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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1903)
' 1 SUPPLEMENT TO BOHEMIA VOL. IV. COTTAGE GROVE. OREGON. OCTOBER 23. 1903. NO. 30. NUGGET Cottege Grove, Lne County, Oregon .rf"-OTTA(lK HIIOVK In In tano coun " ty mill iiiio uf tli v ry bunlont towns In tliii wIiiiIk Wllhimotto vulloy. It la altualed on tlm coast fork of tho fumoua Will iilte river, H mlloa sunlit fi imii 1'iirtliinil mi tho liniln linn of (tin Hnulhern 1'tK'lflc rnllriiiiil ruti iiIiik between I'nrtliiii mill Hun I'rim clacn, It It. m several K""1 church nil -lire ami aehoula; Iiiih it iciinltliin of SOOI), II wiim eiudllPil with llllH'll liaa III tlm liiHt United Hlnli'M cpnuia, lull II la KHlWlhK funt; III fart, by 'na nnil hounds, iiml hptinlly ii 1 1 nit I ciiii bo ilncl on Ita futnio MM'wtli, fur It fCuiiiM In hu iih dpatlny tn lin tin) lend Ihtf city In Central Or-mi. so fuel la II becoming n mom Important nlnt on account uf tho iniiKultliilu of tlio lum bering unit milling Interest.! wlllrh cen ter hero. Tlio town la platted ivltli n view tu Ita rer'nlii llirreusp In alio wli't'll may "hlriipcil liy (lu fnrt Hint over 01)0 hundred tnaldatit'oa will lio completed ttua full nf 1903, nml t la oil .. atcnily, healthy growth, nn tioom whatever. Tlio tnwn la Incorporated; linn mayor nml cniuinuii tiiuni II. It la lighted liy clprtrlclty, it large plant being In op cnitlnn. I'oltugP Orine his also ii water aya- Cottngo flrnvo la completely aur riitinitril liy vuat forcali f fir n nl cednr timber, l.nnii rounly extends from tlio Cuacitdo rmiKo of inounliilna nn tho pnat to III" IMrlllo ocean on tho weal, giving It it length of 120 miles mul nil average wlillli of II fl y inlloa. Tho great Wllbt inutlo river Mows HiioiikIi liiino rnutity. Tlio foot la 1 1 1 Imiil makes xcellcut pnal uriiKe. Tho liottoin land nro of tho moat iiniliir-llvo mill In tho great West. Tho fniithlll coiintr la peculiarly adapted fur mlalug stock, Tin) hotlnin Imula give tho best of midsummer graz ing while the hill lutids uro green In fitrly spring und htte full. The de mand for rattle, sheep, goa a nml hogs la gieut unil tlio heat market prices arc obtained, 'I' I in reason will ho apparent ita wo proceed unil you tlnil that here In Cottage flravo uro Kohl mlnea besldea thoao Hint nro being tuliicil. I'll i mill K In till m section cnn hu run ducted on n highly profitable haala I'lrnt, tho prleo of lainl. Grazing tlm -her lainl ran ho cut for t Z.SO to 15 per acre, timber html, t to to S2S per mrc. hill Imula, IB to 110, nml the heat Im prnvpil ta ml In tlio ho. loins rutin from lift to 110 per ncre, that la for the liPal, mil tho marliel for the producta la rlKht I tmiiip t.lthnut aliliuiipiit. There me of tho stupendous acreage tlmhpr, county hna more ataiidlng timtipr than nnv countv on tho I'm I Hi ' onat on. s'nndlnic . Iliere la here, ace tlio mining IniluatrlPa, It la aal'l olth hilly Hi t l.mie the nimihpr who nro dependent on homo proflui ta nml how amiill Hip supply In eoniparlaori to ih demand nml operating over seven hunilrc acre of inhiprnllzpJ roum! In the center of tho camp, Thla lompnny alone la apenillinc ii quartpr of n million dnllara In Hip Improvement of Ita. holillnga, n eluilhiK ih erection of a COO-horae-IKwer eleftrle ilant. Kvery company In the illatrlet will make extenalv ' Irn- VIEW ON RIVER OTKbfcT, COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON. Showing the Parifie Lumber Company' a Store. Shops, and Office Buildings O ppotite the Store, with the Residence of T. K. Campbell, President of the Company in the Distance. , wt Imate i J Molitfl 111 MK irraap at. tneti't hlllpiha ,,f f'' the a I aKe llllli'l e.iniM'1 ami llKht here II may la atat- j eil that at CottiiKP flrnve up are r,.n j 1 1 ii liy Incnteil right In the nmlat of uliat la kuoun ua one-third uf the entire tim ber region of Oregon, There nre aeveral large aitw mllla hlK lumber rompnnlea but there Ii toom fur it acore more of them, and plenty of room. A u fact. It may la Mated thnt a well mnnoKei aaw mill en n clear SO per cent on their liiven'- nient. thla an Id by experta o be an. I. r- Miniated, and let It be clearly uimIi i "IimmI that the demand for lumber ke. . nn reaalntj. The ruw miiterlal Ii here hut wn wnnt the llnlnhe l priHlui t. Thi la a Kreat opportunity fo aaw mill men There Method' Episcopal Church, Cottage Grove prowment ne. eaaltatlntf larire outlaya nf rnmie and the employment of hun dreda of men, and thla la only 'he he-i-'ImilnK. for the dlatrlct la ever nlden HiK aa thla great mineral zone la ex plored and new atrlkea are conat.mtlv la-liiK made. A number of mill" and him titration planta are to be Inatalle l in llohemla thla year to work the .ts' toiinaKe of orea already extracted an I the Immense bodies now being bloc ked nut and uncovered. So far aa aupi i -fli i.illy prospected, the great Iloli- mi i ditiht now covera nn area of i aijuare mile, the whole aection h ii.b nrldlnaied with a network of mni-r-! i limit: ledhe-, the principal metals he me irnld kiImt i njiper. tnd lead. h i- .ill uf n iture a mi..eril produ-13 are to bo found In thla tllatrlrt. The upper zonea of tho mlneo are ee milling, the lower zonea base ores; and are fast belnic devel0fetl wllh men and capital, The Oregon tc Southeaatern railroad ara building: a road from Cottage drove to Uotiemla. Seventeen tp"ea are now flnlahed and an extension under way for twenty-seven mllea further. They are eonatrurtlng new wagon road a, and doinK Borne great engineering work, hundreda of men being engaged. There I are iiim skillful heada guiding thla 1 iat enterprise, and the work being d'im. will be a revelation to the In- nnier from tho Eaat. The great elec i'ii finwer and tranamlselon plant of ' nn horaepower will be used for liolst- mi! the ore at the mines, lighting and , f T tr.inaportatlon uae on the roads now nn It 'onatructlon in the mining reg ii It la a great undertaking nearlng '! i"aful accomplishment. Another mining enterprise la the m i' k Hutte Cinnabar mine, located fifteen miles southwest of Cottage ';r.,e, which employ a large force f men and produce great quantities of tulckallver; the capacity of this plant ia being greatly Increased. There la yet another mlr.e and a paint mine at that: extensive depo ta of paint pigment or clay haa been found extending over an area of thlrty-thn-e .,.i-i Thee deposits or stratas ly, a revenue of JsO.000 from trama here; 30,000 tons of freight In and out. Thoae nre aome facta that stagger ono all from a Utile community of barely two thousand people. What grit! What hustle! What energyl and what a chance for others. Cottage Grove wants ten times the number that Is already here, to either go Into farming, lumbering, factories, stock raising, or anything you are adapted for. Stock raising Is a most Important factor of the Industrie of this county. Stock do well on tho range tho year round and require but little or any feeding as also horses, sheep and goats. The fact that the winters are mild and that the native grasses keep green nearly all the year makes this section a splendid field for the raising of all kinds of stock. The many streams that course the ranges fed from springs and melting snow supply nn abundance of water for all stock In the dryest of sea sons. Many of the stock men havo long been Improving their herds with Imported prue-breds and now the lin eal and best breeds are represented on the ranges. Most of our farmers carry on dairying In a small way. We want a creamery In this Tlclnlty. There Is no better Meld for the products of the dairy than here. Thousands of non produrera toll in the mines, mllla, and logging tamps and the h ghest cash 8THECT SCENE IN COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON. I trill Hi 111 the ohlulii"l bllHIKllt In tile Irlllllted III ita hnusphuhler at ,.1 ..M t Hit , II. I Hi it. 1 '1 h ii"i i ! I In iiniir 1 111 a 1 1 1 nit n. J 1II1 In iii.iIiim itnd iliN j ihailule pllilly to iMrh a coat of "S cents cr it 1 1 a -1.1 IU " llllli'l . ..t kin 1 on the exli 1 id m.ikll tc Hid utile ion .ia p ild for h iiiun 1 1 1. The city owns tho cyatpiit. Tlio population of this highly prnn-p-roua town hua doubled within the luat tltrro years. Theto la nn energetic hiurd of trade moil who Inku mi active Interest In 1I10 welfare and upbuilding of their rlty. Twit tenlly fxrellcnt newspapers nro Iiubllshed weekly In CdIIiiko (Hove the llnlu'iula Nugget, mul the Mac t'Diinly (ititrr; here n Kill 11 are two In lltivtilliit fnices workliK for the Hum's pmgteas. With a board of trade n'nd two popular loi'nl Journals working harmoniously together, nil for tho building tip of it community, small Muniler If they succeed which assur edly they do, and they nre it shining example to miiny towns in the Wlllu luetti) vully to go and do likewise. Thcie uro several Industries In op eration hut what 11 lot of opaii luultles them are here! Vim may learn a few as you tend on. This la considered one of tho very best farming and stock raiding sections In Oregon. Tho land Is rolling, with vnlleya of film sultlclcnt tu Justify farming on any scnlo the owner limy tlpnlrc. Tho soil 'a the aamo rich de posits found so extensively through tho Willamette valley. fine It waa tilled and ?n Utona bought I for the Oregon & Southeiiatern rall- ro'id; they have to have It. There la work overy day 111 tho year fo men. Kay u fanner haa two or Ituce Hons, they can raise thel.- crops In I summer and get work outside 'in win ter at 13 or tl per day and need not lose 11 day's work T'lesp are some ofl the .hances here, for you cannot get your ciops fast enough to keep pace wllh the demand, and with the market Showing First National Dtnk of Cot tage Grove and Store Duildinn of the General Merchandlie t-irm of Eakin & Dristow, Wall and River Streets. at your very door. Tho grout need la for smnll farms and n lot of them they would bo here little gold mine producers. One of the great sources of wealth Is My J atood that the demand for lumber ke,. IKJ lin reaalng. The ruw material la heie BSbBI I. lit t 1,l fttu niui,...i .....,!,,. Tl.,. lis a great opportunity fo saw mill I h' -"'V-S 'um-J&I- ''.'OrH.'l H There are now live aaw nillla In ,,nd J , ' Jt?''- tr . Residence of Dr George Wal , ' Residence of Dr. 0, R. Job, I Residence of Senator R. M. Veatch, Cottage Grove. Cottage Grove, Cottage Grove. PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDING, COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON. I I' ' ' ''''' Residence of B. LlncK one of the Lead --r j ing Merchants of Cottage Grove. I Dristow. VIEW OF THE NEW DAM ON CHAMPION CREEK, BOHEMIA, BELONG ING TO THE OREGON SECURITIES COMPANY. of paint clay are there to nn as yet price tor allfarm produce Is EMidly unknown depth. They are proving to 'paid at true farmer's 'fiwifJiSon The de 1 be of good quality, brilliant and dur-'mind h. fotte.eti ,. ! . , pij xil able. A company has been formed and ' wlll fj&r manyyearsto certu capitalized to work the mine and place 11 on the market. All this capital, energ- tnd skill, that Is being put Into enterprises In and around Cottage Grove goes to show that there are abundant openings for any number of men with both large and small capital, and to go through This section ot south Lane county at the head of the Willamette valley Is especially adapted to fruit culture, the varieties that thri best here are prunes, cherries, apples, pears, grapes, quinces, and peaches, while berries of every variety reach perfection In growth and flavor. The foothills and this busy hive of Industry In Cottage high bottom lands seem to be the best Grove will enlighten you. There are for these products. VIEW OF THE MU6ICK MINE, BOHEMIA, NEAR COTTAGE GROVE, NOW A08ORBED BY THE OREGON SECURITIES COMPANY. processions of two-wheeled carts each with Immense pl"ng reared on one end Cottage Grove Flour Mill Cottage Grove. Residences of State Gams Warden J. W. Baker and Mrs. J. C. Stoufer, re spectively, Cottage Grove, Residenco of Hon. Darwin Cottage Grova and trailing, each from 30 to HO feet long. They are being got by the Pa cific Lumber Company for use In dif ferent sections piling dressed ready to be driven Into the earth, ot immense length and straight as a rule, shipped for hundreds of miles, simply because it's here where the supply Is to be had. Any man on business Intent und look ing at Cottage Grove and the enter prises that are under way and others being developed, would soon decide that it was the place to stay and realize a share of the great prosperity that abounds here. Eighteen thousand passengers com ing m and going out of this town year- When you remember the number ot men engaged on the outside of Cottage Grove In mining, lumbering, road build ing, prospecting, etc, all of whom have to be fed from this town, supplies from here of all kinds, that no matter how many may locate there will still be ample room for more to satisfy the present population and the growth Is much more rapid than the producer from the land can supply. These are the simple, truthful tacts. The men who come hero to engage lif business will have to hustle; there are no drones around, but the hustle will be a big dividend payer. The greatest lumbering district Is right here. The greatest gold-bearing district Is here that is In the state and one of the greatest In the United States, and it will not be long before that will be generally conceded. Therefore, with all these most exceptional opportunities at hand, small wonder will it De when you nre asked "Where are you going?" you answer "I am going direct to Cottage Grove, Lane county, Oregon." It might be well o state that tho hotel accommodations in this very busy town are at present adequate to taku care of all visitors very satisfactorily. Taking that In connection with tho good transportation facilities, the visit or who comes with the Intention of looking ove rthe ground will find his comforts well taken care ot and treated courteously by the board of trade and other olllrlnls connected with Cottage Grove. about Oottago Grovo which nro dally running to their full capacity and ship ping tho products to the eastern mark ets. Over ono th-'iund men nro now employed In the logging camps near hear and tho lumbering business Is but In Its Infancy. Among tho many enterprises that would pay and pay well arc raising sheep and Angora goats these nre highly profitable and cattle raisins generally. Ono of tho great needs here Is n good steam laundry; It would bo a success from the star1. Saw mills aio wanted, snsh and door factory, soap factory, wooden waro fac tory, cold storage plant. Poultry rais ing Is a big paying" Industry. A Btarclt factory. Dairying on a largo scnlo would bo highly successful, or on n smnll scale olthcr. There are really openings for enterprises nil along the lino ot Indus tries that any town would want and when you consld what a home market Mining Is one of the most Important 1 of the main, great industries of this section. There arc over two thousand 1 claims of record. The mines and kin dred companies are considered to be the finest properties on the whole of the Pacific constilargo sums of money have been and nro being expended In this Industry for modern machinery and Im proved methods to extract the precious metals front the vnst mineral deposits In tho near-by mountains. There nre two great mining districts In Lane county llohemla and Blue Illver Theso mining enmps are In tho Cas cade and Cnlapoola ranges and separ ated by a dlstnnco of but twenty miles, In both tho experimental stages hnve passed and the future Is assured. Our purpose Is now to d 1 with llohemla, It Is located thirty-live miles southeast of Cottngo Grove In the Cascade and Cnlapoola ranges, partly In Lane and Douglas counties, as the county lino crosses tho higher po ':s ot tho district. There nro now twenty largo corpora tions operating In this district, prin cipal of which Is the Oregon Securities Company, a capital of J5.v00.000 owning TIMBER SCENE IN LANE COUNTY, OREGON, SHOWING A 8KIDWAY ON WHICH TO TRAN8PORT LOQ8. 4