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EIGHT PAGES DAILY BAST OREGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY , 1911. FOREST HRE INSURANCE (Continued from page one.) comes essential that we should use some other method than men, axes and shovels to prevent destructive foretit fires. Now, my good, friends, let me come to the kernel of this nut. They say en ounce of prevention la worth a pound of cure; therefore, I favor something that will prevent forest fires After some careful personal ob servations, a careful study of the question, and after obtaining the ex periences of the pioneers of the west ern forests, I have come to the definite concluHlon that the only successful prevention of future big uncontroll able fires In our forests Is grazing of livestock therein to the full capacity; and especially by sheep. The vital question Is how will sheep prevent fires. ' The answer Is short and decisive. Forest fires are usually started by Inexperienced campers who have no Interests In conservation and small regard whether a forest fire Is started or not, or else do not realize how a small Insignificant campfire may get away and destroy thousands of acres of timber worth millions of dollars. Lightning is often the cause of for est fires, which Is completely beyond human control. Combustible Agents. The accumulation of two or three years' growth of grass, weeds and un derbrush produces a highly combust ible agent, ideal for spreading rapidly a small camp or lightning fire; In a short time this Inslgnfcant campfre Is beyond human control, sweeping forests, farms and all animal life be fore It. The grass Is not only burned but the big trees are destroyed also. It requires some highly Inflammable agent, such as this, to spread a fire through the actual trees and timber itself. Without It, the spread and ex pansion of a fire la Impossible. Put a band of ewes to fbraglng on these forest areas and they will keep down this rank growth pf weeds, grass and underbrush, absolutely taking away the necessary and only agent, thus making big forest fires such as we had last year Impossible and with out materially Injuring the trees and growing timber. These woods, grass and underbrush were not Intended by the Creator for posterity but for the present use of struggling humanity. Then why not by all means to save our forests and foster an Important Industry, encourage sheep grazing thereon. Instead of restricting and pre venting It. The history of the past thirty years tears out my statements. Smythe Brothers, of which I am a member, lease some fifty-thousand acres of for est lands owned and controlled by several timber companies. These lands are adjacent to and in fact ex tend Into the Whitman national forest In Oregon; we rent these lands for our sheep during the summer months; the munngera and owners of these timber companies have repeatedly said to me: "Mr. Smythe, if we could not get you sheepmen to fairly jump over each other In an endeavor to pay us a ren tal for our timber lands, we would gladly come to you and offer a goodly sum that your sheep might go upon our lands In the summer and graze them to their full capacity. It Is the only practical Insurance we have against forest fires." They do not In any manner restrict or prevent the amout of sheep grazing on these lands. I understand that all timber companies In the west rent the graz ing of their lands to stockmen. It is the only practical and successful In surance they have. It is needless to say forest fires on these lands are rare. Example In Washington. Mr. Thomas McKencle, chief of grazing In this district, cites an in stance Inst summer on the Colvllle national forest In the state of Wash ington. There were two similar areas In this forest not far rrotn each other, both having about equnl timber, grass and underbrush thereon and the gen eral lay of the swamps, hills and streams being similar. On one of these was regularly grazed a band of sheep; the other had not been grazed. Forest fires started Inst summer on both. On the one where sheep were grazed It was easily checked and con trolled and no damage was done to the timber. The fires on the other were not able to get under control un til they had burned over 100,000 acres of forest land and destroyed much excellent timber. The Colvillo super visor believes In sheep grazing to pro tect his forest. I know of many similar Instances but lack of time prevents me from re lating them here todny. I am happy to note that many fntr minded forest ers who have had occasion to observe actunl western conditions, taken from experience, realize the Importance of livestock grazing as forest fire pre vention. Best of all, history, actual applica tion and observation during the past twenty-five years proves the statement that livestock grazing is tho most prac tical and successful forest fire Insur ance, A few days ago, 1 wrote a hundred letters to the leading most prominent, experienced, capable, fatr and honest stockmen who have directly seen and observed personally western forests with sheep grazing and without graZ' Ing and noticed the fires which have occurred on these forests for the past fifteen to thirty years. The majority have replied and they unanimously bear me out and substantiate my statements. Tho argument Is so de cisive and Is so we!! known by the pioneer users of national forests as sembled here today, I feel It Is a bore and an imposition to take up your val uable time and that of this conven tion to further discuss the soundness of this argument upon which I base my conclusions. Sheep Do No Injury. I am going to take just a moment to refute the statement that sheep In jure the small, tender young shoots. From twenty-two to twenty-five years ago, I went with my father on to the Rainier national forest in the state or Washington; that year marked the first year of heavy sheep grazing on this forest. I have practically been on this reserve every .year since, up to about five years ago. All sheep In going to this reserve had to pass over a strip of forest area called Cedar valley. At first, there were very few young pine seedlings or pine saplings. As soon as sheep began to eat off the pine grass and forage became scarce, little pine seedlings began to spring u; by the billions; In fact so thickthat in moat places making it almost im passable with a horse. These seed lings are now growing Into substan tial pine saplings and we find it to day almost impossible to cross Cedar valley with sheep on account of the density of the small pines. No other cause for this can be given except the eating off of the pine grass and the cultivation by the roving bands of sheep. No doubt, many of you sheepmen here can relate a similar circumstance. In conclusion, I have to say that every argument seems to favor the idea that sheep were intended to pas ture upon the abundance or weeds and grasses In our forests and to protect her Giants of the Woods from ravages of fire. Praises Forestry Officials, Don't misunderstand me to mean any disparagement against the for est service or Its officials. .1 am a firm believer In the protection of our forests from destruction. I want to join In the song of praise for those brave forest guard . heroes that In aome Instances gave up their lives last summer that our forests might be saved. A monument should be raised In the heart of every Ameri can for their noble effort. But, my countrymen, do not forget to give the old ewe her Just honors. If we are to measure the good done to protect our forests for posterity and give hon or to whom honor Is due, let us then emblazon the Image of the old marine ewe on the hearts of every honest country-loving American as the great est conservationist of them all Glf ford Plnchot not excepted. If the old adage Is true that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, an old ewe, by eating up the inflammable material which causes the fire, then is worth a dozen forest guards In the practical duty of keep ing our forests fire-free and giving them to our future generations. SHORT HR HOTES FROM ABOUT H (Special Correspondence.) Nolin, Jan. 8. John Russell and William Hoch came down from Pen dleton this morning for a goose hunt. Mrs. O. F. Steele spent SaturdayIn Stanfleid visiting Mrs. W. A. Fraser and Mrs. R. N. Beavert. Thomas Kerr will erecfa buildings in the near future on a 15 acre tract he lately purchased from O. F. Steele Among the visitors to the county seat during the past week were Miss es Bulah and Beryl Atherton, Messrs. Thomas Kerr, Jacob Rohde, O. F. Steele, James Copplnger and J. P. Dellwo. Miss Florence Simons, a trained nurse, returned to Pendleton last Wednesday after taking care of Nel lie Welch for two weeks. Rev. C. F. Cunningham, United Brethren minister from Holdman, has been holding a series of meetings here during the past week and which will be continued till next Friday. A surprise party was given at the residence of Jamea Marple Friday night and was reported as being an- enjoyable affair. Fred Ebrel has Just completed a well 265 feet deep with an abundant supply of water for M. E. Whltmore. He will drill next week for Charles Daniel in South Cold Spring., Preparations are being made to have a basket social next Saturday night, the proceeds to be given to Mrs. Charles Welch whose daughter Nellie has been 111 several weeks with typhoid-pneumonia. Considerable enthusiasm is being shown by the Nolin Farmers' Union No. 27. Ten new members were in itiated last night and five applica tions favorably considered. J. A. Hawks, Ed Dupuis, R. S. Austin, Ed McCutchen and Miss Avva McCutch en were elected as delegates to the county union for the ensuing year. MAN-MONKEY BONES REVEAL HORNED TRIBE Skull, Skrtotons, Ancient Utensils, Show Existence or Strange Race. Los Angeles Skeletons of a strange tribe of horned man-monkey pigmies are being exhumed from an ancient burying ground discovered near Jack rabbit Lodge, in the Delta of Top ango canyon, near Santa Monica. Forty-four skulls and almost as many complete sets of torso and limb bones have been recovered, together with a number of strange antiquities apparently used by the tribe as weap ons and numerous stone mortars. The tribe Is thought to have been the last of the kind, and it is claimed by legend of the oldest Spanish fam ilies that Aztec Indians exterminated them upon their Invasion Into South ern California, W. W. Coolbaugh, a veteran of the civil war, who Is lead ing a life of almost complete Isolation at the lodge, made the valuable find He Is an amateur archaeologist. Rum In Jamaican Warehouses. Consul Julius D. Dreher of Port Antonio, reports that on September 31 the bonded warehouses of Jamaica had In stock 639,465 gallons of rum, ns against 482,136 gallons on the same date in 1909. With the erection of No. 3 store, tho new rum stores at Kingston have a total floor space of 10,000 square feet, which affords room for bonding 4500 puncheons (about 620,000 gallons), exclusive of the space allowed for vnts and offi ces. Let us endeavor so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry. Fourth California Excursion Special Train Walla Walla to Los Angolos, Gal. and Return via OREGON-WASHINGTON Railroad (i Navigation Co. $94 for the Round Trip $94 Including Pullman Berth, Meals and all expenses on going Trip To leave Walla Walla by Special Train Friday, Jan. 6, 1911 at 9:30 p.m. For detailed information call on or address T. F. O'BRIEN, Agent, Pendleton, Ore. or R. BURNS, District Freight and Pass. Agent, Walla Walla, Wash. MANY STUDENTS YOUNG MAX IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT Wagon Passes Over Leg Crushing and Breaking I lone Attempts to Crawl Five Miles to Town. (Special Correspondence.) Echo, Ore., Jan. 7. Forty of the high school and grammar grade pu pils dfove from here to Hermiston last night to attend the basketball game between the Hermiston and Echo high school teams. The game resulted in a score of 29 to 27 in fa- for of Echo. John Cores, a young Portuguese of this place, had his right leg crushed and broken Thursday morning. The young man was hauling a load of salt for Stanfleid Bros., from Echo to Butter creek and in attempting to climb on his wagon slipped and fell underneath, the hind wheel passing over and breaking his leg below the knee. The accident happened some five miles out from Echo and Corea, be ing alone at the time, attempted to drag himself back to town. He soon gave out and laid in the road some little time before a passing team brought him in to Jos. Cunha's place where he Is now resting easy under. the care of Dr..Dorn. Born, Wednesday, Jan. 4, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brackenburg, a son. Mrs. I W. Keeler and little daugh ters returned home last evening from a visit to Boise, Idaho. Sloan Thomson returned yesterday morning from Pendleton. Mrs. Eva Skinner, who has been telephone operator at Stanfleid, hail the misfortune to step on a nail the first of the week and Is now at her mother's home here under the doctor's care. i Louis Scholl, Jr., mnde a business trip to Pendleton yesterdny, return ing home In the evening. Ralph Godfrey returned home todny on a visit with his parents. LETS HEM WAIT AS SHE DID. Massachusetts Girl Stays A wily from Her Twice-Arranged Wedding. Boston. Two months ago Miss Sa dlo Jeanette McGllllvray of Maiden, Mass., was to have been married to Harry Albert Saunders of Cllftondale Mass. He did not show up and Miss McGllllvray was forced to tell her guests mere would be no wedding. 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