BOHEMIA NUGGET. s t VIS m BEAT JOtl I'ltlNTlNOl S M IIIKAIIVKKTIHINII M Kill II M 2 $6 Devoted to the Mining, I.ui.bering mid Fanning Interests of this Coniniuiiity, to Good Government, and Hustling for a Grub Stake. VOL. VI COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1904. NO. 25 BOHEMIA ,.,... m'i me ilohemla country re- MINING HKT l"""1" ,I,t,v forcibly of the San JfllnlllU UlJl.J"1"'" The statements made l.y Messrs Wallace and Hooper, both men of hucIi nrnellcal cxncrle nrp News Prom Bohemia jiikI (he Various Mining Camps of Oregon mid Oilier Stales. W. II. Hattley and Min Ailern l'cterson were 111:11 tied in Corvalli the Hlti of July. Saturday they arrived iu Cottage Grove and spent Sunday iu the city. Monday morn ing tliev look the train for I'iihcuiia. They will spend a few weeks iu re creation iu the luiitiutains, following wliicli Mr. Hartley will begin wink 1111 some of his properties. He is, Interested iu the Twin Kocks, iircut uustcrii and other properties iu llohemia. Mr. J. I.. I,eKoy, one of the principal owners of the I.ckoy group of mines, returned to the city Tuesday from Portland where he has spent a considerable portion of the p itt few months. He states that interest in mining alTurs in Oregon is on the tucicise; that pcopl; arc rcaliziui,' more and more the itilM)rtiiuce to the st.ite of this Industry. Mr. I.ckoy also favors the movement of having an ore ex- lllhlt in P.irtlainl n Im ...... 11. r " ' rv"ls the mining C ingress mid has al ready offered the committee a col lection of ore from the I.ekoy proicities. Norman Hickey, who has been for a year or more Superintendent for Manager F J Hard of the Vesuvius, Uivcrslde and Colorado properties in llohemia, came down to the cit Saturday. Mr. Hickey rcKirts all branches ol the work progressing rapidly. The sawmill at the Vesuvius is busilv cniinccd iu sawing lumber lor the new stump mill, the larger boiler has arrived and been set in place the cottages for the miners nml ilieir families have been completed. He also re (torts the workmen on the Oreyou Coiorado wagon road are makiiii: good headway. Mr. Hickey brought his family uloug and they will en joy 11 few weeks recreation lefore returning to Itolicmiu 15. J. Wallace, mining engineer, nnd W. W. Hooper, assilyer mid chemist, gentlemen of many years of practical experience in the best mining sections of Colorado, Ari zona, Cnliforiii.i, Molilalia nnd other States, relumed from n trip to the llohemia mining district 011 Mon day. In an interview they stilted: "Our trip over the district wiih made solely on our own behalf and for the purpose of seeing the dis trict and dctcrmingso fur as ossi ble lor us to do so, its future as a mining section. I for several days we trumped about the district, ex amining the formations and visiting some of the licit developed proper ties. In the first place the district i s of much gra.iter extent than we had been led to .suppose. The veins are unquestionably strong true fissures and well filled with mineral. The general formation is nudesitc. very similar to that of the Gar man Wvsi Side, ine of Meats, Lards, Vegetables, Fruits Etc., Etc. . - FRESH EVERY DAY - - CROCKERY, GLASSWARE PKICIJS. - kiiimvii o.iii j unit country in i-oiurnuu." In diet said Mr, uooper who is lam llinr wltli tlm certainly me very encouraging and vetlly the judgement of those who hnve been and now are developing the district. From tlieir express Ions it in reasonable to expect them to become interested in the district in the near future. NHW PROSI'liCTINd IWI.IIS. W. W. McMillen. the genial postmaster at Moaglin, was Irfius acting business at Rfiscburg Fri day favored (lie Plainde.iler with a pleasant business call. He says Mime very rich quartz discoveries have been made Intel v on Honev creeic, a small tributary of the North Umpuua, in this victuitv. some 01 the prospects nsviyiug over fjoo in free gold per ton These discoveries are louud practically within the llohemia mineral .one ami will no doubt develope into valuable mining proierty, ns the ledges arc well defined and per manent. These discoveries will encourage prospecting in that part ol the county anil some very rich finds may be reported belore the season closes, vcr lilile piopect ing having been done 111 that terri tory up to the pre.-cut time. Kr.lMI fllM ff. ll.nl fl. f. ........ mines are only alwut twenty miles distant from this locality, us well ..... . . as aieamooai creeK. where some good placer prospects have been discovered, it is not improbable that some rich mines will sooner or later lie discovered iu this section of Douglas county, which is easy of access from koscburg. Large game also abounds in this section ol the country. Koscburg I'laiudcaler. GOLDEN WKDQE MINE SOLD. (Irnnts I'ass, Or., July 1 1 For mer reports that the Golden Wedge mine, of Gahce district, was pur- ehnscd by Knstcru people, were The mine lias been premature sold, however, to George V, Kirk Icy, of Wilmington, Del., nnd for a cash coiiHidemtiou of '$15,000. The Golden Wedge was purchased ISCU of Thien mothers; who have owned and operated the property with very satisfactory results for the past year. Mr. kirkley visited Galice dis trict over 11 month ago, looking1 ufter other mining interests, and 1 after his return home took serious consideration of buying the Golden Wedge. He came back to Oiegou , a few days ago, and the sale soon followed. The Golden Wedge bus been n continual producer for a number of vears. For a long lime it was owned and operated by Willis Kremer, mid produced over $40,oco under his management, and with little or no equipment. It now has .1 small mill nnd concentrator Mr. 1 Kirklev will more thoroughly de-1 velup the mine and place a heavier and more modem plant. NOMiNATPrTlTT r nine NOMINATED AT ST. LOUIS. Altou I). Parker of New York ' was nominated for president and Hon. Henry Davis of West Vir- ginia were nominated by the dent-1 ocratic convention held in St. Louis last week. ,..,11 I . Hemenway Co. lOiikin Kristow BSuihliiig'. Staple k Fancy Groceries W. W. MeFai'Iaiid, Mgr. ; MINING CONGRESS Letter from Secretary Alalion in Which He Discusses Ad vantages Accurinj; fo States Where Con gress is Held. Mr. W. It. Root, llohemia Nugget. Cottage Grove, Ore. I promised to give you iu part my views on the importance of ex positions to the community iu which they were held, and although I fully realize my inability to deal with this .subject in a masterly way, still I have had some little experience mid am only too glad to utilize that experience to the best of my ability in the interest not only ol ihc Lewis & Clark Iix ixisition mid Oriental lair, an enter prise, that in my opinion, should receive the earnest support of every loyal American citizen, from the' Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean, and j from the Great Northern Lakes to j me linn or Mexico, out your min ing region in preparing an exhibit for the coming session of the American Mining Congress. To those who have studied and therefore understand the subject there is but one opinion, and that opinion clearly and decidedly sus tains the statement that the general flowing from properly arranged 1 expositions and exhibits is incal- cuianie, especially in new coun tries. Tale Colorado, for instances, anil I don't think the history of Jhe country records a single state iu the American Union that can truthfully boast a more fearless, energetic, and enterprising citizenship than can the wonderful and prolific state of Colorado, and from them you can learn that their exhibit made of state resources nt the St. Louis Ex position in the fall of 1800 was the means of brinqiiu' many millions of dollars into this great common 1,1. :.. 1..1.1.. i.... '""a,"' -I-" Again, Colorado had another convincing experience iu 1882 through the success it made of the "National Mining and Industrial Iixosition" This, it is true, uas somewhat back, but this fact only strengthens my argument. Colorado at that time did not have much of a population and but few very wealthy men, and her Metropolis, the "Queen City of the Plains", Denver, registered not to exceed 50,000 people My recollections says 35, 000. and yet she carried this enter prise through to a success, and that too; with the best arranged exposition building, at that time, in the United States, and this enter prise proved to be for Colorado the most effective and substantial in dustrial advertising institution ever planted in all this western country Not n state or territory taking part iM ,hjs exhibition of western re- sources and advantages but what received great benefits from their enterprise. In July it was just 22 years since Colorado took this advanced step, and that too at a time when every one thought and talked of the im possibility of the state ever amount to anything from nil agricultural standpoint. Yet the courage mid pride of her enterprising people were at stake, and with nil odds against them, they marched straight to Ihc front, presented their claim, and by net demonstration, uuns - sisted by even otic cent of other linaucial aid (nan llictr own, proved the wonderful value of their claim, nnd the result is ns you sec Colorado .in 1804, teeming with startling pro gress in agriculture, strengthened by a production in (fold, silver, cop- per and zinc, of jS 1. 1 73.47 to . her credit, to say nothing of the 1 j values produced iu coal, iron, cat , tic. and other industries. It is, 'something to understand the science of pushing, taking ad van-, taucs of the golden opportunity when it presents itself. Speaking ol takingnd vantage ol opportunity, John J. Ingalls in his writings pictures it us master of all human iiesiiuics, 111 me loiiowing laugu- age: Ki7.tri5ST?a?;Ia!S: i.i.t. atie.and !! I wik; r i-i.irit lcvruaml remote; mit4 ialrir by iinvei n.i Mrt 111.1 ..!.c. km or uie I knock unuliMenniueaiettrriiaie. irilci-i'lnir. kc. II lea.llnir, rt.e. HWnre I turn avav. It li the liotiror late, Ami ther ho lolfow me rtaeli e vtrj Hale Moruli ili-alrr. aliilt'imiiiirr et riy roe. rT.TA'Ai r.Y.:?.Tin1 .n? SS.1--' Herk nicjn riu ,mid iiMiei impioic, I an.er not. an.l 1 return no more In referring to your Lewis & Clark Exposition and the coming ; session of The American Mining1 Congress; this is Oregon's oppor- tuiiity, and not a moment of time ! should be lost in preparing for it. I know you not only realize this fact, but have taken the steps nec essary to a successful exhibit ot all the miuerel resources of your coun-1 try at your coming exposition, and j also the American Mining Congress; assembling in Portland, August 22 1 27111.1904. ... ! I merely mention this matter, necause 111 every community mere are many persons who have no idea of the magnitude of the work those in charge have before them. They little dream that in order to make the best display of the agri cultural products ol such 3 state as Oregon lor a great exposition, that much, it not all of an agricultural display must be select.' from the crops harvesled iu 1904. That in preparing the soil, etc., the farmers undertaking the cultivation of a prize crop will want to understand many things from the management of the exposition that he is gener ally iu the dark about. And much, if not all of the seed time for 1904 is already far advanced or alto gether passed Then conies the description of the surface soil, based on the pro-, nnrrmnnre miYtiirr- ol sntirl ivup. table matter, clay and lime; also depth of surface and the character of the sub soil; what crops have been previously grown on the laud used? How and when? The exact date of planting, date ot applying ' fertilizers, if any, date of each cul- tivatiou, with date and approxi- mate amount of each raiu-fall. if depended uon to procure crops? If not, and irrigation is applied, then the information covering this pro- cess etc., of irrigation. xlso the, kind of instruments used and the method adopted at each cultivation. 1 The kind and atuout of fertilizer, when used, ana the manner 111 which applied, with a general state ment including all items of unusual interest, not covered by any posi tive requirements. IJach display should be accompanied by such n description, and this, as you well know, does not tell all the story by any means. It is food enough for thought, however, fornll those who believe there is still plenty of time to prepare for either your coming exhibition or the meeting of The American Mining Congress iu Aug ust next. With reference to the mineral of your county, this must also be col lected together and classified with great care, manifesting a practical as well as a scientific knowledge of such matters as will secure the con fidence of all, whether from a com mercial or a scientific shun! point, by those interested. Quantity and quality, well ar ranged, fully explained, then beau tified with attractive and educa tional specimens, with due credits given as to development, location, ownership, etc, interests ull visit ors, telling the story iu language most convincing. In order to ac complish this it requites time, in telligence, labor and money. The success of the coming ses sion of The American Miuing Con gress in 1904, and the Lewis & Clark Imposition iu 1905, is of such vast importance, not alone to the great state of Oregon, and the Northwest, but the entire Pacific Coast Country north, south, east nnd west, all alike are intensely interested, and should, to 11 man, stand shoulder to shoulder iu mak ing perfect this proposed enterprise for their common good. Remember that should you make MODERN WOOnMPN I State Lecturer M. A. Miller re TT V VflJiICll ! sponded in a very happy manner. ; 1 Cottage OroVC Visited by Dis tinguished Officers of the Order. A Great Event for tne Local Camp. Cottage Grove Camp No 6424, M. W. A., had a great celebration in the city on last Saturday. The fact that Head Consul A. R. Talbot, Stute Deputy J. W. Sim mons and State Lecturer M. A. Miller would be present upon that occasion and address them, caused the members of the order to make preparations for a great aDd good time. 1 lie weaiuer was perlect lor a' J day s ce.euratton ana early rn the roroon many people gathered to witness the exercises as prepared r ... . . i r : for their entertainment. ...,., ....... MORNING HVENTS. ru.-...-! 1 UOStaele race. flniio a niimlu,. nf I. ...? I for this race which consisted of re - i cf ,,,, t,, ,i, moving C031, Vest running a given distanee, crawling through barrels and returning to place of starting fully dressed. Roy Woods rst prize $2.00; Stanley Trunnel 2nd prize $1. Pillow fiuht, prize $2, won by Kobert Uunn The ball game at 11 o'clock be. iween me m. w. a. team ana a selected team from the players re- j suited in a victory for the M. W. A with a score of 4 to 7. afternoon. - The Woodmen in line preceded i by ,he baud marcUed ,0 depot and upo ,e arriva, of the ,rajn . -scoried the distWoUl, fl trnpeta tn tue i10,.i n the vacant lots opposite' uch sunder a large Oak tree, a platform had been erected and at wo o clock the crowds gathered to ... .uj , wo,fa w.a5,terday that the Armory bad been band. Geo Comer, chairman of committee, called to order the and introduced Mayor Medley, who ou'Ieast ,5&o delegates." said Colonel a display of your mineral resources at the comiiiR session ofThe Ameri can Mining Congress that it will lay the foundation for a more per fect one at your great Exposition in ioos. I should like also to see. if possible, an exhibit of your agri- Cllllure. and vour rimtier T irnmv you have one of the greatest, it not the greatest timber reeions in and near your beautiful little city of Cottage Grove in the world, and I also know if vou can succeed , getting some of the eastern visitors to The American Mining Congress to visit Lottage Grove that from a financial standpoint it will be of quick and wonderful advantage to you. Thanking you, and through you your llusmess Mens Association and the Press of your city for the courtesy extended to me during my visit among you, and with kind I wishes for all, believe me Very truly yours, Irwin Mahon, Sec. American Mining Congress : j Summer 1 Now make no behalf of the Woodmen, the city and citizens, welcomed Head Consul Talbot and otherj to the citv. made the introductory speech. Mayor Medley there introduced Head Consul Talbot, who for some- I thing like two hours addressed the jaudierce upon the benefit of fraler j nal organizations and gave a I lengthy but interesting history of the growth of the Modern Wood men of America. He stated that during the past t4 years forty-seven millions of dollars had been paid to the fimilies of deceased members. The speaker said he had recently done some figuring and had found, that this amount iu silver dollars placed in a line would extend 800 I nines, ii wouro matce a snail 55 miles high if stacked one on top of another. A pretty tall flair pole of charity. All ot the speaking was not j is published on the first page of only interesting but instructive. 1 this paper. A large dancing pavillion had! The question of procuring a large been prepared and as soon as the j collection of ores from the Uohemia regular exercises were over the j mines and placing them ou exhibi orchestra began playing and the I tion in Portland at the meeting of floor was filled with dancers until ' the Amerciam Mining Congress to , nlidm'Bht- with the exception of a i recess for supper. During the evening the camp held a session where a general good ' decided to appoint delegates who time was bad. would attend the meeting and do Cottage Grove and the members 1 every thing within the power of of the M. W. A. may well feel i the Club to have this section prop proud that they were visited by the erly represented. The President Head Consul of this great order, as two or tnree otner cities in tne ,3iaic Will IUU3 IdVUICU. The event was a success in every respect and should prove beneficial to the local camp. 1 LARGE ATTENDANCE Evening Telegram. Out of the 10,000 delegates who have been selected to represent their states at the American Mining . w .u. .u congress, lrom 1500 to 2000 are conv.eilli011 is caued to order on Au t 22. Co,onel Irwin Mahon. secretary of the congress, said yes - secured for a meeting place, and that preparations will scon be made r . 1 . " r . 1 . for the sea tins of the delegates. 'T K.K.... tl, ... a 1 Mahon, "and it is not improbable I mat 3000 win come. 1 have re ceived a number of letters from Governors and Mayors, stating that they bad appointed delegates who would emphasize would attend the congress, and I have also had a letter from Salt Lake City telling me that they had used up the 200 , certiucates ot membership 1 bad sent tUem- aml asking tor 200 more Japan has appoiuted three delegates and according to a letter I received "om mere laieiy, mey win aucna the congress. In careful plate amalgamation but little quicksilver is lost, and that lost passes into the tailings as metal in a very finely divided or "floured" condition; but in pan amanlgamation the loss is not so easily accounted tor, nor is it as easily prevented. nsually attributed This loss is to "flouring," but is amone the chemicals added I to the charge, the constituents ol I the ore and the mercury. Mining ' World. this way, we are CLOSING OUT ALL Goods att COST - mistake. But Welch & Woods EXHIBITION OF ORES Commercial Club Decides to Have Bohemia Alines Represented at American Alining Con gress. The first regular business meet ing of the Commercial Club of Cot tage Grove was held in its new rooms on the evening of July 7th. There was a large attendance of the members and matters of a social and business nature were discussed for some hours. After the routine business had , been finished, a letter from Col 1 Mahon. secretary of the American Mining Congress, was read, which be held in August was thoroughly ' discussed and by motion was un 1 anamously carried. It was also ! of the Club has appointed Wm B. 1 kooi, frame joraan ana H. O. ot the IUUUIUWU d3 luciuucia mining committee. While the com- mittee will have direct charge of 1 this matter, it is expected that I ill 1 1 1 . 1 : t cvciy uuc win icuucr uu 111c usbis- tance they can, as the time is rather limited and a good exhibit must be made. THE FOURTH IN BOHEMIA. T?n1a it Vtk mnrnifirT rf V ird ' r r..t.. .u. isi-L , r I the giant bridge announced to 1 the residents of Bohemia that the 1 4th of July had arrived. Fairview, one ot the highest mountains in the district was the scene of the celebration. Waving ; r i . , a irom a ran poie was a targe ouh which had been presented by F. J. Hard for the occasion. At night there was a display of fireworks, also furnished by Mr. Hard, from this high point, which 1 could be seen for many miles. It is 'stated that pirtiesin Cottage Grove saw a part of the display, 1 Crystals of native gold have been ! found, but they are by uo means common ana may be included amoug the rarities These crystal ! are usually octahedral form and rft times associated with the rare gold leiiunum uci.iic. uuvciysciuum that crystals occur with smooth faces and sharp edges. The largest crystal of gold ever found measured under an inch in diameter, and this crystal is owned by the British museum and valued at a large figure.- Miuing World. The Fourth of July committee ! has made its report of receipts and expenditures and after paying all indebtedness has a small balance .over. That is much better than to come out behind and have to make 1 up a deficit. come to us