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Norton’s have wonderful new
See “Spike” Leali« for the beet in
children’s books in this week. Some Liability, or other Insurance. Office,
Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Beber and only one of a kind. Shop early for next door to Coquille Hospital,
phone 5; residence phon* 95L.
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By R. M. Harrison
daughter,
Carol Ann. were Sunday Christmas.
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afternoon callers at the J. H. Mc­
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Closkey home.
(Continued from last week)
Two
years
agb
the
sportsmen
of
I
I the miners took to the streams that
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Jones, of Myrtle
Among the relics found in the na­ had cut through the ancient sea Coos county, the different game pro- Point^were Sunday evening callers
tives' possessions alorg ths coast were beach, and as a result, several other tective clubs and th« chambers of at ths A. R. Bennett’s. The Jones
some of the old Hudson Bay muskets, back beach mines were discovered, commerce in different cities lodged have bought a small acreage about a
and carved on the stock of one of among which were the Eagle mine, a protest against the opening of the mile out of town on the Gravelford
these old fowling pieces was the name, the Roee mine, Chickamen mine, as elk season in this district. But no road and as they are contemplating
Dedakiah Smith, June 3, 1981. On well as a number of other smaller heed was given the portests and the building a fireplace; they came down
inquiry of the natives, it was found outcrops.
season was opened. The result was to see how and by whom the Bennett
that a party of whites had been
These back beach mines in the that many of the old monarchs were fireplace was constructed.
through the territory with animals, Whiskey run^district, were covered killed. Animals that were doing no
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Grant were busi­
travelling northward, and that they with a very heavy overburden of damage whatsoever—animals that ness callers at the C. M. Bonniksen's
had remained for some days at the gray, wind-blown sand, which ran had actually been fed by the hand one day last week.
river, trying to effect a crossing, as from about 25 feet to 75 feet or more of man—such as the herd on Blue a Jack Holland, of Seattle, a brother
the water was high, and after cross­ in depjh, which, in turn, supported Ridge, In the Fairview district where of'Carl Holland, is here visiting rel­
ing had given one of the natives this a vigorous stand of old growth tim­ the animals were twice as tame as atives and friends and called to see
old fire arm, to escort them beyond ber, owing to this great mass of ma­ ordinary range cattle.
the Harold Pribbles Sunday.
the tribe’s hunting ground, which was terial to move, in a stripping pro- ‘ This season, as we have noted be­
Dinner guests Sunday at the Ed
a half days “slatawa” walk. It was cess, they found it better to open the fore, Curry county elk were put on Detlefsen home were Mr. and Mrs.
later disclosed that the Smith party mines by drifting into the lenses of “the death list” by the State Game
Martin Schmidt, Herman Tedsen, Mr.
had passed through the region, evi­ i black sand, which in some places was Commission, All residents, sports- and Mrs. Tom Detlefsnen ahd chil­
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dently headed for the Hudson Bay’s as much as 12 feet to 16 feet in men, stockmen of Curry county pro­ dren, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Detlefsen
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trading post at or near the mouth of thickness. It was found, by the tested the opening of the season and Mrs. Herman Detlefsen and
these thick --------
lenses
what is now the Umpqua river, poo- , I miners,
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— of
— there, but the Game Commission went daughter, Irene, of Myrtle Point.
sibly at the site of Elkton, but before .san<^ were rather oxidised and ce- ahead and opened it regardless.
Mrs. Harry Druiiner called one day
reaching that place, they were set mented, and rather low in the gold ! When certain species of game ani- last week on Mrs. Bert Claver.
upon by a posse of hostile braves, content, and that the-thinner lenses : mals or birds are scarce aqd >4 season
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Rylander were
and only a few of them managed to i were much richer and freer, and is finally declared open on them in Sunday dinner guests of her son and
escape with their lives. Among them easier to recover the gold from. South any state or county in the Union, wife, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Trigg.
was the captain, Smith. It is quite of the Coquille river, in the China with the exception of Oregon, it is
Mr. and Mrs. Z. C. Strang were
evident that the Hudson Bay Cd. creek, and Two-mile creek districts, a brief season—two, three, or five last week-end visitors with her sis­
had operated, to some considerable the beaches were being vigorously days. But what did our state game ter and husband, Mr. and Mrs. J. II.
extent, along the coast from the worked, and a great many men were commission do this season? They McCloskey.
Rogue river, up the coast to the Ump­ employed at the Dwyer mine, while opened the seksSn on the poor old
Mrs. Martin Schmidt has received
qua, as this district was very rich, a number of Chinese were strung elk for thirty days! And they opened word that her son, Charles, has ar­
along the streams in beavers and mink along up China creek, doing well with it during the period of the season rived in Australia.
I when the elk had finished rutting
while the mountain regions teemed the “rocker” and pan.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fox, of
Some very good lenses of sand were ' ("running”) and the animals were
with martin and fisher, as well as
Langlois, called Saturday to see Mr.
bear and cougar, which of course, found on the head waters of China in poor shape. They showed down- and Mrs. Harvey Gant.
were not desirable as the smaller and creek, but owing to their having been right ignorance in doing this and they
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Bender called 1
richer furs, and for this the Hudson oxidized and cemented, they were showed that they wanted the sports­ on Mr. and Mrs. Ramond Thompson
Bay people deserve a great deal of never worked very extensively for men to know that they, the sportsmen and Mr. and Mrs R.'W. Haughton
credit for having blazed the first the gold extent. By the mid BO's .couldn’t dictate to them, that they Saturday afternoon and spent, the
trails out through that vast domain, the Coos Bay region, as well as the would open the elk season in sp^te of evening visiting with Mrs. Julia Leep
• Coquille valley, had begun to show protests.
known to us as the northwest.
and Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bennett.
It is the sportsmen who pay their
By the mid 50’s the beach mining some si »ns of civilization, and was
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Druiiner were
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along the coast had got into full sway, rapidly filling up, with little settle­ good money into the coffers of the in Marshfield Saturday of last week
Dresses she’ll wear in
ments
scattered
about
over
the
vast
Game
Commission
and
should
have
and a labor shortage was quite evi­
on business.
beauty through the hol­
dent from a letter received in San area, which at that time, was a great I a voice in the matter of game affairs,
Last Thursday evening the ladies
Francisco via steamer Republic, writ­ wilderness of timber, the river bot­ but bankers, doctors and city dwellers, of the Pleasant Point Needle Club
iday season and during
ten-at Port Orford O. T., April 23, tom land being covered by a dense who are appointed on the game com- entertained their husbands at a pot- !
the busy days to fol­
1855, which read as follews: “In two growth of myrtle, ash, alderr willow, ’ mission board, show their authority luck dinner in the Myrtle Grange ,
low! Smooth rayon
and
maple,
all
of
which
had
to
be
by
making
laws
to
suit
themselves,
previous letters I desired you to look
Hall. There were over thirty-five'
crepe, deftly styled fof
up and send laborers, that the miners cleared away by hand in order to regardless of what the sportsmen present. After dinner some visited
at Cape Blanco were opening their make the fields for agricultural pur- think concerning them.
with one another while others played
figure flattery in the
The fatal error Was when the State
beach claims and were very much in suits.
games and all agreed they had spent
new pencil-slim silhou­
It was found that coal existed in Game Commission was given the
need of help, but the steamers come,
a very pleasant evening.
ette! Pretty winter
and touch here without leaving any the Coos Bay, as also-in the Coquille power to frame our game laws. Be-
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Gant enjoyed j
passengers. How is this? Are you valley region, and in the early 70’s,■ fore that, sportsmen at large had an a turkey dinner Sunday wtih her
shades! Sizes 12 to 20.
all so busy in San Francisco that 20 coal mining began, at some of the opportunity to discuss and frame niece and family, Mr. and Mrs. G. B.
or 30 men cannot be spared from your outcrops, which are still in operation laws through their representatives at Jones, at /airview.
the state legislature from their re­
numbers?
At Randolph, too, the at the present time.
Mr. iand Mrs. Reese Daniels, of
Finding that the valleys through­ spective counties. But as the case
same complaint is heard: almost every
Gaylord, have invited the Luther
one of the old beach claims is being out this region were very prodiic- now stands the game commission is
I, of West Myrtle Point, and
opened by the owners and they are. tive, the newsomers into the country, “IT," and has the framing of th« 1
and
Mrs. Mike Daniels, of Nor­
na
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saddly in need of help. Sixty dollars began to settle up the land, and turn | in their own hands and the seasons to way, to have Thanksgiving dinner
“
play
ba|l
”
with
as
they
desire.
And
und board a month is offered as wages to argicultural pursuits which ex­
with them.
with sure and steady work insured panded very rapidly, especially along it is our personal opinion that of all
Last Thursday Mr. and Mrs. J. F.
the
game
commissions
that
have
been
the
Coquille
river,
which
at
that
time
for good men. If no persins can be
Schroeder and their daughter and
found that are willing to leave San was the principle mode of transpor­ in power that the present one is by husband, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Yar­
Francisco on these conditions, two of tation to connect the Coos Bay and far the worst of any to date so far as brough, drove to Marshfield and spent
the principal miners at Blanco will Coquille settlements, by the way of favoring the sportsmen of Coos and the evennlg with Mrs. Yarbrough's
return to your place by the next trip the Beaver and Isthmus Slough route. Curry counties is concerned and we sister and husband, Mr. and Mrs. O.
of the Republic, and engage Chinese Sawmilling, and logging began in are certain that no tears would be A. Hugh. The occasion was Mrs. Yar­
earnest about this time, as well as shed by sportsmen of this district if
to do the work.”
brough’s birthday. They all enjoyed j
the fishing industry, which flourished the entire present game commission
Another item on mining, published
a delicious birthday dinner together.
for a number of years, as all the were ousted from their positions.
in the “Umpqua Gazette,” under date j
Albert Schroeder was also present at I
1 streams in this region were abundant­
of August 24, 1855, read as follows:
in the account, or refund in due the party.
ly supplied with a variety of fish, in­
“A
correspondent
writing
from
Saturday evening dinner guests of
course of any overpayment.
cluding Chinook, Silverside and Steel­
Whaiesburg, gives the following ac­
During the first part of December, Mr. and Mrs. Mike Stitch were Mr.
head salmon, with Sturgeon, and
count of the mining operations at the
deputy collectors will be stationed at and Mrs. Hugh Michels, Mr. and Mrs.
many other fish, of the white meat
meuth of Rogue river: This mining
or will visit the principal cities Howard Leatherman and Mr. and
variety.
district is probably the best yet dis­
throughout the state, to assist in fil­ Mrs. Bill Axe.
(To be continued next week)
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brodie spent the j
covered on the coast, but one of the
ing the Declarations. This service is
greatest obstacles is the lack of water
without charge and advance notice evening at the home of their son and
to operate the claims. It is hoped
of their visit will be given.
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Brodie, in
that a water ditch, now being dug,
Myrtle Point.
that will bring water from Indian
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Scroeder and
creek, will soon be completed and
family were last Sunday after-church
will furnish water for a full size op­
dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Guy
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Howard Leatherman is doing some,
Bilvertowne. In 1940, thousands of Silvertowns (in which more than half
have only semi-monthly service from will be required to file Declaration
plowing for Walter Schroeder for |
the rubber was synthetic) were sold to hundreds of ear owners. They
San Francisco, via Crescent City and of Estimated Income and Victory
fall seeding.
were put to work right alongside natural rubber tires. More than 80,-
Port Orford, it makes a problem in Tax for 1943.
Herman Tedsen was a Wednesday
080,000 miles have gone by ... and these Silvertowns more than equaled
the way of getting supplies. Poli­
evening dinner guest of Mr. and Mrs.
J. W. Maloney, Collector of Internal
the performance of the natural rubber tiree. So — depend on the records
tically we exercise a decided in­ Revenue, Portland, announces that
Martin Schmidt.
of aetual performance and get — all synthetie B. F. Goodrich Silvertowns.
fluence in this county, casting 70 per those farmers who filed Declarations
E. F. Brodie has just built a spill­
Como la and see this tiro today.
cent of the 200 votes cast in the in September will not be required
way for his log pond at the shingle
June election. No prevailing sick­ again to file in December. Farmers
mill.
ness, except beach fever, a disease are defined as persons who derive 80
It seems there was a mistable made
quickly adjusted by the medical skill per cent or more of gross income
in the printing of the items in last
of Ds. McWhite.”
from farming. In general. Declara­
week’s Sentinel in regard to the
In the late 50’s there was a decided tions must be filed by farmers whose
amount made at the pie social spon­
rush from the beach mines to that of gross Incomes required the filing of
sored by the Three Links Club of i
Thoiftonds Use dR AY VITA
the Johnson creek and Sixes river ; income tax returns for 1942, or will
Myrtle Point, Nov. 13. The news item ,
mines, as the coarse gold in those require filing for 1943.
! stated the sum was 810.00 but it was
H mm , write
diggin's was much more easy to sepa­
The Collector points out that the
I given out as 960.00.
BARROW DRUG CO.
rate from the sand than that of the Declarations are substantially differ­
beach mines, and, too, some of the ent from income tax returns, in that
nuggets were large enough to be worth the Declarations call only for an
us much as a months' wages. The estimate of Income and Victory Tax I
hMwh mines directly north of the Co­ for 1943. whereas the income tax .
quille river, especially those along returns for that year, required to be
the beach from Cut creek, on up to filed on or before March 15, 1944,
the mouth of Whiskey Run, the dis­ must as heretofore be a detailed ac­
tance of about two miles, were very count of income and deductions pre­
rich, but owing to the lack of water pared in accordance with the books i
to operate sluices, the miners were or other records.
The Declarations of farmers, due
handicapped by having to take their
sand to water which would be some on or before the December 15 dead­
distances away, and too, there was in line, are a part of the’ Current Tax
some places considerable overburden, Payment Act of 1943, designed to
which ww wont tn shift about, on anjj, place taxpayers on a pay-as-you-ggr
rough weather or high tide, and as basis. This is accomplished by treflt-
the rich sand ran well out into the ing the payments of 1942 income tax
sea, some of the low beaches could made in 1943, plus the amount paid
only be worked on the low tide; but on the Declaration of Estimated In­
for all these drawbacks, the early day come and Victory Tax for 1943, as
beach miners took a great many credits against the income tax dis­
thousand dollars frfim these beaches. closed in the 1943 income tax return
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