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DAILY
EAST ORKGONIAN, PENDLETON. OREGON, THURSDAY. AUGUST St. I05.
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BATTLESHIP BELONGS
IX MINNESOTA CLASS.
1 DomJitimiI for ft l lasslilp and Will
Require a Total Complement of
Eight HlllKllX-ll Mill 1 lMlliKll
Willi ll irt-k-ss IVIi'siiipli Plant
Total Cost, Including Ariiiunicut,
Him IkxMi $7,5(10,000 CHi.stnictid
aad Launched at Qulncy, Maw.
Qulncy, Mass., Aug. 31. The new
American battleship Vermont wa
launched here today in the presence
of a large number of invited guests
ana representatives or the govern
ment. Governor Bell of Vermont, ac
companld by Mrs. Bell, Miss Jennie
Bell and her younger sister, the mem
bers" of the governor's staff and many
prominent citizens of the sponsor
state arrived here this morning and
were received by the representatives
of the Fore River Shipbuilding Com
pany, which built the battleship. Miss
Jennie Bell stood as sponsor and
christened the new battleship by
breaking a bottle of champagne over
the bow when the big hulk smooth
ly slid from the ways.
The Vermont is a slstership of the
New Hampshire, the Minnesota, the
Louisiana, the Connecticut and the
Kansas, which was recently launched.
The ship Is designed as a flagship and
will je one of the finest warships
afloat. The arrangement of quarters
provides ample accommodations for
following complement: A flag officer,
a chief of staff, nineteen wardroom
officers, ten junior officers, ten war
rant officers and not less than 761
men, including 60 marines. There is
a lower brllge both forward and aft
and a Tying bridge forward, accord
ing to the latest designs. On the
flying bridge Is fitted a screen of
bronze for the protection of the men
at the wheel and there is also a
i bronze charthouse forward.
There are steel masts forward and
aft, the foremost having an upper
and lower top, the main mast a low
er top only. Masts are arranged for
wireless telegraphy. There is one
signal yard on each mast and also a
searchlight platform forward and aft
with a crow's nest on the foremast.
The armament consists of a main
battery, Including four twelve-inch
breech-loading rifles; eight 8-inch
breech-loading rifles; twelve 7-Inch
breech-Ioadlng rifles; and a second
ary battery. Including twenty 3-Inch
14-pounders rapid fire guns; twelve
three pounders and semi-automatic
guns; six 1-poiinder automatic guns;
two I-pounder scml-aulomntlc guns;
two 3-Inch field pieces; two machine
guns, calibre 30 and six automatic
guns, calibre SO.
The hull Is protected at the water
line by a complete belt of armor, i
feet 3 Inches wide having a maximum
thickness of n Inches for about 200
feet amidships. Forward and aft of
this the minimum thickness is 9 In
ches within the limits of the maga
zines, from which point the thickness
gradually decreases to 4 Inches at the
stem and stern. The magazine and
shell rooms are so arranged that
about one half the supply of ammu
nition will be carried at each end.
The total weight of the equipment
outfit will be abtiut 355 tons. The
legislature of Vermont has appro
priated J5.000 for i silver service tf
be presented to the battleship at some
future time. The total cost of the
battleship exclusive of the arma'
ment will be about $4,212,000, while
the total cost will be over $7,500,000,
EIGHT PAGES.
NO LAND OF PLENTY
UINTAH RESERVATION IS
NOT A PAKADISE.
William Scovlllo of Dos Moines, Iowa,
Says That Hornnl Toads, Fleas and
Tarantulas Are Principal Products
of the ITtnh Land Just Opened to
Settlement.
Celebrate Prince's ItirUxlay.
Portlund. Ore., Aug. 31. The hun
dreds of Japanese in this city, many
of whom are connected with the ex
position and hundreds of others scat
tered all through this state and the
neighboring states, are celebrating
the birthday of the crown prince of
Japan. The principal celebration will
be held on the exposition grounds to
night. There will be a water carni
val on Guild's Lake in which scores of
boats, launches and gondolas, artis
tically decorated with Japanese lant
erns, will take part. There will also
be a fine display of fireworks and a
realistic representation of the storm
ing of a Russian fort by Japanese
soldiers.
Will Have a National Tlteatre.
City of Panama, Panama, Aug. 31.
The numerous bids for the building
of a large government building and
National Theatre will be opened in
the office of the minister of the Inter
ior at two o'clock this afternoon and
within five days the president will
announce the names of the success
ful bidders. The bids will be thor
oughly considered by a technical com
mission, which will decide which one
of the bids Is the most acceptable.
Anyone wishing to go to Hldaway
Springs leave orders at Tall man &
Co.'s. Stage will not leave with less
than four passengers.
The Uintah Indian reservation
which has just been opened to settle
ment Is no paradise.
At least this is the opinion of Wil
liam Scovlllo of Dea Moines, Iowa,
who passed through Pendleton today
on h's way from Vernal, Utah, the lo
cation of the land office where the
drawing of reservation land took
place, to the Lewis and Clark expo
sition at Portland.
Mr. Scoville has been at Vernal Just
a month and says a largo portion of
the people who drew land on the res
ervation are now leaving there. If
they can sell their claims, all right:
and If they can't sell, they abandon
them.
According to Mr. Scovllle, who was
Been by an East Oregonlan represen
tative today at the O. R. & N. depot,
horned toads, prickly pear, all Imag
inable kinds of cactus, sand burrs,
lizards, fleas and tarantulas are the
principal products of the reservation
land now. j
Under irrigation much of the land
will produce well, but Irrigation Is a
distant promise, ho says. The Indians
are a dirty, filthy, vicious tribe and.
have been allotted the choice land.
The reservation which is now
opened to settlement, comprises 2,
4 50,000 acres, walled In on three
sides by the Uintah and Wasatch
ranges and extending on Its eastern
slope to Green river, whoso tributaries
drain it. I
For Its greater part it is a waste,
apparently worthless, but there are
many spots which can bo used for j
agricultural purposes to advantage. '
Besides that there are rich deposits
of gilsonlte and even gold and silver
to bo found In different localities on
the reservation, although the exact lo
cation of the deposits is not yet defln-'
Itely known.
Of the total area over 1,000,000
acres have been placed in permanent
forest preserve which guards the tim
ber but does not stop the mlno hunt
ers; 25,000 acres have been reserved
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We all try to catch the nimble dollar.
You can catch a few of them by fill
Ing your coal Mn with our good, clean
coal.
The prices n lvmee soon. Why not
order now?
Henry Kopittke
DUTCH HEXnY.
Office, Pendleton Ice A Cold Storac
Company. 'Phone 1711.
Hon. T. G. Halley, former mayor of
Pendleton, and also former district
attorney of Umatilla and Morrow
counties, who, It Is now conceded, will
be appointed supreme judge of Ore
gon by Governor Chamberlain, In
case Justice R. E. Bean Is appointed
to the federal judgeship, which Is al
most assured. Mr. Halley is a native
of Union county. Oregon, and has
spent his life In Idaho and Oregon.
He Is one of tho leading attorneys In
the state as well as an enthusiastic
worker in the Interest of Irrigation.
He Is at present secretary of the State
Irrigation commission and has ren
dered invaluable services to the gov
ernment engineers in Oregon,
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for the Indians to graze their herds;
3840 acres have been taken for the
Fort Dechcsno military reservation;
112,000 have been allotted to the In
dians in severalty.
This leaves about 1,070,000 acres to
actual settlers. Of this remaining
area about three-fourths are practi
cally valueless for agricultural pur
poses, but the rest Is very desirable.
More of the land may be made availa
ble by Irrigation.
Today there is no railroad nearer
than 40 miles to the reservation, but i
the fact that gilsonlte Is found on the !
reservation will soon change this. The j
newly built Uintah railway from i
Mack, Col., to its present terminus at i
Dragon, Utah, which serves the pur
pose of hauling gilsonlte from the
mines at Dragon, will quickly bo ex
tended to connect with tho gilsonlte
deposits In various parts of tho res
ervation. That will be or great help
to the settlers and will considerably
Increase the value of their lands.
We notice that papers In stating
the population of Hood River Include
the valley, which extends a distance
of from 20 to 25 miles. If The Dalles
were to follow tho same rule this city
would Include Dufur, Mosler and all
the outlying districts, and would have
a population of between 8,000 and
5,000. The Dalles Chronicle.
MOLD TO YOl'K MONEY
Until ou have see us and had u
figure on your ' II of lumbar.
Wo carry Lullding material of ever
description and have the best quality
of lumber on the market.
Arfents for WOOD FIBER PLAS
TER. Cray's Harbor Commercial
Company
VI. J. 6EWELL, Manager.
Phone Main 92.
FOR SALE.
Barred Plymouth Rock Cockrels for
sale. February and March stock ft
per head. Those desiring to change
their males would do well to secure
one or more of these, for they are of
a large, healthy, winter-laying strain.
REV. J. W. CORXELISOX.
ROX 874. PENDLETON. ORE.
LAN D SCRIP FOR SALE.
Uniestrlcted forest reserve scrip for
sale at lowest market prices. My
ciip secures title to tlm' ered. farm
ing, grazing or desert land. In any
quantity without residence or Im
provement. Address H. M. Hamilton
"lie Portland. Portland. Orecon.
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