OREGOn WATERS
PUZZLE EXPERTS
orocB or flow
REMAINS MYNTKKY
Expert Geou Examtn Orw
Spring la Southern Oregon Can
not Ascertain Wbor Water Cotue
From Noethm Valley of hunnt
Lake) Froducv rtMHwmmoa,
bulletin ot th government
togloal survey relative to th lnveetl
gallon ( the source ot waters invaav
Ugatad In outhrn Oregon mye!
Th Borthorn ond ot th valley ot
Hnir toko, In outhm Oregon,
contain ft group ot thra or tour
1 largo oprlnga which unit to form
Am rlvor, tha principal feeder of tho
lak from tho oouih. Thee oprlnga
our la a aa ml-arld region, whoro
their volume -approximately 100,001
gallon a minute and tholr oonauuiv
. flow, through wot fend dry oooaono
naka thorn objooU ot unusual Inter
oat, and tholr ooureo bu always boon
puxale to local tnveatlgatora.
lammir Lake Vallvy la a depree
Moa bordered on tho waat and north
by oonaplououa ellff ot basalt and on
- tho oaat by lower "rlma ot tho oamo
' material. Ono largo otraam, Chewau-
oan rlvor, rlalng la tha wooded moun-
talna waat of tha baaln, discharge In
to t through a oonaplououa canyon.
' bat tho flow of tblo atraam la leaa
than that of tho groat tprtnga at tho
boad ot tho valloy, and a largo part
of It oocapas ovar tho ourfaoo aouth'
ward through Chowaucan marah Into
lb alkallna Lako Albert which oc
avplaa a dapraaalon aomawhat lowor
than that partially fllad by Bummar
lako. Tho surface drainage Into tha
baaln from tho high, rocky arid pla
Tho tomparaturaa of tho Ana rlvor
water 10 dagroa or mora abovo tha
mnn annual tatnparaturo of tho ra
tion Indicate that tho aprlnga rlao
from depth 1000 faat or mora beloa
tho aurfne la probably a mero veneer,
wboao thlchnee la much laaa than
iota la mi alluvium mat lurma m
valley floor. It la probable that tha
" waiara rtaa irotn me underlying rvcu
along ono or mora of tho line of
aay paaaag afforded by tho fault
or fractur plan that limit tho val
loy. But ovaa If tha aprlnga yield
rork waters from deotha. tha aourca
' of theeo water atlll romalna un
known. Tho geologist of tho United
State geological aurvey. who have
IkMMi atutlvtn the rmriun reftmA at
onco tho Idea that tho area oaat and
aouth of tho aprlnga could furnlah tha
water, partially beoau of tbo arid'
Ity In tbooo area, and partly because
tholr Investigation had revealed
structural condition that would tend
to provont tho circulation ot tho wa
ter waatward to the point at which
It taauea North and wot ot tha
aprlnga, however, 1 a mountalnou
region, not well known geographical'
tar, but Including an area that I wall
timbered and ha relatively high
rainfall. In Oil region rlee.Sprague
' and William eon rivers, both atreama
Of considerable volume. It la prob
able that tho surface of thl moon
tain region present area ot poru
rock eapablo of absorbing tha rain
water that fall upon It, and the
area are regarded a tho most prob
able source of the watera that Issue
In such great volume at the spring.
A report on tho geology and water
resource of tho lake region of
southern Oregon ha boon prepared
for tho survey by Mr. Gerald A. War
Ing. tho geologist who did tho work.
and will bo forwarded to tho print'
or during tho summer.
FARMERS CAUSE
FAMINE OF 11EEF
Grower of Cattle Have iMvrced That
Prior Moat Advuiico Great Fall'
lng Off In Shipments.
The farmer ha decreed that the
Juicy teak shall disappear, tempo
rarlly at least, from It time-honored
. place at tha ' breakfast table. Roast
beef also ha come under the ban of
the aattle-ralaer, at whose door Is
laid the responsibility of the pending
"meat famine."
Packer declare the shortage of
' meat In America, which la nld to
have prompted a reshlpmont of 110,-
000 pounds of moat from England, I
due 'to the backward condition of the
cattle market Beef, In particular, le
scarce, and consequently the prices
of steak and roasts are In the as
.tending scale .r Chicago meat-deal'
or, say tho condition was brought
about - within the past week, when
shlpmenta of eattle received at the
- aluckyarda were lea than one-half
of those received In the some period
. last year. There la, however, an
abundant supply of lamb and pork,
and the packer are not alarmed over
tha possibility of a famine In the en
tire meat supply.
Receipt Greatly Decrease.
The falling off of cattle shlpmenta
received at the stockyards during
tha past week a compared with the
same period In 1907 show a decrease
of 31,858 cattle. The following table
Indicate the comparative reoepts:
! 1908. 1907.
Monday, Juno 1..... .. 11.567 t J, 748
Tuesday, June 9..... 1,802 1,884
Wednesday, June .8 . . . 9,247 91,116
Thursday, June 4. ... 4,748. 11,294
... Friday, June" 6 ... . 4,000 4,000
Total ............. 31, 484 (5,020
' Grower Unwilling to Ship.
- "There is a decided shortage In tho
beef market," said John Burke, of
the Burke Bro. Packing company,
"and this 1 attributed to the cattle
raiser' reluctance to ship hi pro
duct. This oondltton finds It re
flection In. higher prices. Of course,
at this time, of the year there always
more or .less falling off tri cattle
jhtpmonts, but the decrease tht year
l so pronounoad to b regarded
at almost startling. Tho price of
eleuka and rooata hav advancod dur
ing tha past weak and t espect to
eea a further ndvane within tha next
10 days." ' . ,
Huusnwlvn are new paying from
12 to 14 cunt for sirloin and potior
liiiuao at oaks and In Ih neighborhood
of 10 eanla for prima roast beat, Un
Iraa the farmer relents and ship bla
e.we to market, therefore, the price
of steaks and hoaala may be beyond
reach of the average houaeholder.
MtV FARMING IN COLORADO.
Rapid Advance of Ttila Method In
Arid Region of That State.
Orel! prograss ha boon mad In
dry farming the past year or two.
That Is, a great deal more land I
now being cultivated by tb dry farm
ing method than a year ago. As show
ing th advance of tn work In Colo
rado,, the Denver Poet give th fol
lowing: Th total acre dry farmed tn Col
orado, 100,000. Total acre dry farm
ed In eastern Colorado, 100,000. In
crease over last year for th atat.
100.000.
Tht (how that th Increase In the
acreage under dry farming during tha
year In Colorado I 80 par cant. This
la quoted to show what I being don
In th alml-arld oectlona of other
talea, In order that thoaa who live
In the semi-arid section of Oregon,
may h encouraged to tike up th
work when hoe been vary euocese
ful In Colorado, and which may prove
beneficial In thl county, by well di
rected effort
Bronco Iliurtre Killed.
Charles nrady of Toppenlah, died In
North Taklma Saturday a a result
of Injuries suatalnad In tiding a horae
there Friday. y tha Taklma Re
public. Death I said to b duo to a
broken neck. Mr, nrady. who wa
about 21 year old. wa thrown from
a home he wa trying to break, HI
spur caught In tho cinch and ho waa
drugged. A number of Indian gave
chase, rautlit tho horae and rescued
the man fiora his position of peril.
It wa found that he ha sustained a
severe cut on on Jaw and that hi
spin waa dlaloeated. Th Toppenlah
physlcton who attended ordered that
he be brought to Bt. Elisabeth' hos
pital In this rlty for treatment and
he was accordingly brought her on
the Sunnyslde train Friday. He died
Saturday afternoon.
Two brothers of tha deceased live
tn this city and his father, who re
(Idea In North Dakota, ! on hi way
here. The body was removed to the
undertaking parlora of A. J. Shaw A
.Son where It I now, awaiting the
arrival of th father and tho making
of arrangement for the funeral, which
will probably be held her.
Ktlte Ferry In Operation.
The new ferry waa put In today an
la now In operation, aay a ipeclal to
the towlaton Tribune from Stttea,
Idaho. Tomorrow a crew will b put
to work on the erection of a new
brlil ir to replace the one carried out
by the flood. Work wilt be pushed
on thla structure and It can be com'
pleled within' four week.
All roads leading out of Stlte are
In fair condition. A few day of
sunshine I all that I necessary to
place them In good condition.
: Trains r again running here reg'
ularly. , Early summer travel to the
ml nm la now under way and fitltea
being the terminus to the mining re
and the gateway to the mining re
gion, expect heavy travel this aeoaon
For thla reaaon the cltlxen are ex
erting every -energy, toward reatorlng
the town to Its normal condition and
with this spirit prevailing It will be
but a comparatively short time until
practically all evidence of the .dam'
age caused by th freshet will have
disappeared.
Monster lewd Deal.
The largest at of . real estate In
the history of th northwest where
the tranafor 1 belnb made by one
firm I now being negotiated at We
natchee and Involve the sale ot the
large stock ranch ot whloh Letser
Coffin of thl city I th owner of a
half Interest, says th Lewlaton Tel
ler. '
The ranch I located on th Colum
bia river below Wenatchee, and la
several mile In length by several
mile In width. ' It contain a com
plcte Independent telephone eytem,
and I equipped with every facility
for handling the ranch buslnes.
The deal now being negotiated
deals only with the ranch and Its
Improvements, but Involve approxl
matoly $250,000.
Now Irrigation Project,
Work ha been begun on the Black'
foot reservation Two Medicine project
in Montana, which will Irrigate about
80,000 acre. Indian teams and labor
will be utilised a far as possible, says
the Spokane Chronicle.
Supervising Engineer Savage has
assembled an outfit tor a survey of
the Flathead Irrigation project and
engineers for the work. One head'
quartera will be established at the
at, Ignatius- and another at Jocko
agency.
Organisation for the survey at the
Fort Feck reservation la being push
ed.'- Surveyora'for the Milk river pro
ject are now In progress and it i an
nounced that work on the big Dodaon
dam at Malta will be begun in a few
days. . . "
In the municipal election held at
Lewlaton, Idaho, Monday, Al Wls-
ner and Fred Emery were elected
councllmen over Fred King and Q. T.
Miller, who were up for reelection.
Wm. Bollnger, who had no oppoal-
tton, waa also elected. It I claimed
this election settles the matter ot a
closed town, the new oouncilmen be
ing strongly in favor of carrying out
the provision ot the law.
The co-eds of the University of
Oregon Issued a ipeclal number of th
Weekly last week. The custom will
be made an annual one,
WHITE DOCTOR WII.f
PRACTICE! AMONG ESKIMOS
Or, ItyiiwT Will He Hint Physician to
IxKwle n Far North and to Prato
Ilea III pMrfcmton.
The flrat white -medical man to go
Into the far north with tho Idea ot
creating a permanent practice among
tha F.klmoa and Indiana of those ra
glnna left Edmonton a few. day ago
t'i Fort Good Hop, 1(00 mile
north on the Mackensie liver, says
tha Hpokane Chronicle.
Tha hardy doctor entering opon this
trip Is Dr. James F. Rymor, an Eng
lish surgeon who haa practiced hit
profeaalon In England, th United
State and Canada for many year,
atatea on report Ma does not In
tend to return to civilisation for at
haet three years, and then only on
brief vlirtt.
Dr. Rymer will be th first real
dent medical man In th far north,
and will have only eml-avages for
patient people who observe neith
er the law of hygiene nor health. He
will practice much farther north than
th limits where treaty money la paid
to the aborigines, making hi head
quartera at Fort flood Hope and Fort
Mcpherson, on th fringe of the Arc
tic ocean, where several virulent
ft rmr of disease and fever have
broken out of recent year among the
native, many of whom hav died be
cause of the lack of proper medical
help. . .
Only five white people live at Fort
Good Hope, thee Including a Roman
Catholic missionary, a Hudson Bay
storekeeper and hla -wife, and two
trappers and buyer for the Hlleon A
Nagle Fur Trading company. Of
these five, only two apeak English,
French being the language In com
mon use among the Indians at that
point. Dr. Ryner mastered French
many years ago and expects to be
come acquainted with the several
Indian dialects within the next few
month. He la taking with him
enough medicine In a concentrated
form to lent about a year, and haa
arranged for another shipment to be
forwarded to him next April,
Dr. Rymer comes of an old Eng
liah medical family, hi great grand'
father, then a aurgeon In the Eng
hah navy, having discovered a cure
for acurvy nearly ISO yeara ago. His
fnther and grandfather were also
medical men of some standing.
Dr. Rymer Is 42 yeara of age and
bachelor. He make a hobby of pho-
ugraphy, and la also an outhor of
some note, contributing to a number
of I,ondon periodicals,
DYING MAN FOUND
BY N. P. TRAIN CREW
Identity Unknown and Foal Play I
HiiHitected Taken to Walla Walla
Hospital.
With his head horribly bruised and
bleeding, aa a result of either an a'
sautt by unknown partlea or a rail
road accident, an unknown man was
picked up yesterday morning near
Scott, a atatlon a ahort distance from
Wallula, members of the .crew of
train No. 21 having discovered the
unconscious form lying beside the
track, says tho Walla Walla Union.
With all speed ' he waa removed
to the train which took him to Wal
lula where medical attendance could
be secured, but the unfortunate
man did not regain - consciousness
enough to tell who ha waa, where he
enmo from or how he was Injured.
The sherlffe oflce was notified early
yesterday afternoon of the accident,
and Deputy Sheriff Cummlngs 1
working on the case, as there 1 a
suggestion of foul play. About 8
c 'clock yesterday afternoon Coroner
MacMartln received word that the
man had died, and he left on the 9:80
O. R. A N. train to take charge of
the body, which will be brought to
this city thla morning.
A report from Wallula yesterday
afternoon said that a thorough search
hod been mndo of the dead man's
clothing, but that '' nothing which
would give a clue to hla Identity could
bo found. He Is aald to have a re
fined appearance, and doea not look
like he had been accustomed to man
ual labor.
MASONS ARK IN SESSION.
All Brandies of the Order Meeting In
Portland Tlila Week.
The Oregon Dally Journal give
the following resume of fhe Masonic
meetings In Portland thla week:
The time of the morning session
of the grand lodge of Oregon, A. F.
and A. M., waa taken uo In Ustenlna
tj a scholarly address by the grand
orator, H. W. Scott of Portland, ond
hi a lengthy discussion preceding the
adoption of the ritual.
This afternoon's session will be de
voted entirely to a consideration of
report submitted by committees to
whom matter of legislation had been
referred.
The election of grand officers yes
terday afternoon resulted aa follows
Grand master, Edward B. Kiddle,
Inland City; deputy grand master,
Norrl R. Cox, Portland! senior grand
warden, Charles E. Wolverton; Junior
grand warden, T. M. Baldwin, Klam
ath Falls; grand treasurer, W. A.
Cleland, Portland; grand secretary,
James F. Robinson, Portland; The
grand treasurer and the grand secre
tary were reelected.
Grand Master Lot I Pearce, In his
annual address, recommended ' that
the grand lodge provide a stenogra
pher to assist the grand master and
grand secretary in the work of the
grand lodge. The. matter was refer
red to a committee with power to act.
The 19th annual session of the
grand chapter," Order of ths Eastern
Star, met In the Masonic Temple,
West Park and Yamhill streete, at -9
o'clock this morning. The usual ad
dress of welcome waa delivered by
Mrs., Clara Hurlburt, worthy matron
of Martha Washington chapter No.
14, and was responded to by Mrs.
Jennie E. Reames, A. Q. M.
George W. Stapleton, A. G. P., de
livered the welcoming address, to the
grand representatives. The response
waa by Mr. Bay U Hherwln, P. O, M.
Followlag.tha reception to tha moat
worty grand matron, Mra. Mary Scott
Myers, the grand aecrelnry presented
to the grand matron, Mr. Florence
M. Pargett, handeom cut glaae rose
bowl filled with roses. .
Immediately after the conclusion of
the reading of th grand secretary"!
report, Mr. Margaret Kellogg, past
grand matron, paid a glowing tribute
tn th efficiency of th work of the
present grand secretary, Mr. Mary
Scott Myers, who retire thl year
after eight yeara aervlc aa grand
aecretary. '
Tlila afternoon will occur the lec
tion of grand officer and th conclu
sion of the reading of the grand offi
cer' report. At I; 10 o'clock tonight
the grand chapter of eorrow will b
held, when the annual memorial ad-
drea will b made by Professor Hugb
J. Boyd, W. P., of Myrtle chapter No.
15. :
RUSH WORK ON JETTY.
Tnonmnd of Ton of Rock Being
Domped Into River Mouth.
Rock deliveries at th Columbia
river Jetty will b Increased aoon from
2000 ton dally to about 4(00 ton.
and th work of pushing th atroc-
Uire to completion will be rushed.
ay th Portland Telegram. Owing
to th bad weather which Ha pre
vailed at ha bar th greater part of
the spring I feared that th project
cannot be completed before the
stormy aeason starts. But it will be
eo cloaely finished a to be about a
serviceable though every rock had
been put In place.
Gerald Bagnall,' the United State
engineer who la In charge of opera
tion at th mouth of th Columbia,
arrived in thl city thl morning and
I well pleased with th progress
which ba been made. He aay the
limited rock deliveries and tho In
clement weather have delayed the
work more than had been anticipated
but everything Is getting In shape so
thut the best of result will folow ba-1
fore many daya elapse. The output
at the quarries wo not so great aa
had' been expected on the start, but
thl .matter will aoon be remedied.
There will be no trouble In' taking
care of all the ahtment which can
be forwarded in the Jetty aite.
Long Walk for Little Girt
Considerable excitement wa creat
ed at Wapto yeaterday afternoon by
the arrival there ot an old man nam
ed Talbot, who ha been reaidlng here
ilnce last fall, accompanied by hi lit
tle daughter, aged 11, on foot along
the railroad track, aay th Yakinn.
Republic. The old man and hi
daughter camped with about 15 ho
boea a ehort distance from the town.
A number of realdent of Wapato
went to the hobo camp and took the
little girl away and put her In charge
of a lady in the town. They, then
notified the aherlff office and Dep
uty Sheriff Grant drove to th reser
vation town. He wa met by 25 an'
gry Wapato men who told him that
th old man had no right to take th
child among the hoboea, and they In
tended to see that he was not permit
ted to do so.
Talbot was interviewed by Mr.
Grant and explained that he had
been visiting hi on In North Yakl
ma, had been down with the fever tor
several month and waa alck and
without money or food, and had pack'
ed up a grip with clothe and auch
provision a be could obtain and,
taking hla little daughter with hm
had atarted to walk back to Illinois,
where ha late wife's mother reside
in th only place he can call home.
Talbot and his daughter were
brought back to thla city by Mr. Grant
but just what I to be done I not
known. There Is no dougt that the
old man haa a right to walk back to
Illinois If he wants to, and the' little
girl, while she would rather not make
tha long Journey, make no com
plaint
To Build Good Roads.
Th Yakima County Good Road as
aociation wa organised at an enthu
elastic meeting of some 60 leading
residents of thla city, or Toppenlah
and the country last night and tem
porary officer elected, says the
Yakima Republic. The association
will elect a central oommittee, th
duty of which will be to get Into
touch with road enthusiasts through'
out th county and have local organ
txatlon formed In every district A
campaign ot education will be op
ened up through these local elubs
with a view to placing on tho ballot
at the next general election a propo
sition to bond the county for 2200,
000 or 2300,000 for the carrying out
of a speclfo plan of road construc
tion.
one ot the questions which wo
thrashed out at considerable length
was whether or not the people of the
lower valley view the good roada
movement with suspicion because it
originate In this cty. Several ot the
delegates from the Toppenufh Com
mercial club and from other part ot
the county apoke on thla subject audi
declared that there wa no reason for
fear on that account, . s
Hood River County on the Map.
Hood River county on the map
for sure, says the Hood River News
Letter. A majority ot 82,000 voter ot the
state declared by their ballots on
election, day that Hood river county
should be placed on the may of the
state of Oregon; and that the valley
of Imperial strawberries and unexcel
led, apple should be given the splen
did opportunity of aelf-government
Though often cast Into the fiery
furnace, Hood River county emerges
without the smell ot smoke upon her
garments. . Indeed, the , ' efforts of
Hood River's Industrious cltsenshlp
have availed after being tried aa It
by fire; and now we are preparing
to modestly take our places on the
topography of the state and wield our
ooncerted effort for a greater Ore
gon. -
With good will toward all and mal
ice toward none, we Invite you to keep
your eye on Hood River county.
MORE ItlCCtAMATION
IN MOUTHRKN IDAHO
Water from Portaeuf River to Irri
gate 20.000 of Fertile Aitm Near
llicatoilo.
Tha reclamation of 20.000 acree In
Bannock county recently released
from a tract of 190.000 acres which
th reclamation service propose to ir
rigate on account of th fact that this
portion of th tract waa too high, has
bten undertaken by the Fortneuf
Marah 'Valley Irrigation company, a
contract having been signed up with
the atat land board, aay the Capi
tal Newa
Application for th segregation of
th tract ha been mad by the atat
land board to tha department of the
interior upon the petition of th of
ficial of th company. It I expect
ed that an opening of the new tract
will b held om time In September
or poaalbly August when It I stated
that a stipulation w'lllt be made that
no entryman will b allowed to file
on more than 80 acre. If thl stipu
lation l made and enforced It will
bt! the flrat time such a restriction
has been made In this state.
The tract which will be Irrigated
lie In th valley through which the
Oregon Short line right of way paaa
ea, about 40 mllea of Pocatello, tha
tract paralleling the railroad right ot
way for about 12 mllea. Three towna
will be located tn the tract on tha
railroad, the principal one of these
U Downey, near McCammon. The
town la being platted and It 1 plant
ned to hold a sale of town lot thla
fall. The main body of the tract to be
reclaimed la located about 10 mllea
from Pocatello and only a few mllea
to the aouth and weat of McCammon
The other own which will be estab
lished In the tract are Virginia and
Marsh Valley.
The sourcce of water supply for
the tract la the 'Portneuf river. A
reservoir la to be constructed near
Chesterfield to cover 109O acre and
to have an average depth of IS feet
The water of the river will be con'
served at this point ond conducted
down the river to a point about four
mile.
8-SII! SHE'LL WEAR IT.
Sheath Gown, Naughty Garment, to
Be Seen tn Washington.
The directoire or aheat bgown, that
daring, naughty garment which
said to cling to the dainty feminine
form In a manner to leave nothing
to the Imagination, will make Ita first
Invasion of social Washington on
Monday, according to report that are
now being whispered. In shocked,
awed tones; by the social leaden ot
the national capital.
Mrs. Preston Gibson, daughter of
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, will be the
fair exponent of the charms " ot the
heath gown, according to reports.
The occasion of the display will be
the marriage of Miss Erroll Cuthbert
and Lieutenant Charles Train, at
which Mrs. Gibson will be matron of
honor. It I a strange coincidence
that Mr. Gibson's adoption of the di
rectoire gown follows the rumor tnat
Charles Dana Gibson will dress his
future Gibson girl picture In that
garb. .
Mrs. Gibson's gown la said by those
who have aeen it to live faithfully up
to the plana and specifications laid
down by the Paritlan designers ot tlte
grapeskln garb. The slash at one
side which Is a pronounced feature
of the very unroomy dress. Is present
It 1 said, In Mrs. Gibson' gown. It
It wasn't aay those who have been
allowed to see the dress, she wouldn't
be able to walk.
Fenced U. S. Land.
Dick Reckman, a farmer living
near Grass Valley, Sherman county,
was fined ISO yeaterday at Portland
and sentenced to spend .six hour In
jail by Judge Wolverton In the Uni
ted States district court having been
indicted by the grand Jury on
charge of Illegally fencing govern
ment land, say The Dalles Citron
tele.
The land which Reckman ' I laid
to have, fenced Is tn Sherman coun
ty. He had a fence around 740 acres.
Reckman' defense waa that he did
not know he wa doing wrong and
that the fence waa removed as aoon
as the question was called to hla at
tentlon. -
Reckman was represented in court
by counsel and a pea ot guilty
charged wa entered.
To save Reckman the expense of
a trip to Portland the oourt will allow
him to serve his sentence In the Sher
man county Jail Instead of Multno
mah. .'
Tires of Sixth Husband.
A dispatch to the Chicago Tribune
from Los Angeles says:
Mrs, Grace Snell-Coffln-Walker-
Cofftn.Layman-Love filed a suit for
divorce from Hugh M. Love again
yesterday. This la tha second time she
has filed this suit and Love la her
sixth husband.- The allegation are
the same as when the suit wa filed
April 14 extreme cruelty being the
principal ground. Mr. Love' fath.
er came here from Chicago and ad
vised her to withdraw the ault When
he went home she filed It again.
Played Adam and Eve.
The ancient history of biblical
times has been brought to mind by a
party of six, three men and three wo
men of Hermiston, who went to TJma'
tlila Sunday, say the Echo -Register.
They tipped the flowing bowl a
little too frequently and were pretty
well Jagged by the time they reached
Umatilla. After laying In a fresh
supply of the sparkling fluid they
went to a sand bank near by and
played Adam and Eve until the mar
shal placed them under arrest They
remained locked up for a short time,
when they were balled out by a prom
inent merchant of Umatilla county.
We withhold their names till after
tha trial.
There are a .hundred "successful"
men for one that, la contented.
SWISS GOLOHY
FOR IVASHHIGTOfl
IMgiE PLAN TO FILL
I P LOGGED OFF AREA
Arrangement Being Made to Bring
Colonist Direct from gwttserland
to Maeoa County, Washington
200,000 Acre Haa Bee Secured
and 20 Acre Win Be Allotted to
Each Family.
An Interesting story of prospective
farm development come from Mason
county, ay the Seattle Poet-Intelligencer.
It I reported that a colony
of Swla farmer ha -secured tltla to
200.000 acres of logged-off land,
which will be cleared and converted
Into 'modern farms. The plan 1 to
bring the colonist direct from Swlt
seriand. and allot a tract of 29 acre '
for each family. They will com with
farming Implements, home farnlah
Ing and native stock, , sad with
enough money to enter upon the
logged-off lands and carve farm and
garden from the forests of fertility.
In addition to planting and cultivat
ing the crops native to Tujet Bound .
they will Introduce several new idea "
from their old homes in tb country
of th Alp.
Colonization I one of the success
ful plana adopted by the 8wla peo
ple for establishing prosperous farm
er nd dairymen. There axe several
colonies In California, and a few on
the Atlantic coast They were created
by sending out cruisers and prospec
tor in advance to py over the coun
try proposed for settlement When
the preliminary report were made,
new men Would be sent to the scene
of the future colony. After all had
been satisfied of the advisability of
making the location, the colon let
would set sail for America. They
chartered vessel and brought all
their home treasures. In that manner '
entire families were picked up and
transferred to a new country without
any disappointments.
The logged-off lands of Mason
county present Ideal spots for such
colonies as proposed by t&e Swiss peo
ple. The country is well provided
fclth water for all purposes. It
transportation faculties ae good, and
will be increased every year for tome
time In the future by the construc
tion of new railroads and placing of
more boats on the navigable water.
Every plant and vine native to the
Puget sound country grows to perfec
tion. In Mason county. The farmers
can work every day In the year, be
cause there are no extreme periods
of heat or cold. Although the coun
ty haa an area of 900 square mllea.
much of It remains in its native con
dition. ' It was formerly one dense
forest and the lodging industry 1 the
great field of labor in that district
today.
According to plans announced, the
new Swlsa colony will Jbuild 25,001
homea in the logged-off land coun
try tributary to Hood canal. They
will develop new industries and es
tablish new ateamboat service. The
communication with Seattle and the
markets of the world will be more
direct and the facilities for shipping
products made more modern. The
coming of those colonists means a
better day for thor section of west
ern Washington. It means tho open
ing of new opportunities for the
young men of today who will go up
on the adjoining logged-off land and
produce the many fruit and vege
tables demanded by the world of
cash buyers. -
Columbia On a Tear.
The river la still rising, and the
Teal dock la away out tn tha water
thl morning, but the management ar
ranged for landing so that freljrht
and passenger could reach the boat
says The Dalles Chronicle.
The basement of the Umatilla
House la receiving its share ot water
and necessitate the removal of
goods from a portion ot it to higher
ground. If the water continue to rise
Mr. Ccorton'a tomato plant will need
no attention from the hose. Tha Cap
ital City haa to transfer Its cargo and
passenger at the locks, but the Gat
sert can make It through the lock
yet It la a matter of regret that th
gardens on the beach must suffer
from the high water aa they were In
splendid condition. The river rose S
feet last night. This make It 22
feet The river ha to raise 40 feet
here before It stops the boats from
passing through the locks. The weath
er today was minimum (0; maximum.
.
Big Cattle Shipments.
Nearly 10.000 head of cattl have
been shipped from Ontario during th
past two weeks, say a letter from On
tario. Ontario la the principal stock
shipping point between Portland and
Salt Lake. Following Is the ship
ment: Homer A Blvtn shipped 208
head to South Omaha; Parson A
Hanley shipped 202 head to Granite
county, Mont, 1092 head to South
Omaha, 614 head to Fort Benton.
Mont, 75 head to Malta, Mont. 419
head to Horace, Neb, 1704 head to
Merrill, Mont. 1207 head to Mile
City, Mont. Parson A Hanley ship
ped 100 more cars of cattle yeaterday
and today. -
Overcome by the Heat.
Frank Waugh, aged 7 years, and
who was working on the farm of John
Colwell, five miles south of Beaver-,
ton, Ore., died Tuesday afternoon
from the result of overwork in the
heat. - Waugh wa In good health, but
prior to sinking had told a fellow
workman that he was "about melted."
Hardly had he concluded the sentence
when he collapsed and died In a few
minutes. Waugh waa a widower and
came from Missouri. Portland Ma
sons will take charge ot the remains.
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