Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1911-08-17

camp at Astoria during a week of the
Centennial.
He has spent $4,000 for an aviation
meet for a week.
The secretary of war has ordered the
United States regular coast artillery
men from the fort at the mouth of the
Columbia river to participate in the
celebration.
The state of Oregon will maintain a
salmon hatchery and hatch out 5,OOO,-
900 of salmon during the Centennial.
Nine big historic allegorical parades
with big floats will be given.
Early Days of Astoria, or the De
struction of the Tonquin,' - will be a
$4,000 pyrotechnical display running
every other nigth for three weeks.
Athletic Meet.
The amateur athletic championships
are to be decided at the Centennial
grounds.
Fort Astoria has been reproduced as
it was in 1911.
There will be a big "Trail" for the
fun-making amusements.
These are some of the big features
that Tony Achievement Tremp has
created in the few short months that
he has been on the job since the money
was raised to make the Centennial a
big success.
Already 20 governors of the United
States have accepted invitations to be
present at the centennial of the first
settlement of the northwest by the
white man.
AS an Education.
From historical point of view, the
Centennial is a big factor in driving
home the lessons of the country. For
it was the settlement of Astoria in
1911 which made it possible for the
United States government to claim
ownership of the original "Oregon
Country" when England claimed it. 1t
is matter of history how they made
up the slogan "54-4O or Fight,'' and
the determining factor in settling the
boundary dispute in 1916 was the prior
settlement of Astoria in 1911 by the
Aston trading expedition.
Thus Oregon, Washington, Idaho and
part of Montana were saved to the
ownership of the United States because
of this Pacific coast settlement in 1911
Realizing the Importance of this
Tremp has had the old Astor stockade
or Fort Astor as it was known, repro
duced, and the first pictures of it are
now printed with this article.
An Old Fort
One of the buildings within this fort
was used as the living quarters by the
80 men who made up the trading sta
ton. Another was used as a barn, anC
the small building was used as work
shop to dry and cure the skins bought
from the Indian trappers. The usua
defences were located so that they
could lock themselves in and shoot hos
tile foes. but the fort did not avail
them when the British marched down
from Vancouver during the war O.
1912. Fort Astoria fell easily, but no
to the Indians 1t fell to the Anglo
Saxon forces. and defeat was not S,
bitter as it might have been.
Thus, it will be seen that Astoria wa
an important factor in the civilization
of our country, and Tremp of Denve
has scored a "strike' by reproducing
the old city.
Everything was in readiness for tn
opening of the big show, and TremT
while working overtime, is proud t
hear the members of the executive com
mittee call him Anthony Achievement
Tremp."
Motor Car Races.
. Motor car enthusiasts from Vancor
yer, B. c.; Seattle, Tacoma, Spokan,
Wenatchee and Walla Walla, Wash
) ington; Portland, Hood River and Per
! dleton, Oregon, have completed al
engagements with the Portland AutomC
bile club to concentrate in Portland
n Ore, August 16 for big run from tina
city to Gearhart Beach for a big ams
IL teur race meet on the sands of tn
" Oregon resort. The race meet is to b
-e conducted under the auspices of tn
n Astoria Centennial committee and tn
Portland Automobile club. The las
r mentioned organization is to hav
lr charge OF tne racing events August IL
Is Great Beach.
II The beach at Gearhardt is a wondel
3 full one. When the tide is out it
le about 1000 feet wide and clear of an
debris or shells. 1t is fully three mile
long, and the hills abutting upon
= make it an ideal place to witness tn
. races so far as the spectators are col
cerned. They will be above the car
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