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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST fl, 1904.
WILL YOU EVER FORGET THAT TIME
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3 And who ud to out up Ilk this?
4 And who now keeps following you and apoiling
your dignity) ah, will you ever forget it?
I NEWS OF THE.MINES
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GREATEST DREDGER
IN THE NORTHWEST
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Oregon's greatest dredging plant has
Just commenced Its permanent run on
Foot's creek, a small tributary of Rogue
river, In the northwestern part of Jack
son county. The further distinction of
being the largest dredger constructed
in the northwest, and If not recently sur
passed In California, the largest on the
Pacific coast, Is borne by this superb
plant, which is known as the Abbte J
Champlln. Champiin A Co., for 10 years
successful dredge operators in the Ban
nock district of Montana, are owners of
the boat, and R. W. Christian, construct
ing engineer and manager for the same
period, designed the Abble J. Champlln
and la now In charge of it.
A New Industry.
This Industry being comparatively
now in Oregon, and JusX attaining the
assurance of profit and larger appll
cation. Is of sufficient Interest to re
quire description of a plant so efficient.
The type oi the dredger haa adhered to
the general Bucyrus outline as imported
from New Zealand, but Mr. Christian
haa Introduced modifications of an Im
portant nature, these being the result of
his many years experience In Montana.
Such will command particular attention.
for In reinforcing weak parte, reducing
the demand for energy and making aav
lng oVsvlces more efficient, the dredge
operator broadens the field for work in
thla state. Foot s creek has soms boul
ders, and many are being lifted of di
mansions greater than the contents of
the buckets, and the compact gravel
bed in which work la now being con
ducted severely tests the digging capaci
ties of a dredge. These facta add praise
to the Champlln, for Ita lures to four
months' trial run found not a single de
feat of significance.
Qreat Equipment.
The ateam plant on the boat consists
of two 110 H. P. collars of the return
tabular pattern, a digging engine, three
hoisting engines and an engine Cor a
11-lnch centrifugal pump. The boat Is
only lit feet over all, tailings being dis
posed of through 110 feet of steal sluice
which Is supported by an Independent
pontoon. The digging ladder, or beam,
haa a length of (0 feet, the chain having
45 buckets, each with eight cubic feet
oapaclty.
The dredge will lift from a depth
of 46 feet under water, and dumps mora
than 100 feet from the digging appara
tus, an even surface to the dump being
maintained by swinging the sluice on a
pivot at the rear of the dredger. A
steam condenser, a revolving screen, or
trommel, and a short primary sluice
complete the enumeration of the salient
featuros of th plant that In simplicity
and economy of arrangements commands
Immediate praise.
A Credit so Builders.
Superintendent Christian a n t a r a
largely into any description of ths
Champlln dredger, for the engineering
work Is his. He freely departs from tra
dition whenever practice demonstrates
the advantage of so doing. There are
three or four features of great merit
on the Champlln, which are covered by
patent, issued as a reward for his in
ventive genius. Link connections In
the bucket chain stand first on this list,
for he has evolved a dovetailed bearing
that distributes the stress uniformly In
the Joint, and every piece, subject to
friction. Is replaceable at small coat.
Ills greet eand pump is especially lined
with msngansaa steel, which keeps this
usually troublesome appliance In perfect
condition. When there la a necessity
for replacing anything ths lining may be
taken out and new sneets put In with lit
tle delay. A water-Jacketed bearing ha
Uso been patented, which prevents wear
ing of the disc surface. When a repre
sentative of The Journal visited the
dredger the plant was being overhauled
for commencing the permanent run, and
this disc waa found as good as new.
Several other Improvements, which ar
the work of Mr. Christian, are to be
found on the boat.
The bucket chain lifts the gravel
high enough to give a 10-foot drop when
dumping Into the hopper. From the
hopper gravel and boulders pass Into
a trommel five and a half feet In diam
eter, which haa flvartnch perforatlona.
Rejects, not oapable of paaaing through
these perforations, dump from the lower
end of the trommel Into the pond at the
side of the boat. Screenings fall Into
the mouth of a 16-foot sluice, which has
a drop of one Inch to five, and are dis
charged into the sump for the sand
pump. The aand' pump lifts II feet, dis
charging into the 120-foot sluice, which
has a full In lta entire length of about
seven and a half feet. Hungarian rif
fle are used In both the sluice ways
named, but It Is understood that ths
management la seeking more effective
saving devices for the first, or shorter
sluice. At present about 76 per cent
of the saving la effected In thla run.
Theoretically, the Abble J. Champlln
has the enormous capacity of 4,600 cublo
yards of gravel in 24 hours. Showing
that Its efficiency has not been over
estimated, the plant haa handled fully
4,600 cubic yards of gravel per day,
when digging in medium soft material
and not going to greater than SO to SO
feet depth. A portion of the gravel com
prised In th area operated over la of
the ancient river alluvium, which, while
not cemented, la very hard. Thla bed
requires digging from 46 to 60 feat be
low the surface of the water, and when
working under theee conditions the
dredger-handles about 2,600 cublo yards.
Hurt Tub bees Used.
Swinging Is accomplished, by means
of one giant spud and stay.' cabled at
either forward corner of the boat. In
the trial run the spud waa broken, neces
sitating another stick. Ths Jumbo piece
of timber Is 24xtt Inches, with a length
of 60 feet, and la pointed by an Immense
atael cap weighing 2,060 pounds. Thla
haa an anchor point affixed weighing
1,760 pounds. This great spud Is about
the center of the boat. After it la set.
the stay cables ars used to draw th
boat'a head from side to aid as the
gravel bank la eaten away.
Strength Has been aought In all parts
of the dredfer. The bucket chain haa
a breaking strain of something Ilk
1,000,000 pounds, and the digging appar
atus a lifting strength of 80,000 pounds.
One and a half Inch manganese ateel Hp
hsve been put on th bucket. W
Wood 1 used by th dredger for fuel,
the haul being short, and all that will
bo required for 10 to 20 year oan be
had on the company's ground. Th cost
ot delivering at the boat la about $1.60
a cord. Th company haa 1,200 acres of
land, 400 acres of which Is dredging
land. About 10 acre were worked In
the test run made this summer.
says commercial value In gold, silver
and copper.
) NEXT YEAH 0 SESSION.
Victoria, B. C, la to make a strong
effort to capture the next annual meet
ing of the American Institute of Mining
Engineers. The 1904 session Is to be
held In the Michigan Iron region, after
which the members will visit .Houghton.
and then adjourn for a couple of daya at
St. Louis, beginning September 24. Vic
toria plana to have the institute held
there next time, providing for a trip
to Alaska and prominent British Colum
bia points by steamship. This plan of
action was outlined by W. J. Sutton.
a member of the Institute residing In
Victoria.
PBOlFTCTOI
(Joornsl Special Service.)
Davenport, Wash . Aug. If. Unusual
activity prevail In the Pitney Butte
district, located on the south aid of
Spokane river. A large number of min
eral locations have been mad on th
butte, and prospecting work Is quite
general on many properties. A 60-foot
shaft haa been sunk on one of the best
defined veins, from which a crosscut
has been made, proving ore for a width
of five fee. which the owners state as-
NOVEL MILL TO BE
USED IN GOLD MINE
An Oregon mill la to be Installed on
an Oregon mining property. W. B.
Sherman of Grants Pass, who I Inter
ested In the Sherman crushing mill be
ing perfected In that city, la also con
nected with the Shaska St Robinson
property about alx mllea from Grants
Pass. Ths management haa announced
that one of the new mills Is to be In
stalled some time this fall, where both
mine and mill may be given a full and
fglr teat
Since the first announcement of this
mill waa made, alterations have been
worked out In the crushing device. At
first the principle was a solid cone set
in a conical casing, the space between
the two decreasing at the bottom.
Gravity naturally kept bearing the or
down Into this space until the rotating
cone on the inside had crushed It. As
being made now, the mill la a disc with
a alight elevation In the center, and a
casing fitting down upon t quite closely.
Ore Is fed at the apex, nd the centri
fugal fore la imparted by th rapidly
rotating disc Which throws ths ore fall
ing upon It outward Into the decreasing
space, where the crushing takes plsce.
A larger model than any yet made will
be used on the property for the trial.
Development I being pressed on the
property of the Ogle Mountain Mining
company in Clackamas county. F. D
Kepkey, manager of the company, stated
that the lower adit waa In I7 feet, the
last 21 feet being on the vein. Two
shlfta ar kept In thla drift. Th upper
tunnei is izs reet long, of which 10 feet
la a crosscut. The showing In th lower
level causes the manager to drive on the
vein as rapidly aa possible, as he thinks
a large amount of ore will be exposed by
mis worn.
ASBURY PARK BEACH
ANNUAL BABY PARADE
WHAT
DID
THE
Cat
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(Jonrnul goeetil fUr.tr.
Asburr Park. N. J Ana- SI Tki.
waa th day of all lays In th summer
season at mis popular resort the day of
me annual Daoy parade which wlnda up
the three days' carnival celebration. Old
resorters who have visited her rsgular
ly for yeac war unanimous In th opin
ion that th function today completely
eclipsed all of the similar effort of
past years.
The pageant started from the beach
auditorium and took in the entire length
of th board walk. Th floats were
more soro-eoua than vr .n K.r....
and the same waa true of the character
costumes. An accurate count showed
that nearly 1,000 Tittle tot were In line,
while upward of 10,000 spectators lined
the board walk and cheered the pageant
of "Infantry" as It toddled or waa trun
dled along. The festivities concluded
with the customary award of prises by
the queen of the carnival.
THUGS SECURE $400
FROM HARVEST HANDS
(pedal Dispatch to Tfie JoaraaL)
Sprague, Wash., Aug. II. Two har
vest hand traveling on a freight oar
from Helix, Or. to Spokane, were held
up by two men near here yesterday and
robbed of 1400 In rash and checks.
Both bandits were maeked. The bank
In Tacoma haa been wired not to caah
the checku. j
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then we invite you to do carpet trading here.
You may take our word for it that you will not be disappointed if you try. The new
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If you have carpet wants these details will prove mighty Interesting to you.
IMPERIAL EXAMINERS. A beautiful array of new patterns in this handsome new fabric Oriental, Art IW
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especially attractive. Thb Carpet is appropriate for drawing-room or library.
BODY BRUSSELS. A catchy design in this favorite floor-covering is the new Tapestry Brussels, an absolute re
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PLAIN WILTONS are always a favorite with those who want richness of coloring with plainness of pattern. We're
showing some very handsome weaves with the new "Wall of Troy1' border. They come in various widths
up to four feet six inches. ,
INGRAINS. For those who want medium-priced floor-coverings there arc a number of new designs in Ingrain
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SPECIAL SALE
UMBRELLA
STANDS
Prudent people always 'lay
up something for a rainy day.
Better have one of the Um
brella Stand for the rainy daya
that are coming. They're made
of metal and finished in gold
and silver. Useful and orna
mental. Cheap, too.
Regular Price $3.75 -SPECIAL
$2.40
SPECIAL SALE OF
PICTURES
Tomorrow, Friday and Saturday, we shall have a
Half -Price Sale on Pictures pretty ones, too ; no old,
shop-worn stock. A whole windowful to choose from.
Pictures for every room in the house Studies from
Life. Marines, Landscapes, Animal Life and Art Nou
veau, all artistically framed and ready for hanging.
The frames are more than worth the prices asked for
the framed pictures. i , jl1tt
REGULAR VALUES 90c TO $4.00
ONE -HALF OFF REGULAR PRICES
va tvAT,
PEDESTALS
AT HALF PRICE
Handsome pedestals, exactly like cuts shown
herewith, with artistically turned pillar, capital
and base; made of pretty golden oak and ma
hogany finished birch. All 36 Inches high with
12-inch top, hand-rubbed and polished. Not
many of them, so' come early if you want a
choice. On sale Thursday, Priday and Saturday.
REGULAR PRICE $6.00
SPECIAL
$3.00
IS GOOD
IAKE YOU
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