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TUB OREGON DAILY- JOURNAL. , PORTLAND, SATUR DAY EVES INO. JANUARY 9, 1004: 10 I ROUTE OF THE CELLO CANAL TO OPEN THE UPPER COLUMBIA ! Tho problem of overcoming the ob- to make an entirely new Investigation of Macles to the navigation of the Colum the subject, and a board of skilled en-, bta river at . and . Immediately below Klneers appointed July 5. 1902, to Cel.llo falls, has been under consideration make .new and complete surveys and to , by the national government for 30 years, make plans for a canal. ; This board con As early as 1874 Major Mlchler xf the slsted of Lieut-Col. William H. Hcuer. government -engineers made an Investl- of gan Francisco. Mai. W. L,. Marshall gatlon and reported upon the subject, though no epeclflc plans or recommends- tlons were submitted by him. A more complete survey was made by Major Powell , In 1879, who recommended that the Columbia be Improved and mado navigable up to the Celllo falls and that a canal be constructed around the falls; on the Washington side of the river, This was the first definite project that was submitted for the consideration of the government, but the estimated, cost was $10,000,000, and this was regarded as prohibitive. -. ' tor several, years nothing more was done, but in 1888 the government engl- neers began to Investigate the feasibility of a boat railway around the falls, on the southern side of the river. . A favor- able, report ,.wa submitted two years later, the cost, of the undertaking being estimated at ' $3.000.000. Congress ap- . ,Tuv, ;ui jom mj uummeiice ioubiu, extending irom a point jmmeai- .work on the railway, and in 1896 a second -ately above Celllo falls to the Big eddy; appropriation of $150,000 was made. The Major Langfltt also prepared an estl task of obtaining a right of way for the mate of the cost of the canal, which he boat railway was attended with eon- placed at 4.121.331, t ; V: slderable difficulty. No particular trouble The plans, surveys and estimates pre was experienced with' the O. R, V;&N:' pared by--Major :lAngfltt..and.. 'his-' engl-- ialIroad,. but a number of private lndl- neers were submitted to the special board vlduals who owned property which would of engineers, and after careful consldera- -be required by the government refused to. tlon were approved. ' The board presented sell except at exorbitant figures. Con- a report recommending the construction demnatlon suits . were accordingly , in- of the canal and setting' forth plans and stltuted and they were tried before Judge estimates. This' report, after receiving Bellinger in this city. The first trial of - the Indorsement of the chief engineer, . these suits resulted In very iheavy ver- was approved by the secretary of "war -i diets for the Drooertv-ownera. nrhlfh nori .Kavmhp R ttm set aside vby the court as excessive. On - The board recommended that the eon- the second trial the awards were much' struction of the canal should not be corn more reasonable. These proceedings came menced until the. light of way and re to nothing, however, for the plan of lease from damages had been conveyed building a boat railway was superseded, to the government free of cost . In 1890, by the Harts' project, which was The plans thus prepared and approved a return to the Idea of making the river for a canal 65 feet wide at the bo t navlgable for a considerable portion of torn, a little more than eight and one the distance from the foot of Celllo falls, half miles In length and having a depth The Harts' plan contemplated the- con- of eight feet except In the locks, where struction of -two short canals, one about the depth over the miter sills will be r VIEW OF RIVER SHOWINQ MOUTH OF THE DALLES OF THE COLUMBIA AND FISH WHEEL WHICH IS OP . - , - t E RATED ONLY DURING HIGH WATER. - . ... Photograph by Klser Bros. . three-quarters of a mile In length, with two locks, on the Washington side of the river, starting from a point just above Celllo falls and striking the river Just below them. The second canal was to be about one mile In length, on the Oregon side, and was to run from Just, above . Five-mile rapids to the big eddy. Be tween these two canals the river was to be made navigable, and In order to raise the .water and lessen the current It was proposed, that a dam should be con structed across the river at Five-mile rapids. , This was one of the great diffi culties of the project,, for the river at -this point pours through a narrow gorg ,with almost Incredible force and swift- Impossible to determine the depth of the river In the usual way-by a plumb line and special apparatus had to be con structed for the purpose. This showed a depth of about ISO feet. It was ex pected that the proposed dam ' would raise the water about 10 feet Immediately above the dam. and would render navlga- tlon practicable up to Celllo falls. The plan also ' Included the improvement of the river below the outlet of the lower canal and through Three-mile rapids. But the Harts project was not regarded s entirely satisfactory. The engineering difficulties of constructing a dam at Five-mile rapids were very great, and In the opinion of many engineers the plan of utilising a part of the river for the proposed waterway would be . less satisfactory . than a canal. where the, water surface would be level and the ' current slight The estimate ooat of the Harts' project was somewhat less than $4,000,000, and the unexpended balance of the . boat railway appropriations was made available for the commencement of .:. the . work-iU-'j-i x- r x,-. -. -- The objections urged against the Harts' project finally induced the government FASHIONS FROM NEW YORK (Journal Special Berries.) t ..' New York, Jan. .The first' signs of spring are here, In the new shirt waists; Theso-will be followed within ' a week or two by other models, but the stores must 'make room for new things by disposing of the present stocks in the ' regular January sales. - But back t BhirtH-aists! White will continue to reign unrivaled. That much la assured. ' The new designs, whether of silk or organdie, satin or the cheap est lawn,, are lit white. . . Trimmed? Most elaborately. Lace is used with lavish hand and - mingled . In every Imaginable viay with other delicate and artistic trimmings. ... . Many.j'of the designs button In . the -back, a style which is really left over from last year; For stout and elderly women, however, the fastenings are con cealed, for ; despite Its smartness ithe , waist . fastened at the back has age limitations which must be observed by of New York, Maj. Edward Burr of Washington, D. C. Capt. C. E. Gillette of Newport, R. I., and Capt Charles ; McKlnstry of Washington, D. C. All of the members of the board are men who have won distinction in the engineering profession.; It was under the direction of this board that the plana were prepared for the canal which the government Is row expected to build. ; w '... It was at first supposed that a contlnu- ous canal could not be built for less than 18,000,000, bujt careful study of the sltua- . tlon. convinced the, board thftt by taking advantage of natural channels and de presslons in the rocks a canal could be; built on 'the south side of the river for approximately- one-half of the cost originally anticipated. Under the direo-. , tlon of MaJ. W.- C. Langfltt new surveys . were made and plans were, prepared fdr a continuous canal about. 8- milesu ' s , 1 ,'' -- rr 1 v. Aft - seven feet. This depth of water will be ample and Is more than the araft of any boat now running up the .river as far as The Dalles. The upper terminus of the canal Is to be just above Celllo falls, where the first of the four locks will 'be placed. This lock will have a lift of IT feet, which will be sufficient to pass boats between the river and the canal until the limit of navigation Is reached. From Its upper terminus the canal will run westward between the river and the O. R. & N. railroad, without Interruption . to the flow of water until the second lock Is reached Just below the head of Five-Mile rapids. This lock will have a lift of 11 feet. The lower terminus 5." J,Vf n2 ,bqu'p,p!d.w"n, dem or double lock, which Is really two locks in one. Their combined lift, at times of extreme low water, will be 89 feet, or 14 H feet for each lock. Below he terminus of the canal the river will b Proved, rende''ed n71aW " tn " will of course include the improvement of Three-Mile rapids. " Each of the four locks will be 40 feel wide and of sufficient length to accom modate boats 260 feet long. - In order te permit the passage through the canal of vessels, going in opposite directions, a series of basins will be constructed at Intervals of one mile, each from 100 to 120 feet In width. For about five and one-half miles the canal will be cut through solid rock. For three miles it 'will pass through sand and gravel, end this portion of the canal will be lined with wails of heavy masonry and the bottom wilt be cov ered with concrete. One of the problems to be solved Is how to keep the canal free from deposits of sand and sediment. For a conslder- women who wish to follow the dictates of common sense In their dressing. Yokes will be a modish trimmings for spring shirt waists,' the. round shapes sharing favor with irregular designs. This gives a splendid opportunity to use the dainty insertions with fancy stitch Ings. .".: -- j. f Several delicate designs In' organdie, Suisse and moussellne de sole have been noted.' One that was particularly pretty was of the first named material with a yoke formed of Valenchsnnes in sertion Joined with feather stitching with white and gold silk. The yoke was finished In points bordered wlt.i a ruffle composed of Valenciennes insertion alternated with chiffon- embroidery then bound aiong the edge with- organdie. : . The sleeves were close fitting at the top, and below the elbow were formed of the insertion gathered into a simple cuff of organdie. ' , i Another fetching model waa shown in dead white liberty . voile, a new ma- THE DALLES OF THE COLUMBIA. A : 'f": i OA -,. 1 ' . II1IP' VIEW FROM PICTURE CLIFF SHOWING WEST END OF CANAL AND PORTAGE RAILROAD (IN THE BEND f . - OF RIVER). ' : ' terlal of diaphanous' weave and high lustre. There was no yoke, but bands of Irregular lengthened insertions were stitched in the front to the bust line in horizontal effect Below these bands the blouse was tucked around and around the figure. The sleeves were trimmed in the same -way and caught into cuffs of lace insertion. 4 1 . The latter is very becoming, especially to slender figures, but the round and round tucks are fatal to the outline of robust forms. Some beautiful belts and stocks ac company the new waists. The former are of white kid combined with silk and the various metals, , such as dull silver, gun metal and gold, Stocks do not show much that is new, but the lack of novelty is amply supplied in the artistic arrangements of the latest neck finish ing.,' . ; . The gd between-ityWHhat will be teen between now and the regular spring openings leave nothing to be desired. Smart women are Inclined to change off from cheviots and tlbelihes to hop sacking, canvass and the diagonal serges. These are made In tailor .fash ion and trimmed smartly. Jackets are getting shorter and many shew the cutest little facings of embroidered felt and silk. Hop-sacking with a hairy nap is , very "s well," to use a vulgar exprea- ;v V'7--' . ' ; Yv';f "." v'.' v V i ; , - ' - V 150 FEET IN WIDTH AT PRESENT' STAGE OF' WATER AND 180 Copyright, 1903, by Klser Bros. able distance the canal will run through a waste of shifting sands, which, if un controlled, would rapidly fill the water way. It has been suggested that 'by constant Irrigation-vegetatUm might be induced to grow upon this tract, and the drifting of the sand might be effectually stopped.. This plan -will probably be tried. For the purpose of sluicing the canal two large openings, closed with steel gates, are to be provided on the Ide toward the river, It may be neces sary, in addition, to provide a small dredging apparatus, but this will be de cided la ten It Is admitted by the government en gineers that there may be periods of ex treme high water when the canal will be flooded and when travel will be Im possible. But it is expected that when ever It is possible for boats to get through Cascade locks they will be able to pass through the canal. The canal will therefore meet all the requirements of river navigation, and will suffer less, from floods than any other form of im provement yet suggested. When the secretary of war approved .the plans submitted by the board of engineers, he ordered that the work should proceed "subject to the condition that no work shall be begun until the right of way and release from damages .shall have been conveyed to the United States free of cost." It became incum . bent upon the state of Oregon to se that this condition was performed. In order that the canal might be built. Fortunately the legislature was to meet In special session In December, and steps were st once taken to Insure proper ac tlon. The result was the passage of n bill by the Oregon legislature, appropri ating the sum ,of $100,000 for the pur chase of the right of way for the canal .and for the settlement of all claims ol damages. The governor, the secretary of state and the state treasurer were constituted a commission to carry out the provisions of the act. They are al ready actively engaged in this work. Fhotograph by Kiser Bros. sion. A chic model is; trimmed with black and the Jacket has four overlap ping cape collars, while the skirt is gored and stitched until It almost stands alone. . . ; Nothing has held Its own among fash ionable trimmings like Mexican drawn work. This fact is no doubt due to the djtnculty of imitating the decorating and Its well-sustained price. It is shown on frocks of all descriptions and appears to especial advantage on a tailored design in coarse, wiry canvass. The Mexican drawn work is executed on the fabric Itself, combined with crewel embroidery. The canvass is a queer shade of light brown suggesting rnlle or putty. It is nncertaln whtehrand the embroidery is pale rose. A rose-colored suede. belt confines the bodice and, Is clasped with a big coral buckle. Match ing -the gown Is an elegant moleskin coat lined with rose-colored panne .vel vet, over which falls a low cape of mole skin. !" -V-. ,;,..",..:,''-;-.1 . The daintiest features of dresses made In diaphanous materials for afternoon and evening wear are their' girdles, sashes and . other waist . trimmings. These have never been so varied and de lightfully chio aa, this season. Dres den i and Watteau ribbons tare mostly used. Stout figures look well in the corsage bands that support' the figure .......................... , .......... .. .. ! . : .:: : .; : t . i 4 ' , , i V V I ' ' I I . ( -3, . t , - ;:y:iff;:;fr.:V'..-:J.i': - It : f rJ"' I-' ' " ' ' J i 1 , - - , it k ' while curving Into lines that often lend grace and comeliness where there Is none. Sylph-llke forms requiring perfect freedom with a certain air of abandon for their greatest effect are held in slightly with soft belts. It is no longer the smart thing to tie a belt tu a bow at the hack, neither are long streamers worn. The Ascot sash Is the newest creation and very pretty. It consists of a band of Dresden or Watteau ribbon brought 'around the waist and tied In a four-in-hand knot at the back. ' Instead of hanging straight and stiff, the ends of the ribbon are pinched up and fin ished with silk tassels or looped through embroidered silk rings. ;, There Is no dtminuitlon of the shawl erase and pelerines made of camelshalr or embroidered silk shawls are consid ered . very desirable to Include in one's wardrobe. The quaintest of these drap eries are .finished 'with netted fringes. Often times two Shawls are used ;to trim one decolletage, one on each shoul der, the painted ends crossing hack and front and tucking Into a primly plaited high girdle. a . The jewelled dingle-dangles that the fashionable Woman wears nowadays are wonderful to behold. The holiday sea son only lncreased-th fad; After all It la not unlovely If riot spoiled by an Incongruous collection of cheap baubles. .'..-., '.-.if v .-. '. : -. " ,. i.- FEET IN DEPTH, , THREE-MILE POINT LOOKING UP STREAM. Photograph by Kiser Bros. States treasury, available, for expendi ture upon the canal, and the govern ment 'engineer la authorised to make contracts for $100,000 more, making a total of $300,000. ' Before any large con- tracts are Jet a further appropriation by oongrens will be necessary. Probably the first work to be under- taken would be the Improvement of Three-Mile . rapids. Just below the lower outlet of the canal.,. Obstructions must be removed and the channel must be straightened and deepened. . When work is finally commenced upon the . canal proper, operations wilt probably be car-' ried on at several points Simultaneously. It Is estimated that the canal can be completed in five years, provided ade quate appropriations are promptly made by congress. The benefits that will result from the The long neck chains of fine gold and sliver set with small Jewels are pretty. ' If Imitation stones are worn, they should be duplicates of turquoises., or corals, ' because counterfeit brilliants' -are con- - aldereri ahnmlnahlii' tnate. KTven nm-lM are not advisable unless they are i real, for they soon lose their lustre and give one's Jewelry an "all but'" appearance. Earrings and bracelets aret worn. to greater extent this winter than In many years, past. That Is. one sees them decorating the ears and arms of really fashionably , gowned . women,., on . the street. If the morning costume includes an elaborate tailored design a consider able amount of jewelry Is permissible, as long as the flashy v effects are eschewed. -., , .:, ,' , v Jeweled Insects have almost entirely given away to floral designs. ' The pos sible exception is the butterfly and this is retained because It affords a chance for a really artistic matching of prec ious stones with brilliant effect But wild loses with diamond and pearl cen ters, turquoise forget-me-nots, : coral geraniums, sapphire gentians and pearl wild roses are much tj be de'slreH.. In the matter of hat' pins the sfyips are showing extra long pins with hand somely jewelled heads that are stabbed In at the back and run all the way through the coll of hair, then pinned through the hat -at the front In cases where the hair Is worn "low, an elastic band Is used- to keep the but on the head and the hat pins are used merely &s ornaments. ... , Some of the new fur toques are pret tily trimmed with bands of chiffon, and mohair s braid. - Spreading flat crowns that bend Into shaped brims narrow ing' toward the face continue to be a favorite design. Where they flatten at the hack to flt over the coiffure two feathers of 'contrasting colors can be added as the aole but effective decora tlon. . ' v 7-, ItYY' gToarjEs or vxcei. A famous Oaella curse puc upon the family of Dalrymple at the time 'of the massacre of Glencoe, in the 18th cen tury, is recalled by. the death of the earl of Stair, ' head of the Dalrymple family. The first earl of the line took part in the-massacre, and Jean Mac Donald, the sole survivor of a large fam ily that, perished through the earl's The number of owners with whom the state mutit deal In obtaining 1 1 1- right of way is small. , In -three places the route proposed for the canal en croaches upon the right of way of tlie O. R. & N.. but nowhere does it -cross the company's tracks.,.' : The . other owners through whose property the canal must psB8 are Seufert brothers " of The Dalles,. four miles; William Michel! and Joseph Smith of The Dulles, one-half mile: J- H. Taffe Of Celllo, one alf mile, end Everding & FarreU of Portland, three and jone-half miles. Most of the landowned by these In dividuals would be of little value were if notfor the salmon fishing. Fish wheels and canneries have been erected at 'several-points and these now, have easy communication with the O. R, N., ; over : which . they make their ship ments. The government proposes, how ever, to erect movable bridges over the canal wherever necessary, ; so" ; there would be no serious Interruption to business of thin character. 1 There may'. be soma difllculty In reaching an ad justment with these owners, who are in- -CHnea to .piacc a ntgn win upcre inv.tr , holding?.. The state may be. obliged to resort - to condemnation suits -Itv order to secure the desired right of Way, 'Governor Chamberlain has expressed the belief that the cost of the tight of way should pot exceed $50,000, at most, or one-half the sum appropriated by the . legislature. ' The governor and his asso ciates wtll do their utmost to make the expenditure as small as possible. The commencement ' of . work on the canal of course awaits the procuring of the right of way by the state and the conveyancs to the national government.. When this Shall have been accomplished, the government engineers will at once begin the preparation- of detailed plans snd specification.-- Theae-wlll-fe pre- pared under the direction of : Major : Langfltt. It will then be necessary to . advertlsa for bids. ;. When the contracts, have been approved and awarded, everything will be in readiness for ac tive work.1 These preliminaries would probably occupy at least three or four months. " . There is now 4200,00 In the United St construction of the canal can scarcely be overestimated. Oregon's . dream of an open river will at last be realized. The great Inland Empire will have a free waterway to the sea and will have a nernetnul rnarantv of tranHDOrtatlon 0f Hs products at reasonable rates, Nor will Oregon be the sole bene ficlsry of the canal. Washington and Idaho will share in the advantages which It will confer. The limit of navl- gatlon, which is now at Celllo falls, will be moved hundreds of miles In land. Vessels will be able to penetrate as far as Priest's rapids on the upper Columbia and as far as Lew is ton and Asotin on,' the Snake. The completion of the Celllo canal will be the open sesame, which shall make acessible all the wealth of the. upper Columbia watershed, hitherto almost unknown and unexplored. cruelty, delivered a bitter curse upon him, wishing that no succeeding earl should have children. A startling com ment on this malediction la that the second, third, fourth, sixth, seventh and eighth earls of Stair all died without issue a circumstance probably unique In the annals of the -peerage. The fam ily of the first earl became entirely ex tinct In 1840, and the succession passed to the descendants of his next brother. Sir James Dalrymple, from whom cama the peer Just deceased. Evidently the curse did not pass with the title, for the two earls of the present family had sona ; ; . ' v.' .''' In Westminster abbey, the Pyx chapel, which has hitherto been Jealously guarded from the public gaxe, is shortly to be lighted by electricity and thrown open for general Inspection. Here was formerly the royal strongroom, where the regalia and the king's money were kept From this treasury, In 1303, while Edward I was warring In Scotland, was stolen $500,000, which was to pay the expenses - of the campaign. The stone door, with seven locks, had formerly a covering of human skins, and tradition say's that they were those of the dar ing robbers of Plantagenet times. The pyx, which contained the standard pieces of gold and sliver used at the "trial of the pyx.'flrst ordered In the reign of Henry. II. has been transferred to the mint and the regalia have bv-n kept at London tower" since 1 Charlfi H's reign. . The only object of Interest now to te seen in the chapel, exempt a few ancient cheats, la an old stone altar. For some years past there hos been proposal to link the Island of Ceylon t the mainland of India by a rallwv carried across a coral reef and the IhIsikI of Rameswaram. The project ha mw been brought within view of completion by the report of a railway commi!"", which has Just been issued in India, recommending the construction of a broad-gauge line. Oeologicul evt1fw' shows that Ceylon was originally Jolii.l to India by a continuous lothmii. whl ir. according to the- temple .-words ( Rameswaram. was breached by a gtfat storm of 140.. i A Mai 'Tainko a girl Jikos fill li" frieavM tairttl after he haa t'son-i , 'l enough acqualnteil with Iit Io l- hwrj ored with her kenet itlui'!..