Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1893-08-24
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.
Oregon's Excellent Display at
the Worlds Fair.
FLATTERING EASTERN COMMENT
A Model Hydraulic Placer Mine
Attracts the Attention of the
Immense ThrOng.

VIII DE ABOUT ZIO,UUO cases, lI3,OOU snort
OF last year.
An international irrigation convention
is called to meet at Deming, n. NJ, on
November 7.
A colony OF thirty families is reported
travelling with its teams overland from
Nebraska TO the vicinity Of Olympia.
The Indians in some part1 of Oregon,
notably at Grant, have been Offering po-
nies for sale at from $3.50 TO " apiece.
A. d. Childress, manager Of the clear
ing house at Los Angeles, has resigned
at the solicitation Of the clearinghouse
banks.
The depositors in the Los Angeles City
Bank, it ii said, will not get rs cents on
the dollar, owing TO the loose methods OF
business employed.
The Spokane Bar Association is urging
the claims Of Montana, Idaho and East
ern Washington 10 sitting Of the
United States Circuit Court OF Appeals
ana the location oi spokane as desirable
for all concerned
Charles Johnson, n member OF an ex-
tensive gang Of freight-car thieves work
ing between San Francisco and Sacra-
mento, has been arrested at the latter
lHc OllltI liiltNtb VIII Dt
taken in a few days.
The scarcity OF salmon in the Column
bia this season IL more marked than ever
before, and has led TO the belief in many
quarters that the river IL lished out, and
that fish wheels, traps and seines must
be abolished in future II the industry is
10 be revived.
Ling Sing, Christianized Chinese,
Il
cutter Oliver Wolcott for ten years rs
the Captains private steward, has been
arrested on board that vessel Mt Port
Townsend for smuggling opium into the
United Stated from British Columbia.
When the mans apartments were
searched, eighteen fivc-tael cans Of pre-
pared opium were found concealed be-
meath his bunk.
The people OF Yuma and vicinity held
mass meeting recently, and unan-
mously agreed to request United States
Attorney General Olney not to appeal to
the United States Supreme Court the
Algodones land-grnnt case, recently de-
cided in favor Of the claimants by the
United States Land Court OF Private
Claims. The reasons given are that the
settlers on the grant are perfectly salts
fled with the decision.
A fisherman ON the Lower Columbia
had his net in the river, and was max
ing DRIFT, when the steamer 7, j, Pot
ter passed on her way To Astoria. The
captain did not see the net, and in pass
ing one of the vessels big wheels picked
IL up and wound IL around the shalt,
taking the fisherman and part OF his
boat with il. Fortunately he was so
completely tangled in HE net that he
was held lirmly N one place and carried
around, and escaped being dashed TO
---ptercs.. His ontcs'ns for help were heard
and the steamer was stopped, and he
was released.
In speaking OF Oregon being unrepro,
Hented in the National Board the Chica-
70 Tribune of u late date remarks: "Or-
egon is without representation in the
deliberations OF the National Commits
sion, and in this incident there is an
other feature of the old Cleveland Pen.
mover feud One of Oregon's National
Commissioners is ill., and his alternate
resigned. TO this resignation the Gov.
ernor paid no heed. Oregon's other
Commissioner is not in the clty, and the
Governor refusal TO notify the Presi-
dent of the vacancy in the commission
leaves Oregon without spokesman.
0regonians are fearful that they will
fare i'll in the apportionmcnt OF jurors
Of awards, and have asked the National
Commission 10 take such action rs will
result in Oregon having voice in the
body's deliberations"
One OF the most important features
presented to visitors is the magnificent
educational exhibit now fully open and
complete, in the department OF liberal
arts. Nearly all of the States and Ter
ritories are creditahly represented. Par
ticularly are the most distant States well
represented, from tho Atlantic 10 the
Pacific, and OF these no exhibit In more
attractive than that presented by the
State OF Oregon. Its specific character
istics are numerous and many ot them
unique, and at once hold the attention
of the passer-by. In the department OF
ornithology there is n magnificent dis
play OF all the game birds OF Oregon el-
cgantly mounted. There are ireo.hand
and mechanical drawings and photo
graph work illustrating all features OF
public. school work through the several
grades. OF the higher institutions OF
learning the State University, the State
Agricultural College and the Willamette
University lead in their exhibits. The
entire exhibit is u tribute TO the enter
prise, skill and ability OF the teachers
and schools OF the Web-foot State
Chicago Inter. Ocean,
One OF the most attractive exhibits 10
the public in the mines and mining
building il the model or miniature hy-
draulic placer mine in the Oregon see
tion. which as drawing card TO the
general public is only surpassed by the
silver statue of Justice" The placer
mine consists Oi bed OF gravel about
fifteen feet long and six feet wide, with
sluiccway through the middle. \ small
hydraulic ram throws n vigorous stream
OF water against the gravel bank, carry
ing the dirt down in the sluice where the
gold is caught 10y the rifles placed cross
wise in the box A number OF Oregon
placer mining properties gave the gravel,
100 sacks of 100 pounds each coming
from the following properties: Ingram
4 Baker, Centennial and Willow Springs
In Willow Springs district, Davenport IN
the Davenport district; ON the opening
day some gravel from the Basin mine,
the property OF Captain Clough OF Port
land, was worked over; cleanup was
made after each bag was worked, but the
gold was allowed TO remain In the boxes
In order TO give visitors an insight into
the system of placer mining. 4 final
cleanup was made late In the afternoon,
which netted about one ounce OF gold
dust and two nuggets weighing about
one-eighth OF an ounce each. This spC-
cial attraction is In charge Of +, II. Rowe,
superintendent of the Oregon mining
exhibit.-New York Engineering aud
Mining Journal