TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND. APRIL 30, 1911.
TIEWS ON CENTRAL OREGON TOUR.
ERNMENT IS
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! Tull & Gibbs, Inc.
Tull & Gibbs, Inc.
Morrison at Seventh
CLEARING OFF LOGS
Morrison at Seventh .
Our Clbsing'Out Sale in Its
"Six-Bit Sagebrush". Will Be
Transformed Into Beauti
ful Garden Spot.
Burned Acreage in Cpeur
d'Alene Timber District Is
Being Cleaned Up.
fth Week Still Offers Won-
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JOHN DAY PROJECT
MEAiJS BIG THINGS
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TOWN WOULD BE FLOODED
Addison Bennett After Prlve Itotrn
Valley Is Impressed With Pos
slbllltles Line for Kail
road A 1 moot Ideal.
FT ADDISK)! BENNETT.
DATV11J-E. Or, April 2. (Staff
correspondence) I am now IS jn'lcs
down the John Dsy Klvsr from John
Lay. or about (4 mtlrs below tbs head
of th John Day Valley.
I left John Pay yesterday mornlnir In
Kood sessnn. th road leading; wast
from tho main street of that town, and
following several miles aloof; the south
side of tbe river. Just as you leave
town there Is as -the first view, so to
speak, the Tr,o brldjre ranch, almost di
rectly nort.t of the business part of
town. This s one of the finest ranches
on the river, one of the show places of
this section. The buildings are elabo
rate: the place well kept In every way.
howler a general air of prosperity.
The valley la narrow Just here, perhaps
not "more than half a mile wide, but
every available Inch Is utilised for hay
and alfalfa, the staple crops of this
section.
Xfw Itc-ort Perrloped.
Passing clown a few miles the valley
opens out. until at Mount Vernon, eight
miles below. It Is porhaps four or five
miles wide. But I will speak of this
portion later, for I turned aside Just as
1 entered the town of Mount Vernon
and drove up Beach Creek tbout one
and a half miles, and then up Hot
Springs Creek for a like distance, and
was at the famous Mount Version hot
springs, where I remained for tilnneii
These springs are owned by 1L A.
Murphy. He bought the tract only
about two and a half years ago. there
being then no Improvements worth
mentioning, but he has now a fine ho
tel, swimming pool, many bathrooms, j
and all of the accessories going to i
make a pleasant resort, including a
large dancing pavilion. Mlltard-ronm
and many shady nooks and walks. The
location la superb. Nestled In a narrow
canyon, perhaps at an altitude of 300
feet above the liver. Mr. Murphy haa
made as pretty a place as you can find
in all Oregon home-like, picturesque
and restful.
There are four springs, the tempera
ture of the waters being from 101 In
two of them, to 117 and 121 In the oth
ers, and the flow of water la about ICfDO
gallons an hour. Thla can be greatly
augmented by deeper cement curbing,
aa much of the water now escapes and
flows off into the little creek. The me
dicinal properties of the waters are
clearly set out In circulars Issued by
the proprietor, and I will not go Into
details aa to these. Sufficient to say
many cases of chronic rheumatism have
ben cured, some of them dating back
30 years, before there were any Im
provements, the patients then ramping
there and digging holes In the earth
to bathe In. I will Bay. however, that
tbe waters are charged with tbe vari
ous medicinal properties, such as sul
phur. Iron, and the various sodium and
sulphates found In the various cele
brated baths of the old world.
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Legend Tell of Cares.
One could listen for a day or a week
to the Indian legenda connected with
these springs, for since the first advent
of the white race Into thla section It
has been known that the redmen had
from time Immemorial used the springs
as a place where they could be purged
of any evils of health or spirit that
might vex them. And scattered around
the hillsides are found many evidences
of their long-time occupancy by thla
fast-disappearing race. ,
The pUce is not in any sense of the
word a hospital. There Is no physician
there. Mr. Murphy thinks the rest and
mind cure in connection with the salub
rious climate and the health-giving
waters are paramount to rigid medici
nal treatment. Hence during all the
season there are constant scenes of
mirth and gayely. for tha people for
many miles around gather there for
recreation. There la a splendid orch
ard Just north of the hotel, where
many tents are pitched during the heat
ed term, and last year many guests had
to he turned away, so great was the
demand for accommodations. -
Mr. Murphy haa " acres under
fence. He haa some fine Jerseys, aa
good as he could secure, also a lot of
fine Berkshire hogs. So he finds
something to amuse and profit him tha
year 'round.
I left the sprinrs about 11:30 and
drove here by a little after (. and It
was a drive worth remembering and
worth writing about. The road crosses
the liver several times, and wlnda
along the foothills, and many times I
stopped as I crossed a ridge and swept
the valley up and down with my field
glasses. Many, many flelda of alfalfa,
more or less hay land, now 'and then a
field of oats or barley or wheat, and
every field, aa a rule, showing the care
of a careful and Intelligent husband
man. I think I said In a former letter that
the valley proper Has only a few feet
above the river. Such Is the case wher
ever there Is a valley worth the name.
Sometimes the hills come sharply down
to the river, cutting out the bottom en
tirely. But every acre of this valley
land la good for four or five tons of
a'.aifa a year, with sufficient water.
However, there are many acrea of un
cleared land, many long stretches of
willows, still left, but more being
cleared each year. As a rule about all
of the land Is utilize that can be
cropped from the present water supply,
mostly taken from the small streams
flowing Jn from the north ahd south.
There are about 10 of theee between
John IT and Dayvlile. the largest be
ing Beach Creek, coming Into the valley
front the north Just east of Mount Ver
non. It may be remembered by the
reader that t drove over the divide as
I left Fox Valley to the head of this
creek, and then followed It down sev
ers! miles, to a point Just below Moun
tain Rest, where the south fork of the
same creek unites with It. and the
stream then flows down about II miles
to the river at Mount Vernon.
Water Readjustment Needed.
And op nearly all of these little
streams you will find a ranch or two
perhaps more. It depends somewhat on
the flow of the stream and somewhat
on the width of the valley. But some
beautiful places are In sight from the
road, and up Beach Creek there are
everal good ranches.
X say there la mora land to be i
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brought tinder water along the river. 000 horsepower. Aside from this the
much rich bottom land and much bench
land, but before there Is a much greater
development there will have to be a
readjustment of water conditions and
a united organisation for the construc
tion of larger and longer ditches. There
are some canals of good construction.
In some cases they run through solid
rock or high up on the hillsides through
a very bad formation for ditching, aave
there is little or no seepage. I never
saw an Irrigated country where there
Is so little wast of water. Aa for
flumes, there are practically none.
Lumber was too high when the ditch
ing was don to resort to flumlng
and It was a mighty good thing.
Mount Vernon Is a small place: a
general store, a postofflce. a blacksmith
shop and feed stable, and a house of
entertainment good fare, but hardly
a hotel. Also a fine school building
and three or four dwellings. But it Is
a pretty little place, and the country
thereabouta rather thickly settled. And
as to that portion of the valley I will
say a word later.
I mentioned something about railway
construction down the John Day In one
of my former letters, and I will advert
to that subject again. From tha head
of the John Day Valley. II mile above
Prairie City, there Is practically smooth
sailing for railway building for a dis
tance of practically 40 miles. I do not
know how to describe what obstacle
the builders would have to overcome.
so trifling are they, save a few bridges.
I do not believe there would be an ad
verse grade In that distance, or a tun
nel, or a rock cut worthy the name
and a fall of only 20 feet to the mile.
Aside from that there would be many
stretches of straight track from two to
six miles each.
Bnt about 49 miles down there Is a
rather nasty canyon, rather precipitous
nd narrow and mighty crooked. Thla
1 perhaps a mile through. Then a
couple of miles farther down la an
other. This Is a box canyon, but not
more than a quarter of a mil through.
and th hill on either side are low. In
fact. It look to a maa who knows noth
ing about railway building but who ha
a general knowledge of altitudes,
curves and grades, thai It would not
be a difficult matter to clUnb up the
hillsides for say six miles above and
below these canyons to cross them both
by easy grades. ,
Daraelte Is Chosen.
The first real trouble would bo
found at a point five mile below here,
at the Mascall Oorgs. Near the east
em end the canyon I 110 feet wide,
and the walls have a perpendicular
ascent of more than 400 feet. Thlf
point was selected by the reclamation
engineers as a damalte. of which more
later. The hills on either side of the
gorge rise to a height of perhaps 1600
feet, but that Is pure guesswork. They
may be .00 feet less than that, or that
much more. It is very, difficult to
Judge such altitudes.
But I will have to connect the two
subjects here, to make the proposition
clear. I said the Government had se
lected and reserved this for a damslte
for reclamation purposes. There are.
I think, four such reservations on this
river. I mentioned on of them. Just
below Clarno. In Wheeler County. But
thla one I am now talking about 1
th great John Day project we often
hear mentioned.
Th plana, merely preliminary, I sup
pose, call for a dam at the eastern end.
such dam to be 700 feet in height.
Aside from controlling the water dur
ing course of construction this dam
could be very cheaply constructed
the foundation and piers were pro
vided by Nature and the spillways
could be through solid rock.
Just bow much power could be se-
sured by such a dam I am not accur
ately Informed, but I have heard It said
that a 200-foot dam would provide J60.-,
waters, after generating the power,
could be utilised down the river to Ir
rigate 100,000 acres. This s given as
hearsay.
This dsm would submerge the valley
for a distance above of about 10 miles.
It would put the present townslte of
Dayvlile 40 feet under water. It would
eliminate or destroy at least 25,000
acres of the very choicest of the John
Day Valley: consequently It would-be
a rather expensive proposition at Its
Inception. But Where one acre would
be lost, perhaps IS acres would be
saved changed from six-bit sage
brush land to aa fine garden and or
chard land as there la In Oregon. '
Success cenis Certain.
I speak of this project as If It might
or might not be some day completed,
but sine I have looked the matter
over, having heard a great deal about
It heretofore. I am of the opinion that
It will surely be worked out during
the next decade.
And that brings us back to tha
Mascall gorge and the railway proposi
tion. To build a line along the John
Pay the constructors would have to
keep above the limits of tbe reservoir
site. I do not believe the Government
would allow It to be encroached upon.
But that would not materially increase
the cost of construction, for the higher
ins were lata on the hills the
easier It would be to get over th
gorge. Hence I do not believe the
problem as difficult of solution as many
encountered by the Hill people in build
ing up the Deschutes. In many ways
the situation here la Ideal aa compared
with the Deschutes problem, for here
ther are no canyon to climb down,
no expensive roads to build to get
the material on the right of way an
open country on all hands. And then
ther I a wealth of good materia for
ballasting to b had at convenient dis
tances. Dayvlile! This I th time of th year
when tha office boys grandmothers
die off so rapidly and so frequently
for th ball season Is open. And the
fishing season 1 open, great catches
are being made eo why cannot one of
my horses get th pip or gout? Well,
I reel like trying such a game, for I
would dearly love to stop a few days
la this fine little burg. I never saw
a place that appealed to me more. Such
gardens and such orchards I have not
seen since I left The "Dalles. I am
stopping at the hotel of Mrs. M.. L
Munjan. and In the lot adjoining the
dining-room there la the finest or
chard I have seen In the valley, and
I am told It bears a bumper crop
very season apples, pears and
peachea There are perhaps 75 trees,
and - a healthier, sturdier, better
headed orchard . I never saw. And.
like all of the fruit trees on the
river, there are no pests of any. sort
wnatever. ana spraying is here ab
solutely unthought of.
Closo Planting; Is Rale.
I would, however, like to say that
many of the orchards along tbe river
would be nearer described a groves,
so close are the trees. In some of
them I noted apple trees In rows ten
by IS feet. Teaches even closer.
With all due respect to the other
sections of the Upper John Day Valley,
speaking of It from the eastern extrem
ity to th Mascall gorge, I believe the
section adjacent to Mount Vernon and
to Dayvlile are "th cream." And I
think, owing to a alightly lower alti
tude than the towns above, the cli
mate seems softer more than the dif
ference In elevation would seem to
warrant. I believe the elevation here
Is 2S00 feet. John Day, 2000; Prairie
City, 2200. But the foliage and herbiage
la much more advanced here than
above, the gardens In particular being
much ahead of those around the upper
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RECURRENCE DANGER SEEN
People of Xorth Idaho Are Pleased
Wjth Creation of 60,000-Acre
Game Reserve, Known as
Hevburn Park. v.
- 'BI&B. ARNEY.
CO EUR D'ALENE CITY. Ida, April
a. (Special.) The United States Gov
ernment Is now busy with the ordeal of
clearing up th burned logs and remov
ing them from the vast areas of tim
ber land which urrerea rrom iiro our
lnr August of last year.
Although this was very disastrous to
the forests of the Infected section, yet
a wise solution of the problem is fast
taking on shape through the bureau
charge In that the land Is being cleared
Just as rapidly as loggers can be se
cured: then the burned districts are
belnr reforested or thrown out of for
est reserves and subjected to home
stead entry. The seed used In the re
forestatlon of these ideal timbered
acres Is all of the hardwood varieties.
The clearing of this burned district
now tends to assist the demoralised lo
calities burned over last Summer,
through the money being liberally paid
out now by tbe General Government
for this logging.
More extensive plans than ever be
fore devised are being laid by Govern
ment and state officers co-operating
with private citizens and local officials,
to reduce to the minimum the danger
of a recurrence of last Summers ter
rlble forest fires which cost so much
suffering, loss of life and property.
Ileyburn Park Popular.
The people of the North of Idaho
are especially pleased with the crea
tion of a 60.000-acre game preserve.
known as Hevburn Park. This area.
set aside for game purposes. Is located
in southern Kootenai County, Chatcalet
Lake and station on the O.-W. R. &
N. Railroad from Tekoa to Wallace be
ing Included In Its boundaries. For
this the Government required a pay
ment from the state of only 212,000.
In Its Inception the plan for this
game preserve was originated by A. A.
Crane, a prominent attorney and poli
tician of Harrison, the next station
east of Chatcalet. The Legislature of
Idaho at Its late session provided for
a commission of three, consisting of the
Chief Executive, the Game Warden and
a third member, to be named by the
Governor, to accept and manage the
affairs of this large new preserve. Gov
ernor. Hawley named G. C. Pickett, an
attorney from Moscow. There Is some
considerable disappointment hereabouts
that Mr. Crane wag not tendered this
place in honor of his fathering of the
scheme. Senator Heyburn, for whom
the park was named, attended to the
details of the passage of the legislation
in Congress. .
Indian Reserve Opened One Year.
It will be a yeaK on May 2. since
the Coeur d'Alene Indian Reservation
was thrown open to settlement. At that
time one-fifth of the purchase price was
paid down. Initially, the second pay
ment falling due on or before May 2,
1911.
For two weeks past the local District
Land Office has been receiving ap
proximately $1000 dally from these
homesteaders, most of whom are una
ble farmers, and busy making the most
of their agricultural and horticultural
acquirements.
The townsltes on the reservation.
four In number, were sold later, the sec-.
ond payment on them not falling due
until August 1, of this year. These
lands and townsltes are rapidly increas
ing the revenues of the county, Koot
enai, and the Infusion of new blood is
being felt as a wholesome addition to
the channels of local commerce.
On November 1, 1909, Kootenai County
voted its acceptance of the provisions
of th local option law by a majority
of 167. The claim was at once put
forth by the opponents of the measure
that the election was lost to them
through apathy on the one hand and
overconfidenc on the other. The local
option law provides that once accepted
it must stand, "Dry" or "Wet" as the
result may be, for two years, and that
a petition for another vote on the sub
ject cannot be' received by the County
Commissioners until 90 days prior to
the expiration of this two-year period.
Xo Deaths by Thirst Reported.
While there have been no cases of
deaths from' thirst recorded In old
Kootenai County since local option ob
tained here, the friends of the liquor
trafflo are counting the days until
August 1, when they can again be
gin tha circulation of a petition look
ing to a reversal of the Judgment of the
people on this much mooted question.
It Is believed to be the opinion of the
better Judges of political situations here
that Kootenai County will reverse Itself
on this reformatory subject Just so
soon as th law will permit them to
vote again.
The friends of prohibition urge that
there has been less drunkenness in this
metropolis of Kootenai County through
th oloslng of tha saloons, while the
opposition declares It has been equal to
previous conditions, but more secretive
and insidious, hence more harmful.
There Is one evidence of commercial
value as a deduction which the "Drys"
do not deny, and that Is, it has driven
money spenders out of Kootenai and
Into Spokane, on the west, and to Wal
lace, on the east.
Last year the city and the railroads
within the city paid to labor approxi
mately a quarter of a million dollars.
Of thla sum the banking houses here,
upon which the checks were Issued,
show that SS per cent were cashed in
Spokane!
Only Sober Men Wanted
Every line of buslnera Is closing it
doors to "Drinking" men. If you are a
drinking man, it may oe your time
next. Better stop drlAklng at once.
Orrlne, the standard remedy for the
liquor habit, will help you. By the aid
of Orrlne thousands of men have been
restored to Jives of sobriety and Industry-
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We are so sure that Orrlne will
benefit you that we eay to, you that It
after a trial you fall to get any bene
fit from Its use, your money will be
refunded.
ORRINE is prepared in two forms:
No, 1, secret treatment, a powder, abso
lutely tasteless and odorless given
secretlv in food or drink; ORRINE No.
2. in pill form. Is for those who desire
to take voluntary treatment- ORRINE
costs only $1 a box. If you are Inter
ested In some one who drinks you owe
It to yourself to come to our store. and
get free booklet and Information.
Skldmore Drug Co.. 151 Third street,
and 272-374 Morrison str-
derful Saving Opportunities
t Most Notable Bargains Prevail in Every De
partment. Every Article Must Be Disposed of in
Next Two Months- We've Priced Stock Accordingly
Women's TVTaCkTrAr - 4-- For Spring and
and Misses 11 CW VOalS Summer Wear
-Are Radically Reduced for Quick Clearance
" Interesting assortment and distinctiveness in
the styles and materials cleverness in the tailor
ing and making this is what women whose coat
needs for the Spring and Summer are not yet
filled, will find in the following offerings. Just
mentioning the prices here: they should induce
many to at least inspect them.
Black Satin Coats That Were $29.50 to $45, Now Marked at
$23.50 to $33.50
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. Black Taffeta Coats That Were $12.50 to $28, Now Marked
$9.95 to $19.75
White Serge Coats That Were $25 to $29.50, Now Marked at
$18.75 to $23.50
Pongee Coats That Were $22.50 to $55.00 Now Marked at
$14.85 to $39.50
Wool Tailored Coats That Were $12.50 to $35, Now Marked
$9.75 to $28.50
Raincoats That Were $8.75 to
$29.50, now $6.45 to $14.75. Linen Auto Coats That Were $5 to $25 $2.50 to $18
In CorsetsConvincine;
Closing-Out
Bargains
Two Models in Regular $1.50 Merito Corsets, 98 One model
has girdle top and is lace trimmed, with drawstring at top. The
skirt is long and has two pairs hose supporters attached. The other
is made of good quality coutil, is lace-trimmed and has drawstring.
.The bust is of medium height. Three pairs of hose supporters. Sizes
18 and 22. -
$7.50 and $8.50 Lily of France Corsets and Madeleine Corsets at
$4.69 Ten models to choose from and the materials and boning
are all of the best quality. Finished at top with either lace or
embroidery. The skirts are long or medium length and fitted with
three pairs hose supporters. All sizes.
BRASSIERES 69c Regular values up to $1.50. A broken
line of the popular B. & J. and De Bevoise Brassieres in very
small and large sizes.
Some Closing-Out Quotations in
Carpets, Rugs and Mattings
Wilton Velvet Carpets Sell regularly for
$2 yard. In our Closing-Out Sale at $1.50
Body Brussels Carpets Sell regularly for
$1.75 and $1.85 yard. In our Closing-Out
Sale at $1.25 Yard and $1.35 Yard.
Velvet Carpets Sell regularly for $1.50
yard. In our Closing-Out Sale at $1 Yard.
Three patterns in these two Oriental and
one scroll pattern. . They must be sold with
the borders.
Velvet Carpets that sell regularly for $1.25
yard, priced in our Closing-Out Sale at 892
Yard.
SHARP CUTS IN RUG PRICES
$37.50 for $00 Seamless Wilton Rugs in
the 9x12 ft. size.
$17.75 for $27.50 Axminster Rugs in the 8 ft. 3 in.
by 10 ft. 6 in. size.
$15.25 for $25 Axminster Rugs in the 8 ft. 3 in. by
10 ft. 6 in. size.
. Kysmak Rvigs Resemble the Scotch Rugs are re
Tiersjble and exceedingly durable. These prices stamp
them as unusual bargains.
the 6x9 ft. size reduced from $6-to $4.50.
the 9x9 ft. size reduced from $9 to $6.00.
the 9 ft. by 10 ft. 6 in. size reduced from $10.50 to
$7.90.
the 9x12 ft. size reduced from $12 to $9.00.
SOME CARPET PRICES
Bundhar Wilton Carpets "Durable
as Iron. Regularly sold at $2.50 yard.
In our Closing-Out Sale at $1.98 Yd.
Remnants priced still lower.
Hartford Berlin Carpets Plain and
mottled effects. Regularly sold at $2
vard. In our Closing-Out Sale at
$1.35 Yard.
Remnants priced still lower.
$49.50 for $65 French Wilton Rugs in the
9x12 f. size.
$41.50 for $55 and $60 Hard wick Wilton
Rugs in the 9x12 ft. size.
$39.50 for $50 Bundhar Wilton Rugs in
the 9x12 ft. size.
$22.50 for $30 Bundhar Wilton Rugs in
the 6x9 ft. size.
JS13.50 for $18 Bundhar Wilton Rugs in
the j4 ft. 6 in. by 10 ft. 6 in. size.
$19.75 for $30 Seamless Axminster Rugs
in the 8 ft. 3 in. by 10 ft. 6. in. size. These
have plain brown or plain blue centers with
shadow borders elegant effects.
75 Rolls of
CHINA MATTING
Worth 35c Yard,
AT $7.80 THE ROLL
40 Yards to the Roll.
100 Rolls of
JAPANESE MATTING,
Worth 35c and 40c Yard,
AT $8.40 THE ROLL
40 Yards to the Roll
Everything in the Big Basement Store at Closing-Out Prices
Crockery, Cut Glass, Graniteware, Cooking Utensils,' Tinware, Laundry and
Kitchen Furnishings, Stoves and Ranges. . All Toys at Half Price.
Tull & Gibbs, Inc. aIIh Tull & Gibbs, Inc.
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