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Where the Grand Can
yon It Grandest
World" s Premier
Scenic Region
Suddenly Pro
duces a Arte De
velopment of Uie
Greatest Eco
nomic Interest to
the Entire Ra
tion. .
By JUDSON C. WELLIVER
HE Grand Canyon o( the Colo
rado River, widely regarded
aa the world's most Imposing
natural wonder, has suddenly
taken on a new and startling
Interest
A few years ago. when It was as
Inaccessible aa the North Pole, John
Wesley Powell won fame by making
the lint trip through 1L A little later
another adventurer conceived opening
n trail from the cany. n't rim down to
the rlrer, a mile below. It seemed
grotesque, but the Impossible wsa ac
complished, and Its accomplishment
has made the canyon's Innermost won
ders accessible to thousands of tour
ists each year. They come from all
Quarters of the world every season In
greater numbers to traverse the
Bright Angel Trail That trail Is
truly a monument to the daring and
devotion of Its builder. He worked
at It for ten years, almost without help
or Onanclal backing, at one period
spending almost half a yeir alone In
the vast gorge. But today Ralph
Cameron, builder of the Bright Angel
Trail, occupying a seat In the United
States Senate voted to hlra by the
people of Arizona, has bis reward.
Greatest Artificial Lake
But the conquest of the canyon had
hardly been realised when the engi
neers discovered a new use for It. At
Boulder Canyon. Arliona, the greatest
dam In the world, a third of a mile
Dish, should Impound a lake which,
spreading over a great ares In Aritoni
and Utah, would be, next to Lake
Michigan, the largest fresh water body
entirely within the United 8tate.
Harnessed to mighty turbines, the wa
ter, falling hundreds of feet, would
produce a power greater than Niagara,
and Irrigate an area several times that
of the Nile Basin, which served for
uncounted centuries as granary of tne
ancient world.
The Boulder Canyon dam has not
yet been built, but the people of the
Southwest are as confident of Its con
struction as that ths Colorado wl!l
ontlnue to Oow between Its giant
walls.
Now comes a new chapter In the
romance of the Colorado. The In
trepid -wildcatters" of the oil Indus
try, scouting for new sources of petro
leum, bare brought In an oil well right
In the canyon! Drilling from a nar
row shelf at the gorge's bottom, they
have overcome unbelievable obstacles.
Perpendicular walls of rock grimly for
bade construction of road or trail to
transport machinery and supplies.
From the river a succession of rock
walls rise In gargantuan termed to a
height of 3,000 feet.
Ths "Great American Desert"
The little Mormon town of Moab,
eighteen miles up-stream, Is the near
est supply base. But Moab Is not a
railroad town: a drive ol forty miles Is
still required to reach the Denver A
Rio Grande railroad. Salt Lake City
Is 2"0 milts awsy, to the northwest.
Standing at the foot of the derrick
which marks the site of the now nil
well, one's bark Is fairly gainst an
SOD foot cliff, which Is matched by an
other immediately across Ihe river.
UxikltiK up, one Imagines that If he
could climb one of these walls he
would be "outside." But, trying this,
he finds himself on a plateau or ter
race, with another cliff a little way
ahead. To climb this, In turn, would
only bring him face to face with still
another cliff, and so on (111 be hsd
mounted full 1,000 foot from the river,
Not only must this succession of
. cliffs be mounted, but to traverse the
rock terraces, gashed and torn. It only
less difficult. And finally, the ascent
to the outer rim accomplished, one
confronts a waata of ridged, learned
tud bouldorstrevAs desert, endless
save for distant nonntain peaks.
Manifestly, theTwfl "wildcatter
could not makt i, aq jhey built
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U. 8. Senator "v:--
Cameron HY- Jr.r?s
Just Room for the Derrick
a fiat beltomed boat and floated dowa
from Moab. It was a daring perform
ance, for the stream twists constantly.
unseen rocks and shifting bars add to
Its difficulties, and the canyoa't per
pendlcular walls threaten Instant
wreck.
But It was done. Materials were
brought, a derrick reared, machinery
placed, a camp built and drilling be
gun. Now, with oil flowing from a
depth of 2.035 feet, the Crane Creek
well Is suddenly the wonder of the
whole Intermountaln country.
A Maze ef Difficulties
Just about a year from the begin
nlng of drilling the well began to flow
with every Indication that when the
drill goes somewhat deeper Into the
producing earn It will be an Im
portent producer. For the present,
drilling has been suspended, awaiting
provision for taking the oil away. It
Is doubtful If in all the history of the
(00,000 wells that have been drilled In
this country, largely In regions dlfl
cult of access, any one bat ever pre
sented such a category of obstacles as
this canyon wall la Utah. How the
oil will he transported to a' refinery Is
still sheer guess work, but a way will
be found, for the Ingenuity and re
sources of the oil engineers have
ever failed.
The "bringing In" of this well lllut
trates the difficulty ef petroleum de
veloptnent. Convinced that the geo
logical structure was particularly
favorable, the projectors determined
to gamble 37S.OOO on drilling. Before
they got oil they had spent more that
twice that
Fot years wells have been drilling
In various parts of the slate fully
too In all at a cost of probably
J', 000.001. and tbtt canyon well It the
first real producer! It la only by dint
of sucb persistence In coping with
natural obstacles and financial hazards
that the country's supply of oil Is
maintained The first oil well la
Western Pennsylvania became a pro
ducer at the depth of 6Vi feet. Nowa
days wells a mile deep are Dot oneom
Dion, and they have gone dowa as far
as a mile and a half.
Every Well la a Gamble
A Urge proportion of wells produce
nothing whatever and represent total
loss It waa recently estimated thai
In the last twelve and a half years
$1,200,000,000 was sunk In wells which
were failures Despite every effort of
science, engineering and long eipxrl
ence, and notwithstanding the stupen
dous depths bow reached, 25 per cent
of wells last year were dry.
The "wildcatter" It the Columbus of
oil He Is to petroleum, to gasoline.
to the fuel supply of the country's
20.000.000 automobiles, what the old
time gold prospector wat to building
the empire of the far west. He It et
sentlally a gambler: good loser or
good winner The lure of enormous
winnings keeps him tirelessly search
lag. and sometime he finds his re
ward But In the aggregate, offsetting
all winnings against the total cost of
this engrossing gamble. It Is not Im
probable that all the oil that has been
lakcn from the toll of this country
from the beginning cost more than Its
producers got for It
n World In the Big Game
But their huge gamble It (be basis
on which the whole Industry resit
The Ice-bound Arctic and tb fever
festering tropic jungles alike attrae
the hardy "wildcatter." To them the
world owes its newest and best la
transport by land, tea and air They
help light 'tt homes and street pro
vide an astonishing share of Its power,
furnish an endless list of necessaries)
which art by-products of petroleum.
The "wildcatter I well nigh the
Atlas ot tall gaodsTB tnecbaaiaad
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MORGAN NEWS
Morgan held a school meeting,
tutUay to discus the question
tt the Irangportaticn uf tiiil8 to
Ion.
Noah Pettyjohn aid Pat Men
ot'k unloaded a carload of wood
rhui8dy. '
Mildred Morgan is working foi
vlr. Chester Hutchcroft.
The school meting held at Mor
an Irst Saturday, voted to pro-
'i'l transportation to lone fui
al pupils above the p imaryKiafe.
Hershal Townserid hauled wheat
he part we k for Noah P
10 in.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F Palmateer
w ne t'snfactinir busineHS in Ar
li vton, M'.t. 'ay.
James Hardest' went to Ailing
on SaturnHay and had his trelh
nrked on. ' . . - "V
Mr. George Dague and son of
ValTa Walla were down aunday.
toking aftfr hi- tnl tests ui Mor
w otnty,
Mr. and Mm W. I. VWrkman
ltd fon, of Beaverton, are spend
i f nays with Mrt. Workman's
rents, Mr. and Mrs. II E. Har
ixon, before eoin to Marshfield,
iregon, where Ihy wili enttsge
1 1 tne opperation oi a greenhouse
nd foi ist's business. They have
t-sej their farm property near
toaviiiton.
fane! Nwr Hmd Frott
Although North Carolina often hs
Tveral snowstorms la winter snd cold
4inpe are common, there le one spot
'n Ihe slat where there never ha
iMH-n so much tt a frost This Is Bald
Head Island, at the mouth of the Cape
Fear river, not far from Rotilliport. It
covers ten or twelve square miles and
the growth Is subtropical, says the
Rnlrlih IS. C. News and Observer.
Nowhere have live oak tree attained
tion of some tort from the cold. The
i.i.nd Is s veritable Jungle with about
as equable cllina'e ss could be de,
sired. It It never hot and sever cold.
Doesn't Follow
"Strange tliul with your liking for
he fair set you lievee married."
"Oh, I don't know. A maa may love
lowers and not ear to be gardener.
Science for Service
T. iif education coml.liiet. theory mid practlc and It. Konl la -rvl.f
r-Bon Land Grant ColkK affr,. tlie lllrl tralnlnii fWHentlnl to
personal culture and rlvlc effkb-my. combined with ailnltralnlng
tor b-adenihlp In fk-lde vital In modern life.
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lu tlie hcI.ooI of ltt.lc Arte and Sckntea and the d-inrtniciit
irflnduntrlal Journalism, tlm Llbrnry, I'hyelcal Kducntlon
nod Muhlc.
Technical and Special Training
With currlcuU k-adliiK to the bachelor' d.-Kre IntlieVclioolaoi
AGRICULTURE
CHEMICAL ENGINEER
ING COMMERCE
ENGINEERING
FORESTRY
'rndunte work la ofle.ed In moat ol the tt-bool. lu addition to tb
ReHldetit IitHtructlon. the Kxperlnu ut Station andl.tr.. h, tk-e
pv the nplli-Htlon of wk lire t.i every day life,
FALL TERM BEGINS SEPTEMBER 20
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THE REGISTRAR
Oreg'on Agricultural College
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Tires & Tubes Of The Best
Quality
Oils, Grease & Supplies '
independInt" GARAGE
See rne before sending away for
your Tires. I can give you a real
bargain in tires and tubes.
. E. R. l.undell Proprietor
The Garage
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LEXINGTON NEWS '
Mr. Vere Cummins accompan
ied hy Alfred Sibley started Sat.
urday morninu on a visit to relat
ive in Nebrask ;. lh young men
are going in Mr. Cummin's ca
and expecet to be gone i couple
of month. On u-eir trip they ex
pect to visit Yellow store Park
and other famous points of liit-
r.-t.
Miss Doris Wilcox entertaiiut)
Miss Vera Brushers and Mita
May Gentry at her home on will
ow Creek,
.vir. and Mrs. Kene after a plea
sent visit with Mr,. Kenes parent
Mr. and Mrs. Slocum staated on
a ti ip to Ohio.
Word was received here that
Lauuence Copenhaver had joliiei,
the army.
Some real nice peaches are
on display in N.F, Harnett tort
window, we understand that lhi
fruit was raised o i T.L. Barneltt
place on Knot) Hill and it show
that Lexington can hold her own
when it come to raisng fruit ano
vegetables.
ualey Johnson our general
school gantor is working dieii-
gently these days getting the
school houtfe and ground in goou
condition for the fall term at
present he is ercling slides
which are part of the new plav
grounds apparatus recsr.tly pur
chased by the Board.
Hev. James Pointer preacheo
at the Christian Church Sunday
Morning.
Don't forget to come and set
"Harry Carry" in the roarin
forties at the Lexington theatti
this oming Saturday.
Mrs. Ted Mc Miilan and dauli
ter motored to Arlington from
there they will go for a visit ovtl
er. Ore. and they will be accom
j mpanied by Mrs Me u.illan'i
mother Mrs Cla .
ITALIAN PRUNES
2ct at Orchard
C. L Upham,
Three miles east of Hermiston,
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Wheat raucu south wtst of lone,
locked and equipped. Will rent
s is or will sell outfit to renter.
If Interested, write to E Sink.
1019 E. 17th Street North.
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just now is not fuel but
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Before you buy, see
Smithi
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Farmer's
Elevator
HI MfSw)ltStSS
Drop in before Saturday
Next week-end you'll have a lot of fun take
along a Brownie and you'll bring it all back.
You'll find a salesman here to show you just how simplt
picture-making it with a Brownie drop In before Saturday
and get fixed up for the best time ever.
Dtwlopittf tnj printing of tin quality kind.
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lone, Oregon.
Hnmmlnjr Bird Silk Hosiery at
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Only in picture can
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