THE iTOBKTNG OKEGONIAN, MONDAY, JULY 9, 1900.
DROWNED AT SALEM
Roy C. Gage, Soldier of
Company C, Portland.
BATHING AND SEIZED WITH CRAUPS
Trooper Stott's lies We Broken
Record of the Day at Camp
Geer New Orders Issued
SALEM, Or., July 8. Two accidents
made this a sad day at Camp Geer. Boy
D. Gage, of Company C, Third Regiment,
lost his life by drowning, and Sam R.
Stott, of Troop B, suffered a broken leg.
Gage, and a number of his comrades went
bathing In the Willamette near the camp
about 1 o'clock, and while they were at
tempting to swim across the stream Gage
was seized with cramps and sank. He
rose several times and cried for help.
His comrades did not at first take his
calls seriously, but soon found that he
was drowning and went to his assist
ance, but too late. The river was dragged
all the rest of the day by the members
of Company C, but his body has not been
recovered. An attempt will be made to
morrow to raise the body by exploding
dynamite.
Gage was born near Stafford, Or., 13
rears ago. He enlisted In Company C to
November, 1S99. His Captain, Arthur W.
Clothier, says of him that he was phys
ically the best man In the company, and
was a man of most exemplary habits.
He is very highly spoken of by both offi
cers and men. He leaves a widowed
mother, residing in Portland.
Every man in the brigade was pained to
hear of an accident which resulted in
the Injury to Sergeant Sam R. Stott, of
Troop B, of Sumpter. Stott was riding
near the street-car track when his horso
shied,, stumbled and fell, breaking a bone
in Stott's leg. Just above the ankle.
Stott was Immediately taken to the hos
pital department, where he Is receiving
careful treatment under Major Whiting,
Brigade Surgeon. The injury will prob
ably prove nothing more serious than
putting Stott out of service during the
encampment. He was formerly a lawyer
at Portland, and is practicing at Sumpter.
The day has been an Ideal one for camp
life. While the sun has been shining all
day, cool breezes have prevailed and the
weather was not uncomfortably warm.
The guardhouse Is the one place that
arouses the curiosity of all visitors to
the camp. It Is located at the entrance
to the grounds. Within the first 2A hours
of the existence of Camp Geer, over GO
men were confined In this place of pun
ishment. The guardhouse Is a tent about
12 feet square and always kept closed.
In front of It stands a sentry with bay
onet fixed. (In a row near the guard
house are five other tents occupied by
the soldiers detailed for guard duty.
Across the street from the guardhouse
Is a tent for the two officers, of the
guard. Every soldier who passes out of
the grounds or returns must pass be
tween the officers of the guard and the
sentinel at the guardhouse and must, If
required, show his authority to pass. At
least this is the prescribed mode of pass
ing the lines, but the numerous attempts
of soldiers to pass the lines at other
points last night accounts for 60 men
finding their way to the guardhouse
the first day. Every man sent to the
guardhouse must remain there until the
following morning, and is then dis
charged, unless charges shall have been
preferred against him. A man who is
caught passing the lines unlawfully early
in the morning gets nearly a full 2 hours
in the guardhouse, while those caught
In xho evening -have only one- night of
confinement.
The confinement alone is no punish
ment, but the soldiers take pride in be
ing able to evade the sentinels and
aft6r a trip to town return to their quar
ters without being caught. They boast
of their achievements in this direction
and are "guyed" If they get caught.
There is small need for trying to pass
the lines without permission, but some
of the boys would rather pass in that
way than to go lawful.y. Being in the
guardhouse is considered more of a Joke
than a disgrace. A few days hence there
will b? considerable work to perform In
clearing camp and doing unpleasant
chores. This work will be done by men
who are put in the guardhouse, and then
It will not be so much fun to get caught
running the lines.
The camp lines have been staked out
and divided into posts. There are 14
posts, with three men to each post. One
man is on duty at a time, and each
man has two hours on duty and four
hours off. The sentinels wak back and
forth on a beaten track the length of
their posts and are not permitted to
leave the track for even the distance
of a foot. A sentinel who disobeys this
requirement is liable to find himself In
the guardhouse.
This morning a sentinel on the line in
front of headquarters met a team draw
ing a truck. The sentinel stopped and
compelled the team to turn out for him.
Each sentinel carries a gun with bayonet
fixed. The duty is not irksome until the
novelty wears off, and then tramping
back and forth In that beaten path be
comes "harder than work," especially
in the "wee small hours," or on "a hot
afternoon.
This has been a quiet day at Camp
Geer, although the soldiers had much
work to do In getting settled in their
quarters. A great many were granted
passes early in the day permitting them
to go to town and the remainder were
more disposed to loaf than to stir around.
As last night was the first In camp,
many of the boys did not sleep well and
had to make up their loss today. The
sentinels on duty last night were new
to their work, of course, and when they
had occasion to stop a passerby it was
with, a "Halt" loud ejiough to be heard
all over the camp. This and an occa
sional shot from a gun disturbed the
slumbers of light sleepers.
Then, too, the sleeping quarters are
not the most conducive to sleep, al
though they are fairly comfortable. The
company tents are seven feet square,
with .walls three feet high, and an open
ing in one end. Four men sleep in each
tent, with their feet toward the entrance.
Each man has a straw tick and a pair
of blankets. As the men have only 21
Inches of space each, the two middle
men find it pretty warm and the outside
men may feel the cold on one side.
When the men become accustomed to
sleeping In the tents packed so closely
together they will sleep better.
Every morning the tent walls are
rolled up, and the blankets and ticks
are arranged so as to air well during
the day. The manner of keeping the
tents Is closely observed by the officers
and any slovenly condition meets a
speedy reprimand
At 3 o'clock this afternoon the whole
brigade assembled for church services,
held in the grove near the commissary
.department. Some of the men had been
excused for the day and others were on
duty elsewhere, so that only about 600
men were present at the services. Chap
Iain H. L. Pratt, of the Fourth regiment,
conducted the services. The soldiers sang
old. familiar hymns, all Joining In the
singing with a will. Chaplain Pratt took
for his subject, "The Fatherhood of God
and tho Brotherhood of Man." His text
was Luke 111:38, "Which was the son of
Enos, which was the son of Seth, which
was the son of Adam, which was tho
son of God."
In discussing the first branch of his
subject he showed that both science and
theology teach the Fatherhood of God,
the creator of all things to whom all
trace their origin. He said that the
Christian religion has widened the limits
of the brotherhood of man and that in
order, that such brotherhood may become
universal the Christian religion must be
spread to the uttermost parts of the
earth. He cited the trouble In China as
a case in point, and said that it Is tho
duty of all Christian nations to insist
that our missionaries be permitted to
teach the religion of Jesus Christ to the
Chinese in their own land.
Beginning tomorrow morning a regular
rcutine will be followed by the National
Guard. There will be about five hours
of drill every day. Including a half-hour
dress parade In the evening. There are
many details to the programme con
tained in the general orders, but many
of these pertain to the officers and guards
only. The principal features of each
day's work, so far as they interest the
privates, are shown by the following
brief programme:
Reveille, 5:15 A . M.; mess-call for
breakfast, 5:45; assembly for roll-call and
formation, 6:45; recall from drill, 8:45;
guard-mounting, 8; assembly for roll
call and formation, 10:06; recall from
drill, 11:30; mess-call for dinner, 18; as
sembly for roll-call and formation. 4;
recall from drill, S; mess-eail for supper,
5:45; assembly for parade, 40 minutes be
fore sunset; retreat, at sunset; taps, 8:45.
Several thousand persons visited Camp
Geer today to see- the soldier boys. Hun
dreds came in on the Foresters excur
sion, and divided their time between the
sports at the Feir Grounds and sight
seeing at the camp. This was sot a
good day, however, for visitors to the
encampment, as there was no drilling
and about half of the soldiers were In
the city or on special duty. It is prob
able that the largest crowd of visitors
will be present Tuesday evening, when
Governor Geer will review the troops on
dress parade. Probably the- best time to
witness the military drill will be from
6:43 to 8:45 A. M.
General orders have been IkktiaA tim.
hibltlng bathing in the Willamette, ex
cepi upon permission or company com
manders, who are Instructed to use all
precautions against further accidents.
The day at Camp Geer closed with a
dress parade, viewed by the brigade and
regimental commanders and by a large
crown of civilians. At sunset a salute
was fired from a brass cannon, and im
mediately the band started to play "The
Star-Spangled Banner." Instantly the
officers' hats came off, and all sat on their
horses with bare heads during the play
ing of the National air. After "retreat"
Brigadier-General Beebe, called all the
commanding officers to 'his tent, where
they were personally Introduced to him.
He made a short address appropriate to
the occasion, and outlining generally the
results to be obtained through the en
campment. His remarks were generous
ly applauded.
ANTELOPE USED TO RANGE THERE.
But a Prosperous Town Xow Occupies
the Place and Grows.
ANTELOPE. Or., July 7. The theory
that the location of the town of Shanlko,
at the terminus of the Columbia Southern
Railroad, within six miles of Antelope,
would kill this place, has been practical
ly exploded. Trains have been running
into that point now for about two months,
and if there is any difference In the pros
perity of Antelope, It Is In Antelope's
favor. While Antelope is comparatively
an old town, It Is Just as live, and always
has been, as any new town. It is an im
portant gateway to a large scope of
country, extending hundreds of jnlles to
the south. It Is a stockralslng country,
and that always means a money coun
try. This is the distributing point for tho
United States malls. There are five mall
stage routes that make this their starting-point,
while the travel from Burns,
Prineville, Silver Like and other south
ern towns brings considerable money to
this place, as well as teaming and wool
hauling from those sections.
Yet Antelope's mainstay Is her own im
mediate section of country. 8he is the
center of a rich stockralslng and wool
growing country, her people are all well-to-do.
and this places the town on a solid
footing. Right at this seison tho town
is quiet. The sheep are In the Summer
range In the mountains, hay is being har-
vestea ana everyooay is husy.
The town of Antelope derived its name
from the vast herds of those animals
that browsed upon the hills about the
townslte In early days. Antelope Is situ
ated In a pretty valley, surrounded by
bald, round hills, and upon these hills
binds of hundreds of antelope could be
counted almost any day In any direction
from the town. The antelope have all
disappeared, however, and now It Is many
miles to the nearest antelope range.
Antelope has between 250 and 300 popula
tion. The town is Incorporated, and has
Its own water works, with a heavy pres
sure of water and ample fire protection.
There are two large general stores, at
which a large volume of business Is done.
There Is 1 drug store, 2 confectionery es
tablishments, 2 hotels, 2 livery stables, 1
restaurant, 1 chophouse, 1 butcher shop.
1 barber shop. 2 blacksmith shops, 4
saloons, 2 newspapers (one getting out
Its first issue), 1 physician, 3 lawyers, 1
harness shop, 1 church (Methodist), a
fine school building, where three teachers
are employed. There Is one telephone
lino here, and a new one nearly complet
ed, connecting Ashwood and Bakeoven,
via this place. Several of the secret fra
ternal societies prosper here.
The funeral of Alex Kelsay, a pioneer,
took place at the Methodist Church here
today, In the presence of a large audi
ence. He was 71 years old, was born In
Wayne County. Kentucky, came to Ore
gon 23 years ago. and has lived at An
telope for 16 years. He leaves seven
children and four brothers. Six of his
children, well-to-do. highly respected citi
zens, live at Antelope, and the seventh
lives at Lowell, Or. He leaves a home
and some property in this section.
Oregon Notes.
Sumpter claims a population of 2300.
An early-closing agitation Is on in Eu
gene. The Pendleton scouring mill is running
night and day and scouring 20,000 to 25,000
pounds of wool dally.
Wallowa now has two telephone lines,
and the rate from La Grande has been
reduced from 75 to 25 cents.
The survey of the Granlte-Hllgard rail
road is completed, says the Granite Gem.
The lines of the survey were connected
with the corporate limits of Granite Tues
day noon.
The Stayton News is distressed because
so many people who conduct business es
tablishments in the town reside outside
the city limits, thus reducing the census
showing for the town.
Today Powder River Valley farmers
will start their mowers in the hay fields,
and one of the largest yields of hay
for years will be stacked. Grain, too. Is
in fine growth, and the yield of oats, bar
ley and wheat will be fully up to the
average.
In the Sheriff's office now there is no
regular deputy, says the Corvallls Times.
Deputy Burnett has become chief, and he
will have a competent deputy In each of
the precincts. With the aid of these and
such extra deputies as he can pick up
when occasion requires. Sheriff Burnett
hopes to dispatch the business of his of
fice promptly and efficiently.
A 500-horsepower plant, the power to be
taken from the rushlns waters of Pins
Creek and transferred In tho form of elec
tricity to the stamp mill; additional ma
chinery for both mine and mill, and a
large Increase in both working force and
production these have been determined
upon by the management of the Cornu
copia mines of Oregon, and work will be
gin almost immediately, says the Carson
Tocsin.
Your complexion, as well as your tem
per, is rendered miserable by a disordered
liver. Improve both by taking Carter's
Little Liver Pills.
A! ilCIA'C Ctfii n CiCI FIC '
ALAJJAA 3 VlULLf II ELlf J I
PARTICULARLY THOSE IK THE RE-
GION OF CAPE NOME.
Deputy Collector Hatch Writes of
Clrcnmstnnces of the Discovery j
of Gold and What FoUowed.
l washing. I know men who made $1000
ST. MICHAEL. Alaska, May L From to 000 washing the beach sand during
the meager news that reaches us from out- August and September.
side, the population of Ncrthwes t Alaska j Mwt EaWea.
will be largely increased in the near fu
ture. Whether the new arrivals will fare 1 There are great preparations being mode
better than their predecessors is proble-
matlcaL That there la a large area of t
country that has prospected well is cer- '
tain, and In many locailtlcs gold has been
found In paying quantities. I was In St. J
Michael when the first news of the striKe i
at Cape Nome came in, on the 30th day J
of November, 183S. When It was learnea
that five men, working under the poorest
kind of conditions, had rocked out (1800
In five short days, the excitement became
intense; but as the cold was severe, the
means of transportation very limited, and
no provisions to be had except what were
taken from St. Michael, only a compara
tively few people could get there; but as
foot as dog teams could be got together
men started for Nome.
There are many stories as to who were
the first discoverers. It Is safe to say
that the following Is as near the truth as
will ever be known:
In July, 16SS, Erie Llndblom, a run
away sailor, who had left his ship at Port
Clarence, found gold in the Slnrock coun
try, west of Cape Nome. Mr Holtberg.
a missionary from Golovnln Bay, had pros
pected along the coast from Golovnln Bay
to Slnrock, and found coarse gold on An
vil Creek. He was in SL Michael In
Augu&t of that year, and told at least one
person that rich ground had been struck,
and would be located by his friends in the
near future. Tho first power-of-attorney
left SL Michael soon after, and the sender
got a claim, for -which he was offerea
$40,000 last Summer. On September 11
Llndblom, Llndeberg and John Brindson
left Golovnln Bay for Snake River. Pro
ceeding to the head of that stream, they
prospected carefully back. They made
locations on Rock, Mountain, Glacier,
Snow, Anvil and Dry Creeks; they panned
out $30 In two hours In one place. Short
ly after this they returneu to Golovnln
Bay, and, with Mr. Price, a Lap by tho
name of Tornensls and Dr. Klttllsen, re
turned to Snake River about October 15.
Tho mining district was formed by these
six men, and while two of them, at the
time were probably not citizens, one at
least. Mr. Llndeberg making a declara-1
tlon of intention here before L. B. Shep
herd, United States Commissioner, on the
30th of November. 1S98, In every other re
spect, so far aa known, they proceeded In
a legal manner. The credit of discovery
belongs about equally to Holtberg and
Llndblom.
Discoverers Got Little.
The oft-repeated story, that theso men
took up tho whole country, is greatly
exaggerated. An examination of the origi
nal records (the records have been well
kept, and deficiencies are not covered up),
will show that at that time these men
did not moke many locations, either for
themselves or their friends. It was the
people who came after who grabbed.
Four associations were formed In St.
Michael within two days after the news
reached here, and representatives were
soon on the road to Nome. The claims
taken by these associations have as yet
not been developed, and many of them
are of no value. By the middle of Jan
uary, 1S59, many men had left St. Michael
for the now fields. Some of these being
unable to get dog teams, pulled their
own sleds, and if ever men deserved suc
cess, they did; for not only was the road
a long, hard and cold one, but there was
the period till probably July L during
which they must subsist on the little bup
ply of provisions taken with them. I was
there the first part of April, 1S99, and at
that time it was well understood by all
that to stay meant to take serious chances
of starvation. Had It not been that tho
small schooner Bear, from Unga, Alaska,
arrived thero at the unexpected date of
May 23, with some provisions, the suffer
ing would have- been severe. As It was,
most of those who did remain were badly
afflicted with scurvy and a few died.
It has been a peculiarity of this camp
that each new crowd or incomers have
seemed to consider themselves as entitled
to everything, and previous comers to
have no rights whatsoever; and they have
proceeded to relocate everything desirable.
While power of attorney has been used
more than it should, and In some cases
been very much abused, by far tho greater
number of claims were' located in person.
Four-fifths of the first Winter's locating
was done on the snow, when it was im
possible even to see tho ground. If the
"lay of the ground" indicated a creek or
gully, it was staked, and the Recorder's
office has paid great fees. There was
only one of the large companies doing
business in this part of Alaska that ac
quired many locations. The North Amer
ican Tranrportalon & Trading Company,
by Its agent, L. B. Shepherd, secured in
ono way or another Interests In a great
many claims. Two miles of water front
on both sides of Nome River wore at one
time claimed by that company. The Alas
ka Commercial Company, as a company,
does not engage In mining.
By papers received rfom Nome today, I
see that Jumping is still going on, and
streets, the public square, and back yards
ore being located by moonlight. The late
arrivals from Dawson have been appro
priating tents, caches and everything they
col Eft away with. Some of them are '
u Jail for lot-Jumping and riot. r
What was done in tne way of mining
x. there last Summer Is too well known to J
of Anvil, Snow, Dexter and, fame other
creeks In the Nome district have not f uape xoric tne crew deserted and Indians
been exaggerated. Last July I saw many were substituted in their place. The lat
pans of dirt washed out that yielded $2 to i ter got drunk, tried to loot the ship, and
iS to the pan. and tho Blulceboxes were with difficulty were ejected. The ship was
a sight to see. When stripping the snow '
, on. a citiin. on anoir ureeK, so me euu
I could thaw the dirt, gold was found In I
"the grass roots," and 50 pounds of It
"- ciflirr. on snow ureeK, so me eun ,
were cleaned up the first eight days ot
for the coming season, and some Winter j
work has been done. The actual miner
usually requires at least a. year to become
familiar with the conditions here. Travel
on land Is difficult In Summer, as the
"tunara
is so soft, often mlrey, that ,
walking Is tiresome, and to carry blanket j
ana provisions enous" xr even a iew
A VIEW OF UNALASKA, ALASKA.
days' trip will tire out a, man In a short
time. Wood is found in very small quan
tities away from the beach, and mos
quitoes In warm weather, are plentiful. If
the weather Is not warm,' It is likely to be
raining, so that, although the mines are
near the beach, access Is attended by
many hardships.
Since last October stampeding has been
lively, and there Is not a creelc or gully
between Golovnln Bay and Point Hope
that has not been located. Poker Creek,
only 30 miles away, was one of the first
receiving attention from this end: and 100
( or more claims were staked upon It and
lis inDumnes.
There was never gold
enouirh found on It to make a stlcknln.
Exploration Creelc, Plriejgreek. the Una
lakleet Beach, Christmas Creek and oth
ers that drew much attantlon'nre not sup
posed to be worth anything 'aow, though
thousands of dollars In recording fees,
provisions and dog foo (dried salmon
sells at 25 cents a pound), and much time
were spent getting claims on these sup
posed bonanzas. It is a standing Joke
here that two of the mostmp-'to-date men,
who "couldn't be fooled, you know,"
were neatly taken In by a worthless no
body by the name of Dove. He "salted"
the beach at Unalokleets and for awhile
they worked night and 'day staking for
themselves and frelnds, even locating the
graveyard, only to find themselves
"faked."
Gold on Many Creeks.
At Golovnln Bay there'' Is known to be
e largo extent of gold-bearing country,
and Fish River, the Ncu'kluck, Ophlr
Creek, Sweet Cake, and other streams aro
now producing a considerable amount of
gold; in places the pay Is as good as on
Anvil Creek. There is 'no better place
for a newcomer to try his fortune than at
Golovnln Bay. Norton Bay has a few
claims known to be fairly rich, but very
little is known to Its advantage. Be
tween Cape Darby and Port Clarence
there are many good streams, and the i
beach promises as well as that near Nome.
A great effort will be mode this Summer
to boom tho Koyukuk district, but the
fact that 1000 men have come past there
this Winter on their way from Dawson
to Nome, and whatever has been devel
oped was known to them. Is pretty good
evidence that there Is little ground for
another stampede In that direction.
The nows that the Government is to
put a telegraph line to Nome Is welcome
Intelligence. With communication open
with the States, large stocks of supplies
In the hands of competitors for trade, the
establishment of large companies working
both Wluter and Summer, In quartz and
Winter diggings, there will grow up an
environment that will rob this northland
of many of the terrors of the past. The
fact that thousands of roci have been
"mushing" all over the country, from
Skagway to Point Barrow, during the
whole of the past Winter, with hardly
any severe suffering, proves that living
nirS3rtofJ,Snrlb!5ii!SJi i " T
portunlty of profit, railroads, telegraphs.
tho "butcner, the baker and the candle
stick maker," will be doing business along
the shores of Behrlng Sea, and In the
near future the wisdom of William H.
Seward will be proved.
"Local self-government," recommended
by President McKlnley, and even a terri
torial form of government, built on tho
solid ground of a permanent population of
self-reliant, patriotic American citizens,
may be hoped for in the near future.
E. T. HATCH.
THE NEWS FROM NOME.
Country Said to Be as Rich as Rep
resented. SEATTLE, July 8.-Two steamers, the
Charles Nelson and the Centennial, ar
rived in Seattle from Nome, and two, the
Senator and Aberdeen, sailed for that
destination today.
The Nelson brought the latest news
from Nome, having left there June 2L
She brought down three passengers, E.
L. Feldler. Dr. A. H. Smith nn1 n mnr.
f named Ward.
Feldler, who is a resident of Terre
Haute, Ind., says that he' believes Nome
Is Just as good as It has been reported.
In his opinion, It Is a splendid place for
a poor man, as anyone who wishes work
can find it. On Penny River, he says, he
saw men with the crudest appliances
washing out $4 to $20 a day to the man.
He says that on the beach he offered men
$3 an hour to handle freight and many
of them laughed at him. Feldler has come
down to purchase machinery and supplies.
The Centennial reports that the barge
Skookum made the trip in good shape,
and that her steam launch was doing a
great business in Nome harbor. The Cen
tennial had nine passengers, who report
that for five miles up and down the water
front at Nome It is Impossible to mine
on account of baggage being plied up
down to the water's edge. They say
many of the creeks are fabulously cn.
Dr. Smith, who returned on the Nelson,
Northern Light, which went north. At
towed to Nome, where her cargo of lum-
w uuuibiu. uamwmuo y"".
$000,000 From the Klondike.
SEATTLE, July 8. The steamer Rosa
He arrived from Lynn Canal with J800
000 In Klondike gold consigned to the
Seattle assay office by a Dawson hank.
Gold of Lower California.
CHICAGO, July S. A special to the
Record from Hermosillo, Mexico., says:
Martin Hulen. of Aspen, Colo.: T. B.
G. Gedlne. of San Francisco, and 'James
Crawford,, of Benson, Ariz., prospectors,
have arrived from the new nlacer eold
fields In Lower California, about 50mlles
south of Camp Companls, bringing with
rncm over sw,wo in gold. dust. This sum
represents their earnings for a period of
eight months. The prospectors state that
the placer field embraces a tract of gravel
about 225,000 acres In extent.
Ready for the Cadet Examination.
THE DALLES, Ore., July 8. Represen
tative Moody, accompanied by Professor
J. F. Neff, principal of The Dalles Pub
lic schools, left today for Portland to
be present at the competitive examina
tion to be held there tomorrow, of can
didates for appointment to cadetshlp In
the United States Military Academy. Pro
fessor Neff, together with Professor
l Forbes, principal of the Pendleton Aca
demy, and Mr. James F". Swing, of the
Portland Academy, compose the examin
ing board. The candidate receiving this
nomination will enter West Point next
June If he snucccssfuliy passes the final
examination at the Military Academy.
The Potato Buff Has Appeared.
Athena Press.
Charles McLean was In town Monday,
and had in his possession a species of
Insect which he says is feeding on the
potato Ines In his neighborhood. While
digging potatoes his attention was at
tracted to the Insects, which were numer
ous on the under side of the leaf. On ex
amination It apparently had as yet done
no damage to tho potato vines. The
specimens brought to town by Mr. Mc
Lean are pronounced by the Press agri
cultural editor to be potato bugs of the
"Down East" variety, perhaps imported
with Eastern potatoes, used for seed.
A Display by the aioon.
SEAVTEW. July 7. (To the Editor.)
One likes to tell of interesting experiences
while on the Summer trip. Last night
we had a lovely appearance of the moon;
standing behind a vapory cloud, there
was around It a circle (somewhat of an
oval), shading from tho center to the
outer edge of the prismatic colors. The
radius was about 15 times the radius of
a full moon. The moon passed rapidly on
iito clouds of the appearance of fish
scales, and the effect there of the pris
matic lights was equally good, as
though In a beautiful sholl or in fish
scales. MOONGAZER.
Oregon City Notes.
OREGON CITY, Or., July 8. The Co
lumbia baseball team, of Portland, played
Nehren's Oregon City team at Gladstone
Park this afternoon, the score resulting
16 to 12 in favor of the Portland players.
Campers are already arriving at Glad
stone Park to attend the Chautauqua as
sembly. J. N. Welssner, of the United States
Fish Commission, formerly connected
with the Clackamas hatchery, has re
turned from Chesapeake Bay, and will
remain here for a few months.
Foot Crashed Off.
TTT VA TtrnV. T..1.. O TTTV.lt-
ins the Columbia River today on the
Northern Pacific ferry-boat. James Blair.
Northern Pacific ferry-boat. James Blair,
a passenger from San Francisco, fell
under a moving car and his right foot
was crushed off at the ankle. He un
dertook to Jump from one section of the
train to another, and fell under the mov
ing section. He was taken to Seattle, his
destination.
Portland Nine Won.
VANCOUVER, Wash., July 8. The
Stephens' Addition (Portland) nine won
from the Vancouver baseball team in a
good game here today by a score of 7
to 2. The batteries were Laton and Sla
vln, for Stephens' Addition, and Kane,
Shaw, Harrison and Trlssler for Van
couver. Will Dubois acted as umpire. A
big crowd witnessed the game.
New Northwest Pensions.
WASHING-TON, July 8. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Oregon Original, widows, etc., minors
of Henry Masters, Kirby, $16.
Idaho Original, Rodham Williams,
Halley, $8; Daniel Preffer, Ferdinand,
$6.
Battery A Mnrchlner to Salem.
OREGON CITY. Or., July 8. Battery
A, of Portland, Oregon National Guard,
camped on the west side of the river last
night, and made an early start for Salem
this morning. The so'dlers had halted at
Aurora at 2 P. M. for lunch, intending to
camp at Wodd&urn tonight.
Fifteen Yearn for Manslaughter.
SALEM, Or., July 8. Frank Luhrman,
who shot his companion at Sumpter,
Baker County, was received at the peni
tentiary this evening on a 15-year sen
tence for manslaughter.
Great victories over disease are daily
won by Hood's Sarsaparilla.
FILLED WITH COPPER
MAGNIFICENT SHOWING MADE
ALONG THE SNAKE 'RIVER.
Rlcheu In Both Oregon and Idaho
and Development Is Proceeding
A Good Time Coming.
HOMESTEAD, Or., July 8. Within a
distance of 20 miles up and down the
Snake River from this place la a belt
so lavishly mineralized as to make safe
the assertion that here will In a short
time be the greatest copper camp of the
United States. There has been no ex
ploitation of this seotlon, not one mining
man out ot a hundred would know any
thing of the Immense mining future of
this section were he asked and yet here
is a better showing, In every way, than
In what Is known as the Seven Devils.
One great help for U3 Is that the ledges
so far discovered are found at a short
distance only above the river-bed; they
are so situated as to make their opening
not a third so costly as In the Devils
prorer; the ore Is In body rich, and the
country Is absolutely In place.
The mineral of this section, and It Is
the same In Oregon a3 In Idaho, Is cop
per. From the common chalcoprlte to
the uncommon solid glance and gray, It
Is here In all variety, In groat deposits,
and In paying quantity. The only ques
tion for the people of both sides of the
river has been depth and money to open
up mines. Depth Is proved in the Blue
Jacket, where 40 per cent ore Is being
taken out at the rate of four cars a
week from below the water level, and on
the Decorah by the work of the diamond
drill operated by the Boston & Seven
Devils Company. Manager W. Bertram
Hancock, of this company, makes the
statement that "the work of the diamond
drill has proved that the ore bodies of
the Seven Devils have great depth."
The principal work of thl3 company,
outside the diamond drill on the De
corah, Is on the South Peacock. Here Is
an Immense lead so Immense, Indeed, as
to be practically a quarry, as Is
the case on Its sister property,
the Old Peacock and here Is demon
strated In the- most stable manner that
this ore Is not a surface flowover, but
a distinct and stable ore body.
A shaft has been sunk to the 300-foot
level, with crosscuts to the ore on this
and the 200-foot levels, the shaft having
been In ore to a depth of 100 feet, when
the dip of tho vein took It from the
vertical shaft. The ore at the 300-foot
level, so far as exploited. Is 101x84 feet,
and 'will average above IS per cent cop
per. The property 13 well equipped with
hoist and all other necessary machinery.
About four miles below this property
is the Blue Jacket, made famous by its
regular shipments of the highest grade
copper ore that was ever continuously
shipped In this country outside the vir
gin copper of the Lake region. Here the
ore body has been carefully looked after,
without an Inch of useless ground brok
en, till at this time they are some dis
tance below the water level, and with
as good ore as ever. The shaft Is being
sunk with all speed, pumping and hoist
ing machinery having been lately In
stalled. The rich ore of this mine is a
bornlte, very pure, and found In consid
erable body. There has been some devel
opment of other properties In this group,
all giving promise of good returns for
work and money.
The River Queen, owned by the Haas
Bros, and "Jim" Halley, Is another
first-class property, being some 10 miles
from the other mines mentioned, and It
Is not more than 200 yards from the
river and from Oregon. Here there has
been sufficient development to prove sta
bility and depth, the ore being of above
18 per cent material, with considerable
that will run up to SO per cent. Develop
ment consists of adit, drifts, shaft, and
winze. Sinking Is to begin at once, and
the mine Is about equipped with
cars, etc. This is an excellent property,
with almost assurance for a big mine
and a dividend-payer.
From Idaho one will come down to the
river and cross the ferry into Oregon,
and if he Is known to be Interested In
mines tho ferryman will tell him to go
down the river a couple of miles and
there he will see the richest copper ore,
in place and in body, that he ever set
eyes on. No man, knowing the least
about mining, can look at the ore from
the Leonard without wonder. Fourteen
Inches of solid copper glance, and ex
tending for 3000 feet in a line as straight
and strong as a Portland boulevard. It
Is a wonder, especially when noting the
great bodies of lower-.grade material in
tho 40 feet which constitutes this one
lead. This property was owned by Joe
Leonard better known as "Joe, the
Greek," and was a few weeks ago bought
in by W B. McDougall, who Is pushing
development and a mining camp at the
same time.
Four miles up the river from this prop
erty Is tho well-known and enormous
Iron Dyke mine. This was owned by tho
Northwest Copper Company, but at a
Sheriff sale recently was bought in by a
big Eastern mining man, who has plenty
of money and nerve to make mines and
keep them going. The has been a deal
of work done on the Iron Dyke, and yet
with It all, they have no idea of tho
width of the vein. Thore Is one tunnel
In over 100 feet In ore with 50 feet of
crosscut, and yet no wall has been found,
nor has the ore diminished In body or
value. Another has the same character
istics, only that here they have driven
almost 200 feet In ore. The ore Is gener
ally about 12 per cent, with much that
will go 40 per cent. The company owns
a matting plant, not at this time set up,
but now that all litigation has been set
tled, with the property In the hands of
one man, there Is little question that this
will soon be put In operation and change
the ore from a fair grade to a 40 per
cent matte, which can very profitably
be shipped to the refineries. The mine Is
not more than a quarter of a mile from
the river, with no heavy grades, and at
the water's side there seems every facil
ity for the erecetlon of any and all neces
sary plants.
There are hundreds of good prospects
in thl3 neighborhood, but these two, if
no others do, will make the camp, and
not a long time will pass till It is the
greatest copper camp in this country.
The railroad talk from Huntington, on
the 'O. R. & N., It Is hoped. Is not all
talk; but In any case the fact remains
that here is tha place for a
railway. The Pacific & Idaho North
ern from Welser 13 a good thing,
but should it go through to the
Seven Deils, a road would still be a
necessity along the river, and that will
come before many years, because these
ore bodies are so big, necessitating rapid
and cheap transportation for their proper
treatment, that railway men will inves
tigate and build. At this time, of course,
there has been insufficient developments
to Justify the building of a road, but two
years from now a different story may
be told.
Take this section altogether on either
side of the river and there Is not a.
greater country for mining. It has need
ed money for development In the past,
but this most serious drawback has now
been overcome, and the result will be
an enormous thing for Oregon. With the
conditions here prevailing, the years and
years of outgo seen in other copper
camps will not obtain, and instead of
waiting half a lifetime for a shlp'per,
these people have several already and
others very close to that most, desirable
condition.
LUTHERAN CHURCH DEDICATION.
Three Services In English and Ger
manThose Who Participate.
SALEM, July 8. The Evangelical Lu-
therans of this city today dedicated their
new church, on East State street. Rev.
Mr. Bucherle. of Portland, delivered an,
Impressive sermon in German at 10:SO. At
2 o'clock a dedicator sermon In English
was preached, and the concluding serv
ices were held in German, at 8 P. M.. by
Rev. Mr. Wetlock, of SchuebeL Through
out the services the local pastor. Rev.
Mr. Eberle, officiated before the altar.
The sermons were delivered from a
raised pulpit on the right of the altar.
The altar Is In an alcove of the south
wall of the church. Upon It was a cru
cifix and a picture of Christ, before which
two wax candles burned during the serv
ices. This church was organized in Salem
about nine years ago. The Evangelical
Lutheran church Is similar to the Cath
olic and Episcopalian, and the claim is
made for It that it is conducted as It was
brought out from the mother church by
Its founder, Martin Luther. The priestly
robes and crucifix are prominent in the
services.
LOWER LUMBER. RATES WANTED.
Southwestern Washington Manufac
turers Appoint Committee to Act.
CENTRALIA, Wash., July 8. At the
regular meeting of the Southwestern.
Washington Manufacturers' Association,
the matter of procuring a lower rate ou
lumber from this part of the state fo
Eastern Washington points was discussed,
at length. A committee was appointed;
to wait on S. Y. Fulton, aslstant general
freight agent of the Northern Pacific at
Portland. In regard to rates.
The mills are running steadily and fill
ing a great many orders. On account or5
the failure or crops in North and South
Dakota and Minnesota, that market for"
yard stock Is cut off. The prospects arar
bright for a large harvest In Eastern.
Washington, but the lumbermen are shut;
out at present on account of high freight?
rates.
Tho matter of lumber rates will prob
ably be brought before the next Legls-
lature of Washington.
HELD FOR KILLING A SQUAW.
Prisoner Alleges That He Did It J
Self-DefenHc.
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash., July 8.
George Honick was held on $1000 bonds
by Justice Taggart last Saturday night
for the murder of Nellie, a middle-aged
Indian woman, who was killed June 23
near Yakima City, on the reservation. The
Coroner's Jury on Saturday found she
came to her death by "a wound Inflicted
at the base of the brain by a blunt in
strument In the hands df some ono un
known. Horrlck, who works for Fred1
Thompson, a fruitgrower at Parker, gave
himself up when suspected, and Is de
fended by Edward Whltson. He admits
striking the woman, but claims he acted
In self-defense, being beset on his way
home by a garg of drunken Indians. The
trial was postponed until next Tuesday.
Mali From Biggs to Shanllro.
WASHINGTON. July 3. Railway pos
tal service has been established on the
lino of the Columbia Southern Railway,
between Biggs and Shanlko. Or., a dis
tance of 70 miles, to be known as tha
Biggs and Shanlko Railway postoffice.
Wasliington Notes.
Falrhaven expended more than $2000 in
Its Fourth of July celebration.
Fishing will begin at Gray's Harbor
about August 1, and a good catch Is ex
pected. It Is conservatively estimated that tho
merchants and other business men of
Olympla took In about $10,000 during the
Fourth of July celebration.
A general strike of waiters Is Immi
nent In Seattle because some of the res
taurant men Insist on employing Japan
ese dishwashers. In violation. It Is al
leged by the waiters, of a recent agree
ment. The Walla Walla County records show
23 marriages consummated during tho
month of June, against 17 for May,. June,
1SS9, shows but 0, and May 11 marriages.
The fees In the Clerk's office were $193 95
for June, and $29S 10 for May. Last year,
the figures were $143 20 and $164 30.
The Impression Is gaining ground
throughout the state that the coming
session of the Legislature will abolish
one, of the three normal schools of this
state, says the Ellensburg Capital. Thls.
Is the consensus of opinion as gathered
by citizens of this place who have re
cently visited the several parts of the
state. If this Impression Is correct, what
does It mean? Whatcom, because of its
location, the population of the region In
which It Is located and It political power,
will not be the one to go. That Is self
evident. Then It resolves Itself down tcf
Ellensburg and Cheney.
l
Bo! for the Paris Exposition.
Get your outfit at Harris Trunk Co.
Has no equal for the cure of nervou
and physical debility, exhausted vitality;
varlcocle, premature decne, loss of mem-.
ory, wasting, etc., which has beers
brought about by early indiscretions oz
later excesses.
Six thousand gave willing testimony!
during 1S99. Established SO years.
DR. A. T. SANDEN
Cor. 4th and Morrison
PORTLAND OREGON-
"WHAT CAUSES DANDRUFF.
Greatest European Authority on
Skin Diseases Says It's a Germ.
The old idea was that dandruff is scales
of skin thrown off, through a feverish
condition of the scalp. Professor Unna,
Hamburg. Germany, European authority
on skin diseases, says dandruff is a germ
disease. The germ burrows under the
scalp, throwing up little scales of cuti
cle, and sapping the vitality of the hair
at the root. The only hair preparation,
that kills dandruff germs Is Newbro's
Herplclde. "Destroy the cause, you re
move the effect." Not only cures dan
druff, but stops falling hair and causes
a luxurious growth. Delightful hair
dressing.
The Oregon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium, Chamber of Commerco Bldg.,
?. O. box C70. Portland, Or.
Telephone Main BIO
J. E. Haaeltlne. Pres. ; David Goodsell Treas.i
F. J. Hard. Sec
Director L. G. Clarke. J. E Haseltine. Da
vid GoodielU P. J. Jennings, L G. Davidson,
F. V. Drake. E. A- Clem.
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THE GOLD HILL & BOHEMIA MINING CO.
owns four flrst-class quartz ralnln? proper
ties; three ot them, embracing nine claims,
being in the Gold Hill mining district. Jack
son County, Oregon; and one of them, embracing-
seven claims, belnc in the very
heart of the Bohemia mrolng camp. Capital
stock. $100,000 00: 40 per cent ot stock la
treasury; all promoters' stock, pooled. Listed
with the Oregon Mininp Stock Exchange. In
vestigate, DaIdon. "Ward & Co. (members
of the Oregon Mining Stock Exchange). 403
Chamber of Commerce. Phone Clay 833.
Dr. Sanden's Belt