THE ' OREGON , SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8, 1908.
CURRENT EVENTS
DEVELOPMENT AND
GENERAL PROGRESS
NEWS
JOURNAL'S
HOUNDUP OF THE
WEEK IS STATES
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LIQUOR ISTAB00E0
ill THE IDEAL
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Deeds to Property in South
ern Oregon Settlement
Contain Forfeiture
Clause.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.
-J Wolf Creek, Or., Nov. 7. Nestling
snugly at the feet of the pine-clad rooun-
tains of southern Oregon, In the north
' ern end of the Rogue River valley. Is
' a vertltable beauty Bpot without a rival
on teh coast. It is Wolf Creek valley.
In which "Oregon's- Ideal Colony" is
now forming. Surrounded by mountains
which protect from biting, destructive
storms; possessing soil of surpassing
depth and fertility, the purest mountain
water, springs abounding everywhere,
and much' of the land subirrlgated; at'
an altitude of 1,818 feet, which does not
affect those with heart trouble and has
a tonic effect -Upon people from the en-'
erva'tlng south; with a rainfall of S3
Inches, sufficient to produce the finest
flavored and best-keeping fruits and
vegetable without irrigation. It la all
ti.at its name signifies.
The. colony is on the main line of the
Southern Pacific railroad, 268 miles
south of Portland, the famous two-mile
loop of this scenic route encircling the
Va..ey. The old California and Oregon
stage road also passes through It, wo
that transportation faculties are of the
best The climate la superb. With a
temperature as even aa can be found
anywhere in the temperate zone, It well
merits the appellation, "Italy of Amer
ica." Because of the overlapping of the
humid and arid sones, and the peculiar
soil adaptabilities, horticulturists are
being attracted, from all parts of the
country, assured that the finest Tokay
grapes, Newtown and Spitzenberg ap
ples, cherries, peaches, pears and all
kinds of berries can be grown to per
fection. ' Strawberries In April.
' Though the spring was later than
usual, ripe wild strawberries were
picked on April 27, some of which at
tained -a siie of two Inches in clrcum
aerence. Wild black and raspberries
grow as large and fine here -as tnose
cultivated in other sections, and because
of the abundance, size and quality, of
the wild, few cultivated have been
grown. This will be a profitable crop
between the trees now being planted,
till they become to bearing age.
Higher than the hope of money-making,
the owner of Wolf Creek and pro
motor of Oregon's Ideal colony holds
the purpose of developing a community
which shall be kept as clean morally as
it Is proved by nature and everv deed
contains a forfeiture clause In case any
of the property is ever used or allowed
to be used for the manufacture or sale
or intoxicating liquor, only those ap-
proving this and favorable to eharacter-
nuuauig institutions aro invited to In
vest; those, opposing cannot buy at any
price.
Rev. W. J. Smith, the founder of the
colony, was trained in the T.tithoran
church and later preferred the Presby-
lenan: pui ne is nrst a cnnstlan and
secondly a Presbyterian, and has often
been taken for a Methodist He always
discourages the sectarian spirit, and ln-
viibs ana aireaay nas m tne colony rep'
respntatlves of almost all the denomlna
lions, who ar working together and
sustaining services without any outsido
$416,000 FOR KLAMATH
Project Appropriation Is Largest
Made Thus Far.
. Klamath Falls, Or , Nov. 7. The sec
retary or tne interior has allotted $416,
000 out of the reclamation fund to be
used to carry on the work In the Klam
ath protect in J903. It ls the largest
Dfi'iup(aiiuii ever misue ior construe
tion work on this project, being an in
creaee of $60,000 Over last year.
Reception Guests
Panic Stricken by
! Mysterious Female
(SpeeUl DUpatch to Tbe Journel.)
The Dalles, Or., Nov. 7 A
wave Of excitement swept this
city . when a strange woman,
heavily , veiled, appeared as an
untelSden, guest at a reception
given by one of the prominent
society women. The hostess
was receiving her guests when
the unknown, gowned In somber
black, glided by her and on into
the dining-hall, where refresh
ments were being served.--It
was supposed that the
veiled i woman was a friend of
the hostess, and she was served
with refreshments. ' As soon as
she ha4 partaken she. disap
peared as silently and as mys
teriously as she had coma. The
Incident ouuet'd considerable agi
tation among the guests.
' Investigation revealed the.
woman's ftfeattty. She la a trusty
at the cly Jail, having been -arretted
soon after the district fair
on two charges. ,
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ELECT RIO RAILROAD FOR HOOD
RIVER VALLEY SEEMS ASSURED
RAILCOiECTIOIl
California Northeastern Is
Putting On Additional
Men and Machinery.
(Special niapatch to The Jouraal.V .
Klamath Falls, Or., Nov: 7. In five
days more will be heard' the ring of
the pick and shovel reverberating from
the right of way of the California
Northeastern at this city. Three hun
dred men will be at work, preparing the
grade from the terminusof the Adams
dike to the cut In the Hot Springs ad
dition and'thls number will be increased
as rapidly as possible, until upward of
500 laborers will be at work.
This is the in ea wage that comes to
this city from the offices of Erickson &
Peterson, the contractors who are now
engaged in completing the grade to the
water's edge. The grade to Worden-is
completed, ready for the rails, and the
steel gang will begin laying Monday.
From Worden to the channel, a distance
of two miles, the grade ls comnleted.
with the exception of the finishing work,
which is now under way -and which will
be done in a week. When this part of
tne graae is reaay ror tne rails tne men
wm s oe transferred to this city,
team Shovel to Work.
The big steam shovel which has been
employed by Erickson & Peterson on
most of their contract 1 now at Teeters
Landing and will be brought through to
this city. It will be first employed on the
cut near the old racetrack. When this
work is completed it will be trans
ferred to the big cut north of the Hot
springs aaaition, . wnere. over 100,000
yards of earth have to be moved.
Contractor Bears was In the city1 yes
terday and stated that he was making
rapid progress with his contract, the
work moving much faster than he ex
pected. He -stated that the present pro
gram was to begin work in this city
within ten days and that the force of
men to be employed here this winter
would not be less than 300 and probably
would reach 600.
"As I understand it," he said, "the
orders are to rush things, and judging
from the preparations being made
everything will hum until tho railroad
is In operation to this City."
PROFITABLE MEETING
PROMISED TEACHERS
(Speclil Dlapatcb to Tbe Journil.l
Husum, Wash., Nov. 7. The joint
teachers', institute for Klickitat and
Skamania counties to be held at White
Salmon, November 10 to 20, promises to
be a profitable meeting. Among the ed
ucators or the state who will be In
attendance are State Superintendent
ii, JB. lewey 01 Ulympia, ur. Edward O.
Stssion of the State college at Seattle,
Professor W. J. Beach of the State
college at Pullman, and Miss Laura J.
Soper of, The Dalles. The visiting teach
ers will be given a reception Monday
evening, November 18.
Y. M. p. A. AT-CHEHALIS
Indications Point to Erection
of
$18,000 Building.
SlM""ll Plptcli to Toe Jonrnnl
Oentralia, Wash., Nov. 7. This city
will soon have a Young Men's Christian
association and an up-to-date bunding
suitably adapter! for Its use. if present
indications materialize. State Secre
tary C. W. Wilcox, representing the
state association, was in the city this
week, at the invitation of Mayor Miller,
to look Into conditions and give his adT
vice regardinc the possibility of- get)
ting an association. In company J with
the' mayor be interviewed -a number of
the leading business men of the city
who gave assurance nf nunnnrt tr
Wilcox advised the erection of a perma
nent' bulldltlk It would t In ths
neighborhood of $ it, 000, and would con
tain a large gymnasium with) running
track, a swimmine uool. baths and inf
ers, parlor, game rooms, reading rooms,
micfiiim jiw iuuimn. -arm prooaoiy sleep
ing rooms for members, making it a
complete club home. , r
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the Coast Climate Attains Perfection.
TWO APPLICATIONS
, TO CITY COUfiCIL
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Believed That Hill Interests
Are Seeking to Secure
Fruit Shipments.
(Special Dfepatch to Tbe Journal. 1
Hood River, Or., Nov. 7. Deep In
terest is centered here in the fact that
two applications have been made to the
city council for franchises for an elec
trio road. One of them ls asked for
by H. B. Lanffille, secretary of the
Upper Hood River Valley Devejopment
league, who says he has assurance of
the support of property owners there and
In the lower valley, and stipulates that
in case the franchise ls granted the
necessary financial aid to build the
road will be secured from local capital
ists.
The other application has been made
by C. A. Bell, proprietor of the Mount
Hood hotel, and a large property holder
here. It is stated by Mr. Bell that he
believes that the time "ls ripe at Hood
River for an electric line which will
give the city greater conveniences and
shipping facilities over the boat lines.
It is believed that big interests are be
hind the application for the Bell elec
tric road franchise, as the proposed
route la the only one that would not
have to cross the O. R. A N, tracks to
reach' the river. Aa the principal boat
line to Hood River is controlled by the
morinern racinc, re u tnought that it
may be endeavoring to get a foothold
on this side of the river that will make
it possible to divert some of the through
ireigm 10 its line on mejvorth Bank.
Preliminary Burvey Made.
Some time aso engineers for the Port
land & Seattle made a preliminary sur
vey of the valley. At the time no in
formation could be obtained as to their
purpose in doing so, but it is ftitlmated
that the" officials of the new Hill road
are looking for some of the business
from here in the near future, when
Hood River will be shipping 3,000 to
4,oo cars or apples in one season.
The completion of a new steel bridge
over the Hood river, which will be
opened in a few days by the city, makes
the plan a feasible one and is, in fact,
the . only way a deepwater landing can
be reached except by building another
bridge below the one recently con
structed by the O. R. & N. and cross
ing Its tracks.
It has always been claimed by the
managers 01 the Mount Hood railroad
that electric poweT would be applied on
the road which they recentlv built up
the valley as soon as it is extended to
Its destination, and they have already
constructed a J50.000 electric plant,
which runs the big mill of the Oreaon
Lumber company at Dee. It has been
expected that they would apply to the
city ror a irancnise to use the city
streets. The Mount Hood company has
stated -its intention of building loops
in connection wn , its steam road
throughout the valley.
It Is stated by the members of the
city council mat berore any of the fran
chlses are granted substantial proof
win nave 10 oe snown as to who is
backing the projects.
PROPERTY ADVANCES
Forty-Acre Tract Brings Waldport
Owner Big Returns.
(Special I)lpttch to Ttf Journal.
Waldport, Or., Nov. 7. Waldport
property Is steadily advancing in value.
A few years ago J. H. alines nur-
chased, at a nominal price, forty acres
of land joining the town. Shortly after
ward he sold the standing timber on the
land, which amounted to over a million
feet, for something fcmre than the pur
chase price of the f orty acres.. This
year he has been selling-acre tracts for
nuuaing purposes ai ivu per acre.
Should the entire tract be sold at this
figure a net profit of $4,000 will be
realized by Mr. Gllnes on the transac
tion, but in air probability the price
will be advanced before tht entire forty
acre is old, . , - - -
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Canadian Lynx Killed
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Joornal.)
Odessa, wash.. Nov. 7. Hunt-,
Ing with rocks ia one of the in
novations In Lincoln county.
From the suocess attendant on
the first venture the paitlme
may become extremely popular.
H W. Pollard and JU D. Hammer
are responsible tor the new
sport.
Wnne on meir w ay yj ww
from their ranch they discovered
what seemed to be a bis; wildcat,
devouring the remains of a rab
blt. The two men were un
armed. Gathering & "UPP1?;, f
rocks they opened a fusillade
upon the beast. He turned and
started for them, but a fortu
nate "Bhot" stunned him and he
was quickly dispatched. Those
who have seen the animal pro- ,
nounce It a well-defined speci
men of the Canadian lynx.
Hunting Is better than for
many years in this section. Game
Is plentiful and little difficulty
la experienced In securing a good
bag.
HILL BUYS LAND 1
KLICKITAT COUNTY
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Line Will Be Built Into
Heart of Rich Tim
ber District, n
(Special Dispatch to I'M Journal.)
.Husum, Wash., Nov. 77 One of the
largest and most valuable timber tracts
in Klickitat county will soon pass into
the hands of Sam Hill, son of the rail
road magnate, and several Seattle capi
talists. The Klickitat White Pine Lum
ber company, with headquarters at Qol
dendale, is the owner of 60,000 acres of
choice timber land in this county, and
It is this land that will pass under
Control of the railroad magnate's son.
The large tract lies about 16 miles
east of Trout Lake, and the Hill In
terests contemplate building additional
mills at Goldendale. From tho latter
city they expect to build a railroad to
the site of the timber tract. The tim
ber ls the choicest of white pine, the
present company having ishlpped within
the past few weeks over 1,000,000 feet of
lumber to Salt Lake and other points.
Rail raolllties Developed.
Underwood, Just over the line in Ska
mania county, one mile west of White
Salmon, is undergoing Important im-
firovements along the Una of develop
ng the North Bank railroad facilities.
A gang of men and teams are at work
grading In the space between the main
track and the business street front for
the pmrjvpse of putting In an "industrial
track," for the convenience of merchants
and the surrounding country.
A new railway station will also be
completed by the first of December.
The increasing business Interests of the
town of Underwood have demanded
these two acquisitions for some time.
There are 43 stations along the line of
the North Bank railroad between Van
couver and Pasco, a distance of 221
miles. "Industrial .tracks" are com
pleted at 23 of these stations, the small
est capacity being for ten cars.
THE DALLESlEOPLE
WART PAVED STREETS
Mayor Wingate Starts Move
ment by Naming Pav-
ing Committee.
(Rpedal Dl'patch to The Journal.)
The Dalles, Or., Nov. 7. Mayor E. M,
Wingate has caused the property own
ers in this citv to aeitate the Question
of paving Second street In this city.
He embodied; that idea in his message
last July and at the meeting of the city
council Wednesday night he stated that
the time had come to consider the mat
ter. He appointed a committee to take
It up and report to the city . council
from time to time, that body to act on
the committee's recommendations.
The committee appointed Is composed
of F. 8. Gunning, E. M. Williams, AI
Bittlngerl, E. H. French, Victor Marden,
L. A. Schanno.. William Mlchelbauarh.
Grant Mays and F. L. Houghton.
! This committee of business men will
thoroughly Consider the paving propo
sition and will confer with other large
property holders oh the matter, so that
by spring the city fathers will be fully
informed and will be abh to Judge of
What action to take, '
The city nas oeen greany improved of
late, a new city hall having been built.
an up-to-date - hotel under construction
and nanasqmejiorary Dunoing which
will soon rise. "
Mayor Wingate Relieves the city is
catting large enough to become mor
progressive, and considers that im
proved streets Is what the city needs.
The proposition is meetin with gen.
era! favor :
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MOTHER AND BABES
PRAY FOR DEAR
ORE'S SAFETY
Searching Parties Are Scour
ing Snow-Swept Hoim-'-tains
in Search of
i Harry Heath.
(Special Dispatch to Tta Journal.)
Helena, Mont., Nov. 7. Harry Heath,
a Unlonvllle miner, ls believed to have
lost his life in a fight with a bear while
hunting on the middle fork of the Dear
born, or to have perished In a furious
snowstorm which has raged since he
left his home. Did he lose his way in
the storm and grope helplessly over the
mohtalns until he fell into the deep
oothlng sleep which overcomes f reel
ing men and from which they never
wake, or did he tumble into a bear trap,
or fall into a prospect hole and break
a leg, and then die of starvation, thirst,
exposure or suffering?
These are the -juestlons which his
friends are propounding and to which
thev have as yet found no answer. It
ls very likely that he met death In any
one of these forms, for it will be al
most a month tomorrow since he has
been heard from, when he went out
from the hunting cabin to get a bear.
Mrs. Heath and flvrt battles are nearly
prostrated by the ngony of suspense.
Night after night they have waited for
tne return or mt. iieatn to tne uiuon
vllle cabin, but he has not come.
Babies Ask for Vaptv.
"When will papa come, numiMf the
babies ask. ana Mrs. Heath turns away
to hide the tears which gather in her
eyes. Fearing the worst, hope sustains
ber, and the bare possibility that her
husband will be back tonight, tomor
row night, or the day alter, at the
latest.
James Hardgrove left Helena this
morning to Join searching parties which
are scouring the Dearborn country on
snowshoes and skis in an effort to find
some trace of the missing hunter. All
the ranchers on the middle fork of the
Dearborn are aroused. ,
Heath left Unlonvllle October 9 or 10
for the Dearborn country, to look after
some mining claims he has there and
to hunt. lie expected to be gone a
week or 10 days and possibly three
weeks. No alarm was occasioned at his
absence until last week, when a hunter
passing Heath's Cabin entered. He
fnnViri the nlace deserted. It was evi
dent the house had been unoccupied for
at least a week. While looking through
the premises the hunter found a note
held on the table by a candlestick. It
was dated October 13 and was in Heath's
handwriting. According to tne teiepnone
message received it read:
' trillnd rub heap vesterdav and am
going back after it. I will be back here
(Signed) "HEATH."
rate Zs Problematical.
Not a trace has been seen of him
ulnce The leaving- of the . note is con
sidered by many a peculiar circum
stance, arid it is the opinion that Heath
hH nremonltion of disaster and left
the missive that his friends could trace
Old bear hunters believe that Heath
was killed by the old she bear, who,
when she came back and found her cub
dead, remained by its side and was en
countered by Heath when he returned to
sret tho cub.
It is also' possible that Heath lost his
way in a snowstorm and perished or
dropped into a prospect hole. Early
this month there was four feet of snow
in the Dearborn country and since Heath
left Helena there has been another big
snowfall.
MALHEUR CITIES .'AY
TEST LOCAL OPTION
Decision of Supreme Court
Likely to Hesult in
Litigation.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Vale, Or., J(J?y. 7. The decision of the
supreme court regarding the validity of
the local option law ls likely to result
in litigation In Malheur county. In
Vale, at present, the old saloon men are
waiting uncertain as to whether the
city will allow licenses, but elsewhere
there is a tendency to test the propo
sition in court.
Judge Davis of the circuit court, now
In session here, has issued an order to
the proprietors of a saloon at Westfall,
thirty miles from here, to show cause
why they have not closed their saloon
since the county voted dry. This saloon
has been running ever since the election.
The proprietors Intend to fight the pro
hibition ordinance.
In Vale there ls considerable doubt as
to how the majority of the electors
would vote on the prohibition proposi
tion now that it has been tried out,
Mayor Wheeler and other leaders of the
pronioition movement, assert tnat too
majority for a dry twn- would be inr
creased, but opponentsVof the measure
declare that there are as many or more
drunken men to be seen now than before
the saloons were put out of business;
and point out that the city is out the
$2,400 revenue derived from the licenses
before prohibition. The situation' In On
tario is much the same.
Several prosecutions- for the sale of
liquor in alleged "soft drink" shops are
pending.
OIL LAND BOOM IS
EXPECTED AT VALE
(Special Dispatch to The Journal. )
Vale, Or., Nov. 7. A boom In oil lands
Is confidently predicted by those inter
ested, here and It ls thought that the
excitement will commence soon after
the holidays, on November 10 a oartv
of 10., or 20 oil men from Baker City
will arrive here. They will SDend sev
eral days looking ,over the property of
the Columbia Oil & Gai Developing
company, and the other companies, op
erating in this vicinity.
The result of their visit is likely to
have considerable effect upon the spec
ulative value of the stock of the oil
company. Should the result of the in-,
sbection prove . satisfactory the opera
tions of the concerns Interested will be
Increased.
ILLINOISANS BUY
BANCHJN MALHEUR
r 8peeiai Phipateh to Tbe Jonmalv ',
Vale,-Or., Nov; 7. Two-yeeng attor
neys from Illinois, M. E. Finch of Carml
and F. C- Oxmani of Durker, have pur
chased from C M. Grimes, an old resi
dent of the county, his 1,000-aere ranch,
situated In the Willow Greek valley, for
130,000. Mr. Oxman Is k brother of G.
H. Oxman, a wealthy fancher of, this
section. The newcomers have returned
home to pack up their household goods
nd will; fake up their residence and the
''simple life" In Malheur county in the
course of a few weeks -
REMARKABLE STORY
BROUGHT TO LIGHT
BY CANINE'S DEATH
Trixio The Story of a Dog.
(special Dlinateh to Tbe Journal.)
Rainier. Or.. Nov. 7. Trixie is dead.
Mourning her death are a five-year-old
son, Toodles; a chicken, Happy Hooli
gan; several domesticated birds, and
the family of 1j. Swett, besides many
men, women and children of this city.
Trixie was a "mother" ddg. She moth
ered every kind of dumb animal that
came her way that needed maternal care.
how sue acquired her remarkable moth
ering traits will never be known. Neith
er will her .history. She was a tramp
dog.
One morning about 18 years ago the
hired man of L. Swett s store came
down rather early, on a dark winter
morning, and went to the pile of shav
ings in the workroom to get some ma
terial to start a fire. He stuok his hand
In and It was immediately grabbed by
a dog. He got a light and found it to
bea.gkye Terrier. He made friends
with the dog and took her home. She
did not care for his home, and so Mr.
Swett's family adopted her. The dog
made un with the household immedi
ately. Though they advertised exten
sively, the owner was never heard from:
She wore a nice collar, with the license
paid for, and appeared to be about two
or three years old. 8he was named
Vrixie by Mr. Swett's children. She
proved a valuable watch dog and rat
catcher.
Trixle's Vocation, Kotherlng.
Her real vocation in life, however,
wi that of being mother. She lived
only for the sake of mothering some
thing, it seemed. First It was Mr, and
Mrs. Swett's babv and then It was her
Kwn babies. Her hobby was . that of
adoption. Whenever a litter Of kittens
arrived Trixie never failed to assist the
mother cat In nursing and caring for
them. She seemed to love them as much
as her own offspring. She would lay
contentedly by the hour nursing about
three oupples and four kittens.
Recently a man brought a little
chicken about four days old that had
gotten lost from its mother and asked
Mr. Swett's children If they would care
to raise It. Trixie heard Its pitiful cries
and her mother Instinct was at once
aroused. She Jumped up and cried and
begged for the chicken until it was
given her. Then she let It lay close to
her and keep warm. She would not
even move to scratch her fleas. Her
eyes seemed never to leave the chicken.
It was all very well until the chicken
SIDELINE, STORIES
Or GRfcAT NORTHWLSf
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WATERWORKS BOND SALE
Work Will Commence at Once On
Oakland Plant.
(Special Dlkpatcb to Tbe Journal.)
Oakland, Or., Nov. 7. Mayor Hunt re
ceived a telegram today stating that the
15.000 Issue of water bonds had been
sold and that the money was on de
posit. The city council has all plans
matured for immediate construction
work on the waterworks plant, and un
less unforeseen delays are occasioned
through non-arrival of material, work
will be well under way by December 1.
Credit is due Mayor Hunt and the
council In carrying the election author
izing the bond issue and in effecting
the sale of the bonds without legal com
plications. PROSPECT FOR GOLD
Thousands Have Been Taken From
Waldport's Beach.
Waldport, Or., Nov. 7.- The ocean
beach south of Waldport is being thor
oughly prospected with a view of gold
mining this winter. In the past, thous
ands of dollars have been taken out of
the black sand along this beach. The
?ray sand piles up on the beach several
eel deep during the summer months,
but during the winter is nearly all
washed away, leaving only a thin cov
ering of black sand on the bed rock.
This sand pays the average miner from
$5 to 110 per day and .often much more,
according to the facilities employed.
OREGON DEVELOPMENT
Ronore Palmer Buys Copper-Gold
Claims in South
ern Josephine.
Grants Pass, Or., Nov. 7. Honore'
Palmer, son of Mrs. Potter-Palmer, has
purchased the group of copper-gold
claims owned by the Southern Oregon
Copper company, in the Blue Ledge dis
trict of upper Applegate river. The
consideration is not made public, but it
Is known to be a large sum, as the
group bought' is not only one of the
richest, but also the best developed of
the Blue Ledge district Mr. Palmer
has invested considerable money in
southern Oregon during the past two
years, placing it both in fruit lands and
mines. This recent purchase, however.
Is one of the largest he has made in
this section.
Mr. Palmer has placed a crew
and wilt - begin the active devel
opment of the claims at once. The
velopment of the claims at once. The
properties have been Under develop
ment for several years by the original
locators, : amonlr - whom - are several
southern Oregon and Spokane mining
men, The claims are opened by. .tun?
nels, the deepest of these being driven
to a depth of some 400 feet, from which
depth a crosscut exposes-the main ore,
body.. The upper tunnel Is in 80 feet on
the vein. The main ledge is from seven
to ten .feet wtde The ore is sulphide
throughout, the values running from
t to S percent eopper, five ounces sil
ver and $2.80 a ton tn gold. ' .
It is a good emailing proposition, and
the new owner will .develop It for reduc
tion by smelting. I j - , ,
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was two or three days older and wanted
to run about Trixie could not under
stand -this, and every time the chick
ran away from her she would run after
It and carry it back in her mouth, very
careful not to hurt it. It seemed as
though dogs and chickens were not well
suited to each other, for she wanted to
treat it exactly as she would her own
puppies, which rather puzzled tha
chicken. If a stranger came near her
she would look sullen and growl. She
worried continually over the safety of
her adopted baby. If any one took it
from her she would cry plteously until.
It was returned. When the chloken "
grew older it deserted its strange
mother. Trixie was lonesome for a
long time afterward and moped around
with a sorrowful, pleading mien. The
chicken's name was' Happy Hooligan.
The XiUtle Mother Chloroformed.
Two years ago a drunken man kicked
her in the side and shortly afterward
a small lump appeared. It grew larger
each month. Everything possible was
done, She had every luxury and com
fort possible, but during this lat year
It was obvious that her days were
numbered. The lump became an ab
scess, and aha began to suffer Intensa
pain. The sorrowing family could not
make up their minds to part with her
and kept putting off the lnevltabln
chloroform. During the last few months
of her life she became inactive, lying
in one place the greater part of tho
time. . A couple of wet ks ago she be
came blind in one eye and refused
food. The family knew that her tlm
had come. A friend was called In who
was a trainni nurse and after a con
sultation it was decided that chloroform
would be the easiest method. Trixie lay
on her soft bed In the corner, nil un
suspecting of her imminent deatli A
soft rug was saturated with chloroform
and the rest was short and merciful.
She lay down comfortably, heaved a
sigh, and went to sleep forever. S,he
lay as in life, one ear half-cocked up,
aa If listening for something.
Trixle's son, Toodles. is Just a nlaln.
lovable dog. He watches the building
and catches rats, his chief aim Is to
mainly pick fights with all the big
dogs. He stops neither at a bull dog nor
a mastiff. He fights them all. He
misses his mother very bitterly and re
fused food for several days after her
death. She caressed him. until the last.
SCHEDULE UNKNOWN.
Train Service on New Wallowa
Branch LinefTVot Decided.
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal.)
La Grande. Or.. Nov. 7. Contrary to
rumors and published reports local of
ficials know little or nothing about the
time that the new train service into
Wallowa countv will go Into effect. Tho
orders have not been issued from head
quarters and until they are, no one
knows definitely what the schedule will
be. In all probability there wilbe no
continuation of the service bevond Wal
lowa, until the road is ballasted on to
Joseph. When such ls the case, on
mixed train will leave La Grande and
a similar train will leave Joseph each
morninar. the crews lnvincr nvor nt tha
Pother terminus each night.
KLAMATH RESORT RAIDED
Eight Men Are Arrested on Charge
of Gambling.
(Special ntmatrh to The Journal.!
Klamath Falls, Or., Nov. 7. A raid
was made late Tuesday evening on what
is presumably a "soft drinks" place
Eight men were arrested on charge of
f ambling. Sheriff Barnes and three
eputies made the raid. The men ar
rested were Carl Reed, proprietor; C. F.
Goodrich, dealer, and six local charac
ters. A warrant has also been issued
for the arrest of C. N. -Meyer, owner of
the building, and J. V. Houston, propri
etor of the Central Bar.
Drillers, at Ontario Strike
Pocket of Oil at Depth
of 500 Feet.
(Special Dlapatcb to Tbe Journal.
Ontario, Or., Nov. 7. A small pocket
of oil has been opened by the drilling
rig now in operation at Ontario. This
has given rise to the liveliest expecta
tions of success in the search for oil
now being prosecuted, and Ontario citi
zens feel that their town is probablv"
the center of a big oil field which will
be uncovered within a short time. Drill
ing has been In progress on the present
well for about three weeks, and a depth
of BOO feet has, been reached. Indica
tions have been favorable from tht.
first, but the' piercing of this pocket of
oil. ls the first positive proof that oil
ls really here. The bailer was let
down and; brought up a quantity of as
phaltum oil which was tested and found
to burn well. It only remains to find
a retaining sand beneath the shale now
being drilled through to have petroleum
in baying, quantities. '
Some delay was occasioned for a short
time, soon after drilling -began, by the
breaking of a casing as It was being
put into the well, at "a depth - of .about -ISO
feet This difficulty was overcome
several days s go, however,, and drilling
has been going on without any inter-
motion since. Nearly 100 feet a day
is being added to the depth. The shale
is soft and yields readily to the drill.
- It ls expected to complete-the well
within 60 or 80 days, and the-drillers
express themselves , as thoroughly en
fldent of making a big strike.