Oregon sentinel., April 23, 1881, Image 3

OREGON SENTINEL.
JACKSONVILLE i
Saturday, April 23, 1881.
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Land Office at Uoarburz. Ogn.l
Jnne 30, ISM. J
T All Whom It mar Concern:
Xstlre U hereby siren that I hare drslg
Mtwl the OKIX i:XTINCL as tie paper
which I nhull hrreaRrr pahlMt all pre
vmptloaii, hsmrttrail and appllcallonii
r mining patent for lands irins near
lalu.mlllr, Jatkinn rountr, Oregon.
W. F. nr.VJllllV. Redder.
Recovering. We are glad to say
"tW Mrs. Wtn. M. Turner, who Las
been confined to bed for nearly five
week, is rapidly convalescing undr
the skilfull attendance of Dr. Aiken.
The Future op tiik Telephone.
During a series of experiments made
inder tbe auspices of th French pos
tal authorities, Dr. Cornelius Herz sue
fceeded in transmitting nudible speech
fci total distance of 800 miles with the
efA of his telephone system.
ew Stork WUj J. Nu-
ban will soon open a general uitercLar
tiise store in his brick now occupied
jy Henry Jugde as a harness and sad
dlery store. Jerry is one of our most
fenergetic and go-ahead business men
and we hope to see him prosper.
Paid. At the last meeting of the
Commissioners Court of Lake county
it was ordered that a warrant be drawn
for S663.83J on account of the debt
owed by Lake to Jackson county.
rhig docs not extinguish the whole
laim which is about $2,000.
Will Leave Us. Dr. D. A Covert,
-accompanied by Con Lever, will soon
leave us for Renton, W. T., where
they propose taking up their perma
nent residence. Dr. Covert has proved
himself a successful practitioner during
his residence heie, and we hope to hear
of his doing well at his new home.
New Parsonage. The Trustees of
'the M. E. Church, Messrs. Taylor,
Walker and lloxie have purchased the
Hockenjos property, now occupied by
'John Noland, tor a parsonage. This
is a good move as the Church lot is
preserved intact and will soon be en
closed with a handsome fence. The
price paid for the property is $650.
To Be" Relieved. By the terras of
the treaty with the Klamath Indians,
the places of several of the employes
at the Klamath Agency will, after
June 30th, be filled by Indians sup
posed to be educated specially for that
purpose. This will relieve Daniel
Crunemiller and Rev. J. S. McCain,
formerly of Jacksonville and several
ethers.
Not Bad. The roads leading out
of Jacksonville, eisht in number, are
lasBaasMi-ciass conuiuoiiy
vuiiiiissioner .JieuaniPl and
Ins efficient fcorps of workmen. A
number of our town chaps are work
ing out their own and other people's
"road taxes. During these healthful
texercises, the "curbstone brigade" is
hot quite so large as usual.
, GflHmTUXK Rain. On Friday even
ing last) u. light rain commenced fall
ing and continued until Sunday af
ternoon. It was most opportune, com
ing at the timo it was most needed and
falling so gently that it was well taken
up by the soil without waste. Follow!
by several days of warm growing
weaiuer it lias given gram a splendid
fetart and a very fow more such showers
will insure a. full crop for that which
was late sown.
Tiie John Brown Relief Fund.
The fund for the distressed widow
of John Brown, like the martyr's soul,
goes marching on, already aggregating
over $1,000. Mrs. Brown is living
hear San Jose in straitened circum
stances and the people of California
are responding liberally to her call for
aid. The contributions are small, the
Mackeys, Floods, Sharons and other
millionaires not yet being heard from,
and probably never will be.
A Bridge Project Killed. Judge
Sawyer April IGth sustained the decis
ion of District Judge Deady granting
a preliminary injunction in the case of
Hatch fc Lownsdale vs. the Willamette
Iron Bridge Company, and denied the
application for a continuance of the
work tinder bonds. This practically
disposes of the project of a bridge
across the Willametto to East Portland,
Judge Sawyer holding that the con
struction otanyondge at the contend
plated point would prove an obstruc
tion to river and harbor na igation.
Odd Fellow's Anniversary. The
Odd Fellows of Portland and East
Portland will give a grand entertain
ment, commemorative of the sixty
second anniversary of American Odd
Fellowship at New Market Theatre,
Portland, on the 26th instant. It is
for the bonefit of the Odd Fellows
Orphans' Home and Educational Fund
and should be largely attended. Horn.
D. P. Thompson, Mayor of Portlapd,
heads the honorary committee, and we
regret that an invitation to be present
.came too lat for acceptance.
m
The Masquerade Ball. The bal
tnasque given by the Eintracht society
at Veit Schutz's hall on the evening of
the 18th inst, proved a grand success
as was generally expected. The attend
ance of maskers was not as large as
looked for but still there was enough
, to make it interesting. Excellent mu
sic was furnished by Prof. Scott,
Adam Schmidt and Wm. L. Bilger,
and the supper prepared by the ladies
of the society could not be excelled.
Mrs. F. Grob, as the Tyrolese maiden,
was declared the best lady character by
the committee and Fred. Luy took the
'.gentleman's prize as the Jew peddler.
LOCAL ITEHS.
The three legged colt has arrived.
E. D. Foudray has gone to Warner
valley.
Newman Fisher has received lots of
new goods.
The buyer wants a hundred eyes;
the seller none.
Fifteen yards print for 1.00 at the
New York Store.
Crosby & Mensor is the name of a
new law firm here. ..
Freights from Redding to Yreka are
1 cents per pound.
If you want bargains in spring goods,
come to Jacksonville.
Our Marshal lost a prisoner out of
the calaboose last Sunday.
Ladies dress goods at the New York
Store for 1 cts. a yard.
After next Monday the Sheriff will
collect costs on unpaid taxes.
James Kino-aid went to Roseburg
this week to meet nig sister.
Mr. Sager, father of Mrs. Wetterer,
is paying Jacksonville a visit
Birkboad is still in thefield with
good meals and beds for 25 centiT
Pierre Manciet, the well known ca
terer of Portland, died on Tuesday.
Remember the ball at Herling's one
week from next Monday May 2d.
Road Supervisors can get the new
road laws of Judge Day on application.
Capt. O. C. Applegate has been ap
pointed U. S. Commissioner at Link
rille. Parks fe Son are now the owners of
tho Sterling saw-mill Kelly Fields
retiring.
The moths got into G. W. Lance's
bee stands, killing seven stands of them,
all he had. C
The Astorian is of the opinion that
a railroad from Portland to Astoria is
a fixed fact.
Frank Kasshafer will open a saloon
in the dinhrj room of the old Franco
American hotel.
J. JL McCall and Henry Nortou
were among the Ashland visitors in
town this week.
L E. Jarrett, a San Francisco law
yer, passed through town last Saturday
on his way below.
Jacob M. Wise, of Roseburg, broth
er of our fellow townsman, Sal Wise,
is hero on a short visit.
W. Cortez Myer, the noted stock
raiser of Southern Oregon, paid Jack
sonville a visit this week.
The rain extended into Siskiyou
county across the mountains and did a
great deal of gocd to crops.
Quite a number of additions to the
census on Applegate lately, without
definite parentage np names.
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ine least ot Jfassover, winch ended
last Thursday, was appropriately" ob
served by our Jewish citizens.
Gov. Geo. L. Woods has been re
elected President of the N. & O. R. R.
and Geo. A. King Vice President
How many persons marry a second
time to revenge themselves of what
they suffered in the first experiment.
Wm. Dent, traveling agent for
Chas. H. Dodd 5: Co., has been here
for a wek past in the interests of his
firm.
Manning Js Webb are prepared to
furnish iivery teams for any part of
the country on the most reasonable
teru.s. .
A fine horse of Wm. Clark's, just
east of town died this weak of colic
caused by eating too much green al
falfa. Jas. A Cardwell recovered judg
ment for S25.62J against Dr. C. II.
Cox in Justice Huffer's Court this
week.
Walter Jackson, traveling agent for
the tobacco house of Wasserruan &,
Co., is here interviewing our mer
chants. E. B. Caton is attending the stage
company's stock here since the com
mencement of the sickness of Michael
Murphy.
The Southern Grand Council, C. of
H., met at Ashland yesterday. A
large number from Jacksonville at
tended. The O. R. & N. Co. are surveying
their line to Baker City'whcre it will
connect with the TJ. P. road from
Granger.
Rearaes Bros, received a portion of
their Spring stock of goods this week.
Goods for the Ladies' Bazar will arrive
next week.
Ply male has been kept busy for
sometime past supplying teams for his
customers which are more numerous
than ever of late.
J. C. Fullerton, present incumbent,
has been nominated as Receiver of
Public moneys for the Roseburg Land
office good enough.
A. P. Armstrong, a Jackson countv
boy, succeeds Prof. W. Lynn White
as principal of the Portland Business
College. Good enough.
Ed. Donaghy and Thos. Jones, of
Henly, Cal., were in town on Wednes
day last The former has sold his
store at Henly to the latter.
We acknowledge receipt of a neat
specimen book and price list from tho
Pacific type foundry of San Francisco,
owned by Marder, Luse ife Co.
Bilger J: Ma;gly keep the world re
nowned Walter A. Woods' mowers
which our farmers will do well to ex
amine before purchasing others.
James Bowker has been published
as a common drunkard, by tho Re
corder of Salem, and all persons ae
warned not to supply him with liquor.
Another fine shower fell throughout
the valley on Thursday night. It
made the grain laugh and was as good,
if not better, than a shower of silver.
A. P. Armstrong, formerly of Jack
sonville, has supervision of the com
mercial and penmanship branches in
White's business college in Portland.
Judging from the number of little
waifs, abandoned by inhuman or poor
parents, found on Portland door steps;
that city will soon require a Foundling
Hospital.
The time occupied by the average
man in buying a full suit of clothes in
just one fourth the time occupied by
the average woman in buying a pair of
stockings.
Wm. Fehely, who started off some
time since to try his fortune " in soma
new country, returned last Thursday
perfectly content to remain with us a
while longer.
Dr. D. A Covert has fallen heir to
a fortune of $78,000 by the death of
a relative in Mexico and will soon
visit that country to take possession of
the property.
Louis Hubert has lost one of his
horses and any one knowing his where
.nbou ta -; will .conferAfivor Jj Jetting
him know. The horse is a small
white pinto.
This is the season of unleavened
bread among our Jewish brethren.
Mrs. E. Jacobs will accept the thanks
of our "office force" for a bountiful
supply of matzos.
Joseph Rapp was round on Saturday
with a donation of the most choice
apples ever brought to town Can t
get the printers to say anything mean
about Mr. Rapp.
Moody and Sankey have left San
Francisco for Now Orleans. They
made many converts in the Bay Cit
but left behind them a large quantity
of unworked clay.
K. Kubli has received the agency
for the cekbeated Buckeye Mower,
Reaper & lPlers, and hrs prices are
as low as the lowest. We advise farm
ers to give him a call.
The first through train from The
Dalles arrived at Wnlla Walla on Sun
day last, 17th, the time from Portland
to Walla Walla is now only twenty
four hours instead of three days.
The party at White's hotel at Rock
Point promises to be a fine affair. We
hear of quite a number of Jackson
villians who will attend and they are
assured of the very best treatment.
The assassins of the Czar of Russia
were strangled to death last Friday,
and six more suspected conspirators
are to be tried by a military court. The
end can be guessed the end of a rope.
Business is very desirable, but when
a man indecently pushes himself into
the house of mo' .ning to snatch the
coppers off a dead man's' eyes, perhaps
he i procuring it at too great a cost.
Mrs. Fanny Thurston Kennedy, re
lict of Ezekiel Kennedy, and mother of
Mrs. F. E. Robertson and Mrs. C. De
vis, died at the latter's residence on
April 18th, aged 8i years and one
month.
Rial Benedict will start for the
Eastern States in a few days to pay a
visit to the old folks at home. His
father, who is now about 98 years of
age, may accompany him on his re
turn here.
Complaints are made about the diffi
culty of crossing Emigrant creek with
heavy loads; the banks having been
badly washed by high water and no re
pairs made, and one or two bridges are
badly needed.
We regret to learn that the health of
C. ScheHelin, formerly of this county
but now of Los Angeles, Cal., has been
quite poor of late. At one time last
month he was so low with pneumonia
as to cause alarm.
The risk of being bit by a mad
dog is grea'ly over estimated. Out of
every 1,000 big and little dogs only
two care to get up a row with the
human race, and those two are ready
and willing to die.
Mr. Windom's funding scheme is en
dorsed very generally by the press of
the country. The only papers that
oppose it are those that don't want to
endorse it because Secretary Windom
is not of their part).
William Reid of the Scotch N. G.
R, R. has gone east, it is said, to sell
that road to Villard. If purchased by
the latter it will probably be extended
to Lake county and Jackson county
will be left in the cold.
Geo. Milo Dutcher and Mrs. Judge.
Watson of Philadelphia, temperance
lecturers, arrived by stags, yesterday
from the north. They made their stay
in Portland short, considering what a
fine field it is for temperance work.
Residents of Josephine county will
remember the Odd Fellow's ball at
Kerbyville on April 26th. It is for
the benefit of the Odd Fellow's Or
phan's Home and Educational Fund
and we expect to hear of a large at
tendance. "Old Abe," the famous live war
eagle of the Eighth Wisconsin, which
accompanied the regiment all through
the late war of the rebellion and took
part in thirty-one different battles and
skermiskes, died at Madison, tYis.,
March 26.
Where one of the most important
thoroughfares in this county crosses
Jenny creek thera is to be erected a
hundred dollar bridge covered with
poles, Mr. Van Horn having the con
tract to buitd it. This will beat noth
ing all hellow.
Out of every 100,000 people in this
country 99,000 get up cross in the
morning, but only a hundred or so
remain in that condition very long af
ter breakfast As an unvarying rule
the best time to present a subscription
paper is after a meal.
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One of our hide merchants.
tsfa
lb
,hfi
as lust
discovered that in purchasiri
ides he
has also bought considerab
sand,
weigh
placed in the bair to make lb
heavy, ihe merchant says
he will
buy both hides and sandbtjwant.s
them put up in separate paokafftg.
L. S. P. Marsh, the .enterprising
contractor and builder ofjpihlainl,
paid us a flying visit this wek. He
reports lots of work on- hand.' Mr.
Marsh has obtained the . contract to
put up the new quarters atd?t.';KIaui
ath, and will soon begin wqrkon it.
Several Willow SpringxMlys got
to feeling quite well JasflTSaturday
night and in passing Pape's-saloon one
of the large panes of glasswas de
molished. Judge Nunan gave it-as his
opinion that they had escti'Hiad about
8 worth of fun and allfthrie paid
their fines.
If-
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After an illness of about'lsie week
Michael Murphy died at hisitesidence
-r- f
here of lung fever. He was,a native
of county Cork, Ireland, anjias about
55 years of age. He
was -mi tbe cm-
r,
ploy of the O. & C. Stage Co!j as hos
tler, and was a very worthyTjufd indus
trious citizen. f1' '
Mr. Jamison of Rock Feint was in
town this week and tells ut M j-ftvboe
and Fisher's bigditch out ew-Rogue
river to work Big bar is" wAll under
way, about one half wile bchbg finish
ed. The ditch will carry aldut 2,000
inches of water when completed aud
can never go dry.
A certain well to-do gentleman ar
rived in town this week aiid offered
any one S250 who would set hiin'n
wife. One of our young hotel clerks
undertook the job and camef very near
getting the reward. The onjly diffieul
ty encountered was that tlie woman
said no instead of vcs. i
Capt Alex P. Ankenyiarrived from
Portland on Thursday andjfimraeiliite
ly left for his Sterling inine'acconi
panied by Tod. Caiiieron.j.Th'etCaiitain
will remain for a few days at Sterling
and assist operations" by his genial
presence. Tie thinks railroad prospects
look very favorable at present.
The evidences' of the late freshet are
visible in various parts of the county.
Deep washouts, occasionalquagmires
and damaged bridges along the public
thoroughfares still, remain to stir up
righteous indignation of a suffurjn!,'
travelling public. Why is this thus?
Where, 0 where is the road overseer?
Henry Judge will next) week move
his saddler shop to the building form
erly occupied by Mat. Dillon as a sa
loon. On account of -'the fire ordin
ance he will be foiced to build n riew
brick addition in the rear to make suf
ficient room and in due course of time
he will build a fcubatautial brick ii
front.
One of General Lane'sMexican vet-
eraus, here, relates tbat..wlien a Mexi
can town was to be raidell Lane would
ride along the line and exhort tho bovs
to he very careful to see t!at when the
town was taken the "wotiini and chick
ens were protected" tue!hildrtn could
look out for theniKelvesaid if a chick
en crowed in Spanish Its'neck was to
be wrung on tho spot 'Mir,
Idaho papers say thatlio immigra
tion to Wood river isVs!tting in too
early as there is still snbWali over the
ground. No prospecting.tan be done
until the middle of June.! The Wood
river country is said to beat least one
huudred miles square buftJhere are no
placer mines, the mineraTttll being con
taitied in quartz; consequently it is a
poor place for a man witluut capital to
co to. . ' v t
Miss Ada Skinner -of xreka, who
passed through here Saturlay last on
her way North, was mariied te Mr.
Frank H. Darling of theUewart Pub
lishing Company, at Salem bn Monday.
It is not every girl that camfick up a
"darling" that way and sli? is to be
congratulated on lier-Jgoodilack. The
wedding was at thefesiifoico of her
uncle v. w. Skinner off tbejrj, & C.
K. It. Co.
Thos. Rodgers passed through town
last Wednesday on his way to Asbfand
from Silver creek. He repo'rts miners
busy in that camp and all tave excel
lent prospects. About seventeen men
are employed on the creek at present
but only a few of them havejcoinmenc
ed cleaning up as the water supply
lasts all the year round. ' An Ounce
per day to the hand seems to be the
pay of those who have cleaned up.
Joseph Epperson of TJnioulown pre
cinct was in town ono day this week.
He had not seen Jacksonville for a num
ber of years and finds tnmg?5corv"er
ably changed since his JuaL vd!a.iir7
Epperson is an old Mexicarwar vet
eran having fought under-Gen. Joe
Lane, at the battles of Buer.a 'Vista
Huatnantla and other engigements.
At the former battle heMwas shot
through the right arm, which ever
afterward disabled him fromlreaching
with his hand over his head."
The Oregonian saysr "Mrs. Henry
Denlinger of this city, sowt'a' (student
in the Woman's Madical 'College of
Pennsylvania, at a recent regalar ex
amination stood at the head, of her
class composed of 76 Iadieand was
the only one who was perfect'in all the
branches studied. Mrs. Denhnger will
graduate from the college in September
1882, when she will return to Portland
to practice her profession."-' Henrv
was formerly owner of the , Sentinel
and we congratulate him on his wife's
splendid examination.
In Stewart's forthcoming history ef
uregon mere win oe illustrations of
public huildings of each county. We
hope that the Court House of Jackson
county will not be overlooked; as it
will give a good idea of thef early ar
chitectural taste and prihiitivestyle of
a quarter of a century agoT" Jokinc
aside, however, is it not'atout time
that this county had a Cocrfc House
that would not be mistakenly stran
gers tor a uarm r
DEATH OF tiHSEliAL 1ANE.
On Tuesday night, General Joseph
Lane, the first Territorial Governor of
Oregon, aud a man who has occupied
a most important place in the State's
history passwl away at the ripe age of
80 years. His death had long been
expected and it was no surprise to his
friends. Genl. Lane was born in
North Carclina in 1801 and in 1821
moved to Indiana, settling on a farm
in Vanderburg county. In 1822 he was
returned to the Legislature; his repre
sentative career, thencefoith, extend
ing over twenty five years; as State
Senator and member of the lower
branch of the Indiana Legislature.
At the breaking out of the Mexican
war, in 1846, he resigned his seat in
the Indiana Senato and volunteered as
a private soiuier, out was at once ap'
pointed Colonel by President Polk and
soon afterwards commissioned Briga
dier General. At the battle of Buena
Vista,' whero he was wounded, he com
manded the left wing of the American
army. Oct 'J, 1847, at the head of
3000 men, ha defeated Gen. Santa
Anna at Huamantla. On the 19th he
look Atlixa, losing only one man,
while the enemy lost 500. Nov. 22
Lane took tho strongly fortified town
tie inluri. .with a large quantitv.
of military munitions. UeH
took Orizaba. On the 24th hetJwr.-at-ed
Gen. Jaruata at Tehaulapan. At
the conclusion of the wAr Lane was
brevetted a Major General of the IT. S.
Army and in August, 1848 was ap
pointed Governor of Oregon Territory,
from which office he was subsequently
removed by President Taylor. In
1851 Genl. Lane was elected Delegate
to Congress, beating Gov. Gaines, .and
continuing to represent the Territory
until 1858 when, on July 7th he was
elected to represent the new State of
Oregon in the U. S. Senate, receiving
45 out of 50 vojes in the Legislature.
In I860 Joseph Lane was nominated
hy the National Democratic conven
tion, at Balimore, for the Vice Presi
dency on the ticket with Breckenridge
and on the breaking out of the war
was in hearty sympathy with the doc
trine of secession. During the Indian
war in Rogue river valley h took an
active part, having been unanimously
tendered command of the forces operat
ing against the Indians. General
Lane filled every position honestly and
well and any errors committed, even
the fatal mistake of sympathizing with
the rebellion, were errors of judgment.
As a private citizen Joseph Lane loaves
the unsullied record of an honest man.
The bravo old veteran has answered to
the roll call of the Eternal and may
his rest be easy.
The old soldier was laid to rest yes
terday in the ilasonio Cemetery a
Roseburg in the family vault just con
structed, and to which the remains of
his wife had been removed. Thero
was a large attendance from Salem,
Albany, Corvallis, Eugene City and
Oakland, and there was a very large
scteaaasce ftvmBGGglzsccsxiy.- A
very eloqi'ent and impressive oration
was delivered by his old friend, ex
Senator J. W. Nesmith, who paid a
fiitiug tribute to the memoryof a man
who has filled so large a space in Ore
gon's historv.
Jepilne L'omitr Items.
Ed. Sentinel The ctops look
splendid, never better. The grass
hoppers are makinj their appearance in
considerable number here this Spring.
More cattle than usual are being
purchased by drovers. Thay are to be
taken eist of the mountains.
A somewhat fatal disease is going
around among the bor.ses, Mr. Jones
lost a valuable animal not long since.
Mrs. Jones the gonial hostess ef the
Junction house left here today for
Yreka, to visit friends there. She
contemplates visiting San Francisco,
before she returns.
Among tho many things the late
flood did, was in the unearthing of the
remains of a number af human skulls
and skeletons at the old Vannoy Ferry
on Rogue River. The oldest resident
have no recollection of their ever be
ing buried -there. They are evident
ly the remains ot the noble red men.
Miss Ida Wade, is teaching the
young idea how to shoot at the Slate
creek school house and Mr. Porter
wields tho rod at the Pine Grove.
Several school teachers hailing from
across the "Rockies" hare several
schools hereabouts, at remunerative
prices.
April 2, 1881, will long be remem
bered by your correspondent as a day
that presented to his view, the grandest
spectacle in- the phenomena ofthe.
clouds ever beheld; the sunset at
evening, was equally as grand. B.
Wilderville. April 17, 1881.
The Holman ledge is still being
prospected by Richard Cook who, it is
said, has struck some small veins of
very rich silver ore. It will be re
membered that many years since, a
considerable quantity of "horn" silver
was found as "float" at the mouth of
Shivery gulch, just under the Holman,
and it has long been a question where
it came from. We believe now that
Mr. Cook has solved it, but whether
the ore will be found in paying quan
tities is another question. .
The Lakeview Examiner is severe
on Indian Agent Nickerson of Klam
ath for seizing a ten gallon keg of
whisky, nicely boxed up, while inside
the reservation on a "county road."
The fact of the keg being concealed in
a box is quite suspicious in itself and
this is the first time we ever heard of a
county road being established inside of
a government reserve. The chances
are; Agent Nickerson has done just
exactly right for if the man Webb had
been "on the square" he would not
have hidden the liquor.
Willie, the oldest child o Geo. F.
Merryman, now oi Oakland, aged about
two years is lying at the point of death.
TO FOOTS I'KF.EK AI KETCK.V.
A six hours brisk walk of a lone
footman, on his arm a basket whose
contents seem to increase in weight
every step he takes, the routo leading
over high mountains and through dens
ly timbered canyons, is a pleasure
more vigorous than delightful. Never
having come that way, on an unused
trail und so dim that yuu are at a loss
to tell whether you are on any trail,
and no one to guide, the situation be
comes interesting hy the disquieting
thought that yon may possibly be on
the wrong trail. Crossing the divide
between Jackson and J.ickass creeks
your tourist reached Hopkins' saw
mill, said to be five miles from Jark
sonvillc. A stiff climb up the moun
tain in a Westerly direction brings the
walkist to the summit dividing the
waters of Jackass from those of the
left hand fork of Foots creek. From
here the real difficulty of the trip com
mences. To say that it was rouj;h but
faintly expresses the present condition
of this would be trail. Tho dense for
est, the thick underbrush and the great
number of fallen trees blockading the
trail in every direction yividly brings
to mind the story of the African jun
gle by Livingstone. Two and one-half
hours more in this wilderntss brought
rshirtoHbtt-wagojvjroatLns'rthtrsWdeiice
of Oscar Swacker, left hand f
boot's l k.
We found a number of the miners
still working away on their claims,
though with a diminished head of wat
er; others were engaged cleaning up.
At the Goldsworthy and McKnight
claim the pipes and bulkhead had just
been moved higher up the gulch, and
the supply of water on hand, with the
system of reservoirs, will enable the
proprietors to continue piping for some
time yet Judging from the amount
of ground worked over on this fork of
Foot's creek a profitable yield of gold
will no doubt crown the efforts of the
respective miners.
The mines on the right hand fork
of Foot's creek are scarcely opened yet.
The mining claim of Messrs. Duflield,
Lance it Hosmer we consider among
the best in the State, if not on the
coast. All ground worked so far has
prospected uniformly at 25 cents to the
cubic foot, which average if it should
hold out, is very -good. What this
claim needs to make it the best in the
country is a greater volume of water.
Since this mine has been opened onli
about a quarter of an acre of ground
has been worked over, with the bed
rock ranging from fifteen to twenty
feet below the surface. We have here
seen the second longest flume for catch
ing the gold and carrying off the tail
ings in the county tho Sterling com
I pany's flume exceeding this in length
oiny a few rods. Ibis flume is over a.
quarter of a mile in length, is con
structed in tho most substantial man
ner, on a grade sufficient to carry off
all the tailings that get into it Fjpmg
away the gravel in this mine the other
.day four different kindaof driftwood;
among them the stamp and several of
the main roots of what is supposed to
bave been a yew tree were exposed to
view, at a depth from the surface of
twenty feet. These lay imbedded in a
drift of loam and washed rock, the
stump in an upturned position close to
the bed rock. The heart of the tiee
seemed to he in a comparative state of
preservation. The question when and
how did this tree get there? your cor
respondent is unable to solve.
The Foot's creek school over which
Miss Ida Klippel presides, is in a flour
ishing condition, with an average daily
attendance of 29 pupils. The school
children seem to be willing to apply
themselves to their studies aud to im
prove their opportunities, and as the
directors and patrons of the school all
take a deep interest in its welfare no
doubt is entertained of its entire suc
cess. The most important social event on
Foot's creek took place last Saturday,
and consisted in the marriage of Mr.
Nelson Hosmer, a well-to-do miner and
farmer, to Mrs. Martha J. Matthews,
a lady of considerable executive ability.
Tho event was not altogether unexpec
ted, both being of lawful age, and be
lieving in the Scriptural injunction,
that it is not good for man to be alone,
the parties went away from home to
have the knot tied, aud when they re
turned on Sunday evening, all was
over and no one got any wedding cake.
Mr. Hosmer will soon commence build
ing a handsome residence for himself
and family, on an eminence just above
his present dwelling heT,
Tim best appointed "Faita wehavo
seen on Foot's creek is th'aofFMr.
-G3e-Lsnca. It is u fine tevei 'body
oi iana, exienuing irom xvogueirivei
extending from
up tlio Foot's creek bottom fora'couple
of miles, with a spacious two story
frame residence with all necessary im
provements for injuring the comfort of
every member of his family as well as
that of the stranger who may be tempor
arily sojourning there.
Old Mr. Anderson and family who
for the past few years have resided on
the Emmerson farm, have just finish
ed .moving to Waldo, where they ex
pect to engage in the hotel and livery
business.
The claim of Duflield, Lance and
Hosmer on Foots creek is one of the
best in the county. It will average
about 20 feet in depth, prospecting
uniformly twenty-five cents to the
cubic foot, while the bed rock is very
rich. These gentlemen have only wash
ed off about quarter of an aero which
has yielded over S10,000 the work
of several years.
Two giants are still In operation at
Sterling, and nearly twice the amount
of dirt washed last season has already
gone through the flume. It is the
intention of the enterprising owners,
Messrs. Ankeny and Ennis, to enlarge
the main ditch next summer so as to
furnish water for a third giant and an
extension of too ditch is already in
progress.
A Fine Stallion. Granville Nay?
lor'n fine Sligart stallion, Taylor, will
be at Card well's stable overr Saturday
and at Mr. Naylor's farm, three and a
half miles ast of Jacksonville, tha
rest of each week durine the season o
1S81. Taylor is a fine large roadster,
a beautiful dark dapple bay, six years
old, 16 hands high and weighs 1,200 .
pounds. He is well proportioned, of
good bone and action and excels as a
roadster. Taylor was sired by Young
Sligart, he by the well known Capt
Sligart, imported to Jackson county by
W. C. Myer. His dam was a fine
whip mare; grand dam was sired by a
colt of old Black Hawk of Illinois, who
trotted 100 miles in 10 hours. W
tdvise stock raisers to look at tha
horse,
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Clotiies Cleaning. Ladios' and
gentlemen's silk and woolen clothing
cleaned and repaired at reasonable
rates and made as good as new. Sat
isfaction guaranteed. Call at my place
of business, next door to the W. TJ.
Telegraph Office. Richard Mee.
3303a 3ST.
BELL In Mauznnita precinct, April
11, 1881, to the wife of Jas. Bell, -a,
daughter. . ;
Children
rm
Kcaero
:oie?3 lio and Fiynlciana
rccommond it.
IT 13 HOT HARC07I1
CENTATJK LINIMENTS;
the World's prcat Pain-Iic-lieviiijr
remedies. They heal,
sootho and euro Burns,
V,'o;;mIa, V.rcr.2c Eack astl
Rheumatism upon 31an, aud
Strains, Galls and Lameness
.rpou Beasts. Cheap, quick
and reliable.
:.J -.V..:i'?!i'BVV,'..yya
?UItT3 cftlscnrCrjneus,
SuuZloa, Crct&Uus: Fains ia tho
Koad, Fotlrt Eroath, TJoofiioss,
and any Catarrhal Complaint,
eon bo exterminated ly Wei Eo
Meyer's Catarrh Cure, a Consti
tutional Antidote, hy Absorp
tion. Tho most Important Cisco-very
since Vaccination.
&jjfiLtaaaaairi
'ssaji
GRAND BALL.!!
TO BE OIVEN BY '
Orcgonian-Pocalioiilos Tribe
jYu. I, Imp; 0. 1!. .11.,
At Holt's New Hall
OX THE EVEXISO OF
ST. TAMMANY'S DAY
MAY 12, 1881.
COJIMITTEE OF AnRAXGKUEXTI.
J. G. Birdvy. II. Pane, Sr., II.IC.Hanna,
T.T.JIcKenzie, S. WibC.
Floor JIaxaoeks.
E.D. Foudray, T. J. Kenney. B.W. Dean,
C. W. Savage, 1). II. Feathers.
Receition Committee.
E. II. Atitcnricth, Miss Sophie Xickell,
C. 15. Hostel. 3Iiss Isie JlrCully,
D. Croueniiller, Miss Anna Miller.
Tickets including1 supper, $3.00. The
bcM of music mid stumer will lie nrovided..
Tickets can he procured or S. Wise. A
general in"it.uion is extended to nil.
MAY-DAY PARTY
AT TIIE
I
Poonaan's Crsek House.
jsMrv-
oy-
The undersigned will give n grand par
ty at the Poorinan's ('reek House, three
miles south of Jacksonville, on the even
ing ot Jlay a, lai. '1 lie liest of music
anil supper will he provided.
Tickets (incltidingsupper),$2 00. Como
one! Coine all! and enjoy yourselves.
L. IIEKLINQ.
MAT-DAT BALL
T
AT-
White's Hotel,
ROCK POINT, Oregon.
The undersigned will give a grand ball
at their hotel in Rock Point, on Monday,
May 2d, and invite everyone to come and
participate. Prof. Scott's siring band w ill
furnish the music and an excellent supper
will he provided. Tickets, $5 50.
AviiiTE nitos.
Last Call.
NOTICE is given to tax payers, that
the taxes for 1B80 are now delinquent,
and mut be paid by the 2."tli of this month
or cost will be addid. I mean business
as the taxi MUST be paid.
Vii. Bviieb, Sheriir.
By Milo Caton, Dcpt.
Jacksonville, April U, 1831.
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