t
RQAD TO ST. HtLENS
Electric Line to Mining Region
Is Planned.
PORTLAND AS TERMINUS
Syndicate Formed to Tap the Gold
Silver and Copper Properties
With Short Line to
Tlris City.
Mineral -wealth of the St. Helens dis
trict of Washington, and the other cop
per, gold and silver mining regions north
of the Columbia River and south of Mount
Rainier, and vast coal measures, together
with the marvelously rich agricultural
districts of valleys in Clark, Cowlitz. Ska
mania and Lewis Counties, In Washing
ton, are the basis for plans that may re
sult In the construction of an electrio
railroad with 200 miles of track, connect
ing that portion of Washington with
Portland. Dr. Henry Waldo Coe Is at
the head of the syndicate having the
project in contemplation, and George W.
Liny, chief engineer, is engaged In com
pleting the survey, of -which about SO
miles have already been gone over in set
ting the preliminary stakes, and a recon
naissance of an additional "5 miles has
been finished that -will be completed as
rapidly as crows can get over the ground.
' There is ample financial backing as
sured for completion of the project, which
would add an Immense agricultural popu
lation, and yielding larger revenue and
heavier trade for many years from the
forests that would be tapped and the im
mense mineral resources of the country
that have only been partial! revealed by
the -work already done. Mining engi
neers who have made expert examina
tion of properties in the districts cluster
ing around Mount St. Helens have ex
pressed the belief that its wealth of cop
per, gold and sliver is greater than that
of Butte. Certain It is that some or tfco
highest grade copper ores produced in
this country have been found in mines of
the St. Helens district.
The route of the projected road is from
Portland to the Columbia River via Wood
lawn, crossing to Vancouver, thence along
the north bank of the Columbia to Ridge
field, Woodland, Caples, Kalama, Kelso,
Ladu, Stella, Castlo Rock, Silver Lake,
St. Helens mining district and a branch
to the Morton coal fields, thence in a
southeasterly direction from St. Helens
district to the mineral districts north of
W&shougal, to the Columbia River above
and through the town of Washougal, to
Camas, Fishers, and connecting again at
Vancouver with the Portland line.
"It will take all of the present year to
"complete the engineering work in the field
preliminary to actual construction," said
Dr. Coe last nlght. "I have never built
a railroad before, and know that it re
quires a great 'deal of preparation before
track can be laid and cars run, but I ex
pect to see this road built, and it will be
worth more to Portland in developing new
trade territory than anything that has
happened in ten years. The estimated
.cost Is Ji.000,000, and traffic Is In sight
that will pay interest on that investment.
There is no obstacle to the financial back
ing of the project, the necessary amount
boing forthcoming when needed.
"To concentrate, smelt and convert the
ores of Butte there are living, workers
and dependents, at Butte, Anaconda and
surrounding towns, more than ,100,OX peo
ple. The copper deposits of St Helens
will, with development, it Is the belief of
many, exceed in amount and richness the
mines of Butte. Certainly they are exten
sive and Vich.. This mineral, with gold
and silver, is found in great deposits, as
yot little understood, yet apparently of
volcanic origin, like the Earl and Index,
Tiundreds of feet wide, and in veins like
the Sweden and Polar Star, between well
defined walls."
At the Theaters
What the Press .Agents Sar.
FUN FOR SIX "WEEKS.
Kolb and Dill Break Comedy Bur
lesque Record at Marquum.
The German comedians, Kolb and Dill,
be can their sixth consenutlvi wlr at Dia
Marquam Grand Theater last night in
their tuneful musical comedy, "I. O. U."
That these celever comedians and their
excellent company have made a hit goes
wunout saying. That Portland is cer
tainly becomlncr metrooolltjin in mnya
ways than one Is sh'own in the fact that
The Beauty Shoo. a burlesem nrv
eented several -weeks ntro. ran for tvn
weeks, and now cbmes "L O. IT." with a
run oi tour weeks.
The Marquam has been filled nightly
with amusement lovers who have gone
forth and said: "The best
Kolb and Dill have been boosted and
advertised by thousands of their newly
made friends during their stay here. The
reason they have done so well is simple;
an exceedingly funny burlesque, a com
pany of forty persons, ten principals and
thirty beautiful chorus jrirls. nil nt -a-hiov.
combined with catchy music, make a
bummer evenings entertainment never to
be forgotten. Seats are now selling for
every periormance tms week.
THE BELASCO'S GREATEST.
"Carmen" Wins the Pennant for
Fine Stock Productions.
The Belasco Stock Company reached
the acme of its achievements in the mag
nificent norformanpfl nf "Pjirmon t.
before one of the largest audiences of
the season, last night. The stage settings
surpassed anything ever seen here on a
.stock stage, and the members of the
company did the greatest work of their
lives. Nothinir to eaual tho io,.
over been offered in stock on the Pacific
coast, ana veteran theatergoers fairly
wont Wild with dellsrht a.t ihn cnuju
performance. The Portland public is this
Week offered the nnnnrtnnltv nf o n
. , t . , life
time to see the best performance of the
dramatic version of Bizet's wonderful
opera ever iriven in the T7nitvrf ctQ.A
Ask those who were present last night
ana you win oc tola tnat "Carmen" by
the Belasco forces Is th
The performance will be repeated all
Mcoii, wnn maunees Saturday and Sun
day. Go tonight.
Fall of Port Arthur.
Although started but three days ago
-Ane ran oi .fort Artnur," at Twenty
Seventh and TTnshnr sttwt a )..i..
large run. The performance Is an exact
reproduction of that famous naval hntn
and remarkable siege between thr. nn
slans and Japanese. The oerfnrmnn.
is given In the open, and Is one of the
coolest spots in Portland. Major Mc
Guire can be seen in his excellent sword
act. tame periormance nightly.
BUSINESS ITEMS.
If Babr I Ctittlnc Teeth.
3 care ana vzw that old ana well-tried xrad7,
Kra. "WlnaloWa Boo thine Sjrup. tor chtlfirea
teethlnc- It tootbea tbe child. eoftesi th jrumi,
J!7 all pain, cure wlstt eelc a& Urrfc9.
THE IVEBFOOT, DISM
They don't build schooners of Port Orford cedar In these days, and but
few of the old-timers are left. The dismasted schooner Wobfoot. which
came near being totally wrecked last Winter outside the Columbia, is a
vessel with a history. She was built on Coos Bay in 1S08. Port Orford cedar
being used on her hull throughout. Even today, when she has ben In the
water nearly 40 years, the pungent odor of the cedar is noticeable on hor deoks.
Towed to the upper Southern Pacific dock Sunday from Astoria, the old
WflTGHTHEBOYGQTT
Portland' Shippers Alive to Its
Importance.
EFFECT IS MOT YET FELT
Lumber Trade Can Be Little In
jured, but Exportations of
Flour and- "Wheat to
China May Suffer.
Tt in with considerable anxiety tliat
Portland shippers and exporters are await
ing, the outcome of the crmncse dojcoii
movement. The general feeling among
Tn An -who are interested In Oriental com
merce is that millions of dollars worth
of trade may be lost through unjust in
terpretation of the immigration law.
tt Mm doubtful that the Chamber of
Commerce will take any further action.
Its policy wa. outlined in the recent let
ter to President Koosevelt- me stana
tVon thin was for a limited immigration
of the laboring class and more considerate
treatment of the merchants ana stuaents.
Vnn thn Pnorts orlcinatinsr- in Port
land's territory, lumber and flour, there
is little likelihood that orders will be can-
oAiiwl. The Pacific Coast Is practically
the only place where lumber can be
bought for China, and lumber the Chinese
Tnnt have. Much of the lumber shipped
from here also goes .Into the hands of
foreigners unaffected by tne Doycoti.
Ao in flour. T. M. Stevens, of T. M.
Stevens &. Co., expressed an opinion yes
terday: T Yinlleve it win only be a few years
before the Chinese are getUng all their
flour from Manchuria," said he. "The
shlppons on this coast won't suffer io
much as the Eastern manufacturers. Take
nnttnn croods for Instance. The Manches
ter mills are Ijusy and their product is
going into Chlnn. ny, jw sKinea wore
men loft Falls River to work in the Entr
KcVi mlllR n fow weeks nco. Instead of
the Chinese buying cotton goods from
the American manufacturers they will buy
frnm th Enclish. "When the hlcher class
Chinese go to England they are not
thrown Into Jan. naturally tney are more
willing to buy English good 33 long as
they are treated as they are In this coun
try." "It is a very Important question," said
Rinrirft Tavlor. of Taylor. Younsr & Co.
"If the boycott holds it means that no
flour or wheat -will be going over. The
railroads will not bring so much freight
across the continent and will have less
to take EaEt. I am in favor of restricted
Immigration but oetter troatment for the
Chinese."
FLOUR AND LTJ3EBER EXPORTS
Record for Month Just Closed Will
Bo Beaten in August.
Sixteen and a half million feet of lum
ber, and nearly 5&.W0 barrels of flour, left
Portland harbor during July.
In addition to the lumber shipments, a
log raft containing over S,waooo feet waa
towed to San Franclscov The California
trade in lumber amounted to more than
10.000,000 feet, the receiving points being
San Francisco and San Pedro, the port
THE aiQUSiyOi OREGOSIAy. TUESB&T, ATJCTST 1, 190S.' ,
OLD SCHOONER HAS MADE
where all the lumber for the Southern
California cities enters the state.
Eighteen lumber-laden vessels cleared
at the Custom-House during the month
Just closed, bound for Coast ports. In
addition to this amount, the steamer
Sandhurst took 2,SttMS feet of lumber to
China; the German bark Xiobe cleared
for the United Kingdom with 1.SS2.000 feet.
and the French bark La Fontaine took
1.-J7LS22 feet, also to the United Kingdom.
The August shipments wilt certainly ex.
ceed last month's. The steamer llford
will carry over 3.000.000 feet, much of
which is already loaded, to China; the
British bark Pythomone win leave in
about ten days for South Africa with
close to 1.700,000 feet; the steamer Comerlc
will take a cargo nearly as large as the
llford s before the end of the month; tho
Drumcralg Is in port and will begin load
ing soon, and the coasters will continue
as busy as ever.
ASSESS SMALL LAUNCHES.
Mosquito Fleet Will Not Escape Eye
of Deputy Assessor.
Launch-owners will receive a surprise
in the shape of an assessment within a
short time.
"I Intend to assess all the launches,
whether they are under Ave tons or not."
said County Assessor B. D. Siglor, last
night. "There Is no reason why these
boats should not be assessed, though they
have not been In the past. I believe. There
are dozens of them here now. Boat
houses and the pleasure boats they con
tain will also be assessed."
The larger launches have always been
assessed, but the small fry of the mos
quito fleet have escaped heretofore.
Thistle Still Awaits Orders.
Though chartered to load lumber for
Port Pirie. Australia, the British bark
Thistle- still lies at the, Oregon "Water
Power dock, for Captain 'England has re
celved no ordors from the owners of the
charter.
When the captain read In Friday's Ore
gonlan of the charter of his ship he -was
more than surprised, for It is the Invar!
able custom for an owner to notify the
captain by cable the moment his vessel
is chartered. During the - day Taylor
Young & Co.. agents for J. J. Moore &
Co., who had chartered the Thistle, re
celved the news from San Francisco, but
Captain England cannot move his ship
to the North Pacific mill to begin loading
until he gets the cablegram from the
owners in Encland. Orders from the
charterers were ecelvcd. but they are of
no avail. The meaage Is supposed to
have gone astray. Yesterday the captain
cabled an Inquiry to England.
Kclloj-rs's Shaft Cracked.
When the steamer Joseph Kellogg
reached her dock last evening, after the
excursion run to Multnomah Falls. It was
found that one shaft had been cracked on
the trip. The Kellogg will be laid off for
'a few days, and meantime her passengers
will, be cared for by the Undine, which
begins excursion trips to the Cascades
this morning. The Kellogg came down
the river safely and arrived at her usual
time.
Governor Goes to Coos Bay.
Governor Chamberlain was a passenger
on the steamer Alliance, which left down
the river last night. He goes to Coos Bay
on official business. The executive wasn't
alone on the steamer, for, besides a num
ber of other passengers, there were 150
tons of flour -and merchandise, consigned
to Eureka, and 1E0 tons for Coos Bay
points. Three big logging engines for
Coos Bay camps were on board.
3Ianukas Fast Run Across Pacific.
VICTORIA, B. C.. July 2L the steamer
Manuka, of the Canadian-Australian line.
HER LAST SAILING VOYAGE
ASTED BUT SOUN I).
schooner presents every evidence of being a full-fledged wreck. She -was
sunk for a short time, and her deck Is Uttered with the flotsam and Jetsam
of the sea. Her three masts have been broken off, though her bowsprit re
mains. She will be used hereafter as a rock barge, for the old hfall Is sound
yet. and capable of many years' service in comparatively quiet waters. Cap
tain Adams, of the llttlo steamer Petrel, of Portland, sailed In the Wcbfoot
on one of her first voyages, more than thirty years ago.
arrived today, two days In advance of her
schedule, breaking all records for .the run
from Australia across the Pacific She
left at the same time as the Sonoma, and
beat her two days to Honolulu. The Ma
nuka was delayed 'at quarantine a few
hours, and four passengers with measles
were landed.
New Boilers for the Adams.
TUTUILA. Samoa. July IS. via San
Francisco, July 31. The United States
steamer Adams, which has been the sta
tion ship here for over 12 months. Is to
have new masts and boilers placed in
her. at a cost of $10,000.
Passenger Steamer Wrecked.
TORONTO. OnL. July 2L The passen
ger steamer Argyle 1 n ln rocks near
Oshawa, and probably will go to pieces.
The excursionists were taken off without
difficulty. The Argyle Is valued at $i.C00.
Marine Notes.
Delayed on her last trip, the steamer
Newport did not sail until yesterday
morning. She cleared with hardware, gro
ceries, beer and flour for North Bend,
Marshfleld. Bandon. Toledo and Newport.
The steamer F. A. KUburn reached port
at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, bringing
freight and passengers from San Fran
cisco and Eureka.
After a voyage of 27 days from Honolulu
to the Columbia, the British bark 'Drum
cralg Is discharging ballast at the sand
dock, and will move to the Inman-Poul-scn
mill to begin loading lumber before
the end of the week.
Word was received here yesterday that
the steamboat Telegraph, from Puget
Sound, will be due In Astoria tomorrow.
If she enters the river In the morning she
should reach Portland before evening.
The towboat Gamecock, re.palred after
her experience with a Cowlitz' River snag,
left the shipyards for the Jones dock yes
terday. The remodeled Kehanl. of the
Diamond O Line, now the Ottawa, has
not yet been put to work. She has been
completely overhauled, and has a new
hull.
Domestic nnd Foreign Ports.-
ASTORIA. Or.. July 31. Condition of ta
bar at 3 P. 1!.. wnoatb: wind, south; weather
cloudy. Arrived down at 3 and railed at
11:15 A. M. Steaifi?r St. Paul, for Saa Fran
cisco. Arrived at 5 and left up at 8:30 A. M.
Steamer F. A Kllbura. from San Francisco
and Ceart Dorts.
San Francisco. July .11. Arrived at A V. M.
Steamer Northland, from Portland. Arrived
Steamer Marlpofa. from Tahiti; steamer So
noma, from Sydney- Sailed Steamer Theben.
for Haroburs; rt earner Chehall. for Cray
llarbor; eteamer Homer, for Gray'a Harbor.
ON UNDINE UP COLUMBIA
Sightseers Will Enjoy Unequalcd
Scenery of the Cascades.
This morning at S-J20 the steamer Undine
will take her first load of excursionists
to Cascade Locks. They will return at
6 o'clock, having enjoyed all the famoua
Colurchla River scenery. Short stops are
made, at Vancouver Barracks both ways.
From Taylor-street dock, 8:30 A. iL
Round trip, Jl-50. Telephone, dock. Main
613.
THE TAVERN WINS.
Here is a better tip than you can pos
sibly get at the races. The Tavern Is the
perfection of Brills and cafes and all the
wise ones go there for their meals. Grand
concert every evening by Thlelhorn's or
chestra. A happy home for everybody.
Comfort, elegance and hospitality. Go to
the Tavern after the races this evening.
FILLS 01 HUHDREH FEET
GEORGE HOFFMAN SUSTAINS
SERIOUS INJURY.
Post Brcnks, Hurling Victim Over
Precipice and Into Rock-Bottomed
Gulch Below.
George Hoffman, aged 50 years, re
siding at the head of South Seventh
street, was seriously Injured at 6:o9
o'clock last night by falling a distance
of 169 feet from the top of an old tele
phone Dole to the bottom of the gulch.
His left arm was broken above the el
bow so that the bone pierced through
the skin, his right wrist was fractured
and his left side literally caved in. In
addition to these inpuries. Hoffman
sustained several severe gashes on the
head and bruises about the back and
hips. It is feared he Is also internally
injured.
Si the time of the accident Hoffman
was attempting to fasten a clothesline
to tho top of an old telephone post. To
do this- he climbed the post almost to
the top. The pole stood on the edge
of the ravine, and as Hoffman climbed
It broke, sending him with a crash
down Into the ravine over the preci
pice, a fall of fully 100 feet. He struck
on some rocks at the bottom of the
gulch.
He was not rendered unconscious,
and his scroams brought neighbors to
his assistance. He was carried to the
top of the gulch near the roadside, and
the police telephoned for. Dr. Samuel
S. Slocum was called and went to the
scene of the accident In the patrol
wagon. Hoffman's Injuries were
dressed on the spot, and he was then
removed to St. Vincent's hospital, where
the necessary operation was performed.
It was found there that several "ribs on
the left side had been fractured, but it
is possible that the left arm can be
saved. Hoffman's condition was given
out at an early hour this morning as
very serious. He Is a married man and
has several grown children living in
the city.
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Dolphin sails from Seattle August 4, 9
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