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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 13, 1903)
r VOL. XXIV. LAKKVIKW, LAKK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 13, 1903. NO. 32. SUPPLY HOUSE ON DESERT. Oasis on the Desert Where Han and lleast I'lnd-, Plenty to lint and DrinkRegister Kept AGAINST RESERVE. Petitions Be In jf Circulated Pro testing Against Forest Reserve Detrimental to Country. I i . DROWNED IN RIVER. Mm. )c. Ilatthcldcr Leaps from Bridge at Klamath I'nWi and Meets a Watery (Irave. Col. C. A. Cogswell, who arrived from Cortland Suinln.v morning, brought Hi'" news frmii Klitmnlli I'iiIIm, that Mrs. lieorge 1 1 11 1 c-1 it-l-1 r who was on her way Inline with her liUMhiiud, Jumped Into (lie Klillililth river Friday night ami wiih trow lieil. Ml'H. I r 1 1 1 1 ' I 1 1 1 r wiim (itkeii to Sun FrunclMco curly lut Kpflnn for med ical treatment, and after several Mtirglcnl oM'i'iit Ioiim, lie uiM'iircil to m on t he roml to recovery. About a tiKiiith ago Mr. Itutchelilor was telegraphed for, mid he hurrlel to Orovlllc. where his wife liul Im-cii tu.vlug, uikI found her very III. It Ih learned that Mm, Itutchcldor's III iichm worried her greatly, and ho uffecleil her lilllld thill hIic developed a Hiili lilal mania, which hIic ut tempt ed to curry Into effect repeatedly, and hail to tic watched coiixtuiltly. The many friends In Lukcvlcw were hhocked on learning the Had Hewn, and greatly deplore the niKh ucl. Much sympathy Is cxpreHHcd fur the de uted IiiinIiuiiiI and loving . lill.l. A dlHpatch to the Orcgoulail cx plaliiH I he tiiiforl ntiute event : KLAMATH FALLS, Or., Aug. V fdrs. Clara Hulchchlor, wife of c.rui llatch.-ldor, of I.akcvlcw, ilmuiii'il heiwlf dy Jumping Into Klamath Kivcr from the bridge at thin place lat night at II o'clock. She had Ix-cn In III health for Mcvcrul UKMitliM and had Im-coiiic deranged mentally. She and her husband ar rived Thursday from California and stopped here to visit her parcntH, Mr. and MrH. l'util llrciteiiHtclii. I'.elng left alone In a room for a iiioini nt hhc i-Hcupeil from the In nine liui wiih hooii followed by her Iiuh liiind and brother. They reached the bridge In time to hear the water Hplnnh iim hIik lea icd from the railing liy t he use of bouts, tin; body wiih recovered III r0 inlnutcM. Mrn. llatchcldor'H Hlckucss, rcHiilt lug lu her ranh act, Ih thought to have lieen largely due to brooding over the death of her sister, MrH. William Null, who Hulclded by shoot lug hereclf about a year ago. Warner Valley Stock Co. Meeting A meeting of the stockholders of the Warner Valley Stock Company wtw failed to meet In Lakevlew and all the members were present. Much speculation wiih Indulged In by th6 public as to what Important matter wan to como beforo thin meeting. Any way It wan thought to be Im portant, to bring members from Washington, 1). "., San Francisco, Portland, Alturas and Ft. ISIdwcll. Wu learned that It wan decided by the meinliers to reduce and Hell off a large portion of the livestock, and to not run ho many cattle In the future, for a time at leant. Other inutUTH were discussed but we did not learn of any further business 'being transacted. The meeting adjourned Tuesday and the mem born returned to their homes. Notice To The Public. I will cIoho my dental ofllco on August 23d for a ierlod of 30 days. J. 8. Dkwry, SI Dentist. We had made a long day'n drive iind It wiih deep Into the night. The twohorHCH to the buckboard were beginning to show the effect h of the II I rM'cotiHtaiit travel. They hud not Im-cii fed or had a drop of water hIiicc early In the morning, and then It wiih only In the form of hiiow, for Htock on the Oregon HcMcrt In w inter ipieiich their tblrnt by eutlng-Hiiow. We had eaten a cold lunch an we drove along, but had no water and wen anxious to reach our place of dcHtlnatloii, says I'aul Ih' I-aney In l'ortland Journal. "We will not reach Windy Hollow until II o'clock," nald my companion, "but there we will ft ml water and provlHloiiH and fied for the hornen. Wlmly Hollow Ih one of the fa vorlte placcH on the dewrt. It Ih true the wind blown very haril tller all of the time, but the HttM'kmcu have ar ranged comfortable iuartcrs and the water Ih line." I'Kol-KIII.V N A M Kli, We reached Windy Hollow about the time predicted by the plalus iiiaii, and It wiih cany to dlncover why it wiih culled by the name. It wan u ihv'p gulch through a hiiiuII ruuge of bun mountiiliiH and the wind at thin point blown from north to Mouth i. II winter and from Month to north mimt all Mummer. The i oH'iilngH ut either end of tin gulch Hare out like a funnel and seem to i catch about all the wind that Ih going, and it whistles through the narrow gulch like a cyclone. AN OASIS. The night wax dark and cold and driving In the face of thin wind wiih trying to both men and team. For .V) milcH we had plodded over rockH ami hiiidIh and through a runty growth of HiigchriiHti where only an occiiMlonal Jackrabblt or llock of Mage heiiH were encountered. After entering the fnnnel-Hhaped gulch we hooii came to a win fence, through which a gate oiencd about the center of the gulch. After driving through thU we came to a new world. Outside of the fence was all barren and bleak. Inside tall grant grew thick over the earth, even high up on the mountain Hides. Noon the gurgling of water in a narrow Ht renin canned the horses to prick up their earn and attempt to enter the deep gully through which It ran. We u!ho felt like dcHcendlng on hands and kneed for a quaff of the tempt ing fluid, but It wan only a little farther now and all wero required to restrain their Impatience for a little while longer. The farther we trnv. eled the more luxuriant became the vegetation anil the wider the tit ream. Ah we were aHcendlng we knew that we were approaching the fountain head of the little brook and were already informed that it wan drank up by the Hands at ltd mouth near where we had entered the lncloHiire. The grasH became bo tall that the horses nibbled at It ub they walked along and thin, with the sound of the running water, gave them fresher life Immediately. EVERYBODY'S 1IOMK. We had driven a half of a mile up thin narrow gulch along a mere trail that had been washed out deep by the melting snows In summer, when we came upon a dark little object L- ,;, . ip.f;tJe r;- mmthi .mm in i.-ii,r.,rl THE MORMON TABERNACLE. SALT LAKE CITY. Th controverny over the mnilldacjr of Rwd Smoot, wlected a the &ew tnttel ftti M-nntor from t'tah. hail once more drawn general attention to the Mormons and their church. The tabernacle, where the chief relljrtoua services of t,he Mormon church are held. Is probably one of the roost peculiar lnoktiiK structure In tbe country. It Is a low, squatty building of Immense proportions, and Its odd, turtle back roof la said to he the largest self mp (Mirled roof extant The taliernacle bns a seating capacity of shout 1SAT0O, snd It In there thst the twelve spoiitlea who direct the affairs of tbe Mormon churcb bold forth. Mr. Kmoot Is one of the twelve. that we soon discovered was a houne the object of ourday's travel. Kvery thing was dark about the place, uh wiih exiected, f luce It was I only a supply house for the sheep men of the desert where only an occuhIoiiuI traveler stopped ittlil when' the puckers of the desert came iH'cnHlotiully to get such supplies as had run short In the camp. The llrst thing was to unhnrucHH the horses, which were now ntruggl Ing to get to the spring that bubbled up near the door of the nhack. We soon led them to the stream Ih-Iow and counted their hastily taken swallows to tuv that they did not get too much. Then we tied them where they could nibble at the grass for a while Is-fore giving them more water ami a 'night's feed. In the meantime we did not neglect to take a limited amount of the water our selves, and only one who has trav eled a day and half of a night over alkali plains without a drop of water can appreciate what water is at the end of a Journey. No Iced drink at a soda fountain was ever sweeter than was this water boiling out from the rocks and mountains of the Oregon Desert. IlKKKHT "T1MK I.Ot'K." Hut it was now time to enter the uninviting looking shack and prepare for a night's rest, but first of all. a meal. Tiie night air was bitter cold. In fact, it was a gale cutting it way through the heaviest garments. Is the door locked? How will we get In? A lantern was taken from the vehicle and after several efforts was lighted from a match. Here's the door. A common strip from a gun nysack is the only fastening. It is tied through a knot hole in the door and the other end is split and tied in a bow knot around a nail in the out side door facing. The knot is untied and the door drops back on one hinge. It never had but one in the beginning. "Any tnlng Just to keep out the rabbits," said tny companlou. HOAHllH OK WKAI.TH. We entered the building. By the dim lantern light we made a discov ery that would have made a starv ing company of soldiers' hearts beat with Joy. There was a hoard of wealth lu the way of supplies, but it was not hoarded from those who might wander that way. Against one wall was stacked a large pile of Backs of flour of the best brands. Then there were cereals of all kinds whole heat Hour, gruliam, breakfast tlakcH, corn meal and about every thing kept in a flrst-clasH grocery j 1 Htorc. There was sugar, bird, bacon, i hams, baking powder, vinegar, Jellies and all kinds of ennued goods, even to condensed milk. Then then was grain for the horses. It was a ty leal little general store warehouse a typical supply house of the Oregon Desert. There was an old cooking stove in one corner. Behind tills was piled a rick of wood which reached all of the way to the ceiling. "That wood was hauled over 'Jo miles," said my companled. "You see It is dry Jun iper and there Is none under 25 miles from the place and there Is no other kind so near. We will have to be saving with It." he concluded. A small table stood near the stove, upon which was a small glass lamp well filled with oil. We lighted the lamp aud read an awkardly written nnd a more awkardly spelled notice tucked on the wall. Translated it stated: "Everybody Is welcome here. Stay as long as you wish anl make your self at home. Use what you need while here and take a sufficient quan tity to run you until you reach your destination, but be sparing with the wood. " KKU1STKY OF GI KSTS. There were other notices on the walls announcing that such and such a person had spent a night there on a certain date and had tak en a Back of flour, sack of feed, piece of bacon or other article. There were a number of these and each gave the date of stopping, how long the writer had stayed and what he had taken with him. In fact, these badly scrawled messages were as complete a register to the stockmen of that country, together with the account against each guest, as Is kept In the hotels of any of the cities. It meant that the settling time would come whenever they met or whenever It was convenient and there was no worry over any one beating them. Thosecrude accounts were as certain of being settled aa If they had been drafts issued, by a money king. And the rag string was a better protection to that hoard of supplies than is a Yale lock in the large cities. Criminals stay close to cities and railroads. It is the honest toller that is forging his (concluded on 4th page) Petitions are ljelng circulated throughout I,nke, Klmuath and Crook Counties to Hon. V. A. Rich ards, commiHHloner of the General Land otllce, protenting against the withdrawal of landn In these coun ties. Kvery lilx-rty loving citizen should sign one of these petitions, if you have your Interests and the de velopment of the County at heart. Following is a copy of the jietitlon: I'KOTF.ST AMI KKMONSTKA.NC E OK THK Citizkn:: ok Ckook, Lake anu Klamath Coi.vties, Oukoon, AliAINST THE WlTHOKAWAL OK the Following Dehtiubed Laniw from Settlement and I'i;ttino the Same into a Foh EST ICkskkvi-:: Townships IS, 19 and 20, Ranges 10 and 11, Townships 19 and 20, Ranges 12, 13, 14 and l.'i. Townships 20, Range 16, Townships 24, 25, 25, 27 and 2S, Ranges 7, S and 9, Townships 21, 22, 23, 24, 25. 2(5, 27, and 2X, Ranges 10, 11. 12, 13. 14, 13 and 10, Townships 29 and 30, Ranges 12 and 13, Townships 29, 30, 81, 32, 33, 34, 35, 3U, 37, 38 and 39, Ranges 14 and 15, Townships 40 aud 41. Ranges 14 and 15, Townships 29, 30, 31, 32 and 5, Range 15, Township 33, Range 17, Township 33, Range IS, the SWJ, Townships 33. 34, 35, 3C, 37, 3S, 39, 40, and 41, Ranges 16 and 17, Townships 34, 35, 30, 37, 3S, 39, 40 and 41, Range IS, Townships 35, 36, 37 and 41, Range 19, Townships 36 and 37, Range 20, Townships 36, 37, 38, 30, 40 and 41, Ranges 21 and 22. Also the strip of land North and Westof Klamath Indian Reservation. All South and East. Said lands being so withdrawn from settlement by order of the Hon. Commissioner of the General Land Office Jted May 16, 1903, and July 31, 1903. To Hon. W. A. Richards, Commis sioner of the General Land Office, Washington, D. C, Dear Sir: We, the undersigned, citizens, free holders and taxpayers of the Coun ties of Crook, Lake and Klamath In the state of Oregon, do hereby niOBt respectfully protest and remonstrate against the withdrawal from settle ment of the land above desclbed, and described in the orders of the Hon. Commissioner of the General Laud Office of dates of May 16, 1903, and July 31, 1903, and 'we especially protest against Including said lands in any proposed Forest Reserve for the following reasons: First. Said lands are not suit able or lu condition tor a Forest Reserve. At least 40 per cent of all lauds are sago brush plains or bo called desert lands and are wholly without timber of any kind. Of tho timbered lands about 75 per cent have already been purchased under the timber and atone actor entered under the homestead or scrip laws. Almost all of the valuable timber I (concluded on last page)