BOHEMIA
N U GGET.
THKAPVKUTIBINa MKMUM H
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Devoted to the Milling, Numbering and Panning Interest of this Community, to Good Government, and Hustling: for a Grub Stake.
VOL. IV
COTTAGE GROVE, -OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY i, 1004.
NO. 49
Lower at
As we arc going entirely out ol business, wc nrc closing out our entire line
of merchandise ut less tlmn regular cost, for wc must get our money out of
them, and by buying now you can get good bargains.
PINE CLOTHING
UNDERWEAR
Wc still have a good stock of Clothing and Underwear to pick from, and
at prices that will suit all. Conic and examine them. A'ways willing to
show them if you buy or not.
SHOES
GLOVES
Wc arc tryiny to close out as soon as posihlc therefore selling our entire
line much cheaper than could be bought in any of the larger cities, and just as
good goods as could be got of any merchant in the northwest.
Collw Grove EAIilN & BRISTOW 0"'"-
Gnrman, liemenwa' Co.
Reductions on all kinds of merchandise, nearly everything in our store
is reduced from 20 to 25 per cent. Some odds ind ends wc sell wav
below cost.
HATS LOT UNDERWEAR DRY GOODS
former price ?i 50, $1 75 nod former price .oc, 50c, fioe atid Large variety ot goods at P
j 00 your choice now for 65c, your choice now prices way below former prices I
I. OO !25c Wc carry first class dry goods, g
S0G L0T CLOTHING CLOAKS and JACKETS 1
former price 1.50. 1.75. a 00 Best liiii in town our prices E
and 2.50 your choice now for arc strictly honest, we now dis- Capes and furs l-Il off E
count 25 o0 during this sale R
SHIRT LOT rURNISIIINd GOODS Liberal discount on
former ptice 75c 1 .00 and 1.25 Everything wc have left goes Groceries. P
your cli.ncc now at reduced price from 20 to 25 , . P
r- . i- . Come and sec us. m
f)ii per cent discount E
Garman, Hememvay Co.
NEW STRIKE INTHG
RIVERSIDBIROUP
Just as we go to press word is re
cefved that another body of ore has
been encountered in the tunnel
being driven on the vein of the
Ki verstde group of claims on Horse
Heaven Creek in Bohemia, There
Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hart who re
cently came down from the Cham
pion Basin, Bohemia, report work
progressing, and a continued im
provement in the mines. They
will remain in the city lor several
down to this city while waiting and
hopes to return to his work about
the first of the year.
The oft quoted phrase ''the time
to invest in a mine is in the pros-
is fully five feet of solid sulphide solidated mines in Hohemia are to
ore and closely resembles ore which, ,le c,rect t,,at tue building Is
carries high values. Large samples I u"v covered and the snow sheds
arc being sent to Manager I'. J. a,t erected, consequently all work
Hard at Portland where its value
.will be ascertained.
Kvery indication points to the
Riverside being one of the great
mines of liohemla belore spring.
weeks and take a well earned rest. 1 !ct stage" shows value with age.
Reports from the Crystal Con
can be done under cover and will
not be delayed should storms set in.
I Mining NotcH.
I Supt. Graham, of the LeKoy,
in the city.
I Hen Curry took the train for Bo
hernia Wednesday.
CHRISTMAS TREES.
Christmas Kvo wa made very en
joyable to the little folks ns well ivx
to mnny ot the older ones liy the
clinrchf h of tho city.
The At. I. Church was tastefully
decorated anil hivil two trees well
The men who have mnrfp mnnov In ,cn."c.' wmi presents, oesKlcs mi lm-
!..!.. i . !. r : ' . I miHitiou loKCftiiin 111 tne renr or ths
milling do not wait for a mine to platform, which served tlio doulilo
become a producer. They go in purpose of holding tho larger pros
when the ground is broken and onUt "n'' the appearance of Santa
stick" That". the -'ground floor" , Tnett
you have heard of. The Pay .1oy to the World," Choir; "Cump.
Streak, The foregoing js true ofllngon the Kleld," MII,llllnn Hart's
every minidg section in the world, c)ium; Prayer, Pastor. O. H Keese:
and the men who have made the ".'MfJ lilUAiE!ZJlFi,'
..... ... ..choir; iiccltatlon, "A Hearty Wei-
most money, are those who did not come," Vcrnetta Thomas; Kicrelsc,
wait to invest until the mines be-1 by Infant class; Becltntlon, "Hanta
came dividend payers, but got in ( -'lau," Franklo Jones; Itccltation,
IIMr flic nn niT ami inir. VI. " tyiiiii, im
Wm, Kd wards and Pearl Bennett
! left for Bohemia Wednesday morn
1 ing.
Prank Williams went tip to Bo-
Supt. Hickey who is looking af
ter the Vesuvius, Oregon-Colo-
j rado and Riverside properties dur
ing the absence of Manaeer V. T.
Hard, reports work progressing i ",V al T rf , i "locking, Held," Mrs.' Arnqld's class;
i,!satisractor aly, and that ore isg- ar?VeWbeld 0n u,,lll.the Kecltntlon. by one of Mrs. Arnold's
iS . beine mined 'and Zd ., lit ILll ram.M Paid- T.her ar? Ju,t ? ,; Imitation, "Christmas," Orac.
nmnni. sucu opportunities in the Bohemia: .napp; eons ny nro ntue gins; .x-
' - ... . J mining properties and mining com-: 'aJn7a 'clan's" ffi
lliuslar with the excejjljon of panics
tne severe storm in November, the I
weather in Bohemia has been re
markably fine for outside work,
and has allowed the companies
that were not prepared for an early
hernia Wednesday to work upon his . winter to get matters into pretty
own claims tlie rest 01 tiic winter, good condition
The Nugget stands and
LIFE OF THE BOHEMIA MINES.
In a letter from a subscriber to
the Nucgkt this question was
asked:
Santa Clans' Htocklnir;" Honir by
Mrs. Arnold'H claws; Anthem by
choir; DlnloKiie "VIhIoiih In the
flames." by MIhwh Lucy and Emma
Job, Kntle Knowlton, Sophia Os
ler; Margaretta Joncn; Fay Brown,
AIHe Phllllpg, Gertie IloRate, Ger
trude Thomas, .Santa CUus; Song
"Tlie Old Mtory is True," Cliolr. Af-
'Pm,.i,l!,m i,. iint..mu ! tcr which the prexentfi were dlstrlb-
...W..V....J, ...W UV. , . . ,. ,,,, nH,
. ; are continuously worked, how long to dtHpcrw.
' will tt take to exhaust them?" The Christian
rJiirrcyt ln,ifl a,wl ...Ml 'I4!.. XT.. . I
., tr . ' 7. ,a wm 11 wiu: iu uuaun urew i j ne uiirmiian inircii wan taste-
i.iu iu u.c c iLuu.aKciiiciH 01 me - uotiage urove suouja stand to-, ve know of no one whocanl'ully nrramred, and trcsldesa tree
miners, and the development of gether in the protection of the in- answer this question so much 1 Im-''"k louded, had mnny prexentH
Kohcmia- ls,t0r and at f,he. s.ame lime.aid would depend 4upon conditions, it , "'''"cumtSln Presbyterian
Word has been received an- ad encourage all raining companies, would be difficult to even approxi- Church people had their tree and ex-
nnnnrltiir llint ftm. W. T.lni. lina that SllOW they are doing the neht mati- tli tin,,, it o.ni,IH t,V Pr. ' pnln-n In O1I1I IVllnwH If nil. Mnnv
safely reached his home in Boston 1 thi"K' b' l,lc PeoPle who are in- haps it can best be answered by presents were In evidence on the tree
and is talking Bohemia to the bean vesting iu their stock. refring l0 old nlitlillg ,0CaIitis '"jSln to? the even!
A good many of the miners who wmcn were at one l,me ,n about Int; consisted of oxercUeH by tho
came down to spend Christmas miue?o7UrmLPnlent " ' i'iS2S&
Willi mq nri ftmnrr harlr tr tnrlr fli HIC luc IIMUCS 01 Xiuucniid. , ii..n....i .11 1
In 1858 the first vein of ore was pcaw.( wlth ,her ciirUtmas K ve.
found in what is now Gilpin County, .
eaters
Al Churchill returned from Ku
, gene, hcre he spent Christmas.
and Wednesday started for tne Ve
suvius mine where he will work
, during the winter.
A carload of machinery was un
loaded at the end of the O. & S. H.
1 tracic this week for the Crystal Con
solidated, and five teams are now
engaged in hauling it to the mines.
Neil Regan, former Cripple Creek
mining man, is spending the holi
days iu Portland, after putting in
the summer iu Bohemia, he will
'return to the camp in a few days.
John Rouse who is mining iu Ho
, hernia had the misfortune this
I week, to lose his cabin and all his
I winter supplies by fire. Upon re
turning from work for dinner every-
witb us are going back to work the
rest of the winter. On Tuesday
every seat in the O. & S. E. train
was occupied. Among those who
weut up that day weree G. C.
Cover, George Cox. Albert Zini
ker and Al I.eRoy.
btate of Colorado, and in a year or THE C. M. A. BAND.
so many other veins were opened, 1 Mr. II. It. Berry who some two
and raining and milling began in 1 months since came frcm Fargo. N.
u. iu img city aim wuu irum mat
time has been the Director of the C.
At. A. Baud, certainly has reason to
feel satiHllea wltn the progress .roads
by the band under his direction. On
earnest and from that time up to
to the present, the business of
V, Jordan is just in receipt ol a mining has been carried on with
letter from his partners in Southern out cessation, and it is still amiu-
Oregon that they are finding some ally adding several millions to the Christmas afternoon the boys cams
very rich ore in a claim that he has world', wealth, and so far as it is Iffi Jve$
n ,11111, IllieiCSl 111. A 1,13 JlUJCIiy 13 U33II,1C III JUUC UV piCACUl IUU-
. located on Thompson Creek, 22 dilious, it will continue to do so
I miles from Grants Pass. They for as many more years in the
I have extended their lower tunnel future.
40 feet and will continue this drift Many other instances might be
40 feet further to tap a shaft that cited, both in Colorado and other
was sunk two years ago where mining states, of the permanency
many free gold specimens were , and lasting qualities where the ore
taken out. 1 is found in true fissure veins.
I The 'Ii-Hitm nr vpins nf thp Tin-
I 1 ' , P. L. Freeberg reports good
Hurry Greei, a yvell kno-n n wotk in his group of claims, con-
ininer, who spent the summer insisting of the Prima, Jessie G.
Bohemia and the Blue River I)Is-i Delnia, Good Chance and Mand E.,
tricts, but who has undertaken a located on Cats Mountain be ween
big logging contract was iu ttie , Klepliant and Adams. Beside 65
city Monday. , feet Qf tunnel a good cabin and
' The Wildwood Lumber Com- 15 feet of trail was built. The
pany recently incorporated will 1 boys have a good showing and will
, have its mill at the Hunt dam ke on hand by early spring to con
about sixteen and one half miles 'ine development.
from the Grove and on the line of ;
tne O. & S. E. railroad
hernia district are conceded by all
1 tue mining men to ue genuine us-
matter. Mr. Btrry U a musician
with nineteen years of experience and
was chief musician of the 1st North
Dakota Volunteers In the Phllllplnes.
The Roster of the Hand Is:
Solo clarlnett, Lloyd UIsby;solo
cornet. Horace Cochran; 1st comet,
CJuy Van Itlcr; 1'ud cornet. Will
Thompson; Solo alto, Albert Orln;
1st alto, Krnest Illsby; -'ml alto.
Merit) Scovllle; 1st trombone, A. I..
Wynne: 2nd trombone, Clarence
Morse; baritone. C. W. Wallace; It
Hut buse, Orvitle Taylor; tuba. J. B.
Juckson; snurfc drum, Clyde Xokes;
Director (solo
G. Gorden Graham for Aome time
employed with the LeRov Corn-
Reports from Hohemia are to the pany, but recently with the Ore
effect that there is but very little 'con Securities Company in Ho-
sures and so far as developed, ore is basodru'm. Earl Hill
encountered at tue greatest deptn, cornet ), 11. it. uerry
and no reason can be given why the
ore will not be touud to as great a
depth, as it is possible for the iu-1
genuity of man, with the most ap- '
proved machinery to reach. j
If the length of time it is taking,
to exhaust the mines of other lo-l
calities, where the conditions are
similar to those of Hohemia, is a
Mr. Berrr renortM all the memlKMS
as taking a great Interest In their
work and anticipates still greater
Improvement. A good band Is a
credit to a city, and Cottage Oror
may be proud of the C. M. A.
From our exchanges it appears
that the entire western coast is in a
prosperous condition. It is evident
fair criterion to judge by, certainly . that the continual advertising of the.
the time when its mines would ' varied industries of the western
.stiownt present and work is not hernia, had the misfortune while even show signs of weakness is so j states and the opportunity for the
1 beiug retarded to auy extent, also, helping to move some heavy ma- far ofT that none who are now in safe and profitable investment of
that Christmas dinners we-e in evi-, chfnery to fracture a rib, and in terested, or others who may be-j capital, and the chances for the
deuce even in the cabin of the ' consequence was compelled to take ' come interested for a long time to small investor and the laborer who
miner. a rest while he recovers. He came come, need feel any alarm. is willing 10 work.
Clearance Sale
Our immence sale is now on and will con
tinue until January 30th, 1904.
The object of this sale is to lessen the murk of stock taking ami to make
room for new goods that will arrive soon.
livery article in the store is a bargain. A few illustrated prices follow:
Ladies' Tackets former price 5.50 sale price 4.10
tt J u " 7.25 " " 5.35
u u n n.25 " " S.63
tt tt tt tt 13.50 " 9.S9
tt 15 to 18 " 11.25
A discount of from 10 to 20 per cent on all clothing.
large line of outing flannels for 5 cents,
Wc carry the Banner Patterns.
You will find a
LURCH'S
The Giver of Best Values.
COTTAOB UROVE 111011 SCHOOL, CHAMPIONS WESTERN ORl-.dON.
TIiIh Ih the only High School football team In Oregon, Hays the Evening Telegram, that 1ms not been defeated this year. It has a rcco d ot scoring
47 polnlH an against 5 by one of the opponhig teams, tinmen played wore as follows: October 17, ltoseburg High School, OtoO; October, 21, Oregon
State .Normal School ttt Drain, 15 to 0: October 31, Kugene High School, 10 to 8; November 14. ltoseburg High School. 10 to Oi November 1!S, Holmes Busi
ness College. 0 toll. The team wiih coachod by "Buck"Ktar. The men on the team, as numbered, are: 1, Taylor, right end; 2; AllNon, right tackle; U,
Ilivwley, l ight guard; 4, M. Flncrty, center; 5, Martin, left guard; C, 0. McKtbbon, left tackle; 7, (Irlllln. lelt end; 8, .r. McKlblien. substitute; 9, knox, right
halt: 10 Bingham, nuartorbuck; 11, Harms, left hall; 12, E. KInerty, substitute; lit, Hill, fallback (captain); 14, Bennett, olliclal; 13, I'rofrA.Li. BrlgS". IU. C.
W ..Wallace, iiiunager.