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About The Evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1909)
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Hclinolu tintti. llu will ndl Jim ,u,i'H'l l'U' "" " I'"1 l'11' ! Il liuliiliig Mjii nvod, an tlm bului""i "' "l0 I l H In to riilmi imliirlin. I).i It now uinl let uiln'lp I'' " i'lucutlon iiml IiIkIh'I- salary INTERNATIONAL CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS ( .no lldlol Wootl. Dl N.sMUR. Al.ll I'lvns" iixplnln. wlllioul (uitliiT olillKnllou mi my pnri liow I ''in qualify for linger miliir) uml ml Minri'liK'lit to lln lionltlon Imfoio wlikli I Iium murk t 1 A. THE KLAMATH COUNTRY ITS OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES t Itlrli In rc-rllle lauds, ovor-livliiK 'tri'iuiiH uml lino taken, wnllud with i iiolilo niouiitnlii rungus covered with 1 ureal tilne fort'Sts, possessed ut h til 'iiiuto that tn liiontlm In tlio )cur Ih I Ideal, tliu Klainutli Mania, liuiutufiiiu I Isolated and almost unknown, hi bo iIiik inndn ri-ndlly accoiiillili). I I'll In rich IihhIii U u plulcau 4,000 I font nbovii tlm hiii level, divided lulu ml ut tliu iIIbpii,iI of tin.- liuiiiuKPukuiH, i vi i , riir is about tLrcu hundred, tlio United Htulcu assuming ml rlrk uml jwjii In uloriny weather a day und rvupuiisllilllty for tliu Investment, rami) passes with tliu sun's facu til J Klamath I'iilln, the county seat or clou tliu i-ntlre time. Thu clear at Klainutli Count), Oregon, mid tlieliiiiispliviu und I ho elevation tuuke commercial center of the Kluinitlli ; bright tliu sunny day and glvu tliu rugluu, In u Ihely town of 2,tUl) peo ple, with ;ood untiled mid lilr.li schools, ii flii" wutcr system, clcctilc Ik ) L und iiowur plants, telephone IvnlleyH liy iiioiintuln spui und given Isybloiu, mid otliei iliy utilities. II u viirlidy liy huvoiuI freah-wulor lakuH. Of Hirst-, tin- llin-u liirgi-sl cover two hiiinlriid thousand ncri-s. ' llevelopiiiont him heeii tutuided by lack of limnlKrntlon and luck of .transportation. Tliu amiuul irerliltatlou or nlxleen nclie U thlelly In tliu winter, In tliu j form of mountain anuw, Tliu nuni- iky the deepest hluu, while at night tliu aturry flrmunent lu brilliant he) und duHCrlitlon und beyond the (oiiLejitlon of fog-boll InliuliltmitH. wlillo In favored locations moat ox cidlent jieuclns may bo ralaoil; but euro must bo taken by plantlnB lato bloomlns, bardy vnrlctles of all tboao fritllii, becauao of lato froats. Tliu evidence of wbat small fruits will do la round In the wealth of wild her r lea. All tbo borrles may bo grown to great ndrantago aa floon as n market becomes uvallablo. Tlm rlchncHu ot tliu Boll and the cane with which It la worked make the Klamath Hoctlon a vast potential garden. Here, with Irrigation, Inten sive cultivation will bo wldoly prac ticed. 'I ho taroful cultivation that makes land In auctions of Southern California, tlio San Joaquin, Sacra mento, Santa Clara, I'njaro, Arroyo the avcrugu In variety, for hero meet noiOiorn and eouthcrn plants, oddly ( n nliigllug. The land Is rich In '.villi limiz, choko-cherrles, hucklu borrics, wild gooseberries, wild cur rants, and other economic plants. There uro many species of nutritive HiHikUi'i'per Htiniiigriiplicr AdM'rllnvlilunt Writer Hho I'ntil Writer Window Trliiiiuvr Cuiiiiuiirclnl I.uw llluntr.itnr Chll llurMiii ciKUiim Textile Mill Hupt. Kliilrlrliiu Klectrlr Kmilii'iT .Mlnlim l.lil'.lni ei """ llllllklllK HlriiLlural KiiKlneer A I I'll I lift Arrhlli'clutal llnitttnmii llulldliiK C'liilrai tur Civil KtiKliievr .Stutlonury CtiKlnevr Hiirvi'jor Mi'Vliaiikul Ciicliii'vr Cliilrlc l.lKlitlni: Siit Ti lepliolH- KllKllii'i-r MitI iinlinl llrnfiiiiiau the dlvvmlou point of tliu chief en nuis of the Irrigation project, and Is headquarter for the United States Huilauialloii Set vice and the Klainutli Water Uhcih Angulation. The hotel fuclllllo mo good. Merrill, near Tule Lake, Ij Hie tenter of u largo fertile section aouth of Klamath I-'allu mid part of Hb surrounding lands uro mer rainfall Is too light to nature ulrcudy watered by tliu (iovuriimeul icropH. Thu Slakhou und Cuacadu 'irrigation Htsiem. Ilonanru. on I.oit .Mouutalns presented a strong hurrler ltlver Is the principal trading point , native gratii.'; Indeed, the basin has to ralliouil builders. Therefore, with mf thu uppei project, ll Is at the long been u stockman's summor par a trunk line of railway hardly fifty Junction of the largest ulle)s. 'udlau. Many of thu smaller valleys 'miles to thu west, and thu largest Thu upland soil Is chiefly u Hch.'aru simply largo meadows. ;body of fresh wutvr uvullablu for lr- sandy loam or great uniformity and, Tlio lower hills surrounding the rlgatlou west or thu Mississippi at Its lusting fertility. It Is a mixture of basin are covered with range grasses, very door, this rich region has been disintegrated and eroded lava with nnd scattered parks of Juniper, rnoun- . little more than a pasture for tattle volcanic ush und dlutoinaceous earth, , lain mahogany und other arid land I mi J sheep, Its lakes mid marshes Tint lake and tulu (marsh) lands uro homes for untold numbers of wild made or finely dlslntegiated volcanic , fowl, and Its forests und mountain material mid organic matter, thu lat- I but the haunts of wild animals. ter the decomposed vegctablu cecum- ' All this Is to bu channel! uiarvu- utatlon of nges. Nowhere, perhaps, llously by two factors Cot eminent ran bu found a more fertile country, irrigation and reclamation und rail- Thu uplands mu very similar to the road construction. tolls or thu famoiM Yakima Valley I Thu work of tho Government Is In Wellington, wlillo thu lowlands ii I.. ,.. ti.- i. -.1 r " . u.u wuiursuw.1, -isiiimieu, (irnmIo nml ot1(.r California valley, . r. ., lirnnuo anil oiner caiuoruia valleys sagebrush mantles tho valleys wltliworll hundroiU of 0ar8 pcr acro giuy. In tho marshlands are many j w ro,,uco Ul0 gnmo rc3,t horu species of rushes, sedges and lulus., Tho l:iuIBtll , , nlr(;ndjr a inu iiuiu ui uiu uaaiu i nir uuutu .,,-, ,i,. ....,...i,i ,i , Csvu iiuviiu juabui u-iuiiU uuu nucu shrubs. Tho higher lands are cov ered with regal forests of red fir, 3ugar and )ellow pine, and cedar. In abundance may bo grown the cercaU (except corn), alfalfa, var ious nutritious grasses, root crop.1, pntittoe, asparagus, celery, all hardy fruits, vegetables and berries. Alfalfa, which has created more are added alfalfa, clover, otc. It will bo an unexcelled dairy country. At present tattle and sheep occupy tho Holds. There uro ninny Jlcrofords and some Shorthorns, Dovons and Galloways. Hut with tho coming or easy transportation will come tho day of tho more profitable milch cow tho day or tho Ilolstcln and Jersey. Tho Klamath Uasln Is full ot flno horses. Woll adapted to hog raising, tho pig has been almost totally neglected In tho Klamath region, yet with dls oaso unknown and crops and cllicnto naturally adapted to his needs, ho will later becomo one or tlio most Im portant or Its commercial factors. Poultry raising awaits but transpor tation to make It ot largo propor tions, though now a thrUIng Industry with a local demand far In excess ot tbo supply. N.tmo Mice! and No ( uv Mate KLAMATH FALLS FORWARDING CO, Transfer Work of All Kinds Promptly Done IBiMc a Specialty. Charges Reasonable Phone 605 A Farm $10 IN THE Sunny San Luis Valley OF COLORADO Free Trip to Examine the Land W I HAVIi niVlDI-D A 54.1XX) M'HV. TK fT INTO TRUCK I'AKMS CONTAIN' IXf! 10 to 1,000 Acres PER FARM AT $200 EACH. $10 Cash and $10 Per Month . No Interest! No Taxes! We want a reliable and energetic man in ev ery (own to form chilis of IS prospective pur chasers. We will furnish round trip railroad tickets FREE to one member of each club to in spect land. We pay liberal commission, hull particulars upon request. Reference-Any Bank or Banker in St. Louis, Kansas City, or Denver. SAN LUIS VALLEY LAHDI IRRIGATION COMPANY Bank of Commerce Bldg. KANSAS CITY, MO. r lam a th f r.A ptojrc r ..i ore?; ;vi?wr . ' TWrJ' & VJ-.- n'-i PpPiiiiiiilifl divided luto two jirojects, the upper uml tho lower. Tho latter, thu most Importunt, hus for Us principal wa ter, supply Upptr Kltuiuth Lake,, tlio largest navlguble body ot fresh water In thu West, Tho supply taken from It. will lesson thu Blto ot Link Htver, It outlot, but will not affect the vol; uiuq of water In tho lako Itsolt. Tho tcipogruphy ot tho laud Is such that tbo YfAtcr from tho lako cun tio dls trlhutod over a large area by gravity. Clear Lake, In California, Is tbo source ot the upper project. It will become a reservoir, and Its outlet, Lout' III ver, diverted Into tbo Klamath River and superseded largely aa a water carrier by an Irrigation canal. This oddost of streams, "moanderlng with a maxy motion," after flowing aimlessly a bundrod mllos, arrives within six mllos ot Its source and Qnally sinks In Tule Lako. Tule Lake, a broad sheet ot wator, whoso great est dopth Is about SO feot, lmB uo other wator supply and no outlet. With the diversion ot Lost River, It bed will be partly reclaimed. The OovernMnt work, all told, will represent an expenditure ot 14, 100,000, and this Investment la plae- A aio In it class by themselves In llcli-i v.vultliy farmris lu the Irrigated iiobb. The soils iiru f I cu from Kuiutio west iimu any oilier larm product, bu grown to perfection Contest Notice. Department of the Interior, V. S. Land OlQcc, Lalietlew, Orcgun, Juu jury 12, 1 you. A siitilcleni-nmadavlt having been lied lu this ot.'lce by .Mathluj Ariuuud uoutestant, against homestead entry No. 2Ti5 (Serial No. UliCtl, made oept. 10, 102, for Wis W',4, Sec. Ji, T. 38 S It. 10 K, by Eleanor S. Jtfden, conteslee. In which It Is al leged that Ogdeu never settled upon .aid land within six months after uniting said entry as required by mw; that said Eleanor Ogden never improved said land by erecting a dwelling house nor mudo any Im provements whatsoever; that the 3u!d Ogden has wholly abandoned said tract and tor more than six months since making said entry; that said entry Is not cultivated as re quired by law or at all, and said Og den Is not at this ttmo nor has be been living on said land during the past year; that said Ogden has whol ly failed to reside upon, cultivate or improve suld entry; that the alleged absence of said Ogden Is not due to his employment In tbo Army, Navy or Marino Corps of tho United States as un oftlcer, soldier or marlno in any war in which tho United States may be engaged, said parties are hereby notified to appear, respond, and offer evidence touching said allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on March 3, 1909, betoro It. M. Richardson, U. S. Com mlsslcner, at Klamath Falls, Oregon, and that final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock a. m. on March 10, 1909, beforo the Register and Re ceiver at tho Uulted States Land Of fice In Lakeview, Oregon. Tho said contestant having, in a proper affidavit, filed January 7, 1909 set forth facts which show that after duo dlllgeuco personal servico of this notice can not bo made. It Is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publica tion. J. N. WATSON, 1-10 Register. may Iju grown to perfection. Two (und In favored sections 'Vree) crops are cut each year, and after the lust harvest ll,e vigorous growths permit and adobe characteristics, very ensy to work, without stones, nnd dn not bake easily In n few localities patch es of alkali may bo fouud, but these are quite lufrcquenl and can bo cured J of pasturage for stock', for by proper drainage. Thu soil ts Tho Klamath sectiou will rival of uniformly groat depth, and very eastern Wnuhlngton and Oregon In rarely Is there hard-pan near the n heat production, both In quality and surface. Tho climate ot tho Klamath Daslii Is dollghtful In lato Bprlng, summer and autumn and until midwinter. With Ut sconlo and hunting and fish ing attractions, tho raglon is becom ing a great summor resort. Tho weather Is moderately warm In sum mor and not severely cold in winter, i hero is llttlo sera weather. Destruc tive storms aro unknown. Some win ters nie open without snow, but oc casionally there Is enough snow for sleighing. Spring plowing begins In tho lattor part of Pobruary or early In March. March nnd April aro rain iest months, and January Is tho coU est. Vory little rain falls In tho sum mer, and crops may bo, harvested without foar of a Btorm. The Average number of clear days quantity. Land woll cultivated and with plenty ot water yields fifty bush els ot wheat to tho acre, while dry farming secures from twelvo to twon ty bushels, Tho average, under fav orable water conditions, should be thlrty-flvo bushels to the acro. Oats yield per acre, with dry farm ing, from twenty-flvo to thirty bush els; on Irrigated land, sixty bushels; and with exceptionally favorable con ditions, almost a bundrod. Barley yields, on dry land, twenty-five bush els per acre, which is always doubled mid often trebled on property" Irri gated land. Rye also growi well, and peculiarly enough is often dry 'farmed as a liny or roughage crop for stock. Applo raising will prove a profit-r-.blo occupation In tho uplands. Pears, plums, prunes and cherrloa do well. XOTICL'FOU l'Ulll.ICATlO.W Lakeview List No. 51. Uulted States Land Office, Lake view, Oregon, January 12, 1909. Notice Is hereby given that the Northern Pacific Railway Company, whoso post olllco address Is St. Paul, Mlnnnesota, has on this 2Sth day ot December, 1908, filed in this office its application (Serial No. 0945), to solcct under tho provisions of the Act of Congress, approved July 1, 1898 (30 Stat. 637, 020), Lot 1 of section 3 In township 33 south ot range 7 Vi and Lot 8 of section 7 In township 33 south of rnngo7, all east ot Wll- lamotto Principal Meridian, contain ing 51.83 acres. Any and all porsons claiming ad versely tho lands described, or de siring to object bocauso ot the min eral character ot tho land, or for any other reason, to tho disposal to ap plicant, should file their affidavits ot protest In this office, on or before the 13th day of March, 1909. J. N. WATSON, 1-18 Register. STRAYED OR STOLEN A brown and spotted cow, fat and dry, brand ed 87 'on left hip; ear mark crop; ,pllt In left ear and undor bit In right ear, Was driven or stolen from the Downing ranch the latter part of De cember, 1908. Reward for informa tion. tt-U
