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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
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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
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