He Maiming WEATHER FOR THE NEWS READ THE NEWS Rain Tonight TiieMilay VOL. V. HOSEUVKG, DOUGLAS COUNTY, OKEGOX MONDAY, ItKCKMHKIl , 1013. o. ROCK-NOT COAL "Coal" Discovery Near Glide, Is Myth, Is The Report. INVESTORS WARNED TO BE CAREFUL "Coal" Discovery Knst of Clldtf ia Worthless Volciinic lioik lie Iorts Bureau of Mines ' ami Geology. Mr. Schloaser, secretary of the Roseburg Commercial Club, .lias re ceived from Professor Ira A. Wil liams, of the Oregon Bureau of Alines and Geology, a detailed report on the much-talked-of big find in which full reasons are given for the conclusion that the material is not eoal, but worthless rock. Professor Williams made two trips Into the re gion and since his return about a week ago has made a careful study of many samples collected. He minces no words In saying that the arguments of those who are locating claims are ground and that the pres ent claimants are spending money and time which will never yield them nny return whatever. Following Is the report to Mr. Schloaser in full: ; Corvallis. Ore., Dec. 19, 1913. Mr. G. P. Schlosser, Sec, Roseburg Commercial Club, Dear Sir: As a representative of the Oregon Bureau of Mines and Geology, I have Just returned .from a second trip into the region some eighteen miles east of Glide from which have come repeated reports of an important find of anthracite coal. The first trip was made near the close of last month In company with Mr. S. W Fiench, also of the bureau corps. The nbjfct of our visits was to as certain as fully as possible the ex act facts regarding the reported coal discovery. You are doubtless aware that the work of the Oregon Bureau of Mines and Geology covers' all of our min eral resources, their discovery, de velopment and utilization. It Is, therefore, the duty of Its employes to make every effort, as opportun ity offers, to determine the nature, extent and value of these resources as well as to aid in everv legitimate way In their exploitation. To dis- courage iinpromising .or worthless ! projects, then, is just as properly a phase of their work as is eniourag ment in the deevlnplng of favorable, o,-,,ric,0 Tt i ,vin, i, i.iinr I that n statement of the results ofi lh .vnminntinn nf the alleced coal! , , , , and of value to the citizens of Rose burs ntul of Doim-las county, who may otherwise, without an intelli gent knowledge of conditions, bej ;"e: zvacled to interest themselves in it, that I submit the following be lief of our findings. The records of the general land office In Roseburg s'iow that twenty persons in five associations of four each, have made coal filings In the region visited, all claims being lo cated in township 26 south, range 1 west. Each association claim cov ers u full or fractional section of land and all claims are based on the presence of the same bed of mater ial. The filings to date, therefore, total over 3.000 acres. Outside of location and filing fees, it Is neces sary According to coal land law that each association of four persons ex pend $5,000 In opening up and Im proving its claim of not over 640 acreB on which entry has been made. There Is involved, therefore, In alone the Improvement of the five compos ite claims $25,000. A large proper- tinn nf tha nreaent rlaimants havei recently come from outside states, mtrncted hv renreseniations made to them as to the Importance of the' coal discovery. Some hnve left luc-j rathe positions and have brought their families to become residents of Roseburg. The country in which the suppos ed coal occurs Is decidedly rugged with sharp deep canyons and high ridges, the latter as a rule having flat tops. It lies to the south the North Umpqua jiv- and ie- tween it and the east fork of the North Umrft'ia. The rocks which form the main ries and ueeaks are all volcanic, many of themTaras which have flowed out In molten condition from rente probably h,9n- er up in the Cascades and have spread over large areas and solidi fied Into solid rock. Others are made up of particles and fragments that have been forcibly ejected from vol canic openings to fall and accumu late In beds of great thickness which were later cemented into solid rock. At times these particles may have fallen Into aud been distribut ed or sorted to some extent by wat er which would give to the result ing rock some of the characters of a sedimentary rock, though In real ity of volcanic origin. The latter are commonly termed volcanic tuff. At lower altitude and underlying these volcanic rocks are true sedi mentary Btrata, shales and sand stones, and occasional seams of lig nitic coal. These beds are seen along the channels of both the North Umpqua and Its East Fork and in places in the hills at varying dis tances above the streams. They may even he found at times in be tween successive beds of volcanic rock as is to be observed at some points with the area of the coal claims. The rocks of sedimentary origin are readily distinguishable as a rule, however, from those of vol canic origin. Now, the reported coal discovery consists of a bed varying from ten to twelve or fifteen feet in thick ness which appears to underlie a large area of the country In this and adjoining townships. The so-called coal Is -black, hard, glass-like aud a freshly broken surface has a dull luster like that of pitch. Scattered through the rock are small white specks, so plenty in places as to give it almost a mottled appearance. These white particles prove, when examined with a lens, to be minute crystals of a silicate mineral, prob ably feldspar. Wherever observed the entire bed has veins of white quartz running through It. These veins vary from a small fraction to an Inch or so In thickness and in tersect each other at various angles. The rocl which rests upon the! supposed coal as a "cap rock roof is dark colored and shows a de-i cided flow structure. On exposed j faces it becomes brown with iron i stain and pitted or cavernous by the) weathering out of portions of it. The! body of tiie rock is very dense and! contains glistening crystals scattered through it. Every feature of this rock shows It to be volcanic lava,! Probably nndesitic or near basalt H composition, .-vi. ui .e mm.-. for a thousand feet above this bed are UKewise viirieues 01 nniaiin . most of which nave doubtless reach ed their present positions by flowins; former surface of the land upon the flelnw the alleged coal there are. fo"d faces s,'Vl veral feet of what. appear to ho sedimentary bed appear to be sedimentary "eus., These have some of the characterise tlcs or shales and shaly sandstones j made up largely of weathered frag- mcnls or volcanic rocas. ftuuie carbonaceous and even coaly matter j is loiiim in tnese oens, wnicn gnes, them locally a dark color. Atgreat- er depths and at- lower altitudes down the mountain slopes other ob viously wnter deposited strata occur at intervals between sheets of vol canic rocks of great thickness. Samples of the rocks that are Im mediately associated with the sup posed coal beds were taken and have since been carefully studied In the laboratory, so there can be no Ques tion as to the correctness of what 1 have already said about them. The rock which is being called "mineral ized" coal and that is being tunnel ed Into with expectation of Its be coming coal was also carefully ex amined. This rock is properly clas sified as a variety of volcanic glass closely allied to pitchstone. The only way in which it in the lenst re sembles coal Is hi itH superficial ap- pearnnCe und the splintery and con- chutdal way In hich pieces of It I "" times break. In no other of properties does It exhibit any of tie characteristics oi a coin, mn does It show any evidence of pos sessing any fuel value whatever. In fnct. by one who is familiar with the common types of igSous rocks this volcanic glass Is at once recognized. It may be worth while (o mention rime of the points on wnicn ne. "ttho Is most Insistent as to the great vnrtfci or this deposit 'i sea his argu- ments. It is stated b him that sq the rocks with which the-so-calleu "coal" Q associated, both ave and below, are sedimentary. This Is not true, as I have already explained. (Continued on page 4.) COOLEY IS HERE Alleged Murderer Confined in The City Jail. DEFENSE ATTORNEYS WILL NOT TALK Cooley Will Probably Ijeuve For Curry County Tomorrow Where Ho Mill lie Given a Preliminary Hearing LEAVES TOMORROW. Detective Doyle received a telegram from Sheriff Bailey. of Curry county this morning asking that Riley Cooley be turned over to Deputy Sheriff Marsters, who is at present in Roseburg. Deputy Sheriff Mars ters will probably, leave for Curry county with his prison er tomorrow. Deputy Sheriff Marsters says Cooley's trial will be held in April or August, in the event he is indicted or held for trial at the tim of the pre liminary hearing Calm, deliberate and refusing to discuss his arrest, Riley Cooley, charged with the murder of Thomas Van Pelt in the isolated Chetco Val ley, in Curry county, 14 years ago arrived here early yesterday from Sun Francisco in custody of Stephen Doyle, the Spokane detective. Cooley will be held here until tomorrow when he will be taken to Curry coun ty for trial. District Attorney Georgo M. Brown who will have charge of Cooley's prosecution reached the jail soon af- I iur i lie prisoner a arrival ana cau tioned the officers in charge against admitting Interviewer's. So (strictly were the orders of the district at torney enforced that neither Attorney W, W. Card well, of this city, or the non-resident attorneys retained by the defense wore allowd to converse with the prisoner A close watch was maintained at the Jail all day yesterday and the Billlle vigilance continued throughout ,.ls( nil;ht AUorlu,v w w. Cart for -the defense, who j yesterday morning made repeated nt- tempts to reach the prisoner, hist evening appealed to Judge .1. V. Hamilton for an order admitting hint t it mi Interview with Cooley. This ,.in, tt Is rennrlecl on he !r.omids Uuit C(H)1y w.lsjn . . .. .,. .,,, ... , tram,u (Q crrv follnty , oUu.r )mKrp ,, is m,id l0 havp hpcn will)ollt jurisdiction to in- i terfcre with Stephen Dnvle, the de tective in charge of the prisoner. paas l.,()s(,lv nd,,tifitil with r,w,i Bav the state prosecution has a strong case. In fact, it is claimed the prosecution has evidence indicating that Cooley was employ ed by men prominent throughout the Northwest to kill Van Pelt, and that he secured a princely sum for his trouble. It is believed that tho prosecution will make an effort to induce Cooley to turn state's evidence and thereby furnish facts upon which to base an action against the men alleged to be involved In the murder. It is admitted here that Cooley will be represented In court by Home of the most able attorneys In C.i fornia and Oregon. One or more of these attorneys. It is claimed, wero employed by persons other than Cooicy. Win. Cooley, brother of the pris oner, and Kdward Marsters, the lat ter of whom was formerly sheriff of Curry county, arrived here yes terday -Mr. Cooley and Mr. Mars ters soon after visited Attorney W. W. Cardwell , who has been retain ed by the defense. While refusing to discuss the case at ally length, Attorney Cardwell to day admitted tliat the defense would demand a preliminary hearing Im mediately upon the arrival of the prisoner at Gold Beach, Curry coun- I ty. A'-cording Curry county citizens her" today sentiment is divided in that locality and tbre Is some doi(J) as to whether an Indwment can be obtained apainst the prisoner. Cooley, it Is claimed. Is of AXOTHKR CHANGE. Postmaster Louis Reizenstein this morning received notice from Washington, D. C, to the effect that after January 1 all parcels post packages of any weight,' an consigned to Coos and Curry counties will be sent there by boat from Portland and not by stage from Rose burg. Only three towns, Ag ness, lllihee and Murial, in Curry county, are excepted In the order. The parcels post mail to these places will go over the trail from West Foik as at present morose disposition and flatly refuses to talk to Interviewers. The prison er is about 48 years of age, Is well dressed, and displays some evidence of refinement District Attorney George M. Brown Interviewed Cooley late ycaterdny, but refused to discuss the statiiB of the cuse; The most sensational de velopment expected by the prosecu tion is a complete confession of the prisoner Implicating tho "higher- ups", who are alleged to be indirect ly responsible for the killing of Van Pelt One of the prominent attorneys, who tt Is claimed has been, or will l-o retained by the defense, is Su prior Judge J. L. Childs, of Cres cent City, Cal. Judge Childs arrived here Friday, spending Saturday and yesterday at West Fork and Grants Pass. He returned here lust night and is looking over the ground to day. Stephen Doyle, the detective, who assisted In bringing about Cooley's arrest, admits (that the state has sume startling testimony to Intro duce Jt the time of the trial. Much of this evidence he says, goes direct ly to show that Cooley was employ ed to commit the murder, and did not art because of his hatred for Van Pelt hi the event Cooley is held follow, lug a preliminary hearing the trial will probably come up In April. Dis trict Attorney George M. Brown will have charge of the prosecution. Bolt V. IIA'I'I'IIOI-I) To Mr. and Mrs. Ire Hatfield, on Hamilton Street, De cember 27th, an 1 1-pound boy i W. Faster, of Seattle, who has been spending the past few days In Ucseliurg left for Grunts Pass this morning. ' May be Built Next Summer on Cass Street. NEGOTIATIONS ARE PENDING NOW e Known I try (.mds IIdiiw .May rluuigo If .Wno.lnti.mtN .Mutiny to a Real 1 At ion. An important building trunu'irti.m is hanging Are in this city if re ports that are being circulated can be relied upon. The report in t.i the effect that th owner of a prominent corner on Cass street will ereci a large and commodious two story business block to be used by one of KortclHirg' proininc ut dry goods stores BUSINESS ROOM It appears that there are dif'irni-l Whiting plaee, on the Coos Hay road, ties In the way of renewing tho leiu:e! was transferred this week to R-issell held by the proprietors of the itore. Montgomery, of Dalhart, Texas, who and negotiations are pending for tne takes pOHHession January 1. Mr. erection of the modern store room 1 Montgomery was for many years to b ojtt-ned about the time iliMoonty commissioner of hla former Ichho expires the coining year. j county, a large stock raiser and one The owner of the ground was a!;-f the leading reliable citizens of proached by a News represen'ative Texas. He has a most esthuable hue Saturday and all that he won) 1 family and the valley may be con- say was 'Of course I am figuring with the party bin nothing definite! lias been decided upon and I can't tell you any more about it now. Noth ing may come of the negotiations M ich are now being made, but If they do come to a realization I will put up one of the very best blocks in the city." MANY TESTIFY S. E. Krohn on Trial in the Justice Court. PRESCRIPTION IS DONE OF CONTENTION Ale Smith Says !! Presented Pre scription Wh It'll IteKultied lit Arrest Physicians ami Druggist un Stand. The trial of S E. Krohn, a local (In, Kg! st charged with violating the local option laws, was culled before Justice of the Peace Marsters, at the court house this morning. The jury is thesame as previously pub lished by The News, with the excep tion that Earl Strong was chosen to fill the vacancy caused by the dismis sal of Milton Ollivant. Ollivant, the defense claimed was a relative of Marshal Williams, the arresting of ficer. As predicted by The Nowb the de fensa is relying upon the prescrip tion, alleged to have been written by a local physician and presented to Krohn by Ale Smith. This prescrip tion Krohn claims was Identical with many others found in local drug stores. The physician, however, denied on the witness stand that tho prescrip tion called for two quarts of whis key, and in explanation said the "two" must have been Inserted by by Home person other than himself. Other witnesses testifying today were Ernest Applewhite, Nathan Kullerton, 1 L. Harby. Marshal Thomas Williams, and Ale Smith. Smith testified that ho secured the prescription of a physician and pre sented it to Krohn unaltered. The trial will bo concluded early this evening. i;om;iT li, os i low im;s AT HOOD KIVKIt LAST KVIOX- ix r YKAits or AUK Dweiist-d Was it Pi'oniincnt Mason and Whs Well Known Through out Noted Fruit IHsliict. Robert H. Coshow, brother of At torney O. P, Coshow, of Roseburg, und one of the bent known residents of Hood River, Ore., died late last evening after an illness of several eCH. ,,. ..inera. ... ue ne. m, noou uiver tomorrow tiuernoon. Mr, Coshow was a native of Linn! county, and was the son of a pioneer resident of Oregon. Other than a rather, who lives at lirownsvllle, he is survived by four brothers, Attor ney O. P. Coshow, of Roseburg; George and Janus Coahow, of Rrownsville; Luther Coshow, of East-; crn Oregon, and five sisters, Mrs. J. M. Howe, of Eu gem.1; M rs. Krauze, I of California; and Mrs. Staunard and; Mrs. Cavender, of Portland, and .Mrs. Chaplin, of Washington. j Mr. Coshow belonged to the Mas- ipuic. ArliMin and Woodman lodges.' lie was for many years a merchant,' later taking up tho profession of bookkeeper. For some time past ho i has been retired. I Attorney und Mrs. O. P. Coshow left here this morning for Hood Itiv-1 or to attend the funeral. They wlllj bo joined by other relatives of the deceasd at Portland. KXAS IH YK ItA.NCIt, I,rt Hking (.In. ProjH-rty liy HoiiHeeler. Cedar Urook Ranch, one of the choice properties of the Looking Glass Valley, better known as the gratulnted upon having secured so valuable a Hcttler. , Mr. Montgomery has travelled ex- t'nsively throughout the Wflnrn states, and has selei ted his present home in the Looking Glass mi Hey the ideal one. He will engage in the stock, horticulture and lumber business. The consideration for this if The Hotel Umpqua, under tho new management, will serve n fine dinner New Years 5 to 8 p, m., 75c. Special music d31 property was ?7,500, a very conser-vat'-'O price and an index of values for improved creek bottom land In this locality. With the annual disasters In the East aud South of life and property from flood and heat, a very strong agitation is now In progress among all classes of people to come to Ore gon. With the opportunities await ing them here, where their fondest hopes can be realized and a real home and all the enjoyments of life can be secured at a nominal figure, thero Is no reason or obstacle to prevent a tnrge increase of settlers to our county. CITY NEWS. T. 1). Uurnotte came up from Hound Prairie this afternoon, J. Mathias went to Oakland this morning to look after business mat ters. E. Li. Giles left for Eugene this morning to look after business inter ests, J. 11. LuduiB, of North Hoseburg, went to Oakland this morning on business. Earl Ilencdick returned hore yes terday from Cottage Grove tind other northern cities. II. P. Stephens, of Portland, arriv ed here this morning to look after business matters. Editor I). E. Vernon, of Oakland, spent tho day in Roseburg attending to business l.Xattors. S. J. Jones returned hero thlr morning after a few days Bpent at Albany and Salem. Mrs Minnie Wealhorford arrived hore from Green this afternoon to visit with friends. Mrs. Lillian Purdy left for Port land aud Seattle this afternoon to visit with friends. JudKe Steurns, of Oakland, came over this morning to attend to busi ness mat turrf, Mr. I (owner and family returned to Kiddle lasL evening after Hpondlng a few days in Uoseburg. Nellie McCulloch returned to Green Saturday evening nfter a couple of days spent In KoHoburg. Mr. lU'iitou und children returned 1k,1(j ,.,, ,,,,,. rw spent ut Canyonville. George Glynn, tho well known Sulhorlln resident, spent Sunday la Roseburg vltdting with friends. Miss McCurdy, a clerk in the Glen dalo postoHlce, spent Sunday In Roseburg visiting with friends. Mr. and Mis. IS. C. Rurgh returned hero this morning after two weeks spent, at Vancouver and Portland. Anna Ferguson, a local school teacher, went to Myrtle Creek yes terday to visit with Ana Hermann. Mr. and Mrs. Yokuin returned here last evening after spending Christ ians with the hitter's parents at Eu gene. Mrs. Ray Wright and children re turned to Grants Pass this morning after a visit with tho former's par ents In this city. Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Neal and child returned here this morning after a few days spent at Portland visiting with friends. John Culver and wife left yester day morning for their ranch near Dil lard. They are spending a couplu of days there. Mrs. W. A. Pettlt was admitted to Mercy hospital yesterday where a ho will undergo un operation some tlmo this week. C. T. Uevoro and wife went to Oak land this morning whero they con template purchasing considerable laud. Mrs. C. W. Clark and daughter and Mis. Frank Clark left for tholr homes at Eugene this morning, Have Rruce, of tho Oregon Sol diers' Home, left for Junction City this morning where ho will spendt a week or more with friends. Harry Phillips left for his home at McMJnnville this afternoon after a visit at the home of Mm J. 11. Cunningham In this city, Vesta KrtiHo left for Cottage G ovo thin afternoon after a visit with her parents west O the city. She will latfOgo to Toledo where she Is teaching.