THE DMbOOK UMhr JQTJlKAi; POKTCAWP. IUNPAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 7. 1901 COOS BAY COAL MINED SINCE THE YEAR 1855 The Only District In Oregon Whe re Extensive Coal Development or Production Hu Been Recorded Prospecting Is General in Other Sections of the State. LIGNITE FOUND THERE IS Output in Last Decade, Quality of Coal, and Prospect for Heavy Work In the Future Morrow County Has One Large Property That Will Produce Soon. Persistent advertising of Oregon's sold mines and the enlistment of eastern cap ital In their development has osused the people of this state to forget that they had coal districts of merit Since the year 1865 It has been known that Coos bay had commercial coal deposits, and for nearly all of the time Intervening coal has been mined in the section. This is the only field where coal mining has been prosecuted to any extent In the state, for discoveries made on the Ne halem In Columbia, Clatsop and Tilla mook counties, at Taquina in Lincoln county, Bckley and Shasta Costa In Curry county, and In the John Day basin and on Willow creek In Grant and Mor row counties, have been relatively little developed. In the NehaJera district there has been considerable prospecting, showing seams of coal that are regard- ' ed as commercial when transportation is afforded, and on Willow creek, near Heppner, (.000 to 7,000 feet of develop- . ment work has been prosecuted on a mine that offers a large tonnage. Aside from this, nearly all work has been done about Coos bay, and when Oregon coal is mentioned lignite of this district is usually understood. Interesting Xeports Made. Three reports have been made on the Coos bay district by members of the United States geological survey two by I J. B. Dlller in 1898 and 1199, and one by Oeorge Otis 8mith in 1992. These gentlemen made careful examinations and have set forth accurate informa tion of what they found, which mining men accent as Authentic. from the writings of these scientists It Is found that the Coos coal area is of the tertiary age, the inclosing strata being termed coaledo formation. Four subdlstrlcts are defined In noting the occurrence of the fuel and mining op eratlons one being termed the Newport basin, from the Newport mine at Llbby. another the, Beaver -Slough basin, the third the South Slough basin, and the last the Coqullls. The first has an area of 8x1 miles, the second 20x5 miles, the third 10x8 miles, and the fourth 8x1 . miles. Dips of the seams are rather gentle, and large faults are not uncom mon." In the Newnort basin but one bed has been extensively worked: It contains about six feet of coal In three benches. The roof Is generally sandstone, retir ing little timbering, and the top bench of NOT FOR THE BEST FARM tn the State. saw so much in the papers about the wonderful cures effected by Pyra raid Pile Cure, I determined to give it a trial. I bought from my druggist One fifty-cent box and used It as directed, and by the time I had used the last "pyramid" 1 was entirely cured; in four days after I began to use the 'pyramids' all inflammation was gone. I was per fectly easy all the time, the excessive discharge stopped at once, and stools became easy and gentle. "I was unable to get m ret my own firewood for four months, and half the time when I could walk at all I had to walk half bent. I used many pile remedies, salves and ointments, all to no effect until t used one fifty-cent box of Pyramid Pile Cure, and was cured. "I would not be afflicted as I was four months ago for the best farm In the state of Arkansas. 1 can give proof and reference of the wonderful cure to all who are afflicted as I was. Please ubllsh my letter that I may advise the afflicted." W. E. Wallls, Plggot, Ark., Box 2. The experience of Mr. Wallls Is that of thotissnds of others who suffer' for years with the most painful forms of hemorrhoids, or piles, and aft trying everything they hear of, give up all hope of a cure and look for temporary relief only. To all such s little book published by Pyramid Drug Co., Mar shall, Mich., brings glad tidings, as it tells all about the csuse and cure of plies, and Is sent free for the ssklng. In PORTLAND BEST FOR DOMESTIC FUEL coal is usually left with the upper part ing to form the roof. Small veins of pitch coal, or asphalt, ars frequently found In this bench. , The middle bench Is somewhat thicker than the top one, and the best coal Is found In the lower benoh, although Mr. Smith says a small amount of bone Is found at the bottom of this deposit In the Beaver Slough basin there are five beds of coal defined In the develop ment proseouted, the best again being at the -bottom; there are six feet of coal In this seam. The bottom bed Is divided into three benches. The work done at the Beaver Hill mine is the most ad vanced of any in this district Coos Bay Oood Domestlo Coal. "The coal from the Cooa bay mines la a lignite of a quality that prevents its competing as' a steam coal with the other coals of the Pacific coast," says Mr. Smith. "For domestic purposes It Is preferred to other coals, since It burns without smoke or soot These Cooa bay lignites do not generally coke, although a sample of Norton's coal from Cathlngs slough has yielded a good coke In a lab oratory test." In the analyses made the following general averages from the four districts named are regarded as typical of the Coos bay country: From lower bench of the Newport mine, Newport basin, 17.27 per cent moisture at 105 degrees centi grade for one hour, 44.16 volatile matter, 82.4 fixed carbon, 6.18 ash, 1.87 sulphur, non-coking. Middle bench. Beaver Hill mine, Beaver Slough basin, moisture' un der like test as above, 9.56; volatile mat ter, 49.85; fixed carbon, 35.98; ash, 4.61; sulphur,, 0.94; non-coking. Southport coal, also from the Beaver Slough basin, 7.94 moisture, 41.91 volatile matter, 46.95 fixed carbon, 3.20 ash, 0.28 sulphur, non coking. Seven-Mile coal, Coqnllle dis trict, 6.8S moisture, 48.69 volatile mat ter, 88.05 fixed carbon, 13.36 ash, 1.50 sulphur, none-coking. The production of the district from 1892 to 1900, inclusive, as obtained from records of the companies operating, does not show up in vsry large figures. Prior to that time no data is available In re g"d to the output upon which the In vestigators care to place dependence. According to their Information, the dis trict produced during the years named as follows: In 1892. 34.611 tons, worth 8148,546: 1893. 41.683 tons, worth 3164.500; 1894. 47,621 tons, worth 3188.914; 186, 73,685 tons, worth 3247,901; 1896. 101,721 tons. worth 8294.561; 1897. 107,289 tons, worth 8291.772; 1898, 58,184 tons, worth 3212.- 114; 189. 84,888. worth 3260.917; 1900, 58.864 tons.worth 3220.001. wait for B saver mill. In late years the future of the Indus try has seemed to hinge largely upon the result of work at the Beaver Hill mine, which is owned and operated by J, D. Hp reck els. Bro. A Co. This year the mine, under the able superintendence of W. 8. Chandler, has commenced produc ing again, with prospect of putting out more than 600 to 600 tons per day for the present, and an increasing output later. Owing to a recent stoppage of develop ment through rlre mishap, the mine has been flooded, but Is being pumped out. and will no doubt resume production again at an early date. The' owning company operates the Breakwater steam ship between Marshfleld and San Fran cisco to market the mine product in the latter city, where It Is said to command about 31 lees per ton than the average coal of Washington. The Sprockets peo ple express themselves as highly encour aged by the result of their thorough de velopment, snd operations at this mine will be on a larger scale than ever be fore, and in all probability encourage resumption of work in several other properties where development hss been suspended for several years. The Bee ver Hill has been opened by new work the ZAaVEBBIMBMlBtiJSSBt Bfl ings on the opposite side of the tlotlgh. where' the monagament has provided all economical means tor miotag sad snip ping the product . trwaportatlon rate to San FraijclscOsusjasJnj' estimated whan determining the value of Coos bay coal at the mine is If ton. Aa no railway connection to had with, the outhernTPaciflc so as to bring the coal directly to Portland, San Francisco has been the only market In the past A K.H.F mrmA nt coal la helms mined at the Willow Creak property, 80 miles from Heppner. No effort to being made by the ownipg concern, ura ni)iiii Railway Coal company, to market the product nor will there bo until a rail line Is built between the mine and the Heppner terminus of the O. B. N. branch. Tests of this coal made by the O RAN. Co. In a freight locomotive are said to have given better results than the average coal shipped to this state from Wyoming: The coal Is hard er than the average lignite, and has been ,w.,i in ia Knmtorv tests with marked success. As heavy development has been proseouted on the property during the past two years, mere ia vmj son to believe the needed railway will be built within another near. Nehalem was the objective point of a railway project from this city, which did not materialise. In prospect of Its con struction a considerable amount of ex ploring work was prosecuted In the up per Nehalem district, and the results a..-. imlfnrmlT na 1 1 Rfactor v. the Coal opened being a good lignite especially desirable ror aomesuo use. VISITOR FROM SALT LAKE IS HONORED Mrs, J. Monltz the Quest of De lightful Party at the Portland. Mrs. J. Morlts of Salt Lake City was the ' guest of honor at a card party given by her sister, Mrs. Oustav Simon, In the parlors of the Portland hotel yesterday afternoon. It was one of the most elaborate card parties of the sea son. The parlors were beautifully decor ated, palms and potted plant artistic ally arranged about the room and huge bouquets of ohrysanthemums sdded beauty to the scene. Japsnese lanterns were pendant from the celling and cast their mellow light over the gay gath ering of women. There were 10 tables, and the game played was 500. Prises were offered, the first of which was won by Mrs, L. Hexter snd the second by Mrs. Charles Feldenhelmer. While the games were In progress Professor Amsterdsm's Hungarian or chestra rendered a program of classical selections. The music was highly ap preciated . and the different nugnbers were applauded. At 4 o'clock a delicious luncheon was served on the card ttbles. Mrs. Simon pmved to be a very entertaining hostess. Among the Invited gueeta were Mrs. I. Jacobs, Mrs. Charles Rosenfeld. Mrs. I. Lang. Mrs. M. Lang, Mrs. Fred Seller. Mrs. K. Meyer, Mrs. R. Prager. Mrs. Haussman," Mrs. Frledlander. Mrs. T. Bernhelm, Mrs. J. N. Teal, Mrs. Newton Blsalnger, Mrs. M. Slchel. Mrs. E. Ehr man. Mrs. I. Bulswanger, Mrs. B. Neus tadter. Mrs. Max Htrsch, Mrs. R Gold smith, Mrs. 8. Blumauer. MJ-s Abe Hexter. Mrs. M. Hlrsch. Mrs. B. Selling, Mrs. S. Werthelmer. Mrs. B. Werthelmer. Mrs. Thauhauser, Mrs. Isam White, Mrs. 8. Ahpel. Mrs. 1. N. Flelschnsr, Mrs. M. Flelschner. Mrs. A. Meier. Mrs. Stgmund Meier. Mrs. Abe Meter. Mrs. Julius Meier, Mrs. T N. Llpman. Mrs. Leon Hlrsch, Mrs. Albert Feldenhelmer, Miss Aekerman. Mrs. Lowengart, Mrs. 8. Hlrsch, Mrs. H. Metsger. Mrs. 8. Julius Mayer. Miss Metxger. Mrs. 8. W. Rosen feld and Mrs. 8. Llpman. CAN YOU FIGURE OUT TillS CABBY'S NUMBER? 4 An Insolent csbby was recent- 4 ly naked to give' his number. 4 "Tou want my number, do you?" 4 4 he said. "Well, work It out for 4 yourself. If you divide my 4 number by I, 3, 4. or fi. you 4 will And there Is always 1 over, 4 4 but If you divide it by 11 there e 4 ain't any remainder. And what's 4 e more, there s no canny with a 4 4 lower number who can say the e 4 same." 4 Now, whst must the fellow's e 4 number have been . 4 Pall of When the weather varies there is nothing like the Gas Range for Cooking, nor the Gas Heater for Heating. Gas gives any degree of heat desired. There is no danger of catching a cold that will last you through the winter. In the fall, winter coal and wood are the bane of the household. People are now using gas for cooking the year round. No one who ever cooks with the GAS RANGE goes back to the old method. When it comes to lighting there is nothing that compares with the Welsbach light. What is gloomier than the sickly yellow light? .Put a mantle on your gas jet and you have a cheerful, steady white light the nearest to the sun itself. A mantle saves one-third in gas consumption. WEATHER GllESSERS ARE NOT WANTED District Forecaster Beals Warns the Public to Beware of Spurious Sharps. HISTORY OF PROPHETS TRACED TO DARK AQES No Reports Genuine That Have Not Hie Name Blown Into Them. The latest In the troubles of the weather man Is found In a circular is sued by the department of agriculture. in which a slap Is taken at all unuu thorlied weather sharps from the ancient Chaldeans to the village wise acre. The text of the circular, written by Portland's district forecaster, Ed ward a. Beals. is aa follows: There are today In the I'nlfd States. ss well is In other civilised countries, a few persons who make their living by publishing so-called long range weather forecasts, based upon old theories which nave no foundation, and which scientific men long ago rejected. We also find in almost every community some man who 'sets himself up ss a weather prophet, and who prognosticates, year arter year, hard winters, dry spells, snd other oalamltlea Once in a great while he hits the mark, and then his 'I told you so' receives public acknowledg ment; all his previous misses ars for gotten, and great la his fame through out the land. "These men may be conscientious In their belief, or veritable tricksters. It matters not which, and does not change the fact that their sayings and doings are an Inheritance of the dark ages, when all the world was veiled In super stition and Ignorance. This wt know, for by tracing back the mental progress of the human race we find that all sav ages today have their rain makers and their rain stoppers, and that the patri archal tribes still believe thst comets, eclipses and other unusual appearances forebode dire disasters. Also, anciently, the most civilised nations, such as the Chaldeans. Egyptians. Jews, Creeks, and Romans, had their soothsayers and oracles, who Imposed upon a credulous public. "Latterly,' the astrologers of the mid dle ages had a large following, and from the beginning of the 16th century up to the beginning of the 19th century they flooded Germany, France and Qreat Britain with almanacs containing prophecies of the weather, as well as prophecies regarding the minutest de tails of- conduct In the dally lives of the people. These prophecies were the merest twaddle, but It took a Inni time after Copernicus had explored the theory that our little world was the center of the universe before the belief In as trology received any check. Now It has so far disappeared that none but art ful plunderers and Ignorant dupes give it the slightest countenance. "It is not so with the so-called long range weather forecasters. Unfortu nately, many people, and some of the less careful publishers, are apparently In Ignorance of the true character of the work of these self-appointed proph ets. We cannot account for the con tinued publication of their utterances In any other way. Characterising them aa fakers and Im postors avails us little. The people themselves must decide as to the true worth of their work. Let those who have any Interest In the matter carefully compare the published forecasts with the actual weather day by day, for in no other way will the utter worthlessness of the whole mischievous business be exposed." Pianos, Music. We carry nearly everything In music, from a Jewsharp to "Grand" and Cecil Ian" Self-Playing Pianos. Special atten tion to msll orders. Write, or learn our prices before buying. Quality the beet. Prices the lowest. K U. Wills' Music House, 850 Alder street. With Thousands Looking On. Thousands of people have seen Barke Tonic cure rheumatism. It cures alt blood humor, and cures rheumatism In four to ten days. Price, 75 cents per bot tle; ah druggists. J. A. Clemenson, druggist, Portland,- Or., wholesale agent. LET US TELL YOU ABOUT IT AND THROWN OUT Experience of Strangers in J. Moore's Notorious North End Saloon: B S. FREEMAN PAYS DEARLY FOR VIEW OF THE SIGHTS Found Wandering About the Streets in a Dazed Condition and Penniless. What the police declare to be one of the worst of the many crimes charge able to the notorious saloon at Fourth and Couch streets, now conducted by J. B. Moore, who Is believed by the au thorities to be merely acting aa agent for "Bob" Patterson because the license of the latter was revoked by the city counoil, occurred early yesterday morn ing. After having been drugged and robbed of 89S, every cent he had, 8. Freeman, a lumberman, was thrown out of the lodging house over the saloon, known as the Favorite. He was found wander ing on the street in a stupefied condi tion by Patrolman Jones, and was sent to the city prison. Ludwlg Peterson, a companion of Freeman, who tried to rescue him from the clutches of a woman, wss assaulted by a burly "bouncer," and forced to leave the place. Minnie Greenwood, well-known to the police, wss arrested yesterday afternoon by Detectives Snow snd Kerrigan on suspicion of being the person who took Freeman's money. Freeman posl- the LOST! Somewhere in the City of Portland a bunch of keys containing three flat keys and our name plate. One key marked with number 1287. Return this bunch of keys, before next Saturday, to our office and receive as a reward the handsome Mahogany Chiffonier now shown in our front window. TULL& GIBBS I Complete Housefurnishers whom he was at the time he says he was drugged. She, is now held at the city prison, without bonds. 8. Freeman Is a lumber contractor, and at present Is filling orders for the Ore gon Lumber company of Hood River, tlvely Identified her as the woman with He came to the city Thursday, and In the evening went to the north end with Peterson to "see the sights." He bed 8104 at the time, and after taking a glass of beer at the Antler saloon, on Davis street, between Third and Fourth, went to the Favorite. There, he says, be met Minnie Greenwood and wss In veigled into buying her two small bottles of wine. The woman, according to his verson, then Invited him to accompany her to another part of the building. After watting probably a half hour, Peterson says, he went upstairs to see what had become of his friend. He was seized by a large, powerfully built man whol asked what he wanted. Peterson said he wanted to find out what was keep ing his friend. The "bouncer" Imme diately threw him downstairs and warned him not to come back. This morning Freeman gave the police an account of what had happened. He saw the woman searching his pockets and remembers that somebody assisted htm downstairs and out the door. Freeman's story that he had drunk only to a limited extent before he met the woman Is corroborated by Peterson. Both positively Identify Minnie Green wood as the woman with whom he left the saloon. Elocutionary Recital. Mrs. Sylvia W. McOulre. reader and Impersonator, will give a recital under the auspices of the Ladles' Aid society of the First Baptist church, on Tuesday evening, November 29, In the lecture room of the church. Admission 26 cents. Mra McOulre has been very successful as a reader, having been Identified with some of the best musical organisations In the middle west and south, her spe cialty being negro dialect stories, in which she excels. She will be assisted by some of the best musical talent of the city. Year SMELT NOW DELICACY: SOON A FERTILIZER Columbia river smelt are In the market at 76 cents a pound. The first shipment arrived yes terday from the Cowlitz river and were immediately sold to a retailer at 60 cents a pound. He In turn found plenty of orders for the fish at 76 cents. This Is somewhat early for smelt, the run generally begin ning after the first of Decem ber. Within a few weeks aftsr that the receipt's become so large that hawkers established every where throughout the city sell the fish for aa low aa 1 cents a pound. Along the Cowtits they become so plentiful that farmers drive their teams into the river and shovel the fish into their wagon. On the farms they are used as fertilizers. From the Chicago Tribune. "Bolivar Pyke," sharply asked big wife, "did you bet on the election a this timer' - "Buenavlsta McCorkle Pyke." he re sponded, doggedly. "I did. I was fool enough to bet that Roosevelt wonteV carry Missouri, and that Douglss would. be elected governor of Massachusetts." "You were? Well, did Roosevelt carry, Missouri T" "He did." "Was Douglss elected governor Massachusetts r' "He was." Mra. Pyke's face softened perceptibly. "One more question, dear," ehe said. Who Is Douglas T" Mr. Pyke looked at his wife and, opened his mouth as if to speak, bat has paralysed tongue could not framo a suitable reply, and he ran gasping out Into the open air. : 4 ' t e