The Coquille Valley sentinel., November 13, 1931, Image 1

The Coquille lalley Sentinel
VOL. XX VIL
COQUILLE, COOS COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 1*. 1931.
NO. 44.
Burglars Operating Here
So-zo-zone Amalgamation Plant
Will Receive Concentrates
From Now On
After numerous delays in getting
the equipment of So-zo-zone Amal-
gamationplant lined up and the pow­
er facilities adjusted to the proper
speeds, the mill was operated Wed­
nesday and either today or tomorrow
teat runs on some of the company’s.
sands aro to be made.
This as well as the run Qn concen-
trates from the Madden mine next
Wednesday are not open to the public
and no one will be admitted.
The “open house" to which the gen­
eral public will be and is invited is
to take place on Monday, Nov. 23, and
Doc FitzGerald will be there to wel­
come visitors and explain the various
mill operations. At no other time
will visitors be admitted.
The unloading platform at the mill
has been enlarged by Contractor E.
W. Gregg the past week and the plant
io now in readniess to receive con­
centrates.
Miss M. Fischbach gave out the fol-,
lowing to the press yesterday, telling
what the requirements are for de­
livery of concentrates to the mill.
Mill Ready to Receive Concentrates
The
So-so-zone
Amalgamation
plant for the recovery of the gold and
platinum values from the black sand
concentrates ia now ready to receive
concentrates from operators.
The
requirements are:
Operators are requested to call at
the offices of the So-so-sone Amalga­
mation plant. The offices are located
at the Coquille Hotel, whore either
Doc FitzGerald or Miss Fischbach
will interview the operators and make
arrangements to receive the concen­
trates. It is very necessary to make
these arrangements for at the present
time the receiving capacity la limited.
Doc wants to have ths ore wfHed in
the turn it is received and all the
receiving spaces are numbered. AU
shipments will bo milled tn their turn.
At the present time the minimum
shipment that will be accepted is five
ton lots. All sand must be concen­
trated at least 20 to one; 80 to 1 is
preferable. If the instructions that
are given the operators will be fol­
lowed every man who brings in a
shipment of concentrates will go home
with some reel gold in hie pocket
The sands as is are not acceptable to
the mill, the values are not sufficient
to pay for the operating expense,
hauling, milling and leave a profit.
To concentrate the value 20 to one
will reduce the expense of hauling as
well as other expenses attached to
black sand mining. AH the values
can be concentrated in a lesser ton­
nage of concentrates, especially if the
jigger box is used. There are many
other methods which may be used for
concentration but the values are very
fine and escape easily from the aver­
age sluice box method. However, a
little precaution should be used and
the concentrates that are brought in
should be good. Doc says, please do
not bring in ■ any concentrates with­
out first making aarrangementa for
receiving them. The plant will take
at least 50 tons a day, and 50 tons
of good concentrates from the oper­
ators in this district and the sur­
rounding territory will make a won­
derful start. More units will be sup­
plied tjo the mill if the quantity of con­
centrates is sufficient.
The jigger boxes are being made
at the Coquille Machine shop under
the supervision of Doc FitzGerald. C.
W. Gardner will be very glad to talk
to men who want to build a box and
arrange terms under which they can
be built. The boxey will be built in
three sixes, and can be operated by
two, five or ten men. These boxes are
very well made, in Doc’s opinion, and
will do the work.
They will be
priced within the reach of all. The
additional equipment such as engine,
motor power and water pumps can be
discussed and purchased through R.
A. Wemich.
The small FitzGerald
jigger box will do tj>e work as well
as the bigger ones, the only difference
will be in the capacity.
There are many wonderful black
sand mines on the west coast and
many of them are located here in this
district. The So-so-sone Amalgama­
tion ptant will make the recovery of
the gold and platinum family values,
and there is no reason now why every
man who can work should bo out of
a job or out of money. The sands
Sneak thieves and burglars have
been active. the past week. Last night
the jock of the garage at the Union
Oil Co. station on the highway, near
the Smith plant, was cut off and
thirty gallons of gas, five of oil and
two cans of grease taken.
Early Wednesday morning thieves
broke a window in the Kay Waro-
house and stole two sacks of potatoes.
While Marshal English, who is -on
duty night while Marshal Wm. Howel!
is taking his vaaction, was calling
Sheriff Hess the burglar escaped.
English had been down to the ware­
house, at the end of the bridge,
about 20 minutes before going back
when he discovered the broken win­
dow.
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Some flour was also taken from the
warehouse at the rear of the Ideal
Bakery one night this week.
ILLEGAL ACTION
Judge Brand Rules Council Had Receiver Hawkins Making a
Good Start in Operation of
No Authority to Make Con­
tract with Kernin
Mill and Steam Plant
Geo. Bryant Moves His Camp
The Geo. W. Bryant logging camp
which started building a road from
the Walter Laird place in Brewster
Valley last January, to the scene of
this summer's operations, finished
there yesterday. About four million
feet of white cedar was cut and
dumped .in the East Fork the past
summer and fall, and a part of which
was brought down to the Smith
Wood-Products company booms two
or three weeks ago.
But the closing of the camp, which
was in the most difficult country for
logging ever attempted in Coos coun­
ty, does not mean the cessation of
logging for the winter. There if an­
other tract of 120 acres, about a mile
and a half away and over the moun­
tain, on the headwaters of Sandy
creek, which Mr. Bryant will begin
logging as soon as he can move his
machinery across the mountain. This
adjoins the land which Laird A Gar­
rett logged last year on Sandy. There
is something over a million feet of
cedar there which will be logged by
a crew of nine men this winter, and
brought by truck down Sandy to the
Middle Fork at Remote when the road
becomes passable next spring.
The two 325-h. p. boilers at the Co­
In the suit of W- J Kemin vs. the
City of Coquille, being the controver­ quille Lumber Co. plant were Con­
sy over what is known aa. the Folsom nected up Monday, and by Wednesday
well, wherein Kernin sued the City of everything was working smoothly and
Coquille ’for the contract price of the central ’ heating system was pro­
85000.00, the city through ita legal de­ viding all the steam heat desired. The
partment set' up three separate de­ boilers were also providing steam
fenses; first involving the requirement pressure for the big log carriage and
of the charter that euch work should it was operating with a kick that en­
be advertised and let to the lowest abled the crew to cut 40,000 feet of
bidder and second that' the matter lumber in little more than half a day.
Receiver M. O. Hawkins is getting
should have been submitted to the vote
of the people, alao in a second further the plant into condition where it can
and seperate answer the city claimed cut the maximum at a minimum of
that the plaintiff, Kemin, had not cost, and with the business in sight
Seal Sale Starts Nov. 27
I complied with the terms of his con- expects to be able to keep it running
Mrs. Ray Jeub, secretary of the’ tract, particularly that the situation several days a week.
Besides having these two new boil­
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committee, , r«. ' of the well was such that the water
quests the Sentinel to mention that naturally would be contaminated, and ers hooked up, replacing the smaller
the sale of seals will start the day that for such reason the city did not ohes installed in 1918, Mr. Hawkins
accept the same, and finally aa a third has had a huge sawdust bin, 18x26
after Thanksgiving, Nov. 27.
further and separate answer the city feet, and 37 feet high, built into which
claimed an accord and settlement with the sawdust from the log saw, the
planer and the resaw, are conveyed.
Kemin.
The legal sufficiency of these an­ Carrier and chutes from this new
swers was raised by a demurrer on bin carry the sawdust to the furnace
the part of the plaintiff, Kernin. The under the boilers, the feed being au­
tomatic.
The No. 2 team of the Lions Club, demurrer was argued and submitted
The boilers, 72 inches in diameter
of which Ferb Emery is captain, some time ago and on the 7th day of
Geo. A. Ulett, manager of the
and 18 feet long, have a capacity of
November,
1981,
Judge
Brand
ren
­
scored the first winning yesterday in
Smith plant here, left Sunday for
130 pounds to the square inch.
dered
his
decision,
holding
in
sub
­
the attendance contest which is to be
There is no immediate intention of Portland with three Englishmen who
conducted for the next eight weeks, stance and effect that the contract un-
extending the steam lines, Mr. Haw­ had been his guests for four days.
der
which
the
action
was
commenced
although team No. 1 had 13 members
kins says, but it will be done some They were lumber dealers, the party
present to 12 for No. 2. But the en­ was void and not enforceable for the
time. The boilers have been set on including Wm. Drummond, of Liver­
reason
that
no
specifications
were
tertainment which Emery had se­
concrete foundations, and are bricked pool, and F. J. Restall and son, Har­
cured, accordion solos by Ernie Fer­ adopted and no bids for doing the
in, and aro covered with .a roof, but old Restall, of Birmingham.
work
were
advertised
for.
rari alao counted in points and gave
Mr. Ulett met them at Roseburg
The court also ruled that the city’s the enclosing walls aro not up yet.
Emery’s team the edge for the day.
Mr. Hawkins is making changes last week and their comment on the
second
defense
wherein
it
claimed
that
The possible breaking down of the
and improvements in operation aa Middle Fork section of the highway,
Lions’ heretofore unanimity of action the work was not done according to
rapidly aa possible and with Fred by which they came in, was that it
contract
was
a
good
and
valid
defense
was noted when several questions of
McClellan as foreman, and Jack Hunt­ was the moat scenic piece of road they
fines wsre decided on a strictly team to the action. This portion of the de­
fense was the real meat in the co­ ington as head sawyer, and a good had ever seen. They were likewise
vote.
crew of 35 men, he sees no reason wonderfully impressed with this sec­
Mrs. Martha Mulkey, county school coanut as to why the city refused pay­
why the mill’s operation cannot be tion of Oregon, declaring it to bo the
ment
to
Mr.
Kemin.
The
water
from
superintendent, and W. E. Thompson,
fairly
steady and show some profit. most interesting and of the greatest
principal of the Washington school, the well was not “potable" and the
TW*>Jr market is slightly better than possibilities they had seen on their
State
health
department
forbade
its
were invited guests. They were on use. ft was op this ground only that] it was for several months, but the ad- travels.
the Lions National Educational Week
They had pretty well covered the
the people of the city generally ob­ vance has not been enough to assure
program.
the profits that an operation of that United States, visiting all the battery
jected
to
payment.
Mrs. Mulkey confined her remarks
separator plants in this country, and
The third defense interposed by the kind is entitled to.
to the subject of rural schools in the
stated that the Smith plant in Co-
city
that
the
matter
was
settled
be
­
county. Bunker Hill and Coos River
quille was the most up-to-date manu­
Coquille Band Praised
aro the largest and the one on upper tween the city and Kernin was held
facturing plant they had seen.
not
to
be
a
good
defense
as
the
same
Floras creek, accessible only by going
iæ
Mr. Ulett entertained the visitors
That
Coquille
had
a
band
to^
into Curry county, is the smallest. appeared to be a separate and distinct proud of is not only the opinion of at his cottage at Bandon, took them
contract
for,
boring
another
we|j
for
Finances are, of course, the matter of
local people, but visitors who hear down to the Rogue Sunday, where
deepest concern to the school districts, which the plaintiff Kemin was paid.
them often speak of the excellent they enjoyed a nice catch of salmon,
The
City
Attorney
gives
as
his
which means taxes, and this to a
music
provided. Last Friday evening and they were very complimentary in
great extent ia caused by inequalities '»pinion that the ruling of the court while the band was practising in the their praise of the courtesies and en­
upon
the
plaintiff
’
s
demurrer
to
the
of valuations between districts. The
corner room of the Sentinel building, tertainment shown them.
valuation of property in the River­ city’s answer will have the effect to several strangers dropped in, listened
Another matter on whch they com­
terminate
the
case
in
favor
of
the
city
side district at Fairview is 87 times
to
the
rehearsal,
and
complimented
Di
­
mented
was the lack of class distinc­
what it is in that Floras crook district, and that Krenin cannot recover. It rector Earl Nosier and the musicians tion in the United States and the cor­
is
not
known
at
thie
time
what
fur
­
and before the county tuition fund
very highly.
diality with which they were every­
was increased from 810 to 820 per ther action may be contemplated by
With the renting of the Sentinel’s where received.
the
plaintiff.
pupil, the inequality of taxation was
vacant room Saturday, the band was
much greater than it is now.
forced to seek a new location for ita Duck Season Open Monday Noon
Book Week, Nov. 15-21
Huge as people generally think the
semi-weekly practices.
In his Out-of-Door Stuff column
cost of maintaining the primary
Next week is national Book Week
The following is the personnel of this week, Lana Leneve eays that the
of
Oregon
is,
Mrs. and the Coquille Library has prepared the band as it is now functioning:
schools
reason the duck season does not open
Mulkey stated that the state’s an­ for it by purchasing and placing on
Trumpet — Tracy Leach, Vern
nual expenditure for tobacco is much display the best assortment of chil­ Bailey, Kenneth Thompson, Jack until 12 o’clock next Monday noon ia
tor conservation reasons. According
greater. In fact the tobacco expense dren’s books it has ever possessed. Griffis.
to Deputy Game Warden Hearing this
is only slightly less in Oregon than And the general preparation for the
Clarinet—Carl Ensele, A. Spurgeon, is entirely correct. Ducks, unmolest­
the amount spent for maintaining week has been in conformity with the J. A. Thomas, Robt. Rush.
ed for months, will be more than apt
both high schools and primary schools Idea expressed in the Book Week
Alto—George Leach, Earl Schroe­
to be at their regular feeding grounds
in the state.
theme—i“Around the World in Books.” der, Bob Bailey.
Monday morning, and hunters who had
Mr. Thompson’s remarks were
As a special feature for the Week,
Saxophone—H. S. Norton, Donald
spotted them previously would also
along the activity, more especially two Camp Fire Girl groups, those of Farr.
be there. But by Monday night the
mental activity, or thought, and con­ which Mrs. Floyd Peterson and Mrs.
Oboe—Adrian Schroeder.
birds will be more wary, and the
sidered education from the modern Geo. Unsoeld are guardians, will have
Snare Drum—George Tracy Leach.
hunter will not have so fine an op­
standpoint of appealing to the imag­ charge of the library each afternoon,
Base Drum—Chas. Bowman.
portunity thereafter to knock over
ination of the pupil, rather than except Saturday, from 4 until 5, and
Trombone—Ray Peart, Claude De­
tax or ton with one shot.
cramming each one, irrespective of will be hostesses to the children who Land, Macy Anderson.
Twelve o’clock, noon, on Monday, ia
hie capabilities, with the same cut may visit the library, tolling stories
Baritone—Chas. Kaiser
the hour and woe to the man caught
and dried rales and courses.
and furnishing other entertainment.
Flute—Dan Fish.
who fires at a duck before that hour.
Both speakers made their subject
An children are invited to visit the
Basses—Jack Leach, Frank Leslie.
interesting and they were heartily Ibrary as often as convenient next
Service Will Be Better
applauded by their hearers.
week.
Dr. Low to Grant« Paas
The objections voiced by Myrtle
Dr. and Mrs. G. Earl Low left this Point and Coquille against a morning
Special Church Services Sunday
Christmas Cards on Display
morning for Grants Paas where he only transportation of parcels post
Special music is being prepared for
Along with the advice to do your will again engage in the practice of may not have been the reason the plan
the National Educational Week ser­ Christmas shopping and mailing medicine and surgery. When the doc­
was given up, but it has resulted in
vice to be held in the Pioneer church, early, it can be added that the earlier tor sold hie practice to Dr. J. W. the two towns securing better service
Sunday morning, at 11 o’clock. W. you select your Christmas greeting Wheeler here about fifteen months
than heretofore. Instead of the par­
V. Ferguson, superintendent of city cards the more certain you will be to ago, to engage in the timber businesa
cels post closing hour being four
schools, and W. E. Thompson, princi­ have your first choice filled.
The in Mexico, he aaid he might return to o'clock it will henceforth be 5:45 in
pal of the Washington building, ate Sentinel has a very fine line of Christ­ the profeaaion at a later date. He ia
the evening. The truck which brings
to be the speaker» at the service.
mas card sample» on display now not buying an established practice but the parcels post over in the morning
which we will be pleased to show those Will build up his own.
will lay over in Myrtle Point until
who have not yet made their selec­
Friday, the Thirteenth
8:10, and will not leave Coquille until
tions.
Yates Home Burned
shortly before the post office closing
This is Friday, the thirteenth. The
hour.
worst thing that has happened up to
The J. A. Yates home on Fishtrap I
the time the Sentinel goes to press is Geo. Laird Wins >6600 Verdict was destroyed by fire about six o’clock
29 Above Yesterday Morning
the rain which will handicap the
The suit of Geo. P. Laird vs. Walter Tuesday evening when a lighted
players in the football game here P. Frick, for 86600 for breach on con­ candle fell against a wall setting the
The first real frost of this fall was
this afternoon, and dampen the pleas­ tract, occupied the attention of the wall paper on fire. He had no insur­ that yesterday morning, when tender
ure of the scores who plan on going Circuit court this week until last ev­ ance on house or household goods, all vegetation began to curl when the sun
to Eugene tomorrow.
came up. The thermometer got down
ening when the jury brought»in a ver­ of which were also consumed.
to 29 degrees yesterday morning, ft
dict for Mr. Laird of the amount
From reports heard, Coquille will was 31 Wednesday morning.
Circuit court was adjourned last sued for. The defendant had agreed
Rein since September 1 has totalled
evening until next Monday morning to pay 116,500 for a half interest in be represented at the football game
when word reached Judge Brand that the Laird-Best logging company and in Eugene tomorrow by fifty or more, 1014 inches, with a little over an inch
the cases set for today were in pro- had failed by the amount of the judg­ moat of them going out tomorrow falling last Saturday and nearly an
morning.
inch and a quarter on Monday-
com of settlement.
ment to complete the deal.
LIONS’ EDUCA­
TIONS PROGRAM
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BRITISHERS AS
GUESTS HERE
1
Related to Woman’s Club Tues­
day by Mrs. Geo.
W. Bryant
In presenting the following article
on “Oregon Events,** given . at the
monthly meeting of the Woman’s Club
last Tuesday by Mrs. Geo. W. Bryant,
the Sentinel cannot reproduce the
charming and entertaining manner in
which Mrs, Bryant delivered it, but
the historical facts and information
about this groat state which she gath-
thered and presented will bo of in­
terest to every reader, and we deem
it a privilege to be allowed to repro­
duce it:
The Northwest, of which Oregon is
a part, was first explored by the
Spanish.
Next came the British
represented by Sir Fancis Drake, who
sailed as far north as the southern
coast of Oregon. The Russians cross­
ing to Alaska in the north, came south
as far as Sonoma county in California
and later endeavored to establish
claim to this territory.
During this time the British fur­
traders and seamen from the Ameri­
can Colonies were also reaching this
coast. In 1792 Robert Gray, a young
American from Boston, entered the
Columbia river, then known as the
Grout River of the West. In this
manner American claim was estan.
linked to the Northwest Country.
During the years 1805 and 1806
Lewis and Clark, two explorers, came
overland to this country, under orders
of President Jefferson, thus seeking
information of this unknown land be­
yond the Rockies.
In 1811 the first American trading
post was established by John Jacob
Astor, at the town of Astoria. How-
ever, a year later this was loot to
Great Britian, as the British captured
this fort during the year of 1812,
while wo were St war. This country
then remained under British control
for pacrticaliy thirty years, until it
was ceded to us by Great Britian in
the Treaty of 1846.
During the year 1848 there was a
great westward movement of settlers
overland, by wagon train. The rich
Willamette Valley seemed to be their
“Journey’s End.*’ The desire of these
American settlers from Missouri and
East for an American form of govern­
ment in place of British, resulted in
the formation of the first government
west of the Rocky mountains. During
this year the great wagon trains of
American settlers made the Ameri­
canisation of this territory inevitable.
The provisional government, formed
in the year, 1843, adopted the first
Oregon Constitution July Sth, 1843.
The following year, after making
some changes, the office of governor
was established, and the first govern-
>r. George Abernathy, was elected.
In the year, 1849, Governor Lane
proclaimed a territorial form of gov­
ernment, with Oregon City as the
capital. Oregon was the first terri-
tory to obtain each 36th section of
school land, as well as each 16th al-
reedy established.
Three years later Oregon was di­
vided into the following territories:
Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Wyoming, only a portion of the
now last two named states being in­
cluded in the original Oregon Coun-
( Continued oa eighth paca.)
Home Economist Here
Mrs. G. L. Sandors, famous Home
Economist, has acted as hostess at in­
formal gatherings of Coquille ladies
in the office of the Natural Gas Cor­
poration, in the hotel building, yes­
terday and today.
The last session
will be between 7 and 9 o’clock this
evening.
Mrs. Sanders has also called at
various homes in Coquille for person­
al talks on various cooking problems
which may have arisen in connection
with the use of gas.
One of Mrs. Sanders* vary interest­
ing demonstrations has been on the
preparation of cheaper cuts of moat in
such form that they are exceedingly
tender and may be eaten with an great
a relish as the higher-priced cute.
Cunningham Buys No-D-Day
Drue Cunningham, of the 0. K.
Shoe Shop, who recently purchased
the plant of the No-D-Lay Cleaners,
secured its former proprietor, M.
Weider, to conduct it, thus insuring
that the No-<D-Lay will continue to
give the same efficient service that
it has in the past