Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-11-03

mountain and beach, wilderness and
farming lands. The route is sprinkled
with sawmills, creameries, canneries,
hop yards, fruit driers, orchards, sein-
| ing grounds and nearly every industry |
of land or sea is met up with. The |
towns have churches, school houses, sa
looms, and other evidences OF. eiviliza |
tion.
vehicles, and as comfortable as can be
made for the rough mountain roads, al !
though, as a whole, the road into Scots !
burg is the best for the length I have
ever been over in rough country.
Like most of the pioneer roads it is
scientifically constructed, to catch ev-
cry drop Of water that falls onto it, |
and hold every drop that runs into it |
| from any source whatever. When the |
bottom goes out the drivers pull out in
to new track, and if that is not pos
sible they glide along on the axles. But
this is not often the case, and most of
the time the four stout teams 60
through on time. The horses are the
best that money can buy, and they get
the very best of care and feed. 1t is |
pleasure to ride after them, and the
SO miles is divided into two easy stages,
and no team is driven over one stage
day, of 16 to 90 miles.
The Jehus are Jacob r. Saver, of
Drain, who takes you to Elkton and
back, and Ed. Patterson, who lives at
Scottsburg, and handles the ribbons
between that place and Elkton. Both
are excellent men with a team, and
can flick a fy OFF the ear or flank of
one of their leaders. Both know the
history of every inhabitant of the
country over which they drive, but
Patterson can employ the most lurid
and picturesque vocabulary inter
spersed with harmless profanity Of any
man / ever sat upon the drivers box
with 1t is permeated with such genu-
! inc sarcasm and humor that his swear
words do not shock the most sensi-
tive ear. Only one thing panied me.
I fear he does not appreciate the old
man who puts up the mail at Eikton
and hope he win grow to like him bet
ter as time rolls on. One thing j feel
certain about; if that postmaster had
a whole Sunday school class made up
of lads like Patterson he would have a
rough house at times.
+ We stopped for an early dinner at
Elkton, on the Umpqua. The town rs
beautifully situated on the breast OF
the mountains, with commodious
churches and school houses. The hotel
is kept by Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson, the
former a Democrat, but Mrs. Robinson
is Republican, and a splendid cook.
We had fine dinner of roast duck with
sweet potatoes, and the first sauer
kraut Of the season, and it was an even
match between Captain slocum, Of
Roseburg, an old-timer and deputy
sheriff an Alaska miner and myself
who could punish the most of that din
ner but they gave il up reluctantly.
As soon as you get down into the
Umpqua country Roosevelt and Repub-
liean are written all over everything in
box ear letters. The Republican com
mitteeman az Elkton is Benton liaines,
and he says the few Democrats left
there are going TO vote the Prohibition
ticket.
There are so many small places in
Douglas county that can get what
Iliquor they want in a drug store, that
this county win be carried for prohi-
bition, on the representation that the
opened and licensed saloon is the cause
Of about all that is wrong with human
nature ia any form Of its varied mani
festations Of depravity. The county is
strongly Republican, and the Republi
cans viii be responsible for the enforce
ment Of the laws. and any failure Of
prohibition 10 prohibit will be showed
up against the Republicans and become
campaign argument al the next elee-
tion TO defeat the Republicans for the
county and state Offices. OF course,
the Democracy being in the minority
win not be held responsible, and the
Prohibitionists viii adopt law enforce
ment policies and vote with the Demo
Gratis for local Offices Republicans who
vote for prohibition are voting their
party into the perils Of political dissO-