?LV GGET n n n i&i THJCAllVKIlTIMNQ MKMUM S nbat Jon mniTnoi ll iXr W i $S BneBiBaaoBieBa0Beol Devoted to the Mining, Lumbering and Farming Interest of this Community, to Good Government, and Hustling for a Grub Stake. VOL. VI COTTAGE QftOVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1904. NO. a EUE RIVER OREGON'S GREAT TIMBER Bohemia Mine Owner's Association. MINING DISTRICT lay II 1 c 1 hit ooi. are. -IY, rfieJMIne Owners of, iJItic Kivcr LPfgnnlzc, Eslnblish U01111- Karlca-lllcct Officers and Jopt Conslllulloii and By Haws. Now t it 111 me nine Kivcr Mining V I District Incoming out ol its pros BecTfye stage anil liccoitiiug 11 full flTdgt'l mining camp, the mine ownem have tlionght best to define li!eJlK)i:iilnrlci and adopt n const! fiju ntitl bylaws for mutual pro tectfon ml advantage. "aWjJe following preamble cimsti -ttftioh and bylaws were adopted: 8 rKKAMIM.lt. Believing that the best interests jfTTT'iniiiiiH' 111 11 niul residents of mRWjstrict can be best served ond EsnTTV !..! In' 11 iliiiroiii'li nnd nrac (iotRiiiniitinn. therefore we iS?eR)ri!niii.ed the llluc Kivcr Mm nglui'trict for the purpose of pro rctTiTt: the mining interests of our ieciTon, to nuke the records of our ifsmct easier of access and to icttiqjMich disputes as may properly iAnllptvllllIll (HIT HiriMliCttOtl. CONSTITUTION, icle 1 Section 1. The name ie district shall be" I he Blue River Mining District." and it shall, liSSjmposed of llic following de ScWcd townships: wnship No. 14 ji., in ranges ostlirec ami lour i-.asi. 'owuship No. 15 b. in ranges three mill lour. nasi. township No. 16 S.. in ranges wo? three rum lour iuhi, excepi inc Mllti t . j- ,, m ,w,iffl blTTi aVTo two m a US5l Wills. II M cxi'iuucti iiuui 1 11c Jllue Uivcr Mining District. jKCpwnsliip No. 17 In ranges two. ifuree and four Hast of the Wil li. mtttc meridian in Lane and Linn 'cSuIittcs, Oregon. 8 RArllcle II District Hoard. Section 1. The district board final! consist of n chairman, scero .taryjuud an executive committee of tlifec members who shall be resi dents of the district and shall be (fltcd by vote of the members at tiiejauiiual meeting, which shall be li on the first Monday In Sep Seralier of each year. Article III Officers. iThe chairman shall preside at all ffleetings and shall be ex-officio chairman ol tlie executive com mittee, provided that if said chair- vnntt la tint nrtmit nl nnv n,.lltifv jtluja the members present shall elect a chairman pro tern, from1 'amttig those present. He shall! dcilfl nil meetings with consent of ttKc? secretary, and shall perform such other duties as usually per Itoiu to that office; and it shall be jttied duty of the chairman of the ftlimVt mi u'fitliii rfiiif.ar rf f!. ' .......... b v. 1 1 k. jlegjl members of the district to call .faceting of the miners by posting notices in three conspicuous places in oifd district, giving five days notice offSild meeting, and also stating jWhat the meeting is called for, fwhen 11 shall convene, and at what 'hour Article IV Secretary, action 1. The recorder ol the district shall be ex-olliclo secretary ailgphall keep u record of all mect lntrsntul also a reeonl nff.1l m.il,.d jrofiflie executive committee. Vrticli- V Ksrcniil v Section 1 The executive com- tntttcc shall be members of the dls -jMi hoard and shall assist the .wuaiiinmi uiiii acuicmry ill lurilicr- Wi of any plans lor advancement ie district, and shall also con tinue the finance committee shall provide funds to meet the ssary expenses of the district d. Article VI Amendments. Iiis constitution may bechnugcd inciiueii ny a two-tfilrds vote at annual meeting; nrov ded that ,ce of such change, or amend t. shall be IMVen at Ir.isr leu flays before any regular annual jueflting. IIV-LAWH 01' IHSTKICT. Article 1 Assessment. section i. Twenlv.fi ve dnvs' lr 01 a lrrmvii innn n. ii,. .i-i.. . , ... titw uiiv" (01 SO feet of (lliini-l ie same uuinber of feet of shaft, NEW The very Latest Styles. Qnv Beavers nre the our lino before buying. We can please you. GARMAN, OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS. The mine owners of the Ilohcmia ' mining district assembled at the Post office 011 the i jtli day of Oct ober 1901, and organized the llo hemln mine owners association. The officers elected were: Presi dent, Andrew Ilruml; vice president, lull Jcnlcs: treasurer, Lewis J. j Hartley; secretary, Al 1'. Churchill. WMIWI 01' 1UUHCTOM8. I'. J. Hard. Geo W. I.lovd, 1 George Cox, W. II. Shane and Wm , Wcclilcr. I'll ask .1 11111' Iilrvctur HXCUTIVK (JOHMITTKlt It was ordered that the officers and Ixiard of dircciors constitute the Hxecutive committee. The Nugget Iiob the pleasure of presenting the pictures of all the officers of the association with the exception of V. H. Shane, which It has been impassible to secure in time at least for this issue. Andrew brund the president of the aisociation, has been n resident of the district for tho past five years mid has been one of Uie earnest, progressive men of thc'dlstrict. He i together with Alex I'ugh and II. C. j Marcus owned the Hutopin group of claims and d d considerable de velopment upon the group, with' good results. During the fall of 1903 the group was sold for u very good figure. He is Interested in several other r.operties. Associated with him in 1 h lilkhorn property, whicli show large body of cop ier ore carrying gold, is D. I. Burton, assessor of Lane county. Mr. llrtiud has an abiding faith in the future of tlie district. lidd Jenks vice president, first came to BolKDiia nine years ago, but left it foro;ncr lnJlluug sections. shall constitute the required assess ment work ie this district. Atticli II Disputes. Section a All disputes arising ! in regard to the rights of opposing claimants in locations, mines or in otherwise Appertaining to mining matters in tins dintrict shall be set tled by arbitration, the arbitrators to be selectee and receive the same compensation as in other cases pro vided in the ttatutes of Oregon. ArticU III Eligible. Section n -All persons holding claims in the district shall be eli gible to a voice in tlie affairs of said district. JUMP CI.AIM Jt'lIl'ltRS. The following resolutions were adopted, viz: ResolvciLtlnt no claim-jumpers, blackmailers or trouble makers are wanted in Blue River Mining Dis trict, and all such will be sum marily dealt with by the mining association of said district. Resolved, that we, the miners of Blue River Mining district, extend an Invitation to all honest, respon sible persons that are looking for mines to visit our district, and we pledge ourselves to assist all such persons in obtaining the same by location or otherwise. At a meeting held at Blue River Tntinnrv ?r NT 11 5stiiiiilili nri. sided, and the committee on con i"""-- -ol ---" re stitution and bylaws submitted the foregoing, which was adopted. Ol'l'ICURS ltl.lt CTKD. Glen O. Powers was elected re corder. The executive committee was elected ns follows; C. Ruu- HATS AND HEMENWAY BiCiufcrs in IHcrclinmlising. Ai. I'. I'm m ini i , Kccrctnrjr. Not finding any place that suited linn as well he returned and has since devoted his time to prosect mg and locating claims. He is interested in a number of projwrties mid is one of the principal owners of the Baltimore and ArraMra groups. Mr. Jcuks savs it is now onlv a question of transportation and improvements in the milling (arilties, as the ores are ready for ilicin Kim Ji:.nkh. Vleo Pnwldcnt Lewis Hartley, treasurer, has been for the past ten years pros pecting and mining in the district, has located a number of properties and disposed of several at a fair price. He located a portion of what is now the property of the Great Kastcrn Mining Company's property ami securing the assis tance of several of the Corvallis, Oregon, business men, organized the company which purchased more claims adjacent and elected Mr. Hartley manager. He is also' manager of the Twin Rock mining! company, and is a partner in the yard, chairman; A. E. Wood, S. C. Sp.irks, W. H. Wright: Glen O. Powers, secretary. After adopting n resolution ex cluding certain people from the camp, the meeting adjourned. Signed. E. S. Mhkkii.l, Secretary. CRYSTAL CONSOLIDATED COMPANY- Mr. Geo. Beutly has just re turned trom Bohemia, where he has been working for tlie Crystal Con solidated Mining Co. He states that the Company has been making good progress with tlie mill, having all the machinery installed, with the exception of the boiler and en cngiue, which they expect to move at once, and get the milt in readi ness to run by the first part of next month. Mr. Beutly is a mining man of considerable experience, having worked in some of the prin cipal mines in the West. He states that with the amount of ore In sight in the tunnels, they are driving, and with the ore between the lower and upper level, a distance of 138 feet, which helms just finished, is simply marvelous, and will make it one of the paying mines of the district in the near future. NEW FIND. George Cox arrived in the city Tuesday from his group of claims on champion ridge in Bohemia, dis trict. He brought some very fine samples of ore which he found in a new place on one of his ledges. He has n cut started with a ten foot face which shows three and one-half feet of ore. CAPS best Huts made. Sec COMPANY. I ''Ilohcmia Seven" company, a close corporation. When not at the I milieu Mr. Hartley is with his family at Corvallis. Frank J. Hard, Director, prior to his advent in Ilohcmia something over four years ago, had experience in the mining business in Colorado. Upon visiting the district he be came satisfied of its future great ness and began to make invest ments and interest others with bim. He organized the Vcsuivus, ( Oregon-Colorado and the Riverside f mining company's, and all the propettics are being worked during' muew lint mi. I'rt-Nlilcnt the winter. Recent reports from them are to the effect that good I results arc beiug obtained. Mr. , Hard has other large interests in the district and is very sanguine of ' the future of Bohemia. j 1 William Wechter. a director of, the Association, has been for quite a number of years a prospector and miner and has been the fortunate locator ofsome good claims. Mr. Wechter is one of tlie principal owners of the Golden Rule Com- Wsi. Wkciitkii, Director. PLANS FOR THE FUTURE. The district of Bohemia is being rapidly developed, according to C. C. Mathews, superintendent of the Oregon Securities Company, who has spent almost a year in the position he now holds, and has lield similar positions nearly all his life in tlie Western States. Mr. Mnthcws came to Portland Satur day night on his way to New York to attend a meeting of the directors of the company, at which meeting it is expected plans for the future development of the company will be formed. He reports much ac tivity and improvement going on. To the Telegram be said: "The Oregon Securities Com pany is not doing very much work at present, as the amount of water that has fallen has to some extent injured our power ditch, but that is all repaired now, and things are progressing as usual. The new mill on the Crystal Consolidated is about completed, and will soon be in operation. There are many promising properties in the district, and much good ore has been un covered, showing an immense de posit iu that country. "The Bohemia country is a wonder, and must in the near future be a very heavy producer, both in free-milling and base. "Tne Oregon Securties Company has a heavy body of ore in all its properties, and with very little more expenditure will be producing a large amount of gold. It has ex pended in the last year nearly $200, ooo, and the machinery and work done are first class. "The Vesuvius, Oregon-Colorado and Riverside properties, being de veloped by F.J, Hard, are showing a fine grade of ore, and no doubt will produce much wealth this season. "The LeRoy property Is being systematically developed and has an immense body of high-grade base ore. Tills must be treated by a smelter which I think will be erected this season, ns it will be necessary before all the ores of the district can be treated successfully to have a plant of this character. "There nre so mauy good pros pects in the district that it is im possible to enumerate them all, ntid to enter into the details oi the wUHllflu'illlllllBf hKww IIaiiti iy. Treasurer I pany's property, where recent de ! velopemewts are proving that prop j erty to be among the best in the I district. ' I Al P. Churchill the secretary of the Mine Owners Association, is one of the best known men of the Bohemia district. Mr. Churchill I has for years past been one of the 1 earnest supporters and believers in I tlie future greatness of the district Gkorok Cox, Director. . TT , ... , ... ,. He has quite large holdings which ; are being developed as rapidly asiCreek Has two good cabins and circumstances will oermit. Is one ., r. a 1 p.. ! , , . - - of the principal owners of the Ben Hur group of claims. W. H. Shane.Director, also is an old timer in Bohemia having spent the past tin years in and about the district. He has devoted his time to prospecting and working upon bis properties. His principal interests are on Rock Creek, where he is now pushing I development work, Every effort has been made to secure Mr. Shane's development, but I would like to mention the North Fairview, the Grizzly, Bruneau, Peterson and a score of others, all of which are worthy of investigation. "The Oregon & Southeastern Railway from Cottage Grove to Bohemia, has done much to develop both the mining and timber interests of the country, and is now at a point within eight miles of the mines. "I wish that the people of Portland could recognize the im portance of the mines of Bohemia, and their great advantage to the residents of this city." Mr. Mathews will be in New York about three weeks, when he (g prices As we are going entirely out ol business, we are closing out our entire line of merchandise ut less than regular cost, for we must get our money out of them, and by buying now you can get good bargains. FINE CLOTHING We still have a good stock of Clothing and Underwear to pick, from, and at prices that will suit all. Come and examine them. A' ways willing to show them if you buy or not. SHOES We are tryiny to close out as soon as posible therefore selling our entire line much cheaper than could be bought in any of the larger cities, and just as good goods ns could be got of any merchant in the northwest. Cottage Grove 1 picture but as he had none by I him, and has not been out for a ' long time, we are unable to pre sent it. 1 George W. Lloyd, Director, was for many years prior to becoming interested in Bohemia a mining engineer and mining man of promi nence in a number of the mining districts of Colorado. I'ew if any of those who have became interested in Uohemia district have had more , and better opportunities to become acquainted with the mining busi ness than Mr. Lloyd. He had 'organized the Crystal Consolidated Geokoe W. Li.oyii Director. and the Bohemia Gold Mining Company and has caused a great 1 amount of work to done upon these i r...: .u 1 tiuujjs. iyuiiii tuc auiijmci a saw mill was placed upon the property, 1 and a stamp mill is now being in stalled and will soon be in opera tion. George Cox, Director, has been one of the solid standbys of the district. He has. done a great amount of work considering condi- tions. Is an owner In a group of I eight claims; Wano, Victor, Ready, I Bullion, Midnight, Gold Com, In- dependence and Gray Eagle, t,Jo. . ...,. . s. 1 an ouisiae improvements necessary fr ,.,, .-J: , . . , ' lorcontinuious work, has from 25 feet to 100 feet of work on each claims with veins from 3 to 12 feet, of a good average ore, is also inter ested in other properties in different portions of the camp. Some of the members are: Mit chell Goetzie, Alex Lunberg, O. G. Gilbertson, S. J. Brund, F. L. Freeling. E. C. Lockwood, W. M. George, J. W. Cox, J. H. Quinn, oeo Knowles and Norman Hickey' will return and superintend the carrying on of the development of the mines. Evening Telegram. VESUVIUS TUNNEL. Supt Norman Hickey, who is in charge of the Vesuvius and other properties, during F. J. Hards absence in the East, informs the Nugget that the lower tunnel on the Vesuvius is now in a distance of about 150 feet following one of the main ledges, and that ore has been encountered all the way and is constantly improving in size and values. This tunnel is cutting the ore bodies many hundred feet lower than any previous workings. Lower at OVERCOATS EAIilN & BR1ST0W Many Millions of Feet of Lum ber in the State with Lane County Heading the List. 34.006 MILLION FEET From carefully compiled statis tics, gathered from all available sources of information, "The Co lumbia River and Oregon River and Oregon Timberman" gives In in its January issue an estimate of the amount of timber still standing within the borders of the State of Oregon. The estimate of the total amount is 213,398 million feet, board measure, of which Benton, Lane, Polk, Douglas and Lane counties have nearly one third of the whole. Lane county is in the lead by many millions cf feet, with our neighbor to the south Douglas I county a good second. These two I counties are summarized as follows: j DOUGLAS COUNTY. I Classification of lands in Douglas county. Square miles. Total area 4,861 Merchantable timber area.... 2,513 Woodland " 341 Burned area 531 , Cut area 20 1 Open country .'1,428 Barren 28 I Amount and classification of tim- . ber in Douglas county: I Million feet B. M. 1 , .Hemlock Red fir 17,485 3.014 Sugar pine 263 Yellow pine 263 Red cedar 131 Total . 21,156 Average stand of timber per acre of timbered land, 13,200 feet B. M. LANK COUNTY. This county stretches from the crest of the Cascade Range west ward to the coast, in its central portion intersecting the open val ley of Willamette river. Tim val. ley is largely occupied by farms, alternating with patches of timber. The eastern and western portions of the county are heavily forested, and especially the portion within the Cascade Range, where, al though there are several burns of magnitude, there is a vast extent of heavy lorest. In the Coast Range, the portion bordering upou the coast, with a breadth equiva lent to three townships eastward, is included in one of the great coast burns. Classification of lands in Lane county: Square miles. Total area 4,380 Merchantable limber area. . . .2,956 Cut area 33 Burned area 801 Open country 531 Barren 59 Amount and classification of timber in Lane countv: Mill'ion feet B. M. Red fir 27,827 Red cedar 471 Yellow pine 236 Noble fir 636 Hemlock 3.736 Lovely fir 1,100 Total 34,006 Average stand of timber per acre of timbered laud, 17,900 feet B. M. Our Big Sal UNDERWEAR GLOVES Oregon to