I ORIGINAL DEFECTIVEi
VOL. 1. NO. 42.
CANYON CITY, OREGON, SITUBDAY, JANUARY 24, 1880.
TE&MS: $3. MB, YEAR.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
C. W-. Parrisii.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Canyon City, Oregon.
JM. L. OLMSTEAD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Canyon City, Oregon.
Geo. B. Cuukey,
Canyon City, Oregon.
M, Dustin,
Attorney at Law,
Canyon City, Oregon.
P. C. HORSLEY, M D.
Graduate of tub university of penn
sylvaoia, April 8, 1848.
Canyon Citj', Oregon.
Utnce in his Drug Store, Main
Street. Orders for Drugs promtly filled.
No professional patronage solicited
ualess directions ate s'rietly followed
J. W HOWARD, M. D.,
Canyon City, Grant Co., Oregon.
0. ffl. D0D30N, H. D.,
2?rIrio City, -
N. H. BOLEY,
X 1ST TI S T,
je?5DnUl Roomi, Qppotita tb. tkodiit
Ckm
rot
Canyon City, Orkoon.
0. I. TIAZELTINE,
jPIa.otosrapli.or,
CANYON CITY, OREGON.
MILE-MAN.
1 he best of Milk furnished to
she citizens of Canyon City ev-
rv mo"iinc bv the allon or
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Frank TtftcGaUura's
Variety Store,
John Day City, - - - Oregon
DBAI.BK II
CHOICE GROCERIES,
TOBACCO,
CIGARS,
STATIONERY,
NUTS AKD
CONFECTIONERY,
ETC., ETC.
"Would respectfully .solicit a sharo of
the patronage of tho cmzonn of John
)ay aod ui rounding country.
MAIN STREET. JOHN DAY, - - - - OREGON.
FHILMETSCHAN&CO.
Announce that they have re-
naUraA n. fnl 1 n.n ( wp.ll nscnrfrl
Stock of
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE,
which they offer
CHEAP FOR
Having bought for Cash we
GEO
SOLUM
CASH
are prepared to sell our Goods matoes, By G-. W. Houston,
Canyon City, Oregon. For
Cheaper than they were ever galby UetmLakCo.,
before sold in this Market. Gundiach & Bro.gand the Pro
Canyon City, Jan. 16. 1880, prietor.
Hotels,
N. Rulison, A. H. Groth.
CITY HOTEL
Canyon City, Oreqon,
BULISON & GROTH, - - Proprietors
Beg leave to Id form their friends
And tho Pufclio Generally1
That they can be found at the-
OLD STAND,
Ani art alwwi ready to famish good
Board and Lodging
AT MODERATE PRICES.
GOLDEN EAGLE HOTEL,
Canyon City, Oregcn.
The undersigned takes pleasure in
announcing to his Patrons and the gen
eral publio that after & trial of nearly a
year, he feels confident of success io
Hotel business.
I ehall endeavor to gain the esteem
cf my guests, and give them their mon
ey's worth.
Terms of Board and Lodging. Invar
inbly Cash:
Board and lodging.por single day,$l:50.
" wunout lodging,per f ingle day, 81.
Board and lodW w.r wpI- 87
without lodging per week, 35.
JOHN SEGERDAUL, Proprietor.
Gange Hotel.
prairie city, orkgon,
J. TL Hardman, Proprietor,
The accommodation, at tha above Hotel are
food, and eTtry car rill ba takan to make
gueste fal at horaa.
jjSComforUblo redf , an at goad a table
at the dtrkot afford 1 furnisbtd at rcaconabla
jatai.
HOTEL.
Fort Harney,
OrOgOIl.
.v. oi.iveu.
Proprletor.
Ha ving completed my Hotel
I itm prepared to entertain the
traveling public v;th care and
comfort. The table is supplied
Wlt the best the market atlords
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DALLES AND BAKER CITY
STAGE LINE
Vaile&Co., Proprietors,
Departs from Canyon City for The
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Dallea and Baker City, Daily.
R. C. Williamson, Sup't.
CANYON CITY fc McDERMIT
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STAGELINE,
KRMIK McBEAN, - - Proprietor
Departs from Can von Citv
Lvn mi a oi
urday of each week.
Arrives at Canyon City on
Sunday, Wednesday and Fri
day of each week.
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TQNIATOE
Put up expressly for Fsirnilr
Use, in three pound curs.
Warranted, liner, better and
cheaper than tne Imported To
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8EANT COUNTY
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AS IT IS NOW, AND ITS
future prospects.
It is the purpose in this aticlo to
furnish the readers of the Niwa with a
CQnciQ atuteinent of what Groat Coun-
ty ia, upon, every material point, enn-
earning which those -who aoatensplae a
removal westward uiually saek to be in-
formed. Details "will be oDiered into
fully than his been the case in any pre-
yious article of like character, and We
ask a careful, candid, perusal of it, giv
ing the reader assurance that every
statement therein made ii warranted by
the facts aod the publu records. We
shall at first eonsidcr thu County as
a whole, and follow with the historical
and statistical information of each town-
ship aeporatly.
Our Schools.
From the note-book of Supt. Mack.
The road pased through the ranch
ofMr. Fabianua (never having jjeu
tho name, 1 cannot vouch for iU fil
ing) where immense stock barns
end
miloa of fencing indicatod the wealth
au(j enterprise of iho owaor. On
MoimuJjl Cresk is cuito a ?ttlement
, ,
wrth school house but no mporato or-
gunization. it ib a pure or
Rock Cri:e District
whose school hou r is at Spr.uish Gulch
fcome fifteen milei avr.y. It should, by
all means, bo organized into a oh ol
District by iteolf tlat its portion 0 the
public fund could tfbo expended in its
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own fiCilQOl MUSe. A'lMW tiero my
route along the much travelod r.r.d
ftn tnAVn D-Ilm n,l
An von Citv
Koad and the country noecs but little I od in 8cho auti lhf oerUittly prc
soaoo for dweription in thh nrtlck j WMin8 8l W(,U M llV Ul be "
mi" . . ... .1. 1
oumcu u to Kaj iiiiiw wvurywuvra Hcto j
signs of plenty and prosperity. Cropj
of all kinds vere orYi:ir excellent aod
wath and happiness appeared to pre-
vail.
The farming, however, is conGned to
the bettoia lands almost exclusively;
leaving thousaud of tcrci ol eqaally
good lands on th? benches awaiting the
aecupuncy of Lh immigrant. Kventu
ally this will all be occupied and the
populatiou of tho county quiatvplad. A
day's rest io tho bosom of my lovely
frtinily, and again duty na.ied me to
visit Harney A'ttlle.y. la4; the roufca
being through a well know couay; end
this article alrosdy outgrown uey intou-
oa ot ie 'Iiuenceqe-t, tho descrip-
'n of thiB psn 0f my ,.and must be
brief. The rood from Canyon Oity to
u n . . t
Harney is essentially a L'.ountam road,
llt two 5Ulalj Tall Uterrene Bear
and Silves Valleys each poiuo eight
milos across, beautiful andrlsh, watered
by bilves River and its tribmtaries, but
unoccupied cave by the oamy of thu
herder. The climate is considered too
eold for successful iavmir.g. The on;y
permanent human halitat:on on the
long seventy milec .if road is at
Soda Spring
on Silvf s River, two wiles below where
h leaV03 Bcar Ysll97 and willd8 mon
the mountains. Her-j is a ooialortablt
Hotel vrhero tho weary traveler eaa find
everything aequisite for catiog and
sleeping vhat any roasonablo uan eonld
ask, served by a aeat aod excellent
cook aDc hcus -keepap. Harney Valley
is nn immense Talley snore than fifty
miles in diameter. Fortiie asd well
watored it is a great temptatiom to the
tired immigrant, wora vith tedious
travel in search ef a home. Bat it ie
mostly eacred aoil. No trhitt roan's
foot must tread its gfattsy aurfae, no
hita Kin's eb?n vear its ibtrudive
roof, n tfhive miLn'ai cattle crop its
luxmrlaait herbage, xio I the rich l"n
diaA claima po:jseiibi5ii of all this ralley
escepc the narrow strip vrest ci Silves
river and south of IIJ!ieu; Lae aud
the small valleys branching in those di
rections. Thero, many good homes
await the occupancy of tha settler.
Stock and farm produce are boft. sources J
j s
t
oi vealth aid if ah Indian aivl his
p.batiora could parsuided to hi ibe
whites aloau for a fsw yesrs, &o saore
priptrouH oommuoisies sould he found
(ka&
HaBNEY AHD 9LIT3EN DlSTJIICTjl.
Sebools are maintained soor or Uiq in
both districts and I know cf 00 more
promising laid 2a r ssitlement tbao
Harney Valley. School c thera, as al
most uverjvheL-e else i.o the coucty,
languish for waui o5 upp'jrt. The pop
ulation it too limited sod too widely
scattered to miake uohools ilouriabiag.
Manj of the valleys ara so small that
the prospect of au luexease cf popula
tion by sefctlesaect seems hopeless.
Iary of thes farm, however, are oc
cupied by buohelors. Could fclmy be
sapplanled by lansilies the outlook
would bi better. 1 bae boon slight
ed that us the married wen rIurLsh the 1
pupils, the baohelors should furnish the
money by haviug to pay 'he entke
8c.bo-;l tax. This woubl equalise ihe
burdes, evidently, but weuld i3t in
wreaso the iiuaibsr f pupils osfkho
amount of the fund. A battsr way
would be to enact a avr requiring ev
&ry bttohelor householder, ovor trenty
five'yeara of age to narry witaiu o-?.e
y?ar from the passage cf she ac on
pr.in of bani&htoeut iroui the StaOe stud
con3tj?catio of sis e.itLrw property to
tho Kchool fund, with banging on the
the nrut tree to bt iho pe unity inca&4
h'3 ever returooil xiilhout bringing a
wife with aim. Tiuo would ventually
au'jcaed '.11 filliug our school houses up
io tha capacity of ih eounry, and the
idea is respectfully submitted fcr Lao
oottsideratioq of the aeit legislature
The people here are generally intercut-
Dected to be louer yho eircuinetmous.
A trip ror the ouunty ii worth taking.
No mora
I'lCTUlKSQUl SOINERY
:an be found than its ruggwi moutttiins
and i;rajy hi1 Li, its frowning preeipk'os
and yawning oaveraj its dark ow-yeus
aud peaceful hills disclose. Its acpeot
is ever various, never moaotonous.
True, it casts something in time and
severe labor and exposure to s-un and
storo. Oti the cain rontris of trave1
rhere people have prepared theoaslvcs 2
"tuk in sirangen' more less of the .
to "tuk in strange
current eoia of the re Ira in neccessary
io pay far needed rest and refreshments.
Good looks and Christniu pioty don't
nasi current vorth a cent there. But
among tha Tcbole so led, hospitable
farmers and etc tkata, these cemiau
nities aro eousidered aa auaple equiv
alent for the kindest of oure and atten
tieu. And severe as the trip was, the
knowledge obtained of the eouafcry, val
vable to me officially, ind the many
pleasb acquaintance filmed ameng
ito kind aoe! ialelligesi people, have
amply repaid e for the toil of tl o
jov-ney. I doa'i mean this however as
a recoipt in fu'J to our
Couhiy Bo.uid
for rendered, Co the contra-
ry, while 1 aave a saJary tc craw, 1 in
tend to draw it pniapily ad powisi-,
ently, as becomes r faithful earvant of
the peoples Even were it tvie s
ponderous, I would tighten my jrip
and pull till had it wiftkeut the loss
of ft dc llibr. That is a duty sbU I wili
sot shirk, let what will come. Aod
ow Mr. Editor, my journey ia ended
aod ssy promise is fulfilled. And as
the oloek strikos the ko' of midnight
Gnd I prepare to .-opos -?v weary
limbo on any chosto coach, 1 car.net
refrain from repeating to myself with
frvaixt rratitude: aa I t-ften flh r?i?na.
,i to do ffhon Mgk.brouch rt Rft)r
todion ride; the seating, of .ho re-
nCWn8d Sanuhj P.na: "God bJe.3 the 1
man vrho first invend aIcgt). t
J. W. 3iAC,
Mnt)LE Pr.EciNCJo., Jan. L
Editor News: Thinking a word or
two from this part of Grant Comity I
would enable you to aom plefe your his
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tory, sa rithut it ii would be incotr?1
plete, I therefore ''nd you a d&scrip
tion of
Middle Pascitct.
It iiiibracts that portion of John Day
Valley from what is known as Iugals'
bridge runutDg down, the valley some
twelve miles to what h known as Cum
uiiDgs'' bridge and to the summit of tho
mountain on either side and, without a
doubt, embraces the best portion of
lowe. Johm Day Valley. For stock
raisiugj farmiug, or horticulture it is
hard to beat. Is is warmer in Winter
aLjd never frosts iu 3uuimer to iojure
orcpa, fc:ui: h a csrtuio yisld, r.8 Mr.
3el3haw's orchard hao not failed since
it came into beannj, it aing the oldeiit,
aad tho past s&ascn, his apple, pear,
each and cberij troe wro loaded to
breaking down. TLe Guudlach place
has the fluesi Oiahard, with ona escep
tion, in the county. Aheje ire others
thi b-ve not neglectod to put out or
chards. This preoii.ct boasts of as fine
grain aud hay farms as there are in
Eastera 0"egcti.
TiiEEE AP.3 30,000
iheep in d onoed by penjon within
j the precinct; also sorao 8,000 head of
ostile aol over 300 koi-sea; and oor 30
frirms with faosilios, and room for many
more. ?.'bsre is tvro achonl houses, tv?o
bluokenitb shops, one Postofee, aoo
Hot spring, timber and wat)r. There
i bulm, alder aod willow rJong the
streama for fono'jiL', Are-wood, eto.,
also piuc, Sr and tamarack eary of accesa
on the mountains. Thcro is no less
than ten mountain streams running in
to the xivor on either aid within the 12
milt's. Tbexa has beor. portions of tho
land in oulrivntionsinoa lSG4and thoro
has not beep, v, fuiiure in & singlo joai'
si oue, TTifch tha proper oulturo and at
tention. 'Vith good pricea for both
grain acd hay aud ho domand still
greats th&o b fu-n.er yoaca, pod still
a large r.raouoiof good hmd growing up
to brush aad trees. Them is r, largo
j a
. b
roa of good pasturage as good as can
je found anvifhcrs) and ali C'rana coun-
ty wants is a large, immg cation of en
terprising oitiaens o help develop ita
rich rowurcea. And any one wanting
uny looro information can get it by sub--scribir.r;
for the New?.
.PIONEER.
7.T-. mir.fi.,..- HM
qa-irtz mill is hataritig cut ibo clear;
bullion and makes its icular shipments
of silver to Portland. Jhou.ld the oth
er claiuio in the neighborhood of Gran
ite Creek pay oh well as the Monameo
tal is doiog, the United Striou Mint at
this place may yet le finished fev the
very use for "Which i; was rigonally
decigned. Tho gnt zuah of miners
this year will be to Oregon ahd Wash
ington Territory. Thcy v;ho ooiae to
our State will be moitly man used to
underground work, and Grcnisa Creek
will catch the preponderance of hom.
Of ihcse nho g-j into the Territory,
the greater portion will do eld plr.cer
digger. who will try ths unknown and
hi;klv tlatterud Dlfxvis alon; i;ho Ska-
git Thf uuaxb- will g up tho
?eshastiu Mli Wenwhi. which ve be-
lievo to be fr richer in quartz than
anything on the Western alopa ot tho
bw;r;Jgn. Thoio vho arc lucky will
settle down ic Oregon or Eastern
W2.3I inton and buy farm?, while those
who do not m aiuue to their ill luck
with "a big, Vg D" and jog along to
tl.e jctne ot the ner.t erci;on.ent. In
land Empiro.
The .sff 13r.oi.i, Gauge. Col. Wol-Cw-tt
r.ginecr of the TIti h : Northern
i Pcilroad, rrrived f?on the west on Sat-
maaiaIS' lnd wcnt cortt' 00 f""'
''"y to b"' T i ?
e2-re!ted ' B''- 10th
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vey ts tcj as joha - ty 5 river, uregon,
to connect wi;h tho Orego?. aad Dalle
road io the PauL c -owt.-Cgden Juno
tion.
gulM ikm for tte
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