BURNS. HARNEY COUNTY,OREGON, NOVEMBER 22, 1902.
VOL. XV.
4
NO. 52
“Such an idea may appear on it* WILL LNutO A vU. TRAST
face as a huge joke on the irrigation
convention, but be that as it may, I
will guarantee that there will be
ALASKA PIONEER ON HIS WAV TO
C. J. OGDEN RECLAIMS ARID LAND
some surprised persons there when
CALIFORNIA.
WITHOUT IRRIGATION.
I present the paper. I expect
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strong opposi'ion from those who
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have big irrigation schemes <•> pro­
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Jack Dalton Thinks the Alleged Boundan
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Declare! Thai he Has Discovered a Chem­ mote, but I will rest assured that
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Monuments
Are
Fakes--Horcu*
ical Process Which Will Brins This
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my friend will stand his ground in
pine a Good Country.
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About--Hat Tried II.
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support of his theory, as every
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Why spend thousands of dollars step is taken with caution and de­
After spending three years in
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: on irrigation ditches, in order to re­ liberate study and experiment.
mining in the Porcupine district
w >*
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claim the arid lands of Oregon?
of Alaska, on the route of the You-
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Pattiti Wheelbarraw Acro» C.atiaeat.
We have the most Complete stock in town in • • •
C. J. Ogden, of Eastern Oregon,
kon trail, which he discovered and
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all lines of
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a practical man, who has been giy
which is named after him, Jack
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A man who i* furnishing the
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I ing the subject <>fcuilivatii g desert
Dalton, the Alaskan pioneer, ia at
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motive power necessary to push a
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the Imperial on hit way to Califor­
lands special study for years, and
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wheelbarrow across the continent
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nia and Mexico, where lie will
has met with definite and certain
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it expected to reach here sometime
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spend the winter. He is accom­
results, has a plan for redeeming
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tonight from the East. His wife
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panied by his sister, says the Ore­
'he lands «-titirely original, and one
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arrived on last night’* No 3 to wait
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gonian. Mr. Dalton was one of
j which will not cost the »tate one
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his arrival here. The journey i*
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the first minergin Alaska and the
■ red cent.
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being made on a wager amounting
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Canadian Yukon, having guile to
Colonel Fred V Drake the other
ta several thousand dollars. Ac­
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Forty-Mile and Stewart Rix er in
! day received a long typewritten
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cording to the term* he started
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18S4 He i* i O'.v man ger of
I communication from Mr Ogd»n,
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from New York without a cent
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the Porcupine Tradii g Company,
I with whom he has been acquainted
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and was to reach San Francisco in
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which does business in I he Porcu­
: for the past 20 veir*, explaining in ,
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eleven months pushing a wheelbar­
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pine district near the head of Chil-
minute detail a chemical process
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row the entire distance and accu­
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kat Inlet. This Coni pa uy does
he ha« discovered. He asks that
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mulating $500 in cash and a wife
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not only trading, but mining, and
> his ideas be presented before the
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on the way. He secured his wife
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,
| has some of the best property in
irrigation convention in Portland ,
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in Kansas Citi and is raid to have
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, J , .
,
. , I that district,
Colonel Drake, beyond giving I
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almost gathered in the required
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, I “Development is slow in the
some general features of the plan, I
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number of dollars
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... Porcupine country, said h« to the
would not divulge it in particular 1
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San Francisco by Christmas Day j
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Oregonian y.sterday, “but there is
“I do not care to anticipate the
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and is now ahead of the schedule
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no discount on it. It is a good
. paper’s presentation to the con ven- j
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—Winnemucca Silver Slate.
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country,
though
there
are
no
sturt-
lion," said he. “There is not the
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In connection with our business.
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■ lingly rich claims There is a good
i «lightest doubt about its practica­
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Malheur Counly Seat Flfbt.
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deal of prospecting along the trail
bility, however, Mr. Ogden has dis-,
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i
have
been
some
good
The spook of the late lamented
G,er’
covered a chemical process, by
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which the moisture that is gathered Mr Banqmi had a jiencliant for discoveries last summer. But it ia
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| in the earth during the rainy season bobbing up again ever and anon ! ' a hard country to prospect, for yen I
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I is retained in the soil all the year It would not down. But the fight have to pack your supplies on
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horses
a
long
distance
from
your
Artificial irrigation i* therefore un- between Ontario and Vale over the ■
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i necessary. I have th« highest con county re u af Malheur county has ( base of supplies. Porcupine is no
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tidence in Mr Ogden I have known equally as strong a habit of appear poor loan's country, for the ground
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j is deep and we have lots of trouble
ottttcxo
vlc
es
him for 20 years, and above all he ing befoie the public.
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I
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with water. We overcome th s
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is not a visionary man. He has
“When will the county seat prob­
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Correspondence Solicited.
. > <- difficulty by carrying the riv. r
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studied ibis thing from a scientific lem crop out again,” was asked
of
J
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top
mid
thus
I through a tlnme on
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standpoint. The reading of the I Hon Ed Test last night.
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drain the lied for mining We use
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paper shows that be has given the ■ “In about 60 days”
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giants to wash down the dirt, . We
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subject deep thought, and the kind 1 “In the legislature?”
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which
have a great water-power i
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of references he gives is conclusive
“Ye*"
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generates 175 horsepower with a
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proof that he is all right. He re­
It is said by the Ontario adher­
• e
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fers to K C. Judson, industrial ents that Mr. Test was elected to I turbine wheel, and runs all lhe
l’
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agent of the O. R «iit N. Co., as hav­ the legislature oil the strength of machinery. Porcupine has proba­
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bly produced I175OOO to 3180,000
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ing
actually
demonstrated
some
off
¡giving Ontario the court house. At
DALTON BIGGS
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J. W BIGGS.
[in gold this season.
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b's ideas in the past, a<nd refers to
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1 any rate that was probaldy the
Biggs & Biggs
“Tl.e temporary boundary leaves
•••••••••••••••••••••« ••••••••••••>•••••••••••••••
a professor of the California State slogan in tli» extreme northwestern
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part of the district in Canada. I
ATTORNEYS - AT - LAW,
University, and others Mr. Judson j
part of the County
do not think there is anything in
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OREGON. is deeply interested in th« subject,
B RNS,
Mr Test will introduce such a
the story of the finding of Russian
Practice in all the courts of Ore and I last night loaned him the
bill in the legislature and if Mult­ | boundary monuments it that vicin
Collections promptly made.
letter describing it, to Me if the nomah county will let him, he will
statements contained in the refer­ probably get it passed; provided ity; it was probably started by
J ohn l> DAI.Y, PaasniKXT
I ItANh 11.( OFFIN, Vics PaxsinssT
some people who are seeking a lit ■
G. A R kmbcld
C. W. P akbish ences are correct.
I always that he has enough favor to
lie
cheap
noterietv-
There
has]
"Mr. Ogden goes so deeply into swap with the Portland crowd
PÄRRISH & REMBOLD,
the subject that one c innot help i Tha* means he must vote for the ¡been no fiction lately with the |
Altorneys-at-Law,
Ruins (and Canyon City. > Oregon.
giving it more than ordinary belief Lewis and Clark <500.000 appro­ Canadian custom officer* on the
OF BURNS, OREGON.
Will pract >
lo the court« of Harney and
¡boundary. Mr. Jarvis, th« new
Grant cvuuti»*« and iu the bupiciue cvurt ol the When he tells of things he has ac­
priation,
the
new
Portland
charter
Accounts
of
Corporations, I inns and Individuals Solicited.
stare, and aleo tu U. b. land office.
tually accomplished, there must and for Mr Scott for the senate United Stale* Collector, manages
SfocAAoMtrt.--JoAn 7>. “Da/y.
Coffin, J Iff
Stary.
be something in it. H« refers 'o Other things may lie expected of th* hu«itie»s on strictly business
Chas. H. Leonard,
Carytator, jit ntr
Si. Ji Jiiiiiitrti,
C. Sf. fit it,
line*.
We find th» Canadian
arid
lands
in
Nevada,
California
A ttorn ey - at - i . a w ,
him
S3 S. O/itt,
*ii/. ji/ttmatitr, fyim. Jontj,
fjAot. ^iavtt.
mounted police good people to do
Ou the other hand, Vale will not
Careful attention given to Collec­ . and iu Oregon, that he has tried
business
with.
They
patrol
the
»nd gives specific fa< ta.
tions and Real Estate matters
p<-rish without a struggle. Her
N. U. CARPENTER, Cashier.
“1 might ray without giving citizens have erected at their own Dalton trail, which is a good deal
Notary Public
traveled,
and
have
established
’ away the secret al this time, that expi-nse a very liandsome couit
B urxs ,
O regon .
, Mr. Ogden depends entirely on 'he house I uiIdit>g of stone and Vale three post* along it
Office in Times-Herald building
• Nothing has been done about a
chemical process such an arrange­ lias the advantage <.f being 18 mile*
ment of matter in na'ure, ns sill nearer to the center of the county rai'road to the Yukon over thetrail
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
ar. L maabükm ,
johm w gkary
cause the retention of moisture. and to the farming and mining and it doe* not seem likely tocome
to
anything.
A
railroad
up
Copper
MARSDEN & GEÄRY.
He a-gues 'hat in th» growing >>f center, of Malh»iir—Baker Demo­
River would !•«• great help in de­
I’ll) sitians and Surgeons.
planta.furii.rt-.ime.il is no' ala .y crat.
'V
veloping
the country in the inter­
necessary to have earth about the
BURNS,
OREGON.
ior,
a.
well
a*
to
the
towns
on
the
at rrtidfnre.
.\>j to
root*
MBS. A JORDAN, Proprietor. IH’RNK, OREGON.
Job primi ng—The Tirne«-Heî«ld '
Coaet. I was m that country a*v-
A« an example of thi* lie cite, a
eral year* ago.
DR H, VOLP,
test he made with potatoes Th"
I
Religio«* Services.
"llaiiie» will !>» a lively place
-pud» wire planted or plac-d in a
Physician and Surgeon,
when we g11 the military post built
straw
heap,
on
a
Lank
of
sn.,w
with
orVICK AT RESIDEN« K
Service» al Christian Science The government has secured a
no dirt ai,ywh»r« near Th» t«it»-
Hull every Sunday at 11am and gooti site on the shore, perfectly
H. ». Brawnton
I- K. Hibbar-i toes sprouted »nd gr » obtaining
■S p in. Herylin Wednesday even­ level, with g'esl drainage, in a »«did
llibbitiil At Hrownton.
th»ir nourishment from th« air and
ing* at 8 Subject for Sunday, gravel formation. Everything i*
DENTISTS.
sunlight
Nov 23. ’Ancient and Modern
Offi<^ irfrt door frffiffit of The < I lze: • Bank
Thi» hotel I* centrally located and under th» management of mi
Why is It lba< a tree will gmw Mecrooiaiicy or Hypnotism ami I'eing made readv to build a four-
Burns. Oregon.
company post in the spring There exj»»ri»-nre«l landlord,
Th» building has l*»n thoroughly renovated
oil ■ barren rock. »«• l<< »peak? M»-m» ri.iu
I. gisef grazing for cattie and horse* and is well furnished
The dining room ia in charge of tarlile, accolli-
While traveling in the »««id in
Kev A J Irwri wiii preach al in that part of the country. We oxidating waiter*
The tables are furniahed with tl>e last.
V British Columbia, near Viet .ria, 1
• JOHN NL M FI.T.EN
once saw a large tree firmly grow­ Harney the 2nd Suodav of each have grazed cattle there *om* win­
month at 11a in. and 7:3Op. in ter* and supply meat to Fort Eg-
irst
lass
ar
n
onnection
ing on nothing hot a rocky f.ainda
Sabbath school every
tiert on the Yukon and to ill«
tion. Thw aame thing can tie seen p m
mounted police.
in the cultivation of an ordinaty
Burna.
Sunday school al Harney the
'Alaska ought to have had a ter-
b<>u»» plant, or ahrub. You fill a first Sun-lay <>f each month at 10
Cloudy days preferred fur
bucket with earth plant a »»»d or o'clock a m. On the arCfNid' third ntorial government year» ago We
making tilting* Photo* fin­
ahruh. To» plant growa steadily, arul fourth Munday of »»ch 10 on th have to go to Juneau and Hkagwav
ished in carbon and platinum
and you «ever change th« earth, at 3 o'clock p tn Pre»« Mng ser­ • lien we have any busines* to do
effect*.
but »imply keep putting in fr»«h vice »very »»c> nd Sunday at 8 p tn. with the court», but the’» are other
Inetantaneocs process us*
water *»»ry day Aft-r while the
At the Pre.oytenan church section* that ar* »or»» off We
•xtamivelv. First el as» work
plant reach»* the ceiling in the Burn*. R»v. A J. Irwin pastor have no legal mean* of levying
and satisfaction guaranteed
OF ONTARIO, OREGON.
same quantity of earth
It ia the llrvine servo »a the 'bird and fourth tale* to build road» A il th» r .ad*
action of the air and lb» sunlight, Sundava of each month at 11 • ui. •e have to bull i ouraelves and
Acr'otintr <>f Corjiortitionr«, h'li-in« ami Im lit i< lunlw
arid 7:30 p ni. haWath school at now have to par a hcenae to the
cjuil.ii ed with 'be little batch of 10 a m. every Habbath morning
Nolicititl.
government for the privikdg* of
'Daddv” »till »«11* furniture at dirt that cau»e* th« development
8T<M KHOLDER.M —John D Daly. William Jone» Frank R
Pr*»rhtng service» at th» Bap'iat running it Ou« g*iod thing aboil
reaaor able price». No change since of »h» pi*nt
Coffin, Abner Bobbin» B F Oblen, M Alexander, N U. Carpan-
church every 1st »'.<1 2nd Hund «a.
g
rei
»ment
i*
ibat
tfie
Canadian
’ WLat Mr Ogden prop. »»» to do. morning and evening Munday
irr. William Miliar. I. if Test. Tho* Turnbull.
'.he eleeUoo Wall paper going al
it build* g'>»>d ro»d» ”
all kind* of price*. Call at the and what h« ba* proven by p»»t school every Hu net ay at II a in
E H. TERT, (’«abler.
)
»tcre. condole with him *t>d »»e th» experiment. 1» to retain tbs moist­ prayer meeting every Thursday
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Job printing—Th» Timet-Hera’d
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