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FISHING A CLOSED RIVER
FOUR. DEPUTIES REQUIRED TO
'WATCH THE CLACKAMAS.
StUI Fishermen Blade the Vigilance
of the Ozncers Frequentlr Sev
eral Selsures of Jfets.
OREGON Cm. April 29.-FIsh Com
missioner Reed's deputies are having their
bands full In patrolling the Clackamas
River, the united action of fishermen anx.
lous to cast their nets Into a closed stream
making the work of the officers extreme
ly difficult. Deputies Loughery, of Asto
ria, and Baldwin, of Lincoln County, pa
trol the river above the hatchery, while
Deputies McCown and Greenman have
the lower part of the river. In the last
four days three nets were seized on tne
lower river. Some of the fishermen haye
their boats taken up the stream 15 or a
miles in wagons, then float down the river
with drift nets attached. Others with a
pair of oars and a pole get their boats
over the riffles to a point near the hatch
ery, and float down, making a shorter
hauL Deputies Greenman and McCown
state the fishermen constantly have spies
out at nighttime, who. with a system ot
flashlights, keep them Informed as to tne
whereabouts of the officers. During the
past few nights the flashlights were seen
by the deputies on several occasions. By
the use of this signal system the fisher
man Is enabled to cache his catch on the
bank, and, when the officer is fortunate
enough to make a seizure It is only an
empty net which is confiscated. It Is said
that the fishermen have no trouble in get
ting their salmon to market, as parties
are engaged to haul away the contents
of the caches at nighttime, using farm
wagons for the purpose. The deputies be
lieve that they are making the work un
profitable for some of the offenders, by
the frequent seizure of nets, and the
further fact that It Is more or le-e ex
pensive for the fishermen to maintain
spies and a system of flash signal lights.
Work has begun on the road improve
ment between the Clackamas hatchery
and Logan, a force of men being em
ployed in clearing the right of way by
taking out the stumps and trees on each
side of the traveled wagon track. The
work will be pushed until all-the money
appropriated is expended. At first the
$2600 subscribed by the Logan people will
be used on that end of the 12 miles to be
Improved, then a like appropriation from
the county road fund will be used. It Is
expected that work will 'begin soon on
that portion of the proposed Improve
ment between the Clackamas bridge at
Parkplace and the hatchery. Oregon City
having guaranteed " a subscription of
$2500 and the County Commissioners hav
ing appropriated a like amount from the
road fund.
It Is now expected that the Logan cheese
factory win start up one week from to
morrow, as It is intended to have every
thing In readiness by that time. The milk
from 100 cows has been guaranteed as a
beginnicg. This will be the first cheese
factory In Clackamas County.
Gustaf Hoefer. a blacksmith at Cham
poeg. claims to share the honor with
Mrs. Aplln, of that place, of owning the
oldest stoves in Oregon. Hoefer secured
his stove from Donald Manson. whose
father came to Oregon with the Hudson's
Bay Company at a very early date, and
later became a pioneer farmer on French
Prairie. Five of these stoves were brougnt
across the plains on packtralns by Father
Blanchctt In 1827. and were pressed Into
service at Champoeg and vicinity. Ono
that had been In use for many years in
the old, saloon there was sold for old
Iron a jasar or two ago, but It Is not
known what became of the others. 'J. he
stoves were made of heavy castlron in
England, and were large enough to take
In a three-foot stick of wood. Each stove
was of the square" box pattern, made out
of six pieces, the top and bottom portions
being almost an inch In thickness. Mr.
Hoefer keeps the stove, now disfigured
by a large crack across the middle, in his
shop as a historic relic
WIFE AD CHILD GONE.
BuUcvMe Man Says the Woman
Eloped With an ex-Convict.
EUGENE, April a. William Van Larr.
who lives near Buttcvllle, Marlon County,
Is in Eugene in search of his wife. He
sa s she left home with an ex- convict
named Jack Davis, and took with her his
4-months-old child. He thinks the run
away couple are in this vicinity, but the
officers have not yet been able to get
trace of them. Van Larr says his wife
left him 10 days ago, and the couple came
in this direction.
The public meeting held at the Court
house today for the purpose of discussing
the. proposition for the erection of a beet
pugar factory In Eugene was quite poorly
attended. Very little Interest was mani
fest, and no definite action was taken.
Those present realized the benefits to be
derived from such an Industry, but all
were agreed that the bonus asked was too
great. A letter was read regarding the
proposition made to the people of Newberg
for the erection of a similar factory. The
people .nf. Eugene are asked a cash sub
eldy of Kaw&TOora than Is nsked of the
people of Newberg. and the farmers pres
ent at the meeting did not feel like even
attempting to raise any such amount. The
farmers who were at the meeting will
make inquiry In their respective localities
and ascertain what acreage can likely be
depended upon, and report at a meeting
to be held three weeks hence. In the
meantime the promoters of the enterprise
will be corresponded with, and If a propo
sition like the one made Newberg can be
had as a substitute for the original, there
Is a general belief that It will be accepted.
A meeting of the Lane County Fruit
growers' Association was held In Eugene
yesterday afternoon. The reports regard
ing this season's crop were very dis
couraging. When the question of organ
ization on a "business basis for handling
and marketing the product was proposed,
the members present agreed that there
would be no mission for such an organiza
tion, and voted the proposition down. Then
a motion to disband the Lane County
Fruitgrowers' Union and go out of busi
ness was carried.
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETES.
Oregon Association Selects Officers
for This Year's Field Sleet.
SALEM, April 29. The following officials
were yesterday selected to serve at the
1300 field meet of the Intercollegiate Ama
teur Athletic Association of Oregon:
Referee M. M. Rlngler, Portland T. M.
C; A.
Clerk of Course George McMillan, Port
land. -Scorer of track events President P. L.
Campbell, Monmouth Normal School.
Scorer of field events Prce-dent W. C.
Hawley. Willamette Unlverslt.
Judges of field events Clyde Phillips.
Corvallls; John Jeffrey. Salem.
Judges at finish H. F. Allen. Newberg;
C. M. Young, Eugene; Frank Wlllman,
Salem.
Judge of walking Bert Kerrigan.
Measurers H. Van Lcavitt, Newberg;
President Frank Strong, Eugene.
Inspectors C. G. Murphy, Salem; Late
Langley, Forest Grove; D. V. Kuykendall,
Eugene.
Timekeepers E. R. Bryson. Corvallls:
Professor Freltag, Monmouth; L H. Van
Winkle. Salem.
Last evening the members of the local
branch of tho Salvation Army gave a fare
weU reception In honor of Captain and
Mrs. R. Kuhn. who will leave Tuesday
for San Francisco. This evening farewell
services were, held at the army hall. The
Salvation Anny hju prospered In. Salem
under Captain Kuhn's leadership, and he
has many warm friends here, outside the
army, as well as in. A number of new
members were enrolled In the army at the
meeting tonight.
The F. R. Davis fruit orchard of IS
acres, three miles north ot Salem, was
yesterday sold at foreclosure sale to Rev.
F. M. George, for $SO0. A prominent
orchardlst who owns a farm adjoining this
tract savs that the Petite prunes on It this
year should net $400.
A moving-picture presentation of the
Passion Play will no given In the First
M. E. Church in this city Tuesday even
ing. May 1, tho proceeds to go to the local
Young Men's Christian Association.
DEALING WITH EVILDOERS.
Two McDonalds Escape, One Dis
charged Cases of Embezzlement.
COLFAX. Wasro.. Atri! 29.-In the Su
perior Court yesterday morning, James
McDonald, charged with burglary, on mo
tion of tho Proeccutiiis: Attorney, was
ordered discharged from custody. Early
In February, Charles, Dan and James Mc
Donald, three brother, were arrested on
a charge of burglarizing a farmer's gran
ary. The night of March 17 Charles, 111
eldest brother, made bis escape from jail.
Ho had served two terms In the Peniten
tiary, and had once effected his escape
from that institution. On the morning of
April 24, Dan also escaped. Neither ot the
brothers has ever been beard of since es
caping. WllHam Clifford, who on Friday the
Jury decided was guilty of larceny by
embezzlement. In having taken and eold
two carloads of barley stored with him, as
manager of tho Shawnee warehouse, la
now undergoing trial for the embezzlement
of eight carloads of wheat in the same
way. Clifford is charted altogether with
the embezzlement of nearly 1S.O0O bushels
of wheat all the embezzled grain haviug
been sold to C. W. Tracy & Co.. of Port
land. Judge T. II. Brents, of Waila
Walla, is the trial judge.
Don W. Downs, who almost a year ago
was fined $250 for selling liquor without
a llccnee and elected to pay his fine by a
jail sentence, but who was pardoned by
Judge McDonald on promise of future good
behavior, was today arrested on a bench
warrant end will be brought before Judge
McDonald on Monday morning to show
cause why ho shot.ld not serve out his
original sentence. It bd'ig charged that in
December, Downs was guilty of opening
a saloon at Guy and engaging in Illicit
liquor selling again.
Professor EngMrti's Academy, In the
south end of the city, caught fire yester
day afternoon from sparks from Oodd's
sawmill engine. The building and contents
were totally destroyed, entailing a loss ot
$2500.
THE ONEIDA OIL SWINDLE.
How a Clatsop County Woman Saved
Her Assessment.
ASTORIA, April 27.-nJohn Barstow, the
Oneida OH Company swindler, who was
arrested in San Francisco, had a number
of victims in tills vicinity. The latest
came to light yesterday. A widow living
at Knappton received a circular a few da s
ago from Barstow stating that her hus
band had purchased a share of stock In
the company for 15, and it was now worth
$100. An assessment of $5 was due. the
circular said, and the woman was notified
to send the money on or before April 27.
On'that day she came to this city and re
mitted the money by wire, but the West
ern Union officials at San Francisco could
find no such concern as the "Oneida Oil
Company," and the money was returned to
the sender.
A game of baseball was played here
this afternoon between the Browns, of
Vancouver barracks, and a team from Bat
tery M. Third Artillery, stationed at Fort
Stevens. The score was M to 12 in favor
of the Browns.
FDNERAL OF THOMAS KAY.
Was Under Mnsonlc Auspices. From
Baptist Church.
SALEM. April 3. The funeral of the
late Thomas Kay. of this city, was con
ducted today from the Flrzt Tlnntlat
Church, under the aurplces of De Molay
Thomas Kay.
Commandery, Knights Templar. Rev.
Ronald McKlIlop conducted the services at
the church, after which the Masonic fra
ternity took charge of the remains, giv
ing the body burial In Rural cemetery.
II. D. Westcrmnn, of Olympla.
OLYMPIA. Wash., April 29. H. D. Wcs
tcrman. a resident of Olympla since 1SS0.
died at the home of his daughter. Mrs. O.
Slmeccon, Friday. Mr. Westerman wa
aged S years, and a widow and one
daughter survive him. The funeral was
held today.
Funeral of Mr. Hnme.
ASTORIA. April 23. The funeral of the
late John W. Hume was held from the
family residence today, under the auspices
of the local lodge of Elks, and the remains
were taken to the Old Pioneer cemetery
on Clastop Plains for interment.
Oregron Notes.
New posts are being set in the telephone
line between Vale and Ontario.
A den ot seven young coyotes was dis
covered near Kingston. Linn County,
Wednesday.
Shanlko has a newspaper, the Leader,
but no postofflce yet, and the paper is
taken to Grass Valley for mailing.
Tho Toledo Creamery is now receiving
about 1000 pounds of milk daHy, and will
shortly have nearly all It can use.
The ministers of Dallas will meet Mon
day morning to organize a ministerial as
sociation. Rev. Mr. Goodfriend will read
a paper on "Good Citizenship."
George Mapes is gathering hts cattle near
Plush. Lake County, to take them South.
He will take about 1200 held. He has
wagons arranged like ha racks upon which
to haul the calves that are not able to
make the trip on foot.
The Klamath Falls hand has received
new uniforms, which arc- dark green.
trimmed with black and gold braid. The
band went to Bonanza Tuesday to aulst
in the exercises of an installation ot a
Rebekah Lodge at that place.
The well that is being drilled near Kent
station, Sherman.County, is down ITS feet,
and they are not making much headway
on account of very hard rock. It Is
thought they will have to drill from 2j0
to 250 feet before they will strike a suffi
cient flow of water.
A rumor on our streets is to the effect
that Graham has settled the Sprecke's'
claims against the railroad and other
properties here and will resume ownership
and management next Monday, says the
Coqullle City Herald
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OLYMPIA REPUDIATES THEX AND
IS SUSTAINED BY COURT.
Were Issued In Excess of theLLes;al
Limit of Indebtedness A Baky
oa a Doorstep.
OLYMPIA, Wash., April 29. A case has
been decided in the Superior Court of
Thurston County which has tho effect of
declaring Illegal some 150,000 worth of
warrants tamed by the city. The case
Is that of Strahorn vs. Blake, and the ac
tion was brought to compel payment of
certain city warrants on the general fund.
The city, as defendant, set up the claim
that these warrants were not a valid
claim against tile city, for the reason
that they were Issued after the city had
exceeded the Mmlt of indebtedness al-
ALFONSO (to the Turk)
lowed by law. This contention was fully
sustained by the court.
D. C. Jenkins, son of tho State Secre
tary, and clerk in the state department
for the paet three years, left yesterday
for the northeastern part of Okanogan
County, where he will begin publication
of the Bolster Drill, a weekly paper. Mr.
Jenkins will be succeeded In the State
Secretary's office by James Hannigan, ot
Whatcom.
A 2 months old baby boy was left on
tho doorstep of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
TrulUnger about 9 o'clock Saturday even
ing. There to no clew to the parents. Be
side the babe upon tb step was lying a
bundle ot Infant's clothing and a bottle ot
milk, still warm. Attached to the child's
draw was tho following note: "You will
not regret taking in this little one. It la
a great mystery, but sometimes the Lord
sends ohiSdren to those wfto do not de
evrve them, and not to those who do.
Knowing you to be a Christian. I give
my child to you. Do by It as you wish to
be done by. His mother Is a very smart
girl and comes of a fine family. She Is
very musical; has a beautiful olce. Baby
has her features. He Is ranall and rather
thin, bi't I think he will make a nice
baby. He. cannot help but be smart with
all be has back of him."
Mr. and Mrs. TrulUnger will care for the
child at present, but will endeavor to find
the parents.
At last Olympla la to have a Sunday
train, the Northern Pacific having Irsued
a special order to that effect. For years
it hac been impossible to get In or out
of Olynrji'a by any other route than the
Port Towneend & Southern, which con
nects at Tenino with tho Northern Pa
cific train.
Tho rather famous divorce case In which
Mary C. WHley endeavored to free her
self of the matrimonial yoke from her
husbarid. Philander L. Willey. was set
tled yesterday by Judge Linn giving the
plaintiff the decree ot absolute divorce
prayed for and custrdy of her minor child.
The court ateo awarded Mrs. Wllley a
large amount of real estate in Olympla
and $S a month for support of the child
until she shall reach the age of IS years.
Mr. Wllley Is the elder of the brothers
conrposlrir the Wllley Navigation Com
pany, Mid his been a rteamboat captain
on Puget Sound since p'oneer days.
CLOSED FOR THE SEASON.
Exerelses at the Vancouver AAhletle
Clnb Pulpit Declared Vacant.
VANCOUVER. Wash.. April 29. Inter
esting gymnastic exercises were held at
the gymnasium of the Vancouver Ama
teur Athletic Club last evening, and were
witnessed by about 200 visitors. The ex
ercises marked the close ot the regular
doss work of the club for the season.
The chief features ot the exercises were
the Illuminated club swinging ot Professor
Rlngler. of the Portland Y. M. C A., and
an exciting basket-ball contest between
picked teams representing the married
men of the club on the one side and the
single men on the other. The game re
sulted in a victory for the married men
by a score ot 14 to 10.
Captain Edward Morey made a dive Into
the Columbia today from a 60-foot tower
erected at the foot of Main street. In the
presence ot a large crowd ot spectators.
The pulpit of the First Presbyterian
Church was officially declared vacant to
day by the Rev. Angus McKenzle. by di
rection of the Presbytery of Olympla.
which dissolved the pastoral relation ex
isting between the church and the Rev.
Hugh Lament for the past seven years.
The Mohairk Railroad.
The construction ot the Springfield-Mohawk
branch ot the Southern Pacific a
distance of It miles Is now progressing
satisfactorily, says the Albany Herald.
Ths work at first was somewhat delayed,
owing to the faHure of Contractor Bays
to carry out his contract. The contract
was re-let to Archie Mason, of Eastern
Oregon. He Is actively engaged now In
the work of construction, and local offi
cials of the company are of the opinion
that It win be finished by July or August
of the present year, and wlU (hen be im
mediately opened for traffic. The comple-
zitr '."k VsValV Bk; i X
Hon' of this line will result, in all proba
bility. In a connecting link being estab
lished from Springfield across to the main
line, a distance of one mile, to Hender
son. To do this will require the building
of an expensive bridge over the Willam
ette River.
New Washlasrtoa Incorporations.
OLYMPIA, April 28. The following
articles of Incorporation haVe been filed
with the SUte Secretary during the past
week:
Hlghland-Comstock Mining Company,
Spokane, $125,000; Puget Sound Packing
Company. Falrhaven. $500,000; Paradise
Lake Railroad & Mill Company, Seattle,
$10,000; Buffalo Townslte & Power Com
pany, Spokane. $50,000; Tammany
Gold Mining Company, Seattle, .
000,000; Newton Copper Mining Com.
pany, Spokane, $100,000; certificate of
increase of the capital stock ot the
Rhodes Mining Company. Seattle, to $600,
000; Washington Fir & Timber Company,
Tacoma, $5000; Robinson Mill Company,
Everett. $30,000; Curtisa Company, Inc,
Tacoma, $15,000; certificate of the Increase
of the capital stock of the Kemp-Romer
"I advise you to be careful."
Chicago Record.
Copper Company, Spokane, to tl.KM.OCO;
Increase ot the capital stock ot the Boun
dary Creek Mining & Milling Company,
Spokane, to J1.SOO.000: Harper Brick & Pot
tery Company, Seattle, $10,000; Angeles
Brewing &. Malting Company, Port An
geles, $250,000; Snohomish Logging Com
pany. Seattle. $M,000; W. C. T. U. Read-
jing-Room lc Library Association. Wenat-
cnee; uernier Kesort Mining company,
Spokane, $2,000,000; Buckhom Gold & Cop
per Mining Company, Spokane, $50,00);
Hope Congregational Church, of Newport;
Great Western Coal Development & Min
ing Company. Spokane. $75,000; Washington
Cold Storage Company, Seattle, $23,000;
Nome Liquor Company, of City of Nome,
J1S.0OO; Seattle Central Railway Company,
$250,000; the objects of this corporation are
to own and equip lines on street railways
In the state.
Indiana and Fishing; Rtjrhts.
TACOMA, April 29. Unlttd States Ind'cn
Agent Terry, of Puyallup ConsoUtiatid
Agency, was waited upon yesterday by a
delegation of Squakln Island Indians in
relation to the fishing and tldeland trou
bles on that Insular reservation. Whits
raenjiave recently seized the greater por
tion of their hinds, and the Indians sra
greatly wrought up, and Agent Tony be
lieves the7 situation Is serious. The white
men have bought the tide lands from ths
state, and the Indians have no reooura.
Chehalls Railway Election.
CENTRALIA. Wash.. April 29. The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of ths
Tacoma. Olympla & Chehalti Valloy Rail,
way Company was held In this city last
night. The following directors were olcot
ed: Calvin Philips. Charles S. Foirg and
Samuel Collyer, of Tacoma; C. S. ail
christ, of Centralis, and Horace Q. Phil
ips, of New York. Calvin Philips was
elected president. Samuel Colyer secretary
and treasurer, and C B. Focg general
counsel.
'Washington Notes.
Ellenrburg's municipal electric lighting
plant is about to be improved at a cost
of a little more than $3000.
New Whatcom has $73 80 on hand to
entertain President McKlnley when he
shall visit the Coast! and that town tho
coming Summer.
Preparations are making for a big sea
son at the watering p'aces of Westport
and Cohasset. Gray's Harbor. New sea
shore attractions and excursion rates are
advertised.
The Walla Walla creamery Is using 10,
000 pounds ot milk per ay. and will soon
have a branch running at Freewater. One
half the milk now consumed comes from
Umatilla County. Oregon.
J. T. Moylan. representing- an Eastern
syndicate, was In Kalama Wednesday clos
ing a deal for purchase of timber lands
on the Coweeman River. The prices paid
run from $1600 to $3500 per quarter sec
tion. A gold nugget worth about $1S0 was
brought down from the BIgney claim on
Williams Creek last Monday, says the
Ellensburg Localizer. It was taken out by
Thomas Bozarth, and was a very hand
some nugget.
Louis Schwabacher has sold to Charles
J. Broughton all his Interests In the lands,
warehouses, wheat and business property
located In Columbia County. The censd
eratlon Is not made in full In the Instru
ments filed, hut It Is reported as being
about JSSJXO.
A new rule has just been adopted by
the Spokane police department by which
any Indian found in the city who has not
a pass from the Indian agent or is not on
romo special business wtll.be promptly ar
rested as a vagrant and sent back to the
reservation. Friday, the first day this
rule was in effect. 11 Ind'ans were jailed.
"66 HOURS TO ST. RAUL AND
MINNEAPOLIS"
Via the Great Northern Railway.
Train leaves Portland dally at 6 JO P. M.
Connects at St. Paul Union Depot for
Chicago. St. Louis and all points east
and -south. For tickets, rates, etc. call
at City Ticket Office. 122 Third street.
GOLD AND COPPER LEDGES
ENCOURAGING REPORTS FROM
EASTERN OREGON DISTRICTS.
General Development In the Prairie
City Country Timber Cruisers
Ahead of the Railroad.
BAKER CITY. April 29. Dr. Lon Cleav
er returned yesterday from Prairie City,
after an absence of three weeks, and says
that the Columbia Southern Railroad has
located 30 acres of land for depot purposes
at Prairie City. The work was done by
Chief Engineer Anderson. A trip was
made down the John Day River, and the
grade surveyed from Burnt Ranch to
Thompson's, 12 ,ml!es above Prairie Cltyl
It. only averaged U 'et to the mile for
112 miles, which makes a very desirable
grade. The Columbia Southern. Dr. Clea
ver says, has promised to extend Its Une
from Shanlko Into Prairie City, the dis
tance being 135 miles. The present business
justifies the extension of the Une, and
tho Columbia Southern, he thinks. Is like
ly to commence work any time.
John C Young, John SturgUl, Frank
Bowen and other Baker City people. Dr.
Cleaver says, have been prospecting In
the neighborhood ot Spanish Gulch the
past month, and met with success. A cop
per ledge was located last week by Dr.
V. Belknap and Professor Pearson, on In
dian Creek. The find is eight miles from
Prairie City, on the Strawberry Butte
Range, and the oro assayed IS per cent
copper. This Is considered a good average
should the ledge prove to be of any great
extent. Dr. Cleaver says that strikes are
constantly .being made In the foothills, es
pecially in the Quartzburg district, seven
miles from Prairie City, and some of them
give promise of great richness. The high
mountains are not bare yet, but the snow
is rapidly melting.
Building has yet scarcely begun In Prai
rie City, chiefly because of the scarcity of
lumber, and the disadvantages occasioned
the bad condition of the roads at this
season of the year. Only two small mills
are there now, and these can scarcely
supply the present demand. Four or five
business men went in there Monday last
to erect stores and are now waiting to
commence work on their buildings. Prepa
rations are under way to establish moro
sawmills, and two more will be built there
before long, all to have a goodly capacity.
On account of the projected line of
the Columbia Southern to Ontario, more
then 20 Umber cruisers are In the woods
along the proposed extension, making lo
cations for syndicates. For about 23 miles
there Is a fine body of pine Umber, all of
which is easily accessible as soon as the
road shall be In operation. The syndi
cates are from the East, principally from
Wisconsin and Michigan, and are making
a wild scramble for the timber.
There are several buyers In Prairie City,
Dr. Cleaver says, looking for mining prop
erties. Farming land is also In much de
mand, and purchases are being mado by
Intending stockralfers and fruitgrowers
from time to time. There Is plenty of vir
gin ground, extending for miles on both
sides of the John Day Valley, that Is yet
open for location. John C. Young. Popu
list candidate for Congress from the Sec
ond Congressional District. Is one of In
most untiring of tho goidhunters in the
John, Day country. He Is an ardent ad
mirer of the yellow metal, and is con
stantly delving after it In the hills. His
chances of success are excellent, as he
has located some very promising pros
pects. There is a very bright outlook this Sum
mer for all of the John Day country- Min
ing, farming, stockraislns and fruitgrowing-are
flourishing, and the country affords
unlimited opportunities for any one seek
ing to engage in any of these industries.
The Isolation of the place from the out
side world Is a serious drawback, but
sUll people are prosperous and contented.
Upper Burnt River.
There Is considerable excitement among
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residents In the Pine Creek district.
George EUIot, a prominent farmer of Here
ford precinct, about three mlle3 from Pine
Creek, was in the city today, and says
that there are 100 or more prospectors In
that section, and many promising quartz
and placer claims are being located. In
some instances, nuggets ranging In value
up to $100 have been found, and the dis
trict gives the most promising proof of
great richness. Mr. Eljlot gives a ery
flattering account of the farming and
stock outlook In his section, and says there
is no place more prosperous In the North
west than tne Upper Burnt River country.
Some fine samples of copper ore were
brought to this city today from the vicin
ity of the Lily White mine, a short dis
tance from Medical Springs. 20 miles
northeast of Baker City. The claims from
which the ore came are owned by Thomas
Hoffman, who for fully 20-years has known
of the existence of copper In considerable
quantity in the Lily White section, but
who has devoted most of his labor to
mining for gold at the Lily White. Dolly ,
Varden nd other mines" In that locality J
and In tho Sparta district. Mr. Hoffman,
being a practical miner, will not be slow
In developing his claims.
The ore shown from the Lily White
section and the exhibits from the coun
try between Powder River and Mineral
Springs Indicate great wealth In copper,
and If the judgment of those who have
made ln estigaUons there can be taken as
being reliable, then there exists in close
proximity to Baker City, the richest cop
per fields known anywhere in the Wet.
Where a Hobo Is a Curiosity.
Lakevlcw Rustler.
Some grown-up people In Lakevlcw nev
er saw a real, live, full-fledged hobo. Lake
view is so far from the railroad that the
"Weary Willies" of the genuine species
never wander this way. Postmaster Dick
Wilcox thought he had one "treed" Tues
day night aniTgot a flashlight glimpse ot
him. but that was all. The postmaster is
looking "after Frank Bunting's stock dur
ing the letter's absence. Tuesday night
he came to Henry Russlll and asked for a
dark lantern. Russlll gave him a bicycle
lamp.
"What's up. Dick!" Inquired the Rustler
man.
"Pve got a hobo 'treed' In Bunting's
barn and I want to see how he looks; '
replied the P. M.
The scribe went along. Dick escribed
that he entered the barn in his usual con
fident way about 9 o'clock, and that
over in the darkest corner there was snor
ing from a human being that sounded
like a planing mill. Ho struck a match
and the snorer awoke with a start and
began to go under waijon sheets and hay
like a gopher. Dick's match went out and
he came for the lantern. But when we
reached the place we only found his
"nest," which was sUll warm. Mr. Hobo
sought another barn.
Idaho Notes.
The first rural free delivery postal serv
ice in Idaho will be established In the
Boise Valley about May 13. The route will
be 25 miles long, and will supply 201 fam-
I Hies. Tho second route will be from
Moscow.
It Is known that fle surveying parties
are now at work In the Lost River coun
try, and the most of them are believed to
be working for the Burlington. It is
known, however, that one or more have
been sent out by Mackay Interests.
Tho quarantine that had been placed on
the Indian settlement at the mouth ot
Cayote Gulch, near Lewlston, some weeks
ago, has been raised. There were nine
cases of smallpox under quarantine, and
one of the victims, a weman, died a? a
result of going bathing while afflicted with
the disease.
The Northern Pacific is still working a
large force of men on the roadbed be
tween Vollmer and the Clearwater and
putting in a ballast of a most permanent
nature. The ballast consists ot a clay
and small rock about the size of an eg;,
which, when once set, becomes like con
crete. It will take about two months
yet to put the grade In first-class condi
tion, and the company is not sparing any
pains to do everything in good shape.
THE RUSH TO CAPE-NOME
IT WILL BE INAUGURATED AT SE
ATTLE TODAY.
Estimates of the Number of Passen
gen and the Volume and Value
of Freight to Go. ,
SEATTLE. April 23. The formal rush to
the gold fields of Nome will be Inaugurated
tomorrow, when the steamer Jeanle, of
the Pacific Steam Whaling Company, the
first steamer to start on the trip this year.
Is scheduled to sail, providing she arrives
In the meantime from San Francisco. This
vessel will take SO passengers. and 400 tons
ot freight from this port, and expects to
be one of the first to reach Nome when
the obstructing Ice has broken up.
For the last several weeks people have
been arriving here by the hundreds to
get ready to make the northward trip,
and have filled all the hotels to such an
extent that it has been difficult for tran
s'ent travelers to get accommodations.
The steamship offices have been crowded
with applicants for berths and freight
room, and many of the companies have
been refusing passengers for several
weeks. It Is conservatively stated that
there are not more than 20) tickets avail
able on all the steamers that are sched
uled to leave here In May, and that the
frcisht room has all been sold out. This
means that those wishing to go to Nome,
except thoss who secure the few berths
left, must wait until the June sailings,
unless they embark on sailing craft, which
are leaving this port at the rate of two
a day, and have been doing so for tho
last week.
Twenty-five steamships are scheduled to
leave here for Nome In May. two prom
ising to get away on the 1st, seven on. tho
10:h, three on the 13th. one on the 17th;
two on the 19th, fivf on the 20th, one on
tho 24th, two on the 23th, one on the
20th, and one on the 31st. The -vessels
to sail on the 20th have booked 1G73 pas
sengers, and 4S0O tons of general merchan
dise. This will probably be the llveUest
day of the year, as several vessels will
also leave that day for Skagway.
The most conservative estimates of tho
traffic to Nome this year, based on actual
returns, show that 3S3S persons have al
ready engaged pasage for the first sail
ings of the 23 steamship-, and that these
vessels have already contracted for 25.223
tons of merchandise in their cargoes. Tak
ing tho average ot charge of JM per pas
senger and $40 a ton for freight, and It
Is seen that the steamships will get a
total gros revenue during the next month
of $1,561,300. The operators of U of the
vessels state that they intend to make
four trip each to Nome during the sea
son, five will make three trips each, and
the remaining six one trip each. The net
registered tonnage of the steamers to sail
next month is 23.632 tons, or a quarter of,
the cnUre tonnage departing for Alaska,
last year. The value of the freight booked
for May sailings, estimated at $100 a ton.
which is a conservative figure, will be)
$2,522,500.
THREE WERE DROWNED.
Sailboat Capsized With a Family of
Four.
SEATTLE. April 29. Mrs. Matt!? Lar
son and her two children. Ruth, aged 5.
and a 3- ear-old son. were drowned from
a sailboat which capsized today two miles
off Port Gamble, a mill town 33 miles front
here. Lars Larson, husband and father,
barely escaped death with them. He was
rescued while holding to the boat's mast
with one hand and supporting his dead
wife's body. The girl's body was not re
covered. Larson Is" an engineer in tho
Gamble mills.
The funding bonds of Boise County have
been signed. There are IB bonds of $1003
each, and three ot $100 each.
Knabe Pianos. Wiley B. Allen Co.
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