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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
TO CRESCENT
CITY A POSSIBILITY
Record of That Place Gives Gooe
Presentation of Advantages
of This Road.

"Several weeks ago the Rogue
River Courier, in publishing an arti-
Gle concerning the coast railroad pre-.
dicted that it would give an outlet to
Crescent City and to the timber Of
Del Norte county and the copper
mines of the Preston Peak district
which would be serious handicap
on the getting of railroad built from
Grants Pass to Crescent City or any
point on the coast.
"The Courier further stated that
Grants Pass had neglected its oppor-
tunities and let the time slip by for
getting railroad to the coast.
ssThe people Of the coast section
prefer railroad from the interior
we'll knowing that the upbuilding of
Southern Oregon means much for
Crescent City and the entire county.
When the survey was made from
Grants Pass to this place. several
years ago, it was promised that q
railroad would be built as soon as
rights of way could be secured, but
the matter Of beginning work has
been put of month after month, and
of course our people lost interest in
it. The promise of work will begin
early next Spring has lost its charm
and we are beginning to believe the
party in charge had no intention OF
building the road. merely holding
the right Of way as a speculation.
No matter what the promoters inten-
tion was he brought out the fact that
railroad Can be built from this place
to Grants Pass on easy grade. And
that the building Of the road would
open up one of the richest mineral,
timber. farming and fruit sections ON
the coast. Anyone who has resided
in Southern Oregon knows of the per-
manent quartz mines that have been
opened up; the vast lumber industry;
the choice fruit raised. etc. The
northern sections of Del Norte and
Sisklyou are similar to that of South
ern Oregon aud railroad to tide
water is required to open them up
properly.
1T remains now for the people of
Del Norte county and Southern Oregon
to confer on having railroad built.
The Draper survey, to near the sum-
init, was made on two per cent
grade, following along Smith River
aud the Middle Fork. The survey
crossed Smith River eight times and
we are certain that a good route could
be had along the south bank of the
river, requiring only bridges across
Mill creek, South Fork aud the Mid
del Fork. From what we are able to
learn no right -of-way has yet been SO.
cured from this place to where the
railroad would cross over into Oregon
and if local people took the matter in
hand there would be but little tron BILE
about getting right-of- f-way. Let the
citizens of both sections call meetings
and agree on plan to build this
much needed road
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
CHARLES NICKEL GETS
A SEVERE SENTENCE
Believes That He ls Wronafullv
Conyicted-Given Thir-
teen Months.

Charles Nickel, newspaper pub
Usher and former United States CON-
missioner at Medford, was sentenced
Monday afternoon by Judge Hunt to
lS months imprisonment on McNeil's
island. No fine was imposed
The crime for which Nickel was
convicted was conspiracy to suborn
perjury in connection with the Miller
Kincart land fraud conspiracy. Har-
ry W. Miller and Fraak Z. Kincart
are now serving one year on McNeils
island for the same offense. Martin
e. Hoge. city attorney of Medford,
was another of the conspirators. He
is now serving four months in the
county Jail. His sentence also includ-
ed a fine Of $500. When Niokell was
called to stand, he spoke as follows in
his own behalf:
~ am fully conscious of my own
innocene and believe was wrong
fully convicted. l did nothing know
ingly to violate the law, and If had
known Of the existence Of that con.
tract would not have accepted these
applications.
The contract referred to WAS one by
which Miller agreed on behalf of tho
mythical Emmitsburg Company Of
New Zealand to purchase timber
claims from entrymen whom he had
induced to pay from $25 to go as .
location fee. Nickell's connection
with the conspiracy consisted in en-
couraging persons to file on claims
and In permitting them to swear that
they were taking up land for their
own benefit and had made no agree
ment to dispose Of it.
Judge Hunt in imposing sentence
said to Nickel: "The jury must
have found that you knew the exist
enoe of the contract. The whole
scheme was viciously fraudulent and
the aggravating feature is your par
ticipation in 1t. One word, ono
caution, one warning from you ~
United States. Commissioner and the
whole conspiracy would have been
interrupted and you would have been
spared this humiliation. You do not
know how painful 1t is to me to i'm
pose severe sentence.
Then again calling attention to the
Of the offense Judge Hunt
sentenced Nickel to l3 months on
island The bond was fixed
at $50, but pending an appeal Nickel
was released on his present bond.
$4,000.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
FOR AN EXHIBIT AT
JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
Henry Blackman. of Heppner,
Is Working Up Interest
In Exhibit.

Henry Blackman OF Heppner, and
one of the most prominent men of
Eastern Oregon, was in Grants Pass
Tuesday working up an interest for
an Oregon exhibit at the Jamestown
fair. Mr.. Blackman, who is a
wealthy retired merchant and who
was one of the main promoters of the
Lewis and Clark fair, has been ap-
pointed by Governor Chamberlain
one of commission of FIVE. the other
four members being Tom Richardso
and A. H. Devers of Portland, Jeffer-
son d. Meyers of Linn county and
Sheriff d. H. jackson of jackson
county. This commission is to work
up an interest over the state for an ex-
hibit at jamestown next year and
will present the matter to the legis-
lature this Winter to secure the funds
to defray the cost of the exhibit
There is now some $50. 600 in the sta te
treasury that was left over of the
500, 900 for the Lewis and Clark ex-
position and it is proposed to have
this turned over to meet the expense
of the exhibit and it is thought to be
ample and no tax will have to be
levied for additional money. The
members Of the commission are serv.
ing without salary and Mr.. Blackman
is paying his travelling expenses, he
being willing to do this to help push
Oregon for he realizes that complete
exhibit of the states products at the
jamestown fair would be the best
advertisement ever made for the
state. Within 500 miles of James.
town live 21,OOO, 600 people. a greater
nearby population than any other fair
had to draw from. To wait until the
Legislature meets and appropriates
money for the use of an exhibit pro-
noting committee would be so late
that the state could not be properly
represented at this great fair and it is
due to thu public spirit of Mr.. Black
man and the other members of The
commission that creditable exhibit
will be. prepared before dollar Of
money is available to meet the ex-
pense. -y3eNEonl
Mr.. Blackman met with strong en-
from the business men of
Grants Pass and there is every Ger
tainty that Josephine county will
have a most creditable exhibit at
jamestown. Heretofore Josephine
county has only advertised its mineral
resources and mineral exhibit was
all that was made at the Lewis and
Clark fair AS it is now apparent
that the county's agricultural wealth
is quite as great as its mineral wealth
the plan will be to have the county
at Jamestown by full
showing of its products. The Grants
Pass Fruit Growers Union will make
ever effort that the county has a
creditable fruit exhibit and cooperate
with the Medford and Ashland Unions
to have Rogue River Valley fruit
exhibit that will equal any other sent
from the Pacific Coast.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10

Fine commercial printing at the
Courier Office.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
TUNNEL TlMBERS BURN
AND BLOCK ROAD
Sparks From Engine Wrecks
Big Bore on tho South
ern Pacific Road.

Tunnel No. 8, on the Southern Pa
cific. one mile south of Gregory,
caught fire at noon Friday and every
stick of timber in it was burned.
With the burning timber the sup
porters for the back and sides were
destroyed and large section has
caved in. The road was completely
blocked. The origin of the fire is un-
known. The blaze was discovered
shortly after o'clock. but the flames
had gained such headway that hun.
dred men could not have saved the
timbering in the strong draft. Re.
ports are that the tunnel is filled for
20 feet with rocks and dirt. Tunnel
No. 8 is 200 feet long and will have
to be retimbered before the debris can
be removed.
Eghty-five Japanese laborers are ut
work in the tunnel and all the men
that can be spared ON this division
will be put to work. The Job is dan
gerous as the ground where it caved
is bad and as fast as the rocks are ta-
ken out more come down in the tun-
mel. 1t is thought that the fire started
from a freight train that passed,
going south. short time before the
blaze was discovered.
A temporary track has been built
around the tunnel and trains are run.
ming nearly on time.
A large force Of men was put to
work Saturday night laying the track
on the side Of the bluff around the
ruined tunnel. Within few DAYS
the task of cleaning out the tunnel
will be started. A steam shovel will
be put to work and an open cut made
through the hill The railroad com.
pany has hundreds Of men on the
scene to transfer the passengers from
one end of the cut to the other.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
ENDS HIS LEE
WITH A RIFLE
Chas. McGinnis Living Near Glen
dale. Leaves the World by
the Suicides Route.

In fit of dependency, Chas Nc.
Ginnis of Glendale shot himself with
a S2-4o rife last Saturday. The scene
OF the shooting was ON the bank of
Cow creek few rods from the old
Palmer ranch near the Meadows, now
occupied by VIM. Ruggles. One bul.
let entered the lower part Of mis- chest
a rib and causing a very
ugly wound and the other bullet en-.
tered the roof of the mouth and
lodged in the head. Deceased was
native of Cow creek. He leaves be.
sides his parents several brothers and
sisters. He had worked for some
time at the Victory mine and recently
with the rairload bridge gang west of
town. His remains were inferred on
wednesday In the cemetery near John
Gilham's place. Glendale News.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
COAL LANDS ARE WITH
DRAWN FROM ENTRY
The President Issues Order to Pre-
vent Coal Barons Controll-
ing All the Fuel.

By direction of the president, all
vacant public lands in townships 90
and 26, S. R. 13 W., in Roseburg
Land Office, have been withdrawn
from entry, it being believed part of
the land is coalbearing. The presi-
dent has ordered this land to be ex-
amined, and such as has commercial
coal will probably be permanently
held by the government and be leased
ITO coal operators. This is part of the
general scheme to prevent monopoly
of coal in the west.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
COUNTY COURT To
LOOK UP ALL ROADS
No Work Undertaken Until Judae
and Commissioners Make
ExaminA tion.

County Commissioner ]. 7. Logan
arrived in Grants Pass Friday evening
from his home near Waldo and re-.
mained over until Monday when he
and Judge Stephen Jewell drove out
to Placer to examine the Grave Greek
road, a change in the location of a
section OF which is asked for by a
number Of the settlers of that local
ity. The change asked for is a section
OF the road extending from Placer
down Grave creek for a distance of
two miles. The purpose of the
change would be to avoid the present
route over a steep hill or of cutting
q new road around the base of the
hill along Grave creek. To do this it
is proposed to change the route and
open new road on the west side of
the creek, crossing the creek at
Placer and then crossing back two
miles below. Judge Jewell and Com
missioner Logan looked carefully over
the two proposed new routes and
they found that cost of grading and
blasting a road around the foot of
the hill would be but little in excess
OF opening new road on the opposite
side Of the creek and of building the
two bridges. As the bridges would
have to be rebuilt every 10 years,
while the road when once opened
around the hill would be no further
expense other than a little for repairs
it is quite likely that the county
court will decide on the route around
the hill. Commissioner M. A. wertz
hal examined the routes last week so
did not accompany Judge Jewell and
Commissioner Logan
In the near future Judge Jewell and
Commissioners Logan and wertz will
60 to Holland to examine the route
for a new road in Sucker Creek Valley
that the settlers have petitioned for.
At the suggestion of Judge Jewell q
rule has been adopted by the county
court that no road or bridge matter
will be acted ON until the Judge and
commissioners have fully investigated
it and personally inspected the pre-
misses. Fiom the imperfect knowledge
that the members of the court get by
depending on the reports and often
conflicting, of the interested persons
the members of the court are not al.
ways able to decide what is best for
the county's interest. By the men,
bers of the county court making
personl examination of all proposed
road and bridge work they can get
the highways in better condition and
at the same time save money for the
taxpayers by cutting off unnecessary
expenses.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10

Father Maeder. priest for st.
Anne's Catholic church, Of this city,
has had the pleasure Of visit this
week from Brother Celestine, o. s.
b. of Mount Angel. Oregon, who is
enjoying a vacati ion from his
duties as managing editor of the
Mount Angel Magazine, st. Joseph g
Blatt and the Armen Seelen Freund,
the publications that are gotten out at
Mount Angel in the interests of the
college and monastry at thar place.
Brother Celestine is bright, highly
educated man and his publications
are highly creditable to his journal
istic skill and management.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
TO MAKE ROGUE
RIVER NAVIGABLE
Plan to Blow Out Rocks That
Boats May Take Freight
TO the Mines.


Club held Tuesday evening a number
of matters were brought up and con-
sidered, the most important being the
project of opening Rogue river for
fiat boat navigation for the purpose of
floating supplies and machinery to the
mines and ranches tributary to the
lower Rogue river country. At the
present time machinery and supplies
are landed at West Fork by rail and
from there are freighetd by pack train
to the mines at an expense of from 80
IS per 100 pounds and the worst feat
ure of the freighting business from
West Fork is that the packers will not
put in full time and freight is apt to
lie untouched for several weeks or
months and with no certainty of its
reaching its destination at any
stated time. Grants Pass is tho
natural trade center for all that terri.
tory and few hundred dollars spent
in opening up the river would divert
trade to the Grants Pass merchants
to the amount of from SEQ, 900 to $50. :
900 annually.
R. E. Gilbert, manager of the
Rogue River Mining and Development
Co., and also connected with the Gold
Bar Mining Co., Of Illahe, has been
looking up the matter of an open river
and it was stated at the meeting that
the only real distractions were the
big rock at the entrance of Hells Gate
about 10 miles down the river, and
the falls below Galice, which are
about five feet high. 1t wss pointed
out that these distractions could be
removed at a moderate expense, the
rock by blasting, aud the falls could
be made passable by blasting away a
rim of rock which backs the water up
forming the falls. With these OBJ
structions removed fiatboats or scows
carrying from ive to seven tons could
make the trip as far as Mule creek
with ease and safety. 1t would be
necessary to build the boats at Grants
Pass and abandon them at the end of
the trip or sell them for the lumber
contained. This the freighters could
well afford to do as the expense
would be less than $50 while the
amount realized from freigbts would
be from 800 to 5000 for each trip,
requiring two to three days.
The Club authorized its executive
to secure the services of
river man to investigate and report on
the probable cost of the undertaking.
This is matter which will have to
receive prompt attention for it is i'm
portant that the mines down the river
secure their supplies before the Winter
sets in as it is impossible to get sup.
plies over the mountains from West
Fork after the rains set in, the SHOWS
piliDg up on the mountains there to
great depth.
1t Is estimated that nearly 1876 tons
of supplies and machinery have been
taken In over the trail this season,
and next year the amount will be
much greater Mr.. Gilbert states
that his company requires more ma.
chinery but have not purchased owing
to the uncertainty of being able to
get it to the mine.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-08-10
Pears Wanted.

The Grants Pass Fruit Growers
Union will make shipment of Bart
lett pears East about next Wednesday
and will accept merchantable pears
for three boxes mp, delivered in Grants
Pass from growers whether members
of the Union or not. Call at the
Secretary's Office In Courier build
ing or on President Reymers for an
acceptance and for rules for pick ing
and hauling. $40 1t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-23
RATTLESNAKE ISSTONE DEAF
SOMETIMES ALSO HE IS BLIND
 ANU
Whirrs His Rattle in Fear to Scare
 Folks Of.

Folks Of. Dr. c. J. Foster, who for many years has followed the profession of cap turing and training rattlesnakes, is in Monterey exhibiting his large collec- tion of serpents. He says that he con ducts a regular Kindergarten school for snakes.
 The general public knows very little about rattlesnakes," said pr, Foster. "The rattlesnake is a very cowardly and sluggish creature. A rattler of really orthodox and we'll or dered training will not strike until compelled to. As they are slow in movement. their only way of getting food is by ambushing it. The poison of the snake is as much for the pur- pose of catching it's prey as for protec- tion, because without poison the rattler would die of starvation.
 The rattlesnake is stone deaf. It has not even the rudiments of ears or nerves that indicate that at one time in its history it could hear. It is warned of an approach only by sight and by feeling the vibrations of the earth. When feeding the snakes are blind. They pass about a third of the year in this state. It is when blind that they use their rattlers to warn off enemies. Feeling that something is approaching and conscious of their helplessness to get away, they im- mediately form into coil and begin to whirr their tails, producing the noise which has been dreaded by man. kind since the feud which began be- tween the two races in the Garden of Eden. This whistling of the tail is only bluff. When crowded the snake strikes.
 ''When not blind the rattler never warns. It then merely lies as still as possible, waiting till danger is past When it strikes, whether at its prey or at an object which it fears, it whirrs its rattlers simultaieously.
 Tt is generally known that the eyes of the rattlesnake are fixed. He can- not move them, and must move his head in order to change his scope of vision. The skin over the eye is of one piece with that of its body and Is cast off with 1t when the reptile sheds its skin. When feeding the skin becomes blurred and finally opaque, leaving the snake blind. He feeds in the wild state three time year. In captivity he re- fuses to eat oftener, than once in the year. Everything he eats, including bone, is digested and asslmilated."
 Dr. Foster considers rattlesnakes very interesting pets and handles them in a manner almost caressing. He says that the bite is very annoying, all though he is immune from the poison by virtue of inoculation with a prep aration in which the gall of the rattle snake is used. There Is no such thing as a snake charmer," said Dr. Foster, "venomus reptiles are all bluff, and, when they learn that you are not afraid of them, they no longer try to bite They are the most cowardly of all animals. ."-Monterey (Mex.) Special.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-23
Glce1rse antices.
Dated at New Haven this 18th dav of April A. D. 1906.
 WILLIAM q PAY AnnI,a,.,+

Dated at New Haven this 18th day of April. A. D. 1906.
 WILLIAM c. RAY. Applicant. We, the undersigned, electors and taxpayers, as defined by law, of the Town of New Haven. hereby endoise application of the above named for such license.
 Dated at New Haven this 18th day of April, A. D 1906.
 Francis G. Anthony. Chas. L. Whit ing, Prentice W, Chase, N. P Bishop. James B. Martin. To the Board of County Commissioners
 for New Haven County;
 I hereby apply for q license to sell Spirituous and Intoxicating Liouors. Ale. Lager Beer, Rhine Wine and Cider at 29S East street. Town of New Ha- ven. My place of business is not To- cated within 200 feet in direct line of a Church edifice or Public School house, or the premises pertaining thereto, or any Post Office, Public, Library or Cemetery.
 Dated at New Haven this 18th day of April. A, D. 1906
 MICHAEL ZIFLAK, Applicant. We, the undersigned. electors and taxpayers, as defined by law, of the Town of New Haven. hereby endorse application of the above named for such license.
 Dated at New Haven this 18th day of April, A. D. 1906.
 Teadore Anquillare, Pasquale Corso, T. Corolino, Alfonso Aehnto, Raffaele Gambardelle.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-23

Of course, the Presidents suggestion was merely a case of thinking aloud on his part and no one can be more fully aware than he of the tremendous Instructions, constitutional and legal, that are fortunately in the way of put ting such an idea into operation, An inheritance tax lrives people of wealth into making gifts in their lifetime
 The President has noted this under the New York State law, and so he in- cludes such gifts as of course would be necessary to bring his plan out equita- bly,. But when the arm of the law steps in to prescribe the terms under which man may present house to his daughter, we shall have gone q long distance on the down grade Goad that leads to the socialistic state.-Bos- ton Transcript