THE MORNING OEEQONIAN, MONDAY. 'AUGUST 20, 1900.
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CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
Amusement Tontsbt.
ALISICrs WINTER GARDEK fTblrt end
Morrison etrceU) Concert nightly.
Did Not Pas That Corner. W. A.
Hears, -Who resides on Portland Heights,
started for home the other evening, ac
companied by a friend -whom he had In
vited to dine -with him. They took a.
"Washington-street car at First, Intending
to transfer to the Traction Company's line
at Fifth. They alighted on a corner, and
were somewhat surprised to find no car
to transfer to, as since the two roads -were
combined the cars make close connection.
They chatted awhile, Mr. Hears keepliiR
his eye on the track, but time paBsea
and no car came In sight, either up or
down the street. He finally concluded
tnai mere Bad been some obstruction oil
the line, or that the "stllng had broke,"
and his friend proposed that they drop
in at a soda water stand. More mlnute.1
passed, and finally, losing patience, Mr,
Mcars rushed to the nearest telephone and
asked the offlce of the Traction Company
what was the matter with their blankety
blanked blank old road, as he had been
standing- on the corner for half an hour
and had not seen a car pass. He was
asked In reply where he was at, -what
corner he was standing on, as the para
Tvere running on time. One look showed
him that he had been waiting at Fourth
and Washington for the Fifth-street cars,
And without stopping to make any expla
nation or apology, he let the 'phone fall
from his nerveless grasp and, seizing hi$
friend, rushed -up to Fifth street. He ts
going lo petition the Council to place
new and larger signs at the street in
tersections. Tins Is Kerr a Carnival Elk. The D.
P. Thompson fountain has been com
pleted practically for several days, and
the bronze elk,, with his magnificent ant
lers at hand ready to be attached, has
been patiently waiting to be hoisted into
position on top of the structure. The
delay Is caused by the failure to arrive
of the "'cap stone' on which the elk Is
to stand. This was not ready when the
other pieces of stone for the fountain
-were shipped, but was sent soon after.
In time to get here before It would be
needed. It came by way of San Fran
cisco, and has been expected here every
day of late. As poon as this tone arrives
the elk will be elevated and his antlers
shipped, and he will be ready to be ad
mired by all the thousands of Elks who
will gather here during the Carnival. A
number of persons collected about the
fountain yesterday were, discussing the
question of why the elk. which has its
home In the dense forests, was furnished
with such large antlers, which must
often be a great Inconvenience to it One
of the party remarked that this was not
S3 strange as that elk and deer should
E.hed their antlers every Spring and grow
a new and larger pair during the Sum
mer nnd Fall. Another of the party did
not believe that this was the case, and
said lie thought the statement ridiculous,
ind a heated argument followed, which,
cf course, could have only one result,
end the unbeliever had to "haul in his
horns."
THsr TTbius in a Predicament. A
Portland couple sojourning at Moffett'a
springs at the Cascades went through a
rather trying experience last week. They
were preparing to take a bath In one of
the houses furnished with a large tank,
suid as the day was cool had a fire built
in the stove with which the bathhouse is
provided. In some way the shingles or
me moss on tne root took lire, and a
scene of great excitement ensued. The
man called for assistance, and several
persons who were lounging around the
spring near by and testing their storage
capacity rushed to the rescue. Some
climbed on the roof, while others en
deavored to break In the door and rescue
those inside. The persons Inside were
In the meantime endeavoring to get into
their clothes as rapidly as possible. The
woman slipped on her husband's coat,
and he put-on anything he could get hold
ot, and finally was ready to sally out, bUt
his wife concluded to go down Into the
tank, pull the cover down and stay there
until the fire was out. In the height of
the excitement her husband recovered his
presence of mind, and, seizing a drinking
Class, threw the contents on the blaze
and extinguished it. The other guests
have not yet got through with congrat
ulating them on their narrow escape.
When the excitement was highest and
the crowd largest the scene would have
served as an Illustration to some of the
terrific experiences of the "Darktown
flre brigade."
Walking on the Water. On the bor
der of what Is left of Couch Lake, north
cf the terminal grounds. Is a large
chicken yard. The section of the lake
Inclosed In this yard Is almost entirely
covered by a growth of aquatic weeds,
densely matted, which form a sort of car
pet on top of the water. Chickens do
not take to the water readily, even when
mothered by a duck, but the chickens
In this yard are all developing Into water
fowl. They travol around on the matted
voeds mentioned, catching beetles and
other aquatic Insects, sinking to their
Ivt.ees In the water at every step, and
cr.ee In a while breaking through, but
they scramble out and go ahead, and
seMn to be perfectly at home walking on
the water. If this thing is kept up for
a few ges the chickens will evolute long
legs or web feet, or learn to swim, or all
get drowned or stolen or something.
Same SrARCirr or Houses. Agents com
I'aln that houses for rent are becoming
scarce already, although the movement
from the countrv to thn Htv for wint-r
has not yet set In. One of the principal
rrms In this line state that they have
practically no houses on hand except a
few old standbys of the class of undesir
ables. A largo number of houses hao
been built this season, but they were
mostly for permanent) homes for the
builders. There has not been so much
doing in the building line for the past
month or six weeks as usual, on account
of so many persons being away at Sum
mer resorts, but about the time bad
weather sets In there will probably be a
rush In the building business. The large
number of families who come into town
for the Winter are likely to have trouble
In finding houses to suit them this Fall.
Will Hoist Stars and Stripes. The
Interesting ceremony of changing a steam
ship's flag will be performed today at
2 P. M. on board the Argyll, lying at
the Alaska dock. The Xorth Pacific
Steamship Company, representing the ves
sel s former Scotch owners, has trans
ferred the Argyll to James Jerome, of
San Francisco, which entitles her to
American rglstrj. Mr. Jerome will bo
present and also representatives of the
ee'ling firm. It will be remembered that
when President Harrison lowered the
forlgn flag over the two splendid liners
transferred to American registry and
hoisted the Stars and Stripes there was
a very elaborate ceremony and immense
crowds. The change of the Argyll will
hardly attract so much atetntlon, but
to those interested will not be dull.
Generoi-s Donation. The Oregonlan
received yesterday from M. W. Mathleson
and family JW for the Arthur Venvllle
ransom fund This is the largest sub
scription yet made to the patriotic cause.
To lay Lieutenant Wood will renew his
work of raising the fund, and hopes to
hn.-ve It completed by this evening.
DrRiNO the Astoria regatta, the Astoria
& C lumbla RlVer Railroad will sell tick.
cts at one fare for the round trip from
all points to Astoria, except from Port
land. Tickets good going on August !iS.
H and 25, and returning up to and In
eluding August S.
REDrcED Rates. August n and 22
tickets to Chicago and return, with choice
cf routes. Is $T1 S8 for the round trip.
For particulars, inquire at ofiice of Chi
cago, Milwaukee &. SL Paul Rallwav.
1S4 Third street.
PosTroNBD. The O. R. & K. low excur
sion rates to Bftnnevltle and Columbia
H.ver points wH be discontinued Sunday
en account of a special chartered exour
tlon train to Bonneville and Cascade
Lacks. 9
Cost or Carino for Sick Seamen,
From a circular issued, by the Treasury
Dspartment in regard to contracts fur
the care of sick seamen and the burial
of such as die. It is learried that there
Is a great difference in the charges for
these matters in various towns In the
United States. For Instance, at Port
land, Me., such patients are cared for In
the United States Marine Hospital: Ilsley
Bros, to provide for the burial of de
ceased patients at $11 each. At Portland,
Or., medical attendance Is famished by
a medical officer of the Marine Hospital
Service: St. Vincent's Hospital furnishes
quarters, subsistence, nursing and medi
cines at SOc per day; F. S. Dunning to pro
vide for the burial of deceased patients
at $2 50 each. At Portsmouth, N. H., Hos
pital, fees are $1 per day, and the burial
of deceased patients costs $10 each. At
Seattle Hospital, fees are $1 a day, and
the burial of deceased patients costs $2 S3
each. At Tacoma Hospital, fees are 00
cents per day; contagious diseases $3 per
day, and the burial of deceased patients
costs $4 75 each. At San Francisco, pa
tient's are cared for at the Marine Hos
pital; burial of foreign seamen costs $10
each. At Port Townsend, patients are
cared for at the Marine Hospital; the
burial of deceased patients costs $9 50
each. In a majority of ports the charge
for the burial of defeased patients ranges
from $10 to $12 5P Just why the charge
for this shculd be so much less at ports
on the Pacific Coast is not known.
Spratinq Hops Fnotf A Steamboat.
The hopyard of Dr. J. W. Hill, on tfto
Tualatin River, Is probably the only one
in the country which is sprayed from a
steamboat. The yard covers some foui
or five acres situated in a bend of the
Tualatin. A small steambdat, owned by
a sawmill company In that neighborhood
is utilized to furnish the power for spray
ing the whole yard. The tank for mixing
the spraying solution, facilities for heat
ing It and the pump for throwing the
spray are all on board the boat, and
the pump is operated by the machinery
of the boat. Iron pipes connected with
the pump are run ashore and up among
the rows of hops, and two lines of hose
are attached to a crosshead on this pipe,
enabling some six or eight rows to b
sprayed at a time. Additional lengths are
added to the Iron pipe as the work pro
ceeds. This saves a great deal of work
In the way of p'umplng and hauling bar
rels and barrels of the spraying solution
out among tho vines, and the spraying
Is done more rapidly and economically.
The boat sprays about half the yard
from one station and Is then moved
around the bend to the other side of the
yard and completes the work. There
may be a few hopyards where steam
power is used In spraying, but It Is -not
probable that there Is another where
the work is done from a steamboat.
Usn for Broken Plate: Glass. When
one sees a sheet of plate glass smashed
he knows that any large pieces that can
be cut out of the fragments will be of
value, but very few are aware that pieces
three or four inches square can be util
ized. Thousands of such tiny squares are
used in salmon canneries In the can-making
department. They are set In the
machines In which the strip for the body
of the can is rolled Into shape and sol
dered. The piece of glass Is so arranged
as to come just under where the solder
ing Iron Is to be applied along the seam.
Glass Is a poor conductor of heat, nnd
when the soldering Iron is rUn along the
seam the glass does not rob It of Its
heat, and so It can be used many times
with only one heating. If metal were used
In place of the glass, It would soon get
hot and the soldering Iron cold. The small
squares of glass are not worth so much
as when they were all In one large plate,
but they utilize what would otherwise be
of no value, and help to lessen the loas
by breakage.
Does Not Punish His Feet. Buckskin
shoes are not commonly seen in Port
land, though tho old Indian moccasin
may not be much of a curiosity, so when
an Arizona man appeared with a pair
on his feet he attracts some attention.
A prominent cattleman of the land of
cactus and hot sands who is in the city
never wears anything else. The uppers
aro regular Indlan-tnnned buck, while
the soles are of sole leather, and he says
they are just like a stocking to the feet.
Although buckskin is supposed to be a
lasting material, buckskin shoes cannot
bo worn In the wet. and they would not
do In the plowfield or tho harvest field.
With ordinary Indoor wear, they last
forever almost, the soles being renewed
as they give out. The buckskin camu
from" a deer he killed In the Arizona
Mountains, and he paid SH) to have two
pair of shoes made. He would not wear
anything else, and he thinks people who
box their feet up in stiff calfskin are
missing a wholo lot of ease and comfort
In life.
Women Supplanting Men Waiters.
Women have largely supplanted men as
waiters In Portland hotels within the past
few years, according to a citizen who em
ploys a good many in that line. "Men
have become scarce," he says, "on ac
count of wars and gold rushes, and so
the women have been given a broader
field for their labors to that extent. In
comparing the two classes of help, women
are more reliable and cleaner, but their
strength Is not equal to the man's In
carrying dishes or in the rapid filling of
orders. Men are no doubt the best wait
ers, but a large proportion of them fall
to report after pay day, and they neglect
to send any one In their places. The
average male waiter will not save any
thing out of his wages, and what balance
there may be left at the end of the
month is liable to go In having a good
time. Girls therefore have taken the
places of men, as they are generally on
time and seldom quit a Job without giv
ing warning."
Defacing Letter Boxes. The Postof
llce authorities and the men who are put
ting on the new steel posts and painting
the letter boxes about town are much
annoyed b'y men and boys who scratci
and paw the boxes to see what kind of
paint Is being used or for some other
reason. The boxes are being painted with
aluminum paint, which makes them look
as if they were made of aluminum, and
tho raised letters on them are painted
red. It Is the desire of the Postoftico
Department that the boxes and lettering
should be clean and bright, and boys and
others should leave them alone and not
rub off the paint or scratch names, etc,
on them. There Is a very stringent law
in regard to defacing or In any way tam
pering with letter boxes, which provides
for a penalty as high as a fine of $100)
or three years imprisonment. If this
tampering with the fceshly painted boxes
Is kept up, some arrests will be made,
and an example furnished for the benefit
of others.
Unsightly Catfish Hatchert. The
long bridge on Xorthrup street, from the
terminal grounds to the old St. Vincent's
Hospital, has been barricaded against
team travel for some time, but bicyclists
and pedestrians continue to cross. Tho
bridge passes over a shallow pond of
stagnant, discolored water. In which cat
fish havethelr abiding place and prosper.
Persons crossing the bridge often stop to
watch these sealeless fish excavating
their nests down Into the soft mud. The
water Is so dirty that the fish cannot be
seen, but their operations aro visible by
tho mouthful of mud ejected every few
minutes, and as they back up out of the
holes they are boring onco in a while
the tail of one projects above the surface.
They bore holes a foot or more In depth
and then excavate a chamber at the bot
tom, where they hatch out their young.
No pool of water Is too stagnant, stale
or filthy to suit them, and they would bo
perfectly happy In a swill barrel.
Hop-Picking. Hopgrowers are in all
stages of preparation for picking their
crops. Some expect to begin operations
about September 3, but hop-picking gen.
erally will not begin until about the 10th.
The prospects arc favorable for a good
yield, and some say that if the weather
keeps fine the best crop of hops ever
known In Oregon will bo harvested. The
prospects are good for fair prices, as
anything in the neighborhood of 15 cents
a pound is considered very satisfactory.
and with a good crop even 12 cents trill
return & fair proflt to the grower.
Preparino to Kill Ducks. The season
for duck shooting does n6t open Until
September 1, a week from next Saturday,
but hunters "are already making ready
for it, A number have been sending out
wheat to their preserves, and the keepers
In charge are feeding quite liberally.
Many are having blinds put In order and
boats made' ready, ahd all are impatient
for the grand opening" dny. The lakes,
ponds and sloughs are alive with young
mallards, wood ducks and widgeons,
which are In fine condition, and, owing
to the lato date fired for the end of the
close season, are well grown and. ready
to go south with the advent of the first
cold raln When the shooting season
opened earlier there used to be fine sport
shooting "flappers," as the young ducks
hardly able to fly are called, and there
Is nothing In the way of game which
much excels a nice fat, tender, juicy,
young mallard or wood duck. This sea
son the yqting ducks will be "flyers,"
Instead of "flappers," and the sportsmen
are hoping that the rain will hold off till
they get In a few days' shooting. . Some
of the hunters are having the margins
of their lakes sown to grass, grains,
vetches, etc., to make them look more
attractive and to furnish food for tho
ducks.
Did His Last Day's "Farming. Ex
Governor Pennoyer spends most of his
tlfho these days on his snug little farm at
Woodstock. Just whether he has -any
Idea of meeting with the sad fate of
Cincinnatus or not he does not say, but
he has of late quit doing much hard work
on his farm. He Is keeping his eye on a
patch of .Canada thistle on a neighbor's
farm, and sayB that while every precau
tion is being taken to keep It from bloom
ing, It still continues to expand In a
subterranean manner. He keepB a diary
of his life on a farm, and a fow day3
ago made an entry stating that he had
done the last day's work he Intended to
do In tho way of cultivating the soil.
He drove out to Gresham a short time
ago, the first time he had been there
since ho was School Superintendent, 42
years ago, and went out there to arrange
for a school. He was astonished to see
what a vast Improvement had been made
there and what a fine farming section
that region had become.
Terminals to Warehouses. The ware
house track being built by the North
Pacifio Terminal Company from the ter
minal grounds up Thirteenth street to
Kearney Is about completed. It will sup
ply connection with a number of ware
houses, and will be the cause of many
more being built, for the section through
which it passes Is not suitable for res
idences, but is, from Its nearness to the
terminal grounds, well suited for manu
factories and warehouses. A number of
spur tracks will be run out from the
main track to different warehouses.
Among others' which the line will fur
nish with connection with the terminal
grounds are the warehouses of M. Seller
& Co., Portland Cordage Company, J. A.
Martin, oil warehouse of Cordage Com
pany, and the spurs to .be built will
reach many more. It will not be long
until there Is a great warehouse district
along this track.
Has Not Sold Out. Says The Dalles
Times-Mountaineer: "A few days since
The Oregonlan published a rumor that
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company
had absorbed the property of the Central
Navigation & Construction Company,
generally known as the Paul Mohr port
ago road. Inquiry at the office of the
Central Navigation & Construction Com
pany reveals the fact that there is noth
ing in the report. Neither the Northern
Pacific nor any other compahy has ab
sorbed the portage road property. On
the contrary, the Central Navigation &
Construction Company people are putting
forth every effort to get its line in oper
ation, and expect to bo In readiness to
handle wheat as soon, as It begins mov
ing. Its steamer Billings will be oft the
rocks within a week, and will bo making
regular trips, and the Klickitat Is nearing
completion."
PORTLAND'S "BOYVILLE."
Kansas Not the Only Place Where
the Conrt Holds Sway.
If any one who has read William Allen
White's "Court of Boyvllle" would take
a walk along the O. R. & N. track below
HIPPITY HOPS GAILY ALONG THE THE TRACK.
tho steel bridge on an August afternoon
he would bo convlhced that Kansas Is
not the only place where tho court holds
sway.
For here they are, swarms of happy,
sun-burned boys, who scramble down the
steep bank to the place where they build
their flro and dive and splash and ride
the swell of passing boats, as If they
were part' of the river itself. There Is
one boy who answers the description of
"Mealy Jones" exactly wide collar, shoes
and stockings and all, besides Bud, the
King, and alt the rest.
There Is one little Knight, with Irish
gray eyes, and curly, dark hair, who
Is truly a soldier, for whether he plays
war or not he Is in a buttle every day,
and fighting against odds, but he always
wins. He is lame, one leg is shorter
than the other; but he conies down the
Kins of Portland Boyvllle.
bank as nimbly as the others, and hlp-pity-hops
gaily along tho track to tho
place where the other boys are swim
ming. Ho says tho time he learned to swim
he fell off Montgomery dock, and nobody
came to get him out for 10 minutes, but
he paddled around to keep his head above
water and after that he knew bow to
swim. In February he will be through
tho grammar school, and then he Is going
to learn bookkeeping, and will succeed,
of course, for he Is the sort of boy who
does. - .
MUST GUARDSMEN GO?
QUESTION OP COMPULSORY DUTY
FOR FOREIGN WAR.
Conflict of Opinion on This Polni
Which Has Not Been Authori
tatively Determined.
ASTORIA, Or., Aug. 17. (To the Ed
itor.) Will you kindly state through the
columns of your paper whether or not
if the Oregon National Guard were called
Upon to go to China or Governor Geer
should tender their services to the Pres
ident, each and every one of tho soldiers
would haVe to "go, of whether any would
be compelled to go, provided, of course,
they were qualified for service? There
seems to be considerable dispute over
the question among the members of the
Guard, and it has been suggested by
them. CONSTANT READER.
This is a must disputed question, on
which there Is conflict of opinion. Some
hold that the President, as Commander-in-Chief,
can call upon the mllltla and
National Guard of the various states for
any military service required. Colonel
James Jackson, Inspector-General of the
Oregon National Guard, takes the posi
tion that the Guard Is subject to such
service, while others maintain that the
duties" of the Guard and mllltla are lim
ited to suppressing riot or insurrection,
or repelling Invasion. Adjutant-General
C. U. Gantenbeln is among tne latter.
Extensive diseusslons of the question
were had a few years ago by Army and
Guard officers. The conclusions reached
then, except as to what was the more
practical method, were not tested when
volunteers for the Spanish War were
called out. President McKlnley asked
for volunteers, distributing the number
among the' states according to population.
Tho Governors, desiring to bring forward
the best available material, gave Guards
men tho preference In choosing the vol
unteers, but instead of calling out exist
ing Guard organizations, asked such as
wanted to go to Volunteer.
Adjutant-General Gontetnbeln read a
paper presenting the legal aspect of the
question to members of the Oregon Na
tional Guard a few years ago. This rep
resented the decisions then bearing on tho
question. As Is well known, Congress
has enacted that "every able-bodied male
citizen of tho respective stated, resident
therein, who is of the age of 18 years
and uhder the age of 45 years, shaft bo
enrolled In the mllltla." The Oregon Leg
islature re-enacted this law, and divided
the enrolled mllltla Into the National
Guard, or organized part, and Reserve
Militia. The Constitution provides that
"Congress shall have power to provide
for calling forth the militia to execute
the laws of the Union, suppress Insur
rection and repel invasions.
"To provide for organizing, arming and
disciplining the militia, and for governing
such part of them as may be employed
In the service of the United States, re-.
serving to the states respectively the
appointment of officers and the authority
Of training the mllltla according to the
discipline prescribed by Congress.
"The President is Commander-in-Chief
of the Army and Navy and all other land
and naval forces called into the service
of the United States."
The penalty provided by the code for
refusing to respond to a proper call Is
as follows:
"Every member of the enrolled mllltla
ordered out by competent authority, or
who volunteers for service, who does not
appear at the time and place designated
by the officer authorized or directed to
make the call, or who has not some able-
.
bodied and proper substitute at such time
and place, or who does not produce a
sworn certificate of disability from a phy
sician in good standing, shall be taken to
be a deserter, and dealt with as pre
scribed in the Articles of War of the
United States, which Articles of War
shall govern all troops In active service
as far as practicable."
No one asserts that the present trouble
in China could be construed as an in
vasion of the United States, and hence
General Gantenbein and those holding
with him maintain that the present
Guard organization could not be com
pelled to leave this country for military
service there without enlisting as United
States troops. This applies whether the
President makes demand for a speeifio
portion or all of the Oregon National
Guard or the Governor endeavored to
order such Into the foreign service, In
response to a call by the President or
pursuant to a tender of troops
But little interest attaches to the ques
tion because of the practice of asking
for volunteers for the United States
Army, regular or volunteer, when troops
are needed. A new mllltla bill is pend
ing in Congress reorganizing the National
Guard, which is said specifically to cover
the point in question, and if It becomes
a law at the next session, Guardsmen
and perhaps the militia will likely be
made subject to general military service
required by their country.
In Bine River District.
BLTJE RIVER, Or., Aug. IS. There Is a
big excitement over the recent discov
eries on Bald Mountain and Lava Peak,
and prospectors are flocking in here to
seek weaiui in the new district. Claims
aro being located at the rate of two or
three a day, and a large area of country
Is already staked off. Eight or ten more
prospectors arrived from Eugene last
evening, and left this inorning for tho
scene of tho excitement
The district was discovered July 4 by
C. D. Edwards and C. A. Davis, who
located two claims. Two weeks later
Volney Hemenway and John Cantrelt lo
cated two claims. tVoTk had been pusoed
1
sw-
on these claims, and soma rich strikes
have been made, when In only a few
feet. Small stabs of melted ore taken
from fissures In the rock on the Pioneer
claim show a proportion of one-fifth gold,
one-fifth silver and three-fifths copper.
Tne rock also prospects well.
USES GASOLINE POWER.
Upper Colombia Man Pumps Water
for Irrigation.
"When the Columbia River can be
turned out over the plains jon the north
side of the river, some 3,000,000 acres, now
worth about 25 cents each, will rase to
$10," said W. E. Quinlan. at the St.
Charles yesterday. Mr. Quinlan has been
experimenting with a 45-acre field, three
miles above Pasco, using a gasoline en
gine to hoist the water perpendicularly
100 feet, to keep his alfalfa growing all
Summer, and the yield averages S& tons
to the acre. This year he sold the crop
for $5 per ton, baled and delivered on
board the cars for export to Honolulu.
Baling and delivering cost fully $3 a ton;
so the sale equaled $2 per ton delivered
In the stack, on the farm.
Yet even this low figure he his found
to pay good Interest on the money In
vested, and so far he considers the experi
ment a success. His firm 'has several
sections of dry, level sands, a portion
having been entered under the Desert
Land Act, and the rest purchased at a
nominal figure, from the Northern Pacific
Railroad Company.
The manner of irrigation he. considers
very simple, the water being pumped to
the highest portion of the tract and then
permitted to find its way over the alfalfa
roots, by gravitation. Occasionally a fur
row Is run', to assist tho moisture In find
ing the more remote corners of the field,
but one man dan run the engine and at
tend to the distribution of the water. The
gasolfne engine costs only 48 cents per
day for fuel, but he has found it mor&
convenient to operate the pump at night,
as the waters of the Columbia River are
always cold and on hot Summer days
its application would have the effect of
''cooking" vegetation, by the sudden
change from heat to cold and back again.
He contemplates building a reservoir to
store the water until It has become
warmed by the sun, when It would have
a more grateful effect upon his alfalfa.
Hoisting water by machinery, however,
limits the amount of land to be brought
under irrigation, as tho hot sands drink
it up very rapidly. ""His suction pipe,
which has a diameter of four Inches, has
therefore all it .can do to supply the 45
acres.
Although no regular survey has yet
been made of that region, with a view
to a large canal system, Mr. Quinlan Is
sure that the river cah be tapped at
Priest's Rapids, GO, miles above, and the
water brought down through Yakima and
Klickitat Counties, with plenty of fall
to redeem fully 3,000,000 acres from its
present desert state. It would take large
capital to do this, however, as $500,000
would be needed to construct headgates
alone. The river rses fully 30 feet in times
of freshets, and stout masonry would
be necessary to keep the headworks from
washing out. He considers the project a
grand opening for men of means who
are now buying bonds or warrants and
feallzinz from 3 to 6 per cent on them
The enterprise .would, of course, Include
the purchase of the land to be benefited,
which can now be done for a very small
figure, but the moment water Is available,
$10 an aero will be a very reasonable
price. v
He has often looked out on the broad
Columbia as its wealth of waters flowed
by his land, and wondered If some con
trivance could not be tteivised to utilize
Its immense power In hoisting a moiety
of Its water to the land which needs it
so badly, but the rivet nas thus far de
fied efforts of puny man, and all its Im
measurable power goes for naught.
Several smaller irrigating schemes are
operated near Pasco for hoisting water,
one of which Is a wheel turned by the
current In the river. Vegetables are
raised by this means to some extent, but
there is no market for garden truck in
that sparsely-inhabited region. The bulk
of that naturally fertile valley will there
fore have to await Government aid or an
aggregation of capital, to turn the desert
into a garden.
0
AT THE MUSICK MINE.
Tunnel 3000 Feet Lone Will Be Run
ThlO Winter.
I. H.. Bingham, one of the directors of
the Muslck mine, who is at the Imperial,
says nis company is about to begin run
ning a 3000-foot tunnel to tap the ledge
1000 feet below the present levels. Power
drills will be used after a certain depth
has been reached, and wont will be prose
cuted all Winter, as arrangements are
being made to have the men under cover
going and coming.
The Muslck mine is one of tho best
known properties In the Bohemia dis
trict, and for over a year a 10-stamp
mill has been operated, Gay and night.
The present operations are conducted at
an elevation of 6000 feet, and deep snows
Usually render locomotion diffieult during
the Winter months. The mouth of the
new tunnel, which will be 1000 feet lower
and on tho west side of tne mountain,
will escape considerable of the bad
weather which visits the present dump
and surroundings.
Twenty men are employed In the mine
and mill at present, and the force will be
Increased when the new operations are
begun. A large amount or rich ore is
being stoped at a depth of 400 feet from
the surface, and the ledge gives every
evidence of uniform value and lasting
qualities. When the new tunnel is run, a
fine body of ore will be In sight, as the
drills will follow the ledge all the way.
OREGON PRESS PLEASE COPY
Seven Hundred Medals Awaiting
Webfoot Volunteers.
Seven hundred medals being presented
by the state to the soldiers participating
In tho Spanish War and Filipino insur
rection remain uncalled ror at the of
fice of Adjutant-General Gantenbein. One
thousand have been delivered, and tho
Adjutant-General Is anxious to have the
others claimed by their rightful owners.
The medals for the Oregon Engineer
Corps have been completed and are now
ready for delivery at the same office.
Oregon papers please copy.
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WHERE TO DINE.
If all restaurants were as good a3 the
Portland, 503 Washington street, no one
would talk of "home cooking."
CHEAP RATES EAST
Via Oregon Short Line R. R. For full
information, call at City Ticket Ofllce, 142
Third street, Portland.
HOTEL VENDOME.
Elegant furnished rooms, with board,
$1 a day up; corner Thirteenth and Alder.
Portland's Leading; Music Dealers.
The oldest and largest general music
store In the Pacific Northwest. PIano3
and organs; wholesale and retail. The
Wiley B. Allen Co.. 211 First st.
.
Jacob Doll tJpricht Plnno.
- Tho latest Improved. Acknowledged to
be best sold on easy installments. Pianos
rented, tuned and repaired at lowest
prices. H. Slnsheiraer, 73 Third. Estab
lished 1S62.
Assignee's Sale of Shoes.
Monday. c00 pairs ladies' sample button
shoes: sizes, 2 to 7; $1 5 pair; worth $1 50
to $5.00. C. James, assignee, 247 Morrison
street.
i
Furs, Scarfs nnd Capes. See Prices.
Kew York Mercantile Co.. 205 Third st.
er f lanos
A Weber Piano costs you a little
more than an ordinary good make,
but the extra cost will be the best
part of your investment. It Is the
tone of a piano that gives it value
and settles its grade as a musical
instrument. Everyth ng about a pi
ano, from its Scale to Its case. If
properly constructed, has a part in
the making ot this tonal quality. It
is because each big and little part of
a Weber piano la abso'utely faultless
that the WEBER TONE Is un
equaled. It isn't merely mechanical
skill that secures this result; its
something akin to genius.
SOLD IN OREGON BY
IN NEW MUSIC BUILDING
35! WASHINGTON ST.
ueen Quality
OXFORDS
Light and
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Also Other Styles
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TEETH EXTRACTED AND FILLED AU
BOLUTEIiT WITHOUT PAIN, by our lato
scientific method applied to the guma. No
(leep-produclnsr agents or cocaine.
These are tho only dental parlors In Port
land havlns PATENTED APPLIANCES and
ingredients to extract, fill and apply gold
crowns and porcelain crowns undetectable
from natural teeth, and warranted for 10
years. WITHOUT THE LEAST PAIN. Full
cet of teeth, (5, a perfect fit guaranteed or no
pay. Gold crowns. $5. Gold fillings, 51. Sti
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to do exactly as iv advertise. We will tell
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SET TEETH 95.00
GOLD CROWNS $5.0(1
GOLD FILLINGS $1.00
SILVER. FILLINGS JS0
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MAIN OFFICE:
Fourth and Morrison sts., Portland. Or.
HOUR3 8 to 8; SUNDAYS, 10 TO 4.
BRANCH OFFICES:
T23 Market st.. San Francisco. CaL
aii Strat am. Seattle. Wash.
Tioga, Long Beach, Wash.
In connection launch, sail and rowboals
onShoaiwaterBay. Special attention paid
to amusements. Livery, bix horses; dairy,
ten Jerseys.
The 12th year will open at 10 o'cllck A. M.
Monday, September 17
Mr. Wilson has returned, and will be at the
academy from 0 A. M. to 12 M., and from 3
to C P. M. For cataloeue. address.
PORTLAND ACADEMY. Portland. Or.
Northwest Electric
Engineering Co.
124 First St., Portland, Or.
Dealers in dynamos and motors, direct or al
ternating current, new and second-hand. Also
fan and celllnz motors, telephones and sup
plies; armatures and fields rewound; house
wlrln?. "When your electrical machinery needs
repairs call us up. Tolephono Black 934.
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The Detain Bulldlne.
Full Set Teeth J5.WJ
Gold Crowns $3.00
Bridge Worlc ?3.tt
Examinations free ,
Teeth extracted abso
lutely without pain.
Cor. Third and Washlnnon.
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Services the cominff holidays, nt A. O. XT.
W. Temple, cor. Second and Taylor sts., by
Rev. Dr. N. Mosessohn, with tho assistance of
& choir. Lectures in English and German.
Single seats, $1.
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AINSLTE. DR. GEORGE, Phrsictan... .003-003
ALDRICir. S. W.. General Contractor 610
ANDERSON. GUSTAV. Attorney-at-Law...al
ASSOCIATED PRESS: E. L. Powell. Mgr..30
AUSTEN, F. C. Manager far Oregon and
Washington Banlters' Life Association, ot
Des Moinea. la B02-S03
bankers- life association., of des
MOINES. IA.;F. C. Austen. Manaffer..302-80S
BAYNTUN. GEO. R.. Msr. for Chas. Scrlb-
ner's Sons 31J
nEALS. EDWARD A.. Forecast Official U.
S. Weather Bureau ........DID
RFNJA.MIN. R W.. Dentist ..314
BINSWANGER, DR. O. S.. Fhys. it Sur.410-411.
BROOKE. DR. J. M.. Phys. & SUrs 70S-70
BROWN. MTRA. St. D 313-314,
ERUERE. DR. G. E.. Physician 412-413-41.
BUSTEED. RICHARD. ABent Wilson & Mc-
Callay Tobacco Co. C02-CB&
CAUKIN. G. E.. District Agent Traveler
Insurance Co. .....,.. ..L. ..... 71
CARDWELU DR. J. R G0
COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANT
w. 6CM-M5-800-C07-813-tU4-ClS
CORNELIUS. C. W.. Phya. and Sunteon....2i
COVER. F. C.. Cashier Equitable Life 30
COLLIER. P. F.. Publisher: S. P. McGulre.
Manager .......... 413-41
DAT J. O. & L N. 318
DAVT3. NAPOLEON. President Columbia
Telephone Co. .., ....80T
DICKSON. DR. J. P., Physician 713-714
DRVTCE. DR. II. B.. Phrslcian 512-313-814
DWTER. .TOE. F. Tobaccos .4M
EPITORTAL RCOMS Eighth floor
EQUITVRLE I.IFKASPTTRANCE SOCIETT:
L. Samuel Manneer: F. C. Cover. Cashler.20
EVENING TELEGRAM 328 Alder ntrett
FENTON. J. D.. Physician and Sunreon. 300-814
T-EN'TON. DR HICKS C. Eye and Ear 31t
FENTON. SfATTHEW F.. Dcntiit BC9
FIDELITY MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION:
E. C. Stark. Manawor C09
GALVANI. W. II.. Engineer and Draurhts-
man ........CMS
GAVIN. A.. President Oregon Camera Club.
214-215-216-21T
GEA.RY. DR. EDWARD P.. Physician and
Sunteon 212-213
GEBBin PITH. CO . Ltd.. Fine Art Publish
er"; M. C. McGreevy. Msr ..........31S
GIESY. A. J.. Physician and Surjccon... 700-710
GODDARD. E. C. A CO.. Footwear
Ground floor. 120 Sixth street
GOLDMAN. WILLIAM. Manager Manhattan
Life Insurance Co. of New Yoric...... 200-21
GRANT. FRANK S.. Attomey-at-Law 01T
HAMMAM BATHS. KInr A Compton. Propei.30
HAMMOND. A. B SIS
HOLLISTER. DR. O. C. Phya. A Sur.. 504-303
IDLEMAN. C. SI.. Attamey-at-Law.. 410-17-15
JOHNSON. W. C. 315-310-313
KADY. SrARK T.. Supervisor of Acents
Mutual Reserve Fund Llfo Ass'n 104-C03
LAMONT. JOHN. Vice-President and Gen
eral Slannjrer Columbia. Telephgne Cu 60f
LtTTLEFIELD. II R.. Phys. and Surgeon. .201
MACRUM. W. S.. Sec. Oregon Camera Club.2I4
MACKAY. DR. A. E.. Phys. and Surg.. 711-713
SIAXWELL. DR. W. E.. Phys. A Surg. .701-2-3
McCOY. NEWTON. Attorney-at-Law.....713
McFADEN. MISS IDA E-. Stenographer.. ..20J
SIcGINN. HENRY E.. Attornev-at-Law.311-3J3
McKELL. T. J.. Manufacturer Representa
tive 203
METT. HENRY 21S
MILLER. DR. HERBERT C. Dentist and
Oral Surgeon C0S-C09
MOSSMAN. DR. E. P.. Dentist 312-313-314
MANHATTAN LIFT INSURANCE CO.. of
Isiw York. W Goldman. Manager. ...200-213
MT'TUAL RESERVE FUND LIFE ASS'N;
Slarlt T. Kady, Supervisor of Agent.. G04-C03
Mcelroy, dr. j g.. phys. & sur.701-702-703
MFARLAND. E. B.. Secretary Columbia
Telephone Co ..60
McGUIRE. S. P.. Manager P. F. Collier.
Publisher 415-41B
Mc-KISI. SIAURIOE. Attomey-at-Law 300
MUTUAL LIFE INCURANCE CO.. of New
York; Wm. S. Fond. State Mgr..40-t-405-0S
NICHOLAS. HORVCE B. Attorney-at-Law.713
NILES. M. L.. Casnier Manhattan Life ln-
nurance Co.. oi New Yurie ..203-
OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY:
Dr. L. B Smith. Osteopath 40S-4CB
OREGON r-AMERA CLUB 214-213-21C-2I7
PATTERSON, PETER lOS
POND. WM S.. State JIanaxer Mutual Life
Infl. Co. ot New York ...40i-403-404
PORTLAND EYE AN DEAR INFIRMARY.
Ground floor. 133 Sixth strees
.PORTLAND MINING A TRUST CO.: J. H.
Marshall. Slanager Bl
QUIMBY. L. P. W.. Game and Foreotr7
Warden 710-71T
P.OSENDALE. O. M.. Metallurgist and Slln-
lng Engineer 313-319-
REED A MALCOLM. Opticians. 133 Slxst street
REED. F C. Fish Commissioner .....40T
RYAN. J. B.. Attorney-at-Law ..41T
SASIUEL. L.. Manager Equitable Life 303
SECURITY MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
CO.: H. F. Bushonff. Gen. Agent for Ore.
and Wash 601
SHERWOOD. J. W.. Deputy Supreme Com
mander. K. O. T. M. ... 311
SMITH. Dr. L. B-. Osteopath 403-40
SONS OF THEAMERICAN REVOLUTION. BOO
STARK. E. C. Executive Special. Fidelity
MutualLlfe Association of Phtla.. Pa 602
STUART. DELL. Attorncy-at-Law... 617-018
STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist 704-705
SUROEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P.
TERMINAL CO 70S
STROWBRIDGE. THOS. II.. Executive Spe
cial Agont Mutual Life, ot New York...4r
SUPERINTENDENTS OFFICE 20T
TUCKER. DR. GEO. F.J Dentist. ......010-811
U. S WEATHER BUREAU 0O7-9OS-000-81O
U. S. LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH
DIST.. Captain W. C Langfltt. Corps of
Engineers. U. S. A. ... .808.
U S ENGINEER OFFICE. RIVER AND
HARBOR IJIPROVEMENTS. Captain W.
C. Langfltt. Corps of Engineers. U. S. A.. Sly
WATERMAN. C. H.. Cashier Mutual Life
of New York . 408-
retar7 Native Daughters ......... 716-717
WHITE. MISS L. E.. Assistant Secretary
Oregon Camera Club . ..21
WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Phys. A Sur.304-3
WILSON. DR. GEO. F.. Phys: A Surg..706-70T
WILSON. DR. HOLT C. Phys. A Surg.B07-30S
WILSON A McCALLAY TOBACCO CO.;
Richard Busteed. Agent 002-003
WOOD. DR. W. L.. Physician. 412-413-414
WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELEPH. CO. ..013
A fe-w more elegant ofllces may t
bad by applying? to Portland Trust
Company of Oregon, 100 Tblrd st., o
to tbc rent cleric in the building.
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