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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAt, PORTLAND, --SUNDAY MORNING, AUGUST H,: .1907.; '
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Railroad Bridge Over Rogue River at Gold Hill, Oregon; Wagon Bridge
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(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
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commercial body by one and each county
may oe represented by one delegate,
named by the county court In the oase
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two
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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
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' View on Rogue Rlyer, Just Above Gold Hill. The Elevation In the Fore?
ground Is That From Which Gold Hill Received Its Name.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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(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, ;
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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.
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, 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,
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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,'
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