County Journal
VOL VIII,
PRINEVJLLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JUNE 9, 1904.
NO. 20
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Remember The BEE HIVE
Michel & Goinpany, Proprietors
Special Sale
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SliirtS. Spring and Summer
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Embroidery,
Fancy Neckwear, Ftc:
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T! Hamilton Stables
Id. E. tblnllSJHM, flOP.
Stock lumrilril liy t!i day, wcik or month nt
Reasonable rules, lii-membcr Us when in Princ
vilti. It AT KM REASONABLE. Wo have,
Fine Livery Turnouts
flf Run in Connection villi I lit Bend Stable.
..Henderson & Pollard..
Wines, and J3 Finest Cigars
Liquors, JL9C1M In Stock.
Qountry Orders Solicited
First Door South of Poindexter Hotel.
THE WINNER CO.,
Incoriornli'il 1003.
DRUGS, STATION FRY AND UP-TO.
DATF HOUSF FURNISHINGS.
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STYLES and PATTERNS
2fcJ OF
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RICH DEPOSITS
OF CINNABAR
Lookout Mountain District
Bids Fair to Become
Famous Producer.
Depwits of qiiickisilvur ot great
it ricliiii'HB thnn tliuHO that liavc
muilu Culifnniiu tnnw tlirough-
mil tin: t'lilin: wurUI fxinl in Crnok
nouiily, OrcKmi, linn than 40
mill from l'rinvillc. Tliia in
formalion wan lirouglil to Portland
today by E. W. Harm, who has
jiint ri'tiirnoil from iiififctii)K that
tion. While tlie cck-brated
California cinnabar brlt yields'
only 0.4!) per cent, an high a G
and ten ier cent mercury in found
in the toil where the Oregon de
posits cxint. -
"I went over to examine the de
Ksit at the reiiiet of one of the
owners and I wan greatly Burpris-
eil at what I taw." paid Mr.
Barnes today. "The grade is ex
ceedingly high and carries from (i
to 10 ier cent of quicksilver. The
ledges are something wonderful
in izi', and from work done show
already thousands of tons blocked
out. The property is situated
forty miles east of l'rineville, on
Lookout mountain, and is owned
by Tillotson & Cram, the former
of Portland and the latter living
at Prineville. The ownere have
had a force of men at work for the
last year and have two tunnels
driven nearly all in ore. r
"One of these tunnels is 230 feel
in length, the other 1X0 feel. The
values exist in both bromides and
cbolrides of mercury. A property
carrying over 1 icr cent mercury hi
more valuable than a gold mine,
as it is more easily -tiwiited, and
the cost is lees. It is worth sixty
enls per pound, making ore
carrying I per cent or twenty
pounds to the ton equal to $ 12 per
ton.
"The greatest mine in the west
is in Nin Luis (nusiio county,
California, and while the ore car
ries only values ol 0. 49 of 1 per
ent quickidlver, yet last year the
owners made a profit of $100,000.'
'The one great feature of this
rock is its cheap mining and treat
ing. The cost of both would be
not to exceed $2 per ton. The
formation is bsaltic, showing.
sedimentary orign.
"No Utile excitement 18 being
caused by the rich discovery, as
the ore now blocked shows a value
in quicksilver of from $72 to $140
per ton. It is not necessary to
ship the mine product, as a small
plant capable of treating ten tons
ier day can be erected and run at
a verv small cost."
Mr. Barnes brought with him
a number of pieces of the rock
and has them on exhibition.
Telegram.
HIGH PRICE PAID FOR WOOL
Sheepmen Happy Over Highest
Prices Which Have Been Paid
for Clips in Twelve Years.
A dispatch from Shaniko to the
Oregonian tbo first of the week
Hays: The banner wool sale of
the scuson was held at this place
today. The prices realized were
the highest paid for Eastern Ore.
gon wools since IS',12. One and
a quarter million pounds were
sold. The choice fine wools
brought on an average from 16 to
17 cents.
The highest price realized was
17 cents, paid for the Thomas
Brngnn clip. The famous Bald
win Sheep & Land Company's
ip ol 175,000 pounds brought 17J
cents. A small clip of choice
cross-bred Lincoln was bid in at
HI cents. Among the largest lots
sold today were these of (Icorge
A. Young & Son, Reeder & Fisher,
R. R. Ilinton and Little & McRea.
The princiiial buyers were Whit
man, Farnsworth A Thayer, who
purchased 600,000 pounds; Kosh
land Bros., C. S. Moses, Hallowell
& Donnell and the Botany Mills,
each of whom bought about 130,
(XX) pounds: Hecht, Liehman &
Co., Juilil A Itool, Eisemunn liros.
and Alex. Livingstone secured
lesser amounts.
The advantages of the sealed
bid syslfin of selling were de
mon! tratcd by the prompt dis
posal of all lots offered, and this
is again shown to he the most
satisfactory method. The prices
paid are from 1 to 2 cents above
the exectations of the growers,
and they are correspondingly
elated. The 6,000,000 pounds of
wools tributary to this iwinl are
famous for their quality and
staple, and this season's clip is
superior to any offered during
recent years.
The second sale will be held on
June 14, when it is exiected that
double the amount sold today
will be offered. The date fixed
tor the lest sealed bid sale is
July 1.
FAMOUS PIONEER IS DEAD.
John Day, After Whom the Fam
ous Itiver Was Named, Passes
Away in I.ewia!on.
In the Masonic hall at Lewiston
today rests in state the remains of
John Day, a pioneer of the west,
says a correspondent of the Helena
Independent. Yesterday morning
at 11 o'clock John Day breathed
his last in the county hospital in
this city and in passing ended one
if the most adventurous careers in
the history of the building of the
West.
Fifty-two years ago John Day
left the home of bis boyhood in
Westchester county, N. Y., and
crossed the plains to California,
and since that time, this typical
pioneer has participated in the
reclamation of the wilds of nearly
every state of i ortbwest.
Mr. Day was one ef the earliest
of the gold seekers to work in the
mines of Washington, Oregon and
Idaho. In Oregon a noble stream
ind a town bear his name.
CORNER STONE IS PLACED.
Appropriate Ceremonies Under the
Auspices of the Masonic Order
Were Held Last Saturday.
The corner stone of the new
High school building was laid last
Saturday morning, the ceremonies
being conducted by the A. F. & A.
M. Grand Master S. M. Y'oran, of
Eugene, was present and after the
usual rites were observed he gave
a brief address, touching on the
significance of the occasion.
Selections were rendered by the
choir and band.
The box which was lowored with
the stone contained the following
Copy of the School Bulletin; Ore
gon school law; copies of the four
county papers; pamphlets of the
state course of study; list of the
school ollicers and teachers; list of
the High school' students; and a
History of the High School Move
ment written for the occasion by
Guy Lafollett,
WORK BEGINS ON RAILROAD.
Extension of the Suinpter Valley
Line into the John Day
Valley H is Begun.
Work on the extension of the
Sumpter Vallej Railroad will be
gin in a few days. Mr. Archie
Bowman, manager of the Utah
Construction company, has arriv
ed in Baker City, and his outfit of
grader's tools, machinery and
supplies is now being loaded on
the Short Line road and will be
immediately transshipped over the
Sumpter Valley to the front. A
large force of men will be engaged
and the extension of the line from
a point near Tipton to the John
Day country will be pushed vigor
ously this season.
It was learned from an official
of the Sumpter Valley that it is
their intention ip thoroughly over
this field.
ELECTION OFFERS
MANY SURPRISES.
Sheriff - Gets in by Four
Votes-J. J. Smith's Ma
jority Is Over 450.
Sheriff,
C. Sam Smith, (Dem.)
Judge,
W. A. Beix, (Rep.)
Clerk,
J. J. Smith, (Dem.)
Commissioner,
8. S. Stearns, (Rep.)
Treasurer,
O.C. Gray, (Rep.)
School Superintendent,
C. B. Dinwiddie, (Dem.)
Assessor,
J. D. Lafoi.i.ette, (Dem.)
Surveyor,
C. A. G haves, (Rep.)
Coroner,
J. H. Crooks, Dem.
The Democrats did not exactly
have a walk over Monday at the
election, but with the help of their
republican friends tbey succeeded
in getting five candidates on their
ticket elected to office, The
republicans must be content with
having elected their county judge,
treasurer, commissioner and
surveyor.
J. J. Smith carried the county
by a vote of nearly 100 more than
be did two years ago, and he has
run a close second with J. rt.
Williamson in securing the largest
number of votes polled for a
candidate. ' '
Up until Wednesday afternoon
the winner in the sheriff's race was
in the doubtful list. All during
Tuesday the "sycamore" of tire
Agency plains was making a
steady gain and delivering his
body blows from the vicinity of his
home precincts. Wednesday mor
ning this lead began to lie cut
down until at 1 o'clock in the af
ternoon the returns from the Bea
ver creek country and some of the
other eastern precincts cut down
this majority to 3 votes. Maury
was the last to be heard from,
placing Smith safe with 4 votes.
It is sufficient to say that the race
was close.
The returns on the vote for
sheriff were not much more uncer
tain than were those on the county
school superintendent. Boegli
carried his home precinct by 13
votes, a lead which was augmented
by Beveral other peeciucts close to
Prineville whose returns were re
ceived early Tuesday morning.
This gain, however, was cut down
steadily by the democratic candi
date and especially when the vote
was received from his own precinct
which came out heavily in his
favor.
The favored one lor surveyor
was also a matter of no little un
certainty until all but a few pre
cincts had been heard from
Wednesday.
Aside from these three offices,
the successful candidates started
out with a lead and kept it up
until the final votes were all in.
J. J. Smith polled a pbenominal
vote for county clerk and secured
the largest majority, ever given a
candidate for that office. This
majority, however, was only about
50 votes in excess of the majority
given John Lafollett, the demo
cratic candidate for assessor.
Down in the Haystack country
the voters were not unmindful of
their socialist candidate for county
judge. Biggs and Bell both re
ceived an equal vote of 40 in that
precinct, McDowell receiving a
majority of 20. He also carried
Montgomery precinct.
Congressman, Williamson car
ried the county by a vote reaching
close to 500 and W. A. Booth
ceived nearly half that number on
the vote for joint senator. The
other candidates on the state
tickets all received good majorities.
Local option carried in the
county by a good vote as did also
the dirct primary amendment.
At this time with the official
vote still to be counted it is safe to
assert that the number of votes
polled will exceed the regis
tration considerably, In the Prine
ville precinct 282 voters cast their
ballots which is 7'J more Ihim were
registered. Judging from the re
turns at hand the other precincts
voted up to their registration and
in some instances exceeded.
The official vote which is now
being counted will be given in full
next week. The unofficial returns
give the various candidates their
majorities as follows: J. N;
Williamson 400; W. A. Booth
330; W. A. Bell 152; J. J. Smith
454; C. Sam Smith 4; O. C. Gray
138; S. S. Stearns !.'!; C. B. Din
widdie 51; C. A. Graves 27; For
Local Option 177; For Direct
primaries 214.
The democrats lay their election
to a large contingency of republi
can voters who swung their sup
port on election day. The same
rule, however, seems to be applica.
ble to both parties inasmuch as
there has not been a sheriff elec
ted during the past ten yeare who
was put into office with more than
15 votes to spare. The percentage
of straight tickets voted, according
to the returns, is so small that no
consideration can be given them.
IMMENSE PRICES FOR HAY
Alaska Ranch Owner Sells His
for Sums Ranging from $140
to $175 per Ton.
A good hay farm in Yukon Val
ley is a better paying proposition
than an ordinary gold mine.
This fact has been demonstrated
by J. A. Rouse, a Dawson freight
er, who is farming a large tract of
native hay at Gravel Lake, oo th-...
trail between . Dawson and the
Duncan district, Stewart River.
Last Fall Rouse put in an im
mense quantity of fine hay, enabl
ing him to bale more than 6C0
tons this Winter. Besides
Wintering his own large herd of
stock, ' he has had considerable
feed for sale, receiving $140 a ton.
At this price his crop was worth
$S4,000. Rouse clears a profit of
at least 100 per ceut.
Winter weather has not prevent
ed continuous work. A crew of
ten men has been employed and
two six-mule teams'to collect the '
bales and carry them to market.
His entire crop was cut with
scythes and handled in a primi
tive manner. Next season he will
replace these methods with
modern farming implements.
FIRE DESTROYS A SAW MILL.
Flames Consume the Birdsong
Milling Plant on the Ochoco
Last Thursday Morning.
Fire, starting at 2 o'clock in the
morning, destroyed the Birdsong
saw mill on the Ochoco last
Thursday. The building about
the machinery was totally destroy
ed and the machinery damaged
to a considerable extent. The
mill was run by water power and
the water wheel escaped injury.
Part of the machinery is not so
badly damaged but that it can be
used again. The Iosb will amount
to about $ 1000. There was no
insurance.
The origin of the tire is a
mystery. Mr. Birdsong was at
the mill in the evening and every- ,
thing about the plant was quiet
at 10 o'clock when he went to bed.
Four hours afterwards flames hud
enveloped the mill and burned it
down before anything could lie .
done to save it. It is not believed
that the fire could have started
except by some incendiary. The
mill bad not been in use for some
little time and no slabs had liccu
burned ifi the fire pit for a period
of over two weeks. At the time
the fire started there were no
ashes or coals near the mill which
could have been fanned into a
blaze. Mr. Birdsong is convinced
that the mill was burned by some
one who chose that time of night
in which to set the plant on tire.