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bO U I rUsKIN U K tU U N rs tW S R E V IE W Giant Frees Grow from Tiny Seeds Hogue R iv e r v a iie y , the Snake !o « -. P '.'.t l.r -r ’ In dia ns, K la rn aths, M o d o c s , the barn on the W L C o lv ig Cayu-.es and U m a tilla s staged estate n ow stands In th is fig h t (T h e fo llo w in g a r tic i* i* tee o f th e P a c ific N o r th w e s t .M iller, E d w a r d s im ila r warS, and th e ir m u rd e r w ere Dan m a d * a v a ila b le to lo c a l re a d f o r e s t in d u s trie s .) ing in cold blood and d estruc Barnes, D r W J. B a ile y . George srs th ro u g h t h * c o o p e ra tio n One o f the g re at m y s te rie s o f W o o d w o rth . tio n c o n tin u e d even a fte r the G ay, S a n d e r s , of th e c o n s e rv a tio n c o m m it life s how on«1 o f thi- w o r ld ’s ‘Ir is h ” Tom , J. T u rn e r pear«- was settled. and large st liv in g th in g s a Doug S q u a w ." T w o tra p p e rs •‘ r ’ C h ie f John was a v e ry un las f i r tie«' can g ro w fro m one and . . n . e . a rly a ll * ere usual Irid ia n He is described as k ille d o f the sm allest seeds. w ounded b o ld e r, b ra v e r and m ore in t e lli „ my tio n , D , r. .u W hen w o rk m e n s ta rt th e ir «• v is ite d the gent than a ny c h ie f west of the ° i . th ®.u,g h t, ai2d P °in te d fa scin a tin g Job each s p rin g ■ f C ascade m ou nta ins. When o u t to m y fa th e r its lo c a tio n p la n tin g m illio n s o f tin y .««•«•«is dressed in w h ite m a n ’s cos In S eptem ber, 1837 at the In d jjs trie s tre e Jackson r o u n ty ’a p o p u la tio n at the Forest tum e he m ig h t have been easily fo o t o f Foots creek a p a rty o f n u rs e ry at N is q u u lly , Wash , has Increased III 5 per cent in ta ken fo r a h a rd w o rk in g sun- burne d fa rm e r o f the w estern | f Wh° i ad, •bee?, sent the hist 10 years a ccordin g to tin y w o rk w ith m in u te ly s m a ll ' i n to C a lifo rn ia by the M etho- seed? It tak< 40,000 seeds of th e fin u l re p o rt o f the census a« states He had s lig h t resistance d is t m ission to p ro c u re ca ttl« , D ouglas f i r to m ake a pound. B y R. M . D e M IL L E p u b lish e d l»y the League o f O rc a fte r h is last b a ttle He, w ith a tta c t, k e d on Seeds o f o th e r p o p u la r species K<>n citie s d . . th e ir re tu rn . a li h is w a rrio rs , came in and w ere In th is second a r tic le on th e rushed u p on S m ith ’s poor cam p by R ogue R iv e r In d ia n s and had in the D ouglas f i r b e lt are «wen E leven co un ties in the state s u rre n d e re d to C apt. S m ith and e a r ly p io n e e r h i s t o r y of fro m a ll sides L ife o f e v e ry a sh ort, severe fig h t in w h ic h in .ill. r ,1 ta k i ; 30(10(11) w i st showed increases o f m ore than Joel P a lm e r, s u p e rin te n d e n t o f s o u th e rn O re g o n , M r . D e M ille w h ite m an hung in balance several o f the w h ite s w ere bad 50 per cent a c c o rd in g to th e re coast h e m lo c k seeds to m ake a In d ia n a ffa irs , on Ju ne 1, 1856 c o m p le te s th e s to ry o f th e last A m b u s h Su ccessful pound; 250,000 S itk a spruce p o rt D ouglas c o u n ty increased Thus ended the Rogue R iv e r In ly w o u nd ed and 12 o r 14 In ttle o f C h ie f J o h n an d re d ians w ere k ille d . „ T he y e lp in g and savage th irs t dian w ars fo r a ll tim e < >« r. l io p. r cent with it- figuri and 400.(too w estern re d cedar b c o a rd * som e o f th e m a n y in c i In M a y, 1845, J. C. F re m o n t seeds to to ta l up a pound fo r th e w h ite m an’s b lo o d had T h t. , in a , re , u ,t wag g ro w in g fro m 25,728 in 1040 to th a t d en ts w h ic h le d u p to the had a fig h t w ith th e In d ia n s in 54.004 in 1050 p re v e n te d th e Indian c h .e f fro m about 2 700 In d ia n s old N a tu re is a t h e r ing en iou s and g re a t In d ia n w a r * . N e x t w e a k d is c o v e rin g th a t at th a t same w(?re rem ove d fro m th (. K la m a th c o u n ty I t m ay have O llie r co un ties w ith la rg e in best in p ro p a g a tin g the c o n ife r m o re of th e In d ia n b a ttle s In s ta n t C a p ta in A u g u r and a gouthern O regon c o u n try to the been ’ a ma l it t le o v e r the lin e in creases w ere Je ffe rso n, 160 7; trees o f the P a c ific const Seeds w il l b e d e s c rib e d . F o u r o f F re m o n t's g ro u p o f so do rs. resp on din g to s i k ,tz and G ran d Rond' rps,.r J C a lifo rn ia are released Benton. 00 2. C lackam as, 51 5 are w in g e d and men and q u ite a n u m b e r o f the C a p ta in S m ith s ca ll fo r aid, had v a tio ns C ro o k, 013; Josephine, 0 1 4 fro m th e ir ro n e homes in th«' T iic In d ia n s c o n tin u e d to a t In d ia n s w ere k ille d K it Carson ... . . . . . . Luue, HI. L in n , 75 0; T illa m o o k , late fa ll w hen rip e T he h ot east tack a ll day on M ay 28, 1856 c re p t s ile n tly th ro u g h the sur- a* the S h o w in g th a t before the w a r was a p ro m in e n t fig u re in th is 51.2, and U m u tilla , 50 2 w in d s cause the cones to open A ll sorts o f in s u ltin g re m a rk s ro u n d in g tim b e r and com m enced th e re m u st have b a ttle . In d ia n s charged the beleaguer- the seeds waft«*d Losses fo r th e 10 y e a r p e rio d » and E n glish w u rle at I th ...y * " xi n are n w in if t j t e i a i r rth ill • in «* W ere 'lV I h I U III' d II «11 I I » i ’ • ,,, u n le s s . .. n n n n l o l i n n r / /« Il B /iB » ^ p * 0 1,1 fu ,,y •> ' > ) T r a v e le r s A tta c k e d fo u n d fo u r co un ties In th e east w a rd on th e ir o w n w in g s prod so ld ie rs fro m the nearest patch pd w h ite s . A u g u r’s men rushed . .. re» ° n , 018117 ern p a rt o f the state w ith m inus ded Bong l»y g e n tle breezes and o f tim b e r. T h is te rr ib le s tra in ‘ he re a r o f th e In d ia n a tta c k ^ ’ a n ’ A fe w b o ld a d v e n tu re rs had fig u re s B a k e r lost 12.2 per cent, s w lft« T w in d s c o n tin u e d u n til fo u r o’clock the f ir in g at s h o rt range and then m l" ° f e,v e n ts - b lo o d y re p ris a l,. se ttle d in the Rogue v a lle y as and iso la te d m u rd e rs on both w ith bayonets The W a llo w a . 5 4 S herm an, 2 0 and Most o f a ll logged lan d, p ro b second day o f the b a ttle , w hen c h a rg in g sides — have been recorded e a rly as D ecem ber, 1851 D u r G illia m . I 4 a b ly m ore th an 90 p e r cent, one th ir d o f C apt S m ith ’s com b a ttle was o v e r in fifte e n m in These have been c o lla te d by the in g the s p rin g , su m m er and fa ll utes e a sily reseeds its e lf by n a tu ra l m and was k ille d o r w ounded Hon W m . M C o lv ig and w ere ° * thaA y e a r the. re ,wa8 a 1con' T he In d ia n s fle d In a ll d ire c nivr.n means fro m n e a rb y seed trees A b o u t sundow n the In dia ns g iven to present-day readers in s id e ra b lp a m o u n t o f tr a v e l by le ft by loggers fop th a t purpose. h e ld a c o u n c il and, r e ly in g on tions, a ba n d o n in g th e ir camp an address a t th e re u n io n o f In p a rtie s fro m n o rth e rn Most spei'ics o f c o n ife rs have the exhausted c o n d itio n o f the e n tir e ly Thus, on M ay 28. 1856 dia n W a r ve teran s a t M e d fo rd * g o in ? ,o and r c tu r n in * f ™ m the m in in g e x c ite m e n t in some cones and seeds e v e ry w h ite men, p la nn ed to charge ended the last b a ttle o f C h ie f on J u ly 26, 1902 A l l o f the In g re at C a lifo rn ia . F ig h ts b etw een these ye ar b u t the D ougins f i r has a Capt. Smith's camp in full Jo hn and th e Rogue Indians. d ia n w a r h is to ry c o m p ile d in i T h e re is n o w a m onum ent tra v e le rs and the In d ia n s w ere P ersonalized checks w ith the good seed ye a r about one y e a r fo rce m a rk in g th e old b a ttle grounds th is address, w h ic h has n o t a l fre q u e n t occurrences. On M ay in seven “ I t was an h o u r n eve r to be on th e spot w he re the o ld fo r t rea dy been reco rd ed in these name and address im p rin te d in 1855 T his a r t‘ i:A®*; W'U n o w be g ive n and 15, 1851. a pack tr a in w as a t Bnre spots w h e re n a tu re has fo rg o tte n ," says the le tte r fro m used to stand free are b e in g o ffe re d a ll regu ta cked a t a p o in t on B e a r creek la r c h e ckin g account custom ers fa 'l<’ff to reseed get a tte n tio n one o f the so ld ie rs " A s ile n t m o n u m e n t was erected in h o n o r c to c a re iu l w o rk o f w he re th e to w n o f P h o e n ix is o f (he F irs t N a tio n a l B a n k o f ^rom fo resters and tim b e rla n d and a w fu l h o u r, in the e xpe cta o f G e n e ra l Lane and the sol- M r C o lv l« n o w s itu a te d and a m an b y the P o rtla n d , A sh la n d bra nch , It manng«rs T in y seedlings, a tio n o f speedy and c ru e l death ” d ie rs and c iv ilia n s th a t w ere T irs t R ecorded F ig h t nam e o f D ille y was k ille d was stated e a rly th is week by y **a r o ,d ' a re tra n s p la n te d fro m S u d d e n ly an in f ir n a l ch orus o f k ille d on th is b a ttle fie ld at The fir s t reco rd e d fig h t be- A t th e m assacre o f e m ig ra n ts b ra n ch m an ug er G H W enner n ,,’i r n u rs e ry hom e lik e the .v«Us h u rs t fo rth fro m C h ie f T o lo i tw een the In d ia n s and the ________ ________ at B lo o d „ y ,____ p o in t, , K la m a th _____ coun W enner soTd th u t new in d u s try tree n u rs e ry a t Nis- a J o rm h n v ’s lo camp. The w h o le In d ia n in in « ¡ „ „ u. .. — J ' S a m ue l S m ith , g ra n d fa th e r o f w hites in a ny p o rtio n o f south- ty , in 1852736 m en, w o m e n 'a n d p ro g ra m w ill b e n e fit e veryon e q u a lly to b a rre n areas. P la n t lin e ro a r a h ood cu rd - V e rn S m ith , o u r police c h ie f c m O regon o ccu rre d in June J c h ild re n w e re m u rd e re d . Capt. c o m in g m contact w ith the in g is by hand and a m an w ill R a r o f d em on iac fu ry , here in A s h la n d , took p a rt as a 1328 Jebediah S. S m ith , and Ben W r ig h t w ith 27 men fro m checks He stated th n t the new p la n t a bo ut an acre a day o r v o lu n te e r in the fig h t against seven o th e r tra p p e rs w e re at- f Y re k a and C o lo n e l J E Ross p ro ced ure w o u ld g iv e ease o f som«' 600 trees th e Rogue R iv e r In d ia n s in tacked b y th e In d ia n s on the w ith some O reg on ian s w e n t o ut id e n tific a tio n and a d d itio n a l M ore th an 45,000 acres have 1855 u n d e r th e com m and o f U m pqua r iv e r and fifte e n o f th e . to p u n ish these M odocs O ld speed in th e h a n d lin g o f ac been su p p lie d w ith y e a r-o ld G e n e ra l Lane, C a p ta in A . J. w h ite s w ere slain . O n ly S m ith C h ie f S co n cki, w h o was a fte r counts b y businessm en and cus se edling trees fro m th e Nis- S m ith and C ap ta in A u g u r and th re e o f h is com panions es- w a rd s h u n g a t F o r t K la m a th in to m e rs a lik e . q tia ily n u rs e ry since its fo un d W ars C o n tin u e caped. The n e x t fig h t o f w h ic h 1873 at th e close o f th e M odoc Tins new service is a v a ila b le ing in 1041 T h is y e a r about A t th e tim e o f the In d ia n up- we have a n y a ccount o f was in w a r, was th e le a d e r C apt n ow and the in it ia l s u p p ly o f 7.000.000 trees w ill be shipped, ris in g at T a b le ro c k in the June, 1836 a t a p o in t ju s t b e lo w W rig h t gave th em no q u a rte r checks w ill consist o f fo u r j s lig h tly b«‘lo w 1940’s re c o rd o ut A s h la n d s e n io r h ig h has n ow books o f 25 checks each Re p u t o f 9,000.000 m et th e r ig id re q u ire m e n ts o f o rd e r b la n ks are a tta che d to the th e N o rth w e s t A sso ciatio n of back o f the books to insu re a S e con d ary and H ig h e r Schools. Spring to be Deadline for c o n tin u o u s s u p p ly o f checks R oland P a rks, p rin c ip a l, re p o rt G l Bill Education Benefits ed th is w eek. T he association re q u ire s th a t S p rin g te rm o f th is school y e a r w ill I jc th e last chance fo r a school have a p ro p e rlv tra in e d ve teran s to ta ke a dvantage o f te a c h in g s ta ff, th a t th e c u r r ic u tr a in in g u n d e r th e G I. b ill, S lu m m eet the sta nd ard s o f a T B ra n n o c k , re p re s e n ta tiv e in m odern h ig h school, and th a t th is area fo r th«- V e te ra ns A d th e b u ild in g fa c ilitie s meet the suggested re q u ire m e n ts m in is tra tio n , said Wedn«-sdav P a rk s p o in te d o u t th a t each A fte r J u ly 25. 1951, a ll vets y e a r th e h ig h school has been n ot «'nro lle d in courses th e n o r fo r th«’ co m in g fa ll sem ester " w h it t lin g a w a y at the fa c to rs (w h ile ta k in g th e ir su m m e r v a th a t have n o t been a p p ro ve d b y c a tio n ) w ill be u n a b le to ta ke th is o rg a n iz a tio n w ith th e re s u lt th a t o n ly m in o r p ro ble m s a dvantage o f the benefits. Any ve te ra n c o n te m p la tin g re m a in to be solved ” He p o in te d o u t th a t the p a r ti • | tr a in in g u n d e r the G I b ill sh ou ld m ake a rra n g e m e n ts w ith c u la r s tro n g p o in ts o f the loca l tue V A fo r a c e rtific a te o f e lig i h ig h school are th e science de b ilit y as soon ns possible T he p a rtm e n t, th e tr a in in g o f the vet« ran must, also e n ro ll in a te a c h in g s ta ff, care o f the b u ild school th a t has b«q?n in o p e ra ing. the campus, and th e p ra c ti cal c u rr ic u lu m o ffe re d tio n fo r m ore th a n a year; o th e r wise, the V A cannot pay fo r his course o r pay b u n a subsistance Gas Said Harmful to a llo w a n ce . » j»- « a t « / i - 1 tar « o r « a / « Large-Tx>afed Plants Jackson County Growth at 61.5% The Surrender of Chief John ; u> his m en, in fu ria te d at th e s ig h t o f the m angled bodies o f th e e m ig ra n ts, k ille d men, w om en and c h ild re n w ith o u t any d is c rim in a tio n i cann o t g iv e you the names o f a il w ho w ere k ille d in the Rogue R iv e r v a lle y d u rin g the years 1851 and 1853 I w ill men tio n some w ho w ere k ille d in 1853 In A u g u s t o i th a | ear E d w a rd E dw ards, was k ille d near M e d fo rd ; Thom as W ills and Rhodes N ola n at the edge o f th e to w n o f J a c k s o n v ille , P a t D unn and C a rte r w ere b o th w ou nd - ed in a fig h t on N e il creek n ea r A sh lan d. I n a r ig h t w ith the In d ia n s on B e ar creek in A u gu st, 1853 H ugh S m ith was k ille d and H o w e ll M o rris , H odgins, W itte - m ore, and G ibbs w ere w ounded, th e la s t nam ed th re e d y in g fro m th e ir w ounds soon a fte r (To be C ontinued) Tele-fun by Warren Goodrich u h Bank Offers N e w Checking Service Rigid Educational Standards Met “ I w ish you'd th ro w o w o y th a t old list— w h e n you do g o t a n a n s w e r she’s a lre a d y t u r n e d in t o a f r o g ! ” . .To keep your personal number list up-to-date, check it often with the latest directory . . . Pacific Telephone. NEW 1951 A M E R IC A S I * I W h .’ii C h r a ro un d, we s t m a s ro lls 3 re a liz e th a t » I tin s is a w o n d e rfu l w o rld a lte r a ll! Y ou have h e lpe d 4 m ake it so fo r us— and we w ish yo u, H appiest of s in c e re ly , the C hristm ases! Bob Mallon's » s F o lk s w ho p la n to g ive house p la n ts as C h ris tm a s presents sh ou ld c o n s id e r w h e th e r o r not the fu tu re o w n e rs use gas fo r c o o k in g o r h e a tin g T h is w a rn in g comes fro m Iv a n N ew to n , O regon S ta te co lle ge e xtension i h o r tic u ltu r is t. Since p la n ts “ b re a th e ” i th ro u g h th e ir leaves, th e y can become a s p h y x ia te d ju s t as h u m an beings do Even a s m a ll a m o u n t o f gas in th e a ir w i ll cause th e m to tu rn y e llo w , s lo w ly lose th e ir leaves, and die. T h a t is w h y fe rn s , begonias. p h ilo d e n d ro n , A fric a n v io le ts __ in fa ct, a n y o f th e larg e -le a fe d ! p la n ts — are v e ry su scep tible to .rirf / m t M ii r t A vx byTWO-lMRDS NOW . . . y w COT pay yaar I r e laoar^ aacc ONE YEAR AT A T IM E IN S T E A D OF 3 YEARS IN AD VANCE AND HAVE . . . A NEW STANDARD. IROAD FORM. NON - ASSESSABLE POLICY ON A " C O N T IN U O U S " A N N U A L BASIS. 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