Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, November 03, 1929, Image 14

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Newspaper Page TextMHHtf FOUR MKDFOR1) MAIL TRTBUNR, MKHFORD, OREfiOK, SUND'A YyX 0 VEAf BER 3, 1029. BIRDSEYE LOG HOME, HISTORIC SPOT OF OF EARLY DAYS, SITE (Hy Knimt Hostel) Just us It WUH built 111 lSiO U)UII I Mo cIuho of (ho Ruguo' HIVIT Indian nn, tho David NoIboii Blrdtioyo homo of logH' Htunils to day two inlloM south ot Jtogue ltlver on tho Pacific highway : reminder of southern Oregon's early history.. In keeping Willi Ihn iiart It Dlayed 111 tho early lays of Jackson county, a fitting marker Is to bo unveiled there tomorrov afternoon by tho Cra ter 1oko ehnpter of tho D. A. n. A short' program will be given when tho unvolling takes pliico. A recent visit there revealed how well tho old -building' has with stood the ravuges of time and In teresting bits of Its history were disclosed by Mrs. Effio Birdseye. diwghler-ln-htw of David Nelson, who resides thero with her three sons, tho oldest of whom, Victor, a' graduuto of tho Oregon Stato College, operates tho ranch, c Tho house was constructed short ly after the Indian war of 1855 and, 18511 had ended and was built or hand hewn logs. During thu courso of its construction, the Blrdseyo family continued to live in odd Fort Birdseye, which had bceij erected' during tho Jieat of the conflict, when residents ot all that section of the valley cumo to tho fort for protection. Ko thorough wus tho construc fliin that there never has been re pair work to any largo extent with the exception of the roof, replaced with a new ono three years ago, when winter rains persisted In leaking through. Tho old roof was liberally covered with vinos interwoven with ancient moss and they presented a problem, as Mrs. Blrdseyo, having become attached to tho greenery, waa reluctant to liavo It removed, but after , much planning, tho vines were carefully taken down. They wore replaced when a now' roof had been com pleted and now thoy aro even thicker than they wero before Tho name floor that aorvod tho builder is serving U1I and has shown but ltttlo wear. Tho flro pluce that threw out heat boforo Medford over had thoughts of being established la still lii uso, intich tho sumo as it was when UiiUt. with tho exception of a few repairs made 10 years ago by Mrs. David Birdseye, now dead for HI years. An old Chlckorlng piano brought to southern Oregon from around the ' "horn" and by pack train from Crescent ' City holds a placo of honor, and its mellow tones still como forth in vibrant melodies. ... . old chairs, hand mado book cases, old fashioned beds and crazy Ullti aro ether old aftlclos sure tt attract tho attention of tho vis itor. Tho rose lustre vases, brought across tho pVlns In tho early BO'h us'' wedding presents for David Blrdseyo, aro holding places of honor oh a wall shelf, kocplng cotupany wltli old-fashioned can dlo molds, patiently watched by a picture framed with plno cono lJU-rv- ' . An old brass bucket, another survivor ot a long trip across the plains, occupies a stand alone, perhaps thinking of the days when It was ised by bravo pioneers -rrtmlnn- Mhrnnirh hostile Indian country and finally to beautiful vutbern Oregon where mora In dian wara wero to follow. Knowing Interesting facts about Ihb place, Mrs. Blrdseyo pointed (Hit a log that had been convertod into a soap manufacturing trough. Tho Oregon Historical society has mado offers for tho trough, but so far bus not been ablo to pro euro It, it Is less than '200 yards from the present house to tho site of thu old fori, which served set tlers from October, 1855 to. March, 1850. A stockade, 80 by 40 feet, protected tho buildings and the logs were all two feet thick and 14 feet high. Behind thoso logs settlers felt safe whllo Indiairi prowled about outsldo ready to scatter death unci destruction. Dur Iur the time, tho Blrdseyo family was "forted up," a baby waa born and alio was destined to bo the wlto of Judgo William Culvlg and Iho Inother and grandmother of a tine of descendants well known und respected citizens ot south ern Oregon. . Mrs. lOfflo Blrdseyo Is familiar .with tho history of the place and . told of ovents In which tho elder uiriiscycs took part how one evening brforo Indians began ranipago, tho Itoguo river was covered with Indian canoes and , how they- disappeared before the light of tho next day. Grand in.i Jilrdscye never feared the Indians and she often declnred tho whllo men brought on the troubles by breaking faith of the red men, Shn wanted only u Just and milium dear. Onco when they hud Just or rived on the place, several years before tho fori waa built, Indluns raniQ near her one-room cahtu, located In a different part of the field" than either tho houso or the fort wero built, tnro tho waxed und oiled paper windows, looked through and a short tlmo later lifted inp lha latch and came Into the littlo room to seat themselves about the flreplaco. They did net offer to molest her and did not offer to talk and then silently took their leave. That was tho only lime, she confessed, sho was ever seriously frightened. When tho fort was about to ho oonstructed, Qrandma Birdseye nl ways had two Indian women to help her with work of tho house and one evening both of them continued to stay with her though dusk had fallen, and dusk bad always found them beforo In the shelter of their own wigwams aeross the river. On this) evening, they refused to leave and It was not long until n Indian buck OF D. A. R. MARKER I came to thclu, talked fur a short tlmo and disappeared. Ono of the squaw wept about her . mistress' neck, as sho was about to leuve, but refused to .toll tho cause -of her grief. ' Hbo left and never ro turned, as tho Indian massacres begun tho next day. For somo reason or other, the Blrdseyo fam ily was saved. . , . Up until this time, the Indians had been peaceable and things went on smoothly. Thu reitmen whlled away hours in tho wood lands hunting for deer that were plentiful and other times fishing invthelr primitlvo way by driving willows Into tho sandy bottom of creeks flowing into tho river. The willows wero set close ' together and tho fish would swim Into them, but could not go clear thru and could not retreat because thoy were caught by their gills. Thrco depressions near tho creek bank, spaced evenly upurt, can still be seen on tho ranch, und Mrs. Effle Blrdseyo is uf the opin ion lliat onco Indian wigwams wero built over them while thclr owncrs spent fdlo hours fishing. Ono depression, In the center, is deeper ,and larger than tho other two, and this alio bcliovos was the wigwam of a chlcftan. Travelers inado thole slow way thru tho valley by stage coach and horseback und hardly ever were they molested. The Indians had almost accepted the whites as their friends. They nfciglcd to gether und suspicion between the two races was upparently allayed, but out of the clear sky came tra gedy death camo stalking thru tho peaceful valley of the Rogue slumbering beneath its autumn tinged leaves ot Octobor. It was tho Lupton uffnlr, con demned hy urmy officers but suld to havo been upheld by many of the early pioneers. It was on tho seventh of Octobor, 1885, or there abouts early historluns not sure of tho date Unit a man, Major James A. raipton, thought ho had a griovauco ogninst tho Indians und ho found but llltlo trouble in organizing a baud of 40 men or so In Jacksonville and proceeding against a peaceful Indian camp near tho mouth of Butto Creek on tho Koguo rlvor.' ' It has often been said that Clin ton's military ' tillo had never beon earned and that perhaps he thought tho attack on the Indian camp would bring him Into popu larity ' with tho populace. Tho party of urmed men proceeded to tho scone and arriving there late ly early In tho ovonlng, did not choose to attack then, but romnln- ed in biding until dawn when they firod volleys into tho cump, fol lowed by a bundMp hand to hand struggle. In telling of tho I, Up ton Massacre, Judge William Col vig, familiar with early southern Oregon history, said men, women and children wore killed. Twcn- ey-tliro fell victim to white man fury, which resulted In nothing clso than n general Indian upris ing. I.uptnn failed to lonrn tho result of his mis-dced, an Indian arrow fatally wounded him. 11 had penu- trated his lungs. Tho attack was like match to tinder and within two days the Indiana had begun their work oi vengennce, killing, burning and destroying whatever they could whorover they could. Tho upris ing tins furnished much material rWke iBauestt canr for the money because of these Read the partial lint of Pontiao features at tho right and you will sec why Pontiac represents tmeh an exceptional value and why it costs one cent per mile lean to operate than any other lote-priced six, according to tho 1928 records of a large company using 996 automobiles of 3.1 different makes. Then come in and see the Pontine llig Six and let us tell you about our con venient plan of purchase. IPdDMTrilACC V!4) PRODUCT Of RRNRRU MOTORS rWiftee m Sit, $74$ I IMS. f- rWrtef, Mlth, plui riMv rrW, Immmti, wHn wr mnrl fV Nfct rr mat. ffirl Mlri mMmmm rat SOUTH BARTLETT ft EIGHTH STREET Log House Built by David Birdseye Be Dedicated by Mpiker at Ceremony VM'w or tho IjivH1 . l(lrilsc-(j Pioneer Immc on the FHCiric HlK I y Ok ni vji's of time, uticl luilloutMl hy mlnliiif early iluy memo for lulH of varied nature and in many chhuh fuctH havo hcon K('Ij lyel thru Dig (Miurso of genera tions that liavo followed. Several banila of Iho lndianH net ut Tahle KocU on tho ninth and liPKn a west ward journey down the rlvor, taking their fami lies and property, with killing of the whites telr only object. Perhaps around fiO 'Indian, war riors took part in the killings, In cluding several indiun chiefs, pos sibly jjimpy of tho Applegntn sec tton and Cloorgo of the lower Itoguo river. A, (.. Walling, who spent sever al months In southern Oregon In 1K84 compiling a history, declares it was "William (loin who was the first to Idho his I fo and that was nn tho Tab In Hock reservation of Kin mm nvUnilliw, .l.tu-n ! lowurd T!viinH Prcnk. lln vn mIiiH lit two o'clock In tho morning wlillo sitting in front of a ffrcplauij talking with a fiicMid. ' ' - Knlhused further by tho first murder, the savages hurried on and killed here and there. They nt tacked the .Tewctt ranch, but meet ing with Hoiiio.roHislet.ro went on down tho river and ut Kvatts Ker ry, whom they killed Isanti Rhel ton; a Willamette valley resident en roulo (o Yreka. Jones, a ranch er, was their noxt victim, whose body was devoured by hogs and Ills houso destroyed by fire. Mrs. Jones was pursued by an Indian, who clubbed her and left her for dead, but sho lived another day before joining her It unhand In the list of martyrs of southern Ore gon. Others wore killed in tho path of tho Indians' vengeance, little children met death and sick old men. with, nothing to defend; themselves, aliko perished. It was during this time that tho In dians attacked tho Harris home ! In tho flravo t'reek section a talo that has been told and re told; how tho mother and daugh-l tor defended the house from at tacking Indians while the husband and fattier lay -mortally wound ed. She held them at hay nil day and finally slipped out under the cover of darkness. j Soldiers, stationed at fort Ijinej 0 Erpangion-type piston plnfc I Full-pressure lubrication. 15 Special OmMr I pa rtVhWaxt1 prtm aa wtt M 1hm lit it, . prim tvhmn rmfr in Mlimhil mIiiM 4mhlmH fnnlias Hrtietrd prtrwi tnrtmtim onlv niiitWt! rhmrgr fnr (night mnH MjfWv nrtW I hat rhmr tnr anv iM4 Ut acr0rii or flnmncing Mirai SANDERSON MOTOR CO. 4 took part in tho campaign, leav ing their iu artcrs at Tolo, where a largo marker, commemorating tho fort Vlto was recently unveiled by tho Crater Lake Chapter of the D. A. 11. Formation of vol unteer army units was Immediate ly begun and by the. first of No vember, 188f, thero wore approx' m.itely 750 men under arms, with most of the soldi ei-s mere youths, only a few being older than 21 years. They rode nondescript ani mals, recruited from pack trains farms and towns, . including In some cases a few mules. It wan during this, time that Fort Blrdseyo became the haven for tho settlers of tho surrounding community and also became tho headquarters for soldiers. - Gener al .Joseph Jjine. leading tho In dian campaign and who had nlso married Into, tho Blrdseyo family, made frequent visits at tho fort and looked upon It nearly aa a home. Tho entire force at Fort Lane, consisting of 85 men and four ofrJ fleers, under the command of Captain A. J. Smith of tho First Dragoons... left . Octobor . 27 for Grave Creek, whoro they wore Joined by the men under tho com mand of Colonel John Ross, whoso sons, John, George and Thomas, now reside In Central Point, Col onel Itoss had approximately 309 men, all recruits, farmers, miners;' business men and youths, In tho Grave Creek region.- ft-J Is related, a bnttlo ensued, but it was unsuccessful for tho volun teers, nine of whom wero killed by bullets of the savages. ' Tho J mi Inns maintained their position, with Hinalt casualties and tho whites retreated, bad weather nl so playing a part In tho misfor tune: Tho fortutiates of war wero much llko a pendulum, swinging relentlessly to to Xro, with tho Indians steadily growing weaker and weaker. Tho ' main body fled from tho Rogue River valley and around March, though Indians wero still in conflict far ther down the river and In tho Coos county country. Fort JJirds eye was no longer deemed neces sary as a protection, and tho stockades wero taken down. ! However, the family continued No car lining for lea than $1000 offer, mlvancement to compart with lhM . 1 A 200-cubic-lnch-L-head engine. 2 The Harmonic Balancer. 3 The G-M-R cylinder twad. The crou-flow ladiator. 5 Automatic temperature control. H Fully counter-weighted crankshaft. 7 Interchangeable bronze-backed main bearings. It A 1 i Inch carburetor. 9 A gasoline pump. 2 Crankcase ventilating system . 13 Intemal-ejrpandlng four-wheel lervlce brakes. 14 Special moulded, non-squeak brak hands. bodies by Fisher. 16 Flaring fenders 70 Inches acroas 17 Unusually high radiator of distinctive design. IP, A variety of popular colors." Temstrdt interior fitting. 20 Fisher W windshield. 21 Adjustable driver's seat. 22 Coincidental Ignition and rransmlstlco lock. 23 Individually mounted Instrument. 2i Foot -controlled headlights. 25 Small wheels, ten massive spoke. DBMS SDK . a. a. tontuc, MkMim Phone 1389 in 1855, Shrine .to Monday Afternoon i iway aa It standi totbiy, uiiscarrcd to live In the fort buildings while tho present houso was under con struction, going up fast through the help of tho settlers, who join ed together to effect early com pletion. Tho Indian camp fires were gone; the diuiger signals of ribbons of smoke ascending peace fully to the sky while a dusky warrior manipulated their ascen s'on. were no more, and war whoops of their last .atempt to stamp out the whites was for ever stilled. ' David Nelson Birdseye lived happily on the plaoe, reared a good . family- from whom death called, him in tho 90's, leaving Mrs. Birdseye to guide their early years. Wesley was tho youngest of the sons and he lived on tho home place after others had gone and took. onto , himself a wife who resides there still, the mother of three fine sons. Victor Camp bell and David Nelson, who lost their father by death only a few years ngo. Mrs. 33ffie Blrdseyo Is proud of the home place and lomorrow it shall be marked for posterity as a spot whero pioneers concentrated somo of their efforts to mako what is southern Ore gon today. ROGUE RIVER WOMAN'S RECOVERY IS DELAYED iH iinr.iirc hivkr . o-: Nov. 2.- (Speca) Mrs. Eliza Goodale, who recently underwent a major opera tion, is not doing well, according to last reports. Her many friends nope for her Bpefedy recovery. L ave A Ride tells a Wonderful Story! PIERCE-ALLEN MOTOR CO., Inc. 112 South Riverside . Medford Phone 150 A SIX IN THE JAVA, UNCLE SAM'S WASHINGTON, D. C'., Nov. 2. Installment buying hag .invaded even remote Java, according' to L. H. trade repurtu. -, , -The Javaneso .like American made products. American exports to the Island last year were valued at more man 34, 000,000," says a hulletln from, tho Washington D. C, headquarters of the National Geographic Society. Americau Autoinohlles Popular "Picturesque, horse-drawn carts with wheels from six to seven feei diameter must now compete with speedier American-made auto trucks: and native two-wheclcd Dassenger carts, once the only pas senger vehicles In Java cities, aro being crowded off the streets by shiny, new, Aiiierlcan-mado pleas ure cars. More than half the aut omobiles hi Java are . popular American makes. Italian factories rank next to the United States in exporting automobiles to Java, but American manufacturers shlu about about ten times as many as their' Italian competitors, Ameri can commerce reports show. "The Island, about the sIkc nnd shapo of Cuba, Is traversed ly a network of good roads find rail roads. While traveling on either, the American tourist is soldom out of eyesight of American products or products of American machin ery. A traveler may engace an Italian. British, Spanish or French automobile for a tour, hot a por tion of the road ho traverses is apt to be the product of Ameri can road building machinery. "Should a blowout occur on the highway, it is likely that ono of tho thousands of American-made tires that arc shipped to the island annually would be as readily avail able as one of foreign make. And tho new tire may cqntnin some of tho rubber which a short time bo foro flowed from ono of tho trees on a' vast rubber plantation near by. ' "Tho traveler who prefers see ing the island from a train "win dow Ik unaware that . machinery and tools bearing familiar trade marks help to keep his train run ning on schedule. ltliw Fanner cling to Old Tools "Rico- farmers, wliuso watery farms rise like a series of silvery lakes up the -sides of Java hills, cling to antiquated wood Imple ments, hut hero and there the blades of plows and harrows from American factories glisten in the Javan sunshine on prosperous to bacco, sugar and coffeo planta tions, A' gjlhlpse Inside th.es, sugar mills, tobacco factories and Water works In tho agricultural region roveals American-made machinery. "With more than 700 inhabi tants to .(ho square mile, tho nnt Ives must be efficient farmers to you driven. a Chevrolet Have you felt the thrill of its six-cylinder performance so smooth, quiet and vibra tionless that you almost forget there's a motor? Have you known the satisfaction of its six cylinder reserve power ready to shoot you ahead at the traffic light, to carry you over the steepest hills, or to speed you along the highway? And do' you know that anyone who can afford any car can own a Chevrolet Six? If you have never driven t six-cylinder car, it is im possible for you to form any idea of Chevrolet per formance from your imagination alone. Smutknutl No rumble in the body no tremble in the steering- wheel no vibration to loosen windows and doors! FlrxiUlityt Power that flows in I silken stream and never a trace of "lugging"! Quiet! Hardly a whisper from the motor. You can drive it for hours without the slightest noise fatiguel ' But why try to you the story when only a ride can give you the facts? Come in. There's a car waiting for you . . Now! Thm Rparfiter, WJJ; Th Phaeton. MM; Tilt Csacn, I.10J. r Coup.JJ.- ThSprt Coup.. tUS. ThtStaan $7S: Th Imperial Stdan. $99S; Th Smdan 0rtVrr 5,3. Litht D.;,V.rr (O.Mn onlr), $400: Truck (Chn. is onf). tSil; It,. Ton TruckHChmuit with Cfcl t10 Ml prroM . o. b. raororr, Flint. Mfohijan. CnBiUlef tht itHrtrti prtr as wetl at tht Hit (r. a. b ) prica whn ermparifn autooiooila values Chcvtolat dclivsred prtcta li.cl.vl. anly authori.ed rharata tor rl,M ana oVUvtry, and Ih, chars, tot any addiuaaal accnKiiaa or fioanant deairad. I ! PRICE RANGE feed tho population. . American fertilizer la tho farmers" crop in surance, and when crops contract disease, American chemists furnish the medicine to bring them back ! to a healthful state. . ! American Funs Stir Java llrcczv I "Situated but a few. hundred" j miles below the equator. Java is ' hot, hut the traveler often finds ' his hotel room mado conifortable : by an American-made electric fan.! ; The power that' runs tho fan may I come from ono of the muny elec tric, fenerations Imported from America.' ' "Tho streets ot the larger cities that, are filled with. American auto mobiles and bicycles, have their oriental bazaars where a gay ar ray of goods, ranging .frunj. cheap trinkets to- fine -metal ware and fabrics .are on sale, but there are also modern shops. In which Amer ican cement machinery had a con structional part. There, too, American-mode flashliglUB,!! batteries, spark plugs and lother 'automobile accessories, aro displayed under the rays of American-made elec tric light bulbs. "Sometimes the same ships that take American products to Java' return with many native products which are popular in this country. Many head colds and cases of malaria- In America aro treated with quinine extracted from tho hark of the Java cinchona trees. Tho rub ber heels on one's shoes or the tires on one's automobile may con tain Java rubber. Perhaps your morning coffee and your after noon tea originated on a Java cof feo or tea plantation while there Is a bare possibility that somo of the small quantity of Java sugar imported by the United States may .have been used to sweeten these beverages. ' . ' ' - "American varnish manufactur-. crs use Java copal and damar; maitress and furniture cushion manufacturers Import large quan tities of Java kapok: . and the kitchen cabinet In tho modern American home may contain van illa, pepper, spices and chocolate from Java. The soap In the bath room may contain Java palm oil. 1 Mary Carr at I sis . Sunday, Monday "A Million for Xove," depleting an unusually Interesting love story, will be shown at the Isls theater Sunday and Monday. Mary Carr has her usual sympa thetic role, and other important members of the cast are -Itoed Howes, Josephine Dunn and I.ee Shumway. .. .. In addition' to tho main show, thero will be a clever comedy and Patho News and Itevicws. CLOTHING PROBLEMS' OF R. RIVER WOMEN STUDIED , IIOGUE TilVEU, Ore.. Nov. 2 (Special) A meeting to study clothing problems was held by Mrs. Mabel Mack, home demon stration agent at tho library In ltogue River October 20. There was a wood attendance, many wo nion evincing Interest in tho tuple, Six? OF THE FOUR 5fs. n (Equality tho There's a safe way to save money on batter ies. Select the battery that offers known, quality at a fair price. You'll find this safety point of battery econ omy in a Willard. For twenty-eight years Wil lards""have satisfied their owners. Twenty ' million have been pur chased. , The Willard Battery of the electrical size that fits your car is a sound value the lowest priced battery it is safe to buy. " Look for the WILLARD SIGN There is a Dealer in Your Town Littrell Parts Co.. Distributors Mcdford, Oregon Battery