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9 - The Madras Pioneer NO. 17 MADRAS, CROOK COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY. JANUARY 11. 1912. fix W BRIDGE IS COMPLETED n...,ioo Inauaur- ted Immediately EB TIME TO PORTLAND m, Harps, Wife of lancer, Ltched Giant Viaduct Rise, Chrlitens It "Cclilo" i,ia token 1 christen llll ww Hi Lm- TpHIo' and pray that HlUSc . 1 L. onH nrosnenty may be iief fruits of its existence, Mrs. H. M. Harps last Fri anuary 5, as she broke a of wine against the mas teel frame of the Oregon 'i new $1,00U,UUU oriuge the Columbia river. , Harps, wife of the engi had charge of construc Lfnrmpfl her notable ser- In the presence of Carl R. ft .. i i (president oi tne roau, anu ty of railroad officials and (paper men who had macie rinfrom Portland purposely Less the ceremony. bwind blew almost a gale loli flip rnnvnn that the Hgll "- i tibia has carved out of the y and made the voumr i - ; 1:1.1 i n s wuiiia i uuuiu u UAtuiii. i i i L. H VYIIU aLUUll UUlll Libit i i. it. . i r r : as sne iaceu trie eiuii winu bam ..1 f rl mil- In IitMl f A r ll A superstructure with the Thorn it'no nn cnooplu J 11 kanu u juiuiur lxtl u v. i . . i i nanimn ih en urn nr. nn inr AMr4 I h A I ' 'nun iav anu tut w i Lkiuu j. i Liiirv 1 1 I ! I 1 HT II I II It Ill'ITlMITHII fill. of their development cam- in uregon nau been accom- - ir i.. 1 1 . . . ii i UJ ULLklllUI I V I I. I. I V I llfl I. Harps should have been O vs I . engineer's drawing to its nnnnmn'minl UnM Kim "VVVMHUUHIU lll 11UQ to Celilo from Chicago he first took charge of the too years ago. In the sub- P!U rimm l. 1. much iiih luoa, she watched it grow from I inonf foW ...i. n t. saw the granite and concrete riSP in llvilx i nidi piucub unu LdlHI! lFlTA Plin tin mi 1 - anajju. inrougn close association with the Of hpf lllloUn.l 1. .1 1 .. uuouaiiu huu uevei- personal pride in the un- -oi uwu nut uven rresi Gray was mnrn nlonoofi thnt- 1L . Men completed successfully. , ueuication Mr. a ear with nii i 1 " un uuaru was n n -.1 - uisianco un the D Atnlit -I-.. - , . r'n.iv iinnn it jt W P n ," Com an. ironr! ""ujsuruie regular ser ov?nt immediately. llnJ .1 n w . . . n C i. a' m" hereafter 06 eontinnrwi 4i i. trn!n 1 ,r "HuuBii as a rao i ' '""""14 ui oV," . ! ! . instead of inst 1?ond at8.10 p. mediate nninic, n... , enoo roriianu 5lmay leave on the I mak at 9.55 a.m. Ke cnnections with the Central Oregon train at Fall bridge. Eastbound, the train will leave Madras at 8.39 a. m., the same as a present, and ar rive in Portland at 5M0 p. m. How the temperature and wind velocity affected the work of con struction is illustrated in two in cidents that occurred within the last few weeks. When the heavy steel pieces were hoisted to their places the wind was so strong that arrangements had to be made to overcome its force. In doing this the engineers calculat ed that the wind pressure against a single steel beam was five tons. When the two ends of the prin cipal span were brought together in the middle after they had been carried gradually from eith er end, the cold weather had contracted the steel so that there remained an inch of open space between them. A huge fire was built, heating and expanding the steel so that it could be bolted together. At the place where the bridge spans the river Indians have been wont to camp and fish for many years. They were skeptical from the first time that they learned of the plans. As they saw it taking definite shape some of them became superstitious and declared that an evil influence was at work. Some actually de serted the ground. Those who accompanied Mr. Gray were: W. E. Coman, J. P. Rogers, A. D. Charlton, F. H. Fogarty, M. J. Costello, George H. Smitton, Fred W. Graham, officials of the Hill lines; 0. C. Leiter and Shad 0. Krantz, of The Oregonian; J. L. Wallin, of The Journal; Phil Bates, of the Pacific Northwest; Hugh Hume, of the Spectator, and F. H. Kiser, official photographer. The structure passes directly over Celilo Falls. The river is approximately 3500 feet wide at this point. The bridge crosses it practically at right angles, and near the north end it branches with two curves to connect with the main line of the Spokane, Portland & Seattle Railway, to the East for trains running di rectly between Central Oregon and Spokane, and to the West by another curve for direct move ments between Central Oregon and Portlan j. Leaving the North Bank Road the bridge rises at the rute of 25 feet to the mile across the river, and near the south shore crosses over Celilo Canal, which now is under construction, the State Portage Railroad, and the O.-W. R. & N. tracks. Just south of the bridge the track turns to the east and traverses the south bank of the Columbia river for about two miles till it reaches the mouth of the Deschutes river, where it turns to the south and follows up the Deschutes river into Central Oregon. The bridge is a single-track structure, built entirely of steel, resting on a sub-structure con sisting of piers and abutments built of concrete and granite. A remarkable feature in con nection with its location is that the foundations rest on solid rock which is entirely exposed at low stages of water, usually from about September 1 to March 1, and for the rest of the year the water creates such a rapids that it is impracticable either to do concrete work or to place false work for bridge erection. The first period of low water after active construction of the Oregon Trunk started, September, 1909, to March, 1910, was consumed in making surveys for the bridge location and for the preparation of maps to obtain an Act of Con gress, which was passed March 2, 1910, authorizing construction of the bridge. Erection of super- HEAVIEST SNOW IN THREE- YEARS Thormomotor Roglatorod Twonty De grees Bolow Zero Monday Morn ing Ovor Two Foet of Snow The heaviest snow that has fallen in Central Oregon for sev eral years began to fall Saturday morning early and lasted during the day and Sunday. The last real heavy snow being three years ago this month, the depth at that time registering about twenty inches, while several measurements during the past few days have shown about 26 inches. Many of the roads in different directions from Madras have been badly drifted, so much so that they were practically im passible for a couple of days. Along with the deep snow, the thermometers registered around twenty degrees below zero Mon day morning, and it is reported even colder in more exposed sections. Everyone seemed to be glad that the snow came, but as soon as the Chinook wind set in they commenced to lament for fear it would melt and all run off while the frost was in the ground. However, from the present indi cations it looks as though the frost would be taken out so that all of the moisture could settle into the soil. structure was started May 11, 1911; the steel work connected up December 19, 1911, and rivet ing has now progressed sufficient ly so that trains began using the bridge last Friday. At its south end the bridge is 100 feet above low water and 50 feet above ordinary high water. It is, however, only 25 feet above the high water of 1894. There are in all 29 piers and three abutments. The abutments are of concrete with granite bridge seats, four piers at the south end of the bridge are built entirely of concrete, and the oth er 25 piers are of concrete with granite nose stones on both the up-stream and down-stream ends of the piers for full height. They also have a belting and coping course of granite. The piers are six feet wide under the coping and eight feet wide on top of the coping, except the eight piers which carry the truss spans, which range eight feet six inches (Continued on page G.) NEW CITY COUNCIL IS NOW IN HARNESS Has Big Sum of Monoy to Spend This Year Tommy McCormlck Wins License On Appeal Last Tuesday evening the city council for 1911 held its last meeting at the regular meeting place and the new council re ported for duty after being sworn in by the recorder. The old council organized and passed on the minutes of the previous meeting, then adjourn ed, after which the new council was called to order by Mayor Turner and completed the reg ular routine of business which was on hand to be looked after, all of the members, S. E. Gray, G. V. Stanton, J. L. Campbell, O. A. Pearce, B. Randolph and W. R- Cook, being present, the latter three being the newly elected members. The first matter taken up by the new council was the selection of a president of the council, and S. E. Gray was selected for that position. Then the appointment of the regular committees was made by the mayor, as follows: Finance -S. E. Gray, O. A. Pearce, J. L. Campbell. Streets and Public Property B. Randolph, G. V. Stanton, W. R. Cook. Fire and Water W. R. Cook, O. A. Pearce, G. V. Stanton. The monthly reports of the recorder and treasurer were read and accepted. The treasurer's report for the last months of the year 1911 is as follows: Balance on hand Dec. 1 $1350 96 Rec'd during month 64 16 Total $1415 12 Paid out during mo. $ 163 92 Balance on hand Dec. 31 1251 20 Total $1415 12 Besides this amount there is the saloon licenses for the first six months of 1912, which amount to $2000, making a total of $3415.12 for the new council to disburse. The matter of the new city jail was laid oyer until the next meeting to give the new commit tee time to look over the plans and specifications before award ing the contract. There was only one bid received, which was pre sented by H. E. Rhoads and was for $820. The matter of the appeal of Thomas McCormack, for the old L0ADIN' FOR B'AR. WWW, 'Si? v , council refusing to grant him a license to run a saloon, was tak en up and after considerable dis cussion the matter was brought to a vote, which stood two against and four for granting the license. The recorder was instructed to issue the license. With reference to the saloon business, Councilman Cook pre sented a motion that the saloon men be requested to meet with the council at an early date, so they could be instructed on the laws and ordinances of the city. The motion carried. The following claims against the city were passed by the finance committee and ordered paid by warrants being drawn: M. E. Snook $ 3 50 Pioneer Telephone Co. 2 40 J. H. Jackson 22 40 W. F. Hammer Co. 1 35 M. W. Bennett 83 00 J. C. Robinson 27 80 Central Oregon Merc. Co. 1 15 B. C. Dove 33 30 F. Stangland 66 60 W. Cowherd 15 60 D. W. Barnett 20 00 A continuation of the meating was thought necessary and an adjournment was taken until Tuesday, January 16th. G.T. AND O.-W. R.&N. TRAINS BLOCKED Five Slides Reported On O. T. and Many More On O.-W. R. & N. Operations Resumed Soon MELTON'S SIDE WINS DECISION Five Day's Rabbit Drive At Lamonta 1193 RABBITS WERE KILLED A Big Dance and Supper Was Had Friday Evening Which the Loos ing Party Paid For Dorryman In Washington 8tar. After being blockaded for a week, the Oregon Trunk railway expects to have a train out of Central Oregon tomorrow morn ing, if there are no more slides or damage to their tracks re ported before that time. The commencement of their trouble was last Sunday morning when the out-going passenger, with two engines, became stalled near the station Freda, and was able to get back only as far as Nathan, where they were com pelled to stop, not being able to go either way until Tuesday, then coming back and laying over at Metolius. Since that time they have re mained there, not being able to take "their passengers back to Bend, owing to the scarcity of fuel on this end of the line. There has been a work train operating with a large crew opening up the line on this end and along the Deschutes river. It has been reported that there were five slides of snow and rock on the Oregon Trunk track be tween Madras and the Columbia river. However, the Oregon Trunk is not the only line out of commission, the North Bank hav ing been tied up for several days with the heavy snow and slides along the Colurr.bia river. A message came in today over the telephone to the effect that snow in Portland had been three feet deep, and that a silver thaw had cut off the city from tele graph and telephone communica tion with other places. Telegraph service has been maintained from Madras with outside points with the excep tion of three days. However, messages to Portland had to be sent to Spokane, back to Seattle, then down to Portland. ( The train on the Deschutes road failed to come in Saturday evening last, being able to get ; but a short distance up the river, ana naa to return to The Dalles. Workmen have been endeavor ing to inaugurate service over their line and the last report had it that it would be Saturday or Sunday before they would be able to get a train over their line. A big rabbit drive , took place in the Lamonta and Lone Pine country the early part of last week and many bunnies lost their lives in the slaughter. The parties in the drive had previously chosen leaders and each had selected ten men to as sist him for a period of five days, at the end of which time the loosing side was to pay the ex penses of a dancing party and supper. Much interest was taken by both sides and plenty of histling was done during the five days of the hunt and some remarkable records were made for a single day. One side was led by Char ley O'Neil of the Lone Pine ranch and the other side was led by Luther Melton from ' near Lamonta. The decision was made as Ho the winner on Tuesday of last week, the count standing as fol lows: Melton men had 843 and O'Neil's men had 350, making a total of 1193, therefore the O' Neil crowd had to fool" the bill for the dance and supper, which took place last Friday evening in the Rush hall at Lamonta. A very enjoyable time was had by all who participated. This work should be kept up during the winter and spring and it is the intention of the peo ple of this section to continue the drives to endeavor to lessen the amount of rabbits in. the country, as the damage to the croDS during the past year or so has been great. As everyone knows, rabbits increase very .rap idly, and for one that is killed at this time of the year means from ten to fifteen during the summer. G. M. Cornett and Floyd Lip pincott were arrivals today. Mr. Cornett is the owner of the staire line which for years extended from Shaniko to Silver Lake. It is rumored that the two gentle men are making a tour of inspec tion of the stage line equipment, and that Mr. Lippincott will shortly buy out Mr. Cornett's in terests. The Inter-Mnn was unable to confirm this re port, however. They leave for Silver Lake in the morning. La Pine Inter-Mountain. Married At the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Hamilton, on Willow creek, Sunday, December 31, Er nest McKenzie and Miss Carrie Hamilton, Rev. C. P. Bailey offi ciating. A large number of guests were present, and ' the dinner was just excellent. The happy couple received many nice presents. The best wishes of their many friends will follow them on life's journey. Crook County Journal. Services at the M. E. church next Sunday at 11 o'clock, sub ject, Christian Laziness." Meeting for men only at 3 o'clock, special topic, "The Man Outside." Evening service at 8 o'clock, subject, "The Question of the Ages." Rev.. John J. Pa cey, Pastor,. y u. n k . & . 1 v ; i ii t " l .M i "V. i. it a