County
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VOL. X
PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, JULY 19, 1906.
NO. 31
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GOVERNMENT
GRAZING
The Policy to be Pursued.
FOUND TO WORK
All Right Summary of Instruc
tions Sent to Forest
Supervisors.
The following is sent out for
publication by the Forest Service,
United States Department of Agri
culture: Now that the Government graz
ing xlicy is in successful oper
ation on the National forest re
serves, the question has arisen
whether the lame or some similar
policy might not be applied to the
open public range.
The policy of the Forest Service
is not to hold the reserves out of
use, but to secure their fullest and
most permanent use. To this end,
grazing under proper restrictions
is permitted. Happily, these re
strictions have thus far met with
general approval.
From the first, the importance
of fitting the regulations to local
conditions has been recognized.
Rules occasioning needless hard
ship to stockmen have been modi-
Bed, and emergencies demanding
instant action have been promptly
met.
When a new reserve has been
proclaimed all stock grazing upon
it is allowed to remain during the
first year; if, afterward, this num
ber is found to be too great tor the
renources of the range, it is gradual
ly reduced. Stockmen are aided
in effecting a satisfactory distri
bution of their stock upon the
range and in securing from it the
most profitable and permanent
use. Small stock owners living in
the vicinity of the reserves are
given such preference in the allot
ment of grazing privileges as will
protect their interests. First occu
pants of the range and farmers are
also preferred. The rights of large
owners based upon the range cus
tom of the past are recognized,
and reductions in the number of
their stock are required only when
necessary to protect the range of
the grazing rights of bona tide set
tlers. Necessary range divisions be
tween owners of different kinds of
stock are made, and controversy
between sheepmen and cattlemen
is promptly ended. Where ne
cessary, the construction of drift or
division fences is also allowed, pro
vided the area fenced is not greater
than the needs of the stock owner.
Outside the forest reserves, how
ever, is an area ot puDiic land,
estimated at 400,000,000 acres,
which has no present value except
for grazing purposes. On this
land grazing is wholly unrestrain
ed by law. Commercial interests,
great and small, have competed
for its U3e, and the result has been
abuse of the range. Millions of
acres have been recklessly over
grazed and practically ruined. In
his last annual message, the Presi
dent savs: It is probable that
the present grazing value of the
open public range is scarcely more
than half what it was, or what it
might easily be again under care
ful regulation." Some stockmen
have, to the exclusion of others,
possessed themselves of the stra
getio positions that is, the lands
controlling the etrea.ns, springs,
and other watering places, and by
this means have secured tempor
ary control of the adjoining graz
ing lands. Charges of fraudulent
entry have led to litigation.
Great-areas have been . illegally
fenced. Again, stock owners, nota
bly sheep and cattle men, have de
fended their conflicting claims by
force of arms, causing serious loss
of property and even of life.
Obviously such conditions
should b corrected by law. The
remedy would seem to be to apply
totheojmn public range tbe regu
lations already governing tbe for-
ect reserves. This conclusion is
strengthened not only by the suc
cess attending the forest-reserve
xlicy, but also by the effect of
fencing the public grazing lands.
Though illegal, this fencing has in
most cases greatly improved the
condition of the area inclosed.
Care, however, must be taken to
avoid the application of sweeping
and ironclad regulations to an
area so vast and to conditions to
different. Tbe investigations of
the Public Lands Commission
show that immediate application
of any inflexible rule to all graz
ing lands alike, regardless of local
conditions or grazing values, would
be disastrous, and that improve
ment must be sought through the
gradual introduction into each lo
cality of such form of control as is
specifically suited to it.
In his message, already referred
to, the President says:
"The best use of the public gmz
ing lands requires the careful ex
amination and classification of
these lands in order to give each
settler land enough to support his
family and no more. While this
work is being done, and until the
lands are settled, the Government
should take control of the open
range, under reasonable regula
tions suited to local needs, follow
ing tbe general policy already in
successful operation on tbe forest
reserves."
In pursuance of the foregoing
general policy of our government,
Gifford Pinchot, Forester, has is
sued the following instructions to
forest supervisors:
1. That the Secretary of the
Agriculture may use his discretion
about examining and listing lands
under the law.
, 2. Only lands chiefly valuable
for agriculture and not needed for
administrative purposes by the
Forest officer for some other pub
lic use will be classified and listed
under this bill.
3. Land covered with a mer
chantable growth of timber will
not be declared agricultural, ex
cept upon the strongest evidence of
its value for agricultural purposes,
both as to production and accessi
bility to a market.
4. Areas known to have been
occupied by actual settlers prior to
January 1, 1906, will be examined
nrst, and when such acres are
found chiefly valuable for agricul
ture they will be listed, in order
that the occupants may make en
try under the Act. The mere fact
that a man has settled upon land
will, however, not influence the de
cisions with respect to its agri
cultural character.
5. Any one who was a bona
tide settler on land within a forest
reserve before January 1, 1906, but
who has already exercised or lost
his homestead privilege, may, if
otherwise qualified, make home
stead entry under the provision of
the proposed law, but must pay
$2.50 per acre for any lands enter
ed.
6. The first preference right to
enter lands classified and listed
under the Act will be given to per
sons who settled upon such lands
prior to January 1, 1906. The
second preference right to enter
any particular listed tract will be
given to persons who apply to
have the classification made, but
this latter class should not apply
to have the classification of a tract
occupied by a settler before that
date; otherwise, they might lose
their preference rights.
7. Supervisors are often absent
from their headquarters, and so
cannot be reached at all times
with equal certainty by all appli
cants. To avoid any undue ad
vantage of one applicant over
another due to this cause, all ap
plications under this Act must be
forwarded by mail to the Forester,
Washington, D. C. by the appli
cants. 8. All applications received in
Washington in the same mail for
the examination of the same tract
will be treated as simultaneous,
and simultaneous applicants will
be notified. A similar notice will
be given to the later of two appli
cants for the examination of tbe
same tract.
9. No examination of more
than one quarter-ection will be
ordered upon the application of
the same person, but if an appli
cation is withdrawn or rejected a
second application will he received
for other land.
10. All applications must give
the name of the forest reserve and
describe the land, examination of
which is requested by legal sub
divisions, section, township .and
range, if surveyed, and if not sur
veyed, by referende to natural ob
jects, streams, or improvements
with sufficient accuracy to identify
the land.
11. Forest officers must not
make applications for the exami
nation and listing of lands under
this Act.
12. Instructions governing al
lowance f entries to be made
under the Act after the listing will
be issued by the Interior Depart
ment.
(Signed) Gipford Pischot,
Forester.
A CARNAVAL
OF BLOOD
The Slayer of the Holy Roller
is Shot by His Sister.
George Mitchell, the slayer of
"Joshua" Creffield, leader of the
Holy Roller sect at Corvallis, was
shot in Seattle, July 12, by his
youngest sister, Ester Mitchell, at
4:30 o'clock and died instantlv.
Since his acquittal of tbe charge
of murder on Wednesday evening
Mitchell has been in Seattle, and
with his father and brothers has
made every effort to induce his
sister, Miss Ester, to accompany
their father to his Illinois home.
but without avail, as tbegirl would
have absolutely nothing to do with
her nearest relatives, and especial
ly did she shun her brother, he
who had killed her betrayer to
save her from further disgrace.
On Thursday afternoon George
Mitchell, the slayer of Creffield,
accompanied by his brothers, Fred
and Perry, went to the Northern
Pacific depot with a view to taking
the train for Portland, having de
cided to return to work in his old
position in a factory in that city
Ester Mitchell, unseen, had taken
up a position just inside the fold
ing doors of the depot, and when a
railroad official announced the
train for Portland to be ready, and
Mitchell brothers were in the act
of passing through the doors of the
waiting room to the train, Ester
stepped out of her place of conceal
ment and, stepping up behind her
brother George and within three
feet o' him 6he drew a revolver
and shot him in the back of the
head. The bullet penetrated the
brain and George Mitchell sank to
the floor of the waiting room a
dead man. He died instantly and
without a struggle.
Scarce had the shot sounded
when the young woman was seized
by a stalwart policeman and dis
armed. She submitted quietly,
surrendered her revolver and stated
that her work was done. She told
her captor, and later other officers,
that since George Mitchell's acquit
tal "Joshua" had appeared to her
ana to Maud tiurt uremeid, the
dead "apostle's" widow, and had
told them that they were com
manded by God to kill George
Mitchell immediately.
They had interpreted the com
mand literally, and from that mo
ment it had been a race between
her and Mrs. Creffield as to who
should have the honor of killing
the slayer of the prophet "Joshua,"
and that she was glad that she had
succeeded where the courts had
failed.
Ester Mitchell after the terrible
deed wat taken to the county pris
on, where she was locked up in a
steel cell. There is a question as
to what will be done with her, but
it is believed that the young wom
an is hopelessly insane, and that
she will be committed to the
Steilacoom insane asylum.
Immediately following the ar
rest of Ester Mitchell the police of
Seattle began a search for Mrs.
Maud Cretlield, who according to
Miss Mitchell, bad taken an oath
with the young murderess to kill
George Mitchell. A thorough
search for the widow of the Holv
Roller was made for a time, when
a telephone message from Mrs.
Creffield notified the police as to
her wherealwuts and officers were
sent to arrest ber. She surrender
ed readily and was also taken to
the police station, where she ia
held.
The brothers and tbe father of
George Mitchell are grief stricken
over this latest tragedy. All of
them were here for the past two
weeks doing everything possible to
save George Mitchell from prison,
and they had just congratulated
themselves on the result of their
efforts when this second traeedv in
their family came like a thunder
bolt out of a clear sky. Their
youngest sister, the girl whose fall
ing into the clutches of the lech-
erous scoundrel, Crelheld, had
caused their brother to shed human
blood, killed that brother in re
venge for the killing of the man
who had ruined her and ber mar
ried sister.
Ester Mitchell is a handsome,
d irkeyed young woman of medium
height, slender in build and of
nice, womanly appearance. She
has a fair education and bore an
excellent reputation until she be
came a member of the Holy Roller
band. Since that time she has
been the most fanatical of the
band. When the Holy Rollers
were first broken up in Corvallia
Ester was committed to tbe Boys'
and Girls' Aid society in Portland,
and there Creffield tried again and
again to secure possession of her,
as he wanted her in his wild or
gies. She was an unwilling wit
ness for the defense when her
brother wat on trial last week, and
it was known that she hated the
slayer of her leader.
The Beet Sugar Industry.
Until Eastern Oregon has better
transportation facilities, and the re
mote corners of the state are
brought into railroad communica
tion with the outside world, there
is little prospect of the expansion
of the beet-sugar industry, accord
ing to the views of Government
experts who have studied the field
says the Oregonian. There are
many sections of the state, east of
the Cascades, which are well adapt
ed to beet culture, and the experi
ments conducted at La Grande
have demonstrated the success that
will attend the efforts of farmers
who take up this line of agricul
ture. But the sugar-beet industry
to be profitable, must necessarily
depend upon adequate transpor
tation facilities, and this is lack
ing in the regions best suited to
teet growing.
Oregon ha?' but one beet-sugar
factory, that at La Grande, but
the extension of railroads gives
promise that others will follow
just as soon as farmers in the new
ly opened districts pledge them
selves to raise enough beets to
make the establishment of a fac
tory profitable. Capitalists have
turned their attention to the coun
try around Pend, and already ex
periments have been made to de
termine with what success beets
can be grown on the land irrigat
ed by the Deschutes Irrigation
Company.
About 8000 ceres of this land
have been temporarily secured for
beet-raising, and if satisfactory ar
rangements can be made, it is be
lieved a factory will be established
at Bend in the not distant future.
Annual Teachers' Institute.
Notice Is hereby given that the
KeHslon of the Annual Teachers' In
stitute at which all teachers will be
expected to attend will be held July
30, 31, August 1, 2, 3 at the Hlxh
School Building Prineville Or. No
teacher will le excused from atten
dance unless prevented by unavoid
able circumstances.
C. B. Dwwidpib,
Co. School Supt.
Loggers Wanted.
The Oruuly Lake Lumber Co, wants log
gers. Good wages paid. (Irl.jly Lake
Lumber Co., Lamonta, Or.