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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1908)
f f B? r.i 5:, The Greatest Inland Empire MttEF EPITOME OF KLAMATH COUNTY, .HE MECCA Ot 1HC KOMESEEKER, , HAS VAST UNDEVELOPED RESOURCES ANO MANY SCENIC ATTRACTIONS KLAMATH COUNTY is in Southern Oregon on the California ami Ore- ton ite lino. The south part ot the county I hv totytwo mile from rut to writ, and in the mliMtc It I one humliel mile f rym south to north. Population about 9,000, It contains w'tlim It Ixmler a Inanreloua ariety of Mountain ami al ley a, of Ukea and streams, of liul spritig and tprinn which arc ice rohl, of agv truth plaint and lule uiarthrt, of jilne torvsia aoouaumg in wild game, aim lake aaxl atrtamt teaming iUi fish. In Mm north-west part l the county It Crater Uke National 1'ark. Crater Jar it one of the wonder of the l'arlllc Nop. If you want to make a trip that J vaa avail MAB-v.hB'lfcat .w s.& Mmi I aV V Will ITMIVIIIM'll V U W!et7l MaVt KLAMATH FALLS Klamath Fall it the county teat ; It la located at the mouth of Link Hirer W the beautiful little Lake Kwauna and riear Upper Klamath Lake. It It locked l) Ilia foot hill and mountain while bt lake and valley tprradawav in front. It haa a population of about IVU). It liaaa near thirty thoutand dollar High Kcbool building and a One ttone build ing for the Krawlnl schools which nl fcbout MQ,0UO. The churdie are Pre. liyleriaa,' Methodist, Kplsropal, ltaptltt nd Catholic. Thec all hae fair rhurch building and regular ator. Vbe Chrittatn Scientist alto hold regu lar MUag. It liai three bank and atorea which would be a credit to any tallroad count v art town. It lit. tan i learn saw nllla and noe steam laundrv. It haa aba dty water pumping lour pawing mint and aanh am lactone, three meat market, three plant, hi iloir liewapapert, one rock cruthcr, one (lour inlll ol 100-barrvI capacity, one machine tbop and foundry, on sbmgle mill and u carpenter ahop, all run by electric ity developed by water power. We now Ita water power available for the dr!t i)g of saacbloery to the amount of COO itora power and will toon ho MM lion power more. We hate splemliil electric light, water work and tele tihowa yatama. Our city water come j roan great, ciaar. toft water I prist near town. We haw fire doc tor, four dentiata and ten tawvert. Yhert) are two general store, three gtw nee, six dry good and lurnisbimr. thr hardware, three drug ttoret, me latrtar thbpa, sis livery bam, two im- tihsaeat bouaea.'lwo Uakerirt, four Maekaaaitb ahopa, four Jewelry store liaditwo farnltara store. We hare aa' geod new ateamboat and some t mailer craft plying on the Klamath 1 liver and Lower Klamath Lake, and tilawAaMiaawetaaaateat aatd smaller -tUf otftt- Upper KmmaW Lai ii0dfe4 uiarthrt. These inarthr tinvo for cen turies lcen receMnt iloimtlta o( tilt, carried to them by the water from the niountalnt, and hac for crhapt ecu- nine ucen prunucing immense iii 01 tules, gigantic bull ruahe. which grow ll to l: feet high and o thick that It I almoat ltiipiilli' to get tlmniith them. The ilcoavlng each vear hae aihhM cgetalile nutter to the tilt. Thew iiirh- hate alto for aire liven the habitat of Innumerable water font, which Imxo addeil atlh to the rlchne of the toil, i Till toll ue brllrxe to ! at rich at there it In the world. U. A. Keclaaaatloa and Irrigation The United Mate government ha undertaken to drain the marth Und end to Irrigate them, tot-ether with the aie brtirh land, the cot of which It to U aid for in ten annual ayiiiciitt, without interest. Tho tunnel and tho rtrt nine mile of the canal are alt com pleted and watrr I now ready for th land. One penon cannot iel a water right for mote than U) acre. A hue land and wif iiid each child ma) own ItiO acn-t eaih, and each get a water right to the tunic. irrvpectheof the a of the child. Nou-rei.lent owner of land cannot cet a water riglil. They mutt reide within the Uiiind of thft fystein of IrrHration. Tho water for Ir rigation i sure, ami terv nniiniiani nesacateai-'a There art practically no hoiucttead to lw hail at preeent. It I expected that there will v tome laud openm for liomcttcads later on. 4avatkml Lake. The feet. Tk VaHcy Tbera U a beautiful alley vxtemliag lor awveral mil to the Kt and NwUi aaaat and Sooth, and other valley eqnally liaaatUal and picturewiue open out f rum Ida on Unoogh gap in tho mouutaint. '.fher aa Ave or six of these vatlera, all Maar tk same elevation, and all.sor wandr by rosuntaliit, moat of which ttre baVy Itimbetwd with elkw pine, Mutt of the al(eaarucotereil with stag braah. Tfa soil of the sage brush land UaTrich Ura ash and usually very lep. Much of It tarjinicbut ery little la appearance from the surface to a lepta ot two to four feet. Same place ialte aandy, while In other It It iuite keavy. Tk Lakaa Upper Klamath Lake I a beautiful Body of water, about 25 to 30 mile long, Vita mountains reaching to the shore in xtaay carta of it. From it lower end Uak aUvejc daseanda Id a tucceatloa of rapid about a mile and a half, falling boat 66 feet in that dittance, and flow lag Into Lake .Kwauna at the lower part ftown. Klaina'.li Rher betrina with lk Ewauna and aklrta the alley and tho mountaini to the south and wett. laaviag the valley at Keno. A channel from too river, some alx or eight miles croM tb valley to Lower KtamaUi lake, coaaatta tb two. Tat Marh Laad Th Ufcta aiw Joined in place by tule CUaut Th numiiier aredeliiihtful, ery few hot day, and this hot only for'a few hour in the middle of the da) The autumn it fine, gradually Krotitig lit tle cooler and almixt impi'Hcptabl) eliding into w inter. The winter' hale noreor let tnow. Suite of t hem he lrit;hini noa, and nodo not. The mercury seldom reach-- tern, but we niv told that it hat brin known to yo 1H Irumi llor. The aprlnir are tome what late, thus makini; the gruaini; ea on thort. There It liability to daintier by frot. which may occur at one time iri one nlace and at another lime In an other place, but we ham heard of noth- .iitf llkealaliureor wuirtpica! uamage from thlt ciu-e. To a Kantat man there nvmi to ln-tery few ditagreeably winiiy nay, ami vaar urrui munuer and llghtnlnir. There are no tornadoe or cyclone, and tem tn be no hard storms nor extreme change of temper ature. Craaa Wheat, oat, rye ar.d bailey yield lic y rrox of the tlnett quality of grain, from a smaller amount of eeilthan we hae cier teen town anywhere else. Wheat tmiducliiK H to 30 bushel tier ncre without irrigation, and 'M to M bushels with Irrigation. Oat. 40 to 100 Irti-lielt, and barley 40 to 00 buthrl under Irri.-atiou. Uraasca Alfalfi. tlmothr. ml clover, white clover, Kentucky Illue Crass, red lop, und brome eras all xruw luxuriaatlv. The fattcniag iuilitie of the hay made liere i oi n tery iiign oruer. i;anie are fattened on allalfa hav alone. Ifortv work on alfalfa without grain and keep In ml comlitliin. I ho yielil l allalla It three to aix ton iwr acre. Timothy two or three tons. Therv arv alto natu ral meailow on land which are wet In the early part of the seaon, which nuke tine hay. Vacttaktea Vegetable do well, and the quality of all grown here is of a very high order. 1'oUtoe are umially groan without irri gation, ami trie yiei'i, wnue nui exira larjo when they are crown In thi way, I good, ami llie iuauiv i iinniiri'aoMii. Cahlxign doe exceeillrigly well, iiml they an the flnest In iiuality tint the wrner ban ever eaten. Onion produce enormoutly. The test on sugar beets grown here snows as mgii aa J per cent sugar, und at high as VI wr cent puritv. and Ihla under very ordinary conditions of growing and the growth was very xatiatactory to sugar lieel ex-rta. 1'rvtta Kriiil In faoml liH-atlont do mi'II, and the iiuality l umxcvllrl. The keeping iiuality of npplc grown here autwite that of any which the wrilrr ha ever known belore. Illackberrle, raaplierrlr, bgan berrlet, gHMeberrle4 and red currant proiluce wry largely I'luint, prune and cherrlet are ef) tine. Klne earhet are grown, but the are not sure. Klamath County cattird off IIA00 In prin at the great Irriga tion Congret at Hacramento, Callfur nla, tatl fall, among them Mug the great prlie llolttein bull for the heat ll!'!.-ty of iirmliH'tt from one irrleateil arm. Stock Malalai All lUsn't u( atiKk do aell and ain ery healthy, Catile run on the range where they hae plenty of room, ten to nine month In the year. Mau hore run on the range the whole vear. Mieep are held in rrv Urge lnd and are tald to lj very proatabl, grating about the unit proportion ef 'Ute1 vear a rattle. Hog are ery healthy "amf very profitable The climate and feed here teem to be particularly adapt. -d to the production of a very tine iiiality of milk and butter. Cow do exceedingly well. Thee valley are, In our juilg mnl. dettlneil til become dalrv niun- try of a ery high order. Cattle are fat tened on alfalfa alone. BRIEr MENTION Try 7.1m for plumbing-. It down Iron I Fort Beet do exceedingly well. The iiual ity of honey produced In thee valley ran not l turpatsed anywhere. Potjttry All poullri It (mutually pnillubtc and very healthy Jarurt Kinurr Klamath Iwlay. ' If your pipe frtup, call on Zim. I llomir Smith, who ha bntkk with pnvuiuunla, it teiortd iMiivaleecent. Milk, 'JOo a gallon. II. N. WhllelirM I lloraiu Mlrhell lelurnrd ha turd ay aller a tvnila) abeiicw in Calllorula, J. I'. Chimrilll, of Ytcka, It in the city tod). J, Frank Adam I a Klamath Falls visitor today. i It. II. Ilutnvll ol Merrill I legislated at the lakeside tun, Sugar cured hauis and hlcksui at th Kal Knil Meat Markrt. t Alex I'avl, the taltleoiaii, It In lh tlty today from the KUiualli marth, where he It lecdlng hit lud of cattle. FltKK All good haiultouitly u graved at Winter', I IKiu't forget th, usw location ol L, Alva Unit watcli and lwlry ispalr dctiiuieut at Chltwoud' drugdoi. I Our alutliic are all lew au4 up to daUal ttluier', r Thote drilling tine watch and Jewelry repairing ihould tall oil L. Alva liwit, Uiuli ieuiurarlly lu Chllniwd Drug btore. i 1'ictur below cott at Mar Drug tiloie lor neat JO days. tit your. Did u knoa that WluUra ha on ol the the twit waUh uiakera on tlw coati, ami )uu tan gel your work don promptly? t Water I'ure water tan usual! vallr) rry eatlly at to 30 feet ally be had I a depth of frv had III the HI 15 HAY rull MAl.i:-lh lout ol hay lor te in iUauiill lu uil I'l.ou 144. t ililn.l. K k,i.l r.Mlr.ltiill ttoud fur . ,., ' '' ow,r tale in any iuaiilil Uav; older at The Klamalli Klr, alter it Irave' n.,L,,.,.m j ,N sir- i.r Nw. the valley. I. -aid to fall 1MJ0 feet in the, '""'I' J'' i " next twelve mile. The immeute water " n' l'ofd I""- "" iiowerol all the streams has to mine . ... ... . . extent en appropriated by the govern-' A writt-n guamnleo with all watch ment for this irrigation system. The repairing at lwi. I'uut ioilun (tower which can bedevelopVd and ttau-'cj.iiur Drug rluie ! mittadall over thee vallev bv elcitric-i lly I almost Incalculable. I tor Itcnl !" large unluridtbtd Haada I iwu. uiim ui ni.i i.ou.a.iiig, Hoaila are uiually good, except In the Or Mould luiulth In tuik i-nlft. o breaking up i.f winter, when they gel .niWreii. AJdrr. f O. ti I J. 3l very mu.iuy. in tnmmcr tney aim gel very dusty, HeaNh TImi country it very hralthfut. There Is very little malaria, and it I claimed by some men who have lived here 'or years, that there it none, milt at it I brought here by individual'. The doe tort tay that the tuniiuer areeelally nne lor small rniiureii. we nave ll nsiul lever liut theruil.ie not mm to be much ol them. , WaUreada The nearest railrvail station it I'ukeg int. Oregon, on the Klamath Lake rail road. Thi la .15 rnllr. distant. The Southern I'aclllc it building thU vay a fast as it can, and it I expected that it will reach here next fall. Haatlag aad FUhlag Klamath County I Indeed a ureal place for the "rtiiian. Thrm are J.lrnty of deer, and ntnong other aiaecie are to be found the large MulaTail deer, tome of which are said tuilrr aboul 3001b. There are bear and alto various kinds of small game lu the woods, and in the fall and winter ireete and duck are abundant. In Ihn valleys are tol found iuail, sage hens, groute and plieaauts. irur lake and riverv have an abundanra ol lake ami naluion Trout and oilier llah, while th amaller mountain strrams have mountain Trout in abundance Prices Mour.K'JOpercwt. Frish becf,Hctu ISc per lb llreakfatl bacon. IHc to '.Sir. Uutter. :c. Kgg. Sic to 60c. MUcJi cows, $35 to fSO. Farm horse, good, 1100 to 1150. I'lugs, iheaper. Dry ifoo.lt. clothing, hat, boot and shoe, aliout 10 to 23 per cent higher than in the Mlsslttippf Valley. VALENTINES No One Should Miss Seeing Them The Swellest and Largest Line in the Falls-Poiteard. Comic, Bob Upa, Drop, Lace. Fancy Cards. ' Hang-upa, and Stand-ups . . Have You Seen Them? Come Take a Look WHERE ARE THE Y ? swwswawawa - Star Drug Store M'Th Hurt Ttet Savtw To om&f llyouraatcli Is sick send It lotMu Urs' lloaplul. We will give ll lb best ol treatment. All aork guaranteed, i A number of our Fall opl took advantage of lliu fall of'inow yerday arid the air wat merry with lb flrtt sound of iigh bell tin wiuter. Call up 73 If you want any hauling dan. !'rompl service. J, A. Thomp son, iuccur to J. W, llunsaksr. t Cbitwuod Drug Co. has kindly granted mvtpacwfor my ralr bench lu their drug lore. We ar fully prepared to turn out our ututl high grade aork. L. Alva lai. ! A large croad wlluestnl th baakat ball game balMtvn th I'ickeil Usm and Son par ids falunlay oenlog, which r- ulled lu a victory fur the I'icksd team. In the preliminary game Ulwetn lb Hornet and rcrub, the latter were badly beaten. $50 Reward 1 will pay th above rsward fer the arrcal and conviction ol rty or parti who robUil and burned my store ea lb morning of January 1Mb. L. Alva Law is. AalCtkH Auction. To the public: Beiag da flrous ol closing out at once, wa bare decided to dispose of the balance ol our stock at auction. The tale will coi ineuce Friday, January Slat, with J, N. Dsunls a auctioneer, and wlllcoptlou until every articl in our store la sold, Including fixtures, tc. ThU It not a bargain sal nor a met reduction In nricea. It ie the offering of our (lock to the people ol Klamath county at your price. Ifemrmber the big auction sale starts on rrlday, January 31. Uoodt aold In lota also. Private sale wty forenoon. Auction sal every afternoon and evening. L. JACOttH A Co. Watch Sick If w tend it to our hos pital and wa will fire it th bM of treatment. Our "watch doctor" hi from the "old eeaoorand be un dertUno Ms bualaat. Mail order promptly at tended to. Try u and be convinced. H. J. WDfTUrj, WtMuukar .Tnvaler For Sale or Rent Ono or both of my placuH of buKinosn for snlo or rent on moHt udvantngcoim tonus, Both good puying Huloons. A dcuirc to ro tiro from buHinctiH la my oxcuHofor tho fav orable U'ritiB offered. Call on or nddrowi GEO. BIEHN. KUmath Ftllt, Or. CIIA8. K. WOltDKN l'resldit rllKO MKI.IIAIIK Vi(e-I'rrldnt The American Bank and Trust Company CaaMal Mock 1100.000 Opa (or kslMae try day la Um ytar aural laadaya and 141 bolldaya. Uttreat raid on tartada Ocaoatta KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON A. M. WOKDKN Cashier FIIKO 8CIIAI.I.0CK Ats't Cathisr Klamath Falls :: :: Machine Shops PECK a BERRY. Proprietors We are now prepared to do machine repair work of all kindx and guarantee all work first cla&t and prices reasonable. Tit A Iahi Restaurant and 111C V7C1II Lodging House Regular Meals 25 Cents The Best of Meals Served at Houn Hctrj rrclgktlai Sptctclty. Wi&e Ordcrt Are Gives ProMft AtteatkMi 0. K. Transfer & Storage Company HivUg i-to-4at pluo omet m i tracks we solicit yow FHOHIS " " flBC BlSSO sSOTlSg Keatewfjta 4S KDfTON & THOMfSON. FR0PR1IT0R1 That New Of Yours Interests us mightly. We want to furnish it for youso we mk you to consider theso points: That wo have an unexcelled stock, both in medium priced goods as well as in tho higher grades. That we have furnished some of the nicest homes in Klamath County, Urge and small, with complete satisfaction to the owners. That we are prepared to fill orders promptly, big or little. That we sell goods for cash or on easy pay ments, as suits your convenience. B. ST: GEO. BISHOP TotJwPiibHc I bare dlaaoeed ol all my interest in tb Herald Publishing company to W. O.Saltn. Mr. Bnilth UMully author, to oollaei aad receipt tor all noney doe, and to twooaa doe, ol any aatur what oarer la tba transaction ol tb buii naafcUdto aasumeful! control ottbe r. P. ORONBMILLER. OUddea your bona with com ol thaw Bieture at Star Drug Store, while ! Uf arieai art way down. RmJv For I.. Alva Lewli has already quarter! lor hie repair dtpartneat.wk itmebargtof Frank Vap. Spaai been secured from tba OnltwaM Oo and that department will be nlng usual hereafter. Mr. Lawiil removed all daaiaaad oode to kto deaee, and aa yet fcu mad ao plaal' the future eseept aa eutad abtva, ' All klada of faaa ehlaa wan BaUerw'a Mardwasw State. . II 'C;i L-."! ,. . Vft 'V 1l4, " I tW tri
