THE BEND BULLETIN.
VOL. VI
IJI'.ND OKl'.GON, FRIDAY, AUGUST s8, 1908.
NO. 24
Harriman Will Build into Central Oregon
i
Promises flovernor Cham
perlaln that Worfc Will
lie Begun at Once,
WILL COME UP DESCHUTES
llnrrliimii Favors n North ami
Snulh I.nc anil River Route
(lives the Host (Irmlcs.
IIII.K ALSO RliADY TO BUILD
!vents Indicate an Interesting Phit
lletweon the Two Orcal IJallrond
Magnates for Possession of
Iicsctjtltco Klvcr Route,
Tlic (I r en 111 that Central Oregon
hasdrramed for 30 years it about
lo lc realized, mid this vnsl inland
empire is nt Inst to Ik: given railroad
transportation. Governor Cham,
hcrlain Inn returned from his con
fcrcncc with the great Ilnrrimnn at
rclicm Hay and states that the
"Wizard of Wall Street" promised
him "unequivocally, flat foolcdly,
nnd absolutely" to begin at once
the "speedy construction of a rail
road into Central Oregon." The
only thing now to be determined is
to choose the route of the extension,
and Harriman is now in conference
nt rclicau Ilay with his engineers
and lieutenants attending to the
choice of routes. Harriman has
promised and the road will he built.
Sccrit Routes Possible.
I There arc several routes that
tuny be chosen, some giving n line
north and south, others n line east
and west across the stntc. It Is
Mild that Harriman favors a north
nnd south line. One possibility is
to extend the Columbia Southern
through this section to Klamath
Kails, but very few believe that
will be done hs the grades on the
Columbia Southern ore frightful
The more probable route for n north
and south line would be one up the
l)eehutcs river from its mouth
through Ilcnd to Klamath Falls.
The etist and west line .will either
lie the extension of the line from
Natron through the Cascades at
Diamond Peak pass nnd across the
state eastward to Ontario, or the
extension of the Corvallis & Hast
cm through Demi and eastward to
Ontario. If the Natron-Ontario
line is built, lines north through
this section and south to Ktamuth
Falls will be constructed. The gcn
era I opinion is that n north and
south route will be chosen.
Tho (Jovernor Talks.
Governor Chamberlain said in
part:
Mr. Harriman staled definitely that
nrltml work would Ik- begun on tlie Ioiik
delayed cxtcmlou ino Central Oregon
ntonre. Tim only preliminary step to
lie taVcn More construction U lgiin l
(11 fix definitely the route, mid that will
Ik done wltliln the next lew days, ai the
rrimlt f iinollicr official conference of
IiikIi Harriman ofllciaU at 1'clicnii Ilay.
This conference- hnsnlrenily liccii ordered
nnd will he nltcmlcd by Julius Kruttsch
llltt, dlicctor of inatuteiimice mid opera
tloii of the Harriman line; It. It. Calvin,
Wccprcililctit of the Union Pacific; Wll-
ll... Ilnnil rlllrf rllL'lllPIT 111 IllC Pacific
NVKtern; mid kcverat high ofllclalii of the
Southern Pacific, Including member of
tho legal tnfI-
"Tlie most Important question yet to
be decided, mid the one Hint will bo of
utmost Importance, to the regions affect'
id, U whether Harriman will tap Leu
trnl Oregon with mi cant and went or a
north nnd south line, The north mid
south Hue seemed to find most favor In
Mr, Ilnrrluun'seye.
Construction In tho Immediate puturc
"VI...... .... iiiiililiu, (ill nr mill About
tjie nature of the business conferences
our imrty had with Mr. Hurrlman, We
wero provided with nil eiullcsa supply of
map, drawings, atattitica and other data
prepared by the Hsrrlniuu Hues ami also
wltli all state maps and documents tlmt
would bear oil the subject. Wo went cv
Jmuitively luto the gcogrnphy and topog-
tnphy of pnicllrnllv rwty portion of ill
tale now milapH'd by fHllriimln .
dlsciittvil the arloua resource ni'
their chance of ilt-telnpineut We li' k
up tllculrlv thr llrml roimlry, II r
nllirt on tlnu Mr 1 1 it r r 1 11111 11 frinUI
Hilmlllril that tin? nrlointseiilnnsboii il
lime tihcf, mid bv finully iiminmireil t
me that be would order niliml work br
mum In the Imiiiedlair liiliim. Ilr ml
lie would call together vailnua uffieliil
of Ibe illllercut rouiU nml that ut a con
ferenrr wllb tliem the definite rniue
w.itllil ! ettlel IIm.ii Tin- cmifcrrtirr
vtill lie t'ipilnpvil with the Mirvevn of n
mmiU'r of iIkIiIh of-un, nil of wbirb
have been lirlil fur miiiic time ami
iwijh of wblrli we went over on our Ni
to .Sir. Harriman' IimIki'."
Will (intend Corvnllls & liastern.
According to Governor Chamlx-r
lain, Hiirrluiau lutciidk to extend
the branch line now terminating ut
Detroit and will push that eastward
to it future c6tiuection with the
proposed north nut) south Jine. It
is also a nractical certainty that the
new line now bcitm built to Khun
nth Fulls from the south will he ex
tended northward to Odcll and then
over to n connection with the Soul.,
eru Pacific main line nt Natron,
and that when this has been done
truins will run direct from Portland
to Sacramento over tlmt route,
(Continued 011 page 5,1
HILL TO TAP THIS SECTION
llcllevcd That He Has Obtained Pos
session of tho Oregon Trunk I. Inc.
The Reasons for Soflilnklnjc.
A feature of the railroad game
that is looked upon with great im
portance by people hi this section is
thr visit in Mend last Mondnv even
iui' V F. Nelson, president of
the Oregon 1 runk Line, (u road
projected tip the Deschutes) accom
panied bv John D. and Johnson P,
Porter, of the, firm of JMrtcr Hros.,
railroad contractors. These gen
tlemen were traveling through with
nu automobile and were on their
way to Klamath Fulls. The signif
icance of their visit may be gath
ered from the following facts.
Railroad Contractors Visit Hen J.
Porter Hros. uic n very large
firm of railroad contractors and
have done work for J. J. Hill for
years, They started nt first ns
!iriil.n' builders, but have branched
out into construction work during
late years, nicy uuiit n large
tiart of the North Hank road. The
supposition is that they arc about
to take contracts lor tlic building of
11 Hill road from the Columbia riv
er through tills section to Klamath
Falls and on to the coast at
San Francisco. While it is mil
known ns a tact, there arc many
ennd reasons to believe that their
trip through this part of the state
was made that they might better
acquaint themselves with the na
ttuc of the work to be done. They
were itt n great hurry and gave out
that they must be back in Portland
by the a8th, when uti , important
matter Is to be settled in which
they wish to take n hand.
Thoy Ask fur Information.
It has long been believed that
Hill is behind the Oregon Trunk
Line. That nmwars more than ev
er to be the case when it is known
that Nelson nnd W. N. Hethcl,
Inrnilnc i-tu'Ineor of the North Hank
road, spent several days together in
The Dalles last wcck. ioiiowing
their visit nt The Dalles, Mr. Nel-
son nnd the Porter Hros. take n fly
ing trip across the state. At the
same time there is n crew of Ore
gon Trttuk surveyors working up
the Deschutes ana cttccKiug over
Hip Oreeon Trunk survev. Furth
ermore it is known that one of the
Porter brothers recently quizzed
lknd men as to the. amount of grain
nnd tmv that Is raised in this coun
try, and nsked if there was more
than enough to supply tne ioc.ni ue
maud. He also asked If work qould
be done through this country dur
ing the winter. All of which is be
lieved to indicate that Porter was
(Continued on puge 4.)
LOST IN THE TIMER
3lrc nitfliter Nearly Dies
Prom Thirst.
,16 IIOUKS WITHOUT WATER
Mind Win Affected by Ills Sulferbn;
nnd Ha llccninc Demented final
ly Stumbled Into Cttnip.
The forest fires southeast of Demi
on me ueitr to being the cause of the
death of one iiinu lust week, and for
hours he wandered through the
limber, tortured with the ngouic
of thiist and with death staring him
in the face. The ninu was Frank
Kvllev, who lives nt PaWey, and
Ills predicament wus due to the fact
that he Iwcumc lost 111 the woods
The first of last week the fire
fighters with whom Kelley was lo
cated decided to move their camp
fiom the location It then occupied
about 13 milrs north As the team
sters Marled with the camp Kelley
took u gun nnd said he would rut,
across country and hunt, nnd would
join them at the new camp This
was in the morning
The new camp was established
tlmt evening but no Kelley ap
peared The following morning
sutnc of the men became uneasy at
his uou-anpearaucc and two or
three of them were sent out to
search for him. They finally got
on his tracks and began to halloo.
In reply to their -hI1 they beard
an answering cull in the woods
several times but these answers
finally ceased. When they first
heard the answer they would run
in the direction from which the call
came but no man could they find
They came upon his tracks, how
ever, which plainly indicated that
he too had been running, but away
from the searchers. Finally they
became exhausted and returned to
camp. '
A larger party was thmt sent out
with a saddle horse, food and water,
but thev were unsuccessful in lo-
cntiiiL? the lost man nnd returned to
camp lute that evening. In' the
meantime, about 7 o'clock, that eve
n!tu. Kl'IIv himself nnixarod in
camp, nnd nflcr recovering some
what told his story. When he
reached camp his throat was swol
len so from thirst that he could
swallow only with great difficulty,
and his neck was swollen
nearly even with his chin. He was
in 111 semt-demeuted condition. Food
and water were imvcii to him spar
ingly and he finnlly recovered.
He said that he had snot nnd
killed nu old bear and a cub the
first day out fiom camp He car
ried the cub with him durinir that
day but discarded it the next morn
ing owing to his weakened con
dition. When he did not find camp
l III: 111. si evening 111; itau.v.-i iuui
he was lost. The following day he
wandered all day long, suffering
tcrrllih- from thirst, nnd the ceuer.
nl oninlou is tlmt his mind became
affected. lie stated that he heard
the men hallooing and answered at
first, but at last his throat became
so swollen that he could make "110
more tioise than an old hen," ns he
out it. At last he stumbled into
an old enmn and found there a
small bottle of vinegar, which he
drank and which seemed to revive
him. Iater he found his way iu
to camp.
When he approached the camp
the men were hdllooing now and
then. Some of them walked out to
meet him as they saw him coming,
whercunon he lowered the cun
from his shoulder in a threatening
manner, and, with a peculiar glit
ter iu his eyes, asked what all the
imlw was about. It was nlainlv
evident that his mind had been af
fected by his suffering, when he
had recovered he told the men mat
his suffering was so iutcuse that he
had fully determined to kill him
self If he had been much longer in
finding camp. '
(1001) RECORD AT THE iJUTTES
Oats and Alfalfa AtnJo an lixcellent
Sliowlnit In That Section.
Many farmers in the vicinity of
Powell liuttcs are very much pleased
over the manner in which their
1
crops tire turning out the first year
they have had water for irrigation
They begin to think they have the
garden spot of the world, and they
certainly have made a good show
ing this ear.
Hugh H. Mitchell is one of those
prosperous and successful farmers.
The canal and laterals were not
completed so as to give hjm any
wnter before April he got his first
water for irrigation during tnat
month Nevertheless he 1ms n
crop of oats that conservative farqp
ers say will yield between 80 and
90 bushels to the acre That is a
pretty fair yield, we arc inclined to
think Mt. Mitchell also seeded a
field to alfalfa this spring and from
tlmt field he is going to get two
cuttings with a very good weight.
For alfalfa les than a year old that
is certainly going some. Qther
farmers in that vicinity are like
wise doing very well We simply
mention Mr. Mitchell as a good ex
ample of what the soil will do when
propcrlv handled.
And the Powell Unites section is
not the only section where crops
have been good. Iu fact they are
good all over the segregation. J
G. McGuffic writes from Redmond
that the crops thereabouts arc bet
ter than they have ever been. Mat
Kttlesh has af.M of oats that stood
to his neck, with large heavy heads
well filled with grain. Ulncksmith
Divics, living a half mile west of
Redmond, has watermelons from a
foot to 18 inches long, and plenty
of large cautaloupcs and cucumbers
Grains, grasses, root crops, and
tender vegetables arc all doing very
well iu that section.
The "aldwin ranch has a field of
alfalfa that cut s4 tons per ncrc for
the first cutting this year. A heavier
:.ml better crop will be harvested
for the sccour' cutting. Likewise n
field of clover on the bid experi
ment farm near Ilcnd. yielded three
tons per acre for the first cutting of
as nice hay as anyone ever set eyes
upon. An equally as large yield
will be cut for the second crop
from the same field, and the field
will then furnish a lot of fall pas
ture. That's what the Rcud country is
doing on nu off year.
WILL aiVC REAL MONEY.
I). I. & P. Co. Offers Prizes for Uest
Letters About Crop lixpcrlcncos.
The t). I. & P. Co. desires to get n
full report of crop condition on its seg
regation, and with that object iu view is
going to give five cash prites for the lx?st
letters telling of experience! In raiting
crops on the company's irrigated laud.
The letters should contain the yield per
ncte. All Icticw must lie signed by two
witucstoi and must be submitted by
Sept. 10. Vhcneer possible sample of
crops should accompany letter.
The finit prise will consist of f 10.00;
second, fj.co; third, $2,jo; fourth, ft. 00;
fifth, f 1.00.
Here is ur. opportunity for tomeonc to
make a little pocket money as well ns to
show what Hcml soil will do.
Livestock Judge at State Fnlr.
V, H. Carlyle, who has been engaged
ns dealt ol the livestock judges nt tlie
Greater Oregon state fair (Sept, 14-19),
is one of the mott experienced judges In
America, having served at the most iui
portauj expositions. Among these are
the Omaha exposition, the International
livestock show at Chicago, the Charles
ton exhibition, the Cauudum national
exposition at Toronto and the St. Iou!a
world's fair. Mr. Carlyle la dean of the
Colorado state agricultural college.
"Planting Grouch Seed" Is what
the merchant does whose ad. can
not be found when one, of his pa
trons looks through the paper in
search of it.
WILD BEAST SLAVS
Settlers Terrorized by a
Strange Animal.
COUGAR KILLS MUCH STOCK
Pine Mountain Vicinity the Scene of
Many Depredations Old Man
Crushed by a Palling Door.
A wild beast of terrifying pro
portions and great destructive
powers is causing consternation
among nil ranchers living between
Post and Pine creek, and ranchers
arc afraid (0 let their smaller chil
dren stray far from the house even
in broad daylight, though thus far
the animal has only committed his
depredations at night, says the
Prinevillc Journal. D. Koopman
alone has lost 11 young calves, to
of tbcm this year, and other ranch
ers report the killing off of calves,
pigs and chickens.
So bold is the bestial marauder
sometimes that he will slink up to
the porches of farm house and take
therefrom cats and dogs lying there
on. No dog has yet been found
brave enough or strong enough tq
frighten the beast away, and all
dogs which have pome to close
quarters have cither been killed
outright or terribly n-auled.
The presence of the wild animal
has been known for two years, but
only during the preseut summer
has he been feared. He does not
seem like a cougar: his traits indi
cate otherwise, for be will not tree,
keeps away from pens and traps
and never shows himself by day.
He has been seen at night, how
ever, but never within easy range,
nnd is of a tawny color. Ranchers
arc inclined to think the animal is
a lion or tiger escaped from some
traveling show, and arc preparing
to orgauize a hunt for him as soon
as harvest is over.
Samples of Oil From drizzly Well.
Samples of oil taken from the
deep well being drilled on the west
slope of Grizzly mountain by the
Madras Oil cc Gas Co., were dis
played in Madras last Thursday,
and created much interest.
The deep well which Is being
sunk by this company has only
reached n depth of 150 feet, work
having been suspended until heavier
machinery can be secured. The
samples of oil displayed here were
taken from this bole, being dipped
out in an ordinary 5-gallon lard
bucket lowered on a rope.
There were three or four bottles
containing the specimens of oil.
One bottle was filled completely
with the oil, while the others were
about half full of water, and in the
latter the line of demarkatton be
tween the oil and the water was
quite distinct- One had but to
draw the cork and smell the con
tents of the bottle, to be convinced
that they contain oil. The oil, in
appearance, is very much like or
dinary coal oil, only not so clear.
Madras' Pioneer.
Cougar Kills Colts.
15. G. Hodson nnd J. K. Roberts
went by auto to Millican's ranch
Saturday and while tLcre hunted a
cougar which has slain a dozen or
more colts and other domestic ani
mals in and about Pine mountain.
The tracks of the beast could be
easily traced in places, but neither
"hide nor hair" of him could be
seen, so he is still at large.
This particular cougar has for a
long time made life miserable for
the ranchers and stockmen of the
vicinity and efforts have before now
been made to track him down and
shoot him. His lair, even, has
been discovered, but it evidenjt)y
was one of several dens, as the cou
gar refrained ttotd returning to it
while the huntsmen were wafhiti.
for him. Prinevillc Journal.
Crushed by Barn Door.
Tames Fitzgerald, an old man 70
years old living near Lakcvicw, was
probably fatally injured by a large
barn door falling on him on Mon
day of last week- He evidently
went to open or close the door when
the rollers ran off the track letting
the door fall on the old man. His
etiest was crushed, three or four
ribs broken, and he was badly
bruised about the bead. He is not
expected to live.
Ucnd People in a Wreck.
Word comes that Mr. and Mrs.
W. B. Sellers enjoyed the exper
ience of being in a wreck while on
he way to the old home in Wiscon
niri Fortunately thev were not in
jured although they received quite
a severe shaking up. The wreck
was due to tne burning out of tlic
underpiutng of a brIJgc, which let
part of the train fall through. Mr
and Mrs. Sellers' escape was due t
the fact that they were in the sleep
er, at the rear of the train, that be-
ingthe only car that remained ou
the track.
THERE WILL BE NO LET-UP
Worc on the Local Railroad Will 0:
Pushed as Vlzorously as Over.
Prinevillc Offers $100,000.
There will be no. let-up in the
building of the Central Oregon
Railroad by local people. That is
the decision of the men who Lave
the project In band. The promise
of Kir. Harriman to build into Cen
tral Oregon has been received wita
muph satisfaction by all parties con
cerned. At the same time it is
considered the part of wisdom to
keep right at work on our own lo
cal line, build it to Madras and
perchance connect with the Harn
man line up the Deschutes river at
that point. If that is done Bend
and Prinevillc are assured trans
portation. The railroad situation
is such that it, is important that
work on the local road be pushed
with as much vigor as ever. And
that will be done.
At the meeting held at Princville
last week the committee appointed
by a previous mass meeting; recom
mended that Princville raise $100.
000 to be turned over to any re
sponsible parties who would give
them railroad relief either by means
of connection with San Francisco
via Klamath Falls, by extension 61
the Corvallts & Kasteru, or by a
road up the Deschutes river to con
nect with the local road. If con
nection is made at Shauiko, then
$50,000 ouly should be raised.
That is the sentiment of the county
seat people and they will do as the
committee advised. Troper step's
are being taken for raising the
above amounts, and trustees will
be appointed to hold the money iu
trust and expend it in line with the
above stipulations. Prinevillc will
do its part.
Meet Me In the Corral."
"Meet me iu the Corral" will be
the password for thousands of
pleasure .seekers at the Greater Or
egou state fair (Sept. 14-19). The
"Corral" !.i the amusement and
concession street at the big exposi
tion. Sideshows, stands and many
of the restaurants on the grounds.
will be located here. Numerous
free acts and features are being
sinned un. The "Corral" is a
cleau and legitimate attraction, no
games of chance, immoral shows or
fakirs being allowed.
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