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SCENES ALONG NEW TILLAMOOK EAILROAD LINE.
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C:E BRIDGE 167 FEET HIGH
Tea Tnnnd In Section of Railroad
Jw Far Cornrjlrted Town of
Timber .Vow Is End of
Regular Train Service.
TILLAJIOOK. Or.. July 11. Pp-'liD-Krom
Timber. the end of reaular
train service on the Hlllsboro end of
the Pacific Railroad & Navigation
Company line, to the mouth of the
fvalmonberry River, where the Nehalem
River receives Ha waters, la the pret
tiest stretch on the entire line of tha
new road to Tillamook, and the part
of It that baa entailed the heaviest
construction work as well. This Is a
13-mlle stretch between mile posts II
and M.
From Timber to the Summit, seven
miles, the road for most of the way
runs hlzh up on the brow of moun
tains irhlrh rise In sloping walls to
tne lft. while nn the rtcht. fir be
low, tne yehilem River, as yet a small
stream, follows the road bed. The
Nehaletn In this vicinity flows east
ward along the road bod for six miles.
At Timber It leaves the rad. and
swerras In a wide line gradually west
ward. Two miles from Timber Is Step
Creek bridge, the highest pile brl-lce
In the world. The piles of the bridge
are each one piece, and thejr support
the steel at an elevation of 104 feet.
Adjacent to the road are millions of
feet of fir. tall and arrow-like. Ideal
for just auch purposes. Just after
leaving "Headquarters." the main sup
ply camp at mile post 14. la Heidi
'reek bridge which, at an elevation of
154 fee, la tha second highest on the
read.
Summit 1833 I'cet High.
The summit, the highest point on the
road. Is reached a mile from Head
quarters, and la at mile post 85. Here
the elevation Is 1(15 feet. The mil
r.ium grade on the road, three per cent.
Is attained for seven ml lor on each
Me of the summit. It Is here that
the road first touches tha Salmon
berry F-lver. which It does not leave
from there to the end of the line.
At Wlf Creek, the climax of moun
tain loveliness Is reached. Here the
road penetrates the very heart of the
ranfe. Although tha mountains are of
bo phenomenal height, they attain an
eminence that Is Impressive. Wolf
Creek, at mile post 19. Is four miles
from the summit. The stream empties
Into tha Saimonberry River, and
where their waters nitrite, the road
turns suddenly southward, following
conversely the course of Wolf Creek
for about three-quarter of a mile,
when, by means of a high and Ionic
tram bridge. It crosses the yawnlnir
gorge and again turns abruptly, golr.g
north, once mora to the edge of the
Salmon be fry.
In Its course up Wolf Creek and hark
acAln. the road describe the form of
an enormous hairpin. From the rails
on one side the opposite track may be
e-n at a short distance. On this
stretch there Is a tunnel 14 feet Ions;,
tlie third met with thus far. It Is
bored through rock so hard and solid
that the usual supporting framework
oa the Interior Is not necessary. This
Is aljo true of tunnel 'four." a mile
b-yond. and In a measure of several
of tha other tunnels.
Cats rirrce Solid Hork.
Before Wolf Creek Is reached on
tha four-mile stretch from the sum
mit, the construction work Is very
heavy. The bis (est of the cuts
through solid rock are found on this
portion of the road, which has three
big bridges and two tunnels. Two
miles from the summit, about at mile
post JJ. Is tunnel "two." 311 feet long.
One mile from this tunnel Is the but
Baldwin Creek bridge, which, at an
altitude of 1(7 fret. Is tha highest on
the line. This bridge marks the end
of the completed track on the Hllls
boro division. The ravine crossed here
Is very-wide and deep. The bridge la.
now about half completed. A quarter
mile from It Is Utile Baldwin Creek.
whre another bridge Is to be built.
The third big bridge Is that at Wolf
Creek, one mile from the Baldwin
bridge. These three bridges are now
delaying further track laying. As
soon as they are finished, which Mr.
I.ytle says will be within three weeks,
work of laying the rest of the steel
can be pushed rapidly, f..r building
the other small bridges will not take
much time, and In the opinion Oi Mr.
I.ytle. ran temporarily be put In place
to allow the operation of trains by
(irptember 1.
On this four-mile division of tha
road are the biggest of the cuts pierc
ing the mountain sides, throurh solid
tock oi pecauar tvarttnesa. Many ot
them are . and the highest 120. feet
deep, but ttilm im by vertical measure
ment, and does not take Into account
tha actual length ot the gradual slope
or -Inbreak" required to make these
cuts. These In many cases attain a
sweep, from bottom to top, of mora
than 200 feet.
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The deep-t eut. of ISO feet. Is en
countered Just before the big Baldwln
"rrek b rid e Is rwlini There are
ruts through dirt that are still higher,
but they are nearer the ends of tlie
road. All the thousand upon thou
sands ot cubic yards of stone taken
from them had to be hewn out and
removed without tne aid of machinery.
The rocks usually had to be Jsrred
loose by tremendous charges of dyna
mite or giant poador. V ith p-k and
shovel all the material then had to be
Tiled Into little dump carts drawn on
a miniature1 railroad of very narrow
rauc. by donkeys, to some big fill or
handy dumping place. Of these fills
there are also many, and they are as
d p as th slopes of the cuts are
hltrh.
Vewlng these big engineering feats,
bridges, fills and the 13 tunnels on
the road, on no longer marvels that
capitalists have so long hesitated be
fore undertaking to build a railroad
Into Tillamook, or that five years have
been consumed in the construction of
this line, at an outlay of IS.e00.00o.
At mile post 11. about two mllea east
of tha summit, the roadbed touches
riUamook County for the first time.
From this point It alternates its course
Ketween Tillamook and Washington
counties, sometimes In ona sometimes
In tha othet until the 41st mile post,
where it finally enters Tillamook
County, to stay there for the remainder
ct the way.
Mr Jourary'm end for thai first day
of the trip found me at Miller's Camp,
en Wolf Creek, the quarters of the P.
K. u N. engineers. At this and the
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other camps, through the courtesy of
the officers of the road and of the
enKinecrs them;elves. every bospltullty
was extended. Miller's Camp occupies
a pretty spot near the wagon road on
the banks of tha Saimonberry. a con
ld!rble distance below the railroad
grade. It Is reached from the wagon
road, which crosses tho railroad and
proceeds down a very steep Incline,
about a milo away, before the rail
road touches Wolf Creek Canyon.
Itocky Gorges Cut.
The Saimonberry now begins also to
cut throuKh ro ky gorges. The wind
ing and the tstlng of tho road still
continue. The track through the
mountains Is never straight. Tunnol
"Four" Is encountered about one mile
from the Wolf-Creek brldK". and from
here on come tunnels with bewilder
ing frequency. At on. point are three
tunnels within one mile, and at another
point four, and within the next slx
miie stretch are nlno of them alto
gether. Just before reaching tunnel
"four" tlio roadbed of packed stone
runs along the brink of the river.
seeming almost to overhang Its wa
ter. Tunnel "Four" Is about 300 feet long,
throuch unsupported rock. Between
this and the next tunnel the Salmon
berry la crossed three times. Tunnel
"Five." about a quarter of a mile from
tunnel "four." Is about the same
length. A logging camp and aw
mlll are at Its western side, providing
material for the railroad bridges along
the way. In another quarter mile Is
tunnel "Six." the last of tha tunnels
to be completed. Just before entering
this tunnel the Saimonberry Is crossed
again, and upon emerging from it the
river Is crossed twice more, making six
crossings of tho same stream within
one rails- The piling for the bridges
at these points Is nearly all In place
and can be completed within a short
time. These structures over the Ne
halem and some smaller streams, are
all to be temporary structures at first.
After the railroad Is connected through
they will be replaced by truss bridges.
Waterfall at Tnnncl "Seven."
The Saimonberry River Is paralleled
for a mile after It has been crossed
for the sixth time, and no tunnels are
met with on this stretch. At the end
of the mile Is tunnel "Seven." and near
Its entrance Is a pretty waterfall. Tun
nel "Seven" Is about 450 feet long and
tunnel "Eight." a quarter mile away.
Is about 700 feet long. This tunnel
Is the second longest on tha line, tun
nel "Seven" ranking third. Tunnel
"Nine" follows tunnel "Eight" In about
tOO feet, and that Is followed In the
same distance by tunnel "Ten."
About three quarters of a mile from
this last tunnel Is tho second engineers'
camp, known as ilayo s Camp. Mid
way between the tunnel and the camp
a ullda covers the roadbed for nearly
a nuM.rtt,r of a mile, the only slide of
any importance on tha road. The full
side ot tfce mountain sema to nave
broken away and taken a downward
course, it U th Intention to dujio a
temporary track around this slide,
"shoo-tlylng." as It Is caUeu, ana later
to remove the mass of earth and stone.
MAN PUTS HIS UNION FIRST
Kenton Miner Talks Back to Court;
Cbangea Ills Mind.
EKATTLE. Wash.. July li-fSpeclal--Thomas
JollIfT. a miner of Renton, In
Judge A. W. Frater's room In the Su
perior Court todAy twice made the as
sertion that he would obey his union
rsther than the courts In a strike.
When Judge Frater said that he could
not admit JollIfT. who was born In Eng
land, to citizenship, the applicant said
he had changed his mind and would give
the courts the preference. But Judge
Frater sold that he would have to malt
until !?eipeinber. anyhow. In the mean
time, hla case will be Investigated.
FIREBUG PL0T ALLEGED
Pendleton P rug gist Said to Hare
Hired Boy to Set Store Afire.
PKXDLF.TO.V. Or, July ll-Speclal
J. Harry Wilson, the t klah drucglst ac
cused of conspiring to burn his store
and goods, had a hearing before the Jus
tice of the Peace yesterday, and was
held to await the action of the grsnd
Jury under bond of SlSJa. Not being
able to rsise this sum, be is still la jail.
Wilson Is charged with offering Roy
Connell TV'- to set fire to the building
and with having spread the coal oil snd
made all the amnKment necessary for
the burning. Connell weakened and gave
tha alleged plot away.
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BOY OF 12 DROWNS
Ralph Burd, of Elyville, Loses
Life in Willamette.
YOUNG CHUM PROVES HERO
Kenneth Morrison, Companion, Also
of Klyvllle, Hurries to Kescue,
. Iriim Down Tlirfce With I.ad,
but Falls to Save Him.
OREGON CITY. Or, July II. (Spe
cial.) With a motorboat, containing a
party from Portland not far away, the
steamer Pomona, also from Portland,
and numerous small craft within hail
ing distance. Ralph Burd, 12 years of
age, son of William Burd, of Elyville,
was drowned today In the Willamette
River, after his chum had thrice risked
his life in efforts to rescue the lad.
Never In the history of Oregon City
has anyone been drowned under more
peculiar circumstances, and the won
der now Is that the boy's life should
have been sacrificed.
The hero companion of the dead lad
Is Kenneth Morrison, also of Elyville.
Not until he had been drawn under the
water three times, and was completely
exhausted from his battle with the
drowning lad did he relinquish his ef
forts to save his friend, and It was only
by the most desperate attempt that he
reached shallow water. He was car
ried to the shore by men who witnessed
the tragedy.
The Burd and Morrison boys, the lat
ter also 13 years of age. loft their
homes early today for a swim. After
playing about in the water on the west
side near Twelfth atreet for soma time,
Ralph, who could not swim, drifted
Into deep water. He managed to keep
on the surface for several minutes, but
his desperate struggllngs drove him
nearer the middle of the river. The
boy yelled for help and his chum swam
to htm, but was unable to help him.
though three times he went under with
his charge. The Morrison boy, freeing
himself for the third time, with all the
strength he could command, struggled
to the shallow water, and Ralph did
not come to the surface again.
After working for about two hourm to
locate the body tiro eburrres of dyna
mite were net oft, but that did not
cause the body to rise. In the mean
time Dr. William S. Sadler, who haa
been lecturing at the Willamette Val
ley Chautauqua at Gladstone, was In
formed of the tragedy and declared
that he could resuscitate the lad If tha
body was recovered before It had been
In the water longer than four hours,
but It was not until about five hours
after the accident that the body was
recovered. The mother Is prostrated,
her condition being said to be seri
ous. The family has lived In the city
only a few months, and the father Is
employed in the machine shop of a
local paper mill.
Ttallrond Man, 22, Prownn.
ROSEBl'RO. Or, July II. (Special.)
Unable to swim. Angelo Bruno, aged
I! and a member of the local South
ern Pacific crew, was drowned In Vmp
qua River, about two miles north nf
Roscburg. late today. Btuno was bath
ing, when he stepped in a hole and
went under the water. His body was
recovered and will be burled tomor
row. POWDER PLANT BLOWS UP
One Rilled, Two Hurt In Explosion
Near Kverctt.
EVERETT. Wash- July 13. The
Tnton Powder Company's plant near
Marysvllle. seven miles north of Ever
ett, waa destroyed by an explosion last
Samuel Putter, of PeatUe. an em-
ploye. was killed and E. O. Corwln, of
battle, and a boy named Carl serious
ly burned. Tha financial lost waa
small.
"Breathe Like Babies and
Calves Way Down," Urges
Dr. William Sadler.
DERBIES WIN BALL GAME
Pnrtlnnd Team and Oregon City to
riay for Big Purse Saturday.
Kellog Leads In Marathon, but
ITamlin Has Chance.
CHAUTAUQUA GROUNDS, Gladstone.
Or., July 12.' (Special.) The an
nouncement that Mies Sarah Mildred
Wlllmer would read "La Samaritine"
drew one. of the largest crowds of the
season to the Willamette Valley Chau
tauqua tonight. Miss WMllmer Is easily
the favorite of all the entertainers that
have appeared at tho meeting.
By defeating .Aurora today the Dil
worth Derbies, of Portland, took sec
ond place in the baseball series, and
are within striking distance of the Or
egon City team. If the Portland men
beat Oregon City Friday, all the teams
will b& tied for first plare. It is set
tled, however, that these teams will
play Saturday for the big purse given
by the assembly. Oregon City has
played three games and lost none, per
centage 1009: Dllworth Derbies have
played 3, won 2. percentage .667: Au
rora has played 4, won 2. lost 2, per
centage .600; Gladstone has 'played 3
and won 1, and Crystal Springs Park
has played S, won none.
The Dllworth Derbies defeated Au
rora by a score of 7 to 6. The game
was exciting until the last man was re
tired in the ninth. Moreland and
Houck pitched for the Derbies and
Baker did slab duty for Aurora
Correct Breathing Urged.
Kellog still leads the marathon, but
Hamlin in a sprint at the end today
showed lightning speed and many are
picking him as the winner Saturday
afternoon. The gruelling this after
noon was too much for Ladd Chase and
Wilson and hey dtropped ou. Kelog
has made 36 laps, Hamlin. Ambrun and
Shaver 33 each; Hudson 33, Goetz .
and Hutch-s 29. 4
After the classes Dr. Lena K. Sadler
lectured to a large audience of women
on "The Cause snd Cure of Colds."
The lecture was Illustrated with dem
onstrations, a trained nurse and others
assisting. Miss Kellogg, the trained
nurse, showed the best methods of
face and nasal massage, and how to
use the hot blanket pack.
Dr. Baxter lectured later and the
Naval Reserve Band played several se
lections. The Lehrd Quartet, composed
of Mrs. Elfrleda Heller Welnstein, so
prano; Mrs. Delphlne Marx, contralto;
Robert Burton, tenor, and Hartlldge G.
Whlpp, basso, delighted the afternoon
audience. Every member of the quar
tet was enthusiastically applauded and
the singers were forced to respond to
several encores. Miss Leonora Fisher
was accompanist.
"Disease Is the lowest order of
physical sin." said Dr. William S. Sad
ler, who lectured on "How the Body
Resists Disease" In the afternoon. "God
made pleasure, but man made sin," con
tinued the speaker. "The perfectly
healthy man has nothing to fear from
germs, the germs feeding only on dead
parts of the body. Nothing can live
in a healthy stomach, the secretions of
a healthy body being germicidal. The
body has the power to make antl-toxln
and chloroform to stupefy and kill the
germs.
Kellog 'Leads Marathon.
"Not one person in a hundred
breathes correctly. We should breathe
like babies and calves, all the way
down. Keep the curve in the back and
don't let It straighten out. When rest
ing be sure that the chair permits you
to recline slightly and keep a pillow
under the hollow of the back."
Dr. Sadler dwelt upon the work of
the blood cells and declared that the
life of a white blood cell, which eats
the germs. Is 11 hours.
"Seven hundred million white blood
cells must bp created each day." he
said. "The cells are loyal and faithful
to you until you make them drunk with
Intoxicants and narcotics. They will
then feed on the body, attacking the
brain and nervous system first. To
help the white cells fipht better I
Good Used Pianos
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The following are but a few of the many addi
tional bargain snaps now to be had. Bring this
list:
Vose, elegant mahogany, $215; smaller size, $135.
Kohler & Campbell, $135. Fischer, $90. Gibson,
$110. Baldwin, $170. Decker, $120. Bradbury,
$155. Gabler, $135. Behr Bros., nearly new,
$170. Howard, $90. Brinkerhoff, $98. Har
rington, $145. Etc., Etc.
All Oak used
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grows in Northern Japan
where winters are cold
which is necessary to
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King ?a is branded
into the wood of this line
and is a guarantee of the
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absolute Satisfaction.
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For the Best Chairs, insist on having '.'King Craft" line from your
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floor at Salesroom, 1190 Macadam Street.
We, as Manufacturers, Stand Behind Our Line
should advise taking cold baths and
Hrinkine fruit Juices."
dTo enable those Interested to attend
tho Congress of Mothers, which will be
In session tomorrow, a special car will
leave First and Alder streets, in Port
land, at 9:30 A. M.
The feature of the morning; pro
gramme will be the address of
Robert F. Tute on 'The Nation s
cfivity Child's Welfare." Mrs. Clara
If Waldo will speak on "Home Eco
nomics." At the afternoon session Mrs.
W. J. Hawkins will deliver an address
on "Cliild Welfare." Coffee and tea
will be served at the headquarters of
the Congress. The programme for to
morrow follows:
Morning Classes. Farmers day.
Polo Miss Seta Holllster. accompanied
bv Professor Wilder; address. "Life at
Home and Abroad." Mrs. Clara H.
Waldo, Regent OregQn Agricultural
College.
Afternoon Band concert, ?aval lte
serve Band; lecture, "Tlio Strongest
Man on Earth," Dr. Charles V. Aked.
late of London and New York; Mara
thon race; baseball. Gladstone vs.
Crvsta! Springs Park: band concert.
Naval Reserve Band; Williams Jubilee
Singers.
Corvallis Boy Drowns In River.
CORVALL1S. Or., July 12. (Special..
Oliver Mumford, the 12-year-old son
of Mrs. C. K. Howes, ot this city, was
drowned in Marys River here today.
u' Better come today and see the many bargains
' are now being offered for a few days only.
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falling from a boom above the saw
mill. The body was recovered. An
other boy fell In at the same time, but
was rescued by Tommy Whitehorn. a
14-year-old lad, who was in swimming
a short distance above.
Dallas to Make Display.
DALLAS, .Or., July 12. (Special.)
Tho Dallas Commercial Club, acting
along the lines laid down at the meet
ing of delegates from the various com
mercial clubs of Linn, Lane, Marlon,
Benton and Polk counties In Albany,
has taken up with the County Court
the placing a Polk County exhibit at
the State Fair. The Court made the
club the proposition that if it would
gather the exhibit, the Court would
put It up and Install it at Salem. The
Dallas club is now taking the matter
up with the Independence, Monmouth
nd Falls City Commercial Clubs. Polk
County has not made an exhibit at the
State Fair, financed and backed by the
county, since 1905. In 1905, Polk's ex
hibit carried off so many first prizes
that W. H. Downing, president of the
State Board of Agriculture, was
prompted to remark that Polk County
Is Justly entitled to be called the "Blue
Ribbon County" of Oregon.
Castle Rock Regulates Saloons.
CASTLE ROCK, Wash., July 12.
(Special.) At a recent meeting of the
Council, an ordinance to regulate
saloons was passed which made many
Greatly
some almost gooa as new
prices and terms.
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in exchange as part payment on jsaoy u-ranas,
Eilers De Luxe Player Pianos and Autopianos
during our sale of exhibition instruments from
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The Nation's Largest Dealers.
at Seventh and Alder
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sweeping changes In former ordinances,
but which is in compliance with tha'
state law. Among other things it for
bids side or back entrances to saloons,
selling liquor or being in saloons on
Sunday and also abolishes restaurants
in or connected with places where in
toxicating liquors are sold. After dis
posing of that matter the Council took
up the matter of the Brick saloon,
against which many complaints had
been filed, and after due considera
tion a resolution was introduced and
passed declaring tho license forfeited
and ordering the place closed at once.
Coos to Have l'air Kxliibit.
MARSH FIELD, Or., July 12.-(Spe.
cial.) Coos County is to be represent
ed with a One exhibit at the State Fair
at Salem this year. Heretofore Coos haa
only been represented by Individual en
tries In the dairy products. The Cham
ber of Commerce will pay the expenses
of a representative 'from this city to
look after the exhibit and 111 start at
once gathering products of all kinds. -
Sanitary Sewer Is Started.
HILLSBORO. Or., July 12. (Special.!
The Kennedy Construction Company,
of Portland, put a large force of men
to work on the sanitary sewer system
today. The company expects to have
the system finished in 60 days.
Formosa's demand for opium paste ha
Itrown with tho general rise of wag.
in high-grade pianos that
Dependable and service-
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These pianos were taken
tne opening suock oi
our new store.
Reduced