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O regon H erald E ast BURNS, HARNEY COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, ERALD. TIII ILSDAY VALLEY. B I 0. L. GRACE, ’ ,'UBLlsilER P roprietor . and CHEAP HOMES. JUtWWAl’iT. LAWS. uireil to give notice by !t* does not answer the does uot take his paper reason for its not being Tdo r . i makes the pvst- A Railroad, County-Seat, anti Lantl- >e publisher for payment < Miicv. ers his paper discon- arrearagen. or the Pub- nd It until pavment is Visit the Herald Office to See Samples uleuniount whether it of Products. or not. There cau be till payment is made, ’.The two large editions of T he H erald con takes a paper from the taining the Harm* Valley advertisement neing ted to liis name or an- exhausted, lo meet the demand we republish In subscribed or not. is our regular edition, and li. pe ^•F’eacli reader will mark the article ami mail his copy to a ers liis paper stopped friend in the East.] e l’nblisaer continues la bound to pay for it if toffice. This proceeds n must pay for what he ^^^^Beci<h*<l io* 1 i< a 1 s r fimvlng them uncalled for, without for the same, is prima facia evidence of MMRIX HEIIALD CLUB LIST ■nd Th* Century. ■nd St. Nicholas •nd Demorett . ■nd Fetorson Ma . and Godoy's Lad,, a Hook West. Shor and V m MB ukî ...... rated Newspaper •nil Leslie ’ - - . - , a -»»¿¿ h-' WH. i.._ Monthly « ...ui,. sr-Jand Leslie's Posnilur dsjand Leslie's Suhem Miuiizlne . is and BeliorU's Ingazlne and Weekly Uiill . aud Daily Call »nd Weekly fcai oner .. e^^****—1 Dally n«aie.ier . cAl Stun «nd Weekly Ke . U^MH®he_ I'n ‘ toil and Mae azine $5.75 4.75 .”>.75 8.75 8.75 5.7a 4.75 S 3.75 8 00 6.00 3 00 6 00 3.00 3.00 5.00 5.20 Din and Harper’s Weekly KR“s land Hai$et’s 5.20 “ . hand Harper*» .- 3.75 r lllu-i1 S’1'1 'IdenS> Mbnlfold Cychq ediu. l,. .2.90 jtulr ‘ additional valait.e niter Vol. !.. e ceuts; < ita extra ver volume, v. Btu^e. IDEAL » 3 SnSCopli « of all the above works can be ex I at la Aura In the Reading Room 170 =[^"PuMikh«rkoilperiodical» are solicited E . clabbilig rues, u copy of their work (or -•». ’ Reading Bourn close of every half volume, utui pay for >f<.- bv adveiilfieincnt. Ii.eens : ■ .■■■, i»—........... . » ft; eufwbidcd r »o.k Ujl l:'li*it»i iS BS i iiaute I'wna AD VERTÍ8ENG RATES: 1 wk 2 wk 'irn.. 3 mo U wet tr»S l'arhiMeJ u>pieteni4ki| AcutU^ 11 50 12.50 U5.O.1 |.s 00 3.00 4 00 6.5<> 12.00 8.50 5.00 8.0c 15.00 4 50 6.00 10. < " •_o 00 N i» 00 10.« 0 2H.00 tUy «san ti i J 6.00 12 W 16.00 B.oo 48.00 20 00 c0.(X) 40.00 GO. 00 h ■ it<i I m J iiqiakt m H rfi./ia. -Liberal re<l«OI»n to an Call at Offic«|vr write to (i mo 1 yr. «11 w 115.00 _s,00 18.00 24 OO 40 00 50 00 48.00 54 00 80.00 120 00 110.00 140.00 :?z. oo yearly u.ivcr- Publisher. to space; ;it metal Kase a 1 nmorul; icdicin i. - ■ ]• - - • I’r^e. .^tvertisements at less than 10 cents per no--».*** tet price, yearly, or _o cents, trnnsieut, elved. ern ¡twin pecial pGBltio« Sextra charge per in- Iusteadof pjisiiioii a stan ding reader !* . attemiou to ad. eat h week is run in with l"‘*' matter free. 11 / loh-^ ‘A8 we stereotype nil our adveriisenienis I.mnnwi ■ qBCB ftfter pubiiefttiong, $1 each, Advertising in local columns, ice a ¡¡tie. Marriage, birth. ;i-l .-ci,..’- -free. Such items solicited ns i.ewn. Liberal rates ofte-' d to religious, social, uc at ion al bodies. cd IpM th’f • V______ itti.e «erf m r?. ;e Ni««u ’’’iCE TO FOREIGN ADVERTISERS. Vcsa5>«rfM respectfully toli' itiug your patronage , csire to keep our readers posted as to the id9 cn:l w ,dg au«t reliable tiims to < tal with, cor P J)rea»l*bnc« will be saved by referring to the ig statements based upon our circula- •rgc t au’-t-Mhis and adjoining counties: ■j UaHvMI JOB WORK n mindiB Twe.itywl •y dearription Lecuted with neatness patch, at reaaooa iblc rates. Pamphlets Poster«, ■' a. Letter Heads, Oliii Ha«c Is. * he regnisi ch , 6s, Cards, TleKets, a a. Note H«a extra. t’- nua. Invitarlo ns. Dodgers. Etc. h.» pa’ s • year in* may IRBALD 1« kept regularly on 3!e for re- *ln the Gee», r. Rwwell Newspaper Ad- < Bureau, W Bpn ice st.. New York FOR OFFICIAL DI i . - i: V r SAN ■ ATI*NAI.: Benjamin Harrison Levi Morion James G. Blaine - F of Blate-------- William Windom John W. Noble Redfield Proctor y of War Benjamin F. Tracey y of Navy.......... Jeremiah M. Rusk I d sMpf Agricoltore Win. H H. Miller World 'Äi'. : John Wanamaker . kly : m WtfS «TAT«—CL i GON: I J. Ji. Dolph, ;naton J J. 11. Mitchell, =.xarr ....n ^E. . Binger Hermann, iv. K’.-r l'< ni!«i) er, Geo. W. McBride, G. W.Webb, J. B. McElroy, Frank Paket F. Strahan, . P. Ixird, W. Thajer, L. Attorney A. F ee , R and , W. G ilham J. T. S hields NV. E. G race V. J. M iller L ytle TI oward T. B. James W. R. G radon A. A. < OW1 N>, W. E. A lberson L. B. B aker U5D OFFICE: A. F. «SELLIMG W. M. T ownsend TIE*. KO. 77. i o. <>. r. Itali. ever* Haturdav at E NuKINNuN, N. G. AIL«. ►ALE: r. Hun da ya excepted. ► oS< 1TY: lint a. Fridav», Ham. n f»a*Br»iaj s <u i.,p m. EVILLE swer in detail all inquiries on that subject; the white, or Irish potato is grown with little cultivation, and is superior to that grown in Ohio, Ill inois, Missouri, Tennessee, or Kan- ! sas, we personally know as regards size, “mealiness,” and flavor. SM ALL FRUITS, such as strawberries, currants, blackberries, gooseberries, grapes, etc., will, from wluit evidence we have been able to gather the past year, be a success, as the native plants are hardy and good bearers. FRUIT TREES and ornamental shrubs were plant ed freely by farmers in the spring; the settings last fall survived the severest winter (1888), that Har ney valley, in fact, that East Ore- j gon has ever known. As an AGRICULTURAL region it will be readih* seen that the Valley offers inducements rare Harney Valley in Grant county, ly excelled. The farmers who have Oregon, embraces an area of 2,400 sowed grain this year will be able square miles, or 1,536,000 square to dispose of it at home, as a good MILL acres of land, bounded on every side by mountain ranges, and lofty ele has been erected at considerable vations, and is an almost entirely expense in the Valley, near Burns, level plain, plentifully watered by by N. Brown. A new merchant and. ! grist mill is a guarantee that the the industrious farmer will bo able to SILVIES AND BLITZEN RIVERS and their tributaries. The former ■ dispose of surplus grain. And as a STOCK-RAISING has its source in the spurs of the Blue mountains, south of the John country it cannot be surpassed, Day river, flows a general southerly since its water, grass, and salubri course, passing down the cencr of ous climate takes horses, cattle, Harney valley, and empties into sheep and hogs throughout the year Lakes Harney and Malheur. It is (from January 1 to December 31), a rapidly flowing stream, about 80 without grain or any other than miles long, and contains every kind wild grass feeding, and when the of fish, including the salmon trout, winter is milder than common, stock and other varieties of game fish. looks better in early spring than in The Dunder-and-Blitzen river, or Eastern localities where they are “Blitzen,” as it is shortened by com grain-fed during the winter; and the mon usage, is about 50 miles in texture and flavor of the meats length, flows in a northerly direc compare favorably with the best in tion and also empties into the lakes. the market. There is no room for These rivers and their numerous large stock-raisers, as the territory tributaries have their water sheds is fully taken up by three or four within the county, and the lakes firms that hold all available ranges, having no outlet, serve to furnish but the stock such as is commonly subterranean irrigation to the whole raised by farmed. will do well. The INCREASE IN POPULATION valley. during the past two years has been LAKES HAltNEY AND ?: LHEUR cover an area of more than 150 rapid, and is of that most desirable squa e miles, and are connected by class in an agricultural region, viz: a channel about 20 yards wide and the small farmer whose industry 200 yards long. They receive the produces the best of grain, stock, waters of both Silvies and Blitzen and living. The houses and barns rivers, but have no outlet and never arc generally frame; corrals anti overflow. Being situated cn a level other enclosures, are rail and wire plain, and having low shores, these fencing; abundant water supplies lakes have not such picturesque from wells of living water, which is scenery as Crater Lake, to recom reached at a uniform depth of six mend them to tourists, but their to fifteen feet. MAIL AND RAILROAD FACILITIES. value to farmers is inestimable. Harney valley has a tri-weekly Right here, however, permit us to mention a natural attraction pos mail-service from the four points of sessed by lands adjacent to these the compass, there being a general lakes that will draw hundreds of distributing office at Burns. Ship excursionists from the East in the ping is done at present at Baker near future: Standing in the door City, Huntington, and Ontario. All ways of farm houses about sunrise, the family supplies, necessaries, and distant objects, towns, farms, moun luxuries, common to Eastern towns, tain peaks, and bands of cattle and arc abundantly furnished by the horses grazing on the ranges, are general merchandise stores at rea pictured on the atmosphere and sonable rates. BURNS AND HARNEY rise up from the ground like magic; and these white representations are are the two principal towns of Har so truly drawn that a member of a ney valley, where, as will be seen family living several miles away by our advertising columns, about from home, can distinguish the per all lines of business are near equal sons of the family as they walk to the present demand—teachers, about the yard: as brother from fa lawyers, doctors, printers, druggists, merchants, carpenters, surveyors, ther, or mother from sister. blacksmiths, butchers, saddlers, THE SOIL AND CLIMATE of llarnev valley are an exact coun grocers, builders, jewelers, etc. Each of these two towns is the terpart of that of Umatilla county. Oregon, the best wheat-growing center of the section of the valley county in the state. Very little has contiguous, and each has its local been done towards wheat-raising value, that will serve in the future here, as yet, but those have been to render ah ealthy degree of com successful that tried it. Wheat petition between them. The expectations of the ambi finds a ready home market at 5 cents a pound—$3 per bushel. Oats tious advocates of the natural ad and barley grow equally well, and vantages offered the people by Har bring 3 to 4) cents per pound. Al ney valley will be realized in less falfa and red clover grow luxuri than twelve months by the estab antly; timothy and red-top thrive lishment of a NEW LAND OFFICE finely. Pasturage is excellent; nat ural grass abundant, and is cut for in Harney valley, where there are hay that sells at $12 and $18 per lands of the public domain as fine ton in the winter. All cereal crops as those already taken up ’ by the first-comers, sufficient to furnish thrive thousands of families with homes. WITHOUT IRRIGATION. In winter the weather is cold but Also, a county-scat for HARNEY COUNTY pleasant, the usual effects of alti tude being checked by the gentle which will bring the administra chinook. or west wind. The snow tion of affairs pertaining to this fall is sufficient to preserve wheat great valley within easy access of and supply moisture that is not every citizen of this section; and the OREGON PACIFIC RAILROAD furnished by rains. In summer there is a pleasant breeze constant now in course of construction will ly blowing, which tends to keep pass directly through Harney val agreeable weather, no matter how ley, ami after that what more is hot the sun’s rays, and the nights desirable? Under these conditions it is not cool enough to make covering de sirable—in fact, one can sleep un necessary to say that the first to der cover comfortably the year procure homes will be the first to reap the harvest of the forehanded, round. for the fact is self-zvidcnt. The TIMBER.----SAW-MILLS. There is no timber in the valley invitation to come among us and except along the water course, settle is particularly extended to where there is a light growth of the industrious of all classes 0Í birch and an unusually large, heavy farmers and stock-raisers. growth of willows. But the adja great natural curiosity . cent mountains are heavily tim EXPLouen nv o. c. scxcak bered with fir, pine, juniper, moun Malheur Cave is located on a sage tain-mahogany. etc. Saw-mills are brush plain about 1 mile from the located in the pineries, and the lum head of the south fork of the Mal ber. which is of the test quality, heur river. sells much cheaper than in the There is a «mall ba«in at it« East. mouth. GARDEN VEGETABLES The cave in 20 feet wide and 6 produced in the Harney country feet high at iti entrance, and has are large, finely flavored, abundant aft incline downward for the first and easily raised. We will on ap 200 feet, and then turns to the north plication give the addresses of sev east and runs very nearly straight eral gardeners here, who will an- to the water, a distance of 4 mile MAY 23, $2.30 Year. from its mouth. It will average 50 BURNS ADVERTISEMENTS. BURNS ADVERTISEMENTS. feet wide and 20 feet high and is very uniform in its structure, the walls running up about 6 feet on W. A. WILSHIRE, J. NAT. HUDSON Lakeview, Or Harney, Or. either side, and then commence to THE SECOND YEAR OF arch over, and certainly form the finest arch in the whole family of WILSHIRE <fc HUDSON. eaves that were ever discovered. Attorneys-at-Law It is grand almost beyond de scription, and rivals the great Mam LAKEVIEW AND HARNEY, OR. Began on Thursday, November 29, 1888. moth cave in its smoothness of This firm practices in the courts of the State, ' character and uniformity. The and before the I’. S. Lund Office. Any land ■ or other business entrusted to them will first 250 yards the bottom is as office receive prompt attention. smooth as a floor, then are found iWN AND CASKS SOLICITED. Now is the Time to Subscribe piles of rubbish or debris that have accumulated by falling from the ATTORNEY, AND TO RENEW EXPIRING SUBSCRIPTIONS. ceiling above, 100 yards or so apart, the last one being something over GEO. S. SIZEMORE - - B urns , O r . 100 yards from water. Criminal law a specialty. There is no difficulty in reaching the water, it runs 7 >u cither T. V. D. EMBREE, M. D. side in a trodgli front tlieinain pool Offipeat hie residence on the east side of Sil the distance of 100 feet, settling vios River, ten miles below Burns. down on either side, leaving the floor crowning. The water is remarkably clear; S. B. McPheeters, M. D. Will be the representative, at all times, of the Interests of the I’eoplo. one can see the sand in the bottom At all times advocating measures that look to the “greatest good to PHYSICIAN A SURGEON. at the depth of 4 feet, and it ap Office at W. E. Grace’s Drug Store. 1-1 y the greatest number,” in accordance with the principles of Democracy pears to have no outlet, as it is per fectly still and quiet; it is good Practical Surveyor drinking water. This wonderful curiosity has to AS A LOCAL NEWSPAPER, t . a . M c K innon , be seen to be fully appreciated. It Any and all kinds of surveying done on shor notice and reasonable terms. f kF “ Settler is truly of basalt formation and is wishing to be located, can have plats furnishe quartenr.ry, the walls are honey free of charge. T he H erald acknowledges no superior’in Eastern Oregon. It points combed in many places; the wall on with pride to its well-filled columns the past year, and to its evident the south side sets on a horizontal progressive influence upon the prosperity of the great Harney valley. Saddle and Harness Shon- basement of eruptive rocks. As in the past so in the future it will strive to make prominent note This magnificent cave has evi J. C. WELCOME - P roprietor . of every enterprise calculated to benefit the people; to record every BVRN8, OREGON. dently been used in time by the In advance made in showing up the resources of the Valley; to advocate dians as a fortification; the en Law and Order under all circumstances; to frown upon all attempts trance lias been walled up with to foment discord among the people in the interest of any individual, W- A-T-C-II-M-A-K-E-R stone, and there are, also, two walls -AND- I clique or faction; to give the news of the day impartially and as or breastworks oil the inside, run i fully as industrious effort and the aid of friends may enable us to Jeweler. ning from each corner of the en obtain it; to give all the Local and Personal gossip of our section, trance diagonally near the center . CHAS. SAMPSON - - B urns , O r . suitable for publication, with all else of interest in this department; some 50 feet long; this was for a second defense in case they were OREGON WOOL EXCHANGE. IT WILL BE AN EPITOMIZED HISTORY OF THE VALLEY. driven back from the mouth. Around and above the mouth of PORTLAND -------- OREGON the cave there are considerable fine GEO. POPE a co. chippings where the aborigines have sharpened their stone implements WOOL GRADERS, which were made out of obsidian, Who know that in the rapid growth and wide proclamation of the WOOL PACKERS, or volcanic glass. I advantages of Harney Valley lies their own best road to prosperity AND I think that thy water is in the end of the cave, 'But can not tell -COMMISSION MERCHANTS- without further exploring. I®“ consignments solicited — j Should Subscribe for the Herald Themselves 1 was informed by two parties that fish have been caught in the ----ADVANCES MADE ON WOOL. eave that were of blue color and agents : AND SJSND EXTRA COPIES TO EASTERN FRIENDS. eyeless. Geo. McGowan - - - Burns, { V. J. Milller, - - - Harney.; TRODUCTS EXHIBITED THIS SEASON. All Rustlers Agency with DE.’*K RICE CO. As no fair is held in this valley Boston 182 Federal st. Established 1885. The East Oregon Herald for the public exhibition of the' growth and excellence of its pro BLACKSMITH. [lias successfully maintained itself through an ordeal of local opposi- ductions, T he H erald opened a col 1 tion, vindictive and unscrupulous to a degree seldom equalled in umn to all producers, farmers and - Burns, Or country journalism; has advocated unflinchingly the rights of all stockmen, in which to give a writ E. D. GRAY ten description of all that was —GENERAL R E PAIRIN G— , the people of East Oregon generally anil Harney Valley especially against the machinations of all organzed petty cliques that sought worthy of mention. Monstrosities by fraudulent misrepresentation to advance the private interests of a AND should be classed as such, and not I few at the expense of the many. Believing that ‘ The sober second as samples. This elicited the fol thought of the people is always light and always effective,” and that lowing response: ¡“Truth is mighty and will prevail,” T he H erald has steadfastly fol M rs . I one W hiting .— Near Burns lowed the right , and the people have given it a moral and material June 20: Barley, six acres, sown on The bniidtns ha« i.eon en I SU ppOrt that renders its permanency beyond question. As it has ground under cultivation the past »iiiiitilng on »hurt notice worked indefatigably and unselfishly in the interest of the people, it 13 years; stalks (exclusive of roots) Term»: i «»h. i-iy now a8ks for patronage that will yield something more than a bare 42 inches in length, heads well ----- existence. It has become valuable to all as a general newspaper, and filled, grain fine and large; planted j in April. Is Now a fixed Institution of the Valley. Barley planted late, in April, on Red Front Liverv & Feed new ground, 12 inches high. M rs . A lmeda S tenger .—Burns. Stable June 22: Barley, sowed last year, II. CAI.DWELL, on cultivated ground; 36 inches T he E ast O regon H erald | high; stalk bulky, grain well filled. A CASH BUSINESS AT BED- Alfalfa, cut above the ground; tine, strong, in blossom, 27 inches ROCK PRICES. high. Ha«, from the initial number to the present, persistently and impres A. J. B rown .—Near Harney. June T r our motto. Good Buggy Teams, and Nico sively maintained that the Harney country was one of the finest Horses Furnished at Reasonable Chargea 23: Alfalfa, in blossom, average Raddle and Particular Attention paid to the Hoarding agricultural regions in the Union, needing only the presence of indus andGrooming of Transient stork. Hay a < .min stand 38 inches high. I trious Li Ivlin ini mil n to wr »•<- r i-ivif i its vn wonderful rr i>iiuv> iui resources. a vni/in v, v. c To j»a prove v i v the truth m *■■ farmers develop D r . T. V. B. E mbree .—Near on hand. of the strong language in its columns, the proprietor gave up a part Harney; June 23: Lettuce, Oak ! of his office room to the exhibition of the products of the Valley, FRENCH Leaf variety; root 4 inches around; ami urgently asked for specimens cf actual growth and for everybody leaves green and brown variegated; to call and inspect them. Attached to each specimen was the name stalks white, crisp and tender;! of the producer, often with the mode of cultivation. This was a Mrs. Louis Racine, - - Proprietress. measured 20 inches strnight across tangible, practical presentation of the matter, which any one could the face of the head from tip to tip A limited niin>l»erof guest* can secure the verify. How successful this movement has been, hundreds can testify* of outside leaves (exclusive of most comfortable lodging rooms in the town • All T he H erald asks in return for itsefforts to serve the people, is al this home. Taoles suppliedwith all Kinds ground leaves.) of eatables the market nnords. 1 -Iv an increase of public patronage—a modest request when it is consid Tiros. H askell .—One mile of ered that it returns to each patron more than his money’s worth. Burns; June 26: Alfalfa, in blos If each resident of the Harney country will subscribe or renew for CANYON CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. som, 42 inches high. himself and take one or more copies to send abroad, it will so extend M rs . T iios . H askell .—June 26; T he H erald ’ s sphere of usefulness as to enable all to claim that it Gooseberries on a single branch; C. A. KWEEK, the large English variety; branch ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 8 inches long; Shearing twigs to Is a true Advocate of the Harney Country. CANYON CITY, OREGON. the branch, containing 151 very large berries; weight of whole, one- half pound. Attorney-at-Law. Flowers: A boquet of cut flowers, M. DUSTIN. from Sweet Williams grown from last year's seedlings; 4 colors, ma Office Canyon City and Burns. roon, 2 shades, magenta, and pink MEDIUM OF ADVERTISING, and white variegated. JIARN'EY AHVERTIKEMENTH. M rs . T. A. M< K innon .—Near T he H erald presents unusual advantage». It in centrally located in Burns. June 27: Boquet of Carna a new and rapidly growing country, where manufacture» of all kinds V. .1. MILLED. tions, raised from last year’s seed are needed. We will soon have direct railroad communication with ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. lings. Very large and very fine. Portland and the East. Live business men of l*>th »ection» should Harney City, Oregon. T. A. M< K innon —Burns; June use T he H erald ’« columns to secure this great and growing trade. Will practice In all the State Courts. 1-tf 29; Barley 52 inches high. Its rates, proportioned to it« circulation, are reasonable. July 30. wheat 43 inches; and timothy with heads measuring from ^LACKSMI t J-) §HOp 8 to 10 inches in length. Titos. S tephens : near Burns; Ju ly 16; Grass, red-top. 31 in. bight. VAN. 8. CURTIS, P rop ’ r . TERM«. IM ADVANCK: 150 spears to ringle root, or from one seed; 30 acres in. M aupin B ros . one mile north of All kinds of Blacksmithing One copy one year... ........................................................................ Two copies, one year ............................................................. Burns. Aug. 2d. barley 44 inches, and Wagon work Three copies, one year ..................................................................... ® with fine head of grain; 18 acres in. Horace hoeing •5.00 a span. Five copies, one year ..................................................... - ■ ■ lw-w' S. J. M o T hershead .—Aug. 4. T he H erald with any Periodical or Magazine at clubbing rates, timothy 43 inches long, ami appar ently not nearly grown. ELITE SALOON. all on or address C has . Z iegler .—Poison creek. Aug. 8, White Sheaf Australian D. L. GRACE, wheat, 53 inches high, with heads EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. full and h avy. JOB WORK. HOTEL.