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10 0HETtlIA DISTRICT READY TO PRODUCE Two Elodern Mills Completed and Development Is Extensive Transportation No Longer a Prob- ; Iemo Camp. ' ' .mm.v vATTOMif : vnvTT:ANn. SUNDAY MORNING. OCTOBEB .' THK UKItuun ouuni Jvu"""" " w" ' i iwii ' i .. - ----- ,...,...,,...(. j ? 1 . I V BobmU district, la Lam oouny, ku Inn before the wort prominently for the put three rears through renewed activity In equipment and development A large number of properties there are twine opened. Mudard g nil line ha beea oomplBUi to wlthta II fnlleef tha producing eeotioo, ana on of tha largest plants of tha plata la being flnlahed ob a prominent Bohemia nine tola year. A oomplata. l-stamp mill tea beea emoted ee a aaeond prop arty. Before tha year doses tha die trlct wlU ba produolns. and 1000 prom Um to witness aa output never ap proached fa earlier dare or erode equipment end lone heals. -Greatest activity la witnessed within an araa of seven to eight miles aquar, but beyond Utla on althar extension of Oie mineral Bona Is found much of da Velopment work, which haa Indleattoae now of enlarging Bohemia district to SO or- st milaa in length nod aavan to 10 m width. - tTnlfke popular rumor relative to tha district, Bohatnln has oonsldarmbla bod Ira of highly oxidised ora at tha greatest depth ysl attained. In aoma of tha properties tha ora la frsa milling' al most exclusively, whil again aulphhSa and galena ahoota are- closely maso dated with oxidlsad ahoota. la tha Vs guvju and tha Maalok mtnee, whara tha greateat dopth of tha district 000 ta faat is attalnad, ora la found on tha lowast levels In aa free atata practically as at tha surface, which la explained by tha faot that all work Is above permanent water leveL Sulphide and galena area are tha usual types ex hibited from the diet riot. Thee, with tha beautiful and rare lead carbonates, or eerualte, found In soma parte of the MuelrJc mine, ygiva that Impreaalon that tha Bohemia baa a very shallow fred son. - All milling ptante of tha diatrlot are primarily emaJ gamailng. with ooncen t ration a secondary saving. The new mllla. which eontemplate too treatment of ores from great depth, adhere to the mum general methods. It may be said that Bohemia, has ao greater per centage of base values than tha average salatg diet riot of Oregon, and that with a rail Una within nine to 10 miles of the principal produce ru of the near fu ture, the district will bare no further twumortatiou handicap to retard op e rations. Lofty as its aspirations, Bohemia dia trlot haa a high average altitude for Oregon, mines being from 4,000 to 1.10 feet above saa level in the Calapoola range. Higher elevations are slightly above the timber line, but a dense forest clothes most of tha mineral belt. Water tiear the summit of peaks and divides In a district pre eminent above sur rounding ground, m expeotad to be scant. VESUVIUS iTAaf MILL,' MODERN-PLANT JUST COMPLETED IN BO- , fcEMIA OUTK1CT. - - but k vbrv limited drainage hasln to Bohemia suffices to generate a consider able stream, because of the abundant precipitation and lata snow beds. Horse Heaven creek flows i0 to SO minora' laches ta the dry aeaaosi Within a mil of ita very orlgiD, The topography- hi rough, high ele vation alternating with deep erosions in rapid succession, most of the streama flowing through what might ba termed -canyons, because of the precipitate slopes. Around Bohemia, Fairvlew and Grouse mountains, three slater poaka forming the center of the district, the slope Is ae steep that lltUa of tha soU clings to the formation, and surfaoa pitches of tt degrees are being pene trated by tunnels, riving a foot depth for a foot ahead. - Road building under such conditions have been difficult, and the heavy expenditures made by Indi vidual oompanlos baa consumed a large proportion of early development funda Triumphing over all, the' numerous com panies have worked on engineering llnea, with tha result that many fine highways laid out oa grades not to exceed seven per cent lead) to the various properties of promlneooa Wood, water, and good tunnel sites, three of Oregon's great facilities, are eepeolelly pronounced la Bohemia, ad Ore. rBtn BBB HB mVI MB Bmm eB eammWeaBe-eWHBmmimWelmEm- GAS AS A FUEL '' - ' . ... - V . ....,., I . , - ' ' . , ' ..." i' ,,'.'' ' ' " ' " ' . ; Insures fortj home ' : ' -.' ,!' v J v . i--: ' -vjv.w .-. "', -( ; V " . .A - A. ..." ..' f . ;, - : .. '' Saves Time, Money Labor, rOfiLiiaiinKui ;w to .-5;' FIHh and Yamhill Streets - .. .4.. it-:' V. The universal formation Is andeelte, Dips are from the oonloal central peaks named. Veins strike aa a rule north 40 to ie degrees wast, an average of SI ob servations being north 71 degrees west. Dip of veins is as a rule at a high angle, and varlee from 7t degrees northwest to 70 degress southwest. The prevail ing dtp is to the south west, something Ilka 70 to M degraes from tha horl- Bontal, Ganglia 'la Quarts aa a rule, although replacement of the andeelte baas is not ootnplejte ta soma fracture aouss. -Pyrltai enrichment la the moat common sphal erite, eaJchopyrlte and galenlte occur ring next In order of their naming. An average of values ta a fair commercial shoot ta difficult to obtain. Chtdnka of galena and oemelte have been kept for exhibit, carrying thousands of dol lars to the ton, and tha 1,000 tons of concentrates ahlpped from tha Maalok after the five-stamp mill had been run for a period ran muck above io par ton. In describing the various properties of Bohemia district, commencement will be madeat tha extreme north western aide, near where tha traveler up Sharp's orach encounters tha mineral belt. Sev eral prospects are down near tha baas of the mountain, work on them aa a rule being representation each year and the showing not ao good as ta properties nearer tha district oenter. With headquarters at Mineral hotel. the Golden Rule eompany haa been oar uo rou wisn to Of course you do. Then Inveatigmts tbt i New ; York Consol idated ! mining vompany, V i which owns ft well developed mine In the Greenhorn mining ' t .i !: OREGON. ;X Tress ury stock is now sellins; st 30 per share. Will be 4 a diTidend payer in 1805. v. . . ; . Oregon is fast becoming a great mining state and ' ; t those who invest now will reap large returns. Investigate the New York Consolidated Mining Company and vou will make money, because if you investigate you will, x Invest. , . ' .- . fc . i L.V. KEADY &CO. 04-w THK DEKUM, V;'r5 V ' PORTLAND, OR. rytas on development en tha north aide of Sharp's creek this year. There haa been betweeu TOO and 1.000 foot of work dona a this property and the eompany projoeta more extenaive de velopment. Near tha Golden Rule has of opara Uoa Id found tha. Claranoa sroun. oa which two .veins, five and three fast wide, respectively, have bean opened by short tun els and surface eats. On anotner branch of Sharp's ereek Is tha White Swan group, owned by the company of that aama Oa this -property Is a surfaoa lndtoattoa of a vela 00 to 00 feet wids from which ora has been taken of low value. Streaka are said to carry commercial grade. The Combination property on Quarts, creek Is opened by about 400 feet of work, giving a fair depth, proving the vein to average about 10 faat la tbia worifc-r v Y 1 - - SMlopMsnt Tho Vesuvius, owned by the. Vesuvius Mining eompany, Fv J.- Hard,1 manager, la one of the most thoroughly developed DrODertles of the camp. There are it claims ta the group, sight of which have been patented. This largo mineral es tate Ilea aa the Sharp's areek side of Fairvlew and Bohemia mountains, extending from the summit near tha Bo hemia poatofflea to aa elevation 1,100 feet below the higher points. The elope Is at an angle of about degrees from the" hotisoatal, the surfaoa la smooth, tha lower section are heavily tim bered and a good wagon road haa been graded from tha foot of tha mountain to tha summit, orosslng tha Vesuvius group, Approximately 1,000 set of develop ment has been dona on tha entire group. Tha mala adit Ik 1.SO0 feet long, being a drift for moat of that length, on the Vesuvius vein. Prom this level a raise haa been made 0 feat to the surfaoa oa the opposite aide of the Fair view peak, and lateral work haa been prosecuted to explore tho vela and In tersecting fissures. Between 400 and 800 fsst below this level another tunnel haa been started, and Is ta about too feeb following a cross vein to toe Ve suvius. Id the next 700 to 000 feet this drive will out tha Vesuvius vein, whan a drift Is to be extended oa this fissure under tho upper workings, ralaa mads and or chutes made down to the lower level. A sonaldsrable amount of sur faoa work that has been la the nature of proa pec ting and further development of the vain above the main adit. There or has been blocked for et oping, which I to oommenoe in a very short time. 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Amalgamating and concen trating appliances are Instilled for sav ing values. Tha mill building would accommodate 10 or 10 stamps, but only 10 have been Installed for the present. The a tamps wslgh 1,000 pounds, mor tars ars oi in improves nammona pat tern, two concentrating tablee are used. and a 10 horsepower steam plant pro vide energy. The mill la modern -In every respect and WlU be put la sonv mlaskon within a fsw day . SHsa Bidge, Oa Mont Ft loo ridge, to the northwest of the Bohemia poe toffies, la found, the Royal Flush group, owned by the Royal Flush Mioing eompany. Alexander Zjundbsrg and John Undquwt -are the principal atoekholdsr. Seven claims comprise the group, crossing which are two large veins. Development on these fissures Is In two tunnela each of whloh drlvta- leas than 200 Work Is being pressed there this sum mer. The Scorploii group, near, is owned by Lund berg, Ooets and Llndqulat. The owners were arranging to do consider able work there this season. The Ptttsbunr Mining eompany. of whloh William Shane la manager, owns the Pittsburg group, en Mont Rloo ridge. This 1 a large group, whloh is being pBsd by 10 or 31 tunnels that have not yst attalnad much depth. The showing la pronounced good. Ths corporation Is dose, being bached by a few individuals. The Red Side grswp. adjacent. Is owned by Shank and fisher; and a small amount of work has been done there. The Hooaler, conelatlng of twd CUima, across which strike two veins. Is being opened by-two tunnels. Fisher a Mar tin are the owners. In next Sundays Issue the raraatefng prominent properties nc Bohemia will ba described briefly. J Scientists say that the fsU of Niagara will disappear In I.tOO years. Port Ar thur's fall may occur tn the meantime Theree nothing Ilka doing a thing thoroughly. Of all the Salves you ever heard of, Bueklen's Arnica Salve la the best. It sweeps away end cures Barn. Sores, Bruises, Cute, Bolls, Ulcers, Sktn Eruptions and Piles. It's only lie and gusrsalssO ta give sntlefaetloa. MAY ERECT A BIG ELECTRIC PUNT ov gar 80BVS1S Ajni OOTTlaV vo rxsTAjros HMBlBa t r- " . - (specta! DtopawS ta las ftisrsaU Ojood River, Or Oct 1. J. J. Cmfut of Portland, who m heavily Interested In the Tucker Powtf company, an In corporated concern formed three years ago for the purpose of erecting a power plant at ths Tucker bridge, five miles up the stream, of Hood river,' has) been la ths city showing an eastern capitalist over ths ground of tha proposed Tucker powsr plant. v At Chenoweth, five miles below Mood River, en the north bank of the Colum bia. Engineer Oliver of the Columbia River Northern, with a crew of men. has- been running surveys along the Little Whit Salmon for tha last month or more for the purpose of locating au slsolrioel .power plant. , The xaovamenu of tha surveying party have been made with sea recy. but reliable Information bring the new that a dam Is to b con structed six miles up ths Little Whits Salmon and the water conveyed in a two-foot Iron pipe to the top of the bluff, at the old location of th Both wlck mill, where a 1.000-foot fall Is se cured ta th Columbia river. , Her a power house- will be conatroeted for generating electricity that WlU be trans mitted to Portland. While the Portland stockholders of tho Colombia River Northern railway company arc known to .be lrfterested- in this sxtsnslv. andsrtaktng, rumor has It that eastern capitalists ar also con nected with the enterprise. Th pro moters are experiencing soma trouble tn securing rights of way for their pipe line through tha lands of th settlers. The eompany baa bought outright suf ficient land for the location of th dam. Th W loans brothers, who constitute the Hood River Lumbering eompany. announce that they have purchased from B. W. Hops In of Saa Francisco, ths land lying north of th O. R. N. traok, and Including a pond suitable for hold ing logs, 1. N. Pay of Day brothers, Portland, was In the city recently and conferred with Wlnana brothers, oon oerning th. eetebllshment of a new saw mill her. It 'haa pot bean ascertained what will be don ta the matter. . ll. . 1.! .... ., I - - Ths fat Chines pheasants ar falling auAsrvusly saw TEETH Boston Painless Dentists Known th world over, are tha only dentists In Portland having th lata bo tanical DISCOVERY to apply to th guma for EXTRACTING, FH-LINO and CROWNING TEETH WITHOUT PAIN, and guaranteed for TEN TSARS. 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