STAYTON
M A IL
SUPPLEM ENT
the chief mining companies of the •oltool of mines, »ud for the past aix Will Promote Salamt Interests.
district. The United States govern or eight years, we believe, with the
Th * payrolls of mine« and smaller
|>orf»iice to the projet t iu hand were ment has appropriated 9230 for pow Guggenheim interests iu both ths
amounting to hundredsof dollars every
der, as the road laada into a govern United States and South Afrioa. Ha
brought out.
day. ahould aud would be spent very
It seems that all of the three min ment reserve. Marion county haa ap haa lataly resigned th* mine auperin-
largely here. Salem banks, Salam
GREAT MINERAL WEALTH
ing companies which have contracted propriated several thousand dollar» tendency of ths great Bradau mine iu
merchants, Salam real aetata and «vary
The Salem Statesman of Tueaday to deliver ore to thn proposed smelter in all (or the bridge«; contract» have Chile, aud, on a recant trip to Port
j
line of businaas hare will reap dlraotly
hi*» the following article concerning are having very fair »ucee«» in selling beeu drawn up between the mining land, heard of and became Interested
tha
benefit of this expenditure.
He informed your
the Sentient mine» on the Little stock to tiie people of Salem aud to companies which insure the co.nple- in thia district.
Finally,
in closing this somewhat
North Fork. I t will 1« aeen th»t otliars. Their officer« feel encouraged tion of this probably by Deoember IS committee that th* ore of ths Br»d*n
extended
report,
prepared as it is at
by boat clear
Salem ia enthusiastic iu ita becking so much so that they believe that, R* far as Horn creek, at whioh point mine, which ship*
!
tha
expanse
of
considerable
trouble
the
Gug
of the niinee, ami wide awake aa to with the moral »up|a>rt of this com- the nearest of these tuinas is looated. around Cap* Horu to
and
time
to
your
committee,
we
wish
smeller
at
Baltimore,
their importance in the upbuildiug of muniiy. they can dispose of enough,1 From that point to the smaller site genheim
1
to
urge
on
every
citisen
of
Salem
the
averages
93.50
per
ton.
And
he
gives
Salem and the Sanliam district. on a pore investment basis, to insure [about one and a half m ils»] expense»
wisdom
for
his
own
sake,
of
supporting
bis
opinion
that
there
will
b*
no
diffi
Every alatemeut made by (he Salem the erection of tiie smelter, and that of building will fall upon the remain-
till» project by participating in the
board of trade concerning the bene- next spring. There will then l>e no ing three minee alone. From the culty whatever iu these three mines of
direct profits we believe will be made
the
Sautiam
district
sorting
out
and
question
about
the
rapid
development
end
of
the
preeent
wagon
road
to
the
ticial results to 8alem, applies with
j by the mines as wall as indirectly con
even stronger force to Stay ton, which of the district. And the stock of these smelter eite and on up to the camp delivering to the smeller easily over
tributing to aacura this prosperity fur
would be benefit ted to a much greater mioiug companies, now being »old at of the Quid Creek mines where your 100 tons per day of ore running 922
our
community.
extent than Salem or any other point. 10 to IS cents a share, in order to committee wae entertained, we "h it par ton and up in gold, tilver aud cup-
Nothing
will so greatly attract the
When tlie road ia ttniahed and work raise the money to insure the erection the tra il" and arrived for «upper par.
attention
of
paopla all ovar the weal
on the amelter begin», the »tuck of the of the smelter, will when it is in oper about 7 o'clock.
and
increase
our population mors than
Ths
Smelter
Site.
three minee having contract» with ation and their ore lieing delivered and
Our
Investifattof«.
opening
up
this
Urge mining diatriot.
the Smelting Company for the re worked, readily sell at five to ten
Ths smelter will be built at the We will thus show that Marion coun
A ll next day. Friday was apenl in
duction of their ore», will go up to times the present prices, for the very
janotion of gold creek and tbe Little ty is rich, not only in agricultural
many time* their preeent value, mak good reason Unit it will be worth that exam ining the ledges, tunnels, cross-
North Fork of the Sanliam river, near products, in Ita grains, iu fruiu and
cut», water power, timber and all the
ing tiieee atocka not only a »plendid much more.
tbs bottom of ths ridge* iu whiuh all iu hop«, but that in this Urritory la
The stockholders of these mining facilities for mining belonging to tbe
investment hat, from a speculative
three of thaa* mine» lia. A ll or* will to be found also iu abundance those
view point one of the beat opportuni companies who have risked their own three mining oompauiee who alone
be de’ ivered by gravity alone a te coat. precious and those valuable minerals
ties ever offered Staytou people. The money in quite large quantities in do- have oontracte with the emeller Go
W is estimated, of only a few cent* par on who«« supply all financial pros
ing the work that haa so far beao ao- . inpany, namely. The Electric Mining
Statesmen eaye:
ton. when the serial tramways have perity mutt unlimately depend.
The meetiug of the committee of cmnplished, do not feel like putting Company, the Freeland Consolidated been built.
Respectfully submitted,
the Salem board of trade appointed a the proposition on a begging batie. I Mining Company aud the Oold Creak
F J Rioe, Chairman.
F J Lafty.
abort time ago to devise measure» for T h »y waut to aell their stock on a Mining & M illing Company, named The Greet Need of the District
here
in
the
order
in
which
they
are
Harman W Barr. ^
basis
of
a
good
investment
proposition
at*is’ in g in the »ecuring ol a amelter
The one great fact that impressed
to
be
found
ascending
the
creek
from
for
any
oua
who
haa
money
to
invest.
in the Santiam diatrict was held last
your committee (above everything ex
I t is to b e hoped, however, that iu junction with the river.
evening at rooms of the board, to hear
cept the immense ledges, the large ■AT I WEALTH IB V.
every business men and property hold
the report of the suh-committee.
Power
Plants.
bodies of ore, the timber and the Chief Statistician e f Csnsua >|
There wae a good attendance of the er ot Salem will give the men who ere
Two dams for power plants are now water power) la the lack of money ap
W rits« on “ Th* Assam
committee and the report of the sub selling tiie »tuck respectful hearings.
It
in
highly
important
for
the
gu<ai
f
being
built which will readily supply parent everywhere. W e understand
United States."
committee was received with euthuai-
that 975,QUO ha* been spent iu the
Tbe nation's wealth Is not
of Salem that they should succeed— »11 the power needed at the th
a»m and satisfaction.
diatrict in peat years, but it has been hands of a few, according to I
After discussion, August Huckestein that they ahould secure, soon, enough mines and from which the smelter
spent chietly (and wisely, we believe) I’owsra, chief »tatlsticlae of thej
money
ou
stock
sales
to
insure
tbe
company
will
purchase
its
power
for
presented the following resolutions in
bureau at Waahlngtoe.
in showing up what was there in the
electricity, hoisting, e’ c.
regard to the report, and they were smelter.
Writing on "The Aaaeta of tha|
In fact, every Salem booster ahould go
The water power ia abundant, more way of mioeral wealth. A vast pro Rtataa” In tbe September at
adopted:
to work and help in tiie stock »ales, than could be required for yeara to portion of thia amount has gone in the American Journal af
Resolutions of Committee.
Do not wait for a representative of the come by the district, and can be util- the exceedingly high transportation sued recently from th« University of
“ Whereas, I t is the sense of this companies to call on you. Whatever ixed at very moderate expenao on ac- over mountain trail» and this has been Chicago prsaa. Mr Powara baa tbe fol
lowing to say of tha concentratlo« of
committee that the opening up of the you can spare in helping along the count of the rapid fall of the stream the one fact in the past whioh haa ren
wealth In America:
Sanliam mining district will be of in project you ahould subscribe voluntar- 'and tiie narrowness of the caoyon, dered the district nou profitable.
" I f we atart with the vales of farms
calculable benefit to the city of Salem ily. There is nothing at this time which necessitates only short dams,
and other homsa which are known t«
Transportation Practically
and to Marion county as a whole, and that will contribute more to the fame
be owned by mea of small possessions,
Extent of Claims.
tbe saving» bank deposits and other
will provide many opportunities for and the lasting prosperity of Salem
The three companies, together, hold
Settled.
known txwasMinaa of thoaa
of mouara
inouarat«
aa or
profitable investment for our citizens, than the securing of thia smelter in j n
thirty-two mining claims 600
means, and then add th* lowest/popular
lowsat/pnpul
The
wagon
road
aoon
to
be
finished
be it resolved,
the Santiam district.
feet by 1500 feet each, a total of 640
estimates of tha pa
»lo a » |»f O'
will largely reduce these charges. The
"First— That we accept in full the
millionaire«, w* have an aggr* at* far
The following ia the report of the acres all yery heavily tim be red (prob-
report of the sub-committee on inves Sub committee that was appointed to ab|y 50,000,000 would be the cruiser's smelter will buy tbe ores at its bins In excess of tbe census apprfa aal ef
when delivered and therefore
tbe national wealth, and the
u-luslou
tigation and heartily endorse ita re go and make the investigation at tbe report )
under
such
clrcumetaaea
la
frftalatlbl*
transportation
problem
will
not
affect
commendation that the board of trade mirt
are
Enormous Ledges.
these mines nearly ao greatly in tbe either that the ceasua eatlm
lend every possible aid and assistance
ridiculously
small
or
th«
ir
satl-
The Committee’s Report
There are estimated to be some 16 future.
in raising the one hundred thousand
mate« of tha wealth of our ml lonalre«
or
20 great ledgea carrying copper,
dollars necessary to put the mines in
are
greatly exaggerated.
To the committee ot the Salem board
$100,000 Needed.
"Tbe writer does sot (hid ■y
first class producing shape.
ol Trade Appointed to Investigate the gold and silver in this Sautiam diatrict
W e believe that it will take probably 4»no» that would justify el ier
er th«
The main ones of these (perhaps tan
"Second— That whereas neither the Mines and Smelter Project.
9100,000 to put the mioea of thia dis statement that our national t^alth 1«
or
twelve)
run
through
the
property
smelter company nor the three mining
Gentlemen: We, your sub-comm
grossly understated ar that ou
coni|»aiiie« ask anything in the way of ittee, after a thorough examination of of one or more of the three companies. trict in first class shape to produce alras own ao large a share of tha
and
market
the
great
value«
there.
bonus or subsidy, but desire simply at this Santiam Gold Creek district and The ledgea in some case« are miles
aa to leave tha great majority
this time the authoritative approval of an exhaustive investigation of all busi in extent and the outcrops we ex Much more could be spent very profit property,^,.
the honesty and reliability of this en ness matters connected with the pro amined ahow on the surface from ten ably in building concentrating plants,
OOCXBAH OB TAXI.
terprise, feeling sure that the propo posed erection thereof a 100-ton cus feet to aa much as aixty feet in width. etc.
W
e
understand
the
geologists
and
sition can stand on iteowu merits, and tom amelter, respectfully submit to
Our Recommendations.
Thera la a remarkable ni» nlra-
that the desireahility of investment in you the following facta and conclus mining engineer» who have examined
tty of opinion of Judge T1 ft I d
these properties for the amelter com
Your
committee believes
that,
the mines themselves will provide the ions arrived at by us:
all partis« and In all ssd
funds necessary at present:
Men pay tribut* to his r«j prk-
Tbe comittee, consisting of the three pany and for others report that the whereaa outaide interests are risking a
able ability «ven where p a « rpol-
"B e it resolved, That we heartily members whose names are signed formation here is not broken up, but similar amount in building a smelter
ltlca may axart auch an 1 Juanea
congratulate the raining companies hereto, left Salem Wedneaday evening, is all in "place", thus insuring a con with their own money, it certainly is
as to demand the aepoiJug of
upon tiiit independaut stand, so differ September 23, and arrived at Gates tinuous supply of ore for generation* sound business for the board of trade
the rival presidential ca Jldata’e
ent from the usual course in such case, (the railroad station nearest the mi to come, so far as the universal ex to devise piana and take some practical
canse.
As an Illustratali w.
but we earnestly urge upon every busi- nes) at 12:30 Thursday. From Gate* perience of the past copper mines can step* to raise at once the funds neces
Bourke Cockran In ea ln#rview
at Boston tb* other day sJu :
nese man in this county the necessity we drove, by mean« of “ Jim " Church tell.
sary to insure the opening of thia truly
“ Tea, I shall support Br?gi> ; ha
for the good of the entire community and bis mules, to the present end of
remarkable copper district for the
Tunnels.
Is
tbe best candidats the Ctano-
as well aa for his own sake to give this the wagon road, some twelve miles, ar
Some 2600 feet and more of tunnel« benefit of Salem and the entire county
crata could put up. Taft,
project his careful attention, aod above riving at that point about 3:30 p. m. have been run at different levels, chief of Marion. And we so recommend to
aver, la the greatest and beat
all, his financial support.
ly for the purpose of simply exposing your committee.
qualified nomine« ever offered In
Good Mountain Road.
“ Third— That we return our thanks
any republic la the world. He Is
the rich deposit in these various ledges
a greater man than Rooaavalt,
and appreciation toaaid sub-committee
Thia we coniider an unusually good in order that mining experts might b* County’s Wealth Would Increase.
and when surrounded by the
for tiie time and trouble spent in tiieir mountain road. Tho diatrict has lev able to see, when they finally cams to
W e oalculate that with the improve
same environments that made
ezaminatioD aod in preparing their ied a 10 mill special tax and the road the mine just the character ot each
Roosevelt great will prova a big-
ments that will oome following the
exhaustive report.
is being graveled and otherwise im ledge.
ger man. Taft Is a wonderful ad-
bailding of the smelter, the asaeeeed
"Fourth — W e recommend that this proved. Two of the bridges for which
mlnlstrator, .the greatest th*
Values and Extant Increasa
valuation of the district will be over a
committee be continued at a comm- the county lies appropriated funds are
country has ever aeen, and to a
million dollars, which of course means
wonderful worker."
With Depth.
ittee on ways and mean* to devise »irexdy built and two more are under
more revenue to tbe county.
plans to aesiel in raising fundi in case way, each being 43-foot «pen. A large
The ledges of the dietriot seem In
D e a s e e r a tle I s M s s l i l w s r .
it ahould develop that more direct aid force of men is uow engaged finishing
The Democratic leaders have been
all case* to widen with depth, the walls
Electric
Railway.
should he given these mines.
the road toward the smelter site and of the veins being farther apart tlia
for year« making loud declarations
“ Fifth—-Be it further resolved, that an excellent donkey engine ia in use.
W e feel that the opening up of the against corporatlona and trust* and
lower down they can be seen. The as
the report of said sub-committee and a
W e found also that tbe road crew say report from the present tunnels minee, the operations of the amelter, railroads and have, nevertheless. In
stituted no legislativa steps In all this
copy of thaae resolutions be transmit lias a very complete camping outfit
(opened up aa they are at different backed by the great quantity of fine time for the purpose of restraining
ted to the Salem board of trade and and all necessary tools. A remat kable
levels) show« greater values aa o n e | ripe timbei that ia up there in the abuses. They are bow Indignant that
kept on file in ita record«, and further, piece of work has just been completed:
goverment reserve, will insure a daily I the Republican party, In carrying out
descend*.
that the same be published iu the 600 feet of dangerous rock work
tonnage of freight so large that at no the promisee of Its own platform. Is
Comparison With Other Property.
daily papers of this city."
distant day the Salem Stayton-Meha- putting Into practice tbe principle«
arouod Powder Point, extremely well
Your committee met while on the ma electric line will be built and thus which th«y, with a enpetb aelf-compla
done, whioh took seven men fifty-three
Discussion Was GaneraL
trip, Guy M Vail, mining and civil Salem will secure a vaat amount of cency, claim ara really covered by a
days to complete.
Democratic patent.— Hon. Wm. H. Taft,
There was a general discussion, lar-
engineer,
a graduate of the Colorado { business in all lindt. .
This rood ia being built by four of
at Oreen*boro, North Carolina.
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