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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25
GALICE CREEK ITEMS

The Galice Greek Mining Sis,.,
is busy ssction now days and ~
general development of the cam. su'
progressing very rapidly.
Development work on the O-,o,
mine, better known as the 7 i"
Madison property, is Producing I..e
quantities of high grade ore.
The government trail which is bs;,
built down the left bank of RS
River from Galice creek, a distance o.. 70
12 miles to the falls Is much snn,a
oiated improvement. A bridge is non
being built across the river and tb;.
together with the trail opens nm ~
travel country which has hitbs,to
been almost inaccessible.
The Alameda Mining COMPANY :.
building wagon bridge across RoVno
River and are rushing the work o.
rapidly as possible in order to be- ahlo
to haul their smelter materio,
which will arrive in the near future
The "Seve- Thirty" mine at Calico
has begun work on 2OO-foot shaft
The Gilman Bed Rock Mining Co
put their bed rock machine in tba
river for the first time On THURSDAY
the nth at.6 p. m. and from all ipdi.
cations it is a successful enterpriss
f. L. Gilman was in Grants Pass
early in the week after the necessary
machinery to enable actual operations
to begin.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25

and even TO actually think, that his oc-
oasional hits represented his average
shooting.
One of the finest black-tail bucks |
ever shot was killed by lying out In a
rather unusual place. | was hunting
mountain-sheep. in stretch OF very
high and broken country, and ABOUT
midday, crept cautiously up to the
edge Of great gorge, whose sheer
walls went straight down several hun
dred feet. Peeping over the brink OF
the chasm | saw a buck, lying out on
ledge so narrow as to barely hold
him. right on the face of the cllH wall
opposite. some distance below, ana
about seventy yards diagonally across
from me- He lay with his legs halr
stretched out. and his head turned so
as to give me an exact center-shot at
his forehead; the bullet going in be-
tween his eyes, so that his legs hardly
so much as twitched when he received
1t.
It was toilsome and almost dan
gerous work climbing out to where ne
lay; | have never known any other
individual. even of this bold and ad-
venturous species OF deer. to take Its
MONDAY siesta in a place so barren OF
all cover and so difficult of access
even to the most sure-footed climber.
This buck was as fat as prize sheep
and heavier than any other | have
ever killed; while his antlers also
were with two exceptions, the best !
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25

December 81. 1905, the members Of
the Grand Army of the Republic in
good standing numbered 229, ,9SS
December 81, 1907, the members in
good standing numbered 225, ,15,.
showing net loss in membership
during the year 1907 of Ats. During
the year 1907 the loss by death was
1929, being 5467 more than the en-.
tire net loss for the same period,
conclusively demonstrating that dur.
ing the year 1907 there was substau.
tial number added to the roll BY
muster in and reinstatement.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25

circle back to one side and make Its
bed a few yards from its trail. where
1t can. itself unseen. watch any person
tracing 1t up. A man tracking In snow
needs to pay very little heed to the
footprints. which can be followed with
out effort, but requires to keep up the
closest scrutiny over the ground ahead
Of him. and on either side of the
trail.
In the early morning when there is
a heavy dew the footprints will be as
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25
From A to z.

A young man who was on the verge
Of matrimony went to the jeweler and
bought a ring and left instructions that
in 1t be engraved the legend From A
to H." which. being interpreted, meant
from Anthony to Zenobla. To his as
tonishment. on calling for the ring the
next day he found 1t engraved like an
Egyptian obelisk and on closer exam
ination found that the jeweler had put
the whole alphabet. from to Y. on 1t.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25

dts legs hardly so much as ttcitchcd
er. that FOR the time being represented
home TO us.
This was much the best shot | ever
made; and it is just such shot as
any one will occasionally make II he
takes good many chances and fires
often at ranges where the odds are
greatly against his hitting. suppose
had fired a dozen times at animals
four or five hundred yards of. and
now, by the doctrine Of chances, | han
pened to hit; but would have been
very foolish II had thought for a
moment that had learned how to hit
at over four hundred yards. have
yet TO see the hunter who can hit
with any regularity at that distance.
when he has TO judge 1t for himself;
though l have seen plenty who could
make such a long range hit now and
then. And l have noticed that such
hunter. In talking over his expert.
ence' was certain soon to forget the
numerous misses lie made, and to say.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25

kinds Of hunting on
~ horseback and most
~ hunting on horseback Is
done with hounds-tend
IHHagrlSH to bring out the best and
lWtH1ESC5 manifest qualities in the
men who follow them
and they should be encouraged In
every way. Long after the reheman,
as well as the game he hunts, shall
have vanished from the plains, the
cattle country will afford fine sport in
coursIng hares; and both wolves and
deer could be followed and killed with
packs Of properly trained hounds, apd
such sport would be even more excit-
ing than still-hunting with the rife.
It is on the great plains lying west OF
he Missouri that riding to hounds will
IN the end receive its fullest develop
ment as a national pastime,
But at present It Is almost unknown
IN the cattle country; and the ranch
nan who loves sport must try still
hunting-and by still-hunting is meant
pretty much every kind Of chase where
a single man, unaided by dog, and
almost always on foot, outgenerals a
ieer and kills It with the rife. To do
his successfully. unless deer are very
plenty and tame, implies certain
knowledge OF the country, and a good
knowledge Of the habits Of the game.
The hunter must keep sharp lookout
for deer sign; for. though n man soon
,;ets to have a general knowledge Of
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25

tCopyright, 1885, by @. =. Putnam's Sors.
Published under arrangement with @. +
Putnam's Sons. New York and London
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-25

rse Courier. one wear $50
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talked with several Confeds.. and their
works here were about four feet high
with ditch on both sides from which
the sand was taken to form the en-
bankment. At the Clinton road. where
we entered on the Sth of July. the de-
fences, / should say, We're practically
the same.
1t was near here that the slaughter
of the 18th of June occurred. My regi-
meEt vent in advance as sharpshoot-
ers. l fortunately secured position be
hind stump of medium size on some
what higher ground about 100 yards
from and directly in line with sec
ton of the rebel works of perhaps 100
feet in length behind which stood a
line of rebels in plain view from their
waist up. AS | was alone and their
attention drawn in another direction,
took my time TO range the whole line.
After a few shots | should think the
whole. or what was left, turned their
attention TO that particular stump, and
the way they made the bark and dirt
fly was caution. About this time the
18th Conn. came up in line of battle.
AS they passed me one of them, discon-
certed probably by a Struggling volley
that greeted them, dropped down by
my side. As the firing subsidized he
sprang up to go on. when single shot
rang out and he fell down across me,
dead, with bullet hole thru his neck.
If there were heavier works farther
in the rear they were very little in
evidence. Occasionally. during the
first of the siege, a heavy gun back q
ways would put in an appearance, but
it soon came to grief after the boys of
the 21st Cor later 1s) Ind. Battery got
the range with their 3G-pounder Par
rotts.
The men seemed to lose all conf
dence in Banks after a few weeks. To-
wards the last of the siege he made an
address TO the troops near our posi-
ton. Many that listened to him, and
some that did not, made remarks not
complimentary to say the least.
Comrade Cheney, in speaking of the
Sabine Pass disaster. is clearly at
fault. He mentions the capture of two
vessels, the Morning Light and We
locity, both sailing ships, which two
rebel cotton-clad steamers, during 4
calm, ran out. and being enabled to
choose their position, soon captured.
agree with him that Banks was not re-
sponsible for this; as they were block
aders.
The loss I referred to was when
Banks attempted to invade Texas, Sept.
s, 1863, with a force of 5000 or 5000
men fully equipped for campaign. I'M
der the immediate command of Frank
lin. who WAS about on par with his
chief 1t was beaten off with loss of
two gunboats, the Clifton and Sachem,
and upwards OF 800 men by force OF
40 men behind little redoubt.
AS to the Red River fiasco. ] was
| enjoying rebel hospitality near Shreve-
port at that time and was rushed back
| to Camp Ford for fear of possibility
of our capture. Now, Comrade
Cheney, I have given my opinion and
/ think of a great many others who
served under him, and If there is any
thing more you would like to hear.
just jump on the V. G. r. r., get off at
Palmer, Mass, and inquire for me
S. H. Wright, 18th n. Y, Palmer Mass.
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BANKS At PORT HUDSON.
The Men Lost All Confidence in Their
General.

Editor National Tribune: In your is
sue OF Jan. % Comrade Cheney, of
the ist VT. Battery, takes exceptions to
quaintance with the General began
when he superseded Butler in the Gulf
Department ComraGe Cheney says
Ranks's operations from Berwick City
To Port Hudson were without single
repu!se. True enough. If | remember
rightly we met the enemy but once, at
Bisland. soon after leaving Brashear
City, when Dick Taylor held us in
check all day and might have indefi-
nitely only that a force under Grover
by the way of Irish Bend, was likely
TO cut off his retreat, so he left in the
night and was miles away before we
knew IT, At Franklin there was a
slight szirmish. The Queen of the
West, a captured gunboat of ours, gave
us shot or two before being blown up
by the rebels to prevent recapture, as
the Clifton WAS following us closely
and that was all worth mention until
we reached Port Hudson, May 81.
Comrade Cheney says Ranks found
there the strongest artificial defence on
this continent If that was so, then my
recollection must be greatly at fault,
as my acquaintance of the socalled i'm
pregnable works extended over a mile
OF the seven and in no pac6@was it so
strong but man gould easily step over
it. Ny regiment, the 18th X. Y, sew
eral OF whom claimed to have been the
/ first day on the rebel brcastworks, held
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES John Fritz, of
our company, paid visit to Washing
ton to exchange clothing drawn by
me which was too small. Returning to
camp we called. by' the way, on the
President at the White House. We
were ushered into the Blue Room by a
colored attendant When the Presi-
dent arose from his chair where he
had been writing he at once recalled
the former meeting and gave us a
friendly welcome to the White House.
He showed US the spacious building
and presented us TO the invited guests
of the day. On being invited TO dine,
| lost courage. and. made up my mind
to decline. Mr.. Lincoln insisted. and
said: Il Will give you seat on my
right as my particular guest
/ confessed that II was afraid and
ashamed to s1tSwitfr such elegantly
dressed compans-ssin my shabby
clothes" when the President charac-
teristically replied: TITS not the cloth
ing that makes the man. my son; it's
the heart. | think more of a man dress
ed in blue, for love of his country, than
these gay visitors whose chief business
in these trying times is simply to dress
for receptions" |. however, declined,
stating that ] would enjoy my bean
soup and bareback better than the re-
-ception dinner The President took
both my hands in his and gave me a
parting blessing and dismissed me,
saying: IF you should lie around
Washington in the future, call again.
IL was always my great regret in
after life that | did not dine with the
President, as kindly by him requested
-Mahlen Shaaber, Chaplain, Post 16,
Reading, Pa.
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The Sixth Corps Mt narye. flights.

Editor National Tribune: / am read
ing your account of the battle of Fred
ericksburg, and ii has become very in
teresting, as 1 was one of the boys who
were there. being non commissioned
officer Of Co. K, 102d>Pa,, First Brigade,
Second Division, Sixth Corps. Before
daylight on the morning of May We
crossed the river moved slowly thru the
town until, arriving at n deep cut on
the railroad, the sd n. Y. and 1920 Pa.
were ordered to advance in line OF bat
tie and find the enemy. So at trail
arms before the break of day we moved
up the hill, driving in their pickets. Ar
irving close to the first line of rifle pits,
we found the Johnnies, and, say, but
they did give us a fiery reception. We
obliqued to the right, and fell back to
bench near the railroad, held that
until a battery was putin position. then
supported the battery guldil the grand
charge up the hill att a trail-arnS over
all their rifle pits. When we arrived
on tne@tep of the hin we returned the
compliment they had given US in the
morning: we had them going like a lot
of wild steers. But in few days they
got us in an awfully tight snap. The
1920 was placed on picket. One-half
went on the skirmish line; the other
part of the regiment vas reserve. and
they were made prisoners, The skir-
mishers got over the river with a hard
struggle, some having ito sSwim. That
charge of the Sixth Corps on that beau
tiful Sunday. May 8, was magnificent
six lines of battle reserying the proper
distance apart. and as the wounded and
killed would fall the bays would close
the vacancies, moving on to victory.
and ii was a victory for the Sixth Corps
that day.. j. McGrath, 626 PEBBLE
St, Williamsburg, Pa.
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nK;A q Z5e 9

By SONORA SARA.

froth, add two tablespoonfuls sugar and
beat again
EG-vor with a few drops lemon juice
sprea' over the pie lightly and return
to the oven, which should be very slow.
Bake until the meringue is pulled and
delicate golden brown.
This recipe for cream of tomato
soup is fine:
Put to boil in a porcelain-iined kettle
one quart can tomatoes. or the equiya-
lent in fresh tomatoes. peeled and
sliced. Add a tablespoonful salt, bay
| leaf and white pepper to season. Cook
until soft. and strain. Put into a small
saucepan a tablespoonful butter. and
when hot turn in "a tablespoonful
minced onion and tablespoonful coFn-
starch. Stir until mixed. then add
little of the hot tomato juice and stir
until smooth and thickened. Add this
to the kettle of tomato. stir in well.
cook 10 minutes. then add quart of
milk heated just to the boiling point.
If the tomato is very acid. stir in a salt
spoonful soda before adding the milk.
Season with more salt and pepper. il
necessary, and serve at once with crou-
tons
To make an excellent tomato salad.
cut five round tomatoes of uniform size
in halves. Scoop out the pulp without
breaking the skins. To half cupful of
cold diced tongue add the tomato pulp
and juice. One-fourth saltspoonful salt.
enough to cover the tip of the spoon
of cayenne, teaspoonful olive oil and
juice or half a lemon. Fill the tomato
skins and set on ice. Serve on crisp
lettuce leaves.
Here is an odd but excellent ham
and veal dish:
Purchase two veal outlets to each one
slice of ham; on one place a slice of
ham; cover with the second outlet.
Place in roasting pan and cook until
tender in an oven. hot at first. to scar
the meat, but lowered to moderate heat.
The gravy will be delicious.
Strawberry and rice pudding is good.
Boil one-fourth cup of rice till thOroly
ricer. and into one cup of this rice stir
one cup of strawberry juice. Whip one
half pint of heavy cream. Dissolve a
tablespoonful of gelatin over the steam
of the kettle, and add. with one-half
cup of sugar and the well-beaten white
of three eggs. to the rice and berry
Juice Stir in the whipped cream and
pour into a wetted mold and put on
ice for at least six hours before serv-
ing. Serve as it is or turn on platter
and heap fresh Strawberries around it
and serve with or without cream
Did you ever try sweet omelet?
Freak the yolks of five eggs upon q
chilled dish and whip smooth. adding.
as you do this, a spoonful at Il time,
half cup of powdered sugar. In an
other dish whip the whites to n stiff
meringue. Add a tablespoonful of rich
cream TO the yoll<s, mix with the whites
and pour into buttered bakedish-
Set at once into quick oven and
bake. When set. sift white powdered
sugar upon it thru the half-open door
of the oven, closing it again quickly
Leave it in two minutes longer and
serve Immediately.
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the most advanced position of any COM
mand en- the line, in consideration OF
which we were the first to enter, pre-
ceded only by LOCO men designated the
forlern hope. Our position was in an
angle of the rebel works, extending
from one to $50 yards on each side of
the angle. Immediately in front of us
the ground rose 10 or 20 feet, at the
top of which We're the enemy'S works,
consisting of bank of dirt four or
five feet high, on top of which was
placed q small log with notches cut in
it at intervals of a few feet. Another
log was placed on top of this and
sand thrown over all. leaving holes
large enough TO shoot thru, the whole
being about six feet high This eX-
tended 100 feet. perhaps, and was the
only construction of the kind that |
saw. All the rest was the same mi
nus the log. At first the shooting
from these loopholes bothered us con-
siderably. but we soon made a rifle pit
in front of them and discovered that
when the sun was in the right position
we could see when any one approach
ed the holes by the light being OBJ
scured. when it became a target for
our rifles. From practice we soon got
the exact range and could center the
hole every time. In Greeley'S Ameri-
can Conflict mention is made of many
of the prisoners in the hospital being
wounded in the head. I imagine some
of them didn't have to be taken there.
AT the left of the angle the ground fell
away down to about our level, then rose
again to the next angle. when it re-
ceded from us. Near this place on the
morning of the capitulation, L met and
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Tie Authorship of "Tcnting Tonight or
ti,e cid Camp Ground"

Editor National Tribune: In your issue
of March u, 1908, is a short article
from Mrs. l.. L. Brown. Goffstown, n.
H., which states that the author of the
famous poem, 'Tenting Tonight on
the Old Campground," is Walter Kit
tredge, of Reeds Ferry. N H.. who is
now about 10 years of age and still
writing poetry. In your issue of May
IA, 1908, Mr.. n. Barnes, of the 140th
Ohio. states that the author of the poem
was a soldier of the 26th Ohio named
McKittrick, who wrote il on the even
ing following the battle of Cedar Creek,
and that it was the next day set TO mu-
sic by some one of the 34th Mass band.
Both of these statements cannot be cor
rect, but the former is, | think, very
probably true. At the National En-
eampment of 1892 in Washington the
author of '"Tenting Tonight was here
selling his poem. which was printed in
book form, on fine paper, set to music
and beautifully illustrated. / talked
with him, and bought a copy for my.
daughter, and my friend, Capt NJ E.
Robinson, now deceased, of Co. c. 5th
Me, also bought a copy. Both of these
he made autograph copies, inscribing
his name in bold characters Walter
KittreGge." The author was a New
England man. and would now be about
20 years of age. The authorship of the
most famous. pathetic poem ana song
of the war should not remain in doubt,
and, like the poem. Laugh and the
World Laughs With YOU" be claimed
by several persons. A letter addressed
to Walter kittredge, Reeds Ferry, n.
H., or to Mrs. l.. +. Brown. Goffstown.
n. H., would solve the doubt as to
authorship. j. Purman. 140th Pa,
5000 18th St northwest, Washington
ID. C.
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At ChnnccIIorsyIIIe.

Frederick S. White. 32I Park Ave,
Swarthmore, Pa, has been much inter
csted in the history Of the battle OF
Charlottesville, which has the most
satisfactory account he has ever read
The maps were especially good He
thinks that a man of his company "a.
10th n. " was the first one killed
and he had a prese1tLnGnt that this
would be so. At that time, Comrade
White was q non-combataDt, and had
no business in the Ire, bat followed
his regiment He-wass Very much~sur-
prised, as were all of his comrades, at
the order to retreat. On Saturday,
about p. m, he was near,the fork of
the roads leading to the United States
and Ely Fords, Within half an hour
the fugitvcs from the Eleventh Corps
began coming back, but al equal num-
Der of men wearing the red diamond
were pressing forward to the front on
the east side of. the road. He does
not think that this was mentioned in
any account, the Third Corps is usually
placed near the right of the line.
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Addresses Wanted.

j. A. Postlethwait. Bonanza, Ark.
would like to have address OF and new.
concerning his father. j. +. NJ. Pos.
tlethwait, who served in the Union
army in the war against the rebellion.
Cyril Gonthier. 9171s Mcmillan St
Cincinnati. o., Co. E, 10th n. Y, wants
to hear from former comrades
James +. O'Connor. 427 w. 3tth ST
n. Y, wants to hear from any person
who remembers either Michael McCar-
thy Cor mccarthy or a young ma.
named Kirby, who served aboard tn.
Niagara in 1864 or 1868.
DIR. ]. j. Thomas, 122 Wood st.
Youngstown, o.. whose father was
Chaplain of the 18th Pa. and of 155th
Pa, desires address of Secretary of each
of those Regimental Associations.
The addresses of members of Co. II
9Th Pa. Cav. by Jonas b. Alexander
Freeland. Mich.
The addresses of members of Co. A.
125th n. Y, by E. \. Baldwin, Clifty
Ark
The address of Abe Grover, who
served in Co. c. 18th Pa. Address John
Paving, Z. 2, Luck, Wis.
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The Missouri Militia.

In response to an inquiry from the
editor of The National Tribune as to
the status of the legislation for the
benefit of the members of the Missouri
militia, Senator Warner writes:
"A number of bills for the purpose
mentioned have been introduced at
the .present session OF Congress. but no
action has been had upon any of them.
During the 59th Congress the House
Committee, yon Invalid Pensions had
this subject under consideration but
made no.report. The bills introduced
at the present session are still pending,
and appreciating as | do the value of
the services which the Missouri troops
rendered to the Government in the
civil war, / shall do what 1 can to-
ward obtaining favorable action upon
the bill which ! introduced for the re-
lief of these troops. or for any other
bill which has this purpose in view. 30
doubt they are justly entitled to this
consideration at the hands of the Gov
eminent. and it is my earnest desire
to render them every possible assist
ance to this end"