The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1901-01-06

Fyrariance has taught that the free and
.o,rraueols assertions Of mining men, in
ral".t o. mining properties. must. a. a rue,
Ha tahen cum gaHo saII,. The proximity,
however. - this property rendered investi-
eaton easy. and when the gentleman In
question volunteered t. overcome evident
c1lht hg driving out 10 the mine. the iuvi,
t.'pn was gladly accepted, and q trip was
arranged Tor TIE morrow.
the driver Was a man who had drawn
ZEN, Over -.S-horse teams in the old days
Of stage coaching in the We. and WAS
full ut "reminiscences OF road men" and
t|nriIiug Indian ex periences III, driving
VS., af,cr the manner in which Hank Monk
drove Horace Greeley on u le,,uTirg tour
through Nevada The Journey va- enllveuod
a. much uy his PICTURESQUE Western humor
and characteristic idioms of speech a. by
the halr-ureadth ESCAPES which he related
With manifest truth.
For the arst six miles out from Baker city
the road stretched straight and level through
an open valley The next ten miles Wa up
6 gradual incline and over a barren, tee
lss- ridge into the fertile valley of North
Powder. II was wh.le bowling along the
extended summit of this ridge that II group
Of mines was pointed OUT, about five miles
othe right. with the information that millions
q dollars had been eNtI.acted rom them
They are interesting from the fact that hey
represent tho location of probably the first
g,.d mining camp in oregon, in the way Of
quartz mining Their operation extends
back 20 a time nearly A. remote - the old
California day
When Fremont passed through This
country on a tour OF Inspection for theGoy-
eminent. some % the mines Of tins group
were known t. exist. amt tla'r subsequent
v1~a.rg was not infre Juoutly Interrupted
tv Indian raids. The old pioneer NJ days IN
TIE West, however. are rolcgal'd either to
Grcl"u' history % live orly IL local traditions.
kE.ua VIRGIN CorSrIr
Tho Inland Empire Of the Golden West. .
rs eastern Oregon e called. lls merged
INT, p condition which lustifN- the name
VIZ. Baker CIV ne the TetroruIr, and Ccr-
trail commercial uoint Of This empire, " II IS
RAPIDLY taking rank among me most pros
T-ro.s sections ~ the country Many ave
rf-.u' Industry attest the resource. ~ " -torn
or'r.n Herd e q tie. droyes OF horses and
f7ns- NJ -trea roam IN excellent condition
through ''H '.ntUi,ls Of this REGION Along
g." 1I'"-wsy- rhe landscape D. rhcokered
~" Er""l 70. ..tt fields. and dntt"i with
c0s.r homes ..J among the mo, bolntitul
orchards Jh" chief industry Of : % country.
however and the one which represents u.
greatest wealth, t. that Of u.nIng
Let ~ not be- understood that, anywhere
ir ne Inland Empire, ' matuTItr las been
reached along any line of industry I'm truth
the whole country Ia in its infancy, both as
70 agriculture 1ud the development Of It's
r.-o-H. resources.
I' .- 'ruo that the Indians no longer invade
- 0t.f" .~.tr.rmouts In war lgnt They
OCCASIONALLY .~u", however. ~ % frien DIV
va 'r.u 't..r reservations. dressed IN a
'er ...'..l"d .nrh. to v"rd rl',r curious
V.-". n'''~ i.' manner Of The ''It" man
u O'N '..r r'yt vhil" a larry" art oi the
s'1' land OF .'-trru Oregon ha- been made
o '..-ow .h' the ro.o. urcur ~" hand
d." 'H-.Hrdrpu. thousand aud tens 81
thousands .. -, Of icrtil" soil cot remain
oy"-.r vu with elge brush vh'g" the jack
rA'.' HHi 'rEut"- play a h.,-unu-d'ath
49, .. .. :o g'i srck
'.' ' t." accidents II the mn 20 Burke
no. '- '." unexpected sigl' Of % r.uc
o. ''' Kind. which terminated a few iuu-
e'ei .ari, DO .dvarce az our team. where