OREGON
FRIDAY,
SEPTEMBER 25. 1891
LOCAL AJ! rEKSOSAL.
Mr. A. H. Dufar of Dnfnr is in the
city. ,
Mr. J. H.'Sherar of .Sheiar's Bridge
was in the city Saturday.
'"Mr. and Mm. Truman Boynton ol
Price. Crook county, were in attendance
, A:0-At fair
Mr. T. J. Hannah of Scio, Linn
ounty formerly of Rutledge, Sherman
county J is in the city.
Mr. James Fitzpatrick formerly of
: gait Springs, now of Willowa connty was
in town taking in the fair.
Mr. Will Johnston and family came
up .bom ., the Cascade Locks Friday
when he has been at work.'
Mrs. Isaac Joles has the honor of be
ing the first lady who bought a ticket for
. a ride on the steamer Dalles City.
The Regulator had between thirty and
forty ihrongh passengers Saturday room
ing, while the Bakar had onewe pre
sume a dead head.
Clarence L. Barnett has returned
fronTalhree" month's trip to Silverton.
Mr. Barnett has rented a house here and
m U. I k.OIUU ,M J. .w M-J ... wu. O
ing winter, I'J j .. . '
Tont;JoIes. bought the first ticket sold
for th steamer Dalles City. The navi
gation 'company earned every cent of
their" money when' they carried Tom
from Portland to The Dalles.
J6m Clara B. Story was called to
PirtlanA lost nlcrht. m.t the recmest of one
aI thalMilinirart firm of San Francisco.
to see if arrangements could not be
inadrrfor Miss Story to take a position
with them in Sa Francisco, or to take
charge inch bouse in Seattle. .
Afa rpcent meeting of the board of di-
ityr it was ordered that all bills for
tuition of non-resident pupils must De
. paid to the Clerk at least once a month
In advance, and if not so paid the pupils
will be refused admission to the school.
The rew reservoir in" the' pines has
been coated with asphaltnm and water
will be turned into it in a couple of days.
' The McGinty reservoir will probably be
ready for the asphaltum by the end of
the week, and in a few days after it
too, will be ieady to receive the water
from the flnme. .'
Henry Loretzen bought at auction Sat
urday the property of a stranger from
Boise City who bad no further use for
them, a span - of horses, a light half
wonfsfring wagon and a full set each of
double and single harness, in good con
dition, all for $69. One of the horses
was easily worth 60.
The farmers of Klickitat county have
built a shuts at Rockland from the bluff
near the-ferry 'landing to the river.
They have also purchased the Moody
acow'and anchored her at the foot of the
shute. Here the wheat of the county,
contiguous to The Dalles, will be shipped
by the Regulator to the Portland market.
There was a fair ' attendance Friday
to witness the races. The principal in
terest gathered around the half mile and
repeat, running race. . The first was won
uy nasungs wnn xxeraiu -nu, oui jiuure
3rd 'and Hamilton' 4th. Time 52Jtf.
The second heat and the race was won
by Hastings with Herald 2nd, Bill
Moom-Srd and Hamilton 4th. Time 53.
Governor Tennoyer tells a pretty good
Joke on Jiimself. ; He and some other
state officials were one day visiting the
state insane asylum when the superin-
tendent,addressing one of the patients
and - pointing to - his excellency said,
"John this is governor . Pennoyer."
"Who?" said the patient, "Governor
Pennoyer," was the answer. Then sol
emnly shaking his head the patient
mournfully replied "Poor Governor, Poor
Governor." 1 :- - -
V. G. Bogne, civil engineer of Port
land, who. has been commissioned by
the Portland chamber" of commerce to
examine the two proposed ..lines' of rail
way around The Dalles rapids, finished
a second examination of the road on the
Oregon side' Fridays afternoon and re
turned to Portland on the evening paa
penger. Mr. Bogne will report the re
port the result of his examination to the
ehamper of commerce in the near future.
Up to September 24th sixty-four' cars
o.f wheat were shipped from- Biggs sta
tion by McDonald A Ginn since Aug 25.
The javerago; price . paid was aeventy
Ihree cents per bushel. .This being
about one-third of all the grain handled
In Sherman county. Average sacks per
car are 295 and at that rate there have
been shipped 57,840 sacks, or about 115,
080 bushels from that county, and put
In "circulation (84,446.40, ninety-one
ears in all bar been shipped irom Biggs.
Frank Lasalle, formerly of Kingsley,
who now lives near Mitchell, was robbed
last night in the Brooks and Beer's feed
yard; of 45 dollars in money. Mr. Las
alle, stretched his blankets in one of the
stalls, bear his horses and went to sleep
about ten o'clock. His mosey was by
him in the pocket of his pants. In the
morning he found the money gone and
the empty purse still in his pocket. This
is not the first time the same game has
been played on men sleeing in the open
feed yards in the East End. ...
One more proof that Oregon is the
greatest country on earth comes from
Grant county where, according to the
Kev$, they have a warm spring that only
needs a little salt and 'pepper added to
the water with the addition of a "little
butter .to float on top," to make an ex
cellent' quality of chicken soup. The
older settlers only needed a couple of
feathers in the soup bowl, to make the
deception ; complete, . but the modern
tender-foot is more fastidious. He must
bare salt and pepper in his'n.
Everybody hereabouts knows Harry
Gilpin and they remember how about
two years ago he mysteriously lost every
hair on his head and face, leaving him,
save for . the presence of a little white
downy ; tots', as ' bald as a goose egg.
Whether it is the prospect of good times
oomfng, the dry season or the McKinley
bill, we know not, but we do know that
the bair is coming back, and Harry has j
quite a pice stubble of hirsute
material !
of tbe same color that used to adorn bis
alacate bd in
tbe days when his raeel- j
test wife
sslectsd him for a husband -
TBI DilLllS.
Ben Wilson bought the twcond ticket
anW fnr t.h steamer DalleB Citv.
The taxable property of Baker county; thoroughiijjed hokseh. .
amounts, this year to $2,200,000. i For the best stallion, four years
t i.-it ,.,ni.:i,. ham iiiet land over, J. O. Mack 1st, the same
lJ. JVClll BlUinuWtU"" j
finished threshrnf; the crops on the
Wapinitia Flat. The amount threshed
is 13,500 bushels of grain of all kinds,
... mi
r?0 .!r S
neSBOI JOIUI MMIUM Vf xl..il.v,. .
Logan nnd Father Bronsgeest
went out
. .
to see him Sunday anil louna mm
quite poorly.
It is rumored that the Hon. Binger
Herman intends to visit The Dalles in
the near future to ascertain tbe wishes
of the people with reference to the Cas
cade locks and the dalles of the Col
umbia, We regret to hear of the death of the
eight-months' child of Mr. and Mrs. II.
M. Pitman of Dufur which took place
Sunday morning
at 7 o'clock. The
child has been ailing with a chronic
affection of the bowels all summer.
Mrs. E. Wingate desires through the
Chkomclk to express her entirely vol
untary thanks to the New Zealand Fire
Insurance Co., and to the Columbia Fire
and Marine Co., of which O. D. Taylor
is agent, for the generous and prompt
manner in which they have settled her
claims arising out of the late fire.
FROM OUIt tXCHAJHlEF.
PrinevlUe Sews. .
Agent Lucky came over from the
Warm Springs reservation on Thursday.
Mr. Lucky says that the crops des
troyed by the crickets took a second
growth, and the Indians are now cut
ting the new crop for bay. .
Some of the Kansas and Nebraska em
igrants who passed through here to the
Willamette valley last summer are
drifting back to this conutry. They
couldn't afford to pay $25 to $100 an
acre for a piece of land down there ; so
they came back here where it can be
had for the taking.
The Indians themselves are bridging
the Warm Springs river at the agency.
Every bridge that has been constructed
over thiB stream so far has washed out.
Some of the Warm Spring Indians are
good mechanics, and they feel certain
that the bridge they are now building
will stand. -Pendleton
Tribune.
A new variety of wheat known as the
new golden is attracting considerable at
tention among wheat growers. It is a
product coming originally from the De-
Eartment of Agriculture, and produced
ere for the first time in any quantity
the present season. The yield surpasses
that of little club under like conditions,
while it is apparently less affected by
drv weather than any other variety
heretofore sown in this section.
The Dalles Cheoxiclk says that, Port
land's financial interest in the portage
railwav and steamboat that now (rive to
The Dalles an independent transporta
tion route to this city, is but $2,400. W.
S. Ladd subscribed $500 of the ainonnt,
and nineteen others $100 e ch. Port
land had a right to be more liberal than
this. The Chronicle is justified in its
complaint about the parsimony of our
merchants, wno snouia nave laKen as
many thousand dollars stock in the en
terprise. Sunday Welcome.
The Sub-Committee's Work.
The Dalles, Sept. 24, 1891. '
Editor of On Chronicle:
I have had an invitation by the sub
relief committee to examine the work
that they have been doing and in justice
to them I have . to eay that they have
done a great deal of work and have kept
a strict account of everything that has
been done, and as far as I can see have
done the work as well as it could have
been done by anyone.
While some parties who have asked
assistance may feel that they have not
been fairly dealt by I believe the com
mittee have been prompted by the pur
est motives in what they have done. ' It
would be almost impossible for anyone
to have rendered entire satisfaction in
dealing with so many people as the com
mittee have had to do with.
I further find that the reason for the
work being done by the sub-committee'
is that the committee, or a Urge portion
of it at least, has never done much of
anything and consequently the work de
volved upon the sub-committee.
I wish to say further that the strict
ures that appeared in tbe Chbokiclk a
few days ago against the sub-committee
would not have been made by me if I
had informed myself as I should have
done before making them, bnt every
thing has been in such a hurry and bus
tle since the fire that it has been very
hard for me to do justice Jo anything to
which my attention has been called.
I hope people who are not satisfied
with what public clamor says about the
way the funds are being dealt out will
do as I have done; go and hear what the
committee has to say and see what they
have been doing. Their instructions
were:' to supply immediate needs, and
I think they have succeeded admirably
as far as they have gone. If there are
others who are in need please report
them at once and they will be cared for.
Robert Mays.
Beal. Estate Transactions.
'The Dalles Land and Improvement
Company to Amos Root, lot 19 in block
8 in Thompson's addition to Dalles City ;
consideration, $250. '
Clarissa Dufur and husband to Eliza
beth Dufur, lands and appurtenances of
the Dufur rolling mill; consideration,
$10,000.
Mary M. Gordon to E. B. and A; J.
Dufur, block 8 in second addition to town
of Dufur; consideration, $250. .
Charlott Hull to Lettie J. Perry, lands
in Hood River; consideration, $3900.
Carlton O. Force and wife to D. W.
Edwards, the south 30 feet of block 10,
in Laughlin's addition to Dalles City. '
AdTertised Letters.
The following is the list of letters re
maining in The Dalles postoffice uncalled
for Friday, Sept. 25, 1891. Persons call
ing for these letters will please give the
date on which thev were advertised :
Andrew Miss Amay
Baldwin Cbos E
Buttomer M F
Bnrlev M
ClarksonCW
Comnille Pto Ard
Colger Mrs Martha
Cochrane Mrs J
Cook S 8
Crookham A J
Dick BC
Etten Geo H
. Monahan Tom
" Pacquet dc Smith
. Prall Miss Cora
Roberts E B
Kaslm Miss Anna
Stanley Miss J
Leats Grant
Waters CL
Wilson A II
- Young Thomas
DozierEB
Elliot James F
. Griep Charles
Hedges A H
, Love Mrs J R
M.T. Nolan.
P.M.
Free,utt,LI.E
Neman v li
Mason Geo B
j awarded to successful competitors at the
district fair :
.
j :...-.-, -
j lst-
j ctakuakd TKorrrv-.i horses.
' llif Imcr- at nil inn fniir vnr5 nlil
land over. J. II. Larsen, 1st. For the
. - T TT I
I nest inree year oiu sianion, .i. 11. iu-
i i
houses of am. wokk.
For the best stallion, four years old
and over, M. Sigman lst. Grant Bolton
2d. For the best stallion two years old
and over, J. H. Larson, lst. For the
best stallion one year old and over, P.
M. Wagner lst, C. Abbott 2d. For the
best mare one year old and over, P. T.
Sharp let. For the best brood mare four
years old and over and colt, C. Abbott,
1st.
nRAFT IIOBSES PEKCHEKOX.
! For the best stallion four years old
and over. Robert Kelly 1st.
E.NGLISn SIUKE.
lor the best stallion four yearn o
Id
and over, R. Sigman lst.
CLYDESDALE.
For the best stallion four years
Old
and over, Callaghan & Morriseey 1st. '
DRAFT STALLION SWEEPSTAKE.
For the best stallion on the ground i
four yoars old and over, Callaghan
Morrissey lst. R. Sigman 2d.
old
URADED DRAFT.
For-tho best stallion, four years
and over, E. L. Boynton 1st. For the
best stallion three years old and over, E.
L. Boynton 1st. For the best stallion
one year old and over, P. Wagner lst.
For the best mare four years old and
over, Patrick Ward lst ; R. Sigman 2d.
ROADSTERS.
For the best stallion four years old
and over, J. O. Mack lst. For the beet
gelding four years old and over, M. A.
Moody 1st. J. O. Mack 2d. For the best
mare four years old and over, J. H. Lar
sen 1st, M. Sigman 2d.
FARM TEAMS.
- For the best pair of farm horses, A. M.
Allen lst, R. Sigman 2d.
SWEEPSTAKES FOR SICKING COLTS.
For the best colt, without regard to
blood, R. Sigman 1st, Patrick Ward 2d.
CATTLE SHORTHORN.
For the best bull three' years old and
over, C. Abbott Ist. For the best bull
two years old and over, C. Abbott 1st.
For the best bull one year old and over,
J. D. Whitten 1st C. Abbott "2d. .For
the best cow or heifer three years old
and over, C. Abbott 1st, "same 2d.
For the best cow or heifer two" years old
and over, C. Abbott lst. For '.the best
bull calf under one year, C. Abbott 1st,
same 2d. For the best heifer calf under
one year, C. Abbott lst, eame 2d.
HEHEFORDS.
For the best cow or heifer three years
old and over, J. Thomas lst. For the
best cow or heifer two years old and
over, Joe Trippier lst. ' For the best hei
fer one year old and under two, Joe
Trippier 1st. -n
DEVONB.
For the best bull two years old and
under three, W. Alexander. Eor the
best bull one year old and under two,
W. Alexander lst, Joe Trippier 2d. For
the best cow or heifer three years old
and over, Joe Trippier lst, W. Alexan
der 2d. For the beet bull three years
old aud over, Joe Trippier 1st. For the
best cow or heifer two years old and un
der three, Joe Trippier lst, W. Alexan
der 2d. For the best heifer one year old
and under two, Joe Trippier lst, W.
Alexander 2d. For the best bull calf un
der one year, W. Alexander lst, Joe
Trippier 2d. '
POLLED ANGUS.
For the best cow or heifer three years
old or over P. T. Sharp 1st. same 2d.
For the best cow or heifer two years old
and under three, P..T. Sharp lst, same
2nd. - -
GALLOWAYS. "
For the best bull three years old and
over, P. T. Sharp lst. For the best bull
two years old and under three, P.'T,
Sharp. For the best bnll one year old
and under two, P. T. Sharp,' 1st, same
2d. For the best cow or heifer three
years old or over, P. T. Sharp lst, same
2d. For the best cow or heifer two years
old and under three, P. T. Sharp lst,
same 2d. For the best heifer one year
old and under two, P, T. Sharp lst, same
2d. For the best bull calf under one
year, P. T. Sharp 1st, same 2d. For the
best heifer calf, under one year, P. T.
Sharp let, same 2d. '
GRADES.
For the best cow two years old or over,
John Thomas lst, E. F. Sharp, 2d. For
the best two animals, the produce of the
same animal, either sex and under two
years, E. F. Sharp lst. . For the best
calf under nine months, . John Thomas
1st, C. Abbott 2d. For tbe best cow
three years old and over-grade Jersey,
W. H. Taylor lst, John Thomas 2d.
HOLSTEI.NK.
For the best cow or heifer three years
old and over, W. H. Taylor 1st,' John
Thomas 2d.
CHAMPION- CLASS.
For the best bull on the grounds, any
age or breed, C. Abbott 1st, P. T. Sharp
2d. For the best milch cow, C. Abbott
lst, C. L. Phillips 2d. For the best herd
of one bull and three cows, all of same
breed, Joe Trippier lst, same 2d. For
the best herd of one bull and three of his
produce, C. Abbott 1st.
8W1SE UEKKSHIXK. "
For the best boar two years old and
over, E. F. Sharp lst. For the best boar
one year old, E. F. Sharp 1st, same 2d.
For the best breeding sow two years old
and over, E. F. Sharp lst, same 2d. For
the best sow one year old, E. F. Sharp
lst, same 2d. For the best sow less. than
one year old, E. F. Sharp 1st, same 2d.
For the best litter of pigs, E. F. Sharp.
GRADED.
. tor the best breeamg sow two years
old and over, W. It. Taylor ls, " John
Thomas 2d. For the best sow ..one year
old, E. F. Sharp lst, same 2d. For the
j best litter of pigs, John Thomas '1st, D.
Mcllvanpy 2d. . ''
FARM PRODUCTS.
- For the best sample of oats, W. J.
Davidson 1st. For the best ten acres of
wheat, W. J. Davidson 1st. For the
: best and largest variety of garden eeds,
! O. F. Angell 1st. For the best and larg
; est variety of grass seed, W. J. David
lion 1st.: For the best cample of Aus-
J Hill 1st. For the best peck of pop corn,'
L. L. Met artney lst. For the best dis-
I play of meadow grass, W. J. Davidson
old 1 1st. For the best diaplay of hops, W. ! -2d.
! H. Wilson 1st. For the best sample of The Pacific Coast
ebb'B beardless barley, R. Palmer lst. j
For the best sample of Chevalier barley, '
K. Palmer 1st. For the best display of .
grain, W. J. Davidson l6t, same 2d. ,
I r the best sample of timothy seed,
J
C. Winsrfield 1st
BEES.
! For the best exhibit of bees and mode :
j f handling them, O. F. Angell lst.
j obecox mancvacti-kes.
For the best bee hive. O. F. Anwll
. ist. For the best fifty pounds of flour, i
A. H. Curtis 1st. For the largest and!
best display of manufactured flour, A.H. j
Curtis lst. lor the best 50 pound
corn meal, A. II. Curtis 1st
of
DOMESTIC I'KOCESS 1JREAD, FHCIT, ETC.
For the best collection of domestic
canned fruits, Mrs. A. R. Thompson lst,
Mrs. J. S. Lee 2d. For the best assort
ment of jellies, Mrs. E. P. Roberts lst,
Mrs. A. R. Thompson 2d. For the liest
assortment of preserves, Mrs. J. D. lee
1st. For the best and largest exhibit of
sealed fruits, M. Hill lst. For the best
exhibit of dried fruits, W. II. Wilson
lst. For the best display
bread, Wing Moody lst.
Of domestic
SKKKIXC THE AUTHOR.
Kunerlntentl ent Firlcv
Ileuien Certain
Charses.
j The Thursday Oregonian contained a
letter from the Cascade Locks signed by
j "One Who Knows,
purporting to give
inside facts as to why the lower incline
of the Cascades portage has not been
completed. ' Governor Pennoyer was
asked about the statement, but would
say nothing beyond that "there was no
truth in it." The governor, Secretary
McBride and Treasurer Metcshan went
to the Cascades yesterday to investigate
the work.
G. J. Farley, superintendent of con
struction of the portage, felt consider
ably put out on account of the article,
inasmuch as the allegations made affect
him directy. He has obtained informa
tion which gives him a clue to the au
thor of the article, and is on the war
path. In an interview at the Perkins
last night he denied the charges in toto.
"We are finishing the work as fast as
possible," said the superintendent, after
reading the article over. "We are work
ing day and night, and hare funds
enough to complete the work within the
time specified. The iuclino at this end
is on a foundation of cement gravel, in
which it is exceedingly difficult to drive
piling, and progess is necessarily slow.
"The author of the article in question
says it is well known that the superin
tendence of the work has coat nearly $1
a day tor eacn man employed. That is
absolutely and unqualifiedly false. He
says again that none but disrated rail
road men cou'd procure employment in
such superintendence, some of whom
nave been ciiscnargea irom tormer em
ploy for incompetency and some for
worse. That also is false. The master
mechanic is C. C. Hobart, formerly mas
ter mechanic of the Union Pacific shopi
at The Dalles, and I defv any one to
produce a better mechanic on the Pa
cific coast. He is an honorable, upright
man; The bridge .and tarpenter fore
man is T. H. Walsh, formerly bridge
superintendent of the Union Pacific.
Neither was ever discharged from the
employ of the Union Pacific for incom
petency. Mr. Hobart may have been
asked to resign on account of a change
of management, but Mr. Walsh resigned
of his own accord. I do not know that
a single one of my foremen was ever dis
charged from any employment for in
competency. As evidence of good faith,
I invite any one to inspect the portage,
and if a better piece of work can be
found I will confess conviction.
"Again, the correspondentalleges that
time aud money wnicn should have been
spent upon the main line and the lower
incline have peen spent upon land to
which the state has no title and in build
ing a dwelling for the superintendent.
The main line cannot be completed as
rapidly as other portions on account of
the difficult pile-driving. As far as im-
Erovements on land to which the state
as no title are concerned, that much is
true. However, the state has instituted
suit for the condemnation of this land,
being unable to agree with the owners
regarding prices. The land was needed
for terminal buildings, and I have put
tnern up. ah this i nave done by di
rection ot the attorney-general. It is
totally false that a dwelling has been
built for the superintendent. As far as
I am concerned, my residence is in The
Dal led and I intend it to stay there
That was the understanding I had with
the commission when I was employed.
The building where the office is located
was purchased of Borthwick & Frame
It contains two large rooms and the rear
portion was partitioned so that a family
could live there. Ko one occupies the
place. I positively refused to live there,
"It is also clarged that large commis
sions have been received by the purch
asing officer. I have done all the- pur
chasing, except a few items, made by
the secretary, Mr. Lovell, and I defy
anyone to show where I received one
cent for commission. We have no mon
ey to waste, and must be economical in
order to build the road for $60,000. The
assertion that one officer and his rela
tions are drawing $16 per day, none of
whom are qualified, the majority being
ooys ori9 or it years, is loo absurd to
answer. So far as I am concerned I
have not one relative on the works. 5o
boys have been employed except a water
boy, who was paid $1 per day, and a boy
on the pipe line who received $1 75 per
day. It is not true that 25 per cent of
the money expended has been wasted in
mistakes." Trifling mistakes have been
made, it is true, Tsut they amount to
nothing. In reference to the lower in
cline, the people must bear in mind that
we began work when the water was high,
and that trestles cannot be built econ
omically in high water. ,
"High salaries are not ' paid on : the
portage. Mr. Walsh, the bridge fore
man, received $250 per month from the
Union Pacific, and is getting $150 now.
Master Mechanic Hobart is getting $125
now, and the Union Pacific paid him
$125. My salary is $150, and does not
begin to pay expenses. I accepted tbe
position more to please people than for
any other purpose, and could have made
more by staying at The Dalles and at
tending to my business.
"The portage will be finished October
1, and within the appropriation made
by the legislature. It is being used now
though it is not completed.
A cowardly tough named Joe Hooker
stabbed John Cunningham in the buck
and other places on the l?th inst. at
Waterman Flat, in Grant connty. The
stabbing occurred in consequence of
Cunningham having, a short time before
defended a boy from the cowardly as
sault of Hooker. The wounded man is
in a serious condition. Hooker has been
arrested and is confined in the Grant
county jail awaiting the result of Cun
ningham's injuries.
WHAT FRUITS WILL PROSPER AT
HIGH ALTITUDES.
Amugr Mar " Util
ized Almo-tt Vp to Hnovr Line Eastern
Varieties Which "Would Be Arallnble j
in the Sierra.
I spent the lost five days of July and
the first five of August directly under
the eastern brow of the Sierra in foil
view of perpetual snow in Northeastern
California. These valleys have an eleva
tion of 4,000 to 4.500 feet above sea level
and the Sierras tower above them from
8.000 to 4,000 feet. The study of fruits
at this elevation was a new and very in
teresting experience.
I had not the slightest idea what I
should find. From what I had heard I
expeoted to find only a few stunted ap-
j pie trees of the hardiest varieties. I
i was therefore surprised to find all the
deciduous fruits except the fig flourish
ing grandly. Everything from the ap
ricot to the apple. At Susanville at an
elevation of 4,300 feet large orchards
were found loaded with the finest of
fruits on trees from three to twenty-five
years in orchard. Peach and apricot
trees of over twenty years in orchard are
still healthy and vigorous and carrying
an immense load of fine fruit. Snow
often falls there to a depth of four to six
feet. The secret of it all is that we are
H11 on th Pacific Const and where it
: never gets severely cold. That is, cold
as compared to the northern prairie
states. The thermometer at Susanville
has rarely dropped-as low as twelve de
grees below zero and this does not seem
to injure fruit trees nearly so badly as
the same temperature East. There the
cold is usually accompanied by a pierc
ing wind. On the mountains of this
Coast the winter storms have not those
cutting winds except on the higher table
lands and peaks. In the valleys shelter
ed by the bold brow of the Sierra Ne
vada on the west and north the winters
average ten to twelve degrees warmer
and the snowfall is very much less.
The soils are of the cretaceous period
metamophosed or burnt, covered in
places bjthick beds of lava and pierced
to some extent by upheavals of basalt.
These rocks give rich, dark brown soil,
but is not adapted to the peach, apricot
and cherry. Where it is deep but not
too rich and heavy it is fine for the ap
ple. It is all excellent for the pear,
plum and prune. This is the predomi
nating soil in the mountains of this
Coast everywhere except where the
higher peaks are granite and the slopes
and levels just below are slate. These
give a warmer, coarser soil, fine for the
peach and apricot, like those near Aub
urn, Placer county, Cal., or North Yak
ima, Wash.) and other localities.
This mountain region has long been
noted for its choice apples and especially
for its superb long keeping winter ap
ples. This region would long ago have
been producing a vast amount of such
apples bnt for the lack of transportation
facilities.
I entered the region thinking that the
apricot could not be grown there at all
on account of the cold winters and then
to find this tender capricious fruit thriv
ing admirably was a surprise indeed.
The fruit ripens three to four weeks
later than similar varieties in the coast
counties.
These facts indicate what may be
realized from mountain orchards on
good soils in sheltered places. When we
get above 5,000 feet we will probably
have to drop all but the apple, pear, the
hardier plums, the small fruits and the
grape varieties of the Eastern states.
These can be curried up to perhaps 7,000
feet. At 4,300 feet altitude the small
fruits are all choice, healthy and abun
dant. I wish to especially call attention to the
mountain apple. It is the finest apple
of the world. None can compete with
it for firmness, juiciness, crispness, high
flavor and long keeping qualities.
The east side of the Sierra is exceed
ingly dry in summer and the air is
thin and blue. Fruits can nowhere over
there be rightly grown without irriga
tion. Some have thought they could be
by planting on soil naturally constantly
moist, but this is a mistake. It is true
a few very poor fruits have been grown
on such cold constantly wet soils. All
mountain orchards on this Coast should
have water for irrigation.
The winter apple can only approach
perfection when the tree has a full meas
ure of moisture in July, August and Sep
tember. That is when it needs moisture
most. Give these mountain winter apples
moisture and they will be ' the best and
most profitable apple orchards in the
world. These facts apply to tie pear
and other hardy fruits. Fairly good
winter apples can be grown in the moist
coast counties of California and in West
ern Oregon and Washington. The
trouble is, however, that the summers
and early autumns are rainless, and just
when the winter apple needs and must
have moisture none is to be had. Then
again the autumns are too long and dry
and the heat too great for the fruit to
keep. '
In the mountains from Central Cali
fornia to the Mexican line the summer
season is very much shorter and if the
orchards are given water the best win
ter apple of New England and, Canada
can be produced. The summer apple,
maturing in June and July, has not the
great draft on its vitality in ripening its
fruit in August and September when
there is a lack of moisture. Therfore
they gefalong without irrigation, They
should have - moisture from above to
fully mature and to store up plant food
for the next season. The same facts ap
ply to all fruit trees though not so point
edly to all the early fruits. '
As fine apples and other fruits are
grown by means of irrigation in the arid
regions of .Nevada as were ever grown
anywhere. We have much yet to learn
in the handling of water in agricultural
and horticultural lines. In fact it looks
as if the (treat centres of crop production
will be in the now arid regions of this
continent. D. B. Wier.
Bears appear to be more plentiful than
common in the Cascade mountains this
year; No less than sixteen of these huge
animals nave been killed in the moun
tains, back of Squaw creek, during the
past six weeks.
Some interest is being taken in the
matter of irrigation when we consider
that thirteen states and territories were
represented at the convention held at
Salt Lake recently. Four hundred and
fifty delegates were in attendance.
It would seem that the people across
the water are "on to" the annexation
scheme, or else thay have a limited
knowledge of the geography of this coun
try. In a recent issue the London Timet
says that Chicago is destined to become
one of the greatest grain-growing states
in the Union.
Dr. Lorimer, of Boston, tells a reporter
of this utterance by Snurgeon : "1 do
not like a small church," ho said. "It
is like being in a rowboat. If you go to
move about you are likely to upset and
swamp tbe whole machine. A big
church, on the other hand, was like an
ocean steamer, on which one could walk
about without fear of overturning or
interference from deacons or any one
eliv. "
The Eugene ice works expects to man
ufacture their first ice in about three
dars.
The people of Union arc
over the prospect of having
factory in t he near future.
P. Collins was thrown from
jubilating
a woolen
a wagon,
I near Pocahontas, Baker county, on Sun
i day evening and fatally injured in the
I head.
ti.tiinn I-
good at preeent. The banks of that
river are lined with fishermen'every day
trying 10 caicn tne specKiea beauties.
A telephone line will shortly be estab
lishen between Rufus and Biggs, Sher
man county, and make connection with '
the present line between Wasco and I ffip-Get our
Grants. j
The citizens of Milton are becoming '
tired ot being called inosebacks, and
have petitioned the council to call an
other election to vote for water-works
and electric lights.
Yamhill county has a population of i
10,000 and has seven newspapers to fur-
nish local news to them. The latest
candidate for public favor is the North ;
Yamhill Leader.
A singular accident befell Frank Kry- j
on at Astoria. In falling he struck a j
eharp-edged piece of sheet iron, com- j
pletely severing his upper lip, which had :
to be sewed on again. j
M. R. Brown, of Cornucopia, hasj
made a new strike which gives promise j
of great richness. From an assay of the I
ore he got the following returns : Lead,
$33 60; gold, $2; silver, $4 86. j
There are thousands of tons of straw I
going to waste in Benton county just i
now that might be baled and sold at a !
fair profit. It findB ready sale at from I
$3 to $5 per ton at the paper mills. j
The Vancouver Independent hears that j
in addition to tbe Ocean Wave, Jacob
Kamm will soon place the Lurline on
the Astoria route, and will run the Un
dine clear through to the Cascades only.
The celebrated Foley Springs, lying
east of Eugene, near the headwaters of
the McKenzie river, have been sold to
an Eastern syndicate, which it is said
will make a number of improvements.
Long Creek will soon bo the manufact
uring point for roller-process flour. This
enterprise, operated to its fullest capac
ity, will make money for the people, as
well as encourage the product ion of more
grain.
There are a few unruly and unprincip
led Indians and half-breeds who leave
the reservation and visit Corvallis with
out permission. They make an effort to
obtain whisky and are fast becoming a
nuisance.
Hillsboro will soon have direct tele
phone communication with Portland,
and no longer be dependent upon the
railroad wire. The western Union is
now puttiug in an office, and will per
manently locate an operator there.
The relief committee at The Dalles
still finds plenty to do and the wants of
no inconsiderable number of people are
being supplied. About forty families
have been furnished aid. Contributions
are still arriving from outside sources.
' The Elk Head quicksilver mines at
Lewis are on a stand still owing to the
arch of one of the furnaces falling in.
It will require about three weeks time
yet to make good the break. Mr. Willis
is no longer superintendent of the mines.
AVashington county claims the banner
in this state for prosperity. While ev
ery other county in the state has in
creased its indebtedness, with the excep
tion of Multnomah and Marion, Wash
ington connty has entirely wiped hers
out.
A number of the students of the Wil
lamette University lost all they had at
the college in personal effects. Chairs,
bedsteads, small stoves and bedclothes
are needed, and the people of Salem are
bestirring themselves to supply the
wants of the losers..
Reports from Eastern Oregon are that
the roads are literally lined with im
migrants,' from as far East as Dakota and
Kansas, coming to Western Oregon. . It
is said that more covered wagons may
be seen now than during the clays before
the advent of the railroad.
A big enterprise is neariug completion
near Central Point, Jackson county,
whereby the Rogue river will be turned
into a new channel for a distance of sev
eral miles and the bed mined. The
ground has been thoroughly prospected
and shows up in good shape.
On his recent postal trip through Clat
sop county, Postmaster Hare found
some singular conditions. Two places
nine miles apart Hopkins and Jewell
take four days for mail ' communication
The mail has to go from Jewell to As
toria, from Astoria to Mist, from Mist to
Hopkins.
The new town of Whiteson, Yamhill
county, two months old, has a fruit and
vegetable cannery, a good livery stable,
a first-class blacksmith shop, a new com
modious hotel, two store buildings, bar
ber shop and confectionary, one dealer
in cigars and tobacco, and last but not
least, a first-class newspaper and job
printing omce.
. R. H. Scott, of Scott's Mills, has al
ready ordered an engine, and will at
once bnild an experimental line of wood
en railroad. His object is to build a
line from Scott's Mill to Mt. Angel, and
the five miles of roadbed now building
is on the same line. This road is built
very cheaply and is said to be jnst the
thing for timber countries.
James A. Yates, one of Polk county's
pioneers, who lived on the little Lucka
mute near Bridgeport, Polk county, died
on Thursday, Sept. 17, from the effects
of a bone cancer. Uncle Jimmy, as he
was familiarly called, had a tooth pulled
and about a year ago the cancer com
menced to eat into his jaw ; and when
he died it had eaten away the greater
part of his jaw and up into" his nose. He
was well known and had a large circle of
relatives living in Polk county.
L. L. Burtenshaw, of Myrtle ' Point,
Coos county, who has been indicted by
the grand jury of Jackson county on the
charge of embezzling funds of Mrs.
Moore, of Ashland, was taken to Jack
sonville last Monday by Sheriff Birdsev.
At the preliminary examination held
here at the time he was discharged, he
was placed under $500 bonds, furnished
by the bank at Albany, and then he filed
a demurrer to tne indictment, . wnicn
will be argued at a special term of the
circuit court, and the case will be laid
I over until the December term.
A gentleman informs the East Oregon
ian that if a person desires to know hew j
fast he is traveling on a railway train he
has but to take out his watch and count
the clicks of the rails for twenty seconds !
which will give the number of miles per j
hour. - j
A Wallowa county girl worked the
motto, "I Need Thee Every Honr," and
sent it to ber fellow He said he
couldn't help it. It takes him two hours
to milk, feed the pigs and hens, night
and morning,
tended to.
and business must be at-
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