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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1909.
Concerted efforts to develop the
Portland livestock market on a big
scale have been beeun during the
week by livestock men of the North
west iu connection wi:h the rail
roads in the mat.er of more favor
able rates. A conference was Iield
between a number of representative
stockmen, the managment of the
local stockyards, and the traffic man
ager of the railroads centering there.
Vniform livestock rates that will be
of great benefit to the n'.ock raisers
throughout the territory naturally
tributarv tD the Portland market.
According to W. R. Parker, of F.ak
er City, who was interview? J in Port
land last w?k. Ore;on has -the only
herd of ibex known to exist on the
continent. He discovered the rare
animals in the vL-inity of Eagle Cap
in the mountains on the south line
of this county. He urges that a game
preserve be created there for their
preservation. Un'.eis this is done. Mr
Parker fears the ibex will be exter
minated bv hunters.
U. OF O. BULLETINS.
The University of Oregon ex
pects to issue, as a supplement to
The February number of the Univer
sity Bulletin, a complete directory
of all Oregon hish schools, u will
contain the names of the teachers.
the subjects taught by ?ach, their
preparation, the number of years if
he high school course, e' and is to
be neat out fre of charge.
The demand by literary societies
throughout the s ate for the Oregon
High School Debating League Rulle
tin has been lcrce. but there Is still
a small ettpply ao be hid for the ask
ing from the University of Oregon
Registrar, says a communication
from the University. The Bulletin
contains a full discussion of effective
debating, in addition to complete bib
liographies on a number of important
subjects. As the Wallowa County
high school Is a member of the
league and will participate in the de
bates this winter, this bulletin would
doubtless prove of Interest to many
of our readers. '
Sweet cider male to order.
O. J. Roe, Mountain View
Farm. - 62btf
Phone
Fruit
Elizabeth Robins
the eminent English authoress,
writes about the English Suf
fragettes. She tells why they
resort to the violence that lands
them in jail.
Save a little of your indigna
tion for the chapters of u The
Beast and the Jungle ".that are
to come. Judge Lindsey hasn't
really started to get to the heart
of his story yet.
DECEMBER EVERYBODY'S
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For Sale By
BURNAUCH & MAYFJELD
he Conquest
; By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK
t CPHM. 1909. by the New York
f Herald Company. Heaiatcrcd la
Canada In Accordance With Copy,
right Act. Copyright In Mex.
co Under Law of the Republic
of Mexico. All Rigbta Kewml
KOO LOOTING W An and Inuglto
bad been o,:r bedfellows for , he
entire northward run. and tbey
had gone through manj danger-
ous and burd experiences together. We
thereture fell more keenly their de
parture than the going of the tirst six.
We were at first lonely, but the exi
gencies of our problem were soon suffi
ciently engaging to occupy every call
and strain every fiber.
Now our party was reduced to three.
nc. though the isolation was more op
pressive, there we-e the usual advan- '
lages for greater comfort and progress
of a small family of workers. The Ifl
reased number of a big expedition al
ways enlarges the res'mnsibillty and
difficulties. In the early parr of a polar
vecure this disadvantage Is eliminat
ed by the survival of the fittest, but
after the last supporting sleds return
the men are married to each other and !
can no longer separate. A disabled or
unfitted dog can be fed to his compan
ions, but nn Injured or weak man can
uot be put aside. An exploring ven
ture Is ouly as strong as Its weakest i
member, and increased numbers, like j
increased links In a chain, reduce effi-
ciency.
The personal idiosyncrasies and In-
conveniences always shorten the day's
march: but. above all. a numerous par
ty quickly divides into cliques, which
lire always opposed to each other, to
the leader and to the best Interests of
the problem in hand. With but two
avage companions, to whom this ar
duous task was but a part of an ac
ustomed life of frst. 1 hoped to over-
OB. COOK AS BE APPEARED WHE3T BE
iACnia COPE.NUAGES.
come many of the natural personal
barriers to the success of arctic expedi
tions. One Degree In Three Days.
By dead reckuuing our position was
latitude 2 degrees 23 minutes, longl
ture Do degrees 14 minutes. A study
of the ice seemed to indicate that we
had passed beyond the zone of Ice
crushed by the influence of land pres
sure. Behind were great hummocks
and small ice: ahoad was a cheerful
expanse of larger floes. Using the ac
cumulated vizor of man and beast, we
bad advanced a degree of latitude In
thre days. Our destination was about
-100 miles lieyond.
But our life bad assumed quite an
other aspect. Previously we permit
ted ourselves some luxuries. A pound
of coal oil and a good deal of mask ox
tallow were hnrnetl each day to beat
the igloo and to cook nbur.dant food.
Extra meals were served when nn oc
casion called for It. and each man ate
and drank all be desired. If the stock
ings or the mittens were wet there
was fire enough to dry them out. But
all of this must now tie changd.
There was a short dally allowance
of food nnd fuW one p"und of pemmf
can rr rtrty for the does, about the
same fur the men. with Just a taste of
other things. Fortunately, we were
well s;uff-! for the race with fresh
meat In the lucky run through game
lands.
At first no great hardship followed
the changed routine. We filled up suf
ficiently on two cold meals and used
superfluous bodily tissue. It was no
longer possible to Jump on the sled
j for nn occasional breathing spell, as
we bad done along the land. With
j overloaded sleds the drivers must push
' and pull nt the fcleds to aid the dogs.
and I searched the troubled" Ice for at)
' easy route, cutting here nnd there with
Li-. (r J
j the Ice nx to permit the passing of the
Stripped For the Race.
We are finally strlpiied for the race.
Man and dug must walk along togeth
er through storms and frost for that
elusive pivot. Success or failure de
pended mostly upon our ability to
transport nourishment nnd to keep op
the muscular strength for a prolonged
period.
As we awoke on the following room
ing and peeped out of the eye port the
of the Pole
Polar Party Reduced to
Three and Northward
March Continued AH Con
ditions Are Favorable -
SIXTH ART1CLEI
, ,
" '0ng th'
LTJh.. 1"... " "
that gladdened our beans. The tem
perature was 63 degrees below xero
K.; the barometer was steady and
high. There wan almost no wind, and
not a cloud lined the dome of pale
purple blue.
After two cups of tea. a watcb sized
biscuit, a chip of frozen meat and a
ESKIMO MOT EBB AKLl BABE.
bowlder of pe mm lean" we crept out of
the bags. The shivering legs were
pushed through bearskin cvllnders.
which Berved as trousers; the feet were
worked lmo frozen boots, and then we
climbed Into fur coats, kicked the front
out of the snow house and danced
about to start the fires of the heart
Quickly the camp furnishings were
I tossed on the sleds and Becurely lasb
I ed down. The dog traces were gath-
ered Into the drag lines, and with a
j vigorous snap of the lone whip the
willing creatures bent to the shoulder
l straps. The sleds groaned, and the un
yielding snows gave a metallic ring,
j but the train moved with a cheerful
pace.
"Cone noona terronga doeangwah'
; (good land out of sight todayt we said
j to one another, but the words did not
j come with serious Intent. la truth,
each in his own way felt keenly that
j we were leaving a world of life and
! possible comfort for one of torment
and suffering. Uelberg island was al-
reaay only a dull blue haze, while
Grant Land was making fantastic fig
ures or its peaks and Ice walls.
Wave of Mirages.
The stamp of reality had given place
xo a wave of curious mirages. Some
peaks seemed like active volcanoes;
others rose to exaggerated heights and
pierced the changing skies with multi
ple spires like church steeples. Alto
gether this unexpected panorama of
the npper surface of Grant Land under
the influence of optical Illusions gave
us considerable entertainment.
At every breathing spell the heads
turned to the land, and every look gave
a new prospect From belching volca
noes to smoking cities of modern bus
tie the mirago gave suggestive bits of
scenes, but a more desolate line of
coast could not be Imagined.
Low wind swept aud ice polished
mountains were separated by valleys
filled with great depths of snow and
Ice. This Interior accumulation moved
slowly to the sea. where It formed a
low ice fall, a glacier of the malaspina
type, but its apiiearance was more like
that of heavy sea Ice; bence the name
of the fragments from this glacier, floe
berg, which, seen in Lincoln sea and re
sembling old floes, were supposed to be
the product of the upbuilding of the Ice
of the north polar sea.
Late In the afternoon the land sud
denly settled as if by an earthquake.
The pearly glitter which raised it dark
ened, and a purple fabric was drawn
DR. COOK nrXTLSO WAXBl'B.
over the horizon, merging impercepti
bly with the lighter purple blue of the
upper skies. We saw the land, howev
er, repeatedly for several days vhen
ever the atmosphere was In the right
rondition to elevate the terrestrial con
tour lines.
All Conditions Favorable.
Everything was la our favor io this
march. The wind was not strong and
struck at an angle, making it possible
to guard the nose by pushing a mitten
under the hood or by mixing the fur
clad baud. The snow was hard, and
the Ice. In fairly large Uoes separated
by presume lines, offered little trouble, j
, At me eno or a iorcea etTort or lour-:
: teeo boors the register indicated twen- '
J ty-nine miles. - j
Too tired to begin the construction
I of a house at once, we threw ourselves
Wf nn finf-- rWTr'iml.
Sown oo toe sledge for a snort breath
ing spell and fell asleep. Awakened
about an hour later by a strong wind,
we hastened to seek shelter. The
heavy Boe upou which we ivsted h.id
several large hummock, and over t
tbe lee of one of these was found suit
able snow tor a ramp. Line ot snowy
vapor were rushing over t !- pack,
and the wind came w iib a rapidly iu
creasing fon-e.
But the dome was ciwted before we
suffered severely from the blast, and
under It we crept out of the coming
storms into warm furs.
It blew fien-ely that night, hut In the
morning the storm eased to a stendy
draft, with a teniierati:re of ."! de
crees below. At noon we emerged.
The snow grays had been swept from
tbe frigid dome, but to the north there
remained a low black line over a
nearly cloud which gave us nmrh nn
paslness. It was a narrow belt of
water sky and indicated own w:iter or
very thin Ice at no great distance.
The upper surface of Crant Land
wn a mere line, but a piny of land
clouds over It fixed the eves on the
Inst known rocks of solid earth. In
this uinrrh we felt keenly the piercing
cold of the polar sea. The temiierature
gradually rose to 4'i below In the after
noon, but the chill of the shadows In
creased with the swing of tbe sun's
glitter.
A Life Sipping Wind.
It still blew that light. life sapping
draft which sealed the eyes and bleach
ed the nose. We had honwl that this
would soften with tbe midday sun.
but Instead It came with a "harper
edge. Our course was slightly west
of north; the wind w-as slightly north
of west. It struck us at a painful nn.
gle and brought tears. The moistened
lashes quickly froze together In wlnk
ng. and we were forced to halt fre
quently to unseal the eyes with the
warmth of the uncovered hand. In
the meantime we found the nose tip
ped wltb n white skin, and It also re
quired nursing. Tbe entire face was
surrounded with
This experience brought warm lan
guage, but there was no redress. If
we aimed to succeed the face must
be bared to the cut of the elements.
At about 6 o'clock, as the sun crossed
the west, we had reached a line of
high pressure ridges. Beyond the ice
was cut Into smaller floes and thrown
together into ugly irregularities. An
nctlve pack and troubled seas could
not be far away, according to our sur
mises. The water sky widened, but
became less sharply defined.
We managed to pii-k a way among
hummocks and pressure lines which
seemed Impossible from a distance.
XSEIUO DOG.
and In a few hours we saw from n
unusual uplift of ice blocks a broad.
ciaru tine separating the packs a tre
mendous cut several miles wide, which
seemed at the time to bar all farther
progress. We had a folding ni
boat on the sleds, but in a temperature
of 48 degrees below zero no craft could
be lowered Into water without fnmi
results. All of the lee about wila firm.
ly cemented together, and over It a
way was forged to the stior nt rh.
great lead.
Camp Beside the Lead.
Camp was made on a secure old fioM
aud over its huge Ice cliffs the crack
seemed like a louz rivpr n-imiin
tween palisades of blue crystal. A
tuin sheet of ye! ow Ice hint nit-onri
spread over the mysterious deep, and
a profusion of fantastic frost crystals
were arranged iu bunches rtutnhiiii
flowers. Through this vounir I. - i..rir
vapors rose like steam thron-h -
screen of porous fabrics and fell
feathers of dust along the sparkling
shores. Etukhishook Went fiifit ami
went west to examine the lc:ol f,.r .
safe crossing.
There were several narrow ninx
while here and there floes had beeu
adrift in the lead aud were now fixed
by tbe young ice. Ahwelnh rum,.;.
to make our snow house comfortable.
In exploring the shore line iurul
ly bridged place was found about
uiiie from camp, but the vonm- loo n.
too elastic for a safe track. The
perature. however, fell rapidly with
tbe setting sun. and the n inn
strong enough to sweep off the heated
un. a ueiter atmospheric condi
tlon could not lie afforded to quickly
thicken the young ice.
The groaning ice and the
to rpurh tho oiiMHlt tthon L-....t
awake for a long time. With the ear
resting on the rroeu nen the vibrations
nnd noises of the moving pnek were
not unlike those of an enrtlniunke.
ureattast was served enrlv mi
after we were on the thin h e to tent its
strength. Though the Ice was hardly
imif. ii uiu not weni wise to wait long
er, for the western xklex were darken
ing with a wind that irifjlit destroy
the new Ice and compel i bull for a
long time.
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J. D. WALCK
Real Estate Dealer
NOTARY PUBLIC
Uitchell Hotel Block JOSEPH. OREGOH
To the Citizens of Wallowa County:
It is our purpose to handle any business
entrusted to us in such a fair and liberal
manner as to maKe the customer's rela
tion with this banK satisfactory and
profitable. U Aside from our excellent
facilities, this bank has the advantage of
a large capital and substantial list of
stockholders. It is also a State Deposi
tory. If you are not a customer we
invite "ou to become one.
Stockgrowers and Farmers National Bank
Wallowa, Oregon
MAIL AND PASSENGER
STAGE LINE
Wallowa. Appleton, Flora lo Paradise
MONDAYS WEDNESDAYS and FRIDAYS; and '
From Paradise, Flora and Appleton to Wallowa
TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and SATURDAYS '
Good accommodation.,, courteous treatment and reasonable ratea.
Leaves Wallowa at 6a.ni.
E. W. SOUTHW1CK, Proprietor.
PROVE IT
FOR YOURSELF!
C Hundreds of people in this town are
about ready to purchase a talking
machine.
L Buy in the daylight 1 Make compar
isons! Remember that there are "talk
ing machines" and "phonographs," but
only one Graphophone the
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you buy. Complete Graphophone out
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i
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Agenta,
ENTERPRISE, OREGON.
(Continued next week.)