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THE SUNDAY OBEQOKTAN, POBTLAKD, AUGUST 17, 1902. t
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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.
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Ant-RalIroad Commission 31 en Win.
WHATCOM. Wash.. Aug. 16. Nearly
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SEE OUR MORRISON STREET WINDOW
HOW HATS ARE MADE
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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.
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