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THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 3. 1921
SaJemHas ;Her - Doors the Butte City District of Oregon Undeveloped, in the
Great Santiam Mining Country; This Year Will See Beginnings of Great Things
THE OREGON STATESMAN. SALEM, OREGON
OREGON! MINES, MERE THEY ARE,
WHAT THEY ARE, AND WHAT DOING
Silver and! Copper Output Increased and Gold Output
Decreased Only Slightly Last Year, and the Outlook
Is. For Great Development, in Near Future The Big
. Feature! for 1920 ' Was in Iron Development, and
Oregon fJay Soon Have Big Operations in Both Iron
And Coal Mines.
(The following outline of Or creek, Josephine county, has re-
fon minins l operations, develop- cently been sold to Mr. M. Norden
ment and possible development and associates. This property is
was kindly furnished The States- the richest gold discovery made
man by the Bureau of Mines and in southern Oregon in many years.
Ceology, Heqry M. Parks, direct- The present owners plan to tn-
nr 417 Oreeon buildine Port- larre th nrMnl nlant tn Inrlude
land, under date of Feb. 23:) I cyaniding of the rich tailings af-
Oregon Mines 1 w amalgamating.
Production; from Oregon mines J The War Eagle Mining: com
la 192Q apparently reached a low I pany. owning a large quicksilver
Viuo mux i w kfcvuiyi icugiu i yruycnj uu iiiuus cm&( jt-
Iiaicuicut vi tug vuuuiuuiis mai I sua cuuuijr, usee cuiuyicieu a
tire brought this about waold be I ton Scott furnace, replacing the
. . t.a. -. .v HlA..lt.K . I. j. I 4 .-..... - .... J Tk,
torv heard from Dracticaliv ev I ore ia nf mod erade and the man-
ery mining district .in the conn-1 agement plans to fire the furnace
try. Briefly it nay be stated I as soon as a more active quick-
that high ii. deflcienev and I silver market la Assured.
, inefficiency ' of labor, extremely I Renewed activity is reported at
Biga cu'is ot materials ana sup-line Aimeaa copper miae, ai ius
piles, high freight rates and slow I Sylvanite Gold Tungsten and oth-
uruTcl j fill cuiauiucu iu i cuiiv- i ei yiuiniun u wutuu
talalng In the state to the lowest
.vet returns for many years
The shortage of labor wm
rratr in ntininv. than in other
' industries due to extra high wagv
es offered by road contractors.
1 logging companies, wheat ranch-
Eastern Oregon
mal conditions, which they be
lieve to be close at hand,
foal
The increased price of crude
oil and the inability of industrial
ana neaung plants to make con
tracts for supplies of fuel oil has
stimulated interest and activity in
methods for beneficiating the sub
bituminous coals found in Oregon.
The Southern Pacific railroad.
owner of the Beaver Hill mine,
voos way aisirici, nas entered in
to a co-operative agreement witn
the U. S. Bureau of Mines and me
Oregon Bureau of Mines to inves-
tlirata pna 1 vathinr methods in
order to improve, it possible, the
grade or coat ana put it on me
market tn better meet the com
petition of Utah- and Wyoming
coais.
The Oresron Bureau or Mines
and Cieoloev is conducting experi
ments on Oregon coals along me
line of low temperature carboni
zation. It la Indicated that a su-
nerinr fnel pan he nroduced With
the possibility of recovering val
uable by-products from me aus-
tillation treatment.
Iron
Probably the mosv distinctive
single feature to mark the mining
industry of Oregon for 1920 is
tVia deelnnment of Iron ore In
important quantity and of rood
quality in Columbia county within
25 miles of the city of Portland
and near the Columbia river. The
ores, as far as developed, are all
limonites. the larger part of them
carrying 50 per cent or better in
Iron (dry analysis). ' They are
low in sulphur, which is always a
, detrimental element, and carry
but three-tenths to five-tenths of
ore per cent phosphorus.
These limonlte ores are closely
associated in their origin with the
weathering of the basaltic rocas
found in the region which in their
original state carry about 12 to
14 per cent iron, in Dreaaing
down under the action of nature's
processes of weathering, the iron
which was present In the original
rock chemically combined with
allira and in other combinations
is released to be deposited in more
concentrated rorm as iimonite.
hydrous oxide ot iron.
Sometimes it occupies the po
sition of the original basalt by
replacement and again it seems
to have been carried greater or
less distances by circulating
rronnd water and nut down as a
separate deposit ot its own kind.
One of the attractive features
of some of these deposits which
have heen nroADected is the fact
that they give promise of being
sufficiently large and so close to
the surface that they may be
cheaply mined by some such pro
cess as the steam shovel method
Much of the ore is what would be
called a "soft" ore with only
streaks of hard ore running
through It,
The develooment work has pro
ceeded rather slowly for ' more
than two years but enough has
been done in places well well dis
tricted over the country thai It
can be predicted with confidence
that If a vigorous and intelligent
program is continued a sufficient
tonnage of iron ore win oe proven
to insure the establishment ot an
iron Industry in this section.
GOLD CHEEK Mil ID Itlll
ment of the Willamette valley by I have dawned. Thic economical
wnue men. alter wbich the loca- ana potent water power wiu
tion and identity of these miners made to mine and reduce the ores
. l .ti . 1 I A , . Vi 1 -. r.tn tn a inmmArrll1
waa imi uuiii rrceai jumra. ..-- t
The principal development work product (concentrates).
. ,i i . I Tliu, apiii will K red 11 red tn
uu mtse m lues nas uetn on "...
large, well defined ore tearing concentrates by the flotation pro-
j ... . .. .... - T I . 1 -
iissure vein, wnicn mis a ussure cess oi cnocenwiuwn u
, A w . Jk 1 . I 1 t j 1 . . J A B A IUVA, TT n
log zone, and is paralleled by an at the mine. Assays taken from
intrusive ayae or iemspar-porpn-1 the upper tunneia ourma prv
yry. which has played an import J pect work on this ore body indl-
'm iiuu lucgcumi oi iucbo cue mai me raw ui tuu uuw
ores. At what Is known as the xio to about S140 per ton. and
Upper tunnels, about 300 feet of average over $20 per ton, the val-
tunneling has been done on this ues being In gold, silver-lead and
vein at a point where It crosses a zinc, the silver and lead values
deep canyon at right angles. The predominating. These ores are
ore Doay at ibis point is about Z5 ideal for concentration and. win
f&A I arlJlk A At.1. .11- . ! . - A . A .
iu mum, auu ion luuuciiui prooaDiy concentrate aoouv ua iu
snows a continuous coav or or An nnvtnrinr a concentrate aitnated about 16 1
along this vein in both directions worth aomethinar over S200 ver east of Gates station, on the Cor-
tvnwn ftt.l . - n M . , - a I . . . ... . . I ..in. m. L..i.M Mll.A.il In Vf -
- t mil rujwu ws im.i mm " I tOD, WDlCIl Will IDtM a Very Tl-1 Illlia mz uiicm i.itiveu,
f the attractive features plored by tn0 tunnei,t and ror. M commercUl producU rlon county, township 8 north
of these deposits which faee -roppings over the mountain NoW Hava n Road range & east of the WUlametU me-
rntil recent rears this rerion rldUn. and about one ana one-
k.?irVmirof arrZ quarter miles in a northerly dl-
K!fnJ rlnS and mouSI: rectlon from the Utile North
being very rough and mountain- Santiam river.
ous, and covered with neavy urn- Somo of tb(. Urteat tocWiel
oer and nnderbruah, with poor dcrm of thIm company are Slt,m
and rniMriiln m nn n tain trails I 1 - . 1. . ......
CUP if HAS 501 VALUABLE CLAIMS
There Are Seventeen of Them in All, Comprising 340
Acres, and With Water Power and Timber , on the
Land and Natural Facilities for Modern -Mining on
An Economic Scale.
The property of this company Is
situated about 16 miles norm
In eastern Orezon extensive de
velonment work ia beinar done on
the nronertiea or the (JornucODta
Minea eomnanv at CornuCOfiia.
Baker county, under the manage-
hrr:hn"??'hoket mill, are being operated
. rr. . i 1 z noura nauv.
naMnaa v W la k tl arrt a tirliAa l"s m .
vvuiq vi ui6i " - The E. &. E. mine at Bourne.
a !al m m a wmj t k 4 nM rnP . .
" T" .m-- -- a which comnleted a zo-stamo mm
wining industry since me price and fIoUUoa conCentraUng plant
et metals has not been in propor- ... ta oner.tion with
tion .to Increased costs as MMJohn Arth' m.'nar.
THE LOTZ-lABSETi COIfAf ILL
; nr niiinnimn nnrn Tilin oriPnill
Bt OHimiib UtttD IRK) DLHOUl
bor above mentioned. The "great
Inereaaa ia 'thn enat ot aUDDliea.
I made "at ill ' rreater bv the two
raises in freight and express, has
added greatly to mining ana mm
inr costs.
The hla-h frelatht rates has add
i ed to the cost 6T marketing con
,.nir,ia. and to ameller rates
and consequently has reduced net
amelter return. i 1 '
The Tten Harrison mine com
pleted Us flotation plant and op
erated Curing me summer momns
for one shift daily, but closed
down in October because or iaoor
conditions and high operating
costs. The manager W. C. Fel
lows, stated that when normal
conditions return full scale oper
ations wouia Begin.
Tha Kmnlre DredKinar company
at John Day was operatea steaa
I. Jt I A f .
muiciis msi tan o re ooay ex
tend for ahont e mile ilnnr fhl
vein, tnus disclosing an almost
inexhanstable ore body.
PMnrH nr trie rmnanv
I mZ J rfaraller thlreto iCeeSlible tO any but thOS Who aIl tn of good and 111 r-
oS whteh iiL h?vl heen J nnm' would travel afoot, through thick- rL and therefore deserve well
?nw,c Ah" haTb?en. a um- ets. and nn steen decUvlUes. Now, th. hrirhter future that seems
7:i 0.l?rJ? an.a-""", T: however, through, i ths eo-opera- n0w Tn a fair way to open up that
ore bodiM Vhieh ho..r ar Marlon county and the whole district. -
ore bodies which, however, are I . Aw. .v, mrtA Th- r.mnertv conalata of 17
and valne an vet nndetermtned I rnchers whd live on the.narTOW Street. Single stanaaro, rew lori.
ana vaiue as yet nnaeterminea. I . ... . y. ,. c-mma newev. ConnMUna Link.
About 800 feet below these tun- "uc" .7, UT. V k Imaun Coooer King Portland
nel. at the head of a box canyon J tiam.ro ng; PortUn,
a mam woraing cross-cur. tunnel l , J T Z It ittie Mark Little Giant. Black
is now being driven to tap this or- opened up. UWDfurt I hJ- u A tte OS.
ooay about 1500 feet below the nui supplies sua T'Jn ti of 'four ot the. first
snnaco crop pings. Thla tunnel me silver .mg mines, ana oww ...T' rTlVi.. frenB were lint o-
wusiu lua win onia m nin ana wnicn may wwn uw w v. RaaTaa and hla two sons,
permit the extraction of the ores Oregon's best known mining- lH William and Lyman. The first
tnrougn mis tunnel to me 1500- trlcts. ThU road winds mrougn d . loCmled was known as the
lfJt DJ gravity process 1 a, acanlc country, on an easy graua, Inimetalllc. which has been re-
anai ....a t . in timmit m Hiiiitia or en. 1 . ... . a
1 i --"- - insmea me nau oimi. cw
1 1 i. vfii the I . . . . 1.1
iTM?f ? ,miM are 1 railroad at Lyons. Oregon,. dls- located by J. W. Gil more and D. P.
adapted to the flotation process otl . of 1T mlle from tn. SUver t-nk ot thtt city. Mr. GUmore now
concentration, ana wiu oe raucea 1 K! TrnckB caa operate n,e. at Vort Jones.
to concentrates py uu process at 1 , i . ,j . .v. ,
At.- 11. t- - . . ..1 on it. ana 11 uu vitcu ww m mr in asv ma vwiirm
mouth of the tunnel portion 'problem , tot this dls- wm." organlred and a number of
moutn or me mnnei. . I .-a t. .i.im. t,v,n ot. aince
The company Is now instalirng a WiC-f mttZr. 1 ZZ. .kTJ ti,rheV hare remained as
power plant for the purpose ot op-h"8 report on ttls P- fblch time they have remained as
.!r . ... 2.. . I wmmm ,v. -tnmn neaonreea I indicated above.
They Will Firlish the Wagon Road from the Black Eagle
a. tl.:.' r.-.. Tklo Cnr-inn onH 1Q91 Will
Wi ne 10 llieir nupcuy mo -H" power pUnt for the purpose ot op- vorabie repon on mis nunti r- wmcu m
.. - . .-:, tu ti;il Dociilt In -.t7-J'Z:7Z JJA Ini Vm. Uari in tha "Mineral Resources Indicated above.
See We beginning OI uperdt.uf ..uu " M!U" TuStwlU bVlocda The elevation of the camp ,U ;t
The Goal Of the DaUntleSS Workers, a Large and Ual ot this cross-cut tunnel and! reau of Mines of the State of Ore- the Wall Street tunnel. abot 3900
Profitable Mine.
- One of the ; most promising
n,nfiiM In the Santiam : mining
: In adAitloa Jo Jho Wgh costs ot tbroashout the year and the district, both for successful oper-
material and freinht Charges me I '., . . n. n . m-.. I . . . . . it j... ..mMf
alow and M tl .frfLg. Gold Etredging company and the u the Lotz-Larsei group of claims
ery of th past year haa further SnmDt.r Dredrinr comtmnr have An the little North Fork ot the
. a . a w . .iiii.f iaw ann n nn - - ' ' 1 . -
Kgravaiea mo - Kn operated from Mav 15. hav
ing been idle during the winter of
1919-20 due to shortage of elec
tric power caused by the unusual
ly light rain tan me previous
Tear- . ' ' V , .
Several otner mines were ciosea
'mA tn. the nt of miainc
The nrelimlnarv estimate ot
Oregon's metal production tot
120 by the U. S. Geological Snr
vv la ouoted in nart as follows:
I A preliminary estimate ot the
production of metals at mines I"
1920. - comniled i by
Santiam. near the mouth ot Gold
creek, and east of Horn creea.
The camp house of this com
pany ia about 12 miles from the
nmmt of the Cascades by trail.
and about seven miles "as the
several otner mines were c crow nleg
ior mo Sams r - , ntm. the
TX W fl .. A mmmA T n ft !. M W 4 Tt V
Charles Qj.Yale of (the United JJjgJ e 11? th. present ahlpplng point ontbe C.
States Geological S-rvey, Depart-1 "cefarr nower I & E. railroad, and about 40 miles
tnM nr the Interior. - ahowa a i necessary power. i oi,
W.Nf . . F , -
imall decrease in the output; ot
(old and an increase in tne out
put ot allver and copper as com
psred with that ln 1919. The es
timated output of gold in 1920
was $M2,200 which, compared
with the output In 191 9,' Is a de
crease t only $38,645. It is
somewhat i surprising that the
Ut so nearly held its own in the
production of gold, in view of the
adverse conditions under which
said mining has been carried on.
Less than hilt as many mines
were producing in 1919 as in
lilS, and the number must hare
till further decreased-in 1920.
- Tha ontnnt nf silver in Oregon
,!n 1920 was 199.940 ounces, as
compared with 111.121 ounces m
Hli. an Increase for 1920 of
IS.819 ounces.
Tke output of -copper in 1920
' was 2,300,000 pounds, or about
S5.Q00 pounds more than ln 1919.
Notwithstanding decidedly ad
verse, conditions a considerable
. amount ot new work was done in
1120,
. . Romthw ertrn Oregon
The Walflb Corporation. George
M. Ksterly, manager, operating
ths Logan Hydraulic Placer mine
t Waldo. Josephine county, has
completed Its 16.0SO foot tunnel.
Through this tunnel the gravel
-tailings axe flumed to the Illinois
river, thns bbvlating the neces
sity et wing hydraulic elevators
, to lift the waste material from the
-woraing pits, and in other ways
decreasea the cost of operation.
The Old Channel mine, another
well known placer in the Gallce
district, which has been idle tor
on year, now has a force of
Ben working on the property un
der the management of J. It. Har
vey. ,
The Boswell mine on Sucker
.. v . i.. . .iAnn.. M.ni . .. i njiirui
IDC null o bvyvci uiuv - I
Homestead was operated steadily Ths personnel of this company
ln 1920 but ta reported to have is: William La rorce, presiaem.
closed in January, 1921. 11. H. Lota, secrcury; A. i. lat-
. mL . - .... a onnnev tnveth. i sen. treasurer.
- inn iuw uiilb vi wvvi " r. - . - .
er with ths closing, down ot the H. H; Lota, the engineer in
t . . .mAifaw at Salt ii i rnar ana on lao Eruuau. ia
mwiuiiiuiii o"i . .-- " . ,
City where the concentrates were years old, and he Aas Jiad a wiae
shipped, made this move advisable, experience In the development of
A-H storage bins at the mine mining properties that have paid
are filled with concentrates. De- millions in dividends.
velonment worn Will zo ou in u- i A t- ijrgen. acea l years, is
ticipation ot operating wnen con- a college graduate ana stuaent; a
ditlona are more favorable. 1 eher. who is devoting all his
The La Bellevicw mne partially time and energies to the develop-
completed. . mm mis season a ment work.
their property northeast of Gran-1 Anderson Bros., with head of
Ite. I riee at Vancouver. Wash., are
The Buffalo mine near Granite. .. . agent They are all
which has-abipped sliver ore for 0 men and haTe made a sue
several years closed down late - nnmber of orooositions.
last fall due largely 10 "ouoies i - graduate ot the
WtVh mine 6 P 7 P " Butte Whool. of mines. He de
atlng the mine. sloped the Parrot Flat mine at
ough men on development work Mr. Lota predicts that 5 al em
... . i. . . am Thla nuitil will wake no to what they
ana me oiocaiu - i ..... - - ..,
r . . . -i 17- n,rurr n h at their door after outsid-
order to prepare ample ore re- ers buy up and develop properties
serves and working forces well In worth hundreds of millions,
advance or requirements. The Salem slogan editor wishes
Without such work and re- to sajr jn this connection what he
".. nrndnctlon il SDt tO be- vpar am. that it is fOr-
come 'intermittent, more costly tunate for Salem, the coming
mining center, and for all inter
ests in the Santiam district, that
two such superior men as Mr.
Lota and Mr. Larsen have come
and donned mining toga and got
down to work, with determm
win generate about ZOO horse
power from the watera of Henllne
creek, wnlch bavw a sneer arop or
ISA feet at thla nolnt. and will
I fHMlaV wrAw w InlMa a n il mm
following namM claims: Moun cenlratlll th of thlg mlne-
tain View No. 1. Mountain view Tbe co h permit from
No. 2. Yellow Jacket. June, rran- the Btate,ot Oregon for the exclu
cis. May Day No. 1. May Day Iwo. of th watera 0r Henllne
2. Smelter No. 1, Smelter No. 2ereek for power purposes.
Shilo. Freeland. Lohdon. Black I Marhiimrr na Grand
Hawk. Granger,' Five Spot No. 1, All ot the material and machin-
Five Spot No. 2. Harrison, nm Utj for the constructlontlon ot
cle E.. Lyle G., Sunny Jim. Gol- this power plant, from the alx-
a w I Tv.Aeli Ia A Can TIIaA. I . .i Tkl 4 . . ka1 a Wa laa
. M t-at m T...la adla Sa. - a. S .. !!. .. lln J.
Ulan, trown uaiei jubuvu, doii on m pipv nuc, a
J . aAnnv1all9 In 11 25 1 HAW ATI tkA VYAflYltfl Si f til A ITllnA-
ttUSr MlUiyiiaiue uw w wa aav awww w
claims of approximately 55 land actual work of construction
... tv, one eiaima ara all con-l will be started early in APni: as
Uguous and, with the exception soon as weather -conaitions win
of an orerlapplng, are full min-lpermit. In conjunction with the
k . .i . i . . 1 enn faat in ifn?Lii i miWRr uia.ii l liib LUiuuauy mm-m
. AAA t ! t inn thA smnnd ft. 12x14 Innrsol
Boa duu ibci wiu l - i - -
. i him air cnm u msur ul iud
A Flno Water tower. modern ... cD.hle of operating
This company nas a tine ww machine drills to drive this
power on the. Little Norm rora cross-cut tunnel and extract the
feet The mountains are aaite
steep. In many places reaching 45
degrees. The claims are au cov
ered with heavy timber ot the fin
est quality, and there la an abua- -dance
ot water power for the
working ot the property. Some
thing more than 3000 feet ot tun
nel work has been done oa the
property et this com pa ay. 1200
feet ot which is a cross tan net.
running toward the Wall Street
vein to Up it at a greater aepin.
When these claims were ursi
located and tor many years after
ward, all supplies and machinery
had to be taken ta tor eight miles
by pack horses. Heavy machlnerr.
lirht railroad Ues. auppiics an
machinery for a small sawmill
were taken in In this manner.
There will be a. good wagon road
almost to this : property uus
spring. . .
The mineral aaowiag is wnpn
for a big camp and nms ln copper,
gold and allver.
i is aaid that on of the rreat-
est drawbacks to the development
of this district l me laci mai u
la not aUoated tA mialag conn
trv and it haa always been diffi
cult to Interrst local people whose
inclinations ; and parsuiu are in
other lines, to take aa interest In
this property so near at home,
though it gives promise at no dis
tant time ot becoming a ncn min
ing section.
This company hopes before long
to interest large eastera capital m
Its drvslopmeat. Wnen this oc
curs, the bene fits ot trade with
this section will be felt by all
lines ot business in Salem, where
such trade should naturally come.
eon.
Ia Rood Pronertv
, Homnetent Mlninc Engineers
have examined thla property and
rononnce It one ot the best un
developed silver-lead prospects
fa this or any. other country.
with almost unlimited prossiou-
... . a . . a Vfl
ltles in proaucuon ana prom.
witn me targe ooay oi ore m
thia mine of a. rood mllllnr grade.
and well adapted for the flotation
of the Santiam. ana one .ry . fc. .
easy of development, mere wins tfa coojption of this
i natural spiuway , t develooment work
.V. . rti4 rnlr Tlilr ... . ... i I .-.
wuru vuv , TIW1I1 proceea Wltn moaera mimrn,
. . . n w . . .Una at thla tOlnt I . i...1mmm.n4
iuwti - tana a new era in iuc uciciutimu
II. . nil. ha worth a verV I . ., . t I . A i.,m, will
win ticuiuii i laim mini tuu mu i.t.
ImTKG SUOT.
They also have plenty or line
timber for all mining purposes.
Will Shin Oren Soon.
Part of the machinery Is now
on the around for a plant for the
treatment of the rich ores of this
mine; the balance will be there
In the early spring or summer,
and the beginning of the ship
ment ot ores will be made this
vear
There is a wagon road all the
wav to the Black Earle mine, on
Horn creek, and the Lotx-Larsen
neonle built a bridge (a low
bridge) across Horn creek last
fall, and becan the construction
of the wagon road from the Black
Eagle mine to their property a
mils and a half to two nines. ini
toaA will be finished this spring
and for the first time trucks
and autos will be able to get to
thia treat nronertr.
There ia rich ore on tne dump
and in si?ht. sufficient to guar
antee 1 profitable run. with the
nmr.f-r treatment: and the ore
reserves are all but unlimited
Literally mountains of it.
The camp house of the Lota
r.anmn comnanv burned down
last winter, destroying also a lot
nf valuable instruments ana
equipment.
HIS M01 OF THE HE I'llD
' Wia BE Ifl: PORMiD 111
APRIL
KeVi International Mining Convention Will Be Held
. freniientlv embarrassing
Some producing mines have
been forced to shut down for the
above reason: others are operat
ing their mills part time due to
i .,,!. -., im reaervea ana are
luiuuiuvut - - firtwn i f
placing all available roen on ae- see, the thing through t9
velonment worit. payinr iou . f t to dereloD a
from raan aaseta or w""""-" i
funds.
Oima nrnnertles. although POS-
sesslng ore reserves and complete
equipment, are Idle awaiting nor-
DATES OF SLOGANS IN DAILY STATESMAN
(In Twice-aAVcek Statesman Following Day)
Logaaberrlcs, Oct.' 7.
Prunes. Oct. It.
' Dairying,-OcL 21.
FlM. Oct. 28.
.IberU, Nov. 4.
alBBts. Nov. 11.
Btfawbcrries. Nov4 18.
PPles, Nov. 25. 1
Pberries, Dec. 2.
: Jfint, Dcc. 9.
Great cow. Dec. 1.
BjMkberrics, Dec. 23.
ferries, Dec. 30.
Jan. , 1921.
tioogeberries and Currants, Jan.
I13'. '.;!
5ira Jn.i20.
! ery. Jn. 27.
BSinach, Feb. 3.
Onions, Feb. 10.
J ToUtoes, Feb. 17. j
fwi, Feb. f 2 4. i
. Mining. March 3.
U March 10. ;
Beans, March 17, !
P'ved highways. March 24.
.Broccoli. Marcr 31. r
ios. April 7.
Wvimes. April 14. 1
"P-rag April 21. f
fa:a, April 28,
Drug garden. May. 5.
Sugar beets. May 12.
Sorghum, May 19."
Cabbage, May 26. ' . "
Poultry and Pet Stock, June 2
Tand. June 9.
Dehydration, June 16.
Hops, June 23,
Wholesale and. Jobbing, June
30.
Cucumbers, July 7,
Hogs, July 14,
City Beautiful, flowers and
bulbs. July 21.
Schools, July 28.
Sheep, Aug. 4.
National Advertising, Aug. 11.
Seeds. Aug. 18.
Livestock, Aug. 25.
Automotive Industry, Sept. 1.
Craln and Grain Products,
Rent. 8.
Manufacturing. SepL 15.
Woodworking and other things,
Sept. 22.
Paper Mill. Sept. 29. ,
nine h rn win mean b wiiuio
... . w . . - - -
mining district; will, in fact.
mv aiem a minlne center.
They have the right isort ot
...kin, and thev deserve to have
it. right up to the point of the
dividend period, for which they
are giving the best that ia ln them
in training, brain and brawn, and
Htilldftar at a vine DOWefS.
The oronerty consists of the
most economic method of mining
known. - and good 1 transportation
facilities now at hand, there ap
pear! no good reason why thla
should not.be one o: our uiggesi
producing, and best paying silver-
lead mines. 1 Th. neon! t Portland are pre-
The Silver King Mining com- ng for . great event in the
sot Oregon,, The officer. - -..lelgl .odltoHum
Sot Po?Snd" oV...ldent; l The ccperaU.g organlxaUon.
In That City From the Fifth to the Ninth Long List
Of Subjects A . Reindeer Barbecue.
r- v. tiniliama of Albanv. Or..
vl're nraaident: William 8. Rlsley
ot Albany, Or., secretary treasur
er.
THE NORTH SMI MB
DISTRICT OF Mill CU
are: . ,
American Mining congress.
TT Tlnrean of Mines.
Oregon Bureau ot Mines and
Geology.
Canadian Institute of Mining
and Metallurgy.
Portland Chamber ot Com
merce. , American Association ot Engin
eers. Portland council. -
flmm Tehalcal CowatcIL
Tkere will be a most instruc
tive and valuable oroxram. an
outline of which followa;
r..li - SI1. '
Arthur M. Swartley, Consulting Mining Engineer of the i. ROid mining to become prof.
Bureau of Mines and Geology, State ot uregon, nas ldent of th, Amencan Mining
A Great Deal of Faith in the Santiam Mining District, l"a "oyAtiX
a I O ..... . !. r llniiai) e f tha Rinht TrPtmpnt of I eat win lead the discussion. No
Mna OUUUU a .att u, u.v Tmlner can atlord-to miss this
The Ores. According to Lately Discovered Methods. part of the. convention.
7 . I n. li.m A rAmr.
m law- r w wt -
Whr ta the nrlce ot copper be
low normal? Why, with the eur-
By A. M. Swartley
The metal minlnr resources of
Marlon county Include the North
Santiam or Elkhora district ana
the propertlea on the headwaters
of the Molalla river. The ore bo
dies are of the aame type and ori
gin as the other districts on me
west side of the Cascade range,
which extend from the Ogle moun
tain mine on the north through
district.
. . . . . . i.. 11. .
mo.. -.-... I tne nonet hoiikiu
But. undlscouraged. Qnarttvllle, Blue River, Bohemia
l I . and I .. . . . . . . . . r.. !. m
these neoDle soon had a new and I .ni other districts ln Douglas
better camp house county. The rocks In these dls-
And that is a sample of the trlcts are almost entirely Cascades
spirit with which they are work- andesites and tuffs which make
ing for the-goal which they are np a large part of the Cascade
. .! . .a.v tVio tna1 .... The nra dennaita are in
UC LT1UIUCU IU ICKVU - l.ui v r " .
working of a large and profitable ailicifled and mlnerallied fracture
mine.
SIL ID KB MB
!UHE
annea rnttinr through these and
sitic lavas and tuffs. The veins
generally dip steeply and the frac
ture sones are frequently of great
length. The ore bodies vsry from
one to many feet ln width. The
principal minerals are: pynte
(iron sulphide). cnaicopyrue
f rnnner an d Iron sulphide), sphal
erite (sine sulphide), and galena
(lead sulphide). These suipniaes
usually contain considerable- gold
and silver. At varying depths
from the surface weathering has
1 . . iirom tne suriace weamenus na.
The Actual Work of Construction Will Begin Early Next xM.in.? .",?edm,.
Hnnh nnri the Manaacrs Expect to uperaie unuer ( m. ,oia nd . un. pan of th.
The Flotation Process and to Be Soon Shipping Valu- ,i. PM
able Concentrates, Making a Real and a paying wine. sSmVSSPSSim
ing plates upon whicn &o to au
toer cent of the gold in , the ore
t !,,-.- allver. I u collected.. Some of these
lead ores, and carry values In mills also had a few concentrating
o-it aiiver.iead ana zinc; m ' .
lead predominating in quantity
and the silver in . value, Lcgen-
I low normati j. wim tut
well as in the oxidised ores afcove. 1 ulIed production ot copper are
The recovery Per ton in practical- t ka .un increasing?
ly all of these properties wiil take millUnt Europe s
below the cost of mining and mill-! . jB absorbiBg our surplus
ing and consequently tnew ii"- k? Authorities will anawer.
were forced to close. ine " ,,, zM -hethr Industrial and
l8. ?nllI.,9 Z""t; water power .development and
.lV''up"".r,,..:" ".m. electritldtlon of our railways
aistncts. ineneiiiiuiw. i -
t. methnda nf the time when this will ao so.
variably occurred immediately be- market eonitions, for lead and
low the oxidised tone. Great ad- line. J
vancement ln the art of handling Mineral Tariffs. .
comnlex ores haa taken place aince Chromlte? Manganese? Magne-
that time. The difficulty largely site? Pyrlte? Tungsten? Laai
lies In the fact that smelting te- zinc? Quicksilver? Can Canada
qulrements are entirely different and United States producers con-
for zinc 1 than for lead or copper, tinue to compete with cheap for-
ana ieaa ameuing. i iu v'"ieign iaoor wuuom, a wm.
what different than copper smelt- British Columbia Day.
J . ... !.. mtm I - w.. 1 1 1 I . I .
ing. we must aena uui vi -y0 tton. w linani oiuu, unu-
or concentrates to a zinc treat-juter of Mjne for British Colum-
lilt 11 1 fiuajii, - 1 Dia, nas dwb iwikhcu i yitr-
smelting planU and copper smelt-1 enUtlon of the mining resources
ing piauus. 1 01 mat great province. iung
The Present Problem I with his district mining engln-
tv . ...kl.m ihah at the mine! ...- v. iit lnu the lra Hon a
where we have these mixtures ofrtjaft of mining and milling In
sulphides is to separate zinc sul-wbiCn British Columbia leada ln
chides, copper snipniaes. . ana lh pafific northwest. The m in-
lead sulpnides. each from the lloK awg ef the Dominion of Can-
other. Tnia cannot BUC ada and the liberal treatment ac-
cesstuliy accompnsnea upon rfed cmZens of the United
01a styie ot cpdwuiuuui!
The method which haa come into
The Silver King mines, owned
by the Silver King Mining com
pany, are located in the eastern
panhandle of Marlon county.
( Back copies ofi5teTrtogaw "hout ;.s mllca norawwera
editions of The Dally Oregon from the summit of Mt. Jeffer-
Statesman are on hand. Theyare ron. injjhat is cementy snow
fcsale at 10c each, mailed to as the Elkhom mining district. 1
.?. ., . 1 The nrea of thia mine are what
ILL. UUiCBi. I ' " Z
dary stories tell ot the use ot the
silver-lead ores of these .mines by
Hudson's Bay trappers, to melt
lato bullets, prior to the aettle-
ot the sulphides in the, ore after
it had passed over the plates.
At comparative shallow depths
in these mines the sulphide zone
waa reached.. The aoH in the sul-
iphide ores did not amalgamate as
use In the last few years and
which is being Improved from day
tn dav ta that of flotation, and
the special application of flota
tion to tne separation 01 suipmaea
States will be explained by other
I prominent mining men.
I Alaaka Day.
Mlnlnc legislation. J Both Gov
lemnr'Rlres and Chief Geologist
Alfred IU Brooks have been pro-
tion to me separation 01 uipmuca tA -Pti..te iB the
from each other Is called prefer- Rrm"".e to ""'P10 ln lBe
' .1 AV W mm a h mm rif
entlal HoUtlon. The proaucu ;
. iii. ... t.a. . .1 Coal Conference.
markeuble form. , Coal must come ba ck. Camor-
' ..... . lnla ernda oil. which has domin-
Anotner metnoc wnicn is oeing l"l4b- .ta.tion ot the
appiiea at or near bibw, ia uwv 1 tmm
m A. . m A W . A mmjm.m mmmrn mw I la now withdrawn from this ter-
tnemsc.rrs, is v..- , t . tonttrntm wiU
(Continued On page 7) be directed tlong lines of th
beneflelatlon "and ntlUaatlon ot
the products ot the nortnwestera
coal areas. . - (
Discussion . or me coai mmuia
Industry. Including description ot
coal fielda. mining methods, prep.
aratlon, markeUng aaa ntiuza-
tlon.
Um Tnnperatare DistUlation of
The processes will be fiemon
t rated bv which a commercial
bard real may be produced from
the lignites of the Facuio coast,
and distillation prod acta that
promise to yitld. Important quan
tities ot motor fuel, lubricating,
and-fuel. oils. and other bypro
ducts. A special meeting will be held
for the container. . Ths use et
powdered' coal an f ot automatic
stokers; ' distillation and other
methods ot Improving the qual
ity of northwest -eoaia win oe cis
cussed. A
Idaho Fbospbstea.
Now being exported through
the port of Portland, The great
magnitude ot the deposits, their
origin, methods, ot mining and
shipment, and the manner of
handling at the Portland termin
al will be featured. Hon. kod
ert X. Bell of Idaho, and" othert
Interested In -the phosphate- in-
.... a a a
duatry will present mis suojew
In detail to the convention.
. The jProspector. :
The discoverer and develeper
will have a real voice In thla con
vention. The welfare of those
who take the Initial and great
eat risks in mining will be mads
a anetial feature. How much
development ahould the prospec
tor attempt to do? What Infor
mation ahould he prepare tor the
exploration companies ln order
to engage their Interest? What
are reasonable terms and prices
in a lease and bond?
A man of national Importance,
broad In experience and In sym
pathy with the prospectors proo-
lems will lead tne oiscusaion.
Prospectors themselves will glva
addresses. Including Jack MuW
hclland. president ot the Briusn
Columbia Prospectors associa
tion. Every practicable aid will
be given by all to tboe who are
and always hare been the pio
neers In the development 01 tne
west.
Competitive Contest.
Provisions will fee imade for
competitive contests In the rapid
determination ot minerals by in
spection wltbont apparatus, a
auffiHent number of soeclmena
of common minerals will be avail
able for a number ot contestants
to compete st one time. There
will be two classes of competi
tors the prospector and miner.
and those who have bad tecnni-
ral training ln mineralogy.
Prizes will be given.
First-aid contests win be held
tor suitable prizes.
. . Moving Plftnrea. ; . .'
Many reels of .the U. SfDurean
ot mines movlns pictures will
be shown at the convention.
(Conllaael on rce 7