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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1903)
I DAI1.V EAST OREGONIAN. PENDLETON. OREGON. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1903. CENTRAL OREGON WONDERFUL COAL FIELDS AND FOSSIL BEDS. Farmers Gathering Drift Coal From John Day River for Years Without Inquiring Into Its Source Richest Fossil Beds on the Continent Hid. den in John Day Hills. Died with Hr rarn nnri wnnrir..,.,, rn.. - , ...... nvuu.wua 4UI4US or primeval life. As the terrific convulsion of nature which sunk that wonderful continent, and created the Pacific ocean, drove animated creation higher and higher to escape the climbing floods, all the forms of life that conld flee before that torrifring tide sought, the mjus taln peaks and huddled together in fright and confusion until the ocean overwhelmed thrm, and left their re mains In one heap on what is now the John Dhj- fossil beds. Noted scientists from Europe liave visjieu tnese nclos and have pro nounced them the most rare an 1 ivou' dcrful of any on earth today. nt a season passes that does not see a new visitor In the John Day delving among the fragments of prehistoric bones mill rnrrattaoc cAfuvhlnn fo nnn. ; - . , ov.H.ku..f. 1UI jiinU in the iKffllng cha'n r na.:rat j h'storr and geology. Central Oregon, speaking ln gener al terms of portions of Sherman, Morrow, Gilliam and "Wasco counties, is one of the most resourceful and wonderful districts in the Yest. For years, farmers nlnnr- th ini.n ! Day river have gathered good, nier.l,IIie Vlt7 ot. P?. n'1 ,ros'"1 .... .i.i.. - i . . . i , . "raaln is not yet half understood. As chantable coal from the river bed, af- it becomns rtrinm..i i. ter the spring freshets, without be-1 possibilities are more widely lnvesii-' coming deeply enough interested in Baeu u will become the richest s;j.i! i ... - . , . i in Orecon I the wonderful fact to investigate and,' ueveiop tne supply from Which those iragmemary uoais came. Every win ESQUIMO CURins. uhuii..uu.j Hutup cuiuc. r. viy W1U-' ILT. for Years, at nnlntR fin fhn TTniwr ' John Da'y river, tons of this coal has Co,lectlon Valud at $5,000 Now on been loosed by the high water from' Exhibition in Spokane, the ledges clinging above the river! A wonderful exhibition of .Esqui bank, and, after being washed and maur curios Is on exhibit at the Hotel tumbled down by the turbulent cur- Spokane today In charge of W. E. rent of the mad little mountain Dickenson of Nome, Alaska, says" the stream, would lodge on sand bars and Spokane Press. islands In the stream, from where the Tno exhibit is being taken to the farmers would haul It in wagon loads st- Louis world's fair and Is being put for fuel. The ieop1e took this as a on exhibition on the way there, matter of course, and until the last i,r- Dickenson Is a typical northern year had not actually hunted up the man and gives an interesting account source of the coal supply and only re- of tne Esquimaux and his work. Tbe plied to inquirers that it "came from curlos consist of baskets made of up the creek." grass, articles from fur, skins and People from all over the West were . ,vorv. and were made by the natives going wild over the Heppner coal iof Alaska and Siberia. The collection fields last fall, u-hllo th ink rn. : is valued at 15.00(1. farmer was gathering from the river " be,nE a fur seal rug of 5,000 pieces beds fragments of what must be a and valueJ at J1.000. monster ledge, worth millions, when I "Kom-eo Oseok. my Esquimaux, properly developed, and not over thlr-1 w no ls accompanying me on the trip, ty miles from the coveted Heppner i took slcl t Seattle and will not reach fields. ! Spokane until tonight," said Sir. Dick- The recent discovery of the ledges ensn. as he told of tEe habits or the of the John Day coal field opens up I Esuimaux or Alaska, another important industry in that 1 "Tne citizens or Nome are provid wonderful district, and introduces ing a nome for the old and feeble ones more fully- to the world the hidden I at Penny creek, about twelve miles resources of the domain of Oregon. ' aoove Nome. Most of the1 natives. iu mm same jonn uay district are ! c wen iook after some or tne richest fossil beds on the I 'uM'cs, dui mere are some who anWK In ... i .. . iftm haltilnaa ..-J , V. ..1.1 . i 1 a iuui, k.uv uuiy wen ueiined ' u"h"-od nnu uiu use auu me tuna skplpfrm nf tha tv..... 1 ....in i i neonlp. nf Vnmo ii-l 1 1 nt niin . v - - w . .... ... i iiiinru ttmcuiiuvma horse ever dlscnvprpri hue km earthed in the John Day fossil beds. Skulls of prehistoric and ante-flood animals, of different descriptions, have been found by scientists tiiere, but not one man in twenty living in the vicinity of the beds realizes the wonder attached to them, and the pos." sitilitles or geological research among the scientific treasures or those iieias neonle of Nome u-lll tint niina- thnm to want ror anything ir thev can help it. Both the men and women or the tribes are hard workers, the men de vote much or their time to their carv ing, while the women weave baskets and do the fur work. Their cleverness is a surprise, and their goods cannot be -bought for a song, either, as they always want a "ig price ior everytning and positively i t, tut odjumug auu positively T"V. . 1 1 . . ... .. Icatni.li t. 41... " . i . i . iuc uiu iauie tana inclosing tne"""5 " iirai price iney set. fossil remains was evidently the last Tnis ls a habit with all of them." remaining high point of land, left on ' the mighty continent that has some 1 Instead of hiring a rainmaker when . J rom. t,be Rockj' moun- I tncre 18 a drought. let the whole coun S B?,?S! the Pacific ocean to the I try turn out to a picnic and leave all Philippines and Malay Penimmla, peo- umbrellas at home. Saturday, Dec. 5th, to Saturday. Dec. 2th. Slaughter Sale 7s I II.. -l 4. : 4-n ntiflr-i nrntit-a r ivni 34- I1 1 now with Winter croods that we do not know where to put our new goods arrK4-.U'' ... c- r . i -ii I . . 4- 4.t:4-., .n . .1 p 'uki ui spring scock win ocgin 10 come in uuuui nuiijr w sui. uuys irom now ami V nm A- 4. f A. ft. a..J..-I . W 3 4" 1 r lialrt H'sciil mock must uc icuutcu to niKC ruuiu. huh juui iibifj nt khi maKe a bit haL uut oiuciv in Liie weerv auuvc iiiciiliuiicu, auu v - k"oiiivi. w nmnc vuu a mir uvi.. umijr uuicr pritM tu us iuuiiu 111 luwu. Clothing. Good reliable clothing at wholesale prices will bejone of our specials for this sale, r ) Mens' Suits, dark woolen material, for this sale $4 .00 Men's Suits, dark color, good wearing, woolen gocds....$5 50 Men's Suits, all wool black clay worsted, $8.50 regular for this sale S7.00 Mens heavy wool melton Suits, splendid value, only $6.50 Men's fine worsted Suits, regular, $10.00 suits, for this sale $s-oo Men's mixed worsted Suits, S12 00 and S15.00 regular, for this sale $10.00 Overcoats. Men's heavy Overcoats, high storm collar, for this sale. .$4.25 Men's Overcoats, good grade Kersey, worth $.0.00 for this sale " $6 75 Men's Oxford gray Overcoats, all grades, special, 20 per cent off. Boys' Clothing. Every suit of Boys' clothing will be reduced for this sale 20 per cent. This means we are going tp sell lots of hoys' clothing and sell it quick. Boys' suits worth $2.00 will sell for m $160 1 Boys' suits worth $2.75 will sell for Boys' suits worth $3. 50 will sell for...."""' 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