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j 12. THE MOENIKG OEEGONIAiJ, SAiTURD AY, -DECEMBER 27, 1902. MYRTLE POINT, COOS COUNTY CENTER OF AN EXTENSIVE DAIRY DISTRICT AND . TERMINUS OF COOS BAY-ROSEBUEG RAILROAD MYRTL.E POINT, .Or., Dec 22. (Special correspondence.) This. prosperous town is at the junction of four branches of the Coqullle River, and at the hea'd of steam boat navigation on. the main river, and Is .distant from Coqullle, by river, '14 miles, and from Bandon, by river, 42 mil us. Using lb name Coqullle again brings up the proper pronunciation of the word. I have heard four ways Co-quell, Co-kel, Co-qulll and Co-keel. The old settlers very .generally say Coquell: more recent arrivals Co-keel; traveling men, Co-kel, and only a few, Co-quill. In my letter from Chetco, in Curry County. I said I had not been able to learn rthe Indian meaning of the name, iAil later, Mr. Van Pelt Informed me it meant "Beautiful Maiden River," "Co" meaning river, and "chet" beautiful maiden. Coqullle Is said to be an Indian name, the "co" meaning river, and "quill" meaning shell. If such is the case, as I am satisfied it is, the proper pronuncia tion Is "Coqiilll," and not "Co-keel." Those who claim the name to be of French pronounce it "Co-keel," and if it were JPrench, such would be correct. Mr. R. C. Dement, an old resident here, who came to Cooa Bay with his parents .In 1E53, and who had a great deal of business with the Indians before they were removed to the reservation, says it was always pro nounced "Co-quell" in those days, and it -was not until about 1SG0 that this new way of pronunciation began to be heard, and then only by the whites. This con troversy over the pronunciation of. the name has been going on for the past 30 odd years, and is not settled yet, persons on each side being very tenacious in the matter It is really a question of some Importance, particularly to strangers, to know which is'best authority. Myrtle Point at present has a popula tion estimated at S00 (the census of 1900 gave her 520), and Is located on the bank of the south fork of the Coqullle River, about one mile above 'the junction of the north fork, which latter is joined by the east fork about eight miles from, its mouth. Three miles above the town the middle fork of the Coqullle River come In, and it is up this stream that the projected railroad to Roseburg Is to follow to the sources, and on the other Bide of the summit down to Umpqua River. There are four river valleys from 20 to 50 miles long each, which terminate at Myrtle Point. At certain seasons steamboats can navigate these branches a few miles above the town, but most generally the head of steamboat naviga tion is at Myrtle Point, and a daily boat leaves each morning, carrying the mails, and returns In the afternoon from Co qullle. where it connects with other steamers for Bandon. Myrtle Point is the present, and, the residents hope, the temporary terminus of the Coos Bay & Roseburg Railroad, which -was to have been built to Roseburg several years ago, but stopped here, and is now about 30 miles long. In the valleys of the several forks of the Coqullle River are many dairy and stock farms, and the farmers do their trading at Myrtle Point, trade coming Into the town from points even as far as 30 miles distant. The large stocks of goods carried by the merchants would surprise one were the large extent of trading ter ritory not so plainly evident. Along the ridges between and at the headwaters of these forks of the Coqullle, some of them 50 miles long, are extensive forests of valuable fir, cedar and spruce timber, and logging on these streams is already quite an Important business, during the Summer the logs being rolled Into the streams and floated down, when T.he Winter rains raise the water, and ex tensive "drives" are made. The lumber output on the Coqullle has been Increas ing each year, and the logging operations on the upper river have been growing in proportion, and will continue to. grow. The forks of the Coqullle drain a large area of country, and while along the banks of the streams both farming and timber lands are mostly taken up, yet on the smaller branches and on the benches art vacant lands, subject to en try, some of It not even surveyed, which -will all become valuable when railroads open up the country. The present outlet "by water is being taken advantage of by the settlers, and the country is very gen erally prosperous; but there is a market close at hand for the lumber and coal of the country, which cannot be reached without railroad connections. The partly developed resources of Coos County in coal, In dairying. In mining and lumber will easily support, when developed, a population 10 times as great as now. At the headwaters of these streams are farm and dairy lands not being utilized, crop jilngs of coal, ledges of gold and copper, -and gold placers, and hundreds of mil lions of feet of standing cedar and fir timber. Only by means of railroads can these resources be fully developed. Per sons who have never been In this coun try may think these statements are ex aggerations. Intended to boom the coun try, but they are not. If one would travel as I have done, for miles through forests of fine timber, not one acre of which has ever been logged, and take into considera tion that the lumber business Is but Just In Its infancy, the possibilities of the future will then appear. Let there be railroads built into the Coos Bay country and there will be 10 sawmills to where there is one now, and the number of men employed In these mills and logging camps will in themselves very largely increase the population of the country. Some excellent water powers can be developed on these mountain streams, and there Is an opening right now for some enterprising llrm or individual to put In water whetls and pump water for supply ing Myrtle Point, which has no water works, and also supply the town with electricity for lighting, which is now brought some miles, steam power being used. There are coal and gold mines up the south fork of the Coquille, and the time will come when a railroad will be built to bring out these products of the earth, and why should they hot have the trains on them operated by electricity? Myrtle Point is so named from the nbundance of myrtle umoer wnicn grows. particularly evidenced on the point of land which the town occupies in the forks of the river. This myrtle is a very graceful ana heavy follaged evergreen, and seen in Its natural growth assumes some very Kvmmetricai s napes. it cannot De sur passed as an ornamental tree on the lawn. it steo has a commercial value which is just coming into notice. With age the tree rnxir feet, the lumber from it being very heavy and hard, resembling mahogany or walnut, DUt in its oeauuiui martungs De lng -very superior to either. Until within the past year or two this timber had no local commercial value, but a gentleman came In here last year and went out among the farmers and bonded as many acres of myrtle land as possible, agreeing to grub out the tree with the roots, and oav $1 per thousand "stumpage." He then Jrent Eaet and contracted to furnish this myrtle wood, at, no one knows what nrlce per thousand, for several million of si stocks, tops of sewing machines and similar purposes, which will take the oiace of black walnut which is becoming rery scarce there. This year several hun dred fnoueand feet of myrtle was cut and l piled up and next Spring machinery Zav i he brought here for making it Into in-nber and will give to Myrtle Point a Tr-nll of about 40 men. In my letter from r.Ateo I referred to the abundance of not -mvrtle, but other hard woods there, na adrUed some furniture company in 5.tiand securing it. The plan adopted wr. the Bastern investor here, might be i"ied along the Chetco River. I have n informed that myrtle leaves are an xcellent flea exterminator. It would be an easy task to make k trial of Its virtues in this country. R. C. Dement, who lives in a large resi dence overlooking the valley here, and la locally called "the cattle King," owning about 5000 acres of grazing land, and more stock cattle than anyone else here, came to Coos County with his parents m 1853," and they settled near Myrtle Point In 1855. his mother being the first white woman here. There were a great many Indians in the country then, but they re mained friendly to the whites, and wrhen the Rogue River Indians broke out In 135 and all the settlers In the Coqullle Valley went to Empire City, where a stockade waa built, their stock left on the ranches here was not disturbed during an absence, of nearly'' a year. In 1S68 all the Indians were removed from this country and placed on the reservations. In those days supplies were received locally from Port Orford, Coos Bay and Roseburg, packing in on horee or man's back. The woods were full of game so that there was no scarcity of meat. Mr. .Demerit's father brought In the first cows on Coqullle River. There was then no Myrtle Point, no Coqullle City, no Marsh fleld. no Bandon; only Empire, and a small mining town called Randolph, near Bandon. The land where Myrtle Point Is now was first taken up by Eph Catching. He sold It to Henry Myers, who kept a small store and called the place Myersvllle. In 1S60 he sold out to Chris Lenherr, who put up o grist mill, south of wh.ere the Myrtle Point Hotel Is now, and had a store, and a postofQce was established called "Ott." Malls came In from Roseburg, over a mountain trail, and it took a letter five days to get here from Portland. In the early days the, farmers raised wheat for their own use. and had it ground at the local gristmill. For many years past dairying has entirely superseded farming, and now no wheat to speak of Is raised here. The gold mining at the head of the Co qullle and Slxls Rivers, the lumbering on Coos Bay, the coal mining in Cooa County were the three lndustrlee then, as now. to give employment to labor and consume the product of the farms. About 1S75 Binger Hermann, present land com missioner at Washington, D. &, and his brother-in-law, Ed Bender, opened a store on the bank of the Coqullle River, the business being conducted by Mr. Bender, Mr. Hermann remaining in Roeeburg. From the time of the location of the store here the town has been called Myrtle Point, and Is now an Incorporated city by that title. Abot 1892 a railroad was projected from Marshfield, on Coos Bay, via Myrtle Point to Roseburg on the Southern Pacific Rail road, but It was never completed farther than here. The people of Myrtle Point subscribed about ?6000 as a bonus. They sincerely hope a railroad will be built out to Roseburg next Summer, but they -were "eo sure" the other time, they are In clined to be very "doubting Thomases" now. In a previous letter from Coqullle I gave a list of dairyman residing south of that town almost to Myrtle Point. The list following, gives principally those to the south and east of Myrtle Point. There are three creameries in this vicinity, the "Sugar Loaf," Just adjoining town, which is also a cheese factory; "Sunrl9e," three miles up the South Fork, and "Gravel Ford," at the Junction of the East and North Forks. The names of the principal dairymen and the number of cows they milk Is herewith given, making a total of about 800 cows: Barklow Bros ..-...50! A. Wild 10 T. Taylor 20 E. Davenport 50, Jerry Haines 20 O. Reed 20 L. Strong 40 D. McNalr 15 IC. Southmald 10 H. Strong 10 3, Devault et al 20 J. D. Barklow 15 Wm. Weekly 15 J. D. Bennett ..20 C. Moralrle 20 J. Hamolett 10 Jake Strong 240 Russell & Son 20 BenJ. Sbull 30 Robert Clinton lO J. V. Shuck 15 H. Most 10 Wm. Harmon 10 F. Harnlsh 25 J. "P. Taylor 10 D. J. Taylor 10 R, L. Weekly 15 I. T. Weekly 20 G. G. Swann 10 irom Wilson 15 Whittington Bros ..30 N. C Hermann ....15 R. Hartley .... 20 Seldon Warner .....25 Wm. Reckllft 15 A. McDonald 15 Wm. Lang- 20 Rome Farm 10 The above list does not include per sons milking only five or six cows. Stephen Reed lives about one mile from Myrtle Point, and has only 10 acres of land and milks six cowa This year his income from those six cows was ?360, or $60 each, and in addition he..had a small garden and some fruit trees on the same land. This illustrates the possibilities of the dairy business, even at the present time, and with railroads and better mar kets It will be even better. The dairy men here are out of debt and have money in the bank, and in a business transac tion they pay by "check," while a few years ago they were In debt and paid with an "order on the store." In the vicinity of Myrtle Point there are at least 540,000 worth of beef cat tle sold every year, and as much more of young cattle. The production of wool Is of some Importance, being about $10,- 000, besides which there Is a surplus of mutton sheep and about 1000 hogs. Myrtle Point has two hotels, two saloons, five churches (Presbyterian, Methodist, Dunkards, Christian and Methodist South), six general merchan dise stores, three livery stables, three blacksmith shops, one harness shop, two hardware storjs, two racket stores, two drug stores, two cigar stores, one jeweler, one dentist, three doctors, three attorneys, one newspaper, one feed store, two mil linery stores, one housefurnlahlng store, one furniture factory, two furniture stores, two bakeries, one restaurant, one barber shop, one shoemaker, one bank, one butcher shop, one opera-hbuse, no photograph gallery, no water works, no sawmill, one billiard hall, express office. telephone exchange, besides various secret society lodges, public school, etc. The religious sect called Dunkards Is very strong here, numbering over 150, and increasing each year. Their most 'no tlceable peculiarity is the ceremony of washing each other's feet. They are spoken of as being a very good class of people In the community, living soberr industrious lives, attending to their own business and letting that of other people alone. Lewis Strong is the owner of a herd of high-grade dairy cows which he rents out and which bring him a yearly in come of about $1200. It was about eight years ago that the creamery business first began to receive the serious atten tlon of the farmers here, and Mr. Strong says he kept an account for the first three years and his herd of "common" stock cows paid him only $1 50 a month per cow, and the general complaint among all the farmers was, "It does not pay." He commenced "breeding up," and gradually his profits per cow increased until now he figures them at $9 a month for each one, and .this does not Include the, by-proflts, such as milk-fed calves, hogs, etc Mr. Strong gives It as his opin ion that one acre" of good bottom dairy land will earn Interest on 5300, and the hill lands, which are used principally for dry stock and hogs, are worth $20 an acre. Bench hill land raises excellent clover and hay, two crops a year, one In June and the other In August. These bench lands for dairying are worth from - $30 to $50 an acre. There are about 40,000 acres of dairy land tributary to Myr tle Point. The coal lands of Coos County sell at from $20 to $150 an acre; ' timber lands from $10 to $25 an acre, according to lo cation and development It makes considerable difference In the value of lands in Coos County whether It is quoted for sale or for an Assessor. I have given the values of lands when for sale. Look on the assessment rolls and you will find bottom dairy lands assessed at $15 an acre, coal lands $5 an acre, and remote timber lands $1 25 an acre, ' and some lands even less an acre. The total value of all the property. In Coos County on the tax Tolls this year is less than $3,000,000, arid yet the dairy bottom land in Cooa County would alone be $10.60.0W4f assessed at what It is said to he "worth." The timber la Cooa County at present selling prices is worth $10,000,000 and coal lands $10,000,000 more, making a total of $30,000,000, exclusive of town property and personal property. In other words, the assessed wealth of Coos County is not one-tenth of its value when determined by the ordinary sales in busi ness. Low valuations are carried to. an extreme by the Assessor In a great many counties, and give a false Impres rion of the wealth of the country. Last year the business street of Myrtle Point was very muddy through the Win ter and Messrs. Guerin and. Perkins made a start toward improving the street by putting on six Inches of crushed rock and on that four Inches of gravel and sand, and so satisfactory was It that this Fall the whole street for some blocks was improved. In the same' way, and with a little attention will make an excellent roadway. The only three-story brick building In town belongs to Binger Hermann, and contains on the ground floor the postoffice and a merchandise store, and the next two stories an opera-house and a lodge hall Giles & Co. have the only well-equipped brickyard in Coos County, and turn out pressed brick and tiling. There are three new brick buildings to be nut un in Myrtle Point next year. one of them to be J. R- Benson's bank j building. Building operations are prac- j tlcally at a standstill, as It is difficult to get suitable lumber in the Winter, vhut indications are there will be quite a num ber of wooden buildings built next year, some of the material being already on the ground. Traveling by stage or traveling on the ocean Is not popular when the more com. fortable method of rail can be secured and, while the persons who stay at home all the time may not care whether a railroad ever reaches into the country here, and some of them actually do not want to see a railroad, yet most of the people are hoping to soon see a railroad. If Myrtle Point was personally consulted she would prefer to see a coast railroad, aa she would thus be the terminus of the local road. But even a road to Rose burg, which would give an outlet to the country, if freight rates were not too high, would settle up the country and increase the population of Myrtle Point. There Is much speculation regarding the late railroad move, and many are the queries as to who will furnish the money to build the road. From the amount of advertising this country has been having lately, It seems almost certain that some one will build a railroad, but who? The report that the Southern Pacific Railroad has 30.000 tons of steel rails on the way to Portland leads some to think the Southern Pacific Is the company to build the road, in -which case Roseburg would be one terminus of the road. A railroad from the coast out through Eastern Oregon would give a much . better market for Coos Bay timber, coal and dairy prod ucts, but a railroad tp any point will be welcome now, and the business of the country will make such a road profitable. An employe of the Southern Pacific Railroad was In Coos County a few weeks ago and gathering statistical information about the country. It would seem that these statistics, being gathered at so late a date might mean that the Southern Pacific people have come to a realization that a railroad Is to be built to the Coos BayN country, and intend building one themselves and cut off the opposition which a rival road would be. If the Southern Pacific and some Eastern com pany behind the Great Central begin a race to get Into the Coast country, there Is no doubt about a road being built, and maybe two roads. Oregon as a state and the coast counties and Portland as a trade center have everything to gain and nothing to lose by more railroads being built in here. This part of Oregon will not then seem to be such an Integral part of California in all her trade relations. Myrtle Point has an excellent graded public school In a brick ' building, -which cost about $17,000. Professor C. H. Nosier Is principal, assisted by Miss Minnie Mc Closky, Miss Julia Braderl, Miss Bertha Prey and Mrs.. D. B. Short. Twelve years ago .one of the now lead ing merchants of Myrtle Point commenced business In a room 20x30, and later added a room, back 20x20, and later still 20x26, and two years ago an addition on the side 30x40, and Intends possibly next year put ting up a brick on a corner lot he now owns, 50x90. There are other merchant? who have been equally successful In busi ness through the enlargement of their trade. There are indications that there will be greater business activity In the coast counties next year than ever be fore. Dr. George D. Elgin, who has had much experience in the mining district 24 miles or so south of Myrtle Point, says there is a coal belt in the mountains at the head of Sixes River two miles wide and four miles long, the cropplngs showing veins from two to four feet in thickness, but development work has not shown how continuous they are, and no coal mines have ever been opened in there, although it has been known since 1872. In the same section Is a gold-bearing Delt about two miles wide and 15 miles long, on the headwaters of the south fork of the Coqullle River. One way into the district Is to go from Myrtle Point up the south fork part of the way by wagon road, and the remainder by trail, or to Eckley, and thence Into the mountains. In this belt are the. Salmon Mountain mines, both placers and quartz ledges of iree-muung ore. There are found de tached rocks which are very rich, and about $40,000 has been taken out In the past eight years. A forest fire destroyed aii me improvements, and the mines are not now worked. On the west fork of Johnson Creek aro some rich placers, one being managed by xra xsuzzan, ana being worked quite profit ably. The gold Is coarse, and waa worked last year for the first time with a two mile ditch and No. 1 giant. On Poverty Creek, which empties into jonnson creek, is a five-stamp mill work lng only on surface dirt carried down the mountain about a quarter, of a mile and put through the stamps with good results. This belongs to a local company coml posed of Schiller Hermann, of Mvrtle Point; E. G. Flanagan, of Marshfield, and others. Westerly from Poverty Creek Is a con tinuous mineral formation, carry lnir eold silver, copper and cinnabar, all undevel oped. On Sucker Creek Is nlacer eold and na tive copper, which has been worked on a small scale for years. There is a Salem company owning a quartz ledce on this creek. This district is. about 35 miles from tne xaount lieuoen mining district, where are me ncnest quartz mines in Southern Oregon. Going west from Salmon Mountain, the -uyrue .roint Mining Company has several claims which prospect well. The countrv is a producer of coarse nuggets, one worth $260 having been found, and $50 and $60 pieces are quite common. The ore bodies are generally base. The creek beds con tain rich placers, which are worked profit ably one year, and a few years later the same place is as rich as ever, the wearing uwa.y ui me leages enricning the creeks Over $1,000,000 has already been taken out, and there Is no way of knowing how much yet remains. e. C. P. Entomologists in Session. WASHINGTON, Dec. 26. The 15th an nual meeting of the Association of Eco nomic Entomologists began here today. The feature was the annual address of President Felt. A paper showing the beneficial effects of the lime, sulphur an? salt wash as a remedy for the San Jose scale in Maryland was read by Professor A. L. Quintance, of College Park, Md., and one of the same tenor regarding the application of the wash In Connecticut was read from Professor E. Brltton, of New Haven. Dr. Felt spoke of the "grape vine root worm," an Insect which has been more than usually destructive to the vineyards of New York State. . To Cnre a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo-Qulnlna Tablets. All drug irlsts refund the money If It falla to cure. E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 25c RUNS INTO,! THE DRA MORJUSOX-STIIEET BRIDGE NAR ROWLY MISSED BEING WECKED. Skip Allerton Collides With the Structure, but Doci Little Damage - Testing: Nevr Hpecd Recorder. The strong current In the river and the faulty manner. In which the Morrison street bridge draw was originally built nearly caused a serious accident yester day. As it happens, Ihe only damage con sists of a few broken timbers on the draw. The British ship Allerton was being moved from the wharf of the Oregon Water Power & Railway Company, above the Madtscn-strect bridge, to Oceanic dock, In AlLlna. Two . towboats, the Vul can and the Spencer, had hold of her, and Captain Popo did the piloting. They passed through Madison-street bridge safely, and whistled for the Morrison street bridge. Captain Pope Intended to pass to the eastward of the draw pier, but the set of the current forced the cum bersome tow toward the west bank, and he chose the west passage. The ship was headed true for the opening and had almost reached it, when the current again interfered and threw the ship heavily against the draw rest. The plera of the rest are old and nearly rotten, and had they given way, the Iron draw span might have been toppled over into the river. This was what every one had expected, and hundreds had gathered on the bridge approach and along the docks in the vi cinity. The bridge tender was on the alert and kept the draw swinging so that it Tvould keep clear of the ship and its projecting spars. By skillful maneuver ing Captain Pope drew the ship away from its dangerous proximity to the draw and passed through the opening without further mishap. A few planks that sup port the railing on the south side of. the draw were broken, and the steps that lead .down to the rest when the draw is closed were carried away. The ship was not damaged. River pilots and steamboat captains have long complained of the way in which the bridge was built. The draw openln.5 is not in line with the current, and during a freshet It Is a difficult matter to get a deeply laden vessel through, especially If she has come through the Madison- street bridge draw. Even with small craft it is sometimes troublesome to tow through the draw, as was the case with the little schooner Olca a few weeks ago. It was this error In constructing the bridgo that resulted in the accident to the turret steamship Elm Branch a few years ago, when the heavy1 freighter nearly carried away one of the spans of the bridge. NEW SPEED RECORDER, Improved "Lob: Being: Given, a TrlnLJ in the North. Further investigations are being made. with regard to Captain W. S. Smith's bridge speed recorder, which promises to displace entirely the time-honored ship's log. One of the new Instruments is aboard the wooden-hulled steamship Newport, which sailed from Seattle for Valdes re cently, and the lnvqntor made the" trip as far as Port Townsend with a view to standardizing the contrivance as far aB was necessary, and watch Its workings. The bridge speed recorder was last Spring placed on the Iron-bottom steam ship Oregon, before that vessel entered the Nome trade, and- worked so satisfac torily that Captain Seeley, who was, la command of the liner, wrote the inventor a personal letter of thanks, expresslas his admiration. That was the first real trial of the recorder, and -was under the worst possible conditions, as Behrlng Sea "was littered with floating "Ice when the Oregon made her first voyage to Nome. The new contrivance fits In a snug case near the vessel's keel, and communicates the speed and distance traveled to, an in dicator located on the bridge. This avoids the old method of the taffrall log, which has been the only recognized method of tabulating the speed of a ship at sea. The old log merely gives the speed, not the distance traveled. The new method pro vides within easy reach of the brldge'an accurate check, both on speed arid total distance, and Instruments can be placed in all the officers' rooms, if desired. RELEASING ITS STEAMERS. Northern Pacific Making n. Change iu Its Oriental Line. As fast as their charters expire the Northern Pacific Steamship Company Is releasing the steamers it has been operat ing between Tacoma and the Orient. The Queen Adelaide, Claverlng and Braemer have been released, and the Duke of Fife s charter expires on her present voyage The charter of the Glenogle will also end with her next entry to Tacoma. The re tirement of the vessels named will leave only the Tacoma, Olympla and Victoria operating to the Orient In the service of the Northern Pacific. Notwithstanding the retirement of so many steamships, the trade between Vic torla and the Orient Is not decreasing. It Is being carried by the China, Mutual liners, which recently passed Into control of the Oregon Steamship Company, which also operates the Elue Funnel line. The Blue Funnel line consists of a fleet of 30 vesEels, ranging from 2000 to 5000 tons net register. By the purchase of the China Mutual liners the Ocean Steamship Com pany secured the control of a fleet of 45 modern cargo-carrying steamships. The steamship Achilles will be the pio neer vessel of the Blue Funnel line to visit this coast. She is a modern liner of 4478 tons register, and was built in 1S90. She I? now en route from Yokohama to Liverpool, where she will go on berth for Victoria and Tacoma. SEES ABANDONED SHIP. British Ship Reports Wreck on Const of Terra del Fuego. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26. A four masted bark, name and nationality un known, is aground and abandoned on tho north shore of Terra del Fuego, about 30 miles from San Diego point. The news of this marine disaster was brought here by Captain Cralgle, who arrived today in command of the British ship Afghanis tan. The abandoned vessel was painted with some dark colors. Her spars were white and intact. The boats were gone and the sails appeared to have been unbent. No signals were set, and no flag was In sight. Captain Cralgle sighted the wreck on No vember 1, and gives his position at the time as 54:41 south, 64:56 west. , The description of the wreck fits a num ber of overdue vessels. Among them. Is the Colored Goods I prefer PEARLINE to any other powder I have used. I do not think it will injure col ored clothes, which is more than I can say for most other wash ing powders. Mrs. Rev. M. E. M. One of the Millions. 633 Paul Rlf-lcmers. 207 rtnvs from" "RVrfPkok for Germany'; the bark Columbia, 31 days from Philadelphia for JUogo, and' the Brit- isn oarK urompion, wnicn sauea zrom here September 14. INDRAPURA NEARLY DUE. Ilongh Trip of ihe Indranrah& From .Portland to Yokohama. The Portland & Asiatic liner Indfapura is due here from the. other side in a week She brings a, big cargo of Oriental goods. A letter received' from one of the offi cers of the Indrasamha, which will fol-i low the Indrapura, tells of an exceeding ly rough passage westward across the Pacific. The steamer was 25 days from Astoria to Yokohama. While in mid- ocean one of the rudder chains broke, which made it seem fora time as If It was all over with the big steamer. She pulled through all right, however, and is now on her eastward trip, having left Hong Kong for Portland on December 2L- River Again Rising. The Willamette River la strain rlslntr. The gauge at this point yesterday regis tered 8.3 feet, a rise of IV, fpr In 21 "hours. Acting Forecast Official Wollaber aoes not oeneve tne water will go above 10 feet, as the recent heavy rains, so far as nis onice 13 advised, have not extended throughout the Ienerth of the Vallfiv. Th storm that we have been experiencing is a pari oi ine gaie tnat has been raging on the coast for three or four days. New Steamer Line to Mexico. SAN DIEGO. Oil.. Tinf. to the Echo de la JVnntPM Ensenada, Lower California, the Mexi- tu oecreiaxy or communications and Public Works has given authority for the establishment of a new ship servlco between the norta of o llRVmna Tnnnln. bampo, La Paz and San Jose del Cabo-, unu me por,is or tne united States situ ated on the Pacific Ocean. Wreck of Fishing Schooner. GALVESTON. Tex.. Dee. 2S- Thf f ao Tn- er Anstlce arrived In port today from the fishing banks off the bringing the crew of the wrecked schooner MIzpah. The Mizpah, while under full sail, aunng ine nignt of the 20th Inst, ran on a coral reef .and was wrecked. Marine Notes. The Bldston Hill has moved from Mer sey dock to the coal bunkers. The steamer DesDateh has elearpfl for San Francisco with 600,000 feet of lum ber loaded by the Eastern Lumber Com pany. A new rudder is belncr shlnner! on tho French bark Jean Bart, the old one hav ing been condemned by the marine sur veyors. The Ocklahama started down thn rlvw yesterday towing the Nasala, and tha Thompson left down with the Riverside. The Queen is on the way up -with the Daniel. The barkentlne Hawaii finished loading at the mills of the Portland Lumber Comnanv vesterdav. She sails fnr Rhnnir. hai and carries 1,170,180 feet of lumber, worth 516,09a. Charles Nelson & Co. are the shippers. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Dec. 20. Arrived at 8 and left up at 10:30 A. M. Steamer Columbia from San Francisco. Arrived down at 10 A. M. French bark Nantes. Left up at 12 M. French bark Daniel. Outside at 5 P. IS. Four-masted bark. Condition ot the bar at 4 P. M., rough; wind eouthwest; weather hazy. San Francisco. Dec 20. Arrived Steamer Mackanaw, Tacoma; schooner Sacramento, Sulslaw River; schooner Mary Etta, Sulslaw River; steamer John S. Kimball, Seattle. Sailed Barkentlne J. H. Griffith. Port Had lock; steamer Queen, Victoria; bark Amy Tur ner, "Victoria; steamer Cbehalls, Gray's Har bor. Seattle. Dec. 28. Arrived Steamer City of Pueblo, from San Francisco; Steamer Dol phln from Skagway. Sailed Dec. 25. Steamer Edith or San Francisco; steanwr City of Seat tle for Skagway. Dec 28. Steamer Umatilla for San Francisco. Dep. 25. Arrived Steamer Charles Nelson from San Francisco. Tacoma, Dec. 28. Arrived Steamer City ot Pueblo, from San Francisco; sttamer Dirlpo, from Alaska. Queenstown, Dec 28. Arrived Lucanla, from New York. Antwerp, Dec 23. Sailed Marlstow, for San Francisco. , w Beachyhead. Dec. 25. Passed Rotterdam, from Amsterdam for New York. Mobile. Dec. 20. Sailed Tunlsan, from Liv erpool for Halifax and St. John, N. B. New York. Dec 20. Sailed Hill Glen, for Liverpool. KEEPING PROMISES You Can Depend Upon, Ob taining Results, Re suits That Last. "Will It cure?" is always the first ques tion asked by a sufferer who has made up his mind to take a course of treatment for any kidney ailment. "Will I stay cured?" follows as a matter of course. If the reader is in doubt about what method to follow, read this statement carefully; Frank Stites, bricklayer, of 4559 Thirty third avenue, Denver, Colo., says: "It Is over three years since I recommended Doan's Kidney Pills through our Denver papers. At that time they stopped pain In my back and through the sides, which. although never severe enough to lay me up, was sufficient to cause more annoy ance than any one should end-uf5when Doan's Kidney Pills can so easily be pro cured. If I had not received positive ben efit when that remedy first came to my notice, I would be the last man in Denver to publicly Indorse the medicine, and If the results obtained from the treatment with Doan's Kidney Pills had not been permanent, nothing could Induce me to relndorse this medicine. The morlts of Doan's Kidney Pills should be universally known." Ask the Laue-Davis Drug Co. what their customers say about Doan's Kidney Pills. Sold for 50 cents per box. Foster-Mll-burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. Remember the name DOAN'S and take no substitute. kott's Santal-Pcpsm Capsules A POSITIVE CURE For Inflammation or Catarrh of the Bladder and Diseased Kidneys. No cure ao pay. unrca qmcciy ana Jt'enna nently the worst cases of Gonorrhoea and Gleet, so nutter ot how long stand ing. Absolutely harmless. Sold by drnjciats. Pries SI. CO, or by mall, postpaid. 81.00, 3 boxes, $2.76. 'THE SAHTAl-PEPSIN Cu., BELLEFONTAINE OHIO. LAVS-DAVIS DItCG CO.. Portland, Or. Blood Poison Is tb worst disease on earth, yet the easiest to cure WHEN TOU KNOW WHAT TO DO. Mny bave pimples, spot on the skin, eorea la the mouth, ulcers. lalllne hair, bone palne, ca tarrh, don't know It is BLOOD POISON. Send to DR. BROWN. 635 Arch St.. Philadelphia, Pa., for BROWNS BLOOD CURE. 2.GO per bottle, lasts one month. For sale oalj- ky Freak Nau, Portland Hotel Pharaucy. NOT DUE TO CLIMATE. Catarrh. Ia Fanad Everywhere. Catarrh la at home anywhere and every where. While more common in cold, changeable climates. It Is by no means confined to them, but Is prevalent in every state-and territory In the union. The common, definition of catarrh is a chronic cold in the head, which, if long neglected, often destroys the sense of smell and hearing; but there are many other forms of the disease even more ob stinate and dangerous. Catarrh of the throat and bronchial tubes, as well as catarrh of the stomach and liver, are almost as common as nasal catarrh, and generally more difficult to cure. Catarrh is undoubtedly a blood disease, and can only be successfully eradicated by an internal, treatment. Sprays, washes and powders are useless as far as reach ing the real seat of the disease Is con cerned. Dr. Mclverney advises catarrh suffer ers to use a new preparation, sold by druggists, called Stuart's Catarrh Tab lets, because actual analysis has shown these, tablets to contain certain antiseptic qualities of Uhe highest value, and being an Internal remedy, pleasant to the taste. convenient and harmless, can be used as freely as required, as well for children as for adults. An attorney and public sneaker who had been a catarrh sufferer for yeara says: "Every Fall I would catch a cold which would settle In my head and throat and hang on all "Winter long, and every Win ter It seemed to get a little worse. I was continually clearing my throat, and my voice became affected to such an extent as to Interfere with my public speaking. I tried troches and cheap cough cures. and sometimes got Telief. but only for a snort time, until this Winter, when I learned of the new catarrh cure. Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, through a newspaper ad vertisement. Two EO-cent boxes which I bought at my druggist's cleared my head and throat In fine shape, and to guard against a return of my old trouble I keep a box of the tablets on hand, and when ever I catch a little cold I take a tablet or two and ward off any serious develoD- ments." Stuart's Catarrh Tablets deserve to head the list as a household remedy to check, and break up coughs and colds, because, unlike many other catarrh and cough cures, these tablets contain no opiate, .cocaine or any Injurious drug. The High Standard of Hunter Baltimore Rye Is" the result' of Selected Rye, Careful Distillation, Thorough Ageing. EOTHCHHiD BROS., Portland, Or. CURED BY WHITE RIBBON REMEDY No taste. No odor. Can be given In glass of water, tea, or coffee without patient's knowl edge. "White Ribbon Remedy will cure or destroy the diseased appetite for alcoholic stimulants, whether the patient Is a confirmed Inebriate, a "tippler," social drinker or drunkard. Impos sible for any one to have an appetite for alco holic liquors after using "White Ribbon Rem edy. Indorsed by Members of W. C. T. U. Mrs. A. M. Townsend, Secretary ot the "Wom an's Christian Temperance Union. Boston, Mass., writes: "I have tested "White Ribbon Remedy on very obstinate drunkards, and the cures have been many. In many cases the Remedy was given secretly. I cheerfully rec ommend and Indorse "White Ribbon Remedy. Members of our "Union are delighted to find a practical and economical treatment to aid us In our temperance work." For sale by druggists or by mall. $1 per box. Trial package free by writing. MRS. T. C. MOORE CO.. State Supt. of Press. "W. C. T. U.. Ventura. Cal. Sold In Portland, Or., by "Woodard, Clarke & Co.. Fourth and "Washington streets. MADE STRONG, t tit. t r A LOSl Vliaillf MBSlOrCQ "renr DR. LOSB'S DAMIANA TABLETS MAKES MANLY MEN LOST VITALITY NERVOUS DEBILITY VITAL WEAKNESS IMPOTENCY Recommended nnd uwd by the leading Phy sicians and Sanitariums or the world. Make Old Men Young, Young Men Strong. Price 50 cents a box, or 5 boxes for 82.00. CDEC A trW packatce and Dr. Lobb's fa rnE.S mons bookfor men only byaddresstng 329 N. 15th Street PHILADELPHf " pa For Sale by EYSSELIS PHARMACY, 2ST Morrison t Bctvreen Int. & 2nd, PORTLAND, OREGON. Rig Sua non-poisouoiu remedy for Gonorrhea. Gleet. Spot ma tor r lice a, "Whites, unnatural dis charges, or any lnflamma. tlon of m neons mtK THEEYMSCHEWICU.Cn. branej. Non-ostrlngent Sold by Drnsglsts, or eent In plain wrapper by exprexs, prepaid, foi $1.00. or 3 bottles, ?3.75. Urcnlar sen", on legrat J.P, Those suffering from weaknesses which sap the pleasures of life should take & dollar bottle ot IJuven Pills. One bottle will tell 63 a story of marvelous results and 1 create profound wonder. This medicine has more rejuvenating, yltallzlng force than has ever been otTered- Sent by mall In plain pack age only on receipt of "this "ad" and 1. Made by its originators, C .L Hood Co.. pro jrletors Hood's EarnaparlUa, Lowell. Mass.. fWEAK pj MEN MADE STR0NG($fe&. j y oDJtii I la lui days. I frr Prf QvOMtti J nt u tttUtan. j LKMPrtTtata coalition. THE PALATIAL Oil BUILDING Not a dark office In the building: absolutely fireproof electric lights and arteaian water) perfect aanlta tlon ana thorough ventilation. Ele vators ran day and nisat. , Rooms. AINSLEB, DR. GEORGE. Physician... 413-4 U ANDERSON, GUSTAV. Attorney-at-Law..012 ASSOCIATED PRESS; E. I. PowelL Mgr.. 800 AUSTEN. F. C Manager for Oregon and Washington Bankers' LI fa Association of Des Moines. Ia 502-C03 BAKER. Q. EVERT. Attorney-at-Law CUT BANKERS LIFE ASSOCL&.TION OF DES MOINES. IA.; F. C. Austen. Mgr C 02-503 BENJAMIN, R. "W.. Dentist 314 BERNARD. G.. Cashier Paclflo Mercantile Co 211 BINSWANGER. OTTO S.. Physician and Surgeon 40T-4O8 BROCK; WILBUR F.. Circulator Orego- nlan 601 BROWN. MYRA." M. D 313-314 BRUERE. DR. G. E., Physician. ..412-413-414 CAMPBELL. .WM. M.. Medical Referee Equitable Life "00 CANNING. M. X....: 002-603 CARD WELL, DR. J. R., Dentist 503 CAUKIN, G. E., District Agent Travelers Insurance Company 713 CHICAGO ARTIFICIAL LIMB CO.; W. X. Dickson, Manager 601 CHURCHILL, MRS. E. J., 716-T1T COFFEY. DR. R, C, Surgeon 403-400 COLUMBIA TELEPHONE COMPANY.... C04-005-006-613-al4-C13 CORNELIUS, C. "W., Phys. and Surgeon... 200 COLLIER, P. F., Publisher; S. P. McGulre. Manager 413 COX, RALSTON. Manager American Guar anty Co., of Chicago 502 CROW. C. P.. Timber and Mines 515 DAY. J. G. & L N 318 DICKSON. DR. J. F.. Physician T13-714 EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth Floor EVENING TELEGRAM 325 Alder Street EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SO CIETY; L. SamueL Mgr.; G. S. Smith. Cashier 300 FENTON, J. D., Physician and Surg. ...609-10 FENTON, DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear.. ..511 FENTON. MATTHEW F. Dentist 609 GALVANI, W. H.. Engineer and Draughts man 600 GEARY, DR. E. P., Phys. and Surgeon. ...400 GIESY, A. J., Physician and Surgeon.. 700 -7 10 GILBERT. DR. J. ALLEN, Physician. ..401-402 GOLDMAN. WILLIAM, Manager Manhat tan Life. Ins. Co., of New York 200-210 GRANT. FRANK 8., Attorney-at-Law 617 GRISWOLD & PHEGLEY, TaJUrs 131 Sixth Street HA MM AM BATHS, Turkish and Russian.. 30O-301-S02 HAMMOND. A. B 310 HOLLISTER. DR. O. C, Phyalclan and Surgeon 504-603 IDLEMAN. C. M., Attorney-at-Law..410-17-W JEFFREYS, DR. ANNICE IT.. Phys. ad Surgeon Women and Children only.. 400 JOHNSON, W. C 315-310-317 KADY, MARK T.. Supervisor of Agents, Mutual Reserve Life Ins. Co 605 L1TTLEF1ELD. H. R., Phys. and Surg 200 MACKAY, DR. A. E., Phya. and Surg.711-712 MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK; W. Goldman, Mgr ...200-210 MARSH, DR. R. J., Phys. and Surg. ...404-400 McCOY, NEWTON, Attorney-at-Law 715 Mcelroy, dr. j. g., Phys. & sur.701-702-703 McFADEN, MISS IDA E.. Stenographer... 201 McGINN, HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law..311-ia McGUIRE, S. P.. Manager P. F. Collier, Publisher 415 McKENZIE. DR. P. L.. Phys. and Surg..512-13 METT. HENRY 213 MILLER. DR. HERBERT a. Dentist and Oral Surgeon 603-609 MOSSMAN. DR. E. P.. Dentist 513-514 MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE INS. CO.; Mark T. Kady. Supervisor of Agents..G04-603 NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. Attoney-at-Law.718 NILES. M. M., Cashier Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New York 200 NOTTAGE, DR. G. H., Dentist OOU OLSEN, J. F., General Manager Pacific Mercantile Co 211-212-213 OREGON CAMERA CLUB 214-215-210-217 OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY ; 4C0-41O OREGONIAN BARBER SHOP; Marsch & George, Proprietors 120 Sixth Street OREGONIaN EDUCATIONAL BUREAU; J. F. Strauhal, Manager , 200 PACIFIC MERCANTILE CO.; J. F. Olsen, General Manager 211-212 PORTLAND EYE AND BAR INFIRMARY Ground Floor, 133 Sixth Street QUIMBY, L. P. W.. Game and Forestry Warden 713 REED, C. J.. Executive Special Agent Man hattan Life Ins. Co. of New Yor 209 REED, WALTER. Optician. . .133 Sixth Street RICKEN BACH, DR. J. F.. Eye, Ear. Noso and Throat ..701-703 ROSENDALE, O. M.. Metallurgist and Mining Engineer ...510 RYAN, J. B.. Attorney-at-Law 515 SAMUEL, L., Manager Equitable Life 300 SHERWOOD, J. W., State Commander K. O. T. M 517 SMITH, DR. L. B., Osteopath 400-410 SMITH, GEORGE S., Cashier Equitable L:fe .... - 300 STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist 704-705 STOW. F. H.. General Manager Columbia Telephone Co COO SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY. AND N. P. TERMINAL CO 700 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 201 THRALL. S. A., President Oregon Camera Club 214 TUCKER, DR. GEO. F.. Dentist 610-6U U. S. LIGHTHOUSE ENGINEERS. 13TH D1ST.; Capt. W. C Langntt, Corps of Engineers. U. S. A 808 U. S. ENGINEER OFFICE RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS; Captain W. C. Langfltt, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A.. 810 VESTER, A.. SDeclal Agent Manhattan Life 209 WILEY. DR. JAMES O. C, Phys. & Sur.703-8 WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Physician and Surgeon - 304-305 WILSON, DR. GEO. F., Phys. & Surg.700-707 WILSON DR. HOLT C. Phys. & Surg.W7-50a WILLAMETTE VALLEY TELE. CO 013 WOOD, DR. W. L., Physician 412-413-414 Offices may be had by applying to the superintendent of the building, room 201, second floor. MEN NO CURE HO PAT THE MUJJriv Ai A. ' waT to perfect manhood. The VACUUM TREATMENT cures you without medicine of all nervous or diseases ot the generative or cans such as lest manhood, exhaustive drains, varicocele, lmpotency. etc. Men are quickly re stored t rerfect health and strength. Write for circular. Correspondence confidential. THE HEALTH APPLIANCE CO.. rooms 47-43 Safe Deposit building. Seattle. Wash. CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH SAFE. V.jTir?Mbls. Ladle. k Drnrrirt for CHlCHLiSSTEIl'S .EJHUL.1SU. In RED aa4 Gold meUtlla boiw. trsltd with bin ribbtn. Tnke no other. Rcftu DanKcrona 8nbtUnUonii sad Jmlta ties. 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