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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
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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
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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.
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