mmtnei VOL. XXVIII. LAKE VI KW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST i. 1907 NO, 33 BY SILVER CITY TRAIL Military Road Uniting , Idaho with Oregon. LAKEVIEW IN MIDST OF GRANT- An Historic 1-and flrant In a Country tf Wondeious Riches. Id tha yea I turned Intl y follow lug lb Civil warr men looked toward the went. Tho call ot t tie frontier fell oir uiany listening ear mid willing heart. Tha prairie couutrjr from the great lake to the Missouri river, had been taken liy homesteaders. Leyoud the Missouri waa th f.rcirl American des ert. The Union Pacific was binding it bands of steel to the sandy waste from Omaha to Choyonue, and there was talk ufjother transcontinental rail road tm lid I n to the northward. where mull with tratiHit and lovd were leav in(C trail of grade stakes across the bleak Dakota lnlna. All roads seem d to lead toward the great, unknown Oregon country, where n new itnte had been carvel out, after a quarter of a century of druggie between the American settler uud the Hudson Huy Company 'a factor over pOHsesHiou of the rich Columjdu river territory and It natural resources. Adventuresome men of the Middle Wont, looking loonglngly toward the Par I do Slope, pointed their rairie jcbnouera toward Oregon. Their des tination waa Western Oregon, or the Willamette valley, then the only known Labitabtii poition of the new state. To and over the Korkics it waa a hiaxori trail iJtil wjoiiii, mys tery. Thero werp few with hardihood onough to uudertaku to cross Central or Southern Oregon. The way dowu Snake river to tho Columbia aud thence to Astoria or l'ortluud waa a ion if traverne, fraught with heart breaking toil by laud, and dauber by boat or raft. The demand went out, and leached Washington, for a direct wagon road ucromt Oregon to the head water of tho Willamette river. The government and state rsponded by making a deal with tho Oregon Military Koad Land Grant Company, which undertook to construct a trail from Silver City, Idaho, to Lakevlew, thence northweHterly to the summit of the CaHcado mouutaitiH, near Odell lake, and dowu into the Willamette valley, with Eugene na the western terminal. The distance waa upwardu of four hundred mi Ion. For build inn thia trail the company received every alternate section of laud in a strip twelve milcfl wide following the route aelected. Thia waa tho first of the great historic laud giants given us the price of ad") Union of the early i id hi 1 -grant into tho Oregon country, and at nee that time thcHO Kraut a bave held hundreda of thousands of acred scgre gated and unused, owing to the dila tory policy of the holders, and tho lack of colonization Irrigation aud transportation . For many years they were regarded an to many incubuses upon the state , retarding its develop ment. Hut today, when good land are becoming more difficult to score at low cost, the opoulnug of these grant lauda to settlement will prove to be a great boon. The early argonaut, Oregon bound, passed unseeing over a country in Ne baska or perhaps Kaunas, or the Dako taa, that has since taken rank among the Idghly productive areas of the Union. He saw it not. Prodding hla oxen onward, his gaze toward the Pacific, he passed mauy times over lands that held wealth iucalcuable for the seckor, bad he but know. Then he crossed the Suake river, and, at Silver City, Idaho, hit the trail of the Oregon Military Road Company and followed It for four hundred miles westward, across one of the greatest plateaus known to civilization u series of high valley, aud nearly level (lining extending from tho Owy heo mountains to thrCtiscadoH. The man who would follow this trail even today must Lave a tireless stride and a strong lieurt, and be equipped with horses or u good team aud well pro visioned outfit. Much of tho way Is through a country as virgin tm the prehistoric ntid denuded hills when the glacial ice cup has passed. There are etrttobea of grans grown valleys miles of silent bench lands, uud other m dea of well watered biodns where no human sound ever broke the solitude of centuries. That the whole of Inferior Oregon waa once tho ted of thePaclflu ocean baa been proved beyond question by the I j vent (gallons of Professor Thomas Condon, Dr. Diller and other noted geologists. That the region waa later a tropical country, han been equally established. Numerous discoveries of the bones of these animals, and rocks containing the perfect imprint of the plants of the tropics, have been made, and It Is no longer an occasion for surprlso when well diggers or irriga tion excavators unearth tho fossil re mains of a camel or a broad-faced ox. Within recent years mauy foosil beds of Maut If ul pulm leaves have been found in eastern Oregon. The Cas cade hills, Jtlue mountains and Owy hee, ouco islands surrounded by tropical lakes, were covered with lux lira nt growth, forest and flowering shrubs, for Kuowlton tells us the magnolia and clnuumon and fig trees were there, and ixifore the Eocene ag had passed there came tho seven species of oak. Professor Diller, who has made a careful study of the field, says the largo basins were lake lnd in the Miocene and Koceno ages,' and thus explains why one may find Hoc cue leaves exposed by a fresh laud slid in some ravine, and within a few miles coino upon a rhltioccrous sku'l protruding from a hillside that was at one time the sediment of at Miocene hike. The region now Malheur, liar ney aud Lake counties was in that ancient period a country of beautiful lakes, with moist, warm climate, lux urant vegetation, vust forests and many itrange animals. Today the soil present a finely ground mixture of bnsult and volcanic ash, containing the elements of most fertile soli, and when properly watered producing enormous crops of vegetables, fruits and grain common to tmerate zones. The climate bus lenn changed, says Professor Condon, by thl i f Ming of Oar xj rre, shutting from the interior tho sotten iug influence of the Jopau current and the drift of ocean fogs and clouds. The traveler across this wonderful country duds but one sveue of great violence in trio topsgraphy, in llarny county, where the buck bone of the Steins mountains extends across the California boundary to Ilooue lake, jtnd gives off from its summit the mar velous drainage system of the Don ueruud lllit.en rivers flowing to the northwest iuto Malheur lake. The historic wagon trail wltb its twelve mile strip of garut lands crosi-es this range at Andrews, betweeu two big lakes limpid crystals iu the foot hills, supplying water that doubloss vill be utilized to irrigate the lower plains anil and increase the value of thous ands of acres from their preseut nomi nal (trice to 1200 uud $.100 per acre. Through the Jordan valley aud out across the Malheur plains the route across the Owyhee river and two of its tributaries, seeking tho water levels that embrace tho southerly foot hills of the Steins muuutaius. The eleva tion of the Malheur county, generally, Is about 2200 foot higher than tho val leys of the Snake, Owyhee tend Mal heur rivers. Iu these valleys the to mato, water melon aud other cuccul eut vegetables grow with singular abuudance and flavor, as they do in the particularly favored Gatlow, Warner and (loose Lake valley further west. This region traversed by the grant, while largely lucking auiface water, has artesian capabilities that constant ly surprise he investigator. Artesian wells are struck at a minimum depth of fifty-four feet. Malheur county has mauy warm springs. Indications of oil, natural gaa aud coal have recently attracted much atteutiou, and companies are now being formed to carry on investigations. Deceudlug the west slope of the Steins motiutalns the traveler passe through a beautiful region known locally as the Cutlow valley, iu Harney county. On alternate sections of luud not embraoed in the wagon trail grant, settlers have for years demon's strated this region's great produc tivity. It Is seldom visited by snow fall that covers tho ground any con siderable number of days. The alti tude Is great, the air pure and invig orating, the summer mouths bright aud warm and the nights cool. No throat or lung troubles ure known, aud there is an entire abuonoe of in las - uiatlo conditions. All kinds of Ore gon a ruinous fruits ae grown, una never fulling crops of vegetables, and grains, but only for home consump tion until the rullrouds now projected through Central Oregon are complet ed.- The principal industry at pres ent Is stock raising which Is highly profitable. While most of the forage Is wild hay, mauy ranches have seeded alfalfa field that yield two or three crops annually. The wild meadow grasses are blue joint, red top, clover and sugar grass. The foot hill ranges are covered with bunch grass, sheep fescue and wild rye. Harney is one of the most interest ing regions in Oregon. The products include wheat, oats, barley, rye, sugar beets, alfalfa, potatoes, apples, pears, plums, peaches, grapes, berries and vegetables. On much of the so called sage brush lauds wheat Is grown profi tably. Winding between lakes and gently sloping bills, and over sage brush olalus, and steering their course by most convenient water levels, tbe sur veyors of the land grant road crrossed the southern part of Lake county, skirting within a few miles of the California liue and embracing within tho grant a large aiea of tbe great (loose Lake "valley. Here the town of Lakevlew later sprang up, and became the metropolis of that region and county seat of Lake county. It is lo cated about the middle of the twelve mile strip. To the east and north, at the bondary of tbe stlrp, lie tbe Windy Hollow hills, where recently prospec tors uncovered wonderful dykes of ore that yield from $12 to ?H00 gold, per ton. (ioose Luke valley, one of tbe larg est of tbe strictjy agricultural or rath er fruit areas in the grant, surrounds the town of Lakevlew in a radjus of twenty miles. It produces all tbe fruit, vegetables and grain that first made Lake county known through ex hibitiou by private citizens, of a few county products at the recent xposi tion at Portland. The applos, pears, peaches, potatoes and other vegeta bles weie pronounced equal to tbe fruits that are exported to Europe and tbe Orient. There is over f 1000 on deposit iu the banks iu Lakevlew f,.r .v,.rv v,r In I h rmintr " From Lake county tbe grant pene tratos Klamath county to the east liue of tb-t Klamath Indian Reservation. An abundance of water makes this region readily capable of irrigation. The government is at present con structing in Klamath county the larg est inigation system iu the Northwest, to cost 91,000,000 aud reclaim three hundred thouasnd acres. Beyoud the Indian Reservation, from its west line to the summit of tbe Cascades, the graut lauds are heavily timbered, aud valunble for their fir, hemlock, sugar pine aud larch. At the summit the old Military road crosses the range, through a pass south of Crscent lake, and drops iuto tho Willamniette valley, where at Eugene tho travelers end one of the most interesting journ eys on the coutineut. PREPARING THIi CONVICT FOR EXECUTION. 1 "-v PHOTO BY I Winjrfield V'slUOId Home I George Wlngfletd. the Goldfleld Mil lionaire, and C. A. Londy, a Reno automobile dealer, arrived here from Rend last Friday night in George's big, white automobile. They came from Reno to Cedarvllle in ton hours' run, (hen learlng Cedarvllle at 2:'S0 P. M. Friday they came to Lakevlew that night. Mr. Wingfleld said had it not been f of the muddy roads, caused by the rain the day before, they could bave driven from Cedarville In three and one half hours. This would have covered the distance of 2T5 miles In thirteen and one-balf hours, or nearly 20 miles on hour. His GO 'horse power machine will carry blrn CO miles an hour on good roads, but few people care to ride quite so fast. George has been treating bis old friends to automobile rides and hav ing a general home visit in tbe town of his boyhood days. He wlil remain in this county a month, visitl-g bis mother, Mrs. Wingfleld and bis sister Mrs. C. E. Campbell of Paisley and his brother, Morris of Warner. George looks like he always did, only be is heavier than he osed to be. He a tbe same jolly, good fellow. R. T. Strlplln Back. R. T. Strlplln and family returned from San Francisco Sunday evening. Mrs. Striplin has entirely recovered, a fact which ber many friends here are rejoiced to know. Mr Striplia says that San Francis co is about as near hobbled on account of the strife between labor and capital as a city can well be, and is getting no better fast. He has grave appre hensions concerning the future of that city unless conditions change, and neither side seem to be giving in. He says that any man with an old skate of a horse can make $10 a day hauling people 'about tbe city in any kind of an old f hack of a wagon or cart. He says wages are high, bat it aooui an a man can scaxpe up vo Tn7 nt and bay the necessaries ofJorn iu Tyrone connty, Ireland, bat life. Aline Explosion. An explosion occuired at tDe Bald Mountain quicksilver mines 20 miles east of Bid well one day last week which resulted in tbe death of Earl Rathbun, aged 21 years, who was working in the mine with auother man. Tbe two men were working in a shaft about 15 feet deep. Ratbburn went out to prepare a charge of dyna mite aud shortly tbe explosion was beard by tbe man in the shaft, who went out, to find Ruthburn horribly mangled He died three hour's later and tbe remains were shipped toColu sa county for burial. Tbe young mans' father and brother were at the mine, but not preeeut when tbe ex plosion occurred. A dog was killed at the same time. 6 v. - 7 V - k X t - - it ' 1.. -mj L. L. HOPKINS, SHANGHAI. Death of Joe Harvey. Mrs. Win. Harvey, of this city re ceived a telegram last Saturday giv ing her tbe sad newa of tbe sudden death of ber brother-in-law, Joseph Harvey, of Sao Francisco. Hot a few days before she had received a letter from him and be was apparently as well as usual, although bis health has not been good since tbe death of his dearly loved bi other, Win. Harvey. Since bis death, he has failed great ly. Mr. Joe Harvey bad accumulated quite a fortune in tbe race horse busi ness in San Francisco. He bad been a trusted advisor for Mrs. Harvey in Lakeview since tbe death of ber bos band, Wm. Harvey, a little over a year ago. Tbe shock waa a terrible one to Mrs. Harvey, and she waa quite ill for a conple of days. Joe waa a geperal favorite with tbe family, just like an own brother, and he wor shiped, and was greatly loved, by bis nephews, Willie and Joseph Har vey, who feel his death keenly. Be sides the loss of a kind brohter-inlaw, bis death has taken from Mrs. Harvey an advisor in basineas deal ings that will be difficult to replace. Mrs. Harvey wired a request for the body to be held until she could reach tbe city, bat as the funeial bad been delayed nntil the latest possible date, for arrival, and a de lay in tbe telegraphic service had oc curred, she received an answer stating that conditions were each that It was impossible to wait longer, and on Monday tbe funeral took place in San Francisco, the remains being laid to rest in the cemetery at San Mateo, by the side of his brother. Win. Harvey. Tbe San Francisco Chronicle says of the death: Joe Harvey, tbe well known sport ing man, died last evening of typhoid pneumonia. He had been ill for ten days, aud at one time it was thought I that he would pall through. Harvey nad an adventurous career, lie waa came to Ca'ifornia as a boy. He started !ife as a dry goods clerk, bat eventually drifted into gambling. He was a much shrewder man than gener ally credited, and soon amassed a for tune. In the early days he conducted a wheel of fortune at county fairs. At one time he owend a few race horses, but , he was never enamored with the game. He won some money during bis connection with the turf, as he was especially fortunate in own ing tbe good race mare Wheel of For tune. In recent years he conducted the Suusalito pool rooms in connect ion with Frank Daroux. These rooms were a veritable mint for their owners. Joe Harvey enjoyed the reputation of being a square sport, and his word was as good as his bond. He was a great money maker, and leaves a for tune to his wife, Louise Harvey, whom he married five or six years ago. Tbe deceased was 51 years and 8 months old, and bad a wide acquaint-, auce all over tbe Coast. Joe Harvey befriended many a man iu San Francisco. He helped out Charley Fair on riany an occasion, especially before be came into his wealth. Harvey was also a stanch friend of tbe late Chief Lees. Dodge-Finley. Married, at the home of the bride's parents Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Finley, about three miles from ly, ou Thurs day evening at 9:30, Mr. Frank E. Dodge, of Glendale, Oregon, aud Miss Cora Finley, Rev. Geo. T. Pratt offici ating. Miss Finley is quite well kupwu in Klamath Falls, having spent some time here. Mr. Dodge, whose people live in Ashlaud, is a telegraph operator in the employ of the Southern Pacific company at Glendale. Mr. and M ra. Dodge are iu Klamath Falls this evening ou their way out to Gleudule, where they will reside. Klamath Falls Herald. Misa Fiuley is well aud favotably known iu Lakoview, having conducted a photograph gallery here for a year or so. While here she gaiued tbe friendship of all she met aud everyoue who bad the pleasure of getting ac quainted with her have raasuns for congratulating the happy groom. The fuut that Mr. Stradley, head en gineer of the railroad surveying crew located here, is investing in real estate near Lakeview looks somewhat encouraging for railroad building. We understand that Mr. Strudley is a part purchaser iu the section recently purchusod by Mr. 11. A. Hunter from l' M. Mller and F. P. Lane west of I town on the slash road. STOCK AND LAUD SALESJTHIS WEEK. Activity in Land Trans action Active. SHEEP ANDCATTLE MOVING. Fields Property Sold. Sherlock Residence and Many Other Properties. C. II. McKendree bought the Man- ring residence, In tbe month of Bal lard canyon, one of the most beautiful residences in Lakeview, for $'2500. A. L.-Thornton purchased tbe Boyd residence, just south of tbe Opera House, on Water street, for $1000. G. L. Holbrook bought tbe Mrs. Blair residence on Water street, for (2350, tbe property consists of three lots and one house. The Fields property was sold last Saturday. L. F. Conn bought the residence for 12000 we understand, taming it over to Geo. Chandler and wife. II. W. Drenkel bought tbe north went corner of tbe block, on which is barn, for S350. W. II. Shirk and 1L A. Hunter bought tbe southwest corner and ware house for $1025. The Public Reading Room and Li- biary Association bought the J. M. Handley property adjoining tbe Asso ciations property on Bear street, next to tbe City Hall, paying 1250 for it. Albert Dent and O. T. McKendree bought the Walter Sberlcok residence property on Water street ,one of tbe finest residence properties in Lake view. The price paid waa $3000. JJw , llanter, Phil Lynch snj C.. E. SUcrlc ;k bought tbe two Fisher ranches on the west side, consisting' of about 500 acres; Tuesday. O. T. McKendree bought tbe Con ley and MeCall sheep at Silver Lake, 2000 in number. Ewes and lambs, . at $1.25 for ewes and $2,75 for lambs, to be delivered at Horsefly, in Kla math county. Edson L. Foulke, tbe Gazzelle cattle buyer bought tbe XL beef form F. M. Green. The bunch will number in the neighborhood of 800 head. A. II. Mclnnis bought 4000 lambs from O. T. McKendiee, paying $3.05 a head, the highest price yet paid for lambs. The lambs are to be'delivered in Modoe county the 8th of October. . Mclnnis went to tbe lava beds Tues day to buy one or two other bunches, and will then pull out for Red Bluff. He tvill bave then bought about 20,000 head of sheep in this section of country. The lambs will be kept over till next spring when tbey will be muttoned. Pine Creek to Celebrate. Arrangments have been completed, dates set and the program arranged for the grand celebration to be held at Pine Creek in September. The pro gram, published in Tbe Examiner this week, is a neatly arranged one, affording tbe greatest amount of pleasure and an opportunity for the visitors to see what the State Line City can do in tbe way of entertain ing the public, alo the best exhibit of tbe resources of the surrounding country. The event will be little short of a county fair, conducted in like manner and the benefits to be de rived similar. This is an undertaking difficult to carry out, but our neigh bor city is equal to the occasion. Tbey should, and doubtless will, re ceive the patronage of the entire country adjacent to that community, and some will come from a consider able distance. This affair is coming off at a time when farmers can make a good exhibit, and the matter of the coaouty'a re sources being at this time most inter ebting, when thousands of' people are inquiring about the couutry with a view to coming here to locate will make the eveut one of ebpeniul inter est. With other features of the cele bration, attractive us tbey are, Pine Creek is assured now of an excellent meeting and the people who attend a first class time. Head the piogram. The committee announces that in ad dition to the various features adver tised iu the program, if a sufficient number of competitors are available, a rock drilling contest will be held for which liberal purses will be pio-vlded.