6 h e G o ld H ill N e w s
.’ UBI.1M1ED EVERY SATURDAY AT GOLD HILL. JACKSON COUNTY,
sanase OREGON, BY
B en H. L am pm an
tattered At tlie Gold Hill (metodice (or transmission through lite mail» as'
second-class matter
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1915
SUBSCRIPTION
$1.50
PER
ANNUM
IN
ADVANCE
AVAILABLE LOCAL IRRIGATION PROJECT
Club Has Session
of Lively Interest
Ranging front quail to g,»„( roads, the
Greater Gold Hill club ran the scale of
local and district benefit» at ita Tuesday
evening meeting. For the II rat time it
waa definitely announced that the estab
h-lunctii of a local implement bualnci*
waa now certain, and the brand »mile ol
wlf-gratulatHui p am d niton* the room.
W. 11. Miller reported that he was in
negotiation with the telephone cbm patty
for the improvement of it» lino» in the
city, aiitt that tlie club might soon expect
a visit from M»niiger Vance, of the Med-
f >rd ottos. Attehtion a a» directed to the
fact that the company'» franchise call»
for nndervrotind conduits at the railroad
crominge—a matter which lias never heeu
attended to.
The proposed new road oot of the Mea­
dow» via Ramsey c a n y o n received a
T H E MERE SUGGESTION of irrigation on a comparatively knockout—two of ’em—by the report» of
■ large scale conjures visions of debt-saddled lands and debt- road supervisor J E. Davidson and Sila»
Fleming. Both stated that the suggested
saddened husbandry to the timid and hesitant ranchman. Soon­ course
around tile mountain was inadvis­
er would he cultivate the spindling carrot or the drought-blanch­ able for many reason, each ol which was
ed alfalfa for the leanest living, than embark his fortunes upon sutheient. Upon motion the report was
an enterprise so stupendous and revolutionary. Irrigation costs accepted and the discussion concluded.
For tlie publicity committee, J. H. Bee
money, and money is a fetish to be worshipped from afar.
man related his plan to iuterest the Sea­
The spectacle of his neighbor’s irrigated acres in their green ttle to Frisco jitney route people in tlie
and fertile beauty, the knowledge of his neighbor’s flourishing locational advantages of Gold Hill as a
tent city site. Mr. Beeman spent several
bank balance, a r e alike unavailing to conquer that timidity days in tite securing of a free site, cotrf-
which forbids a first step toward the affluence that water pilingdata, and collecting photographs of
the Rogue river fishing and various local
brings alike to corn and country folks.
scenes. The results of his labors was a 42
Yet, where irrigation could be procured at the trifling cost centimeter pr jectile of accurate informa­
of concerted labor and seizure of obvious natural opportunities, tion and argument which bad been dill)
the opportunity is equally slighted. \\ ithin a few miles of Gold forwarded to the promoters at Seattle.
Other business bedire the d u b was the
Hill two projects await development. Each would make its own parking
of Front street east of the depot
little valley blossom like the rose, bring hundreds of barren acres ami the grading and improvement of the
into full bearing, locate new settlers, and urge permanent pros­ same. It was also decided to install ce­
perity upon its dwellers. Both could be conveniently financed, ment watering founts for horses, utilising
the overflow from th e present public
engineered, and constructed, without the necessity of assistance, drinking fountains. F. W. Dodge was in­
through the concerted effort of the resident ranchers and land- structed to prepare designs for these ixtons
to m an's best friend, ami the forms will
owners.
he , onstrncted by the manual training
Tributary to the Rogue from the North is Sardine creek; class of the city schools.
from the South flows Galls creek. Pent by hills the twin valleys The tact that bob-white quail have lieen
stretch back from the river in thousands of acres whose fertility liberated at nearly every valley point witli
exception of Gold Hill was touched
is proven to be equal to the best in Southern Oregon. A few the
upon. Accordingly requisitions were pre­
private irrigation systems, the source of endless litigation and pared for a consignment of these tine
dispute, are in operation. Early in the season the supply of game birds for stockin': purposes. When
received they will be liberated upon the
w ater'utterly fails.
W. E. Thompson ranch across the river,
Down each creek channel in the winter months flow the where they will receive careful protection
floods from the hills. In two days—in a day—the Rogue receives by Mr. Thompson. At a previous meet­
ing Johnny Balmer voiced a wail for the
from each a supply that, if conserved, would irrigate every acre liberation
of Dolly Varden trout in the
in both valleys throughout the summer season. Natural reser­ Rogue, and the fish and game committee
voir sites abound on both streams. The answer to irrigation has complied with the demands of this
needs for these district is “community effort.” On Sardine creek angler and others by forwarding a request
to fish warden C. E. Clanton for the
the project has already received consideration, but lacks organ­ species, never'before in local waters.
ization.
W. J. Smith and Frank Childers, o f
Sardine Creek, enrolled as members of the
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club, and declared their intention to ac­
tively participate in its work. The next
regular meeting will be held on Tuesday
REQUIEM BY THE ROGUE
evening, March 2d, at which time Roy
By Ben H. Lampman
Tucker will out vie all previous effort by
the lucious luncheon menu provided.
(N ew - note :— Ploughmen of the Modoc orchard, near Table Rock
recently disinterred an Indian skull and collar-bone. An obsidian
arrowhead was driven into the latter. The relic of the Rogue River
tribesman is now on exhibit at the Quiz cigar store, in Medford )
L o o k ! F loupr !
W h ite L o a f
W ill arrive this week
G E T O N E O F O U R M O N T H L Y P R IC E C A R D S
I f y o u n re n o t o n o u r m a ilin g lis t s e n d in y o u r n a m e to d a y
O u r W a s h in g to n P o ta to e s
are th e best that can be gotten and
going fast.
G o t your supply?
M en ’s F u r n ish in g 's
Full line o f Men’s uptodate Shirts, Hats, and
Summer Underwear just unpacked. L ook these
over before laying in your Summer supply
R E M N A N T S IN S H O E S A N D
DRY GOODS' A T B E L O W C O S T
LANCE & COMPANY - The Home Store
Y O U R M O NEY B A C K IF
D R . H E S S ST O C K TO N IC
Does Not Make Stock Healthy and Expel Worms
One of the most liberal guarantees ever made for any product has just been received
from Dr. Gilbert Hess, one of the foremost veterinarians in the country. Let every
farmer and poultry raiser read this remarkable offer:
<W“ “So sure am I that Dr. Hess Stojk Tonic will make stock healthy and expel the-dWI
worms, that I authorize you to sell it to your customers on the strict under­
standing that if it does not do as I claim—if it does not pay them and pay them
well—they should bring back the empty packages to you and you will refund
their money. We promise to reimburse in every case. Tell every customer,
also, that Dr. Hess Poultry Pan-a-ce-a must keep their poultry healthy and help
their hens lay, and that Dr, Hess Instant Louse Killer must kill lice on poultry
and farm stock, or they can have their money refunded.”
S a rd ;, this is unbounded faith in the merit» <>( a product, We stand ready to back up this guarantee issued h ; a
member of a reputable and old- established timi.
W j carry a good supply of tlie above good» In »t<a-k.
M. D. BOWERS
S pirit of plant and bloom, master of marvels room'
Room in Thy hunting lodge, rest for this one;
Rest for my breastling child, night eyed and torrent w ild -
Gone is my manling brave—hidden the sun'
Stripling whose gleaming grace led the long forest chase'
Hunter whose driven shaft whistled with dread!
Strong one whose teeth have prest life from this withered
breast,
Sorrow, in mourning drest, mourns for her dead'
Spirit of mighty doom, Spirit of bud and bloom,
Take Thou this manling babe sleep hath beguiled;
Thou, the great Giver, reave him whom our maidens grieve;
Home to Thy hunting lodge—
Take Thou my child!
S pirit of fray and fight, master of marvels, light!
Light for the chieftain whose arrow is sped;
Light, for the leaping lad, such as our bravest had —
Gone is my son from me—summer is fled'
Warrior whose heart was wild as the cliff eagle’s child'
Stripling whose heart was warm as the full noon'
Seed of our storied c la n -h u n te r and friend and man;
Age, in the ash and sand, weeps for its June'
Spirit of morning light, Spirit of fray and fight
Take Thou this eagle boy, smitten and done;
Thou, the great Giver, take home tor a warrior^ sake
Home to Thy hunting grounds—
Take Tnou my son!
Pharmacy
GOLD HILL
27th , iMiMt, tin. noticeof which location
is of record at page 423 in Vol. 8. of
Mining and wutor right records ol Jack-
sou County, <)ri gon.
09932
Any and all persons claiming adver­
sely tlie mining ground, or ptcniisea or
DEPARTMENT
OF
THE
INTERIOR.
C. C. Bexdctnan, eldest pioneer of the
The formation of a local Grange by the
any portion thereof so described and
BEFORE THE UNITED STATES
farmer» and ranchers of the Gold Hill Jacksonville g o ld rush, whose unique
applied for, a r e hereby notified that
LAND
OFFICE.
district is the end for which an enterpris­ hanking institution w as widely known
unlets their adverse claims are duty fil­
ROSEBURG, OREGON.
ing trio of Sardine Creek ranchmen are and written, died at. his family nsidence
ed according to law and the regulations
now working. The movement has been in the county seat, Monday night, Feb­
thereunder, within the time prescribed
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
greeted with unanimous approval, as one ruary 22, of hemorrhage of the bowels.
by law, with the register of th e United
that should have been starteil upon its The patriarch had passed his 87th mile­
"tates Lu rid Office at Roseburg, Oregon,
stone.
Impressive
funeral
services,
a
t
'
happy course many years ago.
they will be barred by the provision of
Mineral
Application
No.
09932
At the Tuesday evening meeting of the which the entire vall-y paid tribute to his
the law in sitclt cases made and pro­
February 9, 1915.
Greater Gold Hill club, Messrs. W. J. memory, were held at Jacksonville Thurs­ In .Matter of Application of C. T. Dav­ vided.
Smith, J. S. Lee and Frank Childers, of day afternoon.
Notice posted on tlie ground January
idson for Patent 8W l-4of NWI-4 of
Mr. Beckman wa» one of the liest. loved
Sardine Creek, visited the session with a
15, 1916.
Hec. 30, Twp. 37 8 , Range 4 West.
request that Gold Hill business men pro­ men in Oregon, his gentle manner and
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
2 18
J. M. U pton ,
vide a place for the preliminary meeting sterling integrity winning him hosts of
UNITED STATES PATENT
Register.
ami lend influence to the furtherance of friends through his long residence here.
NOTICE 18 HERBY GIVEN, that
the plan. The committee was told that None possessed a greater wealth of histor­
C. T. Ilavid»on whose residence is Jack-
the club rooms would be at the disposal ical reminiscence than he, ot were better
04491
son County,Oregon, and whose post of­
of th t Grange for organization purposes, informed npon the drama of early state
NOTICE
FOR
PUBLICATION
fice address is Murphy, R. F. D. N o.l,
and, if satisfactory, might be secured as development,
D epa R tmbnt o r t iu I nterior
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Oregon,
has
filed
his
application
In
this
a permanent home for tlie rural society.
He was born in New York, and at the I
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office for a patent, to the placer Mining U. 8. I .and Office at Roseburg, Oregon,
Mr. Smith stated that he had been in age of twenty-one joined the argonautic I Claim designated as "The Mocking
February II, 1916k
correpofldence with J. W. Linzey, of rush to the California gold fields—quali- i Bird Placer Claim” , situate on Miners
N o n e s is hereby given th a t George
Williams, an organizer for the State -
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came to Jacksonville, then a wild and , . . , , .
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Grange, and that be had been required he
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to pledge an initial membership of thir­ lively mining camp, when; the remaining . . . . . . . .
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embraced within and covering every Entry, Serial No. 0*491, for the 81-2 of
years of his life were spent. For more „
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teen. He felt confident this might safely t>4
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, . . , . I part of the 8Wt£ of the N WU «( 8ec- NWI-4 and NE1-4 of NWI-4 of Section
half a century he conducted bis f._Qn - ___ _
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be placed at thirty m mbers, and accord­ than
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Don 30, Township 37 South, of Range 4 32, Township 34 8, Rango 1 W, Willam­
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ingly advised Mr. Linzey that the organ­ banking business there, and was reluc-1 , —
West of the Willamette Meridian, and ette Meridian, has filed notice of inten­
ization date would lie set for Saturday, tantly persuaded to cease from active bus­ (the same em bracing th e two certain tion to make Final Five-year Proof, to
March 6th, at 2:00 p. m.
Unless iness only two years ago. Throughout i placer mining claims, described ae fol- establish claim to the land above de­
otherwise advised this date will remain his entire career the pledge of Mr. Beck­ I lows; v iz:
scribed, before W. H. Canon, H. 8.
unchanged and advertising matter be cir­ man and the reliability of his bank were
The certain placer mining claim cov­ Commissioner, at his office, at Medford,
h) words for integrity in Southern Oregon.
culated calling the meeting.
ering every part ol East
of South­ Oregon, <>a the 29th day of March, 1915.
Through nil tlie years this "gentleman west i ot N orthw est
Claim ant names hi witnesses:
It is said that the thickly settled Sants
of Section 30,
Valley district Is heartily in accord with «'if the old school” —as be was so often Township 37, South, of Range 4 West Alex. B. Raimev, of Trail, Or«Run.
of
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the proposed Grange, and will send a termed—adhered to the traditions of the as located by I.O . Davidson, July 19th, Ed. Foster,
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large delegation to the organizing con­ past, even in business affairs. Tlie Beck­ Ikllfi, the notice of which location is of Perry Foster, ot
vention. Other sections will doubt­ man bank, at the time of its discontinu­ record at page Í86 in Vol. 8, mining and Í Emil Klrchgrssner, of Medford, Or.
less follow this example. Those wno ance two years ago, was practically the water right record ot Jackson County,
—J. M. U ptom ,
have had experience in Grange work are replica of 1852—candles, gold scales, an­ Oregon; also
2-20-16
Register.
as one in declaring the organization to tique furniture, and all.
That certain p l a c e r mining claim
be of great benefit to its members and
Patronize Imine industry—smoke Mt.
known as “ The Mocking B ird" cover­
the entire district. The cooperation of
Get your Pianos tuned by the home ing every p art of the West % ot South- ¡ Pitt and Gov. Johnrxtn cigars.
the business men is heartily extended to tuner. Beginning Feb. 15th, special re- west 1-4 ol Northwest 1-4 of Section 30,
I saw cordwood to stove lengths with
those wb'rf are engaged in the promotion literion in prices for two months. Satis­ Township 37, South, of Range 4, West,
power saw, promptly on order. Phone
of the local Grange;.
faction guaranteed. — W. C. T hom .
a» located by J . 3. Davids in, November John .1. Bitter, 3F21.
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Veteran Financier
Gold Hill Grange
to be Established Closes Last Ledger
C pirit of wood and lake, master of marvels, take
Home the swift hunter, the fearless, the free!
Take Thou the bold and brown chieftain of young renown—
Gone is our kin from us—barren our tree!
Stripling whose living fame flared like the prairie flame'
Tracker who tdok the trail scathless of fear!
Hearing his fighting cry clanging against the sky,
Stricken, our enemy trembled as deer!
Spirit of mighty good, Spirit of wave and wood,
Take Thou this tired one, surcease to win;
Thou, the great Giver, take home to the spirit lake,
Home to Thy hunting grounds—
Take Thou our kin!
G u a r a n te e d