6 flUGGET. TIIICAIIVKHTIMNM MKIllllM S NKAT JOII mWTINQl IB1 Devoted to the Mining, Lumbering and Farming Interests of this Community, to Good Government, and Hustling for a Grub Stake. VOL. VI COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 17, igo-. NO. ai B MINING NEWS. (lathered From Bohemia Alining District and (lie Various Alining Camps of Oregon and Other Stales. 1' rank Henderson ami lieu I'ilcher lnivc arranged to haul in the Vesuvius mill machinery and the supplys for the mine. The road Is now in good condition from the cud of the track. Dun Chandler c.imc in fioin the mines Monday, where he has been working fur the Oregon Securities Co: Mr. Chandler left for Southern Oregon where he also has property interests, as well as in ilohcniia. The engine and Killer for the new stump mill at the Vesuvius, passed through Cottage (irove Wed nesday. It will be transported from Wildwood Station to the mine by lieu I'itehcr and Frank Henderson. Itdd Jenks, vice president cf the mine ownere association at Bohem ia, went up to that place on Tues day Mr Jcnks will at oure begin to make preparations tu liegin wotk on the Baltimore group, He will also begin work on the AraaHtra group. Geo M. Miller,' the well known , real estate man, of Eugene, who visited llohcmia last week in com pany with AI Churchill, owner of the Hip Four group, on I'airview creek, returned Moudav. In con versation vrllh Mr. Miller lie ex pressed himclf well pleased with the district, and particularly was he enthusiastic over Mr. Churchill's holdings. Mr. Miller expects to visit the district again some time next mouth. Returning from llohcmi.t this week, C J. Howard reports tint affairs arc moving along nicely at the Oregon Securities Co. The machine drills are making rapid progress on the large working tun nel, and Su(crintcudcut .Mathews expects to treat ore in the near future. About six feet a dav is made in the face ol the big tunnel. The ore chute to the mill is now nearly completed. The electrical machinery is working admirably and the property presents a most satisfactory appearance. C. J. Howard, secretary ol ttie Champion ltisin Mining Co, re turned to this city from a few days visit with Mr. Masterson,tlie super intendent of the properly, l ist Sat urday. Mr. Ilo.v.ird reports the 1 pro-crty more than up to his expectn tious. A new tunnel, mention of which was nude in the Nugget lust week, was started a year ago, on a level with tin wagon road When in ten feet the ledge widened to three feet, galena. The tunnel is now in forty-five feet, and the ledge is gradually widening. It is the intention of the company tu con-1 tluiie work on this tunnel to get under the next level, where it is 1 expected that a flue chute of ore will be encountered. This ledge has been traced and cut in tninicr- , ous places, for a distance of 4000 feet, and returns 011 the ore is very satisfactory. Gar man Hemenway Co. West Side, Ha kin & ISristow Ituildiii. 0 Jl Ml' Fruits Etc., Etc. - FRESH EVERY DAY - - CROCKERY, GLASSWARE RIGHT PRICES. PI.I2ASI2D WITH OUTLOOK. ,. ,, , ,, ., Upon manager I'. J. Hard's re - turn to till PHV I I1rfiil(i(f ill an interview he .... Mated: I llnrr Mtwiit several days in visiting and ex amining the properties in Bohemia in which I am interested and have charge of. With the cxcc tion of the Vesuvius which I visited n short time ago, I have been un able to Me the other properties uitiri lnut full 1 nn.l l'l. unl.t 1m ' .. ... m.iu ill, that while I was prepared from re ports made during- my absence by those in chnrgc, to sec great changes for the better. I was surprised at the amount ol development work done as well as the great Improvements in the properties themselves. The lower tunnel at the Vesuvius is still pro ducing a fine quality of milling ore which is being piled on the dump ready for the new mill as soon as It can be installed. Mr. Hard also stilted he was able to ride a horse over the trail to the Oregon-Colorado and the Riverside. At the latter place he found the tunnel close to 600 feet into the mountain and a body of ore full seven feet wide at the breast. At the Oregon Colorado there is a solid vein of splendid copper ore of several feel in width The workmen on the new wagon road to this property are making great progress and we hope to be .,iC minus me m miner 10 nve;e,jr e pUtIl. Mr. I)(.mljs exI(CCls teams through to the Oregon-Colo- 0 haV(! tUc mille al)d .mil, full ratio property Mr. Hard further tuuni ordcr , le 0, Ju, states that other properties which Concerning the work at the are being worked ar : showing great B.ackbiiUe mines he stated that it improvement and there is no reason was his intenlion t0 ig,,, thc why Bohemia district will not from crection of newflurmces very SOOI1. now on make rapid progr.-ss. ( Mr w Tur,)er a rt 0 mines, recently made a brief cx- TIIR (lOl.I)liN SLIPPER COMPANY animation of the Illackbutte prop crty and expresses surprise at the magnitude of the ore bodies at the Report! Uric Body ol Ore Carrylor lower level which he found to be flood Values. 57 width. Mrs. Dennis ar rived Wednesday to meet and ac I)r. Oglesby, President of the company her husband back to the Golden Slipper Mining Company, mines. with properties at llohcmia, is in , , receipt of information from mine I mn-iu., .... foreman, Ncal Kcagau, of a splcn- 0RE,N Sla,1T AQAIT did showing ill their No 1 tunnel. It is high time self-respecting , , . I . 1 Some time since it wao decided to commence operations nearer the base of the mountain than where previous work had been done. Tun- nel No. 2 was started and in a short distance ore wasencouutered, which has been practically continuous, Mr. Reagan's report is to the effect that the tunnel lias been driven a ' distance of 130 feet and at the pre sent time the vein is full seven feet between walls. It is well oxidized showing but very little sulphide-, only to the cauctious, who aim to which makes it a free milling 1 e 0s non-committal as is permitted proposition. Dr. Oglesby received by the receipt of a large fee, but an average sample of the entire also to the scheming, to whom its vein which according to Assayer 1 alluring suggestiveuess lias attrac Poduski's certificate, shows a value ! Hons because it beguiles the invest or $17.50 gold and nearly 3 oz silver ing public. per ton. I A recent incident in London gives Work will be continued on this1 point to these remarks. In the ac tuntiel in ordcr to prove the extent tion brought against Antomy Gibbs of the ore chute Thc property is & Sons an action which the evi loeated on Horse Heaven creek dence failed entirely to sustain just north of the Riverside prop-' the judge, presumably a well-in erty. This section of the district formed man of nibre than average is furnishing some surprises to intelligence, said that a certain well many of the old timers. known geologist's report "was an - estimate of the ore in the mine, MANAGER DENNIS RETURNS, nr-er nf the ' liver Mines' . . ' W. 11. Dennis, man Illackbutte Quick Sil returned Wednesday from a visit of several weeks duration in San Francisco and at Nevada City, 'St Lards, Vegetables, W. W. I California, ucur which the federal Loan mine, which he recently pur . ,.,,flle(. I ..... Mr. I)piiiiI states Hint fiu lp nn excitement lias been created in that locality, owing to the fact of dis covery ol tclluride ores in ut least two of the mines. In the Murchie mine there has been found consider able qualities of this character of , , j as $u " , ' . oro. Assays have shown values as Til til r .n..tit...i .!... ..ft.inlt I AI. lllb mlll I't.Ji IMIII.- nillbll adjoins the Federal Loan this class i of ore lias also been found. Concerning the Federal Loan mine Mr Dennis stated he had taken possession of the property on tile first ol June, Hint the ore was looking as well or better than ever, thi .shipment made by the former management, just prior to the sur render, gave a return of over $too per Ion. Ilcsidcs the smelting ore there are large quantities of milling i ore in the mine. Mr. I,. A. Suther land had urrived and is building a house for himself and taken charge of the work, Mrs. Sutherland will soon join him. The io-stanip mill i is being over hauled and new ! shoes, dies and plates arc being put in. The shaft, hoisting ma nil in an. nr. n an 1. 1 . 1 . i i.r. I r. thorough renovation- The water ower, when new pipe line is com pleted, will have 442 feet head, which will develupc at least 150 ll L'l. fTi .j.i I tn .....m .I.k. r... 11. n 11 l'l I.IV.VII t IU IUUI. IIIHU IUII IIIV engineers discarded the use of the term 'ore in .sight' and allowed it to become a part ol the phraseology of IC inexact and deceptive While the last year has been a tendency among the more thoughtful of the inofesMon to avoid a term which is intrinsically a couiradition, and po tentially a snare, it is manifest from the reading of reports and pros pectuses that the vagueness of the term continues to commend it not while tnat of the witness was an estimate f tllc ore " sight a very m"r lhi."?i'- Y?' iml-eV t'oru HttTfrtt llitnir if tvne in tlli case of thc Iake George mines, Continued on lith page. McFai - Innd, Mgr. INDUSTRIAL AWAKENING. Secretary Mahon of American Mining Congress Sends Interesting Letter to the Nugget. Dkau Six: The recent industrial awakening, of the world has so lent its inspira tion to the mining enterprises and crraled such n demand for products of the mines, that many new phases' nave presented themselves and it is important for mining men to geti together and discuss ways and menus, commensurate with the new commerce, the new policy, the new ! destiny, and the new purpose that today confronts more than 87,000-, 000 of people. I In marked contrast with the nineteenth century, the twentieth century has opened profusely en dowed with a marvclousequipment, ' prepared to make, and has already made many important additions and ' most rapid progress in material de velopment, and the greatest factor iu promoting wealth and strength- ( euingthc growth and power of this nation, is thc mining industry. Mining is no longer a local busi-. ues9 10 tlie territories ami a lew 1 states. The majority of the States! are now directly interested in mines and mining; the industry has vast! wealth and many votes, and those votes should be able to command i an active and not a passive representation, and this coming Seventh Annual Assembly of the merican Mining Congress, which , convenes in Portland, Oregon, Aug ust 2snd, 1904, should say what it wants in connection with this great industry, clearly and with such emphasis as to command both at tention and action on the part ol the Federal Congress. It should 1 consider ways and means for getting 1 what it wants, and it should, through the appointment of a strong committee, proceed at once 1 to formulate aud carry into euect methods whereby it will accomplish its objects, viz. The establishment of a Federal Department of Mines and Mining, whose Secretary shall be a member of the Cabinet of the President of the United States, and such revision of the Mining laws as will advance the Mining industry of thc nation. This coming Annual Session of the American Mining Congress, meeting in Portland, Oregon, Aug ust 22, next, will be a great, grand opportunity, and mining men, and all those directly and indirectly in terested (and this means all citizens loyal to the best interest of the State and nation) should unaues tionably take advantage of it. Iron, steel copper and coal, to say nothing ol the precious metals, are fast becoming great export staples, iu fact they are so now, and the strongest financial aud commercial interests of the Union are much more closel iudentified with the mining industry than they are with agriculture. Thirty-seven years ago, on March 30th, 1867, through tne far seeing enterprise of Mr. Seward, the transfer of 168,103,680 acres of land surface, measuring 575. 162 square miles was transferred to the United States for the sum of $7,200 000 known as Kussia-America Alaska and on June 20th, J867, ratifications were exchanged and the formal transfer made to General I Rosseau nt Sitka, October 9, 1867. I At this time there was much dis- satistaction expressed all over the country at this great expenditure 1 of public money for this miserable barren waste of ice and snow, andj General Sherman said in speaking j of it "Give 'em $7,000,000 more to j take it back and be thankful to get 1 off so cheap." Thirty-seven years have come1 and gone since that time, and we1 find that the far-seeing enterprise I of Mr Seward made no mistake; 1 that before even one-tenth of this vast region of country baseveu been partially explored, and onlv 3,369 acres up to June 30th, 1901, sur veyed this worthless, barren, waste of ice and snow has not only re turned its purchase price but a surplus of gold of $4, 828,040 60 and in gold and silver $4.939i782.9t; has sixty-three manufacturing es tablishments, engaging $3,600,409 and employing 2,263 wage earners, producing in 1902 manufactured goods amounting to $4,250,984.00 with receipt on money orders is sued from its Postofiices in 1902 the handsome figure of $1,242,337 .42. None of us are perfect 111 our opinions; we all make mistakes, therefore be it understood that iu comparing the judgement of Mr. Seward on the question of the pur - j chase of Alaska, with that of Gen - 1 eral Sherman, I mean no disrespect I to that great man, I merely speak: , of these tilings as a matter of his-1 ; tory and in doing so, call attention iu uiiuiuci ui u iijijiu uiuusiii); cum- acter connected with Oregon, kind - 1 ly furnished me by Mr. Himcs ol tlie State Historical Society, iu which General Sheridan and Secrc - tary Stautiou figured. On January 25th, 1865, the fob lowing dispatch was sent from City i,, , ... . . , ., .., - I o.nt, Virginir, by M r. Nesmith to General Sherman "Mik a hayack chahko tiiiHj mcmaioosa nianee mamook liyu hyas kloskclum." Nesmith was then United States Senator for Oregon. He had Ire- queiitlp expressed a desire to wit- for me, that I shall promote their The pe0pe Df Cottage Grove in ..ess a great battle. He was a j interests to the utmost of my ability vjlcs everybody to come and have Democrat, so was Sheridan. Their j because their prosperity is the j a g00(j tjnje acquaintanceship began in Oregon prosperity of the nation" and with 1 . r , . . , , where Sheridan served as a second his eyes kindling with enthusiasm, , u 1,01 lieutenant from late in r8ec to iXfit. he said. -'We shall nrnW In n f. I celebrate the 4th Cottage Grove cx- The dispatch referred to was sent j years that we are indeed the treas in care of the War Department and ury of the world." the then Secretary of War, Mr.1 This was the last message, almost Stanton, suspected something wrong ! the last public utterance, that came something treasonable was going ! from the inspired lips of Mr. Lin- on between these two men in public lite, one a United btates Senator and the other a prominent Array officer, and all dispatches having to pass under his scrutiny, he thought "I've got em", believing this was a them to be, remain longer indiffer cipher dispatch, with secret politi-j ent to the real value of the mining cat import. Iiut what did it mean? 1 industry ol the Nation? Is it not Effort alter effort was made to se-' your duty to yourselves, your cure a translation without success, j family and the nation to attend this At length the Secretary was in- coming session of the American formed that in a certain room there I Mining Congress convening in was a certain clerk for Oregon, He 'Portland, Oregon, August 22nd, was sent for and requested to translate tins ominous message. This he did in the presence of the stern faced War Minister and his staft, with a smile this Oregonian wrote out the translation and band ed it to the minister. It read "You come quickly to Petersburg and bring plenty of good whiskey" and so we learn from day to day as we travel along the road of life that in small things as well as great, the very best of us make mistakes Since the year 1800, 2,937,613 square miles have been added to American" Territory at a cost in motley of $87,030,768 all of which the product of American gold for the year 1902 more than paid for by $670,421. Why, since 1876 the gold from the Black Hills of South Dakota more than paid this debt of $87,039, 768 and has left to its credit $34,112,444 and California could have assumed the entire debt and paid it off out of the proceedsof her old mines the past fifteen years ! At the time ol her visit the miners and had left to its credit a mighty 1 had two ledges, which on the sur big bank account in gold, welt sus-1 face were 40 feet apart, running tabling almost the last utterances of t paralled. On one of these a shaft that great and good man, Abraham Was being put down, and the mom Lincoln. I ent Mrs. Lemon looked into the Just before the assassination of 1 shaft she exclaimed. "You'll find President Lincoln, the Hon. Scliuy-! that those ledges run together, ler Collax left Washington to!probadly not more than 250 feet cross the continent as Mr. Lincoln ; below the surface." Sure enough, bade him farewell, he said, "I ' this prediction proved correct, and want you to make a speech for me the miners marveled, to the miners you may find on your Soon after Mrs. Lemon urged the journey. I have very large ideas 'owners of the group to run a tunnel of the mineral wealth of our nation, northward, remarking that within I believe it practically inexhaustible 1 20o feet they w uld strike a richer It abounds all over the Western and wjder ledge, 'and you might as country from the Rocky Mountains I well enjoy this success now as to to the Pacific and its development I wait for vears. for sooner or later has scarcely commenced. Now the rebellion is over and we know pretty nearly the amount of National debt, the more gold and silver we mine makes the payment of that debt much easier. Now, Prices Lower As we are going entirely out ol business, we are closing out our entire line of merchandise at less than regular cost, for we must get our money out of them, aud by buying now you can get good bargains. FINE CLOTHING We still have a good stock of Clothing aud Underwear to pick from, and at prices that will suit all. Come and examine them. A1 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 as could be got of any merchant in the northwest. Cottage Grove 1 said he, speaking with much em- 1 phasis "I am going to encourage! , that in every possible way, we I shall have hundreds of thousands ol disabanded soldiers and many have feared that their return home 111 miiii great numiicrs migni ' paralyze industry by furnishing , suddenly a greater supply of labor-1 ers than there will be a demand for. : I am going to try and attract them to the hidden wealth of our moun- tain range, where there is room for , all. Immigration which even the 1 1 , - , .,,, , , war has not stopped will land upon , our shores hundreds of thousands , more per year irom ovcr-crowea Kurope I intend to point them to the cold and silver that waits for them in the West. Tell the miners coin Men of the world, men of pro gress, men of knowledge and keen appreciation, can you in the face of factsasthey are, and you know 1904 and by every legitimate effort in your power aid the organization citv. Calif., as asst Supt. and as in securing a Federal Department j sayer. ot mines and raining. Irwin Maho.v. Sec. American Mining Congress. MASCOT OF TONOPAII- Mascot of Tononah" isthehon- .orary title which the miners, mine I owners and nrosDectors of this fam- ously rich district have conferred of Mrs. Charles S. Lemon of Los Angeles on account of her success- lul prediction concerning mining properties. Tne almost supernat ural powers possed by Mrs. Lemon are brought to prominence at this time by the uncovering of a rich ledge at Goldfield at a point marked out by Mrs. Lemon nearly a year ago, when she was visiting the United Tonopah group, owned by ber husband aud a number of asso- ciates. you will discover it," she insisted as an argument. This idea appeared too visionary for the miners to tackle' even in the face of her former accurate prophecy, and so only recently the OVERCOATS at EAKIN & BR1ST0W FOURTH OF JULY. ! Cottage GrOVC Making Prcpap" ations (or a Grand Celebration on Independence Day. The various committees are re porting good progress in the ar rangements for the 4th. The entire I"-" win uc Kivcu uvcr 10 interesting features.Thcre will be good speakers plcnty of amUsemcnts nd a general .1 - !l I.- ..I . i ,,, ,-. ,,t,,.i .,,: 1 enntest fnr r.n.liiMs nf T Ihcrtv u j now on, which promises to be of m.i,i.Ui.i. ;.,,.. w, ii i, tends an invitation to the people of that city to spend the day with us. Mr. J. W. Donahue, who some time since purchased the Dr. Wall property for banking purposes, arrived in the city the first of the week. One carload of goods has already been received. It is under stood the old building will be used temporarily. Mr Donahue's cash ier will arrive within a short time. Frank Whipple, who has been with the Blackbutte Qiuck Silver mines company, came to the city Wednesday. Mr Whipple will about the first of the week go to the Federal Loan property, Nevada suggestion was followed. The miners had no especial object to hurry their shaft to a greater depth, and so decided to run a tunnel north. Their surprise can be im agined when probably not 200 feet away they encountered a rich ledge, and already have crosscut 60 feet without finding the hanging wall. The ledge all the way shows values in the pan from a few dollars to $30 to $35 in free gold. Examination of the surface directly over the big ledge has re sulted in sensational discoveries. The rock is a mixture ot quartz, rhyolite and porphyry, 55 feet across aud assays from a few dollars into the hundreds. At this time it is impossible to state whether the mass is a true fissure or merely an isolated gash vein, but Mrs. Lemon's prediction has so far proved true, and the miners are willing to rely upon her word that they have a permanent ledge. In discussing her powers of fore sight this beautiful Angeleno de clares that iu her dreams lies her success. Two years ago, when she was running a real estate office in Los Augeles and financial failure bad brought the family into hard times, she dreamed three nights in succession of Tonopah, and insisted that ber husband must leave rail roading (he was a Santa Fe engi neer) and civil engineering and seek wealth in the Tonopah district with the result that fortune smiled on him from the first. All through her life she has been the subject of these strange presentiments, and the stories her friends tell are even more marvelous than the story of I the rich ledee.- Los Aiiceles Ex- I preSs. UNDERWEAR GLOVES