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MMirfir.'fi Afvrr Tl.-Tpr vr Aff liTYir:T m; i n rrm rrni 4 R PROPOSED RESERVOIR P OF ICT Thf Heaver ti. rfirrvoir fmr or'l. fonslrtrr hy the Talent KarnKTd' elub aa nnr of irrf aatl n mppy for tn atmtharn iw don of tk vattcr, " Otocevered bf nnxlneor V T. MCnijr, of Mnrtforil, nlmi illaenvarur of th Fish IhNh r trnit now the priertr of the (tonne Itlver ennui cenrnanr, ami la thus ilf wrlhed by him: Heaver crook roaervolr la I(kt(h1 In snctlona lit, 4, SS. SO. , 31, 32, r. and G, townsbli 88, 30 hoiUIi, miiKeM 3 and 4 oust Willamette mo rlillnu, and lias an urea of 1084 urres at tlio 7'i-foot contour, nbovo baso of proponed ilnni, w hlcli Ih located on the soutboast qnartor of section 32 at an elevation or 14 SO feet above sea level. The bed of proponed reservoir I composed entirely of meadow hind. In place reaching far up the alopon, with nuiueroun springs and mnnitiK water on either Hide, which will af ford more than enough water ut all times to offset any loss from xeop nge and evaporation, tlio earth for mation bcliiR of a stiff compact clay, is eminently suitable for Iioldlnp wa ter. Ami of Water Shed, The area of water ahed la not loaa than tlilrty-nlx square tnllos, In placea attaining; an elevation of not loss than nnoo feet, and in a ro Klon of aluvoHt Mritunl anow. A permit for tlio storage of tills water ban been obtained t rum tlm state. If in the future any additional Aator aboulil liu nettled, tlio flood waters of III Draw and Deadwood creeka can bo eaaily diverted b moans of a abort ditch, approlmatoly a mile In lun;th. throtiKh eaay ground for eon tdructluu. The hoad watnra of tbese HtreauiH He In a region of blah moiiii tuliiB mid liouvy anow rolls, and In flood Union carries an Imuiuuie vol ume of water, na la ahown by flood marks, and from what old residents know of the country and the action of tlue atreama. In fact, the aame thliiK can bo aald of Heaver creak, which at time it haa boon found Impoatible to ford at the location of the pioposed dam. Tlio waters te mainlnx IiIkIi until late In tlio sow aon. Iiuiviisini? (he Aiea. H.v the addition of Ilia; Draw and nrailwooil creeks the area of water sited will approximate flft anjiurn nilloa, and from the annual recorda or rain fall kept at I.llbaleii aluce UMIS under anaplrea or I'nltod State jtovoriiraunl and iiae of government Instrument to Insure, correct ineaa- uiemoiita, the average rainfall haa been fo uid to be 3 .'.:. Inohea. Idlly KUn ia located at the upper end of proposed roaervolr at an elevation of 4.'.3S foot, ao that It can readily bo seen thai tills Kites a very conaorva tlve eatlmuto of averaite rainfall, aa at leaat .10 per cent of water abed haa an elevation of r.oo to loon feet above loading atutlon. From thla inoasnrnmcnt the an nual run-off la found to ho IM.GGG aoro feet, and taking CO per cont of that, which will certainly be conceded by all engineera aa a low estimate, owing to tho compact nature of the Fround, the amount or water that can be stored will be equal to .'i,. X00 acre feet, owing to the entire wa ter shed being covered by a dense growth of bnifchplne and fir timber. Any audden flood tbat may endan ger the aafety of the dam will b prevented, and by proper precaution being taken in construction of swill way. no fear need be apprehended from the storage of thli Immense amount of water. Tho SioniKo f'aiMiclty. The storage capacity of reeerroir will be for a dam 10 feet high, 823 acre feet; dam 20 feet high, 2375 acre feet; dam 0 feet high. 7150 fent: 10 foet high. 14.700 acre feet; dam 30 fet high, 31,000 acre feet; dam 60 feet high, 35.SO0 acre feet; dam 70 reet high. 50.000 acre foet; dam 75 reet high, 5.lo0 aero feet. An earth dam la proposed to be eou atructed and all modern engineer ing methods will be pursued to In sure Its aUbllity, aa the beat of ma terial la at hand for conn t ruction Iiur:oaea. A meter measurement at pro posed point of direralon of Hood wa ter, of IHad Indian creek taken near the roaWence of Kobyrt Nelll, on Marelr S2, 19K. waa found to be thirtr-alue aecond feet, and one made oa'Marcn 24, lltl. on Hoover creek, ewar eite of preMMWj do, waa found to I 14 1 second ft. making a to tal of 183 aecond feet available on tint date. Uoih creeka allowed alaui of having been much higher thi n at the time of measurement!. Thla should be taken a exceedlngl) I adorable as snow bad not gone off and the floor ol r.r.ilr au com fdetelj oered A)thiiitirnt llliab('. W timitiit(a nere rt.tdo b Jialjift j4 cowfiitl, nu It recognlwd OR IRRIGATION ASHLAND DISTR c nilhiri on 'trnm mallr"nT ' and has at varlnns limes han , 1 i'fti1 U the I'nlfxd Hfaie go"u i ment in that capMetlt The meoning of MS second fert ! fjsiw k fhat enter :t rrr lone foot lit nih in each twenM J fonr hours, or l,n arm one font , In depth earn thirty , or 12.9 in acrea four Inrtea In depth eeh thir ty days, which I think yon will agree with me that to Insnre four Inelies of rainfall, or Ita equivalent earr month, would aorely make this val ley aecond to none. The above measurements tfnoa nrt Include the How of Mc Ontv and Dendwood ereeha. and none ao for have been taken on accoant of Inac cessibility from deep mow, but will be taken and continued on all atrenma until end of the reason, and ae thla inaaon, ao rar, pronrtaea to be below the average rainfall, the raeorda should be conclusive for all rut tiro calculations. Still More Water. An additional water aupply can bo obtalnwl from the Intersection of proponed canal line from Iteaervolr to O recti Springs mountain, paaa on tho Klamath Kalln rotul with I.lttlo Uoaver creek, Keene creek nnd other NtroaniH, that uould probably be suf flcieut for all irrigation puriKihex un til the hitter part of May, thereby augmuntlng the Morago supply, na no other need bo drawn from tor agn until nil other soiirrofl are ex hausted, and na all these stroama He on the lauwth side of the moun tain no lltlgntlon ncod be approhond od over wntor rights, aa but fow auiall HtreauiH have been taken up, and the various streams would be aufficlent for all until time to draw rrom tho main atornge supply. Canal System. It ia proposed to construct a canal or sufficient 'capacity for all needs from Iteaervolr to (Sreen Springs mountain paas, a distance of about twonty-rivo inline, (Ireen Spring mountain being the divide or -the water shed of KlauMlh river and Hear cruek. Thence b) means of a tunnel about 2000 reet in length through Ureon Spring mountain paaa to tributary of Kmlgrant orouk, then to be diverted at some suitable point on Immigrant creek bolow Wag ner springs, at n aiifrinJunt elevation to Irrigate all tho arable laud or tho Ashland end or the valley aa rar down uh the high line canal or tho Hogue Itlver Valley Canal company. Owing to limited time last fall and deep aunwa and bad weather I hnve been unable to make aurveya or proposed en mil Ilnoa, only the pro posed roaervolr haa been accurately aiirvoud. For thla leason 1 am un able, at present to glvo you exact coat or ayatoin ready to turn over to proposed Irrigation district, but rrom Inveatlgatlon so rar mailo we know that It can be built for not to ex ceed ton per acre ror 15,000 acrea, and perhaps considerably leas. Sur veys will be made at the earlieat pos sible date or complete system ready to turn over to district and wo will then h In a position to give exact cost. lu conclusion willtwy that wo in vite tho cloaeet Inspection from any or all of you, aa we have nothing to hide. Kcspectrull) submitted. V. T. McCllAV. ICiiKluoor. The Miaou art exhibit continue to Httraet larjte crowds of mjoIo intor coled bo; in the repmductioiih of the t'aiuouM imiiitiuyh and in the iroMn.i tiou that the wcluxd liuildini: ma coutain uiuiiv of them with which to adorn tret wullx now barren. The ehuriie of 10 ecnU udmiooioii will rente a fund 'for the nn'i,liae of tlifM- picture for that iurMie. The history Miiintextcd bv thcxe puiittinjfs anieM n Meuliur charm. The liiifli school tudcnt are familiar with it. They will explain it uttaiu todu.v. Tiiiifht the IJueolu -.eliool piogram will be' ciitertuinimr, it I'oHeu: I'iuuo oo, Helen I'hilbrook; read injf. Iulel 5tuar ; l'('ouiiii(r Thro' the Kye," primurv tirades; recitation. Kmiiia Siminiin; violin olo, ".nacl' Dream." Manila Dyer; lecitatiOii, ilarv Kl Icn Iblliua; uug, I.ee Allen; talk on picture-, Carol Fuve Ilovious, Au-ei Dum-: rvcitaliou, William Carnahan: i,il -olo, "Fultillment," Klorenee Tr' Uridu'c ; reailini.', "Jane Join-,'' Iblli t ik. "Donee nf the XimIi-," i .i r ! I .ivc lli'Mou-. OF DRAMA LEAGUE Th attention of i.. m r 01 the Drums enter l e U n.un called to the uumul n. ting Htiich Is 10 b held ill the ri'idin iixjiii of the Hotel Holland at o lot lc Tuch da cveniiiK. V ii I A buard of dire'iurs will bo elctl- d at thi. iiux-nns f..r tbc enuing ifsr All niomiicfs aro urgeaHf requested fo bfr irosenlcd. LINCOLN SCHOOL AT .ART EXHIBIT E AI BLUE LEDGE MINES "I .mi .imiied .it the tVnr ll'itf iifflr ieiite iiiMur I" enlertinii tlmt, fven ahmild it rnirond He ronnlrnrlwr1 hrin the IHoe lJg distrtet. th greet prnferdew Hfi there mnv not ho operated," id Andrew .leblne, who hu devoted fourteen venrs In devel ti hi" MtiHnnrieM mine in thnt ter ritory. "Absence of a rnilmnd i the only thmu that has retarded their dc veloHiient and oHrntion. With a rail rond into that wetion. the greatest mcttnre f ai-tivily in inininic tjerel opinent that the Pacific eosl lmi ever (oeti in one ililrlct will iptickly ensue. Thousand of men will find cmplo.ttuout there and millioim of did Inch will be cxpcnilcd in mining oH-r-utiouM. Owners of vast properties up there are wattinir only for jut stielt nit udvuniHge. Thcv eauiud profil uldv iniike (he desired developiuent without milroad trtiuNpoilntioti. "1 am familiar with nil of Hie bit; ledge in the Hoiiiidnrv creek and IiimhI.vii ilihlrieU of British Columbin. I went into tlinl rejdon hefon fifty feet'of tunnel had been coinpletud. Vnst fori tinea have been taken from thine, mines and they nro yot yielding millions. Illue LcdKo IHMild 1 1( tec. "I am williiur to risk my ieiutn tion hs miner in the sng)nMtioii thnt lite Mine I.edge district far exceed" tlte lloiiudury creek ami ItoM.wi dis tricts, both in extent and Milne. Fourteen of the thirty-five yearn I hnve devoted to the miniiig'biihiiiess lmv been .Mnt in work on my Hloomfield mine In the Blue (.edge terriloiy. The ledge on nhieh hnve been working- in from I .'ill to U00 feet wide, and bus licu I meed for six miles. It Kienlest vnlues nro in cop per, but it contiiins gold and silver nl-o. "PoneiiK of other iroHrtiea have been imrtially develoH'd in thai vicin ity, allowing vnct ore bodies. Capital ia ready to tnkc I inn hold of them just as soon na there is assurance that the product of these great ledges can be trnns)Mit(cd out of the di-trict. "In olio of the tunnels in in mine, 'riven in .'11)11 feel, is a eros,.eiit thai allows fourteen 'feet of clean ore sul phide. It nNo contains gold and sil ver. Smite of my ore run ni high in values ns $IJ0 a Ion of bornito ote. Another tunnel on the same vein has been driven in 1(1(1 feet. Lower down on "lh same vein 1 have another tun nel eighty feet in. Immense- Mineral Kcfs-His, "Anyone mIio is prone to entertain doubt about the extent and richness of the Blue Ledge territory can easily and in short lime run up to tho dis trict and see for himself wlial is I here, ir he knos anything about mines and mining; ir he doesn't, ho ought not to be making nsiliw slate incuts about the matter. "A few immense ledges have been iincnvoiod. They run arallid iioion the mountains north ami south. They are twelve miles in length and four milea wide. Kven that area doesn't cover the extent of that district. It is vaM from every point of view. Kv. cry miner of good repute will eorndi orate everything thnt .Mr. Callnghnn recently saui at a mass meeting in this city about that district. What be said is ohIv an intimation of the full tmth about it. The quiver of activ ity up there i toady to break into lull-grown operations nt nnv time that a railroad it assured. .Millions of dollar worth of raw material has been lying dormant in those hills, awaiting onlv the enterprise of those most interested to promote its derel opinent. A nulro.id nlonc will do it." E The (ilxth wcik 01 Trlungle jdavs. produced i the (irlffitlv Ime-tJeunett eombliiatlou, is unite the beat and most inlcicsiliig that this coriiora- tlon has ho a and tjie large audieuce at ine i'sae theater last night gave every sign of hearty- approval. Tim Inimitable Dotjglaa Fairbanks is starring lu "Double Trouble." and there i material enough to make tho tired busloesa man forget lie ever had a rare In the norid ' aits is are not bjuMng In support of Fred ilsce and Mia .ssoeiates io A laultor'a wlfe Temptation." This rarce la more than a typkal TrlanKlc-Ketoiie. lu the expeuao alone Aiui I. rieunett ts a new stand ard of icf-!,-nt foi li foitlumulnjC i imlu. lion PRESIDENT AfJGELL OF MICHIGAN UNIVEfiSlTy DEAD W K I ;!?. jj.,1,, ,lr,i i .I.iiiiu tr 1... ...I 1... ,. . Jiif t I iin'cfsitt of l(iiliiiaii, Jind j at lit fiono Iicfo loJtiv It . .1 1.. . , J jittfd"j) !l SoV tfi i n,t . . -. ,. ,......- ,,. .,..f im hum in fllliril'1 MIWTOIAG FOR RALROAD IY eras DSFRANGHIZED BY COUNTY CLERKS Mimtv Cleik II. . (Inrdnci i- di frnnchiing a g""d mnnv of Jackson eonnly's ment representative eitittna through n narrow cnnsimetinn of the '.new registrntlHi Inn. If Ike citllten cannot ho his mitnrnliMlion tm pera nnd mnny who hnve been riti aens for score or more yenri, enn not show lhe, n ther hnve Iwen lost r dentroyed xearn 040, thejr nre rernscil rcgisl ration Some of those lisfranebised have taken up home slends, to do which I hey hod tojirove their citiailisbip othcra hnVe held imlilie office for .xeara, ill horn have voted conlinuoiislv fur fifty yenra in .Inckanu county. William Budge, the well-known or clinrdisl, in among those disfran chised by .Mr. (Inrcliier. .Mr. Budge was iiutiirolizod forty-four yenra ago, took up n homestead in (he Dakota and wuh for eight yen I'm Mstmntcr of (tnitid Forks, X. I). He Iihm been regislercd titnl voted regularly during his eight years' residence in .lackson county, iiih tiaiurnliMitiou micrs disappeared among tho government nrchivea nt Washington, when they were, aunt for insM?etion tnntiy years ago. loiina Wold, tlie dntggisl, ia an other cilixcn also disfranchised. Mr. Wold is the son of a naturalised Aincricmi nnd was born during a visit of liis puretita to their old homo in Norwuy. He relumed with them na a habo and hue up to the present hod no trouble in registering na n eitiaen. He also took up a homesload in the Dakota. Ilia fnlher'a naturalization papers were doxiroved many years ago. Burl Honey, who wnl formerly n sheriff of dnekson county, Ionic up n homestead and has for many years been a citixeu, has also been refused rexit ration uloiig wilh his wife. Mr. Ilitney was horn of iiHturalixod Amerieuus in Cnunda, coming to tho Cnitcil Stutes' when u child. His t'ntlior had been mtttirnlizcd at llcn der.ou, Minn., hi JStUI, but .Mr. Hauev has forgotten (lie exact date, and I lie naturnliutinii asrs were destroyed thirty yenra ago in n file. I. W. Thnuuus the well-known re tired fanner, who has been n voter in lackson eouniy for noiirly fifty venrs, has 'also been' refused regis tration, along Villi his wife. .Mr. Thomas lost bis unlurnlizntiou pa pers many yen is ngo. He also hail a homestead, which in itself is proof of cilixoiihhip. The legist 1 at inn law provides for such eases m section :i, in the follow- 'tfT'lsL It's Time to Tune Her Up That first morning you wake up to hear a robin caroling outside your garage makes you think one thing "I'll haye to be getting at that car pretty soon." While that thought is fresh in your mind, net busy. Of course you want your storage battery inspected your whole electrical system depends upon its healthy condition. And of course you want an expert to look at it. ThaVs why we suggest coming to us there's no question of our standing as bat tery men who know their business. When you come in, ask for a free inspection card. It will keep' your battery doing its work all the time, by correcting faults before they get too big. Complete stock of new Willard Batteries anil Repair Parts. THE ELECTHIC SHOP 103405' South CeMaTal Av- Ftca 3! TrUTV vT'f.'TT, t, t'U. ititf i lilU "t'n lllril, li 'we i i Ih i' , nil raVn herefoii. refirci m ntd iMintv n fnllv n. uruhfd uh fens ahnll nf h" renfrtr'1 lo etndrit tbnr eiftenhlft fnipers when rcut terinu under thi nel." MttwrthtAtKfinw Una rlaie. Conn- leid Oantner has refneett mnnv imllone of arn ewfifM fo Ohlriel Attnrnef Keltv slnlea that if the regilrnlion ennls are bn.iitfht In him he will strnighlen the matter mil. ZEPPELIN BROUGHT DOWN fContlnnod trm page one) or anti-aircraft ion's aa they passed Inland. During the evening Zeppelin were reported from various points, it was not nntll after midnight that . noouitcement waa made of their de- . - . thnt opened file could be seen burst lug all around It. One gunner claimed a lilt, the Zeppelin thereupon being seen to turn around and pro ceeded toward the coast, apimrently daumged. Tho pilot of a sloamor which was paealug at the time of the surrender of the Zeppelin which came down in tho niamea estunry aays that tho airship was surrounded by Drltlsli patrol bots. The crow camo down ono by one, said tho pilot, holding up their hands as token of surrender. Story of tho Ibittlo Told. A pilot who returned today from a steamship which ho guided out, says ho saw a, disabled Zoppolln. Ho asserts tho airship was broken in half and had a large dent In tho stern. He estimated Its length nt more than TOO feet. A correapondont who saw n fight between a Zeppelin and British gun ners writes: , "All lights wero put out In tho streota and all places of entertain ment were closed. It waa n calm, clear and peaceful night and tho half-duxen powerful aenrchllKhta which worn turned to the sky pre sented a flue eight. "Presently the booming of guns brought hundreds of persona Into tlte ' stroets. Just before 10 o'clock I saw tlio searchlights pick up a Zeppelin. Tho crowd loudly applauded the work of the gunners and became very enthualuatlc. when one shell seemed to bursV right under the alrahlp. The last I sew waa a cloud of smoke which teemed to he discharged from the Zciutelln. Ilvhlml this cloud the raider dlaanpeafed." I'reparednoss la the Issue, so bring In vmir tawnntnwnr nnd huvu It sharpened and be prepared for what Is eomlng J.W.Mitchell P""1"- ; alone rattled unceasingly acroaa tho A wttneao toils of eoelttg one of the roIUng countryside. They sounded aa Xeppellns, which appoared'to be or a f a huge depot of ainmunltlou had kirger typo than thnt of prertona oxplodcsi. detonating thousands of vlaltora, flying at a considerable shells In apimrently endless aeries height. The searchlight lllumlnatml j After several hours the terrible mal tha raider and ahella from the gutia 0,j. suddenly ceased and the assault Jnipeciian xf Any Bulttry at Any Time I Y S L HKHI.IV vln coiieniiaaen to Lon don, April l Th" roiiowtna lial njttnrlera correspondent of the Vos aloene Xeltiini send the following rn porl on the advance of the Oermana t MnlMneenrt: "Tho tnondernoa work of the or llltory again furnlahed the prelude to a tueeeaofnl reenmptlon of Infan try activity weat of the Mease. Con tinuous artillery fire .suddenly In I ontwi m i..nii.- Ai..M ...1 ut. ,n Immense thunderstorm the exido- was made successfully, with but slight loss to tho Germans. Tho (lor man Ksltlon west of Vorduu was im proved by this advanco to Mnlan couit. Tho (lerinnns were able to pi osa Into tho vllluito Itself nnd (o reach the first row of Iiouhoh on the northern aldo, which were tho most , strongly fortlflod 1 "i i,r,i n opportunity today to In- spW;t tlio booty so fnr taken In tho Vorduu Ixittlo; Tho tiunntltlo.s of woopons, munitions, uniforms nnd supplies of all sorts which wore ac cumulating hero, nro Incalculable." ;(j,:(n, the treatment of Plica and (ho con- ditlons rnpldl) bemmo worse, llevo out-self b) using Ito- IHAOl MnNn PILE REMEDY n remmlv of merit and guaranteed to glvo relief. Hold only by' us. 50c an 1 00, Safety Razor Blades Resharpened 30c A DOZEN-Any MttkO. J Heath's Drug: Store ts (UAIIAXTKIc Kvory odge mado hotter than now. Your OWN blades back 8TICttlI.IZKD Work Dona by Rnnilnry Sharpening Co., , Kdgo Experts. IlM'ki'loy, Cal J Straight TvilZOrs Rc-EdgOtl .').") Coilfs 1 Phone 22-? GERMANS 00 MAN MONION ANCORI spy t. ) kn Hi Byi,vPTyaMy ! m a s na. m. etsrss'i aw aiiiiiiniiea-sssjsi Wanted To Buy SECOND HAND . 1 Lawn Mower Chicken Wire All Kinds of Clothing and Shoes Furniture Tools And Anything of Value Will H. Wilson 36 N. Front St. (Kinsman BIdg.) Phone 467 KS ;4 aSwiaSSnlBW , For County Clerk Not Woodrow Not "Curly" Not E. Me BUT "Little" Joe Wilson Medford House Movers We Move HOUSES, BARNS, GARAGES, MACHINERY, Etc. Phono 1HH-M III!! K. Xeulimn. 7H7 1 Itli fit. WESTON'S Camera Shop 208 East Main Street, JM'odford Tlio Only Exclusive , t Commercial Photographers in Southorn Oregon Nogativos Arndo any timo or place by appointmont. Phono 147-J VToUidothoroit D. WKpf, Prop. 1