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. 1 1 ) I III III Hi III II 11, ; III Volume II. DENMARKy CURRY COUNTY, OREGON : TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1884. Number 5. 6 .4 fXOBAS CKEEK BRIDGE. Progress looking to the Completion of the Structure yet this Fall. Saturday last a meeting of the citi . zena of Floras creek precinct was held at the north-side school house to hear the report of Messrs. E. Dodge, . "W. Cox and T. J. Stitt, a committee . appointed at tho meeting held the , Saturday previous, to examine the stream, and locate a site for a wagon road bridge at the point at which, in their judgment, a permanent struc ture can be most economically built, taking into account the practicability of reaching the same from either di rection with good roads, and the cost .thereof. The committee all concur red in a report locating the siteat a point nearly due south of ,W. H. AverilTs store, and a little west of a direct line running south from the point where the county road crosses '. the chasm near J. M. Upton's build " ing, to just west of the old cooper ' 'shop on the north side of the stream. ' The report of thecommittee added that the cost of connecting the site select ed with the county road would be ". merely nominal and that funds had been subscribed to make such con nections. The site selected is a most excellent one, besides being at the only point practicable where a bridge could be built within the means ob tainable for the purpose. Of course there was some objection to the adoption of the committee's report and ratification of its action. Quite a considerable number who reside above on the river would very natur ally desire the location further up; these opposed the site selected in the hope of finally securing it nearer to themselves. This was natural. Others opposed the adoption cf the committee's report for one reason and then another, while there were a few who were indifferent as to whether a bridge be built anywhere. But now that the location is made, and at a point where the practicability of placing an enduring structure is un questionable, we apprehend that all will acquiesce gracefully, and those who opposed the site selected, as well as those who favored it, will join in the struggle to put the work through at the earliest practicable date. In this direction Mr. J. P. Russell, who was emong the opposition on the score of locality, promptly set a wor thy example by coming forward with a liberal subscription to push the work along. The committee were in structed to advertise for bids, which they have done, naming Saturday, Oct 4th, as the day to receive them. "Whan tha bids are in, it will be de . tennined what amount will be re quired to be raised' by subscription in addition to the cdunty's appropri ation of three hundred dollars, to do tho work, meanwhile the committee are not idle in the matter of soliciit ing aid. Grandma Cox returned to Coquille City last Friday. Her hosts of friends hereabouts were pleased to see her much improved in health and strength. BREVITIES. Mr. J. E. Hawkins Has about com pleted a fine barn on his place Capt Littlefield came down Satur day, and returned to the 'Coquille Sunday. 1 Mr. James F. Cox came down Thursday front the Coquille -where he has been temporarily sojourning. , During the past week Mr. Chris Long has been hauling to Bandon for shipment,' the products of his dairy for the season. Doc G. L. Wilson was up from his Mussel Creek retreat the other day. He made a sale of a lot of wool to our local merchant, Mr. Vv'm. II. AverilL The crop of black huckleberries is quite abundant this Fall. 1 These ber ries serve as a good substitute for grapes and the like. The women all cry for them. The Evening Telegram of Portland has received its new 12,000-an-hour press and put on an entirely new dress. Altogether, its appearance is as bright and clean as a new pin. At the State Fair at Salem last week J. H. Schrbeder of Coos county, and el Tichenor of this county, were placed on the board of managers of one from each county in tho State. Otjr Club List. On another page will be found a list of newspapers with which we have effected clubbing arrangements. ' The purpose of this "pooling of issues" is to enable new and old Recorder subscribers to se cure a great variety of reading matter a a comparatively small outlay of funds. For instance, the yearly price of this paper is $2 50 and with it, jree, we give the subscriber a choice between the Chicago Weekly News (regular price, 75 cents), and the northwestern Farmer and Dairyman (price 75 cents). For an advance on our regular rates of 25 cents, i. e. 2 75, we give the subscriber a choice between the San Francisco Weekly Call (regular price 1 50) and the and the Missouri Republican (regu lar price $1 00.) Remember this offer is extended to new and old sub scribers who pay in advance. Send for sample copies. Wasn't Certain Which. The other morning Mr. E. M. Blackerby put in an appearance at Mr. Averill,s store rather early, and was noticed to be in a state of slight purturbation before he ventured to make the ob ject of his visit known. Finally he inquired of Mr. A. if he had a hay scale. This being rather an unusual request, Mr. A. ventured io ask what was wanted with a hay scale? In the confusion of the answer, it was not exactly plain whether Mr. B. said that he wanted to weigh himself, or his boy. A Narrow Escape. As the result of an attempt to cross the lake on a mule at the old ford, Mr. Jas. Cox came near losing his life. The ani mal unexpectedly got into deep wa ter, and, instead of swiming as all g5od mules do,it fell backward. In his effort to clear himself from the sad dle Mr. Cox caught his spur in the stirrup, holding him in the water for some time, and it was only after per sistent and well directed kicking that that he freed himself from his "en tangling alliance" and made his way shoreward. "Lost Cabin" Found. A correspon dent of the Crescent City Record says James Trimble, of Smith River, while on a hunting tour some forty miles from Crescent City, found the far- famed "Lost Cabin," the wonderful jtales of which have been chronicled Ear and near. He found an old min ing ditch about one and a-half miles in 7rn rrfTv nnw nv or rrrnwn xuifh larcm trees. He found where the cabin had stood, which hed evidently been burned, as charred remnants were plainly visible. SCHOOLER ASHORE. The Schooner "City of Napa" Ashore at Fort BJacklock. Some fourteen days since the schooner City ; of Napa, Capt John son, from San Francisc6 to load lum ber from Burnham's mill, arrived off Port Blacklock, and for a time laid off awaiting a ' favorable opportunity to make the harbor which opportunity presented itself last week, when she sailed in and anchored, and the Captain went ashore. In a short time however, threatening weather in duced the mate in charge to again put to sea, where he remained until last Saturday evening when he again headed his vessel for the shore and ran in under the shipping wire and anchored. The sea inside was per fectly smooth at the time and no dan ger was apprehended, but at about 12 o'clock the roaring of immense breakers outside, which follow in the wake of storms, called all hands on deck to avert the impending dan ger. Preparations were made to run out under sail but unfortunately the breeze was not strong - enough to fill the sails and the . vessel was left at the mercy of the huge breakers which had already reached it. Des pite tho strong chains and bow and stern lines, the vessel could not with stand the powerful besieging breakers, and it was evident to those on board that it would be but a few minutes until the lines would part and the un fortunate schooner driven beachward. At shortly after 12 o'clock the last line snapped and within a few min utes the City of Napa was side to on tho beach where she now lies, having lost her rudder and shoe in the brief struggle. No lives were lost, and as the hull is yet intact and Her hold is perfectly dry, the freight brought up for the company has been taken out undamaged. At thia writing it is not known what, if any,;: efforts will be made to float the vessel. Captain Johnson left his vessel in charge of the mate on first entering the harbor, and proceeded to Bandon where he was married to Miss, Fahy, of Ran dolph, on the Sunday following the misfortune to his vessel Saturday night. This affair is hard lines for the accommodating young captain who has in many ways endeared him self to shippers along this portion of the Coast Mr. S. Bernstein, of the Burnham Lumber Company, has gone below to secure a steam-schooner for the lumber trade at the Port. ELLENSUURG ITEMS. Stift northwesters during the week. A. M. Gillespie is now Deputy Sheriff. Damage to grain is not so groat as was at first supposed. Fish are becoming more plentiful as the season advances. Messrs. Lamar & Wall, were up this way last week on a pleasure jaunt. A. M. Gillespie returned from a trip to Crescent City and way places on Thursday. ' Mr. M. Doyle has sold to R. D. Hume the land owned by him lying along the north side of the river. Badger. The Times? too Chow correspon dent, illustrating the- ignorant self delusion of the Chinese, instances the case of a young, intelligent Chinaman who was setfen years at Yale and Harvard, and who asserts that the Chinese refrain from attacking the French from lofty motives. He says that the Chinese could blot out the French fleet to-morrow. Fred Olsen, an old time resident of, this county, is now at Signal Point Mendocino county, California, with Mr. Thomas, who ran the Port Orford mill one season. Fred writes that he will return to Curry and spend the winter. Mr. Charles Winsor passed down to Ellensburg on Saturday's stage. COOS COUNTY ITEMS. The new vessel built at Parkers- burg was to have been lauched last week. ' !'..'- A. C. Frick is still confined in the county hospital, but is rapidly recov ering. Hon. J. M. Siglin will deliver the inaugural address the second day of the fair at Coquille City. " The Herald Bays the race track of the S. W. O. A. Society is now com pleted and ready for business. Hon. A. C. Jones, of Roseburg, a Cleveland Elector, addressed a large and enthusastic meeting at Marshfield on the 20th. " . Frank Sheridan, the' man who etabbed A. C. Frick at Randolph some weeks since, was tried at Empire last week and fined $100. The Mail syas the schooner C. H. Merchant brought up six boilers, 3J by 24 feet, and a new gang-edger of ten saws, for Pean & Go's mill No. 2. Judge G. M. Dyer and family leave Coos Bay, for a three weeks' visit to Salem. His daughter, Miss Hattie, will remain in the capital city to at tend college. Hon. E. B. McElroy, State Super intendent of Public Instruction, ar rived here last Tuesday, . to attend and conduct the teachers' institute now in session. Mail Last week, says the Mail, a flound er was caught in a gill-net at Iowa slough, and a stergeon six feet . long was caught in the Coquille river as high up as Beaver slough, v Frank E. Hodgkins, Assistant Sec retary of State, and G. A. Wheeler, Assistant State Treasurer, are in town and are taking in the country. , They will return to Salem during the week. The cannery at Parkersburg is two thousand cases ahead, up to date, of the amount caught last year. The firm will ship one thousand cases to California on the next trip of the steamer Areata. Twenty-two boats are at work for the cannery, and are hauling in the salmon rapidly. Mr F. Getchell tells us, says the Herald, that the fish are unprecedently lurge. Boat loads are caught that will average 28 pounds to the fish. She apple crop of Coos county is remarkably good this season, all va rieties maturing perfectly. Joseph Richards of the Seingle-house slough marketed in Marshfield last Saturday a lot of the most beautiful Graven stenes that the Mail editor ever saw. Potatoes have been somewhat dam aged in Coos county this season by blight, but it has not been as extensive as in former years. W. H. Rogers of Daniels creek had his crop so 'badly damaged by blight early in the sea son that it will hardly be worth dig ging. Frank Getchell last week made an effort to inspect the bottom of 4he Co quille -river betwoen Coquille City and Parkersburg, ih search of a suit able place to capture the large sal mon that run the gauntlett of the nets lower down, but failed to find such a place. The, News says nearly every vessel that comes from San Francesco to this port brings a large quantity of feed for the difierent logging camps on the Bay. It is strange that the farmers in the county cannot supply the home market with hay and grain, and thus keep the money in the coun try. The Mail says that in one day Jap Yoakam put into the water at his camp on South Coos river, with one team of four yoke of cattle, 56,650 feet of logs. Jap claims this to be the biggest days work of. the kind ever performed in this county. . Thus far this season Yoakam has ' put in 2,300 logs that will average about 1000 feet to the log. He expects to put in 7C0 more and close the season with about 3,000,000 feet GENERAL NEWS, Gleaned From All Sources amd Eplto- - mixed for Convenient Reading. Cleveland had another big fire on the 21st Four thousand beef cattle were started last week for San Francisco. New York City has ordered the re moval of all telegraph poles within the city. The Pall Mall Gazette declares tha English navy to be far inferior to that of France. v C. S. Yorhees, son of Senator Dan W. Vorhees, is a candidate for Con gress from Washington Territory. The State Fair was a failure this year, owing to bad management, hard times and exhorbitant admission fees. ,. There are at present 258 prisioners confined in the Oregon State Peniten tiary, being the largest number for a long time past Democrats had 15,000 men in pro cession in San Francisco on the 19th, 5,000 of whom were in uniform and all bearing torches. . Henry Clay, grandson of the great statesman, was shot and probably f atalley wounded in a drunken brawl at Louisville on the 21st Two Danish sailors made their way in an open canoe from Alaska to Victoria, arriving at the . latter , port on the 21st The trip occupied 105 days. A great gold quartz discovery has been made in Murray county, Ga., some quarts assaying as high as $1, 200 per ton. They are pronounced by experts to be among the richest fields discovered in America. The Esmond hotel, . together with all the buildings on the block bound ed by Front, Morrison, Alder and the river, was burned between ten and three o'clock on the night of the 21st; the loss approximates $190,000. A new complication has arisen in the French-Chinese difficulty. A blockade at the mouth of the Woo Sung river has been ordered by the Chinese authorities, although a pas sage for neutral ships has been left The action is due to the Chinese dis belief in the promises of the French. A veritable panic prevails at Shang hai, and the merchants of the neutral powers have asked their naval com manders to take some action. The British consul has advised the Chi nese authorities to obtain skilled English assistance to keep traffic open. The Russian consuls have offered to protect French interests wherever French consuls leave. The Russian fleet in Chinese waters comprises one iron-clad, three cruisers, two priva teers and six gunboats. Three other iron-clads are expected to arrive. This strength China considers sig nificant - BORN. BLACKERBY. On Floras creek, Thurs day, September 25, to the wife of E. II. Blackerby, a son. BRIDGE CONTRACTORS. NOTICE. THE UNDERSIGNED, A COMMITTEE appointed for the parpose, will receive sealed proposals, accompanied with plans and specifications, for famishing materials and building a wagen read bridge across Floras creek, at a point nearly doe south of W. II. AverilTs store, and west of the line between sections 2 and 3, township 31 range 15. Said bids to be offered by mai or other wise to this Committee sitting at Denmark, on Saturday, Oct. 4, 1884, at the hour of 1 o'clock, p. m. The successful bidder will be required to enter into bonds to the accept ance of said committee for tha faithful per formance of the work as per plans accepted, and within the time to be fixed f cr the com- letion of the said bridge, which shall not be ater than November 30, 1884. Bidders will be allowed the alternative of constructing "crib" abutment oi the north side of the stream, or of planting piles, ard bids should disclose the relative expense of the two plans. The Committee reserves the right to re ject any bid, or to modify plans end speci fications accompanying the bid accepted, Provided, that such bidder shall dsem such modification acceptable for the sum stated in the bid. Said bridge to be 12 feet wide, and 13 feet high above the level of the- bank on the north side, with an approach reach ing out northward, the same width as bridge till same reaches a level of four feet above level of the ground, with a fall of one foot in eight. , ; Sept. 27th, 1854. ' " , WILLI ALT COX. E. DODGE. T.J. STITT. .