Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-07-07
AN IDEAL RESORT
BY OLD GRAYBACK
Limpid Lakes. Snow Fields and
Scenery Sublime-Good Trail
and Fine Feed.

a pleasant trip Friday.
Miss Jessie Layton was visiting
with relatives In Grants Pass this
week.
Oscar Williams Of Murphy, was at
Proyolt Sunday accompanied by
Hairy Daze, also Of Murphy.
Miss Ada ellsworth of Applegate
left Saturday for Flounce Rock on
Rogue river after successful term
Of school.
X. Blossom, of Medford, stopped
over night at Provolt this week,
while IN route to Crescent City, Cal,
where he will spend the summer.
o. NJ. Knox, the Powells Creek
sawmill man, was at Applegate Sun.
day visiting relatives and and his
many friends there. Mr.. Knox shut
bis mill down Friday till after the
Fourth, resuming work Wednesday.
L. @. Hyde aud family acco mpanied
by Mr.. and Mrs u Hyde of Laurel
Grove left Saturday for Evans Creek
where they will look for farm. Be-
foro returning home they will visit
the big Ray dam at Tolo an7 - the
dredger at Foots creoh. They will
be gouo two weeks.
John Berry and Martin Pernoll of
AppleRate, were at Provolt on bus,.
ness Monday. Mr.. Berry states that
he has fine crop Of potatoes aud a
large yield is assured this fall,
while the now hop yard of Pornoll g.
Flowers is looking very good but the
yard was not poled and no crop will be
picked this season.
The baseball at Williams last Sun.
day was one Of the best games ever
played at that place The onlookers
numbered 30 to witness the defeat of
the home team. Both mines played
with yigor. This is the second time
Williams boys have played this sea.
son. They will play the same team
on the Fourth at the Murphy grounds,
which will be more interesting than
the former game. The tally was
Murphy 12, Williams TO-
The sun shines again in this
vicinity, which is much needed TOR
the hop industry of the Applegate
valley. The cold, damp weather,
heretofore has been favorable TO the
development OF lice upon the hop
vines There is also heavy honey
dew, which falls like heavy dew at
night and ofton causes mould on the
young hops. Tho hop vines through
out the Valley are very heavy this
season and the young hops are setting
in good shape. There has been q
change in the hop growth this season.
The poor ground appears to produce
the best vines, while on the best soil
the vines are very light. The yards
set in 1904 are more than average and
their yield will be large If the lice aud
mold do not interfere.
There was quite an exciting runa.
way Sunday Mt II O'Clock. at Will.
iams While Ross Bailey aud Je,s
Lowman were breaking colt to work
single. The animal went very nicely
for some distance, bat just before
reaching the farm Of II. II. Sparlin it
became frightened aud started to run.
To release itself 1t began to kick and
left the road running over a stump
some two feet IN height, throwing
Bailey out back wards Lewman held
to the lines whom it made swing to
the opposite side Of the road running
over u big log turning the cart over
aud throwing Lewman into the fence.
The nn n.mal soon rolcaed itself. but
was soon caught by John Sparlin aud
brought ba,k. one broken shaft was
all the damage done to the cart.
Bailey got out without bruises. but
Lowman was bruised considerable but
not seriougsly hurt
A picnic party left Wednesday for
the Ora back mountains, whore they
will spend two weeks in berry pick
ing aud bee hunting. THE party
consists of Hon. James r. Coppcy. II
Il. Lewman and wife and Miss Alice
l.. Lowman and others OF Provolt
The ladies expect To stay close t. the
deep white snow banks Ut the Sheen
camp and lish whero it is cool. From
that camp can bo seen SHASTA, M. |
nols, Applegnto aud the Rogue river
ynllies. Whom the atmosphere Is
clear of smoke ono eau see the Pacific |
ocean ut the going down of the sun |
This view is very bpauti ful To one |
who likes ths wild OF nature Mt. |
Shasta aud Mt Mvloughlm show |
their white robes With % field GLASS |
the goose nest ON Mt Sbusm can be-
seen very plainly. Thyrc is good |
route TO this camp by way of Scam.
boat aud feed is plenty for stock. lei
is ouly t'g mllrs from Orypuu's
mammoth caves, the biggest m
America So Ear as has been dis.
covered they have no end aud THEN
rooms ARE polished with Limestone.
and the roof is covered with spc,i.
mems OF beauty aud In many forms
The air is pure aud the cave con.
mins running water rui, cave lm,
currents OF wind, which viii pat out
a candle, that blow to -au outlet vet
undiscovered. The Miuur hbcs are
but 2'g miles from this camp Thps,
lakes are a mystery to all who have
soon thom for they are on % ridge.
There are five Of them tho largest ON,
contains about 10 acres Ia the sum.
mer they are covered with water
flowers Of various color. which look
like lilies and daisies These lakes