SMALL BTOOKMAN'S SIDE
A Reply to Mr. Lusk,s Communi
cation In the Oregonian.
Concluded from lust isu.
"As to tho bloodshed o! which
Mr. Lusk mukes such a point, ho
sneaks merely from hearsay, for we
'have nothing of .that kind in tins
8 ution. Some years a;;o when the
sheep and cattle war was at its
worst, the papers were filed with
the doings of one particular hand
of (sheep, the owner, the herder and
several cowboys were killed, and
Snow mountain ran red with the
blood of slaughtered sheep. The
sheep were headed for Malheur
county, and I being stock inspector
at the time, with considerable in
terest went to meet the noted band
at the county line. The owner, a
Portuguee, was a very healthy look
ing corpse, the herder (a cripple)
had been with tho band since they
started, and looked none the worse
for his trip; some half a dozen sheep
showed the effects of bullet wounds
and eight had been killed. Now if
the worst case on record has for a
foundation $10 worth of sheep kill
ed, what must the minor ones be?
This was the only band reaching
here in the three years I wa3 inspec
tor which had had any trouble, and
I firmly believe that had they not
been owned by a Portuguese and
herded by a cripple, they, too, would
have come through unhanmed.
'If the leasing system is so good
for Oregon, why don't Mr. Lusk get
some corroboration from his own
state instead of going to the An
tipodes for it and if it is the unmix
ed blessing for Australia Mr. Lusk
would have ns believe, why have
the sheep decreased 34,000,000 in
nine years as shown in June Crop
Reporter? And it was most un
kind of the Oregonian to follow
Mr. Lusk's letter with the Carpen
ter articles, with their accounts of
sheep farm? as large as the New
Lngland States. That wasn't
what Mr. Lusk wanted to prove at
all.
"Many people cry over the ruin
ed range. They should rememder
that the famous grass land of 20
years ago are the famous wheat
fields of today, and that the stock
industry is now crowded back into
the rimrocks, the sags) brush and
the desert. We do not pretend
that the present system is perfect.
tVe are simply doing our imperfect
best on a very rough and rocky
range. We understand perfectly
that our reign hear is only tempor
ary, tht the homes we have built
and the ranches we have made will
pass into the hands of others, when
we shall go our various ways and
our place knows us no more; but
the welfare of the state demands we
should be succeeded by smaller
farms and better methods, and not
by a renewal of the conditions we
arc supplanting. I have no person
al (igiit with the companies. I
have always found them honorable
on the ran;e; and mist courteous
ai:d hospi.able on their ranches,
but it would be infinitely bettei for
the state if their larger holdings
.ver j cut up into small farms, and
ii isa sbaaae that anvone out side of
the interested parlies can be found
advocating a system which would
turn th'e greater portion of South
ern Oregon into an outlying cow
camp of a California cattle compa
ny. "Mr. Lusk says that the small
H'o;kman will be fully protected,
but what representation have we
e.n thf eoinm.tiee fonucd to draft
the bill, and why the gentleman
tio.n ii'xn V TlK're arc nojrovem
j.fi")'. I.imI? in the state! And what
lnusl be i ue wisdom of h committee
that can devise a plan that will
Mrk epiallv well on the luxuriant
jf.- K lan Is of Montana, the cactus
nl: ins of Arizona, and all tiip inter-
Ui d'.y.e etxgu between the twj?j
S. It, 8MYTON.
I see many of our Senators think Cattle for Sal,
tho time has arrived to turn the I hv fur wis 200 htwd ( itock out
remaining land over to tho various ' tin. Aimut 75 htmd of c with mlvs,
States. If this leasing system lsblnc young eattle. Addruw or cull
necessnrv for some states, would on n t t'rinovillu, On-ic'ii,
not this be nit opportune moment.
for the change? Could they insert , urMunvu
some "option" clause, giving the! fUMUur-s.
various states control over their 'i TItR ClltCl'lT CtHT.T ov
crazing lands, that thev may f riimo . ftm. ..lor. f-r Crook Canity.
some measure suitable to their par- j The auw f unw i
ticular fonditions? If this could; v.
be done, the vote in Harney and ...,,,.. ,
,, ' ,. .ii ,, i id A. Bth, AdminMrator of
Malheur counties would stand rJ i.'.u,, ( ki,,. iy..
TH1!
to 1 against leasing.
, c?a''l, Hint nil htim vt .aid lie
their will not be enough left
irrigato a Chinese garden"
Hon. Linger Hermann, Commis
sioner of the (lennral Land Ollice,
is in Oregon taking a much needed
vacation. When interviewed in re
lator the irrigation part of tho i'ri'.h.n? 'tri"'!
scheme, it is the most pitdul bait ..uu, Mnilni.
ever cast for suckers. After thej iiwttliltiinphirwiinl tliin(iirmMln
ollice expenses, and cost of policing in th iv. ntiuj ic.. ,.i I'r.nk M.nrf..
" I ' , . . . p Putni't Attorney fr tho rwvenUi ,liilnkl
the range and enforcing the law i ijutru-t f ttw stito f OrtK..ii, (or which it
are taken out of tho rent money iii",n't tho emit:
j0 Thut th.w 1kv1 dinl in t.mik cwroty,
inn, nn (ni ii m uy ui AiKnv, i.vu, in
ti'Ut and without lifiris Inkling proit'ity
thett'in UuHcrihml an follnwm
NSof SK. KWVf Sc. 17, nut 8i
of SK,, SW t i IS, T. Ill 8. H. 1H K. W.
M K',4 of SKH" of Si 13 Tp. It. 17 K.
of W. .1 nil in Crook mutity, tirijion; con
tiiiiiinn 410 crr ( land of tin valuii of
'..tOU.0, M(0 H)ini. of wmil of I ho value of
SlT.'O.tit) Mill cash uow in th bmU I'f W. A.
aard to the creation of more for-! "h, administrator of the tuu unuunt-
' . . it ,..., ,; I. ' init to thf tutu of S.'CI.:'i, and !1 f md
est. reserves, Mr. Ueimann sai l.( pB,1M,rtv Wm f t, uj mi ,Unt-
"Xo, I do not think there will Ihj ; th una f ms4 sfc ,
anv more iiddiii..ns to forests re-1 That V. A. llith i the Only appointnl
.,',, Ti,H ,m,a,n 1., J j B11'iiualilii;il nml Ktini; lininitnitor of tim
..enes soon. ine prtKiil aw is so if uid iimM(l alill ,U(.h ,,M lh(
shamefuhv abused, and t lie Uov- iMton f u of mi.l imMwrty; tint tio
ernment is so shamefully imposed tt tr.w.ii hiwni;ht byUwiuii of th
upon that it seems to us no more ; Nw hi,rfnr, ,N TIE NA1I 0F TIIE
reserve should be made until the statu (K ot:KiiiN: You tha a;M il
law shall be changed so as to re- f"'t.nt, v. A. K.ith, aiiniinitiiir of iii
. , .. .. .i e m'jhv uiki ail netrt 01 mnii roia uavi!., m-
iuire indemnity suctions to be of if t),n ilt My aml nii ,,,, tuXl,r.
the same values, approximately, as ii m wM niui ar hcuhy notiio.! ami
the base surrendered. In all these .T."'' X SLZ i
exchanges now we require the ('nk cimnty, uion, on or Mr Kii iuy
selections to be made when the ih a.th of twoiw, lun, thni m.u t .i.-
base is surrenderee!, lhis makes to nil of the or..,,, nv un t.. tho wnu.
a cleaner transaction and avoiils of mill Klin lnvU, il.T..!wt, ami th herein-
f). nrituMMm iKnf. lieu sailing (lift ,,.,'l'"r(- lecrlK'.l .miertv, alinuld Hot yt in
, , , ' , " ., tlie ttate .il Oieoru.
method of accepting base arj.f leav . 0u,mn in Th Own,
ing the lieu selection for settlement thi nth day of September, VM.
at some more convenient time." W. h. UKAUSHAW, Jmie.
This Simco in Reserved for Ed Harbin's
New
Planing Mi
-AND-
Bicycle Repairing Shop,
South End.
. 'A III
and
Redby Feed Barn
Stock boarded by day, week or
month. Fine saddle horses and
livery turnouts. Hates reasonable.
Good accommodations.
Remember us when in Prine
ville, and we guarantee that yuor
patronage will be appreciated
and deserved.
P. B. D0AK, Proprietor.
1ME DALLES
Street
And 13th Annual
1
A CI 9
TO BE HELD AT
The Dailes, Oregon,
.BIZ-C D-A.TTS...
SEPTE'tlBER. 30th -
OCTOBER 5th
Fositirily the Uijjest and Crantlrst Attraction Ever lven
Eu tlie Ittlaiitl r.tmpii'c.
There will lie many Special and Rare Attractions every day, worth hun
dred of milea of travel to witueua.
will lie distributed a i
Exhibits,
for Stock, .Kricii'tural and Art
Five Days cf Good Racing
On the track j stc cmi pic ted.
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: w it 1 r 1
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Y7inc3, Liquors,
Domestic and
Iciported Clears.
The Celebrated
A. B. 0. eer
Always on Hand.
Two Doors South of
First National Rank
r.-oprfclors of the Prinsifiilc Soda Works.
PfflMYlLLE, Olffi
Prineville Planing Mill.
John B. Shipp, Proprietor.
Manufacturer ami denier in all kiinU of rough and
dressed lumber, shingles, brackets, mouldings, turn
ing and band sawing. House Finish made to order.
Agent for Eaaillcr and Meal Bicycles and Stuidri;!
Mill uppoaite I'rincille Fiour Mill. Yard, 2d Hi., oppiwite I. O. O, F. Hull
Prinsville, Oregon.
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Carpets, Ttyattinj and and J&noloum, "Doors,
Windows, Slass, Paints, Oils, Var, SSuildiny
and Carpet Pap r, Scr n Qoors and Screen
Wire.
All kinds of Lumber.
Remember, S deliver in the oity
$12. 00
S?ouyi JC umber, per
WOO
Itoornf and Rustic 25. 00
Several Tho jaand Dollars will be uWen In pimw f r TH of ,SiKed.
Special Eatea will Uinivle on nil . in-iiortatii.n linw, and umpit accuniiinxliitionB
are amurcd for tlie tlioiuanda who will vinit tli splendid Kair.
Eemember the Dates and tale advance of tli3 low rati visit Tlie Da'.liw nnd
Bee the coiubitwd bi attractiiuii. I'.ir particulars a Mrcm
J. B. FISH, ieoretarj', Tho Dalles, Or.
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Kcisiaon anl
Cilver Typewriters,
Expert Kepahing
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offlce supplies of every nature. Rubber stamps and seals a
specialty. Write us. Long distance phone in the office. 1
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