MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD. OREGON1, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1939.
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Rogue River Valley of 1883
Described in Old Magazine;
Prosperous Future Foretold
Early history of Jackson
county in the days when Jack
sonville, Ashland and Phoenix
were prosperous communities
and Medford wasn't even a
dream, is vividly told in a recently-found
copy of "The West
Shore," a magazine published
in August, 1883, in Portland.
The rare specimen of the pio
neer printer's art is the property
of Gilbert Stuart of this city,
who discovered it in the old Wil
liams post office, above Provolt
In a lengthy resume on agri
culture, livestock, climate, dairy
products, fruit, prices of land,
mining, manufactures, social and
educational facilities of Jackson
v . county the magazine says
"though a third of a century has
rolled by since smoke first is
sued from the clay chimney of
the settler's cabin in Rogue river
valley, that region is but now
being opened to the world by
that great factor of modern pro
gress, the railroad.
Iron Horse Comes
"The iron horse of commerce
is rapidly approaching it froVn
, the north and south and before
the birth of another year", its
forest-crowned hills will echo
across the grain-carpeted valley
the locomotive's shrill whistle.
The rude cabins have given
place to comfortable and elegant
residences, large and substantial
barns have succeeded the thatch-
ed stables of the pioneer, well
tilled fields and thrifty orchards
attest the success of its many
facilities."
. The early magazine describes
Vt the Rogue river valley as being
about 40 miles long by 20 wide.
tnougn sometimes the name is
made to embrace the whole
water-shed of the turbulent
stream. It goes on to say "Jack
son county is superior to any
tn the state, and needs but the
railroad advantages soon to be
given to take a front rank in
wealth and importance." It also
mentions the beauty of the
mountains and the valuable re
sources and richness of the for
ests. Valley Settled Slowly
The West Shore, in describing
me Slow growth of the wonder.
ful Rogue river valley says that
owing to the fact that it was
cut off from approach by sea and
due to hostility of the Indian
tribes of that region, no effort
was made to occupy it until long
aiier settlements in the Willam-
ette had become so numerous
that the territory of Oregon was
organized. "The hostile and
thieving character of the sav
ages won for them the title of
'Rogue Indians,' and this name
has descended to the valley, the
river mai arains .mis wnole re
gion and the mountains that bor
der the stream toward the
coast."
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The magazine relates that dis
covery of gold on the Klamath
river in 1850 led also to dis
covery of rich diggings on the
streams of Jackson and Jose
phine counties a few weeks
later. "It was then that the town
of Jacksonville sprang up and
became the trade center and the
quiet wilderness awoke suddenly
into life and activity and Jack
son county then made rapid pro
gress." Jackson Co. in 1883
The publication then goes on
to tell the story of Jackson
county "today" (1883).
It describes the wonderful cli
mate saying that the extreme
limit of the thermometer in sum
mer is 100, though it seldom ex
ceeds 90. the average for the
winter months being about 40.
and seldom sinking as low as 10.
Concerning agriculture the
West Shores says "the arable
land embraces about one-fifth of
the entire area of the county, in
cluding foothills, plains and
river bottoms, twenty bushels of
wheat to the acre is considered
a very unsatisfactory crop, while
as high as sixty bushels have
been realized.
Regarding livestock, the mag
azine points out that so much
attention was paid to improving
sheep that southern Oregon wool
rated higher in the market than
that from the Willamette val
ley. It states that about 30,000
sheep were kept, chiefly in
small bands, by the ranchers.
Fin Fruit Noted
The Rogue river valley is re
ferred to in the West Shore as
"the Italy of Oregon," because
of its superior fruit, including
grapes, peaches, apricots and
cherries.
Farms and ranches of all kinds
could be purchased in 1883 at
extremely moderate prices, the
magazine advised. Good im
proved farming land could be
bought from $20 to $50 an acre.
The mines have been the
mainstay and prop of this whole
region, the magazine said and
mentioned the Sterling hydraulic
mine situated on Sterling creek
about eight miles south of Jack
sonville and opened at an outlay
of $100,000. The West Shore
stated that the company owned
enough ground for fifty years of
continuous operation, the whole
property being valued at about
$200,000. It went on to say that
the yield of gold dust during
the past 30 years had been over
$30,000,000 and that there was
no reason to anticipate a falling
off in the industry for many
years to come.
Jacksonville Large
In 1883, Jacksonville, the
county seat, had a population
approximating 1200, its taxable
property amounted to about
$500,000 and besides many at
tractive churches and buildings,
it boasted two newspapers, the
Democratic Times conducted by
Charles Nickell and the Oregon
Sentinel published by Frank
Krause and edited by W. M
Turner.
The magazine's description of
Jacksonville is Illustrated by
lithographs and many of the
buildings shown are still stand
ing. In the early days they were
described as of outstanding
architectural design.
Among those pictured are the
residences of T. G. Reames, Esq.,
H. V. Helms, Esq., D. Linn, Esq.,
C. C. Beekman, Esq., the Times
building, Presbyterian church.
St. Mary's Academy, Jackson
county courthouse and the Ma
sonic and Odd Fellows Temple,
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showing the sign "Table Rock
Billiard and Saloon," which is
still intact on the building and
is probably one of the oldest
signs in the state.
The West Shore mentions the
good flouring mill in Phoenix
and then proceeds with a de
scription of Ashland which it
points to as being the second
town of Jackson county. At that
time Ashland had a population
of 1,000 and was rapidly increas
ing in size and importance. In
addition to its excellent public
school, college and woolen mills,
it also had a fine flouring mill,
a saw mill and planing mill, all
doing a good business. The mag
azine mentions the handsome
residences with their well-kept
yards and flowers. The Ashland
Tidings was spoken of as being
a spicy independent weekly pub
lished by W. H. Leeds.
Residences Pictured
Several sections of lithographs
show the residences of W. H.
Atkinson, J. D. Thornton, J. M.
McCall and the store and resi
dence of J. Fraley.
The publication of 1883 proph-
ecied that when shipping facili
ties were improved the Rogue
river valley would populate rap
idly and later history proves the
point. It mentioned that the Ore.
gon and California railroad be
gan extending its line south from
Roseburg a few months earlier
and that it was expected that
the road would reach Ashland
soon thereafter where it would
be compelled to halt for a few
months until a very expensive
tunnel through the summit of
Siskiyou mountain could be
completed, with the road eventu
ally connecting a route between
San Francisco and Portland.
Column to Crater
The magazine devoted a col
umn to a description of Crater
lake, which it named the great
est curiosity of the region and
one of the greatest of the whole
northwest. "The Indians view
Crater lake and its surroundings
as holy ground, and approach it
with reverence and awe. It is
one of the earthly spots made
sacred by the presence of the
Great Spirit, and the ancient
tribal traditions relate many
mysterious incidents in connec
tion with it," the magazine said.
A note to subscribers in the
interesting early magazine fol
lows: "The September number
of the West Shore will be an
agreeable surprise as no expense
has been spared in preparing it
and it will be in full keeping
with that event about to happen
which is so full of promise to the
great northwest, the opening of
the Northern Pacific railroad
EX-SOLON CITED
Salem, Ore., Nov. 15 (P)
Charged under three indict
ments with committing an act
causing a minor to become de
linquent and with committing a
crime against nature, Mark An
tony Paulson, instructor at the
boys' training school at Wood-
burn during the 1938-39 school
year, is under arrest in Los
Angeles, District Attorney Lyle
Page said today.
Page said he is preparing pa
pers to return Paulson to Salem.
He said Paulson is accused of
committing acts of moral per
version involving boys at the
training school.
Paulson, who is unmarried,
served in the 1927 legislature,
was once employed in the Bend
schools and once was probation
officer in the court of domestic
relations in Portland. The train
ing school released him from
his contract last spring.
Standing Stance Permissible
In Carving Thanks Day Bird
By Eddy Gilmore.
Washington, Nov. 15. &) This is a Thanksgiving story for
men only men who never have been able to decide whether to
carve the turkey from the sitting or standing position.
The agriculture department
has made a long study of the
situation, and has decided either
attack will do.
However, don't try to mix the
two. A change of pace is fine
for baseball and football, but
it w,on't do for the dining room.
The department says many a
man has messed up the festive
bird and has received frowns,
scoldings and wifely abuse when
it really wasn't his fault.
After the turkey reaches the
table the cook no longer lias jur
isdiction over the bird, yet she
can be a big help if she will
remember to:
1. Put the bird on a big plat
terevery man needs space.
2. Hold the gnrnish to a few
well-placed sprigs of parsley
don't hinder the carver with a
lot of comestible interference.
3. Keep the water glasses
away too many wives limit
their husband's working area by
placing the tumblers too close
to his elbow.
Assuming . the stance is op
tional, from here on the carver
is on his own. Responsibility
for the sharpness of the knife,
says the department, is definite
ly the man's. He also has the
choice of the position of the
turkey when set before him.
Some men have trouble work
ing from the brondside position.
They should choose the point-
to-point system.
Few men have trouble with
the turkey legs; it's the wings
that throw them. Remember
the place to cut is usually much
farther toward the center of the
bird than you think.
With the wings off, the breast
is ready. The department en
dorses cutting it with a "slightly
swinging motion down and away
from the' carver."
In other words it doesn't
mean a thing if you don't have
that swing.
The reason this advice is given
so far before Thanksgiving is
that the department urges a
practice or warm-up period not
necessarily on turkey. The otto
man will do, but you'd better
start tonight. -
BRITAIN SOLVES
0. S. PLANE
Great Falls, Mont., Nov. 15 ;
(U.R) Arrangements were made
today to tow warplanes made in
California across the Canadian 1
boundary for delivery to the
British Royal air force. j
The planes will no longer be I
flown to Lethbridge, Alta., from ;
Great Falls, but will be landed
at Sweet Grass, Mont., and ;
hauled across the international
line. British aviators will fly
them from Coutts, Alta.. to
points in Canada for shipping.
Decision to tow the planes
came after a state department
ruling forbidding Americans to
fly planes to a belligerent nation
and citizens of belligerents to
fly them from the United States,
it was understood here.
Al Smith's Son
Wins First Race
New York, Nov. 15. (P)
Running as an independent, Al
fred E. Smith, Jr., son of the
man in the brown derby, has
won at the age of 38 his first
elective office a post in the
New York city council.
Unofficial returns tabulated
last night showed young Smith
had edged out a Tammany candi
date, Louis de Salvio, son of the
Greenwich Village night club
operator known as "Jimmy
Kelly."
ANNENBERG WILL QUIT
RACING NEWS SERVICE
Chicago, Nov. 15 UP) Dis
trict Attorney William J. Camn
bell announced today that coun
sel for M. L. Annenberg's rar
ing news service informed him
officials of the company had dn
cided to dissolve the business.
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BELOW JAR AGO
San Francisco, Nov. 15 (?')
Building permits in 92 far west
ern cities totaled $23,494,048 in
October, as compiled by H. R.
Baker & Company. That was 8
per cent higher than in Septem
ber but 6 per cent lower than
in October, 1938.
The 10 leaders in building ac
tivity, headed by Los Angeles
with $5,654,730 and followed by
San Francisco and Seattle in the
million-dollar bracket, included
Oakland. Portland, Denver, Long
Beach, San Diego, Honolulu and
Sacramento.
All those, along with Bur
bank, topped S600.000.
The other 14 in the first 25
western building cities were, in
order: Vancouver, B. C, San
Mateo, Glendale, Spokane, Santa
Monica, Inglewood, San Jose,
Pasadena. Fresno. Phoenix,
Montebcllo, Alhambra, San Ber
nardino and Boise
Gen. Martin Leaves
To Speak In East
Portland, Nov. 15. (PI
Major-General Charles H. Mar
tin, retired, former Oregon gov
ernor, left for the cast last night
to fill three speaking engage
ments.
He will address the Illinois
Employers' association conven
tion at Chicago Thursday, the
88th (Black Hawk) division, the
outfit he commanded in France,
on Friday and the Central Illi
nois Midday Luncheon club at
Springfield.
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Warplane Cargo
Goes To England
San Pedro, Cal., Nov. 15 UP)
The Dutch motorship Dams-
terdyk sailed late last night
wnn five twin-motored Douglas
bombers craters on her deck
and the Southern Prince, a Bri
tish line passenger vessel, was
at her dock today, believed to
be waiting a cargo of 12 fast
pursuit planes built for the Bii
tish government by the North
American Aviation corporation.
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BRITISH PAROLE
London, Nov. 15 (U.P.)
Handsome Prince Frederick of
Prussia, whose name figured in
the marital troubles of the for
mer Barbara Hutton, has been
placed on parole after Intern
ment by British authorities since
the start of the war, it was
learned authoritatively today.
The 27-year-old bachelor
prince, grandson of the former
German kaiser, was interned
along with other German resi
dents of Britian in northern Brit
ain despite the fact that he was
a favorite of London social cir
cles. In the summer of 1938 it was
gossiped that Prince Frederick
was the man whom Count Curt
Haugwitz-Reventlow threatened
to "shoot like a dog" during his
dispute with Countess Barbara
Hutton Haugwitz-Reventlow,
American five and ten cent store
heiress, oyer custody of their
son, Lance.
CAPONE RELEASE
SET FOR SUNDAY
Chicago. Nov. 15. (P) Al
Capone was reported today to
have responded so well to treat
ment for physical and mental ills
that he will be freed completely
from government supervision
next Sunday.
These reports were that the
former gang chief had been "
habilitated" a prerequisite to
his release from federal custody
Federal officials have declined
to comment on reports that Ca
pone, who has been treated for
paresis, was removed from the
Terminal Island prison in Call
fornia recently and taken to an
institution in the east for further
medical attention.
LADY FILM DIRECTOR
DIES AFTER LONG ILL
Hollywood, Nov. 15. P)
Lois Weber, 56, a star-maker as
one of filmdom's few feminine
directors, died last night after
a lengthy illness.
A singer and concert pianist
who started her career in Pitts-
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