BOHEMIA NUGGET. 9 9 w TIIKAPVKHTIHIMI MKPIUM o n NKAT Jon mlKTINOl M w w w Devoted to the Milling. Lumbering niul I'arinliifr Interests of tills Community, to Good Government, nnd Hustling for a Grub Stake. COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1903. VOL. IV NO. 39 ON THE MOVE. P.J. lliinl Acquires Larue In terest in the (irent linstern Alining Co. IS ELECTI:!) PRESIDENT Lewis Iliullcy cmiic in (ram Corvnllls WodiicMluy and informed the Nugget tlmt lf. J. Hard pnt chflfc'cd, Monday, 11 la rue inlcicst 111 the (Itenl I'.nsteru Mining Co's property, 'flic Gicat Kasteru N one of the largcit compnulcH incor porated In the (list rit-t, having a Ciipittllizatinu of ,350,01)0 and the fact that Mr. Hard is making heavy hivestmeiils in the piopcrty is good evidence of the permanent values therein. The hoatd of directors held a special meeting immediately lifter the cousiimmatiuu ol tlic deal, niul elected Mr Hard president of the company. The Great Kasteru company have over 1 .000 feet ot tunnels driven on their claims 011 a ledge very rich in ,;old nnd arc steadily going n head with their work. Mr. Ilurd went on to Portland from Corvallis hut will leturn to the district In a few days. Mr. Hiutley is manager of the Great Kastcrn and went on into the dis trict Thuisday morning. He in forms us that every thing is in .satisfactory condition and that work will continue on the property during the whiter. TIIH SMIiLTIiR TliSTIil). Telegram's Account The Tct I'rotcJ All That Was Ihpcctcu. The experimental deinouslralions with the new smelter fur.inces of the Improved Mineral Smelting Company, which have been con ducted under the direction of C. I) Williams and Maurice lllanchard, inventors, on the grounds ol the I.adds Metals Comp.tuy.Ht Oswego, have proven very successful so far as the working of the the furnaces are concerned, it generating a heat sufficient to fuse lire brick. During the present week another lest run will lie made to bring out the exact cost of the method Compactness, terrifie heat and economy, with efficiency, arc the points of excellency claimed (or the new smelter, and that others than the inventors arc alreac) convinced thai the machine and methods are a success is demonstrated bv the fact that the Almcda Mining Com p.iuy has already contracted for a 1000 ton plant, paying $150,000 for the apparatus. It will be built l Merlin, Or. THAWS I'KOltN l'UKNACU. In the past 1 "Irozcn" furnace was the dread of the smelter oper ator, it being necessary when the metal once got cold iu a furnace to chisel it out by hand The new smelter, it is claimed, generates through its gas and smoke-burning propensities such excessive heat 11 "frown" furnace can lie thawed and smelling without resorting to the hammer aud chisel. This fact was demonstrated when, during the recent run of the test plant at Os wego, the belt which controlled the ulr supply, being old, broke and causjd some trouble. The charge had commenced to tu.se and settle, filling the stag pit to the arch, which divides the furnace, making the primary and secondary furnaces upon which the inventors make all their claims of economical working and the conhustiou of the gases. The slag pit being filled with the molten slag nnd metals and the air lil.ist suspended for about half an hour, the metals in the bottom of the pit became colled or "frozen," thus preventing the perfect opera tion of the furnaces. Upon restart ing the blast.however, it was found that the slag had so filled ,the pit that instead of the air passing throught the pit it was forced across the top of this molten nnd frozen mass, and as the intense heat had partially fused the fire iimtr nniv hi-rame fused mid Mlf..rt .....j - thus let the blast escape above the pit, leiviiig tne iro.;ii uiauer in Mich a position that it was impos sible to remelt and draw off. 1 he operators opened the pit above this frozen mass and drew off several pots of slag and matt. It Is the purpose of the invention to icdtice the cost of smelting iu a ..1...., 1. irnu!lili nnd nractical man ner, to' employ cither bituminous or lignite coal lit pwee 01 cone; 10 -it...... n..i..li-tr pnmblistioil of the smoke, and by a second combustion of the gases to generate the re quired heat at the expenditure of a minimum of fuel, ottd that of n cheaper character than is generally employed; to render the kussch for reducing purposes when ncccsssary. I'OKM 01' CONHTitUCTION, The primary lurnacc it similar In construction to nu ordinary hlnst furnace, nnd is provided tit inter vals In Its height and 011 oposltc sides with a plurality of tuyeres, and nt its upper cud n blast pipe Icadliiir to a suitable source of air supply. At the lower portion of each ruriiuce adjacent to the slag pit is constt uctcd n lip or ledge which presents 11 throat, keeping the material to he treated from dropping into the pit before it be comes fused. The slug pit has tap nltM.il kit llir. titnltf.ii tnntiirlnl ninv be drawn from different levels. In the oneraliou of the furnaces. lltn l.llitlnr.. rttrtttln.. Urlmrtf... Willi ore, lluxnnd roal. coal being Hio ir.nt.it.nr 'Pi. ..inr.. rnrnnr.. iu .'linriri.tt tuitli nrr. unit flnv n ti,.r. nalely; then the coal on the top 01 the orinirirv fiirnnci? is lli-httil nn.l riU' rim. .,, ni ,i .,,. ,i.... ward to the bottom of the nriniarv I rnnin 1 1.,.,. i,n.i,.,itu. ..i,,,,,, I the line' to the bottom of the second- nr.. rum.,.. n...i ti...m. .. ..,. .,! m au escape line iu the top of the last named furnace. When the heat has become stidicicutly intense nt the upper tuyeres to Ignite the smoke and gases, the dampers of these tuyeres are turned and the nir admitted. The air is also ad mitted successively to the other sets oftuvercs.aslhe heat teaches t)c ;..i. 1 i,..u.. ..i.,it 'Pi... . l.lr.,1 frnnt tin. Itivrrn i-nitllilelr-s the comliusilo-.i ol tire Itiel. consuming the smoke and converting the car-boii-iuonnxide into carbon-dioxide, which is 1 ir cent higher than air and thus doc not settle hack upon the Mirroundlng country to kill 1 vegetation, an improvement over tire old smelters. cmiAi'Niiss oi' orimATioN. The great advantages of this smelter over the others is the cheap ness of its construction aud its pnrtabilly, being constructed of fire brick, which can easily be packed orj either wagons or pack horses into districts where railroad trans portation has not yet reached. Kcimomical operation is also a feature. The inventor, Mr. lllanch ard, says that cither charcoal or wood can be used, thus making t one ol the greatest inventions l lin age for the reduction of ores lo matts iu districts removed from railroad transportation. The officers ol the Mineral Im proved .Smelter Company are. C. 1). Williams, president; Maurice lllanchard, treasurer; rind T. K. Richardson, sccretar) . All have great faith in the future of their invention. INSURANCE LICENSE. Secretary of State. I. IMinlmr, replying to lniilil regarding the Mlllcrx National liiHtrrunco Co In circular under date of Oct. in. ItMKl bii.vh the following. I'rutli-H ap proached ll.V UKftltM III tills ('DIUpUU.V should hear In mind the udvlee of t lio Secretary of State and net accordingly: TIiIh olllcc holds tlmt mutual lire luMiiratieecompntilcri.orKiiulxcil under the laws ot other HtntcH, are not exempt (nun the laws which are appllen'ilu to lire Inmmince eompnu lcn generally which desire to enter this State for the traiiMaetlou ot insurance IiuhIiichh; lint that such companies, and their agentx aud umpioyes, must comply Ntrlctly with the Kcnernl Iiiwh which govern In the case ot forelKU Urn Insurance, com panies. This 11 foreign miital lire Itmur.tiicH cannot do; hence, such company cannot lawfully, In our opinion, truiiHiict uuhIiichhiu orej-on. SAFE DYNAA1ITED. Ncwberg, Ore, Oct. 19. For two hours this morning, while everything was yet in darkness, this place was practically under control of a gang of bandits, whose object was to blow up the building of the Dank of Newberg and loot the vault of the money on deposit. Though several charges of dynu mite were exploded, the steel vault failed to give way, and the bandits finally gave up tne attempt and escaped on horseback, going iu a northerly direction toward l'oriiauu. From all appearances, there were three iu the party. PINE APPLES. U. S. Hales, of Doreim, favored this ollleu with some splendid sampler! of apples from the HaleH limn" orchard The orchard rnuNlxtH of Home 1100 treen, from two to nine yeni-H old and the older ones are Just coming Into liearlmr. This year 100 boxen wo i-o picked from the orchard, and lianllv an iiiinlu was wormy. Thu varieties grown are the Johimthuii, iciinr. llaldwln. lllack Twig nnd Ited Check I'lppln. Tho variety brought to this olllco was the John- iitluvn. of which tliu HaleH tiros harvested 80 boxes, and In this variety not one wormy apple, was found. UNDERGROUND CAVERN. Miners at Work in the Black hutle Quicksilver Alines Hrcnk Into an Underground Lake. WATER SOON RUNS OU'I . . "e contractors at work on u 'I'lii tunnel on tnc M50 1001 level ni tllC Ill.lCkbltttC OlllCkSilVCr MilIC hrokc into an underground cave Inst baturdiiy. It was in fact an I underground reservoir of water. 1 for 'o or three days Jieforc the K - tve was broken into n strange roaring sound was heard by the men drilling at the face. I'ortun- "- for !'- their drill holes did not penetrate into the cavity. When '"-' " s',ol', wc.rc fircd ll,c explosion w followed by a roar- inir sound that was heard lor half a mile away, liefore the men had notion out of the mine an immense column of water burst forth and the men waded out of the mine nearly knee-deep iu water. A heavy flow continued for fully two hours. It has not been possible to en plorc tne cave as yet owing 10 tne iKittout of it being below the floor of the tttlllicl and filled With Water. Cavities of litis sort arc not characteristic of the mine, as this is the first one ever discovered in t)Vcr two miles ol underground work which has been driven on the 1' -yiy -"" W1IIIIII IIIC VCIIl 1L tvuuill l'fl.i t.r be merely an unfilled portion of the fissure. A fine body ol cinnabar lies north of the cavity, the south side being on the foot-wall. IIOHHMIA MINING ASSOCIATION. llohcmia, Ore. Oct. 17th. 1903. At a meeting called by A. I.. Mortis, Secretary ol the Oregou State Miners' As-ociation for the purpose of organizing au association for the District of Uohemia we sub mit the following report: The meeting was called to order by Sec retary A 1. Munis, G (i (ira hum, Superintendent of the I.eKoy mines, was chosen as temporary chairman Mr. Graham after tak ing the chair was selected by accla mation as permanent chairman of the district association and I. F. Matthews as permanent secretary al so by acclamation. C. C. Mathews then" placed in nomination for vice president of the State Miners' Asso ciation for llohcmia District, C. J. Howard, there being no contesting nominee, and a motion leiiig carried that the secretary cast the vote of the meeting lor Mr. Howard, it was so ordered. The meeting then adiourned. Thanking the at tending miners and memners 01 tne association very kindly tor me honor conferred. We remain Hcspectfu'ly, I. F. Matiikws, Sec, G. G. Graham, Chmn. AN ENTHUSIASTIC ADDRESS. In behalf of isoo white rihboner's members of the Woman's Christian temperance Union of the State ot Oregon, aud their friends, I thank you for this royal welcome, we have come to this capitol city, yours and ours, not for pleasure only, though it is a pleasure 10 stand here within the shadow of our state capitol, aud there comes to us thoughts ol tne great possi bilities that cluster around tins historic place; nor alone that we might meet with this throng of workers that have come from their homes among the Hlue and Siski you, the Cascades, and the Coast Mountains. We have come to council together aud hope to plan wisely our work or the cointii g year. You have welcomed an or ganization which differs in its characteristics lrom all others, and the contrast between this conven tion and the one of our nvowed enemy held at Quhicy, III., last month is as great as the principals each advocates and strives for. They sometimes call us a disturbing ele ment, but were the keys of this city turned over to us as the mayor turned them over to the Quincy Convention, saying, if you do not see what you want, let us know and we will get it lor you. Unjoy yourselves to the limit. I do not thi'ik you gentlemen would be compelled to remain iu door to avoid being insulted by poor un fortunate women, reeling through your streets, nor your children taught lessons of vilcness and de bauchery, as was the case there. This is the largest organized bodv of women in the world. Fifty-two nations have within their borders, this society. It knows no distinction because of race; for the shadow of the curse of alcoholic drink falls alike on the home aud the mothers be they brown or black , yellow or the pale faced Caurasian We will never compromise, aud un til our land is free from this curse we will take no backward step. Mothers in all the years have cared for their children, and look ing out into life, have anticipated a bright future for them, alas too often they have seen them fall un der the blight of drink. Hearts arc breaking iu every hamlet, be cause this curse licensed by laws enacted by legislators, ami sus tained by our government, con tinues on and on, aud on. They arc crying o'lt iu vain for there seems to he no power available lo stay the mighty tide of woe. We their sisters feel the chill of this shadow, as it almost touches our own hearts, aud we cry out in our fear, how long, oh Lord how long. Is there no power to stay this evil? None to outlaw it.' Yes there 1. one, the power of the ballot. Is it not a mystery to you. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union does not win the earnest active support of every good man and women when it is known to stand for noble and thrifty man hood. Pure and rcfinel woman hood, happv hoiuej, and for clean, sober upright and prosperous government. You have by your kindly wel come, expressed your sympathy for an interest iu this organization. You will I know be interested in results that follow our labor. You of the church, the educational in stitutions, the municipality, the press, we ask you to go from this place, and make our influence felt, through the avenue which arc vours and we earnestly urge that the power you wield through the ballot, may be lor tne protection ol our children against tins curse. Your County and City White Rib boners go out to a wider field of effort, and when the time comes, as come it will, that yon and all your sisters with us shall hold that mighty weapon, the ballot in our hands. Let us pledge ourselves, here aud now to cast it always for the home; as iu opposition to the 'liquor interests. We thank you for this more than cordial welcome, and trust that into every home, or place where the "knot of white" shall enter, may remain an in fluence that shall brighten and up lift manv a life. NOTICE TO MINERS. Cotta ge Gtote, Oregon October 20th, 1903 On returning to town after a few days of much-needed recreation, I am advised of my election to the office of Vice-President of the Bo hemia District, in compliance with the request of the Oregon Miners Association for the election of such an o flier. This office comes to tne unsought I have had no ambition along the line of becoming piominent in mining circles and had expected to continue to content myself with djing the best that I could for the District generally and every well meaning man in it, through the medium of the news columns of the Nugget. While I am naturally but slightly acquianted with the duties incum bent upon me in connection with this office, yet I feel assured that the careful study I have made of the District, in connection with my newspaper work for years past, supplemented by my frequent trips of inspection, will furnish a good foundation aud I believe further persistent work in the same direc tion will enable me to serve faith fully and efficiently the best interes' s of the District iu such a manner as will meet the approval of all who have honored me with their sup port. I know from my past ex perience that considerable respon sibility will attach to this office, judging by the amount of corres poudeu e I have received heretofore solely from the standpoint of a newspaper man. In extending my thanks to the miners of the District, it is well to add that I belong to no clique or organization; I propose to work for every property iu Uohemia and to aid every man whose record and property is such as to command respect and stand honest investaga tion. Furthermore, it will be my aim to labor impartially for the district as a whole and to enable me to attain the best results as its servant shall consider the merits of the properties, more than the men, iu the discharge ot the duties of my office. With renewed thanks for the honor conferred and the assurance that I shall endeavor to prove that I am "worthy of my hire," I am, Very Respectfully, C. J. HowAKi). HEAVY WEIOIIT. A. W. Bhortrldge brought to tho Nugget ollleu Wednesday fifteen potatoes tho total weight of which was 35 pounds and was glvon the premium fo ouo year's subscrlp tlon to Bohemia Nugget. QUICKSILVER MINING An Excellent Article on Quick silver Alining, its Value in the Commercial and Scientific. I3LACKBUTTE MINES. II? W. n Dennlr The continuing steady decrease in the world's production of quick silver, in face of increased demand and higher prices, is sufficient. The United States and Spain, from which countries the bulk of the world's supply has been obtained for the last fifty years, have shown, with slight variations, a presistent decline in production since 1899. During the past two years, under the stimulating influence of pre vailing, higher prices, many new mines and prospects have been opened in various parts of the world. Some of these have become productive. Hut the increase from this source has not been sufficient to offset the steady decline of the old mines, and, excepting for a slight increase shown in 1902 over the previous year, the world's record of a constantly diminishing production of the metal remains un broken. During the later part of t902 the visible supply of quicksilver iu New York and San Francisco touched the lowest point in the history of quicksilver for the last twenty-five years. On several re cent occasions New York dealers in the metal were forced to the ex pediency of borrowing quicksilver from their larger customers in order to supply the demand of the smaller consumers. Numerous attempts have been made to find a substitute for mer cury 111 some of its uses, but so far without success. In the meantime the demand for the metal is con stantly increasing. This demand comes chieftly from its metallurgi st use in recovering gold aud silver in ores and placer gravels. With a continuance of the present rat; of expansion iu these branches of mining tn nearly every part of the world, it will be a matter of only a short time when the present producers of quicksilver will be un able to keep up with the consump tion. A continually increasing demand comes also from the arts and sciences. New uses for the metal are being constantly found. Its application to numerous electro lytic processes, including the maun r r . : 1 1 1. 1 :a"u '"""--uiioiiiic. s on.y uie ueg .rung 01 a use UKeiy , j uiiutiiiu ...itui .iiausiuii. x 11c Irt . . f ,1 klllI.WJ lUklll V. IUV.IV.UI ) III LIIV 1 manufacture of electrical machinery is one of the constantly growing! sources of trade to dealers in the metal; nor is the consumption in the manufacture of vermilion paints carried on chieftly iu China and England, likely soon to dimish. Its use for this purpose is almost as old as history itself, for even cen turies of experience aud constant scientific experimenting, howsoever actuated by the commercial instinct of later years, have been unable to discover a cheaper substitute. In the paint of commerce, such adul terations as red lead, chrome red. and gypsum are used, but they are easily detected and invariably vitiate the brilliant vermilion and rich carmine colors produced by the mercurial paints. 1 he price of quicksilver ts con- trolled by the London market, which in turn is nominated by the Rothschilds whose house has con- trolled the product of the Spanish mines since 1036. At these ancient1 ini iics, uwucu uy mc guvcruuiciu Clotliiiif, Cloaks, Shoes, Hats and New Dry Goods NOT THE CHEAP STUFF that makes a man or woman who wctir them look cheap. But the lattest styles. The best material and workmanship. I Suits Cloaks Dry goods Shoes Bats I Our IIoflman-Rothchild Suits for Men $8.00 to $25.00. Cloaks from $5.00 to $25.00. Shoes $2.00 to $5.50. Hats $1.00 to $3.50. We have just opened our fall stock of Dry Goods. Strictly the very latest in styles aud ptitterns. of Spain and situated on the north cm flank of the Sierra Morcna mountains iu the province of Cittdad Real, owing to the great richness of the ore and cheap labor, quick silver is produced cheaper, per unit of mercury, than in any other milling region It is said, however, that this ancient contract came to an end some time during the late American-Spanish War, and that, by offering large monetary advances in that hour of Spain's extremity, the Rothschilds secured a tempor ary renewal, but that the ratifica tion of a permanent contract, for which negotiations have ever since been pending, still remains a matter of uncertainty. Whether this ex plains the attitude ol the Roths childs toward the market, or as to the authenticity of the story, the writer cannot undertake to say, but at any rate, at a time when growing scarcity of supply and con stantly increasing demand would seem, by the ordinary laws of com merce, to justify a material advance in price, the Rothschilds have in sistently maintained a bearish atti tude toward the market, and, to enable them to sustain this position they have been making a strenous effort for the past eighteen months to force the output of the Spanish mines beyond their normal capacity. Since it is not likely that this con dition can be long maintained, nor would it be to the interests of the Rothschilds to maintain it longer than its influence would aid them in securing the desired permanent concessions from the Spanish gov ernment, there is every reason to believe that the price of quicksilver will materially advance in the near future, unless some new fields of great extent and richness should be discovered, which does not seem probable. Continued Next Week. GREAT IMPROVEMENTS. A Nugget reporter called at the ollicer) ot the Long & Ulnglmm Lum ber Company Thursday morning and found everything lively and erery boily on the move getting ready for the valuable Improvements the com pany contemplates making in the very near future. Already neat olllce rooms are being fitted up in the rear and adjoining the commissary store ot the company near ehe O. & S. E. office. Tho olllces will be neat and much more con convenient tliau heretofore. Preparations are under way for the Installation of a dry kiln that will hold about oO.OOO feet of lumber and out of which the company will lie able to take nt least 1S.000 feet of kiln dried lumlicr each day. This will be n great advantage to tho people of Cottage Grove, not men tioning tho value to tho company. The company will also make con- llertle otlier Improvement In the ,,, of evv m lcillnerv whereby m ichlnery .1... ..!,,. MIC of the mill will be en larged materially. HE'S A DEAR HUNTER. (loo. Stldham, ot .Mineral, Uohe mia Mining DlHtrict, In a letter to this oflice ntates that Walt linker, of Mostly creek, may be tho boss deer slayer of that section, but as George ts apparently from Missouri, Walt will lliave to "show hint" before he claims the honor of being a liear slaughterer of any con nequence. Ijtst week Mr. Stld liam a hunting went and bagged four bear and packed them all In to camp before dinner. Whose next, please? INSPECT BOHEMIA DISTRICT. Superintendent John H. Pear I sons left this morning with a party consisting of Representative Dinger I Herman Forrest. Supervisor S. C. Bartium aud Senator R. A. Booth, I for the Bohemia mining district where they will make an extended inspection aud tour of the many properties. This distinguished party will be the guest of the Orc- gon securties Company, Qarman, Hemenway Co. Lenders in Merchandising. MTJMMllllllTTnnifflniiTII Mil I IIIMIMIMIinWliTllrT"!'' THE CRYSTAL CONSOLIDATED Secretary Wheeler returns nnd Reports Work doing on Rapidly The New Stamp Mill Being Constructed. FIFTY MEN ON ROAD. Frank D. Wheeler has just re turned from the Crystal Co's prop erties and is filled with enthusiasm over the outlook. He says that there are 50 men at work complet ing the wagon road. The saw mill is in full operation and the car penters are framing the timbers for the stamp mill. The foundations for this mill arc practically com pleted. Mr. Wheeler is much pleased with the appearance of the mine. lie says that the upraise from the 3rd towards the 2nd level looks remarkably fine. There is a large amount of pay ore iu sight. Some of it is high grade. Word ha been received from the Union Iron works that all the stamp mill machinery was shipped on Tuesday. The Crystal Co. proposes to give this machinery the honor of being the first freight shipped over the new wagon road. The company sent three more carpenters to the mines Thursday morning to assist in the construction of new buildings. MINING NOTES. Jack Kloffenstein is in from the mines. Henry Land ess is in from Bo hemia this week. Ed Gunn left for the miues the first of the week. Fred Arnold is down from the mines for a few days. He intends going back to stay all winter. Jack Quiun came down from, the mines the first of the week and re ports ore showing upon his claims nicely. W. H. Berg, assayer for the Crystal Consolidated Mining Com pany, was a pleasant caller at the Nugget office this week. Frank Wheeler, treasurer of the Crystal Consolidated Mining Co., left Saturday for the company's property on an inspection tour. G. G. Graham, superintendent of the LeRoy Mining Co, was in the city Tuesday and Wednesday and report everything moving along nicely at the camp. Mr. Graham was selected as permanent chairman or president of the Bo hemia Mining Association and will be an excellent one for the position. He is a conservative and wide awake man and an all around hustler. Albert S. Wells and Chaster I'roeb- cultural College arrived In the city Jl UUrnlltiy uuu tvuu tu.u ....,vv this morning where thej will gather data and ore samples for use at the. college. They are both young men and of marked Intellect nnd are un tiring In thelrefforts to secure the In formation they desire. TI.ey will re turn Monday with about 000 to 1000 pounds ot samples which will be taken to tho college at once. Mr. and .Mrs. John II. Pearsons will leave next Monday torNew York, where they will nend the winter. In Mr. Pearsons' absence the buslnessof the O. Sc. S. K. will bo under the man agement of A. U. Wood, chief engi neer of the company. The many people of Cottage Grove who havo had the pleasure of the acquaintance ot Mr. nnd Jtrs. Pearsons will regret very much to see them leave nnd will give them a hearty welcome to Cot tage Grovo when they return next spring. t