O regon E ast -No. 7. BURNS, GRANT COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, H erald JANUARY 10, 1889. $2.50 a Year. east and runs very nearly straight ly 16; Grass, red-top, 31 in. bight, BURNS ADVERTISEMENTS. to the water, a distance of 4 mile 150 spears to single root, or from from its mouth. It will average .50 j one seed; 30 acres in. feet wide and 20 feet high and is THE TOWN OF BURNS F. W. R itterbuscii : near Saddle ID EVERY THURSDAY very uniform in its struature. the ’ Buttes; July 20; Barley 41 inches BY GRANT CO. OREGON. walls running up about 6 feet on i high; a small piece put in to test AS IT IS VOICED BY THE HERALD. L. GRACE, either side, and then commence to agricultural value of bottom of the 1ER and P roprietor . arch over, and certainly form the slough on swamped land. BUSINESS MEN ABROAD BY LOOKING OVER ITS COLUMNS WILL SEE THAT finest arch in the whole family of J ohn A dams . Near Burns; Ju­ Burns contains SMALL FRUITS, CHEAL* HOMES. ÊRÎPTION RATES: ly 24; Oats, 78 in. high, Wheat, 60 1 newspaper; 1 hotel: 1 brewery; 1 undertaker; 1 meat market: 2 lawyers: 3 physician« such as strawberries, currants, caves that were ever discovered. $3.00 It is grand almost beyond de­ in., and Barley, 40 in. in hight. 1 surveyor; 1 land agent; 1 drugstore; 1 jeweler; | blacksmith; 1 livery stable: 2 general mer blackberries, gooseberries, grapes, 1.50 chandtee stores; 1 hardware store; 1 saw-mill; 1 carpenter; 1 saddled; harness shop; 1 gro­ . .75 Thousands of Families can Secure Val­ etc., will, from what evidence we scription, and rivals the great Mam­ S imon L ewis , Silver creek, July cery store. Also, 1 Odd Fellows lodge; 1 reading room; 1 school; 1 church. .2.50 uable Homes in tills Great Val­ ¡advance) moth cave in its smoothness of 30, wheat 40 inches, with full heads ley at a !>lere Nominal Cost. have been able to gather the past £^*Mail a copy of T he H erald to Advertise your town, in the East. Ileal Estate will In­ ■WSPAPEK LAWS. year, be a success, as the native character and uniformity. The of fine large grains. crease Ten’fold in f» Years. Mcr la required to give notice by Barlev 58 inches high. j plants are hardy and good bearers. first 250 yardB the bottom is as |K the imper doc» not answer the smooth as a floor, then are found M rs . S imon L ewis , July‘30, 13 El«crlber doee not take his |>ajwr THE SECOND YEAR OF FRUIT TREES C, and the reason for its not being A Itailrond, County-Seat, anil band- an(j ornanlcntal shrubs were plant- piles of rubbish or debris that have arge yellows beets, the largest one «gleet to BF“eauh reader te r he has sut scribed or nut. is will mark the article and mail hie copy to a. M aupin B ros ., one mile north of Began on Thursday, November 29, 1888. region it will be readily seen that side in a trough from the mnin pool Ithe pay. friend in the East.] the Valley offers inducements rare­ the distance of 100 feet, settling Burns, Aug. 2d, barley 44 inches, briber orders his paper stopped Ke, and the Publisher continues Harney Valley in Grant county, ly excelled. The farmers who have down on either side, leaving the | with fine head of grain; 18 acres in. Escrlber is bound to pay for it if Now is the Time to Subscribe [of the postoffice. This proceeds Oregon, embraces an area of 2,400 sowed grain this year will be able floor crowning. 8. J. M otheubiiead .—Aug. 4, (that a man must pay fur what he The water is remarkably clear; timothy 43 inches long, and appar­ square miles, or 1,536,000 square to dispose of it at home, as a good AND TO RENEW EXPIRING SUBSCRIPTIONS. ts have decided that refusing to acres of land, bounded on every side one can see the sand in the bottom ently not nearly grown. MILL ire and periodicals from the post­ C has . Z iegler .—Poison creek, ing them uncalled for, without by. mountain ranges, and lofty ele­ haB been erected at considerable at the depth of 4 feet, and it ap­ (same, is prima facia evidence of vations," and is an almost entirely expense in the Valley, near Burns, pears to have no outlet, as it is per­ Aug. 8, White Sheaf Australian level plain, plentifully watered by by N. Brown. A new merchant and fectly still and quiet; it is good wheat, 53 inches high, with heads! RAIA) CLUB LIST: averaging 5 inches in length, full1 grist mill is a guarantee that the drinking water. the )e Century, one year >5.75 This wonderful curiosity has to of large grains; 6 acrees in; he is silvies and bi . itzen rivers industrious farmer will be able to I Nicholas, “ 4.75 nnurcst Magazine, one year 3.75 and their tributaries. The former dispose of surplus grain. And as a be seen to be fully appreciated. It raising it for seed. ■ersou. Magazine “ 3.75 is truly of basalt formation and is A. H ills , of Poison Creek, Aug.! Kiev’s Lady's book “ 3.75 has its source in the spurs of the »STOCK-RAISING Vest Shore “ 4.00 ■lie '« Illustrated Newspaper 5.7o Blue mountains, south of the John country it cannot be surpassed, quartenary, the walls are honey­ 11th, Chili Club wheat, 48 inches ■lie's Popular Monthly 4.75 Day river, flows a general southerly since its water, grass, and salubri­ combed in many places; the wall on long, with large full heads; 14 acres ' Is the representative, at all times, of the Interests of the People, ■lie's Sunday Magazine ;’.75 At all time« advocating measures that look to the “greatest goed to ■ford's Magaeine 3.7o course, passing down the cen er of ous climate takes horses, cattle, the south side sets on a horizontal in; not irrigated. feexly Call 3 W the greatest number,” in accordance with, the principles of Democracy. basement of eruptive rocks. Red clover, 42 inches high; very Harney valley, and empties into sheep and hogs throughout the year ilv Call .0.00 Bekly Examiner 8 00 Lakes Harney and Malheur. This magnificent cave has evi­ fine. It is (from January 1 to December 31), Silv Examiner 0.00 Belly New York World 8.2S a rapidly flowing stream, about 80 without grain or any other than dently been used in time by the In­ --------------<0>-------------- rtroit’Free Press 3 00 ¡dan's Manifold Cyclopedia, 2.90 miles long, and contains every kind wild grass feeding, and when the dians as a fortification; the en­ AS A LOCAL NEWSPAPER, Dual volume after Vol. 1, 55 cents; of fish, including the salmon trout, winter is milder than common, stock trance has been walled up with ’a per volume, postage. and other varieties of game fish. looks better in early spring than in stone, and there are, also, two walls T he H erald acknowledges no superior in Eastern Oregon. It points jof nil the above works can be ex The Dunder-and-Blitzen river, or Eastern localities where they are or breastworks on the inside, run­ lure in the Beading Room. with pride to its well-filled columns the past year, and to its evident “Blitzen,” as it is shortened by com­ grain-fed during the winter; and the ning from each corner of the en­ progressive influence upon the prosperity of the great Harney valley. mon usage, is about 50 miles in texture and flavor of the meats trance diagonally near the center As in the past so in the future it will strive to make prominent note tellers of periodica’» are solicited length, flows in a northerly direc­ compare favorably with the best in some 50 feet long; this was for a of every enterprise calculated to benefit the jx*ople; to record every ng rates, a copy of their work for second defense in case they were tion and also empties into the lakes. the market. There is no room for lug Room—Ue file, and bind the advance made in showing up the resources of the Valley; to advocate uf every half-volume, and pay for These rivers and their numerous large stock-raisers, as the territory driven back from the mouth. ertisenient. Law and Order under all circumstances; to frown upon all attempts Around and above the mouth of tributaries have their water sheds is fully taken up by three or four to foment discord among the people in the interest of any individual, within the county, and the lakes firms that hold all available ranges, i the cave there are considerable fine clique or faction; to give the news of the day impartially and as 1 mo 3 mo 6 mo having no outlet, serve to furnish but the stock such as is commonly chippings where the aborigines have fully as industrious effort and the aid of friends may enable us to subterranean irrigation to the whole raised by farmert, will do well. The sharpened their stone implements 15.00 $8.00 fll 00 obtain it; to give all the Local and Personal gossip of our section, G .’4) 12 00 18.00 which were made out of obsidian, valley. INCREASE IN POPULATION 8 00 15.00 21 OO suitable for publication, with all else of interest in this department; 10 00 M 1 o 32.00 (I.l'KK KHAKI*.) LAKES HARNEY AND MALHEUR during the past two years lias been or volcanic glass. 15.00 28.00 48.00 cover an area of more than 150 rapid, and is of that most desirable I think that the water is in the 28.00 48.00 80.00 Luke Sharp', IT WILL BE AN EPITOMIZED HISTORY OF THE VALLEY. 40.00 ÓO.OO 110 00 squa e miles, and are connected by class in an agricultural region, viz: end of the cave, but can not tell 11 reduction to all vcarly adver- a channel about 20 yards wide and the small farmer whose industry without further exploring. Mr. Robert Barr, the “Luke t Office, or write to Publisher, 200 yards long. They receive the produces the best of grain, stock, I was informed by two parties Sharp”- of The Detroit Free Press, harged extra, according to space; waters of both Silvies and Blitzen and living. The houses and barns that fish have been caught in the is a humorous writer who has earn- al base ad m . i it ted. stereotype all our advertisements rivers, but have no outlet and never are generally frame; corrals and cave that were of blue color and , ed a reputation second only to that ter 1st four publications, ?1 each, of M. Quad, a sketch of whom we Who know that in the rapid growth and wide proclamation of the overflow. Being situated on a level other enclosures, are rail and wire eyeless. tiling in local columns, 10c a line, will publish this week. advantages of Harney Valley lies their own best road to prosperity ige, birth, and death announce* plain, and having low shores, these fencing; abundant water supplies Buck items solicited as news. Like M. Quad, “Luke Sharp” was lakes have not such picturesque from wells of living water, which is PRODUCTS EXHIBITED THIS REASON. il rates offered to religious, social, ; scenery as Crater Lake, to recom- As no fair is held in this valley “discovered” by The Free Press. reached at a uniform depth of six inal bodies. for the public exhibition of the In 1875 he was teaching school in Should Subscribe for the Herald Themselves , mend them to tourists, but their j to fifteen feet. growth and excellence of its pro­ Canada. During vacation time, he, fO FOREIGN ADVERTISERS. AND SEND EXTRA COPIES TO EASTERN FRIENDS. MAIL AND RAILROAD FACILITIES. I I value to farmers is inestimable. •ct fully soliciting your patrouage Right here, however, permit us to | _____ Harney valley has a tri-weekly ductions, T he II ehai . d opened a col­ in company with a friend, made a D keep our readers posted an to the d reliable firms to deal with, t*or 'mention a natural attraction pos-lnni].geryice from the four points of umn to all producers, farmers and voyage in a small skiff from Detroit Will be saved by referring to the j stockmen, in which to give a writ- to Buffalo along the south shore of kemeuts based upou our eircula- sc seed by lands adjacent to these (]ie compass, there being a general kd adjoining counties: The East Oregon Herald (ten description of all that was Lake Erie. The trip occupied a ! lakes that will draw hundreds of jj^ributing office at Burna. Ship ­ B medicinal ads. at no price, excursionists from the East in the ! pjrtg ¡g done at present at Baker j worthy of mention. Monstrosities couple of weeks, and Mr. Barr, un­ bements at less than 10 cents per Jet, j early, or ‘20 cents, transient, near future: Standing in the dour- city, Huntington, and Ontario. All should be classed as such, and not der the nom de plume of “Luke Has successfully maintained itself through an ordeal of local opposi­ as samples. This elicited the fol- Sharp,” wrote several papers detail­ tion, vindictive and unscrupulous to a degree seldom equalled in [position |2 extra charge per in­ ways of farm houses about sunrise, | the family supplies,necessaries, and ked of position a standing reader distant objects, towns, farms, moun-' luxuries, common to Eastern towns, ; lowing response: ing the experiences of himself and country journalism; has advocated unflinchingly the rights of all Ion to ad. each week is run in with tain peaks, and bands of cattle and are abundantly furnished by the M rs . I one AV iiiting .—Near Burns friend, and sent them to The Free the people of East Oregon generally and Harney Valley especially •tier free. horses grazing on the ranges, are i general merchandise stores at rea- June 20: Barley, six acres, sown on Press. The articles were published, against the machinations of all organzed petty cliques that sought JOB WORK • ( pictured on the atmosphere and ' SOnable rates. ground under cultivation the past ! running several weeks, and they i by fraudulent misrepresentation to advance the private interests of a Dription executed with neatness rise up from the ground like magic; | burns and iiarney 13 years; stalks (exclusive of roots) I immediately attracted wide atten­ few at the expense of the many. Believing that “The sober second at reasonable rates. Pamphlets t Posters, and these white representations are arc f)ie two principal towns of liar-, 42 inches in length, heads well tion, being reprinted entire in many i thought of the people is always right and always effective,” and that Letter lleude, i Bill Heads, so truly drawn that a member of a . ney valley, where, as will be seen filled, grain fine and large; planted other papers. Those who were so “Truth is mighty and will prevail,” T iie H erald has steadfastly fol­ I Note Heads, Cards, Ticxets, Dodgeis, Etc. I Invitations, family living f several ------ ' - miles ---- y1- by Our advertising .... . . .1 in April. fortunate as to rend them, will casi- lowed 1 the right , and the people have given it a moral and material away columns, about " ,1 1st tu!, tlx. distinguish the n»r. per­ aj] jjneg of business are near equal i is kept regularly on file for re­ from home, can Barley planted late, in April, on I ly remember the exquisite, side­ ' support that renders its permanency beyond question. As it has Geo. P. Rewell Newspaper Ad­ sons of the family as they walk to the present demand—teachers, new ground, 12 inches high. i splitting style in which the adven­ worked indefatigably and unselfishly in the interest of the people, it iti, 10 Spru< t. st.. New. 'I urk. about tlie yard: as brother from fa­ lawyers, doctors, printers, druggists, M rs . A lmeda S tenger .—Burns, tures and mishaps of “Luke” and now asks for patronage that will yield something more than a bare ther, or mother from sister. merchants, carpenters, surveyors, June 22: Barley, sowed last year, his friend “Mac” were chronicled. : existence. It has become valuable to all as a general newspaper, and Id AL DIRECTORY THE SOIL AND CLIMATE “Luke Sharp” wits at once offered j blacksmiths, butchers, saddlers, on cultivated ground; 36 inches national ; of liarnev valley are an exact coun- grocers, builders, jewelers, etc. Is now a fixed Institution of the Valley. a position on The Free Press staff, high; stalk bulky, grain well filled. Grover Cleveland and he has since written exclusively Vancancy : terpart of that of Umatilla county- Each of these two towns is the Alfalfa, cut above the ground; Thus. F Bayard Oregon, the (tate b< st wheat-growing center of the section of the valley line, strong, in blossom, 27 inches for that paper, delighting thousands Chas. H. Fairchild reasury W. T. Vi Ins (county in the state. Very little has contiguous, and each has its local every week with his laugh-provok­ iterior high. Win. < . Endicott tar W. C. Whitney been done towards wheat-raising value, that will serve in the future lavy _. A. J. B rown .—Near Harney, June ing In sketches. T he E ast O regon H erald ^" Don M. Dickinson here, as yet, but those have been •neral 1881 Mr. Bar was sent to Eng­ to render ah ealthy degree of com­ 23: Alfalfa, in blossom, average A. II. Garland irai successful that tried it. Wheat land to establish the European edi ­ petition between them. I STATE—OREGON: stand 38 inches high. J. N. Dolph, finds a ready home market at 5 tion of The Free Press, and in July The expectations of the ambi­ , .1. If. Mitchell, I D r . T. V. B. E mbree .—Near cf that year the paper was issued cents a pound — $3 per bushel. Oats ......... Bingur Hermann, tious advocates of the natural ad­ Has, from the initial number to the present, persistently and impres­ Svlvester Pennoyer, and barley grow equally well, and vantages offered the people by Har­ Harney; June 23: Lettuce, Oak at 325 Strand, London, where it is! sively maintained that the Harney country was one of the finest ate................ Geo. W. McBride, Leaf variety; root 4 inches around; G. W Webb, bring 3 to 4$ cents per pound. Al- ney valley will be realized in less still published with ever increasing agricultural regions in the Union, needing only the presence of indus­ ist ruction . J. B. McElroy, i falfa and red clover grow luxuri- than twelve months by the estab­ leaves green and brown variegated; success. Mr. Barr spent nearly trious farmers to develop its wonderful resources. To prove the truth Frank Bakci ) R. S. Strahan, stalks white, crisp and tender;, three years in traveling over the iantly; timothy and red-top thrive lishment of a z Wm. P. Lord, Iges measured 20 inches straight across greater part of Europe, writing ac­ of the strong language in its columns, the proprietor gave up a part ) W. W. Thayer, finely. Pasturage is excellent; nat- NEW LAND OFFICE the face of the head from tip to tip counts of his journeyings for The of his office room to the exhibition of the products of the Valley, rH JUDICIAL DISTRICT: i oral grass abundant, and is cut for in Harney valley, where there are e J. A. F ee , of outside leaves (exclusive of Free Press. It is his purpose to and urgently asked for specimens of actual growth and for everylxidy hay that sells at $12 and $18 per lands of the public domain as fine irney J. L. R ani -, to call and inspect them. Attached to each specimen was the name ton in the winter. All cereal crops as those already taken up by the ground leaves.) spend several months during the of the producer, often with the mode of cultivation. This was a comTY—ORANT I Second head, same variety, 10 j thrive coming year in visiting other points G. W. G ilham I , first-comers, sufficient to furnish ht tangible, practical presentation of the matter, which any one could N. R M axey WITHOUT IRRIGATION. of interest in the old world, and verify. How successful this movement has been, hundreds can testify. thousands of families with homes. inches across. P hil M etchan B oley T hos . H askell .—One mile of readers of The Free Press will All T he H erald asks in return for its efforts to serve the people, is In winter the weather is cold but Also, a county-seat for H. M c H aley , Burns; June 26: Alfalfa, in blos­ doubtless be treated to a series of an increase of public patronage—a modest request when it is consid­ pleasant, the usual effects of alti­ HARNEY COUNTY ■r> L H. D avis , | interesting and humorous letters in ered that it returns to each patron more than his money’s worth. J. H. N eal tude being cheeked by the gentle which will bring the administra­ som, 42 inches high. W. H G rat chinook, or west wind. ' his own inimitable style. “Luke If each resident of the Harney country will subscribe or renew for The snow ­ tion of affairs pertaining to this M rs . T hos . H askell . — June 26;, C. H. T imms E. H ayes fall is sufficient to preserve wheat great valley within easy access of Gooselierriee on a single branch;' Sharp” is a genial Scotchman, a na­ himself and take one or more copies to send abroad, it will so extend In ten dent T. H. ( URL and supply moisture that is not >r every citizen of this section; and the the large English variety; branch tive of Glasgow, and still a young T he H erald ’ s sphere of usefulness as to enable all to claim that it IEW V. ®. LAND OFFICE: furnished by rains. In summer OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD 8 inches long; 5 bearing twigs to man on the sunny side of forty; in A. F. S nelling W. M. T ownsend there is a pleasant breeze constant­ now in course of construction will the branch, containing 151 very the opinion of his many friends his Is a true Advocate of the Harney Country. ly blowing, which tends- to keep pass directly through Harney val­ large berries; weight of whole, one- best work is yet to come. The E ast O regon H erald and U. R. MAILS. agreeable weather, no matter how ley, and after that what more is half pound. -------------- s. ihursuHss, Saturdays,tí pm. AS A MEDIUM OF ADVERTISING, js. Wednesdays, Fridays. sirable—in fact, one can sleep un­ necessary to say that the first to last year’s seedlings; 4 colors, ma­ paid in advance. der cover comfortably the year procure homes will be the first to roon, 2 shades, magenta, and pink T he H erald presents unusual advantages. It is centrally located in 7RNS—CANYON CITY: fs. Wednesday*. Fridajs.fiam. T he E ast O regon H erald is a a new and rapidly growing country, where manufactures of all kinds round. reap the harvest of the forehanded, and white variegated. Thursdays & >aturdajs 10:45 p m. TIMBER.—SAW-MILLS. for the fact is self-evident. The A box of growing plants; June home family newspaper, which are needed. We will soon have direct railroad communication with tt’RN«—PRINEVILLE: ■ ' s at ft a m. S-tx . - . 1 There is no timber in the valley invitation to come among us and 22: 2 sets of carnation, ready to makes every effort to give all the Portland and the East. Live business men of both sections should tajs at 6 a in. (except along the water course', settie is particularly extended to bloom; 2 thrifty ice plants; 6 petu-* I general and local news. It will use T he H erald ’ s columns to secure this gn at and growing trade. biRNs—L akeview : where there is a light growth of the industrious of all classes of nias, 1 in bloom; a very handsomely keep you informed of the principal Its rates, proportioned to its circulation, are reasonable. fa-lay« at 9 pm. lays at 6 a in. birch and an unusually large, heavy farmers and stock-raisers. made-up box, grown from the seed. happenings of the old world, of the .... < o >---------------- J. C. PARKER. Postmaster. growth of willows. But the adja­ Aug. 11, garden beans, 7 inches projects of government, of the tremí TERMS, IN ADVANCE: of politics, and especially of what GREAT NATURAL CFRIORITY. cent mountains are heavily tim­ in length; crisp anil tender. SOCIETIES. is going on among your neighbors. EXrLOBED BY O. f. DrUCAW. bered with fir, pine, juniper, moun­ M rs . T. A. M c K innon .—Near One copy one year............................................................................. •2.50 tain-mahogany, etc. Saw-mills are Malheur Cave is located on a sage- Burns, June 27: Boquet of Carna­ You cannot keep posted on home Two copies, one year....................................................................... 4.50 LODGE. NO. 77, I. O. O. F. located in the pineries, and the lum­ brui>h plain aliout 1 mile from the tions, raised from last year’s seed­ affairs without T he H erald . It is Three copies, one year....................................................................... 6.00 Fellows Hall, ever»’ SaluMav at as necessary to your well being as 10.00 j. E. mckinnon , N. Ú. ber, which is of the best quality, head of the south fork of the Mal­ lings. Very large and very fine. Five copies, one year. ............ .................... ■ ■ ............ • • • ■ Sert'y. food and drink. sells much cheaper than in the heur river. T he H erald with any Periodical or Magazine at clubbing rates. T. A. M c K innon .—Burns; June We offer to supply you with these East. There is a email basin at its 29; Barley 52 inches high. ¡nrCATIOXAL. DARDEN VEGETABLES two most excellent journals for the «■TCnll on or address mouth. July 30. wheat 43 inches; and term of one year for the small sum The cave is 20 feet wide and 6 produced in the Harney country D. L. GRACE, iHODIST CHURCH are large, finely flavored, abundant feet high at its entrance, and has timothy with heads measuring from of three dollars , (13,) a price 8 to 10 inches in length. easily within the reach of all. Try extet> in Barn«, «ml a ------- JV1X Rustlers ------ -----