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MARINE TRAFFIC GROWING
BEEP -WATER. BUSINESS FROM
POB.1T.AyP HAS DOUBLED.
Kelps M&lcing Better Time on the
Blver Kerens Sow Loadlnc la
Portland Chartered for Oil.
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Not all of the big fleet of-Tessels that
cleared from Portland In April sailed that
month but enough of them crossed out
of the river to make sl remarkable show
ing In comparison with the" corresponding
month last year. This year the foreign
steam fleet Included seven vessels, the
"Universe, JConnan Jsles, .Monmouthshire,
TVarfield. St. Bede, Adato and Indravelll,
with a net registered tonnage of 15,364.
Last April the foreign steam fleet Includ
ed the steamers Monmouthshire and Bel
gian King, of hut 4W0 registered tons. In
sailing ships, theshowIng Is nearly . as
good, -thgr4 "being 15" ships, "Wjth "a! 2otal
neTTeglster jaf 31,206 tons i;omE&red ;with
elr ships of 10,475 tons In April; 1900. But
one of the fifteen -sailing ships -went down
the river -drawing less than 19 feet, and
but five of th'em were under 21 feet draft.
The deepest draft ships were the Thistle
and the Talus, each drawing 22 feet 10
Inches, and the lightest draft the Cralg
isla, drawing 13 feet 6 inches. Last April
the deepest draft was the Inverness
shire', 22 feet 6 Inches, and the lightest
the Beiwlckshlre, 18 feet 6 Inches.
The records of the movements of the
sailing ships for April, 1901, and for the
same month last year show that the state
pilots haye.been pretty, well eliminated
from the question, for but one of 'the fif
teen ships which sailed In April employed
a state pilot on the river, while a year
ago two of the six vessels took pilots.
The average time between Portland and
Astoria for the sailing ships was 21 2-3
hours, and the Thistle, one of the deep
est draft vessels that went down, made
the trip in 16 hours. The channel In the
xlver has been steadily Improving, and
lor the first time in many years the shal
low -spot Just off Tongue Point Is in such
shape that 25-foot ships can cross easily
at high tide. Some trouble is experienced
near Harrington's Point, on the Washing
ton side, but the dredger W. S. Ladd Is
at work there now and will soon cut out
a channel that will admit of 25-foot ships
going through without delay.
for the new Alaska cannery of the Co- j
lumbla Kiver Packers Association. It
was written from Dutch Harbor, and
states that the vessel was compelled to
put back there twice on account of the
Ice and severe weather. At one time the
Despatch was' within 75 miles of her desti
nation. It was the intention to start; north
again on May 5.
CONDITIONS AT VALDEZ
Domestic and Foreign Porta.
ASTORIA. May 6-SaiIed-At 2 P. M.t
British bark Port Carlisle, for Queens
town or Ffelmouth for orders; at 3:30 P.
M., schooner Volunteer, for San Francis
co. Condition o'f the bar at 3:30 P. J.,
rough; wind northwest; weather cloudy.
San Francisco, May 6. Arrived Steam
er Horda, from Yokohama, via San
Diego.
HonoIulu-Arrlved April 25 Ship THlle
E. Starbuck, from Kobe; bark Snow and
Burgess, from Newcastle, Australia.
Port Townsend Passed in May 5
Steamer Farallon, from Dyea. Arrived
steamer Charles Nelson, from Dyea;
schooner John G. North, from Hana
maulu. Port Townsend Arrived May 5-Ship
John C. Potter, from Honolulu.
San Francisco, May 6 Sailed Steamer
Umatilla, for Victoria.
Hilo Arrived April 25 Barkentine W.
H. DImond, from Honolulu.
San Diego Arrived May 5 H. B. M.
steamer. "Warspite, from Bsqulmalt.
Glasgow, May 4. Sailed Sarmatian, for
Montreal; State of Nebraska, for New
York.
NO PLACE FOB. THE MAS, WHO IS
WITHOUT MEANS.
NHHber of Oregealaas Tbere Rail
road to Eagle Citar Is All
Talk-Taaa Far.
VALDEZ, April 25. Special correspond.
ence.) Valdez. possibly the rHoet adver
tised town In Alaska, consists of eight sa
loons; seven restaurants, nine general
.merchandise stores, one newspaper and
other business houses in proportion," and
a population of about 500. The legal and
medical professions are numerously 'and
ably represented. The budding profes
sional who makes this his future field
with the idea of .meeting slight competi
tion Is doomed to disappointment. This
is true in all branches of labor, mental
cr manual. No one should come here
without sufficient means to subsist for a
year or more without labor. I have the
greatest confidence that on Valdez Bay
will be located the future great city of
Alaska, but proportionately1 but little has
been accomplished, and everything Is :n
the future.
About 600 prospectors left Valdez this
Cherbourg, May 6. Sailed Kalserin season for the interior and points along
Slate Cretk, and good results are. believed
to be assured this year. . The gold is high
grade, averaging $18 70 to the ounce.
Mr. Hazleft, manager of the Chesna
Mining & Investment Company, Informs
me that the country is.,sultable to the
raising of hay, grain and the hardier veg
etables. Last year, he put up 40 tons of
good hayat a cost of about $20 .per ton,
employing laborers at $5 per day -and
board. At present it costs about 50 cents
per pound to freight Into the Chesna dis
trict, so the advantage of raising farm
products can be easily seen.
, Oregonlana la Evidence.
Oregonians 4re in evidence here. Judge
Lyons, the United States Commissioner,
Is from, old Webfoot, and Phil Blumauer.
of Portland, Is partner in a townslte called
xNew Valdez. It Is located at the mouth
of Lowe River, at the beginning of the
trans-Alaskan military road, and its pro
moters are confident that it will be the
future great terminus of the trans
Alaskan railroad.
The mail from the interior arrived in
Valdez last Wednesday morning; Just 13
days from Circle City. This is the "fast
est time that has yet been made, lowering
all previous records at least three days.
The carrier average 50 miles per day,
which is wonderful time. The fastest
time in the trip out was made by John
Tiedjen, on the relay between Chlstochera
and Tonsera. The distance is 90 miles,
and was made in 19 hours, averaging over
5 miles per hour.
People returning from Virgin Bay say
that the work on the crosscut through
the main ledge of the Gladbaugh mine is
CHARTERED A. YEAR AHEAD.
jGerman Ship Kerens Now In Port
land to Load at Philadelphia.
The German ship Nereus will finish
loading her wheat cargo today and will
probably leave down the river tomorrow.
The owners of this good German craft
are not taking any chances on a slump
In rates or on having their vessel laid up
awaiting a charter, and they have al
ready mapped out a route for her that
will keep her busy until May, 1902, and
perhaps longer. The Nereus has been
chartered to load 70,000 cases of coal oil
at Philadelphia next December for Japan
ports. In order to fulfill this charter, the
vessel will be obliged to sail fully 35.000
sidles before she reaches a port of dis
charge with her oil cargo. She goes from
Portland to Queenstown or Falmouth for
orders, and after discharging her cargo
of wheat will probably be sent across the
Atlantic to Philadelphia In ballast. She
receives 25 cents per case for oil, and her
gross earnings for the nheat and oil car
goes which she will get away with In the
year will total over $40,000.
The Magdalene and the Alsterschwan,
jjow in this port for wheat loading, have
also been chartered to load oil out of
Eastern ports for Japan in January, 1902.
Other recent charters for oil are the An
dromeda, which sailed from Puget Sound
a few weeks ago, and the American ship
Shenandoah. The latter Is one of Sew
all's American ships and has a capacity
of 130.000 cases and will receive 25 cents
per case.
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amas County south of Pleasant Home,
and designated as No. 107. A new school
house is nearly ready for use and a Sum
mer term of school will commence there
In about two weeks with Miss Miller as
teacher. A Board of Directors and Clerk
were recently elected as follows: Direc
tors. Fred Wagner. Hans Cook and
Charles Andrews; Clerk, James Spears.
The new district comprises about eight
sections which heretofore had not been
included In any district, having been left
out accidentally, and the people succeed
ed In having it organized separately. The
locality is a flourishing one, and can
easily support the school for a full school
year.
Extending Bicycle Path.
Clackamas County has begun the con
struction of a new bicycle path from the
Multnomah line to Cottrell, a distance of
about two miles. It will eventually be ex
tended on to Sandy and from there to
as near Mount Hood as possible. It Is
located on the road leading to the moun
tain resorts and will be deservedly popu
lar with wheelmen when finished.
Brief Notes.
David L. Herring, of this place, has a
Pekin duck which, lays two eggs every
day, regularly, including Sundays. She
is from Professor Winchell's brood of
prize-winners, and has been keeping her
work up all the Spring.
Hay has become a scarce commodity
throughout all of this section. Merchants
from Portand have been out here the
past week offering 515 a ton, but there
Is very little for sale at any figure.
The Odd Fellows' farm, at Falrvlew,
nas Deen leasea ior anoiner year iu oui
ton Kronlnberg, the same person wno
has had It for three years past. He pays
$250 a year rent, and cultivates about SO
acres.
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CONDITIONS AT DAWSON.
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MAP OF THE PRESIDENT'S TOUR.
The map Is from the Kansas City Star. It it "valuable not only for its outline of the Presidential Journey, but as showing that one
paper east of the Rocky Mountains has heard of Portland.
LONG VOYAGE OF &MALL BOAT.
Launch Robert Barron Reaches
Wrangel, Alaska, In Safety.
Captain W. H. Hobson, of Astoria, re
turned yesterday from a trip to Alaska
with about as small a craft as has made
that long journey. He left Astoria last
month with the new launch Robert Bar
ron, taking the diminutive boat as far as
Tacoma by rail. At that point she was
placed In the water and proceeded under
her own power to Wrangel. The gasoline
engines on the boat were in charge of
C. O. Young, of this city, and aside from
the engineer and captain the only party
on board was the cook. The Robert Bar
ron showed considerable speed and made
the run of nearly 00 miles In 103 hours.
With only two men on board to look after
the movements of the vessel the work
was rather severe at times, but they
landed her at Wrangel In good shape.
Captain Hobson will start North again
In a few days with the steamer Electric,
which is owned by the same company
as the Robert Barron. The Electric will
steam direct from Astoria to her destina
tion in the far North, and her engineer
ing department will be In charge of
Thomas Moran, the veteran engineer,
who has been handling steamboat engines
on the Willamette and Columbia for the
past generation.
Maria Theresla, from Bremen and South
ampton, for New York.
Wawana, for Puget Sound; schooner
Mary E. Foster, for Puset Sound.
Southampton, May 6. Sailed Kalserin
Maria Teresa, for New York, via Cher
bourg. Gibraltar, May 6. Arrived Aller, from
New York, for Naples and Genoa and
proceeded.
New York, May 6. Arrived Georgia,
from Liverpool.
Port Ludlow Sailed May 5 Schooner
Fred E. Sanders, for Cape Nome.
Seattle Sailed May 5 Schooner Martha
W. Tuft, for Yakutat Arrived May 5
Steamer Farallon,' from Dyea; steamer
Charles Nelson, from Dyea.
Honolulu Arrived April 24 Schooner
Alice Cooke, from Port Gamble.
Port Hadlock Sailed May 5 Steamer
Robert Dollar, for San Pedro.
New York. May & Arrived Maasd am,
from Rotterdam: Trave, from Naples.
Havre, May 6 Arrived La Gascogne,
from New York.
Cherbourg, May 6 Arrived Barbaros
sa, from New York, for Bremen.
Liverpool, May 6. Arrived Ivernia,
from Boston.
Southampton, May 6. Arrived Kaiser
Wllhelm der Grosse, from New York.
Gibraltar, May 6. Sailed Hollenzoren,
from Genoa and Naples, for New York.
Honolulu Sailed April 23 Schooner
the coast. Most of these men outfitted
here, spending an average of $100 each
for their supplies. During their stay the
town was lively, and the merchants made
considerable money. Since their depart
ure, however, dullness is the rule. Still
j there are not very many unemployed, and
wages are good and the price of living
quite reasonable. Good meals can be had
as low as 25 cents, and board and lodging j
at aDoui iM per montn. n me prospectors
make good strikes this Summer the town
will boom again, and money will be the
cheapest article in the market; but If the
reverse happens, Valdez will be the ren
dezvous of a small army of poverty
stricken and desperate men, who will re
quire the assistance of Uncle Sam to flee
from the rigors of an Arctic Winter. I
.believe, however, from all that I learn
from reliable men, that good placer dig
gings have been discovered, and that their
richness will be demonstrated this Sum
mer. One of the great needs of this town has
been a good wharf, as at present vessels
I putting in here have been compelled to
anchor and lighter their goods ashore.
This has been very expensive and Incon
venient. At a recent meeting of the Board
of Trade, it was decided to organize and
Incorporate the Valdez Wharf & Improve-
Three Big: German Ships.
The three big German sailers, Magda
lene. Alsterschwan and Najade, which
arrived in Astoria Friday, were lined up
in the harbor Sunday morning and at
tracted considerable attention on the
""front." This Is the third trip of the
Magdalene within the past four years.
She came here the first time under the
British flag as the Trade Winds, and
last year appeared under her present
name and flag. She will long be remem
bered In this port on account of her dis
astrous collision with the German ship
3Iargretha, which was lying at Green
wich dock. Captain Susewlnd is still In
command of the big sailer and on his
present voj-age is accompanied by his
wife.
Shipbuilder' Trust Statement.
NEW YORK. May 6. The official state
ment promised In connection with the
federation of the Union Iron Works, of
San Francisco, the Bath Iron Works, of
Bath. Me., the Newport News Shipbuild
ing & Drydock Company; of Newport
News, and Lewis Nixon, of Ellzabethport,
was not made today. At the office of H.
"W. Poor & Co.. who are financing the
combination In connection with a group
of bankers and brokers, it was said that
the statement will be given out Wednes
day. It was denied that there Is any
hitch in the plan of construction, the
statement being merely withheld until
certain details were perfected.
PERSONAL MENTION.
E. C. Suiter, an Olympla business man,
is at the Perkins.
E. B. Cox, a Dayton, Wash., newspaper
man. Is at the Perkins.
Hugh Ross, a well-known merchant of
Olympla, Is at the Perkins.
Miss May McDonald will leave today
to visit her brother at Lewiston, Idaho.
Albert Blttner, of Unlontown, Pa., Is
visiting In this city, a guest of his son,
Albert Blttner. Jr.
E. Helster Gule. of Seattle, general
counsel of the Washington & Oregon
Railroad and ex-speaker of the Washing
ton Legislature, Is registered at the Im
perial. Captain Prescott, of Company F, Thlrty
flfth Volunteers, arrived in Portland on
the steamer Columbia Sunday night, ac
companied by his wife. He left for his
home at La Grande yesterday.
LONDON, May 6. The White Star line
steamer Oceanic, which is to sail from
Liverpool May 8 for New York, will have
among her passengers Sir Charles Rivers
Wilson, president of the Grand Trunk
Railroad, and VIce-Admlral Sir Cyprian
A. -Bridge, formerly commander-in-chief
on the Australian station.
now through 70 feet of solid ore, with no
sign of the wall. The Eilhu Thompson
took 400 tons of ore from the Gladbaugh
to Tacoma on her last trip down. This Is
a copper mine, and is located at the wa
ter's edge. The ore la rich, and, owing
to Its location, the mine can be worked
without Invoking 'the aid of great cap
ital. My next letter will probably be from
Nome, as I Intend to be there among the
first arrivals of ihe season.
-, , E. H. FLAGG.
ALL ARE WAKING UP.
A Boom for Rockwood-New School
District.
GRESHAM, Or., 'May 6. Rev. Howard
Osborne will endeavor to give Rockwood
an Impetus in several different ways. Be
sides having just finished a parsonage
he will undertake to publish a weekly
newspaper there in company with Will
lam Rounds, who Is an all-round prlner.
Mr. Osborne will also make an aaempt
to have a new school district set off from
portions of No. 7 and No. 28, and prom
ises to give half a year free tuition when
New Discoveriea on Old Creetai Cold
Winter.
'DAWSON, Y. T-April 15. (To the Ed
itor.) There has been a vast change In
this country since the Canadian Govern
ment threw the reserve land open for set
tlement. Stampeding is the order of the
day to all parts of the country, and new
discoveries are made almost daily on
creeks that people believed worthless. In
'97 and '98. the miners thought 25-cent dirt
was useless. It must be rich, or they
would not work It. But now by machin
ery they can handle 3-cent dirt and make
good money. When I say 25-cent dirt I
mean 25 cents to the pan.
Eldorado and Bonanza were pretty well
worked out. It was thought, but there a
couple of miners went through the present
bedrock and at a depth of 70 feet they
struck another old channel and got $1 to J
the bucket. The property-owners are
feeling elated over the discovery. No. 17
was two-thirds worked out, and It was
sold for $125",000. There are other creeks
showing up well. Hunker, Dominion,
'Gold Run, Eureka and Last Chance are
turning out well. We have located a
great many good coal mines in the last
year, but the government has put a roy
alty on coal, and men with capital don't
like to take hold of It. Coal Is selling tor-
$35 'a ton.
We have had some pretty cold weather
here this Winter, it being 78 degrees be
low zero for a few days, while a great
deal of snow has fallen. The snow Is
about three feet deep yet, but the weath
er is getting warmer now, and it won't
last much longer.
We have had a good deal of sickness
this -Winter, but the most of it was
caused by exposure. In the month of
March there were 18 deaths, five births
and nine weddings in the City of Daw
son. Provisions are somewhat cheaper
now than they were a year ago. As I
have not been out since '98, I'think I will
take a little run down to Portland this
Summer and see how the Sound is.
H. D. BEACH.
I regard ray COLD CURE as more
valuable than a life insurance policy.
It not only cures colds in the head,
colds Inthe lungs, cotds in the bones,
but it wards off dangerous diseases
such as grippe, diphtheria, pneumo
nia, and consumption. flUNYON.
Munyon' Rbeumathm Cure seldom fails to relieTS
in one to three hours, and cures in a few days.
Muayon's Dyspcpua Cure poitiely cures all
forms of indigestion and stomach trouble.
Munyon's Couh Cure stops couphs. night sweats,
allays soreness and sprrdily heals the lungs.
Munyon's Kidnry Cure quickly cures pains in the
bade, loins or groins, and all forrnsof Vidney disease,
M'lnvon'sVjtallicrrestortsIostponerjto weak men.
All the cores are 35 cents, at any drugstore.
Munynn'a C.nlde to Health should be in the
hands of every mother. It will help them to ksow
the symptoms of every disease ana tell them the
proper treatment. Sent free to any address.
munyon, iMew York and rmiadelpnia.
XUKYOX'S IMIALEB CUBE C1TJLBBH.
TRAVELERS' GUIDE.
BBS
Salmon Harvest Light.
George Hibbert, editor of the
nook Observer, was in Portland
teTday. Asked how the fish
running in Baker's Bay, Mr.
bert said: "The catches so far
Chi
Hlb-
this
Time You Want
The Burlington ticket office, cor
ner Third and Stark streets. Is
where you should arrange about
your trip East.
Our ticket agent will give you
all the time you want, plan your
trip for you, arrange about "your
ticket, reserve your sleeping-car
berths, tell you what to see "and
what to avoid, save you time and
money and trouble.
Tourist cars dally to Kansas
City. Through sleepers to St.
Louis.
TICKET OFFICE t Cor. Third and Stark Sts.
ft. W. Fostor. Tlokat Agent.
.Union Depot, Sixth and J Streets.
THREE TRAINS DAILY
FOR ALL POINTS EAST
"CHICAGO-PORTLAND SPECIAL."
Leaves for the Kast. via Huntington, at 9.00
A. iL; arrives at 4:30 P. II.
SPOKANE FLYER.
For Spokane. Eastern Washington and Grat
Northern points, leaves at 6 P. II.; arrives at
IA.1L
ATLANTIC EXPRESS.
Leaves for the Bast, via Huntington, at 0:00
P. SI.; arrives at 8:10 A. M.
THROUGH PULLMAN TOURIST
SLEEPERS.
OCEAN AND RIVER SCHEDULE.
Water lines schedule subject to change with
out notice.
OCEAN DIVISION From Portland, leav-s
Alnsworth Dock at 8 P. SI.; sail every 5 days.
Steamer Elder sails Slay 2. 12, 22. Steamer
Columbia sails May 7. IT. 27.
From San Francisco Sail every 5 days.
Leave Spear - street Pier 24. at It A. M
Steamer Columbia sails May- 3. 13. 23; steamer
Elder sails May 8. 18, 23.
COLUMBIA RIVER DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND ASTORIA.
Steamer Hassalo leaves Portland dally, ex
cept Sunday, at 8.00 P. M.; on Saturday at
10:00 P. M. Returning; leaves Astoria, dally,
except Sunday, at 7 00 A. M.
WILLAMETTE RIVER DIVISION.
PORTLAND AND SALEM. OR.
Steamer Ruth, for Salem. Independence and
way points. leaves from Ash-street Dock at U
A. M. on Mondays. Wednesdajs and Fridays.
Returning, leaves Independence at 5 A. SL,
and Salem at 0 A. M., on Tuesdays, Thursdajs
and Saturdays.
CORVALXIS AND ALBANY.
Steamer Modoc leaves Portland at 0 A. It.
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Ite
turnlng. leaves Corvallls at 6 A. M. on Mon
days, "Wednesdays and Fridays.
YAMHILL RIVER ROUTE.
PORTLAND AND DAYTON, OR.
Steamer Elmore, for Oregon City. Buttevllle,
Champoeg. Dayton and way landings, leaves
Portland Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays
at T A. II. Leaves Dayton for Portland and
way points Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
at 0 A. M.
SNAKE RIVER ROUTE.
RIPARIA. WASH:. AND LEWISTON, IDAHO
Steamers leave Riparla. at 3:40 A. M. dally,
arriving at Lewiston about 3 P. M. Returning,
leave Lewiston at 8:30 A. SL, arriving- at Kl
paria same evening.
A. L. CRAIG. General Passenger Act.
CTTY TICKET OFFICE,
254 "Wnahlirgtoii St., Corner Third.
new schoolhousfi Is built. ThlH mat-
ment Company, under the laws of Wash- I er has been agitated before, but with-
lngton: the Alaska Mall Steamship Com- I out success. The town of Rockwood Is
pany taking the controlling Interest In the , abided by the Base Line road, which also
stock, and the citizens of Valdez subscrlb- divides the two existing districts, and
ing the remainder. Work will be begun the children of the place now have to
uu lwu miles in Knnnni. rottia in nnA ru-
Dorn, for Nome, Overdue.
SEATTLE, May 6. The stamer E-ora,
the first vessel of the San Francisco
steamship combine scheduled to sail for
Nome, Is overdue. Sshe left San Francisco
last Thursday for Seattle, and Is now two
days behind time. No uneasiness is felt
for her safety. The Dora was advertised
to sail for Nome from Seattle today, but
she will probably not get away before
Thursday.
NEW YORK, May 6. Northwestern
people registered at New York hotels to
day as follows:
From Portland H. W. Scott, A. B.
Scott, at the Albermarle.
From Tacoma W. P. Epper, at the
Broadway Central.
From, Seattle S. Glllespy, at the Manhattan.
early In May. The wharf will have
frontagre of 100 feet, and will be over 1000
feet in length. The company has the mall,
contract from Juneau to Unalaska and'
way points, and will put a new fast steam
er on the route this Summer to carry
about 150 passengers and 1200 tone freight.
ValdeB-Eagrle City Railroad.
The talk of a railroad from Valdez Bay
to Eagle City, on the Yukon River. Is as
yet nothing but talk; but it Is based upon
certain facts that are worthy of consid
eration. The Bay of Valdez is a land
locked harbor, capable of affording safe
anchorage for any reasonable number of
vessels, and Is within ono day's travel by
rail of Eagle City, on the Yukon River.'
The road would traverse and develop a
country believed to be exceedingly rich
in gold and copper. It would be an all
Amerlcan route, and, therefore, there
would be no bonding of goods and the
consequent trouble and expense. If con
nected with a flteamship line. It could
land passengers and freight In the Yukon
In about 10 days from Portland, and at a
rectlon, the remainder In another. It
is highly probable that Mr. Osborne's
efforts will meet with success in the mat
ter of getting a school there.
More Plnnlr Road.
Through the efforts of the residents of
Pleasant Home, prlent and Cottrel the
Commissioners of Clackamas County have
begun the construction of about five
miles more of plank roadway, connecting
the former place .with Sandy. The coun
ty pays the mills $2 per thousand feet
for lumber, which sum In turn Is paid by
-the mill owners for hauling. It is ex
pected that about one-half the mail -nHll
bo finished this Summer and the re
mainder ap soon as practicable. As every
cost but the hauling is a donation from
the people. It is not expected that they
can afford to do all the work in one
season.
Extending; Service.
Telephone service will be extended from
Gresham eastward In a short time, - the
Pacific States Company now, having
about secured sufficient subscriptions
season have been very light. This morn
ing the high boat brought In only 100
pounds, which is not enough even to pay
expenses, when you consider that the
canneries have a number of men em
ployed at 165 a month, and have an ex
pensive equipment. Only about half of
the traps are In, and the seiners have not
yet commenced work. The fact is that
the water is too cold yet for the fish to
run well. When It gets warmer and the
water becomes clear, the fish run right
up the leads to the traps, and the boats
that go out dally to empty the 'pots,'
Into which the fish are led, bring in good
loads."
Woman Aalded Flre-Flghtera.
Councilman Mulkey and Fire Chief
Campbell , distinguished themselves at
a fire which broke out yesterday
mornlng in a building at Elev
enth and Main streets. Mr. Mulkey
saw the blaze first and turned
in an alarm from box 56. Chief Camp
bell was passing at the time and he ran
to the blazing roof, while a young wo
man in a neighbor's house handed him
buckets of water. The blaze was easily
extinguished before the firemen arrived,
and the Chief said to the young woman
who had behaved so gallantly: "You can
have a position in the department when
you like. You're a born fireman." The
loss was slight.
W
Time Card
of Trains
PORTLAND
Leaves.
"North Coast Limited" 2:00 P. M.
Twin City. St. Louis
& Kan. City Special. 11:30 P. M.
Olympla, Tacoma, Seat
tle, South Bend and
Gray's Harbor Exp... 8:35 A. M.
Arrives.
7:00 A.M.
8:00 P.M.
5:15 P. M.
Two trains daily to Spokane, Butte, Hel
ena. Minneapolis, St. Paul and the East.
A. D. CHARLTON.
AssL Gen'I Pass. Agt.
255 Morrison St- Portland. Or.
PORTLAND & ASIATIC
STEAMSHIP CO.
For Yokohama, and Honsr Kong, calling at
Kobe, NajraaaJtl and Shanghai, taking1 freight
via connecting steamers for Manila. Port Ar
thur and Vladlvostock.
SS. INDRAPURA SAILS MAY 23.
For rates and tult information call on or
address officials or agents of O. B. & N. Co.
EAST
SOUTH
VIA
ffl SUNSET -n
O ccEEN4SHA5At--:,
iu)5psOy
. Leave
8:30 P. M.
8:30 A. M.
passenger rate of $50 to $75 and a freight i along the route to justify it in operat
rate of $15 to ?20 per ton. There is good ,nS ltB system through Powell's Valley,
reason to believe that such a route would ' Orient, Cottrell. Kelso and Sandy. At
be as profitable as the White Pass & I each Place a Sfuarantee of $5 per month
Yukon road, which to said to have given ' for one year was secured for one phone,
its projectors immense returns for their be,deJw hih numerous coupons were
Asks Clemency for Moran Bros.
WASHINGTON, May 6. It has been
demonstrated to the satisfaction of Lord
Pauncefote that Moran Bros., of Seattle,
acted under a misapprehension of the law,
and were not guilty of Intentional tres
pass in sending the wrecking steamer
Ajax to the wreck of the Willamette.
The Ambassador has intervened with the
TomlnIon Government for the purpose of
securing clemency for the wreckers
"Word From Despatch.
ASTORIA, Or., May 6. A letter was re
ceived here today from a .passenger on the
steam schooner Despatch, which left here
some time ago. with supplies and material
Chickens by the Thousand.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Mount Hood
Poultry Farm Company, of Port
land, the following officers were re
elected for the ensuing year: President,
A. E. Cooper; treasurer, L. B. Gorham;
secretary and manager, F. Mn Moore.
Last year's business was good and the
prospects for this year are equally bright.
The company has so far this year hatched
4750 chicks and S70 ducklings, and has in
the course of Incubation 2200 hens' eggs
and 460 ducks' egs. This poultry farm
Is the largest poultry plant west of the
Rocky Mountains and is situated six
miles from Portland, out on the Base
Line road. The incubator cellar, when
running at full force, will have 40 325
egg Incubators, with a capacity of over
13.000 eggs at one "sitting." To turn out
as many chickens by the slow methods
of nature. It would take just 1000 cluck
ing, brooding hens, sitting continuously
on nests, and the incubators are not rail
road incubators, either.
THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE
TVho are injured by the use of coffee, Re
cently there has been placed In all the gro
cery stores a. new preparation called ORAIN-O
made of pure Brains, that takes the place of
coffee. The most delicate stomach receives It
rithout distress, and bnt few can tell it from
coffee. It does not cost over as much.
Children may drink It with great benefit. 15.:
and 25c per package. Try It. Ask for
GRAIN-O.
Investments
Many here believe that the construction
of the Government trail from Lowe River
to the Yukon Is an enterprise at public
expense for the benefit of a few. It Is
said the survey and building of the trail
and telegraph line Is only a preliminary to
the building of the railroad, to which
the right of way is to be given by the
Federal Government, and, strange as It
may seem, there are people here who ob
ject to this programme, though it would
undoubtedly conrer a great blessing upon
Alaska, and especially upon Valdez Bay.
Chesna. Mining; District.
About 230 miles inland from Valdez Is
the Chesna mining district. Here the
Chesna Mining & Improvement Gompany
has invested about $50,000 in a placer min
ing proposition, and it is employing qulto
a number of men. It has a sawmill,
blacksmith outfit, and everything neces
sary for the thorough development of
their property. The discovery was made
and the ground tested in ,1899. It took all
of that year to get the plant In and the
ditches run before the freeze-up. The
ground runs from 50 cents to $15 per cubic
yard.' The company has 33 20-acre claims.
It has also discovered coal and located
640 acres of coal land. 'It Is a good qual
ity for blacksmlthlng and heating pur
poses, and Is so thoroughly impregnated
with oil that it can be used for fuel in
the camp fires. It expects to use two
nozzles on Its ground this year, and to
handle, at a low estimate, 1000 yards-of
earth per day. The company is organ
ized under the laws of West Virginia, and
has ample capital. This Is the only word
ings of any extent in this district, but all
the claims for Chesna Creek are taken
up and awaiting the results of the work
being done by the Chesna Mining & In
vestment Company. Slate Creek, in this
district, is aaid to be very rich, and con
siderable shoveling Is being done there.
About $15,000 has been brousht out from
! subscribed for, entitling the holder to
service for the same period. The survey
for poles will begin soon, and the line
put up as speedily as possible.
New School District.
A new school district was recently
formed at Cpttrell, just over In Clack.
P CHJBMMTED i
THE MORROW COASTER B8ME
Guarantees You Absolute Comfort and
Pleasure in Cycling.
Fits any wheel. Your wheel always under
control. Security on hills. A luxury 0:1
the level.
You Ride Fifty Miles, but
Pedal onlv Thirty-five Miles.
100.000 satisfied riders last year. Sold
by all cycle dealers. Booklet free.
ECLIPSE MFC. CO.. Etmlra, N. Y.
MiiBEiSaSHril
Pacific Coast Steamship Go.
FOR NOME
The magnificent new steel
Steamship Senator will sail
from Seattle and Tacoma
direct. From Tacoma 12 m.,
Seattle 9 p. m. May 30. '01.
For rates, reservations and other Information
apply to the company's agents
... PoSioN. 2i) Washington st., Portland,
Or.
Ticket Office OOT Pacific avenue, Tacoma.
G. M. LEE, Ticket Agent.
P. W. CARLETON. N. P. R. B. Dock, Ta
coma, Wash.
Ticket Office 618 First avenue. Seattle.
M. TALBOT. Comm'l Agent.
C. W. MILLER, Asat. Gen'I Agent, Ocean
Dock, Seattle. Wash.
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO..
General Agents. San Francisco.
4 .-00 P. M.
7:30 A. M.
114:50 P.M.
Depot Fifth and
I Streets.
r Arrive
OVERLAND EX
PRESS TRALNd.
tor Salem, Rose-burg-.
Ashland. Sac-
r a m e n to, Ogdes,
Ban iTanctsco, iio
Jave. Los Angeles.
El Paso. New Or
leans and the East.
At "W o o db urn
(dally exceDt Sun
day), morning- train
connects with train
for ML Angel. Sll-
vorton, .Browns
ville, Springs eld,
and Natron, and
Albany Local for
ML Angel and SU
erton. Albany passenger....
Corvallls passenger.
Sheridan passenger..
T: A. M.
7:20 P.M.
10:10 A. M
HO .30 P. 31.
S:23 A. 3r.
Bitteb5
There's no medicine to equal
the Bitters for strengthening
the stomach, stimulating the
liver and kidneys, cleansing
the entire system or to pre
vent Constipation, Insom
nia Nervousness, and Ma
larial Fever and Ague.
TRY IT.
Dr. Lyon's
PERFECT
Tooih Powder
AN ELEBAHT TOILET LUXURY.
TJsed by people of refinement
for over a quarter of a century.
Record Vojafle 6 Days. 7 Hours, 22 Mlnutej.il
BOSTON U LIVERPOOL via QUEENSTOWN
New England, Twin Screw, 11.600. May 22
Commonwealth, Twin Screw, 13,000, June 5
PORTLAND ti LIVERPOOL ill QUEENSTOWN
Vancouver May 18 Vancouver. .. .June 22
Dominion July 6Cambroman .July 13
THOMAS COOK & SON. P. C dra'l Apnts,
ill MaitttSt. SiaFnacUco, CaL
Dally. HDolly except Sunday.
Rebate tickets on sale between Portland. Sac
ramento and San Francisco. Net rates 117 tin.
class and 911 second class, including sleeper
Rates and tickets to Eastern points ana En
rope. Also JAPAX, CHINA. HONOLULU and
AUSTRALIA. Can be obtained from J. h.
KIBKLAND. Ticket Asrent. 140 Third street.
YAMHILL DIVISION.
Passenger Depot, foot of Jefferson street.
Leave for Oswego dally at 7:20. 0.40 A. il .
12: JO. 1:55. 3:25, -4:40, 6:25, 8:30. 11. Jo p. ii.,
and 0:00 A. M. on Sundays only. Arrive ar
Portland dally at "6:35. S:30, 'lOi A. M :
1:35, 3:10. 4:30, 0:15. 7:40. 10.00 P. M.. Vl.M
A. M. dally, except Monday. 8:3t? and 10.06 .v.
M. on Sundays only.
Leave for Dallas dally. exceDt Sunday, a:
0:05 P. M. Arrive at Portland at Q:Jo A. M
Passenger train leaves Dallas for Alrlle Mon
days; Wednesdays and Fridays at M.Ou P M.
Beturns Tuesdays. Thursdays and Saturdays.
Except Sunday. . i .
B. KOEHT.TOl.,..,
Manager.
C. EL MARKHAM.
Gen. Frt. & Pass. Ast.
WASHINGTON & ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO
Fast mall, express and passenger service for
SKAGWAT, calling at Port Townsend, Van
couver, Ketchikan and Juneau, connecting
with White Pass & Yukon Houte for Dawson,
Atlln and all Yukon River points. Through
bills of ladlnsr Issued.
S3. CITY OF SEATTLE, May 3, 13, 23.
SS. VICTORIAN, May 8, 18, 28.
From Seattle at 8 P. M.
DODWELL & COMPANY. Ltd..
General Agents.
252 Oak st. Telephone Main 90.
1
IT IS A CRIME TO BE WEAK.
Every Weak man or woman can be re
stored to perfect health and vitality by
proper application of Electricity. Dr.'
Bennett, the treat Electrical authority,
has written a book, which, he sends
free, postpaid, for the asking. His
Electric Belt and Electrical Suspen
sory are the only ones which do not
burn and blister and which can be re
newed when bumed out. Guaranteed
to cure Varicocele, Lost Vigor and Vi
tality. KIdnev. liver and Stomach
Disorders, Constipation, etc. Write for book today
DR. BENNETT Electric Belt Co.
8 to 11 Union Block, Denver. Colo.
AMrV MTUISTln 41
fofttttirofe
in
Draasliti.
Genuine stamped C C C Never sold In buBf
Beware of the dealer who tries to sell
semethlnj "juit at jgood.
HEW TWIN SCREW 6000
Tfl 9 StFRff 1
SONOMA 4VENTURA
SS. ZEALANDIA (Honolulu only)
Saturday, May 26. 10 A.M.
SS. MARIPOSA, for Honolulu. Samoa, New
Zealand and Australia
Thurs.. May 30. 10 A. M.
SS. AUSTRALIA, for Tahiti About June 30
J. D.SPREGKELS k BROS. CO , Bjcaral igsnis. 327 Ikrbt SI
Gan'I Passasff Gf!o, 643 lirbt SL, Pfer No. 7. PadSs St
Pacific Coast Steamship Go,
FOR. ALASKA.
The. Company's steamship
COTTAGK CITY. SPOKANK
STATE OF CAL. and C1T
OF TOPEKA leave TACOMA
11 A. M., SEATTI.E D P. M.,
May 5. 10. 15, 20. 25, JO.
June 4. 0, 14. 19, 21. 24. 20;
July 3. For further tnfor--
xnatlon obtain folder.
Th Company reserves the right '-to ehangf
teamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing,
without previous notice.
AGENTS N. POSTON, 210 Washington St..
Portland. Or. F. W. CA-RXETON, N. P. R. B.
Dock. Tacoma: Ticket Office. 013 First av..
Seattle. M. TAIiBOT. Comm'l Age. CW. MIL.
LEH. Asst. Gen'I Agt., Ocean Doclc Seattle;
GOODALL. PERKINS & CO.. Gea'l Agogu.
San Francisco.
l
Ticket Office. 122 Third SL ' Phone 680
LEAVE The Flyer, dally to and
No 4 I from St- Paul. Mlnne
.wo xr P". Dtlluth. Chicago
0:00 P. M. Jand aJ1 points East.
ARRIVE
No. 3
7.00 A. M
Through Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dining
and Buffet Smoklng-LIbrary Cars.
Steamers
Aiiona and Pomona
Dally (ex. Sunday) for Independence, Salem
and all way landings. Leave Portland 6:43 A.
M.: leave Salem 8 A. M.; Independence. 7 A.
S. Qnc and dock, root Taylor st.
WHITE COLLAR LINE
BAILEY GATZERT (Alder-street Dock).
Leaves Portland dally, every morning at 7
o'clock. exceot Sunday. Returning, leaves As
torla every night at 7 o'clock, except Sunday.
Grcron noes' Msln'351. Columbiz poo'ae 331.
JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE
STEAMSHIP IDSUMI MARU,
For Japan. China and all Asiatic points will
leave Seattle
About June 3d
Astoria & Columbia
River Railroad Co.
LEAVES
8:00 A.M.
6:55 P. M.
Depot Fifth and
X Streets.
(For Mayger. Kalnler.
uiaissanie. westport.
uurton. Astoria. ,ar-
renton. Plavel. Ham
mond. Fort Steven.
Gearbart PJc. Seaside.
Astoria and SeauUorv
Express.
Dally.
Astoria Express,
lny.
ARRIVES
11:10 A.M.
0:40 P. M.
Ticket; office 255 Morrison st. and Union Dodoe.
J. a MAYO, Gen. Z&sa. Ast., Astoria, Or.