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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (May 11, 1939)
Illinois Valley News. Thursday, May 11, 19.39 Page Nine I INTERNATIONAL TRUCKS HOQUIAM INTERNATIONAL SERVICE CAMP AUTO Good Cabins Car Service Standard Oils and Gas Gas—Oil—Air DES’ GARAGE Mr. and Mrs. JACK HOUT On the Caves Highway Cave Junction 1 of the National Park service and Mr. E. P. Leavitt is the superin tendent. This National Monument was visited the past two years by more than 100,000 people. The caverns, the surrounding beauty of the area and the modern accommoda tions provided by the Chateau and cottages, are valid reasons why Oregon Caves are considered a On the morning of November major attraction of the Pacific 12, 1874, Elijah Davidson and coast. o his companions of a hunting party left to look for game. Their camp was near the top of what is now County Agent Beals To known as Elijah Mountain, since Direct Weed Control so named in honor of the discov County Agent O. K. Beals was erer of today’s famed Oregon Caves. Elijah preferred to hunt given authority to spend as he sees alone except for his faithful dogs. fit $300 budgeted for weed con | I On this morning he chose a trail trol in Josephine county by the less way down the southwest county court Monday morning. slope of the mountain. Leisurely The money was budgeted when the proceeding down the mountain, county was declared a weed con perhaps a hundred yards from the trol district by the court, and is present entrance to the Caves, the believed possible that the state dogs took the scent of a black may contribute an additional fund. Mr. Beals said afterwards that bear, outing it from a brush thick et, Elijah, armed with his long he will purchase a carbon bisul muzzle loading rifle, was com phide applicator, a weed burner pelled to take a snap shot, only and a sprayer, which will cost to gether about $45. Also to be wounding the animal. 112-114 N. 6th St., Grants Pass As usual with hunting dogs, on bought are some carbon bisulphide scent of blood they gave voice and for demonstration purposes, and pursued the bear which ran down materials with which W. S. Car Overstocked on High Quality Merchandise hill, Elijah following by the sound penter's manual training pupils of the dogs, over fallen trees and will construct weed display boxes. rocks. Suddenly the voices of the Educational work concerning $99.50 Two-piece Living Room Set, Mohair dogs ceased. Elijah was amazed. recognition and control of white And why, he pondered, the instan top before the feared weed makes Two-piece Living Room Set, Velour $79.95 taneous silence? Though a season serious progress on farms, is ex $89.50 Two-piece Living Room Set, Mohair ed hunter no previous like occa pected to take the bulk of the sion had been experienced. He funds. Two-piece Living Room Set, Velour $76.25 ---------------------- o----------------------- tore through the brush in great haste to solve the mystery. Jump Come to the Legion dance, Sat $59.50 Two-piece Living Room Set, Velour ing across a rushing stream, he urday, May 13. Music by McCon- heard both barking dogs and nell’s five piece orchestra. Prices Four-Piece Bedroom Set, Walnut $103.90 growls of the bear. Again he was usual and GRAND prize. non plused, for there seemed but Four-piece Bedroom Set, Walnut $59.50 a sheer cliff of rock whence came F. T. Dunham left Monday for the sounds. Parting the shrubbery Yreka, California. Four-piece Bedroom Set, Blonde $78.75 he found that the stream came Four-piece Bedroom Set, Walnut $47.50 from a hole in the rocks which was sufficiently large for him eas KUMFY KAMP Simmons Bed and Springs with 40-lb ily to enter. Elijah’s concern was $17.50 Mattress ........................................... not for the bear, nor was he then : and : interested in the strange phenome Genuine Sealy Mattresses while they last $29.50 KUMFY KAMP non presented by this natural en trance to the inside of a moun I tain. His dogs were doubtless in DINING ROOM : great danger. Hastily he secured : GREETINGS AND a convenient piece of pitch wood, CONGRATULATIONS lighted it and plunged to the res cue. Sounds had receded but in TO THE NEWS about five minutes he found the 1 M Miles South of pack and in what is now known as Cave Junction the “Bear Pit’’ was the bear sav Fitted Cases ................ $5.95 Mr. and Mrs. W. Huber agely fighting off the snarling and Son Cedar Chests dogs. The old rifle spoke. The bear $35.50 In Charge of Cabins crumpled under the fatal shot. Other Chests as I a > w as $19.75 Mr. and Mrs. K. Lindgren The panting dogs lay down to In Charge of Dining Room rest. The danger past, Elijah only then became conscious of the un usual surroundings. He was in what has become known as the “Petrified Gardens.’’ Those who have visited these marble caverns know that here are found walls and ceiling of rare stalactite for mations. Elijah had known of many small caves, with which this area abounds, but none decorated SCIENCE RELIABILITY as these. His recount of the feel ing which came over him was as SKILL ECONOMY though he had unwittingly entered a place sacred to the spirit world. SANITATION SERVICE A sense of fear came over him and he found himself tiptoeing to HYGIENE COURTESY ward the hole he had entered. Composing himself outside, he re SAFETY PROMPTNESS turned and succeeded in dragging 1 the carcass of the bear out to day 1 light. Shortly after dark Elijah reached camp. Calm under most trying circumstances, he was ex- i cited over his find. His comrades took it as a joke and refused to return with him the next morning. | It was nearly a year before others, hearing the tale, found the Caves, i i resulting in further exploration. i Some time elapsed before the real master-pieces of nature’s handiwork were discovered, and what are known as the Upper J Caves.In 1887 Frank Nickerson ex plored these. Years later, under the veteran guide, Dick Rowley, Joaquin Miller, who the geologist, To the Public the Seal of Approval is expert evidence and eloquent testi C. B. Watson had induced to join him and Jefferson Myers, spent mony of safe, scientific, certified laundering. It is the award of The Am some time in general exploration. erican Institute of Laundering, world’s foremost authority on laundering This brought considerable publi- i standards and its possession is the height of the laundry owner’s ambition city. The Mazama club of Port land made a pilgrimage to these No laundry can beg, buy or borrow the Seal of Approval. It is awarded marble caverns and word spread of their magnificence. Until 1922 solely on merit, upon proof that the laundry is properly equipped, that it the few hundred visitors caine by uses safe cleansing materials, and that it employs hygienic and scientific trail from the road ends in the methods. valleys. For eight years the first highway was a narrow dirt road. Since, it has been widened for Pickup in Cave Junction, Kerby and Holland Monday and Thursday safe two-way hard surface travel. The carbide lights previously used have been replaced by electricity furnished by the California Ore gon Power company. Flood light ing permits inspection of forma tions far more satisfactory to the i visitor. A special National Park investigator several years since, SINCE 1900 proclaimed the Oregon Caves third of importance among the 18 Fifth and H Street Telephone 37 most prominent caves. The Ore gon Caves are under supervision Oregon Caves Discovered By Huntei Give Your Home That Welcome Cheer With— Furniture IIIIIHIIIIIIIIIII m save money at Building Is An Asset! Let’s all build together and make this val ley the Garden Spot of the West. Congratulations to The News Villair Lumber Co Cave Junction, Oregon / □■■■ Cave City Dress Shop “Timely Gifts for Mother's Day Frocks of Patti-rub in a smart new three color combinations...................... $2.98 A soft satin blouse .................................. $1.98 A rustling taffeta slip............................... $1.19 Actioness hosiery ..................................... $1.00 A pure linen handkerchief with dainty tatted edges ................................. 35c A Gardenia ................................................. 29c Appropriate Mother’s Day Cards 5-10-15c We Also Carry Gift Boxes, White Tissue Paper and Ribbons for Wrapping [ I"*1 M Dependable Groceries Brands That You Know Are Good GOLDEN HEART FLOUR 49-lb. sack for................... LIGHT BULBS, American Made, each ..................... $1.19 10c Fresh Strawberries ARNOLD’S GROCERY Cave Junction, Oregon CONGRATULATIONS Illinois Valley News On Your 2nd Birthday You have served us well, and the • Valley appreciates you. HARRY R. FLOYD GENERAL MERCHANDISE Holland, Oregon Manchéis I Mother's Day and Graduate Specials The Right to Display the Seal of Approval Is an Honor and an Asset to a Laundry L CONGRATULATIONS to Illinois Valley News and CAVE JUNCTION from R. J. Wright's Music Store Grants Pass, Oregon n steam , z Wi/na/vu- 5
