Crook County journal., November 24, 1904, Image 1

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Crook Goiraty Joeraa
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PHINKVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 24, 1904.
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CITY
Heat Market
ELLIOT S LISTER, Prop's. -
FRESH MEATS and
LARD VEGETA
BLES, FISH and
GAME IN SEASON
None hut Healthy Animals
Killed, Which Insures Good
Wholesome Meats.
ONE DOOR NORTH
TEMPLETON'S
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C. E. McDowell, Prop.
1 horoughly Renovated and
furnished Throughout.
American IMais. Kates $1,
$1.."0 anil $' per day.
Accommodations are Unsurpassed
in the city. Sample Rooms for
Commercial Travelers,
Long Distance Telephone Station
in the houso.
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OIL IS STRUCK;
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NEAR CULVER
Petroleum and Coal Are
Found While Drilling
Well on Barnett Ranch.
Oil has hecn struck on the Dave
Bnrnett ranch at Culv?r. The
firet rojorU brought to the city!
last wet-it were confirmed Tuesday
by F. M. Ix)veland who has been
sinking a well on the Barnett
proprty aid who brought the full
details of the strike to the citv.
Mr. Loveland began sinking a
well on the ranch alout two weeks
ago and the shaft had attained a
lepth of 175 feet when he first
noticed indications of petroleum
in the eand which was brought to
the surface. No water has vet
been found, and it was necessary J
to pour water into the shaft to I
acimaie the tlnlline. At differ-!
ent times when the sind and
lush were brought to the surface.
JMr. Loveland noticed a greasv
substance mixed in with it and
finally when a greater quantity
was brought up a portion of it was
daced in a bucket and a fire test
made. The mass ignited readilv
nd burned until nothlngbut the
irt and eand remained.
After this test had leen made
peratjons were continued until
the shaft had been sunk to a depth
of 215 feet. Indications continued
to get better and as the crude
petroleum increased in ouantitv
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was decided to abandon the
work at this depth until casing
could lie procured in Portland and
necessary nrrangenuntj niade to
handle the product should a great
er flow of it be struck.
The attention of those who were
engaged in drilling the well was
rst attracted by the strong odors
Inch rose to the surface. These
ncreased in volume and later coal
gas'began to escape from the shaft,
coming from under the ground
with a noise which resembled the
escape of steam from a boiler.
Mr. Loveland, w ho came to this
county from the oil fields in
lorence, Colorado, is thoroughly
familiar with petroleum indica
tions and their nec u 1 i a r i t i c s
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lthough he has never been en
gaged in the oildistricts and it
was upon his advice that the drill
ing was discontinued until better
facilities could be had with which
pursue the work. He stated
bile in the . city Tuesday that at
depth of 215 feet, where the
drilling ceased, no water had been
encountered, except a slight flow
found in a gravel bed at a depth
of about 100 feet. The sand be
said which characterized the strata
at a greater depth and down to
the bottom of the shaft was the
best kind of oil sand and he ia
firm in his belief that at a greater
depth large quantities of petroleum
will be found. The basin in
which the Barnett ranch is situat
ed is a typical petroleum basin
and has before received attention
from geological writers who have
made a study of the district in
question.
Another incident which seems
to confirm Mr. Loveland's opinion
regarding the field is the fact that
last winter a company was formed
inthat neighborhood for the pur
pose of sinking a well at a point
about three quarters of a mile
north cf the Barnett ranch. : ThU
work was started, but owing to a
little trouble which arose among
the members of the company, was
abandoned when the well had
reached a depth of 160 feet. At
that depth Mr. Loveland for the
first time noticed that the sand
brought to the surface bore
petreleum indications and he was
convinced of the fact that-he
had found oil when, after handl
ing the sand, he was able to
squeeze out a small quantity of
the petroleum itself. He gave the
matter but little thought, however,
until the work of last week made
certain that petroleum is lying
con-die-
trict.
Mr. Harnett is well pleased with
the discovery which has li-n
made on bis property and has
already been offered a good prioe
for the ranch. AUut two - weekf
ago, iHiore the oil ni.!ieatnnn were
noticed, a party of Ohio jopIi
whose names were nU learned,
stopped at his place while on their
way to Bend. At that time they
seemed pleased with the Barnett
ranch and offered him $2000 for it.
Mr. Barnett refused the offer, and
fop Tltufxliiy the party returned
from Bend and again slopjed at
the ranch. Mr. Barnett made the
remark that in drilling a well he
bad struck petroleum and the
memifrs oi me pariv at once
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went out to investigate. What
they saw evidently satisfied them
for one of them made the remark
that oil bad certainly been found
and a few minutes later they offer
ed Mr. Barnett $4000 for his place.
This offer was also refused.
Mr. Barnett at nresent is mak
ing arrangements to secure casing
and go ahead with the drilling as
soon as it is practicable. The
pipe will not r.rrive from Portland
for several days yet but at that
time the sinking of the well will
again lie resumed.
WORK STARTS SOON
ON PORTAGE ROAD
Unless unforeseen obstacles arise,
nothing now stands in the way of
the immediate commencement' of
work upon the Portage railway
except the formalities of executing
the contract and bond for the
work, and the approval of the
papers by the attorney general.
As all details have been agreed
upon, these preliminaries are little
more than a matter of form.
The final arrangements for
beginning work- ujion the railway-
were effected this morning at a
conference lietwecn the executive
boardsof the Open River associa
rion, the open river committee of
the Portland chamber of commerce
and the state portage board, says
the Portland Journal. The meet
ing was held at the office of J. N.
Teal, attorney for the Open River
association.
The meeting was marked by
entire unanimity amonsr those
present. The plans and specifica
tions for the railway were submitt
ed and approved. The Onen
River association was ready with
a contractor who will perform the
work, upon terms agreed upon,
and the association also declared
itself in readiness to raise the ad
ditional funds required in excess
of the money at the disposal of
the state hoard. This excess will
possibly amount to $40,000.
All details proved to be satis
factory to the members of the
state hoard. The engineers of the
board and of the Open River as
sociation reviewed the specifica
tions and agreed upon the terms of
the contract for the work.
The contractor selected will
furnish a bond for the faithful per
formance of his undertaking and
this bond and the contract must
be approved by the attorney-general
of the state. All that will then
remain to be done bv the Ooen
River association is to raise the
money which it has agreed to sup
ply, and as the entire amount is
already pledged, no difficulty or
delay can arise on this score.
The construction of the road
will not be delayed on this account,
but will begin as soon as the con
tract and bond have been approv
ed by the attornev-general.
Those present were Governor
Chamberlain, State Treasurer
Moore, Secretary of State Dunbar
and Engineer McMillan of the
state board: Dr. Blalock. Judire
Mariner, J. A. Smith and J. T'
Peters of the Open River associa
tion, and Henry Hahn and L. A.
Lewis of the open river committees
of the chamber ot commerce.
Another meeting of the executive
board of the Open River assocla
tion is to be held this afternoon at
J Mr. Teal's office.
below the surface an 1 over a
siderable area in the Culver
WOOL PRICES
ARE SOARING
Eastern Bayers Are Offering
Big Advances in Cash
for the 1905 Clip.
The Wyoming Tribune in 'sum
ming up the situation in that state
says:
"Twenty-cent wool!
That is what Wyoming flock
masters anticipate lor next year
and everything indicates that their
expectations will be fully realized
"More than that, many sheep
men who are conversant with ex
isting conditions, confidently pre
uu-i wiau ine price oi wool will go
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even higher at that 22 and 23-
cent wool is not an impossibility
Not only w ill wool prices be
higher, but from present indications
Wyoming is to enjoy another re
markable winter, and aside from
the death of old ewes and bucks,
stock losses are expected to be
practically nil.
"Heretofore the sheepmen have
exjierienced a number of severe
storms before this time, but so far
the winter has been mild and
pleasant, and with the ranges
covered with fine feed it is believed
that flocks will be r.ble to winter
and come out in the spring strong
enough to weather the storms.
"Eastern buyers are already in
the field in great numbers con
tracting for the 1905 clip at prices
from 2 to 6 cents in advance of
those paid this year. Offers of 15
and 16 cents were made from the
start, but the wise ones are holding
off for the better prices which are
sure to ceme. Many flockmasters
have already contracted for the
clip at 17 and 18 cents, while the
ruling price this year was from
12J to 14 cents.
"It is not apparent that anyone
is getting a corner on the market,
as all of the old firms are in the
field and many new ones.
"It is evident, however, that the
1905 wool clip will be owned by
the middlemen long before it leaves
the sheep's backs. The buyers are
preserving discreet silence in re
gard to the cause of their anxiety
to take chances on the future of
the wool market, but it is only
natural that the high price of
cotton showld tend to increase the
demand for wool, while, the con
tinued war in the far east is doubt
less also a factor.
"One thing certain, the eastern
buyers make it their business to
become conversant, not only with
present conditions, but those of
the future and their offers for wool
at advanced prices is the best indi
cation of what, the market will be
next season."
FAIR BUILDINGS
NEARING COMPLETION
Although nearly seven
till remain before the
months
opening
day, June 1, the construction
work on the grounds and buildings
of the Lewis and Clark Exposition
is rapidly . nearing completion.
Several of the main exhibit palaces
are already finished' and the com
pleted state of the landscape
gardening' is exemplified in the
beautiful lawns and beds of bloom
ing flowers which now grace the
site. '
Three of the main exhibit
palaces the Agricultural build
ing, the Foreign Exhibits build
ing, and the Liberal Arts building
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are uuuer rooi anu reaay to re
ceive exhibits, shipment of which
will be commenced in the east
December, 1. The Agricultural
palace, the next' to the largest
building on the grounds, which, it
was stated six months ago, would
be ready for exhibits November 1,
was ready on the specified date
The Forestry building, probably
the most interesting on the
grounds, , is well advanced, the
massive timbers which compose
the walls and pillars being already
in place. The Mines and Metal
lurgy, Festival Hall, the Machine
ry, Electricity and Transportation
palace, and the Oregon building
are rising from their foundations.
The shelter pavillion, located just
outside the Colonnade entrance,
is receiving the finishing touches
and some beautiful mode 1 i n a
a
work in decorative designs is
to be noted both on this building
and the colonnade eniracce.
The colonnade entrance, located
at Twenty-sixth and Upshur
streets, about eighteen minutes'
ride from the business section of
Portland, admits one to the
grounds. . From J&fc.. entrance a
glimpse is had of the grand court,
named Columbia Court, wjth
Guilds Lake, the Government
Peninsula, and the river in the
vista. Flanking the entrance are
the Administration building, and
the police, fire and emergency
statbns. Passing straight
through Columbia Court,, which
consists of two broad avenues.
with spacious, sunken gardens
between, the central figure of
which will be the statute of the
heroine, Sacajawea, one reaches
the parapet at the head of Lake
view Terraces. From this com
manding position a series of broad
steps, with massive ballustrades,
lead down to the shore of Guild's
ake. At the foot of this Grand
Stairway is the band stand, and
on the shore oi the lake the
esplanade starts. The esplanade,
already well under way, will lead
outward into the lake, then west
ward, crossing the Trail and Bridge
Nations, and ending in St.
Helen's road.
The Trail, which is the name
given to the concessions street,
will be located on the near part of
the Bridge of Nations. Here, for
a distance of 800 feet, the bridge
has been built 150 feet wide, and
the shows will be located on both
ides of a seventy-foot avenue.
The bridge, the foundation work of
which is nearly completed, will
lead to the eninsula on which
will be situated the government
building. When completed, the
Bridge of Nations, classic in out
line and built in imitation of solid
masonry, will span a thousand
feet of waterway, the largest ever
ncluded and utilized in an ex
position site.
The exposition site, the most
beautiful ever Utilized for such a
purpose, covers approximately 180
acres of land and 220 acres of
water. In the park' of the site,
thirty-eight species of native trees
nd shrubs dot the well-kept
awns. lhe sunken gardens,
where the most beautiful floweis
wi.l be planted, with a cascade
effect of water running from a
fountain in the center, will be one
of the most beautiful features. In
the western part of the grounds
will be located the experimental
gardens, where many varieties of
plants, both useful as market
products anl beautiful in horti
cultural effect, will be grown.
Every effort is being made by the
management to add to the natural
beauty of Centennial Park by
artificial culture, and already the
grounds are taking on an appear
ance which assures the highest
excellence on opening day.
PAISLEY IS HAVING
MINING EXCITEMENT
Paisley is enduring the throes
of a mining excitement which has
had several weeks duration.
Some four miles south of the city
a large number of claims have
been staked off and active pros
pecting is being carried on in an
attempt to locate lead deposits.
The excitement was caused by
the location of several claims by
San Francisco parties who have
stated that the district is -rich in
lead and their assertion is backed
up by quite heavy expenditures
for development work. It is said
that should these prospects come
' m to AXfMWtatinnH t.b ennnfrv
would experience a boom such as
made Tonopah . and Goldfleld
famous.
The district in question is
known to contain heavy mineral
deposits,
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