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O regon H erald
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BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1889.
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II
$2.BO a Year.
BU R NS ADV E RT IS E M EN TS.
with John Mulkey bore the dead School Superintendent L. B. Ba
soldier three days on pack mules to ker.
TlIUliNDAY
A h Told U n |>y ¡m ohi Sohlier of 1HÖ5, . with John Mulkey bore the dead
P. F. Stenger obtained the first
I
To Which is» Added lutereHting;
dailv
mail, and erected the first
soldier
three
days
on
pack
mules
to
Data Concerning the
LACE,
Carly Stutters in
bury him at Camp Wright, where he coselv ami elegant family residence
has lain undisturbed the past 23 the county.
IOPKIETORS.
I
The United States in Land Office
___
THE HAltNF.k COVNTUY.
years, his loss of life and his grave
for Harney District was established
unknown
to
friends
and
relations
oo
Several weeks since while visit-
in Burns with J. B. Huntington,
”
•fi? ing the Devine ranch at Wright’s ‘ back East.
register, and Harrison Kelly, re
September 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 1889
ADDITIONAL NOTES.
I’o nt we were shown the remains
ceived.
The
winter
of
67-68
the
Indians
of old Camp Wright, the grave of a
18??—Abner Robbins now of
NKW3PAPKK LAWS
soldier before it pointed out, and surrendered to Gen. Crook on the Drewsey,. used to ride on pack
site
of
the
old
Malheur
agency.
tin- tall grease-wood grown all over
Programme:
Mace McCoy, a cousin to Wm. horses among the Indians, long be I
“I’l’i the grounds told us many years
fore
any
white
men
lived
here.
FIRST DAY—MONDAY, SEPT. 2 d .
«5 had passed since the soldiers threw M. Page late of this county, went
ORIGIN OF NAMES.
from here to Arizona with Gen. |
" "' up the cm ankments and
Q
uarter
-M
ile
D ash —Free for All................................... Purse ♦ 150.00
Crook and came back in 1873. He| “Diamond” valley was named
•! I American colors floated al ove
from
the
dianiond-Lrand
of
McCoy
now resides in Waitsburg, Wash.
* surrounding swamps.
SECOND DAY—TUESDAY, SEPT. 3 d
1853 to 1873—C. M. I.ockwood A Ruby’s stock.
Who commanded at Camp from
“Silvies” river in honor of a Ca
F
ive -E ightii -M ile D ash —For 2-and-3-year-old Colts
Purse 1150.00
Michigan,
located
in
Jackson
I
,h. Wright? Who named it? How county, Or., a government con- nadian trapper, killej^.n an ear
s ma:iy companies garrisoned it? traitor for military posts on the ly ilav.
How lung ago since soldiers were
THIRD DAY—WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4 th .
“Blitzen” or Donner-und-Blitzen,
.tier,and said to Be a fine-looking
f there? Why wt re they there? To fro
from the exclamation of a Lutcli
liberal,
i.oble-hearted
man,
is
the
H
alf -M ile H eats —2 in 3—Free for All.......................... Purse ♦ 150.00
‘ • fight Indians? What Indians? first man that did more than mere soldier in Gen Crook’s command,
?he Why fight them? Who was the ly pass through the country. He while standing guard over the
FOURTH DAY—THURSDAY, SEPT. 5 th .
dead man? Was he killed or did
was that built the present road pack-mules during a vivid thunder
L.i he die from a natural cause?—were it
600 yards —Free f r All Harney Co. Saddle Horses....... Purse $100.00
storm.
leading
from
Canyon
City
through
the questions that rapidly followed
“Steen” Mountain after Major
Ab
each other while gazing vpon ti e the town of burns. When he died Steen who escorted emigrants un-.
<•1
FIFTH DAY—FRIDAY, SEPT. 6 th
I
in
Salt
Lake
City,
he
was
a
very
evident remains of a part of tl.e wealthy man, whom no poor man del- Fremont, in an early day.
O
ne -M ile D ash —Free for All........................................... Purse ♦ 200.00
i rrcet Fu,* iì
. past history of Harney valley.
“Catlow” valley after John Cat-
'"l'l«t« ih.Sa
r---
t
envied, since he had always been
•t.l tb|.,,Jld ri»«'
ia «u J
low, the first cattle man th.it;
Point Wright towering high known as the poor mao's friend.
! ’ above th? surrounding country like
t’j
1865—John Craven, a native of Drought stock into that section.
Camp Alvord on east side of the!
the sphinx that grimly guards the Ray county, Missouri, came to Or
♦ l’rasli.V1*
tii'tiiìii", ,.ud wai
Entrance Fee, Ten Per Cent of Purse
i>iuii«,
t
secrets
of
th-
Nile,
stood
Steen
mountain, was named in
«rdinit fi^ifij .
_¡
egon in ln64, enlisted in Eugene
¡j&~ Blood Horse Association Rules to govern all Races.
L,-'; milt'- and untouched b an v ;,pp. als City, in 1864-65, in the 1st Oregon honor of Gen. Alvord, who left the
Jf’fSF“ No Money will be given for a Walk-Over.
e
Some Volunteer Infantry, Co. “II,” Capt. coast in 1865.
V. u m de y inquirers of 188*,).
«,,^><1 Wen«
J*” “Purses ilungon the Wire.”
v.UO * one remcmi en d that one of the
“Camp Harney” was established
L L Williams in command; and
.. u- •
11 Weui;
Address
in
1867,
and
named
after
the
Har
soldii
rs
of
Camp
Wright
had
come
V.to
l . !>»■
______
in August, 1865, came with his
il.(X)
• tk.ini i i Av-iKli Ns* iurk W.,rld
L.ÛÜ into tin country a couple of months Company, to Camp Wright, at the ney country by Capt. Kelly of Co.
.5.01) since.
Mi.
.ui I rjer - JUg.i. i
■ age of seventeen years. Mr C. is 1 “A,” 1st U. S. Cavalry. Capt. Kelly
Ô.JO
. d Jio.iir • Wee.< i
Upon returning to Burns, we not only the only Camp Wright sol- I was formerly from Fort Klamath,
5.20
',kl—
ii.,r <r*> Hiizur
3.75 intervii wed the old soldier and dier in Harney county, but the oili and went from here to Arizona *■“
•* lia«ad ibu- er'* Young l’i"| le
. ...
id U-ien'a M«lil/«lit i n l.,|.e.iia. -.9 »
gleaned a re| ly to nearly every est resident of the Harney country. where the Apaches captured his
■*
■ i,n.i.>n*l Volume »fier . ........................ ...
Vimk.1 g r»
» “-e.
quistion, to which we have added
1867—A man named Walker car daughter and he had to give 100
•ii‘j>i ..>pie«..f «Utkeabove «. 'tr i.:> ■■ n
information hitherto obtained fiom ried the first mail, on horseback, head of horses to get her from them
, .,mB . legare In Ibe Kaadlug ¡..„ou
Mrs Stenger. Mr. McGowan, Mrs. from Canyon City to Camp Harney, —he died in Arizona.
•i»- l'air H)
— ■—
Whiting,
Mr. Fitzgerald and sever taking lots of chances of his life.
A Contribution.
littR
y lluhluk.i
al otIn rs:
1872— Stille Riddle, John Boone, “Iain compelled to infer from all the facta
Pu > iahera of pertodi« a' b are b .»liciteli
the <■atabliahed ruh r> <»f logic, that John <ii<*
<Ub iux rauta a
uf tiivir >.ork fui
General Harney in 1853 while and the Smyth family, l ow of Hap in
Dot immerse: for John himself declares that he
lea .iug Kwuiu—Wefiie, tii.o i.it.u Hn-
ivBe ut everv ha.f-vùlume. »•“.. i-w , j escorting emigrants through this py valley, and John Chapman, came did nut immerse out baptized with wa er, ami
i” 1 MdveriiaenieUi.
1889
hether il \. ta in the river or out *<f it, nut a
e
valky had a brush with the In in with stock.
not matter, it wue not immersion.”—Selah a
‘‘J.rhb’a Lupiiam.”
1873
—
J.
S.
Miller,
J.
Cooksey,
T.
dians, and the valley was named
From this it seems that someone
in his honor—by whom we have Prather ami the Venators brought
« ? AI>. KRTInlXCi RATES:
who
signs himself “Selah’ out in
cattle
and
horses
into
the
valley.
not
yet
learned.
1 yr.
Eastern Oregon is trying to make
Frank
McLeod
(a
former
subscriber
In
the
spring
of
1865
Gen
Wright
♦
l.r-UO
«.».IK'
■ 4..I.I
.SIX)
S. IK)
4 > j | b.bi
to T he H erald , in Livingstone, capital out of the word 'with” found
u. All
I) (-0 I went down cefore Crescent City,
, ,oj
’.4. •A*
Montana) Jas. Sheppard, and lhe in Mat. 3:11 It seems appropriate
u.»)u i r».»o
4.4M)
•u
’
jj
Cal.,
with
the
ill-fated
1
rot
her
WÚU 1.1.08
;>4 0
4S.’N
Currys
brought in stock; and Mau that the one thus uninformed and
Xb.Uf
1
Jonathan,
and
in
the
fall
of
1865,
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. . •!)
1Ü.UUI 4J.01
*4 MN
rice
Fitzgerald,
one of the U. S. sol unobserving should wish to re
3
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Capt. L. L. Williams <>f Co. "H”
WE HAVE THE LARGETS STOCK OF
diers
stationed
at Camp Hi r ey. main personally unknown to his
I
1st
Oregon
Infantry,
in
command
Il xcht I v ftiìvei-
rod ur tun
readers.
Yet
we
will
piuse
to
in
fWDRY-GOODS,
tu Puotisher.
of parts of three companies sta still a citizen of the valley.
gO*G ROC ERIES,
gWCLOTHING,
irding tu B|»tD e;
1874— P. F. Stenger and Thos. struct “Selah” that if ire will con
tioned on the grounds since August
£W
BOOTS,
SHOES,
fW*FANCY GOODS.
fW^HARDWARE, ETC.
sult
some
one
who
understands
of that , year, near the . present site Whiting brought stock in from
Me ii< !nat iu I b . ai no prie e.
Gret
k,
he
will
find
that
“
en
huda'.i
”
Ever
brought
into
nenta. kttihan i<> <«* iiib per of J. S. Devine’« residence, named Douglas county, Oregon.
P. F.
, )eanj. ur A» leni«, irttiiBieui,
-
■
the camp in honor of - the
deceased
Stenger establishing his camp at is the expression and that means
'lhe word “with” is only
•LUn t extra < barge per in , soldier, also, the point or head-land what is known as the Sod house on in water,
t vt p«al*L»n a a aiuiing reauer
given
as
a
remote
meaning of the
the Blitzen, afterward moving to
RLn luau.emii ucek jb run in with he called, “Point Wright ”
word “en” in the Greek. But, aside
ma* ter iree.
the
present
Peter
Clemens
ranch,
In September, 1865, there was a
Hi* a
all unr aùvert leemen’a
from the Greek if “Selah” ever saw
ZI four p«bti( a. iui.a. >4 ca< h. fiu'fit i etween the Indians, Harney where Riddle it Boone hud camped
D la venia! a t in fo«aMfeiuinua. i <• a .ine, V 11 y Pinti«, and a part of thè two years before, and Whiting at any one immersed, he certainly saw
lllhrrtaxa.
death aniiuuiice-
j4.r r
<». Rock Point the present site
of that one covered with water. There
force ìln
under
C pt. Williams, I Lc-
is no immersion except when there
I
_bcr«l ran« .8»red u relkl-u«.1« . tween Camp Wright and Harney Burns.
is a complete covering with the
—Just received Three Tons of Sugar, which we sell very cheap.
lake, wounding a soldier named
Mail route from Canyon City via substance or something with which
B-K to FOBEIGN ADVi:ur:>! k -
—We have 500 bbls, of best Roller Flour, winch we will sell at $7.50 per bbl.
Smith in the foot, and anothi r Camp Harney to Fort McDcrmit, the person or thing is immersed.
ftllly •MiVUlng tour pu r. ua^e mimed Griffin, who in after years Nevada., was established and the
—
Come and see our Large Stock of Calico, Gingham, Muslin, and all kinds of Dry-Goods.
Therefore
when
people
are
im
re ;u keep uur renders p. b co uh iw ¡ he
*. ai»«i reiiHioe flru.g iv m oi.h, <-i years died from the effects of the mail carried by Doc. Anderson, an mersed in water, they are certainly
—We sell Bleached and Unbleached Muslin for 8 cents; Calico, 6 cents; Ginghams, 10 cents; Chev
e will be IMtCu tn rvivriitu1. m- iiji.ry.
That 8 me evening the In old Kentuckian, still with us.
,8 ate o. ent rage»-, tip.ii .an .inina-
immersed with water. “Selah” iots, 12.) cents; and all Other Goods of Every Description and Quality, and Style, in like proportion, but
>
• • uu h k.p
dians set fire to the tall grass [a i 1878—The Smyths, father and would better study some of the rules
man naimd Keiger dercril.es the son, were killed by Indians, at the of common observation, common
JQBWORK
grass of the valley “high enough for close of the trouble with the Piiites sense and common honesty before
■ x < n U e<i with tica ikfb me to reach up and tie over my
GIVE US A CALL AND BE CONVINCED
and Bannocs. The Bannoc warfare he further endeavors to confuse peo
MBlIRtB
head as I r:< e thr, ugh it on horse ceased. The first merchandise ple by his uninformed and unob
I Pan.ph'etB
• i e .er lieu B,
bat k ■ and Capt Williams and his store and saloon put by a man serving statements.
I v ar B, Ti- he b ,
men h.ni to take n fuge on a grease named Josephson, mid kept where “And John in h’s g» apel sa b . ihar John bap THAT WE CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK AND ASSORTMENT OF GOODS IN THE VALLEY.
Ua gc t. hit.
tized in Bcthabara. be. «-nd Juroan. Now l.e h-
w < d kneb—si no w in re al out the the Burns hotel now stands.
a ara b known kb i e ban»- ace Smith's Idc-
,rl v un ? f*»r tv
Luccaroo hourc of the Devine ranch
page sixty, it sa s ha i e I ih . ara or
1870—Wm. Curn bought and tioiiaiy,
__________ -J N’e * «1 u in* t A ü
<T.
«fc Co.
Bethany via Wu nil er cast of Jerusalem, mid
•MttMW.« N'v a k ui L.
of to-day. En passant, two olden moved Josephson stock to where Jeiusa
ein wi.s luent)-iw«> iniies from the river
• •
V *
time shot guns were found in the the I.evens Bros, ranch is located. Jun.an; ¡hat Wvull n uke i.ethatata about
miles fivin lhe ri ver Jordan, on Mount
toî ; v .
wi'lows in that vicinity, i couple of Danii l Wheeler was the first Jus tuentx
Tint
Olive, where John the lap. lai vvus baptizing
when v hriat < ame to John to dc baptize«».”
years since.
tice of the Peace.
»1er Us
This is another specimen from
rilla-
LAKEVIEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
At about ti.e same time Lieut. Ap
1779-80—The military Post at
be. j;;
1 Selah,” and again we say it seems
j. i.e- i*.
i •
'utili«"'
piegate
of
t
o
"II
’
,
m
command
of
Camp
Harney
was
al
andoned.
I Jui. g
. »i'.e
W1..UI . » ! -..HU a part of Capt
Williams’ force,
Large stockmen I egan buying appropiate that such a writer should
f . Jun ■ »’• Nt I..e
wish to remain p< rsonally unknown < H 'M. A. COGSW I I,L,
IL R. SCHLÄGEL ------ L akeview , O regon .
r Re<.in
I’l.-t ¡i r was returning from Camp Curry. i nt the smaller dealers.
to his readers. Bcthabara means Lakeview
REAM
Bei jan . . b. nt; «
IjWlp-
-t
W.
I
.
Cecil
’
s
place
now
is),
18S1
—
P.
M.
Curry,
now
of
Lake
StflTLhll .J iiUhK
o-
“house or place of the ford.” 'I his
.Will II. Il .V i -.v: to i amp Wright, were that cvemmi view, Or. came here.
COGSWELL & COGSWELL.
Kh>h: W Hi an. i r
EAV2
att o ked by the Indians at some
Egan Posti five was estal lisbed. ptoves that it was at a fording place
ioitii < atii i s thr> wn up on what is
1882—Geo. McGowan, the Mar of the Jordan. It is first ment out d LAKKVIEW ANI» LINKVILI.K. Or.
Prepared to do all Kind« of Work In the Rlackamith line.
Horae Shoeing at 12.50 per head
r j
*. n . i-« ¡pi*
in connection with the Jordan in
I I J. il. M.iCiæü now the Widow Mt Gee’s ranch and tins and A. O. Bedell located.
Lb nxer iivrinMim
1882— McCowan & Martin open Judges 7:24. Besides the word
--------- o-
BIvvB.er i uno«» er called for fun after one of the com
vv.
i ride pany, Fort Drelh liger.
And
again,
ed
a general merchandizing store “peran” translated “beyond” in I-ly
t . \\ . \v c. D
John
1:28
does
not
mean
twenty
the next morning, at out eight milt s in Egan and the next year P. F.
I..
h i.
rii. k t»kti south of the present town of Burns,
r-B U G G I E S, WAGONS, ET C.,->
Stenger bought out Martin’s inter miles beyond, but it means “across,
Attorney-at-Law,
MADE TO ORDER WITH NEATNESS, AND Of GOOD QUALITY.
the Indians shooting from the point est ai d moved the- store to the site Beyond, over, on the other side ’
As for Smith s Dictionary, if it
f the rimrock west ot the cove.
M A. KELTON.
of the present town of Burns.
A L L W O R K W A R R A N T E I).
states that Bethabara—“Lous of
The ILut s of Harn, v valley
Lakeview, Or
1883— Cio. McGowan mimed the the fold,” and Bethany—“l.o:
of
Pra< ’!< • r in
r»»ur « .1 : b. a a r an 1 ! eL.r«-
n- unior command of a chief new Dostotl.ee to t e in ’he McGow
L.4 («autiOH d
i-iy
wno.-e liiiine is pim.ooneid mucl an A Stenger stt>re“Burns.’’in honor dates” are one and the sam<,
s
.
much
the
worse
for
that
1
<
<
K
DREWSEY ADVERTISEMENT.
like Wahwt vt-h. the t u t . r ot oi I of the famous p<>- t of bis native If that 1 e the kind of informal on
chief Paulina w; om l owaid Mau land, Rol ert LuniF, >< tlai.d’s fa
that it gives, then "Selah” would Wachmakei & Jeweler
pin »n old Mexican soldier killed vorite bard.
better cast his copy to the moles
on Crook,d river in 1867; he I utned
1885—The first newspaper, a 6- and the bats. A place called the
J. W. BONEBRAKE.
Camp \\ righ some time afterward, column, patent-i ut-idc, was estab-
Lakeview, Oreguu.
house of the fort! up the mountain
m il uii d years ago at »Steen moun l>y Horace D.llmd.
twenty miles from a river is an ab
(D) Í L ytle II<> \ ri - tain.
The Malht i.r chit f Egan was
■ (IU 1
1. B. J ames
1887— T he E ast O regon H er * surdity. Friend “Selah” needs
ir.
also in command ■ f the tor blent
DICKSON A SULLIVAN
_
_
-
-
P roprietors .
EAL
reds. The di tunct town south of ai . d , a 7-columo. patent-inside, thnt some friend tench him the way
Lou.
J.
Bosenberg,
Mixologist.
f Cz
LAMB offk k :
newspaper plant was established by of the Lord more perfectly. Oi
,2^1. B ll< STIS-.T-'N Burns was named in honor of ids
BRODERSEN.
Lakevi v
D. L. Grace.
John’s baptism be is all wrong
memory.
Everything in our line of the Best. Liquors—Whiskies, Brandies,
W»
have
given
samples
of
his
mi
1888— In May T he H erald was
Re. arding the lone grave no v in
Wines, Fancy Drinks, etc., Cigars, etc., always on hand when
takes. His other so called argi
from oi the remains of old Camp enlarged to an “all-nt-home-print.” inenls are lik those just exposed—
you call on "Uncle Dick,” at Drc-wscy, Harney county, Or.
Wiight the ma:, s name is fo-got- milking it the first and only news they are unsound first, middle and
P. H. MURPHY.
MY LQPCiM, 30^7. I. 0. o. F
paper
ever
printed
complete
in
the
te.., cut he was known among the
LAKEVIEW
-
-
-
-
OREGON
Harney country, It «pends the last.
soldiers as “Reddy” (on account of money
UtM fritti«#**
m
d
it
makes,
in
keeping
up
HAY
A-
GRAIN
A
T
\
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The a here is extracted from the Aiwa ion hand, and prompt attention given
his hair), was from the s ate of
hew 5ork and wasnotid among With a:.d itc <1 of the advance of the columns of n poorly edit« d re all uruera for team* and vehicle«.
his comrades as a gr at singer. Harney comity. Only $2.50 a year. ligious sheet called The Octograph,
N. Brown began the erection of we believe. Ridicule never prov. a a
One dark ingot in keb i ary, ¡8 >6,
PATENTS
while in campon the blitzen ‘ Ked- the fi s G ist and Merchantibi Mill fact. Our correspondent “Stl.-ih”
in
the
valley.
never yet attempted to conceal his
dv ’ W; 8 called Up for hie turn to
WASHINGTON, D. C.
C A. SNOW A CO.
,,|m wm kA»ray<
guard the | ack mules n c ,.»ige of
18 9—The creation of Harney identity when writing for T he H er -
1
rrin« a.« am.
aid , but left the use of his own I I MAGAZINE I IS ¡2.501 II
« mw Í m MMMR a -i i.a. » *w.•»«, t* in. P.,ck Ma»t<rM c McCoy, hi .o had County was oi.taint d with follow
, «obtained, and all patent bn«liru a’tetid«.l to promptly and for moderate feea.
not mom t d gad five mil u et ing otlieials: Judge, T. J. Shields; name or “Selah’ with us. and we A ve*r. bend vSrfu Belford, clarke A <’u., Ne
nr offite ta <pn- ait« he f. S. Parent offl. e. and »» ran uktaln tn >eaa time than tt. ••
York, for a ramp.e cup .
when he received an ariow in tne Clerk, W. E. Grace; Treasurer. T. used the latter in the first two or
rem.re from W «ah i «ton
Pend Model , r Drawln«. We adtlae a» to patenlabiilty Ire»
arm, and a eicmid in the lit art. H. Ritlerts; Commissioners, Lytle three installments, in the hope of
•>f < barge: «nd we n ake no charge unlrea paten I it •**• ured.
We refer here to the P. limit er. the Superintendeni oi Money Order Dirlaion, and 1«
Mace McCoy, said to Le the finest Howard. T. B. James; Surveyor, o tabling our readers’ attention to
PETERSON’S MAGAZINE
ofti la a of lhe f. S. Pa-ent Ofllt e. P ot < In nlar. ndrl< e, terma, and refertnree tn actnnl
mountaineer in the country, and W. R. Gradon; Sheriff, A. A. Cow the very dry, stale subject of John’s
client« la your own Stale or county, write to obey e ad dree«
Is $2
PvttmMtcr.
the first settler in Diamond valley, ing; Assessor, W. E. Alberson; baptism.
ALD
THE HISTOltYOF ('AMI' AV HIGH r
P. F. STENGER, Burns, Or
C3-ENERAL MERCHANDISING
COME ONE!!
COME ALL!!
a
Look
Look-
Look
I
Cenerai Blacksmith & Waeon-maker.
Attorney-at-Law
Attorney, Notary Public &
Collector.
Liveij I Feed Stable
BELFORD'S
THE DREWSEY SALOON.