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VOL. XXII. LAKKVIKW, LAKH COUNTY, OltliGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 10, 1901. NO. 1. PERILS OF AN ELDER Rev. Summerville and TI105. Keir Have a Hard Experience NEAR Till: LAST CALL In Attempting; to Neath l'aisley the Men I -ounilcr In the Deep Snow and Nearly I reeze to Death. 'Mm great wind and mm utorin that visited the Pacific ('oal stale since tin1 luHt iSMIU' of 'I ll I X.llllilllT A attended liy many exciting incidents. Although llii storm in this immediate vicinity was nothing mil i tlx ordinary (or this season nl lin year, Mill ill the surround- ntf t'oitnlry nlxnit us it was uiiiisiiiilly H'Vi'M', It mar well Im termed a "freak florin," lor usually ixc l.nki valley 1 1 ax u null h heavier snow fall than the vhIIi-vh to till ( lis. A few miles nortli f l-akcvicw tin' (all was greater than here, it ii I tlin faithcr soiilh out gis-s (roin here tin' lcs snow iii encoun tered. Ah tin' iii iiiiitain between hero and l'itinti y is reached tlio snow liecoincs Iih'ht until it reaches u lull three feet Hi thu mountain base. On the siiiniuit it in in in-li deeper. IHiiiIiiIi-hn tin- passenger on tlx N.C O. train, who ex mt ieiicrd the overturn ing of tin- coach they iti' riding in, thought tlirir trial monstrous when they crawled (ruin tl.i overturned coach. bruised iiihI Mi-i'ilmi I '! ei...ri- rice wiu, indeed, an - . 1 .. I iml e -V e. - i - son t tin1 khth'ii e . , , In-Coining snow IhiIIIH. " . nut in tin- late I. our . fusing to (o ii step (i. . , M-lf in a rmnj ' 1 ' li VHit-iil 1 v , hungry, and Is'lievuig the fad of freezing to ili-ulh Hit" ulioul to overtake liiui. A ik 1 this is tin1 ex pcrionce of lu-v. I. T. Smumervillc, Presiding Klder of the M. ).. I'hiireh for tli in district, ami Thomas Keir, tin- r t nn iiuif i hi if Ijiki- view. I.ust Fiiilay Mr. Keir was substituted for tin' regular driver on the Paisley l.uki vii H stayc line, w liii on inn t tlm hciivv snow up nortli, liuil failril to ri'iirli here tin night la'forc, ami Pcv. Sum mcrville w iim a passenger. The church mnti liiul an it ' h i n t iik-ii t at I'liinloy, u liit-li lit very much desired to fill, mill started 1 ruliiy morning in tinier to reach tliere by Sunday, not think inn that tlio snowfall wan so heavy Unit lie would lintl (lie trip (lillii'illt illiil Inu unions. In Marling out Mr. Keir wax given it Iiiiuk)' 'i I'lactt of a nli-ili, anil, lifter rem liiiiK tin point u Iiith the hiiow U','an In ut t ileeper, ho diHi-ovi-reil that it huh a hit iiii'luke to Htart out with a liuti(iy,itH 1 ih ten in hood U-gan to wear out. All day hmn driver and (lUHHi'iifr in turn plodiled throiinli the snow in an effort to dreiik tlio road for the team, thinking every moinent to meet the. ru lay carrier from over the mountain. Hut they looked in vain, and the vhadowa of night had fallen over the earth Ioiik lie fore they dinoovered that it would (hi UMcleHH to attempt to proceed further on the journey. It whh 10 o'clock at night Alien they unhitched the horded and turned them loowe, and the weary trav elers turned their lieuda toward Luke view to look for a habitation. Priver Keir wan apparently Btrunuer than his companion, and made liia way rapidly through the snow. Kev. Huuimorvillo waa weary and cold, and felt that ntinili neHsand drowsinesa coming over him which tnakeH the man feel that he would wish for no greater liappinena than to lie dow n and sleep. Again and again did lie full in the hiiow, each time arousing himself to re newed activity, realizing fully that to lie inactive meant the long s'.eep of death, lit) shouted to liia companion that lie could not follow and that lie must give up, and Keir nhonted hack words of encouragement, telling him it meant death to both if he did not push on and find assistance. The churchman Anally reached the tiuggy and clliiiliiiig in, ried the hlankeln and r'dealul him, and wan once more on the vergn (if that long sleep, when ho again aroused hiinw lf, and getting out started hack to find noine houmi. After three hour plodding through the snow, sometimes falling into drifts to Iii aimplu, h reached a ratlin and shnulnd to rousu the inmate, hut all in vain the place wa tirdiihahiU'd. lie finally found a wire uiid inserted it in the lock, and the disir oiened. He struck a match and discovered a coal nil lamp minus the oil, a few rriimlis of liread, and a few piece of wimhI. 1 1; soon had a lire going, de voured the dry lin-ad that had heeii ly i i iK mi the tahle for many weeks, and thought it the sweetest morsel he had ever lasted. We leave the churchman to his soli tilde and joy liefoiu the crackling fire, and return to Keir. After several hours of wandering Keir reached the Alford place, and upon nrousiug the inmates told them of the predicament of himself and companion. Her I Alford on holm-hack stalled hack to the Imiigy to rescue the minister, and Usm reaching the spot discovered the man had disappeared. He followed the track until l.e came uixm the caliin and then gave a shrill whistle, which arous ed the half-unconscious man, who neii e 1 the door and inuired if the stranger was the ow iter of the cahin, and whith er he was going. "1 am looking for you," was the reply, and Uev. Summerville says those words, "1 am hsiking for you," w as the sweetest music he ever listened to. Soon he was ununited on the horse, and his res uer Mas leading the way to the Alford home. Here were exchnnged Cordial greetings and cniigiatuUlioui hy the minister and the stone mason, and the next morning j alter a hearty lireakfust, and thanking their host profuely they returned to the hugy, found the horses near hy and ),, ' . ' ".. , ifur , (-1 t i .i !h- .... ' "- "-.'.:.. ' ,. : r. . .1 i-t IK-M. -se , - ..!. f. . ! M .,v .' .l, " 1 .' i V, It ;' i-.m , .' . i jf M ...(. , V At the Alford home the travelers met Tom Alford und his estiinahlu daughters, Mrs. Phil Mutkey and Miss I.iuiiic. Al ford. w ho t reated them hospitahly and made them as comfortulile as iHissihle for the. remainder of the night. The appointment at l'aisley was not filled, hut it is the first one the revcren ed gentleman has failed to keep in the thirty-five or forty years of his mission as a preacher of the Gospel. PRANK50F THE WIN D C. O. Car l.lftrtl From tha Track Several I'aaacnB'ra Injured Slightly. and Last Thursday afteruiMHi as the south hound N.C. t). passenger train started up, near iKiyle station, lietween Amedee und Ueno, and going at about four milus an hour, a heavy gust of wind lifted the passenger couch mid a freight cur, im mediately in front, loaded with apples, clear off the track and turned them over on their aides. Engineer Kd. Smith was at the throttle and the train waa in charge of Conductor I'helun. There were several passengers alxiard the cur en route to Ueno, suys the Gazette, uniong them Mr. and Mrs. F C liinghnni of Susunvillo, Mrs. K. K. IKwIgo of Iteno, Mack Sample, agent for 1. W. Karl & Co., at Termo, and Section Foreman Milsap. At the car turneil over Mrs. iKxlge fell, striking her hack on a seat and receiving a severe shaking up. Her physician euya her condition is not dangerous, however. F. C. lling hain had his light leg bruised, but not seriously. Mack Sample was badly cut on the neck, which required three stitches when Chief Surgeon Gibson ex amined the wound. Section Foreman Milsap had a bad gash over the left eye, also necessitating four stitches by Sur geon Gibson. All the injured are rest ing comfortubly. Mr. Sample is at the home of his father in Ueno. Ice began forming lust week and on Friduy there was some good skating to lie had. Sunday the river was frozen over and Monday there was about six inches of ice. The business men of the town luid in their supply Tuesday and Wednesday, and a lurge supply was put up by A. L. Morse for the Creamery, says the riaindeulcr. THE STORM Heaviest Snow Fall in a Good Many Years. LAKtVltW HAD URY LIGHT FAIL Mall From West and North Delayed and Pack Horses Substituted l or Stage CoachesIncidents. During the pant week the biggest snow storm for several years visited Southern Oregon. The Southern I'aeilie trains were blockaded on the Siskiyou mount ains, and stages to and from the rail road were unable to get through. The snowfall HpM-arei to be heavier west and north than in I.akeview and Goose. I. like Valley. To the south the snow was lighter even than here. The Ashland staue could not come over the mountain to Klamath Falls and no mail arrived here from that direction. The snow was so deep lietween A tier and Klamath Falls, and even on to Iiiew's (iap, that the stages were "held up" and light mails were brought on by car rier from Klamath Falls. The mail from I.akeview- west has bem taken out for several days by sleigh to no communication between Lakeview and l'aisley, the mails failing to connect. I'd ring those days of hard travel con veyance were sent out from Lakeview to meet another conveyance from the other side of the mountain carrying letter mail and by relays the blockade was avoided. We of lakeview were unaware of the extent of the big storm until the mails failed to arrive, and belated carriers brought in the news of the heavy snow fall and the hardships exjierienced in traveling. It is a safe estimate to make the snowfall in Goose take valley dur ing the week about 8 inches. The storm was HcompHiiied by strong winds, and in places the snow drifted three and four feet deep. Doubtless it was heavy on the mountains. Monday morning the sun came out strong, the snow clouds diapeured, and at this writing it is evident that the storm has sfient its fury. Monday night it began snowing again and ale nit two inches fell. ADDITION aXFoRM NOTES. Henry Newell arrived from Drews Valley last Monday, and gives us addi tional particulars of the big storm west of here. He says there are B to 10 feet of snow on the Ashland mountain and no mail has come over that route since Uelow we reproduce the first page of a four page folder printed in violet and green. The Examiner Job Department is prepared to turn out anything in the Book or Pamphlet line. irVt-f, 'Cbc TOortMor Christ: ilUUUU. Cbrit for tbc TOarlS." FRANK TH01tMN, Evangelist. w m KIND WORDS FKOAl LOVINU FRIENDS. We know Urn. Thompson to be one man who prac tices wbal he preaches. II srrixisliurn (Ky.) IH.'niocrat. We hait the ).li ttsnn' of hearing- Mr. Thompson nrcai-h. He la an orator of rare ability. Knoxvillu (Tt'iiu.) Journal. Krank Thompson presc hen i ffecltvc, scholarly and jKiwerful aeruiuiis. Christian (iulile. Bro. Thompson is an earnest, consecrated, God fearing preacher. President of Collt'Ke of Sacred Literatim'. Frank Thompson is the best speaker in the Class of 110. President of the School of Evaiifeliata. Mr. Thompson is a noble expounder of the truth. Alturas (Cal.) l'latndealer. We are glad to welcome Kro. Thompson to the Coast. l'aeiflc Christian. Rut. Frank Thompson Is talented young min ister and pulpit orator. He will shake up the dry bouea In religious circles and his earueitneas should do much for the cause tie advance!. Lake County (Ore.) Kxaminer. mtt f TH LAKI OtMTV tBAMINM Klamath Falls, and there transferred to carrier on horse the sleigh returning with only letter mail from the Falls. lUit one day passed without mail con nection from the south, and that was owing to the N. 0. O. train not reach ing Termo, having jumped the track north of Amedee. The snow was deep between Lakeview and Paisley, there being fully two feet on the level from five or six miles north of Lakeview to the foot of the mount ain, and from there on three feet on the level. In places it was five feet in the drilts. For a couple of days there was the big storm set in. The railroad is blockaded both ways north and south of Ager, and the Southern Pacific has eight engines pushing the big rotary know plow in the Sisklyous. With the eight en gines only eight miles were made in one day. "Doc" Ramsby, driver between Lake view and Bly, reports hard traveling, but says this end of the line gets there just the same. Superintendent MuNaughton tele graphed to Lakeview, last Monday, via Sacramento and Reno, that there was six feet of snow at Ager, something never before heard of. GREAT RABBIT DRIVE Sunday's Kill On the West Side a Good One For a Starter 15oo BUNNIES KILLED One Hundred and Fifty People Assist In the Drive Another Drive To day, the Third Next Sunday. The rabbit drive announced to take place on the West Side last Sunday was well attended and was saccesfful, though not near as many rabbits were killed as in one day two j-ars ago when nearly i 3000 of th iiestn were driven into the pens and slaughtered. However 1500 was the result of the day's work and fully one-half the rabbitsdriven es aped. Alsnit seventy-five people from Lake view, ladies and gentlemen, were out in sleighs and took part in the drive, the ladies, especially, enjoying the sport. It is said that most people who attend rabbit drives become greatly excited when they see the bunnies in great bands dart beneath the Eage brush, and this was demonstrated fully last Sunday when men and women in their excite ment dashed across the fields at break neck speed, while others could be seen with clubs and whips making frantic ef forts to drive bunnie from his lair. It is truly an exciting experience, as The Examiner reporter can testify. Besides there were other hapDings to cause excitement, and the day was one un paralelled for agitating episodes. The drivers met at the Union school house at 11 a. tu., and at a quarter of an hour before noon they had formed a line one mile long to the east. About 150 eople were there in cutters, "bob sleds," buggies and on horseback. W. K. Bernard was elected captain and William Spencer and L. A. Carricker marshals. These officers of the day patroled along the line and formed the column in a semi-circle, and, when the line was completed, called a bait to make all ready for the grand march northward to the pens that had been placed near the M. A. Striplin residence. The wings of woven wire fence about a half-mileon either side of the pens left a scope of country three-quarters of a mile wide and one and a quarter miles long over which to make the drive. The ends of the column reached the ends of the w ire fence, and cloned in made a complete stockade around the rabbits. In the pen 1,447 were killed, 28 fell at the en trance and about 40 more were slaugh tered during the drive about 1,500 in all. To some who never witnessed such a scene the drive and slaughtering iu the pens was a novelty; to others the killing was a shock to sensitive nerves. By or der of Captain Bernard and the marshals, the killing was not allowed to be pro ceeded with until all the drivers who wished to witness it had time to arrive upon the scene. The frightened ani mals piled up along the fence at least two feet deep before the word was given to proceed with the dreadful carnage. And when the slaughter began, men and boys, eager to assist iu exterminat ing the pests, went at the work with an awful vengeance. The pitiful cries of the bunnies caused most of the women present to turn their heads and place their hands to their ears to deaden the sense of hearing. In a brief space tf time the massacre was completed, the count made and all was over. There were a number of Indians at hand en horseback, and left the scene with their animals loaded down with dead rabbits, and w ith a broad grin of satisfaction as they sang out, "Ili-u eateml" "Ili-u eatein I" It was announced that another drive would le held at the same place today (Thursday), and the third one next Sun day, when it is probable the pens will be removed to another location. Due notice will be given as to the place of meeting for Sunday's drive, and it ia hoed by the West Side farmers that Lakeview people will again turn out largely to assist. t a tl -