Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-08-13

: ing sixteen of them.
We camped for the night one and
one-half miles below town on the
creek. Lewis Knapp, proprietor of
the hotel, and barn, supplied us
with hay, and beef. This is a small
place on the coast, which had bad
fire in 1868. burning part of the city,
and nearly all of the timber. Then
we drove to the grange hall on Half
Way creek, halfway to Gold Beach
or Wedderburn. This town is
owned, or most of It, by ex-senator
Hume, and is situated on the north
side of Rogue river just above Gold
Beach. The ferry is four miles
above these towns, where we crossed,
and camped all night. We met ]. f.
Taylor, and family who had re-
turned from hunt five miles from
Alder Springs. They had fine sup
lply of venison, having killed, and
dried 20 which they brought with
them. We then drove to Gold
Beach, stopped at the hotel, post
office, court house, feed stable. etc,
to enquire about roads, etc. If this
country was developed there would
be found lots of gold, lead, iron
and coal.
From there we drove on over the
hills, and along the back of the big
hills. This gave us a view of the
ocean that was simply grand, we
saw the fishing smacks out fishing;
six of them would land their catch
at y. IN. Mt the Wedderburn can
merry. We crossed the mountains,
and camped for dinner at p. m,
then we drove south to Pistol
river. Crossed It., and camped on
the south side. Then we COM
menced to climb the mountains the
next morning. Eight miles over
them the roads are smooth, and nice
except up, and down the steep hills,
and there are some pretty steep
mountains between each point on the
coast. We are driving from % to
80 miles each day. Hay, and grain
Is high along the coast.
This is a great sheep country.
Isom Walker is gathering up a fine
lot here. and taking them back to
Myrtle Point, and Oakland. The
place we are stopping at has 100
head that have just been sheared;
the wool will bring $4,000. Mr..
Walker has punched up to take out
about 4.400 head at about 81 head.
The land is only good for grazing.
except small patches for hay, and
these are scarce.
From this point we went up 1000
feet, travelled along the ridge or
backbone most all day. At 4 p. m.
we started down the mountains, the
steepest that we have had so far un-
It'll we come to Chetco river, where
I'VE forded, finding low tide. Then
we drove down on the south side.
land camped on one of Albert Cool
ages. of Silverton, tracts of land,
(where his son was killed some
years ago from smbush). The store
which Al Coolridge of Silverton used
To run Is empty. and the old town is
almost deserted and very dilapi-
dated. The postoffce is known as
Harbor.
Chetco valley proper is the finest
valley we have seen on the coast. It
Is one mile wide by four miles long,
and has some excellent dairy farms.
One run by Alfred Jackson of so
cows. and one by Pelrola Bros, OF
so cows. The first place is owned
by McEvoy Bros, and the second
place by Fred Blake. Al Cody owns
q fine ranch, and some fine stock, |
which is rented to Jean Berzzhe
who also milks so cows. They sell |
their butter TO the San Francisco !
market at 2Sc net. This is the |
only farming land we have seen to |
speak of since we left Myrtle Point. |
We are now camped three miles up |
the Winchuck river with Mr.. Ben
jamin G.. Adams. who is running a
dairy; this is a rough stream.
Tomorrow we get over the state !
line into California. and will soon be |
in the big red wood belt of timber.
This afternoon. August 7th, is the |
first rain We have seen on our trip. !
A general rain OF one day. and night.
The Winehuek valley has some
fine farms. or rather dairy ranches.
Most OF them are small. We crossed
over the state line into California