The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1879-08-09
CORRESPONDENCE.

East FoRK OF NORTH FoRK CoQJILI.R,
August /, 1879.
ED. lNDEPENDENT:-As son have fre-
auently extended TO me the use Of your COL
umns. and kindly infimased few items
would not be unkindly received, ] s all en-
dtavor from this time enthusiastically as
time and matters Of interest occur, to give
them publicity through tho medium Of your
excellent psPr.
We Farmers. the bone and sinew Of the
land, are in the midst Of our haying, and are
happy At the prospect of large crops and
splendid weather 10 cure and house the same
Our haying and harvest here in somewhat
later than in Douglas. but We can boast of
heavier crops. Wheat, oats and barley
look splendid. and with few weeks Of the
present sunshiny weather .'ye horny handed
sons Of toiP' need not longer complain of
hrrd tin es.
This settlement has bsen abundantiy sup
piled with game. consisting Of Tx. deer and
hear by few of our most successful hunters
Those most successful are Harve Minard.
Taylor Weekly, john Sturdevsnt. John
Miller and Crcket Kraniz, and you can
just bet your bottom dollar whenever either
Of these hnnt fresh meat is in abun drnce I
wish could send you nice piece Of elk, don't
youf Kr ,cti-Ed.
The health Of this community is good; iu
fact this in. in my opinion. the healthiest
portion OF Oregon.
1t is amusing to settlers here TO listen to
the mnrmnrn, and sometimes expressions
strongly savoring Of curses long aud loud
which eminats from tourists visiting this see.
tion-in search OF good roads, presume.
am sorry to say, th,y don't find them, mo-
, much. II there is one thing more thar
another in which we pride ourselves it is in
having the worst roads to be found any
where. think if my individual assertion
Is not readily taken could refer all tt
sheriff Hogan, who, it am not mistaken
found some few rough and muddy spots i,
his late pleasure trip from Dora to Myrtl
Pointi What say you Hoganf
To show we are not entirely beyond tn
pale of the chmch we will state we hav
spiritual consolation administered in moier
ate doses twice per month at the East Forl
school house. The Dunkards or triune Bap
tist are the most numerous, believe. W.
of the ungodly also have an occasional un
holy gathering for the purpose Of tripping
the light fantastic. believe they call it, A
dance up the North Fork few evening
since. some of the boys concluded bee
would help, or in some manner conduce o
promote festive feeling upon the occssion
and in consequence there we're two kegs q
Mehl's best duly on hand. One Of th
receptacles oontaininx the liquid whi 6
cheers but does not iatox icats, was drained
and everybody and everything was u. mer
~ as a marriage tell. 80 called; but upon
call being made for more beer it becam
! necessary to tap the remaining keg and upo
an examination. separate and apart &c., th
apigot could not be found-a search was 10
stituted, the musicians being the first {
3 respond thereto, and from that time unit
a daylight no beer, no music, no dancing an
4 everybody felt they would a. soou live us d,s
a Daylight brought to light the missing link
spiggot-some distance from the house an
; then in the language of the poet
ION with the dance let JOY" etc.
/, But enough of this, will close. fearin
to weary you with nv nonsense and in m
3 next I may produce something moi
readable. Yours, kouNsE.
The wife of General Grant has extende,
: an invitation to the Princes Louise to Wis
her in Washingt n next Winter.