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Devoted to the Mining, Lumbering and Panning Interest of this Community.
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VOL. VII
COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY MARCH 29, 1905.
NO. 10
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1 GENERAL MINING
CRYSTAL, CONSOLIDATED
V AST weak tlic iimmiccr of the
JBL urystui uoiisolltlntcd decided
lie would like to know tli
nl;.e or tliu vein of ore 011 which the
tunnel wns being iltlvcn. The
men were ordered to ittart n cross
cut to the bunging wall, which
they did and betore reaching It
had exposed altogether 13 Icet of
ore, A cross cut will he driven to
the other wall to determine Its full
width.
It Is reported the 01c remained
nbout the same character as that
heretofore reported. In a recent
issue ol the Nugget lit a disruption
01 tills propeily, an error occurred
It read "11 few tons of ore arc ex
posed" while it should have stated
"a few thousand tons of 01c are
exposed which makes some differ
ence In tlm repot t.
It will he hut a few short weeks
until there will he three mill
.steadily nt work in llohcmia turn
lug nut the precious metals to be
added to the worlds wealth.
The Vesuvius mill with its ten
statuiM and tpdn to deliver the ore
from the tunnel to the milt will as
soon an the weather conditions per
mil resume operations.
The Oregon Securities with
thirty stamps, also a tram to trans-
poit the ores If not already started,
will bcem very soon to run a por
tion of its statu and add as fast as
possible until nil are dtoppii.g.
lust as soon as the Crystal Con
solidatcd Company can net out 1
sufllcicnt quality of lumber for
building acd mining purposes, the
boiler now used for jxjwcr nt the
saw mill will be pbiccd in the mill
and the five stamps put at work
uiKJii the ores.
v Several other companies that
Shave opened ui their properties uu
'til assured ol an abundance of" ore,
. arc contemplating the Installation
of mills. All the indications point
to a remarkably lively and pros
perous season in llohcmia.
The telephone Hue has been
down between llohcmia and Cot
tage Grove mid it has been difficult
to leant trthc miners nave any
thing new lo report. The heavy
fall of snow will retard work but
little, as nearly nil are worklnjr
under ground.
Win. Cox arrived hi the city
Monday from his property ou Hole
Ridge Hohemia. He states there
nas been a heavy fall of suow dur
ing the past week but much of It
melted immediately.
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WELCH & WOODS
NEWS!
A GR.EAT
DRILLING
CON
TEST
Promptly nt 1:110 I'rldny after
noon tlm I'rtnt drilling -contest an
iiouucod Hovoral weeks ngo, camo off
at the A. A, U, haso ball ground in
sou th went part of tlio city. Miners
utid sporting mon hnro boon coming
in for HOTor.il days to witucss tlio
uvont. Tlio day wns bountiful
nud brought out a largo crowd fil
ling tlio grand stand full, so that
they could soil no morn sonti.
Tlio grounds around tlio circle
wore crowded G to 10 deep with pco-
put. All tlio uUHincHH bonnes closed
between tlm hours of ono to four to
pormlt as ninny uh wanted to sea tlio
content to ho prrsont.
Tlio content startod with n juvon
iln drilling oxhibllion by two boys.
(Jlnrriiicii mlo anil Mduo ltohorts
akori VI nud M, who in ton ininuloa
ilrillod OK Inches in n granito rock
Thou camo tlio donblo hnndod
trillion: eonloHt in tlio following
ordor;
John and Waters, Suioplor, Orn
gnn.
Solliro nud llarriiiL'ton. Oianiln
Hill.
.Sundry Hrotbora, Gold Hill.
Lock ridgo anil Savage, of Qaliee.
Tlio llrst team In IS minutes
drillod 'M inches.
Tlio second lon-ai, lii jnclibH
Tlio third toam had to atop ou au-
count of soro hand This toam in 9
miuutoH and -10 soconds drilled '2!'A
Inchon.
Tlio fourth toam, Calico crook
boys drillod 30 indies. Thus win
ning tlio contest and tlio purso of
$22G.
ThoSumptor team camo second
ami wIob tho rmtorauco foes.
Id tho sineU hnndod drill con
test which wss next tharo woro three
entries but J, Johns, of Hutnpter,
andT. J. Ilrlckerhoffor of Qalico
wore tho only two that contested.
J. Johna diillod in 1G minutes, lb
15-10 inches and T. J. Ilrinkorhofl
in tho snmotima drilled '20i inclios.
llio purso lu tins ro litem wns lib
going to ItiinkerliolT and tho on
trnnco feo to J, John,
Ho Unlico enrnos ou both prizes.
in tho donblo haudod drill eoutcst
last Christmns dny I.ockridne and
Savngo wero tho wiuuurs, so pro
sumo ho call them now tho chum
pious Of Oregon.
As uu oviduueo of tho iutorost
manifested in tho contest it is stated
that I3G00 chanced hands ou tho
rosults. Mining Join mil.
V now, fine line of diamond rings
ust rocoived at Madson's.
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SOYS mako men, but clothes
mado for men will not do for boys.
.Wo mako a study of boys and boys'
clothing.
Whllo thoy havo a youthful swing
that undcflnablo soraotldng that
makes them boys' suits, thoy havo
tho Btrength and wearing qualities
absolutely essential.
LARGE DENOUNCEMENTS IN
MEXICO.
nnwo
largo donouncomonts of
JL mining
properly woro re
cently mado in Mexico. At tho
Ktzntlan mineral ofllco, In tlio stato
of Jalisco, 4, 'MO protonnneias woro
recently otitorod bp i'ordinaud
Sustorslo, rnanngor of sho Amparo racttco to carry oil Jim oro from
Mining Cora puny. AtSnltlllo, stnto t,t, levels lo tho surface on cages,
of Chihuahua, 6.7CO portononclas , or to .jump tlio on. directly into
woro roconlly donouncod In tho i Np froU) ctttBi HaH ,i10 Mining and
neighborhood of Itamos Anspo. Ajgoiuntjflo pr0M iJMU practices
pertononcia is nbout two and ono-1 iIOTO )uou Inrgoly suporseded by cut
half oorcs, mo that thoso donounco-, ijD 0(UlDif riockols nod cIiiiIch bo-
luonls coTor a largo amount of terri
tory. Of course, nil of thoso por
lonenclss cannot baro boon ontorcd
for tho purpose of finally taking up
all tho claims, but unquestionably
thoy wero mado for tho purpose of
exploration. Tho portcnoncin lux
in Mexico is $10 por annum; I bore
fore, wo cannot boliovo that tho Am-
pnro company will pay out $14,000 a
yonr for taxes on so many claims,
mnnv of which, no doubt, oro worth
less.
It sometimes happens in Mexico
thnt n lend ownor will not giro the
privilege of "zoning," that is lo say
tho privilege of declaring a certain
district cloHod to donnunceinout, ox
copt by th ownor of tho exploration
rights, llio right or tuo zono givos
oxcluHivo right to donounce claims
for n huiitod period within the
acron of tlio zono. Wo bnlievo
there is n caso on record in ono of
tho southern states, whero 20,000 or
30,000 iMirtononnai) woro donounced
owing to tlm ownor of tho laud re
fusing tha donouncer zono privileges.
Dououucomonls woro made by tho
engineer Htsuding ou n high peak
and roughly triaugulating. After
tho partuuoncias woro denounced, of
coursn, bi had tho right of entry,
nud finally soloctod his claims and
did not proceed with tho denounco
monla on tho territory he did not
want.
Owuors of land in Moxico, how-
over, rnroly refuse tho zono privi
lege. Ajliscovory of a , few good
mines on his laud immediately raises
tho voluo of his timber and agricul
tural property. Moreover, he gets
a very high prieo for tho laud taken
up by tho mining company, aud not
infrequently an important shoro in
tuo mino. luo alox'.con is very
much of a business man, and will
usually do all he can to encourage
tho advent of foreign capital into
his district. IIo thon always hss
work for his mules and a good
market for his farm produco. As a
Moxicau ranchoro once said to the
writer, ho would soonor havo a good
mino on his laud worked by foreign
capital, Ihiiu to own tho mino him
self. IIo could mako moro money
by soiling tho mining company pro
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luce nun uy uiitiuk irt'iuuv cuii
tracts, than tho company could, as u
gonorsl ruin, out of .tho mino itself.
Mlnltiif Itonortcr.
TO REDUCE COST.
TMTOKTS nro constantly being
Bj mado to rc.luco tho cost of
infnlnrr Fnr vrtnrn it uun tho
noath tho levela nt shaft stations,
and skips havo in many place dis
placod cages, Iramuiing by men
and animals liave in many large
mines boon displaced by mechanical
or motor haulage. In the operation
of theso methods, cudlrsn ropos or
chaiiiH for mechanics! haulngi-, and
oloctrlc or eompicssed air motols
aroomploycd. Moru recently steam
shovels, long m Burfnee excavations,
havo been introduced into under
ground workings, it is said, with
satisfactorily ccouomic iosuHh. Still
laUtr camo thu automatic continuous
loader, which carries the muck from
tho floor of (be drift up into a car
which, when full ii trammed to tho
station, its place being taken by nn
other. The latest device in mining
economy is a ear rovided with a
steel shield which ts uu lu llio facn
to bo blasted and the uck a thrown
by tho forco of llio IiUhI directly in
to tha wuiting receptacle. At first
thought thu idea Deems impractica
ble, but tho Ot-fects, if nuy exist, will
probably bo remedied by llio inven
tor who was bold enou:li to con-
coivo such n bchemo.
OPPORTUNITIES AT HOME.
THE average young American
raining engineer usually has
a desire to leave Ins native
country, to go into distant lands
where he may be n pioneer, and
distinguish himself by overcoming
great difficuIties.carntiiB lame and
fortune. The idea is suggested, no
doubt, by the success of a number
of American engineers who went
abroad and earned the much sought
after fame and tortune, but the
greater number of these nieu all,
in fact, who have made great suc
cess had previously uistinguisueuj
themselves at home, where there j
were difficulties, both mechanical
and metallurgist, to overcome, and I
who had already learned their les
sons in tbc hard school of experi
ence after leaving the university.
There are the same opportunities
existing today mines in situations
remote from railroads and where Next Monday and to noon Tues
convculences are lew. where special day April 3rd aud 4th, Dr. Lowe,
mining methods must be applied 1 Eugene's well known oculo-opti-and
metallurgical experiments 1 ciau will be in Cottage Grove at
made. Despite the advanced stage1 Hotel Graham.
OUR
Come and
elsewhere and you will find what you want.
Our prices are strictly honest. We charge you a
fair profit only.
of knowledge of mining and metal-
lurgical science, mistakes appear to
be of as frequent occurrence todnv
( he of as frequent occurrence today
ns ever lucre were in tne past.
There is no need of a young Ameri
can engineer going to Africa, to
China, to the deserts of Australia,
or to the towering mountains of 'c. .,.. x p. -South
America, so long as so much a"00 ,''St Shot Cooper and
remains to be done in the United! Howse, Then Shoots Himself
States. There are important ques-
lions to be solved in the economy i
of mining aud metallurgy in every, Drain, Or., March 27. The cor
westcrn mining state new dis-1 oner's jury in the case of E. C.
tricts to develop, new methods to ' Cooper and Paul Howse and Her
discover and apply. The problem ' man Shooks, after being out for 34
of smelter fumes is in itself a mat- hours, early yesterday morning re
ter to engage careful attention. The turned n verdict stating that Coop
fumes can be allayed in most in- ' er aud Howse were murdered liw
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Are Home Again.
The Kichmoud-Medley Illustra
ted Concert Company which
was
organized in Cottage Grove and
started on a tour of the Willamette
valley some ten weeks ago, return-
siain.es uy wbii Known processes, aiiooKS, WHO men snot Himself,
but to accomplish this without in-, The jury assembled yesterday af
creasing the expense of smelting, ternoon at 4 o'clock, and spent the
and to find a market for the several afternoon and following morning in
by-products of these ordinary oper- hearing testimony and examining
ations, is something to ponder over, the premises. No evidence was
In some districts metallurgical reported brought out to implicate
methods which will cheaply extract : other parties.
sufficient values from complex ores ' Mrs. Cooper is on the verge of
to afford a profit arc greatly desired, nervous prostration. She was ex
There remain and are constantly amined by the jury, but no evi
occurriiig unsolved problems every-encc connecting her with the
where, and to these the young en- crime developed,
giueers should give their attention. Cooper and Howse were buried
Mining and Scientific Press. j yesterday at Elkton, the entire
, . , 1 populations attending their funerals.
ed home on Saturday after a very ' isfied with the coroner's examln
succcsslul trip. ntion and inquest.
I There are three in the company,
. . -t 1 m
jien Kicinuonu wuo sings, Clarence 1 u u.it. 1 uc loeory is auvancea
Morris, the pianist and Thomas that he was shot in the back, the
Medley all around assistant. The and copper jack -t separating, mak
boys will rest a while before start- "'P two bole in his breast.
Ing on another tour. They had Three empty cartridge shells
many newspaper compliments paid were found. It is figured out that
them, one we find in the South the first shot fired by Shook creased
Bend paper which reads: a furrow half the width ol the bul-
The Richmond-Medley Illustra- let in Coope's neck and passed on
ted Concert Co. held forth at the , striking a picture on the wall. The
opera house Monday and Tuesday next shot is thought to have struck
evenings. Without doubt this is both men. Cooper first then Howse.
the best show of its kind that has Howse's body was shipped to
ever been here. The proprietors Sweet Home for burial this mom-
are young men aud tuey give a
good show. The moving pictures
arc excellent and the illustrated
sougs good. The young meu are
gentlemen aud will undoubted do
well up the line at the several
towns.
All kinds ol eiiKruvlng doueitt II. C.
MadMou'M.
IS FILLED WITH
STORE
New Clothing, New Dry Goods,
New Shoes, New Furnishing
Goods for Ladies' and Gentlemen
inspect our goods
LEADERS IN MERCHANDISING
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MURDERED
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nooks' body arrived at Drain
.Saturday night and was taken to
his home near Oakland for burial
yesterday.
J. Im. House of Portland, uncle of
the dead man, went to the scone
today to investigate, not beine sat
' Howse had two bullet holes in
!l.:.-t I. n-t. .1
ing. There is talk of having the
bullet extracted.
It is supposed that Shook fired
four shots, including the one that
ended his own life, but only three
empty cartridges have been found,
and only one bullet can be traced
in the house, the one that struck
the picture.
A bottle of strychnine was found
in Shook's valise by the coroner,
which connects him with the poi
soning case. Efforts are being
mad eto find out where and by
whomjit was purchased. Develop
ments are working out slowly, but
there isjintense excitement In the
viciniyt.
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before buying lr
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