The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003, November 13, 1931, Page 5, Image 5

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11 March to November, 1906. Part of
I the investigation was carried on in
I Boston, hut most of the efforts were
I centered at Portland, where the Lew:»
I and Clark Fair was in progress. A
I building 100 feet long by 60 feet wide
A BURNING MESSAGE TO MOTHER AND FATHER?
I was erected adjoining the Bureau of
I Mines building.
Astounding Revelations of Today’s Conditions.
Companies manufacturing mining
Staggering Facts Boldly and Frankly Told
I machinery gladly sent to Portland all
Exposure of the Result of Sex Ignorance.
I the beat types of machines then in
I use for recovery of gold and platinum
This Picture Deals with the Menace of American
I from the black sands. Among the
’ Youth and is Endorsed by Clergy, Press, Public
r
I tables used were the Wilfley, Pinder,
Officials and Welfare Societies Everywhere.
I Woodbury and Christensen; also they
—Also in person— •
II used a Witherill magnetic separator
Sexologist—DR. EUGENE E. VOLTAIRE—Sex Instructor
type E. and a rock crusher and pul­
Special» Effective Saturday & Monday, Nov. 14, 16
verizer. Along with this machinery
> —Presenting— •
they set up an assay laboratory.
At the beginning of the investiga-
WHAT
c & H Pure Cane.
Fine
I tion they sent out, 8,000 circular let­
WHAT
’ 1
Fancy re-cleaned.
Granulated.
CAUSES
’’
V
ters to placer miners, whose names
DESTROYS
All Nqw Crop'
DIVORCE?
<!!!•
'
and addresses were known, for
1 .‘i1-
•
•
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; LOVE
samples of black sands. More than
?
Why do moralists cry, “The ‘
one thousand of this number respond­
(Limited) •
What Starts
Evils of Vice,” yet stiflle
ed With samples which were at once
'New Pack. Choice Ä
Love
their moat potent weapon— Why are hus­ I assayed for gold and platinum as well
Standard Quality.
Triangles
bands or wives
a« being scrutinized closely for other
KNOWLEDGE?
I minerals.
T
untrue?
I The Geological Survey retained
Owing to .the delicate nature of
the
subject
Dr.
Voltaire
presents
Prof. Robert Richards, dean of th?
If your daugh­
Should you
JEWEL—Highest quality Pure Vegetable.
LIBBY'S — Quality Brand
hla
talks
to
segregated
audi
­
mining
school of Massachusetts In­
ter came to
know
the
bask
ences.
We have compound for lesa.
stitute of Technology, and the best
you for advice
facts of sex
known authority at that time on ore
— what would
Ufe?
concentration, for the study of these
you tell her?
minerals.
DON AMAIZO’S
What Causes
îb pail
Sands wene examined from 34
states and territories. “It was quickly
Should Youth
Crystal White or Golden.
Lost
2 MATINEES—2 NIGHTS
lb pail
recognized that the distribution of
Ever
Youth
Starting Fri., Nov. 20th
valuable minerals in these sands was
Marry
?
vastly greater than had been sup­
ADMISSION 35c
Maxwell
House,
Golden
Ave?
posed,” says the report.
West or DelMonte.
Hl!
Albers Sun-ripe
WOMEN
Of the valuable minerals found in
Fearless — Daring—Frank
MEN ONLY
the sands, I shall name only those
Good, old-fashioned lakes.
ONLY
I found in Coos and Curry counties
Fri. & Sat
(No One Under 18 Years
Fri. & Sat.
(Limited)
namely; magnetite, chromite, garnet,
NIGHTS
(Admitted)
MATINEES
monazite, ilmenite, titanite, epidote
and quartz. A little investigation of
Iba.
the uses of these minerails will show
Extra Quality Cut
SOCIAL NOTES
why
they
may
become
of
great
value
What Government Reports
Tell About Black Sand when separated from each other. Mag­
Mrs. James Watson, Mrs. Ed Mc­
netite furnishes much of the iron in
Keown and Mrs. James Brady enter­
the U. 8. Even quartz, found in great
Del Monte or Maximum
By Reta Fitzpatrick
tained together with a Bridge lunch­
Fancy Sliced
-
No. 2l/t Tin
This article lays no claim to being quantities becomes valuable if sep-
eon Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Wat­ a scientific discussion of the black arated from the other minerals, It to
son on Spuregon Hill for the pleas­ sand question. It’s only a few facts used for refractory linings in the
Here ii a new way to cools Porlc
Half or
ure of Mrs. Stella Boone, of Medford. gleaned from official government re­ manufacture of steel castings,
chops that came to us straight from
It
Whole
Mrs. Boone left Wednesday morning ports. It’s presented, by a layman, had often sold on the Portland mar­
Mexico, which you wiH enjoy.
light (19 lb average)
for her home after being a guest at to laymen who may be interested as ket, az high as 36 to 316 per short
Square»
lb | LB.
Pork Chops and Mexiean Frijoles
both the James Watson and Earl Nos­ she was in knowing what, if anything, ton, this in 1906, and it was shipped
1st grade. Mild sugar cure«*
For each serving «How one pork chop,
ier homes. Mrs. Boone received a
the government knows about the so- from Illinois.
cut double thick off the rib, «nd one-half
lovely guest prize, along with the low called black sands of the Pacific coast.
Prof. Kemp, of Columbia Univer­
cup pink bean« per person. Place beans in
casserole
or skillet, cover with water and
score prize and Mrs. Price was hon­
Any opinion expressed to not my sity, and Mr. Gale, of Harvard Uni­
place chop« on top. Season with wit «nd
ored by receiving high score prise. own, but that of men working under versity, personally took samples of
Best Foods
Pint
pepper to tostc. Place lid on dish or pan,
Enjoying the delightful affair were the government of the U. S.
sanda ?ro*m Crescent City north­
«nd bake five hours in the oven, or cook
Gold Medal.
Jars
' The
__ I
the honored guest and Mesdames T.
on top of stove for tame length of time.
writer professes total ignorance in the ward to Bandon.
Thii make« a complete meal when lerved
B. Currie, Earl Nosier^ H. S. Norton,
matter save for these facta gained , Up to the time of the experiments
with a cri«p, freth ««led.
r—
Jennie Price , and the three hostesses. through a careful research of govern-1ln *>or^an<l, practically the only min-
SAFEWAY HOMEMAKERS’ BUREAU
ment documenta upon the mineral re- eral “P«r»ted f/om the black sands
most cordially invite« you to write for any
The Ecadrien club members were sources of the U. 3.
wo «^d, an<1 that imperfectly, either
information you detire, be it a recipe, «
pleasantly entertained at luncheon on
budget,
« party planned. Simply endote «
First it might be well to add a bit becauae the 80,d w,! v«ry fine (flour-
Breakfast
Jumbo Sise. Tender. New Crop Navels, Fancy
urge self addressed «tamped envelope
Monday at the home of Mn. W. V. of the governments explainations of I ?0'd^’ °r because it was coated with
Sweet and juicy.
size. A value!
white,
crisp.
with
your
request
to
Julia
Lee
Wright
—
Glaisyer. Mrs. Stella Boone, of Med­ the black sands. The history of the iron oxide OT other m«tarials (rusty
Safeway Homemaker«' Bureau, Care of
2 BOZ.
ford, and Mn. H. A. Young were ad­ eons of time when our own Coos coun- 3r black-<?oW> which prevented amal-
Safeway Storm, Inc., P.O. Box 774, Oak­
ditional guests. Sewing was the di­ ty was in the making, to a romance in ?amati°n- ft wa" only after the shak-
land, California.
__ —____ _____
venion during the hours following. itaeif. r
’~
7 say that
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-------- ot
* table8' ’Hlt« the Wilfley,
Suffice
it to
in the ing * type
gt
LADIES
—
We
wish
to
again
call
your
attention
to
the
valuable
service Our
Attending were Mesdames George
ages when the Pacific Ocean was slow­ 1 was introduced that it became possible O Homemakers’ Bureau has to offer you. And Remember — it’s all absolutely
Johnson, John L. Aasen, Earl Nosier,
ly receding, beaches of sands were to save the gold and platinum from
William Zosel, H. C. Gets and Willard
gt|
Free for the asking!
left as the foundation of the land we the fine sands.
Boaaerman.
Platinum was found in the black
now call home.
Rocky formations
Store No. 469
COQUILLE, OREGON
Phone 122
have been ground into sands by the sands in 120 localities in the U. S. The
A very delightful afternoon was
waves’ action, also silt snd sand have largest and most profitable fields of
spent on Tuesday at the homo of Mrs.
been carried from the inland by way gold and platinum were, Coos, Curry, ............
...
—
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Marshall Way by the members of the
of streams; all thia makes up the Jackson and Josephine counties in
Good Samaritan class of the Pioneer
logical Survey, who spent much time in the best condition for separation on ' enough
w— to
~ make . them
‘..„.i workable in
Oregon
and
Del
Norte,
Siskiyou,.
ocean sands. Along with the rock
Church. The early afternoon was de­
along the coast and in helping with tables.”
| _ practice for the golden sands of the
sediment are mineral sediments of Humboldt and Trinity counties, Cali­
voted to a short business meeting, af­
the experiments at Portland, reported:
During the experimenting at Port- ( Pacific still lie almost undisturbed,
nearly every known mineral.
These fornia. Special mention was made
ter which the ladies busied themselves
that the Wilfley type of tables does land, both iron and steel were made ]a the great vision these government
sands are not uniform as to mineral about the platinum being in commer­
making quilt block«. A short while
very effective work in separating the from the black sands from the ocean men painted in such glowing colon,
contents any more than the forma­ cial quantities at Port Orford, Bandon
before the guests left, the hostess
gold and platinum at a low cost. Two beaches. The report said immense about to be fulfilled?
tions of the inland country are uni­ snd the mouth of the Rogue river.
served a delicious lunch.
Present
conclusions were established he said, quantities of high grade magnetic iron
I
have
selected
a
few
of
the
high
form. The laws of currents and tides
for the afternoon were Mesdames J.
first, that 95 to 98 per cent of the ore could be made valuable at low coat
Junior Hi Notes
also has much fb do with where cer­ lights of interest from these reports.
S. Houck, B. A. Davis, C. L. Willey
One sample of concentrate from the precious metals, gold and platinum, from concentrations of this character
tain mineral formations are found.
An
interesting
experiment was per­
and Louesa Clark.
contained in the black sands, are ob­ from the sands of the Pacific coast
According to the government re­ beach sands of the Randolph district,
formed
before
the
children of the Lin­
tained in the first inch and a half beaches and from waste materials
port, it’s the minerals in the sands tested, $28.70 gold and platinum to
coln School. After extracting the
The Women’a Guild of the St.
of
the
upper
edge
of
a
Wilfley
table;
from
sluice
boxes
of
placer
mines.
that give it its dark color. The waves’ the ton. A sample taken from the
James Epiacopal Church met Wednes­
second, that more than a ton of con­ This addition of wealth would be nicotine from cigarettes, one drop of
actions upon sea sands acta as a nat­ old sea wall at Randolph, tested 337.21
day afternoon at the Parish house.
centrate to obtained from every 100 great if suitable means for smelting the nicotine was given to a snake
ural concentrating agency. The dark gold and 363.00 platinum to the ton.
which resulted in the death of the
Tea was served by Mrs. W. H. Man­
ton of sand, passed over the table.
could be found.
metal residue to much heavier than This concentration was 100 to 1. A
snake within nine minutes. The pur­
sell and Mrs. Bert Folsom to the fol­
The
appropriation
from
congress
Quoting Dr. Day, “It should not be
the rest of the sands, so the lighter sample of beech sand from Bandon
lowing ladies: Mesdames E. L. Vinton,
was made to laat six weeks after the pose of these experiments was to give
material to washed back into the tested, 326.84 gold and 3180.90 platin­ supposed that the enormous values
Harry H. Oerding, C. C. Eviand, G.
close
of the exposition at Portland the children a vivid idea of the in­
This was 76 to 1. per ton that are frequently shown in
ocean, leaving a concentrate that has um to the ton.
R. Wickham, Neto Oamundson, H. A.
and several thousand miners visited jury of cigarette poisons to the body.
become known as black sands. Stream Samples from Johnson Beach tested, these results, mean a new discovery of
About thirty boys and thirty-six
Young and George W. Taylor, Sr.
the plant They were not convinced
action has the same effect as wave 3704.67 gold to the ton or 1 pound that much gold where it had not be­
girls
are turning out for basketball
always that the goevrnment’s methods
action. The ‘residual sands left in) per 10 cubic yards,
Many of the fore been suspected. This to not the
practice. We expect first teams from
Mrs. Kenneth Kistner was hostess
would
work
in
their
kinds
of
sands.
placer gravel is atoo called black sands tested were natural beach case. Gold was known to be there,
these groups.
to the Entre Nous club Tuesday even­
sands, not the black sands, and these but no successful method of extracting However, many concentrating tables
sands.
The maximum enrollment for the
ing with bridge as the diversion. H ,___ BL. report: “ths black I *howed onlX » trace of
or plat- it had been devised and it normally were put in use in placer mines for Lincoln School this year was on Fri­
To quote the
Chrysanthemums and rhododendrons sands
consist of minersis having a I *num- Eckley sands tested 32830. went to waste.” It became evident the first time.
day, November sixth, at which time
were used for decorations about the specific gravity above 3; and although! F^d to tb* *0" or 21 pounds from five that gold so fine it could be passed
During September, October and
the enrollment was 319 students. The
rooms. Honor prize went to Mrs. the expression heavy sands would be I
of beach sands. Beach sands through a sieve of 150 mesh could be November, samples piled in so fast Gold Rush must be a reality.
Davis. Enjoying the evening were more appropriate, they are as a ruleP"”” Ophir went 3378.26 gold and saved on the tables.
they could not be examined. Samples
A practice game is to be played
Mrs. F. C. Hudson, who was an extra darker than the gravel from which I**.002.16 platinum, or 2H pounds to
The report states also that the clean from 2000 localities had been exam­ tonight with the team from Arago.
guest, and Mesdames E. L. Vinton,
they are obtained and the expression tbe ton- Two email samples from Co- up sands and tailings from sluice ined but sands from not more than The team will be chosen from the fol­
Harry H. Oerding, Walter Litzen- ‘black sands’ has become general.”
11“>11« went 3119.46 and 344.85 gold boxes are easily separated upon the one-third of the mining localities were lowing players: Lewis Donaktoon,
berger, Roy Watson, Julius Ruble,
tables; thus showing that sands tested, and there remained 80 tons of Fred Coleman, Jim Schaer, Henry
Early in the present century, owing It0
ton.
Donald Estes, and Mrs. Otto Davis, to the Russo-Japanese war, platinum I Dure platinum is a silvery white
which could not be separated in sliuce samples, representing 600 localities, Teal, Jesse Barton, Robert Waggoner,
of Myrtle Point.
was becoming very scarce, so Con-|'n*ta^ w‘tb • specific gravity of 21.5. boxes could be separated by mechani­ but funds were exhausted.
Junior Bailey and Harry GisholU
The able men heading this valusble
grass took action. Their attention With the single exception of iridos- cal devices more easily than ordinary
Student body tickets will be on
Thia afternoon Mre. H. G. Prey to was called to the fact that as early as mium, it is the heaviest metal in na- gravels.
experiment, made every effort to get sale next week for regular scheduled
entertaining the 0. D. O. club at her 1862 Prof. W. P. Blake had found ture and •« rimoat as hsrd as iron. It
To quote directly from the govern­ another appropriation but failed. They games. The price will be twenty-five
home at 267 East Fourth street Last platinum on the Pacific coast
it I often contains so much iron cromite, ment report: “It was quickly found insisted that It was extremely desir- cents.
Friday the same group of cluh ladies seemed to reach from San Bernardino Itbat It appears black,
that from 95 to 98 per cent of the sble to not interrupt the investiga­
The 8-B class in Mias Shone's room
were guests of Mn. A. B. McLeod, in California to the Columbia river in
ft was summer and the dry season, gold and platinum could readily be ex­ tion. They said: “There is little doubt to to be commended fee-three weeks
at which were present Mesdames B. Oregon, though the amount decreased and miners could not work, so msny of
tracted from the black sands simply that it will lead within two years, to of perfect attendance. There are 27
B. Sanden, L. A. Christensen, Ralph north of Coos' county. Port Orford 1 hem gathered at Portland to watch
by concentration on tables of the Wil­ an addition of from two to five million children in the room.
Lucan, Lee Hand, J. R. Bunch, George was declared to be the richest find at I the experiments carried on.
The fley, Pinder, Christonsen and Wood­ dollars to the output of the placer
The band, directed by Mr. Thomp­
Sherwood, H. G. Prey, and L. C. Sher­ that time.
sands tested were of six kinds: sea bury types. It had been expected that gold mines of the West, in addition to son, expects to put on a concert be­
wood, the latter being a guest for the
This it waa, along with the findings I sands, river sands, hydsulic tailings, the sands would require preparation an adequate supply of platinum and fore Christmas. Twenty pupils turn
afternoon.
of later investigators, that centered I Fold dredge tailings, placer clean up for these tables by a special machine the associated metals, osmium and out for band practice every Tuesday
the government’s attention- upon the I san<j> and gold dredge clean up sands. known as the hydraulic classifier, but iridium, and to the development of night.
Pacific coast as a source of supply for The sea sands were mostly from the this machine proved unnecessary inas­ valuable industries at many pointe in
Reporter—Maxine Brining.
Sentinel and Sunset 12.25
the needed platinum.
Oregon coast. The see besches near much as the sands of the sea beaches the West to handle the by-products
Due to a special arrangement with
In 1905 Congress voted an appro- the mouths of the rivers are especially and the heavy sands of the sluice which this examination shows to be
the publishers of Sunset Magasine,
Safety First! Use Cow Beil Dairy’s
present in these sanda.”
the Sentinel to abie to offer to new priation to investigate the sands of rich, the heavy minerals having been boxea, from which the valuable ingre­
Pasteurized Milk and protect your
Thus was a great service to the health.
subscribers the magasine end this the Pacific slope and later extended concentrated there by the natural ac- dients, such as fine gold, rusty gold,
the investigation to include the whole | tions of the waves.
and the useful minerals, could not West toft to die aborning. Evidently I
paper for 12.26. The
U. 8. and 327,421.16 was spent from
Dr- David T. Day of the U, 8. Gao- possibly bo separated, proved to bo the experiments had not gone far |
binod price for the two is
Is Your Daughter
Safe?
Most staple foods are advancing. Following the re­
cent strengthening of wheat markets, basic comm­
odities are on the upward trend. Take advantage
of low point values now !!!
Sugar
a
Love Life”
IO
Red Beans
IO *“55« 1OO»-
49c Peas, Corn, String Beans
$1*29 D«.
Milk
Shortening
4 "»s-45«
/ Sn». 85c
5 & 29C Syrup
Liberty Theatre
Coffee
5
22C
39C
^9
b« 57c
Rolled Oats
t£s 33c
Macaroni
14C 11
Ef makerj Pineapple
17c
Ham Special !
I
13C
xoc
Mayonnaise
17e^rt49e
Quality Fruits and Vegetables
Celery
STALK 9c
V
£3002
Oranges Grapefruit
29c 6 for 25c