THE OREOON DAILY
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COPPER ORE GOOD
Short Tunnel in the Big Dike
Opens a Nne nip
ping Grade.
THOROUGH TESTS WILL
BE MADE BY SMELTING
As Long at the Weather Per
mit Men Will Be Kept
at Work.
, The discovery of copper on the head
water of Imnaha river, Wallowa coun
ty, in which P. D. MeCay l Interested,
atoms to sustain the surface showing.
A tunnel has bean driven Into the his
dike 40 feet, and thla rval a better
grade of rock, aooordlng to the owners.
One thousand pounds of this rock, which
seems to' average high in the red metal,
baa been hauled out and will be sent to
Denver for thorough quantitative and
qualitative analysis. Some of the as
says made from samples show as high
as 10, and even 20, per cent copper, with
very amall values in gold. The manage
ment has arranged for cabins that work
may be prosecuted until winter sets In,
and next spring It Is the hope of the
owners to do much more work. The
property Is on Sheep creek, where bo
copper mining has been done before.
AMALGAMATED SMELTS
COPPER LADEN SOIL
'These are various - ways of metal
Sspoaltlon. some of which even the
learned scientists have not discussed,"
aid K. T. Bainbrldge, of Butte, Mont.,
Who is In the city. "When I left Butte,
the Amalgamated company was scraping
up the soli for considerable areas around
the site of their old smelter plant at
Anaconda, and sending it to the Washoe
smclu r for reduction. This ground that
the company la handling Is not vein
matter, nor even plain, ordinary forma
tion, but soil. Tou see. when the old
smelter was running for so lone on
high-grade ores, with faulty condensing
and precipitating facilities m Its flues,
vast quantities of copper and some sil
ver were carried through the stack by
the blast, and gradually distributed over
the country. This process continued so
long that the "surface soli carries good
OOP per values, the report being that
four per cent copper on an average Is
found In the ground that the company is
reba ndllng. This Will seem Incredible
to a man not familiar with the condi
tions of smelting, but the saving work
of the Amalgamated is the hast evl-
that fumes carry away values.
In the district, and he more particularly
to the advantage of the little towa of
Ferguson. B. C.
The development of this and every
other district In the provlnoe has been
retarded In many Instance through the
Inability of capitalists and the claim
owner to get together. Mining is at
present In a flourishing condition
throughout the districts In this prov
ince, and reports are received from
nearly all of the mining centers.
BAISLEY-ELKHORN IS .
GETTING MACHINERY
(Special Dispatch to The Jnaraal.)
Baker City. Or., Nov. 17. Manager
Edward Field of the United Elkhorn
Mines company arrived hers yesterday
tor the purpose of superintending trans
shipment of the electric motors and
tnsformers which have arrived tot me
ley-Elkhorn mine. Another carload
machinery will arrive from Denver
Friday. When this new electric mm-
llnery la Installed which will be during
the next few days and the new pumping
Slant put in most of the mining opera
tions of this company wlU ba by electric
power.
At present Manager Field Is working
three shifts in the tunnel. Dally ship
ments of high grade ore continue to the
Sumpter smelter and the returns re
ceived from recent shipments have been
more than satisfactory and have ex
ceeded In value the highest expectations
of the owners of the property.
Mr. Field has begun sinking In the
old shaft by the mill and will go down
soother 116 feet. The old workings are
1800 feet above the new tunnel. When
this shaft has been sunk as far aa prac
ticable raises will be made from the
tunnel connecting with the shaft
FORCE ON MORNING
MINES LOWER TUNNEL
(Special Ptspatcb to The Journal.)
Sumpter, Or., Nov. 17. A force or 17
men Is employed In the early develop
ment work of the Morning Gold Mines
company, on its Oreenhorn property.
The new management will prosecute this
work with all possible energy, until the
mill level is fully explored, and ore is
blocked for the large plant contemplated.
There la a wlnae of II feet from the
upper level on the Falrview vein near
where It is Intersected by the Parallel,
showing the ore to be of even better
grade at the bottom than the level of the
upper tunnel. The atope of the old
Morning management In the Falrview
win near this point was Ave sets In
width, which will give an Idea of the
else of the ore body that will be made
available for the milling plant when
the new level is driven to open this vein
100 feet deeper. H. H. Ames, one of th
original owners, la In charge of work
at the mine.
AT THE THEATRES.
J
"The Runaway" Tonight
OLD DIGGINGS WILL
PAY FOR SECOND WORK
(Special Dispatch to Th Joe. rami.)
Vancouver, B. C, Nov. 17. Fifty
hours' work with on giant on the aurif
erous gravela of the Dry Hill hydraulic
netted the operators $500. At last th
old placer deposits on Lowe creek,
Bkeena liver, which war profitably
worked in th '60s, have been so de
veloped as hydraulic propositions that
returns for th money Invested are In
sight Operations there for the season
have been closed down, but will be re
commenced next spring.
. The gold from th Dry Hill Is dis
tinctly like the gold from so many of
th northern placer district. It is
coarse and much of it is of a rather
flat shape. It Is light In color and runs
between 17 and SIS to the ounce. The
property is owned and controlled by a
party of capitalists from eBlllngham,
Wash.
WORKING FOR ROAD TO
STEAMBOAT COUNTRY
(Special Dispatch to The Journal. )
Roseburg, Or., Nov. 17. Steamboat
river district, 2S to SO miles south of
Bohemia, and situated In Douglas coun
ty, la attracting attention through the
prospecting work don there during the
summer. This and the work on the
south fork of th Umpqua are establish
ing the link connecting Bohemia, and
Wolf, Coyote and Grav creek districts,
of northern Josephine. Kntrano into
th Steamboat district la very difficult
owing to the rough character of the
country, but an effort Is being mad to
have wagon roads extend into this part
of th Cascade mineral sone. If this
movement Is successful, next season will
find a larger number of men working
on Steamboat and other parts of Doug-
At th Marquam Grand theatre to
night amusement-lovers will have the
pleasure of seeing Arthur Dunn In the
new musical exlravagansa produced by
Shubert, Nixon Zimmerman, and en
titled "The Runawaya." This is Mr,
Dunn's first appearance har. Positive
aasurance is given that this is the orlgt
mil New York Casino production, com
ing direct from that famous playhouse.
where It ran for over six months. Since
"The Runaways" la termed an extrava-
ganxa by its managers, no claim, of
course, Is mad tor any story or any
plot The first act takes plica at a
racetrack somewhere about New York
and th second act In th shadow of th
palms on a tropical Island called the
Isle of Table d'Hote, In the South Pa
clflc The management has surpaaaed
Itself in getting together a startling ar
ray of gowns and dresses, and as most
of them are worn by show-girls who
used to be society women, there Is no
doubt that they are ahown off to ad
vantage. A moat excellent company has
been chosen to support Mr. Dunn. In
cluding Charles Dox, Clarence Harvey,
Thomas Whltbread, William Meehan.
Mlaaea Ermlnle Barle, Sallle Randall.
Blanch Wayne, th Althea sisters, and
over 75 others.
Columbia Has Big Business.
"The Gay Parisians" continues Its
week at the Columbia theatre to remark
able buBlnees. It Is th merriest of
French farces, and from th moment th
curtain Is lifted the action Is rapid fire
A feature of this fare la Its larg
number of "fat" parts. No on member
of the cast monopolizes the piece; for,
while It revolve about th central char
acter of Plnglet the architect each
member of th Columbia stock company
has some excellent lines and good stag
business. Miss Ceuntla. wbo I well
known as a comedienne of ability, has
added to her popularity tills weak by her
perfect presentation of the gay young
wife Next week, beginning Sunday
afternoon, the company will produce
"Led Astray," one of Dion Bouclcault's
best comedies. It. was written long ago,
but possesses the; fin qualities which
preserve its freshness.
Going to the "Ball" Tonight?
Yourself and friends are cordially in
vited to attend th performance of "Pln
nlgan's Ball," the best nuslcJ comedy
of th season, at Cordray's this evening.
Gallagher and Barrett Mayme Taylor,
Fannie Trumbull and a long list of other
clever people will be there to receive you
and to keep the fun and melody portion
of the evening's entertainment at tip-top
pitch. The chorus consists of the mer
riest, prettiest and most graceful girls
to be scan with any organisation travel
ing, and th music Is catchy and wall
rendered. The costumes and scenery are
equal to the best of first-class productions.
ARRANGING TO DRIVE
LONG ADIT AT L0RDEAU
SILVER QUEEN SHOWN
TO HAVE BIG ORE BODY
(Special Dtapate to The Journal.)
Spokane, Wash.. Nov. 17. The Silver
HggHi i rt cm i j uuimcu - tu u u j vvu, i
Of this city. Is developing In a satisfac
tory maimer, and from all indications
will prove a good mine. When Mr.
Green secured the property about So. 000
worth of work, had been done, with lit
tle result. As soon aa the ground was
bonded, Mr. Qren started a shaft, and
at a depth of 10 feet gray copper ore
was encountered. Open cuts were then
made, and for a distance of 40 feet th
ledge was opened on th surface. Twen
ty feet of this was In ore. Th or la
not sold, but small veins run through
It for a total distance of 20 feet The
ore la rich. A half car has already been
taken out which will net th new own
er a neat sum.
Grand Opening Sunday.
Cordray's theatre ceases to exist Sun
day afternoon, and th Grand will take
the plaoa of it It will be th same fa
mous old theatre, remodeled and redec
orated and under a new management
Thai policy will alio be changed, and It
become th largest and finest vaude
ville theatre west of Chicago. Manager
Lincoln has arrived to take charge of it
and will operate the Grand as the prin
cipal house of the Sulllvan-Consldlne
string, the greatest circuit of vaudeville
houses In the country. The policy will
be to play the best acts In the business,
and only such "turns" aa come up to the
highest conceptions of what polite vau
deville should be will be booked.
LOOK AT THAT OVEN
BUCK'S
accept sxoxT-aoum scale.
tRmrl.t nianati.li let Th Imraal l
Vsncouver, B. C, Nov. 17. The con
summation or tne deal which was practi
cally put through, last week, whereby
Minnesota capitalists are to finance the
driving of a mile and a half tunnel
through the Union Jack and some 14
other claims on the south fork of th
Lardenn. wlU mean Increased activity
ARCHITECT
HODGDON
Whs Nit Emoted Some tf the
Flitst Buildings hi Pittsburg
TESTIFIES
FtrHunyon's Paw-Paw and Says
H Cured Him of Catarrh of
tin Stanaah
Mond to tall th people el Western
Pennsylvania. West Virginia and South
eastern Ohio who C. W. Hodgson, ot Pttts
bfjrc. Is, as his tame as an architect has -tended
tar beyoni the confines of that city.
He Is an ardent believer In Munyon's Paw
Paw Tonic. This Is what he says:
"Indigestion which anally resulted In
Catarrh of the Stomach, brought on a cast of
Insomnia, and I was almost Incapacitated
far business. I was induced to try Mun
jroo's Paw-Paw Tonic and the results were
Magical. Lss than half a doian bottles
fleeted s complete car and now I fast as
wsll as I ever old."
tt is tuch test lasony as that which has la
one rtt year made Many en's Paw-Paw
Took and Psw-Paw Usatlvs Pills the
ssoct talked of remedies that th druggists
handle. Thoa wbo have Dyspepsia. Indi
gestion or Constipation or who ars nerv
ous and cansot sleep make a serious mis
take In not making an immediate trial ol
JMuaycsVs Psw-Paw Toole or Pills.
Munyon's ftaaildlss s separate cere for
ach disease and Munyon's Witch Hazel
Soap snd other toilet prepsrstloos, for saw
Five mining companies of the Tel
lurlde district In Colorado, have accept
ed the eight-hour wag scale, with a
schedule that Is even better than the
Western Federation of Miners one
asked when striking there. The com
panies posting the notice ar the Smuggler-Union,
Liberty Bell, Tomboy, Nellie
and Alta. I Under the term of th an
nouncement mad by these companies,
the minimum wag for eight hour will
be SS, the federation once agreeing to ac
cept S2.7S minimum for the same length
of day. As the Colorado strikes began
over this Issue, th action of th Tellu
ride creates general Interest.
BONDED IVAJTHOX OKOX7F.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal 1
Spokane, Nov. 17. J. H. McDonald has
bonded the Ivanho group, In British Co
lumbia, to an eastern company for $25,
000. The property consists of four full
crown-granted claims In the Nelson min
ing division. Work shows a ledge It
feet wide opened for 1.800 feet Assays
taken across the vein are said to yield
commercial values, and picked samples
run S24, $30.60 and 136.10 a ton. The
property Is favorably located aa to
smelters and railroads. Cabins will b
built for winter quarter st onop.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal )
Olendale. Or., Nov. 17.-The manage
ment of the Victor placer property, near
this city, ha put everything In readl
nesa for winter work with a hydraulic
plant. Th Victor was one equipped
with a great steam pumping plant, which
was utilised for furnishing water under
strong head for washing the gravel, but
did not prove profitable In that manner.
Since then a ditch system has gathered
available water aupplies, and an ordi
nary hydraulic plant Is operated with
much better results. i
XjOCATIBTO 1ST DOTJQLAS COUBTTT.
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Roseburg, Or., Nov. 17. Four claims
lying In Douglas county have been lo
cated this year by th Oregon Securltlea
company, operating In Bohemia. In ad
dition It ts said that the company has ac
quired other claims on the Douglas slda
of tbe Calappoia range, all of .which are
,to be worked in connectlow with their
large holdings In Champion basin.
ST VMM SOMUriOBT.
(Jeoraal Special gerrlee.)
Ottawa. Ont, Nov. 17. This
thanksgiving day In th dominion, and
dispatches Indicate a general observance
of the day Th custom of setting apart
a day in November for thanksgiving Is
almost as old In Canada as It Is In th
United States and the observance is
along th sama Unas, including special
church services, the customary turkey
dinner and an afternoon devoted to foot
bail and other outdoor sports.
"Candida," a Delightful Comedy.
In "Candida" George Bernard Shaw
has given a delightful comedy to the
stage. It Is said to be aa blight as a
new penny fresh from th mint and aa
clean as a whistle. It abounds in epi
grams" that an Oscar Wilde might flat
ter himself to can hit own, and it Is
rich In paradoxes of the GUbertlan
brand, without any topsy-turvlcal ab
surdities. The play will be seen at the
Marquam Grand, Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday nights, November 21, 22, 23.
George H. Brennan'a company, th only
one on tour In the piece. 1 said to be in
every way admirable. The advance sale
of seats will open tomorrow (,fr rlday )
morning at 10 o'clock.
RANGES
ARE
THE
BEST
BAKERS
ON
EARTH
P? there is one thing in
the world about a
range that interests the
housewife more than
another, it is the oven.
Listen to this:
. The doors and racks in all Buck's
ovens are white enameled; some
thing you'll find in no other range.
This not only makes it as easy to
keep your oven sweet and clean as
a china dish, but the white enamel
retards radiation, and reflects the
heat Yon don't have to turn a pan
of bread to have it bake evenly.
Your roast won't dry up or shrink
in a Buck's oven it's really a self-
And the oven is only one of the
good points in a Buck's Range. Let
us tell you the others. -
BUCK'S
RANGES
ARE
ECONOMICAL
THEY
ARE
Florence Gale's Engagement.
Tomorrow night st the Marquam
Grand theatre, Florence Gale, supported
by an excellent company of players, will
begin an engagement of two nights, with
a special-price matinee Saturday, irj
Shakespeare's delightful comedy, "As
You Like It" Of all the auccesses of
8hakespeare- and he never knew a fall
ur "As Tou I.Ike It" 1 without ques
tion the most charming and noteworthy,
and the character of Rosalind th most
Interesting ever conceived by any author.
The play is one which admits of most
realistic production by aid or artificial
effects of theatre efforts which have
been provided In thla cue, a carload qf
scenery being carried ny tne company.
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The Baker a Hit. .
Packed, Jammed and crowded to th
doors la th record at the Baker at each
performance. The bUl Is: The Tra vi
olas, head-balancers, hoop-rollers and
Jugglers: the Irving trio, clever acro
batic turn; McShaf frays, musical .Gyp
ales, on various unique Instruments;
O'Brlne, Mann and Pranks, In a mlrth
provoklng comedy called "Our Uncle."
Other features are: Clarence Marks,
German comedian; Pearcy Bros., In a
sketch called "Pun With the New Teach
er," and Darnold's wonderful trained
dogs and cats. Raymond G. Baldwin
sings illustrated long, and the pro
gram concludes with the blograph.
Admission Half Price at the Star.
Tomorrow afternoon there will be
published In the regular advertising
space of the Star theatre a coupon which
will entitle the holder to admission at
half price to this famous playhouse. The
program this week Includes the three
Avalos, In their great aernDatic act; tne
Tale duo, who present excellent club
swinging and Juggling; Carter and Men
del, with their new catchy Jokes, and the
musical Harts, Richard Burton and Ade
line Btrchler, who also give very enter
taining acts, ,
The Lyric's Great BUL
Th Lyric has a great hill thla week.
Th Degarro ar th recognised mas
ter of th Roman ring. Another great
act I by th Leonard Bros.. "The I.aat
of th Gladiator," who duplicate the
fents which mad th Roman arena fa
mous. By way of contrast, Harry Hoyt,
th ballad-singer, offer on of the most
popular pictured songs ever heard. There
ar a lot of other acts, all different. Fri
day night Is gold night at th Lyric.
Good Act at the Arcade.
Th new bill presented thla weett at
th Arcade, Is drawing large house
every evening, with the Pern comedy
four taking the lead. Their act Is on
of th best and most expansive that has
been given by this attractive playhouse.
Other good acts sre given by th Adams
Bros., In their acrobatic dancing and
singing; Divine Dodson, th female lm-
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IT IS TIME TO SELECT
CHRISTMAS UMBRELLAS
Max your slction now, for we wUl hold them for you and deliver
them whenever you Ilka We have fine handles In large variety, snd
will mount them. on any kind or style of silk you wish. It Is hard to
quote prices, as each Umbrella has a different handle, but will say
we have an extra fine selection of good, durable Umbrellas, with nice
handles. Our factory prises, ga.oo to ff.SO. Corns In and see them
and get a souvenir tray free.
ALLESINA
li ttl Was
hjngton
treat
SOt Morrison Street
TVaksDrnruTiorT
back and kidneys and liver. Will relieve you in a few
doses. Price $1. For sale by the Laue-Davis Drug
Company.
persona tor, and Kate Coyle In her Illus
trated songs.
At the Bijou, of Course.
KllWood? Who Is he? Th Bijou's
famous male soprano, with a marvelous
rang of tones. Howe and Decker T Who
are theyT The Bijou's eye-rivaling Jug
glers. These ar Just a few of th trig
on. Lamont Bros, perform acrobatic
stunts In full dress Ed Simpson's mono
logue awoke th echoes yesterday.
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found the goods at vary reasonable prices.
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