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Fred Tice, Last of Pioneer Stage Drivers,
Views From Plane the Routes and Scenes
HeTraveled Yam Ago With 6-Horse Team
"The Scarlet Lady," Rialto Monday
. , Worn 'stage 'coach 16 airplane!
A long, long trail In tho minds pf
the 'present generation. A shortcut
thru "memory lane" to t'red Tice,
72 of Medford. .
Mr. Tice,' who la ono of Hie few
remaining protoHKlontil vtugc coach
drivers left In tho country, enjoyed
hi first airplano rl.lc over tho val
ley .this week, thru the
f .Harold Handera, owner of the
eiders Aeronautical, school. Pilot
V hy . Mr.- Kan dors, tho . white
Mired: pioneer of Jackson county
retraced ' muchor he route he
traveled through this county,' 60
yenra ago... , : ; r, ' ,. ,
).' No suggestion" of nervounneHH
marked the conduct of tho ruddy
faced pian of 1i hh h cllinhcd into
a passenger plane for the first time
In .'tils life.- Rather, there. waM a
gleam of eagerness In Ills eyes as
til motor began to. hum and tho
prospect of actually leaving tho
earth approached.
'. "It's something like being horn
again Into a new age and a new
llfc,"'he observed to his companion
on '.the trip, , as the plane lifted
from, the field .and. began Roaring.
Leaning over tho side of the Blilp
so as. not to- miss any af ilio,de-'
talla of the flight.' he traced out
with Ills finger tho course over
which he drovo . his ' aixhorso
teAms half a century ago ,
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Tlie're It Is the old stage, road.
It 4waa nothing but brush In those
dayanbt . much of a rond to It."
And 'he 'pointed out the avenue to
tv.hlch Medfard.'.-pioneer 1 residents
point " with , most pride,; "I've
watched the 'old i .rpad . changing
throirgh the ' 'years but I never
thought ,1'df ever see it look dike
thta.'Vhe'.'a'dded. with a note of
humbrf.arf .-thwjnlane. climbed Ktilh
higher, and ,thearrtisaolvcd jhto :
a thin frlngy '11(Toor.- n .T.!,-ii-J'-'i),:
The. earth below' became a dolbv
ful rug' with:-a predominance 'of
green in its patterns. Square pear
orchards itrpned.-wlth white jtrt.
angular1' patches of greed, gold and
red irregular litis of gray and
black' threads wea.vl.ng themselves
In uid out. .Here and there a dot
of blue and 'winding its' way" thru
the whole .-'beautiful picture, 'a
gleaming band j of. silver the,
Ilogue! . - . " . ' : J ' ;
Yh. detail' grow less marked, and
tlio colors began fo blend and melt
Into' one another1' as the : ilane
winged its way still higher. The
pioncor stage coach, driver leaned
back in the seat and. studied the
clouds. - Heaven Rocmcd a "friendly
distance ' from there tho atmos
phere., wrs fine and light, and tho
sun was a cordial host. - ? -
,.'";"I don't think I ever .want to
Rq jlofwQ-r-unlcsH of courso they'd
bring, back my six-horso team and
stago coach," sighed- tho veteran
driver.' . , ,.' . .
r're'd Tlco was born near Jack
sonville in 1 857. Ho attended tho
Oak Orovo school along with a
number of 'the other well known
older residents of the . county.. lie
began driving a team at an early
age,, and when but 17 years old
was considered ono of tho most .
dept horstcrs' In tho -county. .
''"It was quite a 'trick to pick up
six -lines-and drivo over some of
tho tricky passes wo had In those
days,',' ho said.' "and in that day
it was a skill to be proutl of."
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- Mr. Tice was JI ycara old when
he received the rcsp'onslblo' position
of stago driver for the Oregon-
California Stage' company, which
ran from Koseburg. 'Ore., to' Hed
dlng, Calft.- From 10 to IS drivers
covered this stretch of 275 miles,
changing teams every 15 miles and
using 180 horses on the entire
trip; 100 through this state and 80
through the California section.
The drivers in Oregon were paid
$55 a month, room and board,
while tlhose south of the border re
ceived 50,' room and board; the
difference being explained by the
fact. tba.t.' s(x-horso teams were
hoccssnry here.. Instead of the four-
hoi-fle teams used in tho southern
state, .r ,v. .V , . ,
The stage was' dub in Jackson
ville daily northbound; 8:30 a. m.,
and southbound f at 2:30 p. m.
Jacksonville .at that time was the
center of .mining activity and gold
dust was shipped from tho town
in large quantities. Medford was
a prairie, unborn and un-named.
There were two strings of stages
going each way to maintain the
dally schedule. Carrying cxpross
and mall as well as passengers. It
was necessary for tho stages to ar
rive' ohv-tlme so" as to meet "the
trains In both the north and south.
Nothing was considered unavoid
able" except high -water, and miss
ing the train meant a fine of f 600
to the stage company. .
Mr Tice drove stage from Ttoek
Point to the elation on Cow creek,
a distance of 45 miles, for tho first
two years. With no visible, road
over which' to travel, tho feat of
handling a six-horso team over the
mountains and streams -was dan
gerous and difficult. V
H was In-tho winter of '78 when
the local man encountered ' a; ter
rific storm ' near Cow creek, and
found It impossible to Control the
panic-stricken horses of hla coach.
After a. considerable struggle, In
which the team plunged dojvn Into
the rising water, the driver a-escued
the express box and barely saved
himself from death. Tho horses
were lost, but tho wagon weathered
the Moon and was pulled to the
nearest station next day. 'Fortu
nately there were no. passengers on
that coach:' j-
Among other dangers '; which
lurked .along the way In those days
were-the Indians, holdup nVen and
wild animals. The local man re-'
calls one incident .when for a cer
tain distance -along an edge of
high brush and trees, .Jhe! horses
silled away "from j tho. trail; over
which fie, guided them! H H .
. FInariy annoyed by-.-lhelr cStlons.
lie jiinipe'd down' fim the seat and
walked, along 'the' ;edgo bf the
brush, looking 'through it jto dis
cover what fliqi 'snltnalfc had
sensed, 'All of-a) sudden. hojpccrcri
Into, j itho . tnej of ,,'4''! largo grlzsily
heart; which i : pad j; beep prbvllng
aloiig thrnugh'.tlin, brush nn had
jt6jiued lmiltrlMoualy with ; tho
sue coHcu.. -.unarmeg ine7, tinver
cu.,vu lUKjup nrni iiiiu iimuw u
hasty-' get'-away -with tho 'liorses
now In a-mpod for co-opcra'tton.
-Although there were frequent
Indian attacks In those days.. Mr.
Tice .was spared this mlsfdrtuno
on any of his routes.- It was hut
a' few' years before, this, however,
when 'the 'Modoc -war tookf place,
and the -stago driver; then'a, boy
of 15 or 1 6, . was impressed and
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OOPJ klVARAOO sLYAdePuni in'Te Scarlet Ujdy
1 "The Scarlet Iady," coming to the Rialto tlietatre tomorrow. The
action is tense and the drama well acted by a capable cast headed by
I,ya do Puttl, Don Alvarado and Warner Olnnd. It might well be a page
fro luliusslan history related ill a manner that is fascinating and full
ol human appeal. ;-' -
Monday at the Rialto
rn 'inrwrorriiiOT
A tone1 from the Ufa Production "Looping the Loop", :
ndVVHttle thrilled over- hltf mem-
ory of somo of tho dctalla. Ati
this timo Port Kliimath wns anj
army po8t, nnd the pioneer lurt wnsj
attracted by thoir colorful uctlvilyj
with, the Indians. . ' j
When he wa 17 years old hoj
once drove throiiKh Fort Klamath j
arriving -j'uVt in Umo to ace
the soldiers locking d number jpx
Indians Ih -'a ' corral coverins an
acre ' of ground, aft, tho, result ofj
their capture 'after an attack on i
tho 'white settlors ' Women tinff
children were herded Into the pen
along with their Indaln husbands,
and guards were stationed around
the outside wall.
These Indians 'were kept at Fort
Klamath for several months, after
which they woro aaken ii small
groups to distant points and , re
leased. .During their Jmnjrlsoriment
they4 apparently enjoyed. llfeit tho
squaws cpoklng the meals within
the acre square.
If Gverir
property
owner
Knew
,Tt - every real v estate
, nuui ' knows about the
many defects that so fre
quently develop when
property is conveyed with
a title "clear, free and un
incumbered." Title Insur
. ance would be demanded
by every purchaser of
property. It's positive and
lasting protection
- Jackson Jounty
. Abstract Co.
'. .121 E. Sixth St!; Phone 41
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114 South Riverside ' ' - . Phone 1109
In I K x o, Mr. Tlco wan t ra ns
ferrcd from Rock Point south, anil
drove over the Sisklyous. At that
time thin was a toll road, the ntao
company paying $700 a year to
over tho mountain. OoorRO Chai i
now of Yrcka, covered tho aamo f
route as did Mr. Tire.
in tho summer of 18X0 another'
drivrr. Nort KddinuH. was robled .
mi the mountainH. a xhort dlntaiuv
from whero tho D'Autremont hold-:
u took place. Tho Htago driver I
was blowing his team on a steep I
pads when a uroup of bandit;
emerged from tho timber, fired ;
some shotH pant the alage and com- i
mundnd Kddincs to throw downi
the exprean box. carry Ink a laiK j
quantity of gold dust from the j
minoH. They then commanded tho
iliivor nnd pnsHonnetn to get out of
the coach, and while they were
covered." ono of the bandits robbed
them of overythlnn they had,
M r. Tlco was put on tho rt u t c
covered by Eddlngs, driving Jho
Maine team. Immediately after the
rohbi'ry. Officials accompanied the
driver keeping a sharp lookout fov
the holdup men in case of a sec
ond attempt, hut thoy did not re
appear. '
The local man derives a ureal
deal of pleasure In reminiscing
over the old days on the stae
route days which ho considers tho
happiest of his .life. He remem
bers, with a smile, that the women j
generally wanted to sit In the
driver's seat, while most of the
men passengers seemed contented ;
to sit 'inside.
He admits, however, that there
was one lovely bit of femininity
for whom all the others had to
take a back seat when aho decided
to go on ono of her frequent trips
thorunh the county to visit friends.
This was Martha Dodge. She is
now Mrs. Kred Tlco of Medford.
And when tho 7 2 -year-old mitn.
who even now views the world
hiily from astride a hay colored
horse, decides to .tnkc.hls.u'cxt air
plano ride, Martha DodRo Tice is
going with him. .
Highly dramalc score and tinuml sciven romance as one of tho ' credit belongs to Georgo Mel ford
effecta with tho players speaklnu ye;u'H most entertaining produc- j whose inspired direction recalls his
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.were purchased in Jackson county,
during April than the combined total
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of all other; automobiles selling for
$1200 or more.
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Since September first 1298, in Jackson
County; the new Buick has out sold all six
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cylinder cars, except Chevrolet.
Discriminating Automobile Buyers
Buyers who want the most for their money
choose Buick because Buick gives more speed
more power greater se-sale value greater
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other car at or near its price.
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