Supplement to - -
EVPING ROSEBURC REVIEW
HKITEMBKH 13, 1901.' y
IXMESTO.VE DEPOSITS
' ' , , X lOUULAS COUNTY.
MATKHlALij IN ME I) FORD
A bulletin Issued by the United
States Geological Survey says:
la. the saudstonea aud shales of
the Shasta series ("Myrtle forma
tion") south aud southeast of Roee
burg are a number of lens-shaped
masses of limestone, which J. S.
Dtller has designated the Whltsett
limestone lentils. They occur at in
tervals along the ridge and slopes ex
tending northeast from I'mpqua river
nearly to the bead of the north fork
of Deer Creek. The limestone Is a
massive gray rock, and as It has
yiolded satisfactory Mine at several
localities it is probably of good qual
ity. The southernmost occurrence Is
in sec. 30, T. 28 N., R 5 V.. near
the top of a promiuent ridge; the
rock is traceable for only about 100
yards, with a width of 30 to 4 0 feet,
bo the supply is not great. The next
exposure, a mile northeast. In sees.
20 and 29. shows d much larger body
of the limestone rising In prominent
ledges with the beds dipping north
west at an angle of 7 0 degrees. The
next body, which is mostly In sec. 14,
of the same township, is somewhat
Bmaljer, but shows a thickness of CO
feet. Two small bod es occur on
the south and noith forks of Deer
Creek in the next township northeast
(T. 29 N., R. 4 W.); they are so
compact hat tbry are regarded as
marble and have been quarried to
some ext nt for that mateiial. The
last mass to the northeast is only 15
feet thick.
Near Oakland there are 4hree small'
masses of impure limestone which
have been regarded as cement rock.
One is by the road nearly a mile
northeast of Oakland, another at the
head of Green Valley, 6 miles north
west of Oakland,' and the third on
Starr's ranch about 4 miles northeast
of Umpqna Perry. The areas are less
than an acre In! extent. Near Oak
land the rock is a bluish shaly lime
stone that falls to pieces rather read
ily on exposure. It contains, besides
a few fossils, -brownish veins and nod
ules of various sizes up to 4 feet
1n diameter. -At Starr's ranch the
limestone is furl, of broken shells and
the beds dip gently to the north
west.1 Some of 'the limestone from
this region was quarried several
years ago and taken to Oregon City
to be tested as a cement material,
but the results were not reported.
Some deposits of tuff a few miles
northeast of WUbur have been claim
ed to be a natural cement rock, but
no authentic tests are known. The
material occurs In bodies of consid
erable size, but not well exposed.
' MEDrORD, Or., Sept. 19. Esti
mates made by leading dealers In
building materials in Medford indi
cate vhat nearly $2,250,000 has been
expended in building operation in his
city and vicinity during the past. year.
The expenditure is three times or
more greater than it, was in the pre
vious year, and it is still increasing
every mouth.
This Is not inclusive of the miles
of cement sidewalks which have been
constructed nor the paving of the
streets.
Thirty years ago Medford was a
chaparal patch, aud Its first post office
was kept In a soapbox, and even 10
years ago it was a country town with
two blocks of brick buildings.
The Electrical Review suggests
that "trackless trolleys," such as are
successfully used In Austria and else
where in Europe, that is to say.
electric vehicles running on ordinary
roads, but taking power from over
head wires, might be advantageously
used to take the place of horse
drawn stage coaches, which still con
nect with the railroads numerous vil
lages having no other means of trans
portation, even in the most populous
parts of the country. It is pointed
out that such stage lines rarely have
a traffic which would encourage the
projection of electric rallrond3 to
take their place as a profitable ven
ture; but figures are quoted to show
that of the cost of roadbed, track,
and electric-line construction In elec
tric railroads, only 15 per cent or
less Is for overhead conductors and
poles; considering therefore that
electric road vehicles are obtainable
for a much lower cost than railway
cars, and that the power-generating
1 plant would bo so much less for a
little line operating only three or
four stages back and forth per day,
it is obvious that such a trackless
trollev system could be undertaken
for a "tenth of the cost of an electric
railway, and with a much bene
, chance of profitable operation.
A pecmUrity of the Ben Davis m
ytotvu Ip the mountain states of the
west seems to be a susceptibility to
collar rot, a fungous disease which Li
killing out a great majority of the trees
In many orchards.
A shallow cultivation of the field of
corn during a dry spell with single
horse and live shovel plow after It is
head high has often resulted in an in
creased yield of from six to ten bush
els per acre. With corn at from 00 to
70 cents per bushel It Is an easy mat
ter to figure out whether this extra
tilling pays.
An instance has lately been cited in
which an Insnue patient in a western
hospital was cured by caring for the
hospital poultry flock. lie was not so
deranged but that be was able to look j
after them, and In some way the Inter
est he tool; In his charges and the
diverting of his attention from his own
condition had the desired curative effect.
GOLDEN WEDDING
brand of silverware Is guaranteed
for 50 years; we carry a variety of
patterns and designs. We also carry
a full line of solid silverware. Our
stock of silverware Is larger than
that carried by any other dealer in
Roseburg. Will be glad to show
you the latest patterns in silver.
J. T. BRYAN,
dtf Watchmaker and Jeweler.
PROFESSIONAL.
DISS. SEKLY, SKTHKR & STEWART
Physicians and Surgeons.
Suite of Office Rear Douglas Coun
ty Bank Building, Ground Floor.
Phone 1161.
ROSEBURG - - - - OREGON
GEO. E. HOUCK,
M. II.
Office in the Review Building, up
stairs. Rooms 13 and 14.
V-Ray and Electrical Treament.
Telephone. Main 31.
ROSEBURG - . OREGON.
In fighting pocket gophers, as in cop
ing with many another ndunt, Insect
or weed, pest, the best results can only
be obtained wheu there Is co-operative-effort
among the neighbors of the in-'
tested locality. It Is a discouraging
proposition, this trying to clean up a
fellow's place of gophers or .other nox
ious things,, when the man across the
fence doesn't manifest a like interest In
doing the same good work on bis own
place. , v
I ' Along with the preaching of a gospel
for better seed should go an even more
emphatic teaching of the necessity of
so rotating crops and handling the
land that the use of better seed will
not ultimately mean a more complete
exhaustion of the soil, as a bumper
crop takes just so much more fertility
from the soil than n poor one. Scrub
seed is plenty good enough for the
chap who would only provide scrub
soil conditions for that which wan
thoroughbred.
It Is during the dry spell of the lat
ter part of the summer, when the blue
or lawn grass Is nt low ebb, that other
grasses, chieily emb grass, are likely
to come In. The matter of eradicat
ing this pest Is not simple, but much
can be done by adoptlng'n course with
the lawn which will keep the blue
grass growing at full vigor. This will
Include frequent waterings nnd, if the
Soli is poor, the scattering of a light
top dressing of fertilizer. This, to
gether with frequent clipping, will
keep the lawn thrifty and will do
much -toward smothering the crab grass
out.
. We always have plenty of fresh
vegetables, oranges, lemons and ba
nanas. CI Our stock of groceries is always
fresh and our prices are always fair.
9 We want YOU for a customer.
HARNESS & JOHNSON
Sheridan St. GROCERS Phone 1031
Office Hours: Phones:
10 to 12 a. in. Office Main 1711
2 to 4 p. m. Hesld. Main 1721
DR. MTETTA SMITH,
l'hyiicinii
Women and Children Diseases
a Specialty.
Office. Hnoms 8 and 9, Marsters' Blk
next to Douglas Natl' Bank Bldg.
1H. J. Ii. CALLAWAY,
Osteopathic riiyslcinn.
Graduate Amerlcnn School of
Osteopathy, Klrksville, Mo., un
der founder of the science, Dr.
A. T. Still. '
Ab.-aham Bldg. Phone 1691
ROSEBURG ------ OREGON
V. A. STRAW,
Architect.
Plans. Specifications and Estimate
Given.
Office at Djcimer Mill.
Telephone lilt.
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A Carload of
FRUIT JARS
Our stock' is the Largest and
comprises the Best Makes
Economy, Mason's,
Everlasting and Schram.
You should investigate this New Schrain Jar, we
believe it to be one of the best jars. Prices are the
lowest. Send us your orders, we guarantee you
satisfaction.
Roseburg Rochdale Co.
2 f 4 $ "1 f
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The Ki'.uens City Stockyards com
pany has Inaugurated 11 plan of giving
public demonstration of the use of
antitoxin us a cure for hog cholera.
The work Is to he under tlie super
vision of the city veterinarian iu co
operation with mi animal husbandry
export from the Missouri State Agri
cultural college. Since obout 4.000.WX)
hogs puss through the stockyards nt
Kansas City annually and n good
many of these are infected with chol
era a tine chance will be afforded
to test the efficacy of the new remedy,
the work done being informational and
helpful to hog raisers everywhere.
WIRR FEXCK JI'ST RKCEIVKO.
All persons . who have ordered
woven wire fence or wish to plane or
ders for the same are notified here
with that a cprl iad of the wire has
just been received at Roseburg and
is ready f.r delivery upon applica
tion. S. B. CROUCH, Roseburg.
dswtf
For good printing of all kinds Tbo
Review always leads.
SKHVIO MM A STEAK
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eweet, tender and Juicy and your hus
band will open up his heart and his
pocketbook. Where will you got such
a steak? Why right here, of course.
We have the choicest meats in all the
land. If you buy here once your
husband will Ret good-natured Imme
diately. If you buy hero regularly
he will be "Sunny Jim" all the time.
The Economy Market
Geo. Kiilillimien, I'rop.
H. W. Althaus (Eb Sons
Garage SSSSisSjE" Repair Shop
. AGENCY FAIRBANKS-MORSE COMPANY i
Phone 1441
Cor. Cass (Sb Rose Sts.