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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (June 10, 1904)
' :S2SSBM35"MS"""SI NKATJOn PRtXTINQI M n TIIRAIlVltllTlHINd MKIHIIM Devoted to the Mining, Lumbering and Harming Interests of tills Community, to Good Government, and Hustling for a Grub Stake. VOL. VI COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 1904. NO. 30 BO NUGGET. i MINING NEWS. (lathered From Bohemia Alliiliitf District and the Various Alining Camps of Oregon and Other States. CHAMPION IMSIN COMPANY. When W. W. Mniteisun ciiinc down from the Champion llnsln property last Saturday, where he lias been at work lor sonic time past, he liotii(lit with him a nnmler of sample of the ore taken from the tunnel which he has been driv ing into tile mountain, lie gave the Nugget the lollowiug Informa tion. "Iu beginning work upon the property this spring, work was stalled on a level with the wagon road whichjcroHscH our ground near the foot of the mountain. The vein was found and u tunnel stnited, which has been driven a distance of 45 feet. We begun to get ore within n short distance from the mouth of, the tunnel, which was gradually ' increased in (tiaiitity until the breast of the tunnel discloses three feet of ore, with a good wall on cither side. Wc are gaining depth rapidly as the mountain is very ' steep above us. Wc expect, .said be, to continue work Uhiii this tun- , net and piove up the extent of our ore chute. The samples brought to the Nugget oilier certainly look, well, the ore carries quite a heavy per cent of galena and con- idcrablc copper. Mr Masicrson and J. C t Howard, who nre hcavil) interested In the group went up Wcdi.e-.day to decide Uhu future operations and Mir face improvements. 1IUCKI1UTTI! IMPROVDlliNTS, W II. Dennis came in from his quick silver mines at iilickbulte on l'riday lust. He reports that con siderable development work is iu progress in the mine, the principal part of which is 011 the 850 level, 500 feet iu drifts anil 400 feet iu cross cuts have been made at this level. Mr Dennis left on the after noon train for Sail 1'rancisco lie fore his return he will visit the Kcdcrnl Loan Mine near Nevada City, Calif., which he recently purchased. Mr. Lute A. Sutherland, former Super iuteiulnut of the Illackbutte Quick Silver Mines, 1 1 .is gone to the Fed eral I.onc Mine as Manager. Mr. I'rnnk Whipple who has also been , connected with the Illackbutte mines, will soon leave fur that prop-j erty, where he will act ns assistant Manager and attend to the assay ing. Upon Mr Dennis' return,' which will le within two weeks, more active work will begin at the' Unite. New furnaces ami many other iiuprveiiicnts will he added during the summer. POROANDCR ACTS CONTRACT. A contract has heed closed by V. J. Hard & Co, with the Ham mond Manufacturing Co, for a 10 stnmp mill for the Vesuvius mine of the Bohemia mining district, to be installed as soon as possible. In the construction of the building, room wi'l be left for the addition of another mslauip battery at n Gar man Hemenway Co. West Side, Eakiii A ISristow BSuilriiii. F Meats. Fruits Etc., Etc. - FRESH EVERY DAY - - CROCKERY, GLASSWARE RIGHT PRICES. I later date when desired. , Awurdlugof this contract iu an other evidence that mining macliiu- cry can be supplied iu 1'ortlaml on as favorable terms us from any I market in the country. Several California concerns were bidding for this contract anil the Portland firm succeeded iu lauding the order. Work will go lorwurd at once, 11 sawmill on the ground already hav ing produced much of the material to be used. Throughout the con struction will be of the most sub stantial character. The Vesuvius mine is well devel oped, with a great deal of ore ready for tli c mill. The power will be furnished by n.o-horscpowcr stenm plant, and there is an abundance of water for inifling purposes. The mine is developed by almost a mile of tunnels. livening Telegram. BUYINO OKI!. Illim Ml. Amrlrin Yesterday the assaying depart ment of the smelter laboratory was open for work, ami some time next week the sampler will be put into commission on ores that arc already being received by the new manage ment. This work is iu accord with the initiiil operations of Manager Puller. and sets forth mure explicitly than statements that the smeller will he running as soon as it i os siblc to secure the ores required for blowing in and continuing the work. The management has already got iu touch with operators of the dis trict, and is proceeding to negotiate for district ores Kvcrybody is im pressed with thequiet business spirit pervading tills work, which is ac cepted as indisputable evidence of thorough plans and accurate know ledge of mining conditions iu the district. ROYAL FLUSH MINING CO. The Royal Flush Mining Com pany this week purchased a full supply ol provisions and tools mid have shipped them to Ilohemia. A force of men will at once hngln de velopment work. Micheal Goclz and Johu I.indquist, two of the principal owners, will have charge ol the work. The properties of this company lie on Monte Rica Kidge. I his group is considered one of the good properties of the district. THE LEROY MINES. J. I,. I.cRoy arrived from Port- laud on Tuesday anil gives out the information that active operations will at once begin 011 the I.eUoy properties in Ilohemia. A. D. I.cKoy will have charge. The brothers nave gone up to the property to make the necessary preparations and a force of miners will be employed within a short time. Upon his return from his recent trip to llohemiu, Micheal Gcntz stated that while there he visited the Riverside property. I can verify the statment iii.uU- con cerning this property. The tunnel is iu n distance 01 500 feet and it is still in ore, the breast of the tunnel discloses more than seven feet of u good looking ore, carrying galena and copper. It certainly is a fine showing. - .- The first additional force of men to begin work on the Vesuvius mine went up this morning. 0 k Nicy finer Lards, Vegetables, . W. W. 1 The United States is the greatest I mineral country iu the world, Its I production of minerals and metals ' .. i.!iu 1. .11 - iuii uvei a oiiiiuii uouar.i per year, ' but, strange to relate, its vast sur face has yet to yield platinum, tin or nickel in commercial quantities. There is some tin on the lllack Hills of South Dakota, some nicklc iu Pennsylvania, and the sea sands of Oregon have liccu said to contain platinum, but iu each instance these minerals are iu such small quantities as to not warrant their exploitation. The Mining World. COUMCIL MELTING. City Council met June 6th, Present Mayor Medley, Council men, Veatch, Wall, Hinds, Cur riu, Iliugham. Absent Clerk Wheeler. I II. fiiugham was ap pointed clerk pro tern. The minutes of previous meeting read and corrected to read that 4th street petition was for grading as well as graveling same. Also that Mr. I.ca's request was for grading 5th Street instead of 4th Street in rear of residence, approved as cor rected. The minutes of several ailj ourued meetings read and approved. A petition to establish lights near south end of 4th Street was read and referred to light committee. It was ordered that Mr. Taylor be re uuired to make a more complete survey for the establishing of grades of side walks on Main Street and file" same with city Recorder. Wall and Veatch of the street committee reported they were in favor of Mr. Case lowering his side walk to conform to the established grade. On motion the report was adopted by following vote, Aycs Wall, Veatch, Currin, Chamberliu. Noes: Dinghum, Hinds. On motion ol Hinds, seconded by Ilingham it was order d all owners of property on Main Street be notified to put all side walks 011 grade of Main St. On motion the matter of Mr. Wallace's side walk grade was re ferred to Street Committee. Adjourned till June 8th. NO WORD EXPRESSES IT, St Louis, Mo, May 29 1904. Iiditor Nugget". ! DearSir, To describe the beauty , of the fair is simply out of the ques tion. When I sat down to write , the Nugget it was my intention of 1 giving a full description of every ! every thing I had seen, but after 1 studying a while I find that I know no large word elegant, grand and beautiful, are too small to describe 1 so large and magnificent a fair. The Cascades alone are worth a journey across the continent to see. ! Anyone that misses this fair will miss a grand sight. Prices arc pretty high and still the necessary expense need not ex ceed $s per day. Kindly send the Nugget to me at 519 Walnut St., St. Louis, Mo. Yours Very Truly, Aniikkw Hkund. How About Your Summer Yacatlon. Newport on Yuqulun Hay Is the Ideal seaside resort ot the North Pu rine Const. Hound trip tickets at greatly rvdiired rut oh on Kale from nil Southern l'acllle points iu Ore Hon, on Mild lifter .111 no Int. Ask Agent for further Information and 11 IimihIhoiiii'I.v Illustrated Houvellir booklet, or wrltu to Edwin Stone, f. - i:. it. It., Alhany, Ore., or W. K. Comiin. (I. I'. A., S. IV Co., Port land. V MeFarlaiid, Mgr. OREGON SECURITIES. Manager llcngcn Reports to the Stockholders of his Visit West.-ndD. Hayes A I so Report. New York, May 26th, 1904. In Tint Stock iiouirtu or Tilt Onxnox KuenlTiu iUt. I have recently returned from a trip West, a thorough investigation of what has been accomplished at the mines and have carefully con sidered the plans hest adapted to promote your Company's future. I find that a winter unprecedented for severity in the history of the Bohemia Camp has been experience ed during the past season. This has seriously delayed the consumma tion of our plans and rendered more arduous and expensive the work which had to be accomplished to put your electrical power plant and drills in operation. The power plant is now doing very satisfactorily the work which was expected of it and besides oper ating the compressor plants for driv ing the machine drills, is furnishing electric lights and air for our tunnels which will result in not only greater efficiency but materially lessened cost of production. Mr. Mathews reports that he is pushing the work with the drills with a double shift and bending all his energies to wards getting the mill in operation at the earliest possible date, lletter weather is now coming on and this will assist materially in the con struction of the small piece of trestle necessary to counect the mill with the tramway. I can sincerely congratulate nil our stockholders that such a satis factory result has been realized and we have successfully ttker"he first long step toward putting your prop erties 011 a permanent dividend pay ing basis. While the cost of our improvements has been consider ably in excess of $200,000 the re sults will show conclusively that this has been a wise expenditure, the only course that could have been adopted for the proper develop ment of your property and the first move toward enabling it to handle at low cost a free milling ore ton nage somewhat commensurate with its size has been accomplished. The near approach of the time when we will get our mill in opera tion, the fact that we have paid up all current bills in connection with our improvements and the easy financial condition of the Company have had a very favorable influence on the price of the stock and there has been an increased demand for the shares from those best qualified to judge of their merits. On the railroad, I have put a force of men at work on construc iou and intend to lay an additional two miles of track on the main line, which is already graded, as soon as the weather will permit, and to in crease the lorce of workmen that the line, if possible, may be com pleted during the coming summtr. It is a source of sincere satisfaction to all concerned that the large amount of work done on the prop erty, in ballasting, raising the bridges, &c, has borne fruit and the road-bed is now iu first-class condition, having stood the un usually severe weather of the winter without damage either to its bridges or embankments. The outlook for traffic for the property is most promising, as not only is there every probability that the Ilohemia Camp will have the most active season it has ever ex perienced and see the erection ot several quartz mills, but the situa-l tion for the lumber mill is better than it has been torsome time here tofore One mill, which formerly ' furnished a large amount of traffic, has recently doubled its capacity, ami u large new mill is being erected adjoining our tracks about 17 miles from Cottage Grove. This will not only furnish a large amount of freight but the increased activity iu the mill business will also stimulate tbepassei g.-r traffic and mUcellau otts fi eight business as well. Generally speaking the West is in n prosperous condition, this sec tion having largely escaped the recent Hasten) financial troubles. The gold production has been un usually large during the past year, being $74,425 340 as against $32. 845,000 in 1890, which with the good prices obtained for crops, and the added stimulus of a continually increasingOriental trade ha-, re sulted iu an unprecedented amount of business being done iu the ex treme West, which is iu marked contrast with the conditions now prevailing in the liast. As showing that the view ofyour management arc shared by im partial observers, special attention is called to the annexed copy of letter received from Mr. K. D. Hayes, who recently visited Cottage Grove. G. II. Hhngkn, Sec'y and Treas. May 21, 1904. Mr. John If. Pearsons, New York, N. Y. Dear Sir: ! Yours ol May 19th at hand ask ing iu regard to my visit to Cottage , Grove, and the impressions I oh I tained in regard to the Oregon & j Southeastern Railroad, also the I Oregon Securities Company from 1 people whom I met. j To this I will say I was in Cot tage Grove one day and I was in Portland, Oregon also one day. My ' special business there was to learn ' alt I could in regard to the Oregon Securities Company. I made no inquiries in regard to the Oregon & Southeastern Railroad. I talked with some of the men working in the freight offices of this railroad, but the conversation was all in re gard to the Oregon Securities Com pany. However, it strikes me that I if the properties of the Oregon Se- j curities Company turnout all right, 1 there will be no question in regard to the railroad being a good piece of property. I Of all the people I talked with in I Cottage Grove and in Portland I am free to say I did not find a single person who had any thing but good to say of the Oregon Securities Co. In fact, if one were to base his be lie! on what he could learn from the people in general iu Cottage Grove he would have to believe that the Oregon Securities Company is everything it represents itself to be. I found everybody there could not speak loo highly of all the prop erties of the Oregon Securities Com pany , and especially of the"Mnsick" Mine. I made my inquiries general, not only among the brokers, busi ness men and railroad men.but also among the different merchants in Cottage Grove, and among laboring men, iu tact, I talked with everyone I could find to talk with in regard to these properties, and as I stated lefore, the people there state more for the company aud its prospects than the company does. I did not get up into the mines on account of tne snow. All the information I obtained was from talking with people who had been over the properties and into the j mines I will further state that since my return home, I have bought ten , thousand shares more of the Oregon Securities Company's stock. Trusting that these properties will turn out to be everything they are recommended to be, and which I believe they will, I remain, Respectfully yours, E. D. Hayks. WORSE THAN ROBBERY. Driven from pillar to post, his miserable tactics exposed on every side, rendered desperate by impend ing aud complete failure, all his schemes aud shams coming to naught, a certain class ot cut-rate broker has taken up a new side line! which is so far the most dangerous for the holder of legitimate mining ' As wc nre going entirely out ol business, we are closing out our entire line of merchandise at less than regular cost, for wc 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 trying 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 tis could be got of any merchant in the northwest. Cottage Grove stocks who falls a victim to this form of robbery which has yet come under our notice. The scheme is one ofexchange" with perhaps a cash bonus thrown ' iu. The broker organizes a com-j pany or gets appointed fiscal agent 1 for one. In many cases the holdings I of these companies are in states wen Known 10 contain no mineral deposits whatever of gold, copper or silver which will pay to work such states for instances, as Pennsyl vania, New York, Connecticut or Vermont. Needless to say, the kuiiiuiiiiy 13 never iiucnucu 10 ue ,n. ..i .,! , ....tA. of a charter and a lease of a few on- of Pre" shows decided republican developed claims, which would not Sa,ns- Tll,e vo'f for Supreme Judge bring $1 for mining purposes, or if .?w" ,,lurah Y at '-t 20,000, they own a property nominally it Is, th s . Poetically a strict party subject to a neavy elaim which will vole, ls a f"n 0(,what, never be met. Any money, there-1 pected in the presidential fore, taken in for stock sold iu one ; 7? . . . 1 of these companies U. practically ' Complete returns are not yet iu clear gain for the broker. y m this county. Knowing that on Its merits this1 Flf: - stock can never be sold, the cut- ! !?.raclL"nK over 700 majority. J. -..., , i,. ', i,.i to holders of good mining stocks letters or circulars in which offers to exchange are made, The price of the broker's stock is marked up to a high figure. To make it appear more attractive to he holder ., . ' of the legitimate sto& Se broker n T th 3UrP"se f man? th.e will offer 'to allow himood round 1 Option Amendment carried in the price for his stock if ft becomes .SifcS" necessary. Having secured it, he,H ""' -" immediately nuH 1 on thp market 1 Incomplete- returns from 41 of the immediately puts u on tne maricet, lincUKb, s,ve the following vote: and has made a profit which figures c'onRreiwIoiinl Herman, 2173: our approximately a follows, de- j Veatch, 1322. pending of course upon the number ' LeKhUnture Orillln, 2477; Ilingham nf sliarM. ' Kd wards, 2332. Kdmunson, 1499. 01 snares. 1 Barnes, 1W1 ; JcnkH, 1314. 500 shares cut-raters stock , Judgu Chrismun. 251: Cheshire, at 5b cents $250.00 1S31. For this 500 shares the broker Clerk Ie, 3133; Parker, 1210 will necnt I onn shares of n stnrk ,. . . r . u,kii uaa luc uivuci, saj a, 13 cents, but to make him feel good the broker will call it 25 ceuts, showing on the face of it a fine pro fit for the stockholder. The broker immediately converts into cash the stock so secured, and he can afford to sell it under the company's price and still be a big winner. For in- ' stance.if he sells it at, say, 12 cents, I he is in at least $1 10, the remaining ' $10 will cover everything else. I Sometimes the broker asks for! cash in addition t the stock, in which case the holder is out not only his stock but the cash he pays besides. As a last resort the broker will sometimes offer to pay some-! thing in money in addition to the slock, mid in tho r-j. m-ntinnpH above, the holder of 1,000 shares might get $25 in cash, that is, be will have sold his stock for $25. The 500 shares of stock that he gets are absolutely worthless. He could not take it out on the market and get $1 for it, and be will hold it until doomsday looking for returns. We have looked into a number of cases where offers of these ex changes have been made. The price is invarably at an absurdly high figure, with nothing back of it, and if the purchaser wishes to get the stock by going about it right he could do so at almost any price. The cut-rate broker business is showing every evidence of utter collapse. As its results become known and its methods exposed, each new feature becomes more of a trap for the unwary, but they are covered up olten by an appearance of fairness ; which makes them all .mv ..juo. j mining stock to examine into the OVERCOATS Lower at EAKIN & BRIST0W 0-. REPUBLICAN VICTORY. j The Republicans with Few Ex ccptions Carry the State. RETURNS NOT COMPLETE . ... ,, , The Election all over the State w, Hamilton is re-elected by a handsome majority, Senator Booth carried Lane County by nearly 500 votes and is elected by 1,000, Herman is returned to Congress Bl'eriir-l; 1811, ZiW, allies, i Commissioner 1'rlcc, 2299; Hill, 17CH. Treasurer Eastland. : 5)90;Stevcii8, luis. Awsesor-Keency, 220!); Urudy. 1370. School Superintendent Ulllard, 2375; Parker, 1U07. Collier for surveyor nnil Dr. E. it. Day for coroner are euch elected by about 700 to S00. A Horse Killed. Wednesday evening at about 7 o'clock, a home belonging to Lincoln & Sun, broke uu-ny from Ills stnblo with a piece of scnntling attached to the halter rope. At every Jump tho stick would strike the hcrso aud he was soon beyond all control, ho crossed to tho East side und circled around on to 4tli Street, where he lell into the ditch. Ho was soon on his feet and started to run. Mr.Joseph Joiinsou, a recent arrival, WHO IS 1 stemwd' hi' the new school house. front with ui raised hands, thinking to stop the animal. The uorso now thoroughly crnzy, neither stopped or swerved but rushed madly over Mr. Johnson.who was thrown to the ground, bruised and Insensible. Assistance was at once rendered and Dr Job took charge and he was removed to his home. He soon lccuino conscious, and though budly bruised will re cover. The horse continued down Main street toward the depot, near which lie "werved to the left and ran head long against a flat cur, smash his head and breaking his neck. Sev eral women and children near tho track were in danger, but luckily es caped. merits of this exchange offer. We are convinced that if this is done 1 you will see that it is a mere bait to ! Hrni' imir ivrw-vrl ctnnl. tttifr t ! broker'may realize cash. Exchange offer is a Uelllsioll am, a slme an(l 0Ile of the mo,tcon.emgtible species ol fraud vet tried by hi prey on mining the cut-rate broker. Mew York liander. Our Bio Sale UNDERWEAR GLOVES