THE MOKNING OKEGONTAN, MONDAY, APRIL 1, 1901.
TO UmWjL FISHERIES
ST1CDICATE IS KEGOTIATTKG
PACIFIC COAST FIELD.
FOR
Capital Stock Will Be f30,000,00O
J. Pierpont Morgan sn Other
Are Subscribers.
BAN FRANCISCO, March S? The Call
Bays
A $30,000,003 syndicate deal Is pending in
San Francisco, and with Its successful
consummation the entire fishing and pack
ing industry on the Pacific Coast -will be
controlled by one big corporation. The
principal stockholders In this "new syndi
cate, should the deal be closed, will in
clude the -well-known New York finan
ciers, J. Pierpont Morgan, August Bel
mont, W. Sellgman, J. Sellgman and the
presidents of several of the most ex
tensive banking-houses In New York City.
Negotiations hatje been pending several
months.
Representatives of the Eastern capital
ists who have been working all over the
, Coast have secured options on a large
majority of the canning plants, and the
syndicate will be able to control the en
tire salmon Industry with the exception
of a certain per cent that is controlled
by the "Alaska Packers' Association, of
this city. It was learned yesterday that
negotiations have been commenced with
the Alaska Packers Association for an
option .on its plant, but nothing definite
has been done. '
Among the companies that will be ab
sorbed should the deal go through -will
be the Pacific American Fisheries Com
pany, of , which John Cudahy, of Chicago,
is the president,' and the Pacific Steam
"Whaling Company, of which Senator
George C. PerklnB is the. head. Should the
syndicate be finally successful, the head
quarters of the -big corporation will be
in this city.
TO TREAT REFRACTORY ORES.
Roasting1 Plant "Will Be Pat In at
Baker City Success Means Much.
BAKER CITY, Or.. March 3L A new
process for treating refractory gold and
silver ores Is being introduced in Eastern
Oregon. It consists of roasting until the
base coating is vaporized, after which the
oxidized ores pass through the regular
mechanical process of crushing and amal
gamation on plates. Many other efforts
have "been made.to oxidize refractory ores,
some of which met with partial success.
Charles H. Soderling, of Minneapolis, who
has the state right for this patent, says
that, by experiments in California, the
"new process ore roaster" has demon
strated that it Is a success. These tests,
says Mr. Soderling, establish beyond
doubt that the process Is not only prac
ticable for treatment of gold and silver
ores, "but that It is much cheaper and bet-
ter than the tlme-honore fire process, or
smelting.
If 'Mr. Soderling is able to treat Eastern
Oregon gold and silver refractory ores
with his "process. It has vast significance
to the mining industry of this part of the
state. A roaster with a dally capacity
of 30 tons is a small affair, could be easily
transported to the most inaccessible dis
tricts where any machinery Is taken, and
is simple, compared to a matte Emelter.
Many'Eastern Oregon properties are base
propositions, and all ores, after a certain
depth Is Attained, become refractory to
some extent. Some of these properties
are .remote from rail transportation, and
may not have this facility for shipment
for years .to come. Values are not suf
ficiently high to warrant an expensive
haul, so , the properties remain in the
prospect state, undeveloped and unknown,
except tq the hopeful owner, who clings
to them with a pertinacity quite singular
to the disinterested outsider. Such a
process as Mr. Soderling advocates would
revolutionize affairs with respect to these
remote districts, and, could not fall to have
a mater's! bearing on mines more fa
vorably located.
Mr. Soaerllng, aided by B. E. Smith, of
Minneapolis, is constructing a 30-ton plant
in Bake City. "Within the next 30 days
it will be completed, when he will com
mence treating ores. He has a contract
for 30 tons from the Balsley-Elkhorn, the
batch consisting of the three kinds of ore
taken from the mine. If this is handled
successfully, it is likely that a EO-ton plant
will be erected on the Balsley within the
near future. Mr. Soderling will Invite
all the operators of this district who have
a roasting ore to send him quantities
"when h is ready for work, that he may
make- an absolutely satisfactory demon
stration. He is constructing the plant
at his own expense This is certainly suf
ficient Evidence of hir confidence in the
new process, and should encourage East
ern Oregon miners with suitable ores to
give him a chance to test whether a new
and cheaper process for treatment is pos
sible. FORTLAKD-YAKIMA OFFICIALS.
Elected or Ensuing Year Road May
, Be Extended.
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 31. The
Portland, Vancouver & Yakima Railroad
Company; at its annual meeting held here
last night, elected the following officials
for the ensuing year;
President and treasurer, I. N. Gray;
vice-president, Louis Gerlinger; secretary,
V. J. Mercler; Board of Trustees, L N.
Gray, Louis Gerlinger, H. J. Mercler.
H. J. Mercler, the new member of the
board, is a Buffalo, 2IL Y., man, and will
reside In this city.
The company contemplates extending
Its line this season to Yacolt, Clark
County, a distance of 15 miles from the
present northern terminus.
Inspected. Speyer's Texas Interests.
CORPUS CHRISTL Tex., March SL A
representative of Speyer & Co., of New
York, who recently purchased the Mex
ican National Railroad Company, ac
companied by General Superintendent
Brown and J. N. Galbraith, superintendent
of the northern division of the Mexican
National, arrived here this morning from
Laredo and spent several hours inspecting
the company's interests here. It is said
that Vice-President Gabriel Morton is to
be made General Manager of the Na
tional. The road connects at Ariel with
the San Antonio & Aransas Pass, a South
ern Pacific property.
Southern Pacific Opens Nctt Line.
BAN FRANCISCO, March JL The
Southern Pacific today formally- dpened
its new Coast line. The first through
train for Los Angeles, the Coast line lim
ited, left the Third and Townsend-street
depot at 8 o'clock this morning. It Is
scheduled to reach Los Angeles at 10:50
tonight. Included In the train was a cafe
car, which is a new feature on the South
ern Pacific system.
FUNSTON ONCE IN OREGON.
"Worked as Pipefitter In Oregon City
Paper Mills.
OREGON CITY, March 3L In 1SS3 or
1694,. General Frederick Funston, who cap
tured Aguinaldo, was employed at the
Willamette pulp paper mills as a pipe
fitter lor a coupe of months. He came
here from California with a force of men,
who were fitting up buildings with Gray
automatic sprinklers. The foreman of
the gang had a. contract to fit up the
buildings of the company with automatic
sprinklers. Vice-President Johnson, of
the Willamette Pulp & Paper Company,
who knew Funston personally, says that
he is the same man who worked here as
a pipefitter.
Wild Scramble for Mining Claims.
VICTORIA, B. a, March 3L The steam
erer Amur, from Skagway, blrngs the
news from Dawson that during the recent
stampede to Gold Run and Eureka, 80
menjEtaked one claim and made a rush to
record it, 'while at" the mouth of Gold Run
100 men made a wild scramble for three
claims. The Yukon Journal, a new four
page daily, has been established at Daw
son. News has been received at Dawson
of a big strike at Pelly.
Landslide at Kendrick.
KENDRICK, March 3L A landslide oc
curred on the hillside north of town and
just below the water-works reservoir Fri
day night. About 500 yards of earth
slipped down the hill, covering the coun
ty road leading up American Ridge. The
reservoir was emptied and it was found
that a large crack had been formed in
the bottom.
Citizens' Ticket at St. Helens.
ST. HELENS. March 31. Following is
the citizens' ticket nominated last night
for the election to be held tomorrow:
President of Council, James Dart: Coun
cllmen. W. F. Slaughter, J. H. Sheldon,
S. A. Miles and R. S. Hatton; City Re
corder, R. H. Mitchell; City Treasurer, E.
E. Quick; Marshal, John McKie.
Keirfo midland Fisheries.
LONDON, March 31. A conference was
held yesterday at the Colonial Office on
the Newfoundland fisheries question. Mr.
Chamberlain presided. Lord Xransdowne,
Secretary of Foreign Affaire, and Mr.
Bond, the Newfoundland Premier, were
present.
Telegraph Cable Repaired.
VANCOUVER, B. C, March 31. Repairs
to the "Western Union Telegraph Com
pany's cable across the Columbia River
were completed last night. The cable got
out of order three weeks ago.
School Population of Marlon.
SALEM, March 3L The annual -reports
of the school clerks of Marlon County
show that the school population this year
Is 9S03, an Increase of 30 over last year.
Receipts of State Land Office.
SALEM, March 31. The receipts of the
State Land Office for March aggregated
$23,034 62, of which all but about $200 went
into the common school funds.
Alleged Oregon Bigamist Arrested.
EUREKA, Cal March 3L B. F. Dun
phy was arrested today by officers from
Oregon on a charge of bigamy. He was
taken away on the steamer Pomona.
NORTHWEST DEAD.
Mrs. George P. Hovrell, of "Wasco.
' WASCO, Or., March 31. Mrs. Emma L.
Howell, aged 42 years, wife of George P.
Howell, an old-time resident of Sherman
County, died today of pneumonia. She
was the mother of five children, who, with
a husband, survive her.
Oregon Notes.
Sheridan is having a siege of measles.
A baseball team has been organized at
lone.
Toledo will hold a local teachers' Insti
tute April 13.
Negotiations are pending for a skim
ming plant at Athena.
The O. R. & N. Co. paid its Wasco
County taxes Friday, amounting to
59377 74.
The Lebanon Electric Light & Water
Company has received Its new electric
light plant
Tom Quald last week sold 130 ewes to
Pat McDald at $4 25 per head, says the
Heppner Times.
The steamer Modoc ran into the ferry
boat at Buena Vista.the other night. The
company paid the damage.
The Union Promotion & Development
Company has organized at Union. The
amount of capital stock Is $100,000.
A carload of hardwood lumber was
shipped to Portland on Thursday's West
Side freight by the Corvallls sawmills.
.George Cavanaugh, of Huntington, was
arrested at "Walla Walla last we'ek for
alleged horse-stealing and taken to Union
for trial.
George Handsaker shipped 50 sacks of
flour from Junction to Cottage Grove
Wednesday, and 5000 pounds of feed to
Eugene.
Two carloads ofrmachlnery passed from
Philomath on Thursday's train for the
new sawmill In course of erection' on the
John Hyde place.
It is reported that certain parties are
ready to start a cheese factory In the vi
cinity of Jewell, in the Nehalem Valley,
provided the milk from 160 cows can be
secured.
The petition for a special school meet
ing at Eagle Point to vote on the propo
sition to bond the district for $500 has
been filed with the Clerk, but no action
will be taken on it, as the law provides
that but one tax may be levied each year,
and the board has already levied a 7-mlll
tax.
Petitions are being circulated at Eagle
Point protesting against the Fish Lake
Ditch Company taking water out of Butte
Creek. Farmers along the creek have to
depend on the waters of that stream to
irrigate their gardens and alfalfa. An in
junction will be filed and the matter will
be tested In the courts.
Jesse Orme, while prospecting on the
south bank of Rogue Rlver,about a mile
west of Savage Rapids, found some good
pay dirt. He dug a little ditch, built a
reservoir and ground-sluiced for 12 days,
and the clean-up amounted to about $60.
He found two or three nuggets of $6 each
and several more worth $4 each.
R. W. Veatch killed a large rattler last
week near the Cal Wallace place, says
the Cottage Grove Leader. ' He killed its
mate at the same spot last year, and
went back this time with the intention of
capturing the rattler alive. He succeeded
and started for town with It, but It could
not be carried safely, and he was com
pelled to kill It. A number of rattler eggs
were taken from the snake.
Corvallls has come into prominence as
an cee center, says the Times. An egg
war between two local firms has made
a stir in the market. From every direc
tion eggs are arriving In abundance. On
account of the war, eggs are "higher
priced at Corvallls than at Portland. They
are 3 or 4 cents higher than at Albany.
They are US' cents a dozen to the farmer
who brings them to town, although con
sumers may buy them at any store In
town at 12 cents a dozen.
Farm Names Have Value.
New York Times.
"It is a wonder to me," remarked the
dairyman as he sold a lot of eggs that
came from a farm whose name Is known
all about this section for the excellence
-of its products, "that farmers do not
name their farms more frequently and so
establish a sort .of trademark for their
produce. They would do It, I am sure,
if they only knew how much it adds to
the value of the stuff they send to the
markets. I have scores of customers who
will buy only milk, eggs, chickens or
other produce they want that comes from
a certain farm and is so stamped.
"There are a score or more of gentle
nien farmers who appreciate this and
who have given fanciful names to their
places and so at once added to the value
of their produce. It also adds at once
to the value of their property, for the
name very quickly becomes known and
people who are looking to 'buy country
places are willing to pay more for one
that has an established name and repu
tation. Now, Jones' farm or Smith's
farm does not mean anything to the aver
age buyer, but call It 'Edgewood,' 'Ivan
hoe, 'Lookout' or any. other fanciful
name and It at .once obtains a market
value it never nad before and without
the expenditure of. a penny. It is a queer
short-sightedness that has led farmers
to overlook this, for. they are usually
shrewd enough in other respects. If they
would name their farm and furnish good
stuff from It for a couple of years, they
would find that'the'Value of their property
had doubled In that period."
CARRIES $50,000 TO TON
ORE FOUND IN MINE NEAR HOLLIS,
- ALASKA.
Southeastern Part of Territory Is a
Promising Section Fox Raising
a Profitable Industry.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska, March 26. A
section of Alaska that has attracted lit
tle attention comDarefl -with its nnnarent
merit. is the western portion of the terrl-
tory or which Ketchikan is the mam trad
ing post. Two years ago there was no
trace of civilized Industry there, but now
business houses, canneries, saw mills and
hundreds of dwellings are being con
structed, while countless small vessels do
a trlving business, carrying mall, pas
sengers and freight to mines and mills.
The value of the mines of this district
has not been demonstrated, as but little
work has been done upon them, but if
surface indications amount to anything
there are mines here that cannot be ex
celled for richness In any part of the
o
AURORA'S OLDEST INHABITANT.
WssMW;iS(?fe44)(MMssMsM
WBMMBWBpHB 8p3A8L -'-' ''" , i, i tMmmff , w? , la I Ml ,i & -v.
RUDOLPH WOLFER.
AURORA, Or., March 23. Rudolph Wolfer, the oldest Inhabitant of Aurora,
was born near Pittsburg, Pa., December 22, 1811. At the age of about 25. he
became a member of the "Economy" colony, jvlth Dr. Rapp at Its head. After
several years of toll, he became dissatisfied and left the colony, moving to In
diana. In 1840 Mr. "Wolfer, with his family, immigrated to Bethel, Shelby
County, Missouri and joined the Bethel Colony, under the leadership of Dr.
"William Kell. Here they rernalned until the Spring of 18G3, when, with sev
eral hundred membera of the Bethel Colony, they started for Oregon. This
expedition landed In Aurora in October of the same year. Mr. "Wolfer owned
and managed, until a few years ago, a larffe farm in Clackamas County, about
six miles from Aurora. This farm he sold, and has since made his home with
his daughter, Mrs. Solomon Miller, of this place. Mr. "Wolfer Is nearly 00 years
of age. His mind Is unusually bright, and his health reasonably good.
aofl -aia-.' a
territory. I have just visited Hollis, at
Twelve-Mile Inlet. The site is there, but
there is no town, with the exception of a
few rough houses, a store and an assay,
office. Back of the townslte about three
miles from tidewater is the Crackajack
mine. Three tunnels have been run into
the mountain, the longest being about 150
feet. Considerable ore has been taken
out. Some that I was shown was of dazz
ling richness, running about $50,000 to the
ton. Eighty pounds of this ore was sold
to an assayer for $5 per pound. There
are several other good prospects in .the
same neighborhood, but little work has
been done upon them. All interested,
however, seem confident that time will
demonstrate the richness of the proper
ties. At the town of Kasaan, on Kasaan Bay,
there is a new saw mill, a store and a
large hotel. Back of the town is located
the Copper Queen mine, a large deposit
of rich copper, which runs from 10 to 36
per cent, and carries about $10 to the
ton in gold. There Is no doubt whatever
of the extent and richness of this lode,
nor that it will be a paying property.
The mine is owned by Eastern capitalists,
Hobart B. Ives being president, and L. A.
Babcock secretary and local manager.
Here, as at Hollis, there Is no desire for
notoriety, and there is no property for
sale, and those interested are perfectly
satisfied to wait for legitimate returns for
their Investments.
About 15 miles south of Ketchikan, at
the head of Thome Arm, Revillo Gigedo
Island, is located the Sea Level mine, the
property of the Sea Level Mining & Mill
ing Company, of which Governor Rogers,
of Washington, is the president. This
property was located In 1897, by Alonzo
Hamblett, whose attention was directed
that way by some natives who showed
him specimens of float quartz which was
rich in gold. Some work was done in 1S98,
resulting In the discovery of a chute or
chimney of rich ore. About $35,000 has
been spent In development, which em
braces a vertical shaft 115 feet in depth
and something more than 800 feet in
drifts from the shaft, including cross
cuts along the veins. Over $10,000 in gold
has been taken from this shaft in the
shape of rich specimens. It will take at
least another year to demonstrate wheth
er the property has permanent value, but
It Is conservative to say that the outlook
Is highly favorable.
One thing noticeable here is the industry
and enterprise of the natives, who own
and conduct several of the saw mills.
This is the result of the life-work of that
great missionary, Duncan, of Mettakahtla,
who has devoted himself to the education,
In Its broadest sense, of the natives of
Alaska. His work Is so well known
throughout the United States that It
needs no attention from me.
The Alaska fox seems to be a somewhat
more valuable animal than the Oregon
coyote, and It is hardly probable that the
Territorial Legislature, which it is hoped
will meet some time In the present cen
tury, will offer a reward lor the ex
termination of this animal. Still, as coy
ote scalps are worth $2 50 each. It might
be well for our thrifty East Oregonians
to pattern after the occupant of Fox
Island, who Is engaged In the somewhat
novel Industry of raising foxes for the
fur market. He has about 300 of these lit
tle animals upon the Island, and Is said
to derive a comfortable Income from the
sale of their skins. They are so tame that
they come regularly for their food, and
will eat It out of -his hand.
My next letter will be from Valdez,
where the United States Government is
constructing a telegraph line from that
point to Eagle City, on the Yukon River,
and a Government survey Is being made
for a road Into the Interior. It is said
to be the liveliest city in Alaska.
E. H. FLAGG.
AT THE VICTOR, JR., MINE.
Thirty Men Working Night and. Day
-Mnch Rich Ore Talcen Out.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., March 3L There
are several Important gold quartz prop
erties in the "Grove Creek district. One-
of them, the Victor, Jr., formerly known
as the Greenback, ls one of the best
equipped mines in the Northwest. It Is
being worked with a force of GO men, day
and night shifts, and for 20 months the
stamps have been pounding out more gold
from this rich vein than probably Issues
from any other mill of like capacity on
the Coast. The mine is 14 miles up Grove
Creek from Leland, and he plant Is sit
uated 4n a klnd of cul de sac on the
mountain slope at an elevation of 2500
feet. A Colorado company, known as the
Victor, Jr., Gold Mining Company, oper
ates this mine. Its principal office is in
Denver. C. Carey W. Thompson is the
superintendent. The vein Is a fissure fh
dlorlte, with a strike nearly east and
west, and dips about 25 degrees to the
north. It varies In width from an inch
to nine feet. It Is worked by tunnel
levels, the mountain old facilitating this
method. The lowest cross-cut tunnel Is
in 271 feet. There are four tunnels. A
shaft Is now being sunk from the lowest
tunnel. This is now down 100 feet. There
are about 2500 feet of levels run. There
Is an underground hoist on the fifth
level which Is 400 feet below the sur
face. It Is run by compressed air. The
superintendent asserts that they have a
three years' supply of ore blocked out,
according to present milling capacity of
30 tons a day. The ore is usually high
grade and free milling. It Is milled at
. i a o
4,-6ftfta ,HL-f-frMMr-(,..fr 3 e 0 t
the mine. Specimen rock showing much
free gold can be easily had in the mine,
and a block from the 500-foot level show
ing free gold, recently went to-the Pan
American Exposition. The mill has 15
stamps, capacity 30 tons per day, and
the plant is first class in every respect.
Steam and water power are used. Timber
and fuel are convenient. This mine is a
money maker, and was bought by the
present owners for $30,000, on the condi
tion that they would take a lawsuit in
hand so as to perfect title to some of
the property, which was disposed of with
little difficulty.
LIKES MONOSYLLABIC NAMES
CuriouN Preference of the President
of the United States.
New York Sun.
Washington "Did you ever, notice that
President McKinley has always shown a
marked preference for men whose sur
names are monosyllables?" said an up
country visitor to the capital.
"To begin with the Cabinet, taking
former and present members, there are
Day and Hay and Gage and Griggs and
Root and Long and Bliss. Day was presi
dent of the Paris Peace Commission, too,
along with Frye, ,Reld, White and Gray,
all monosyllable men.
"A majority of the Philippine Commis
sion, Taft, Wright and Ide, show Mc
Kinley's preference for names of one
syllable also. Then there's Kyle, chair
man of the Industrial Commission, and
Wood, Governor-General of Cuba.
"A great majority of the foreign Am
bassadors and Ministers appointed by Mc
Kinley won't have their fame obscured
by long, unpronouncable names. There's
Choate, Ambassador to England, not to
again mention Hay, the former Ambassa
dor; White,, Ambassador to Germany;
Buck, Minister to Japan; Hart, Minister
to Colombia; Smith, Minister to Liberia;
Finch, Minister to Paraguay and Uru
guay; King, Minister to Siam; Long, in
Egypt; Lord, in Argentina, and Boyle,
Stowe, Hay and Cole among the im
portant Consul-Generals.
"Of course If we mentioned the minor
Federal appointments made by McKinley,
we could find hundreds of these mono
syllable men, such as Prodt, Hoyt, Soyd
and Breck, Assistant Attorneys-General;
Hill, Assistant Secretary of State, and
now, very recently, Alles. Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury. I forgot to men
tion Young, the late librarian of Con
gress. "Yes, McKinley likes short names. And
now I hear he Is going to begin his sec
ond term by appointing a man named
Knox to be Attorney-General when Mr.
Griggs resigns this month. That will
make Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock
and Secretary of Agriculture Wilson feel
pretty lonesome."
Rush for Shoulder Straps.
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph.
There will be something like 900 vacan
cies to fill in the reorganized Army after
the promotions of officers already in the
service have been made, and" there are
said to be more than 7000 applications on
file for these places. A simple arith
metical calculation will shovjr that to each
appointment there will be about seven
disappointments.
The applicants for Lieutenancies natur
ally try to obtain as much Influence as
possible, and in this laudable effort they
ask their Senators and Representatives to
Indorse their applications. A story comes
from Washington that It is the practice of
these servants of the people to support
every application laid before them. This
impartial compliance doubtless pleases
the applicants, and leaves to the War
Department the duty of assorting and dis
criminating and making the appoint
ments. The Senators and Representa
tives can tell their constituents that they
did whatNthey could, and thus keep on
good terms with the ambitious young men
who fail to get the coveted shoulder
straps
TO CUT DOWN RESERVES
MUCH "WASHINGTON LAND "WILL BE
'ELIMINATED.
Metkow Valley Among Tracts to Be
in Next Presidential Proclama
tionJones'' Statement.
WASHINGTON, March 27. At the sug
gestion of Senator Foster the Secretary
of the Interior has decided to approve of
the Inclusion in the next Presidential
proclamation regarding forest reserve
eliminations in Washington State all the
lands now under discussion which are
agreed upon for immediate action. Here
tofore 'proclamations have been drawn to
Include certain tracts regardless of other
proposed elimination. It Is now proposed
speedily to agree upon such tracts as are
to be placed outside of the reserve and to
include them in a blanket proclamation.
Certain townships in the Methow Val
ley have been selected by the department
for elimination, but settlers expect
a larger tract to be thrown out and their
requests are under consideration. When
the Methow Valley tracts are excluded a
proclamation will be prepared to Include
other sections agreed upon in other parts
of the state.
Secretary Hitchcock informed Senator
Foster and Representatives Jones a few
days ago that he would not be in "any
hurry" to take more mountain and forest
land into the forest reserves In Washing
ton Btate, or elsewhere. He indicated
plainly that lands had been placed in
these reserves In the past with entirely too
little regard to the general character of
the lands and the desires and wishes of
the people directly Interested. Hereafter
the policy Is to be one of caution and
careful examination.
Both Senator Foster and Representa
tive Jones have made elaborate argu
ments before Secretary Hitchcock, the
former holding that the forest reserve
blanket was hastily drawn over moun
tain and valley alike, without due regard
to the Inclusion of lands suitable for ag
ricultural purposes and the latter point
ing out the evils resulting 'to all concerned.
In most instances, except land grant rail
roads. Where bona flde settlers are ready
to tako up agricultural lands now Inside
of forest reserves, Senator Foster Insists
that the same should be speedily and
cheerfully eliminated, and that no hag
gling should result regarding the ques
tion of cog of clearing lands, as com
pared with the actual value of the land
when ready for agricultural purposes.
Some officers of the Geological Survey
have urged that lands be not excluded
from the reserves simply because they as
sert that when such lands are cleared
they are not worth the cost of getting
rid of the timber. Senator Foster calls
attention to the fact that settlers and
practical woodsmen do not hire men to
grub out stumps or slash the underbrush,
but that they cut and burn at opportune
times, and do not charge up their own
labor against the land. It has been esti
mated by the Geological Survey experts
that it costs over $200 per acre to clear
lands In Washington forests, and that
these lands when cleared are not worth
the cost of clearing. Hence, It Is held,
the lands are not suitable for agricultural
purposes, and are not sought by bona
fide settlers, but by seekers after timber.
Statement of Jones.
In his statement Representative Jones
says:
"When reserves were first established in
our state it seems that the boundaries
were arbitrarily fixed and reserves placed
like a blanket over different parts of the
state, regardless of the character of the
territory included therein, and heedless of
its occupancy by settlers or of its adapta
bility to agriculture and settlement. The
result has been to deluge us with com-
plantts and petitions relative to elimina-
(ions li um uie reoci vc aiiu iui wie n-"v-i
of se.ttlers within the enclosed limits. As
a matter of fact, a great part of some of
the reserves established conduce neither
to .the preservation of forests nor to the
conservation of the water supply, but has
resulted largely to the benefit of the rail
road company in the selection of lieu
lands by legislation subsequently enacted.
While I believe in the preservation of the
forests and the conservation of the water
supply, yet I believe that the rights of
eettlers should be sacredly regarded, and
that error should be made, If made at all,
in restricting the llmito of the reserves
rather than through Indiscriminate exten
sion. I think It should be always borne
in mind that, up to the present time, a
settler can select other land in lieu of the
land upon which he has settled, but Is not
compensated for his Improvements. I
know from personal observation that. In
many instances-, the Improvements of 10 or
15 years have been practically confiscated
by the establishment of thees forest re
serves. Until tne liovernment proviuea
some method of compensation, or reim
bursement, for these Improvements, It
should be slow to establish reserves which
will take In improved farms to any great
extent. I will now notice particularly some
of the requests for eliminations and some
of the proposed extensions.
Mctliovr Valley.
"Methow Valley, Okanogan County
This is one of the principal valleys In this
county, and is on the east side of the Cas
cade Mountains. I herewith enclose peti
tions asking for the elimination of lands
in this valley from the Washington forest
reserve, utner petitions are on nie in ine
department. I understand that Forest Su
perintendent Sheller also has made a re
port upon this matter. He recommends
the elimination of certain townships, but
not half as many as the people desire.
While I am not personally acquainted
with this valley, I am personally ac
quainted with the general character of the
country near there, and I feel satisfied
that, so far as the forest preservation Is
concerned, the Inclusion of this valley in
the Washington reserve amounts to abso
lutely nothing. Nor do I think It amounts
to 'anything for irrigation purposes. The
Methow River, or creek, Is a tributary of
the Okanogan, which flows into the Co
lumbia, In which there Is abundance of
water, more than can be, or will be, used
for Irrigation purposes. I am Informed
that there are about 1000 citizens within
this valley, and men whom I personally
know, and in whom I have the greatest
confidence, state that the inclusion of this
territory within the reserve Is doing them
and their county a great deal of harm.
The following Is quoted from one of the
letters received by me In regard to this
matter:
" 'It Is a great burden for us to bear. It
Is hindering the development of our coun
try. Jt is keeping out settlers. It is not
forest land, and there Is absolutely no
god reason for It to stand. There Is abso
lutely not enough timber on the land,
which we have petitioned to have returned
to the public domain, to supply the set
tlers on adjoining farms for the next 20
years. We do not want the mountains re
leased, only the valley of the Methow.
"I have other letters from other parties
stating substantially the same thing.
Without going Into this matter further,
we believe that a proclamation should be
prepared relative to the Methow Valley at
an early date. If It Is not possible to elim
inate what the people who are thoroughly
familiar with the situation ask, then we
urge that the reoommenda.tlon of Mr. Shel
ler be complied with. We do not think
that these people should be forced to wait
until after Investigation can be had rela
tive to other sections of the country, and
we, therefore, ask that a proclamation re
lating to" this district be Issued without
waiting for Investigations regarding other
tracts.
Lake Chelan and Stehekln.
"Lake Chelan and Stehekln These dis
tricts are also within the Washington re
serve in Okanogan County. I have but few
facts relative to the same, but I have re
ceived several letters stating that there is
a great deal of agricultural land along
the borders of Lake Chelan and up the
Stehekln Valley which ought to be elimi
nated from the reserve.
"Wenatchee Valley.
"Wenatchee Valley It is proposed to
make additions to the Washington reserve
to include most of the territory between
the present limits of the Washington re
serve and Mount Rainier forest reserve.
The proposed limits embrace a large tract
up the Wenatchee River included within
the present limits of the County of Che
lan. Petitions and letters are on file In
the Land Office -protesting against this in
clusion. There is a statement, also, from
the County Commissioners of that county
protesting against it. I am personally fa
miliar, In a general way, with the terri
tory up the Wenatchee River, and know
that there are a great many settlers In
that valley. I also know that the timber
is sparse and of but little commer
cial value. Furthermore, it is not neces
sary to bring the limits of the reserve
down so far as It Is proposed to do In or
.der to preserve the water supply. There
is an abundance of water In the We
natchee River, sufficient to irrigate all the
territory available, and, as It Is a tribu
tary of the Columbia River, there is no
particular necessity for preserving the wa
ter above . what already flows in the
stream. There is, also, a great deal of
agricultural land In this valley, and the
Interests of the county and the protests
of the County Commissioners certainly
should be regarded. It is significant, also,
that there have not been five timber
claims filed In that territory for the last 10
years. This statement is made by the
Register of the Land Office at Waterville,
who also states that what filings were
made were lor (0-acre tracts, and. In his
Judgment, were desired for other pur
poses than the timber on them.
Stillagnamish, Valley.
"Valley of the Stlllaguamlsh, Snohomish
County This valley Is In the Washington
reserve, and petitions and data relative to
elimination have been filed with the Land
Department by Senator Foster. This is on
the west side of the mountains, and there
can be no question relative to the con
servation of the water Involved in this
matter. I cannot speak from personal ex
perience as to the character of the timber
along this valley, but I do know that most
all the valleys on the west side of the
mountains are very valuable for agricul
tural purposes, and there Is but little agri
cultural land, except In the valleys, and I
am satisfied that the statements set out
In the petitions are correct.
Olympic Reserve.
"Olympic Reserve Data has been filed in
your office relative to lands In the north
western corner of Clallam County. This
was formerly a part of the Olympic forest
reserve., but last year your department
eliminated quite a large tract of land from
the Olympic reserve, and by such elimina
tion some of the reserve was cut off by it
self. At the time It was desired also to
have this land eliminated, but you stated
this would be left for further Investiga
tion. Further statement relative thereto
has been filed with your department, and
I feel justified in asking that this land
also be eliminated. It is alleged that this
Is good agricultural land, and not heavily
timbered. It Is the largest area of bottom
land in the county, ard will be of great
value for agricultural purposes.
"The result of the elimination made last
year In Clallam County has been wonder
ful. Many settlers have come in and old
settlers returned, and there is a general
feeling of cheerfulness and prosperity.
They also wish to eliminate certain other
sections and townships, which are set out
in another petition. They allege that there
is good bottom land In this portion and
much that can be used for agricultural
purposes. The main reason for asking
that this land be eliminated, however,
seems to be on account of the desire of
the citizens to have the .principal county
road, which goes through this territory,
run through taxable property as much as
possible, because of the expense of keep
ing It up.
"Olympic Reserve, Jefferson County The
authorities and citizens of Jefferson Coun
ty have filed petitions and data relative
to the elimination of certain portions of
this reserve embraced within the limits of
that county. As I understand it, this re
serve takes up about two-thirds of Jeffer
son County. A great many acres are along
streams In the valleys, and are good for
agricultural purposes, and. In my judg
ment, should be eliminated.
t Mount Rainier Reserve.
"Skamania County There are several
districts in the Mount Rainier reserve. In
Skamania County that are desired elimi
nated. I think data relative to these town
ships have been filed with the Land De
partment setting forth fully their condi
tion, and I would refer especially to this
data, as I have nothing further on hand
regarding the matter. I talked with a
reliable Individual, who Is fully acquaint
ed with these townships, and he assured
me that there are a great many sottlero
In them, that they contain very little tim
ber, but a great deal of suitable land,
that would be settled upon were these
lands eliminated from the reserve. They
serve no good purpose by being In the re
serve, and would be of great benefit if
they were out. These, I think, are all the
matters of elimination that have been
brought to my attention.
Proposed St. Helen's Reserve.
"Proposed, St. Helens Forest Reserve I
trust the department will be careful in es
tablishing this reserve. I have placed on
file numerous affidavits and statements
relative to certain portions of territory
which it was proposed to Include in this
reserve. These lands are in the valleys of
the Lewis River and the Toutle River,
Men, Young and
This is tho oldest Private Medical
Dispensary in the City of Portland,
the nrat .Medical .Dispensary ver
su.rtea in tne city. Dr. Kesaier, tha
oia, reliable specialist mia been inun
ager. of this matliuuon ior ZO years,
u unrig wmcti time tnousuncla or caat-a
have oeen cureu, ana no person was
ever refused treatment. Tna Su
Louis .Dispensary axa tnousands of
collars in money ana property, ana
aule financially to zaa&e lu worU
good.
Since Dr. ICessler started tha St.
Louis Dispensary, over m years ago,
hunureds of unvoting aoccors have
come to fonlHiia, advertised tneir
tuxe-cure ability in tne papers, got
what money uicy couiu Xruin comid
lntj p-ueiua, men ieit town. Dr.
Kesaier la tne only advertising spe
cialist who can give reference to ail
classes, i-ou may as Dankers, mer
ciiuutd, and aa Kinds of business
men. They will ten you tnat Dr.
Kessler is O. K. Lots of people com
ing from the country deposit tneir
money with mm. o otuer special
ist on tiie-COd&t can give sucn reier-
nce as thl oid doctor.
GOOD DOCTORS.
Many doctors In country towns send patients to Dr. Kessler, because
they Know no Is prepared to treat an WndS ot private and chronic diseases!
PUUAFt- -Dia"185- Tnis doctor guarantees to cure any case of SyphilUa.
rmirtiL uonoirnco, uieet, btricturwj cured, no difference now longstand
ing. Speromiorriiea, Loss of Manhood, or Night Amissions, cured, perma
nently, '-tno habit oc delf-Abuae ehectually cured in a short time.
YflllMi MFN lour error3 ana 'Wlea of youth can oe remedied, and this
lUUnu uiui oid doctor wilt givo you wnolesorae advice and cure you
make you ve"ectl s irons and nealthy. You will be amazed at his success
in curing dperamtorrheu, bcmlmu Losses, Nightly Amissions, and other ef
KIDNEY A-TD DRIXARY COMPLAINTS.
Painful, difficult, too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural discharges,
carefully treated and permanently cured. Piles. Rheumatism and Neuralgia
treated by our new remedies, and cures guaranteed.
Patients treated In any part of the country by his home system. Writo
full particulars, encloae ten 2c stamps and we will answer you promptly.
Hundreds treated at home who are unable to come to the city,
nctn TUK Take & clear bottle at bedtime, and urinate in tha bottle, set
nLMU I llio asido and look at It In the morning. If It la cloudy or has a
cloudy settling in It, you hava some kidney or bladder disease, and should
be attended to before you get an incurable disease, as hundreds die overy
year from Brlght's disease of the kidneys.
Add re:. J. HKNRJ KESSLEU, M. D., Portland, Oregoa,
St. Louis Medical and Surgical Dispensary.
Enclose ten 2c stamps or no answer. 230& Yamhill St.'
Have You
I?
leen
If very sick, you had a
doctor. That's right. We be
lieve in doctors. They are
among our best friends.
Now that you are recover
ing, don't you think that a
, bottle or two of AyerVSarsa
parilla would do you great
good? Askyour doctor about
it and do just as he says.
We believe he will tell you
that this blood-purifying and
nerve-strengtheningmedicine
is just what you need.
It will certainly take out all
the impurities in your blood,
caused by your sickness, and
will make you feel better in
everyway. $1.00 tottie. AiidraKima.
J. C. AYER. CO., Lowell, Mass.
with It3 branches, as well as the valleya
of several streams in Cowlitz County. I
myself have been up the Lewis River, and
know that there are a great many settle,
ments along Its banks. I also have filed a
statement from the Land Office showing
the numerous filings made upon public
land3 In this territory. I have been In
formed, and reliably, too, that In Lewis
County the proposed reserve Includes a
great many settlements, and, furthermore,
takes In a great deal of mountainous land
upon which there is hardly any timber at
all. I am Inclined to think that a great
part of this proposed reserve Is within tha
limits of the grant to the Northern Pa
cific Railroad Company and if so I desire
to protest most vigorously against inclul
ing it within this reserve, as It will only
result In the railroad company being en
abled to turn over worthless lands to the
Government and select good lands in lieu
thereof.
To Enlarff Washington Reserve.
"Proposed Addition to Washington Re
serve in Whatcom County I am not per
sonally acquainted with the situation here,
but I see that this proposed addition in
cludes a great part of the Nooksack Val
ley. I have been told that this is one of
the best and most productive valleys In
the Northwest, and I think no addition
should be made here except upon a very
careful examination and report as to the
character of the country and the settle
ment therein. As to the other proposed
additions, I have no Information.'
Insurgents Surrendered.
MANILA, April 1. Thirty men of Gen
eral Callles' command have surrendered.
Of this number five were officers, includ
ing Colonels Herrera and Reloya.
Order lor Four Lsrse Steamers.
BERLIN, April 1. The North Gman
ijioya sieamsnip company nas oraerea
construction of four largo steamers
Bremen.
Navigation in Detroit River Opened.
DETROIT, March 31. Navigation In De
troit River and St. Clair Fhtt3 waa
opened today.
Whlttler's Doff.
St. Nicholas.
During one of the last birthday celebra
tions of the poet Whittler, he was visited
by a celebrated oratorio singer. The lady
was asked to sing, and, seating herself at
the piano, she began the beautiful ballad.
"Robin Adair." Sho had hardly begun
before Mr. Whlttler's pet dog came into
the room, and seating himself by her
side, watched her as if fascinated and lis
tened with a delight unusual in an animal.
When she finished he came and put his
paw very gravely Into her hand and licked
her cheek.
"Robin takes that as a tribute to him
self," said Mr. Whittler. "He also la
'Robin Adair.' "
The dog, hearing his own name, evi
dently considered that he was the hero of
the song. From that moment during the
lady's visit he was her devoted attendant.
He kept by her side when she was in
doors, and accompanied her when aha
went to walk. When she went away be
carried her satchel In his mouth to tha
gate, and watched her departure with,
every evidence of distress.
i
At Muleje and Santa Rosalie, in Lower
California, there are some 60,000 bearing
date trees, the fruit from which is ex
ported in rawhide packages containing
about 50 pounds each.
Palpitation of the heart, nervousness,
tremblings, nervous headache, cold hands
and feet, pain In the back, relieved by
Carter's Uttle Liver Pills.
Old, Read This
J. Henri Kssler, M. D., Manager.
flip
4