Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-08-20
Gold Hill Notes
(By A. e. Kellogg.)


Joseph B. Pankey of Company F
18th U. s. Infantry, a Gold Hill Boy
in writing to his father II T. Pan
key, of this city, said: "Our regi
ment seems to be permanently located
here in China Company + and foul
other companies are garrisoned here
at Teinsen and the balance of tht
regiment are garrisoned at Lilo
chimog. am just out of the hospital
from a severe attack OF dysentery
which is the principal thing we have
to guard against in this climate. >
Joe sent his photograph, taken since
he recovered at the hospital, and he
looks quite thin. The photograph
was taken by a Chinese artist and
compares quite favorably with the
American production. Among other
things Joe wrote was: "Tell all the
boys in Gold Hill who contemplate
going into the service to join the reg
ulars. They are the only thing" Joe
Joined the army early when the first
call was made, and doesn't seem to
know that there are not enough of
the Gold Hill boys left to form a cor
poraps guard. Thirty-two of them
have Joined the colors since Joe's de-
parture.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Buick of
Myrtle Creek stopped over here Tues
day evening to visit with his old-time
friend, Mort Eddings, the veteran
stage driver Of the early sos over the
Siskiyous. They were accompanied
by their daughter, Miss Jennie Buick,
and are travelling by auto. The Bucks
have large stock ranch near Silver
lake in klamath county, where they
are en- route from.
Among the Gold Hill population
employed with the Southern Pacific
tie gang on the Siskiyous are John R.
McReynolds, Frank Carter, Paul
Thompson, Louis McReynolds, Lyle
Olsen, Steve McReynolds, Antoine o.
sen, Jess M. Blackington, Tom West,
Thomas Cook and John Long. The
company is putting in $4,000 new ties
on their Siskiyou mountain divisions.
Mr.. and Mrs. William wybark and
Mrs. John H. McClendon arrived the
first of the week by auto from Love-
lock, New. for an extended visit with
relatives In this city. Mrs. Wybark
is daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Clendon and was born on the old
home place in Sans valley. Mrs. ].
H. McClendon, nee Jessie Belts, is
former resident of this city and
daughter of Mrs. Ogden Snyder Of
this city.
Samuel H. Duffield, the old-time
miner and farm operator Of this dis
trict, left Wednesday evening for an
extended trip north. He recently sold
his interest in the Duffield & Burns
placer mines on Calls creek, and he
said: 81 am now foot loose the first
time in four decades and l am going
on a protracted bum-no, Just any
old place, anywhere the notion strikes
me. I am going to get off at Salem
first and visit the hop yards in that
district I always had hankering
to knew just how the principal indus
tries up north were managed, and I
am going to take them all in the next
two months, when l will return here
and finish up all my business and
spend the winter in southern Cailfor-
mia. Yes, am going to see Charley
and his boy while north. They are
up in Idaho. The boy has grown to
be as tall as his father since he left
here several years ago" Mr.. Duff
field lost his wife last year after
long, lingering illness. He Is past 70
years Of age and very active man
Of that age. He Is the father of Les
lie L. Duffield, formerly of Gold Hill,
and Charles Duffield formerly of this
city and Medford. The Duffields
were formerly engaged in the shoe
business at Medford.
]. T. Hagan, the well+known mine
operator, formerly of Tolo and the
Blackwell district, was in Gold Hill
Wednesday, taking the train for the
north in the evening. He has been
here the past few days in this district
looking after his mining interests
He has large interests here, among
which are the Tolo quartz and placer
mines and the Yellow Jacket group
If quartz mines on the south slope Of
he Blackwell hills. Hes has been
making his headquarters at Tacoma
since he left this district ten years
ago. He has been connected with
Yakima, Wash, interests since quit
ing here.
Ike Coy, the well-known miner OF
his district and who has recently re-
covered from his late illness, left for