The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1889-08-16
A BACHELORS CABIN.

The DEMOCRAT, has been handed the follow
ing wildly written letter from Mrs o Pollock
Of the Albany College, TO the Pacific Jfcfsisaisl
Of Santa Rosa Cal, and our readers may i
assured ii is worth pcrasing,
An apology Is due you for the tardy aepear
ing 0i the Mission report, which trust yot
viii find In the impossitility Of settling myseI
down 10 writing. after my arrival at kanak,
Fiat, until had reduced TO rome degree o
order, the confusion oi ~ old bachelor sane
| inm--f0f yon mtist know tha; I am fpeu,lins
the summer Sitb my deaf old bachelor bfofhel
ai The kanaka Flat Mines of Southern Oregon
and that now as ST writing to you can lool
oat Of The cabin window and see the bsautifu
| Rogue River Valley stretching fif away in its
| cultivated fields snd town dotted iogcli1es%.
crowned by The snow capped summit Of Mount
PIT in the Cascade range.
My brother Is seventy Two years old, and Il
among the fe" now left u The "old 40 efs, .
and like most of the Old miners, he clines viii,
tenacious affection 10 the habits Of mining life.
and 10 The gulehes, hill tifies and creek bottoms.
which IN years past yielded ricll harvest of
the golden ore.
How shall describe his unaiehtly, vet CON
Portable, ,domicel Il was built thirty years APO.
by Sandwich Island miner called "Kapaka
George" Of immense split Gr logs. II rcyerses
all the architectural designs ol the present jay
Tor ITS door Is narrow and low. its fire place
wide aud high, It's hearth of mammoth dmen-
sions, aud It's only window of liliputian size,
consisting Of an SsIo pane Of glass, secured ly
"daubIng, 10 chopped out opening between
two Of the fr logs. The well smoked clap
boards Of the roof show how often the delicious
senison and bear meat steak have minisefcd
TO the hungry miner, ,ana the heayypole rafters
stu show signs Of the game that rewarded the
unefring shot Of the pioneer hunter on these
still densely wooded Oregon hills.
Upon my arrival at my old bachelor bfoher's
cabin, ! found most Of bis possessions on the
ioor--even his spectaeieA, pipe and tobacco
pouch. A. soon as hung up my bonnet,
hand sasehei an'l travelling wraps, pinned up
my skirts and went to work to aSson The mis-.
ceaneous mass Of ''floor deposits" Soon The
pants, coats, shirts and overalls we're separated
from the shoycls. pick.axes and panning out
pans; the former being deposited on nails on
the walls, and the latter In one corner ofthc cabin
The newspapers Of the late dates were folded
and placed in one pile ON the table; The fryi
pans. s.skilleis and pots on the hearth; The hatch.
els and axes on the wood pile. and the numer-
oas pipes and tobacco pouches ON m improvis.
ed shelf under the SxIo window.
During this process Of asserting, which oc.
eupied several hours, ! noticed that my old
bachelor brother wa. quietly, but fesilessly
Obs rsani; and al last. when all things were
arranged, ''decentiy and in ORDER" and
looked up TO him for unqualified appreciation,
he said rather dolefuily, 'Well sister, wont
know where 10 find my things now. always
Keep en- right down iB the aoor. 30 | can find
en- easy
Win all young bachelors come 10 such a
x.aie9
Well, went 10 woFk and secured, swept.
busted. papered. hammered, daTncd, patched
and mended until such transformation was
effected IN the old bachelor quarters, that my
brother said. some Aliadn's lamp had shone
upon H.