Crook- Qnmty
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PRINEVILLE, CROOK COUNTY, OREGON, MARCH 19, 1903.
VOL. VIL
NO. U
CROOK'S GEOLOGY
From the Ten of Tliron
'AThroiiHon.
Also Mineral Resource!.
Ho Qlvoa Born Fucta Acquired by
Poraonal Bxperlonoe and Study
Tbttt Aro Now. 'i,
Tin) region is miiinly a broken
plali-iiu lying in tin- great lava
fluid of tliii North-West, the Quat
ternary outbreaksjif Dassalts and
Dolcritcs being the characteristic
rocks wilh minor Rhyoliles, Tra
chytes mid Audi-site. The ciuiyon
of thu Deschutes traverses the
county from north to 0011th und
the uplift forming tho western Mine
Mountain spur crosses from oast lo
went, terminating at thu canyon,
while thu eastern boundary lino in
formed hy tho north and south
Blue Mountain spur and tho West
ern hy Iho Cascade range. Tho
roc,k characters referred to aro
generally unproductive of nirtal
hearing veins, yet here and there
oeeiir us local dcvclopcmenls, not
intrusions, tracts of productive
rock, usuully l'orphyritos, and
tli in fealuru is characteristic of the
entire outbreak, duo to lack of
rack making vlenientii.
AIIWOOI AN!) TllOUT ClIKKK DlS
TllllT. In tho northern )rlion of the
county on Trout creek, a tributary
il the Deschutes river, in found a
tract of Porphyria, the productive
rock alluded lo. A number of
veins occur as fksuringi of tho
Porphyrin's, the principal develop
imml. work in -wi witff nn the
"Silver King", o;:o of the proper
tics of the Oregon King Mining
Company. A shall on the dip of
tho vein exposes the ores to a depth
of 000 Iw-t, good volume and values
showing. Tho ore oxidized at the
surface consists of sulphides of
iron, nine, lend and copper, carry
ing good values in gold und silver,
tho ganguo being more or less
altered Porphyrite wilh tome
quartz constant, and occurrsng
along a line of injury, a hinge
faulting movement incident upon
foldings. Other veins have been
developed but none to tho depth
merited; Homo work is being done,
but ihe camp is practically tied up,
4)110 lo the litigation over the -Silver
King. In Ihe Axe Handle
distrjet five or six miles to the east,
tiomo exploration work has been
done at numerous points, hut none
have reached a depth sufficient for
l-monstration, although good
values have lnwn encountered.
Eight miles to tho south, at the
Morning Star Mine, work is being
actively pushed on a vein from
which good values were had in the
.upper levels.
Ocuoco.
On tho south slope of tho Illuo
mountain spur near the headwaters
of Ochoco creek, occurs (mother
tract of Porphyrite, and Here like
wise are numerous strong veins,
fault-fissurings duo to folding
movement!). Considerable devcl
opemont work has been done, but
only in a superficial way, yet from
these shallow workings a great
Amount of ore has been extracted,
some of which has been shipped
at great expense, never-the-less
yielding good profits. These prop
erties huvo recently changed hands
lor a large amount, the new own
ers intending to permanently do
velopc the ground with deep work
ings, to follow up with a plant for
the treatment of the ores. The
ores aro Sulph-Arsenides of iron
with slight Antimoy Sulphides
and carrying high values, chiefly
in gold, and occur as replacement
of tho J'orphyrito, along Jim- 'of
faulting. Tho placer deposits of
thin dUtrict Imvo yeilded' large
amomlts of g16V ground having
boon worked which yielded bp
high an 130 nor day per man by
lhe old ground sluice method.
. Look-oi;t MouKtair. i
To the south of tho Ochoco camp
i distance of six or eight miles, on
Lookout .Mountain is a tyo of
Serpentine ' as a transmutation
from flno grained Basalt. Cinna
bar has been found. Bitumen is
inted wi ll the ire under
conditions proving nr. origin other
than organic for this substance.
But (-light developement work
has been done although the region
merits exploration, and careful
search to tho cost una soum 10
main Crooked river may reveal
large bodies of this ore, the js-culiar
rock development warranting this
conclusion.
Bkavkk Ciikkk.
In the north and south Blue
mountain uplift on Beaver creek
and tributaries uro extensive de
posit of gold ln-aring gravels and
veins of gold, silver and copper
ores. Conditions here are different.
Lima, Shales, Quarlzitcs and Con
glomeration prevailing over great
areas. But little attention has
been given to this region and the
prospector who will go over this
country carefully and understand
ing!)' will discover valuable
ground" On the lower slopes
among Iho foot-hills has Iwon
found coal of fair quality and the
conditions near by suggest the
existence of prolitablu measures.
Coal has also been found on the
divide hetwoen Trout creek and
to he of Importance.
Tiikkk Sistkiis,
Crossing the south end 0.' the
county from this point we meet
the immense fields of fossil life of
tho sist tertiary buried hy the
vast outpourings of lavas, animal
lite over whelmed in the waters
where safely had been vainly
sought, going out in a catastrophe
likened to which the passing of
Peelee is but an incident. , Beyond,
Iho stretches of seoriaceous lavas
reach to and from the Cascade
range, on tho north slope of the
SisU-rs tho river of black lava giv
ing to the region an air of the
desolation of death, strange and
weired, hut abounding in object
lessons in Dynamical (Jeology.
Tracts of productive rock occur
in the vicinity of Three Sisters,
but the prospector, under the mis
taken impression that the region
is unproductive, has not given it
the attention he should, more es-H-cially
on tho southerly slopes.
Near Mt. Jefferson is. another
region deserving attention.
Returning to the interior. On
Trout creek, Cherry creek, Crooked
river and its tributaries, in Doler
ites and overlying sheets, l points
hnving much in common with
RhyoIUes, occurs a substance
which is tho subject of much dif
ference of opinion. Tho Smith
sonian Institute holds that it is
''Bat's Guano," while tho depart
ment of agriculture maintains that
it is a Resin-fossil allied to the
ihe Ambers. Much local opinion
is with tho lormer. However,
after a careful investigation of the
conditions under which tho sub
stance originates, the conclusion is
definite that the occurrence is al
lied to the ordinary fuel and il
luminating oils, forming through a
process of leaching setting up in
the rock's mass as a result of ex
tremo injury, the rock being pri-
(lONTINUKD ON PAOE KIVK.)
THE COUNTY NEWS.
Our Correspondents Are
iNmctual.
News From All Quarters.
The Journal Has the Bot Oorree-
' apondenta Of Any Paper In
Interior Oregon.
Hotlaad Item
We had a slight snow fall yester
day, which brings many a frown
to the stockman's face.
Geo. Beatty and his little grand
son are confined to their beds with
la grippe.
I). A. Findley is feeding a bunch
of cattle and horses for Mnyfiel
Bros.
Tin- road supervisor says some
one is enjoying himself by destroy-.
ing guide boardt, but hopes with
close scrutiny to catch the miscre
ant. Born, February 20th to Mrs.
Frank House, a son. Mother and
child doing well nnd with careful
nursing Frunk will recover.
Win liogue is quite sick with the
hi grippe.
Geo. Sly came up from Bend last
Friday, but will soon return.
1). Wilhelm returned to your
city last Friday with a crowd of
timber people.
Chas. M.Willeyand 8. P. Donkel
returned from Silver Lake last
week. Mr. Donkel has sold his
properly here and contemplates
moving to Bend in the near future.
Wii.uk.
March Oth, 1903.
' tt'llliitv freek lleulft. '
About two inches of snow fell
aturday night.'
Grass is beginning to show signs
of appearance.
Hay Beoms yet to be legal tender.
While the treasured article is
scarce no one is altogether without.
Mr. C. Monrgomery is a Prine-
ville visitor this week.
Sunday school every Sunday at
10:30 a.m.
Mr. Wm. Joslin has moved his
family home. They havo resided
here to give their children a chance
to attend school. They are greatly
missed hy us.
We have now began the work of
the, fifth month of school. Two
months yet remain. An entertain
ment is anticipated at tho close of
the term.
Tho Willow Creek Live Stock
Association held its nn&vml meet
ing last Saturday. An interesting
meeting is reported. . Mr. W. C.
Wills presided, who is said to have
delivered an interesting and valu
able talk to those members pres
ent. The following ollicers wero
elected: Wm. Quinn, president,
George Dee, secretary, and Henry
Montgomery, Wm. Joslin, M.
Wheeler and Joe Smith directors.
A very enjoyable evening waB
spent at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. Waurinofsky last Friday. The
evening was spent in games after
which refreshments were served.
Those present were: Misses Dors
Allen, Carrie and June Hamilton,
Julia, Stella and EthelN Newbill,
Lizzie Degner Florence Montgom
ery, Eva Hussy, Mesdnmes Mary
Pitier, C. Montgomery, Henry
Montgomery and Messrs. Roy Chit
wood, Roy Joslin, Harry Pitzer,
Joe Montgomery, Lambert Lang-
don, Johnnie Backman, Ward
Jamison, Printice, Pitzer, Cluir and
Port Quinn, and John Edwards.
WlI.'iW Chfvk Krin.--T
ward Item. ,
Claud Wright started for Daw
son city on Murch 10th.
James Zevcly and Mrs. Rose
Klum, were visitors at Clyde Hon's
home last Sunday.
W. J. Wright and wife wero visi
tors atf. J. Pierson's last Sunday.
Hawkin Bros, intend to com
mence sawing about the first of
April, ,
Lewis McCullisler has been up
at the Oehueo mines the past week
making active prepartions to start
work at the mines in the near
future.
George Hereford spent the past
week at Antelope.
James Hawkins made a living
trip to Pririevillo lust week.
James Dyer and wife have
bought what was formerly known
as he John Hon ranch.
Ashwood Gleanings,
Pttim the I'njNpector.
LongUilI Miort was a visitor can hear. This'may make fisher
in town last week. , :en more careful'of the stories
K. Dean Huston and wife
visitors in town last Monday.
"Frenchy" Estebenet of Slianiko
was a visitor in town Tuesday.
Lyn Nichols of Hay Creek was a
visitor in Ashwood last Friday.
Rev. S. E. Hornibrook, of Ante
!oe preached two interesting ser
mons here last Sunday.
,V. A. Powne of Ihe Morning
Star camp was visiting in Antelope
several days last week.
O. M. Kisser and D. F. Germain,
Knights o' the Grip, were inter
viewing our business men here lust
Saturday. -
Arthur Stubling, of The Dalhs,
wa-. in town yesterday, in" the in
tcrests of his father's wholesale
liquor house at The Dalles.
H.Clay Grater and wife hove
been visiting at the Griffiths place.
on the John Day River, during the
past week.
We are glad to learn that C. M.
Cartwrigbt, who has been quite ill
in Portland, is improving andonl
the road to recovery.
Dr. Hurold Clark and wife are
visiting in town this week. They
are. the guests of Mrs. Clark's
mother, Mrs. Jeo Breeding?
John Knight is doing the assess
ment work on the Umatilla claim,
which belongs to Savior and Dun
can, of Umatilla.
A. V. Burlington, who has been
prospecting for Thron Thronson
for some months, on the West side
of tiie mountains, returned to this
camp several days ago. He has
located some very promising prop
erty about 3 miles from Spring
field. J. W. and J. C. Robinson re
turned last Wednesday from Sh.-n-iko,
where they spent several days
in the interest of their new mining
company, tho Gold King. They
were successful in floating consider
able stock in. the company, and
expect to proceed immediately,
with the developement of the
property.
Thron Thronson returned last
Thursday from Shaniko, and left
next day for Prinevillc and the
Ochoc country. Mr. Thronson
expects to begin at once, tho devel
opemcnt of his mining property in
that region.
Lumber $lO Per M.
After January 1, 190?, we will
sell lumber at our n ill on the
0--toco for $10 per M.
" - Piioa.
NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD
Items of Interest Gath
ered Here and There
Some Stolen, Others Not
Oultings Froni Our Fxjhanges-
Nawj Notes of the Week
Timely Topics. .,
The new Uniled States cruiser
Baltimore is to be fitted with steel
furniture throughout.
Sealtkin dog blankets made to
order are on sale; in New York.
The chcujiest have no handker
chief pocket, and cost $50. '
Editor Charles Emory Smith,
late Postmaster General, says
newspaper work is a delightful
change from -"listening to the
plaints of disappointed office-seekers,
A Uniled States Fish Commis
sion expert has decided that fish
M'wy tell
Last week the Z X stock people
of Paisley, started 2200 head of
cattle for the desert range, their
hay having run out. This lot was
was preceded by 1200 the week be
fore. The President expects to go west
on the 2fith of March. He will be
accompanied by Secretary Root
and possibly other members of the
Cabinet.
Free Trade with Porto Rico has
resulted in increasing American
exports to the island from $2,000,
000 to $12,000,000 in five years.
Imports from Porto Rico have in
creased from a little less '" than
$2,000,000 to $9,634,000.
Mr. Hearst, the father of yellow
journalism, and of nothing else
legitimate, has been in Washing
ton coddjing his presidential boom
let. He has a retinue composed
of the despairing and the despe
rado clement of the lntc demo
cratic party.
The Burns city election held last
week, was a quiet one, according to
the papers from that place. The
principal fight was centered on the
ollice of Marshall. Dyke Jameson
was elected by a majority of one,
on the no-whiskey to Indians plat
form. It seems that our sister city
is a good way behind Prineville
in her method of dispensing whis
key. A negro in Mississippi, who has
just been discharged by Preisdent
Roosevelt from a federal office,
has established a newspaper with
at least thirty circulation. His
editorials, without reading between
the lines indicate that the late of
the country depends upon the
election of another man in 1004.
Things in his ollice look shaky lor
Roosevelt.
It is noteworthy that the roll
call of senators is largely a roll
call of former governors of states.
This is true of Stone of Missouri,
Clark of Arkansas, . McCreary of
Kentucky, Perkins of California,
Foraker of Ohio, Tillman of South
Carolina, Wetmore of Rhode Is
land, Nelson of Minnesota, Bate 0!
Tennessee, Dietrich of Nebraska,
Warren of Wyoming, both Proc
tor and Dillingham of Vermont,
Foster of Louisiana, and others.
The Retail Lumber Dealers' As
sociation, of Sun Francisco, has
made another advance in prices.
Six months ago the price of rough
Oregon pine was from $10 to 12 a
thousand, and now ranges from
$19 to $21 a thousand. Finishing
P'ne, which is clear and free from
knots, is worth today from $30 a
thousand upwards. Last year No.
2 flooring cost $20 a thousand;
it is selling at from $30 to $31 a
thousand feet. Comparatively lit
tle sugar pine is used, and then on
ly for doors, sashes, etc., for it corffs
from $70 to $75 a thousand. ,
Lately a man Irom the east and
a man from the west were arguing
about the speed of trains in their
respective parts of the country.
Naturally, c.-ch wished to claim
honor for bis own section. Said
the Westerner: "I was traveling
on the Pacific Railroad, when on
tho side of the track we passed a
snow shed a mile long, which flash
ed past us like a telegraph post
we were traveling so fast."
. "Oh," said the other, "we go a
lot faster than that. Why, last
week my wife came to see me off
from my place, and as I leaned out
of the train window lo kiss her the
train started, and I kissed a cow
looking over a fence fourteen miles
away, instead of kissing my wife!"
Report of District No. 18 for a
term of six months ending Febru
ary 27, 1903.
Total No. of days taught, 113;
total No. of Holidays, 7; avo-age
No. belonging, 16; total No. of girls
belonging, 8; total No. boys belong
ing, 8; total No. days attendance,
1759; total No. of days absence, 49;
No. ol visitors, 22.
B. F. Wilhoit,
I Teacher.
AHadetfal Dittcoverr.
One of our leadinsr western nhv-
sicians on being interrogated as to
wnat lie regarded , as the best
remedy for all diseases that the
human He h is heir too, and what
ft the best preventive promptly re
plied. Portluml (Huh whwlrpi- as T
know it is a pure bourbon, well
maiureu, unu aged 111 wood lor
sale by all first class dealers.
Coal lins lieen discovered in the
eastern part ol t he county in consider
able quantities, and reports keen
reachfng us of the fine prospects had
by several parties. The cool indica
tions seem to be general from the
Heppner country south, and extends
for a distance of peihapi 200 miles,
varying in width. 4 partial analv-
sis by Dr. V. W. Taggnrt of this city,
shows toe coal to be very rich in
volatile carbon showing quantities
from 40 per cent to 75 per cent, and
is about 40 per cent coke. The proe-
pects'fhow the vein to be superceded
by a layer of shale, and indications
would oueeest a -thickneni nf firm
teaming coal of nt least six feet.
It
is only a matter of time until de.
velopement work will commence on
these properties. When they do we
predict that Crook county will take
her place among the coal producing
seclioiiS of the west.
Genius and Drudger)-.
Paderewski. when told by her
royal highness, Princess Victoria,
says an exchange, that ho was
"surely inspired" answered:
'Your roval highness will, I
dare say, be surpiited when I tell
you that I remember the day when
1 was quite an indifferent player.
I was determined, however, to be
what the world call- a genius, and
to be a genius I well knew that I
must first be a drudge, for genius
and drudgery always go hand in
hand. Genius," anil Puderewski
spoke excitedly, "is three quarters
drudgery; that's what genius is. I
at one time practiced day after
day, year after year, till I leca:n9
almost insensible to sound be
came a machine, as it were. Now
'Puderewski is a genius,' says the
world! Yes, but Paderewiki was a
drudge before he was a genius!"
We have a tenant for a h rm
from 160 to 640 acres. Anyone
having such a place would do well
to call at this office.
Journal Rkal Estate Agency.