Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1920-07-23
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SlLETZ

AA1ihoi, oAlliiH6, oudNt anu
contented; ask him what is up and
he will tell YOU at our home on
July 18th, bouncing ten pound baby
boy was born, mother and baby both
doing well. Mr.. Hamar is one of the
prosperous dairy farmers on the Siletz.
Most the townspeople went to the
woods Sunday to take day of recrea-
tion and pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. W, S. Hall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Robinson, ana daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Larsen, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Trowbridge and Arthur
,Bensell and family motored to what is
known as the A. C. Crawford home
stead Saturday evening and camped
over night. 1t seems they had a fine
lot OF fun around the campfire. They
Illuminated the wild woods with fire
works and told SO many bear stories
that 1t made the hair stand on some
OF their heads and Mrs Trowbridge
got so worked up that she sat up all
night to watch for bear. She saw at
the dark hour of midnight civit cat
prowling around trying to get some
thing to eat. Mrs. T. feeling that
danger was near woke up the camp
and seeing it was only a cat told her
there was no danger Mrs. Trowbridge
was not used to being in the wildwoods
and this was the means of her inia-
tion. Mrs. Trowbridge is a daughter
OF Dr. NJ. F. Clausius who was ply
sician here for thirteen years and died
at his post here some FIVE years ago.
He was a good physician, cool COM
nPtnnt and naGfQ- nf hirr,cnlf to
said OF him that on his dying bed he
counted each beat OF the pulse till he
became unconscious and passed away
Mrs. Trowbridge had never visited
the Agency before. The party fished
and played and strolled and had
good time but being Sunday the fish
did not bite. They had swell din
ner and came home feeling fine after
their day and night of outing. Mr..
and Mrs. Trowbridge are the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Bensell while at ST.
]etz. The Trowbridges live at Seat
tie.
Another party took an outing Sun
day but they went up the Siletz river
instead OF down. This party was COM
prised Of the following families: Mr..
and Mrs. Giles Olin, Mr.. and Mrs. R.
NJ. Parrish and Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
Chandler. This party motored to the
falls on Rock Creek about Twelve
miles from the Agency. This place
is said to be a beautiful camping
ground and fine place to angle for
the speckled trout. A good many fish
are caught here. The falls are about
eight feet high and present a beautiful
appearance as the waters tumble over
the rocks to seek its level below. This |
party had a swell time, a good dinner !
and came home feeling hundred per |
cent better than they did when they |
left home in the morning
Mrs. James Watson and Mrs. Aus
tin Altree left for their home Sunday !
but will stop over at Nortons to visit |
their brother, Mr. Bryant. A slight |
mistake crept into our communication /
last week that should be corrected |
In speaking of Mrs. Watson and Mrs.
Altree visiting their parents it should
have been their brother, Joseph Bry-
ant. These ladies' parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Perman Bryant have been lead
a good many years. Mrs. Watson said
her parents with number of others,
bHc ulCLtlOutu tltl anu
lily, A. j. Porter and family, James
Hamar and family and Charles Nc
Lane settled on the Yaquina riv-r in
the fall and winter of 1865 and that
part Of the reservation was opened
for settlement in 1866 when they took
their homesteads. 1t is useless now
to recount the hardships these pion-
eers went through to open trails, build
roads and establish homes at that
early date and as a result their chill
dren and others enjoy the fruits their
labors brought forth while their par
ents, God bless their memories, have
passed over the "Great Divide" to
solve the mysteries of the Great I'm
known, may they rest in peace. Mrs.
Watson said at that early date the
hills and mountains along Yaquina
river were almost bare Of trees and
vegetation but the bodies of thous-
ands of charred trees stood as silent
sentinels of the great fire that had
passed through the country some years
before-about 1S45. Mrs. Watson said
she could see from their door almost
any morning or evening fifteen or
twenty elk or deer feeding on the hills
undisturbed and often the black bear
would come to their kitchen door
looking for something to eat. But
alas these days have passed away and
so has most of the game and the plain,
honest, brave, hospitable pioneers
have gone the same trail.
The tourist travel to Siletz has
greatly increased this year. The auto
travel to Siletz will average 25 or
80 cars each week
The gardens and grain fields look
better than for many years in the
past.