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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (April 4, 1901)
tlir MmU in contort from IStHi to 1S74, ml ntn-t-rvt-tl thrni dtirii it every month ol thi jhtI'wI ; that aid IhiuI wt tno wet lor cultivation mix! mv i-overed with water during tho plHiitinir. w'mwitiii ami Imrveptinii enuiiin, hut that no part therinl formed tho ln-d of a i-ertimni'iit Itike; that i'olv'tt would truttly tlmt in 1Si4 he . a tiiettilcr of the Orvison Volunteer- ; that in iich nervice he. in j Atii-'ili-t. lSt.4. entered Warner valley, Orrtfon, at the mntli end t( tin vallev and remained eicht ditv-; thai 'aid luiuU formed a part of a lurt-e marsh temlittit from the eolith end of Warner valley northward to where the Oregon Central Military Waifon K.-ml eruie-i-d Warner valley; t liHt r-M jil hind- were covered hv a heavy growth of tnle, Ihiit andoihorj swamp ttriise", hut tornied no part of j the hed of the hike. Coun-el for thej !etiler claimant ailmilled that each and . evei y one of t he w it neei' mi mist im the! application f"r cnntiiiiianci- would, if pii-t-en!. testily H- indicated, u hereupon 1 the milion for ciititiiuiaiue wan over; ruled, I'miri-el (or the Slate and it- j (Sranteea then ini rod need dii-timi-niai v , evidence a-ln-wirc iu'eio-M ol Warner i Valley Slin k Company and closed. Couiim'I for the "et'ler claimant-! ' niKVcd foi eon! innance until Julv 31. and ; colll.M'l for the Mate and it" alleged ', israntee. the Warner Valley Mock Com- ; pany, tiled crie-s motion a-kim: h-r con- tinuance until Aiivtti-t 4. 'I he cum wa ; continued un'il .Inly 31. lSHtt. The cifc , was called July SI, and on motion of the State of On-unii and th Wiimer Vallev ; Mock Coinpiiny, their ease in chief wai relened over the objection and exeep- tinim of the M'tller claimants, and. ow - iiiir to the illness uf the Keceivcr nl your J office, said can was continued until ! Augn-t 4. 1SW. Before, how -ver, the! ca-e tn cumin, il, j..in jiuiiaii men ! his appearance as a '"Mend of t lie . 1'i.iied Ma:e" hv virtue of a telegram j from the .V'tinu Commissioner ol this : oftiee, of July l!W, authorizing the: came without eoniieiisation or power to j bias t tie I'tuted Slates. The case was; culled on August 7, at which time the1 hearing proceeded. The "ase w as closed i as to the taking of testimony on August 2$. lSS1.', and after oral and writtteiii argument. by the adverse partus had Im'ii atil.tnitleil. on on Kehrurtiv ii. ! lmll) r...,.t..r..,I i..i.,l ,,, ae..r . .f . , ..... ..... .. . . j ine seiner claimants, w Herein vouioiimi that: The testimony show s thai n IS 84. ttie lands in controversy were cover ed w itti an apparently permanent Isidy of water, and the weight of testimony tends to show that this Ltaty of water continued to cover this laud until alsiitt ttie vear ISM; that the waters hail gradually receded w ith the exiv P-ions of i a few -ar9 at intervals, w hen t hey ( ulv a..w oi w i r. There were. 1 ahoul.t jmlxe. would rise anain, until the var IKS ,! from three 10 flv tliouaaml tua.l of caitle , 1 ; 1. ,1 ,:. ,, ,1 1 ." ...... 1. ...II.- Intrr.-il 111 the .-outti Vvariu-r marah wh.nl after which they con timed to uraduallv 1 WM ,n,.rt. A Vmr ue Ufm w,rn,.r recede until ttie full (if lSSi), when the ; Mwe aa applied to that pari ol the valley land in contest became practically drv. j Mt-ite.j uortb uf tti-.- stotia Bridge, ami Warn You discussed hrieriv tf.e testimony ,1n,r"V!.liV0!,:.....a r, ...... a of the principal witnesses ami ad verted to the fact ttiat a numler of lev ela were made on the tract in di-pute and that one at least of said levels show ed a sufficient fall to refute the theory that any considerable portion of said laud was coveied by an apparently f-r nianent tsi.lv of water, in this connec tion you observed: In our judgment, ttie evidence ttiat showed the actual con ditions of the lamia, should tiHve ureat vr weight than the surveys ami state ment of purveyor tending to rebut ttie testimony of actual conditions as show n by numerous, witnesses. February 4. 1S99, the attorneys in fact for the re spective parties accepted -rsonal ser vice of notice of sail decision, and on February 2S, and March S, respectively, the Mate of Oregon and ttie Wa net Valley Stock Company file. I api'al mi l sie-cirication-. of error, and supplemental assignment of errors 011 apt-.il. Tlie suhntauce oi the testiiuotiy given by each of the material witne-me- called by ttie State of ( treifon and its alleged lirantee the Warner Vallev Slock Com pany, at the rehearing, follows : K. K' Met onnauKhy. J am one of Hie atoi-k hulilera of th Warrn-r Valley st..ex t ompaiiy. I ttr-t aaw the lati.la in i-onirover.-y 011 July 1, 1-sj.i. I waa up on ttie uioinitaiu anil eoulil ail over ttie valli-y. It pr-m-iii.-I the app -ar am;.-of a title inarnh. In April 171, I waa in the i in in e' 1 iai 1 vicinity of the laiula. t waa then a lare tnle marsh corererl with tulei, rauea anil awamp Kre. J here waaeouauler ahle water auiong the tulea. In Hie fail of Is 7'i. I tk my cattle up He re to w inter. It waa alianwuinp, )ui the wau-r ha-1 aub-l.le.l a icreat Deal. The cattle couM ko in to the e'lg. ol Hie marah quite a 'liatam-e. Iiavnl K. Junea I reMileil in Warner Valley, Oregon from S. pteint.-r li, lbi7, to April . 1H g. I liav e examine. I the plats of the original aurvey o( toAUMhipa ;iM .-, ft 24 ami 'll, K, anj I 4u s, K 24 K, ou ti.e in lhi ottu-e. 1 have a. -en tm.' true: u.ark"l W arm-r Lake on aaul piai. The ijrat liiue J ot.aerve'l the same was in tielo-l-r 1,. I in- lamia looked like a big tule uotr-h. I w a nor cioae- to ttie lake at tnat Him-, tun from where I atoo.l, I aupimae'l the v.-i-taiiun wnk tulea. 1 waa first in the vu-iii.-ty nf Hi- laml in 1..7. -11.ee 1OT. I have ei-n th.' laml eoutiuiioii.aly. J wa pasaing hack ami forth from my place to Ft. huiwell. li was a.i uiel' r water in Ihe spring, summer am. lull of Is... Kh'-Ii ami every soring from JV, tO 11, Il Wtli H.J Uli.J'T V.HKT. OV ttnw ro.itiriii-1 irom Anl till alonj ai.out ,'iiri.HM'T uhi' j iirii'r 1 lit UHtf-r wouI'J m) low 11 ktu'1 tint uu' il Intf in th.: fall, ului! Hit rt; woiii't horn vvtitt r, iHt not uh iinich a- 111 1 lit- cj.riiti;. 'Ifjf v yt-tMi ion h t h ofij- j .iur rl'Hll jj mv t ji , i u i.-n uml ci.ai .v; rnsw- . : t iTnti til CMrJy h- vi'hitt k l tit- ratti- ot V hifj i f, A u'l r.M iiit 1 1 i 1 ii nn'1 n!H lt run in the j in nr-i. 1. mi i- or j- i 'J in h tit s in h rur , n-y, .10 !r h I kiMiw, nr- l' lii-nu, 4 ' h rt ?t riiH or rut r. A n h r- -u . Ha.'.'iH ff , nu nor' it of i Im t a IiiiinOt r ol Mi, nil oo- HO'l Hi (lit? fur Jiordi ltw J.Mk". Viin ill.- fitf'iiiri i.f lu.-.r mkf. J tii.nh uu)' ,Hfl jf UiJ iiiur-o Ann m 1-tTlnniP lit Ink'. 1vit I t' rx.n. I fir-t oo-i-rv ! th s laii-tu ; from h ri in rock off if tht inouutnjiih at'ont ' .lulu 1. l"o'. .m.oi.i i in tli ini" tti of July lr,(, j 1 iHh)nl arom.-i ipiiu tlj vt-.-t hHi'o) tii.; irark .on id, i at hrouii'i n horih to iri-Hs' r I.Mh'. ' itUHsati.lt- inHr.-li intt rht-rb'-.i witii ol-cii ' 4tr- akh (it u tit' r, x t' ifJiou nortli hikI hontii. I Ihti wnb iiol v ahin Hit- nriit tlir- t towtjhj.s, so Iur hi ni iili-i-rvaii'-n- wnit, hiiv ii-rinaii'-iit Utkt. In It A, tli- Witt' r of tin- marsh tram lo v i,Ht w as h;i-i u ardN i h'tfliiJiiii ah tin m an- I r lii.t'ii tui-f in Mini '.Jac R w t'iii i--voh'i II. in-. 1 dtii't ttiiiik J i'i i' !a a lio- MattTH as lugd Hj:aiii ! i.t-y v, r in l"i4. The wait-m Im1 not ri'iiihin hi th hmiii' ij i wr h t 'luring tlu-yi-fir. 'ili- r r.".-.i uiiii th apjiroiicti of tin: lry hcrini.n joirnK h' iiiah uitr h-hsou th waitT.i fl iw- d tii. nit, aft r !! main flow of vat'-r off, it gradually ptr:otat(.' tiirongli Hi lulf 'i in- ,fn oltttion 0riiJttK" W'hn hlo.v. Krout my k mw n-ii of it j.s n port , i rhiiiiv - rt'iiu .li I I niiiiiiiti l h r ik f mi ti tk IK.l!' nan on what is culu-u drist niHh Jakf, north of 1 liif Motif UriUK1'. hikI )uh cuijip on Iht? cvt'iifn 4 if J (.- mi lir li.', Han wiiat is -tlli'l Iau I oint, Warn- r 'mj1 y, wiiii; that of I't-ci-iuhi-r .'ti with in tlni Mat of Ni VH'ia ii-ar tht ttrrit Jim. x hil apr. Kn iiionl hpok- of a placH at t m' routh-vt -hi oi U ttrntr V a in y vv Imli hu prc- unci to he an ontlw, thcrt in an inlt-l tin re lua Jiitghl Jiavu he n uuMak- i. for an outlet. ( reaa KxauiluMlull l have seen I In- tiltri e( i.rroi'i lake iiiiiii it w III) thine of Warner. I saw th mi il I sol. I it, i in. I Ililnk tlmt all of W arm r Ixkr rt'ttirnnt !? Die original sur in humwi'M mill nr all avaauiis el tin' year. Nor w iia nil tin1 Uiut licisvceii saut mi aiulrr litii a lkp In Ixni. I aliueil the (Tl itaili ircaciilc.l . In explanation I wtah to .y 1 01 there I a itis. r tmncy tti the way llii affi ili ii la v rlltcii. It aluuiltt have lei n "at the j in it it n ait-r Ki-anoiiii of I tie yrar" a Mil t?ot a( "all amiiip ol ihe year " I ItiliMMleit to eoiMey ihti I linpria-ioii thai at Mull water '. 'in, Die In iclu ol i he w aier w n nine ti the aim', ami Dial iliirinn dry triohiltft, the wali'r Trend' 1 ery inucti. I he afttilavii wan t-xrrnii'it in ri'f rrriice 10 a niaili r pt'tiittiiit lHtMei'ii Mi-' ouiia UKliyaml ( tinrn a I imium;.'ii affiitiiit the I m in I In eoiuroieray In a eh II mill ami l In (art an follow: That I have ri aiile. t ami hax e he. n In t he leitin ol I he aahl Warmr Imlv anil have oli.ervt-il the am (I. . Ihi v hut I herrolj every year nine ihe aahl tsM liniiilYi': that to ni'y errialn 'roiial knoul i ili' in the year lsn. I he alei In nl W am er l ake were airhiKh an they have ev r been Min e I he ilale. that at the lime of my ttrsi v iMt to tho saiil warner eiiiniry. in th. yi ar l.v-4. the water of the nalil Warner Lake were lip to t he in. amli re.l tine, aa tirni eiiao Imtn it hy iiiii'iie Mirvev. ami w liu h I am m rv well ae iiaiiiie.l w iiti t y my tiax iiik hii-n ii on t ne i:rouiel ami k now Ihk ttie ioit nu all'ler ill line liy mi n r-oiial nl'M r at ion aint that I lo until Hull r re n. at II eil lli to (lie mi H inter ' it nu-. w hu h w hii eMahliMieit prior lo IsT.V me 111 alHita tin y. atlsTA. thai I verity ! li ve, unit I r ti i -i-rMiital kttovi teilKe kiii. ! hy ! TMinal ot'Ai-i vatinti, that the naul Warttr I ake tie naturally i overeil hy waiera i xieltileit up to the orutlmlly i-i alu niii Kllilei-eit tin.- tht-ri ol t Manllshl-il lo the w In. h .1 nu put..! rxniia .1 vi y ; that I rtiy tehe e Itom m p- r-nnal know te ikie ol the nliilaiiit!! ainl i on. In nil i-t tin -anl w aier. . v it nit.i e lseil. all ol W arm-r a oriKinaliy urv-eil ami inentitti reii hy trie I nil i it Mad Survi y. ri w !i lo t tie t-ett of I lo I ake an repri si-nii il ai iti ahl !.itrt-y wiimly i-iiu-r- l ill. i ItiK all M-asoli i I tin- Vi ar t y w at r ami w hh a lake or n arvti in taet. iiuru.k tue year Iwn", ami prior il.eieto. at ad s' asuii nl t!i year. U . i . I. ale t n-iileil In oh man Valley ami Warm r vlh-v Irom neiula-r lo .lirn i oli man alley U siti.ateil hhii.i eiKht or Huh a ilisiaut from W arner. 1 have to ont li-iil eXHiiiimil inei-rikiial p.aiso'a -rve. ten nut am taitn lar w nh ttie trai t ol lain! iieMktiai o a w arm r l ake. I tirM saw nanl trai t in v too. r Isrj tin i-oTiitiiiin waa ttiat of an im merse mars'i t .L- marsh, with ttie exeep 104 ol Iwnopi n lake, one wa at-out two imifg norm ot l'e- p ereek an t the other almnt n , u inn-a nortti ol 1-eep er.-ek. I tie riiai take Hurt 11 of I ie p i-r- ex voveri-il an area of tie Iween a halt s'-etion ami inetion. Iti- eoml one anna mile wiile ami ttiree mill- loti:. Ituriitif ttie vi-tr I t-ro4--il lite marvii a injmiifr of line on the Mom Hriil;e. iN.-teiiihr l'hia I rnliie la ait.iati ! in 2. T .1 .4 r, j ring wrre 1 w tth ami se 19. T :17 ., II J.S K ) iMit 1 hk the nl t?:t. Hi.- llnl 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1- -1 in the maralt iiitimlaleil with wati r, anil were eovere.t a tu-av) Ilia of vegetation. 1'tie overflow Wat eatiae 1 tiy ttie me.tiiiK ot snow on Hu- 111-.11 11 uii. raiiaea. The ov- rtlow woiihl eoi.ttuii- nti til. pr..liatily. ttie tirat nl July, w hen Ho- w ater W """ ' L ' 1 lly inri.aiittf until ttie late Tn j f j tii vt.Hr -(-(,,. r wotlul r. eeili' 10 ihe el- l I ! tent that in I lie tali consul, rah.e iiay e.u.1.1 ti. I eui on laiuf eoeril w i:h w an-r 011 Hie .irat of 1 July. I ir..im-.l ibe niar.n In m tuN-r 17. 1. fi-otti the eaat aule. to what 1 ealleit Hir hli 1-.-latul. iH-t we-n t tie t w o braiu a of lieep ire'k. tial part of Hie marah waa an almoat iiiip.-tie-trahle JiiiikI... 1'he luli-a ami utfi. r rank m-;- -talion w hu h hail acetiniiiiati.-.l f.-r y.-ara f..rm a inaaa that exteli'leil at-ove Hie water, w h. ri ll was fiiuu.l. This vej-i-taiiuii retartl--i Hie John 11. Seal, in making tnrrey of lownatilpa I :w .-, K y.4 K, : S, H ib E. ml 40 8. K t. I i ha-l a team ami aleit, with whleh 1 inaaheil ilow ti the tulea. The team bi'luna-nl lu Me. j 1 ounaiiKhy anj the sleil waa uia.1.- for the ; puru- ae uu .Mei onnauKhy'a ranch. I waa anl by Mi.-CoiinauKhy . I think Neal taUed of tiir.wing up the job an-1 said it wm a barJ jih, ami Mot oiiuau)(hr anti'd him to k a to ad ami turvty it, ami I think ht agrrt(J to f irtu-h a mao. I work-i (or Mrt ootiauKby Hrott. uutil tJiejr rKautzei the torp. ration, ami au.-rwar.li. with the Marnar Vailty ntoi-k ompny,iii all.vlcvru year. n ..re 6. Nu feeraou i rt-aide at KUmath Faith, (r Kon. 1 ran a line of h vrl in act or!-am-.- with insinictMio (row aoutht aitt c rn-r of s-.L'tn.u 1H. f 40 aS, H ii fc to I lit Mnne Mrnltfr-. ! 1 u.n-.l a rurl y t-HKUiL't-r level. 1 have tiatl ri : i m me in ruuuiiiK U-v.-ii. 1 worked at that j .MiSiiK-.-. sci'l urveyinif for i' Ik lit y-art. t ; ftt.jiid th- djfffr'-m-e in ihr elevation fr-nu the I pointi nainr-1 lo h- tuirt)-two aioi elichty-five ' iii.iolre ittiM ieM. In- i i t n n-- run Wat aoont ; t n y-nine tniiei. and t uir t- en hnmlrrd hft I it Mu iiiiprrit)lc fi r the tiiitrMii to iiave heeu a prom. oe ii l ink-- within the iiiem-'ory of man, b uuv.' oi tf.e d.ff Tm i' In n-v- 1. W hln tfai-re Aa- a '-outin ionitd'-eiiD' to th north, it waft no. uuiioriii Ih'-faii was Trar th flrht ri . mil' h, fift.t-n ati'l miwn met . At av-r ' iJikr- tht- lull wns Vj from poui of --ii.mnic. , uii l from 'r- a- r J.ake to -to-;.- limit;--, thir- . t'. n aiii Hiir!y-lie hontlr lt hf. 1 reet-'Ue.J my iiistrut'tioiii irom 1. ihwli, omit! , ior th 'nte of ort'Kon, and th- V arm-r aily lt k oiupaiiy. 1 wat Miiist'l in the imrv y 1 hy Mr. It, k'. hfctjVMie, Mr. KoutMn and Uu I otm ri furniilit'tl hy the latter, whoxe nanu-ii 1 j io not r:ineml;er. I'anit 1 r. hrow tip I am the Se cretary ami Trenturvr of the Warner Valley Stot a oiu- pttny, a.o one of the director and nloea hold try tro-rc-iu. I have traced out the ramp ol i apt in John . Kreuioiit in hii exploring t x p'-OKiou through M arner Valli-y in lccmhcr 1MB. The camp of iJeceiuber 1, wan at what ii raiied iiorM ( amp in .Nortli Warmr aUiul om tw. ive or tilteeu uiilei north of the Moue l.ri'U'f. 1 eatnlv raeofnixtd the i amp of I'm. j, wtiirh if V ilon' or ' hrmttnaa lake. Thit )! aoout two mile north of the htotie Ur.'li-''. 1 IfM ated hu t amp on Deeem) er lU at Iihk I'iint in net: :U, T 3A n, K 2A K. liu next 'amp that of December 'i0, was in oKiiiin : alh y. j 1 asMflted Mr. Nh k-r-ctn In run nl tit? the lev I el-. 1 carried the rod. i fioticel a felitfht ! uiov m nt in the wat'TM of the inarh, a iiuk 1 giMi eurreut to the north, h. M. Mnler-I have retlded in .ihic lake Vail y ahiui thirty yeara. i he watt-raof ((Oom-l-ii.t- hav- r LcU-d hi nee I first L. auie a ijiiaini'-'l with it. I coul'ln't say how much, J at a ku- h, two or three ft-et. 1 wa in Warm r V a.lt -v ten or twelve yarn aKo. ( ro-tti xmiiiimiKiii- I wan in Warm r Vall-y i'i. i. . i ... . . i a. . i. .. . i it ... ,. . ... i ,,,..Tu. ::'t:, " ; a a. it., r uumeii 'in tje from tne laml. I luuml '1 1. : j.- at home, Jjt, via., appari-nuy aune. I I ej'-i'i. il him. I took a Mini ami mumoii, ami j h oi eil h hai i ffeela lie iiail over to me li i p : .-.-ek ram-h - Met oiinuuiiy'a I ilruve into a ' eorrai aiel left hln iiiiiib'-, 111 ihe vitixoii. He j l lo-li hi-i oliipaim il ine lo hhlwi II, t ailfurnla, , .nli III.' eohta of tilt' Mill, ami 1 ilul Hot a- e any . inure of him i.Atil aome tune ufiervtaiil., at vwiii-n lime he waa iio.aiie. A. i . Kialer I vi aa aialioiieil ht t'aiiip Waru- r as ( apt-iin of the '1 vvi-iity-ttiinl liifuuiry, Irom the tall IHA to 1H70. I tii-cuine aeijuallili.ii v. HU tnat part ol Warn, r Valley iyiiii- -uutli of Ine sti.lu; I'.rulKe III the Hlllli-r ol in-) ami ID i,'i. Iiurini liie years IIKiK an'l l7u, ulul at;ain 1:1 laTJ, ami afler the a.riiik' nf 1-7-1, Iur twiminl a hull ) ara 1 travi-leil ItiroiiKh tliat part of lie-valley, i-rom my ohai-rvaiiou, Hie Kfeater purl of thateountv wal a tule murah, with ine i-xeept on of tlie lakea. in Ihe fall of the year, tlu- UMli-r wouhi ilry up in aoniu plaeea more than oitiera, ami you coulii rule out lioraetiaek 'juite a way, anil theeaitlu uoiilii work out a kreat IP al farther among the tulea, than in the i-pniic. 1 he Mate of Oregon and Ihe Warner Valley Stoi k I ompauy introduced in eviileuee, uu iler the lerma of the alipulatioii herein hefore iioteil, tranin:rlpli of tealimony given hy wit-lu-aa. a in the variona hearillKa. that had there fore taken plane. 'Ihe material paria of am li ti atiiuoiijr together with Ihe taae in will, a It waa given, follow: I'eter I'eteraou T. H. Wakefield i-aae-I ac companied a detachment of Orcgaii Vol unt'.-era nnili-r the command of ( ol. Irw, in iar-4, from ht. KM well, ( alllornia, lo what waa then known aa Warner 1-aku. 1 waa with a ileiaehment t hat attempted to paaa along the weal aide ul Warner lake, and nulling the route Impractic. ahle, we traveled aruuiiii Ihueaat aide ol the lake, which waaal thai lime an arm of Warn er luke. We went helw.-ell the rimrock and the w ater of the lake, and paaaed cloae hy Ihe ittikont tionae. t k hat tha eoretltloii of tha laml In the aonth rinl of a lial la known a W arm r Val ley In Jmy lM? A. Itwaaalakn lnleri.-ra eil w 11 h Mn akt ol title, ami ttie w an r rame in Hie rlinr. ek on I lie eaal ahte ol Hie lake, anil to the loot of ttie inioitttaina 1111 the weal aiile, aonih ol aii eao ami weal line Irmn or. i-r lake. I lie water eitenilrJ mm III of an ea-l ami went line frmu the iluaoiit I'eter I'elerson Jiai Morrow raae -1 am a eoiiatn ol H. K. Mel unnaiik hy, the lialuiaiil muter siaie of Oreaon. I' It. J, .11. a ,'. Wlllejr eae I wlth-il In Warnar valley In ISK ami n lit'-il Ho rn nniil Issn. I ttiat ma the laml tn the ai rink of ls- It It ait the a-aariiee of a marali or lake I iiliaerii il tin ae laml iiiiii Hie aprmi, alilli nier anit full of IMVa. I'rnl'alny pa-a.-.l tin 111 twenty or thirty llniea. Lrohalily eaaaml the lamia tllieeii ot twenty nmea in the rli-k 11 111 tiler, ami tall of Is'1', ami the aame waa true ot ls7ot "I lie eharaeter of thee lumla itnri ItiR the spriiiK. aiitniner ami tall ol rai li ami every year lioiu l-i-i o tksj. a that ol a uiarali or lake, so Iur a I o.er eit. I he v. ge lation a-row Ina-on aalil lamia a lii!e anil ! awamp Kra-a. I lie water that .0 rll.m e,l ili,-e j lan.la w the part ol V arner I ake. I In' wal er mi 1 h ar lo the rua.l tnoai ol the lime. I ! an In lite foot hi line to the r.-a. I I oh i 11 r eit imlieai lona 1 tun Hie wanr lia-l Ini 11 1 hiaher than 11 waa In lat.v It a an it lo hate j tn , .1 ohe or two feet higher li-u e.-ii.i m i irom the motion of the wat--r win re 11 ha-t lti-il nu- aamla arn iiiil the marviu of the ; laai ami aio till' ki oil tin tm o. I h 're a a r.H k a'.ieit on.- half tulle Irom In- lallit III iltMMitf. atali'tlnit on! i-lie or two ! huii.tr 1 i aril in tin- wati r Lit tar roek aio.-il ei ami prul alny i.ortli ot Hie laml In i'i pilte III IH-.II J lliri ilkh Hie lli'Oillv I W- III w at of Hie roi k. I lie kr"t'llil i-liwhleh tin riN k ad-oil 1II1I not apiN ar lo In- ilr; r a-i. It appi-areit in have tn-i 11 rulleil trntu tin- tmuin talll anil III known aa the lone ho k I Hunk It W011I I he 1 il.le to i r.-i at Hie siion- llrlilk,'!- w ttti a IrelMtil wa.oii, w to n ttie . a ti it waa 1 oM-reil with w an r. N. I'. 1 nl-1; I na- n aa-- 1"- r emtleiilar!) . t think ttie w aler ia ten lei-t lower than 11 wan lit .Aa to the Mtr!a- . the mar-h In th. annth emt of ihe valley in ik-Ji w - a a lioi-t ol wat.-r. now It haa mine !' w 11 11. lu a t-liatu ot I lakea. none it.i n for Iniha ! J ae h Hiirna - .. 1 . mliyraae I flrai ol. 1 a. rve.l the laml In 1 otitri.verav in Mav la.. 7. W aa w ithlu Jik or .'.'-o ar.ta tlu-retruni. aa In XI In the Mi ll, Ity nf ' lite lamia III Im.'I, In May ami J ine. ami auain 111 May s7l. In Is 67. Hie lake waa prelly full, ha. I a ilaal i f wa! 1 r in it In In.-.i. it I, a I none .1. hi 11 a Inn.- lu la:l. II waa i.mi-r III 11 at any lime iluriliK II... Il.r.... .. .r. 1 1.-.1 ij. 1 iii, yon oliaerve any of I Ilea, laml at tho.ae viaitaT .1. 1 1 waa iani ereil w Hi water. 4 lial 1. a- tatloll it lt von tin. I nriiwliif iia.u tin a laiiita 111 i-oiiti at ! rlnic y...r flrai nana. A . I i.l.-. wai.r ami title, li looked li ae a lake. It w a a lake tuo i J M. ul. y cai. 1 flr-i per ally ot... rve.l I Hie iai.il In eunir.iverav al.oui a )ear ago. I v aa hrt lu the v li luny nl the laml In lv,7 I wi nl arimiiil tin edge ol the lake at one corner ' alMiui jiai ar ami at atmii er i.t,.it "an yanla irmn tin- Ian I. It waa in J im- Haa i here 1 akam in isi.i ami awaiti lu s71. n,,t , the laml eiluer llltiu In'i aile It waa eov er. d ' vi i. It al. r ami I. He. 1 1 w as a take .all el it warm r I ake. I'. A . Iti-n.h rsuti A . I ' -atlleyeaae lain ac tual niril w 1 1 Ii ihe land lu i onirov erar. S.. reMde ami have reaiileil iime .prtl Ia7. aiK.ut rive n. ilea tlier. from, I flrai i.l,a.-rve,l tin-laii-l in la.rt liiia.l ihe a j.. aram ol a Hue ii, ar t.. Tne Irai t viaiovernuMi'd at aaul tune. Il hirmrd a pari ol warm r Laic or Mar-h. I tie lau-l ha-1 t he appearance of lul.-a griiMing up ihrouKli wal. r cj. waa any i-oriiuii ,,( the land in eotiteat In cliule.l in warm r Ijike or Mar.li al that tunc? A. It was included m the lake at thai time. (j. waa any portion ol It "over d with water al tuai lino ? A Ii was a, I covered w iih w al. r eii-.- i the aiig brush km.,1 rclerr.d lo, with lule and I1a kr.,u nig nr. throtikh It. 1 wa- ov. r a, I, ol sal. I lamlaoii horai t,a k dnr lug the month ol lawiiila r IH7a. The water w aa fnneii and 1 paaed over theiii on the n-i-, with the Iceplloll of the aage hrui.ll klloll, i t'- I wasovi r ihe land iliirnik January and lie ,., inl-i-r la7i. Tne wat.-r waa Iroi.-u over and 1 passed over tin in on the ire aad i did not ol.-n-rve th.- comlllioii ! the laml. w ith the escep lion of Hie aage hrtiah knoll referred to, 1 her-' as a grow t u ol tnle ami aw amp grass that iiiiwed ahove ttie surface ol the ire. Ine land lu la.'J. IsAuaud laal, had (lu aaine apix-aram-. aa 111 ISTIi, excepl lllal 111 l-sl, tin. wal. r h. gall lo recede and tne land li auie dryer. K liaiy ca-. 1 1 has ta-cu ovet fluwed w iih wat er ami cov"r.sl--i ith a nr. mill of lule and aw amp graas durTiig the spring and aumtiier mouina ol ihe entire time ami ir.iiu la;i in isal, II has l. el. ci.vcri d w Mil w ap r during the en ure imiiilha oi every y,-ar i iriug lhat nne. yivcati-r I'lkoil faae- J am iii-iUnluti-il with the laud, l-ir-t saw it in octiiii. r laTi.. liwaa ail eov i-red w it h water, w it h tm-exeepiton ol a small g r-a--i-vv nod k noli C'.iiiai i.i ug ai.oi.t Intir or ti v i aiT'-s. A N II. IIU' t l is- - - f. I'pi.ll u hat l.-k'Hl a il- Il V IMull li. I n nl 'I ilk'otlt - 1 1 1 1 . I . - I 7 .. wl.al la I k n ii vv ii a? Ho- ilu,:uul lii i, i a. mov . i -u.i..t -. ii n : lit ;i. si c. la. l-ut ttie uruiiiii, I. mil in tlo- ereek, rum alii.-li this ho is iii.taina its nam.-, ! IhOlli'lil. II ne I" 1 w ecll l.li i ami Ii. J I. Morni I.. r hi taw Jw v,,rrn'.i en- - W lint tlu- '- II t he duel 1 1 Inn i .1 ll,e Kii,nt.- -'. Liii i .on . ii iii ol inia laml ir. .u. A pru is ! 7a to June I -'''' A. rroln April l-7a lo la-.l, in- . l-lUMVe.tll Were COV eri-'l VV llii ivaOr il'irilig! tit. en nr. at,ritii;. ai.miiii-i ai.d tali mouth v ami ' were coi.r.-il Willi lee ilnrilig Hie wiutiri Illolltlisoi tlinae yeara. J.-MM- II. Nliitr..A I A." - I h ive ai-i II tile 1 lll'l In ( cotitroviT-y a majority of liu- inniitiia Irum j April S7H lo Julie H.J. Tile I ml hAa h. Ill auvereil w it Ii vv au r dining tne enure yi-Ara, w llii l he pi ion of Ias7, I a.ni And K'J. w A Mm. re case LAnguAgc aAlne As Jeas.- H. J Morrow i A. I', rritkea raw' I firm l ii in Hi'- qiliiinleil w itti the laml in cut rovers v in lH7ii. 1 w as nut on it, hut it iijipoiiretl to be a tule llnirsh. H ua next in t he vicinity nt the laml in Iieiemher 1H77. it waH envereil with water, ami I cniiLI not net ii n it at that tune. When I Kirrst haw thia laml in Octi'Ler IM7H, the entire tract was nmler water. I rmn 1M70 tn the traet U hii'li in Mluali' near the eeiilfr uf W arner innr.sh una muter water the entire lime. N . 1'. TunniiiiiHt'ii eiiM I hu ve known the I a 1 1 ' I sin. e H7i. The html i m- troveisy u us a marsh u hen I lirst saw it in li7t. In I'ocemher M77. the Iriu t wan envereil witli ire. In H7'.i. the laml was nverlloweil nml swainiiv 1 1 it ri 1 1 ur the M.ii,n,er n..,i.ti.s. l.. I'.. I"iii' I l Xi ill c:l-e.- I Wll- liist iii VS nrm r Vallev in .Inly lsi.7. I eiiteii'il Irum iienr the Hull ill etui Itlul jia--ei un the east aiile d I lie hike. lh lint w, is the i'.,ii.ion nt Wain er 1. uke al thai, tiine',' A It vviis u i.'lli cl Like limn tho I M-.I to.. I l lll" tn west lu il lulls. J 1 1 . i ui i 1 1 1 Irmn t lu- ih'il h nl the water, it was a .ei inatieiit luko. .lulm M . .-aiuli'i i A. I'. U'lllev ciise 1 le.-ule nl I-1. I'li.lwell, Cal, itlul have hinee 1 Hi 7 . lam iii'ijiiiiiiitiil with the latiil in enii' ruveisy. l ir-t saw it in Hii7. 1 1 is almnt i5 miles (mm mv place .l resilience. I have exainiiieil suiim nf i he em tier p'lSts or Htiitu-H nf this laml. I lirst naw it in April I HUH. minlo tlio-o tripn up niul hack, m.rr in July, (nice in r-epteinher aiul niu'e in Nuvein her. I pasHoil w iiliin a ipiarler nf u mile of the In n il. My uliHerva ion waH Hiieh that I am etui I. I e il to tentify iih to the (liaractei' nf the laml, liirinkt Hiiiil time. Its enmlitimi wiih that of a lake or Huamp. ItcnuM nut have tiecii cnltiviileil liet'iiilHi' nf In iny tun wet. The water that Hpieml over IhiM 'ami in IHIiH, waH a tmrt nf a larj.'e hmly uf watci know n ami calleil Warner lake. The Overllow aeeineil periiiamiiit ami not temporary. The inn-it nf Ihe way nrniiiul Warner Lake or what una then railed Warner Lake, there wan a well delined beach to which the water came. If 1 had been ftirvevintf lhi hind in IHI.8. I would have called it a lake. My observation ilurmu the apunn, Kiiiumer and fall of lSiiti, waa am h aa to enable ine to testily a to the diameter ol snld hind. It waa the tamo aa III I SUM. Ho iur n I could see the waters of Winner l ake or marsh coveted the same lu the sprinu, Hiiiiiinet and (all of the year 'nit. I turned my cattle out to ((rare Hi the vicinity ol lhee lands 111 'lis, 'mi at. d 'ill. I hey k' 1 1101 1 on the lulls and litk'lilan.li around the tmuijfiii of the lake, but did not nrc on the hind in conttoveray be cause it w as loo w el . I oli-ei veil I lie laud Hk'ain in r-eptciu U l, 1SS. and liotiied a del ided elnilikie I in the 1 Initiii h't ihelcl I lie eireta I timi krnw ink' "II 'he land w aa liner ; Ihe , In 1 ! I k were itiM-r. In my opitiiott tin' IchaiiKe was caused hv a aiieeesioii of I 1 1 1 y Ji ill". whli h iiiilsed the l.iki- to to- cede, unit another nienl Ibiii lui- been 'the tilling up ol the vallev hv sediment I washed lu from the hills lit tiuieof H unt. 1 iNiine ol the wiiteis lluit Mowed into ! Warner I. like have boeii ilivei'ed by ' din In s to Sin pi le Valley. M01I..C Colin ,tv,t al. Ihe siiici-sinii il drv sin oiis I lii'wuu III IH7.'i and emli d III I -, A I kHeat 1 1 1 11 1 1 v ol the hikes lit 1 1 1 it r no. 1 0 h 1 1 ol t In i m nt 1 y went div niul il hits wi le M tv low. I Mould iiol have a' in. H i'.l in ti vi-1 over iinv ..iii id 'his I il in I Ul IMIiH. 'I, 'I nl' 7tl vv I'll. .IK It Ueii. t'nisa I'Mtin unit inn .- t). Wita the ln-iicli ii HiilintHiilt.il wiiii-r line uml H I -a fii i it i i-i 1 1 tun', nr w iia it ei.iiiiiise.l of wci'ils nml lliiuiog , l.'l.ria tlmt w it a w nsli nl tl liy extri'liie luk'li VAittcr. A. It ni..'iiieil tn 1 1 n -el Iiiillielit mil' 'iiiiiiiseii nf in rt I r vvii-lii'il up l. tin 1. ike nu. I rntti'.l uu. I (iitiiii-'l il n-rii.,iiii-iil w liter line. tj. At your visit tn tlie ilitce in I1-'!, wlult w iih I lie ii..eilrclu e nl tins Ix-.o Ii inl'itri'il with wluil it una vv lien y.ui I ,., , 1 uisl miw it ',' A. Ihe la'iieli is v.-rv iiiiuii I tin aiiine w itli t lie exe'it I ill I lull tliere la In new II II tl-1 llll W llalieil II I h it. .IiiIiii M. Siimlera. N I'. Tniililiik'-eii ease Waa liisl in tin vli'lliltv nl tin' liiml in -. hi ti'-t in IhiiH in M.iv. I almuM jiulv.'!' I WMaiil'iillI h mile ii 1 1 I il liulf Iriuii tlic I ii 1 1 I in emit r. vers v on llie liul hills. I s.lvv the witter where the I ii.. I Is n. iw , the w lu.le rinililry una i nv .ireil with w liter. (I. Where ili iea tint irim'iit truvele.l & A 31 WK A QENHRAL MHRCMANDISI Nl-W PINT; CKI:I:K, ()RI;(i()N Will soon have on an elegant stock of t? everything in the line. Dry Goods, Clothing, Boots, Shoes, !:tc. I T. J. MAJILTON I Dealer In Hardware r: Tinware, Amunition, Guns, 3 5 Sportsman's Goods, I;tc. Hereford -ITaHsyVtaV-Ty- -i' . .-I ',-.fi.-,-, .1 W Keener 4 llll a Morrltauii Reeder & Morrison . BLACKSMITHS AMD HORSfSIIOlRS 53- lo fverj II1I11K In I he lllneUmiillhliiK l.lne ami snillsil'ue. I ion icmirniileeil New Pino CreeK, Oregon. I nniil run? A, It .rtiii-i nl'it'if tin1 r-ilgv nt lliti vitt It'V ulileli n iiiuler water nl that titim. l Wlint una the iiniilitliiil nl llm i iiiintry i igM t'H"! "I w li''"' i'Miii'imI? A. A hike. q. ilow il wiia it? A. Well ll ileep I'liniigh to awim. I went in niter amtie iltu ka nml gut In liver my lieml. y. Irmil vnnr nliaerviltlulig nl lliii lllllil ill INIaH, IHiill Mini N7l, mill lllai. limn the n'n.iielii'i' nf tin' wilier lllio iilntig the li i il t u t ti nl iirticr hike, what lii your mmimi, wna the euiiililiiin nl all the liiml III cmilest ti HMI. A. Well nil i.'lniiil va . ul I . I he (hut win il luke Hi liial. A . N . Heiinell iili'.-- IJ Wlint il-i the I'.iiiilitliui nl tins liiml iliuiiik! tin Veur ISi'M, when yml Hiiw it? A, A vvuitii. IJ Si, no w liel her ..r imt it w ua c iver oil with n titer these I linen',' A. Il wis .1 u I llii! t he k r I Ii kf Itmilllia. In the lull w In li I una tlu-ie the vck'i'! il ium I'nVi ri il the k'Muinil an tlmt n i rsi.i i nniil lint aoe. I'linlnii lUnvv n.- S I vealer I'mni eiiae. - I liuve leHiihil nt I t. Ilnluell, t ul . fur t he List '.'I Villi a, I lllli III illllltlll'i W It It the I il I. . I III liilllrnverav. I llr-t Ml vi Ihe IiiiiiI in wlult una tn In- aeiii nl it, iii May li". With I he exiept imi nl iiihsIiIv Intir ur live in ies, it vuis ruver eil w llii wil'el . !sia o w lieiher the w a'era nf Wnr lier liint-li hiii l.iuii.li"! thia Imie ria k Hi tlmt tunc'.' A, At tlmt llllie it Una klliiWII Ha Iir ticr 111 ke nml t he W ll'crs n( Wurncr luke sin liililiili'.l the M II Ht 'lull Ml l lie . li, lint una ihe i'.l 1 1 1 i 1 1, i ii n thein l.in.la in e.iii'est Irmn 1"7'J In 1S77, III elusive'.' A. Tliey uere .rn i'iuilly envereil Willi Ha I'I. There might Hiaaihlv have In ell a. Hue Mi'.i-.ilia lute in the lull, tie u iirila ' lie I.l' ter utrt nf l lull time, thill tt mini fniilil tut vi- K-it uu there. t 'man CXillllllllUliill I i I yml ever nee 'lua Luie luck III Si. IV 1S7u7 A. I ilnl. n jiiirii.iti nf it. A I m nl t winit va iia the ilepth ( llie u H'er iinmeiliir ly tail rriitiit ttitaT it 7 A. I slu ml. I liilu'o nt Icuat three feet. W ii I is:hl I Vim s II..). I can 1 I r .i t. at l-t Ithlwell. I al . and am a. .iis nl. I m llh the laml lu colilrov ers . 1 paaaeil aillilu . u to.irth of a mil-' from tin- land lit Auin.at a?t, and ai,-a',ti In Nov.-mtier, la:.'; u wna umli r water and all kinds ul Stock W arm Drows Valley, Oregon. F. O. Bunting, Owner largest herd cf registered Kerefcrds in Oregon ff) Pcqistrrr.l Vearlinq Hulls lAL'DOK Al WIO hcti.1 ol herd IlrATvIOS J. W. Maxwell A cent for Ton of the Dost high grado and rtandard makoa of Pianos $240.00 and up Organs $50 up 0 i