r -v 111 1 I -1 frrchar 1 VOL. 1. NO. 37. CANYON CITY, OREGON, S VTURDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1379. V i 4 ' I, ! ! i 1 i 4 Tie Grant County Sets. PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY MORNING by S. I. SHEPIIEEB, Editor and Publisher. SUBSCRIPTION: Per Year, : : : $3 00 Six Months, : : : $1 75 IN VAHIARLY IN ADVANCE. BATES OF ADVERTISING-. Notices in local Column, 20 cents per Hue, each insertion. Transient advertisements, per square of 12 lines, 2 50 for first, aod SI for each subsequent insertion in advance Legal advertisements charge 1 as transient, aod must be paid for upon expiration. No certificate of publica tion given until the foe is paid. Yearly advertisements on very liber terms. Professional Cards, ( one inch or less,) '$15 per annum. Personal and Political Com uiunica ions charged as advertisements. The above rates Anil be strictly adhered to. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. C. W. Parrhk. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Canyon City, Oregon. ;m. l. olmstead, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Canyon City, Orecon, Geo. B. CVrrey, Can von City, Oregon. M. Dustin, Attorney at Law, Canyon City, Oregon. P. C. irORSLEV, M 1), Graduate of the university of ienn sylvania, April 8, ISIS. Canyon Ci'y, Ore iron. Ofiice in his Drug Store, Ma;n Street Orders for Drugs promtly filled. No professional patronage solicited unless directions aie s'rictly followed- J. W. HOWARD, M. D., I Canyon City, Grant Co., Oregon. 0. M. DODSON, H. D., N. H. BOLEY, IQ jE3 TXT "27 X 23 TC, aVDont6l Rooms, Oppoiite th thndiit Ckurob. Canyon City, Oregon. G.I. ITAZELTINE, P'liotosraplaor, CANYON CITY, OREGON. GEO. SOLLIBE, O -flk. DXT "2" O 3NT CITY MILK-MAN. The best of Milk furnished to the citizens of Canyon City ev ery moving, by the gallon or quart; at reasonable rates. JOHN SCHMIDT, Carpenter and Wagon Maker. Canyon City, Orejron. Dealer in Hardwood, Spokes and Felloes, Furniture, 3hairs, Faints, Glass, and WlNDOtiT-SASII. Hotels. N. HULISON, A. II. Grotii. CITY HOTEL Canton City, Oregon, ETJLIS0N & GS0TH, - - Proprietors Bag leave to inform their friends And tho Public Generally That they can ba found st tbe OLD STAND, And are alwawa roviy to furnish good Board and Lodging AT MODERATE PRICES. HOI -0- The undoriigBed tubes plomur in announc ing to th pnorii pubHo that lbj havo opoa ed a FIRST CLASS HOTEL iu tbe buHdiaa known as Tnu Golden Eagle, Canyon City, - - - - Oregon, Where vou can find the BEST TABLE North of Portland, 2? la. o jOio 5L ss Are til new, and th rooms bavo been furninh ed new throughout. Board, $5. per week: $1. per day MeuLs, 50 ecu is. Segerdauij k Roberts, Proprietors. Grange Hotel. I'RAIRIE C1TV, OREGON, J. IL Uardman, Proprietor. TLa cccosimodatione t the ibovo lintel nra CnoS, zod e?cry caro will b takea to taaka gacsta feoi tt homo. Coxa for table bode, a;id &t jjood c tnMo xa tk sesrkct afurdfl 'urnubud at reasor.ab'e 8 ! vi Jf t Foi-t Harney, N. OLIVER, Oregon. Proprietor. Having completed my Hotel I am prepared to entertain the traveling public vv'th care and comfort. The table is supplied with the best the market affords. The beds are neat and clean. CTHAVVEeSY VALLEY FLOURING- MILLS, MORE HEAD k OLE AVER PEGPEJETO&S. Manufacturers and dealers in Flour of the Best Brand, Gra ham Flour, Corn Meal, Shorts, Bran and Feed. For a Superior Article oe flour go the Strawberry Mills. These Mills are located in Strawberry Valley, in the upper John Day Valley, Grant County. Accommoda tions a speciality. Reasonable prices. Give us a call. DALLES AND BAKER CITS' STAGE LINE; Vaile & Co., Proprietors. Departs from Canyon City for The Dalles and Baker City, Daily. Arrives from the same points, Daily. R. O. Williamson, Snp't. CANYON CITY & jMcDBRHIT STAGE LINE, FRANK McBEAN, Proprietor Departs from Cannon City on Monday, Thursday, and Sat urday of each week. Arrives at Canyon City on Sunday, Wednesday and Fri- ! day of each week. . GRANT COUNTY, AS IT IS NOW, AND ITS FUTURE PROSPECTS. It u the purposo in this article to furnish th readers of tbe News with a concise statement of what Grant Coun ty is, upon every material point, con cerning which thoB3 who contemplate a removal westward usually seek to bo in formed. Dutaila will he entered into fully than has been the case in any pre vious article of like charactsr, and w ask a eureful, candid,- perusal of it, giv ing the reuder assurance that every statement therein made is warranted by the facts and the public records. Wo ahull at first consider tho County us u whole, and follow with the historical and statistical information of each town ihip uoperatly. KElirXISOEXSE. Grant Couuty, Oregon, einbraoes all the head-waters of the John Day, Burnt, Miilhuur, Silves and Crooked rivers, with the John Day and Hat uoy iako valleys; included in which are the John Day, Olivo, Elk, Dixio, Granito and Burnt river mining dis trict. That portion known as the Cauyon Creek or John Day mining diit.ict was found to be i gold field on the 9th of June, 1862, by a company of prospectors from Yreka, on what is now kuown as Whisky flat, half a mile above Canyon City; on the. game Jay gold wus discovered on Little Pine creek, two miles est, and on tho follow ing day good prospects were found ou Rich and Windiest gulches, opening one of the most extensive and richest miring camps io eastern Oregon. Tho parties who struck the digging?, hoing about out of the neecnarieB of life went to Auburn, where thiy reported their discovery of new diggiDts, which caused a rush of about five hundred persona to this placeand they meeting the gold sekars fr mi California to Powder river made, within t.'u day a from the first discovery of gold, a population of over one thousand miners. But the claims on the ereek being deep with a great dcil of water to contend with, and the gulchee in which pn spocts were first found beinjj dry gulcho, the most of those who first discovered the place left without receiving any of the benefits de rived therefrom. Canyon crack took its name from a oanyon through which it fiow.i, in a northerly direction, into the John Day ricr; and this city took its name from the above named creek, ou which it is located, a short diatanoe below the mouth of the eanyon and two miles above its confluence with the John Day river; and was laid out by Messrs. Mulkey, Cooper and others on the 20ihof July, 18G2. The first building wa3 the express of fice of .Brents fc Nelson, put up about the 4th of July, 18G2. A whisky Bhop was Btarted on Whisky fiat, on the 15th of June, in a tent; and about the 20th, Powers, Shunaan fc Wadleigh came in from Yreka with a pack-train loaded with whisky, tobacco and groceries. In a short time after, Corart, Luce & Stone arrived from the Dalles, with a pack train loaded with groceries and pro visions, and 6tarted the first Ftore in the city, in canvas house. The first restaurant was openod by the Mra. Coopers; and, during July and August of the ame year, aeveral new stores and some ten or twelve saloons commen ced operations. The first claims opened ver3 on Lit tie Pine Creek; the second near Whis ky flat, both of which were worked with rockers. In August, 13rown fe Co. built a scQR.ll saw mill on Pine creek, which proved a failure; most of tho lumber used was cut by whip-sawyers. The Humboldt company were the fivst to use sluices, to which they attached a long. torn, in Juniper gulch. The first ditch was the Bissoll creek ditch dug to oouvey tbe waters of Bis jell aod Pine Creeks to Rich guioh, on which guloh the towu f Marysvilla was built during July god Auguat, 18G2. The first claims opened on Can yon oreek wore the Trsutou aud the Pviohnrdson, in the Fall of 18Gi3, and the Neyor-Sweat early in tho Spring of 18G3 all of whioh proved rioh. Tho first death war a man wkosa name hue escaped our memory, ?n Pirn creek, who died of uonsumptiou: thu j second, Jauiee K. Knox billed by W. : Blevinson the 23d of November, 18G2, , at which time our too well filled ravc- 1 yard wsu picked out aud dedicated. Borry Way wa the first man hung, which took phice on June 4th, lSG3t after a jury trial by tho winer.s, for the murder of J. Galhvghar, uear Antelo h valley, on the Dalles traiL Trowbridge & Co. looited tho first ranoh on tho lGth of July, 1861, aud is still owned by a por f the same firm, and ia situated opposite the mouth of the creek ou the John Day valley. Tho Dailes road was opened early in 1804, previous to which time all supplies. were transported to thU city by pack trnibs. About the 1st of July, 1862, there arrived from California train, consist ing of thirty-two wagons, one hundred and fira men, fourteen women and .ev eral children, which addtd to the per manent population of the district ma ny thatcitue at that time are still to be seen ou onr ttroK The first persons jVtnod together i the holy bund of of wedlock were Mr. Jbs. Adams to Miss Jeunett Hunter. To be continued. STAWBERIiY VALLEY. PitAiuic City, Grant Co., Ogn ") Dec. 4th, 1879. 4.,- Editoii News: - You Lave often ex pressed a desire to receive oomtnimica tions from various parts of our county, but it appears tho oitisoos do not re spond with that alaerity they ought. As yet, no one haa ventured to give you any information conueruiag the up per portion of this valley, therefore I take it upon myself to send you a few items; you can dispose of them as you ace fit. The finest part of John Day Val'ey is that portion commencing at tbe Hall Brothers Ranoh (nine milashbovo Can yon City) and extending to the Warm Springa at tho head of the valley, em bracing a distance of fifteen miles in length, and of uSoient width (for 12 miles) te admit of two tiers of farms on the bottom land; while the "bench" or upland paairie extends back on either side to a diftanco of from 3 to 5 miles, affording an extensive range of splen did pasturage. This bringa you to the base of the mountains (on either side) which are covered with a- heavy growth oftirabor, principally pine, tamarack, red, and white fir, spruce, and black pine. The nearer you approach the head of the valley, the better the pasturage. The climate ia mild and healthy. The soil easily irrigated and very product, ive, and ia the upper part, the water is soft and pure, and tho soil free from alkali. Some years ago, when the valley was just being settled, tho ripper part was tho'l to be unfit for cultivation on ac count of its great altitude; in facfc each settler supposed his neighbor's farm above, worthies as ifr was "alfegethcr too high in the mountains". It is now becoming pretty well known however, that while we can raise aa many bushels per acre, the quality is superior, and the weight is greater pr bushel, th&n grain raised in the lower portions of the val ley. The finest quality of timothy and red top hay is raised, and so far as ex periments with red clover have been tried, it also yields well. All the hardier kind of vegetables can be, and are raised in abun dance. thii portion of our valley, anl ehould vou conclude to do eo, remember, wc would have you accompained by your "hotter btdf" and oil the little "reipoo sibilities." Although at last term of Circuic Court the upper valley gained a Hither untinviuble aotoriety. I can assure you there is now, not a more peaccabU, lawr-abidiug, and geaeroui hearted community in our county. You will always find tho latch string on th outside of their door, and warm hearts within to receive and welcome you. OBSERVER Chicago, Dec. 4. Hogs Receipts, 51,000 head; shipment. 3,700 head. Market opened atron and 10c higher, became weaker toward ten o'clock, but finally cb'ssd strong, wih all Hold. Mined packing, 84 35(4 55; choice heavy, 84 60 190; light weights, $i 304 50. Cattle Recrp?, 5,300 head; ehip nifcnt, 1 , 700 ho2d. Thore was a shade mora of lifo, but prices generally were unchanged. Fair to good shipping, S3 604 80. Butcher grade about steady at 83 253 50. Feeders and stackers a shade Griner at $2 003 50. Colora doa, $3 GO; through Tesans, $2 40 2 60 for cow3 and oxe-n, and 82 70 2 75 for steers. Weather aoft aud the dressed meat trade depressed. The poultry marked is liberally supplied. Sheep Receipts, 500 head; ihip ments, 1,800. Market dull, quiet and glow, thouhh not quotably lower; $3 254 45 for an average of 90120 pounds. The Clinton (Pa.) Republican esti mates that 300,000,000 feet of lumber will be cub in Pennsylvania this rea son. A Napr. County (Cal.) farmer, wh' has a little vineyard and a big wheat field, says his vineyard pays the biggest profit of tho two. The Hudson Paper Car-Wbal Com pany has appointed a committee to de termine upon a site for the erection of works eithar at Chicago or St Louis. "Then, I suppose, Miss Strong- mind, you and Mr. Sparrow are soon to be man and wife Tr "No, sir; womexr and husband," 7 1 i -1 1 A2? rrv -r' - ;- . . " . I i - ( - r -