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(I r VOL. XXIV. LAKHVIKW, LAKK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY Ib im NO. 2. LEGEND OF THE PINTO PONY nr 5 S. ('. Itenell of IIiIm I'll v I one of tin I IhhI posted iih-ii mi lli history o( t he Oregon horse In Hie state, biij m ' I'mil ! 1 .11 in- In Hie Portland Jour-j Mill, Helms lived In tilt State tin Is'tter port loll of IiIm lift, Iiiim always ! In'i'ii iiii inliiilivr Mini dealer In horses' ji ml Iiiim made I hem a hI ihI.v In every J detail. Hi says that I In- original rcgoii range horse came from tin1 ho ciillcil SiuiiImIi breed, traiisfcrn-d from Mexico to California ami tin nee loOn-goii. He says they wen- tin In-hI nil ii ! in u I Iioi'hi'm of lln'lr sl.o In I In- uoi M. I lint they wi-ri' small, round, stocky, wiry ninl luinl.v and in", it know n In tin. Ill' MflVrt (lint IIH tlllll' IlloVfll on uihI i 'ri'uoii wt t IimI ni i iii 1 ilcvi'li ip- 'I. hi-m'm wi'i'i' brought from tlir I'.iihI ntiil crossed ulih tlic native holm' Tills, lie claims, lint only re- xiilti'il In proiliirlnu n larger nnliiinl j lint Incivnseil liU "hacking propen sities, IIS Well IIH IliM V ll'll IIIKIK'HH. This mlxt arc of the native iiinl the Imported curly-day horse, he claims, produced w lint Is commonly known jim tlic "cny iini'," wlili-li Im rnplilly Ist-oiillng i-xtllirt through It in tie inmiil In t In- wars mnl nt the horse -auuc lies. lint IiIm iiiomI lii'mt if til story In tlic oln giving thf legend of tilt" "pinto" or spot ted horse. According to tin Htnnilnril dictionary tin- wonl "pinto" Is ili llni'il an a pli-il milinnl, Init Mr. Ili'iii'li says ttint throughout; tlu I'lieltU' Count country Itn mean ing Is accepted as h white or calico horse. i Ih illffi-ri'iit In most polntri frolll OtllCI'M of till' 1 1 1 1 i It SpCCit'S. Wltllt' lit Iiiih no authenticated aticcs try, the lii'llmiH give u I k-m ii t If it 1 legend of IiIm origin. Mr. llcach says tltnt tlic l'luto Ih llffi icnt ffotn tin SpanlHli horse In ninny particulars; tlnit while tin SpnniHli species wiih short, ami stocky, tlit l'luto Ih long ami trim built: Mm Imt'k Ih long ami sharp while thai of tin SpmilMlt nnlmnl was Hliort ami I'otitnl. 1 1 In earn, iiinni' ami tail art' also longer. 1 1 Ih legs arc iih dean ami trim iih ii thor oughbred, while tint SpanlHli horse's logs im stocks ami hairy. Tin color however, Ih tin moHt striking feature white with largo black spots. Thf Ht)tH nn often brown, Hoitit'tlmi'H almoHt roil , ami his eyes are Invar iably pink. Shaking farther of IiIh origin, away from that given In the .Indian legends, Mr. 1 teach says: "lilHtory gives uh something of tho l'luto In England, bred and lined for hIiow piirponeH many years ago, bat I take It that tho Indian l'luto Ih an altogether different borne, and ho evidently rimmed tho great ranges of the Pacific Slopo many yearn lie fore tho spotted horse was heard of an a breed in clvlll.ed countries. Ho .may bo found In nearly all of tho 1' ml lie Coast, but ho Ih more plenti ful In tho Indian reservations. When broken ho not only becomes gentle and rellablo, but aUo very lazy. Ho makes a pood clilld'n or family liorao. Among the IndiaiiH he Ih prone to a sore buck, which hlu owner ban liocome to regard as a neecHHary consequence. He niakea IiIh own living on the range. He In a (rood feeder. In fact, he Ih very much like bin Indian niuwter; betakes every move h a matter of cinirm' and feeds as thotmli he never exM't t ed another meal. "That be Is of ancient origin In this country there Im no iticnt Ion. lie was here when the II rut explorers croHMed the Kinky Mountains. I'vaIh and Clark found him In con Mlderalile numlM-rs among the inoiiii talu Indians as well as among the Columbia Klver Haslii natives. "I have talked with nimiy ludiiins of different trlls'S as to the origin of the Pinto. The stories or legends vary somewhat In detail, but to average them all. the general legend Is about as follows. "A long lime ago, before any white j man was here, the mountains got! into a great fight. The combatants j wi re Mount Hood and Mount Adams i of tbi Cascade Kangc, w hich, as Is well known, are sit anted on different sides of the Columbia ICiver. The light arnHi' over the point as to whit Ii was the higher mountain. The peaks threw great rocks at each other, and this, the Indians claim, was the cause of the cascades lutbe river. 'This great battle naturally attracted the attention of a large ii it in 1 kt of Indians living within the surrounding country, who congre gated at a resectful distance to witness the outcome of the contest Istweeli the two great volcanic giants. The contest Is-came a tlraw. Neither mountain could reach tho other with Its risks and the dis charges all fell Into tho Columbia Klver, far short of the mark. So It was decided to call the tight off and leave It to the Indians to decide which wan the taller of the two mountains. "Tho IndiaiiH In the immediate vicinity congregated and held a big pow-wow lasting many days, ami after considering the matter fully decided to call In all of the Indians of the Northwest country to Join them In deciding tho puzzling (pies (Ion. Then nrotiHC tho point of send ing word to the far-away Indians with dispatch. How could tho In vitation 1st convoyed to them tpilck ly? Tho Indians, themselves, were iu no particular hurry within them selves, but they feared that If the dispute was not nettled quickly the mountains might conclude to renew tho conflict, which would soou re sult, In filling tho Columbia Klver with rocks, thus stopping tho flow of water ami leaving bare the lower Columbia, tho natural highway of tho Indians. The lower river IndiaiiH were tho more anxious, as they sub sisted on llsh ami feared that these would all Imj destroyed. Dire calain Itles stared tliein In the faco should uot tho dispute lie settled at once. "Another big pow-wow was held. Tho oldest medicine men of the dif ferent tribes were requested to get together and devlso ways anil means to get out of the. dilemma. The tuedlciuo men quickly decided to send canoe up and down the river to notify such Indiana as lived along the river, and the larger streams which flow into It. But a vast number of Indians lived In the Inter lor country and they were at a loss (concluded ou 4th page) ."i. mm ., t '. i ( : I'Vi'iiir ' inr-: ' -"- tt ... y..:. &Zi,i,.mm SECRETARY ELIHU ROOT, MEMBER OF THE ALASKAN BOUNDARY COMMISSION. One of the prominent nieiiils-tn of tlie Alaskan Isjuiidary commission U Ellhu Hot. secretary of war. The coinmlssinn Is to meet the Itritinh com mluslonerii In IinUn n sin as practicable, but It will probably be many oooutna before an ai,wMnt U reached. V - ... - LORD OF THE DESERT It will Is romemlH-rod that only a few months ago a great many paers run the serial story, "Lord of Hie Desert," written by Paul Do Laney, who has IsH'ii In Lakevlew the past week gathering material for a numlHT of stories of Lake County hapiienlngs. Mr. DeLaney Is well known here, as he spent several years in Iakevlew In the newspaier business, and his stories are all read with interest. A great many people have asked us why the "Lord of the Iksert" was uot published in The Exam iner since the scene of the story was laid In Iake county and most of the characters are amongst the citizens of this county and of the present day. The story not only pictures vividly the topography of the country, but weaves about It a romance with dra matic climaxes rarely ever equalled. The days of tieneral Crook and the Snake Indian War are recalled ami some historic episodes are given that are more Interesting than fiction. Ono critic htm already an nounced it the "leather Stocking story of the Pacific Northwest." It is claimed for the work that al though It deals with early days and frontier life, there Is not one line of "blood and thunder" In It. It la written In a new form that ought to bring the author, who haa heretofore confined his principal work to shorter stories, Into prominence aa a story teller. Tho story Is lielng published In book form, but to accomodate Examiner readera, It has been decided to publish it in supplement form in three Installments, lH'glnnlug with our next issue. Look out for It and tell your friends. The story Is worth the price of ono year's subscription to The Examiner, and old eul scrllicrs will lo given the story free. New subscrlliers can get the full benefit If they send In their names Im mediately. Don't delay or the pajH'rs will bo gone. Tho latest press dlsputchos state that Pope Leo still has a lease on life. He may yet live longer than the horde of probable successors who are patiently awaiting the end and are hoping that lightning will strike I their way. A petition la being circulated ask ing the department to Increase the mall service between 811 ver Lake and Prluevllle to six times a week. This la a good more and the petition should be slgued by every one. Sliver Lake Bulletin. EXTENSION ADVOCATED Presidents Mohler and Lytle Make Report to President tUrriman on Columbia Southern. An Interesting bundle of reports has Just Is-en sent to President Har rlman of the Southern Pacific, which will probably cause him to decide to build the contemplated extension of the Columbia Southern of the O. It. & X. In Oregon, says a dispatch to the Portland Telegram from San Francisco. This Ih the road which it Ih prophesied will one day meet the San Francisco & Eureka, now building north from the California Northwestern terminus, and to the construction of which it Is said Har- riman will devote tiie purchase price paid by Clark for the Oregon Short Line. The reports are based on investi gations made by a party of railroad men, headed by President Mohler, of theO. K. & N., including President Lytle of the Columbia Southern, and the chief engineers of the two roads, who can-fully looked over the country for routes for feasible sur veys. The trip was undertaken on the suggestion of iiarriuian, made at u coufen-nce with Mohler in Port land. At that time Harriman re served his fiual decision to build the road until full reports of the con ditions of the Northern country could lie made to him. Accompanying the report of the railroad officials is one of Professor French, of the Agricultural Depart ment of Idaho University, who at Harriman's request investigated the soil and climatic conditions In the Southern Oregon country soon to be traversed by the proposed road. Hla report on the possible development of the country from which for a time the road would draw Its traffic, will have much weight with Harriman. It included a number of statistics In regard to timber and farming re sources, as well as the possibilities, of future development, and it is said to be favorable to railroad construc tion through Southern On'gon. Should Harriman give his fiual de cision for the road at once, survey ors will be sent into the field with out delay, aud the Columbia South ern will push its way south toward the northern boundary of California, which It is said to lie Harriman's Intention to reach In the future, and connect with the northern termlnua of his Eureka roud. Remarkable Instinct. The annual migration of toad from Lake Ewauua to Upper Klam ath Lake began this week says the Klamath Republican. There are mil lions of them. They cover the walks and streets In the vlclulty of the riv er anil it Is not easy to avoid step ping ou them. Their natural homo is upper Klamath Lake and they are Instinctively drawn thither. This is the explanation: Tho spawn la de posited In the upper lake aud floats down the river aud lodges in the lower lake. The moment they are hatched they uote the etrange sur rouudluga and their little perlcardl uma flap and flutter for the hallow ed products of home. Thus, simul taneously Inspired, all Btart for the upper lake as fast as their diminu tive lega will carry them. These, millions of toada are highly benefi cial In destroying atomic Impurities and so contribute to the health ot the climate.