The Oregon scout., June 19, 1890, Image 7

PROSPECTING.
Grizzly Boars of the Seven
Devils Country.
SOME OF THE SPARTA MINES.
The Farms, and Farming Outlook, of Biff
Creek- and Eagle Valley.
Editoii Oiikoo.v Scout:
I left homo Friday morning, Juno 0,
1890, on a prospecting trip to the Sov
en Devils. I borrowed Ervo Frazior's
rille. Ervo is an old hunter, lie
killed seven grizzly bears up in the
Seven Devils country this spring with
this rille. He has sent the skins to
Chicago. They are worth from twen
ty to thirty dollars a skin in Chicago.
The grizzly bears up in that country
are different from those in other parts
of America. They aro as largo as a
coon and have humps on their backs
liko buffaloes. Well I am not hunt
ing bears, especially grizzly bears with
humps on their backs. Deer aro good
. 'enough for me, and they say the
mountains arc alive with them up
there.
Tho crops look fine on Big creek.
Tho liig creek folks deserve good crops
forever, for thoy went solid for Union
for the county S2at, and, to borrow
Matt. Hall's expression in regard to
Union, "They got thero with both feet."
Tho Big creek people aro isolated and
aro all farmers and tax-payers. They
did not have railroad men and dagos
in their precinct to vote' as tome of
the precincts in tho county had.
America will soon have to stop allow
ing a certain class of foreigners to land
on her shores. America for Ameri
cans ! Tho pcoplo should not vote for
senators and representatives to con
gress, in tho future, that will not
pledgo themselves to use their influ
ence in passing a law to stop foreign
immigration, of a certain class, to
America.
I laid over all day, Sunday, ono
mile back of Sparta at Lewis Furga
son's horso ranch to rest tho horses
and visit some of the quartz prospects
around Sparta. It was the first time
in nineteen, years that I had visited
Sparta. Sparta was then a lively pla
cer camp with fully ono thousand'
minors in town and vicinity. Every
body had money and tiicc3 Wcre good.
Ono line of stages was running from
Union and two linos from Baker City.
Thorn; Maiden, Rattlesnake, Shang
hai, Sawmill, .Blue and Town gulches
wero producing thousands of dollars
in gold cjvist. Shanghai gulch, alone,
produced nearly ono million in gold.
It is n small gulch, only about twenty
across. It is deserted now, except that
oldy Bill Thompson is coyoteing around
tU'jro tryiug to find tho lode the gold
alt camo from. I thought, from what
Ihad read in the papers every now
nd then, that Sparta was booming,
nit it is not. Far from it. There aro
about threo hundred quartz prospects
in and about Sparta. They are at
work on tho Delmonico, Little Pitts
burg and ono or two others, and that
is about all. The men that own most
of them aro too poor to go down on
them. A great many experts havo
been sent up to examine tho mines at
different times, and they speak well of
them and then they go off and report
to the men that sent them and that is
tho last you hear of it. If men of cap
ital would take hold of some of - tho
prospects and sink to water level, they
might find paying mines. I am sure
I would liko to sco old Sparta boom
again. Somo of tho old miners that
havo lived hero since the camp was
first discovered think tho mother lodo
has not boon found yet. Others think
tho quartz vas all decomposed closo to
tho surfaco and tho gold washed from
tho quartz down into tho gulches. It
look as though thero ought to bo a
quartz lodo somowhero around, where
the placer gold camo from, that will
pay. Tho oro is rich in spots, but it
is in strings and bunches. They havo
no well defined lode.
Thoy aro cutting alfalfa in Eaglo
valley. It is a fine valley. Thoy raiso
almost everything thore. Alex Tarter
carried ripo strawberries to Sparta tho
6th of Juno. It is vory hot hero now
and tho deer gnats aro eating our
horses up alive. I shall get somo
sweet spirits of nitro, dilute it with
water, and wash thorn with it, for that
is n good romody for door gnats.
C. F. lll.VKLY.
A Pointer For You.
If you want to mako ovory dollar do
full duty, catch on to somo of thochoap J
bargains in farm or city property now ,
offered by Wilson & Hackett, niana-,
gors Union Heal Estato Astociation. ,
Fine Line of Watch
FOKEST DALE D0TLETS.
News of the Weolt as Noted by Our
Uar Correspondent.
Res-
I'isk VaI.u:t, Juno IS, 1SG0.
Miss Lena Pancako, who has beon
sojourning in Grande Hondo, returned
homo recently.
Wo understand the boys have organ
ized a baeehull club nnd prepared a
ground at Halfway.
Strawberries have boon ripe in Pino
for two weeks. Isn't that as oarly as
Goodbrod's gitrden?
Pino valley gardens woro considor
bly nipped by the late frosts. Melons
will probably bo scarce.
Numerous racket and scrimmages
in the valley, recently, havo made bus
iness rushing for .Justice Scott.
Report says that Isaac. Hewitt has
bought tho claim to tho Drake much
for $ 200, and that the Drakes will soon
fly away.
Pine town is agitating the question
of a celebration on tho 4th of July.
Why not Cornucopia celebrate this
year? Pine had too much 4 th last
year.
Wo aro glad that tho lcvol-headcd
tax-payers havo decided that tho coun
ty seat shall remain at Union. Also
glad that Pine only helped to swell the
minority by twenty-live votes instead
of fifty. Wish we could have been in
Union to witness tho "whooping up."
Wo have grown so used to having
everything written from hero charged
to us that we aic not surprised to hoar,
that wo wrote tho item in the Repub
lican of May 22, concerning the Mr.
Knowles who recently attracted so
much notice hero by his great interest
in La Grande, reports concerning hi3
conduct in his school, etc. Wo don't
always take tho trouble to state whoth-
er wo wrote so-and-so or not, so long
as it is an item of general interest and
well known in tho community, but
will say that wo had nothing to do
with said item. Heard the reports
concerning the affair, and while wo
did not hear what tho Republican said
about the threats of killing, wo heard
much t,hat it did not say, but for fear
that we wero not correctly informed
wo said nothing. A reporter's posi
tion is a somewhat porplexing one to
fill at times. Thoy are expected, by
tbo' editor, to givo tho news going tho
( rounds. In doinji so ono sometimes
gives offense, even in giving as hear
say, anil without comment, what they
think they havo upon good authority,
then they draw down wrath upon
their daring heads. Having once or
twice been so unfortuiiato, we havo
grown so careful wo can scarce find
anything at all to write that will bo
any news to' anyone, givo no offense
and yet cnablo us to "draw our salary,"
that fat salary is an item with us
but since the Knowles affair finds its
way into the' newspapers without our
assistance, and. wo aro accused of it,
wo will oven venture to say our say.
Mr. Knowles said, recently, in a well
written article descriptive of Pine,
"that liko all other places it hall its
tale-bearers and mischief-makers, but
like tho fragrant pole-cat their pres
ence is alwa known, thorefore harm
less, etc." Mischief-makers are scarce
ly harmless. Tale-bearers wj may all
be to somo extent. It is the tale
makers we havo to dread, and if Mr.
Knowles was not a victimj -of tho
tale-maker, he was more to bo dreaded
in a community than even tho tale
bearer or tho fragrant skunk. Wo do
not pretend to pass judgment upon
ho. gentleman as to tho truth of tho
reports, but such reports thero wore,
and we aro just cranky enough to
think that if cvon tho charge of gross
familiarity with any minor girl pupil
be fully sustained against any male
teacher upon duo investigation, and
tho directors or county superintendent
fail to firo him, tho patrons ought to
Eee to it that ho bo fired.
Caiiwk It. Dovi:.
Sold Her Pappoose.
The othor day in Boiso City a squaw
got tired of her pappooso and sold it
to a Chinawoman for $15. Tho China
dame scrubbed tho little- Indian,
shaved his littlo head on top, dressed
him in Chinoso stylo and orownod
him with a blazing red cap which
mado him glimmor in tho distanoo liko
tho first roio of summer. Both tho In
dians and Chincso got mad over tho
transaction, and rsco projudico looked
at tho "Chinaflbd" pappooho with
glares of htronjjo.it aversion. Tho In
dians shook their heads and shouted
"Dam mean wiunw! Shn nut Iiumm
papiKjo iu Chinee camp!" and tho
V . . , , i
Chinese retorted, "Pappooso Jgillco t
Samoa monkey!" Tho troublojfeptled 1
peacefully, the father taking lilt) sher
iff along und reining his child,; and
tho Chinawoman merely bowailljigl&MJ
loss of hertfl-V Klamath Countytw-, i
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es, Clocks, Jewellff.'1'
BIG CREEK.
A Just Protest Against the
Election Frauds.
PROSECUTION DEMANDED.
Preparations Fsr tho 1'otnth
0l-jraWOH lavltnticn.
of July
Dkau ScorT :
I havo not written you for a long
time, but feel now, as tho groat ques
tion in regard to the county seat is
settled, I may write a line of rejoicing
and also to ask you a favr.
To begin: Away back, you dear
people of Union plertee remember that
we, the east end of tho county, gave
you, by our honest votes, tho county
scat, and again when trouble camo to
you, and you were losing all, we, tho
honest bono and sinew of the county,
stood by you and saved vour dearest
interests again. Wo gave you only
the hoiiPtt vote, not ono illegal vote in
all our precincts, and now must we
stand by and see our votes standing
aside and counted along with those il
legal votes in those questionable pre
cincts, especially La Grande, whoso
nicn(?) voted strangers, boys and da
gos who woro not entitled to a vote at
all? No, never! Wo protest I We
will not stand it! Such fraud shall
not go unpunished, and La 'Grande
may look tho business straight in the
face and ask themselves if thoy oven
suppose we will wink at their audacity
and lot thorn off. They shall havo
thoirjust deserts as sure as the sun
shines
What we want is an honost vote in
L,n thc lowns iu Uw county Wq wlU
have an honest example set boforo our
boys, crime must pay the penalty, and
Union must help to set tho examplo by
clearing away the great fraud practiced
by. those unprincipled people of La
Grande. Stand true to your .colors if
you over expect our help in a future
time.
Wo aro going to havo a celebration
in this neighborhood and wo invito
dear Union and tho (food pcoplo of La
Grande to como and bo happy with us.
Wo will give you good cheer and good
grub, and wo want you to bo sure and
get here on tho glorious 4th of July.
Bring your friends and tho children,
everybody, and leave those baskets at
home. You can oat Big creek grub
while you celebrate with us.
Wo will thank you for tho Hag.
Long may its beautiful colors shine to
gladden tho eyo of ovory honest voter
as it waves magnificently in tho fino
country breezes of Big crook.
Jon.v Smith.
SPAKTA.
Items of Interest from that Progressive
and Prosperous District,
Sr.uiTA, Juno 11, lf-90.
Will try and givo you a few items
from our lively burg. Wo join in tho
glad chorus: Hurrah for Union!
Weather cool and pleasant with oc
casional showers to refresh our mother
earth.
Spartaitos aro building a new school
houso and expect to start school soon
after tho glorious Fourth.
Sparta has decided not to celebrate,
this year. Somo will go to Pino valley,
somo to Big creok and some will stay
at home.
Mrs. C. D. Reed and her two chil
dren, Juno and Maynard, havo just
arrived from Polo, 111. Thoy intend
spending tho summer horo.
Sparta has lots of strangers in town,
nowadays, sovoral sales of mining
proporty having boon mado and more
oxpocted.
Mr. Geo. Honderfcon is pushing work
on tho Del Monto and tho vein is in
creasing in quantity and quality.
Mossrs. Criley & Pago, of Denver,
Colo., havo purchased a tract of placer
ground of Thompson Bros, and aro
working a force of mon thero.
Sparta had somo of La Grando's
monoy, or stuff that was bought with
their money whiskey arid cigars
which waB distributed around election
day, and thoy managed to got a fow
votes, but thoso persons woro persons
who novor did pay a cont of tax and
probably nevor will That is about tho
only kind of pooplo, gonorally speak
irif, that voted for La Grando for tho
county seat, and I am glad that there
was not enough of them, and tho
"dagos" to carry the day. I think
"u,r n "1 1" j 1 mw uuu
oxcopt the actual taximyora should bo
allowed to vote on Mich questions.
Know Mow-:.
t . .
Wantedl
To cxrlmigo goods for 30 cord of wood.
Mr L- 11. lUnchitrt.
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Silverware, Guns
THE COVE.
A Cohdo&Mtt Bcord of Reconi
Kappanlim.
intmittsg
Covk, June IS,
Justice Sanborn wh one of the offi
cials summoned Inst week, by the
Olerk, to canvass the vol of the coun
ty. Unclaimed letters remaining in tho
Covo iK)st-olHcc : Peter Bauer, J. F.
Martin (2), Frank Martin, Tom Palm
or. Tho crop of strawberries is being
taken to market. Ucrrics aro not a
drag in the market this year by any
means.
Mr. Ud. Willard drovo his band of
cows to tho Minam this wet-k. lie
finds good summer pasture in that lo
cality.
A. J. Foster tfe Son are building ex
tensive hog sheds at the (louritfg null
and will mako bacon and larit on an
cxlout-ivc scalo this fall.
Mr. By. Geer, ono of tho okl timers
of Cove, was in town the other day
long enough to shako hands with old
acquaintances and friends.
The appraisers appointed to view
the .las. Payne estate, vie: A. R. Rob
inson, B. H. Sanborn and L. U.
Holmes, finished their tusk this week.
Tho much t!ilked of water right
cases are called again Thursday of tin's
week. Testimony ad libitum will be
taken and the end may bo fur in the
future.
Edwin Boswell, .Ino. Faucett and
Benjamin Koger,,each fitted out with
a heavy freight wagon and four horse
team, havo gono to llilgard to haul
lumber.
Miss Haltio Pierco, principal of tho
Covo public school, has been allotted a
department in the La Granule school
this fall. The young lady is a teacher
of marked ability.
John T. Jowell and family, accom
panied by Mr. Ira Saclctidor, started
for the Sound, Thursday. Thoy are
taking catllo and expect to locate
somewhere in that country.
Mr. Seymour Corpe and Mis3 Thorn
ton were married last week by tho Rev.
Mr. Ellis. Miss Thornton is a toucher
from Nebraska. Thoy received many
congratulations .and good wishes from
their numerous friends.
W. R. Bootho has disposed of 3,800
sheep lately, being tiio major portion
of his herd. A part brought $2 pot
head, others 2,50 and a choice lot
Tho tariff laws don't seem to havo en
tirely ruined tho sheep and wool in
dustry evon yet.
Mr. Tob. Roes, who lias been attend
ing tho Willamette University since
last fall, returned home, Sunday. Tob
says tho University is a good place to
acquire "book learning," but he much
prefois Grande Rondo to Webfoot as a
laud to inhabit.
Tho county soat should certainly
afford a good base ball nine, and tho
boys there should got over their lazy
spell and sot the ball rolling. A con
test botween Union and La Grando
would be very exciting and bo watched
with much intorest. Wake up!
THE MEW JERUSALEM.
Affairs at Meacham Tho Toacasrs' Insti
tute to ba Held Thero.
Correspondent Kast Orojcoiilan.
Captain Jarvis and County Survoy
or Arnold havo purchased forty aoros
near Meacham of Mr. Todd, and havo
laid out a town site on it, and chris
tened tho ombryo city Jerusalem.. A
spot commanding a fino View of tho
surrounding country, has been selec
ted on which will at onco bo erected a
building .'10x01, iu .which to hold tho
annual county leachors' institute next
August.
Thero is said to bo over two hundred
men horo getting, out lion and wood.
On Thursday thero were twenty and
on Friday twelve ears loaded with ties.
Outside of Pendleton this is the liveli
est place in Eastern Oregon. Monoy
seems to bo plenty and thd pooplo
contented.
Tho wcathor is just varm enough to
bo pleasant, and already summer vis
itors to thoso mountains havo bogiiu
to arrive. With tho institute here,
tho army of campers and' now arrivals
of pormanont settlers, this will Uo a
lively plaoo this summer.
Merit Wins.
We doslro lo nay to our citizen, that for
years wu havo lieon gelling Dr. King' Xew
Discovery for Coiimiiimtloii, Dr. King's
Now Life I'illx, lluoktt-n's Arnica Halve mid
Electric Hit tern, and have usvr handled
romttdiM tlia veil u well, or tlmtfiavn giv
en fiu-h uiiivomul Mil a.-tiou. We do not
hesitate to snaranteu them every time,
and wt-Htuinl ready h refund the pim-liaae
price, if saiUfut'iory nuludo not follow
their uc. TlieMJ ri'iiu-UI- have won their
jKjiularlty purely mi ilu ir merit. It. II.
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