The Coquille Valley sentinel., August 12, 1932, Page 6, Image 6

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TD COQOTlXa ▼ALLEY BENTDfKL. COQUILLE, OMOON,
OUT-OF-DOORS STUFF«
By Lans Loneve
Last week, Jim Erwin, local real
estate dealer, and I made a trip up
the south fork of the Coquille. We
went as far as Daffney grove, half
way to Illabe. It was an enjoyable
outing. At least I considered it one.
Jim probably thought differently, es­
pecially while on the trail, but he
swears that he enjoyed it and is will­
ing to repeat the performance. We
left town at I a. a. and hit the trail,
afoot, just at daylight.* We both car­
ried packsacks containing grub and
other articles necessary for camping
out. I carried a 22 rifle and Jim was
armed with my big 38 special Smith
A Wesson. The wide leather bolt
contained 40 gleaming cartridges. It
was necessary to let the harness on
the shoulder holster out to the last
notch to enable Jim to slide into it.
He started to put tbe belt on. At the
last notch it reached about two-thirds
of the way around his waist “Why
didn’t you bring a man’s belt; this
was made for a kid,” says Jim, in a
tone of deep disgust.
“That IS a
man’s belt,” says I. “A baby ele­
phant isn’t supposed to wear cart­
ridge belts.” By the aid of the yard
of rope the belt was lengthened out
and made to fit him. Then on went
the packaack, together with a big
pair of binoculars. (That guy wasn’t
going to miss seeing all the country.)
Then we hit the trail. Stops were
made at likely looking Ashing holes
and a few trout pulled from each.
“It’s sure nice to get "way out here
in the woods away from everyone,”
says Jim. I agreed with him. But
there was a surprise in store for us.
Three miles of trail had been tra­
versed when along come two men.
Presently two boys hove into sight
and then a girl followed by a sad­
eyed donkey and a fat woman. We
arrived at our destination and cooked
up a big feed. Lying flat upon his
stomach, Jim gave a demonstration
of what a fat man is capable of eating
—and howl He ate three meals in
one, ’cause he refused to eat again
that evening and only ate a very little
Jim did the most fancy sweating
that it has ever been my pleasure to
witness. Perhaps I should not say
pleasure, though I must confess that
I got a kick out of
streamed off him like
would wipe great handfuls from
face and he was soaked with it.
noon time we had our lunch and
flat on his stomach, did full justi<
It. “Do you know,” he said, “this is
the first time I was ever so dog-gone
tired that I had to lie down to eat. I
know now why that donkey looked so
sad-eyed that we passed with that
pack on his back. I know just how
he felt.” The river follows the trail
all the way. Many places the trail
winds high up on the bluff above the
river. At these spots Jim would rake
the sweat from his brow and sticking
out his lower lip would Mow violently
toward his nose. The sweat would
fly like a miniature waterfall. Then
ho would wipe it from his eyes and
plod along. When a steep rise in the
sighted, down would go
trail wi
Jim, packsack and alL During one
of these stops he looked at me and
said, “Do you know, Lana, people
would have to see me to appreciate
this situation, Here I am, wet with
sweat, panting like a dog and my
tongue hanging out a foot with that
darned hill just ahead.” But he was
game—game to the core and he says
that we are going to go again.
Last week I mentioned the fact that
it was practically impossible to go
into any part of the country any
more without encountering people;
that they were to be found every:
where. Our trip up the south folk
for breakfast the following morning,
Even the twenty-one trout we had
caught, fried crisp and brown, failed
to tempt him. Six Coquille boys were
camped near us and a whole family
of six were also camped nearby. And
we thought that we were getting
back in the wilderness away from
the beaten path. On our return we
met two girls in one party and five in
another and still another party of
four boys, not to mention prospectors.
In all we encountered 36 people be­
sides ourselves.
proved that statement to be a settled
fact.
A week ago Sunday I met Ralph
Taylor fishing on the North Fork. He
had twenty-six lovely trout. Three of
them were over 14 inches in length.
I saw a dosen other fishermen with­
out catches. You’ve got to hand it
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COQUILLE MACHINE SHOP
proves
channel cat story published not long
ago in this column was no myth.
Was up to the fain on the north
fork last week. At the county camp
grounds, there had been mueh camp­
ing. A month ago some one had gone
to the trouble of building a nice table
there. This table had been torn com­
pletely down. It is hard to under­
stand the nature of people who would
do such a thing. People who tear
down tables, litter up beautiful odmp
sites with rubbish and commit such
acts of vandalism should be barred
from the woods and streams. Every­
one should take pride in what few
camp sites are still open to the pub­
lic and make it a point to keep and
leave them clean.
It is necessary now when entering
a national forest on a camping trip
to carry a shovel, a water bucket and
an axe. This works a hardship on
the man Who is peeksacking it. Nine­
ty-nine out of a hundred forest fires
started are incendiary and the care­
ful camper has no use for a shovel,
neither does he wish to be burdened
with a big water bucket and seldom
doe. he need an axe during dry weath-
er.” “But for the crime, of a few
we all must suffer.”
John R. Abernathy is the world’s
xchampjofi woif catcher. With his bare
hands he has captured alive 1,000
wolves. He pursues then with a
fleet home and a good dog or two.
When the wolf is run to earth, he
swings from his horse, grasps the
wolf by the scruff of the neck with
one hand and actually rams his other
hand in the boast’s mouth until he
subdues him. The late Teddy Roose­
velt was with Mr. Abernathy on sev­
eral wolf hunts. Abernathy furnishes
ample proof that he catches big lobo
wolves in the manner that I have de­
scribed. Mr. Abernathy, the pleasure
is all yours, as far as I am concerned.
Not long ago a ear drawing a trail­
er went through here, headed for Cur­
ry county and there were twenty-six
hounds in the trailer. The owner of
the dogs was off on a varmint'hunt
er was questioned concerning nu car
license. Ho simply said, “Well here
I am; I have no money for a ear li­
cense; I have twenty-six dogs to food
and I am heading for Curry county."
The officer that stopped him says,
“For Cod’s sake go on.” So there’s
a tip for you fellows that can’t afford
a ear license. Just get twenty-six
dogs in a trailer and start out.
While on our trip Jim Erwin told
me an unusual deer story that I shall
pass on to the rant of you. A few
weeks ago while
returning
from
Gold Beach after dark, Jim sighted
a yearling doe standing in the road in
the glare of the headlights. The deer
walked slowly from the road and
stopped and Jim atopped the car right
alongside of it. He get out of the
car and walked up to the animal and
placed his hand on its neck. It seemed
not the least disturbed. He stroked
its neck and ran his hand along the
top of its back.
His hand came in
contact with a hard object close to
the deer’s spine. He rolled the ob­
ject beneath his fingers and presently
|t rolled wt in hk hand. It WB, ,
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COQUILLE
top honors of the muchly disputed
pennant of the Southern Oregon Coast
League.
After President W. W. Tighlman
had to inform Sutherlin that she had
not won the championship and that
he could see no reason for the Doug­
las team's claim to ouch, it was found
that North Bend was tied for second
place with Sutherlin. Because Suth­
erlin did not show up to play the bay
team last Sunday, the game was for­
feited to North Bend, thus sending
the latter aggregation into a tie with
the famous Coquille (Loggers for the
top honors of the circuit. Each team
haa
won seven and lost three games,
man drove up in a car and watched
two of Coquille’s defeats coming at
tbe proceedings. Jim has his name
the hands of her championship op­
and address and can prove that this
ponents.
actually happened. It is a known fact
Now that the emoke is cleared we
that deer when in danger from pursu­
shall see Bill Fortier send his slug­
ing doge and predatory animals will
ging Loggers, or something, up
seek the protection of man. This deer,
against their chief nemesis in the big­
suffering from the gun shot wound no
gest baariiall show of the season. The
doubt sought Jim’s aid in removing
first contest will be played Sunday in
the bullet That’s my theory. I may
the local ball orchard, the second at
be wrong, but anyway, it’s a darned
North Bend, and the third in the
good story and many thanks, Jim.
town which has drawn the largest
I saw one of the new 270 Winches­
crowd.
ters the other day and it sure is a
Bear in mind that North Bend has
sweet gun. For local use it is a
won from the Fortierites on two oc­
larger caliber than I prefer but for
In less than a month the footballers casions, 13 to • and 7 to 6, but in
a hunt into the big game country of
Alaska or Canada I would choose it will be at it again, both the high neither fray did Carl Gilbert, leading
above all others. But to those who school and the collegiate circles. We hurler of the league, take the mound.
tote large caliber gum about in are especially expectant of the sea­ Mr. Fortier will take no chances with
search of deer, it’s a dandy. I un­ son in the local school because of the North Bend in the series, starting
derstand that the United States in­ fine prospects C. H. S. has for a win­ Gilbert against the opposition, as well
fantry is to be armed with these rifles ning team. That is, if the return of as the rest of the full strength.
Stanley, aee of the Bender’s staff,
in the near future as experts agree lettermen means anything. However,
that it surpasses the present army quality and not quantity is what will oppose Gilbert. This hurler is a
gun in shooting qualities. It is only counts, so I am not predicting until classy performer, possessing among
put out in the bolt action, owing no the Coquille huskies are actually seen other assets a fine curve ball, which
along with excellent control, makes
doubt to the fact that it shoots such under fire.
him a tough proposition. The game
a high power cartridge that it would
Yes, after a few years in which this will start at the usual two bells. And
be dangerous in a lever action gun,
owing to breech pressure. At three and that person sagely predicted that don’t forget that if “Wild Willy" plays
hundred yards this 270 cartridge only golf was coming along to take the he will be sure to run out hie base
has four and one half inches trajec­ place of baseball, the national pas­ hits, while Art Pulford promises to
tory. That means that a hunter could time has staged a comeback and now crash out some more of his screeching
pull a fine bead on a doers shoulders the game is stauncher than in many blows, and Perry Roper also says that
or at the top of hie back at the dis­ years. The bushes are opening up he will “fight to the last ditch.”
This is for tbe championship of the
tance of three hundred yards and once more, and larger numbore of
score a bullseye. It would - certainly young players are performing in the Southern Oregon Coast League.
A letter from Grants Pass to Bill
make an ideal big game gun. Such game. In our own county baseball is
a gun as this would be dandy for a more widely played, other teams be­ Fortier roads, “How about a game
tenderfoot to hunt deer with, provid­ sides the Coquille Loggers being in here with your club on August 21 on
ing he didn’t mistake a fellow hunter the field. The Southern Oregon Coast the basis of a 60-50 gate. Wo have
for a deer, as is so often the case. League is the largest ever organised played 17 games, winning 15 and
If a doer was struck by such a bullet in this section, but the expansion does claim the Southern Oregon champion­
the chances are that he would neveT not stop there. The Range League, ship, having defeated Sutherlin of
move out of his tracks and if he did composing teams from ¡Lee, Norway, your league, Canyonville, leaders of
he would leave a trail of blood behind Gravel Ford, Broadbent, Fairview and the Umpqua League, Crescent City
that the rankest tenderfoot could fol­ McKinley, haa given many promising twice, and the Colored Giants. Have in
low easily. I have always recom­ youngsters opportunities to play, fact cleaned up everything in North­
mended large caliber guns for the while independent clubs from Powers, ern California and Southern Oregon,
tenderfoot and a poor shot, for it Bridge, Myrtle Point and tbe smaller and are to play West Side at Port­
meana leas crippled deer to die in the communities of the northern part of land on August 28. We would like to
hifis. But to the man who is a good the county have contested in many play you on August 21. How about it,
not afraid?"
marksmen and can pick Ms shots on games.
Everybody knows, of course, what
Bill wrote back to say that last
game, a smaller calibered gun in his
hands is just as effective as a large Junior League baseball has accom­ year Granta Pass was paid 3100 to
one. The only trouble with the big plished. Before this was inaugurated come here and then failed to give Co­
The Coquille
calibers is the fact that they have one couldn’t find throe goM young quille a return game.
such extreme ranges that a bullet players in Coquille. Now Bill Fortier Logger« also claim the Southern Ore­
gon championship, and are willing to
fired in one county may kill some has many prospects coming up.
meet Granta Pas« but Bill and the
hunter in tbe next and when a man
is struck by such a lullet it is almost leggera and North Bend
boys are afraid of the financial end,
certain death. In some states, owing
in 3-Game Play-off not the result of a game. After the
Loggers beat North Bend, if they do,
to tbe number of hunters that take to
the woods and the thick settlement«,
The parade begins Sunday. Coquille a game with Granta Paas might be
only shotguns are allowed to be used and North Bend are to play for the arranged.
in the pursuit of doer. This makes it championship, whether it be the lead­
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the labor of aothorrfiip. David Living-
etone said he would rather cross the
continent of Africa again than write
another book. It is said of one of
Longfellow’s poems that it was Writ­
ten in four weeks and that he spent
six iponth« correcting it and cutting
it down. One of Tennyson's poems
was rewritten fifty times.
George
Eliot read a thousand books before
she wrote "Daniel Deronda.” Another
author read twenty thousand books
and then wrote two. I write an issue
of Out-of-Doors-Stuff in 30 minutes.
In view of the above don’t expect too
much.
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Think
athlete,
appeared before us in the past
and which stand out prominently are
three of Ralph Hill, the ex-Univereity
of Oregon mile aee, «nd Tom Bridges,
pitcher on the Detroit team. In the
final inning of the game between hie
team and the Washington club, Bridge«
had a perfectly pitched game within
hie grasp. Not a ran nor a hit had
been gained from his delivery, nor
had a ma reached first base through ,
any other means. Two were down in
the ninth when Walter
Johnson,
Washington manager, inserted a
pinch hitter. Two strikes were called
on the batter, and on the third he
swung to hit the ball for a single.
That’s almost m bad as the player
who is fined for hitting a home run,
after he had been instructed to bunt
At the Olympic games, Hill was
passing the Finnish runner in the
last lap of the 6000 meter run. Hill
was running strong while the Finn
was faltering. Instead of allowing
the only Oregon entrant in the games
to pass, the foreigner blocked him
three times, and because we have to
“extend courtesy to our guests,” the
Finn was not disqualified. The writ­
er was fortunate in having the truth
of this from the lips of Bill Hayward,
Oregon track coach, who passed
through here while returning from
Los Angeles. Hayward is the man
who developed Hill, America’s great­
est distance runner of all times.
And then consider the sad case of
Bill Fortier being thrown out at first
on a clean hit to right field.
This
happened in the practice game last
Sunday.
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