MEDKOKU JiMiLV. TKlttUMt, MEDFORD,
ORKGOS. WRDNESDAY, SEPTEMBERS. 1!"-
Medford Daily Tribune
A lifm JTar ii a Livf Town.
PuWiJoiiJ 9tvy evtninj netpt Sunday.
MIDl'OKD riJKLISHING COMP4MY
Oe4M Vutnam, Editor tnd MrjM. :
AdititteJ 1-Cl5s Hltttt in tw lwfin. fcfc
1edford, Oregon.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
Out moult, by mail or carrier $U..'iU G. rear, by mail. . .
.15.00
Roberts Makes Report
(CouUuued from pac 1.)
it will u id U8 iu rendering u report.
First 'uu the city, by purchase of
t iic Slinger ranch ami water righta, di
vert tlm wntcr now urn-d by Shner od
tiiH upper place, iiinl apply it to other
nut; t tin it by irrigation f
Second An a list met of the Slinger
much nIiuwn 70 iiicliH recorded for
the two ditches now in line. Can the
city, if purchase of thiH ranch in made,
divert more than the prcMcnt ditcher
carry, if that iiiminnt tdiould be low
;ik J Mil imlirnf
Third Can the point of diversion be
rliant'd, no Iimiji art nin-h change does
not interfere with any vested rights f
Fourth In Belling the city the water
nylitn of the Slinger plai-r, in (he city
at all safeguarded (iniunt riparian
demands?
Itenpect folly yours,
W. .1. K (HKIiTH,
Engineer for Medford.
Iteply:
M turd, Or., S.pl. 21. Med ford
f'ity Council, City (fentleineii: I havi
been rcquefUcd by Mr. W. .f. KohertH.
t he engineer for Medford, to nnnwei I
eerlaill oili'Stlous tier t :i 1 1) l ll LT to (Ik1
Slingerer water rights tuid diteheH up
piirlenanl to liin upper ranch on I tut t
creek, viz.:
Can the water from thnwe ditche
lie purcliaseii and uttetl tor purportett
titln-r than irrigation f It cun. "A per
sun acipiireft ft right to a given ijuun
tity of water by appropriation and use
I'lace of use and character are not
teats of his right. When he has mad
his appropriation, he hct'omcn entitleI
to the iimc of the uaitt ity w hich h
has appropriated at any place he may
choose to I'onvev it, and for anv useful
or beneficial purpose to which he u
ehoose 'o Apply it. "
In answer to the second ipiextion
is my opinion that the city, if it pur
chases t hese right k, will not be per
mil ted to divert any more watei
through them tlian has been benefi
einlly used through tliem liv tlie pres
eat owner. If the ditches are in bud
condition, or if the head box is den
t roved, ho that it does not receive tlx
amount originally appropriated t hem
may be repaired, and (lie owner will
have the right to use the amount of
the original appropriation.
In answer to the third (uestiou, the
point of diversion may be changed if
it do not interfere with intervening
rights.
Fourth, if the city should purr base
the water rights belonging to said ranch
there is little, if any, danger of trouble
with riparian owners below. It is my
opinion that tiii.br the law they would
have no standing before the courts.
tientlemeii, while this opinion is brief,
yet it is well settled in my mind, and
1 think is abundantly backed by the
decisions of the supreme court of Ore
gon. 1 am. vry respectfully,
WM. Nl! t'OI.VM).
Attorney for Dick Slinger.
QtiuHty. Of the quality f tlw wa
ter from Wassou cnnytni there ran
bo no question. It Is above suspic
ion.. The tributary water shed, 11
or 12 square miles, has only one In
habitant, and ho In n half mile from
the stream,
A rhemicit annlvsi gnve the follow
ing result b:
C. K. Bradley, Assistant Chemist Ore
gon Experiment Station, Corvnlli Or.,
March 31. Mr. T. V. Osgood, City En
gineer. Medford. Oregon Dear Sir: The
samples of water have been analyzed
with the following results:
Hig Butte Wasson
about four montha In tliu yc-ur the
flow of Wutiuon canyon fulls below
the 300 hit lieu required, and the uc
tunl gauging! gave as low as 160
inches during the summer. For eight
months of the year It In estimated
that the flow exceedH '100 inches. It
is to ho regretted that In the con
tilderalioii of any stream flow, a
rles of annual low water gauging is
not available. A single low water
gauging may mislead. However, it
appears from the records thai tne
season has been one of unusual
drouth, and If this be true, then the
ordinary low-water flow may be even
greater than the full amount needed.
The V n shod canyon ! project covers
all the water of Wassou canyon and
Mt much of the Slinger rights as will
assure 1100 Inches In all.
Cost. The cost of the Wuhsoii can
yon project can be given closely,
unscd upon figures submitted hy con
tractors August ti. and in as follows:
Water rights, .'SOO Inches..! 25,000
Diversion 2,013
Regulation 1,422
22.0 miles pipe line, Iti-lnch
capacity 4, 000. 0U0 gallons lt;r..t'.M
Same, trenching and back
filling C.0,rr.'t
AddMf'.nni cast iron pipe tx-
tenu'on hi city ).,9 I !
2.tMi0.000-gallon reservoir. lit, I is
Cbnting right of way 1.3 .40
l'p ;l'..of ring, surveys, su
per inlendenee I ;i,ouo
i'l'ihl of way and lands... 'I U0't
Teirehone line l.aO'i
Total $2S9,0f.a
Second. The Slinger project In
eombiiiatliui. This project can be
ha lulled In either of two ways, (11
by accepting the Han ley proposition,
2 1 hy combination with the Fish
Lake company's offer to sell a part
of the ;I00 inches of water in the
same ratio as for all. i
In either case the quality Is the
same as would be supplied by the
Fish Lake company, and Will be con
sldei imI under that project. The
quantity Is probably somewhat In ex
cess of 1X0 inches, as the flumes and
ditches were not In good repair when
the measurement of ft hut amount
was made. This supply alone was
considered as of doubtful sufflclency
J it Itself.
Third. The Fish Lake company's
project. Rights, quality, quantity
and cost or same. The following let
ters are self-explanatory.
The following letters are self explan
atory;
Medford, Or., Sept. 2:. Mr. V. T.
MeCruy. Kngiueer. Fish Lake Ditch Co.,
Mislford. Oregon Dear Sir: Having re
turned from an inspection of your prop
erty, itirluding Fish lake and Four Mile
lake, and haing looked over your plan
of diverting the flood waters stored
provisions of hu act of the legislature
of the lit ate of Oregou filed iii the of
fit uf thv tuvretary of state uu th
Jstb day of February, 13HI, and re
ported iu the tcssion laws of the leg- ,
jjtlature uf the stute uf Oregon for the
year 1 SMI, at pages 52 to 00, iucluiive,
aud entitled gnerallv "An aet to pro
vide for the appropriation of water j
from the lakes and running streams of
the state of Oregon, fur purposes of ir
rigatiou, commercial, domestic and other
yiurposcs, tue provisions and require
Ifieilis ui buiu uni uemg iuiit cumpiiru
with by our company iu the matter of
appropriation.
t Storage: Application wan made on
the 10th day of June, lHOo, to the sec
retary of the interior at Washington,
1). (.'., for the right to impound water
at Fish lake, and the Hame was grant
ed on the 2."th day of June, 190C. Ap
plieatiou was made October 15, 19o0, to
the secretary of the Interior at Wash
ingtou, 1. C., for the right to impound
water at Four Mile lake, and the same
was granted June 18, 1907.
Appropriation of the water from Fish
lake and Four-Mile lake was made also
under the provisions of the laws of the
state of Oregon, and all the requ
incuts of said laws fully complied with
by our company.
Second The drainage area tributary
to both lakes aud the creek near th
lower Slinger pine is about HU square
miles.
Third Area of Four Mile lake before
construction of dam, ti"f acres; area of
Four Mile take after construction o
dam. It'll acres; area of Fish lake lie
ore construction of dam, I'M) acres
area of Fish lake afler construction ot
dam, 4"0 acres.
Fourth The volume of water to hi
impounded iu the two lakes is 32,toi
acre feet.
hit th Our compaiiv proposes o naw
al merchantable timber and remove uu
rgrowth.
Sixth Four thnusanii ( o0n) inch
Seventh Three thousand (;hH0)
inches available for diversion bv our
onipanv.
F.ighth Height of Four Mile Ink
liiu; will be "i feet and mostly eon
structed this season; will be ot loose
arlh and stone with metal and timber
ores.
Height of Fish lake dam will be :t
feet, partly constructed, will be com
pleted next season; wilt be of loone
:irth and stone with metal and timber
ores.
Itespeet fully
Free ammonia
Albuminoid ammonia
Nitrates
t 'hlorine
Total solids
creek. canyon
I'irts per Farts per
Million Million
less than less than
.01 .01
.00 .00
.(Ml ,0O
low low
100.00 lill.OO
Tin se results -diow both w ;ilers to
be except imtftllv free fmm organic mill i
ler, auds. so far as our analysis thews,
are of the highest purity. If they lie, j
as you state, removed from sources off
contamination, thev could be unqnes
tionably recommended for drinking pur (
(loses.
" Verv trulv vonrs, I
C. K. BHADI.KY.
But even hotter than the chemical
analysis, and more Important l the
rerlain knowledge that the Isolation,
high altitude, heavily timbered slopes turn,
and rugged character of the riralu answered in their numerical ord
mi these reservoirs, I urn ready to pre
pare my rejMirt for the city council
and would like your assistance in pre
paring some figures on the holdings,
capaeity. drainage area, legal rights.
etc., of the Fish Lake Water Co.
First As to your legal rights in Hi
premises: What are theyf I would e
t i it a favor if you would s.t this
out pretty fully.
.-eronu nan s i ne drainage area
tributary to both lakes, and to the creek
:thoo (In- ISOOfoot contour? At Sling
it 's lower place f
third What are the respective areas
of the two lakes, both before and after
l lie dam are const ructed f
Fourth -What amount of flood wa
leit in acre feel do you in t cud to im
pound in the two takes!
Fifth- What measures, if any. will
i he company take to remove timber
and brush from the shores wh
flowed?
j Sixth - Wlmt is your estimate of the
low writer flow .if the north fork of
j Little Butte creek at ynur present
j intake t
Seventh Is any of llns low water
flow a ailable for diversion f
F.iehih Please state the nature and
height of the dams to be built, and now
under construction.
Yours truly, W. J, KOHKKTS.
Iteply:
M til ford. Or., Sept. M.--W. J, Rob
eits. Consulting KiiHineer, Med font. Ore
gon Dear Sir: In reply tov ours; of
the JiM iust. I beg leave to submit the
following in reply to your various que
w Inch are here considered aud
and
age area, Manures freedom from ac
cident nl pollution from human
son rcea. 1
Tfcs Ham )ry offr contemplate
tufciag avk ts Slinger ranch and
l-1yt 1t rfftt to supplement
V W-sfw flov of Winun rao
rm tB rdBt hr Wstara '
rasyisi uda oi hs dtTfrled ft '
a ditch o b lUalv. abaut t
tbrc-forth itl lolg. airb 0j(bt )
be ns.S" tesit sarll. t V.-oV4
bav t H rspUcsO I'ir 1
akto iisry v 0' TV;
tlt INm it iftf4 t( nirrfi
4,(i),C4 Wh i. fin t tfei
loy vm VJS SIH
.gt- Qmx I
' while I may not have gvae fully into
tall the details and submitted n els ho
, rate report, instead of this, we lavite
i I lie most rigid exsmiaation into our
ability to pr induce the fxxla, " aad
the feasibilit r of our offer ia dun
lily, quality sad rdeapavs a4 pt
rtitaencT of auppiy.
First - Kb n mt lefil ftt it ta
prfmifc-i: Tie Pik li Wait n
linr it erporttiet 4sty rrtMtsl im
i iii in oft Wf t fii ta
of ! t (Vr-". with its
f'f 4l f A p'' of fcsftiS'iSj
1 9 cits of Vedford, iregos.
Appropriation: In the month of Oc
tober. 1000, we filed notice of appro
print om on the north for!, of Little
Hutte erefk for 10,iV0 miners' inches,
snd on the south fork of Little Nutte
creek for Irt.OOO inches of water; said
appropriations Wq2q made 1199
o
G
submitted,
V. T. M V'RAY.
Kngiueer Fish Lake Water Co.
Analysis: Sample taken from Little
Iluttc creek, Slinger ranch.
Oregon State Experiment Station,
Corvaliis, Or., Feb. lt. Mr. P. K. Mer
rick, Medford, Oregon Dear Sir: The
water you submit for analysis give
the following:
I'otal soIkIh 7tl..iparts per million
Free ammonia. . . . 02 parts per million
Albuminoid ammo
nin 10 parts per million
Chlorine (low) . . . LOO parts per million
The solids consist of carbonates and
sulphates of lime, a small amount of
alkaline chlorides and silica. The free
ammonia is low and about what is usu
ally found iu a pure water. The nl
hiimiuoid (undocomposcd organic mat
ter) is higher than it should be, or
dinary pure waters running about half
this amount. The chlorine is very low,
and if the organic matter in the water
were from sewage the chlorine would
run much higher. The organic matter is
probably of vegetable origin and there
fore harmless.
These are the conclusion we would
draw from the analysis, but you under
stand no chemist can tell you r.bsolute
ly whether a water is dangerous or not.
We are always guided in our conclu
sions by a study of the surroundings
of a water supply, and if in this case
they seem uuqucstionabto our conclu
sions would be that the water is suita
ble for drinkiug.
Very truly yours,
C. K. 11KADLF.Y,
Assistant Chemist.
A similar analysis was made of Lit
tie Hutte water at Berkley and the
chemist wrote: ' ' These analyses show
that the water is of exceptional purity
and can be used with-nit dcletorious ef
fects for drinkiug and domestic pur
poses. It will be a great advantage to
the city of Medford to be able to draw
their water supply from such a pure
source.
This auulysis was made March 9.
Itnis, of a wimple takeu at the head
of the S'mger ditches from Little Unite
creek.
Quatiiy. To make clear what the
nature of the water Is, which It is
proposed to sell to the city, reter
ence will tic made to the map accom
panying this report.
The north fork of Little Hutte
creek has its source In some springs
at the head of Fish hike, near the
summit of the Cascades at an ele
vation of 4tis7 feet, about 40 miles
by wagon road from Medford. Hot
ter water never issued from a spring
than that which flows Into the lake
from the porous lava at the base of
Mount l'ltt. At the present time the
water In the lake has been raised
by a dam of timber and loose rock
about ten feet at the lower end and
about six feet at its upper end. flood
ing the uncut timber along the shores
of the lake. At the present time
there a pear to be a slight difference
in color of the water at the upper end
of the lake and that near the outlet,
due to the flooded timber along (he
ftlior. When the company removes
all timber asd brufdt between ths na-1
tsrsd low-water mark and the StV
fm cos tour to which It1 It Is pro-1
0ie4 to hum tss sxirfae. ths (rst- I
rr (Sepib ot vster Will assur S res I
sttiitr of flss water. From ids lake
10 tOS ttittpfttS t prfsest issi ft
tseir Tierfutios s'trtm ta rrevl falls
fflt 3sft ft u II ImJ
floM ! sm tWill Qr
rocky t Wr6 If crr 09 fess
Ivan l( ts Um? rys's
and ts) Wj ttr In !
slder ts if irsslVto ltar iffsn
Something New
Medford Loan Office
We loan money with low interest, on all description of value
diamonds, jewelry, watches, pistols, guns, munical instruments, etc.
1'lso have ou hand a fine Block of unredeemed watches, jewelry,
etc., which we will give the best bargains ever offered iu Med
ford. We- are here to hta :ud try to do the beat and. make
f ieiids. We want your trade. Please give us a call. Vou will
be v.oli treated in loaning or in buying. Before you go to buy
remember the name
The Medford Loan Office
, hrre oj will got the boat LurgairH. NO. 4 SOUTH O 8TEEET,
CORNER SEVENTH. LOOK FOR THE SIGN: MEDFORD
LOAN OFFICE.
Thn highlit prices paid f.ir . .1.1 gul.l uud silver. We v.iil take
lui.vthing fnim a gold brick dnwu. We give pawn ticket uu all
' article we take in, according to law. t
Southern Oregon District
and Rogue River Valley Fruit
Medford, Ore.
Oct. 1, 2 and 3
$1250 in PREMIUMS
For Fruit, Stock, Farm Products,
Fancy Work and Paintings, Etc.
Three : Days : Races
$7;j0 in Purses. .Free to the Public.
FOUR RACES EACH DAY.
Bring Your Products
Show the world vour products.
BEAT TJIK EARTH ON FRUIT
BIJOU THEATRE
Ton tthl ami Thursday.
"HIE ROAD TO Rl'IN" A particularly g,
i)d
uiance.
"THE HAPLESS 1 1 lT BliY" A good comic
AVe run the latest feature productions.
Admission 10 cents.
Smith S Molony
Carry the Strongest Line of
High Cut Boots
at the U-st prices i;i Southern Oregon
Buy now, for you will need them
See Our Window
You Want
To Be Swell
And
Up-to-Date
and yet you want always to apply that same
good judgment to purchases of city proper
ty which will enable you to ;
Cash Up At A Profit
should you desire to do so. Why not aid
your own good judgment by invoking our
knowledge of local values i We have" the
best list of city property we have ever had.
and are confident we can fit you out.
Rogue River Land
Company
EX 1 1 113 LT BUILDING, MEDFORD '
TIME
State Depositary.
CAPITAL AND SUEPLUS
9115,000.00
Im uu iiiipni (unt mutter in the transac
tion of biLiiiit-'ds. Business in en realize
(he convenience uud time saving afford
ed iu iuying by eheclc.
A cheek account with the Jackson
'(Minty Bank gives you the advantage
of roiiiit and obliging service.
Safe deposit boxes tu rent, $4 per
ynr and up.
finest equipment in southern Oregon.
W. 1. VAWTER, President
G. K. LTNDLEY, Cashier
Notice to Water
Consumers
"WATER MAY 'iK USED FOR IRRIGA
TION" AT ALL HOURS UXTIL ORDER-
ED OTHERWISE
Bv order of the
WATER. COMMITT RE.
September '21, 1908.
MRDKOKD SASH & DOOR OMPXY
PHONE J'JUl.
W.i,a.)- Frames. Oak Veueered Doors, ilh Buvel Plate. ,-arrieJ in alock cbeau
Orfi.-e Future! ami all kimh of Planing Mill Work. in,'lii,liEg Turned Work
and Fancv (.Jrills.
F STRKKT. BKTWKEX SIXTH AND S KVEXTU 8TKKETS.
If You Will
focus your eye od the swell wad to
order Suits we are offering, you will
realize at once that they are excp
lioual value. You will find over five
hundred different suitings here from
which to make a selection. We would
tike to take your measurements now.
E. ENYART.Presid ent.
A. PERRY, Vice President.
JOHN i. ORT-H, Cashier.
W. B. JACK-SOX, Asa t CMhter.
The Medford National Bank
MEDFOHD, PR.
CAPITAL 50,000
SURPLUS io,000
Safety Roxes to Rent. A General Banking Business
Transacted. We Solicit Your Patronage
French Dry
Drfttlr done.
Cleitnf !nd Pre!!
w. w.
1'iir T.iiu)it
EIFERT
MEDFORD
udi
Jrs vsvrvs&pjuzr txibuxe has tue besi
$riF titrrTCS IX SOUTH ERX Oh'EGOS.
PERKINS & JANNEY
AROHITECTS AND ENGINKKRS
Plans
Specifications, Sujierintendein-e.
in all its branches.
Surveying
P.vms 28-29, Jackson ninty Liank Ruilding.
pWMieqefpi
1 1
o
G
O
o
0
O
1 tntna