THE SUNDAY OREGCXNIAN,' PORTLAND,' MARCH 18. 1900.
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NEWS OF LEDGES AND PLACERS
Record of Mining Progress in the Pacific Northwest Discover
ies and Development in the Various Districts.
BAKER CITY, March 17. Sunshine and i
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days In this part-of the state. The snow
Is fast disappearing from the hills; as
are the men from hotels and homes In
the city. Hundreds of men havo congre
gated hero' in the last few -weeks, and
havo busied themselves In making .plans
for prospecting ia the mountains this
Spring. The topography of the country
has been a matter of careful study, every
noted canyon and gulch having received
its share of consideration, and every ru
mored new find hunted down with dili
gence. Most of these are new arrivals In
the Eldorado of the West, the older resi
dents having lost no time on account of
winter. They have been steadily locating
all promising ground that could be reached
through three to six feet of snow. The
records of Baker County show ISO claims
filed In the month of February.
. The sale of the Gem mine, near Sparta,
4o P. J. Perkins, of Portland, was the
most noted transaction of the week. Mr.
Perkins has had a bond oh this property
f6r some time. After having the water
pumped out, he took several hundred
pounds of ore from the bottom of the
shaft. He had the samples assayed in
Portland, and decided to exchange the
bond for a deed, the consideration being
$10,500. This is another of an increasing
list of good properties that has passed
Into the hands of Portland people.
About 15 miles north of Baker City and
six miles east of North Powder, many lo
cations have been made In the last few
days, and much excitement prevails on
account of rich ore discovered. It is said
that the ledge Is 20 to 30 feet In width, and
will assay about $20 in gold and per
cent copper. It is -also reported that this
is in the same mineral belt as the fa
mous Cracker Creek district, which
changes more to copper as it extends east
into the Imnaha country, in Oregon, and
the Seven Devils of Idaho. Baker City
people are largely Interested in this local
ity, and many prospectors are on the
ground daily.
Reports coming In during the week show
that work is being pushed on numerous
properties In Baker Counts', prominent
among which 'are the Klmberley, "Hidden
Treasure, the Buffalo, Hobson, Chicopee,
Excuse, Maxwell, Dear Lodge, Chloride,
Hyland, Gluscow and Union Copper, and
many others are preparing to go down
deep into the earth for the precious metal.
The Mammoth Mine.
The Mammoth mine was located In 1S62,
by an old man called Andy" Smith. He
was placering through that part of the
country where Sumpter now stands, and
followed the placer bed till he opened up
the Mammoth vein. By the use of a hand
mortar he took out fifJOO In fine gold. His
courageous wife went with him into the
mountain fastnesses, and shared his hard
ships and successes. In 1S&1 he sold the
mine for JSOoO, which was the highest
price paid for any mine in Oregon at that
early date.
The men who succeeded Mr. Smith in
the ownership of the property showed a
great deal of enterprise and determina
tion In its development. At that time
there was not even a trail from Umatilla
Landing, the nearest point to which any
means of public transportation could be
had. But these men eet about getting
(machinery on the ground for the reduction
of ore. They purchased a little four
s'tamp mill, and secured from, a Govern
ment agency a boiler and engine, which
were hauled over the trackless hills and
plains by 16 oxen, at a great expenditure
of time and labor. This machinery, when
in place, saved only 00 per cent of the
gold, but notwithstanding this heavy loss
2000 tons of ore were milled and it pro
duced $44,000.
The property then passed into the hands
of S. A. Hellner, of Eaker City. A con
test of title was fought out In the courts,
and, after this was settled, the mine nas
allowed to He Idle for IS years. "When the
great revival of interest in Eastern Ore
gon mines set in, this one came in for its
share, and it was sold in 1899 for $30,030.
A road has been built to the property
nt a cost of $2000. The company -now
owning the Mammoth has funds sufficient
for all development, and It is believed this
will prove one of tho best properties In
the district.
The Bainley-Elkborn.
This great property is in tho Greenhorn
Mountains, about 1C miles west of Baker
City, and was located in the early '80s
by Jim, Jerry and Sam Baisley, brothers.
There are many feature of a seml-traglc
nature connected with the early history
of this mine. A dispute as to ownership
arose. One of the parties to the contest
executed a flank movement and reached
the summit of the mountain, from which
point he hurled great boulders down the
mountain. This proved too much for the
Chinese allies, who stampeded, and were
never again called Into service.
In 1SSS L. W. Nelson bought a half
interest in the mine for $20,000. A large
amount of gold was taken by various
methods, till it passed into the hands of
the present owners, who first put in two
Huntington mills, in 1S9. The first winter
after these mills were put In, no provis
ion had been made for wood, which had
to be hauled through six or eight feet of
enow, and cost $10 a cord. Later, two
Bryan mills were purchased for the prop
erty, and through these numerous experi
ments heavy Indebtedness was incurred
which Involved it in litigation.
In the face of all those difficulties the
steady yield of gold has placed the Bais-ley-Elkhorn
on an Independent basis, and
it is now one of the best producers of the
state. It Is said by those In a position
to know, that the monthly clean-up is
$25,000.
The rrolrlc BisKing.
One of the most widely known properties
of old-time repute in Grant County is
the Prairie Diggings. Canyon City be
came known to tho mining world through
this property that in an early day pro
duced upwards of $1,000,000 in gold. The
property has stood idle for several years.
Capital has again been Interested in the
"Diggings," and it Is reported now that
preparations are being made to put in a
2oO-stamp mill this season, to handle the
large body of ore now in sight.
GRAVE CREEK PLACERS.
All Miners "Working Nljtht and Dny,
With Plenty of "Water.
GRANT'S PASS, Or., March 17. The
Grave Creek placer mines, In and about
Leland, Or., are all working two shifts,
with oceans of water, and making very
satisfactory runs.
O'Neil & "Willeke have not lost a day
since November 1C. They made a partial
clean-up of something over 220 ounce-j of
fine dust. Their run last year averaged
$110 per day, and as the ground this year
is Just as good, they have good reason
to expect the same this year. They work
two giants, with 4-Inch nozzles, with a
pressure of 110 feet. The ground is easily
worked, with few boulders. Their dump
is 100 feet above Grave Creek, giving the
best of facilities for getting rid of tail
ings.
The Steam Beer mine, operated by Rut
gers Van Brunt, Is located near Leland
Station. There an immense amount of
dirt has been moved, and the men are
now working on a SO-foot bank, with about
10 -feet of blue gravel on bedrock, which
Is packed as hard as cement. They .are
constantly blasting the gravel, which is
then washed out by the water. They work
a small giant at the end of tho tall race
to keep the tailings from piling up In the
bed of the creek. The mine has no nat-
a tunnel 400 rect Jong ,
loans rrorn in minA in tni oiro 01 uravo i
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t ureeK, siuice doxcs Deing laia mo wiwib t
length. The clean-up of this mine was
reported at $15,000 last year, and ought to
be largely increased this season.
J. C. Lewis Is working two large mines
on the cast bank of Grave Creek. Tho
upper mine dumps Into a steep gorge, i
emptying into Grave Creek. During the .
Summer, a large dam was built in this '
gorge to Impound the tailings, and by
raising the water to a height of 80 feet,
the water is run into another ditch and
used again in tho lower mine. The dam
was not strong enough to stand the enor-
mous pressure, and one night, when tho )
tailings were CO feet deep at the dam, it
gave way with a terrible roar, entailing '
ix loss of $2000.
Mr. Lewis' uses two giants at each mine, j
using flve-lnch nozzles. The upper mine '
has a gravity pressure of 220 feet, and
the force of this amount of water on a I
bank CO to 75 feet away can only be appre
ciated when seen. The noise resembles
thunder, and tree stumps, boulders and '
gravel are tossed about as if they were
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chips. The bank at the lower mine is
100 feet high, and, like, the Steam Be,er
mine, lias a very hard cement gravel bed
next to the bedrock. Night and day shifts
are used at both mines. A largo piece of
bedrock has been stripped at both mines,
and tho clean-up will be heavy.
The Columbia mine, on Upper Grave
Creek, operated by "William H. Hampton,
1b located 11 miles from Lcland. Mr.
Hampton carries In his pocket a half dozen
fine nuggets, averaging $10 each. They
have had a fine run, with heavy water
pressure. The tailings are elevated 25
feet through a hydraulic elevator, using
a six-Inch stream of water, with 250 feet
pressure Rocks weighing 1000 pounds go
through with ease. An electric light
plant run by water power furnishes light
for tho night crew. They have plenty of
large boulders, which are broken to the
proper size by Hercules powder.
The. total amount of earth moved by
there five mines Is probably double that
of last year. Tho mild season, free from
severe frost and snow, has been vry easy
on ditches, so that the work has not been
delayed. Everybody Is well satisfied,
which means a satisfactory balance after
all expenses are paid.
VISIBLE GOLD IN EVERY ROCK.
Rich Strllce in the Wlnnlngham
Pence Q,nnrtr Mine.
Medford Mall.
It is learned from John "Wlnnlngham
that the shaft In the "WInnlngham-Pence
quartz mine Is now -down 75 feet, and at
this depth a body of ore has been Btruck
so rich In free gold that It can be seen In
every piece of the rock with the naked
eye. Those who have seen the ore say it
will mill $503 to the ton. The ledge is slt-
ruated about a mile southwest of the fa
mous Sturgcs placer mines, on Forest
Creek. This creek has yielded first and
last about $4,000,000, and no doubt the "Wln
nlngham & Co. ledge has been one of Its
primo feeders, as it Is on the mountain
some distance above the creek. The sev
eral crushlngs which have been made from
this vein have averaged $3G 50 per ton. The
company started their mill on Monday,
the 5th of this month, and have been run
ning since on ore taken out before the
late rich strike. They expect the present
cdushing to average about the same as
those heretofore made. Careful tests have
shown the rock to be of about the same
grade. This ledge has paid from Its first
discovery. The gold Is uniformly distrib
uted through the rock, and from the sur
face down to the present rich deposit there
has been apparently no change In its
value. The vein Is 18 inchta wide at the
point of tho new discovery, and Is highly
mineralized across Its full width. It Is
not known that any decision has yet been
reached as to what disposition will be
made of the rich ore. whether It will be
crushed here In tho company's mill or
shipped below for reduction. "Work Is be
ing pushed in the mine with all vigor,
and the company Is sanguine the property
will develop Into one of great value.
THE GKAKD RANDE DISTRICT.
Nevr
MInlnsr Section That Promises
to Yield Satisfactorily.
The La Grande Chronicle, under a re
cent date, has the following to say in re
gard to the Grand Ronde District, which
lies In a southeasterly direction from that
city:
"The ledges are large, the leads strong
and tho assays run high. Rapid develop
ment work Is going on. and each
day's work is a factor In confirming the
belief which now pretty generally exists
that the Grand Ronde claims are as good
as any yet found; they are getting better
all the time. The following properties are
developing great showingsr
"The Pay Boy is owned by a La Grande
company, and Is being worleed .under the
supervision of H. Bush. It has a lot of
high-grade ore on the dump, which is
awaiting transportation, by railroad or
otherwise. Tho ledge Is well defined and
the pay streak very rich, assays from
which have reached as high as $1400 on
choice specimens. A 300-foot tunnel now
taps the Pay Boy ledge.
"C. F. Cllpln, John Slater and J. L.
Corbett own. the Royal claim, which is in
ded a flattering one. It now having a'SOO-
foot tunnel tapping the edge at a good
ural dump, but
leads from the m
ivy av- -w . j v&v v -iw i t a i . . ri v v-- w t
depth, showing an eight-foot body be
tween walls.
"The Royal has several carloads of
high-grade ore on the dump ready for
shipment, and any amount of It In sight
that could be put on the dump on short
notice. The Royal's assays on average
rock reach as high as $50 per ton. and on
picked specimens much higher. Tho old 1
Hunter claim, owned by J. I. Corbett
and Pete Inwalda, is a 'bonanza.' . on
surface showings. The Quartz Cabin
claim, on which work is now being rap-
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a great
property, having tons of ore In 'sight, and
will furnish good tonnage for the Hllgard,
Granite fc Southwestern Railroad, tho
right of way of the said road passing
right over this property.
"The following good prospects also are
being worked In the same -vicinity, and
all ore rich in surface showings: Tho
Eclipse, Gray Fox and Sulphur Creek;
properties of J. Hopper. The Tiger is a
wonderful property, and is being worked
by J. B. TJlsb. It Is going to be a great
shipper, is the opinion of all who have
seen It. The Kansas, owned by the Keltz
brothers. Is Improving every day. The
Blue Jay, "Winchester and Blue Bird
claims are also improving rapidly as the
work proceeds. There -Is nothing of more
Importance to tho owners of these claims
now than railroad communication?" they
want to get their ore out, there being
a. considerable number, of carloads now
ready -for shipment from the various
clalms.
"Probably the most extensively devel-
oped property up the river Is that which
DAWSON CITY TO NOME, WITH LOCATION OF KALTAG, FROM WHICH
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"William Mulr has been opening up during
the past eight years. Mr. Mulr long ago
discovered that there are mountains of
rich oro in that section, and the exten- j
sive developments he has made fully dem
onBtrate his faith in that district."
RICH ORE IN THE CHLORIDE.
Large Amount Already Blocked Oat
Snle of Claims.
BAKER CITY, Or., March 17. Reports
from the Chloride mine, 16 miles north of
this city, on which a large vein of very
rich ore was struck a short time ago, are
very satisfactory, and good progress la
being made on the drifts and crosscuts.
"Work on the crosscut for the main vein at
another point on the 250-foot level Is be
ing steadily pushed, and it is believed to
be within easy reach. Stringers of ore
are being cut, one after another, but
none of them is large enough to be the
main vein. The workmen are now in four
feet of ore that looks better than any
thing since the drift was commenced, and
there Is no doubt as to the mine being a
blg-paylng property. A. large amount of
ore Is already blocked out- Prom general
samples taken, milling tests give $15 20 of
free gold per ton. A mill plant will bo
put on tho Chloride as soon as It can be
determined what kind of machinery is
best adapted to the ore.
Two claims adjoining the Nelson placers
have been sold to Baker City parties, and
a company has been organized, known as
the Leroy Mining Company, to work the
property. Tht claims have been large
producers of free gold in the past, and
have nearly 600 feet of crosscuts and
drifts. The claims are only six miles from
Baker City. They yield free gold ore.
and are easily worked. They are located
near the Big Buffalo, Tom Paine and
other valuable properties.
At the Big Buffalo, the owners have cut
a ledge 100 feet thick at a depth of 30
feet.
Southern Oregon Mines.
Grant's Pass Courier.
The placer mines near Leland have had
a good long run, and we can expect large
returns for the season. The quartz mines
which are developed have a more than
satlsfactory appearance. The Greenback,
at a depth of 400 feet, shows a five-foot
ledge, with gold visible in almost everj
piece of the rock.
The Clark mine, on Mount Reuben, gives
an assay of $S2 to the ton. There has
been a good deal of work done on this
ledge, but as yet they have not found
either wall. It is not free-milling ore.
That Is the trouble with many of our
ledges, and we need other machinery to
work them before we can make a success.
Several promising copper prospects are
being developed near "Waldo, and this
branch of mining Is one which will de
velop into a large industry in this county.
The mill at the Victor Junior quart
mine, which was recently somewhat crip
pled by breakages in Its' machinery, has
been fully repaired and the 10 stamps are
dropping as before.
In the Mitchell & Symonds mine, sit
uated on the east side of Gold Hill, there
are two veins running parallel, about two
feet apart One of these ls.a high-grade
copper ore, which also carries a large
percentage of gold, and the other W re
markably rich In free gold. The owners
are developing the mine and are sacking
and shipping the ore to be milled, glvlna
It a practical test
Operations oa the Black Cat.
The Black Cat Free Gold Mining Com
pany, owning the Carbon and Black Cat
claims in the famous Ibex District have
resumed operations, having been closed
down during the severe winter weather,
says the .Sumpter American. The shaft en
the property Is now down some GO feet,
with crosscut at 40 feet, showing 16 feet
of ledgo matter, with only one wall
reached. At the depth of 100 feet if is
the intention to explore the ledge thor
oughly wtlh drifts and crosscuts. George
C. Munro, the managing director of the
company at Sumpter, states that he has
the greatest confidence In the property,
and has every reason to believe that with
depth high-grade ore will be struck and a
valuable property opened. The values ar
as yet low, averaging $4. The outcrop and
width of the vein Is so persistent that -he
feels confident that largo ore bodies will
be encountered with depth.
TO MINE TIDE LANDS
TECtT OP THE BII.T, TO PERMIT IT
AT CAPD XOME.
Miner' Rights on Tide Flat and
. Across Shore Roadway Size Large
ly Left to Be Determined.
WASHINGTON. March 13. Following Is
a copy of the substitute bill to permit
mining on the tide lands of the Cape Nome
district, of Alaska, between the mouth
of Fish River and Cape Prince ofc "Wales,
this bill having been reported by Mr.
Lacey, of the House committee on public
lands:
"That the laws of the United States re
lating to placer-mining claims and the
rights incident thereto shall, from and .
after the passage of this act, be extended
to the lands reserved from sale by the
provisions of sections 1 and" 10 of an act
of Congress, approved May 14. 1S9S. entitled
An act extending the homestead laws and
providing for right of way for railroads
in the district of Alaska, and for other
purposes subject to the following limi-
tatlono - and provisos, which limitations
and provisos shall be applicable only to
those portions of such reserved lands
which aro designated, respectively, in sec
tion 1 of said act as "the shore of any
navigable waters within said dls'trlct"
(meaning the lands lying between high
and low water marks), and In section 10
of said act as "a roadway 60 feet in
width, parallel to the shore line as near
as practicable:" Provided, That this act
shall not apply to any portion of the 60
foot roadway which Is or may bo embraced
In a valid existing claim made under said
act of Mai' 14, 1SS3.
"Sec. 2. That the location must be made
in person, the locator or locators to bo
present upon the ground when the location
is made. "Where the location is made by
a corporation it must be made by a duly
authorlzed agent who, as such agent
mustbo present in person, on the ground
when the -location Is made. The notice
of -the location must be filed for record
in the oflica of the Register and Receiver
of the Unlled States for the land district
within CO days from the day on which the
location was made upon the ground; and
tho Register and Receiver are authorized
to charge and receive for recording such
location the sum of $1 for each location
or claim, which shall be accounted for as
other public moneys of the United States.
Eact claim so located shall ex
tend from " the line of ordinary
high tide across the CO-foot road
way, but no farther, and shall be sub
stantially at right angles thereto, and
shall not exceed 23 feet In width along
the shore or at any place along the 60-foot
roadway; provided, that the miners, not
less than 25 in number. In miners' meet
ing, at which not less than 10 days' notice
shall bo given, in any organized mining
district, may increase the width of tho
claim; jbut no claim shall exceed 300 feet;
and It shall not bo lawful for any individ
ual, association of Individuals, or corpor
ation to locate, either as an original loca
tion or as a relocat'on, more than one
claim within one mile space, and no cer
tificate of miner's rights, as hereinafter
provided for, 3hall embrace more than
one claim, and sruch certificates shall Is
sue in the name of the locator or locator Jt
provided, that the locator or locators of
any claim may, upon filing of the relin
quishment of the same with the register
and receiver for the land district locate
another claim In lieu thereof. The regis
ter and receiver are authorized to charge
and receive for the recording of any such
relinquishment the sum of $1, which shall
be accounted for as other public moneys
of the United States.
"Section 3. That In making the survey
the shore line of the survey shall be the
shore meander line, meaning ordinary
high-water line, and the survey shall es
tablish within or bounding the claim the
lines of the CO-foot roadway, as described
in said section 10, of the act of May 14,
1898; provided, that for the purposes of
this act the roadway shall be deemed
parallel to the meander line of the shore
and contiguous thereto.
"Sec 4. That the title granted shall not
be a fee, but a miner's right only, which
right shall terminate when the lands shall
be Included In any state, or before that
time, if It can be satisfactorily shown
that the claim no longer contains sufficient
mineral to Justify its working as a mining
claim; provided, that there shall pass to
the locator or locators, and continue dur
ing the life of the claim, the right to mine.
as an easement, the tide lands, should
there be such, abutting the claim on the
shore or the meander line.
"Section 5. That the right hereby grant
ed shall be subject, in addition to the
provisions in the placer-mlnlng laws not
Inconsistent herewith, to the following res
ervation In the said section 10, of the act
of May 14, 1S9S: 'That the Secretary of the
Interior may grant the use of such re
served lands abutting on the water front
to any citizen or citizens, or to any cor
poration Incorporated under the laws of
the United States or under the laws of
any. state or territory, for landings and
wharves, with the provision that the pub
lic shall have access to and proper use of
such wharves and landings at reasonable
rates of toll, to be prescribed by the said
Secretary.' and subject further, to tho
right of way for pipe lines extending
from the shore lengthwise through the
claim; but when any person in the con
struction of such pipe line injures or dam
ages the possession of the claimant the
party committing the Injury or damage
shall be liable to the party Injured for
such Injury or damage; and. provided, that
at all times there shall be kept, free from
artificial obstruction, a roadway across
each claim of sufficient width for the con
venient use of the public as a highway.
Sec. 6. That the grant herein, being a
miner's right only, the miners In regular
meeting, as arovlded In section 2, of this
act may make regulations providing that
portions of tho labor to bo performed or
improvements to be made, as provided in
section 2524 of tha revised statutes, be
performed or expended during stated
periods within the year, not, however, to
exceed $200 in any one year. $100 whereof
to be expended within 90 days of the loca-
non; and an expenditure of $200 only- will
be required in lieu of the $500 required by
the placer-mlnlng laws (section 2325, re
vised statutes), and In lieu of the payment
of $2 50 per acre required to be paid for
the land in a placer-mlnlng claim a pay
ment of $5 for each claim shall be made
by the claimant for the right granted,
tftr'R flnni certificate of entry shall be Is-
sued for a miner's right only; and nothing j
in this act shall be construed as a right
of the claimant to a patent: but in lieu
of such patent the Commissioner of the
General Land Office will, when all is
found regular. Issue to the claimant, In
the name or names of the locator or lo
cators, a certificate or approval of tho
Tight to mine the claim under this act.
"Sec 7. That tho act of Congress ap
proved May 11, 1S9S. entitled. 'An act ex
tending the homestead laws and provid
ing for right of way for railroads In tha
district of Alaska, and for other purposes,'
so far as It conflicts with any of the pro
visions contained herein, Is here by re
pealed. "Sec S. That this act shall apply only
that part o the .coattwd. toe.of
Alaska lying between the mouth of Fish
, River, at the head of Golofnln Bay and
I Cane Prfneo nt "VO-alAo."
TIMBER. FOR MIXING" PURPOSES.
Utiles
Re&rolatinc: Its Use on
the
Public Mineral Lands.
The Department of the Interior has sent
out the. following circular prescribing
rules and regulations for tha use of tim-
POINT SO MANY ARE TAKING THE CUT
ber on the public domain for mining and
domestic purposes:
"By virtuo of tho power vested In the
Secretary of tho Interior by the first sec
tion of the act of Juno 3, 1878, entitled 'An
act authorizing tho citizens of Colorado,
Nevada and tho territories to fell and re
move timber on the public domain for
mining and domestic purposes,' the follow
ing rules and regulations aro hereby pre
scribed: "1. The act applies to the States of
Colorado, Nevada, Montana, Idaho, "Wy
oming, North Dakota, South "Dakota and
Utah, and tho Territories of New Mexico
and Arizona and all othor mineral dis
tricts of tho United States.
"2. The land from which timber may
be felled or removed under the provis
ions of this act must be known to be of
a strictly mineral character and 'not sub
ject to ontry under existing law3 f the
United States, except for mineral entry.'
Parties who take timber from the public
land under assumed authority of this act
must stand prepared to show that their
acts aro within the prescribed terms of
the law granting such privilege, the bur
den being on such parties of proving by
a preponderance of evidence that the land
from which the timber Is taken Is 'min
eral,' within the meaning of the act.
"3. The privileges granted are confined
to citizens of the United States and other
persons, bona fide residents of the states,
territories and other mineral districts,
provided for in the act.
"4. The uses for which timber mar bo
felled or removed are limited by the word
ing of tho act to 'building, agricultural,
mining or other domestic purposes.'
"5. No timber Is permitted to be felled
or removed for purposes of sale or traffic,
or to manufacture the same Into lumber
or othor timber product as an article ol
merchandise, or for any other use what
soever, except as defined In section 4 ol
these rules and regulations. ,
"6. No timber cut or removed under the
provisions of this act may be transported
out of tho state or territory where pro
cured. "I. No timber is permitted to bo used
for smelting purposes, smelting being a
separate and distinct Industry from that
of mining.
"8. No growing trees of any kind what
soever lens than eight Inches in dlamete:
are permitted to be cut
"9. Persons felling or removing tlmbet
under tho provisions of this act must util
ize all of each tree cut that can be profit
ably used, and must dispose of the tops,
brush and other refuse In such manner as
to prevent tho spread of forest fires.
"10. These rules and regulations shall
take effect February 15. 1000, and all ex
isting rules, and regulations heretofore
prescribed under said act by this depart
ment arc hereby rescinded.
""W. A. RICHARDS.
"Acting Commissioner.
"Approved January 18. 1900.
"E. A. HITCHCQCK. Secretary."
IN SKAMANIA DISTRICT.
"Work Has Been Prosecuted All "Win
ter "With Satisfactory Results.
VANCOUVER. "Wash., March 17. Con
siderable activity Is reported as going
forward In the Skamania mining district
Extensive development work has been
prosecuted all "Winter on what Is known
as the Lawton group of claims. In the
"Washougal district. The work done thore
Is of a substantial character, and a large
amount of money has been expended.
Preparations are laelng made by the own
ers of these and other claims In that dis
trict for cfurther development tho coming
Spring and Summer, and It Is expected
that the shipment of ore will be begun
soon.
Tho locality which Is attracting the
greatest attention Just now Is the prop
erty controlled by the Spokane & Van
couver Mining Sz Milling Company, known
as the Ida Martin mine. A number of men,
under the supervision of Mr. Kearney,
superintendent of the company, have been
engaged In doing preliminary work on
th's mine for several months.
' Forty-seven feet of the 100-foot tunnel
to be driven on the property have neon
completed, and the work Is going on vig
orously. The Ida Martin ledgo Is reputed
to bo upwards of 80 feet wide, and recent
assays of the ore taken at a depth of 4ft
feet are very satisfactory to the ownere.
showing $70 In copper and $3 to $9 in gold.
"WILL "WORK NIGHT AND DAY.
Ore In Beaver Mine Rnns $38 SO to
Ton Other Claim.
KALAMA. Wash.. March 17. The force
of men working In the Beaver mine, on
the Kalama River, has been doubled, and
hereafter both night and day shifts will
be worked,, The ore in this mine Is por
phortlc quartz, carrying both gold and
copper. Ten assays of ore taken Trom
various depths average $38 80. Ore taken
from tho bottom of the shaft assays $66.
Dr. Goble, manager of the mine, has
made arrangements to put in a Jacket
smelter as soon as the roads dry up suffi
ciently to enable him to haul in the ma
chinery. The smelter will be of 20 tons
dally capacity, and will be operated by
water-power furnished by the falls of
Summer's Creek, near the mine.
A. shaft 5xS feet Is being sunk in the
Darnell mine, in this city, work having
begun last Tuesday. This
is the mine
which assayed $303 a ton.
A tunnel 13 being run in the Lane-Burk
mine, south of town. The ledge has been
penetrated a distance of 30 feet, and 13
clearly defined. It promises welL
Bald Mountain Mine.
SUMPTER, Or., March 16. The Bald
Mountain mlno is coming to the front.
This mine is on the same vein as Hhe
Ibex, and "25 men are employed in the
development. A sinking plant has Just
been installed and put to work. It Is
the Intention to put In a mill thl3 sum
inicuuuu IJ jjuu at. a. uiiu uiu duui-
mr to he run dv a ow-norseDOwer mani.
1 The Bald Mountain is owned by Boston
I and Lowell. Mass., people, and there Is
I tiro 000 n the treasury for develoDmcnt.
Some ore has been shipped that returned
$4000. It Is not claimed that this Is the
ruling -value, but there Is a large body of
$20 ore. There are three ore chutes on
which 1000 feet of tunneling has already
been run.
Mining- Note.
Mr. Engle, of Spokane, has Invented a
new process of smelting, by which ores
are first vaporized and then recondensed,
The Ore Vaporizing Furnace & Conden3-
- OFF AND WALKING TO THE COAST
lng Company, capitalized at $100,000,000, has
been formed at Spokane. Moat of tho in
corporators are Chicagoans.
Henry Hewitt, Jr yesterday bought tho
seven copper claims 1 miles from Bar
ing, known as tho Seattle group, from "W.
F. Chadbourno and Henry "Window, for a
consideration of U5.000, says the Everett
Independent.
Last Thursday tho final payment was
made on the bond on the Banner claim,
owned by the Gray Eagle Gold Mining
Company, the new corporation organized
by the Miner-Graves syndicate to operate
the Gray Eagle, Banner, Tip Top and Tri
angJe fraction, all of which properties ad
Jolc the Old Ironsides, Knob Hill and
"War Eagle, says the Phoenix Pioneer.
For obvious reasons, the amount involved
Is not given out for publication, but it Is
thought to be in the neighborhood of $25,
000. .
Glffin Bros., two well-known prospectors
from the John Day country, who recently
located In Sumpter, reported the location
of an onormous ledge one mile north of
town, last Wednesday, says tho Sumpter !
have exposed a 125-foot ledgo between
walls, and- all of which assay values, the
highest reaching 3116. The property la
situated Just above the Vinson sawmill,
on the Bourne road. Several rich sam
ples of the ore have been brought to town,
and show a shale slate quartz formation,
spotted with free-milling gold.
It Is learned that under the terms of tha
deal closed at Grangevllle, Idaho, between
the Dewey Company and Charles Mari
ner, representing Seattle capitalists, 440,
000 shares of the treasury stock of tho
company passes Into the possession of tha
Seattle parties, on the bais of a little
less than 5 cents per share. These pur
chasers, it appears, have already Invest
ed between $6000 and $7000 in the mine, and
Saturday's deal practically gives them
control of tho property. The deal has re.
vived interest in the Dowey mine, and
there Is an Increasing demand for suca
stock as is on tho market. The total cap
itallzatlon of the Dewey Company Is
?1,500.000.
A Vle-rr of Fusion.
Jefferson Review, Dem.
It seems more than probable at present
that a union ticket will be placed In nom
ination in this county. If the right kind
of men are placed thereon, it may be par
tially successful, but If a union is formed
simply to give one or two men a fat office,
by sacrificing the rest of the ticket, as has
been done in the past, then the movement
is destined to failure. A union of forces
that has for Its object the good of the peo
ple is commendable, but some of the past
alliances have not had this effect, and
have resulted disastrously to the parties
forming the union. It will take years of
hard work for the Democratic party to re
gain the standing in Oregon that it en
Joyed previous to 1S92, at which date It be
gan monkeying with fusion. A few lead
ers can form, a fusion, ut they cannot
deliver the party votes.
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'THE ELEVENTH MEETING
TTtANS - MISSISSIPPI
ASSEMBLE AT
CONGRESS
HOUSTON.
TO
Xate la April 17 to 21, Inolnalve In
terest In the Meeeting-Snb-Jects
to Be Discussed.
GREAT BEND, Kan.. March 1L E. R.
Moses, chairman of tne executive com
mlttee of the Trana-Missis3lppl Commer
cial Congress, reports the- receipt of an
enormous amount of mail from all section
of the Trans-Mississippi country, relaUva
to the meeting of the congress to be held,
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"The people of the United States are
' lue familiar with the objects of the
'iTans - jmssissippi commercial congress.
and the press of the entire country has
given It a great deal of attention," sad
Mr. Moses, "while the newspapers printed
within the limits of the great region em
braced, have been generous to the ex
treme, and we are particularly anxious
for the continuance of this assistance
during the next month, for there seems
to be a determination on the part of
every officer of the congress, as well aa
those who have formerly been delegates,
to make the meeting In Houston- the most
Important in the 'history of the organiza
tion. "In the language of the late E. V. Srnal
ley, of St Paul, The vital question which
has held the congress together has been
that of securing additional deep-water fa
cilities upon the Mexican Gulf,' and now
we are to meet in. a city to which the
Government is building a channel 25 feet
deep, and which has three lines of rail
roads to Galveston, where the Govern
ment has built the famous Jetties, which
have resulted in almost 30 feet of water
as an entrance to Galveston Harbor. Then
Velasco, at the mouth of the Brazos,
Port Arthur and Sabine Pass are all with
in a few hours' ride, with New Orleans
but a night's ride away. The coming
meeting cannot be otherwise than of ex
treme Interest to the people of one of the
most Important agricultural, mining and
stock regions of the world, for the ques
tion of transportation to and from these
ports has interested them for many years
more than any other one subject
"Tha railroad systems of the "West are
taking an active interest in tho meeting
to bo held at Houston, and have mado
a rate of one fare, plus $2 for the round
trip from all sections of the great mid
continent, of which Kansas is the center.
Tickets will be on sale April 12 and 14. good
for 21 days, and there will be large dele
gations from every Western state and
territory, and you may rest assured that
our own State of Kansas will bo thor
oughly represented. Thus far the execu
tive committee have decided upon the dis
cussion of the following subjects: Irriga-
tlon. Rivers and Harbors, Nicaragua Ca
nal, Pacific Cable. Merchant Marine, St
Louis World's Fair 1S03. Trade With tha
Orient Consular Service, Statehood, Rail
road Transportation, Preservation of For
ests, Beet-Root Sugar, Trade With Mex
ico, Advantages of American Travel, Ex
ports and Imports Through Gulf and
Pacific Ports, Need of Home Factories.
Good Roads and Drainage. It has been
stated in the official call that I would be
grateful for suggestions as to the ques
tions to be discussed by any citizen of
the Trans-Mississippi country, and at this
time I wish to emphasize that fact, for
we are particularly anxious that this or
ganization should be thoroughly repre
sentative. "The basis of representation la as fol
lows: The Governor of each state or ter
ritory may appoint 10 delegates, the Mayor
of each city one delegate, and one addi
tional delegate for each 5000 Inhabitants;
provided, however, that no city shall have
more than 10. delegates; each county may
appoint one delegate through Its execu
tive officer; every business organization
ono delegate, and an additional delegato
for every 60 members; provided, however.
that no such organization shall have more
than 10 delegates. Governors of states and
territories, members of tha United States
CongresB, and ex-Preslaents of this con
gress, are ex-ofllclo delegates, with all
privileges of delegates, except those of vot
ing. As stated before, there has never
been a time when tho interest was so
great as at present, and among the active
officers in each state and) territory, thera
are many busy men who are giving much
of their time for the benefit of the peo
ple of the state or territory they repre
sent "President B. O. Stanard, of St Lotus,
and Mr. H. R. Whltmore, of the same
city, who is chairman of the Advisory
Board of the Executive Committee, aro
especially active. Secretary Tom Rich-,
ardson, of Houston, advises me that h!a
correspondence is dally upon the increase,
and a similar report come3 from many of
tho Executive Committee, as well as tha
Vice-Presidents representing the differ
ent states and territories. The territory
embraced in the Congress includes all tha
states and territories lying west of th
Mississippi River, and all of Minneso
ta and Louisiana. The area is 2,700,000
square miles, and a careful estimate re
cently made by Professor Waterhouse, of
Washington University. St. Louis, places
the population at 20,000,000.
"I wish to emphasize the fact that tho
Trans-Mississippi Commercial Congress
does not discuss partisan politics and
only deals with questions of general im
portance. "Judging from the letters received from
Houston, tho people of that city are thor
oughly aroused to the importance of tha
Congress and will give the delegates and
visitors a hearty reception and Interesting
entertainment. Including a ride down tblr
highway to tho sea. out through the Jet
ties to the blue watera of the Gulf of
Mexico."
"MIrs Overteens says she doesn't object
to telling her age."
"No. I presume not It would no doubt
be safer than to let some one else guess
at It" Philadelphia Bulletin.
CLOUDED MEMORY
WANT OF ENERGY
LOSS OF STRENGTH
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