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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 5, 1904)
BOH Mm NU GGET ss ft n TIIKADVKKTIHINU MKDIUM NRAT Jon FRIMTlNai M Devoted to tlic Mining, Lumbering and I'armiiig Interest of tills Community, to Good Government, and Hustling for a Grub Stake. VOL. VI COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1904. NO. a8 BOHEMIA MINING DIST. News Prom Bohemia nntl Various Mining Cnmps of Oregon and Oilier Stales. l'rof Utiggs returned to Bohemia Monday. lluheiuia I'. M. Root went up to today. John Nokcswcut up to Bohemia on Wednesday to look after- his mining properties. 11 1 Al Johnson, president of the Hiawatha mining company, has j gone up to start some new work 011 the company's property. Messrs Itly and Welch this week tint some miners to work on the Mayflower property In Ilohcmia. The middle tunnel will be con tinued. It is expected by the man "lenient to Increase tin? force about the 1st of September. I'.l I'aso, Texas has aniiuunccd its intention to secure the American Mining Congress for 1905 They expect the support of the Portland delegates, in return for which they will use their influence to semi the Irrigation Congress to Cortland in 1905. IS L. HalT the mining engineer came down from Uohcmiaoii Satur- day. He reports doing a great amount of work this season in surveying claims (or patent, and says things are prosperous in the hills. He left for Portland by night train, and wilt go to Mine River before returning to Hohemit. J. Hard came from Ilohcmia on Monday and took the night train for Portland. He reports work at the Vesuvius progressing ' and the ig-stamp milt being in-! stalled as fast ns tho machinery arrives. The road to the Oregon - Colorado Is Hearing completion and the I'rankte vein on that property on which a tunnel is being driven is showing up another strong vein of ore, not heretofore opcued to any extent. At the Riverside, he said, the vein is at times so wide that neither 1 wall is exposed and the full width fiii i...,...t mni.in. . ,r.i i ' of milling ore Mr. Hard wilt return to camp by Saturday. J. W. Coxcume down from IIo- hernia oil Saturday where he has been working with other on the Oregon-Pacific mining company's property, lie reports tlie principal iuK thnt the carbon crystal under work has been done on the lower the influence of r.dlum threatens tunnel. The vein they have been to return to its less attractive form following is 15 feet in width, and of graphite or crystalline black car milling ore. At other points 011 i)0. On the other hand, radium the property good ore lias , been may turn out to be a diamond im fouud which pans welt in gold. He pr0Ver." It is well known that reports a lot of quiet work being radium emanations possess the prop done 011 properties throughout the er(y 0f darkening transparent bodies district of which but little is said upon which they impinge, nud now or known except by those engaged sir Williams Crookes has shown in it. Mr. Cox is an old time tlint this also holds good in the case miner or Colorado and says when 0f diamonds. The emanations con the facilities for treatment of ores vcrt ,10t 0iy the surface into grap have been secured, Ilohcmia will be hite. but alter also the color of the one ot the great camps of the body or the stone. It is therefore coll,,try- suggested that this observation Gar man Hemenway Co. West Side, Enki.ii & Itrisfow ISiiiltling. Line of Meats, CROCKERY, GLASSWARE RIGHT PRICES. 1 Con I whs once wood nud vegc ' table uinttcr. Tliroitgli millions of ! years tlic earth's crusts have been ; subject to gradual nnd slow up I heaval and subsidence, mnkiiig 'contortions in the strata that were I originally huri.outal. In certain 1 places pluut life has hern hurled, . land age after age has covered It l10, with additional deposits of earth's material, until it has been subjected to a slow distillation by the heat from the earth's interior. Millions of years hove dcuhtlcss been con sumed tu changing wood to coal by the action of heat, ptcssure and percolating waters. The process Is merely the distructivc distillation I of vegetati 11 on an enormous scale for an unlimited time. II the dis filiation was complete, the product wa RrpphUe that licinir nearly iihi per cent carbon. If less complete the pioduct was anthracite or hard coal, about 90 per cent carbon. If still perfect, bituminous, or soft coal, wild 60 tier cent carbon, was the outcome, and tower down would be peat, etc., with less than 40 per cent carbon. The Mining World. PALI. CREEK. There is an exhibition in the window of Svarvcrud & Calkins' real estate office at Seventh and Willamette streets, some samples of rich gold ore taken from the , "Oregon" claim by George llreed- iug, in the I'all Creek district. This ore is pronounced by ex iicrts to lie very rich with the yellow metal, nud the owncrsof the claim says there is a large, well defined ledge of it on the "Oregoo." 3f flarlts lintr inl liuii ninrl frniii ,1.. - .,,,- who nr familiar , with such things say that the test will run high in gold. It has not been very long since attention was first attracted to the Hall Creek gold region. Quite u . number of claims have been staked out and every indication points to rich value?, but as yet scarcely any development work has been done. 1 This district is about half way between the Hlue Klvcr and Hohcin-. Ma districts. The Guard predicts ' that before many years have passed mining operations will have spread 1 all over the region between the 1 two districts, making one huge camp from which million of dollars will be turned out annually. Kti i gene Guard. RADIUM AND DIAMONDS. . , ,. 1 he influence of radio-craana- ons 0,1 ,Me constitution of matter ' is very curiously illustrated in some ."' experiments made by Sir j Williams Crookcs. According to j t,e results, if radium comes to be , a common commodity amongst us, , tome dismay may be caused to t10Se who wear diamonds on find-1 Staple S Fancy Groceries Lards, Vegetables, - FRESH EVERY W. W. may prove to be of commercial im portance. I'or example, "if ofT color stones can be lightened, their value will increase, while if the prolonged action ol radium is to communicate to them a decided color they would Ik: worth much more as fancy stones." This may add considerably to the business of the jeweler, who, for a considera tion, might undertake to submit "ofT-jcwels" to burial in radium for a season. The Lancet, A THING- OP TUB PAST. The recalling of the military from Cripple Creek practically cuds the train of events which have given Colorado so much unfortunate notoriety through the Hast within the past year says the Daily Mining Record. This final act upon the part of the state authorities is there lore a matter of congratulation to those who have invested capital in the mines of this state not because there has ever been any danger to the vested interests of any stock holder or mine owner, but because of the fact that disturbed conditions such as the state has passed through have 1 tendency to hamper the normal movement of business and capital and to clog industrial advan cement. The great number of Kasterncrs who are interested in Colorado mining companies will surely feel easier now that the strained conditions are at an end, and local mining men can derive satisfaction from the fact that the industry has been relieved of an unnecessary and wasteful burden. As the Record recently remarked, those who so far misinterpret condi tions in Colorado as to withhold themselves from profitable invest ments in this state are merely cut ting off their own noses. The labor situation has never been as serious as painted, and it has been far from approaching in importance the recent meat strike, which has directed the attention of the coun try to other centers of business. Hut, granted that the conditions here have been a deterrent to Indus try nud to the investment of capital the matter is now at an end and those who have pleaded the late strike as nn argument against the mines and investment opportunities of Colorado must, if they are logi cal, chatigo their tunc and begin to argue in another strain. Let those who have assisted in hurting the state by spreading damaging infor mation now do as much toward re pairing the evil that has been done. Perhaps it may be aaid that the packers' strike in Chicago and else where has proven the ill wind to blow Colorado a little good in the way of shifting the weather-vane of attention to another quarter. It will, in any event, assist the public to forget a bit of recent unwelcome history which is now at an end and may just as well be lorgotten for the better reason that it is dead and buried. The miners of Colorado are doing better than ever, so let us reflect upon pleasant things for awhile. Hd G. Reinert of Denver, the head and front of the only daily mining paper on earth, arrived in Portland on Tuesday and is ex pectcd in Cottage Grove tqday. Mr. Reinert will visit, examine and no doubt write sometliidg about Bohemia. DAY McFarlopd, Mgr. OREGON STATE LEAGUE Oregon Development League Holds Great Session in Portland. Tuesday morning some three hundred delegates to the Oregon Development League meeting from all parts of the state met in the Marquam Theater in Portland. These delegates are the repre sentative business men of the state and the gathering at Portland and the i1Urtt;1nii nf tlie nrnnpr mntliodq of ad vancing ami properly adver- Using the resources of the whole state should be of great benefit to all. H. M. Cake, resident of the Portland Chamber of Commerce was made permanent chairman and Col Harry Hanes of Forest Grove was chosen secretary PURPOSES OF LEAOUE OUTLINED. Chairman Cake was the first speaker. He outlined the purposes 01 ine uregun league aim iuiu 01 , the benefits that would accure. Mr, . I T .. 1 .-I I f Cake said: This is the most important repre sentative gathering in the history ofOtegon. Each individual here is present for the purpose of work ing for the upbuilding or the state of Oregon, It is an important mission which calls you here, and to the end that there be harmony all through the convention, I will briefly state the object of this movement. The objects are to bring all portions of the state to gether in a co-operative movement for the advancement of the state. Heretofore the Inland Empire has 1 i: 1 : . 1 c ri. iifii t .. lr 11 1 1 j 1 .u Inmefte Vnllev hai rieen nnlnir the. same. Portland lias done the same. Hence, the object of the enterprise which is about to be launched here today is 10 bind together all the individual resources ot the state by collecting facts and statistics of, ' all these resources, and thus, HOLY ROLLER, through a central body, exploit to Concerning Edmund CreiSeld the world at large the grea ness ; of who was recebt, fouud V a Oregon, her climate and her soil, j, , c , f , If you tell to the world the ex-1 ...,, ., , ?. ' tensiveness or our mining, agricul-1 tural and horticultural and timber advantages, you will draw to 1.:- this Btatc large investments of capital that will develop the state into a condition of unprecedental pros perity. We cannot unaided and alone press Congress to give us what we must have, we must organize and thus bring to bear pressure on the Congress ot the United States and enforce recogni tion of the needs of our great state We must advertise, lli.nlir.ll ,1,1c 1 $ V IS, Drillg IO organization, and thus, bring i'.l 1 1 lunula uiw tiuLiuci, is ucv. 1 cuiy Oregon the desirab e and represen- ar h 1 Althongh tative classes of other states, and UeHis gaining strenBtb. both men this cannot be done except through nd organization stationed throughout Jail, U is not likely that he will be w ui.t Each location must exploit ts,:,"""" "i.""" " " , own and interests. Without tins aid the assistance of auxiliary bodies, allied with the state orcan-1 1 .1 . 1 1 . 1... 1. izauou, ine uesi touh;. i.auiiu. uc obtained. In this connection Rfioh allied branch of the state organiza tion must take active measures to promote the interests of each indi vidual community. Much is this order being accomplished now. I am at this, time surprised to note the amount of good encompassed by the several individual industrial institutions throughout the state. The plau of organizations is to form a large number of branch or ganizations, the stite body to be composed of the numerous branches The duty of the state organization, as thus constituted, will be to col lect from the various individual or ganizations all essential facts rela tive to the varied resources of the state, and through the central office exploit them to the world at large, to the up-building and last ing development of the stole. Then she will grow as she has never! grown before. It is the dawning of a new era in the history of the' state of fair Oregon. Her accre tions of capital will be larger and her people happier than ever before in the annals of the commonwealth. SKCOND DAY. J It was just 10:30 when Chairman II. M. Cake called the convention I to order and read a telegram from! Governor George K. Chamberlain, expressinc reeret at his Inability to attend the convention and asking that the delegates be assured that he stands for any movement hav ing as Its object the upbuilding of Oregon. Chairman Cake then announced the next order ol business as that of permanent organization and called for the report of the commit tee appointed to prepare n plan of permanent organization. Secre- tary Harry Hayncs then read the report of the committee, ns follow: into the limelight of publicity in a okkoon UKVKLOI'MHNT I.KAGUK. j city, after solitude and brood "Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen 1 iug had caused him to forget al ol the I'irst Convention of the Ore- 1 most everything he ever knew, he gon Development League Your was apparently stricken with be committec on permanent organiza-1 wildermeut and knew not what he tion begs to report as follows: did. He knew fear and apparently Resolved, that the othcers of this League be a president, four vice-presidents, from as many sec- tions of the state, and a secretary and treasurer. "Resolved, that the following be the first board of officers of this Ieaiue, to hold office for one year, or until their successors are duly elected: President, 12. L. Smith, Hood River; vice-presidents, V. J, lllakely, Roseburg; J. G. Graham Sulcm; A. Kennett, Irrigon; J. H. Aitkin, Huntington; secretary and 1 treasurer, Tom Richardson, Port- """" ... . "Resolved, that annual meetings ' of tllis, League shall be held the ! second Tuesday in September of 1 year: tl,!,t meetings may be cal e1 a a"X Y e presiuent mended a special meeting to be held in Portland, Or,, in March, 1905. "Resolved, that each city, town . .. no community organize 11s own . . . business club or 'ff,, ,'"B"!' ? Other ... . - aiujiiui uiKumiauuu, ur acicil uuc of its existing clubs or organiza tions, which shall become a mem ber of the State League upon the payment of $5, in return for which membership fee each local organi zation shall receive from the secre tary 1000 handsome letterheads and envelopes, the same design to be used by the State League and all of its members. "Resolved, that it be 'Greater Oregon with one voice through out the state. "Dr. James Wltbycome, chair man. "W. C. Cowgill, secretary," the report was adopted . . -" . A large number of addresses were made. Amoug them being Presi dent Smith, J. W. Uailey, and Col Irwin Mabon. The League adjourn ed at 4:30 p m. .... . , . ' nrlUni, fnr 1 .1.- t. : m-i i llll luc Jvcuiui; icicuiuiu UU3 , 0 " 1 the following Those who have seen Edmund Creffield, Holy Roller chieftain, since his nrrest. wonder wherein lies his power to attract. They cannot understand why it religion invented by him and said to teach many things not usually considered orthodox, should be accepted, even by a very few, for the man does MpJVai W UC Ul aiilHlli UilllU or personality. Creffield, self-styled ,,T,,,,, n : .i..:j.ji.. 1 cittli(siotiM ct rrti cr f r tiAa i t-vt-o . iniiiiiiri' ripn niiir tit I'mipa ri9rr on Thursday morning V''" If he has not . , , ... .- . ,,,,, o . j . b ed. Today, though better he is still little more than n wildman. Awak- r its Summer Goods at Now make 'g from a three months fasting In : sackcloth and ashes, and drapced - that alone, as he moved about as 1 might a child, ! Creffield has now a strong desire 1 to get well At the Connty Jail, j where he is confined, he lies on his cot nearh-.il! of the time. During I the day he sleeps a great deal. At 1 his request he has been furnished a j Bible, out of which he reads during the time he is awake. He does 1 not walk about the corridors, as do the other prisoners, probably afraid 'of the other inmates, or possibly because of bis great weakness. He does not talk to the other prisoners iisiwyiuiu. skums very hungry. j The jail meals are relished by Creffield as though he had been , starved for months. He cleans the dishe3 even t0 the ,ast x of meat and the last crumb of bread. If he prays or follows his religion other than to read bis Bible, it is nut known to the officials of the jail or the inmates. Ifheprays.it i , uim.ir , i, . o.,i. t1ntiA qnil m-tlsAtf nn 1 m n n c . n ' . . u u v. . u,.w tu v t.-J .... u w u.M.J tion. j Creffield in bis present condition j is a subject more fit tor the hospital ; than for a jail. He is harmless. and it does not require strong iron bars to keep him a captive. Three months of what was practically starvation worked wonders in weak-j ening his system and skeletonizing bis form Creffield has a well-developed head, but has not a magn;tic eye. He does not appear like an attrac- ttve person, although when he! speaks bis voice has a low and not unpleasant sound. He speaks slowly but distinctly, and what he says seems to be emphatically im pressed upon the listeners. For this reason, probably, people fol lowed his "Holy Rollerism." FOR YBAKS A. PREACHER. Creffield has for many years been a teacher oi the works of God. He was born in Germony, 31 years ago. He came to America nearly five years ago. For the past four years and up to the time he organ ized his camp at Corvallis, he preached in a number of the mis- sions oi 1'ornana. we assisted ine , . ... Salvation Armv and other denomt- nations in their missionary work of the slums of the city. There are many people in Portland who remember him and who say he was a strong and convincing speaker." ARE ALL RIGHT- Mr. I. U. Hammond, president of the Hammond MiinufncturinK Com-. Pn,Y. of Portland, last. week went, to Hlue itiver 111 1110 interests 01 his Company, returning to Eu.ene. He went to Uohemla and spent several days at tho Vesuvlsus where lit- wilts IIUIIIUU nil 11 mill lur mill. proiwrty: also went to the Champion liasin to iook over tne situation at that point. He returned to Cottage ; Orovo Monday unci, says Blue Itiver and Bohemia will prove to bo great on the 1 mining camps when ample arrange hit. nnt meats have been niako for the haud- Mr. Hammond has nau a long nnu vii nrled exiwrience on the plains, In the mountains and tn Alaska and has written a book en titled Hcmlnlseuces of Frouter Life, a copy of which ho presented to the Nugget olllce. this way, we are CLOSING OUT ALL COST no mistake. But Welch & Woods KILLED AT SAGINAW Young Parazoo Hit on Head by Falling Snag. Lafc J. Parazoo who has been in the employ of the Iiooth-Kclley number Company at their mill near Saginaw, was killed on Tuesday afternoon by the breaking off of the top of a snag which he was cutting down. After lunch Lafc was sent to cut a dead snag which was desired to have removed, While at work the top broke off and struck him on the bead crushing his skull, after which he never gained conciousness and died in a few hours. He was signalman when working at the mill. He was about 25 years of age and leaves a father, mother, sister and brother and was quite well known in Cottage Grove. On Wed nesday his remains were taken to Rosebnrg, bis former home, for burial. OET THE HABIT RIGHT AWAV. An exchange gives the people the following bit of advice which is good solid wisdom for citizens of 'every town: "If you are not standing up for your home town 16rm the habit. Look aronnd at the home indus tries and home dealers before going away from home for a single article j By this practice your town will be made to prosper and you will make a better citizen for the town. We must have home pride to cope with your neighbors, and without a local pride which encourages and supports home enterprise they must ot necessity tan. snow an interest in your home town to the greatest extent possible and the result will be a continued growth and prosperity." Roseburg Re view. VISITED ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Brand ar rived in CottnKo Grove from nn or tended trip throughout tho East of some two months. Their visit Included Chicago and other largo cities; also three weeks pcnt tn St Louis, where the most of the tlrao ' was spent In viewing tho raany 1 wonderful things of the exposition. HU an.. II II t ltfM H-li.lL- U la t ff 1 A HVJ Ot.J 1. 1. 1 W ....ibW II V au vuw I short a time to see and study tho exhibits presented by the various states an1 nations, M jjrun,i also says: That tho ,,.,,,. ,i B.hihtt at. "" " 7 - ----- -- tracts coustderauio ntioniion nnu will be ot advantngo to tho state. He predicts n large attendance at .. T , , ..i r..Qi,ir. the Lewis and Clark Exposition next year. Mr. Brund Is the president of tlio n , , Mne owners Association and wilt assist In procuring an ex hibit ot ores from Bohemia to bo sent to Tortland at tho meeting of the American Mining Congress to ba held this month. They left this city Monday for camp, whore they will remain some time. come to us