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mm&w -* : *■> NEWBERG GRAPHIC. GRAPHIC. t Kefessleasl t a s Ossia-----------------6 s r z z i t ; ». Ras DoU«, $140 >N, F B I D A T . NOVUM BEH 14. 1902. NEWS OF FAVORED EÖ0N Washington, Nov. fl.— (Copyright, 1808.) CHAPTER L • THE OREGON “ DESERT.1* From the north boundary Uns to the south boundary line of the state, there lies In Eastern Oregon a strip o f territory about 404 miles long and about 30$ miles Wide, which was once known an the Great Oregon Des ert. and through which run tha old Oregon trail. This desert, unlike most^ deserts. alng streams of pure water, and nu merous springs boil from tha sides of tbs mountains and rise even from des ert sands; and wherever this water touched the fertile soil, beautiful mead ows of native grass greeted tbe eye of the occasional adventurer. But these teemed few and for be tween In qarly days; and for lack of knowledge of their location many a weary traveler lost his way between them, and his bleached bones for many years afterward marked the last place where-he laid himself down to rent Evan In these days when much of the ground, accennlble to water. Is occupied by the pioneer homesteader, one may travel a bandied miles or mors without encountering s single human habitation, or living thing. Tho Oregon desert la practically a succession of mountain plateau. It la at a high altltnde at every point. To reach It from most any direction one most climb a great mountain range, and meander at Intervals among snow-capped peaks and through rock-bound canyons and gulches; and to cross It, one must traverse wide stretches of barren plains that never taste of water, except from the melt ing snows of winter, and must also encounter lava beds and walls of rock seemingly insurmountable. These plains remind one of a huge extinct volcanic crater, although they cover thousands of acres la area, and It taken days of travel to cross many of them; They vary In else, however. *rom small plateaus of a few acres to the Illimitable outstretched plains. Bat they nil bear the ansae characteristics. Tho traveler, whether passing through a small basin or a great plateau. Is struck with same Impression. A wall surrounds each of then« ha st ns or plateaus and sepa rates one from another. These walls consist of rocks piled upon one soother with masonic care, the Joints being broken on perfectly and smooth ly an If done by skilled human bands, snd they rise perpendicularly from ten to two thousand feet Into the ntr, end to make them the more dlMcnlt of ascent a thick layer of flat rocks lie atom; tbe top of the wall extending out on either side Into wide eaves and sheltering them Uke the rim o f a hat or the eaves of a fist roof, and theca are called the rimrocks. While they appear to be n succea slon 0 » plateaus. Independent of one another; and In nowise connected whereby one might scale the walls which separate them, y et with sel dom an exception, nature ha« come to the rescue, and by the some pro cess through which the great upheav als were canned and the«« mountains of lava rocks and plains of volcanic ashes were formed. serpentine shaped canyons and gulches had rent the walls, and through thess the trav eler may find his way from one basin to another. The smaller plains were the scenes of nanny conflicts, and were ofted places of great slaughter In early days. Bands of deer sad antelope often wandered Into them, and the watchful Indians came upon them, snd guarding the onlv places of out lo t would Charge down upon the en caged animals sad slaughter a whole band. And these animals ware not tbe only victims to Indian cunntng an« bloodthirstiness. Many an Im migrant train whose members had become exhausted snd careless from want of proper food and water, to gether with the care of their Jaded p.n'mals, reduced to mere skeletons from plodding through the burning sands snd drawing heavy loads over tbn flinty rocks, without feed or water, while passing through these canyons and beneath the rimrocks. came under a «hotter of poisoned nr row« that left death along the trail. The heaps of rocks In the gulcher and nsnyuniT and tbs little mound« scattered over the plains, are yet In dexes to many of these sad stories. Captain Jack had his territory, snd bad some principle, although he died or the gallows, hut the marauding chiefs, Egan and Paulina, knew no bounds of territory and knew no limit for crime and bloodshed. The penju. buttes, streams and canyons still bear tbelr names from one end of the desert to the other, and there Is no landmark that guides the trav eler through the plaint that doee not recall some memory of the terrible crimes of those two chiefs and their blood thirsty warriors, and many of these were committed even after the arrival of the bold and determined General Crook. Bat In early days wherever there was water and natural meadows, ani mals for «16 kinds flacked. Horses snd eattls were plentiful, and wild game, float the monarch gristly to the com mon JsckrabMt Including elk. deer, antelope, mountain aheep. mountain Hone, cougar, coyote, wildcat and marten roamed st will, snd were sel dom ever disturbed by the hand of n s « The flesh of the game animals wan the tenders« and best, while tbe fore produced in this section were considered the best In the mar ket It wsa the paradise of the hunter and trapper- ________ CHAPTER II. THE LORD OF THE DESERT. In the center of one of these plateaus containing hundreds of thousands of acres of land, Is a low round mountain. From the distance It looks like a mountain peak, and to peurs that tbe droit ef M m Caban im eiproclty trenty bas not ywt toit Havane en ita rotors to Washington, bat la- stand to now repoaiag la a pigeontete in tbe desk of President Faims The citlM Mount Juniper, bat from 1U bane to Itn nummlt it in only about one thousand foot. Its south si do is ccTorad with runty evergreen o f the juniper species, from which the moun tain takes its name, while the summit and soot and north and west sides are barren, and base boulders be piled upon one another, and deep cm* yons cut their way down Its sides. In the canyons on the south side numerous springs boll forth and send their waters dash tax over the rocks of tha mountain of several hundred sc; so. A fence of barbed wire at tached to Juniper posts, protoots this meadow from the stock for which it Is not Intended. At the foot of tho mountain, and su 1 rounded by tall clusters o f Jnnl- ers, is a large single-story house, ullt of the rocks that from time to time have rolled down tho mountain. To tho east or* stables, corrals, hay- rucks, watering troughs, and nil tbs appurtenances of on old-time western ranch. To the west Is n garden spot litigated from pipes that run from n reservoir fed by spritgs higher up the hill, and In tho rear Is n young orchard where every Indication point« to tho fact that the trees are being nurtured and cultivated for experi mental purposes. In front o f tho great stone building beautiful walks are laid out, along which shrubbery, roses and flowers of many varieties grow, with a bountiful green lawn for n back ground. Fountains play la tho son- light through the heat of tho day, and the ic^cold spring water In thus tempered for tho tender roots of the young vegetation. Tho grounds about tho house. In cluding orchard, garden, stables and cowsheds, are Inclosed with a rock wall several feet high, with loopholes here and there la the wall, which show that the place was constructed with a view of being able to defend Itself In cose an attack wan made from the outside.' But It Is tho interior of the house ? that the reader should see. In the front room there are easy chain, lounges, tables, books and writing materials. On the anils them are pictures. To stop here on# would Imagine himself in a cultivated home In a thickly settled country, but In glancing further one sees reminders of tbe fact that one Is In reality In n frontier place of abode. By the side of tbe outer doors stand, tho latest n anufacture of rifles, and guns of all makes hang In the racks over the doors and about tbe walls. Large revolvers swing from points hero aul there like ornaments, while numerous varieties of this deadly weapon adorn the tables in the room. In the main bedroom this name abundance of firearms exist, snd In this room, ns In the front room, n large table stands In one corner and upon It Is fastened nil of the latest I improved apparatus for loading and reloading cartridge shells, and an rlmndant supply of ammunition la at hand to withstand sn ordinary siege. The other rooms of the building are only ordinary bedrooms, showing the lack of ears and attention usually found in batchelor’s quarters, while tbe dining-room and kitchen are large and spacious, and a large supply of provisions are stored away to keep a large number for an Indefinite pe riod. The front bedroom, like the kitchen and dining-room. Is kept In perfect order. These and the front room are frequently visited and occu pied by the owner, and they most be kept intact, or tbe derelict may suf fer more than a storm of words. But tbe other rooms of the house present a different aspect; the beds are un made, and men’s wearing apparel are scattered about the floor; broken mutches, half consumed candles, and. In fact, a general miscellany of un important things make up the debris of tha rooms. But then Is a deserted appearance about tbe place. Save a slight noise from tbs cooking apart ments, occasioned by the work of a stout, round-faced Englishman, who might be taken for almost any age, snd who does the work of chef, cook, dishwasher, housekeeper and man-of all-work. In performing bin routine labors, no other sound In beard. But there are two occupants of tho place nt this time. In the front room a man alts In a peculiarly-constructed chair la deep meditation. An anxious look occupies hie countenance, and now and then a cloud aeems to ob- ecufe his wholq face. It lights up with a beam of pleasure for a moment, ns ir th e way looked clear to the thinker, then the clouds again, fol lowed by glean» of light and grimaces caused by s tortured conscience. Tbe location Of Miatotar Sqniers st H avons that be expeetod tbe teeaty to ba sont tbe day followiny tbe asndiag of hto message Tbe Ceben habits of procrastination, forty, but the wrinkles In his face and neck, the Inevitable markers of time, and the ho IM prey that Inter- mingles the light red hair, tell the close observer tbit he is at least sixty. If not more. "Will she nuke It here without a mlsshsp.’* he muttered, with an u n ions look upon hU face, and then in almost Inaudible tones. "What will be the result If she reaches this place l:i safety? Bat she will never do it!** and be took ^ quaff from the goblet to relieve the terrors of hts soul, which were depicted In his face. CHAPTER IIL “ And bow did you leave dear un- clef” Inquired a young woman In a >oloe of Innocence. “ Oh. in the very beet of spirits,” re plied a rugged frontiersman, covered with the dust of the plains. "And bow long shall It be before we reach his place?” inquired the seme female voice. "Within about two days—that Is If nothing happens to prevent It,” re plied the man. ‘Hat nothing can happen to prevent It. except sn extraordinary event, can It?” Inquired the girl asauringly, and continuing os If to remove nil doubt, "you look fresh, your men are nil fresh and your horses look ws If they were anxious to start on the return Journey.” “That Is nil true. Madam, but In this country we never count on anything until It’s accomplished, and the 'ex traordinary* Is likely to happen any time.** "Oh, then are we to pass through n dangerous section?” inquired the maiden with some alarm. “No, not particularly, but when the Snakes are skulking among the rocks they ore likely to strike at nay time,” replied the frontiersman. "What kind of sunken ore they.” In quired the young woman . “ I have wad of your American snakes.” she continued, “pad know that there must be very many varieties, and that they must be dangerous but never rend of them biting people on horseback.” “ Bat these 8nnkea bite at any time snd at any place,” replied the man with a smile. "They prefer the dark however, snd more often strike from ambush. To be plain with you. Mad am, and yon mast be n nervy girl to have crossed the ocean and come this fur alone, the Snakes I speak of are Indians, belonging to the tribe of Piutes called Snakes for the very rea son that they strike from ambush.” “Then are we In Imminent peril’ ” Inquired the girl with self-possession. "No. no. not that. Miss, we might make this trip n dosen times without being molested, but the Snakes are on the warpath now, and while cattle stealing and horse stealing Is their principle object, they are not averse to bigger prey, especially when the odds are In their favor. They go In small bands though, and our boys are capable of holding their own with most of them. As It Is getting late snd we wish sn early start In the morning. I would ad rise you to retire snd get s s»od root, for n couple of hundred miles on the back of n csyuse will prove a task for n tender young lady like you.” and as the young wo man walked away to her tent. Dan Pollett muttered to himself: “A pretty fair flower to be plucked by the Flutes!” ■gyptlaa Girls a t Play. In her “ lbvoUectlous of nn Egyptian Princess” the author describes a little gems at romp» In the garden of the palace which discloses e vary doss touch of nature The princess was seated near a little lake which had been constructed In a serpentine shape, winding about under rustic bridgse She was laughingly scolding one of her attendant* w h « tho girl broka sway, crying out. My mistress is an gry with mol I'U drown myself P and rushed Into the water. The princess called out, “Oh, stop hart Stop her? snd throe or foar fol lowed Immediately. Rut the first knew wall enough that the water was not more three three feet deep, so she had dons It for a Joke, and she turned round and threw water In the faces of bar pursuers. The princess had seen tbs John di rectly after the cry had escaped her, and now Joined heartily In tho fun, and urged others to help In tho cap ture. Tho general harem drees when warm weather set In was white Indian grass-cloth, mo-e or less fine, made loose. and confined at th# waist by a colored sash, a ribbon to match being usually worn round the throat, and to Us back tho hair Tho dress could not be hurt by tha Immersion, hat tbe ribbons might be spoiled. Some were seen to cast a glance on tbotr pretty tie«, which wan a signal to thata" wbo saw the look to rush upon thorn nt ouco and push thorn Thers was nothing bat screaming and laughing, several disporting them selves to tbe water, others puraasd all over the garden, met at the croae- paths, tuning and doubling on their pursuers. The princess clapped her hands with delight and laughed unre strainedly, and tbs girls thessaelvss ware linmenady pleased with the John the fiscal yaar, 36 À in action or disd of *0 SI resigned, and B8 enlisted men, l,2 7 j\ of wounds and dins discharged on the gxpi 6,4M worn discharged disability or dismissed by order of Vi mrt martial; 4,087 deserted; two wereV 203 retirad. ' 1 General Corbin baa tb«( say regarding the cantami : “ The restoration of the it existed before tha posasi of February 2, 1901, pr contributions to the fond. It eras also wisely provided that tho fond should include receipt« for the fust fiscal year. It Is a matter of note that Oregon has tho third largest retaran Of any stata in tbs Union, lor tho past two years. Ibo act return* to the credit of tho stato stand at nbootffiOO.OOO lor tho two years. Tho only states which precede Oregon are North Dakota, whoso gross returns sseoaat to $1,321,811, and Oklahoma, with $1,084,462 for tha two yuan. Washington Is the faarth stats with $891,609, end Idoli* «wvqnth, with $678,990. The approximate not ro taras for Idaho will ha about $760,000 for tha two yean. United States, and there am that the administration may be w i l l « * to yield slightly oa this point if no on reasonable daisy in ex hibited in of tbe Cute pound ini pm cant, and it Cubans want 60 pm cent. This into cannot be allowed; la view of the belief that congress would certainly not sane- tioo Web a cot in duties, bat botwm o these flgoroa them is so wide s margin that those is roam for roaspromiss an s basis that might bn acceptable to both dents of Pacifis university. Grove, that the Corbett prise f arahip of $60 sad the Tibboia Washington, Nov. 11.—The annusi oratory of $60 have base again gross cost of compieta rural free deliv this year. ery servies throughout the United An important ruling bar boa by School Superintendent Ac miles not now covered by rural free de livery service, according to the report, will require tbe employas sut of 26,000 cr 27,000 carriers in addition to those now emlpoyed. making tbe entire force of carriers, when tha extension of tbe servies is completad, within tbe next throe peers, 40,000. After this exten sion is completad tbe nanna! rate of in* Oilers Pitas hr Best Essay. Tbe Oregon society of Sons of the American Revelation at Portland offers three prims of $26, 115 snd $10, re spectively, for the best ssmy written by any student in any public aenooi in Oregon, oa say ^one of the following not to exceed 6 or 9 per cent, the rate maintained in the other branches of tbe poetai servies. To extend the service 12,000 route« s year until it be- 00 roes universal, the report says, will require such largely increased appro* priations that the annosi postoffioe de ficits for the enanitig two or three years will probably tench $8,000,000 or $10.000,000, if not more; bat once tbe ssrvicfc is completed, the additional to B ee« Agata. Pnebio, Colo., Nov. 11. — For 20 yean people have been trying to find the source of U m ore at Silver Cliff, snd at last 1$ has tarned up, only half a mile from the town. Tbe strike made s few days ago by Haskell A Jack- son, two vetaran assayera, seems to be tbe moot important in Bootbern Colo rado lor many years. They are now literally quarrying ont tbe ore, and shipping it by the carload. Immense sums have bean spent in vein efforts to find the ore which was known to be there, the search Inclsding tbe Geyser Prospect shaft, which in 2,800 font atioa relative deep. The ore has been found just ly be obtained below tbe súrtaos on government land. , chairman. It runs $44 per too. snd picked speci mens yield 76 ounces of gold und much silver. Thera is great excitement in nil Washington, Nov. 10.—Oolooel Car- roll D. Wright and General John A. Wilson, members of the anthracite coal strike commFmion, held a brief inter view with tho president today. They reported that the in tbe anthracite 1 abide by the fitk sion and had so ■ tbe chairman, was particularly pi J with this la ormsfion, as it,l id materially to im plify the probl which tbs com- mission has to 1 New York, Nov. 11.— Electric trac- tion traina od tbe militnry rallwny, he- tween Berlin and Zcamn, bava now ended for thè arason, snya a London dispatch to tbe Tiibuno. The rasoit of tbe trial s ha* besn to prove beyond doubt that expres* traina con eneily he run by nlectric power nt a speed of 75 milea sn hoar on sn ordinarv perma nso! way. A higher rato of speed re- qnired henvier and firmar pernianent way, snd thia i* to be preparo! in timo for thè recommencentaM of thè triaJs in tbe spring. from s tour through the unexplored country to the southwest of James bny, says s Times dispateh from Ottawa. Mr. Wilson report# the discovery of a large river, hitherto unsurveyed snd running between the Albany river on the south and the Ottawa P ic k « river oa U m north. It haq n coarse of over 800 miles snd near Josses bay dividas into two branches, emptying into Hud son bay. -* Reciprocity Treaty Is »good. Washington, Nov. 11.— Secretary Hay, for the United fitatao, sad Sir Michael Herbert, n< promoting the Brit ish government snd tha government of Newfoundland, today, at the state de partment, signed «hat la known ns the Bond-Hay treaty, providing foi re ciprocity between the United 8tntm and Newfoundland, covering fish pro ducts snd bait. Tha treaty will be submitted to the séants Immediately upon its reassembling. Washington, Nqq. 10.— Secretary of the Navy Moody is working on his annual report. It In andar stood that one of bis principo} rooommandations will be for an incregfig of ofllcera of the navy. The .lack of officers to man oar warships Is giving Ihndapsrtment grave concern, snd Settrtnry M oody.will strongly urge that additional cadets et AnflSpoils be appointed to supply the growing deficit. He will not n mend e réorganisât— of the navy. New York, Nov. 10— Every student entering Yale will hacotas an export swimmer, II he c o n * * advance good reasons to be excosRfl from taking swimming teseoni. say» s Herald dte- patch from New Hsvesv Tbe te'Slty nt of this year’s swim. A rale mit swimming nqulrad gym- to count tar The cooling station matter la, for the time being, held in abeyance, the 10,000 tons of anal belonging to tbe United Staton navy now' lying la a war--boose nt Trincoroia is being diasin* si shed, according to the needs of tho navy in Golf waters, so that the Caban ccmplaiat of the existence of an Aaaar- lean naval station in Havana harbor to adjusting itself without friction, and, indeed, it to mid that the matter has eutiooed lately. IT TO HIS RESCUE. The grain l ie « i Portland to tbe lai tins. One of the rl 1 mines in the th Pole, located United States is the! about six mites m i of Fnmpter. About $760,000 haq I s expended on external improv nd underground development work i_____ tbe mine was discovered. Tbe property is controlled by English capitalists. Tbe actual mine of the Nort.i Pole is probtemeti cal. The management, ef coarse, is familiar with tbe voles of tbe ore found in the wonderful pay shoots, but it doss not know tbe fall extent of toe pey shoots. Development work Is being pushed to determine tho richness nod extent of this rich body of ore. If, ns then is every reason to believe, this rich shoot extends to the depth, then the mine is easily worth $10,000,000. A new corporation #111 begin ba si ness in Baker City next spr ing, to be known ns the Heilner w o« pressing and grad- company. Tbe mar company will » building to bn equipped with the latest machiarty for cleaning, grading and preening wool. • The incendiary attempts to destroy buildings st the Fort Stevens barracks still continue, although a double guard la maintained and eqUry precaution taken to prevent a repet ition of the fires Tbe officers ora i plain the reason lor the 1 a man of high position. The treat ment to which be bee been eabjeatad is only an incident similar to many others which have occurred In every part of Venezuela. Tho seaport town of Higuroto, Vene zuela, was occupied for three boon yes terday by forcae landed from the Vane- roe Ion gunboat Cieepo. The landing party is mid to have caused great damage to property owned by Rpantafa end French residents, and tbe French warship D'Kotres has left Gee yore to investigate tbe matter. The Dutch cruiser Holland and tha Italian cruiser Giovanni Bausan have arrived at La Go* yam. Copenhagen, Nov. 8.—Tbe time for subscribing to tbe stock of Urn Danish West Indian company has expired. Of tbe $1,000,000 nominal capital only one-fifth was subscribed for, notwith standing tbe advertiaeasqflfi given to the coneara by King Christian and Crown Prince Frederick taking stock. The promoters, who are anti mima, are downcast became, of U m weak im m of the sentiment in lavor of aldine the West Indian plan. Tho lenders of th« movement intend to appeal to King George, of Greece, Quean Alexandra PORTLAND snd the dowager zarina Of B um I s to Wheat— Walls Walls, 8 8 « 70c; M o « bay share«. The banka and a fo « in dividuals will probably fornii ha mattar atom 73*74«; valley, 70s. and stand tha looses, tinea tha treat? Barley—Feed, $81.00 par tan; brew- providing for the mis of tho Danish in«. $88-80. Wsst Todies to the United 8takes was Fleur— Beat grads, 8.20*8.80; grah rejected portly on account of their am. $8.90*3.20, Mill stuff»—Bran, $19.00 pm tan; middlings, $38.60; shorts, $10.80; Washington, 1 Nov. 8. — Manila pa- chop, $17. war department Onto—No. 1 white, $1.10 • 1.18; pera received at stato that U m ass ora making gray, $1.08*1.10 per cental. in tbs fh ilip - Hay — Timothy, $10*11; ctevm, more trouble thaï pines. They oca Vy attack son- $7.80; cheat, $8 pm ton. Potetose Bert Burbanks, 8 0 * 70c ataba lary o ficen and prey upon de- pm sash; ordinary, 80*66« pm «natal, (encelen na ti vea The paper mys that jsnta have returned growers’ prices; Merced sweets, |1.78* and are maintaining of a law-abiding Poultry— Chickens, mixed, $8.8fi* dy the evils, the sca 4.28; per pound, 10s; hens, $4*4.80 par bs Increased to such a doaen; per pound, H e; springs, $8.00 lawless band may he •$.60 per donna; fryers, 18-80*8.00; broilers, $2.00#2.60; dacha, $4.60« 8.00 per donna; tnrkeya, yuan«, I t * • 13«; gooes, $6.00*8.60 par doaen. Choses— Fall cream, twins, 15« Seattle, Now. 8.— No leas than sight 18c; Tonne Amorim. 1 6 * * 1 6 * soon were drowned, three veeeels driven factory prtosn, 101 )$c teas. •bora and practically ,»rr lighter on Hotter— Fancy creamery, 30133He per ponnd; «te a s , 30c; dairy, 80 the Nome beach was wrecked in a storm which commenced eo Tuesday, OctoMr • M H c ; atom, 1— 18. _ 14, and cot!tinwad the IsMowlag day. Hope— New crop, 33®26c par ponnd. Then« farts are anasited by Mr. M t o > Wool—Valley, ltH*15e; Boston son, purser o( tho Ohio, which arrived yesterday. A dosen or more people Oregon, — 1 4 * * ; mohair, 26*28«. were thrown into the surf and rissusd by the 11 less ring «row 0 K *$ X *