THE MORNING OREGONIAN, SATURDAY, JANUARY 6, 1900.
Railroad Company Organized,
Stock Taken, Work Begun.
WILL TRAVERSE TIMBERED COUNTRY
Surveyors Will Be In the Field Mon
day to Locate the Line From
Hilgrard to Granite.
LA GRANDE, Or., Jan. 5. Articles of
incorporatien have been filed lor the Hil
gard, Granite & Southwestern Railway
Company, -with a capital stock of $60,000;
place of business, La Grande. The incor
porators are: J. M. Church, cashier of
the La Grande National bank; Robert
Smith, manager of the Grand Ronde Lum
ber Company, J. M. Berry, merchant. -ox
a meeting of the stockholders, the follow
ing officers were oieotea:
President, Robert Smith; vice-president,
P. S. Stanley; treasurer, J. M. Church;
secretary, E. W. Bartlett.
All the stock Is .subscribed, and Pres
ident Smith has gone to Chicago to close
arrangements for the construction of the
railway from Hllgard, a point on the O.
R. & N., seven miles west of La Grande,
to Granite, a central point of the Eastern
Oregon mlnlnc district
It Is announced by Secretary Bartlett
that work on the preliminary survey will
begin Monday. The proposed route js
about 60 miles In length, and follows the
greater part of the way a water route up
the Grand Ronde river. The road will
connect the important mines of Eastern
Oregon with the rich agricultural section
of Grand Ronde, and it Is assured that La
Grande will be virtually the northern ter
minus. Extensive bodies of timber He contig
uous to the route. The movement Is hailed
with great delight by La Grande people,
who have faith in the financial ability ot
the Incorporators to carry out the project.
It is stated by officials of the company
that one-half the capital stock was sud
scribtd In Portland. The movement Is re
.garded as one of prime importance in tne
rapid development of the mineral and ag
ricultural resources of Eastern Oregon.
SEARCHING FOR A PASS.
Object of Northern Pacific Operation
on Upper Clearwater.
LEWISTON, Idaho, Jan. 5. Engineer
Thomas A. Clark, of the Northern Pacific
corps, went to Missoula, Mont, yesterday,
on instructions from Chief Engineer Mc
Henry, at St. Paul. Engineer Clark came
in from the mountains and remained only
one day in Lewiston before starting out
for Missoula.
A little more than a month ago, Engin
eer Clark, with a. pack train of 20 horses
and a force of 17 men, left Lewiston, with
the announcement that he was going to
Butcher creek. "When he -told this story
he simply butchered the truth, for he
went directly to the Middle fork of the
Clearwater river and began to survey a
route toward Lo Lo pass. He started a
suney up the Middle fork on the south
bank of the stream, and continued for
about 25 miles to Locksaw creek, which
flows into the Middle fork from the north.
From the movements of Mr. Clark and
his party, it looks as though the Northern
Pacific is yet undecided regarding the
proper route through the Bitter Root
mountains. The railroad company Is evi
dently seeking to avoid the snow as much
as possible. When the party of survey
ors reached Locksaw creek, if It had been
going to Lo Lo pass, it would have kept
right on up the Middle fork. But the
party turned due north and followed Lock
saw crek, after crossing the Middle fork.
This creek will lead to Nes Perces pass,
o called because Chief Joseph and his
band escaped from General O. O. Howard
bv a pass then -unknown to General How
f rd s scouts, but perfectly familiar to
Chief Joseph. It Is said to be a much
easer way to get through the Bitter Root
mountains than by Lo Lo pass, which was
used by Lewis and Clark, and also by
Cantaln Mullan. The Northern Pacific is
ikw busily engaged in locating the route
taken by Chief Joseph, and it Is questlon
b c vii ether it has found the pass.
Engineer Clark and his party surveyed
a Mnp up Locksaw creek for a distance
cf 12 miles It Is understood that they did
rot encounter a grade that was more than
two-tenths, which means that the ascending-
scale was not more than two-tenths
cf a foot to every hundred feet of dis
tance. This Is a remarkable grade to be
found along the valley -of a mountain
stream. It is now alleged that Engineer
C ark was not driven bacK by the snow.
but because he could get no feed for his
Worses. He said the temperature was
jut as mild as that of Lewiston, but aa
m.tted that fully two feet nf snow lay
on the ground. As there is no snow at
Lewiston, there must be some difference
in the temperature.
Another party of Northern Pacific sur
veyors, Tinder George S. Kopp, has been
at wc-k along the Snake river between
Lpwiston and Rlparla. The Northern Pa
cific has practically purchased Its enttro
right of way for the 73 miles along the
Snake river, except through a few
orchards. It has not yet got right of way
through VIneland. opposite Lewiston, al
though its maps have been filed. Neither
has it let the contract for the bridge
e-ier Snake river at Lewiston. although
its maps show the bridge crossing 1150
tet below the present steel wagon bridge.
The O. R. &. N. has purchased a right of
way through Vinoland for $15,000.
DELEGATES FROM WOODBURX.
Lar;re Membership on the Roll and
Republicans Are Enthusiastic.
WOODBURN, Jan. 5. At a meeting held
last night, the Woodburn McKinley Gold
Standard Republican Club of this city
elected the following delegates to represent
lie organization at the biennial meeting
of the republican league of Oregon, to be
held the first Tuesday In next month:
Amos Beach, Captain J. M. Poorman,
Lieutenant O. D, Henderson, F. W. Set
tlemeier. D. H. Bomhoff, Charles L. Ogle,
Albert D. Hall, "William F. Miller, "W. JS.
McKee, "W. H. Goulet and "Walter L.
Tooze.
C C. Case was elected treasurer of the
club. The roll shows a membership of 24G,
which Indicates a rapid growth of repub
lican sentiment In this locality. Republi
cans axe active and enthusiastic
few Republican Club Organized.
COTTAGE GROVE, Jan. 5. A republi
can club was organized here last night and
clerted the following officers:
President, C. J. Howard; vice-president,
C H. Burkholder; secretary, James Hem
srway, treasurer, Darwin Brislow.
Never before In the history of politics
has the sentiment of the republican party
been so strong here as at the present time,
and the organisation will leave nothing
undone for the furtherance of the cause.
STOLE HAM AXD SOLD IT.
Itinerant Piano Tuner Pleaded Guilty
and "Went to Jail for 00 Days.
HILLSBORO, Or., Jan. 5.-J. E. Robln
so.i, an Itineront organ and piano work
man and tuner, Sunday last, during- the
absence of a local butcher, entered the
shop through a side door and stole a ham.
vfc ch belonged to A. G. Lucas, of Cor
r.ius and sold it to a German, who lives
aboat a mile out of town. Robinson was
Tsted and tried before Justice -Smith.
He pleaded guilty, and attributed the theft
t- IntoaJcation. He was sent to Jail for
SO days. Robinson was sober when in
court, and alleged that the death of his
wife and four children within a period or
four days, several years ago at Pittsburg,
Pa. had caused .his fondness for the flow
ing bowl.
The county court today designated the
Hiiisfcoro Argus end Forest Grave Times
as the two county papers to publish the
proceedings oC commissioners' court for
the year 1900.
DAMAGES BY "IVIXG DA31S.
Owners Are Held Responsible Con.
nery Leased tor the Season.
ASTORIA, Jan. 5. Judge McBride hand
ed down two decisions in the circuit court
this morning that are of more than local
Interest. One was an injunction suit to
prevent operation of wing dams on the
Lewis & Clark river for the purpose of
floating logs down to tide water. The
other case was to recover damages for in
jury done to property by the freshets
caused by operating these dams. The
court decided that the right to use such
dams could not be denied, but that their
owners were directly responsible for any
Injury caused by them.
The old Washington cannery has been
leased by George W. Sanborn, formerly of
the firm of Elmore, Sanborn & Co., and
he will operate it through the coming sea
son. It will be equipped with modern ma
chinery and be run to its full capacity if
fish can be secured.
Vancouver's Financial Statement.
"VANCOUVER, Wash., Jan. 5. Follow
ing is City Treasurer Scanlon's Teport of
the finances of this city for the year 1899:
Cash on hand January L 1E99 5 4.350 85
Sale of cemetery lots 0 00
Fines, city Justice office 652 50
Taxes 8,720 23
Liquor licenses 4,320 00
Bicycle licenses 785 00
Dog licenses 126 00
Street sprinkling subscriptions....' 6550
Street assessments 296 50
Miscellaneous fees 294 63
Total ,. 419,681 27
Disbursements
General fund $1,027 83
Electric light fund 673 54
Fire department fund... 1,297 46
Street fund 1,114 63
Police fund 1,334 SO
Bicycle road fund 707 87
Interest on bonds 4,500 00
Sinking fund, deposited ,;.. 2,500 00
Total ." $13.156 13
Balance on hand January 1, 1900.. 6,525 14
Baker County Stock.
BAKER CITY, Jan. 5. Stock Inspector
J. H. Parker, in his semiannual report,
states there are 49,200 head of sheep in
Baker county, free from disease. In the
past six months there have been shipped
or driven from Baker county 15,000 cattle,
30,000 sheep and 1500 horses.
Judge Eakln is holding an adjourned
term of circuit court here, to dispose of
several equity cases.
State Organizer Edyth Weatherred, of
Portland, yesterday organized, here Jane
Cleaver cabin, Native Daughters of Ore
gon. Kced Xot Hold Medical Certificate.
OLYMPIA, Jan. 5. In answer to a re
quest from Dr. W. Grant Tucktr, sec
retary of the state board of health, As
sistant Attorney-General Vance has ren
dered an opinion to the effect that any
person can practice osteopathy in the state
without holding a medical certificate, pro
vided such practitioner does not affix "M.
D." or "M. B." to his name and does
not prescribe drugs or medicines. Mr.
Vance holds that osteopathy is nothing
but a sort of massage treatment
Store Burned at Narrows.
BURNS, Or., Jan. 5. J. L. Hembrie &
Co.'s general merchandise store and con
tents, at Narrows, Or., was totally de
stroyed by fire on the morning of Decem
ber 30. The loss is estimated at $3000;
Insurance, $1500. The cause of the fire Is
unknown.
Oregon Notes.
At Rainier, Luther Perry broke a leg
by jumping off a train.
. Over 100 men are engaged in the hunt for
August Fischer, the "lost man" of Lane
county.
At Eugene 11 hoboes were arrested on
the 2d inst Some of them were put to
cleaning crosswalks.
During 18S9 Beaverton shipped 392 car
loads of produce, including 37 cars of on
ions and 322 of wood.
W. H. Dolman, on hte 70th birthday,
presented a Sunday school at St Helena
with a library of 54 volumes.
Lebanon Is promised a lecture by ex
Governor "Bob" Taylor, of Tennessee,
when he comes to Oregon in the spring.
About 250.000 acres are annually in wheat
in Umatilla county, according to the Pen
dleton East Oregonlan, and the yield is
5,000,000 bushels or more.
The Oregon Poultry Journal, published
at Salem, has been Increased in size, and
is well gotten out It Is a helpful factor
in the state's poultry industry.
The Gxangeville creamery, in "Washing
ton county, distributes another $1000 in
dividends to Its stockholders. This divi
dend Is from 4000 pounds of butter.
The Drain Watchman has entered its
third year. Miss Jones is naturally
pleased with her success In a field "where
other papers had sickened and died."
Hillsboro's rail shipments during 1899
were 1040 carloads. This included 62 cars
of flour, 33 of oats, 115 of hay, 71 of bridge
timber, 182 of ties, 40 of lumber and 500 of
wood.
A shipment of large hogs from Albany
is reported by the Herald. There were
three carloads. Several of the hog-s weigh
ed 700 pounds each, and one carload aver
aged 500 pounds In weight
Action has been commenced at Hllls
boro to have the property left by the late
August Gentz declared an escheat to the
state of Oregon. It embraces a small
tract of land and $923 In money.
Horsebuyers advertise that they will be
at various places In the counties of East
ern and Southern Oregon during the pres
ent month, with a view to buying ani
mals suitable for the cavalry service.
A crew of ice-harvesters; working on
a pond near La Grande, received a very
cold bath, on the 2d. The horse
pulling the plow broke through and all
hands went into water three or four feet
deep.
A vandal has been throwing down fences
and upsetting gravestones in the Catho
lic cemetery at Oregon City. Rev. H.
Hillebrand offers $50 reward for Informa
tion that will lead to the punishment of
the desecnator.
The Eugene Register says "nine car
loads of bridge timbers have passed
through Eugene for Latham, where the
Southern Pacific burnatizing plant Is lo
cated. Burnatlzing- is a process for pre
serving the timbers from decay."
Forest Grove is in the throes of an In
tensely earnest municipal campaign. The
tickets are called respectively "regular"
and "progressive." The liquor Issue Is to
the front, and the charge is made that
the "progressives" would be In favor of
licensing saloons, if elected, though the
candidates deny the accusation.
The Hood River Glacier says six head
stones for soldiers' graves were recelveQ
there last Saturday. They -were sent by
the government freight prepaid, for graves
of the following soldiers: Isaac Howe,
Idlewllde cemetery; A K. Isenberg, Idle
wllde; Claus Hoeck, Pine Grove; B. Hull,
Irving; Edwin Gorton, Wyeth; W. C. Kins,
Stevenson.
From the St Helens Mist: "A. B. Ham
mond and his associates are still pur
chasing large tracts of timber land along
the Una of the proposed railway exten
slon from Astoria to Tillamook. It Is stat
ed that parties recently desired to erect
a mill in that vicinity, but were Informed
by Mr. Hammond that nothing looking to
the contsruction of the road would be
commenced before 1902.'
Men In touch with the sheep industry
of Umatilla county report that wool
growers very generally refuse to make con
tracts for the sale of the 1900 clip. The
same is true of Morrow county. In Wal
lowa county, many growers have entered
into contracts at 15 and 16 cents per
pound. Unless severe weather comes lat
er next spring's clip will be of very fine
quality. The sheep have been In the best
of condition, and the growth of the wool
has been regular, making: a Erood fiber.
TELEGRAPttON THEYUKON
HARD TO KEEP THE "WIRE Kf
WORKING ORDER.
Line to Dawson Cost $250,000, gad
Receipts of First Two Months
"Were 13,000.
SKAGWAT, Dec. 28. (Special corre
spondence.) The-fir;6t experiment in the
far north In winter telegraphy over a
modern line is to be watched witn Interest,
now that the Arctic winter Is on. Since
the advent of the cold season, two weeks
ago, the wires between Ogilvle and Daw
son have been down the greater part of
the time. The first time they went down
It was more than a week before they were
restored. Whether they were not given
slack enough in the summer to allow for
construction under the extreme cold, or
DEATH OP HON.
OCCUPIED
PROMINENT POSITION
A
JUNCTION CITT, Or., Jan. 5. Hon. Robert Clow, who has been ill several weeks with ma
lignant cancer of the stomach, died at his home in this city this afternoon, aged 63. The
remains will be Interred at Eugene, under the auspices of the grand lodge of Masons. He
left a wife, five daughters and "two sons.
Robert Clow waa born In Prothohlre, Scotland, July 10, 1837. He emigrated with his par
ents to the province of Ontario, Canada, In 1852, removing to Iowa in 1857. He removed to
Boise, Idaho, in the early '60s, remaining there until 18C3, when he settled at Dallas, In Polk
county, Or. He was a member of the legislature from Polk county in 1872, and Joint senator
from Polk and Benton counties in 1880. He was superintendent of the Oregon penitentiary in
1687; was elected railroad commlesloner in 18S0, and re-elected In 1801. For the last flye
years he has resided at Junction City, being engaged In the milling and grain business.
He was a prominent and active Mason, having served his brethren In most of the subordi
nate positions, and as grand master for two terms 1877-78. He has been either chairman or
a prominent member of the committee on jurisprudence ever since then. He has been chair
man of the committee on torelgn correspondence alnce 1805. Ho was one of the most valuable
members of the ancient fraternity, and his los3 will be deeply felt by the grand lodge of Ore
gon. In the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite he had attained the 32d degree.
what Is the true cause of the trouble. Is
not known here.
The receipts of the line the first two
months of Its operation, October and No
vember, were $13,000. One day this month
$400 worth of business passed through the
Skagway office. Messages of commercial
nature come and go not only between the
States and Lower Canada, but also Ger
many, France, Belgium and even New
Zealand. So far as possible, connections
In the United States are made with the
Postal telegraph system.
The line to Dawson cost $250,000. Next
season it will be conencted with the out
side world by a line to be built north from
Quesnelle, and for which an appropria
tion of $350,000 has been made by the Do
minion government Communication with
the outside world will then be reduced to
minutes or seconds. Now it requires four
or five days' for messages to be carried
by steamer to Puget sound after they
reach Skagway.
A revolution In Dawson market condi
tions has been brought about by the tele
graph line. Shortages in any particular
line of goods, or corners on any commod
ity, have been made a thing of the past,
and the supply is regulated closely to the
demand, especially in articles not com
monly looked on aa staples. The announce
ment of the arrival of every steamer at
Skagway from the Sound or British Co
lumbia is wired to Dawson and bulletined,
so that merchants can order goods from,
the States by the respective boats before
they get away from this port.
A matter of much convenience to the
travelers bound to the interior, and which
has never before been enjoyed, is the re
ceipt here daily of the news of weather
conditions at all points of importance, from
Skagway to Dawson, and also at Atlln.
The temperature, the condition of the sky,
the fall of snow and records of winds or
calms are given, and are closely watched
and much appreciated by those traveling
Jn the region.
An effort to have the Dominion telegraph
line extended from Dawson to Forty-Mile
and on up to Circle City, through Ameri
can enterprise, is being made by the cham
ber of commerce of Circle City. J. B.
Charleson, in charge of Dominion public
works, has recommended to his govern
ment that the Dawson line be extended to
Forty-Mile, at the American boundary, and
it is believed the extension will be made
in the spring. Late Dawson papers just
received say the action of the Canadian
government has spurred the Americans,
and it Is reasonable to believe that in an
other year a cable and a telegraph line
will connect every point in Northern Alas
ka, as far as .St Michaels and Cape Nome,
with the outer world.
Corroboration of the story of a big strike
on the Koyukuk river Tias been brought to
Dawson by Joe McCarty, E. Marion and
Chauncy Duffy, who have arrived at Daw
son from Circle City. McCarty says there
Is a- well-authenticated strike on Myrtle
creek, entering the Koyukuk, SO miles
above the town of Peavy. Myrtle is 20
miles long. Pay dirt Is said to have also
been found on a tributary creek, nine miles
long. Last year many went prospecting
on the Koyukuk with anything but good
luck.
FRIENDS SUSPECT FOOT. PLAY.
To Be Further Examination Into
Death, of Returned Klondikcr.
TACOMA Jan. 5. Frank Bassendorff,
the returned Klondlker who was found
lying in a small pool of water below the
bluff near the Headquarters building last
Monday morning, was prominent in Gen
essee county, New York, and his friends
there are not ready to accept the accident
theory to account for his death. Local
attorneys have been retained to look after
the interests of the family and friends.
Coroner Hoska does not believe a mur
der theory tenable. The report of the
physicians who performed the autopsy
was that Bassendorffs ribs had been
broken in and one of his legs dislocated.
The injury to his head wag not enough
to cause death, and as no water was
found in his lungs, the physicians ana
coroner belieVe he could not have been
drowned.
The coroner says the man appeared to
have been drinking, and that reports camo
to the effect that he had been about the
city lh various saloons, This, though, the
coroner cannot confirm. He cannot find
that Bassendorff was seen anywhere in
Tacoma. The two empty gold sacks, the
coroner days, were found in his bundle or
blankets and not on his person.
Bassendorff had Just returned from
Alaska, and his memorandum books in
dicate he at one time had $1000, but there
was nothing on his person save on empty
pocket-book.
Q.TOTS THE DEMOCRATS.
Hood River Committeeman Resigns
Because He Is an Expansionist.
Hood River Sun.
HOOD RIVER, Jan. 2. J. H. Jack
son, Secretary," of the County Central Com
mittee for Wasco County, State of Oregon
Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your favor
of the 1st inst, informing me that there
ROBERT CLOW.
IN OREGON A LEADING FREEMASON
would be a meeting of the Wasco county
central committee at the courthouse in The
Dalles January 13, 1900, and asking me, as
a member of said committee, to attend
said meeting. I think it Is well for me, at
this time, to tender, and I do hereby ten
der, my resignation as a member of said
committee, and respectfully request that
said resignation be accepted.
While I have for many years been in
harmony with and a supporter of the grand
old democratic party, the time has come
when she and I must part company, at
least for the time being. I am still a
"democrat," as I understand the term
to mean, but I am a strong "expansion
ist," and believe In holding the Philippine
islands. The democratlo party Is pro
nouncing against this doctrine everywhere
Jn the United States, and, in my opin
ion, is departing from its teachings and
doctrines of a lifetime, as all territory
heretofore acquired by the United States,
except Alaska, has been acquired by the
democratic party. As to the other hereto
fore great question before the people, viz.,
the silver question, in my opinion that
question is dead as a doornail,
I have a son in the army of the United
States in the Philippine isltnds, and shall
support the administration by my vote
whether democratic or republican, so long
as the war lasts. I am an American first,
last and all the time. Feeling, as I do, it
would not be right for me to retain con
nection with said committee.
JOHN LELAND HENDERSON.
CLACKAMAS ROAD SUPERVISORS .
Tho County Court's New Appoint
mentsSmall Fire in Oregon City.
OREGON CITY, Jan. 5.-For the past
three days numerous candidates for ap
pointments to the positions of road super
visors of the various districts have
swarmed around the courthouse, and Im
portuned the members of the board of
commissioners for places. As the road
taxes In this county ore paid in money,
and road Improvements are extensive, the
position is a remunerative one. The ap
pointments were completed this morning
and are as follows, In order of the num
ber of the district with the postofflce
address of the appointee:
W. H. Counsell, Milwaukle; P. T. Davis,
Clackamas; A. W, Cooke, Damascus;
Hugh Currln, Eagle Creek; John Richey,
Logan; John Revenue, Sandy; Adolph
Aschoff, Marmot; F. J. Wolkley, Cherry
vllle; Henry Johnson, George; J. J. Davis
Garfield; W. H. Smith, Park Place; Wal
ter Klrchem, Logan; W. H. Mattoon,
Viola; A Mautz, Oregon City; R. H.
Taber, Oregon City; William Rider. Beav
er Creek; D. R, Dlmlck, Canby; Ed Horn
schuck, Shubelj Fred Erickson, Mulino;
S. Hutcheson, Highland; H. C. Bonney,
Redland; Albert F.ngle, Molalla; Abner
Cole, Aurora; B. F. Smith, Needy; John
Bart, Macksburg; John Shaver, Molalla;
J. E. Marquam, Marquam? Albert Crol
san. Wllholt; C. D. F. Wilson. Aurora;
Riley Hays, Oswego; P. A. Baker, Staf
ford; E. L. Baker, Wilsonville; John
Lewellen, Sprlngwater; Sam R. Taylor,
Marquam; Ed Olds, Oregon City.
A fire broke out this morning in the
historic building known as the Barlow
house, adjoining the Cliff house, and the
building was damaged to the extent of
$100 before the flames were extinguished.
The building Is used as a rooming-house.
Notes From Tillamook.
TILLAMOOK, Or., Jan. 5. County
School Superintendent G. B. Lamb has
made an apportionment of the county
school funds in the treasurer's hands,
$1193 SO, which gave each district $25 40.
County Judge G.. W. Sapplngton com
mitted Delbert Yebmans to the reform
school on the petition of his mother, who
Is also his guardian.
At a meeting of the voters of this school
district, it was voted to levy a 10-mill tax.
The amount of rainfall at Tillamook last
month was 14.38 inches.
Nervous or Sick Headache
Cured Instantly with Wright's paragon
Headache and Jffeuraigia Cure. Druggists,
JOSEPHINE COUNTY MINES
OYER 75 HYDRAULIC PLACERS AT
WORK IN THAT COUNTY.
mineral Locations Have Averaged GO
a Month for Six Months Rich,
Quartz Locations.
GRANT'S PASS, Jan. 5. The outlook
for Josephine county never was better
thanit is today, and the encouraging fact
is that-new properties are constantly be
ing developed, and the output of gold Is
growing eyery day. Properties are con
stantly being sold to investors from old
established mining camps, who have mon
ey to develop and improve their pur
chases. No less than $500,000 was spent
the last year In buying and equipping
properties in Josephine county, and yet
the development is only in its Infancy.
Previous to two years ago -our country
was essentially a placer or hydraulic gold
mining country, and In this respect second
on the Pacific coast only to California.
Josephine county today produces more
gold, silver and copper than any other
section in Western Oregon. Today it of
fers opportunities for Investment not
equaled by any county of like area in the
Northwest
Right here let me say that no longer can
it be said that Southern Oregon has no
permanent ledges, for she now has three
paying1 mines in the county that are pro
ducing $30,00d to $40,000 a month, with
magnificent veins of ore that show mill
ions In sight.
The number of locations for quartz and
placer properties in Josephine county for
the past six months has averaged 60 a
month.
There are no less than 75 working hy
draulic placers, and many placers that
are worked by ground sluicing and by
rockers, and at least 100 quartz claims
are being developed.
A valuable property was bought about
a year and a half ago by Senator Jones,
of Nevada, his brother, and Harry M.
Gorhom, of California. The property was
formerly owned by Reuben A. Jones. De
velopment on this property has only fair
ly begun. The owners have in tunnels,
drifts and stope work between 500 and 600
feet of work. They have discovered that
as they go down the vein grows - Icher in
sulphurlte3. The vein averages between
five and six feet in width, and the aver
age of free gold runs about $20 to the
ton. Ever since the mine started up, early
last spring1, the stamps and concentrators
have been kept at work. It Js estimated
that many thousand dollars' worth of
ore is in sight. The company is running
about 500 tons of ore a month through
the mill. The property has substantial
buildings and machinery. The timbering
of the mine is done on the square setting,
8x8, the old Virginia City style.
In close proximity to Jones' property
Is the Ramsey group, owned by R. A.
Jones. The Mount Reuben Mining & Mill
ing Company, a strong Portland company,
located, last summer, three or four claims
which are showing exceptionally good
values for the limited amount of work
done upon them.
The Copper Stain, one of the most prom
ising mines in the section, is located about
two miles from the Gold Bug. It recently,
at a depth of 150 feet, on its lowest tun
nel, mode a .rich strike, coming Into a
vein body of rich ore in which the gold is
very rich, mostly free gold. The body of
vein measures eight feet from wall to
wall. This property is under bond to the
Lawrence Mining Company, which is do
ing the developing.
Two of the oldest and first-developed
mines in this section are the John C.
Lewis and tho St. Peter's mines. The
last-named 13 owned by Salt Lake men.
Last fall experts were here to investigate
the property.
In the same district are located the
Lawrence quartz mine, with its Griffin
mill, concentrators and fine water-power.
This property Is still under development.
The owners have done some 400 or 600 feet
of work.
The AJax is a promising quartz prop
erty, and with its two-stamp mill has
token out considerable gold.
North of Mount Reuben lies Whisky
creek and John Mute creek, where placer
mining has been carried on for years.
Galico district, situated 25 miles north
west of Grant's Pass, now has a good
wagon road into the district. It was a
thriving camp in the '50s. One of the
largest and best-paying hydraulic mines
In the county is located here. It is owned
by Alexandria & Bent, California capital
ists. The claim comprises 200 acres. Near
this property is the Jesse Cope hydraulic,
and the Rocky Gulch Mining Company.
Harmon Green, Veatch Bro3., Joseph Sup
ple & Bro., and many others, are on the
adjoining creeks.
On Peavine mountain many quartz prop
erties ore being worked, the most Im
portant of which Is the Sugar Pine ledge,
with 1000 feet of development; the Henry
Hutchlns group, Lost Flat, owned by
Taylor & Crow; the Chieftain and the
Yank ledge.
The Eureka mine, on Soldier creek.
South Gallce creek district, is owned by
Eureka (Cal.) men, who purchased it two
years ago. The company opened up a fine
property, and many thousands of dollars
were taken out The mine has a 30-ton
roller mill, concentrators, and a cyanide
plant. Fifteen men are employed. The
old Channel placer, sold last summer,
comprises 500 acres. The owners. John
R. Harvey, of Nebraska, and William
Hole Thompson and Z. B. Beardsley, of
Chicago, have spent $20,000 In equipping
the property. The mines of the Siskiyou
Mining Company are located In this dis
trict, 37 miles from Grant's Pass. Tho
ore Is packed on mules 16 miles, then
hauled in wagons to the railroad here,
whence it Is shipped to San Francisco.
An average of two carloads a week were
shipped last summer. The ore carries
from 15 to 20 per cent copper.
New properties were bought and opened
up In Althouse and Nucker districts by
the Althouse Tunnel Hydraulic .Company,
which purchased 500 acres from Hanslth
Bros. Good work Is being done. A tun
nel 1330 feet long and 7x7 feet has been
opened to run off debris. A pay channel
over two miles long goes 30 cents to the
yard. The company has 3 miles of
ditch, and calculates that It has sufficient
water to work nine months in the year.
James S. Reed, of Deer Lodge. Mont,
who is associated with the Larrabee
Bros., purchased the Benson property,
and Is working two giants. The Illinois
& Josephine Gravel Mining Company, a
California company, recently purchased
the Alex Watts and adiacent properties.
WHson & Meredith, of Nebraska, recently
bought the Woodcock mine, on Red Dog.
Waldo district is one of the oldest and
richest placer spots In Josephine county.
Two finely equlpned hydraulic nlants have
been running for year?. Simmons &
Cameron and Wlmmer Bros.' mines are
in this district Both properties have
been worked for years. Both are produc
ers. TJi latest enterprise in the district
Is the Josephine dredger. Ground was
bought lost summer for SO.OOO. and a
dredger erected. The comnanv bousrht
what is known as the Sailor diggings. This
ground Is verv rich. It is owned by the
English-Canadian Company, Ltd., of Lon
don. Williams creek district I$ 20 miles south
of Grant's Pass. Jack Layton owns a
fine water-right and two nlacer, one on
Bamboo and the other In Farls gulch. He
can work 10 roonthp In the year, and clean
up from $15 000 to $30,000.
The Toledo Hydratillc Mlnlnsr Company,
the principal owners of which are Post
master A. B. Croasman and R. L. Dur
ham, of Portland. Is working 1P0 acres for
the first time this winter. The Orppon
Bonanza, from which larere sums have
been taken, i controlled by L. B. Cox
of Portland. St John Scott of Senttle.
are developing the Messemrer nropprtv.
. On Jumn-oft Joe creek, Benedict Crowell
of Cleveland. O . is enuloplofc a largo
placer and putting up a saw mill. The
Hommersly Is located at the head of thl3
creek. It has a five-stamp mill. San
Francisco capitalists have It under bond.
There are a number of mines on Wolf
creek. The richest is the one owned by
H. D. Sluters. He has uncovered a rich
stringer on bedrock.
In Grave creek district the most Im
portant properties are those of the Victor,
Jr., Mining- Company, owned by Mofflt &
Smith, of Denver. This was formerly
known as the Greenback. From it Brown
ing & Hannum took out between $30,000
and $40,000. Since buying It Moffitt &
Smith have developed it. and now have
1000 feet of tunneling. Their 10-stamp mill
is kept going night and day. They have
substantial buildings, an air compressor,
and a force of 40 men. This is probably
the best-paying property in the county.
Next come the Columbia mine, owned
by Lewis & Hampton; John C. Lewis' ex
tensive placers; the Steam Beer, owned
by R. Van Brunt, of New York; Mills &
McCroskey, and C. E. Smith and others,
of Cripple Creek, Colo.
The principal property on Louise creek
Is the Granite Hill hydraulic and quartz
mine, owned by J. O. Booth and C. O. L.
Mangum, from which considerable gold
has been taken. ARTHUR CONKLIN.
GOLDEN EAGLE DISTRICT.
Portland Capitalists Developing:
Mines in Malheur County.
The Golden Eagle mining district, sit
uated about 30 miles south of Baker City,
and just over the line of Baker Into Mal
heur county, is one of the mo3t promising
districts in Eastern Oregon. All the creeks
and waterways of the district are rich in
placer gold. The most notable of these
are Eldorado and Willow creeks and the
Mormon basin section. These diggings
were easily worked out, however, and
many were abandoned. In recent years,
placer mining has been carried on only
by a few, who were fortunate enough
to have sufficient water to enable them to
hydraulic. A considerable area of aurifer
ous gravel is still to be found In the
benches and back channels that could be
worked with hydraulics at a profit If suffi
cient water could be obtained. Prospect
ing for quartz veins and the location of
lode claims did not begin until recently.
In the past 18 months nearly all the avail
able land in the neighborhood of Malheur
city has been staked off in mining claims.
While there are not many producing
quartz mines in the district, a great many
are In various stages of development
All show good values. The most notable
of these is the property owned by the
Golden Eagle Mining Company, the prin
cipal stockholders of which are Port
landers. This company owns two parallel
claims, together with a mill site of about
three acres. The mine is equipped with
all modern machinery necessary for de
veloping and working the mine, and prep
arations are being made for the erection
of a large crushing plant of 200 tons dally
capacity. There are on these claims three
true mineral veins, running the entire
length of the claims. The formation or
country rock is of slate similar to that
found along the mother lode of Califor
nia, but the most notable feature of the
mine is the ore body itself.
The original locator of this mine took
several thousand dollars from the crop
pings of these veins before selling to the
present owners, who have undertaken a
system of development the result of which
was the discovery of the ore body In ques
tion. This ore body appears to be an
immense boss or dyke, highly mineralized
and capped with slate. It Is composed of
the older crystallne rocks through which
run seams of quartz calclte. Spar gold is
found mostly In combination with iron and
copper sulphurets. Only a small amount
is found in a free state. The width of
this deposit Is known to be 70 feet, with
no walls. Much of the ore will average
$30 per ton, with streaks three feet In
width which show a value of over $1200
per ton In gold. The development consists
of a cross-cut tunnel 140 feet long, and
a wing or shaft 150 feet deep. At a
depth of 150 feet from the surface the foot
wall was encountered. Exploration for
the hanging wall -was then begun by drift
ing through the ore body. The drift is
now In 70 feet, with no wall, and the
face of the drift is in rich ore. Fifteen
men are employed in and about the mine.
FIRST OUTPUT FROM BLUE RIVER.
About $3000 In Gold and Concen
trates From a Three Days' Run.
EUGENE, Or., Jan. 5. The owners of
the Lucky Boy mine, In the Blue River
district, came to Eugene today with tho
result of the first clean-up of the new 10
stamp mill recently started by them. Tho
gold represents the work of three days
with the mill, and Is estimated to be worth
about $1000. This, of course, does not in
clude the value of the concentrates, which
are supposed to contain about twice as
much.
Considerable Interest Is taken In this
clean-up, as it Is the first real output of
the district The work of this small mill
Is expected to establish, beyond doubt, the
value of the ore In the district, and the
practicability of working it If it Is dem
onstrated that the ore can yield a good
profit In working, It will be the means of
attracting large capital and the establish
ment of large mining works. The work
thus far Is very satisfactory to the own
ers of the Lucky Boy.
Quotations of Mining: Stocks.
SPOKANE, Jan. D. The closing bids for mln
lng stocks today were:
Blacktall $0 07'
Morrison $0 04
Princess Maud .. 7
Butte & Jtsoston. 4
Crystal
3 Palmer Mt. Tun. 20
Deer Trail No. 2
Gold Ledge
Insurgent
Iron Mask
Jim Blaine ....
Lone Pine Surp.
Little Cariboo...
Mountain Lion..
Morning Glory .
11 IQullp is
7 Rambler Cariboo 53
2 Republic 1 OIU
KG Reservation .... 11
21 Rossland Giant .. 8M;
17 Sullivan 8
J4 Tom Thumb .... 16
02 Waterloo io
5 lilammoth 1
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5. The official clos
ing quotations for mining stocks today were:
Alta $0 04La&y "Wash. Con..$0 02
Andes
ijiexican ,u
lOlOccidental Con ... 17
Belcher
Best & Belcher
Bullion
Caledonia
Challenge Con ,
21 Ophlr CO
31 Overman
45Potosi ..
u
20
8
3
43
1) Savage
Chollar 17 1 Scorpion
Confidence 60 Seg. Belcher ..
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 45jSIerra Nevada
Crown Point
lUSIIver Hill
4
Gould & Curry..
Hale ) Norcross.
Justice
Kentuck Con ...
23!Standard 2 60
30iUnion Con 20
SUtah Con 4
1 1 Yellow Jacket .... 22
NEW YORK. Jan. 5. Mining stocks today
closed as followe:
Chollar $0 15JOntario $7 50
Crown Point 10 Ophlr 05
Con. Cal. & Va... 1 30 Plymouth 8
Deadwood CO Quicksilver 1 f0
nnnlrt x- tviTTv 1SI An nref
Oil
35
2 35
oo
18
Hale & Norcross.. 30 Sierra, Nevada
Homestake 65 OO'Stpndard
Iron Silver 52IUnlon Con
Mexican 251 Yellow Jacket
BOSTON. Jan. 5 Closing quotations:
Boston & Mont..$2 S3 IParrott (ex-dlv.).$0 42
Butte & Boston. 50
To Set aingnolla Mill Going-.
BAKER CITT, Or., Jan. 5. W. L. Vin
son, manager of the Magnolia mine, and
T. K. Mulr, of Portland, departed this
morning from here for the Magnolia.
Manager Vinson stated, just previous to
his departure, that, on his arrival at the
mine, he would set the 20 stamps
dropping. The intention of the company
Is to put Its new mill into operation, for
the initial work of a steady day and
night run, the orecrushlng to begin to
morrow. Visible Free Gold.
COTTAGE GROVE, Jan. 5. R. J, Jen
nings, just returned from Bohemia, re
ports a very rich strike in the "White. Bear
mine. Free gold can be seen In the rock
quite easily by the unaided eve.
Grnnite Mine Quickly Sold.
PENDLETON, Or., Jan. 5. Several
days ago Pendleton men were preparing
to purchase a controlling interest in the
Oakland mining- property of the Granite
district, and had the deal about closed
The property was owned by Professur C
C. Bobbins, of the Spokane business col
lege; J. H. Robblns, of the First Bar.k of
Sumpter; and W. W. Robbins, of Graaiite,
and a very convincing- report had been
made on the ground by a well-known, ex
pert Spokane men got wind of the deal, bid
higher than the price at which the Pen
dleton men were to take it, and the mine
went to them. The .valuation of the Oak
land In the contemplated Pendleton deal
was $9000, and that at which the Spokano
men took it was $15,000.
Men are rushing into Granite and the
surrounding country, and ore wading
about in the waist-deep snow. Thftt the
spring will brinff in a great rush ofi min
ers moneyed men is regarded hera as a
foregone conclusion.
CAUGHT BY THE CURREST.
Close Call for Lewis County Man
Crossing: tho Covrlitz Rivesr.
CHEHALIS. "Wash.. Jon. 5. Tuesday
the team of Henry Koher, a resident ot
Eastern Lewis county, while fording tho
Cowlitz river, near Fulton, 45 miles east
of Chehalis, on a return trip from Che
halis, was caught by the swift currant,
and team and wagon anz load of valuable
freight were washed Into deep water, the
horses at one time being under water
By a powerful effort, Koher succeeded in
diving and cutting the tugs of the new
harness and freeing the horses from tho
wagon, when they swam ashore, the driver
hanging to the harness and being hauled
out. The people of Fulton, by using can
oes, attached ropes to the wagon and
hauled It out into shallow water.
This is the second accident of this kind
that has happened at Fulton thl3 winter.
The ford Is ahvay3 dangerous In winter
time. The county commissioners have just
let a contract to Hopkinson Bros., of Ful
ton, to build and operate a good ferry
boat at that paint, but the boat will not
be ready for use until March 1.
LOWELL XOT A CANDIDATE.
Sent Letters to That Effect to Mem
bers of the Bar.
PENDLETON. Or., Jan. 5. Stephen A.
Lowell, presiding judge of the sixth Ju
dicial district of Oregon, formally an
nounces to the members of the bar of tho
district. that he will not stand for a re
nomination for the position in the coming
state election. He made the announcement
In the form of a letter written to each
member of the bar In Umatilla and Mor
row counties, the two counties which com
prise the district. In the letter. Judge
Lowell states his lack of desire that the
office shall come to him again, and goes
on to say that the Information is due those
of the bar who had signified their inten
tion to support him for re-election, and
who might desire themselves-to ask their
friends to support them for the position.
Judge Lowell's Intention to take this
stand was hinted at several months ago.
Now that he Is out of the race by his
voluntary act, many names are being men
tioned for the office, but no candidates
have fully come out.
JYew Year's Larlc Brought Trouble.
LAKEVXEW, Or., Jan. 1. While tho
boys were ringing- out the old and ring
ing In the new year last night, a crowd
rigged themselves out In costumes of vari
ous kinds, some who were dressed in white
looking like ghosts. Out In the dark they
met "William Jennings, who has been In
poor health for some time, and who was
just recovering from a spree, and he be
came frightened and took to the desert
at a break-neck speed. He did not go far,
however, until he fell Into a ditch, break
ing one of his legs below the knee In
two places. After he fell his cries brought
assistance, and he was taken to a phy
sician and his le? dressed.
"Washln crton Notes.
The Oakesdale Sun Is the latest falhirs
among "Washington newspapers.
Nearly all the merchants of "Walla
"Walla have signed an agreement to close
their stores at 6 P. M., until May 1.
"Humpy," a well-known Indian woman
character of the Ellensburg section, was
found drowned in the Sinlahekhv not far
from Looml3, a few days ago.
The Nooksack river is gradually filling
up its new channel by which it empties
Into the Gulf of Georgia, and resuming:
Its former channel to Belllngham bay.
A. J. Hicks, who has published the Cow
litz Advocate at Castle Rock for the post
seven years, has disposed of his Interest
In the paper to G. L. Bulond and F. M.
Morris.
At Spokano, a new bicycle path, two
miles long, has just been finished for a
total cost of $900. License was paid on
3150 bicycles during- 1SS3 in Spokane, an in
crease of 1930 over the previous year.
Jack Doyle, the, Prescott saloon-keeper
accused of selling liquor without a license,
pleaded guilty before Judge Brents ai'd
was sentenced to pay a fine of $30 and to
serve 60 days in the county Jail.
A man with a gun who had been re
fused admittance to a disreputable house
just outside the city limits of "Walla Walla
fired several shot3 into the place Tuesday
night. No one was Injured.
According- to the annual report of tha
clerk of Walla Walla tho city has out
standing warrants of the sum of $40,806 3R
In the post year, $35.337 37 of warrants
were paid, and the cash on hand January
1 was $7656 60.
"Bill" Foster, who had been employed
on tho farm of Pat Russell, near Walla
Walla, is alleged to have robbed a. fellow-workman
of $11S Tuesday night, and
mounting a. horse he got out of the neigh
borhood. Officers are on his trail.
C. L. Harris, of Billings. Mont., agrees
to furnish water for irrigation purposes
at Pasco, if the landowners will give him
half their land when the water system
shall bo completed. He will not act until
5000 acres of land ace represented, and ho
must have a favorable answer before Feb
ruary 1, or the deal Is off.
Ed Jacobs Is wanted by Snohomish
county officials to answer to a charge
of obtaining $124 by false pretense. Ha
got Joseph WInebuy and Charles Smith
to assist him, and both of them havo
been arrested. The offense Is alleged to
have consisted of selling to a junk dealer
In Everett a carload of scrap iron that
never existed.
Sportsmen In the vicinity of Castlo
Rock have complained of poor luck for
the past three weeks, says the Cowlitz
Advocate. The recent rains caused the
lakes and sloughs to spread out over too
much ground, and the ducks became too
scattered. Even at Silver lake, whero
feeding has been kept up persistently, tho
ducks did not come in as large numbera
as usual.
She thinks little of her
self, and fails to notice how
pale and thin she is grow
ing. She worries constantly
over the baby that does not
thrive, although its food
seems abundant.
L
nourishes and strengthens
the nursing mother and sup
plies to the baby's food the
bone-forming and fat-producing
elements which,
were lacking.
50c. and Si.oo. all druggists.
iTT&BOWNE, Chemists, New Yc4.
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