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FATAL FLOOD
Eastern Oregon Cloud
burst Kills Many.
NO WARNING GIVEN
HEPPNER RECEIVES THE FULL FORCE
OF THE DELUQE.
lone and Lexington Suffer Us-Death
List Will Reach Fully 300-Safety Lay
Only In Flight-Dead Ara Burled In
Hastily Constructed Cofflne-Abaence
of Oouhls Notable.
lone. Or., Jun 16. A cloud which
bur8t on the hllla a mile south of Hepp
nor at about 5:30 o'clock Sunday after
noon let loose a hungry flood of water,
which swept down the hillside In
wall 30 feet high and 200 yards wide.
Reaching the bottom of the canyon,
the liquid avalanche reared Its mighty
front over the doomed town, and car
ried to destruction nearly every build
ing and human being that lay In Its
path, leaving a wasto of desolation to
mark its trail. The destroying torrent
raced down the narow gorge of Willow
Creek. Inundating as It reached them
the settlements of Lexington, lone and
Douglas, but lessening in fury and in
volume as the thirsty alkali soil of the
valley drank up the water like a
sponge. Behind it lay nearly 300
dead, drowned like rats in a trap. The
suddenness of the catastrophe gave
the victims no warning, overwhelming
them for the main part as they sat
within their homos.
Immediately after the fatal flood
had wiped the major portion of Hep-
pner out or existence, swift couriers
on horseback sped to warn the resi
dents of the valley toward the Colum-
Dia or the comiBK peri . Leslie Mat
lock, son of an ex-sheriff of Morrow
County, rode a wild ride for 18 miles
ahead of the raging waters. His horse
dropped dead, but he secured another,
and again another, covering tbe 65.
miles to Arlington In seven hours. To
this I'aul Revere of Oregon is undoubt
edly due the fact that the ranchers of
the Willow Creek country below Hep-
pner lost so little stock and property.
i ne raiace Hotel was the first build
Ing to stem the tide, and all the guests
were saved; but houses below the Pa
lace Hotel were thrown out Info the
street, overturned and wrecked.
Perhaps the greatest loss occurred
at the lleppner Hotel. This house.
which was run under the management
of Jones & Asbaugh, was carried
away. It Is supposed that there were
about 50 guests In thla hotel, all of
whom are reported to be lost. The
proprietors themselves were Baved,
hut their families are among the dead.
The entire residence portion of Hep-
pner was destroyed, but the business
houses, being on higher ground, and
being generally built of brick and
stone, were not so badly damaged
The 8choolhouse and courthouse.
which stand on a sldehill. were saved,
but two churches, the Methodist and
Presbyterian, were completely wreck
ed. Around the depot the receding
flood left great heaps of driftwood
piled as high and higher than the roof
and the rescuing parties were forced
to demolish these pyramids of timber
in order to extricate the corpses
which were tangled In the brush. Un
doubtedly many of the drowned bod
lea were carried by the rushing waters
down the valley. It Is reported that
three bodies were found near Lexing
ton, nine miles below Heppner. but
there were no fatalities In Lexington.
No systematic effort has been made to
find the dead, who are undoubtedly
strewn along the canyon. Every avail
able .man from a radius of 65 miles
has been pressed Into service at Hep
pner itself. Gangs of men are at
work clearing away the piles of debris,
rocks and timber, which lie piled In
Heppner's streets, and taking out the
corpses which are thus concealed.
About 100 persons have been burled
In Heppner's graveyard today. Owing
to the entire absence of proper facili
ties for caring for the dead, the vic
tims of the flood were, for the most
part. Interred In common crates. The
ghouls who are usually found, like hu
man vultures, rifling the pockets of
the dead In such great disasters as the
one which has stricken Heppner, are
tnthls case, fortunately absent, and
the vigilance committees and patrols
which were so necessary at Johnstown
and Galveston floods, seem to be un
necessary in Oregon.
A relief train sent from The Dalles
reached lone last night and will pro
ceed to Heppner as soon as possible.
A wrecking train, with gangs of men
to repair both the tracks and telegraph
wires left last night. It Is expected
thnt communication with Lexington,
17 miles from Heppner, will be restor
ed early this morning.
Court street, at Heppner, on the
bank of the stream, is swept clean as
a gravel bar from end to end. Not
even the foundations of a long line of
beautiful residences are left.
Every business house, except the ho
tel, Fair store and Odd Fellow's build
ing, along the side of the street on
which tho bank stands are wrecks. A
large building is Jammed Into the drug
store and Beveral other structures are
In the middle of the same street. Resi
dences are turned over or torn to piec
es. Mud, slime and misery are every
where. The water was 15 feet high In Hep
oner's streets and rose over the new
courthouse wall. It came dawn Palm
Fork, chiefly, but was a torrent on all
hillsides. Enormous piles of rock and
?ravel have been washed down the
canyon five miles up on Butter creek.
The flood came almost Instantly and
lasted one hour. The people thought
't was only a repetition of the cloud
burst a few days ago, and were not
alarmed until It was too late. Houses
were surounded by raging torrents,
which sucked every thing movable In
to their twisting eddies and escape was
impossible.
Many people slept In the courthouse
last night, and any place they can
make a bed.
Many people are arriving at Henr
ner. There are no beds, and visitors
will be compelled to rough It while
tney stay. 1'rovlnlona are not needed
but rather help to bury their dead and
clear away the debris. The absence of
ice or embalming fluids has necessitat-
ed the hurried burial of many bodies
which would otherwise have been pre
served ror trie arrival of relatives.
Three live babies have been found
whose parents are lost, and identifica
tion nas so far been impossible.
Families are broken to pieces, the
rataer aione remains, or a wife or son
or daughter, and little children left
orphans.
Ellas Connor, a stockralser of lone
returned from Heppner at 2 o'clock
this morning. He left the scene of the
disaster at 6 o clock, and brings the
latest news from the scene.
It is now known." said Mr. Conner
"that at least 275 or 300 rieonle were
nrownea. une hundred and fifteen
corpses have been hastily burled In
wooden boxes and some were merely
wrapped in blankets. There were still
several wagon loadd of dead on theli
way to the cemetery when I left
neppner itself has now been pretty
wen aearcnea, except In d lies of de-
brla, where it is thouirht that numbers
or oodles will be found.
Between lone and Henoner " said
Mr. Conner, "there are (treat Dllea of
ueurifl, out tne nood passed so quick
ly that the roads have not been seri
ously damaged. The railroad track
nowever, from 1-cxlngton on is badly
torn up. It looks straee to see thr-
heavy steel rails bent and twisted like
corkscrews, and the heavy timber
splintered like matchwood. In HeDn
ner itself the flood swept a clean path
a mne long, and one or two block?
wide through the town, following en
erally the course of Willow Creek
The people of Heppner seem demoral
ized by the calamity, and men who
nave lost their wives, children anr"
tneir all, go dry-eyed to the work of
assistance of others."
The town of Heppner. the nrlncinal
sufferer from the flood is 197 .Ilea
from Portland and 45 miles from the
Columbia River. It contains a popu
latlon of. approximately, 1400, and If
the county seat of Morrow County. It
is located In tbe valley of Willow
Creek, a considerable stream, which
nows north into the Columbia. The
valley of Willow Creek varies In width
from one-half mile to a mile and is
bounded on either side by preclpitiour
mountains which render sudden fresh
eta not uncommon, although at ordin
ary seasons the stream Is easily ford
ed at almost any point. At Heppner,
wiiiow creek Is Joined by Hinton'f
Fork, which enters at the north end
of the town. Some 20 years ago a
cloudburst occurred on Hinton's Fork
and a wall of water 30 feet In height
rolled down the mountain sides Into
Willow Creek At that time the towr
was built principally on the south
side of a high backbone extending
irom near the mouth of the Fork back
to the mountains. There was little
damage to tbe town and no lives were
lost. Of recent years, however, the
town has grown considerably and a
large portion of it Is on the north side
or this natural dyke and alone the
banks of the two streams, directly in
tne patn or the Hood.
North of Heppner nine miles Is the
town of Lexington, containing a popu
lation or three or four hundred, and
nine miles further Is lone, which has
eight to nine hundred people. Accord
ng to the latest informat on. both of
these places were destroyed.
A branch of the O. R. & N. follows
Willow Creek south from the main line
at Heppner Junction to its terminus
at Heppner. Officials of the company
have received advices that their track
Is washed away between Douglas and
Heppner, a distance of 30 miles.
ACTION ON CANAL TREATY L'RQED.
President Olvea Colombia to Understand
That Dallying Must Cease.
Washington, June 16. The Presi
dent today sent for William Nelson
Cromwell, attorney for the Panama
Cannl Company, te confer with him
on the canal situation. Mr. Cromwell
spent half an hour with the President
In the forenoon, and the conference
was resumed by appointment at S
M.
It is understood that the President
is .much concerned over the canal out
look. The Administration is not In
the least disposed to be impatient
with Colombia, and ia willine to allow
the Bogota government a reasonable
time to execute Its obligations to the
united States. At the same time, the
Washington authorities regard these
obligations as more bindine than
those of an ordinary treaty, and cannot
admit the right of the Colombian gov
ernment to recede from them. If no'
carried out by ratification of the canal
treaty, which comes before the Colom
bian Congress at its meeting this
month, the United States hopes Col
ombia will find some other means of
executing its obligations to this coun
try as regards the Panama Canal. Mr.
Cromwell declined to see callers after
his conference with the President.
Route to Crow's Neat Pass.
Butte, Mont.. June 17. Official word
has been reclved In this city to the
effect thst he cut-oft from Columbia
Falls or Kalispel, on the Great North
ern, to Jocko, on the Northern Pacific
Is to be built at once. Work will be
commenced within 60 days. The new
line will open up the richest country
In the state of Montana and furnlsb
direct route from the Crow's Nest
coal fields to the Butte and Anaconda
mines and smelters.
Cable Ship Neara nidway.
Manila, June 17. The cable ship
Colon, which is laying the Pacific ca
ble from Guam eastward, is nearing
Midway Island, and it Is expected that
the laying of the section from Midway
Island to Honolulu will commence
next week.
Bandlta Raid Cavlte Towns.
Manila. June 17. Disorder continu
es in the province of Cavlte. Two ban
dlU named Fellzartio and Montalon.
with somo followers recently raided a
number of towns. The government is
planning a campaign to suppress the
trouble.
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
SURVEY OF PORTAGE ROAD.
Engineer Hammond Will Oa Ahead With
Preliminary Work.
The State Board of Portage Railway
Commissioners hald a conference with
A. K. Hammond, tbe engineer recently
selected to make a preliminary survey
ol the route of the portage road be
tween The Dalles and Celtic Mr,
Hammond was directed to proceed at
once with the survey, and he will do
io as Soon as be can organize a sur
veying party.
Hlg work will be to examine the
ground and run preliminary lines
where the road will probably be con-
utructed. He will make plats and
charts showing all the topographical
conditions. He expects to be ready to
report to the board ia about 30 days.
and until that time no further action
can be taken by the board.
Receipts of Columbia County.
The reports In the County Clerk's of
fice show that the receipts for May
rere larger than at any time in the
aistory of Columbia county. Tlus tttal
amount received was 62.08, appor
tioned as follows: Recording deeds
And other instruments, 1272.75: court
fees, 1228; redemptions, 61.33.
High School Contract Let.
The Eugene school board has let the
contract to Welsh & Mauer, of Salem.
for the construction of the new High
School building. The contract price
11 SZ4.Z5.
Rich Find In Southern Oregon.
J. A. WTiltman and J. D. Hard are
iow in control of what promises to be
he biggest placer mining propositloc
n Southern Oregon. The property it
located on Steve's Fork of Steamboat
Lake, and comprises some 880 acres
?f mining ground, nearly all of which
prospects rich from "grass roots to
bedrock." Some of the prospects ob
tained are so big that it is bard to be
lieve they were taken Irom just a few
tana of dirt. Tbe property was pur
chased from Messrs. Shearer, Lewis
Armstrong 4 Scott, and the new own
srs have already been offered an ad
ranee of two and a half times the pur
hase price. The water supply It
abundant
Lane Oats Will Be Short.
The effect of the recent hot wsve If
unquestionably very disasteroua to al'
growing crops in Lane county, with
the possible exception of hops. Farm
?ra have been complaining for twe
weeks past about insufficient rain for
the grain crops, and this hot spell
coming at this time, will hare the ef
feet of cutting short the crop very ma
terlally. There has been insufficient
moUture for nutrition of growing
grains, and now the heat comes and
forces maturation without any possl
bility of growth. Wheat will undoubt
sdly be cut short 25 per cent, and oatr
d0 per cent already, ana the damage
wili be even greater unless thla spel'
of heat is followed by a soaking rain
Will Cheapen Transportation.
The preliminary survey of the elec
tric rosd from Baker City to the Johr
Day country is about finished. The
route as laid out, commences at Bow
?n's ranch, not far from Baker City, and
extends along Burnt River to the di
vide, and thence into the John Day
Valley. Prairie City, ao doubt, will be
tbe destination for the present. It If
considered by many that a far cheaper
route could have been selected, haf
the survey been by way of Auburn
through the Sumpter Valley over tc
Burnt River. Several miles of roar?
building could be saved as well as the
road being laid out on an easier grade.
Rainier and St. Helens Want Seat.
Rainier and St. Helens have each
Bled their petitions as candidates for
the relocated county f&t There are
76 names on the Rainier petition and
115 names on the one field by St. Hei-
ns. Clftskanie was the first town to
tie a petition, having 125 names on
the document. It Is now a settled fact
that these three tovns will be the only
candidates for the county seat loca
tion to be voted on the first Monday in
July.
Good for Marion Crops.
That crops have not suffered by rea
son of the recent hot weather is declar
ed by farmers, fruitgrowers and hop-
growers in Marion county. Hops anri
fruit, except strawberries, will be im
proved by the heat of the last few
days. While the ground Ib dry in the
hill country, and rain would be bene
ficial, the hot weather will do no dam
ige unless it should continue several
days.
Shipping Cattle From Pendlctoa.
Fourteen carloads of cattle will be
shipped from Pendletoa this month.
Fred Phillips will ship nine carloada
to Carstons Bros., of Seattle. He will
also ship five carloads to Kenewick.
The stock brought $4.35 for good beef;
tome of the best brought a little better,
but not much. A month ago the price
was $4.75 and scarce at that. Now
here is plenty of cattle to be had at
$4.35.
To Resume Operation.
Operations at the Gold Bug Grizzly
group of claims in the Ibex district.
Eastern Oregon, will be resumed in
stbout ten days. Tbe machinery is be
ing overhauled and the pumps and
hoists put in shape for work. The
rhaft has filled up with water which
will be pumped out immediately, and
sinking of the shaft will commence as
soon as it is free from water.
Survey Excites Curiosity.
A Southern Pacific survey party is
operating between Milwaukle and
Gladstone Park. Diligent Inquiry fails
to disclose the purpose of the survey.
It was leraned from a member of the
party that a route Is being established
from Milwaukle, via Gladstone Park
and the Chatauqua grounds to Oregon
City.
PAY FOR VETERANS.
Indian
War Claimants I Can Now Oct
Their Money.
Secretary of State Dunbar baa re
ceived 98 vochers for claims of Indian
War veterans and will begin Issuing
warrants in payment of the same this
week. It Is believed that 800 claims
will be filed with the Adjutant-General,
and that 750 of these will be allowed,
In amounts averaging about $150 each.
If this expectation shall be fulfilled,
the total claims allowed will amount to
$112,500. The total appropriation la
$100,000, so that a deficiency of $12,500
Is probable.
Under advice of the Attorney-General
Secretary of State Dunbar will
issue warrants for claims In the order
in which the vochers come to bis office,
and no In tbe order the claims are filed
with the Adjutant-General. All claims
will be paid In full as long as the
money lasts, and when the appropria
tion is exhausted the Secretary of
State will Issue certificates of allow
ance, which are recognized as legal
evidence of a valid claim against the
state. These certificates will not draw
interest and must await an appropria
tion by some subsequent Legislature
before they can be paid.
Coming Events.
Western Oregon division Oregon
State Teachers' Association, Portland
June 24-29. '
Street carnival, Ashland, June 15-20.
Pioneers' reunion, Brownsville June
10-12.
School election in all Oregon dis
tricts, June 15.
Convention of the Sunday schools of
Lane county, June 10-11.
Street carnival, Roseburg, J'une 21.
Christian camp meeting, Turner.
June 19.
Street carnival.
Salem, June 29 to
July 4.
Mazamas leave Eugene to climb the
Three Sisters, June 9, returning in
ten days.
Worma Eat Yamhill Wheat.
The farmers In the vicinity of La
Fayette are becoming somewhat alarm
ed about their Fall-sown wheat The
indication that there was something
wrong was that the grain was turning
red, and. upon closer examination a
small, red worm was found in n.
the first joint of the stalk. Some will
cut their grain for hay, while others
claim the crop will not pay for the
harvesting, being so badly damaged.
These fears may prove to be greatly
exaggerated.
Getting Ready to Operate.
The Sumpter Lumber Com nan t baa
succeeded in floating all the sawloga
on Cracker Creek to the mill site jusl
south of town. The total amount put
in wag over 1,000,000 feet. The frame
tor the new mill will soon be up, and
is aoon as the logs at the old nlant
are consumed the big mill will be ready
Work on the Balsley-EIkhora.
Machinery and sunnlies fire firrlvln.
almost daily for the Baisley-EIkhorn
mine In the Baker district. A large
rorce or men has been engaged to
work on this property this season, and
from now on the plan is to ruah thA
work of development as fast o nn..i.
ble. .
Work On Sumpter Water Plant.
Work on the Sumnter water wnrtra
will soon be commenced. The plant
will be 600 horse power, and half of
this will be used in the electric plant
to light the city.
Oregon, Cattle to Nor'h Dakota.
M. K. Parsons, of Salt Lake, la ahln-
ping 5000 head of Eastern Oreaon cat.
tie from Ontario stockyards this week
to North Dakota. This means about
$125,000 distributed among cattlemen.
Land Patents at Oregon City.
During May there were 64 timber
land filings and 62 homstead filings in
the land office at Oregon City.
PORTLA.ND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla. 70C473c: al-
ley, 76c.
Barley Feed, $20.00 per ton; brew
ing, $21.
Flour Best grades, $3.95 4.30:
graham, f3.453.S5.
Milletuffs Bran, $23 per ton: mid.
dlings, $27; shorts, $23; chop, $18.
Oats No. 1 white, $1.10 a 1.18:
gray, $1 05 per cental.
Hay Timothy. $2021; clorer.
nominal; cheat, $15(316 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burpanks, 60(360?
per sack; ordinary, S5-iSo per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, $39
3.50 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed, ll12c;
young, 13 Ur; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 16 17c; dreesed, 20(8 22c; du ks,
$7.00(37.60 per dozen; geese, $6.00(8
6.50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 15)0
16c; Young America, 1615ic; fact
ory prices, Kilc less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 2022c
per pound; extras, 21c; dairy, 203
82Kc; store, 16c318.
Eggs i6ne per dozen.
Hops Choiie, 1820c per pound.
Wool Valley,12J,17c;Eastern Or
egon, 8914c; mohair, 35(937ie.
Beef Gross, cows, 3ic, per
pound; steers, 65Jo; dressed, ge.
' Veal-78c.
Mutton Gross, $3.50 per pound;
dressed, 7To.
Lambs Gross, 4c per pound;
dressed, ?Xc
Hogs Grow, eoeji'c per pound j
dressed, ?8e.