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0 (Pa , 0 ' - Journal. i Crook County vol. vir. PEINE VI LIE, CHOOK COUNTY, OEEGON, APEIL 16, 1903. NO. 18 THE KING OF TREES Taken From The Ore- gonian. Is The Giant Redwood, Tb Bureau of Forestry Is Work ing on The Problem of Row . to Prevent It Deatruotlon, What li to be dun (or the red woods of the Pacific Count is a question tlmt liiti not only agitatod the lumbermen of California and Oregon, but in of sentimental con cern to tho wholii nation. The redwood forests ur, in xint of merchantable yield, probably tho densest on earth, many stands yielding 150,000 hoard foot board foot to tlie aero; and redwood lug ging represents tliu higheHt do-j velopiiiont of the lumbering busi ness tlmt has ever been attained on trie I'ncinc toast, mo total sup ply of redwood in estimated to be 76,OO0,0(XI,(XX) feet. Tlie amount cut in 1IMX) was 300,000,000 feet, with value of 93.C40.0O8. Al though only one-tenth of the (or ests of the United State l owned by lumbermen, according the lost census, one-fifth of the redwood is in their hands, and the elands they own are the handsomest and most valuable in tho redwood belt. Ever since the Spaniards begun lo cut redwood along Sun Franciit co Ray, tho range of iU growth lias lven diminishing; in now occu pies an area o( about 2000 Bquarc wiles. During the liut 60 years several hundred thousand acre of timber have been cut over, and the good lands put into cultivation or turned into pasture. As year bv year the redwood forest have dwindled, it has come to be pretty i generally believed that the tree 1- doomed to extinction. This popular idea that the red wood has no chance of survivalis not well founded. The studies of the Rercau of Forestry have proved that possibilities of a new growth of redwood utter the old trees have been removed are excellent. Given half chance, the redwood repro-1 iluces itself by sprouts with nslon ishing vigor. Measurements taken by tho bureau on cut-over land show that in 30 years, in a fair soil and a dense stand, trees will be grown 10 inches in diameter, 80 feet high, yielding 2000 feot board measure to tho acre. With tho knowledge that the redwood as a tye need not become extinct, it is possible to consider j among the mountains. Western tho impending fato of the giant exposures receive most of the mist redwoods in the old forests with a they carry, except those higher more cheerful mind. Occasional' ridges itboveX their reach, which parks and recreation (-'rounds, jAipport, in consequence, only a such as the Dig Hash) Redwood scattered growth of redwood. Park of the Santa Cruz Mountains, may preserve small areas of virgin redwood lands; hut the richest, the; densest, the most beautiful of the j he "flinty1' limber occurs on the forests are owned by IiiiuIk mien, 'dope. Hut this rule does not al and will inevitably bu cut. The V,..1VH hold good. All sorts of un trees represent invested cnpititl; : expuctuil and unaccountable (lif tboy uro merchantable and wilj f, re noes in the quality of the tim yiold u profit now, small as it !s. her occur. "A soft,, fine-grained Besides, in tho virgin stands most irvv will be found close beside one of them are past maturity, and tho I -flinty" and less valuable. Even growth put on Is inconsiderable, j )1U practical logger is never sure Every consideration, then, induces j until he cutB it what kind of luni the redwood lumberman, reason-1 her a redwood will yield. The ing from his standpoint, to cut his ; trt.e'g vitality is so great, i,t endures trees. j so many vicissitudes and Buffers The redwood of California be- rom so many accidents in the longs to a genus of which the big tree 18 tho only other species now ,1 alive. Both uro ullied to the uv press, and their lumber is often called by the same name, but thev are botunically distinct iiom each ...l,. ti..... '.i .,,,. .,.,,.! the same situations. The big tree occurs in scattered bodies on the west slopes of the Sierra Novudii,' while the redwood forms dense tor- ests on tho west slopes of the Coast Range. Tlie redwood in popularly thought to occupy a iitrip of coun try ten to 80 miles wide, (rorn the Oregon line to tho flay of Mon terey; hut these boundaries do not cover iln actual distribution. Two thousand acres of redwood, in two Hcparato groups, are growing in Oregon along the Chetco River, South of the Chetco a continuous redwood belt begins. By way of the river valloya and lowland) it increase its width from ten mile at Del Norte County to 18 or 20 miles and keens on unbroken to southern Humboldt County. Hero, for about a township, it thins out, hut becomes dense again six miles north of the Mendocino line, and after entering that county widens to '85 miles, its greatest width The redwood bolt ends in Mendo cino County, but isolated forests o( tho species are growing in shelter ed spots as far siUth as Salmon Creek Canyon in the Santa Lucia Mountains, Monterey County, 12 mile south of Puntu Gordo and 500 miles from the northern limit of I he trees along the Chetco River. The redwood grows to a greater height than any other American tree, but in girth and in ago it is exceeded by the big tree of the Sierras. On the slopes 225 feet is about Its maximum height and 10 feet its greatest diameter, while on the flats, under better conditions. it grows to be 350 feet high with a diuroutcr of 20 feet, Most of the redwood cut is from 400 to 800 years old. After the tree bag pass lie age of 5w years it usu- ally !i' ;;i is to die down from the top Hi' I fall off in growth. The o'liost I'd., iKitl found duriiie l ie Bureau' 'i vestigalinn hud begun life 1 ,'!".'! v ears ago. The burk of the tree offers such a remarkable resistance to fire that incept under great heat it is not combustible. It is of redtlish-gray color, fibrous in texture, and gives to full-grown redwoods a fluted ap eiir.ince. Moisture available for the ro.'tf is the first need of tlie redwood, as any hilly tract of forest will show. Wherever a small gully, or bench, or basin 1b so placed as to receive an uncom- mon amount of seepage, or when ever n creek flows by, there the ta'es are sure to be largest. While moisture of the soil affect the do velopmcnt of the redwood, niois turo of the atmosphere regulates its distribution. The limits of the sea fogs are just about tho limits of the tree. , The fogs, unless scattered by winds, flow inland The wood of tho redwood varies greatly. . The softest and best trcus usually crow in the bottoms, 'centuries of its existence, that the ,,,:lin (,f its wood 'becomes uneven in proportion as ifs life has been eventful. The wood fibres formed under different rates of growth sometimes get tip creat that when tin a tension so great that when lue log is snweu the wood 6plits with u loud re port. Redwood nnsw'sscs nnnlities which fit it for many us- s. In color it shades from light cherry to THE COUNTY NEWS. Our Correspondent! Are Punctual. News From All Quarters The Journal Baa the Bet Oorree- spondents Of Any Paper ! Interior Oregon. " " "'ti Last Sunday at 6 a. m. the mur cury stood 14 above rero. ' ' Clyde Hon and Joe Hawklnt were in Prinoville last Friday and Saturday on business. A. C. Kiiigbten and, wife and James Dyer and wife were visitors at J. J. Pierson's home last Sun day. Grandma Hawkins has been sick in bed tho past week with la grippe. Clyde Hon and wife and Mrs. Ida Hon were visitors at James Zovolya home last Sunday. Mrs. Bonnet of Prinoville is cooking for B. F. Ahalt, the Howard merchant. William Hogg is working at Hawkins' saw mill. Uncle Dave Elliott is at present' down at his brother Jims near Prinovillo. ' . , Lizzie Hawkins and Mabel j O'Kolly wore visitors at John Hogg's home last Sunday. Phof. Bill Banks. Ashwood Gleanings. From the PriMjwctor. The Hamilton Hotel under the management cf A. B. Estcnbenet is proving very satisfactory to the traveling public. Granville Poindsxter moved ihe household goods of his sister, Mrs. Ziduna Kennedy, to Prineville on the first. Mrs. Kennedy will re side ut the county seat in the future. Sam Carmichael returned the last of the week to his old haunts in this camp, after a three months absence. He has been visiting in Eastern Oregon and Eastern Wash ington. Charles L. Freer returned from Antelope last Friday. We under stand that the Morning Star Com pany will begin cross cutting from the bottom of their shaft, within a few days. James T. Robinson njul his son Roy left here on the first for Hay stack, where Mr. Robinson is pre paring to take tip his residence. Ho has a vuluablo ranch there, , . -,.... r.,M mm ua rwu u gt,no ututi cvi of whiskers, will be a full-fledged farmer. The voting people of the camp gathered at the home of Milo Wood on the evening of the first, and enjoyed a very pleasant 'April Fool Dance." From all re ports of the dance, those who fail ed to attend were the ones that were fooled. A large amount of Prineville capital has gone into the "Dixie Meadow" property near frame, City, which property is being pro-: moted by Dr. Belknap. From all ! accounts of the proiiertv it is a , fine one, and the investors will j doubtless realize nicely on their investments, but Crook County people have promising property inwle the boundaries of their own county which is only netding a little capital to make it as valu able as that of any other section of the state. It is only another il- lustration' of the oft-referred to fact that when it comes to mining ventures, jieople prefer spending their money on some projierty away from home. So far very lit tle Prinevillo money has found its way in to this camp, although it offers one of the most promising fields in the Northwest for profit able mining investments. Walter arras. In reply to one of William J. Bryan's editorials, Henry Watter son says: "Mr. Bryan, we fear, will never quite get over 1896. More'sthe pity, becouse if he could there might ultimately be the making of a groat man in him. It is a sad thing to see a talented young fel low of three and forty already soured and embittered, though in Mr. Bryan's case there is no reason why he should be. The presiden tial orbit into which, taking him by the nape of the neck and seat of his breeches, the fairv God mother flung him heels over head in 1896, found him obscure and it has left him rich and famous. "Free silver is as dead as Judas. So are some other articles of Mr. Bryan's catechism. There is no more rhyme or reason for repeat ing that catechism in 1904 than for substituting in room of it the dem ocratic platform of 1864 and 1868 or 1880, on which' the party marched to defeat, and not one half ns much as for reaffirming the platform of 1892, on which it marched to victory." Aonlher SberpaholiBf Fpi.oSr. It is reported that another sheep shooting scrape has occurred in our county mid this time the victim is Ed Vt'skelicld, of Post who lost about 150 sheep in this manner. We believe one of the lesolutinus drafted at the lust stockmen's meeting provi ed for a committee to confer with the sheep men on tlie range question. Couldn't tit is be done and these shooting sc:apes avoided. All should hme equal rights, tnd points in their favor, or disfavor should be weighed and considered and an amicable agree ment reached. Ruthless shooting of stock of any kind is neither humane nor just, and could it possibly be avoided, it should not be dune. ".nittiiia iivu " The "Manila Itch" which tarn U given to nntny light cases of stun 1 1 -hix is not a contagious disease, nor is it a disease found in the teipe-ate rone. It was vulgarly culled "Dube Itch" by the American soldiers and was caused by a minute germ with which the Philippine waters were in fested. As water was never heated in the inlands for washing purposes, the germ was vory naturally transferred to the clothes of the soldiers in the washing process. The perm would nisi muse us appearance wnere ne clothes dime In closest eontsct with the bodv,and would assume the form of an ordinary ringworm. The only symptom accompanying the eruption would bo au intense itching, an' when satisfied by tile slmrp tinker nails of the soldiers the feelini; pro duced coulu be called a most "divine." Scnitching however spread thedis-jnl ease and it whs no uncommon sight to see su iitlllicted one covered from head to foot with the sc;ily eruptions. K.'ver or other disorders never accont ptinied the "Dohe Itch" and tho nf let'tion was purely a local cutaneous llll0i m should imver be confounded in ,oiy wy with the skin eruptions of this climate, - - Wood Hutchison favored i -ood audience at the court houe or Tuesday evening with a talk on "cor. tnious diseases and fnniliiry n-i;iil.c tions. 1'. is talk was instructive aw: ' interest!:'!; and wrs thoroughly ap prevUatM by nil. Iurinir his speech ho Wiis heartily nppl.iu.hu ;iml lit its the audience. NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD Items of Interest Gath ered Here and There Some Stolen, Others Not Oulllngi From Our Exoharmee News Note of the Week Timely Topic. It is significant of President Roosevelt's magnetism that no one was more cordial and enthusiastic in the' President's Chicago recep tion than Carter H. Harrison, the democratic mayor. At the Brownsville city election held on April 7th, the anti-saloon ticket was elected in full, with the exception of one councilman who tied. The majority given was 15 in a total of about 200 votes. Miss Cross of Illinois crossed the Pacific to marry her fiance who had preceded her to Manila. When she arrived he jilted her but she married another man and for his sake let us hope she will be cross no more. Senator Warren of Wyoming says that the cattle men of his sec tion are now getting from $50 to $90 per head for steers whereas they had to accept from $20 to $35 per head under the Wilson tariff bill. Needless to say they see no occasion for revising the Dingley bill. Hon. Tom Johnson of Ohio de sires that it be distinctly under stood that he was not the man who tried to run his automobile up the steps and into the national Capital. It is the Capitol at Columbus into which the Hon. Tom is trying to force his way. According to many prominent democratic statesmen, William Jennings Bryan will continue to exerciso his influence in demo cratic councils. We do not doubt it but in view of that fact the peo ple will protest against "demo cratic councils" becoming the councils of the nation. A single page in a single issue of the Century taken for advertising costs $500, Harper's, $490, other magazines, $150 to $350. "A year ly advertisement in one column in the Chicago Tribune costs $28,550 for the lowest and $36,000 for the highest rate. The New York World costs $46,200 for the lowest and $59,000 for the highest priced column. Some local business men hesitate to risk $2 a month to tell of their wares. Astorian. A little yellow flag in front of the residence of O. Kinorslev last jrnuay uuemuoii t.iuscu no liure p t, sensation thnvagout the neighbor hood, and it was soon noised about that the victim was Mr. Kinev!v himself, who had been exposed to smallpox at the Shuiiiko hotel at tlie time tho stranger was brought there with it. . After making sever- pl.ices ill the interest of the firm he represents he returned to Con don and feeling ill determined to start for homo and reached lu re on No. 1 Friday afternoon i, IJpon sending for a physician he was at once notified that he hud smallpox and a quarantine was instituted. The two older hoys having been away from home when thi ir father reached there, arennl included ii: the quarantine tvhirh has claimed Mrs. Kinersly and little Wilson us its vii;tnn. The ca-eis said to be a i light onn; but it is-to !,e ir.rotti-i! 1 1 hat Mr.' K'rersh- c":d no; res.-'n 'wlicij hc vviuS ;t no doubt -w-iny !b:-:ue his f.iuilv Lave t':u:-- Um exp-ei). I nemo smallpox Ih Uealltjr. In last week's Journal we made ihe statement that "there was no smallpox in our city. This state ment was made upon the diagnosis of our physicians who were unani mous in the belief that it was not the dread disease. However, every possible precaution was taken and matters were handled in the best manner possible ' un til Monday, when Dr. Hutchi son of Portland, a member of the state board of health and a recognized authority arrived in our city. He immediately went to work and visited all reported cases. He finds them, six in number, to be identical in general characteristics with that of Vasbinder the timber seeker, who died at Shaniko and who scattered the disease germs in our city. Three of these cases he finds to be in a very severe form while three have had the benefit of vaccine and are suffering from a much milder form. On the even- ing after his arrival, the city coun cil and county judge met at Dr. Rosenberg's oTice in private ses sion, after which a public meeting was held at the council room with a good attendance of the business men present. Dr. Hutchison first favored the meeting with a brief, concise des- ciiption of the cases in our city, their origin, the character of the disease, and the means to be pur sued to stamp it out. He fully ex- jr.erates every one in the matter of handling the disease and stated that the form was entirely differ ent from any thing ever before known in the United States. That all medical treatise in our schools were npon a disease entirely differ ent from this forin and that this some niistate had been made in nearly every locality, where this . form of smalliiox had made its ap pearance. He said that it had been brought to this country by Cuban refugees and not from the Philippines as is so often stated. He paid a tribute to our local doctors and the authorities, and suggested means necessary in stamping out the disease. In the course of his remarks he stated that vigor made no difference with the severity of tlie form of smallpox, and that medical sciencn knew of no cure. The only thing tlmtcould be done he said was towards partially alleviating the suffering of the pa tient until the disease li.-id run its course. Upon his recommenda tion tlie authorities commenced Wednesday a general vacci nation, and they propose to thoroughly vaccinate every indi vidual who has not done so within the past six months. The council and citizens discussed all phases of the situation and ei.'iy" effort is be ing m:kie to stamp out the disease. While the situation is serious there is no occasion for a panic, all dant.'r of exposure being past. Ten days more will determine the extent of the spread of the descase, and it is the earnest hope of all that the precautions that have been taken will prove suilicient and that business conditions and ease of mind may he quickly restored in our fair little city. In the meantime let us all lend every effort toward aiding the au- ' thorities. If you have children see that they are vaccinated. If your hick yard needs cleaning get to work at it, ufo disinfectants liberally and don't lie a laggard in any sense of the word. Without vour co-operation the doctors and j authorities are powerless and all ! kicking you can do, is only a i I 'tr'mt'rt. This is no time to en c,;.;r:i;'.o hard feelings by criticisms, 1 ' ut is a good time to cement good j feeling by aelivi co-operation.