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will keep up its record as one of the best producing mines in
Montana. A large force of men will be put on at once.
AN OREQON CENTENARIAN.
Centenarians are not very plentiful even in this land of won
ders, but one who is also a veteran of the war of 1812, is still
rarer. Both of these distinctions are combined in the person
of James R. Syron, now residing near Sheridan, in Yamhill
county, a portrait of whom accompanies this sketch. Mr. Sy
ron was born on Chatham street in the city of New York, Sep
tember 25, 1789. At the age of five years his residence was
changed to Elizabethtown, New Jersey, and later to Newark,
where he learned the shoemaker's trade. When he was a
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young man he made a voyage to Cuba on the ship Ann, under
Capt. Ionian, then on another vessel to Egg harbor and Bar
negat, afterwards navigating the Hudson for a year with his
brother John. He served as a soldier during the war of 1812,
and In 1810 went to Ohio where he lived thirty years. In 1840
he moved to Iowa, and in 1852, came to Oregon, where he has
lived ever since. Mr. Syron married Elizabeth Simmers Au
gust 28, 1822, and has had ten children, five of whom are still
living. His grand and great grand children number seventy
tlx, making eighty-six descendants In all of this sturdy man,
who has lived a pioneer life almost continuously,
Thd bonanza copper lead recently discovered by Dennis
Deford, in the foothills of the Olympic mountains, is likely to
prove a big thing for Mason county. A company J ohn Soule,
David Foote and Dennis Deford own the extreme west lead of
the vein, and have disposed of several claims to other individ-'
uals, one claim being owned in Shelton. The company has
already begun to develop the find, and are making arrange
ment? to ship the product to the smelter at Tacoma for the
present, until Bmelters and works can be erected on the canal.
The mine is about twelve miles weBt of the canal, and not far
from Lake Cushman. Deford has found chunks of copper ore
weighing as high as fifteen pounds, and he claims to have
traced the lead from a point near the coast, or for a distance of
fifteen miles. The foothills are already filled with prospectors,
and parties are leaving Shelton in search of gold and silver.
Mason county has a greater variety of the precious and baser
ores than any other county in the state of Washington. A val
uable lead of tin has been discovered by Doc. Simmonda on
his farm, at the head of oyster bay, and he has been offered a
big price for it. There are both coal and iron in the vicinity of
Shelton, as well as excellent fire clay ; so this part of the sound
will one day be a lively mining center.
Bishop Junger visited Chehalis, Washington, the past week
and completed arrangements for the Catholic school to be estab
lished there. The site selected is block six, Donahoe's addi
tion, a beautiful location, commanding magnificent views of the
Chehalis and Newaukum valleys. The Bite was donated by the
Chehalis Land and Timber Company, its cash value being
about $8,000. A condition of the grant is that the building
shall be erected during the present year. Construction will
commence within thirty days. The plans contemplate a build
ing to coBt from $15,000 to $20,000. The Chehalis Pump Works
has been incorporated, a site purchased, the machinery ordered
and the building, thirty-five by seventy feet, is being erected.
The site abuts on the Noithern Pacific Railroad, opposite Jen
kins Bros.' machine shops.
Times are lively in Oregon City. Not only is there great
building activity, work progressing upon half a dozen factory
buildings, but three industries began operation last week. The
large fruit cannery commenced its season's work, the woolen
mill began running for the first time since the great flood in
February washed out the basin, and the large steam saw mill
began cutting. This mill will soon turn out 25,000 feet per
day.
The great iron works enterprise at Kirkland, near Seattle,
has been incorporated bb the Great Western Iron & Steel Co.,
with a capital stock of $1,000,000, which may be increased to
$5,000,000. The incorporators and trustees are Peter Kirk,
Walter W.Williams, Leigh S. J. Hunt, A. A. Danny, Jacob
Forth, II. A. Noble, Charles T. Tyler, General Russell A. Alger
and Edward Blewett.
Livingston, Montana, has incorporated a Btreet railway com
pany with a capital stock of $750,000. There has also been
incorporated the Livingston Fire Clay and Brick Company,
with ft capital stock of $100,000. This company will make
brick and other articles from a deposit of excellent fire clay
near that city.
A national bank has been established at Slaughter, Wash-
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