The Oregon mist., April 21, 1893, Image 1

E OREGON MI
VOL. 10.
ST. HELENS;' OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 21, 1893.
NO. 17.
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THE OREGON MIST.
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queiitliiMiitlnn,
CObUMIIIA COUNTY lllltKCTOKY.
t:aMnlr llteere.
Judge Dien Blaurhard, llaltiler
:,.r. ......K. K. quick, H', Helena
Hllarlff . A. HdhIi', HI. Ilelei.a
Tr.-.aur r K. M. Wharton, lUtluuiM rity
ttuiil. of School.... T. J. tlleetoti, Vornouia
Aaaeaaor . ......W. M. K)...r. Maimer
Mnrvayur t A. H. Llllle, Hauler
,i..i ,,... IX. . "Vho mover, Veiuotil
cioir Notlco.
MamiUC-HI. Helen. LodKe, Nu. Hi-Regular
eoiniuiiulcallona liral ant mini saturiiuy in
e.i'h iimiilh l 7 :iw r, M. i staauuio nan. iti
Ins ineiiibara In (mh! aiati.lliiK Invited tu at'
'"It xmamir Italnla. l.nilae. No. 21 Stated
niealluaa Saturday mi or beioreoacli full niixiti
IMur. .lmiiiK'liil, over nianeuaru a
mi. VlaltltiK uiomlwra In good aniutllni In
VlteU to attend,
Oim Fallow H. Helen tsxlita No. 117
Meet, averv HaMitdaV ulilil at 7;i Tranaletit
brethren In good tumllng cordially Invited lu
atleiiu.
Tit illl.
Down river (bnal) eloe at K M A, M.
Up river (boat) cloe at ir.H,
1 lie wall lor Vernoiila ami t'lllalinrir .avm
Ht. Helen. Monday, WedmnKlay and Friday at
A at.
The mall tor Marahlanrt. Clatakaule and MIX
leave Ipllnil Monday, W ednaaday and Krlday
at PI N.
Mall, (railway) north cliw 10 a. n.i lur
Purilaud at II . at.
IU... ! -
Travelvrat liulde III ver Houiea.
HTRtMiaO. W. HttAVxa- Iavp. Ht. Helen
lor forlland at It a. at. Tcir-day, Tliuradav and
Hatnrday. I.ava ht. Ilrliiu for I'lalKkanl.
Hunday, Wriliie-lny aitdVrlduy at OU A. M.
KTatnaa Ii.ia Ibv Ht. Hnlriia for Port
land l it a. M. rtturnliif at a ii r. at.
8TAa Joaai'ii Kr.t.oo-l.FavMHI. Ilelvn
for I'ortUnd didlv at,l fnii'lay. at 7 A. M., ar
rlvinc M Portland at lO.wi: tvlnrtilnx, li'av
Porilanv at 1 r. .. arrlvlnx at Ht. Ilalvua at I.
l'ROKKHill)NAL.
JR. II. r. ci.ur,
rilYSICIAN and SURGKOX.
81. lletoitn, Orrgon.
B. i. K. MALL,.
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON.
Clutaknlilo, Col ii in lila county, Or.
b. wttlk,
ia
SURVEYOR and
CIVIL ENGINEER,
8t. Hrlctia, Oregon.
Coniity aurvpyor. I.uinl atirvfyiiiu.town
plallliiK, ami fiiKlnnrrinK work promptly
iluna.
W. H. CONYERS & CO.
Real" Estate and Insurance Agents
Baal Eatat, bontrht, aold and managed o
oiuuilaaloit, ranU oollaotad aud
batraeta made,
AQENT8 FOB THE
Farmers and Merchants,
German American,
And other Inanrance CompanlM, with
combined Ataet ol m.lOU.lKW.
NOTABIK8 PUULIO.
Clattakanla, rrBn.
wm imm,IIm Mil ftw Handhnnk arrtta to
MUNl7 CO (all BlIOAliWAT, NllW Von,
Oldoat burma for eourln patenU In At
miirlaa.
vary vatant taken out ny lla la Drmi.ni iminra
tua pubUo by a notioa f Iran tree of ouana In Uia
TUB STKAMKB
IRAIiDA
Ii now niAkltiR reguUr round
..... tt iia (rum
OAK POINT TO PORTLAND
Daily Except Wednesdays,
tHATina OAK POINT..... 4:A.'M'.
BTKI.IjA 6:
' KAINHCll :
KALAMA 7:00
ST. HKUKN9 .:"0
AbwviiioI'ORTLAND :
RETURNING
Lkatm POI1TLANU..
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W, E. NEWSOM.
4 Colentlflo Amerlotn
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world. Hiilamimir lllu.tr.KxJ. No liiiiillli.nt
iin ahoiild be wUhont laawV l.lK
yoart l.lali jronntlui. Addreaa MONN t OO,
ruaLuutaiM, ial Uroadway, Maw York (Site
NtffimONN.
iii llipfJlrctilt Court of the Slulo of Ortiiron for
.u,uiiiuin udiiiii.
Wabo Stvoflt, I'luliillir, "'
; Va. (
Johm II Kt.MK and Thoma, J. AOAMa, Diif't'a. )
To John lloluia and Tlioinaa J. Ailuma, the do
foudituta iilmva iiamnil:
IN TIIK NAMK (IK Til K HTATie nv rtn trrinu
1 yon ntti hi'iiihy r.titilrMl to atiticur aini
iiiiMi'r,hiliilir,.iii,liiliil heroin by Tneailuy,
ho Dili dny of My, m the aiime IioIiik the
llrKtdiiy ol the next riitular term of thin t'ourt
(ollowliiKthe ratlon of the tmlilli atlon of
, viiiiininiiK; nun ii you urn no in Hi.ur and
nr tun nit' ri'oi me pliiliiltn will at.lily
lo till, oiinrl for the rullof ili'iuaniliiil in hla Ann'
lilnlnt, to-wlt: KoraJiiilKiimnt riK'iln.l nld l,..
fotiilant, John llflino, fur tlio Bom of 7ifi00
with lnlrttt llH'roon nt the rule of Icn tmr cent,
pi'rHiiiiiiin aliire Mnrch u. ihiii.iiiiiI the aiim of
lim.INI and Ilic in.t and illnhiimiiiii'iiia of IhU
iiiii nun ior a iit'i rcii forci'ioaliiit a I'ortuln niort
khk' MoiMitcd by Kiilil John HkIiiio lo Matilda
It Drown, on Mnrch , nml uhlrhlaie-
v,m'm-ii no ,hkv 'K'i in oiiok ir, or roroid of
niortiinacaof Coliiiiihlit rmiiity, Orcitoii! That
thu roiil enliue ilncrlltd In nld morlitiiie he
aold In the innniiiir hmbitIIkI l.y law, mid the
iiMippeda iIIimI to the aiulahii'tlon of plnlii
lllt'a jiiditiiienii aalil n-ul enliilu bchm parili u-
any neaiTiiM-u aa follow a, to Bit: 'Iho aunlli
'". ipimlnr ol aoi'ilnii i. In toivnahlp 6 norib
ui riiiiKu o wm ni niiiHinotte Moiiiiinn, lai n.
liiinoiH futility tlri'Kon, anil I'oniiiliiliix llirt
iii'ii-; iimtyoii iw tixrrou ami foronlowd of all
lultueot In and to aalil ri'nl ralain, ei-L'.l the
ci.,im .i r,.i,.Miipiioo. aim tniit piiuotiit a mort
traKe I H.I J u . lMcil m he a lirat llvn upon Mild
,WMI Wllllll',
'I'hla aiiiiiniona la aprved upon you by nnlillca.
Iloll llV ordl'r of lb Hull. TIhiiuhn A M.'kH.ln
lllitue of till. Klllh .lliilh'lnl IjUI... nf iipa....
.iii iirui.r oviiia iiiiiiio ami iiMit'ii tne I tin itiiy of
'.nx-it, ,.p.. n. i. iii niii.ii,
n 1 7inS All'iriu-y for I'luhilllT.
n Itie Circuit Court nl the Slate of Orepun
for Columbia (.'utility.
V. MtiboKT. I'lnlnllir,
V.
M. Muihikt, licfcnilant.
To M. Mmtitet. ilcfi'iiilinil :
TN TIIK NAMK OK TMK HTATK OK
I Orejion, you nre hifrehv rwpilriMl In ap
i.iutr ami muivpr lint ,-,,iti,.luli.i til...! ni.,.ln.l
you ill the uIkivd i nilllfil anil by (lie Ural
dny of Hit next term nf aniil eourt follow
liiK tli kit pulili. Hiion of lliia auniiiion.
.,rmbi,iii i ui'aiiny . no' out tiny oi iiny,
IMKItmttl If ymi ihi-n full to nnwcr or ii'p
ii.u .,i;,.iiir win ......I.. ....:.i ..,... f...
the rrlh'f prnycil for III anlil coiiipluiiit, lo-
wit, fur. ,ii'.j .lUk.tlirlti.r II,., I...111U ..I
matrimony now cxtiiiie lit'twven yottmelf
inn piuiniiii, ami mr much oilivr rviit'l a
nay tin jut. .
'I 1(m Mi.tt, Minn. t i.vtto.t t.. ti.l. (In. . 11....
by order ol tin-lion. 'I homai A. Mrllride,
l'iiliH ofalil court, uinile the 2.,n l ilnv of
Mitrih. 13. T. J. (SEIsLElt
m.lliilli Altormv for I'lamtilt'
si n. now,.
In the Circuit Court of the Strife of Oregon
mr Loitiinmii county.
K. M ToUPKtua, l'lnlntlir,
va.
v', Deflai
Jkhkix WhiohtiiiicI NkllikPooi.ky
To JcnnlH Wright and Nfllle Uiailey, d-
lonoitnta:
TN TIIK NAME OF TIIK HTATK OK
i Orwn, you, ami rarlt of you, are
hcrcliy riiiilr'il to np(ii'ar in the Hbovt. en
titletl conn anil answi r the coiiuiliiiitt lib d
niiiiliixt yi 11 in the uikivc cntltlnj udiuo, on
or Ix fore 'I uoailny , the Itlh day of May, A.
11 iicu, anil 11 you Mil to m an-wir, me
piuiniiii, fur want tlicnuf, will take Juilg
luetit arai..it you for the sum of nine hun,
ilicil ilollnra, witli IndTit tlii'Tt it from the
Tin tiny of DiTcnilnT. lwia, until paid, at
tne rule 01 eiuiu pir cent, per annum; lor
I lid roata of tliia acli'Oi, and al! proper ru
lli f aa prn eil for in the complnint.
Thia aiioiiiiiina l inilih-lii'il in ntirsuance
nf an order made by lli.n. Tiioinat A. Me-
lirnie, Jililgt! of the f tit It JUilrlnl iitnrt
of Orraroii, tnaile at chuttilicra on thu Hth
day of March, A. U. l.MU.
...("...a HI V l-li-l?
,,,,,,i Ht 1,,V I',
Attorney for I'lulutlir.
IVlllIon for Liquor License
To the honorable, the County Court of the
Mate .t ttri'gou, tor t oiumnia county :
U'. .I.i, ...l..rul ul l...,ul u..,..Pw l.i
I-lniu'l pri-cim-t, Coliimliia county, ritntc of
Ori'Kiiu, reapcctiiillv petition thutn lli i-nic
nu iirnuuiu in 111111111 .Miner nml i.ouin
llraillcy, lo nell nplrilotta liquor In aimi
reritii t. in (lunnlilica lc.11 than one mil Ion.
tor a period of lx uiontlia. (rilnned :)
Men II Near, Charlea K Vntitia. A I. llnrnea.
tnuiula Nichols, t'lmrliTK K P Kchiiiblt, Jamea
Ixinl, William WlUon, William lliirtley. Dan
Halt. Jninea Taylor, 1. 1. Klucald. T P .Noyer, K
Krli ltwu. II lllnke, Joc-HtiH-k. M It CiL-klni. It
Sc.T. Wllllnin ll.iw.l. l' II Mill-lull. Ili nv Keed.
A lliiii-i-n. K P Itauimi'h, H lluvanl. K I.IvIiik-
tun. r linen, J xeveruaoii, n A rowter. t: r raa-
ke. J H ttiiley, Joe Ijiwrence. 11 1 tumor. Ml;
'uwler. Kdivard lllm k. M Mclicrmoit. (jrome
llitrreit, l I. ttray, (I I'llcnberiKir, An hle Itlley,
lioiuaa loiiiiinon. K liHkor, (1 (.: Jnoiibih. hum
tn-l .Miiiiu, AlU-rt W ldvcr. Fred iiililner, W ll
llnin (liuldK Krauk M Koater, tl S Koalor. K
I'nolev. K K Ko.ter. L Slehtnan, Y Yiildun. Jnha
Jouea'. T II Marketer. P II Kllcr, II VYixHlhaiii,
I'rnok Thornlou, W (1 IHiiinnrilm'r, llcclnr
llullla, IVier Yiiiina;, Wllllnin Yanover, J K
iililiov, W J Itelll ( luirlca I. Ink, M w llrail-
1tv, Kuill KliMaiier, H llitiaru, linn MfDoniild,
U Michuiiiu, I'll Mnrka, Wlllinm Hrltcnla. Itlrh
ant Maaon. Hum llnucii, M McKay. V Kian er.
.luni,.. M Naiii.-llti.il, (C Konicr, (. Link, Kit
lliiriietl, t'linrlca Howe. 0 I) llrlukman. Willlntn
Link. John t'lillii-rl, K t-cllcrl. II M Kmvler, K Z
llev. John Ijniinnt. 1. KrickKOii. II C llrown. A
J fiHrrlaon, John Cniliilt', Jnuiea Kuuncily, John
YY Hetia, Ht; lloadley. w II niuim ea nan,
f K I'oaier. W'llllnni Tomlliiaou, J M Kower, E
II Fowler, O W Karr, Thoniiia Jolnton, I. T
Viinover, Cliarlca OhallKrou, 0 P Croaa, F W
Muklnater.
IVtlllon for L'quor License.
To tlio Honorable County Court of Colum
bia county, unite of Oregon :
We. Ihe ttndcralijned leirnl voters residing
In Coioo nrei Inct. Coluinbi i county, Ore
gon, would rcspeolfully petition your hon
orable body at Its next regular tiuni o(
court, to Iw held In the coiirlliotiae, in the
town of Ht. Helena, Columbia cotinly, Ore
gon, on Ihe.'lr.l ilny of May, lK!i:t, that a Ii-ivn-e
he granted toOrrin A. Wood nml N.
Kettwlg 10 aell aplrlloua. vlnoua and miilt
liip'.iira in loa iuitnlities than one gallon,
In Union precinct, Columbia county, Ore
gon, tint! thai paid license lie lasiied for the
n . . . . ... .1... .I... t I.I
iHriutl 01 one year in'lll Hie Ollie 01 emu
term til court; lor wiiicn your pcntionera
will ever prnv. (Hltrned:)
Mitfua Mcdrew. 0 K Fowler, N I Meroy.flW
.... 11 Mk'ImlAr llnrri. U ClllT. I, Decker. JW
(loiil'il, K McVey, Y I" Maclny.P Sp.wner, A J
t'anor, t nna ininter, j 0 oirnaiiu, u nnwi
A King. F M Mile", C W lllnkealey. W W lllukoa
lov, 11 K Rung. IJ Mwltner, 8 0 Maria, Jame
Wataoti, W A Meeker, II l'lppln, tieo A Uiinu,
John H Clonlntrer, W I Hweellnnd. J Dmilnp. S A
Mil... IV H Illlbird.J H Decker. Thotnaa Cooppr.
j It Heegle, W J KH-lnlinik. K K Unli-k, (J II
Siuipaon.T Konkle, PKelby, Henry Dcikcr, W
II Hlnvena, M F lla'en, I. F Lattctvlg, H T Jlrn
nod, B Ulaer, K 1) Potter. W A Kranta, It Knrtle.
John Karlh, William Kartn, C E Wlckstrom, K
Morton, C N uable. ttnrea, vt n e.orui, a
a Hmiih. Jnhii II WllverilliiB. Jnaenh Dunont,
Jiiaeph Deloakl, Mux Bern. J A lleeulo, M O
CinninliiK", Hurry Dan, T E KiinUe, Flank
Krlfkaon, J i CHCiier. r.n i.iiinnii, a oinu.-cr.
!orlla, II 11 Howard, J 11 tiiirria, 1, r. oiuiey, o
i.u.u li v Puna. D 11 Puna. (Hii'latiinlior Kaucr-
veln, Androw Kenntvtko, Stephen bniirna, John
Jlniiiore, U II Hiinkiia, Michel l ienor, Shernian
Weaver, I- v t.nrriauil, r weeaer, n miw unii,
Frod H, lllbh. Chat H I.ron, L H Hiinknn.. K
Meeker, P J Burke, Albert Widgor, W IC terena,
Jninea Hlinirt, 0 0 Morrlann, Ell Weed, I M King.
HobBrt H111lt.lt. Oeorxe W Roe, Joseph Clark. J P
Pahcr, W H Faxon. Y Wagner, W O Young, L
Wlndnioler. Joe Mohn, John Watson, Chrlnl
Vonhink. J T Walker. Alex A HendctMin, David
llnnahiiw, Genrue Kelly, Jninea 0oxk (.'harlca
Brown, lleorge Hiindbv, W Kublnami, A Knlao, T
C Watta. J T MoNuliy, K Dodaon, Dave Himpwin,
DeorKO H Lemont, William Dnvla. Joaeph Hay-
burn. Mltidioll Knv, J N llrlnn, Willi Bilnn,
J U Wlckhtrom, F K Hluipaon, .liimea Dalay. John
Atklna, John Wlntera, M F. Weaver, It llulchl
aim, II Burke, W li Munrlfl. Uharlea Thouack, J
Blavena, H .Israeli, J B Godfrey, John Mitchell.
Jumea Htrachan, JohnCralif.Oani Pill, A Wetli
m. J Welllnoton. Aadrewi. K B.aroy. U T
Orawall.
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Its Undeveloped Resources
of Wealth.
MANY PRODUCTIVE VALLEYS
A Few Prominent Features Given
A Comparatively New Coun
try Crop Etc.
In Ute ahort tiitm alloltcil it will be
ImpoHHiblo to do the mitiject anything
like JtiHtico, but If tJto entire pupur wore
devoted to the saino quoittion it would
not begin to come up to the mark.
Therefore, only a brief mention of a few
lending features will be attempted, and
reiflura in other iiIucch are invited to
come and verify the truth of these re
mnrkM. ' .
Columbia county in one Of the oldent
nettled portion of Oregon, or at leant
wan in pa rtn settled by Americana, at a
very early day, the settlement being
made on or near the shore of that grand
stream whoso name it beara and wlioee
watera wanh for ttixty mileB ita northern
border, and have borne fur many ears
itM product, to the great aeaporU of the
State, AHtoria and Portland,
Columbia county contains nearly half
a million acres of land of all dcacrip
liotiH. from the rich and fertile bottom
hoIIh of the Nehaiem, ScapjKxwe, Beaver,
and the ClittHkaiiie river banina to the
heavily timlierod uplands which lie be
tween the principal water couraeH.
Within the county there are 326,01)0
acre, of improved landa, valued at aliout
2,600,1100. 1 n apite of the iai t that Co-
lumina county naa ncen Known and aei
tled since the "40'." the actual aettle-
ment and growth U'gan at a more re
cent date, Home of the valJcyn, notably
the Kehalem, one of the largetit and
riclicHt Hcctiona of Columbia county,
were uninhabited twenty years ago nave
by an occamonal trapper or hunter.
'The vallcvfi are known to bo among
the moHt productive portions of the State,
w hile the cinllcKH ranged of foothills and
mountains are covered with a growth of
yellow and red Ilr and cedar timber, the
extent of which has never been esti
mate. In addition to the wealth of
timber which clothe her hills Columbia's
soil is rich with immense deposits of
coat and iron ore. The Nchulein coal
Held are as vet undeveloped, but
enough has been discovered to know
that the deposits are ample to supply
the rest of the United Htates for fifty
years.
One of the richest and most prosper
ous portions of the county is the Sea p-
pooee vauey, a notea dairying ami biock
raisin section. It lies close to the
Columbia, has plenty of fine timber, an
abundance of water and a soil of great
fertility. Home ol the richest men ol
the county live in this vallcv. and are
iustlv oro'ud of their herds of blooded
cattle and their ever-verdant pastures.
The Heaver is another prosperous and
rapidly growing valley, where timber is
plentiful, soil deep and rich, and the in
habitants contented and thrifty. Like
the most of Columbia county the soil of
Heaver is first-clans, but considerable
time is needed to change it from forest
lands tn imnroved farms.
The Clatskanie river bottom is filled
with well-to-do settlers who have grown
rich from the proceeds of their small
ranches. When it is known that 000 to
8(10 bushels of iiotatoes may be grown to
the acre and from four to six tons of
excellent timothy hay cut, it will no
longer be wondered at that the small
farmers along the picturesque Clats-
kanie river are a prosperous and pro
gressive class. Their shipping facilities
are good, and no portion of the county
is growing faster nor has brighter pros
pects for a successful future.
TUB NKHALKM VALLEY.
The largest and what will in time lie
the richest valley in the county is the
Nclialein. The river which gives it its
name rises in the coast mountains and
pursues a winding course until it finds its
way to the ocean, after traveling several
hundred miles, comparatively a short
distance from its starting place. ,
That portion of the Nehalom Valley
lying in Columbia county, embracing the
tributary volleys and creek bottoms, has
lieen settled less than a score of years,
yet it bears every appearance of being a
much older settlement, so rapidly has
the soil boon reclaimed and so vigorous
have been the attacks of the sturdy
axmen. In speaking of this great valley
the statement lias frequently been made
hy experts that owing to its secluded
and protected location it was very favor
ably situated for fruit culture, and each
vcur brimrs additional proof of the truth
of these statements. Already great im
provements are noticed in orchards and
stock ranches, and the small farmer has
at last found out the class of crops he
can raise to the bOBt advantage.
title most of the best land lias been
taken up near the larger stream there
vet remains an abundance of valuable
claims on nearly all the smaller creeks,
which await tne pleasure ol more sturdy
American pioneers,
Tho principal cities ol uommnia
aunty are givon below, with a brief de
scription: i
CLATSKAME.
The town of Clatskanie is situated in
the northwestern part of Columbia
county, on the Clatskanie river, about
six niiies -from the Columbia. It lias
numerous mills and manufacturing in
dustries, which are enjoying a very sat
isfactory growth and an increasing busi
ness in lumber and agricultural products
is carried on by means of several lines
of steamboats which ply between Asto
ria and Portland, touching at Clatskanie.
KAINIEB
Is on the Columbia river, supported bv
a good back country and saw mills, snsli
and door factories, etc. Her prospects
for a successful future are very bright.
The numerous steamers plying on the
river Und at Rainier a convenient place
to wood up, and the attention of thous
ands of travelers is by this means
drawn to the town,
VKRNONIA
Is the principal city in the Nehaiem
Valley, and is the trading center for a
large portion of the county. It is con
nected by stage and a daily mail from
8t. Helens, being located in the fertile
Nehaiem Valley twenty-six miles in the
interior, and as the county's resources
develop Vernonia will grow correspond
ingly in importance.
MIST AND FISH HA Wit
Arc located in the Nehaiem Valley also.
but farther to the north, surrounded by
fertile valleys and the finest of Oregon
timlier. They are located sixteen miles
from tho Columbia river and eleven
miles from Clatskanie, directly in the
interior.
THE COUNTY'S MEHOtJBCK
Are many and varied, chief among them
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and dairy products. Heing but poorly
supplied wnu means ui truiisporiuiion,
the county is in a great measure held
bock from making the rapid progress
she otherwise would it means were at
hand to carry her great wealth to mar
ket. This state of affairs will not long
endure, as capital has at last interested
itself in the mutter of bringing to light
the valuable coal deposits ami wonder
ful growths of fir and cedar timber
which underlie and cover almost the en
tire county.
ST. HELENS.
The Coonly Heat and Metropolis of
Columbia County
Ht. Helens, the county seat of Colum
bia county, was platted Itefore 1850,
which gives it the high distinction of
being tlio oldest town in the county.
t,r . ., .1 L I .
we imnc irotn a uescnpiive SKCicn in
West Shore:
"Early in the forties H. M. Knighton
and wife took up a donation claim of 640
acres, and the present site of St. Helens
was platted bclore I'ortland was. Aluckle
Jirosv saw mm is tlio duel institution ol
the town. There is a good school and
church, the court iiouse, two hotels,
telegraph office, an enterprising news
paper, the Mist, which is now in its
tenth year, the only paper published at
the county seat and cotffceoiientlv the
official paper of the county, and has
ueei! largely instrumental in attracting
attention of immigration to the county,
laboring at all times for the prosiierity
of its section of the State. The resi
dences are much finer than are usually
seen in towns ol the size of nt. Helens.
The distance to Portland is thirty miles,
and the location is in every way favor
able to the growth of a city of consider
able commercial importance."
l lie aisive was written some time ago.
What wonderful changes take place in a
short time. Those wlio saw St. Helens
then would scarcely recognize the town
now. There is no comparison between
the two pictures. New life has been in
fused, business institutions have sprung
up, manufacturing establishments found-
ed, and everything taken a new start to
keep pace with other towns and the
rapid development of Columbia county.
The eyes of the outside world have been
attracted to its wonderful resources, and
the immigrant and homexeeker make it
an objective point in their search for a
home. The rich and unusually fertile
valleys tributary to St. Helens make
it a distributing point for the
produce of a large area, and
the facilities for shipping being first
class, the town is one of more than or
dinary importance from a commercial
standpoint. Its nearness to Portland
makes a ready market lor all commodi
ties, and transportation rates are low.
The latest enterprise inaugurated in
the citv is a svstem of water works.
which are now under course of construc
tion and will be completed by July of
the present year. This system will be
adequate to supply the needs of the
householders as well as furnish abundant
pressure for fire protection. Added to
this a new city hall is being erected for
mihlic nuriHisert with a sent in if ennacitv
sufficient to supply all demands for
many years. Other new institutions,
including a bank, are in course of de
velopment. With every advantage in its favor,
with energetic citizens and a fine back
country to support it, St. Helens must
firosper, if, indeed, it does not take the
cad of all towns between Portland and
Astoria.
TO DRILL "FOR COAL.
he Union PhciIIIo Will Employ m Dl
matid Hrlll In Davelopiiia: the
Pebble Creak Mine..
Tho Pebble creek coal fields are shortly
to become the scene of active and
thorough development operations by the
Union Pacific railroad, which company
has bounded a large tract of coal lands
in that vicinity. Manager Henry Han
field, of tho Great Northern Coal Com
pany, from which the Union Pacific se
cured options on this coal, is now at the
mines making preparations to ' begin
active operations so soon as machinery
arrives, which will be in a few days, ft
is tlie intention of the Union Pacific to
thoroughly prospect all the lands in
cluded in their bond, and with this
end in view have purchased a
diamond drill at a cost of 420,000,
with which they will be able to
drill to a depth of 1,000 feet. All the
reliable coal experts who have visited
this district have been unanimous in
the opinion that a very fino body of coal
is to be found at a depth of from 200 to
1,000 feet, and it is for the purpose of
verifying the truth of these opinions and
developing what bodies of mineral may
be found that the Union Pacific has de
cided to bond these lands and engage in
these extensive prospecting operations.
The opinion has also been freely ex
pressed that crude petroleum also exists
in large quantities in this section, and
indeed a very good quality of this semi
liquid has been taken from wells and
springs at and near this place. In fact,
within the corporation of Vernonia are
springs of this valuable liquid from
which there constantly flows enough
petroleum to give undisputed evidence
that there is a very considerable quantity
of it at no great depth. To find the body
of this oil was really the object Mr.
Dwyer had in view when he asked for
and was given an option on all coal, oil,
petroleuai and natural gas which now
exists or may hereafter be discovered in
or under the land upon which he has
permission to prospect.
There can be no reason to doubt that
with tho use of the machinery which
the Union Pacific proposes to use in this
work verv extensive and valuable de
posits of coal and equally valuable
bodies of other minerals will be dis
covered. The theory that fine deposits
of high-grade coal underlies this section
is advanced and ably supported by the
best authority on coal there is in the
country. One of these gentlemen . told
the writer that the town of Vernonia
stands upon as fine a body of coal as one
would wish to see.
We do not hesitate to hazard the pre
diction that tho Union Pacific will real
ize handsomely from any money they
may invest in this enterprise, and that
some very fine bodies of minerals will
be discovered. Journal.
THE COAL FIELDS
Embrace Many Sections of
the County.
ITS QUALITY IS EXCELLENT.
Expert H. Banfield's Report on Its
Quality and Extent Compared
With Other Grades.
For many years the existence of coal
in this county has been well known, and
at various times attempts have been
made to ascertain the character and
value of the deposits, but until the past
few years no great attention has been
given the matter nor any systematic
work done toward developing the mines.
Several experienced coal miners have
been over the ground, and in every in
stance a favorable report was given, both
in regard to the quality and extent of
the deposits. Specimens of the coal
sent away for examination gave good re
turns in the way of analysis, and this
from pieces of coal picked up on or near
the surface.
There are seven veins or measures so
far discovered, but Capt. Tyler states
that where there are six there are gen
erally nine veins, the lower ones being
the more valuable.
The three top veins are in transition
from a ligneous to a lignite ; all burn
readily, although in themselves hardly
valuable enough to develop.
The fourth is a six-foot vein of brown
coal, or lignite; this has something of a
woody texture apparent, but is a tainy
marketable article a very fair fuel.
The fifth measure is ten feet thick; of
a semi-bituminous character and a still
better grade.
The sixth is an eight-foot vein of full
bituminous coal. It is this layer or de
posit which promises to make this sec
tion one ol tne most prosperous ana
lively places in the State.
riie coal is well adapted to domestic
uses, for the manufacture of gas, and, in
fact, all of the numerous uses to which
good bituminous coal may be put.
EXPERT BANPIELD'S VIEWS.
Henry Banfield, one of the most ex
perienced and reliable coal experts in
the Northwest, has been interviewed on
this subject, and in response to a letter
of inquiry says :
1 nese coal beds are as vet praciicatiy
undeveloped, the work done consisting
of only tw o or three openings on exposed
croppi'ngs to a depth of less than twenty
leet.
There are exposed six or seven veins
of coal as follows: Two nine-foot, two
six-foot, two four-and-a-half to six feet
thick, and others Irom one to three leet.
As no survey has been made of the
whole field, a correct number of veins
cannot be given.
On one side of a lull three veins crop
out, one seven to nine feet; and then
400 feet of hill above which, on develop
ment work being done, would give good
pressure on coal.
The appearance of coal is of a pitchy
nature, and on picking is very hard and
Hies like glass. Uualitv from assay
proves it to be equal to other coals mined
on this coast.
There are some 800 acres taken under
the coal laws of the United States in
Township 4 North, Range 4 West, W.
M. The situation is titty miles trom
Portland and fifty miles "from Astoria
and deep water.
Capitalists will find this part of Ore
gon one of the most profitable fields for
r. . a .1 a
investment iu uie cuiiuiry.
The selling price ot coal at rortiana is
$5.60 per ton. Mining men who know
the cost of coal-mining, the Binall dis
tance of carriage, can soon figure the
amount of profit in an enterprise of this
character.
COMPARATIVE ASSAY'S.
Nehaiem Coal Taken from creek bed,
covered with water:
. no. 1.
Fixed carbon 45.17
Common gases. 39.9.H
A ah 9.00
Water 1S.O0
NO. 2.
Fixed carbon 12-59
Oases 39.20
Moisture... - -15.75
Ash , 1.36
The following are assays of coals taken
from mines which have "been in opera
tion for years, and being dry coal taken
from great depths :
COOS BAY, OR. ORDINARY.
Fixed carbon - .S8
Volatile matter ,. S2.59
Water - 2009
Ash O.JH
COqmU.E RIVKR, OR. DURHAM COAL.
Fixed carbon 44.50
Volatile matter - 41.00
Water 11.00
Sulphur 45
Ash. - 8.00
NANAIMO (B. C) COAl.
Fixed carbon 46.31
Volatile matter ; 82.16
Ash . 1855
Water 2.98
SEATTLE (WASH.) COAL
Fixed carbon 45.98
Volatile matter 33.26
Ash - 6.44
Water j 11.66
MOUNT DIABLO (CAL.) COAL.
Fixed carbon 46.89
Volatile matter ..33.89
Water 14.69
Ash 4.58
I think from comparison that Nehaiem
gives good results, considering the little
development .which has been made.
Respectfully submitted.
11 k.n by Banfield.
Another Xxpart'a Opinion.
An analysis by W. H. Hampton of
Portland gives this coal the following
assay:
Moisture 14.S0
Volatile matter 25.55
Fixed carbon , 65.20
Ash 4.95
Healing power 4797.00
Makes good coke, and ash docs not
clinker much.
Some months ago a prominent miner
alogist from the East was in the valley
in the interest of certain large manufac
turers. He was shown a piece of coal
taken from Pebble creek ana his opinion
asked.
The professor looked at the sample
carefully, submitted it to several tests,
and pronounced it a very superior grade
of lignite, worth considerable as fuel in
the form presented for inspection, and
said that it would be found to improve
greatly as the vein was followed up.
"It is s better grade of coal," said Mr.
Penrose, "than the Montana lignite,
which is used extensively by the rail
roads there. If thia is found in nnv con
siderable quantities it is a very valuable
find. Where does it come from? xou
have a fine thing in those coal beds.
The most encouraging feature is the im
provement noticed in the descending
layers or measures of coal.
"California being without this fuel,
she must naturally turn to Oregon for
her supply, and wnen tne railroad con
nects you with Astoria it will give you
direct connection with San Irancisco.
Coal of this kind is very valuable, espe
cially when found in such immense
quantities. Great future for this place,
sir, a great future!"
The gentleman in question is R, A. F.
Penrose, Jr., the State Mineralogist of
Arkansas, and his statements should
carry great weight in questions of this
nature. But there is no dissenting opin
ion in regard to Nehaiem coal it is a
fine article of fuel, in quantities of un
known extent.
During the past two years a number
of outside parties have secured claims
in the territory covering the deposits re
ferred to, and an organization has been
formed for the purpose of prospecting
and developing the mines.
COAL OPTIONS SECURED.
The Union Pacific Railroad Company
Bonds a Lars Body of Coal
Land. Near Thl. Place.
A report reached this place Friday to
the effect that the Union Pacific rail
road has bonded over 1,000 acres of coal
lands lying on Pebble creek, two miles
south of this place, and including all
the lands owned by the Oreat .Northern
Coal Company and several quarter sec
tions belonginz to private parties. The
assurance of several welt-known and
thoroughly reliable business men of
Portland is our authority for the' truth
of the report, which came direct from
parties in a position to know the tacts in
the case. Considerable development
work has been done on these lands, and
two tunnels have been driven on two of
the veins, one 120 feet and anotherabout
fifty feet, and an eleven-foot and nine-
foot vein of a very fine quality of coal
has been developed. This work has been
done by the Great Northern Coal Com
pany at an expenditure of f.7,000, and
several private parties have made num
erous ''prospects," which in every case
nave resulted in developing good veins
of very fine coal. The practical result
of all this work, aggregated, has been to
develop one of the finest and most ex
tensive bodies ot coal west ot tne Kocky
Mnnntains. and lvimr almost in the
shadow of the cloud-capped buildings of
Oregon's metropolis.
The action of the Union Pacific in se
curing an option on this land is a wise
move on the part ol mat company, and
if they will extend their lines into this
valley and develop these coal fields, it
will prove a most valuable source of rev
enue to the railroad as also to the people
of this valley. The finest coal experts
in the United States have visited and
passed judgment upon these coal depos
its, and without exception pronounce
their products a very fine quality of lig
nite and their extent almost limitless.
An analysis of samples taken from these
mines and made by J. 11. risk and w.
H. Hampton shows them to be the high
est grade of coal yet found on the Coast
between Bellingham Bay and Coos Bay.
The result of the analysis by the above-
named gentlemen is as tollows:
Fixed carlxin ...50.50
Volatile matter........ 32.25
Moisture.. 9.75
Ash. 7.50
The cost of minintr this coal and plac
ing it on the cars will not exceed fl.10
nor ton. while the railroad transporta
tion to Portland will not be more than 2
cents per ton per mile, or 12.10 per ton
delivered in the city. The cheapest coal
sold in the fortland market is brought
from Coos Bay, and sells for $7 per ton,
at the same time being inferior to Neha
iem coal by at least 10 per cent. It will
thus be seen that the Union Pacific will
be able to furnish the Portland market
with an excellent quality of coal at one-
third the price paid for the cheapest fuel
brought there from any other mines. By
following the route surveyed by the old
Astoria and South Coast Company the
Union Pacific will be able to pass with
their main line within one and one-half
miles of the tunnel, and a siding can be
run to the mine at a cost oi $10,000, the
grade being but 1 per cent. The benefits
that will thus accrue to the city, the
company and the country are seen at a
?:lance. Portland will be given cheaper
uel, the railroad company will have a
valuable source of revenue and the money
now sent out of the country for fuel will
be kept at home and used to develop and
enrich onr own State and its unsurpassed
resources. emoma Journal.
Equal to the Occttalon.
"I've been hearing sometliini bad about
you from papa, George, and I'm afraid 1
must ask you to cease visiting me."
"What does he say about me!"
"He says you are uot a wiint by any
means.
"Isn't a man known by the company be
keeps!"
"I suppose so." .
"And if the company, he keeps is the
best, the purest, the highest, the most ele
vating, the most refluing, and, finally, the
most charming in the world. Isn't it an
evidence that he Is good?"
"Yes."
"Well, don't I keep your company!1"
The maiden pondered, blushed, smiled
and said: .
'Papa's mind hits been poisoned. I won't
believe anything against you." New York
Press.
In Auother Latitude.
He understood all about the aun, and the
moon, and tbe stars, and something about
the weather. Indeed, he was popularly
supposed to regulate this last, and his in
dication of probabilities was received as
gospel by bis admiring fellow citizens in a
certain southern colony of Australia. He
went to England for a well earned holiday.
He was shown over a celebrated fruit
garden there. He was observed to be snif
fing about as If somethiug were wroug.
They asked bim what was the matter.
"Well," he replied, "these tunny fellows
have trained their peacu trees against the
south side of the wall to get the midday
sun instead of against the north." Lon
don Truth.
Indian Blood I Prominent.
People of Indian blood predominate in
Para, Brazil, and are found in all classes,
from servants and peddlers to capital
ists and high government officials. There
are very few Portuguese or Africans,
and the descendants of both these races
show a large admixture of Indian blood.
Philadelphia Ledger.
OUR TIMBER SUPPLY.
Columbia County Beats the
Whole World.
PLENTY FOR ALL PURPOSES.
A Short Description of the Principal
and Most Valuable Woods
of the County.
Owing to various other duties, enough
time could not be spared to make this
article as complete as its importance de
mands, but tbe facts and figures given
below are reliable, and while they may
sound large in some instances to
strangers, care has been taken to keep
within bounds of truth.
The statements here made apply to
the vallevs and mountains in the entire
county, and outsiders should not imagine
mat an parts oi tne htate are blessed
with such an abundance of magnificent
and valuable timber as can be found in
the Nehaiem valley.
As the fir is by far the most plentiful
it is given first place, even though the
cedar takes precedence as a more valua
ble and nner wood.
BED, YELLOW AND WHITE TIR,.
These three woods are best known and
more widely distributed of the fir .fam
ily, growing in profusion upon the bot
toms, on the foothills and being found
in great quantities upon the high moun
tains. The red fir furnishes most of the tim
ber used in this State for bridge work
and other heavy building. It generally
splits easily, but when seasoned is re
markably tough and enduring, often be
ing used in preference to oak or ash.
ror almost every purpose in which
firm and durable lumber is required red
fir answers every requirement of the
carpenter. It is considerably harder
than the yellow fir, which is more prized
on account of its clear grain and the
beauty of finish of which it is suscep
tible. The white fir has a decided preference
for low lands, though it is often found
upon higher levels. It also is a fine.
soft-grained wood, making excellent in
side finishing lumber. Great quantities
of these valuable woods are being annu
ally destroyed by nre, the settlers rind
ing no other means ot removing them.
Hundreds of acres of land in this
county have, within the last decade,
been cleared of the heavy growth of fir,
cedar and hardwoods, which would have
furnished employment to scores of nulls
for years to come had there been any
possible ineins of transportation. And
the same lamentable destruction of
magnificent timber is constantly going
on, the settlers burning millions of feet
each fall in order to get a few more acres
of meadow land or a larger garden patch.
GOOD LOOOIXO COUNTRY.
Land along the several creeks, the
greater part of which is vacant and un
surveved. is covered bv heaw erowths
of different varieties of the fir, which is
estimated to run from seven to twelve
million feet of lumber to the quarter
section. A better country for logging
purposes would be hard to find. It is a
gradual down grade in the valleys, with
splendid opportunities for skidding from
the hillsides. The water power and ad
vantages are nnequaled in any part of
the State. - - -
A few words in relation to the size of
these firs will be sufficient. The trees
run from two to fourteen feet in diame
ter, averaging about six feet eight feet
from the ground. The average height is
given as 275 feet, the growths varying in
different localities, some sections run
ning as high 350 feet, while others will
not reacn more man zio. i ne average
tree will give from ten to fifteen cuts of
twelve feet in length, from the clear
trunk, surprisingly free from knots.
The cedars nardlv give as satisfactory a
showing, but will furnish results that
will satisfy any one but those who desire
tins munuane spucre m its eimrekv.
KEHALEM CEDAR.
This is a wood which has no superior
on the Coast. It is one of the finest fin
ishing woods known to builders and the
favorite of the logger. It is found scat
tered over all characters of lands, from
the marshy bottoms to the main divides,
and land well stocked with clear cedar of
large size commands a good figure. Fire
ia t.bo createst pnemv the cpdar has. anil
evidences of its terrible havoc among the
giant cedars of a past time are visible in
all parts of the country. The ax and
saw of the settler are making inroads
upon this valuable wood, and destruc
tion, not wanton but necessary for their
own advancement, is noticed on every
hand. The only method by whiclr this
waste may be checked is to convert the
standing timber into marketable lumber.
There is comparatively little expense
connected with milling and logging in
this vicinity, compared to other locali
ties, and now that transportation facil
ities are assured, it will be one of the
grandest fields for investment offered the
American capitalist.
Saw mills, both steam and water
power, are numerous in all parts of tbe
valley; vet not enough lumber is cut to
supply the demand. Practical millmen
and loggers will find the Nehaiem Valley
a place wherein they can go into busi
ness upon a small or a grand scale, the
onlv limit to the amount of lumber pro
duced being the capacity of the mills
used. The timber, water and territory
are here the mills and enterprise alone
are lacking. . ,
SEVERAL OTHER VARIETIES
of trees, valuable as finishing and house
lumber, are foundjin the valley in vary
ing quantities, itie larch, round in the
upper vallevs. a fine tree closely resem
bling the fir, is a good all-around wood,
of close grain and great strength.
The hardwoods include the maple,
ash and alder, all of which grow to a
considerable size in the low lands, and
in time will furnish material for numer
ous factories at home and abroad. The
maple grows from forty-five to sixty feet
in height with a trunk varying from
eighteen to twenty-five feet in the clear,
trom twelve to thirty-six inches in di
ameter. ' '
The ash is more scattered, but of ex
tra fine quality. Its height corresponds
to the maple, but it is generally much
smaller in the bole. If possible to get
it to the manufacturers it would bring
$20 to $27.50 per 1,000.
Alder of largo size and even grain is
abundant along all the water courses,
and when seasoned is capable of receiv
ing a handsome finish. J t Is in great
demand in other portions -of the Slate,
where transportation is possible, . .