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1 THE MORNING OREGONIAST, MOlfD&Y, ISTOVEMBEK 3, 1902. GOOD FROM IRRIGATION OLOIfEL B. "W-. MITCHELIi GIVES yAIiUABLE STATISTICS. Good Roads and Irrigation "Will Double Oregon's Resources ' Yakima Ditch. PORTLAND, Nov. 2. (To the Editor.) Thers is probably no subject now at tracting deserved attention more impor tant than that of irrigation. It has a direct bearing upon the very existence and permanency of a vast region. At a time when It can be said that the arable lands of the Government are about gone the great question of the reclamation of the arid lands lying in what was once known as the "Great American Desert"" should receive careful examination. Irrigation has been practiced for cen turies, and right at our own doors. In our sister republic of Mexico there are ex amples of it which show great engineering .skill and large expenditures. A measure ment of the results cannot be made for the reason that the people who, centuries ago, engaged In irrigation have for some unknown reoeon become dwarfed in other pursuits, leaving behind them the ruins of once magnificent structures. Irrigation in Oregon. To probably no state in the Union is the reclamation of arid lands more vital than to Oregon, especially the portion lying .between the Cascade Kange and the Snake River. Here the vast sagebrush plains have for years appealed for reclamation, and still remain largely untouched, ex cept in a very few Instances. From a speculative standpoint, Irrigation has a great attraction; the enhancement of value following its successful operation is so great as to excite wonder. I know of no satisfactory explanation making clear why Irrigation has not been more largely adopted In Eastern "Oregon than .the fact that the people inhabiting that region were originally not of the farming class, but were engaged in raising horses, pheep and cattle. There are, however, eeveral notable examples of successful operation of Irrigation east of the Cas cade Mountains, but only In a half dozen instances have the full opportunities pre sented been embraced. Our younger elster state, "Washington, has ect us an exam ple which we should not overlook. The Yakima irrigation scheme Is one of the most successful that has -yet come under our notice, if we except the operations conducted by that thrifty sect, the Mor mons, In Utah and Colorado. The trans formation effected by irrigation wherever practiced is so marked as to challenge admiration. The Yakima Ditch. Ten years ago that portion of what was then known as "Washington Territory, lying between the Columbia River and the Cascade Mountains, did not contain more than COO inhabitants, 500 of whom were congregated at the town of Yakima, situated In a fertile but then poorly culti vated valley known as the Yakima Val ley. On the south was the immense Ya kima Indian Reservation, and on -the north, with the exception of the valley surrounding the head waters of the Yaki ma River, the mountain ranges broken epurs of the Cascades presented no wel come. - About 1SS2 a Scotchman named Kerr began the construction of the Moxle ditch, taking the water out of the Yakima River. Mr. Kerr was an educated en gineer, and in building his ditch care fully avoided the errors of amateurs, one of the greatest being to give a ditch too much fall. The average fall in the ditch clrcUus a distance of about six mlles is 44 inches. "With this six miles of. ditch, about .5200 acres vere put under irriga tion, not. counting the mileage of the small lateral ditches. Prior to that time the people living in the town of Yakima had here and there . tapped the Yakima Kiver for the purpose of Irrigating little patches of garden surrounding their dwellings. Although astonishing results were achieved in the way of growth of flowers, of hops and of orchards, the peo ple seemed self-satlsfled at their small ef fort, and even the results following the Construction of the Moxle ditch did not open their eyes to the full comprehension of what could be accomplished. Strangers entering the valley after passing through the dust and dunes between .Sprague and Pasco, thence extending to Prbsser's Palls, were surprised at the thriftiness of growth observed along the Yakima River and " especially In the Yakima Valley. Commenting thereupon In the presence of Eastern visitors resulted in Gardiner Hubbard, a capitalist well known in Washington City, sending .out an engin eering party to prospect for the construc tion of irrigating canals which would Irri gate the lands lying south and east of Yakima City. An effort was made to cut off a portion of the Yakima Indian Reser vation, ag Its "lay" was such as to make it subject to water flow from the Yakima River, but the philanthropists controlling the Indian Department could only see In this effort a scheme to defraud the In dians out of their lands, the acreage of which they knew not and in the full use of which they had llttlo concern. The pro pector being foiled, ceased further effort for some four or five years, and it was not until 18S7 that others took up the project and began the construction of a ditch, now known as the "Sunnyside Irrigating Canal System," beginning near the old town of Yakima and extending southeasterly to Prbsser's Falls, a distance of CO miles. The head gate Is C2 feet wide at the top and 30 feet wide at the bottom, and at full capacity will carry about eight feet of water. An estimate v made by the en gineers shows that about 70,000 acres can be Irrigated. In addition to the main canal, there are branches and lateral ditches of about 1C0 miles, the construc tion of these latter being made at a com paratively small expense. The even-numbered sections covered by the ditch could at any time and a great many acres were purchased at 2 50 per acre. The lands after Irrigation, enhance at a tremendous percentage and' are worth today all the "way from J60 to ?150. Artesian Well Irrigation. In the absence of flowing streams that by engineering skill may be successfully adopted and the waters of which may be distributed over large areas, It has been successfully demonstrated that irriga tion can be- accomplished by artesian wells. It, however is but fair to state that the geological construction of East ern Oregon, for Instance does not en courage, so far as experiments have been made, the sinking of artesian wells, and, on the other hand, the experiments al ready made show that where the attempt to bore artesian wells has been intelli gently followed a flow of water has been secured almost of volume sufficient to suggest large expenditures and promising good results. A most successful example of irrigation by artesian wells is that upon the Hun ter farm, near Mellette, S. D. This farm contains now about 1200 acres and an ar tesian well 1075-feet deep. The pipe Is six inches in diameter and tho pressure is 165 pounds to the square inch, discharging 1200 gallons a minute. A reservoir cover ing about six acres and about 4 feet deep has been constructed at a cost of less than 51000. The boring of the well cost in the neighborhood of $4000. The wa ter flow IB sufficient to irrigate about three sections of land during the first y.eax. By seepage on the one band and retention In tho earth on the other, It is found that as the seasons follow each other the necessity for an overflow of wa $er "is lessened so thatlan 'amount of wa ter sufficient to Irrigate 1000 acres onoyeatf may bje used satisfactorily upon 1500 the second year; 2000 the third year and so on. At Melette the surplus water- has formed several small lakes on tbe'farm, greatly beautifying the place and affording au abundant supply of water for stock. For domestic use the water Is forced through pipes leading from the well, the pressure being so treat as to admit of its being, f carried a very long distance and taken to a considerable height. On lands adjoining the Hunter farm, but- which are not irri gated, the yield has. been vory small in the way of wheat, oats, corn or vegeta bles, and in fact, some seasons there has been a total failure. The yield on the Hunter farm averages. 22 bushels of wheat, 75 bushels of oats, 42 bushels of corn, and from 200 to 250 bushels of potatoes and other crops in proportion. South. Dakota la frequently visited by very hot winds in July, and as well known, by blizzards in Winter. The Summer 'winds seem to have no appreciable damaging effect upon the crops on the' Hunter farm, while upoh others nojt Irrigated, the effect has been most disastrous, and as a result Irriga tion has received great attention and.1 many artesian wells have been sunk. Not withstanding the depression in the prices received for farm products, the Hunter farm has paid in the neighborhood of 25 per cent on the capital employed. Effect on Forest Growth. One of the most serious menaces now surrounding the arid farming regions is the increase in dryness over arid regions not under cultivation, and this has had a very serious "effect upon the growth of trees and shrubs. It has been found that many of the soils of Eastern Oregon are of such a character that along Irrigating ditches there Is a spontaneous growth of various -kinds of trees, some of them be ing of considerable value and the roots of which in a few years give a perma nency to the embankments that could not be otherwise obtained. In addition to this, by the use of Irrigation, groves and hedges can be, I might say, easily pro "duced. These, although hardly necessary In Eastern Oregon, in other windy coun tries form a break against the force of the hot winds in Summer and the bliz zards of Winter and when the country is, once supplied with the protection afforded by an ample forest growth. It has a very desirable effect upon the climate, in making it more equable and In attracting and giving off more moisture. Enhancement in Value. The enhancement in value of lands by irrigation is far above what would first strike an ordinary observer. The evidence taken by the United States Senate com mittee on Irrigation as far back as '1S89 has considerable bearing upon this point It shows that In no cases were the esti mates in increase of value from adjacent lands not under Irrigation or djtch less than ?2 to & an acre, but the estimates generallv run from Slo to $250 Increase, and in exceptional cases, such as South ern California, the increase was 23 per cent beyond , this. In Arizona as a rule land is of no value until irrigated. "Un der ditch" and cultivated farm areas are worth from $15 to $50; fruit lands from $75 to $125. In California, having the advantage of a nearby market, irrigation Increases the value of lands from $50 to $S00 an acre. The Increase In value In Colorado Is from $50 to $400 per acre, The committee give the value of nonirrl. gated lands in Montana, Idaho and in Eastern Oregon at from $1 to $10 per acre; irrigated lands at from $30 to $50 per acre. This statement would not be complete unless the assertion follows which is borne out by the proofs that the value of the land as Increased or en. hanced Is based upon 5 per cent of the value of what It will produce, including the cost of land and rate paid for water and the labor expended in raising a crop, In other words, it shows that land sus ceptible of Irrigation and which costs $1 25 an acre, may be made worth $100 per acre, ordinarily, and in many cases ?500 per acre, not because of the expen ditures made" in connection with irriga tion, but because of the difference be tween its nonproduclng condition at $1 25 ,and its producing condition or capacity at the increased valuation. This Is fair; it is not speculative. There is no surer basis of the valuation to be placed upon a piece of land than the profits to be de rived out of the land, and when in this connection It is considered that the better conducted irrigation enterprlees cost from $1 to $5 an acre and the Increase Is In the neighborhood of COO per cent, no further argument seems necessary. Irrigation in Mineral States. It must be admitted there are obstacles to irrigation in the mining states. This is not the fault of the people, nor a theory which is presented, it is rather a condition of affairs which originated in tho State of California. In this, the first mining state in point of time, of the several states, the miners made local laws governing the use of water- and these running parallel and having the same ob ject In Mew as the local laws regulating thp holding and working of' mining ground, were at the time thought to be the best for the interests of the miners and for the 'business in which they were engaged. It may be assumed that at the time being these laws were based upon right and to a certain extent were equita ble. The men making these local laws had had a better grip upon common sense and their own interests than upon technicalities of law. The courts which were first called to pass upon these local laws respected them, not because of the votes of the miners, but because thoy made the conditions existing, and the Leg islature, following the courts and being largely composed of men and lawyers, recognized the fact that these local laws applied that thoy recognized property rights. laDor rights and the fruit of dis covery, and for these reasons the local laws. In their gist at least, became state laws. Fortunately or unfortunately the other states or territories In which the precious metals were found took cue from California and. as a result all the states now known as "Silver States" eppied and were controlled by the enact ments of the Legislatures. In the early days of California that state had Incor porated into its constitution a provision declaring that the common law of Eng land, should be tho rule of action in Its courts and that that great unwritten law which grew by night and day In the country in which no man ever thought of Irrigation, declared that every bank own er had the right to use the water flowing along his -bank "undiminished In quantity unimpaired in quality." This has given rise to much litigation, and where there is lltlgation-an expen sive luxury, and as a luxury, not enjoyed by anyone except the lawyer who works hard for what he gets out of It the profits are curtailed and often the laborer does 'not get his hire, entailing more litigation in which labor is brought against capital and mingles with litigation to its cost the second time. In no state has the clash been more direct or more severe to either side than in California, and it has suggested to her sister states an avoidance of the causes that have led to these results. Broadly, but still plainly speaking, the operations of irrigation have no rights that mining operations should respect The precious metals have the call how long. Into how many years this call shall project as a license or right, re mains with the majority of the people, but for us In the State of Oregon, with mines located contiguous to valleys that require irrigation, and which, when Irrigated, shall blossom like the rose, the question Is one of vital importance, and to this Im portance Is added the ever-present neces sity of settling the question. Even If from a limited supply the miner wants water, and under our present system of laws and the construction of the courts, tho Irri gationist cannot have it. It Is an open question as to which is the better or the more valuable to a state or to a com munity. Irrigation Succeeds alining. Irrigation succeeds mining; not once In five hundred times is this reversed, but that onco means wealth to the proprietor. How is that wealth spent The miner is a spender, as a rule. Should his mine roll How is that wealth spent? The miner is a rich. The lrrlgationlst, on the other hand, is governed by the law of thrift: by the law of working and earning, not by luck or chance. There Is no use In being sen timental about this matter. We, must look squarely In the face the condition of things asfl decide whether or not the farming community have a. right to eaklp0teA toda: trama of tto RockJ where the miner retires. By proper sys tem of irrigation in any community leav lng the mountains and the hills to the miner where mines are most frequently found, there is no doubt that the products of successful irrigation properly projected and carried out on a common-sense basis will contribute more to tho happiness and prosperity of the West than all the gold and silver yet found on this continent. l.avrs Affecting' Irrigation. This assertion brings us back to the consideration of the laws affecting irrl gation and riparian rights. Tho decision of Judge Ross, of Los Angeles, If sus talned by higher tribunals than that in which he sits, will deal irrigation a blow that will require the education of the peo ple and the (Scotching of speculation to overcome. Admitting that tho riparian doctrine, as announced by Judge Ross, is -the law. the Question naturally arises. If the taking of water for Irrigation Is not for public use, in what manner, can any rights to water be condemned for the use of the public A man with 10 feet front on a stream, may say ,to the users of waters above him, "you have paid "every body jse for the water; I want my pay also." In what a deplorable condition that would leave ub. No matter how worthless his, land may be; no matter whether or not the use of water upon it would benefit it. That cuts no figure. Lest complications arise and costly lltl gation follow, it, would be well for some statesman who may have been accidental lv elected to the Legislative Assembly soon to meet, to take up the subjects here in touched upon and frame an act which may be of benefit to the state and tho people. It Is fraught with importance, Existing- laws 'are far from being clear upon riparian rights, irrigation or mm lng. Irrigation -and Good Roads. With salutary laws upon these matters followed by goods roads throughout tho state, Oregon, will add 50 per cent .to her resources. Irrigation and good roads are of vast importance to our people. I am surprised at the lack of Interest taken in the value of nronerly constructed roads l The suDervIsorshlD of roads under the dlf ferent counties of Oregon Is a farce. Not one supervisor in a hundred knows good road when he sees it, much less a bad one. I havo yet to meet five county road supervisors who have shown any ability except in the way of securing ap pointment by the County Courts, or elec tion, under the law of the last session of the Legislature. The methods of work ing roads are not half as good as the plans followed for working the taxpayers, For 14 years I have had charge of the details of a road 4S7 miles long In this state, and I am ready to place it In com parison against any county road similar ly located in Oregon. The repair and keeping of roads Is no great tax upon anything above common sense and what one may learn from experience. Engineer' Shonl,d Be Provided. The next legislature should prove for a State Engineer to take charge of the roads of the state. The state, because of its peculiar topography, should be divided Into two districts, one taking In the west ern and the other the eastern part of the state. The roads west of the Cas cades require a totally different method of treatment from those of Eastern Ore gon. The matter of bridge construction and repair receive but scant attention. but it is of great Importance. The shed ding .of water off the roads, the preven tion of washouts Is but little understood. Practical methods should be put In vogue. The existing road supervisor should bo sent away back and made to sit still From long experience he can do the lat ter well. R. W. MITCHELL. THREE TRAINMEN KILLED Fatal Boiler Explosion on the Balti more & Ohio. BALTIMORE, Nov. 2. Three trainmJ were almost instantly killed toaay py tne explosion of the holler - of . a Baltimore & Ohio locomotive at Hale Top. Traffic was delayed about three hours. The -dead are: Engineer E. W. Biggs, -Fireman O. W. Hunt and Brakeman C. O. Stalling. Golfer Lost an Eye. BOSaON, Nov. 2. A distressing accident occurred at the County Club golf -links In Brookline yesterday, as a result of which Mr. Herbert Jacques, well known in so clety, an enthusiastic golfer, and a prom' inent architect, has lost his left eye. A member of the Royal Montreal Club of volfer3 was responsible for the accident, which occurred at tho first tee. Mr. Mr. Jacques was preparing to drive off, when he was struck In the eye by a ball from a distance of 40 yards. The Cana dian player was trying to play out from a clump of bushes, and did not see Mr. Jacques ahead. The optic nerve was paralyzed and It became necessary to re move the eye. Four Killed by Train. ELGIN, 111., Nov. 2. Frank and Louis Schutte and Charles and James Woodrlch were killed early today at Algonquin, UL, when the milk express on the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad struck their car riage on the crossing of the main street of the village. All lived at Algonquin, and did not see the train on account of tho darkness and the cover of the buggy. AFRAID OF DOUKHBORS. Manitoba Doesn't Want Them-Sifton Says They're Harmless. OTTAWA, Ont, Nov. 2. Premier Roblln. of Manitoba, has telegraphed Clifford Sif ton, Minister of the Interior, to prevent the Doukhbors entering Manitoba, be cause they would have to be treated as lunatics and criminals, and the province had no means of doing this. He wanted a guarantee against financial loss. Mr. Sifton replied that the Dominion officials "were looking after the Doukhbors, and mere was no reason to believe that they wouia uo harm to any one but themselves. He did not, therefore, see any need of guarantee against loss, and stated if Pre mier Roblln Interfered with the Dominion omcers, he would do so on his own re sponslblllty. Went Back for Clothing:. YORKTOWN, N. W. T., Nov. 2. Sev eral of the men who composed the Douk hbors pilgrimage have returned here. One of them came to Agent Crearer" and asked for tho clothing and blankets which he had discarded on the march. When asked If he Intended to return to his village, he replied that that was his Intention. Word was brought In this morning that several of the men were In an exhausted condition on the lino of march between here and Bradenbury. THEY'LL HAVE AN ORGAN First Pastor Objects and Will Qnit the Church. LEXINGTON, Ky., Nov.. 2. As the re sult of the Broadway . Disciples' Church here to submit to a vote of the congre gation the question of installing an organ, Rev. J. W. McGarvey, president of the College of the Bible, founder of the church In 1S70, and its first pastor, today asked for letters for hlmsalf and wife, thai- they might transfer their membership. His at titude has prevented the Introduction of an organ for many years, but sentiment In Its favor became so great that the vote was overwhelming. The congregation numbers over 1200, and its action is regard ed as a victory ior tne progressive ele ment. Rock Island Gets to St. Paul. DENVER, Nov. 2. Another Important step in the extension of tho Rock Island system has just been completed. Several months ago the Burlington, Cedar Rapids & xs'ortnem .Railway was made a part of this system, and Immediate steps were taken to extend the line to Minnpnnniic and St. .Fam. Thft Tirnrlr ino Kaa. nM nU W JVlAi Y VlU A Kp: .'during the Month of December, 1902?' jj '(Clgarabearlng $3.oop;rthoussnd tax.); Wm PJ4'y thousand. is paidduringtheTmonthof December, 1902, as shown! byt he t total ;salesiof, 'stam Dslmadebytheh ited 'D'stributlori"'llb Tcr lhe7TT(l) 'person e'sUmatlmjTuYcloseet .-.v. m . - n. 1 . . -1 x. An 10 ine, persona wjigso To tho ff nersnna whose To the 10 persons whose To the.... .20 persons whose esitm&tessare next closest.. To the. ,...25 persons whose estimates arc next closest k To the..., 00 persons whose-ustimates are next cIobcsi.. To the.... 100 persons whose estimates aro next closest.. Tq the. .2,000 persons whose estimates ate next closest '., To the.8Q,000 persons whose . Ntceach JS5,213v " 35.21 3 persons. Ever&100andslfrom y Information which'may bo of "VaUiain"Jniaking"estlmate3: thojjmnberofCIgars nov bearing" $8.00lTax per- .were purchased; appears Jbelow : ' . - In , In case of a tie in estimates, the amount offered will bo divided equally among those entitled to it.VDiatribulioDof the awards will be made as soon after January 1st, 1903 as the figures are obtainable from the Internal Revenue Department of the Uniied States for December. C; 1 Write your full name and Post OJBce Address plainly on packages containing bands. The Postage, or Express charges on your package must be fully prepaid, in order for your estimate to. participate. " ----- ,J All estimates under this offer mast lie forwarded before December IsC 1902," o the . r- FLORODORA'TAG COMPANYjJereey-City.TN.'J. -" 1 - fc ' Yoh do not lose the value of your bands. - Receipts will be sent you for your bands, and these receipts will be Just as: good as the bands themselves In securing Presents. One band from " Florodora," or two bands from any of the other Cigars mentioned above, will count In securing Presents the same as one tag from vStar," "Horse Shoe," "Spear Head," "Standard! Navy," "Old Peach and Honey," "J. T." "Master Workman," "Piper Heidsleck,,' " Jolly Tar,'." Boot Jack," Old Honesty "Razor," or "Planet" Tobacco; or one "Sweet Caporal" Cigarette Box Front. Send each estimate on n stparatc piece of paper, with yonr name and address plainly written on each. Blank forms for estltaotes -will be mailed upon application. receipt of ton cents, or Island system commenced to run over its own rails into Minneapolis ana St Paul. Trains were formerly operated as far as Faribault, and it 'was from that point the line was extended. The Union Station In St. Paul will tb used by the new line, and in Minneapolis the station now occupied by the Chicago, Milwaukee & &t. aui Railroad will give excellent terminal facilities. This new step gives the Rock Island system itk own 1W rect from Chicago to Minneapolis, St. Paul a"hd the Northwest, and plapes it in direct connection with the East nd the South. Spanish Steamer Sinks In Collision. LONDON, Nov. 2. The llrltish steamer (Clgaro bcarlng 53.oop;rthoussnd tax.); vU-i.U.v arenearest', toVthe eeummes arc next closest........... .V3,uuu.uu euuu; estimates arc next closest. ...... .1.000.00 each) estimates are next closest... 1. estimates are next closest we will send one box of COCremoaCIgars (valueS - - - - (OneFlorodora" band counting as two bands than 100 bads will be received December, 1000," OT.OOS.SOS.'Cigars. . December. 1901,' '470.318,170 January, 1002. '490,083.717 445,495.483, February" 1902; Illustrated Catalogue of Presents for 1903 and 1904 will be ten tobacco tags, or twenty cigar bands m St. Kegulus, Captain McMulIen, from Shields for Alexandria, has put in at Gravescnd. She reports having collided with and eunk the Spanish steamer Enero, Captain Delsado, from Huelva, -Spain. October 22. With the exceptlqn of three members, the crew of the Enero was drowned. The accident occurred Fridayri nignt on jjungenees. ' The captain of the St. Regulus says that when his vessel struck the Enero he gave the order for full speed ahead, with the Idea of keeping the two vessels locked together, and thus enabling the crew of the Spanish ship to board the St. Regulus, but either they were too greatly alarmed to do so or they failed to under stand his purpose, and, instead of climb ing on board fhe British ship, they tried numbers off cigars on4which$3.ootax: per; .-. .-. .wv. .v.v.v.- nri ,A 1. r. I - . -I ... ...... )............... ...........v.' . . t :: : : : :: i ! )rW...y.., (500.00 ench) .($25.00 each) :($ 10.00 each) r.:r.TTv jj from the 5 cent rigm mentioned; and no Ies) at any one time foriimatcJ.V"'- in March7l902? CI6,599,027Cigar lApriOOOs 5r6,835,16t 4May,ni8024 23,035,907- ' ready for distribution about December 1st, to lower a boat, with the result that a number were thrown Into the sea and drowned. The Enero sank In a few min utes. The explosion of her boilers prob ably killed many "of her crew. The St. Regulus was badly damaged, a large hole being stove in her stem. (The Enero was an iron steamer of 1322 tons net register. She was 2S2 feet long and was built in 1S9S at Newcastle-on-Tyne. The Enero was owned by the Compagnla Bllbanla de Navigaclon, of Bilbao.) Fire Loss 75,000. NEW YORK, Nov. 2. Fire at Larch montt Westchester Countyt today, de- '$5 .000.00 In cash 5:000.00 r.'V IT rrr n ... r i it it if ii i- i - - '5.000.00 2.500.OO; 2.500.001 2.500.00 ! 20,000.00 , 1 5,000. 75,000.0 3 J :-vv$J42,5000pj thousantfff drwhfch Stnmpli ' 1902, and will be mailed on- J stroyed a section of the business district ana wiped out houses in which a dozen families lived. Loss, $75,000. Count Tolstoi 111. ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 2. The Nov osti says that Count Tolstoi is suffering from an attack of inflammation of the lungs. RECREATION. If you wiih to enjoy a day of rest and pleasuie. take the O. R. & N. train from Union depot at 9 A. M. for a short trip up the Columbia, returning. If desired, by boat from Cascade Lccks. Tickets and particulars at O. R. & N. ticket office. Third and Washington w