Show I HILL mi EXPLORING x I CENTRAL OREGON I IJohn John F Stevens Said to Have Been at Work Quietly for Five Weeks Portland Portia Ore Ort July 14 An evening pa paper paper per today prints a story atory to the tM that John Jehn J h F Stevens Steven former farmer chief engi engineer user neer of the lb Panama canal and railroad who recently resigned from the vice presidency of the New York New Nev NewHaven NewHaven Haven Hartford railroad has been in Oregon for tor five weeks w k under the name of James F Sampson Samp n and departed forthe for forthe forthe the east MM today With 11 Mr r Sampson was a aman aman aman man named E P Shannon WHO wito regis registered registered registered at a local hotel as being from MU Mil Milwaukee waukee The paper per is certain that its identification of Sampson as all Stevens is 15 eer t a photograph of the former lath Isthmian mian canal engineer having been Identified Identified fied by two of the hotel clerks and others as being that of Mr Sampson It was wu reported when Stevens resigned from the vice presidency of the New York New NewHaven Newhaven Haven Hartford that he be was to become J J Hills Hilis confidential representative on th the Pacific coast The movements of Sampson and Shan Shannon non since their arrival In Portland five weeks ago aso have ha been traced alt all 11 through central southern out rn and southwestern Oregon Ore Oregon Oregon gon as yet undeveloped by railroads railroad Judging by Sampsons actions the pa paper paper paper per says he baa has been looking over the vast undeveloped region of central Ore Or Oregon OrIOn Oregon gon IOn for the purpose of decision on the question of ot the advisability of throwing a branch of ot the HUt Hill roads into the vast valt region |