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THE MORNING OEEGONIAH, MOKDA.Y, JJlEXJAKZ 2, 1906.
MANY RICH MINES DEVELOPED IN OREGON
STATE PRODUCES MUCH GOLD AND COPPER AND
HAS VARIED DEPOSITS OF OTHER MINERALS
s OREGON 'advances In her agri
J cultural, lumber manufacture and
M other kindred industries, her mining
grows apace, and summing up the ad
vancement made in the season of, 1904,
much encouragement can be obtained by
those interested in that industry. Prom
the glowing promise made by companies
now under development, taking every pos
sible drawback into consideration, the
number of producing and paying mines in
the state will undoubtedly be during this
year doubled. Mining is not a. gamble,
and all those who desire to engage in that
business as a means of livelihood need do
is to consult the Government reports to
prove that less money is lost in mining
than in banking. The average .earnings
from producing mines are from 50 to 200
per cent on their entlro capitalization,
while bank earnings average only from 10
to 15 per cent.'
In Oregon alone "there are 3700 men em
ployed in the mines, whose -wages average
J3 per day, making a total of 511,100 for
every day in the year, as the mines do not
close for Sundays. This gives a grand
total of H.051,500 paid annually for labor.
This amount does not Include the expert
miners or engineer or others necessary
to the successful carrying on of mining,
frach as superintendents, assistant, assay
cr foreman, etc, whose wages average
from 53.50 to 57.50 per day, hence an
approximation of $5,000,000 in wages is not
too great The greater amount of this
money is spent with Portland merchants,
and the benefit thus accruing from this
industry cannot be estimated.
Four years ago Portland had only one
mining machinery house; now there are
eight, besides three firms that manufac
ture supplies for the miner in the States
of Washington, Oregon and Idaho. The
shipments of mining supplies during the
last year have been an important factor
in Portland's trade, and now the mills of
Idaho are being supplied by the mining
machinery houses of the dregon metropo
lis. The mineral deposits of Oregon em
brace every known product, both for com
mercial use and the arts. Dozens of
valuable clay and deposits of Quicksilver,
coal, iron and manganese are In all parts
of the state. The year 1901 has witnessed
the opening up of valuable coal lands in
Coos County, which now are producing
more coal than all other sections of the
state combined. The product is valuable
for its heating qualities. In analysis it is
closely allied to the British Columbia coal,
and only the, lack of railroad facilities pre
vents the owners from supplying the Ore
gon markets. This will be overcome dur
ing the coming year, as steps are now
being taken to ponstruct a railway to the
coal fields.
The quicksilver deposits opened up in
Crook County during the past season are
evidence of the great mineral belt travers
ing the state from north to south.
The Sumpter District.
When the district of Sumpter is men
tioned the mining men class it as all that
territory embracing Baker, Grant and
Malheur Counties, which Is mineralized.
The oldest and most productive mining
section in Oregon, Sumpter still continues
in the lead. The town of Sumpter is the
one typical mining city of Oregon, and is
better known to outside investors than
any other mining camp in the state.
There is more money invested in this dis
trict by outside people than in all of
the other districts in Idaho, Oregon and
"Washington, and more producing and pay
ing mines than in other parts of Oregon
and 'Washington. The blowing in of the
new smelter at Sumpter has materially
added to the production of precious metals
this season in that section. While the
plant operated less than five months, the
product gave a profit of over $285,000 to the
mlneowners. The plant is for custom
work, and hundreds of tons are now being
stored in the bins. Since last year the
new producers added to the list are the
Highland, Copperopolls, New York Con
solidated, Don Juan, Morning, I. X. I.,
Black Eagle and Imperial. This list does
not include the large number of prospects
worked by lessees, who ship in the aggre
gate hundreds of tons annually from the
district. The year Just passed has wit
nessed more development in Eastern Ore
gon, with better returns, than ever before
in its history, and now, with a modern
smelter, there should be no reason why
the production of the Sumpter mines,
which in 1904 amounted to 52,516,000, should
not be doubled within the next year. The
large mines, such as the North Pole, Co
lumbia, Bonanza, Golconda, E. & E. and
Tabor Fraction, have added their usual
quota to tho production.
Jackson County Mines.
The year 1904 has witnessed a great ad
vancement In Jackson County mining and
the production for the year is much
larger than in 1903. This is owing to the
opening up of new properties at Gold
Hill and Jacksonville. At the latter the
Opp mine Has changed hands and a mod-'
era stampmlll has been erected. At Gold
Hill the Millionaire mine has been pro
ducing and opening up large ore bodies.
At Ashland the Shorty-Hope mine has
Crows of Arch, Oriental Bulldinc,
IsmrUt asd Clark Fair.
PORTLAND COMMERCIAL CLUB
Principal Organization in the Advancemertt of Oregon aiid
Portland As Its Metropolis
When the people of the United
States pour into Portland' in their
thousands to see the Lewis and
Clark Fair and the Lewis and Clark
country, they will receive a welcome
from the Portland Commercial Club,
which is composed of the men whose
brains direct the business and com
merce of the. metropolis of the Pa
cific Northwest and which occupies
larger and better furnished quarters
than any other popular Commercial
Club in the United States. This Club
has, with typical, Western spirit,
devoted its energies to the advance
ment of Oregon as a whole and of
Portland as its metropolis. But Its
enlightened selfishness does not al
low it to stop at the borders of Ore
gon, for it Joins in every movement
having, for its purpose the advance
ment of other parts of the Pacific
Coast, or of the PacEfld Coast as a
whole; realizing that what benefits
one part of the Coast directly will
benefit all other parts indirectly.
This particular branch of the
Club's work is in the hand of an
executive committee of nine of the
leading business men of Portland.
They are not mere figureheads who
leave a secretary- and the chairman
to do the work in the name of the
committee. They meet regularly
every two weeks, and since this
branch of the Club's work was or
ganized, last June, not one of them
has failed to attend a meeting, if in
the city and In good health. The
best business brains of the city,
composing the strongest executive
committee of any Commercial Club
west of the Mississippi River, are
thus constantly at work to make
Portland greater.
Solid Men at fie Head.
Mention of the names of these nine
men and of the positions they occupy
in the community is sufficient to
show that this movement is in the
hands of the strongest, most solid
business men of the city. Tho chair
man is Theodore B. Wilcox, presi
dent of tho Portland Flouring Mills
Company, operating 16 mills in all
parts of the Pacific 'Northwest, the
largest shipper of ocean commerce
on the Pacific Coast, and president
of the Trans-Mississippi Commercial
Congress. The other members are
William M. Ladd. head of the old
est and largest bank in Oregon, a
large owner of property throughout
the Pacific Northwest, a breeder of
blooded cattle which won cham
pionships at the St. Louis Fair, and
a leader in every movement for the
progress of Portland, material,
moral and Intellectual; A. L. Mills,
president of the First National Bank
and of the Consolidated Street Rail
way Company, a member of the
Municipal Executive Board and
chairman of the board which drafted
the present city charter; Robert
Livingstone, manager of the Oregon
Mortgage Company; J. Frank Wat
son, president of the Merchants' Na
tional Bank and of the Columbia
Engineering Works, and largely in
terested in irrigation and mining
enterprises; I. Allen Lewis, senior
member of Allen & Lewis, the
largest wholesale grocery house in
the Pacific Northwest; Walter F.
Burrell, president of the Burrell In
vestment Company, a large owner of
real estate; J. C Ainsworth, presi
dent of the United States National
Ba'nk and a largo property-owner;
I. N. Flelschner, the active head of
Flelschner, Mayer & Co., the largest
firm of wholesale clothing manu
facturers and merchants in the Pa
cific Northwest.
Governors of tne Club.
The affairs of the Club in general
are in the hands of a Board of Gov
ernors, each member of which is a
man of high standing In the city.
The members are H. M. Cake, presi
dent of the Club and senior member
of the leading law firm of Cake &
Cake; J. H. Thatcher, vice-president,
who is manager of the Pacific
States Telephone Company; Tom
Richardson, manager of the Club,
who has brought to Portland the
valuable experience gained by years
of highly successful work In New
Orleans an4 the Texas cities; Ed
ward Ehrman, treasurer, who Is a
member of the large wholesale
grocery firm of Mason & Ehrman;
W. E. Coman, secretary, who is gen
eral freight and passenger agent of
-the Southern Pacific Railroad; Dr.
Sanford Whiting, leading physician;
B. Neustadter, of the firm of Neu
stadter Brothers, clothing manufac
turers; Robert Kennedy, vice-president
of the Pacific Coast Elevator
Company; W. H. Wyman, manager
of the California Saw Works; George
Lawrence, Jr., of the George Law
rence Company, harness and sad
dlery manufacturers; L. Gerllnger,
president of the Columbia Valley
Railroad Company; W. B. Glafke,
wholesale commission merchant; G.
W. Hazen, lawyer; R. L. Stevens,
teller of Ladd & Tilton's Bank; W.
A. Cleland, attorney; Mark Levy,
commission merchant.
Equipped to Entertain.
The Club is admirably equipped to
entertain in fitting style large num
bers of visitors. It occupies the en
tire eighth floor of the Chamber of
Commerce building1, tho largest office
building in the city, and has spent
532,000 in furnishing. It has the
complete equipment of a social club
in addition to its commercial fea
tures, and during the Lewis and
Clark Exposition will be the meet
ing place of visitors and citizens
through receptions given to all the
conventions of prominence that will
meet here this year. The Club has.
during the past year, entertained
large delegations of visiting rail
road men and delegates to conven
tions, and is in fact the 'home of
business gatherings of every kind in
Portland.
Its Work for Oregon.
But, important as are the social
amenities and well as they are at
tended to, the Club has other and
more Important functions. w Mr.
Richardson, with his characteristic
energy, keeps a staff of clerks con
stantly employed in correspondence
and the circulation of reading mat
ter throughout the United States, all
aimed at the advancement of Port
land. Its strongest feature, and the
one which has brought most results,
is that its correspondence with
residents in other states is all based
upon the names of people furnished
by friends residing in Portland and
other points in Oregon. The m&dla
tlon of friends of the persons ad
dressed enables the Club to get Into
direct touch with them, and the re
sult has been a greater percentage
of replies than any other Club of the
kind in the country.
Oregon Development League.
In furtherance of its policy of co
operating with other commercial
bodies and working- for the advance
ment of the whole territory which
is commercially tributary to Port
land, the Club has been instrumental
in organising the Oregon Develop
ment League, composed of 45 com
mercial bodies in other cities of Ore
gon. Committees were sent out for
the- purpose of bringing about these
local organizations on lines similar
to those of tho Portland Commercial
Club, and in this connection meet
ings of state-wide Importance were
held at Baker City, Grant's Pass and
various other points. The. officers
of this -League are: President, E.
L. Smith, of Hood River, president
of the State Board of Horticulture;
vice-presidents, F. J. Blakely, Rose-burg-,
J. G. Graham; Salem; A. Ben
nett, Irrigon; J. H. Aitkin, Hunt
ington; J. Q. A. Bowlby. Astoria;
secretary and treasurer, Tom Rich
ardson, Portland.
Through co-operation with the
League the Club not only handles
the public correspondence of the
city, but co-operates with the im
migration and advertising depart
ments of all the railroads especial
ly. It circulates reading- matter of
general interest, procuring the pub
lication of much of this in the news
papers of far-away states. The ex
tent to which it has carried on this
work of spreading the news about
Oregon Is evident from its having
added 300,000 pieces of mall matter
"to the business of the Portland Post
office since June 1, last.
All for One, One for All.
Far from being narrowly provin
cial in its policy, the Commercial
Club acts in conjunction with the
commercial bodies and business or
ganizations of all the Pacific Coast
states In all matters that affect this
portion of the United States. By
this means the Club secures valuable
aid in procuring for Portland great
National conventions which could
not have been captured by this city's
unsupported efforts. At the same
tirao it aids other cities in the same
way, and has inspired with a hearty
spirit of community of interest the
great centers of population in the
Pacific States. Among the results of
this policy are the selection of Port
land as a meeting place in 1905 by
many great national bodies such as
the Trans-Mississippi Congress and
the National Irrigation Association.
In exploiting the attractions of Ore
gon to tourists, the Club realizes
that far larger results will bo at
tained by calling- attention to the
sconlo beauties of the Pacific Coast
as a whole than by dwelling on
those of Oregon alone. Similar or
ganizations in other cities have
adopted the same policy, and thus
each benefits by tho work of tho
others.
Draws the Cities Together.
Another direction in which the
Club has done effective work is in
bringing the business men of Port
land Into closer personal relations
with those of neighboring- cities. To
this end the Club last Summer and
Fall organized excursions to the
fruit fair at Walla Walla and the
Washington State Fair at North
Yakima, These parties, composed of
several hundred of the leading men
of the city, also visited the cities of
Seattle and Tacoma, where they
were hospitably entertained. In
connection with other commercial
bodies, the Club also arranged for
three special trains to run from
Portland to the Oregon State Fair,
at Salem.
With such an organization, to ad
vance her Interests and entertain
her guests, Portland stands in "a
splendid position of readiness for
the hundreds of thousands who will
enter her gates during- the year of
the Lewis and Clark Fair. At the
Commercial Club visitors will find a
hearty welcome, will be brought into
personal intercourse with the
brightest minds of the city, and with
those best able to answer the flood
of questions suggested by the won
ders they see at tho Fair and in
their travels to and from it. Here
tho good work done by the Fair In
arousing- Interest in tho Pacific
Northwest will be followed up In
such a manner as to bring direct re
sults of advantage to the country.
The. Badger mine purchased a mill out
it has not been Installed as yet. The
ore bodies are being blocked out; pre
paratory to installation.
. Josephine County.
More progress has been, made In Jo
sephine County than any other of the
Southern Oregon counties, and more, new
mines have been added to the producing
list than In any year in the history of
mining in that section. Placer mining
has been extensively carried, on, with
very flattering results. The opening up
of quartz mining has proved greater than
those engaged in that business ever ex
pected, and has proved beyond all doubt
the stability of the Industry in Josephine
County. All classes of ore exist in its
confines, and all kinds of mining appli
ances are necessary for Its treatment.
A large copper belt extends north and
south throughout the entire county, car
rying a good quantity of gold. This belt
is in the western part of the county,
while on the eastern slope extends a
large belt of gold ores which are prac
tically free-milling. On the latter belt
are located such well-known properties
as the Greenback, Lucky Queen, Oro Fino
and Granite Hills mines; while n the
been steadily at work, and new mills
and hoists will be Installed this season.
The placer mines of this county are cred
ited with a total output of 51S0.O00. The
sum total for Jackson Count' in both
placer and quartz reaches 5235,000 for the
year. Copper deposits are being exten
sively developed, but as yet have yielded
very little profit. Some of the most ex
tensive deposits of cinnabar and kaolin
are found In this section. The water
power developed by Dr. R. C. Ray and
associates during the last three years
has done much to stimulate mining in
Jackson County. At Tolo the Rogue
River has been dammed and electric pow
er is being furnished at a very nominal
price to the mines. Tho. Opp mine is being
equipped with an electric plant, power
being supplied from the Ray plant.
In the Bohemia District.
No section of the state has witnessed
more activity than Bohemia district, in
Lane County. "Obtain depth," has been
the watchword of the miners, and how
well they have succeeded is best evidenced
by the work accomplished. The most
important thing accomplished was the
building of the Vesuvius mill, which is
now steadily running on high-grade ore.
The property Is under the management of
F. J. Hard and giving a splendid account
of itself. The large amount of work done
on the Oregon Securities Company's
property is a wonder to mining men. The
large 1400-foot double tunnel being driven
through the mountain to connect with
tho Muslck mine is a stupendous under
taking and requires backbone to carry
to successful completion. Two large veins
have been encountered, which show high
grade ore. The big 26-stamp mill has
been completed but Is not running, and
the company will not start until the nec
essary ore is ready to supply the plant
continually. This can best be supplied by
the oro bodies of the Muslck mine. Hun
dreds of thousands of dollars have been
expended this year in the district. The
Lo Roy mine has been steadily opened and
at present has the largest oro bodies of
any mino in the district. It is different
from that of any other mine, being
smelting ore. Among the properties that
have been systematically developed are
North Falrview, Grizzly, Nemo, Sunrise,
Golden Rule, Oregon-Colorado and Cham
pion Basin. Many new plants are being
contemplated and,, the Le Roy people are
determined to have their mine equipped
with a reduction works ere another season
closes. The ores of this district carry
gold, silver, lead and copper. Thus far
gold has predominated, as the surface ore
carries oxldyzed Iron with free gold. As
depth Is attained the ore becomes base
and then the values are copper, lead, sil
ver and gold. The district Is now con
nected with Cottage Grove by railroad
24 miles distant The outlook for this sea
son Is a heavy production, as at least
three plants will be In operation.
Blue River District.
The advance In development In the
mines of Bluo River has been slow dur
ing tho past year. For the. greater part
of the year the Lucky Boy has been
steadily producing, and has netted Its
owners a satisfactory income. Very lit
tle work has been dono on tho Sunset
but the Uncle Sam and Big Four have
both opened up large bodies of ore. Here
tofore the opinion prevailed that the ores
of Blue River were of a high-grade, free
milling character; but the opposite proves
the case, and lead, copper and sliver ap
pear In paying quantities as depth is
gained. The installation of the electric
plant by the Lucky Boy mine Is very
materially aiding the miners of the dis
trict Power is generated from the Mc
Kenzle River, and the plant has a suffi
cient capacity to supply many of the
mines. The company has erected a gen
eral store and made other Improvements
for tho benefit of those interested in this
section. It is now the purpose to build
an electric road from Eugene to the
Lucky Boy mill, at which point the town
will be located. Telephone connections
are nearly completed, and many improve
ments have been made in the stage road.
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former is the Aimed a. Rand. Takilma. on
which a smelter Is erected and in active
operation, producing a very high grade
of matte. Extending farther south Into
Siskiyou County, California, the ledge
shows immense copper cropplngs; and
here Is located the Blue Lead mine, re
cently sold to Spokane capitalists, which
shows over $2,500,000 In sight To the
north Is the Almeda, which has been con
tlnually developed for the last five years.
and which, now has blocked out over
1,000,000 tons of copper ore, carrying total
values averaging 511 per ton. Arrange
ments are nearly completed for the In
stallation of a smelter during 1005. The
County of Josephine Is credited with a
production of over 51.130.000. of which the
Greenback marketed 5SS.00O per .month.
The placers are credited with 5115,000, and
the Granite Hills, Lucky Queen, Oro
Fino. Mountain Lion and Takilma make
up the balance. Those familiar with Jo
sephine County predict an output of over
52,500,000 during tho next season, as many
now prospects will be added to the list
of producers. The rich strike on the
Brlggs claim added 53S.00O, which was
mortared by hand, and did much to
stimulate mining in Josephine County In
particular, and Southern Oregon in gen
eral.
Near Portland's doors aro some good
districts, namely, Santiam and Molalla.
Both these districts are now being rapidly
developed, and all work done ls giving
satisfaction to thoso Interested.
To tho north and just across In Wash
ington Is the St Helens district In which
thousands of tons of ore are ready for
treatment Many Portland people are
busy opening up the ledges, and this, be
Ing all contiguous to Portland, must nat
urally be credited to this state.
Summing up the mining situation, the
prospects are brighter than at any time
in the history - of the Industry in this
state.
Next to beholding the wonders of the
World's Fair this year, a paramount pur
pose in plans of a very large number of
visitors will be to see the breakers of
the Pacific, listen to songs of the sea, and
"experience the exhlleratlng Influence of
beach environment With every comfort
of modern travel, palatial parlor cars and
splendid train service that will specially
provide for convenience of Exposition
guests, the Astoria & Columbia River
mountain stream or charm of white sands
and tossing waves. Within a stone's
throw of the white sand beach flows the
Necanlcum River, in the clear depths of
which mountain trout abound. Skirting
the stream on either side, extending back
to the mountains of the Coast Range lie
virgin forests, Clatsop County, In which
Seaside is situated, rariklng first in stand
ing timber of any division In Oregon. But
a few miles distant Is the largest ide
land spruce in the world.
this trip bringing under observation the
commercial interests, manufactures and
fisheries of the Lower Columbia, as well
as the most popular resort
Hotel facilities will be three times great
er at Seaside than during the season of
1904, construction work now progressing
on additions to two of the principal ho
tels and other buildings In prospect
Numbered among owners of Summer cot
tages at Seaside are many of Portland's
most exclusive people, and new cottages
for unqualified enjoyment whatever the
Inclination of the individual. Golf, ten
nls, boating in the river, bathing In the
surf, rambles In the woods .and riding.
driving, wheeling or automobillng over
smooth gravel roadways are some of the
available features. Other amusements
of infinite variety abound.
Just four .hours Is the running time
from Portland to Seaside, over ballasted
roadbed laid with heavy steel rails that
Is as emooth and not surpassed by the
Railroad to Seaside offers at once the
most attractive and Interesting trip out
of Portland.
No other ocean beach of the Pacific
Coast combines such varied resources that
contribute to enjoyment, or Is possessed
of more excellent facilities affording all
the conveniences of the city In close prox
imity to forest delights, joys of the clear
Traversing the route of Lewis and Clark
down the Columbia to Astoria, this Is
the only route that enables the traveler
to visit almost the exact spot where 100
years ago these bold explorers built the
first fortification In the Pacific North
west. No lesson could be more emphatic
as Illustrative of the Industrial advance
ment that has come to this region than
are already planned for" the New Tear.
Foremost among Improvements tof the
past year is the establishment of a sys
tem of waterworks by which pure moun
tain water is furnished throughout the
town of Seaside, and affording facilities
for every modern convenience to Summer
residents.
Matchless opportunity Is presented hero
track of any transcontinental railroad.
Powerful locomotives of most modern
types and magnificent equipment In
coaches, chair and parlor cars, attest the
esteem in which the beach traffic is held
by the management of the company, and
the throngs that crowd the trains are
evidence of the popularity- of Seaside and
that the public appreciates the service.
WIND RIVER LUMBER CO.
CASCADE LOCKS, OREGON
A. H1RSHHEIMER, La Crosse, Wis., President.
CLARK W. THOMPSON, Cascade Locks, Or., Vice-President ;
S. Y. HYDE, La CroMe, Wis., Secretary.
. J. H. DUNLOP, Cascade Locks, Or., Treasurer.
MANUFACTURER OF
Lumber, Lath and Shingles
Fir, Cedar and White Pin '
Slabwood
RETAIL YARDS ON THE
O. R. & N.
BALFOUR,
GUTHRIE
& CO.
PORTLAND,
OREQON
IMPORTERS GRAIN BAGS, CEMENT, LIME, PLASTER,
'RAILS, PIG IRON, cdKE, CHEMICALS,
. SULPHUR, TIN PLATE, ETC.
EXPORTERS WHEAT, BARLEY, FLOUR", CASCARA
BARK, ETC.
AGENTS FOB
The British and Foreign Marine Insurance Co., Ltd., "North Condor,"
"Hercules," "K. B. & S.," "Giant" and "Bridge" (imported) Port
land Cement.. Also "Standard" (California) Portland Cement.
Balfour, Guthrie & Co., 8an Francisco, Tacoma and Seattle.
Balfour, "Williamson & Co., Wverpool, Iiondon and New York.
"Williamson, Balfour & Co., Valparaiso, Talcahuano, Concepclon. and Tral
gucn, Chile.
NORTHWESTERN WAREHOUSE GO.
Shipping, Commission and Warehousing
Bay lag and Shipping Agents for
Gi W. McNear and Ge'rvin & Eyre
Exporters of
Wheat, Barley and Flour
T
Importers of
Calcutta. Grain Bags, Cement, Coke, Etc.
PORTLAND, TACOMA AND SAN FRANCI$CO
r-iktrr--. T .V'.
T. S. McRath & Go.
Importers and Exporters
Portland, Oregon,
U.S.A.
OVERBECK, STARR & COOKE CO.
MEMBERS
Chicago Board of Trade.
GRAIN, PROVISIONS, COT
TON, STOCKS AND BONDS
102 Third Street,
McKay Building, Portland, Oregon.
We Do a Strictly Commission Business
Continuous Markets by Private "Wire.
Quick Service.
rvu Lin.in.Lo. states National Bank
Tiltbn, bankers, and United
of I'ortixna.
. B. Glafke Co.
Wholesale
FRUITS, PRODUCE,AND
DAIRY PRODUCTS
PMTUM. M. WAUJ tfUU, WISH.
Phone Main 382
P. 0.i Box 293.
SEID BACK. Maaaser.
Wing Sing, Long Kee & Co.
Contractors for Cblseae. I-xixw.
General Commission Merchants
146 SecoHd bTreet, Portias, Or,