EIGHT PAGES.
DAILY EAST ORE JONIAN, PEBTDLETOX, OREGON, TI KSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1008.
PAGE IJJJIEE.
1811 picture of lews sismiei
Byron E. Cooney, a correspondent
of tho Uutte Evening News, has re
cently visited Hermiston und the Uma
tilla project and wrote tho following
really beautiful word picture of that
project for his paper. Mr. Cooney
says:
Muntanuns have "lit" on the Urnu.
tllla tract, They found It out almost
as quickly, In fact Homo of them found
It sooner than did the United States
reclamation Befvlce.
Having vlHlted moHt of the north
western reclamation projects and sev
eral of private or corporation owner
ship I was naturally anxious to see
the piece of ground for which Uncle
Bam claims 'more merit than any of
the other 26.
I dropped into the Umatilla desert
one hot afternoon when It was 110 In
the shade, and no shade except what
could be found beneath monstrous
sage. Soon my arm ached from shak
ing hands with homo folk and when
I broke bread with them at their new
ly created city of Hermiston It was
with a prodigal feeling that I had
wasted years while they had been
building homes and cities.
Turn to tho northeast corner of tthe
map of Oregon where the Oregon
Railroad & Navigation dips Into a bow
to the Houth and you will nee tho
Umatilla tract wedged arrowhead
shaped Into the peninsula formed by
the Junction of the Umatilla and Co
1 mbla rivers. If my friends had do
. sired to advance arguments to keep
me away from the project they could
have done no better than they did In
t.'.king me across those burning sands
on divers trips.
Hut there was method in their ap
parent madness. Those Uitlander
were preparing mo for the contrast
ing scenes which were to follow. A
more Inhospitable waste I have never
looked upon, made doubly so by vlr
tue of looal option and by the exis
tence of a noxious mixture known as
near beer."
Hut when I found the fringes of
the desert and saw the possibilities
which would soon be realized nil over
the tract my appreciation was whetted
and my enthusiasm keyed to a high
pilch. For far above the reservoir of
17.000,000,000 of water lay ready to
work Its miracle and on the small
space on which the water Is already
turned verdure sprang rank as a trop.
leal Jungle.
A Northern I)oTt.
Mercilessly the sun pours Its tor
rent of heat Into this great dry gulch,
which, nine miles long and six miles
wide, lies drought stricken between
the heights of land which hank tho
Columbia and the Umatilla. Ruth
lessly the sagebrush plain throws hack
the 'blinding sunlight until the head
lands waver and the sky line Is blur
led by the heat waves from this
northern desert.
TIE CURED OF
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First Case a Rash Which Itched and
Stung Threatened Ten Years
Later With Blood-Poison in Leg
But Both Times the Sufferer's
reuancecutIcura
proved well-founded
"About twclvo or fifteen years ago,
while living in West Virginia. 1 had a
breaking-out, and it itched and stung so
badly that I could not. have any peace
because of it. 1 saw tlireo doctors and
they did not agree on what it was, so
one of them gave mo soniet hing t hat he
called medicine, but 1 called it soda
water. I might just as well have
washed in rain-water. Then I got some
Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and
Cuticura Kosolvent and began to get
better right away. They cured mo and
I liavo not boon bothered with tho itch
ing Bince, to amount to anything.
About two years ago I hsd la grippe
and pneumonia which left mo with a
pain In mv side. Treatment ran it into
my leg, w"hich then swelled and began
to break out. It Rot in pretty bad
shape, so I went to a doctor. He was
afraid it would turn to blood-poison.
I used hifl modicino but it did no good.
So 1 sent for another set of the Cuticura
Remedies. I used them three times
end cured tho breaking-out on my leg.
Now I won't be without Cuticura.
8 F. Hennen, 11. F. I). 3, Milan, Mo.,
May 13, l'J07."
BABIES ON FIRE
With Torturing, Disfigurirjfcr
Humors, Cured by Cuticura.
Eczemas, rashes, itching, irritations.
ana cnaimgs ... ' lT ;
majority of cases, bv
...on.i imttiB wit h Cuti
cura. Soap and gentle
applications of Cuti
cura Ointment, tho
groat Skin Cure. This
' treat ment permits rest
nrl a1n.n and nnintJI
P p - aim m' 1 ft - " r
to a speedy cure in tho most distressing
TT7-ri.l n ion fnila ftiinrAn-
cases, wihhi u
teed absolutely pure and may be used
from the hour of Dlrth.
rhmnutd External und InWrnsl Trpstitifnt for
PTM?ilfimnr o Inf.ntA Child, Mid Adult con-
CuUeun Ointment (60c.) to rfcM the Skin, nd CuU
SiwTSKi l, (or In the form ot Choooim
Co?tfd P ., P" ol 00) to Purify the Blood.
2$ rthmu"i.out llie world, rotur Drul them.
fiSwKS cKEE on Ski. DUeties,
Nodding lilllle owls with stupid
mien but twinkling eye prey on the
sund lizard and the ground mouse;
the coyote with nut-hanging tongue
trots a fltono's throw ahead of the
stage; the eagle with a snake pendaiit
In his clutches lumbers across the
landscape; horned toads scurry over
the white heat breathing road and
lend, hungry Jack rabbits lope to high
ground and stjuat to gau askance at
the Intruder.
The monster dragon fly that ogre
of the Insect world, bearing the grass
hopper he had ibutchered, stops to rest
on the whip handle. Dust rises and
chokes and smarts and penetrates,
and the cacti raise their unfriendly
splne-brlstllng arms In a land bereft
or friendliness.
Such Is the Umatilla desert.
Such Is the nlcture which within a
year shall have passed from the map
by the activity of progressive and pa
ternal government. This hitherto
hopeless plain had been an accident
a hiatus in the schemes of the god
head. Hedged and walled by verdant
fruitful districts, encircled by the.
flashing ripples of two laughing riv
ers, bathed in the golden glory of an
unclouded sun, It has lain like th
body of a giant Into which the water
spirit had forgotten to breathe it h
breath of life.
Miracle nt Hand.
But the traveler, looking from the,
highlands to the valley, may see
eastward like a soft blue supphlr
and westward like a square of em
erald Jade set In a plaque of Roman
gold, the reservoir above and tho
first oasis at Hermiston five miles
below.
The miracle of the waters Is at
hand.
Several years ago the government
sent out scientists Into the district.
They came with microscopes and sex
tants and theodolites and straddle-
bugs. They analyzed the soil, they
sampled the air, they tasted the wa
ter, they dissected the sunbeams and
they measured the tract as a tailor
measuring a customer for a nef
garment.
A few years later the nephews of
I'ncle Sam they of the reclamation
service came to wipe the desert off
the map. It Is an Interesting work;
a truly Olympic game. Like Titans
they tore down mountains and piled
them In the gorge; they reached 26
miles away and snatched the thread
of silver from tho derelict Umatilla
river, they made a lake and tomorrow
they will make a garden and a forest
and a commonwealth.
' Today the di sort lies below that
lake In the blistering sun and quivers
In expectation. At last the sleeping
giant Is to come Into Its own.
A Monster Task.
Two hundred and fifty men toiled
two years to build that dam at a
the promise of the reclamation serv
ice, and this can only be done by
the use of siphons following tho dip
of every miniature valley. It Is for
this reason that the tract needs so
much concrete plo. There are miles
und miles and miles of open ditch and
pipe Is used only where absolutely
necessary.
Of all the 26 Irrigation projects on
which the government Is spending
$40,000,000, the Umatilla project Is
the pet. It Is the darling of the des
ert gods.
It Is to be the masterploce of the
department of the Interior. Xo where
else will such results be obtained
such a mctamorphoi be accomplish
ed, such a miracle be performed.
Arthur Davis, chief engineer of the
reclamation service, said In a state
ment athorlzed for publication:
"The Umatilla project Is, In my es'
tlmatlon, tho best Irrigation scheme
In America. There Is no question of
the ultimate result. This little val
ley has the conditions of climate, wa
ter supply, sunshine and soil which
will make It without a peer among
the Irrigated districts of America. We
hesitate to compare other projects
with It."
Foley's Kidney Remedy will cure
any ease of kidney or bladder trou
ble that Is not beyond the reach of
medicine. No medicine can do more.
Pendleton Drug Company.
WAR OX SICK COWS.
lio
Mlnnooiu to Rid the Stale of
Menace of Tuberculosis.
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 18. Plans for
ridding the state of tubercular cattle
are under discussion at a conference
of cattle breeders, dairymen and
health officials here today. Dr. S.
II. Ward, secretary of the live stock
board, estimates that it will cost Jl,-
000,000 a year to rid the btate of tu
bercular cattle.
Proposals have been made to pre
vent the evil effects of tuberculosis
In milk by having all creameries pas
teurize milk and cream which goes
Into the butter they make. The
skimmed milk fed to hogs Is pasteur
ized If It passed through a creamery
and It Is proposed to take as good
care of the babies as of the pigs.
Some of the topics for discussion
at the conference are; "On whom
shall responsibility fall when a cow
Is found to be Infected after a sale?
"To what extent shall owners be com
pensated for the loss of tubercular
cattle?"
At present the owner stands only
one-third of the loss. "Should a clean
bill of health accompany each bill of
sale of cattle?" "What steps shall
the state take to prevent dairymen
from buying diseased cows?" "What
additional steps shall the state take
to eradicate tuberculosis from the
state?"
Long Horse Rack Trip.
Having ridden nearly 400 miles on
horseback through the wilds of Ore
gon and Washington, having seen
peaks they had no Idea existed west
of the Rockies, crossing trails and
mountain passes that thrilled the rld
ers.Mayor M. K. Hall, Charles Vur
plllat and Will Church returned last
evening from a two weeks' outing
on the Walla Walla river, and two
branch streams of that river, the Skip
Horton and the Rough Works, says
the La Grande Observer.
Operation for Piles will not be ne
cessary If you use ManZan Pile Rem
edy, guaranteed. Prloe 50 cents. Sold
by A. C. Kooppen & Bros.
Where there's a will there's a lot
of disappointed relations.
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TOBER from the east to all points In Oregon. The fares from a few
principal cities are
From Louisville
" Cincinnati
" Cleveland
" New York
- 541.70
- 42.20
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From Denver - 30.00
- " Omaha - 30.00
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St. Louis 35.50
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nished by telegraph.
F. J. QUINLAN, Local Agent, Pendleton, Ore.
or write
Wm. McMURJlAY
General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon.-
Byers' Best Flour
Is made from the choicest wheat that grows. Good bread is assur
ed when BITERS' BEST FLOUR Is used. Bran, Shorts, Steam Rolled
liar ley always on hand.
PENDLETON ROLLER MILLS
W. 8. BYERS, Proprietor.
JQii
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cost of nearly a million and a quar
ter dollars. Half a dozen U. S. R. S.
locomotives hauled their hundred
dump cars, a hundred teams sweated
In the burning sun. Five hundred
f-et In thickness at Its base, a hun
dred feet high, 3.120 feet in length,
the biggest earthen dam In the world
holds back enough water to cover the
22.00IJ acres of the tract with u depth
of two and a half feet.
As Moses struck the rock and the
water gushed forth, so the man In the
water tower pulls his lever and the
life-giving fluid Is freed to make a ,
Jungle of n Sahara.
At present the main conduit Is
watering only the land adjacent to
Hermiston city, where a city has
sprung up In n yew. Here is made
the tile which cuts so Important a
figure In the tract, for this project
will probably have less open ditch
than any other project In America.
Thirty men are employed at the tlli
factory to make five miles of piping,
One link of this conduit tile Is a
wngnn load for four horses, who re
quire an entlro day to haul It to Its
destination, with four men to load
and unload it. The Ttnk Is eight feet
In length and two Inches less than
four feet In diameter.
This Is the largest concrete pipe
In the world. It Is reinforced with
steel wire. The tiles are laid along
the line of the main ditches on the
grades and will all be set and Joined
this winter after tho factory has com
pleted the five miles of pipe It must
make.
The lateral pipes are smaller and
measure respectively 30, 16 and 12
Inches.
Running Water Vphlll.
This project Is unlike any other
government Irrigation scheme In the
number of engineering perplexities It
has presented. Tho country Is rolling
with waves of ground which make
water grades a despair. Much as
Uncle Sam can do he cannot make
water run up hill.
Yet to bring a gushing fountain to
the high point In every 40 acres Is
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