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it f THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAt, PORTLAND, --SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST H,: .1907.; ' to Save Oregon's no mm' ISIVIJIUII I Ulllt Aill I1UIUI UUll.t tie lit - Being Built by the - Premier Trout Stream f Northern Paci and Great Norther n UO Down the North Bank of the Columbia River. - GATEWAY TO AND FROM THL KLICKITAT VALLEY ' PLAT O P CLIFFS 8TT ' , Fishermen 1 1 1 (Q AS ! :! : ' - Railroad Bridge Over Rogue River at Gold Hill, Oregon; Wagon Bridge Just Beyond, Built ln1876. ' T (Special Dlipatrh to Tba Journal) Gold Hill, Or, Aug. 18. The Geld HUl , chamber of commerce has Issued a call 'for a meeting of the fishermen of Or 'egon who are Interested In angling to convene at Gold Hill on Saturday, Sep tember 14. ; The growing dissatisfaction through out the state with the present conditions .has recently been expressed In long pe tltlorvs to Governor Chamberlain asking Xor relief. f. Rogue river Is far famed as possibly atha most noted Ashing stream on the ; Pacific coast, and the vicinity of Gold -HUl Is known as a veritable anglers' paradise. f At one time a rod and gun club of . mis section or the state erected a 14,000 clubhouse a short distance up the river ifrom Gold Hill and fishermen came (Here rrom southern California and other 'equally distant sections to camp for a few weeks on the banks of the roaring Rogue. Vets Vow Sweep the Stream. ; Within the past few years net fishing i has become a very prosperous Industry and at points on the river, especially In Josephine county, so great has the In dustry become that this year 18,000 has been received by the fishermen of that ! Immediate territory, .j The fishermen have adopted the plan Of hauling their boats up the stream to .convenient points and sweeping the Stream down with the current and abso lutely denuding It of every vestige of Grants Pass, D. H. Miller of Med ford. W. F. Isaacs of Medford, H. G. Vtn Dusen, master fish warden; J. W. Baker, master game and forestry warden; J. L. Mammersiy or Gold Hlu, ana w. Carter of Gold Hill. v. The chamber of commerce of Gold Hill has conducted, the present cam paign for better conditions and the committee having the matter In charge hae learned that Master Fish Warden J Van Dusen has striven In the past to have equitable laws enacted. During a recent visit of Mr. Van Dusen to southern Oregon he received the protolse that at the next session of the legislature ' the fishermen of this section would unite In an effort to have the present laws amended. Bepreseatatloa at the Meeting, The committee calling the present Anglers' convention has arranged that each rod and gun club or anglers' club enu iwo ueiegaiea. zbucn cuy, uca KUlDKlTCsT CO. WASHINGTON 7 Y3i a ace mo tj n.njrm w A O aWb. at - o--oo eri ' commercial body by one and each county may oe represented by one delegate, named by the county court In the oase of two a or more commercial bodies, would be entitled to more than one delegate. On the day following the convention. SeDtember 16. there will be a series of fly-castlna events, and each anglers' club sending a delegate is expected to send a contestant ror tnese events. The local committee will make an ef fort to see that those coming from a distance and wishing to remain a few i days, shall be located on desirable stretcnes or tne river. The Droaram wilt consist of capers upon the following subjects: "Obstruc tion in Streams. "Fish Ways," "Net f64s)Bs WtMsls) T'I I I I I I II I' II II " VxA zdn7 i JJJ2& MSI 1 Vfrnr 5i fc J 1 1 I1 1.. I VI I jjAmm I fl I I I S a a ij r- 7A' 7i l Ytr , ifTATI " u ' Ml t . i r ., , t . ..H mm r . r, , , , I ri 1 1 f 1 I i ml I ' Ml fl,. I 3S I STREET COLUMBIA I "t " ...... - a. . 1 7 i i . W mcssmvso rom VAtO ETC. IBT hsre. fntnii Jiy- f1 ' View on Rogue Rlyer, Just Above Gold Hill. The Elevation In the Fore? ground Is That From Which Gold Hill Received Its Name. HSU the m V fish until a new sch6ol of fish would .come up. They cast their nets lmmedl ately below the dams, which have been built within the last few years, and they literally wipe the bottom of the ; stream. This illegal practice of fishing under 'the dams Is winked at by the authori ties, or is explained away by the fact that while the- fisherman casts his net within the 600 feet of the dam no fish ' are taken out because they drag , stream down to a point below the 6 'foot limit. This practice has continued until now one of southern Oregon's greatest at - tractions is being wiped out for the benent or about 40 or &o nsnermen. It is estimated that the thousands of ; tourists who annually visit this section for a few weeks bring into the country ana leave with the inhabitants no less oeautirui ciuonouse on tne nanas river just above Gold Hill has .ndoned ana a very aepioraDie state oORTairs has been reached, all to satisfy some two or three score of shift' less fishermen. The taking of 60 or 70 tons of fish ' from the stream annually has so reduoed the stock of small fish that now the .' most expert anglers sometimes come ' home after a half-day spent on the river with almost nothing to show for , their time, whereas rormeriy any inex perienced person could make a good catch. Great os 1b Tourist Business. The greatest loss to the community, as stated, Is the destruction of its at- traction, which alone Is capable of add : Ins hundreds of thousands of dollars to : the wealth of the state. .' Governor Chamberlain has arranged to visit Gold Hill, September 14 to con alder the question of this wholesale de ,' Btructton of fish. He has appointed a committee of seven local men to Inves tigate with him the conditions. The committee consists of M. C. Ament of Fishing," "Fish Hatcheries," "The Stocking of Streams." "Game Fish." ' X<latlve Movement, Ferhaps. Persons who can prepare papers upon any of these subjeots are requesteu to correspond with Dr. R. C. Kelsey. sec retary of the chamber of commerce, who will be pleased to reply to any questions. The titles of papers should be forwarded early. H. I Kelly of Lodll. Oregon, superin tendent of the United States govern ment hatchery, has been ' requested to be present and address the convention. The convention will be called to order at 11 a. m. for appointment of commit tees, and again at 2 p. m. Following the evening session, should the delegates bo desire, sn effort will be made to banquet the governor and those of his committee present. The initiative wui De invoKea next June should the delegates decide to start such a movement THINGS THAT WILL MAKE, CLIFFS A CITY Pure Sprint Water Ample Water Power Rich Klickitat Valley North Two Railroads 1,000,000 Bushels of Wheat Annually Many Cars of Stock Raised Down Hill to Market Tremendous Pine Timber Supply Wonderful Fruit Resources Sur rmmHinsr Six Sawmills Near Distributm? Center. - mm m m m m mm m 1 . m.w mm " The Best Manufacturing, warenoase ana Lumber vara mics in me noruiwesi This map of the Portland & Seattle Railroad, known as the North Bank Road, shows the strategic position of Cliffs. It is half way between Vancouver and Kcnnewick and will be the only city of any consequence on the Washington side of the Columbia River between those two places. It is excellently favored by a natural waterway, the O. R. & N. across the river, and the new line that is now under construction. Earliest Irrigated Lands Excellent Peach Lands' Rich Country Across Kiver Many River Boats- Railroad Shops Scores of Employes Monthly Pay Roll Railroad Division Point Nearest City 115 Miles Natural Site for City Greajt Investment reature. STATE; OFV WASHINGTON 7 PORTLAND a. i Bauu STAT1 OFVOREGON fi Potter Schedule for Beach. The steamer Potter will sail from Portland, Ash street dock: Monday, 10 a. m.; Tuesday, 12 noon'; Wednesday, 1 ?. m.; Thursday, 6:80 a. m.; Saturday, :30 a. m. Get tickets and make reser vations at city ticket office. Third and Washington streets. C. W. Stinger, city ticket agent. PICKPOCKETS LIFT PORTLAND'S E0LL (Special Dispatch to The Journal.) Walla Walla, Wash., Aug. 17. Pick pockets robbed Wlllard. Wallace, a arm hand, of certificates of deposit amount ing to $625 while he was at the circus Thursday. The theft has been reported to the police and payment on the certifi cates stopped. Wallace-Is from Port- MANY CITIES OF 10,000 PEOPLE HAVE LESS NATURAL ADVANTAGES THAN CLIFFS ' ' i' r . " ;"v OP LOTS AT CLIFFS PORTLAND FRIDAY one day only-AUOUST 33 174 5tark, Cor. 4th Opp. Chamber of Commerce - . At 10 A. M., JP.M. and 7:30 P. M. An unparalleled opportunity for the wise investor to make a large profit on a small investment Terme of sale One-third cash, one-third in one year, one-third in two years, at six oer cent' nniKuiuu uiib g,uwu iuYcouiiti iii ii C9HW wiu mBS9 mote money man many years ui nam woit, j , AOJCTTOODW SALE Lamont Townsite 6- Development Co. Portland Office: J. J. REID & CO., 266 Stark Street OPPOSITE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CLirrS, WASHINGTON C Temporary Postof fice, RUFUS, ORE. land and the certificates were drawn on Portland banks. Seven-jewel Elgin watch 16 size, 20 year case. $9.75. Metzgers, 342 Wash. j 1 , ft 4 XT. NL MhajtfM&MM Rogue ' River Rapids, at Gold Hill, ' Oregon. : j SMALL 10 SAVES LOST HN'S LIFE Bride Who Disappeared Is Found Exhausted in the Woods. (Special Correspondence.) London. Aug-. 17. Mrs. Dorothy Hill, the young; bride who disappeared from her parents' home at Sparkbrook, Bir mingham, a week ago, has been found In a wood on the outskirts of the town. ' Two men who were passing- by the wood had their attention attracted by a bird which flew out from It They ap proached the spot and heard a low voice oauing -Moiner, moinerj" On cllmbinr a fence they found Mrs Hill lying on the wet grass. She was verv exhausted1 and could rive no ac count of herself, but kept repeating that she wished to go home. They took her to a neighborm farm She then revived somewhat and walked to the tramway terminus, whence she travelled on a car to her homo. When aba walked Into the room where :v ill to SDeak. she is now making too A doctor was sent tor and ftKina- kooq progress. Mrs. Hill states that she had been In the wood since Monday week. She real ized where she was . on Saturday last and left to buy biscuits and ginger beer but when she went back she collapsed. She had Dreviouslv suffered from ner vous breakdown but was thought to nave recovered. NEW STEEL REACHES JIMATILLA CENTRAL (Special DUpatch to Th Journal.) Pendleton. Or.. Aur. 17. Steel rails for use on the Umatilla Central have arrived, and tracklaying will be re sumed. Steel was sent nere from the Washington division of the O. K. & N.. where the rails have been replaced by heavier" steel. A crew of 45 men is now stationed at the O. R. & N. camp at Birch creek, a few miles from this city. SURVEYORS AT END Otf iC. & E. LINE . (Special . Dlipatck to The" Journal.) Albany. Or.. Ausr. IT. Another rarty of surveyors was In tha city Thursday and early yesterday morning left for the Eastern above Detroit. Several sur veying parties have passed through Al bany within the oast few days and all seem to. be working on the survey of the Diseases of Women I A ninC FEMALE WEAKNESS, GENERAL DEBIL IL, fYU I ITY, NERVOUS TROUBLES, UNHEALTHY DISCHARGES, PAINFUL OR IRREGULAR MONTHLY SICK NESS, safely and speedily relieved. If in trouble call or write. DELAYS ARE DANGEROUS. Medicine sent everywhere by mail or express' in plain wrapper, free from exposure. - Dr. X. J. Pierce iS FIRST ST, ; t YAMHILL. PORTLAND, Oli. proposed extension of tha Corvallla A Eastern Into the eastern Oregon eoun trv. One party la now camped at Sand Mountain, about 10 miles from Fish lake. "'-."f-sr;-fev,';)-: These evidences of activity along the old line of the survey of the Corvallls & Eastern, which ,was aatabllshed in 1 S9D Inads the observant one tn inn. elude that the extension of the road Into eastern Oregon is only a matter of a few months and that section which has been awaiting the advent of better transportation facilities will aoon be connected with the busy world. - Mainsprings, 11, Metzger'a. lit Wash. . .. ?. , ' i. , Their Powder Wouldn't llurn. (Specie) Dlapetch to The Jcvrtut) Spokane,, Aug. 17. Two unknown m who attempted to rob a hardware at Connell were foiled by tha failur -the explosfves to work. They took r revolvers and 35 knives with then are pow at large, I"" ' .i - I . Major John "C TTomrMlI it the seat of ignited Mn.ie ftMH Imer -of South Carol i. M ' hill belonirs to sn 1 Fu family and Is knuw'-t nm u. t an orator of rara ai.,.;,...,..-i,' - .-,v 7 V ' , "