The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1877-08-10

There i perhaps no more delightful
rib ii the world than midsummer /
quincy from the central Willamette
Valley to the southern limit Of our
State. Having just returned from q
len days jaunt on that line" we can
extol ,its beauties from experimental
Passing 70 lioseburg by
rail one sees variety q scenery and
attractions which can scarcely bo *
ceIlel. Leaving the broad, r,ch praiiles
and thrifty towns Of the Willamette,
TIA mon horse swiftly Ailos through
tie gorges and around tho canyons o.
the Calipooia mountains, untll Roseburg
il reached, ncstling down in The Valley
Of the Unpqua, its picturesque Fur-
roundings making it most lovely PC
ture Of d mountain town. Having the
advantage rs well as distinction OF be-
ing the southern terminus q the q. y
G. II. r., being surrounded by a rich
agricultural district, and its eight hun
tlred inhabitants being Of the most en-
tctprising class Of Oregonians, Rose
burg is indeed thrifty little city, with
bright and promising future.
While at Roseburg, through the
kindness of Mr.. I'locd and several other
friends, We werc enabled 70 visit 'the
fisheries" some seven miles from the
city, at the junction of the two Ump'
aua rivers Here Uncle Billy Rose
Lives and reigns supreme. Here, like
Robinson Crusoc, he is lord Of tho
fowl and the brute and goes ROB one
better by counting into his kingdom The
fish also. lie scrapes the lovely trout
out of the river with a seino something
less than mile long, and fries then
right there on the beach for his delight
ed guests. The day Of our visit "Uncl'
Billy" and his helpers fel something
near an hundred persons with this mos
delicious Of al piscatorial pNbulum, and
there were taken up several basketsfpI
besides and toted off by the various
visitors. "Uncle Billy" delights tc
have his friends visit him, and takes all
pains possible to show his appreciation
Of their company.
Leaving Roseburg, by private con
veynncc we arrived at Jacksonville on
the evening Of the second day, after "
buggy ride of one hundred miles over
the prottiestssroad and through'tl'o most
romantic scenery in the world, The
road winding through deep canyons be-
side ripping mountain streams, passing
over high, narrow grades, tHyelslng
glados Of gigantic forests, mounting to
the summit of lofty mountains, and de-
scending again into rich valleys inhab-
tied by the thriftiest of ronchmen, rem
der the whole route one complete sue
ccesion of delightful surprises.
Jacksonville, the metropolis Of South
ern Oregon, is romantically situated in
a lovely little nook at the side Of Rogue
River Valley, and under the shadow OF
Mount Mclaughlin, one Of the mon
archs Of the siskiyou chain Of noun
tains, which describe q crescent on the
south Of that most lovely valley. The
Rogue River Valley is large basin, az
most oval in shape, and contains many
thousands Of acres Of rich agricultural
land, besides having its margin covered
with rich gold placer diggngs, from
which III the winter seasons the miners
pan out large quantities of the precious
dust. Now mining interests Nre being
constantly developed in thatrosion' AT
present Hon. d. p, Thompson, Of Orc
gon City, Ex-Governor of Idaho, has
some 3594nen employed in constructing
water ditch for the purpose Of work
ing gold mine situated eight or ten
miles from Jacksonville Tho ditch is
to bo some forty-one miles in length,
and will cost something over one hun
lrod thousand dollars. The company
Of which Gov, Thompsonis the lcnd Nre
MI shcavy men, and qfc dgtcmmed 70
push this enterprise to successful
completion Mt mn gaply day But as
they arc confident there is lnilhons n
tic mine they are hot at al frightened
AZ the cxIsnditur3 Of few hundred
thousand Just now Other extensive
mining schemes Ore being pushed for
ward. 10th in JACKSON and Josephin
4 counties, and il they prove rs proiitH
/. Ile as their owners anticipate, Souther
Oregon is destined TO become N Iin'
the real Fl Dorado Of tho Pacific.
:. At jacksonville we met many value
y friends, among whom were Judge PrI
$ and family, Hon, A. G, Jones and fan
ily, Mrs q 4. vining, widow cf tn
late lion. G. 4. vinng, who went dow
on the illhtcd steamer Pacific Gen
I Jno +, Ross, Col, j N I, Miller
Hon fignr, Elippcl, 'rhos, g, Rcoms
Rev, Mr., Bell, q ai, Indeed, 10 at
tempt to cnumerato Of name the friend
with whom we claspol hands and upon
whose bosoms we sighol would occupy
the full space of our valuable columns,