GIVE THEM LIMIT
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S A N D S A R E R IC H IN O R E .
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Black Deposits Near Mouth o f C o -
lumbia Give Results.
| Portland. Oct. 3.— Dr. David T . Day,
chief of the division of mining and
mineral resources of the United States
I Geological survey, announces that his
experiments with black sands at the
I Lewis and Clark exposition have been
eminently successful. Dr. Day says the
black sand tound in the vicinity of the
Secretary Hitchcock’s Views on i
Land Fraud Cases.
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Estacada, Oregon
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MANUFACTURERS OF ALL CLASSES OF
Fir and Cedar
LUMBER
cient value to warrant its being concen
trated, as it contains valuable minerals
Secretary Says they Would Have Been 1 that w in average not less than »7 per
| ton. The experiments carried on in
T rie d Repeatedly T ill Verdict
J the concentrating pavilion at the expo-
£S3&Mtfigh grade building m aterial a s p e c ia lty ^
Was Reached.
sit ion proved that a ton of the black
sands taken from the Colom bia river
w ill average $5 in magnetite, or iron,
Washington, Sept. 30. — “ The jury and $2 in other minerals. He says the
If You Are Going to Build, We Can Fit
which returned the verdict against exact value of the gold and platinum
has
not
been
determined
as
yet,
but
Bepresentative Williamson, Dr. Gesner
You Out to the Top Notch in Every
and Marion Biggs, at Portland, com- that the iron “ lone makes it valuable
mended the defendants to the mercy of . ®noug“ to pay the cost of transporta-
thing R e q u i r e d ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ F
the court. This is not a case where 1
then leave a splendid profit,
any mercy should be shown. I am
^ ay has been experimenting
firmly of the opinion that the extreme wlth the8e black Band« for 80me “ me.
Mouldings in All Styles
penalty should be im posed."
He says the extent of the sand beds is
This was Secretary H itchcock’ s com- Practically unlimited, and that in some
ment on the news from Portland.
I P laee8 th®y have been ,ound to be 70
Samples have been
“ I do not know what disposition the feet in depth.
court w ill make of this case,” added taken from the surface sands and from
W . A. JONES is our selling agent in Estacada, Oregon
the secretary’ , “ nor is it for me to sug the bottom of the beds, and the rich
gest, but I hope the full measure of mineral always shows up when the I
sand
is
concentrated.
He
says
the
justice will be meted out to those who
Telephone connection direct with mill
have been found guilty. I hope they deePer “ *6 sand is obtained the richer
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minerals.
w ill be given the lim it of the law
Whenever some petty crim inal, hungry
O lder Than Aztec Monarchy.
and in need, is convicted, in court, no
mercy is shown. There is all the more
Dr. C. B. SMITH
Mexico City, Oct. 3. — Explorations
reason why no mercy should be Bhown made at an old Toltec pyramid on the
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
in this case. The defendants knew the Magueyitos hacienda, in the state of
law and violated it knowingly and wil-J Puebla, have disclosed the fact that the Oregon Water
Power and Estacada office. Up stain in Howe’s store.
fu lly.
One of them, a public official, structure was built of clay bricks,which
Railway Company
was sworn to protect and uphold the proves it to be far older than thè Aztec
law, yet he used bis influence to induce monarchy, and possibly older even than
Offices: 133 1-2 First St. Portland, Ore. Dr. Smith will be at -his home in Eagle
a lot of poor, ignorant fellows to com m it the Toltec occupation of the country,
Cr^ek evenings and mornings.
,
a rank crim e. Such men don’ t deserve Several elaborately carved figures were
Cars leave Estacada
mercy at the hands of the court. I j found representing men in Chinese !
= . a- m- and i
think no leniency should be shown dress and with marked Chinese figures, •t : > : .
them .
Antiquarians are much puzzled, for
3=47. 5:37 and 9 o’clock p. m.
“ Reports have been circulated,” the evidence points to Chinese settle-
William K. Haviland, M. D.
Cars leave Portland
continued the secretary, “ to the effect ; ment in Mexico in the past ages,
at
7:30,
9:30,
11:30
a
m
and
1:30
PHYSICIAN mmé SURGI ON.
that the government would
have
dropped its case against Williamson
3:40, 5:44 and 7:17 p m
orfica at U m drag Mera,
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.EatscsSs
P O R TL A N C J M A R K E T S .
and the others, had this third trial re
sulted in a disagreement. That is not
Night
calls
m
m
n
t
Way
freight
leave*
Eatacada
at
7:10
Oats— No. 1 white feed, $23.50@24;
so.
The government is in earnest in
a m for Portland, and leaves Portland at
gray, $28.60@24 per ton.
this matter, and we would have asked
Night bell at Second St. entrance
10:30 a m for return
Wheat— Club, 71@72c per bushel;!
for a fourth, a fifth, a sixth trial, and
blueetem, 7 4@ 75c; valley, 71c.
so on to the end of the chapter. I am
Barley — Feed, $19 @ 20 per to n ,
For further particulars inquire of
not surprised, however, that this jury
brewing, $ 1 9 0 2 0 ; rolled, $ 2 2 02 3 .
C H A R L E S L. F E R R Y ,
should have agreed as it did. From
Rye— $1.30 per cental.
E. L. MEYERS,
the evidence in the case no other ver
Hay— Eastern Oregon tim othy, $ 140
dict conld jnStly have been returned.
15 per ton ; valley timothy, $ 1 1 0 1 2 ; Local Agent,
Jew eler and
Estacada, Oregon.
0
This jury has done its full duty to the
clover, $ 6 0 9 ; grain hay, $ 8 0 9 .
Optician.
people of Oregon and the people of the
Fruits-a-Apples, $1@ 1.50 per box;
entire country.
W. ▲. DIMICK
peaches, 6 5 c 0 $ l per crate; plums, 50 G. B. DIMICK
OREGON
“ This is not the end of the land-
ESTACADA.
0 7 5 c ; cantaloupes, $10$1.25 per crate;
fraud prosecutions,” said the secretary.
pears, $ 1 .2 5 0 1 .60 per b o x ; water- i
DIMICK & DIMICK,
“ We are only beginning our war on
melons, J i @ l c per pound; crabapplee,
this class of criminals
Our agents are $ 1
^
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per box
Attorneys at Law •
working and investigation is going for -1 T __ *-U i„- u ___ 1
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Vegetables— Beans, 1 0 4 c per pound; j
ward in many state«. We have a lot of
. T, .
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01 UJ I cabbage, 1 0 1 J£c per pound; cauliflow- Notary Public.
Estates Settled.
Mortgages
cases in Idaho soon
to , be taken up and I , fcr>
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ceIery>
?5c
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“ - 75c pef
d
foreclosed. Abstract» Furnished
others in New Maxico. I have reason '
v
1
I per dozen; corn, 65c per sack; c u - !
Money Loaned
to
of this
“ believe
oe.ieve that
u.av the
me « extent
« u . u.
m .c offend- cumbe
i 0 @ 16c per dozen; pumpkins, !
ing has been very great and we » “ e n d , ^
d lom . toes; 25@
OFFICE: 1 , 3 & 4 , CARDS BLDO,
to follow the investigation
30c per crate; squash, 6c per pound;!
OREGON
Ferry T o Be Abandoned.
turnips, 9Oc0$l.OO per sack; carrots, OREGON CITY,
C. E. DUBOIS, Manager
TIME CARD
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Dont Pay Rent !
Tacoma, Wash, O ct„ 34. — It is an- “ 5@ 76c P®t "•<*;
beets,
8 5 c0 $ l
nonneed here that upon the completion P®* *“ •
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o f that part of the north bank line be-1
Unions — (-’ r«8on . A1 P®r
sack;
Geo. C. BROWNELL
tween Vancouver and Portland, the 8lobe’ 76c P®r sack.
Potatoes
—
Oregon,
fancy,
65c
per |
Northern Pacific w ill practically aban -1
sack;
com
mon,
nominal.
LAW YER
don the ferry between Kalama a n d ;
G oble, and the line from Goble into 1 Batter— Fancy creamery, 2 5 0 3 0 c.
Egg»— Oregon ranch, 27 0 2 7 ){c .
All business promptly attended to
Portland. It is understood that ar
Poultry— Average old hens, 1 3 )£ 0 1 4 c
rangements have been made with the
OKKGOIf
CITY,
OR ROOM
13@
Astoria A Columbia River road where per pou nd; mixed chickens,
by this road will care for the business 1 3 % c; old roosters, 9 0 1 0 c ; young
along the 40 miles of Northern Pacific
H « 12®! springs,
1 4 0 1 5 c;
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1 1 raasm
l chin bans lin. tnrkana lina la
—
track between Goble and Portland in dr«9*®d chickens, 1 4 c; turkeys, live, 18
@ 21o; geese, live, 8 0 9 c ; ducks, 1 3 0
the future.
14c.
Blown U p by Mine.
Hope— Nominal at 13c for choice
Chefoo, Oct. 3.— The coasting steam 1905s.
er Hsiesho, plying between Shanghai
W ool— Eastern Oregon average beet,
and Tientsin, struck and was totally 1 9 0 2 1 c; lower grades down to 15c, ac-
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destroyed by a mine 90 milee south of cording to shrinkage; valley, 2 5027c
the Shantung promontory Saturday per pound; mohair, choice, 30c.
W . A. JONES, Prop.
morning. Fifteen persons on board the
Beef — Dressed balls, 1 0 2 c
per
vessel were drowned, included among pound; cows, 3 0 4 c ; country steers, 4
them being Engineers Manchan and @ 4 ) { e .
AH work flfreo prompt attention
M uir. The foreign passengers and a
Veal— Dree* id, 8 0 8e per pound,
portion of the crew of the Hsiesho were
Mutton— Dressed, fancy, 6 } { 0 7 c per
WOOD
rescued by two passing steamer». Sev- pou nd; ordinary, 4 0 6 c ; lambs, 707J^ c.
D ry, any length always on hand
entv-one were taken to Shanghai.
Pork— Dressed, 6 0 7 J {e per pound'
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We have a nice improved residence lot,
with house and other improvements on
it. Buy it and save your rent money
For particulars call at
Livery Stable
& Dray Line
The News Office.