VOL. XXII. LA KK VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, TJIUKSDAV, AUG. 8, 1901. NO. 31. A.. .... TORONTO, CANADA, VISITED. Queen City of the West Visited by Party Of Oregonians It wan thu privilege of tho writer to accompany a party from Oregon to one of Canada's iM-itntiful citicn, Ilio "queen of the Went," a Toronto in called. leaving Buffalo curly ill tin- morning on the Grand Trunk Hy the party win aurprined when a ainlilfii atop waa iiikIo on the liitfli HUiM'iiMion luidge which apana the Grand Goigc of tint Niagara river midway lictwcen Niagara City, on the American aide and Niagara City on the Canadian. Tim view from this itiapiring eminence ia c,rainl aud not to I mi forgotten mmiii. Willi the rapids Imv heath ami in the foreground ami the Niagara lull looming up not fur off one ivIioIiIn tlit luiii'l of nature which ia Im yiiml di-ncriplii.li. Thin atep on the bridge wiia I'ol to view the mcnery, hut fur tin Catnidiiiii iiiftiiuiH otlii'fiN to in-nM-rl the baggage la-fore It got- Into CunudUn territory. Thin form ia nl waya g"tie through with Hi t lilM pi are nit the traiiia ki each way. The country through thin ortiin of Canada ia very picturi-Milt a it ia cov ered with tree and ahruhU-ry, ami all green thia time of year. Aa the train w iiid around the shore of Lake Ontario the KveiiB ia made more heautilul. n wrriinK Ht Toronto the party en gaged two laue open coachca, each hold ing 20 pBwntiera; they being built ca iiw fcir lil iMiriuwe. Tnpiln w I w - gera bviti ail N. lb" rlmrry lmiili announce our alart, and we u re off a it auiurt Mice. Thu guide paaed tin bugle, which ia about kix feel long, t the writer aud alter a few attempts blew out a few lilaKla that surprised tin nativea, and it la-ing Hinday, they were want to think that it win u hand ol Wild Went Indiana turned looHe. They are a Sunday observing people and do not fii out much on that day. Thev are teniHirnte too, there laing no sulooiu in the whole t ity. which has a population of 237,lHK. There are 180 churches how over, and 150 hotels. Aa we glide along over the smoothe pavement our guide calls our attention to thu Toronto Club which ia one of the most artistic clubs in the city. Turning into Front street we see many of the principal hunka, insurance offices, w hole sale houses, etc. Now we k westward along King .treet, passing St. Jamea' Cathedral with ita magnificent and lofty apire, it being one cf the hit-licit on the continent of America 318 feet from the ground. Turning into Toronto street we Bee flrat tho old and then the new postotfice. Then in quick succession Simpson's de partment atore, old city registry office, Medical buildiiiK, tho Independent Or der of Foresters' Temple, aud now we coiiio to the new city hall and court houae, a magnificent liuilding built at a coat of f:,(KK),0lX). As wo pass along tjueen atret oaatward, wo aoon reacli the Metropolitan church, Kt. Michael't hoapital and Cathedral, Cont-rcgational church, tho Holy IUohhoih Synoijoj-uo and tho Normal school, then through a nice rotiidontial section until we reach the Horticultural gardens, which occupy ten acres, and were first opened in lHiH) by hia Koyul Highness tho l'rince of Waloa. Wo uqw get a good Idea of the ixe, stylo and character of tho city, and the guide informs us of tho value of houses and , rentals, taxes, police and fire iiroturtiotT, - postal, service, street lil-htiufcV paving (tHSusHttienta on proper ty, etc. Th. houses are all built of brick not once -dUl we c a wooden struc. ture and bctptilul clitfiblng vinoH oov ering utoat of tbeiu U the; very roof. Uents are ver cheap Compared to American citUta! Fori utaniH brick house tho si.o cl th largertue in Lake viow, rents for S to' 10 per niouth. Commodities are alw-vtsry liJs, .but wages aro just as low ia coiuparlao(u We eoon are in Hosudule and see tho beautiful mansions of wtaltby lawyers, niorchauts and other geinllenien)('a'nd ctoat? the sucoad of the Hotwdale brWgos V' ;':;'iy-v r' '- ' 'w: Yi-XC-U -V ; ; K ' ': X" .t Sr, .-v'Vv'--" :. i I' 'lplr---A .k-.X ' . '. : r : . , - ' ' ' '.'syir V;.. ' :' 1 -t wjlif - TTic auovc fcprc:sYits"a rlcsin usetl as ihe seal ot the iJan-American Ex posi tion, and typifies the union of the Americas. This exquisit piece of work repre sents two women-a blonde and a brunette clasping hands in a spirit of thor ough cordiality, while the draping of their gowns is so ingeniously arranged that the picture of the two gives a double effect; first, one sees a fair and excellent picture of a pair of beautiful women and 2d, it is a relief map of North ami South America. These two women are chisled from life on a Madallion and are selected as types of American beauty. Miss Maud Coleman Woods, of Char lotteville, Virginia, is the beautiful blonde who represents North America, and Maxine Iilliot, the actress, is the beautiful brunette representing South America. The two are clasping hands, in the act of uniting the Americas. at an altitude of 130 feet alnive the glen ; then croRHing the Huntley street bridge to Hloor street and down Jarvis street w hich are among the uiOHt faNhionable street in the city, along Carlton and College strtH-ta to Queen's I'ark, where is one of the tuoat beautiful drives in the city. Here was instituted the "Hut ten Itaw" of Toronto, and on Saturday afternoons bands of music played while all that was styliah in vehicles and prancing horms were brought out. We soon come to the new Parliament build ing, erected by the Ontario legislature at a coat of l,ir0,(KK) and completed in 1X1)2. Here wo stay for awhile to in- Bect this grand building which covers over 7(1,000 square feet of ground. It is of massive brown stone, and the cliarac- teriatic feature of the structure is the sculpture work. In the interior are many corridois, flights of stairs, offices and rooms; prominent among the apart ments being the legislative chamber where the laws of Ontario are framed. As our guide conducts us through the vast building we are struck with its beauty and fine arrangements. We pass along St. George street and University avenue, upon which is situa ted the armories and also Oagoode Hall, where the highest courts of law in the Province of Ontario are held. The guide draws our attention to the Lieutenant- Governor's house aud introduces us to To ronto's four corners the Government House, St. Andrew's church, old Upier Canada College (now in ruins) aud a hotel. They have been humorously named "Legislation, Salvation, Educa tion and Damnation." Finally we return to thu hotel delight ed with our trip, hungry but not tired. The site of Toronto was originally very marshy, and in consequence it was of old called "Muddy York." The history of the tow n is comparatively uninterest ing until tho year 1812-15, when the Official Emblem. place was sacked and partially destroyed by the Americana. Time, however, has obliterated old scars, and the Toronto of today shows no signs of that early conflict. The town was incorporated in 1834 and the name of York was dropied, and the old name resumed. At present there are 52,000 public and private buildings. Toronto has advant age over most cities, owning large tracts of freehold proerty in the best business centres, for which it receives a large an nual revenue fiom leaseholders. The yearly civic income and expenditure is over $3,000,000 as an average. Tho as sessed value on the property last year was 1151,000,000. There are 55 public schools and 62 kindergartens, employing 423 teachers. Tlv total cost of these schools has been PorVMJNi. t tlf "jre are Z,iuo muustrial establish iMi, w ith an invented capital of $40, 0U0j employiug 35,000 hands; pay ing f 10,000,000 in wages, with an out put of 155,000,000. The exports of the city amount to $3,084,000 a year, and the imports to $17,731,000. In taking an eastern trip for pleasure and sight-seeing Toronto Bhould not be overlooked ia the itinerary. It will al ways remain as one of tho most pleasant memories of the writer's eastern visit, and were it not for the severe cold in winter it would bo an ideal spot. There is only one other objection to making Toronto a home, and that is it is not in the United States. Belgian Hares In Lakeview. The fad of raising Belgian hares for market was pretty general all over the Coast last season, but it has about died out this year. Tho fad, however, has just struck this section but we predict a short season for them here. It is claimed that it costs less to raise them than chickens and are better eating. Mrs. L. N. Jaquish of this place recent ly secured a full blooded female Belgian and a few days ago eight young ones were found iu the nest. The hare is very productive and the young are born every mouth of the year except two. From S to 16 is the average and it is said w hen 1G are born the mother di vides them into two nests away from each other. But when more than 8 and less than 16 are found in the nest, the mother proceeds to kill off all but 8 so as to have the proper size family. Rabbits that are so particular as that should be classed with the jack rabbits so numerous in this county and all killed off for lack of sense. Coyote Scalps Presented. Secretary of State F. I. Dundar issued his semi-aonual statement July 31, show ing the number of wild animal scalps presented for bounties during the first six months of 1901 ; also the number presented every six months since thi law of 1899, providing for bounty scalps, went into effect, and the total so pre sented, by counties, from February 18, 1899 to June 3, 1901. Every scalp re presents the expenditure of $2, and the total number of scalps presented during the first six months of 1901, 21,719, cost the state and tho several counties, in the aggregate $43,438. Since the law went into effect, 71,(S94 scalps have been pre sented.the aggregate of the bounties claimed by the state and several count ies, being $143,388. For the last nix mouths euding June 30, Lake county has presented 1336 scalps, and the total pre sented since the law went into effect was 5,485, while Harney county had a total of 12,725, and Umatilla and Malheur, each had 7,965 and 7,366 respectively, tho only counties that were ahead of Lake county. GOOSE LAKE FOREST RESERVE Land Frauds Extend to Lake County from " California. The Forest Hescrve grafts it would ap pear have not entirely beet stopped. Recommendations not generally known are being made constantly. While it is announced that no more reserves will be created until the law has been changed, no one w ho is familiar with the work of timber grahbera believes that there will be a permanent interruption of the work of securing control of the timber lands, ays the Oregoniao. Speculators who have hundreds of thousands of dollars to gain by the creation of a forest reserve have not as much regard for public opinion as have Government officials and the prediction has been made by a man in touch with the timber land busi ness, that the graft will continue to have the countenance and aid of Federal law. In a apecial report made by Commis sioner Binger Hermann on May 18, 1900, there is a brief statement of the loca tions of some of the proposed reserves, though in some cases neither the loca tion nor area are stated with sufficient detail to permit of the boundaries being defined. On page 3 of this report is the following regarding proposed reserve in California which will extend across the line into Oregon : "Reserve registered by Y. G. Kenney an.'i GeorgLJLve)I-JakoiiUr. Ore. A petition signed by 15 citizens residing in the vicinity of townships 47 X. R. 9 and 10 W., and fractional town ships 43 X., R 9 and 10 W., M. D. M., in Siskiyou county, California, praying that said property be set aside as a re- -serve. "Reports of Forest Superintendent B. -F. Allen recommending that the above described area be set apart as a forest reserve ; also report by Forest Supervisor Grant I. Taggart stating: 'I found that there were large areas of timber land in Oregon adjoining and adjacent to the line that should be embodied within the limits of forest reservations, notably on and in the vicinity of the proposed War ner Mountains and Goose Lake forest reserve, and the Mount Sterling ant? Cioabar Springs.' "Supervisor Taggart directs to make further careful examination of said town ship and of the surrounding region of country, with a view to ascertaining whether the above described townships embrace all the lands which it would be advisable to include in the proposed re serve. "Statement by Forest Supervisor N. Langell, of Jacksonville, Ore., as follows : 'Effort has been made to create a for est reserve on the Siskiyou range of mountains known as the Cinnabar dis trict. The people here are very anxious to have that made a reserve so as to in sure to the public the free use of the mineral springs as well as protecting the water supply.' " A feature of thia portion of the report that is worth more than a passing notice is that clause of the above which says that Taggart was directed to make a fur ther examination in order to determine whether the townships mentioned em brace all the land w hich it would be ad visable to include in the proposed re serve, mere is in this an evident de sire to have the reserve aa large as the conditions will warrant. Somewhat of a singular sound can be observed in the following: "Recommendations having been made by William H. Mills, San Fraucisco, William Thompton, Alturas, Cal., For est Supervisor Grant I. Taggart, and Forest Superintendent B. F. Allen, for the establishment of forest reserves in various localities in Northern California and extending over the state line into Oregon, instructions have been sent to Supertisor laggartto examine and re port upon the regions suitable for forest reservations iu the northern part of the state of California and across the state line in Southern Oregon, directing him to be 'careful to include, among the re gions examined, the country surround ing Mount Shasta, and also the region Iving between Goose Lake and surprise Valley.' ... 'It is also desired that you will extend your examinations to in clude the general region of country lying between Redding and busanvule and exteuding from township 23 N. to the seventh standard parellel north.' - H