Crook
Journal.
VOL. V.
PRINEVILLE, CEOOK COUNTY, OBEGON. MAY 16, 1901.
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MININCN0TE8.
Spanish Gulch Mines
Are Very Iticli.
OUR NEAR NEIGHBOR
Extensive Maccr and Num
erous Qunrtz Veins
When Found,
Situated in the southeast corner
of Wheeler county, In the Camp
Watson mo mtaiiis, a spur of the
Blue mountain, are the Spanish
Gulch gold digging, consisting of
extemivo placer and numerous
quartz vein from which for the
pant 35 years gold has (been taken
which in the aggregate compares
favorably with any similar area.
known, And after ho many yearn
of guccowful mining, tho quartz
propositions es.iecially are (till in
their infancy, and now discoveries
in placers are of very retent date.
Theme mines take their name from
a discovery made in 1W2 by two
Mexicans or spamsn packers, who
worked out a pocket found in a
ledge that cnM? the gulch in the
, viuinityof the old trail. In the
fall of 1864 a company was organ
ised in Canyon City to prospect on
Hock creek and its tributaries.
The moving spirit in the enterprise
was the late Dr. J. M. McKoy, well
and favorably known to tho old
pioneers of Grant county, and for
many years a ref ident of East Port-
land. Finding nothing on the
creek, they turned their attention
to the Jgulches and found favor
ablo prospects in Spanish gulch,
which led to the formation of a
company, with the doctor as man
ager, which survoyed out tho first
ditch and built the same in 18C5.
This ditch is seven miles long and
was worked by tho hydraulic pro
cess, the company using a distri
buting chest, the most improved
method of that day, which has long
since given way to the "'giant."
Other discoveries have been made,
another ditch known as the Swiner
ton ditch waa constructed in 1871.
It is five miles long, also from
Rock creek. Both of the above
ditches are owned by Geo. V. Owens
Milt Laswell,' Mrs. John Erickson
and Mrs, W. E. Waterman.
The third diU h brought to the
gulch is from Birch creek and was
built by Dr. F. 0. Horsely in 1872,
and is known as the Shoo Fly
ditch. It is now owned by Geo.
V. Owens. There are two other
inining ditches, one from Rock
v creek, known as the Sand Gulch
; Mtch, owned by Joles & Co., of the
Dalles, six miles long, the other is
from Birch creek, also six miles in
length, owned by Judge Keely & Co.
"' Tho bo4 developed quartz claim
; is the Red Jacket, owned by F. S.
, A'lcn; Andrus & Co. Wo were
shown four assays from an average
.. . of the ore that ran $10, $19, $22
and $24 respectively. The vein is
trom five to seven feet in width.
The Kershaw Bros, have a quartz
claim that bids fair to become a
bonanza; George Anderson has
. one of the beat prospects in quartz
, there is in this county. The name
' 4 this claim is not known to the
writer.
' Judge Keeley and Ids associates
have a bond and lease on the Blue
Buckot and Mystery quartz claims
ajj4. bve, a. QwestamD wUlt test
the ore, and if it proves good will
add more stamps in the spring.
The Blue Bucket and Mystery are
owned by Charles McCowan & Co,
Messrs. Owens and McCoy have
two claims on Juniper mountain,
Spanish Gulch mining district, a
recent discovery. The vein is 125
feet in width and any of the quartz
shows from a trace to $3.50 in gold
on the surface. These claims are
known as the Noma and Marian,
and are deemed valuable proposi
tions, Tho best placer claim is owned
by Robert D, Cannon and W. II.
Johnson & Son.' In a 10 weeks'
run last summer with four men
they cleaned up $9800. The gold
is coarse and of good quality.
They took out several nuggets of
from $50 to $100 and ono piece of
16 ounces, value $272.
The next best placer, which is
more extensive than Cannon Si
Johnson's claim, is owned by Joles
ii Co., who last Spring took out a
$.'i00 nugget, which, however, had
considerable quartz attached to it
Joles & Co., cleaned up $4000 dur
ing the mason.
Billy Waterman & Co. cleaned
up $2500 in four or five weeks' run.
The old Spanish Gulch claims are
worked by Chinamen and it is not
known how much they took out.
A conservative estimate places at
$30,000 the total amount taken
from the Spanish Gulch placers in
the year 1900. Baker City Herald.
Will Reduce the Army.
After a careful consideration of
the situation the administration
has decided to reduce the army in
the Philippines to 40,000. The
opinion prevails that this number
will be ample for the present needs
of the service in the islands, and if
conditions continue to improve in
the satisfactory manner that has
shown in the past few months, the
force may be reduced still furthur.
The expectation of the war depart
ment is that all of the volunteers
now m the Philippines will have
left the islands by the end of June,
leaving only regulars on duty there
Following the departure of volun
teers will come the regulars, who
were sent to Manila in 1898, just
after the outbreak of hostilities,
and their movement home will con
tinue until the force is reduced to
approximately 40,000 men.
Ear tern Oregon Crop Report.
Prairie City, Grant county, John
W. Hall. Warm rains and no
frosts. Everything growing nicely.
No grain up that I know of. Crops
nearly all in. Some gardens are
up. Potatoes are being planted.
Island City. Union county, J. M.
McCall. Nice warm rains during
the fore part of the week. All
grains and vegetables making good
growth. Fruit is blooming nicely
and promises a good yield. Sugar
beets are being planted.
Harney, Harney county, Jasper
Davis. Warm and good rainfall
during the fore part of the week.
Tho ground still thoroughly oaked
and still signs of rain. Crops have
improved greatly. Fruit buds are
ready, to bloom; and early planted
gardens are growing nioeh.
Paulina, Crook county, X. D.
Claypool. Cool most of the week;
considerable wind. Crops are grow
ing. Some, spm. tr.otd
FOUND GUILTY
Of Murder in the Second
Degree Forthe, '
KILLING QF REILLT
At His nomcstead on' Black
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Rock Creek Jfyir Ash-
wood, Oregon.
Probably no one event, for years
has occasioned, so much interest in
Prineville as the trii,vv.I T, L. Bru
ner for the killing w Thomas
Reilly in the neighhc Jioo I of
Black Rock ranch near Muddy in
the north end of the county. On
April .4 the sheriff received a mess
age by telephone that a man had
been killed and that D. L. Bruner
was at Muddy station awaiting his
arrival to be placed in custody.
The sheriiff, accompanied by Dep
uty District Attorney tell, left at
once for the seen of the killing.
Bruner was brought to Prineville
and lodged in jail, and an inquest
was held on the body of the dead
man by Justice Chjlderi of Ash
wood. From the testimcny offered
before the Coroner's jury a verdict
was rendered charging Bruner
with murder in the first degree.
The prosecution and defence have
gone over the ground and made
drawings and surveys and other
wise prepared their evidence. On
Monday morning the trial began
and from tljp tvVo-CP' infr-wlnned
it is found that Thomas Rielly had
taken up 'a homestead, en Black
Rock creek and that the Prineville
Land & Livestock Company also
owned some land in that vicinty.
The company had several bancs of
sheep, and among them was one
of which Bruner had charge. Reil
ly and his partner Creegan alto
had a band of sheep which they
were running on and around the
homestead of Reilly. In changing
camping places Bruner drove his
band of sheep across a part of the
land claimed by Reilly or at least
attempted to do so, and was asked
by Reilly to not drive them on his
land, at which point in the story
the evidenc of the two sides is wide
ly divergent. Creegan testified
that Reilly and Bruner walked to
gether for a distance of about 250
yards and then after some words
at or near the corner of Reilly's
claim Bruner shot Reilly and that
he dropped tho rifle he had been
carrying all the time and started
to run Bruner picked up the rifle
and fired at Reilly then ran about
25 yards and fired another shot
and then ran about the same dis
tance and fired a third shot from
the rifle and Reilly fell.
Brunei's testimony was to the
effect that he and Reilly were hav
ing some words and that Reilly
drew the rifle down on him and he
grasped it and threw the muzzle
up and the gun went off and at the
same ume ne drew nis revolver
and fired at Reilly striking fcim
in the arm and then Reilly let go
of the rifle and ran and he fired it
to show that he would defend him
self.
A loaded rifle cartridge was found
at the point where the quarrel
should have taken place and three
empty shells at about 25 yards
apart in a line from the scene of
body was found. The body was
125 yards from where the last emp
ty shell was found, indicating that
to be the distance the fatal shot
was fired.
The evidence of Creegan was cor
roborated! by the empty sheik and
by Reilly having been shot in the
back of the head. The lawyers all
did well but the mo?f eloquent
pleading could not overcome the
facte which showed that a deliber
ate murder had been committed.
After deliberating for four hours
the jury brought in a verdict of
guilty of murder in the second de
gree whicn means a life sentence
in the penitentiary. Bruner took
the verdict very coolly, in fact he
has all through the trial conducted
himself more like a school boy who
expected a chastisement for some
minor offense, which heresented,
than as a man whose life was at
stake. Bruner has the appearance
of being about 19 or 20 years of
age and is married. His girl wife
was present at the trial. Up to
the time of going to press, Wednes
day morning, sentence has not
been passed, bnt will be done some
time during the day. No doubt
every effort will be put forth to
secure a new trial.
- Mangy Horses.
Quite a large number of horses
on the range is afflicted with the
mange. One little yearling colt
was reduced to only Bkin and bone,
the skin was hairless nearly all
over the body, and was treated at
Wallace? corral Tffterdny-mom-ingforthe
mange. 'The colt was
first curried, then received a thor
ough wash all over with Haworths
sheepdip, Which is said to cure the
mange. Another, of this year's
colts, was also affected with the
miserable disease, but not nearly
as bad, was given similar treat
ment. It seems as though that
treatment these horses received,
ought to either kill or cure. The
mange is much more prevalent on
our range this year, than ever be
fore, therefore some step should be
taken to Etop it. Antelope Repub
lican. Governor Appoints Delegates.
Governor Geer has appointed
the following delegates to represent
Oregon at the International Min
ing Congress, to be held at Boise,
Idaho, in July:
Col. F. V. Drake, Portland; J. O,
Booth, Grants Pass; J. V. Virtue,
Leland; W. D. Dennis, Cottage
Grown W. D. Hawley, Eugene; W.
J.f yy, Salem; Dunham Wright
liy, .J, Jonathan Bourne, Port
land; F. S. Bailee, Bourne; Geo.
Barin, Granite; Wm. Smith, Baker
City; II. Himes, Canyon City; J.
W. Larkins, Granite; Arthur Corik
lin, Grant's Pass; R. G. Smith
Grant's Pass; J, W. Cook, Portland;
Geo. A. Dyson, Blue River; Geo.
W. Lloyd, Eugene; W. T. Wright,
Union; E. J. Godfrey, Portland;
W. A. Thatcher, Geiser; Aliei.e
Case, Cornucopia; Albert Geiser,
Baker City; H. S. McCarlums
Sumpter; Ira Sproul Canyon City.
Z. F. Moody haa a representee now
at Shaniko to look after the needs of his
wool growing itnd aliippttii; customers,
tin airent ia prepared to- mlvunce freight
to-oustnmera, receive mA forward wnulfc
ud to qive pinnal attention Ui rtneiV
in and forwarding, mercliaiiiUe. uj any
GENERAL NEWS.
Items of Interest Gath
ered Here' and There.
I.
Some Stolen, Others Not
tullings From Oar Exchanges
Sews Kotcs of the Wck.
Timely lopics.
Col. N. B. Knight of Salem, ha
gone to England to prosecute tfie
breach of promise suit brought by
his daughter, Portia Knight
against the Duke of Manchester.
Theodore F. Swayze, the chief
clerk of the Treasury Department,
basiesigne on-account of HIT
health, and Wallace H. Hills, sup
erintendent of the Treasury Build
ing, has been appointed to fill the
vacancy.
Ex-secretary of the treasury
Chas. W. Foster has filed a petitioni
in voluntary bankruptcy with'
$747,000 liabilities and no. assets
He was the founder of the town
of Fostoria ,OhLo, and a member of
Harrison's cabinet. He failed for,
a large sum once before.
The state board of agriculture
decided to put up. the largest purse
ever offered in Oregon, in the form
of futurity stakes-$1500 for coki
of 1900, to he contented for at
the fair of 1901. This will create
the most widespread interest of any
puree ever offered,, and will, he the
prominent racing event of next
year. , - '
At present only those trade
marks which are alleged to be used!
in commerce with foreign countries
or Indian tribes can be registered!
at the United States Patent Office.
This will, however, be changed!
when the bill now pending before;
Congress is passed, requiring the
registration of all trade-marks used!
in interstate commerce.
A cow elk has been making her
self at home with the cattle of a.
farmer residing near Forest Grove.
The farmer, whose fields she has
selected as browsing ground, com
plains that she tramples down hi,
fine pasture. He has asked per
mission from Game Warden Quim
by to kill the animal, but this pei
mission the gamo wanloti coulJl
not grant.
The Umatilla County Court ha
made an order which ignore, the
provisions of the law passed by tluy
Legislature of 1901, in regard to
selling lands heretofore purchased
at tax sale. Instead of selling;
these lands to the highest bidder
the County Court proposes to ggft
some return from the investsusntr
and will loose them install, ot
selling. '
Some rich copper, iriihes haye
.been' found lately ia, the south--
ern, part of jfiirney county-
near the state line,, which: are- re
ceiving considerable atteniion-.fromi
prospectossi. One. vein has)- hvertx
traced Smiles.. The ledges, vary
in wi(ii from. 2. to-10, feet and' ihm
ore esays. at $7.5 ini uppQr" wt
ftwm $5 t.$ tO iiv gold' and. silver:.
The goneral opinion i thai thj
'mines will prove tobe amony tln
'richest center,- grflojS ia, tlW)
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