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Crook
County
Journal.
VOL V."
OUS HOOTEST.
An Historical Sketch oi
Early Days.
Ihe Earlj oettlemonts.
Mower Wnyi oa the Const
WH'a (Iiii Truupen untl
Iiillins.
The increased a.iontion that Is be
ing (i. (del to thu noithwiMt is
hIm wn in fr '(pient cclitoiiul utter
ances of ill i Iii-lo' l''atcrn, new
jftpcrn. Concerning President
McKinlo's tr p to the Pad ie coast
and thu ur.foriunate circumstancer
which compe led him to giva up
tin-trip to Ore (mi, thu 8t. Louib
(ilobe-Democrat says:
Tim entire country will regret
the afllictioii wiiich Iium compelled
Mr. McKiulcy to cut his tour at n
time when m lv an ut a thir l of it
was completed. In thecal of th
northwest this n.'mpuh will be
lunglcd with dia ointment, al
thuij.li, i'f tot . r , I ho i isappoint
merit nil; he o.-1 sig it i f in thu
presence of sympathy. Hint ir
ieally, some )'. ti e most in cre.i'.ing
pi rti inn u' t'ie c nuiiry were still
al.uid of the pri-sidci t in t,ie cir
cuit which had heen niark.'d out.
Mr. McKiulcy In d already visited
California' ancient eapitil of
Montcicy. 1 e acne I tl rough
p irt of tho locality which Haw, hack
, in thixc mimiorahl si rum -r days
a.' IK-JO, tho rakn ; o' the fl ig in
rciiliod Ri .ii the star and tho hear,
in that "b ar la lo.dt" whicii
wan design il to 'orm the "Itvpuh
lie of California," rcparatory to
itsarnexiition to the United Stale-.
Mr. McKiulcy in bt.11 at an age
which makes I. m mi'! of tho young
est oi the presidents, yet tlu th iigs
wl lcli have just I e.-n mentioiei,
Hnd ninny of the rincipal events
in the history of tho region which
lies just iihcid i f him on the route
which had barn narked out for
liiin to (river?!1, bine occurred
within 1 is own lifetime. The
great N'irl.wo-t las Ucomo Unit
ed Ha. is ten itory since his birth.
What was call. id tho "Oregon
country" fiLur.'d en tho map fur
many decade heh re Mr. Me.Minlcy
was horn, but he was over two'
yjars oid whrn, in t ie treaty with
England in the ilano; J'olk, it be
came part of the American domain.
The Yankej r ki; per, (iray, dis
ovcred the Columbia in 1792, and
Lewis and Clarke ;n lftlS, B.liled
down from i s headwaters to the
l'aeitie. Ast.or put I p his "little fur
trading fifoi- at the s o which
bctrs ,h nam ,s fu la-kaslSll.
Wyei'i. Kelley, Spauhlin.;, Marcus
Whitma.i, h u , nd many other
Amor. can- hose nam re identi
fied wkli iht e , y ;.nnal i of Ore
gon w.re in thai co.mtry long be
iore the pre: i lei t w ,s barn, but ho
is aliiio.-t. o'd cnoi'gli i remember
the chiy wli-n England's ;o nt ot-,
cupation of it ended, and when,
as undisputed American territory,
the !aiv. and i!u .- ri k-s wj-j first
raised over liie re. ion now com
prising the ft i.es i f Ore.'on, Wash
ington, and pi its of Montana and
Wyoming.
If the isi.!cnl had been per
mitted to puns il, rough the course
which had Ueu marked out before
Iiih afllio; ion came, bs'would have
tt wary tliiuja wUoli would
PJMNEVJLLE,
have revived bin recollection of one
of th most interenting chapters of
Amcriciin history. The map of the
United States hh it wan at bin brith
in 1H4-I would look odd if placed
beside the map of today. Jlotonly
did the earlier tnap not contain
the region between the Kocky
mountain! nnd the Tiiaillc, but
Texan also was missing fioin it.
Very nearly 1,(K)0,(X)0 Wuarn miles
if turritory in tho far West, in the
conliguous part of tho United States
in n,l, Ll i. ...... ;,.,.' .1, :
theearlvduvs of Mr. Mek'tnwJ
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' ,P II W (III W H illW V II tWVt
States, exclusive of Alaska and
the accchsiong of . 18KH. Swinging!
through (he Htaten of Oregon,!
Wasbiiigton and. Montana,
0,1
U'llldl l.n U'ftu In lr,iu,l itii Iify
a4, bo would have pureed
parewl over
territory ruled by Kngland'i! Hud- .. , , . . ,
, ,; J " ., . a Ktutalile location where thev ex
oo'i h liny Company until a t;mei ... ... (, . , .
'.i .. . til
wi Inn Uwt fi!iuih..4i.n tJ Kiiit,lf..l
'""I'm 111,'inA noil n iiuhmi cur
of thousands of persons still living.
Ute-', Sioux, Pawnees, Ulackf.et
and o' hern of the fi.irctst warriors
warriors which civilized men ever
encountered in the wild
r' p.'"
of
tin world held sway in the gn at ' to thoc who Iiavc 1llt -titeir
northwet and along the country'.! rm.nev into the venture. Of course
north -rn border through a tier fi little jg known reminding the mat-sUx-s
marked out in his itine.ary J t(r ,lt tllis tilmi) jnon t.in Umt
as or.gmiu.y iirrangeu, until long;
aner ne rcacjicu mantiood'g years.
The names of Long, Lander, lion
neville, Stansbury, Fremont and.
otlier explorers would have risen
in hiii min i as ho rode through the
country whieli they helped to bring
to tho world's attention. The
names nnd personality of Kit Car
. it
son, Jim ledger, John Colter, Jim
lmvv vii.-a .iwcpii, neu .ouu,
Sitting Hull and other white and
re I plainsmen and mountaineers
would have gained eoncreteness
T)..l.... rii : t i . . .. i . it i i i i
and vividness for him as he swept
-
across the vast expanses, which they
have made clas-io ground for all
America ns.
Opposed to PiKe or Pickerel.
Several commercial bodies in
Eistern Oregon have made plica
tion to Master Fish Warden Van
Dusen to have certain streams in
that portion of the state planted
with pike and pickerel, lie was of
the belief that the introduction (f
such fish would be detr. mental to
.i. i i . . . i
u.e saimpn imiuiMiy, aim wrote to
il... I'..!. ..I L-i .i . (M
ii.c uimeci nia.es nsa commission-1 p,urnSj takim, ,,; departure earn
er about the mater. A letter h:isjFridav morning for Shaniko via
been received by him from Fis-li; Mitchell,, snvs the Blue Mountain
n t i . .
l"""",w',mLr uv,,rru - J-twt,rIEagle. Mr. Clatcs made th
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luiiciireaasasioumvs:
I he commission is opposed
u,e introduction ot wall-eyct I'lRMertrfc liphl plant ami a new svs
pieherel or any of the bats family j lem o w:ll(.r worJu at that place,
in the streams along the rudfic) 1Io found Burns bc. idtuatiHl as to
coast, as it is ueiicvuu il would re-
sun in serious .milage io your mi-.
lint'fnnl milmaii U'Ihhmms ' !,m..f'
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a.ne.r.
Mail LHUng',
The f dlowing extrac t from a
let ter 111' lule.l IN is .Mf..Y nl.i mi Inrr
'I heir to i'iH'!o,-e n teller fr ir'
C. F, Stone, acting Mroml aesisi-
ant postmaster general from Which
you will note that an order has;
been issued, contracting with W.E.!
Claypool, of listers, to carry thei
mail .... route no Tit .1X1 .JarrL,,,,
. , , , , ,
to bisters and back once a week.1
, !
including the delivery of mail into1
Imxes along the route from June 1
to November 30 in each year frota
June 1, 1001 to June 30, 1902."
'" V.pry truly yours,
(SigiiedJ . . . ; JcU'u Suios.
citQQK COUNTY, OKEGON. mFWl
OUR OILRELDS.
Baker City Company in
Crook County.
Prospecting for OiL
Wells Will Noou lf HjM.utlng
aiuHVealth Hill Soon be
liolling In.
In ""Piwt oi the claim made
I'' the JoLiiXAl, that this county
1 rldl m u",Jwl,H rei-ourc-H we
append the following from a Buker
City pajier.
There arc good prospects of oil
in Crook county, come, little dist-
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ithsre are three comoanics from
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tics.
McN'amara & Frame have liecn
engaged to uurvey the government
land, mi1 Mr. Frame, who is now
! in that part of the state, writes
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t,,.ro nre in.iicution of oil. but the
people are said to 1 com-iderably
enthused, and the moment a strike
is made there will be a rush for lo
cations that have not already been
pre-tmptcd. Vj .
Sometime ago; a prospector
thought he saw signs cf cil exud
ing from the ground nnd brought
the matter to the attention of a
j number of people in Daker City.
jThov t-ngngi. on exfert from Kern
c..unty,California, and he made an
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the result that he reported favor
ably and advised the men to go
ahead widi the enterprise and bore
for oil. The land will be located
on nnd the companies now in the
field will begin operations at once
Others are keeping a close watch
on the developments in that part
of Oregon and should the promised
si;cco93 be realized, it will be the
scene of lively operations.
Lignt Plant t-or Burns.
Hon. U. V. Gates
of llillbboro
returned Thursda v, from a trio
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to
r'P
,lo ;uru t0 ,ook tivt,r tiC
illl J,lllll3 (U IOOH. OUT UlC r.eill
WlTri !l vimv r. r: i idiii.,. ..I
.....v., :t ,ll.M,.,:(.,i fr ()u.
of
stjpipes in t':e construction of
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i reservoirs. .which are in cmiiiiiiiii
use throughout the country. lie
loo;eil njion (h'n intropoliH of our
neijililior county as a good location
for it,.-, ,.,t.,l,l;.r,.,nf f ;,.,!. .,
i litiiiR ami a water pl.'.llt,
will soon make the town a pr:To-
nit'nn tleit u-ill i:i-,.lv he nee.i.i,.,!
j While in Canyon Cicv Jlr. GaUs
looked over the field with like view
here, but found some obstacles that
would prevent proeceding farther
",l lut 1 prvsenv uiu. . iei i:e as
iitc hi siiue tnai i an1 on vuv ami
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,,,, uuy unereii mi r.ieneiii ueiu
for an electric light plant.
Notioa to Contractors.
A contract in. out and put- up in
stack 2.V.) to 300 ton oi hay will tie
lot to tho lowest yeHnHilile bidder
tyrant wsU. C. W. E1.KIK8, '
... . I'MttvUWt&eitueh
He Wanted The Place.
Some time ago the following ad
vertisement appeared in the col
umns of an Astoria paper:' "Want
edClerk in insurance office, with
some exjicricnee in fire and em
ployers' liability business; salary,
1180. Address, in own hand
writing, stating age, past experience
and where at present employed.
X 69, this office." One of the re
plies received to the advertisement
is worthy of publication, and is
herewith given:
"I reply to your advertisement
and beg to offer you mv services.
I have made a sjiccial study of in
surance law in all its branches. In
addition to my vast knowledge of
insurance work, I converse fluent
ly in- many languages, among
which I may mention French, Lat
in, Greek, Gum-Arabic, Boer, Ger
mano, Fausago, Italiano (Gorgon
zola), Billingsgate, Hindoo and
Domloo. I write shorthand (200
words), long-hand, left hand and
right hand, and can write with
both bands at once; thus getting
through a vat amount of work in
my working day of twenty-three
hours. I am willing to devot ray
whole time to your services and
give my life if necessary, if you
will adhere to your generous offer
of $480 per annum, I am only 27
years of age, but feel quite capable
of taking tho position offered. If
agreeable to you, my wife would
be pleased to clean your office re
gularly without.extra charge. My
references nre irreproachable; and
if you consider my application fa
vorably I would forward them to
you per goods train. The cost of
postage for your answer to me can
be deducted from my salary."
Will Come to Oregon.
Govenor Geer secured, or was the
recipient of a good piece of news at
San Francisco, Saturday. The pre
sident told him would he return to
the Pacific coast, complete his tour
and so visit Oregon before the ex
piration of his term. This pro
mise allays much of our disappoint
ment. In fact, it may turn out for
the liest. When the President
comes next time, in 11)02 or 1S03,
he will have more time, perhaps,
and can be induced to stay longer
in Oregon than his itinerary al
lowed him to do on the occasion.
And we shall be somewhat greater
and better Oregon to visit. The
people of Oreton are obliged to
: the President tor this promise, and
, nwv r...t nll-n, t W ), , II
not bo allowed to forget it. Tele
gram. I Monday evening a mnnlier uf bnp
i py young peii.Ui i;:itlieioiI at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Clnis Cohrs tor t lie
j pnrKise of Hiding Muster Lester in
: ,. i i.i :
i of hU tmtli. After several h.uirs
. cpiMtt in amoa uml Ii.ippy convert
i ieJYelmonU were sorvt'il. Afinr Uh-
linn Master Le,ler innnv hiiiM.v
I
turns of the day the yoiinn folks
WIK,oa ,!""r W;,' """"ar l.v...gja uxnn ,u,n..i,
silent one of (he pleasanrest eveninjrs , old fl;iit-l HK riflebeanng tbebrandi
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"f tll,!it ''ves. Those prwent were:,
I Misses IWnio Mortis, JUldu Barnes,
j livno Barnes, Henl.iU Hyde, Freda
jLippiiuin, Bernio l'wndexter, Nellie
; Summers, Louis Summers, Stella
hummers, Stella
: n
i
s, tieoreU HiKlires, Anna S.ilo -
n .
limn, Liniije Vonti-r, Stella Yiaiug,
i i i li n i m . ' ii
ace Belknnp, Willerd Uetkivtpv Kalj:
Poiudexter, Sewt JrVindexter, Edward
Vmper, Stanley Morris, . Lawrence
Hytle, Foter Swtel- UejJLW,
Lwt.c CoJjiu.
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Items of Interest Gath
ered Here and -There.
Somo Stolen, Others Not
Culling From Our Exchanges.
Xrvr Xntem of the Week.
Timely 'I oplcs.
P, A. Harris, a prominent phy
sician of southern Oregon, dropped
dead on the road to attend one of
hi patients near Glcndale May 80.
Sheepsliearingis about complet
ed in Wasco county and owners say
that their fleeces are about a per
cent lighter than . last year. This
is owing to the absence of dirt in
the wool. Mountaineer.
A systematic search for the re
mains of E. A. Starr, supposed to
have perished in the Greenhorn
mountains last November, ' was
commented Sunday, the searcher
including people of Prairie City
and Sumpter.
Sheepshearing is in full blast
throughout the county: The wool
is of excellent quality, being clean
and of long staple, there being n
breaks in the fiber caui-ed by severe
weather during the winter in Grant
county. Mews.
One of the largest mineral .find
ever mad in Eastern Oregon has
just been made in Union couuty
near the town of North Powder.
The ledge is simply enormous be
ing over two-hundred feet wide;
and can be traced for teveral miks.
Wagner post office, Wheeler
county, has been discontinued, and
hereafter the people of that neigh
borhood will receive their mail from
Spray and Winlock: Wagner re
ceived anout as much mail as the
other two offwes combined, but noi
one in Wagner would accept tho
the office of postmaster.
One of Bach Bros, and S. A. Til
ler came through Antclowe boitml
for Prinevillc on their way to Cal
ifornia with supplies for camp.
They were overtaken by a water
spout on Trout creek, and barely
escaped with their lives, says Til
ler, but only lost a few things, such
as a pr.p, a collar and a few article
j of supplies. Antelope Republican.
Most alarming reports eorao-fro:u
I I , .rrnu' n,t n- .M tV , j n- V.,cl,
ington county, says the Hillsboro.
Independent. One- careful obser
ver linds that on the north , plains
three straws out of five arc tenan
ted by the He3 -i.ui fly in the larva
state. It is feared that tlxre
will ho no wheat harvested in thei
A tvkc ol Te oulen unvs wa
-ouno a ie us ..go .n wu u.ueii,
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I ".- Jonn ihmiiiii, wuscu u im.ee. k
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of Earnett, 181S, with the barrel
cut off about 2'J inches ami the
stock rotted off, ithrreiso in g'wl
condition, ij this relic aad it is:
.,,,, ,cui n. t),m,
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son buv to who was traiipiaft- m
this country befijre thu iiiirigraatsi
rer teossixl llwortgr here Il is
on cxhjhitiott at Robiiiteii'g st,om
where-erfytxly caasci it. Otiii-
vuud Fxusrjctuc,