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Tuesday, November 6, 1923 THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON PAGE FIVE 4. A . v v v v -r v v CECIL I 4 Creeping Devil Cactus of Lower California. (Prepared by the National Geographic So ciety, Washington, D. C.) Lower California, across a part of which the path of the recent total eclipse of the sun passed, and to which parties of scientists journeyed to make observations, seldom comes In for a share of the world's interest. While its neighbor above the United States border of which it was once indeed a part is famed throughout the world and visited by scores of thousands of tourists, the Mexican land of the same name with a record ed history which goes back almost four centuries and is crammed with varied events, still remains one of the least known parts of North America. Lower Culiforniu-or Haju Califor nia, to give it its Mexican name is the long, narrow peninsula that pro jects about 800 miles southeasterly from the southern border of Califor nia. Its width Viiries from about 30 to over 100 miles, and its regular coastline, over 2,000 miles long, is bor dered by numerous islands. lieing mainly a mountainous, desert region, It Is thinly peopled and presents many sharply contrasting conditions. Here low, sun-scorched plains, where deatli by thirst awaits the unwary traveler, lie close to the bases of towering granite peaks, belted with waving pine forests and capped In winter by gleam ing snow. Vast desolate plateaus of ragged black lava embosom gem-like valleys, where veilure-bordered streams and the spreading fronds of date palms recall the mysterious hidden vales of the "Arabian Nights." Its western toast is bathed by cool waters and ubundant fogs, while the eastern shore Is laved by the waves of a warm In land sea, sparkling under almost con tinuous sunshine. The early chronicles tell of Its dis covery in 1533, by an expedition sent out by Cortes in search of a fabulous ly rich island said to have been In habited by Amazons. It has been estimated that at the time of its discovery the peninsula, in cluding many of the bordering islands, was peopled by about 25,000 Indians. The inhabitants vigorously resented the Intrusion of newcomers, and for more than a century efforts to estab lish military colonies In the new land resulted In disastrous failures. Jesuits Opened It Up. Then the occupation of Lower Cal ifornia was put in the hands of the Jesuits, and their missionaries were wocderfully successful. They ex plored all parts of the peninsula and established missions throughout most of Its extent, at the same time in troducing many of the. crops and fruits of the Old world. In addition they established the three main trails, which extend prac tically the entire length of the penin sula, and to this day serve as the reg ular routes of travel. One leads along each coast and the third down the mountainous interior. Tho coast trails are easier to travel, because less broken; but the middle one Is most used, owing to Its better grazing and more numerous water holes. The records of the dangers and ot utacles met and overcome by such men as Padres Salvatlerra, Kino, and Ugarte In their peaceable conquest of the peninsula excite one's deepest ad miration. The work they accom plished and their resourcefulness and steadfast courage entitle them to a place In the front ranks of those stout-hearted pioneer explorers who first made known the wildest parts of America. Resorted To by Freebooters. During one period in Its history the southern shores of the peninsula served as the lurking place of Sir Francis Drake and othet freebooters lying In wait for the treasure-laden Spanish galleons on their annual voy ages from Manila to Mexico. Afterwards, during the first two thirds of the last century, those shores were visited by numerous l.u'.f-plrate snm.'jlers and by fleets of whalers anil sealers, drawn thereby the su .inn ing abundance of whale, fur s(-.;l, s -a elephants, and sea otter. So ruthless was the pursuit of the-e anhaaN that In a few decades they were on the verge of extermination, and tiie busi ness ended, apparently forever. The pearl fisheries of the Gulf coast were extremely productive at first and furnished the Spanish court with some of Its richest jewels. Pearl fishing still survives as a profitable Industry, and is in the hands of two or three concessionaires with headquarters at La l'az. A few silver mines, notably at Triunfo, in the south, and Las Flores, on the Unit coast, have been worked profitably. Onyx is. mined and shipped to California, and enormous salt de posits exist on the shores of the Santa Clara desert and on Carmen island. Most of It Mountainous. Lower California is fur the most part mountainous, with Irregular plains, mainly along the Pacific coast, and smaller plains and valleys here and there along the Uulf coast anil In the more elevated interior. In cli matic and other physical features the northern third of the peninsula is a continuation of extreme southern Cal ifornia, with local modifications. In the east the southern end of the Col orado desert crosses the border and continues down the Gulf coast to Sun Felipe bay, but is more broken by des ert mountains than on the Californian side of the line. The part of the des ert lying immediately south of the Cal ifornian border, with Mexicall as its chief town, is improved by Irrigation from the Colorado, and shares with the adjacent Imperial valley of Cali fornia in extensive agricultural devel opment from this source. Along the Pacific side a low range of coast mountains rises from 1,000 to 4,000 feet a short distance inland and extends over 100 miles southerly from the border. Back of this range lies a series of narrow valleys, beyond which rises the main interior moun tain range, forming the backbone of the peninsula. These mountains con stitute a high, narrow range over 150 miles long extending southeasterly from the California bonier. The southern section of this runge, form ing the San Pedro Martir mountains, rises from 0,000 to over 10,000 feet above the sea and has a rugged and broken crest with bench-like valleys. These are the highest and most pic turesque mountains in the peninsula. Magdalena bay further south is a beautiful lund-loci.ed harbor, with the narrow entrance guarded by the head lands of high, mountainous ridges ex tending back sonij distance on Mag dalena and Margarita islands. The bay is about fifte. miles across, with low, sandy shores on the eastern or mainland side ana to the north and northwest. The absolute shelter within this bay and its, delightful, sunny winter cli mate has for years made It a favorite winter practice ground for our Pacific licet. The bay is about 1,100 miles from San Francisco, directly on the route to Panama. La Par a Pleasant City. La Paz, the oldest and most attrac tive town in Lower California, Is at the head of La Paz bay, In the Gulf. It is the capital of the southern dis trict and the chief commercial port of the peninsula, containing nearly (i.ooO people. The streets are well laid out and there ure some excellent stores and many comfortable houses. The gardens are filled with palms and various tropical fruit trees, which give the place a strongly tropical appear ance though set in the midst of an excessively arid desert plain. Water Is abundant near the surface and Is pumped for Irrigation purposes. La Paz has always 'been the base of the pearl fisheries, which extend along the east coast of the peninsula and far down the west coast of the Mexican mainland. North of La Paz the only towns on the Gulf coast are the small agricultural settlements at Loreto and Mulege and the busy mining camp of Santa Kosalla, the largest town in Lower California. The climate of Lower California In general Is hot and arid, as shown by the existing desert conditions. In the northern part conditions are closely like those in the adjoining parts of sotrhti n . California ; in the middle they are more arid, but the extrenn sour', era nd, though arid tr;ii-l, ha.-, tai'te re-'i,lar sumiinT rains. The rain fall on the peninsula comes from two sioirves. The winter rainy sf-is.jn along the north Pacific coast extends eon,m nly over the northern parts of Ixiwer California, and sometimes win ter storms reach its extreme southern end. In summer the tropi-al rainy sea son extends across from the Mexican mainland to the southern end. Ltron Logan of Fourmile was in Arlington cn Thursday to meet his sister, Olive of Portland, who will visit friends in Morrow county for a few weeks. E. W. Erickson and J. C. Kelray of Grass Valley were vieitin.g friends on Willow creek during the week i end. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Funk and daughter, Miss Geraldine, returned to I Cecil on Tuesday after spending sev eral days in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lundell and Mr. and Mrs. Grover Curtiss of Rhea siding were in lone Tuesday night, attending the masquerade ball. Mrs. R. E. Duncan of Busy Bee ranch visited with Mrs. J. J. Mc Entire of "Killarney" on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Barnett, ac companied by Mr. and Mrs. Hazel Dean and daughter of Fourmile, were callers in the Cecil vicinity Sunday. Mrs. M. V. Logan of The Willows left on Saturday for Portland where ! she will visit with her daughters for a few weeks. Martin Bauernfiond, obliging store keeper, etc., of Morgan, was called to Cecil several times during the lwr father ha'-:! wheat to Cecil waro- i down on the highway. Mr and Mrs. George Hnriksen ot Strawberry ranch entertained a large party of young people to dinner on Sunday, J. E. Kelsay being the guest of honor. Archdeacon Goldie cf Cove imld a service in Cecil Hall on Wednesday evening. Between 20 and 30 people turned out to hear the very impres sive address given by the archdeacon. Archdeacon Goldie was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. T, H. Lowe during his stay in Cecil. Miss Ester Logan, student of lone high school, spent tle week-end with friends in Fourmile. Miss Annie C. Hynd was a caller with Mrs. George Krebs at The Last Camp on Thursday. Mrs. Alf Shaw was a week-end, vis itor at Butterby Flats. Miss Cleta. Palmateer of "Windy nook" was busy on Saturday helping he rfether haul wheat to Cecil ware house . Miss Cleta was driving eight i horses and two wagons laden with wheat. Walter Pope and party of gentle men from Cecil visited the pie social at Morgan on Saturday and helped swell the Sunday school funds by buy ing several pies during the evening. Mr. and Mrs. A. Troedson, ranch ers near lone, were callers at Busy Bee ranch on Wednesday for some of R. E. Duncan's famous Cecil honey. Al also was heard ordering dinner Ifor himself on election day at C,ecil. Asked what the; hurry was answered: "Want to be ahead of 'Wid,' the famed 'eat-and-get-fat' champion oi Morrow county. S. Boardman, equipment inspector for the state highway department, made a short stay in Cecil on Wed nesday. S. Edwards, prominent citizen of Morgan, was calling on his Cecil friends on Wednesday. J. E. Crab;ree and family of Dothe boys Hill have retired from wheat farming and have moved to the Falkner place, where they intend to run a poultry ranch. Several trucks, graders, etc., ar rived in Cceli on S.itnrdav ami have j started work on the highway, ropair I ing the state toad between the coun ty line and Heppner. H.YUIVNIAX SCHOOL NOTKS Saturday, November 3, the Board man football team played Hardman on the Hardman field. Hardman lost, the score being 41 to 7 in Boardnian's favor. A carnival was given Saturday evening by the Union high school ot Hardman for the purpose of raising money for the football team. The first feature of the carnival was a fi o'clock cafeteria dinner. A free program was given in the High School auditorium. Novelties, fish pond, candy, cider and punch were lor sale in booths. The auditorium was used for dancing after the pro gram. 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People came from Hopjmer, Lexington, Kightmile and other parts of the surrounding country. November 30, 11123, the mothers of the grade school children are going to give an entertainment, dance and supper. The proceeds are to go for .'. payment on a piano recently pur chased for ti'.e grade school. Every one is urged to come. - By Hazel Hays. through tho' northwest, Eugene Mey er, Jr. and Frank W. Mondell, direc- j tors of the war finance corporation, ; reported to President' Coolidge today 1 tim refuils of their tour, made by di- rection of tho chief executive to en courage formation of co-opcrutivo marketing associations. The two finance corporation offi cials who wen accompanied by a rep- i lvscntative of the department nf agri- culture presented their report and ; recommendations for relief in writte ; form and later called a: the White House to talk over the matter with i the president. 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