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LA K 10 VI KW, LAKK COUNTY, OltLGON, THURSDAY. JULY 0, Hum.
NO. 28
VOL. XXIX
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TRIP Tl
UROUGH
'DARKEST OREGON1
Colonization Scheme Tor
Military Road Land
H. HUNTER RETURNS FROM TRIP
Urcat Opportunities Are Offered
In the 5ectlon Traversed
By Mini
The Portland Dully Oregoiiiuu of
recent dato has the follow lug to say
if II. A. Hunter, a promlneut land
into of Minneapolis, who recently
paid this miction a visit.
Completing perhaps the longest and
niOHt thrornugh tour of Oregon that
hM Immhi in ltd u sluee thu oll ploueer
dijfii, 11. A. lluutcr iiikI h party of
asnoclutes returned to l'ortluiul litt
week. They traversed more than HiXJ
mites lit Southern Oregon by wagon
ad on home hack.
Thu party made a thorough study
if thu geographical end other ooudl
tions of the southern part of thu state.
According to Mr. Hunter, the un
known, uncultivated empire of thu
Mouthern portion of thu state offers
reatei opportunities than any other
'part of America.
Thu purty traveled the old Military
laud Grant road from the eastern
liordcra of Harney county to thu city
of i'.ugene. Not lu year, perhaps
ince thu dayi when tbe ox team aud
pioneer wended their way into the
m lldiirni'M, ha the fiuoiiH old route
' eu fo'lowed more closely.
1 'or y 5m fx Mr. liunter was connected
with the Northern Pacific railroad
i-oiupaiiy in its land department. It
la Maid that he had itold more laud
4iiau any man or his year lu tliU
country. He and hU iiH.iociatca are
now nrratigiug huge colonization
rncheme for Koutheru Oregon.
The company ho represents has se
cured possession of tho entire area
known aa tho old Oregon Militaiy
Laud Giant. The 'reel comprises an
Jtreu of more than 3n0,i;0 acres.and it
was for the purpoe of perfecting
fdans of the colonization aud settle
luent of this euormoua district that
Mr. Hunter aud his party made the
t.dloiiH trip.
In speaking of the land over which
they traverssed, Mr Hunter said:
"'There are grazing land, fruit lauds,
nilueral possibilities, and Indeed,
everything that man could desire. Id
nil t tin section, eHpecialy in the
vicinity of Goose Lake valley aud
Iiakevlew, we encountered numerous
oirveyiug parties. Itailroad are
doing an oxteniive nmouut of skir
mish work In southern Oregon uu J are
evidently preparing to attempt to set
the bettor of each other, in openlug
up that big territory, "
Among the towns visited aloug the
route were Natron, Vale, Lakeview,
Klamath Falla, Eugene, and otbera.
OREGON EASTERN RAILWAY
HAS FILED RIGHT OF WAY
IN THE LOCAL U. S. LAND OFFICE
A very important development j
lu tbe railroad situation regarding this
"portion of Southern Oregon was made
this week In the filing in tbe United
Mates Land Ofllce at Lakeview, the :
right of way for the Oregon Eastern '
Railway suppoaed to be a tlarrlmau I
corporation through Lake comity.
Tbe line begins at a point 15 miles
Houth of Lakeview, at the California
State Line, cIohu to the eastern shore
of Goose lake, ou eectiou 27, township
41, range 20, aud theu for several
miles follows the lake shore or nearly
ho, and benrB uomowhut iu n northerly
direction to Lakeview.
Leaving this city the lino takes a
crooked way through the hills in
a generally uortherly course, down
Crooked creek, along aud close to
the western ehore of Lake Abett its
entire length, thence uortherly to
a poiut iu township 27, range 21,
where it tutersects with the mirvey
Tbe livery men bad a harvest here
this week conveying tbe crowds to
aud from the baseball grounds.
A SUMMER LIKE BOOSTER
C. C. Herri. Owntr of the l lncst
Uanth In Lake County
C. (!. Harris, of Hummer Lake, was
down id attf ndmire at the meeting of
the county lioard hint week. Wlille
here he called on The Fxaminer. We
found hi in to le a very Interesting
talker, and one who is well posted up
on all unit tern peitalniiig to Luse
County, tin having resided here since
1HH1.
Mr. Harris Is reported to ponies
one of tho fluent ranches, if not the
very bent, and mines all kinds of grain,
the finest of fruit of all kinds, includ
ing grapes and straw lierries, the latter
being especially flue aud which are
produced three weeks sooner than
any where else iu the county. The
climate about Hummer Lake la said to
ne absoulutely dilferent from that of
other parts of the county, due to Its
lower altitude, and to the fact that it
Is sheltered by the rim rock towering
above the valley, preventing early
and late frosts, and making vegetable,
fruits and other crops safe from even
the remotest possibility of frost. Mr.
Harris al-o Is growing F.uglish wal
nuts of a flue quality, aud believes
that nut speciality adapted to a very
profitable culture in his locality.
MAO A LOT OP FUN WITH
A BUNCH OP PON I liS
The aide shows at the ball ground
afforded considerable amusement for
tho crowd, after the games. The
first o' the series was a horse race ou
the evening of the Fourth, won by
Klsie Liuvllle'a little black. Another
horse race was pulled off Tuesday,
four boress entering in a tHU yard
race, which was wou by Mark Mus
grave'a bay.
On Sunday evening Sam
vicious looking borse
ground aud it was snid no
rldo the animal. A CIO
Dick led a
onto the
man could
purso was
ruined and Ethan Allen accepted
challenge The borse came
the
out
vli J..I .oils. Then the pmse was rala
ed to 115 and Jack Hauau, a Paisley
boy who can ride anything showed
the crowd how to ride. Monday the
sane horso was brought onto the
grounds aud a f-0 purse was rained
for some one to ride him without a
bridle. Mr. Maupln tackled the
game. However, the halter was left
on tue liorao and rope reins were
allowed, and it was also evident that
the saddle had a born and the rider
was not forbidden to bold to it, which
made tbe exhibition rather tame.
Biff Threshing Outfit
A big 10-tou traction engine and
threshing outfit waa brought in from
Likely last week by the llartlerode
liros., which is to be used lu the low
er part of the Goose Lake valley. It
will be a big help to the grain grow
ers lu that section. Tbe euginecao
also be used in bauilug grain to the
railroad. They have proved a great
success elsewhere la this way.
Traction engines seem to be grow
ing In favor in these paita. Ibe
Alturaa New Kra nieutious a 20 tou,
foot wheel engine lately received
there by Geo. 11. Bayley, which is to
be usod In tbe Uayley swamp ou tbe
grade of the N. C. O., railway, and
also In making Irrigating cauala.
of tbe east and west line across tbe
state from Vale, In Malbeur county,
to Natron, in Lane county. In a
straight line tbe grade covers over
80 miles but owing to its sinuosities
will probably exceed that mileage.
The line as filed is probably the
final survey, and passes about midway
between Summer Lake und Warner
Lake valleys aud will be about 2Ti
miles from either valley.
Another survey has been run from
here to Klumath Falls, and still
another has come up the Pitt river
valley, the outlet of (loose lake,
which is really the true source of the
Saciameuto river iu California. The
plats of the latter Hue have been filed
iu the Uuited States Laud O It Ice at
Susanville, Lassen, California.
Only one conclusion cau be drawn
from this action on the part of rail
road men, and that Is early count mo
tion work. It can't oome too aoon to
suit all here.
If you waut all tbe news a'd tbe
time, you will have to subscribe for
Tbe Examiner.
THE BASEBALL
TOURNAMENT
The Result of the Games From Last
Thursday to Date
The weeks tiuse ball tournament
which opened In Lakeview last Friday
proved to lie the most literestiug
event of like character ever held in
this citr. About two thousand people
witnessed the games, and the grand
stand was fairly explosive every day
witli base ball spirit-.
The first of the series of games was
played by the Silver Lake team aud
the Lakeview High School team on
Friday forenoon. The game was a
walk over for Silver Lake as tbe play
era are all stalwarts, and on the other
hand, tbe High School buys were
teruied throughout the tournament as
the "Kid team." Following is the
line up of all the teams in the tourna
ment: Silver Lake
Sprague
Carroll
Robertson
F. Parker
C. Parker
liuick
(J. Martin
McCall
S. Martin
Schroder
("edarvil'e
Stiuer
t'isber
Teyeryr
J. Dhiy
L. Oajy
Hill
Ward
Kees
Thompson
Abby
Lakeview
Howell
Judge
(iraves
Faulkner
SticuBel
Storkmanu
Duttou
Wallace
Smith
McDonald
Klamath Falls
'2nd base
Kwau
Crews
Moore
short stop
0 f ild
catcher
pitcher
3rd base
r field
1 field
ibt base
sub.
Cook
Rooper
King
Miller
J. Saimens
Rail
Ileusun
Pine Creek
S tevens
Vernon
Cook
Amick
Gibbons
Smith
1 field
1 st baee
3rd base
short stop
catcher
r field
c field
2nd base
pitcher
eub.
M uikey
Clark
Kees
High School
3rd bane Gunther
short stop Lewis
r Meld Drenkel
1st base Croueuiiller
2nd base MtCoul
o field Suyder
1 Held McKee
catcher Dutton
pitcher Djkeman
eub. L. Croueuiiller
Follnwiug is tbe score made in the
first game.
Silver Lake 37 1 1 0 0 07 -19
High School 0002 2 000 0-4
R II K
Silver Lake VJ 22 8
High School 4 5 8
liattery S. Maritn, Parker, Scbrod
er. Dykeman, Drenkel, Dutton.
Struck out by Martin 9 ; Dykeman 1,
Umpire Nixon.
In tbe afternoon Pine Creek and
Klamath Falla crossed bats and tbe
game was an interesting one, each
team having its quota of "rooters.
Pine Creek 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Klumatb Falls 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 C
R II E
Klamath Falls
Pine Creek
0 5 0
2 3 11
liattery King, Rooper, Cook,
Keer,
Smith, Gibbous.
Struck out by King, 0; Keer, 7.
Umpire Sprague.
On tbe afternoon of tbe Fourth,
Saturday, Lakeview went onto tbe
field with Klamath Falls, in a botly
contested game, Klamath winning in
a Boore of 7 to 0. The score by in
nluga waa as follows :
Klamath 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 38
Lakeview 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 06
R a hi
Lakeview 6 8 0
Klamatb Falls 8 11 8
Battery Smith, Wallace; Rooper,
Cook.
Struck out by Smith, 13, Rooper,
10.
Umpire Sprague.
Two games were played Snnday,
one In tbe forenoon between the High
School and Pine Creek, won by tbe
latter team in a score as follow:
R-H-E
High School 6 3
Piue Creek 15 7
battery Drenkel, Duttou. Smith,
Keer, Larkin, Gibbons.
Struck out by Dreukel 13; Keer 3,
Smith 1.
lu the afternoon Lakeview and Sil
ver Lake crossed bats, the latter win
ning 4 to 2.
S. Lake 00040000 04
Lakeview 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2
R-1I-E
Lakeview 2 2 0
Silver Lake 4 4 0
liattery McDonald, Williams, Smith,
Wallace ; Parker, Parker.
Struck out by Mo Donald 1, Will
iams 1, Smith 9; Parker, 12.
Mouday moruiug a game was called
between Cedarville and tbe Lakeview
High School teams. Cedarville wiu
nlug in a score of 14 to 9. Rut 5 tu
nings were played. Ratteiy, Dreukel
and Duttou ; Teyeryer. L. Dacy.
Tbe hottest game of the seasou came
olf In the afternoon between Cedar
ville end Klamath.
The crowd in attendance was very
large and the "rooters" abont equally
divided. Cow beTs, paper borne.
tin horns, and every other conceivable
cootrivauce with which a noise could
be made waa brought into play, and a
continuous uproar was kept up by the
crowd from the time the first p ayer
i-utered tbe grounds till long after tbe
last man was down, wbicb occurred
in the last half of tbe tenth inning.
It was nobody's game nntil tbe very
last second. Tbe score by ion Inge:'
(Warvllle 0 00002222 2-10
Klamath F. 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 08
R-H-E
Cedarville 10 11 8
Klamath Falls 8 117
Mattery Thompson, Rees; L. Dacy;
Rooper, King, Cook.
Struck out by Thompson 3, Rees
3, Rooper 4, King 1. Sdrague umpire.
Two games were scheduled for Tues
day the 7th Lakeview and Pine Creek
in tb) forenoon, and Silver Lake
aud Klamatb Falls in tbe afternoon,
Lakeview failed to ehow up at tbe
morning game, Pine Creek took
position, tbe Umpire called the game
there being no contest tbe game wis
given to Pine Creek with honors 9 to
0.
There was some dissatisfaction
with the schedule for tbe afternoon.
and the games were postponed till
Wednesday.
Wednesday' games were as follows:
Forenoon, Cedarville vs. Pine Creek ;
Afternoon, Silver Lake vs. Klamatb
Falls.
Pine Creek 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 06
Cedarville 0 10 10 10 1 0-4
Battery Keer, Gibbons, Reee, Thomp
son, Dacy.
Afternoon game: i
Silver Lake 00003002 05
Klamatb Falls 0 1 6 1 9 1 0 0 018
liattery, Parker, Parker, S. Martin ;
Rooper Cook.
Silver Lake aud Cedarville were
scheduled to play in tbe forenoon
today. Tbe loosing team will bit out
of tbe contest; leaving tbe three
teams, including Klamatb Fall and
Pine Creek, to play for three purses
Two of tbe three teams, to be decid
ed upon- by drawing will played in
tbe afternoon for first money and tbe
two remaining teams will play for sec
ond and third moneys.
The forenoon game resulted lu vic
tory for Cedarville In a score of 7 to3.
Cedarville 2 10 10 110 17
Silver Luke 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 03
liattery Thompson and Dacy. Par
ker and Parker.
Tomorrow Friday, will wind np the
week's ball tournament, unless tbe
contest for second and third money
is settled "out of court", in which
ease the last game will be played to
day in tbe afternoon.
The Retort Courteous
Wbile the baseball game between
the Cedarville and Klamath teams was
roost exciting Monday afternoon, a
young lady from Cedarville was
particularly entbusiastlo over the
playing of her home team, and
screamed her delight over their suc
cessful efforts at winning tbe big first
money. Sbe is t aid to be tbe proud
possessor of a mass of hair of tbe
brightest of Titian red. One of the
Klamath boys, not relishing seeiag
victory snatobed fiom his team, yell
ed at ber: "Cut it uotl You are mak
ing it loo warm here with that red
bairl Where did you get it anyway?"
Tbe youug lady was fully equal to tbe
occaison, and retorted with spirit, :
"Shut up yourself, kidl Where did
I get my hairy Well, it was a birth
day present. That's where I got it!"
The young man bad nothing more to
say.
Tbe Inter State Commerce Com al
lusion, now that it possesses more
power under the new law, has come to
the relief of the lumbermeu of the
Pacific Norbweut, aud has made big
cuts iu lumber freight rates, both
locally and to eastern points. If these
outs Inure to the beue&t of the con
sumer, well aud good , but, if such re
duction only result in trauafering tbe
money from the pockets of tbe
railroad owners to tboee of tbe lumber
meu, then a new vompliuatou will
arise that will demand tbe further
attention of the Comission.
THE WHITE CUT BEAUTIFUL
How to lake Lakeview the Hand
sorriest Town In Oregon
One of our exchanges says well and
truly that: "The bent booster in
any town is a paint l.rut-h. " In this
connection can anyone imagine a
prettier sight than a New England
town, set :ike a jewel in the midst of
green fields and orchards, end with
it Ktreets lined with beautiful shade
trees, with everyone of its bonnes
painted white?
Lakeview has similar eourroiiDdings.
Why not do likew ise and paint every
bouse in town white? There is no
better color ior paint. Then end
with red root
If such uniformity of color arrange
ment were carried out here., it would
heighten tbe effect, and woold give
the stranger a surprise, and sucb a
good impression of our town, that be
woold carry tbe vision away with him
to our lasting advantage. Lakeview
would then be called "Tbe White
City !" as a light. And what a name
to conjure witb, as was tbe case with
its protoype at tbe World's Fair at
Chicago! Lakeview, "Tbe Wbile
City!" Isn't sucb a name worth
striving for?
COUNTY COMfllSSIONER
DENT TALKS OF WARNER
C. W. Dent, and family, of Plusb,
were in town several days last week.
Mr. Dent is one of tbe county com
missioners and came over to attend a
meeting of tbe Board.
Mr. Dnt is a prominent stockman
of tbe county and is well posted as to
all tbe lands of this county and their
capability for production of farm
products. He says that what is known
as tbe desert, will beyond a shadow of
doubt become wheat fields and is
pretty certain that in most parts no
irrigation will be requited for either
wbeat or sugar beets another crop
that in time will prove a wealth
producing one for those wbo may
care to go into tbe business. Mr.
Dent speaks more particularly of tbe
Warner valley, where he has his borne.
Wbile Mr. Dent does not pretend to
be an expert on mining be thinks
that tbere really are properties in
tbe Goldrun district that will make
good paying mines, and thinks tbere
are other parts of tbe country that
will warrant exploration by capable
prospectors.
Mr. Dent and family went back to
Plush Monday, but expect they will
return here about tbe first of ceptem
ber to place the children in scbooL
Exploiting: a Big Plow
E. J. Gordon, of Stockton, Calif
ornia, was here Monday, endeavoring
to interest farmers in a monster steam
plow, capable of breaking np large
tracts of ground at but comparatively
little expense,. Tbe contrivance has
from 12 to 15 or more ordinary plows,
and each lay turns over a big strip of
land. Sucb plows are used extenisve
ly in California, tbe Dakotas, Texas
and also in tbe Palouse country.
They soon tranform a sage brush des
ert into a productive grain field. It
would seem to be just tbe tbing for use
in tbe Warner lake country, where
thousands of acres are being taken up
with the idea of making wheat raising
ranches.
WORK OF STRETCHING OUT A
LINE OF STEEL FROM
LIKELY TO ALTURAS IS UNDERWAY
The Alturas Plalndealer of the 3rd
Inst, furnishes the gratifying news
that the iron line of march north
ward is now progressing. Tble will
cut the nearest railroad point down
to a distance of only 57 iuIIch from
Laki view.
The Examiner believes it proper
Inducement were made by the people j
of this town to President Dunway of
the N. C. O. Ry. that that road j
would be Into Lakeview before snow
New Library Building
Tho new library building Is com
pleted, aud was occupied Tuesday
evening. It is a most valuable ad
dition to the town, and will be ap
preciated both by citizens, and
strangers sojourning here for a time,
as It is located in the heart ot town.
It will also lie appreciated by the
high school students. Such institu
tions call out the beet there is lu the
people, aud the ladles who k'Vve,
carried forward this work lupf? en-'
titled to great credit. ThejfcxftUi
tner later will have more tfi any of
the library and its beautiful building.
OUR JULY 4TH
CELEBRATION"
A Patriotic and Bnthu
I siastic Demonstration
WITNESSED UK MANY - PEOPLE
Enjoyed By All In the Right Man
ner, and Nothing Marred the
Day's Pleasure
Tbe Fourth of July was very
patrioticlly and enthusiastically
observed in Lakeview, in which
noise, burrrabs, flags and bunting
everywhere displayed, excitement.
stirring music, fun and frolic and but
little rodyism, were tbe order of the
day.
At 10:30 a procession headed by the
fine band, that is tbe boast and pride
of Lakeview, -giving out strains of
patriotic music, followed by the
orators of the day, tbe float contain
ng tbe Goddess of Liberty and usual
accompaniaroents of little girls each
representing a state, and a line of
citizens in carriages and autoa, passed
through the streets of tbe town to the'
pavilion erected at tbe bead of Bear
street, where tbe exercises of - tbe
occaion took place. Prayer was
offered by Rev. Mr. Harris, wbo was
followed by W. Lair Thompson, of
Lakeview, who gave a splendid ora-.
tion, reported elsewhere in this paper.
Tbe afternoon was employed in
baseball playing, ball throwing, in
which about 20 participated, but
resulted in a tie in which Dr. Boyd,
Lakeview dentist and Mr. Cooper, of
Klamatb Falls, were winners and
divided tbe ptize of 110 equally; Ind
ian fisticuffs, squaw wrestling.and the
like, which amused great crowds, la
tbe evening, after witnessing, a tine
display of tire works, a crowded, but
appreciative audiance, of about 800
people listened to the play "Till
Death Do Us Part," by he Mong
company at tbe Opera House.
Tbe town was alive with a thousand
or more people from outside towns
and country, and from the bordering
states of Nevada and California, all
good naturedly beat on having a good
time. Tbe hotels were crowded, and
sleeping apartments were at a prem
ium. Tbe residents of tbe town
opeoed their doors, generously pro
vided beds or "shake downs" for
friends to the full limit of their Bup
ply of bedding, wbile many bad to
sleep in chairs or elsewhere,even some
of them on tbe "soft side of a plank".
But such little inconvenience could
not iu th least dampen the ardor of
tbe visitors.
Many of tbe outside people have re
mained all through the baeball
tournament, a great sueesa and fully
reported in another colum.
. : AH togethei the Celebration and tbe
Tournament will long be remembered
by tbe townsmen and visitors of Lake
view. falls. It la worth trying at any
rate.
Tbe Plalndealer says that "Engi
neer Oliver Informs us that track lay
ing this nlrte of Likely began. Sunday
and will proceed as fast as the road
bed ia completed. He says the ouly
possible delay will be in the comple
tion of Mr. Bay ley 's contract through
the corporation. But If Mr. Oliver
knew Geo. Bay ley as well as we do he
would have nodoubtonthat point."
Putting in New Water Mains
Tbe Water company are planning
big improvements in tbe service fur
this town. It is the intention to put
in a larger main, and one load of pipe
baa already been received. It is ex
peoted that tbe rest of tbe order will
be here so that the work of relaying
can begin some time this month.
Mains will also be put in on Water
street, extending from Dr. Daly 'a
drug store to the new flouring mill.
When this work is completed Lake
view w ill have a system that will merit
boaatiug about aud especially so when
tbe tine quality of tbe water furnished
is oonaidred.
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