The times-herald. [volume] (Burns, Harney County, Or.) 1896-1929, 1920-08-07

since been divided up into several
ranches. Biggs A. McDade now own
n good portion of this big ranch hut
Mrs. ~. II. Hill also has large acre
age taken from the same tract TO
which holding has been added sever
al hundred acres of range land. The
Trout creek ranch, is cutting the nm
est hay crop II has grown In several
years. Haying crews were at work
on tho Blggs n McDade part M well
as Mrs. HIll's holdings. At the ranch
house Mrs. Hill and her daughter,
Miss Harriott. were found and there
also was found Rusty" one OF the
finest specimen OF Airdale dogc Il
has boen our fortune to see--and
now Rusty" occupies the front
porch, yard. dining room or any 9TH
er part Of the Byrd home where he Ia
the companion OF Billie Byrd. Me-
Daniels gall was used to good advan-
tage for once. at least. Tho newspa-
per man wanted that dog Just az soon
AZ he saw him. but never considered
for minute the dog could be parted
from the young lady. but IL was
found she wanted him to have u good
home M she does not remain at the
ranch during the winter months. no
the bargain was soon made that we
were to take Rusty" when we start
ed home.
Mrs. I'M has some fine developed
land In the Trout creek holdings; she
also has some undeveiopcd land that
is susceptible Of irrigation under the
water Of the creek. She desires to
We this land developed and produc-
Ing but II not in q position ct pres
cnt to mako the necessary improve
ments. therefore would iike to dis
pose OF her interests to cxperisuced
people who are capable Of compictiAg
the project.
After talking with Mrs. I'm and
others In the Trout creek valley sec
tion. II was learned that u big irri-
cation project is feasible there and
with u reasonable outlay n big lot OF
land can be reclaimed by impounding
the food water. There are several
arteHian wells now IN operation Ia
this valley but no attempt has been
made To sink 10 any great depth or OF
any size for irrigation. they being
merely two inch wells and shallow
depth. used entirely for stock water. !
With proper development this part OF
the county can be made To produce
twice what Il now provides for man
and beast.
J. NJ. McDade's haying camp was
visited that morning and u visit was
had with Mrs. Clarence Luckey who
Is presiding over the kitchen. She f,
makes good pie, Clarence had gone |
up the Wild Horse valley on ofiiciai
business In connection with hia iut-
lea ~ deputy water master and could |
'sct w n'.hs WI ''lfAut WAh Iuunt i
seated on "A moving machine behind /
Two hne mules. lie was glad To see /
ls as Il was hot and the mules want 4
ID To rest--Mc OF course In anxious
10 get that nne crop OF hay up but
Sas not avorse To stop and discuss
he weather. crops. stock market aud
kindrcd subjects The crop on the
'anch Is heavy aud OF the very best
quality. The cattle and sheep of the
lrm are assured OF hne feed for the
coming winter, but the iirm (and 9th
" stocknen NJ welT1 would rather
,e assured for better price for stock
'nd wool
For fear the hav would become too
'ipe before II was harvested We con-
'luded Mcpade better get back on his
mower and we started for Denio 10
meet mors Defcnbanrh boys and
'ther friends. Jim Dillon and Judge
4. J. o'Connor were the first men to
rect upon arriving In Denio but