The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-08-07
HARVEY COUNTY RICH
In NATURAL RESOURCES
Tour Covering Southern End
Territory Discloses Great
Crops and Wealth.

The manager OF The Times-l lleralC
has been out getting acquainted with
Harney county. Tie spent ak pleas
ant and profitable days (not profit
ably from "A financial standpoint
touring the southern part OF Harne,
county. calling upon many old time
friends and viewing the crops. seen.
cry and observing development. Hs
comes back TO his Office with a much
better idea of the country and with q
much better opinion Of Harney coun.
~ in general than before and that's
saying something as no has been a
consistent booster for the entire ter
ritory for many years.
This story should be a complete
resume OF those six days. but Il will
lack many Incidents OF moro than
passing interest In personal way
IN order that space may be given 10
other important matters In the paper
this week. However. Il Is likely the
trip Just completed will furnish mat
eriai for other stories that may fol-
low from time to time as circum-
stances will permit.
In company with County Agent
McDaniels, equipped with complete
camp outnt. the writer left Burns
Wednesday afternoon. July 2s. The
first stop was at Narrows whore
Nathan Brown was consulted as to
the road leading into Catlow by way
OF the Warm Springs. This was found
to be very good road but has some
sand and few rather steep hills to
climb.
We had expected TO ind NJ. 8.
Davies at home on Jack creek and re-
lieye him OF any surplus sage hens
that might be- injuring his crops. but
no one was found At the house. al
though tho door stood ajar In n most
hospitable manner. NO the Ford was
headed for Keg Springs where II was
expected some sage hens might be-
found. but We were doomed TO dis
appointment. Upon driving on down
for a half mile or 10 the ranch home
OF Oscar Downs was reached and
there no one was found al home and
the party started on TO ind another
place where the night could be- spent
without trespass. but just IA the
nearby hill was topped Mr.. Downs
and bis young friend Mr.. Nelson were
met and they insisted that We turn
back and spend the night at the
ranch.
Mr.. Downs has one OF ia most
Promising farms N that part Of the
country. lie has not developed II To-
where II should bo az yet for the rea-
son that II Not only requires time bu
also money. Keg Springs will irr
nish water for domestic purposes. al
though Mr.. Downs has two good
wells at shallow depth. but in add
ton 70 this he has q fine water shed /,
that drains into his basin and which
VIII eventually furnish him with am
pie water for irrigation when he gcts
II In shape. lie cut some nice rye |
hay this season and has some white |
symrna barley from the Experiment |
Station that matured well this sea- !
son. Mr.. Downs saved sample OF |
this barley for exhibition M tho fair
lie also has some alfalfa started. Ills
potatoes are going 10 yield fairly
well. The following morning we were
up about four O'Clock and made a
hurried Trip TO the spring where sew
eral sage hens had come In for water
and some birds were shot making
breakfast all the more inviting and
also some game for the neighbors.
Following breakfast which Mr..
Downs cooked for us and after roll
Ing up the camp bed which had been
spread out by the side of an inviting
stack OF rye. we pulled out for Cat
ow where we found the mayor and
general "factotum" r. q. Kelly. In
he bosom OF his family" as he ex-
blamed he had birthday the day be-
ore and had been out late at a
'eighbor's celebrating therefore had
lot gone over 70 the post Office and {
tore early. Mrs. Kelly and the boy q
we're found In fine health and as '
'reakfast had not been served we
we're asked 10 partake-and McDan-
els did--he simply can't resist an I
nVitation To eat regardless of the I
our or how soon after meal the
IMITATION comes. Mr.. Kelly has a 8
ne garden, especially OF potatoes.