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One Week, Commencing Monday, May 13th.
Five-act Comedy by J. H. Frazier,
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Lisliii Rod Men
And a First-Class. Company. A Change of Program Every Night.
ADMISSION, 25c, 35c and 50c,
Reserved Seats now on sale at Blakeley & Houghton's
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Tiie Dalles Daily Chronicle.
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T MAIL, FOSTAOB rBsrAID, IB ADViFCB.
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Address all communication to " THE CfiBON
ICLK," The Dalles, Oregon.
WEDNESDAY
May, 15 1895
OLD WASCO COUNTY.
FEW BRIEF FACTS CONCERNING
ITS RESOURCES.
Vruits, Fish, Finn and Forests She
Has Them All, and Unlimited
Water Power.
FISH. (
As pnggested in the beginning of this
sketch the fishing industry is a large
one, and the airount of money made at
it, under favorable circumstances, is
fabulous, w There are two modes of fish
ing on the middle Columbia one the
usual one followed elsewhere, the gill
net, and tbe other peculiar to the loca
tion, and admissible only where there
is a good current. The latter is bv w hat
is known as the fish wheels, and these
in tarn are divided into two kinds, tbe
stationary and the scow wheel. As the
mode is something new, we w ill devote
a siuaill space to its description ;
. The fish wheel is simply three wire
dip nets mounted on a wheel, which is
tnrned by the force of the current. The
wire screen, of which the net is com
posed, is a part of the wheel itself, act
ing as a paddle. The wire is put on
diagonally to the radius, and three nets,
or screens, compose the wheel. On tbe
scows these are fastened at tbe rear end
. of the boat, the nets striking tbe water
at the up-stream side, dipping down
. stream. As the fish are caught running
up to their breeding grounds, the net
gathers them in, and as it lilts rolls
them tdwards the center of tbe wheel,
finally emptying them into an inclined
chute, down which thej slide into the
scow. These scows and wheels cost
$500 to $1,000. They are generally
anchored at some point at the head of
an eddy, which the salmon seek to avoid
the current. The amount of fish they
will catch in a day, with a good run, is
' almost beyond belief. Last summer a
wheel of this kind wsb left running over
night at the upper Cascades, near the
western boundary of this county, with
no one to watch it. The salmon were
running well, and in the morning the
owner, going to bis wheel, was sur
prised to find it sunk. It had caught
salmon enough to sink the scow, proba
bly fifteen tons in twelve hours. This
of course was during an unusually good
run of fish. The stationary fish wheel
works "on tbe same principle as the
scow wheel, but bring built on the bank
where it is exposed ut high water to a
tremendous current, is a much more ex
pensive matter, costing from $3,000 to
7,0o0.
There are two canneries in the county
where the salmon are preserved one ai
Seufert'e, three miles east of Tbe Dalles ;
the other in the city". The latter wat
' built this spring, and the season that
has just opened (April 10th) it began its
first run. The other has been in opera
tion several years. Last year, owing
. the extreme high water, although tl
season ends August lOtn, and the can
nery did not begin operations until J urn
' 10th, 36,000 cases, of forly-eiifht ponuric
each, were packed. These fish were all
caught near the cannery, and hundreds
of tons more wonid bave been caught ii
the canneiy could have handled them.
Besides this, probably twice as many
fish were caaght near tbe Cascades- (thie
county) and shipped a few in ilea down
the river to the Warrendale cannery.
Generally many carloads are sent East
in refrigerator cars, and sold fresh in
- the eastern cities. The stargeo'n fieher
' ies, although on a much smaller, scale,
yield considerable revenue. The Col
ombia sturgeon grow to immense size,
an 800-pound fish being no great rarity,
and 1,100 pounds being sometimes
reached. The latter business requires
no capital, but a boat and lines, proba
bly $100.
,- POPULATION AND VALUES. -
.The population of the county by the
last census was a trifle less than 10,000.
The Dalles, the county seat, is a pretty
little city of about 3,500 inhabitants and
is one of tbe best and thriftiest business
points in tbe state. It has two national
banks and one private one, with plenty
of capital. Four " commodious hotels.
Two newepapers, Tbe Dalles Chronicle,
daily and semi-weekly, and tbe Times
Mountaineer, daily and weekly. Its
stores are the finest in tbe state, outside
tbe city of Portland, some of them car
rying stocks of goods valued at $75,000
to $100,000. A steamboat, line, owned
by citizens of The Dalles', plies the Col
umbia daily to' Portland, making a
transfer at Cascade Locks (this county)
forty-four miles down" the river. Al
though we bave excellent train service,
this line of boats serves to keep both
passenger and freight rates at a mini
mum, giving The Dalles cheaper rates
proportioned to distance than any point
an the river, and putting her in a posi
tion to control a large interior trade.
The county has a fine brick court
house, costing 30,000. It has a debt of
$43,000. The tax rate county and
stale, varies from 18 to 21 mills. Its
roads are good, and solid and substan
tial bridges are provided wherever nec
essary on the same. The assessed valu
ation of the County, made on or about a
40 per cent basis, is $3,450,000 ; but this
will be largely increased in the near
future, owing to the issuing of patents
to lands recently forfeited from the
Northern Pacific railroad, and which
consisted of every odd section for a dis
tance of forty miles back from the river
and the full length of the county
These lauds were non-taxable, as long
as they remained unforfeited. There is
a large area of government lands in the
aounty subject to homestead, but of
course they are some distance back
from the river. The United States land
office is located here, a source jof great
convenience to intending settlers.
Continued.
DlKlt.
, On 8-Mile, Sunday, Mav 12th, Wilbur,
sun of Mr. and Mrs. B. Southwell, aged
about 5 months. . .
A preclouB one from us hen gone, .
A Voice we loved it Milled;
A i ace is vacaut in our home,
Wnicu iievei eau be tilled.
God, in his wisdom, has recalled
I he boon hia love has given.
And though the b dy moulders here,
The soul is 8 fe in Heavea.
Fay tlie County Debt.
All countv warrants registered prior to
Sept. 1st, 1891, will tie paid if presented
at my utbee, corner 3d and Washington
streets, The Dalles, Or. Interest ceases
after May 10, 1895.
Wit. Michell,
- County Treasurer.
Our patrons will find De Witt's Little
Early Risers a safe and reliable remedy
ur constipation, dyspepsia and liver
complaints. Snipes-Kiuersly Drug Co
THE BEST
PIPE
TOBACCO.
Ail pain oanisbed by Dr. Mile' Fain 11 lu
1- -w , , .-Ml y
IS
Mexican j.
Mustang
Liniment
' for
Burns,
Caked & Inflamed Udders.
Piles,
Rheumatic Pains.
Bruises and Strains,
Running Sores,
inflammations.
Stiff joints,
Harness z Saddle Sores, -
Sciatica,
Lumbago,
Scalds,
Blisters,
Insect Bites,
Air Cattle Ailments,
All Horse Ailments,
All Sheep Ailments,
Penetrates Muscle,
Membrane and -Tissue
Quickly to the Very
Seat of Pain and
Ousts it in a Jiffy.
Rub in Vigorously.
Mustang Liniment conquers
Pain,
Makes Tan or Beast well
again.
THE DALLES
HIZSZ.CJ
ca-nzr.
The -above- association is
prepared to take a list of all
and any kind, of Rear Estate
for sale or exchange, whereby
the seller will have the undi
vided assistance of the follow
ing Real Estate Agents, or
ganized as an association for
the purpose of inducing lm
migration to Wasco and Sher
man Counties, and generally
stimulating the sale pi - prop
erty: - -C.
E. Bayard, T. A. Hud
son, J. G. Koontz & Co., J. M.
Huntington & Co., Tufur &
Hill, N. Whealdon, Gibons &
Marden, G. W. Rowland.
Address any of the above
well known firms," or 1 -
J. M. Huntington, Sec.
The Dalles, Oregon.
Calectr'. Ena;I1.1i IMamaad Braad.
Ef.NYROYAL PILLS
Original Md Oaly CtenutM. "
DmcirtaTt for ChicJmster a BnolUh Di-
mond Brand in Kd and ioUi EartUlk
V - Ibozfls. stod with bloe ribbon Task
r nu ama HHJicutofi. At urmfimw, or Mao mo
In sUtmpa for particular, trrnxXmoaimi aVot
KUf for lCmdJr," rm Uttr, by rcrtara .
Moll. 1 i.4tA Ti-arunuaniaila. Wimm Aaur.
V ""J flbBaC'hlMllBltUl'si MqM
Real I Estate
Stiifrfinn BrpinfinnsR
uiuumjij u.uuiuuuuu
Everything for the Garden
we can furnish Floral Designs and
Bouquets second to none in Eastern Ore
gon at very reasonable prices.
See our assortment of Plants, Button
hole Bouquets, and . display- in M. Z.
Donnell's Drugstore and Keller's Bak
ery. Orders can be left at either of the
above places. .
The Hyacinths are now in full bloom.
All are cordially invited to come and
see our assortment of Flowers and
Greenhouse Plants.
Snipes-KineKly Drug Co.
Drugs,
Paints,
Wall Paper,
Window Glass.
129 Second St.,
THE DALLES, - -. OR.
FOR
i could get- reliefs
from a most horri-
ble blood disease, Ij
Ka.I cnAnt Hiirw-Jr-i--lo Wc'
of dollars TRYING various remedies
and physicians, none of which did me
any good. My finger nails came off,
and my hair came out, leaving me 5
perrecuy Data, i then went to
HOT SPRINGS 1
Hoping to be cured by this celebrated
treatment, but very soon became
disgusted, and decided to TRY 2
I he effect ' Avas
truly wonderful. I J
commenced to re-
cover after tnkinrr j
J the first bottle, and oy the time 1 had!
-iv-- sullies i was entirely cured l
cured by S. S. S. when the world-renowned 5
nui jspnnjrs naa railed.
WM. S. LOOMIS, Shreveport, La.
Our Book on tho Olseam and Its Treatment
mailed freo to uuy odureau.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta. Go.
E. JACOBSEN BOOK and MUSIC CO,
THE LEADERS m -
Pianos and Orpns, Boob,
NOTIONS, STATIONERY.
Call and Ket their prices. Bell PIANOS on
eaHv monthly payment, and is prepared to nieti
any COMPETITION. .. ..
162 Seconfl St.. ' : THE DALLES, OR.
SEE LO 5
Garden and
G-rass Seeds
in Bulk, at
J. H. Cross'
Feed & Gro
cery Store.
as? t
Don't Forget
-THAT THS
Crow Photo Co.,
(Formerly Crow & Lussiar, of Portland)
Will soon h.Tv tli.lr Kw rhoMfrapta
O all ery at Tho Dalles finished '
and ready for busiaass. '
' Wait until jrotj sea samples of work and prices
Deiora narlnf pictures taken. apr20
Bring in Your Family.
Come in Yourself,
And see how cheaply we can dress all of you.
Men's Suits, Boys' Suits, Silks, Satins,
LACES, WOOLENS, COTTONS, LINENS,
Everything fr.om Hat to Shoes, for everyone. All new stock.,
C. K. STEPHENS,
Closing Qut Sale
of DRY GOODS
CLOTHING. FURNISHING GOODS,
BOOTS, SHOES, HATS and CAPS.
Past or present values eut no figure, as goods
MUST be SOLD
The C P. and P. D., French Woven, Hand-Made, Dr.
Warner's Health, Coralinel French Model and other makes u
of Corsets will be closed out
and be convinced. You will
J. -P.
pipe
Tillir;ery.
-ALSO A FULL LINE OF
MRS, M. E. BRIGGS,
RUPERT & GABEL,
Wholesale and retail manufacturers and dealers in
Harness, Saddles, Bridles, Collars,
TENTS and WAGON COVERS,
And all Articles Kept In a First Class Harness Shop.
REPAIEING PROMPTLY DONE. : Adjoining E. J. Collins & Co.'e Store, ,
TUB 1 ATiT iT3i3. OrtEGOPT.
Blakeley & Houghton,
DRUGGISTS,
175 Second Street, The Dalles, Oregon
A full line of ; all the Standard Patent Medicines, ,
, . . Drugs, Chemicals, Etc. ; J
-AE,TlSTS M ATBEIAX.S .
COCountrT and Mail Orders will receive prompt attention. ; .
LESS than COST,
at extrnely low prices. Call
be surprised at our low prices.
McINERNY.
Having secured the services of
a first-class trimmer fro ja the city,
I can assure my patrons perfect sat
isfaction as to style and finish.
Call and see the large variety
of Hats on display in window.
Successor to Anna Peter & Co.,
112 Second Street.