Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1919-01-10
SiLETZ

SIL- !
Jay Dunn, the new County Commits
sioner, was over during the week to
look after the county machinery scat
tered along the roads, with a view of
having it taken care of. He also looked
over the donkey Sngine that belongs
to the county and is setting out in the
woods, which will be used next sum
mer to take gravel out Of the Sltez
river to make roads with and to repair
roads already built. 1t seems an easy
matter to keep the roads up by repair
ing them every year and the gravel is
roads with in this part Of the county.
the best material we have to build
The road from Millers logging camp
to Klamath grade is the best piece Of
road in the county. 1t is built with
river gravel. There is enough gravel
between the steel bridge and the old
ford to complete the road to Toledo
and build much of the road to the
Upper Farm. This gravel is easily OBJ
tanned. The water in summer is low
and the banks OF the river not steep
so 1t can be easily hauled by the way
of the bridge and there would be no hill
TO climb and thus very easy way to
get the gravel on the, road The county
has rock crusher and this road build
ing could 90 right along. The tax
payers don't complain when their
money is properly end economically
used. This, Ibeiieve, is the purpose Of
Mr. Dunn ~ his associates, to build
.roSds. The road from here to Toledo
could be mad r2ssable for autos win
ter as well as GUNNER with minimum
outlay OF money. 1t is hoped next
year will witness great progress in the
construction of roads in Lincoln county
Plank roads are only makeshifts at
best and it is not wise to waste money
on them.
Lieutenant Phillips and Miss Eva
Cook visited Siletz Monday and spent
some time strolling over the grount
where once some 5000 Indians com
posing twenty different tribes. met 4
discuss the right and wrong OF tn
Great Father at Washington. takin
thom by force from their native Ian
and from the graves of their father
and placing them upon a reservatio
where the confinement and change G
fare caused many Of their people I
die. II was more interesting then tina
now to see these great warriors an
to hear such orators as George Harne.
Tyee, Joe, De Poe Charlie, Chief Josl
ua. Oneatta Tyee Jim. Tyee Georg,
and old Chief Jessie and others max
speeches before inspectors and go
eminent officials portraying the wrong
done them by the white man. Thes
speeches were interesting and ell,
quent. Harney was a natural oratc
and his use Of the jargon was perfec
Could these speeches have been wri
ten out as delivered they would con
pare favorable with such orators {
Black Hawk, Logan, Pe-pe-mox-mo
and other great Indian orators. b,
these great warriors with most OF the
people have passed over to the "happ
hunting ground" where the Indian b
lieves they will be happy in the pr
sence of the Great Spirit in compar
with their friends who have gone
fore, where the white man will n
Li .urb them, where the hills are mo-
beautiful, where the flowers are mo
fragrant and where the rivers abour
with fish. the valleys and hills wi
game and the beaver will build daT
undisturbed, where there will be i
tears shed over departed friends, Al
where the cold, icy, hand OF tea
will never be felt. This is the ;ndiai
dream and who knows but what II m
be true?
The flu made its appearance nt
during the holidays. 1t spread fri
two dances with crowded and heat
rooms and Christmas tree he'd
the Upper Farm. The school ho'
was crowded and the room was m'
h.t likt G. "sweat-house" and when
closed late at night in the cold fro
air and in less than three days res
every one OF tho group came dc
with the flu and is was the same
tho dances. wo now have not
than a hundred cases on the rose
ton but because of the care taken
keeping indoors and mild but e'
ent treatment tho mortality has /
\ very light only two children ha'
died from the effects Of the disc