The Oregon daily journal., July 21, 1907, Page 33, Image 33

THf ' OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNINO. JULY 21, ' 1907.
GOLD HILL AND THE NEW GARDEN OF
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Ik Rotfue River Val
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tLe World Nature Haa SLowcred Her Gkoxcest Bounties "Over TLw Most Fertile Section Fitly Christened by Joaquin Miller, Poet of tke SierrasvkThe Italy "AmencaT
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LOKDON
THE garden spot of aouthern Ore
gon ta the Rogue river valley
and In the canter of thla mod
ern" "Garden of Eden" U the
thriving town of Oold H11L
Within a, few year thla valley will be
a thickly aettled territory, teeming
with every variety of Industry. The
many as yet undeveloped reaourcea will
be developed and the entire region be
oome a hive of lnduatry.
. With unrestrained generosity, na
ture haa showered her choiceat boun
ties on thla land. The climate la the
moet desirable, lta aoenery the moat
beautiful and lta reaourcea the great
eat of those of any epot on the Paolflo
octet. The aoil la fertile almost be
yond belief. The mount&lna are atored
with gold, copper and coal, while ex
tensive foreata stretch Into the dlatanoe
with lumber enough to aupply the world.
Oold Brings Fame.
The (old and mining reeouroea first
eommanded the attention of the pub
lic and attracted people to aouthern
Oregon and until within a comparatively
ent date the fame of the country
haAeested chiefly on lta gold producing
territory.
During the paat few years It haa been
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vmw-,n:-i.,s :m"mmggm8sm& ,,fes n
fillip mml
tKilKLA
VINcYAjGl Or OUTncJSJN OJiBGOW
millions of the precloua metal. In
ease a 400-foot level la being; run an
rich or haa been struck 100 feet be
fore the aupposed pay chut
reached. The ledge la 10 feet wide aal
400 cr t00 feet long with 400 feet pres
ent depth. Again there are two other
mines near Gold hill whoa ledgea aa
aay $5,000 to the ton.
Great Body of Copper. -
On the Oregon and California, Una)
lies one of the largest bodlea of copper,
yet dlaeovered, that of the Blu Ldg
mining district. Over a thousand men
are at work here, and It Is only a qea- .
tlon of a short time before th railroads
will make a smelter profitable. ,(
In one small district on th Apple '
gate river no less than fourteen mtl
lions In gold haa been produced, a
shown by the bank reports. From thla
It la apparent that when th farmer
goes out to till the aoll he may be'
walking over priceless mines.
In addition to the gold and ooppw
mines now being developed, there ar
large bodies of coal In paying quanti
ties which can be utilised as smelter
fuel. There are seven distinct vein
of deposits, all of them from four t
eighteen feet thick. Th coal la a Ua
tSTEAWBEfcfclES FfcOtf JOBT.WILDEfcS. BOGUS
Ibl VlJU VAbuCl. The ellmato Is healthier than that of river valley, but a comparison with any women' both are leadlnir active lives. nit of ood
m aouthern California. There la seldom part of Italy shows to the advantage of Jier ""I? th dissolute die young, and BniCOn sulphur.
a frost, even In winter. Occasionally aouthern OreKon. The rain cornea In ZZ1?, Z I.'""".,, ' - .
nia whose climate Is not superior and average rainfall of about 10 Inches ta during the wlnteo season there Is a rtuiar unfaiiing seasons and drouths immenae forest Area.
There ar also Iron deposits awaJt-
quaiity, nearly ire rroar
demonstrated that the finest fruits of
any country on the globe can be raised
In Jackson and Josephine counties. Ap-
fles and pears from Rogue river bring
he highest price In hew York and
choice grTpeTaV g"rown thai" In any T.h?K KiL'f f.''.1"!,,'"1118 than that I'll h!.n.hJhaA?' lSlVL0 loon J It "ftaia" During th.' cold." ar. unknown. Farmer and fruit grow- Pioneer Mining District.
other section on the globe, and still only "lTV'" iT5 the heRutles over ' th- and a VriaTt noVtlon of the gather the thermometer a.ldom oea er are alwaya certain of ' bountiful TM.- th. nlonr mlnln, dlstrlet " time when big capital tuna
o. JJur- harvest. The regular rains extend from ... it. attention tn anntharn Onmn. There.
9 rirgt or uregon. ii i irura m buiu umi
sunny the town of Gold Hill, situated In th ar deP"lu of llm- calclte, cobaK.
re no YtrJ center of the valley, received lta nicKei, aino. araenic. grapmce ana piai
black , . . ,.m . . inum. All the materials needed for.
v . i nama. u who 11131 ui.vvaieu 111 -
a araau portion or me iruii proauclng nt ,hA- ni.,ran. T.Buhinfl- hrnnka owertnan zo aejrr.es above aer
utthmSmMmmmlAnth w1na th,r way In succession through The altitude of the Rogue river val- " 5? h. TSJLLit.J 2 VlfV, Pc"mber "nt 1 lJ
v1.1.y."lb.'it. r"1.."'!'" a?d m.'8". timbered hills and small wooded moun- lev is from 1.000 to 2.000 feet. In the ust.?t.n?on.ttl' therm.ometer 1Ue?.fron' .f ADr.n- but there are Plenty of
.in hi , Siaa.inii; foi.H tft'n lntersperaed with emerald valleys distance con be aeen the anow capped 2 Y " en,,:t, '.kI l"nt,.. 0 .""a aay V.',we,n snowr- iner"
Oregon can be successfully tilled or from which ervntal aorine-a e-ush from nenlc 10 at. n,?ht- During the hottest sum- mosqultoea, no gnats and no
rarmea lor- rruus or tne enoicest fla- ,ver eov.red nook! Here and there ' The Rorue river la a wild and turbu- meraay mere is a cooling Drees ana flies, no earthquakes and no
vorsa vari-iiem wven a njll or granite Ul. lrBM ,,v. ttl . eoverert lent at ream, fed hv the tnaltlna- alarl.ra l"e nigniaare always pieaaani. un ac- storms.
aana wimoui any water wllj produce mM(io w"hr..e wavlna- a-reen la Intnr- an now. of the raVrta " rrrin. count, or me aitituae, tne ngntness or This Is the land that Ponce de
peacnea or m nneat . riavor as a re- -Dersed with multi-colored flowers water enoueh to lrrlaate an emnire and Ln...imo!Pnept a"a in" aD!aBC "u" would surely have Bought had he
uu oi ur, larming. growing to the wildest profusion. Every power enough to turn all the wheels .'"3 1ftnn",1. v,... 8unsnn' s pure waters. 1
...... . . Blade It ibowtrM with KOlden sunllaht needed for manufacture or traffio tn a prlve and 100 degrees here Is not aa absence of storms, its freedom fro
Firmer! .will Awaira. j ,. . i... . , mi Keen
t A' w iivniisiB uw. iiiuig rr i rv. n, vivn T3 rcHlull UUUU1HIC( VJ Illlltiuiia.
It la but a Question pf a few years TTo "l
ture Is along the sea coast Or at Port- nut the extremes of heat- r a tarrltnr. millions li. vlrirln KOkl have been taken tandlnir into thrt SUkiyou countrr la
lnd. farther south or the moisture of the out from pla :i since mining waa flrat an equally large body. The milling of
north raclflo coast. begun. Hyarauuo mines are in beat lumber from tnese great loreata wui
iv rn as a mucn lower tempera- cold. Its almost perennial Bummer, with
th. Bhni v... ture is aiong tne sea coast or at jr
pui. wm muurcu pi eouinern union ooei not surrer irom . . . ,
this country will be recognised by the storms like those which devastate the The aoll of the valley la rich, deep Italy of America.
- v- . . nralrle states or terrorize the Inhahl- n i ..v. i v.. . -v.i. . .
rarmere iu comparatively Darren l.nt- e mrmntnln rlr,na In .l.ntrl - ""'" "TRe Italy or America," la tne title o.ntanarians In aoutharr, Hr.n thnn
east and the aectlon aettled thicker than etorm is a treat raritv while a evelnna mould. The surrounding alopea ar ad- that Joaauln Miller the Doet of the In any other section of the TTnltad the ouartz ledges and mine ar betas lev la upwards of 22.00O.O0O,00O
than any portion of southern Callfor- or tornado haa never been known. The mlrably adapted to dlverae vegetation. Sierra, haa bestowed upon th Rogue States. At 100 years of age men and developed tint even now promise many first-grade merchantable timber.
1861 and thou'nnds of fortunes seekers th6 manufacture of cement, common
Leon r. intn Kouthern Oreron. whlrh Ume. crockery, tile and brick, vltrin4
known T , v. n.iil.. P'P or paving brick are found in larg
td w"1" v suiu sposltS.
'th districts In thfl west. It la atill a -aub- Th foreat area of the upper RogU
atantlal mining: region, uver twenty river la Immern. 10 me soutn. -
o ma oiHKiyou country is
laree body. Th milling of
n these srreat forest will
This is the country where evervone equipped In America, and over half a be reduced to a minimum coat beoaua 1
attains a ripe old age. There are more million is taken out each year still. of the limited watei power. Th estl-
Attunnon
INDIAN CHIEF FELL IN LOVE WITH HERStranf?e Story of Pursuit
by a Dusky Admirer and Pretty Pioneer s Efforts to Escape Her Suitor Tried to
Buy " White Squaw" 'by Princely ' Offers--Surrounded by a Band of Braves
OF THTfl many and varied exper
ience of the hardy pioneers
who crossed th plains In the
early daya none waa more thrill
ing nor romentlo than that of
Mrs. W. 8. Cummidga of thla city, at
that time Mrs. James Ryan, a young
and beautiful woman with whom an
InJIan chief fell In love and made a
Tost aenerous offer (from ah Indian
standpoint) if the party would only
rlv the 'white aauaw" to him. How
ahe escaped th Importunities of th
duaky brave makes a story which reads
more like th wildest fiction than actual
fact But when on looks at Mrs.
Cummlngs even now they can yet find
traces of that beauty which caused even
the redskin to forge allegiance to th
darkhued maiden of his ' tribe and
ream for th young bride Of the pal .
The party in which Mrs. Ryan and
her husband were members started from
St. Louie, Missouri, early In the fall
of 1S5S, and were six montha and six
daya in making the long trip. Nothing
out of the ordinary happened until lust
after they crossed tbe Missouri river
when they were delayed several hours
by a sever atorm.
Savages Surround Party.
Mrs. Ryan, as had been her duty all
along, climbed Into th high seat of
onbf th wagons and prepared to
drive th team. Suddenly, as though
from out of th bowels of the earth,
several hundred Indians cam dashing
across th plains In th direction of
thi outfit; their savage yella atrtklng
tei ror to th atoutest heart. Almost
beor they knew it the little party
war surrounded.
. ..fa avaa war aakaA ear fog
breech-cloths, their bare arms, legs and
chests gleamed like burnished copper.
Their faces were streaked with war
paint and in their long black hair were
feathers and other ornaments.
With a final veil they surrounded the
wagons, but fortunately displayed ne
hostility, but rather an Inordinate our
loalty.
Th rest of th party on th approach
of th Indians had again sought th
shelter of the covered wagons, but Mrs.
Ryan still occupied her high aeat on'
the wagon and looked on the Indiana
fearlessly. A crowd of them surrounded
her talking and jabbering among them
selves. They pinched her rosy cheeks
and plump arms, and laughed in her
fao when she restated their uncivilised
manner- of making acquaintance.
Offers Ponies for Woman.
Aftr awhll. vidently satisfied with
tbi InapeaUea Jta&jfcbaj: jrant a wax
and she saw them in close consulta
tion with the only man In the party
who had a smattering of their, tongue.
When he left the Indians and entered
the wagons he wore an anxious, troubled
look, and no wonder for this was the
Indiana' proposition. To give the pretty
white "aquaw" (Mra. sRyen) to the
chief who had done her the honor (?)
to fall In love with -her youthful pret
tlness. In exchange for her the chief
' would give 10 ponies 'to be personally
. selected by the pale-faces and in ad
dition 11 beautifully embroidered buf
falo robes. These robes had no doubt
taken their squaws many moons to
complete, and aside from that war
very expenalve.
The offer, however, magnificent aa It
was, waa not to be thought or, and the
problem which troubled the little party
waa how beat to decline It without of
fending th reft akin a, who In their
aasex jiUMMfte ha atU part
and carry Mra. Ryan away by main
force. Several anxious momenta were
passed, and finally a compromise was
arrived at
Go Forth to Battle.
The Indiana It aeemed, were at war
with a neighboring tribe and were on
their way to give them battle when
they aaw th white man' outfit and
their" curloalty overcoming them they
had gone ut of their way to gratify
it. The chief proved amenably to rea
son and said that while he was nor
willing to forgo entirely the idea of
claiming the 'white squaw" as his own.
vet he would go forth to battle and on
hie return would renew his offer even
add to it for he must and would have
the squaw, otherwise his heart there
after would be very sick within him.
He thought they would return not
later than that night And having given
his ultimatum the Indians departed.
Ftortunatalv the man who acted as
Interpreter for th party had learned
from th Indians where their wive and
families wer camped awaiting th re
turn of their victorious brave.
After a hasty eonaultatloa It waa
deemed th safest poller to camp aa
near them aa poaatel for that night
at laaat, "Xcdioaiic.U waw .stare
staked within a short dlstano of th
Indian encampment, but there was no
sleep for any of the party that night
and everything waa mad ready for In
stant flight should th Indians return,
but they did not come back that night,
and early the next morning long before
th. sun had arisen th party made for
a less dangerous neighborhood. They
never heard of the Indiana again.
In early daya Mra. Ryan's Aret hua
band 'van a prominent artlat who waa
sent for from San Francisco,, where he
made his home, to com to Portland
and paint a banner for th first fire
company organised ln thla fclty Ha
choae for hie device th falls at Ore
gon City which waa presented to the
volunteer fir department on th occa
sion of th flrat Fourth of July that
Oregon waa admitted into th union, in
1141. The fta. Mrs. .Cummlngs- be
lieves, is still la existence and la bo
caalonally-used on gala occasions.. fw: ,
PRINCE OF WALES CLUB
Encoring Ale and Crekera, CTieeW
.nd Pipe at tr.e Savag. . .
; X Ifew York set -r who played In Lon
don a.aprttt..' j t tta JUrrVs
club. lie waa therefore admitted to the
privilege of the Savag.
While altting with an English eol
league in the club, which la notoriously
unpretentious In the matter of decora
tion and facilities, he asked If the
Prince of Wales Interested himself In
the theatre aa nia zatner aia aunnf
the years that he held the title.
"Yes," answered the English aetor,
"he la a member of thU Club." ' "
To appreciate the impression that thla '
made on th American it is necessary ta
understand something about th ex
treme simplicity of th clubroom. 2fw
Torkers who go over to Londoa and
have the privileges of th Savag en
joy tt all vary much, but , they ar
never able to understand how euch
gr comfort may atill be tolerated by
jnea of th claaa that belong to th Sv
.age. ; : i,, J., u.-. , j. , .
'Does he vr come ber" asked th
Americaav "
"Every other nlsrht lmn',' "
answer. Then th Krsi r r n i
about th roo-n. 'T'-x i
continued. "He 1 1 '
the corner with ti e n..r '
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