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THE MORNING ORBGOXIAN, MONDAY, DECEMBER 25, 105.
BRIGHT PROSPECT
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Woolen, Linen and Hemp Mills
Probable Industries in
Oregon.
INVESTORS ARE CONCERNED
Advent of Swift & Co. Signalizes De
velopment of livestock Industry
With Home Market for
Northwest States.
Quite an Important undertaking Is that
of the Centennial Milling Company, pro
ducer of cereal foods of diverse kinds. The
new mill is to be on a half-block of land
between East First and Bast Second, on
East Stark street, in this city. An excel
lent location, in view of railroad facili
ties, and an item in the progress of the
East Side of Portland, which is spe
cially adapted for manufacturing; enter
prises. It is understood that an expen
diture of considerably over 5100.000 is In
volved. The woolen mill at Albany has under
gone various vicissitudes. It was feared
that the last fire would be fatal. On
the contrary, tho mill is to be re
started, doubled in size and capacity,
and placed in charge of a practical wool
en manufacturer, who Is to have a finan
cial interest in Its success. A subscription
of 515.000 was requested of the citizens of
Albany, toward the capital stock of $100,
DO0 proposed. This sum was to be spent
In the renewing and enlarging: of the old
buildings to a size consonant with the
new equipment. The Alco Club took this
in hand with vigor. A representative
committee opened a subscription list and
met with general success. The full result
is not yet reported, but from the spirit
manifested there seems to be little doubt
that Albany will have, as she deserves,
the new mill. The new factory Is to be 200
foot long and three stories high. No bet
tor location could be found. Excellent
water in plenty, good transportation fa
cilities, commanding a largo extent of
wool-producing country now. "with pros
pects of reaching before long the Merino
districts of Eastern Oregon. Mild and
equable climate, and accessibility to a
good town community, where artisans and
factory hands can live in comfort and
healthfulncss.
Hemp and Linen 31 His.
Now for flax apd hemp. First, as to
material. If further proof of quality of
Oregon flax were needed, it is at hand.
Eugene Bossc. of Salem, the persevering
exponent of flax culture and flax manu
factures In this state, is the last witness.
The Salem Statesman relates that Mr.
Bosse has received from the St, Louis
Fair a diploma and silver medal, gained
for his flnx flbr exhibit In competition
with all the flaxgrowing nations of the
world. From the Portland Exposition he
has a gold medal for flax straw and flax
fiber. A second gold medal for yams,
thread, twines and linen, all made from
Salem-grown flax.
Twenty-five years ago. near Albany, flax
was grown In merchantable quantities,
and seutched In the mill In that city, and
the fiber made up Into twine. Samples
were sent both to Ireland and to London,
and pronounced by leading experts to be
of tho first class for length, strength and
evenness of fiber, and for gloss and bril
liancy. It was even then said that It was
all but ridiculous to use such fiber In mak
ing twine and string, adapted as it was
to the best linens. Times were different
then. Oregon was an all but unknown
country-. Capital stood shivering on the
brink and feared to launch away. Doubt
less those samples are yet stowed away
on back shelves of lumber-rooms, in com
pany with the letters from Oregon.
Now Tle Oregonlan records last week
the visit of Mr. Wclcht. manager of the
Minnesota Hemp Company, owning mills
at ' Northfield, Minn. This gentleman
states that his business Is to arrange for
experimental raising of hemp and flax, in
Washington and British Columbia, as well
as in Oregon. He announces that.if these
exporiments are successful, his friends in
the East are rendy to build and install a
large mill. So far as flax Is concerned, it
appears as though no further proof were
needed. In this state at least, "Wherever.
In "Western Oregon, the mill Is placed,
there flax fiber in its immediate neighbor
hood can be produced to whatever extent
Iz desired. Naturally, contracts to grow
U will have to be made with the farmers
not dependent on their supposed readiness
to raise it. if a market be provided.
As to hemp. It will be very Interest
ing to see experiments on a largo scale,
.and in various localities, tried. "Wlillo
much hemp is raised In several of the
Eastern State, tho product would
probably be much better in this state,
where conditions of soil and climate
exist closely resembling those of Italy,
Southern Russia and Northern India,
where the highest priced hemp fiber is
produced. Not only in the Willamette
Valley, but in the Rogue River Valley
and in the less elevated Irrigated dis
tricts of Eastern Oregon, the plant
should be grown.
Mr. Wclcht. in the same interview,
mentions that the major part of the
liber his company uses is imported
from Europe, under an Import duty
of J40 a ton. Surely, that should be a
more than sufficient protection for the
Oregon raiser.
If Oregon Is to grow, as we all de
sire, it is by first trying and then de
v eloping industries of this or the like
nature. It Is to be hoped that the In
terest now being roused will not die
vainly, as has been the case so often
before. There surely is both money
and giory in carrying out these sug
gestions. Packing-House for Portland.
'According- to the story told by those
who are apparently certain of their
knowledge. It Is the plan of Swift &
Co. to buy out the Union Meat Com-1-any.
The Portland property will be
the main distributing point for the
Northwest plant. Two hundred acres
on the Peninsula will be purchased
and on this ground will be erected
large stock-yards and packing-houses.
The Troutdale property of the Union
Meat Company will be abandoned, as
far as active use is concerned, but -will
be retained as a reserve pasture and
corrallnp station, for the handling of
surplus stock.
So the cat Is let out of the bag.
While we poor Innocent Oregonlans
have been lazily considering how to
get stock-raisers Into the mind to en
ter, with money and stock, into a new
packing-house enterprise, and home
capital to supply the money required
for the business, so that both manage
ment and profits should be home
gTfwn -and home-shared here, full
blown, one of tho big four makes its
appearance, and it is all over but the ,
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PHASES OF INDUSTRIAL
ehouting. So the market will be here
for all the cattle, sheep and hogs we
can raise for years to com, and we
shall have to take prices offered, or
what? Whoever has made It a busi
ness to follow the doings of the beef
trust has some Idea of our possible
future. It Is to be hoped that we can
induce Swift &. Co. to be as moderate
here lr their profits as Commissioner
Garfield said. In his celebrated report,
that their accounts ' demonstrated to
him. Was It not 75 cents for each steer
they slaughtered that was the limit
of their profit?
Truly, It is hard to sum up the
chances of benefit or Injury to on of
our largest and most widely-diffused
industries bound up ln this little Inno
cent paragraph or two. It may be
hoped that Industrie- connected with
stock may content our new Interests.
Armour & Co. make themselves felt
In handling overs product of farm and
range. So far as the City of Port
land Is concerned, this fresh tribute to
the present status and the future
growth of the city Is matter for un
mixed congratulation. Even If the
Swifts stand alone here, additions to
the business Interests, and to the pop
ulation, of the city are assured.
But if. as is also indicated, this
planting here of the Swift Company Is
lo be followed by another or others
of their apparent competitors at Chi
cago, then Indeed Portland becomes as
surely the center of the meat Indus
tries of the Northwest as Chicago or
Kansas City in the Middle States. And
how great that development becomes
depends absolutely on the treatment
received by the stock-raisers of Oregon
and neighboring -sister states.
If raising and fattening cattle, sheep
and hogs is profitable at the prices
paid in this city, then such Increase
In the stock Industry will be seen as
Is commensurate with the possibilities
of the land. How great these are may
be estimated but cannot be accurately
predicted. It Is safe to say that
throughout the four million acres of
the Willamette Valley the present per
centage of cultivated and or wild land
will be mightily changed. No longer
will our 160-acrc farmers be satisfied
with tho lookout on 50 or CO acres of
brushy woodland. The farms will be
worked to their full capacity in stock
In all Its 'arteties, In all its side issues
of profit.
The process, or rather progress, of
sale and settlement on Irrigated and on
cultivable. e-en if unlrrigated. lands In
Eastern Oregon will move at still
quicker rates. Granted always a rea
sonable live and let live policy toward
stock-raisers on the part of packers,
then there Is every reason to look for
ward with increased pride and confi
dence to the development of the Indus
tries connected with land In 1S0G.
NATIONAL FORESTRY LAWS
GOVEHX.ME.VT CONTROL PROVES
OF GREAT BE.VEFIT.
Stockmen Find Supervision Insures
Good Ran pc and Preservation
of the Bc5t Pasturage.
The progress of the Government in its
new policy of first creating, then utiliz
ing, forestry reserves, is marked, and Is
of great general interest. The Wenaha
reserve covers 1100 square miles, and Is
within the boundaries of Columbia and
Asotin Counties in Washington and Uma
tilla. Union and Wallowa. In Oregon. It
Is estimated that last year 50.000 cattle
and. horses and 300.000 sheep were pastured
within its limits. Admittedly, the range
was greatly overstocked. The problems
of the Government officers were, there
fore, first to limit the numbers of stockj
land between cattlemen and sheepmen,
and to define the acreage to bo used by
each lessor from the Government of the
year's privilege.
Advertisements bring issued, not less
than 200 stockmen responded In person at
Walla Walla, between December IS and
2L Within those, three days applications
for grazing 16.425 cattle and horses and
1'0.163 sheep wore recorded. More were
expected to come In later. So. first, each
man had to give In the number of sheep
or cattle that ho owned, and the number
that he desired to pasture on the reserve.
Next came the crucial question of privi
lege between sheep and cattle, on which
blood has many times been shed, and out
rage committed. Wisely, the principle of
delegation was called Into play. Two com
mittees, of 11 each, for the two great in
dustries, were chosen, and all localities
Interested were represented. By the full
committee the range was parceled Into
three large districts. Then three subcom
mittees were formed, one to deal with
the two interests In the northern divis
ion, one ln the central, and one in the
southern. For two days they labored,
while many of their constituents went
home, satisfied that their Interests were
In good and competent hands.
The Government officials gave the com
mittees all maps and other data of the
reserve in their possession, and the long
discussion went on. Evil rumors started
that war was impending, that sheep and
cattlemen were at Issue, but the commit
tees labored on. with honesty and full
purpose of rcsulL And ln due time it
came.
The treaty of peace between cattlemen
and sheepmen was duly concluded and
harmony for the first time reigns on the
Wenaha reserve.
Another Indirect boon from our peace
making President. He became convinced
that the Nation's heritage of forests
ought to be conserved. Therefore the De
partment of Forestry, and thence the re
serves. Among them tho Wenaha.
But pasturage on the reserve must be
had and could be bad only under the
regulations of the department. Therefore
the leasing. Hence the assemlrty of stock
men to see about It and setUe how much
grazing each man should have. And the
good sense of American citizens showed
all of them that if they fought they would
have the Nation and its officers for ad
versaries. Therefore the odds would be
too heavy against them. So they settled
It by committees for rifles, and subcom
mittees for slx-shootcrs. All went home
happy, and It was Just in time for Chrlst
'rd CrIs the t the leas
uS . J e cnaJia reserve. An item In
Jhe industrial progress of Oregon, is It
Should Exert Every Influence.
In view of the urgent necessity for the
Immediate aid of Congress to prevent
such serious damage and heavy cost as
0U,K ,lncu,enl to ""WW of work
on the Columbia bar Improvement every
citizen of Oregon should be urged to ex
ert every Influence, great or small, to
S$5Ure . lu? wnwded appropriation.
Through this Winter such replacement
of the trestle work on the jetty should
be carried on an shall enable the com
pletion of the permanent stonework of
the Jetty during the coming vear. If
this be not done more than one year's
time, and twice the cost of the new
trestle now in question, will be Involved
Speaker after speaker at the Wood burn
Congress of the Development League em
phasized the support of all their constit
uents and fellow-cltisens. The duty of
all of us is to make that suyort effec
tive so far as lies within our range of
direct or indirect influence.
BETTER LIVESTOCK
Oregon Breeders Improve the
Quality of Their Herds.
IMPORTING FINE HORSES
Farmers Appreciate That Rest Ani
mals Can Be Produced More
Profitably Than Common
Breeds With Same Effort.
W. O. Minor, of Hcppner. is known far
and wide for hLs thoroughbred Short
horns. Being the wise stockman he Is,
he buys when others are selling at low
prices. Certainly 29 head of thorough
breds make up no small purchase. Ho
bought from Mctskcr & Klemgard. of
Pullman, Wash., and such actions tell
loudly for confidence in the future values
of well-bred cattle. The following item
tells the story:
"Metsker & Klemgard started In the
thoroughbred cattle business eight years
ago. They bought the foundation for
their herd from Mr. Minor and from the
Ladd stock farm, near Portland. They
are now selling out to move to Pullman.
"In the shipment which passed through
here today there were sir thoroughbred
bulls and 23 cows and heifers. 'Keep
sake. which as a yearlng took first prize
at the State Fairs of Washington and
Oregon and at the Interstate Fair at
Lewiston. Idaho. Is included. He Is from
Lor Ann. of Browndale. said to be one
of the finest heifers ever seen on the Pa
cific Coast, who died when this calf was
but a day old. lxu Ann of Browndnlo
was bred by the Ladd farm, of Portland."
Indication of Increase.
The following estimate of cattle and
sheep conditions Is given under roerve.
It is reprinted from the South Oregonlan.
but the figures are considerably smaller
than those given by other authorities.
"From the best authority obtainable
there are over beef cattle being fed
In the Klamath Basin, with about the
same amount of stock cattle and horses.
To estimate the forage at 30 pounds a
day. there are 2W tons of alfalfa being
fed out each day to cnttl and horses,
besides 25 tons a day to sheep."
If this is the condition in December,
1?03. what will It be three years hence
when the irrigated land will be commenc
ing to do duty?
From the next Item from Echo it seems
that many a carload will come from that
fertile and prosperous district when the
new packing-house is In the market.
But ee the prices, 3', and 3 4-10 cents per
pound for steers ready for the butcher.
"Heavy cattle shipments have been
made from Echo In the past few days.
Five carloads were shipped to Portland
by the Krye-Bruhn Company, of Seattle,
at SL25 per hundred. Another shipment
will be made by this company today of
about 10 carloads at 5X40 per hundred.
Stanfield Bros., of Echo, shipped three
carloads Wednesday, which brought them
J3.40 per hundred also. These cattle were
mostly brought from the Butter Creek
country, and many of them were raised
on the famous Thompson and Rogers
ranches.
Breeding Fine Jlort-cs.
Wc have once or twice noticed the fine
horses procured" by A. C- Ruby, of
Pendleton, and his sales here and there.
Having in mind the recent stock show
at the Lewi and Clark Exposition, and
the percentage of prizes which wont to
breeders distant from Oregon for splen
did horses which could Just as well be
raised here, every sort of encouragement
should be given to men like Mr. Ruby,
engaged in Oregon in this same horse
breeding and selling business. We have
kept track of several sires besides Perch -erons
and Shires which will be doing duty
in Oregon this coming Spring. There Is
room' for many more. The East Oregonl
an says:
"A 3-year-old Pcrcheron stallion weigh
ing 1SA0 pounds, one of the last Importa
tions from France to this city, has just
been sent by A. C Ruby to an associa
tion of stockmen at Prosser. Wash. The
horse was a beautiful .and well propor
tioned animal and will grow to be a 250)
or 20-pound horse when full grown. Af
ter the holidays Mr. Ruby expects to send
out several other stallions from this last
shipment, which is one of the beat ever
brought to Oregon."
And this- from the Condon Times:
"Some big blooded horses have re
cently been placed In this county by S. T.
Evans, representing A. C Ruby & Co,
of Pendleton. Tuesday G. G. Parman. of
this place, purchased three Imported
Percheron mares, and a company called
the Ferry Canyon Breeders" Association
bought a big black Percheron stallion for
and Lewis Bros., of Olex, secured
a splendid Englishshlre stallion at the
r&me figure. The prlee ef the aarea was
not given out. but It Is understood that
It was satisfactory to both parties. Tie
CONDOR WATER AND FOWER DAM. ROGUE RIVER.
above sales- of fine breeding stock will in
dicate that a? the country develops new
breeding stock will be Introduced, and
consequently finer animals will be raised.
Mr. Evans expect to place some further
orders In this vicinity."
Profitable Sort or Porkers.
A day or two ago. In commenting on
the hog-raising of the future In Oregon to
supply the coming Swift packing house,
reference was made to a giant hog weigh
ing llo) pounds and more, exhibited at
the recent slock ehow here. But as a far
better sample of the possibilities In this
state, we prefer the following Item from
the Corvallis Gazette. There is far more
money, be sure of -it. In selling eight
months old porkers at SS pounds each
than in raising and keeping and stuffing
an unwieldy monster of uncertain age till
It weighs K00. Did anyone admire these
snoring, choking. Immoveable brutes,
with head reeling against one end of the
pen and toes against 'the other end. whose
life would have been a burden to him if
he could have done anything but grunt,
swallow and sleep? But the Corvallis
porkers, that Is a different business:
"Some people think this Is not a good
country for hog raising. They should
have seen four pigs that Sol King left at
Homer Lilly's meat market Tuesday.
These porkers were only eight months
old. but they dressed 32S pounds each on
the average: the four weighed 1-12
pounds."
One new creamery was told of last
week. Here Is a prospect for another,
and this; too, at Echo:
"Parties from Walla Walla have been
in the city the past week looking over
the situation about Echo for the purpose
of putting In a creamery plant. They
think It a fine location for a creamery.
and will probably carry out their plan? in
the near future. For the present they
have arranged for a large quantity of
cream to be shipped to Walla Walla from
here dally, and have sold a number of
cream separators to farmers In this vl
dnlty."
$10,000 for Turkey Crop.
Turkey season not yet being over. one.
Just one. more notice of Douglas
County's- returns fro hi the rural bird may
be allowed:
"Douglas County turkey-raisers- realized
about $40,000 for their present year's
flocks for the Thanksgiving trade. For
those shipped from Roseburg to Portland.
Tacoma. Seattle and San Francisco mar
kets th growers received over JII.C0O.
Shipments from Oakland amounted to
about twice that sum. while large num
bers were also shipped from Yoncalla.
Drain. Myrtle Creek and othr points.
The quality was above the average, and
the birds brought to the growers an aver
age of about 32.25 per head, without being
dressed."
How many other counties In Oregon
hare chronicled J40,0"0 for this on side
show on the farm? And. If all precedents
are followed, all ot It goes, or ought to
go. Into the hen-wife's own pocket. That,
be It known. In one of the old English
names for the farmer's wife. And that
shows the estimate of poultry rearing on
the farm in olden days It was high
enough for the lady of the house to be
known by.
I.1FTIXG "WATER FOR FIELDS
Pumping Plants Arc Bclnj; Installed
In Many Localities.
Here follows a condensed statement of
what the general Government has already
done. To this add mentally the achieve
ments of private enterprises, whether
under the Carey act or for undertakings
in Individual or associated private conn
trol and construction, and then say if
this be not rightly called the "Irrigation
Age."
"It Is only three years since the Irri
gation law was passed, and already the
Government has constructed n miles ot
main canal. SI miles of distributing sys
tem. IB miles of ditches. Including dams;
ZS? miles of tunnels. 12 miles or wagon
roads. 147 bridges, a cement mill with a
capacity of 330 barrels a day, and many
buildings Incidental to the work. In no
other case In history have Internal im
provements on a large scale been pushed
with equal promptness."
Be It remembered that only the first
and infant stages of results are yet at
tained. The foregoing represents the In
vestment. The returns are to follow. Let
us remember, also, that the millions of
dollars involved to date are not perma
nently invested, but merely advanced In
effect, lent by Government to the Indi
vidual settler whose farm is created by
the loan, who stands responsible for Its
repayment. Thus the endless chain cre
ated by alternate carrying out of Irriga
tion projects and repayments of cost will
not require to be stopped in, Its operations
until the last acre ot Irrigated land, open
to National control, shall have received
Its regular supply.
We noticed recently the pumping pro
ject of Messrs. Llltard and Bond, for
supplying 23 acres of sage-brush land
six miles east of Baker City. The general
description Is that the pumping machinery
stands on the bank of the slough, dammed
there to create a reservoir, whence water
Is forced through 405C feet to an eleva-
Uoa of 73 feeU Thence It Is carried by
ditch to the land. The final test of the
machinery has been sade and proved
good. Mr. Lillard Is said to have paid
the OS contract price for the eutflt wltls
nrach satisfaction. .
List, week notice was nude of a new
device for ralst? water from river to
land by a wheel moored In the river and
creating power by Its rotation under the
force of the stream. Last week the
Prineville Review printed an interesting
account of a new hydraulic ram, -on a
very large scale. Invented by W. R.
Phillips, of this city. The machine Is
stated to have been made by the Colum
bia Engineering Works, and will be re
membered as having been described and
illustrated a year or more ago. The ram
Is set in the Crooked River at Frail's
Crossing, oii tho farm of R. M. Morris.
It Is stated that the ram. with a 19-foot
head, will discharge -tSO.fOO gallons every
24 hours, delivering It at an elevation of
ISO feet. The chief point In the new ma
chine Is said to be in the device for
avoiding shock, the difficulty previously
found when the old form of hydraulic
ram. successful on a small scale, was
largely Increased in size and power.
PROBLEM OF STATETDWNS
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP PLANS
OCCUPY ATTENTION.
Eugene, Independence and 3Iilton in
Throes of DicusIon on
Features of Question.
If conditions set out In the following
extract can be reproduced clcsewhcre
other towns will surely follow In Milton's
footsteps:
"The municipal lighting plant at Mil
ton cost the city 512.0, citizens of Mil
ton taking the entire bond Issue. After
paying all running expenses, interest and
other items of expense, the plant fur
nishes free street lights for Milton and
then pays 20 per cent on the Investment.
This Is clear profit to the city of M'lton.
Tho most pignlficant fact concerning the
plant is that the cost of electricity to the
public is &) per cent less than In Pendle
ton. Baker City or Walla Walla. Patri
otic citizens of Milton kept their bonds at
home."
Independence has fallen into line, as
has be-n foretold. The proposed system
has several features to be noticed In the
following Item. The citizens voted "aye"
by a two to one majority:
"The intended supply Is from springs
on the east side of the Willamette River,
three miles from the city. The water Is
of excellent quality and can be conven
iently carried by pipes to a suitable reser
voir site located about two and one-half
miles from the city, at an elevation of
lirf feet above Main street. Measurement
of the springs last August showed a sup
ply of 2C0.C00 gallons of water In 24 hour?.
It Is proposed to have a reservoir with a
capacity of 20.000 gallons.
"The cost of the gravity water system
would b 433.0 the debt to be paid by
issuing bonds, and a sinking fund created,
and the surplus revenue each year. If
any. to go to the jinking fund. This
would not Increase the general tax. It Is
claimed, nor would anyone who is not a
consumer of the water aid In paying the
expenses."
The Pendleton Tribune tells the story of
the little town ot Echo having completed
the construction of Its new works, as fol
lows: "The waterworks designed to supply
the town of Echo with water for both do.
mestlc and municipal purposes have been
completed, and today the work of filling
the large reservoir was begun. This res
ervoir is situated at an elevation of 127
feet above the level of the town, provid
ing for a pressure on the mains suffi
ciently strong for all purposes. The res
ervoir will be maintained by pumping
from a well dug for the purpose of fur
nishing water supply. The engine In use
Is a 15-horscpower machine, using gaso
line for fuel. It guaranteed to elevate
more than 2K0 gallons 0 water per min
ute. The reservoir is a most complete af
fair, so thoroughly protecting the water
that contamination will be almost Impos
sible. The system Is owned by the city."
Meanwhile, in the city of Eugene, the
issuance of $20O.C water and electric
light bonds by the city Is to be submitted
again to the citizens. The Isue was car
ried in September by a 3 to 1 vote.
But since then the Rhodes, Slnkler &
Butcher syndicate, having purchased the
existing plants, have made many im
provements, and promise more. At the
same time opposition to the city's engag
ing In these enterprises has taken the
shape of legal proceeding- to enjoin the
Issue of the bonds, claiming Irregulari
ties In what was done. Therefore, it Is
doubtless a wise course to test the ques
tion If the will and purpose of the citi
zens has been changed by what has
transpired since the September vote. It
Is understood to be the purpose of the
Council to be guided by the result on Jan
uary 2, and. If the decision be against
the bonds, to proceed no further with
them. So far as can be observed in cur
rent history of the Oregon towns the
question for or against municipal owner
ship of water and light works seems to
be decided by whether or not such own
ership will be for immediate profit, and
the other, side of it that of ultimate ben.
eflt some years hence Is receding- Into
the background to some extent."
Salt the people, because they are tired
of bitter doses, with the" pain aad griiHajr
that usually follow. Carter's LUtle Llvsr
Pills. Oae ill a dose.
ASBESTOS IN BAKER
Valuable Mineral Wool Find in
Eastern Oregon.
VARIED IN ITS UTILITY
Important Strike in Richmond Group.
Efforts to Continue Investiga
tions of Black Sands by
Dr. David T. Day.
Among the less common minerals is
asbestos, referred to In the following.
If of the quality Indicated It Is of con
siderable value, but there are various
grades which are generally diffused
throughout the world wherever the older
crystalline rocks are found. Its uses are
numerous, but for steam cylinder pack
ing and in fireproof and heat-lnclaslng
covering for steam pipes and boilers It
Is In general demand.
We quote from the Baker City Herald:
"While driving a cross-cut tunnel on the
gold mining property of C. C. Cox. on
Pine Creek last week, the workmen cut
a vein of the purest asbestos ever found
In the Baker district. The lead was not
followed up to ascertain the extent of
the deposit, but from the appearances
that part of the vein which was cut Is
only the beginning, and it gives every
Indication of Increasing further along
the lead. Samples of this find have been
brought to town and have been pro
jiounccd by men acquainted with this pe
culiar metal to be almost pure. It Is pos
sible that Mr. Cox will investigate the
deposit further to ascertain just how
much there Is of It."
To be of the first grade the fibers of
this strange mineral should be long, deli
cate, of silky lustre, pure white and reg
ular. In the Gciscr camp. 25 miles from
Sumptcr and 40 miles west of Baker City,
mines are found known as the Richmond
group. They are now owned by W.
Basche. of Baker City, and arc on the
same general ledge as the famous Bo
nanza mine. During the past week it is
reported In the Baker City Democrat
that a miner, doing assessment work
in the Richmond mine, broke through In
to a vein of rich ore nine feet from wall
to wall, and apparently a continuation
ot the old and well-known Bonanza vein.
Doubtless In the unexpectedness and
suddenness of fortune lies the attractive
ness of mining to the great majority ot
Its followers. One day "grub-staked"
for food and necessaries, the next day
rich it only he would stay rich but
there's the rub.
Steel From Black Sands.
Another report has been issued by Dr.
Day of further tests and assays. The
sands were from the tldclands west of
the steel bridge at the mouth ot Young's
Bay. The average results are stated as
ITS pounds of magnetite and 6 pounds
of chromide of iron per ton of sand. Also
60 cents per ton In gold. The percent
age of iron ore Is much lower than ln
tests of sands from farther south on the
same coast line. But the same deduc
tion seems to hotd good, that the treat
ment of these sands by the mechanical
separators by washing, followed by the
magnetic separator, and ended by the
fire assays redeeming gold and platinum,
yields results of profit. Such profit is
shown-If not in iron, then In less-known
but more valuable minerals, or in gold
or platinum. So Is borne out what has
been prevlosly written, that these dis
coveries and their utilization belong to
this new age ot applied science. Not
only the chemist and metallurgist. in the
laboratory, but the same scientific skill,
armed with the mechanical appliances
of the engineer, must be the governing
and Inspiring forces of any successful en
terprise along the lines in question. Ap
plication is pending in Congress for a
further appropriation of J25.00O. as we
are Informed, to enable Dr. Day to con
tinue his Invest .gations and to demon
strate the possibilities of profitable com
mercial results. Pending the final de
cision of Congress It Is understood that
an appeal Is likely to be made to the
citizens of Portland who appreciate the
possibilities to city and state underly-
P D HI? uT!? A C
"All Is Not Gold
That Glitters
neither is witch hazel the same
thing as Pond's Extract even
though your dealer tells you so
and it looks and smells the
same. It only takes one trial
to discover the difference. "
Witch Haul u ntt tht sam thing.
On analysis of spvttziy samples of
Witch Hazel offered as " the same
tking" fifty-Uzo nvere shov:n to
contain wood alcohol or formaldehyde
or both. Avoid danger of poisoning
by using
PORd'sextraC
A
Sarell
Affair
Toothache Gum
Tholjrrac4rt&itepa foothca
iRtanXy.
Tta only tocUL&che gwa that clemas
tfc ciTtty aad prcra&ts decay.
Imltatteaa do set 4s tTsa work. ge thxt
JOB get Beat' TmUmIm Gu, rdUir
LakcL. AtaUctr3c)Ulteeal,orbyma!l.
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C. S. BENT CO.. DefesK. Mies.
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DentsVi
Hydrozone
Cures
Sore Throat
A Harmless Antiseptic.
Endorsed by the medical profession.
One 25c Bottle. Free
to any one sending this advertise
ment with io cents to pay postage.
Sold by Leading Druggists. Not
genuine unless label bears my sig
nature :
Good until
Jan. is.'c6.
Only one
sample to
a family.
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62M Prfne St N. Y.
Prince St,N.Y.
Write for fre booklet on Rational Treat
ment of Disease.
In?r the reports of Dr. Day to contribute
sufficient money to keep his work po
Insj A response may rishtly be expect
ed. The case Is not one where final
failure may be averted by money sup
plied in time. On the contrary, final suc
cess will be based on the aggregate oC
knowledge gained from each sample as
It passes through the investigator's
hands. And to help each separate In
quiry to be made is to add Just so much
to the necessary ultimate total of knowl
edge. New York's Good Koaris Lesson.
While Oregon Is stirred to the depths
on the subject of good road?, the follow
ing figures regarding New York State aro
of interest. Not only from the enormous
Increase In ntuounts appropriated, but
from tho proportions of the allotments by
the state and by the various counties:
"In Now York the state appropriations
for hard roads have grown for seven
years as follows: 1S9S. $50,000; 1SS0. $50,000;
1900. $150,000: 1901, $43).00O: 1902. $T93.0";
1903. $600,000: 1901. $1.10S,C63: total. $3.1T3.
1X3. But the counties have outstripped
this by making appropriations during this
period as follows: 1S9S. $63,872; 1S39. $42.
876: 1900. $431,227: 1501. $1.053.S7t; 1D02 $1.
74S.115: 1903, $2.19S.623; 1901. $2,032,855; total.
$7.573,142."
Pears
" Beauty and grace from
no condition rise;
Use Pears sweet maid
there all the secret lies."
Sold everywhere.
A Living
Monument.
If we were to assemble all
those who have been cured of
heart disease by Dr. Miles'
Heart Cure, and who would
to-day be in their graves had
not Dr. Miles' been successful
in perfecting- this wonderful
heart specific, they would pop
ulate a large city.
What a remarkable record
a breathing, thinking, moving
monument, composed of human
lives, that for which every
other earthly possession is sac
rificed. The Miles Medical Co: re
ceive thousands of letters from
these people like the following:
"I feel Indebted to the Dr. Miles'
Heart Cure for my life. I desire to call
the attenUon of ethers suffering: as I
did to this remarkable remedy for ihe
heart. For a long tlmo I had suffered
from shortness of breath after any
little exertion, palpitation of the heart;
and at times terrible pain ln tho region
of the heart, so serious that I feared
that I would some time drop dead upon
the street. One day I read one of your
circulars, and immediately went to
my druggist and purchased two bot
tles of the Heart Cure, and took It
according to directions, with the
result that I am entirely cured. Since
then I never miss an opportunity to
recommend this remedy to my friends
who have heart troubla; in fact I am
a traveling advertlsment. for I am
widely known in this locality."
J. H. BOWMAN.
Manager of Lebanon Democrat,
Nashville. Tenn. i
Dr. Mites' Heart Cure Is sold by
vour druggist, who will guarantee that
the first bottle will benefit. If it falls
he will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Dr. W. Norton Davis
IN A WEEK
We treat successfully all private, nerv
ous and chronic diseases of men. also
blood, stomach, heart, liver, kidney and
throat troubles. Wo cure SYPHILIS
(without mercury) to stay cured forever.
We remove STRICTURE, without opera
tion or pain, in 15 days.
We stop drains, spermatorrhoea and
night losses by a new method. In a short
time. We can restore tne sexual vigor of
any man under 50. by means of local treat
ment peculiar to ourselves.
WE CURE GONORRHOEA IN A WEEK
The doctors of this Institute are all reg
ular graduates, have had over 20 years'
experience, have been known la Portland
for many years, have a reputation to
maintain, and will undertake no case un
less certain cure can be effected.
We guarantee a cure in every case w
undertake or charge no fee. Consultation
free. Letters confidenUaL Instructive
BOOK FOR MEN mailed free In plain
wrapper.
If you cannot call at office, write for
?uestIon blank. Home treatment succesa
ul. Office hours. 9 to 5 and 7 to 3. Sunday
and holidays, 10 to 12.
Dr. W. Norton Davis & Co.
Offices In Van Noy Hotel. S2 Third at.
Comer Pine. Portland. Or.