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Local Chamber Endorses
Houae of M yatery
Gold H ill Chamber of Commerce
at their Wednesday evening meeting
gave their hearty approval to the
House of Mystery and Ils advertis
ing Io uttrael tourists us conducted
by W. I.. Van llout en and John U ls
ter. which have been recently crlt
iclsed in a communication to the
Medford Daily News.
Signs advertising that free gold
dust is given to all visitors have
been placed ulong the highway re
cently, and the w riter of the letter
complained that everyone knew that
no one could afford Io give away
gold dust. However, this is whut
Is being done at the Mystery House
where the gold is placered from
a rich deposit recently discovered
by Mr. Van Houten, and each visi
tor gets the yield of one panning.
Muny tourists arc being oltractei.'
by the signs every day and the en
tire conunui'ity is n c -iv in g valuuble
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FIRE DESTROYS JACKSON CO. ISi
CONNER HOME LEADER IN GOLD
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INDIAN CAMP
YIELDS RELICS
Woodie Shaver and Linsley Dor
man who returned Tuesday from
iC. M. U. ea.np at Vancouver, Wash
ington, brought with them medals
won in v irious contests among the
Chairman Appointed in Feb
French-Type Home in R iv- $95,000 W o rth of Various .>90 m ilitary students encamped
there. Contrary to a report issued L ife of P re-H iatoric Indians
ruary Tendered Resigna
erside Colony Reduced
M etals Produced in County from the barracks and carried in
Revealed in Excavations
last week’t paper, Linsley and not
tion Monday
to Ashes Monday
Last Year
Woodie, received the expert rifle
on H ittle Farm
men’s badge, receiving a grade of
94
to
qualify
also
for
the
rifle
team
Chairman Leslie M.
Scoll
of
Fire which started in the attic,
In the stalistieal and economic which w ill represent the camp at
Purl land resigned lute .Monday from
Piecing logethtr, bit by bit, the
completely destroyed the fine I i tu rviys of minerals for the state Camp Perry. Only the three best
llir slate highway commission.
rifle m in are eligible to this team life history of prehistoric Indians
roon»
French-type
home
of
Mr.
and
of
Oregon,
ai
just
released
by
the
Governor Meier arct pled the res
Mrs. S. II. Conner of Riverside col United States bureau of mines, Woodie earned his sharpshooters who lived on the bank of the Bogue
ignation ot Scoll, who has been a
ony three miles west of Gold H ll Jackson county leads the state in badge, which is next in rank. In River near the present mouth of
commissioner since the Iasi reor
on Ihe Pacif.c hjuhwav Monday the number of mines producing, the athletic contests Woodie was a Kane’s creek at Gold H ill, D r. W .
ganisation of the much reorganised
morning.
the amount of gold, and the total member oi Ihe champion baseball R. Crewman of the state univer
group last February.
The
fire,
which
had
gained
con
value of the minerals recovered or team in the four team league organ- sity of Oregon, has spent the last
The governor said he would
siderable headway beneath the fire recoverable, Josephine county is izid. and has a gold medal for this three weeks excavating on the H it-
nume Scolt’t successor within
a
proofed roof, was first noticed by
ated second, with Grant county, achievement. He also placed third tie farm and has uncovered many
few days. He denied that dissen
in the pole vault and received a Indian sk. letons and various tools.
.bird.
i
passing
motorist
almut
eight
o'
sion betwe-1 II himself and Scott had
The old mm p site was on a ridge
clock that morniug. The G ri yhouml
anything In do with the resigna
Sixty-on ■ mines ,were reported bronze medal, while Linsley, who
at
the bend of the river just south
anked
second
in
the
880
yard
dash
p
u
b
lid
ty.
bus
also
passed
ul
that
time,
and
producing in this county during
tion, which ussertedly was tender'
Several other matters were dis the driver and Mr. Conner, fought 1931, 5(1 in Josephine, 35 in Baker, vas awarded a silver medal. Both of the bridge over Ihe Bogue at the
ed because of the press of private
>oys were members of Company K. end of Maili street here, and on the
cussed bv the club members, but no the flames '.vllh the large extiiig 14 in Douglas, 14 i Grant. 7 in Mai
business.
r
h iy report that all ten hoys from ioutli bank
definite
action
Was
taken.
President
uisher
which
Ihe
bus
carried,
hut
hi ur. C in Curry, 2 in Coos, 2
in
The
resignation had been ru
Dr. Cressman has spin! a short
mored as impending for some time, A. A. W alker presided at the meet were unable Io gel the fire under Lane, 2 in Linn, I in Marion, 1 in Jackson county w y e well repre
lime
each summer for the last three
ing.
sented
in
athletic
and
other
eamp
control.
Cnlon and I in Wheeler.
Scott liuil differi <1 on at least two
years on ihe work, but the three
achievements.
Meanwhilr, passengers on
Ihe
IMiiicirs urged by (iovernur Meier.
Although 4583.90 fine ounces of
weeks’ work this year was the most
One was .‘ he governor's advocacy of W ill Elect Boling's Success bus, and In other ears, us well as gold were recovered here during
fruitful,
vielding thirty nine skrle-
the
m
gtibors,
assisted
in
carrying
Butte Falls Trounces
uddillonul highway bonds fur re
or at School M eeting Mon. out the furniture, and savid the Ihe year i i comparison to 3533.45
D 11 n
r- o
- tons, fourteen ceremonial knives,
lief i mployment, opposed by the
from Josephine county, only 356
o a l l O u t f i t S u n d a y , 16-1 ! and a ftw ^m orlars and pestles, in
greater part of it, including the
commission us u body. A second
Preceding the regular meitiug of heavy frigiiluire and e lic tr c stove tons of ore were treated in this
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which the Indians ground acorns.
was the governor s endorsement of ! Ilu.
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county, with 4GU7 listed for Ihe
The poorest exhibition of base-1 The work is sponsored by the Na-
in
tin-
ki'eh
in
which
the
men
cut
a wage scale of 80 cents an hour h u |r |(.( N „ „ ,
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57 next Monday eve loose from the wiring and moved neighboring area of Josephine coun ball put an by the Gold H ill nine tional Research Council, w ith some
on a six day week basis for emer
ning, a s p u la i meeting w ill be held before Ihe fire reached that end of ty. Grant county is given third this season was unraveled on the aid front the state university, where
gency highway employment. The
place with 3160.05 fine ounces ol local diamond Sunday afternoon Ur. Cressman is professor of so-
Io elect Ihe successor to lis te r Bo the house.
commission accepted the latter rec
gold taken, w ith 2266.59 from Bak when Butte Falls trounced Ihe local ciology. His theory is that the site
ling. who lenilered his resignation
The greatest loss was in the many
ommendation, although II had ear
outfit by a count of 16 to 1. Bussell, was Ihe home of Indians probably
ut the lust meeting. Polls w ill open keepsakes and travel souvenirs er county.
lier proposed lowering the daily-
Grant county led in 1931 in the Whitman college port side pitcher, 1000 to 1500 years ago, long be
at seven o'clock, and w ill remain stored in the attic.
wage from (3 to (1.50.
mining of silver, 4276 fine ounces, did the hurling for the Loggers and fore the coming of Ihe white men
open until a ll have voted.
The community depends upon wa
Scott presented his written res
with Jackson county second, show kept the Geld H ill batsmen in check, to the Oregon coast. Because there
Mr.
Boling
resigned
following
the
ter
from
the
irrigation
diteh
lor
fire
ignation to the governor at a con
ing a total of 902 fine ounces. Doug striking out 17 during the fray. are no beads or signs of metal
oevrrw
hleirlng
vote
of
the
rrgular
protection. Electric pumps at the
ference. Ills letter said, in part:
las county listings was 766 fine Kell started on the mound for Gold tools it is evident that they had no
“My personal affairs need at school meeting June 20. when Dan Conner home und their neighbors ounces, and Josephine county took
H ill but was relieved by Bailey- contact w ith the white traders, and
tention these diffieull limes. Since McCarter and W. E. (Pup) Boss, were useless, as the circuit waa out. 625 fine ounces, w ith Baker
in the fifth inning. The Butte Falls the crude mortars and pestles are
lust l-ehruery highway business has candidates sponsored by the Par broken in some way by the fire, af 375. Only two counties were list
team made 14 hits. Gold H ill had among the earliest versions known.
taken all my efforts. I should not ent Citizens Council svere elected. fecting the entire line. The fire ex ed for lead production, Jackson lead
to be contented w ith four hits off
The tribe most closely resembles
M r. Boling was the only remaining tinguisher from the bus was the
nrgleet niy own affairs longer.
ing w ith 1786 pounds. Grant had W hitm an’s offerings. Kell struck out the Hupa Indians of the low er
"My best wishrs w ill continue member of the old board which had only available fighting equipment, 1711 pounds during the year.
six and Bailey seven in the game Klamath river, and there were no
for Ihe successful work of your opposed (he Council's action to oust and the home, which was sided with
A total of 1392 pounds of copper for Gold H ili.
indications that they traded w ith
administration.
I appreciate the Principal G. E. Meisinger, and re shingles, burned quickly, being lev was reported in Douglas county,
Butte Falls now has three vic tribes to the north.
signed
following
their
victory.
eled
in
less
Ilian
an
hour.
confidence which you reposed ill
tories over Gold H ill and the lat
The home site was probably oc
The house was one of the more and 308 pounds from Grant.
me when you appointed me to Ihe
Values of the metal, the total In ter two wins. Another pair of games cupied at three different periods,
romniissio.'i. It has been a pleas Iowans Visit M ystery Houae pretentious in this section. It was cluding all kinds of melal gave Jack-
may be arranged as the local ag for the fire sites and graves were
ure Io serve with Mr. Aldrieh (E. fo r Biggest T h rill o f T rip buitt in 1929 at a cost of (5000, fol son county as the highest, with
gregation
is confident they can take found roughly at three different lev
-
lowing the French ehuteuu style of
II. Aldrieh of Pendleton) and Mr.
(95,087 total for last year. Josephine
e
measure
of Russell if given an- els. One home indicated a long
architecture.
The
main
part
of
the
Washburni- (Carl G. Washburn? of
Editor and Mrs. E. L. C. White,
county followed w ith (73,348; Grant,
her opportunity.
continuous period of occupation, as
Eugene). Your public anil privnte son Jimmy Donald, of Spencer, structure contained five large rooms
I ilt w ill play at Gold H ill Sun the ground showed pieces of bones
(66,055; Baker, (46,964; Malheur, w H
relations Lave ever been before me Iowa, and Mr. W hile’s sister, Mrs. with the attic above. A wing extend
(15,932; Douglas (13,465; and Lane, day, July 24 Gold HUI has two wins from the animals they had used for
in Ihe affairs of Ihe commission.” II. E. Bohinson and daughter, ed at each end, at an angle, and ih (5629.
over H ilt but both were one-point food and rock chips from the a r
Wushhurne and Aldrieh were np Claire, of Chariton. Iowa, were each ang’e were set Iw in towers.
The average value of melals in wins and a hard game is anticipated. rowheads and knives scattered in
The
fire
started
near
the
fire
place
pointed at the same time Scott was guests of Editor and Mrs. R. E.
the report just issued shows gold,
the soil for a depth of more than
chimney nt the north end of the
named by Governor Meier.
Blankenburg last Thursday for a
(20.671835 per ounce; silver (0.385 Local Inventor W ill Go
three
feet. Distinct blackness of
main
portion.
The
fireplace
had
not
“I am sircerely regretful that short visit, enroute to Los Angeles
per ounce; copper, (0.13 per pound;
the earth indicated the sites of the
been used for sever'd days, how
Mr. Scott leels hr must give up
to Portland Convention houses.
to attend the National ELditorinl ever, and the Conners are at a loss lead, (0.05 per pound; and zinc
his work on Ihe commission,” Gov
(0.048 per pound.
convention and the Olympic athlet
Seemingly, the tribe had no su
to
explain
the
origin
of
the
fire.
ernor Meier commented. “He has ic contests.
Announcements have been made perstitions about their dead, for the
Aside from a small shelter over
given tirelessly of his time and en
of the annual inventors’ congress graves were close to the houses, two
Mr. White |s publisher of Ihe
the electric pump, only a few- feet G et* Six M o n th * on
ergy and bir rendered splendid ser
and new inventions exposition to be distinct groups being found on each
Spencer News Herald, where
Mr.
from the house, no other buildings
vice as chairman of the highway
Drunkenness Charge held in Portland the first week in side of the group of homes, and a
and Mrs. Blankenburg were em
burned, anil the family is moving
commission.”
August. The congress was held, in few were more scattered. One or
ployed, prior Io coming to Gold H ill.
temporarily into the double garage.
Doug Cameron was sentenced to San Francisco last year.
Although such a short visit did
two were directly beneath a house,
County Nurse Honor Guest not enable us to show as much of The loss Is partially covered by in six months in the county jail Wed
C. Coppock, Gold H ill inventor, but might have been old graves un
surance.
nesday by Judge H. D. Reed when plans to attend the congress and to known to the builders of these
at P re-N uptial Courtesy Southern Oregon to the Iowans as
he pled guilty to a charge of drunk display his invention, the hoe and houses. Often the bodies were in
we would have liked to, we did our
The Jackson County Health Unit best. They didn’t see Crater Lake. Tem porary C arrier H ere U n enness. Judge Reed mollified the sen rake attachment. Mr. Coppock re strang positions, no apparent system
held Ils meding Tuesday afternoon. They ilidn’’ visit the Oregon Caves. til M a il Route* Consolidate tence, however, to parole at the end ceived his patent last year and is of burial being observed. Many
of th irty days, but should the of anxious to display his piece of ma only partially reclined, some w ith
July 10, at the home of Mr*. J. Mad They dldn'- cat one of the famous
Bogue River valley pears— but they
ison Lively on Gold H ill Heights.
W ith the retirement a week ago fender repeat his offense, the six- chinery which has proven very suc their knees up, or h alf huddled.
All routine business wns suspend d'd visit The House of Mystery on of George Wallace, for the last three months sentence is automatically ef cessful.
One woman was found face down
The congress w ill be held at the spparently in the same grave w ith
ed by Ihe chairman, Miss Nellie Ju- Sardine Creek— and the fun they yenrs mailearrier on Foots Creek fective, Cameron was arrested a
w-eek
ago
last
Sunday
and
placed
Multnomah hotel and inventors from tw o men. Perhaps the floods had
cobs, and a general Jollification wns had at this unusual cabin, was, in route, Ernest Boss has been appoint
hud in honor of Miss Gertrude Brey- their own words, one of the high ed temporary carrier. This arrange in the local jail. He pried his way all over the Pacific coast are ex disturbed her grave and carried her
en, the rounly nurse, who in Au spots of their entire trip so far.
ment is effeteive only until the gov out, however, and was at liberty pected to attend.
to this position. But there’s also a
gust w ill eider into a new field—
Without warning of what to ex ernment works out the details of until Friday, being taken to jail in
hint of the eternal triangle, and
that of matrimony. Many of Ihe pect, when we suggested the visit, its economv program which includes Medford, and appearing for trial Odd Fellow * Select
perhaps their disgrace in the tribe.
guests hail brought in so many they all got dizzy even before they the consolidation of rural mnil yesterday.
Entertainm ent Committee Only one of the 39 skeletons showed
flowers that a floral game was sug were Inside Ihe enclosure, but each routes. The plan here is to add the
signs of violent death and his fore
gested, led by Miss Bertha Coy. The thought it was n slight attack of enr Evans Valley route to the E'oots Coupon in H o lly Ad I *
At the regular meeting of Gold head was badly crushed.
grand prise was won by Mrs. I. O. sickness. Mrs. Robinson did not at Creek route and transfer a carrier
Fourteen knives were found bur
Free Theatre Ticket H ill Lodge No. 129 held Tuesday.
Zierolf and Ihe booby prise by Mrs. tempt to go farther but was content from another town, probably the
July 19. a lively business session led, one man, evidently a chief hav
Anna Mar»ir.
to watch the rest of the parly lean one now serving Evans Valley out
Here’s good news for Gold
was held which was followed by ing six knives in his grave. These
The happiest part wns the shower ing at all angles, falling foolishly of Bogue River. The government is
H ill movie fans—
a discussion of the entertainment graves were about six feet down—
typified by Miss l.yndali Jncobs un from one corner to the other, and reducing ihe number of postal em
In this issue of the News with
plans for «his term. Toney Ross, Bay made by the first occupants of the
der an umbrella Io which were lied laughing hysterically nt a heavy Iron ployees wherever possible, retiring
the Holly theater ad w ill be
Thompson, W . II. Ferguson were site— indicating that this settlement
mnny pretty and useful gifts for Miss weight hanging on a w ire at a 45 everyone eligible and transferring
found a coupon which is your
appointed to plan Ihe entertainment pre-dates the Hupa tribes which lat
Breyen. Much fun was crealeil by degree angle with the wall.
Of present employees to fill the vacan
gift from this paper. It is good
and the committee w ill welcome er learned the value of the knives
n il imprnintdu wedding iiinreh to course, Mr. W hite guessed the angle cies.
and instead of burying them, handed
fo r one admission to the thea
suggestions.
the refreshment tuble, well supplied at which a rock would fall; stood
ter with one paid admission.
On Sunday, July 24, grass w ill be them down sacredly from genera
with cake and a large bowl of with his eyes Intent on the ground
FOREST FILMS SHOWN HERE
In other words, two can now
burned at Ihe cemetery and every tion to generation.
punch. The future bride cut the to overcome the optical illusion,
The knives vary from six to four
attend the Holly Theater, and
one Is urged Io come and help. Work
cake, designating it ns the bride's hail his picture taken in the door
Educational films on forest and
teen inches long and are made from
see its fine shows, for the price
w ill start nl 9:00 in the morning.
cake.
way— but after all was said and w ild life preservation were shown
of one admission, by using this
The Crater Lake Encampment has absydian, or black lava glass found
Among those present were Miss done, he couldn’t see why the old by W. B. Fuller of the U. S. for
coupon.
received notice that the late Janies in cliffs in Klamath county. A few
Breyen of Medford, Miss Mildred slump unhide Ihe fence made him estry extension service here Wed
The ouly request made by
Burns left (160 to the Encampment. are red, streaked w ith black. They
Carleton, Central Point, Mrs. Bees feel dizzy.
nesday eve to about 10(1 people in
the manager of the Holly is
Members of this organization are were used only in the ceremonial
Chapman, Medford and her mother
John Lilster then panned gold an improvised outdoor theatre on
that patrons not use these con-
urged to nttend Thursday’s meeting dances, being carried by the braves.
Mrs. Alice Ulrich of Jacksonville, for Ihe visitors, each receiving a the city hall lawn. Mr. Fuller trav
pons on Saturday or Sunday.
when considerable business w ill be They had been chipped to a fine
and Mesihmes O. C. Palmer, I. O. few coarse grains, but even that els in a truck carrying moving pic
degree of sharpness, but were im
The coupons w ill appear in
transacted.
Zierolf, Anna Martin, L. L. Smith, didn't furnish the th rill that the ture screen and
projector, also
practical a«1 hunting knives or wea
The News each week, and we
Lloyd M iller, Lola Heed, Dan Mc Mystery House had.
equipped with a loud speaker hook-
cordially invite our readers to
Tony Larson of Portland is a pons as they were easily broken.
Carter, C. W. Martin, C. W. Davis,
In the evening we were guests up used in short explanation of
take advantage of this free movl*
guest over the weekend of Mr. and Doubtless, many long hours were
Paul McQuat, Cleo Gilchrist, and nt the Whites at the Fountain Auto the pictures.
tieket.
Mrs. R. E. Blankenburg. Mr. Larson spent perfecting these for the tribal
baby son. Charles, and Ihe Misses Camp where they spent the night, |
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and Mr. Blankenburg were school dances, the method being sim ilar
Nellie and l.yndali Jacobs and Ber continuing their journey In the, Dance at the Gold Htll Pavilion
Extra copies of the News on sale mates in Henry, South Dakota, their to that used in making their ar*
tha Coy, of this city.
morning.
Saturday night.
at Jim’s Confectionery, each week. former home.
(Coatiaaed aa Last Paga)
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