Will Not be Opened
to Settlement
Government Crew at
Work on the Ochoco
The Secretary of Agriculture
classifies lands in the Deschutes
National Forest as chiefly valuable
for timber and forestry purposes.
Forest Supervisor Merritt at
Bend, Oregon, has just received
word of the final decision by the
secretary of agriculture on an area
of 28,500 acres in the Deschutes
National Forest in townships 12 and
13 south, ranges 8 and 9 east, W.
W , along the Metolius river.
The secretary bases his decision
on detaHed reports and cruises by
forest officers, which show that the
area includes a uniformly heavy
stand of merchantable yellow pine
timber, aggregating one-half a
billion feet on the little more than
township of land involved. This
timber land is located in the center
of one of the largest bodies of
yellow pine timber on any National
Forest in the state. The closest
estimate so far made shows that
that the Deschutes National Forest
contains a stand of merchantable
yellow pine, extending from the
Warm Springs Indian Reservation
to the south line of Crook county,
amounting to approximately two
and one-half billion feet.
Reports show that the timber
value of the land involved in this
Lamonta Man Does Not
Want County Division
Luther Melton of Lamonta was
in Prineville on business yesterday.
Mr. Melton, in discussing county
division, said that it seems to be his
fate to locate in a county where the
question comes up. He moved
from the Middle West to Colorado
and in both places the counties were
divided to the injury of the people.
Taxes were a great deal higher in
both instances. In Colorado, where
he lived before moving to Crook
county, he says that taxes went up
to 100 mills after the county was
divided. Madras people, he says,
intend to hold a rally at Lamonta
next Saturday evening to boost the
county division sentiment. He does
not believe the people of his locality,
however, want county division at
this time.
Central Oregon Po
tatoes in Demand
The past three years have proven
to the farmers of this section that
potatoes can be successfully grown
here. With even poor cultivation
and little attention we have been
able to produce a good yield on our
lands. The great problem has been
that oi getting the potatoes to a
project is unquestionably superior good market and getting the price
to any agricultural use to which it for them. The great mistake that
could be put. It is probable that a we have made in this section is in
small area lying along the banks of not recognizing the best marketable
Continued Irom Klnt
the Metolius river could be irri- ( potato and
gated from that stream with water : that kind.
which could not be used for irri-' day buying their potatoes
gation on the desert lands east of Utah, shipping them into
I
planting and growing
Western Oregon is to-
from
their
the National Forest boundary line, towns through California simply be-
13
With this exception it is probable cause
that the need of water for irriga- what
tion on lands outside of the forest sell that kind of potatoes.
will consume all the water available The market demands a potato
the farmers in Utah know
wanted and produce and
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Eighty-nine people have applied ( for our home trade, but they are i.ght They mugt ge(.
one dam site could be made to help
feed the other. In this way more
land could be covered and the larger
drainage area could be made to
help support the smaller. A high
line ditch from the Ochoco dam site
would cover all the bench and bot
tom lands tributary to Prineville.
The Crooked river reservoir could
store 110,000 acre feet of water.
The work on the Ochoco site has
not progressed far enough to make
an estimate
"The hardest kind of basalt rock
was found up Crooked river. Dia
mond drills had to be used to cut it.
Here, I will show you the core we
obtained in that section. Fifty feet
of it,"said Mr.Dobson. Sure enough
tucked away in a box made expressly
for such samples, was the founda
tion history ef a possible irrigation
project. The core is 15-16th of an
inch in diameter, made by the dia
mond bit. These bits were handed
to the visitors for inspection
They are made of soft steel set
with six or eight black diamonds
which are much harder than the
sparklers.
"What do you consider these
things worth?" asked Mr. Dobson
as he handed one bit to the Jaurnal
man and the other to Omer Claypool.
After a close inspection a hazard of
15 cents was made. You wouldn't
pick one up for it if you didn't
know ita actual value. Mr. Clay
pool's bit cost f 1,400 in Uncle Sam's
hard money, and the one heid by
the Journal man cost $900. It had
less diamonds. These rough car
bons or diamonds cost 180 a carat.
Mr. Dobson has about 14,000 worth
on hand all the time. He sets them
. .l. 1 1 1 i ; if . 1
i in uie ana diis nimseu; not oecHuse
having them stolen,
but for the reason that it takes
for lands on this project It is be-, not in demand on the city
sieved that a large number of the market. In order to sell on the
in the bit, projecting but slightly
applications were made in the larger markets we
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must produce ,B right the weaf jg yery 8,ight Ag
1 aaIav tHaoa "
the bit wears they are reset from
t!ma tn time Tn nino voara nt opr.
agricultural aiier me iimoer was io grow potatoes mai win sen
hopes of securing preference rights the size, shape and color those 1
in case the lands were classified as , markets demand.
removed, as it is well known that we must plant that kind of potato,
the forest service would be glad to , To get a heavy yield we must plant
place any part of this large body of
Umber on the market-
Burleigh-Van Tassel Wedding
potatoes from heavy yielding hills.
Save the best hills in the field for
seed and don't part with them at
any price. If you can buy better
than you have, do it, but now is the
time to save or buy your seed. If
A pretty home wedding was
solemnized on Thursday, Oct. 1,
when Grace Vivian Van Tassel be- we raise the potatoes demanded we
can sen tnem.
came the bride of William Glen
Burleigh at the home of her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Van Tassel
at Opal City. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. W. O. Roten of
Kedmond.
The bride wore a dress of laven
der silk draped with chiffon and
carried white and pink carnations. I
After the ceremony dinner was
served to the assembled guests.'
In the evening a reception was
given to their friends. About 90
were present. ',
Mr. and Mrs. Burleigh will be at
lome to their friends after Oct. 5
at 5003 58th street, S. E. Portland.
We give Brown Trading Stamps
tvith Maurlne Toilet Preparations.
O. C. Claypool & Co. 10 1
Do you know you can buy a new
Elgin watch for $5.50 at L. Kam
stra's? It you are looking tor a
watch be sure to call on him and get
Ills prices. 8 20tf
For Sale
Two lota Noble's Addition; $240
terms; f200 cash. W. J. .Paink. 10-1
Residence Property for Sale.
Good house and barn, lot 120x140 ft.
Inquire at tbit office. 8-13-tf
A. E. LOVETT,
County Agriculturist and Agent U.
S. Department of Agriculture.
Christian Endeavor
vice Mr. Dobson has lost only one
diamond. It worked loose from the
bit and could not be recovered.
Above the diamond bit are the
core lifter and the core barrel. The
core lifter is a device for gripping
and breaking off the core and rais
ing it to the surface. This core,
of course, passes right through the
center of the bit. The barrel is
simply used for protection.
We sincerely hope the investiga
tions of these men will result in
something substantial for this part
of Crook county, but when you con
sider that they are kept busy look
ing first at one place and then at
another you must not build high
will strike in
It takes
time. These reports are sent to
Portland where the data is worked
out and forwarded to Washington.
Music Lessons
Mils Williams will continue her
classes in Vocal, Piano and Harmony
study thia winter. Ear Training ii to
be added to the course (or lingers with
out extra charge. High school pupils
will be given credit in the schools for
their work in music. Anyone deairing
to arrange for lessons see Mies Williams
or 'phone Red 581. 9-24
Paint Your House
During this
Month and Next
Special prices on all paints,
oils and lead during that
time. We have all kinds
of materials and paints,
varnishes,household finish
es, porch, wagon and car
riage paint.
Get our special prices on
good paint
Collins W. Elkins Store
Meeting at Culver
The Crook County Christian En
deavor Union will hold its annual hopes that lightening
convention in Culver next Saturday . this country very soon
and Sunday. AH the Christian En
deavpr Societies of the county are
expected to be represented by dele
gates at this meeting. Prominent
among the workers of the state who
will be in attendance at the conven
tion are G. Evart Baker, of Port
land, state president, and H. H
Rottman, inter-state field secretary
for the northwest. These workers
always make good and it will be a
mistake not to hear them. All the
sessions of the convention will be
open to the public as well as to the
delegates. It has been planned to
put on the mock tnal, A Cunning
Conspiracy," Saturday evening.
Don't forget the dates, October 10
and 11. Geo. H. Ramsey,
Rresident County Union.
"Honeymoon Hikers"
Visit Prineville
The "Honeymoon Hikers" of
San Francisco struck town this
morning on their way home from a
tramp to New York City. They
have been about 18 months making
the journey. The couple play the
moving picture shows in the larger
towns. Both are theatrical people
and put on a vaudeville stunt.
They will try and make the Mc-
Kenzie pass into the valley from
here. As their property box is in
Pendleton no effort was made to
secure an engagement at the Lyric,
Call for Warrants
Notice Is hereby arlven that all
registered General Fund Warrants
up to and Including register No. 339,
will be paid on presentation. Inter
est stops Oct 1. 1914.
Ralph L. Jordan.
10-1 Treasurer and Tax Collector.
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Good Only Until December 31, 1914
Portland's Great
Afternoon Daily
The Evening Telegram
AND
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