Crook . Couity Journal
VOL. VT
BOOMING BEND.
Great Improvement in
Progress Over There '
IRRIGATION CANALS
Work of (oiiHtriii tlon Now
I'nder Way mid Wafer to
Belli Tlu'iii tSoou.
Editor Journal: Thinking that
tin; readers of your jiijmt would Ihj
)i!riiHtil to know what in going on
in this part o( Crook county I con
ihidi'd to writ up the news.
But few people oiitnde of thin
i-ounty know anything of the work
in progress here. We might men
tion the fact that, one year ago thin
part of the county was only under
consideration Hutchinson, Warner
prune ana oilier, loaay we nave
five engineering crews working
hard every day, locating water ways
from this the greatest river in the
state of Oregon, out on the vast de
sert land of the southwestern Jiart
of the county. Not only thin, hut
actual work on several large canal
has hegun.
There can he no doubt now of
the fact that within one year from
thin spring people can nettle any
where on desert lands within the
great expanse of these outstretching
water ways, with a certainty of
plenty of water for the irrigation
of their land. Nor in thin all that
hon been done in the hint year.
No! Where the writer camed
for a day on the bank of the Des
chutes river, whero quietude and
nature's handiwork were undis
turbed, now there are situated a
awmill, store, hotel, foedstable,
butchcrshop, company boarding
house blacksmith chop and carpen
ter shop. The townsite of Pilot
llutte belongs to Mensers. Drake,
Warner and company, rwho ' also
own the store, shops and boarding
house.' They have ft largo force of
men at work in their mill and on
the ditch.
I am informed that the com
pany's expenses are not less than
jltOOO per month.
Mr. Hutchinson is also very ac
tive, having two engineering crews
in the field, lie expects to build
at least eight miles of canals this
summer; in short the great quanti
ty of desert land lying here idle
only awaiting the application of
Water to make it productive of is al
most unlimited. With a waste
of water in the Deschutes sufficient
of soak up to perfection every acre
of these great deserts, with no
mountains to contend with al
most a level plain over which to
run those water ways may we not
reasonably expect a speedy recla
mation of these lands.
Then we auo have vast forests
of very fine yellow pine, a soft even
grained timber that has attracted
the attention of lumbermen from
nil over the United States.
As a health resort this country
, can boast of pure mountain water
from the perpetual snows of the
Cascades and free from impurities
of all kinds, a pure atmosphere
and beautiful summers.
The fishing and hunting along
the Deschutes an 'exceptionally
good. ...'. . .. " J. "
ritlNEVILLE,
Bend Items.
Vtm nur regular frimmpowlciit,
Kditor JoURXAi,: Thinking a few
items from our isolated Hitle berg
would be of some interest te the many
readers of your valuable paper,
thought I would send in a fw, that
you .my know we are ot asleep, but
wide awake, up and doing.
Crops are looking beautiful, and
the farmers are jubilant over the pre
terit rain which is now falling.
The Pilot Butte Develoment Co. has
two corps of lurveyou in the flld, and
work is progressing rapidly pr the
ditches, . ...
Ben Zell is having a hotel erected
nt this pines which will soon be open
lor the public.
f
I). D. Warner is having a very hrtu
water wliuel put in the river for the
purjKise of irripeting quite an exten
sive garden which he has near the
river.
There is to be seven new cottage
Imilt in the neur future on Riverside
Avenue, which will sdd much the
beauty of our little town.
Dr. Boen!xg of Prineville wn cal
led to this place on last Thursday to
sticiid the wife of T. J. Cottor, who
wis quite ill, but is now much im
proved. Measles is quite prevalent at this
place.
Mr. Miller a resident here, with a
family ol fourteen, all told, is quite
sick with measles.
Mrs. Tslmr is having quite sn excit
ing tmie with her young turkeys and
chickens, as the is not used to the
poultry bmnness.
On last Friday Ed. Brock was seen
wrestling with a dollyvarden near
I.svh island. Better luck next time,
Ed.
Fishing it fins on the Deschutes.
Come on boy the trout flies are out.
Golly how we Deschutes fiih do
swim. Ikey.
Lava Lore.
From our nurular oorrMpomlent.
The Deschutes country is look
ing lovely now. The river has
risen about eighteen inches.
D. L. McKay and family, of
Chippewa Fal's, Wis., aro here
looking after their timber interests
and these old stately pines, after
sleeping for centuries are waking
up to fame.
Miss Lilly Knox finished a term
of school on the 10th and. after
visiting with her friends a fow'days
returned to har home on Newsome
creek. Some of the: young folks
being loath to part with Miss Lilly,
went home with her for a visii.
Miss Mablo Wilhelm, tho seven
teen year old daughter of David
Wilhelm, is very ill.
Wallace Donkle came home last
Friday from the Pilot Butte saw
mill with a smashed ankle. The
docter thinks it will be six weeks
before he can resume work. j
J. W. lTnwnril la lvwivinrr liial
.,, ., , . . .. .
cattle through this country this
week taking them to Klamath
county.
Some littlo folks, want to know
why the editor did not tell them
when to look for the eclipse. (Did
not see it coming Ed.)
Why does the county superin
tenuent ignore the schools on .the I
. . .. . .
UescuutesT Are we too far of! . or i
too insignificant? . , ; ' "
Joseph Whitefiold. lost, a valu-j
able heifer last Thursday; supposed !
to be from eating wild parsnip,
Bunch Urns,
CHOOK COUNTY, OREGON. MAY 23, 1901.
PIONEER DAYS
On the Oregon Trail 37
Years Ago.
FRENCH , RENEGADE.
C. J, Durban Tells of Billing
a Mnrderojui Red By
AccldVnt.
C. J. Durban, a grey haired old
pioneer who resides neai Hunting
ton, tells a story of his experience
near where Vale now stands, before
there was any thought of building
a town here. '
About 37 years ago Mr. Durban
and fis family were members of
an immigrant train which had
camped fof the flight at the cross,
ing of the old Oregon trail on the
Malheur river just below town.
The immigrants were tired and
camped somethie before night.
Members of the party had visited
the hot springs farther down the
river and wondered at the marvels
of nature, while others prepared
the evening meal.
Just before sundown the tired
and hungry travelers had seated
themselves about their crude tables
made of boxes and fragments of
planks and began to . partake of
their limited supply of provisions,
when a party of mounted Indians
appeared on tho summit of one of
the foot hills overlooking the camp
and the site now occupied by Vale,
and made overtures of peace. The
immigrants were wary, and rising
to their feet as one man, "presented
arms."
One Indian came forward, appar
ently unarmed, and the immi
grants laid down their weapons
and proceeded with their meal,
however, keeping a weather eye up
on their visitors. The lone Indian
who was a big husky fellow came
into camp, and seeing one of the
women of the partyjjwho near Mr.
Durbin, with a loaf of bread in her
hand, drew an ugly knife and rush
ed at her saying: "Me hungry!" ;
Her husband sat paralyzed with
fear and did not attempt to defend
his wife.
Mr. Durbin, realizing the, situa
tion, looked about him, and seeing
a large stick that was used as a
guy-stick to hold down the tent in
case of storms, seized the same ai.d
hurled it at the Indian, intending
to "stun" him to prevent the mur
derous assault upon the woman.
Mr. Durbin says that it "accident
ally" struck the Indian above the
left ear and the noble red man fell
his full length upon the ground,
quivered for a moment and then
was still. It was soon discovered
that he was dead.
Under the -menacing gestures
and yells of the Indi
I. ... J .
ians on the
hill, who had witnessed the scene,
the immigrants dragged the body
of the "good" Indian to one side
and sat down to their meals Kgain,
taking care to keep their rifles close
at hand. .
The band of Indians soon disap
peared and all .-became quiets Lat-
er in the night; however, a larger
band appeared headed by a French-,
man in broken En'glish, he asked
permission to takethe body of the
dead Indian away." He was grant-
ed the permission with the under-j
standing tuat only", a suSicieat
number of his party should come
to camp to bear the body away.
When they had reached the sum
mit of the hill with the body of the
dead Indian, the Indians raised
their warwhoop and the French
man announced to the immigrants
that the matter wag not settled and
that the Indians would be heard
from again.
Mr. Durbin shouted back that if
they were not satisfied the immi
grants would furnish them with
some more burial material.
The immigrants slept on their
arms all night but were not dis
turbed, and next morning pursued
their journey in peace. Vale Dem
ocrat. Warm Spring Warblings.
From our regular cornapondent.
Editor Journal: Having never
seen a letter from this place I have
concluded to write a short letter
and say that Uncle Sam has not
a more thriving Indian reservation
in his domain than this one.
Although farming land is scarce
it is occupied and tilled exclusive.
ly by the Indians as the Govern
ment intended, consequently the
Indians are good farmers and in
telligent citizens as compared to
those on leased reservations.
J. E. Kirk is superintendent and
special disbursing agent taking the
place of two men as formerly. He
is the right man in the right place
doing his duty without fear or favor
ol would-be dictators.
The Indian school here is a mod
el of excellence under the principal
teacher, Miss Eva Wentworth, who
has about 120 pupils enrolled.
The industrial departments,
which are tbe bone and sinew to
wards settling the Indian race in
good citizenship, are under com
petent instructors.
Quite a display from the schools
rooms and the industrial depart
ment left here he other day for
Washington ' 1). C. to be used in
the National Teachers Institute at
Detro't and at the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo.
Lee Morehouse, the- champion
amatner photographer, is to b-i
here soon and is anxiously awaited
by both employees and Indians.
Several cases of measles are re
ported from the teservation, but
Dr. Bates is keeping them well
guarded and successfully treated
therefore none are serious.
Tomorrow is scheduled for a
grand outing picnic for the child
ren which will be a success if the
weather will permit.
Fishing is ripe now and the har
vest is plentiful. The finny beau
ties have to succumb to the many
fishermen.
Base ball among the boys and
basket ball among the girls has be
come almost as regular as meal
time. j
' Kesoiveu tliat tue steam engine
is more useful than tha horse" is
the question for debate between the
two literary societies of the pupils
for dh-cussion soon.
Ex-CoRXCRACKER.
Warm Springs May 16.
Canada still has a large herd of;
wild buffalo. Traces of the exist-1
ahce of the animals were found in
the woods at the west of Slave
river. It was ascertained thst the
buffalo were being mercilessly
hunted aud destroyed by th lad.-
a
.ians.
NO. 27.
CEfJERAL NEWS.
Items of Interest Gath
ered Here and There
Somo Stolen, Others Not
Callings From Oar Exchanges.
Heirs Notes of the Week.
Timely Topics.
Wm. Combs returned Monday
from a visit with bis mother at
Cloverdale, California.
Walt Bohna, in Grant county
was sentenced to two years in th
penitentiary for giving liquor to
minors.
J. L. Barnhouse of Caleb has'
sold his yearling sheep to a Cali
fornia buyer the price being $2.25
for ewes and $2 for wethers.
There will be a civil Service ex
amination in Portland on June 3,
for the positions of United States
Shipping Commissioner and Clerk,
The Shaniko Warehouse Com
pany have at the present time 23
persons on their payrolls. Four
teen are employed on the addition
being built, four in the lumber
yard and seven in the warehouse.
Emmet Cochran, a sheepman of
Monument, reports a ewe from his
band having given birth to five
lambs all of which are doing fine.
A baud of this 'class of ewes and a
hundred per cent increase should
be easily made Eagle,
H. H.Riddell, former postmaster
at The Dalles, will be tried in tho
Federal Court at Portland, on May
31st, for alleged irregularities com
mitted while holding that office.
This is his second trial, the jury
failing to agree at the former trial.
Paul Delaney has retired from
the editorial management of the
Weekly Democrat at Vale. Hi
successor is R. E. Gray, a news
paper man lately arrived frcmi
Minnesota, and who has purchased
an'interest in the plant. The paper
will be continued as an exponent
of democratic polities.-
Grant Wade, the well known
cattle man, oi Olex, was here last
week buying yearlings. He secure
ed about 300 head in this and the
Ferry canyon neighborhoods an I
expects to purchase a full train
load. He will receive the cattlo
purchased May 20th. The price;
paid is $13 for top yearlings aul
$15 for shorts. Condon Glo!e.
The Walker Basin Land Irriga
tion Company will operate irriga
tion ditches using the water of the
Deschutes river and Cresent Lake,
in Klamath county, and operating
in Klamath and Like counties.
Portland is the headquarter.
The capital stock is $10,000, divid
ed into shares valueil at $1 e it'll.
J. E. Morson, H. F. Lassner and
Gustav Anderson are the ineoyo
rators. T1h Baldwin company h: t o
largest hand of thoroughbred slieej
in the world. . It owns 14,000 tn w-
oughbredewes,besulea large n ; n-
bcr of bucks and young thor High
bred sheep. The company owns
altogether 55,000. sheep. L- .
Cartwright and Edward ;ir
principal atockholder oi tlv- ..
piny . ilaro Observer.