THE COAL MINES
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ContimuHl imp'oyement and recent
developments at the Willow Creek coal
mines owned by the Heppner Railroad
C oal Company, hare now proven al
most beyond a reasonable doubt that
this is one of .the greatest and most val
uable deposits of coal in the Northwest.
Ever since active prospect and devel
opment work was commenced in this
field more than a year ago much has
been said and written, both favorable
and unfavorable.
The Gazkttk, the forepart of the
week sent a representative to these
mines. Compared with a visit two
months t.go there has been a great
change lit the mines. The place shows
the work of industry, energy and the
expenditure of capital.
The company is now working three
veins designated as Nos 3, 5 and 9.
Everything is now down to systematic
woik. Experienced coal miners are
employed in tunnel work. At each
tunnel there are two shifts of men who
work day and night.
The first tunnel visited was No. 3
This opening is just below the first hole
put down with the diamond drill, and
neir the first main headquarters estab
li.-heJ. This tunnel ia in about 100
leet. At the mouth of the tunnel a
building has b?en erected which is be
ing use i for an engine room and a work
shop. Some difficulty has been en
countered here on account of water
which percolates principally through
the roof of the mine. To overcome
this difficulty the company is now using
an ordinary pump which takes out the
water which collects in a sump which
lias just, bt en completed. The dip of
this vein is about 20 degrees. As pene
tration increases the prospect is greatly
improving. The quality of the col is
getting better. The dump shows quite
an amount of coal already taken out,
but no attention has been paid to this
The elate, bone and in fact all of the
refuse is thrown in one great heap to
get it out of the way the easiest way
possible. Only a small amount of this
coal has been saved. A little of it has
been sacked up for heating purposes at
the mine headquarters. In this tunnel
a track has been laid and a hand car is
used for carrying out the coal and re
fuse which is thrown on the dump. The
mine is well ventilated and everything
18 now getting down to good working
order.
No. 5 to a newspaper man appears to
be the banner prospect, but it should
be remembered that this is the deepest
tunnel, being in now to a depth of 200
feet. The penetration is almost on a
level, and in sight of the mouth of the
tunnel there is a wall of glistening coal
oa either side. In the opening of this
tunnel, a few slight faults have ap
peared, but are cf only minor conse
qneuce. The disturbance is only local,
cau.ed by a slight breakdown or slide
at the foot cf the mountain, affecting
only the surface, which lets in water
and air which haH had the effect of de
teriorating the coal at these points. The
tunnel work now shows rapid improve
ment in the measure. At different
places along the sides of this tunnel
solid coal five or six feet in thickness
ran be found which resembles anthra
cite, and the fact that the eeam is get
ting better with every foot of penetra
tration is certainly very encouraging
The dump bhows a big pile cf coal and
what is termed refuse will compare fa
vorably with some of the Iioslyn coal
that Las been shipped into Heppner.
The tunnel will soon be into solid for
mation when the true coal of this Geld
ran be taken out in zreat quantity.
Ho. 9 has always been a promising
I-rospect. The tunnel is now in about
130 feet, and like the other measures is
improving as the drift ia extended. Day
and night shifts are working full time.
The company has accomplished
great amount of work within the past
two months. The field is now taking
on the appearance of an active mining
camp.
Commodious quarters have been
erected for the accommodation of the
men.
The new wagon road which is now
comp'eted from the site of the old
Hamilton mill across the mountain to
the Ditch Creek road will be a good
rod over which heavv loads can be
hauled as soon as it gets packed. To
the extreme headwaters of Willow-
creek there is a gradual and easy grade
and the road up to and over the summit
is very good, For a distance of eight
miles this is an entirely new road. It
will save distance and be a big im
provement over the old road to Grant
county points.
NOTES.
Geo. W. Wells, the O. R. & N. ex
pert is now at the mines and is watch
ing the result of development work.
Being in the interest of the railroad
company he has very little for publica
tion. To the Gazette Mr. Wells Baid :
"When I left here before, the pros
pects were good enough, and since my
absence there has been a great improve
ment. When I first looked over this
ground I was convinced that this was a
great coal field. I can see no farther
imder the ground than any one else,
but I am positive in my own mind that
this country is underlaid with seven j
distinct measures of coal, and that th's
enterprisinar company will show it to
the world."
Without prejudice or over enthusi
asm, the Gazkttk, from careful obser
vation firmly believes that the Ilepp
ner Railroad & Coal company has dis
covered and is now opening up a coal
Khoda liland .. 4,6A)
South Carolina. 3.5U0
Tennsee 3,5iK)
Texas 3, Six)
Vermont 2rA0
Virginia 2,&xi
West Virginia. 2,'ibO
Montana 2.GU0
Wisconrin 6,OtO
Territorial judges, whoue courts are
analogous to the District of Colum
bia supreme court, get $3,600, and I
think territorial chief justices now
receive $3,0O0.
The list of great jurists who first
presided in state courts and became
federal judges afterward would be
very long, and from Joseph Story
down wxmld be equally illustrious. A
more industrious, conscientious, and
competent class of men than that of
the state courts cannot be found in
this nation. In themselves they il
lustrate the superiority of the elec
tive system.
ProgrMi la Fljrinif-B&acalae.
Prof. R. H. Thurston, of Cornell uni
versity, speaks of recent experiments
with a ' double-decked aviator, bv
Messrs. Wright, of Dayton, as having
distinctly contributed to our knowl
edge in the field of aerial flight. The
Wright apparatus, carrying one man
who asumei a nearly horizontal posi
tion, has a total spread of 308 feet of
canvas, the length of the machine be
ing 22 feet. The planes have a curva
ture copied from that of a pigeon's
wing. Gliding or soaring was success-
field that is great in extent and will fur- fully accomplished in winds raging
. . , , , .. , from 11 to 27 miles per hour. Starting
nb a very desirable bituminous coal, from R 8,. ht elevBti the ,
as jjood or better than any yet discov- flight was 400 feet. No motor was used.
eredinthe Pacific Northwest, and it ine operator round no aifiicuity in
leering or Diancin. xoutn s torn-
SALARIES OF STATE JUDGES.
They Hang from S0 a Ytmr in
West Virginia, to fT.OOO in
New York.
While many who draw, government
salaries and who were excessively
unhappy until they "got on the pay
hi, . .
run, are now crying out lor more,
let us turn to the statistioe of the
salaries of state judges, who, as a
rule, are superior to the men who,
not making headway at the bar,
seek United States judgeships," as
Thad Stevens said. And they are as
hardworking, if not more so, than
the federal judge. The chief jus
tices' salaries are as follows, ac
cording to the Washington Post:
Alabama. $4,000 Missouri R600
Arkansas 3.500 Nebraska 2.5UO
California 6,000 Nevada 7,0u
Colorado 3,260 New Ham'shlre 2,440
Connecticut .... 4,000 New Jersey .... 6,200
Delaware 2,500 'New York 7,00
Florida lOOOINnrth Oaj-ollna 2.300
Georgia 3,000 lOhio 3,000
Illinois 5,000 ,'Oregoa 2,000
Indiana 4,OO0!Pennsylyanla . 7,000
lowa 4,000
Kansas 3,000
Kentucky 6,000
Louisiana 7,000
Maine 3.000
Maryland 3,000
Micnig-an 4,000
Minnesota 4.000
Mississippi 2,600
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would not be apprising if authracite ia
discovered as depth ia reached.
Winter Las now commenced in the
mountains. There was six inches of
snow at tunnel No. 3 the forepart of the
week. The mines are well equipped
pinion.
Rltrlc Bath.
The electric bath is one of the new
est things, although H isn't a bath at
all.
wire, and tnis is rionnad. Then a cur
rent of electricity is switched on, and
and development work will not be im- the -wearer of the electrical robe soon
finds his body petting' warmer, until
in a little while he perspires as freely
as if .he were in a Turkish bath.
peded b winter weather.
It is not likely that Heppner people
will burn anv Willow creek coal this
winter. This is almost an Bssr.red fact, The annual report of tbo Fourth
not because the coal will not be taken Assistant Postmaster-General rep
out, but on account of the roads. While resents that postoffice robberies are
the new road was put in good condition, increasing instead of diminishing,
the fresh dirt in the grades will be very aunougn int iorce OC tne Secret
Boft and will eoon cut up badly. On ac- Service is nw larger than it ever
count of bad weather all road work has was. There were 1746 robberies
been abandoned. of poatoffices during the last fiscal
The Gazette is under obligations to year. Of the 1721 arrests made
D. A. Herren who has charge of the fo Tiolations of the postal laws,
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mining operations and to Willard Her- oi iuo penona arresiea were
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