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County Journal VOL VIII, PRINEVJLLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 9, 1904. NO. 20 Crook i tu The The Place Ig 3-.VA Remember The BEE HIVE Michel & Goinpany, Proprietors Special Sale Ueail.S. jfii lh Xatetl Xindt. SliirtS. Spring and Summer Hi a ill, Embroidery, Fancy Neckwear, Ftc: 9rx. fir mrtrrf t w w f " w r mr m T! Hamilton Stables Id. E. tblnllSJHM, flOP. Stock lumrilril liy t!i day, wcik or month nt Reasonable rules, lii-membcr Us when in Princ vilti. It AT KM REASONABLE. Wo have, Fine Livery Turnouts flf Run in Connection villi I lit Bend Stable. ..Henderson & Pollard.. Wines, and J3 Finest Cigars Liquors, JL9C1M In Stock. Qountry Orders Solicited First Door South of Poindexter Hotel. THE WINNER CO., Incoriornli'il 1003. DRUGS, STATION FRY AND UP-TO. DATF HOUSF FURNISHINGS. 1 ImV'? . I W;'K1 LATEST STYLES and PATTERNS 2fcJ OF llllf Spring and Summer Suitings! Bee lirxn. That Saves Our New Hifhi( (IooiIh are uiTtvlutf ilnlly ttnil ronlHt u( everyllilim lui'ilcil lur ilciiili'ini'ii, l.nclli'K nnil I'lillilrcii. Ciiini' In nnil i'XiiiiiIiii' I In', khiiiIh mnl satisfy yourself Hint lliln Ik till' pleee In ilu .vimr lill.vlliK. Vi' liiwhi' to Cull Your 1'iiitlonliil' Attention to utir liittwl ftl.vh-In Shirt WuMk Suits, Shirt WiiMh, Skirts, t'ndcr. skills, lliibwry ItcltH, Collin mnl 11N11 full line "t Mimlln mnl knit t'lidunvciir. Vi Imvi' iiIho milled tn mr stock n llui' lliirnl .Mull it J Hoys Suits in tile IjitcMt Stylo.. Almi n i'iiniili'tv Mm1 of Mens mid Hoys Hutu. Don't Forget Our Jor 10 Day$ Xatiitt' fmrnijAmrs, CP 7S lwitilV7 u;r m You Money 1 1 B i 1 Shoe Department ft K4 Professional Cards. Si. Ciiioti, jfttornif-mt-jCam PRINEVILLE, OREGON W. SHarnn, jftlorntjf ml Xam, I'll I NEVILLE, OHEdO.N jf tmmvjt-mt-jCaim IMUNKVILLE, OUKtJON. ,77. & 33 '99' jftfmrm.jf-mt-jCam . PliIN'EVlLLE, OREGON . SSrink I'UINEVILIE, OKEliON. H. R. KHWAK1W 11. F. HCI.KKAI fflolAntrp d Cd wards Oilicf ' Firnt Door Knut of Winnck'p )t Stort. PiUNEVIIXK, OHECOX (7 JV. flottniiry ? '23 &Aj.4im mmd Smrg.wn Cull, aniwi'ml (minitly Any or niyht 01 tlco wltli Dr. V. (it'Hiifr. l!eiJoiic cnrnr tut nlnt Main ntm'U. PIIINEVIM.K. l)HK(IO V. ParAvr, Z. 0. Osteopathic iPhytioian PrutHiville, Oregon. T IS A NATTER OF HEALTH POWDER Absolutely Pure THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE I I I I I I ihiluli ml TtTTTTTTTTTTTTT FRED II. VAN NORDEN THE DALLES JEWELER WatcAts iStnt in iy mmii mil promptijf ttndwit tp mJ rttttrmtet to rv sponsi'bfo parties, ( .14 I I I M I n 1 1) i Hive 0m RICH DEPOSITS OF CINNABAR Lookout Mountain District Bids Fair to Become Famous Producer. Depwits of qiiickisilvur ot great it ricliiii'HB thnn tliuHO that liavc muilu Culifnniiu tnnw tlirough- mil tin: t'lilin: wurUI fxinl in Crnok nouiily, OrcKmi, linn than 40 mill from l'rinvillc. Tliia in formalion wan lirouglil to Portland today by E. W. Harm, who has jiint ri'tiirnoil from iiififctii)K that tion. While tlie cck-brated California cinnabar brlt yields' only 0.4!) per cent, an high a G and ten ier cent mercury in found in the toil where the Oregon de posits cxint. - "I went over to examine the de Ksit at the reiiiet of one of the owners and I wan greatly Burpris- eil at what I taw." paid Mr. Barnes today. "The grade is ex ceedingly high and carries from (i to 10 ier cent of quicksilver. The ledges are something wonderful in izi', and from work done show already thousands of tons blocked out. The property is situated forty miles east of l'rineville, on Lookout mountain, and is owned by Tillotson & Cram, the former of Portland and the latter living at Prineville. The ownere have had a force of men at work for the last year and have two tunnels driven nearly all in ore. r "One of these tunnels is 230 feel in length, the other 1X0 feel. The values exist in both bromides and cbolrides of mercury. A property carrying over 1 icr cent mercury hi more valuable than a gold mine, as it is more easily -tiwiited, and the cost is lees. It is worth sixty enls per pound, making ore carrying I per cent or twenty pounds to the ton equal to $ 12 per ton. "The greatest mine in the west is in Nin Luis (nusiio county, California, and while the ore car ries only values ol 0. 49 of 1 per ent quickidlver, yet last year the owners made a profit of $100,000.' 'The one great feature of this rock is its cheap mining and treat ing. The cost of both would be not to exceed $2 per ton. The formation is bsaltic, showing. sedimentary orign. "No Utile excitement 18 being caused by the rich discovery, as the ore now blocked shows a value in quicksilver of from $72 to $140 per ton. It is not necessary to ship the mine product, as a small plant capable of treating ten tons ier day can be erected and run at a verv small cost." Mr. Barnes brought with him a number of pieces of the rock and has them on exhibition. Telegram. HIGH PRICE PAID FOR WOOL Sheepmen Happy Over Highest Prices Which Have Been Paid for Clips in Twelve Years. A dispatch from Shaniko to the Oregonian tbo first of the week Hays: The banner wool sale of the scuson was held at this place today. The prices realized were the highest paid for Eastern Ore. gon wools since IS',12. One and a quarter million pounds were sold. The choice fine wools brought on an average from 16 to 17 cents. The highest price realized was 17 cents, paid for the Thomas Brngnn clip. The famous Bald win Sheep & Land Company's ip ol 175,000 pounds brought 17J cents. A small clip of choice cross-bred Lincoln was bid in at HI cents. Among the largest lots sold today were these of (Icorge A. Young & Son, Reeder & Fisher, R. R. Ilinton and Little & McRea. The princiiial buyers were Whit man, Farnsworth A Thayer, who purchased 600,000 pounds; Kosh land Bros., C. S. Moses, Hallowell & Donnell and the Botany Mills, each of whom bought about 130, (XX) pounds: Hecht, Liehman & Co., Juilil A Itool, Eisemunn liros. and Alex. Livingstone secured lesser amounts. The advantages of the sealed bid syslfin of selling were de mon! tratcd by the prompt dis posal of all lots offered, and this is again shown to he the most satisfactory method. The prices paid are from 1 to 2 cents above the exectations of the growers, and they are correspondingly elated. The 6,000,000 pounds of wools tributary to this iwinl are famous for their quality and staple, and this season's clip is superior to any offered during recent years. The second sale will be held on June 14, when it is exiected that double the amount sold today will be offered. The date fixed tor the lest sealed bid sale is July 1. FAMOUS PIONEER IS DEAD. John Day, After Whom the Fam ous Itiver Was Named, Passes Away in I.ewia!on. In the Masonic hall at Lewiston today rests in state the remains of John Day, a pioneer of the west, says a correspondent of the Helena Independent. Yesterday morning at 11 o'clock John Day breathed his last in the county hospital in this city and in passing ended one if the most adventurous careers in the history of the building of the West. Fifty-two years ago John Day left the home of bis boyhood in Westchester county, N. Y., and crossed the plains to California, and since that time, this typical pioneer has participated in the reclamation of the wilds of nearly every state of i ortbwest. Mr. Day was one ef the earliest of the gold seekers to work in the mines of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. In Oregon a noble stream ind a town bear his name. CORNER STONE IS PLACED. Appropriate Ceremonies Under the Auspices of the Masonic Order Were Held Last Saturday. The corner stone of the new High school building was laid last Saturday morning, the ceremonies being conducted by the A. F. & A. M. Grand Master S. M. Y'oran, of Eugene, was present and after the usual rites were observed he gave a brief address, touching on the significance of the occasion. Selections were rendered by the choir and band. The box which was lowored with the stone contained the following Copy of the School Bulletin; Ore gon school law; copies of the four county papers; pamphlets of the state course of study; list of the school ollicers and teachers; list of the High school' students; and a History of the High School Move ment written for the occasion by Guy Lafollett, WORK BEGINS ON RAILROAD. Extension of the Suinpter Valley Line into the John Day Valley H is Begun. Work on the extension of the Sumpter Vallej Railroad will be gin in a few days. Mr. Archie Bowman, manager of the Utah Construction company, has arriv ed in Baker City, and his outfit of grader's tools, machinery and supplies is now being loaded on the Short Line road and will be immediately transshipped over the Sumpter Valley to the front. A large force of men will be engaged and the extension of the line from a point near Tipton to the John Day country will be pushed vigor ously this season. It was learned from an official of the Sumpter Valley that it is their intention ip thoroughly over this field. ELECTION OFFERS MANY SURPRISES. Sheriff - Gets in by Four Votes-J. J. Smith's Ma jority Is Over 450. Sheriff, C. Sam Smith, (Dem.) Judge, W. A. Beix, (Rep.) Clerk, J. J. Smith, (Dem.) Commissioner, 8. S. Stearns, (Rep.) Treasurer, O.C. Gray, (Rep.) School Superintendent, C. B. Dinwiddie, (Dem.) Assessor, J. D. Lafoi.i.ette, (Dem.) Surveyor, C. A. G haves, (Rep.) Coroner, J. H. Crooks, Dem. The Democrats did not exactly have a walk over Monday at the election, but with the help of their republican friends tbey succeeded in getting five candidates on their ticket elected to office, The republicans must be content with having elected their county judge, treasurer, commissioner and surveyor. J. J. Smith carried the county by a vote of nearly 100 more than be did two years ago, and he has run a close second with J. rt. Williamson in securing the largest number of votes polled for a candidate. ' ' Up until Wednesday afternoon the winner in the sheriff's race was in the doubtful list. All during Tuesday the "sycamore" of tire Agency plains was making a steady gain and delivering his body blows from the vicinity of his home precincts. Wednesday mor ning this lead began to lie cut down until at 1 o'clock in the af ternoon the returns from the Bea ver creek country and some of the other eastern precincts cut down this majority to 3 votes. Maury was the last to be heard from, placing Smith safe with 4 votes. It is sufficient to say that the race was close. The returns on the vote for sheriff were not much more uncer tain than were those on the county school superintendent. Boegli carried his home precinct by 13 votes, a lead which was augmented by Beveral other peeciucts close to Prineville whose returns were re ceived early Tuesday morning. This gain, however, was cut down steadily by the democratic candi date and especially when the vote was received from his own precinct which came out heavily in his favor. The favored one lor surveyor was also a matter of no little un certainty until all but a few pre cincts had been heard from Wednesday. Aside from these three offices, the successful candidates started out with a lead and kept it up until the final votes were all in. J. J. Smith polled a pbenominal vote for county clerk and secured the largest majority, ever given a candidate for that office. This majority, however, was only about 50 votes in excess of the majority given John Lafollett, the demo cratic candidate for assessor. Down in the Haystack country the voters were not unmindful of their socialist candidate for county judge. Biggs and Bell both re ceived an equal vote of 40 in that precinct, McDowell receiving a majority of 20. He also carried Montgomery precinct. Congressman, Williamson car ried the county by a vote reaching close to 500 and W. A. Booth ceived nearly half that number on the vote for joint senator. The other candidates on the state tickets all received good majorities. Local option carried in the county by a good vote as did also the dirct primary amendment. At this time with the official vote still to be counted it is safe to assert that the number of votes polled will exceed the regis tration considerably, In the Prine ville precinct 282 voters cast their ballots which is 7'J more Ihim were registered. Judging from the re turns at hand the other precincts voted up to their registration and in some instances exceeded. The official vote which is now being counted will be given in full next week. The unofficial returns give the various candidates their majorities as follows: J. N; Williamson 400; W. A. Booth 330; W. A. Bell 152; J. J. Smith 454; C. Sam Smith 4; O. C. Gray 138; S. S. Stearns !.'!; C. B. Din widdie 51; C. A. Graves 27; For Local Option 177; For Direct primaries 214. The democrats lay their election to a large contingency of republi can voters who swung their sup port on election day. The same rule, however, seems to be applica. ble to both parties inasmuch as there has not been a sheriff elec ted during the past ten yeare who was put into office with more than 15 votes to spare. The percentage of straight tickets voted, according to the returns, is so small that no consideration can be given them. IMMENSE PRICES FOR HAY Alaska Ranch Owner Sells His for Sums Ranging from $140 to $175 per Ton. A good hay farm in Yukon Val ley is a better paying proposition than an ordinary gold mine. This fact has been demonstrated by J. A. Rouse, a Dawson freight er, who is farming a large tract of native hay at Gravel Lake, oo th-... trail between . Dawson and the Duncan district, Stewart River. Last Fall Rouse put in an im mense quantity of fine hay, enabl ing him to bale more than 6C0 tons this Winter. Besides Wintering his own large herd of stock, ' he has had considerable feed for sale, receiving $140 a ton. At this price his crop was worth $S4,000. Rouse clears a profit of at least 100 per ceut. Winter weather has not prevent ed continuous work. A crew of ten men has been employed and two six-mule teams'to collect the ' bales and carry them to market. His entire crop was cut with scythes and handled in a primi tive manner. Next season he will replace these methods with modern farming implements. FIRE DESTROYS A SAW MILL. Flames Consume the Birdsong Milling Plant on the Ochoco Last Thursday Morning. Fire, starting at 2 o'clock in the morning, destroyed the Birdsong saw mill on the Ochoco last Thursday. The building about the machinery was totally destroy ed and the machinery damaged to a considerable extent. The mill was run by water power and the water wheel escaped injury. Part of the machinery is not so badly damaged but that it can be used again. The Iosb will amount to about $ 1000. There was no insurance. The origin of the tire is a mystery. Mr. Birdsong was at the mill in the evening and every- , thing about the plant was quiet at 10 o'clock when he went to bed. Four hours afterwards flames hud enveloped the mill and burned it down before anything could lie . done to save it. It is not believed that the fire could have started except by some incendiary. The mill bad not been in use for some little time and no slabs had liccu burned ifi the fire pit for a period of over two weeks. At the time the fire started there were no ashes or coals near the mill which could have been fanned into a blaze. Mr. Birdsong is convinced that the mill was burned by some one who chose that time of night in which to set the plant on tire.