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Devoted to the Mining, Lumbering and Farming Interests of thin Community.
VOL. VII
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MARCH 8, igos.
NO. 7
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GENERAL MIN
ING NEWS
Uopoits from thii Jlulivmin dis
trict tiro to tliu olTcct that fur tliu
prtHt month or mure tliu weather
Iiiih t)coij uxcoptionally lino for out
tloor work Whero tinunlly thoro
ro many foot of mow nt Hi In season
of tlio year hut lltllo if miy in in
Cviddncn.
, Many who do not iiNiinlly roturii
(o tlio dlttrict until Miiy or Juno
ufo nlrcHily nt work upon tlmir
piopoiliiw.
Ilnil llio niino owiiiiih boon nlilo
to forcUll tlio mild winter hut littlo
if nuy cessation of wtuk would
luivu occurred.
With mi nrly starl, thorn idioold
ninl douhlle will lio groat dovol
omiioiiU in thn diitriot tlio coming
NOHHUII.
A MINE OR A I'HOSI'KCT.
kllMMCUKNT people have dilT-
eieut iniprcMloiui regarding
ii mine, nnd liltfcrciit ideas
us to its v.i hie and productive abil
ity. What sonic mining met) would
icgutd as a producing mine, othcis
would look tioii an nothing mmc
thun u prospect; and this diircicucc
of opinion accounts, very largely,
for the many disappointments that
nre oltvn met witb in mining opera
tions, and for the further fact that
mnny people meet with losses in
their mining ventures.
It is oficn the case Hint invest
ment urc made in mining pioo.ii
tious under the impicssion that the
inventor is buying into n mine,
when, ns a matter of fact, he has
only accquircd nu intercut in n pro)
peel. There arc in my prospects
that arc producers llml arc not
miiics.iiud tor the simple reason
MhTun large amount of wotl: must
bcpciformed in the development of
a piece ol mining procrty liciorc
it can he tutcd a u steady and heavy
producer of the piceious metals.
Tunnels must lie tun, shafts must
he sunk and the procrty must he
so oiciicd ns to establish the pir
mntiency and continuity of the ore
dciiosits, nnd the amount of avail
able oic in sight must he uf such
magnitude ns to ho able to with
stand mi extraction of from one htm
dred to a thousand tons of ore
daily, and for u numlwr of years,
before it can be rightfully classed
as u mine; for a mine, to he enti
tled to this name, must bo u pro
ducer, in order to fulfill the require
ments entailed when a proin:ct is
promoted to the dignity ol a "bread
winner." All mitus wctc one prospects;
3)
New Clothing, New Dry Goods,
j New Shoes, New Furnishing j
4i) Goods for Ladies and Gentlemen
Hi) (fr
4i) Come and inspect our goods before foiling jr
5! elsewhere and von will find what yon want. &
iii Our prices are
M fair proiit only.
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Oarman,Hemenway Co., ji WELCH & WOODS
hut nil prospects can not he traus
formcd into mines, even with tliu
tuott exhaustive development mid
exploitation; nnd herein in where
the trouble lien, n.'i ninny people be
lieve, when wearing nu interest in
u jirocct, Hint they are en-owncrs
tit ii mine, mill tliey begin nt uiiee
to clamor for ore si Inme Us. for dlv -
idetid disbursements, little te.ili.lug j
the fact that the finest mid mosti
promising proipcct, ns a general
thing, although there nre a few iso -
i iini r.-.-ntimw remit,, n i.it v..
niiiount of money and time cxix:ud
cd in their development hemic tliey
can even consign a few tonsof ore
to the maikrt.
Another fpaime eoiinoetcd wiili
the development ofn piuspect is the
met that, under inc most lavoniDie,
circumstances, with ample means'
nt hand for mine development and
equipment, and with a piopeily of
undoubted merit and value to begin
with, it often takos a piriod ol fiom
three to five years befoie the pio-.-K.tt
can be classed us a productive
mid paying mine. This period is
too long tor the impatient one, foi
those not familiar with mine prac
tice and requirements, mid the re
suit is that they drop nut of the veil-1
ture disgruntled nnd nt n 1 s, not
being willing to give the malum-,
incut the time necessary to woik'
the transformation required and
whtcli U nrrfHiarv. wIipm Likinir mi
undeveloped prospect with the viuw thu material makes u white mark
of turning it out, full-fledged, into a OM ,,"rk background, much tho
steady producer of imperishable! wmo no tho mntoiiul mod by tail
mineral wealth. The bucr thoueht io "inking cloth beforo cutting,
be had a mine; instead, he only lu I 11 n, possewoa tho ingredients of
n hn1.t 111- vrnllml lli nili.Mir,. lllloillO OOWlIlT Ulld nO doubt Could
or his pocketbook foiling, he let his
lUtcres's co, nnd now he has neither i
n mine nor a prospect, nituough.
liml hi- Wn u oil inr.irnn.,1 li,-
mieht today have had an intetest
in n producer and in a dividend 1
payer. Salt Lake Mining Review.
THE fr'ROSPKCTOK.
r
N hisscnrclifor valuable minerals
the prospectot often finds hi in
self unable to comprehend what
he obscncM in nature The
Mining and Scientific 1'iess. He
has his conception of whit ccitiin
locks should look like, basing Iin
judgment on what he may have
learned in some district wheie he
had fairly good facilities for infor-!
inalioti. If he had learned what lit r,
knows of rocks in a rcciou of sedi i
incuts which h.ivclieen little altered iron -nt visit to California will final
he would not, perhaps, recognize ly determine tlio question. Mr.
rocks lormerly familiar to him In.- ', Turks miyn that tho mill ho will
cause of their alteration in a couutiy i oroct this year will be in tlio nature
where igneous rocks have been j of an oxporimuut, ami whim ho
thrust into the scdiment.iries, and 1 proves ha has the riifht principle,
whero there has been more or les i liu will put up one of tho largest
metamorphism. The familiar, com-1 milln ovor scim in Oroaon, and may
parntivoly soft sandstone Inn
come dense, hard quartzite; tile
gray lime is now found altered to I
IS FILLED WITH
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STORE
strictly honest. We charge you a &
white or blue marble, or perhaps to
n fine grained quartz, or to n rock
largely composed ol garnet. The
soft gray shales may be changed to
hardr fine grained jasper, or to
slates in which there is develop
ment of unfamiliar crystals. These
anil many otuer cnniigcs inc pros -
. pec-tor must lentil to distinguish
and understand lu order mat lie,
may ptoscctite his search with In-,
telligeuce. He must learn to lwa
1 tinguish faults nnd tlmir relative
' nee: to tell ii recent fault from an
older vein: to know the differtmco;
iieiweeu a vein auu a zone oi miner-
iiHalion; to notice nnd understand
lolds mid unconformities in the
1 rockti, and many other things, all'
i ofivhiili apply directly to ins trade
" pio-'pinvi.
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FKET
THOUGH SOAP.
STONE.
FT Ml driving a urowsut
17!l
fcot through u foriiiiition
comiood of HonriHtouu tliu ou-
tiio
dintunce, W. II. llurehtorf,
owner of flic Dig llonmizn claim.
has ooino to tho cuiiolutiiou that ho
has on? of tlio largest dopoiita of
this natino in Hip world. 1 ho prop
erty i totalled about sovon miles
uorthwost of this plaeu, not fur from
tlio Maiden's Dronni iiroup, in tliu
liuld Mountain district. The color
of tho fouwitinu is light blue, but
''p utilized for tto witnu purposo.
jif,i,iKw ,lM Mi1 piuui, .ir. uui-
wi tinnB umi tuu luiuniuuit un-
rivs rninornl nnd hu hoi-uicd lavor-
!ul,lo amnys fiom t'hl minlc,
. '
WILL HAVE NEW MINE.
H.VULUS Parks, manager of
n( tlm Ticasuio niiito, of thi
on in p, Inn, lmeii ill Snu Francisco
for covonil iln.v Htudyitig milling
plants. An xtutcd hut fall, Mr.
' Parks ititoinlH to put n largo milling
j plant on tilt Tjcuiiiv this spring.
1 IIo wants ti null uith gioat capacity
j in luiudliiig u Hoft gnnguo, which is
! liicldy oni'iir.od and viiddii values
rcmhly. .Stamps that havo triple or
quadruple dischaigo battorics, light
and capable ol short, quick drop,
otii to be in favor although the
be-oryut:i plant of :!0l or moio lona
wqiai'il.i. Jxcououne eouditions ate
iidiiumblu for lo.v coal opoialiou.
TAKES THE
POISON ROUTE
ii:,, n,un,,i CkI i if I cf
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rnuuy murning unii
Strychnine.
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At about three o'clock last Fri
day morning, Eva Davenport who
itupi u nuiiw oi in mine. wa munu
I by Lee Minert who heard groans
issuing from the bouse, lying on
the floor in what soon proved to
be a dying condition.
Assistance and Doctor Kimc
were hastily summoned but in a
short time afterward she expired
without so far as the evidence ad
duced showed, making any explan
ation as to the cause of her death.
Doctor Kimc stated that all the
symptoms pointed to strychnine
I poisoning, nnd the fact
that she
had the niht before purchased
strychnine nt the Modern Pharmacy
tended to the lelief that she had
taken her lile in that manner.
On the top of her head was a cut
which had bled profusely, which
troubled the jury to decide how it
was caused. The theory was ad
vanced that in falling she had
struck her head against some sharp
substance, but no trace of blood or
hair was found to indicate where it
could have occurcd.
Justidc Vaughn, instructed con
stablo Atkins to Becttrc six jurors
jOtid wlien impanneled tney began
un luvcainj.niuu wu.u wumuku
.uii: i'ani mc
While the jury relumed a ver-
diet of poisoning by her own hand
at least a number or tbem were
not satisfied with the verdict, as
they felt there was something in
' aI.
comicciion wuu iucn: uuw.u
it wsa iue oniy one incy couiu rcn-
.... . . t ,
der.
When the two o'clock train pas
sed to the north an effort was made
to have prosecuting attorney Drown
stop over to assist in the investiga
tion but he decided he could not do
so. After the jury bad examined
the body and surrouudings the tak-
j 0f evidence began
nr, Kimc was the first witness
caiie,i alui stated: lie received sum-
iuou by telephone and reached the
bedside ot the deceased at about
3:iS and in a few minutes she died,
examined the cut on the bead but
found the skull unfracturcd; could
only conjecture how the cut was
made; had learned she had pur
chased strychnine and in his opin
ion she had died from the effects of
that poison as the symptoms were
of that nature.
John Witte, clerk at Modem
New
I WE CAN FIT THE HEAD AND FEET SO
YOU WILL FEELEASY AND COMFORTABLE f
&
Pharmacy, testified he had sold de
ceased one dram of strychnine at 8
o'clock the night Lefore.
Leo Minert testified. That while
at the rear of his saloon about three
o'clock 1'riday morning he heard
groans which upon investigation
he found came from tbc bouse oc
cupied by Uva Davenport, finding
the door locked broke in the door
and found Miss Davenport lying
on the floor, attempted to raise her
up; asked what was the matter, she
did not tell, but said she was dying
and asked me to have her body
sent to her home in Minn. After
Plossie Harris and Herb Leonard
arrived we placed her on the bed,
Dr. Kime arrived soon after; she
died in a very few minutes. He
stated further that he had no know
lediicofher havinc any money in
her iiobscssioii and never knew of
being alraid of anyone injuring Her,
The testimony of I'lossie Harris,
Herb Leonard and IJen Curry was
substantially the same and the jury
returned the following verdict:
cokonkk's jury vkrdict
We the corouer's jury impanneled
to enquire Into the death of Eva
Davenport would submit the follow
ins verdict:
We find from the evidence tbat
deceased came to her death by
strychnine poisoning administered
by her own bauds wjtli suicidal in
tent. W. S. Chrisman, Foreman
Ouvkr VEATCH
J S. Osmund
H. Wymnk
W. H. Marti
II. O. Lincolm
There was considerable dissatis
faction expressed at the verdict as
returned by the jury and a feeling
existed, that the woman had been
foully dealt with.
In consequence Dr. Day, coroner
of the county, Dr. Castleton of Eu
gene, and Dr. Kime of Cottage
Grove held an autopsy upon tho
body.
They found the conditions pointed
strongly to strychnine poison. It
was also round the skull had not
been fractured nud the brain was in
a perfectly normal condition, the
wound was about an incu long anq
was a scalp wound ouly.
The stomach was removed for
further investigation should the
county authorities see fit to order
one.
On receipt of a telegram from
her father, the interment of the
body took place here Sunday after
noon. There were several carriages in
th; procession, occupied by those
selected as pall bearers and her
friends.
The Revereud Billingtou of tho
Christian Church preached a short
but impressive service at the grave.
NEW PARTIES
IN FIELD
Evidently Looking Out Routes
for New Lines 'of Railroads.
Delay of tho Willamette Valley
Electric Railroad company, which
however, is still in tho field, bo we
nro informed, has a tendency to
open tho way for other big outer
prises to stop in nud lako a look nt
tho opporlunitii'sfluia cqucty af
fords for electric lines.
Itccout absorption of the Salem
Light fi Traction company by onBt-
ern capital has received Aho Port-land-Salcrn
electric railroad talk
that is more kauguino now than
over and Eugene is already figured
in on tho operations ot that big
company.
In yesterday s issue of the ltegis-
ttr in speaking of the Oregon Se
curities com puny beiug Incorporat
ed for fivo million dollars aud that
18 miles of electric road would be
built from Bohemia mines to con
nect with tho Orecou it Southeast
ern railroad running out from Cot
tage Grovo we said:
This compuny is now negotiating
with Cottace Grovo parties for land
apjoiuing the city terminal grounds
and it is further appareut that the
company is looking with favor up
on a plan of building an electric line
to Siuslaw and down tho coast to
Coos Bay.
The arrival in tugene yesterday
of G. B. Hengon, president of tho
O. A; S. E., together with A. B.
Wood, sec. aud treas., of tho road
and their departure on the same
day for the Siuslaw in company with
II. O. Diers, chiof engineer of tho
W. V. E. It. K. Co., and their in
tention to gnon down the roast to
Coos bay seems to be a verification
of tho Register's forecast in Friday's
paper.
It is plainly evident that all kinds
of capital will soon bo scrapping
over this ideal field for railroad con
struction and tho valley is lookiug
forward to tho day when tho right
whool is turned and the work of
electric or steam railroad building
begins in dead earnest.
Tbero is indication of develop
ments ahead that will before long,
mako interesting reading. Eugene
Register.
Construction upon tho California
building at tho Lewis and Clarke
Exposition was commoiicoJ this
week. Tho Washington aud Mas
sachusetts state buildings will be
started soon.
Shape
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