Devoted to the Mining, Lumbering and Farming Interest of tbls Community.
VOL. VI
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 30, 1904.
NO. 45
iDes and Minina
D. W. HottlcV wli" tunc fro
Uohcmla sorue twi wc- k ago. on
account of sickness, tin-, luily tv
covered and litis gone back to uuik
on the Twin Kock property.
!l
Henry Johnson who lias , been
fir weeks past gathering the orco
from HohetuU for the Lewis mid
Clark Imposition nnd usilstlilg in
sending them to Portland, went up
to tbc Grlslcy projcriy cm Mon
day, where he will retime woiK
would be given suitable reward.
This being satisfactory Mr. Har
1 graves gave to the government in
I loruiHtion where gold could be
! found iiml the result of this created
: Ihi- Hvoud greatest stampede in
search of gold that the world ever
saw. Within a year following Tlar-
gmv r!i ht Mire ''M i " "x
""""i tent oi 'kj.ooo .is .mi from
iV f,e" New ri'Utli Wnlei and Victoria
.1 .1.- 1 .
" "H-.'lIm ''(iveriimcut n gem-rowty lo
1. 1 il vis-1 m it ,, ffrnvCa was most marked.
line supply nus .siemmy miicn on. : Mr irBrfc,ravcs was Appointed com-
ucmg reuuecu oy mrgc Mies 01 mijMiuiier of crown lands. The lee
stock on hand. In iHo.j, the total , j,fllive coll,ul of New South Wales
visible supply November 1 wMaH.iwUA Mm $50,000. A gold cup
n 17 turn., j uc 110,1 01 cacn uccei- vhlti at $j,5oo, was presented
u.g novetiincr since men nas seen ,,,, t a grand public reception and
uir viimu Mippiy Hiirn.K in smaller 1lalV ()U)cr m.blc ond nr vatc rc
1 . . 'l.l II", III' HIV
1. u.v '.. v ! up. Win.
in inl 1 1 ci.pjwr lii i'
p.isl live or six years, Ui
arc satisfied, we need only pity
those who are consumed by their
own dissatisfaction.
loan - KUOCKers ' titere is oue
valuable piece of advice to be given
Inject a little argument and com
mon sense iuto your knocking and
sec if you oau not develop into
live honorable critic.
. ... ...
iimouiiis cacn year, 1111111 011 jiov. 1 , , w..flu
I I'm.), il was but 13.505 tons, a iiuu- Woild,
I intuitively small amount, v. .-in-
pluted electric installations w'icate
a demauil for cSppcr fully up to
the picscut iiuiluctiou, if lid ex
ceeding it. short time since,
when copper was but 13 cents, it
seemed pusnlb'e that 15-eeiit i o;.t r
, woiil'i mjoii he'. 1 mllty, an '
't'Mu u suull fraction 01
iiwit with evrry iudica''o
it will pais tlic i5cut tun ' .
what figment intiy ndvun-..- .
impossible tn sny, but it f. 1 t
100 mucii to expect, uiiuer .... ex
istiug conditions, a further subsuu
workou tbotunnoU has boguti. Mr.jtial increase in the present price 01' critic
Lolloy boa rcturnod to tho proporty 1 the metal, possibly 16 cents, or
to miponisc- the work outliuod bVj even more.
were given him. Mining
Mr. ami Mrs. (lourgo KhowIch
arrived In tho city Monday from
their homo in ISoboinitt tboy ctuiio
an far as tho rail road 011 hortulmck.
Thoy will roinaiu until tho latlor
part of (ho week whon thoy will
ruturn to romaln for tho wintur.
A. D. Loltoy who i iniiiingitii,'
tho work on tho ,1'hUjii ICook
Company's proportv iu lloliomia
came to tho city Inst wonk. Ilu
lUUs tbut eoiuidcrabio piuliiuin
ary work had to bo ilono in build
lug trails ote, but that now regular
tho Company.
Looklai Up
Frank MoFar'and foroman for
tho Pacific, Timbor Company reports I J
tho receut lottdini! onto tho curs oil. ..
tho Boutborn Pacific- railway Co,
4000 long piling and niinlug tlmberH
aud that C000 rail road ties nro
ready for shipmout. Also that
on Friday lout bo erected n derrick
for the MoKibben iirm nt tbair mill,
so thoy may toad 400 8. P. piling
which aro awuiting shipment. A
cousldorablo number of cnipiiriiH
from different placos aro boitigmado
for pricos on pillug.
History ol Mining la Australia.
The discoverer of gold iu Aus
tralia was Iidiuund Hammond Hnr-
graves, an Iviigiislimau. He
in 1S16 and he settled iu
Italia tn 1834. 111 la.pj, im-tug
heard of the California gold liud,
he went to California, where he
worked for about n year in the
gold diggings. As he had traveled
Degeneration and Evolution.
Dully Mining Ktcord
A recent anecdote has reprcsen
ted u prim maiden in the presence
of the master of the violin.
"What is the difference between
a fiddle and a violin? asked the fair
timidly
"Just '.e same difference as zare
n't iMstwccifze fiddler aud r.e violin-
iit, was the prompt reply.
'h:i; is the difference between
criticism nnd "knocking''? Just
the svitue as there is between the
and the "knock,er." In
oilier words, it is the diffcrenee
that exitU between intelligence and
folly.
It 1' po4slhlc for a critic to very
(prickly degenerate into a common
Estmutes on Mining Machinery.
That much and actual dovolop
mont work U going on in tho min
ing districts of the atato is indicated
by tho amount of business transact
ed by dealers in equipments for
-minos and miners. Kstiiunlcs on
several plants aro boing mado nt
present iu Portland and it is oxpoctcd
that Hotno largo machinery deals
will bo mado in tbo near future
Telegram.
The Advance la Copper.
The upward advance in the price
of copper is having a salutary effect
on the industry, aud if long con
tinued cannot fall .to result in in
creased production, particularly in
the Western United States, where
cionker. and this trnnsitiou is the
was, sign' that intelligence and reason
riih- have give way to indiscriminate
disparagement, wanting 111 argu
ment J.'.l a new mining camp spring
into existence, and it will be
surprising if some other section
considerably through Australia undtdow not generate-aboard of
had some idea 6f geology, he was ("knbckers.l' It has happened
impressed muoh with the similarity mTuiy" times, nnd it will happen
between the geological structure or 'again every time the conditions are
California nnd that of Australia, ripe fur it. What would have be
Karly in 1851 he returned to Aus- come of Cripple Creek if it had
tralia and started soon aficr from fallen down nndcr the disparnge
Siducy to explore for gold 111 New ments it received from the outside?
South Wales. His first trial of its history would have been a sorry
washing earth there produced a one.
small particle of gold and iu nch Kvery new mining camp must
subsequent pan there were bright Wwk out its own destiny.. If it
specks of the yellow metal. liar- possesses the "nuking" of a per
graves, having satisfied hiniself that mgnent wealth producer, the
gold existed in paying quantities, "knocker" may work to delay the
returned to Sidney nnd addressed a couummation, but the result will
letter to the colonial secretary, in e -.he iiu-vitcblc coufouudlng of
which gold existed iu Australia the en 1 class that .j? i- wjk
should the government award him snrMM , oihers. A n,os ennm
in llm ovl.Mil of i.nnn. nntl leave ,.,iit ..;. !.. i,if .i,i,r,,.i ! experience wa-. limited to this one
1 it to its generosity to make pddi-, help frv.n outsiders. The man who
tional reward commensurate with finds u good thiug may be annoyed
the public benefit that might re by the want ot consideration which
suit from the discovery. He w.ih this class displays, but he can not
informed that the government be turned back from that which he
would not pay money to him in ad-, has once proven to lus own satis
vancc, but that iu the event of his faction. After all we have ouly
information proving corrcU ho ourselves to look out for, and if we
Gipcrimcnlal Mlalng
There are, few branches of in
uusiry wmcu otter better oppor
tunities for experimentation than
mining, and it may be said with
truth that it requires a good mine
to survive a period of experimental
operation, particularly if the ex
perimenU are conducted by inex
pcrieuced and incompetent persons.
There are many mines which
possess the elements of success, but
which do not achieve fame or even
moderate success, because their
resources arc wasted in ill-advised
experiment. There are. however,
times when experiment is not only
justifiable, but absolutely necessary,
and it is important that these trials
be made by one experienced in the
busiurss and competent to judge of
thetr relative efficiency aud cost,
aud the results obtained, It has
been said auy one can successfully
run a rich mine, which is doubtless
true, but the best managers are
those whose experience has been
gained where the cost had to be
carefully considered and where ex
travagance was an impossible
factor in the road to success.
The manager of a large mine
was advised to install a plant con
sisting of rolls, trommels, j igs, sirers
and concentrators, to handle a
particular portion of the output of
his mine. He declared, however,
that he had experimented long
enough, aud knew that the plant
suggested would not prove suitable,
Instead, he iustntleo, at double the
cost, a stamp battery which gave a
capacity of less than one-half that
which would have resulted from
the rolls, and with a saving in
operation considerably below that
which might have been realized
with proper equipment. Whcu
this manager said he had experi
mented suQiciently he believed him
self in the right, as he had done
nothing but experiment through
his entire career at the mine in
question, but had never had an
opportunity to gain experience else
where, and moreover, as he was not
a reader of technical and practical
papers, from whHi he might have
obtained much tisefui knowledge.
IMPROVEMENT
IN SMELTING
Black Butte Owner Will Operate
His New Plant in the Near
Future.
MERCURY FURNACE
ALMOST COMPLETE
Mcfillurjy ot Quicksilver Has
Advanced With Ocneral Re
duction Work.
Mot
Long CSL Binghem's Stock
Thmoney you save in this ciosing-out sale
is worth your while to lay in a supply.
PRICE LIST
REOULAR 8PECM
25c Gold Dust, - - 20c
20c Dew Drop, - - 18c
10c Felt's Nnptlin, - OVac
5c Savon 12 oz soap, - lMic
5c TnrSoap, - - . 'tc
25c Castile, - - 20c
10c Giant Lye, - - 8c
10c Machine 01, - - - - 7c
10c tove Polish, - - - , Jc
15c Grnpc Nutu, - - l-c
15c Force, - - - ' J-c
15c Vim, - - - " c
25c Coffee, - - - JJC
o0c (i ... - 15c
25c Gilt Edge Stove Polish, 20c
REGULAR
SPECIAL
Star tobacco, ,
Smoking tobacco,
25c
20c
15c
- 45c
8c
- 5c
Shilling Uakhig Powder, 35c
Golden West Hakg Pwd 25c
K. C. Halving Powder, 20c
Spices, - 8c
Yeast, - ... 4c
Milk, 10c
Oysters, 8c
Heof,
Corn
ii
Salmon,
below
Ottite an assortment of furnishings, shoes, etc., that arc
cost. Take advantage of this sale. Terms cash.
sold nudat
spot, aud the devices largely of bis
own creation. Still be thought
there was little about mining aud
metallurgy he did not know. He
was a constant experimenter, but
his endeavors were mostly mis
directed, because of bis lack of
knowledge of what others wero
doing.
The manager of auother large
and successful mine was wont to
contcut himself with the statement:
"I permit my neighbors to do the
experimenting, and when they
evolve some thing superior to that
which I already have, I am ready
to adopt it." This man represent
ed directly the opposite extreme,
lie was experienced in his own
work, and believed he was doing
the best that could be doue, and
was so self-satisfied that he even
declined to admit the possible ad
vantage of experimenting to see it
any additional saviug could be
made. Here were two extremists
the oue continually experiment
ing, though not intelligently, the
other refusing to experiment. Both
were wrong; but however desir
able and necessary experimenting
may be. let it be dona by those
whose knowledge and experience
fits them for the important work.
Mining and Scientific Press.
. THK BUST LINIM13NT.
"Chamberlain's l'nln Halm Is con
sldered tho best. Hutment on the
mnrkot," wrlto I'ost Jc Bliss, ot
aeorgln.Vt. No other liniment will
hcul a out or brulso so nromntl.v.
No other affords such quick relict
from rheuumtlc imlns. No othor Is
o valunblo for deep soiitcil pubis tn
t lie cues t, uijo mis iinimcnr nirim
nnd .vou wilt never wish to bo with
Mauagor V. I). Donols, of tbo
Black Butte morcury mioo, 10 miles
south of this city, says that bis work
on tho now furnace is progressing
satisfactorily, aud bo -expects to
have the plant ruDniug soon says
Oregon Daily Journal, air. Dennis
is workiog out problorns in mercury
metallurgy that promise much to
tho industry and wilt liavo tbo effect
whon -solved of placing tbo big
Black Uutto mino in the list of per-
tcanoiit producers. Ibo typo of the
furnaco is not indicated. A 50-ton
Scott continuous plant was used
before, this being the usual type in
quicksilver reduction. Tho general
principle of this furnace, volatiliza
tion and precipitation, will not be
doparted from, but in tbo mcchani-
cel details the effort of tbo Black j
Batto owner will be to effect an
economy and dispatch no other mer
cury furnaco has over attained.
Morcury reduction boa not boon
advanced iti tho ratio of tho reduc
tion of tbo other prociouB aud useful
meUli.. . This iq -accounted for by
tho fac that comparatively littlo at
lontion uas beon given morcury
mining in the now world, whoro tho
highest results in mining and smelt
ing bavo boon obtained. The fdrnort
Almaden morcury mines of Spain,
which havo been worked since tbo
Itomans uied it as a penal colony,
has departed vory slightly from the
time-honored custom of conturies.
In California whore tho Idria and
New Almaden mines produced mor
cury richly, tho Scott furnace has
boen perfected and used and by
moans of it, with favorable condi
tions for wining, an ore carrying .3
of ono per cont mercury is made
commercial. Mr. Dennis seeks to
make n lower grndo oro commercial
for, in addition to his high-grade
cinnabar, he has great masses of a
low-grado ore, which can bo made
to produce richly if values of .15 of
ono per cent are commercial.
In the work now under way Mr,
Dennis is experimenting and making
test. Ho studied mercury metal
lurgy with tho closest caro before
beginning his work, visiting Cali
fornia and securing nil available
writings on tho subject. Then he
sot about tho construction of his
own furnace, calling to bis service a
thorough mechanical ongineer. A
tost run with the new furnaces is
assured in tho noar future, whon
mining engineers will be deeply in
torcstod in learning to what extent
the Oregon operator has added to
tho world's knowlcdgo rolativo to on
industry that is ilustinod to become
prominent bore.
in their belief, or veritable trick
sters, it matters not which, and
does not change the fact that their
sayiugs and doings arc' an inheri
tance of the dark ages, when all
the world-was veiled in superstition
and ignorance. This we know, for
py tracing oacK tne mental pro
gress of the human raco we find
that all savages to-day have their
rain stoppers, and that the patriar
chal tribes still believe that comets,
eclipses and other unusual appear
ances forebode dire disasters. Also,
anciently, the most civilized
nations, such as the Chaldeans,
Egyptians, Jews, Greeks, and
Romans, had their, soothsayers and
oracles, who imposed upon a crodu-
lous public.
Latterly, the astrologers oi the
middle ages had a large following,
and from the beginning of the i6th
century up to the beginning of the
191b century they flooded Germany,
France aud Great Britain with al
manses containing prophecies of
the weather, as well as prophecies
regarding the minutest details of
conduct, in the daily lives of the
people. These prophecies were the
merest twaddle, but it took a long
time after Copernicus had exploded
the theory that our little world was
the center of the universe before
the belief in astrology received any
check. Now it has so far disan-
peared that none but artful plun
derers and ig norant dupes give it
the slightest countenance.
It is not so with the so-called
long range-weather forecasters. Un
fortunately, many people, and some
of the less careful publishers, are
apparently in ignorance of the true
character of the work of these self
appointed prophets. We cannot
account for the continued publica
tion of their utterances in any other
way.
Characterizing them as fakirs
and impostors' avaifs tisllTfJc, Tfie
people them selves must decide ns
to the true worth of their work
Ixt those who have any interest in
the matter carefully compare the
published forecasts with the actual
weather day by day, for in no other
way will the utter worthlessness of
the whole mischievous business be
exposed.
A TRAIN
Wm. Pcrman Found Unconscious by
tho S. P. Tracks Monday Morn
ing by Two Men.
Sunday Wm. I'eruian was called
to Junction City to sec his young
son who was quite ill. He re
turned Sunday night on a freight
which arrived a little after one
o'clock. As the train drew into
the depot and before it stopped,
Perman jumped from the train. He
alighted on his feet all right, but
was thrown forward on his face and
rolled over several times. Two men
who were intending to steal a ride
found him soon after his fall and
carried him into the depot. His
friends were notified and he was
taicen home and Dr. Hockett called
lo attend him. His injuries al
though severe are not considered
dangerous.
Announcement.
Tho Iteconl takes pleasures in nn-
nouncing to Its friends thnt it has
established an olllce In the Safe De
posit building, San Frunclsco, Cnll
tornia, with -Mr. Elgin A. Lertvltt, a
well known newspaper man In
charge. We uow havo, tn addition
to Bpcclnt news correspondence Iu nil
the lending American mining camiis,
a complete chain ot o dices from the
Atlantic to the Pacific with special
representatives In Boston, Chicago,
St. Louis, Denver nnd Sun Francisco
from ocean to ocean.
Tub Daily Minimi ItEconn,
Denver, Colorado.
Progress of Exposition.
Portland, Nov. 25 Although
nearly seven months still remain
before the opening day, Juno 1, tho
construction work on the grounds
ond buildings of the Lewis and
Clark Exposition is rapidly noaring
completion. Several of tho main
exhibit palaces are already finished
and tbo completed stato of tho
landscape gardening is exemplified
in the beautiful lawns and beds of
blooming flowers wbich'now graco
tbo site
Three of tho main exhibit palaces
tho Agricultural building, tho
Foreign Exhibits building, and tho
Liberal Arts buildinc are under
roof and ready to receive exhibits,
shipment of which will be com
menced in the Bast December 1.
The Agricultural palace, the next to
the largest building on the grounds,
which, it was stated six months ago.
wouIiI'btffc4a"dy'X&r exhibits Novem
ber 1, was ready on tho specified
date. Th9 Fuiestry building, prob
ably tho most interesting on tho
grounds, is well advanced, the mas
sive timbers which comnose tbo
walls and pillars being already in
place. The Miues and Metallurgy,
Festival Hall, the Machinery, Elec
tricity and Transportation palace,
and tho Oregon building are rising
from their foundations. Tho shel
ter pavillion, located jug outside
the Colluiinade entrauco, is receiving
the finishing touches and somo
beautiful uioduling work iu decor
ative designs is to bo noted both
on this buildiug and the collannade
entrance
rV flno assortment
Spoons at MndsenB.
of Souvenir
For Sale.
1 ulco clean stock of confectionery
mid fixtures. Good iocntlOn, Urst
duorouHt of postolllce. Address, J.
Thornton, CotrxgeOrovu, Oregon.
For Sale.
100O bushels ot ro-J chaff seed wheat
at Cottage Grove Flour Mills.
False Weather Prophets.
There are to-day iu the United
States, as well as in other civilized
countries, a few persous who make
their living by publishing so-called
long range weather forecasts, based
upon old theories which have no
foundation, aud which scientific
men long ago rejected. We also
find iu every community some man
who sets himself up as a weather
prophet, and who prognosticate,
year, after year, hard winters, dry
spells, nnd other calamities. Once
in a great while he hits the mark,
and then his ''I told you so" re
ceives public acknowledgement; all
his previous misses are torgotten,
aud great is his fame throughout
the land.
Cut this adv. out and bring to
Welch & Woods I
IT IS GOOD FOR CASH
Good for 35c on
25c on
20con
15c on '
10c op
it
u
u
$2.00 Blanket
1.75 Blanket
1.S0 Blanket
1.15 Blanket f
1.00 Blanket t
Second shipment oj" Clothing for holiday
trade. FuH lino of shoos!
WELCH
These men tuny be couscieutious
I'harmacy.
out It. Sold by Tho Modern