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• a» oc • • Volume XXII. Burlington Abo Coming From Casper, Via Boise to Coos Bay. The Burlington will build to Coot Bay. This was tbe statement made to tbe representative of the Harbor at Boise, Idaho, by Judge J. H. Rich ards at tbe time of tbe irrigation con gress. Mr. Richards is president of tbe national miuiog congress. Mr. Richards said tbat be bad just returned from a railroad trip aod tbat on tbe train wae tbe chief engineer of the Burlington. Tbe engineer stated tbat hie road intended to extend to Coos Bay. Thia was a positive declar ation aod announced as a settled fact. Tbe statement that Coos Bay wbb to be tbe ocean terminus was equally positive. Judge Richards was firm in bis be lief tbat tbe Burlington intends to . build west via Boise to Coos Bay. Tbe present western terminus is at Casper, Wyoming. Caspar is almost due east of Coos Bay, The shortest and best route to tbe ocean is atCooe Bay. Therefore we cau well believe tbat the Burlington bas planned to make our port its Pacific terminus. Tbe Burlington is controlled by Jim Hill. It baa loog been apparent tbat Hill designed to seek an outlet to Coon Bay. Hie speech at Portland last year when be said he hoped some day to look further south was an in timation to this effect. It is tbe assurance tbat we can get a deep water harbor tbat is attracting tbe attention of transcontinental rail roads and more tbao one line will build when tbe improvement becomes a reality. It will be a great day for Oregon when the Burlington reaches Cooe Bay.—Harbor, BANDON, Grants Pass, Or.. Sept. 17.—It has been determined by competent en gineers, who were employed by the Grants Pass Commercial club, tbat Rogue river, between Grant Pass and tbe point of its confluence with tbe Illinois, is not navigable, even with flatboats or bargee. The investiga tion was made in tbe hope tbat some means might be used to employ the river in transporting heavy mining machinery from here to tbe mines of tbe lower Rogue district, thus obvi ating the expensive and tedious method of carrying tbe ponderous equipment over tbe mountains from West Fork by pack pooy. But the engineers, after making a thorough survey, declare tbe old Rogue cannot be navigated. In truth, it has been tried, with disastrous re sults. time aod agaio, but tbe ac cidents were always thought to be tbe fault of tbe navigators themselves. Even log rafts cannot be successfully floated or run down the river because of its treacherous current. Tbe pro truding rocks, swift correct, rapids, cataracts and falls make tbe Rogue a terror to all manner of craft, and tbe engineers report tbat it could not be cleared sufficiently to allow even a barge to go down it in safety, with out an euormous expense, as much of tbe channel would have to be blasted clear of obstructions. Our enterprising merchants, Paoter Bros., are to be congratulated upon having secured the agency from Wad hams A Kerr Bros, of Portland, for the exclusive sale of the famous “PURE WHITE” FLOUR which is without a doubt tbe finest bard wheat family flour milled on the Pacific coast. They have a large stock on hand and several shipments on tbe way. Tbe housewives of Bahdon ought to congratulate themselves tbat this brand of flour is obtainable on Steve Gallier is again mine host at this market. It the Topper Hoose, having taken _ __ charge of tbe bouse Tuesday. Geo. Laird ie yet undecided as to wbat be , Don’» for«« that Dr. Hteele, dentist, is will do in tbe future, but he thinks °C** ID SD °n' Bandon is tbe only town in the coun- 1 H°aB® 8ud ,ot °D Firat St” BandoD ty and will probably remain here. 'JJ75, BaodoD B«*1 Estate A Loan AfEN'S FURN/SHINGS Complete Line Just Received This store is replete with everything in high grade furnisbiugs. Our vast t-howing of Underwear, Shirts, Hosiery, Shoes, Neckwear. Suspenders, etc. combined with our special low prices keeps this store prominently st tbe top as positive headquar tern for wearers of stylish and dependable Furnishings. LORENZ & HOYT. Wanted Millwright. Write to Box 41, Bandon, Or. Large business block in Bandou, $4(**', Bandon Real Estate A Loan Co. J. L. Thompson and wife of Co quille are visiting Bandon friends thia week. Ed. Lorenz and sister. Miss Edna, of Coqnille, are visiting Bandon rel atives this week. St. John's church—Rev. Horsfall will bold services Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and evening at 7:30. Jas. Province and wife of Mitchell, Or., are visiting Mrs. P's mother, Mrs. Swift, and other relatives here. The steamer Elizabeth came in this trip with a full union crew and ia now able to carry passengers agaiu. W. P. Cecil and wife, J. H. Cecil and Miss Cora Strang will leave for California on the Elizabeth tomorrow. Work is progressing nicely on the new foundry bnilding and it will be rushed to completion before tbe fall rains set in. Miss Irene Lamb, the music teacher, will visit Bandon hereafter on Friday and Saturday, instead of Tuesday and Wednesday. A. J. Marsh drove up from Port Orford Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. Kronenberg who have been visiting relatives there. Commissioner E. A Anderson of Marshfield was a Bandon visitor this week, and was viewing some bad bridges soutb of town* Tbe steamer Dispatch bas been on tbe mud flat this week undergoing repairs and a general overhauling. Tbe Liberty bas been taking her rno. F. F. Wood and family arrived here from Mayfield, Cal., on the Eliz abeth Mr. Wood is tbe principal of tbe Bandon schools for tbe coming year. Chas. St. Dennis and John Dewey of North Bend went to Ca(>e Blanco yesterday morning where they have a contract to paint Jas. Hughes ue* house. The steamer Alliance will hereafter ply only between Coos Bay and Port land, leaving Coos Bay Wednesday, and returning, leave Portland every Saturday night. Service at tbe Methodist Episcopal church, next Sunday at 11 a. m. This is tbe last service of the Conference year, Subject, “The Godspeeds and Farewells of Life.” Jas. Armstrong had one of his fingers split open by the saw in tbe Aberdeen mill Munday. It required five stitches to close the wound but Jimmy thinks be got off lucky. Tbe fishermen's strike has been de clared off, tbe canneries Hgreeiug to pay 18 cents each for siiversides and 35 cents for chinook. Tbe run of fish is light yet but ia getting better and a good run ia expected soon. Mr. and Mrs. P. Juergensen and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Taylor wish to express their thanks through these columns to many friends and neigh bors for assistance rendered them after the Parkersburg tire. It is reported that Sudden A Chris tensen will build a ship-yard at Pros per and soon commence work on an other new vessel. E. T. Kruse will also build another steam schooner about the size of the Elizabeth for the Coquille trade. The Casco which wae recently launched at Marshfield for the Coqnille trade will probably not run here as the vessel draws too much water. Two indictments were returned in the circuit court against two North Bend saloon keepers for allowing gambling in their places Tbe com plaints were made so late tbat the cases could not be tried at thia term of court, and tbe defendants gave f:tOH bonds for their appearance at the next term. Notice. Mv wife, Floy I (Mhnrn. having left raj tied and board without oanae or provoca tion. I hereby notify tbe public that I wtU pay no bills incurred by her on and aftef thia date. ^.rnras g. (Wni. Bated at Bandon, Or. Aug 30, MNN • I •— * MM« «••«•• Number 38. SEPTEMBER 20, 1906. OREGON: THURSDAY, Mrs. J. C. Laird was a visitor to Engineers Find Rogue Coquille this week. River Not Navigable. • Coast Line Road. San Francisco Call Say« S. P. is to Build This Road. ing liuk from Sberwood to Camp Five, has already beeu built and will be used as tbe southern divisiuu of the Portland coast hue. “Tbe opeuing of tbe coast line to Portland will opeu up a vast section of rich agricultural, mining and tim ber lands that have heretofore beeu almost inaccessible. It will give a railroad eutrauce iuio hundreds of little coast towns which have de- peuded upon small steamers for their eutire communication with tbe out side world. When this line is com pleted it will be possible to go from Portland to Los Angeles by a scenic road running for hundreds of miles within a stoue s throw of the Pacific Steam Schooners Resume Carrying Passengers. Commencing with the departure of tbe steam schooner Northland, Cap tain Jamiesen, for San Francisco next Monday night, tbe steam schooners plying in tbe lumber trade between this port and points aloug the Cali fornia coast will again carry passen gers, their licenses having lieen re turned upon tbe re-employment of union sailors. During tbe sailors strike none of tbe many coasters carrying lumber out of Portland carried passengers because it was considered too risky to endanger tbe lives with inexperienced men on deck. Tbe inspectors at San Francisco also insisted upon compe tent crews if tbe boats wanted to en gage in the passenger traffic, aod so travelers have beeu compelled to go overland or await the departure of either tbe steamer Roanoke or F. A. Kilburu. Although these craft have been taxed to their capacity, maoy people could uot afford the long wait betweeu sailings aud so bad to go by San Francisco, Sept. 12—Tbe Call to-day Baid: “The Southern Pacific bas decided to build a coast line railroad to Port land at once. It will run direct from Drain, Ore., to Coos Bay and from Coos Bay to Eureka. It will run over the Santa Fe line to Camp Five, over tbe new line which it ia constructing jointly with tbe Sauta Fe to Sher wood, and over the line of tbe Cali fornia Northwestern to Tiburon. "Furthermore, a bolding company is being organized by President Har ocean.” — -ooo------ riman, of the Southern Pacific, and Langlois President Ripley, of the Santa Fe, Tbe attention of tbe people is to own all tbe trackage between San again turned to tbe digging of oil Francisco and Eureka. Tbe object wells in our vicinity. New aud ex of thia holding company is to permit pensive machinery is now on tbe harmonious joint usage of tracks. ground and work will soon be re “These properties include tbe Cali sumed aud continued 24 hours per fornia Northwestern, tbe North Shore, day. Several near-by ranches have tbe Santa Fe line from Eureka to beeu bonded, showing tbat those in Camp Five, and tbe joint line between charge mean busiuess. Mrs. Jeuseu took a busiuess trip to rail. Sherwood apd Camp Five. Traius of Baudon last Saturday, returning tbe Southern Pacific and the Santa A telegram from Sau Francisco Monday of this week. Fe will run jointly over the sea lines yesterday afternoon announced that Mrs. Williams, after spending a from Eureka to San Francisco, The henceforth the steamer Alliance, op few days with friends here, returned object of this holding cumpany is to erated by tbe Gray .Steamship com to her borne last Saturday. permit this harmonious usage of Earl Goodman has lieeu visiting pany, will make Coos bay her South tracks. friends here and returned up tbe ern termiual running out of Portland, “The announcement of tbe de coast tbe first of the week. which meaus tbat sbe will cut Eu termination on the part of tbe South Mr. Furman, tbe piano dealer, has reka off ber route. This will enable ern Pacific to boild a coast line to been here aud there among tbepeople tbe steamer to make a round trip out Portland at once came as a surprise tbe past few days. One of the results of Portlaud once a week aud plana is tbe purchase of a tine new piano by to railroad circles. The announce E. H, Cbeever, and Miss Ethel is are now to have her sail from this ment was made today that tbe pre now the happiest young lady in town. port every Saturday night, returning iiminary survey uortb bad been com- We will be only too glad when more Thursdays. This will give tbe Coos pleteted and tbat tbe coast route to of our homes are brightened in tbe bay interests better service aud will Portland bad been determined upon. same way. be much appreciated there. Another Miss Anna Fromm of Brush creek steamer will probably* be secured to Locating engineers have been in the field for a month, and part of the is visiting friends here. go on the Eureka run. At preseot Mr. aud Mrs. Wm. Marshall and the steamers Roanoke aud Kilburn final alignment has already been com pleted. Tbe force of engineers bas M ins Maggie Russell returned from touch there and the intention of tbe Roseburg Monday, baviug made tbe been increased so tbat tbe construc North Pacific Steamship company is rouud trip twice ibis season. tion work may be begun befure tbe to also have the George W. Ehler Jas. Chenoweth has just purchased winter closes. an acre of land near the school house make Eureka a port of call on ber “It ia generally believed in railroad from F. Langlois. It will make a Portland-Los Augeles run. Tbe El circles tbat tbe determination on tbe good buildiug site. James seems to der will be ready for busiuess in an- part of tbe Southern Pacific to build be preparing for future happiness. i other month, so it was figured this at once is to bead off a possible hos Mr. Jas. Olsen and Mr. P. Haagen- morning She will be launched Mon tile movement by tbe Goulds, who sen have recently sold their timber day or Tuesday.—Telegram. are building tbe Western Pacific into claims at profitable figures San Francisco, and who are lookiug with eager i-yes on the Oregon coast country. • “The visit of J. H, McClemeuts, tbe right hand financial man of tbe Goulds, to Portland, witbout doubt quickened tbe Southern Pacific's be lief tbat its rival might capture tbe territory. However that may be, tbe Harri man line bas lost no time sending out its locating engineers and buying up its right of way. Ttie conibma tion with tbe Santa Fe in tbe forma tion of a bolding company insures it au everlasting route from Eureka to San Francisco, without tbe coat of Mail Orders Given Prompt Attention. construction and maintaining a new line. It also gets tbe advantage ol the time, as the connection between Sherwood and Camp Five can be bnilt in a short lime. Tbe construction to Coos Bay fron Drain baa already been I egtiu. Tbe Southern Pacific bas a line from Port land south toCorvallis. The comple tion of this line Io Coos Bay will be accomplished witbin a year. Tbe Coos Bay Roseburg A Eastern rail road nius 22 mile» south from Coos Bay over to Coquille river. This line belongs to tbe Southern Pacific and will be extended thruugb tbe Rogue Kiver mountains to Luffenboltz, fol lowing tbe coast. Tbe little road from Luffenboltz to Eureka will lie used instead of building a new track. ‘•The line from Eurtka to San Franciac« exc<q ting for the connect Q-et Ready for tiie Fishing Season We have a big stock of Gum Boots, Rubber Coats, Oiled Pants, Aprons, etc. Trowbridge’s The Recorder Sent to any address 1 year, $1.50 w C o