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THE SUXDAT OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, AUGUST 8, 1909.
Tremendous Battle Rages in Canyon of the Deschutes River
Between Rivals for Rich Trade of Central Oregon Country
Before Revenue-Producing Country Is Beached. $5,000,000 Must Be Expended by Both Roads-Indications Point to Hill a Opponent, Through Porter Brothers, of Harriman.
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TyiK two w-eoK" that nvr passed
stn- tlic Or-pon Trunk Line pro
motors bPKan their contest with
the Di-huten Rallrond Company over
rttht tn the Pem-hiites River canyon
have not thrown any positive light
upon the motives hark of the rivals
of the Harriman railroad.
While bluff and holdup have been
us-rested. the mind of the averaee
man Is not capable of grasping the
temperament of any person or set of
persons who would expend the sums
Porter Bros, are putting Into the Ore
gon Trunk I.lne without Intending to
construct a railroad, or at least gain
traffic rights in Central Oregon.
Both projected railroads are In a
deep canyon, whose walls rise from
the river bed for a height on both
ides of from 1500 to 2000 feet. The
construction Itself will be difficult and
expensive, and the cost of getting
equipment and supplies on the ground
has been duplicated in the building of
few railroads.
The rough character of the country
will call for several tunnels on both
roads' There are to be four on the
Harriman road, one of which will be
1200 feet long, and another 1000 feet
long. Canyons that cut Into the Des
chutes canyon must be bridged with
costly steel trestles. Two of these
ateel trestles will carry the railroad
rails at a height of 300 feet above the
bed of the stream they bridge. If
The Oregonlan building were placed
beside one of these trestles, in the bed
of the canyon, the top of the tower
would still be 100 feet below the rails.
Thus one and possibly two railroads
are to be built in a canyon difficult
of access, where rock work, tunnels
and brldg work will run the cost of
construction up to more than 5. 000.
000 before either railroad reaches a
country capable of producing tonnage
sufficient to make the road a paying
investment.
Whenever these elements are con
sidered conjecture reverts to the prob
ability that the Hill Interests are back
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of the Oregon Trunk Line. As against
the Hill argument. th recent traffic
arrangement between the Harriman
and Hill systems which lets the Har
riman road gain nn immediate en
trance to Puget Sound cities is cited
as an Indication that the old war be
tween" the two Interests has been
amicably adjusted. On the other band.
It Is argued that Hill has agreed to
the new traffic arrangement, sale, or
whatever the understanding-Is, in view
of Harrlman's intention of building a
railroad of his own from Portland to
Seattle and thus Invade the Hill terri
tory. The theory Is broached that Hill,
having been virtually compelled to
grant Harriman access to Puget Sound,
Is now going to compel Harriman to
grant him like concessions in Central
Oregon. The prediction Is made In
Portland that If two railroads are not
built up the Deschutes river Hill will
at least have traffic arrangements
which will give him a share of Cen
tral Oregon railroad tonnage.
At two other points are Hill and
Harriman contesting for railway traf
fic. Dispatches tell dally of conflicts
in the Lolo Pass country. The Har
riman road recently announced the In
tention to construct a cut-off between
Lockwood. on the Spokane-Wallace
line, -and Coeur d'Alene lake. The con
struction work has now commenced on
this branch, and its building was In
spired by the inroads made by Hill on
Northern Idaho business. Passenger
traffic from Wallace and Mullan and
other Idaho cities on the Wallace
branch of the Harriman system now
travel on the Harriman road to Har
rison, on Lake Coeur d'Alene, trans
fer to steamers on the lake, enjoy a
pU?asant ride and then get into Spo
kane over a Hill line, saving about 40
additional miles they would have to
travel by remaining on the Harriman
road. The latter Is now building a
cut-off to the lake, which will give it
as short a route as that offered by
the Hill system, and with its comple
tion the fight for Idaho business will
be on in earnest.
As a further Indication that there is
no peace pact between Hill and Har
riman. the traffic arrangement Just
closed between the Hill roads and the
North Pacific Steamship Company Is
cited. This arrangement puts Hill in
a position to compete with Harriman
for through California business via the
Portland gateway, something the Hill
roads never before possessed.
That the Deschutes canyon Is now
a big railway battleground, and not
the arena for' an attempted colossal
holdup, is the conviction of many. So
many straws point In the direction of
the Hill interests that denials of Por
ter Bros, and the Hill officials them
selves have npt served to convince the
public that Harriman's antagonist in
Central Oregon is not the Empire
Builder.
Gives Buoyant Narrative of
Climb to Summit of Mi Hood
Rev. Clarence True Wilson Resorts to Literary Ecstatics in Relating What
Happened to His Intrepid Band of Adventurers.
HODODEXDROS TAVERN. Mount I Few Portland peoole know that by a
Hood. Aug. 5. (To the ikiitor.) J short drive of 2S miles they can reach a
Our voyage to Mount Hood in a I ,ol" """f a' ', , ' , i
to us and may suggest a pleasant trip to
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others who contemplate a Summer vaca
tion. We purchased a second-hand gro
cery wagon and. after equipping It with
brake, pole and other necessities for
mountain roads, painted It the patriotic
colors, red. mhlte and blue, possibly be
cause think it the duty of travelers
to see their ovn land first. For instance,
what right has any Portlander to sit and
pine to see foreign scenery and long to
travel abroad or even to the natural won
ders of our sister slates, who has never
even ascended Mount Hood?
We packed our camping outfit and set
sail or rather we had a canal experience
snd were towed as far as tovernmcnt
Camp by our two horses before setting
all.
The thriving little city of flresham was
rur first stop and over smooth roads we
FlMed along to Pleasant Home and ulti
mately to Sandy, our first camping place.
atmosphere. In California great boasts
are made of the rapidity with which the
sick or weak can change climate by a
few miles' drive. Portland is not one
whit behind Los Angeles In this respect;
only we do not know it sufficiently to Im
press it upon others.
Here's a Pretty Drive.
The drive from Sandy next morn
ing was picturesque in the ex
treme. Cherryvllle. with Its mountain
streams, loaded with tempting fish,
was attractive, but we were bound for
Mount Hood. Finally we arrived at Sal
mon. Here we camped and it rained and
rained for a week and we stayed and
stayed until Thursday. July 29. when we
cast off our moorings and set out for
Rhododendron Tavern, a mountain hotel,
a work of art In rustic building. There
are lovely little cottages scattered around
among the trees. A writer has recently
criticised the naming of it Rhododendron
on the ground that she saw only one Rho
dodendron near; but this error should
make us all more careful to look up our
facts before drawing conclusions, for
every one who reads the article referred
to. can come up and find six large plants
Just in front of the entrance, and in a
walk of two minutes count hundreds.
This Is a homelike hotel, built and
maintained by two of Portland's well-
Laura Akin occupy the tent, and the
guides are busy putting screws Into the
shoes of all who are to ascend' the gla
cial peak tomorrow. It is interesting to
hear each of the young men plead for
middle place tn the, bed that must hold
five for the night.
But almost as soon as it takes to tell the
story we are all called at 2 o'clock A. M.
to breakfast, and at 3 in the morning,
known citizens. ex-Mayor Rowe and ex- h , h we are off 0
Fire Chief L. G. Holden. ,h ,,, , ,h
mnre of
Sunday, August 1. was passed in a rest
ber our party of 13, including both ladies,
reached the summit at 12:20 and Govern
ment Camp at 4, without a single mis
hap; "13" is sometimes a lucky number.
On leaving Crater Rock we have a climb
to the ridge of Hogback: and along this
steep, precipitous backbbne of the moun
tain for 700 feet we make our way, with a
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yawning chasm to our left,, at Its foot a
crater throwing out fire, smoke, lava and
some stifling gases, with enough sulphur
to suggest brimstone and the bottomless
pit.
Rather Rugged Scenery.
On our right is a terrible slide of 800
feet, with rocks at the bottom. Neither
horn of the dilemma suggests a pleasant
fall, so, "given the choice of two evils,"
we took neither, but pursued our way up
that narrow ridge of snow. This is the
place that tries men's nerves and
women's very souls. You stand at the
Junction of two enow ridges surrounded
by three precipices. The worst of these
we must cross over to reach a steep
snow bank, and the only way is to creep
on hands and knees over a temporary
wooden ladder, which our guide places
and holds for us. and then from a nar
row bank of snow, climb over an open
ing in the snow, the bottom of which
has not been found, though a 300-foot
rope has been let down its full length
without touching anything. There, an
other thousand 1-foot ridge of snow, al
most perpendicular, awaits us. Steadied
and aided by a rope we ascend and then
the real fun of running up the soft snow
to the glorious summit of Mount Hood.
What a day! What a view! There is
Portland, 60 miles away, and Vancouver,
plain as day. There lies the Columbia
at our feet, stretching toward the sand
fringed ocean, in plain sight, 120 miles
distant. There are all the great moun
tains in Washirgton. but we have enough
of our own to keep us busy. There
stands Jefferson and the Three Sisters
just to the south, and tn clear view,
Shasta. California's snow-crowned glory,
4S0 miles away, but apparently only a
day's Journey over to it. The grain
fields of Eastern Oregon are stretching
at our feet and we get a survey of our
beautiful and fertile state that one re
ceives nowhere else so well as here. Just
here at our feet is Bull Run Lake, Port
land's pride, a Jewel of beauty, reflect
ing the sunlight and furnishing our city
the healthiest beverage in the world.
But I would like, while I have the brac
ing effects of this mountain air, to have
hold of the man who first gave this dia
mond of a lake the name of Bull Run.
We found in the rock-hewn receptical
the Mazama register book and inscribed
our thirteen names, with the facts and
dates of our ascent, and with becoming
pride congratulated our guide, and each
other, and especially the ladies, for their
pluck and perserverance to the last.
At 1 o'clock we started down. Much
of It must be done carefully, but the
work is so much less in coming down
that we have time to enjoy the incidents
of the rip. The descent over the lad
ders is as dizzy as the ascent had been,
but the snow has softened - under the
sun's rays and now we Just slide down
what with such difficulty we climbed two
hours before. And. sliding, running.
ful way walking and driving, and Monday
morning we started up the grade for
Mount Hood. A Jolly party was made up
here, consisting of D. H. Rowe and A. L.
Holden. sons of the proprietors of Rhodo
dendron Tavern, with their friends from
Portland. El Alger and R. MacMahon.
Joyce Kelly Joined us later at Govern
ment Camp. Laura Akin. Mrs. Clarence
True Wilson and daughter Virginia, with
the writer, made up the party of eight
persons who on Monday evening, accom
panied by El Coleman and his assistant
guide. Mr. Miles, started up from Govern
ment Camp for the four-mile climb up
steep grade to the timber line. Here
could be seen as beautiful mountain flow
ers as were ever picked, and fragrant as
Portland roses. We were to camp here
for part of the night. A big bonfire
counteracts the snow and chill of the
night.
Ready for the Climb.
Five young men are arranging to sleep,
spreading blankets so that there will be
actually something between them and the
stars as they rest. Mrs. Wilson and
the snow rivers, to touch no more of
earth until we are 11.225 feet above the
level of the sea on Mount Hood. The
day was perfect, the party congenial, the
guide a master of his profession and built
for his task. The snow is firm beneath
our feet, and we are moving grandly up.
Where we are to cross snow fields diag
onally and the snow has become slipping
ice, our guide precedes the party, and.
Ice ax In hand, cuts footholds for us.
After four miles of this kind of traveling,
we seize a rope and begin climbing the
crater itself: As we ascend we find the
rocks warm from internal fires and our
guide shows us a crevice in the rock from
which issues gases, smoke and heat so in
tense that we can cook or warm our
lunches by simply setting things near.
One young man remarked: "One look
Into that crevice makes a fellow deter
mined to be good."
While lunching here the Rev. Mr. Mont
gomery, pastor of the Third Presbyterian
Church of Portland, and one of the most
6killful mountain men on the Coast, came
up, accompanied by his son and Mr. Pratt.
They joined us. and we made a party of
13. Horrors! No, not yet. For remem-
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Jumping, we came down the mountain to
timber line In less than two hours.
Go again? Well, not this summer! We
are all wiser, but the glamor of climbing
Mount Hood "Just for fun" has all been
removed. Let us climb Mount Hood for
reasons of patriolsm: It is Oregon' his
toric peak. Let us climb it as a nature
study. God has blended for us flower
and snow-burning craters and Icy
gorges, volcanic formations and acenlo
wonders, all In one condensed nature
study iMount Hood.
CLARENCE TRUE WILSON.
Russian Prince Dies Pauper.
BERLIN', Aug. 7. fSpeclal.) Recently
Prince Emltri Wadboeski, whose ances
tors go back to the illustrious family of
Rurlk, founders of the Russian mon
archy, died at St. Petersburg Hospital
from typhoid fever. It is stated that
the Prince contracted the malady in a
shelter where he had gone to spend the
night as a homeless outcast.
REST AND
PEACE
Fall upon distracted
households when
Cuticura enters.
All that the fondest of
mothers desires for -the
alleviation of her skin
tortured and disfigured
infant is to be found in
warm baths with
CUTICURA
SOAP
And gentle anointings
with Cuticura Ointment.
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