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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. SEPT. 17. 1908.
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Prospocto For Road Up Deschutes
Look Promising Throo Par
ties On Rlvor Max
Ing Location.
Another party of railroad surveyors,
in the employ of the Oregon Trunk Line,
the projected Deschutes river road into
Central Oregon, readied Madras last
Friday night and have started to work
on the location of tho lino down Willow
Creek gorge. There are 17 men in the
party, all told, and they are in charge
of Mr. Crane, who was one of the divis
ion engineers on tho North Bank road.
The party picked up tho Madras end of
the Oregon Trunk survey, completed to
this place over two years ago, and are
locating the line from this point down
OREGON Willow Creek gorge, and, presumably,
on down the Deschutes to connect with
tho other surveying parties working
along the river. Three parties of Ore
gon i rutin jjiiio surveyors are now in
the field, two of them in Deschutes can
yon and tho third one working out of
Madras. Neither Mr. Crane, the en
gineer in charge of tho Willow creek
party, i.or any member of tho party, has
any information to give out, other than
such facts as can bo gathered from tho
observation of their movements. It is
apparent, however, that they are raak
ing a careful survey of the . line down
Willow creek.
Saturday noon, following closely upon
the arrival of the surveying party, W
F. Nelson, the original promoter of the
Oregon Ti unk Line, arrived in Madras
accompanied by R. B. Porter of Porter
Brother, and V. D. Williamson, who are
reputed to have acquired the controlling
interest in the line, and A. E. Ham
mond, formerly chief engineer on the
Columbia Southern railway and at pres
ent connected with Jho Oregon Trunk
Line. Mr. Hammond, by the way, is
one of the owners of the Madras town'
Eite. These gentlemen spent several
hours ut Madras, leaving in the after
noon for Bend and Prineville.
11. B. Porter Is the head of tho con
trading firm of Porter Bros. & Welch,
who were the largest contractors on the
North Bank road. It was the connec
tion of this firm, heretofore identified
with construction on Hill roads, which
gave rise to the persistent rumors that
James J. Hill was l eliind the renewed
activity on the Oregon Trunk Line pro
ject. This, however, has been vigor
ously denied by all tho members of the
party, who assert that the Hill people
havo acquired no interest in the Oregon
Trunk Line, which is an independent
enterprise undertaken by Porter Broth
ers, V. D. Williamson and W. F. Nelson.
None of tho gentlemen of this party
were very coiiiiiuinicativo regarding tho
intentions of tho Oregon Trunk Line.
They are making no promises and giv
ing out no statements, other than that
they want to build n lino up the Des
chutes to this country. In fact, from
the newspaperman's point of view they
wcio n very ''unproductive" party of
railroad promoters. But, the time has
arrived in Central Oregon, when a little
loHH talk and a little more actual con
struction will bo mighty acceptable,
oven to the newspapermen.
Rut, tho outlook is very promising.
There is un air of go aheadetlness and
sureuess of their ground in tho present
activity of the Oregon Trunk Lino peo
plo, which hold out tho best kind of a
prospect of the early commencement of
construction on tho Deschutes road.
Tho present owners of tho project are
able, financially, to put it through
themselves if they caro to, even if they
do not receive a certain amount of back
ing and support from tho Hill interests,
They havo unquestionably secured tho
best possible routo intb Central Oregon,
through tho only natural pass into tho
country. And, they are not upt to let a
valuable property like the key to tho
control of the transportation problem
of Contrul Oreon Blip through their
fingers.
Tho vigor antl dispatch with which
thoy are prosecuting tho location wot'k
is an index to their appreciation of the
valuu of their rights in tho Deschutes
canyon. Three largo surveying parties
are already in tho field. This work is
being done Under the supervision Of N
W. Bethel, with parties in charge of M.
Crane and T. M. Hanford, all of whom
were identified with similar work on
the North Bank road, said to be the
most perfect piece of railroad construc
tion in the United States. And, from
tho character of this work the conclu
sion is inevitable that there will soon be
something doing in the Deschutes can
yon in the way of railroad construction.
LOOKING INTO IRRh
' GATION POSSIBILITIES
C. 0. SURVEYORS HAVE
MOygD CAMP SOUTHl
Reclamation Service
Makjng Investigations
1
Vyjprf; To Bo Prosecuted Vigorously
r-Securlng Good Line To Bend
via Trail Crossing '
The party of Central Oregon railroad
surveyors who have been camped
aiauras ior several wcckb, pulled up
their camp last Thursday and moved to
Culver, ''dining car" and all. They
.have been locating the lino South from
Madras, and their work had gotten too
far South to bo convenient to their
camp at this place. The lino is being
located South, towards Bend, with a
crossing on Crooked river below Trail
Crossing, and Mr. Redfield, who is chief
of tho engineering department of the C.
O., says they are securing a fine line.
The location practically follows the pre
nminary survey mauo a montti or so
ago, with only a slight revision at sev
eral points.
Mr. Howard, .who is at the head of
the promotion of the C. 0. line, said
while here last week that there would
be no let up in the work on this line
While there has been a great deal of
newspaper talk about the Hill and the
Harriman interests builJing into this
section, there is no construction work
yet under way, nor is there any guaran
tee that there will be soon from either
of those sources, and the plans for the
Central Oregon railroad will be followed
up, with tho definite Intention of build
ing It should no other line be built in
WATER SUPPLY TO COME
FROM CROOKED RIVER
Oregon In Good Shape To Get Reea
Initiation Work This Field At
tractive If Project Is
Practicable,
ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES
Jesse Windom of Culver had the mis
fortune to lose a horse Saturday after
noon during tho terrific thunder storm
that raged around Haj stack Butte. The
horse was being worked on the 0. M.
Elkins place at the foot of the butte and
was stiuck by lightning. Tho storm
was visible at Prineville, although not a
drop of rain fell here. Review.
Georgo Summers, returning from the
Madras country last Tuesday, reports
threnhlng on tho plains in full blast.
Most of tho grangers are threshing about
30 bushels to the acre, and the drain is
No. 1. There will be trifle over a half-
million bushels threshed in that district
this year, and about 30,000 sacks of last
year's crop yet remain in the farmers'
hands. Quite an inducement for Mr.
Harriman to gtt busy. Review.
Born to County Roadtnaster and Mrs.
liarl McLaughlin at Prineville, Oregon,
Sunday Sept. 6, a daughter. Journal.
II. D. Wood of the Madras country,
will return this Fall to his old home in
Portland, where ho once lived for 20
years. Prineville Journal.
John B. Brown of Culver was a caller
at the Journal office Tuesday, having
como in that day on business. From G9
acres planted to Walla Walla club wheat
on his place this year ho harvested 800
bushels of grain, which he believes will
grade as No. 1 wheat Georgo W. Kid
der, who lives near by, got 1300 bushels
of wheat of of 120 acres. Smith & Wil
liams of Madras did tho threshing.
Crook County Journal.
COUNTY TEACHERS' INSTITUTE
The teachers institute of Crook coun
ty will bo held at Prineville Sept. 30,
October 1 and 2. Stato Superintendent
Ackerman, R. C. Frenrh, president of
the Weston Stato Normal, Profeesor Al
derman of the University of Oregon, and
Charles H. Jones of Salem, editor of the
Oregon Teachers Monthly, will be pres
ent during the entire session.
No public school in tho county will be
In session during tho three days of the
institute. Every teacher of tho public
schools is required and earnestly urged
to attend every session.
Woaro anticipating a profitable and
Interesting time. All persons interested
in the great cause ot education and espe
cially the vurious boards of directors are
cordially invited to' attend these meet
ings.
Apurtfrom tho work of the depart
ments there will bo evening titoijframs,
including a lecturo by either Bunt. Ack-
ei'tnan, Presdent French or Professor
Alderman,
llegln now to plan to attond.
Programs will bo sent out as eooh as
possible, Sincerely yours,
R. A. FORD,
County Superintendent.
Tho Pioneer's story two weeks ago of
an investigation by the government re
clamation service into the feasibility of
a project for irrigating the high plateau
lands of this section, was confirmed by
the presence here last week of H. J,
Doolittle, an engineer in tho Reclama
tion Service, who is making the investi
gation. Mr. Doolittle spent several
days in this locality, going then through
the county South and Southwest of this
place, and then on to Prineville. He
spent some time on the Matolea last
month, walking all the way from its
source to its mouth, and following that
jaunt he walked from tho Warmsprlna
agency down the West bank of the Des
chutes to Sherara Bridge, returning then
to Madras. His presence in this imme
diate locality was for the purpose of in
vestigating the amount of land, which
could bo brought under irrigation if the
project is feasible, for upon the size of
the irritable area largely depends the
practicability of tho undertaking.
The project under investigation now
has in view the storage of the flood wat
ers of Crooked river In reservoirs above
Prineville. This would be released as
required and brought down the channel
of the river to a point near Prineville.
where It would be taken out in a canal
high enough to get it across the divido
between this place and Prineville, and
to eventually distribute it over the irri
gable land in this locality.
The present investigation is only in
the nature of a reconnaisance, the Re
clamation Service beine constantly at
work in these investigations, blocking
out work for the future. When a report
on the present investigation is made, it
will be passed upon by a board of en
gineer, and if the project is approved
by them, further investigation and sur
veys will be made. And if the feasibil
ity of the project is demonstrated, tho
work will then Ije taken up by the gov
ernment.
The money with which the govern
ment curries on its relaraation work
comes from the sale of public lands, fit
per cent of which money must be spent
in the1 stato from which it is derived.
It is a revolving fund, the mouey spent
on any project being paid back into the
fund by the land owners when the pro
ject is completed. These payments are
made in ten yearly instalments, and
cover the cost of the reclamation work.
Oregon is in good shape to get a big
share of the reclamation work of the
government. It ranks second in the
sale of public lands, and there are at
present only two government projects
under way in the state, one at Kermis
ton and the other tit Klamath Fails, the
lormer being about completed and the
latter well under way. If it is found
feasible to get water into this section,
the pioject should possess especial at
tractions for the reclamation work of
the novernmunt. For, not only is there
a minimum of waste laud in tho irriga
ble area, but it would become an enor
mously productive territory.
Surveyors Start South
Tho Dalles Chronicle
A party of 15 surveyors fitted out n
wagon load of tools, provisions and all
necessary accoutrements for a surveying
trip Monday in this city and left for tho
scene of their labors where T. N. liana-
ford and a party of surveyors ate
a'ready at work nluo miles above Bher
ars Bridge
Tho last party of 15 eurveyors were
sent ojit by W. N. Bethel. It has beeti
announced that both Hill and Harrlmuli
will build railroads to tap Central Ore
gon through the Deschutes valley can
yon, and that tho surveyors nre begin
ning the survey for ono of these router;
at this tltno, It could not be learned
which one of tho magnates the survey
ors who left hero represent.
HUNT & GALLOWAY huve opened tlm
Culp uluukimiltli simp with John
MoElroy In oharjre, aud ure now pre
pared to do ull kinds of bluoktmiith
work at reasonable price,