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CHAPTER VL
At the root of tbt Rlmrocki.
It ! tht lecond night of Ilertba'i
captivity. barring tbt night of her cap
ture. After securing br on tb horse
t tb time of that fearful event, the
Indiana kept tuovln at a rapid rata
VBttl about 10 o'clock tba following
morolof, when they stopped and
butchered a inula for dinner. To
them tba mule meat was a dainty diah
of which they partook with a raven-
cur appetlu, but to tba girl from Edlo
burg mula meat waa not templing
wbaa la fact abt bad no appetite at
alL Tba gluttonoua feaat of tbee
savages ad dad to tba diaguat and bop
ror that surrounded tba captive. The
whole had aeemed like fiction, a nor-
nuie nigntmare to her.
Tba firat night out bad been spent
id a small baain. aurrounded by rim
rocka with narrow outleta and these
bad been carefully guarded by the
duaky aentlnela. No fires were kin
died during the night and a stillness
and quietude pervaded the camp, and
ima, witn tne demeanor of the In
diana, ehowed that they were not
only uneaay but strictly on tbelr
guard.
A vigilant watch had been kept over
nertna the whole night long, thoush
ahe had been made aa comfortable aa
Indiana' Ingenuity could provide.
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a-any me rouowiag morning an
other mule waa butchered, a bait?
breakfaat prepared, and the band
moved on to the aouth.
The courae during the day lay over
a rough country. It waa taken aa If
the Indiana bad Intended to obscure
their trail. To the right and left
atood the towering rlmrocka and their
trail led tbrougb tbe lava bed a. Only
thoae who have attempted to paaa
through thla aectlon of country can
comprehend what l meant In apeak
!ng of the lava beda. Huge boulders
and entailer onea of every description,
round rocka, fiat rocka, standing upon
oflge, square rocka and diamond
shaped rocka, alnka and crevlcea, all
no rough and ragged and uneven that
It waa difficult for the party to keep
togetner without even Ita own mem
bers becoming lost from one another.
Up and down the steep declivities,
around tbe high rldgea of boulders
and over the beda of ahattered rock
made the travel difficult and monot
onous, but no trail waa left behind
To track the red men to thla vast aec
tlon of the lava beda waa to lone them
Here, only couraea are followed, and
not trails, for It la properly called.
"tne trailleaa aectlon of the desert."
On thla morning Bertha had been
relieved from the cramped position
on the animal which had conveyed
her. by being freed from the ropea
which bound her, but ahe bad been
the more closely guarded. Without
food for two daya and nights and the
hardships of a day on the desert, and
a day In the lava beda. It would have
told on moat women, but with the
allghteat Indication of fatigue Bertha
looked aa firm and defiant aa ever,
She waa a Lylet
In the middle of the afternoon a halt
bad been made and a consultation
held by the Indiana. The main body
with most or the animals proceeded o
the aoutheasL while Chief Egan. with
a few of the animals In charge of a
doien or his chosen warriors, took a
weaterly course and the wily chief
took with him his fair captive. The
main band proceeded on Ita way to a
designated meeting point, while the
chief made thla detour to consummate
the laat object of hla trip.
The chief and bU small band were
more guarded than ever. Realising
that hla miasion waa a secret one, and
to avoid falling Into traps, he traveled
through a more obacure country than
ever, and was still more cautloua
about not leaving any trail behind.
That night be camped at the foot of
a high wall In the shadow of the pro
jecting rlmrocka. No eye could see
him In the Immediate vicinity for the
boulders that lay about him, and the
smoke from his camp waa sllhouted
against the "rock walla and mingled
with the clouds above.
At the camp the acarred-faced old
warrior chief took more Interest In
his white captive. He had her quar
ters prepared some distance from the
main camp and while he, himself,
looked after her wants two of his
most trusted warrior were placed on
guard. At supper time Egan, by ges
tures, plead with the young woman to
eat. While the terrible experience
through which she had gone would
have taken the appetite of most wo
men of her age, ahe was too common
sense and matter-of-fact to lone her's
permanently. She was really hungry.
but had not reached that state of
starvation at which she felt as If she
could partake of mule meat. But a
lucky Incident occurred. Even while
old Egan was tendering her a slice of
mule prepared In the most dainty
manner from the Indians' standpoint,
a warrior close at hand, In attending
to the animals, flushed a sage hen.
Bertha, although unacquainted with
thla bird knew that it must be palat
able. She pointed to the bird in ita
flight with a sign to old Egan that if
she had one of these ahe would pre
pare It herself and eat of It No soon
er than she had made her wishes
known, the chief went to the quiver
of hla hunting arrows, drew forth the
choicest onea, and In a few moments
was speeding among the rocks In
search of the sage hen. In a short
time he returned and gallantly drop
ped the tender bird at her feet, and
with an expression of pride pointed to
a scar in Its neck through which his
arrow had passed.
But of this gallantry Bertha took
no notice. Soon a lire was kindled
and with woman's culinary knowledge
she soon prepared and ate a meal of
which ahe was In much need.
Long after nightfall, when all the
clouds had passed away and the moon
had risen above the distant rlmrocka
on the east and Ita light had fallen
upon th camp beneath the rlmrocks.
old Egan appeared at Bertha's quar
ters. It waa such a night aa lovers
would walk la civilization. It waa
such a night aa would thrill the
hearts of all people. It waa such
a night aa th Indian warrior
would venture upon a deed of daring.
It was such a night aa aroused the
deepest passions In tbe bosom of the
marauding chief.
He motioned bis warriors, who were
on guard, to take their leave, and
then attempted a conversation by
sign and nodi with Ilertba. Hoping
that It might mean her escape ahe
trlod to understand him. With thla
encouragement be grew more bold
and approached her more cloaely. Wo
man's Intuition told her at once of
thla awful meaning and ahe rose up
in ner woman's weakness to defend
herself against thla giant chief, who
nan long ocen tne terror or the desert
Fortunately for humanity a lithe ath
letleform had glided down tbe steep
waua or me rtmrocki in the darkness
long before the moon roae, and had
been waiting In hiding for an oppor
tune time. Rushing forward like
wildcat he selied the wicked old war
rior by the throat, and there was at
once a grapple between giants.
But In aplte of the silent prayers of
nertna ror the success of her unknown
reacuer and his determined grip on
the old chiefs throat, tbe latter gave
a cry that called to their feet tbe en
lire detachment of warriors, and they
came like a atorm to the aid of their
chief, .
CHAPTER VII.
A Woman's Scalp.
It IS at another tmlnt In th lava
beda from that deacribnrf In ih laat
chapter. While many waila Join to
gether nera rrom different directions,
yet one OOlnt on th rlmrocka mm.
manded a view In all directions. Up
on mis point atanda an Indian. Hla
arrow-like form ailhoutted against the
horlxon gave him thn annonranra nt
an Inanimate rather than an animate
iKiy. The afternoon sun waa not far
anove me distant rlmrocka. It waa a
picture for an artist to draw. The
ragged rocka along tbe earth's sur
face, me waua which converged from
many direction! toward th nndaatal-
formcd center, at the top of which
projected the fiat rlmrocka, and these
crowned by the atatue-llke form of the
inoian, wnoee gaudy war Don net Indi
cated that he was a chief, made the
view a romantic one indeed.
"If thev dlaannnlnt mo " murmnriul
the Indian In hla own tongue, "it will
take many more white scalps to pay
th DonaltV." and at th aamn llm h
t overt with a aenln nf Inn halt that
of a woman, tossed by the wind at his
neii.
But bla mind waa anon roltavod nn
thla point From the shadow of the
rlmrocka in tha Alata flPA at lltflA
north of west, he saw a lone horse
man coming In a swift trot. He be
gan to descend to the same side upon
wnicn tbe horseman waa approaching,
taking care to examine his bow and
quiver, tomahawk, and scalping knife
to see that all were intact Seating
nimaeir upon a ooulder that Jetted
from the wall many feet above
tne level plain, he waited the
approach of hla visitor. When the
latter came within hailing distance a
laminar salute from each showed tbe
mutual recognition.
The two men on the top of the rlm
rocks conversed familiarly. While
the reader already knows that one was
Chief Egan he has also surmised that
the other waa Dan Follett which is
true To look upon the eountenancea of
these two men waa an Interesting
study. The old Indian chief, a ma
rauding bandit, bore scars showing the
terrible episodes of his life, while the
Canadian Frenchman bore marks
placed there by time which showed
the vllllanous character of the man.
The one, robbed of his country.
forced to the barren rocks and lava
beds for existence, had become an
outlaw from necessity. The other.
containing a mixture of blood of the
exiled criminals of a superior race
mixed with that of the most blood
thirsty and treacherous of an Inferior
race, was a villain from choice and by
nature.
There were bluffing looks and grim
rimilca from each, but the arrival of
the band of horses caused them to rise
to their feet, and with a shout from
old Egan'a lips his warriors appeared
from a recesa In the rocks below,
heretofore unobserved, and took
charge of the band of animals repre
senting the prize money for the mur
der of Bertha Lyle.
Taking the woman's acalp, Dan. Fol
lett climbed down the rocks and Join
ing his men they sn luted the Indians
and rode away. The Indians drove
the horses Into a deep canyon pene
trating the rlmrocks, and the stillness
of approaching night closed the scene.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Trapper of The Rlmrocks.
He waa known from one end of the
deaert to tbe other, aa well by the red
men as the white. His life was spent
In solitude. When the snows of. win
ter began to fly and others fled to
shelter ho worked the more persist
ent. For eight moriths In the year his
solitude wag complete, bo far as the
fir
Iliimmersley.
rest of the world caw for ft vaa In
the winter time that tba wild
animals of the doaert widened
their range In aearch of food,
owing to ita ararcity at this season,
and many of all kinds were tempted to
partake of the fresh morsels of antl
tope, aeer, rabbit and sage hen, so
attractively prepared and placed in
their trail and many of these aame an
imals found these nice "Bait" sur
rounded by a Jagged Iron circle that
closed with a merciless elasp about
tbelr legs or noses and held them
prisoners. Tbe traps of the Trapper
or tao Klmrocks always held their
prey.
ine -j rapper or tne Desert was
young man of eight and twenty years.
For ten years he had been known npoa
tbe desert While he was a man of
peace, yet his keen grey eyes and
firm aet chin told those who aaw him
that he would face the worat of the
human race In any kind of an encoun
ter as readily as he would battle
alone wltb tba fiercest animals of tbe
deaert If the necesalty arose. His
hair was also light and be wore a
gleam of friendliness upon bis face.
But tbe cloud that drove thla gleam of
uusmne away wneo he become an
gered waa an Immediate warning not
to trespass agalnat the will of thla
man of firmneaa, and hla well propor
tioned form was able to carry out the
desire of the mind. He waa five feet,
ten, weighed 180 pounds, and with ail
thla possessed well proportioned mus-.
cles, as lithe aa rubber and strong aa
gutta percha.
He was known simply by the name
of William Hammeraley, but bla an
cestry and place of birth were as
mysterious as the man himself. When
first known be was on the deert en
gaged In trapping, and aa be had no
competitors, he had no enemies. His
abode, a crude affair, partly a cave
and partly a house In the rlmrocka.
was always welcome to the weary
traveler or atockman, who happened
to paaa his way, but thla did not bap
pen often, aa few people traveled that
way. He was a friendly host and
looked to the comfort of bis guest, but
he had little to say and asked but few
questions. A gueat after leaving bis
place knew no more of him than when
he came, and there was always a feel
ing on the part of the visitor that no
extended conversation waa desired.
And the wlBhea of William Hammers-
ley were usually respected.
But the reader ahall know more
about thla trapper of the deaert and
hla abode than the visitors of those
daya knew. He was not alone, and
the compartments which the visitors
saw were not all that were possessed
and oocuplod by thla man. The small
corral made rock In front of the prem
ises and the few trapa and skins that
hung about the rooma opened to vis
itors were only small and insignificant
In Interest compared with what waa
concealed In the background.
A subterranean passare lead to
larger cave neyotfl mat occupied as
the open home of the trapper. A crev
asse let In the light from the side and
the finest pelts supplied a bed with
warm covering and a soft place to He
while others lay upon the floor as
ruga and hung from the walls to keep
out the cold of winter. A perfectly
constructed fireplace, connected with
the crevasse In the rocka which was
utilised aa a chimney, supplied the
room with warmth In cold weather,
Upon the bed lay an invalid. Once
gigantic form with powerful phy
aique ana muscie. ne was now emac
iated to almost a skeleton. Hla limbs
had been frozen and hla hands and
feet were mere crisps, though he still
retained his intelligence and waa a
great comfort to the trapper who
brought him the tenderest and best
prepared morsels from the table and
fed him with hla own hands, and at
tended him aa carefully aa a mother
tends her own child.
"I sometimes fear that I worry you.
and that my monotonous life may ef
fect yours." said the invalid one day
to the trapper, "In carrying out my de
sire to strike for vengeance and wait
until I can strike the mort killing
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blow, I fear that I impose upon jour
good nature, my preserver, and tax
your patience." .
"Oh, no. no!" replied the tranner aa
he stroked the pale forehead of the
invalid tenderly, "without you life
would be truly monotonous to me, be
sides, your counsel and company are
worth all the trouble, If your covidl
tlon could be construed to cause me
trouble; and outside of all this, your
cause has become my cause' from an
Interest In humanity and Justice.. You
have been grossly outraged, and 1
look aa anxiously to the day of reck
oning aa yourself."
On the second night after the at-
tack of the Indians on the pack train
and the capture of Bertha Lyle. tha
apper brought In a large supply of
prepared provisions and placed them
on a table beside the invalid's bed.
The latter knew what thla meant
"So you are off for a trip, my friend."
eaid the invalid. "How long will it
be before you return?" he continued.
He was interested, for the difficult
in hobbling about and waiting upon
htmaelf with his stubby hands and
feet In the trapper's absence was
great, and the lack of his companion
ship was greater. ,
"I will only be gone for a fow days."
replied the trapper. "I am going to
vlalt the traps near the picture rocks
aa I am trying to catch a mountain
Hon that frequenta the place, and have
some hopea of getting a grizzly."
And It happened that at this time
Chief Egan and his wnrrlors with
their captive were making for th
same vlclnty. . ; I
(To b Continued.)
Several Peraons Dead and Property Loss
Amounting to fszf.ooo.
Aahland, Wis,, Nov. 25 The Wis.
conin Central ore dock was destroyed
by fire this afternoon, tbe Iocs involved
being about (525.000. In falling tbe
dock carried with it a tiUuiber of fire
men and dock men and a number of
lives were lost, joat bow many will
probably not be known forreveraldays.
A number of badly injured firemen
were rescued from the burning rains.
Tbe fire caught about 5 o'clock, ore-
sumably from a boat unloading lumber
across tbe alip, and befire tbe firemen
rrivcu wjo cmirc ore uuca, mn a mue
long, waa in names. Aa engine was
run on the tramway at near to the fire
as possible, and half a hundred men
began tearing apart tbe timbers con
necting the tramway and dock to keep
it from falling with tbe dock. Sud
denly tbe dock gave way, falling with a
crash and carrying with it 200 feet of
the tramway, tbe engine juttt barely
escaping tbe fall into tbe bay. Sever
al hundred people mere under the tram
way, but most of tbem escaped with
siijtht injuries. As tbe broken tram
way and tbe burning dock fell, fully a
dozen men were seen to go down in the
ruins, llv wreck fell Into 20 feet of
water. Tba fire is still raging and
Murray's sawmill is in danger The
dock was valued at (500,000 and the
ore at (25,000.
POSTOFFICK ROBBED.
Probably $10,000 Taken and taring Thief
Got Safely Away.
Chicago, 5ff. 25. The Chicaeo nost
office waa robbed of probably (10,000
uway to a moat daring manner. The
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man bw.kb GKuvaiuing wie money,
wnicn naa lust been picked up from
two of tbe down town substations, were
left in an unprotected wagon in fiont of
the Maoonie Temple, while the mail
carrier went into the building to gather
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crritfr was gon oniy a moment, but
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lad UlBamxarft). Uhila th rarriorl
bad been in the building the robber,
who had evidently been waiting hia op-
portnnity, lumped into tbe r i and
drove away. Tbe rifled racks and the
horsi and rig were afterward found
wbete the thief hail abandoned tbem.
Tbe street was full of people at the
time of tbe robbery, but not one seems
to have noticed the thief.
. - STRIKES IN HAVANA
General Suspension of Business Threat'
. ened by the Labor Unions.
Havana, Nov. 25. The coachmen of
the city struck today, and the etreet
car men eay they will go out this after
noon, thus tying up traffic generally.
Typesetters have struck also.
. Tbe street car conductors and motor
men refused to go out this aftenroon, in
spite of the notice previously given of
their intention to strike, and several
clashes occurred between them and the
strikers. Traffic was not eueppuded.
The manager of tbe street railway noti
fied the mayor that the company's em
ployes were willing to work, and de
manded that they be protected by the
police. The company being an Ameri
can organization, the manager intends
to appeal to Minister Sqniers. if the
city authorities fail tc grant protection
to toe men.
No newspapers were published today,
and it ia announced that the cooks and
waiters will strike tomorrow.
TWO DEAD IN MINE FIRE.
Were Overcome by Oas While Bat fin
with the Flames.
Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 24. Two min
ers bave lost their lives in a fire which
started in the Colorado fuel and iron
company's mine at Engleviile. Last
night a severe explosion of gns occurred,
which ppread the fire over a consider
able area. No one was in tbe workings
at the time. This morning a canr of
15 or 20 men were put to work some
distance from the fire, but the foul gas
drove them out. Four men ,were
overcome, one being brought out dead,
and one being carried 200 feet and left
behind dead. Two who were taken out
unconscious have since recovered.
Every available man is fighting the
fire, but it is probable tbe mine will
have to be closed indefinitely until the
names are m ttbered.
After Train Robbers.
Trinidad, Colo., Nov. 25. Word
reached this city tonight that Guy La-
croix, the man who the officers believe
led the gang that attempted to hold up
the Colorado & Southern train near
here, had been seen in the vicinity of
Clayton, N. M., and at 8:30' this even
ing a posse left on the Colorado &
Southern train for the same locality.
Special Agent Reno and Division Sun.
erintendent Rainey were in charge of
the posse. Efforts were made to keep
the departure of the officers a secret.
United States Transport Aground.
Manila, Nov. 25. The United States
transport Ingalls, with General Miles
on board, struck on a reel while enter
ing the harbor of Legaspi, Albay,
Southeast Luzon, today, and is still
aground. She is not in any danger.
however. The weather is calm and it
is expected the steamer will float at the
next high tide. Communication with
the shore is maintained. If the Ingalls
does not float at high tide, relief will
be dispatched to her from this city.
French Banks Losing Deposits.
New York, Nov. 25. The quiet ruu-
on French ordinary savings banks con
tinues, says a Paris dispatch to the
Times by way of London. Withdraw
als since the beginning of the year
amount to (21,000,000.
EVENTS OF THE DAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import.
ant Happening of the Past Week,
Presented In Coadeased Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Oar
Many Reader.
Wheat has reached the highest point
n can rrascisco since 1898.
Great Britain and Germany are co
operating in serious measures to bring
Venezuela to time.
Tbe American Federation of Labor
re-elected ail ita officers, and voted to
meet In Boston next November.
Herr Krupp, tbe great German sun
roaser, ana tbe wealthiest man in
Germany, is dead from a pop exy.
Oil ia to be' used as fuel on tbe steam
era of the Furnees line, one of tbe
largest English tteamahip companies.
The robbers who held no the Rock
Island express, near Davenport. Iowa.
securea in the neighborhood of (20,000
The report of Consul General McXal.
Iy on tbe Hunter- Fitzgerald affair in
Guatemala pots it in the asDect of
cold blooded murder.
natters are proceeding favorably for
an agreement between the coat miners
and operators. An increase of 10 per
cem in wages is assured.
Tbe body of J. W. Fuller.
who die-
appeared from his home in
Portland
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There
was a buIJet hde in
hia riebt temple
and a revolver with one enmtv cham-
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oer lay alongside the body.
Thirty people were drowned by the
sinking of a steamer in the Danube
river
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Reports from the district in Guate-
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The famous eating house at Meacham,
on ,he - R; N- which burned a few
I U"J8 wm 00 reouni
Prominent citizens of Denver have
started a movement for the establish
ment of a sanitarium for actors.
Angustin tSbacon, one of the most
desperate outlaws in Arizona, has been
hanged. , During hie career he had
taken at least a score of lives.
A serious financial problem is con
fronting Germany. The government
expense deficit is larger than ever be
fore and the people can hardly afford to
pay more taxes.
Advices from South China state that
the Boxer movement ia enreadine.
Large bands of rebels are marching
through the country devastating every
thing aa they go.
fcecratary Moody has announced that
employes of government navy yards are
to be allowed to present in peram to
the board of wages any question affect
ing the rate of pay.
Venezuela complains of European
governmenta aiding ber revolutionieta.
The saltan of Morocco has given (5,-
000 to the widow of an English mis
sionary who was killed by natives.
Three Chicago saloons were dynamit-
ed by unknown persons, breaking i'win
dows and doors and causing other dam
age. Prominent physicians testified be
fore the coal strike commission that
coal mining is an unhealthfnl occupa
tion and greatly shortens life.
Friends of the Nicaraguan route for an
Isthmian canal are picking np courage
from the check to the negotiations with
Colombia relative to the Panama canal.
A well dressed individual accosted
the sentry on guard at the German em-
Deroi'BDalaceandaaidhe waa his ma-'
jesty's eon. He was arrested and 8 the slightest idea how ,t atart--owk
.a. w.ti . a ed. but said the matter would be thor-
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agreed to to grind nothing but Canadian
wheat. It will be shipped to the mill
in bond, ground and the' flour shipped
to the Atlantic coast in bond and sent
to Liverpool. Heretofore the wheat has
been Bent to England and ground.
Extreme cold weather prevails all
over Europe.
Two more forest reserves are to bo
created in Northeastern Oregon
The president did not get a shot at a
Dear during the lour daya he was out
hunting.
B. E. Clark, eon of the general traffic ,
manager of tbe threat northern, com
mitted suicide on account of ill health.
A trust has been formed at Stockton,
Cal., by Chinese whereby two-thirds of
the potato crop of the San Joaquin val
ley has been cornered.
Stephen Decatur, jr., great grandson
of tbe famous American commodore of
that name, has been admitted to tbe
Annapolis naval academy.
A New York woman, who claims to
belong to a band of anarchists, has re
ported to the police an alleged plot on
the life of the president.
Uribe-Uribe has advised his fellow
revolutionists to make terms with the
Colombian government, saying United
States intervention has killed the
Liberal cause.
Government officials look upon Ore
gon with mistrust because of timber
frauds and conflicting representations
regarding forest reserves and irrigation.
Two distinct shocks of earthquake in ,
Utah demolished chimneys and
ery and stopped clocks.
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SEPTEMBER FOREST FIRES.
Total Losses In Oregon and Washington
Amounted to (12,767,100.
Washington, Nov. 22. The bnreau
of forestry, after careful examination by
a jaeia ageni, estimates tbat Kepterober
loreat firea ia Oregon and Washington
cauised a total loes of (12,787.100, of
which 13,910,000 foil in Oreuon.
Tbia includes the value of timber, iarm
property and sawmills and their pro
duct which were destroyed. Owing to
11a nearnesa to market, however, much
Of the burned timber in Oregon will be
saved, reducing the total loes aa above
set forth. It waa found tbat 80 Oregon
(amines were rendered homeless,
while 200 others suffered oartial loaaea.
in that state farm nrooertv worth
(315,000 waa burned, and awmillt
suffered losses aggregating (149.000
It Is estimated that 2.124.000.000 feet
of standing timber went op in emoke
in urf'gon, largely Douglas fir. soruce.
cedai and hemlock. Tba total loss in
timber alone was over (3,000.000. In
all, 170,000 acres were burned over,
ail of which, cave 60,000, were well
timbered.
.in nacmngion acrea were
f 17 L ! .A.
burned over. The tim.jer was fuiiv aa
heavy aa the Oregon timber, and ol
better quality. It is estimated that
5,026,800,000 feet of Douglas spruce
alone were killed,, representing a value
ol (5,028,800. Other timber to tbe
valne of (725,000 was destroyed. Tbe
total loss in Cowiitx, Clark and Ska
mania counties, where tbe fires were
tbe most disastrous, was (6.600.800.
ana in tne other burned area. 12..
256,300.
A singular chain of circumstances
combined to make the fires so destruc
tive. Not oniy was tbe summer verv
dry, but the two preceding summer;
were wet in May and June, tbos inter
fering with the burning of slashines.
and allowing an nnusual amount ol
debris to accumulate. The moat direct
cause was are!esne8. This is shown
distinctly by the fact that practically
no damage was done in the Cumzdv
foret-t reserve, which ia patrolled bj
forest rangers.
In many instances the firea emold-
ereJ for considerable periods without
attracting attention, and this in tbe
face of the fact that the Dast aeaaon
was one particularly favorable for forest
fires. Many blazes started from the
unextinguished camp firea of berry
pickers or hunters, others resulted from
careless burning of slashings, and one
was known to have started from loco
motive sparks. With the exception of
this ca:e, reasonable precaution on the
pait of individuals would have pre
vented the loss of millions of dollars.
It is the opinion of the bureau, after
tracing many ot the firea to their
origin, tbat moat of them could have
been extinguished before they became
serious.
FIRE AT ALAMEDA MOLE.
Ferry
Building and Passenger Coaches
Destroyed Loss $500,00 J.
Oakland, Cal.. Nov. 22. Fire de
airuj-ou mo jerry -i toe Aiameoa mole
1 J . 1. . t . L . I ... t ,
yesterday, and nine men who were
asleep in the bunk house narrowly
escaped with their lives. The fire
started on the noith side of the build
ing, and two boars later it had burned
to the water. A portion ol the floor
held up, evidently by the network of
tracks, and still remains, but on these
tracks are the twisted and warped iron
work of the passenger coaches which
were destroyed. Of the 47 coaches
whii h were destroyed, 16 were broad
guage and 31 narrow guage.
The building was erected by the late
JameaG. Fair in 1883, and coat orig
inally (50,000. Three years later it
passed into the hands of the Southern
Pacific company with the entire road,
and since then many improvements
bave been made. Within the last six
months the company has built another
Blip and added improvements to the ex
tent of (75,000.
The origin of the blaze is a mystery.
1 tiuperintendent
f ""uuen. ortmngwm says ne
rrr
oughly investigated. W hen asked for
an opinion as to the origin, he aaid he
had no opinion to offer. He admitted
that a coal nil lam n wan lnft hmmno
r - - - vu.u.ug
on tbe north Bide of the building, near
where the flames were first seen. It is
the theory of the employes of the road
that this lamp exploded, thereby caus
ing the disastrous conflagration.
; Japanese Engineer Here.
Seattle, Nov. 22. -S. Tada, chief con
structing engineer of the Japanese navy,
accompanied by M. Matt-uaka and G.
Himidrii. chief of the naval mnntrno.
tion bureau of Japan, arrived here
tonight, on the Tosa Mam, and will
proceed to Pittsburg, where they will
Pce orders for armor plate, and spend
some time in eastern navy yards in
epecting American methods of ship
building. . They will visit the Moran
Bros, ship yards and then proceed east.
They say their government will adopt
Ame'ican methods extensively.
Two Men Held Up the Town.
Denver, Nov; 22. A special to the
Republican from Rifle, Colo., says
Charles Dykes and a man named Mur
phy terrorized that place for some time
this afternoon, "shooting up the town,"
holding up saloons, capturing and dis
arming two deputy sheriffs, and shoot
ing a young ranchman named David
Morford in the leg. They then rode
out of town. Tbe sheriff and a posse
is in search of them, and a lively time
is expecred when they meet.
New Monitor Nearly Done.
Boston, Nov. 22. The single-turreted
monitor Nevada which has just been
completed by the Bath iron works for
the United States navy and is to have
her second trial the second week in
Decern bei, arrived at the
Boston navy
yard today from Bath.
NEWS OF OREGON
ITFMS OP INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OP THE STATE.
Commercial and Financial Happening of
tha Past Week-Brief Review of the
Growth and Development of VaHooa
ladMtrlea Throughout Oar Com mo n-weaith-Latet
Market Report.
A light mow 4ae fallen in parte of
Southern Oregon.
Albany will hold Its regular city
electioa Monday, December 1. Con
sider able local interest is manifested.
Tbe Methodist church in
is being raised bivh enonirh to norm i f.
of a store room bein boilt on th
ground floor. This arrangement will
bring the church people about 1150 ner
month.
The heavy rains have wanliml nnt a
large portion of the dam of the Condor
water and power comoanv. at YaIa
Eighty men of the crew bave hen laid
off and work is practkallv abandond
for the winter.
Tbe farmers of Linn county will bold
a farmers institute November 28 and
29, under the auspices of the experi
ment department of the Oregon airt.
cultural eolige. The meeting will be
held at Grange Hall No. 1U, near Al
bany. Tbe tides of the rait few dava hr
done many thousand doilara' worth of
damage to the diked lands on Young's '
river and the Lewis and Clark. How
much cannot yet be estimated, but it ia
believed that it will reach at leant
(10,000.
Three weeks ago J. J. Jackaon.
Negro charged with breaking
freight car at Huntineton in Arm-nut
sawed through the bars in the county
jail and escaped. The fact van nnl
made public: a few daya ago. Jack-
n'a trial, waa scheduled for next week.
The best tale of apples in tbe Roene
river valley during tbe present season
was made by W. H. Norcro, a well
known orchardist of Centr.I Point,
who disposed of 10 carloads at tba
fancy price of (1.50 per box f. o. b. at
"entra! Point. The ancles bo to Nw
York Citj.
If the government finally decides to
create a forest reserve in Northeastern
Oregon, aa indicated -by the withdrawal
irom entry, Oregon will be the gainer
oyover iiuu.uuu. The tracts men
tioned contain at least 20,000 area of
unaurveyed school lands, and these are
practically valueless at present.
The board of directors of the Wil
lamette Valley Chautauqua association,
at a meeting held in Oregon City Jast
week, decided to take some ateps toward
reorganization and appointed a commit
tee for that purpose.
Operationa at the Tillamook fieh
hatchery have been suspended on ac
count of the recent heavy rains
Two different companies are endeav
oring to secure franchises for operating
street car systems in tbe city of Kose
burg. One company ia composed
largely of local capitalists and the
other ia made up of Eastern men.
It is expected that the lumbermnn
on the lower Columbia will advance
the price of yellow fir logs from (7.60
to (8 per thousand. Yellow fir logs
bring a much higher price than ordin
ary fir, and are in great demand.
The freshet on the Siusla river canned
by tbe recent heavy rains did consider
able damage to the fish hatchery on
that river.
A postoffice has been established at
Inglis, Columbia county. An office
has also been established at Tiller,
Douglas county.
The safe in the depot atNewbere was
opened Friday night and (1,180 se
cured by a burglar. The crook evi
dently knew his business, as he worked
toe comDination of the lock.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Walla Walla, 70871c; blue
stem 7e77o; valley, 7273c.
Barley Feed, (23.00 per ton; brew
ing, (23.50.
Flour Best grade, 3.503.70; grab.
am, (3.003.50.
Millstuffs Bran, (19.00 per ton;
middlings, (23.60; shorts, (19.50;
chop, (17.
Oats No. 1 white, (1.121.15;
gray, (1.101.I2 per cental.
Hay Timotby, (1011; clover,
(8.00; cheat, (8 per ton.
Potatoes Best Burbanke, 6080c
per sack; ordinary, 6055c per cental,
growers' prices; Merced sweets, (1.75
$2 per cental.
Poultry Chickens, mixed. (3.50(9
4.25; per pound, 10c; hens, (4(34.50 ner
doaen; per ponnd, 11c; springs, (3.00
(3.50 per doen; fryers, (2.503.00;
broilers, (2.002.60: ducks. (4.50(91
6.00 per dozen; turkeys, young, 12
13c; geese, (6.006.50 per dozen.
L-neese full cream, twins, 15(
16c; Young America, 15916 j
factory prices, lIJie less.
Butter Fancy creamery, 3032o
per pound; extras, 30c; dairy. 20
22c; store, 15I8.
Eggs S530c per dozen.
Hops New crop, 2225c per pound.
Wool Valley, 12)15c: Eastern
Oregon, 814)c; mohair, 2628c.
Beet uroes, cows, 33e per
pound; steers, 4c ; dressed, 67c.
Veal 7K8Hc.
Mutton Gross,
dressed, 6c.
3c per pound;
Lambs Gross,
dressed. 6 He.
3 Jtfc per pound;
Hogs Gross, 6J8cper pound;
dressed, 7(2 7 He
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