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C O T T A G E G R O V E , OREGON.
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INDUSTRIES AND RESOURCES.
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Located on the ui>pet W illam ette Kiver
144 m ile« south of Portland on Southern l*a
cilic autt (Brecon & South Kutitern Railroads.
Population 0500; iw o Itanks, public an d it 1 uit
schools, live churches, water, light aud sew
er systems, i iraim i \ lloui mill iw.i bflCk
yards; saw mills. wo<xl w o rk factory, match
factory. steam laundry and the L s a d s r .
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('•rcat foresta of liiularr tributary t o _______
(•rove; tifteen saw m ills , th ree shiujr’e m ills,
w ith in a radius of 15 m ile s, lfcadciuaru-rs
lor llo h e m ia g o ld m in es a u d Black Butte
Q uicksilver m in e s v a lle y s am i foot h ills
w e ll ad ap ted to Iruil g r o w in g , farm in g am i
d a ir y in g . Por in torn iatim i regard ing th is
great country su W a r d * for flic L e a d e r.
VOL. XX. NO. 18
COTTAGE GROVE, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 1908.
POOL AND SKATING
FRED HERDER MEETS WITH EXCELLENT ROADS INTO BOHEMIA MINES
AUTOMOBILE COULD EASILY REACH CAMP PAVILION FOR COTTAGE GROVE
I VERY SERIODS ACCIDENT
Knocked From Platform in Slaughter Government Geologist Investigating this Mining District. |Two-Story Building 8 0 X 100 Feet to
Favorably Impressed with the Camp— Portland
Be Erected on South Fourth Street
House by Mad Steer, Arm Broken
People Looking Over Their Holdings.
Swimming Pool 6 0 X 8 0 Feet
and Rendered Unconscious.
Fred H erreu, proprietor of the
Cottage G rove m eat m arket and
cold storage plant, met with a
serious accident T uesday after­
noon. He was in the act of k ill­
ing 'a beef at the slaughter house
when he was throw n backw ard
from the place where he was
standing above the lieef to the
floor below, alighting on the back
of his head, rendering himself u n ­
conscious and in somewise b re a k ­
ing both bones of his left arm
above the wrist. Billie Shields, a
lad who was with Mr. Ilerren
dragged his prostrate form from
the slaughter house an d closed the
door th a t he m ight not be further
injured bv the m ad steer, which he
was endeavoring to kill, when he
fell. Dr. Job was im m ediately
summ oned and employes from the
shop were soon on the scene and
Mr. Ilerren was removed to his
home in this city, where he did not
fully regain consciousness until
about ten o ’clock in the evening.
I)r. Job reduced the compound
fracture, w hich was an ugly one
as one bone was forced through
the skin of the forearm. Mr.
Ilerren says he stru ck the steer a
slanting blow with the hammer,
breaking the handle, the m ad
brute at the same tim e forcing the
door of the chute open, which
caused Mr. Ilerren to fall from the
position he occupied above the
anim al, the balance of the occur­
rence being a b lank to him.
lie is recovering speedily from
the accident and will soon be able
to tie about again.
BOHEMIA DISTRICT IS A
GREAT SUMMER RESORT
S. B. Morss and fam ily, returned
home from a cam ping trip in the
Bohemia m ines last week and Mr.
Morss says th a t after one such trip
in this m arvelous wonderland
6,000 feet above sea level, a trip to
the coast or most other ( iregon
points seems very tam e and dis-
interesting.
T he fam ily pitched their tents
above the warehouse, near < )rseco.
From this cam p one has access to
the great Bohemia m ining district,
w hich affords great trout fishing,
deer and bear h u n tin g and huckle­
berry picking, these berries now
being rice and very plentiful. Mr.
Morss says the fam ous Bohemia
lilly is now in bloom and no lilly
known is more beautiful or frag ­
rant, even though this one adorns
the craggy bluffs and glades of old
Bohemia. O ne of the thrilling
experiences to be enjoyed in this
cam p is a trip to the sum m it of old
Fairview, from w hich vantage
point, seven prom inent perpetual
snow peaks m ay be seen on a clear
day and from w hich point a birds-
eye-view of the greater part pf
W estern Oregon m ay be had.
No one can realize this picture
all at once: everything is deceptive,
and it takes tim e to grasp the
m agnitude of the surroundings.
But by degrees the im m ensity and
appalling grandeur of the environ­
m ents assert them selves, aud the
beholder feels and know s that he
MUCH W ORK A T M A Y FI.O W E R .
Zeyss of Portland, were in the
city W ednesday. T hey were on
their way to visit the Fairview
m ining property owned by them.
T hey have been notified that a
good ledge has been discovered
which ru n s h ’gh in gold aud cop­
per. Mrs. Wyatt tak es a rather
philosophical view of the m atter,
—statin g th a t she looks upon the
property as valuable, yet will not
lie led aw ay with the thought that
it is a b o nanza.
the N oonday road. T he May­
flower people are getting ready to
install a reduction plant and they
have recently developed a very
large ledge of free m illing ore.
T hey are. also constructing a big
flume and an electric power plant.
T here is greater activity iu the
district, Mr. Leigh says, than
there has been for some time past,
and he expects lively times there
during th e n ex t few years. T he
m ountains were never so beautiful
as they are now, he says. W ild
flowers abound in profusion aud
the grass is more prolific th an he
has ever seen it in the m ountains.
Down in the Mines.
W hile cam ping in the Bohemia
mines last week George Comer,
Sam Gosnell and Voltiey London
had the pleasure (?) of going
through the W est Coast Com pany’s
mines, through the courtesy of
M anager A. B. Wood. T hey went
down deep in the b ig sh afts aud
thio u g h long, dark tu n n e ls m any
tim es m entally vowing if they ever
got out ou top of terra firma, they
would lie content to rem ain there.
But after all it was a rare treat and
a revelation to them, as they ob­
tained a more p ractical knowledge
of the great am ount of work which
has been accom plished in this m in ­
ing district and the great hidden
w ealth of this camp.
Government Geologists in Bohemia.
D onald M cDonald, a govern­
m ent geologist is in the Bohemia
m ining district exam ining claim s
on w hich applications for patents
have been m ade and is thoroughly
investigating the affairs of the dis­
trict. H is visit and mission is
tim ely and the cam p will be the
better for his investigation aud re­
port. It is said he is favorably
impressed with the camp.
Off For Bohemia.
Mr. Leigh stated th at the owners
Mrs. J. K. W yatt aud party,
of the Mayflower m ine are bu ild ­
ing a first-class road to their prop­ consisting of Dr. F. S. Skiff aud
is in close com m union with the erty, this being a continuation of wife, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. L. A.
awful m ajesty of nature. Here,
above all other places, the grandest
works of m an sink into insignifi­
cance, and the silence seem to do
hom age as to a god. Calm and
unbroken is the solitude of nature
in this, her temple. Storms aud
tempests may rage around, and
Dr. K athriue Schleff aud baby side of the road, throw ing the
the su n ’s fierce rays descend upon
au
d
a lady friend, Mrs. W eaver, buggy over the batik, into the
her brow, seeking to disturb her
serenity; but in vain. Victorious narrowly escaped drowning in the river with the two ladies and the
in some elem ental conflict, she Coast Fork river in the vicinity of sm all child. For some moments
ceases from her labors. Peace, Rouse’s mill M onday. They were the ladies were eutangled in the
inviolate, is the guerdon of her
driving to Black Butte iu a buggy buggy cover and were held under
w arfare, and the loneliness of her
behind
Mrs. Schleff’s spirited water, but they finally extricated
grandeur the highest m onum ent of
horse
aud
while rounding a very themselves from their perilous
her trium ph. 1'hus we are m ade
to feel as the seclusion of these narrow grade on the river bank, position and with some effort
scenes is penetrated. At every the horse shied aud jum ped to the reached the bank, the w ater at this
| point being from 5 to 6 feet deep.
However, aside from being severe­
ly strangled aud soaking wet, they
returned to Rouse's mill nearby
I and were given dry clothes aud
| cared for while they recovered
from the severe shock of the ac­
cident, retu rn in g to their home in
this city T uesday. It w as a very
narrow escape from a fatal ac­
cident.
turn, some new unexpected beauty
meets the eye, distinct, bearing the
stam p of individuality, and yet,
in some m ysterious m anner insep­
arable from the whole. There are,
however, no rivals am ong these
gorgeous scenes. Projecting rock
and sheltered cove, fir-crowned
cliff aud open glade, each to the
other lends a charm , aud each
reiterates the sam e g rand theme.
P'rom the shaded recesses of old
Fairview one m ay indulge in snow ­
balling in A ugust, and the num er­
ous springs and brooklets are as
clear as crystal aud cold as ice.
T aken altogether, a two weeks, or
m outh’s cam ping trip in the Bo­
hem ia district is one of unusual
interest and de light.
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DR. KATHRINE SCHLEEF, BABY AND FRIEND
BARELY ESCAPE DROWNING IN COAST FORK
1000 Sam ples
F a ll P attern s
T a ilo r M ade S u its
Coatless Suspenders
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H erbert I.eigh, the well-known
m ining engineer of Eugene, re­
turned home S aturday night from
the Bohemia mines, where he had
been w orking for four weeks ou the
North Fairview property, says the
Guard- H e is enthusiastic over
the present condition of the " H a rd ­
scrabble” road leading to the
mines. U ntil recently the road
h a s been rough an d m ade travel­
ing very disagreeable, b u t now Mr.
I.eigh says, it is as good as any
prairie road in the county. To
prove this, he states th at in coming
out of the district he rode ou horse­
back from the N orth Fairview
m ine to W ildwood, a distance of
14 miles, in three aud a h alf hours
going iu a trot or gallop all the
way, whereas formerly this was
impossible on account of the
roughness of the road. All the
stum ps an d big rocks have been re­
moved the entire distance aud the
road leveled so th at an automobile
could easily m ake the trip to the
top of the m ountain.
A T --------- - -..........
WheelerThompsoo Company
Have it for Less.
PLANS FOR SANTIAM SMELTER SUBMITTED
MARION COUNTY COURT ASSISTS ENTERPRISE
T he plan of action proposed to | of the group can do this well),
The county court h as started the
the Marion county commissioners j still we are not w illing to com ball rolling with au appropriation
by Mr. P aul T . G adsden, repre­ tnence actual erection until you of $2500. T his sum will cover
senting, the W ilson-Gadsden in ­ i can report to us th a t there is in the cost of five bridges across the
terests relative to putting in the S your treasuries a fund sufficient to Santiam . T h e entire cost of all
Santiam Smelter, is as follows aud i actually mine this ore an d to de- improvements will be about $14,-
may be taken as a pointer by the I liver it to the smelter,
IKX). T he mineow uers themselves
Bohemia m ine owners:
j T hird— We know of no other are m aking every «ffort to comply
" I am authorized by Dr. George j district where it would be possible with the conditions nam ed by the
F\ W ilson and the other gentlemen I at such a small expense to deliver eastern capitalists who will install
associated with me in the enter­ , th e product of a m ine to m arket, | the smelter.
prise, to state to you th a t after an d this expíense can lie reduced ! There will, of course, lie much
careful investigation of the district to a m inim um if your m ines will other expense connected with the
iu w hich your mines are located, ¡ form some sort of a joint plan for operating of the mines, which will
th a t we have decided, to erect a the erection of w hatever plant is fall upon the mineowuers. It will
smelter of not less th an one bun deemed best and most economical be necessary to erect a power
dred tons daily capacity to com for the delivery of ore to the I plant, as well as a tram w ay for
transporting the ore from the
tnence with, in the neighborhood ¡ smelter.
of your mines, subject, however,
A gain, there is sufficient water mines to the smelter, and cross-cut
to certain conditions outlined here­ | in the neighborhood to furnish 1 tunnels to open up ledges suffic-
in .
] power to do the m ining for all the j iently to be able to furnish the
“ After looking over various pro­ i m ines aud to operate the smelter, I tonnage required by the smelter.
At the present tim e several teams
perties in W ashington, Idaho, and j an d here again we suggest that
Oregon, in the endeavor to find a this could be done most econom ic­ j and from 16 to 18 m en are at work
suitable location for custom sm elt­ ally by all the com panies or a j grading the road. T hey are em
er, it seems to us that as far as j num ber thereof, joining iu the : ployed by the m ining companies,
n atu ral features are concerned, ^erection of a power p lan t for the j T he com panies are pushing their
I work as fast as possible, and will
and the possibility of a very large I use of all.
tonnage being ultim ately develop­
Finally, as a fourth request, we m ake every endeavor to meet the
ed, th at your district stands pre­ ; m ust request that the actu al work conditions asked by the backers of
em inent over any we h av e in v esti­ | of development of the m ines of the proposed sm elting plant, so
gated.
j your district, lie undertaken under th at the product can lie put on the
There are certain difficulties, the advice and suggestion of some m arket within the shortest possible
however which m ust be met and I well known, competent m ining eti- ; time.
T he p lan t itself will lie modern
overcome by you before we will com ­ j giueer. We again lielieve it ad
mence the actual building of the ! visable for all or several of your iu every way, and will accom mo­
plant. If you will overcome Jhese m ines to join in the em ploym ent of date all the ore dug out of the
mines. Its cost will lie at least
difficulties w ithin the year, we are I such a m an.
readv to contract for the erection
I will add, in closing, only the $100,004), au d its capacity will be
of a plant.
rem ark th a t we are more interested 100 tons per day to l>egiu with.
i even th an yourselves, perhaps, in In a circu lar letter issued to the
THE MAIN CONDITIONS.
the speedy erection of this plant m ineow ners by the W ilson-Gads-
First— T h at the road from Elk ; for the reasons I have outlined to den com pany, this statem ent is
It is our purpose to in ­
horn, at least as far as the smelter j you i n private conversations. m ade:
site, to be selected by us, shall he | Therefore we only aw ait the fulfill- crease the tonnage of the furnace
completed by you.
| m ent of the above conditions be­ just as soon as the increased ton­
Second— W hile there is not the fore we will commence the actual nage is ready for us. T he im ­
slightest doubt in our opinion of erection of the p la n t.”
mense ledges of your district will
the ability of our m ines to produce
beyond doubt develop an euorm-
ACTION
OP
COUNTY
COURT.
one hundred tons daily output, we
desire to commence w ith ( and in
T he erection of a sm elting plant |o u s tonnage, the great ex ten t of
fact with a little more development in the Gold Creek m ining district w hich I would not care to risk a
work we believe th a t alm ost any seems now a certainty.
a figure on.”
T hat Cottage ( '.rove is beginning
to put on m etropolitan airs is evi
dent for the nature of its various
improvements this season, in clu d ­
ing graded streets, new brick
blocks, brick commission house,
fruit drier aud cannery aud last
b u t not least au up-to-date sw im ­
m ing pool aud skating rink com ­
bined.
W. B. Cooper, the enterprising
real estate dealer, is the promoter
and prime mover in this new pleas­
ure resort. -He has purchased a
tract of lau d on South Fourth
street on w hich is a num ber of
good springs a n d a n atural reser­
voir. Over this he is erecting a
two-storv building 80x100 feet, the
ground floor to be supplied w ith a
sw im m ing [xx>l 60x80 feet and
private dressing rooms.
T h e
second story wili be equipped with
a good, solid aud smooth floor 80x
1(K> feet to be used as a skating
pavilion. T he swimm ing pool will
be filled from springs, the water to
lie heated by steam pities, aud
needless to say this will become a
very popular aud paying resort
from the very day it is opened to
the public. Mr. Cooper expects to
have the place completed iu from
six weeks to two months.
For a New Cottage Grove Brick.
H . J. Clark, the contractor, is in
the city securing of W illiam H and
plans for a new brick he has the
contract for erecting at Cottage
Grove, a two story brick. 50x95
feet for M artin & Kebblebeck.
T his will be Mr. C lark ’s fourth
brick put up iu Cottage Grove d u r­
ing the past six m ouths. Select­
ing Mr. H and as the architect is a
compliment to his skill.—A lbany
Democrat.
BARNIM & BAILY’S GREAT
CIRCUS AT EUGENE AUG. 29
It is a pleasure to announce the
fact that on S aturday, A ugust 2 '),
the Barnum an d Baily greatest
show ou earth will give two per­
form ances in Eugene, thus afford­
ing an apportuuitv to the people of
th is city to visit the greatest circus
the world has ever know n.
For fifty-four years the Barnum
and Bailey show has led the world
in all m atters pertaining to big
am usem ents.
There is not a country ou earth
where it is not as well know n as
in America, nor a city of any size
iu the world where its m am m oth
tents have not been pitched.
Royalty has applauded it and the
peasantry has m arveled at it, and
all the world, civilized aud savage,
h as contributed to its m ultiplicity
of attractions.
T he spirit of its great founder,
one of the most w onderful men in
all history, P. T . Barnum, still
lives iu the policy of the present
m anagem ent, while the perfect
system put into operation by the
great Jam es A. Bailey, is still iu
operation. T h is season the show
is m uch larger than ever liefore,
an d additional interest attaches to
it liecause the parade, a feature
which for several seasons has been
missing, is again iu its custom ary
place.
For four years artists, sculptors
and m echanics have been w orking
day and night at the foreign work-
shops of the show at Stock-on -
T rent, E ngland, building this
great street pageant and the result
of their labors now is expressing
itself iu the most costly and longest
street parade that ever passed
through the streets of any city.
T he program iu the great exhibi­
tion tent opens with a new spec­
tacle. The acts th at follow are all
European aud of great novelty
and variety. Of the .157 perform ­
ers, uearly .100 have never toured
America before. T he clim ax of
the bill is the most daring aiid
awful exhibition of nerve aud
death-daring ever attem pted. The
act is called"A utos th at Pass in
the A ir,” As the nam e briefly e x ­
plains, it is the passing of two
autom obiles high above the heads
of the people, while leaping a 50-
foot grap. T he velocity is gained
by a lightning-like dash down a
steep steel incline, one m achine
h ugging close behind the other.
A sharp upw ard term inal of the
track sends the outomobiles up
into space. One gracefully arches
across the gap to a spring platform,
the other tu rning a com plete somer­
sault around it an d lauding be­
hind it.
T he circus this season num bers
1,500 people, 700 horses, 108 cages
of anim als, 5 railroad trains, 20
camels and nearly all the elephants
in America.
GREAT REDUCTION
SUMMER SHOES
25 per cent off.
All lines of Ladies and Gents Oxfords
Also fine stock of Children's Shoes
going at the same reduction.
Best $4.00 Shoes now $3.00.
Best $3.00 Shoes now $2.25.
Best $2.00 Shoes now $1.50.
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Phone Main 643— Our own Delivery.