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t ft I i ! i i t 1 1 mmtnn VOL. XXIX LAKKVIKW, LAKE COUNTY, OIlhUON, THURSDAY. JULY 2, NO. 27 Wake BEAUTIFUL CITY IS LAKEVIEW It Possesses All the Alod crn Conveniences WATER, LIGHT, AND TELEPHONES !. the Metropolis of Southern Oregon nnd Northern California Every new-comer opxreHHei surprise mikI delight on arriving ul Lakeview. Tim u bstantial brick builneii Mocks, Alio. I with Imiiii'iiHo stocks, of op to thtt-iuluutn good of every dee--rlption ; its telcphoue yntjin connect ed with nil parts of the count' and iiIho long dUtaucn lines to till) Ollttddtt world; Iti electric lighting system, free public litjrry ; Km water syntem, providing I lut (lixtHt witter In tln world; iU liiiudHOiiitt new court s"imo; tlio large uiiinliHr of neatly ji ' residences, mostly white, ami ac with fruit aud shade true ani well kept law us; the idiudud streets! all go fur to resemble a well to do eastern town, Htioh as on would uot expect to find HO miles from the stul oid of m uanow gauge railway I Oblviouly there Js a reason for all I (ipso bustling streets, so far front railway, with thriving nud rapidly growing llltlo city of upwards of 2,000 wideawake, progrelvs and Intellect- ml peopl, nnd thX''ei'cu U found in tbe broad, fertile valley spreading out lu all direction, In perfect loveli nova, containing lurue farm residences ; orchards heavily laden with the II cent fruit of all kluda; the sleek herd of cattle, sheep, hogs and horses that produce thouHBudu of dollars each year; the bin barus, typical of and usually found only in the most pros perous of eastern communities. Hut, gieat as these improve merits ro, now so manifest on every baud, thiy are but the prelude to the future, for uotbwlstandlug all that ha beeu accomplished io the pant, there is still simple room ami opportunity for thousands more to 11 ud here a life of 4Hne aud contentment. Unquestionably aud beyond cavil here is the one section now romalulug of all Uncle Sam's ouce vast domain w here homesteads can be hud of fer tile lauds, wtih ample raiufull for Muecesoful train growing and fruit raising, and where water ia available if uecesHary for irrigation of orchard mid garden lands. The finest laud can uow be obtained lirefor the takiug, or purchaed nuiir this thriving city at pi ices wlthtu the reach of the alendereat puree ; which, upon the coming of railroad, now only h question of a very abort time, will le worth, up lo the teus If not huu- I reds of dollars; per acre. The boundless reaourcea of farm, mine, forest,' Orchard aud pasture, now actually' lu exlatenoe, to say iiothlug of.the future development of uch interests, muat Insure the early construction of railways for marketing ttucb products. Too acknowledged center of all these ttraud opportunities, present aud of the future, IsLakeview, the neat of the coming metropolis of this Inland Km pi re, which ia bound to rivui Den ver and Spokane 'in both population Mild importance aa h distributing enter for all thld inter mountain reg ion. The people now hore, aome of them realdonts for more thHii 40 yeurs, know theae conditions, the retiourcea of the country both Intent and Imve developed, aud have built wisely nnd well for the future. You can do the aame. A word to the wine should bo until- cieut Settling Up the Desert K. K. Hand, of Waruor Lake, was iu towu Mouday to make final proof ou bis timber cluim. . Ii reports many new settlers coming to that section of the couutiy, wbo are taking up homeseuds aud desert claims, lie ays that It is a good aectiou, aud one that will be beard fiooi iu the future as a graiu and fruit growing aectiou. l ine Artesian Wells The Kliimath Kail liciitld Mates that Wood river valley may appropri ately l culled "Tli Laud of Artiliiii Well. " Already VI vn-IU, furring Urn atet from 3 to 1! feet above the level of tli" ground are completed. The lepth U given from 1 10 to 'Z'V) I net. The water In cool and clear mid nuit abln fur nil purpohe. Ko aiicceHnful Inivit they been Unit the i-lut-e of the iieiiHOU lii-ie wll be at leai-l .'10 llotving vie I In lu the valley. TIih w liter 1h iiIho need fir irrigation. The fiu-t tli.it wiIIh of thl aot t ine obtainaliln wit h I i 1 1 1 1 exiieiiNe In till lid joining county kIiiiiiI I encoiiriign raui-liem iin-t fet tlerrt to ulrik for hiix.t, wells In Lake county. ' .Street lgns Needed It would be a good idea for the city fithrr to procure small slgua naming lb afreet, ami place them' ronpic iiouidy on each -orin r. It would aid Ktrangers in (In ling localities, aud would give the town an up-to-date uppearauoe All tun dm, both mnall and huge, are now giving this matter attention and Lnkeview cannot afford to be behind the timea. Mont of the hIkiih el -e tie re are fiaiuted with blue back ground and white lettering. It U alnu time to begiu a fyslem of numbering the streets. DISCOVERER OF MINES G. VV. Loftus round the Lost Cabin nines R V. Loftus, of the new camp of (olil run was iu town Saturday on bis way to Fiesuo, California, to visit bis family. Mr. Loftus Is tho dUi .'verer the camp, and nuturnlly thinks welljof it. lie exhibited some flue looking quartz, iu which free gold was plainly visible to the naked eyr which of course would assay well up ia the thousuda of doll aars to the tou. Hut all the ore is uot of that character, averuging be thinks from 9100 to t'JUO per tou iu gold, lie snys that the shaft onthe Hutte property ia a verti cul one and it is now down about CO feet. While it broke uw-Hy from the vein as epxosei ou the surface, at the bottom of the sha't the ore is coming in from all diuctious, indicating a good strong ore body, which bldj fair to be '20 or more feet wide.aud per haps w ider. The ore is getting richer and more, of it as depth Is attaiued. The property is uow in tho bands of Messrs. Musgrave, Kiley, Oliver and Jeuuings. who are going at the work of development ia a pytematic way. A tunnel has beeu started be low tho apex with a view of catching the ore body at a depth of about ISO feet. This tnunel will probably not exceed 300 feet iu length. When struck they will cross ctit and stipe the length of the ore body then exposed. Kvory Nevada mining man wbo bag visited these properties unhesitatingly says that judging from surface Indications, tbey are as good or bet ter than anything they ever saw there or any where else,. Such being the case, aud being experienced bauds. we should Boon have good reports from he camp. Mr. Lioftus will return lo tbe camp after tbe-Fourth, as he has, iu addi tion to bis mining interests, a lot of stock that engages bis attention. In deed, it whs while bo was looking after his cattle that he dicBOvered the mines. A Fire Alarm Ad alarm of fire wassouudedat sup per time Sunday night, aud tbe boys got a lively hustle ou them. It proved to be the roof of Dauiel O'Shea's house at tho foot of Walter street. Hut before the fire departmeut gotjou the ground Mr. O'Shea, assisted by Hurtie Suyder had succeeded ia put ting out the. lire with buckets of wator. Not much damage was done. Three-Legged Lamb Cy. Henderson, of Lakeview, who bus a sheep ranch ou Salt creek, was a caller on The Examiner Saturday, lie report that he bas a three legged lamb -ou tbe range, lie fouud him running about as lively, healthy and well formed otherwise, aa any other lamb la tbe Lund. Mr. llendersou believes be will yet be able to take a fleece oil that chap, aud maybe make good uiuttou of him. LAKE COUNTY MINES Ore'ou. ' Mies Kthel is a Lnkeview girl, hut Some of the Prospects Show Orel tbxon.miH.-hooi ... m. iu ri.. .... .. i. -,,,......t Worth $200 a Ton Tho I.oi-t Culiiri mining Luke coutity seems to bu lii-lriit coming the front in good shape. A towiihite has been laid out named (iiildruu, and application for a poht oillcn with mall service ftom l'lotli has bi-eu made by those Interested in Die camp. Mark W. Musgiae, formerly of liohl Circle, Nevada, is one of the larding spirits in ti e new camp, and writes The Kxaminer that present indications forcast a degree of act n it y never beforo known in the mining fields of Southeastern Oregon. The section around (ioldrun is especially promising from the fact that a bunch of very active operators Lave recently taken hold of several big propositions and are now actually prosecuting aggressive exploitation and develop- meut. The great porphyry dikes trending through this district are paralleled by bigtdy mineralized veins and tbe rich gold values secured in tbe outcrop are increased at tho greatest deptb yet attaiued. While the greatest depth yet attained Is about 50 ft. tbis positivly demon- strates the continuity of the ore body and tidiness of its chutes, and the fact that men of experience have taken bold of these propositions1 with the determination of exploiting tbe veins at their own epxetise, should be entire ly suHlcient in warranting tbe public in belief that there is now sufficient , in sight to enlist tho active mtwt ia , of a careful aud conservative man It is conceded that there aro large ARE SETTING OUT ORCHARDS XL K. Funk, of Cogswell Creek, south of. town, near the state line, was iu town Monday. Mr. Funk is auother of our local farmers who is an euthusiastio believ er iu fruit growiug for this section. He says there are nu insect pests here, neither codd-ing moth nor San Jose scale, no blight, aud the apples grown here are tbe handsomest he ever saw anywhere. He mentions one specimen he bad, grown in an orchard on Sugar Hill, that actually measured seveTu iuches in diameter. It is locally known as "Tbe American Beauty," but be thinks that is uot tbe right name for the variety. lie says that fine cherries, plums. nectariues, peaches and apricots, are also produced here, all of them with out irrigation. It is customary to water the trees the first aud second yeurs after setting out, but after that all that is necessary is a thorough cultivation of the orchard. Mr Funk aud bis neighbors are all settlug out orchards and gettlug ready for the coming of the tailroad, when shipments cau be made with out injury to tbe fruit Tbe gentle man says that when tbis country is connected by rapid aud easy transpor tation that it will make some of tbe present much talked of fruit gowing regions set up and take notice when our apples begiu to reach tbe market. Tbe advloe of Tbe Examiner is for farmers ia every portion of tbis county to at once begin to put out orchards of the best and most appro ved verities, to care for them proper ly, aud their reward lu tbe future will come to them, in each individual case to the amount of thousands of dollars. Many apple growers iu tbe Hood aud Rogue valleys reoeive so high as t'2.000 for tbe crop of only an acre of cholee apples, and that from trees only from eight to teu years old. Tbis seotion cunuot help doiug as well. Where Will We Hut Them? 'Our hotels are tilled to overflowing and more coming everyday, Tbe query is what to do with tbe people. Every oue who can accommodate roomers ia doiug so. It is easy to see that our present hotels will bave to be enlarged, or else new pues will have to be erected to accommodate tbe demand of the traveling publio and tbe borne seekers wbo are beaded tbis way. COM I NQ F0 RWA RD bodii'H of fair trade nillling material In i-ik'lit in tl.e ibiioiiH openings in tJoldrun district, and there can bo no question bu legitimate expenditure under the personal direction of ex perienced miners will bring good results. Certainly it is a fact that the sur face showings are very good and there lieing ample water power and timber for all miuing purposes, opera tions can be conducted economically and judiciously in this section; and values now secured, tlt7. per ton lu gold, is high enough to induce active development cn several proper ties, aud the formation and present depth of these ore chutes positively indicate that tbe veins are incrtatiug in width and tbe gold content is very much Ligher as depth is attained. This very promising field has leceutly been invaded by several mining men who mean business, and their work will be watched with great interest by the people of Lake County, and tbe success in these operations means a great deal to tbe peopl of the county. So far aa exploit tion bas been advanced the gold lodes aprear to be well denned and carry good average values, and it is believed that judicious prospecting will greatly ex tend tbe mineralized area, which at this time is 5 or 6 miles lung and something like 2 miles wide. Tbe energetic prospector will find tbis a good field for tbe exercise 5": . bis experience and ability. THE RAILROAD SITUATION The Klamath Republican, of recent date, says tbe movements of many of tbe railroad men strongly indicate that activity in the construction of lines in tbis section of the tate is to be resumed soon. Last year a crew of surveyors under Carl Kankin work ed from Odell, in this county, to tbe east, making tbe preliminary survey ofr the Oregon Eatern. Mr. Rankin aud bis crew are again in the field, working from Odell across tbe nioantains to Natron. It is believed tbat actual construction work will be doue ou tbis road just as soon as tbe political situation is more fully de veloped. Tbe line from Odell to Nat ron will, according to tbe Harriman plans, form a part of tbe road to be built from tbis city to Natron, and will, when completed, be the main line of the Southern Pacific, run ning north and south. Surveying crews are at work on tbe Goose Lake and Southern line, with headquarters at Altuias. A part of the crew is at work near New Pine Creek, about 14 miles south of Lake view. The recent visit of Chief En gineer Wm. Hood of the Southern Pacific, and E. L. Calvin, vice presi dent of tbe S. P. and president of tbe Goose Lake & Southern, to Northern California and Southern Oregon, it is tbougbt was in connection with the resumption of work ou aome of tbe proposed lines. Tbey made a thorough investigation of tbe Calif ornia Nortbwetsern, and also of tbe line of tbe Goose ' Lake Southern near where it leaves tbe maiu line of tbe Southern Pacific. Tbe Articles of Incorporation for tbis new route provide that Anderson. Cal., shall be the southern terminal and Lakeview tbe Northern. It Is quite evident tbat Ilairimuu iutends to monopolize tbe Oregon territory, and in order to make his plaus successful he must get bis roads under way before tbe field is invaded by'tbe Goulds. Lakeview people feel coufldent tbat they will bave a rail road within a few years, for if Harri man does not build tbey feel certain that N. G. O., extending northward from Reno, will be extended iuto Lake County by tbe Goulds, who control, if they do uot own, the line. Tbis being a presidential year, It is very likely tbat railroad activity will not be resumed ou a very extensive scale until after tbe nominations bave been decided upon. Lnkeview Girl Married . MiHS Kthel M, McKee, the lovely daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert ! K :, ;! his city, and Harry f'. nmoiith, were married on une Ultti, Y.M, at Indenendeiice, ill . uij i ii iu L 11 ri.;., nt-in rut; inu'ink ed this term. Hhe in n chnrrning little l;idy, whose friends are numbered by her acquainteuces. Mr. UKf has a lare ranch bear Monmouth, and though we ar not acquainted with the gentleman, we j feel sure he is all he should tie. to win so sweet a bride. We congratu late him moct heartily. Tbe young people will reside near Monmouth. The Kxaminer together with a host of friends wish them a pleasant jour ncy through lifo. Turn the Water Off Sup. Iiailey.of the water company, requests the people, wben thu fire bell rings, to at once shut off tbe water used for irrigating, as tbe water mains at present are not of sufficient capacity to give the required pressure for fighting a fire, and to meet the demand for the great amount of irri gating as well. Until larger mains are installed the water for fighting fire should take precedence. RAISES VERY BIG CROPS Wheat and Barley Thrive Without Irrigation Daniel O'Shea, of Cortland, N. about a year ago;' 1V he country a former resident Y.. arrived here He is well satisfied and pvvar Oregon winter to those of Yorit. State. Last fall Mr. O'Shea worked witb a thresh ing machine crtjw. and bis experience gained in that way bas convinced bini tbat tbis is a country of great agricul ture.! possibilities. lie says tbat be helped thresh barley, tbat was only half tilled from standpoint of an eastern farmer and yet it yielded fit the rate of GO bushels to the acre. Tbe crop was grown on sage brush laud, and in a section not irrigated, depending upon the rainfall for tbe nceessary moisture. He also threshed 45 bushels of wheat to the acre grown under the same conditions. Tbeje crops were grown on tbe Cotton wood ranch, on tbe West Side. He con siders all tbe sage brush land iu tbat section equally as good for growing grain without irrigation, and also be lieves it it will produce apples and other fruits frnmjthe natural rain fall of tbat region, which runs on the average about 16 inches, the fall in 190G being the lowest recorded, while last year it went so high as 27 inches. One day the-machine he was witb threshed l08 bushels of barley in one hour and ten minutes. That surely was going some, and would be a good record for any grain growing country. Mr. O'Shea did not entirely out loose from bis old borne as be retained bis homestead there, in case he should become dissatisfied. But at the pres ent be thinks be will not go back, ex cept it be necessary to settle up his affairs there. Big honey In Fruit What Is done elsewhere will be re ported lu Lake county wbeu the railroad comes. For Instance: An apple orchard near Milton which ban uever beeu known to anyone outside of a few neighbors and of which but little care baa beeu taken, last year netted the tj.wner fOO per acre. A vineyard in the aame locality yields 500 an acre every year. A peach orchard last year netted fliM) an acre, and a three-acre strawberry patch f 310 au acre. Land Goinjt Fast It is reported that 12,000 lots of the Oregon Laud company bave been sold, or more than one fcilfof tbe eutire tract of half . a million acres. Does any one fall to comprehend what tbat means foi Lakeview? More people, more bouses, more goods required, railroads aud prosperous times for everybody bee. O. D. Stewart, of Orella, Oregon, is here negotiating for tbe purobase of one of tbe feed stables of tbis place, it tbe deal Is consumated he will some a resideut of Lakeview, and will at onoe send for bis family. E ABOUT OUR FRUIT J. P. Duke, an Experienced Orchardist Is Mere TALKS ENTERTAININGLY OF FRUIT Says This Is the Right Section For the Winter Banana Apples J. P. Duke, of Crane Creek country, between here and tbe state line at New Pine Creek, was in town Satur day, and gave The Examiner office a call. Mr. Duke is a long lime resident of tbis secton and is well posted as to tbe capabilities of the country and its reourcess. He lives in tbe sage brush section, and bas what be terms a "Dry Orchard", that is one in which be is successfully growing fruit without any irrigation. He has an orchard of Winter Banana apples do ing splendidly, now. only five years from tbe setting, which is yielding a crop of fine fruit. Some of tbe trees began bearing three years after tbey were set ont, and each succeeding year, tbey produce more fruit. He also bas some Barrett pear trees that are yielding bandso oely, and some of tbe trees began bearing wben only three years old. He is also growing nice apricots, and says tbat variety of frn?t promises well her. Tltttistled from bis experience laat tbe very best apples will be grown on land) similar to tbat on which bis ' orchard is situated. . The only differ ence that be can see is tbat tbe "dry land" fruit does not grow quite so large, but tbey bave a better, brighter color, and are much better keepers, as compared with fralt grown on irri gated lands. He fiays that tbis rule holds good so far, as bis observation goes in Hood jriver, aud other tapp!e producing - sections- of the Pacific Northwest : He thinks tbat all who neglect putting out orchards on a commercial ' scale are missing tbe opportunity of their lives. Most of his neighbors are planting orchards . of different kinds, of fruit. He baa been experimenting witb all kinds, aud is satisfied we have as good, if not better, fruit growing section right here in Lake county, than anywhere else, and that time will prove tbis fact Mr. Duke tells of one of bis neigh bors wbo bas beeu experimenting in producing garden truck under canvas for tbe early markets, and succeeded beyond bis fondest hopes. He had lettuce and other vegetables for the table weeks before be conld bave' raised them out of doors. Tbe Exam- . iner knows that the raising of early vegetables for tbe northern market in North Carolina, plauted under glasss aud oanvas to prevent freezing ftom late frost, is carried on there 1 erenwith snow on tbe ground. Some-, men have made big fortunes in this pursuit We believe, tbis epxerience . can be duplicated right here. The Examiner is glad to get all tbis information, as we know there are hundreds back la tbe cold sections ofj tbe union who sre'rjungry for it, and wben satisfied these things are all -true, will surely come out to this Land of Plenty and Sunshine. Old Man Likes Camping John and William- Metzker, grand father and father of C. O. Metzker. , late of The Examiner, went listing last week. The old gentleman, John Metzker, is over 90 years of age, and likes camp life as well as any young- ' ster hereabouts, and he cau catch as big a string of speckled beauties as the best of tbe anglers. 'William Metzker says he bad no middle name,, as he was the first: born of tbe family, and bla father did not know whether there would be names enough to go around. Inasmuch' as there were 17' children. In bis father's family be thinks tbe old genleman was wise in'' giving him ouly the one name. Th gentlemen bave been here for nearly 40 years, and his good health aoj long spaa of life point to the extreme bealbfulness of tbia region. :! 1 r t i i t i