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r < j The DesChutes Echo VOL. 1. TIM.BKR LAND NOTILE. HKUlVKHTISKNKNT. l i n i irti HI lite» t a l l i i i iS ic f, I.aki-vit'« . orciMii. (»i l. 17, liuti.—Xolii'i' i» I h ri-liy givi«ti t i m i in (»ini|iliHm't' « i t h Hit- i>rovl»i»iii> u t i l » 1 «<« »1 Jtluie 3, Uffa, s i i l l t t a l , “ Ali m i lui' III.- « I r ni' limimi* l i m i l i in llu* s t r t e 1* n i t ' a l i i n r i i i a , ort*- , „ 11 . N n v aila a m i W iw h iiig to ii T s r r U u r y , ” a» q x t e m ’.ttd li» a l l I I h * j>iil»ìii* l a m i *1 h ii ‘- 1 >v a r i n i X iiri is I l. 1892, tln* f n l l n w i u g u a m m l imtkous l(a\*e lì Imi in th ia o ffice t h e i r » a n n i sjiUcmcntK, t n - w i t : Vjllios l l a r r i » il( l'riiu*.ville., l 'i m u l y " i l 'i 'n n k . a l a l e n i O r e g o n , d i n rii s i a t e m i ni Nn. 92*1 i n r tini ji i i r e h a s e n i t | i e n e 1, se,vii. t ]> a, r i o e., w. m. \V. I.,mi limi llarri» ol r r i n e v i l l e , e n u n l y n i t 'r n n k . a l a l e n i llre- goii, s w n r n » t a l e i n e n t Nn. Iti"», t u r I Ile | iu r e lia a e n i t h è ii*, n i a1, , see a, t p 2« . , r in e. « ■ m. l i m i ll i e y « 'i li n lf e r p r u n i In aln i« t i m i t h è l a m i s n u d i t i is m n r e v a l n a l i l e i n r ila t m i l - e r n r n in n e Il im i i n r a « r i e i i l l n r a l p u r p n a e a aliti tu e,«lalilisli l l i e i r e l a i n i In salii l a m i h e f n r e A. (' P a l m e r J . I'. S. r n m m i s a i n t i e r a l l’r i n e v i l l e . OrrR nii, ° n T u e s i l a y , lite 21tli ilay ni K elirn ary , 11M8. Tlie.y n a i n e aa « ltn ess ss : IV. l a i i i t l m n ll n r- lia, Alinea M a n i a . J o h n Cnintis n i l ’r i n e v i l l e , O reitnn ; F r a n c i s .1. l i e v i n e n i A l lia n y . O r e g o n ; I luna hi F. Sleffa , n i Henri, O r e g o n . A uy a m i a ll perseli» elaiin iiig ailverselv th è a l a n e ileaerilieil l a m l s a r e r eiin eateii In file t l i e i r e i a i m a i n I b i s offlee n n n r h e in re suiti 211 li d a y n i Peli., 100.1. K. M. H r . v TT a IN. H e g i s l e r T IM B E R LAND NOTICE. I ’ n i t e i l S t a l e s I,a m l offiee. l.ak vie«'. O regon Del., 17, 1902.—N o t i c e is h e r e b y g i v e n t h a t in enm plinnee w ith th e p r o ria lo n a nf th e ael ni June J, 1878, enlitl- e<l, “ An n et i n r t h e sa le n i t i m b e r l a m i a i n t».€ sta te « of C a l i f o r n i a . O regon, N e v a d a a m i W a s h - i n g t n l i T e r r i t o r y , as e x t e n i i e 'i In a ll t h e p u b l i e hi m l s i a le a b y n et ni A u g u s t l, 1892, t h e fo llo w - f u g p e r s o n a h a v e t h i s d a y liled i n lllia offiee t h e i r sw n ru ataleinenta, tn -ttil: I r w i n D. l’i k e n f M orn, c o u n t y o f S h e r m a n , s t a t e o f O regon, s w n r u s t a l e m e i i l Nn. W8o. i n r t h e p u r c h a s e nf t h e b u s .*i, il, 11, 12, see .*>, t p 2« a, r 11 e. « . in. A lice M. H o l d e r o f Morn, c o u n t y o f S h e r m a n , s t a t e n f O r e g o n , s « o r n s t a t e m e n t No. UHi-. in r t h e p t i e h a s e nf t h e s w ' 4 se e n , t p 2 ' i a, r 11 e. w. m. N e lly /.. P i k e n f M orn, c o u n t y nf S h e r m a n , s t a t e n f O r e g o n , s w o r n s t a t e m e n t Nn tl'.ni, fo r t h e p u r c h u s e nf t lie lo ts 1, 2, S. 1. see i, t p 2« s. r 11 e. w. m. T h a t t h e y w ill of fer p r o o f to s h o w t h a t t h e l a n d s o u g h t is m o r e v a l u a b l e f o r i t s t i m b e r o r s t o n e I l ia n for a g r l c u l i u r a l p u r p o s e s , a n d to e s t a b l i s h t h e i r c l a i m t o s a i d h i n d b e f o r e V. C. P a l m e r , 1*. S. C o m m i s s i o n e r , a t P r i n c v i l l e , O regon, n n T h u r s d a y t h e Jt'dli d a y nf F e b r u a r y , timet. T h e y n a m e as w i t n e s s e s : J o h n C o m b s nf P r i n c v i l l e , O r e g o n ; J o s e p h M a r e e a u , o f lios- l a n d . O r e g o n ; I r w i n I>. P ik e . Alice M. H o l d e r , N e lly / . P i k e , of M orn, O r e g o n . Any a n d a ll persons c la im in g ad v e rse ly th e a b o v e - d e s c r i b e d l a n d s a r e r e q u e s t e d t o lile t h e i r c l a i m s i n t h i s office n n o r b e f o r e s a i d ¿iltll d a y o f F e b ., l'.Hti. K. M. B r i t t a i n , I t e g l s t e r . BEND. CROOK COUNTV. OREGON, DECEMBER 20, 1002. Echoes Along the Deschutes. Jo h n Illoss has ret 11 ruts 1 from a two weeks business trip to The Dulles. Charlie Willey lias liecn spemiing the past week in Beml. lie s o ld his saw mill plant on Willow Creek recently ami expects to spend tl e winter here. Mr. Willey says the new tow n Pul- m a ir on the line of th e Columbia Sou thern extension is witnessing consider able building activity. Over eight h u n dred thousand feet 01 lum ber was sawed at the Willow Creek mill du rin g the past fall and disposed of before it could be graded ami piled in the vard. W. M. l’eall. Ililen H arrington and C. Yanhon, i O. Jacobs were here from W ashington, th e first of the week filing ; on tim b e r claims. The appropriation of half a million i dollars for the im provem ent of th e Co lumbia is likely to m ake tha t river open i t ’s m outh. W. T. Stevens is here from Albany looking for a location. lie expects to make this place hi» pe rm a ne nt resi dence. Jo h n McCormick was over from P rine ville the first of th e week to m ake final proof on his tim b e r claim. A country editor w riting on trusts says the newspaper combine is th e big gest tr u s t on ea rth. It tru sts everybody, gets cussed for trusting, m istrusted for cussing, and if it busts for trusting, gets cussed for busting. A. W. Woodcock, 11. H. Farnhnm , 8 . C. Neuman, F. F. Beem, C* A. Oakes, Peter Person a n d W. 1*. Chase were he»e from P rinceton, Minnesota, the first of th e week to tile on tim b e r claims. W. E. Chase of Fort Benton, .Mon tana, was here Monday to tile on a tim ber claim. R alph Cold Well was a business visitor from Lava W ednesday. He was mi his way to Prineville to look after business m atters there. The Board of T rade held a lively meeting W ednesday night. The a tte n dance was large and th e interest m a n i fested showed the energy which is hack ing up th e growth and developm ent of the Deschutes Yallley. It is expected th a t several new enterprises w ill lie es ta b lish e d here in th e near future Tlie I th ro u g h th e efforts of th e Board. I next m eeting will be held S a tu rd a y , j December 27. TIMBER LAND NOTICE. RKAllVKKTISKM KXT. TIMBER LAND NOTICE. ltKAnVRKTISKMKXT. i'liitml States Liinil Offiee, Lnkeview , Oregon, Oet. 17, 1SHI2 :—Notice is here- 1 >v «riven th a t in compliance with the lirnvisinns id’ the art id' .Line 3, 1M7S, en- titleil. “ An act for th e sale of timlaw ltuiils in th e states of California, Ore- non, Neva«lit anil W ashington T erri to ry .” as extemleil to all th e public lainl states hv aet of August 4, lH'.ig, th e following persons have this ilay tileil in tliis olfiee th e ir sworn sta te m e n ts, to- w it: Eva Peak of I’rineville, enmity of Crook, sta te of Oregon, sworn sta te m e n t No. 470, for t!u* purehase of tl*« lots 3, 20. 21. 22, see 0 . tp 25 s. r 11 e w m. Marie Spinning o f Prineville, e ount' of Crook, sta te o f Oregon, sworn sta te m e nt No. 074. for the purehase of the u w 'j see IS. tl> 20 s, r 13 e » m. J . Frank ¡Spinning of Prineville. enmity of Crook, state of < iregon. sworn sta te m e n t No. 073, for th e pnretiase of the »« *4 sec IS. tp 20 s. r 13 e w m. Tiiat they will offer proof to show th a t the lainl sought is more valuable for its timls-r or stone th a n for agri cultural purjinses, ami to establish the ir claim to sai< l lainl lief ore A. C. Palmer, C. S. Commissioner at Prineville. O re gon.nn Sntunl.iy. the 21sf ilay of Feh., inns. Tliev nam e as w itnesses; Thomas 11. W atkins. F nm -is. J. fVvine. of Al bany. O r e g o n ; Donalil F. Stella. William II. Brock, of Hen<I. O r e g o n ; Parker l».«tk. Marie Spinning. .1 Frank Spin ning. •>’ P rin e v ille .»Iregon. Any am i ail person* claiming »«Irerse- lv the als>ve-«lescrilssl In mis are re- qneste«l to til * th e ir claims in thi« offiee tjii or before « n i 21st «lay of Fell., 1WJ. K, M. B k attain , R egister. U nited States Land Olfiee, Lakeview Oregon, (let. 1H, P.M12:—Notice is here by given tha t in compliance with th e pro visions of the aet of J u n e 3, 1S7S, e n titled “ An aet for the sale of tim b e r lands in th e states of California, Oregon, Nevada, and W ashington T e rrito ry ,” as extended to all the public land states by aet of August 4, 181(2, the following persons have this day tiled in this office their sworn statem ents, to - w it: America I. Boone of Prineville, county of Crook, sta te of Oregon, sworn sta te m e n t No. 412, for the purehase of the sw ' 4 see 33, tp 24 s, r l l r w in. Lizzie E. Hyde of Prineville, county of Crook, sta te of Oregon, sworn statem ent No. 454, for the purchase of the s w ' 4 lie'■4 . n l9 s e ' 4 . sw ‘4 seV4 sec 13. t p 25 s, r HI e w in. W alter S. Hyde of Prineville. county of Crook, sta te of Oregon, sworn sta te m e nt No. 45fi, for th e purchase of the n e ' 4 sec 1H, tp 25 s, r 10 e w ni. Jacob W. Bis me of Prineville, county of Crook, sta te of Oregon, sworn s ta te m e n t No. 457 for the purchase of the n w '-4 sec IS, tp 25 s. r 10 e w m That th e y will offer nroof to show th a t the land nought is more valuable for its tiudie r or stone th a n for agricul tural- purposes, and to establish th e ir claim to said laud U-fore A. C. Palmer. C. S. Commissioner, at Prineville, O re gon, on Friday, tlie 27tb day of F ebruary. 1003. They nam e as witnesses: Ja c o b W. Bo« me. Edwin O. Hyde, America I* Boone. Lizzie K. Hyde. W alter S. Hyde, all of Prineville. Oregon. Any and all persons claim ing adverse ly theal>ove-describe»l lands are re q u e st ed to tile th e ir claims in this office on or la-fore «aid 27th day of February. pni3. E. M. B k a t t . v i n , Register. THE WORLD AT IT’S FEET. DESCHUTES VALLEY ASKS FOR NOTHING BUT RAILROAD CONNECTION TO ES TABLISH IT S FUTURE. NO. 30. step to the front of Eastern Ore gon, a power both in wealth and population, to ask for recognition and the essentials of eonunoneivili- zation. Assistance Needed. Hilt it needs assistanee. Natui- ally it turns to Portland to receive the assurance that rnilrqad com munication with that city in the A Season of Activity and Growth Will Commence in near future is not outside the of probability. the Spring. Portland Urged to Secure Transpor hounds The Deschutes Valley in its first stage of development and the tation Facilities with this District. opening of it’s rcsouiees wants . the assurance that it will ho in touch with the outside world; that B\ one of those strange muta- man wrote a short time ago that q market will he brought within a tions, prevalent in a newly (level- he had a saw-mill with a capacity tew* hours travel from it’s doors; oping country, tin* littlesage-hrush of tiO.OtX) feet a day. 11 is supply that it cun depend upon the same tlat. called Bend, upon which two of timber was exhausted or nearly | agency to assist in its growth and years ago stood a single log cabin, so and lit was easting about for a the marketing of it’s products and ami post-ollice, has sprung sudden- lew location. “ What inducement manufactured material as is found lv into lift— a living, struggling can you offer me,” he asked thej i«^,«where. The wealth of timber community reaching forth for pro-- Board of 1 radc. And the roplv and groatlv to he incieasod pro- tige, support and investment to do- went hack, “ t 01110 and don t wait, duction of agricultural products velop the wealth of resources lying He is coming. The mill has saw - win rant the assumption that a adjacent to it’s doors. ed its last limber in Minnesota railroad must and will come, and Change in Two Years. and is loaded and on its way. and quickly, too. Two years have wrought a mar another industrv will spring up on Then the question naturally 11- velous change in the community. the Ih liutcs. rises, Where is Portland going to The sage-brush 110 longer obscures Not long before that another stand when that time comes? What the postoftice. hut has given away lumberman 111 Kalispell, Montana, inducement will she offer? What to broad fields of rye. clearings.— wrote to the Board “ 1 can put in a , master stroke of her’s in the nick "slashings” as the Valley folk planer and a shingle-mill, what d o ; 0f time will draw to the state’s me- wouhljeall them—here and there y°u say? And the hoard with- tropolis the trade, trnllie, revenue plowed fields, others under process mit „nv hesitation sa io .‘Tom. and portion of wealth which is on of cultivation, fences, barns ami The foundation „nd the verge of creation in the Des He came other indications of growth. The wing-dams of his plant are already ' ^lU*' ‘s ^ ■' lava ridges which a few months set and the terrific power of the Railroad Question Urgent. ago. laughed in derision at the Deschutes for the first time is to Day dreams of twenty years standing on the railroad question- mere suggestion of buildings, have he utilized ale generally relished when a full fallen in line----uccumbed to the Lumberman Sees Value in River. realization comes, and the events energy of the community which «.,« • of the past vear have given the res- M .J . Scanlon, the stops not at piles of n .oks. blit lilcnts of the Deschutes \ allcv ¡1 „ „ hojn.. Tll* Columbia masters their crudeness find uses lumberman ol Minneapolis, looked m.w ^ the field over pretty thoroughly J Southern has completed it’s per- them for building supports and while here a few weeks ago. “ (Jive; muneiit location to Bend, and the foundations. me the power of that magnificent l’jdse of action seems go he tliroh- For half a mile on either side of 1 1 • m , ,, . « , ’ hing prettv close to the surface, back 111 .Minnesota, he salt I ,, , giv< . A. the post-oHice at Bend the Des river ......................... , I resident Lvtle has given out that “ ami 1 will make it worth « I* .> 00.000 chutes river is dotted with houses. construction work will begin in More are being built, two hotels» to myself in six month’s time,” the spring, hut will it? Can I’ort- week after week, are crowded to and the estimate which he placed Lind make a definite answer? The statements made by presi their fullest capacity and a third upon it’s value to any one individ dent Lvtle sound like business, and is now under course of construc ual in it’s present location was not the skepticism usually attending such declarations has been partial tion. Even at that Bend is a can much less. vas town, and the dimensions of Wealth and Population to Intreuse. ly renam'd to the background. Crook county has suffered from that side of the place are likely to And these are only a sample of them before. Nevertheless the eyes he increased before another sum the inaiiv incidents which are tast of Crook county are watching ila« mer has come. It is simply a ease bringing a tributary country of movements of this road, and with of live under eight ounce duck- Portland to the front. Business one accord the voice of the people ing or stay out doors. Houses are men from every section of the says “ Come.” It is not necessary not to I k « had, and lumber now is Union declare that the Deschutes to add “ We’ve waited. Lvtle. wail ed long for you.” And as one res at a .premium. The million feet Valiev will increase it’s population ident has put it, “ Mr. Lytle has which stood in the mill-yard in I>\- thousands in a few veurs time, promised the completion of the early spring have slipped away in And a community which begins road by the 1 st of August, UMI.T, the past three months like dew on to grow—rapidly, soundly.— which hut if it doesn't get here before the a summer’s morning. At present establishes industries and reaches tenth of the month we won’t feel bad.” there is a erving need for more forth and offers inducements for The citizen is right. Days of building material and the business more witl a railroad still BM) grace will he cheerfully granted to energy which lately lias eneoin- miles distant is not established the promoters if they ate sincere passed the whole Deschutes \ si 1 - upon n flimsy and pervious basis, in their purpose. If they’re not then the humor of past exeats will lev will not stand long in waiting. 1 .« is n ease in which the country is hurst into a boisterous laugh. The Bend Board of Trade. developing and establishing busi- Portland Must Act Sixteen states out of the union ness and industry und reaching out But 1 'ortland’s position in th« are represented in the present pop- it’s tentacles for uiort— Alone and mutter does not change and she illation of Beml, which bus grown without the powerful influence and must I k * lip and doing. The opera rapidly during the past fall, and aid of a railroad or that vital e. m- tions of the roads smith of Bend and ¡11 that numlaT is the combined munieation with the outside world the Deschutes valley are well worthy energy and push which brought which increases so rapidly the ol attention and I'ortlamt caiinoi feel injured if the resident- of this these people from their native wealth and the growth, section have divided their faith and towns to grow* up with the west Millions upon millions of pines hope and are offering encourage and keep pace with the gigantic in this district stand waving their ment to the construction of a south strides which the future is hound tops to the -kv. Horses, cattle, ern outlet. \\ ith the completion to see it take. And that energy sheep there ate by the thousands of .-Hell amove they see tile fulfill- Agri- oient of their wishc- whlcii tor two and potent spirit of advancement with each year all inervus* and progress finds expression in mien nil products, hut now a small ,1' t have been ignoicd Simili . . , WiMiurr now if thrv an* willing to the weekly meetings of the Bend iiiirt of . tir* vimh v ormi tire, uih rr . » . • , , , é. • 1 m o lt' rlo M 'Jy n M ilin tc M l»oth Board of Trade whom* infiuemi«, 1 irrigation, will be a thousand-fold politically and commercially with efforts, and strides for future su premacy have already gained a greater in amount. Every indica- California than their own state, tin every | western portion . of which ail the-« nearini. "Krrrv sU*p forwaru: tion, every move, ........... • industry ......vears not one backward.” is the slogati which is in the process of starting ha-pa-sei ...’.'i .'i" "V“.' 1V'’ “ ,H unmindful of the latent ] i o w < i which this organization shouts. marks with a near white lini ” and Wealth which lias -llllnlicrcd W liat It Mai [H>ne. sunniti « -n with mm which n lot’ll 1 | fi -tiessiV at the eastern I».,sc ut solidity non and iiiiih firmness restlessly Back in Minnesota a I iiiii I kt - the iJcschutv* Valley is about tojliic Cascades. a