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About Bohemia nugget. (Cottage Grove, Or.) 1899-1907 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1907)
0 of 0 Devoted to the Mining, Lumbering and Fanning Interests of this Community. VOL. IX COTTAGE GROVE, LANE COUNTY OREGON, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1907. NO. 2 k J I vi . I v ' si went w c 4M : A - :t V;v . y V P 1 ' .. L. . .. I I V Aty .y. CASCADE RAMOC y, . 7 I v; v&U 1 -T- 4;- (4W iL fwrn'X "'J? rvvi V-- ' T-''H--- - , ilii 1- H' VI-,; c . 1 ..1r7 l MA',t litVrJkiVW. - 'U a $ v-.; 4 vi.--j Map Showing proposed ihni;e in county line between Lane and Douglas Counties- pen hc any inconvenifMK.-e on ( count of the diHlfiYice which is almobt doulilo what it is to tho Lane countv seat. The Oictfon Soutli Ivastern rail road is now built and operating its line in tranMortin'' ores, rawen- Kers, mailH and supplieH to and irom the JVjheiniu niiDos and onlj lacH about six milf;H of track to complete the road to its terminus at Uonita, Oregon. Lane county . and ulwavH hiiH lcn the baso of o)orations and Hupplifs for tlie entire Uohcmia din trict. U'e feel that it in imporfrnt tht tno roads sliould n under one syp t"m and Hiipet visor. In the matter of survey f.r U. S patents and the filing of lrgal docu-iiM-ntH the cxitiric bouiidurv lioe has causnd great inr-onveuienco and exptiiwe from tlm fact that many of the mining propcities are divided hv thiH liiii-, tlnrehy making it iiecofsar.v to lile records in both Lane und I) niglas counties. The iimpoNed change of line has Il'mi a )voeatl lv the mine own-rs of Bohemia, for sever al years and we sincerely trust tlmt the bill now pending beloie the State IgMat ns "ill receive favorite a tion. Very Truly Yours L N. Konkv, Pres. Lumbermen and Shippers Meet in Cottage Grove. The meeting of Lumbermen and Shippers held Teh. '.Hh in th rooms of the Commercial Club was rnllpd to order by Pres. Hinds of the club at : o'clock p. m C. P I'red Russell, Chambers Lumber Co.; Henry Fischer, Brown Lum ber Ojmpany; V. C. Watrous, Morris McKibben, McKibben Bro?. Lumber Co.: J. 15. Hopkins Eu gene Lumbar Co.: Cieo. Tavlor I laytor L.umOer Co.; Cbas. K. iSpauiding, Spaulding Logging Co.; Tones, secretary of the Huh ?p.BU,?'n& aPftu'ag tW.,nK Co stated the object of the meeting fol- KrV n ,,?',T ?t u' loned by T. K. Campbell with re- E'. Dunn Wildwood Lumber i. .1 1 .1 . 'Co. J. n. McGladvs. Mnhatut Lumber Co. ; Geo. Gerlinger. Wil lamette Lumber Co. Meeting adjourned subject to call of the chairman. marks showing why the meeting was called and explaining the situ ation as he saw it at Salem. On motion Geo. Cornwall. C. H. Burk- hoi ler and J. B. Hopkins were added to the committee on resolu-tionM. Meeting adjourned until evening. KVKNING session. Meeting was called to order by Pres. Hinds, T. K. Campbell was elected chairman and C. P. Joues, Jr. Secretary. BOHEMIA NOTES. AU Churchill and Elza Holder man are working on oue of Mr. Churchill's properties. 'r I. r L' . rj 1 .1 , i iuc ureu oeeuruies lyompany 1 ( Pfframs niiM lottery rrcm ranA ..... f J , . , are Bteadiiy pushing on the work from some of the Senators and Itep. frcm fhe Jhampion Basin side. - itv,.-J 1. i v;l( uj i i a -J LI IL1 i'C I BOHEMIA MINING DISTRICT SHOULD BE IN ONE COUNTY In Ixdialf of tho inine owiiri" and miners of tho Boh mia Mining Dm. triot, I wish to jxiint out a few lu ts and reasons why we want, and should have our pet tion granted relative to uniting our litru t in one county. We say, nut us in Lano Countv not becauae of any prejudice against louglas county or 111 favor of Lane County. The ofllcials of both counties have always been courteous and consid erate in matters referred by us to them. We aay put us in L.ino County becauae we oro mostly in that county, and many of our claims ex tend into both counties, and main workings or uuutli of tunnels, boarding houses und mills am in Lane county and by present boun dary lino the face of the tunnel is in Douglas, thus leadirg to compli- canons in many ways, i lie dis tance and condition of tho roa Is nre much more in favor of Eugene as a county seat than Roueburg. There is no road of any kind di rect to Itosehiirg except oy travel Jng over liime county roads, which is only 17 miles to the O Sr S. 1. railroad (now building into the dis trict) hence bv railway to Cottage urove, anil rj miles soutli to lloseburg or 21 miles north to lin gerie, or if we have to transacl business on both ends of our claims we must go both north and .nouth. Owing to the good condiliou of Lone County roads into tho district, and tho coming railroad, we can see no chango probable, in favor of Rosebuigever becoming more no cessablo to those of us having busi ness at the county, Beat, for it would be a loug and expensive road to give us any kind of an out let in I)ougla9 County. The principal improvements are in Lane County, whore 1 tic groater part of the taxes will bo paid and the money for tho improvements of roads has and will come from la borers; and mluers ure caused a hardship by boing compelled when necessary to collect claims to go so far and often flies in two counties. The smull area asked out of Douglas County is very small. We do not know that that county has ever epent a cent for impro- einents iu the territory osked, nor has there accrueu any material benetit in taxes or otherwise to suid Douglas county, (we understand taxes not to exceed $150.00 per annum has been collected by that county.) We foot that while it is vory im- fiortant to us, we ure asking but ittle. In fact the blight change works no hardships or b?uefit to anyone except the mine owners in the district, and really is necossary, to define just where the county line n in aany places. The chaDge a-ked cut-, out a ragged line and gives a b linito straight line bound ary. Thir is nt a liugeno or Lane couiiIn niuve, it is a rcqucs? of the mine owners oi tho district, a pe tition adopted by the Bohemia Mine Owners' Association and si'Miod bv - n j all th" members asking for this ( hango his been forwarded to the logi-datiirc. This association is not composod o those who t-'me and go, every nu iubi r is a initio owner and have ih betterment of conditions of tho distiict at heart mi I pocket. The writer is manager and prin cipal owner of two largo mining companies owning '" claims all in I'ouglas county. Has expended many thousand dollars on these properties and live thousand on road woik to connect theso Douglas county properties with the Lane county roud, the only outlet from the district. I also control mid mauage an other niii.iitg company, owning six teen chims partly in Lane and part ly in Douglas county, all buildings and mills ate iu Lane county, though tho winers at tho end of tun nel are working in Douglas county. I represent interests owning over 1(100 acres in the district, all inter- are alive, nil properties upon which development is boing pushed as rapidly as nioiuy can semi it- I join the niit:? owuors otthe dis trict in asking you to .set into Lue county tho small amount of terri tory as tdiown in plat, from Douclas county, thereby greatly reducing some of tho cilhculties we are under in trying to develop this part of the state. V. T. Hakd. Kditor Nugokt: I am heartily in favor of the proposed change in the lines of Lane and Douglas counties, whereby all of the Bo hemia Mining Districts will be in L,ane county. I hove been mining iu the die triot for over five voars. v - I represent the Bohemia Gold Mining Company, which has ex pended about $lo,ooo and the Crystal Consolidated Mining Com- 1 pany, wuicit nas expended about ..r)o,ooo iu tho district. Tho Bohomia Gold Mining Co. owns fourteen claims, ten of which are Jin Lauo county and four in Douglas countv. The Crystal Con solidated Mining Co. owns ten min ing claims, nine of these are in Lane county and one iu Douglas county. Cottage Grove is the natural gateway to the Bohenm district. Lane county has spout considerable sums of money on the wagon road from Cottage Grove to Bohemia. It often happens that we have to record location certificates, deeds and mortgages to the name claim in both counties. The eoonty seats of these two counties are over seventy miles apart. Thus we are put to a great deal of expense, time and annoy ance iu filiDg papers of our mining claims. It often happens as in the case cf the Music, Champion, Vesuvius and other mines. That tho tunnels are stoited from tho surface in one county, and their interior end or face in the other county. If a miotr is hurt in quo of theso tun nels and wants to begin suit for damages it is a question, in which county be was injured, and as it is indefinite whero the dividing line is in some parts of the difetrict, expn sive litigation is liable to arise. I own one mining claim and I do not Know wnat county it is in. It lies between two ridges and either one of them could be taken ns the dividing line between the two coun ties. Douglas county has not biilt one root or wagon road within the limits of the district. The mine owuers have built over eiuht miles of wagon road within the limits of Douglas county at a cost of over $5000. liven if Douglas county should ouuu a wagon road from Oakland or It08ebur: to the district it would be used but vory little and would not be of aoy practical value to the mines. A railroad runs from Cottage Grove to within 17 miles of tho center of the district and all of the freight to and from tho mines will always iro bv that route. For these reasons I am heartily in favor of me proposed cuange. Gko. W. Li-ovd Kim Ton Bohemia Nl';cht- Dear Sir; You woik in behalf of I he proposed change in the south ern boundary line of Lane County by which the Bohemia Mioiug Dis trict will be all included in one couuty, is ia line with the b-.'st in terest of the district. The location of the veins iu rela tion to tho main summits of the ridge dividing the two counties of Lane and Douglas, is such that many of the leading properties of the camp lie partly in each county. In some cases the mine is in Doug las County and the reduction works and camps are 10 Lane County.. The advantages that would re sult and community of interests that would bo promoted bv havin" the camp nutted in one county, would greatly assist iu its develop ment. I sincerely hop that this may be accomplished and I believe the proposed chauges will accomo- plish the desired result to the best interests of the district. Yours Sincerely, A. B. Wood, Manage r Oregon Security Co. Hd. Ni'ooi vr: I owu mining claims in both Lane and Douglas counties in Bohemia Mining Dis trict. It is a ure.it lnconvonienrp to have our properties divided in two counties I can not seo anv reason why Douglas countv can lav anv claim w j - J to a part of Bohemia as against the owners ot the ground 111 question: all desire to be uuited in one countv and Lane county with Eugeue as the county feat is the onlv reason- 11 ... auie way to accomodate the miners and mining compauies eporatiug in t- 1 r . . . ... isouenua. 1 nope tho liegisiature will pass the bill to unite Bohemia iu Lane county. Gko. MeOrKi'N of shippers expressing their regret ut not being able to attend. Chairman Campbell then an nounced th it l he club bad made Day and night shifts ore running the cross-cut tunnel at the Vesuvius from the Wild Hosr depn f mr.pl tn - 0 r - vr ... .t 1 1, ,, .. , . 1 i'uif-1 vfnih uuu are Dreoariue' the call for the meeting, thnt it wms I .. i, i y 1 c the way for a Iirge production of now proper for those present to ef-L . ' , ' . , r 11 . lore wl.en the we.itnpr o-cn uttlpd Editor Bohemia Nugget, Cottage Grove, Oregon. liKAR Cmr: Witli reforonce to the matter of changinj? the Lane Douglas line as proposed in a bill now pending uetore the Legislature we will sav that the North Fairview Mining Co. is a heavy owner of property in both Douglas and Lane counties and we urgently advocate tne proposed change for the follow ing reasons: The miners and citizens of Lane county have worked for years de veloping the Bohemia Mining Dis trict,, tuey wttu aid Irom the Lane countv court, have exnrndpH nvor $75,ooo.oo in building roads and Drtdgea leading into the district in addition to the hundreds of thou. sands of dollars that they have spent m developing their mining properties and ttiev should be af torued every lacuity and conven lence to aid them in their work. rrt . .t . inai mere is no road and no practical means of travel from the district into uougias couuty. Practically all miniuc claims and propet ties situated in the territory in question are owned or operated oy persons residing- in Lane countv and all business transacted at the Douglas rountv seat must Ka ,1mm j - - - -w wssuv at a very ooDsiueraoic addittoualex En Ncuuet: I am not in favor of robbing any man to pay another, or any county to enrich its neighbor countv. But the Bohemia Minincr District is so geographically situated inai it is Put little value to Douglas county and would be of inestimat- able value to Lane county, s al communication to and from th district is by railroad and wagon road from Cottage Grove in Lane countv. Hence it will be well to so change the dividing- line to include all the District in Laue couuty. I own mine properties in tho District in botn counties, have mined and been familiar with the District for many years. W. W. Oui,eshy. U. of 0. Students Visit Southern Ore Qon. Prof. Terril of the University of Oregon with eight students from tne department ot mines at the University started Mondav for a week of practical experience at the mines. They went to Jacksonville-. Oregon, whore they will visit the Opp mine and make a study of actual work in underground sur veying, oti their return will visit the groat power plants 'on Kogua Rivor and from Oranti Bass will go up Louse Creek to the Grauit Hill mine where another opportunity will be given to see underground engineering, feet an orL'anizition. C I Howard read the following resolutions which were on motiou adopted -- Kksoi.vo), That it is the sense of this meeting ot Shippers and Lum bermen of Central Oregon, rep resenting 150 mills, that we unani mously endorse House Bill No. 2, known as the Chupiu Bill, now be fore the Legislature of the State of Oregon for adoption; as agreed up on by the joint committe of the House an l Senate- B it further Rhsoi.vkd, That it is the sense of this meeting that the Chapin Iliil roud Commission Bill bo treated as a purely business measure. Wherk ys. The Southern Pacific Company have again sounded the death knell to the lumber industry of Central Oregou by advancing the freight rates on lumber from the Willamette Valley to California an 1 bay poiUs fron $0.17 pr thousand feet to $8.3.' per thousand feet, thus again assertiug the all powerful and domiuatmg influence of the Hani- man system from which the helpless shij pers have no means to redress, aud Wiukkas, The people aud indus tries of Oregou have aheady con tributed large sums of money iu ex cess ot a fair and reasonable interest on the bonded iudebetedness and watered stocks of the railroads iu Oregon, which has made it possible during the past six months for Mr. Ilarrimiu to acquire over $100, 000 000 of stock iu the Illinois Central, the Baltimore & O do, the New Yoik Central, the Atchinsou, the Chicago it Northwestern, the Chi cago, Milwaukee it St. Paul, and the St. Joseph and Grand Island Kailroads, an 1 Whi reas, The larger portion of this vast sum was yvruu"? from the people of Oiegon to further gratify the overweaning ambition of Mr. Harriman, he now seeks to impose a still greater tax on the importaut industries tntmtary to his sys'em. 1 hertfore, be it Resolved. That it ia the sense of this meeting that a committee be appointed to wait on the iiarnmau traffic officials and demaud that the $3.to rate be maiutained. The committee to report to the Corner- cial Club of Cottage Grove the re suit of its labors. And further be it Kesolvh), That the terrible am bition of Mr. Harriman. and the methods by yvhich lie puts that am- union mto operotiou, must be curbed. T. II. Chambers, A. C. Dixon ai d J. T. Kinnev were named bv the chuii man as the committee to carry the appeal for help to the traffic officials of the Herrman lines, as per resolutions adopted. Ou motion of C. II. Buikholder, a vote of thanks yvas given the Line County delegation at Sulem for the stand the v have taken on the railroad legislation A general discussion ot mutters at issuo was ireely indulged iu by those present. Mr. Geo. Cornwall of tho Pacifio Timberman. Portland delivered an address of interest. Iho following committeo was up- poiuted to take action towards the organization of a permanent associ ation for the protection aud pro-no tion ot the lumber industries of the Willamette Valley, J. 11. Chambers. A. 0. Dixon of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Co., J. J. iveeney, Leona MiMs Lumber Co.; Ivld JenKs and lien Curry working on their contract at Golden Slipper property. Beub Thorn and Clarence working at the Royal Flush. are the are Dick White is getting ahead with his tunnel. Charley Otterson is running two shifts at the Oregou-Colota do tun nel and reports splendid showing of ore. Wo'k is going on at the Bohemia Queen mine. Sherman Clark and brother are at the Combination. Bill George is making good head way with his contract on the Bos ton group. F- J. Hard is in Salem today to meet with the commutes on couuty lines relative to the desired change in the Bohemia Mining district. Jack Klofenstino has goue to Nevada with a number of other miners for the winter. Notice of Annual Meeting. Notice is hereby given that the annual meetiug of the stockholders of North Fairview Mining Co. will be held at the office of the company No. 450 Willamette street, Eugene, Oregon, ou Monday, February 18, 1qo7, at 1 o'clock p. m., for the pur pose of electing five directors to serve for tlie ensuing year. Hekbkrt Leigh, See. Cottage Grove Local in a Smashup. The Cottage Grove local leavlug hero a 5:10 Thursday morning, ow ing to a very heavy fog, went against the rear end of a freight train at Junction C ty. No one was injured beyond a few bruises the fireman received from jumpiug from his engine. The engiue was put out of service and the regular ca boose al6o an extra that was attached to tho freight train were bith splin tered to kindling wood. Two brake men were asleep in the caboose and escaped uuhurt. Several people from here were on the passenger. The Chapin Bill. The Chapin bill passed the Houeo Monday evening with the proviso that appointment be made by the board Governor. Secretary of State and State Treasurer. The Senate will have somethiug to aay Deiore it Becomes a law. LT L The contest at the Opera House Feb. ( was one which was a credit to the W. C T. U-, and especially to Mrs. DeSpain who has yvorked so hard in the L. T. L. The program as rendered showed that a cood deal of yvork bad been done bv the coutestaut and trainers. Mrs. De- Spain is doing a good work in Cot tage Grove in the Loval Temner- ence Legion and the parents of this city should send their children aud lend their sympathy to her in what she is trying to do. The L. T. L. meets every Thursday at 4 :15 p. m( at the M. church,