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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-04-05
To EntertaIn Lumhermen.

Beaumont, Texas, Annl 1.-THE prepara-
lions for the entertainment ~ the Texas
Lumbermen's association during their ex.
cursIon here on April 10. are going ahead
on a broad scale and the State organization
will doubtless spend a most delightful day
.n the on city.
considerable sum has been raised "a
deiray the expenses OF the entertainment
aud committee composed Of the most
prominent ladies and gentlemen OF the
city has been appointed to look after the
wants ana desires OF the guests, The ful.
nNmL letter was sent 20 each committee.
man today:
Beaumont. Texas. Apru Dear Sir, As
You are doubtless aware. the umhcrmcn's
convention meets In Houston on Aprl y
. ana lu and will visit Beaumont ON q
special train. They viii bee taken to the
oil Fields, given luncheon mud then visit
the mills There viii also be recep.
t,ou at the ElkS' club rooms Ia the after
noon The train VIII start back for IIous.
Mr. j. h Goodhue has been appotnte.
chairman Of the reception committee and
desires you to serve on that COMMITTEE.
wth MIN and trust that you viii do SO.
Yours very truly, Ray Wless,
The following Is the list OF the commit.
tees;
Gent!omen's Committee. John r. Good.
B. Gnffths, J.. b. Plpkin. William Dixon,
y h. Newsum. J. :, Hershey. w. h.
Mllllgan, W. A. Fletcher Il 4 Fletcher
W. +. Keith, n. y. Crary. Ray Wiess,
Wychc Greer, II u. Gordon. II S Roy
Kin, u G. Ashhy Sam Park Theodore
S, Wukus. c. L. Nabers. J f. Keith.
Mark WieSs, William Wiess. George Adams
+. J Marshall. George W. Smyth. Thomas
Langnam, I. W shepherd g. H.
Wicks, j. T. Keith, j. II. Merritt NJ.
l.. Biylcr Mike Welker r NJ Uailowen
Ladies Committee Mrs John p Good.
hue chairman MesdArpcs Dewey Heywoo l.
John y. Gilbert c. +. Walden u. r.
Long, L.. = Pipkin and Misses III Nj.
Faddln Kate Stoyall Claire Mcclure, Alma
johnson ami Olga Wiess
Mr.. e. A. NeWping. the secretary Of the
organization, stated 10 Mr. WIess dav
or two since IN lB'uston that there woul
be az least $40 visitors in ReGImout on tue
day OF the excursion here.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-25

OF usual streams. Large upland forest
trees, briars and other underbrush grow
In wild disorder along the banks and in
the bed itself, showing that for centuries
the river has been lost in concretionary
limestone.
Stamper's creek. lacking dry bed, IS
counterpart of Lost river. 1t is a saucy
little stream which springs from the foot
Of a cliff near Millersburg and disappears
into sink hole a mile distant 1t is not
known where this stream makes it reap
pearance, but it Is thought to rise again
al Spring Mills, six miles south Saw
dus- and other materials dropped into the
stl cam have reappeared here, seeming to
prove this theory.
At the point in the rear Of the mill Lick
creek bursts into view from the foot of a
hill Some distance down stream Lick
creek sinks from sight, then it reappears
and flows to New Prospect, where it
mirgles its waters with those of Lost
river.
There are sevra1 surface rivers which
empty into Lost river. and every one Of
Their. is more or less freakish. Near
item are caves and caverns through
which subterranean rivers flow. These
streams are inhabited by eyeless fish, eye
less craw1sh and other water animals
that also have no eyes. or any use for
them The currents or many of these
streams are swift, and for this reason
are supposed to be a part of the Lost
river system.
AT numerous places along the course Of
Lost river the surface of the underground
passage has caved in, and the river itself
may be seen hundreds of feet below, con-
tinuing its subterranean Journey.
The mysterious underground journey OF
the good Widow Scotts milk crock covers
a hot
in it's subterranean passage flows through
many of the caves of this section.
The Widow Scott, who lives four miles
from Orangeville. was in the habit OF
keeping her milk in the mouth of a cave
near the rear of the house, which was
cold and well adapted to the purpose. For
crock covers she used the large square
tops from tobacco boxes.
One morning the widow visited her milk
house and was surprised and perplexed
to find It's floor swept clean. Not a
vestige OF crooks. covers or milk was to
be seem A heavy rain had come up the
night before and. running into the cave,
had carried away the widows milk
crock covers. The next day, however.
they were found floating peaceably in the
river near the old Springer chapel, over
three miles from their accustomed place,
and none the worse for the subterranean
journey.
After good nights rest, an early
breakfast, and a wait of several hours
for the rain to stop falling, secured a
horse and, armed with a camera. started
out to view some Of the freakish antics
Lost river performs In the vicinity OF the
quaint and sequestered little village Of
Orangeville.
Orangeville Is In itself an attraction.
The little village Of perhaps fifty souls is
fa-k-
river. and is unique from the fact that II
is perhaps the only town in the world sit
uated directly over the mouth of a river.
A score or 30 Of cottages, half hidden by
gay colored hollyhocks, a church. q store
and q blacksmith shop constitute the vii
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so deeply and obscurely yelled in I'M
known and unrecorded centuries that the
most diIigent and active investigation
has as yet failed to throw upon this mys-
ferrous race more than a single ray Oh
light.
At a great number of places along Lost
river arrow and spear heads are found in
large quantities. Besides these, heshfng
implements, stone axes and ornaments OF
curious designs have been found
Near Paolf Is an important earthwork
thrown up by these primitive people I'M
told centuries ago. 1t consists of two en-
bankments now about three feet high.
at a distance ranging about twelve to
thirty feet apart and nearly 1900 feet in
length. These begin upon the bank Of the
river and extend their full length in the
form of the large end of an oval, return
ing again to the stream some distance
further down. The ground around this
embankment presents smooth and even
surface, and many arrow heads have
been found on this spot. Growing upon
these earthen walls are large number
of giant forest trees many centuries Old
Excavations have been made in several
parts of these earthenworks, and but lit
tie was found to indicate for what pur-
pose they were constructed. If there is
any difference the outer wall is the higher
one, and a cross section showed that it
was made of dry, fine dirt of the sur
rounding fields, while here and there
scattered through it were slight traces of
ashes and charcoal, and an occasional
bone of some animal. This bank was
probably built after the time of the inner
one, and into 1t was cast the refuse of
the camp, which consisted largely of the
campfire ashes, the bones of such animals
as these mysterious men were accus-
toned to eat, and broken pottery.
The other wall Is Constructed of the
same kind Of soil, but about half way
down from the top is allayer of large fat
stones continuously arranged. These evil
IDENTIFY had been carried from the river
bottom. and vary greatly as to size. Close
to the surface on the inside of this wall
a great number of pieces OF broken pot
terry have been found, mingled with moro
ashes and charcoal than appears in any
part of the entire mound. These pieces
of pottery are all blackened by fire, and
being found with the ashes, would lead
to the conclusion that the cooking for the
inhabitants was nearly all done close to
this bank, or the ashes and pottery
broken by careless cooks were cast
against the bank to be out OF the way.
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ms was farther confirmed by the shall
low earth which covered them, for they
were most likely left as they had been
used and all that covered them had been
washed down from the bank, or had been
oeposlted from the overlooking waters Of
the stream
From the place where Lost river bursts
forth from cliff in Washington county
10 point near Orleans it flows between
clearly defined banks. A great portion
=. the course of upper Lost river is
through dense woods. At places the
stream is well defined and at others it is
SO cnoked with water weeds and fallen
trees that it's presence is scarcely reeog-
nlzapIe- A dirt road follows the wan
Gerlrgs OF upper Lost river or, rather, it
tries to. In many places the road lies
III the course of the river where it is a
mere stream, and it Is usually crossed by
fordfng.
Near Orleans Lost river drops from
sight into a great dark cavernous hole
which has the appearance of the entrance
to Satanic regions-and from which the
river gains its secondary name-the river
Styx.
This sink" is four feet wide, eight
feet high. and is dark, foreboding and I'M
fashionable and has never been explored
not even during the dry season. At the
time visited this spot Lost river was
lashfng itself furiously in it's frantic ef-
forts to get underground, the entrance to
its subterranean passage being partly
choked with debris, ffoated down stream
by the heavy rains which caused the
river to rage far beyond it's banks 1t
has been ascertained however. that the
descent of the river after it enters the
''sink" is gradual for about 600 feet, but
what course it takes beyond that point
is as yet but one of the unsolved mys-
teries of the river.
AS one follows Lost river down stream
from its source 1t will be noticed that the
stream gradually decreases in size, con-
tinuing so until it sinks from sight near
Orleans. Upper Lost river in it's course
also divides itself many times unites a
short distance farther down stream, and
forms islands. FIVE miles from Orleans
is a little white church known as the
Island church, from the fact that 1t
Is built on one Of these islands formed by
the wanderfngs of Lost river. The church
is reached by a rude wooden suspension
bridge.
After the river disappears into the earth
the broad, deep channel which is left
empty continues on It's tortuous way
through meadow land and thick forests
for eight miles. when the waters of Lost
river, apparently tired Of their subter-
ranean- journey, again come to the sur
face and fill the rivers bed.
In dry weather all the water of Lost
river can easily find accommodation In
It's underground passage. but rains will
easily overflow 1t, choking the under
ground passage. The dry bed which ex-
tends from the first sink Of the river to
it's rise at Orangeville takes all this over
flow, and becomes river itself.
II Is claimed that the subterranean
passages of Lost river are a complex sys-
tenn Of mains and leads, and not single
channel through which the river rushes,
ard that these underground passages do
, not follow the course Of the dry bed.
The dry bed OF Lost river Is not at all
open. and is very different from the beds
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-25

the Weas, the Piankeshaws and the
Shawnees. The Indians in the earliest
days did not occupy much of this per-
d0n of the state as a permanent habfta-
ton, but lived at distance and along
the shores of the larger streams. Several
small villages were established promscu-
ously, the principal one of which be-
longed to the Shawnee tribe. 1t was To-
Gated on the banks Of Lost river at a
point not far distant from where the
stream sinks in the northeastern part of
Orange county. The chief of this village
was known as king Billy" and accordine-
to the stories that have been handed
down, his wife was red-haired white
woman. After the coming of the white
men the Indians were driven from the
villages along Lost river. A few re-
manned, however, but only in Struggling
rowing bands, sometimes bent on hunt
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-25

having taken their hunting grounds
At numerous places along the course of
Lost river are localities peculiarly adapt
ed for camping places. These were often
utilized by parties of Indians while on
hunting excursions, or on other temper
airy journeys to this region. The rise of
Lost river at the site of Orangeville was
the principal camping place. During the
winter season the red men caused the
white settlers but little trouble. Their
acts OF hostility usually began In the
springtime when the leaves were the
size of squirrel ears" From that time
until late in the fall the settlers would
form into bands and attend one anothers
crops for mutual protection, and to pre-
sent more formidable opposition to any
attempt at hostilities on the part Of the
Indians.
There are in the Lost river region a
great number of mounds, the work of the
mound builders, prehistoric race of hui
mainly whose time, habits, customs and
origin have long since persisted, and are
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-25

YSTERIOUS Lost river. which
uM flows through a portion Of
IAIE southern Indiana, famous
for its numerous under
ground disappearances, its
- long subterranean journeys,
and It's sudden Temperatures to the sur
face. is one of the greatest Of natural
wonders.
$ Lost river. which is formed by the
merging of several smaller streams.
bursts from the base of a steep cliff in
Washington county, Indiana. At this
point, and for some distance. the current
has sufficient force to carry everything
before it.
For years biologists and other men of
science have sought an explanation to
the mysteries of Lost river, but today
the remarkable stream is almost as great
a mystery as ever.
The only explanation that can be ac-
cepted as the true cause of the strange
pranks of Lost river is the fact that this
entire underground section of Indiana is
hollow-literalIy honeycombed. in fact.
with caves and caverns into which Lost
river plunges, only to suddenly reappear
again in some unexpected place.
The theory had been advanced, in fact,
it is now known almost beyond doubt,
that the subterranean passages through
which Lost river flows and that the
numerous caves in the vicinity of the
stream, are but part of the system of
caverns branching off from the Mammoth
cave Of Kentucky. In proof Of this claim
the same varieties of blind fish have been
found in Lost river which swim the
gloomy river Styx of the mammoth Ken
, lucky cave.
The region through which this mysteri-
Gus river flows is most wonderfully
picturesque. 1t is very rugged and
broken, strangely wild and weird with it's
lofty forest-clad hills, picturesque knobs,
rolling meadow lands, its deep and wind
cause of the dense forestry and tangled
underground. The forests through which
Lost river winds its tortuous way make
an ideal game preserve. Game is still
in abundance and the report of the hunt
er's gun daily breaks the deep silence
These were famous hunting grounds of
the red men who roamed this region
years ago. Evidences of their presence,
in the way of stone tomahawks, flint ar
rowheads and rude implements, are still
found in the caves and caverns and in
the numerous rocky places along the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-04-24

1t is said Ivy local fishtrap owners
that British Columbia cannerymen are
offering t. contract for salmon for this
season at Il cents each, while American
cannerics offer but II cents and some
refuse to enter into contract. The trap
men are doing some talking about
forming combination in order to fix
the price of fish at II cents.-Fairhaven
Times.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-04-24
THURSDAY, APRIL y, 1902
APPROVES TELEPHONE PEOPOSITION

The Evening Blade, of Whatcom
SAYS: "The suggestion CT O. IL. Culver
at the Commercial Club meeting Tues
day evening that II telephone system
would be a great factor in assis ing to
build up trade relations with the ISL
ands of the San Juan group has con-
siderable merit. IT the system can be
put in for $40 900, or even $1,000
surely enough subscribers could be OBJ
tanned to make it Il paying investment,
especially MS most OF the fish traps and
many of the canneries are located a6-
Joining and on these islands. An effort
on the par: of Whatcom to get this line
established would show desire to as
sist the islanders and do much to ANAL
gamate trade relations. The popula-
ton of the islands comprising San
Juan county is not large, but the vol
ume of business is proportionately
much larger than more thickly settled
counties on the mainland. With a
telephone system connecting the isl
ands with WhatcOm, the population
would grow more rapidly on the ISL
lands for the reason that those living
there would then have quick COM
municaton with the outside world.
Again, if telephone system was in
operation, when people of the islands
needed any article of food, wearing
apparel, household goods, hardware, or
any other article, they could telephone
for it and have it sent without wasting
time and adding expense OF travel. 1t
is n good proposition and Will bear
thorough investigation"
Upon tins same question, the Blade,
IN later issue, quotes Andrew New
hall rs saying:
buckingham hay has never had the
amount of trade with the islands that be-
longed here, but the people are somewhat
to blame in not reaching out for it, the
same as Seatt @ has done. l would like to
Impress upon your people the idea Mr..
Culver presented at the Commercial Club
meeting. that the quickest and best way
to get and hold trade would he to have a
telephone line established between the
bay cities and the islands of San Juan
county. The cost of the construction of
this line would not be more than Sl0,O00
and am convinced that a good system
established on the islands would receive
TO start with $50 subscribers outside of
the canneries.
another point you should impress
upon your people is the fact that with a
telephone system established many mer-
chants could take Il trip to the islands and
get acquainted with the people and at the
same time he in touch with their husi-
ness, thus combining business and pleas
ure."
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-04-24
why Cushman Is Thin

| Congressman Cushman created quite
sensation in the house of represent
atlves few days ago by sharply crit
icizing the arbitrary rules of the house,
which give the speaker almost auto
cratic power over legislation. In the
course of his speech, which occasloned
much laughter and applause, he said:
Nov, Mr.. Chairman, a member Of this
House said to me the other day: "Cusb-
man, what makes you SO thin?' / will
tell you what makes me so thin. I have
halfa million earnest, patriotic, intelligent
constituents behind me, demanding that
l secure certain needed legislation in
their interests. When try TO secure rec
ognition and an opportunity to bring mp
that legislation for consideration go up
against the stone wall that surrounds the
speaker of the house and the committed
on rules. That is the pressure on me
from in front, and between the pressure
from the rear and the pressure from. in
front l have been tiattened out like a
cancelled postage stamp"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-04-24
STEAMBOAT FREIGHT RATES

Relative to the recent advance in
steamboat rates between island points
and Whatcom the Whatcom Blade
quotes Andrew Newhall as follows:
1.-THE merchants of Whatcom have not
been observation-disclosures at all. On the
contrary there is differential i'm favor of
Whatcom when the one principal product
of the islands is considered-apples. We
are charging 5 cents to Whatcom and u
cents to Seattle on this product. The
price of other freight has always been the
same to Whatcom rs 10 Seattle, but owing
10 increased cost of handling our boat we
were compelled to raise the price from 81
TO $3.50"
The Blade writer must have misun-
derstood Mr.. Newhall little. Apples
may perhaps be considered "the one
principal product" of Orcas island, but
they are by no means the principal
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-04-24

State Auditor Atkinson will recon-
mend that the coming session OF the
legislature attach penalty for failure
on the part of state banks to file re-
ports. Under present conditions the
law requiring state and private banks
to file annual reports of their condition
is practically dead letter and many
Institutions fail to report. Conse
uuently free inquiries addressed to
the state auditor cannot be answered.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-04-24
SUMMONS by PUBLICATION

In the Superior Court of the State of Washing
ton, for san Juan County
Martin Rethle:sen, plaintiff,
F. B. Rethlefseu, defendant
The state of Westinghouse the said F. B.
Rethlefsen, defendant: You are hereby sum-
;moned to appear within sixty DAYS after the
date of the first publication; Of this summons,
,to-wit, within sixty days af, II the 10th day OF
April, 1902 and defend the above entitled action
m the Court aforesaid, and answer the cord
plant of the plaintiff and serve copy of your
answer upon the undersigned attorneys for
plaintiff; and in case of your failure SO to do.
Judgment, will be rendered against you accord
ing to, the demands of the complaint, which has
been filed with the clerk of said Court.
The object of this action is to secure decree
of the above eutitled Court dfssolving the mar
riage relations existing between the said plain
tif and defendant, and awarding the care and
custody of their minor children to the plaintiff.
PHILLIPS & PERINGER,
Attorneys for Plaintiff. p. O. address, Rooms
20. 81 and q, Sunset Block, Whatcom. Wash.
First publication April 10, 1907.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-04-24

We are leaders in high-grade Shoes.
Style ard quality are correct aad prices
o. X. Try II pair.-Martin 4 Jensen.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1902-04-24

product of the county as whole. The
through rate on apples by either boat
from island points to Whatcom is D
cents Il box, as against cents Ivy the
Thompson to Seattle If the lower rate
TO Whatcom is due to the lesser DIS
lance it would seem that the same
cause should produce the same effect as
respects other products, like hay, oats,
wheat, UNCERTAINTIES, etc, which are
handled by the ton. The statement
that "the price Of other freight has al
ways been the saihe to Whatcom as to
Seattle is incorrect. The merchah-
disc, grain and miscellaneous bulk
freight rate for years previous to this
month was 81 80 per ton 10 or from Sc
attic and only 81 to or from Whatcom.
The Whatcon rate has been the same
by BOTH BOATS AMI this is doubtless
what Mr. Newhall intended the re.
porter TO understand.
The daily l,c"ciI!e also discusses the
rate Question .eiitoriaIly and seems to
have clear understanding of it except
upon two points. Naturally it regards
the advance of 30 cents a ton as "a dis
elimination against Wbatcom and
Whatcon business" but i is not quite
correct III stating that passenger fares
also have been advanced 30 per cent"
This advance, SO far as Whatcom is
concerned, applies only to Olga, which
Is the first common point" in the
county touched by The two steamers.
The round trip concessions heretofore
granted by both steamers, from all
points have been Withdrawn, which
ACTON we cannot but regard as unwise,
to say the least, on the part of their
management We understand also
thut the Revcillc is in error in It's state
ment that "Mr. Newhall's proposition
to put on II daily boat carries a PROPOSE
ton to equaize these rates"-meanlng,
presumably, to restore them to their
former tasis. We regret to say that no
such II proposition has yet been made