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About The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 22, 1889)
Oreg SCOUT .M jP Ky M ON v, VOL. VI. Minimi in, i n i mi iiMnmm rnirrrTnir"ii The Oregon sgout. An Independent weekly Journal, issued ev ery Thursday inoriiinic lv JOXES & CHANCE Y. Publishers and Proprietors. , K. .Tonus, i Editor. ( ClIANCl'.Y, ( Korfir.au. KATES Ol' SUKSfltlfTlOM One copy, one year " " Six months ii .. I'liree monto- lnvnrlnblv Cnsli In AUvniiec . 1.00 . .".") If by chance ndun ipliona arc not jmi1 till j aid oj year, tuv dollar will be rlianjrd. Kates of advertbim; lnactu Known on ap plication. , . iS2rCorrepondcncc from all parts tin country solicited, f Ailres, all communications to the OriAfio? of advertUm; Hindu known on ap- Adre.-- all commuinc Scoi T, Union Oregon. I'KOKKSiilONAl. It. Eakin, J. A. Kakin, Notary Public. E. EAKIN, Ss P.KOTIIEK, Attorneys at Law, Union, Oregon. BSTl'rompt Attention Paid to Collect. ons. T01IN It. OHITES, Attorney at Law. Collcc'lng and probate practice special ties. Olliue, two doors south ut post-ollicc. Union, Oregon. j N. CROMWELL, M. U., Physician and Surgeon. OlUcc. one door outh of .1. V.. Katon'.s store, Union, Oregon. r II. HAY, M. 1)., HOME PAT IIC Physician stti Surgeon. AM. CALLS l'KOMl'TI.Y ATTUXDED TO. Oillcc adjoining Jones lire's store; Can be found nights :.L rsiilmoe m bouth west Union. J. W. Snr.i.Tox. .1. M. Caukoll. gHKLTON & CAItKOLL. Attorneys at Law. Odlee : Two doors south of post-olllcc, Un ion, Oregon. Special attention given all business en trusted to us. T. ii. cuAWUonn, Attorney at Lav, Union, Oregon. Office, one door south of Centennial ho tel. A. L. DAN'KOHTII, M. 1). Physician ami Surgeon North Powder, Oregon. i i s i: a s i: s o k w o m i: n v r. i a l t v. Calls attended to at all hours. 15. 1 Wilson, Notary Public. .). Hackktt. Notarv Public. LSON & HACKETT, Attorneys at Law. Collections and nil other business entrus ted tons will receive prompt attention. A complete abstract of the hind of Union county in our otlicc, Mnnagersof thoUXION HEAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION. OFFICII . . UNION, Oil. JAM Eh c now, Attorney at Law, Cornucopia, Oregon, Land Business Promptly Atten ded to Before the U.S. Offices. JSTMtning claims bought and sold on commission. Mines examined and repor ted upon. City -Isat--Market. Main Street, Union, Oregon, BENSON MHOS. - PKOPKIETOHS. Keep constantly on hand KEEP, TOItK- VEAL, MUTTON, SAUSAGE, HAMS, LA HI). Etc. hwi i top. Eugeiit', Oregon. vl .tsc-Ion begins on Monday. Septem ber 1(1, l1-"!!. Free scholarships from eyrry county in the state. Apply to thciounty mperinten dent, h'itt tuition after ,1 tin ttttt a 1, 1SJ. Four coursuii: cUieal, M-lontinc. liter ary uud a hhort Eii(fliHli t-uurc in which there ts im Latin. French, Greek Qr'i'irnmn. The English in pru-emliiently a buinc course Fr catMlognn or other inforina t.on .-Mi. - J. W. .lOJINMON. I. .'hi Prcildeut. gZj&Guns, Ammimit CORNUCOPIA. Two Daring; Prospectors Visit the Minam Mountains. I AN INDIAN TRADITION REVIVED. Claoicis and Icy Mountains "Hamlin's" Statements I-nloiel. Editoi: Scout : Anions the locations on the Sim- -,; lifM ..m-tli of r.nr. nueopia is the Monte Christo, owned by .1. W. Kennedy, the worthy mayor ol l nion city, it ilea six hundred or i I more feet north of the Huckeyc and I'ino Creek mines of the Simmons group. The ledge is now two feet in width and gaining rapidly in size as depth is attained. The ledge is simi lar in character and surroundings to the Buckeye and Tine Creek, and eariies free gold enough to pay work- : ing expenses in addition to the sul- pnurets. Une assay ot selected ore J went -flOO in gold and 1 IS oz. in silver, j The present development consists of Ono assay ot selected thirty-eight feet of shaft and tunnel; Mr. Kennedy went home last week, but will soon return and resume work on the property, in which ho has the greatest confidence. The location is in one of the most favorable portions of the district, and there is no reason why it should not pan out as well as its near neighbors of the .Simmons group. A TKII' TO TIIK MINAM. About ten days since, Clint Duffy and Jim Shea folded their tents and quietly stole away, not even informing their wives of their destination. On their return it appeared they had been on a tour of inspection in the Minani country. They brought back with them very rich samples of silver ore which assayed in the white metal $27 per ton, and carried a trace of gold. The ledges were narrow, but consid ering their richness will, it is believed, be valuable. The approach to the dis trict is difficult and transportation to a mill would be difficult and expen sive; yet such rock will pay. SI.II'I'KUY 1'I.AC'KS. Shea came within ten feet of an accident which would, have created a dissolution in the firm of Shea Bros. The mountains were steep and covered with what appeared, on approaching them, loose aud decomposed granite, which turned out to bo hard and slip pery granite, or a kind of granite crust, and Jim attempted to cross a section of this formation, when his feet slipped and he 'slid." It was only with tho nut ot teet and nanus, and Hands as claws, or rough locks, that his passago was checked just before the yawning precipice was reached. Had ho gone ten feet further a miracle only could havo prevented him from being dashed in nieces on the rocks below. His bands show how he clutched the hard and ragged rocks. (ILACIHILS. It seems almost impossible for us to imagine, or believe that within thirty miles of this spot where tho hot sun is shining, water running and green grass growing, the prospectors should havo blundered onto a patch of icy mountains, but such seems to havo been tho case. As they were moving slowly and cautiously along thoro ap peared to their sight and above them a mass of black, dirty looking snow or ice perhaps tho accretions of ages, on whoso glossy surface the driving sands had drifted aud in mid-day when the sun had softened the crust, had col lected aud been detained us dust is collected on a dampened floor or other surface. There appeared to bo about a section in ihs body. On its outer or lower edges a little water formed and exuded as vou have often seen it in snow banks in much less altitudes. There green grass, and occasionally a flower, would open its leaves to kiss tho chilling cover of white. Tho pros pectors had to crosw over about fifty feot of tho glacier where they were mot by a little Frenchman who wan living in a small log cabin on the upper skirt of the drift. There are two gluciors in this vicinity, on cither j sbno of tho mountain, both adding ... . . i .. . .1.1 i,.i,i (l... : ..tllll.lll. 4... .... ...... ion, Field Glasses, F UNION, OEEGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST Krenchnian how that niany years ago, in that vicinity, me of fabulous rich- ' ness in gold had been found by the ' Indians that the spot had been covered up with locks, branches of j trees and other debris to conceal it from the white man. The old, old story. The gold must have bleached out, as the precious metal found there now is of the white kind. Hut leaving Indians and Indian stories and glaciers to one side, the boys concluded they had been in the vicinity of rich depos its, botli of gold and silver, which they will re-examine bye and bye. lIAimiN II AS HKKX TKIT1I Fl'L. 1 am pleased to find, after four months of labor in testing the theory of renovation or euro by infusion, that our menus at linker have tiled an in - tervener, and have manfully and truth - fully endorsed what Baudin has ic- peatcdly asserted, that Cornucopia would some time rival Virginia City in its palmiest days. One of the Demo crat's editors in leferring to his trip to Cornucopia says: "It W surprising, with all the mineral in sight in this camp, that at the present time there is but one mill in operation, and Unit a 20-stamp. There is plenty of ore in the different dumps to keep twenty mills of like capacity running for months. What is needed is a large custom mill with all the necessary machinery for working the concen trates." That want may be in part supplied by the Davis mill, which will be done in the future, far or near, but better late than never. Hut it is only calculated to produccj the sulphurets. What is wanted is the machinery to reduce them. We havo been buoyed up with the hope that tho O. (!. M. Co. would spend some of their un told Kentucky millions in putting in a complete plant. That is their duty to themselves, their duty to tho camp, and their duty to tho honest burghers of Louisville who invested their untold millions under the guidance and su perintendence of l'rof. Luce. Con stant dropping will wear tho stone, and after many days the seed sown by Iiuudin will spring up, and if it don't bear fruit in waving fields of corn, will produce a crop of quartz mills and a small smelter for the sulphurets which would complete tne plant, l es, it is really surprising that no more is ac complished, but bear in mind that the period of gestation of tho elephant is several years, and when Cornucopia has run its time, it will produce an offspring that will surprise your doubt ing readers. NOTHS. Leslie Holcomb, from Eagle, has re turned and commenced work on his mine. At last showing it was looking well. He has staid with the cam) for a long while, drew the fust house logs, and hewed a way through tho pines for his teams. Several claims havo lately been bonded in East Eagle, ono of which is tho McGco properly. A force of men will be put at work this week on a road from the bridge on Eagle to East Eagle. Nicholson's teams are making regu lar trips to Baker for supplies for the boarding house. A pleasantcr road than the one from Union to Cornucopia can not bo found. Cool, shady, and well watered. Why cannot the stages between Baker, Union and Cornucopia como on altcinato days. Is tlicro anything in tho contracts to prevent it? Let it.be known that thero is no more agreeable aud pleasant summer resort than Banner Lake, situated eight miles from Cornucopia. IJAUDIN. IinprntH Your HonifN. It is wonderful what an improve ment a new suit of clothes will make in the appearance oi a man, ana no less is it so as to the value added to a houso by a fresh coat of paint. This j 0Ii t)loro ro trww towers. Jt is r -is not a matter which affects tho pock-', mMku,0 far solidity thu bu. e w.dU cts of tho owners alone, by increasing ! hi3-mg i(j fl)Ut t,jek,of solid Aiuutu- .n.d the value of their salable property, for ; up0I1 tht.-0 ,,,1 uU) llmlm w ,,; ,1,,. at tho same time it benefits them, it Ktructuro 8 feet in tbbl:n' . ,! also improves tho appearanco ol our material. Tho higb- t 1 h: city and it should bo the pride of every ! oaHt i0Wer when compkrtrd ,.i U ono that their buildings, yard iml i 2(K) feet hiiih. Already th n- )..u !."i-ii lawns are wen Kepi anu present 10 vis-. .. . ill 1 I. . ... !i! 1 1 I niwn isliing Tackle, etc., at SALT LAKE. L. I.Davis Describes the Citv of the Saints. A VAST SALINE INLAND SEA. Magnificent Temple HniUUM by Hands of Religious lmpcs. tile Editoi: Oim:oo.v Soorr: We could not take the Hunt rood, because vc were going; south, ro we boarded the train of the 0. U. A X. Co ,i ,i,.v,i fv,,,,, un .,!ii,t tilth. ,.;tv 0f ui,m nctlinc in the frthmvs of j j.:,lon .im;t politic granducr and scon- , ju beauty, astir with enmo.-t effort aud ! ;,,(, stronirtheniuir dctormiiu- tion to dispel the vapors which Hs liisb motives and disrcptttablo rivalry hud thrown around it. A lew sharp winding and abrupt curves aud wu loso sight of tho garden spot of the Ulue mountain. One night is parsed upon the iron rail, Oregon and Idaho aro behind us. About noon Hie groat sauu plains that once lay beneath the briny wateis of the inland sea, spread themschva out before us and u ikcted with a white scorching glare tho rays of an August, sun ; but we ate soon refreshed by tho cool and fragrant breezes that are. wafted from off tho botomofgie.it Hall Lake, in whoso faliuo waters wo toe the leconls of great geographical and geological changes. This was at one j time the bottom of tho oceau. A deep bay in ages gone, extended from t lie. ! south far to tho north; but great up-' risings which were tho immediate ! agencies in building tho American iHg through the wall is just east of the continent, closed up the entrance to ' "Bee Hive," and is known as "Eagle this bay. In time tho saline water: Gate," for over it, upon huge iron sup were drained oil", but lhoi.5 w.i.s one ports is perched, willi wings outspread, place that mountain chains would not, j a ar,c jrfl ,,.,Ri enr his old homo permit to be drained and that is tho j in the heart of tho city is the last rest body of water or which wo aro wiiting. J jg phico of Hrighani Voting. A huge The lake is eighty miles long and forty ( prostrate block of granite marks the wide. Its waters are as clear as civs-. i. luce. IIi wives urn bi!m nbmied tals and is so impregnated with politic infusions that it. is impossible for a hu man being to sink beneath its surface. One beautiful , afternoon tho. writer went to Garfiold Beach, a fatuous wat ciing place, and look a bath in thy lake. The bather floats around on the surface like a cork, owing to which fact ho finds it very dilH.ntlt to ? uitn. It is almost like lying down on the Moor and attempting to swim. About fifteen miles to tho southeast of the lake is situated Salt Lake City, to which point wo now proceed. Al though Mormonism gives to Salt Lake City its chief attractiveness and a unique pro-eminence among tho cities of the great west, yet tho city itself and its natural cnvhonmcut.uMll forth enthusiastic admiration from all who have the good fortune to drink in tho beauties of the "city of tho saints." The city covers nearly 10,000 acres of land with a population estimated at 80,000 inhabitants. It in laid out on a grand scale. j no lhockh contain ten acres each and tho streets are one bundled and thirty-two feet wide. This includes the sidewalks which aro sixteen and one-half feot in width. Nearly all tho streets arc bordered with ornamental trees, and along tho edges of the walks aro running waters. At this season of the year tho splendid foliage largely conceals tho houses, giving tho city the appeantnee of an extensive and lovely garden. Tho city 1,:10() feet above the sea level. Temple block, in the northern part of the city, is tho sacred square of tho dcciplus of Joseph Smith, and is tlie chief attraction of visitors. It cover an aero of ten acre!1,' surrounded by a high stone wall. In it aro Incutefyth' principal places of TvorahiprtlMijm plc, tabernacle, asuonibly hall and . u-, dowuient house. The tmple, which 1 is a most imposing structuie ,i colid , granite, is not yet completed, thon-h it WUH C(,ugncwi in Iw.VL li is l.sdj ft!(J, i0J ijy yy f4.t.t ju wj,,. Ml t 0v,,,.,u h on t h .bin d.nt'm. 1 mu. . S1-- 1 . voluntarily romim-m-. I v in. 1. 1 1 1 1 lueisui inn wiiu' 1. 1 Greatly liodutvil Pri 22, 1889. ( Hicham Young claimed that an angel , appeared to him in a vision and ro- j vea'.od the plan of the temple. It will I l'V?m,,"boml that :l ,,ct of iiiiiiin;.-f wim-iii i'i iurmru uiu uoinioii church and escheated the property, in consequence. of which Ihe United States i In possession of tho entire block and the lnltcr day saints aro compelled to pay the government for using their own proj orty. To the went of the temple is the tabernacle. It is cliptical in shape, "! foot loug and l.0 feet wide, and it 1 m i-0 ft('t from the floor to the dome- j shaped ceiling. It contains a gallery j feet long by !!0 feet wide. Tho 1 building has a capacity of sealing iwuw people, and it is so constructed ' that a whisper can be beard from one : end m tho other. The Mormons havo no i. '..ubr preachers, but the mem b. r, t.f the church preach as the spirit j mews !H"in. in tho west end ot the uk rniH'lf is situated one of the grand cfi ( ig.ius in the world. It is ItOxIKJ u a (,u h;, t!oor am, j(s fn)nt towers aiv ;;s f, ot hij,h. It has T)7 stops, 2,C1N pipes mI its bellows aro run bv a v. atu- motor. j Thoie are many other objects of j gr01t int0rest, mention only of which , 0rtU Ik, 11)ttdt, h, a brief aper. Among tin in are tho old Desert News ollico wh ;v tho, paper, which first appeared in li:,() is ftill published. The "Hoe li;e," tho residence of Hrighani Youttg and adjoining this the "Lion House" where some of Ihigbiun's wives still re.-ide. All along and around these old historical objects is a high wall of cobble stones laid in cement, and every lod or two thero is a tower. This was probably patterned after tho walls of Jerico. The principal open- near him The grounds aro well cared for. Brigham is gone and his creeds are being transformed. Tho election that took place hero a few days since proves that tho M unions are in tho minority. Good days aro in store for this beautiful little city. L. J. DAVIS. HIGH VALLEY. Homo'N lldg.ilur Itiulxot of I.CICIll .Niimh. I ii t ! rest liif; Warren Drake's children havo got the scarlet fever. J. W. Minnick has threshed two hun dred and ten bushels of seed rye. , Grain is turning out better than was iirst expected, but is mostly second grade. Girls born in August will bo ninia- Mo and practical and likely to marry rich. Mr. F. .1. Tinkhani is engineer for Mimiick's sloam thresher this season. He thoroughly understands his busi ness. Old maids believe that when their shoes come untied and Keep coming untied, it is truo their sweethearts aro talking and thinking about them. Warden Hathiway has an apple trco that in quite u curiovily. It has ripe fruit, half-grown fruit, somu a mouth old, and bright fiesh flowers. The tree is one ho grafted six years ago. I do hot know what variety it is. None slauild imagine because the Vauderhilts, Grantf, Stuarts and As ton do not live on tho farm that it is a luyd place to acquire a competence By far the greatest share of tho wealth of the world is wrapped up in agricul tural pursyiU. If a young farmer and wb".' -tart, mi many often do, with nothing, nod ofhu by industry gather houfcchold goods, implements, stock, land, etc., and gradually increauo their vluo, having eaoh year 11 good living and money to pay for schooling and other privileges, they have done well; far better in fact than the average of their city cousins in tho work shops and store. A little coiitoiittnont and a good income are the elements of pioqierity. HOMO. 'I h Psiidloton'Aciuluiiiy, for both nexus, ..clii.luiK uri'imrutory iicadeinlu and IjiihI. I- h ' oiirxp, will open In the old com t li. iee. in Pundlstoii, Oregon, Kept. 1881). : 1 im 1I1. r Information enquire of F. M. ". P. ikIMoii, Oregon. 8-8-uil. iu at A." N Gardner ! NO. !). EAGLE VALLEY. Improvements Being Made in the "Garden of Orciron." THREE BOYS KILL A BEAR. Farm Xotes The bruit Crop I of HiTcnt Happenings. -Mention August. 18, 18S!). Threshing is over here. Grain turned out very well. A largo number of fat cattle, sheep i am, hoi.S(, es now for sale in this vallev. Fruit is getting ripo and tho trees are breaking down with their heavy loads. Tho health of the valley is not so good as it might be. Malaria appears in ditferent families but all seem to be improving. We understand that Mr. Younce, of North Powder, will soon be a resident of Eagle valley. Wo welcome all good men. Messrs. Longloy and Fruzior aro ranging a largo number of sheep hero. They havo plenty of hay to feed with and can spare -100 tons at low prices. Most of the ranchers have got the second crop of alfalfa in tho stack and are irrigating for tho third crop. They havo largo quantities of hay for sale at very low prices. Mr. W. W. ICirby says he is going to the mountains in a few days to got rid of work and haven good time. Ho thinks ho will succeed if a grisloy bear does not interfere with his arrange ments. Mrs. Mary A. ICirby, wifo of W. W. ICirby, will start tho first of Septem ber on a visit to relatives in Iowa and Northern .Missouri. She will bo ac companied by her little daughter, Maude. Matt Simonis and two brothers killed a largo black bear a few days ago. Their dog- ran tho bear up a tree and the boys opened fire, bringing tho bear to tho ground dead. All of tho boys aro killing bear to-day Mr. Hainan Swisher is just complet ing a very nice bam aud Mr. W. D. Noah is preparing to build one. Mr. Hen Longly is building a barn and Chandler Bros, aro building a largo store, cellar and warehouse. From recent indications wo think that Sparta is likely to havo a boom Koon. Wo hope that all the mining camps of Union and Baker counties will find men with capital to develop them, for wo know that the ledges aro rich and would pay. Mr. Ilabcock, tho old gentleman, died a few days ago, just 11 week nftor taking the premium at the picnic in this valley, for being the oldest man. Mr. Babcock was 70 years old last February. Ho leaves his aged wifo and several children, and many friends, to mourn his loss. K. IntoriiHtlnj; DocIhIuii. Tho Lexington Budget says: "In formation is received of an interesting caso which has just been decided by tho commissioner of the general land otlice. On the 2oth of May last, Mil ton Uonnott tried to mako final proof of his pre-emption. Ho had slept on tho land always, but, being a singlo man, ho had boardod, and paid board with hia father's family, whoso houso was thirty rods distant. His proof was rejected on the ground of insufli cient residence. G. 1. Morgan, land lawyer specialist at Tho Dalles, ap pealed tho caso to tho commissioner of tho general land office, and that oflicer on July 1st reversed tho decis ion of the local office aud gavo Bennett tho land. This is quick work and quito satisfactory to bachelor settlors who are trying to comply with tho law hut aro compelled by circum stances to fail on some technicality. Tho purpose of tho law is to givo tho land to settlors whoso intentions aro honorable, but registois and receivers are not allowed very much latitudo by tho department, and in thoir decisions usually require a pretty close compli ance with the letter of tho law. In t cases llko tho abovo, where tho sottler can mako a good showing, ho is ofton successful on appeal." & Go's Jewelry Store.
