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Devoted to the Mining, Lumbering mid Fanning Interests of tills Community.
VOL. VI
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY DECEMBER ax, 1904.
NO. 48
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Devoted to Ofrhorftlfe Noroj nnd '
Xlibms Jmcrc.r
AVillmin Knglaml who Ihih boon
working fr tlm Vesuvius mining
company for HOIIIII IIIOIltllH pltsl,
iHiniii to Hid cliy Kiilurdny. Hit will
go to Southern Otegoii to work liin
placer ulnliu during tliu wet season
--
Suliinliiy tlm clmngn in tlm cairy
Itlg of malls to lliiliumiii liinl; plum
Ilmelofntn tlm iiontiiu't Inn lii'iin
from Cottiin (Iiovii to Bohemia by
0110 eonlriiutor, nil tlm iniiil going
viu Sharp's Clunk, now tlio O. A S. K,
unrrliM to Wildtvonl il wliiiili inini
tlio Ditiniiwimil linn, tu lid Hid mull
llV 11)11 0I1I 1011I11 to llollUllllll MINt
nllleo
Oeorgti Kurr I111.1 tlio hiiwlyciimtod
route contract iii Itow river via tlio
Wlllll llllllHO (0 till) OrHOCO post
Oltll'O in Bohemia llixttll't.
JIt it Williul undo IiIm hiNt 11
Saturday.
V. .1. I (mil, 'HIC of tlio IIKMIllllTH of
tlio oxooutivo tdi'inl of tli.i Oregon
Miner's AHH.ii'i iinoi' who immg to
lux extensive turning operations in
Bohemia tviix nimble lo lio present
nt tlio HUiunil 1 n n) I i 11 tr of 1 1 in lioiird
In l'orlliuid, oxproiMoM himself hh
very 111 null plonti.iil with tlio (.elect
,'ioti of V. U. II. D01U011 us president
of tlio Asmx-utiiiti; iiIko with tliu
pliui of work iim outlined for tlio
ooining year, iih if onrrioil out it
would prove of gro'it ln'iiollt to tlio
milling Industry of tlm Htnto; iiIho
with I'rof. Hjdo of the Htnto Uni-
vorHily uh ii'o proHiilont 11ml I)nvi
,.t !.... 1 ... 1 :
.ni.Hii.i w- -m'ij 'shaking table
antloli in 111 good bunds, iiiiiI tlmt.'! ... . .
the AkWiciulioii wiih nipidly form
ing 11 nuceliis for 1111 organization of
power mill inlluonee foi tlio moro
rapid dtivvhipiiietil nod promotion
of tliu mining intenwlM of tliu slain.
Down l:.-mn the Vesuvius.
D.ivid Ivy, who his bitni oin
ployed for tlm past miveriil nioiitlm
lit the VoMiiviiiH miiioH in lluliuinia
nriivod U the city Mondny.
.Mr. Ivy proved hiiiiNidf, wliiln at
tlio VuNiiviiiH, lo bo a very compe
tent man, particularly in tlio ma
chinery department.
lie recently injured n liniid which
preventM bis working for tho proHont.
Mr. Ivy Ntntos tho wautlior in camp
in very tiuo and ho fur outdoor work
has not been HtiHpondud. Ho miijh
tlio VomivitiH mill and ttaui run like
clockwork, that tho buildings about
tho VoHiiviim me Hiibstiiutinl and
4!iimfirtablo and with telephone con
nection and olootrio lights it is a
homelike placo lo live.
Fur (ifiHollun
I'liiirniiiey.
en II at tlio .Modern
Long (Si
The money you save in this closing-out
is worth your while to lay in a supply.
HBRVLAK
2f)C tiolf
Oust,
20c
10c
rc
Cte
10c
10c
10c
12c
12c
L2c
2f)c
20c
2cc
Dew Drop,
Fclt'd Nttptlm,
Savon 12 oz soap,
Tiir Soap,
tins tile,
Giiint Lye,
Machine Oil,
tovc Polish, - -Grape
Nuts,
Force,
Vim, -coiTcc.
- .
(Jilt Kdtfc Stove
Quite an assortment of furnishings, shoes, etc., that
below cost. Take advantage of tliis sale. Terms cash.
m&iMimnci
InfoPojrtb Mlrxlnfl Mon.V
...
IJASTIiKN 0KI:(1()N NOTIiS.
A new ore liody of couccutratiue;
ore is heiui; opened in the Valley
(Juceii.
The main woikinn tunnel of the
lllack Jack is now in 055 feet am
will soon reach the vein for which
it is belli; driven.
The standard 01c shoot of rich
Cobalt Hold ore recently found is
proving to he much better in size
and value than at first reported
A nnod clean up was recently
made from the first mill tun at the
lll ick i!uttc.
The heavy receipts of ore still
continue'', at the Siniipler Smeller.
Stlccllon ull'ruperMclnllriinlcnlAlcllioJ
The concentration of oies consists
in separating 'n heavy, and usually
a more valuable, portion fiom a
lighter and less valuable mrtion.
This Is accomplished . by various
methods. Anion; iIicm.- the most
rude and least complete is sorting
underground in the mine. A sec
ond static toward impinvemcnt is
hand sorting after coarse crush ine,
on the surface, the various ores bc
liiK picked out by hand from a rc
volvinj; table or from a moving belt
conveyor. A further and closer
concentration may he made by
means of the various mechanical
I couccntraliue; devices, l liece in
clude jis. liclt-vanninj; machines
s, circular tables and
bundles, and the dry concentrating
machines dep;i'diii(; for success in
operating on mi iuteimitteut Maul
or air. r.icli ot tltc.se various ma
chines, together with. the canvas ta
hies and hydraulic si.ers, in which
latter class belong tlie spitkasten, j
etc.. hnve a field of usefulness,
though often they are not properly
applied when they may do the lest
work excepting tlie dry conceu-,
trators above mentioned, all of these ,lo ol i,esi,ate to employ men
these devices dcend lo a large c.n- of experience' to determine what is
tent upon the sorting power of tic best treatment for ores with
water, and the success is generally which they are not wholly familiar
proportional to the adaptability ol tlieinsclve. and this frequently in
', . . ... , sures success. I.ead and inc
the machine to the ore. A coarse jjcws
first-product jig would be useless in ' , . ,
the treatment of slimes.aud the can- J Bought Eagle Book Slore.
vas table would accomplish no val-; . . , . ,
... 1 Thos. dill, who last winter lost a
liable result on coarse ore. . , .. . ... ,.,..
Smelting is as much a process of
concentration ns any of the opera
tions carried on by menus of van
iters, jigs or other mechanical appa
ratus, and not infrequently the
same ore may be successfully treated
by cither process. Ily successfully
means success in a practical or mo
Bingham's Stock
PRICE LIST
SPECIAL
20c
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KEGULAK
fiOe
10c
fie
x fiOe
.'Ifie
25c
10c
fie
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20e
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2fic
20c
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Star tobacco,
Sniokiiifjf tohttcco, -11
11
Shilling
.Golden West liitUg l'wtl
'K.tC. UakiiiK Powder,
Spices,
Yeast, -
Milk,
Oysters, -"
-
Corn Beef, '- -11
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Sainton,
11
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8c
7c
Oc
- 12c
12c
- 12c
10c
- - 15c
Polish, 20c
cliiinicnl wny.hut llic economic ichiiU
limy lio 11 Iim in one case mid a pro
lit in the other. A mine situated
1 hi n distance from 11 railroad in '1
1 sl-iiii mill leulon wiih opt-rated for
ii'veial lliontllH MllcccHsrnlly ill ft
mrchanlnil way hy Miiellin. The
on- wiih a typical HincltiiiK mixture
unil the matte made ran lii'i and
rontaiiicd a lilli licicentnge of the
precious metals, lint the enterprise
was eventually nhaudnned, for the
renKon that tints were so high as to
tibsorli all that should have heen
I profit. The property was closed
down and alter a time n lease was
given a number of men, who over
hauled an old mill and prepared to
concentrate the ore. Thi was done
at comparatively nominal expense,
and micrcsH, liolh mechanical and
financial, was the result. The
smelter had made a .) per cent
matte at a heavy cost, while the
concentrating mill turned out a 40
per cent concentrate, which also
contained the precious metal values
as well, at a cost of $3 per ton.
This illustrates the need for careful
consideration of the installation of
a process or of any exx:inive ma-
ichinery, for without due cousidcra-
tiou having first been given such a
matter a failure may result where
success is possible. There are situ
ations where the difference of cot
between smelting and milling com
plex ores may not he far apart, or
may in some cases even le in favor
of the smeller. Mistakes of the
sort above mentioned are not of in
frequent occurrence. It is not only
necessary to kinw that the oreof a
cert tin mine contains a given per
centage of copper, or a stated
amount of gold or silver. It must
he known what process is best
adapted to the reduction of this ore,
at the lowest cost. Amalgamation
audchlorioalioii orcyanidatiou may
'do it, but better economic remits
1 tuny be obtained by concentration
and shipment.
I nerc are many men who arc urst
class miners, who know every de
tnii 0f mltK from ulc breaking of
,jle Krn,u j a prospect pit to a
.icveloix.il property scverei thousand
et.t ,ecI)i nll,j yet some 0f tijL.se
1K. lmve n iimitC(i knowledge of
,lletnurgy. The more cautious of
leg ny an uul-iiicih wiuic wuikiii;
on a bridge, and who for sometime
past has had a stand next to Oar
ntan and Hemenway's has pur
chased the Haglc Hook store.
Mr. Gill will keep a good stock
of books, stationery, magazines
and notions and will be pleased to
receive the pationngi of the people.
SPECIAL
linking Powder, Ilfie
sire
sal g
sold and at
OREGON
MINE TAX
Alany Small Operators Want
to Sec a Net-Production
Basis Adopted.)
Legislation revising the methods
of taxing mining property is likely
to Ik: discussed at the next session
of Oregon's law-making body, says
the Daily Journal. Idaho's pre
cedent has been in operation for a
year, and apparently with satislac
tiott to the mining interests. The
last legislature of that state enacted
that producing mines should be
taxed on the basis of net produc
tion, and all properties not patented
should bear an equipment tax.
This tax is not oppressive, and
places the burden of maintaining
mining interests largely upon such
properties as have been developed,
and are paying dividends.
In Oregon there is an equipment
tax, a tax for patented land, and
the corporation license. If a
non-productive mine is patented
and equipped, it is liable for about
as much ns the producing property
near. The assessor is unable to
know if a property is yielding a net
revenue when producing, and
therefore has no guide except bare
rumor to govern him in bis work of
distinguishing between the big
mines.
In Baker county, and also in
Grant, in a less degree, there was
friction for a time between the
owners of the large mines and the
assessor, over the valuations affixed
in establishing the tax. Josephine
county has also experienced the
same trouble. In neither county
has there been a disposition to op
press operators, but the clamor of
agricultural and commercial inter
ests for what they termed an equi
tably proportionate rate has brought
on a little friction.
Montana has a net bullion tax,
and an equipment tax, and other
large mining stages have different
laws to those prevailing in Oregon.
A large number of the smaller
operators would like to see Oregon
laws conform to those of some of
the more advanced mineral' com
monwealths, and have indicated
their purpose of bringing the sub
ject up at the next session of the
legislature.
Future Depends on Uses For Metal.
Whilo not long ago a mining man
in tho vicinity of Union, this state,
received inquiries from Pittsburg,
Pn., rolntivo to whethor tungsten
was to be found in Oregon, tho Min
ing World says tho prosent available
supply of tungston oro is greatly in
excess of commercial deinauds, and
tho prices paid for small shipments
in tho past were not based on the
scarcity in nature. The Mining
World predicts that with the in-
craasing domanil is likely to como
increased production and much
lowor prices although futuro de
mand and prices will depend on the
finding of now uses for the metal
and tho enlarging of those already
oxisting.
The uses of tungsten ore are com
paratively recent. The most import
ant is an alloy of steel, Tho tnng
ston, used as fcrro-tungsteu, makes
stool Bolf-hardouing and gives a pro
duct much usod for tools. An alloy
ot fi per cont gives a hard, tenacious
steol, which is workable, however,
but 10' to 12 por ceut gives an alloy
so hard that it cannot bo worked in
a lathe, A now alloy called sidora
phito, containing a largo percentage
of iron, with some nickel, aluminum
and copper, togethor with 4 per
cont of tungatnu, has recently been
introduced, which is said to rosomblo
silver and to bo very ductile and
malleable, acd not easily attacked
by acids. Another alloy called min
argent, consisting of copper and
nickel, is improved by the addition
of a small percentage of tungsten.
An alloy of aluminum and tungsten,
known as partiuum, is used in
Franco in automobile construction'
,It is very light and strong. A lung-stir-nickel
alloy is also in the mar
ket, containing about 7f por cont
tungtlen and iiG per cont of nickel.
The nickel alloy is frequently intro
duced into stool, giving very natis
faetory results. A sodium tungstato
is used in solution on fireproofing for
O'lrtnins, ote. Tho potassium tung
states, fused with ton, give n varioty
of "bronze" powders much used in
decorating, ote. Sodium tungstato
is also used as a mordant iu dyeing
cloth, and the lead tungstato is sub
stituted for whilo leitd forsomo pur
poses. Several of the tungsten com
pounds make pigments used in oil
painting. The best steel for mag
nets Is oro containing 7 percent of
tungsten.
The specific gravity of tungsten
is 19.128 (Roscoe), being as mneh
as gold. From this fact tho molnl
derivoJ its name, tungston being
tho Swecdish word for "heavy stono,"
the mineral having been named in
that country.
Tho production of tungsten ores
in tho United States is not largo, ac
cording to Mineral Resources, the
output for 1901 being 179 short
tons of concentrated ore, valued at
J27.720. During 1902 tho product
ion was 18.1.5 tons at prices from $2
lo $3.60 pea unit of tungstic acid.
Holiday Windows.
Welch & Woods nre making n dis
play of new holidays.
Uannnii & Hcmenwuys' windows
are showing signs of the approaching
holidays.
Lurch's store linn n, dill supply o
all kinds of General Merchandise.
ilemenwny & nurkholder.nlthoiifrh
quite busy can find time to wait upon
n few more customers.
Gritlln & Veatch nre prepared to
supply you with all kinds ot hard
ware. I'lper & Van Deiihurg can show
you some ot the liest stoves on the
market.
M. K. Smith linH ojrancd In the
Iiulldlup; next to Metcnlf & Morse, a
photograph gullcry. Also In the front
n Jewelry stot'. Wntch repairing.
Some handsome Christmas goods In
stock.
When selecting your Christmas
presents, don't forgot that tho Wynne
Hardware Company hnsn large stock
ot pocket nnd table cutlery and manv
other articles which nre suitable for
Christmas gifts, both desirable and
durable.
Dissolution Notice.
The firm of Tom, Dick nnd
Harry, consisting of Tom Jenkins
Dick Berry and Harry Peck, has
dissolved partnership, Dick Berry
and Harry Peck retiring. All
claims against the firm and all bills
due the same will be paid nnd col
lected by the undersigned.
Dated Dec. i4, 1904.
Thomas W. Jenkins.
You can buy Diamonds cheaper
at Madsen's than in larger cities
and will guarantee them perfect.
WELCH & WO
Christm Present
FANCY HANDKERCHIEFS,
SUSPENDERS, HOSIERY,
SHOES, CLOTHING,
HATS FOR GIRLS, BOYS and MEN
Big Cut in Sweaters
DECISION IN
SCHOOL CASE
State Board of Education Re
verses Opinion of County
Supt. Dillard.
On October 1Mb the School
Board of Cottage Orovo refused to
longer nllow Miss Sbiveley to con
tinue touching in the public schools.
The reason an given by tho board
at that timo was, that the teacher
had failed to prodnce her diploma
which 1 hey claimed was necessary
before she became legally employed.
Miss Leu was engaged to till the va
cancy. Shortly afterward Miss Sbiveley's
diploma was found and forwarded
to her. She presented it to the
board but tboy stated it was too
lato as there wan 110 vacancy.
An appeal was taken by Miss
Shiveley to County Superintendent
Dillard, who decided in her favor.
The cace was then carried to tha
State Board of Education which on
Thursday reversed the county su
periutendnnt and sustained the
fchool board's action.
It is not yet known whether Miss
Shiveley will take any further ac
tion in tho matter.
The following decision was ren
dered by the state board of cduca
ion: ,
The Board of Dlrectora of School
District Number45, LaneCounty,
Oregon, Complnlnnnta nnd Ap
lielluntH, vs.
Nan Shiveley. nnd Walter It. Dil
lard ns County School Superin
tendent of Irfine County, Oregon,
Defendants nnd Itespondent.
On appeal from the decision of the
County School Superintendent of
Lno County, Oregon, to the Super
intendent of Public Instruction and
by him submlttPd to the State
Itoanl of Bducntlon. Decision re
versed.
J. M. Williams,
Attorney for Appellants,
.1. S. Mkolev,
Attorney for Respondents.
On tho 24th dny of June, lOOt, the
Hoard of Directors of School District
No. 45 held a meeting and decided
that .Miss Nan Shiveley be employed
to tench in the public schools of the
district during; the ensuing school
year nt 145.00 per month In the ninth
grade, nnd thereafter nnd on the 24th
day ot Septenilior, 1004, an order was
entered of record by the Board that
all touchers bo required to present
papein for approval nt the clerk's
ollicennd sign contrncts tiefore en
teritis upon their duties. Thereafter
and on tho 17th day of October, 1904,
tlio elerk of tho district reported to
tho Board that Miss Shlvely had up
to that timo foiled to produce any
pnpera authorizing her to tench In
tho public schools ot Oregon, nnd
..Go to..
VOK SUBSTANTIAL
that ho hail repenteilly Inslntoil upon
hor dolngso but that she had nt lo.it
sold her paporn wero lost. At that
meeting It was nlso explained to the
Board, though the record Is silent i
to who inndo this explanation, that
MIsH.HIilvoley had tiotpromlaed to se
cure a iiupllcnto or her diploma,
clnlinlngthat It was unnecessary to
do so.
Thereupon, tho record recites that;
Owing to the fact that .Miss N'nn
Shiveley not having produced a valid
diploma or cortlflento as required by
Section 8 ol Artlclo VI of the School
Laws of Oregon, tho position which
bIio accepted In the putillc school Is
hereby declared vacant," and notice
was thereupon forwarded to Miss
Shiveley reciting tho action of the
Board In declaring her position va
cant. Nochargos wcreevcr preferred
against her, nnd thereafter she filed
a complaint nnd notice of apf.enl with
the County School Superintendent ol
Lane County alleging substantially
that on and for a longtime prior to
tho 17th day ot October, 1901, she was
a teacher engaged in teaching school
In said district No. 45, and that on
said date the clerk of the district
served upon her tho notlco hereinbe
fore referred to notifying hor of the
nctfon taken by the Board of Direc
tors on the 17th day of October de
claring tho position which she occu
pied vacant for the reasons contained
In the minutes ot the
meeting lierelnbpforo recited; that
she was subsequently informed by
the Directors that their decision wan
final, and she was ordered from tha
hcliool room formerly occupied by
her;thntshe was never served with
any notice or in any msnner notified
that any charge was being or would
be investigated against her as pro
vided by Section 23, of Article VI of
the School Laws of the State of Ore
gon and Ilule A of the Bales and
Begulntlons governing trials as re
vised by the Stato Board of Educa
tion March 1, 1901, and thatshe at no
time had any notice of any hearing
or investigation nnd had no oppor
tunity to bo heard in person or to be
represented by an attorney and that
said proceedings were wholly Invalid
and void. She asked that she be re
instated as a teacher In the school or
have such chnrges or objections as
the Board of Directors were disposed
to make ngulnst her Investigated la
the manner provided by law and the
rules referred to governing trials.
At the time set for the hcnrlog by
tho County School Superintendent,
the Board of Directors filed a tran
script of the record of their proceed
ings with him und at the same time a
motion to dismiss tlio appeal, which
motion was overruled by the County
School Superintendent for the reason
"that said Nnn Shiveley was tendered
a position ns teacher In the public
schools under the charge of said
Board and tho position was nccepted
nnd the duties entered upon by the
snld NanShlveley, nnd she was there
fore entitled to continue as such
teacher until removed for cause after
a fair and Impartial trial before said
Board as provided for In Article VI,
Section 4S, Subdivision 23, and Bule
A of the School Laws of Oregon."
A hearing was thereupon hnd upon
the transcript, and niter arguments
ot counsel the County School Super
intendent decided that the said Nan
Shiveley did not have due nnd legal
notice ot any action that the Board
'imclinled au fourth page.)