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Formerly the Wallowa News, estab
lished March 3. 1899. ,
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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1909
THE WOOD FAMINE.
The Lakevlew Herald says there
is an opening for a woodyard to that
growing city; that there are thous
ands of acres' of timber within a few
miles but no systematic method of
getting wood to the consumer.
There is a elmllar business open
ing here In Enterprise. With
abundance of timber suitable for
Btove wood only a few miles from
town, there is a wood famine now on
And it Is only the beginning of win
ter. Good wod la not obtainable
at any price, and slabwood Is sold
at double the Tate charged a few
months ago.
This 1 aid due to the hap hazard
manner in which the usual supply is
furnished. If someone would take
hold of the business and conduct it
in a buainess-like way, there need
be no shortage at any time of year.
Wood could be sold at lower prices
thau is now charged, and a hand
some profit made on it.
THE CHRISTMAS TIME.
"Christmas eome3 but once a
j ear." You can almost tell a man's
inner nature by how he says that
olten repeated sentence. If he says
it in a glad sort of way, there Is
ept to be an absence of Teal Christ
mas cheer in that man's home., I.'
there is a tone of regret In his
voice, you can be reasonably sure he
enjoys Christmas as much as Ma
children do.
And that da the ideal way to en
joy Christmas. Like a little child.
It is the time above all others' to
clean the heart of all selfish, small
ish feelings. There should be a
brotherhood feeldng for all mankind,
but it one 'cannot encompass so
wide and generous a charity, one can
at least make one home happy. If
everyone did that, true Christmas
cheer would be universal.
The Enterprise stores were never
before so full of beautlM and useful
Christmas gifts.. The splendid pros
perity elf all the county will doubt
lew be reflected In the holiday shop
ping, and our merchants' have made
ready kor the extra large trade.
Their announcements in this paper
cover every conceivable want, and
there Is no excuse for sending your
money to Chicago or Portland. Visit
your home stores first.
GRANGE HAS! CLEAR RECORD.
To the Editor: As the grange be
comes better known the mora It to
recognized as the most progressive
body of citizens in the state. The
record of its hard work is oftlmcs
ignored in a new oomuvunlty where
many like to look upon It ns an Ag
gregation of "Bockles Jerries." But
it is a part of hUtory itohat the grange
has done more for the tfarmer and
common-people in general, than any
other organisation. It was the
grange that secure i the passage ok'
the pure food law, the railroad rate
regulation, the appropriation for the
df like measures by congress in
agricultural and Industrial schools,
the rural (free de'.lvorle and dozens
of like measures by congress. In Or
egon the grange was instrumental
in aeouring direct legislation and Is
now working for tax reform and the
equalising of taxes. The grange will
be '.foremost in the fight against the
calling of a constitutional convention
by the old time political bosses who
are making their last stand to re
gala control cif the state.
Ia addlt on to the work of public
; efo tn the grange stands as a high
schiol and commercial club for the
r iral people.
W. It. GEHBLBR,
ep ity Vas'er Oregon State Orange.
ax on thrift Is a ourse. A
.i rlv9c) is a blessing. Put
o'lti o p lvllog) t-tto the
i e - W i j r t ie.
The Conquest
By Dr. FREDERICK A. COOK
Copyright, 1909. by (he New York
Herald Company, Registered In
Canada In Accordance With Copy
rijht Act. Copyright In Mex
ico Under Laws of the Republic
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"I po Ilnilsr I . u. l Ik. D .n..ki:.
S . . ...
OX snowshoes and with spread
legs I led the way. The sleds
with light loads followed. The
surface vibrated as we moved
along, but the spiked handle of the ice
ix did not easily puss through. For
about two miles we walked with on
easy trend nnil coiiHiderublc anxiety,
but we had all been on similar ice be
fore and we knew that with a reudy
line nnd careful watchfulness there
was no great danger. A cold bath,
however. In that temperature, forty
degrees below, could have had some
serious couHequences. In two crossings
ill our supplies were safely landed on
the north shores, and from there the
lead hud a more picturesque effect.
For a time this huge separation In
the pack was a mystery to me. At
first night there seemed to be no good
reason for Its existence. I'eary had
found a similar break north of Itobe
son channel. It seemed likely that
what we saw was un extension of the
same lead following at a distance the
general, trend of the northernmost land
extension.
This Is precisely what one finds on
a smaller Bcale wherever two ice packs
come together. Here we have the puck
of the central polar sea meeting the
land lee. The movement of the land
Illicit is Intermittent and usually along
the coast. The shallows, grounded Ice
and projecting points Interfere with n
steady drift. The movement of tho
central pack Is quite constant and al
most In every direction.
Tho tides, the currents and the
winds each give momentum to the
lloutlug muss. This lead is the break
ing line between the two bodies of Ice.
It widens as the pack separates, nar
rows or widens with an easterly or
westerly drift, according to the pres
sure of the central pnek. Early In
iiiilliliffllliilil
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if
A BAD PiRESSUBE ANGLE.
the season when the pack Is little ere
vassed and not elastic it Is probably
wide; later, us the entire sea of Ice
becomes active, It may disappear or
shift to u Hue neurer tho laud.
New Ice Stopi Drift.
In low temperature new Ice forms
rapidly, and this offers on obstruction
to the drift of the old ice. As the
heavy central Ice Is pressed against j
the unyielding land pack the small Ice
Is ground up, and even heavy does are '
crushed. This reduced muss of small j
ice Is pasted nnd reinented along tho
shores of the big lead, leaving a brond
band of troublesome surfuco us a seri
ous barrier to sled travel. It seems
quite likely that this lend, or a condi
tion similar to It, extends entirely
around tho polar sea as a buffer be
tween the land nnd the middle pack.
With the big lead nnd its many pos
sibilities for troublesome delay behind,
a course was set to reach tbo eighty
fifth parallel on the ninety-seventh
meridian. What little movement was
noted on the Ice had been easterly,
nnd to allow for this drift wo nlmed
to keep a line slightly west of the
pole.
The wind was not n troublesome fac
tor as we forged uUmjr for the first day
over this central pack. After a run of
eleven hours the jiedometer registered
twenty-three miles, but we had taken
n slgzng courso nnd therefore only
placed Foventeeu miles to our credit.
The tilirht was lenutlful. The sun
sank Into a purple haze, and soon there
appeared three suns lu prismatic col
ors, and these soon settled Into the
frozen sea. During the night a nar
row bund of orango brightened the
northern skies, while the pack surface
glowed In magnificent shades of violet
sud lilac and pale purple blue.
Land Cloud Still Visible.
Satisfactory observations at noon on
March 21 gave our position as latitude
83 degrees 31 minutes, longitude fHl
degrees 27 minutes. The land clouds
of Grant Land were still visible, and
a low batik of mist in tho west oeoa
slonnlly brightened, offering nn outline
suggestive of land. This we believed
to be Crocker-Land, but mist persist
ently screened the horizon and did not
offer sn opportunity to study the con
tour.
Until midday the time was used for
observations nnd a study of the laud
condition. The dog sniffed the air as
If fceiithtff trniim. but after a diligent
of the Pole j
The Big Lead An Arctic
Hurricane Narrow Es
cape From Death When
Ice Parted
SEVENTH ARTICLE
7
IpvirruTn n -ww a w 1 S
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search one seal blowhole was found
and an old bear track, but no alga or
other small life was detected In the
water of the crevices. At the big lead
a few algae were gathered, but here
the sea was sterile. The signs of seal
nnd bear, however, were encouraging
for a possible food supply. In return
ing the season would be more advanc
ed, nnd the life might move north
ward, thus permitting an extension of
the time allowance of our rations.
Though the heat of the sun was
barely felt, its rays began to pierce
the eye with painful effects. The
bright light, being reflected from the
spotless surface of the storm driven
Knows, could not long be endured even,
by the Eskimos without some protec
tion. The amber colored goggles that
we had innde ot Annootok from the
glass of the photographic supplies now
proved a priceless discovery. They
effectually removed one of the greatest
torments to arctic travel.
The darkened or smoky glasses, blue
glasses and ordinary automobile gog.
gles hud all been tried with indifferent
results. They failed for one reason or
another, mostly because of an insuf
ficient range of vision or a faulty con
struction, making It impossible to pro
reed more thau a few minutes without
removing tho accumulated condensa
tion. Relief In Amber Glasses.
This trouble was entirely eliminated
In our goggles. The amber glass
screened only the active rays which
Injure the eye, but did not interfere
with the range of vision. Indeed, the
eye, relieved of the snow glare, was
better enabled to see distant objects
than through fleldglasses. It is fre
quently most difficult to detect icy
Irregularities on cloudy days. The
amber glass also dispels this trouble
1
perfectly, enabling the eye to search
carefully every nook and crevice
through the vague incandescence
which blinds the observer in hazy
weather. The amber glass therefore
reduces not the quantity of light, as
do smoky glasses, but the quality.
We were not only relieved of tho pain
and fatigue of snow glare, but the
amber color gave n touch of cheer and
warmth to our chilled horizon of blues.
So thoroughly wore we in love with
these goggles that later they were
worn while asleep, with the double
object of screening the strong light
which passes through the eyelids nnd
also to keep the forehead warm.
On this march in the early part of
the afternoon tho weather proved good
and the ice, though newly crevassed,
Improved us we advanced. The late
start spread our day's work close to
tho chill of midnight, and before we
were quite ready to camp there wero
signs of another gale from the west.
Little sooty clouds with ragged edges
scurried along at au nlurmlng pace,
and beyond n huge smoky bunk black
ened the pearly glitter.
Suitable camping lee was sought,
and iu the course of nn hour an Igloo
was built. The structure was built
stronger thau usual. Double tiers of
suow blocks were placed to the wind
ward and a little water was thrown
over the top to cement the blocks.
The dogs were fastened to the lee of
hummocks, and the sleds wero secure
ly lushed nnd fastened to the Ice.
We expected a hurricane and had
not long to wait to taste of Its bitters,
fiefore we were at rest In our bags
the wind brushed tho snows with a
force Inconceivable. The air thickened
with rushing drift. In a few moments
the dogs and sleds were burled under
banks of snow nnd great drifts en
circled the Igloo. The cemented blocks
of our dome withstood the sweep of
the blast very well, but many small
holes were burrowed through the suow
wall, permitting some drift to enter.
Eurly in the morning, after a rush
of but a few hours, the storm ceased
as suddenly ns It came and left a stlll-
uess which was appalling. The dogs
soou began to howl desperately, as If
attacked by a bear, and we rushed
out. seeking puns, but there was no '
approaching creature.
It wn n combined slirnal of distress.
The storm drive'- "low hal burled
. h..: '.. imyiei:i"e frost
They had partly uncovered themselves,
but by trace and hurness they were
frozen to hardened masses, so much
so that few could rise and stretch,
which Is a severe torment to dogs aft
er a storm. We freed their traces,
beat the cemented snows from their
furs with sticks, and their curling tails
and pointed noses told of common grat
itude.
As we skirmished about for a little
stretch ourselves the sun rose over the
northern blue, flashing the newly driv
en snows in warm tones. The temper
ature during the storm rose to 20 be
low, but now the thermometer sank
rapidly below 40. The west was still
smoky, and the weather did not seem
quite settled. It was t.oo early to start,
so we disrobed again, slipped Into the
bags and sought a quiet slumber.
A few hours later we were rudely
awakened by loud explosive noises.
Looking about, nothing unusual was
detected nbout the igloo, and a peep
through the eye port gave no cause
for the disturbance. It was concluded
that the ice was cracking from the
sudden change of temperature in quite
the usual harmless manner, and we
turned over to prolong the bag. com
forts. Then there come a series of thun
dering noises, with which the ice quiv
ered. Ahwclah arose and said that
the house was breaking. I turned to
rise nnd sank into n newly formed
crevasse, which up to that moment was
bridged by Bnow. A man In n bag is a
helpless creature, and with water be
low nnd tumbling blocks of snow from
above pressing one deeper nnd deeper
the case was fur from humorous nt n
temperature of 48 below.
Still, the boys laughed heartily. Their
hands, however, were quickly occu
pied. Ahwelah grabbed my bag and
rolled me -over on snow of doubtful
security. They then slipped into furs
with electric quickness and tossed the
things out on safe Ice. .
In the extreme cold the water froze
In sheets about the bag, nnd when the
Ice was beaten off the reindeer skin
was, to my pleasure, found quite dry.
A few moments more of sleep and we
might nil have found a resting place
in the chilling deep. That experience
kept us ever watchful for the dangers
of the spreading ice in all culms after
storms.
The ice nbout was much disturbed,
and numerous black lines of water
opened on every side, from which
oozed Jets of frosty steam. The greut,
difference between the temperature of
the sea nnd that of the nir made n
contrast of 70 degrees, and the open
spots of ice water appeared to be boil
ing. Anxious to move along nwny from
the troubled angle of ice, the usual
breakfast wns simplified. Melting some
snow, we poured down the icy liquid
as an eye opener nnd then began at
the half pound bowlder of pemmican,
but with cold fingers, blue lips end no
possible shelter the stuff was unusual
ly hard.
To warm up the sleds were prepared,
nnd under the lash the dogs Jumped
Into harness with n bound. The pem
mlcnn, somewhat reduced with the ax,
was ground under the molars as we
went along. The teeth were thus
kept from chattering, and the stomach
was fired with durable fuel.
As we advanced the ice improved to
some extent, nnd with a little search
n safe crossing was found over nil of
the new crevices, though a strong west
erly wind carried a piercing cold.
Good progress was made, but we were
not allowed to forget at any time that
we were Invndlng the forbidden do
muins of polar environment.
Tho Eitter pold.
In starting before the end of tho
winter night nnd camping on the open
Ice fields in the long northward march
we had first accustomed our eyes to a
frigid darkness and tbeu to a perpetu
al glitter with shivers. This proved to
be the coldest season of the year. We
should have been hardened to nil kinds
of arctic torment, but man only gains
thnt advantage when the pulse ceases
to beat.
Far from land, far from other life,
there was nothing to arouse a warm
ing spirit. Along the land there had
been calms and gales nnd nn Inspiring
contrast, even iu the dark days nnd
nights, but here the frigid world wns
felt nt its worst. The wind, which
came persistently from the west now
strong, now feeble, but always sharp
Inflicted a pain to which we never be
came accustomed.
The kind of torture most felt in this
wlud nud humid nlr of an arctic pack
was a plcturesquo mask of ice nbout
tho face. Every bit of exhaled mois
ture condensed nud froze either to the
facial hair or to the line of fox talis
about the hood. It made a comical
caricature of us.
The frequent turns In this course
brought both sides to the wlud nnd
nrranged a Hue of icicles from every
hair offering a convenient nucleus.
These lines of crystal offered a pleas
lug dush of light and color as we
looked at each other, but they did not
afford much amusement to the indi
vidual exhibiting them. Such hairs as
hud not been pulled from the Hps and
the chin were first weighted, and then
the wind carried the breath to the long
Fiulr with which we protected our
heads and left a mass of dangling
frost
An Icy Coating.
Accumulated moisture from the eyes
coated the eyelashes and brows. The
humidity escaping about the foreheod
left a res eut of snow above, while
that escaping under the chin, combined
with fulling breath, mude a semicircle
i f Ice. The most uncomfortable Icicles,
hewever were these that bad formed
n t'. . hair within the nostrils.
It ! u i t're fare of this kind of
r , t, , t!,e K'-k!mo pull the
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IHI.-tlluAll uSAI r
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. 1f 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 j'ou are not a customer we
invite you to become one.
Stockgrowers and Farmers National Bank
Wallowa, Oregon
United States Land Notices
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at La Grande,
Oregon, November 29, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that Julia
E. Sargeant, nee Neil, of Imnaha,
Oregon, who, on December 6, 1904,
made Homes'.ead Entry No. 13972,
serial, No. .04296, for NB, Section
24, Township 1 North, Range 46 East,
Willamette Meridian, has filed notice
of intention to make Final Five Year
Proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before C. M. Lock
wood, U. S. Commissioner, at his of
fice in Enterprise, Oregon, on the
17th' day of January, 1910.
Claimant names a witnesses: Wil
liam R. Davis, of Joseph, Oregon,
Ceylon A. Fisk, of Imnaha, Oregon,
Omar J. .Stubblefield, of Zumwalt,
Oregon, Elmer Jewell, of Enterprise,
Oregon.
15c5 F. C. BRAMWELL, Register
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
United State Land Office at La
Grande, Oregon, November 11, 1909.
Notice Is. hereby given that Clair
H. Ford, whose postoffice address Is
Zumwalt, Oregon, did, on the 4th day
of June. 1909, file in this office
Sworn Statement and Application,
No. 08629, to purchase Lot 4,
SWVi NWV4, W SWVi, Section 3,
Township 2 N, Range 47 East, Wil
lamette Meridian, and the timber
thereon, under the provisions of the
act of June 3, 1878, and acts amend
atory, known as the "Timber and
Stone Law," at such value as might
be fixed by appraisement, and that,
pursuant to such application, the
land and timber thereon have been
appraised, the timber estimated
375000 board feet at fl.00 per M,. and
the land $80.00; that said applicant
will offer final proof In support, of
his application and sworn statement
on the 27th day of January, 1910,
before C. M. Lockwood, U. S. Com
missioner.at his office, at Enterprise,
Oregon.
Any person Is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or Initi
ate a contest at any time before pat
ent Issues, by filing a corroborated
affidavit in this office, alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
13c F. C. Bramwell, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
United States Land Office at La
Grande, Oregon, November 11th, 1909.
Notice Is hereby given that Mae C.
Eowlby,1 whose postofflce address is
Enterprise, Oregon, did, tn the 16th
day of March, 1909, file In this of
fice Sworn Statement and Applica
tion, No. 03969, to purchase the S
NEi, SE4 of NW and NE of
SW, Section 7, Township 1 North,
Range 43 East, Willamette Meridian,
and the timber thereon, under the
provisions of the act. of June 3,
1878, and acta amendatory, known as
the "Timber and Stone Law," at
such value as mlsht be fixed by ap
praisement, and that, pursuant to
such application, the land and timber
theroon have been appraised, the
timber estimated 220000 board feet
at $1.00 per M and the land $S0.00;
that said applicant will offer final
proof In support of her application
and sworn statement on the 27th
day of January, 1910, before C. M.
Lockwood, U. g. Commissioner, at
his office, at Enterprise, Oregon.
Any person Is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or initi
ate a contest at any time before pat
ent issues, by filing a corroborated
affidavit la this o-Tice, alleging facta
which would defeit the entry.
13o F. C. Bramwell, Register.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior.
U. S. Land Office at La Grande,
Oregon.
Oct. 11, 1909.
Notice is hereby given that George
S. Craig, whose postofflce address
is Enterprise, Wallowa County, Ore
gon; did on the 2nd day of Febru
ary, 1909. file in this office Sworn
Statement and Application, No. 03455,
o purchase the SW4 of SE4, See
in 13 Town hip 2 S.. Range 43
" U nmet e erldian. and the
...Jber thereon, under the provisions
of the act of June 3, 1878, and act!
amendatory, knowa as the "Timber
and Stone Law," at such value at
might be fixed by appraiaement, and
that, pursuant to uch application,
the land and timber throa havt
been appraised, the Umber estimated
100000 board feet at 0.0 per M,
i and the land $20.00; that said appli
' cant will offer final proof in support
of his application and sworn state
ment on the 28th day of December,
1909, before C. M. Lockwood, U. S.
Commissioner, at his office, at Enter
prise, Oregon.
Any person Is at liberty to protest
this purchase before entry, or initl
ite a contest at any time before pat
ent Issues, by filing a corroborated
affidavit in this office, alleging facts
which would defeat the entry.
8cll F. C. BRAMWELL, Register.
Legal Adyertisements
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
In the County Court of the Stat
of Oregon for Wallowa County.
In the Matter of the Estate of
Soloman G. Wood, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given that the un-'
derslgned has filed with the Clerk
of the above named court, his final
account and report as administrator
of the above named estate and the
Judge of the said Court has fixed up
nn Monday, December 20th, 1909, at.
the hour of 10 o'clock a. m., at the
County Court House in the City of
Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon
report and account and all objec
tions thereto and why said estate
3hould not be closed and settled aa
provided by law.
JOHN A. WOOD,
Administrator. ,
Dated this 19th day of November,
1909. 69s5
IN THE COUNTY COURT.
f the State of Oregon, for the Coun
ty of Wallowa
!n the matter of the Estate and
Guardianship of Linnie Basim.
Now at this time this cause came
on for hearing upon the application
of Carl Whitmore, the duly appointed,
qualified and acting guardian of Lin
aie Basim, an Insane person, for an
order directing the next of kin of
ald Insane person and all persons
interested hi her estate to show
cause at the next regular term of
'his court if any they have, why an ,
rder shall not be made for the Bale
f the following described land be
longing to said insane Person, to
tfit, the Southeast quarter of South
west quarter of Section Twenty,
hree in Township Two Soutn of
Range Forty-Four East of Jhe Wil
lamette Meridian, for the purpose of
paying the debts of said ward nnd
'or her maintenance, and It appear
ing from the verified petition filed
that the said LInnle Basim is an in
vane person' resldinar In Wallowa
County, Oregon, but now temporar
ily an Inhabitant of Multnomah coun
ty, Oregon, and that she is the owner
f the above described lands and
that Dora Kooch and Lizzie Whit-
nore, both residing In Wallowa Coun
ty, Oregon, John Easlm of Phoeabc,
OTegon, and Judson Basim of Salem,
Oregon, are the next of kin of said
ward and the enly persons Interest
ad in herniate, it la therefore or
dered that the s.li Linnie Basim,
Dora Kooch,' LIzzU Whltmore, John
Basim and Judson Basim and all
thers Interested in said estate ap
pear before this Court on the 3rd
iay of January, A. D. 1910, at Two
o'clock P. M., at the County Court'
House In Enterprisa, Wallowa Conn
y, Oregon, and show cause if any
-hey have, why an order shall not
oe made authorising the said guar
Han of tha said Linnie Basim to
3ll the above de3cribed kinds, and
41. is lurtner ordered that service of
this order ba made by publication of
a copy thereof for three conscntJv
weeks in the Wallowa Chieftain, a
aewspaper publlihad weekly at En
terprise, Oregon. .
Witness the Hon. J. B. Olmsted,
County Juden nt Wniin. rv,.ni
State of Oregon, wlj the teal of
the County Court of said County
hereunto a'fixej on this 4th day
!3ce3iv:er. A. D. 1909.
SSAL) W. C. BOATMAN,
i6c4 County Clerk.