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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1907)
RUSSIA SEEKING TROUBLE, OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST EXCITED OVER COPPER Ledge Uncovered Accidentally Which Promltes Rich Deposits. Albany Mill City, the site of the Curtlss Lumber company's big mills on the North Santiam river, has teen turned into a mining town. Workmen excavating to replace the company store, which was burned rocently, un covered rich deposits of native and car bonated copper ore. The ledge was traced to a point on the opposite bank of the river and started people pros? pecting all over the town and on all sides. The ore is reported very rich and great excitement prevails. The discovery was made at a point directly in the rear of whero the burned store stood for years, and it seems mar velous it was not found sooner. The poisonous effects from drinking water at Mill City, which has been noticed many times in the past, is now attrib uted to the copper deposits in the ground. Mill City is on the Corvallis & East ern railroad, 35 miles east of Albany. Rich Quicksilver Deposit. Gold Hill A largo ledge of rock has just been discovered a short d stance north of Gold Hill which is so rich in quicksilver that a small piece of rock when crushed will produce an amount equal to what can be purchased for 60 cents. The ledge crops out for a con siderable distance and is without doubt the very best proposition of the kind that has been discovered in recent years. The mercury Is In a perfectly natural state as it comes from the rock, bo that it would appear that no process of reduction is required except to crush the rock and allow the metal to drip out. Information on Book Buying. Salem The Oregon Library commis sion has met with fairly good success in getting good books into the public and school libraries of the state and has now turned its attention to suitable books for children. The commission has found that many people are perfect ly at sea in the selection of books for children and has issued a pamphlet giv ing titles, authors and prices of many ood publications. A short description is also given of each. These pamphlets will be distributed free and a line to Cornelia Marvin, secretary of Oregon Library commission, Salem, will bring one by return mail. Fine Building Stone at Vale. Vale Charles Begg, of Caldwell, one of the main stone mason contractors of this section of Idaho and Oregon, has taken up a stone claim one mile from Yale. He used this stone in the build ing of the First National bank build ing, and is using it in the Vale drug store building. The stonecutters are now getting out the stone for Caldwell's new schoolhouse, for which Mr. Beggs has the contract on the stone work Mr. Beggs sayB this is the best stone in this part of Eastern Oregon and West era Idaho and he expects to ship it ex tensively. Dates for Tillamook Fair, Tillamook It has been decided to hold the annual street carnival ,and nnntv fair in this citv on AuauBt 22. 23 and 24. The fair this year will be on a more extensive scale than last yea, with more substantial prizes offered in the stock show, which will be made a special feature of the fair. As there are so many visitors and homeseekers pouring into Tillamook on account of the railroad building into the county, -every effort will be put forth by the citizens to make this the best fail ever .held In Tillamook. Deny Rates Are Excessive. Salem A number of transcontlnen tal railroads have filed with the Inter state Commerce commission answers to the complaint made some time ago by the Oregon Railroad commission that the rates on denatured alcohol are ex cessive. Copies of the answers have been served on the Oregon commission. The answers vary somewhat, but in general they deny that the rates are excessive and aver tnat tne uregon commission has no authority to make complaint. Artesian Well a Gusher. Baker City Artesian water, pure, soft, clear, cold and flowing in a steady stream, has been discovered by Andrew Xun on his place at North Powder, at a depth of about 200 feet. ,. Mr. Lun had been boring about a week and was greatly surprised when he found water at, this short distance below the surface. He will immediately sick two more wells to secure enough water for irriga tion purposes. , Apple Fair 6f Linn County. Albany It has been determined to bold the Linn county Apple fair one week before the meeting of the Stato Horticultural society in November. This will give local growers good oppor tunity to collect a good exhibit to take to the fruit fair in Portland In connec tion with the meeting of the state society. FRUITGROWERS ENCOURAGED Fine Cherry Crop and Good Prices Bring Prosperity, Albany Five tons of Royal Ann cher ries were grown this season on a two acre orchard owned by Cyrus H. Walk er, near this city. Walker has con tracted to sell the entire crop at 6 cents per pound, realizing an income of $500 on the two acres. This is but one in stance of the remarkably large cherry yield in this vicinity and the ex port a- tkn of cherries now in progress from Albany will mean quite an item finan cially for this city. In past years the two acres of Royal Ann trees in the Walker orchard have yielded about two tons annually. This has made the trees very profitable, but a yield of five tons, with the present price, makes cherry growing a most noticeable profit yielding industry. A great many cherries are being ship ped from Albany now. The Royal Ann variety are being sent to the canneries at Salem and Puyallup, Wash.; Repub lican, Kentish and Bing cherries are being sent direct to the Portland, Seat tle and Astoria markets. A good many cherries are being shipped from this city to the various points along the Cor vallis & Eastern railroad. Black Re publican cherries are now ripe and be ing marketed with the other varieties. Royal Ann cherries are bringing 5 cents per pound everywhere,, and the other varieties 4 cents. All cherries yielded bountifully this year in this part of the state. There are only five or six commercial cherry orchards in this 'vicinity, but every farmhouse has its orchard and almost every yard in Albany its Kentish or Black Republican tree. The demand for cherries has also been stronger this year than ever before and all cherries fit for marketing will be sold. The yield and demand this season have demonstrated the feasibility cf the com mercial growing of cherries in this vi cinity and this year's experience will probably lead to greater things here in this industry. Rush to Resorts Now On. Albany The annual rush to summer resorts is now very apparent in this part of the state. Newport receives the bulk of the exodus from this city, but a number of local people are spend ing vacations at Cascadia, Detroit and other mountain resorts. The west bound Corvallis & Eastern trains are loaded daily and Newport is said to be experiencing the biggest rush in its history. Low Water Stops Navigation. Albany River navigation on the Upper Willamette has been suspended fqr the summer, the river now being too low to permit safe traffic. The Ore' gona made her last trip this week and no more boats will reach Albany until the fall rains bring therver uptoa greater depth. PORTLAND MARKETS. Wheat Club, 86c; bluestem, 88 89c: valley, 86c; red, 84c. Oats No. 1 white, $27.5028; gray, nominal. Barley Feed, $21.5022; brewing, nominal; roiled, s23.6UU4.60 per ton. Corn Whole, $28; cracked, $29, per ton. Hay Valley timothy, No. 1, $17 18 per ton; Eastern Oregon timothy, $2123; clover, $9; cheat, $910; grain hay, $910; alfalfa, $1314. Butter Creamery, 2527c per pound. Poultry Average old hens, 15c per pound; spring chickens, 1718c; old roosters, 1012c; dressed chickens, 16 17c; turkeys, live, ll12c; dressed, choice, nominal; geese, live, 10c; ducks, 89c; , Eggs Fresh ranch, candled, 2425c per dozen. Fruits Cherries, 810c per pound; apples, $1.502.25 box; storage Spitz. enbergs, $3.50 per box; cantaloupes, $2.503.50 per crate; peaches, 85c$l per crate; raspberries, $1.251.50; blackberries, 812o per pound; lo. ganberries, $1.25 per crate. Vegetables Turnips, $1.75 per sack; carrots, $2.00 per sack; beets, $2.00 per sack; asparagus, 10c per pound; beans, 35c per pound; cabbage, 2o per pound; celery, $1.25 per dozen; cu cumbers, 50c$l per box; corn, 25 35c per dozen ; lettuce, head, 25o per dozen; onions, 1520c per dozen; peas, 45c per pound ; radishes, 20c per doz en; rhubarb, 3o per pound; toma toes, $11.25 perorate. Potatoes New, 2o per pound. Veal Dressed5ij8c per pound Beef Dressed bulls, 34c per pound; cows, 66c; country steers, 67c. Mutton Dressed, fancy, 89c per pound; ordinary, 67c; spring Iambs, 99$c per pound. Pork Dressed, 68c per pound. Hops-67jjC per pound, according to quality. Wool Eastern Oregon, average best, 1622 per pound, according to shrink, age; valley, 2022c, according to fine neu; mohair, ohoice, 29 30c. Gunboat Violates Rights Accorded to American Veesels. San Francisco, July 16. The bark- entine S. N. Castle, Captain A. Peder sen, arrived here today from the cod fishing grounds off the coast of Siberia, and reports that the vessel had been boarded by the Russian gunboat Mand- jur, her ship's papers taken and warned to stay 30 miles from the shore, under threat of being confiscated and the offi cers and crew taken to Petropavlovsk in irons. Captain Pedersen stated that on June 18 he was cod fishing in the Okhotsb sea, eight miles from the Bhore, in company with i the schooner J. D. Spreckele, the barkentines Fremont and City of Papeete, all from San Francisco, when the Mandjur hove In sight. The commanding officer, said Captain Ped ersen, boarded the Castle, seized not only the ship's clearance papers, but all of Captain Pedersen's private papers and his master's commission and certi ficate. Captain Pedersen remonstrated, Hnclflrinflr that his vessel was outside the three-mile limit, and therefore he wnfl violating no law. The Russian commander, however, stated that no fishing would be allowed within 30 miles of the shore, and gave the 8. N. Castle and the other vessels seven days to get beyond the limit. As a number of the Fremont's crew were on ahore at the time, the veesels remained for six days awaiting their mtnrn. Whan on the sixth dav the gunboat again appeared on the horizon, the Castle and the J. v. bpreckeis sail ed for San Francisco, leaving the Fre mnnt .nd the Paneete. CaDtain Peder sen will lay the matter before United States Attorney Kobt. T. Devlin tomor row morning and request that it be taken an bvthe Washington authorities at once. The S. N. Castle belongs to A. B. Pond, of this city. JAPAN TURNS TABLES. Los Angeles Workman Insults Ameri can Flag and Fares Badly. Loa Angeles, July 16. T. Yoni, Japanese employed as a wiper in the Southern Pacific shops in this city, nar rowly escaped serious injury at the hands of an enraged mob of American workmen today. Yoni was wiping an engine on which had been placed two small American flags. While wiping the engine, Yoni turned and deliber ately spat upon one of the flags. His action was seen by another workman, who immediately pulled Yoni from the engine to the ground, at the same time acquainting the other workmen in the building of Yoni's act. A crowd quickly surrounded Yoril and he was being roughly handled, when he man aged to elude his assailants and es caped. How to Reach Harrlman. Washinsgton, July 16. The Inter state Commerce commission points out a plain and direct method by whroh E H. Harriman, the railroad magnate, can be placed in prison for merging the Union and Central Facinc railroads The act of 1874 is pointed out as the present statute under which Mr. Ham man may be criminally reached. The wording of the law is quoted and a de cision of the United States Supreme court given as a precedent. There is no recommendation made that proceed ings be instituted, as the department of justice is supposed to take action. Ship Mules to Islands. Seattle, Wash., July 16. A ship. ment of 450 Missouri mules is held in the government corrals at Fort Lawson and will be forwarded to the Philip pines within a few days on the trans. port Dix. The last shipment of 232 mules needed to fill out the order for the Philippines arrived last week. The average cost of the mules to the govern ment will be $210, when the animals are delivered in the islands. There are 16 horses held at Fort Lawton for ship. ment to the Philippines to be used as mounts for officers stationed there. Denies He Is Japanese Spy. Tokio, July 16. General Terauchi, the minister of war, in an interview to day, contradicted the reported arrest of a Japanese spy at San Diego, Cal. He said: "There areno Japanese military officers in America except military at taches. The war office has never in structed any officer or amateur spy to examine American forts." Five More Japanese Held. San Antonio, Tex., July 16. The immigration inspectors at Laredo, on the Mexican border, arrested five more Japanese near Green's station yester day, making their way into the state through the brush. All will be sent to San Francisco for deportation to Japan. Corean Plot Is Exposed. Tokio, July 16. A dispatch from Seoul, Korea, reports the sensational discovery of 24 men, who were conceal ed in the Seraglio palace, it is supposed with the intention of assassinating some of the emperor's minister!. NEWS FROM THE MAY BE WAR ON GRAND BANKS Modus Vivendi Regarding Newfound land Fisheries Expires. Washington, July 19. The approach of the first of August, marking the be ginning of the new herring fishing sea son upon the coast of Newfoundland, is a matter of great concern to the State department, for it finds the fisheries controversy between America and Great Britain in a most confused and unsat isfactory shape. The modus vivendi entered into last year by the terms of wnicti and greatly against the wish of the Newfoundlanders, American fisher men were permitted to ply their voca tion unmolested off the shores of that island, expired with the close of the fishing season. It was the expectation of both the American and British governments that before the opening of the next season some permanent arrangement could be reached that would prevent future fric tion on this score. Indications today are that it will be difficult to reach any kind of permanent settlement of the trobule, and the whole effort of the negotiations is ap parently concentrated for the moment upon the drafting of 6ome form of modus vivendi to guard against the development of friction upon the fish ing shores that might haves erious re sults. INCREASE ARTILLERY CORPS Twenty-Five New Companies Are to Be Organizsd. Washington, July 19. In accordance with an act of the last congress, provid ing for an increase in the artillery corps, the acting secretary of war has directed the organization of 25 additional com- nanies of coast artillerv. -pa oh with an ennsiea sirengtn ot iu men, to be designated from the 12&th to the lfifith company respectively. New companies win do organized at tne following points: The Presidio of San Francisco; Fort Baker. Cal.: Fort Casev. Wash., and Fort Worden, Wasn. Skeletons of the new organizations will be formed bv transfers from nlH comnanies at the various nnsts and thn additional strength provided for will be made up by fresh enlistments. The Ninth, Fourteenth, Sixteenth, Nine teenth. Twentv-eiahth. Thirtv.spvont.h One Hundredth, One Hundered and Fourth, and One Hundred and Twenty seventh companies have been designat ed as torpedo companies. , , NAVAL OFFICERS IGNORED. Public Learns Plans for Fleet Before Men High In Rank, Washington, July 18. There is seri ous friction between high naval officers. The question is raised, "Are the great naval movements planned without con sultation with the heads of bureaus through which their execution must depend?" This question is prompted by the discovery that no verbal or writ ten order referring to the movement of the fleet to the Pacific has been re ceived by any official of the Navy de partment here. The officials and officers have only known by the public announcement that the greatest fleet of American bat tleships ever assembled is to mobilize in the fall for a journey to the Pacific coast. They wonder if they are being slighted or if the head of the navy for got to give them official notice. Not Due to Carelessness. Washington, July 18. It is said at the Navy department that it is ex tremely improbable that the accident aboard the battleship Georgia resulted from any carelessness on the part of the personnel of the ship. A short time ago a thorough Inspection was made of every detail of the Georgia's ordnance by Commander Scofleld, one of the most expert ordnance officers of the navy. This inspection included every one of the guns, the details of the tur ret mechanism and the workings of the ammunition hoist. Postmasters Appointed. Washington, July 18. The following postmasters have been appointed: Ore gon Alma, Eliza J. Luce, vice Silas Maine, resigned. Washington Deer Trail, Silas W. Tuttle, vice M. H. Al len, resigned; Robertville, Henry Res torff, vice A. R. Babcocb, resigned. New Northwest Postmasters. Washington, July 17. Postmasters appointed: . Washington Uniontown, Michael Reisnauer, vice W. A. Strupp ler, resigned. Thomas Moffit has been appointed a regular and Cecil O. Moffit a substitute rural carrier on route 3, at Garfield, Wash. Will Reclaim Yellowstone Land. Washington, July 18. The secretary of the interior has withdrawn from en try 225,000 acres of land in Montana and North Dakota on account of the Lower Yellowstone reclamation project. NATIONAL CAPITAL NAVAL OFFICERS DOWNCAST Believed Precautions Would Prevent Further Powder Explosions. Washington, July 17. Aside from their deep concern over the injuries suffered by the unfortunate turret crew of the Georgia, the officers at the Navy department were a good deal cast down when they learned of the accident, as it tended to shake their confidence in which they had rested for more than a year, in the perfection of the regula tions so carefully framed with a view to safeguarding human life in the tur rets. April 13, 1904, a terrible accident happened on the splendid battleship Missouri, when through a "flare back" five officers and 26 enlisted men met their death. Just two years later to a day there was another explosion in the six-inch turrets of the Kearsarge, whereby three men were badly injured. That accident occurred through a sailor's handling an iron extractor so as to make a short cir cuit in the electrical current, which set . fire to the loose powder. Measures were taken to make both accidents im possible of recurrence. It is understood at the Navy depart ment that the Georgia had just com pleted her preliminary target practice and was on what is known as Barnsta ble range, near Provincetown, just in side Cape Cod and about 50 miles from Boston. The Navy department officers expressed confidence tonight that the dispatch of the Georgia with the Atlan tic fleet on its .projected cruise to the racinc will not be cancelled. JAPANESE SEALERS SEIZED. Schooners Caught by Cutter Manning Near St. Paul Island. Washington, July 20. The State department has been informed that the revenue cutter Manning, on July 5, seized two Japanese fishing schooners, the Nitto Maru and the Kaimo, near the boat landing within about a mile of the seal island of St. Paul. Both of the vessels were fully equipped fcr sealing, and there were evidences that they had been plying their craft, in the shape of fresh seal skins in the small boats. The seized vessels were taken to Unalaska and left in charge of the United States marshal. The crews were taken aboard the Manning and conveyed to Ungi, in charge of a United States marshal, where they will be tried before a United States commis sioner upon the charge of violating the sealing regulations. The Japanese embassy has been no tified by the State department, but as the case appears to be an ordinary one of poaching, it is not expected that any diplomattic incidents will result. Guards Against Slocum Horrors. New York, July 18. The Federal government is determined there shall be no overcrowding of excursion and other craft running out of New York harbor and no repetition of the Slocum horror. A large force cf customs offi cers has inspected every portion of the boats, with the result that 15 passen ger carrying boats were put out of com mission and tied up. It was found some of the) masters did not even have licenses. Moreover, hundreds of per sons were obliged to disembark from vessels because of overloading. Joining National Forces. Washington, July 16. The Stale de partment today received unconfirmed advices that the republics of Guatemala and Salvador have joined forces and are beginning the mobilization of troops to resist any attack that may be made by the Nicaraguan government. It is stated at the State department that all of the Central American republics with the possible exception of Costa Rica, are strongly opposed to the plan of President Zelaya, of Nicaragua, for the federation of the five republics. Close Call for Judge Parker. New ' York, July 17. Friends of Judge Alton B. Parker heard today that he had a narrow escape from death In Virginia Saturday night. While riding on a train between Norfolk and Richmond, a bullet crashed through the window beside which Judge Parker was sitting and embedded itself in the woodwork on the opposite side of the car. It could not be ascertained who fired the shot. "Flare-Back Caused Fire. Washington, July 20. The naval court of inquiry in the case of the ex plosion upon the Georgia, will find that the accident resulted from a "flare- back," meaning that when the breech of the eight-inch gun was thrown open after it had been discharged some shreds of burning cloth or unconsumed gas were driven into the turret and upon the powder about to be inserted for the next charge. Bank Changes Name. Washington, July 18. The controller of the currency has approved the con version of the Franklin County bank, of Connell, Wash., into the Connell National bank, with $25,000 capital.