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VOL 1 NO. 25. CANYON CITY, OREGON, S ITURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1879. TERMS: S3. PER YEAR.
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0 W. Parr mi.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Canyon City, Oregon.
M. L. OLMSI'KAD,
ATTORXKY AT LAW,
(Jan yon City, Oregon,
Geo. B. Citrrey,
Canyon City, Oregon.
M. Dcstin,
At torn c" at Law,
Canyciu City, Oregor.
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F. C. HORSLEV,M D.
Graduate of the university of penn
eylvania, April 8, 1843.
Canyon Ci'y, Oregon.
Office in his Drug Store, Ma:n
Street Orcs 'or Drills promt ly filled.
No i'o'V-si nal patronage solicited
t unless direc'io '.s ate s riefly followed
J. V. IIOWR! M. D.,
Canyon City, GkxntCo., Oregon.
0. M. DODSOtf , M. D.,
2?iairio City, - Ogn.
N. H. BOLEY,
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ET-Dental Room?, Opposite the Methodist
Church.
Canyon City, Oregon.
G. I. ITAZElriNE,
jPIaotograpiLor,
CANYON CITY, OREGON.
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CITY
MILK-MAN.
The best of Milk furnished to !
ihe citizens of Canyon City ev
2ry mo-iing, by the gallon or
quart; at reason ible ra tes.
JOHN SCHMIDT,
Carpenter and Wagon Makek.
Canyon City, Oregon.
Dealer in Hardwood, Spokes
and Felloes, Furniture,
3uairs, Paints, Glass, and
Window-sash.
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In the Canyon City Journal, publish
ed by R. II. J. Coiner, in 1869, we find
the following:
A horse had been shot by diggers
near town; some cattle butchered, and
the farmers and miners Faulting for
that historical cuss yeiept "Lo;" beside:
i his, the mountains and valleys have
been alive with tame Snake?, Umntillas
and Warm Springs (many of them with
out passe-), so that tl e public mind,
like tinder, was ready to ignite. Ear
ly in the morning of Saturday last, Mr.
I. H Wood and Enies-t Doseh had
staited out to find theic hows in the
bills in consequent of a report tin
evening previous that Si washes were
seen driving them off. About ten
o'clock in the forenoon a soldier came
d ishing up to Mr. Henry Dosch's place,
about three miles west of here, with the
horrible intelligence that Wood and
the other men were surrounded by fif
ty Indians and one of them had been
shot off his horse. Mr. John Rilev
reached town fir.-L immediatly follow
ed by Henry Doseh, and the news
spread like wild fin-. Up-et a bee-hive,
sit down on a hornets' nest, and you
may have a faint idea of the excite
merit in our ci'y. With the promp'i-
tude and true c urage peculiar to iron
tier life, in los than tv-n minutes over
forty min were armed, s-mio mounted
and others on foot, and oil' to the res
cue. Lt us In-re, b(-fore giving the
comical events of the dav, sav that ton
much, praise emnt be given the ni'-n
who, with tbe spirit of 70, started f ir
the supposed s-Lne of'ac?ion. Wo a'so
state th.tt, under the circumstances, Mr.
M. Doseh only showed prundence and
foresight in bringing his family to town.
We will state briefly that a day or two
before some ludians bad been seen near
here, and at the above mentioned time
some drunken soldiers .shou'ingand fir
ing their guns in the timber, and one
of them rushing in and telling H. Doeh
tiiey had been attacked, wa the bu.-is
of the c;mo.
After the facts, now for the fun:
iSot bavins' arms to iro round and ivit
be'iig disposed to hunt Indians, in fact
not having lost any Indians, many of
our braves forme I thrinseivrs info
''Imme guards' and txik ob-'-rva'ions
at the. volunteer- thro igh glasses with
sugar in the bottom ! Reynolds so-n
got excit'-fl and hanging his coat on a
willow started in the. wake of the volun
teers, armed witji a shingli', and cip
turcd a black bottle, which soon af-er
was found empty. Whiten rode twen
ty miles in the other direction. Mil
ler locked his oilier, put the key in bis
pocket, and stayed inside. La well
showed true courage bv seeking the
presence of the Indie- and staying there.
Drs. Mors Icy and Tiern-y were the last
volumteer-? arm-d each with a lance,
liko a night of old. McBean started
out with a shot gun and a game bag
spread over his back like a tent. Me
Cullough started with a yard stick 'md
pencil, but soon ret irned, having for
gotten to bid his family an alfeetionate
Mes-enger ran up and down the street
swearing, the longer I lives do more I
doe find out. A Web-fjoter Ladd
very gem-rouslr offered to lo rn his mule
and pistol. Bespit rushed out of town
with an empty Mem y. Rut the brav-e-t
man we heird of went and loaded
his revolver and crop under
his bod-
Others of the home g-iard behaved with
equal distinction, but, time will not per
mit us to enumerate.
At one p. m. the volunteers return
ed with the 31 r. Wood and E. Doseh,
and to the great relief of all, assured
us that all was quiet on the Potomac,
aud not an Indian been seen; so ended
this bloodless conflict.
It is claimed by those who know, that
it will be next to impossible to get out
the Snake rive grain this year, because
the water is low and a heavily loaded
boat cannot descend that stream with
any moderate chance of safety.
What ferocious looking animal
this?"
"This is the editor."
"Indeed! Are they very danger
ous V
"Sometimes. When cornered they
have been known to be quite combative,
and again they have been known to go
through a convenient back window.
Generally they are mild and pas?
lve. 'When are they most danger
oiis"
"When intruded upon by a book
agent who wants a forty fi.ie local for
a seventy-five cent bok, or by poets
with verses about gentle Spring."
"Are editors cross to each other?"
'Only when separated by several
blocks of buildings."
"Do they often have fearful combats
with each other?"
"Occasionally wIipii they go out in
opposite directions, and come upon each
other by accident."
"Are editors ever cowhided V
"Sometimes the small ones are, bot
the big ones are very rarely molest
ed." "Do editors eat."
"They do. It was formerly suppos-
e. that they ate at long inteivals and
t .
J upon rare occasions, but it is now a
wen auinunticateu tact mat tney can
eat a great deal when they can get-
lo.
"What kind of food do they like
most V
"They are not very particular.
While they won't refuse quail on toast,
fiit (I crab onroist turkey about Christ
mas time, they have- been known to
make a harty repast off a dish of eold
urnip.s and a consumptive herring."
"Can they eat concert tickets?"
"We believe n )t. Some people
have gained this continuous impression
from false teaching in early life, but no
authenticated ins'anee as such a thing
is on record."
"Do e tit-us go fiee into shows ?"
"They do when they give doll ir and
a half locals fo. a twenty-live cent tick
et
"Are all editers bald,
like
this
one ?"
"No; only the married ones tire. baUl.
But let us pass on; the idit r doei not
like to be stared at." Exchange.
Do not be induced to endanger your
life by using mercurial , 'blood purifiers,"
they may dry up old sores, but leave a
death sap in the system. Ruy Plun
der's Oregon Blood Purifi -r, which is
a purely vegetable one, and, in fact,
will remove, by continual use, all mer
curial poison from the blood.
The Robbers. In our issue of last
Saturday we mentioned the examina
tion of Wood and Reese, theMiddleton
robbers, and added that they had been
held to aw- it the action of the Grand
Jury. In ibis we are wrongfully infom-o-l
They were only anaigued and
given until Monday one o'clock, to
plead. At the appointed time they were
brought before Commissioner Siout and
waived an examination. Mr. Stout in
formed theni that it was necessary for
the witnesses on tho part of the TJ. S.
Govcrntreht to be examined. Messrs.
Sohainwald & Longendyke were
brought in and recognised the prison
ers as the men who gagged them, and
robbed the store and post ifiice. Their
evidence was of such a nature as to
make it a very strong case, and the
Commissioner held them in a bond of
$20,000 to await the action cf the U. S.
Grand Jury on the charge of robbing
the U. S. mail. They were taken
back to the Penitentiary, where they
are likely to renviin until the action of
tho U. S. Grand Jury at least Idaho
Democrat.
Albert Dewey, of Tracers, Clackamas
county, aged 15, killed a bear with his
gun.
The experience of the two past sea
sons has proven beyond a rerad venture
that the land on the flat across the river
will produce just as good crop as any
land in our valley. The owners of t? e
Morris farm have just completed their
threshing, and the yield of wheat is
equal, if not abead'of any other body
of land containing tbe samj number of
acres that can be selected from among
the farming lands of our valley. The
grain is well matured, there being no
swiveled grain among it. It was very
uniform in its growth, and also' its
ripening. This., enterprise has been '
looked upon with a great deal of intr
est by our pop'e, as upon its success
depended the question as to whe'ter
the farming lands of our portion of the
territory were confined to the narrow
limits of Boise valley proper, or would
the great sage flats on the more eleva'ed
plain produce if the necessary amount
of water could be supplied. Hence,
from the time it was announced that
W. 1$. Morris was preparing to giv.- the
matter an effectual test, down to the
present time, we have heard men of in
telligence aud experience offering their
opinions, some on one side and some on
the other. This season's crop has, how
ever, silenced all intelligent opposition,
and all are now convinced tint all that
vast plain lying betwe -n the Boise jnd
Snake river will produce good er.ips at
all points where it can be properly irri
gated. Wheit, oats, barley, potatoes,
ton at cs, squashes, in fact, even thing
that can be produced on our best bot
tom lands, have heon produced on this
farm with equal facility. Po'atoes
weighing from one to two pounds are
now being dug from soil which, two
years ago was thought to be worthless.
This opens up a scpe of conn ry con
taining from 30,000 to 50,000 acres for
future settlement. The present capa
city of the canal is thought to be suili
cient for tho irrignti"ii of 12,000 acre.-.
But it is au easy matter to enlarge 1 it
so as to makg it capabl- of carrying an
indenture amount of water. We arc
informed that the pn.piicMrs of the
canal idler to secure setthrs on that land
from any danger of a failure of the
water, and furnish it at a vety reason
able figure. Here, then, is an opportu
nity to secure good land, and make
Inmes with all the advantages of a new
country, without b'jing forced to endure
any of the privatit ns so common to
frontier life. Idaho Democrat
Tuesday afternoon, says tbe San
Francisco Post, Mrs. Kalloch, in dress
ing the wound in the patients thigh,
saw a dark object protruding. She told
him to put bis finger on the wound.
He did so, and said: "1 b. live that is
the bullet; pull it out." Shn made s -v-eral
attemps aud finally succeeded in
extracting the bullet. She came out
smilingly, holding the ball between her
thumb and finger. It was of 42 caliber,
a large ball, about the size of an ordi
nary man's thumb. It had gradually
worked itself out of the wound. The
wound in the che-t discharges a little,
but thus far shows no indications of in
flamation, and gives no uneasiness to
the patient.
The Hostilss on Squaw Creek.
The following is frnni the Ibaha
Dem- crat extra, of Frid iy, September
19th, 9 o'clock a. m:
Last Wednesday evening, Sept. 17h,
about three o'clock, while J a". Valen
tine was hunting stock about six miles
above Cal. Beard's place on Upper
Squaw Creek, 45 miles north from this
city, he was fired upon and s riously
wounded by an Indian, the ball strik
ing him near the shoulder blade and
coming out near the right nipple. He
wt-nt home immediately and gave the
alarm.
The Bettlers, eight in number, made
search that night but did not find the
Indians until about 4 o'clock Thuredav
They were near where t'.t
boy was wounded secreted in th- Wash.
A few Indians were een at the eV 1
the brush aiid when fired upon bv ;.
cit'ziis they rati b-sek under co"- i
the brush. At this time 22 httfi ;-:
horses, which had been in the wy& svIc-
of the Indians, came runni-n' o' f "he
brush and were, captunjd b c v :?.
hi the raid to captur the. b. ses t'l j
it"z?ns saw that there were more In
dians than they could manage, so they
drove the horses down to tile settle
ments and sent a messenger, Mr. Wm.
E. Drewsinherry, to town for the troops,
where he arrived this morning at S
o'clock. Col. Bernard s'arts with his
compiny immediately for the"
scene.
The
settlers in the mean time
will watch thp Ind'jms and ni!
try d d-taiil hfin un'il the tro m?-
a ive. The ci'izen; e-timats th
number of Indians at from 40 to GO
warri-rs.
The troops left here at 9:10 a. M.
Driven Wild by Whistling. Ii
is acknowledged tluit edit is ; re a
shortliv d rice, and many conjecture
have been made as to the caue thereof,
Some eminent physicians believe it to
b'thed'se confinement; others the
care that attends, editorial duties; oth
ers, again, the worry and bustle of edi
torial life, and still others, the long
hours and night work. With all re
spect fir these theories they are wrong.
It is whistling that causes the editor's
hair to become prematurely gray.- Al
most every person that comes up stairs
whistle3. The boy that brings the
mail whistles; the lamp clpaner whit
tles; the te'eer-'ph boys all whislfe;
e.ich of the fifty or a hundred typos"
whittles when he goes up stars and
whittles a? hp. comes down. The man
wi'h :r item whistles; t Ut ir:i wl
wants a correction made whittles; V-Q
in n who w ints a notice whittles: 'he
j mnty advance agent of the Grear Con
solidated Mins'rels whistles the very
latst airs; ar.d although there is a law
preventing steamboats and locomotive.?
from whistling within the city limi:--,
yet every man and boy in Detroit is
allowed to float around loose tooting
his exasperating and everlasting whis
tle and no injunction can be served on
him. It is no use trying to stop the
nuisance. Not long since an editor'
made arrangements with a cab company
for the da'. He then had a few loads
of bricks toted up to the editorial land
ing, and every one thought a big chim
ney was to be erected. He employed
some orderly and active men it t1
foot, of the stairway to attend t rh :
mains, and then b t"ok h s s -
side the bnek pi I ar thtr he d f
strirs. Ass n as a p-ir-on nptt- r
uhi-tling about hi? GrandH? iK - -Clock,
i-r IL' Was Little ButU'rcun,
bis Mary Ann, or the D- nr.
Saul, or He Was Monarh o:
n
the editor felled him with a tr . k.
The men picked up what was left
plaod i in a cab and the cabman drove"
to the city hospital. AH that day the
bricks descended, alike on the just and
the unjust, hit the whistler with an ad
vertisement just the same as the whis
tler who wanted a puff, and when a
cabman brought back word that the
hospital wards weie all foil, the editor
desisted, but the whistling went on
just thesme. This is the true r-.-'S'n
thattdt r-grow old an-i fade be for
thei- 'im . Detro t Free Piv-s.
In addition, S's the T legmm, to'
the 137 ga lump r qnired 'o dlumi
i. at ii e city,- there aie 171 oil lamp-,
or at til of 308. These cost the city
evM-y inomh S755. of which sum the
oil lamps cost $207 and the gas lamps
S548. An interval of two miles sar
a'es the limp near the First sireei
bridge and that near the west side de
pot If one man had to light the whole
number, he would be obliged to. travel1
every uiehr twelve or fifietn miles. Ir
takes two hours to light and the sam'e5
length of. time to extinguish tbemv
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