The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-11-15
THE JUNIORS GOSSIP.
MARsHIELa, Nov. 9Th.

liz MARsHIELo, Nov. 5tn.
FRIEND KELLY, Ed. INDEPENDENT.
Your Junior, after saying good bye, on
November 4th, commenced the tour of
Coos county. The route taken to the
bay was over the Goes Bay Wagon
Road, by the stage line Of J. G. Clough
d Co. This line Is well manoged, has
splendid horses, careful drivers and
good wagons. The comfort of the tray
eler Is the especial care Of both pro-
prietors and drivers. My experiences
with Oregon stage lines. and | have
had considerable, is that this line
of stages is the best managed in the
State. It Is thoroughly systematic,
and no delays so annoying to travellers
occur. At Looking Glass ! met the
genial VIM. tochran, Judge Kenne-
| dy and others. The stoppage made
| here is only long enough TO exchange
greetings, and of sufficient time to hear
encouraging remarks about the INDIE
PENDENT. Mr.. Laird provides good
accommodations at Sitkum. A short
distance from Mr.. Laird's dance was
given at a farm house, and by request
| witnessed the festivities. All who
attended enjoyed themselves, but be-
ing married took no active part t?).
The young people present are intelli-
| gent and full of health and entered
heartily into the pleasures of the oc-
| casion. The ride from this point to
Coos City was exceedingly damp, all
| though Mr.. Laird predicted "fair
day. This gentleman enieavered to
render the ride pleasant far as possi-
BILE, and paid especial attention to the
comfort of his lady passenger; but no
one can blame him. Coos City is
reached early in the evening, and q |
boat being in waiting / soon arrived |
at Marshfield. My headquarters in |
the city Wits made at the Blanco hotel |
There is usually motive for newspa-
per men in pulling hotels, but in I
this instance have none, as my bill :
| paid but wish to recommend +
the Blanco as a frst-class establish
ment. The other hotels in Marshtield I
may be as pleasant AS the Blanco, II +
am inclined to think they are) and IL
they are then the citizens should be
proud of their hotels.
LUMBER, ETC.
The saw mill Of Dean & Co. is rum
ming on full time, and turning out a
lot Of fine lumber. The business of the
company Is conducted on sound prin-
cipies and enterprise. None but in-
teiligent and sober workmen are EN-
plyed--men who build up and sustain
the material prosperity of the coun-
try. Such class is employed by the
company. The management, un-
derstand, is In the hands of Mr.. G. II.
Merchant. The mill is supplied with
every modern appliance fof the man
ufacture of lumber. There is nothing
wanting. Recently Stearn's Self Re-
ceding Fractional Head Blocks have
been added to the saw truck. Thus
absolute perfection is obtained in
saving logs with little waste The
ease and rapidity of their motion, to-
gether with their absolute perfection
in operation, have already gained for
the Head Blocks wide reputation.
Dean d Co. would not be without them. {.
Ii is an invention that should be had ,
by all saw mills, as it insnres perfect |
lumber. Ofthe planning and lathe de- ,
partments nothing need be said, as
they are as complete as modern inven-
ton can make them. Mr.. Erkhart is
head planer and q fine workman. The
planers are in operation, but the
lathe machines are not running. a
la, ge pile of lathes on the wharf near
by gave evidence what the machines
can do in a very short time. A lum-
Der yard has been established at Oak !
land, California, on the Central Pa
cific railroad. From this point lum- 7
Der is shipped to San Francisc,, Sac :
ramento and other points. The logs !
for the mill are cut and brought in /
from the surrounding country, a
source that is inexbaustible. MIR. !
Merchant informs me that ready sale &
is found for all lumber shipped by the ,
to the lumber yard at Oak !
land. The lumber market is gradually
improving and substantially so. The
saw mills at North Bend aid Empire
City are also Ia active operation. A
schooner was taking on cargo of
lumber at both of the mills named.
At Marshfield fine schooner is being
constructed by Mr. James eastman,
owner and builder. Unusual care is
being taken by Mr.. eastman in the
selection of materials. The splendid
work done on the schooner suggests to
my mind the future possibilities of the
county in ship building. A few more
such men as Mr.. eastman would open
to Coos traffic that would bring :
great wealth to its wave beaten shore
Nature has lavished upon this county
a splendid harbor, and upon its bor-
ders there grows far better ship
timbers than can be fouhd in any
other part of the world. The natural
bents for knees of vessels, timber
for the siding and masts that will en-
dure half a century, are easily obtain
ed near by. Norway has boasted of
her fine timber, but she. does not excel
Coos county in this respect. Ship
building, which declined SO much dur
ing the war, is growing prosperous j
once more throughout the United
States, and Coos county is certain to
be the Norway of America and her t
proud, towering frs shall yet bend be-
meath the strain of thousand grace ,
fal sails. We believe in Coos county /
more than she believes in herself Al :
though her coal resources are i'm
mense her facilities for ship building ,
are far greater and more valuable! We, 1
of Douglas, want railroad connection
with Coos SO that in her hour of pros
perity, that is sure to come. we may
share her greatness.
COAL INTERESTS.
The traveller is not favorably ina
pressed with the country when he ar
rives at Coos City on Isthmus Slough.
He sees water and surrounding waste.