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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1912)
fit mm Mm HAS THE CIRCULATION- PRINTS THE NEWi REACHES THE 'ORLE THE EXAMINER IS THE OFFICIAL PAPER OF LAKBi P0UNTY VOL. XXXIII LA KK VIEW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON MAItCH 28, 1912. NO. 13 ACTIVITY IN RAILROADS ACCORDING TO REPORTS, LAKE VIEW TO BE ON RAILROAD MAP Exchanges Contain Much Enlightenment as Regards Early Railroad Movements in This Section of the Country Sacramento Hee : Keno. Nevada. March 19. An attorney of the South ern Pacific Company loft this city yes terday for Alturaa. (California, where he will file tor record In the County Itecurtler'a olliro in that county, deeds for right of way. franchises and mai for the route of the Goose Lake South ern anil Mo'too Northern Railways. These two proposed linca will be or tiona of tho Southern Pacific Com nanv'a nw Oreiron Eastern system. and it la stated that the work of eon atrucllnir the tinea will noon commence. the liooiie Lake southern will com mence at Lakeview. Oregon and will run through Goose Lake Vallev. touch ing New Pine Creek. Davl Creek and Alturss, and then aouthweHterlv along the Pitt river to the main line of the Southern Pacific at Anderson, in Shaata County. There are alao aurveva and rights of way for tho Chlno North ern from a point near Alturaa through Modoc. Lassen and Tehama countiea to a points on the main line of the Southern Pacific at Vina. California. The Mixtnc Northern road will begin near Alturaa and run northerly to con nect with the California Northeusiern near Klamath Falls. The Southern ARREST SPORTSMEN FOR CATCHING FISH Fine Imposed and Case Wa Appealed To Circuit Court 'Pacific is now building a toad from Vale. Oregon, southwesterly to connect with the Goose Lake Southern at Lake view. The linca will connect with the Fernlev Northern, on which work In now about to commence and which will run from the Central Pacific at Fern lev. Nevada, to Suaanville and Ills' Vallev. in Lassen County. Redoing. Cal.. March 19. An Impor tant deed was filed thla morning which transfer all of the holdings, including franchise and righta of way of the Gooxe Lke & Southern Railway Com pany, to the (antral Pacirlo Company corporation of Utah. The Goohb Lake & Southern Railway waa being promoted to extend from Lakeview. Oregon and Alturaa. Cal.. thruuvh Modoc. Lauaen and Shaata countiea to a point near Anderson. Shanta County. Tho lenght of thia line ia given an 227 miles. A branch line la designed to leave the main line south of Alturaa and extend through Lassen. Plumas and Tehama countiea to Vina, Tehama county the length of the branch line being; riven aa 179 miles. Conies of the deed will be filed in Modoc. Tehama. Lassen and Plumas countiea.as well as In Shaata county. For Commissioner T. 13. Wakefield and family laat week came over from Warner Lake and spent a few days in the oitv. M'. Wakefield has bean induced by hia many friends to make the race for the ! nomination of County Commissioner on the Demncrtie ticket at the Aoril pri mariea. Mr. Wakefield la an old time resident of Lake county, he beinir one of the first settlers in the Warner Val lev. It is just that the eastern part of the county shojld be represented in the countv'a affairs and good judgement has beun shown in the selection of Mr. Wakefield. Only one commissioner will be elect ed thin year, present Commissioner F. E. Anderson holding his office until the following election. With Mr. Wake- field 'a announcement, it gives two can didate in the field he on the democratic ticket an--! C. A. Rehart on the Rcpnb llcan ticket. Mr. Wakefield returned home with his family Tuesday. The matter of testing the present fish law ia uo to Tom Bernard and Kile Striolin thoite two well known snorts nvn having been tsken red handed in , the act by Wm. LaSatcr. the deputy fish and same warden for this section Messrs. Ilernard and Striolin caught a number of lako trout in Drews creek , lust week, and it was near the dam that they wero taken into custody by Mr. LaSater. They were given a hear inr. before Recorder Wallace, acting aa justice of the peace, this week, and he imposed tine of 125 each. The case ' will be taken before the Cin'uit Court at tho May term on appeal for a final hearing. Tho contention ia that all ilBhins seems to be borno out by all author! ties. Salmon trout being exempt from the provisions of the closed season, it is therefore held that it ia not against the law to fish at any time. The Hsh - that is generally termed a "salmon trout" is well known among fishermen ami it Is also conceded that the lake trout is not included in that clasa. The question resolves itself into one of fact, and whether the intent of the Legislature will be considered or whe ther the Court will take the broader view and Includo all fish hereabouts wilmon trout cun only bo determined bv an appeal to the Court of last re sort. ) liatohelder & Combe, and ThoH. S. Farrel represent Messrs. Bernard and Strlulin. while Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Venator represents tho proso cution. SHEARING CORRALS WILL DEINSTALLED O. T. McKondreo Will Pre pare to Shear Sheep On Quick Time FORMER RESIDENT VISITUAHEVIEW J. D. Guerraz Gets Settle ment for Right Of Way Damages Contaminated Water The creek water last week was turn ed in tho emergency pipe, into the city water supplv.and owing to It being con taminated. Health Officer Dr. Hall prohibited tho company from using this creek water for city purposes. Tho water has been clear and pure since the creek was turned out and no lack of water noticed. The creok. especially at this time of year contains numerous germs and Dr. Hall took immediate atepB to prevent an outbreak ot any con tagious diseases. Central Oregon Development I-eauuo, Meet liUkcUew, Aug. a XO-Xl-'JM, 11)12. O. T. McKendree. who is in the citv thiti week, hits given out the informa tion that he will at once begin work on erecting a public shearing yard on his property south of tho wool ware house. Suflicent corrals will be built to ade auatelv handle a large band of sheep in a short time Thirty men will be employed in the Kins and in this wav a band of sheen can be shorn quickly and thus avoid holding them in corrals a great lersth of time. This will be a move greatly appre ciated bv the sheeo men aa they can drive their flocks to the corrals to be shorn and the wool will be left within a stones throw of the warehouse. Mr. McKendree sava he haa had no definite plans drawn of the yards, tut la able to begin work at once- on tho idea he has originally outlined for the pur pose. Mr. McKendree's experience In this business is sufllcient to assure the success of the undertaking as well as a profitable enterprise to the sheepmen in general. A. L. Thornton Sunday returned from San hrancisco. J. D. Guerraz, an old time resident of this vallev. out now living at San Jose. Cal.. paid Lakeview a visit thla week. He owns the property north of the Slash road where the railroad Y is located and came uo here to get the matter of right of wav adjusted w'th the railroad committee. To an Exam iner reporter, Mr. Guerraz atated that the damages were settled in a satisfac tory manner to him. He donated the right of way acroaa the first fortv. and the citv paid him for the ground taken bv the Y. or 17 3-4 acres. Mr. Guerraz owns lf0 acrea of land in this body and two years ago he of fered to sell it for $3000 and received an offer ot $1500 which was refused. Two years ago be refused $10,000. for tho ltJO acres.' He has great faith in this cpuntrv and thinka in a verv few i yeara time it will - undergo a decided I change. He remarked that he was sur-1 prised to see so much land lying idle in the country and especially on the Westj Side. He thinks Lakeview will have; a population of 5000 in a short time or j when the West Side land is settled un. I He left for his home yesterday but said that ho would return thia fkll. He made no arrangements for the disposition of his land before leaving hero, and said when he returns will ! crobablv arrange to segregate the tract and sell it in small lots. . Stands On Record Bend Bulletin: In renlv to a letter from The Bulletin reaueting a state ment regarding what he stands for at the coming election. W. Lair Thomp son, of Lakeview. csndidste for nom ination for state senator, states that his platform chiefly consists of his legislative record. Mr. Thompsoa nerved two terms as chief clerk of the house of representative, and one term a member of thst body. His letter, in pert Is as follows: "Had I a platform it would consist principally of a statement of a deter mination to work in harmony with other legislators from Central Oregon in a united effort to secure Legislation for our section of the State. 1 have some verv definite Ideas regarding the duty of the state to install and main tain demonstration farma both in the dry farming districts and under private and public irrigation projects in pro ttion of the settler and homeseeker who is now coming to Oregon" DIG REDUCTION IN , RATES JYEXPRESS Reasonable Rate on Fruit An Vegetables Soon Be Established PROMOTE BEET CULTURE FALLON SUGAR FACTORY WANTS LAKE COUNTY TERRITORY To Complete Canal G. W. Rice, chief engineer of the O. V. L. Co.. and J. F. Hanson this week left for Kansas City on business in connection with the completion of the local Irrigation project. Thev were summoned bv telegraph, and it ia ex pected that satisfactory arrangements will be made for the earlv resumption of work. It is understood that Mr. Hanson is anxious to get his big outfit at work, and in response to his reauest for a definte statement as to whether the South Drews canai waa to be built this vear he was instructed to meet the head otiiclals at the Kansas City oflice. A marked reduction in express rates to Lakeview was effected by A. L. Thornton, agent for the Wells-Fargo company, on his recent visit to San Francisco. It will be appreciated by mall shippers as well as larger ones. for while the minimum rate is not changed, vet a much larger package can be shipped under the minimum rate now than under the old rate. The old rate from San Francisco was $9.50 per Lund red pounds, while the new rata is'uut $6.50: from Chicago. was $18. now $14.50: from Kansas Citv. was $16. now $12.50: from New York, was $20. now $16: from Port land, was $12. now $9.50. A still lower rate on fruit, vegetables and the like will shortly be out into effect, that rate being $4.25 per one hundred pound from California points. under the latter rate a very great saving will be made on small packages of lemon?, limes, etc., as it will permit of about 8 pounds weight being brought in un der the minimum charge of 35 cents. where as under the old rate the cost would te about 60 cents. The reduction will hava a marked effect on the price of earlv vegetables, inasmuch as the old rate made such shipments almost prohibitive except during tho holidavs or for special occasions. Will Furnish Seed For Five Acres at Fifteen Cents a Pound and Will Give $3.75 a Ton For Beets, F.O.B. Lakeview The Commercial Club ia in receipt of a letter from Fred Hinze manager of the Nevada Sugar Company, asking that body to take uo the matter of rais ing sugar beets in this vallev for ex perimental purposes. This company which has its factory located at Fallon. Nevada, has made arrangements tor "a large acreage of beets to be sown in tho Honev Lake Vallev and are anxious to extend their territory into Lake county. A rate haa been secured over the N.-C.-O. railway of $1.75 per ton to Reno from Lakeview and $2.50 per ton Irona here to the factory in Fallon. The company agrees to pav $3.75 per ton for beets f.o.b. Lakeview. It re ouires 15 pounds of beet seed to the acre and the company will furnish seed for five aores at 15 cents per pound, the cost of the seed to be deducted wben the beets are delivered at the factory. A contract which would bold the company to the above agreement, was enclosed to be signed providing the matter ia taken uo here. It would seem that thia plan ia an excellent oppor tunity fcr the people of this section to experiment upon this product at prac- MOISTURE IS DOWN TO A GOOD DEPTH Excavation About Six Feet Deep and no Dry Dirt Encountered ticallv no cost, and with the possibility of netting a good profit on the venture providing sugar beets can be success fully grown in this vallev. It is atated that local conditions com pare favorably with other aectiona where beets produce enormous crops. At La Grande In Union county. 50000 tons of sugar beets were grown in 1910 with an increase of 10.000 last year. The crop there averaged 21 tone per acre with an analysis of 15.72 augar or 84 per cent pore. Improve Opera House C. U. Snider Tuesday returned from San Francisco where be haa been pur chasing scenery and supplies for his new opera bouse. During bis stay be visited several of the leading play bouses in the Bay City aud secured a number of new ideas which be will adoot in the fitting ot his place of amusement. Among them is the en largement of the facing of the stage which will be of marked effect. Every thing will be up to date and the house will te a credit to Lakeview and one that will meet all requirements for sometime .to come. Letters Sent Farmers Secretary of the Commercial Club Dr. Everett last week mailed letters to 113 farmers in the valley to acertain their views in regard to establishing a creamery in this section. The Examiner last week published the offer made bv Mr. Canfleld of ABhland and the letters were written in an endeavor to get the farmers to take up the matter at the earliest possible date. Thev will confer a great favor if thev will answer the inquiries at once and l thus enable the Secretary to inform Mr. Canfield of the prospects of such an industry, at this place. So far no dry dirt has been encoun tered in the excavation of the Hervford block and in one place a depth of about six feet bas been reached. This cir cumstance is an indication of the amount of moisture that has fallen this season. Owing to differences in the character of soils, there is probably plaoes in the vallev where the mois ture bas not gone down this deota but it is auite safe to say that a sufficient amount baa been conserved to insure this years' crops. The recent storm has placed con siderable snow in the mountains and that water will be steadily led to the vallev through the various oreek beds, and mav be utilized for irrigation pur poses for those who depend upon this source of moisture. Conditions have been favorable for grain that baa been sown this season and with the oresent indications of spring it would seem that crop prospects lor this year could not be better. Atout twentvth-five passengers ar rived in Lakeview on 'luesdav'B train. MUCH TALK ABOUT HIGH GRADE MINES While Away Sheriff Snider Learns That We Have Mining- Camp AS LAKE COUNTY IS SEEN BY THE OUTSIDER Reno Gazette Publishes Flattering Article of Business Men's Recent Trip to That City and Says Reno is Eager for Cioser Associations With Lakeview and Territory The Keno Gazetto in an issue of last week, published the following in an editoral column under the heading of 'Lakeview The Opportunity Region. The Lakeview people who paid Keno a visit bv special train were missionar ies of Rn advanced order. They came neither to preach nor pray, but to fur ther the cause of good fellowship. Thev impressed upon the.mindsof the Reno people that thev came from a mighty fine country, one that grows up on what it produces, but. Incidentally. one also that might accept change of diet occasionally and would feel inclin ed to stock its pantry from Reno, send ing certain of its own products in ex- hange. Of course, the Western Pacific makes it possible, even simple, to acquire trade relationship with Sacramento but Reno is preferable if the business peo ple of this city show the proper atti tude. Owing to a reecent holding by the in terstate commerce commission which will ever after be held illogical and unreasonable by whomever here have taken the trouble to investigate the matter, this citv is handicapped and the prefereone given to the California cities. This does not mean however, that it is not profitable to trade with Lake view, even through the N.-C.-O. did win its rate catse. On live local concern, the Riverside Mill Company, avers that it is profit able, even under a handicap, and the wav that it is scattering sacks of flour, ginger snaps and soda crackers through out the northern country is evidence that there Is opportunity for other busi ness firms of this city. Lakeview has a verv friendly feeling toward Reno. It wishes to keen it ud. Tho Gazette would wager, if the law permitted, that each and all of the Lakeview papers will repuLlibh thia article and add comment, favorable comment, respecting this citv. Tho delegation, which came primari ly to be initiated Into a fraternal society took three days for the ceremony, evi-! deucing that it had another purpose. Thia purpose waa to mix with Reno people to the extent that thev oould call each other by their front names. This visit has accomplished a large amount of good. It has opened the eyes of a lot of somnolent people to the fact that Reno's commercial progress depends upon cementing firm trade re lationship with tributary territory. The great undeveloped empire on the north ia the best and biggest region opened to the Keno jobber, wholesaler or manu facturer. If he takes advantage of the opportunity now offered he may fore stall Sacramento and San Francisco in their obvious efforts to make conquest of the territory. That High Grade Camp, locally known as the Hoag mines, is to be the mecca ot a large number of mining men during the early Soring and Summer is now an assured fact. Not for five years bas there been a mining excitement or stampede, and as consequence all eves are turned on the new camp. Sheriff W. B. Snider, who bas just returned from a visit to San Francisco. Oakland and other Cal ifornia cities, states that during bis absence he was constantly beseiged by people anxious to secure information concerning the camp. He stated to an Examiner representative that he learn ed more about the camp and New Pine Creek during hia absence than he ever knew before. He met many miners who announced thier intention of go ing into the district this year and pros pecting, while others are ready to buy anything and everything in sight. From Denver west miners everywhere are counting on visiting the camp this season, and from Denver alone it is said; there will be not less than 1000 miners who will be on tne ground as soon as spring opens. An excursion from Denver to the mines is announced for April 15. and it is expected that at least 200 mining men will be aboard tbe train. -There is a big influx of mining men at New Pine Creek already, and every day sees the number largely increased. Ex perienced mining men say that the rush will eaual that of Nevada during the palmy davs of Gold field and Tono-pah. People Still Coming: Henry Wendt, the New Pine Creek booster was a business visitor in this city Monday. He savs the State line town is booming and conditions are looking favorable for a bright future. Several mining men are now in the town awaiting to visit the mines as soon as the snow recedes. Mr. Wendt says an effort is being made to keep the people from making the trip now aa it will be impossible to get on tbe ground in the mountains for some time yet. owing to tho depth of tbe snow. Oil frill OrCL'flll llAVslniimont T,iiyiip. MtM l.nltovlour