INDEPENDENT ON ALL SUBJECTS, AND DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHERN OREGON. VOL. III.—NO 9 ASHLAND, OREGON: FRIDAY, JUNE 21, 1878 T Ashland ----- —----- -J------------------------------------------------------------------------- ■---------------------- ----------------------------------- — Siding $. F II O F E S i N A L. $2.50 PER ANNUM I Innocence Abroad. that a small train of immigrants had PiON'jCEll SOCIETY OF SOUTHERN’ , ÜREÖ()X. b«en tak«n here and not a great while be DANIEL GABY, — ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY — R ock P oint , Juce TO'. for«, aud that they hid perished at the Tho annual meeting of the Pioneer A TTOK N E V- AT- 1 .A W, E d . T idings :—On last Friday morn­ —B V - hands of their bloodthirsty captors, no* Society of Southern Oregon, was held NOTARY PCBLiC O. C. APPLEGATE your and my res etting. livi-r. Possibly the drivers had been Vice Pie«ideut; Wh lo know I “ *• three “ .............................................. 1 00 The first thing that attracted my at­ Will nmc’ice in all ’he C »art" of 'h» St it». Prom. burned. By a more extended search the constitution and by laws were also ! Club rates fix coplei« fur......................................... 12.50 !i‘ eu ion given to nil btiriLefs mru.-i»-! to mv care. I own ’¡was r.ot son'tly done tention, was the peculiar effeoi of the al >ng the river and among the hills, read. O fuck —In ’lie buildi g formerly » ccu.-ie-l Term", iu advance. As you know li »«■ to d > it, drouth on the grain crops of the valley» Ku'.1er A: Wn e. ni, oppi, «ite Court Hou-e. we mig’it possibly have found some of The Treasurer presented his report Terms of Advertising: And that the fright o tt -li-1 the fun, the bodies of tho victims, and might for the past year, showing amount of It seems to have effected only eertain lOet*. T xmm I No’ice" per line....-............................. I. O. Miller. But s ill I do n >t rue it. I found some crops badly Frofe*"ion»l Card", per year........................... Ü" IM) have obtained some clue as to who money on hand at the time of the last farms. I can iitf >rd th-« extri b--at, 3 Two iuebes, per quarter................................... Architect and Builder, effected, and, at the same time, sur- , 5 DO Four “ ” ................ ................ the ill-fated immigrants were, but even report, to have been 81J 00; ca^h re­ Aly he iri took at your “ O ’ > I ” 8 00 Eight “ “ .................................. rounded by fields of excellent grain- 10 Oo GRANITE STREET - - - ASHLAND Oi e-h If Column “ .................................. Which plainly sai I that kiss was swt et -- this was not practicable at the time,and ceived, since for initiation fees, 855 00, M M) Th-seofourths “ “ ................................ . II.L lo thii g in his line on ebort no’ice and we could only hurry on,with sad hearts making the sum of $7100—and the The strangest thing about this drouth W hen I so wished io know . 17 50 W <>i> the h»we#i t rnis. One “ “ ................................... u*v2 t to overtake the tram far up tho amount of expenditures, $68.50. leav­ business is that tie, effected farms us­ . I.WGAI. ADVFBl leKUKNTM N -y I will not give back the kiss, U. R. MYER. ually abound in cockle, while the nnef~ One eqnare (ten line« o • lees) 1st la ertion........ -*2.50 river. ing a balance in the treasury, of $5 50. N-»r will I take a second; I/Lca addkioua.1 in-erdon...................................... 1 0» fected farms adjoining, seem to be en­ Ou the 5th of August, wa reached Ou motion of J. M McCall, the re­ WATTERS & MYER. C reme i - e la creme : of p iin ami bliss Job Printing, Hot Spring v illy, hiving traveled, as port of the Treasurer was accepted and tirely clear of this pest. To make th& This o ie shall e’er be reckoned. subject clear, I will say that those who Of all ¿»"crtplion, done on short notice. 1U.1 TCIIMA Ä A’Ä’N, 7//II F/.L’RS J ND The pain wa« mine, the bliss was ours, nearly as we could j idge, about two ordered to be filed. Hl-nk", Circular", Il irlne-s Cirde. BiVheid«, Leiter- have cultivated their land properly* OPTICIANS. hundred miles along tho river. Oa You smile to bear it so; The following resolution was. offered het la, I’ust-rs, etc., gotieu up iu K'xxl style at living have no reason to complain of the drouth prices. One ¿oír south of tl.e Pust-ofince, Ash- But the same though’ was surely your-, the 10;h the Fort II ill party returned by J. M Sutton, an»l passed: and those who have short crops this 1 ind, Onego i, As I have cause ’o ki o'.V. to us with a supply of provisions, and 7’e.w.bmJ —That the Secretary spread Agents for the Tiding'. —Z- on the 11th we turned our faces on the records of the Society, the date year, have only themselves to blsme, J. WLLLH Unfortunately, 8. M. Pet'engi 1 & Co., N-w York. J. O. C. WIMEU towards our homes, which we judge! and lime of all the re unions of the and not the climite. NOTES AND XE.HIN’JS EXCES. - Sc. Loui*. RuweH «t CiK-esmau, however, there are too many of these ■ Sm Fr.ti- i-.“». I. P Fi" .er, WiMER & WELLS. to be eight or nine hundred miles’dis- S »ciety, giying also a statement of the Portlaud, Oi->.w, 1) IL S *;»rn", proceedings ind tue name of the ora- “ dry” farmers, and, according to my I» • » LAYING OCT AND ils . ABLISH1NG THE OLD tant. L. «s.tnue'-, Practical JlilHvrights. lor of I he day. - - Si'»in J. A A >| leu »’e. judgment, the average crop of the val­ IMMIGRANT ROAD IN TO AND THROUGH I Before the party of live reached Fort • • •* Floiirin-r in l’s, saw nulls, «juarts mills, >L !.. Ch>inb*ri:ti On motion of U. S. Hayden, the ley will be somewhat shorter than us­ - Cnvilil«. and al. ki'dso* mill in ichim ry" put up t-> Mi»» -i «c» H iuua , SOITHLRN OREGON. IN ’.?UE YEAR 1816 II ill, one of them, voting Boygus, hear­ members of the n »ciety present, pro­ ual. Junción (’in. 1>- N T». I?-» rd-*r in the v - y best style. All »'o k w u- R.-ebng. Rev J. Il N. Bell, ing that a son of Cipt. Grant, com- ceeded to elect the officers for the ensu­ F.Y UM SA Y APfLEGATK. Perii H. Buri Yone 1 a. lanted. b iii>'acti >n guaran’eed. »\d-licss In Sim’s valley, the wheat, oats, bar­ matihiaiid. Oregon. [2U f. c. s Mer-e«. P œnlx. ley and corn crops are excellent. The {Coidiliued ) peoni Hmribobll M a 7-nr.v .-toted for Canada, via St. Louis, con- duly elected for the respective oflices Il II. W ,V. F d-11er, Ap . egal", A »V W 41«, eluih d to leave the party, and by forced named, to wit: For President, Liud- fruit crop seems to be short, especially G. B. W atö UM. to Port li ill (¡ml buck to Black. Ro’:. J M s-Utn, K- bv?:l'e. KI. R. O v»u, : Cei> r-1 I* >ui’. endeavor to overtake Grant, say Applegate; for Yice Presidents, peaches. ^ttornCb and (£ouu$rhrat-x;uv Our obj ct wns to locate the road •as marches, W TI P rUer, - BtfHi’te. Ou Sardine creek, they have sb un­ I»« was anxious to return to his home Thomas Smith and Divid Linn; for 1*. 1> mick, I Gr.It s P.»«. 1! cuar-l H rrett, <; i'ic» L re k usually prolific crop of peaohes, oher- Aorj/.’]' PC RLE1 direct from near the head of the ¡1 im- tn Missouri. I> jygus was bravo and Secretary, Wm. Hoffman; for Treasur­ ?-ti<» A eie \V. (: .Ivi", • R jv k I’o'tn mid ries, plums, prunes, etc. J S M F <’. leu. M-ir. liV bolut to B--ar riv« r, leaving Fort ILili det«rmiued, and expecting to meet im­ er, U. S. II iyden. REA/. ESTA TE AGENT. Mi-« <1 irrie Suini, Ix-lwd. The seven teen-year loeusts have put fifty or sixty nn’es to the northward. migrants occasionally, he 8«t out alone A F SisI.iiK, Lik- Vi- a . The,President elect was conducted in their appearance all along the north •A t.-d St:» c’. ) 4 en 1 on g’ven '<> all mattws requir­ O B W « () ir stock of provisions ..b-ing almost on his hazardous undertaking.We never to the chair by Messrs. Smith and liti T. BiMwin. ... I.ln I.vl ’.v .r ’ ’ i'e. ing. u Aliurriey at the U. S. La«-d Ouice. W a H R«»s«»’t", - • • 1’■ v m . exhausted, we decided to di-pa’ch a heard of him afterwards, and his fate Dowell, who were appointed for that side of R >gue river. L aks V i . w , L vke C o .,O regon . 1».- J M T»-nisi.n, .... K'-in.h. Miss Mary McCabe, of Ashland, ia J»» S. H <» >k, - • - • Ihninzt party, with the strongest a' iiniis, to has always remained a mystery, There purpo-e, whereupon the newly elected My 31, is: 8 [’o-50-f c H. Dy*r, • - . - • - Dò i. Fort ILili at once, for supplies, while was. perhaps, truth in the report cur- President addressed thq Society and teaching school in the upper end of Mi«# M ry McC.lie .... A» Lu-1 Jno. B.R. Hutchings. C.?t, J> J E'mre Geiier.il A l ' -ni l’>r T. K« aa-l Sam’s valley,and is giving excellent sat­ the r«st of us would move along more rent aft Twards, that Ins gun «and horse assumed the duties of his office. Mr> l -<• <’■ »’ir ties. isfaction. J. M Su' ot>, General Agent tur Ji anJ Jo«e- ASHLAND GLOVE FACTORY. slowly, making such improvements on were seen iu me possession af an Indi ini rotint 'The following resolution was offered 11 F. Miller is producing a flna Tt)f* Mib’cribT notice t--at he is now j.repar- the road as seem’ d necessary, and per­ ; m at F >rt II ill, and it is most likely by the Secretary aud adopted: quality of lime, on Sardine creek. Ha XaiN's leax t* Ashland its follows «1 I«. lhlorCers f »1 giove*- of U e haps reaching the head of the river in that he was follwed by Indians from Jt>soh'cd— That the temporary badge, Th« O A C. Stage C'».’s ^lagc leave \sbl md /; ES T BI CKS KIN. 1N GE EA i TA- time to meet the Fort It til party there the very moment lie left his compan­ heretofore adopted by the Society, be is also raising a large crop of sweat for J i'Ks.'tB iiie. Rack Point and Ros- on its return. Accordingly, on the ions, and slain, as many a ‘poor fellow the permanent badge for the use of the potatoes. JNETY, i»nr<; every d -y at t> a. nt. M til cio e< -t Salmon are beginning to run in tha morning of the 25th of Ju’v, .Tease Ap­ has been while alone oa the great meui hers. 5:30 a. m. Al*i 1 ice >i’b.»r e’e , etc. Cill 4 my estabEehnieu J. M. McCall offered the following river. Trout are plentiful and bite For xllenly, Y»ek» and Reeling a’ (1 |>. m. uu (ir. inie Str*.-:t a- -t ree f-.r yuur.-rlf plegate, ?»Io-es Harris, Henry Boygns plains. • Miil‘clo-e< at 5:"-0 p. m. I) ivid (r"lf an«1 John O vens, left I1M At Fort Hal! the party of four met resolution, which was adopted, to-wit: nicely. J ih > IS R. Hut IiiiigK Garrett A Eeinm’s S ag-s leave A-h’a ; I Resole d — Tijut the male members of A gloom has been oast over thia for Fort Hall, TheJplanH decided on with a considerable train of in.m r* (lull f) every Momlav, Wt-dnesdiy Friday thi- Ms>ociation be requested to furn mornings to.- I.inkvill•«, amt re «irn on for the r. ubion of the partv was known I grants , with some of whom they were isb the S'cretary with the names of neigborhood by the death of M m . every Tn-s«h«y. Tli'trsd iy and Natmdiv. as Hot Spring or Thousand Soring ; a«qn tinted, who deoi led to come i their wive.i and families, together with Elizebeth Hays, mother of Willis Hsya J. W. RIGGS, L *-ive Li. 'ivitl ■ t -r L tke City, Dalit o nt i, E-’q of this place: Mrs. Hays was bora valley, on the IInmbol-.lt. I shall not 1 t > Oregon by wav of our rouée. This the date of their arrival in Oregon. Wednesday«- ; ¡vrive at Like Ci’v Siiur- days; leive Lake Citv M -miays; arrive Capt. Thomas Smith offered the fol­ in South Carolina io the year 1802,and undertake, after this date, to give a «le- train closely followed our companions at Linkville Thursday*. Carrying mail ami emigrated to Oregon in 1854. Sha taik'd statement of our experiences ii n- on tlh'ir return, and reached Hot lowing resolution: passengers. ARTIST, Resole d— That this Society hold its leaves an aged husband and large fam* A. D. ULLMAN, P. M. til the condu-ion of onr journey in t lie Spring valley before our departure. • fall, only mentioning the mo«t impor­ I I Before starting on tho morning of July second annual festival on the----- ,------ . ily, together with all who know her, to Ashland - - - - Oregon. tant in th« vicinity of Jacksonville, and that BOCIET I El J. M.S. incidents of the long und weari­ 11 *b, a small party of young men from a committee of arrangem«nts, consist mourn her loss. I am now pe-’m inently Inc.itd in thi” ----------»■ «. * » ■< — —_ i ’ the ¡Tn mi gran’ train generously volun­ ing of David Linn, J ones A. Cardwell THE NEW SILVERBACKS. Ashland Lodge No. 189,1. U. it . T. pl ice, and req e .tfully asks the pnronag of some campaign. the citizens. Th« j >r.rn«y up the IIumbolD, teered to accompany us and assist in and William Bybee, lie appointed to Mee’« at the Iljii of He’nrio & Fnuntaiu every Fnd-y evening at S o’clo k r. m . B; other* and The market is well supplied with th® through a country so uniformly alike , op 'ning tho road. Those were: Tnom- select th« place for holding said festi­ ALL WORK WARRANTED val, and t<> make all necessary arrange- •ioter* tn g-iori "t>-r»dii»g r» cor Hally hivi'ed to at- new Government certificate, issued in the entire distance, was quite monot­ i as Powers, Burgs«, Shaw, Carnahan, t«nd Tie Temple metis every flr-t and mini Wed­ inents fer the same. j exchange for the silver dollar. Within onous The sluggish stream, frii-gul \l!rod S ewart, Chail 's Putnarn, and nesday in eich niontn. Resolution passed. On motion of a few days Sub-Treasurer Sherman haa . T. O. ANDRE .VS, W. C. T. with willows on cither side, fl »wing i two others whose names I now dis- Judg-a L. J. C. Duncan, the blank in II. T. C iiitwood , Src y. received about 87,500,000 in these cer­ through a narrow valley bounded l»y ■ r«n’.eu»b«r. ABinno-k Indian, from said resolution was filled with the “ sec- tificates. They are in the following de­ Ashland Lodge A'o, 23 dry volcanic ridges gradually increased about the head of Snake river, al>o ond Thursday in September next. nominations: 810, 850, 8100, $500 and in volume ns we advanced toward its joined ns. Tlos increased our road par ('q»t. Thomas Smith off ered a reso ­ H O r E L S. A. F. A A. itf.. , 81.000 The general appearance is the source, as the water wastes away in I ty to twenty-one men.exclusive of Scott —— ------------- w lution that a committee of three be ap­ same, the only difference being’ the ne­ Ho! guide and pointed by the chair, to secure the ser­ cessary one of amount. tiigion or before the full moon. Brethren in gisjd In California flows. I j ke the Nile, this stream rises I i otherwise asust the immigrants on vices of an orator of the day, for the »Uiu-iing are cordially invi'ed to attend. i these certificates are to be issued only sufficiently every year to oveifl >w and their way to Oregon. W. H. ATKINSON, W. M. next festival or picnic of the Society, rpilE UNDERSIGNED WISHED T<> RE- fertilize its valley, so that it produces Nothing worthy of mention occurred which resolution was adopted, and at. the office of the Sub-Treasurer, at • J. 8. E vkasks , Sec’y. _1_ mind his triends, and tie travoliu-f pub­ San Francisco, and upon a deposit of i lic generally, that he is still to be found at the finest grass. Since 1813, immi during onr return along the valley of thereupon the President appointed L. j silver dollars. Thus far,about $200,000 Ashland Lodge No. 15, this grants had occasionally traveled down j the Humboldt, and not until we left J C. Duncan, B F. Dowell and John has beeu issued in payment for fine sil­ this stream to its sink, and had thence ! the river and proceeded westward to­ LONG ESTABLISHED HOUSE, 1. O. O. F.. E Boss said committee. ver. The certificates are used in liqui­ crossed the high, snowy range of the ' wards B i'k R»ck. The first night af­ Hold their regular meet irg every Saturday even­ where he Is re i