THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, 31 AY 23, 1920
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COQUILLE RIVER AND FOUR FORKS THOUGHT
TO BE THE MOST CROOKED STREAM IN OREGON
From Bandon to Myrtle Point as Crow Flies Distance Is Fifteen Miles, but as Course Winds It Is Thirty
five Miles Main. Waterway Forty Miles Long and With Forks Totals 178 Miles.
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confluence of the middle and south
forks. I estimate that the main
stream should include those four
miles. So figuring the main river is
about 40 miles long. The north branch
I estimate at 32 miles, the east fork
at 25 miles, the middle fork at 31
miles and the south fork at 60 -miles,
making a total length of 178 miles.
When you consider that Coos county,
at its widest part east and west, 4s a
little over 38 miles it will appear how
crooked they are. Especially when it
is shown that from the most northerly
to the most southerly feeder is tnt
trifle over 44 miles. Coos county
from north to south, reaching from
Curry in the south to the north, is 64
miles long, and 37 miles wide at the
widest part. The county is oounaea
by Curry on the souths Douglas on
the east, and Lane on the north. It is
(fi miles long. The ocean is the west
ern boundary.
The county has an area or lb28
square miles, making it the 20th coun
ty in size in Oregon. Harney being
the largest with 9933 square miles and
Multnomah the smallest with 451
square miles. The average size is
3188 square miles. These figures were
taken before Jefferson and Deschutes
counties were formed. But for lakes
and rivers, from the standpoint of the
fisherman and hunter. Coos probably
stands at the head of all Oregon
counties.
(This is the 15th of a series of articles
by Mr. Bennett on Oregon waterways.
The 16th will follow at an early date, pre
sumably the Sunday following this article.
Readers of The Oregonian would do well
to save these articles, for when concluded
they will present the first authentic tabu
lation of our rivers, lakes and creeks).
BT ADDISON BENNETT.
WHEN I began these articles I
thought 1 had- a comparatively
short and easy task in hand,
but I have found I was badly mis
taken, for I have thus far only cov
ered three counties. 1 suppose Jackson
and Josephine counties would give me
the, most trouble, but I find that Coos,
Douglas and Lane will make up a
long record.
I have received a great many let
ters from readers of The Oregonian
relating to trout fishing in many of
the streams mentioned, as well as in
streams not yetAreached. I am sorry
I cannot give a place to these ac
counts, but if 1 am to'finish the sim
ple -naming and lengths of the rivers,
creeks and lakes I must forego the
pleasure it would give me to publish
many of the letters mentioned. -
In a good many instances I have
been told of the beauties and fishing
advantages of many streams 1 per
sonally know a lot about and have
fished In. And the same with lakes,
for some of the finest-trout fishing
in Oregon can be found in our lakes,
particularly in those along the coast
in Coos. Douglas and Lane counties.
I am familiar with more than a score
of these lakes and could, if space al
lowed, tell of marvelous catches al
most unbelievable. Indeed, 1 do not
think there is as fine lake fishing,
for trout in any other lakes in the
United States as there is in the lakes
in these counties mentioned. And it
Is getting better and better every year
for our game commission is doing
radiant service in planting troutlings
in very many of our waterways.
I will now take up the streams in
Coos county where I left off in my
last article, at Catching creek.
Catfhlna; Creek'' 11 Miles Loiik.
Catching creek, 11 miles long, flows
Into the stream formed by the iriddle
fork and south fork of the Coquille
river, about three-quarters of a mile
south of Myrtle Point. Catching has
two forks, south forkft. four miles
long, and middle fork, three miles
long, and the following-named tribtr
taries: Phil creek, three miles long.
and Ward creek, two and one-half
miles long. The next stream above
Catching is Matheny creek, two miles
long. It flows into the main stream
as mentioned above, about 600 yards
north of Catching. .
Wc will soon leave the Coquille
tributaries and take the streams west
of Catrhing along the Curry county
line and then up the coast to Bandon,
on the main coquille. The first is
Floras creek, five miles long (in Coos
county) which flows into Curry coun
ty about seven miles east of the
coast. The next flows out of Curry
into Coos two miles west of Floras
and north to Four-Mile creek, which
is nine miles long. It flows into the
ocean four miles above the Coos coun
ty line. Then flowing into New lake,
whU-h is partially in the extreme
northwest corner of Curry and par
tially in -the extreme southwestern
part of Curry in the ocean, are two
streams. Butte creek, two and one-half
miles long, and New river, two and
one-half miles long. About one-quarter
of a mile north and east of the
upper end of New lake is Crook lake,
which apparently covers about 200
acres. Then two miles to the north is
Four-Mile creek, already mentioned.
The next-named stream to the north
is Two-Mile creek, which flows into
the ocean three miles above Four
Mile. Two-Mile Is eight miles long,
and its one named tributary is South
Two-Mile, five miles long. One-half
mile above Two-Mile is China creek.
four miles long, one mile above that
is Crooked creek, five miles long and
half a mile further north is Johnson
rrrk. four and one-half miles long.
The latter stream is about a mile and
a half south of Bandon. From Catch
ing west to the ocean and then up to
Bandon. there . are .. 121 unnamed
streams with an estimated length of
90 miles. That includes the Catching
tributaries.
Starting on the south aids of the
Coquille at Bandon, ve find that the
stream begins to widen about seven
miles above Bandon, being from a
quarter to a half mile wide for sev
eral miles, then, near and at Bandon,
being from one-half to one mile wide,
giving Bandon a splendid harbor.
Bandon is one of the prominent ship
ping points of the Oregon coast. The
government has spent a good deal of
money in jetties and dredging, but the
result is a fine harbor and a very
heavy shipping business. 1 think I
once figured that nearly 20 vessels
crossed the Bandon bar per day, that
is on an average.
I guess, without a doubt, the Co
quille river and its four forks are the
crookedest streams in Oregon. The
main river is navigable up to a point
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about a mile above Myrtle Point, then
via the main branch to the south
which divides into the middle fork
and south fork a couple of mites south
of Myrt'e Point, it .is now navigable.
Overland, as the crow flies, it is 15
miles from Bandon to Myrtle point-
by the river route it is something
like 35 miles.
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Main River 40 Mllea long.
The main river may he said to end
just below the postoffice of Gravel
ford, 17 miles due east of Bandon.
There begin the east fork and north
fork. About four miles southwest of
Gravelford, overland, perhaps nine
miles down' the stream, the branch
flows into the main stream which is
formed four miles farther up by the
CHICAGO, May 22. "Presidential
row," an institution unique In
American politics, is preparing for the
final drive that will culminate the
week of June 8 in the nomination of
republican candidate for president
of the United States.
The "Row," which each four years
is the center or national pre-conven-tlon
politics, is going tnrough the
biggest season in its history.
'Presidential row" Includes parts or
two Michigan bouievard hotels, which
are connected by a subterranean pas
sageway and along the row every
leading republican presidential candi
date has established or will establish
his headquarters. Here too the re
publican national committee maintains--
extensive offices,- while the
democratic committee meets here on
occasion.
Since the republicans began holding
their conventions here regularly in
1904 the "row" has become an institu
tion of the party.
National headquarters of Governor
Frank O. Lowden and Major-General
Leonard Wood were the first to open
this season. The Wood delegation has
been active on the "row" since early
last winter and the Lowden camp has
been on the ground since January 1.
Later arrivals Included wjestern
headuarteqrs for Herbert Hoover and
Attorney-General A. Mitchetl Palmer
and the regional offices of the na
tional personal liberty league, work
ing in the interests of Governor Ed
wards, democrat, of New Jersey.
Reservations have been made for
Senator Hiram Johnson, Senator Miles
Poindexter and Governor Coolidge of
Massachusetts. They will open offices
sveral days before the convention.
The republican national committee
has had offices on the "row" for
several months. The committee will
move to convention headquarters at
the Coliseum about May 24, and there
will begin hearing contests for con
vention seats on May 25 or 26, accord
ing to present plans.
Following the convention the re
publican committee will occupy an
entire floor, including the ball-room.
in a downtown hotel, and also
establish work rooms in a loop office
building.
Will H. Hays, chairman of the com
mittee, is expected to spend consider
able time during the campaign here
and one of the -large hotel parlors is
being prepared for his private office.
The democratic national committee
will maintain headquarters here, but
has not yet selected a location.
MILITARY WORK AT UNIVERSITY SHOWS
PRACTICE WELL COMBINED WITH THEORY
Special Elective Courses Designed and Opportunity pffered to AH Average of About 350 Cadets Enrolled.
Army Inspecting Officers Particularly Pleased With Ability of Individual Soldier.
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gene, May 22. (Special.) The
military work at the University
of Oregon in the reserve officers
training corps is being put on an
educational basis and practical ap
plication is being made of all theoreti
cal instruction, under the direction of
Captain Raymond C. Baird, com
mandant. The courses for the four
years' military work have been
definitely outlined and assignments
have already been planned for each
class for each week of next term.
The opportunity of majoring in mili
tary work will be offered all the men
in the reserve officers' training corps
next year for the first time at the
university. . For majors. elective
courses of special work will be given
in advanced field engineering, 'topog
raphy, 'military law, military organi
zation, the study of supply, musketry
and tactics. '
An average of about 350 cadets are
enrolled in the reserve officers' train
ing corps each term. The largest en
rollment .was 440, which included one
company of ex-service men. A num
ber of men from this year's sopho
more class have already made appli
cation for the advanced courses next
year. Only two years of training are
required and the work in the junior
and senior years is optional.
The work for the four years Is
divided in this way: Basic work for
the freshmen, basic and tactical for
the sophomores, tactical and admin
istrative for juniors, and tactical, ad
ministrative and historical for seniors.
All the basic instruction is given
under the supervised small group
system. ; The work includes, in addi
tion to the principles of small arms
and the school of the soldier, rifle
practice, 'gallery practice and every
thing pertaining to the -individual
soldier.
In the tactical work, a local situa
tion is imagined and the details are
worked out so that practical applica
tion is made of all the theoretical
knowledge which the cadets have
gained. In administrative courses the
caiet-s .study- the problem of .getting
recruits, of actually establishing - a
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OKT.T CINF TOTO TO A FAMTT.Y
HIGH SCHOOLS CLOSING!
EXERCISES HELD AT INSTITU
TIONS DURING PAST WEEK.
I Community Day Arranged by. For
est Consolidated District With
Athletic Events.
camp site and the classification or ,
the men, the organization of the
company and the whole administra
tion of the company. In, the historical
workr campaigns and battles of the
civil war and the great war are
studied in detail from a strategical
standpoint.
Officers Much Pleased.
The United States army officers'
who inspected the University of Ore
gon reserve officers' training corps
early this month' were paHicularly
pleased with the ability of the indi
vidual soldier, according to a state
ment made by Colonel Frank J.
Morrow, national .head of the reserve
officers' training corps. -One of the
features of the inspection was super
vised instruction. The battalion was
divided into squads, and men were
picked at random to instruct and drill
each squad. Later men were picked
from the ranks to drill the platoons
and companies. The visiting officers
explained that this. Is the method be
ing used throughout the country to
determine the. individual good accru
ing from the Instruction, on the day
of inspection, in addition to the for
mal review, the officers visited the
rifle range and made a general in
spection of all military facilities of
fered for training at Oregon. The
officers with Colonel Morrow were
Colonel Ralph B. Listern, Major
James F. McKinley and Captain Elvin
Hunt.
The officers were particularly-
pleased with the "B range," which.
they said, was the only one they had
seen in the United States. Thd range
is a miniature one. which Captain
Baird uses to explain the theoretical
part of the work. It took two months
to construct and shows rugged coun
try, spotted with targets. The move
ments of troops and tactical prob
lems are worked out by means of
miniature troops, houses, etc.
Captain Baird, the commandant, has
been in the service for 12 years. He
was a iieutenant-coionei during xne
war with the 96th division and the
64th pioneer infantry. Sergeant Mar
tin, who has been in the service for
26 years, was a major during the war.
He -served with the 44th. and J6th in
fantry in the 13th. division. -He is an
expert rifleman and has requalified
for this honor four times. Sergeant
Reid, who has been in the service for
12 years, was a captain during the
war with the 80Sth pioneer infantry.
He was overseas for over a year.. .
Battalion Staff Well Filled.
The battalion staff of students
comprises? Major, Arnold Koepke of
Athena; first lieutenant, Kmerald
Sloan of Eugene, battalion adjutant.
Company A Captain', Byron O.
Garrett, Hillsboro: first lieutenant.
rtaipn Johnson, The Dalles; second
lieutenant. Elston L. Ireland, Pasa
dena, Cal.: first sergeant. Marc
Latham, Silverton: sergeants, Floyd
w. Dodds, .Eugene; Harry Ellis,
Baker; O. S. Hargreaves, Portland:
Arthur Hazard, Coquille; corporals,
Clarence Cannon, Oregon City; Mal
colm Hawke, Forest Grove; Edwin
Keech, Stayton; Newton Langerman,
Portland; Hvrgo A. .Reed, Astoria;
Wade Kerr, Eugene.
Company B Captain, William P.
Allyn, Portland; no first lieutenant
second lieutenants, Ernest J. Evans
and Roy veatch. both of Eugene;
first sergeant, Kenneth G. Smith
Portland; sergeants, Wesley Shattuck,
Vancouver. Wash.; Henry J. Koepke,
Athena; corporals, Stewart Belcher,
Portland: George H. Houck. Rose
burg; Norton Winnard, Eugene;
Thomas T. Tove. Salem; Andrew J.
?saterlm, Oregon City.
Company C Captain. John Gamble.
Portland; first lieutenant, Harold
Quayle, Portland: second lieutenant,
Hubert W. Prescott. Ashland: first
sergeant, Delbert Oberteuffer, Port
land; sergeants, Owen Callaway. Mc-
Minnville: Roscoe . Roberts, The
Dalles: corporals. Earl C. Clark,
Portland; Mason Oillard. St. Helens;
Dan B. Lucas. Tillamook: James Sa,
Sherwood: Glenn Walkley.. Eugene.
Company D Captain. George Black,
Portland: second lieutenant.. Charles
G. Robertson, Salem; James R. Meyer,
Portland: first sergeant. Boyl Isamin
ger, Kalispell. Mont.; sergeants. John
Dierdorff, Hillsboro; Crecene' Fariss,
Eugene; corporals. Marvin Eby. Ore
gon City; Orvin Gant, Myrtle Point:
James Searst Albany; Stanley Stickle.
Warrenton; J. B. V. Butler, Monmouth;
Charles UraLke, Astoria.
CEXTRALIA. Wash., May 22. (Spe
cial.) A. C. Roberts, president of the
Centralia state normal school, yester
day afternoon delivered the com
mencement, address at the KlaUer
high school. . Tuesday the class held
its annual picnic, and Thursday was
observed as class day. The graduates
are CorJKRoundtree, Bernice Round
tree, Ella Rumann. Georgia Detering,
Gladys Detering, Mary Battey, Hugh
Morgan, Lewis Duncan and Allied
Mathews.
Six members of the senior class of
the Toledo high school received di
plomas Thursday night in the Odd
fellows' hall there. They are Clara
Riedl, Dewey Turner, Carmen Wad
dell, Pauline Cleaver, Nine Severson
and Albert Wagner. E. J. Klemme of
the Bellingham normal school deliv
ered the commencement address.
There were only two members in
the Doty graduating class, the com
mencement exercises of which were
also held Thursday night.
Rev. W. S. Lemraon of this city de
livered the commencement address for
the graduating class of the Vader
high school. The graduates are Harry
Paquette, Emil Winger, Elmer Ing
man, Oliver Templeton, Hilda Ander
son, Emma Banneman, Ruth Whealey,
Lillian Glover and Lnlu Kenny.
When Superintendent R. E. Bennett
took charge of the Vader schools two
years ago only one year of the high
school was on the state's accredited
list. Today the institution is fully
accredited.
A' community day on May 28 will
mark the close of the school year in
the Forest consolidated district. The
programme will include a track meet
and ball game in the morning, dinner
in the grange hall at noon, and com
munity inging, presentation of di
plomas, judging of exhibits, arithme
tic and spelling contests and physical
training drills in the afternoon.
following: Edward J. Burrows, Taiif
Charneski, Lolita A- Choiniere, Bruce
D. Clark, Jessie M. Fell. Elsie M. Fell,
Selma C. Henrich, Dan D. Hillman,
Lydia J. Keto, Ruth A Large, Grace
P. Lawson, Jessie E. Mason, Nellie Mc
Broom, Ethel Mulford, Hermine Nleu
wenhuys Kenneth Noble, DeVere Pol
lom, Emogene E. Powell, Josephine J.
Powell, Antoine Purcell, Margaret M.
Robertson, Linchie V. Sowards, May
G. Taylor, Frances M. Tauscher, Clif
ton Travis, Charlotte Vobeyda. Arthur
E. Wallis.
The senior-Junior reception will be
held Friday evening. On May 28 and
29 the senior class play, "A Pair of
Sixes" will be given. Rev. A. J. Me
Kenzie of the Methodist church will
preach the baccalaureate sermon,
which will be given, the evening of
June 6 at 8 o'clock.
and a merry-go-round. Another fea-lon the river will include fancy div
ture will be "Roaring Gulch." j ing. canoe and swimming . races.
A big boxing show is planned and at There will be dancing and fireworks
wrestling match also. Aqatic sports i at night.
PR0SSER TO CELEBRATE
Big Sam Raised for Event and
More Reported Available. '
PROSSER, Wash.. May 22. (Spe
cial.) A Fourth of July celebration
unequaled in the annals of the valley
is planned by the Prosser American
Legion post. A total 'of $2000 has
been subscribed to meet expenses,
and the committee In charge reports
that, if necessary, double this amount
can be raised.
Features will include a parade.
various athletic sports and a sham
battle with 400 or BOO men partici
pating. There will be a Fer?ls wheel
CHEHALIS TO GRADUATE 27
Commencement Exercises of High
School to Be Held June 10.
CHEHALIS. Wash.. May 22. (Spe
cial.) On June 10 the annual com
mencement exercises of the Chehalls
high school will be held. There will
be a class of 27 graduates. The com
mencement address will be by A- C.
Roberts. -
The list of graduates Includes the
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