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13 SENDS SHEEP EAST Experimental Shipment to Be Made From Pendieton, SEVEN THOUSAND HEAD GOING Better to Send the Stoclc to the East era States Than to Feed It Here -Receipt nt Portland Yard Other aiarlteto. r PENDLETON. Or.. Sept 7. (Special.) Charles Cunningham, the sheep king of East era Oregon, will, September 20, ship 7000 mut ton sheep to the Eastern, market. Twenty live cars have been ordered for that purpose. The shipment will consist or coarse ewes, lambs and wethers. This Is the flrst shipment of mutton stock of any pretentions to be made to the extreme East by an Oregon woolgrtiwer, and may herald the advent of operations new In char acter t- the flockmaster of the extreme West. Hitherto shipments of this kind have been made by one or two persons operating In the Eastern markets, who were posted as to the conditions In the East, the cost of getting the stock there, the factor of loss In Its several aspects, and had the advantage of prepared ness at their destination. This shipment has still greater significance. It tells of the poverty the grower Is up against for the coming Winter In the way of feed. The hay crop Is short throughout this section, and barley, which has largely been relied upon for several years, principally by reason of the scarcity of hay. Those who would buy to ship In former years have been putting off until the grower, driven to extremes, had to let go at any price. Mr. Cunningham, In making this shipment, figures that ho had better do his own finan ciering now than let others do it for him later on. However, this may be, the fact remains that it is an experiment, forced upon him by tho existing conditions, and ha has the money to experiment with. smrjviEXT op horses. Ten Carloads Sent to St. LonLi From Ontario. ONTARIO. Or.. Sept. 7. (Special.) C. XL Clay shipped from the Ontario Stockyards Saturday ten carloads of horses, which he gathered from the surrounding country. Mr. Clay ships to a St- Louis firm of which he is a member. The price paid for the horses averaged $12 per head. These horses will be sold In St. Louis September 15, together with about 2000 head gathered in tho West. A sale of "Western horses Is made by this firm every two weeks until December. Mr. Clay made the statement that the market Is steady and prices good for fat horses, but that poor horses do not net much to the sellers, consequently those owning horses would do better to fattek them at home before selling. Horses are much bet ter pay this season than cattle, as there Is a steady demand for good stock. LIVESTOCK 3IARKET. Receipts and Rulinjr Prices at Port land Union Stockyards. Receipts at the Portland Union stockyards yesterday were: 400 sheep, 75 hogs, and 85 cattle. There was no change in quotations. The following prices wore quoted at the yards: CATTLE Best steers, $3.75; medium, ?3 8.50; cows. ?2.5062.75. HOGS Heavy (175 pounds and up), $0.25; medium fair hogs, ?5.500. SHEEP Best wethers, $2.75; mixed sheep, $2.50. EASTERN LIVESTOCK. Prices Current nt Chicago, Omaha and Kansas City. CHICAGO. Sept. 7. Cattle R-jcelpte, 31.000; Including 1200 Texans and COOO Westerns; best steady; good to prime steers, $5.40f 0.05; poor to medium, $45.25; blockers and feeders, $2.504.20; cows, ?1.50g4.50; heifers. ?2S5; canners, $1.5062.00; bulls. ?34.50: calves, $3.506jC.75; Texas fed steers, $3,2584.70; West ern "teers, $3.25g4.G0. Hogs Receipts, 31,000; tomorrow. 18.000; steady: mixed and butchers, $5.35fKU0; ood to choice heavy. $5.005.90; rough heavy. $5.10 5.55; light. $5.C0C.20; bulk of sales, $5.45 5.75. Sheep Receipts. 30.000; sheep and lambs. Steady to lower; good to choice wethers, $3.25g) 8.75; fair to choice mixed, J2.254J3; Western Sheep. $2.7563.50; native lambs. $3.750.S5; Western lambs, $3.75H.45. KANSAS CITY. Sept. 7. Cattle Recelnts. 20.000, including 4000 Texans; market steady; native steers. $3.G0f5.50; Texas and Indian 6teers. $2.253.00; Texas cows. $1.552.55; na tive cows and heifers. $1.50(J4.10; stockers and feeders. $2.104; bulls. $1.S5G3.90; calves, $2 505.60. Hogs Receipts, 3000; market steady to strong; bulk of sales. $5.r55.82&: heavy. $5.35 5.70; packers. $5.20$K.75; medium, $5.508.85; yorkers. $5.S0$?5.97iA; pigs. $5.505.J0. Sheep Receipts. 10.000 market, weak to 10c lower; muttons. $24; lambs. $2.00.25; range wethers. $2.40Cf3.90; ewes. $2.30fi3.75. FLAX GROWING IN OREGON. History of the Industry in This StateCause of Failure. SALEM, Or., Sept. C. (To the Editor.) As long ago as 1845 Mrs. Sarah Owen raised flax In Clatsop County. Oresron. rottprt it broke, dressed and spun It in twine for fish nets and sold to the Clatsop Indians. This was the flrst Oregon grown flax by the white race, which superseded the use of the na tive flax ot the damp lands of Eastern Ore gon, which previous to 1845 was dressed and made into horse ropes by the Cayuse women, and was also sometimes sold to the Chinook for the construction of fishing gear and for tho peculiar kilts the native women of tho lower Columbia used as petticoats. The flax thus used was flner and more cost ly than tho same style of garment made of twisted strings of inner cedar bark. Many pioneer families brought flaxseed and flax wheels to Oregon in the early period as flax had been cultivated and made Into linen as a home industry from tho landing at Plymouth Rock to the banks of the Mis souri up to 1S4-1. In 1S52 the writer proved bv nirimim that good flax could bo raised in tho nar row valleys of the hills near Salem. The discovers' of gold n California causing Im portation of all kinds of clothing goods, made the culture of flax unnecessary. Later, about 1S74, tho culture of flax was begun by Parrlsh & Miller, at Jefferson, Marlon County, and its manufacture was begun at Albany by a man from New York. These enterprises "wero strangled by the cost of labor on flax as a crop, and by a New York manufacturing Arm, methods to hold ithe Pacific Coast markets. Parrlsh P. Miller sent his nroduet tn fha Centennial as lint and In straw, and was awarded a first medal by a committee of European experts. It was tho product of alluvial or river bottom land. Later an nttrmrt was made to trrnur n,i dress flaxseed for shipment to Ireland by the use of convict labor. This was given up, though it was found a flrst quality of flax could bo grown on clay loam upland. Recently the Women's Flax Association proved a first quality of flax can 'be grown on different soils in Oregon, but that failed chiefly from the cost and nature of the labor the crop requires. I think it safe to say there aro 2,000.000 acres of rood flax land in Oregon. , The efforts made so far to fntrndurn flT culture as a permanent branch of agricul ture having failed chiefly from the cost and nature of the labor required, ' a question arises. Is It safe to enlarge our hopyards wherein the labor la more agreeable to old and young and an excellent training school for children, besides being more defensive ot a wage fund? There Is even more good hop land la Oregon than flax land, but In the hop trade, both the demand and the dealer are bo uncertain as to make pro duction almost a game of chance. The hop trade, so far as Oregon has gone la it. has produced more litigation than any other branch of agriculture. This uncertainty might be mitigated If experiment would show that the hop vines are better paper stock than straw or wood and would so be come a side product. Oregon ought to make a good exhibit of both flax and hops in 1003. JOHN MINTO. XO TIME BEING LOST. Threshing Operation Being; Bashed in Paloase Country. COLFAX. Wash.. Sept. 7. (Special.) Rainy weather Is again threatening to Interfere with the harvest in the Palouse country- Several slight showers Saturday night and Sunday frightened farmers, but did not stop harvest work. In fact. It stimulated the work of sav ing the grain crop, for many farmers who had expected to observe Sunday decided to work all day, and hundreds of acres of wheat were cut during the day, while thousands of bushels were threshed. Farmers are rushing tho work, and every hour of daylight is- being utilized In saving tho grain crop, which, so far, has not been damaged In the slightest amount by bad weather. William Alexander, living three miles north of Colfax, has threshed 80 acres of Red Chaff wheat, which yielded an average of 38 bushels per acre. The wheat was sowed May 1, on Spring plowing, and the land has been In con tinuous crop for eight years. John D. Ellis, whose farm adjoins that of Mr." Alexander, had an average yield of 35 bushels of Red Chaff wheat on SO acres of Spring-sowed grain on Summer-fallowed land. Prune Crops in Danger. VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. T. Considerable apprehension Is felt among prunegrowers of this county for fear of serjous lota to fruit on account of tho recent rains. Already a num ber of orchardists have reported that prunes, which aro rapidly ripening, are molding and beginning to rot on the trees. Continued wet weather. It is feared, would cause heavy loss. The prune crop of Clark County this season Is estimated. In case it can be saved, from 250 to 300 carloads, worth $250,000. Rain Helps Hood River Apples. HOOD RIVER, Or.. Sept. 7. (Special.) This section of the state was visited by a heavy downpour of ram Sunday night, which did an immense amount of good in laying the dust. and will have a wholesome effect la giving color to tho ripening apple crop. A consider able quantity of clover was wet, but not seriously damaged. This Is the heaviest rain since March 17. Hoppiclclne: at Independence. INDEPENDENCE. Or., Sept 7. (Special) It rained here today and yesterday. Hops look excellent In all yards, but It Is reported there is some mold In a few of the yards. There are close to 2500 people picking In this vicinity. There will be two and a half to three weeks of picking yet. More pickers are needed. Wool at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Sept. 7. Wool Unchanged; ier- ritory and Western mediums, 17ffl6c; fine medium, IE 317c; fine, 15gl0c. WOULD BACK UP AMERICA Resolution Before Arbitration Court Brings Up Boer "War Incident. VIENNA, Sept. 7. The conference of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, for In ternational arbitration, opened here to day. Dr. Pefer, the president, welcomed the delegates, and cited the recent visit of French parliamentarians to London, and the proposed return visit of British parliamentarians to Paris as a striking Instance of the growing tendencies toward arbitration. Dr. Von Koerberger also welcomed the delegates, expressing his belief that the powers' love of peace would ultimately lead to the adoption t)f arbitration by all civilized nations. The congress then proceeded to busi ness. Herr Pirquet, representing the Aus trian group, moved a resolution inviting all the signatories of The Hague conven tion to incorporate arbitration provisions In all treaties, to conclude general treaties of arbitration and In cases of dispute to Invoke The Hague tribunal. M. Goebel, of Switzerland, recalled the effort of the United States to extend its good offices In the South African War and pointed out that Great Britain re fused these good offices, saying she would regard such an offer as an unfriendly act. M. Goebel proposed a resolution that the offer of good offices should never be con sidered as an unfriendly act The discus slon of the resolutions will commence to morrow. POPE MEETS HIS SISTERS Reunion at the Vntican Is Very Touching and Lasts an Hoar. ROME, Sepf. 7. The three sisters of Pope Plus X, who lived with him at Ven ice, arrived in Rome today, after a sep aration of about six weeks. A special carriage was provided for them by tho railroad company, so that they traveled in a much different way from what they had been accustomed to do In the past They were received immediately by Plus, and the reunion was most touching. The sisters tried to kneel, but were prevented from doing so by their brother, who took them in his arms and embraced them. One sister in a tone of disappointment, said: "How well you look, brother, Tou have not needed us after all." The pontiff replied: "I am always your Beppl, but I am doing very well here." An hour was spent in exchanging rem iniscences, and making plans for tho fu ture. The three sisters are now staying in a convent until an apartment which is being arranged for them at the San Angelo bridge shall be ready for . occu pancy. ENDS LIFE UNDER A TRAIN Prisoner Breaks Away From. Officer "While Being Taken to Court. NEW YORK, Sept 7. Charles Brun ning, 42 years of age, committed suicldo today by jumping in front of a heavily loaded Third-avenue electric elevated train at Fifty-ninth street Brunnlng was literally cut to pieces. Brunnlng attempt ed to clmmlt suicide last Friday when he stabbed himseii. five times with an ice pick. While being taken to court to be arraigned for the attempted suicide, Brun nlng, who was a man of great strength, overpowered tho policeman who had him in custody, and almost succeeded in hurl ing him before the approaching train. The officer was rescued by bystanders on the station platform, and Brunnlng there upon threw himself under the wheels. The fight on the station platform and the subsequent suicide xt Brunnlng caused a panic among the hundreds of passen gers on the platform and train. Road Up Vesuvius Again Operating. ROliJS, Sept 7. There has been such a notable diminution,-In the eruption of Vesuvius that the electric railroad from Naples to connect with the old Funicular tramway will be opened in a few days, thus reducing the fatigue and time occu pied at present in ascending the volcano. It is expected that within a few months tho Funicular line will be extended up the side of the crater. Composer Pnccini Fast Recovering. ROME, Sept 7. Giacomo Puccini, who broke his leg in an automobile accident last Spring, has so much improved that he has abandoned his crutches, and can walk with the aid of stocks, which the doctors say he will soon be able to put aside. . Puccini expects to finish his new opera. "Madame Butterfly," in a few weeks. In the meantime, he will go to Paris to be present at the production of his opera, "Tosa," at tho Opera Coinlque. WILL HAVE ANOTHER BOAT CAPTAIN SPEWCER IS TO INCREASE HIS SERVICE. Steamers of the Opposing Linea Bring Large Crowd .From The Dalles Scott's Telegraph. Two hundred and fifty-four passengers landed from the steamer Bailey Gatzert when she reached her dock In this city at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The Charles R. Spencer came in at 4:45 o'clock with about 200 passengers, enough to make her uncomfortably crowded. The rate war continues to be waged wun undiminished vigor by the Regu lator and Spencer companies. No fur- ther changes have been made in the tariff, but on both sides no effort is thrown away to get Tall tho business offering. captain spencer makes the announce ment that In a few days he will nut an other boat on his line to look after freight and way business. Then the Spencer will concern herself only with through traffic As the Gatzert makes no stop3 between Portland and The Dalles, a daily race between the two boats will be Inevitable. "There is too much freight and way "business offering for one boat," said Cap tain apencer yesterday, "so I have re solved to put on another to run on al ternate days with the Spencer. The new boat will call at all way landings, but tee spencer will go right through." The captain would not say what boat he will put on, but it is understood he is figuring with tho owners of several craft hereabouts. Captain Spencer again denied emphatically that the new tele phone 13 to run on the Columbia under his management Of the large crowd at the foot of Al der street to see the Gatzert arrive yes terday, the most Interested 'spectator was Captain U. B. Scott, tho veteran -steam boat man, now of Seattle. Captain Scott was the founder of the White Collar Line, which was absorbed by the Regu lator Company. "The old Bailey is all right, and that's a fine crowd," he said, as the steamer neared the landing, "but If you jwant to see steamboatlng come over to the Sound. Tho new steamer Telegraph, of my line, is the fastest sternwheeler in Ameridk She can make 25 miles an hour and beat anything of the kind afloat" The. Telegraph, Captain Scott says, has been in service two weeks now on the Seattle-Everett run. She was built at Everett, and Is 1G0 feet long, 2G feet beam and 8 feet depth of hold. Captain Scott designed the entire boat from stem to stern, machinery, hull and all. He Is justly proud of her, as she has proved herself a faster boat than tho famous Flyer. "The Telegraph is not only fast and complete in every particular," said the captain, "but she is the most economical steamer of her size In the world. She makes IS miles an hour every day on U tons of coal, and that's a record that can't be beat But 18 miles Isn't her ftpeed. The other day she had a brush with the Flyer. The Flyer was going easily 2 miles, . and the Telegraph- ran all around her." A feature of the Telegraph's model Is the Improved stern, which prevents flood ing of the wheel and enables the boat to run almost without making a wave. BOXD BIDS OPENED. But Xo Award Made by the Port of Portland Commission.. Although it was Labor day, the Port of Portland Commission held a riieeting yes terday. It was called to open bids for $275,000 worth of refunding bonds. Bids were received from Philip Buehner, Geo. E. Watklns, Trowbridge & Ivor Company, George Goode and J. W. Caruthers & Co. The bids were for various amounts up to the entire amount offered, and ranged from 5 to 5 per cent. Owing to the complicated nature of the bids they were referred to the secretary and treasurer for tabulation, and the award will be made at the regular meeting to be held next Thursday. No other business f importance was brought before the meeting at which only Commissioners Swigert, Pease, Driscoll and Adams wero present There was some discussion of tho Brazee land deal, and the possibility of litigation over the Iry dock property, but no action was taken as the members wished to consult with Commissioner Willis In the matter. The monthly estimate of Contractor Wake field, builder of the dry-dock, of $10,20$. i GRANT COUNTY AND Whether a roan is looking for a mining j locality, a stock producing country, an i agricultural district or a place of romance and novelty, he will undoubtedly find ' Grant County o interest The investor, the homeseeker and the sightseer must each find something here that will please ! him. Nature has kindly tavored Grant Coun- ' ty with almost every resource that can be j realized, by an inland locality. It is a country of scenic mountains, fertile val- leys and extensive bunchgrass ranges. ( The mountains are tall and grand, with ' steep slopes covered with dense forests ' and yielding clear streams that are filled, with shining trout Many canyons and , gulches bear the ragged marks of years of placer mining, and noisy hydraulic giants are giving evidence of continued activity in this line. In the valleys are tempting orchards, and there are luxuriant gardens, fields of grain and ranches of hay. On the low hills and on the higher timbered mountain Bides are cattle and horses on the broad public pastures and hero and there aro seen flocks of sheep under the watchful care of tho herders p.nd their faithful dogs. The County has an area of 45CO square miles and a population at the last Na tional census of nearly 6000. It will afford homes for many times that number when Eastern Oregon shall have been furnish ed with the railroads it can support and certainly deserves. When one sees tho opportunities of all Kinds that are awaiting energetic, en terprising people in Interior Oregon, ho wonders why people of the Eastern States will continue to plod along in a hope less way, earning a bare existence In so many unpromising localities, when there Is so much to attract them here. It must certainly be due to their Ignorance of this country, for if the world at large knew the possibilities of this vast domain that is yet only partially settled, it would certainly not be long till Investors and i homeseekers would be flockinpr In here. ! and Portland and San Francisco would be contesting for the first railroad to open it up, and thus reap the commercial har vest It promises. ZUInlng Resources. It was In 1SS1 that gold was found In the vicinity of Canyon City and John Day by men from California. JThey did not remain here during the following Winter, but left It in the Fall, and returned in tho Spring of 1SS2. There aro men living here now who were among the Immigrants of that year. Those were the good, old times, when wages were $5 to ?10 a day, and when a man could dig gold dust out of the ground to the value of about $60 to $100 a day. What are now Canyon City, John Day and a little place in the hills called Maysville, about two miles from tho for mer town, had at that time a combined population of about 5000. It was a typ ical mining camp of early times, and there was a large number of saloons, gambling dens and dives of various sorts. The easily-earned money was as easily disposed of, and many miners ,afterward awoke to the realization that their mines Downing, Hopkins &Co. Established 1893. WHEAT AND STOCK BROKERS Room A Ground Floor was referred to the auditing committee. The clerk was authorized to buy a card index for the papers of the office, and then the meeting adjourned. ORDERED TO QUARANTINE. Ballast of the Australian Mmst Be Fumigated. ASTORIA, Or., Sept 7. (Special.) The four-masted British bark Australia, which arrived in this afternoon, 45 days from Shanghai, is held In quarantine by Dr. Earle, and will be taken to the Govern ment quarantine station tomorrow; where her ballast will be discharged and disin fected and the yessel thoroughly fumi gated before she will be permitted to enter at the Custom-House. The bark has 100 tons of rock ballast from Cape Town, and 1200 of mud ballast taken from the river bottom, at Shanghai. The latter Is supposed to contain plague germs, as it was taken on at an infected port The bark will be held at the quar antine station about four weeks. Captain Kooff reports that August 21 one of his crew fell from aloft and was drowned. The man'a name could not be learned, as no one is permitted to board or leavo the vessel excepting the quarantine officer. Captain Kooff is confined to his bed with colic, but Is not dangerously 111. Bodies of Sailors Come Ashore. PORT JEFFERSON, L. I., Sept 7. Seven bodies, have been washed ashore between Port Jefferson and Wading River, It Is supposed " that they are those of sailors who were lost from the schooner which capsized in the storm of August 25, Tnm O'Shnnter at Rainier. RAINIER, Or., Sept 7. (Special.) The barkentine Tam o Shanter arrived up to day and is loading 650,000 feet of ties and lumber from the H. O. Howard mills, at the Western Cedar dock. Her cargo Is for California ports. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA. Or., Sept 7. Arrived at 10 A. M. and left up at 1 P. M. Steamer Geo. W. Elder, from San Francisco. Arrived at 10:30 A. M. Schooner Luzon, from San Francisco. Arrived at 1 P. M. and left up at 2:30 P. M. Steamer Alliance, from San Francisco. Arrived at 12 M. Schooner Virginia, from. San Francisco. Arrived at 1 P. M. British ship County of Inverness, from Newcastle. Arrived at 2:30 British hark Australia, from Shanghai. Ar rived at Knapptoa last night Barkentine Gleaner, from San Francisco. Outside at 6 P. M. Three-masted loaded ship. Condition of the bar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind, northwest; weather, cloudy. Gibraltar, Sept 7. Arrived Hohenrollern, from New York, for Naples and Genoa. Antwerp, Sept 7. Arrived Kroonland, from New York. Gibraltar, Sept. 7. Sailed Lahn, from Genoa. and Naples, for New York. Liverpool Arrived Sept. 0. Cymric, from New York. Bremen Arrived Sept. 0. Koenlgea Lulse, via Plymouth and Cherbourg. Loidon, Sept 7. Arrived Minneapolis, from New York. Cherbourg. Sept. 7. Arrived Kaiser "Wilhelm der GroEse, from New York, via Plymouth, for Brepien, and proceeded. San Francisco. Sept. 7. Arrived Steamer Cheballs, from Gray's Harbor; steamer Colum bia, from Portland; ship SIntram, from Nush agak; ship Star of Italy, from Nushagak; ship Indiana, from Nushagak; schooner Snow Bur gess, from Port Gamble; barkentine Skagit, from Bristol Bay. Sailed Ship Crown of Eng land, for Port Townsend. Hooulam. "Wash. Sailed Sept. 6. Schooner Transit, from Hoqulam, for San Pedro; schooner Cecilia Sudden, from Aberdeen, for San Pedro. New York. Sept. 7. Arrived Finland, from Antwerp; Statendam, from Rotterdam. Plymouth, Sept 7. Arrived Kaiser Wilhelm fler G rosso, from New York. Seattle Sailed Sept. C Steamer Santa Bar bara, for San Francisco; steamer Queen, for San Francisco; steamer Dolphin, for Skagway. Arrived Sept 7 Steamer Al-Kl, from Skag way; steamer Dlrlgo, from Skagway. 'Varsity Men Go to PntaRonia. TOPEKA, Kan., Sept. 7. Samuel Adams and H. T. Martin, of the University of Kansas, left today for Patagonia, where they will gather natural history speci mens for the university. They will be gone a year, and expect to make investi gations along hitherto unknown lines. ITS ATTRACTIONS were almost exhausted, and the products were in the possession of others. When a mine was only abla to produce from f 10 to $20 to the man per day. It was considered valueless, and was abandoned. In later days, when wages became lower, work was resumed on them generally, and it is being found profitable to wash out the tailings, that is, ground that has once been removed by the process of mining. The working of this ground now Is by means of a dredge, of which I will speak later. But the decline of placer mining in this locality has not marked the end of the mineral output Gold and copper-bearing quartz ledges have been discovered, and, when easy transportation for ore can be had by means of a railroad, mining in Grant County will probably be as profit able" as it is in any other part of the state. Interest in placer mining, too, is reviving, and Improved methods for this kind of mining will undoubtedly result in the production of many thousands of dol lars from ground that has been consid ered of but little or no value. Quartr mining. Quartz mining In Grant County Is now practically In its earliest stages. There aro many promising claims, but only one is fully developed and in a paying condi tion. That mine is known as the Red Boy, and Its annual output Is betweqn $500,000 and $1,000,000. Several other prop erties promise to equal, or possibly excel, it when they shall have been fully de veloped, f Among the most important prospects that are being developed" in this county are the Badger, the Last Chance, Dixie Meadow and others of its group; the Standard and Equity, with others of the Quartzburg group, and several In the Greenhorn district These are all pro ducers of bass ore, while on Canyon Mountain are the Great Northern, Prairie Diggings and others that are producing free gold largely from pockets. It Is be lieved, by mining men that the pocket formation will develop Into rich, stable veins. That some of these mlries are exceed ingly promising was proved to the writer by a certificate from a sampling mill, whero five sacks of ore had been sent to be tested. The product of the five sacks In gold was at the ratio of $352 and In silver at $7.50 per ton of ore. But the development of these mines is hindered through lack of railroad facilities. Thero are mills at some of them to reduce the ore to concentrates, but It Is diffi cult to ship even the Jatter. For Instance, the Badger mine yields from seven to ten tons a day In concentrates, and tho Dixie Meadow yields about 15 tons. This must be shipped across the mountains by wag on, which makes It exceedingly expen sive. Some of the more remote mines must depend on pack trains for shipment of ore and supplies. Placer Mining:. .Owing to the Interference of water In the gravel above tho bedrock. In many places It was possible to get only a por tion of the gold from placer mines when they wero originally worked. Thus tho old diggings are, many of them, still rich. To reclaim this gold a large mining Chamber of Commerce dredger has been built and Is now being successfully operated below the town of John Day on the river bottom. This dredger consists of an endless chain of large buckets that dig up the earth and convey it to the upper deck of the craft, where It la run through some revolving machinery. From this it Is deposited In a long sluice box through which it is washed by a stream of water that is constantly pumped for the pur pose. The dredger Is provided with a 500 horsepower engine. ' That the dredger has proved a profit able Investment seems evident, for it Is now in Its second year of service, and its owners are procuring more land on which to operate it It has been claimed that" it can be worked at a profit on ground worth 6 cents per square yard. But there is considerable placer ground of value that has not yet been worked, owing to a lack of available water for that purpose. Placer mining will be car ried on here for several years to come. Agriculture and Horticulture. Grant County has more than Its share of high mountains, hence the proportion of land fitted for agriculture Is not so great as in some other sections ot the stae. But its valleys and level hill lands are rich, and produce grain, vege tables, and fruit in largo quantities and of excellent quality. Fruit, especially. Is produced with success. Worms are never found in fruit raised here, and other pests are indeed rare. As there is no way to ship fruit away, it Is at present no use to grow more than can be used In the surrounding country. Apples are among the most prolific fruit, often yielding, it is said, as much as 25 bushels per tree. Peaches do well on tho lower ground but cannot be raised). on the more elevated ground. Berries of all kinds are raised with success and a fruit cannery Is a long-felt necessity. Hay Is the most profitable crop at present, for it can be disposed of at home at a good price and the cost of production is very small. Three good crops of al falfa are obtained with but little expense In addition to the cost of harvesting. Livestock is more profitable than any other property, and will always probably remain so. Canyon City. Canyon City Is a place of rare interest, both from the novelty pf Its location and from Its early history. It Is certainly well named, for It is built In the bottom of a canyon and lnthe bed of an old placer mine. Yet it Is "marked by tall poplar trees that surround comfortable homes, where small vegetable and flower gardens grow in luxuriance. A little way up the hillside is an old lumber building that was onco the home of Joaquin Miller. The poet, it will be remembered, was a resident of this place during the '60s. He was a lawyer at that time, and was the first man elected County Judge of Grant County, though W. Lair Hill held the office before him, having been appointed to that position by the Governor. It was during his resi dence here that Miller's first book -of poems was published. Some of the old timers in Canyon City enjoy telling interesting incidents in which W. Lair Hill or Joaquin Miller took part. The former gentleman visited this place a few years ago and told some of his old-time friends that he had always had a longing to visit his mountain home of early days. Canyon City is the county seal of Grant County and, although it has been burned to the ground twice. It has been rebuilt each time and is now In a thrifty condi tion. It will probably always be one of the more Important towns of Eastern Oregon. John Day. John Day Is located on the beautiful river of the same name. It is one of the oldest towns in Grant County, and has an attractiveness peculiarly its own. The streets are shaded by tall trees. Its his tory dates back to the first discovery of gold in the county, and It, too, is built on me grouna iormea by th(f deposit of placer mines. The hills above it aro cut by the early mining operations. As the country develops, John Day, like other towns In this part of the country, will grow and Improve In various ways, but it will ever retain some traces of the golden days long ago. The town is steadily growing, and has many natural advantages, that must aid in its ultimate prosperity. But to ap preciate cither of these towns, one must isit ic ana come in contact with its in oivmuai attractions that soon become apparent to the stranger. Trulrle City. Prairie City Is one of Grant County's promising towns. It is located on the John Day River, about 12 miles above the town of that name. Although it is in the midst of a farming and stock raising community, it Is classed crenerallv n .n mining town, for on various sides of it are some of the most promising mineral districts of the county. It Is built on a slight elevation overlooking a picturesque part of the John Day vallev. ablo location and its nearness to the mines causes it to have a promising fu ture, and when a railroad Is built down the river, which will no doubt, be done in time, Prairie City will prove a desir able location for a station of importance L1UNELL A. JOHNSON. TSAVELEB S' GUIDE. "BREATNQRgg Ticket Office 122 ThirdiL Phone 630 TRAINS DAILY A Direct connection via Seattl- or Spokane. For tickets, rates nnH full information call on or adduce H. Dickson, (J. T. A., Portland, Or. JAPAN - AMERICAN LINE 1YO maru For Japan, China and all Asiatic points, win Abont September 10th. For South -Eastern Alaska LEAVE SEATTLL UK U ateamanlpa COTXAUK CtTy" CITY OF SEATTLE or Clix OF TOPEKA, Sept. Z. 8. Jj 14, 20, 20. 28. Oct. 2. aietuncri connect at Saa riaiiciseo with company-j tuaciers for pom in call ;orula. Mexico and Humboldt obtain folder. Klrht ! rar- TnrtLind: F. W. CAKLKTrtV Tr Pacific ave., Tacoma. Ticket Offices 113 James at. and ocean . -crancisco Ticket office. New MontBomery st., C. D. DUN AN-. " "rancisco. WILLAMETTE RIVER ROUTE FOR SALEM Rieamera Altona and Pomona leave du-r (except Sunday), 0:45 A. M. FOR OREGON CITY Steamer Leona. leaves daily. 3:30. 11 zSa ji II.. 8, 6:15 P. M. Leave Oregon City. T. 10 A. M., 1:30. 4:30 P. il. Round trip, 43c Tickets cood on Orecon City cars. Socle foot Taylor su Phon Mala 49. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. J&foC$&&K OltEGQIf Saopj line an Union Pacific 3 TRAINS TO THE EAST DAILY Through xMllmaa standard and tourist sleeping-car dally to Omaha. Chicago. SMkane; u "leeiyns-car daiiy to Kansas City; through Pullman tourtsv sleeping-car (person ally conducted) weekly to Chicago, Kansas City Reclining chair cers (scats free), to the East dally. UNION. DlifOX. Le&Vtt. CR1CAGO-POKTLANU OiCU X. it SPECIAL Pauy 4:30 P. it Dally. wo Xiiut via xiuat. lngton. SPOKANE FLYER. For Eastern Washing ton, Walla Walla, Lew lston, Coeur d'Alen sad Ut Northern point. 0:00 P. it Diliy. 7:35 A. U. Uy. ATLANTIC EXPItBa; For the East via Hunt lngton V 'J P. Oally "0:30 A- U Jallr OCEAJf AXD RIVEK. SCREDCLE. OK a AN FRANCISCO bteamer Geo. W. Eider. September 9, . 19, 2t. Steamer Columbia, Seji tember, 4, li, 2i. S:00 P. JL From Alaaka Ooclc 5:ouP. M. For Astoria and way 8:w P. M. polnu, connecting wlta (Daily ex. uteanwr for Ilwaco and lounday; North Beach, ste&mtr I Saturday, 3:00 P. iL. DaUy except Sunday. xiasaaio, -ASn-SL. cock. .0 I', it. POTTER SAlLIMfJ mTri!i.h... September 1. U:45 A. M.; September 3. 12 noon; September 6 (Saturday), l:3j p. ji. FOR DAYTON, Oregon City and Yamhill River points, Elmore. Aiti-ut. dock (watir permu ting). 7:0u A. il. Tuesday Thursday Saturday 3:00 P. il. Monday, YYedn'aar Friday FOR LEWISTON. Ida ho, and way polnu, from Rlparla, Wasn., steamers Spokaaa or Lewtston. 4:05 A. it. Dally except Saturday. About 5:00 P. il. lally ex. iTrlday. TICKET OFFICE. Third and Washington. Telephone Mala 712. I' OUTLAID &. ASIATIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY. For Yokohama and Hong Kong, calling at Kobe. Nagasaki and Shanghai, taklncr fr.ttrhr via connecting steamers tor Manila, Port Ar thur and Vladivostok. INDRAPURA SAILS ABOUT SEPTEMBER SJ. For rates and lull Information call on or ad ore oXaclala or agents o O, R. i N. Co, EAST SOUTH Leave Union Depot. Arrive, OVERLAND EX PRESS TRAINS. 8:30 P. M. lor Salem. Rose burg, Ashland, Sao- 7:43 A. !. raraenio, o g a o n. Ban Francisco, Mo Jave, Los Angeles, El Paso, New Or leans and the East. 3:30 A.M. Morning train' con 7:00 P. 3C nects at woodbura (dally except Sun day) with train for Mount Angel. Sll- verton, Browns ville, Springfield, Wendung and Na tron. 4:00 P. M. 7:30 A. M. 1(4:00 P. M. Albany passenger lOtlOA.at, I connects at wood burn with ML An gel and Sllverton local. CorvalUs passenger. Sheridan passenger. 3:50 P. X. 118:25 A. M. 4 Dally. I Dally, except Sunday. PORTLAND-OSWEGO SUBURBAN BERVXCB AND YAMHILL DIVISION. Leave Portland daily for Oswego at 7:30 A. i P.'M. Dall except Sunday 5:80, 8:36, 8:35. M., 12:50, 2:05. 3:25. 5:2Q 0:23. 3:30, 10:10 10:25 A. M.. 4:00. 11:30 P. iL Sunday, onbr. 9 A. M. Returning- from Oswego, arrlTO Portland dally 8:30 A. M.. 1:55. 3:05, 4:35. 0:15. 7:35. &tB5, 11:10 P. M. Dally, except Sunday, 0:25, 7:25, 0:30, 10:20, 11:45 A. M. Except Monday, 12:20, A. M. Sunday only, 10:00 A. M. Leave from same depot (or Dallas and Inter sieaiate points daily except Sunday, 4:00 P. M. Arrive Portland 10:20 A. M. The Independence-Monmouth motor line oper ates dally to Monmouth and Alrlle, connecting pendence, First-class rebate tickets on sal from Port land to Sacramento and San Francisco; net rate, $ii.u: Derui. 55. second-class fare. 315. without rebate or berth; second-class berths 5 j y Tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also. Japan, China. Honolulu and Australia. CITT TICKET OFFICE, corner Third and wasninztoa streets. ihone Mam 712. Tinin nriTA 6tW 1 1 VIL LAKU &CZ PORTLANH impart. Arm. reset Sound Limited ror Ta coma. Seattle. Olympla. South Hend and Gray Harbor points o.30 am 8:30 North Coaat Limited, tor Ta coma, btatUe, Spokane Butte, St. Paul, New York, Boston and all polnu East and Southeast 3:00 jm 7:00 aas Tlu v.ny .UjtprcM iur la- ' coma, cetUe, Spokane, Heteaa. bu iraiu, Mlnae apolu, Chicago, 2in York. Boatoa and all polnu East and (southeast 11:43 pm 7:09 Da Pugtti bound - Kaiuaa city St. Louis Special, tor Ta coma, Seattle, Spokane, Butte, fiUllnxs. Denver, Omaha, Kansas City. St. Louis and all polau East aad Southeast . . d:30 am 7.-00 ara 11 trains dally except on South Bend branca. A. D. CHARLTON. Assistant General Pas censer Agent. 255 Zaorruoa at., corner Third Portland, Or. "Ohio" SAILS FROM SEATTLE ON OR ABOUT OCTOBER 3, FOR Nome and St. Michael CONKECriHG FOR ALL POINTS U.1 Yukon, Tahana and Koyukuk Rivers EMPIRE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, 607 FIRST AVENUE. SEATTLE. Astoria & Columbia River Railroad Co. P7 SUNSET Tl ynV rags QqJ Leaves. UNION DEPOT. Arrives. Dally. For Maygers, Rainier, Dally. Clatekanle, Westport, 8:00 a. m.. CUtton. Astoria, War 2:30p. m. renton. Flavel, Ham- 11:10 a. m (Sat. toond. Fort Stevens, only.) Garhart Park, Seaside, Astoria and Seashore 7:00 p. m. Express. Dally. (Except Astoria Express. 8:o d. rm SatJ 1 Dally. ' C. A. STEWART, J. C. MAYO, a. f. p. a Comm'I Agent. 2(8 Alder at. 7bos Main 80s. THE PALATIAL oni eupii iiiiiai H iMn Is' jH Not a. dark office In the buildinRi absolutely fireproof; electric lights and artesian water; perfect sanita tion and thorough ventilation; ele vators run day. and night. Rooms. AINSLIB, DR. GEORGE. Physician and Surgeon T. 600-607 ANDERSON, GUSTAV, Attomey-at-Law. .012 ASSOCIATED PRESS ; E. L. Powell, Mgr..80ti AUSTEN, F. C. Manager for Oregon and "Washington Bankers LKe Association o Des Molnts, la j 502-503 BAAR, DR. GUSTAV, Phys. and Surg..SO7-S0S i - v.-. LIFE ASSOCIATION OF DES MOINES, IA.; F. C. Austen. Mgr 502-503 BATES, PHIUP S.. Pub. Pacific Miner... 213 BENJAMIN. B, W., Dentist 3U BERNARD, G.. Cashier Co-Operative Mer cantile Co 201-205 BINSWANGER, OTTO S., Physician and" Surgeon 407-403 BOGART, DR.. M. D.. Dentist 7u5 BROCK. WILBUR F., Circulator. Orego- nlan 501 BROWN. MYRA. M. D 313-314 BRUERE, DR. G. E.. Phys. .411-413-413-414 CAMPBELL, WM. M., Medical Releree Equltablo Lire 700 CANNING, M. J 002-603 CARD WELL. DR. J. R.. Dentist Mrt "UAUKIN, G. E.. District Agent Travelers insurance Company 713 CHICAGO ARTIFICIAL LIMB CO.; J. IC Fitzhugn, Mgs 601 CHURCHILL. MRS. E. J 716-717 uu.NTO. RICHARD. State Manager Co operative Mercantile Co 201-205 COFFEY, DR. R. C. Surgeon 405-400 COGHLAN. DR. J. N 713-714 COLLIER. P. F., Publisher; S. P. McGulre. Manager 415 COLUMBIA GRANITE CO 417-413 CONNELL. DR. B. DB WITT, Eye, Ear. Noso and Throat 613-614 CO-OPERATIVE MERCANTILE CO.; J. F; Olsen. Gen. Mgr.; G. Bernard. Cashler.201-205 CORNELIUS, C. W., Phys. and Surgeon... 212 DAY'. J. G. & I, N 313 DICKSON, DR. J. F.. Physician 713-714 EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth Floor EVENING TELEGRAM ,325 Alder street EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SO CIETY; L. Samuel. Mgr.; G. S. Smith. Cashier 308 FENTON, J. D., Phys. and Surg 500-510 FENTON, DR. HICKS C, Eye and Ear.. 511 FENTON, MATTHEW F., Dentist COS GALVANl. W. H., Engineer and Draughts roan - 600 GEARY. DR. E. P., Phys. and Surgen...400 GIESY. DR. A. J., Physician and Surg. .700-710 GILBERT. DR. J. ALLEN, Physician. .401-403 UOLDMAN, WILLLVM. Manager Manhat tan Life Ins. Co. of New York 200-210 I' GRANT. FRANK S., Attorney-at-Law...617 UitlSWOLD & PHEGLEY, Tailors 131 Sixth street HAMMAM BATHS. Turkish and Russian.. 300-301-302 HOLLISTER. DR. O. C, Physician and Surgeon 504-505 HOSMER. DR. CHAS., SAM'L; Phys. and Surgeons 4M IDLEMAN. C M.. Attorney-at-Law. .615-6M JEFFREYS, DR. ANNICE F.. Phys. and Surgeon, Women and Children only 400 JOHNSON. W. C 315-316-317 KADY. MARK T., Supervisor of Agents Mutual Reserve Life Ins. Co 605 LANE. E. L.. Dentist 513-514 LAWBAUGH. DR. E. A 804-805 LAWRENCE PUBLISHING CO 417-418 LITTLEFIELD & CORNELIUS 212 LITTLEFIELD, H. R., Phys. and Surg. .212 MACKAY. DR. A. E.. Phys. and Surg. .711-713 MANHATTAN IJFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK; W. Goldman, Manager. .200-210 MARSH, DR. R. J., Phys and Surg 300-310 McCOY, NEWTON, Attorney-at-Law 715 Mcelroy, dr. j. g.. Phys.& surg.701-702-703 McFADEN. MISS IDA E.. Stenographer. .210 McGINN. HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law. 311-312 McGUIRE, S. P.. Manager P. F. Collier, Publisher 415 McKENZIE. DR. P. L.. Phys. and Surg.512-13 METT. HENRY 21S MILLER. DR. HERBERT C. Dentist and Oral Surgeon 60S-609 MOSSMAN, DR. E. P., Dentist 513-514 MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE INS. CO.; Mark T. Kady, Supervisor of Agents. 604-605 NICHOLAS, HORACE B.. Attorney-at-Law.718 NILES, M. M.. Cashier Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New Yorw....200 NOTTAGE. DR. G. H., Dentist 602 NOTTINGHAM. T. W.V Mg. The Warren Construction Co. 216-217 O'CONNOR. DR. H. P., Dentist ..300-310 OLSEN, J. F., General Manager Co-operative Mercantile Co 204-205 OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY 409-410 OREGONIAN BARBER SHOP, MARSCH & GEORGE, Props 129 Sixth street OREGONIAN EDUCATIONAL BUREAU; J. F. Strauhal, Manager 200 PACIFIC MERCANTILE CO 200 PACIFIC MINER, Philip S. Bates, Pub... 215 PAGUE, B. S., Attorney-at-Law 618 PALMER BROS., Real Estate and Busi ness Chances 417-113 PORTLAND EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY Ground Floor, 133 Sixth street REED, C. J., Executive Special Agent Manhattan Life Ins. Co. ot New York.. 09 REED. WALTER. Optician 133 Sixth street RICKENBACH, DR. J. F., Eye. Ear. Noso and Throat 701-702 RO S END ALE. O. M.. Metallurgist and Mining Engineer - 316 RYAN, J. B., Attorney-a'.-Law 513 SAMUEL, L.. Manager Equitable Life 306 SCOTT. C. N.. with Palmer Bros 417-418 SHERWOOD, J. W., State Commander K. O. T. M. 517 SMITH, DR. ALAN WELCH, Physician and Surgeon 207-203 SMITH, DR. L. B., Osteopath 409-410 SMITH, GEORGE S., Cashier Equitable Life ... - T 300 STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist.. ...704-705 SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY AND N. P. TERMINAL CO 709 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 201 TUCKER, DR. GEO. F.. Dentist 610-611 VESTER, A, Special Agent Manhattan Life 209 WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO.; T. W. .Nottingham. Mgr. 216-217 WEND LING. DR. ROBT. F.. Dentist..... 705 WILEY, DR. JAMES O. C, Phys. & Surg.70S-8 WILSON, DB, EDWARD N.. Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat..... 304-305 WILSON, DR. GEO. F., Phys. & Surg.706-707 WILSON. DR. HOLT C, Phys .& Surg.507-503 WOOD, DR. W. L., Physician.. 411-412-413-414. inaj mc .uuu 03- applying; xo tlie superintendent ot the building, room 20X4 Mcond floor.