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About Lane County leader. (Cottage Grove, Lane County, Or.) 1903-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1903)
If- i*n«6e s««yt- 0*ïe0’' J " „.„l.iuârtef» for thr*« roniDMll - » n t e * » > to the rich mine», »ml l._ g jf ín » i’ in u a h a r " it ilo » OI o, Xane Counts Xeaòer. VOL XV INVESTORS and N O M SSCEKEM will here flud opportunities nowhere els« afforded in Ore gon. The Leader will give you tiie news and facts con cerning this favored locality COTTAGE GROVE, LAN E C O U N T Y . O REG O N , F R ID A Y , OCT. 30. 1003. They L ik e B oh em ia the road from the mines to this city was another great feature pertain ing to the vast resources of ttiis Congressman H e r m a n n , vicinity to attract their attention and interest. The importance aud value tnd Other Prominent of the hue new wide guage railroad jou , Golden Rule Company has to the niiues from this citv was ob- hied location of mill site in bohemia Men Visit the Hines served and the excellence of its miD1D8 district. equipment and rapid, permanent! Geo. W. and bertha Mctjneeu L*te lust Saturday evening a spec . . . •° |<i i° th® Golden ------- Rule con r : trr and „ r efficient « DriDc*d management. tbem °f *“ * ha?e hi train brought Congressman ante solidated Mining A Milling Com ginger Hermann, Senator A. C. " ith all t h e s e vast natural pany, the Modoc No. 1 mining claim, Musters of D ouglas county, and tributary resources aud extensive bohemia district. forest Reserve Supervisor, S. C. improvements, t h e distinguished The Golden Rule Consolidated gutruiu, to tltis city from the boh e visitors predicted that Cottage Grove mi» Mining District which they visit could but develop speedily into an Miuiug Company has filed amended ai od a semi-official inspection tour important, commercial city. At the mining locations for the following corerini,' a period o f two days. It close of a pleasant reception tender claims in the bohemia district. (U the first opportunity ever afford- ed the trio by numerous Cottage Pythias, Nomodic. David, Damon, id Mr. Hermaun and Senator Mar Grove friends, they were escorted to Jonathan, Stone and Easel. NO. 28 test was made from ores of St. Helens, Bohemia and parts of East ern Oregon and contained au aver age of 80 per cent silica. Captured in the Act by Night It is the purpose of the owners, though Mr. Marsh vows they will W atchm an Martin and laud it yet. The well is down about now that they have proven the value of their invention, to put up plants 1400 feet. Landed in City Jail. in different sections, aud ateps are _ F. J. Hard returned to Cottage being already undertaken to bring Grove from a business trip to Port about large manufacture o f the new Several bad characters made a land Monday and on Tuesday morn smelter. raid on Cottage Grove Tuesday ing returned to bis miues in the b o night and at least three of the cu l hernia District, b efore returning to C o n d u c t o r CheLngaa. prits came to speedy grief through the mines Mr. Hard purchased I the efficiency and vigilence of local through Cottage Grove business Pat Tynan, who has heeu travel officers. About two o ’ clock W ed houses, three late improved one-ton ing conductor on the Southern nesday morning, while on his beat ore cars, 80,000 pounds of track for Pacific for many years, has been about town, night watchman Roht. the cars and two tons of caudles, all transferred to conductor on the Martin heard the crashing o f broken of which were shipped up to his night overlands, N o’ s 15 and 16, be glass iu the vicinity of Piper and mines, the Vesuvious, Oregon and tween Portland aud Roseburg, the Vandenberg’ s hardware store and kers to visit this important mining the depot and took their departure Golden Rule Company has filed Colorado and Riverside this week. position of traveling conductor hav upon approaching the store he district, Mr. bartrum , however, hav- for their Roseburg homes by Sun proof of labor on the Damon, Pvth- J. H. Pearsons, who for the past ing recently been abolished. Sam found a man leaning against a tele 1Bg visited the district several times day morning’s train. ias, Nomacic. Jonathan, Stone, Fusel. season has served as general manager Veatch, who held the run taken by graph pole whom be questioned re during the past season on official David, Ibex, M odoc, No. 1, C. L., of the Oregon and Southeastern Tynan, is now on the Albany local, garding the noise and was informed busiae“s connected with the forest: CIRCUIT COURT MONDAY Gold Dollar, buffalo, Jack, Will, Railroad, now building from this and Agler who was ou that train, that it came from farther down the raorve of that vicinity, through Coribou and bum ble bee claims, b o street. The fellow proved to be an city to the bohem ia mines, and also takes a ran south of Ashland. which both the wagou road to the Largest D ocket In Y e a rs—S e v e n te e n Di hemia district. accom plice to the house-breaker who the Oregon Securities Co., which is mines and the Oregon A Southeast-1 vorce C e s e a -C a a e a In W h ic h Col- bad just broken out a side window Letter From Bohemia. A gentleman from Seattle who has operating extensively in the bohe em railroad passes, permits for their tags G rove Y o lk s are Interested of the store and was evidently warn been speuding some time in the b o mia district, left Tuesday for New construction ucross the reserve and B oh em ia , Oct. 25, 1908— Editor ed of the officer’s approach before other similar concessions having | The November term of circuit hemia mines prospecting called at York City to remain indefinitely, he Feeling sus L e a d e r : W e read with pleasure entering the place. torn secured through the Supervisor | court will convene at Eugene next our office Wednesday and exhibited being succeeded by chief eugiueer and satisfaction your timely editorial picious of the character with whom A. b . W ood, who has heeu an able some very fine quartz specimens, bv the company. The party which | Monday with ih , , i . "— “ " ’S* specimens, iu the L eader last week counciling he came is contact, Mr. Martin m escorted over the line of the , * , T Jocket “ “ ong the rest being a fine speci- assistant to Mr. Pearsons, who lenves harmony and fair play in the Bohe decided to shadow his man, who was Mw railroad and through the miues r®cord«d ,or fome tlm®. there being meu of zinc ore. He objected to his the com pany’ s business affairs mia M ining District and suggesting eoon thereafter joined by a second superintendent J. H. Pearson» of ! aLout 100 cases to dispose of includ- name appearing in connection with first class shape and has accomplish ed a vast amount of work during the that an attempt on the part of any party and together they proceeded i0. A S. E. railroad and Oregon mg 17 divorce cases. The following his discoveries at the present time. seasou. Mr. W ood, through bis company or corporation to control, to the West Side. They were fol unties Mining Company, was cases in which the people of Cottage From the Myrtle Creek items in energy and long experience in the dictate or administrate the affairs of lowed by the officer and upon reach delighted with their trip and aston- (Jrove are interested will come up the Roseburg Review is the follow management of such enterprises will the entire camp in their own inter ing the west end of the bridge, the at the magnitude of the im- j , . • „ . „ , b- I for a hearing: Oregon A South ing: Fred Marsh is chief push at no doubt keep the operations and ests would not oulyjresult disastrous same suspicions character was found venients and developments in eastern Railroad company plff., vs the oil well diggings now since business affairs of the company mov ly to the district, but to themselves on guard while his pal had again progress iu the district, as well as D. A. Mosbv deft.; writ of review. Lloyd ^Schmidt went away. Thev ing along in the same satisfactory as well. There is not a miner in disappeared. Nigbtwatch Martin, its extent and richness, and the tried two weeks to get the lost stem and vigorous manner. Mr. Pearsons the camp who would place a single at this point decided upon prompt J. S. Medley for dlff. peat number of valuable properties out, hut had not succeeded in getting was accompanied by his estimable stone in the way of the develop action, handcuffed his man and L. Lurch plff., vs. W. H. blair being opened up. The fine moun- it to the surface at this writing, wife on his return to New York. ment of the camp, or the property placed him under guard at Jones tuu roads and the carefully laid out and Sarah E. blair, his wife, deft.; of any company or corporation, so A Blew’ s saloon while be went in ud permanent nature of all the im to recover money. J. S. Medley for long as they show a disposition to search of the other party, who was provements in the district was a plff. J. E. YouDg for deft. be fair and honorable and dem on soon located in the act of entering W . J. Campbell plff., vs. I. H . ---------------- great revelation to the distinguished strate the same liberal spirit toward the big merchandise store of the visitors. The party carefully in- Second Test of Improved the other companies and mining Pacific Tim ber Co. located a short the great electric power properties of the district, otherwise distance below the bridge. The plant of the O regon Securities Com for deft. something is sure to drop and there fellow had broken the glnss from Resident o f this City, Smelter Proves More pany as well as its tramways, tun- Lena becker plff., vs. Edwin C. will be a general “ cave in” as it a side door aud was endeavoring to Killed at Springfield Satisfactory to all. ls, sawmills, and other iraprove- becker deft.; divorce. J. 8. Medley were. There is one matter that was unlock the door from within when overlooked lost week by your corres he was apprehended and captured Mr. Hermann participating for plff. ii the dedication . of the fine new Joseph W. Stewart, pioneer resi Portland. Oct 26— There is no pondent in his discussion of the and the two culprits were promptly Mary C. Steingrandt plff. ve, Geo. .... ^ little later it was ribniud bunkalatioo buildings of E. Steingrandt deft ; divorce. J. S. f dent amt merchant o f Springfield, doubt in the minds o f Northwest twin” miners meetings heid in the' landed in jail, district lately for the election of a found that entrance bad been effect this mining company. The party Medley for plff. was suddeniy killed at that place mining men that the Improved vice president and that is the con ed to the meat market of Bartels xpreaeed their regret that their J. H. Messier plff., vs Lillie M. about 8 o ’ clock Sunday morning. Smelter will do what is claimed for stitution of the State miners associ A Veatch and the till robbed o f Mr. Stewart was voluntarily as ■ted time did not permit them to Messier deft; divorce. J. S. Medley sisting in adjusting the gate of the it by its inventors. The machine is ation plainly defines some of the its contents amounting to about the entire uistrict, but as Mr. for plff. mill race near Washhurne’s flour compact and easily transported, and qualifications of its vice presidents $2.25. It is thought the job was Hermaun and Senator Mareters re- Cbas. bruneau et. a)., vs City of mill. A log had become fastened its operation is cheap, as follows: First, they mnst be done by the two men who were cap ‘ enough was seen to con- Cottage Grove et. a!: report of ref in some manner in the bottom of the ~ ‘ ~ Forty of Portland's prominent residents of the district which they tured and upon whose persons that ce the most skeptical that bohe eree. A. C. Woodcock and Johnson gate, and the men were endeavor mining men witnessed the success represent. They must be qualified amount of small change was found. in destined to becom e one of the A Eby for plff. J. E. Young J. S. ing to release it. Mr. Stswait had ful test run of the Improved Mineral in mining operations, and must be They proved to be David Hunter, a greatest and richest mining camps Medley and Skipwortb A Pipes for hold of the windlass when the log Smelter at Oswego, Saturday after the choice of the mining men of the late saw mill em ployee of the Pacific on the Pacific Coast, and its develop defts. suddenly became disentangled from | noon. Tbft first test, given about distriot. It will therefore be noted Tim ber Co., and Sam Jacobsou, ment and advancement is pfienom- Thos. Allen and E. J. Sherwood the gate and the windlass flew teu day« ago, proved the feasibility that the boasted vice president elect lately employed as a dishwasher at tm»L" Mr. Hermaun said the new rie mining plant of the Oregon plff., vs. City of Cottage Grove et, around, one of the arms »Inking Mr. of the plan, aud Saturday's test was of the Champion Basin meeting is the Graham hotel. Both Hunter and Jacobson, rities Company which will be al.; report of referee. Johnson A Eby Stewart on the bead, knocking him made to prove the cost o f treatment. disqualified to hold the office or serve y for operation early next month, for plff. J. E. Young. J. S. Medley off the platform to The ground below Those watching the test own inter in the capacity of vice president in were bound over to the Circuit a distrnce of about ten feet. The ests in mines in ali parts of Oregon all three of the above requirements. Court and being unable to furnish perhaps the largest, most complete, and Skipwortb A Pipes for defts. bonds were taken to Eugene and P rospector . ♦ m »• — other men immediately clambered and Washington, and it was dem on More anon. ical and up-to-date mining lodged in the county jail to await Rapid development of the Similk- to the ground to give him any assist strated to the complete satisfaction ant in the state and one of the ameen mining section of british ance that might be needed, but to of all that the plant would do all A marriage certificate recently trial. the ever inspected. claimed for it. The present furnaces their horror they found that be was filed at Gumpoint, O., gave the age Columbia is rblated by G. Everett Matters pertaining to the Forest G. A. R. laerve of this district was investi- baker, a promineut mining man of beyond human aid anti was fast are supposed to be merely for test of the bridegroom, Jere Boeartb, of ing purposes, and are only 24 inches dying as the result of a gaping Kenner’s Brook, as 101 vearB and l»d by Mr. bartrum and his corn- Portland, who has returned from a Appumatax Post No. 34 meets at square in the center, but still have one month, and the bride, Mrs. Julia cily hall in Cottage Grove on seoond ions, and the exteneive bodies of tour of that district. According to wound in the left temple. Joseph W. Stewart was born in a capacity of 20 tons per day. The Ann Jenkins, as 99 years. It was and fourth Saturday of each month at merchantable timber tributary to Mr. baker, the largest smelter in Macoupin county, Illiuois, on Sep former plants, of which there have the sixth matrimonal venture for the 1 p. m. Visiting comrades always mintB outside o f the reserve aud America is soon to he erected there, welcome. O. W. McReynolds, Com. tember 13, 1835. He moved with been many invented and tested for groom and the fourth for the bride. H. C. Dutton, ajt picuously in evidence all along and other indications are of the best. his parents. Mr. and M tb . Eben smelting ore, have invariably proved , Stewart, to Missouri, thence to Iowa, a failure, even when water jacketed. In 1852 the family came to Oregon, The trouble was that the smelters | crossing the plains by ox team. They j formerly tested would invariably settled on the Willamette river near ‘ freeze” ou account o f the blast be- E'tgene. In 1855 they took up their ( ing injected from the bottom of the f residence in Eugene. He settled at j furnace. Springfield, where he went into th e . The new process reverses the mercantile business, conducting a 1 mode of treatment, and the fuel, in generai store from Nov. 5, 1863,1 stead of being placed under the ore, i until about a year ago, when b e ' is placed above, and the blast is sold out and retired from active \ forced down furnace No 1 across the That tin» o i k * place in town when* you could connection at the bottom to No. 2, [ business life. thence up to the smokestack at the Mr. Stewart was first married to always senm* .1 stylish, dependable lint, waa at Miss Julia Walker, and to them two top. The peculiar feature of the [ children were born, Henry Stewart, prucesa is the fact that a greater heat our store? Then* is ¡1 reason for it : : : : : of Pendleton, and Mrs. Hattie is generated in furnace No. 2, where Wheeler, of Portland. His second no fuel is used than in No. 1, where The largest and best marriage was to Miss L. Elizabeth the fuel is needed. It is contended Evans, and the issue of this union by the patentees that half of the fuel was three children as follows: Mrs. necessary for running the plant is ! James L. Clark, James Stewart and obtained from the air in other words, Harry Stewart of Spaingtield. His the soft coal which is used as fuel wife, aDd the following three Bis generates a gas, and this gas being in C o t t a g e Grove ters and one brother, also survive forced through the ore chamber be him: Mrs. T. G. Hendricks, Mrs. comes mixed with oxygen, which is Can fill larjre or small orders Ashley Stevens. Mrs. J S. Luckey injected at different places through the furnace. This saves every par- I and John Stewart, all of Eugene. promptly : Country produce \\ e are always looking ahead and counting on The deceased was well known all tide o f carbon or volatile matter I bought and sold : Special a over the state. He was a man of which the coal contains. The odor tention given to orders troni the future wants o f our customers. And w e sterling worth and was always count escaping from the plant is scarcely the Bohemia mines .' • ed as one of Lane county’ s formost preceptibie. The smoke generally I never huv anything but the leading makes citizens. Funeral services were held arising from the horning o f soft from the family home Tuesday, in coal and smelting sulphide ore is | and styles : : : : : • terment in the Eugene Masonic heavily laden with arsenic and sul- j phur. This is entirely eliminated \ cemeterv. in the new smelter, and one o f the The Bootb-Kelly Company has great objections to locations of smel closed down the big W endling mill t e n will be done away with, aa there are no odors or poisonous g ases, for about ten daya. This was done arising. The ore used Saturday j scarcity of cars, on account of tu was a ver silicious nature and was | and while closed lown the company l(i of Britl W. st consequently the most difficult to: Owner Main and River will make some needed repairs to smelt that could be obtained. The I the milL MINING -V» NOTES O F INTEREST GATHERED FROM A L L SO U R C E S B O LD B U R G L A R S F A T A L ACCIDENT A MONEY SAVER E E f r C Ä ' “ . 53$ Joseph w- s,ewar'' Pearce (8L J o h n son \J p - T o - D a t e Grocery Store PHONE M A I N 45 Did It Ever Strike Y o u