THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. PORTLAND. WEDNESDAY EVENING, NOVjHMEE 1 Hjt,
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DEVELOPING ORE
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FOR THE SMELTER
Three Crosscuts Being Driven on
Properties of the Waldo
Mining Company.
LARGE ORE BODIES ARE
OPENED NEAR SURFACE
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Every Indication Points to Blow-
m, Ing Smelter in Again
Early Next Season.
(Special Dlapatch to Th Joernal.)
Waldo, Or., Nov. to. Development on
the properties of the Waldo Mining 4,
Smelting company, at thla place, pro
gresees steadily, which ta another as
au ranee of the management's purpose
to blow the smeller In again next spring!
On the Queen of Bronae property, which
has been the beat producer of the cop
per (roup controlled by Waldo Inter
ested tbe cross-cut tunnel has ,a length
of slightly over 10 feet. Within an
other 300 feet It will open the or body
at a depth of about 300 feet, giving the
management sloping ground above thla
tunnel of sufficient srea to keep the
smelter busy for xome time. Drifts will
be extended In both dlrectlona when the
vein la Intersected. The ore bodies have
been proved for nearly the length of
jtha claim here, and vary In width from
43 to 30 feet. With 300 fact depth,
which will he Increased In one drift, and
the width nf commercial ore ahown In
upper workings maintained, there aeema
an doubt that a heavy tonnage will ba
blocked ' out within a comparatively
short time
I Another croaa-cut Is being driven on
the Cowboy claim, which will give a
vertical depth of more than 200 feet.
?Thle tunnel la already In 400 feet, and
will soon cut the vein, when drifts wlU
e run In both directions. The surface
showing on thla property la exception
ally good, assuring high-grade copper
ore at depth. On the Mabel. Copper
Xing and Lytla claims development has
.been prosecuted, which opena large and
promising ore bodies. On the Lytle up
per workings opened the vein to a depth
of 100 feet, where the ore shoot Wid
ened to 30 feet. A xrose-cut tunnel la
being driven to open thla ore body nt
about :50 feet depth, vertical measure
ment. :.oo feet of the drive already hav
ing been completed.
I A strong development crew la main
tained by Manager B. W. Walters, snd
no bettor evidence la wanted of the
plans for permanent operation than a
visit to the workings. By late aprlng,
When It will be possible to haul eco
nomically between Waldo and drains
Pass, the management will be ready to
resume smelting, and will have a reserve
tn sight that will permit of steady
work. Ore bodies here are large, ana
drifting on them opens an Immense ton
nage. There is auch uniformity In else
In all surface work, and the deposits
have such evidence of permanence, thai
all the expensive equipment before deep
development aeema fully warranted.
Edgar Baume, Who Is Making a Hit This Week in "The New Do
minion'' at the Columbia Theatre.
total of about' (0 la employed at prea-
ent.
The dredger Is-holding up to Ha test
run ef laat apilng, when It demonstrated
lta capacity to handle 2,400 cubic yardJ
a day under adverse condltiona, with a
reverse capacity running aa high as
4,00 cubic yarda when digging at shal
low depth and In loose gravel. Since
the renovation and minor alteration
made laat summer there la not a flaw lr.
the big machine. The especially de
signed sand pump of Manager rim
llan, which elevates from the pump be
low the trommel to the head of the
sluices, la aa such and constant aa the
marine engine running the digging apparatus
GALICE SOON TQ HAVE
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CHAMPLIN DREDGE
tS DOING FINE WORK
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
i Wood villa. Or,. Nov. 10. Dredge op
erations on Foots creek this year by the
Champlln company have been of the
most satisfactory nature. The big
plant has been In steady commission
since started early In the fall, and
Will continue on through the winter.
A favorable feature of climate here la
the ability of dredger- to run through
the winter months, as there Is not
enough Ice or violent weather to hinder
work. A large crew of men le kept In
the timber cutting fuel. By commenc
ing thla work early. Manager Chrlatlan
has fortified himself against emergen
Cles. and has steady deliveries of fuel
for the 210-horsepower steam plant
The wood la cut on the company'a own
land, by contract. Including the wood
crews and men operating the dredger,
(Special Dlapatrk to Tbe Journal.)
Oallce. Or., Nov, 30 --Winter finds
everything in this sectlln in excellent
condition. Both the Oallce and the
Old Channel plants are doing full duty,
While Anderaon and Williams and other
concerns operating nere nave ineir
eauloment In commission. Next season
will see a clean-up that has not been
exceeded on lower Rogue placers for
many years.
A force of men has been put at work
by the Aim edit company on the 11 -mile
road from this district to the Southern
1 Pacfflb near Iceland. When the surveys
were finished it waa found that the
grade did not exceed 0 per cent In the
roughest parts.-and the amount of rock
work to be done la net large. The time
for completing this new route to the
railway cannot be fixed, but it la the
purpose of the mlneowners to press
work eo ss to have the road open dur
ing the early winter.
utter ruin for agricultural purposes
surely follows dredging.
Taking either Oregon or California for
observation, dredge men hold that there
Is no need of alarm. Moat of the ground
dredged ia not used for agriculture. As
a rule the boats are placed in aome nar
row depression contiguous to rough
hills, where there Is not enough aoll
over the gravel to render It productive
of crops. But If agricultural land
dredged, It Is held by operators that
relatively short time will be required
to bring It back to a state of fertility
Land valuable for dredging will have a
light overburden of aoll, and thla will
be replaced in time over the gravel
dump left at the tall of a boat
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(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Spokane. Wash., Nov. 30 A force of
men is busy at the California mine near
Republic, Wash., pumping water from
the workinga and repairing the shaft.
The removal of the debris of the cave
revealed lesa damage than waa eff
nected. The shaft has been cleansed
and retlmbered aa far aa water would I mineral Industry that would
Mexico - has provided, la granting i
monopoly to Mexican powder manufac
turera, for a $240 tariff on each ton of
Imported giant powder when the local
concern Is able to meet market require
ments. This tariff is about It. (8 a case,
and If the local manufacturers take ad
vantage of the Increaae in tariff rates
or if after launching upon manufacture
of powder it is not able to continue to
supply the demand, mining men will
have to pay an enormous tribute to the
government for their explosives. While
the monopoly has commenced to manu
facture exploalvea, It has not announced
Its capacity to supply the market, and
the tariff haa not yet been put into ef
fect. This tariff Is scarcely lesa op
presslva than aome of the monopolies of
the Tranavaal government, which Urlt
Tan " and other foreign operators ad
vanced aa Justification for the Boer
war.
permit. Work will be done on one level
after another as each la drained. The
amount of repairing and retlmberlng
necessary on each level cannot be esti
mated yet. M. A. Lively and brother
have taken a leaae on the waate dump.
which is known to contain considerable
rich ore and much medium and low
grade material that will pay well to
sort and ship. A Jig haa been set up,
and they have begun Jigging and sort
Ing. The greater part of the ore which
they expect to recover la the One broken
material which It was Impossible to
save at the time It was mined. It la
stated by thoae tn a position to know
that the leaaeea have a good thing
Manufacture of ateel. Iron and cop
per increased more during the-year clos
Ing than any other manufacturea In this
country. Mining men offer thla as
further evidence of the need ef a min
ing department In the cabinet. In the
nine months ao far recorded there was
an Increase of $20,000,000 In the manu
facture of iron and steel, $$$.000,000 in
copper and $10,000,000 in mineral oils,
whereas very light Increase was noted
in other branches of manufacture.
Handling minerals, their manufacture
and delivery in finished form to man
kind, are grouped as features of the
be em
DEEP WORK ON VEINS
OF GOOD MILLING ORE
(Special Manatrh to The Journal.)
Cottage drove. Or.. Nov. $0. Alfred
Johnson, president of the Hiawatha
Mining A Milling company, has returned
from a visit to the company'a holdings.
Four tunnels are driven on two ledges,
aggregating 426 feet, all In milling ore,
says Mr. Johnson. A lower tunnel Is
being started. Down the mountain
near the mill site another large ledge
has been exposed. Mr. Johnson says
this property oan be tunneled at a
greater depth than any of the claims In
the center of the camp, as a long tunnel
from the mill site driven under the
apex of the ledge would give a vertical
depth of over $.000 feet. Mr. Johnson
brought out samples from the upper
adits. In which can be seen free gold.
He aays the Hiawatha group has Im
proved a great deal the past season.
BIG CROSSCUT NEAR
. THE CHAMPION LEDGE
(Special Dlspsteh ta The Journal.)
Cottage Orove, Of., Nov. 10. George
Knowles came out from Bohemia dis
trict yesterday and says he has dis
covered a fine ledge on the Emergency
group On the south' side of Falrvlew
mountain, owned by himself and Charles
Oettys. Mr. Knowles says there was
about three Inches of snow on the
ground when he left. The big tunnel or
the Oregon Securities company la now
Ithln sbout 4fl feet of the Champion
ledge, and breaking Into 'Stringers and
ledge matter. The tunnel Is being ex
tended about five feet dally, with dou
ble ahlfta. Mr. Knowlea will return to
camp the last of the week.
braced within the scope of the new de
partment, and all of which would be
benefited by It.
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Special Dlapatch to The Journal i
Taeoma, Nov. SO. The proposal to
supply water to Tacoma through the
well system has met a sudden check.
Kmlnent physicians declare the water
should first be tested by competent ex
perts, and suggest that an experienced
bacteriologist and pathologist be em
ployed for that purpose. Dr. K. M.
Brown of the board of health has tsken
a decided stand In the matter and has
forwarded a resolution of the Pierce
County Medical association to the
mayor. In the resolution the medical
men point out the dangers arising from
the use of well water. This action haa
caused the promoters of the well scheme
much alarm, as they bad virtually car
ried their point and expected the city
council to accept their plan.
hew oosTsavsnro compamt.
(Special Dispatch to Tbe Journal )
Chehalls. Wash.. Nov. 30. The St.
Helens Condensing company haa been
Incorporated at Chehalls, with a paid
up capital of. $30,000. The company has
been organised wholly by local capi
talists, and will build a milk-condenser
that will repsce the one thst waa de
stroyed by fire a few weeks ago. The
directors are C. W. Maynard, D. W.
Boone, B. O. Lowry. J. W. Crow and
John W. Reynolds. Work haa com
menced on the site of the company,
which will be the same as the old plant
occupied.
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TaT ACT" S.ITIO ATIOST.
AGRICULTURISTS ARE
ATTACKING DREDGERS
An argument advanced against dredg
ing Is the destruction of land by tbe
boats. Estimating the total number of
dredgers at work on the Pacific coast at
ISA. and placing their capacity at an
acre of ground per month each. It is
found that 1,300 seres of ground are
being spoiled annually. All of this la
assumed to be agricultural (round, and
(Special Dispatch to The Journal.)
Tacoma. Nov. 80. Judge Chapman. In
the superior court, has decided a famous
case in favor of Pierce county and
against Dell Stuart. Stuart sought to
foreclose a venaora lien ior tio.vuv
against a piece of.four acres which tne
county holds by escheat in the locsllty
formerly known as the "Nigger tract."
The court field" that piamtlff could not
recover on Hie strength of the county's
defective title, but must recover. If at
all, upon the strength of his own title.
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The object of this exposition is two-fold: To demonstrate
the ability of this store to meet the demands of the very finest
custom of this city and also to make pricss which silence com
petition. Every one contemplating the purchase of a piano sooner or
later, will do well to visit our store now. The exhibition of
Chickering pianos is remarkably complete, embracing baby' up
rights, large uprights, small and large grands, In the choicest
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Especially interesting is the display of Weber grands and
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British Government Coneidering
Plan of Strategical Dis
tribution of Forces.
(Special .Dispatch ta The Journal )
Tacoma. Nov. it. The Russian ship
Olenard will sail for Australia tomorrow
morning. 8he carries 1.100,000 feet of
lumber.
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hat the recent withdrawal of warships
from Esqulmalt Is part of the radical
change of policy on the part of the coun
cil of defense of the cabinet. It la an
nounced that the government Is consid
ering a plan for strategical distribution
of imperial forces ao as to concentrate
naval and military strength In a more
effective way. One change will be the
withdrawal of regular forces at small
coaling stations and the substitution for
them of local defense forces. It Is of
ficially announced that the government
contemplates the withdrawal of impe
rial forces from Halifax. In connection
with the decision to be reached as to
Esquimau le the fact that the center of
the world's military and naval Interest
is now on the Pacific, snd this may save
that station from reduction. A speedy
announcement of the government's In
tention In this regard Is expected.
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