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Wake A MmP mmtnei VOL. XXIX LAKKVIKW. LAKH COUNTY, OliKGON, THURSDAY, JULY 10, l'M,n. NO. 20 Sfo MARVELOUSLY RICH COUNTRY The Last lint the Greatest West A EMPIRE IN ITS INFANCY Where Umber. Mines and f arms Can Still lie Obtained Tree To All The Examiner now ha been up to I'limli, to tbe Rabbit Creek Country, to I ho Golden uiinltitt cmiip. Hit in tho North Warner Luke country, aud iiai mien thluu tlutt are wondrous lu way of future ponHltulilia. We are full o it; no full that we hardly know where to begin, or how to Hiiy it. We are loaded to the lirim, and will glv our view of tho latent resources of this Empire in the farming, fruit glowing, heat grow lug, stock rain fall, add mineral wealth, way. Juitt ha fttltl H We CHU llllll tilllS Htlti SpaCO to do ao. All this may won ml optimistic, but Mtiy one who lain traveled extensively, mid knows v. hut bus been done else where in a siiuilur rilimite, under Nluilliir conditions, run not help bo ttoming enthusiastic, over tho Warner Lake country. Wo have seen something newyes, Howetbig absolutely uew i a sectioU of uoiiiitry which has not lt-n mil over by prospectors; where ll ere is water pawor, tiuilx-r ngricnllund lumiti nud MlOcK I rtlnlrt ,"0"rt-an wa luuncn on the ground floor, on n per feet equallity with bid neighbor. Whore he can make u home with tho positive assurance that the question of traunporat Ion does not ener in It. Whore the price of copper and the tips anil downa on fhy stock market are of no consequence ; wbaro lud and silver value euuuot pONsibly nded tho prlco of farm land, or board bill. Yen, Indeed, a country no far from oiviiiZdtlou that the scandals iu IiIkI) life nor Important political questions are even heurd of until they are tun days old ; where war with Japan is discussed as an idle dream and till nature in Kind. The cry all over thin country Is for a new region; uuexploited, yet of sufficient promise to support and warrant logltiu a e ex ouditure in the development of It water power, tiw lier belt, gold zones, fertile fuliu lands and stock itiudustries ; uud truly such u Held is preaeutod in southern liiike C-iuuty. Oregon au empire iu itself. For many years this vast region has been occupied almost eutiiely by a few men who are eugaed lu stock ralslug. nolhwltbstaudlug the fact that at all times it has been conceded thut thousand upou thousaud of acres of the richest lauds awaited the home seeker where cau be raised cereals, tropical fruits, and the most delicious berries. Ureat water pi-wer remains unharnessed, there are long belts of Ur, tamarack and piuo, and th gold lodes can be traced for miles on the surface. The reason nud the only reasou which has heretofore pretvented this (romlsiug Held from reooivlug more attenton is the fact that it is situated very much more dlstnnt fYom ruilrond nud telegraph centers than any other part of the United (States, for it is about 210 miles South wet of Valo. which Is tho Southern terminus of a ehort Hue of Railroad which leaves the umlu line of tho Oregon Short Line at Ontario, Ore., 100 miles Eus. of Klamath falls which Is 30 miles by boat uorth of Dorris on tho Ore gon and Cal. By.. and 1'20 miles Northeast of Likely, at tho Northern terminus Jof tho Nevada, California, Oregon By., anil It takes from 2 to 4 days to get mail and express from the nearest B. B. point. As u matter of fuct, the OolJrun minim district In Lake county, Ore. Is olf tho map, and entirely outside of the limits of civilization, and situated only live miles from a land of great agricultural resources, and only ton miles from riuub. This section is now attracting much attention becaime It hit recently been 1 1) v if 1 in I by energetic nnd sterling litiNlneMM men with the vinw of the development of Its woiideiful re HoorceM. I. art,'" forces of men ate at work developing tlm rich gold ihIucm; ncliemes are being lommlatcd for the reclamiitlon of largo bodied of swamp land; the water power (pie! ion is be ing serioiihly considered from a iiian fuct in lug sluiiilpoint ; dntii In being Keen red iih to tho extent Hiid iocation of t he ImiiiitiiHu nmotiut of (Govern ment I. iml open to Hcttlcm lit l large irrigation piojectn are receiving attention and the country generally in iu linn for tht development and ex ploitation which Is fully warriiuted by Its extensive resources Now towns are being lall out, Mil) stantlal liillldlngs me being erected adventuresome proHpectors are making a careful and exhiiiiHtive examination of tho mineral urea and an era of prosperity is now actually In sight such as was never before witneeHed by any section of the Went. While as a matter of fact the amount of duvelopmeiit the mining d Inflict Is limited in extent, Hiilllclent hss already been done to demonstrate conclusively that the Held is indeed unlimited, and legitimate development dlnclimlng the richest veins ever found In the West. It was the form tiou. which Is porphyrltic, that fl rut attracted favorable notice, and the prosecution f activo work lias done much to emphiiHl.e the phenomenal showing enc.oiiutered in the outcrop. The strongly defined mineralized dikes, trending .Northwest and South east, are receiving merited attention, ami se vet id active corporations are Dow engaged lu the development of these veins at depth. While heretofore the most attention has been directed toward operations on the J n m ho group, on account of ltsrlch surface fchuwug, mure recently the llutte estate has been the cynosure of all eyes from the fuct that at a ! depth of tO feet below tlH grass roots u kri,Mh ...'.. Aio"i st d in' the bottom of the shaft, at leact 3 fin t wide, which csrrlei genual average values of (107. per tin in gold, and while this may appear to be apheuom eual result, it is also a fact that pan uings have been had which show a string of gold uo less than 8 inches around the pan. And when it is remembered that this remarkable result is obtained from ores which are 'absolutely free milliug, and in a region adjacent to enormous belts of fir, tamarack and pine, aud water power, practically unlimited iu etxeut, it can be readily seon thut it Is a field which preseuts favorablo condition for operating these great gold veins ou the most exten sive anil enconoinical scale. The F.-rt Waruer Mining Co., of which J. A. Morris, a prominent businessman of Plush, is a large share holder and is assoidatod iu tbs great enterprise, while business aud profess ional men of Lakevlew, have extensive estates consisting of about 21 claims, and on which there is a surface show ing which Is well worthy of aggress ive development. The uctvity ou surrounding properties has been au iuceutve to those people to at once commence certain surfaoi work to locate the richest chute lu order that proper development will be start ed to open up these veins at depth. On the Mona group work will for with be started, and surface cross cuts and trenches will be run iu order to determine the best poiut to etart permanent, practical development. The Mona group consists of Ave full claims and a fraction and adjoiua the estate of the Foit Warner Com pany. There Is a strong outcrop on tho Mona aud the gold values as evldeuoed lu the panning are very high. The history of the location of these claim Is peculiar in the fact that the original discovery was made by Mrs, Moua Cunningham, who was the tlrst lady to visit the camp. In walkiug over the hills during this visit she picked up a piece of float rock as large as one's fist which was fairly sparkling with gold. When arriving in camp she was asked what she had and said "I lmve a very pretty piece of rock for my cabinet." It was immeudiately seeu that tho rock was very rich lu gold aud au effort was made to locate the vein from which it came. Some prospecting aud surface trenching was done aud the original famous Lost Cablu lode Is sudpposed to have been wade by Mrs. Cunningham. The I'll Paso Group, it very promis ing location not only from the poiut EXAMINATION OF COUNTY RECORDS Report of Committee Appointed to Examine the County's Books T!ic committee heretofore appointed to examine the county records and verily the accuracy of the hi-monthly and other examinations of the same made by the County Court, having filed its report with the County Clerk, the same is hereby ordered spread upon the records of the Count,)' Court and also printed lor the information of the people of Lake Count)': To the llonornlile It. Duly, County .Iudg:e, and the Hoard of Cornnilselonera for the County of Lake, Stnte of Oregon, Oeniletncn : We, your committee heretofore appointed to examine and verify the books of the vnrlouH county ollicers from July, 1904, to June, 1!J0 find hb follows: In tlie County Clerk's olllce we find that durina his term of otllce, lWHitOO, 11. W. Mniirlnff received lu fees, etc I WG'J 40 mid paid to the Treasurer 1!HJ'. 20 leaving a shortage of -0 cents, hu h was paid to the Treasurer u per receipt No. 'MS on tile In the C'lerk'e office. N. Jaiiulsh, County Clerk.durliiK hU term, 1!MW190,S, received In fees, etc $ 4."SS 95 all of which has lxcn paid to the Treasurer, as tier receipts on file. In tin-Slu rlff's odice we tli'd that K. E. Bluchart, during his term of olltce, received from all sources the sum of I 9."245 13 all of which has been turned over to the Treasurer, an per receipts on file. Alls rt Di nt, Sheriff, during; his terra, 190tM!0S, received from all sources I11.VS97 5Ti mid turned over to the Treneurer 1UC97 C therefor pitying 10 cents more than received. Iu the County Trcamrer's otlice we find that F. O. Ahlstrom, Treasurer, Including biiliince turned over to liitn from previous Treasurer received f 2G7447 00 and paid out as per vouchers on file 2ot72! 50 leaving a balance on hand of 00717 50 which sum is distributed and kept in the following funds: In tiemral Fund $22.s03 C4 In Itoad Fund 11234 47 In (ieneral School Fund 2205 23 lu r.ulldlng Fund 24:N3 73 In Lakevlew Special Tax Fund. In Library Fund In State Treasurer Fund In Institute Fund In School District No. 1 Fund In School District No. 3 Fund. In School District No. tl Fund. In School District No. 7 Fund In School District No. 9 Fund In Scluol District No. 11 Fund In School Distilct No. 14 Fund In School District No. HI Fund We also find the books of the different ofllcsrs have been kept In a clean at d on eil.v liiniimr during the four years we have Lf-rn asked to Invest!' gate, and commend the e.i stem of regular bimonthly checking adopted by the Court, of all the county officers books during the regular sessions of the County Commissioner. The financial showing ns indicated above speaks for itself, and we think creditable. Dated at Lakevlew, Oregon, this 11th day of July, A. D. 1908. II. A. BKATTAIN, J FKANKL. PAISLEY TO HAVE BOOM Our ueghbonug towu, forty miles to the uorth, is right in the Sine for a big growth in population and re sultant prosperity. A crew of men are now at work ou the survey of tbe Portland Irrigation Company's reservoir site above Paisley and are making good headway. Tbe bead officials of the company are soon to be In Paisley, whin the work on the canals will be inaugurated. This big enterprise will put water ou 12,000 acres of rich sage brush land where a few acres will afford prosper ous homes for a great number of peo ple, who cau engage In Intensive farm ing or fruit culture of all kinds, and which will lu a few years give them a bank account which will be the envy of those who failed to grasp such opportunity. This tract of lHiid adjoins Paisley on the north. The enterprise is back ed by a large amount of capital, so that It is a certain something will be doing iu Paisley before loug. The Examiner Is glad to learn of the good fortune of its frends np at Paisley, aud promises to boost for them as well as it does for other parts of Lake county. The management of the Alaska-Vu-kon-l'acflc exposition Is already tnk. Ing steps to provide against extor tion of -visitors while In Seattle to see the big fulrdurlug the Bummer. IS 05 84 15 00 7 50 8S 32 12 ' 8 17 345 47 5 37 ,. 501 03 5032 fit, 2 11 fOtllll OQ OUR FRUIT INTERESTS E. R. Patch, of Pine Creek, who called on Tbe Examiner last week is very eutbusiastio over tbe future of fruit growing throughout all parts of Lake county. In this matter be speaks from experience and observa tion, gained la this line both in this aud foreign lands. During a number of years he resided in tbe famous Ozark mountain region, in Missouri, "The Laud of the Hig Red Apple," and eays that this sectiou is far ahead of that for the production of a fine apple. Tbe geutlmau has a tract of 1G0 acres of land near Pine Creek, most of which is hill or mountain laud, Inclined to be stony and difficult to clear Hut, ou this land, considered almost worthless, aud which was probably the last filing on government laud in that section, he is growing ou the bil'side, ou dry sage brush land, tbe finest of fruit trees, besides grapes, aud thiitty aud beautiful Eng lish Walnut trees. All these trees are growing without irrigation, and tbe ouly moisture they reoeive is the natural rainfall. These trees, however reoeive thorough aud frequeut culti vation of the soil under the method employed in Kansas, aud other dry portions of the Union, kuowu as the Campbell system. lie conlsdsrs tbe Winter Hanana Apple most suitable for this section. Trees of this variety iu his orchard began bearing at.three years after eet- ting, and he expects a full crop when they become five years of tige. He ssys that an acre set out propeily will contain 75 trees, and at the fifth year each tree should net gC to the tree, making the money yield 8375 per acre each year. Mr. I'Htch claims that the above estimate in a very conservative one, and can tie relied upon from nn acre of apples in full bearing evrey year, though many orchards exceed that figure. The lands of this county, he claims, both valley and mountain, are partic nlarly adapted to the growth of apples apricots, plums (wild ones grow here in profusion aud of an extra and flue rpiallty. ) while a chemical analysis of the eoils prove this to be one of the best cherry producing sections in the world ; in fact, it is only equalled by one section he mentioned that we do not now recall, bat think it was at rayette Idaho where there are similar conditions of soil and climate. Another surprising claim be made is that this county will and does 'grow the finest of English Walnuts. - He has trees, now only three years from tbe setting, that have nuts on this year. He advised all town and country residents to plant this tree as a shade tree, as it is a rapid grower, possesses handsome foliage and be sides produces a crop of nuts that command high prices in, all countries, and tbe demand is never f ally sup plied. Instead of patting out worthless cottonwoods, as has been the' case here, every street should be adorned witb tb beatiful English Walnut tree. Mr. Patch proposes o experiment also with the pecan tree grown so ex tenisvely and profitably in the South, and is now of the opinion that it will succeed as well in this section. : The Examiner is glad to get hold of such a man as Mr. Patch as tbe facts he gives from actual epxerienhce are just what are eagerly sought for by people all over this country of ours, as or subcription books demonstrate. (Continued from second column) of proximity to other known, rich reins, but also tbe surface showing. The outcrop is pronounced and very high gold values had at tbe surface.- Tbese claims were located by Leo Erenbous and E. F. Sbalts. This property bas recently been taken over by a company which will actively develop the same. Uoldrun district is hardly scratched over aud oilers an inviting field for earnest prospecting So far tbe mineralized zone is known to be about 7 miles long aud two miles wide, and witb this area 6everaal act ive corporations are now at work prosecuting operations on an exte isive scale. me Jiutte people are driving a crosscut tunnel ft r the purpose of tapping a rich streak at a depth . of over 200 ft. below the apex of the gold .one. In sinking tbe shaft above referred to a very high grade ctute was dicsloed, which this tunnel will crosscut and when that point. is reach ed drifts wib be advanced . both ways nn tbe vein. The want of space tbis issue for bids more extened mention of great country. But it is a theme that will grow and row with each sucueding week' i devlopment. It is a country for tbe stocicmau, the orch-dlst, the wheat grower, the miner, the business man.. There all will find something suitable forindus trial and collective effort. The dream of today is the reality of tomorrow. State Fair The Examiner has received a copy of the Oregon State Fair premium list for 1908. Upou examination, we note that the list of premiums are larger than ever before offered, that the state ap propriation is flO.OO.l and that tho earnings of the fair are added to the above amount to the extent of nearly f5000 which makes the premiums very attractive. This year's fair will surpass those of the past; many new exhibitors are securing space, and numerous herds have been purchased and shipped Into Oregon which will bo exhibited at the Oregon State Fair this year. New bulldlugs and improvements are being lidded to the grounds, and many new features will be apparent to visitors. Entries In the racing department are much larger and consist of a bet ter class of horses than fiver before shown or raced In the Northwest. The Silver Lake Leader and Central Oregouiau have been consolidated under the management ol Editor Hol ed r. ALL-ABSORBING R, R. QUEST 10 Preliminary Works Seem to be Completed NEED CHEAPER TRANSPORTATION A Big: Rich Unexploited Region Is Now Ripe for a Big: Business Tbe theme of paramount interest in Lakeview, aud tributary country, now that politics are placed in tbe back ground for a while, ecxept as to national issues, is the prospective development of tbe railroad stuatlon in Southern Oregon. ' In tbis matter, Lakview, as a radiat ing center, is tbe prize for which contending und conflicting railroad grants are striving. There is to be no "community of interest" business in the deal at all, as these men now realize in a forceful way that they have neglected too long the immense resources of this region that for years gone by should have afforded a tremendous traffic that wonld have augmented tbe already over flowing coffers of their gigantia corporations. Reluctant though we may be to concede railroads credit for good when already constructed, yet those of of us who labo along in tbis age of hurry without the facilities of rapid transportation are painfully aware of tbe troubles, expense, loss of time and other annoying features that work against our material well-being, to reent ,too etronpjy the common raii &' practice of placing charges for such service in keeping with tbe maxim: "Charge all tbe tar flic will bear." Under such circumstances we are not apt to be so strenuous iu our criticism of railroad management, although we feel free to confess tbat tbe motto: "Live and let live" ' suits us much tbe better in that connection. It certainly is not to the credit of railroad men that tbey have been so dilatory in recognizing tbe splendid opening for tributary business of immense volume for their existing ilnes outside the connQea of tbis great Inland Emdire, comprising Southern Oregon, North Eastern California and Northwestern Nevada, a vast region, teeming with resources of every kind, some of them latent and at . best only partially developed, everyone of which would be oontibutary ' to a tremendously profitable '' railway traffic. ' It is obvious that the boundless i products of farm mine orchard foreet and pasture lying here on every hand must soon compel construction of not one, but several railways, to meet tba demand here now so strongly appealing for cheaper, better and more rapid transportation. ' ' 'It Is said that coming events cast tbeir shadow before" and iq this1 light it would seem that tbe stirring events of tbe last few weeks ludicate .''some thing doing" in railroad .circles. Several - charters for railroad , lines centering iu Lakeview, were recently filed iu Salem, the State capital. One of them was for a railroad the OVegon Eatsern Railway, mentioued " last week, 15 miles loug, extending' from Lakeview to NewPine Creek, situated mmeditely ou the California Oregon state line. It is hard, of courses, to give any reasou for such a movi on part of a railway magnate,. . XV may be a bluff or a feeler to, orce some one else's hand in the railroad game, or it .may be a move to edver Fan daugo Pass, reputed to be the best and lowest pass existing from ' eastern approaches to either Portland or San Francisco. i .i ' In additiou to these mpyp a number of surveying parties are work In this region all close' moatned, but very industrious ; but at tbe same time thin work means that ere long ex pected railway age so far as this regiou is concerned Is ;uow."only a question of a few months at moat It was said that "All' roadtf lead to Rome." Tbe configuration .of this country, confirmed by repeated sur veys the last forty years, coupled with (Continued on Page 4)