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About Lane County leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1903-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 25, 1903)
U. 'ZnM lGWt. O «001» o. Hane Counts Xeaber. * k„*iasrler» ,,,r " f ” ï , luui'wrmn I g f ifutt,. .-iiiuaüar ni...... VOL. XV INVESTORS ind HOMESEEHERS will here find opportuuKtes non here else afforded in Ore gon. The Leader will gtve you the new» ami fact» con cerning this favored locality COTTA« ¡K GROVE, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPT. 25. 1903. SOLD, BUD on Deputy Bown the offi,«,,. Were cerium that thin writs the man want ed ami at once made efforts for lus l capture. Deputy Bown with Con stable Lawson of this city procured a team and started up the road to President Crysta.1 Consolidated Mining C om ward Black Butte and London uud ! , after numerous inquiries became j pany. He is also Deputy United St&ctes j satisfied that the man had not gone that way. They returned to this I Mineral Surveyor. ;eld up a Deputy Sheriff' l'll-v uuJ look tLe truiu to Drain ex I pelting to head their man off on the j Pass Creek road. on the Streets in Cot George \\ . Lloyd, the subject of this sketch, is a native of Sheriff Fisk, with a team, left Cot Massachusetts, and has beeu actively engaged in miuing since tage Grove Friday tage Grove Saturday afternoon, tak 1KKO. Since that time lie has constantly held the office of ing the Drain and Scotts Valley Deputy l nited States Mineral Surveyor, and in that capacity road, thinking that perhaps the man has been connected with several prominent mining companies might have taken this road in hopes for over six years He was tbe miuing engineer of the Duraut ; of keeping away from Drain and Mining Uo. of Aspen. Coloiado, and made all of the surveysand Youcalla, but reached Oakland maps for their extensive litigation. There was more than 15 as Captured by Sheriffs '*itbout running up against him. miles of underground work included iu this company's devel At Oakland Fisk was joined by opments and operations. Mr. Lloyd first became interested iu Fisk and Parrott near Sheriff Parrott, of Uoseburg, Consta- tbe Bohemia mining district in 1899. About two years ago ble Pinkston, of Oakland, and tbe Crystal Consolidated Mining Co. wan organized here with Oakland Sunday. Deputy Bown and Constable Law- Mr. Lloyd as president, a son, and as it bad been reported that position be still'holds \Vitb Last Friday morning Messrs a man with a team bad been heard his company. He is also vice Hendricks and Clarke of Eugene re- 1 Sunday morning at 4 o’clock rapid president and general man ported the thelt of their harness the lv driving toward Oakland, and at ager of the Bohemia Gold previous night to Sheriff Fisk and a that time about 13 miles distant, it Mining Co. He is one of lileKription of the stolen property was agreed to go out that way and the incorporators of the new J«u sent t o t h e way points separate on the cross roads and look Boston Consolidated Ex Lot of Eugene. Early in the day a up the early morning driver. change, ard a member of 1 mau acting suspiciously arrived at Sheriff Fisk, Parrott and Pinksou its board of governors. Ifoginaw and hid his team in the were in the lead, and coming to the The object of this organiza ■brush. After reading the circular Calapooia river, noticed a horse tied tion is to present ligitimate lilt. Page took a close look at the to a tree about three hundred yards mining propositions to tbe Iturnout anil convinced himself be- up the river, the three officers took public and to protect all Ijotd a doubt that the harness thief a circle and surrounded what they stocks listed on tbe Ex land the visitor were one and the supposed to be some camp. Upon change. Tbe Crystal Con laanH person. By this time it was coming closer they were aware that solidated Mining Co. is now ■ 7:3*» p. nr- and thb mau was just it was the team, outfit and the mau e n g a g e d in building a ■ driving off. taking the Cottage that they were after and saw their wagon road from Champion I Grove route. Mr. Page went to 1 mau asleep in a chair beside his camp i creek to its mines and over I the telephone and told Officer Stiles j Wheu withiu 50 yards of the fellow, j thirty men are employed I that the mnn wanted had just left j one of the horses neighing awoke' upon it. A number of men I the hamlet. He then gave the de- him and he awakened to find himself are constantly at work in IKTiptioti of the turnout and its oc- covered with revolvers and that the the mines opening up ore leupant, describing Abe harness and command “ Hands up"must be obey-! bodies, ami a new Hawmill is being erected to supply timbers Jill high homes mounted with silver ed without endeavoring to use the for the mines end lumber tor the new buildiugssoon to be con Ikoobs. ; loaded revolver which be had held ■ structed. The Union Iron Works of San Francisco is furnish Marshal Ed. Underwood of this in his lap while sleeping. ing ^ stamp mill, timl the huildiug iu which the mill will be in I city »as notitied and with deputy The man gives the name of Tom , stalled will be erected as soon as tbe sawmill is in running order. riff Bow u was on the lookout for Young, and was taken to Eugene on Prof. W. P. Tonrv, Pb. D., of Baltimore, Md., who recently exam «culprit toarrive in Cottage Grove. the early train Monday morning by ined the properties of the Bohemia Gold Mining Co., says that 9 o’clock tbe turnout arriv- Sheriff Fisk and placed in the coun the 538 feet of continuous ore in the tunnel of the Gold Cross cil til* streets. Tbe harness was (ty jail. claim, property of this company , is’ the best body of continuous | verity the horses. Deputy Bown I The team and wagon was driven1 pay ore he has ever seen, aud that the sight of it well repaid »pied the turnout. “ I ’ ll have t o ! back by Deputy Bown, who arrived him for bis trip across the continent. Mr. Lloyd says that the JaritM iou,'' said the officer without i at Clirisman A Bangs stables in this Bohemia district is gomg to make one of tbe best and largest I covering the man with his weapon, city late Monday evening and re- miuing districts in tbe United States. He is one of those broad iThealw walked forward and took | nmined until afternoon Tuesday b e -' minded, liberal, progressive and successful mining operators I another look at the harness. When 'fore proceeding to Eugene with the who is doing so much to bring tbe Bohemia mining district to Ithe officer again turned around be new rig and its plunder. Deputy the attention of the outside world and make dividend payers of I found himself looking into the muz-1 Bown informed the L eader that its many valuable mines, among some of tbe very best and most |iltof a revolver. ¡Young undoubtedly was a very bad: promising properties being those of the two companies in which ‘■Now d------ you,” said the fu g i-' character and did not propose to be j he is interested. Itive, “back off, and keep backing off taken without a tight, he having luti! you are out of range of this] told Sheriff Fisk that he wished the — — I gun.’’ Deputy Bown proceeded to : deputy had shot him on the streets liiecute the required stunt. W hip-' in Cottage Grove. It was evident-1 IT E M S P I C K E D U P I ping up his horses and keeping tne ly luck for the officers that he was H E R E AND T H E R E O F ffiier covered with the other hand caught napping. The officers arc L O C A L IN T E R E S T Ithe culprit made good his escape, highly elated that the man is captur- AND O T H E R W IS E . IBown had his own revolver in his ed, as he is strongly suspected of I hand, but had not covered the man j being the party that has been cotn- — G. W. Humphrey of Baker City, town. Mr. Currin is also interested I tad neither had he placed the man lnjtting numerous thefts between is looking over the Bohemia district in the Homer claim, with heirs of H e r arrest, as he was not certain Salem "ami points south during the Dan Coulton, on which assessment with a view to mvesting. I Uiit tbe harnesH was tbe oue stolen , . „ „ , t , 1 „ j „;n wbrk is being prosecuted aud which laad with only a set of harness nt l,a8* *cw 111011 ___ L B. Hammond of Portland will , un well I (take Deputy Bown simply acted ’ . . .. .... „„,1 sjiend a season iu the Bohemia mines 1 I the ,,»,t of prudence in not firing. Subscribe for the L eahui and get observing tbe installation of the big One of tbe most valuable branches Alter tbe man had pulled his guuj all the local, state and general news. new electrict mining plant of the which the University of Oregon at Oregon Securities Co. in the Cham- Eugene has undertaken is that of the mining bureau. The depart pion Basin. meat has been bandied to some ex A. E. Thompson and Thos. How ie, millwrights and construction en- tent by Mr. Stafford, of tbe depart Prof. Thos. I gineers, arrived in this city Thurs ment of chemistry. d a y from Sau Francisco. They Condon has instructed in the geo j were sent here by the Union Iron logical branches of this subject, but Works to install a large new stamp until late this year the University has been without au exclusive course mill in the fine group of mines of I the Crystal Consolidated Mining iu mining. Prot. Jas. M. Hyde, graduate of Stanford University, I Company in the Bohemia District California, instructor in assaying at and proceeded to the mines today W e are offe ri 11 if shape i that institution for one year, aud to put tbe big new plant r -- — , .1 earliest! curator of the California State Min- A T C O S T for active operation* at the earliest . _ conductod in the feny GEORGE W. LLOYD MINING u For Spot Cash Our entire line .. o f .• W I X D O 'V y li a d e y C A r p e t s M A T T I X G y cRO CKEKY G L A S S W A HE T U B S A X I> W A 8 H B O A K DS If you desire bargains in any S of these lines, call ami see us I E a K in $ B r is to w NO. 23 coin siAT turn uud says that the Hume aud dam are completed uud the power house well under way. These im provements are beiDg done for tbe Oregon Securities Co. The big Champion tunnel is well under way, but all tbe work doue thus far has been by band, the air compressors not yet being started. “ Coal,” said tbe Captain, “ is being hauled to the mine aud the compressors will start in a verv few days. When Sheriff's Office Busy Issu the air Grills begin working, things ing Notices to Tax will move rapidly. I think that six Payers. weeks will see the mine aud mill running to their full capacity. The Crystal people are preparing to put in their mill uud will have it in com mission before long. Work is pro- j greasing on tbe Yesuvious and ; Oregon-Colorado. It is a great John C. Luce, former Lane mineral belt and with tbe invest ment of money that is going iu ' County Man, Dies in there, Bohemia will astonish tbe j Grant County. state in the production of tbe pre- cious metals. The systematic work . now being doue shows tbe confi-1 Darwiu Bristow, tho Cottage deuce that the owners of property | Grove banker-merchant, was trans have in the district. The plant of j acting business at the County Beat the Oregon Securities Co. will be j this week. tbe best equipped in the western | Marriage licenses were issued this part of Oregon, aud is au ideal one week as follows: J. C. Hice and for tbe treatment of ore such as ex Eunice Davis; J. H, Bell and T. A. ists in Bohemia.'’ Pude; C. N. lumau and Cora Bel- ------ -»• ♦ ------- nap. S u ic id e at E u g e n e . John C. Luce, ouo of the early pioneers of Oregon, dieil at his homo Thursday eveuiug landlord Zeig- in tbe John Day valley, Grant coun ler discovered a dead man iu oue of ty, last Monday eveuing. Mr. Luce his rooms iu the Hoffman house. was au early pioneer of Lane county The acting coroner ou arriving at and as well kuown to the early set at the room ou the third floor found tlers. Dr. D. A. Paine, Policeman Geo. The district fair, which will be Crouer and a number of others there. Tbe man. about middle aged, was held iu Eugeue, commencing Sept. sitting in a chair leaning against the 29tb. will be not only a fíne enter wall, with a bullet bole in tbe top of tainment for all tbe people, but will his bead, and a pistol in bis band. stimulate industry aud enterprise. A pool of blood w h s on tlie floor, It will be a benefit to Lone county. and tbe odor was uupfeasant, the Hon. Henry H. Gilfrey, principal man having evidently killed himself legislative clerk of the United States Wednesday night. The room had senate, arrived in Eugeue Sunday been locked all day Thursday until to visit his numerous relatives and Yernon Clark, bell boy. looked over friends, this being bis home county. tbe transom. A letter was lying in He is a brother of Mrs. 8. F. W hit tbe room addressed to tbe landlord, | aker, cousin of T. G. Hendricks of signed C. P. Nettleson, requesting Eugene, a brother of George Gilfry that after paying his funeral expen of Creswell, and has niauy other ses, his money aud watch should be relatives throughout the county and sent to bis wife st Chippewa Falls, state. Wis. Another sealed letter was ad Sheriff Fisk and his deputies are dressed to bis wife. An inquest bu«y issuing notices to taxpayers was not deemed neccessary. Iu bis that the deferred half payment of pocket was found $100.95. The taxes will become delinquent if not cause of death was supposed to be paid on tbe first Monday in October. ill-health and mentnl derangement. All taxes which were not paid in full or in half became delinquent on the M rs, C o r p r o n C o n v a l e s c i n g . first Monday in April last. Those who desired had the privilege at The many friends of Dr, and Mrs. that time of paying one-half of their Alexander Corprou will be pleased taxes and carrying the balance with to bear that Mrs. Corprou, who re out interest until the first Monday cently submitted to a surgical oper in October. The time is now rapidly ation for ap|iendicitis at a Portland approaching when the second half hospital is recovering from the oper of the taxes so paid will become due ation speedily and it is anticipated, and all taxyayers should understand will be uble to return horn* in eight that if these deferred half payments or ten days. The doctor and bis are not made on tbe date set, they little (iuugbter returned home Mon become subject to a ten per ceut day, much pleased with tbe success penalty and interest at tbe rate of of tbe wife and mother's treatment 12 per cent per annum from tbe first. at tbe boepital where she was taken Monday in April until the same aro paid. in a very precarious condition. CLOSING OUT AT COST 1 * possible 0 « e . j building oi Wan Francisco, for a G. F. Whaleni, of Butte Mont., 'year, has been secured to take arrived here this week on his way j cbarge of the department and is at to the Bohemia district, to investi- Work. Prof. Hyde has high ideals , gate that section, aud inspect the j concerDiDg his work and will make I various properties, ¡it one of the most important of the ' branches taught in the University, f Dick White was down from Bo- new Practical assaying will be done free 1 hernia Monday putting in a ' for mines about the state. Ar 'supply of powder with which to rangements are being made with vork in his prosecute development he will Wells, Fargo Express Co. for the group of claims, on which “ free transportation of ores in 50- 'soon complete his annual assess- pound lots to the University, and , ,„ent work. The claims in which like arrangements will be made with ! he is interested are located on the Southern Pacific. ‘•Birdsnest-’ mountain ant} give promise of developing into good S Y S T E M A T IC W O R K . I property. Felix Currin returned borne Sat C a p i . B a n Walharal S a v » «*»• B o h e m i» . M in ería ! B e ll I* e G r e w ! D istrict. urday from a visit to bis mine, known P u a h in t I m p r o v e m e n t s . is tbe Monarch, in Bohemia. He has four men at work driving a tunnel C'apt Ben Wetberel, who has j to tap a rich shoot at about a depth of fifty feet below where it was at been supervising tbe work being | first struck, and was found to he done by tbe Hammond Manufactur- , rich in f - e gold. He has about 70 already completed .1 ing Co. in Bohemia, returned to feet of tunnels ------ . - Portland hurt F riday. He report* i from which be exhibited some fine active work being done in that eec- „re specimens Monday while in | DISTRICT FAIR 29th PLEASING C L O T H E S For Well Dressed People When we buy our stock we are anxious for rare quality and right price. W e are anxious to procure for our customers the best the man ufacturers produce : : : : : : There’s Quality Style And Finish in these suits, and every buyer speaks o f his pleasure in owning them : : : : ;