Crook Goiuoty
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VOL IX
PR1NEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, NOVEMBER 16, 190
NO. 48
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DUG-OUTHOLDS
A MYSTERY
Man of Peculiar Actions
Lives in Strange House
RIFLE GUARDS HUT
Bear Creek Resident Has Novel
Dwelling Near the Road and
Guards Well His Identity '
"Tin' Mysterious Man .f the
Dewrt" in the nj pclation which
h as been given nn occupant of n
dugout near the K.tt-hing ranch j
in the Jiear creek uistr ct. ho',
he or where he oniucfniu is nn
yet unknown, ami intimate iufor-
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hermit m not fought for hecnuxe ot j
the danger which, it i Find, lies ;
in wait for a person wlio tte.ja-j
w t(M closely to the junior lirvsh
over the dug-out, when- a rifio
muzzle CBn le plainly feen when-j
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myMery hn lived in h)n dug cut,
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eru in me vicinity 10 learn niH,
Identity. Nearly two months ago !
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t..,j It. ii. emt.anL.iThe first regular train went to
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ment near the road
Itvnr Creek huttes.
lending to the
Over this he
piled loosely a quantify of juniper
hranches which he had cut from
surronnding trie, leaving a i-pace
at the top of the structure k large
enoueh to ixrmit .entrance to ltit
peculiar ahode. Two hlanket.-!
i.n.i;t,.A i.; i.,n.i l.Jpme t;nuer. mucu 01 tins isi
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gains hy forage during the nisht.;"" mu u,c
A thort time ago two resident."!
of the vieinit? visited the mvftcr-
ious man's home, after milking
certain from a sate i
from a safe ditance that
neither he nor his rille wa behind
the hand made house. One w atch
ed on the outside while the other
insjected the premises and the
dwelling which had excited their
curiosity some time before. They
found the led, but nothing on the
blankets or in the entire enclosure,
which is just large enough to per
mit the presence of one ' ln rson.
was fonnd which would lead to ;
the identification of the owner.
No ashes remained of any fire
which might have heen built since
the curious dwelling was erected.
The mystery surrounding its owner
and the reason for his actions is
complete. i
Since first visiting the place
ranchers in that neighborhood
have often passed near the desert
dug-out. But between the juniper
twigs a rifle barrel has always
gleamed a questionable welcome,
and no closer investigation has
been made.
Both puzzling and mysterious
the solution ol the strange man s
actions is no nearer than it was
Rome weeks ago, and probably
only through some mishap or un
intentional exposure will this
latest man of mystery disclose his
identity and the reason back of
his secluded life.
COUNTY IS FAMOUS
Fine Land Around Cline Falls Is
. Attracting Attention
We have heard much of the
Bend country, but little of a sec
tion not many miles away, which
is promising great things; and not
only promising but fulfilling says
The Dalles Chronicle. We refer to
Cline Falls on the Deschutes,
which furnishes almost unlimited
water power and is now being
utilized' to some extent by the
Cline Falls Power Company, rep
resented by some of our leading
citizens.
In conversation with Mr. Char
les Lord, who is on the ground,
having charge of their interests,
we learn that the main fall is good
for 20,000 horse - power, while the
lower fall is equally as powerful.
It is the intention of the company
to put in a ram, which will flM,r,'7Dfiifl TT TT? TP
themOOOO cil!oii a minute, nn.l!lIUlfi UUlUlV
wiUi th)M they have rcncmn to ex
pect to aceompli.-li much.
It him h-en proven tli.it tier oil
in thi pertirin, when properly irri
ftted, ii e.Uully a4 productive na
auy coil in the state. At present
the company ha lare alf.ilfa fields
and funU that three good crop
can he hnrveMed. It in their in
tentioii to plant from COO to 700
ncreit i:i nlfalfa.
Two rival companies, the Def
(hutep Irrigation Company on tho
cant nide of the river, and the Col
umhia .wotithtrn on the wtft. of
which we have heard so much
recently, have put in many mih'9
of ditche and will accomplinh
what hi ri t'fore h:i! heen consid
ered next to impo-ifihlc in the way
irrigiii'.n.
("line Ki'.i!it like th" remainder
of the omit ry out in that section,
li. hxdvini: forward to the adentof
the iron horse, which will hring
witl, )t a future fr il!lt ljiW Wlth.
in it jireat iocPihilities.
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Sumi.ter is contra tulatiiv her-1
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lrai,,s t( Austin, openm
rich country for hminer-
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' Austin
Tuecdav, and
carried
largi
excursion of hus-ineH
men. i
who are already laying plans for
getting their share of the husincHU
of that country.
1 'I'lui riMt it f riT tlirnnnri n l&'ili ilni
a i iv- iiuutigu rtativ-t tut
road travels after leaving Sumpter
" "vcrcd with a heavy growth of
a heavy growtl
Much of this
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I are ,auk'l 50 ,nilos ovcr tll( road
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) ine liovernment reserve em-
b laces inucn of the vacant iana in
the vicinity of the present termi
nus, and the action of the Sumpter
Valley Company in huilning into
this territory demonstrates it lias j
the object of opening up that vast
section of country beyond the pre-j
sent stopping place.
The road, it is declared, cannot
be made to pay from the present
trallic. It has long been a matter
of conjecture where the objective
point of the road is located, but
this matter ts pretty well settled
by the admission that the town of
Burns, in Harney County, is the
place selected. Further exten
sions ot tne line point directly to
Prairie City and Canyon City, on
the John Day River, but there is
a prevailing jmpression that these
towns may be left a few miles to
one side. The company has not
made any statement.
After leaving Sumpter the road j
climbs to an altitude of more than
.WOO feet, where the summit of (he
mountain between Powder Iliver
and Burnt Kiver Valleys is reach
ed; then plunges immediately
down to the little town of Whitney.
As soon as this point is reached
another ascent is begun with a
continual upgrade until the vil
lage of Tipton comes into view.
This place also occupies a point
ovcr 5000 feet above sea level.
From Tipton it is eight miles to
Wright's Station, and three-quarters
of a mile more to Austin.
The road is a narrow gauge, but
has been built to accommodate a
broad track, and has cost more
than $12,000 a mile. Grades are
so steep in places that the wonder
is expressed that trains can be run
over them. .
Crook county's jail is enjoying a
rest, after housing from one to
seven occupants for almost a year.
Not since early last spring has the
county's prison been free of board
ers before. The ' October term of
the Circuit court took away all of
the lodgers then resting free of
charge, but before a day had
passed another prisoner was con
lined within the walls. With his
dismissal to Salem last week the
jail is again empty, and county
officials are hoping it will stay that
wav for some time.
INTO TYGH
Great Southern First to
Extend Sou'hvard
TO TAP WHEAT BELT
Grain District in Crook County the
Coal of tie Hill Line Now
Ready to Advance
I'r.rsu.-irit to the announcement
made several weeks hy I'res
idert John Ilcimrich of the Great
Southern Kail road, completed from
The Da!!. to l)ufr.r, engineer are
now enyag'd in petting grade
stakes for the further extcnuion to
a distance of 22 miles to the grain
district further toward Central
Oregon and the yellow and sugar
pine timher lx It to the goutheast
of Mount Hood. V. V. Nelson,
vice-president of the rompany, left
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take up t le tjehl work lesurclav
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a conf. rence was heiJ at iys-'h, at
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wl('! interested landowners of
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district met oflicials of the
factory arrangements are ccmplet-
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eu i.r riji ii t oi w ay anu oiner oe-
ait3''3 't is underptool that the road
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Although the management of
! tlil company s saying nothing
aiiout us nusiness ueveiopea Deiore
the last rails of the
present line
rere laid, it is learned that traffic
has far exceeded expectations.
Warehouses at ever) station along
' the line and at Dufur are filled to
lifitt stAiLfts.it n nil a Trt (Anno rrt
I OI gram lias aireauy. been uenverea
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to the warehouses at The Dalles
and turned oyer to the O. B. & X,
at that point for movement to
Portland and other destinations.
Apparently the tonnage will be
far in excess of the first season of
the average new railroad.
HOMES FOR MANY
Irrigation Officials Find
Project Flourishing
Crook
Officials of the Deschutes Irriga
tion A Power company have con
cluded an inspection trip over the
company's property in Crook
county. The party included Pres
ident Turney, Vice-President John
son, Secretary Stanley ar.d Second
Vice-President Baldwin. They
made the trip in an automobile,
and examined the company's en
tire tract of 215,000 acres.
"While I knew that changes and
growth had been going on, I was
surprised at the great advance that
is being made by that region.
There are great numbers of settlers
going in, and those who went there
a year ago are making splendid
demonstrations of the theory of
irrigation," said Mr. Baldwin.
"The settlers who have taken
lands have cleared their tracts and
planted crops, and wonderful re
sults hav followed their efforts.
The fruits of an experiment prove
its practical vahie, and these men
certainly have the proof. I have
not a moment's uneasiness as to
the outcome of the transportation
problem in that country. There
will be more railroads there- than
we can pay freight on before we
are really suffering for railroad
transportation. The railroads
know the value of the region's re
sources and they will build through
it tn time to give all the transpor
tation facilities necessary."
ASK FOR NEW LANDS
State Land Board . Wants to Lay
Scrip on Unsurveyed Tracts
The State Land Board has hit
upon a plan which may enable it
to fecure desirable timber land
upon which to file state lieu land
script.
t'nder the present Keileral law tho
ftate cannot file on nnsurveyeJ
land. An fist ai the (Sovernment
completeK a survey of public land,
and the plati are filed in tho local
hind oflice, all desirable- sections
are taken up hy settlers who have
been located l y timber cruiser.
The latter make it their duty to
watch out for new surveys, and
are usually waiting for the plati
to he filed.
The plan m to have Congresa
amend tho land law, so that the
state can file oo unaurveyed land.
If this i done the state land agent
can examine timber in didtricta
that have not been surveyed and
select good timher lands in large
tracts, iijvon which lieu land script
can le filed. By this means the
state will have a prior right to the
individual, and would not be sub
ject to competition with the tim
ber cruisers, who are always on
the lookout for desirable timber
land.
State IjhkI Agent Oswald West
has just returned from a visit to
Senator Fulton, at Astoria, where
he submitted a proposition to the
Senator for such an amendment
to the National land law. Sena
tor Fulton was favorably impres
sed with the suggestion, and prom
ised to try to have such a law en
acted at the coming session of
Congress., ;
TOP STOCK PRICES
Harney County Sheep and Cattle
men Have Prosperous Year
Almost unprecedented prosperity
has characterized the present sea
son in the stock industry in Ilar
ney County, and the outlook is
more promising than ever, says a
dispatch from Burns.
Prices for cattle and sheep have
ruled higher this Fall than for
several seasons, and several thou
sand head of each have gone to
Eastern markets. Cattle are sell
ing at from $15 to $30 a head, and
sheep at from $2 to $5. Particu
larly in sheep, these, prices are
much better than was expected
earlier in the season. Wool also
promises to bring a high figure
next reason, and the price paid
last Spring was a "topnotcher."
The outlook for the winter is
good. There is an abundance ol
grass on the hills now, and it is
not expected that feeding will be
gin nearly so early as last year.
Two nuestiona are bnrassim? the
big stockmen of interior Oregon;
one, the prevalence of "rustlersf
and the other the attitude dis
played by the Government in act
ively going to work to tear down
fences now enclosing Government
land. It is probable the big
owners may unite for concerted
action on each of these questions.
The trouble with "rustlers', has
been increasing, and it is suspected
an "underground railway" has
been formed by which animals are
taken across the Snake River into
Idaho. The Sheriff of Umatilla is
unauthorized to spend money for
the capture of a criminal after he
has once crossed the county line,
and the delay caused by notifying
the proper official in another
county usually results in the
criminal getting away with his
boot v.
When the Government officials
leave off their work this fall on
account of the approach of the
winter season, it is with the prom
ise that they will complete it next
year. This will go hard with the
larger stockmen, but will be a
boon to the smaller raisers, who
will be able to share the free pas
ture until the land is taken up by
settlers. -
The Athletic club is preparing for
another High Jinks which will be
given in the club hall on the eve
ning of December 2. The winter's
social calendar promises to be an
active one, dates having been sched
uled for Athletic hall for every
week between now and New Year's.
"Charley's Aunt," which is on the
list for the Christmas holidays,
will probably be given two night
during that week.