V
ï<ich Mining' an d O rch ard District
G o ld HiM
(By I), H
MILLER.)
My oy»» flrat beheld Gold lllll, or
th e prtmwnt »lie thereof. Hupteinber 1
S la t. 1* *7«, mid the only thing then
th a t m arked Ita Identity waa th e
quart« mill that pounded out the
rich gold from the quart« rock that
cumu from the did Gold Hill moun­
tain. Thia quart» mill stood then
where now the fiimou» God love or­
ch ard la. There ,waa little elae but o
foreat nt tim ber and bruah to lie
aeen. But the hidden trenaurea of
nature were ahoundlnK hero then un- ,
developed, except In the cuae of the
Hold thut came from the old Gold
lllll mountain. I waa much pleit.cd
then aa I looked upon Gold tllll In
the wOderneaa. and I have bijepqie
m ore and more Infatuated w 1th It aa
the year» hnve gone by.
N ature planted certnln f 'c l’ltb»
and opportunltlv»' within a radl.ia of
fifteen mllea »nrpiundliig Gold -HUI
poaaeaaed by uo> other «c<'tlSn of
»outhern Oregon. W ithin this flf- 1
teen mllea circuit there la one of
the Kreutevt m ineral belt» weal tof
th e Mlaaourl rlvar.. Thia mineral ;
belt conalata of depoalta of gold, alt-I
ver and other metala, with Iron, lim e Hill and within the fifteen mile clr-
cem ent atone and granite for build- cult. There 1» no doubt that a great
Ing purpose» and artlatlc work, and body of coal will be developed. A»
clay for brick »ud »ewer and terra a m utter of fact, In digging » well
cotta pipe that cannot he excelled, .on th e 81 Ipley farm , aoine five or six
Very promising prospect» for coal mllea north of Gold Hill, thl» aum-
have been discovered north of Gold mcr, u v< In of coal eighteen inches
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Panorama o f Gold H ill.
thick was struck at a depth of twen-
ty-flve feet, which on unalysla proved
a very good grade of coal. W ithin
the fifteen mile circuit e re thousands
of acre» of »ugar plno, yellow pine
and fir tim ber aw aiting the saw and
factory. To act the wheel« and
Gold Kill'» New H ig h M ill". I.
T H E OLD ARMCHAIR.
IX J V E It. I love It. and w h o »hall d a *»
1
T o ch id e in« for lo v in g (hut old am:*
c h a ir?
I'v e trt'a e u red It long « • « »Minted
p rize .
I ’ ve bedewed It w ith te a r» . I'v e e m b a ttle d
It w ith aigha.
•T ie bound by a tho usan d band» to my
heart.
N o t a tie w ill b re a k ; not a lin k w ill » ( a r t
W o u ld you know th e «pell? A m o th e r »at
there.
\
A n d a sacred th in g 1« th a t old a rm c h a ir.
In childhood » h o u r 1 lingered near
T h e h allow ed »ent w ith ll*tc n iitji ear.
A n d K enilo word*« th a t m o th e r w ould give
T o fit m e to d lr and teach me to live
Rhe told me th a t »nam e w ould never be*
tid e
W it h t r u th fo r m y creed and God fo r m y
guide
S he ta u g h t m e to lisp tnv e n rlle rt p ra y e r
A e 1 k n e lt benlde th a t old a rm c h a ir.
1 ant and w atched her m an y a day
W h e n her eye grew dim and her lock»
w ere g ra y .
A nd 1 alm ost w orshiped her w hen »he
sm iled
A n d tu rn ed fro m h e r B ible to bleu» her
child
Y e a rs rolled on. but th e laat one sped—
M v Idol was » b a tte re d ; m y e a rth » tn r fled!
I learned how m uch the h e a rt can bear
W h e n I »aw h e r die In her old a rm c h a ir
’T la past. ’tie pant, but 1 gaze on It now
W it h
q u iv e rin g b re ath and th ro b b in g
brow
*T w a » th e re ahe nureed me. ' I w m th e re
ahe died.
A n d m em o ry flow s w ith la v a tide.
Bay It la fo lly and deem me weak
W h ils t scalding drop» » ta rt down my
cheek,
B u t I love It. I love It. and can not te a r
M y aoul fro m a m o th e r’s old a rm c h a ir.
- E l i z a Cook.
CROS8INQ
THE
BAR.
C S U N S E T a n d e ven ing » ta r
And one c lenr c all f o r me.
A n d m ny th e re be no m o a n in g o f th e b a r
W h e n I p u t o u t to aea.
North Central Precinct
Willow Springs
J. E. Watt, chairm an; B. P. Thelss,
H. F. Dean, chairm an; Oscar 8.
Blackford, 2d Judge; Goo. Hursh- 2d Judge; W. E. Phipps. 3d judge; D.
barger, 3d Judge; J. 8. Pardee. 1st T. Lawton, 1st clerk; J. T. Summer­
'cle rk ; T. C. Law. 2d .clerk ; A. J. ville, 2d clerk; Jam es Kent, 3d clerk.
South Central Precinct
Braasch, 3d clerk.
A. C. H ubba'd, chairm an; F. Ossen-
Wnodilllo
J. W. Jacobs, chairm an; J. E. Rob­ brugge. 2d judge; E. D. Elwood, 3d
ins. 2d Judge; Geo- W. Wilcox, 3d Judge; J. H- Cochran, 1st clerk; Chas.
Judge; T. 11. B. Taylor, 1st clerk; Talent, 2d clerk; Fred Strang, 3d
Mark Whipple, 2d clerk; H arry E. clerk.
North Main Precinct
Palmer, 3d clerk.
J. L. Demmer, chairm an; A. S. Bit-
Tra»’
Dave Pence, chair. :an; W. T. Hous-j ton, 2d Judge; J. A. Perry. 3d Judge;
ton. 2d Judge; A- A. Hall, 3d Judge; H. M. Wlietsel, 1st clerk; C. W. Davis,
, Geo. Cusick. 1st clerk; Fred Sturgis. 2d clerk; W. C. Murphy, 3d clerk.
South Main Precinct
2d clerk; W. A. H arrell. 3d clerk.
J. E. Stewart, chairm an; Jesse
Phoenix
A. Ft Furry, chairm an; J. E. Rob­ Houck, 2d judge; David Muir, 3d
e r t s , 2d Judge; J. M. Rader, 3d Judge; I Judge; A. L. Cusick, 1st clerk; W alter
T. J. Flah, 1st clerk; Lloyd Colver.! Kentner, 2d clerk; W- G. Davidson, 3d
clerk.
2d clerk; W. S. Stnncllff. 3d clerk.
Medford-Oakdale Precinct.
Mams Valley
H. I. Pelton, chairm an; W. W. Ed- , A. K. Ware, chairm an; Tom Moffet,
dlngtnn, 2d Judge; C. E- Jones, 3d 1 2d judge; Geo. G arrett. 3d judge; H.
Judge; E. W. Cooper, 1st clerk; J. F. U. Lumsden, 1st clerk; H. H. Tuttle,
Rowe, 2d clerk; 8. C. Collins, 3d clerk. 2d clerk; Howard Hill, 3d clerk.
Northeast Precinct
Talent
L. G. Porter, chairm an; Will Hum­
H. 11. Goddard, cnalrm an; J. L.
Garvin, 2d Judge; Jay Terrill, 3d phrey. 2d judge; E. E. Kelly. 3d Judge;
Judge; E. E. Ross. 1st clerk; Peter Geo. R. Lindley, 1st clerk; Verne
Vandersleus, 2d clerk; R. E. Robison, Cannon, 2d clerk; Clarence Pierce,
3d clerk.
3d clerk.
Southeast Precinct
M. L. Lyon, chairm an; P eter Barne-
burg, 2d judge; Tom Kahler, 3d judge;
W- B. Jackson, 1st clerk; Tom Wil­
liamson, 2d clerk; T. E. Daniels, 3d
clerk.
The Judges and clerks of election
for the ensuing two years In the fol­
lowing precincts have been appointed
by the county court:
Antioch
W. J. Scott, chairm an; George
W. Stacey, 2d judge; Monroe Gordon,
3d Judge; C. F. Case, 1st clerk; Theo.
A. Glass, 2d clerk; T. E. Jones, 3d
clerk-
Applegate
C.
E.
Rose,
chairm an; M. A.
VanGorder, 2d Judge; T. R. Rock,
3d judge; C. R. Hill, 1st clerk;
Chester Kubll, 2d clerk; Geo. Hoff­
man, 3d clerk.
Central Point
J. W. Jacobs, chairm an; C. 8.
Sanderson, second judge; T. J.
O'Hara, 3d Judge; W. J. Freeman, 1st
clerk; Paulus Olsson, 2d clerk; H arry
Lindley, 3d clerk.
Medford (Northwest Precinct)
W. H. Gore, chairm an; Clem Parker,
2d Judge; Ira J. Dodge. 1st clerk; E.
H. Janney, 2d clerk; B ert Hooker, 3d
clerk.
Elmer Higinbotham and wife were
Hub City business visitors on AVed-
dny.
John Knotts spent a day recently
nt the county seat on business nnd
pleasure combined.
Grandma Khoten has returned Io
her home at the “Braden,” nfter
spending several weeks on upper
Knnes creek with her son nnd fam­
ily. Although being quite well ad­
vanced in years, she is still remnrk-
nhly spry nnd walks Ihe distance,
which is over live miles.
Mr. and Mrs. MeConehie of Med­
ford, woo hnve been spending the
past week as the guests of Mr. nnd
Mrs. Householder, have returned
home.
The plaeer miners nre all jubilant
over the recent heavy rains, which
enables them to commence mining in
earnest, ns no rain had fallen this
winter which would encourage the
nesdny.
Robert Cook of Falls ereek was
transacting business here on Thurs-
placer diggers to any great extent.
Messrs. Lewis nnd Byrley were
Gold Hill business visitors on Thurs­
day.
Nellie Stineburg of Gold Hill, who
has been the guest of Mrs. Mnrdon
for several days, has returned home.
Mr. Byrley and sons nre doing con­
siderable grubbing nnd clearing,
which decidedly improves the appear­
ance of the place.
NUGGETS
(By Cynthia.)
Art Bnggis, who is staying in Gold
Hill, spent Thursday on Kanes ereek.
W h e n th a t w hloh d re w fro m o u t th e
Mr. Greenleaf was making another
boundless deep
survey of the Bvrley place, of which
T u rn » n g aln home.
ho has bought a part.
m W I L I O H T and e ven ing bell
Torn Norris of Medford is doing
A And n f t e r t h a t th e d a rk .
some development work on his mine
A n d m a y th e re be no eadneee o f fa re w e ll
W h e n I e m b a rk .
nt this plaee, which is showing up
■p'O K. tho ugh fro m out o » r bo urne e f some very good prospects.
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dine nnd place
Hev. Muck Davis will hold a meet­
T h e Rood m a y be e r me fa r,
ing nt the school house on Sunday,
I he
o »eo m y P ilo t fa c e to fa ce
W
I h a v e croaeed th e bar.
January 14 nt 10 o’clock. Everybody
Tnnnyaon.
come and henr Mr. Davis, as he is
The guinea pig hold» the odd record an able sponker.
Superintendent Henry paid a visit
o f heiiia full grown when only six
to the Dnrtlnnells school Monday.
work» "ML
T il'T »uch a tid e ae m o vin g eeeme
A* T o o fu ll fo r sound and fom n.
oeleep,
be'.ta In motion here Is one of the th e city of Gold Hill, we can take
inoat beautiful, picturesque and pow- care of 10,000 homeless homeseek-
¡erful stream s, the g reat and mag- ers.
Gold Hill was not th ought of as
niflcent Rogue river, running right
through the center of Gold Hill and a tow nsite until 1883 or 1884. The
the fifteen mile circuit. T here la Southern Pacific chose It for a depot
scarcely a lim it to th e power already site in 1884. It was then in the
developed and th a t can be developed wilderness, nothing to speak of, for
It had only w hat n atu re had placed
from this g reat river.
And this great stream Is p art of here, and th a t never has been devel­
ihe southern Oregon sportsm an's oped and brought out as th e location
paradise It Is the greatest trod and resources deserve.
The business and professional in­
stream known today. It has within
Its w aters th e gam est fish th a t the terests are represented by one bank,
man with rod and reel ever hooked— twi general stores, one d ru g store,
such species as the cu t-th ro at and cne ag ricu ltu ral Im plem ent house,
rainbow tro u t, the steelhead and the one Jewelry store, one hardw are
iChinook salmon. These are the fish store, one fu rn itu re store, one sec­
th a t give the sportsm an th e worth of ond hand store, one hotel, one res-
Ills money and tim e. Coming back ■ ta u ra n t, one lunch counter, several
to the city of Gold H ill: The soil boarding houses, one bakery, two
th at lies on the sloping foothills saloons, two barber shops, two con­
surrounding Gold Hill is deep and fectionery stores, one shoe repair
very rich and productive. It is now shop, two blacksm ith shops, one liv­
1 mostly covered with a heavy growth ery barn, one planing and finishing
of tim ber and brush, but th ere can mill with saw mill six m iles from
I bo hundreds of excellent homes town, one weekly paper, the Gold
made here at reasonable prices. HUI News, two doctors, one civil en­
North and n o rth east of Gold Hill and gineer, one undertaker.
Gold HUI has a local telephone
within th e fifteen mile circuit Ilea
the fam ous Sams valley, which Is exchange, with rural lines radiating
known for Its rich productiveness in from th e town, and connection w ith
the lines of fru it and grain, alfalfa two long distance systems.
Since Gold Hill was established in
and truck gardening. By cu ttin g up
I the large farm s in this famous val- 1884 it has grown to a population
j ley Into tracts of from five to forty of five or six hundred. A hand­
acre». and w lth fth e unoccupied and some brick and cement high school
unimproved properties surrounding building, of which a picture appears
COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR 1912
KA NES ( ’R E E K
f-
a 'lcie. was recently
of the Mail Tribune, was recently
com pleted a t a cost of 820.000. The
school Itself, which included com­
plete high school and business
courses, is in a flourishing condi­
tion.
Gold HUI has cem ent side­
walks. electric lights, sewers and city
water. The sewer and w ater system«,
how- o , are not exactly to our
liking and desire, as they are both
m ore or less imperfect. We have
now under headway th e eradication
of both system s and the pu ttin g In of
two new and up to d ate systems,
wl Ich will be up to th e stan d ard
with any of tb e w ater and sewer
system s along th e line from P o rtlan d
to Sacramento. The city has voted
bonds to the extent of 825.000 for
the w ater system.
Nineteen hundred and tw elve is
going to see Gold Hill get a move
on th a t will take the ru st and dust
off everything rusty and dusty,
every place and everything w ithin
the city, and m ake It a b rig h t and
shining light to all who may come in
sight of the b eautiful city which Is
to be th e resu lt of th e present cam­
paign for im provem ent. R em em ber
th a t Gold Hill is th e n atu ra l place
for factories, for Rogue riv er has the
power th a t can tu rn every belt and
wheel within th e state, and rem em ­
ber th a t th is beautiful riv er runs
rig h t through th e center of Gold
Hill. W atch Gold Hill grow!
T H E H U N T E R OF T H E PRAIRIES.
•
Y E . th is is free d o m —the»« pu re ski»»
W e re n e v e r stained w ith v illa g e
/ %
»moke.
f r a g r a n t w ind th a t th ro u g h
them flies
Is breath ed fro m w astes b y plow s u n ­
broke.
H e r e , w ith m y rifle an d m y steed
A n d her w h o le f t th e w o rld fo r me.
I p la n t me w h ere th e red deer feed
In th e green d e s e rt—a nd a m free.
X X The
Eagle Point
R. G. Brown, chairm an; Gus Nich­
ols. 2d judge; J. W. Grover, 3d judge;
John W. Smith, lBt clerk; Geo. F.
Owings. 2d clerk; Geo. W. Stevens, 3d
clerk.
F o r here th e f a ir s a v a n n as k n o w
Gold Hill
rs In th e bloom y grass.
William A. Cook, chairm an; W. H. W N h o e re b v a e rrie
r breeze o f heaven m a y blow
Stlckel, 2d judge; Ralph Darling. Sd
O r beam o f heaven m a y glan ce I pass.
judge; John Hammersley, 1st clerk; I n pasture» m easureless as a ir
T h e bison Is m y n o ble gam e.
H. D. Reed. 2d clerk; L. C. Applegate, T h e bound ing e lk . whose a n tle rs te a r
T h e branches, fa lls before m y a im .
3d clerk.
North Jacksonville
M in e a re th e r iv e r fo w l th a t scream
F ro m th e lo ng s trip e o f w a v in g sedge.
J. W. Bybee, chairm an; W. C. Kitto,
T h e b e a r th a t m a rk s m y w eapon’s gleam
2d Judge; Geo. N- Lewis. 3d judge; E.
H id e s v a in ly in th e fo re s t’s edge.
E. Omen. 1st clerk; Roy Ulrich, 2d I n v a in th e she w o lf stands a t b a y ;
T h e brin ded c a ta m o u n t, th a t lies
clerk; W. H. Bowen, 3d clerk.
H ig h In th e bough» to w a tc h his prey.
Month Jacksonville
E v e n in th e a c t o f s p rin g in g die».
Emil Britt, chairm an; Chris Ulrich. W i t h w h a t fre e g ro w th th e elm an d p lan e
F lin g th e ir huge a rm s across m y w a y .
2d judge; W. C. Deneff, 3d Judge;
old a>d cum b e re d w ith a tr a in
Lesley Stansell, 1st clerk; Joe Wet­ G r O a f y , vines
as h u ge an d old and g r a y !
ter, 2d clerk; David Cronemlller, 3d F r e e s tra y th » lu cid stream s an d And
N o ta in t In these fresh la w n s an d
clerk.
shades.
Southwest Precinct
F r e e s pring th e flo w er» th a t scent th »
w ind
Polk Hull, chairm an; Chas. Heim-
W h e re n e v e r s c y th e has sw e p t the
roth, 2d Judge; N. D. Klme, 3d Judge;
glades.
W. S- Hammond, 3d clerk; J. J.
A lo n e th e Are w h e n fro s t w in d s sere
Skinner, 2d clerk; James Campbell.
T h e h e a v y h e rb a g e o f th e grou nd
G a th e rs his a n n u a l h a rv e s t her©
3d clerk.
W it h r o a rin g lik e th e b a ttle ’s sound
A n d h u rry in g fla m es t h a t sw eep th e p la in
A n d sm oke s tre a m s gu sh in g up th e sky .
m eet th e flam es w ith flam es a g a in .
A n d a t m y d o or th e y cow er a n d die,
We have a car of special extra
Star-A -Star red cedar shlnglea, 82.60 I
per M. Lance & Co.
The dance in Blackwell Saturday
night was a most decided success, as
reported by those in attendance.
Mrs. Taylor and daughter were
Gold Hill visitors on Tuesday.
Mrs. Swinden of Galls Creek was
a pleasant caller on Kanes Creek one
day recently.
Rev. Davis did not hold services at
the school house on Sunday as was
his intention, on account of the fu­
neral of the late Mrs. Ritter, who was
buried on Sunday nt Rock Point.
Mrs. Avery was visiting in Gold
Hill on day recently with her friend,
Mrs. Kelsey.
,
News items nre scarce these days,
ns there is nothing curious or other­
wise to write about.
H e r e fro m d im w oods the aged past
Speaks s o le m n ly , a n d I behold
T h e boundless f u t u r e In th e v a s t
A n d lo nely r iv e r, s e a w a rd rolled.
W h o feeds Its fo u n ts w ith r a in a n d dew?
W h o moves. I a s k . Its g lid in g mass
A n d tra in s th e b o rd e rin g vines w hose blue
B rig h t clu s te rs te m p t m e as I pass?
B ro a d a re these s tre a m » —m y steed obeys.
P lu n g es a n d b e a rs m e th ro u g h th e tide.
W id e a re these w oods—I th re a d th e m ass
O f g ia n t stem s, n o r ask a guide.
I h u n t t il l d a y ’» la s t g lim m e r dies
O ’e r w oody v a le a n d g ra s s y h e ig h t.
A n d k in d th e v o ic e a n d g la d th e eyes
T h a t w elcom e m y r e tu rn a t n ig h t.
_____ —William Cullen Bryant.
There was a remarkable reforma­
tion of drunkards In England during
1834. They adopted at Manchester the
total abstinence pledge and were call­
ed teetotalers from the stuttering of
one of their number, who stammered
st the “t” itee-tee toU b while uttering
the terms "total at>e tine nee."