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MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY. SEPT., 24, 1908.
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TORRENT STRIKES
AUTOMOBILE PARTY
Swept Down Mountain
By Cloudburst
THEN CAUGHT IN FLOOD
OF SWOLLEN STREAM
Ncloon' And Williamson Havo Flo
;. markable Escape While Fol-
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I , lowing ourvB.ai ,wr
" egon TrunX,
Portlond Oregdnlnn
Overwhelmed ,by a cloudburst, awept
down a precipitous mountainside by tiie
torrentfl of water ,tfmt fell in sheets and
escaping from death as by a .miracle,
was the experience of W, F. Nelson and
V. D. Williamson, of the Oregon Trunk
Line, who reached Portland yesterday
after an,automobile trip along the sur
veys of tlie line from Tlie Dalles Soutli
to Bend and back.
The two men, who werjo driven South
into the interior by Jack Harrison, a
Portland chauffeur, made the greater
part of the trip, in safety but on the re
turn Journey ran into a cloudburst near
Haycreek. "While bowling along the
mountain road, a sudden'raiiistorm that
reached the pioportions of a cloudburst
came up. The water fell in torrents
and the road followed by the automo
bile along a steep hillside was suddenly
washed out, the automobile precipitated
down the mountainside and the party or
railway men thrown down a steep hill.
Luckily no one mis hurt, but the ma
chine had to be brought back to the
road with the aid of a windlass and all'
hands had to tug at the ropes to bring
the automobile up the hill.
lint startling though this adventure
proved, it was not the last to be encoun
tered by the party. Scudding along at
the best possible speed in order to reach
the town of Haycreek, the railroaders
ran into a raging mountain torrent soon
after being sent tumbling down the
mountainside. The stream was rising
every minute because of the tretMen
dous downpour of water following the
cloudburst and it was thought best to
plough through the stream at once lest
the water rise so high that a crossing
would be found impossible.
It was not until the automobile and
its occupants had gotten into the mid
dle of the torrent that it was found Hie
stream was already so high as to be
dangerous. The raging water foamed
into thd back of the automobile and al
most covered the occupants. The rail
road men set to work to bail with their
hats and as the water hnd "killed" the
engine, the machine caino to a stop in
the midst of tlio stream hat threatened
every moment to drown tho occupants
of the nutomoliilo.
There was nothing for it then, but to
pull tho machine by main strength
across tho stream and tho railroaders
were compelled to jump out into the
wutcr, which rnn almost shoulder deep,
and pull the machine to tho other bank.
One man remained in tho body of the
car and bailed with the oil cups of the
automobile lamps while the other two
working with tl)o strength of despera
tion, managed to pull the machine into
slm'lower water on the other side of the
Btream.
Tho party reached Portland yesterday
and tho railroad men were very much
pleased to havo escaped with their lives.
They said that while held in the midst
of the Btrcuui by the flood, they never
expected to reueh the other bank alive,
W. F. Nelson and V. D. "Williamson,
referred to in the ubvo story, left for
Shaniko Tuesday alter,noon of last week.
R. B. Porter and A. 13. Hammond were
also in tliu party, They left Madras in
tho lace of a storm, which must havo
broken on them about tho timo they
readied Sutto Drush flat. There was
somo rain hero in Madras, but it was
reported to bo much heavier North of
and just East of Madras. Tho experi
enco of the automobile party was doubt
less an extremely disagreeable ope, And
it was by tho host of good luck that no
serious consequences resulted,
CHARGED WITH SHOOT
ING CHURCH WINDOWS
Jack Hitching and George McVey,
both of Piinoville, havo been bound over
to tho griind jury on a charge of shoot
ing through tho stained glues win
dowa of tho how Methodist church
at Prlnevillo. Their bail wan llxtd ut
?0OQ each, which was furnished. Thd
grand jury meets in October, and
should indictments be returned against
them, their caecs will come up for hear
ing in tlio circuit court next month.
Tho stained-glass windows in the new
church building at Prineville wcro shot
through two weeks ago, and although it
occurred at ono o'clock in the morning,
the culprits engaged in "shooting tip the
town" wens seen by several people.
That kind of amusement is not as popu
lar in Crook county os it was a few years
ago, as is evidenced by tho arrest of tho
men at Prineville charged with, tiiis
offense. The arrested men protest their
innocence, and an alibi will probably be
their defense.
SCOTCH FIFE BEATS
THE "ALASKA" WHEAT
Jease Wlndom of Culver Has a Phe
nomenal Yield From One-half
Bushel of Seed,
PrineVillo Journal
All the recent talk about Alaska
wheat, Durum wheat and other varie
ties of the staple recommended for cul
ture in the arid regions of the United
States are discounted by 64 bushels of
pure Scotch Fife wheat which Jess Win
dom raised from only half a bushel of
seed on his place in the Haystack coun
try near Culver. Tliis 108-fold yield is
remarkable in itself, but when it is con
sidered that the wheat was raised for
seed purposes only the profit of the
grower in a year or two will more than
repay him for his trouble.
Mr. Windom came to Prineville Tues
day with several bushels of this pure
Scotch Fife, which is the purest hard
wheat seen in many a day, scarcely a
train of any other kind being admixed.
Although the top price at the Stewart
mill stand at 55c, Mr. Windom re
ceived 00c for his product, and figures
as, well as facts and actions invariably
sptak louder than words.
The grower two years ago picked over
a lot of badly mixed varieties and flailed
it out on his barn floor, carefully select
ing the half bushel of Scotch Fife which
now has increased to 54 bushels. The
wheat waB raised on a dry ranch, where
irrigation is "never resorted to, and ex
emplifies better than mere talk the po
tentialities and possibilities of the sup
posedly arid but exceedingly fertile soil
of Crook county. In other words, not
an acre hardly of this rich interior coun
try but will grow exceptional crops
when thq right kind of grain is sown.
VICIOUS HORSE KICKS SMALL BOY
James Cordell and family, who are
driving through the country on their
way from Fossil to' Bend, were delayed
at Youngs by an unfortunate accident
to their nine-y,ear-old son, the little fel
low having been kicked by a horse last
Monday afternoon, one foot striking his
arm and breaking it, and the other fool
landing on the side of his head and in
flicting an ugly bruise. Dr. Snook was
sent for immediately, and went to
Youngs, where ho reduced the fracture
and dressed the wounds on the little
boy's head.
Mr. Cordell was taking through with
him several head of stock, and it was
one of these which kicked the little boy
when ho came too close to the vicious
animal's heels. Mr. Coidell and his
family came on Tuesday to Madras and
camped here that night, continuing
next day on their journey.
JCAK MAY, PIONEER, DIES
Jack May. an aped pioneer o( this
county, who in recent yours has lived a
portion of tlio timo at tho home of Mr.
Benefleld, South of this place, died last
Wednesday morning at Prineville. He
was in tho neighborhood of SO years of
age, and being too old and enfeebled to
care for himself, had somo time ngo be
came a county charge.
It is reported from PrineviMo that a
sou of Mr. May, named William May
and residing at Scio, had been notified
of his father's death, but declined to
provide for the burial or disposition of
the body, which was then taken caro of
at county expense. Tho son is said to
uo well to-uo tinanclally.
WILLIAM S. SPICER DEAD
Died Monday, September 21, 1908, at
his homo Northeast of Madras, William
S. Spricer, at tho age of 79 years and
3 days, Deceased aa a native of Ohio,
and had been a resident of Oregon since
1000. Interment was held Tuesday af-
ttiinoon, Rev. I. D. Urown, the Baptist
minister, of which deuoiJiinatjou Mr.
Hpicer.wAS i member, conducting tho
funeral services.
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MORE HARRIMAN
SURVEYORS IN FIELD
Are Locating Line in Des
chutes Canyon
WILLOW CREEK GORGE
A STRATEGIC POINT
Oregon Trunk Lino Securing Right
Of Way Presumed Con
struction Will Soon
Commence.'
Another party of railroad surveyors
arrived at Shaniko last Friday evening,
and, according to tho report which
reached this place, left next day for
some point on the Deschutes river. The
supposition is that they are a Harriman
party, and at any rate, none ot the Ore
gon Trunk Lino engineers' camped at
Madras know anything of another party
having been sent to tho Deschutes,
other than the party under Mr. Han-
ford.
According to reports current the last
two weeks, there are already several
parties of Harriman surveyors working
along the Deschutes, while another
party in tho same employ is running a
line from Sago Brush down Trout creek
to the Deschutes. Tho engineer in
charge of this party is quoted as saying
that be will also run the line South to
Madras.
In the meantime, while all this activ
ity of the Harriman surveyors is in pro
gress, the Oregon Trunk Line has two
large parties in the field checking up Uh
survey from the mouth of the Deschutes
to Madras. Ono party under Mr. Han-
ford is working on the lower Deschutes,
while tho other, under Mr. Crane, is
camped at Madras and has been survey
ing in Willow creek gorge.
The old survey of the Oregon Trunk
Line followed the Deschutes from its
mouth to Wiliow creek, then up Willow
creek gorge to Madras, and to those who
have kept in touch with recent develop
ments in the railroad situation, it ap
pears quite certain that route will bo
followed when a lino up the Deschutes
is built. While the Deschutes canyon
is the only natural pass into Central Or
egon, it is contended that a road can bo
built up on either side of the riVer, so
that the control of the Deschutes route
will really lie with the company which ,
occupies the best pass out of the Des
chutes canjon to tho territory to bo
tapped by the railroad. If the Willow
creek gorge is that pass, its importance
as.a strategic point is apparent, for it
would bo the key to the transportation
problem in Central Oregon.
The past week has brought no further
definite news regarding when construc
tion will begin on tho Oregon Trunk
Line, and it is probable tiat no news of
this' kind will be forthcoming until the
location of the line is completed, Right
of way is being secured, however, as
rapidly as the line is located, and that
is a strong indication that actual con
struction will be started in the near fu
ture. Another important fact is that
Porter Brothers, who are the principal
owners of the Oregon Trunk Line, have
a largo construction outfit and equip
ment now lying idle, and with that out
fit and equipment idle at a heavy daily
expense to them, it may be presumed
that they will not delay tho commence
ment of construction on the Oregon
Trunk Lino one day longer than is nec
essary. ITEMS FROM OUR EXCHANGES
C, J. Sundquist, who was so severely
Injured on the road South of Madras
three months ago, is still in had shape.
One of tlio bones of the leg below tlio
knee whs crushed by his freight wagon
backing down upon it, will havo to bo
wired before it will knit. It will bo a
year, the doctors think, beforo he will
be able to use it. Prineville Journal.
Professor Jus. F, Blanchard, a mem
bur of tho high school faculty, came up
from his homestead near Madras yes
terday. Ho is gottfng ready for tho
opening of school next Monday, -Crook
County Journal.
Juduo 13Uis went over to . Prineville
yesterday to attend to matters connect
ed with the death f a pauper. Tho de
ceased waB an old miner who has been
nroUhd tho Madras country for tho past
few years;, llo recently became ill anl
was taken to I'Hnovillo last Friday
where lm diedBend Bulletin.
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