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Crook Cotinty
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PBINEVILLE, CJ100K COUiNTY, OJIKOON, JANUAEY 29, 11)03.
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THE BELKNAP MINE
Its
Stock is Now On
Tin Miu-keti
Ib a Good Property.
Quits ft Number of Oroolt County'
Substantial OltlzunR Huvo
Invented In It.
Olin n llio best i n vent in 01 it h thill
uny Jil our eitiwmshuve made lute
ly, from present upcaranceH, If
timl of buying stock in tlio Dixie
Meadows Gold Mining Company
of l'rairic City. Thin company in
COIlipoKI'll ()f llXMll JK'Oplu ol this
ami (irunt counties, ami tlio pro
perty that it owiih in located on u
range ot mountain, of which Dixie
Butte in Him ruoHt prominent pcuk.
These mines went discovered in
19IK)hy Kerne, and the present
claims were locateil by him and
the Belknap hoys of this county
and others, ine company ii"w
owns ten claims upon which it will
noun apply for patent d then it
will have a clear title to about 200
acres nf line mineral ground.
The general trend of the main
ledge is from northeast to south
west anil there is a parah 1 ledge
running the entire length of the
main chain of claims, hut it only
Carries low grade ore and suiall
values.
The company has commodious
building and workshops handily
arranged and is working a force of
men continuously. At an early
date in the spring there will he n
mill erected to handle the ore. It
will he of a new attern and will
have nine stamps of triple capacity
which will give the mill ihe same
capacity us 2" stamps of the old
style. A concentrator of the Intent
pattern will ulso la- added, which
will ive a working capacity to the
plant of UK) Ioiim daily, l'ower
will lie, installed to handle double
the amount of machinery that will
he installed in the sjiring, and
when it becomes necessary to en
largo there will la- hut little ex
pense to lie incurred.
. Development on the claims is
hut partially done, hut there is
already numerous tunnels and
shafts of minor importance pn all
the claims, enough to prove beyond
the shadow of a doubt that the
company has a big thing. On the
May Wussnni there has leen a tun
nel a2) feet long run into the par
aid ledge and then a drift of 120
feet miide. On tlio Gladys several
cross C!ts have liceii made on the
main ledge, which bIiowh up well
and average from five to ten feet
wide oh the surface, and gives
assays running from 15 to $15.
The main wurk has boon done on
the Ruby, where the big tunnel Is
now being run. Over 450 feet of
tunnel has been run to tap the
main ledge at a depth of 300 feet
from the outcrop. Considerable
drifting has been done on the main
ledge and, since the work of driv
ing the main tunnel has been un
der way, a smaller and very rich
ledge has been cut that does not
show up any where on tho claims.
There is now blocked out
and ready for sloping no Icbb
. than 1000,000 tons of ore that give
average assays from $5 to 9370 to
the ton. Those assays have been
niade by careful and conservative
wen and under rather than over
the actual values. .
Tho company is fortunate in
securing the services of such a man
as Mr. Reese as a partner in the
business as ho is one of the best
practical mining men in the state
and being an owner in the mines
makes him doubly valuable as a
.superintendent. ,
The price of stock in this com
pany has advanced 000 jicr cent
since last May, and there is little
doubt but thai it will soon he with
drawn from the market entirely.
'The nature of the ore is very
similar to that of the great Humji
ler district that it adjoins und is n
part of, It carries good vnlues in
sulphides of irinn, zinc and lead.
Il shows many of the characteris
tics of the ores of the Cripple creek
district, uml other similar ores of
of the great mining tumps of the
wmt, uml is without doubt one of
the coming dividend payers of
eastern Oregon.
It is to be hoped that those who
have invested their money in this
mine will he so eminently success
ful that they will turn their atten
tion to the great mineral belt that
lies right at our doors, und then in
timo wo may hear the merry song
of the stamp mills as they pound
out the shining treasures of the
hills of Crook county as they are
now doing in the SuniptiT district.
Hi riwi riotu iht llnr.ini-k L'oum ry
Mrs. Tike visited her daughters,
Mrs. aiinah Hand Mrs. (iilliam,
recently.
The Jack rahits are some what
scarce since the chase, not so fa
miliar at least. Unceasing ' war
has been dcclaredJiipon him and
his posterity.
Wood and hay and water and
other chores are theennohling and
absorbing subjects most diseu-S ,d
these days about Haystack and
the straw pile.
A splendid ruin full was bad on
Friday and Suturduy'and on Mon
day about four inches of snow
came down. All say that this will
insv.ro a fine crop this coming
yeor.
Mrs. Frank Hannah is unite
sick. Father (iilliam is also some
what under the weather. With
the exception of Dome colds and
other slight indispositions due to
the weather, all tin1 able to hus'.le.
An exceptionally largo audience
greeted Mr. Child at the Culver
schonlhousu on Sunday night.
His sermon on Tho Will of God,
was well received. All felt that
he did justice Ho the question
which was raised through the
articles published in the news
paper recently, by simply saying
that he considered himself called
to preach the Gospel and any
thing which he said in the pulpit
was in explanation oftthe word
and that ho had no other purpose;
the Gospel needed no defense as it
was its own defense, and he hud
no apology for the truth.
A Sunday school will bo organ
ized at Lamonta schoolhouse
February the 8th. at 2 o'clock P.
M. Gl.KANKR.
Notice is hereby given that I
have sold the Crook County Journ,
al toS. M. Bailey and W. C
Black, and that they wili collect
all bills and pay all indebtedness
pertaining to said paper and plant
and will perfect all advertising
contracts, save and except such
accounts as were contracted by
Fogle & Parker in the mutter of
advertising tinibor land final
proofs' prior t6 the first day of Oc,
tober 11)02.
Dated at Prineville, Oregon this
15th day of January, 1903.
W. T. Fogle
Approved by Bailey it Black.
Dr. W. W. Tnggart, the eye special
ist, at the Foindexter Hotel, will at
tend to your eyes, fit your specUclei,
cure your headache and' nervous
troubles One charge for one year.
Care of children a speciality. Glases
ground in Portland.
THE LAWMAKERS.
Arc, Engaged At Salem
Electing a Senator.
Fulton Now Leads.
The Voto Ib Divided And As It
Stands Is Anybody's
Fldht.
JANL'AIIY 21.
The vote for senator was; Ful
ton 31. Geer 18, Wood (I)em.)
17, Piltock 4, George 6, scatter
ing 11, absent 4. Among the hills
introduced in the senate ot special
interest was one by Smith, of
Umatilla to prohibit the driving of
cattle beyond the county limits
without a hair brand thereon, and
two by Williamson, one for the
relief of Lake county, and one to
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Ci.ay A. SiMi'sox, Mniir. Intrhioh DeI'AKTEKXT.
prevent tho frnudulant wearing of
lodgo emblems.
JANUARY 22.
Geer's followers held a meeting,
having lost two out of their ranks
tt Fulton. The ballot for U. S.
Senator stood Fulton 32, Geer 17,
Wood 17, Cieorge 5, Pittock 4,
Williams 3, Mills 2, Wolverton,
Carey, Hermann, Hall, Fenton
Barrett and Paxton 1 each.
Among the important bills before
the senate was the Lewis & Clark
Fair bill, which carried an ap
propriation of $")00,000, and was
passed with but few dessenting
votes.
x Jaxuaky 23.
The senatorial vote falls off
many being reported absent. The
vote for United States Senator
stood Fulton 29, Geer 15, Wood
13, Scattering Hi, and absent 17.
Among the bills of interest was
that of Burgess, of Wasco, which
provided for the creation of the
new eounty of Stockman. It pass
ed the house with but tour dissent-
ing votes, and will go before the
Senate this week. The bill is
known as If. B. 1)1.
JAKUAHY 24.
The legislature adjourned until
Monday. The bills introduced so
fur in the senate and house num
bered 315 us compared with 359
during the same time at the last
ses.-ion.
January 20.
The vote for senator i-tood about
as on January 23. The ballot
slowed 21 for Fulton, Geer 13,
Wood M, absent and paired 21
Among the important bills before
the house was one providing for a
portage railway at Celilo, which
was referred to the committee on
railroads. The "mile limit" sheep
hill was killed in the house It
was presented by Burleigh, of Wal
lowa, and was to prevent the graz
ing or herding of sheep within one-
half mile of a possessory claim.
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Roy McCord was absent from
school Thursday.
Mrs. Aver Calavan visited our
school Tuesday.
Bertha and Mary Smith have
returned to school after several
days absence. x
Guy Bitter was absent from
school Tuesday.
Mr. M. D. and J. O. Powell re
turned from Moro Wednesday
where they have been visiting
Marion Powell who is quite poor
ly. J. H. Zeverly, wife and little son
visited Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Spear
this week.
Miss Helen Holtz started for her
home near Shaniko last Tuesday.
Mrs. Laura Zell spent ' several
days at the home of Mrs. J. 0.
Powell. A Pi'Pa.
READ THE JOURNAL
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
Litems of Interest Gath
ered Here and There
Some Stolen, Others Not
Oullings From Our Exchanges-
Nows Notes of the Week
Timely Topics.
An estimate coming from a re
spectable source is that New York
City in 1910 will have 4,953,000
inhabitants, and in 1920, 6,191,
250, while Chicago is credited with
growing only up to 2,374,229 in
1910, and 3,475,209 in 1920.
It seems, from press dispatches
that the powers to be in Manila,
are trying to cinch some of their
questionable acts upon subordi
nates. The latest victim is Major
' Glenn, who is said to be a very
'capable officer. A military organ
ization, no matter, under what
i civilized flag it serves is liable to
just such proceedings. The rank
ing man has all the liest of it.
' Nine men are dead and ten in
; jured as a result of a rear end col
; lision on. the Great Northern last
; Tuesday, at a sjint in Washing
ton known as Happy Hollow, a
! bridge gang train smashed into an
i engine standing with a rotary
snow plow, a car containing '50
! men belonging to the bridge crew
was thrown from the track. The
dead and injured were all mem
;bcrs of the work gang. None of
the train crew were injured.
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j A disoatch from Washington
'says: "Tho senate committee on
I public lands today ordered a favor
! able report on Senator Mitchell's
; hill for the relief of settlers within
the limit of the grant to The
! Dalles military road, in Sherman
county. Oregon. It was amended,
however, to provide for an appro-p-iation
committee to be appoint
el by the secretary of the interior,
and which is to visit the lands and
j ascertain the amount of damages
due the settlers.
j Polly, a Piute squaw died in the
city jail Thursday evening. Mar
shal George found her drunk on
the street early in the evening
1 and placed her in jail with Indian
;Tatsy to keep a fire. About 10
I o'clock the marshal called and
found her dead. Yesterday morn
ing Dr. Marsden made an exami
nation of the body and found she
had died from alcoholic poisoning.
She had ' filled her hide too full.
It is a pity this liquor trufic with
Indians cannot be stopped.
Burns Times Herald.
As a result of an investigation
made by L. L. Sharp, inspector of
the general land .office, warrants
are out for J. W. Lusk and AV. R.
Simmons, of Boise, Idaho.who have
been living here, on a charge of
obtaining money under false pre
tenses, a man named Fitzsimmons
being the complainant. It is said
that these men have victimized
some 70 people by pretending to
locate timber lands for them.
They would show the victim a fine
body of timber that was not open
to location. Then they would file
for him on some worthless land.
The two men have disappeared.
U illaw Crick Item..
Willow Creek was on a spree
Saturday and Sunday.
Two new scholars this week
making the number enrolled 47.
The visitors for the week were
Mr. C. and Joe Montgomery.
L. Boyce has lately taken his
cattle to Haystack.
A great many cattle here on the
creek make a fellow think of hay
stacks. John Hale, of Trout, is up here
for the Winter. He is now stop
ping with Mrs. Anna Crooks.
A social dance was given at Wm.
Palmehns last Friday night. A
very pleasant evening was report
ed. Miss Lillie Reed, of Culver, was
the guest of her grandmother, Mrs.
C. Montgomery, the foro part' nf
the week.
Charles Wrenn left Saturday for
his home at Josenh, Oregon. Mr.
Vt renn was accompanied by M.
Wheeler as far as Shaniko.
A gentleman from Haystack
purchased last week from C. Mont
gomery a pair of fine geese. The
visitor said there was no (gooses)
in Haystack. Strange isn't it?
We are exacting a new set of
windows for our school building.
May the directors hasten the day,
for cold weather waits for no man
(in Eastern Oregon.)
Nat Newbill ie said to he on the
lookout for a farm hand, as his
son John wishes to take a trip
j West for his health. It is thought
j that Haystack will he the first
j place visited. This notion seems
I to have taken hold on the boy at
I the Friday dance, as reported by
1 an eye witness.
' Willow Oemc School.
Ashwood Gleaniotrs.
Fiom the Prouector.
Chas Dcrham was doing busi
ness in town Monday.
Frank Anderson is working for
the Morning Star Company.
John Knight left on Saturday's
stage to visit his family at Pendle
ton. Sam Carruichal left on Satur
day's stage to visit his old stamp
ing ground at Umatilla.
Alex Friend and wife, of Bliz
zard Ridge, were in town visiting
friends and relatives last week.
Frank Shambeau is hauling
freight from Shaniko. The roads
never get too bad for Shambeau.
.The boys have organized a foot
ball team, and their practice af
fords lots of amusement to on
lookers. Frank Irvine, of Antejope, spent
last week in town looking after
business here, returning home
Saturday.
Tom Lewis returned from the
Greenhorn district last week and
is now working on his claims in
the Axe Handle district. '
Supt. Chas Freer of the Morning
Star Mining Company, was in
town Monday. He reports work
progressing nicely at the mine.
Arch Curtis, the bashful clerk of
Irvine & Hamilton, contemplates
erecting a residence here in the
early spring. We have no idea
what he intends doing with it.
Dr. F. H. Coffeen is offering his
business here for sale. The Dr. has
been very successful in this coun
try and his many friends regret
that he contemplates leaving.
Ashwood is not the only place
in the country where hay is scarce.
At Shaniko the stable men are
shipping hay from The Dalles and
Portland and some alfalfa has
been shipped from lone.
Supt. James Wood was showing
some fine looking rock from the
Red Jacket this week. He says
the prospects are very bright on
this claim. The young people are
looking forward to the ball to be
given by the Woodman lodge on
January 30th. Judging from the
committee that hive this ball in
charge we know that it will be a
success.