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INDEPENDENT ON ALL SUBJECTS, AND DEVOTED TO THE INTERESTS OF SOUTHERN OREGON. I VOL. IIL—NO. 9 ASHLAND, OREGON: FRIDAY, $2.00 PER ANNUM ♦ A 5 li I a n il Sidings. week io your own town. *.*> ontfl free. Noiisk. Reader, if you want a business at which ier»o s of either sex cm make it piy a I the time they work, for particulars write to II. H alleii a C o ., Portland, Maine. (2-51-1 PROFESSIONAL number of people who were attracted On the 21 day of June, 1852, Cilvin from other sections, in consequence of Woodman was killed by Indians, on DY ROBERT STORY. DANIEL GABY, --- ISSUED EVERY FRIDAY --- the exceedingly rich discoveries here, what is now’ known as Indian creek, A TTOK X li 1 -AT- LAW, - B Y - “You have heard,” sail a youth to hie sweetheart, caused a city of some thousands of in- I . a small stream flowing into Scott’s riv NOTARY PUBLIC who etco 1, habitants, to spring up us if by magic. ! er. This raised a general alarm among O. C. APPLEGATE <(• CO. and AV! il ■ be s it on a corn sheai at daylight’s decline; Many of the miners, on their arrival, the whites, and a company of volun OFFICE—On Main Street, (in rear i “ You have heud of the D.nish boy’s waisile of I BEAI. ESTATE AGENT. being so excited by the prospect of | teers was immediately raised at .John w ,od! Chitwood it Atkinson’s Drug Store.) ASHLAND, OREGON. sudden wealth, so lavishly spread out son’s ranch, at the lower part of Scott's I wish that the Daiish boy’s whistle was mine. ’ ^OR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE DE-HL inggoml wugen work, the undersigne I T ci ibin of Subscription : “And what would you do wi h it ? Tell me” she before them, would turn out their an vallej . Threo days a'ter the murder, II. KELLEY, hereby makes known that be can be found Said,' imals on the Shasta plains, bordering a collision occurred between the vol One copy one year.............................................. J 2.50 Attorney and Counselor-at-Law, at all timt sal his shop in the S. W. corner While an arch en.ile pai /ed or. her beautiful f ce— on the diggings, and pay no more unteers and the Indians, which result* “ " six months.......................................... 1.50 of the public square Ashland Ogn; and is .J acksonville , O regon . ‘ I would blow r,” he answered, and then my fair “ *• three “ ........................................... 1 00 heed to them, until, with thoir pockets e<l in killing several horses, and ready and willing to do all work entrusfed Will pracice m all the Courts of *he State. From. maid, Club rates six copies fur..................................... 12.50 a‘ en ion given to all business intrusted to my care. to me in a workmanlike manner. AVAG- Wouliflytomy tile, and would here take her filled with the precious metal, they severely wounding Mr. S. G. Whipple, Terms, in ad. in :e. ONS. CARRIAGES, JU’GGIES, AV1IEEE- O ffice . I u the buildi'g formerly occupied place.” were ready to start homo, or disgusted I then acting sheriff of Siskiyou county. Kahler A: Watson, opposite Court House. BARROWS, FLOW STOCKS, Ac., nude Terms of Advertising: to order, and repaired on short rotico. “Is th it all you wish it for ? That may be yours with ill luck, determined to seek other On the next day after tho fight, Mr’. Tzical Notices per line .................................... . lOCtR I. O. Miller. Tl'e best Eastern sto k constan'lv on Without any magic, ” thef ir maiden ere 1. diggings. The hills and flats and the Steele, who was just returning from a Professional Caids, ;*r jear.............................. *10 00 hand. W. W. KENTMOR. “Afavor so ellg it one’sgoodnature secures,” 3 00 fTwo inches, j»er quarter................................... Architect aud Builder, town were filled with men in a perfect business trip to S-tcramento City, hear 5 m Ashland, June 17th. 187(1. noltf. Four “ And she pliyful y seattd herself by his tide. I it 8 00 Eight “ whirl of excilement. Each man seem ing of the troublo through some Indi - - - ASHLAND. 10 (Ml GRANITE STREET One-tv If Column “I v. oil’d blow it again,” said the youth; “and the H 0 I ed to bo perfectly independent of all ans he met moviDg their squaws and Three-fourths “ churni ILL <1o iiiythii^ in l;is line on short norice an<l 17 50 One “ us ihe Jo«e?t t.-rnie. n?v2'f W others. Few knew or cared to know children into the mountains for safety, Would work so th it n >t even molesty’s cheek, Jno. B.R. Hutchings LMJAL ADVESTISEM EN I S “ Would be able to keep from my neck your fair any man’s bu3ine«s but his own. Gam hurried forward to Johnson's ranch. (». R MYE1 T. G. WATTERS. One siprire ¡ten !;ne* o-less! 1st iu-ertion... *2.50 arm.” 1.00 Ei.cli addition«! laser.ion................................ seemed to be thought by many, That night, June 7th, a large party of ASHLAND GLOVE FACTORY. She smiled and she laid her fair arm aroun l his neck. bling WATTERS & MYER. as the high road to fortune, and thou citizens from Scott’s Bar, having heard Job Printing, “Yet once mors would 1 blow,and the music divine sands of dollars, passed each day, into of the troublo at Johnson’s ranch came Of nJ! description, done on short notice. I ¿pgal JF.1 n ’//. ili A7:/.’N, .//•:11 ?;/,atls j nd Woul 1 b.ing me ttie third time an ex juisite bliss, The eub»crll>er gives no1 ice that he la now prepar I Blanks, Circuì ire Business G irds, Bd.heads, Leder “ You would lay your fur cheek to this browned the hands of the wily “sharps,” who over under command of Maj. Rowe as ed to 111! orders fur /loves of the OPTICIANS. ti« ile, Posters, etc., gotten up in good styie at liviog oi.e of mir.e. made it their business. Everything Captain, and proceeded to Yreka. On price*. An-1 j our lips an. llinji, past it weu'd give me a kiss,’ sold at fabulous prices, and men never the next day after their arrival there, The m.iden I.ughed out in her innocent glee Agents for the Tidisigs. found time to higgle over a few dollars however, most of them returned to “ Wiuit a fool ui yourself with your whistle you’d - New York. J. O. C. V '.MEH S. M. Pet’i-ng’ ’ .'v Co., in the price of the most trivial article. Scott’s Bar. Oa Monday, the 10th, .1. MELLS Al*o lace tea* het etc,etc. Call it my estabi shment m ihc, - St. Lunts, Rowel! A Cu»t•moi, s-n FTliK'i-co. on Granite Street and see for yourself. Notwithstanding all thi3 great rush for Mr. Steele had a talk with tho Iudians. I. F. Fis: er, For only cunsider how silly ’twould be, WIMER â WELLS. l’or: .ai 1, (»reget, D H. Stearns, It To sit u-er-» and wid*t!e for wh it you might take.” wealth, this seething sea of excite- He induced old “Tolo,” who was over L. Monne»-, Jno. IL E*. It id i îj .: ngs I’racti« al JlillvA rights. - - Salem I. A A •;l»'g ite, meut, this conglomerate mas? of hu in Scott's valley on a gambling visit, « « ** M I.. Chimb-tlm (nullif) Flouring mills, saw mills, quarts mills, - C HV »III*. sen A ¡US OF SOUTHEKN OREGON manity, coming from every quarter of and his son, chief “John” and tho Ms- <»r ice 11 itm i, Junction Ci’y. and all ki-ids of mill machinery put up to 1 »r N. L. 1 .--e HISTORY. the globe, high crime was comparative ; three brothers, to come into tho stock- R. N. .ell, iteli, ... - R ueburg. urdt r in the vi-ry best style. All workw u'- Rev J. It. ----- Yonc-ha. r nUt'd. Satisfaction guaranteed. Address Peril fl. Burt- ly unknown, especially that of robbery ! ade, which had been erected around ... Jack- ovile. i J. R. Neii, - DISCOVERY OF GOLD AT SCOTT*S BAR AND eitla r. or both, at Ashland. Oregon. [ 29if. C. S Sergeut. - - - Piuvidx. and theft. This can be aocountod for Johnson’s bouse. They informed Mi*. - - - App’.rgite, JI n. W W. i'-ddler, YREKA—MURDER ON INDIAN \CREEK— Alex Witts,.................................. in the fact that the mines offered a sur Steele that the murder had been com RETAIN AND RETTORE Y< >UR HEALTH BY Ke’bwille. T. M. Smith steel ’ s EXPEDITION IN 1'URSKlT OF WEARING er channel to wealth thau any dishonest mitted by an Indian from Rogue river, kQ. W’LLITS, Ed. R. Owen, : - » Cea ral P.»in’. ^URDKBS—F1GBT AT BIG BAR, W II. P rt¿..-, . ... B g B itte. course. and one from Shasta valley; that tbev E. I) inwk, ... - i Grin s Pi's, TE ACHEB OE VOCAL AND IN Dr. Warner’;- Health Corset. it cu ir-l B rre't, - - - G ilice Creek. The Indians of whom a small rem had no desire for war. They proposed / NO. IV. Mi*« A.'iie W. C.ilv'c, - - - Rack Point AND — STE» MEM'AL MUSK', J. S M- F dden. .... MurJiv. nant known as the Shastas,yet remain, to go with him, and deliver up tho Mi-« Carrie K-utih, .... Iz-l iml. In the Spring of 1850.prospecting par were then very numerous, including guilty parties, if found in the camp of A. F. S-iehii Like View. And Professional Piano Tuner. <J. B W i ’ r ii , “ ties set out in search of gold, on the Polo’s band,and those inhabiting Shas the Shastas, aDd if not, to follow them ------- O regon . Gei T. B I twin, . - - Lintvi’le. I A shland , I £>.> ’ > V « a p e A L • > -u j "Wm II Robert*. - PUv-ia. tipper Klainuth river, and its tributa ta valley, and the contiguous moun- as long a» I d » would go with them. Dr. J. 8 D' in.son, - Ki hh 'I i . ,\*b!an<l, Or^gm, Ag-nt fir J-wkieii, J j . hi S s nig, - . - - ill- -11. I. ries. In tho month of June in that tain*, un.lv« ouiui ‘ j J uU" and another Whereupon, Mr. Steele obtained tho <L (I. Iiv.r, ------ Di’'). an 1 Lise »r'•♦ *. XI■ ■ Caill-in’s u.J-t.-. When Gen. services of a email company, consisting v ear, diggings were discovered bv a called “Scarface.” Xi*«M‘ry McC he ... - Ai-d-i.-l G ; t.Ti J F.-.-r-e Gem’ d Agent for L.ke and .’a' A ll O h : j : ls from a D i - i vni - e P rompjly Mr. Dollarhide and his party, on Beav Lane arrived in Yreka, the Indians of John McNeal, James Bruce, (after Mu L-c counties. .1. M >ir'i n, Generai .tuent for Ju jkson ani Jose- 1’ lled . 1U.47I1X2 er cresk, now known as S ;ott’s Bir, on who were congregated on the flats, re ward Maj. Bruce, during the Rogiie pli.V Ct’lltife . Scott’s river; but they found these dig ceived them in the most friendly man River war of ’55 and’5G), James White, gings very de *p, and diflieult to work, ner. These Indians spoke a language I Peter Snellback, John Galvin and a Sliiue . h a: e .hldanti üs Lriiows and the Indians so troublesome, thut in common with the Ro^ne River and young man whose name is only remem The O <'. Stuge U *1 iv<‘ !e i\e A-lil uni a/ tor .la-k--ii vihe. Rick l*o nt Jmd Ro-i--- they were compelled to abandou them. Scott’s River tribes, and w^e formerly bered as “Harry.” These men took < in Main S'rett r- Specilli', nrior inveii to all matters reqiiti- Imrg eve-y day al (i a. ni. M iil c o e- at with them, old “Tolo” and his son, biX ..u Atturneÿ at the U. S. land Oilice. .i-.hO a. tn. Vshland Ore;;«) IB. Soon after, another party under the under the control ol one chief, but leadership of one Scott, bearing of the each had their subordinate chief, who whom they christened “Phillip,” and Yor lli-nlv, \iek i and Tteuling at fi p. in. L ak *: V iew , L ike C o ., O kegon . Mail e!o c* at 10 p. in. I have now on band a lieau iful aesor'nient of di-covcry, visited the place and dis controlled them in their domestic rela one of old “John’s” brothers, whom M y 31, 1S7S. (lo-53- f t.’—i leave Ashland M. Colw-11*' H1’«, Bonnets, Snai’es. French I’l.iwers, Wreiths covered extensive placers. They at tions. This head chief, who was the they called “Jim,” and started for the ••very Munday, We in-'S 1 ty ¡»mi i riday 1’lua.e-, Nt-ck Ti-«, L’neu Saitfi, Ju?e. Lidivo' •J. . RIGGS, FinishinK Goods, etc., etc. t tc. Al- > niorimiir-i ! r L nki ill-, and re’Urn "i» once circulated the report of their rich father of “John,” of Seottn valley, had i canyon on Shasta river. Sulm <Li v, evety Tu» -uay. Tbnr-d iy and 'E- be continued. 3 Uttri clx Pa.112 rns. discovery, to induce an influx of min accidentally been killed some yoars L'Mve Linkvill • 1 r Like VDw , Oreyon, ;* x£ q t .—.—_ . » • --------------- ers into t.:at locality, as a precaution previous, and John being young, a and the Warner Health Corset. Wi.-lii.x.LiVj • arrive at L ike V OA’ Sat h I- SVMMER SAUNTERINGS A l orders from a distance promptly fnled. l. .ak ike View M nulays : arrive ary measure against the depredations strife for the supremacy, had been car ARTiST, J.-,- Every thihe; sold cheap for U;.-h. Tim il.iys. cal vying mail and Or, Annah of lev Cave Hunters. of the Jmlians, whom they found to be ried on for some time, between him Cv Ble'cldng, Pressing and Coloii: ^', In very Ashland - - - - Oreùcn. Leuiest uiauner. very troublesome; stealing stock iu and “Old Joe,” and “Sam, *v2alri( Sam,” of Rogue LETTE It NO III. ?.. I). HELMAN, P. M. 1 am t ow permanently located irt this ! the daytime, and attacking their camps of Shasta, “ Old river, and “ Scarface, ” Mrs. II. D. Jon. v. BY F. place, and ie-pejlfuUy asks tLe’patronag o f s i) i E r i e by night. Polo ” remaining neutral in this con- the citizens. “ There is an eu<l to everything,” it Lilly iu February, 1851, Gen. Jos. test. When the whites came among . Ashland L ulg’G No. 139,1. 0. vr. T. ALL WORK WARRANTED Lane, assisted, by Liij di Steele i’.sq., them, their strife ceased, , each assum* IS said, and 1 suppose tho remark ap M -.-ts at the H..11 of He man Fountain every both of whom are still living ud J well ing supremo control < over his own plies to the cave I bavo so frequently Friday evei ing at 8 u’c)o?k p. m . Brothers und fris-ters in gisri etaLding are corikiily invited to at known throughout this coast, raised a propio. At this time, the Indians had referred to, without describing, as to —TO tend. T ie Temple meets every first an! third Wed company of prospecters to go to the no stock, and knew no use for horses other things of a mundane character, nesday in each mon tn. THRESHING MACHINE MEN. new diggings oa Scott’s river, at or unties, accept for food, culy as they but tho discovery of such a termination J. 8. EUBANKS, AV. C. T., fcCP'Cail and < Specimens. ] v2ngtf K \ te T hornton , Sec y. which place they arrived about the bad seen them used by the whites, as is indefinitely delegated to the future. The anilerslgneff are now ¡ repared at the last of February, of that year. Upon they passed through their country, or There came an end, however, to our .hl •C it <1 Lodge No. 23 H OTE L S. ASHLAND IRON FOUNDRY their arrival on tho upper waters of when war parties of “Strange people” investigation, and ought, in the nature To rejr'ir all t.hre«hlnr rnachtnes and to put on the Scott's river, the Indians, who bad (Modocs) came among them. These of things,to be an ond tc these sketches. . JI.. LATEST I MP B >VED END SHAKE, wnich wil improve a new machine to ’be amount of two hi n - j heard of Gun. Lane through the Rogue Indians (the Shastas) were naked dur From present appearances without the Holds their stated cummin:ications Thursday eveu i > uki > s\< kh PE« day . Those w aiting repairing ing» on or bef<»re the full moon. Brethren in good Rivers, learning that he was the ing the warm season, and lived an in- expenditure of considerable work ia done, will <I j weil to come at once. rpilE UNDERSIGNED WISHES TO RE- BULdiug are cordnl’y invited to attend. leader of the company, came into { dolent life, living on roots and fish, the way of removing obstructions, and L mind his friends, and the traveling pub \V. H. ATKINS- N, AV. M. IF. T. ZIMMERMAN. lic generally, that lie is still to bo found at camp and expressed a desire that all i w hich were abundant, and easily ob- perhaps 20 or 50 years from now, it nolGif J LBERT SECORD. J. S. E ubanks , Sec’y. this may be the province of sight seers and hostilities between them and the i tained. long e - tablisiied house , whites, should close, and that Gen. As a consequence of tbe inattention wonder admirers to behold new cham Ashland Lodge No. 15, where he Is re i<ly at any time, and on all Lane should be fi-<v (chief) over both of the miners to their animals, they bers in all the beauty of their virgin ¿.ir' occasions to set be'ore them the best the parties. This proposition was a great frequently strayed off a long distance, splendor. Otherwise, I am afraid tho market affords, in a style second to no other even- Positively Cured. Hold their regular meeting every Kiturday lion-* in Oregon. I relief to the miners, for up to this and when wanted, could not be found glory of Elijah’s cave would be short ing At their halt Ui A^hlniid. Brothers iu --uod ’ ' A '] sufferer* from ’ Ids d'-eiee tb it are anxious to Dinners and suppers for special occasions, lived and almost ephemeral; because b1 cured should tr«' l)r. li issuer's Celebrated time, they had to keep a strict guard by their owners; and had it not been standing are cjrdially invited to at’end. gotten up iu appropriate style, at short no Con.-it in pt i ve. Powders. Lue»“ Powder- are visitors cannot resist tho temptation to E. DE I’EiVr, N. G., tice. JASPER HOUCK. tne on y prep .r n hm kluwu that v ill cure Coit- i over their horses and camp, day and for the good oflices of Gen. Line, W. AV. K intnor , Sec’y. siimption uid all direa-es of the Throat and night. It was therefore agreed that much trouble might have resulted. strike for specimens, and tbe fairest Lung. indeed, hi strong Is our faith in them, an t Rebekih meetings on Tuesiay evening, neare* aim to convince you th it they ar-- n > humbug, we will their head men should come in While tho General commanded the specimens are always the ones that ap he full of the moon eacn month. ioneer otel forw »rd to every tulferer, by m iil, post paid, a ire e and have a talk. Among the Indians highest respect from his fellow miners, peal most strongly to the feeling of trial box. We don't w: n* your m'nnev tm'il you are (>erfeet y that came in according to the agree he had won the moct implicit confi covetousness. Many of the specimen's PROFESSION A L. Linkville. Lake County, Oregon satisiied of their curative power', if y-»ur life s wortti eaviu-r, don't <lei.iy in giving these i’owdeis ment, was the chief of the Scott Rivers, dence of the Indians, and ut a word get spoiled in tbe act of breaking theta The subscriber is Again in charge a trial, as tney will surelv cure you. i J. A. -APPLEGATE. off, and are thus shorn of their attrac Price, fur large b >x. $3 00, sent to any part of ti e or Ot'ti-tic icas, as they called them from him, old “Tolo” would send bis of the O ld P ioneer H otel of the United States or Canada, by mail, uu receipt of ¡-rice. selves, whom they christened John,and youn^ men to “look up” any lost ani- ■ tion, while the damage of tbe cave is A ttorncii anil tfounscoi-at-Taiv Lake country, ami is determined A-ldress, his three brothers, Tolo, afterwards mals desired. Upon bringing them in, irreparable. to make his guests ASH & ROBBINS, After the enthusiasm of tho new dis SALEM OREGON. _ _ “Old Man,” chief of the band that oc he would award to the Indians a shirt, 360 F ulton S irekt , B rooklyn , N. Y. covery had somewhat subsided, we cupied the country whero Yreka is a pair of pants, or drawers, oi some DR. J. IL CHITWOOD, Comfortable and Happy. now located, and the chief of the Can trinket according to the value of the started to examine into its connection O regon . A shland , yon Indians, inhabiting the canyon animal, or the trouble of bringing with tbe lower cave. We bad hardly Give him a call autl rest assured OFFICE—At the Ashland Drugstore. and mountains on the lower part of them in. This duty,which by common started, however, ere we came to the that he will make you feel I home . Scott’s river, including the Bir. The consent, was awarded to him, was a string I bad fastened to tbe rocks tbe [2-29tf. J. R. NEIL, last mentioned chief, was afterwards heavy draw, both upon his time, ami day before, at tbe upper edge of the GEORGE NURSE. A TfoRSEY AT-I.AW, ! known as“Charley,”and has, at no time means, but he performed it with a big opening called Semin’s hole. Had ! since been implicated iu auy violation cheerfulness which endeared the name I not been fatigued and surfeited with LAKEVIEW COTTAGE I explorations on that day—besides a Jacksonville, Oregon. I of treaty stipulations, though previous of Gen. Joe Lane to all the miners. .1 Plcsant and Homelike House situated After General Lane left his home in little “skeery” at tbe prospect of severs! to that time, ho was the most formida J. W. HAMAKAR. —AT— , bie enemy the whites had to encounter. Oregon, the Indians, having so fre tons of loosened limestone descending I Humming Bini Springs, near A general treaty of amity was agreed to, quently seen Mr. E. Steele in tho Gen upon a poorly protected head—I might NOTARY PUBLIC. Klaiusith Lake, ; and both parties expressed themselves eral’s company, named him "Ti ce ^oe have reaped the honor of the new dis I.INKVILLE LAKE CO., OREGON. Eleven miles from Linkville, en the road to ^■ÌUonicy at £au\ , highly gratified with the result. Lane's codawaf meaning chief Joe covery single handed. I was up in tbe Orfiee in Post Of ice Buildimj. Social Ft. Klauiath, Lake Co., Oregon. P ortland , o ^ eüojí . On the discovery of gold in the Yre- Lane’s brother, and would go to him passage way leading to the beautiful attention •jiren to rrminrin:j. [ w 1- tf. Attention paid to the wants of guests particular attention paid Io Land Title.-i, Collecting J ka flats, in March of that year, Gen. for advice, and to relate their troubles. subterranean city, and encountered M. L McCALL, I Debts anil all kuuls ol' Go: enuncili Claims. Lane and Mr. Steele left Scott river Since then, to the present time, Mr. tbe current of air coming in at the en The subscriber also keeps a Good Stable Surveyor and Civil Engineer well supplied with hay aud grain. Cull ano and located at the new diggings; this Steelo has been an important actor in trance; but there were other side Principal Office, Jacksonville, Oregon. openings, seemingly just as favorable see it he can keep hotel. ASHLAND, OREGON, transferred the impromptu Indian de the Indian affairs in this part of the ! to important developments, which I G irbs & S teaks - will attend to my busine&i Is prepared to do ary work in bis line ^ehort D. J. Ferree. Tfio great country. iu Portland, [v3no7tt] i partment to that point. Concluded on fourth paje. J lice. u The Whistle. a Wagon Factory. i I i il il ll I i it Ladies, Attention! i Millinery Store 1 I X '■ I ASHLAND HOUSE. CONSUM PTION I i P H . I » f / /