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THE BEND BULLETIN. VOL. VI HHND, OKF.GON, WKDNHSDAY, JANl'AKY 27, 1900. NO. 46 PLAN STATE CARE OF WATER RIGHTS Dill Introduced nt Snlcm (ur n Modern Irrigation Low. SPIiCIAl. HOARD OP CONTROL llllt I'Uf Kciiilrcriientn (ur All Water Users and Provide a Complete Adjudicating and Distributing System (or the State. A 1)111 for n new water law linn been introduced in the House nt Salem, mid In view of ltd great iin lortnncc to tliii section of the state, The Hullctln rcfiritttM n synopsis of the measure ns reported by the Or cgonlan. Sai.hm, Juij. 33. Determination of existing water rights and provl s ions for n system of regulating, controlling ami distributing the tin appropriated water supply of the Mate, arc the purposes of a bill I11 trodticcd by Representative Ilryanl, of the irritation committee, in the House thin morning Hcforc be ing introduced, the bill, which Wiis drafted by a. subcommittee of the Oregon Conservation Commission, was revised and slightly amended by the Irrigation committee, which favors the measure unanimously. The bill places the control and administration of the water wealth of the state in the hands of a Hoard of Control, of three members, its action being subject iu all cases to appeal to the courts. This IJoiml will cons!' of the Slate Engineer and two Division Superintendents, one of whom shall be uppoiutcd from each of the two districts Into which the state will be divided for the convenience of administering the' system. The three members of the Hoard ate to be appointed by the governor, subject to confirma tion by the Senate. Alt annual appropriation of $15,. 000 is provided iu the bill. Of that amount $10,000 l.s to lc expended iu payment of the salary of the two Division Superintendents, who shall receive $3,400 per annum and their traveling expenses. The addition al 5,000 is to be used iu payment of a sala'ry of $3,400 to the State Engineer and In the making of sur veys as a basis for adjudication by the Hoard, Each member of the Hoard is required to file 11 bond iu the sum of $5,000. The measure provides fines ranging from $10 to $350. Range Dividing Line. In dividing the state into two water divisions, the first, or Divis ion 1, consists of all lands west of the summit of the Cascade Moun tain range and nil of the lauds in Klamath and Lake counties, except, those drained by the Deschutes river. Division No. 3 includes all of the other lauds of the state. Koch of the two water divisions is to be divided into water districts ns the rights arc determined for the satisfactory administration of the waters. The Hoard of Control is authorized to appoint u Water Mas ter for each of the districts so ere utcd, to be paid by the county wliercj engoged. These officers shall be paid $5 for each day they nre employed, while their assist nuts will be paid f n day. Section 1 of the bill provides that "subject to existing rights, nil waters' wlthh: the state may bo appro- printed (or beneficial live, n liereln pro vided mid not otherwise; but nothing herein contnlncd shall be so comtrucd a to takeaway or Impair the vetted right o( tiuv person, firm, corporation, ur n aoclntioii to any water." The State llnglnrer, with one member each from the faculties of the State Uni versity and the State Agricultural Col lege, te to coiiilltute nil ciamliilng committee which limit conduct exami nations at different tmei (or candidate (or the Mltlon ol Dlvlalon Hiiprrlntrriil cnt, and all appointments by the Oov cinor hall I made (mm that Hit, Di vision Surrlntrndent shall have grnrr n control over the water masters of their irK-ctlr itivUloui; mid are authorlred to make miviimblr regulation', contlit cut with utate law, to M-curc the equal and (all distribution ol water In accord aucr with the determined right, a may Ik- needed, The right to ajal from llir order o( tlilt officer Is reserved to the illMtl(lri water titer. The two Dlvltlon 8uerintendenland the State engineer, at the Hoard of Con tiol, aie authorlied to employ a tecre tary at an annual talary o( fl,Hio, and tilth other attlttance at may be neces tary. Hoard At ay Judge Claims. l'xm the trillion of one or more wat er liters uxjii any ttream, reipietting a determination of the relative right of the various claimant!, the Hoard of Con trol thall make turveyt and hold a hear lug to determine tticli relative rights When mitt to determlna water rightt are filed In the circuit court, the trial Judge may, in hit dltcrctlon, re mand thete contrnvertlet to the Hoard of Control for teltleinent. Notice by pub licatlou of the pmotett hearing, for two weeks, mutt be mule, and alt lettiinony at the hearing mutt ! taken by the Dl vltlon Suiriutendent In whote dittrlct the water uteri retlde. The Dlvltlon Superintendent shall tend by reidttercd mall notice of tuch hearing to every per son, corporation or auociatiou claiming right on the ditputed stream. A blank form shall accompany thit notice to the claimant, upon which he shall designate the date, amount, and character of his claim to water and give such other in formation ueccstary to determine his right. The map and these (dank form executed under otlb are then tubtiiltted for lutpcctloii by all Interested panic. and contests allowed. At the lime of submission of proof of appropriation or at time of taking tetti moiiy fur determination of right to wat er, the Division Superintendent shall collect from each claimant or owner a fee of ft (or the purpose of recording the water right certificate In the office of the county clerk, lie shall alto collect addi tional fees as follows: 15 cent an acre for each acre of Irrigated land up to too acres; fic cents an acre for each acre from too to 1,00a acres, and one cent an acre for each acre In excess of !,(; fie cents for each theoretical horsepower dcvelod, as set forth In ihe proof, with a minimum fee for such claimant of f 1.50 and a fee of f$ (ur any other char acter of claim (or water. Other (ees al lowed are- Making certified transcript of all records, ft for first folio and to cents for each additional folio; attaching certificate of seal, fi. All fee so collect ed, lets (ees paid to county clerks, shall be turned into the general fund In the state treasury, When the taking of testimony In such cases Is concluded, the Division Super intendent shall not later than to days thereafter by registered letter, notify all claimants to the water rights Involved a to the time and place when the rec ord of tlmt examination will be open to Inspection, The same notice shall also give the date when the order of the Hoard of Control shall be considered by the circuit court. Contests may he Instituted between y and 60 days following the completion of the original hearing of the Iloard, A de posit of $ $ from each party I to lie re quired by the Division - Superintendent for each day he Is engaged in taking evi dence In contest cates, and the deposits of the losing party go Into the state trcustiry to caver the cost of contest. The evidence tuken at nil such hearings must be forwarded to the office of the lioaid of Control al Salem. When called upon so to do, the Slate K'jgtncer shall make n measurement of the stream petitioned for and decide on the distribution of Its water. The de termination of the Hoard shall be In full force and effect from the date of Its en try on the books of the Hoard unless Its operations be stuyed, conditioned that (Continued ou lust page.) AID GRANTED FOR CROOK COUNTY FAIR Legislature Passes Bill Allowing Annual Appropriation of $750. (H;T QOOD APPOINTMENTS Senator Merryman and Mepresenta lives Hclknap and Ilrattaln Are Put on Important Committees. Petition for I'lshtvays. , Representative Helkunp has suc ceeded in getting n bill passed by the legislature appropriating $750 lr annum to the Central Oregon Livestock and Agricultural Asso ciationthe Crook cctiuty fair. The bill stipulates that none of this money can be used for race purposes, but must be put up as premiums for agricultural and live stock exhibits. The bill passed at the preceding session 01 ttic legislature, out was vetoed by the governor. The prcs cut legislature passed it over Ins veto. Tiie appropriation will be n gtcat aid to the county fair, and should bring good results. Our Legislators are tlusy. Senator Mcrrymau and Represen tatives Hclknap and Hrattaiu have been appointed to the following committees at this session of the legislature; Senator Mcrrymau, chairman of Irrigation; and membership on un rolled Hills; Medicine, Pharmacy and Dentistry; Public Lauds; Ways and Means. Ways nnd Means is always one of the most iuiiortaut committtcs, and the Irrigation com mittee is one of great importance this session as a new water code will be tip' for adoption. Representative Hclknap, chair man of Medicine and Pharmacy; membership on Elections and Pub lic Lauds. Representative Hrattain, mem bership ou Alcoholic Traffic; As sessment and Taxation; Hanking. Petition to Uulld Plshways. A petition was circulated at Heud this week asking the slate fish and game warden to secure, if jxissible, an appropriation from the present legislature sufficient to build fish- VIEW OF D. I. & rj "-! e W3is " "" ' "3a " "" t 3fi sBIBBSIH 0SaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaMawS,S9-SSFBwHaSSSaKSSISalSaSH.fe-, -s v ixaaaaaaaaaa oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilWkkwRlsnffiHI0l i.V-' 4JKbbbbbb1 I ...,( n "i. . . . uJUaHialllH " i ' i i. . , - 1 1 , , i , i . , i , - i , i , 1 , .1, 1 .. 4-jaBHHHMMHM Tlilt above Is n view of the Deschutes Irrigation & Tower Company's flume where the water from the river is discharged Into two large cannls the l'ilot Hutto and the Central Oregon canals. These canals are small rivers in themselves, and carry water to the thirsty land for numy miles in this section. The Pilot Butte canal waters 8-), 000 acres lying between Head and Redmond and extending several miles north of Redmond, while the Central Oregon canal furnishes water for 56.000 acres that lie iu tin easterly and northeasterly direction from Ilend and taking in the Powell Unties section. It Is an interesting sight to stand by this flume and see it dichari;iiig such a great amount of water Into the cannls when it is considered that the water thus pouring fourth is the chief agent In converting hot, dry, barren wastes into fertile farms on which many prosperous and happy homes are being built. RAILROAD SURE TO COME The Bulletin is in receipt of a tetter from a Portland man who is keeping close tab ou the railroad situation of Central Oregon, and who is in a position to obtain authentic information. He said In the letter, under date of January 30: "Mr. O'Hricn had n long talk with Mr. Hnrriman while in New York, and while there has been some delay iu getting the work started iu the building of the line up the Deschutes, It is sure to come and within a short time. At pres ent it is almost impossible to do anything iu the matter of commenc ing actual construction, but as soon as the weather permits, I be lieve that the work will be begun." ways around falls and obstructions in the Deschutes river wherever needed, so that salmon and other fish may ascend to the headwaters of the stream. It is believed that if fishways arc put iu at Clinr Palls and at Lower Falls the salmon can then easily ascend the river even as far as Crane Prairie, nnd would add greatly to the fisherman's sport iu this section. The Ikud ctitioii carried 90 signatures. Petitions were sent to I.aidlaw and Prineville for signa tures. New Power Company at Cllne Palls. The rcort reached Hcnd this week that 16 Redmond men have formed a corporation and will in stall a owcr plant at Cline Palls, for the purpose of lighting Red mond and developing power for other uses. Pilings have been made on the river at the falls. It is understood that J. G. McGufllc ts at the head of the new company. One Million Dollars In Virgin Oold. One million dollars in virgin gold that will sink automatically every night into a steel vault to reappear with the same precision in the morning will be the central feature of the Alaska exhibit at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition next sum mer. Piled in glitte'iug heaps of dust, nuggets and bricks this bril liant display will be one of the greatest attractions ou the exposi tion grounds. The gold pavilion, where the million dollars will be ou display, will be enclosed with a heavy wire cage and social guards will patrol the section uigLt and day to protect the treasure. Taken look at The Bulletin's township plats before you buy two sizes. P. CO.'S LARGE FLUME NEAR BEND. WILL SPEND $500 ON COW CANYON Wasco County Will Expend That Sum for a Better Road. WANTS CROOK TO HELP The Road through the Canyon Really a Crook County Highway. Many Rabbits Killed by Hunt ers Other Newsy Items. Wasco county will spend $500011 the Cow Canyon road during the coming spring toward reducing the grade and improving flint much traveled highway. This was de cided upon at the last meeting of the county court at The Dalles, and an effort will be made to secure some co-operation from the Crook county authorities. The Madras Pioneer says that some time ago the people at Shan iko asked that a special tax of two mills be levied iu their district by the county court, for the purpose of creating n special fund to be spent in Improving the Cow Canyon road The levy iu the county for road purposes in the previous year had been three mills and the Shaniko people desired to have their levy increased to five mills, the increase to be set aside for this special pur pose. At the meeting of the coun ty court at which the tax levy was fixed, however, it was decided to increase the tax for road purposes throughout the county to five mills, and the Shiniko people were noti fied that out of the taxes collected from this levy, an appropriation would be made by the county court equal to the amount which would have been raised by the desired two-mill special lew. tor use on the Cow Canyou road. This ap propriation will be approximately 5500, and it will become available the cotuiug spring. Snow Storm Destroyed Rabbits. A benefit from the recent snow storm not to be underestimated, was the destruction of thousands of rab bits in this vicinity. Each day while the deep snow lay on the ground saw dozens of local nimrods out after the rabbits, nnd reports of 11 hundred rabbits being shot iu one day by one man were not uncom mon. In the aggregate several thousand rabbits must have been slain. The most successful way of hunting them was to find a beaten rabbit trail in some draw, and fol lowing up this to slaughter the rab bits by the dozens vhere they had congregated near the head of the draw. The rabbits stick closely to the trail, avoiding the necessity of running through the deep snow on either side, where they can make little progress. Pioneer. Three Coyotes Attack Calf. T. J. La Uric while down at Pais ley recently looking ofter his cattle, saw early one morning three co yotes have a calf of Martin Laurit zen's down, trying to kill it. He drove them off, but as soon as he would start to go away the coyotes would come back to renew the at tack. The calf finally got into another field and whether the co yotes finished their job he was un able to say. A bounty should be placed on coyotes as the damage they do yearly is beyond all knowl edge. Silver Lake Leader. Ice Jam on Crooked River. There is an immense ice gorge up Crooked river at Steward's. It is about three miles long and in places 60 feet hich, stretching from one wall of the canyon to the other, and Is almost solid ice. The gorge formed during the cold snap two weeks ago, and it will probably take two or more months of warm weather to dissipate it. People liv ing along the river below the corcc are somewhat uneasy, but the tele phone is at hand and in ense 01 danger from a rapid thaw of the huge iceberg, every ranch could be notified at once. Review. Qulteadenlus. The meanest man on earth lives in Prineville. Last week his wife put him to work1 shoveling snow off the front sidewalk, and while clean ing off two feet of it he picked up three silver dollars. His wife stood by and the husband showed his find to her aud then started down town to spend it. When he re turned, two Lours later, he found that his wife had completed the-job while looking for more dollars. Review. Shorter Items ot Interest. The Alaska-Yukon-PaciGc Ex position bas appropriated $j 00,000 for premiums in the livestock show to be held in connection with the 1909 exposition. "Jack rabbits to the number of 4,371 were killed recently in a drive on Poverty Flat seven miles west of Prineville. The Revieiv says the drivers purchased firearms and am munition amounting to $450, but considered it money well spent as the number of buunies would have destroyed fully $1,000 worth of grain aud hay in a single year. Mrs. Wm. McCarty sold 160 acres of land lying in tfte Christmas Lake valley, on Tuesday to George Vick for $1,400. This same laud three years ago, like all the land lying in that vicinity, was consid ered only fit for grazing purposes. There is only a small piece of this land just sold that is cleared and fenced, and has a small house and barn upon it. Silver Lake Leader. Fred Fisher, who was in town yesterday from his rauch six mites northeast of Madras, brings en couraging reports conccrniiiK the growing crops iu that locality. He says the fall sown grain was not damaged in the least by the severe cold, as the snow covered and pro tected it, the grain continuing to grow uuder the snow. When the thaw came, he says the water all soaked iuto the ground. Mr. Fish er thinks the prospects were never better hi that district' for a bounti ful harvest next season. Madras Pioneer. You would not delay taking 1'oley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of kid ney or bladder trouble if you realized that neglect might result In Bricht's disease or diabetes. I'oley's Kidnev Remedy corrects irrecularltles and cure all kidnev and bladder disorders. C. V. I Merrill, druggist.