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-.....iE--. Hart Mountain Escarpment Home of State's Bighorn Sheep By MILT CUYMON Portland-Hunters and oth er Oregonians treasuring the out-of-doors who would like to see big game animals in probably one of the most beautiful and rugged settings found in the state, might take trip to the west escarpment of Hart Mountain, the home ' of greg(gi's only band of big- horn mountain sheep. . It will be an experience ' long remembered, not only for the inspiring scenery that the tremendous Hart Moun ; tain upheaval presents on its ' west slope, but also for the ; sight of the graceful antelope, trophy buck deer, and the magnificent bighorns found in this jumbled, stair-step ter rain. ; t The writer visited this spec tacular country recently with three biologists for the game commission, Frank Grogan, district game agent at Lake View; Dave Luman, chief of upland game . birds for the ! commission; and Vic Masson, southeast regional, supervisor, , in the annual spring survey to determine the status of the bands of bighorns introduced to Hart Mountain from Brit- ' ish Columbia in November, 1954. Annual Census Each year since the intro duction, a census , has been ' made on the nucleus band held within the 1,000-acre ; Juniper canyon enclosure. ' But this was to be the first ; survey for the 21 surplus ani mals released into the craggy ! peaks in the spring of 1957. A brief reconnoissance was made in the upper basin with ' in the enclosed sheep pasture. ' A total of 26 bighorns was ob served. Six of these were good sizAi rams, one of which had : a three-quarter curl to its , horns. Only three lambs were observed, but, since lambing t was still under way, a later ' check seemed advisable. No attempt was made to work down the canyon, but the sheep observed tallied closely to the survey made in the pasture earlier in the year. .Information . on the big horns on the outside is what was desired, and by jeep we headed toward the north end of the mountain several miles off the main road. Vic Masson and the writer, loaded with cameras, binocu lars, and a lunch set out for the west face, destination . to proceed south just under the cliffs of the escarpment to the pasture some four miles away, iuman and Grogan returned to the pasture and proceeded to- a headland where they were to watch the higli rims and the canyons below and tally any animals driven their way. o " , ' Sign Plentiful Although bighorn sign was plentiful, no sheep were seen on the north end of the moun .tain. Several big buck deer, all in the velvet, bounced out People iwith a taste for &&gcvnce: herilei Jjr RESERVE Wf$ r.- 5r If you're in step with todays trend to Wanre in dailv living, sooner or later you will turn to Schenley, the incompa- pl be a good time to try it, and discover ' rable Whisky of Elegance.The light and Vp or yourself why so many people mellow eoodness of Schenley Reserve is mm everywnere $400 Opt. Code255C - $yi6o t Fifth Code 255B , Scttttq DiillDtft U. IT.C BLENDED WHISKY OF ELEGANCE. W Pnet way as we crossed over. About three hours later an imals were seen. The bighorns seemed to appear out of no where, and the entire band of 19 were in full view when spotted. They fed upward into a small basin and then bedded down on the hillside. While they fed, we dropped down the slope out of view and inched our way within about 200 yards to a jumble of boul ders on a small ridge. From here the animals were care fully inspected and revealed one yearling ram, nine ewes with seven lambs, and two unidentified animals which were thought to be yearlings. At our appearance, the band headed into the rock es carpment to the south. The nimble-footed animals prog ressed without fear of the al most shear walls upon which they were climbing, leaping from ledge to ledge, some scarcely wide enough to land upon. They traveled at break neck speed and disappeared among the cliffs high above. Double Back Out of sight, the animals immediately doubled back and soon reappeared to the north, still angling upward among the dizzying heights. They stopped on benches several times to look back at the two interlopers, then continued north at the same pell-mell pace Near the pasture, 11 more animals were flushed from a pocket among the cliffs. These were observed by Luman and Grogan from their vantage point on the rim. The band included 10 ewes and year lings and one lamb. The ani mals raced northward into the False Teeth 'Bite' Girl in Collision Pittsburgh -(UPD- A motorist discovered Wednesday that it doesn't pay to kiss a girl while driving, especially when wearing false teeth. Allegheny county police re ported that an unidentified man leaned over to kiss his girl friend as he drove away from the Greater Pittsburgh airport. He lost control of the auto and crashed into a utility pole. ' The woman required 14 stitches to close a forehead wound caused; police said, when the driver's false teeth flew out from the force of the crash and "bit" her. MARIJUANA FOUND ; San Antonio, Tex. -(UPD Po lice found a 134-pound cache of mariquana worth nearly a quarter of a million dollars Wednesday in an apparently abandoned automobile. Police Lt. Charley Doensaid the car had been parked in the Ter rill Plaza Shopping Center for several days. of our crags following almost the identical route over which the previous band had trav eled. No more sheep were ob served, and the final tally stood at 30 bighorns, 15 ewes, 10 lambs, 1 yearling ram, and 4 unidentified. So, the orig inal band of 21 bighorns re leased from the pasture in 1957 have increased by at least nine animals, and prob ably more. No big rams were seen on the trip, although several have been observed roaming the mountain heights by game commission and Hart Moun tain refuge personnel. Total animals observed outside and inside the enclosure numbered 56, a decided, increase over the little band of 20 intro duced in 1954. Grange News Bellview Grange Grange Master Lloyd Hood- ley presided at a recent Bell view Grange meeting. Committee reports were made by Henry Lindsay, for estry; Clint Baughman, com munity service; and Leonard Johnson, insurance? , Mrs., Howard Gillette, .home economics chairman, an nounced plans for a dinner for the BPW club in the Grange hall. All members were reminded of the date June 14 when there will be a wood cutting bee starting at 9 ajn. Two films were shown dur ing the social hour after the meeting. The films were on the social security prpgram and shown by Kenneth Far mer, field representative of the social security office in Medford. Refreshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Lum Lan caster, Mr. and Mrs. Les Lusk and Mr. and Mrs. John Ship ley. . , . : Deadline Approaches For Post Office Job Jacksonville - The deadline for applications for the civil service examination for sub clerk positions in the Jack sonville area x is June 16, ac cording to Mrs. Fay M. Peters, clerk in charge of the Jack sonville post office. Applicants for the post of fice job must be U. S. citizens, at least 18 years of age and reside within the delivery dis trict of the Jacksonville post office. Further information and application forms are avail able at the post office. : 4-H Club Hews Cut-Ups , The Shady Cove Cut-Ups 4-H club met Thursday, June 4, in the home of Donna Weit man to work on aprons and cut out pockets. Another meeting was set for Monday, June 4, at Judy Waltz's home. 3chenleu in perfect harmony with the gracious mood of life today. Right now would are lunuug u uic,, Cna Mai Spirit Thursday, Jihm 11, 195 HORNBROOK SOC Degrees By KATHERINE CHAPMAN Hornbrook - Among those receiving degrees from South ern Oregon college at com mencement exercises on May 31 were Mrs. Jan Cozzalio and D. F. Metzen from Horn brook, and Gene Breceda of Ashland, former resident whose parents live here Attending the ceremony to see their son receive his bach elor of science degree in gen eral studies were Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Breceda, and accompanying them were Mr, and Mrs. Norman Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Jeter, Mr! and Mrs. Al King and daughter, Terry, and Mrs. King's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Funk of Delta, Calif. Mrs. Cozzalio' s parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Protsman, also were present when their daughter was awarded her master of science degree in education Metzer received his bache lor of science degree in gen eral studies. Mrs. Henley Clawson and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Walter Bray,: of Montague went to Klamath Falls June 2 to at tend Klamath Union High school's graduation exercises. Mrs. Clawson's niece, Judy Gilchrist, was among the 315 graduates who received their diplomas. Judy's grandfather, Frank Ward, also was present. Mrs. Clawson and Mrs. Bray also visited Mrs. Clawson's uncleand aunt, Mr. and Mrs. William A. Bray of Klamath Falls. Classes for instruction in the Catholic catechism began June 8 at the church at Hilts. All children of grammar school age in the Hilts-Horn-brook area are eligible to at tend. Classes begin at 3 p.m. and will be held each week day for the next two weeks. Teachers are Sisters Agatha Marie and Mary Ernestine from Red Bluff, Calif. Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Earhart and Mr. and Mrs. Wright, all of Piedmont, Calif., were vis iting friends here last week. Earhart is a native of Horn- brook, and is a retired presi dent of the Federal Reserve bank of San Francisco. Wright's father was pastor of the Methodist church in Yreka in 1907. . Mrs. Mary Kurt had as vis itors last week her sister-in-law, Mrs. James Bailev. of Folsom, Calif., and her neph ew and his wife, Mr: and Mrs. Elton Bailey, of Rancho Cor dova. Calif. Mr. and Mrs. V. W. Bailey returned to their home in Portland Saturday after be ing here to attend the eighth grade graduation of their granddaughter, Suzzan Kutz key. Suzzan and her sisters. Joanne and Megan, went with them to spend the summer with their grandparents. Visiting friends here last week were Mrs. Gus (Edith) Cocciante of North Holly wood and Mrs. Alma Quam me of Sacramento. They came north to attend graduation ex ercises of two nieces, Patricia Fox, an eighth grade grad uate from Hilts, and Dorothy Fox, who graduated from Yreka . High' school. v. Mike Barnum, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Barnum, and Lulabelle Whitten, daughter of Mrs. Pauline Whitten, were also among those who receiv ed diplomas from Yreka High school at commencement ex ercises June 4. Mr. and Mrs. Joe F. Leoni spent last week visiting his folks in Calistoga, Calif. Dur ing Leoni's absence, his bar ber shop was operated by Mr. Weaver, a retired barber who lives at Camp Tioga. The Rev. and Mrs. Gordon Titus and their three children were in Tustin, Calif., last week, where he attended a ministers' conference. Mr. Ti tus is pastor of the Bible church here. Visitors last week at the home of Mrs. Marshall Horn were Mr. and Mrs. Chester Horn of El Sobrante, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Cahill of Marti nez, and Mrs., and Mrs. George Condrey of Weed, Calif. . As part of their nature study program, the Girl Scout Brownie Troop took a study hike up Bushy Gulch last Monday. Hikers were Susy Peters, Penny 'Farnsworth, Bunny. Sue Blankenship, Kar en Baker, Beverly Hutchins, Christy Chadwick, Edna Bur cell, and Mary Metzen. Adults accompanying the girls were Mrs. Ray Blanken ship; Mrs. D. F. Metzen andj Mrs. William Wiley. " I Gordon John Bray and his younger sister, JoAnn, spent four days last weekend with their aunt and uncle, Mr. and 9 Received MrsT Henley Clawson, while tneir parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Bray, of Yreka, were in San Francisco Bray attend ed a reunion of the 101st Air borne division, who met in San Francisco June 6, to ob serve the anniversary of the Normandy landing during World War II. The Clawsons grandchildren, Ray, Bobby and Janie Seaman of Yreka, also spent the weekend with them.. , Mr. and Mrs. Roy Martin of Jacksonville, ' Ore., and his sister, Mrs. Alma Mallory, of 'Central Point, were callers last'week at the home of Mrs, Grace Tyrer. Martin is a cous in of Mrs. Tyrer's late hus band, O. G. Tyrer. Mr. and Mrs, W. A. Rut ledge wentto Redding on May 31 where they met their daughter, Mary Lee, who was returning home for the sum mer from Chico State college. Postmaster and Mrs. Wayne Cummins went to Mt. Shasta on Sunday where they attend ed a meeting of the National Postmasters' league at the Ski Bowl cafe. A weekend guest of their daughter, Shirley Moffett, was a high school friend, Sharon Hufford, of Granada. . Pfc. Carl Pickard is home on leave until June 30 from Camp Rucker, Ala. He is vis iting his mother, Mrs. Norma Pickard, and his sister, Mrs. Glen Shinar. : Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Harlow of Berkeley, Calif., have been visiting their grandchildren, Jackie and Debbie Harlow, children of Mrs. Glen Shinar. Mrs. Paul Greene and her granddaughter, Linda Greene, left Tuesday for San Fran cisco where Linda will have her annual check-up . at the Shriners' Children's hospital. Mrs. Greene's sister, Mrs. J. Vernon Stubbs, will spend the rest of the week with her at her home in Mountain View, Calif. Mrs. Bruce Goodman of Yuba City, Calif., has been visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Kurt. She is now in Scott Valley with two other sisters, the Misses Kate and Maggie Bailey. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Jeter at tended commencement exer cises at Chico State college last weekend, . where their son-in-law, Richard Campbell, received his bachelor of arts degree in biology. Beginning in September, Campbell will attend U.S.C. Dental college in Los Angeles. COPCO Mrs. Don Thompson was hostess to the weekly pinochle club Wednesday. Those pres ent were Mrs. Don Thompson, Mrs. E. V. Stinson, Mrs. Joe Tinney, Mrs. William Dear dorf and Mrs. Michael Friday. Mrs. E. V. Stinson and Mrs. Joe Tiney tied for high score; Mrs. Michael Friday had low score. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Maudlin and family of Roseburg were over night visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Cochran and fam ily. . Mr. and Mrs. C. V. Jacob-, sen left on a three week trip to the middle west to visit rel atives. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Trulling er and family of Big Befrd were over night guests of Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Stinson and family. . . Bill Friday, of the U.S. Navy stationed at Alameda, was guest of his brother, Mike Friday and family last week. Home for the weekerfd was Walter Friday of Southern Oregon college. They all made atrip to Etna to visty Mrs. Friday's, parents, Judge and Mrs. Walter Matthews. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wil son and family made a Me morial Day trip to Grants Pass where they visited rela tives. Bully Creek Dam Approval Granted Washington-(UPD-The House Interior Committee Wednes day approved a bill to author ize the Interior Department to construct the Bully Creek dam and reservoir. It is part of the Vale federal reclama tion project in Oregon. v BRILL METAL WORKS Commercial Industrial Residential Sheet Metal Work Stainless, Galvanized and Copper Fabrication 2287 West Main HONE SP 2-4440 MAIL TRIIUNI, Medferd, Or. no horsy Donn . . . easy the "RANGERS V 3-Ib. 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