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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 17, 1903)
1 A Wheeler County is destlnctlvely a stock productive country. It has much fertile land on which grain will grow without Irrigation, but as the distance to a rail road Is great the production of anything fcut stock for exportation is not profitable lit the present time. It differs from many, other counties In (Eastern Oregon where stock-raising Is the chief industry In having but little 2ubllc range. Hills and valleys on every aand are generally fenced into great private pastures and In these large herds are kept the year round, although the feeding of hay becomes necessary in the Winter time. In the course of time a railroad will probably be extended into the county as far as Fossil, the county seat, from the direction of the Columbia Hlver and then other resources will be developed, but the Etock industry will continue to flourish. Many of the hills are steep and broken and can never be utilized for anything tout pasture, except where gold is found in paying quantities and mining will be car ried on. Then, again, there are localities where agricultural pursuits will not be limited to the, valleys and level lands but where the hills are low and rolling and where grain and hay can be raised with profit when there Is a market for it. Stock raising In Wheeler County has always been a source of much profit. In earlier times the range was used largely for cattle, but now the range that Is not WANT RATES RESTORED DALLES MERCHANTS AXXIOUS TO STOP STEAMBOAT WAR. Proposed Conference With Regula tor Ofilclals Xew Llfjht Station in Alaskan Waters. The steamers Bailey Gatzert and Charles R. Spencer continue to carry large crowds between Portland and The Dalles et the cut rates. The carnival is partly responsible for the heavy travel, though many Portland people are taking advant age of the low fares to visit the upper 'Columbia , regions. Merchants of The ODalles look upon the rate war as an evil and are taking steps to bring it to an end. It is understood that a confer ence, will be held In that city this evening between the merchants and the officials of the Regulator line and thp former will ttry to prevail upon the steamboat men to restore rates to the old basis. While the (hotels .and restaurants of The Dalles are idolng a good business with the crowds jfchat the boats take there the storekeepers declare they are losing money, as many people of The Dalles and surrounding fcountry come to Portland to make their purchases. Among the big crowd of pas feengers brought down on the Gatzert yes terday were several large parties from Jthe country south of The Dalles, who ferove Into that city in wagons and there jtook the boat. It is in order to keep the jtrade of this class of people that the mer Ichants there ' are seeking to bring the Irate war to-an end. Captain Spencer says he was asked' by in. committee of business men to restore bates to the original figure, but he told the committeemen that he did not begin the rate cutting and could not go back to the old tariff unless the Regulator' com tpany did likewise. In the meantime, he 5s still looking for another boat to put on fiua line. A rumor was current in steamboat clr fcles yesterday that the O. R. & N. Com jjpany had cut the passenger fare from CThe Dalles to Portland to 50 cents. At :he passenger department of that com jpany it was said that no such cut had 5een made nor was one contemplated, as fthe rivalry between the steamboat lines eo far has not affected the railroad's busi ness. fWIWI ATiB WEATHER IX OCTOBER. forecast for Coming Month In Xorth Pacific Ocean. The North Pacific pilot chart for Octo ber gives the following forecast of wind j-and weather for the coming month: The chart of normal pressure for the Lsnonth shows an area of high barometer I (maximum pressure 30.20 inches) central in j lattltude 30 to 40 degrees north, longitude ilSO to 1G0 degrees west. Around this area (the winds circulate in the same direction IjslB the motion of the hands of a watch, foorthwesterly and northerly winds pre t vailing between the maximum and the Coast: northeasterly and easterly winds (the northeast trades) on the southern (elope; southeasterly and southerly winds -to the west of the maximum; westerly ' and northwesterly winds along the north tern slope. From 140 degrees west to 140 .degrees east the steadiest trades will be 'found between the pararllels 15 to 20 de crees north. In Honolulu the average prevalence of the trades during October is 22 days. VJTedlous calms, often extending over sev eral days In succession, will be met 5-throughout the belt 0 degrees to 10 degrees north, 120 de- ..grees east to . ISO . degrees; also throughout a triangular area, the base of which rests on the American Coast from Cape San Lucas to the Gulf of Panama, the vertex lying in 5 degrees north, 130 degrees west Along the American Coast north of 45 degrees the winds will go from southeast (with falling barometer) to southwest and west (with rising barometer). Immediate ly Tinder the Coast the most frequent di rection will- he southeast, rising at times to gale force. Beyond 130 degrees the Trlnd will blow longest and strongest from .south and southwest. Between 40 degrees v.y. . tl; w , t, t ....r , , . ,,',.,,,,,, ; -- - -- - - ' " "" " " " TH'RIVING gOUMG enclosed with fences is more generally used by sheepmen. And there does not seem to be the difficulty here between the sheepmen and cattlemen that there Is in some other sedtions, which Is probably due to there not being much public range to contest for. However, It has been ex plained to me that cattle owners have of ten invested In sheep also, "Just to got even with their rivals," and thus open op position has been decreased. But the amount of land enclosed In fences Is helng materially lessened, for a representative of the Government Is caus ing the throwing open of all public domain that has been unlawfully enclosed t3 private fences. There seems to have been a large amount of land In this county that has been monopolized In that way. In earlier times this fencing of Govern ment land could.be done unnoticed, nor did it matter to the people at large if such methods were practiced, for there was more range than the few inhabitants could fully utilize. But now as the country Is becoming crowded with stock the less ex tensive oweners complain of the methods of their more successful rivals. It was due to their reports that the Government was roused to look into the matter. The following figures, which were ob tained from the assessment rolls of the county. Illustrate to what extent stock raising is being carried on here. A year ago there were 127.SS7 headof sheep in Wheeler. County. The commercial value of these is estimated at 5319.967.50. At the and 45 degrees and under the Coast the most frequent directions will be south and southeast and north and northwest, the winds from these quarters blowing with, about equal frequency. West of 130 degrees a majority of the winds are in cluded between .southwest and --north. South of 40 degrees the prevailing direc tion will be northwest. Occasional cyclonic" storms of no great intensity (gales of force 10) may be ex pected between the parallels of 10 degrees and 20 degrees north along the sailing route from San Francisco to the line and rc'turn. An area of low barometer (pressure 29.00 inches) covers the Aleutian Islands. Around this area the circulation of the winds is cyclonic or contrary to the mo tion of the hands of a clock. The two circulations, cyclonic (around the low) and anticyclonlc (around the high), thus unite in giving rise to westerly winds over the northern half of the ocean. During October the Summer area of low pressure central over continental Asia yields to the winter high, with the result that the southwest monsoon Is displaced by the northeast. The latter will cover the Coast of China and Formosa .and the China Sea as far south as 5 degrees. Be yond this parallel light southerly winds and variables may be expected during October. As a rule the northeast mon soon sets In with storm force, and at times without previous warning. Open anchorages-should, therefore, be avoided. Two or three typhoons may be expected during October, and about the same num ber during November. One of the earliest signs of the approach of a typhoon is the apparent failure of the barometer to respond to the diurnal oscillation. LINCOLN ROCK LIGHT. Temporary Station Established on ' Clarence Strait, Alaska. Notice of changes in the aids to naviga tion in Alaska waters is given In tho fol lowing circular Issued by Captain C. G. Calkins, lighthouse Inspector: Lincoln Rock Light Station On Sep tember 10, 1903, a fixed white lens lan tern light was established on a small isl and northeast of Lincoln Rock as a guide for vessels navigating Clarence" Strait. The light is shown from a temporary platform about 25 feet above the water, and will be discontinued, after due notice, when the light at Lincoln Rock Light Station goes Into operation. Left tangent to Coffman Island, S. W. 3-8 B. (westerly.) Left tangent to Blaske Island, W. 3-4 WHEELER THE MORNING OREGONIANr THUKSQAY, same time there were 11,938 head of cafttle, at an estimated total value of $238,760. The number of horses and mules In the county that year was 3722, and their commercial value Is estimated at $55,830. Other counties In Eastern Oregon can show greater numbers than these, but it must be remembered that In area, too, those counjtles are larger and In proportion Wheeler County makes a good showing. The total assessed, value of all property in the county In ' 1902 was $1,158,92$, or an average of more than $450 for every man, woman and child In the county. The commercial Value of all the property, it Is thought, would be at least two and one half times that, or - an average of $1125 for each resident of the county. And yet it does not require, figures from records to prove that the people of Wheeler County are prosperous. Nowhere can there be observed any sign of poverty, except were one comes In contact with a tramp who has drifted away from the railroad line. There Is a general atmos phere of contentment that cannot exist without prosperity. Knrjnixis in Wheeler County. As stated before there Is little done in the agricultural line, although a flourish ing wheat field is now and then seen. At Fossil there is a grist mill and eough flour Is manufactured to supply the local demand and a considerable country to thb south. In the northern end of tne county ate a number of farms on which wheat la being raised every year, but as a ruie S. Left tangent to Marsh Island, N. W. 1-8 N. Tongass Narrows Entrance Rock Buoy A R. & B. H. S. second-class nun was established September 4, 1903, to mark a rock recently discovered having but 16 feet of water over it at lower low water. The rock Is In range with the timber on the northeast point of Spire Island and right tangent of Walker Island. Right tangent to Bold Island, E. S. Right tangent to Race Point, S. E. S. Left tangent westerly Blank Island, S. S. W. W. ANDY MAHOXEY ARRIVES. Crew in Good Health Foul Bottom Makes' Long: Cruise. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 16. Special.) The American four-masted schooner Andy Ma honey, which has been reported as practi cally a derillct on the Pacific with all on board in almost a staining condition, ar rived in port this morning, 70 days from Santa Rosalia, and a cleaner schooner above the water line or a healthier crew never entered the Columbia. The schooner sailed from Santa Rosalia on July 7 after having taken on 475 tons of salt at La Trinidad for Portland. She expected to make the passage in about 50 days, and only sufficient provisions for that time were taken, but owing to delays by continued calms and head winds, the vessel had only reached American waters off San Diego when 40 days had elapsed and alarm was felt that the stock of provisions would not last until port was reached. The trans-Pacific liner Gaelic was sighted and from her the Andy Mahoney secured some fresh meat, milk, eggs, flour and potatoes, which amply supplied the wants of the schooner until she arrived here to day. " The bottom of the schooner is excep tionally' foul, the result of being In tropi cal waters so long, and her non-arrival after being spoken by the Gaelic, which was announced In the San Francisco pa pers with sensational details; caused some alarm for her safety, but the alarm was unwarranted-as the passage was unevent ful excepting that at 8 o'clock on the evening of Friday, September 11, a severe northwest gale was encountered In 44:24 north and 129:31 west During the gale the schooner's jib stay was carried away, necessitating the car rying of reduced sail since that time. Captain Anderson, master of the schooner. COUNTY PIONEERS AT CAMP IN THEIR PARK. 60UNTCJ - SEAT VIEW OP FOSSIL, OREGON. farming cannot pay till a railroad line enters the country. That the natural conditions favor farming Is proved, by .the way vegltatlon grows without the aid of Irrigation. Near Fossil is a field of alfalfa on which has just been harvestfcd the second crop for the season. It has not yet been Irrigated this year, and there will be another growth, though light, before the close of the season. Tbe climate Is an ideal one for the pro duction of fruit. There are peaches raised here that would be a credit to the most noted fruit sections of California. But fruit, like almost all other products, must be limited to local demand until some opportunity is obtained for shipping it to a distance. FobmII, the County Sent. In a little basin formed at the junction of two creeks is the beautiful little town of Fossil. Houses, some painted in white and some in colors, form an attractive appearance as they met the eye through the green foliage of tall poplar trees. It Is probably due to tho contrast of the bright colors and green foliage with the barren appearances of the Immediate hills on each side that makes the view of the town one that appeals so strangely to the artistic sentiments of the visitor. There Is a suggestion of newness about the place that Impresses one when Tie first sees it, but a few time-worn buildings Indicate that it has not sprung up. in a has his wife and two small children on board the vessel. Answer in Astoria Street Case. ASTORIA, Or., Sept. 16. (Special.) City Attorney Smith, who represents the city In the suit brought by lone E. White and others against W. A. Goodln and the City of Astoria to enjoin them from proceed ing with the Improvement of Sixteenth street, filed his answer in the Circuit Court yesterday. The answer makes gen eral denial of all allegations In the. com plaint and further alleges that all the pro ceedings authorizing the improvement were properly acted upon by the Council in accordance with the provisions of the charter, that bids were, advertised for and so far as known by the city the commit tee let the contract to the lowest bidder in good faith. The answer then asks for a decree dis missing the complaint and assessing the costs against the plaintiffs. The case will be argued at the session of the court which will be convened by Judge Mc Brlde on next Monday. Going Down River to Load. The steamer Gamecock went to Van couver, Wash., yesterday to takeout the ship Two Brothers, which ha3 been there for over two months,' being delayed on account of the low water In the Columbia River. The ship has been lightened so as to draw only 16 feet and will be towed to St. Helens, where loading of lumber will be finished. The Two Brothers will carry cargo for the Southern Pacific Company to be taken to Oakland, Cal. White Star Takes Over the Line. NEW YORK, Sept 16. It Is officially announced that the White Star Line' has taken over the Boston-Mediterranean and the Boston-Liverpool services of the Do minion line. Marine Notes. Local United States Inspectors Edwards and Fuller will go" to Wallula today to inspect the ferry steamer Elsie May. " The schooner J. H. Lunsman, which Is loading piles at Victoria Dolphins for Shanghai, will complete her cargo this week. The steamer Homer left Astoria yester day for Unimak Pass, Alaska, with light house material. This will be her last trip North this season. The steamer Leggett, towing the big Hammond raft, left .Astoria yesterday morning for San Francisco after several SEPTEMBER 17, 1903; night. In' brief the history of Fossil is as follows r Near a fossil bed, about four miles from the present location of the town, there was established many years ago a post office. From the geological formation of the place the postoffice took the name of Fossil. It was' in 1SS3 that a man con cluded that the little basin in which Fossil Is now located would be an excel lent place for a store. Accordingly . ho built a house at the place and began to transact business. The convenience of the location was soon proved, and finally another store was tjullt and the Fossil postoffice was transferred to the place. Thus the town of Fossil obtained its name, but It did not grow much more till a little more than four years ago, when the county of Wheeler was formed from a portion of Gilliam and Fossil was made the new county seat. Since that time the town has experienced an in vigorating growth, and the new buildings that have come into existence as a result are what gives Fossil Its appearence of 'newness." At present Fossil Is a town of about 600 Inhabitants. It has a new brick court house that would be a credit to a much older county-seat. The public school build ing Is also brick, and Is of a modern design. Five teachers are employed'ln It. An electric light system Is planned and will probably be In operation in two or three months. The sidewalks are good, the streets are well kept and the general days delay In the lower harbor, caused by the breaking of. the towing hawser. Domestic and Foreign Ports. ASTORIA, Or.. Sept. 10. Arrived at 5 A. M. Steamer Heather, from Puget Sound. Ar rived at 8 A. M. Schooner Andy Mahony, from St. Rosalia. Arrived down at 8:30 and sailed at 12:30 P. M. Steamer Homer.J for Alaska. Sailed at 8:50 A. M. Steamer Francis H. Leggett and log raft, for San Francisco. Arrived down at 2 P. M. Schooner R. W. Bartlett. Left up at 3:15 P. M. British ship Port Patrick. Arrived at C P. M. Steamer South Portland, from San Francisco. Con dition of the tar at 5 P. M., smooth; wind, north; weather, clear. Point Reyes, Sept. 10. Passed at 10:40 A. M. Steamers Signal and Robert Dollar, from Portland. San Francisco, Sept. 16. Arrived at 3:15 P. M. Steamer Signal, from Portland. Hoqulam, "Wash.. Sept. 16. Arrived 15th Schooner Jennie Wand, from San Francisco, for Montesano. Liverpool, Sept. 16. Sailed Teutonic, for New York. Toco ma. Sept. 16. Arrived Steamer James Dollar, from San Francisco; steamer Texan, from Seattle; steamer Shawmut, from Seattle. Liverpool, Sept. 10. Arrived Westernland, from Philadelphia; Ivemia, from Boston. San Francisco, Sept 16 Arrived Steamer Wellington, from Ladysmlth; steamer Charles 7Cicrn. frnir Tarnma: Fteamer St Paul, from BErE,RS Famous the World Over Fully Matured. Order from H Fleckenstein-Mayer Co. ONLY NOT A DOLLAR ASKED FOR UNTIL A CURE IS EFFECTED We make a specialty of chronic and complicated disorders of MEN, and we point with pride to 25 years of SUCCESSFUL practice on the Pacific Coast. If you are a sufferer from any of those annoying DIS ORDERS that unfit you for mar riage, call for a personal examina tion, free of charge, and we will guarantee to cure you or make no charge. Offices open evenings and Sunday. DR. TALCOTT & CO. 350 ALDER ST., PORTLAND. I 3 IS FOSSIL I appearance of the place indicates consider able enterprise on the part of Its In habitants. There is one thing' of which Fossil has reason to be proud, and that Is its water I supply. One might travel over the larger part of the world and find few places of a similar size that are so well supplied with water for general use as In Fossil. At a cost of $15,000 a pipe line was laid and a large cement-lined reservoir was made that would furnish the town with cool mountain spring water from, a dis tanco of about three miles. ' If the reservoir had been made at the springs, the hydraulic pressuresrould have been greater than desired, so It was placed on a hill near at hand Is constantly being fed by the pipe from the spring. Until the debt Incurred by the building of the water system shall have been paid every family Is charged $1.25 per month for use of water for domestic purposes and $5 per year for water to Irrigate lawns and gardens. In irrigating each hose is al lowed to operate flye hours per day. It Is believed that when the debt will have been paid, the cost of water for each family will be less than 50 cents per month. As may be Imagined, the water .coming direct from a spring as It does Is of the purest and most wholesome quality., The story, of Fossil would be Incom plete If It did not contain mention of tho local organization of Oregon pioneers and its private park. It is claimed here that St. Michael; steamer Signal, from Astoria; bark Agrate, from Bristol Bay; schooner North Bend, from "Willapa; schooner Roy Somers, from Gray's Harbor. Sailed Schooner Hal cyon, for Gray's Harbor; schooner Fannie Adele. for Coos Bay; steamer Mlneola, for Ta coma; steamer ilacklnaw, for Tacoma; steamer California," for Seattle. . New York, Sept. 16. Sailed New York, for Southampton: Statendam, for Rotterdam and Boulogne: Majestic, for Liverpool. Arrived Ocanls. from Liverpool; Laab, from Genoa and Naples. Glasgow, Sept. 16. Arrived Anchorja, from New York. Antwerp. Sept. 16. Sailed Switzerland, for Philadelphia. Seattle. Sept. 10. Arrived Steamer Queen, " from San Francisco; British ship Leicester Castle, from Vancouver. Sailed Steamer Umatilla, for San Francisco; The Kiifd "Sou Have Always in use for over 30 years, All Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of infants and Children Experience against Experiment. it is CASTOR! A Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation .and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep The Children's Panacea The Mothers Friend. OENUIWE CASTOR A ALWAYS S3 Bears the Tie KM You Haie Always Bon In Ue For Over 30 Years. Tr CENTAUR COMPANY. TT MURRAY STReCT, NEW YOBK CITT. iu1tTrainBllSBfifihifa!rr?" m Sale Ten Million Boxes a Year. THE FAMILY'S FAVORITE HE9I0INE j. CANCV CATHARTI . BEST FOR THE -Photo by J. B. McTVlllls. this is the only organization of the kind that owns a park in Its own name, and It is probable that such is the case. There are a larger number of pioneers here and throughout Wheefer County, and between them generally exists a strong fraternal feeling. They are known collectively as the Wheeler County Ore gon Pioneers' Association, and the en thusiasm that they show in the welfare and general advancement of their or ganization is proved by what they have accomplished. They ttiave gained posses sion of 40 acres of timber land In the mountains 12 miles east of Fossil and they lntend to keep it In its virgin state and use it as a picnic ground and Summer resort for themselves exclusively. It is one of the most attractive spots to be found In the county, and to prevent cattle from eating out the grass and to keep other campers from Intruding, the place has been enclosed by a strong fence. Within Its borders are two springs of cool, clear water and the creek near by Is filled with trout. It Is an Ideal spot for the purpose for which it Is Intended. In the early part of June of this year the pioneers held an enjoyable reunion In their park on Sarvlce Creek. They went Into camp for several days. In the day time there were meetings and entertain ments, when musical and literary pro grammes were rendered, and in the even ings around the camp fires stories were told of the days of long ago. LIONEL A. JOHNSON. steamer Dolphin, for Skagway; steamer Santa Ana. for Valdes. Arrived French ship Cambronne. from Tacoma. Sale of Land Under Foreclosure. CORVALLIS, Or., Sept. 16. (Special.) A new execution has issued, and the Sher iff's advertisement of the sale is now running in a local paper In the sale under foreclosure of over 60,000 acres of land lying in Benton, Lincoln and Polk Coun ties. The amount Involved in the fore closure Is $101,600. The defendant in the proceeding Is the Oregon-Pacific? Colon ization Company, a Minneapolis corpora tion that ' purchased the lands of the Coast Land & Livestock Company, of Al bany, and defaulted In payments. The sale Is to take place October 10. . 1 Bought, and which has been has "borne the signature of and has been made under his per sonal supervision since its infancy Allow no one to deceive you in this. Signature of BOWELS