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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
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