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.TEE HOBNING OBEGOMAlf, MONBAT, AUGUST 13, 1900.
ON THE BENCH 33 YEARS
JUDGE BOISE'S LONG JUDICIAL
SERVICE TN OREGOK.
An. Acttve Member of the Bar From
Pioneer Time and 'Still "Vlcor-
on Sketch of HI Life.
BALEM. Or.. Aug. 12,-Judge B. P.
Boise, -who now presides over the equity
department of the Circuit court la the
Third Judicial district. Is the oldest Judge
ow on the bench in this state and has
eerved mpre years as a Judge than any
other man In Oregon. He is now In his
2d year and has occupied a seat upon
the bench for 33 years. "With the excep
tion of a slight defect in his hearing: he
Ib in lull possession of all his faculties.
321s rulings and decisions are so generally
satisfactory to both attorneys and liti
gants that -appeals from his decrees are
uncommon except In cases In which it is
understood from the beginning- that the
questions involved must be passed upon
by the court of last resort.
Beubcn P. Boise was born at Bland
ford. Mass.. June 9, IS19. His "early life
was spent on a farm and his early edu
cation was received in a country school.
He took a course of higher instruction at
"Williams College, graduating from that
Institution in 1843. After two years teach
ing In a country school in Missouri, he
'Returned to Massachusetts, studied law
three years and then engaged ia the
practice of his profession at Chlcopee
Palls, Mass. He came to Oregon early In
1KJ1, and located at Portland.
The all-important question before the
officials of the Territory at that time was
the location of the capital, the Supreme
Court being divided upon the question
and a majority of the court differing
from the Legislature. Supreme Judges
Kelson and Strong were of the opinion
that Oregon City was the lawful loca
tion of the seat of government and they
hold court at that place. Judge O. C.
Pratt held that Salem was the proper
place to hold court and he refused to
eit with the other two Judges at Oregon
City. Every man took sides on this ques
tion and Mr. Boise Immediately chose to
Eide with the minority, believing that
Judge Pratt was right. The Legislature
also agreed with Judge Pratt but it could
not .change the will of the majority of
the Supreme Court. It did the next best
thing, however, and deprived the two
erring Judges of, most of their Circuit
Court Jurisdiction, giving Judge Pratt
nearly all of "Western Oregon for his
Judicial district At that time the Su
preme Judges sat also as Circuit Judges.
Judge Pratt appointed Mr. Boise to rep
resent the Federal Government as Prose
cuting Attorney in this district
In the early days large crowds turned
out to attend the sessions of the Circuit
Court and this appointment gave Mr.
Boise an excellent opportunity to form
-a. wide acquaintance among the pioneers.
Judge Pratt and Mr. Boise rode the cir
cuit together and were generally accom
panied by Matthew P. Beady, then a
young attorney, and ardent suporter of
Judge Pratt's view of the capital ques
tion. Mr. Beady frequently took oppor
tunity to address the people who gathered
at the Courthouse upon the all-absorbing
capital question. These addresses, togeth
er with some quiet talking by Mr. Boise,
made many converts from among those
who inclined to the opinion that Oregon ;
City was the seat of government The
"United States Congress finally decided
that Judge Pratt's opinion was correct
mid by this victory Mr. Boise gained con
siderable standing among the leading men
of the Territory.
In 1S52, Mr. Boise took a donation land
Claim a short distance above Dallas an
made that his home, though continuing in
the practice of his profession. He was
e. member of the Territorial Assembly
Jn 18BS and 1855 and was elected by the
Assembly to the office of Prosecuting
Attorney. Gambling was quite common
o.t that time, perhaps as much so as at
present and nearly every man carried a
revolver. The criminal work was quite
extensive and kept the Prosecuting At
torney fairly busy. Gamblers were hunted
down with special vigor and with success
which might Inspire the Prosecuting At
torneys who hold office a half century
later. Mr. Boise made U tils business to
learn the names of all men who fre
quented the places in which gambling was
notorious and when the grand jury met he
called as many of these men as he
"Wanted to testify before that body. "While
many of the men called would evade tell
ing wljat they knew, he seldom failed
to find witnesses enough to secure a con
viction. The trip from one county seat to an
other was made on horseback, the Judge
end several attorneys usually riding in
company. Lawbooks were not plentiful
and some of the standard works on com
mon law were carried in the saddle
bags from one court to another. The
constant reliance upon the old common
law authors who condensed their works
to concise statements of fundamental
principles, gave the attorneys of that
day a thorough knowledge of the essen
tials of law and it is frequently men
tioned by attorneys today that Judge
.iJoise has a wonaerful familiarity with
all brunches of the common law, which .
Is particularly applicable Jn an equity
court
In 1857, Mr. Boise was elected one ol
PaHc Cnntjr Qelqgates to the Consti
tutional Conwtrtton. in which assembly
he served in the Important position of
chairman of the committee on legislation.
In the same year he acquired the title of
"Judge." by being appointed by President
Buchensn to a seat on the Supreme
bench ef the Territory The following
yoar. under the. state organization, he
was elected Suprem- Judge and by vlr
tue of Ms office acted a. a Circuit Judge.
He continued In this office bv re-election I
n c-m .. . -J.,--:-j. , ,.... i
u. .o. , t a.s ufiempu uy jaoge i
B. F Bonham. He then engaged In the j
practice of law at Salem until 1S74 when
he was elected a member of the Board
of Capitol Building Commsloncrs. In
1SX he was re-elected to the Supreme j hcaw frost, the first at this season
bench. Two years later the Legislature i 0f the year for years, came last night,
separated the Circuit and Supreme Courts ! Gardens" have suffered considerably, many
and Judge Boise was appointed a Su- 0f them being totally destroyed. At a
prome Judge. His appointment was for higher altitude between this place and
a short term and at its expiration in 1S90 I Canyon City, Attorney Thornton "Williams,
he was re-elected to the Circuit bench in ' who came over the route yesterday, re
the Third district He continued in this J ports a heavy snow s.orm. The cold snap
office ntli 3S92, when he returned to the j i5 relished by all except owners of gar
practice of law at Salem. In 1S9S he i dens, as It follows one of the most sul
was again elected Circuit Judge for a 1 trv inclls experienced this Summer. It
term of six years and he bids fair to be i
ready for another terra when the present
has expired.
The Judge has a very strong dislike for
technical questions in practice. He de
sires to see cases tried out on their merits
alone, if possible, and he sometimes evi
dences a distrust of attorneys who quib
ble over small technicalities of proce
dure. "While he is patient with attorneys
or wltaessesN who are slow or clumsy
with apparent good intentions, he is
ready and plain In his disapproval of an
attempt to trifle with the court or to
mislead ly an Incorrect statement of law
or fact Young attorneys receive kind con
sideration at his hands and It is not un
common for him to take charge of the
examination of a witness where the at
torney seems unable to draw out all the
escenfal facts.
On one occasion, in the argument of a
case wMeh had been tried before Judge J
Boise, the attornev made statement
wWch were not In accordance with the
testimony or the law cited. After be
ing corrected several times by the Judge,
the attorney mI4. Impatiently:
-Weil, your Honor. It may be that I
don't understand the facta In this case."
Instantly came tlie answer:
"You can't have any controversy with
the court a that point Mr. Blank, for
the court will agree that you understand j
neither the facts ner the law that ap-
piles to them.
Jn this Instance the attorney was either j
unfamiliar with his caee or willfully mis
represented it
To a stranger who pays a casual visit
to the courtroom while an equity case
Is being tried. Judge Boise has the ap
pearance of being unobserving, but those
who are familiar with his manner and
those who hear him give a detailed dis
cussion of the weight of the testimony,
will assert that not a word or sign from
a witness escapes his notice.
Judge Boise Is very quiet and deliberate
la his manner and speech. He chooses
his words and forms his sentences very
carefully and seldom hesitates or cor
rects himself In talking. This charac
Istlc, together with a logical arrange
ment of Ideas, makes his verbal opinions
upon cases tried by him very clear in
meaning and sound in reasoning. It is
said by attorneys that his extemporane
ous oral opinions. If taken and extended
by a stenographer, would make a very
creditable showing if printed in a volume
of the Supreme Court Beports.
Judge Boise has always been In the
forefront of those -who advocate the ex
tension of greater legal rights to women,
and while In the Constitutional Conven
tion he worked effectively for the adop
tion of provisions which put a wife upon
the same condition before the law as her
husband. His decisions in matters relat
ing to property and contract rights of
married women, show an Inclination in
thiB direction.
In politics Judge Boise was formerly
a Republican. He has always mani
fested a close interest in affairs which
affect the masses of the people and quite
naturally took an active part in promot
ing the work of the Grange, of which or
ganization he has served as grand master.
His last nomination for the judicial r
fice was at the hands of the Union forces.
Judge Boise being counted a member of
the People's Party. He participates in
all Important public meetings relating
to local interests, such, as municipal and
school district assemblages.
He still owns his donation land claim
at Dallas, and has other large holdings
of farm property in Polk and Marion
Counties. "What little leisure time he has
Is given largely to his farm affairs, live
stock receiving his first attention. , Al
though SI years old, he is still active
physically and shrinks from no ordlnary
undertaking. Last "Winter when the roads
were deep In mud and the Weather was
cold, he had to hold a session of court at
Dallas, beginning at 10 o'clock A. M. A
number of Salem attorneys who had cases
at Dallas to look after, decided on ac
count of the shortness of the days, the
bad condition of the roads aid the In
clement weather, to go to Independence
by boat and thence to Dallas by train.
"When Judge Boise told them he would
drive over, they tried to dissuade him,
saying that he could not get over the
road by 10 o'clock. Nevertheless, he
drove over alone. In a cold rain, and
called court at the appointed hour, much
to the surprise of the attorneys. He
still enjoys horseback riding but last
week, when he undertook to drive some
cattle to his farm north of Salem, he
found it easier to manage the unruly
calves on foot than on horseback.
SON SHOT FATHER BV MISTAKE.
"Were Ont Hunting? and Got Sepa
rated. EUGENE. Or., Aug. 12. Dr. Ransome,
whose home Is in Turner, ar ived In Eu
gene last evening, seeking medical treat
ment for a bullet v.ound received several
days ago, while hunting In the Cascade
Mountains. The doctor and his family,
with a party of friends, were camping on
the banks of Crescent Lake, the head
water of the Willamette. The doctor and
his son were, hunting one day, and had
with them a bird dog. The men were
separated and hidden from each other.
The fjon saw the dog, which he mistook
for a deer, and fired. The bullet struck
his father In the left shoulder, passing
through the muscles and shoulder blade,
and coming out under the arm. The pa
tient was cared for In camp for a couple
of days, when, finding that he was grow
ing worse, camp was 'broken, and the
party started for Eugene, arriving here
last evening. Doctors were called, and
they pronounced the wound se-ious, but
not necessarily fatal. The patient will
be kept here until he can be sent home
with safety and In comfort
Mon,trose Berry was a member of this
party, and while on their way to the lake,
met with the accident which resulted in
his death from blood poisoning, having
reached Eugene in search of treatment
too late. Now another nearly fatal acci
dent has broken up the camp.
To Sure the Rtvcr Hank.
The County Commissioners have found
that the river just above Eugene Is cut
tlng badly into the county road, and un
less something is done soon the high wa
ter of the "Winter will cut away the sandy
soil until the main channel -would be
where the road is now. The Commission
ers have decided to build wing dams to
break the current from the bank, which
will probably be sufficient to prevent fur
ther cutting.
A eterans Jolte Polled.
Company C, Fourth Regiment, O. N. G..
went over to the McKenzle last evening
on a practice march. It weat Into camp
and spent today there. Some target shoot
ing was engaged in during the day. About
midnight last night, about 25 members of
Company H. Philippine
veterans, went
over on. bicycles, thinking to make ,a
n!irht attack and stimpede the "rookies"
and capture their camp. But the joke
turned the other way. Tne rooKies
didn't stampede, and the "vets" returned
without any loot Quite a number of
visitors were over to the camp today.
' SUICIDE CF INDIAN FAMILY.
Fnther, Mother nnd Dnnjrhter Pur
posely Eat "Wllil Parimtpa.
BURNS, Or.. Aug. 10. A few days ago,
Snowdie, a Piute Indian of this county,
committed suicide by eating wild pars-
& count of bad health, ended her
?.f '." ? tr tv.,- nrm
iue in me suuic .. -i"- ..., -r
,,,.,. fh hlld dead, r-rocured some
rarslltpS( and. eating them, also ended
I Hfe It ls unUsual for Indians to
zL "A ..i-i
does not affect hay-making, the most lm-
portant industry here.
A P. Duncan, a prominent livery man,
was attacked by a vicious dog today and
his face was badly lacerated. "With Ills
face covered with blood, he followed the
animal and shot It dead in the streets.
The wound of Mr. Duncan Is serious.
Another railroad surveying party ls op
erating between this point and Ontario.
It is silent about its mission, but Is do
ing careful work.
County Superintendent Bartlett assist
ed by Professor C H. Leonard. Is con
ducting the teachers examination this
week. There are five applicants for teach
ers certificates.
The smallpox epidemic at Harney la
subsiding. There have been no more
deaths, but few new cases, and the 14 old
i cases are recovering.
Watermelons and cucumbers are mak
ing a great run In Burrs at present
They are shipped from John Day.
Representatives of the Government are j
in this county buying mules and horses
for Army service. In all to date they have
purchased 65 head. Thirty-ono of these
were mules and the remainder horses. The
price paid for mules was $30 each, and
the horses ranged In price from 35 to
JGQ. They Intended buying 200 horses and
50 mules. Some of the mules purchased
were 2-year-olds.
TEACHING THE DAIRYMEN
AGIUCnLTTJRAL COLLEGE PROFES
SOR. IN A PERIPATETIC ROLE. "
Goes to Creameries and Dairies and
Gathers, am "Well as Imparts, In
formationTo Publish Results
SALEM, Or., Aug. 12. Professor F. L.
Kent of the dairy department of the
Oregon Agricultural College, was Jn Sa
lem this week, visiting the creameries.
He is on a tour of the creameries all
over the state, and makes it a point to
miss none of them, large or small. He
travels principally on his bicycle, in or
der more conveniently to reach the many
small creameries located off the railroads.
He has two objects in view: First to
gather information, which will be pub
lished In a bulletin for free distribution
among the formers and others interested
in creamery and dairy matters; second,
to give the individual creamery men such
personal information and assistance as he
is able in the short time he can devote
JUDGE R.
OLDEST JURIST IX OREGON, AND
NUMBER OF YEARS ON
to each. He will be assisted In the
preparation of his bulletin by Dr. "Withy
combe, of the Agricultural College, and
it is their intention to have the pamph
let ready for distribution by October 1.
The Agricultural College officials are
continually in receipt of requests from
farmers, dealers and prospective immi
grants for all sorts of Information re
garding dairying in this tate, and It is
proposed to make the forthcoming bul
letin comprehensive enough to furnish
answers to nearly all these inquiries. Tho
college will thus be enabled to give full
answers to Inquiries when they could not
If the information should be given
through a personal letter.
In the course of his travels, Professor
Kent visited the creamery of Geoige "W.
Weeks, on Howell Pralrio. In speaking
of the visit that enterprising dairyman
says:
"Professor Kent's visit to Oregon
creameries ls timely, and great good will
result to the Industry thereby. It is a
new departure in the line of giving in
struction to the farmers, and by all
means should be continued. The value
of such visits, short though they are,
is so great that the state could well af
ford to Tceep a man in the field all the
time, visiting the dairymen at their
homes and giving them such Instruction
as they may need. While the farmers'
Institute is a very effective means of dis
seminating knowledge of up-to-date meth
ods in farming, there aro many things
that can be taught to the dairymen only
by personal Visits and practical demon
stration. "While a man Is in the midst of
a difficulty ls the time to help him out
and give him Instruction that will make
him avoid like trouble In the future
When a man cannot make his butter fat
test satisfactorily, or when some other
essential process of modfrn butter-making
cannot be successfully accomplished,
a few moments of direct Instruction from
a man who knows how Is of incalculable
value. Such Information as that ls what
Professor Kent has been giving the
dairymen this Summer. The professional
butter-makers may not need such In
structlon. but the farmers who are going
Into" dairying on a small scale find that
there ls much for them to learn.
"The butter Industry In Oregon Is In
its infancy. Within the next few years
It will be rapidly developed with results
of great financial Importance to the state,
and, during the developing stage every
thing possible should be done to lead the
farmers to adopt the best methods. Coun
try butter Is a thing of the past, and,
within a few years the farmers -will not
only bo producing creamery butter ex
clusively, but they will breed and feed
their cows so that they will produce a
full quantity of butter fat at the season
Pwhen butter ls ar the highest price."
MAN "WHO SAWED JAIL BARS.
He Is Arretted nt Colfax Prominent
Citizens Are Implicated.
COLFAX, Wash.. Aug. 12. Yesterday
afternoon Shoriff Canutt effected what he
regards as an Important capture in the
arrest of Hugh Boyle, who Is now con
fined in the Jail as a "suspect." The
actual charge against Boyle ls that on
April 24. 1900, he sawed the bars of one
of the windows of the County Jail for
the purpose of releasing W. H. Clifford,
then on trial for embezzlement of IS 000 I
bushels of grain, and Dan McDonald,
charged with burglary. Clifford was re
captured at once, but McDonald made
good his escape. The officers at once
suspected that the work of sawing the
steel bars had be.en done from the outside.
Lee Carter, clerking In Barren s hard
ware store, reported that on April 23 a
man came Into the store and bought two
hack saws, saying he wanted the best
made, as lie had hardened metal to work
In. He described the man. and by bis de
scription the officers recognized the man j
as one who had been seen hanging around
the jail the day before the escape
Later, prisoners confined In the jail J
I at the time of the escape Informed Sher- ;
1 Iff Canutt that the same man who had j
! been seen hanging about trie jail the '
I day before was the person who had cut
I the bars, and that Clifford had stated ,
1 In their presence that the man had been j
j employed by his friends aa the outside j
In iimim-ii i iiii.i ill'-'""11-1-'-- ' !-' ---' m.T.j I-.-'l-iu ....iii.M.,
to assist him to escape. Affidavits Im
plicating several prominent men -in Col
fax were secured, but Sheriff Canutt
vainly sought for the purchaser and usei
of the hack saws. Yesterday, however,
the man was recognized by Carter, and.
was at once arrested by the Sheriff.
Since his arrest Boyle has been rec
ognized as an inmate of the Jail here in
1SS7, having been arrested in the act of
committing a burglary. At that time
he was shot by the owner of the burg
larized house, who emptied two loads of
blrdshot in his back and neck. Boyle
then pleaded that he had no Intention
of committing- any crime,, being drunk,
and was let off with a light jail sentence.
DUBOIS WINS HIS POINT.
Gets Fusion Agreement Favoring
Hlnx for Senntor.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12. Senator Heltfeld
and ex-Senator Dubois, of Idaho, left for
their homes ton'ght Their conference
with the officers of the National commit
tee was satisfactory. The three fusion
elements have a tentative agreement by
which the state offices are to be divided
between the Populists and the Democrats
and the Senatorship is to go to Fred
Dubois, representing the Free Silver Re
publican element
"No trouble will be experienced In ar-
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"WHO HAS SERVED THE GREATEST
THE OREGOIV BENCH.
ranging affairs," said Senator Heltfeld.
"The Populists nominated Presidential
electors but" authorized tho campaign
committee ,to take any action It eon1
-sldered necessary to secure harmony.'
Tho Bryan and Towne electors will be
withdrawn and the . other matters pro
po.sed will be approved by the People's
Party."
"WHY ?1 CO WAS NOT COLLECTED.
Hnnnnford Snys' Transfer by Drays
Conltl Be Mndc Cheaper.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. Aug. 12.
President Mellen and party arrived at
5:30 and left at C P. M. today. J. M.
Hannaford, general traffic manager of
the Northern Pacific, after reading the
statement of B. Campbell, traffic mana
ger of the O. R. & N., In which that
gentleman disputed the statements of
President Mellen, said:
"It ls true the O. R. & N. never col
lected of the Northern Pacific $1 r a ton
for switching grain from Portland to
Alblna, because after the O. R. & N.
established that rate the Northern Pa
cific found It could have this work done
by drays for less money."
' Salmon and SUeeters.
Corvaills Times.
This ls a big fish story, but it is truth.
It relates to salmon fishing In the Arctic.
Henry Howell, of Corvaills, Is there, and
has written home about It.
At the right season, salmon are so
abundant In Cook Inlet that Jn rowtng
a boat the oarsman strikes'' the fish on
the back with his oars. In a drag on
one tide a 20-fathom net takes anywhere
from COD to WOO salmon. Three hundred
ls considered a light catch, and a Haul
of 143) ls not Infrequent
The only other living creatures at tho
Inlet as abundant as the salmon are the
mosquitoes. Of the latter there are bil
lions. They light on a man's body ana
have their bills In to the bone before the
victim can say "ouch." Sometimes men
daro not venture out at night without
wearing a mosquito hood as a means or
protection. It is a common practice to
smoke the pests out of the tent at night
and then close It up so they cannot enter.
Horse files are also abundant. Mr.
Howel doubts if horses or cattle could
exist in the vicinity of the Inlet
Oregon Notes.
Two clips of wool were sold at Hepp
ner last week at 15 cents per pound.
W. Wurzweller, of Prinevllle, sold 00,000
pounds of wool at The Dalles Friday at
a price said to be a little above 14
cents,
J. D. Combs and Newt Livingston have
started East with COO head of horsc3.
It Is an experimental drive, and if a
good market shall be found, others will
follow.
The aggregate wheat yield of Umatilla
County this year will exceed 5,000,000
bushels, according to reliable estimates.
These figures have only been exceeded
by one or two seasons in the post.
Edward Laird, who was arrested and
held to the Circuit Court on the charge
of altering stock brands In Lake Coun
ty, has since been charged with steal
ing cattle, and Is likewise held on that
charge.
The residence of "Doc" Berry,. In Lake
County, burned a few days' ago, entail
ing a loss of J30CO. Currency and gold
coins to tho sum of JSOO were in the
fire, and- a lump of metal valued at ?IO0
has been taken from the ruins.
George- McLeod, of Kingsley, reports to
The Dalles Chronicle that Fall wheat
on the Tygh Ridge was turning out to
meet the highest expectation. He be
lieves that the average for the ridge will
be 40 bushels to the acre, the largest
yield the Tygh Rldgers ever had.
Scarcely a day passes that one or -more
emigrant wagons or "prairie rchooners"
do not drive through the city on their
way to locate in come part of the state,
says the Baker City Republican. The
most of these families have left less fa
vored states, chiefly the Dakotas, Ne
braska and parts of Idaho, on the advice
of neighbors who preceded them, and are
already located In some of the valleys
of Oregon.
FOUR GREAT GROUPS
CLAIMS ON "WHICH, SUMPTER'S
FUTURE LARGELY DEPENDS.
They Bear Development and Prom
ise Important Results Progress
of Active Mining Operations.
SUMPTER, Or... Aug. 12. There are
four groups of claims situated eight or
nine miles from here, upon the success
of which, more than upon any other sec
tion of the district, the future, not only
of this town, but the whole surrounding
country, depends. It can be stated wltn
absolute authority that they have passed
the experimental stage. As is "well
known to those who have visited and
carefully examined the district, there ls
an Immense ledge, commencing with the
North Pole and upon which are also lo
cated the Excelsior and Eureka, Colum
bia, Golconda anJ, several miles away,
the Red Boy and Concord. It ls between
the Golconda and the Red Boy that tne
four groups spoken of are situated. Tliey
embrace In all about 12,000 feet, and are
on the same vein.
Beginning with the Mammoth, on the
east. It Is succeeded by the Grand Trunk.
Bald Mountain and Ibex groups. The
Mammoth was located by Andy Smith in
1S63 as a placer claim, but how mucn
was taken out It is impossible to ascer
tain. In working the placer, Smith struck
the ledge, and with a hand mortar and
pestel pounded out a considerable amount
of gold, after which he sold it Tne
buyers got a four-stamp mill In San
Francisco, shipped It to Portland, thence
up the Columbia River to The Dalles,
from whence it was brought by uun
teams to where It still stands. In a some
what dllaDldated condition. Two thou
sand tons of ore were milled, whlcn
brought ?M4,0Xi. A good deal was lost
In the tailings. Between this mill ana
8omearrastras which were used, the Mam
moth produced altogether about $1W,(WJ,
and that within a depth of 35 feet
The property lay idle for IS years, when
It as purchased by its present ownsn.
who consist of New York, Boston and
Lowell people of abundant means. They
took the property a ypar ago. They In
corporated under the laws of Oregon for
1,0)3,003 shares at a par value of $1 per
share. It is a close corporation. Tne
property comprises three claims on the
ledge and 12 claims outside. The 35-foot
shaft was cleaned out and sinking btgan.
At 103 feet and 200 feet levels were run.
but without disclosing any values ot
consequence. An lmmenc "horse" was
passed through, when the values ag-i'n
appeared. At present the shaft, which is
an incline, has attained a depth of 265
feet, and assays running from $1 to 5W0
have been obtained. An old tunnel which
had been run In for 100 feet or more
from the bed -of the sink has been cleaned
out and shows the vein running slightly
east of north, with good values. At the
300-foot level another cross-cut ls to be
run. which, if it proves that the values
continue, will determine the erertlon of a
10-stamp mill and other appliances for
the reduction of the ore. There ls a good
hoisting plant upon tho property, and an
excellent road has just been completed
to It More than. 1000 feet ot work has
been done, and J33.033 has been ex
pended. H. S. McCallum is the resident
director and active manager of the prop
erty. He has had many years" expe
rlenci In Colorado, Idaho and Utah.
Twenty men are employed.
Continuation of Good Values.
Where the end lines of the Mammoth
end the Graid Trunk property begins
and ex'ends for a d'stance of 4500 feet
Work upon this property was begun In
June of last year and has been prrs
ecuted with vigor ever since. Over l&ou
feet of tunnels and cross-cuts have been
driven on this property, the nn.ln tunnel
being In 1D0O feet. Fair values have been
obtained, but the miln ledge has not yet
been reached. Twelve men are cmnloycrt
on the property, which Is owned by S.
Chapmnn and his associates, who are
San Francisco and Michigan people. The
property is beint; developed under the
personal supervision of Mr. Chapman.
Adjoining the end of the Grand Trunk
property is the Bald Mountiln. which was
located In 1ST and purchased by its pres
ent owners in August of last year. Ac
tive irnrlc was commenced In March last.
There are 2S claims In this property,
which is also owned by New York. Bos
ton and Lowell people, the owners be
ing practically the same as those cf thp
Mammoth and under the same manage
ment, 'it ls also an Oregon corporation,
and Is capitalized for 103 K0 shares at $10
each. It is a close corporation, with no
stock for sale. Over 10C0 feet of work
has been done, and thus far $25,0) has
bepn expended.
One tunnel has been driven 575 feet,
which is all in ore. and the face of which
ls"200 'feet below the surface.' The shaft
Is "200 feet deep. There ls a fine .plant
upon this property, with a sinking ca
pacity of 700'ieet, also shafthouse. olllce,
boarding-house and sawmill, which has
snwetl over lCOjr) feet of lumber at a
cost" of 14' per I0"0 feet. Wood 'costs $1 :)
. Mni Tliw "hnvf nccommodatlons for
! m ,-non nltlnmiirh nt nrnKMlt worklnir 10.
I It ls estimated that there are 50,W tons
I of ore in sight of various values. A
i tunnel 13 contemplated of 1400 fret which
will tap the ledge w) icet dciow ine cel
lar of the shaft. A 20-stamp mill ls under
consideration. This property has an ex
cellent water power of f-'O inches, with a
BCD-foot fall. Manager McCalum is pre
paring to ship 50 tpns of the oxidized ore
and H? tons of sulphides In order to der
termlne tho value and general character
ot the ore,-wlth a view to its future treat
ment on the ground". In conjunction with
the Ibex, this company is putting In a
new road, at a cost of J2000. It ls im
possible to give the average values of the
ore produced here, although assays have
been obtained running from $3 to severil
thousand dollars. t)n June TO a second
payment on the purchase price of this
property was made of $20,000.
Advanced. Fronl Prospect to Mine.
The Ibex, concerning which considera
ble has been written and more has been
i nnirl is Llie ir"vi.cni vjn.-'" vj. li
f Bald Mountain. This property Is no lon-
( ger in the rank of prospects, but has
I developed Into a mine. It was purchased
in February of last year by S. Chapman
I and associates, who own the Grand
' Trunk, and development work was be-
t gun and has continued unremittingly
1 ever since. Sixty-five thousand dollars
' was paid for it when it was a prospect.
j Since commencing worlc. Mr. Chapman
has done over 0003 feet of work. About
600 feet of work had been done when this
syndicate took hold. It lias been opened
' up-by fdur tunnels. No. 1 tunnel is in
j itf) feet: No. 2, 850 feet; No. 3, 4ia feet,
and No. 4,- 8B feet Besides these tun1
nels, there is a shaft 303 feet deep. All
' of these workings', excepting tunnel No.
4, are in ore. Assays running from a
trace to . ?5S,000 per ' ton have been ob
tained. Twenty-five men are employed.
There ls not a dollar of Oregon money
employed in the development of the fore
going properties. It Is nearly all East
ern money, and the men who are doing
the work are Eastern men, who have had
large experience in mining matters. The
consensus of opinion is that before snow
flies contracts for the erection of four dif
ferent reduction plants will have been let,
and that by next Spring 50 or GO more
stamps will be dropping, which will mean
a payroll sufficient to, remove all doubt
as to the future of this town.
The opinions of first-class mining men
are worth repeating. Mr. W. A. Farish.
of Denver, who was here 10 days ago,
said he was agreeably surprised at the
showing made by sujch of the pay mines
as he had visited In the district, and he
expressed himself freely as to the values
and ore bodies continuing with depth.
Colonel Henry Altman, of Salt Iike,
who was here a week ago, said tho time
was not far distant when the properties
of Eastern Oregon would demand the ur
gent attention of mining men from all
parts of the world. He said he knew of
no district today that had a more Pros
perous and substantial future. Menne
Unzlcker. ot the Fraser & Chalmers Ma
chine Company, of Chicago, says it ls the
greatest $13 or $14-ore district In America.
PLACER SEASON PROFITABLE.
R. G. Smith TalUs About Southern
OrcRon Properties.
The placer mining season of 1S99-1S00
has been more than usually profitable,
according to R. G. Smith, of Grant's
Pass, who is staying at the Imperial for
a few days. Mr. Smith i3 more or less
interested In the mining Industry of that
section, and Is therefore well Informed on
Its present condition and future pros
pects. "The mild Winter and favorable
Spring." he said yesterday, "prolonged
the placer mining season and enabled the
hydraulic pipes to work with very little
loss of time, and a great many more
acres of gold-bearing soil were washed
oft Into Rogue River than for many years.
Tills is noticeable on Grave Creek alone,
where the Hampton-Lewis monitors piped
off seven acres These placer mines
cleaned up $30,000 this Summer. The
Alexander-Burt mine, on Guker Creek,
and the WImer mine and Simmons mine,
at Waldo made equally good showings,
though the figures In these cases were,
of course, not made known to the outside
world. On Dry Diggings, Williams
Creek, Wolf Creek, the Applegate and
other mining streams, the amount of
gold dust taken off the bedrock was very
encouraging to the operators of both
large and small plants.
"On the ledges, however, operations
never cease at any time throughout the
year, as ore can be taken out and stamp
mills operated, regardless of whether tho
streams run or not.
"The Gold Bug.'the Greenback and the
Rising Star quarts ledges are -valuable
properties, whose mills and plates sep
arate about $30,000 worth of gold from the
ore every month.
"The copper mines near the California
line will soon prove Important factors In
the building up. of that hitherto neglected
section of Orecon. Near Waldo a tunnel
ls being run to tap a 12-foot ledge at a
point 400 feet below the croppings on the
ridge above. The Union Iron Works, ot
San Francisco, Is at the back of this
enterprise, and if the ledge proves as
extonsive as expected, several hundred
men will be given employment a smelter
will bo erected, and copper shipped 'In the
matte' to San Francisco. The develop
ment of this copper property will tend to
the rapid growth of Grant's Pass,
through which town supplies for the
mines must come and from which sta
tion the metal will be shipped over the
Southern Pacific."
CUTTING GOOD VALUES.
Mininc- Engineer's Statement
of
Work In the Alamo.
BAKER CITY, Aug. 12. J. N. Essel
styn, a mining engineer, who returned
today from the Roblnsonville and Granite
districts, jays that a number of good
properties are be'nr opened up. whil2
both places are fult of prospsctors. Work
on the Virginia Is progressing nicely and
with good results.
"On the way from Roblnonville to
Granite. I stopped at the Alamo," said
Mr. Eselstyn. "and the property of the
St. Anthony Gold Mining & Milling Com
pany, of which Dr. Wheeler, of Baker
Cily, Is manager. The main tunnel Is
Into the mountain In the neighborhood of
COO feet, and has crosscut three large
ledges of ore, which are of a character
and size that will bring the expense of
mining and milling to the minimum. Dr.
Wheeler ls developing the property In a
very systematic manner, and when thl3
property brcomrs a producer It will be
able to produce one of the largest ton
nages In Eastern Oregon.
"The T,ork on the South Cougar ls
progressing with very satisfactory re
sults. The crosscut tunnel which we are
driving Is now Into a vein 41 feet from
the footwall side,, and as yet there ls no
slgn of the hanging wall. The assay
values of the first 25 feet of this vein,
ranged from 51 to $"?. The last 15 feet of
the tunnel the assays ranged from $3 to
$11 per ton. This Increase In values as
the vein ls being crosscut is very encour
aging, and it is believed that the hanging
wall of this vein will carry the same high
values as are found In the Cougar mine."
No Dnnirer of Spreading: Smnllnox.
GOLDENDALE. Wash., Aug. 9. To
whom it may concern: On Tuesday, Au
gust 7, 1900, by order of the Health
Board of Klickitat County, Washington,
I visited White Salmon and adjacent
neighborhoods on account of reported
smallpox.
The Sheriff of Skamania County, who
Is also Health Officer for said county,
was with me. We decided together to
quarantine all families afflicted with
smallpox, also all families exposed to the
same or who may be hereafter exposed
or afflicted. Also to employ a guard In
each county to see that the quarantine
Is effective. This I did in Klickitat
County and suppose the same has been
done in Skamania County.
I will further state that a quarantine
of Individual families will be so effec
tive that there will be no danger of com
municating the disease by the ordlnary
methods of travel. H. S. GODDARD,
Health Officer of Klickitat County.
No Bryanltes In SUnsrlt.
Skagit News-Herald.
It ls predicted by men who claim to be
well posted on the political situation
throughout Skagit County that McKinley
wlll receive a majority of at least 700 in
the county on November 6. In many pre
cincts the Democrats have no organiza
tion at all, and no caucus or primary will
be held to elect delegates to the county
convontlon. In one precinct, which voted
solid for Democracy In 1SW, It Is almost
Impossible to find Bryan supporters.
Wnihinston Notes.
The business on the Gray's Harbor
branch of the Northern Pacific has al
most doubled In the last year.
Snow fell on the mountains around the
headwaters of the Nanum last Mondav
night, and was plainly visible from towi
Tuesday morning, says the Ellensburg
Capital.
George Arland comes forward now with
the record for haullivr the largest log on
trucks that was ever pulled In this sec
tion, says the Montesano Vidette. He
does not give the length of the stick, but
says it scaled a little over 5CC0 feet
A compromise was effected Friday in
th3 suit over the Nelson trap at Cherry
Point In Belllngham Bay, which permits
ot the trap being fished. There were
about 0,(00 fish in the trap, which has
not been raised since the season opened.
Last Thursday George Watson, of
Montesano. 52 years old, was thrown from
a wagon by a runaway team owned by
Jasper Frey and killed instantly. His
neck and jaw were broken, and his neck
and throat lacerated. Mr. Watson left a
wife and a large family, all grown.
Theodore Haines, of .Aberdeen, passed
through town Thursday in a box-car at
tached to the passenger train, says the
Montesano Vldette. He had In charge
the big pet elk that has for somo time
been the admiration of visitors at Aber
deen. He has sold the animal to Port
land parties, and Is delivering him to
them. He expects to stay there awhile
and act as keeper to the beast till the
new owners get used to him.
There ls a strong, demand for hay In
the stack for Winter feeding, says the
Yakima Herald. A number of sales were
made last week, among which were TOO
tons by P. J. Flint to Robert Hamilton,
and lOCa tons In round numbers by Sto
ble & Mathleson, J. C. Brooks and Wal
lace Williams to Vessey & McCrea. Mr.
Hamilton paid $3 50 In the stack, and
Vessey & McCrea from ?3 to $3 50, ac
cording to location, water and other con
ditions' for feeding.
35 CENTS FOR PICK!!
PRICE AGREED UPON BY Til
BCTTEVILLE HOPGHOWERS,
Gatherinc at Which. SOO Considj
Various Phases of the Hop In- I
dnstry Other Crops.
GERVAIS. Or.. Aug. 12. The hoi
growers picnic, which was held yestel
day at Buttcville, was not largely al
tended, as only 200 were present Hot
ever, all sections were represented.
the discussion was animated, showtr
that an increased effort was making
improve. William Young, of SherwooJ
was chosen president and Henry
uents. ot Butteville. secretary. Thi
questions discussed were aa follows
"The Comparative Benefits of Pold
Trellis and Twine Systems."
"Culture, Grubbing. Cultivating, Train!
xng. etc.
"Picking. Weighing vs. Measuring
Hops."
"Picking. Handling Pickers, etc"
"Handling Hops From Field to Stor
Rcom." X
"Proper Method of Curing Hops."
"Proper Method of Baling Hops.'
"Use and Abuse of Chemicals in Bleaclw
lng Hops."
"Tho Kinds of Hops Preferred byj
uealerK."
"Benefits to Be Derived From Limiting!
Jfroductlon.
"Benefits to Be Derived From Judl-1
clous Organization."
"A Short Sketch of Tho Hopgrowcra' i
Fire Relief Association.
"Experience in Marketing Hops.
"The Price to Be Paid for Picking- Next!
Crop."
The principal speakers were: William j
H. Egan. of Brooks; W. R. Townsend, of
Woodburn: William Young, of Sherwood.
Henry L. Bents, of Butteville: Mr,
Vaughan. of Butteville jMr. Nels, of Port
land.
Upon the question of prices for hop
picking, there was some difference of
opinion, as some thought 331-3 cents, or
three boxes for $1, was sufficient as
agreed to by the Sllverton growers, but
3G cents was agreed upon, and will stand
as the price to be paid in this section.
This price meets with general approval.
Threshing is discontinued for the pres
ent hereabouts, as machine men claim
they cannot 'haul In and set" at the.
present yields and prices, and will wait
until Spring grain Is cut thus thresh
the two crops at ono setting. The aver
age for this section ls eight bushels for
wheat and 20 bushels for oats. Stack
ing of grain is general.
Potatoes are growing finely, and ora
still thrifty, and Indications are that there
will be a large yield per acre from tha
unusual large acreage.
The outlook continues good as to prices
for hops, potatoes and oats.
Contest Betiveen the Fishermen.
Aberdeen Bulletin.
The legal fight between the fish-trap
locators on the lower harbor and the
fishermen is now fairly on. Friday morn
ing a complaint was filed in the Superior
Court by the fishermen, and Judge Hodg
son signed r temporary restraining order
forbidding th trao men from maklrg
any further locations or putting In any
traps until such time as a hearing can
be had in court. The Injunction granted
is In the fcrm of an order on the trap
men to show cause why the relief prayed
for by the fishermen should not be grant
ed, and is made returnable on Tuesday
Lnext. at which time a full hearing will
be had In the case.
Salt Over Six-Inch Strip of Sand.
Aberdeen (Wash.) Bulletin.
A peculiar suit was filed In the Superior
Court Thursday which Involves a dispute
as to the boundary line between two
pieces of business property located In the
business center of Aberdeen. The amount
of land In controversy is only six Inches
in width, yet the jpHintlffs seek to re
cover not only th la-vl itself, but also
I $250 dimages and $IC0 ner annum. Its
rental value for C"ur years past. The
plaintiffs In the case are W. H. Roden
and wife, of San Francisco, and the de
fendants are A. J. Anderson. Emlle An
derson. O. C. Vammen and I. Harris &
Sons, all well-known citizens of Aber
deen. Patents to Northwestern Inventors.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Patents have
been" issued to the following Northwest
ern inventors:
Oregon John A. Brown. Portland, port
able conveyor: William C. Church. Port
land, and J. B. Mnhana. Silver Lake,
Wash., serving apparatus; Mark M. Con
dron Mahshileld. cow-mllklng machine.
Washington Dp Wilton R. French,
Wcstport steam excavator; Edgar F.
La Fayette. Sedro, guide and support
for drag saws: Otto Wallman, Spokane,
device for fastening cords; William H.
Washburn. Oroville, concentrator; Lydla
A. Craven. Spokane, dress-shield safety
pin. Prom n German Town.
Aurora Borealls.
' Fred Dose ls back from the South. Mr.
Dose during his month's absence mingled
with a large number of Germans, and he
did not hear one of them state that he
would vote for Bryan. They all told him
that there was nothing in the "Imperial
Ism" cry, which had been put forth to
catch what the democrats consider the
fool Dutch; that sliver was the real Issue,
and they all, without a single exception,
proposed to support McKlnley. We give
this merely as another proof that the re
port that Germans all over the country
are turning to Bryan ls a canard.
Northwest Pensions.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7. Pensions have
been granted as follows:
Washington: Original David U. Leake,
Mount Vernon, $C; James Dwyer. Spo
kane. $S; Corney Devine. Walla Walla.
$6. Special. July 24 William D. Burnlp.
Touchet. $6. Increase Charles Du Cane
Williams, Seattle. $12.
Idaho: Original John A. Hyman, Lew
Iston. $5; James Otterson, Jr., Rock
Creek, $C.
Next.
McMInnvIHe Transcript.
Mrs. A. A. Cattron, of Monmouth, re
cently read an article In The Orcgonlan
about a certain cow being milked regu
larly for a period of eight years, and
writes that her little Jersey has done
better. This little cow has been milked
for over 10 years, and never had but one
calf, which was when she was 17 month3
old. She gives a goodly supply of rich
milk daily, and her owner would not part
Vigor and vitality are given to the whole
system by Hood's SarsaDarilla,
Tor Infants and Children.
The Kind You Hays Always Bought
Boars tho
Sienature of tf.
The Oregon Mining
Stock Exchange
Auditorium, Chamber ot Commerce Bid?..
J. O. box C70. Portland. Or.
Telephone Main 310.
J. 33. Haseltlne. Pres.; David Goodsell Treas.:
F J Hard, Sec.
Directors L. G Clarlts, J. E Haseltlne, Da.
-rid. Goodsell, P J Jennings. C G. Davidson.
F. Y. Drake. E. A. Clem.
M0&.