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About Lake County examiner. (Lakeview, Lake County, Or.) 1880-1915 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1906)
I otmh VOL. XXVII. LAKKVIKW, LAKE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 1 1000. NO. AX 1 m i 3 WINDY HOLLOW III G CMS New Mines not Losing any of Their Importance. COMPANIES BEING ORGANIZED The Lakevlew Mining and linjf Company and Its Officers. MIL Tho mining excitement tlmt took hold of our (Miopia about two mouth ago hikI resulted In the rush for, the strike in Coyote IIIIIm, him resulted Its many rich discoveries, tlmt have draw n tlio Interest of tunny of tho most rep utable mining men on tno i'uclflc Count. Their investigations covering every phase and possibility in tlio in in -in it 11 no nud taking up IIih actual vii I iii!i found In connection with t lio for mation have resulted in many Invest ments that show tlio permanency mid solidity of tin district, and while in tho short space of timu tint Iiih elapsed since tho strike, barely time to pel form assessment work and start devel opment has I roll allowed. .Muny of tho results hnvo been most encnurug lug in every m'iikii of tho word. No much ho that tlm people of Luke (Nulli ty urn to I m conuiut. dated on tho fact tlmt several companies Composed of tho rnnt reliable milling' and business inoii on tho count huvi', aftor careful in vn-t i-iiil ion, forinod hi long compiin-io-t f , i r tlio proper devcbipinciit of tho propci t ii'.-4. Mot proiuinont iiuiong thorn in 1 lu'-1 itiif tho high standard of t!u in in iiig i mi wtiiv have Invest I v :t -tl tlm c lo ji r 'm urc liu men who havi just Incorporates tho i.ukevicw Mining mid Milling Co., A corpora tion formed under tho lmvs of tho St:ilo of (irefon. George Ay I'M the President, has liocti interested ill tho growth of Lake county for many years, nml is quite heavily Interested in sev oral husiness oiilcrnriscs that have demonstrated his high ahility mid foro llit. Tho vlco prim 1 d o n t and M a ii ii i( u r , M. Murk ha for ii iiitinher of yours ht'uii identified with mining in every phase, having dovel oped properties in Kouth Africa, Aus tralin, Klondike, Goldlluld and Touo pah, and no more representative mem bur of the mining profession could have boon secured, forYho uioro fact of Mr. Marks connection moans, that tho best intercut of the stockholders will lie looked after in a moKt iuteli gent and economical manner, ami ana mining engineer and expert who is jnuloiiri of hlri ropiittiliou in that line, Mr. Mruks brings the experience that means a full development of all tho possibilities now presented by this group of claims. K. E. Smith Assis tant, Manager, Is u mining and Htock man, while F. M. Miller Treasurer, in Cashier of the Ilaiik of Lakeview, and one of tho mont prominent stockmen In thin nee! Ion of tho country. F. H. llrlggs the Kocretari', has lieen for ninny yours identified with the mining mid tiinlier interests of South Western Oregon and hin knowledge and ahility aiMd to tho character of tho company. The development of the mining inter eats of Lake county, will progress to a complete) nuccesa w hen undertaken by the above mentioned men and their associate on tho board of directors, Virgil Conn, the well kiiown Morclmut of 1'uiHley. Tho W'ludy Hollow Mining District in Coyote Hills Luke county Oregon, consists of twelvo claims, comprising two hundred forty acres. The general format ion of the country being diorito, ciiiai t.itu and phonolito, .tho gold val ues appearing in a quartz porphry dike ond running remarkably pure, going from 19.00 to ftIO.00 per ounce, and tho character of the gold being freo ami-carrying about ton per cent of sil ver throughout tho formation. Development work will progress as fust as possible, and no more promis ing mining outlook has boon buowu, than that of the Lukeview Mining and Milling t'ompauy, of Lakeview, Ore gon. COMMUNICATE! Circuit Court. As The Kxaiuiner went to prosslnst week the Moss case was on triul. All the evidouoe was lu by Saturday after noon and tho' attorneys began their explanation to tho jury. Hoth aides of tho case was very ably bandied, and a llltlu before iiildnluht Huliirday, the ciimii wan given over to the jury. A few ballot j uliowi-d that the Jury vim destined to ii long aittlng. Voting started out about hovoii for ncpiillal to throe for conviction, two voting b)an!(. After repeated balloting it was found that no Verdict would be reached, the jury hanging clone around eight for nrtipUlal t4 two for convic tion, although two voting blank most of the time. Late Sunday tho judge was notified that no agreement could be reached, and he Hont back word that ho would give them until 10 o'clock Monday morning, which hour found the jury in the same condition. J. C. Oliver was foreman of the jury and handed In his report of no verdict reached. The jury was dismissed and the case continued to next term. One juror, K. O. Crosslor wan reserv ed to draw a new jury from. Tho case of tho (State ot Oregon v A. V. Mmiring as clerk and all persons claiming to be heirs of Kuhy Clark, was net for trial Monday afternoon, and there being no jury, time was, al lowed for tho sheriff to Hiimmon a now venire and tho trial continued to Tues day. Tuesday was aioi.tly taken up with this case, in the presentation of evi dence, and tho jury promptly touched a verdict lu favor of tho Ktate. Tho jury was composed of the following: A. H. Down foreman, V. H. Steele, A. D. l'rakes, K. K. .Morris, J. W. Dun can, T. S. Hustings, J. W. Harvey, J. W. ISoydstuu, M. Humes, D. T. 1'oh kett. The bind cases remain to bo tried now and .JikL'k lienr-oii thinks hi! uill gi t through tills week. Tho various W'ui'iier Valley land cases foi po-iesiion, involving the wainer Valley Stock (!o. on the one siilu and W. H. Cooper ,Oakly ( lark, S. Dixon, lorry lb rrinuton, J. K. Dunucvuu, .1. II. tireen, D. T. I'oskctt and J. L. Morrow mi tho other, a e to come up for hearing this week. The f'illowiu cases.' a j .-mi dis- ponel ol ; Lakevlew Mercantile Co. vs J. S. Field, t recover money, dismissed. Clara J. Mulkey vi John D. Mulky, unit for d'vorce, pass'd for service. Koli't. McKlhinney, Oeo. McKlhin- iMy, and Kouoccn Kec, vs C. ilenkel, Anna Heukleand A. II. Reynolds, con tinued to next term. Mrs. Ambrose vs Joe Ambrose, suit for divorce, continued troiu lust term, decree denied. Frank Schlecht vs Geo. Scbloclii, to recover money continued to next term. Edward 1'riday vs Adam Thoin and Peter Theln, to io?over money, con tiniled. W. W. llrow n vs W. Z. Moss Reple vin, continued. W .V. Hrown vs W. C. Laird Reple viu, dismissed. D. P.Malloy vs A. W.Manriug to re cover money, dlsinlssua. School Notes. Tho program given at the High School on Friday was in the form of a mock trial court, a case in which Thomas Mo Cully brought suit for dam ages against Frank Hamuiursley for damago done u Held of grain w hich was broken into by a herd of 5 XI head of cut It o, belonging to the defeiiduut. Tho prosecution failed to state the a- mount of damaged called for mid it was loft for the jury to decide, how ever they brought in a verdict of no damages. Tho attorney for prosecution was (ieo. Ross, while Walter Dutton acted for tho defense. On Monday tho following attorneys were elected to carry on tho next trial ; Mabel lloyd, Pros. Att'y Hazel Mo- Koo Asa't. Elta Portwood Att'y for the defense. Mabel llotchkiss Ass't The girls will have full charge of tho next trial and they will uo doubt suc ceed. Supper Profitable One. Tho proceeds from the supper given last Wednesday evonuig in tho Mason ic banquet hall by the Ladies' Aid So ciety, netted them 980, and a quilt and sofu pillow which was raffled off, $11. The quilt and pillow was made and presented to tho society by (Jraud ma Miller. The quilt was won by Mrs. MasfloiiKill and the pillow by Tho money will be used in much uoedod repairs and work about the M. E. Church aud pursonage. Rev. Arl Armstrong arrived here last week and took up his work ou this charge. Kev. Armstrong is a good sneaker and a wide-awake man. He thinks he will like his new home very much. NEW TAX LAWS ARE PROPOSED Copies of Commission's Report Can be Had From County Clerk. Copies of the tax commission's re- at state legislatures insures tho pasn- poit may bo had by applying to the county clerk. The report occupies .KX) pages, and while much of it has been j tive exists for tho passage of bad laws published in Tho Examiner from time, bad for the state at large, but deemed to timo, a careful study of tho pro- j beneficial to certain localities to sup proposod legislation will necessitate port lobyists to stear the bills through those who wish to take part in any A careful study of the commission's discussion securing a copy of the re- port. I lie ro are many changes pro- poe', some good and some, we think, not so good. The methods employed Ki J f ON COX, l ' 72 Ki Mi Kenyan 'ox Is one of the chief Instruct. r.s of t'io Ai t indents' leasn; New York city, the art wx lety whose iiiaizine wu recent ly seized by Auil: Comstock on the ground that the issue for the current month contained plett calculateil to corrupt the morals of the Innocent. Nil incident in the tu,,i of American art has aroused more excitement, and .Mr. Cox and his f. . , artists denounce Mr. Comstock as a prude. Olive Creen for Soldiers. In tho face of the enemy Uncle Sam's ' soldiers are to be inconspicuous as poa-1 Bible. They are not intended to be mere targets for hostile bullets and to tho olid t hat they may be afforded all the protection that a uniform may give them the color of the service uu-, lforin has again been changed. Ou tho recommendation of a corps appointed to consider tho subject, it has been de cided to substitute olive green or tho olive drab as the color of khaki intended for urmy uuiforms. Tho change has induced a great deal of i comment in tho service and protests ' have beou mado against further chau- gos In the' uniform, although tho change as recommended does not hi- volvo uuy Individual expense to the soldiei. The color, olive green, was decided upon only after full -ousidoratiou of the subject. It is poiuted out that it pososses every quality of invisibility cluiiuod for any color suggested as do Ft. Klamath; 530 from Alex Davis, sirablo for uniforms aud is especially Ft. Klamath ; 385 from J. E. Pelton, practicable for service lu tho tropics, Ft. Klamath. where tho laudscapo is usually of E W. Clow an returned last Sunday about tho color of tho proposod uni- evening from a trip to Silver Lake, form. At a comparatively short , Summer Lake aud Paisley. Mr. Gow distance the soldier attired in an olive i an's mission to the Lake county poiuts green uniform will merge into the green surroundings so that ho will bo absolutely indistinguishable. Severly lujurcd. Last Wednesday night late as Win. Thome was c6miug to town from the Lesbos snoop camp on horse back his horse foil with him, pinning him to the ground. Mr. Thorn, when released was found to be badly bruised and mashed up. His nose was almost en tirely torn from, bis faoo, several teeth were knocked out and numerous other bruises about the face aud eyes. He was brought to towu for repairs, and is getting along as well as could be ex pected, lie intended starting the next day for Reno with the Lesbos baud of sheep. " ago of omo bad laws along with the good ones, providing a sufficient tno j report will put everyone on their guard and possibly prevent any damaging laws getting through the legislature this winter. ANGRY A.Sl 1ST. KlamsUi Stock News. (Klamath Falls Express. ) Horace V. Mitchell, the stock buyer was in the city a few days of this week. He ys the prevailing price for steers is 6 cents and lor cows and heifers 4 cents. Mr. Mitchell has made a num ber of purchases the past week and has a largo drove of beef on pasture near Morrill aud is making arrangements to wiuter about 1000 head at the Can trail ranch. He says fall pasture is cents per day and alfalfa hay is selling at 0 per ton tea out. The following is a list of tho pur- chases made ty Mr. Kiitcholl during thb past wok: 131 head from Rob't. Couuor, Ft. Klamath; 140 from Will Dixon, Ft. Klamath ; 100 from John Cox, Ft. Klamath ; 4d from A. Fordyce, Ft. Klamath i 118 from Richard Mel- base, Ft Klamath, 55 from W. C. Huick; Silver Lake; 13 from T. J. La Urie, Silver Lake; 33 from W,B. Ows- ley, Silver Lake ; 40 from F. T. Nelsoij wus the buying of beef cattle aud mules Of tho former he purchased about COO head, but of tho latter he got only 25 head. He says that mules are scarce and that there are only three of the long-eared follows, that is four legged ones, left in Northern Lake couny, aud that there is not enough money in all of Klamath Falls banks to buy them. Prof. LeavitC in Cuba. The lecture delivered by Professor Leavitt lust Friday evening was lis tened to by quite a crowd, considering the disagreeable weather that night, which was bitterly cold, aud the fact that the court held a night session that night. The locture was very in teresting from beginning to end aud Mr. Leavitt delivered it in a tnanuer much to his credit. He pictured the conditions In the Cunan Islands, in IHUH, during the Spanish-American war from personal observation and so vivid were his illustrations that one could almost imagine himself on the battle ground. The proceeds amounting to 137, go to the Library Association. Professor Ivavitt was very kind and showed a generons spirit and his aid to Lakeview public library is certain ly appreciated by the people of the town. Stock Newt C. E. Sherlock called at The Exam iner office Tuesday and informed as that he bad recently sold two more bands of sheep which completed the sale by him of 12,000 bead of sheep this season. His latest sales were 3500 bead of wethers and Iambs to Brown of Red Hluff, receiving ri75 for the Iambs and8 3.75 for wethers, and 1400 bead of lambs to the Frenchman from Reno at f'2,75. Mr. Sherlock also stated that Mc Kune and McCali of Silver Lake bad sold 3000 bead of sheep to the Reno buyer. Geo. Datcbelder and L. B. Moss have bought 1200 ewes and lambs from Joe Ambrose, paying 82,50 for iambs and 83,75 for ewes. Miss Snellings' room has arranged a program for Friday afternoon and invited the high school. S. T. Colvin sold bis lambs to Tyler for Si 05 per head State Line News. (Pine Creak Miner.) Ihere is now a building deal under! consideration, whereby if it is closed, T E. Iloruback will purchase the one half interest, belonging to Cnas. E. Burber in the new falcon building and lot on California street, which will make I lorn back & Blurtou owners of the said proprety. S. S. Wardwell and wi'e, son-in-law of Kev. Howard were down from Sil ver Lake this week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McGrath went through Monday going to Altoras for tho fair. Cbas. Sherlock was down Tuesday to receive-a band of mutton sheep, that he, bought from Leonard. Several cases of pneumonia are pre vailing over town. Miss Ollie Cannon came down from Lakeview. Saturday evening, return ing Sunday. Here from Shaniko. L. F. Wiuklcman, formerly a Lake county business man, but of recent years of Shaniko arrived here last Sunday morning on the western stage on a business trip and to visit friends and relatives. Lem is engaged in the hotel business in Shaniko. He says times have been good up there this year, aud his business has been a very prosperous one. He says that 230 car loads ol beef cattle were shipped out of Shaniko this fall, besides the large shipments of sheep and other products of Crook, Grant and Sherman conties. Tax Commission Reports. We are in receipt of a copy of the report of the board of commissioners appointed under tho provisions of an act of the 1005 legislature for the pur pose of examining and reporting on matters of assessment and taxation. The committee is composed of Fred erick W. Mulkey, Win. J, Lachuer and E. IJ. Soabrook. Tho Examiner has mentioned mat ters at d iff eieut times up for consid eration by this board pertaining to taxation. The report is too extensive for reproduction here. In Line for Honors. . Hillard, the four year old son of Harry Bailey is entitled to a paragraph in tho funny papers for his originality. Last Sunday when he returned from Sunday School, he went into the store and addressiug "Billy" Massiugill, said, "do you know that you are made of dirt?" to which "Billy" answered yes. Turning to go he remarked: "I guess that's the reason boys get so dirty ; it just keeps soaking out of them all the time." A Few Dark Nights. For three nights first of the week the town was dark. The light plant at Pine Creek seemed to be running in order but could make no lights here. A general inspection of the line was mado Tuesday and the dofect remedied which is supposed to have been a short oircuit, or grounded w lie somewhere. TERRIBLE STORMS 111 THE SOOTREAST Lake County Climate a Paradise Compared. MANY LIVES AND SHIPS 10ST Storm Sweeps Over Land and 5ea Causing Loss of Life And Property. Those who think the weather la Lakeview was severe last week, read the following synopsis of the recent storm in Florada. Central Angaries and Cuba: Miami, Fla. Steamer St.Lncie sunk 28 persons killed, 00 injured. Tidal wave swamps Elliott's Kev and drowns whole population of 250. Barge wrecked and 50 passengers drowned. Havana, Cuba Twenty persons killed and 12 injured ; damage, 12,000,000 la Havana and Pinar del Rio Provinces. American warships drag anchoros, but none are damaged. Two schooners driven ashore. Transport Cubana badly damaged, and 120 males and horses fcwept over board. Forty lighters wrecked. Fifty buildings damaged and brick warehouse destroyed. Lodging-house colapses, killing eight occupants. Almost every tree in Prado uprooted Salvador Whole republic flooded, numerous lives lost, crops and cattle destroyed, bouses fall, burying occu pants;, whole face of country changed. Guatemala and Honduras Same re sults as in Salvador ; loss amounts to millions of dollars. Venezuela Dutch steamer lofet; 20 miles of railroad destroyed. A New Industry. An Oregonian news report from Cor vallis says: Members of the farmers instituta staff, who returned to the college yesterday from attendance at four institutes held in Cooe County, believe the movement is likely to suc ceed for establishment of a denatured alcohol factory in that county. They ' co-operated in all the institutes with the representatives of German capital, who are behind the plan for building the factory. The problem in the matter is mere yl to secure a pledge that 6000 acres of laud will be devoted to potato produc tion, the output for which will be utcd in the manufacture of alcohol. At the institutes there was a large attenadnce of farmers. The plan was presented and many of the farmears pledged land. The price paid for the potatoes is 3 per ton the small potatoes as well as larger sizes beiug taken. It is the bDlief of Dr. WhHhycombe and othres that the Coos Buy bo ttom lands will yield 20 tons per acre. That there is capital for the enter prise is unquestioned, and that it. will be established at Coos Bay if sufficient land is pledged is believed to be a cer tainty. A similar factory is now in process of erection at Greeley, Colo. The Government issued authority for the erection of six factories this year, and it is the story that the Stan dard Oil people managed to secure two of these permits. f The manufacture of alcohol for il luminating purposes will be a feature of such factories, the light produced being far clearer and brighter and much cheaper than kerosene, and en tirely odorless. Rev. Sam Jones Dead. Rev. Sam Jones, the evangelist, of Cartersvillo, Ga., who has preached and lectured from one end of the country to the id her, and who a few years ago was ' oue of the lecturers at the Chautauqua Assembly at Ashland, died Monday, of heart failure in a sleeplug car on train No. 4 of 1 he Rock Island Railroad near Perry, Ark. Mr. Jones had been conducting a most suc cessful revival at Oklahoma City, Okla. and left there Sunday night for Lis home In Georgia, He decided to at tend a family re-union, it being the fifty-ninth anniversary of his birth. Mrs. Jones and bis daughters, Mrs, Annie Pyron and Miss Julia Jones, were with him when he passed away, Ashland Tidings.