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OREGON- CITY
34th Year
OREGON CITY, OREGON, THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1916
Number 3
T"
AT CITY COUNCIL
THREE FORMER MEMBERS AD
DRESS CITY DADS UPON
PENDING QUESTIONS
JITNEYS AND SEWERS FOUGHT
Southern Pacific Tells City Dads It
is Satisfied with Eleventh Street
Crossing, but Roake Is Not
The regular April meeting; of the
city council Wednesday night played
to a full house, and added attractions
to the usual vaudeville were the ap
pearances of three former council
men, Jitneys and sewers filled up
the major portion of the evening,
though some business was transact
ed. The ball started rolling right after
the minutes had been read, when City
Engineer Miller confided to the coun
cil that Oregon City wasn't as big as
it used to be. The Willamette river,
he said, had washed away some of
the property west of Main street, and
on account of this erosion the assess
ment of several parcels of land for
the Main street sewer district was
at fault and would have to be cor
rected. -Mr. Miller presented the
corrected figures, and the recorder
was ordered to change the assess
ment rolls.
This being disposed of, Recorder
Loder read a letter from the state
railroad commission, enclosing a com
munication from the Southern Pa
cific railway and approving it. The
Southern Pacific said its experts had
investigated the crossing at Eleventh
street, and found it in fine shape.
Councilman Roake took issue with the
railroad and maintained that the
crossing was in bad shape, that the
alarm bell didn't always ring, and
that the territory was dangerous. Mr.
VanAuken said he had inspected the.
crossing, and that it was all right,
and that Mr. Moore had been with
him and would bear him out that the
alarm signal rang whenever a train
passed. Mr. Moore said that the bell
didn't always ring, and that the cross
ing was dangerous. He thought a
watchman ought to be placed there.
Mr. VanAuken was surprised at
this, and said if the bell didn't ring,
it should be made to ring. Mr. Metz
ner thought so too, and moved that
the matter of fixing up the crossing
be referred back to the committee
again and back it went. This cross,
ing has been in committee and out
of committee- for over two years now.
Meade Post, No. 2, G. A. R. was
given $75 by the council to help in
properly observing Decaration day.
Remonstrances against the assess
ments in Sewer District No.' 10 were
then taken up. There was standing
room only in the council, and it took
20 minutes to read the remonstranc
es. Mayor Hackett said he thoguht
the assessment matter had been con
sidered a special meeting in the fu
ture, and didn't seem very mueh in
favor of the sewer anyway. Its es
timated cost, he said, was $80,000,
and it would be a long time before
the city needed it.
City Engineer Miller explained that
the assessments already levied were
to cover the cost of work already
done. Mr. Hackett said this work
wasn't of much use, as a lot of people
couldn't use the sewer.
Mr. Miller then went into a his
tory of the sewer, said the city had
spent $23,000 on it already, and that.
the assessment had been reducd to
a square foot basis. People who
could connect with the completed part
of the sewer were assessed one cent
per square foot of their holdings, and
other folk in the district were assess
ed half a cent, and would have to pay
the remaining half cent when the
sewer was extended to their proper
ty. Many property owners spoke about
the matter. One said that he wa9
assessed $38.12 for one lot supposed to
be served by the sewer, yet that dur
ing the recent high water his lot had
been covered with 14 feet of moisture
that wouldn't run off into the sew
er. Another man said his lot was
worth $100, and he was assessed $30
for a sewer that hadn't been com
pleted to it.
.Then appeared the first of the
"pioneers" of the evening. Former
Councilman James Wilkinson, who
said he had served under three or
four mayors, talked about the sewer
a little bit.
"I have two lots," he said, "be
tween Main street and Railroad ave
nue, or Center street. There is a
sewer on each of these streets, and
former councils gave me the privilege
of connecting with it, and then dug
a trench 120 feet long to the other
sewer and connected with that I
supposed they would let me alone,
but they assessed me the full amount
for each sewer. I paid that both
those assessments and now they are
coming and wanting me to pay for a
third sewer that I can't even use. I
have paid out $2,500 in street assess
ments in this town, and I've never
taken a cent of the city's money,
either as salary for office or other-
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NIGH
ROADMASTER IS NAMED
T. A. Roots to Have Complete Control
of County Highway Work
The appointment of T. A. Roots,
of Clackamas, as county roadmaster,
wiis announced last week by the
county court. The appointment was
made some days before it was public
ly announced. As roadmaster Mr.
Roots will have absolute control of
county highway matters, and will be
responsible to the people for the
condition of the roads. He is an ex
perienced road man, has made a not
able record in the past; and it is gen
erally believed that his appointment
will put an end to the catch-as-catch-
can system of road making that has
prevailed in the county for so long.
Co-operation of supervisors will
greatly assist Mr. Roots in his work.
The appointment of Mr. Roots
meets with general approval about the
county seat. It is regarded as a busi
ness-like step on the part of the
county court, and doth efficiency
and economy are exqected to result.
Among thos who give the fullest aq
qroval to the appointment are H. E.
Cross, who said, when speaking about
it:
"It seems ridiculous to think that
the county has heretofore permitted
the supervisor in each district to be
absolute boss of the roads in that dis
trict, without any executive head to
direct co-operation. Just suppose
that the Southern Pacific, for ex
ample, said to every section boss be
tween here and San Francisco 'here is
so much money, now spend it any way
you want on the track of your sec
tion.' Just imagine 49 section boss
es buying their own rails, their own
ties, and doing the work the way they
wanted to, without any general super
vision, Do you think the railroad
would be comfortable to travel on?
Yet that is what we have been doing
in road affairs in this county. I
think the appointment of a road
master is a big step in advance, and
I hope that the supervisors will co
operate with Mr. Roots for the good
of the roads in all districts."
Other county seat men, interested
in the highway problems, felt much
the same as did Mr. Cross about the
matter; and the county court mem
bers were congratulated on their se
lection of Mr. Roots for the place.
CHICKENS OPEN DOOR
Trained Fowls Also Close up Coop at
Night at Pipe Line Intake
Johnny Morris, who is watchman
at the intake of the South Fork pipe
line, has five trained chickens and a
rooster. The fowls lock' up their
chickenc oop each night, and in the
morning they unlock it and walk out
through the open door. At least City
Engineer Miller says they do, and he
ought to know, for he was up there
Sunday.
The Morris chickens live in a coun
try that at night is infested with
cougar, wildcats, weasels and other
things that are bad for fowls' health.
Also Mr. Morris isn't always home
at bedtime, so he has devised a
means of "safeguarding his birds that
is unique. The chief feature of the
plan is a moveable perch on which the
fowls roost. Attached to this perch
is a cord leading to the chicken-house
door. Attached to the other side of
the door is a 12-pound rock on a pul
ley.. When the chickens are off the
perch, the 12-pound rock pulls the
door open, and the fowis are free to
enter and leave their home. At night
when they come in to roost, and all
climb on the perch, their combined
weight .causes the bar to drop down
ward, and this in turn pulls on the
rope that shuts the door. In the
morning when the chickens wake up
and hop down from the perch, re
leasing their weight, the 12-pound
rook pulls the door open.
Mr. Morris may patent this pat
ent, self-sealing hen-roost, and if he
does he will become a very, very rich
man maybe.
INDIAN ON LONG HIKE
Wager for $10,000 Said to be Impetus
- for Trip Across Continent
Clad in a blue coat and pink trou
sers, White Eagle, a "Chicago" In
dian of mixed blood, arrived in the
county seat Monday about 800 miles
ahead of two white men, with whom
he is walking from the Windy City to
the Pacific Ocean and back again for
a wager of $10,000. At least White
Eagle says that is why he blossom
ed out into town in such noticeable
regalia. The two white men, accord
ing to his story, were already badly
beaten; and by winning the wager
White Eagle expects to prove the su
periority of the red race to the white.
White Eagle has followed the rail
roads on his hike, and since October
16 of last year, when he started on
his jaunt, has worn out 12 pairs of
shoes. He expects to complete the
journey in 14 months from the time
he started. In the county seat he
was followed by a gang of admiring
small boys and two dogs.
Elevator Has Fit
The Oregon City municipal lift
went on a rampage late last week,
and without much warning rose
gracefully to the top of the shaft
when the operator tried to make it
go down to the bottom. Jack Confer
was operating the elevator at the
time, and Jie and his passengers were
both considerably disturbed. '
EDGES
fritz y res
OVER FORTY- QUARTS OF LI
QUOR SEIZED AT BELLE
HOTEL, MILWAUKIE
DISTRICT ATT'Y TRIUMPHS
Raid Is Complete Surprise to Propri
etor, Who Is Caught Trying to
Pour Evidence out of Bottle
District Attorney Gilbert L. Hedges
Wednesday hight raided the i Hotel
Belle at Milwaukie, arrested Fritz
Boysen, ,the proprietor, and confiscat
ed over 40 quarts of assorted liquors
and beer. Boysen was caught red
handed trying to pour out some of the
whiskey that was behind the bar, and
caches of booze were found in various
parts of the resort at Milwaukie.
The raid was scheduled to have
come off three weeks ago, but Boysen
was tipped off at that time, and for
awhile got rid of all his stock of li
quor, according to Deputy District At
torney Thomas A. Burke, who partic
ipated in the raid. The district at
torney's office has had a man watch
ing the resort for the past month and
a half, and when word was received
from this man early in the week that
Fritz "had recovered from his ner
vousness," the plans-for the raid were
laid.
Leaving Oregon City by automo
bile, part of the raiding party went
to the sanitarium at Island station,
on the interurban line, and there met
the balance of the officers who par
ticipated in the little surprise party.
Each man was assigned to a certain
station within the resort, and when
the raiders entered every man went
to his post. As the district attorney
started for the rear of the establish
ment, Boysen rushed behind the bar,
grasped a bottle of whiskey, and
started pouring it out on the floor.
M. H. Hughes, one of the official
party, saw him, and shouted a warn
ing, and Deputy District Attorney
Burke made a rush for Boysen and
secured the bottle before all of its
contents had been spiled.
A search of the premises revealed
24 quarts of beer in one cache, which
Boysen declared was the personal
property of the cook. The cook, be
ing later interrogated, denied any
ownership of the stuff, and it was
confiscated along with a jug of wine
hidden beneath a napkin in the bread
box, some cognac brandy, a bottle or
two of California wine, and an ample
supply of hard liquor. Boysen was
given the alternative of putting up a
thousand dollars bail or coming to the
county jail with the raiding party;
and eventually decided to put up the
cash.
Those on the raiding party were
District Attorney Hedges, his deputy
Mr. Burke, Chief of Police Blanchard
of Oregon City, Constable D. E.
Frost, M. H. Hughes, deputy sheriffs
Riley, Mullan, VanHam and O'Neil,
and Sheriff Wilson. The raid was a
complete surprise, and was carried out
without a hitch. The district attor
ney's office has been accumulating
evidence against the resort for some
time, and has simply been waiting an
opportune time to simultaneously
make a seizure and an arrest.
Several little supper parties were
disturbed when the raiders enterd,
and two fair young women made a
dash from the building'before guards
had been posted at all the doors.
While the raiding party was still in
the place a callow youth from Port
land and a young woman in festive
clothes arrived by automobile; but
they didn't tarry very long.
Boysen will be held to the grand
jury, charged with violating the pro
hibition laws.
Boysien was arraigned befor Jus
tice of the Peace Sievers Thursday
morning and pleaded not guilty to
the charge of selling intoxicating h
quors. Justice Sievers fixed bail at
$1000 cash, which was the sum asked
by District Attorney Hedges fol
lowing the raid, to insure Boysen's
appearance Thursday. Boysen had
no difficulty in raising this amount.
H. THISSEN HONORED
Clackamas County Man Elected Pres
ident of New Stock Association
H. Thissen, of Concord, was Sat'
urday morning elected president of
the Columbia Jersey Cattle club.
which was organized at a meeting in
the office of the Rural Spirit in Port
land; and which will represent up-to-
date stock raisers in Clackamas, Mult
nomah, Columbia and Clatsop coun
ties. The organization meeting was
well attended, and several addresses
were made. Charles Cleaveland was
elected secretary.
Among those present and taking
an active part in the organization
meeting were William M. Ladd, B. C
Altman, Charles Cleaveland, Harry
West, J. W. Samuels and Mr. This
sen. The purpose of the organiza
tion will be to encourage the breed
ing of Jersey cattle, and the hold
ing of annual sales of blooded, pedi
greed stock
EVERY DAY SEES A NEW
SUBSCRIBER'S NAME ON
THE COURIER'S BOOKS
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Rival newspapers, that are J
making desperate efforts to S
bolster up their circulation, J
i Will tell you that the Courier is
losing steadily in its circula- .
J tion. They don't care what J
& they say they feel the opposi- !
J tion of the Courier, and they &
! are trying futiley to offset it. !
J The Courier isn't making J
any campaign for circulation. J
J It isn't giving away books,
. cheap' crockery or other prem-
iums to coax people to take it. t
It is simply printing the news M
of Clackamas county, and
J printing it straight and undis- J
J guised. And because of this J
J the Courier is growing.
J -. During February the Cour
i? ier got 30 new subscribers
. better than one a day. Thir-' J
J ty people came into the Cour- Jt
& ier office, or wrote in, and put
up a dollar for the Courier for.
! a year. That doesn't look as J
if theNCourier was losing circu-ttf
J lation does it? .
& Remember the Courier isn't
muzzled, it isn't subservient to i
any interests, and it isn't
J afraid to print anything that J
is worth while printing. M
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ROSE UPTEGROVE PICKED
AS
OREGON CITY'S CHOICE
FOR BIG FESTIVAL
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN PLANNED
County Seat Contestant for Royal
Honors Is Popular Maid of Win
some, Attractive Personality
It will be "Queen Rose" at the
Portland Rose Festival this year if
Oregon City and Clackamas county
have their way about it. That was
settled Wednesday night of this week,
when a committee of seven bachelors
picked Miss Rose Uptegrove, of Ore
gon City, as the county seat's candi
date in the big contest to pick a ruler
of Oregon's great annual gala week.
And the committee who did the select-
ng believe that as the candidate's
name is Rose, she will win many votes
from people outside of the county
who will think that a rose city, during
a rose festival, ought to have a rose
for a queen.
Miss Rose Uptegrove is nineteen
years old, and has lived in Oregon
City for four years. She is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Upte
grove, and was born in Oklahoma.
She is a most popular young woman,
fair to look upon, bright, - vivacious
and winsome, and received the unan
imous choice of the committee. The
seven bachelors who selected ,Miss
Rose as the young lady to bear Ore
gon City's standard in the. friendly
battle for royal honors are J. D. Ol
son, H. A. Swafford, H. Leighton Kel
ly, H. E. Draper, Charles T. Parker,
Dr. Frank Mount and Dr. J. A. Van-
Brakle.,
H. Leighton Kelly will manage the
campaign for Miss Rose, and expects
to pile up a winning vote for her.
The election of Queen of the Rose
Festival will be by votes published
in the newspapers, and by votes that
may be purchased at the rate of ten
for a cent from the Festival asso
ciation and its representatives.
Miss Uptegrove was genuinely
surprised when she was told of the
honor that had been thrust upon her.
Blushing with happiness, and with
her eyes sparkling at the prospect of
ruling over Oregon's great summer
festival, she pledged herself to do all
that she could to win for Oregon City
and to be a loyal and lovable ruler .if
elected.
Arbitration Wanted
At their weekly luncheon on Tues
day, members of the Live Wires of
the Oregon City Commercial club
adopted resolutions expressing the
hope that the difficulties between the
railroad trainmen and engineers and
the nation's transportation lines
might be settled by arbitration. It
was pointed out that a general rail
road strike at this time would prove
a great disaster for the entire coun
try, would demoralize freight move
ments and embarass passenger traffic,
and might seriously discommode a
large number of citizens not directly
concerned in the trouble. The rail
road men are asking for a straight
eight-hour day, and the railroads say
that to grant the request would great
ly increase operating expenses, forc
ing the public to pay more for trans
portation. Judge Grant B. Dimick and George
W. Buck have purchased the herd of
big-type, pure breed Poland China
hogs heretofore owned by the Nichols
I farm, at Parkplace.
CANDIDATE
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NAME
IS
WELL DESCRIBED
COURIER READERS TELL REA
SON FOR STATE'S APPAR
ENT BACKWARDNESS
REMEDIES READILY SEEN, TOO
Letters Sent in Answer to Inquiry
Show Clackamas County Folk
Deeply Interested in State
A month or so ago the Courier ask
ed its readers what they thought
about certain comparisons that had
been drawn between Oregon and
Washington. It will be recalled that
certain statistics "were printed which
showed beyond question, that Wash
ington, with not as favorable climatic
conditions as Oregon, had developed
far more rapidly than has the Beaver
state. And in presenting these sta
tistics, the Courier asked its readers
what they believed the Oregon "jynx"
to be asked them how they could ac
count for Oregon's retarded develop
ment, and what they believed to be
the remedy. '
Many answers were received to the
Courier's inquiries. The gist of some
of these replies has already been
printed on the editorial page. And
here are presented some more of the
reasons given by t Courier readers
and also some suggestions for bet
tering things. Space does not permit
the publication in full of the letters
received, but the answers given have
been, "boiled down," and the chief
features are here presented.
Oregon's development has been re
tarded because of the conflict between
the ideas of her people and the power
of special interests that did not de
sire to see these ideas put into prac
tice. . . '
Oregon's development has been re-1
tarded because much of the state has
been "bottled up" by railroads that
have failed to build transportation
lines into territory not directly con
trolled by themselves. .
Oregon's development has been
held back because of legislation, that
has tended to discourage young men
and young women from entering any
sort of pioneer work.
Oregon has been cursed with news
papers that have distorted news re
garding the state and what the people
of the state have been doing.
Oregon has had too much politics.
Oregon people have been too prone
to look back to the pioneers for guid
ance and inspiration, and have not
looked ahead; they have been satis
fied to do things' in "the old way," in
stead of trying to find more efficient
methods.
' Oregon has suffered greatly from
the fact that vast stretches of land
have been held for investment by
groups of men whose interests were
all allied.
Oregon has not given "new blood"
a chance; young men and women have
not been promoted into positions of
trust and leadership. When open
ings have occurred, older men ' from
Eastern points have been imported
into the state to fill them, and Ore
gon's "new blood" has been thrust
aside or held down.
That's about the way those who
have answered the Courier's inquiry
as to the "Oregon jynx" have seen
the trouble. In short, they have said
that Oregon has been "hide bound,"
that she has been ruled by men who
all take their orders from a clique
of Portlanders who virtually control
the state's resources because they
control the land. Oregon hasn't been
given a chance.
As remedies for this condition, the
Courier's readers suggest the follow
ing things: ,
Giving Oregon men and women a
chance to hold down the "big jobs"
as vacancies occur promoting Ore
gon men and women when chance for
promotion is found, and not sending
East for people.
- Opening up of the state's resourc
es by railroad construction into sec
tions now not thickly settled.
Election of men to legislative and
other executive office who will pledge
themselves to try and break up the
land monopoly; men who are truly
progressive, and who will forget the
pioneer way" of doing things, and
try to flnd a new and more modern
method. ;
Greater use of the "Oregon sys
tem" in law-making and law-repeal
ing.
Instruction in the public schools
along line of modern business, and
the encouragement of reading and de
bate among the pupils.
These are the things that Courier
readers say, and the remedies they
suggest. They are not. the Courier's
ideas, entirely. And they are print
ed here chiefly because they are sum
maries of the answers received to the
inquiries of ho wbest to kill the
"Oregon jynx."
The Courier, hopes that some of
them will be tried; and above all else
it hopes that the Oregon "Jynx" will
be killed, and that this state! develop
ment will increase until Oregon ex
cels Washington in advancement
COUNCIL AT OLD GAME
Executive Session Pulled at Special
Meeting to Consider Bonds
In spite of the modesty of Chris
tion Schuebel, city attorney, the coun
cil Tuesday afternoon requested Livy
Stipp, Mr. Schuebel s law partner, to
prepare an expert opinion on the
legality of Oregon City's $275,000 is
sue of refunding bonds. The meet
ing, called hastily by Mayor Hackett,
was attended by Councilmen Roake,
Metzner, Cox, Templeton and Van
Auken.
"This meeting has been called,"
said Mr. Hackett, "to ascertain if the
finance committee has everything in
readiness for the sale of the bonds at
Wednesday's meeting. We want
everything complete, and so I have
called the boys together to see if
there is anything yet to be done."
It appeared that there was some
thing yet to be done, for Mr. Roake,
for the finance committee, said that
while he "had been given to under
stand that two of the banks that are
to purchase the bonds wanted a legal
opinion on the securities.
"I have, spoken to Mr. J. L. Hedges
about this," added Mr. Roake, "and
he says he will give us an opinion
for $60 and have it ready tomorrow
night."
Mayor Hackett suggested that Livy
Stipp would be a good man, and Mr.
VanAuken intimated that Mr. Stipp
would prepare the opinion for $50. It
was then explained that the First
National Bank of Oregon City and
the Lumbermen's bank, of Portland,
had prospective buyers of the bonds
in view, and that these buyers want
ed the assurance of a legal- opinion
on the bonds.
Mr. Schuebel said that it was im
material to him whether Mr. Hedges,
Mr. Stipp or somebody else wrote the
opinion; but added that as Mr. Stipp
had "done all the work on the bonds"
it would be a good deal like getting
a man to pass judgment on his own
work, He thought Mr. Hedges would
be a good source for the desired opin
ion, he said. Then waxing eloquent,
Mr. Schuebel confused Mr. Stipp with
himself, and finally said that he didn't
care to give an opinion on the bonds,
or to have one come out of his office.
Councilman Templeton moved that
Mr. Stipp be given the job, but the
mayor wouldn't entertain the motion,
saying the matter was in the hands
of the finance committee, and that the
committee could not be instructed as
to the legal counsel it would employ.
Thereupon, to save open discussion
of the matter, the council went into
executive session and picked Mr.
Stipp. When the council came out
of executive session no reference to
this action was made. Mr. Temple
ton moved adjournment and the solons
vanished. It is reported on good
authority that Mr. Stipp was select
ed because his "bid" for the job was
ten dollars less than Mr. Hedges.'
FLIRTING IS BARRED
Smirking at Girls and Attempts at
"Mashing" Will Cause Arrests
Decency is to be more in evidence
than formerly on the streets of the
county seat henceforth, says Chief of
Police Blanchard, who has given his
patrolmen orders to arrest any boys
or men who attempt to scrape ac
quaintance with girls or women on
the public highways. The chief opin
es that many young women have
been insulted by loafers who hang
about street corners, and has decided
that it is time for such conduct to
stop.
"Making eyes," passing remarks,
winking, or otherwise attempting to
attract the attention of possing beau
ties is strictly taboo; and all youths
should take warning accordingly.
The legal bars are also up against
friendly advances on the part of older
men; and any citizen who admires
a passing damoiselle in a "fatherly"
way may get into trouble. If the
chief has his way, in the future men
will have to walk a straight line in
the county seat, keep their eyes ahead
of them, and not appear to notice
members of the opposite sex, unless
the ladies recognize them first. -
JOYRIDERS VISIT CITY
County Seat Gets Glimpse of Sort of
Life Supposed Now to be Rare
Wednesday afternoon five perfect
ly happy "souses" two men and
three young girls rolled up Main
street in a touring car, paused in the
business section of Oregon City olng
enough to permit one of the party
to enter a candy store and purchase
two-bits worth of chocolates, and then
rolled on their merry way to the
south. The keen eyes of Chief of Po
lice Blanchard were elsewhere at the
time, and so were the eyes of Con
stable Frost and various and sundry
deputy sheriffs.
Joyriders in broad daylight are not
customary in this neck of the woods
since January 1; but Wednesday's
bunch didn't seem to care for the
shine. The three young women, but
little over hiehschool age, were snug
ly covered under blankets, while the
men brazenly leered at passerbys.
The party came in from the direction
of Milwaukie, and departed towards
Canby.
Chief Blanchard, told of the visita
tion some time afterward, didn't seem
worried. "That's too bad, isn't it,"
was all he said.
Tell it to the printer at the Courier
job department he does the rest.
SILICA
PLEASES BUYERS
INVESTIGATION OF TERRILL
FIND SHOWS HIGH GRADE
OF MATERIAL ON HAND
DEVELOPMENT WORK STARTED
Tunnel Driven into Great Mass Shows
Both Blue and White Varieties
of Valuable Trade Mineral
. When Charles F. Terrill dug into a
silica deposit under his house just
beyond the city limits of the county
seat, he not only struck something
very good, but he unearthed a deposit
of silica that ranks up to what is
known in the trade as "Bridgeport
standard." Bridgeport standard sil
ica is the highest grade of the raw .
material, and is in increasing demand
in a score of manufacturing lines.
This means that the silica that will be
shipped from Oregon City is as good
as any silica in the world, and that
top market prices will always be paid
for it.
This interesting condition of affairs
developed last week, when a tunnel
was driven over 30 feet into one of
the main masses of the deposit on
the Terrill property, and an explora
tory shaft was started downward to
ascertain the depth of the material.
The deeper in the tunnel was driven
the better was the grade of silica;
and 'last Saturday H. M. Fancher, of
ciates in the development of the prop- ;
erty, took away to his office with him
samples of top-grade silica, the equal
of any found anywhere. Added to
the high grade of this deposit is the
fact that it is close to the cheapest
transportation faciliies, making it
possible to market it at minimum ex
pense. Mr. Fancher is one of the owners
of the huge silica deposits in Eastern
Oregon, near Terrebonne ; but this
other deposit is some six miles from
loaded on cars requires a long and
expensive rail haul. By even the
more expensive medium of auto trucK
silica from the Terril deposit can be
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dollars a ton less than that from
Eastern Oregon; so the Terrill prop
erty will be developed first. How
ever, by using barges on the river to
transport the material to . Portland
markets, it is expected that a still
greater saving in expenses can be
effected.
Construction of a refining mill at
the Terrill place will be started be
fore the end of the month, and will
give employment at the start to about
a score of Oregon City people. Plans
are also being drawn now for the con
struction of roadways over which the
mined silica will be hauled to Oregon
City. All the work about the plant
will be turned over to local people, ac
cording to Mr. Terrill and Mr. Fan
cher, both of whom believe in patron
izing the "home community" to the
fullest extent possible. As the pro
duct of the enterprise will also be
marketed in Portland, the entire un
dertaking will be strictly an Oregon
business.
Blue and white silica has been
found in virtually a pure state In the
tunnel already cut into the deposit. It
has also developed inai me siucu ma
has an "overburden" or earth cover.
ing of but two feet in depth, while at
some places it crops out under the
grass roots. This will be a great sav
ing in development; as at the bast
em Oregon deposits the overburden
is from six to ten feet in depth. Ihe
ease with which the local silica can'
be reached, and its accessibility to
transportation will greatly facilitate
tho development of the project.
Tentative orders for many tons or
the product have already been accept
ed by the development company, so
when the business is put under way
it will be a "live one" from the start.
Mr. Fancher, an expert chemist and a
famed silica man, is much pleased
with the Terrill find, and believes that
it will help greatly in developing alli
ed industries in the state.
"Not only has silica so many uses
itself," he said, in talking of the de
posit, "but it enters largely into
many compounds in daily commercial
use. With potash and soda it is used
in almost limitless ways; and as we
have both potash and soda deposits
in the state, it only needs the de
velopment of these other properties
to bring a new era of industry to the
state. We already have received in
quiries and orders from several Ore
gon concerns for our product, and I
expect that we will be able, shortly, to
market our entire product witnm the
state." . - .' - .,
Carus Honor Role
Pupils who were neither tardy nor
absent during the month of March at
Carus school, and whose names are
therefor on the honor roll, are: Ken
neth Knighton, Melvin Stewart, Rich
ard Guillim, Merle Schmidt, John
Bliss, Earl Davis, Emerson Edwards,
Wavne Stewart. Minnie Edwards,
Lake Smith, Albert Fisher, Ray Fish-
er, John Lehman and Lena Fisher.