THE BEND BULLETIN
Mid CENTRAL OREGON PBESS
An Independent Newspaper
Robert W. Chandler, Editor and Publisher
Phil F. BrORan, AuooUtc Editor
Member, Audit Bureau of Circulation
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(oa gate Aat a Hard, I, l7t.
The Bend Bulletin, Thursday, July 14, 1955
Older and Wiser
Hells Canyon
;,; HELLS CANYON, Oregon-WaHhinirton-Idaho A
jrroup of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana news
paper, radio and TV men completed a trip through this
great gorge Tuesday, covering 160 miles of the Snake
River by boat in two days.
The press party was the guest of Pacific Northwest
-lower company, combine made up of four utilities in the
"Northwest. The trip was made so members of the party
could look over Pleasant Valley and Mountain Sheep dam
Jites in the canyon, where the company is seeking per
. -mission to build hydroelectric facilities.
Z The trip took the group some 80 miles up the Snake
Tfrom Lewiston, Idaho, where it had boarded the mail
; boat for the journey.
- The Snake during this stretch is a river of sur
prises. Some places its flow is forced through narrow
; .anyon walls only forty feet wide, with the deceptively
-smooth water being nearly 100 feet deep. In others the
- fiver seems to spread across the map, and consists of a
- gcrics of shallow riffles.
- The river can change from one phase to another in
- a space of a few feet. At times it is a brawling hoyden
at others a piulronly grandmother.
Ranches are spotted in various small valleys open
ing off the river, big ranches. One operator told mem
bcrs of the party ho didn't know just how many shoe)
he had, since he never gathered them all at once, but he
knew the number was someplace between 8,000 and
12,000.
(At one point in the trip the travelling newsmen
saw two snoop in an inaccessible place in the canyon, so
heavily woolcd it .was obvious they had been there all
winter and spring, separated from the band.)
Wildlife was present throughout the trip. Doer could
be seen at the water's edge, swallows flitted to nests built
on steep, shiny rock, rattlesnakes bu.zed occasionally
and what seemed like the world's biggest butterflies were
seeking flowers growing in the thin soil.
Occasionally one could see an abandoned cabin, and
the hills with their decaying mincshafts here and
(here gave abundant testimony of the overliving hope
of man in his search for precious minerals. Lone rock
cairns piled in different locations showed mining claims
which never had been worked.
Miles upstream from Lewiston, where the Tmnaha
river flows into the Snake, wc saw the foundations of an
vild smeller, started some 60 years ago in the face of tic-
tnendous supply difficulties before its promoters bothered
to discover that there was no ore sufficiently rich to sup
port it.
1 One place fairly close to Lewiston a .small log drive,
horded by a buzzing outboard motor boat, bobbed along
in the water, its I'onderosa pine logs harking themselves
in shallow rapids on their way to Lewiston mills.
, Vegetation of the hills along the canyon wall consist
ed mainly of native grasses. Most of tho trees seen were
brought there by man in an attempt to make the place
livable. Normandy poplar, sumac and locust could he
seen around ranches and abandoned ranches. Up on the
high hills, some pine and sagebrush were visible.
ucoiogy oi mo canyon changes rapidly at one point
imuui. iiHiiway uoiwccn i.cwision aim weisor, ihe upper
onu ot ihe great gorge.
The upper part of the canyon is composed of a bu
tuiaic agglomerate, iracturert and broken into grout
chunks by earth stress eons ago and still further cracked
by weather through the centuries. It was very reminis
cent of some of the lava formations along the Deschutes
ii Oregon.
Then, halfway between the Pleasant Valley and
Mountain Sheep danisites tho rock within a quarter
of a mile changed to granite, also broken up through
almost endless time.
Occasional limestone deposits could bp seen, one of
them a whole big mountain some three thousand feel
high. Streaks of color in the canyon walls indicated de
posits of extremely low-grade iron, copper and mangan
ese, none of them apparently of commercial value.
Hells Canyon has been called the most spectacular
place on earth. It is just about that. Although not s,. col
ored as the Grand Canyon, its narrow ness, the speed of
ua- aier, mo great live to six foot waves of its rapids
vuvu ouu wondering what great being started it al
77.ose Coffee Breaks
neccnuy nui .leiiKMis ol the Mniimth News and Her
ald was driving along a Klamath road and came across
another sign of the modern world we live in:
fcirelclicd out under a juniper tree taking a 0:.!() cof-
U'c oreaK were a couple of ditch riders.
"Seems like you can't get away from the Ureal Amcr--icau
habit, no matter where you gn," Hill commented.
; He's right. In a liend restaurant the oilier day m
saw a cofl'co maker in a restaurant taking time out for a
mid-morning bit of brew from the Hiwilian bean.
But possibly she was just testing the stuff.
""''Vrl
Edson in Washington
'Pork' Bill Could Delay Plans
By I'KTt.ll KISO.
NKA Wiinhininn (Vrr.HintIi'iit
WASHINGTON (NKA The an
imal pork bum1, hill formally
known as tho Public Works Ap
propriation Hill for VXiti now
looms as onif of Ihe major obsla-
los lo th adjournment of Con-
ureas thy July 30.
The reason Is that Ihe House
of Representatives, in passing the
bill, made so many changes iii the
amounts originally recommended
by Ilureau of the Hudget and ap
proved by Ihe House Appropria
tions ( ommutee.
In considering all these changes.
the Senate Appropriations Omni it-
tee will have to conduct extensive
hearings. And Commit lee Chair
man Carl llayden tU-Ari,1 (ears
he may not be able to clear the
bill for floor action much before
the end of the month.
Koine Senators notably Paul
Douglas (D UD have in recent
years made heroic nut lutite ei-
foris to trim a great deal of fat
nit of this pork barrel hill. If they
repeat the performance this year,
it will take n week or more lo
get the bill through the Senate
Then will come conferences with
the House to iron out difficulties,
which will take more time.
In grand total, the House this
year cut the Hudget Ilureau re
ipiest by 400 million dollars from
1.7 billion lo 1.3 billion. This makes
it look like an economy action,
Actually, a sum larger than the
amount of this apparent reduction
was n bookkeeping cut on Aiom
Knergy Commission appropria
tions.
The House approved the A EC
program in full. Hut because there
must be authorizing legislation be
fore money can be appropriated,
the House set aside an item of 2l0
million for new plant and equip
ment. This amount will have to
he appropriated later.
Then the House arbitrarily de
cided tiiat A EC would not spend
!Wi million dollars it said it would,
and so lopped off this sum. It will
also have to lie appropriated hit-
Minor cuts ol a mere million
dollars, more or less, were then
made m appropriations for Tenne
ssee Valley Authority, miteau ot
Reclamation, Southeastern. South
western and llonneville Power Au
thority appropriations.
These adjustments out of the
way, the House then got around
lo the Army Corps of Engineers'
mors, barters and flood control
(pprnpn.itions. And there's where
they becaii to pack in the pork, i
reversing the economy trend ol
culling appropriations below Hud
get P.ureau requests. j
In debate on Ihe floor, the House
restored all cuts recommended by
its Appropriations Committee.
On two new and five going na
vigation projects, four new and IB
going Hood control projects, and 1
10 going uiultipui xm projects, i
this added 31 million dollars to the
appropriations lor the new fiscal
year.
These 37 projects are in 25 states
spreading the benefits around pret
ty liberally. Total appropriation
for this work will be 218 million
dollars, as passed by the House. I
Then in addition, the House add-1
cd 573 million dollars' worth of
new unhudgeted projects to the
program. This figure represents
the total, completed costs.
Appropriations approved by the
House for first-year operations on
the 10 new projects in 10 states
will he 17 million dollars.
The total appropriation passed
by the House for next year's oper
ations un Corps ot Engineers na
vigation, flood control and multi
purpose projects is 520 million.
This is an increase of 13 million
dollars over the budget and an in
crease of 53 million dollars over
the amount uppmved by the House
Appropriations Committee.
These are the figures the Senale
Committee must now go to work
on and rush through, if the Con
gross is to adjourn before the dog
days hit Washington.
Rangers Warn
The Sisters ranger station re
ported today that forest areas are
I'xlremely dry and they have
;tsked t hat tourists a nd people
traveling through wooded areas
exercise extreme caution while
traveling.
Some roads have been closnd
into particularly and regions
where fires are especially easy lo
start at this time. Fire crews have
been alerted to the danger and
c on constant watch.
MI ST ltl; Tit 'K
SAN PEDRO, Calif. (UP) -
Coast (iuardsmen were hesitant In
doubt the veracity of a radioed
report hum a boatman that a fly
ing saucer had zipood over his
craft in the Santa Catalina channel.
The report came from George
Washington.
Panel Discusses
Summer School
EASTERN STAR Four-H sum
mer school was discussed by s
panel of members who just re
turned from Corvallis at the r-.
Itular meeting of the Eastern Star
Grange on the lecturer program,
Tuesday night.
Those -on the panel included, Ro
bert Fix, Maureen Burton, John
Priehard, Kristine- and Barbara
Hansen. Barbara also entertainetl
with a piano solo. Mrs. Marion Du
buis read about the pledge to the
Hag. Following a roll call of where
members' ancestors came from
purpose of the United Nations was
given.
During the business meeting,
John Priehard was elected to
membership and was given the
lirst and second degree obligations
by the master, Dan Rastovich
Hooper Dyer reported on the re
cent agriculture meeting at Altai-
fa about weed control and price of
hay. Weed control is being car.
ried on by the ditch companies
and the local farmer is urged to
cooperate. Mrs. Gene Fitzgerald
gave a report on the H.E.C. work
for the past three months.
Mrs. Hooper Dyer read the sec
retary's quarterly report and Mrs.
Walter Priehard the lecturer quai
terly report. Mrs. Myron Shelley
gave a brief on the plans for the
fair booth and explained how the
Pomona booth at the American
Legion convention in Rr-clmorw
will work. Members are to briru
pies to her and workers are still
needed for July 27-29. A social
will be held on July 16 for Haley
Priehard and his bride and friends
and grange members are invited
to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. Gene Fitzgerald
and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bradetich
were on the hospitality commit
tee.
EUGENE (UP) The body ol a
wealthy auto dealer from Sacra
mento, Calif., was recovereu irum
the McKenzie river yesterday, 12
miles downstream from where he
and two other men lost their lives
in a boating accident last monin.
Two skin divers recovered the
hnrtv of Earl M. Smith, 62, victim
of a boating mishap which also
killed Milo Thomson, 62- year -old
river guide, and Aram Adams, w,
Bakersfield, Calif., auto dealer.
Rodies of the two other victims
were recovered June 28, the day
following the accident, which oc
curred when their boat broke up
on rocks just below the rnoutn ol
the Blue river.
The rubber - suited divers, Bobo
Clmgman and Jerry Lake, prob-
Body Recovered From McKenzie
ably will collect a J500 rewarfl '
posted by Smith's widow -and l ;
brother, Charles Smith, of Turlock. ;
Calif., for recovery ot ine oooy.
-I
NEEDED HELP
WASHINGTON (UP)-A police
man who had no trouble subdujn ;
five robbery suspects Sunday,!
called on fellow officers' Monday-'.'
to help him fend off a red-haired;
woman. ' .. '
The woman, Miss Pear) Gainoui .
whacked the officer on the head :
and shoulders with . an umbrella
when he grasped her arm to push ,
her out of the path of an oncoming '
car. She was charged with jay--walking
and disorderly conduct.' ;
Spring is the best time to con- :
trol pocket gophers.. ' J
If sweet soft drinks leave you thirsty.
SWITCH TO
never an
after-thirst
Ask for Squirt today. ..wherever
beverages are sold or served
...enjoy its fresh clean taste
Bend Bottlinq Company
' 20 Greenwood Ave.
Phone: 2293 .1
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Delegates Picked
By Tun Lovers1 !
SH'rial lo The Hiillrtin
KKD.MOND At the monthly
ou'otins of Onlritl Givon Vnituiv
in Priiifvillo Mow, ay nihl in tin
Kules hall, delegates wrro circ
led for the Kiand promeinidit dm-
iiiK the 10 ft 8 pari of the Amcri-'
can Legion convention the end of
this month in Redmond. Delegates
from Madras arc Oscar S. Nissnn,
Bob Oswald and Al ftoan. and
from Prineville h'vorott Hopkins, j
Their alternates are Bill Rose.
Madras; Al Ryman and W. Craij
Coyner. Bend; and Cecil Codings jj
of .Yinouillo. - j.
Five new "noofs" were voted in-r
o membership Monday night, to
be initiated along with some 45 c:
r0 others from around the state
at Ihe wreck in Redmond caves
Wednesday night, July 21. They
are Joseph Thalhofer and Karl
Kraft. Redmond; Warren H. Al
bright, Madras. Richard Miller
and Robert Harris. Jr. Prineville.
Chef rle git re Marion Taylor pro-sided.
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