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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL. PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, , MARCH 21. .1909.
SCIENTIST TELLS HOW T ME OUROWN JEWELS
Louis Paris, Famous Parisian Savant, Has Succeeded in Manufacturing Artificial Sapphires -Which Cannot Be Told From Natural Ones Reveals Methods to French Academy of Science
.., By Jeon. Raymond. .
"g nrAnlS- March 10,-Dealers. ln prs
" T I J. dous stones havs been hard hit
r, k, as a cnoequenc of th announce. -
men rtcently made by Uuts
I'srla. one or prsnre's mol brll
llnnt men ofsclenee, that hs had been
"ahlo to discover a metnod of miking .
sapphire artificially. If possible tic
declaration has caused greater stir In
' ' the Jewelry trade limn In the world or
. ., ' .-. sclru. . , , -
) There is no doubt of M. Psrls's good
i faith III the mllr. Ha la no second
- v l.cmoine with a secret receipt tucked
way In a safety vault and an mr lih
rrMiiInK string of debts trailing behind
".hlm. v Paris haa mad hla communlea-,
lion to tho French Academy of Hclencea.--,
and strange aa It may aeem haa dls-
rinsed the means he adopted to the pub-t
i)f 8o far aa he la concerned ha does
. n4 Intend to profit-directly to the
tent of , alngle cent from hla dlscov-
4s cry. Ho haa taken no patents out and
' dm nut Intend to turn hla discovery-
Into a commerclul reality. It la this
very . f ranknttss, however, which haa
tipsefths Jewelry business. If tho sol
entlst had kept hla secrst locked in hla.
, breast or revealed It to but a few he
might have been - bought off. or hla
knowledge purchased by thoae In cDntrol
of the precious atone business. It w
Just suVh a plan aa that which waa con
templated by Blr Jullcr Vernher In hla
Scaling with Lemolne. '
. M. Taria haa already produced a large .
number of sapphires atonea of aplendld
quality', and of the rarest, and . moat
sought after colors, varying In weight
from one eighth of a karat to five. The
beat -experte of Parla and Berlin have ;
been unable to detect the allghteat dif
ference between - theae atonea and real -gems
of great value, ao that when three ,
of the manufactured atonea of one. two ,
and a half, and one and a quarter ksr- .
ata were laid beside three naturally pro
duced sapphires of - about the' earner
weight, M. Meyer, one of the acknowl
edged ex pert a of thla city, had to admit
that ft waa uaelaa to try to aelect the
real ones, for they were all real. Thla '
trial took place at the Pasteur Institute
n .
N
AMERICAN ' FUR : INDUSTRY
Will Be a Large Factor in Trade
(Copyright 1909 by Frederic J. Hankln.)' of Alaska as a' place of revenue for th
THOUGH the prCgrssa of civilization government ami are under the ' depart-
. ..... ;.. ,,. , nient of commerce and labor. . They ftro
, haa decreased the number of fur i.a..di to Beanna. companies for Ion.
' bearing animals of America, terms at a certain rental and an add!--
sweeping them further back each ttonal tax per skin, the number taken
..... .. fV-. .r tanda being limited. At first 100,000 skins a
. year aa the lino of farm lands year" wer tak,n but the decrease In
and grating placea advancea, the trade numbers being so great, only, about 24,
1s ever Increasing, and the present value 000 sre .now taken.
of the annual estoh in from tlS 000 000 ' J" tTOOd tot the fur bearing animal
? .., it. . irom. iio,ww,uu -nd for the ,fur trader that fashion de
to $20,000,000. This la not the only price creeg changea In the styles of furs,
that Is annually paid for. the luxury of Th, year therfl may be a demand for
furs. The demand for that commodity fox tur and every available piece is
haa set explorers toward new lands, has piacei on thf) market, while every hunt
founded new nations, has precipitated ,,. and trapper is put on his mettle to
ware and has caused the loss of lives -t mor Wause every trader is of
enough to populate a good aiaed country. Jng top prcel. The fad may last
When men first came to the new world two op three seasons, and meanwlill
It was for gold and gems. Mexico and 1He other fllr bearing animals are prad
Peru offered these, but the country of tlcally unmolested and are allowed to
the St. Lawrence did not. The Indians- tncreag,,, Thn 8om. woman of fashion
offered the newcomers furs ior trinaeis, niay panl dav ord . ... of m,Ilk or
ind then began the frreatest trade the
world haa known.
New tvoes of persons were brought
Into existence In , the new world by the
now. trade. The coUrewr des bola and Bent notfoot after th IateBt rra.e.
th trapper became novel ana v uao Tn8 nlBtorv ot American fut trn.la
factors in history making. They pierced in the h)lltory or a gr(.at part of the
forests, defied death and danger in nation. The Dutch traded for fure on
scores of forms, and passed unscathed the HuaBon )n tn6 seventeenth and
through hoattle lands. .Down Phw-y eighteenth centuries. The great Hu i-
. they biased, the nation haa since spread. ,on Bay company wIti, ts significant
Over the river crossings ; motto. -Bkln for skin." came Into exlst-
brtdgesave been flung Through the pnc, m Canada , 1670 b roya, cha.
mountain pa"es they found '"''ways tep frora Charleg n. Two French cour-
have been laid. Anong the Indians eur8 d bois laid the plan before him.
whnm thpv hnusrht to friendliness, a ,., .. v..t l... ....,
- , ' , - ' . ; , .11.. 'lift llriOU 1 I I'lll UUVIHX UJ ' ,
progressive nation haa set up a clvUlga. of BoalorL-ift JglamjJwd-havtBg-wuf--
' 1 .. i . . leren ereat narasnins and rantivitv at
BT jaBl Ih. hinili tk. nnlAk .1,11. II..
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h V I ' f - ' ! ' " V- s f I T3 - "1 I I
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No, 2 Jewels while you , wait. No. i
In the, presence of many of tha leading Ing on a flanm whlth jrolucrs m vn
lights of Krench science and commerce.
M. Parla. who made thla discovery, al
though only II years old. haa alrvady,
on three different occasions, made Im
portant communications to the Academy
of H'liice. twicat on the results ob
tained In th study of the phlscm of tu-
k.r.,.Ual n.l n. . t.u I tt . ft r I O.M 1
pracltcal reallxatlon of the dreams of a sort of near shajie. H hen this pear is
the thirteenth, fourteenth, fifteenth and completed It breaks aaturally In twc is
sixteenth century ohllosophers and "sor. m.wt caaea, but If It Ua not 1
In nit leniiiernture. the cnhvjrl.iun
chatuinnacj flsme' ran mrlt even un.
ium.
"1 allow powdered oilde of slumlnoni
to fall In small ousntltle Um.ii ihi
flame. As the alumina mells nlowly In
the fUme It solidifies, (hi a IlltU HU1
port It rises up little by lllllw. suit foiius
ccrers"the maaufacturn or real Jewels.
He lives In a cosy little apartment,
rue de la Pltle, near the Jardln dea
Plantee. In personal appearance he la
rather above the average height for a
Frenchman with dark hair, small tmms
tache and closely trimmed beard, while "er to this ei tent
when taken to the cutter, the small, thin
end Is scraped along the rouiih aurtm-A
by a stone used for that vunciie. and It
Immediately breaks in half and la remlv
for cutting. Now a sapphire and a ruhy
are produced in exactly too same mnu
la In the color
It
his eyes sre those or a men or thoughts i.-. "-"; """-
ful disposition and de.-pesl Intelligence. "n of the eolr demsmla preckutlrtiisry
In manner he Is almple and cordial. attention and I may sav great skill. The
- When asked about hla discovery snd "deling of the cobalt, calx and magnesia
i. ..... .1...... u iri. i.i,invi must occur at exactly the right Instant,
II''. , . . 111. M VJ.r u .u . ' ' . ."'".-J
ld. or nil in lost anci me sionen win wiiiit
"It la a thing I started to work out i"inni
while still In my teens. I was a atu.lent into smalt plscea when rooted,
of chemistry. I have since grsduated In "Vou will see." continued M. Paris',
ihst science and now I have become In- I have liere a white sapphire of iin-
terested In the poison of tuberculous I uiil brilliancy, snowing oeaunrui.
am takng up that branch of the study of rad ant white stone of "bout two karats
medicine and expect soon to receive my ht I? the unit Itla ed resembles at woet
diploma. Well, to go back. The sue- superb diamond . No It Is not dl-
...... ji..- i i nn.,i,,A. mond. tt Is a white saunhlre. said M.
linn of ruhleS hv nrtiflclal means In
terested me very Intensely. you will
remember It was as far back as the
year 1834 when Fhelmen succeeded In
maklnsr the first ruby. It was far too
Paris. - "In nsture they also exist and
are not really so very rare. All that is
needed to.mflke a white aapphlrela to
omit from the process tn which I have,
described the Introducing of the colors.
small to cut, but it was a real ruoy in " " Tr" ," " ,
duality and created a great sensation tlon of red for the ruby. . - .
at the time. A Utile Uter. I think It J m nonPl"y2t!l'
wss 1n 1K 8t flalre Deville and oratory on the production of emeralds,
.wa" J" .'"IS.. ...V ..W . !i..Ki- n, I .ithomrh T have obtained some fair
ouantlttes. but their results were not
sit satisfactory. The stones were oniy
of the thickness of rose petals far too k-olleaguea, as tbe stonea obtained
thin to cut and therefore ot practical. lack In transparency and while poa
"Fell and (Jodln obtained rubles by a l'g the emerald u1't,v..yt Jr
rtiffpr.int nrnrecta hut ' with SDbroxl
- me lei r- the same -result.-'- It waev all of
20 years ago that M. Fremy, a French
chemist, nnd M. Verneull. a noted sur
geon and author of remarkable werks on
t.ihrrtiilnla. nrndneed rubles k Which.
while not large enough to cut. could
results, yet I am not ready to begin
work st tno pasieur insmuie uhu my
Xfllll
ossess.
ev are
cloudy' or' poor emerald., containing.
am continuing mr experiments more as
a pastime than as a serious work, for
my chief Interest Is now concentrated
on the etudv of tuberculosis."
M. Parla ended the interview ny ten-
nevertheless be used In the jewelry ins; me u. n. . ,Vv nf nTakTrVs-
trade as "cuttlnas" or "chips." Itcr advantage of his discovery of maKing
In tohio. miiieS mother to rubles, sapphire or emeralds In a coin-
obtain larger ones with considerable mr."!?...6..1!
"My theory has been to crystallise of procedure to "Ay of iencea
.. ox de ot alum n um aiumine nv me iii imm v"" V-Viir.
mlnerallxlna influence of f leorhydrlque ever has not : hindered a . great
ncld. At our workshoo at Boulogne-sur- off In the prices of al P10"?
Belne we have .constructed a long row except diamonds. In the last 10 fl tyr-
of heavy heat resisting boxes In which and the jewelers all oyer the L world who
we enclose the "chalumeaux." A chalu- possess great flU"""'6" . f?JXTe
meau Is a metallic tribe used for blow- and rubles are tremendously affected.
PORTOLAS DISCOVERY OF
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
N 1768. Don Jose de Calvex, vlsltador Our commandant rtered P'or"
B . . -... . to examine the country to a certain is-
I general of Spain, at the request of 2n"mowlng them three days for audi
Don Carlos Francisco de Croix, vice- examination, hoping that during that
a. roy .of New Spain, organised in ixw- time such '"f"1"'"1'"" ": ,.-
' ... , .... i . nulred as would relieve the increuuloua
er California an expedition for the n,,? dbt Snd perplexity. v -occupation
and fortification of the ports yrom the Inside1 of the beach of thn
of Monterey and San Diego. The expe- s-uthern shore or the bay, -
seal or otter, and then, like a weather
cock, the World swings around again,
the fox furs lie neglected In cold stor
age' and hunter, trapper and factor iq
us aDnolnted DolltTcal and military gov- ji... ooVed net-mission to b-ct a hunting.
rnor of the Colifornlas. The four dl- having seen many deer, som of them
No. 1 Louis Parla, the French scientist,
oxide of aluminum. . .
Preparing
During the first 10 months o
from the
The Influence of that company Is
MAKING A GARDEN OF EDEN FOR GAME
Continued From First Page tf" Tkis Section
i . nori sen Ten rnrs'ano iur nttinn iu ... . .1. . . ... t, i .. , . i.
valwo of over $8,775,000. One half went tne North American continent has than 25 men appealed to Dr." Hornaday whole of the grand mountain regions of eye lora ma that stretches around for
to the United Kingdom find the next known- rn aftPr the Independence of himself for lnntructlons as to the best southern British Columbia there can miles Is enough to Inspire any man
largest number to Germany. Our export the I'nited States the nower of the com- way to gvt their guns into action: and be found no equal area which Is at onco with the longing to seo that noble
fur trade has averaged $4,600,000 a year y n . 8wav over the Indian trapper do and say all he could., at least a ro finely equipped with picturesque! country preserved forever from the ax
for thn nast 1 vears. In the ten-monttt i. .,..,. . v,. ...n.., .. mmi. of them Htrl reach the ground mountain aid -allev scenery and so as well as the gun.
nerlod referred to. the. United States lm- r,,.fi i.n, hAiitiniriiml tnnk their toll of" victims. richly stocked with grand game. It is Thev am the nnlv nnemien of that bav In ADril. with manv of the company Kuas-e n his sea loai
ported undressed furs and fur sklna to ln th. of Btron, WBM Most fortunately for their magnaml- undoubtedly the center, of abiindanco incomparable' wild, for in them moun- sick with scurvy, of which some died. the middle Barranca enters
the value t tWOO.OOQ. une ienin 01 the brotherhood of the trapper with the mous campaign, neither Mr. Phillips nor, of the White mountain goat, the num
these came 'rom Vlt,9'j..A.'n,I'cf J?,v Institution that gave him livelihood. Mr. Hornaday was a Canadian. As men ber of which is estimated by competent
way of London. Paris, Berlin and vi- st Louis as far back as 1763 wa whose motives were unimpeachable, sportsmen and guides at about 1000
enna. Iondon' s the world s greaiesi tfje h(,art of the fur trade Of tho west, they were above, all the snnpiclons head. ' '
fur market, the ue"". houses 5n Rnd held that place for a century. le- which commonly attach self interest to "Of mouniain sheep then; Is also an
handling $5,000,000 worth of trade a B1lttf tn, Krowth of Astoria, on the : manv enterprises wholly disinterested, aburitlant stot k. a conservative estimate
ye!j' . . .. v.m.i cmrM Pacific slope and the line of posts built Their hands were strengthened by cdi- placing the total at not fewer than 200
The report of the National l.e-nserta- -ros. th. mnllmt hv Jnhn Jnrnh A- torial articles which, during their cam- head.
tlon commission, now in tne lianas m . t ..u,,,. ,.,. with . naia-n. onnenred'ln British publications. "GHkzIv bears are numerous in the
.... . - j lones nore wesi a ocisrir bu hi
anion was aiviaea inio iwo water aim pHt Reye(! west 16 degrees northwest
two land divisions, and command given and gome white cliffs further' inland
to Don Casnar de Portola. captain of ,ihwot nusrtnr west. V
dragoons of the regiment of Spain, who Thursday. November 3- Several ol-
w
a rnor
visions were to rendexvous at San Diego orivnnr-oH n nnsidcrahln distance from
bay. Don Fernando Javier Rivera y the camp.' ascending the htils, and did
Moncada captain of the Presidio of Lor- not return until after nightfall. These
eto was appointed second ln command soldlers said that to the north of the
and Don Pedro Fages, lieutenant of the tnPy na(j Been an immense arm ,of
Compartla Franca of Catelonia, chief -of the "sea. 'Or estero, which ran Inland
the sea forces, and Oof e do las Armas of towards the southeast as far1 as the eye
the expedition. Don Miguel Costanio, 0Ould reach: that they. had seen some
ensign of royal engineers, was appointed beautiful level spots adorned with varle--
cosmographer," and Don Pedro Prat, phy- gated wooded growths, ami that the
slcian nf the exDodltion. The sea expedl- miantltv nf smnlw thpv nhspr veil all over
-tton started flrsr. the San Carlos sailing tne piafnn showed that the place was
rrom Li ra, January , iioj, n"u.,1"" well populated Dy a rancneria oi. , in-
gan Antonio. February 16. ine iirni (jmns. , ;
division of the, land expedition started This Information more and more eon
from Vellcata March 24, under command firmed us In the opinion that we were at
of Rivera, and the' second division under tle port of San Francisco and that this
Portola, followed May 15. With the sec- was the estero mentioned toy the pilot .
ond land division was Junipero Serra. Cahrera Buenos, the mouth of which wo
who had been, appointed president of j,ad seen in descending to the bay e
the missions to be established in Ana, tween some cliffs with relation to which
Cal. Both ships arrived in 8an Diego the said pilot uses the following , lan-
Vlj:Zl :Xrt When the territory of
ni mi Louisiana was purchased, . no one Knew
a
,,. . hns rops ine river lo people me mner siue.
ZVoflW on So onlv tl,e fur traffic In the great,
JefhL hiiffalo unknown woods Offered Itself as a rom-
.u pensatlon. The Chouteaua. of St. I.ouN
the national toresi iwn-.u ;r " what to do with the vast, unknown, i.n
afford considerable 8n't'0' n"i'a f" tried land. The riches of.its mountains
the advantage of the forests . efrtatn , nQ dr(lfim f an(1 tn
of these animals prey o ' ",T were not enough farmer folk to send
The great demand for c
thrown a great number of
the market.. The passing i
and the great nw,".' .11 were the great promoters of fur trading
rfiaV' calamities: and yet .?. ,et They headed I one ft
tlVmount of money spent -clvyear mg w-w,mg compee,
.nJUm.V .erR?mmaXnded b? 5?d -o great were-the danger, and prl-
. iTna.I. A nMirlrfl 111 ii iiiiouin i r- te jtjm 111' II t.i'11. I 1 1 tauitfl
wAr .?2Xlr. ... W inn The Alberta, the fartherest north nolnt 'o
tain thnro la iirlthr .uii nnr nror-lmm The first land division arnvM May it. estero of salt water without any !-
metals to tempt man to scar tho lm- and the second June 29. - J structlons whatever, on entering which
pressive slopes with prospect hole and Only July 14 portola began the rnArcn friendly Indians were found and wood,
mine. The only dump in that region Is from Monterey; The little expedition and water were easiily obtained."
the dump put there by the hand of na- under portola slowly worked lt way From this information we conjectured
ture. tip the valley skirting the ocean, always that, the explorers could- not hav
"Mle-h nn on th nnrihorn sLio nf Roth on the lookout for Monterey bay. It reached the opposite shore of the bay,
mmYrft'iinU beckons was fo.owlng Vizcainos descriptor,, XtKt
mit of the Montara mountains Point of such great extent as that described
Reyes was first seen, and what was by the hunters. - r"'
later known as the Gulf of the Faral- Friday, November S During the night
lones the great bight between Point the explorers returned to the Camptlls-
btana .upon tlieery roof of the world. . thl frnm th d,,SCrii)t Ion of Vlxcalno nroached. wh ch so much excited our
of beauty, with and the coast pilot of Carrera Bueno, curiosity and expectation that we met
to the venturesome climber who loves
Alpine dangers. On the lofty divide
above Itke Josephine glowing like
liquid sapphire on the bosom of that
swelling height the visitor seems to
These are the scenes
After more than a year of education . higher ranges, and it Is safe to ,sti-
of the public and of infinite tact in mate the total number at from 40 to BO
handling the rivalries that had fastened Individuals. Klk are yet scarce, and so
on the movement like so many poison are mule deer, both species having
ivies they brought it to the stage been shot out almost to the point of
where Premier McHride of British Co- extermination before the existing elk-
1.. . t . , . i.H.,!i.,U a tlm ir.inu i 1 s nentAolInn tnur U'OI ort!)tiif1
sire that a reserve should be estab- 'Ji Is now quite certain that from the greater animals of the continent as they realised that they had passed the them on the road asking questions and
lished He referred the entire subject this time all the large game species of their inhabitants, which two Americans port of Monterey, and determined to ex- recelvlqg their answers. M . , r
to A Brvari Williams, the provincial the protected area will steadily and rap- have been chivalrous enough to pre- ,ore- the port of San Francisco as they The cause of their rejofclne; was tha t.
nam- warden, who last vear made two Idly increase. Besides providing for the rt rve to the people of British Colombia, -termed the Gulf of the Fa ra Hones and they inferred from what they hud
laborious tours through the East Koot- preservation of the picturesque goat ml. too, to the people of tho Vnited rrakes bay. With this in view they de- learned by edulvocal sign mado by th
enav region, from Fernle to. the White and the lordly sheep both of them Hiatus. . scended the mountains ana camped in Indians that at a distance of two days'
river country. species that are easily exterminated nn- . But if man can. for a moment wrench the San Pedro valley which they eat ten journey from the place of which they
. : i. t - t, . , . , I . ..1 ... ttt. AtrArflnnr nt villi life 1,1m w.lfl.l. .... ....... ... 1 . I. . tr.ll..ltn Aa 1a TtintA ne las AlmltSS hftil Arrlvpil Ihdr WAS imrt tn vh!el n.
i ,i r. .' . . " - .j.j k, hi i (i bo RTes t were me nan vers anci on- wn , iccivecij 1 i mr ..... u., r ....... . . . n . . . . . .... . , . . . .... . . ...... . . . . . - - . . . , .. c t r n j tium i . 1 1 L.iiiuiii- mn , . - .... - - - -- , , , , , . - - ------ - - - - - - - - -- -
a-reater than was ever commanded D .5 . .J... B.., . l..,,.,i ,i.finincr th boundaries of - from the new reservoir will DeiDetually tion of his own Inirrfiia unit nr him. A Ansel de U Guard (The Wttle.vai- shiD wan anchored. - i .
these furs. The he yr- n;f "b out of every 100 men sent out perished an area to remain closed to all hunting stock the surrounding territory." self In the place of the rest of that ley of tfie Mussels of the Angle i of tn 0n this simple supposition there were,
In three fourths of the count ry. Is now the trip -! for 10 years.- The southern quarter The1 scenery of this magnificent re- creation over which dominion has been Guards From here Portola dispatched 8me who believed that we were already
practically extinct In half ol The largest fur market In the western of tho Philllps-Hornaday territory was serve Is of such splendor as to promise given to his habitual tyranny, this is .scouts giving them three aava o reacn at ths port-.of Monterey, and had no
area, and where 225.000 be; versklns - '"'."J'? the Mnital of excluded, but an important elk and deer fair rivalry with our own Yellowstone, the time when he can feci some vlcarl- Point Reyes and. return while the com- doubt that the paquebot San Joseph was
region in the northwest was aoclea rrom jacKing in geysers inougn ine ivooiensy ous pleasure anei pride In . the happiness mand remain """c ,5 nri the at
rixPr country. ah or tno oisirici in. ncrp, uniu ni auiuncn. c ine primni r.oen ne lias restored to vaney. i rAiu,,.o i,i a.UiUn( .,v.r,n.IC, , ,, . ,..u,,,-i,.r.i
sheep-ground, and,-lncl- its magnmoent vistas ecnoeci muraer- me oeasts. now so helpless before his night or ovrawr un u "iw. V. Vu - m wire no m port, trci
finest mountain scenery, ous gunshots, the near ruttire win seo all conquenng mind.
southern tine is t:i it visiteo oy rerormea species oi man, . ..
the American line,, and his merciless destrurtlveness ellml- m,.-!, ,!, riti, iuh c i
It eastern boundary, the Klk river. Is nated. and the denlaens of the wild " - n.iumiu.
15 miles from the western boundary growing to know him as friend instead rom the New York Globe,
of Alberta, on the summit of the contl- of ruthless foe. i Seldom, perhaps never, hss this gov-
nental divide. Like the pages of some beautifully 11- eminent possessed a secretary of stato
The total area thus converted Into an lustrated natural history of geology, who in an equal space of time has ac-
absol lite game preserve is aooui lau sooiokj- ana ooiany rummnni are ine compusnea as much with asjlttle per
A,,t ie reacnea nv canunenrai raiiwav in inc v imu
WIMl Mimnii n '",-,fc.i: North America. To this ncdnt are kest coat and
S00O are now taken every ; brought ur from far. inland. Half- dentally the
v?ll,e j p-i tn. h T'snnual catch oft breed traders and trappers press Into is reserved. I
' " - ' - - .... ... ... V II II II IIIW IVUKCU II III IV K L III." Lltri
sea otters in. " " ..jm from Indians whomever come to the
or iodo )tr, "T.;";;" factors' house and who rarely see the
h ?L ,ea"t- hifirhlni isl'donB trader, leaving cached for him the skins
thnn 400 a year, and the fishing lsmone BPUred througn gpeat t1an.
,nw.r..my.rV.V.'. been known to the trer and privation. Year in and year
ui, "". nf a renturv. out tnese irajipers i never leave ihoir
iver 6 000.000 skin- ri taken annually
S,.hoy'loVVl.oSo.O .oS
and lead - a storybook life as Square miles. Tt Includes about three mountain sides. Nature is busily at sonul ado about It as has the retiring
Inter by winter Into the fourths or the uoal mountain farx orig- wars in ner own worsmiop, renioaenna; secretary. f or tills reason, because
tals consideraoiy - over WBy. ghoshones
lions are tagen rrom " v tne ,and f
Jersey and Delaware, aim v-""---L , (wo dlan hunter can stand the strain of the
Crees. the Chlnoewas. Oilb- inallv proposed by Messrs. Phillips and her peaks and altering her valleys, fil-. there has been little of "tumult and
ones and Chinooks and, even Hornauay, with the elk and deer breed- terlng her limpid streams and cherish- the shouting which so frequently at-
the Eskimo.
Ml f
The
a.1 thaw itnflnrtfiwi from th0 In- int filltr thi aill- horn hannh - nf
dlans that ln a port near was a vessel bay of San Francisco until taking tiro '
which must be the much needed supply mountains In a northeast direction from
ghlp. , the summit of which we beheld the matr
on the afternoon of the 4th the march niflcent estero which made a turn ami
was resumed, passing over the moun- ran to the southeast. Having this astern
tains on their right into the Canada do on our left and turning our backs to Um
Ban Andres (what are now the Spring pay -we traveled to the southeast, stop
Vallev water's company's sheds). From ping in a canada at sunset, having tray,
the summit of these mountains they eled two leagues.
saw the bay of San Francisco. J
-.r"!r&tt&. Taw ln Swallowtail,.
tJi i tiotaiiso "
In-
journev of the little Plenr "Pedlt'on. When paw nuts on Ills' swallowtails
weanesoay jvrmu-i . . . . "r ncuriB in gooa an ready
tne irrnunds added In the northwest. ing her nurseries and young forests of tend the high emprise in politics, wheth
twice as big bu"' , ,j for loMlltifii d tlia ttlllneu of the woods of this newly made Kden can be given -The "slide-ways." are sources of likely that Secretary Root s work will were some who pcrsnaoea m"";T" Tom half past four ;iH six o'clock
states. The asms rt ""V " imlta- hut white men often become insane from than the words of Dr. Hornaday When ceaseless wonder; and no two mountain he appreciated much less by nis con
llnlngs fqr coats, but are uaeo as I" the 80tude another price that clvlll- he says: sides arealike. As one stands on the temporaries than by their successors of.
lions of marten and minx, sou th Mton pays for Its furs. "It Is reasonably certain that In the top of Bird mountain; for example, the say. half a generation hence.
v... . ii.?! i.t tho Port of Monterey
behind, but did not wish to believe that
we were at the Port of Ban Francisco.
'skunks' were unnoticed as fur bearing
animals Wore 1851. $ h09
Hudson Bay company "e,r PLU the
for s-lc. and for ths J nTTklns
annual sales amounted mo4oO
Now the number approximates 1.500 00.
tVkunk firms have aprvmg up It .the mld
tdle west, snd sre doing a P""?
business The grease under the sKins
orthe".k,,nK- I-rTitlllxed " Pn '
facture. and the sklas are dewlorlsed In
mahogany sawdust. Over 600.00s "kins
Tome fror Michigan. Wlsconsln.nd
Ohio alone every year. Jf
the animals protected , by Michigan s
verv good Uwa which provide a close
season for marten, mink, raccoon, skunk
and mu.k rat. and prohibit the taking
of heaver until Decemnec ii. !;
GENERAL NEAL DOW
"Grand Old Man" Led Battle for
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AND HIS ACCOMPLISHMENTS
ProkititionStalwart Soldier and Reformer
He holds the Job down steady.
First off, he goes and scrubs hlsself
An' leaves most all the dirt on.
An then he thinks he may catch cold.
An puts a prickly shirt on. .
An'
then he shaves an cuts his law
lou outer hear him holler.
WIJ.?.V'" nlm UP with plaster quick
iino jmw cms on nis collar.
reward. As a citixen he was call came for volunteers, he offered his too. had a
his record as a student was' services
He was fond of ' athletic snorts, raised a
nrlit
fc ti r th. r.v Si for the red, 115 left, slowly, from
for the crossesi tip through varying the spotless scrawl
VZaI, tehe IJ5 to I75 for pure silver years snd today from
By Lucla Faxon Addlton. without
HE world forces are working for i''".'d;
"Righteousness that exalteth a fii. fi,.( temnerunco sneech waa mado the Gulf department. At Ship island advice lie would ask for It. "So you
nation." and observed yesterday when s mere boy to a fire engine com- he was promoted from colonel to brig- have a license to sell liquorT' said Mr.
th. anniversary of the "Grand old P"r.y tne occtisiorj neing preparation ""-r gtnrnii. "'" .''" e..M,n.. v .". "V
tne anniversary or me uriua ura i . ., . -uim, Hahk. w In . hv . Imrnvfrlichlni others. With Gods
Served in Civil War. hpr- i " change an this." He went
home fully determined to devote his life
General Dow was In charge of the to suppressing the liquor traffic. "The
forts below New Orleans. . and at the ?'n ,aw' F1? np- originated In
He thinks the baby ate hla studs
j "nc urn bictv maae snorter,
ii.. i. n. ,. r eaiwiujuxi the cause of the father.
... h r u. in. i,. . ...ii ii,, ..t ho nm. and irive manv years or nrr me m iv iubh a aozen outtnna arr
regiment and was ordered to posed to do It. and that when be wanted helping mm on every possiDie .. v.i. ,An ii-r more tiuuv he orter,
the
for a big party at which liquor was to
be served.
man of prohibltfoiu..,
At dawn of the 19th century a child
grasped the white ribbon of his life ln His First Victory,
his feeble tight hand, and with the
day to flay unronea Aeai iow spoxe so convincingly, inai
er ninety 'n,7B the. liquor was not served, so he won
J'''!.-1?-!".!11? from the first. He had a sreat thirst
fox. WjTer ' 5,:n" Dur- clean life of the man the tern- for knowledge, and desired to go to
."! IL preTnces. A wide are of the prance force, everywhere, honor Ncal poiieee. but Ms parents opposed It.
ITnrtl.eM and weSterr. etatea Is suited to w fittingly called, the -Father of NMthTr wm. he aflbwed to enter the
forflrmlna? If the industrv should be- Prohibitory Reform." And today "" legal profession. - as his Inclination led
VSnl morepopulaa BluS foxes are be- our mlnda again turn to the study of hlm ynn f,iher expected him to follow
r?ror..!?fS7) hret on the sToremmeiit his great and good life. It Is fitting that nls trade, that of a tanner. But his
U"..'.i.. th Prihvlov Islands. we pauss to study some or tne ntaoie nuote, went right on. through the
Noble Character. s,a"ez when " the Judgment day
, get up spick and spandv
Yes, a notable character was Neal That paw had better lay his plans
Dow. Friend of widow snd orphan. To hare a barrel handy,
orator, battlescarred veteran, a right- -cause If he tried t. ,i..i
'Twm.M K. 1. . . , .
eous mayor, numaritanan, a uiw ipir wc lwouia te ine same old atoev
fhnat: all these, and a well rounded Ma thinks the kind of wnrrf ...
battle of Port Hudson was wounded in 'lSSl Ncal Dow was elected mavor out span of years, not a spot upon Would bust his chance for glory,
twice. His division commander, in- of Portland bv a larger majority than the escutcheon of his grand aggressive. lIcLndburglr Wilson In -W T Times.
e Tm 1-13 Iwfm A n ramiil Im.nlul hlm lilw.H m.vnrillv ron.HH.I. noble life. Hs-nCVer Onf looked back 1 imrS.
th chsrge of his brigade. and for the sixth time appeared before r took his hand from the plow after -
A thrill nr story Is tod or Oenerai the legislature wtlh a prohibitory hill ne raw iimr mr imivw. ...
rmut rirtfl we rinn. Tor n 1 n wii more inun ... rn ., m .r K....L..: iuiuma ri. AiurM - ' ' " - '
k?TfJIV.ietinnaf. a new fur on the' an " ofdlnatH v 7"ed life, a Tife of thf pf reading was taken up. He became a Then was., certain Portland
I JT -;,rk.t Between the vears 171 ndpurest patriotism, love or country ana fin tiasulM nd accumulated one or wfa) occupied a government posit
I - W. ... . . 'I ., n ...4 itaa iiiiknr. that realised not only the fatherhood of fteei libraries In the country. . .. . . ...
NT !V "e'-TT? '.' .111. .t.L, rwi .. Ii. k.ntom.. hut th brothcrhnni - " wno was aoaiciea o penoaicai i
sr. u bam bf t iion in i n . iur wsrar - - ...
r discovered the breeding ground f man -. as its working activity, Ths
to
r.t .m on Bt. George and St. Paul la- poet said:
--ImK-MMM aeals w ere taken. In the . -Urfl of great tneir oft reretn.t tis -
first IS year, of "'"l,". IiS W. can make our Uvea suWlme."
tn ee s year were taken, ami the rame
- '. . - ..i.. .Wmb In 1 1 a a k mr wstera - A . f 1 . K n... K th l.anna af life
- ' " . . .... - - ' 7 ....... -.. - . , , . .1.1. . 1 HA . . . . ...... I . - - - Ll. nAaCLnM
and Russian A" .itn . a . rsa ws get . id ruu ama neepe.i sux"iii- 5 " ' " ' ' ' "l .c . . . Z '" , .'h-T. .
' ... canes oi ins me-ne uvea. , ". " , " ' , T" .VI V, 1 . aI
In youth A IMssibilitr.
Dow that led him out so distinctly as of Ms own. which passed ths house by swinging out the banner of freedom ana win?,, war cjoua haii K. ....
a vote or ! to t and the. Senate by jusnc-. inrouBn imroi wi i" uijir- . more. . - "
1 to 10. est opposition, he csrrled it forward. When suf frstrette mar vote at will
-The Maine law waa repealed In lli U Washington be served his conn- no dad neei7 to wnTk the ful ,e
but Neal Iew rallied the' perils and U try without ray Put I win not msk. v a a !?tal " J?f,VlnJ .n.
was tvenarted In 15T with tncreaeed Jl-t a tvt fo'-htm. for 1 believe t hero When men who toll are gUd to know
restrictions n,i penalties. His great Is not a man of us but would do this. That tllfy Mr. morm thatt. btJ ...
Ion and mlnK tht Mate knee deen with teni- persistent as rnt . as clean as Rob- g-oss'lpt. fllttieg to sn.l fro.
paranre facts. Having cimseir an mwi en t-r. n " ' '" w . , haTpothtnac we py cot briicts.
a reformer.
Story o Dow.
Here la th story: -
cltlren
ntm-
..... tl IUI AA
--" w-
The SAal nero new runni" iv..-.
im thee. bv term of tb ' 1'r'n Man of Conviction--
srhiirsi'on oi .,-.--
,o eemioa which beslns May I snd
ends June II. every r. ;i(l la f
.n4 la soth ! orthers f aeiflc and
Ttehrtnr sea. Kren then many to
mpiI yrang ptir it swnually of stsrra
tioe. the mctuers often taeing kill-. I
m their wer to ths feesltig groands.
rtsey snlls swsv. . "
The ttns tht prthrler airTrM
Mtt tK-en set aside sine the snrrhas
T.,..: T Shear . persiTCe. Vne evening nis wire came to nomr. ne nrum iv rrmw'cr ri.Frne- - -'--";. , " , o man snsi hiti it t. ie
Interesting UDrary. x-..i iZr k --. . keepms snd h- saw In the liquor evil on the threshold of hi political life h Advanuite of in Teilu mtMa,
HI library was by all odds the most then power tn temperance circles, and T arra himjelf asalnst. one of olnd.'tlo-"'! mI -fmT When "T1- tru,t" "hJ, ,ur ""rcr
. y , .. , ..ia blm that her fiustatnd waa at a 'he worst entmies of the home. This Is Ihe roundatloa or Ms lame: ate. .
tntevstina- mona la the old Dow man- 10,0 lm ." nueina was at a .... wnrc,i,i l m t h , t.u T .. .
- : . rcrLain saloon. snr mat ir tie. waa an- . . - - ' -- - . .. . .
jaion. mhlch haa stooJ on tongresa street. .... f . hi Hnir nn the nnrmv h Wife of Cenaral Dow. .i.i.. v. .1 n.. - h.-o t.ubtistter fin t-t
" . T.l. aketrh null ! arlunnlAlt r ..-."-.- e-i
ry io in- - - - - . lane.
evevrythtn pertaining to his grest work diK-e tJe rumatrller not to sell him any without mention of his life"frtner. In Thy laurels. ls's observed an4 nsre-
1HI history ot tne ranse ana in mem more i Minor - r. uww iminu mm in hv married Maria Cornelia May- pesleo:
ran he fcHind sHivenlr. harvlbllls. In- the aiooa and to the froptletor, . .1 . .w . . Tlr stedats. rrateful hearts of men re.
r, . . . , . : ... . , u 1 1,,' Aiitarr,li letters from some -I Wish o wou W aeil so mar Honor uru "l wmi ' rr A
OI til WOTIU nll CTi-wiiim. r " v ' - . - av ....n.
I. Hi for the te( iMf-.t X.l.ca,
yt hen rolers everylier ehalj lee
Hetd bljenelees f.r their .!4c
. wrtni
Ttliea the twists sM cn- t ,
Ttctlons, infle.lbl wtvew see le ion wss Xr,frvh ,ti,s. programs. menu. -Why Mr. IViw." ssld be. .'T ' mast f these kindred seals
MMAUrf tiul alnr Withmit enlfnos- . - . Hm.Ii.m Mlattn. t. kti. . f tnnv wmv - it Acnerm "
.. . . , a A li t ,. ..,,.i.,iL,.. mhlrh he mn. -Mut - IW renlr. 1hle WeslteanaH po3ie thtOSgtl I yr.
f ' . . r.Tm in rtin BlTBm-H mi aw- . - . ... .- -.. , ,. 1
a onihaieo.
T"he IntereourM c a. .,, .w. w Tie mes nave I r I'srTie i n r
I ' " " " 'fl-f.en no rl Se .f.-.u.-r
wss as close as " rsco. . . . , ,
r. llr. Iww Aad out they tiaioe acroe. the rr,.lhr ..... ,
a lltersVy tsst. r " . '
Nl lie wss bnrs) of O-mfcer rr- ruter: he was s ire-t"T In a Port!nd g to his offW-r drunk tomorrow, he harl;hl tn thnucht sd ftrs nd War thla Bottle
eel. March IS and H tJrtr.herr.sr.. snd was rousted solid and re-' will oe hts tlee. t wttt ynn wuld enter leriny ll sll Nel li ful iife be t tis r
; t cs7 after ne weeks Uisexa iks liehie sell him t more." TK rneller he- 14a s Inr tlrf rrot-twi of t A mrt- l e4 na Isi
Majbtegtea h serred als fcllowme v tea the civil war broke oat. and ths ttm fry t this and sl tbat be, cn hwmes. CsraeUa, Dow, their da ugh- atoing and txisg.
a we red teroiish the columns f the has a tar re family to
iht. raiu.. possiVie throiisrh
urpntt.. It be died In 11; she w of a lltersVy tsst.
deep.
Mar thla r!e taanr1e of an event-
n ever lpirlrg fete
hiigher.- rwter ths ef
-H J
M tear t t tt,M
li,'r. l!l,e a -rf S -'
Ihe ks that fri t t
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l.y