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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
LANE LOdGERS WANT RAIN.
Millions of Feet of Logs In the Small
Streams.

Loggers in Lane County are having
more difficulty this season than usual
trying to get logs down the mountain
streams. The spring has been SO dry
that millions of feet of logs that were
cut on the streams tributary to the
Mckenzie and the Willamette during
the winter have hung up and cannot
be driven out in the usual way. Us
ually in the month of April there are
rains that raise these creeks so that
the logs can be driven out, but this
year there have been no rains of con-
sequence and the streams have not
had since February sufficient water to
run logs.
On Lost Creek, Winberry, Big and
Little Fall Creeks, the Booth-Kelly
Company has millions of feet of logs
that they are badly in need of at the
Springfield mill. For weeks they
kept men ready and had the logs in
the creek, intending that the moment
the water was sufficient they would
start them to deeper water. But the
rains that were hoped for did not
come.
Finally giving up hope of running
the logs in the usual way, they began
constructing dams to aid the work by
artificial means. Thousands of dol
lars were expended in building flood
dams in these small streams. These
have been of some assistance, and the
logs are being slowly worked down to-
wards the river, but it is slow and
expensive process. AS yet it has been
impossible to supply the big mill at
Springfield with sufficient logs to keep
the saws at work.
The logging business is very i'm
portant in this county, and greater
this year than ever before. There
are at the present time no less than
35,000,000 feet of logs in the water to
supply the various mills in the coun>
ty. The Booth-Kelly Company alone
has 23,0OO,O00 feet af1oat, while others
have no less than 100000 feet.
The mills all have greater difficulty
getting logs than they have getting
orders.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
PORTLAND MARKETS.

Wheat-Walla Walla, 70@74c; val
ley, 77c.
Barley-Feed, $4,000 per ton; brew
ing, $21.
Flour-Best grades, 1896 a 4.3O;
graham, $3.45@3.S5.
Millstuffs-Bran, s23 per ton; mid
dlings, s27; shorts, 1928; chop, SIS.
Oats-No. l white, $1.1O q LIS;
gray, 81 05 per GENITAL.
Hay-Timothy, s2o@21; clover,
nominal; cheat, $15@16 per ton.
Potatoes-Best Buzpanks, 50@75c
per sack; ordinary, 35@45c per Genital,
growers prices; Merced sweets, 500
$50 per Genital.
Poultry-Chickens, mixed, 11@12c;
young, 13@l4c; hens, 12c; turkeys,
live, 16@17c; dressed, 20@22c; ducks,
81. 7.OO@7.50 per dozen; geese, $1,000
$50.
Cheese Full cream, twins, 1870
16c; Young America, 15@15Hc; fact
ory prices, 1@1 Nc less.
Butter-Fancy creamery, 2O@26c
per pound; extras, 22c; dairy, 200
22ac; store, 16c@18.
Eggs-17@20c per dozen.
/, Hops-Choice, 1s@20c per pound.
Wool-valley, 1@17c; Eastern Or.
egon, s@14c; mohair, 35@371sc.
Beef-Gross, cows, 3I@4c, pei
pound; steers, 5@5Ac; dressed, s1Sc.
Veal-7a@8c.
Mutton-Gross, $3.50 per pound
dressed. 6@6 NC.
Lambs-Gross. 4c per pound
dressed, INC.
1 Hogs-Gross, e@eNc per pound
dressed, 7@5c.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Strike Brings Troops Again.

Denver, June 18.-Acting on advi"es
from Washington, General Baldwin,
commanding the Department of the
Colorado, United States Army, today
sent orders for one troop of the Third
Cavalry to proceed with all haste
from Fort Apache, Arizona. to Nor
enci. Yesterday is was believed that
the spirit of the strike was broken,
aud Colonel Lebo, commanding the
Fourteenth Cavalry at Morenci, was
ordered to return his command to
Fort Grant and Huachuca, but devel-
opments have shown the advisabflsty
of keeping Federal troops on the spot.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Another Contract Finished.

Major w. C. Langitt has completed
an inspection at the Cascade Locks,
where the contract of H. w. Taylor
had just been finished. This contract
included the riprapping of the north
wall of the upper lock, at cost of
$4,000, which has taken about six
months to carry out. A large number
of stone cutters and Iaborers were
employed. These locks, which have
cost the government $3,750,00O, are
not yet finished, and an appropriation
of $150,000 will be necessary before
the final details. will have been at
tended to- At the present stage Of the
water the locks are out of commits
sion and boats will have to wait on
each side until the freshet is over.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
IMPORTANT LAND RULING.
When Land Is Non. Mineral Even Though
1t Contains Minerals,

Washington, June 14.-In a recent
contest arising in the State of Wash
ington, the Secretary of the Interior
holds that when the field notes and
surveyors returns make no notation
whatever of minerals in public lands
that have been surveyed, such lands
are considered and treated as given a
non-mineral classification by the sur
veyor Furthe, that lands classified as
non-mineral at the time of the Govern
ment survey are of the class of lands
subject to selection in lieu of lands
relinquished within forest reserves,
and the character of the lands so class
flied and selected will not be investi-
gated on a protest presented after the
survey and selection, and alleging the
present mineral character of the lands.
The importance of this decision is
manifest. In the case at issue the
Northern Pacific Railway Company
relinquished a tract in the Rainier
Forest Reserve and selected in lieu
thereof tract of equal area in Mon.
e1heIs INV yCd1 dILCl tuG I'll ILLS
lieu selection a coal declaratory state
ment was offered by an individual for
the tract selected, and was rejected
because of the prior selection by the
railroad company. Investigation OF
the records disclosed the fact that
while adjoining lands had been re-
ported by the surveyors as containing
coal deposits, no such reference
was made to the tract in controversy.
Therefore, the Secretary held the land
to be classified as non-mineral. The
man filing the coal declaratory state
ment went so far as to allege
that the land he sought would
produce coal in commercial guam
titles. His allegations, however, were
overruled, as the prior selection
by the railroad company could not be
affected by filing made one year
later. Hence the lieu selection was
approved, notwithstanding the appar-
ent mineral character of the lands.
Had the lands been originally classi-
| fed as coal lands, the railroad selec-
tion would have been rejected.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Coming Events.

Annual meeting of Pioneers, Sons
and Daughters, Portland, June II.
Western Oregon division, Oregon
State Teachers Association, Port
land, June 24-29.
Christian camp meeting, Turner,
June 1928.
Sixth annual reunion of Lane Coun-
ty veterans, Eugene, June 1918.
Carnivals--Grants Pass, June 1920;
Ashland, June 15-20;f Roseburg, June
22-27; Cottage Grove, June 24-27;
Salem, June 29-July 4; Albany, June
29-July 4.
Ninth annual regatta, Astoria, Au-
gust 1921.
Willamette Valley Chautauqua,
Gladstone, July 1926
Encampment of the Grand Army of
the Republic, Portland, June 24-27.
First Oregon Cavalry and First
Oregon Infantry reunion, Portland,
June 27.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Marion County Wool Pool Sold.

The wool pool of the Marion Coun-
ty Woolgrowers' Association was sold
to the highest bidder in Salem, and
was bought by A. r. Jacobs, repre-
senting the Oregon City Woolen Mills.
There were upwards of 100000
pounds of wool in the pool, and the
price paid was 16 cents per pound for
the coarse grade and 161s cents for
the medium and finer grades. The de-
livery of the wool began at once
through the warehouse of w. M.
Brown & Co., of this city. This is the
highest price, by 1 cent per pound,
that was ever received by the Marion
County WoolgrOWerS
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
HAPPENINGS HERE IN OREGON
IRRIGATION AT KALAMATH.
Dredger Machinery Arrives for Dredg.
ing the Canal.

The machinery for the dredger of
the Little klamath Ditch Company is
being put in place on a new boat,
3Sx68 feet, and will be ready for oper-
alton in Lower klamath Lake in
three weeks. The machinery weighs
100000 pounds, and 25 teams were re-
quired to haul it from the railroad to
the lake last week.
The first work of the dredger will
be to dig a cut, four miles long, 80
feet wide and four feet deep, from the
lake to the head Of the company's
ditch, thus assuring an abundance of
water at all times of the year. Hith-
erto White Lake has been depended
on for supply, but has been insuffic-
lent to accommodate the demand for
irrigation during the dry weather of
midsummer. The cut from the lake
will cost $4,000. AS soon as that work is
finished, reclaiming of land around
Lower klamath Lake will be under
taken. 1t is estimated that there are
$4,000 acres contiguous to that body
of water, capable of reclamation by
the use of the dredger.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
A CITY OF DEATH.
Grim Days of Sorrow I'm Heppner-Death
Roll Is 800.

Heppner, June IT, via. Lexington
Houses crushed and telescoped be-
yond recognition, buildings twisted
from their foundations, deposited in
streets or on alien property, one
fourth, or one-half, or one mile away;
household goods strewn in every di
rection in reeking mud; trees two
feet in diameter uprooted and woven
in impeded drift into all Kinds of
awful fantastic shapes, bodies of men
and horses and cattle and pigs all
cast in indiscriminate ruin-such is
Heppner of today.
All persons say that the crest of
the flood was upon the town within
three or four minutes after the dan
ger was perceived. Most of the people
were in their houses. The day being
Sunday, the hour being dinner time,
and heavy rain falling, all
caused them to pen themselves with
in doors. Most of the dwellings were
near the bank of the stream. The
people were therefore caught like rats
in a trap, and so sudden was the
warning that comparatively rev
could reach places of safety The
whole row of houses next the creek
was swept away. Spectators Of the
calamity describe the structures as
falling like card houses. The dwellings
were tossed about like bobbins, and
most of them fell completely to
hod
25O houses, nearly 200 of which were
demolished. The whole business part
of town would have been swept away
had not the Palace hotel, heavy
brick structure. diverted the current.
on brick foundations Jared
better than others because the flood
could not so easily wash under them.
of the dead has been
easy.
Most of the bodies show the effects
of drowning rather than of vital in
jury, though all of them are more or
less bruised. Only a few of those
who escaped the flood were severely
injured.
An army of men and horses is sift-
ing great wastes of debris. Three
hundred bodies have been found and
there are men who say the work is
only half begun. An army of women
take charge of the bodies as they are
borne out of the wreckage by the
straining arms of men. An arm, a
leg, a toe, a finger, lock of hair, a
tuft of clothing these are harbingers
Of horror beneath the mud. Babies
and little children lie there buried,
with many a cash or bruise on their
tender bodies. Forms of women fire.
quently come to light bereft of all
save where corset shields
them from the gaze of anxious search
ers. Clothing of men is less frequent
Iy torn away. The bodies are borne
to Roberts hall to be washed and
dressed by women, to be shrouded in
coarse white cloth, and to be laid in
rough wood boxes. There is no time
for ceremony. It's the grim reality
of death. And women who would
faint at scenes one-thousandth part as
awful obey the mandate of necessity
without a finch The floor swims
with the half diluted mud that drips
from the victims, but the living pat
ter through it or sweep it out when
it gets too deep. The rough boxes go
to the cemeteries, not singly in
hearses, but many at a time, piled
high in wagons.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
improvements at the peaitentiary.

Governor Chamber1ain has decided
to have an addition built on the
south end of the dining room and
kitchen at the penitentiary for the
purpose of providing a place to con-
duct executions. The addition will
be constructed of brick, and will be
two stories high. The improvement
will be made as outlined some time
ago by Superintendent James. Work
will soon be commenced on the con-
struction of a sewer to connect the
prison with the new state sewer built
year ago to point west of the
asylum. This will give the prison
better drainage. 49, 49,
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
BaisIey-Elkhorn Power Plant.

The machinery for Baisley-Elkhorn
power plant is most all at Baker
City and the work of installing it is
being rushed as fast as possible. A
pipeline over mile long will convey
the water from Rock Creek to the
power plant site some distance below
the mouth of the tunnel, on the Baker
City side of the mountain, where a
number of Pelton water wheels will
be used to generate electric power
for the stamp mill and the air COM
pressers for driving the power drills
in the mine and tunnel.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
CHINA STILL HOLDING OUT.
Russian Demands in Manchuria Have Not
Yet Been Granted.


Toxic, June 16.-The Mainichi pub
fishes dispatch giving the alleged
history Of the Manchurian secret ire
atty on the authority of Minister who
said that China had refused to com.
ply with the Russian demands, and
that Planchou, acting Russian Minist-
er, had wired to Europe that China had
accepted. After the powers protested,
China sent another refusal to Russia,
whose government paid no attention.
The Russians have not withdrawn
their demands, which presumably are
still lying on the table of the Chinese
Foreign Minister.
The Minister states that the secret
treaty will probably be signed private
ly, and it is imperative that Japan
should protest and assist China in re-
sisting the Russian demands.
The Asahi's Tien-Tsin correspond
ent, under date of May 21, says Russia
has assembled 1000 troops at Liaoyan,
with a view to carrying out maneu-
vers on large scale in that quarter in
few days.
The Corean government on May %
instructed the Governor of Wiju to ar
rest Coreans who have sold their land
and houses either to Russians or Chi
nese, and warned him that he will be
held responsible for the execution of
this order.
Press reports of the proceedings of
the Diet now sitting show that the
government has encountered some diff
f1culty in supplying the recent de-
mands for information of a consider
able section of the members in regard
to Russian action in Manchuria. The
main question of Russian demands is
awaiting the arrival of M Lessar, Rus
sian Minister to Pekin, from ST. Pet
ersburg.
The Chinese riots in Kwangsi Prov
ince have developed in violence, and it
is unoficially reported that the French
Consul at Tonking has represented to
the Pekin Government that unless
the insurgents are suppressed French
troops will be sent across the frontier
to quell the disturbance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
United States May Object.

Pekin, June lit is expected that
the United States will object to the
transfer of the negotiations for the
American and Japanese commercial
treaties from Shanghai to this city, as
it is impossible for the American Com
mission to come to Pekin. An edict
ordering the transfer has now been
issued without consulting either the
United States or Japan, which omis-
sion is considered discourteous to the
two powers concerned. The japanese
negotiations have been suspended and
are at a deadlock.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Civil Commissioner Is Appointed.

Washington, June 16.-Alvord Coo
ley, of Westchester, N. Y, has been
appointed Civil Commissioner by Pres
ident Roosevelt to succeed James R.
Garfield, appointed Commissioner of
Corporation. Senator Platt, of New
York, took lunch with the President
today, remaining at the White House
until nearly o'clock. After his con-
ference with the President he an
nounced Mr.. Cooley's appointment.
He did not indicate that Mr.. Cooley
was his selection for the place. In
deed, it is said that the appointment
was decided on some time ago.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Finds a Prehistoric City.

Chicago, June 16.-A dispatch to the
Inter-Ocean from the City Of Mexico
says: "The ruins of large city have
been discovered in a remote part of the
State of Puebla. by Francisco Rodri-
guez, an archaeologist, who has just
made report of his find to the gov
ernment authorities here. The city
contains large pyramids and exten-
sive Notifications. It is situated in
the midst of dense forest, and a
large amount of excavation will be
necessary to learn its true extent and
Importance.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
philippine Act Under Consideration.

Washington, June 18.-Secretary
Root has decided that nothing fur
ther shall be done regarding the pro-
posed opium act of the Philippine
Commission until it shall have had
the most careful attention in Wash
ington. The commission has been in
formed by cable and the opium bill,
which passed it's second reading, will
remain in it's present condition until
the Secretary of War reaches a ron-
clusion. The bill prohibits the sale to
and use of opium by all persons ex-
cept Chinese.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Route to Crows Nest Pass.

Butte, Mont, June 17.-Oficia1 word
has been received in this city to the
effect that the cutoff from Columbia
Falls or Kalispel, on the Great North
ern, to Jocko, on the Northern Pacific,
is to be built at once. Work will be
commenced within 60 days. The new
line will open up the richest country
in the state Of Montana and furnish
a direct route from the Crows Nest
coal fields to the Butte and Anaconda
mines and smelters.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
President Lee is Reelected.

At the annual meeting of the board
of trustees of Albany College, Presl-
dent Wallace Howe Lee, who has been
connected with the college for many
years, was unanimously reelected
president of the institution. 1t is
largely due to his management that
Albany College has attained it's pres
emit high degree of efficiency.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Trouble i'm Lake County.

A report comes from Lakeview that
squatters on land of the Warner Val
ley Stock Company have burned the
Buildings on the ranch 40 miles east
of that place. The squatters refuse
to be dispossessed and state that they
will resist, by force Of arms, the or
der of the court awarding the land to
the Warner Valley Stock Company.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Copper Property Sold.

Lon Simmons and William Myers
have sold their copper property on
Big Creek, Eastern Oregon, consist
ing of eight claims, to syndicate
financed by Indiana capitalists for
$4,000 This deal has been pending
for some time, but was finally closed.
1t is understood that the new owners
will begin the work of developing the
property at once. A considerable
sum of money is to be expended for
surface improvements.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Consul Nearly Assassinated.

Havana, June 16.-Whi1e the Italian
Consul here. Viagio Tornielli, was
seated in his office yesterday after
noon, young Italian sailor enetred
and inquired whether he was the Con-
sui On receiving an affirmative re-
ply he whipped out revolver and
fired. The bullet grazed the Consul's
head. The sailor was overpowered
and arrested. He gave the name of
Pietro A1liney.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Incendiaries Set Fire.

Fire destroyed the residence, barn
and blacksmith shop of the Warmer
Valley Stock Company in Warner
Valley one day last week, all the
household goods and large stock of
supplies were lost. It was undoubt-
edly of incendiary origin, as two sad
dies and all the horses were taken out
of the barn. The parties who did it
are under suspicion, and will likely
be apprehended.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Crowded Bridge Falls.

Eau Claire, Wis, June ia long
section of the Madison street bridge
approach went down under the weight
of a crowd of people tonight. Six per
sons were seriously injured, and rs
or 80 others were less seriously Nin-
iured. The accident occurred during
an illumination of the street carnival
booths along the main streets OF the
city.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Rainier Wants to Build Road.

The Rainier City Council has ap-
propriated $500, providing a like
amount should be raised among pri-
vate citizens, for the purpose of open
ing the road from Rainier to Oak
Creek, on the Nehalem.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Second Dividend Declared.

Receiver Claud Catch has declared
a second dividend of 10 per cent on
claims against the defunct bank OF
Gilbert Bros, Salem. The cash on
hand amounts to $4,000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
Official Count.

The official canvass of the vote for
congressman at the election in the First
district on June 1, 1908, shows the
following result:
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1903-06-19
EVENTS OF THEDAY
GATHERED FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
TWO HEMISPHERES.
Comprehensive Review of the Import
ant Happenings of the Past Week,
Presented in Condensed Form, Most
Likely to Prove Interesting to Our
Many Readers.

The Hungarian{premier has resigned
and a new cabinet will. be formed.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-11-22
FOOD STANDARDS
ARE PROCLAIMED |! |
~ 4 ~ ~ ID.
National Commission lndorses
the Bill introduced by Sem.
ator McCumber.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 21.-Sec-
retary Wilson today approved and pro-
claimed the official food standards
which have just been formulated by
the United States food standard COM
mission and the executive commission
of the National Association of Pure
Food Commissioners. The committee
Of the latter organization, which met
here today, has recommended to the
government food standards commission
that these standards be adopted. The
recommendation states the adoption of
these standards will unity the fool con-
troll work of the states. This commit
tee authorizes it's secretary, r. M. Al
len. to call an International pure food
congress at the St Louis exposition and
to visit ct once the governments of
Europe and invite them to take part.
Secretary Allen also was instructed
to take immediate steps toward or
ganizing an exhibit of the work Of the
state food departments at the worlds
fair. One of the leading features of
the exhibits will be the exploitation
of the national bottling and bond law,
which provides government guaran-
tee for pure whisky. The purpose of
the exhibit will be to expose methods
of adulteration in foods and beverages
and to show the public how to protect
itself in the purchases of all food COM
modities.