanted) is comblnsd with
tbci desired mineral or vegetable colorr
and with thjs an aqueous solution ot
chloride of zinc, to which some tatrate,
of.pbtassi, has been added, 13 then;
mixed;, tho water paint thus formed,
being applied with a brush on the snr-.
faco to be coated. In half an hour
this pajnt will be perfectly dry ; and",
the object of the alkalino tartrate is
to make the drying process less rapid.
The advantages ot using the water
powers are very numeious; they aro
more durable than oil paints, do not
blacken by exposure to sulphurous'
vapors, are devoid of odor, dry quick-j
ly, resist dampness and tho action of
water, can be cleansed with boiling
water and soap like oil paintsand pre?
serve the wood to which tfrjey arc ap
plied lromdecayand rpndVrkless com
bustible. This latter property may ba
increased bythe addition of borax. Both
oxide and the chlnrido of zinc can be
manufactured without dinger to tho
health of the workmen, sold at a low
price and kept for any length of timo
in any climate.
m
CORIOD8 Epitaphs Tn a certain
cemetery (n, a town in New London
county, Copp,, can be found a lot con
taining five graves one in the center,
he others near by at the four points ot
tho compass. The inscription on the
latter read, respectively, after the name
of the deceased, "My I Wile," "My II
Wife," "My III Wife," "My IV Wife;"
while the central stono bears tho brief
but eloquent expression, "Our Hus
band." "I feel," said a dying cobbler, "that
I wax weaker every day,-and that I am,
gradually approaching my end ; only a
few more stitches, and awl will be over.
In Heaven there is rest for the sole?
rijvl mv sorrows shall bo heeled." Ho
then calmly breathed his last.
. i
It is estimated that nine inches ot
dry snow on the ground is equal to one
inch of rain.