... THE BEND BULLETIN
and CKJiTHAL OREGON PBE8S
An Independent Newspaper
Robert W, Chandler, Editor and Publisher
Z'. Phil F. Brofmn, Aiwoclate Editor
Mrmber, Audit Bureau of Circulation
fcter4 w IWrad ClM MAttar, Juuar r I. 1917 at th Port Offlc at Bend. Or
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4 The Bend Bulletin, Saturday. July 16. 1955
Hells Canyon Power Projects
'. HELLS CANYON, Oregon-Washington-Idaho Pro
ttably no issue in the Northwest, politically, has become
4s hot as the proposals for hydroelectric development on
(he Snake River. The fight over the Hells Canyon site
alone has generated much more heat than light in the
past few years.
t It was, therefore, refreshing to a group of Oregon,
Washington, Idaho and Montana newspapermen on a
liecent trip up the mighty gorge of the Snake river to dis
cover that there are damsites in the area which apparent
ly are not controversial.
I The two sites viewed are Pleasant Valley, a little
dver thirty miles down the rocky Snake canyon from the
Hells Canyon site, and Mountain Sheep, another twenty
miles down the river.
In contrast to the Hells Canyon, Oxbow and Browne
lee sites, where controversy has raged for years, to date
there, has been little or no opposition to the efforts of
ijacific Northwest Power company to obtain a license to
Ijuild dams and hydroelectric facilities at the two sites
J The two sites chosen add up to a big project, a very
big project indeed. That's the reason four Northwest util
iiies Pacific Power and Light, Washington Water Pow
er, Portland General Electric and Montana Power
joined in the proposed undertaking. The job is too big
fir any one of them alone.
i For a few quick facts and figures, here's the pro
posal :
: PLEASANT VALLEY:
A 600 foot high dam, extending 1200 feet across the
with a reservoir of 6,000 acres, approximately S I
miles long.
The initial installation in the powerhouse would pro
duce 725,000 kilowatts of power. More facilities could be
abided as need developed, bringing the potential generat
ing capacity up to 870,000 kilowatts. The PVasant Valley
u'nits would bo the largest hydro units in the world.
: MOUNTAIN SHEEP:
' Located on the Snake just above the mouth of the
linnaha and five miles above the mouth of the Salmon
(Ihus getting away from objections from fish interests.)
the proposed dam would be 250 feet high, backing water
ip to Pleasant Valley and covering 2,000 acres of the can
yjn bottom.
First installation in the powerhouse would produce
2fl5,0()0 kilowatts. Other units could be added when nec
essary to bring the total capacity up to 1167,000 kilowatts.
I OVERALL: The initial capacity of both plants to
gether would be 1,000,000 kilowatts from eight units,
lfith an ultimate capacity of 1,2117,000 kilowatts from 10
irtiits. The cost of the project, none of it to be added to
the burden of the taxpayers, is estimated at $210,000,000
including the transmission facilities to load centers at
liortland, Lewiston, and Anaconda, Montana.
'. Considering the size of the project, one striking fig
lOc is the small number of private landowners who would
II- affected. There are only 116 owners involved, one of
tbcm being the U. S. Forest Service, which controls much
of the canyon.
; The two projects stayed out of political trouble be
cause of their location. The upper dam will back water
irj to, but not cover, the controversial Hells Canyon site,
ajid the lower project will bo above the Salmon and Im
lmha rivers, with their valuable salmon spawning areas.
Io date nearly $1,250,000 has been spent in the proj
ect area, covering diamond drilling, engineering and sur
vey work. The Pacific Northwest company expects to ap
Jy to the Federal Power Commission for a license this
fall. When the license would be granted is anybody's
gliess, but the company believes the project could be
bjiilt in three or four years after the go-ahead is received.
Jones Here Has a Secret Weapon'
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river,
Charles Snider Dies at Hillsboro
KpiH-lal to The Bulletin
FOKKST GROVE - Charles
Frederick Snider, 17 year old
Cenlral Oregon sales representa
Ove for Ihc Marshall-Wells Hard-
nnmv died at a Hills
boro hospilal on July 14. He had:
been hospitalized since being
stricken with a sudden heart con- j
ditinn while visitlns his parent:,
at Forest Grove July 1st. I
Funeral services will be held1
f,.Hav .liiiv 18 at 2 p.m. at
Fuiten's Chapel in the Grove, For-
est Grove, with vault interment to
be in the Forest View Cemetery j
Mr. Snider was born at Hast
ings. Nebraska on October 26, 1900. 1
ihn en ,,r Iten.-v and Elizabeth
Schneider. They came to Oregon
trom Hastings in 1929 and in that
year he went to work for the
Marshall-Wells company. I
With the excentinn of four years
spent in the Navy during World
War II he had been with the Marshall-Wells
company since 192fl. ;
most of the time in Portland and
fnr the nasi six years at Bend
His home was at IMS West Firsl
St. in Bend.
Surviving are his parents, now
I
living near Forest Grove: a sister.
Mrs. Marie Olson. Portland and:
three brothers. John and Bob Sni-,
dor of Forest Grove and William j
Snider of Portland.
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Game Commission to Aid
With Workshop at Hoodoo
TraWicrs iiltcnHinK Ihc conser
vation and outdoor education work
shop offered by Portland Slate
college at the Jlood'jo Ski Bowi
during the week of July 17
I hrough Zi will find a st a f f jf
qualified experts from the Oregon
(lame Commission on hand to di.v
cuss various aspects of wildlife
management and lo help in the in
terpretation of multiple land use.
Coordinating the wildlife discus
sions and field trips will be Austin!
1 lamer, cducalion agent, who will
serve as wildlife consultant during
the week.
Chuck CamplnMl, chief of basin'
investigations. will accompany
Ihe group lo Clear lake. Fish lake,
arid Ihe upper McK'enie Falls In
discuss the proposed power devel
opment of the upper MclvMizie as
it rehiles to fish and wildlife man
agement. Al the Wizard Falls hatchery oa
the Melolius. the uroup will haw
in opportunity to see one of the
state's finest tmut hatcheries in
peration. Gem- Morton, hatchery
superintendent, and Hob Homvic-
ka. district fishery biologist, will
discuss lake and stream manage
ment and explain how trout are
produced, fed, and reared to legal
sie, and later released in lakes
and streams lo help furnish rec
reation for Oregon's mote than
:m.im anglers.
I tig game winter ranges alonx
the Melolius river will be visited
with Paul Bonn, district game
! agent, where the group will gain
an on-the-spot knowledge At big
game management in operation.
The importance of Oregon's wild
life will be emphasized by the fish
and game consultants throughout
Ihe week, but the inter-relations of
wildlife with other natural re
sources will be stressed. Exports
from other state and federal agen
cies will also be on hand to as
sist the teacher-students in their
study of the conservation of nat
ural resources.
The outdoor workshop is the first
if its kind in Oregon and is be
ing offered by Portland State col
lege as part of its summer curric
ulum. Kdueahonal leadership is
under the direction of Dr. James
Caughlin.
UKMINI.KK IKSl'KII
Special to The Bulletin
IlKIMONO Farmers who have
planted certifier! seed and plan to
harvest and s"ll a certified crop
ue reminded to lose no time in
applying for certification at Ihe
county extension office in the
Chadwick building, Redmond. De
schutes county agent Gene Lear
makes this announcement and
states the certification applied l
potatoes, grain, clover and grass
, seed crops.
Portland Bidder
Apparently Low
The Bonneville Power Adminis
tration " opened bids on July IX
'X)0 for installation of an insulat
ing oil system at the RedmoiTd
Substation. A bid of $;),2.il was
submitted by Buchanan Company,
Inc., Portland, the apparent low
bidder.
Installat ion of the oil system
will enable Bonneville to reduce
the cost and expedite maintenance
work on the oil circuit breakers
and transformers in service at the
substation. The successful contrac
tor will have 60 calendar days io
com plete I he work.
The substation serves Pacific
Power and Light Company, Central
Electric and Midstate F,lctric Co
operatives at 69,000 volts.
Other bidders include K. II
Jones, Hillsboro. $fi.:M9; C. T. Mai
colm. Portland. $7,111: and C. M.
Kspcdal. Portland, $9,681.
The Territory of Wyoming
passeil a woman's suffrage law on
December 10, 1XW.
UIIX PASSKI)
RTO .DK JANEIRO (UP) the
Senate approved an electoral re
form hill Tuesday designed to curb
double-voting and other irregulari
ties at the polls.
A feature of the bill is the so
called "dirty finger" clause.. It re
quires that each voter, wnen nai-
loting. dip his index finger in ink
lbat leaves a stain for at least
12 hours. Anyone with an ink
i stained finger will be barred from
voting.
Clackamas 4-H
Group to Tour ,
Mid-Oregon Area I
Special to The Bulletin
REDMOND A group of 4-H
members from Clackamas county, ;
louring this part of Oregon via
school bus, will lx in Central Orc-j
gon July 25, 26 and 27, accord-1
ing to Deschutes county 4-H agent l
Douglas Messenger. The young I
people with their leader Harold,
Black from Oregon city will camp,
the night of July 25th at Clinei
Falls Stale park, and Tuesday the I
26th at Tumalo State park, there
will be about 50. - i
On Monday of that week they j
will visit the Madras and Culver I
areas, Tuesday morning they will ;
be in Deschutes county, Tuesday
afternoon in Crook, and Wednes-j
day morning again in this county, ,
leaving afterwards for home via j
the North Santiam pass. i
Messenger is to be their guid -j
while in Deschutes county, they
will see the Dicalite mine in Terre
bonne, Petersen Rock Garden and ,
other places of manufacturing or'
recreational interest. In Crook and;
Jefferson counties they will ob-j
serve livestock and agriculture;
operations. Messenger says that 1
county 4-H boys and girls who;
would like to meet with those from!
Clackamas and join the excur
sions are welcome to do so. i
The U. S. Marine Corps was
founded Nov. 10. 1775, at Tun
Tavern. Philadelphia, by order of
the Continental Congress.
GOODiinimrJ
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AADVISORJ
your PEACE of MIND is our business
If Was A Warm Day
j The region's reei-nt warm wraUinr ivinindu us of
sjimotliing wo read in western fiction in the .seemingly
Ioiik' air).
J A coyote was cliasinir a jaikraliliit, on a torrid day
iji the .sagebrush country. The coyote was not very encr
tfj'tio. Its tongue was out and il was panting.
; And the pursued rabbit was walking.
Quotable Quotes
If we press forward w ith a vigorous defense of the
principles for which this country and the free world
stand, wc have no need to fear that we are in a losing
race against tlm totalitarian way of life. Allen Dulles.
01 A director.
f
i Over this (July Ith) weekend 18(1 years after
ijunker Hill almost 100 Americans were killed in the
liattlc of the highways. Those who fell at Hunker Mill
died for a cause. Can we say the same for the casualties
iji the battle of the highways? Ned II. Dearborn, pres
ident. National Safety Council.
j I believe the orld is entering a third great renais
sance eompnrahle with the renaissance of the I.Mh Cen
tliry brought about by printing ami Hible reading, and
tjio renaissance of the lSih Century brought about by
ftfoam and shovel. Itusincss prophet Roger YV. Ilabson.
The. juvenile dclimiuent must be exposed in the pro
ier light and exposed as such. Khbi ctiaim I'. I.ips
iJiltz, director of tho ltabbinical Alliance of America.
;
J , The squeal of a few rats will never undermine the
foundation of our American deniocracv. Sen. Alben W
Barkley (U-Ky).
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YOUR LIFE
Young Americans can be
confident in the land's ca
pacity to produce resources
that keep their country
strong. Among these none is
more important than trees.
Green forests where Boy
Scouts camp and hike to
day, are growing timber for
tomorrow's harvests. Treo
farming means wood for
use plus water, wildlife
and an outdoors to enjoy.
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