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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 7, 1908)
nA1LY 0AITA JOUKN'AL, BALKM, OREGON, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1008 "iOT WESTERN DEVELOPMENT v ORftttN iNTIAM MINES HAVE MILLIONS ORE IN SI6HT aclerislic Letter From Old Mining Han Who Has Just Visited the Gold Creek Region . on E1lnr .Tourn- now nenrlv ilnno. Hnn mnro 1m hi n IIDl. ov .. f -w ...., w...v mw remember ut this somewhat Tincup, will about finish the bridge j promising Tim Journal 10 uuuaing necessary ror .tue roaa. At a; Impressions of the minos present owing to tho weather, the ilttle North Fork of tho San- road gang is laid off, but tho chnr- knniit I visit them. I maao acier 01 tno ground is such that ..... otlrm Miron Wiokft to tnau i. - 1 1 little tnniy, win urn you Lt of tho trip and tho mlnea Stajton In company wun Lesley, (proprietor of tho i hotel, and not tho newspapor ' left Stayton Oct. 9 going by , Gates, and .thenco to tho end i road by team, navigating (lvo miles of trail with tho rather lengthy pair of logs, only ones I had. Tho rolld ales Is four miles on n rathor rldne. to Elkhorn, but tho ! good, much of it being of tlio by brand. Up through tho he road Is good, ana tni in tUy Ime of tho three or four built last summer by 'tho min- tnpanlei on Gold Crcok. A idso completed by tho county one of tho tributaries of tho North Fork, shows that tho fang Is doing good work, and Idge, or rnthor two bridges, across Stack creek, nro the completion or tno road in tho spring will require but a couple of months Otto llnnson and a half dozen of Staytonltes had loft Stayton tho morning wo did, and wo caught up with them on tho trail Ixut left them when wo reached tho Freoland mine, thoy going on to tho Gold creek boarding house Wo woro a little lato but the boys turned us looso at a kottlo of beans that would havo mndo a. lloston man's heart glad, for thoy were good as well ns filling. Soon after suppor It was discovered that tho roof of ono of tho buildings was on firo, acd after tho blazo had boon extinguished, Hugh Frceland insisted that thoro was nothing too good for visitors ovon to making a bouflrn of tho houses. Tho next morning wo mado tho round of the mines, putting In tho entlro day at It, nnl seeing for ourBOlves tho vast ninount of work thnt has boon dono, and also somo of tho finest bodies of copper ore, that I, at least, have ever seen. What strikes a" mining man first In visiting this section, Is tho sud den changing in the charactor of the formation, or rnthor its condi tion as the dlstriot Is approached Up to within a couple of miles of tho mouth of Gold Creek, tho coun try Is broken and displaced, but at "Tincup" the change is apparent. From about th'at point, on, and up Gold Creek ns fas as 1 went, tho country rock is "In place," nnd it is Ideal as vein having formation. Tho lied rock Is principally porphyry and phonollte, with massivo IntruBlvo dykes of diorlte. Tho veins nro true fissures, running in a' northeasterly tunnols on ono of its ledges, ono about 125 Tfect abovo tho other, and each about 400 feet long. Those tunnols followa tho ledgo and are In ore all tho way. Tho oro zono Is, as at tho Gold Creek about CO foot wldo, and tho pay streak fr.om, 11 to 14' foot. Three foot of this is hlgh-grado and clean, and can be sont directly to tho smeltor; tho bal anco of the lodgo is a concentrating proposition, but will run abovo $20 per ton. ' Thoro is In Bight In tho Fceoland mlno, aT a consorvnti'vo es timate, not less than 7G.Q00' tons of oro. This Is cut mifdor by tho tun nels, and Is ready for stoplng. " Tho lowest ns.njc, on this are taken, from the upper tunnol average $22, COOS COUNTY A GARDEN SPOT OE OREGON li. L &' Writes Entertainly of a Trip to Coos County in the Woodburn Independent nnd southeasterly direction, and ap- while thoso from the lowo rtunnol, Oregon is certainly a great stato parontly dip towards a Common con- 125 to 150 foot deeper, averago $38 with vast and varied rosources, and tor, thoro being seven immense, woll- per ton. The shelter company, how- let mo paronthetlcally roraark right defined ledges. On these, tho Gold over, to bo well within tho limits, o- hero that Woodburn as a city and Crek company hns 17 claims, tho tlmntes the oro at tho lowor figure, tho Wlllainotto valley as a aoctlon Freeland, 11, and tho Electric, G. Thjs would givo in tho Freoland Is not In a secondary column. There has been an Immense amount mlno, nlone more than $1,500,000 A Btnooth sea and'easy bars woro of work done, nnd tho show nc of worth of nrn in nioht. Myrtlo Point, 9 mlloa up tho Co qulllo river from Goqullle, Ia aa othor point of Interest, a ride on the Btenmor or train to which Is a mem orable trip. Myrtle jolnt Is 'a sub stantial looking town nnd full of pro grossivo pooplo. Spaco will not per- As tho Gold oncountorod on our trip on tho City mlt of n detailed description of thU ores Is ono that if It was in Nevada, Crook has even a larger tonnage ex- of "Panama from Portland to Coos beautiful ride by steamer .through a would start a boom that mako tho posed, and tho Electric hns cut and Bay, but tho heavy swells mado the, rich country hold back by lack of Rawhide rush look Hko a China (i oponing up an olghf-foot voin'of boat, with little frolght cargo, rock , transportation facilities to the out- uinerni mo ores in an mo mines, H crh crade oro. a eonsorvnt vo est- and roll, yet llio writor onjoyou ii.siuc. Is practically tho samo, chnlcopyrlto mato, would ploco tho ores in tho and was not soaslck. and a psoudomorph, or practically dlstirlct, AMtKADr UNDER OUT North Bend was tho flrBt harbor altered chalcopyrlto, which Is bor.n- Af) RKADV FOR HTOI'ING AT reached, and shortly aftor, threo ito In the making. Tho ores espo- WELL A110VK $B,000,000 IN VAL- miles distant, camo Marshflold, tho dally of tho Gold Crook and Elcc trie nro bright and vory showy, whllo the Frceland aro moro do composed and duller to look fupon but n delight to tho experienced minor. The Gold Creek company haB done tho most work, having a smnl' sawmill, and an electric plant, fur nishing power for Its drills nnd Ito lighting plant. If has between 1200 nnd 1500 feet of tunnol on Its dif ferent ledges, nnd hns bogun work on a cross cut tunnol which will out Ovo ledges at right nnglcs, nnd nil within a dlBtanco of 1000 foot. I ;.. i. .tf.MN&3wiVvBB -'Art tttitf frsssssssssVsssssssTeafrsWBSff jnt.mv'f p BR ' ?t t vv ' b wt? ?? k,ftVVaiiiLiiiiiiiiaJU KXmjjJI :'msmm: m t msr Vl$. motropollB and prlncpal trading When t n homo In mind Aha lioint or lio region. uoui towns Tho Coos Bay region hasa great futuro ahead of It and development will startlo ovon tho most sanguine thqro now with what the country roally contains. Thero are tast bod ies of timber, coal everywhere of a those mines nro only nt tho begin- havo a look of prosperity and give. medium quality, mostly pockets.iW nlng of tholr development, ono can ovldonce of progross and onorgotlc somo In clearly defined veins, yet la figure for ono'a solf, tho vast possl-lcplrlt, and in tlmo thoro will bo a somo caflea oven these are broken. bllitlo of tho district, and tho Im meiiBc values It must produco whon thoroughly opened. Tho tunnols al ready cut tho oro at a dopth of 400 feet, and that the mines will go dcop or deeper than tho Ingonrulty of man enn follow 'them Is assured, Thoro Is an abundnnco of timber, that on tho mining ground alone, bolng estimated by export tlmboi mon, ns not loss than 50,000,000 feet. Thoro Is good fall to tho crooks and sufficient water to fur nlh power both for nil mining pur poses, nnd for tho smolter. Tnkcn nil In nil, It Is undonbtodlv tho host mining district yet dlscov orod In Oregon, and ono that gives promlso of rnnklug with Hutto or Joromo. T might add that thoro Is an Im monso body of splendid timber ex tending elenr across tho Cascndo, and this with tho tonimgn the mines will furnish, will compol tho build ing of an oloctrlc road Into tho dis trict In tho vory near futuro. it will provo ono of tho great factors In tho development of Snlum, nnd will put life Into tho wholo Snntlam roglon; nnd, Indeed, lt Influence will bo felt by tho wholo Wlllum otto valloy. I havo been around the mines tho grontor part of ray Ufa. liuvo Been tho growth of many min ing cninpu, and am far from vision ary, and I wonild hcmTtato about plac ing an estimate on tho nltlmato production of the 8nntlam mines lint 1 bo thought a dreamer; but niyomj who vlBlts tho mines tf tho Mttlo North ForTt of the Bantlnin, who 'soeB and reaTlzos tholr rlchnosa nnd "extent, will find, as I do, some dlflrculty In rofralnlng from plnrlng their values within tho rnngx of ho HeL Tho mlnrja aro thero, the vnl liod aro thoro, 7md with this tartlng of tho smelter, tho whole mining world will sit up and tako notlco J. II. CRADLEHATJOTI. Ciriftli) (II III III VI It IV H1U1W T UW .w...w V..wwu - , -.- ...w-r .- .grand Jubilation ovor a (union of the I Ranchera aro eagaged principally two munlclpnlltloB. Thoy, cQinblnod, 'dairying. Tho people, are Jiut SATS SALEM IS a swrrr toiv.v lw awakening to now llfo and the pos- Blbllltloa of thtrt region. A . coast road would in enn millions to this Bcotlon, nnd a dooper harbor Is nnothor rcqulslto for a realization of- hopoB. Vessels ply from Coos liny to 8nn Francisco ahd PortlaaJ, and it Is tho expectation that there will soon bo other than coast trade and n regular lino of foreign veeU will como horo for lumber and other ' products. Ban Francisco 'gets raont of tho trudo of this Bcction chlofly on account of tho producla being .sim ilar to thoso of Portland, yet Port land Is mlsBlng much that 'Frisco BOcuroB. Tho cllmnto la somewhat similar to tho Wlllainotto valley with tho oxroption of a little, more rain, wnrmor In tho wlnlor and cool er In summer. A coming grent In- dirtry Is tho mnuufactrtrlng of fur niture from myrtlo, a beautiful wood that Is found In abundnnco only la the. Coos region. Tho pieces of fur nlturo mndo from this wood, In mis sion Btylo, aro vory handBomo and much admired. I saw ono sot or six pleroB mado for $75 that Ih worth fully $300. It Ib hard wood and ro Homblcs lignum vita. A visit to Coos Bay nnd Intorlor points la really worth whllo, a good outHig nnd educational. It opens ouch oyca to tho great and wondorful resources of tho Stato of Orogoa, tho progress being mado In the way of development, and tho slownoss of r !1(.... In tttnVlnir nn nfforL to da- i ui imiiiu i..... , ..---- --- will retain tho nnmo of tho metropo lis of this Bcotlon, provided tho building of now rnllroads docs not conflict with plans nnd mar what looks liko n vory bright futuro. From prcsont Indications Mnrsh field, 5,000 population, l and will continue to bo tho metropolis of tho Coob Bay country. With tho ex ception of somo old Minors who do not wish to see anybody como In, tho cltlzons aro progressive and lib eral fh promoting tho town's Inter ests, Much work" la bolng Uono on tho Btreeta. Tho Smith Bawmlll Is ono of tho boat cqulppod In tho world nnd a Bight worth seolng. North Bend hns n hotter, harbor and Is a hotter location for n town, it bltlH fnlr to bo n formldnblo rlvnl of Mnraliflold but tho two towns will ovuntunlly bo together. Coqulllo, tho county Boat gf Coos, Is 18 mlloa from Mnraliflold, In the Intorlor, resting on tho Coqulllo riv er. It Is connected with Mnrshllold by rail and Bandon and Myrtlo Point by tho Coqulllo stream. Coqullla hns abonit 1400 population, Is grow ing, Inhabited by Boemlngly content ed nnd Boctnblo people. It hns n fine court hoiiBu for thlj part of tho country. ud on account of tho geo graphical location will probably bo tho iurmanont capital notwithstand ing tho nsplrntlons of other commun ities, although thoro Is no nppnront activity In this respect, but nono Knows what tho future has In ntoro. Dnndon, tho aeaBldo roHort, Ih u . rlvo bonoflt from tho oponing of audi go-nhoad town of 2600 boiiIs. It I a roglon, It nlBO makoa ono feel reached by tutnmer from Coqulllo and Ib 2C intlos from tho Inttor. Tho ridu down llio rlvor Is a beautiful ono, paBuiig dennu growthH of tlm bor, dairy rnuchas, wnwinllls, --coal nilnt'B, mttlu and BTicop rnnclicB, rich In vBgourtlon and evorywhoro thd beautiful myrtle tree. that thoro'a noplnco like homo. DEDICATION . (Coutlnuod from Page 2.) j The olectiio Htreot car 'gnng, con lUlHtluir of 12 mon nnd fnromnn. om Jt Is a.n Jtsolntiid country, but ono' .. ........... Old Dutch Dunkards A couple of Washington coun ty, Pennsylvaniaris, who have ad used HICKORY BARK COUGH REMEDY for seventy years, and reared piirC lirC Sale by a dealers everywhere lIl'V VliriS K No Alcohol Nor Alkaloids- M. C. Moti, who was one df tho pioneer ulckolonion Bfarters Ih this city, npd who recently roturnod from the ISaat, Is ono of Snlem'u greatOAt eiitlruBlnsts nnd boosters. "When Mott roturned from the Kkit lie ro- portal that ho had seen no plucoj equnl to Salem as u city for good In veatmont In his entire trip acrouu the continent. lie was In this city again hist Thursday, and now nfldrf, aftor nn almost minute Inspection of Washington, that there la no town on tho Pacific coast any better. If as good, to invest in as Salem. Mr. Mott and his wife aro staying up In a Ilttle town In Washington with friends, pending tho opportunity to get a good investment In the show line in this city. Mr. Mod's ideas of Salem are very valuable to off-act the work of knockers outalde of this city, who eay Salem fs alow. Mr. Mott, aa theater man, la a pretty good Judge of a city's speed and he aupearn to Nad no fault with tho pace uf the Capital City. i vory busy at work touring up the o'd, track and laying thu now, T. M. Ilurr, of Halom, spent thlh afternoon here. , whuro tho Oregouinn inukoii an easy living, the passing of a small 8(011111 or, stopping at every landing for mtuunniriiMi frfwtit ntnl irnnm I lots of flHh In tho Coqulllo rlvor. ln-;8llIoHi woro reKUtoroU t Ul0 ,(o. eluding wlmon and salmon trout. ' m)fl0 tm In tho hllla that shadow tho stream. T0 no , ,ho 0 , aro , wrne deer and elk, bear, cougar for Oo,obor a , 0iU)lHctj oW n and other big game. of ao - One can enthuao over Bandog I September , and 50 per ent ovoMhat would he an Ideal seaaldo rosort;... . ' ..... ' . ., .. j in iiinv juur, inu naiiiu lliuuur,' UlllH woro U not for tho prevailing wind, showing thnt Albany lu on Dig move Stat peaatar Uveey of Mary laaa, aays e4ucatlag the aegroea la folly that it saakM erimlaala f then as has bee prevea at th Tua-I kog UalrenHty. but this BTiould bo no drawback tojn, tU wnjj04 thoso seeking diversion and. health. Tho Albany collego frtbnll tonti. and It certainly Is not retarding the u working hard, and expert to mko progress of the town, which Is going 8howlng next Tuusda when iVy ahead by leaps and hounds. The w,, mwti for Ulo 80Con, Imu lh, people thero are standing a unit willumutCo team on tho looal ho' J. huh more ib iouk 01 aojiQiiy anil pormanency that enhances Its value In tho eyes of the prospective In vestor. It has several Industries. and one of the 'finest as well as the moat Intereitlng beaches on the coast, far surpassing Newport or 8caalqe In points of interest. The rocks depict faces of a moak, the praying nua, crouching Mob, mon key, hen and chicks, iphlax, differ ed profiles of facef, whlf there, are caves, agates, atarfMi aa4 taf at tractlfe featare. There ara sf ! did c4P gr&aads aad VM rert Is 'atrlMd hy BMiy frai tlw' hiw ir. t Is realh' a better wlater thaa mmmt re9rt. Tho boys have been pruc'lclng faith fully under thu splendid couching of Coach Luck ,nnd art In good shape Last night, In u practice muio, thoy run tho score up to 3 1-0 Ir, .'0 min utes of fast pluyJng with (ho strong local high school I'luui, which fcavo them good practlco la acrlramage work, etc. Tfaey will u roudv for the Methodists and will de,e(e the non-conference chatnploiuhlp. The family ef B. W. Carey, a farm er, llvlag aar Ml Iak, Maaltefca, coaalstlag 4 klsalfr wM-a4-ve chltdrM, wore krad la a firk which 1 yesterday destroyed tawlr kow.