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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 15, 1916.
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SCHEMES TO SALVE
LARCH MOUNTAIN TRAIL IS KEY TO NATURAL WONDERLAND.
IS BUT LITTLE KNOWN
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BEING COMPLETED
Vast Wealth Lying at Bottom
of Ocean Spurs Firms to
Tackle Job in Earnest,
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In Many Cases Conflicts Ex- V
ist Between State and Fed
eral Acts and in Rulings,
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CODIFICATION IS STARTED
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270 FEET UNDER SURFACE
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Chief of Bureau of Mines and Otology
OutUnes Work W1U Ask Law.
yers' Assistance.
Question of Currents and Tempera
tures Matters to Be Considered By
Experts rigurlag oa Undertaking.
OREGON'S MINING LAV
MANIA TREASURE
AND UNDERSTOOD LESS
New York, Oct. 14. Plans to salve
the treasure of the Lusltanla, variously
estimated at from one million to sev
eral millions of dollars In money, Jew
elry and other valuables, lying be
queath the waves eight miles off the
Irish coast, are being made secretly
lrr this city.
The attempt may be made early next
spring by one salving firm, and there
tnay be other, Including- an English
company, as the Lusltanla Is, to use
a sporting phrase, "anybody's pigeon."
It Is known that negotiations are
proceeding' with the Knglixh under
writers by one firm here, and that all
available data concerning the position
and condition of the sunken steamship.
Including the depth of water, tempera
ture, currents and generally prevailing
conditions, are being collected,
enema Held Practicable.
The Information acquired during the
past few months hai now led to a
confidence that what treasure there
Is In the strong room, passengers'
cab! r is and baggage hoi (In ran with a
reasonable amount of luck be retrieved.
The Lusltanla lies resting 270 feet
below the surface at an accurately
charted point directly off the Old
.Head of Kinsale, eight miles seaward.
Buch a depth a few years ago would
have rendered salvage work practically
unthinkable, but modern Improvement
in diving apparatus has- made it possi
ble for divers to work at that and
even greater depth for considerable
periods of time at a stretch.
This win demonstrated In raising
.the United State submarine F-4. which
ank outside Honolulu harbor on March
25, 1915,' and was refloated and towed
into the harbor on August 29 of the
same year. She lay on a slope of the
ocean bed, her bow 288 feet below the
surface and her stern 308 feet; yet div
ers worked In fair comfort at these
depths, and thereby established a
world's record.
Depth Is 270 Teet.
The Lusltanla'a depth of 270 feet
does not present the difficulties that
the K-4 did, although thern Is one dis
advantage In the difference In the tem
perature of the water.
In consdorliig the 270 feet depth It
was pointed out that this is the maxi
mum, and proper allowance should be
made for her height on beam, depend
ing upon whether she Is lying fairly
upright or on her side. Her beam la
over 0 feet and her height approxi
mately the same. This, It was con
tended, would considerably reduce the
depth at which It would be necessary
for the divers to work.
If lying fairly upright there would
be little difficulty In retrieving the
contents of the strong room, which Is
near the purser's office on one of the
upper decks. The belongings of the
wealthy passengers like Alfred Gwynne
Vanderbilt would present even less dif
ficulty, as they would be higher up on
the promenade decks.
Serious Question Arises.
A nice question, however, would
rise as to whether. If treasure were
recovered. German submarines couid
commandeer It from the American
alvers. It was admitted that under
International law they probably could,
unless the articles could be -shown to
te owned by Americans. To everything
In the vessels belonging to English
firms the Germans would have a con
fiscatory right.
Another interesting point would be
the Influence of any recovered treas
ure OH the. various suits which have
'been brought by survivors and heirs of
victims against the Cunard company.
At present claims aggregating $1,900,
000 have been filed against the com
pany, which has striven to have its
liability fixed at $86,000. Some con
tend that any recovered treasure would
hate ,to go directly Into court, and
thereby ' Increase the liability of the
Cunard company.
ACTIVE WITH A
GLASS OE SALTS
Must flush your Kidneys occa
sionally if you eat
meat regularly.
Noted authority tells what
causes Backache and
Bladder weakness.
No man or, woman who eats meat
regularly can make a mistake by
flushing the kidneys occasionally, says
well known authority. Meat forms
urlo acid, which clogs the kidney pores
so they sluggishly filter or strain only
part of the waste and poiaons from
the blood, then you get sick. Nearly
all rheumatism, headaches, liver trou
ble, nervousness, constipation, dizzi
ness,' sleeplessness, bladder disorders
come from sluggish kidneys.
The moment you feel a dull ache in
the kidneys or your back hurts, of If
Jth urine Is oloujy, offensive, full of
sediment, irregular of passage, or at
tended by a sensation of scalding;, get
boat four ounces of J ad Salts from
any. reliable pharmacy and take a tea
spoonful la a glass of water before
, breakfast for a few days and your
kidneys Win then act fine. This fam
ous salts Is made from the acid of
grape and lemon Juice, combined with
llthia, and has been used for genera
tions to . flush clogged kidneys and
stimulate, them to activity, also to
neutralize the adds in urine, so It no
longer causes Irritation, thus ending
bladder disorders.
Jad Salts im Inexpensive and cannot
Injurs; makes a delightful effervescent
llthia water drink, which all regular
neat eaters should take now and then
to keep the 'kidneys clean and -the
tolood ' purs, thereby avoiding - serious
kidney complications.', 4 (Adv.) .
KEEPS MB
In
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Success of This Upland Route for Hikers Gives Impetus
to Movement for the Construction of Others in
Oregon's Mountain Wilds,
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N PASSING back and forth
through the Columbia river gorge
while engaged in building the Co
lumbia river highway, I repeatedly
wondered what could be seen from one
of the high points. After having
climbed Larch mountain, it seemed to
me that when God had lifted up the
mountains out of the aea and had
parted them like a curtain to permit
the river to pass through almost at
the level of the sea. He said, 'Now I
am going to make a grandstand,
whence the children of men can see
what I have wrought.' And He lifted
up Larch mountain."
So declared Samuel C. Lancaster, en
gineer of the Columbia river highway
and author of "The Columbia, Amer
ica's Great Highway," in an address
before the Progressive Business Men's
club, at a luncheon January 28, 1915.
This utterance so Inspired his audience
that it was at once resolved that that
organization should undertake the con
struction of a trail to the summit of
Larch mountain, and before the day
was done the active cooperation of the
United States forest service and an
appropriation by the service of $1000
toward the cost of the work was se
cured. Within a few weeks the neces
sary rights of way for the trail were
arranged and deeded to the federal
government, the interest of 8. Benson
and his son. Amos Benson, was regis
tered in time and money, and in the
early summer of 1915 the work of trail
construction was begun.
One year ago the trail was dedicat
ed, when on Sunday morning, October
S, 1915, 26 members of the Progressive
Business Men's club unfurled the na
tional flag from the summit, sang
"America," and listened to the reading
of St. Paul's Mars Hill address.
On this occasion The Trails Club of
Oregon was organized, with Samuel C.
Lancaster as president for the pur
pose of constructing foot and pony
trails In the Oregon country, and to
provide shelter houses at convenient
points.
All of which is familiar to those de
vout lovers of the open, who, all too
few, take advantage of worshiping na
ture in the grand out-of-door temples.
The mission of this article is to call
the Larch mountain trail to the atten
tion of the many who, though aware
of its existence, are ignorant of the
real charm it holds for the hiker, and
to suggest that this is but one of
many inspiring routes that are as keys
to nature's lavish storehouse 'in the
lastnesses of the- Cascades.
Mr. Lancaster's speculation as to
what lies beyond the majestic cliffs
that form the south wall of the Co
lumbia river gorge, and which have
been rendered so accessible through
the highway is common to alL visitors.
Perhaps when one has scaled the rock
walls over which Multnomah creek
plunges majestically to the basin 600
feet below, one will come upon a pleas
ant plain or a green meadow or a
huge forest It is the reckless guesser
indeed whose mind will suggest a box
canyon of the type through which
Multnomah creek rushes from the up
lands, preparing for the final plunge
by a series of three or four minor
falls, one of which is at least 100 feet
high.
And this is but the beginning of a
series of inspirational glimpses of the
bigness of nature that awaits the
hiker on the Larch mountain trail,
whose only qualification need be a
pair of stout legs able to carry him to
an altitude of 4000 feet in a distance
of approximately H miles.
Tla Wahkeena Tails and Benson Park.
Or, if one prefers, the beginning can
be had at Wahkeena Falls, whence one
climbs to the summit of the cliffs by
a precipitous path that zig-zags back
and forth until one reaches the upper
waters or this stream, whose short
course from the rocks from which it
Issues forth fresh from the mountain's
depths is one tumultuous rush until it
reaches the Columbia. This trail,
which is within the confines of Ben
son park, takes one around the face of
the cliffs, from which the panorama
of the Columbia river (orgs is unfold
ed in a view comparable with that
from Crown point and winding down
ward again brings- on to the junction
with the Multnomah Falls trail as it
emerges from the region of ths upper
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falls. This hike in Itself from Wah
keena Falls to Multnomah Falls, by
way of Benson park, is surpassing,
and few are the four mile stretches,
which is the length of this route, that
offer such an intimate view of na
ture's magnificent proportions.
From the Junction of the Wahkeena
and Multnomah Falls trails the Larch
mountain trail reaches upward along
the course of Multnomah creek at a
grade easily negotiated by the novice.
To be sure, he breathes in scenery as
never before, but once having called
Into service those recesses of his
lungs long unused through sedentary
cccupatlon and mild motoring, the re
newed power quickens his appreciation
of his surroundings and cements his
determination to claim his seat In the
top row of nature's grandstand to view
the day'J spectacle.
If he thirsts there is abundant wa
ter to be had from the rushing creek,
and such water It is. If he would
pause for lunch desirable picnic places
ere on every hand, and dull he Is in
deeed who does not follow nature's ex
ample as a perfect housekeeper and
leave the luncheon spot unlittered be
hind him.
Upward leads the trail, all glorious
now In the autumn coloring. The go
ing is stony in places, which suggests
the wearing of heavy soled shoes
hobnailed boots are unnecessary. Aft
er leaving" the course of the stream,
the hiker reaches the big timber, where
the huge trees, many of them 300 feet
high, with their lowest branches 200
rcet above the ground, abound. These
larch trees, from which the mountain
takes Its name, straight as arrows,
form a beautiful open wood that
reaches almost to the yery summit.
At no point does the grade exceed 15
per cent, and the hiker making his
first climb need not fear getting lost,
for the way is open and conveniently
marked by neat signs, indicating the
distance to the summit and to the
highway. The trail to the summit by
way of Multnomah Falls totals 6 H
miles, and by way of Wahkeena Falls
7H miles. One is forced to the con
clusion, however, that the man who
carried up the mile posts must have
grown weary as he approached the top
and fastened the last one or two some
distance further from the summit than
the numerals indicate. At any rate.
the last mile or two seem to the wind
ed walker to have been measured on a
longer yardstick.
At the Bnnunlt.
All of a sudden, as you approach the
summit, a glance through the trees to
the east reveals Mt. Hood in all Its
splendor, and dead indeed Is the soul
that upon perceiving it does not utter
a silent prayer. Now glimpses of the
noruon are to be had on all sides
through the forest, and the climber is
refreshed at the thought that the goal
is near. A convenient sign' Indicates a
spring, and Informs one that it is the
last available watering place.
Soon big trees 'become fewer, being"
replaced - on the wind swept reaches
near the summit by gnarled and stocky
trunks that long have defied the ele
ments. Open spaces are gained whence
one gets an unbroken view of the vast
region to the west and south, details
of which may be hidden by a curtain
of base or may stand forth in mag
nificent detail if the day be clear.
The summit is reached. A sign on
the forest guard's cabin states that
the altitude is 4045 feet. One's atten
tlon Is attracted to a huge tower, from
wnicn nre lookouts keep watch dur
lng the summer season. Forest serv
ice operators have sawed off two giant
trees 80 feet above the ground, have
braced them with steel cables, and
have constructed a series of steps that
lead back and forth between the
trunks, affording a safe way to the
platform at the top. whence an nn
obstructed view is obtained of all the
surrounding country. On clear days
five snow-capped peaks Mount Jet
ferson. Mount Hood, Mount Adams,
Mount St Helens and Mount Rainlei
and the lesser peaks, too. stand forth
In all their glory from an odean of
(Teen forest
This platform is not without Its
practical use. Her are located ap-
paratus lor locating forest fires. Sv .re
lief . bus "Dt the - aurroundina' cotmtrr.
J cast ia plaster, a telescops and & tals
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Above, left to right A diagram showing route to summit of Larch
either at Wahkeena falls or Multnomah falls; fire lookout tower,
Ijarch mountain (Photograph by Gifford and Prentiss); where the
Below -Upper falls of Multnomah
phone. Through his telescope the fire
guard can easily discern Elijah Coal
man's cabin on the bleak summit of
Mount Hood, and with the telephone
can converse with that hardy guardian
of Oregon's greatest peak.
A huge log shelter house for hikers
is located near the foot of the ob
servation platform. Nearby gigantic
rocks i each upward, from which a
panorama is to be seen similar to that
from the observation tower. It is the
purpose or tne Trans ciud to nave ai
larger cabin constructed in the shelter
purpose of the Trails club to have a
of these rocks, with a huge fireplace
blasted from the rocks themselves and
great windows dn two sides, linking
out upon the snow peaks.
The ease with which the trail Is fol
lowed Is evidenced from the many par
ties who have made the climb this
season at night for the purpose of
viewing the sunrise from the summit
However, the climb can be made in a
day, with time for safe return to the
highway by nightfall.
The several individuals and organ
izations that have made the Larch
mountain trail possible have per
formed a notable service to the com
munity, if the work ends there; but it
is the function of the Trails club to
carry it on, and, with the impetus of
this successful achievement, to pro
mote other trails of equal charm that
will further open the way to the out
of doors.
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creek.
Use of Prisoners in
Road Work Favored
Governor Capper of Kansas Writes to
payors and Sheriffs Urging Xiegls
lation Permitting Buch Course.
Governor Capper of Kansas Is an
ardent' advocate of road work for mis
demeanant prisoners. He recently for-
tx,' a t-H tr f ho naHnnfll rnmralttM nn
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Prisons th, copy of a letter which he
addressed to the mayors of the larger
citifs and the sheriffs of the larger
counties in Kansas asking their opin
ion as to the advisability of seeking
legislation which will permit work of
this kind. The governor's letter is in
part:
"To my mind, our present system of
handling city and county prisoners is
entirely too expensive, not only to the
public, but to the prisoners them
selves. The public is out the money
which It costs to maintain such pris
oners In slothful idleness; the pris
oners suffer because of lack of oppor
tunity for physical, moral and mental
development. Criminologists all agree
that, as a rule, city and county pris
oners are worse when they leave our
prisons than when they enter them.
Many of these prisoners are prisoners
from other states who would rather
serve time in Jail than expend their
the first Of ; the new college halls at the University of Washingtoa re
S 150,000." .In this ImsMing' are housed the departments of home.eco-
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mountain, hating its beginning
80 feet high, on the summit of
trail crosses Multnomah creek.
efforts gainfully. Under our present
system they are really pensioned for
vagrancy. The public now virtually
says to them: 'You are vagrants and
won't work, therefore we will put you
where you can't work and where we
can pay your board and lodging while
you plan more crimes to commit." "
"The replies received by Governor
Capper indicate such widespread in
terest in his undertaking that he is
confident that legislation can be se
cured from the next session of the
legislature.
The national committee on prisons
has made a careful study of road work
for misdemeanant prisoners and agrees
with Governor Capper that it can go
far to solve the labor problem in
county and municipal institutions. The
committee is in hearty sympathy with
the governor's undertaking and has
offered him any assistance possible.
Buys Old School for Playground.
St. Louis, Mo., Oct. 14. fl. N. S.)
Because he feels sentimental about the
school which, as a little lmmisant boy
ne attended 50 years ago andWhere he
learned the English language, Louis
Renard, president of a rug and lino
leum company has purchased the build
ing. He will convert the place into n
recreation ground for children, and will
install a baseball diamond as a fea
ture. The purchase price was $15,076.
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Supply of Gasoline
Is Scarce in London
American Motorists Who Tl Trou
bled Over Cost Should Xememhsr
That "There Are Others."
London, Oct. 14. (U. P.) Amer
ican motorists feel troubled over
the cost of gas for their buzz carts,
let them listen to the Britishers' trou
bles and rejoice at their own good
fortune.
The BritlKh private motor car owner
is unable to get the gas he wants at
any price. When German submarines
began torpedoing the oil tank nhlps
from the United States, the American
oil men quit shipping It. Consequent
ly gasoline Is so scarce in England
that It is given out by card to car
owners in very limited quantities.
Not only is the prlvato motor car
owner compelled to present his oil
card whenever he wants to run his
machine a few miles, but the llttie gas
he gets is begrudged him. Many a mo
tor car Is in its garage until after
the war on this account.
The government has allowed 80 per
cent of the amount of gas demanded
by commercial car owners, B0 per cent
of that asked for taxis, 25 per cent
of the private motor owners' demand
and two gallons a month for motor
cycles.
All evidences point to the doom of
private motoring until after war. And
the private motor car owner blames the
submarines and the American oil
shipper.
Dark Paper Does Not Hurt Eyes.
Madison, Wis., Oct. 14. (I. N. 8.)
No difference in eye strain Is produced
by reading from darker newsprint pa
per than from paper made from white
spruce.
This is the conclusion reached by the
department of psychology at the Uin
verslty of Wisconsin, which has been
studying the subject as a result of
the shortage of paper.
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But we
They're Here
1917 INDIANS!
do we mast demonstrate that.
Come in and let cs show you the 1917 Indian
with Refined Powerplus Motor the
world's fastest, most powerful, cleanest Stock
motor. See the big improvements the 3 1-2
eallon Tank, the Triple Stem Forks,
the Webbed Vanadium Steel Frame, the
Lengthened Gear Shift Lever, the pat
ented Cradle Spring Frame.
There's no "R" in the word this year every
thing big is spelled Indian M-O-T-O-C-Y-C-L-E.
See them today and find
out why I
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With Oregon only now beginning to
enter upon the real development of lt Kt
mineral resources, prospectors gad
miners find themselves almost com-' s
pletely at sea regarding their legal - ,
rights in the quest for the treasures,
unJer the earth. The state's mining
laws are little known, and less under- (
stood. In many canes conflicts ar
encountered between the state and fed- .
eral laws and the court Interpretations
thereon. '
With these farts In mind, H. U.
Lawrle, chief of the Oregon bureau of
I mines and geology, has stsrted a codl
ncauon or me mining laws ana a ui- ,
gest of court decisions. The outline v
j of the work Is now fairly well In hand,- ...
but Mr. Lawrle expects to have soma
experienced lawyers actually work-It;-out.
Mr. Lawrle hopes to have the com-: ?
pilation prepared in such non-technical
language as to allow the average pros-
pector. to understand It fully. The
rights of the miner will be fully setN
forth, so that when he comes upon a ,
deposit of metal or snlt tormatlon h
may know how to procetsed to profit.-',-by
it. - '
The compilation probably will be is
sued In the form of a bulletin some ,.:
time after the first of the year, when
the legislative appropriation for tha .
coming blennium Is available.
Mr. Lawrle says every mail brings-
in some sort of question bearing on
the legal aspects of mining and pros- v;.
pecting. many of which he is himself .
unable to answer. Inasmuch as Ore-" -
gon's rich deposits of copper, chronjaw
iron, tungsten and other valuable mln-
erals are being sought after now more -'?
than ever before, Mr. Lawrle considers '
that the bureau could perform no more
valuable service than to set out in .
brief and popular form Just what
rights the miners have.
Newspaper-Man
Lauds Highway,
Among notable men who visited tbs
Columbia river highway this summer
was Iouls Wiley, business manager of
the New York Times. Upon his re
turn to New York, Mr. Wiley embodied
his Impressions In an article which was
published In the Editor and Publisher,
September 23, in which he says:
"I have toured Europe with her
Axenstrasse and her Cornlche d'Or, but-""
there is nothing In scenic highways
anywhere like the Columbia river high
way. :
"One marvels that the beauties of -
the gorge of the Columbia river could '
have been kept away from the travel- i
lng world for 75 years.
"One marvels, finally, at the spirit of ,
a people which would spend 11, BOO, 000 -to
build an auto road for the enjoy-'' .
ment of themselves and their friends, , '
and then fall to provide a glgantld
advertising fund to make It known to
all the world.
"And when one listens to the story
of the building of the Columbia river--
highway and realizes that it U."th
graftless road of America" where the
people got one dollar in road for every,:
dollar spent one marvels again. It
Is a fantastic tale, because of Its truth. ' .
It is a story that shows the Iron in the ,
blood of the sturdy men o Oregon." ,
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took them out of tht ernes.
beauties, we call tell you.
can't tell you what they'll
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