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THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN. PORTLAND, MAT 29, 1910.
TOOTH OF MASTODON AND PIECES
OF CEDAR FOUND DEEP IN EARTH
Sprinkling of Gold Is Also Discovered in Clay Taken From Mount Tabor, Where City Is Building Giant Reser
voirs to Care for Increased Water Supply.
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! LLUVIAL deposits. Inducting what
seems to be the tooth of a mas-
todon and pieces of cedar trees,
liave been unearthed hLgh up the side
of Mount Tabor, where excavation is
being made for the two new city res
ervoirs. Colors of gold, although not
In a paying quantity, have also been
panned out at the bottom of the upper
Tf the two reservoirs, known as reser
voir No. 6.
Work on the two reservoirs is prog
ressing rapidly, but owing to a scarcity
of labor and bad weather during the
"Winter, the upper reservoir will not
fee completed until about a month later
than the contract time, which is July 1.
ttTie lower, or larger, of the two reser
voirs must be completed, according to
contract, by October 31.
The big tooth was found about 4 5
feet below the surface of the ground
nd is now In the hands of Superin
tendent Calback, who will keep it as a
relic. Mr. Calback has not submitted
the tooth to the inspection of a zoolo
ETist. but he is positive that it came
from an animal larger than an ele
phant. The tooth is three inches long.
As parts of the trees discovered in
tne upper reservoir are comparatively
well preserved, their presence deep un
der the surface of the ground has
caused much speculation. Mr. Calback
Is certain the wood is cedar, although
no cedar is known to grow in that
vicinity at the present time. Whether
the alluvial deposits were originally
from the bed of a prehistoric lake and
have gained their high altitude as a
result of an upheaval or were buried
there by the filling up of a former
gully in the side of Mount Tabor has
not been satisfactorily determined.
The gold found in the reservoir is in
a heavy clay formation, in which gravel
Is plentifully embedded. That the
bright particles found when the ground
was panned were gold tnere seems to
be no question, as several who are fa
miliar with placer mining have seen
them and pronounced them gold. There
is no bedrock that could be used as a
basis for mining operations, even if
the gold were in paying quantities.
As gold usually seeks the bedrock,
owing to it being so much heavier than:
ordinary dirt, it is believed that far
below the reservoir may be found a
rich deposit of the precious metal,
though whether it could be mined prof
itably at a great depth would be doubt
ful. At any rate, there will be no at
tempt, it is understood, to explore fur
ther, for the gold.
In moving the dirt from the upper
reservoir a hydraulic monitor has been
employed to good advantage. Thus
the reservoir has assumed the appear
ance of a placer mine in operatlon.-Cor
In connection with the hydraulic ap
paratus, sluice boxes have been em
ployed to carry away tne earth loos
ened by the terrific force of the water
. from the monitor.
Some idea of the power of the hy
draulic stream being used at the res
ervoir may be had from the fact that
the water at the nozzle has a pressure
of 110 pounds to the square inch, and
the stream would lift an ordinary
horse from his feet if it struck the
horse -at close range. For the use of
city water for the hydraulic pipe the
contractors for the construction of the
reservoir, Robert Wakefield & Co., have
been paying $1000 a month.
. The -contract price lor tae reservoirs
tacle at .the reservoirs is the big steam
suovel used In- No. 6 reservoir, which
is 444,700, and when they are com
pleted they will have a combined ca
pacity of 126,000,000 gallons. The
lower reservoir, which is known as No.
6, will- have a capacity alone of 75,
000,000 gallons, which is more than
that of all the four city reservoirs now
in use.
The construction of the two new res
ervoirs is being hurried on by the em
ployment of ZbQ men and about 60
teams. There are also two large steam
shovels and two steam trains used in
the work, which is being carried on
mgnt and day.
Next to Ihe operation of the hy
draulic pipe, the most interesting spec-
digs the dirt to keep the two steam
trains In operation. Two dips of this
shovel will fill one of the cars to its
lull capacity.
It would require more than 100 men
with picks and shovels to move dirt
into the cars from the embankment
as rapidly as does this big steam
shovel, which weighs 70 tons, includ
ing its engine. By the use of this,
as well as the other steam shovel, of
less capacity, and the hydraulic pipe
tne scarcity or labor is met at present.
Without these' labor-saving appliances
It is believed the completion of the two
reservoirs would unavoidably be de
layed into next year. The engineering
work Is under the direction of Martin
Kapp.
JAPANESE EXPRESSION
HARD FOR WHITE MAN
Allen Atwell Tells How Difficult It Is for Him to Kep His Eyebrows
Screwed Up to Proper Height During Play.
LET THOMPSON
FIT YOUR
GLASSES
MYPTO
'FAR vision
Without LmpV Mi
m the .. vnsioN.V'
Lens
CI.ERGVMEX readlntr from manu
script, duck and peer at the conicre
ratlon. LAWYERS reading lmpretslve
ectlons from tiie code, duck and peer
t the jury. BCSrNESS MEN enred
-with correspondence, duck and peer at
entering visitors. It is a solemnly ri
diculous habit, praotloed unconsciously.
KBTPTOK3 CURE IT.
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Ten years In Portland, and -largest
practice in the Pacific Northwest.
We do all our own grinding. Broken
lenses replaced while you wait. Our
plant is the most modem on the Coast.
Glasses supplied at -the lowest pos
sible prices, and results guaranteed. .
THOMPSON
' Second Floor Corbet t Bids.,
Fifth and Morrison Sts.
for it is about the hardest thing in the
part for me. I have sat for hours, hold
ing my face in that position, bo as to
gain the natural expression and it is
most difficult to hold it in the heavy
part I am playing, for I must keep it
continuously in mind but Just the came.
1 must say, I like my Jap in "The Cods
Book" better than any part I'va evr
played."
PAVEMENT LAID RAPIDLY
STREET WORK PROGRESSES AT
RATE 13 MILES MONTHLY,
N
EW people realize, perhaps, that the
Japanese is about the most diffi
cult charcter of all to impersonate.
Allen A-twell's portrayal of a Japanese
was pronounced perfect by critics, par
ticularly on the Pacific Coast, while tour
ing the last two seasons in "Paid In
Full."
Mr. At well, in "The Code Book," has an
opportunity to create one of the strongest
Japanese characters ever seen on the
stage. He handles this with such skill
that several prominent New York man
agers who viewed the piece at rehearsal
could hardly be convinced he was a Cau
casian. .Mr. Atwell was asked:
"How in the world did you manage to
get the Jap down to such a fine pointy'
"Well, it wasn't an easy matter," re
plied Mr. Atwell. "it took me months to
sift him out. In the first place I didn't
think I could play characters, because I
had always played and liked straight
parts, but, somehow, the Jap appealed to
me' from the first, perhaps because in a
way, I had been brought up with them.
My parents always had either Japanese
or Chinese servants in our home in Cali
fornia, so naturally I was familiar with
the Jap's mannerisms, but. Just the same
you can bet the mimicry wasn't as easy
as I thought the voice, the poise, etc.,
all had to be carefully worked out and
especially the facial expressions. The
makeup wasn't enough for me there was
something vitally lacking in the expres
sion the real Jap wasn't there so I
studied and studied or Weeks, when one
day I hit on the expression while re
hearsing before a mirror, making all
sorts of faces at myself, endeavoring to
get the Jap as he looked to me, I sud
denly discovered it all depended on how
I made my eyes behave you see?"
Mr. Atwell made one of his faces
squinting his eyes almost tight and lift
ing his eyebrows with the muscles of his
forehead and sure enough there was the
Japanese expression.
"But can you hold your face in that
position during the whole performance?"
he was asked.
Wx. JUweli lauj&eii,.. V-Xes.! haye. to
if I didn't 'the Jap wouldn't be there
but believe me it is no laughing matter.
Portland's Hard-Surface Area Will
Be Increased 100 Per Cent This
Year Is Belief
Three mile of hand-surf ac paving a
week is the record now being made in
Portland, according to figures given out
yesterday by City Engineer Morris. This
means, under the present rate of work,
12 mllee added to the paved area every
four weeks, but this is not to be the full
capacity, as the local plants are adding
equipment which will make it possible to
lay four miles weekly.
"Since the opening of Spring," said Mr.
Morris, "there have been completed 16
miles of hard-surface pavement. Eleven
miles of this are on the East Side and
live and a half on the West Side. This
iloes not include any excavation or base
which has been prepared, but pavements
which have been actually completed. This
is a very creditable showing for the sea
son up to date. It is one-fourth as much
aa all of the paving which has been laid
in all previous years up to January 1, 19HX
"Paving Is now progressing at the rate
of three miles a week or 12 miles a
month. With new equipment on the way1
the capacity of Portland paving com
panies will be increased so that they will
toe able to lay four miles weekly or 16
miles every month."
It will thus be seen that Portland's
lhard-eurface area will be fully doubled
this season, or by November 1. Mayor
Simon's promise, given many months ago.
that the city would be hard-surfaced to
a. large extent is being rapidly fulfilled.
All over the city crews are at work,
laying asphalt, bitullthlc and Haasam.
Many thousands of dollars are being
saved, to property owners through the
large reduction in rates for asphalt and
bitulithlc since Mayor Simon took charge
of the city's affairs. Last Summer these
two materials were costing the people as
high as $2.40 a square yard, but now
both are being laid anywhere in Portland
at J1.S6 a yard.
Entire districts are being paved and
the city is being made beautiful and ac-
Makes Children
"Sunny"
The Sweet Toaaty"
Flavour of
ltel Post.
SIB 1 Toashes
Wholesome, eco
nomical food, that
contents the mind,
satisfies the appe
tite, and
Sold by Grocers.
"The Memory Lingers"
Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich.
1E10EIA
All Our Stores Will
Be Closed All Day
MOYE
oeaslble in all directions in this manner.
A good many streets in the heart of the
city are being resurfaced, as the policy
of the administration is to remove old
surfaces when repairs are necessary. In
stead of patching. City Engineer Morris
declares that this is the only way to
keep streets in first-class condition and
the Executive Board and Council have
adopted this plan. Washington, Morrison.
Alder, Third and Sixth streets have been
resurfaced and are now in excellent con
dition, presenting a fine appearance.
No more gravel or macadam streets are
being laid, except in remote sections
where it Is felt that the property will
not stand the expense for the hard-surface
materials. Many streets that are in
fairly good condition are being torn up
and paved with hard-surface materials,
as it is felt that this is the only means
of transforming the streets and making
Portland a city famed for accessibility.
Many of the long thoroughfares are
being paved, such as Hawthorne avenue.
Grand avenue. Union avenue and many
others on the East Side. North Port
land on the West Side Is being hard
surfaced rapidly and in a few months
will present a magnificent appearance
and will be one of the best places in the
city for driving.
Employers Favor Rest Day.
NEW YORK, May 28. Heads of the
steel and ' iron industry of the United
States including E. H. Gary and C. M.
Schwab, nodded their approval as Wil
liam B. Dickson, vice-president of the
United States Steel Corporation, ad
dressing the annual dinner of the
American Iron & Steel Institute last
night, advocated the establishment of a
rule among all manufacturers in their
line that no employe should work mors
than sir days a week. At his sug
gestion it was decided to appoint a
committee to investigate the question
and to devise a plan to solve the ques
tion of a day of rest, which has caused
so much trouble among steel workers
of late.
CEMENT PIPE TO BETESTED
Kenton Factory Will Give Public
Chance to See Operations.
Curing this week another test of ce
ment pipe will be made, this time by
the Portland Glased Cement Pipe Com
pany, which operates a plant at Ken
ton and is trying to get Its product on
the local market. The test will be held
where all who wish may witness It.
Mayor Simon, it is understood, is
waiting for this test before taking
action on the ordinance that is now
before him, prohibiting the use of the
cement pipe for sewers. He has been
asked by some to veto it, but he is in
doubt as to whether cement pipe is fit
for use. The tests of pipe made in
Portland have shown the "green" ce
ment to be porous and that it leaks
gas and water under pressure; a sec
tion made in Tacoma one year or more
ago did not leak, although 60 pounds
pressure was put on it; the same pres
sure burst terra cotta pipe.
A reduction of 16 per cent has been
made in the price of terra cotta pipe,
and this is another reason why the
Mayor hesitates to veto the orinance
prohibiting cement pipe. The saving
to taxpayers on the new rates that
have Just been Issued will be considerable.
MURDERER KILLS HIMSELF
Wife of First Victim Asked to Sned
Light on Mystery.
FRESNO, Cal., May 28, An unknown
man shot and killed Harry Black,
roundhouse foreman, in the local Santa
Fe Railway yards this morning and
then killed himself by firing two bullets
through his own brain.
Black's assailant stepped from be
hind a boxcar and shot him without
warning. The foreman's young wife was
summoned, but has been unable to
throw light on the motive for the
crime.
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