VOL. XXVIII
GRANTS TABS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON.
FRIDAY", Al'GlST 30, 1912.
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INSPECTS SURVEY
AITOS OVKK IMHTK FROM
GRANTS PASS TO HAY. . !
CRESCENT CITY IS ON MAP
Line lovn the Ctmst From liamlon
is Being Surveyed .1))- Rail
roart l'iiiiwn)'.
A recent issue of the Marshfleld
Record published a story of the oper
ation of Southern Pacific surveyors
southward from Coos Bay toward
Crescent City and Eureka. Co-Incident
with this publication was the
trip of H. P. Hoey, assistant engineer
in charge, who traveled over the
route by auto, coming to Grants Pass
from the Klamath country to go out
from here over the Southern Pacific
survey to the Illinois valley, and
from there on to Crescent City and
up the coast to Coos Bay.
On his arrival at Marshfleld Mr.
Hoey, who has charge of all the en
gineering work for his company in
Oregon, explained that he visited his
ranch In the upper Deschutes country,
aud went from there to Klamath
Falls. From Klamath Falls, he came
over the Crater Lake road to Med
ford, to Grants Pass, and thence to
the coast, at Crescent City. Mr. Hoey
was accompanied by a number of
friends through the central part of
the state but they branched off at
Crescent City and went southward to
wards San Francisco. R. E. Hunsak-
er, a resident of Klamath Falls. Is
with Mr. Hoey and will complete the
trip to Eugene, where the engineer
ing headquarters Is situated.
In speaking of his trip through the
northern California and Southern
region sections, and Curry county,
Mr. Hoey said he found a very scenic
territory. He spoke of the fine roads
to be found In Borne parts of Curry
county and the difficult ones to trav
el In the district between Pistol and
Chetko rivers.
Mr. Hoey Is traveling in his Loco
mobile and found no trouble in com
ing through the coast district, as the
auto has a high power engine and
will climb the hills with ease.
The trip, Mr. Hoey says, was made
to familiarize himself with the coun
try between Crescent City and Coos
Bay and to see what is being accom
plished between Eugene and Coos
Bay. He. talked freely ot the possi
bility of the gap between Coos Bay
and Eureka, something like 245
miles being closed with a railroad
within the next few years. He said
the route would make one of the fin
est anywhere In the world, since the
scenes along the way are entrancing.
A most vital thing in railroad travel,
a matter that would occur to few,
was mentioned during the talk. Mr.
Hoey said the coast route would have
a very material advantage over Inter
ior lines, owing to the cool weather
which prevails at all times the year
round. Traveling where the heat Is
oppressive Is very depressing to tour
ists and the completion of a coast
line between the Sluslaw river and
eureka would Bend the north and
south travel In a new channel beyond
any doubt.
In speaking of the character of con
struction between Coos Bay and Eu
reka, Mr. Hoey said there were a few
nlncps where the work would be
heavy, particularly where the moun
tains jut Into the ocean, as they do
in several places on the Curry coast.
He spoke particularly of the fine
gravel to be found at very frequent
intervals along the whole Curry
coast and said It would make the fin
est ballast a railroad could wish for.
He admitted there was n crew of sur-j
veyois in the district which he un
derstood was working southward to
re-locate the oil survey as far south
as Crescent City.
Mis. A. C. Hough re'erned Th'ir--day
afternoon from a two-we" .a
s-tay at Crescent City.
HUGH H'KEiNZiE, STREET
i COMMISSIONER, DEAD
I
1 Hugh McKenzie, for twenty-three
; ears a respected aud popular titl
' zen of Grants Pass, and under two
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ity streets, died at his residence. 215
North Third street, at four o'clock
Wednesday morning, after a general
breaking down of health that has
covered a period of more than a year.
For a number of days it was known
that the end could not be long de
layed, though loving hands have done
all that was possible to bring the suf
ferer back to health and strength.
Mr. McKenzie was born In Nova
Scotia ou February 29th, 1S52, being
at the time of his death sixty years
and six months of age. In 1856,
then but four years of age, he crossed
the plains to California with his par
ents, living iu the Sunset state for
14 years, when he removed to Port
land. Later he was employed dur
ing the construction of the Southern"
Pacific railroad through southern
Oregon, locating at Grants Pass at
that time.
In 187$ he was married to Miss
Agnes Farrlngton, of Drain, who,
with six children, survive him. The
children are Mrs. James Tolin, of Los
Angeles; Mrs. Frank Pook, of Hub
bard, and Chloe, Allen, Victor, Her
bert and Wilma.
During his long residence in this
city Mr. McKenzie made many friends
who appreciated his many noble qual
ities. He served as street superinten
dent under the administration of
Mayor Myers, and was retained in
the office during the present admin
istration, his public work being com
petent and able.
The funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at the Methodist Episcopal church.
.ll'RGK JEWELL 111 YS
LICENSE TO HI NT lU't KS.
Judue Jewell bought a brand new
hunting license Wednesday morning.
He bought it shortly after reading a
letter from his son, who lives in the
Camas valley, In Douglas county,
telling of the big bucks that were ca
vorting around in his neighborhood,
and guaranteeing that his father, the
Judge, could take the scalp of one
Into camp. The next day or so will
see the court, and its armament,
headed for Douglas county.
And speaking of deer, Judge Jew
ell is reminded of a story. Its one
on himself, and It Involves a fine
point of law that even he has not
clearly defined as yet. Hunting deer
Is not a latter day sport with the
judge. He hunted them years ago
when the country was young. One
day a buck fell to his fire, and ex
amination showed that the Oregon
California state line ran between the
point where stood when the shot wag
fired and where the buck was stand
ing. And the judge wonders whether
he violated the law of Oregon, or If
he was amenable to the laws of the
state of California.
G.
A. HAMILTON, PRO-
GRESSIVE FRUT GltOWKIt.
G. A. Hamilton, of Fruitdale, is in
the midst of his peach gathering. He
comes to town tw ice a day with loads
of this fruit, which he disposes of to
the trade as well as private families.
He also ships to various points north,
and Is realizing fair'.y good returns.
His peach orchard Is quite extensive
but is not in full bearing yet. He
will market this season over 1,200
crates. Mr. Hamilton Is one of our
most progressive fruit growers. He
t . t lit.
commences early in me season wiiu
strawberries, taking everything" In
turn and winds up with apples of the
very best quality. He has great
f a It h in the Everbearing strawberry
which he lias been marketing since
ta:ly in the season ami Is still deliv
erlng them to the hotels and restau-
J rants of this city.
HAPPY IIOGAX OA' ITS GAME.
PORTLAND. Aug. 23. Happy Ho
pan today announc s his retirement
f r-t.m baseball at the Mid of the pre
(!. -i H?"n. ': ! retirement Veing con
tinued on the 1i-"rs i:::iit:-: '"
ROGUE RIVER
GLAUS
VICT M
( LAi in: sill drowned on Fri
day AFTERNOON.
PLAYING W1TB COMPANIONS
Roily Was Reiowied a Yv Hours
After Young Man Went
Down.
From Friday's Daily.
Iate this afternoon, Claude Sills,
son of Lee Sills, residing on South
Sixth street, was drowned while
swimming In the Rogue river, a mile
above the city, near where Hamilton's
creek empties Into the river.
Young Sills, In company w ith Her
bert McKenzie and Clyde Harper,
were In a small boat clothed In their
bathing suits. They did not expect
that the boat would carry them, but
all were good swimmers. The boat
overturned before they expected it
to, however, throwing them Into the
water, and It is thought that Sills
was strangled by the water at the
first. McKenzie and Harper made
r. determined effort to rescue their
comrade, and McKenzie had him at
one time well toward the shore. Sills
clutched hi in desperately about the
neck, however, and he was unable to
continue with him, and Sills went to
the bottom. The water at the point
is about twenty feet deep.
Physicians and others were hastily
summoned from town, but the body
has not been recovered at the time
the paper goes to press.
Claude Sills, the drowned boy, was
born on an Applegate farm sixteen
years ago, and graduated from the
eighth grade of the local public
school last spring.
(From Sunday '8 Dally.)
The body of Claude Sill, the boy
drowned In the Rogue river a mile
above the city Friday afternoon,
was recovered at about 5:30 o'clock,
at which time it had been In the wa
ter one and one-half hours. It had
been carried down stream by the cur
rent a few hundred feet, and was in
comparatively shallow water when
found.
The unfortunate young man was
born July 19th, 1896, being 34 days
past 16 years of age.
The funeral will be held today at
ten o'clock from the family residence
at 414 South Fifth street. Inter
ment will lie in I. O. O. iF. cemetery.
( 'EM EXT CO GETS
PIPE MAKING MACHINE.
The Oregon Cement PIie and Tile
company, formerly known as the Ce
ment Products company, has Just
added a Dunn tile making machine
to its already extensive equipment
and are now prepared to make drain
tile In 3, 4, 6 and 8 Inch sizes. The
company has already made several
thousand feet to supply small or
ders and for stock.
The value of drain pipe for ridding
low land of superfluous moisture Is
being more and more recognized In
this section and the demand for drain
tile is expected to tie very heavy.
This company is supplying perfect
tile at a cheaper rate than the Im
perfect clay tile can be bought.
OREGON' WOLF WINS.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 29. The
Oregon Wolf, piloted by Kohn E.
Wolff, today won the motor boat
rhatnpionship of the PaclfP: roast,
covering the 30 mile course In
f, 0 : 4 4-. The Wigwam II was fir--mid.
The Oregon Wolf took the ra'e
eally and could have made nui'li
faster time If phe had been pressed.
M. I!. Evans
Scar
ing the Royal and Queen 1'isiiance
::.! ut-M-, -t!l .'i few days with i'
M fri' n I. ";.tl Sruretirofh, refur:.
!ri rorh c-n Wr-ln sday.
MIXING PEYEI.OPMENT
AT TAYLOR 4 REEK.
; Messrs. W. R. and H. A. Whipple
have just returned from Gallce, where
jthey have been surveying for the
ditch to be built on Taylor creek prop
erty recently purchased by the4enu
McKeever interests. This ditch will
be three miles long, and will bring
water from upper Taylor creek to the
bar on Rogue river, at the mouth of
the creek, for working the placer
mines. Mr. Fenn and his associates
have also bonded a group of 16
claims on Peavlue mountain, aud
have employed John James, recently
from the Mexico mining district, to
make a complete survey aud prospect
of the group.
A great amount of development
work Is lielng done by these people
on the Taylor creek property, and 45
men are now on the payroll getting
the mine ready to make a god run
this winter.
TEX DAYS OF LIFE
OX SICKER CREEK.
Holland. Ore.. Aug. 27.
John Latham, handsome merchant
of Vancouver, Washington, tame out
to Sucker creek one day last week ou
a visit to his two sisters, Mrs. D.
Coulter of Hear Creek, and Margaret
Iatham, of Portland, who has been
here for some time, and after a
strenuous life of ten days, took the
auto for Grants Pass and home,
While here Mr. Latham was per
suaded to accompany the Coulter
boys on a deer hunt, aud the way they
waltzed him around over the Gray
back peaks was something fierce. One
of the Coulters killed a five point
buck, which had to be packed In, and
of course I'ncle John had to take his
turn, and when he got home he felt
as though he had been in contact with
a quartz mills.
However, after resting a couple of
days his two sisters Induced him to
take a trip with them to the Marble
Caves. So on Friday evening, accom
panied by John B. Griffin and wife,
the five of them started out with pro
visions for two nights. They got as
far as the Mike Murphy ranch on
Grayback creek and camped. This
was new to them, and to Bee the man
euvers they made around the- camp
fire trying to bake bread and fry ven
ison steak was to say the least amus
ing to an onlooker. Rut with Grif
fin's help they made out to get
through with it, and declared it was
the best meal they had eaten in
years, everybody slept in Mikes
hay, and that was a new experience,
too, but next morning when Mike
brought up the donkeys and saddled
them the two sisters wanted to know
what that was for. Mr. Latham told
them to ride of course. Then the
fun commenced, the women declar
ing they would not, and the brother
persisting they should. At length
the brother won out, and now came
the tug of war. While one man held
the donkey, two men helped the la
dles to the saddle, adjusted the stir
rups and we were off. But whoa,
there Bill! Mrs. Coulter'B donkey
started off the wrong way, and Mike
had to head him off. Now Miss Eth
an's took a twist around a tree and
tried to rub her off, which caused her
to make some awful faces and do
some screaming also, but we finally
got strung out and got along all right
for a mile or bo when we ran Into a
yellow Jackets' nest, and had more
faces and screaming for a little while.
After that nothing further disturbed
the serenity of the trip.
When wo reached the caves and
the women found out they had to put
on overalls there was another kick,
but finally they ere persuaded Into
tho garments, but the men must go
and hide In the caves. One modest
young lady Insited on wearing n
cloak, but was prevailed upon to take
it off at the mouth of the cave.
The caves are beautiful beyond
description, and after three hours of
tramping wo emerged tired but hap
py, and arrived back at the camp at
six, had another venison supper, and
the next morning went over to Jim
Logan's hydraulic mine and took that
In, Mr. Latham taking a number of
pictures.
Mr. I.atharn rlclared he had more
experience crowded J r t O theuo three
iliys t 1 1 a n any period of his 1 i " In the
' .- .i!" I njrh of titiie.
"L'LM OHLO.V"
MAY CHOOSE PA
CIFIC HIGHWAY
ASMHIATION OFFICIALS (ON.
TF.MI'iaiF. 4 'OAST ROITE.
WOULD REDUCE THE GRADE
Would Divert at Grunt, Push and
Follow Sen From Creont to
Eureka.
At the recent meeting of the Pa
cific Highway association in San
Francisco, a movement was started to
change the route of the highway, di
verging from the present route at
Grants Pass, and going south over
tho Crescent City route.
The argument advanced was that
the change would cut out the climb
ing of the Siskiyou mountain range
beyond Ashland, and would give a
road that could be traveled during
the winter months.
In speaking of this proposed
change, the Humboldt Times, pub
lished at Eureka. Cal., has the fol
lowing: "Kureka will be situated on the
Pacific Highway, which is to extend
from Vancouver to San Francisco,
according to County Engineer G. W.
Conors, who returned from the Good
Roads, convention which was held In
San Francisco. To substantiate his
setatement he states (hat there will
be a committee representing the Pa
cific. Highway association in Eureka
about August 27 to look over the
route from Grants PaBs to Eureka.
"At the present time the coast
highway Is mapped to run from
Grants Pass through Medford, Ash
land aud south to San Francisco. In
stead, Connors predicts that the com
mittee which was appointed at the re
cent meeting will recommend that
the coast route be chosen.
"The argument was made at the
roads convention, that the route from
Grants Pass to Medford would re
quire climbing a mountain range
nearly 6,000 feet high. The road is
impassible nearly four months In the
year and it Is for this season that
Connors suggested the coast route,
via Crescent City and Eureka, for
the Pacific Highway.
"When the committee, In charge of
Chairman Todd, arrives here, Con
ners proposes that they should be
royally entertained and will com
mence work at once for their recop-
tlon. Owing to the fact that the road
along the coast can he traveled dur
ing the entire year, many of thoBe
who deBire to winter in California,
will be favorable toward bringing
the road this way."
This committee, viewing the pro
posed new route, If It arrives In
Eureka Tuesday according to sched
ule, should be In Grants Pass within
two or three days thereafter.
RICH FIND OF 'LA( F.ll
GOLD ON SICKER CREEK.
An Illinois valley correspondent of
the Courier Bends in word of a rich
strike of placer ground In French
gulch, on Sucker creek, which may
prove to be as valuable as tho early
day finds in that dlHtrlct.
Ed. Huston and John Gronsall
were grubbing out a small tree while
doing Home work In the gulch, when
they brought to light a $35 nugget.
Th'' Immediately set to work to pro
Bpect the place, finding several more
nuggets of a lefts value, besides
quantity of fine gold.
The men have only enough wafer
at present to operate a rocker, but
some l i y m their returns from this are
as high as t'. The extent of the
pay dlit Is not known.
PORTLAND CM l l l'lil II P.l'RN'LD.
PORTLAND. Aug. 23.- - P. L. Mc
Nfil, a chauffeur, was seriously
burned here today in a fire which de
stroyed the garage of Robin con A
Courser. Tho damage, was $30,000.
MERLIN DAIRY COWS
ARE SHOT BY VANDAL
A rase of vandalism is reported
from Merlin that merits the complet
es! Investigation and the proper pun
ishment of th party guilty.
Mrs. Mary J. Tyler owns a small
herd of dairy cows, headed by a Dur
ham bull. The herd ranges on the
open common, and recently on their
return home in tho evening a number
of them were found to have been ma
liciously shot, their bodies bulnz
filled with bird shot. The bull was
the worst damaged of the lot, a
charge having been fired into his
face, pellets penetrating both eyes
and totally destroying the sight.
Sheriff Smith went to Merlin yes
terday afternoon to investigate the
atrocity, and arrests may follow a lit
tle later. There are suspicious cir
cumstances pointing in a certain di
rection, and It is believed that the
vandal will be brought to justice.
NO Si' N DAY
MAIL
SAYS POSTMASTF.H.
No Sunday mall in Grants Pass Is
the order of Postmaster Geo. W.
Donneli, following out instructions
received from the postofflce depart
ment. The postofflce appropriation bill
passed during the closing days of
congress carried a rider that pro
vided that hereafter postof fires of
the first and second classes should
not be open on Sunday for the pur
pose of delivering mall to the gen
eral public, though it was provided
that It should not prevent the
prompt delivery of special delivery
mall. The letter 'of ItiBt ructions to
Mr. Donneli says that under the new
law he will dose Hue general delivery
window, carrier windows and lock
boxes, and discontinue all deliveries
by carriers on Sunday. The depart
ment announces that It desires to
reduce Sunday work to the minimum
so that it many of the employes as
possible may have a complete day of
rest.
Postmaster Donneli will still con
tinue to work the outgoing mall,
however, though no mall will be put
In the boxes on Sunday. As In the
past, a dork will make up the night
mall, and letters mailed at an time
of the day or night will go out on
the first mall train leaving after It In
deposited In the office. Mr. Don
noil's notice to the public Is as fol
lows: "Commencing Sunday, September
1st, 1912, the Grants Puss pOBtofflce
will be closed Sundays. In accord
ance with department rulings, mall
will not be served to lock boxes Sun
days. Mall with special delivery
stamps affixed will be handled the
same Sundays as on other days. Out
going mail will be handled as usual."
PETITION OCT FOR
ROOSEVELT ELECTORS.
(From Thursday's Dally).
S. VV. Phillips returned this morn
ing from Portland, where he attend
ed the state bull moose convention,
representing Josephine county as Its
delegate. Mr. Phillips states that It
will probably be necessary to put the
five Roosevelt electors on the ticket
by petition, and that he will have pe
titions ready for signatures within
the next day or two, and requests
that all progressives boo that their
names are down. He adds that tho
stato convention left the matter of
the nomination of county tickets
with the Individual counties, but that
there was little sentiment In favor of
such tickets, and It Is not likely that
many will bo placed In the field
throughout the state.
I (ORDER TROl RLE CALLS
FOR MORE F. H. TROOPS.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29. Be
cause of the activity of the Mexican
bandits along the Mexican border,
the war department this afternoon Is
considering the advisability of send
ing either the Ninth cavalry, station
ed at Cheyenne, Wyo., or tho 13th
cavalry, from Fort Jeavcnworth, to
tho border. Colonel Kteever, com
manding the Cnltod States forces
now patrolling the border near VA
, Paso, has been naked whether ha
coiinlilers such action advisable.