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THE MORNING OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1902.
FINEST OF W000S
'Common Lumber and for
Ornamental Finishing.
RICHES OF COOS BAY COUNTRY
Field Must Be Largely DraTrn Upon
by Furniture Manufacturers of
tne United States Also Room
for Factories Here
MARSHFIELD. . Or., Sept. L (Staff
correspondence.) To say that Coos
County has 1300 square miles of forest
upon -which there Is estimated to bo 13,
000,000,000 feet of timber, board measure,
conveys a very Inadequate Idea of the
wood resources of the county. In the
first place, It Is not an accurate statement
o the timber that will most naturally
peach Coos Bay, for a material part of the
valuable forests of 'Douglas County are
oa the Coos Bay side of the crest of the
Coast range; and In the second place mere
figures do not mean much. This Is the
most Important forest belt In Oregon. To
ltt timber and coal, In connection with Its
excellent harbor. Coos Bay owes all its
prominence and prosperity. If a larger
forest area shall be brought Into touch
with Coos Bay through the attraction
Which a good harbor holds for transcon
tinental railways; If markets shall be
opened overland, as well as over sea, we
saay reasonably expect such development
&8 has been hardly dreamed of.
The wood, products of the Coos Bay
country -aro not confined to ordinary lum
Ifeer, round and sawed; at least they need
sot bo thus confined. The forests contain
"largo quantities of valuable ornamental
woods, the market demand for which is
increasing fast. Most of the lumber sent
out of Coos Bay is of fir and spruce, but
.'there is plenty of white cedar, myrtle and
maple to draw upon, to say nothing of
oak, alder, chinquapin, madrona and oth--er
hardwoods, and hemlock and larch,
valuable for making furniture and for ln
fildo finishings of buildings. The white
-cedar, which Is popularly known as the
Port Orford cedar, IS now cut Into bolts
(md shipped to San Francisco by the thou
sand cords as matchwood. Somo of it
goes in the form of sawed lumber. The
vessels built here have their ribs of this
white cedar, to which fact they are said
to owe their special excellence. There
seems to be hardly a limit to its life, and
it is both strong and light. Other woods
soon decay or lack tensile strength, but
the even, closergralned, straight white
cedar, easy to work, and always depend
able, fills every demand of the shipbuild
er, and Is much used here. In the form
of bolts four feet long It brings about $15
a cord in San Francisco. That Is a jjrico
that pays the ranchers well for clearing
their land of the trees, but it falls fat
short of doing the best that might bo
done with the wood. A cord of bolts is
equivalent to 1000 feet of boards, and they
bring something like $30 in Sah Francisco
The cost of sawing would be but a small
part of the difference. This is one of the
many instances of the producers failing
to make the best of their opportunities.
And vast quantities of cedar that would
make the finest sashes, blinds, doors and
Inside finishings, go Into vulgar match
wood. Nothing surpasses this cedar for
wardrobes, for its odor, though pleasant
to humans, drives pesky moths far. There
Is a large amount of white cedar in the
Coos Bay country, and its value is al
most beyond computation.
t It was my good fortune to fall in with
Mr. C. J. Bruschke, who Is one of the re
cent purchasers of what is known as the
stavemiil, a sawmill property adjoining
this city. He is associated with Mr.
Hirschfeld, the extensive manufacturer
of furniture at Oakland, CaL, and. they
propose to set the mill at work immedi
ately getting out lumber for the' furniture
business. This will be mostlyt of the hard
woods, myrtle and, maple, with some oak
and chinquapin. Mr. Bruschko is a firm
believer in the virtue of "the native woods
of the Pacific Coast, and is free to admit
that Oregon is the finest timber field left
In this country. He owns probably the
best body of oak In the state, located on
the Sixes Blver, in Curry County,- and he
is getting all the hardwood possible In
this region. Ho has no fears that the
future will not prove the wisdom of this
course.
"Eastern oak is becoming too scarce
ffid high-priced to be used for general
feature-making," said Mr. Bruschko.
"and, the manufacturers are . driven to
take Mp the woods of this Coast. In Ohio
an. .enterprising furniture man. some time
,agO, went through the country and
TXTUgnt up. all the walnut fences, ro-
.pjacinff them with wiro at his own ex
pense, in order to got the wood for use
la msHbuslness. The woods wo have been
accustomed to In the furniture trade are
fast disappearing: -But so great is the
prejudice against innovations that we find
It difficult to introduce the native woods
of the Pacific Coast, and usually have to
resort to the expedient of calllntr them
something- other than what they really
are.,
"Some years ago I got hold of oak from
Oregon and made it up into fine furnUurcv
when I tried to market It as California
Dak, I found much difficulty, but as old
English oak t went readily enough. As
a matter or fact, no oak takes a finer fin
ish, or has more beautiful grain designs.
A certain Chicago house that retails mil
lions of dollars' worth of furniture annu
ally, will take all this furniture that can
ba turned out here, but. the freight rate
la just now against us, ana wo are handi
capped In that market. The oak is oniy
one of several woods In the Coos Bay
country that will make Oregon famous.
"The-myrtle, or laurel, has a lovely nat
ural color, the texture is close, and It is
a firm and very hard wood when properly
seasoned. It does not seem, when green,
De harder than maple, but it Is harde:
and stronger" when dry. It is susceDtlblt
of most satisfactory treatment in panels
and where contrasts of 'natural coloring
are desired, being fully equal to the East
ern walnut in that respect The maple
is also a valuable hardwood that finds its
.best use for dressing cases and the Hcht
er articles. The madrona will take the
place of the Eastern cherry, though it is
a closer-grained wood and will take
polish like ivory. I cannot see why the
.chinquapin will not make pins equal to
those, of second-growth hickory that are
now used for doweling In. shipbuilding.
In fact, I cannot understand why Eastern
woods are depended on for so roanv uses
when our native timber will answer every
purpose. It is a matter of education and
prejudice, I suppose, but we will soon be
forced to make the change, and then we
shall wonder why our own products were
not sooner recognized. Our woods, though
unlike those of the East In many respects,
have their own peculiar merits and aro
in no wise Inferior to those that have
been long established In popular favor. N
"A little taste and knowledge will en
able one to make combinations of our
common woods that produce most charm
ing effects. Take our common fir, and by
interlaying strips of curly grain with
those of the straight fiber, quarter-sawed
or otherwise, interior finishings can bo
made beautiful enough to sultj anybody.
The spruce and the cedar have not such
varieties of grain to offer. The despised
hemlock will take a brilliant finish, and
Is a durable and handsome wood when
properly treated. I look to see It much
sought for by furniture-makers. Th
larch will tako the place of the Eastern
white birch for many uses. We have all
these woods in abundance, and It-will not
take long to make them popular."
Mr. Bruschke is a native of Russia,
where he gained his first experience with
commercial woods. He takes great pride
in experimenting with the native woods
of this Coast to produce unsuspected re-'
suits, and is often much amused at the
mistakes that so-called experts make In
A SAUNTER THROUGH
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their judgment of these products. Coos
Bay will be a leading source of supply
for the San Francisco furniture-makers,
and Oregon will doubtless become widely
known. Mr. Bruschke thinks the Pacific
Coast is destined to manufacture practic
ally all tho furniture used In tho United
States, for two reasons: It has the native
woods and IE can get tho desirablo for
eign woods materially cheaper than they
can be had on the Atlantic Coast. But
this is another story.
Captain A M. Simpson, who, before the
rise of the Booth-Kelly Company, was the
greatest lumber manufacturer of the Pa
cific Coast, got his start on Coos Bay,
where he established the North. Bend mill
away back in the' '60s. The money ho
made hero enabled him to branch out
along the 'Coast, and now he has saw
mills at seven different points. He builds
and owns his ships for transporting
lumber to market. In tho past few years
he has como to own his own timber sup
ply, through the foresight and energy of
his son, L. J. Simpson, who is the resi
dent manager of tho North Bond mill.
The young man, a few years ago, came
to the conclusion that It would bo wlso
for millmen to own tho forests required to
keep their plants In operation, and he
made a number of purchases, as he could
get hold of desirable tracts of land. Now
that nearly all the timber is taken, and
prices aro advancing rapidly tho wisdom
of this course is apparent.
Tho story as told by outsiders is that
something like 5100,000 was Invested in the
timber land when prices were down.
Eastern lumbermen came Into tho field a
short time ago and offered $500,000 for-the
entire property of the Simpsons here. The
proposal was made to the old gentleman,
and he took it to the young man and
asked his opinion of it.
"You didn't think much of my Judgment
when I was getting that timber," said the
Junior, "and now I'd rather you would
decide whether to sell out or not. It's all
right with me."
The old man stroked his white beard
reflectively a minute and then remarked:
"I don't think they'vo offered enough.
It's worth more than that."
The elder Simpson is quite a pessimist
He told me yesterday that the lumber
business was not very prosperous just
now. and that the picture of unsatisfied
riamm
r ; ' t
demand for lumber was much, overdrawn.
Ho said he didn't know of any field, cither
domestic or foreign, that was not "abund
antly supplied abundantly, mark you."
Then he went on to say that tho timber
lands of this country are worthless when
the forest Is removed; at least the fir
land. When I cited prosperous farms In
Oregon and Washington, where heavy
forests of fir had formerly waved, he
would not be convinced. "Some of the fir
bottoms may raise grass after removal of
the timber," he finally admitted, "but fir
upland will grow nothing but fir, sir; it
is worthless for anything else,"
Curry County, which alHO has valuable
foresfresourcee, has no satisfactory .sea
port and not a mile of railroad. Its timber-
would all seek market through Coos
Bay If railroad connections were estab
lished. It is now less than a dozen miles
from Myrtle Point to the Curry County
line, and from Myrtle Point a railroad Is
In operation to Marshfield. All this points
to extension of the timber resources of
the Coos Bay country and ' the develop
ment of wood Industries of large propor
tions. v
But lumbermen also hold In mind tho
possibility that a railroad to Salt Lake
and the East will lead to markets even
more desirable than those reached by
water. That contingency will in no wise
THE CARNIVAL GROUND
inuro to tho disadvantage. of this section.
In all respects timber-owners in tho Coos
Bay country are in a very comfortablo
situation. There Is no prospect that the
market will ever be worse. They can get
their product out by water In their own
good time to tho markets of tho world.
They will some time be able to send it
out by rail. For variety and .extent, and
for general excellence for the timber of
this region is large and of the best qual
ity, each of its own kind It is hard to
beat the Coos Bay forests. J. M. Jj.
SIDES IN WITH SEAL EXPERT
Hunter Thinks There Is a Mistake
About Bonldyer "Rookery.
NEWPORT, Or.7 Aug. 31. (To the
Editor.) In your paper of recent date
mention was made of tho discovery of a
new fur seal rookery on Bouldyer Island,
In Behring Sea, and also In your issue of
Saturday, August 30, you state that the
report has been confirmed by W. C. Mllll
gan, formerly of Portland, and that for
several years it had been a jsecret known
among pelagic sealera, who had been
reaping a rich harvest from this far-off
rookery.
One year ago last month I was one of
the hunters on the British sealer Vera,
and from information wo received at
Atton Island, the most westerly of tho
Aleutian group, our captain sailed to
Bouldyer Island, and wo spent several
days In a fruitless endeavor to find any
fur seal on or anywhere near this island.
We found there an Immense, herd of sea
Hons, and hundreds of their cubs or pups.
THE ELKS IX PARADE PASSING ALONG FIRST STREET,
playing along the edge of tho beach.
These might be easily mistaken fora fur
seal, which they somewhat resemble. Wo
also found quite a number of what Is
known among sealers as "half-breeds,"
which seem to bo a cross between the
sea Hon and the fur seal and have very
little value, but not a single genuine fur
seal was on or around tho Island at that
time. There is no doubt that it was
Bouldyer Island that we were searching,
as we sailed directly, there from Atton, a
distance of only SO miles, and, .besides,
we carefully verified our position by sev
eral solar observations. If there Is any
seal rookery there It has been established
since that time, as we "seal poachers"
were old hands at tho business, and cer
tainly made a thorough search of that vi
cinity, hence I am inclined to side. In
with tho opinion of Fur Seal Expert
Wellcome, that officers of the Manning
mistook sea Hon pupa or half-breeds and
pups for fur seal. W. G. EMERY.
A REIGN OF MIRTH
(Continued from First Page.)
succeeds in holding him at bay for the
period of 20 seconds although it seems
much longer to the crowd, so great Is the
suspense and then makes a dash for the
cage door. The management say that
seven men have been killed in attempting
to tame this lion.
The sensational feat of the day was
the high dive. A small tank., hardly more
than six feet In depth, 12 feet long and five
wide, was filled with water. A ladder be
tween 80 and 100 feet high stood beside the
tank, and from this dizzy height a man
jumped head downward, striking with a
mighty splash, and soon coming to the
top none the worse for his perilous feat.
During this event the crowd Is worked up
to a great tension, and there are many
sighs of relief as the man emerges from
the tank. He Is brought Into the stage
and introduced, and as the crowd ap
plauds him the band sets up a lively air.
The tune gradually changes as he as
cends the ladder, and by the time he Is
at the top they are slowly playing a sad
sentimental strain. The man reaches the
top and peers to the tank below. From
tho crowd he Is seen to be trembling with
fear, and it is a well-known fact that a
BY THE OREGONIAN ARTIST
THE EXHIBITS AND ANIMALS.
variation of but a few Inches in his fall
will mean instant death. Ho peers down
and hesitates to make the plunge. Sud
denly ho braces himself; It Is evident the
time has come for the Jump. The band
ceases to play, and the silence of the
next fow seconds seems oppressive. He
Jumps straight off, and in falling turns
his head downward and strikes the water
head first. No bass drum Is needed, to
intensify the fall, and as he strikes tho
water Is splashed for some distance
through the crowd.
Another new attraction that was Intro
duced last night was a revolving trapeze.
The entire trapeze was brilliantly Illumi
nated with electric lights, and as the three
women performers took their places on
the three arms of the trapeze and com
menced to revolve It made a dazzling
sight.
Much fun was had last night riding the
camels and tho donkeys. A small fare
was charged, and they were liberally
patronized by people who wished to bo
able to say that they had ridden these
animals. The visitor could well Imagine
that tho world was presentpd In a num
ber of phases. As he heard the tinkle of
the camels' bells and saw the people
slowly riding across the pork, they were
carried in their imagination back to the
caravans of the deserts, and by the time
they had reached the far end of the park
they could well Imagine that they had
crossed a desert ond were suffering from
thirst. They would soon be startled from
their dreams, however, by the shrill
whistle of tho miniature railway and the
conductor's "All aboard for the German
village.". Boarding the train, they had a
taste of crossing tho great deserts In the
modern way, and at tho end of their des
tination found Germany and the hos
pltablo German people with their abund
ance of welcome beer.
TODAY'S CARNIVAI BILL.
Concerts, -Special Exercises and a
Double Weddlnsr Are Features.
Twp concerts, eomo special exercises
and probably speaking at the manufac
tures funding, winding up with a
double weddlpg, constitute the bill at the
Carnival for today. A double wedding
will take place In thp throneroom In the
Park Row at 8:30 P. M. A number of
useful and very valuable presents wlil
be glvenaway to the happy pairs. All
the midway shows' will be In operation
this evening. A week later, Tuesday,
September 9. there will be a triple wed
ding. As can truly be said, this la the
last chance to get married under the
auspices, of the Portland Carnival.
The musical programme thla afternoon
Is as follows: -
PART I.
March "Hands Across the Sea".. .Sou3a
Waltzes "Jolly Fellows" "Vollsted
Scenes from "The Idol's Eye" Herbert
Two-step, "Ragged Rastus Lampe
PART II.
Overture "Oberon" Weber
Intermezzo "Ocean Breezes" .. Herbert
Medley of popular songs.. Mncklc
March "Queen Maybellc" Do Caprlo
Excursions on all railroads and the
steamboats from up and down the rivers
are expected to bring Into thl3 city by
tomorrow morning some 20,000 excursion
ists, unless unpropitlous weather should
set In tonight. Tomorrow is the grcUt
Elko" parade day, when prizes aggregat
ing $1000 will be. given away to the lodges
making the best appearance and turning
out the largest number of marching
brother.?. A special hospitality committee
under the leadership of John Lamont.
exalted ruler, will take care of the dele
gations as they arrive at the Grand Cen
tral Station, and will show them to Vac
choicest feeding grounds. Suitable re
freshments to flank rye bread and cheese
and ham sandwiches for several hun
dreds have been prepared. Fully 1500 will
come from Seattle, Tacoma, Everett ami
other Sound points on the Elks' trains
Thursday morning, to say nothing of the
regular fair visitors which the. low. rates
on the Northern Pacific will bring Into
this city for two days.
A telegram was received .from La
DISCLOSES MANY INTERESTING THINGS BESIDES
Grande last night saying about EO would
come from that city, all uniformed and
well drilled, for the parade day. It Is
expected half a dozen bands will ho here
from as many different cities in the
Northwest.
Chief Spieler Pike Davis, of the country
store, will have half-grown pigs from
Sauvles' Island to give away on the 10
cent raffling counter Thursday evening.
Davis was unable to make his appearance
and display his goods In the parade yes
terday, owing to the fact that Just at
the wrong time hi3 wagon broke down.
But he still has bargains for all. It is
stated by the Elks that there Is no hired
help In the country store and all the re
ceipts go to the fund for the Elks' Home
next year. Mr. Davis Is assisted by J.
Harvey O'Brien, Thomas Dowllng, Alex
Sweek, Charles Schlmwell. Charles
Frank, Ray Spauldlrtg. A. Hayes. Dick
Crelger, Dr. W. I. Northup, Dr. J. Stew
ard Mrs. Wemple, Mla3 Gooding and
others.
WORK OF A TOUGH GANG.
Mr. Flclschner Resents an Insult and
a Melee Ensues.
I. N. Flelschner, the well-known busi
ness man, had a disagreeable and exciting
experience Monday night while sauntering
through the Carnival grounds with Mrs.
Flelschner. The throwing of confetti and
the annoyance of visitors by various de
vices made for such purposes has reached
a degree somewhat, exceeding the line of
politeness. An unknown hoodlum-stopped
directly In front of Mrs. Flelschner and
deliberately threw a handful of confetti
In her face. "Don't you do that again,"
said Mr. Flelschner, but the fellow im
mediately repeated the Insulting perform-
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ance. Mr. Flelschner promptly struck him
with a light cane he curried. The tough
grabbed the cano and a struggle ensued,
which was participated In by several com
panions whom the tough called to his as
sistance. Detective Joe Day happened
along at this time and promptly went to
the rescue of Mr. Flelschner. The whole
gang turned their attention to Mr. Day,
and he'.drcw a pistol and gave one of them
a fierce rap on the head. Ex-Detective
Joseph Rcllly also appeared and did var
iant work in worsting the hoodlums,- who
scattered in all directions. .
Mr. Flelschner was none the worse for
his adventure, but he naturally feels that
less license should be given to persons
who aro fond of scattering confetti over
aay and all persons.
Concert by Adler's Band. "
Adlcr's Band, of Tacoma. will arrive to
day, and tonight at 8 P. M., at the Hotel
Portland, will e1-- 2- cd!srt -cuiimot-
ary to the Elks, to Manager Bowers and
to the guests of the hotel. Following is
the program: -
March "Portland Carnival" (by request) .Adler
Overture "Poet and Peasant" Stippe
Selection from "Tho BuqBomaster" Luder3
Grand selection from "Macbeth" Verdi
Concert waltzes "Vienna Maidens" ....Zlehrer
Selection from "Floradora" Stuart
latermlsioa SO minutes.
Overture "Nebuchadnezzar" ... "Verdi
Polka brilliant "Le Secret'.' Hazel
Cornet solo by John Bambrldge-
Grand selection from "Faust" Gounod
Medley selection of popular airs..-
Arranged by Smith
Grand selection from "11 Trovatore" Verdi
"Sweet Old Songs" Dalby
JUDGES MAKE AWARDS.
Prizes Given for Best Decorated
BnlldlnKs and SIiow "Windows.
The committee on the awarding of prizes
for tho best decorations has made Its re
port. The judges, Messrs. James Mcl.
Wood, W. W. Catlln and George W.
Hazen, took a carriage and drove very
carefully over the city to accomplish
their duty. After the fullest examina
tion they have made the following awards:
For the best-decorated building, the
first prize of a beautiful clock, to the
Hotel Portland; the second prize of a sil
ver nut bowl to the Meier & Frank Com
pany. For the best-decorated window the first
prize of a fine silver-plated water-bottle
with solid sliver top goes to Pfunder &
Co.; the second prize, of a silver flower
vase, Is awarded to Llebes & Co. Special
mention is made by the judges of the dec-
The. cbv&-
orated building of the Pullman Cafe, on
Fifth street, and of the window of A. & C.
Feldenheimer.
NEWS OF THE CROPS.
Harvesting Is- Practically Completed
Good Soaking: Rain Is Needed.
(United States Department of Agriculture.
climate and crop bulletin of tho Weather Bu
reau, Oregon section, for the week ending Sep
tember,!.)
Portland, "Tuesday, September 2.
Tho weather during the week has been
dry and sunshiny, with temperatures
averaging slightly below the normal. A
light shower occurred Wednesday morn
ing in the northern portion of the Will
amette "Valley, but the amount was insuf
ficient to benefit vegetation. A light frost
Thursday morning slightly damaged ten
der plants on low lands In portions. of the
Willamette Valley.
The weather has been very favorable
for tho harvesting of grain, and that por
tion of farm work Is now practically com
pleted In all but a few sections, where
some Spring wheat is yet to be cut.
Threshing is progressing satisfactorily,
but. as a rule, the yields aro variable and
below expectations.
Hops continue to make excellent ad
vancement, and picking will begin in a
few yards this week, but work will not
become general much before the middle
of next week. Pastures are drying up
rapidly, and there has been a marked
shrinkage in tho supply of milk. Not
withstanding the shortage of feed, stock
is generally reported to be In good con
dition. Potatoes and corn are maturing
slowly on account of the dry weather; a
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good soaking rain Is badly needed for
both of these cropo. Potato blight con
tinues to Bpread In the coast counties.
Prunes, pluma, pears and apples are ma
turing nicely, except In the Willamette
Valley, where numerous complaints of the
fruit dropping have been received.
THROUG1I THE COLUMBIA RIVER
GORGE.
A delightful trip of a few hours will
take you through the famous "Columbia
lilver Gorge," the greatest combination of
river and mountain scenery on earth. O
R. & X. train leaves Portland daily at 9
A. M. Return can be made by steamer
from Cascade Lock3. Special low rates for
this trip. Get particulars at O. R. & N.
ticket oillce. Third and Washington.
Many Will Go to Coast. Owing to low
rate. $3 for round trip, many Elks will
visit the beaches. For particulars, inquire
O. R. & N. city ticket office. Third and
Washington.
MR. RUDD AND HIS $10,000
WHEX THEY COME, THE INDIANA
WILL BE CHARTERED.
Owners of Vessel Want $15,000 Bond,
but May Take Less for Trip
From Nome.
The representative of the Nome miners
is expected to put in an appearance here
any day. With him Is to come $10,000 to
charter the steamship Indiana. This ves
sel is to sail northward this month and
to return to Portland about October 23
with a cargo of miners. All this depends
on whether "the miners show the color of
their 510,000.
The owners of the vessel insist upon a
bond of 515,000 to secure them against loss
in case things do not pan out up north
as the miners promise. Several promi
nent merchants have said that there will
be no alnlculty In raisins: this amount in
Portland, provided the representations of
me miners are what they are made out
to b.
The renresentative of thp mn pro -who
is expected to arrive anv dav is J. P
Rudd. If he brings the $10,000 with him it
will be up to Portland to subscribe the
uona or $i&,wa The steamship-owners
might, however, be Induced to accept a
lower bond, in view of the security of the
venture.
The charter rata of trm -ppssaI tpIII
5373 per day. The nrobaile leneth of th
voyage to Nome and back is 30 days. The
cose or. cnarter would, therefore, amount
to 511,250. The owners Insist that half
Of this bo nnld before th vasaaI -sails
The coallnjr of the steamship would cost
anu ine oumtting of the vessel $3000
more. These two expenses would .have
to be borne by the miners. Tho mini
mum passenger fare from Nome 13 to bo
$35 lor each miner. The net profits of the
venture are to be divided In the propor
tions ot 60 per cent for the miners and; 4Q
cer cent for the steamshln
About 800 men would probably come to
Portland from Nome. They would outfit
In this city for their trip to the Eastern
States, and would therefore distribute a
large sum of money here. Some of them
would remain all Winter.. In the Spring
those of the miners who returned to Noma
would probably embarkfnm Portland. ,
PERSONAL MENTION.
C. E. Redfleld, ot Heppner, ia in tha
city on business.
Mrs. Dr. C. H. Chapman, of Woodland,
Wash., la visiting In the city.
D. M. Stuart, a well-known business
man at Astoria, Is in the city.
Walter Lyon, private secretary to Gov
ernor Geer, la down from Salem.
L. Ij. Basche, of Sumpter,. Is at tha
Portland, accompanied by his wife.
Dr. Flora A. Brown has returned to tho
city from her outing to the Cascades.
Miles S. Johnson, of Lewiston, Idaho,
Prosecuting Attorney of Nez Perces Coun
ty, is in the city.
Dr. E. E. Strow, who is at the Perkins
from Marshfield, it a prominent Coos
County phyelclan.
Andrew Houston and Charles S. Wind
sor, salmon packers, of Vancouver, B. C,
are at the Portland.
Samuel Elmore and F. H. Sanborn, tho
Astoria cannerymen, are In the city and
are registered at the Portland.
Chief of Police McLauchlan is expect
ed home from the coast today, where ho
went Monday to bring home his family.
B. F. Jones, a member of the Oregon
Legislature from Polk and Lincoln
Counties, Is registered at the Perkins,
from Toledo.
C. D. Mlnton, of Salem, was In Port
land last evening; on his way to New
Whatcom, Wash., where he will attend
a local fair.
H. Burrell, a prominent capitalist ot
Butte,-Mont., Is stopping at the Imperial
for a few "days while transacting busi
ness in this city.
Harry Jiecs, paymaster, TJ. S. A., sta
tioned at Chicago, is spending his vaca
tion in Oregon. Mr. Rees was appointed
,from Marion County.
Mrs. W1. F. Suces and her niece. Miss
Grace Edwardf?, 5of Oregon City, have
returned after an extended trip of- one
month at Long Beach.
Harrison G. Piatt, trustee, of Wolff &
Zwicker Iron Works, accompanied by his
attorney, Robert T. Piatt, left last night
for Bremerton, Wash., for the trial trip
of the torpedo-boat Goldsborough.
Mrs. Rosa Collison and daughter, Misa
A. L. Colllson. of Juneau, Alaska, are lu
the city. They formerly resided at Union,
fn this etate, and are here visiting1 friends.
David Campbell, chief of the fire de
partment, and Mrs. Campbell left last
night for New York City, where the chief
Is to attend tho National convention ot
fire chiefs, to be held about the middle
of this month.
P. If. D'Arcy and sisters, Marie and
Teresa, of Salem, returned last evening
from an extended visit In California and
are stopping at tho Imperial. They en
joyed a visit to the Elks' Carnival and
will proceed to their homes at Salem to
day. Dr. Templeton and family returned from
Mount Hood yesterday. Dr. Templeton
drove In last evening with the five-point
buck ho had killed. Young Charles Tem
pleton Is justly proud of (belng one of tha
youngest Mazamas, having ascended
Mount Hood with ease.
B. Zt. Hall, of Chicago, past district
deputy grand exalted ruler of the B. P,
O. Elks of Illinois, arid a retired Journal
ist, is at the Perkins Hotel. He as at
tended the grand lodge session at Salt
Lake City and has come here to take In
the Carnival. He has received a warm
fraternal greeting by the local Elks, and
has been personally entertained by Govi
ernor-elect Chamberlain.
S. A Clarke, for many years a prom
inent newspaper writer in this state, and
now librarian In the Department of thq
Interior at Washington, D. C, is in Port
land, shaking hands with old friends.
He spent last week visiting at his old
home In Salem. He Is very comfortably
situated in the National Capital and la
spending his spare time collecting and
revising his historical writings, which
deal principally with Oregon In pre-terrl-torial
days. Mr. Clarke says that Ore
gon men at Washington are always
pleased to receive calls from Oregonlans
and are ready to show such visitors any
fayors within their power. Mr. Clarke
Will bo at the Imperial until September
10, when he will return to Washington.
NEW YORK. Sept. 2. (Special.) North
western people registered at New York
hotels today as follows:
From Seattle H. D. Weeks, at the Hol
land. From Baker City H. H. Cole", at tha
Astor.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2. Henry White,
secretary of the American Embassy at
London, was a passenger on the steam
ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, which
arrived today from Bremen.
SALEM. Sept. 2. (Special.) Mlrs Estelle
Reel, National Superintendent of Indian
Schools, ot Washington, D. C; E. L.
Chalcraft, superintendent and Inspector ol
the Indian schools of the Fourth District,
which Includes the state of Montana,
Wyoming. Idaho, Washington and Oregon,
and Dr. Charles M. Buchanan, superin
tendent of the Tuallp. Wash., Indian
school, are guests of Superintendent Pot
ter at the Chemawa Indian school. Accom
panied by Superintendent Potter, the
party will -go to the Grand Ronde school
Wednesday on a tour of Inspection.
CHEAP RATES TO THE HOPTARDS.
Take the steamer Elmore, foot ot Ash
street, 7 A. M.. dally. Tickets on sale at
O. R. &. N. cfilce. Third and Washington.