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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER, $1.50 YEAR PRI NEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 1912.
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IVOL.XVI-NO.30
Crook
Surveying Commenced Today
on Prineville-Metolius Railroad
Engineer Brewster and b crow of
noven men loft today to liegln tho
work of surveying tho railroad be
tween Prineville uml MetolkiH.
II. II. Skewes, representing the
St. ItiuiH brokers of Stangor & Co.,
in confident thttt Hie condition! for
building the roud run bo carried
nut.
Wonderful Stream
Says Engineer Lewis
crook and the Matoles river have
"There i sumo truth in the a surveying party in the fluid lo
statement that the Deschutes j eating a seven uiilo catml from
river Is tho most wonderful! tho hoitil of Matoles river, and It
stream In tho world." said State i Is. expertod that anno half milo
Engineer John II. Lewis, upon ,
mIh return rrom a 10 tiny a trip
covering Its entire d raimigo
Imsin. .
In support of his opinion the
slate engineer has given out some
surprising figures which show
something of tho possibilities
of the stream. Information on
which thi'so figures tiro based
bus required yenrs to collect an I
thousands of dollars have beeu
spent by tho stuto and from
other sources aciiuiring it
"Tho Deschutes river at Hen
ham falls, has a menu uninml dirt
charge of 1.220,000 acru feet of
water, as shown by eight years'
records," said Mr. Lewis. "The
minimum year furnished 1,070,
000 aero feet, that it is safo to
say that there is available at this
point for irrigation purposes, !,
UOO.OOO fuet of water. This will
irrigate 333,000 ocres of land, or
a strip ono mi'.o wido, and 520
miles long.
"The regular flow will ulti
irately irrigate about 120.000
acres between Bond and Crooked
river. Every drop of tho re
mafning wator can and should be
stortd for Irrigation purposes
through tho construction of
U0 foot dam at Bonham fulls.
This could bo released in tho
summer and diverted uear Cline
falls for thu irrigation of 110,000
acres on Agency Plain, for the
irrigation of (50,000 acres in the
Crooked river bottom near Urine
villo, and by diverting above
Hend, irrigato 50,000 acres in
the Benham falls segregation
just south of Prinovillo. Kxcept
for au Inverted siphon across
Crooked River canyon, tlmro are
no great engineering dilliculties
to bo overcome, and it appears
that this is one of tho cheapest
In tho state to construct.
, ''Tho entire How ot the head
of tho river can bo used for the
irrigation of ubout00,000 acres of
land above tho the Bonham fulls
reservoir without affecting these
figures as tho seopngo will all bo
collected In tho reservoir below.
"Botweon lienbum fulls and
Clino falls, thore Is 1300 feet fall.
About 00 por cent of the 1.000,
000 acre foot of water will be
dischurgod through the dam for
irrigation purposes, during July
and August, and will bo avail
abla for tho developm ent of pow
er which can bo transmitted
economically 200 to 100 miles for
tho pumping of wutor to irrigate
other hinds suy along the Colum
bia river. This watr ut a 100
' foot drop immediately below the
dam will furnish Du.HOO jiorso
power, which at 50 per cont plant
ellicioncy will lift 2500 second
foot 100 feet above the Columbia
river, for the Irrigation of 200.
000 acres of land, There is an
other fall of 100 feet a short dis
tance below and above the first
diversion for irrigation, and the
amount of summer power which
Prineville, him not yet secured her
full Tfi.OOO subscription to the 6 per
cent bonds but tliul in a matter that
in giving the promoters no concern.
It ran be ruined at any time whim
thing hi'trin to (novo. ISv the.
terniH of the subscription agreement
work in to begin by August 5 and
the roud completed in eight months.
ran bo developed in the l.'I'W feel
to liio lust diversion at Clino
Full is almost inconceivable,
j 'Tho farmers between Kjtmw
tunnel will pierco tho ridge and
permit mo irrigation oi .m.iiw to
; r0.M.) new In tnis section, This
jcanul, constructed for irrigation
j purposes, would make avuilublo
about .,( KX) horsepower which
can be developed during tho win
ler months only, but which if
used in conjunction with the sum
mer power on tiio Deschutes,
would makoa valuabloaud chcup
perennial power.
'For the greatest good to tho
greatest number, tho Deschutes
river between Clino falls and the
Junction with Crooked river,
should bo dried up, except for
seepage water. Below this point,
tho river is of the most value for
power, and the total possible di
version for irrigation without
considering return seepage, may
improve-the power value ol the
lower river.
"Sixteen dam sites have boen
located in the narrow rock walled
canyon from the Columbia river
to Just below tho junction of the
Matoles with the Deschutes
river. With -1000 second feet at
tho 1300 feet of fall which can be
developed at these sites, HOO.OtK)
theoretical horsepower can be
generated. With the low and
high year How equalized at the
Benhnm falls reservoir, and with
a 120 foot dam in the Crooked
river about 10 miles above Prtuo
ville, this low water How can be
Increased to about 0000 second
feet and tho power to nearly
000.000 horsepower. This about
six times the present installed
steam and hydroelectric ma
chino capacity in the vicinity of
Portland and about 40 times the
low water power developed at
Oregon City. Besides this, an
enormous quantity of power can
be developed on the Matoles
river, and at other points.
"These possibilities could be
greatly complicated bydovtlop-
f1
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Photos of Hailloy and Guantannmo by American Tress Association,
NpiV SnAnshnf Many or the delegates to the Republican national convention nrrlved In Chicago. Those In the picture are: 1, D. W. Mulrane
11CWS ouapailUIS ( Kansna. Henry 8. Chubb of Kloridn; 8, Cecil T.yon ot Texas; 4, A. M. Stevenson of Denver, who Is attending the
Of tllC Week meeting of the national committee ns a proxy. Hight hundred marines wore landed nt (Junntanamo, making a total of 1,500
men ready to Intervene lo Cuba If necessary. Senator Nixon of Nevada died of toxic poisoning following an operation for an
abscess. Aviator Bndlcy was sworn In as a postman to carry mail between New York and Washington. President Taft visited the German fleet in Hampton
lioudg. The fleet tuter went to New York. The Duchess, of Connaugut was stricken with appendicitis, and grave tears were entertained for her life. , .
mont At the wrong time and
place, and if carried out under
our present wasteful system of
competition, tho expense to the
public will bo greatly increased
thronih lack of harmony be
tween plants. After a number
of uum) have been -constructed
for power development, the mosti
economical development of ad
ditional power would be by in
creased How through storage.
."The above lo for m a lion, '
though preliminary, has been
gathered by the state, and the
United States geological survey,
acting in cooporat.on. A com
plete report will be available
early next year. This stream
affords a striking example, where
to f ecure the highest, most logi
cal and orderly development, the
entire stream should be turned
over to one corporation subject
to regulation, or dsn developed
;by
tho public ns the need
arises. To promote the immedi
ate and best use of this stream
is one of tho problems which
should receive careful consider
ation at tho hands of the state
legislature."
Uncle Sam's Fighters
At the Lyric
The gathering of the greatest
fleet . ever assembled under the
American flag set the world agog.
One hundred and two fighting ves
sels strung along the beautiful Hud
son River is an inspiring sight, and
most appropriate it is that Uncle
Sam chose that the magnificent set
ting for this gigantic display of. his
strength on tho seas. We steam up
along the line of grim fighters, then
take a survey of the general make
up of several of the biggest rf the
water bull-dogs, with their trim
decks and majestic new-style skele
ton masts.
Rut even more than this, for we
now g into the quarters of the
men, and call them out on the big
parade deck to go through their
masterful drills for us. We size up
the work of various crews, then
i watch them at the serious work of
keeping their tug floating home in
order. By this time they are all
pretty well tired out, so they ad
journ to the forecastle, and start
their dances, music, and those
hundred and one pranks and tricks
that have made your Uncle Sammy
JaekUira the rolicking, jolly sailor
boys that they are. This picture is
part of the regular program at the
Lyric Friday and Saturday evening.
House for Sale.
New live room bungalow, with epsce
for three Inre rooms on second floor,
l'mitry with built in ehelves, bin? and
drawers. Uuilt in buffet, bath toilet,
basement. Terms, $1000 down, balance
eay terms. Address 1k. It. 1.
Kktciii'm, Hond, Ore.
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i MARINES MGUAIilAflAMQi .
Taft Forces Capture j
Temporary Chairman
The Taft forces elected Senator ;
Root temporary chairman at the '
National Republican Convention at
Chicago Tuesday, in spite of the
fact that Victor Kosowater, chair-
man of the national committee, con-
sistently ruled out of , order every :
motion
made by the Roosevelt I
loroe. U required more man ne
nours to reacn a voie on me cnair-1
manship. ;
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with difficulties from the first name!
of the list of delegates to the end. !
Senator Root won by a vote of
Tl... tlliMfv ,.r f rjill u-ou t nr.t
to oii'J for Gov. Mcfiovern of Wis-1
e'"l!ir- I
Moth the Taft and Roosevelt
forces assert that this vote indicates!
that their candidate is sure to win.
Socialists Hold
Coiinty Convention j'ext to early planting very late
j planting is preferable, in order that
, ., , the potatoes may ripen during the
The county convention of the i . ,
. ,. , . i cool weather of fall. Potatoes in -
Socia ist party of Crook county meti, ... . ,, , . .
J ' litnHai f.i coo ukni. H Ka front ,n a
June lith. The meeting was
hold!
in Stewart's hall and w-as well at
tended. The following ticket was)
nominated and placed in the field:
Clerk Iiert D. P,arnes, Prineville.
County Judge J. H. Barkley,
Culver.
Sheriff M. J. Maine, Bend.
County Commissionei W. H.
Birdsong, Prineville.
Suerintendent of Schools Mrs.
Delia W. Nichols, Laidlaw.
Assessor Henry Bivins, Culver.
Treasurei B. F. Wilhoit, Prine
ville. ' -
Surveyoi Luther Mitke, Bend.
Coronet Glenn Loucks, Madras.
Executive Committee W. H.
Birdsong, Chairman, B. F. Wilhoit,
Secretary, J. H. Homey, J. H.
Barkley, M. J. Maine, Henry Bivins,
Bert B. Barnes, J. W. Petitt, J. R.
Bonham.
Russian Killed
Near Madras
laborers
Five Russian railroail
from Polton, a small railroad station
a few miles north of Madras, de
cided to break the monotony of
pick and shovel work by taking the
handcar to Madras for a jamboree.
About 1 1 o'clock, when the party
was well tanked up, they decided to
go home. In some way two of the
men fell off the car. One was run
over and killed and the other got
off with a few bruises.
Coroner Hyde and Dr. Edwards
held an examination Sunday" morn
ing. It way evident to them that
the man had been killed accidentally
so the body was ordered buried.
The man was 29 years of age and a
native of Russia.
V
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Expert on Potato Culture
Gives Growers Advice
( By c. L. Smith, Agriculturist, O.-W
it. A S. Co.)
owing summary' covers the
The fo
conclusions and suggestions of the
most successful potato growers in
Eastern Washington.
The best soil for potatoes is a
,fch, well-drained, rather light loam, j
j. or family use, potatoes may be
grown upon almost any soil capable ;
m 1
oi producing grain or grass.
The great thing is to get your
gii (K,ened up deep, full of humus
amj fjne at 0f planting.
Fertilizing Fresh manure tends
to produce scab and rot and to
injurt, the quality of potatoes,
Clover sod on land nreviouslv en-
rj0hed by stable manure is perhaps;
me oesi condition ior a poiaiocrop.
Planting The average results of
earK- nliintinff arp nroh.llllv hest.
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ana prepared in me uesc manner,
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aiiu piouaoiy pieierauie. inecui-
tings should be planted as fast as
made. , Plant only smooth, well -
shaped, well-matured, tubers of
medium to large size that have not
formed sprouts. The best tubers
from the best bills are the ideal.
Plant in drills running the long
way of the field and aim to plant
the seed at such a distance apart
that the tops when fully grown
shall shade the ground like a crop
of clover. Strong-growing late va-
Redmond Man Tell of
Our Potato Crop
Even the most optimistic re
ports regarding the coming po
tato crop of Oregon which were
recently received have passed
into eclipse by the latest infor
mation brought in from the great
central Oregon section by H
Hanks of Redmond.
Mr. Hanks is with the Red
mond Wholesale Lumber and
Produce Company of the thriv
ing Central Oregon city, and
said that the Redmond country
would this season market 1000
carloads of potatoes, or practi
cally its first real try at the
market.
"We have 2000 acres planted to
pjtatoes within a few miles of
Redmond.'' savs Mr. Hanks,
"and present expectations are
for a crop of 1000 cars.
"Considering the fact that last
rieties would be better planted 16
to 18 inches apart in drills 3fi inches
apart. The poorer the land, the
farther apart the seed should be
planted within certain limits. Mode
rately deep planting (about four
inches) with very slight hilling is
best for good potato soils, in very
light soils a little deeper without
hilling, and in very heavy
a little
shallower with a little more hilling.
Plant varieties that sell well in
market and that yield well. The
latter point must generally be set-
tied by experiment
Cultivation Drag just as many
times as you possibly can, until they
begin to prick through the ground.
As soon as up, cultivate the ground
very hne ana very loose, instead ot
fine and solid, and repeat this culti-
' vntinn aa nfton a u-mwla anrwiir An
' the surface, or the soil is puddled
by ains, until nearly time to begin
to set. Then cultivate once with a
, ,- Ll ., , .
, tool that makes a slight ridge about
;
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j Harvesting uig when luliy ripe
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mjurea m aigging. Asson me
1 field, and if prices are fair, sell at
j once. Do not allow potatoes to lie
exposed to the sun in hot weather,
Treatment for Potato Seal) The
treatment for scab is this: Soak
the seed in a solution consisting of
one pound of corrosive sublimate to
1000 pounds of water or two ounces
to 15 gallons of water, dissolving
the sublimate first in boiling water.
Let the seed before cutting soak
from one and a half to two hours.
season was the first season thai,
practically anything was grown
or marketed in that section, the
showing is wonderful.
"Not only will there be a heavy
production of potatoes this sea
son, but the output of onions will
be enormous We have between
200 and 300 acres growing in
onions at this time. Last year I
started production in that
country by growing 140 bushels
of first-class stock from a single
pound of seed."
Mr. Hanks was in town re
cently in a effort to market
several carloads of old crop po
tatoes which the growers of the
Redmond district had overheld
the high market. Portland
Journal.
Smallpox Scare
Over at Burns
The few cases of smallpox that
were developed in Burns were
so completely isolated and special 1
care taken that no new cases
have developed and this city is
now entirely free from the
disease. It has caused some un
easiness upon the part of some
but there is no longer any
danger. The reports that have
goue out respecting the disease
has hurt Burns to some extent
in a business way, as it was
greatly exaggerated. There
have been but few cases, yet the
knocker has caused the general
public to think a terrible epidemic
has been raging, while as a mat
ter of fact those who were af
flicted had only mild c;ises.
Times-Herald.
Dog Lost.
Airedale terrlor. answers to name of
Posco; black body and t!n legs, heavy
black leather collar and ring. Return
to Dale Jones, Prineville, and get re
ward. 6-20 2tp
For Sale or Trade.
Ohe Warrior Jack, four years
old.
'or sale or wilt trade lor good
horses.
warranted. Address,
6-13-26 Neil Sly, LaPine, Ore.