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14 4 THE MORNING OREGONIAN, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24. 1903. , BUNN MAY GET IT Northern. Pacific Presidency May Go to Him." P CEDENT WOULD BE BROKEN I Only One President, Thomas F. Oaken, Has Risen From the Rnnks Retirement of C. S. Mellen Jfoiv Seems Certain. lr the directors of the Northern Pacific elect General Counsel Buna president o thai .ad, as Wall street reports Indi cate i- probable, precedent will have re ceived another jolt. The Northern Pa cific Is not in the habit of selecting its presidents from among the list of sub ordinate officials. But one president of the Northern Pacific, Thomas F. Oakes, has come up from the ranks. It could almost be said that Oakes and Mellen are the only thorough railroad men who have ever headed the Northern Pacific. "While local sentiment may not have anything to do with the selection of a successor to C. S. Mellen, there Is no question but that the people along the line of the Northern Pacific and the em ployes of the road would be gratified If m president is chosen from one of the executive officers of the line. Minnesota papers are urging the elec tion of 6omeone now Identified with the Northern Pacific, and in this connection It is pointed out that the heads of dif ferent Northern Pacific departments are on good terms with the general public. The cordial relations maintained by these people with those outside the com pany is credited with effecting much of the Northern Pacific's popularity. "While no strong objection is made by those who are following the fortunes of the Northern Pacific closely to the in troduction of a competent railroad man from some other system, the argument that one who is already acquainted with the system should go to Its head Is find ing support. This cannot affect the ac tion of the directors to any appreciable extent, however, since the comment comes from sources that are not par ticularly Interested in the system. It Is a curious fact, however, that the Northern Pacific has drawn Its presi dents from outside sources rather than developed its own material. Railroad men do not read from this experience that Northern Pacific directors have be lieved their employes Incompetent, but rather that the Introduction of new blood was believed to be advisable. This theory does not hold good entirely, for some of the presidents of the Northern Pacific were mere figure-heads and still others merely represented the financial inter ests. The management of the system de pended for its success upon subordinate officials. Gregory Smith, the first president of the Northern Pacific, was a Vermont man. He had considerable experience wltbH Eastern railroads and took up the work, of putting the system on its feet, inaugu rating the work of building the line west from St. Paul. During the presidency of Mr. Smith and during the receivership which began shortly after the scheme was launched and lasted until 1879 compara tively little aside from railroad1 building (! and readjusting finances was attempted. Frederick Billings was a Vermont at torney at the time he was put at the head ot the Northern Pacific, and he gave way to Henry Vlllard. Vlllard, original ly a newspaper man, went to the front in Northern Pacific affairs as a result of the famous "blind pool." Though un questionably one of the greatest pro moters America has seen, he is not re garded as a thorough railroad man, in the sense of being a practical operating official. He is regarded now as having represented the financial interests behind the line an dto have been In charge for the purpose of putting through the de velopment plans of the road. Robert Harris, who went to the North ern Pacific from the Burlington, was a good railroad man, or at least has been so regarded, but he was a mere figure head. It Is not clear that he represented any particular interest, but it is certain that Thomas F. Oakes. first vice-president and general manager, was the real had of the Northern Pacific during Har ris' regime. Mr. Oakes held the same po sition during the time C. B. Wright, a Philadelphia capitalist, was at the head of the Northern Pacific. "Wright was the. representative of the heaviest finan cial interests In the road, while Oakes f ulfilled all; the active duties of the presi dent. The election of Thomas . F. Oakes as president of the Northern Pacific gave that road Its first president who had servedj in minor offices connected with the system. Oakes, as general" manager, had been virtually president for several years before he attained to that office. He is regarded as a good railroad man. but was unfortunate in the fact that the financial depression struck the North ern Pacific while he was president. The receivership that followed gave way to the presidency of Edmund winter. "Winter was a thorough railroad man He had been identified with the Chicago, St Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha and was thoroughly versed in modern railroad work. But he only remained with the Northern Pacific for a few months, and as a result did not have the opportunity of putting the system on its feet again. C. S. Mellen went to the Northern Pa cific from the New Haven in 1S9G. He came up from a clerkship through prac tlcally all departments of railroad work, being familiar with traffic questions. the auditor's office, the general manager's duties and the work devolving upon su perintendents. Railroad men regard Mr. Mellen and T. F. Oakes as the only presi dents the Northern Pacific have had who were thoroughly experienced In railroad work. Of course this is an assertion too broad to remain uncontradicted, for Win ter and Harris might be regarded as ac tive railroad men. though neither had the opportunity with Northern Pacific that fell "to Oakes and 'Mellen. In -railroad circles It is regarded as cer tain that Mellen is to leave the line. The assertion is made by prominent officials of the Northern Pacific that he has suo ceeded better than any other 'president of the road in enlisting the entire sym pathy of every employe with whom he has had to ieal. Northern Pacific men declare that Mellen's retirement will be regretted by every one connected with the road, a fact that is decidedly compli mentary, p him. HAS MILLIONS TO SPEXD. Wall Street Journal estimates Har- rixnan's ItcourceK at ?3G,G0O,00O. The "Wall Street Journal, In discussing Union Pacific plans, Insists that the Har rlman Interests are contemplating exten sive improvementii in the West, particu larly along the lines of the' O. R, & N. and Oregon Short Line. This question is understood to have been thoroughly dis cussed by Mr. Harrlman during the visit of A. L. Mohler, president of the O. R. & N., to New York. Mr. Mohler is now re turning home and developments are ex pected to follow his return to Portland. The New York paper shows' the inter esting fact that Harriman interests are well supplied with fundr to carry forward extensive railroad work. It Is -shown that a total of $36,600,000 Is on hand which might easily be made available in the Northwest. The Journal says: Within the past week General . Manager JJan ceoCtw o tho Orexoa Short Line,' has presented to the City Council of Salt Lake City a petition setting forth the plans of Oregon Short Line and the Saa Pedro route for a Joint terminal In that city. The total cost of this terminal. Including the amount paid for real estate, etc., will be about f 1.000,000. Oregon Short Line has rpent, within the past two years, $275,000 on real estate in the city. designed to become the site of the bu!ldlng3 and yards now planned. Options have been obtained on other property worth $225,000. mak ing the total expense of property J 500.000. The Joint passenger station designed will cost $230,- 000. The remainder of the $1,000,000 will be spent In new freight yards, viaducts, etc. It will be remembered that San Pedro leases its Salt Lake terminals from Oregon Short Line, under the agreement whereby a part of Oregon Short Line was sold to Senator Clark. This arrangement has made It compulsory that the terminals be enlarged. The old facilities were hardly up to the requirements of Oregon Short Lino alone. When Mr. Harrlman was building his line to the Southwest, recently sold to Senator Clark, he set about the pur chase of property In Salt Lake, knowing It would be needed. The arrangement of July 0 Is not altered by the new plan. Origan Short Lino will build the new terminals and San Pedro will lease the right to use them. The lease runs for 090 years. Tho preparation of Oregon Short Line to han dle a greatly Increased business through Salt Lako City emphasizes the fact that within the past two years tho far Northwest has advanced In traffic importance relatively faster than any other territory covered by the Harrlman lines. The advance Is due primarily to J. J. Hill. Portland has consistently claimed that the Har rlman lines have not done 'for Portland and the north Pacific coast as much as for San Francisco and the south Pacific coast. Three months ago The Portland Oregonlan openly criticised the Harrlman policy on the ground that It had lost glorious opportunities and had not dono anything to prevent the ad vance of the ports of Puget Sound at the ex pense of Portland. He ateo intimated that if Mr. Harrlman did not think it worth while to do something for Portland the City Council knew some one who did. Since that time the Northwest has received more attention from the Harrlman forces than from any other portion of the Harrlman terri tory. Kcports have reached New York many times that corps of surveyors were In the Held between the main lines of the Harrlman system and the const, looking for new routes through Central Oregon and elFewhere. Harrlman plans are never officially announced until well under way, but It Is noteworthy that none of these reports have been officially denied. If the figures available on Union Pacific finances are taken as a guide. It Is pretty clear that the Harrlman system Is well provided with funds to prosecute Its plans In tho North west. The following outline Indicates, rough ly, the amount of cosh and credit available or made available during the past year for corpo rate purposes of the Unlqn Pacific system: Income surplus 1003 $ 0,1(34.139 Oregon Short Line bonds at 00 0.000.000 Notes 10.000.000 sale or Oregon Short Line mileage... 10.000.000 Sale of Houston & T. C. stock cash 1,500,000 Total $30,004,139 This estimate does not take account of the $31,000,000 Oregon,, Short Line bonds issued to take up floating debt, of the $42,000,000 North ern Securities stock held by Oregon Short Line unpledged, the $2,500,000 Rock Island preferred received In the Houston transaction, or. In fact. of any unpledged collateral held bj the com pany. ROADS IXTO OICAXOGAX. Great Xorthern and Harrlman. Will Both Build Xext nr. Rival roads are preparing to build Into the Okanogan country, in northern iWash ington, and thre is every prospect that two lines will be constructed next year to tap this dlstrict- The Great Northern, which has had a line from "Wenatchee to Republic under consideration for some time, has made the official announcement that the road will be built. The construction work is to be started in the Spring, a contract probably being let before the end of the present year since the final surveys will be completed within 30 days. The Belllngham Bay & British Colum bia, which now reaches from Whatcom to Maple Falls, Is to extend Its system into the Okanogan country. It is declared by the railroad officials that the line will be built through the Mount Baker and Slate Creek mining districts into the Methow Valley, following the Methow River to Pateros and thence along the banks of the Columbia River and thence to Spo kane. The Belllngham Bay & British Columbia Is regarded as a Harrlman line, and It Is understood that construction work will be started from Spokane early next year and the forces of the company may meet In the Methow Valley. Surveys for the entire length of the line have not yet been completed, but this work will be fin ished in time to allow construction work early next year. The Great Northern's Wenatchee line pierces Okanogan County and is expected to tap agricultural, mining and timber belts. The construction of these lines will re duce the number of Washington counties without railroads to five. These are Clal lam. Island, San Juan, Kitsap and Asotin. Island and San Juan counties are island districts and cannot expect railroad trans portation. The Northern Pacific has a line projected that will ultimately reach Clallam County. BUSINESS OF CAXADIAX PACIFIC. OperntlnK Expenses Increase Faster Than Xet Earnings. The annual report of the Canadian Pa cific has shown some interesting figures to railroad men. A Wall street authority, in discussing the report, points to the fact that the increase in the gross earnings of the railroads prpper was 17.5 per cent, while the Increase in the offsetting con ducting transportation expenses was 21.2 per cent, or in other words that for every 1 per cent increase in gross earnings an Increase of 1.2 per cent 'occurred in operat ing expenses. However, on the face of the report the road Is able to show earnings amounting to 10.20 per cent on the com mon stock, as compared with 8.69 per cent last year. The following are Interesting traffic and operating expenses given In comparative form: Passenger Earnings 3903. 1902. Pass-fflger miles 626,299.606 523,660,022 Passeifger density ... 82,202 69.133 Earnings per passen ger mile 1.73c 3.75c Earnings per passen ger train mile 1.33 1.17 Passengers per train 64 56 Average journey .... 114 110 Ton miles 4.256.C54.752 3,504095,17S Freight density 4S7.2S4 411.60S Earnings per ton mile .74c .75c Freight train earn ings 1.8S 1.76 Revenue tons per. ' train 232.42 233.C5 Revenue tons per loaded car 15.34 14.30 Average haul .379.3 370.3 Passenger miles have increased 20 per cent, and ton miles 22 per cent. The earn ings per passenger mile are about the same, but the number of passengers per train have risen from 06 to 64, and the earnings from $1.17 to $1.33. The freight train mile earnings have risen from $1.76 to $1.8S. This Is entirely due to the Increased tonnage per train. which is now 252.43 tons, or an increase of 8 per cent. After 1004 Convention. . The Southern Pacific Railroad has pre pared" to make an energetic fight on be half of Portland before the New Orleans meeting of the American association of traveling passenger agents. Instructions have been sent to the traveling passen ger agents of that line to attend the meeting and to work to secure the meet ing of 1904 for this city. It is expected similar interest in the Portland movement will be shown by all the lines which enter Portland or which are well represented In this city. The movement to bring the 1901 meeting here has the approval of all the Coast Rail road men as well as the higher officials of the various lines reaching the Coast. Aside from the Immense value to the Lewis and Clark Exposition of a gath ering of this character at Portland next year, all the transcontinental lines would be benefited by thoroughly familiarizing the traveling passenger agents of the country with the "Coast section. CORRECT ANSWERS BY SIX HARD QUESTIONS AT THE LIBRARY EXAMINATIONS. Iiltcratnre and History Are the Topics Two Women Get -Places. Of tho eight young women who took the library examinations six were suc cessful, Miss Anna T. McBride, Miss Le ora Cross, Miss Mabel McDowell, Miss Lily Fox, Miss Edith Karr and Miss Florence Walrath. Miss McBride. and Miss Cross, whose answers were the best In the list, will be Installed at once In the places left vacant by Miss Irons and Miss Spencer. "It was the best examination we have had at the library since I have been here," Miss Isom said yesterday, "and we are, of course, greatly pleased." The questions given at the Monday ex amination were as follows: Literature. What books do you re-read from time to time for pleasure? Give an authoritative writer upon each of tho following subjects: Modern Europe, psychology. United States history, labor question, Arctic regions, mushrooms, education, astronomy, evolution, fine arts. Mention 25 authors whom you would choose first If you were asked to select a library of the world's best literature. Trace briefly the development of the English novel, mentioning the leading novelists In each century. Name two contemporary French writers; two German; one Italian; two Scandinavian; two Hussion; and one Spanish. What men are suggested by pre-Raphael-Itlsm; transcendentalism; modern school of realism; Lake poets; Oxford movement? Give the names of the authors who have written under the following pseudonyms: Miss Mulock, Ralph Connor. Owen Meredith, Lewis Carroll, . Ralph Iron, Uncle Remus, George Sand. Boz, Charles Egbert Craddock, Christo pher North. What do you consider the best English ency clopedia? The best one published In America? Compare the two in a general way. Name the standard dictionaries In the Eng lish language, and mention In what particular each is especially strong. Name an historical poem, giving the country and events Illustrated and the author's name; a poem of travel, giving author and country written about; a noted sonnet; a well-known ballad. History and General Information. What influences determined Napoleon to sell Louisiana to the United States? Why was Jefferson accueed of inconsistency in making the purchase? What Is meant by a "sphere of Influence"? What parts of the world are said to be under England's "sphere of Influence"? What under Russia's? What under Germany's? Where does our country make Its power felt In a sim ilar way? , What Is the fifteenth amendment? What re cent political and sociological controversy has brought this amendment Into prominence? How did the American Civil War affect the manufactures of England? Give a brief account of the Revolt of the Netherlands, mentioning the causes, the time, the principal leader on each side, and the re sults to Spain and Ho the Netherlands. Tell the story of one of the Greek or Norse myths; connect it with some work of literature or art. For what are the following people noted; give country and approximate date? Answer 10. ANTELOPE ANTELOPE. Or., Sept 15 (Special Cor respondence.) Antelope is one of those prosperous towns In Eastern Oregon that have a bright future. At present it de rives Its support principally from traffic through It to the railroad, and from the stock industry, but there seems to be other resources that will, In time, be of much aid to It. One of these is agriculture and the other Is a promise of commercial in tercourse of Importance with the new mining district of Ashwopd. The town has a two-story schoolhouse in which three teachers are employed. It has an efficient waterworks, on the grav ity system.that has been In use for about five years. Its business enterprises con sist of two general stores, one grocery store, confectionery store, furniture store. harness shon. tin shop, barber shop, two hotels, four saloons, butcher shop and a feed yard. It also has a local newspaper. Antelope has been at Its present location for about 17 years. Previous to that time it was located about , two miles farther up Antelope Creek, but on account of a change in a mall route It was removed to its present site. The town is pleasantly situated on ground that gently slopes southward from a high hill to a depression that marks the course of Antelope Creek. It Is rather attractive In appearance, and is a welcome sight to the weary travelers as they came In view of It from any di rection. It is rather compact, there being but few outstanding houses. And the green lawns and trees surrounding some of the residences are a pleasing contrast to the barren appearance of the hills on each side. The name of Antelope Is derived, as may be supposed, from the timid animal of the same name. In earlier times there were hundreds of antelope In that vicinity, but they are to be seen no more since man has taken possession of the locality. Indeed, there seems to be but one place In Oregon where they ca.n be found In large quan tity still, and that is in Harney County. There is but little more I can say that will aid the reader in having a clear con ception of the town. It Is Just an attract ive, thrifty little place that has sprung Into existence In a nook among the hills. It is inhabited by congenial, enterprising people and there is a promising future before it. That Is Antelope In a nutshell. Agricultural Possibilities. There are large tracts of land In various directions from Antelope, that are now used only for range, but which In the fu ture may present scenes of agricultural activity. From what I am told and from my own observations I am sure that this land Is capable of producing good crops of grain without Irrigation. There is found here the same kind of bunchgrass land as that which is producing large crops In adjoining counties, while the alti tude and climate are practically the same. But these are not the only reasons to be lieve that crops will grow on it without the aid of water, for the experiment has been made with good results. During this last season grain has been raised in two or three places on the higher hills with success, and I feel confident that Ante lope will awake to find Itself some day In the midst of an lnmportant agricultural community. On the creek beds near Antelope there are some wonderful orchards and gardens. These are irrigated, but they prove what the climate and soil can be made to pro duce. Commercial Resources. It is only seven miles from Antelope to the terminus of the Columbia Southern Railroad, and most of the freight from the latter point to the interior country passes through the former place. Often a team of as many as ten horses or mules is seen there drawing two or three loaded wagons behind it. Several of these large wagon trains may often be observed coming Into the town from one direction, and they form a scene of typical frontier life as they move slowly along the dusty roads. They transport wool and ore to the railroad and return with merchan dise for the country far to the southward. In addition to thfe commerce that passes through It, Antelope enjoys the trade of much country tributary to It. The former aids the town indirectly, while the latter is the main source of revenue. Should the Columbia Southern be ex tended Inland it is believed Antelope will Rousseau, Stein, George Inness. WeOgwood, Froebel, Xerxes, Pole, John Mulr, Rachel, Chopin. Father Marquette. Parnell. William Hamilton Gibson, W. S. Ralnsford. Velasquez, Rosebery. Henry George, Lavlgnac, John Mar shall, 'Judge Taft. What commission Is In session in London, and what is the point at issue? ON A TRADE MISSION. American Consul Discusses Trip He Is to Make to Abyssinia. CANTON, O,. Sept. 23. United States Consul-General Skinner to Marseilles, who Is here on a furlough, and who will make an official visit to King Menellk of Abys sinia, will leave for Marseilles October 8. In an Interview, Mr. Skinner said that the purpose of his going to Abyi?sinia is simply one of the State Department's ef forts to create trade where none exists and to extend elsewhere; that American goods have filtered into Abyssinia for many years almost without the knowl edge of our own people. Mr. Skinner stated that Abyssinia Is a kingdom of 10,000,000 population, with a stable government, and a recently com pleted railroad with the outer world. As American manufacturers are not In the habit of dealing directly with such far away lands, It Is Mr. 'Skinner's duty to go there and ascertain the conditions un der which business Is transacted in that region, with the view of Increasing Amer ican commerce there. Another matter that makes Mr. Skin ner's trip opportune will be to extend an invitation to King Menellk to have his government represented at the Louisiana Purchase Exposlt'on. AMERICA STANDS FIRM. San Domingo Refuses to Recojcnlre Acts of ex-President. SAN DOMINGO "CITY, Sept. 23. The Dominican government has informed United States, Minister Powell that It ab solutely does not recognize the validity of the agreement regarding the claims of the improvement company, and therefore cannot appoint an arbitrator In that case. Mr. Powell has informed the government that the engagements made must be kept, and he expected It to name Its arbitrators. He also pointed out to the Dominican government that if It accepted engage ments with other powers those made with his Government must also be re spected, and If some of the acts of ex President Vasquez government were considered legal they all must be.-Quiet prevails throughout the republic. HAY ACTS FOR JEWS. American Charge in Russia Asked to Look Into Gomel Outrages. WASHINGTON, Sept. 23. The State Department has been appealed to by the Jewish residents of Philadelphia, who are concerned over the safety of their kinsmen at Gomel, Russia, where, the press dispatches have reported, rioting oc curred In which the Jews suffered, to procure news of their relatives. The de partment already had sent a communica tion to the American Charge at St. Peters burg asking him whether American in terests were Involved In the affair, and the petitioners at Philadelphia have been informed of this action by the depart ment. AND THE PROMISING MINES NEAR IT. be in its route, but that Is a matter of some uncertainty as yet. That which will be of the greatest aid to the town of Antelope in years to come is probably Ashwood, the promising min ing camp that has been attracting so ' much attention of late. By way of the ' present wagon road, it Is about IS miles from Antelope, but by a straight line It Is . only about 13 miles in a directly southern. course. All the supplies and mall of Ash wood come by way of Antelope, thus the Interests of the two places are very much In common. For more than 30 years It was known that a ledge of promising looking rock was in existence at Ashwood, but it failed through ordinary tests to show its valu- J able contents. At last a sheepherder lo- I I cateu it. rie leit tne country witnout ae j veloplng his claim, and later practical miners discovered the ledge and found i that the rock assayed about $400 to the ton ' In gold. They re-located It, sunk a shaft ' at a great expense and also tapped the I vein with a long tunnel. The result of I their work was exceedingly encouraging, , and they began to realize that they had ; a mine of much value. They named It the Oregon King, and just as they were pre i paring to complete Its development, the I original locator returned and Instituted j suit against them. For about three years the mine was tied up with litigation, the final settlement being reached last May. It ended In a kind of compromise, the later I claimants retaining the property, though j'the suit had cost them about $10,000. ' After the discovery of the rich find of the Oregon King a considerable prospect i ing began to be carried on In that vicinity I and resulted In the location of a number of claims, most of them being valuable 1 prospects. The general characteristics of I all these are not exactly alike, but the scientific expert at the Oregon King told ! me that he was confident several of them j would develop into productive properties, j As yet there is no other prospect in Ash wood so well developed as the Oregon King. Its shaft Is now down to 500 feet be Uow the surface and the quality of the I vein Is Improving with the depth. It might j truly be said that It has now passed from ' the stage of being a mere prospect to that ' of being a mine of an established value. A , Description of this mine may give the j reader a definite Idea of- the mineral re sources oi tne lucuiiij. A Visit to the Oregon King. It was noon when I arrived at the Ore gon King mine, where I was hospitably received by tho management. After lunch, in company with the manager, who Is a I scientific miner, I went up the hill to tho mouth of the shaft, where a hoisting works was elevating large buckets of dirt from the black, gloomy hole running on ! n ..luhi Uillnn Intn tVio rlnnthn of tho earth. I did not then accept the Invita tion to make the descent in the bucket, but agreed to explore the tunnel that ma'de connection with the shaft from the bed of the canyon. It was an Interesting affair that trip of COO feet Into the 'mountain. My com panion provided me and himself each with a candle, and with these lighted we en tered the forbidding dark cavern and Were soon lost to the light of day. Although I have been In similar places on previous occasions. I enjoyed the novelty of the surroundings and became Interested In the various smnll veins of ore that were cut by the tunnel nt various points. At last we gained the ore bodies of the mine, and. turning abruptly to the right followed them for a short distance till we came In contact with the main shaft. By this time I had become so interested in the mine that I wanted to descend to the lower level, but all efforts to signal for a bucket to take us below failed, and we were compelled to give up the Idea of a descent unless we climbed to the top of the hill again, which we concluded not to do. By the aid of the dim light of the candles the manager of the mine pointed out to me the systems of the ore bed. The gleaming sulphides, or, according to the revised orthography of chemists, "sul fides," overhead and on the sides of the tunnel showed the course of the veins: The narrow breaks In the earth's crust that had occurred untold ages ago were marked by the minerals that had been de posited as precipitates from the hot solu tions which had been forced upward so long ago from the boiling caldron of the earth's interior. These wonderful stories of nature as we see them t thus portrayed In a material way are more highly Inter esting than when obtained from a dry de scription In books, though without the lat ter the former cannot be InterpretedVeven In an incomplete manner. The formation In which the Oregon King mine is located occurs In Andeslte. being thus named from the Andes Mountains in South America, where Humboldt first dis covered it and after taking it to Europe for classification gave It the title It now bears. It Is in reality the primary lava flow, though It Is often termed porphyrite or porphyry. There are two distinct ore deposits in the mine, each forming a separate sys tem. One is a. massive sulphide, and con sists of galena, chalcopyrlte, pyrlte and zinc sulphide or blend. This system Is a massive pyrlte that occurs In solid, lenses, which were encountered be low the 300-foot level. The other system is space filling and partial replacement. In which quartz and partially destroyed An deslte occur as gang. These ores carry gold, silver, copper and some lead. From the surface to the 100-foot level the ores are oxidized. Below the 100-foot level to the present bottom or tho mine they are sulphides. They carry no arsenic or anti mony, except perhaps in minute quantity, if at all present. It is termed smelting ore, and at present it is being shipped In Its natural state to Tacoma for treatment, but It Is probable that a concentrating mill will be placed at the mine in the near future. Values In the ores run from $10 to $1000 per ton, but only the higher grades will pay for shipment till convenient railroad transportation can be secured. There is a largo amount of It on the ground now, sacked and ready for shipment, that Is expected to average more than $100 per ton. But the Oregon King mine is probably no better property than several other prospects will be found to be when they are better developed. Among the more Important of these prospects are the Red Jacket, Oregon Queen, Gold 'King and White Butte. The shafts on the Red Jacket and Gold King, have been sunk to about 160 feet. The former Is about three miles east of the Oregon King, and Is considered one of the most important prospects in the district. The Gold King Is about 1700 feet east of the Oregon King, And la giving promise of becoming a very valuable property. But It will require capital to develop each of these into a mine, If It Is capable of becoming such. Ashwood Is considered by many mining men to be the leading young camp in the state, but it Is not place for a poor man to go to seek his fortune. It Is a place of deep mining, the operation of which requires no small amount of capital. Xeed of Smelter nt Portland. On several occasions In Idaho and In Eastern and Central Oregon my attention has been called to the need of a smelter In Portjand. At Ashwood the subject was again brought up and from what mining men tell me it would be to the Interest of the Portland Chamber of Commerce to give the matter special attention. There are vast bodies of low-grade ore in Oregon, it is said, that must forever lay Idle unless they can be shipped and smelted at a reasonable figure. Even those that are on a rallrpad line must often lay dormant as It will not pay to ship as far as Tacoma. Portland Is the most convenient seaport town to a great region for such an enterprise, and If one were established and railroad facilities were provided, the mineral Industries In Oregon would grow, probably beyond the expectations of many of the" best-Informed mining men. "It Is a shame," said one man. "that Portland should allow a city of another state to capture the results of an Oregon Industry." And old miner ofv Halley, Idaho, said that Portland would receive much of the ore from that region If a smelter were established there. It would be cheaper to send to Portland than to Denver, as is novy being done. LIONEL A. JOHNSON. Dr. Van Dyke's H f B Possesses the greatest virtues as a stimulant, nerve tonic and regulator of the Intestinal system. Purgatives give only temporary relief, but Dr. VAN DYKE'S HOLLAND BITTERS absolutely cures CONSTIPATION Its action Is mild and gentle and its taste most pleasant Take a half wineglass of VAN DYKE before each meal. It will give you an appetite, cure dyspepsia and Icindrec' troubles and build up the entire system. AT ALL FIRST CLASS PLACES FLEGKENSTEIN-MAYER GO. - Distributers PORTLAND, OREGON Dr. Talcoti & Co. Special attention given to Nervous Diseases, Varlco cele.Strlcture. Rup ture. Plies, Hydro c e 1 e. Contagious Blood Diseases and Acute and Chronic Urethral Prostatic Inflammation. We are strictly reliable, and wish to convince the public of our sin cerity, honesty and ability. 250M ALDER STREET DAXDRUFP CAUSED MY A GEHM. A Xevr Discovery That Kills the Germ and Prevents Bnldncss. Pretty nearly all the hair preparations for dandruff have some merit in allaying Itching of the scalp, and in being a fairly good dressing for the hair, but there Is only one that recognizes what causes dandruff, falling hair and baldness, and that destroys the cause, a little germ and that is Newbro's Herplcide. This germ eats its way into the scalp; It digs up the scalp Into little white scales. Un less It Is destroyed there's no permanent stopping of falling hair and cure of dan druff and baldness. Newbro's Herplcide kills the germ. "Destroy the cause, you remove the effect." Sold by leading drug gists. Send 10c in stamps for sample to Tho Herplcide Co., Detroit, Mich, l : CUTLERY EVERY BLADE WARRANTED Badway's Ready Relief lsp. cure for every pain, toothache.' headache, neuralgia, rheumatism. MEN 3 " S Guaranteed 1 I Pure. a 1 None So Good. I i If I Order from j Fleckenstein-Mayer Co. SEMENi Hundreds of Portland Cit izens Can T,ell You All About It. Home Indorsement, the public expres sion of Portland people, Bhould be evi dence beyond dispute for every Portland reader. Surely the experience of friends and neighbors, cheerfully given by them, will carry more welgh't than the 'utterances of strangers residing In far-away places. Read the following: Mrs. D. E. Sawin, of 65 Bast 10th 'street, says: "Doan's Kidney Pills were brought to my notice from reading about them in the paper from my home, Leominster, Mass. Everj now and then I read of some one whom I knew personally being cured of kidney trouble by the use of Doan's Kidney Pills. I would not nave paid so much attention to it had I not known them to be good, reliable people, who would not make such a statement un less It were absolutely true. Lost Fall, when I found my kidneys were not per forming their functions properly. I went to tiie Laue-Davls Drug Cos store, cor ner of Yamhill and Third streets, and pro cured a box. They Benefited me vrrj' much. To say I have a. high opinion of Doan's Kidney Pills expresses my feeling towards them very mildly." Sold for 50 cents a box. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for the United States. i Remember the name, Doan's, and take no substitute. "I write to lei you lenow how I appreciate your Cascarets. I commenced talcing them lait Novem ber and took two ten cent boxes and passed a tape worm It ft. long. Then I commenced taking them again and Wednesday, April 4th, I passed another tape worm 23 ft. long and over a thousand imall worms. Previous to my taking Cascarets I didn't Know x naa a tape-worm, i always nau a amau eiue. 17m. F. Brown, 1S1 Franklin St.. Brooklyn, N. Y. Pleasant, Palatable, Potent, Taste Good. Do Good, Never Sicken, Weaken or Gripe, 10c. 25c. SOc. Never old in bulk. The genuine tablet stamped C C C. Guaranteed to cure or your money back. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y. 594 ANNUAL SALE, TEH MILLION BOXES ATHLETES TO KEEP IN GOOD TRIM MUST LOOK WELL TO THE CONDITION OFTHESKIN. TO THIS END THE BATH SHOULD BE TAKEN WITH SAPOLIO Jill Grocers and Druggists Scott's Santal-Pcpsin Capsules P0S2TBVE CURE PnrTnfln.mmst.Ion or Catarrh of the Bladder and Diseased Kidneys. No cure no pay. Cures quickly and Perma nently tho worst cases of Gonorrhoea and CSIcet, no mattcrof how long stand ing. Absolutely harmless. Hold by druggists. Price SI. CO, or by mail, postpaid, 51.00, 3 boxes, 82.75. 1 'THE SAHTAl-PEPSIM Ou., BELLEFONTAINE. OHIO. LAUE-DAVIS DRUG CO.. Portland. Or. ison Is tho wot st disease on earth, yet tne eaaioai to cure WHEN YOU KNOV WHAT TO DO. Many ha-e pimples, spots on the skin, sore la the mouth, ulcers, falling hair, bone pains, ca tarrh, don't know It Is BLOOD POISON. Send to DR. BROWN. 833 Arch St.. Philadelphia. Vsc.. for BROWN'S BLOOD CURE. $2.00 per bottle, lasts one month. For sale only by Frank Nau. Portland Hotel Pharmacy. Bur 6 18 a non-Dciacnom I remedy for Gonorrhoea. Gleet. Spermatorrhoea,' u itHatiirc. cnarees, or any lnuamma- iFrtTtau canugloa. .tion of mucous vatnt ITHeEyamsChEVIICALOO. branes. on-astringent kCIHClM:tATl,0.r"3 SolA by DropSlBta, or sent in plain wrapper, by express, prepaid, for J0 u ji.ro. or 3 Dottles, f2.75. 4V (Areolar son-, on nqaMb MEN NO CURE 110 PAY THE MODtlltN APPLIANCE A positive way to perfect manhood. The VACUUM TREATMENT cures you without medicine of all nervous or diseases of the generative or gans, such as lost manhood, exbhustlvo drains, varicocele, lmpotency. etc Men are quickly restored to perfect health and strength. Write for circular. Correspond ence confidential THE HEALTH APPLI ANCE CO.. rooms 47-43 SaXe Deposit build in it. Seattle. Wash. HOME IN DOR jf jp! Best for THE PALATIAL (Hi BUG iaii!! si Misii! 1 lj Not a dark office In the bnlldlnnt absolutely fireproof; electric light and artesian Tvnterj perfect sanita tion and thorough ventilation; ele vators ran day and night. Rooms. AINSLIE. DR. GEORGE. Physician and Surgeon GOtf-007 ANDERSON. OUSTAV. Attorney-at-Law..6I2 AStoctAlfciJ lJi..iS; E. L. Powell. Mgr.-SUtf AUSTEN". K. C. Manager for Oregon and Washington Bankers' Lifa Association of Des Molnts, la 502-603 BAAR, DR. GUSTAV, Phys. and Surg. .b07-!soS . uch AsaonATlUN Or' DES MOINES. LA.: P. C Austen. Mgr 602-303 BATES. PHILIP S.. Pub. Paclnc Miner... 215 BENJAMIN. It. W.. Dentist 3U BERNARD, G., Cashier Co-Operatlve Mer cantile Co 204-205 BINS V ANGER, OTTO S., Physician and Surgeon 407-403 BOGART. DR., M. D., Dentist.-- 7w5 BROCK, WILBUR F Circulator, Orego nlan Jmi BROWN, MYRA, M. D 313-314 BRUERE. DR. G. E., Phys..4U-412-413-4i4 CAMPBELL. WM. M., Medical Referea Equitable Life 700 CANNING. M. J 602-OOi CARD WELL. DR. J. R.. Dentist- 5uti CAUKIN. G. E., District Agent Travelers' Insurance Company 713 CHICAGO ARTIFICIAL LIMB CO.; J. K. Fitzhugh. Mgs CO! CHURCHILL. MRS. E. J 718-71T CLINTON. RICHARD. Utate Manager Co operative Mercantile Co 204-205 COFFE1'. DR. H, C., Surgeon. 405-400 COGHLAN. DR. J. N - 713-714 COLLIER. P. F.. Publisher; S. P. McGulre. Manager . i..415 COLUMBIA GRANITE CO 417-413 CONNELL. DR. E. DE WITT. Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat (113-614 CO-OPERATIVE MERCANTILE CO.: J. F. Olsen, Gen. Mgr.; G. Bernard. CashIer.204-205 CORNELIUS. C. W.. Phys. and Surgeon. ..213 DAY, J. G. St I. N 313 DICKSON, DR. J. F., Physician v... 713-714 EDITORIAL ROOMS Eighth Floor EVENING TELEGRAM 325 Alder street EQUITABLE LIFE ASSURANCE SO CIETY; L. SamueL Mgr.: G. S. Smith. Cashier 303 FENTON, J. D., Phys. and Surg 500-510 FENTON. DR. HICKS C. Eye and Ear. .511 FENTON. MATTHEW F.. Dentist 5ot GALVANI. W. H., Engineer and Draughts man - 600 GEARY, DR. E. P., Phys. and Surgen...4otJ GIESA'. DR. A. J.. Physician and Surg..70a-71u GILBERT. DR. J. ALLEN. Physician. .401-403 GOLDMAN. WIL.LIAM. Manager Manhat tan Life Ins. Co. of New York 200-210 GRANT. FRANK S.. Attorney-at-Law 617 GKISWOLD & PHEGLEY. Tailors 131 Sixth street HAM MAM BATHS, Turkish and Russian.. 300-301-303 HARDEN, MRS. L. K., Stenographer. . .201 HOLLISTER, DR. O. C. Physician and Surgeon . 504-505 HOSMER, DR. CHAS., SAM'L; Phys. and Surgeons . .4 iOQ IDLEMAN. C. M., Attorney-at-Law. .615-616 JEFFREYS. DR. ANNICE F.. Phys. and Surgeon. Women and Children only 400 JOHNSON. W. C. t 315-316-317 KADY, MARK T., Supervisor of Agents Mutual Keserve Life Ins. Co 1305 LANE. E. L.. Dentist -613-514 LAWBAUGH. DR. E. A 804-803 LAWRENCE PUBLISHING CO 417-418 LITTLEFIELD & CORNELIUS 213 LITTLEFIELD. H. R.. Phys. and Surg.. 212 MACKAY, DR. A. E.. Phys. and Surg. .711-712 MANHATTAN LIFE INSURANCE CO. OF NEW YORK; W. Goldman. Manager. .209-210 MARSH. DR. R. J., Phys-and Surg 309-310 McCOY. NEWTON. Attorney-at-Law 715 McELROY". DR. J. G.. Phys.& Surg.701-702-703 McGINN, HENRY E.. Attorney-at-Law .311-312 McGUIRE, S. P., Manager I. F. Collier. Publisher ... 415 McKENZIE, DR. P. L.. Phys. and Surg.512-13 METT. HENRY - 213 MILLER. DR. HERBERT C.. Dentist and Oral Surgton 60S-609 MOSSMAN. DR. E. P.. Dentist 513-314 MUTUAL RESERVE LIFE INS. CO.; Mark T. Kady, Supervisor of Agents. 004-603 NICHOLAS. HORACE B.. Attorney-at-Law. 713 NILES. M. M.. Cashier Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New Yorw 209 NOTTAGE, DR. G. H.. Dentist 602 NOTTINGHAM, T. W., Mg. The Warren Construction Co. 216-217 O'CONNOR. DR. H. P., Dentist 300-310 OLSEN. J. F.. General Manager Co-operative Mercantile Co 204-203 OREGON INFIRMARY OF OSTEOPATHY 400-110 OREGONIAN BARBER SHOP. MARSCH Sz GEORGE, Props 120 Sixth street OREGONIAN EDUCATIONAL BUREAU; J V. Straubal. Manager 200 PACIFIC MERCANTILE CO 206 PACIFIC MINER, Philip S. Bates, Pub... 215 PAGUE. B. S., Attorney-at-Law 313 PALMER BROS.. Real Estate and Busi ness Chances 417-413 PORTLAND EYE AND EAR INFIRMARY Ground Floor. 133 Sixth street REED. C. J.. Executive Special Agent Manhattan Life Ins. Co. of New York.. 209 REED. WALTER. Optician.... 133 Sixth street ROSENDALE, O. M.. Metallurgist and Mining Engineer 316 RYAN, J. B., Attorney-at-Law 315 SAMUEL. L.. Manager Equitable Life. ...306 SCOTT, C. N.. with Palmer Bros 417-413 SHERWOOD. J. W., State Commander K. O. T. M - 317 SMITH, DR. ALAN WELCH. Physician and Surgeon 207-203 SMITH. DR. L. B.. Osteopath 400-410 SMITH. GEORGE S.. Cashier Equitable Llfa 300 STOLTE. DR. CHAS. E.. Dentist 704-705 SURGEON OF THE S. P. RY AND N. P. TERMINAL CO 706 SUPERINTENDENT'S OFFICE 201 TUCKER. DR. GEO. F.. Dentist 610-611 UMPQUA LUMBER CO.. W. J. Pender- gast. Mgr 601 VESTER. A. Special Agent Manhattan Life 209 WARREN CONSTRUCTION CO.; T. W. Nottingham. Mgr. 216-217 WENDLING, DR. ROBT. F.. Dentist 703 WILEY. DR. JAMES O. C. Phys. & Surg.70S-9 WILSON. DR. EDWARD N.. Eye. Ear. Nose and Throat 304-303 WILSON, DR. GEO. F.. Phys. & Surg.706-707 WILSON. DR. HOLT C Phys .& Surg.507-503 WOOD. DR. W. L.. Physician.. 411-412-413-414 Ofllccs may lie had by applying; to the superintendent of tbe bnlldlng. room 201, second floor. 1