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fw-- THE MORNING OKEGONIAN, TUESDAY, 22, 1902. 'APRIL TL PORTLAND'S ORE FIELDS PRODUCTION AMPLE FOR 400-TON S3IELTER HERE. Transportation Rates Favorable and Much Expenxc Would Be Saved Large Smelter Probable. The following paper, embodying a synop sis of "Points of Importance Having a Bearing on the Proposed Smelting Works at Portland." was read before the Colum bia Basin Board of Trade by Otto M. Rosendale, mining engineer, and Its pub lication was requested by that body: In the plans for the erection of a smelt ing plant the projector has to determine, first of all .the ore-producing capacity of that country from which he Intends to draw his supplies, therefore the 'first point I will discuss in this short outline -Hl be "the ore supply of a smelter to be erected at Portland, Or." Ore Supply, Oregon. According to the report of the United States Mint Director, Oregon, in the year 1901, produced in preciouE metals, chleily gold, in the neighborhood of $6,500,000. Ihe number of producing mines throughout the state are 52, and the number of mines and prospects In all stages of develop ment, 385. A careful canvass convinces me that there are, at present, not less than 24 pro ducing mines In Eastern Oregon alone, and altogether throughout the State of Oregon 550 prospects and mining proper ties in all stages of development. Oregon, at present, has entered upon an era of mining activity paralleled only by the oldest mining districts in the United States, With all due allowance of over enthusiasm by the latter portion of the preenet year, Oregon will have many pro ducing mines added to the ones now fig uring as producers. The auriferous ores of Eastern Oregon are, with very few exceptions, concentrat ing or free milling propositions, conse quently the ores from them la their raw state are not suited to be reduced by the smelting pro cess; however, these concentrates and tailings are eagerly bought up by smel tersr for the reason that they, in that stage, form a most excellent flux, for which, when added to the smelt ing charge, hastens the process of the re duction of other ores in the furnace, all on account of their analytical features, besides they carry no other metals than gold. The concentrates shipped via the Oregon Railroad &. Navigation Company from Eastern Oregon ahow a gradual In crease from month to month, with a daily average of a fraction less than twentj tons. These concentrates at the present time are shioped to Eastern smelters as far as El Paso, Texas; the bulk, however, is bought up by the Pacific Coast and other outside emelters. With suitable freight rates, every pound of these concentrates should be available for a Portland smelter. Out side of the concentrates. Eastern Ore gon, together with the Seven Devils, Min eral, Welser and Owyhee districts in Ida ho, produce about 2S5 tons of base wet and dry ore per day. This te shipped through the Baker City Sampling Works, and In many instances directly to Eastern smel ters. If an agency of a Portland smelter v.as established at Baker City, this ton nage could be gotten without much exer tion on our part. Outside of the fore named ores, the copper ores from the northeastern part of the state are aug mented day by day by the opening and developing of properties to the shipping 6tage. If these mines had the advantage of a quick disposal of their ores, suitable freight nd treatment rates, without the fear o almost prohibitive charges by sampling and smelting v?orks, the mine owners would find sufficient encourage ment In this to go ahead, develop their mines more speedily than they do at present. Southern Orejron. The ores coming from the mines of the Bohemia district are treated, or rather mistreated, at present in a yery desultory manner by milling and concentrating, although not suited for this class of treatment. Base as they are, containing lead, copper silver and gold, they should be smelted, and by that method 95 per cent of their metallic contents saved. The iofenamed properties should ship to a smelter not less than 75 tons per day, and, of course, it readily follows that, with a smelter at Portland, It would be the receiver of the output of these prop erties. Extensive Southern Oregon is prepared to ship from Ashland and other points "within three months, not less than 20 tons of ore per day. Waldo mines are waiting for better facilities. These ores are rich in copper. At present their production amounts to 25 tons per day. Outside of the assured ore supply from well-established mining districts of Southern Ore gon, the establishment of smelting works at Portland, Or., would give an Impetus to these sections, which, for the lack of near-by smelting facilities, have remained idle and unproductive up to the present day, however, outside of the Bohemia district we may reasonably expect to re ceive from Southern Oregon 50 tons per day of a very desirable class and grade of ore. In the central part of the state, on the north fork of the Little Santiam, close to the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad, a good many developed mines and prospects await reasonable freight and treatment rates and a near-by smelter in order to be enabled to ship their ores. In this paragraph dealing with the Ore gon ore supply .situation the mines of the St Helens district in the State of Wash ington, Just across the Columbia River, and only 40 miles from this city, must be mentioned. I have made a personal study of this field, and have no hesitancy in proclaiming this district somewhat of a wonder. Very quietly the district be came developed, until it is now capable to supply a near-by smelter with not less than 100 tons of copper ore per day. I have omitted, studiously, to take into consideration any future expansion in this direction. It will be well for you to un derstand that the ores from Oregon alone, will, at the present time keep smelting works of a capacity of 400 tons per day steadily emplojed. I will point-out that we intend to draw other ore supplies from British Columbia, the Coeur d'Alenee. In Idaho, the Index district in Washington, Howe Sound and mainland of Siltlsh Columbia, Alaska and Lower California, also from the States of Sonora, Durango and other Coast coun tries of the Republic of Mexico. Coenr d'Alenen. The ore production of this district are too well known to be gone into at any length at this time. The bulk of this Is lead; the silver ores at present go in their raw state to Eastern smelters. The yearly contracts which these mines enter Into with reduction works, were discontinued last April: since the expiration of the contracts between the mine owners of the district and the American Smelting & Refining Company, there has been much bad blood and clashing between produc ers and consumers. The terms offered the mine-owners for their products have been rejected by them in many instances, and the output has been curtailed In the hope that competing buyers should come into the field, and as a last resort, these pro ducers will build their own smelter, if the help from the outside Is much longer delayed. If, within, say, three months our ore purchasing agent could be put Into the field to make contracts with these mine "owners, it is certain that we would receive a large share of the ores from the mines of the Coeur d'Alenes. The ores from Alaska, at present, fur nish the ballast in steamer? returning from the North, no special efforts have been made to have these vessels cargoed with ore Instead of coming home light) Portland ought to be anxious to divert these ores from Pugct Sound points. The available supply of Alaskan ores can be safely placed at 25 ton3 of concentrates per day. The coast of Mexico, with ports of call of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and other competing lines, produces an im mense quantity of lead, copper and silver ores. A glance at the railroad situation on the map of the Republic of Mexico (the main land) will show you that there are no connecting rail links from the coast and the territories west of the Sierra Madre. to the comparatively settled country east of the same with its smelting works. The transportation charges on these ores across country to Ea$tern Mexico smelters are enormous If transportation can be had at all and they cannot ship to home smelting works because there are none. Portland Is more than favored as far as the probable receiving of ores from thse countries Is concerned. Ships flying the flags of almost every nation, regular carriers and tramp steam ers as well, are destined for the Port of Portland every month in the year. Port laud is one of the foremost wheat shipping points In the United States. These vessels reach Portland via Cape Horn and Couth American ports of call. They come from England, Prance, Germany, Australia and, India. These vessels" generally bring a cargo of diversified merchandise to -South American ports, such as Montevideo, Bue nos Ayres, Rio de Janeiro, Iquique and Pernambuco. After discharging at these ports their outbound freight they come to Portland in ballast Most assuredly and necessarily they "would gladly touch Gulf of California and South American ports to avail themselves of a cargo which would not only Insure more safety to the vessel it is- loaded in, but would also bring a -handsome profit to their owners. To more clearly classify the sources of our ore supply, I append herewith the fol lowing tabulated statement showing the tonnage of ores available for dally con sumption: Silver Country Gold lead. Copper. Oregon 20 90 100 Idaho 75 British Columbia 12 12 Alaska .. 25 Mexico 5 23 25 Lower California. 5 ... 20 Totals 30 202 182 This shows a grand total of 479 tons per day, which, of course, will not only Justify the building of this projected plant, but will make it a necessity to build the same with a view toward speedy expansion. This concludes the paragraph ore sup plyone of the most important points. I will now take into consideration the trans portation situation, which is of equal in terest and Importance. Trannportatlon. On the outset I will be permitted to state that all lines running to and from Port land have signified their willingness' and their help toward making smelting a suc cess at Portland; furthermore, that all lines terminating at Portland come to this city on a down grade. In former years the railroads having their terminals in this city, their Interests lay outside of Portland, and they Invaria bly diverted all trade from Portland in stead of bringing it toward this city, or giving encouragement to home enterprises. This short-sighted policy became extinct with the hard times in the early '90s, and the subsequent state of receivership these lines -went Into. Bright, energetic men, having grown up in. the railroad business, and in many Instances springing from the rank and file of the railroad employes, have replaced mere representatives. In former years the attempts of Port landers to establish smelting work re ceived a check for reasons enumerated above. It was the policy of ante-bellum railroad managers to favor long Eastern hauls to the detriment of the intermoun tain carriage. I have Interviewed the managers and general freight people of all the lines hav ing terminals at Portland, and those in close connections with the same, and in variably I have met with kind and court eous treatment, and In many vinstances with substantial promises. Ores of all grades and classes will be brought to Port land as cheaply and in many Instances cheaper than it can be laid down at Taco ma, Everett or San Francisco. These transportation rates apply to fuel and fluxes as well, and favors shown us in this respect must be rewarded, of course, on our part by giving these lines the re turn traffic on bullion and by-products to Eastern refineries. O. R. & X. Reasonable. Its Idaho branch, known as the- Coeur d'Alene line, -will lay down ores In Port land at rates commensurate with living charges. These charges will not exceed $2 50 per ton. Compare these charges with those exacted from shippers consigning their ores to Eastern smelters. Coeur d'Alene shipments are at present from $6 to $9 per ton to Denver,, and more than $5 to San Francisco. The rate on Idaho ores shipped Xrom stations on the Northern Pacific to the Tacoma and Ev erett smelters must be, at all times, higher than those granted on shipments to Port land via O. R. & N. Co., which is one of the water grade level, and 200 miles short er than over the Northern Pacific trans portation lines. All ores from British Co lumbia and that portion of Washington lying north of Spokane can be brought to Portland via Spokane. Freight Bates on ores on ocean carriers cannot be so easily classified as those on rail lines, however, taking, Jor exam ple, the rates on ores from . Alaska to Puget Sound points amounting to from 50 cents to $1 50 per ton (according to load ing facilities). It will enable us to receive ores and other commodities at very low rates Indeed. Ores from Mexico, South America and Central America, will be laid down here at an equally reasonable rate, and. In many Instances, the rate will amount to almost nothing." The information I re ceived on this subject I obtained by in terviewing Portland shipping firms, and is of unquestionably veraqity, In a re sume, let me tell ybu that we have the "upper hand" of the freight situation as compared with rates on ore shipments to Eastern smelters. You. might ask me the important question, whether Tve have not to figure with the combine, better known as the American Smelting & Refin ing Company, which controls almost all the smelting plants and their operations east of the Rockies, including Utah. I will answer you briefly; The independent smelters on the Pa cific Coast have flourished and still flour ish in spite of the existence of this com bine. The combine has no intention of playing a disagreeable role in our terri tory; it could not do eo even If it had such Intention, for the reason that it Is not to the Interest of the Pacific Coast lines to ship out of their comparatively short reach all rich orE8,vverr if they would feel inclined to discrimination to wards Pacific point smelters' and favor the Eastern haul, and the subsequent small pro rata profits derived- from such suicidal policy, because all ores shipped away from the Northwest to the Eastern smelters will be a dead loss, as far as the subsequent products, such as bullion, matte, and by-products are concerned. Besides, the railroad companies, in favor ing the smelting works at the Pacific Coast, will be rewarded by the haul ofl fuel and fluxes and other material to our works; most of this fuel will come from the East. General Remarks on Smelting:. To smelt or to fuse ores for the pur pose of separating the metals or its sul phurs or other compounds, from its gangue, is called smelting. It consists In subjecting ores mixed with suitable fluxes to the action of intense heat, whereby the material becomes fluid and gangues of the ores combining with the fluxes form a ueually worthless slag or scoria, while the valuable portions combine to gether to form an alloy or matte. The separation takes place while the mate rials are in a molten condition, by dif ference In their specific gravity. Smelting Is performed, either in a blast furnace where the fuel (coke or charcoal) is mixed with the ore and fluxes, or in a reverber- atqry furnace where the fuel portion Is burned in a separate firebox. For smelting we must have ores or a composition of ores, and for Its success ful operation, a sufficient percentage of lead, copper and Iron must be present. We shall buy ores of all kinds, even those containing neither lead nor copper, afterwards combining these with copper and load ores, as the case may be, In such proportion es to produce a charge con taining the proper amount of copper and lead. The fuel used in the blast furnaces Is coke and charcoal In amounts equal to one-sixth of the materials of the ores and fluxes, All ores containing copper and lead can be smelted, and when they con tain too low a percentage of these metals to be smelted directly, they can be brought up to the standard by roasting or by previous concentration. Success In smelting (outside of smelting carbonates of lead and copper which are very simple operations), depends upon a proper mixture of ores and a proper roast ing and adjustment of fluxes. To. conduct a smelting process success fully, high metallurgical ability and ex perience is required, for it Is much more iPlPlBi uanSBPPV xwmB&m2M SHODY, OWNED BY G. 31. BROWN, PORTLAND. FIRST PRIZE COLLIE PUPPY DOGS, OTHER THAN TRI-COLOR. complicated than other metallurgical pro cesses, such as amalgamation, leaching, etc It will not "be amiss to call your at tention to my purpose to not only conduct a strict smelting business, but also to utilize all by-products which the fumes and smoke contain. An acid-making plant would serve two purposes: Firstly, to clarify the smoke trom all objectionable fumes, and second ly, to provide additional and very large revenue from the manufacture of these by-products. Raw ores carry arsenic, sul phur, zinc and acids. My Intentions are to arrest the smoke before sending It away skywards, to collect In easily con structed settling vats these elements, empty their contents at certain stated In tervals and make marketable products out of their residues. While discussing by-products., it will be well to tell you of my Intentions In time to come- to connect with this smelter a plant for the manufacture of lead prod ucts, such as color, lead pipes and -white lead. Furthermore, why not manufacture your refined copper Into copper wire and prima cast copper? All these above prod ucts at present are brought to the coun tries west of the Rockies from Eastern states. We can well afford to compete in this respect with the established old trade channels. This Is only prospective, yet, to the thinking metallurgist and financier, It appeals with mighty strong arguments in its favor. Tke Plant We Intend to Build. The design and arrangements of a smelting plant depends upon nature and the magnitude of the work to be done. It Is proposed to erect a plant equipped with all modern appliances, one which will handle 400 tons of ore per day or 540 tons of the total material smelted. In the selection of a site we will take under most careful consideration such points as the convenient relation of the parts, avoidance of hand labor as much as possible, disposition of slag and other important matters. These are of para mount importance and will receive our due consideration. Our smelting plant will consist of sev eral departments, 1. e., a sampling work, a sulphide mill, one mechanical and ono hand calclner, roasters, two blast fur naces of 100 tons' capacity each, one a lead smelter, the other for copper smelt ing, blowers, electric lighting plant, con veyors, elevators and reverberatory plant, also crushers. We will lay out our plant with a view to enlarging Its capacity when ever the occasion arrives. We will also aim to have provisions made to establish a refinery in connection with our smelt- InEr rtnnrlmpnt. Tho lnttfr nH'pnt Vin'or- ever. Is one of remote conjuctlon, be- j cause, unless a lead smelter Is centered In the lead market. It has seldom a re finery. At Portland we are not dependent, how ever, entirely on rail transportation, this city being situated on the deep-water mar gin of the Willamette River, with a shore j depth of 25 feet. Its waters empty into the mighty Columbia River, seven miles below where we propose to establish our works. Both streams are navigable throughout the year for the largest ocean craft. Steamers and sailing vessels may come and load and unload, at our wharf, any commodity without being limited to a certain season of the year. At the sam pling plant ores will be received. We will provide for ample bin capacity to hold or store any amount of ore, fluxes or fuel. A plant of this size and descrip tion will cost not less than $100,000, nor not more than $150,000. It will be splendid ly equipped with furnaces and other ma chinery. Installed and directed with a view of future expansion. It will be the equal of any plant of the same size in the country and will enable us to cairy on smelting cheaply and economically, .gain ing a-solution of those problems which arethe aim of every metallurgist and to men connected financially or otherwise, with -such an enterprise, I .e., to smelt the largest tonnage In the shortest possible time with the smallest outlay of money and in the smallest space, or in other words, to utilize our plant for the pur pose of gaining the largest earning ca pacity on money Invested for same. Inithe. foregoing X have endeavored, and think- I have succeeded In demonstrating, by the help of short, terse language, that a 400-ton smelting plant can be supplied with diversified ore, throughout the year. The conditions now existing, and which will of course rapidly Improve after smelting works have been established, make it a certainty beyond the shadow of a doubt, that the plan will be the source of large profits and will widen the scope of Portland's commercial su premacy. OTTO M. ROSENDALE. Looser Severely Injured. COBURG, Or., April 21. It. A. Duff was seriously Injured at the Booth-Kelly mills Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. He was running logs to the mill and slipped into the water. When he came up two logs came together, crushing his head, causing concussion of the brain. He will be moved to the hospital as soon as he Is able to stand the trio. THIS BUTTER WAS LIGHT THAT IS WHY W. IT. DANIELS IS TO BE ARRESTED. He Says He -Thought It Was Pall Weight, and Is "Knocked OS a. Christmas Tree." State Dairy and Food Commissioner Bailey yesterday swore out a warrant charging W. N. Daniels with selling short weight butter. Mr. Daniels Is proprietor of the La Grande Creamery. According to Mr. Bailey, who used the scales on the butter, the squares were between two and three ounces short in weight, al though each -wrapper was marked "Thirty two ounces, full weight." Mr. Daniels denies that the squares fell as far below 32 ounces as Mr. Bailer maintains. But he admits that they were not full two T pounds In weight. His defense 4s that he did cot know the butter was short weight. He think3 the manufacturer of the butter should be held responsible. La,te last night he had not been served with the warrant, but tho tardy document will no doubt work around to its goal to day. It was issued from the 'Municipal Court. . Last Saturday an East Side grocer named Hawkins telephoned In trepidation to Mr. Bailey that he had bought short weight butter from the La Grande Cream ery. ijAs he had done so unconsciously ho wanted to square himself with Mr. Bailey. Mr. Bailey put a hush over the matter until yesterday morning. He then went to Mr. Daniels' place, where, sure enough, the contraband butter was found. Eight boxes were ordered seized. Each box should have contained 00 pounds of butter, but the actual quantity was three or four pounds below that weight. This butter had been manufactured by the Elspass Creamery of Eugene. All the brands In the store were tested with the scales, and only one was full weight, but the others were not so far below the standard as was the Elspass butter. Mr. Daniels does not think he has been fairly treated, and believes that he is an especial target for Mr. Bailey's shafts. Several weeks ago he was arrested for selling "process" butter, under "cream ery" labels, and was fined 530. Mr. Bailey says the case was palpable, and that the present one 4s equally so. He Intends to follow It up for the sake of an example. Mr. Bailey said last night: "Only one brand In Mr. Daniels' store was full weight. The Elspass butter was between three and four pounds short on the box. This shortage represents good profit, and many kinds of business are run on narrower margins than this. Creamery butter sells to the trade at 20 cents a pound, and the eight boxes seized represented a dishonest profit of about 56. That's good money, and I believe the pub lic prefers not to be cheated out of it." Last January Elspass, of Eugene, was fined $25 and costs for selling short-weight butter. Mr. Bailey is now incubating a plan to go after him again. Mr. Daniels says that the news of the short-weight butter figuratively knocked him off a Christmas tree. He had no idea that the Eugene creamery was making him an agent. "No one was more sur prised than I," said he. "After the Els pass people had been In trouble with the, law last January I supposed they were sending out full-weight rolls. It is Im possible for me In my big business to weigh all the rolls I sell. I paid a fine a little while ago for the alleged sale of process' butter. It was not 'process,' but I paid the fine to compromise the dispute and to get free from litigation." The Grandfather, May Be. PORTLAND, April 2L (To the Editor.) ---The Orcgonlan has several times stated that I was tho father of the Crater Lake National Park bill, which is unjust to Mr. Tongue, who took up the matter soon after entering Congress, and has persistently followed it until suc cess has crowned his efforts. He and Mr. J. S. Dlller, of the United States Geo logical Survey, prepared the bill that has just passed the House. , WILL G. STEEL. Conp-ress of Tuberculosis. NEW YORK, April 2L The American Congress of Tuberculosis will meet in this LOSS OF APPETITE" means disordered digestion and should be prompt ly attended to, or it may develop into chronic dys pepsia. Hostetter's Stomach . Bitters is the bestmedidne to strengthen your digestive organs. Also to cure. Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Heart burn, Selchlng, Nervousness, Insomnia and Malaria, Fever and Ague. Be sure to try it. See that Our Private Die Stamp covers the neck of the bottle. H M STOMACH city on 'May 14, 15 and 16. The sessions will be held In the morning and. afternoon. At four of them the following subjects will be discussed: "Preventive Legisla tion," embracing the social, municipal and state aspects of tuberculosis; "Tubercu losis in Its Pathological and Bacterio logical Aspects. Medical and Surgical As pects, and "Veterinary Aspects." In ad dition to the vice-presidents already chosen, the executive committee has au thorized the appointment of three from each state, county or province, and an honorary vice-president from each. RIOT IN A SYNAGOGUE. People Barred Out of a ChBrca Brealc in., the Doors. NEW YORK. April 2L In his capacity as a friendly adviser for the people of the East Side, among whom he Is living, Dis trict Attorney Jerome has been called on to settle a dispute over tho possession of a synagogue at 122 Monroe street. Mr. Jerome counseled peace, but his advice was not taken, as a tremendous row started there about two hours later. Doors were smashed in, windows broken and the interior of the synagogue was wrecked. At one time two score men were fighting all over the place. A great crowd gathered In the street and the police reserves came. After a lit tle difficulty they arrested a dozen men who were believed to be responsible for the disturbance. Then the police ejected everybody from the synagogue and took possession, which they will retain until the dispute Is settled In the courts. The Congregational Church purchased the property some time ago, making a partial payment. It shortly afterward claimed the building extended upon an other property and refused to complete payment until the tangle was straight ened. The matter was taken Into the courts. The owner finally barred out the would-be worshipers, who, despite Mr. Jerome's advice, broke in the doors and attacked the owner and his party. When the police arrived a fair-sized riot was in progress. The landlord and a dozen others were arrested. Jury Dlsngrees In Murder Case. WTNFIELD. Kan, April 2L The jury in the case xf O. W. Coffeld, on trial for the killing- of C. G. Montgomery, a J Santa Fe detective, reported a disagree ment this morning after being out 48 hours, and were discharged. The court announced that the case would be tried again during the June term. Montgomery was assassinated at his home by some one who fired a shot at him from the outside while he was seated in his-parlor. AT THE HOTELS. THE PORTLAND, Mrs P H "Watriss, NTiIrs H Welnstock, a Artnur cauie, Detrt Sacramento Mr & Mrs Loyal B Miss. "Welnstock, do Q I Kinney, Seattle E 3 Stark, Seattle h learns, city C S Cryater & wife, Missoula Ira A Metcalf, N T A A II Boowhartswlck, Amsterdam, Holland Dr M S Boowharts wlck. Amsterdam J E Boss Fred Carnc. Jr. Victoria H T Benham, Tacoma earn caro, x x Sherwood Glllespy, Seattle A F AVarde, Agt Fred "Warde M S Trelear, Chicago ur & .Mra a. ai Ketui- fion. Tacoma Mrs H C Knitwold. do G D Horton, Chicago F J Welnand, Chgo G C Flavel & wf, As toria N L Brlnker, San Fr B S Gordon. Astoria W C Howard, Denver Aug hle, Chicago J G F Jeffrey. N Y Jas Herrmann. S F E S RIdway, N T H a Martin, indDls C "W Scott. Chicago Dick Springer, Chgo H S "Wertheimer, N T Col Judson SpoCCord, Boise Chas A Rogalr, USA jacK Li casswell, Chgo F C Hammond, Ju- xveau F J Lamb. Tillamook L S Shonlnger, K T W F Morphy. Omaha W S Aldridge.Rochestr S A Strauss. N Y Mrs R S CIeeland.SF F J Bunn, N T Miss E R Clveland,do J W Burley, Denver Columbia. River Scenery. Regulator Line steamers, Dalles. Cascade Locks and return daily, except Sunday, from Oak-st. THE PERKINS. J J Victor, Condon. Or IF A "Wey, St Joseph. D M Cooper, Sprague,R L West, do "Wash Geo S Rogers, Ireton, A "W McEawen. Indplsl Iowa F J Haltneld. 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We do not compete with cheap dental work, but our charges are less than one-half that charged by others. New York Dental Parlors Main office, Fonrtli and Morrison Sts., Portland. HOURS 8 TO 8; SUNDAYS. 8 TO 2. Br&acb odcta 011 Tlrst are., Seattle. Wash. tPMrtSL?"V HBfKS2kiIsii lev l. .1 Vui.tll.lif Greatest Nerve No- 2. ML la I have cbnn personal inspection to therorkia? of M. I. S. T oa the human system, and mast say that it entirely jnects with my professional sanction. g D. H. LOOMIS, Late Demonstrator of Anatomy, Philadelphia Medical College. WHAT WE GUARANTEE M. I. S. T. No. 2 WILL CURE. RHEUMATISM, no matter how long-standing:. Any case of Inflammation of the Blad der or Salaried Prostate Gland, no matter if the patients haTe been for years forced to use a catheter. ' SYPHILIS IN ANY STAGE. ANYTCASE OF DIABETES. All cases of Impotency that can be cured, and permanently restore youthful -rigor and Tltallty. Itianostimnlant. Its effects are permanent and lasting-. Will core any case of STRICTURE without local treatment. Will cure any case of Varicocele. WU1 remoTO en. tbrely from the system'Cancer and Cancerous Germs. In addition to the above, M. I. S. T. No. 2has cured many cases of Paralysis, Locomotor Ataxia, Spinal Trouble aud apparently incurable diseases of the nerves. M. X. S. T. has been on the market! or OTer 20 years, aud has cured thousands of suff erers, xi is prescriDea dt leaaing- pnjsicians erers. j.i is prcsccioca FREE . . . M, we will send you one week's treatment by mail FREE. Write confi dentially to our medical department, giYiug- symptoms. $1 per box, or sis boxes for 55, v a s.s GUARANTEED CURE for ll twro.! UrnnHir. nonrndrcitlR. biliousness, bad breath, bad blood, wind on the stomach, bloated bowels, foul mouth, headache, indigestion, pimples, pains after eating, liver trouble, sallow skin and dizziness. When your bowels don't move regularly you are sick. Constipation kills more people than all ether disecssa together. It starts chronic ailments and long years of suffering. No matter what ails you, start taking CASCARETS today, for you will never get well and stay well until you get your bowels right. Take our advice, start with Cascarets today under absolute guarantee to cure or money refunded. The jjenuine tablet stamped C C C. Never sold in bulk. Sample and dookici tree, ftaarcxi oi'iiius ivcincuy company, v-nicaRO or ncv." .o'j. y r i nn mi i i n ii mil' i i i iii i i ill in i r Tr" """'' -TTtrr-p.-j- nw..iwi.-JC Mrs Geardine, Astoria John Flnley, Astoria Mrs W P Ely, Kelso W T Shanahan, As Eugene Breyman, Sa lem Dr A E Fanning, do Mrs N A Marrs.Astorla toria Mrs Duncan Stuart, do Capt P Jordan.AstorIaiMrS G R Child H D Trunkey, SpokaneJ B Baldwin. St Paul Mrs Trunkey. Spokane Ed Hogue, Albany H Couston, city F J Spanger, Shedd P J Beckett. Salem Mrs J E Dill. Salem Miss M G Dill. Salem P B Johnson, W W S A Kennedy, Eans- llle, Ind W H Singer. San Fr M F Patton. Spokane I Ward, San Jose Mrs Ward. San Jose H F Prael. Astoria J A Murphy, San Fr S Schmidt. Astoria Mr & Mre Laurence, Spokane A S Bennett. Dalles Mrs Delia Young, McM M Wilkes. St Paul John A Lafquist, Brule. Wis iDan C Mellett.Chehalls (Mrs Mellett. Chehalls (Gird ilellctt. do (Thos J Parker, Cnenalls IJohn F Olsen. city C A Teirer, Fresno ueo 1 smith. Fresno iMrs Olsen. city F P Farel. Los AnglsjMrs Wallace Scott. Sam White, Baker C Granpreville T H Craw ford. Union 'Mrs J F Barker, Rose- W Tjler Smith, Sher- burg loan L L Swan. Albany R L Bewley. SherldaniW H McRelllej, Eer L A Long, Hlllsboro I ett. Wash C J Christie, SumpterJ Repulntor l,ine steamers, Dalles, Cascade Locks. Return daily. Oak-st. dock. THE ST. CHARLES. StA. McMinR Champion, city )J i? .rI.ey' ?resr .C IFrark De. city O E KHIott. Marahlnd.N Merrill. Clatskanle J O Brunson. CathlratiWm Marsh. Woodland This Is the oldest Private Medical Dispensary in the City of Portland, the first Medical Dispensary ever started in the city. Dr. Kessler, the old reliable specialist, has been man ager of this instituuon for 20 years, during which time thousands of cases have Deen cured, and no person was eer refused treatment. The St. Louis Dispensary has thousands of dollars In money and property, and able financially to make its word good. Since Dr. Kessler started the St. Louis Dispensary, over 20 years ago, hundreds of t.-av cling doctors have come to Pordand, advertised their sure-cure ability in the papers, got what money they could from confid ing patients, then left town. Dr. Kessler is the only advertising spe cialist who can give references to all classes. You may ask bankers, mer chants, and all kinds of business men. They will tell you that Dr. TCp?!5!llr Is O Tv T.nfo nf nnnnlo nnm SS SSt1 tn2toIyJTli 9 n si n Men, Young and Old, Read This GOOD DOCTORS. Ma,n,??CE:!0f? i?oun,tl7 !owns send Patients to Dr. Kessler. because they know ne is prepared to treat all kinds of private and chronic diseases. PRIVATE PffESSf:. Th.1,3 ocjor. guarantees to cure any case of Syphillls. snAmth i J?leeti stricture cured, no difference how long stand ing. Spermatorrhea, Loss of Manhood or Night Emissions, cured perma nently. The habit of Self-Abuse effectually cured in a short time. YOUNG MEN I,,urerrors and lUes of youth can be remedied, and this oia doctor will give you wholesome advice and cure you make you perfectly strong and healthy. You will be amazed at his success in curing fapermatorrhea. Seminal Losses, Nightly Emissions, and other ef fects. KIDXEY AXD URIXARY COMPLAIXTS. Painful, difficult, too frequent, milky or bloody urine, unnatural dis charges, carefully treated and permanently cured. Piles, Rheumatism and Neuralgia treated by our new remedies, and cures guaranteed. Patients treated in any part of the country by his home sjstem. Write full particulars, enclose ten 2c stamps, and we will answer ou promptly. Hundreds treated at home who are unable to come to the city. READ THIS Ta.e a clear bottle at bedtime, and urinate in" the bottle, set ,7 . V. aside and look at It In the morning. If it is cloudy or has a cioudy settling in it, jou have some kidney or bladder disease, and should be attended to before you get an Incurable disease, as hundreds die every ear from Bright's disease of the kidnejs. Address J. HEISRI KESSLER, M. D., Portland, Orejron. St. Louis Medical and Surgical Dispensary. Enclose ten 2c stamps or no answer. 230 Yamhill Street. and Blood Tonic S T. Na all over the country, it is pleasant to take ana absolutely safe. It never increases or diminishes the action of the heart. If you are suffering- from any chronic disease you are urged to trritetous.no matter how many doctors or kinds of medicines yon have tried without relief. WE GUARANTEE TO CURE YOU. That yon may jndeeof the valce of tha Great Soecifle for vounself. Address M. I, . T. OcTdsdo, 0. CATSi&R7S O C Lackens, Corvallis! Donald McDonald, do C R Moore. Clark.Neb O E Ellott &. -nife. L Joy, do I Marshland J W Keller. Scott's (Mrs Maggie Webster. illlls I Clatskanle M Sjpncskl. Three LkW M Clemence, do V J Burslk. Sargent C Goolman. do J B Slher" &. wife, (Ed Hall, Heppner Rainier J B Davidson. Eugene F P SiHer, Cortland. A N Lelan. Wood Neb I Hnd. Wash W H Dlnsmore, Sher-u-jmes Flnlej. Astoria ldan Mr& O C Lackaws. do R A Ross, Tacoma iMlss A Flanders. Chgo L T Berry. Albany 'A C Abrendsen.Beaver Chas Martin, lone. Ori ton C C Majer. Yankton. Jesse Jamos, do Or IW S Worth, clty M S Reas. Hubbard LouN Nlcanrt. C-ithlmt Nels Comonton & wf. I J C Lon. Cottage Grv Boraga. Mich Chas E Hlrsch.Arllngtn W B Young. Viento m P Beard, Banks, Robt Stewart. Ban Fr I Or J O Rogers, McMlnn 1 P H Parmley. do H G Betts. Cal Geo H Pool. Biker Cy J Brown. San Fran F Turner. Baker City H Stephens & w, city G H Parr. Aberdeen Hotel Drnniwick, Seattle. European plan. Popular rates. Modern Improvements. Business center. Near depot. Tncomn Hotel. Tnroma. American plan. Rates. 13 and up. Ilonnelly Hotel. Tncomn. European plan. Rates 50c and up J. HEXnt KESSLER, M. D. Manager. ?er wh him. No other specialist on