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About Grant County news. (Canyon City, Or.) 1879-1908 | View Entire Issue (May 24, 1879)
is ft Grant Coity Nets. ONLY PAPEK IN GRANT COL'N'iLV. Official Paper For Grn.nt County. Canyon City, Saturday Muy 2-, 1S70 S. H. Shepherd, Editor. THE FUTURE. sinking instantaneously left the three men at the mercy of the treacherous currents and waves. Kellcj' although encumbered with a heavy overcoat struck out for the shore which, alter a desperate struggle, lie succeed ed in reaching in an almost in sensible condition and eomplet- 1 x . 1 TT i ! cry e.nausieu. nenry.it is sup- city hsfc of 1)apurs our patroljg win fim posett, same immediately niter ;tm. Ews at the Po3fc ofriCo. the boat was enquired, Wick- "We understand that Mr. Davis will start a drove of about 2000 head of cat tic, in one drove, from the ranch of P. branch, of this county, for the east in a few day?. They are furnished on the 1 000 head contract; the others will be delivered .-is fast as they can be herded and branded. Until we secure a liov to carry our The future of Grant County is in our opinion very premis ing. We have calmly studied the railroad situation tha near ly every journal in the State has had an article on, and have arrived at the following conclu sions: First that every tov4 in Eastern Oregon can't have the proposed road run through it. Second that this valley has the inside track if the line is sur veyed for the nearest and most practical route from Boise City to the Columbia River. If it is the intention to run the road tothe Dalles then it is almost certain to go through John Day Y alley, it can be plainly seen that by taking the line from Boise City to The Dalles they have one that affords them a natural pass through the Blue Mountains and nearer by 130 miles than other route they are apt to select. Not only are the advantages of a shorter line-and easier grades ottered to then but it puts the road through one of the best farming, fruit stock raising and mining sec tions in this upper country. Irom Boise City to Prairie City, a distance of about 170 miles,, is an easy and most leas able route that can be found: at or near the last named place the road would reap the ben lit of the shipment of ore from the numerous and rapidly improv ing quartz ledges in the Gran ite Creek District, not only that but stock, grain and produce "would be no small trafic. The distance from Prairie City to The Dalles is about 190 miles, and on this route there is nat ural pass. But we will wait a few months and see where the road is located. If it goes by the way of Baker City we arc just as well off, for then all the heavy freight teams will be Through the influence of cor- thrown through this valley and tain parties our friend McCo- emigrants would nock in and lnns 0f the Mountain Sentinel, every kind of business would ias been harassed and every at nourish. We are very well con- tempt has been made to con tented to have a military post vict i,im uf libel, but after a fair lor a market place. alui impartial trial a jury of twelve tax-pa) ers and respect- Daatnotivir. vVickham. rs.. -. i. :i nave saiu unii nu i& nui, uu- ty. Truth will triumph, Mac, General New G. ham who was known to bean expert swimmer battled man- iuuj niui liiu ii.au uiuuiunu iui Mox:i kxtal. A la,-c force of miP- some minutes, only calling lor j wril?ht. hhlt.,inUUs wirlllltl!r.s :iud help when his failing strength otiler lnoolmilil.s h,x ht,rc for c nvon warned hnnoflns approaching (:itv hlKt s.ltlriJ.IV M Psiys the Ddles doom, his cries for aid being j ,3lDJlirt to h(ln OIM.r.uiwis fol lhe plainly heard above the roar ofCrcion of the new quartz mill for the the waters. But there was no ; Moi.unioi t.-il Mining Co. They will he a, illKtijic .succor at nailU and at wmk about two weeks before the ma A 1 . ! 1 I . . . 1 Hie poor ICUOW went U0W11 toa .chmory iraehps the mine. It. ts eiu-e j T" a Watery grave, Joe was well in Pnrrh.nd, ami is ad complete s.re a known throughout the moun-,,,!'v m,,f-s o the (ireat. R-pulbic tains and the circumstances of winch can he easily duplicated. There his sad death will be read with i's M",s0 ,alk n1' -li this froiht out painful interest bv his manv friends, who will remember h;m as a whole souled jienial gentle man. He came to this coast from Ohio in IS-'jO and at the time of his death was about 48 3 cars of age. Of Mr. Henry less is known. He was scarcely '0 years old and came from Philadelphia. At one time he was employed in the capacity of a steward on a boat running; between Salem and Portland. Tin creek is on a tear, having in i - s-t . .. P . i, . i 1. , "I...J I J "tiacu CJ V UlSU 111 LUC JUS I -jO hours Yesterday morning it took off several cords of wood for the Berry Brothers. The almond-eyed celestials down the creek will reap a benefit. W. A. Jacoi'.s has been down at John Day City for a while past putting up a saloo.i build ing for Mr. Ran. John Dsiy is improving slowly but surely. The Portland Standard say's, a German worker in stone h;is discovered workable marble in Grant county and contemplates setting up a marble shop with suitable nmehii&iy io work the same into grave stones, table tops and mantles. Two companies of cavalry, un der Capts. Bendire and Harris, at Walla Walla, are under or ders to take the field at anv mo ment, to escort Moses' Indians to their new reservation. In a recent issue of the News under the caption of Notes from the Mines there appeared a par agraph, that Mr, Joseph Wick ham, an old time resident in these parts, was engaged in pla cer mining at the Snake river diggings. From a correspond ent in that region we now learn that poor Joe, who was then spoken of as being in luck has been overtaken byr a sad fate Mr. W's claims are situated in Alturas County, Idaho, on the northern bank of Snake river, about one above Salmon. Falls. Opposite this point on the Cas sia county side of the stream, there is a trading post patroni zed by the miners in the vicini- j TIT 1 . 1 ' . employ, named y illiam llenry oJ at j Q,dod. A Jt Jul r,..B(i0 iiau occasion uo visa ine sujiu on the 9th inst. and delaved their departure for the claim James Hendcrshot indicted I by the grand jury, of Union oountv, at the October term 1S78, for embezzlement had his trial at Union a few weeks ago and was acquitted. The Second Adventists have fixed upon the 11th day of Ju ly as the one upon which Ga- hy way of J mariila, a sd 0111 Ireiuhrcis should h ok to their inteiest. in thj matter. The trade of that mining dis. trict is worth many thiu?anil.s of d -liars. aiiunsiHy, ;uid to lose it would he sheer .-tupidity. AX ACT t.) provide additional recita tions for home-toad and preeiiititm entries of public land. lk it Knactkd, ktc, Tiisit hiifore fi nal j)i oof shall be snhmitted by any pcron claiminii: to cnW auricuit'iral kiA under the laws providing Ibr pro- ntion or hometcad cntrio?, such person yhall file with the re(i-tor of tin- prop r land oliice a notice of his or her intoir tiui to make such pro.-.f, stating tln reiu tho de cription of hinds to he entered. a:al she names of the witnsso hv whom tlic nei-e sary fact.; wilt be osfcaldidie 1 Upon the filing of Mich notice, a notice that such application has been made once a wick for thr period of thirty days, shall be published in a newspaper to be by him designated as published marest to such l.-m I, and he shall posf. such notice in some conspicuous place. Such notice shall contain the names of the witnescs as stated in the application. At the expiration of said period of thir ty days-, the claimant shall be entit'od to make proof in the manner heretolbio piovided hy law. The secretary of the I utorior .-hall make all noccs:iry rule-"' for irivine; effect to the foregoing pro visions. Approved Alurch 2, I S 7 9 . Walla. Walla, May 10. A coun cil was held last night at Wallula on the steamer Northwest with jIoms and other Indians by (Jene.ral Howard and Gov. Kerry. iMo-es sas that the rts- rva'itm they are iroing to put him on is not the one ho asked for and was iiiven him, U't his own map showed where In marked out the place himself that he desired and w.- iven him. .Mr. lean, tlu in'erprter, says he agreed in evry pirticular te accept the reservation laid olf for him l.'etwecn the Okanapm river on the west. Moses s"ys he wants the (Jolville reservation; for that what ho went to Washington for. Sjc rotary vSchuiz ha been telegraphed to for instructions. Meantitm? the Indians and the civil and militaiy party will proceed to Ivittitass valley and wait a reply, Closes looks down hearted and thinks he iias been fooled by the inter ior department, to whom ail blame can be attached if a war occurs. On the 1st, (Jeuerrd .J. W. Sprairue withdrew from the position of yen era! supcrinteudorit of tie Oregon Steam Navigation (I-enpany, and has relieved Col. S A. I il.-ick in the superintenctui cy of the Northern Paciite railroad. The Oreynian says Uen. Sprague's I'Vom the Idaho Democrat.. A Chinese legation will be pernia mentlyeslablished at adrid, and the new ChinO'C Consul at Havana will go to 3ladrid before procccdinf;: to Ouba, in order to come to an understanding with Spain on the coolie question. A Capetown dispatch of April 2Grh savs: Lord Chelmsford and staff have gone to Ctreclit Manezu, brother of lvin' Cofowavs, with a few followers; has surrendered to the British. There is no furtser news from Transvaal. The President of the Ponnvlvftii ia Senate, on the 10th, announced the r . i i names oi ren senators consurutinir a )orin of the legis'ative comnnttee to receive Crant at S -m Francisco. The c-minit'ce numbers 25, serving witlmut coinpen-ation from the State. The Miniver of the Interior has authoriKf d Senator IVT irfio, Yico-Presi- I dent of the commit ec of h" Franeo- men can Dn on, to orga izo a 1 ttery B. B. Fist oifflU Blacksmiths & T7agon Makers, .JOHN DAY CJTV, OfiEGON. )-0-( All work in our line done with Xeataess and Dispatch. Horse Shoeing is given Special attention. Our work is all Guar anteed. D. 13. FISK & BJRO. AD A MS& CRAWFORD HTvnnvrio n Pin oniiwon nnr . ki iun:icio HKuouuiidCLund; Heal Estate &. Collecting Agents, Baker City, Oregon. W' ill Fraetice in ail Courts of t!io St -.to. Srit 'EU. Frmi the ran re on llilev Creek, mie b.-iy mare, black mane and tail- ab. iiit three P-tf rdl- niart-erl !iiifl of ;tir),U00oee-lr,nc tickets to rab-e a W tnM .S foIi;ws: A and 2 on left fund f.o- the co iiplethm of tl-o S'aUie h,.l(ier: one hind foot vrhite to above ..r i :i. ....... t... . .. .. .. .1 ... .1... i r. : oi on uu j i nun iu "iu; uiii. tel Citato-.; 'j'im billito pr-Vi nt military at the polls pissed t!ie Senate on the lOUi in the precise frm it passed the Mouse yeas ,';J, nays l'.'5; a patty vote. The fir.t party of 2000 persons, ar- eted at M -sew clurite' the winter, has ' slart-d fw Siberia. The 9UO0 per suns. arr sled in the oilier t, iwns will pa-s ihsL'tiuii Moscow during the sum mer. On the VOth Senator Williams in- trodncfd a joinr r.ol utiou to make the appropriation of March 3 -t, 1 S77, of oiJ"3,00U for tl-e payment of ant'-bJ luu Southern mail contractors praeti- fi-tloek, whit' strip down fiuohead or face. i will pay SlO to any one who will deliwr sid maj-e to me at my milk ranch, 'near John Day City, or to the N"kws Office at Canvon City. nolmo " J. OL LIVER. Greet Excitement at TURK'S ARIETY STORE, until nurlit 01 tnc louowui": ctay. On their return thejr were ac companied by a Mr. Kelleyr. j vors extended. From him we learn Nearly midway Of the Stream, ; that 31 r. L. Thompson lias leased some which at the ' crossing place is three hundred yards K a frail skill', un "'Y weather and bl'iel will SOUnd his trumpet. 1 1 j headipiart.M-s will be at New Tacoma WOllld have Suited many Of US J Cap'. O'u . J. Ainsworth succeeds Gen. Spra:ue as ieneial superintendent of the Oregon Steam Navigation Compa iny His experienct; in Steamboatintr excellently fits him for the position, and he is justly esteemed among all the men along the line Astorian. The Old Telegraph mine in Utah is said t3 have been sold for S3.000.000- Miles the convicted polygamisr, will be sentenced at Salt Lake City 0111 the 21st inst. "NVk are truly thankful to parties for The Italian Government has recom the many words of enoour:igemerjt they mended to Chi 1 1 and Bolivia intcrna extend to us. "We will make it succeed, tional arbitration. Mis. J. li. Nkai , formerly an attache of the I ndependont, at Ilillsboro, h;is made us several calls since he came to this Vallev. He has our thanks for fa- cally ava ilitble. Tiie London Times savs that Cov ei-nmeiit has no iatentiuu of dis.-idvm Parliament) tliis year. Alfonso's approaching marriaize with tlie Arciuhiche-s Mxria of Austria is well received in Sp.un. A L"ti loi d isp iteh of the I'Uh says the War Oliice lias issued circulars ask i.i lor 1200 volunteers from the rcini . 1 lar .-.rmy for the Cape. We-tm jteople snbxcribed 0,000 to have the railroad come there. lr. Vv'inj; h's been fined 8-1 0 for keeping an opium den in Ast ria. Fourth of July will be celebrated at Dallas in the time honored wav. In h pei. deuce had a geular pr;zo fiirht last Sunday between two ''estimable 4 young men. A bridge is to be built over Kock Point creek, which will cost 80,000. Hayes vetoed the military bill. The Woodruff scientific expedition which was to have made a tour of the world, collapsed on the 8th, owing to the want of support. Instead of 200 vissengers having been looked, as re jiiired to insure the success of the ex pedition' only about !o; by persons had paid thi! deposit of Sfi'JO ouch. Owing to a recent decision of the U. S. Supreme Court awarding to the Den ver and Rio Grande Railroad Co. prior right of location over several routes named in hs charter, a powerful Syndi cate his been formed here to coinp(otc as soon as possible the principal lines in Colorado, Utah, Arizoua ami New Mexico, included in a system covered by that decision. It ii announced that 5:5,000,000 of the 85,000,000 proposed OT??3 J'or the Mines, and Closing ottti L-JL m I lust new. All persons indebted to mc will pleas-j- e.tll and settle and save costs. 11. 10. TlTK!. Cmyon O ty, April 22ml, 1871). I in Not! ok ! ! ! To all pe sons indebted to the firm of (rnndUch & Fro., are henihy iqm'sted to eali and so: tie im modin'cly. with-mf fail and .ave esu- as tills will bo the ht-t cdl. (IFO. (JFNULACil & BRO. Canyon C ty, Oreg m, April 2o, 1S70. TU'OSL'RO KOXS Fnm the National Suruio-il Insti tute, which has a reputation extending thnunrhour iho civilized world forsue-c-s- iu the ireafmojo1. f Spinal curv t ture, I'aialysis, i ! i) Di-eae. Club Feet, i'i.-.eaM'd domta, 'if-oked Limb.', Piles, instill. i and X.-t-.il Oatarth. will vi-ok Portljind, Orou'"n. i.f t!ie St. Charles Hotel. M iv 12h to 1 7th, inclu.-ive, an I Walla Wnll-i, W. T.. ar Adams Hou-e, May 22 and 23d, 1S79. These sip- iieons will bring with them an extensive ou'fit of costlv aiioaratus fcr sfrai:rh "'liing tlie wors dotbrmifies. This is an oppoitmnity wJiieh .-hould not be neg lected !iv the afflicted. ICxamiuations I'Vee. BAKER CITY ITEMS, Our old friend John Bratfain was taken dang;erouslyr illwhilcS sifting on a pony late last nio-ht, May- KHh, and he is very low this morninfr. Front Street is being graded which is a much desired improv- ment. "Old man Clements''7 and Frank Holers are making brick both yards in full blast. The people are gathering; in lor Cir cuit court. 1 understand there s quite a heavy docket. Whis- vey continues to be in good de mand at lOcts per smile not withstanding the Blue ribbon organization. Most people who for this vears operations, have alriadv ' i ra i , .. . ' , , -, have read your new paper say been subscribed and vill be expended ,i , , i Liiai il puL nty-' uver ;tuyr psipur mining claims to the Chinamen for the sum of $0,000". in finishing up the line to Leadville and Ten 'Mile, und in building forthwith to Santa Fe and Sin Jam. Capt. W- if. Hall, now of tlie Coast Survey, writ's a long review of the Alaska sr nation. Ho sums up the want of Fhstcrn Alaka tini: Two suitable cruisers, more or less, con stantly in motion, instant punishment of violence on the part of Jndians by the. dotrtction of their houses ami ca noes, tlie surrender of the really guilty beimr the onlv alternative. A Circuit .Judge (o hear and decide ordinary civil and police court cases, an olhcc-r, who iniiiht be termed (lovernor, who should reside at "Wrangle or Sitka and make the roi'.adsi of che Territory once a yrar on a cruiser. :ind who shoubl l:ave u in this section77 a few lines. ZBiSrO. Russian m tfikiei: seeretaiv :tuthind to reeord H:i I for actruil :-et?b nil J'il i' oris to the !."V Sub. JiL lb" Hi ' iflTVS IHfJCt Ctk. An Fxohange says that Ir. Joseph Satterfiebl. of Tablo Kock precint, Jack county, this St-ite, jut seventeen grafts into a pear tree two months aio, every one of which are growing, several of them bearing well developed fruit. Adrian Comley and Charley Starr, the notorious, "be d," an Indian out of a, silver watch at Albany and have been arrested for it. Vvr. I). M oiler, foreman of the Ster ling mine, Jackson county -was caved upoti the loth, and. is not expected to live. John Ambrose's cabiu on "Willow creek, .Jackson county, was robbed last week by two tramps bound for Califor nia. There are I9Q pnaoners in the n&ii" lontiary. . ' '.t I