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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 2, 1903)
8 ft ft M TIIRAllVKIITIHINd MI'.llll'M &g fcg iss d i d JJEAT iOD ritlNTIKU VJt W W W 5SSl Devoted to tlie Mining. Lumbering mid Panning Interests of this Community, to Good Government, and Hustling for a Grub Stake. COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY OCTOBER 2, 1903. VOL. IV NO. 36 JU AJU4.JYJLX THE GREAT BOHEMIA ' MINING DISTRICT 'More XovoIojiiu-miI Work iN"ov G-oiri' 611 Tli.Mii 10 voi IJelbro Known in IHIistory of ( h Cninp. .TBI 10 OKIWOK SBCt'UBSBTIlOS COMIMK Y lIiA, r E5B;B A BtAS'BBBiY:OMlBJVBttB TbE Crystal Consolidated Under Strong Oefalopmant Tha Vesuvius Pushing Work, and new Sawing Lumber for Buildings. Now Is the time lliiiiuhluok good to the tenderfoot who Inipik-ns to perambulate In to Hnhetnin Camp 'r'l... .11...:,.. I ...Ill, .!... I IIK lllfflllt.b n unit "'in .i,,mi, prospectors', carpeutriH and hilwr ers of every kind and flans. The oliler developed prowrtie are being forced with rapid devel opment work, mid there is n hum and stir that would do credit to the days of '49. Tltlt OKItflON HKCI'KTIXS. To appreciate what the Oregon U.AII.lliM la ,l.iliu fur till. ,ntlll, must Ko into the dUtriet. Mucll has Imii Mkl from time to time of , ,1... . 1. 1., i....i i... ii.ts . nuiiv. in the N'uuifet. and while it is eoiiitwny's development and pro- Kim with the wu k in hand. the 1 r... i.,. 1 see something new. iM.ndermts it, rnnmriirtlm.. ri.rHii inv a uui.l ol money, constantly in the course of' I lu dlscussliiK the Oregon Securi- ties, one can well commence with the company's holdings at the "Warehouse." a proiierty well known to the mining public as nil BKnj",8 " wen 10 near 1.1 old ettiibH4lu.il half-way house. This j'i,,d ,,M wl,e" ,1,e '' orooertv was absorbed by the wKIC.roupwu,. rntl- purchased by cummhv e.rlw In Lmm inl '-(( MIW . 1 v z .: . r u -4 it-- Immediately lilted hp Mor the con veiiiruce of iis teamsters and men working on the e'eotric power plant. At thin writing the Warehouse has been greatly improved A Urge two story upright is being added to the old log house, and when com pleted will be used for office nntl sleeping rooms. The bam room has' been greatly incre.tM-il, pen grain (ttld feed Mied.i have been elected, mid besides the wood full of white tents l lie company uu.,,,11,1 is ninldlv fillitiL' uu every avmh.ble IIUU N uiiii vuiiivi ill. KII1IM i, . . l.l..-, ,n..!.ln.w n.,.1 . .. . J ,.. ' i . i. . supplies uiai win te uecueu uerwecu now and spring. To get some idea of the amount ol hauling that goes over the Warehouse road, iust !.. ..i,.i.,. r.,. i.... ffi., ,...,a i..,it.r I.. , .,... ,,.i iUIII tlHttltllf, 'WV Wll. Illll coming hack the next. This is no' new thing. It has been uoitig im since early spring and will continue until the roads are so cut up by heavy hauling and winter rains that it will be impracticable. It is not necessary to dwell upon this. Just stop nnd think of the thousands of tons of freight that is going in for this company alone, and you will come to an immediate conclusion that something is doing. One and one-quarter miles above the Warehousejs (lie dam which was completed some time ago, and is marvel of strength and capacity. Prom this dam is built n flume four feet wide, which sends the whirling waters of the dashing Champion creek down to the power house, located too ysrds above the Ware house and on the left hand bank as J O i Prom the dam to the power site, NOT TUB CIIBAP STUFF that makes a wear them look cheap. But the lattest styles. and workmanship. Suits Cloaks Our Hoflmnn Cloaks from $5,00 f-n iRM.fiO. W' linve the very latest in styles 11 distance of 5.700 leet, a full of ty feet is gained, wh'ch gives a tie iliclldollit pressure, tuleu luted to no: only furnish eiei'tiicty to ligbs till' great plant it 1 1 1 1 the vaiimit wutks, but lu drive the air com pressors and other machinery In cited 111 tilt! Champion basin. As you ho up to the upper works you travel over a mountain road built by the Oregon Securties thin season, .11 a eol to the coiup iiiy something like $m,ooo--uo small sum ol it.selt. Arriving at the company's mill site on the oUl rl,amp 01. prorty. you w " . of " flue 'P mills thirty stamp ciipacny that I'" l" ne lulllHI III the northwest, under construction. and which will "" l'"liK Khl " '! ' el,' "W "TT "! the Mustek and in the big tunnel that is M,,K driven from the Cl.ami ,0 l'rperiy uiroiigu the '" t Mlck- Uul.t here it is well to .state hat ,,,i,,l':m,l,a,'y a'1,e. ls "Pending over imo this seaon. Jlktiig of the big tunnel, it is l'l'l" well to give some review .coiuwii) . lite Wg tunnel had tilr&idy been planned, and the work commenced. Under, the first plans considerable dead work bad u 1 e 1 -! to be done, by reason that th company had to drive a certain por tionorthe way through property not belonging to the company. In purchasing the Hroadway.it enabled thf company to clmnge the course n uu-uiuuci aim mak-e ute orivc entirely through its own territory, I ..,.1 .ii,..niii- mi mm 1 1, - ,, m , c thus . i. i ....... " " ""'tsjusi neiow .o. . r . . . r .1 tllC 1 1 fl IISIIOI tatlOII of tile tores ol the Mustek mine to the re- . . """"" , 1 ",s " eompiea-u wn. ne somcuung i.kc '""f"""" wiin eicciric iram, uiiouki it will 'come hundreds of tonsof the richest ure that has ever been uncovered in the Northwest, taken from the Mustek tunnels. It is a pleasure to note that the company appears to be under a thoroughly system atic management, and that every detail is being worked out, which indicates that the men behind the company are not only business men. but that they mean business, and are preparing to stay in Bo hemia. THlt CRYSTAL CONSOMDATHII. A Nugget man had the oppor tunity last week ol visiting the Crystal Consolidated Co's property, andean truthfully say that of all that has been said of the property, its true value has been poorly expressed, nnd today, backed as it is by eastern capital, it is fust tak ing the form of one ol the leading I mines in the district. James Hart, III. lies 111 inc 111s. i.e.. juincs 11.111, - ' , ,l,Su 11 well known milling foreman is income lime the latter part of this (Miff, Cloaks, Shoes, Hats and New Dry Goods Rothehihl Suits for Men $8.00 to $25.00. to $25.00. Shoes $2.00 to $5.50. Hats $1.00 insfc nnened ottr fall stock of Drv firiods. Strietlv and putterns. Qarman, Hemenway Co. Leaders in illerchmidisliiK-. I TIip Wiiiter Goods Are Here. Imi-hi CM.mss Hl.-iiikets scriptioii at prices that will please. Harness specially made and designed fur winter use and heavy hauling- I Call am! s o m(' fc,,rB. of th devclopmetii worje. and work is going on in a inor - - oughly systematic manner, The work is at present being con- fined to tunnel iNo. 3, wuerc depth of -560 feet an upraise of 130 feet is being made to tunnel No. 2. fined to tunnel No. 3, where 01 a : The object of this upraise is to give jr and to admit of blocking out the ore which is ot splendid value. The j future plans of the company is to 1 take llie oie irom isu -t " the upraise into tunnel No. 3 ami .1 .,,i rim it ilirellv from site of which ' . . . .... vt.. -I l I, io l ,n .i. .I...... ,,r iiiiiiipk . .1 nunc me nois iv .... lirniinliniit the entire winter Alexander of Cottage Grove, are now on the Crystal grounds with n saw mill plant nnd the same win oc u. .u nivrntinn bv Oct. to. As soon ns ' ... . ,. ..in.. r i the mill is ruuniug ms o. .uu... will be sawed out for the stamp mill, which will arrive in the course of a ouple of weeks from San Krnncisco. Lumber will also be gotten out for a dining hall 16x40 leet, also for a two-story bunk house 16x40 feet. An assay office nf tlilee rooms each I2XU feet, will u, 1... luiih. as well as an office liiilldinir with three rooms, two of which will be 12x12 and the other .vi A stable suitable for the establishment 01 four horses will ..Un hp built. The new wagon road connecting the property with the Champion Hasin road is now under rnnlil construction, and aside from the regular bauds employed at the mine, the company has thirty-six hands bard lit work, maki-lg the pmde mi the mountain. The road ...l.inl, ..ill he Dry Goods man or woman, who The best material Shoes fiats ami Kohts of every de m ,..n ... u..i , '"" - " - 1. .. :ii 1 1 ndu- mirs i3njrs""' ",r a" grade of 10 er cent. Hie com - p4iiy is making every preparation ior mi neuvc nmici .uu. ions, "' - of supplies are being and before many we. ; siuico eeks another stamp mill winsiie win ne auaeu o , the list already sending up a daily greeting to the miners of Hohtmia. thk north i-'aikvikw. A , ynr,i, Kir,. p0's 1 '.;, ,,,, r.vt!,l .! ... .... - V"e , ' I" ' aim with liuueue and Albany men .i -ii i i .. r :.. ' . . llie LTIII lit UUU VJ. llicil III vestment. Development work is being pished with vigor and it is stated that in the face of one tunnel ten feet of exceedingly rich ore is exposid. The company ovns a large group of claims and several more locations nave oeeu made recently. The company is fortunate in having good men at its back. It is waid that the property is one of the best iti the district considering the amount of development work done. TIIH SHANK l'ROl'KRTY. Your correspondent had the pleasure of taking dinner with W. 11. Shane nt Ins snug cahlu on Monte Rico ridge last Saturday. Mr. Shane is one of the best enter tainers in the district and along with it, lias one of the prettiest nnd best properties, considering the stage of development work, in the district, without a single exception. Ills group consists of nine claims, on Monte Rico Ridge, west of the Bohemia mountain. Mr Shane made his location in '96, and has been at his work of bringing the i roperty to the front from that date to this. Mr. Shane is an old and systematic miner, and his property proves the assertion. He has at least two well defined veins, carrying good values, and his property is attract ing many mining men. His ex ternal improvements are well worthy of note, and his tinder ground work is to be complimented. The day is not far off when this property will be reckoned among the heavy producers of the camp. THK BIO MAUD. Col. Blair returned from the district Thursday where he has been managing the assessment work on his Hig Maud and Sadie B. claims, in the Johnson-Meadows country, adjoining the Winchester copper property belonging to J. I. Jones, The work has been con fined to the Hig Maud claim, and the tunnel is now in 86 feet. In the face of the tunnel he is now In to six and one-half feet of ore, of great richness, three feet being high grade galena and three and one-half feet decomposed red quartx, and he is not yet to the wall. The Colonel states that he never saw the district in so promising a con dition as at the present time. MINING NOTES. Geo. V. I.loyd came in Tuesday froni a several days visit at the Crystal. , Chns Thornton! in the district this week looking alter his asses' mcnt work on his property 011 City creek. Chas. Mitchell is doing his as-1-,'ssmcnt work on the lilack Kaven I claim in Champion basin. The prou-rty is looking good. Reports are to the effect that the Winchester property, owned by J. I. Jones ot this city, is showing up wonderfully well under the present development work. This property has one of the best copper show ings in the district. development work is going on on the Contention group owned by lid Jenks, Krn Lock wood and the Dan Coltou heirs. The results are very pleasing to the owners, cor roborating the oft repeated state ment that the Contention is one of the best properties not yet under corporation in the district. William W. Frost, representing the United States census office, Washington, I). C, returned Tues day from a tour of inspection of l oliemia Mining District. He is enthusiastic over the district and I redicts that it will soon be a world famous camp. Chas. Hrmieau, the well known mining man, and the original lo cator of the famous Helena mine, now owned by the Oregon Secu rities, returned this week from an extended visit to Kayak, Alaska, where he is largely intere.-eed with ' Portland capitalists in the Portland He Alaska Oil Co., which owns an immense amount of some of the best oil lands in the northern country Mr. Bruueau reports 1 having had a pleasant sojourn, and that the company's prospects are ' all that could lie asked for. In con 1 neclion with the oil business, Mr. Hruueau has also located a very large coal tract for himself and people who are interested with him. Speaking of Cottage Grove, Mr. Hruueau notes a great change in this citv, and judging from the im- . ' rwiXTO,.vt,1,tfeal'tH the" Shareholders , 7 , " , - ' , , "clc '.' ' ; uuu,"'"i.- r ne ooay 01 wiuiam iJimiap, an oici pioneer ami miner, was routiu 1 near his cabin vesterdav. near Grants Pasp. The old man had been shot and evidently murdered, as his cabin had been looted. Dun lap lived alone on I.ouse Creek, where he has resided for thirty P?. mating a living ty workinir his Placer claim. It has ee.. the supposition that he had I considerable gold buried in or near 1 1... ... 1 1. . 1.1s mu.11 aim 11 ivjs uiuuaoiv 10 find .this the old man was murdered, He had been dead four or five days when found and the murderer had ample time to escape. Officers are the c Vrom X tion 111 which the body of the old miner lay when found, it vas evi dent that he had just started to his cabin with an armload of wood and was shot from ambush, as the closely growing timber about fur nished an excellent opportunity for , concealment. Thp door nf ih! cabiu was open and the drawers of his desk turned upside down, papers and letters were strewn about and everything was in confusion, shelv ing that the murderer had made a hasty search of the cabin after murdering the pld miner. Dunlap was 65 years of age and was a vet eran of the Civil War. We are mi Mackinaws, Rain Coats, Flannel Lined Coats, Eakin & Bristow. IIIOII AND M)W-lRICliS STOCKS. When the money derived from the sale of treasury stock actually goes toward the improvement and development of a meritorious min ing property, no reasonable price at which the stock is sold can be con sidered too high. Kliminating altogether from the argument absolutely worthless com panies, it con truthfully be said that the chances ol failure are greater in a low priced proposition , foregoing applies solely to the lion than in one the stock of which sellsjestly promoted companies; to the for a good figure. companies of which the proceeds of We hav.- noticed lately that those 1 the treasury stock actually go into conducting information and inquiry , the property.- Some managements departments in the contemporary spend the money honestly but press have clubbed some companies j foolishly, while others put it into because they are selling their stocks i their own pockets, and not into the too high. Without any reference to or apparent thought of the mat ter of the disposition of the funds raised, they denounce the enter prises because of the price of the stock. This is unfair, unreason able and very harmful. I It takes mouey to mine, and big money at that. Uarely 1 a iniue developed from the proceeds of the sale of its own ore, without the in vestment at some time' of other capital. Kveu the most promising prospects require capital for their improvement and development. 'Many authorities and with good reason, hold that from 525,000 to So.ooo ib necessary to develop any prospect, however well located and promising. This of course, means ,u pub - sv., o b basis It takes money to sink, a shaft and timber it; it takes money to drive the crosscut and the drifts; it takes money to buy and install timbers and stulls and lagging; it takes money for tracks and cars; the hoist and boiler, the mill and other necessaries, all must be in cluded, besides many other different requirements for different properties. Some comjanies are floated with a working fund provided amounting to a few . thousand dollars say from St.ooo to $5,000. This pro vides for some development and perhaps some machinery, although (of a dinky character. 1 he funds I are exhausted at a critical time in the development, and another ap i .. tm. i. - , is neces sary. Xlie raising 01 me secona development fund is always more difficult than the first. Promises made in the first instance and un fulfilled require explanations, and more pr'mises must be made. The shareholder may have confidences but human nature is human nature, after all. The promoter regrets that he tried to do too much for too little; he is sorry he pursued a nig gard'y policy. Oftentimes the mistake is discovered too late, and the second appeal falls flat, mean ing absolute failure to the enter prise. On the other hand, a company makes provision for say $50,000. The development proves successful and very profitable. A rich pocket S ruck; and the prospect pays for its own development and improve' ment. Maybe only $5,000, or even Si.ooo, is required. The company has the ballance of the money. It eats nothing; it depreciates not one cent in value; it does not have to be squandered, or even go to the rake-off" fund. The money be longs to the shareholders, and can, if so decided, form the nucleus of a dividend fund. It is better to be safe than sorry, and the first money for almost any flotation invariably comes more easily than the second. The Cripple Creek prospect com panies, as they are toaay, are an closing out, at cost, all our Odd Sizes In Wool Shirts, Sweaters, Boots and Shoes. SOLD FCXR CASI-I OUSTLY. example of the evil of low-priced stock and small working funds. These companies, as soon ns they exhausted t hell reserves, became dependent upon the leasers. With no demand for leases, the companies accumulated debt, after which some were successfully reorganized, while many became complete failures. Cheap stock is not alway cheap in the end. It must be remembered that the property at all. In such cases any price is high, even the price which appeared low at the start. Daily Mining Record. RICH MING I'URCMASUD. The Stocks & Harlow Mine Absorbed by P. J. Hard) Owner of the Vtiu vlus. The Properties Join and are both well Developed Mines Under Active Development at the Prcs-nt Time. j j M d one of h , , 3, nmljng deals that has been closed this season in lionemia was consummated. Karly in the spring p. J Hard purchased from Stocks, Harlow and Bush, their interest in the Stocks & Harlow property on the west slope of Fairview moun tain. This property joins the fa mous Vesuvius to which Mr. Hard acquired title last year. Por some time that gentleman has been ne gotiating for the interests ol David Pinu.of this city, and I.CvThomp- son, ot .Massacnuseues, aim suc ceeded in closing the deal last Mon day. As before stated the property recently acquired joins the Vesu vius, and the last deal throws two of the most prominently mentioned properties in the district together, and uuder one management. The .properties are under development at the present time, each ' having large bodies of ore on the dump, ready for milling, and the newly acquired property is already equipped with a mill, which the management proposes to move to a more convenient site and enlarge for the treatment of the ores from both mines at an early date. In fact the plans for the new mill are already under advisement. In con nection with this the management has already filed an order for three new Truax cars, several tons of rails, additional powder and coal. The Vesuvius is well known as a very profitable mine, and the Stocks & Harlow property has one of the best reputations of like de velopment in the district. CARLOAD FROM LE ROY. The LeRoy Mining Company will furnish one carload of ore to be used as a test for Improved Smelter Co's smelter at Oswego. The smelter is being built by the Ladd Smelter Co., of Portland, and will receive its first test next Tues day. This is a new smelting pro cess invented by M. Blanchard and ow ned by Mr. Blanchard, T. K. Richardson and C. D. Williams. There is considerable interest mani fested in the outcome of the test. IP