it-:- -1 " V THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL 44 Ores TJU QUOOI SAXX.T JOUXWAL, 089 Tsmhlll Street, between Fourth . . ul rtfth, Portland, Oregon. TO STUDY US ibbspsbbsbt bzkocbatic papsb or obeoob. - " Entered at the Postofllce of Portland. Oregon, for transmission through the Inalls as second-class matter. Postage for Mingle copies For an 8, 10 or 12-page paper, 1 cent; 1 to 21 pages. I epts; over 18 pages. I cents, , t . . j j": " Telephones! ;'. Business Office Oregon. Main 500; Columbia, 70S. ' EdltorlaJ Room Oregon, Main 600. City Editor Oregon, Main 250. J Terms by Carrier I fTI10 JOURNAL, one year ttHHJ JOURNAL, six months JTHB JOURNAL, three months Kim JOURNAL, by the week. . . . . . Terms by Mail: frrn JOURNAL, by mall, per year. . . . . THB JOURNAL, by mall, six months..1 THE JOURNAL, by mnll, three months .$5.01) .' 20 . 1.30 . .10 , .$4 00 , . 2.00 . 1.00 HEARST'S RECENT SUITS. . . .v-v 1 . I - . . I , 1. SI .1 ? Lord Charles Beresford. Eng land's famous ex-admlral and mrmtmr . trf-Pari ramwitr'te'Pfr'K' visit to the United 8tates to study our trusts and the Indus trial situation here. Lord Beresford denies that he will accept a position as head of Morgan's Mercantile Shipping Trust. ' f 'I The great Associated Press, purveyor of news. Is apparently n sup presser of news, too, when It suits the designs of the managers thereof. n Instance In point Is the fact That the Associated Press has not rendered account of the great suits instituted by William Randolph Hearst against the coal trust. Mr. Hearst hns begun an action In New Tork State, under ti statute! of that commonwealth, to estop the coal trust from further penitent. He has also been pressing a suit In the federal courts begun fcjr him, for the came purpose. These suits have attracted the attention of Congress, have been cause for heated argument In the United States Senate, have been topics of conversation and anxious thought by the President, the Attorney-General, the Supreme Court, and all who have to do with governmental matters, The other day, nine or ten prominent lawyers, representing the varied Interests of the roads and companies who are controlling the coal buslnesr pf tfre Tpurrtrr. wci e in Tourt. wDpti anwnpy-apniTal Tf earns" of New .Tork, -heard Mr. Shearn begin the action for Mr. Hearst. Later appear nces have been made, and the Attorney-General inclines to permit the Jtuit to proceed, and to prosecute the action vigorously, 5 WHAT ATTENTION HAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS PAID TO (THE GREAT CASE J WHO IN THE WEST HAS READ OF IT, IF DEPENQINQ UPON ASSOCIATED PRES8 NEWSPAPERS? Do those In life's pursuits other than that of the profession of newspaper fnan,. not realise that such events constitute a "big news story T' Are tiot the bringing to bear the resources of unlimited capital for furnishing " " " w-n-uic, iiiaiiriiBiii ui wirr uruiu iiiirni ul JUUUIT in Hie 1 Senator Mllf A Miliar nt T Inn BTcatast state la the Union, the setting In motion of the machinery of the Countv ha. nrnhnhiv Wn h . pederal Courts, and the promise to break up the execrable trust that has of pIttClnjr the Orejf0n jg andf wtl.l0u m. pr.ee coa. wnen people were ireezing oy tne tnousanus, through It the State of Oregon, In line PEOPLE' YSe Tiffi TRUSTS GUESS AND GET A SET OF s. , FINE, PORCELAIN DISHES 'AW) "THE JOURNAL" FOR ONE YEAR 1 I qpo THE PERSON WHO COMES NEAREST X TO QUESSINO THK NAMES OF THE MEN IN THE STATE SENATE WHO WILL on aoaxbst rax peoplx dt tatob or no vuxxm "the journal will de liver THE PAPER FOR ONE TEAR AND ALSO PRESENT THE WINNER WITH A SET OP DISHES OF FORTY TWO PIECES. ADDRESS ALI- COMMUNICATIONS TO THE "ANTI-TRUST EDITOR," CARE THE JOURNAL. SO FAR THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE TRUSTS ARE: .- "MOXTTTOC-" Mooinr. ( "OCXQ OXAI-MAJT BAJTO. WHO'S NUXT? (Paste this coupon to your list.) 6 e WANTS RAILROADS. MILLER'S PLAN FEASIBLE .. ! JHOLjnatters which constitute news worthy of the ottentlon by the Assoi plated Press? APPARENTLY NOT. THE PUBLIC HAS IN THIS ACTION OF THE CORPORATION, THE "GENTLEMEN'S CLUB," A CONVINCING ARGU , MENTIN FAVOR OF A FREE-FOR-ALL NEWS SERVICE AND NOT A . SERVIOE THAT SERVES NEWS FOR A FEW AND TRUCKLE8 TO THE ,WISHE$ OF A FEW AS AGAINST THE MANY. THE SENATORIAL HUDDLE The Legislative session hns more than half expired, with no Senator Orygon with a plan that will secure election of United States Senators by popular vote. He offered a resolution as follows! which was adopted by the Senate, and which will have no difficulty in passing the House: To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America: Tour memorialists of the Legislative Assembly of the State of most respectfully represent: - fleeted and little legislative work performed ! Why? - - j The people are asking this question all over the state. It Is not answered with any degree of tatlsfactVonv ' -' , me fact or the matter Is, there Is a "Senatorial muddle" on, which SrUI jiot settle because of its own rotten constituency. . A handful of politicians are contending for the Senatorial bubble, That, as there Is a strong and growing. demand on the port of the citizens of the several states of the Union tht the United Slates Senators should be elected by a direct vote of the people, Wherefore, your memorlallxts most earn estly and respectfully ask thut Congress pass an act calling for Ti con ventlon lor Uio purpose of amending , . . , . i . - " . .1 -"nniiiuuuii u uk 10 eieci unneu . K meir cue irora me win or me people, as expressed at states Senators by a direct vote of the Pone iat June in favor of Mr. Oeer, but bent on electing this man or people- that man, who has not strength enough to win. 'That this memorial be forwarded to A divided house always falls. Why will men perslBt in contending Ugalnst the fates? AH the while of this political manipulation, in th lntrtnr nf fnnflnnnl candidate the i state', interest, are being neglected and the burden of w ewvciumciii. i uenig mcreasea wunoui correspondingly good results. Govfrnors of the several states wnjr not stop the quarreling over the unreasonable and the Impossible, That it Is consistent with the pro and center on some man who will represent the whole Oregon people visions of the national constitution, is U tnt united States Senate? - to be seen from Article nf' that in Buch a man could be found outside of Portland, In Eastern, Western strument: or oouinern uregon. to whom the office could be given without self- "The Congress, whenever two-thirds of reeking. both houses shall deem It necessary, Let The Journal num. a At . . .,.- mi" Panose amendments to this Con vb v ii iih-ii. v. UUIU IIICIC U s.ua.a uuge nooerr .aKin or knlon County for Senator? legislatures of two-thirds of the several unere is Judge Stephen A. Lowell, of Umatilla County, a clean, able "'a". 8ha" caH a convention for pro- onr -senators and Representatives In Congress with the request that they present tho same and urge the Immexll ate tiussage of a law In accordance posing amendments, which. In either cafe, shall bo valid to nil intents and purposes, as part of this Constitution, when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several stales, or by conventions In three-fourths thereof, as the one or the other mode of ratification may bo proposed by the Congress." It hus been abundantly proved that the national Senate will not permit any movement for popular election of Senators, until it shall have been forced thereto by some action by the Jthorough man. There la Charles A. Johns of Baker County. There is W. J. Furnish, of Umatilla County, Surely this Eastern Oregon timber Is presentable. Why cannot the Republican Legislature make selections from it? There Is Judge R. S. Bean, of Lane County, an excellent man for Senator, end mere Is K. A. Booth, of Lane County. A good man and true. A man . ft largs Interest, of business training, versed lit the needs of the state. There is Hei.ry Ankeny, 6f Southern Orettm. whose brother the Washington Legislators have Just elected to the Senate. Why not select fetal? ' -;-C The Legislators at Salem need to ponder over tJiii matter, and agree nt several states that will be mandatory Once to. settle the Senatorial muddle, and thus remove the disgust that uPn Congress, And Senator Miller's Has settled. upon the minds of the people of Oregon, over the trafficking P,ftn ,8 ln keeping with the national Sn high office, which has wasted half and more of the Legislative session. constitution, and is also part of a plan Since it is not to be Geer, the choice of the voters, and it cannot be tnat nas Den followed by a number of Fulton, whose maximum strength Is 35 votes, why not turn to some othor, other states looking towards compll And thus Jet the office seek the man for once in this day and generation? ance wlln tne constitutional proviso. Would it not be a refreshing sight, If this were done? K Is to be hoped that enough states Would it not reflect great credit upon a Republican Legislature? I wl" adopt these resolutions to compel Would It not harmonize the different political ln;ercstj and bring mag- tne submission of the matter to the funcent results to our beloved Oregon? Legislatures that the necessary three Jt is the thing to do. Let's do it, like men, w ith but one idea, to serve j furths vote ratify the amendment. It the people, as the people's representatives! I WM require only that there be proper leadership to carry the national plan to completion. No Legislature will re fuse to adopt the required resolution. The people want them to, and this they know, and, knowing it, they will not dare to refuse to carry out the wishes of their constituents. Indeed, the resolution of Senator Miller, and those of like import that will be adopted elsewhere, promise to bring to pass the reform that how Is blocked by the so-called conservatism, of the United States Senate? The Dally Journal was foremost in urging the people of Portland to assist in building a railroad Into the Interior of Oregon, covered by Crook, Harney, Malheur, Lake and Klamath Counties, ln order that this city might secure the vast trade in that section that Is likely to go elsewhere If roads are built by competitive capita). The Dally Journal of January 12 contained a carefully written article covering the subject in detail on the question, and the following letter from Mr. James A. Boggs of Prlnevllle shows that this paper Is not only right, but that Its efforts are ap preciated: Prlnevllle, January 24, 1903. To the Editor Dally Journal: I have read your article on the Interior of this state, published In your issue of January 22, with great Interest, and assure you that It Is the best and most comprehensive article thata has appeared In any paper. Many confound "Cen tral Oregon" with "Eastern Oregon." There Is a vast difference. "Central Oregon" Is over 100 miles wide and over 300 miles long. Certainly that expanse of country Is entitled to a designation by Itself. Central Oregon contains more diversified probable prospects than any other portion of this state. It seems to be the general Impression that this Interior Is but a vast desert, where nothing will grow without Irriga tion. Nothing could be further from the true facts. The word "desert" -Is fast passing out of use, for when it is said, "You can't raise anything on the 'desert,' " and the question is asked, "Has anyone ever tried?" the answer Is always, "No." The truth is that Central Oregon contains vast tracts of land that, if generally termed "desert," but which is in fact land having soil that analyses equal to the famous soils of the I'a louse Valley. In Washing ton. This interior does not lack vast areas of actual agricultural lands, needing no Irrigation, but lacks the practical farmer and transportation facilities. Tha County Fair held at l-'rlnrville last fall dis played fruits, vegetables', grains and livestock each far above the average that could be displayed by the average county in this state. With a railroad constructed to Prlnevllle, if no farther, an area will be served which, In stae, Is so large that all the so-called "Willamette Valley" would compare with but a small part of It. From Prlnevllle, wagon roads, which are good all year, extend ln every direction for a distance of from 40 to 150 miles. The Inquiries for lands ln this portion of the lrt terior are very numerous, and the Influx this year and following years will be Jar greater than was anticipat ed. The Columbia Southern Railroad should meet with the solid support of the people of Portland In Its en deavor to extend into this section. It Is the road that this section needs. It is the road that Portland needs. Within five years from the construction of the Columbia Southern Railroad Into this section It will ship to Portland more freight than all of Eastern Oregon (meaning all east of the Cascade Mountains) now ship: to all points. The words "desert" and "Irrigation" have become so associated with "Eastern Oregon" that the publl cannot think of one without the other. Nothing could be farther from the true situation. All who have tried "without irrigation" have suc ceeded, and now the word "try" has taken the place of 'can't." The Interior is advancing and the question of trans portatlon Is but one of time. I assure you that your enrorts in behalf of tnlJ section are appreciated by the progressive people of Central Oregoh." Respectfully, JAMES A. BOOOS. , MABEL.. STRICKLAND rtiirw...--:,..,.-. Who plays Luclna Merrjt. tha leading female role In "Jerome a Poor Man" shortly to be seen in this city. This play is a dramatisation of Mary E. Wilk in's famous novel. The authoress Is greatly pleased with Miss Strickland's clever rendering of her creation. . f K , ' ORcaoiv EXTENSIONS - ' ' A f. x -7 ' (StaJT Correspodeoe,l -tit'. " " THE) DALLES, Pr Jan. SO.Speculafloif is rife regarding the route ' thai would ba followed ,were the Columbia Southern Railway extended to the South. Mr. E. B. Lytle, president of the company? has caused elabo- ' rate surveys 0 be mads both along the route to the south from the present terminus of the road at Bhanlko and also along a route beginning at the mouth of Five Mile Canyon, four miles above The Dalles. , - , . ( , . The latter route Is more Interesting to .one 'hot versed in the technical' phases of railroading. Also, one finds her In The Dalles quite a body of sentiment ln favor of the latter. i 1 ' Stated In a cursory manner, the route from the mouth of Five-Mile Canyon would run about 10 miles or so up that stream, and cross over Into Deschutes Canyon, finding comparatively, easy grades up that river toward Lakevlew,. which is the objective point that President Lytle has in view. ; Laterals Could Ms Built. In the event the road were to be extended south by either of the proposed routes, laterals could be built easily to penetrate the vast region embraced In Cen tral Oregon, region toward which-Just now Portland Is) looking with longing eyes, and that must be occupied, else other centers of commerce will have effected rail connections therewith that will effectually cut off Port land from control of the trade. For instance, were the road extended via tha routs up Five Mile and the Deschutes, about half way to -the southern state line Crooked River flows, into the Deschutes from the southeast, up which a lateral could be built to the crest of the divide on the other slderof which Silver Creek. 8(1 vies River and other streams flow to the southeast. Such a lateral could be extended to a connection with any point desired In the country beyond. Woul4 Transform the Country. The building of the Columbia Southern extension Into Central Oregon would effect wonderful tnanges. For Instance, tske district No. S. according to the di visions made by President Lytle's engineers. This dis trict extends (4 miles southward from Lost Valley. The official report of President Lytle upon the resources 1 (- thal-porUe .tbauuntry-ay-, PRC-HISTORIC KLAMATH By rani Ss tansy, i. The Klamath country is not only interesting his torlcally, but It bears evidence of a pre-historio nature that no one has attempted to fathom. Thev differ in some respects from any other evidences' yet dis covered and have not become sufficiently known to call lor a sclentltl investigation. A rock bridge across Klamath Kails and' an ancient levee in a remote swami Indicates that there were workers In this section long uerore trie niouern Indians day, and some of the old timers of that section suggest that irrigation may have been carried on by a former race of people centuries ago. Klamath Tails. Upper Klamath and Lower Klamath Lakes are con nected by Klamath Klver, which Is nearly a mile In length, and has a gradual fun from mouth to source which amounts to several feet to every hundred yards. For this reason the river Is given the name of Klamath Falls, and the town of Klamath Falls, the county seat of the county. Is situated on the Lower Klamath, at the mouth or the river, or foot of the falls. Although this stream Is more than 100 yards wide and a heavy flow of water comes dashing down its full width, deep enough to float a river steamer. If one could live on Its wild waters. It has a few times within the memory of old pioneers ceased to flow and could be crossed over on foot on the rock bottom, which was as dry as a floor. This. too. notwithstanding the fact that the Upper Klamath Lake Is fed by a large river and numerous small streams which flow continually. Saered Place to Indians. It is a simple matter to the white people Of that section, but the Indians regard It with a degree of superstition. They have long held this place as a sacred one. They met here ln olden times and smoked the pipe of peace. They worshipped here according to their idea of religion. They thought that the Great Manltou visited the place and walked unseen down the bed of the river between the lakes. They thought that the river ceased running occasionally that they might behold the Oreat Munitou's footprints. To a savage race there was good reason for believing this. As a remarkable coincidence the constant flow of the river has washed out holes In the rocks along the center of the river bed at uniform distances apart from the upper to the lower lake. These holes look like tracks of a huge man. They are several feet ln length and bear the relative width of the human foot. The water. In escaping from these holes under great pressure, forces Its way out ln several directions, and these marks resemble the prints of toes. At one point the water has washed out a hole with smaller holes about It, the figure resembling the outlines of a large man. "Population, less than 1,000 Indians on the Warm Springs Reservation, and about 100 Inhabitants res id log in the Haystack district - . "Arable land, 200.840 acres. "Under cultivation, s.000 cres. "Oraln produced last year, when about 1,500 acres were cultivated, 15,000 bushels of wheat, oats, barley and rye, for home conaunrjrtlon, as nothing Is shipped out. "Fruits raised, a very few apples, pears, cherries, plums, berries and sll of the hardier vegetables. . "Alt of the district, a plateau, sloping toward the Deschutes River, or a small portion sloping toward Trout Creek Basin on the north." There Are Tive Districts. This Is but a meagre although accurate description of one of the five districts comprised ln the region from Tho Dalles to Lakevlew. The report shows timber scattered profusely along the route, with abundant range and water in sufficient quantity and diversity to enable numerous Irrigation projects being Inaugurated. The winters are not severe, and the snow for the greater part of the way Is not more than Is needed to .supply moisture. In getting upon the tablelands, the road would ascend easy grades In every Instance, and the engineer ing features are such as to oiler no great dimcultiea to the builder. The country produces everything that Oregon raises. grains, fruits, vegetables, live stock, wool, for home consumption, and would produce vastly more were there a railroad to open markets for a surplus. At the present time, wool is hauled out. and live stock driven over the roads and trails, and these are the only products that reach the outside world. Veople Would 7ollow tha Bailroad. Once the road were built Into the central pert of Oregun, people would go ln and make homes. Those now there would contribute more heavily toward the annual sales or tne state to me remainaer oi me worm. Indeed, the extension of the Columbia Southern would open an empire so vast that few people of Ore gon realise Its extent It is not less than 200 to 250 miles from the Columbia River on the North to the proposed end of the road near Lakevlew and the region that would secure rail service oy snon nauis io me stations. Ami as to Its width It Is practically the en tire centrnl part of the State of Oregon. The scope of country served would be limited as to east and west connections only by the length of the laterals that would be built. Five years after the road were constructed, thou sands would live where now are scores, the country would add Immensely to the taxable property of the state, and the benefits would be incalculable to Portland as regards commerce. It's "Vv to" Portland. - It. Is said to be "up to" Portland to lend financial aid to the enterprise. Money is available to the amount BENEFITS OP THE FAIR By Judge Wm M. Cake. The Rev, Fr. Bell of St. Ignatius College, San Francisco, has Invented . a. .system of wireless telegraphy. The other day he sent messages from St. Ignatius College to Santa Clara College. Father Bell Is Professor of RiFBlcs and Chemistry at St. Ignatius, and It Is claimed for him that he ha perfected a better and more delicate receiver than that of Marconi. The . belief appears to be that advancement in wireless telegraphy must be , In tha improvement of receivers. The devices sending forth the electrical -Impulses are more easily made. The difficulty has been in securing accurate reception of the message at the other end of the line. Father Bell's Invention - ha-nolved the problem better than has Marconi's, if reports be true. JWlth a similar invention In the hands of the United States military service, as shown by the recent tests' between the Annapolis NayQ Academy and the Navy yard at Washington, there will be no monopoly of th benefits of wireless telegraph jn the hands of a corporation that Would probably not hesitate to maintain inordinary high prices and oppress the people as did the Bell Telephone Company from its Inception. Low charters have served to elevate the price of wheat from the Pacific 'CPHBti -tewHt -tip yt aya,. rlHM iot-him han 4hy Were last-year," yet local Klres- have- twen 10 -to 15 cents higher than thev Were last' season. Charters have been so low, however, that they have loft a Wide margin of profit to the grower, which has not been taken up by any combination of exporters. It has been a prosperous year for the farmers Who" groW Wheat, espec ially ln the Tniand Empire, in spite of the heavy damage to crops by storms that swept the country Just before harvest. Congressman Tawney of Minnesota proposes a tariff commission to inquire into the need for revision. The people don't need such a commission, al though they might agree to a commls- 't Utah 'Is to set apart the first Monday of October as "Health Day," (. When all houses must be disinfected under , the direction of the Board of , Health officers. If there be people unable to furnish the disinfectants, thejr,WlU he provided by the local government. It Is a step In the right 1 direction, and shows that other states may learn good public policy, , 1 Ten. from- a state that proposes to elect -Smoot to the United State9 Eenafe. revision. Inquiry at this late Btage In It seems almost Impossible to define further, than has already been done, the benefits of the Fair to our state, but more thnn any other, that derived from the natural Impetus which the Fair will give to filling up the state with people stands out as the most lmpor tant. It seems Incredible that a state having over 90,000 square miles, with such diversified resources, with city of more than 100.000 Inhabitants should only have a population of 400,0n0. The signs of the times imit ate such a unanimity ot action and purpose on the part of all the people from all portions of the state that the consequences along the line of Increase of -population cannot be reckoned. I can see from this concerted action of the people the creation and development of a spirit or substantial progress and enterprise, the like of which this state has never known, and the effect of which, as exempli fled In hundreds of ways after the Fair, will be to practically inaugurate a new era of prosperity in our history. The enterprising people .throughout the state will learn how to attract attention to their particular sec tions; methods -of pnUllc benefit will he more seriously and Intelligently dismissed, and plans carried out to the end that Oragun will be so thoroughly advertised throughout the world that the years following the Fair should be our harvest, instead of the year preceding It. - " Chairman Burton succeeded in cutting down appropriations for the f Zndlon Schools. The name Burton appears to be Indlssolubly connected t With cutting down appropriations, vide the delay In the Improvement of the Columbia Elver caused by failure to secure money from the federal ftraau!T THE AMZKICAir OXB&. The American siri is admired and liked at home and abroad because slie is the happiest, healthiest and friendliest o Kills. Usually unharmed by any self- consciousness, she is i:ot apolegetlc and morbidly sensi tive, as are many feirls brought up In the close, conven- ttonTnwTrtr"orie world, and is ullve to everything beautiful and good the progress of public thought is a In existence. She is easily pleased, and her unstudied, work of supererogation. The "people ,rw,h enjoyment of simple pleasures g-ves happiness to want revision, and they want it nadls, Bton through her face, figure and voice. and the party that does not give ft 1 American girls, when you study them critically, are would better get out of the way. ot m0re beiM'Ilfu' English, or French girls, but suiiinuun ui. --"--) -1 t -, . gill mr.ja . v1111 it - a iu uinftQ a pretty picture of herself,., and neither she nor any one else can explain how she does It She Is adaptable t en astonishing degree, and- she can dress for a walk, an outdoor game, a dinner or a ball so as to make the Impression' that in each particular garb she Is at her best. This power to change her appearance so as to look almost like another person is one of the American girl's chief charms, and she owes it to her keen ap preciation of the people and circumstances around her. She has Imagination and Intuition and a genius for fitting herself to the hour.-Woman's Home Companion. Lemuel Quigg, of New York, is al lgd to be the man who -approached Representative Lessler with an offer of $5000 if he would vote for. sub marine boats. Quigg lias been a lead ing light In the Republican party of Xew York state for many years. Indians' Theory. The Indians claim that the Great Manltou meets I of 11.000.000. and $500,000 additional capital Is desired his children here at certain seasons of the year and I Tha sum Is not too much for the needs of the enter- that he comes from the far away north and is very prise. This sum would not extend the road more than tired when he reaches the place; that he walks down 100 miles Into Crook county. In event of continuing the center of the river, and that when he reaches a he present line that terminates at Shaniko. Later the certain point he lies down to rest. The few times that remainder needed to extend it to Lakevlew would have the river haB ceased to run have afforded the Indians the opportunity to see the Oreat Manltou's tracks and the place where he laid himself down to rest. Why the Blver does Dry. Klamath River runs from north to south. A wind from the south has continued for a few times. In the j past to blow for several weeks without ceasing. In to be secured. If Eastern capital is willing to Invest In the project to the extent of $1,000,000 on condition that Portland place with It one half as much. It looks as though Port land had had presented a proposition from which she cannot gracefully escape. No one doubts that Portland could find the necessary IBOO.uoo were sne awaae it her duty, and It Is not doubted that the benefits to lLV,,h: from the enterprise would compensate for th. upper lake, fed by Sprague and other rivers, the water is forced back and the bed of the stream Is made as dry as a floor. Ancient Bock WalL Across the upper end of .the river, or fall. Is fc Solid rock wall, wide enough to drive an ordinary wagon over. It is built of boulders of various sixes which are laid with a care that prevents the turbulent flood from dis placing them. When the river Is very low the highest portion or tnis wan may be seen, but It Is obscured by the water at almost all times. It Is when the river ceases to run that the wall may be examined thor oughly. Kvery Indication points to the fact that It is very ancient. The oldest pioneers of the country and the oldest Indians are unable to tell anything about Its origin, it nas Deen mere since the oldest Inhabitant can remember. But its origin is a puxzler. It Is known that it was built before the first white man set foot in the country, and that no Indians of modern times possessed the Industry sufficient to prompt them ln such an undertaking.. Prs-Blstorlo Theory, Then It is urged that It could not have been built under the conditions or modern times. At the intervals when the river has ceased running It has never done so for .more than a day or two at 'a time, and the bridge could not have been constructed within this outlay. v Upper Columbia rishlng Industry. ia?rji Mr' Frank A. Seufert of this city were ob tained some figures pertaining to the fishing industry of the Upper Columbia River. They show that It is a business of considerable proportions. The Upper Co lumbia district, as usually divided, is all of the river above the mouth of the Willamette to Celilo. It aver ages about 7V4 per cent of the total catch of the entire Columbia, although this year It is less than that per cent. - being 20,000 cases out of 390.000. These cases weigh 70 pounds, making 14.000.000 pounds ln all, and aggregating $120,000 in market valuation. Four canneries handle the catch Seufert Brothers', at The Dalles; Warren's and McQowan's at the Cas cades and the Rooster Rock Combine at "Rooster Rock. They operate wheels for the greater part, few- seines being in use. Two hundred men are employed, averaging 60 to the cannery. A few are Indians, and they appear to be quite desirable workmen. The Indians work mostly, at catching fish,, receiving wages, inasmuch as the flshlVig plants are generally owned by the cannefles. What &abor Beeslvas. Of the total $120,000 realized by the canneries for. limited time. While the river Is running now no power) their product, about $84,000 goes into the pockets of on earth could withstand the flood long enough to con- I the laborers employed. Wages average $40 per month, struct the wall. It Is believed that when there was a and the men re busy eight months of the year. different formation at other points, long before the vol- The open season Is divided into two different periods canlc eruptions took place that are evident throughout April 15 to August 15, (September 10 to March 1. . that country, when the flow of the water was different, Tne Product is sold in the Kast, and Is shipped less some pre-historle race constructed this wail. The frequently1 to brokers of late years than formerly, can valley below 16 still a fertile one. and there are those ners selling directly to the Jobbers. ' who advance the theory that the -wbII was bunt to The Industry Degan In 1883, when the Warrens made hold the water in the Upper Klamath for irrigation I the first successful operation. It was the wheels that purposes. I made tne upper river nsneries a success, An Ancient Ivea. I - Mr. oeureri alleges inai upper-river saimon, wnen several miles from Klamath inRir'M-TKsisiu-r-?Mil'annoV sell better in the Kast than do those canned ber belt, is another ancient structure, that puzzles the Astoria, and that salmon caught In -the (upper river people of this generation. The water ln a large, shal- ana Bm.PPea msi , com storage Keep mucn oexier Ulall IWVIDC DUIfrau 1 lual A",,,, iivill lilt, .v.,:. .... "In fact." said he. "we command a premium In the Eastern markets for our fish, cartned or fresh. Begardlng the Xdeenaes. After years .of debate, the canneries have agreed low basin covering hundreds of acres of ground is still held back by a turf levee that looks as ancient as the earth from which it was built. The levee appears to have been built from soa which had been cut ln uniform squares and put together with masonic skill.' The wall Is a long one, and Its structure with regard to wall is a long one, ana its structure with regard to I this time to a , EQ per centjncr.ease.jpr. thsiJcfiHRnsa. The Navajo Indians are starving this winter, and the output of their famous blankets will be practically - nothing next summer. What a boom for the spurious, blankets that are sold so often as made by the Navajos! A GOOD CXA1TQB. A. bill before the Legislature that will, meet with popular favor is that' relating to changing the time of paying taxes ln the fall instead of in the spring. After kncrwledge of engineering. The different points are braced where necessary, and the joints in the mason ry are .protected with unusual, care. Proof of Its Age. . No one has any knowledge of the building Of thiS levee. In fact, it is known to have been more ancient. than the white man s time. The wall at several points has sunk deep Into the earth, or the earth has filled la, around it, and large trees, hundreds of years old, have grown up through the wall. The place is an Iso- be secured from this source. They also ask the state to appropriate $30,000 to build hatcheries at Ontario and on tile Grand Ronde, In Eastern Oregon, and the Mc- Kin;ie in Southern Oregon, "and a llsh ladder at Oregon City, Their proposition is that if the state will build them, the canneries will submit to license assessments or otherwise such as will keep them in operation. H Their desire la to ask nothing that they believe will be unreasonable, but to contribute their Just share toward the preservation of an industry that is important iatea JoBe; many "holes' from any eeUiSfahd for tne OTt,on of the state thar fringes the Columbia thin PPDfinn It la lt-fennm that it hoe nnt hoan itatA Kw I 1UTC1 naonle of th nrpftpnr cpnArntlnn Tho Tnrifnna ara nlnn WIlTOri ABTAHCEMBHT. --- m. v. v , nnj naiit anu naj limb tl, uao I y been there as long as the river and rocks and the moun- ' The rapid growth of Weston last fall will be re tains. I peated this spring. Towns either retrograde or advanre, The irrigation enthusiast here fines another evidence I and Weston nas adopted tne latter course The stimu tNit people of undent times resorted to this great plan I lus of free water was all that was needed to create a inai is aesunea to reclaim so muqhucr Oregon ana the I residence uuuuing movement unexampiea in wis com great West. sounlty, and the many advocates of that measure are amply Justified by results. The good work so well be gun should be continued this summer. westen Leader. TOI XXEP COOK. W. D. Orandy. the "ice man," has Just finished put ting in his ice house 1.000 tons of nice, clear Ice fa harvest money Is always more plentiful and the payment 1 his customers dnrinr the cominsr-.jmmmer. and from or taxes at tnat time Is easier than It is in the- Spring I the amounts put Up by various parties there will be no I of. If you don't want to take hold of Jt, let others whan money Is scarce. Milton 'Rifle. pt famliw ln nnmiit dnFinr th hmiaii m ioi I An on r ho'm,m t'r,i n.nkiin.. . ? " - - ' - , ' " tW.AM V A V V , . I M V H- TT w )ffrHMmMi GOOD ADVICE. Don't sneer at every new enterprise that Js spoken - v :- -.-.-if s - '.' v