Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-06-01

the beach to the Gearhart hotel and re-
turn to the starting point, flying in the
air overland.
From the opening of the centennial to
the close, there will be two fleets of /
battleships in the harbor, one detailed /
by the United States government and |
one from the pick of the British squad
ron. In addition the South American
Republics and China and Japan have
promised to detail battleships to the
scene of the centennial and participate
in land and marine pageants.
General Finer, head of the Oregon
National guard, has decided upon AS
toria for the scene of the annual sum-
mer encampment of the Oregon national
guard during the continuance of the
Astoria Centennial. Necessary arrange
ments are now being made by General
Finer and his staff to work out the de-
tails of the encampment and the United
States War Department has ordered the
artillerymen and the artillerymen of the
militia to report to the forts adjacent
to Astoria for annual target practice
during the centennial.
Officers from the national guard of
the various states will be invited to
participate in the evolutions and OBJ
serve the work of the combined national
guard and the United States regulars
who will be assigned to Astoria for war
practice.
Gearhart beach, the scene of the big
coast automobile race meets annually,
will be the mecca for the motor car
speed experts during the celebration.
The beach is wide and miles in length,
so that all the races will be straight
away events, allowing the best possible
time. Washed by the ocean tides until
the sand is packed as hard as stone, this
beach offers ideal advantages for motor
car speed contests, and arrangements
have been perfected for a carnival of
speed merchants which will include all
the top-notchers in the profession. This
meet will be in charge of the automo-
bile clubs of Portland and the north.
west and will be officially sanctioned.
The Oregon Development league has
selected Astoria as the meeting place
for the annual convention of the lis
cities holding membership in the league
G. G. Chapman, manager of the promo
ton bureau of the Portland Commercial
, club, is secretary of the Oregon Devel
opment league, and he has already per
fected the program for the convention
which will decide upon the policy to b.
followed in the development of Oregon
for the next year to come.
"Early Days of Astoria, or the De
struction of the Tonquin'' is the it'll
of a pyrotechnic display which will b.
offered as a night feature of entertain
ment during the centennial. This pa
geant will have ballet of 200 foreigl
vaudeville artists and numerous specia
!, features to complete a two-hour enter
, tainment. This entertainment will b
- builded upon the water, and is to be on
y. of the big features of the centennial.
=. is the first time that any big frework
- spectacle has ever been attempted upo
the water, but the development of tn
fireworks business is such now that sue
cess is assured.
Eight different conventions will be i
session during the centennial celebrs
ton, including the school teachers stat
institute to which national educator
have been invited for a week. Th
teachers will have school exhibit an
discuss educational matters of teda
and century ago. 1t is a big featur
and numerous social features al
planned for the entertainment of til
teachers who will attend the CONVEX
ton. AS it is an official state affai
all the teachers of this state will /
compelled to attend unless prevented b
sickness, so that it is bound to be
representative meeting of educators.
Special allegorical floats are bein
constructed for series of land parade
which will be different in character eaC
week These floats will be fully as ma
nificent as those used at the annu
Rose Festival at Portland, and IL
school children will be drilled to pa
ticipate in the exercises by the ord
of the board of education.
Specially interesting will be the oppo
tunity for visitors to witness the ishir
4 LOT Salmon dI ASCOIld. IuoIc dlc ulO
than 5000 salmon fishing craft at A
i toria, and the salmon fishing season w
be opened until August IS, allowing Il
visitors to see how the mighty SALINE
is caught and canned. These monste
weigh as much as 20 pounds and ave
age about 20 pounds each. Saline
| which weigh 40 pounds are numero
and it is an excellent opportunity to S
how millions are made out of the S;
. mon catch every wear.