Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-06
Stands Off Uncle Sans Rec
lamati0n Forces With His
TruSty Old Rifle.
ONLY QUESTION OF time
TILL HE MUST SUCCUMR
State Of Oregon Is the Vcritable
Paradise on Earth For
Apples and Roses.
BY ellison Gardner.

| Special Correspondence.
Portland, Ore, Oct. 6.--That part of
Oregon which Is not lumber Is fruit
Hood valley apples are the finest In
the world. Probably this statement
will not be challenged. Even the
California fruit men own to the merit
of Oregon apples. They are shipped
from here In boxes, and this year the
crop brought an average price, whole
sale, of $3.50 box, which is equiv.
alent to about 81 barrel. They are
shipped to London and Paris and
some few stop at Chicago and New
York. but very few.
1t is rather surprising to be told
that much Oregon fruit Is now being
shipped by the big freighters to Kobe.
Shanghai and other ports In the ORR
ent, and equally interesting to learn
that 1t can be sent to these destina-
tions for less freight than 1t costs to
get the same fruit by rail east half
way across the state OF Oregon.
The eastern part of Oregon is rain
less and is about as desolate as any
desert section of America. There are
sections, however, which have a mar
velous soil for irrigation, and the gov
ernment has it's hand set to big pro-
| ject now, which will reclaim about
10000 acres of the best fruit grow
ing land on the continent. This land
is adjacent to the Umatilla river, in
eastern Oregon. The river will be
damned near the town of Echo, ani
big reservoir erected.
A little melodrama of the wild and
woolly west is taking place in con-
nection with one of the governments
irrigation works in che Jackson's
Hole, country. AS everybody knows.
this is the historic refuge for outlaws
of all kinds. II is one of the widest
and most rugged paIt is of the whole
continent.
Up in this Jackson's Hole region
are Lakes Jackson and Jenny, which
the reclamation service is engaged in
damming and raising for reservoir
purposes. All the material for the
work has to be packed and teamed
about 100 miles from the last railway
terminus.
Now it has come to pass that the
governments reservoir is to include
the site of squatter's house. a trap
per and guide named Jim Sheffield.
Jim came up here many years ago and
never took the trouble to file any
claim on the land where he put up
his log hut. He thought that land
was plenty enough in the wilderness
and never dreamed that he would be
disturbed.
When Mr.. Newell and his engineers
came they wanted to do the right
thing, so they offered to buy Jim out
But Jim would not sell. He said he
preferred to stay where he was, and
anybody who trespassed on his ranch
would do so at his peril. The engf-
neers have since looked into the busi-
ness end of Jim's rifle and are not
trespassing any more. BY general
consent the work on the dam is being
carried on in such parts as do not in
terfere with Jim Sheffield. But this
can't always last, and eventually Jim
or the reclamation service must give
ground. Mr.. Newell doesn't care much
for meeting Jim with his own weap-
ons and is disposed to sick an injunc-
tlon on him. This is what will prob
ably be done.
One thing besides young million
aires Portland is always turning out
in abundance, and nc mention of the
city would be adequate without refer
ence to its roses. They are every
where and of every shade and variety.
They grow and bloom in every month
of the year and are a joy forever.
The climate of Portland consists of
a dry and wet spell. It does not get
very hot OF very cold here. In the
winter months it rains about every
day and in the summer months it does
not rain at all.
Portland is about the same latitude
as Minneapolis, but its climate is
modified, as is all the northern Pacific
coast, by the warm Japanese current.