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OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
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STEAM PILOT SCHOONER.
LOOK FOR INFLUX.
Board of Pilot Examiners Wants State
to Purchase Schooner.
dumper Crop in Southern Oregon Is
Sure to Attract People.
Salem.—In its annual report to the
governor the state board of pilot
examiners recommends the purcha- e
and maintenance by the state of a
pilot schooner. It is the only method
by which the state can hope to exer
cise any control over the pilots, and
set down any rules governing pilot
age at the mouth of the Columbia
River, according to the commission^
It is set forth that the life of a
pilot is hazardous, it involves risks
and hardships that are not generally
known to the public, and the board
feels that the Columbia river pilots
have been at times unjustly criticised.
Assumption of responsibilities are
greater also on the Columbia bar. ac
cording to the board, than is gener
ally realized. It is believed the serv»
ice is as efficient as possible under
present regulations.
It is recommended that the legisla
ture amend the present pilot laws,
giving the commission authority to
examine and license pilots, to revoke
licenses for cause, to make rules and
regu'ations for maintenance of ef
i i nt pilot service and require all
licensed pilots to report to and fur
ni-h such information to the board as
s' all be required, so that the commis
sion m y lie fully informed of all mat
ters relative to the service.
Looking Glass Trail Completed.
Pend'eton. Of deep interest to
«•nckmen using the Wenalia national
'»rest grazing privileges is the an
■ nncement by J M. Schmitz, the
s oervis ng forester in charge, that
I e I ooking Glass trail has been com
peted. This trail extends from the
Tollgate to Motett meadows, through
1 ' •> i'es of as rough country as is to
be found in that part of the Blue
n’a ns. and its construction will
result in a great saving of time and
use to the stockmen, who have
roin'ielled to drive their flocks
« th t section of country in get-
1 r access to their allotments of
ge He also reports the comple-
i n of two rangers’ cabins, one at
1 gale and one on the Umatilla
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STEAMER ON ROCKS.
Jacksonville Post
Star of Bengal Loses 110 of Crew and
Kg Salmon Cargo.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE, OREGON
Seatt’e, Wash , Sept 23.—Advices
last night from Alaska by the United
States signal corps say that 110 men,
.»eluding nine whites, were drowned
n the wreck of the American bark
Star of Bengal, on Coronation island,
.vest of the Prince of Wales archi
pelago.
Twenty-seven of the vessel’s crew
ind passengers were saved. The Star
if Bengal belonged to the Alaska
Packers’ association, and was on her
vay to San Francisco with a cargo
of 54 000 cases of salmon.
In addition to her crew she carried
100 Chinese and Japanese who were
employed in the canneries of the
company and taken aboard at Fort
Wrangel.
The Star of Bengal took ab. «arci
cargo at Fort Wrangel, consisting of
■aimed salmon, and started down
Summer strait in tow of the tugs
Hattie Gage and Kayak. As the ves
seis neared the open sea. where the
sailing craft would have sea room to
work off shore, t'c wind was stead
ily freshening, blowing on shore. The
ugs struggled valiantly to keep the-
ship clear of the rocks, but the wind
drove it down on the rocks lining the
shore of Coronation island, w hich be
at the mouth of Iphigenia bay, and
to save themselves from destruction
the steam vessels were forced to cast
off the lines and head out to sea.
The Star of Bengal went onto the
rocks in such a position that the tugs
could not get near enough to give any
assistance, and 'the Gage headed for
Fort Wrangel with news of the dis
aster.
Myrtle Creek—The farmers in this
and other localities through this coun
ty are in the midst of the harvest of
:he large crop of prunes. The con
tinued dry weather has brought the
rop earlier than usual, and the fruit
driers are taxed to the limit
The price paid to the farmers this
-enson adds evidence to the ever
»creasing possibilities of Oregon
-ollie of the growers receiving as high
s 5j cents per pound for their crop
>f prunes, this being the basis price
iaid for the 30 to 35 size, and ic les-
>er pound for each five prunes to the
pound smaller.
A representative of one of the large
nurseries of the state has sold several
thousand fruit trees for the fall plant
ng. Apples are to be extensively
ilanted as also prunes, plums, ciler
ies, peaches and a great variety of
lie small fruits and berries to which
Iregon is so well adapted.
During the past three months no
ess than 20 new families (people who
lave be <41 attracted to Oregon from
he east by the many resources) have
bought farms and settled in this one
-mall community. A great many of
he people coming to Oregon have
ome through the influence of friends
ilready here, but more have been at
traded by the flood of literature
vhich is scattered daily by the coni
nercial clubs, citizens' leagues and
ltnilar organizations throughout the
state.
With the bumper crops raised in
RUSSIANS DIE BY HUNDREDS
southern ()regon this year, it is to be
•xpected that the population increase
hiring the coming year will break Official Reports Don't Account for All
ill records.
Cholera Victims.
St. Petersburg, Sept. 23.—Up to
$4,000 to the Ton.
Burns- Intense excitement prevails noon yesterday the municipal hos
here as the result of a rich strike pitals reported for the preceding 24
made by O J. Darst. who has been hours 417 cholera cases and 176 deaths
irospecting in Gold gulch for several There is a total of 1587 patients ill
years. He has discovered a ledge
vhich assays from $40oo to $4500 a the various hospitals.
That the municipal statistics arc ■ in
ton. The ore contains both gold and
diver. The ledge upon which the ■omplcte is conclusively proved by
strike was made is located about 150 the number of interments. At I one
mles from the railroad. It is now
Tanned to stage the rock to Austin cemetery they aggregated 424 for the
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Vale, where it will be shipped to 'ast three days, or within 20 of tile
After Big Contract.
he smelters at either Boise or Salt total number of deaths reported.
tl nd Several Portland firms Lake City.
The cholera dead are being interred
e nr
m de bids on a $500,000 gov-
it Preobrazhenskoe, which is about
rn‘ contract for hay and oats
Wallowa County Fair.
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Philippines which will be let
Wallowa — The Wallowa county •ne hour distance on the railroad A
by the quartermaster’s department
fair, to be held in this city Octobet rain of several coaches. carrying the
< ctobcr 5 The contract is the larg
est one of the kind ever placed on the 8, 9 and 10, will be one of the most mourners and a dozen freight car.-
Pacific coast. In the specifications -uccessful fairs ever held in this coun with the dead in rude coffins, goes
•y. Special rates will be granted on daily to the place. The scenes are
¡««lied by the quartermaster, bids were
asked on tn,non tons of hay and 9.(too he railroad, and a big attendance is heart rending in the chapel, where
tons of oits. Delivery must be made issured Already over a dozen ath- service is conducted uninterruptedly
in the Philippines within the next six etic events are provided. The ex- night and day.
Th«' scarcity of gravediggers lias
months William Albers, of Albers ¡bits will exceed anything ever known
Bros Milling company, lias just re n this valley. Races will be a feature ■attsed a painful delay in the past few
md
dramatic
performances
will
be
days. 151 coffins containing bodies
turned from Seattle, where he has
given at least two evenings. The now being stored in the adjoining
been looking after tile bid made by
play
will
be
a
home
talent
production
woodshed. Some of the mourners
I is f rill Allen & Lewis, of Portland
have been waiting their turn for sev
are also preparing to bid on the mam
eral days.
Will Contest Claims.
moth contract.
Pendleton—Claiming that he is
he original discoverer, A 11. Ander
Pennsylvania Fires Checked.
Charges of Excessive Rates.
son. an old Alaska prospector, will
Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 22.—Reports
Salem Representative B. J Jones, ■ontest the locations made by James
of I'o'k county, has filed two com (Ionian on what is declared to be rich received yesterday from Ashtola, near
plaints with the railroad commission, placer ground, last located in Juniper Johnston, where a forest fire has been
in which he asks for hearings to sub • anyon. Anderson says Conlan was raging for several days, are to the ef
stantiate charges of alleged excessive employed by him as a driver on his fect that the fire is now under con
rates exacted by both the express prospecting trip, and located the claim
companies operating in Oregon Sep while the discoverer was nursing a trol. At Ashtola 10.009,000 feet of
arate complaints are brought against rattlesnake bite, from which lie is logs were burned, and at Arrow, near
the Pacific ~
Expres
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company, which just recovering.
by, 6,000.000 feet were destroyed. Yes
operate on the O. R. & N., and the
terday heavy clouds of smoke hung
Wells Fargo Jones alleges that the
Begin Seeding at Athena,
>ver Windber. Johnstown and inter
rates charged by these companies are
Athena.—The first rain of the sea mediate points.
unreasonable unjust and unlawful,
and wishes the railroad commission son has fallen here, It was accom-
I.ate last night another fire started
storm.
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to adjust them or establish new rates, panied by a severe electric
which
destroyed
telephone
communi
as the commission has authority to do
burg Yesterday the flames were
itions for an hour or two. The deep spreading rapidly.
under the law. if the rates are found
lust along the roads was suddenly
unreasonable.
In practically all the churches Sun
• inverted into mud, and the summer day special prayers were offered up
.allow
in
the
fields
was
made
ready
that the drouth in western Pennsyl
Portland Livestock Show.
.'or seed. The farmers are rejoicing
Portland -General ami favorable •ver the rain, and fall seeding will be vania, eastern Ohio and West
ginia might be ended.
response is being received from the gin within the next few days.
local, comity and district fairs and
stock shows of the entire Northwest
Forgets Jungle Story.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
to the invitations sent out by the
Chicago, Sept. 23.—For the
Country Club ami 1 ivestock associa
Barley—Feed, $26 per ton; rolled. time since the appearance of Upton
tion request ng that these org.miza
Sinclair's packing house expose. "The
tions be officially represented at the •27 5ll'<t 2< 50; brewing. $26 50.
Oats—No. 1 white, $30 per ton; Jungle.'' the British government yes-
Pacific national show and harness
'erday contracted for an order of
races here next week The Interna tray. $29
Wheat—Club, 89c per bushel; forty Xmerican meat, closing a contract
tional of Chicago, the greatest stock
exposition in \merica. will lie repre fold. 92c; turkey red, 92c; fife, 89c; with 1 ibby. McNeil & I.ibby. packers,
•or 5.00(1,(100 pounds of fresh beef.
Rented, as will the National of Denver bluestem. 93c; valley. 91c.
Hay Timothy. Willamette Valley Xccording to the contract, which was
$11 per ton; W illamette Valley, ordi made through Thomas Arskine. Brit
Tillamook Street Fair.
nary. $11; Eastern Oregon, $16 50. ish consul at Chicago, the price to
Tillamook—Tillamook City will •nixed, 81 :; clover. $9; alfalfa. $11; al be paid for the consignment of meat
have a street fair and carnival Sen I'alfa meal. $20.
is $500.000 Erskine requested the
tember 23 25 The fair w ill be held
Fruit Apples, new, 50crti$1 25 per submission of bids for several million
under the auspices of the bind boys box, peaches. 25 <i 65c per box; pears pounds of canned meats
who hive secured the concessions of •Oc i’ $l per box; plums. 50c >i $1 per
the Anuric.in Amusement company box; grapes, 40c(n$l 25 per crate;
Fire Peril Again Greater.
for the occasion The business men Concords 20c per basket; huckleber
Calumet.
Mich., Sept 23.—With the
h.aie subscribed liberally towards the ries. s (i 10c per pound
forest fires
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in
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northern
Michigan
enterprise ami elaborate preparations
Potatoes — s.‘> ii 90 per hundred; fanned by high winds, the condition
are being made.
sweet potatoes, 2c per pound.
ui the Canadian shore is worse than
Melons Cantaloupes, 50m 75c per it has been in the past three weeks.
$4,000 Worth of H.iy Burns.
crate; watermelons. jtn’lc per pound; The fires are gaining in velocity about
Drew sea
Sim Hamilton a hay c.isahas, $2(*i 2.25 per dozen.
Flucan. Niagara and I.orcto and in
rai-er of Drewscy valley, about two
Vegetables -Turnips, $1 50 per sack; he vicinity of Norway, Rockland and
carrots,
$t
75;
parsnips.
$1.75;
beets.
mi'c- from here, lost four stacks of
Mass City, and the situation is crit
hay by fire
The tot:jl value of the $1 ’»0; artichokes. 65c per doz.; beans ical. Trains through Delta county
stacks is placed at $toon The wind 3<o 4c per pound; cabbage. 2c per crowded with refugees fleeing front
drove the sparks from a fire which I pound; cauliflower. $125 dozen; cel- the threatened district into Escanaba
had been started in some foxtail into i cry, 75ci*i$l per dozen; corn. 75c n $1 and Menominee.
the stacks before Mr Hamilton was 1 per sack; cucumbers. 30 .1 40c per box;
egg plant. 50c(*i$1.25 per crate; let
aware of it.
Adirondack Towns in Peril
tuce. head. 15c per dozen; parsley.
New York. Sept. 23.—Alarm is felt
15c
per
dozen;
peas,
6c
per
pound;
Monroe Canrer ■ Operating.
in many sections of the state because
Monroe The Monroe cannery is peppers, s .1 10c per pound ; pumpkins >f the rapid spread of the big forest
in oner.it on, .■ml is putting out a fine I otic per pound; radishes. 121c per ires that h ive been burning for many
lot of fruit
B'ackberrics, pc irs and • I en; spinach. 2c per pound; sprouts lavs in the Adirondack« According
plum» will be the larger bn’k of its 10c per pound; squash, 40c per dozen; to disnatches received bv the Associ
products this season, hut efforts are tomatoes, 17' u 25e
Blitter Extras. 34c per pound; ated Press here last night, dangerous
being made to h ive large crops of
fires are burning in some score of
peas beans and tomatoes for next tancy. i'.’Je; choice 30e; store, 18c.
Eggs -t'regoit, extras. 29 130c; places, and a number of small towns
year's work
firsts 27o2se; seconds. 23.i26c; East and summer resorts are threatened.
ern. 264 <1 27c per dozen
Eugene Will Spread Herself.
Cholera on Transport.
Poultry -Fancy lien« 13?c; spring.
Fttgene has decided to be 15,000 big 14lc; duck«, old. 12*il2lc; spring. It
San Francisco. Sept. 23 — Cable dis-
in 1909. and with that en I in view the ■ i15e; geese, o'd 9c; young, Milk; •’itches from Manila report that a
Eugene C imntercial c'nb has started turkeys, old, tT.ilsc; young. 20c
case of cholera broke out on the
out to sei tire $15.000 for advertising
V< il Extra
xi.i
per pound: transport Sheridan shortly after her
purposes The latest citv directory of or.I nary. 7u?>c; heavy, 5c.
departure front that port on Septem
Eugene gives the population at 10.000
I' .rk Fancy 8)c per lb ; ordinary. ber 15 The vessel put back to port
6c, large, 5c.
In 1900 it was 323«.
and is now in quarantine.
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Abstract of Land Titles
Made by
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