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jsei&wiawMBragwaw '& ..--.- ' i ii "! "n-' pme ton fEDFOKT) rATTi TKTRFNK WmDFOD. OKKOOX, RATTTCTUY. .TAXTATJY 27. 1012. L . ! i i 4 s ' 4 r ' Vast Treasure Is Stored Within the Confines of Crater National Forest Tlii'iv sliiiuls titilny, In the Cratorl MiiliUo 1WU of IIiriu rivor nml on imtinniil foril in onlhcrn Orcenn .liikv oivok nml northern fnlifornin, itvvnitiiiK the lninhormiin's ux, npproxinintel.v 10. 1117,000,000 hoard loot of morchniit nhlo liinbor, initilu up lnri'ly of Doiifi- liis llr, yellow, white nml sujjnr pun, lint the innwsMliility of mn-l of thi tiinhcr ill present, niul the Inrge pri vate holilinjjH in the snniu general lo cality, are likely to prevent the nit tin of this vtiht lninhcr supply for some time to eoine. The, foregoing HtntemontH nro takun from a report, just issued by the depnrtinoitt of agri culture, on the Crater nationiil forest, the lnta for which was compiled un der the direction of Martin L. Kriek son, supervisor of the fore.-t, Whole Area Timlteivil. ThiH national forest, it reported, is capable of yielding annually 00. 000,000 bonrd feet of luniber. Some of it is tributary to the Sacramento valley and to San Francisco, while other parts, at present inaccessible, will, with the completion of -railroads now building or planned, become available for supplying several out side markets, particularly in the Rogue Kivcr valley and the Klamath region. The Crater national forest lies west and south of Crater Lake park. The investigation made last sum mer in the- Crater national forest showed that virtually the whole area is timbered; 70 per cent is covered with merchantable trees, 20 per cent bears stands of unmerehautable lim ber, largely young growth, and 10 per cent only is brush land or barren. Four-fifths of the entire drainage area goes to the Rogue Kiver valley. Concerning water power possibili ties in the forest, the report says: "Practically the entire lengths of Rogue river and its tributaries offer sites for power development. On the Hoguo river the chief power sites are at Kogue Iliver canyon, Rogue River falls, Mill Creek falls, Red Blanket falls and at the Gorge and Natural Bridge, all in the vicinity of Prospect. Ore. The Siskiyou Electric Power dc Light company, successor to the Roguo River Electric company, al ready has n large plant on Rogue river at Gold Ray, and is construct ing another on the Upper Rogue, near Prospect. This company, which fur nishes most of the Rogue River val ley with light and power, plans to establish an electric tramway from tho valley to Prospect, a distance of HO miles, for which the Rogue river will furnish power. Power sites are also found on Butte creek, on tho j 10,11)7,000,1)00 Hoard 1-Vct. "According to the best available . . II.. ,..- ...... ..,. .... .1 .. esuimues, i if iv,iii,im.inm icev in ; fr0n ,n , -, u,i,iw I....I.V... mi tint filfllut IU tt.lllll. 111. III I 1.1II..VI 'll ...V ..... . .- ........ ..,. ... ..,.. il.l. . II I... UltmilUC. lllltlO UITI'S-Mllll' 111(111 HUT bio. The stromas are not ilri utile without rather expensive improvement work, and to roach the only railroad, the Southern Pacific, menu a haul of Largo private yellow pine. 1.707.000.000 board feet; Douglas fir, :t,2:M.000.0ll0 hoard foot; sugar pine, 19.,000 board feet; white fir, LV20L000.000 board foot, and other species. 2.707.000,000 board foot. Of the trees included under 'other siwcios.' noble llr, lodgoHlo pine. Kngolninim spruce, itieotiM' ce dar and western white pine nro the nawt important.' After describing the localities where the various species, most abound the report snys: "Over the whole forest about (50 per cent of tho timber is mature, while much is lire scarred and dying. Harkbeetlcs are at work in tho yel low pine throughout the forest, and in the pasl 2. years have done much damage to the standing timber of that species. On the area now in cluded within the forest boundaries the injects have, in that time, killed approximately 4S.8S0.000 feet board measure of timber. Many" of the older Douglas firs are affected by a dry rot, which apjwirs as white flakes or short streaks throughout the grain. As n rule this starts from the roots or a wound at tho base of the tree, and extends upwards so that while the first two or three logs may be af fected, the remainder of the tree is sound. This rot is especially com mon in the Klnmatli lake region. White fir is especially susceptible to decay, and many trees above -10 inches in diameter on tho forest are so rotten as to bo valueless even for eordwood. In the cedar a fungus dis ease known as pencil rot is very com mon. Sugar pine on the forest is pe culiarly free from insects, though it is often injured by vvindshnke. Lakes Are Used. "The largest body of timber on the forest at pro-ent accessible is that growityj on the Klamath lake water shed on the oast slope of the Cas cades. Here are anus of the lake in which legs: can be rafted and taken to the railway nt Klamath Falls, a branch to the railway at Klamath Falls, a branch line of the Southern Pacific, which furnishes an outlet for lumber not needed for local Use. Logs for local consumption are rafted to other points on the lake. "Much of the timber in the eat sloitc of the Cascades nnd in the Sis. kiyous is at present largely inaccessi- forost timber, will soon be lowed In the lumber companies in the valley and supply practically all the present local demand. Tho now line of the Pacific iv; Eastern railway from .Mod ford to Hutto Falls, already in opera tion, will, however, make accessible a considerable amount of the forest timber. It is planned further to e teud the road up Willow crook over the Fish Luke divide to Pelican hay. which will take it directly through the foivst ami will make possible the logging of a groat area. Hutto Falls, which lies but a mile from the forest boundary, i.s even now a lumber camp of some importance with a well equipped sawmill. Needs Culling. "From a silvioiiltural stnmloiiit it would bo desirable to get rid of the unit ure 'timber on the Crater forest, an enormous amount in the aggregate, as fast as it could he out. The pres ent inaccessibility of most of it, how ever, would prelude the possibility of this, even were therenot other fac tors to bo taken into account. Of these factors, the largo amount of privately owned timber in the region is one of the most iuiortnut. The Ittmb'crmnn cannot be expected to hold his timber for anv great length of time. He must iav taxes on it. must got sonic return for his investment within a reasonable period, and the longer he holds the timber the greater is the chance that it will be destroyed by fire. He has timber enough to meet a largo part of the present de mand, and will do so. Hut because in most cases he must market his timber now, he will not be able to supply the future demand, which, in the Pacific northwest at least bids fair to be much greater than the pres ent. If the development of the coun try is to go forward with the same strides as in the past, there must bo a permanent source of supply avail able when the timber from the private lauds has boon (lisx-od of. National forests Mich as the Crater were cre ated for just this purjKso. Even if it were ossibIe to throw nil of its merchantable timber on the market now, no good and much harm would result, since the market would be overstocked without reason, the lum ber trade demoralized and the amount of standing timber available in the future, when the netd lot it will bo real, greatly lessened. Hlg Sale tu liigi"s, "ll should not be implied from this that the timber on the Crater forest will not he disposed ul. oxen at pies out, where there is need for it. One huge sale for 100.000.000 feet is now in progress in the yellow pine Ivpo on the oast side of the tivst in the Khimath lake onmtlrv. An informal application for another sale of ap pruxiuititcly 100,(1011.01)0 foot on the west side of the Cascade. coutiiiKoiit upon the extension of the Mcdford- Hutto Falls railroad, has boon it ccivod, and the sale will probably bo made when the rand i opened. "In the luaiiHHoment of tho timber on the forest, muuifestK the first step will he to remove a mtnh'as pcwsihlo of tho dead, dUoatcd and overmature timber which forms a considerable portion of the stand. .Ml timber sales, for tho proseul at let. will have this end in view." Tho report shows, that M0 per cent of tin oreti of the forest has been burned over at one lime oi another, prospectors being responsible for most of the tiros, in l'llO there wore M7 severe fires in this national forest that killed 'J.'iO.OOO.MIO feet b. in. of merchantable timber. Itcfnrvstntloii n Mo Policy. It is to bo the policy to reforest the burned areas, nnd aid in the refor estation of Snob ares as may he cut over, giving profurencc to yellow pine, sugar pine and Dointtns fir, which two the most valuable species native to this region. The character of the country in this forest is said to" ho unsuiable to farming, but .lit homesteads, covering .W2.V acres, have been established, principally in the lower valley. Hay is the principal crop. Uist season. 4i:i:J head of cattle nd O.VJ.'i head of sheep wore grnxiM in the reserve. Thore is some pio.Hctiug for cop per and gold in the Cascade part of the forest, but no mines, other than that at Elk creek, in operation. Tho Siskiyou Mrtion o the other hand, is described as a typical mining coun try. The report say: "In the 'l!0s and 70s much placer mining wijs done, 'mid oven today thorn is good pnWr mining along Sterling creek ami Little Applegate river, but as n rule it has given way to quartz milling. Jn-t south of this portion of the forest, in California, are the famous Iiltte Ledge copper mines, which, though yielding only a moderate amount of ore at present, promise to become among the richet copper mines in the west.'' Our Correspondents JACKSONVILLE A. timid or rehictnnt use of wnnt advertising does not make a work hunt prosper. Xcil llaiinu of Scuttle lm;j been in town several davs this week, making his old homo u visit. Attorneys E. Phipps and (1. Cherry of .Mcdford transiictod lmd. noss at the couit bunco this week. Mrs. M. II, Roiiiiiltrce It'll for Pit oillo Hotioli. Wash., thin week, where she will visit her tlmiiter, .Mrs. Ki'i(. Christie. W. A. Elliott of Foot Crook tar ried in town a few hours Thursday. W. II. JohuMiu in cmldoyvd in the clerk's office now, working on tho tux rolls. District Attorney H. F. Mulkoy was in (own Thursday on business in tho juvenile court. Mrs. Hcri Orr of Medfoid visited friends living InMo this week. W F. Parker, representing tho Portland Realty association, was n business caller during the week. Miss Fay Soul's and O. .Murray wore tho guests of Mr. nml Mrs. Louis Ulrich last Sunday. -Judge Noil committed Klflclu nod Minnie Frodenburg of Medford to the Hoys and Girls' Aid society one day this week, where they were imtuedi ntcly taken. P. II. Daley of Kuglo Point was shak ing hands with old acquaiutiinces the fore part of this week. Miscci Mary ami Auibiiwiuc Murphy and Miss Marie Lancing of Medford spent Sunday with friends living Jiere. Attorneys J. T. Wilson and Fred W. Moars wore among the Medford at torneys in town IhrX week. Mr. and Mrs. It. Powers of the Willamette valley visited relative living bore this week. .Mrs. Powers was formcrlv Miss. Mary Pogue. Superintendent Vanco of the Pa-1 citle Telephone company was u biiM- i noss culler during the week. The 'N'ative Daughters' society is. meeting every Wednesday now pre- ' 1i ring for the haxar to be hold some time in March. Everything to be usi-d at hoiiseclcaniug time will be ill. ' such as rag rugs, curtains. Inuuiliv bags, sofa cushions, etc. DUTTE FALLS ITEMS. Mrs. Cross of the llullo Falls holt I went to .Medfoid Wednesday In huv supplies for her iuoieasing piiltouiigc. J. T. Hrudley of Kent, Wash., with Mrs, llittwou of Mcdlonl, caifie on o visit to Mr. Peeler of Hullo Falls Wednesday. Tho throe aie cousins and hud not met for maiiv omi-. The Coinnioroiul club In in constant comiuiiniculiou with ortnu who aie looking to Hutto Fulls for their In I lire homo. Rev. .1. F.. Dav nnd wife arc ooen pyiug the now huugulow lien r the depot, lately erected by M. P. linker. A large force of railroad men is o.xootod here this week to do ueces snrv work on the road. A I'J-milo extension is expected to be built next summer which will ex tend the Pacific & P.iisloiu to near Mount Pill. Since the snow loft us new side walks are being built. A. Dr. Fields was hero oil .Mmidny lookiug for u suitable locution for his practice, hut Hutto Falls is so healthy it could offer no inducement. N'o one is sink or diseased, tho Pacific i, Eastern railroad men lire so sober nnd cuutiotis (hat wo have no accident and we know nothing of the hurly burly of more strenuous towns, for us O. Adiims says the people hero do not have (o vvotk so hard, for Hullo Falls is the Garden of Eden. Seating room for .() more has been provided in the Assembly hall to no commodate the inoroaed attenilnnc Tho voting people manifest n grout deal of interest in music nnd sue; iug. A school orchestra is jut In ginning to practice. Attention Dairymen and Stockmen J nut received a car of loKlntoroil niul Kiailo IIdIhIoIii cattle. Tlioy worn the inurlHiigo lifters of tho Ohio WcHtoru itoworvo nml can do It hero. All from the iioled DolCol Htralii, liuporlotl from Holland. I lout herd won! of tho CitncuiloH. I'llroii are rluhl Phono 7iia, party 1M or vIhII our much on Uomh Lane. TicKNoit .v nooiiirriiN Children's Eyes require enteral wiitchlug. cupei'lully lu the cm so nt HlmlloiiH m-holurs, At tho fit tit hIkii of wonkiiwrt they mIiiiiiIiI havo their ')" uxamliicd, anil, If uocopHiiry, (Uiiukhs should hit worn. Hut any kind of Kkioa will not do. Ilrlng tho child to mo nml I will Kiinrnuteo to fit tho tlicht Iounoh so as to Improve the vIhIoii nml remove tiny lioadiichi-ri (hat limy result from oyo-atriilii. Dr. Rickert Over Keitlncr's IlimldiiH for health. XOTICH TO MINI-: OWNICH8. All persona who nro iloalroim of Kccurlng space In tho Medford MlnltiR Jublloo Hook on tho minora! reHourc- OH of southern Oregon and northern j Cnlirornin, to bo Issued Fcby. 1, 1912, should Immediately call upon or ad dress C. W. Pattorson or (Juy T. Thrasher, Nash hotel, Mcdford, Ore. "Jusi Say" HORLICK'S It Maans Original and Qenulna MALTED MILK The Food-drink for All Ages. More licallliul than Tea or Coffee Agrees with the wcalejt digation. Dclicioui, invigorating and nutiitious. Rich milk, malted grain, powder (orm. A quick lunch prepared in a minute. Take no substitute. Ask for HORLICK'S. Others arc imitations. TREES Hint Krour TREES Hint Itcnr Northern Grown Stock Columbia & Okanogan Nursery Company Of tho Woiiutcheo Valloy (. M. linden, MiMlfonl Hntcnmu I'liene HI. It. 'J 17 N. Ittvcmlile jfliflWlfllflMWW'HMfrMiWW WE POINT WITH PRIDE To every little detail of our Dental work, because we take infinite care in the execution of every detail. Scrupulous care is our business character istic which accounts for our having the continued patronage of so many satisfied patients. Every branch of high class Dentistry is done here to perfection and at reasonable prices. The teeth are of vital importance to good health and if you wish to enjoy your meals and thus keep yourself in perfect health you must give your teeth the proper attention necessary to keep them in good condition, ssssssssssssnSRsBkssssssiLsiC " otherwise a bad stomach will invariably bo tho rosult, and from a bad stomach will develop a perpetual grouch, which will causo you to bo shunned and avoided by other people on account of your disposition. Do not delay any longer if you feel that you aro in need of Dental work, come in for free examination and estimato on your work. You got only the best troatmont in this office and all work done horo is guaranteed. Wo use only the best materials money can buy. LADY ATTENDANT I 22 Karat Gold Crowns Porcelain Crowns . . Bridge Work (per tooth) Silver Fillings .... $5.00 5.00 5.00 1.00 AND UP. Gold Fillings Full Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate Best Set of Teeth on Rubber Plate Painless Extraction ALL OTHER WORK IN PROPORTION $1.50 AND UP 7.50 10.00 .50 : : ; : : : : : DR. BARBER, THE DENTIST .' i1 207-208 Farmers and Fruitgrowers Bank Bldg, corner West Main and Grape Streets, Medtord, Oregon OFFICE HOURS: 8 a. m. to 8 p. m.-Sundays, 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. Pacific Phone Main 653; Home Phone 287-L i A W vi1k1MMMk1&iito v'J')Sri sm