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VOL. VI
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 2, 1904.
NO. 33
BOHEMIA
NUGGET.
TO CREATE
A BUREAU
Wlmt Should He Done for Min
ing Industry.
NO PLACI: IN Till: CABINIiT
ConirciK Nut Likely to Pnncl Iglnla
llun Croatia New I'urtfollo
Cut Out Illegitimate Mining.
T. A. Hicnrd of New York, edi
tor of the American Miner, nnd
perhaps tlie second greatest author
ity on mining engineering in tlie
United States, is at the Portland in
attendance on tlie convention ol the
American Mining Confess.
Mr. Ulcard has hccti interested
in mines nnd mining for many
years, both in practical nnd nn
editorial way. In personality, the
visitor is typical of New York, in
manner he is alert mid aggressive,
thuugh quiet and sell-contained, in
speech he is certain, is one who
has poudeicd well on what he
says, and is confident that the cor
rect solution to the problem lias
been found.
Yesterday nfteruoou Mr Rtcard
sat In tin ante-room at the Armory
after he had delivered his address
to the congress, and lalked of what
good the congress could do. of its
future nnd of the result to be gain
ed by the establishment of a Depart
ment of Mines and Mining.
"I think." he said, "Hint Ihe de
partment will come in lime, though
it may not be iu the form expected,
and at this time desired by the con
gress." "I do uot wish to throw cold
wntcr on the hopes of the delegates
pud of the mining men ever the
country who are seeking to have
the Department of Mines and Min
ing created by Congress, but there
is n strong disinclination on the
part of the members-of Congress to
any new Cabinet ollkes. It is my
opinion, therefore, that when the
department is established it will
tnke '.hcfaitn ' bureau, probably
under the care nnd direction of the
Department 'he interior. This
arrangement is not, of course, what
the mining men desire, for they
wish to have organized n separate
department under a separate head,
tint if they cannot scurc the depart
ment in the form at first planned
and petiioiied for, they will accept
the amended form as given by the
Government.
"The Senate and the House are
rcluctnuLUi create new cabinet offi
ces because it establishes a prece
dent and opens the wny for n list of
'new departments. If the mining
iudustr) is given a separate depart
ment, there is 110 reason why the
manufactures of the country should
not ask for a Department of Manu
factures, or why any ol the other
great industries should not have
their representation in the Cabinet.
This fact makes Congress slow in
creating a new department at the
call of those interested.
"It would be of great advantage
to the miners, however," continued
the speaker, "to have even a bu
reau subordinate to the Department
of the Interior, for such a bureau
Oar man Heme n way Co.
Ves Side, Kukin & Bristow ISuildiiitf'.
jne o Si
Meats.
CROCKERY, GLASSWARE
RIGHT PRICKS.
would give tliem 11 voice nnd n
means of getting iu, touch with the
Government. The mining industry
needs an otgnrii.ntiou and a head
needs some means of placing Its
wants before the representatives of
the Government, and thus securing
for the industry the protection and
co-opmtiou of the Government by
law nnd the regulation both of laud
ami of co operation."
Veering around to another point
In tlie discussion, the speaker con
tinued: "It would be a great thing for the
mining industry to hnvc some rep
resentative organization, some body
that could shape the policy of the
millers to the advantage of tho in
dustry. Tlie llurcnu ol Mining
Kugiiicers is u professional body,
and does not represent the practical
mining men oi the country. He
sides, it is prohibited by its by-laws
from taking any action as a body.
The miners' organization, to be
effective, should be put on a broad
mid comprehensive bnsis, which
would include all grades of the in
dustry from the injue owners to the
miners, if that could be done prac
tically. "In forming tlie Industry should
avoid an organization representa
tive of capital alone, or of labor
alone. It should incorporate, in as
far as might be possible nnd con
venient, both the owner and the
worker, but the body should not
become so large ns to be unwieldy.
"The Provincial MiuiiiK Associ
ntion, in British Coluuibis, made
the hitler mistake and its deliber
ations were hampered by the size
of the membership. It included
every one interested in mining,
and (he membership grew so large
that it became hard to handle the
meetings. The organization should
be formed on a basis representative
ol the industry, and capable of
working intelligently for the good
of the mining interests of tlie
country.
"With the creation of a depart
ment at Washington and the for
mation of an organization such as I
have mentioned, much good could
be done the industry, irovided both
worked in harmony nndco operated
in tlie formation and passage of
laws to better the conditions and
govern the operations of the mines
and miners. ,
"It is my hope." concluded Mr.
Kicard, '"that the mining congress
will be able to secure sptcdily the
establishment of n department at
Washington, nnd that the notation
will be settled, so that it can turn
its attention to something as impor
tant to the futute of the industry.
I hope that the mining men will
take up the work ol creating diffi
culties for illegitimate mining oper
ations. I.nw.s should be passed
placing difficulties in the way of
illegitimate minitiK companies so
the minority shareholder will be
protected. Foolish people will al
ways lose money, but it can be
nude difllcult lor ci a ft y ' schemers
to take advantage of them. The
placing of these difficulties and the
protection of tlie investor would le
of the greatest benefit to the indus
try and would do much to bring
capital forward for the development
of the mineral sections of the
country. ' ' Oregoniau .
On Vedncsday manager F. J.
Hard with a party ol friends drove
over the road just completed to the
Oregon-Colorado property.
agio k Fancy Groceries
Lards, Vegetables,
Fruits Etc, Etc.
- FRESH EVERY DAY
W. W.
DHNVIiR TO lin ITS IIOMI!-
CHI (1, lull? Mlriln Itwmil
While The Hecord has from the
start avoided any partisan alitude
townrd the contest between Denver
and Suit Lake City for the per
manent headquaiters of the
American Mining Congress, pre
ferring that the matter should stand
upon the merits before the lest
judgement of the mining fraternity
at Inrge it is nevertheless gratified
to learn thnt the headquarters have
been established so close to its own
dooss. The election of Denver has
been made by the majority of the
delegates at Portland and this
simply leaves it open to Salt Lake
City to gracefully bow to the in
evitable. The Congress is a
national institution and it does not
exist in the interest of any single
locality, though it has been deemed
necessary to give it a permanent
place of shelter, where it may be
found when wanted.
Denver is a good selection because
it dominates an extensive and
resourceful territory, and besides it
is a center in which leading mining
men congregate because the princi
pal interest of the state is in this
industry. Colorado has long held
prominence as a mining laboratory,
from which hundreds of the leaders
in this industry have derived their
experience. It is the home of
metallurgical science in America,
and Denver is the leading distribut
ing point in tli: West for mining
machinery. The American Mining
Congress should derive grear im
petus from the presence in its home
city ot leading minion men to whom
it can appeal for the assistance,
moral nnd substantial, which is
essential to its success. It remains
lor the citizens of Denver to show
that they appreciate the honor.
There are man reasons, equally
Rood, why Salt I.akc City would
hae mndejust a good a choice
but the mam reason lor its failure
to secure the permanent head
quarters is one over which the
influence of discussion can no
longer have any control, namely,
the voice of the majority at Port-laud.
NEW MANAGER FOR
LUCKY BOY MINE
W. G. Hancock Receives Appointment to
Important Position Has Great
Reputation Anion Mining;
People Much is Ex
pected of Him.
Orexun (tally Journal.
V. Bertram Hancock, mine
operator and engineer, is general
manager of the Lucky Boy mine,'
Blue river district. The selection of
Mr. Hancock for this important
place has been intimated in close
mining circles for a short time, but
not until the present week was it
i generally known thnt he had be
gun work The Lucky Boy man
agement announced his nppoint-
I incut this week, and that the new
manager was to have charge of the
, mine and mill.
Mr. Hancock has been practicing
(his profession iu the northwest for
several years, and is well known
among mining men, He was man
ager for the Boston & Seven Devils
I Continued on IMItornl I'ukc
McFnrliiitd, Mtfr.
A STORY
OF BOHEMIA
In Six
Pnrts By
Warner
Horace 0.
Part III. TUG GRIM BRIDAL PAIR.
They were born through gigantic,
convulsive throes. They were
cradled in the rocking crust of the
world. They were tossed on high
by the stalwart arms ol Titanic
subteruiicau forces. Their lullaby
was the melody that rose when
"the morning stars sang together."
They are towering figures. Their
morning shadows, at sun-dawn, tip
well over toward the surf of the
Pacific; their evening shadows, at
suu-sinking, run a jagged line along
the snow-crested slopes of the
Cascades. They grew up to
gether. Their memories of the
uncounted cycles oi time arc identi
cal. T lie same storms have
orms nave sJvePl
t . .
them. The same
.....quakes nae
rocked them. Thesame snows have
shrouded them. The same mighty
loreMi-iuui nave iuiicu iiieir suunu-1
'. . . ., , .
e . . 1 11... . i - - : .. i
ing autiiems aooiu tneir rocKy
,..?..i.u wi, , i..:.i I
nu.iiui iu. 4 .ncv nil. t,is nii.i.i,ii.u
mounsain peaks, Mounts Bohemia
and Fairview. They were born to
wed. This was a match made in
liea veil.
Fairview stands six thousand live
hundred feet high. Bohemia thirty
leet higher, with his summit but a
few hundred feet away. The marri
age bond is a mighty ridge of rock
called "TlieSaddle" where the unit-
ngjoiu. Vouhavetocome down
the slope of one from the top
slope of one from the top
but a thousand leet, when a few steps
nn this eoniieetiiic rinpe tiriiics
you to the ascendins slope of the
other. Fairvew. smooth ofslope,
save on the northeast decent were
the rocks cut down precipitously
to the Champion valley, is as you ap-
mnnrh tier summit, pomnamtivelv
ireeiess. uer siucs are piump wim
wt
e ..T" , . 5,M
me vaneEaicu iinis oi (lie noes and
ilnisies .which i?row-T.ii nrouiston loiCliaracier oi ore.
her very top. There she stands,
trim, sliapely robed iu a gown of
glory such as hand of man never
wove, the typical mouu'ain bride
holding aloft the stars and stripes
toward the skies that bend in sun
shine or beat in storm above her.
Bohemia, the
grim bridal pai
as you face the
rucced and rockv
His sides-are thick grown with
towering
mountaiii forest, where
his rock masses will give foot-hold
for life to cling, like the bristling,
hairy form of some storm-beaten
mountain chieftan. Rugged, un-
nrnmisinir ns von prize unon him.
approachable onlv on certain favor-
ed trails presenting massive flanks
of perpendicular clifTs, hugging
great banks of snow and ice in his
sheltering arms these mid-summer
days, lifting m his crest great ridges
of beetling rock-piles like castles
and temples with turrents and spires
and balconies and domes, he too
stands the typical mountain groom
of this grim bridal pair
This remarkable wedded couple
stand in the very heart of Bohemia
Mining District. They are the
most enlightening guides to this
entire rtigon. hat you cannot
learn from their summits jieed
scarcely be told. So we pick our
way to the peaks and learn what
they have to teach. What a scene
stretches about us! Once looked
upon it will live while memory lasts.
It is one wild, tumultuous uiouutoiu
landscape. It seems like an angry
tempest-tossed ocean of forest and
rocks, piling here iu lolty wavering
ridge, sinking there in dark green
trough of sea, breaking yonder on
some invisible shore, in thunderous,
high-tossed, snow-white spray along
the ever lasting snow banks and
glaciers of the Cascades. Two
hundred miles of the white crest of
the Cascade range lie before us.
Away to the north, the white knob
of Mount Hood bieaks tlie horizon.
The Kloiiesof this wonderful chain 1
stand out as it draws nearer and
:,... w 1... ,,e n fpw milpc tn flip fnct. I
'j - - ,
on its majestic march of splendor
to the south. Mount Jefferson, the
Three Sisters, Snow Butte, Diamond
Peak, Cow-IIoru-Peak, Mount
Thielson, Mount Pitt, and their j
intervening snowy buttes and crests,
present a peerless pannrnmmn of,
unspeakable grandeur, gazing on 1
1 which one involuntarily bears the j
. Itfirwl noil tttnnrlc in cnp.-r'li1p;
I amazement and awe.
The Bohemia Mining District has
its peculiar marking characterictics.
We note some of them ns we gaze
out over it from our toweriim point
of view. Not a tree or a hilltop
obstructs our sight. The whole
circle ol the horizon is outs. From
where we stand draw n circle with
irne proora 01 mis ...v-,.- ,iuimi,.p . . . . ... ., -..
, pipn,i.,ni,p. ni camta ot sn ncient maenltuae 10 ' " . miucioi "muiu, wc
rieitttr .mii TJ ,c SUCCeSSIUllV CXHaUl II1C UIC UI1U . wj ........
.1. ..... kAiikiu.. r- . .
a radius of five miles and you have
1 1 t. r .t:.t.:t t.
1 ciiviuwu uus it lies 111
sharp ridges, risingtiowaud then in-
, to peaks and deep dark, narrow val
leys, closing in occasionally so as
I form precipitous gorges. It is a
' district formed for the most desir
1 able mining processes. Not a shaft
1 need be sunk in all this region to
develop property save for the ven-
tilatioti purposes. All work may
, be done by tunnels. Such descent
' are everywhere that almost any
'desirable depth may be gained by
! running tunnels into the slopes.
Great depth is gained, in conipara
tivcly few feet, in these
tunnels ,
I which give perfect drainage and
easy movement of ore.
Gravitation'
waits to propel all ore-cars in this
, favored region.
The perpetual green of the forests
ni nr anu pine sjircaus an uvcr (ins
landscapc.Thesc are primitive forests
that no vandal hand of mercenary
man has devastated. Stately and
high tower these grand old trees.
Felled and sawed on the spot,
they serve to perfection every pur-
.. ...... ..... ......k j
wants timber, from the building of
a bunk-house to the timbering of a
tunnel or the construction and
fuelinir of a slamn-mill or smelter.
LI.1J11C Ul II C LU I3111ILIIUI U III
TIjjs js Uie aml of prodjjjous snow.
fall, hence of abundant water. Here:
are the sources of creeks and rivers.
- , . . , ,
i SnriiiL's of exhaustless flow break
r: ;, : : .. ,,, ,
out of the mountainsides. Water
out of the mountain sides. Water
,. , , ...
1 for everV"d-' a. ,cl"ar,z ra,n,,,S
hand.
These mountain slopes are dotted
everywhere you look with the tun-
.... j r . j .:
ThZeCSS;"
edwith mhiinc claims ocated or
nWt erf VeSrv litrte if an v
patented. ery lime, 11 au ,
remains open, in nearly
all these properties he ground has
,
Dee"
, ment
J w vi k auu ......leu ""-' "P -
ment has been done. Most of this
meni
ground is held by men of
. .
3 ..
"cans, ncreanu mereat
is prosecuting systematic and ex
pensive work. The ordinary miner
oi little capital is grievously ham-
1 pered here. Transportation of ore
tn Hictan, cm.llpr inr Irpntnlpnt 1.1 .
h
" j.. .
Q4,n.,ntlle nnrl
concentrators are the only process
available. The gold ajid concen
trates derived thereby, are easily
marketable. But few miners have
the capital to push development
and put up mills for reduction of
ore. Hence the vast niaioruy oi
. Mills are now in process of cou-
struction wuicn, in tue near miure,
should be able to give to Bohemia
ore tlie name it should have in the
mining world. Under the very
ground on which we stand, forming
the slope of Bohemia Mountain,
are the workings of one of the
richest mines of the district that is
said to have milled ore at the rate
of hundreds of dollars per day m its
own stamp-mill at its very dump,
Continuous, well-defined, often
immense ledges of ore run through
these hills and valleys, upon which
are clustered large groups of claims
covering the net-work of veins that
follow these ledges, which groups
rtn,inr ilni.e .fill nnQlitntf
mining piopertiesof untold richness
r lliaca n.nna.liBC ii.r,,t pnnppiilrqlp
o- - . . . ... n fi.if.fi imin ni inp.p trnT iimFn tv,ii . -... . ...kik.i. .1.
'""-' "' ,,. .., return and become identified in the riM,mio v, ,nnn
;.. it.. nrenare the nroduct lor market.' " cuiraniauiuiucui
b ju.i. ' . . . . Mminrr rlictrirf nF Hnlifmin . I ... : .
I QUR FAMILY
ALINE ?8E5
fir DtTreR
JlOt JO
I
and duration. Depth here is sy
uonomous with increased mineral
ization. These hills hold no disap
pointments for the deep miner.
1 livery enterprise is demonstrating
thnt the longer and deeper the work
, the richer the reward. Gold, silver
and copper are the minerals found.
Assays of fabulous values are not
infrequent, but the usual ore en
countered is a low grade, substan
tial, proposition bringing steady
and uniform returns for investment.
Railroad communication into the
; heart of this district, well graded
! road-ways over its hills and through
vaueys, mining iacuuies lor trie
local reduction oi ores, iiiaicious
scrupulous manage
; . . i- . . . , .
ment mcse are ine necus inai cry
out from these mighty ridges of
v Qur hMa
pair is a rich old I
' col)nle
,,,,'
The trouble with tbem is ,
that they hold uot the keys to their came down from the Sunrise
glutted coffers. Let the investing property where he has been em
public bring the keys of means and I ployed for some months past, he left
management, and our bridal pair I Sunday for a visit to Ft Rausomc
will toss into the lap of the world ,
a dowery of fabulous worth and
continuance.
i
Mr. C. W
Honaker, a mining
..... I - ......... D i
. man of many years experience in
' Colorado, Utah. Arizona. Califor.
nia, Nevada and even in Old
Mexico, has been spending some
mntuu
months
in investigating Central
and Southern Oregon
Mr. Houaker recently came from
Bohemia where he spent several !
weeks in examining some oi the
properties of that district. Just
prior to his departure for Wallace,
i Idaho, he stated: He was verv i
' much pleased with the mining out-
for Bohemia and believed op-
i portunities were offered for the in-1
, - , j , ,
7-y- b
'-f"V
! siderable work is beta done,
iAmoiiE the Oreeoir Securities
mong joe uregon oecuruies
wuere me oitr lunnei is Deintr ariven
. , . ...
I In rm r-li , 1. . ..pine nt rtpn lor rtjintl.
.. .s n .rn1'j
i and Riverside managed by F. J.
Hard all of the latter properties,
said he; ore showing up well and
the new mill and tram at .the Ve-
, -,. ,,: ,mi-.inn
The
Gtlaly, Oregon-PaciGc and the
. ..,,(.
Curriu properties are all showing
well uuder development. -Ihe
Aoomtav property is also among I
the list of attractive properties I
saw whilp in thp rtistrirf
It was at the suggestion of Mr.
Honaker that Mr. C. H. Reeves of
Wallace, Idaho, paid this locality
a few weeks siuce and it is
NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
X. C. Frank, for many years
mill superintendent in Mexico and
California, but more recently iu
the Suinpter district, reached the
city today, en route to Blue River,
where he will take a position with
the Lucky Boy company. Mr.
Frank has had about 30 years' mill
experience. Journal.
NOTICE.
There will be a meetillC of the
Bohemia Mine Owners Association
at ti,e post office Bohemia, Monday
c... i.
j Al. Churchill, Secty.
For this week
Ladies Shoes, dull finish at $1.00 pair.
Ladies Vice Pat tip, Extension Sole $1.50 "
Misses District 70 button at $1.00 pair
Or lot of Mens, Some high cut others regular
Lace tip and plain toe $2.50. $2.25, $2.00
Sells at $1 .50. Just the articles for Outing
and Hop Pickers.
Our new clothing is in the Store and "a
dandy line all on hand from
Old Stock Go Out! Reduced Prices.
Welch & Woods
MINING DIST.
News From Bohemia and the
Various Alining Camps of
Oregon and Other
States.
Geo Cox, one of the owners in
the Oregon-Pacific Mining com
pany, came down from Bohemia
Wednesday. He reports every
thing looking well in the camp.
Thomas Peterson was in the city
the latter part of last week having
N. D.
P. G. Vildmo who has been
working at the Sunrise property in
Bohemia was iu the city Saturday
he reports a very satisfactory show-
I ing in the property . Mr. Vildmo
-1 '
has gone to Fargo N. D. for a visit
and may not return until spring.
Mr. Howard Mason of Boston
attended the American Mining
Congress in Portland last week and
the first of this week iu company
with F. J. Hard went up to Bohe
mia where he will look over the
mining properties and enjoy u week
or so of mountain life.
Mr C. C Mathews Superintend-
"t of the Oregon Securities Com-
pany accompanied by Mrs. Mathews
,! tr,.;, i;n (,.- :..
the citv Tuesday nicht. This i
the first time Mrs. Mathews has
been away from the property since
last March. She with her daughter
r:rn v.,
. "" b"-s iv ..t. . .
1 visit while Mr. Mathews has re-
, turned tohis work at the mines.
He reports the work on the big
tunnel as progressing satisfactori
aly. The Bohemia and Cottage Grove
delegations to the American Min
ing Congress held in Portland last
week are entitled to the thanks of
the people who sent them, for the
very efficient manner tn which they
discharged
the duties assigned
Each delegate took great interest
jn the delibratious of the congress,
, and did effictive work in explatn-
incr to those who eathered about the
ores from
ofthe visitors
the splendid
showing made and no doubtgre at
benefit will result irom the efforts
made by those who sent the ores
and by the delegates in presenting
tbem.
Among those who attended the
congress were: G. G. Warner,
Henry Johnson, J. P. Pape, Frank
Jordan, J. I. Jones, W. H. Shane.
F. S. Phillips, F. J. Hard. T. K.
Campbell, A. D. LeRoy, Dr.
Ocrlesbv. Alex Lundberc. Frank
Wheeler, Louis LeRoy John Curren
and A. B. Wood.
' Thn fnr,.at llrurt In Uir mntlntiilna nt
1 T.lnn nnnnlv nrn nnnnrontlv liolnr.
subdued without iiny Rrent loss. A
1 V'9'1"
liliuert
Iirush lire In the neighborhood of tho
mill uurned 11 liouao
this week and others nro threntenod.
Browusvlllo Times.
oEPQEIUS
&0
We will sell