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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1903)
Ml hp Sao an Tllft ADVKltTISINd MtriilUM & M W NIC AT JOB NtlNTlMd. H C NUGGET. Devoted to the Mining, Lumbering and Farming Interests of this Community, to (Jood Govcrniiient, and Hustling for a Grub Stake. COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1903. VOL. IV tomes AT- Dovot'ocl to DaKcml IUmt-, o ifonoreJ IrWoi'os,!' mm fb Mining; Morv Illl! CU MIAN! IIUOkliK. I The Oswego smelter was origin jally constructed to handle iron 01c, 1 nnd was operated Tor a considcr able period, but of kite years it lint 1 been Idle, and the plant practically. I abandoned. I he f.add Metals I Company includes some of the wealthiest men in l'ortland Wll.l. ADD A1ININ0 IIURI2AU. I The Winter Goods Are Here. SCHOOL NOTliS. Dally Mlnliic Itixiiril. The cut-rate broker continues to conduct his harmful operations, and uess. Until companies protect them-, : . selves in this way. it will be always , 1 'f "'"ivcrsity lias .nn-.....n r. 1 i to mill to the studies of the "inn-ill I" IlllHllkV V;i IMJt ill II !(. (IV- pending upon the public for nup pou. TIlP fnrtUWittlir miirtrituf fiiii 11 wi .1 . 1. . - At. .. . . . "r r ""ffO" operators niroug 10111 uie conn ry think, 11 littly clumsy mid inmnicii- coutliiiio to complain to liini. Tile cable. There is 110 question that if c cut-rater oilers stock at a ess nrlce ii ,.,.1.1 1 1,. :, liavi 1 iiMfiitit i.u inu 111 iiiui iiiiuii Ik limn the regularly appointed liscal would make life a pleasant dicatn uK:iii . linn uiv uniiuuiiiicu iiivemur. ior tile cit-raler. We think, how ever, that at the present singe the most ellective nicails of fighting natttally considers that he Is Having money by buying the lower priced stock. On the face of it, the cut rater's nflir appeals to a certain class of investors. We have ik-tilt at length with the evils ol the s stein, and note with Interest other publications taking up the question. The milling world presents the subject In a clear man lier in a recent article which wc take pleasure in reproducing. That mttliority says decided tiuivcr- mty that of mineralogy. Ilcrcii- fore this study, though the most important in this state has been almost wholly neglected. The pro- IrKunrH ill rllrliinlrv mm (mnlrwi j n ' l nil; given it some aiieniiou, mil are usually too crowded with their t own work to do mticli. 1 lie ser vices of I'rof. Jus. Hyde, graduate 1 01 aianioru university, laiuornia, ,.,, r,. r .1.... ...' 1 anil instructor 111 assaying at mat . .....ft. ,,i(.v.i. i.i 11111111111; ,,, v., , . . , , ,., i v., ,ii ,, 1. ..?.. institution lor one year, has been public to the evils of the system, ! "r11'.0!1 tn.'jL' c.,larKt;.of ,lu" T"V and to warn it against buying cut-1 t-oiiileriiiK the importance of mm rate Mocks ! '"B "", ,talL' "mI growing , demand loi experts in the field nf 1 iniucralog) , this progressive raovi- WliAI.'I II IN I.UW (IIMI)I'. Ion the part of the tuiiversitv should ' be received 'with clieerH for those in I As prospecting is carried on iu'c'"irgc. i the mountains of the west, as well! wuritig 111c past year or so ijicic as in oilier p.irts 01 tire world, new NI!V has .sprung tip in Chicago, New Mid rich mines will undoubtedly be 1 York, l'ortland, Ore., and other discovered. The world is big the clticsyi class of so-called brokers' mineral veins widely .scattered, and1 who buy and .-ell priucipiilly sell the prospect work has been for the all kinds and conditions of mining ( past very Mt1perfici.1I and dead stocks The Sunday ncwsmpcts, ! lory. It has been said there are tinder headings o! "Mines iiml Min- uoiuorc I.c.idvlllcsor Cripple Creek, I'osiornci! row DISTRICT. IIOIIKAIIA iug," contain the advertisements of out h.irdly had the statement been a do.en or more of these brokers, 1 made before Touopah was dtscov- The commision and order estab lisliing the Mineral postofiice ar- j rived the first of the week md V. ! G. I.eKoy, postmaster, has com-1 tuenced receivinu and scndiui; out 1 mail. The ofiice is located at what J I was formerly known as lleusoii at I The public school opened on Monday with an enrollment of 500, an increase of 69 over last year, indicating, by previous years, an attendance of 550 for the year. Were It not for the sickness, for which the school was closed this week, we would have the most promising year for some time. It rs to be hoped that the people will rouse to the needs of our school and help make it the equal of any in the state. The present sickness will surely ' awaken the parents to the impor tance of improving the sanitary conditions of the school Jird town a complete sewerage system is very much needed. The pupils and teachers are plan ing to extend the flower beds and lawn, making them permenaut, also the decorations of the building and rooms is being considered. A lecture course is being arranged. Complete auouncetuent will be made in a few weeks. NO. 35 ifimijilMPLffli The Blft Trestle Between Salt Lake and OKden, Utah Is Nerlnjr Completion. Of Interest to Cottage drove. TWI5NTY SUVUN MIl.US U).N(. The twenty-seven mllotrmtle hvtnir coiiKtnicted by the .Southern I'nclllc Company rutwcen Halt Luke City nml Ojiden, CtKli, will ho completed mill turned over hy the contractors to the .Southern I'nclfse Company, about tin first of October. The con struction of MiIh trentle Is of creiit fnterettt nnd iwneelallv ho to tlm people of ('ottno Oroye, and yet tho majority hurdly know that miicIi 11 trcHtlu uxltH, The work In Interesting- from tho fact tlmt It Ih said to tn one of the longest pieces of trextle work In the world arid tint Htieclal the future supply of lhe fool uf Uardscr.ibble, and will and each of them oilers mining creel. Mocks at great bargains, or, in other However, wor.is. t .ey win sell you u.lu.iig ti.e precious metals does not depend bc a t couvcukllcv , IC millersN Stocks III a lower Price than the oil I he furlmtniK dirnvrrv n imvv .. . . .. ... ... I , ,. , . , '. . in inai pari 01 toe otsiru i, oeing promoters or l.cal agents lwery camps. I hose who are interested iocate(i vcry near the Golden Rule .share purchased from such source in mining on a large scale realize ,imm.r,v. Vb- Mi,.rnl n,im. bc property. :u .. ,1... .h :i r. .. a . . .... 11 1,11 iuu iiit;i 111.111 liflliv null! g ing companies, wfioscouly source , placed on the low-grade ores. These I ,.nirp f:rnv. , i,i1Plnin ,,pi ..1.1 h ,m .... .Ii.,..l...,...t :.. 1 r west of Ilohemia postoflice. docs a great injury to young, striiit- j that the main dependence must of revenue to develop their protieily is iroiu uie sale 01 treasury snares, nig district nas practically an un There are more good mining cum- limited supply, and it is simply a panics nun tan ironi want 01 lutiiis question ol lindiiig the proper to open up the proiterty than fioni want of a real, Icgiiimale muling proposition, and the "cut-rate broker is doing his share of injury to mining. ,o one sitoiild nuv a share of stock in a young company limn other than the fiscal agent, as the money derived from the sale ol MINING NOTES. 1 Oill Meadow j is pushing wagon road to the Crystal . j Col Iltair has commenced work on his Ilig Maud property. C. J. Howard went up to Ho- metiioii 01 treatment. In tins re spect s mie sections have been more lortunate than others, lit the lll.ick Hills a satisfactory method has been found fur treating ores worth l a ton, and that section is now the Mecca of larire enterprises. The great Treadwcll mine in Alaska. shares goes into actual development ' ticats ore running less linn $3 per nuiloullie oilier liatiil, 11 IkiuuIiI , ton. lhe bouth Amciau mines iemia Wednesday inoruiug iroiu 111c cui-raic oroKcr, 11 goes ore now producers, or verv low ,, ..... into hh pocket, taking that much , Kia.le. It isa remarkable fact that ' Vle w mill is in from the development fund. Thesci the hulk of the world's supply 0fj position and all ready for business, "cut-rate" brokers do not make a ' copper comef from ore that aver-' W. H. Shane continues develop 8ccialty of olTcring dividend-pay , ages three per cent of metal. incut work on his Mouta Rico prop- ing stocds at any reduction, but In the I.cadville district the ore , erty. seem to ply llicir malicious tactics .does not average over 5,14 per ton toward the young struggling com-1 gross. In fact, in mines this would puny. Do not buy stock Iroiu such i bc too high a figure. Hut the com agents; your prospects of profit arc plexity ol the ore makes treatment lessened, while on the rthcr hand, dillicull and expensive. However, every dollar you invest with the it is a noticeable fact that each deal agent adds just that mnrli to' Near the metallurgical ami mecliau thc development fund, and that is'icil improvements arc such that just what mining is in need ol. 1 lower grades are Constantly coming This is the case in 11 -nutshell 1 into the market. When a person bus treasury slock ' The great smelter companies can tor the purpose ol investing ill a mining company, he does so with the idea of helping that company to a profit-earning and dividend-paying basis He can only do this when the company receives his money. Second-hand treasury stock trie-Mis that the cnmpiny does not benefit. luvari'iblv the cut-rater gets the uiojI benefit from such transactions. The only protection to the industry ami to Investors us well, is for them not to patronize! the cut rater. The Ilohemia (Ore.) Nugget had an article on this subject to which we notice the l'acific Miner takes exception. The Miner says. The Nugget is crying after the moon. If tile Nugget would advise the organizers of stock companies to pool promotion stock, and make each purchaser of development stock agree to pool his purchase for two or three years, the cut-rate broker would soon bc out of busi- not make money from a small toil' nagcot high-grade ore. They must necessarily rely on tonnage for divi dends, and for tlmt reason the low grade camps, such as I.cadville, where the supply is almost cx hattstlcss, will always receive en couragement and consideration. I.eadvillc lleiald Democrat. Geo. W. I.loyd visited the Crys tol Consolidated Company's works this week. J. Hard came in from ilohemia Wed11esd.1v eventnir and left im mediately for l'ortland where he goes 0,1 business. Win. W. 1'rost, representing the United States Census ollice. Wash., D. C, was in the city this week, and made an inspection of liohemia. First Class Hlankets and Kohcs ol' every de scription at prices that will please. Harness specially made and designed for winter use find In avy hauling. interest centered upon It locally, Ih Whv not take advantage of the "U t,,B mniy ' tho piling for new law and equip our school with ts ""tnictlou hax been furnished a good library-are -lot our child- I Uy tl,e ''"clfic Tlml.or Co, and every ren entitled to as good as luigene? I "no ?' t,, enormous HtlckH of timber ! ,lnM ,H;C" cut '"'in the forests hero j nml yet no ierceptlhlo dlfferenco A VI2RV DISORACUFUL AFFAIR. appear ho far as the amount of ' Piling left Is concerned. Itlwouldbo 1 dllllcult to uncertain the number of on last Tuesday night oecured u I cnrloadH of piling that have been street brawl which eertululy de-1 shipped from Cottage drove mid I.a serves the condemnation of every I thani to fill thin Immense order which body mid xhows tho utter depth of the largest Mingle order for piling degradation that can be attained by ' over given t,( one firm at one time In men and women. It neeins that the United State. Thi company J Harvey McCumher and Dan Cox ,v large Institution In our liildst nml undertook to get Into a ncrap up on ,iw a volume of bulne that thono Second Htreet near main when lice' not conve'rnant with the timber biisl- mneron, one of "nolled dove" who WH cnn mr,ny Imagine. lire oecc iiiiug entirely 100 Call and sec me FRED GALE, West Side. W. H. Shane, one ol Bohemia's well known mining men, was 111 the city this week. Mr. Shane owns some valuable property on Mouta Rico Ridce, which is re ported s'-j'.vjig .-v exceedingly well this season. numerous In Cottage Grove, Interfered. Mar hall t'uderwood than took a hand and started to Jail with the entire crowd, but lefore he arrived, Nellie, from the dive on the west side, a Iieared on the scene and a general all-round Hcrap took plnco, but with assistance the rnarshall succeeded In landing the (Ungraceful ouarettc In the Jail and left them there until next , morning when they were taken out to tap the t nn, an?a each $10 and cost. Such Ol 1 m,.!ii iia Hint un. wrnnp nnd miflpr no circumstances should then? be any occasion for their recurrence, and SCHOOL OP&NS. TIII2 SMI-LTUR COMI'ANV. The Cottage Grove Engineering Company are cettine the saw mill I for the Crystal Co, over Fairview , mountain and will soon have it in j running order. I Lewis Hartly, manager of Great i Eastern MiningCo, ismovingcamp troni the Twin Rock property to group No 2, wdiere work will be carried on all winter. The Golden Rule Company have completed their new cabin on Hie- The following is a press disp.Ttch under date of September 19: Portland, Sept. 10 The I.add Metals Company, which was incor- hnt mountain, nre also makinc porated here recently for the pur- extensive improvements at the foot pose ol refining copper ore. has of iinr,iscrauble where they have purchased and started to convert iargU holdings, the iron smeller at Oswego, a sit- ' ,, , ,' ,,, . . . burbof Portland, into a refinery of 1 Mnsick stamp mill is being sufficient capacity to handle the 1 moved into Uumpion Hastu. It copper product of the entire north-' nk-,fi lls horses and men. is west. The refinery will be the I slow work, but Superintendent only institution of its kind west of Matthews is equal to the occasion Argentine, Kan. will see it safely landed. Min;, loaks, Shoos, Hals and New Dry Goods NOT THE CHEAP STUFF that makes u man or woman who wear them look cheap. Hut the lattcst styles. The best material and workmanship. Suits Cloaks Dry Goods Our Iloflnmn Rothchild Suits for Men $8.00 to $25.00. Cloaks from $5.00 to $25.00. Shoes $2.00 to $5.50. Huts $1.00 to $51.50. We have just opened our full stock of Drv Goods. Strictlv the very latest in styles mid patterns. Garman, Hemenway Co. IjcimIci'S in illcrclmiidisiug. ore hay been uncovered. Heron claim also has a tunnel now in IOO feet and shows a full fare nf The new trail Ip the Oregon-Col- j ore. A Cue mill site has also been orado is completed. It is a great j located, with abundance of water improvement and shorter than tue.andwcod. old trail, is of easy grade, will be widened into a wagon road as soon as bids can be received for the work, the most of the rock work is done whice is being driven Rambler No. 2 Iedt'e at a deptl 150 feet. The Rosa Heron claim is acting in a highly satisfactory manner, and some fine free milling hIiuiiUI they occur hgatn tho partlcl uc i.nu , iiniitH Hhotihl 1m llnpd 30ejieli. nnd. The public hvIiooI opened Monday morning with an extraordlnory at tendance for tho tlrnt day, but on account of the prevalence of diph theria the board decided to adjourn until next .Monday or until all cae can be thoroughly quarantined. The students all seemed nnxtou for hcIiooI to begin and entered upon their work with surprising energy for the first day of ncliool. There were three-hundred students In the rooms, 11s follows: room teacher Attend. men and women alike, beglvenabout ' 1 rrmnry, .Mis. Kelly, CO days at hard labor on the rock , 2,'d " Miss Taylor, pile 1 1st Intermediate, Mrs. Taylor, ,2nd ' Mls .Vewhind, 1 3rd ' Mis .Mickey, LORANE MILL DESTROYED. ' i8t (Jramniar, Miss Larimer, 33 37 81 30 34 O. G. Gilbertsou came down ' I from Ilohemia District Thursday, on 'i.: t , uis way 10 Koseourg, wuere u News reached this city Monday over the I.ornne telephone line stat ing that the Lornue shingle mill was burned at that place Sunday, and The improvements on the River- , goes on business for a few days. .I.ln .-Ln... tt.u i.il...i.t rf tUn nnm. I Mr. Gil hprfsnn rnllpil nf tl V,fTrrf aiui auut, vm. in.v.v.. w. ... ....... . . ...... M. .uw . "bb-1 tl,.u.i,l ,.!.... I. 11.... pany to do extensive work. New on.ee and reports things humming " - TTt lryZ no in ine nisrrirr. hi line hAii " no liiHurauee It I a total loan. The mill lielonged to I'liax". Cornell and tunnel house and shop, new bunk house, old cook house repaired and neneral fix lit) for all winter work. up in the district. He connected with the Wall group lor tne past two or has been Street three Miners are driviue the new tunnel I months, and says the company is with night and day shifts. .driving a cr wscut and drifting and 1 saw dust while the men were at din ! ner. Win. Wlilttnker. two enterprising young men, and was one of the en terprising and iiionoy ( making tnstl- A iiah. ctrit- i rinnrtd nil Hip Tl,.,. M(.i., . tlltlOU Ol tlmt TlClIllty. UlOOWIiers Grir.zlv Mountain Mining & Milling j continue work all winter and win were making preparations to put In Co's property, in the big tunnel on : make a good showing ere spring w nilll In connection with their the Golden Fleece claim. Secretary I time comes again Mr. Gilbertsou 1 8,ll,isle mill. The origin of the lire Is Uyrne shipped down some very fine j is owner of half the Cripple Creek ,u,t k"owl1-lmt 11 1'reHumed was fi,.,lpc ntwl iliev .ire lienutiesJ irrnin, nnd cu e l. ...ill t .1-0 1 caused by a spark thrown Into the ...... . -.- ........ .. ... ... , 1 here are lour ol the samples run- ;sonal charge as soou as he returns niticr i..ri' lipni-v ill i-nnnpr nnd Pflld I frnm Rnclilirfr nt.rl ...ill -" -- o !,. ,,,. , , and containing considerable silver or three men to work and continue I and galena. Work is progressing during the winter season. He NOTICE. nicely on the Grizzly property and reports the ceneral outlook over! Aii,.ni,.. L.mu.in.. ti,.,..,iv,u i. large amounts of ore are showing the district good and the greater debted to us will please call mid up. This company has good prop- number of the Companies will settle their accounts promptly. From ertv and will ere lonir be a dividend continue operations nil winter. . this dnto we will t,ell goods for cash payer. It is announced this week that the Stock and Harlow property, which nassed into the hands of Messrs Finn, Thompson, et al, a 1 couple of years ago, will soon be . in active operation again. Tlios1 Johnson lias been seiecieu as miu- iiq iug manager, nnd a force of miners are now at work blocking out ore,fet for the winters run. From the pre-1 KSj sent location of the stamp mill nt j iSj this season of the year the company jgi experiences a scarcity of water, lin1 hence the mill will not be in opera tion until the fall rains set in. In the meantime large bodies of ore will be blocked out and everything High School, Miss Humbel, Miss Armltago nud A. L. Ilriggs, 10J Thi,makes a grand total for the first day of 304 students, which moans that the full attendance, when the diphtheria scare Is over, will tie no less than 425. This shows a con gested condition In the school quar ters nnd It will certainly bo necessary to build another school building on the West Side or one large building somewhere, of sutllclent capacity to accommodate the rapid growth of tho school. Cottage flrovo has tho problem of tho public school before It nud the citizens should see that all modern conveniences are provided a nine months school voted and everything done to mnko ours tho best school In tho state of Oregon. Kaki.s & BitrsTow. Church Notice. There will bo sieclal services both morning and evening nt tho M. E. church next Sunday In view of Its being the Inst Sunday of the con ference year. In tho morning tho ' pastor will submit somewhat of mi nnuunl report. So! put in readinessfora steady winters fag run. This propert has given some i Kg of the highest returns of any prop- erty in the district. U, V. I.etsingcr, who is inter terested with N. V Wyatt in five claims on the Ridge, reports tlie property looking fine at the present stage of development. About iooo feet of tunnel has been driven on the property, as follows: Golden Rule claim, 160 teet, width of ledge 18 feet, free milling; Rambler No. 2, 175 feet. 'w0 tunnels. The ledge on the Rambler No. a gave a sur face assay of $6. The width of the ledge has not been proven as yet although the owuers have crosscut 20 feet and are not through yet. The second ledge on Rambler No. J 2 is showing a good ore vein, ii1 feet. The Puzzle claim is the one upon which the big tunnel is being driven, which is now in 160 feet, Closing Out At Cost Window Shades Crockery Mattings Glassware, Tubs Carpets and Washboards Our; Eutire Line of These Goods Will Be Closed Out At Cost For Cash, Here is an Opportunity For Good Bargains. Eakin & Bristow, JL m