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I'll I 7 Hi' THK i; XZI-'TTK-TIMKS, HKITXKR, KK., THI KSl V, 1 115. 5. I20. TEELCASAL AN3 TbiiNEL is e mm job I : . 1 . - .- it 1 1 k ,r .f t:,i' iv: s ' i :rri:i in1 Kn . v'l January . 1 1. 1 1 r c-; f.n'is : ... m io.i'uri's . I ankle was brvii aiu1;;! lo i J so i'.iat the ; ':a ; :mo is t'.ir.v IT. I iu.,1 fri M mi I'ic r 1-4 iu;le tunnel .e Ttvl Irr.c.itiou Di.nct in iia i'ouu:. urogoa, has reach- r.l l! tvex n-r head.cg 1't day. The tuniifl wiil d,iT: Mater from the .!..:.. H..y uateiV.ani lo t:.at of the I n.atilia r:er. It iil he ieJ by a IT r.i. ii' tel.ntir.i e.isal, Lipping Ca ll. as. Hiiiaa and Cable ceeks. Krom the tunnel the water will flov H.r. utih the natural channel of But ler iTtik for S5 miles to a point !.-re :t mil he diverted and dis tr. bused. Ti.e lands to be irrigated lie at an eiivatior. uf OHH' to SH'O feet above sea level, in the vicinity of Echo. In addition to the tunnel and main canal there will be diversion dams. suiehill Humes, trestle flumes, inver ted siphons, concrete drops and chutes, cement lined ditches, and other special construction works. A sawmill plant with a daily capacity of SO.uei' feet lias been installed on Camas creek. The tunnel is 12,341 feet long. S feet wide and 7 feet high in the clear, with an arched roof. Its grade is u.5 per cent and the greatest depth beiow the surface is 640 feet. At each end is a plant with 190 h. p. boilers and engines driving 10x12 compressors. A 50-inch fan drives the smoke and foul air from the face of the tunnel through an lS-inch pipe, so that the muckers are usual ly at work in from 5 to 5 minutes after a blast has been fired. At each tunnel face are two air drills mounted side by side on a hor ozontal bar. Three S-hour shifts are worked at each end of the tun nel, with two drillers and three muckers. They average sir feet per shift or IS feet per day. except that J where timbering is required the pro gress is from 10 to 12 feet per day. The rock is basalt, more or less bro ken at the beginning but becoming harder as the work progresses. About 14 miles of excavation will be required on the main canal, about one mile of this being in solid rock, and the remainder in a heavy black clayey loam. The bottom width is 25 feet with side slopes of 1 on 1. This excavation is being done at the rate of about 1000 cubic yards per day by a caterpillar mounted steam : shovel, having a 1 1-2 yard bucket, i About a mile of canal has been ex-' cavated by the middle of November. . The diversion dam is of timber, : rock and earth, 195 feet long, with; an overflow- crest or spillway 15b j feet long. An abutment connects it with the wall of the canyon at the east end while a combination head gate and abutment connects it with the canal at the west end. There are four controlling gates in the dam. Construction work was started about September 1. It is expected that excavation will be continued during the winter, but the flumes and trestles will not be started until spring, the main canal being at an elevation of about 3,6oO feet. W. B. . Hinkle, consulting engineer, of Echo Oregon, is engineer in chief for the j Teel Irrigation District. Echo News. : 1 tie Kercst S rvice have shown i.orv. yellow pine yields a m . t",..ie of "pitch, from whic.i i r ; . -f.r.e and rosin are made. ' , ;:c the amount of the yield of or. t. n trees was very much less :l...r. those of Florida. When the de for these products becomes t...r. enough it is not unlikely that the industry will establish itself on the Pacific Coast and thus may give . .: lit tonal value to the extensive yel low pine forests of eastern Oregon afd Washington. Tl e local office of the Forest Ser v .e hopes that its apropriation for ...ostigative work may be large en-' eugh to enable it to carry on add!-1 i. nal studies this year, which would l-.ive the way for industrial develop ment of this new unused forest re source. ' Lambing Well Under Way At Vaughan-Parker Ranch Lambing is well under way at the I Vaughan-Parker ranch Just below Itown. announces Manager Frank Par ker. The lambs are big husky fellows land are doing fine. There are 49 of them and not one has been lost yet. I The grow ing tendency among sheep I men is to start lambing operations j earlier than in past years. At this time of the year this necessitates shed 'lambing, owing to the severe weather, j A number of bands of sheep in the ; Butter creek section are lambing at the present time. Henry Peterson Married In Kansas. Henry Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Peterson of Gooseberry and a graduate of the local high school as well as an overseas veteran, was married in McPherson, Kansas, recently. His bride was formerly Miss Ada Anderson, and is a niece I of Nels Johnson of Gooseberry. It was while visiting with her uncle in this county that the young people be came acquainted. Mr. Peterson ex pects to arrive home with his bride next Saturday and their many friends j here are preparing to extend them i the proper welcome. The newly weds ! will make their home at Gooseberry, i where Mr. Peterson is fanning his : father's ranch. MiiiKiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiHiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiuiim :jEs DO YOUR TIRES NEED ATTENTION? Have Your Tires and Tubes Received Injuries that Should be Attended to? Maybe that left front tire has a break in the fabric and you are looking for it to blow out a perfectly good tube any day, or maybe that right rear tire has a bad cut in the rubber which is allowing the mud and water to rot the fabric or cords. Why not have those injuries attended to while your car is idle? TIRES (Cords or Fabrics) TUBES Vulcanized Your work called for and delivered. CALL MAIN 872 All work leaving this shop is guaranteed Stephen M. Irwin GATES TIRES Authorized Service Station BCOHTCREO w s. pat orr. VULCANIZING Gilman Building Heppner, Oregon mi lllllllll The receipts from National Forest business in the North Pacific District for the six months ending December 31, 1618, were i 238.968.82, an in crease of $41,552.40 over the re ceipts for the corresponding six months in 1H1S, according to a state ment of net receipts by forests and classes just compiled by H. I. Loving, District Fiscal Agent. Timber salfs, which brought in $215,952.70, is the leading item; $6,447.86 came from water power; $5,288.86 from special use permits; $3,774.74 from grazing permits; and $600 from timber settlement. More than $7,300 of the total re ceipts came from fire, grazing, and timber trespass. Six Forests of the District contributed more than $10, 000 each to the total. The Whitman National Forest, in Eastern Oregon, led the District with $46,084.82. The Tungass, in Alaska, was second, with $44,169.66; and the Crater, in Sou thern Oregon, was third, with $27, 94 2.37. The Columbia, $16,491.14; the Oregon, $14,016.23; and the Ol ympic, $14,015.26, ranked fourth, fifth and sixth respectively. t'urnut Service Anticipates .New Cse for Yellow I'ine Koresta. The use of western yellow pine as a source of turpentine and resin is ai)tlcipati-d in a report regarding the possibilities of extracting naval stores from the yellow pine trees on the National Forests of this territory just completed by Forest Examiner R. H. Weitknechl of the District For ester'B Office. The report, together with a proposed policy for the De partment to follow, has been sent to the Washington office for considera tion. While in France as an officer in the Field Artillery, Captain Weltk necht had an opportunity to see tur pentining in the maritime pine for ests on the Hay of Biscay and learn ed something of the French methods which are applicable In this country. The yellow pine forests of the South Atlantic and Gulf States are fust disappearing and the industry must seek new fields. The study on which this report is based was under taken in anticipation of the possible moving west of the turpentine indus- AN OVER-SI ZE 20-35 YUBA 0, VER two years ago, a Model 20-35 j Yuba was fitted with an oversize ' Wisconsin motor, to make up for the loss of power incidental to working at a 5000-f t. elevation. The splen did performance of this motor proved of interest to our engineers. A tractor was then equipped with this powerful motor and operated in the Santa Clara Valley, California. Much to the sur prise of our experts, there was no in creased wear on any part of the machine. In fact the performance of this tractor showed it was in splendid balance thru out. It was demonstrated that this additional power enabled the tractor to pick up the load of a heavy plow without jerk, jar or strain on the transmission. This machine has never been advertised. This is the first announcement of it, yet today, based upon the performance of the machines already in the field eighty per cent of our sales are of the oversize model. We can make immediate delivery. The standard machine has 20 horse-power on the drawbar. The Oversize has 24 horse-power. The additional cost is $200. We are now booking advance orders for spring delivery. YUBA Over-Size Model Vaughn & Sons 1 Our Invoice j I Just Completed j discloses the fact that we have several broken 1 1 lines, as well as some 1 I we shall discontinue. I These we shall sell out 1 I regardless of first cost. jj H You will find them all p 1 represented on our j BARGAIN TABLE I Look it over and see J what you can use. j Phelps Grocery I Company 720-Acre Creek Ranch 50 acres under ditch, ,'!5 acres of number one alfalfa, 50 more can lie put under ditch. All kinds of good barns and out-buildings. Good orchard. One mile from school. An ideal home and a first-class stock ranch. SEE ME TODAY. ROY V. WHITEIS Heppner, Ore, H IVi: Vol- AXVTIIIXMJ TO NKIX? LIST IT WITH MK. 1 I GEXTLEAIEN Ejsj I Head this ml riiivfully. Do you realize In Rett inn a milt that. I I will please you and be the right tiling for you is a serious mat- I I j tcr w hich should he given your best attention. j I In sickness people In general have the right Idea in looking I I up a specialist. He as wise in selecting your clothes. I HI Heppner Tailoring & Cleaning Shop I Tailors, are experts with 30 years experience. Now is the time I I to select and leave the order for your suit. I EE My spring samples will please you In both price and quality. EE (i. IKANZKX, Proprietor. List Your Ranch Now Spring will be here in a few weeks and I will have buyers ready to take your ranches. I want about 15 more choice wheat ranches for sale, and if my past and present success is a criterion you won't have to wait long to close up a deal. Quick Sales and No Deception E. M. 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