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S VOL. IX.
I'KINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, Al'JUL 0, 1903.
NO. 17
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Unliable Goods at Living Prices
Great Bargains in Men and
Boys Clothing
Men's medium weight all Wool Suits in
lllack, Dark Cirey and Hruwn mixture: Very
Speeial at $9-50
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goods: very servicalde. Speeial value
at $7.50
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Manufacturers of all Kinds of
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These aro tho best Suits ever offered
at the price. They are special values
and I carry several different patterns
at the above price. They aro all
Fancy Worsteds and Sergo lined,
linen cavts stiffening down the front,
Padded Shoulders. Thoy look like
$20 Suits and soino would get that
for them. They aro my special $10
Suits. COME IN AND BUY ONE
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Calls answered promptly day or niyAt
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CULVER OIL .
FIELD BONDED
I). W. Barnctt Makes Con
tract with Archie Mason
in Sum of $10,C09DriH
ing Begins at Once.
The ranch property of I). W.
Harnett at Culver, consisting of
K0 acres on w hieh petroleum 5 11
dications were found hint fall, wan
bonded this week to Archie Mason
ami a company of Portland men,
for $10,000. Mr. Harnett retain
n fourth interest in the event of
the discovery of petroleum in pay
ing quantities.
The bond provideH that the Will
ehall be sunk to a depth of not less
than 1000 feet in tho search for
tlio petroleum How inside of one
year from the date of the contract.
Mr. Mason, whose name appears
on the bond, is the a me contractor
who is building the auto road
from Heislcrjo Betid and lie ban
the hacking of several moneyed
men in Portland. He believe
that oil will le struck in paying
quantities by the time the well
bus reached a depth of MM) feet.
All the papers were signed last
Monday while Mr. Barnett was jn
the city and active operations will
beWgun at once.
Indications of petroleum were
found on tho Harriett ranch late
last fall while a well was being
drilled in tho hopes of striking
water. The e.eape of gas was first
noticed and later tne sand brought
to the surface showed plainly the
presence of petroleum. Drilling
i operations were discontinued when
winter set in and were resumed
a gun this spring. - A broken drill,
which is in the shaft, stopped the
woikagaiua few weeks ago but
since last fall the gas has escaped
at intervals increasing in volume
and time of duraticn as the sinking
process is 225 fnet deep.
K. M Ixvehuid, who had charge
of the work while in the hands of
Mr. r.arnett.will continue the work
which Mr. Mason has taken up.
The latter expects to continue
drilling with the apparatus on hand
but should this prove to be unsat
isfactory a drilling plant will be
sent in from Portland and installed
on tho property. Mr. Mason is
confident however that a flow of
petroleum will be struck before the
shaft has been projected 100 feet
deeper and at such depth the old
machinery now in use will be cap
able of performing the work.
In the eventof a strike Mr, Barnett
will receive one-fourth of all the
proceeds ami he is sanguine that
oil will he flowing on his property
before the summer is half gone.
He owns considerable property in
the district aside from the ranch
involved and is naturally greatly
interested in the outcome of the
undertaking.
LAND CASES
ARE EXPENSIVE
Some idea of the cost attached to
tho land fraud investigations may
be gained from the quarterly re
port of the United States Marshal
just submitted relative to the sums
already paid out as fees for wit
nesses and grand and trial jurors,
together with traveling expenses
incident to both, for the present
term of court.
For the quarters ending Decem
ber 31, 1904, and March 31, 1005,
covering the period -in question,
witnesses and jurors traveled
123,7t0 "lniles by rail, which, at
the rate of 5 cents a mile, amount
ed to !fGlS8.30. At the same time,
8528 miles were traveled by stage
and other private conveyance, for
which there was an allowance by
the Government of 15 cents a mile
or a total of $1279.20. Both sour
ces aggregate I74G7.50.
- Tho amounts paid out in jury
fees for tho past quarter have not
yet Hn en computed, but for the
preceding quarter they aggregate
4 H, ltt 1.(15, diptributed as follows:
Juror fees, 4S12;).20; witness fees,
4575.'15. It is believed the ex-jx-nses
in this direction for the
quarter just ended will scarcely
equal the above amount on
account of the adjournment of the
grand jury, February 13.
NEW ROAD AROUND
MCPHERSON HILL
County Judge Pell and Com
missioner Powell relumed yester
day evening from an bisection of
Hay Creek canyon through whicii
it is projosed to build a new coun
ty road in order to save the long
and tiresome pull . up the steep
grade of McPherson hill. The
proposed road is one which has
b: en desired for many years, and
if built, as no doubt it will, will
e one of the most imjKirtant
strokes of business of the county
court this year.
The court is favorable to the
oust ruction of the road along the
surveyed route through Hay Creek
canyon and it " is probable that
action will In? taken at the next
term in May if not before. It is
etimated that the entile cost can
covered by an expenditure
between ;5(XX) and $3500. The
road can be built at that figure
along the canyon in such a
position that the spring freshets
will not damage it.
The proposed route turns off the
present road at the old Pierce
place end follows the canyon to
the McPherson ranch on the
farther side of the high ridges.
It is stated that the cost in
freight rates along will more than
cover the entire cost of the road
every year. At present the Mc-
PSerson hill is the one heavy
grade dreaded by freighting teams
and the stages, and a road around
this abrupt incline will permit
heavier freighting with fewer
horses besides gaining considerable
time for those hauling freight to
and from the railroad.
The residents in the lower part
of the county are clamoring for the
proposed change in the route of
travel, but it is not probable that
the new road when built will bene
fitt hem to anv greater extent than
it will those .iving on this side the
treacherous grade. In fact the
county court could not build a
new road which would give greater
general benefits than would the
one through Hay CreeK canyon.
MANY NEW BUILDINGS
TO 60 UP IN THE CITY
rrineville will witness a period
of unusual building activity this
year, and one which will begin in
side of the next ten days and con
tinue until the summer has past.
J. B. Shipp has been given the
contracts for the erection of three
residences those of Ward Cram,
I). P. Adamson and C. M. Stroud.
Work has already begun on the
former dwelling house and build
ing operations on the latter two
will congruence very soon.
Aside from those noted six other
residences are contemplated and it
is more than probable that all of
them will be built during the pres
ent season. .
The contract for the new First
National Bank building will be let
on April 15, and the masonry
work will begin as soon as possible
afterwards. The plans and speci
fications aro now in the hands of
different Portland contractors who
will furnish bids on the day men
tioned. The building which will
he built of stone and brick, will be
a handsome structure and will
easily, eclipse any other business
block in the city.
The plans and specifications of
the new brick drug store to be
erected this spring by Temnleton
and Son have also been received
and building operations will begin
some time this month. The work
.will in all probability be done by
a local contractor and will he fin
ished early in June.
FURNACE TO BURN
CINNABAR ORE
New Alamaden Quicksilver
Company Will Install a
Ten Ton Plant on Look
out Mountain.-
Arrangements have been com
pleted by the Alamaden Quick
silver Gold Mining Company,
whose mining projerty lies near
the summit of Iiokout Mountain
28 miles east of this city, for the
erection of a ten ton furnace with
which the cinnabar ore will be re
duced and quicksilver manufac
tured for commercial " purposes.
The r.ew furnace will be erected as
soon as Mr. Tillotson, president of
of the company, arrives here in
company with competent men who
will look over the ground. That
will be inside of the -next two
weeks.
Mr. Tillotson and John Combs
spent considerable time during the
past three months making a rigid
investigation of the cinnibar pro
perties in California where they
saw howmost of the low grade ore
was handled in a satisfactory man
ner. Last fall the local company
contemplated the installation of
several retorts on their mining
property this spring, but after an
examination of the California
mines the conclusion was reached
that retorting the ore would be an
expensive and unsatisfactory me
thod of procedure. Where retorts
are used the extreme heat neces
sary to reduce the ore causes more
or less cracking of the big iron
vessels, and the cost of mainten
ance in consequence reaches no
small figure. With furnances of
the.rigbt type, and the kind that
will be erected on Lookout moun
tain, this disagreeable feature is
not met with, besides permitting
the reduction of ten tons of ore
every 24 hours. The largest re
torts handle on an average only
800 pounds in the same length of
time.
It is believed by the time the
snow is off the ground in the vi
cinity of the mines now being
worked that everything will be in
readiness for the roasting" process.
The elevation of the property is
C000 feet and tunnel work has been
pushed ahead for a year's time.
Some remarkable ore has been
struck, recent tests of which
brought out the following com
ment in last Wednesday's Portland
Telegram: .
"Some of the ore shows very
rich returns, nine pounds of rock
having recently been roasted and
produced If pounds of mercury.
The average ore of the mine is be
lieved to be 3 and 4 per cent quick
silver. The rock is Cinnabar, and
treatment will be by roasting."
Some of the ore taken from the
ledges the lait of the year showed
GO per cent of mercury, but this of
course was considerably above the
average. There are two ' veins,
however, approximating 30 feet in
width which show up remarkable
values and the ore bodies at
depth of several hundred feet have
shown no indication of pinching
out. The extent of the ledges will
probably never be determined un
til the full course cf the veins
been run.
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WILL FIGHT
NEW TAX LAW
A meeting of the sheepmen of
southeastern Washington was held
in the offices of Attorney II. C.
Bryson, in this city yesterday, says
the Walla Walla Union. The ob
ject of the meeting was to consider
ways and means for contesting the
validity of the law enacted by the
Oregon legislature, making a graz
ing tax of twenty cents per head
on sheep and goats, and fifty cents
per head . on cattle, horses and
mules, effective. The law provides
an additional charge of five cents
per head for sheep and goats and
ten cents per head for horses, cat
tle and mules for each additional
county passed through, in addition
to the first. The effect on the
sheepmen of ibis section is a
twenty-five cent per head tax,
their sheep going into Union and
Umatilla counties.
A committee composed of P.
Ueser, II. C. Bryson, and S. V.
Davin was empowered to pursue
whatever course their good judg
ment directed, tending to contest
the legality of the enactment.
Many of the sheepmen express
the opinion that if the law is up
held they will have to retire from
the business. An additional item.
of expense of 25 cents per head
makes sheep grazing prohibitive.
It is probable that . the sheepmen
who met today own 250,000 head
of sheep, and the tax is enormous
under the new law.
The committee appointed were
vested with absolute authority to
direct a defense to the collection
and it js believed a federal case
will result, if any jurisdiction facts
can be had.
AUTO RATES
ARE FIXED
President A. E. Hammond of
the auto line was in Bend Wednes
day and selected a site for . the
roundhouse on Bond street, nearly
opposite the Sheldon & McKinnon
blacksmith shop. While here he
issued Local Passenger Tarriff No.
1, which will go into effect April
15.
This first tariff shows the sta
tions and distances from Shaniko
tobe as follows:
Cross Keys 21 miles; Madras 44;
Lamonta ''58$; Forest 69; Red
monds 76, and Bend 951 miles.
The fare i3 10 cents a mile, $9.45
through between Bend and the
railroad. This is about $1 more
than the present stage fare, but the
saving in time and consequent sav
ing in meals on the route will
make auto travel materially the
cheaper of the two.
The trip between Bend and the
railroad will be made in an easy
day. Between Shaniko and Cross
Keys there will be a stage run by
Howard, the Shaniko liveryman,
and the remainder of the distance
will be covered by auto. ""
Regular traffic is scheduled to'
begin April 15. At first the route
will be served by one machine, and
two days will be required for the
round trip. Soon as second car
can be obtained the service will be
daily each way. Bulletin.
ROAD BONUS
QUICKLY RAISED
Klamath County has raised
$80,000 of the $100,000 bonus for
the Weed Railroad extension to
Klamath Falls, and has obtained
an extension until May 1 to raise
the balance. The balance un
doubtedly will be raised, and rail
road connection of this section
with the outside world is now
assured.
The new line to be built will
reach Klamath Falls from Pokega
ma the present northern terminal
of a branch of the Southern Pacific.
The residents of Klamath Falls
have subscribed the $80,000 in
money and land in . accordance
with the agreement made some
time ago with the railroad . people
to the effect that a bonus of $100,
000 in cash and property should
be given the promotors of the ex
tension before building into
Klamath Falls. . ,
The balance still . due will in
all probability be forthcoming
before the first of next month, and
construction work will begin soon
afterwards. The new line, will
furnish an excellent outlet for tho
stock and products of the entire
district between Silver Lake and
the California line, and will serve
as an important factor in the de
velopment of Klamath county's
great timber belt.