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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1902)
f THE SUNDAY OBEQOKTAN, POBTLAKD, AUGUST 17, 1902. t I POWER DRILLS FOR MINE LARGEST SINGLE ORDER jtJX THE HISTollY OF SUM PTE R, Columbia, and Orccron Jlonarch Arc Being; Extensively Developed ifcvr 21111 for the Cracker. SDMPTER, Or., A us. 16. (Special.) Twelve Leyner power drills have been ordered for the Columbia mine. The larg est single drill order ever placed by a mine in this district. This ordor is Illus trative of the extensive development be ing made at some of the large properties. The Columbia order specifics a cew drill to this section. It differs from others in that the stroke does not Include the steel Itself, but merely a piston that hammers the end of the steel. This condition en ables the drill to handle a much longer steel than other patterns. In the Colum bia order are steels the last set of -which will finish a hole 10 feet in depth, as com pared to tho five-foot hole made by the usual power drill. The Columbia Is one of the remarkable properties of the Northwest. Its true worth is unknown, as the management wLl give no Idea of Its output. Mining men, however, state that the Columbia 2Q-stamp mill Is kept in operation on ore taken from drifts and raises nn sfnnlnc Deing necessary, and that, while the own ers are majung money from their mine, they ere blocking out a reserve that al ready makes the value of the mine above 53,000,000. Power Drills for Oregon Monarch. Two power drills were also ordered this week by President Bobbins for the Ore gon Monarch, next to the Red Boy. He has also ordered 2000 feet of pressure pipe, which will be used by the company to connect the big Red Boy compressors with the plant of the Oregon Monarch Company, that the air drills may bo used In the latter place without the expense of Installing a compressor plant. Tho Oregon Monarch Company Is engaged in moving its buildings to the site of the deep crosscut soon to be started, and which was made possible by the recent purchase of five claims adjoining Its property, owned by Moriaban & Murphy. "W. W. Bobbins, formerly superintendent of the Concord, before it was-consolidated with the Red Boy, has been retained as consulting engineer for the Oregon Mon arch properties, and Is directing develop ment. Mill for the Craclccr-Oreo-on. The Oregon Development Company, a Minnesota concern, operating the Cracker-Oregon group, next to the E. & E., has ordered a 10-stamp mill. Less than three months ago development on the Cracker - Oregon began in earnest. Slnco then it has been pushed with great vigor, but tho public did not expect 'that enough oro would be blocked out to justify erection vof a mill at this early date. Tho announcement comes as .a surprise. The company has demonstrated great energy in opening the property, which pace Is said to be the plan for the future. mismanagement. Soon after the mine closed down Charles "Hayes, formerly president of the Bonanza Mining Coni pany, bought up many of the claims against the mine for 50 cents on the dol lar. There was a mortgage of $30,000 against the property, which, with the claims for wages and material, made an indebtedness of about (50,000 against the property. It was raid Mr. Hayes bought these claims for the purpose of securing the mine. md he "was in a fair way to get it unUl the Amsterdam people se cured control of a majority of the stock and with it the right to control tho com pany. , W. V. Dunlap, of Amsterdam, is now here prepared to pay off all the Indebted ness against the property and release the numerous attachments. Just as soon as these matters arc adjusted, it is the purpose to resume operations at the mine. Mr. Dunlap says that the reor ganized company will either work the mine or sell It, provided It can get a reasonable price for the property. SUMPTER ESTERS A PROTEST. Will Oppose the Creation of Bine Mountain Forest Reserve. SUMPTER, Or.. Aug. 15. (Special.) The City of Sumpter has entered a protest against the creation of a forest reserve In the Blue Mountains, with boundaries as indicated by the order of withdrawal. The City Council has unanimously adopted the following resolutions: "Whereas, There has been withdrawn from entry large tracts of timber lands in the Blue Mountains of Eastern Oregon, for the avowed purpose of protecting the water supply of the country deriving its water from the streams rising in said Blue Mountains; and, Whereas, We realize the Importance of thus protecting said water supply, and that it is necessary to prevent denudation of the high hills where these streams sup pMng water have their source, in order to conserve said water supply, but do not believe that It is necessary in order to accomplish this end to preserve the timber lumberman to market is lined with camps, and all over this section of country the big lumber belts are being opened up by logging rallroade wher.c transportation by water is not practica ble, and at this season of the year, when there always has been a partial shutting down of work in the woods, operations are being carried on with a. magnitude, that has never before been equalled. Thia activity Is due to the constantly growing demand for legs and to the an ticipated advance In price. Every mill on Gray's Harbor, and practically those in Aberdeen, have "fully doubled their capacity during the past year and this, with the construction on new mills now under way here, makes this point a ready market for every log that can be brought to tldo water, and these who are best informed on the subject pre dict that before the close of this year the rise In the price of flr logs will be sharp, even 'in the face of the present enormoua output. The activity at all tho camps, here abouts haB resulted In a correspondingly Increased demand for men to work In the woods, and at this time of the year, 'hen the towns nro usually full of Idle men, it is Impossible to find a man who can work out of a Job. Tho men, too. arc getting the highest wages ever paid here and are In the fortunate position of knowing that they are eought after to work Instead of being obliged to ask for It. The wages paid In all the camps In this section la an evidence of the prosperous condition of the logging firms, as well as that of the laborers themselves. Swampers get J2 50 to $3 lerday; barkers, J3 to $3 50; buckers, 25; rigging - dingers, 53 25 to 43 50: fallers", tZ 50 to 13 75. and hook-tenders M to J5, with the certainty of being well housed and well fed for a few dollars a week. The -camps are all trying to rivel each other In the conveniences and food provided for their men, as in this way they are always sure of keeping their crews. If the present steady output of loci is continued, and there is every TO HELP THEvSCH00L FUND! AGITATION" IX FAVOR OF PUTTING IDLE 3IO.YEY ON" INTEREST. LW With This End In Vlevr Falls to Meet Req.uIrezaentsr-$735,000 Jfovr on Hand. Then if the surplus not thus used were invested at market rates of Interest, the schools would receive some 525,000" .more per year than they do at present. on omer lanas man inose in me nign i - - , .n inrAvd mountains, where the live streams have reason to believe It will be Jncra their source: and. wnereas, xnere are included in said re serve large areas of bottom lands,, bench lands ana low hills, the -withdrawal of which from entry would In nowise tend to conserve the water supply in regions adjacent thereto, and will. In fact, work a hardship on the citizens of Eastern Ore gon, in that it will retard development of the country by cutting off the free use of timber for mining purposes, and also a large source of revenues derived from the logging and lumbering Industry, and will tend to yo reduce tonnage In sight as to prevent the extension of railroads through out this region; now. therefore, be it "Resolved, By the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Sumpter, Baker County. Or., that we deem the withdrawal of all the lands included in the limits of the proposed forrt reserve as Inimical to the best Interests of Eastern Oregon, and the citizens thereof, and that before said reserve Is finally established, a careful consiuerauon snouia be given to all tne rather than diminished, the supply of flrzt-class labor here will be iar snori of the demand. As It 13, good men can find ready work lnany camp on Gray's Harbor. XEW OREGON CORPORATIONS. Articles Filed nt Snlcnt During the Weelc Jnt Ended. SALEM, Or.. Aug. 16. SpecIal.) Arti cles of Incorporation were filed In the office of the Secretary of State this week as follows: Coopey Woolen Company, Portland, 510, 000: Charles Coopey, J. R. Coopey, John Annand. V Troy Laundry. Astoria; 515.000; C .J. Sherman. W. H. Norman, John Tilt. The Union Flouring Mill Company, T--l. !! "EM TTMi11 IT1 A. Blrturoll. MINE'S TROUBLES ABOUT OVER. Balsley-Elkhorn Will Soon Be Out of Debt and WorltinGT. BAKER CITY, Or., Aug. 16. (Special.) The troubles of the ' Balsley-Elkhorn mine are Hearing an end. The mine was closed down early last Spring, In conse quence of a lack of funds and a number of attachment suits. - The stockholders, most of "whom reside In Connecticut and New York, got tired of putting up as sessments and never drawing down' any dividends, and they quit giving up. The stockholders were divided. What was known as the Norwich faction were in control of the mine. The other faction, known as the Amsterdam-New York fac tion, insisted that tne" failure was due to and pertaining thereto, and that final action In regard to said reserve should not be taken until n full and careful Investiga tion can oe maae, ana we would respect fully recommend to the Secretary of th Interior that a full Investigation be had before lands are finally withdrawn from entry, to determlns the cnaracter thereof and advisability of such dlthdrawal; and Resolved. That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Seoretary of the In terior and the Commissioner of the Land Ofllce. The withdrawal order .includes a large portion of the township In which Sumpter la located. Citizens feel that this effort "to Isolate the city in territory barred to the Industries by the Government, is wrong, but the protests being made are based more upon the general effect upon the district than upon strictly local conditions. GREAT ACTITITY IN LOGGING. fray's Harbor Is Enjoying: Unprece dented Prosperity in This Line. ABERDEEN, Wash., Aug. 16. (Spe cial.) Never In the history of Gray's Harbor nas there been such marked ac tivity In the logging industry as at pres ent. Every river and stream that can be utilized to. float the product of the Portland Retail Grocers' Association, Portland: J200: Fred Dresser. M. A. Ray mond, D. E. Dunbar, F. W. Funk. Methodist Episcopal Qhurch, of Mitchell, Wheeler County; John L. Holllngshead, Ellen Keyes. Rena Waterman. Portland Seed Company, Portland, sup plementary articles Increasing the cipltal stock to JSO.O00. Western Improvement Company, Port land: $2400: A. C. O'Neel, E. M. Rowley, L. ,F. Schuole. Anchor Fence Company. Portland; 5100, 000; N. E. Ayer, George T. Murton, S. B. Llnthicum. Salem Canning Company, Salem, 520,000; George W. Holcorab, S. E. Holcomb, Frank E. Dooley, E. T. Peterson. Interior Mercantile Company, Canyon City; 910.000; C. S. Broadwell, W. J. Makellro. William W. Davis. Rain Threatens Damage to Crops. INDEPENDENCE, Or., Aug. 16. (Spe cial.) Rain commenced falling here at 1 o'clock this afternoon, after several days' threatening weather. If It continues, great damage will be done. Harvesting Is hird ly half over, and hops arc in such a con dition that a little dampness will bring lice and even mold. SALEM. Aug. 16. (Special.) Tho fact that 5735,000 of the irreducible common school fund Is lying Idle In the state treas ury hao caused some agitation In favor of the enactment of a law which will get this money out at Interest. Several newspapers which have given the subject attention havo overlooked the act passed by the last Legislature having such an end In view. There is a law authorizing the in vestment of the surplus school funds, but It remains practically, inoperative. Prior to 1901 the law permitted the school funds to be lent only upon real estate security. As the whole fund could not be lent In this manner, there was a surplus of over 5300,000 waiting for borrow ers. For the purpose of securing an In come from at least a part of this surplus, the Legislature of 1901 passed an act which says: All moneys belonging to tho irreducible school fund, university fund or agricultural college fund shall be loaned by the State Land Board at 8 per cent per annum, payable semi annually, on the 1st day of January and the 1st day of July of each year: provided, how ever, that, if at any time there be a surplus of cither of thefic funds over and above all loans applied for. the State Land 6oard may. in its discretion. Invest such portion of said surplus as in thflr Judgment they may deem' proper In bonds Issued by municipal corpora tions and school districts In the State of Ore' goa, the legality of such bonds to Be approved by the Attorney-General. Three applications for money have, been made under the latter clause of the law quoted. One was by a city, . which asked the state to take Its bonds at less than 6 per cent; another was by a school district, which offered the .state Its 6 per cent bonds, and the third was a request from the Port of Portland Commission, that tho State Land Board purchase Its notes for various sums. Before these applications were formally submitted to the Attorney General, he Indicated his opinion that no funds could be Invested at le33 than 6 per cent. When he rendered his written opin ion he held that the city bonds were In valid because of Irregularities In the pro ceedings by which they were authorized; that the school district had no authority to sell bonds except to the- highest, bidder, and that the Land Board Jiad no author ity to purchase notes. Thus the three ap plications were d!spoted of without a for mal decision upon the question whether the law authorizes the board to invest funds at less than 6 per cent. Since the law would money market, it Is evident that the Leg islature Intended that the Investments should be made In bonds paying- a lesser rate, yet It will be observed that nothing is expressly provided in this particular. Tho purpose was to diminish the amount of idle money, and to do this Investments would necessarily be made upon the same terms as are given by Individual Investors. If the law does not now authorize the investment of the surplus funds In bonds drawing the usual market rate of Interest on such securities. It is clear that the Leg islature failed In its Intent and that the law should be amended to remedy tho de fect. Befbrc the law was passed It was sug gested that provision should be made whereby the Idle school funds should be borrowed by those counties that run out of funds and would otherwise be com pelled to Issue county warrants bearing 6 per cent Interest. A law of this kind, re quiring not only counties, but the state itself, to borrow from the trust funds father than from individuals, would entail no greater burden upbn the taxpayers, while It would help out the school funcL SAL5ION PACK IS SHORT. Pnget Sound Canneries Report De crease of About 65 Per Cent. WHATCOM. Wash., Aug, Iff. The sock eye salmon which will be packed by Puget Sound canneries this season are practi cally all In cans. The grand total of cases Is about 323.000. It is expected that the pack of silver and dog salmon will bring the total cases packed up to 400,000, as against a grand total of 1,100.000 last year. In short, the pack this season will be about 36V5 per cent of that of last. Trapmen say that the run Is over, and they are'buay stripping their traps, which take sockeyes exclusively. They maintain that the fish came In the greatest quanti ties up to the mouth of the Straits of Fuca, but the fine weather which prevailed kept them from coming In. Cannerymcn say prices will advance at least 51 per case within the nest 30 days. Two Fishermen Drowned. ASTORIA, Aug. 15. (Special.) Two un known, fishermen were drowned In the breakers near the mouth of the river at an early hour yesterday morning. The boat and about ISO fathoms of net were recovered. The boat "was painted a dark lead color, and had the letters "B. G. on the stern. Its license number was 134, but whether of Oregon or Washing ton Is not known. Oregon license No. 131 was issued to Albert Halson and Wash ington license No. 121 was Issued to Fred Beaver, of Cosmonolls. It' Is supposed that one of these men and hl3 boatpuller were the persons drowned. Rains Pat Out Forest Fires. ASHLAND, Aug. 16. (Special.) The re cent heavy rains In the Siskiyou Moun tains have extinguished the extensive tim ber fires that had been doing so much damage of late in the Beaver. Grouse and Hungry Creek sections. Reports connected these fires w'ith the feud that has devel oped recently between the mining men and timber land locators. Advlce3 state that the miners have been laboring hard with" the settlers, mill men "and timber lo cators to put out the fires, and that the real cause was due to tho carelessness of campers and hunters. Veteran Brought to Asylum. SALEM. Or., Aug. 16. (Special.) Fred A. Nourse, formerly a resident of Salem, was today brought to the Asylum upon a com mitment from Dauglas County. Nourse is 62 years old. Is a native of Marblehead, Mass., and Is a veteran of the Civil War. He draws a pension of 53 per month. While in Salem he was known as "Professor" Nourse, and gained a wide reputation for a peculiar kind of "trill" which he Intro duced Into all his singing. He Is a well educated man, and was a pleasing conver- was passed at a tlme Tvhen good bonds I " L J L. ETi ;," Id not bring 6 per cent interest in ther05611 extraordinary musical talents. Money to Advertise Ashland. ASHLAND. Aug. 16. (Special.) The new officers of the Board of Trade have as oumed their duties. They are: President. G. C. Morris; vice-president, J. R. Norris; secretary. Elmer Patrick; treasurer, A. McCallnn;'CXCcutlve committee, G. F. Bill ings, .F..D. Wagner and J. P. Dodge. The committee appointed to solicit funds to advertise the town with 100,000 pamphlets has raised 5462 for the work, and the con tract for printing them has been awarded. Apple-Packing- Begun nt Medford. MEDFORD, Or., Aug. 16. (Special. J. A. Whitman, a large fruit-buyer and shipper of this city, began packing the early Gravensteln apples Thursday. The fruit is first quality, being mostly four tier to the box. This variety of apples, however. Is not very extensively grown here, yet a good crop will be realized by those who have them In their orchards. BR THE EWE HAT Grand Openin; OF THE FALL SEASON DISTINCT Fashions In DERBY and SOFT HATS, Comprising the Entire Line of UP-TO-DATE" CREA TIONS For AUTUMN. Ant-RalIroad Commission 31 en Win. WHATCOM. Wash.. Aug. 16. Nearly THE STANDARD FOR FINE HATS The Best $3.00 Hat In the World SEE OUR MORRISON STREET WINDOW HOW HATS ARE MADE Ben SELLING LEADING HATTER complete returns from the Republican pri maries, which were held in this county today, show that Governor McBride's friends, who .demand the creation of a state railway commission, have been over whelmingly defeated. PORTLAND LKS' Car Nival : twoweeks SEPTEMBER 121 TO 13ffi Inc. TW0 s DAZZLING ILLUMINATIONS, SPLENDID INDUSTRIAL DISPLAYS, GORGEOUS DECORATIONS, PARADES AND MUSIC, GRAND REPRODUCTION OF THE PAN-AMERICAN MIDWAY With Additional Up-to-date Attractions CONGRESS OF TRAINED WILD ANIMALS DOG and PONY CIRCUS THE PROJECTOSCOPE . 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