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VOL. V.
OREGON'S MINERAL
EXHIBIT AT ST. LOUIS
Fred R. Mollis, Who
Will Ship
March
Fred R. Mollis,-of Baker City, who
Las chargo ot the Oregon mineral
exhibit at the St. LouIb exposition,
Is here today conferring with mining
men relative to matters pertaining to
hi- Wtw.
jifrn'iiirs
band. Under hU supervision the
mineral palace, which la to oocupy
the center of the Oregon mineral
booth and furnish an office for Mr.
Mellis during the fair, has been con
structed in Baker City, and Is now
all ready for peaking and shipment.
The booth proper will be 00x30 feet,
and the palace will occupy a space
0x13 feet. ThlB palace, accordiug
10 the descriptions given by Mr.
Mellis, is a work of art. It will be
surrounded by sixty panels with bor
ders, in which are stuccoed minerals
from the different mines ot the state.
The work of accomplishing this was
attended with more or less difficulty.
Mr. Mollis bad the correct concep
tion of what be wanted, but just
how to put It into execution was the
HE LIKES THE
PE0PLE0F OREGON
J. G. Fletcher, - mining man of
tbe Bully Hill oopper region, Shasta
county, California, formerly asso
ciated with W. W. Elmer, of this
city, arrived this mornlug and will
probably remaiu here for somo time.
This Is Mr. Fletcher's first visit to
Oregou, aud be is greatly pleased
with what he has seen so far, espe
cially the people, lie guys:
"I have been located in a malarial
district and it is perhaps due to this
fact that tbe people tlioro are natu
rally choleric, aud otiroulo kickers.
I And tbe people of Oregon, at leaal
as many as I have met iu passing
through tbe state, entirely different.
They are, so far as 1 nave been able
to judge, not only suuny and enthu
siastic but' progressive. "
SOMPTER. OREGON, FbBRUARY 24, 1904
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Has Charge of it.
Stuff on
10.
question which puzzled him. Finally
be secured a stuoco artist, formerly
employed by Tiffany, and everything
was then smooth sailing. The palace
has now been completed aud will be
A
wfeton contaia tM !
erala In stucco from the various
mines of the state will be surrounded
by panels, in which will be exhibited
galena and sulphide ores.
These, however, do not constitute
the entire exhibit. The rest of the
booth will be Oiled with floor and
wall cases containing ore from Ore
gon mines, and on the terraced roof
will also be exhibited heavier speci
mens in artistic arrangement. Ac
cording to the descriptions given, the
whole la a work of art and will be a
great credit to the mining Industry
of the state. The mining people,
Mr. Mollis says, are responding very
promptly and greatly assisting him
In the matter of collecting a credit
able exhibit. He will leave about
April 1 for St. Louis.
NEW MILL AT
THE CYCLONE
J. C. (larretson, tbe Fairbanks.
Morse man, of 'Portland, 'la iu the
city looking over the field in the in
terest of bis company. A plant baa
just been completed by this company
i at tbe Cyclono iu tbe Virtue district.
It Is a four roll quartz mill, of tbe
new Improved Blspaea type, with two
new Standard concentrator.
Thu mill bus just been completed
and Vr. Garrotson says It Is In line
worklug order and giving good calls
faotion. STANDARD OIL COMPANY
HAS MONOPOLY ON ASBESTOS.
It is reported that tbe Standard
Oil company now controls all of tbo
output of asbestos from tbe Ontario
deposits, which today yield tbo
groater part of the world's output.
Tho uses of this mineral are being
yearly Increased, and tbe demand la
greater than tbe supply. Although
geuerally distributed, It is found iu
oimmerolal quantities in only a few
localities. In 1001 the only pro
ducing mine In the United States was
iu Georgia, and tbe value of the pro
duct was only 113,500, whereas the
same year tbe Canadian mines pro
duced over 91,180,000 of asbestos.
Tbe value of the United 8tates pro
duct In tbo same year was 910 a ton,
but aa the price Is dependent upou
tbe length of tbe fiber and tbe general
charaoter of tbe mineral this cannot
he taken as a standard. Tho Ontario
asbestos brings as high a 910 a ton
at tbe mlue. There should be other
deposits of this mineral to be found,
and the busy prospeotor should post
up on tbe geology of this now prized
mineral.
Quite all the asbestos imported
luto tbo United States la obtained
from Canada, and Is ot tbe chrysolite
variety. .These deposits ' are- asso
ciated wltb the baslo magnealan rooks
mentioned as extending from north
ern Alabama, In tbe United States,
northeast to Uaspe ponlusuls, iu
Canada. Thefo are three dlstluot
Canadian districts, all In tbe prov
ince of Quobeo, from sixty to 100
miles south aud southwest of Quobeo.
Ouolslnthn vicinity of Danville;
tbe second s near Coleralne, Mack
lake, and Thetford, about thirty
miles northeast of the first; and tbe
third Is near Brougbtou, about fif
teen miles northeast of the second.
All those near Danville being on the
Grand Trunk railroad and tbe others
on the Quebeo Central. There Is still
another district In the vicinity of
Ottawa where asbestos occurs In lim
ited amount, but It has not yet as
sumed any Importance as a producer
of tbla metal Mining World.
ARE OUT FOR THE
CHAMPIONSHIP
At a meeting held last night In tbe
Opora house by tbe Knights of
Pythias, arrangements were com
pleted for tho w I uti lug learn hero to
enter the competitive drill ut Pen
dleton during Iho joint district eon.
volition, Sulurday, March 0. for tho
state championship.
It. ii. Miller and F. J. Qulnlim
were appointed a commltteo to
arrange for special tralus. Tho con
tent will bo Saturday ovonitig, and
the pluu is to got u train out of
Sumpter at 11 o'clock Saturday
morning, arrive at liuker at about 1,
and leave Immediately on tho O. It.
and N. speoiul for Pond lot on, return
ing here Sunday ou tbe regular train.
The boys are out for the champion
ship and say they are confident of
victory.
,i-nw
NO. 25
CARLSONS
AGITATOR
Appropriates Dr. Hendryx's Idea And
Makes an Improvement on
Machine.
Used In Gyalnde Process Wants to
Install a Plant at The
Gokonda.
C. J. Carlson, formerly mill
superintendent at the tlolconda, but.
now of Spokane, arrived here this
morning In tbe Interest ot an agitator
which' he la Introducing, tills device
is akin to tbe Hendryx process, but
Mr. Carlsou has made(aom changes
In tbo mechanism and is Introducing
the machines independently. The
process Is not patentable, aud tboro
foro no liifrlugment ciin occur.
Mr. Carlson Is just back from tho
Mountain Lion, in tho ' liopubllo
district, where ho recently installed
a machine which, he 'says, is now In
lino working order. His proposition
to put In h test plant at tbe Goloquda
still remains, and it Is possible that
steps may be taken In this dliectlou
before long. '
Mr. Carlson left this afternoon for
tbe east, where be will work for a
abort time Iu the Interest of the agi
tator.
WELL PLEASED WITH
HIS VISIT HERE.
Dr. F. A. Wallers, of Stevens'
Point, Wisconsin, one of tbe heavy
stockholders Iu the Storm King, left
tody for southern Oregon, where be
1h also iuterested. Ho may return
here before leaving for tho east, but
will probably go directly to Pitts
burg, whero he was culled by wire to
confer with somo prnspoutlve Storm
King luvestors.
Dr. Walters Is highly pleased witlt
his trip. He made a thorough inves
tigation of the nroporty, taking ex
perienced iniuliig men with him to
report on it, and hu Iu convinced
bey o nil doubt of Its merit.
Left For Nevada.
Dan Koudull, woll known here us u
millwright aud mliiiug man, left thlt
afternoon for Uoldllold, Nevada.
Mr. Kendall bus been attracted by
tbo glowing reports of Ibis now camp
opened up recently near Tuuupab.