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VOL. XXVII.
LAKE VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 8, 190G.
NO. c.
REPORT OF Ell
G1HEER BENNETT
dooU Reservoir Sites On
Stream Flowing In
to Goose Lake.
ADAPTED CHIEFLY TO ALFALFA.
Development I -cajrues Anxious to
Assist the (Jovernmcnt In
This Work.
In answer to n request by the mVm
County Development league on Do
uilT &, 1'.h', for coj'y of tint re
port to tho Reclamation service on tin
reclamation projects in this valley,
made by Mr. 8. G. Bennett engineer
ill tint lU'clllllllltloll KITVloo, A. 1.
pRVllt, Aotlllg chief Cngilll-er, HOtlds
t tin following :
Los Angeles, Calif,. July 7, r"..
Mr. J. It. Llpponrott,
Klllllllltll Falls, Oregon.
Dear Sir: I reached Ijhkeviow,
Oregon on tlm morning of Juno Ulth,
Hint spent tli ilay mooting Mr. Stcluer
itiul t hiT members of the Iako Coun
ty (Oregon) Development Icagiie and
in making Inquiries in regard to the
different streams ami possible nwr
vulr sites, etc. On Sunday, Juno '.55th
1 drove from Inkoviow to a point 1st
tweeu Drews niul Pry Crooks near the
California State line, ami arraugod
for saddle horses, guide, etc., for a
trip in th watersheds of these crocks.
DKY CRKKK.
A reservoir sito was discovered on
Pry Creek near where it leaves I ho
mountains. Tim arou of tho tributary
watershed Im lietwoen 4D ami W square
miles. Tln dam site lit approximate
ly lui foot wldo on tho bottom ami
about XiOfoot wide at tint Hi) foot level
above tho stream lied. Tho walls of
tho canyon are eoiiiposed of lava rook
Tho reservoir sito in piit narrow
Tho grade of tho crook alxivo the nito,
howovor, seems to m small. Thoro
are Hovoral bettor reservoir sites ulxive
thiii point, hut the tributary wuter
shod Im small.
PO(i LAKl-j RKSKHVOIK SITK.
An excellent reservoir nito exists at
Dog Lako Valloy oil Dog Iako Crook,
h Irihutaryof Drown Crook. Tho pres
ent lake Im about ono ami one-half
in i Ion long Htul from '.HM to i0 foot
wide. Tho dam sito 1 only -0 foot
wldo on thu hottoiii ami l'.M) foot wide
at tho 40 foot contour. A cross auc
tion of tho dam site tip to tho 40 foot
ol volution U given. Thoro lit loose
rock in tho lied of tho stream and on
tho slopes but no bod rock in night.
Tho area of tho watershed tributary
to thin lako wfta estimated an 'M square
milos by Mr. Wilshiro, an ex-register
of tho U. S. Land OUlco at Luke v low.
From my ride through tho western
portion of tho watershed and tho val
loy, I think it inuat bo much loss than
this amount. Tho olovation of tho
valley in between hovoii and eight
thousand foot. Tho regulating weir
would probably not need to 1x3 more
than 10 feet high and uo doubt could
bo built for ti few hundred dollar.
Tho greater part of tho valloy id own
ed by Cox and Clark and U part of
what In known an X. L. Cattlo Range.
It la used iu tho Hummer for pusturo
for "beef cattlo." Tho use of the val
ley as a reservoir aito would do little
damago to tho property uh a range
since tho water would probably bo
drawn otf during tho month of July.
DREWS CREEK.
A reservoir aito ex lulu nt tho lower
end of Drews Valley. The dam Bite
is located about four in lion above the
point whore the creek debouches upon
tho plains. This creek has tho largest
water shed of any stream empty lug
into Goose Lako. The dam site .is
about 120 feet wide at tho bottom.
The right abut t men t is a lava cliff
about 60 feet high. Tho left abutt
ruout is about 'M feet high. Above
this elevation the dam would bo live
or six hundred feet long. A soooud
reservoir site looted at tho point
where Drews Crook leaves the mouuta
ins was examined, aud a cross section
made of the dam site with hand-level
and tape. This cross section is here
given. It Is claimed that the fall of
the creek above this point averages 12
foot to the mllo. If this In true this
hit would have considerable capacity
but probably not enough to justify
the construction of aa large a dam as
would Ini necessary at this point.
COTTONWOOD CREEK.
A reservoir site itxlsts on Cottonwood
Creek. It is located about ton miles
northwest of Iakotvlow. There is al
ready a small dam at this point. Ap
parently tho best location for ft dam
would ho four or five hundred foot le
low tliM present dam site. This loca
tion soems to me to I mi tho most ad
vantageous observed during tho recoil
iioisHiinco. The watershed of Cotton
wood Crook above this point contains
from to '.Ml piar miles of well
wooded area. Tho average elevation
of probably between 0iKi ami 7K) feet.
Thorn were 7.2M second feet of water
(low in this stream at the time tho ex
aiiiliiutioti was made. This is said to
lie not more than one-third of the
average How at this tlmo of tho year,
THOMAS CREEK.
.J reservoir site exists on Thomas
( riM'k. A cross section of the "linn
site is hero given. Tho bus in above
this (lain site is not as largo as that
on Cottonwood Crook but is of sulll
cent sio to Justify an Instrumental
survey to determine its capacity or to
determine the pnssihilit ies of divert
ing this stream into Cottonwood
Crook. Tho elevation of tho lied of
Thomas Creek seems to lie several
hundred feet greater than that of
Cottonwood. It may l possible to
divert this stream by a short ennui
ami tunnel.
GENERAL REMARKS.
As fur as I could determine, there
has never boon a map made of luke
county, Oregon. The accompanying
blue print gives approximately the
area of the various watersheds tribu
tary to Goose Iuko and tho area of
the irrigable land situated oil the
north west shore of this lake. Those
areas must ls considered as approx
iinately ouly. The greater part of tho
laud that could Ik- irrigated is in priv
ate ownership, most of tho public
laud tieing in rolling hills bordering
tho stream courses and would be dilll
cult to irrigate. Tho laud is appar
ently quite fertile. Tho grain crops
look well. Small patches of alfalfa
seem to indicate that this should 1m
the principal crop grown in this vicin
ity. Tho soil is from ono to three
foot deep and is underlaid by hard
clay, which seems to Isicomo saturat
ed during tho wet season. This hard
pan can be readily dug with it spado
when it Is wet and can ls penetrated
by thu roots of alfalfa and trees.
About three out of five of tho home
steads in this vicinty have been alutn
doued LsH-auso tho people could not
make a living upon the laud without
water for irrigation.
On tho whole 1 think that tho pros
pects of a possible reclamation pro
ject in tho viciuity of Lakeviow are
suillcient to justify a topographical
survey of the reservoir sites on Cot
tonwood, Thomas and Drews Creeks
to determine tho cost of reclaiming
land in Oregon along the northwest
border of Goose Lake.
Tho people of this viciuity are very
much interested in the latter and ex
press their willingness to do every
thing possible to help tho project
along. There aro several organiza
tions which have for their purpose tho
development of the county. There is
very little irrigation done in this vi
cinity. Small patches of wild hay are
irrigated along the stream courses by
putting in temporary dams. There
would lie few complications on ac
count of water rights. A portion of
tho land belongs to the old Military
Road Company. Mr. W. II. Shirk,
who represents this Company luLako
vlow, says that tho Company would
be willing to dispose of their laud at
reasonable rates.
100 acre tracts In tho vicinity of
Drews Creek are for sale at from $500
to $1000, according to improvements.
Tho highest price nuked for land, as
far as I was able to hoar, was $12.50
per aero.
Tho reason I did uot make investi
gation iu the Land OUtce in order to
determine the amount of public land
in this vicinity whs that I thought
this information could probably be
obtained at less cost from the Register
or the Koceivor of the Lukeview Lund
OUlce. I have no doubt the Lake view
Dovlopmeut League would gladly fur
nish this information.
Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) 8. G. Hennett,
Engineer.
It is quite uotlooable that tho days
are getting longer.
THE DEVELOPMENT
LEAGUE MEETS.
Proposition to Borrow Money From Gov
ernment for Reclamation Purposes.
At tho regular mooting of the Lake
County Development league, held
last Saturday evening at tho Court
house. Some very important busi
ness was taken up in tho matter of ir
rigation. Hon T. V. Dunaway, Vice-president
of tho N C O. Ry. Co., and lion. Jno.
M. Crawley, tratlic manager of the
same road were made honorary iiieni-
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WILLIAM H. BERRY.
The new treasurer elect of Pennsylvania, who declares that he Is "going to
lift tho lid und see w hut's in it," referred to the allegations that the state treas
ury of Pennsylvania holds more worthless paper than ready money. Mr. Ber
ry's slogan in the recent campaign was. "Thou stmlt not steal." He Is mayor of
Chester and Is a Democrat and a prohibitionist. He Is over six feet tall and
is as big mentally as lie Is physically. For twenty years he has been a local
preacher for the Methodist Episcopal churcli.
hers of the League and elected vice
presidents. These gentlemen have
demonstrated a deep iuterest in the
development of the country through
which their road is projected, and for
this reason they were elected to the
League.
During the discussion of various
matters of importance to tho county
J. N. Watson gave tho menils.rs pres
ent a surprise, lie produced a com
munication from tho Wenatchee Com
mercial Club, of Wcnatchoo, Wash.,
which follows :
Wenatcheo, Wash., IXic. 20, 1905.
To all Commercial Bodies, the
Press, Associations of Manu
facturers, ISusiness men, Trans
portutlou Companies and all
Friends of tho Reclamation of
Arid Lands of the United States
of America.
GREETING : In view of tho mauy
worthy irrigation projects which the
reclamation bureau of the government
is unable to undertake becauso of a
luck of funds at their dsiposol, the uu
dersigued irrigation committee of the
Commercial Club of Weuatchoe, Wash
ington, most respectfully submit for
your hearty co-operation in an effort
to secure concerted act ion by all
friends of irrigation to bring about
the desired end. Kindly read it,
study tho questions involved, aud in
the spirit which has prompted our
sending it to you, act, persuade others
to join you, pass resolutions, circulate
petitious, aud bring to bear upon
your representatives iu Congress eve
ry bit of pressure possible in order
that that body may authorize the
treasurer of the Uultod States to lend
to the reclamation service from time
to time such fuuds as may be ueoos
sary to hasten the day w hen the desert
may blossom and bloom like the rose.
"signed by the Bub-committee of the
Weuatchoe Commercial Club Irriga
tion Committee.
, Tho memorial referred to In the
' above communication follows:
; ."Whereas, A great area of some 70,
OOO.uiO, acres of the western half of
the United States, is desert laud, to-
tally unfit for settlement and cultiva
tion without reclamation by Irriga
tion, and
I Whereas, The irrigation of these
lauds by individual pioneers and or-
4 Ayj'MM
gunized private capital, has already
reached its reasonable limit, aud soci
ologic aud economic quest ous involved
aud occasioned by the congestion
of European immigrauts aud our
native, landless wage-earners iu the
great trade centers both east and
west, thus providing a vast empire
where a few acres well tilled are suffi
cient to maintain a large family in
comfort and even in affluence, has
become an issue of great moment to
the whole people of the United States,
and
Whereas, Mauy meritorious pro
jects for the reclamation of arid lands
by the federal government, have been
temporarily or wholly abandoned or
have not been iuvostigatedby reason of
a lack of fuuds, and
Whereas, The slow accumulation of
funds through natural chaunels of the
reclamation service, will postpone the
undertaking for many years to come,
and
Whereas, To take proper core of
foreign immigrants and to carry out
these plans for the betterment of our
peoplo at home, the nation should ex
pend every year at least as much as
is now being spent on foreign exploit
ations, Isthmian caual, and our naval
and military establishments, - there
fore, be it
Resolved, That the business men
and1 farmers of the Weuatchoe and
Columbia river volleys, through aud
by their duly authorized committee,
urge that the national government
make appropriations, as loaus to the
reclamation fund, adequate to con
struction of such irrigation systems as
may bo fouud practicable for construc
tion by the reclamation service ; aud
it is further urged that government
proceed with all expeditions practic
able, to complete surveys and make
the necessary plans and estimates for
the construction of such Irrigation
systems iu order tharthese lauds may
be made available as rapidly as actual
settlers will take them, build homes
thereon, and repay the government
for the cost of construction."
Signed by the Subcommittee of the
Wenatcbee Commercial Club Irriga
tion Committee.
The petition prepared for signers as
follows :
To the Honorable Congress of the
United States: The nndersignad,
citizens interested In the matter of
reclaiming the arid lands of the West,
would most respectfully petition that
your honorable body enact legislation
at the present session, authorizing the
treasurer of the United States to lend
to the reclamation service from time
to time such funds as may he neces
sary to construct all irrigation systems
found to be practicable by the recla
mation service, and your petitioners
will ever pray :
H;Id By Sheriff.
Some days ago Sheriff Rinebart re
ceived authority from San Francisco
to look out for Charles S. Wallace,
and arrest him if he appeared here.
On last Saturday morning C. S. Wal
lace arrived here on the Western stage
aud registered at the hotel. Soon
after his arrival the sheriff took him
in charge aud w ired the San Francisco
authorities.
The following item appeared in the
San Francisco Bulletin of Jan. 31st
The police hold a warrant for the ar
rest of Charles S. Wallace, who was
formerly in the employ of the Gray-Lang-Stroh
Company, commission
merchants at 73 California street.
Felony embezzlement is the charge
against Wallace, and the complaining
w itness is A. G. Lang, his former em
ployer. Mr. Lang says that Wallace
was employed as a salesman by the
Arm, and was intrusted to make col
lections. On Saturday last he collect
ed $S0.70 and has not been seen since.
The warrant of arrest was issued by
Police Judge Mogan this morning.
Charles S. Wallace is a son of
Wallace, who once resided in Lake-
view. Young Wallace is about 17
years of age.
Mines are Bonded.
Man Whorton and S. Gallagher were
up from Pine Creek last Friday.
Both gentlemen informed us that the
little town of Pine Creek gives every
evidence of a boom next summer.
Mr. Gallagher is in the hotel busi
ness there and looks forward to a
prosperous season next year for his
house. He inforemd us that the sale
of ths Wade-Reed mine mentioned in
The Examiner last week, was a sure
thing, ad that the boys bad received
$1000 each down, and were to get
$4000 in six months, and the balance
of $52,000 in two years. lie says that
some expert mining men who have
been there about three months tell
him the prospects are good ; even bet
ter than many other mines they know
of that have developed into immense
ly rich mines. Everybody hopes that
further development will actually bear
out these statements, and they have
but a short time to wait now to learn
the result of thorough investigation.
Trouble in Paisley School.
Last week The Examiner made men
tion of the Paisley school as not being
in a prosperous condition. Prof. G.
M. Paul, principal of the schools, re
signed his position lattt week, and pas
sed through Lake view the latter part
of the week on his way to the Willam
ette valley. It seems that sentiment
is divided there as to who was really
in fault, some believing the teacher in
the wrong and some hold out that the
boys whom the Prof, caused to be ex
pelled, were responsible for the
trouble. Miss Lemburger, who is
teaching the primary department, will
continue for a while, at least. An
effort is being made to secure a teach
er for tho unexpired three months of
the term.
Telephone to Bly.
The telephone line from Lakeview
to Bly is now au assured thing. There
has been about $1700 subscirbed iu
Lakeview and the paper will be pre
sented to those living along the pro
posed line, and the promoters are as
sured that quite a number will sub
scribe. At any rate, we are advised
that the scheme will go through with
out a hitch. A meeting will be called
within a week or two for the purpose
of organizing. Final preparations
will be completed at the meeting and
construction work will begin as early
in the spring as weather conditions
will permit.
FINISH EDUCA
TION AT
E,
Lake County flight Put
Finishing Touches
On at Home.
OUR COMMON SCHOOLS GOOD.
Best of Educational Facilities are
A Necessity to Proper De
velopment of Minds.
There isn't a county in the whole
state of Oregon that is in a better
financial condition than Lake county;
don't pay a dollar interest on borrow
ed money, don't pay taxes on half the
real value of its property and the levy
is only 1G mills on what it does pay.
The county is rich. Its educational
facilities are as good as those of any
other county if there is one that
doesn't maintain a high school, or
in which is located a normal school
supported by the state. No county or
community can boast of absolute per
fection in educational matters, un
less it be equipped with every possibe
facility, which must include either a
high school, academy or normal.
While we may have the very best of
common public schools, there is a lim
it to the efficiency of service they ren
der. At this limit there exists a ne
cessity for something higher. This
necessity falls npon every pupil in the
county when the limit, is reached, and
every pupil is thus effected by the lack
of possible school facilities.
The intellect of every pupil in the
county is an asset of the county, and
a duty thus devolves upon the county
to develop that intellect as though it
were a gold mine or an untilled ex
panse of fertile soil. Lake county
has as good a right and better by
way of priority to the honor of turn
ing out superior minds, trained to
perfection and a class of robust intel- '
ligence that would forever stand as a
credit to the people of the county.
Lake county can boast of raw ma
terial for statesmen, educators and in
fact the power that make ends meet
in the world and assures longevity of
the nation. To transport this raw
material to some other climate for
the purpose of turning out the finish
ed article, at a time in life when na
ture is putting on the finishing touch
to robust manhood and womanhood.
is imparing that strength and robust
ness that nature so kindly endows the
youngster of Lake county with.
Some time ago we remember of
reading au account of lung and gen
eral vitality tests made at a prepara
tion school, where it gave the 'pupil
of Fjisteru Oregon, upon his arrival
at the schools, a large per centage of
vitality over pupils from other clim
ates. The lungs were stronger and
all tests were more satsfactory. This
superior health condition could be re
tained if the finishing touches of ed
ucation could be put on and allow the
pupil to remain in his native climate
until fully developed iu manhood.
The matter of health and vigor,
while the greatest feature, there are
others that should appeal strongly iu
favor of maintaining such education
al institutions within the county as
would preclude the necessity of going
abroad to be educated. The matter
of cost to those sending their children,
away, consequently cost to the county,
and the precaution that must neces
sarily be taken to provide proper
homes tor pupils who go away to
school, iu order to insure safety
against contact with unwholesome
surroundings.
Born at home, raised at home, edu
cated at home when you have a home
iu au invigorating climate like Lake
county, is a God Bend to the rising
generation and a comfort to the par
ents. We do not need to mention that
Lake county needs a high school to i
make obvious the mihieet of this ar
ticle. We hope that each reader and ,
taxpayer will study this question, and
if comment suggests itself. Space is
at vniiF ' i II. . '
A forlorn hope is no hope at aU.'
There is nothing of merit that' is not
worth an effort. '
HUM