The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1872-02-16
AN OREGON ADVENTURE.

AN OREGON ADVENTURE.
II man, even in the toughest places in
the West, keeps out of politics and gam
bling, he may get along in the rowdy
community around tolernbly smoothly.
During long travel and residence in somo
OF the worst localities in California and
Oregon, during tho early cutting. slash.
ing times" always did-except once, and
the exception may DO related As an Illus
tration Of the holiowness Of the wise
saw which argues that it takes two TO
make quarrel. Twas staying abont ak
years ago at mining camp in Southern
Oregon, and there met q Swode who on
some conversation, learnt was from q ia
trict in Sweden well known to me while
some years previously n student Of mines
in that section, l had been well acquainted
with Some of his relatives On the head
OF the mutual friendship which we ac-
cordingly began to entertain for each 9th
er. ho gave much useful local advice, and
among things he warned me to carefully
avoid certain mining camp in amOog the
mountains, kno Rn as Orleans Ear"
which did not in rowdiness disgrace the
city from which its founders had named
II. l was assured that Immediately was
recognized as q stranger. and worse than
all. an Englishman, nm attempt would be
made to pick Aquarrel with me- thanked
my friend for his advice but as had very
particular business with that very locality,
determined to run all risks-hoping that
tho sane good luck which had carried me
through worse places, would favor me
there also
Accordingly l set off over the mountain
trail on my weary Jog. my Indian boy IAN
swering TO the name Of Jim"-his sbo-
rigiDal cognomsn being Of such unmanagc-
be length that II reduced TO writing il
would. in tho smallest Of type. reach half
across this pnge) driving up an old Indian
hors. loaded with my worldly chatte's 8.
while sta,ked ON before. after the ma ,ner
Of" big Iu un" generally. Jim" WAS not a
Young gentle man Of talkative propensi-
tirs-cvcn had his master not considered
it inexpedient To cndanger the wholesome
dis cipline which il was found now and
then necessary to administer to the youth.
by indulging him in conversational amcni-
ties
Our travel lay up hill and down-pow
along the edges OF steep precipices, look
down into n wooded valley. through which
q rocky mountain stream ran. and out of
which you co I'D hear the echo OF the
miners pick. while snow peaks and n long
vista OF blue mounta n outline appeared
in the distance. Now we descended into
the valley. and our course lay through
dense torres 8, along the banks Of n river
where III in lustrious Chinese ggor was
busy with his water-wht el. or taking his
noonday siesta under the shade OF pine
trec-his rude hut or cotton tent being
hung close by.
At last the rail became more rodden,
and few houses appeared. One WAS
Telched mp Oh the roc'ls. another down in
the gulch--two or three stood respectfully
in n row on n Hat pnit OF the town. while
mining claims and bitches inter sec, ed it
everywhere. This wns apparently the
Orleans Bar" which was in search OF,
and directing Jim" to picket the horse
on u bit Of grass which had IOinted out
I him n Few minutes before, l transferred
my baggage TO corner of the tavern-a
Tough l,g building, where the men were
playing billiards, and two cut-ihroat po
hcr" ta chronic game in the town, "a l
subsequently discovt re,D.
Ilo,,,,, nasn 80, p,;,,,l 4 NO, Jo,,r ~,
loy in front of the I" Bar" to togitaic
wit next | should do In the meantime
| o,cuYied myself in obsery ny the intel
Ice 'ual amusement of some of the chief
j. frs oi Orleans Bar-which consisted in
ihrnwing ston = ~ n row o, bO5tlc,. and
broke china nan grnning from ear to-
clr WAS hired by them to collect thcst q
and sol mp the bottles. while the Cuu"asi "A
lords of creation sat comfortably ON their
seat and gpyoly pursued thcif h lara
ting employment
W lille | was so occupied. one of tho
"cjli2cns"-arparently. from Lis long In
a.rubber boots and general aurif, rons
air II gold igger-seatod himself bc cSidc
mo and beg All to sys,cmai cally question
mc regarding where | had come from,
whero was going TO. AND what WAS my
business knew the habits Of the cou n.
try too well To resent this seeming imper-
tincnt curiosity, and knew that IL would
be Just Ms wei to satisfy him ON all the
points 10 Iured as speedily as possible
This done. my new acquaintance (who
seemed an hOncst-heartod sort OF fellow)
bcrgod me- TO nominate my risin." q
mos, appropriate method of signify ng his
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