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The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
COPPER SITUATION.
No Material Improvement in the
Domestic CONSUMPTION.

New York, Nov. 14.-Almost datly
since the original statement was made
that there was an over-prodction OF
copper in the country interested parties
have given expression to the opinion
that the situation was showing material
Improvement and that there would be no
reduction in the price Of lake copper
from IL cents per pound. It is pointed
out that the figures involved in the dis
cussion of the copper situation have not
rejected much improvement from the
start. 1t has been clearly demonst IA ted
that at the time this discussion was be-
gun. there was an amount Of copper in
this country considerably in excess Of
the demand. Since that time, while
there may have been some curtailment
in the production and a large reduction
in copper stocks abroad, it has been
shown that there has not been any ma
terial increase in domestic consumption
and the export trade has not shown any
Improvement. AS is Well known, the ex-
ports of copper for the year to October
81. were considerab bly, less than for the
same period last year. The figures for
the present month so far show still
further falling Off in the export trade
For the first seven days of the month
the exports were 1852 tons. against i'm
ports Of 1882 tons. Consequently. in re-
ality there have been no exports Of cop
per this month, as they have been more
than wiped out by the imports.
Another new feature has arisen in the
situation. 1t is reported that the man
ufacture of copper wire has reduced
the price of the product from more
than Is cents to less than II cents per
pound, or below the figure asked for lake
copper. 1t is not believed that these
manufacturers purpose to do business at
loss, and the opinion is expressed that
they are now buying copper at consider
ably less than II cents.
The opinion is expressed still by inter
ested parties that the 4Amalgamated
Copper company will not reduce tn.
price of lake copper from II cents.
Confirmation was obtained yesterday
of the report from Salt Lake City that
the American Smelling & Refining COM
pany has issued a statement to it's ship
perS giving notice to them that here
after the company will not settle on
shipments Of copper ores or matte ex-
and upon prices of that date, instead OF
the date of ASSAY. 1t is understood that
some of the managers of the American
smelling Il Refining company regard the
present copper situa fion as artificial and
the attempt TO maintain 17-cent cooper
as an experiment. The Officials of nh.
company say that they gave the notice
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
Mines and Mining.

four-horse omnibus could be driven into
it with the utmost ease. The vein lies
in iron sandstone, which forms walls ike
adamant. and is but few hundred fee'
from the line formation of the noun
tain which it follows. The vein has
been traced and opened up on the sur
face the whole length of the property,
which affords some idea OF it's enor-
nous possibilities as a coal producer.
The mine is perfectly free from gas
and is one of the best ventilated mines
in the Dominion. if not the best. ABOUT
900 feet in from the mouth OF the main
entry an upraise has been driven to the
surface to serve as an air shaft ana
which affords a free circulation of air
throughout the mine. In fact, the air Is
So pure and the mine SO free from gas
that open lights are used i'll all parts
of it.
Coal Is Hard Bituminous.
The coal is of the exceedingly hard
bituminous and innumerable practical
and scientific tests have proven 1t to he
the best steam coal ever discovered on
the American continent, eNcee ling III
value in this respect the famous Pitts
burg coal and equalling the best product
of Wales. where the finest Unanimous
coal in the world is produced. 1t is
also an excellent coal for domestic pur-
poses and as a cokng coal numerous
tests have proven it to be fully the equal
of the Fernie product. which is supposed
to be the best coking coal in this coun-
try The company is now completing
six coke ovens. the beginning of $50
which will he put in as soon as the
weather will permit.
Increasing Payroll.
In various capacities the company now
has 10 men employed and it is expected
that within six months the payroll Will
be $4,000. The company is now putting
in a new tipple. a set of 100ton railroad
scales an done of the most Improved
fans preparatory to the extensive opera
lions contemplated.
The company has spur running from
the main track of the railroad to the
mine and altogether has about two miles
of sidngs, the capacity of which is so
overtaxed at present that steps are being
taken to double track the spur.
An electric light plant with a capacity
of $50 lights is being installed which be-
sides furnishing light for the town will
illuminate the main workings of the
mine.
All this has been achieved in the short !
space of nine months. Old coal mining
men say it was never before heard of in
the history of coal mining and the credit
Is due to Mr.. Gebo.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

referred to some tima ago. In do,rr
this. they say, they simply adopted a
precautionary measure. The company Is
not a copper-producing company, except
incidentally 1t buys its ore Tor the gold
and silver that they contain and is com-
PEELED to take care Of the copper that
comes with such ore. So far a. it ~
concerned. copper is only a side issve or
a by-product. but the company did not
intend to put itself In position Of guar
anteeing the price, even though the Of
ficers know of no reason, they say. why
the price OF copper should be reduced in
the next ninety days.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
WILL INSPECT COLUMBIA.
Property Said to Contain a 12-Foot
Vein Of $l2 Gold Ore.

With 12-foot vein of free milling ore
running $12 a ton staring them in the
fac. five Of the principal stockholders
of the Columbia Gold Mining 4 Milling
/ company, the mines of which are at
York, have arrived from Lake Linden
Mich. for the purpose of personally in
spectinE the property preparatory to in
creasing the capacity Of the stamp mill
on the site of the mine, says the Great
Falls Tribune.
At present a 10 stamp mill is being
opersted, but if the new developments of
t. n.ine prove to be as represented, the
board of directors will undoubtedly en-
deavor to induce the stockholders to in
stall new mill of perhaps 80 possibly
so stamps. A number of other improve
ments are contemplated.
Messrs Joseph Beach, wealthy
brewer: j. H. Wilson. editor of the
Natural Copper Times: c. l.. Fredericks.
manager of the Columbia company and
Frank NJ. Keiser. all of Lake Linden.
Mich. are in Helena. These men are
all heavy stockholders in the Columbia
company and win today drive to the
mines to personally inspect the work
ings with view of making recommended
tons at the next meeting of the board
of directors for such increase of capacity
as the recent development of the mine
Will justify.
When the present 1O-Stamp mill was
Installed, the vein was narrow ard the
ore did not carry over "a per ton. Even
on that basis the mine has been paying.
Recently the vein widened to II feet,
so it is claimed. and the capacity for
handling the immense body of ore was
not adequate. 1t was the good news of
the recent strike that brought the prin-
cipal stockholders out from Michigan to
see for themselves.
Granting that the vein is IL feet wide
and continuous, the Columbia property
will be the greatest in the country for
free milling proposition with body of
ore that will run on an average of
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
Mems Negligee Shirts

N. B.-We forgot to mention UNI
der clothing heading our utopia"
heavy corduroy trousers at $3.50:
sold elsewhere at $3.50. Also mems
cashmere trousers: genteel styles.
hair line, only 1896 a pair.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15

ONE HUNDRED MEMS all wool
winter suits; neat patterns. in
cheviots. tweeds and mixtures,
grays, blues. browns. These suits
would be good value for $500. Our
price during this sale only $3.50.
10 mems kersey and beaver over
coats; blue, black and fancy mix
lures. at $3.50 during this sale.
Usual price $500.
SPECIAL~Only $50 pairs extra
choice all-wool trousers; latest pat
terms and shapes; only $500 a pair.
Really 500 garments.
The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-11-15
Mems Underwear

We will sell two cases 600 dozen)
mems ribbed wool underwear; tan,
blue, salmon and novia, at SIC,
about half usual price. All our UNI
derwear comes to us direct from
the mills. These garments at Coo
are splendid values.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
Bills Passed.

The senate Wednesday passed the
following bills: Senate bill 70, to cor.
rect the description of the boundary of
Wheeler county; senate bill l43, to
protect hotel and boarding house keep.
ers; by Hunt, regulating street rail.
ways in Portland; senate bill 73, to
enact the Torrens system of registra.
tion OF land titles; senate bill 172, to
regulate insurance companies; senate
bill 81, to provide for the election of
road supervisors; senate bill 1877, to
create the Office OF county auditor of
Multnomah county; senate bill 2l7, to
amend the charter of Sherwood; senate
bill ale, to fix the salary of prosecut-
ing attorney in the Seventh judicial
district.
The house Wednesday passed bills
as follows: house bill ~, providing
for uniform system of mine bell sig
nails; house bill l46, making it crime
to remove or interfere with mining To-
cation marks; house bill 1877, regulat.
ing the supply of water for irrigation
purposes.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
TRIED BY A MOB.
Tennessee Nesro's Jurors Hanged him-He
Confessed, duplicating Others.

SoHSsscus uhPhSatiHS VthCISs
Dyersburg, Tenn, Feb. 2O.-An un-
known man broke into the residence
of DR.. Arnold, a prominent physician
here, yesterday, and struck Miss Eliza
Arnold on the head and side with a
hatchet. She tainted without seeing
the assailant, who became frightened
and fed. Bloodhounds followed the
trail from the young lady's room to the
house of a negro named Fred King,
where hatchet was found in a bureau
drawer. King and two other negroes
were arrested but the latter were re-
leased. A mob formed and would
have lynched King but for the plead
ings of DR.. Arnold, who insisted upon
having better evidence of guilt. A
mob formed today and took King from
the Jail and tried him before jury
selected from the mob. He confessed,
duplicating several other negroes, and
was then hanged. Another negro
named Beebe has been captured.
charged with completely in the assault.
and probably will meet the same fate.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
LEFT $40. 900, 900.
Huntinston's Estate Has Since Increased $40,
000.0o0-Pays 500. 900 Inheritance Tax


New York, Feb. 2O.-Executors of
the estate of Coils P. Huntington,
have deposited with the controller a
certified check for $70O, 900, to cover
the amount of the inheritance tax
which will be collected by the state.
The deposit indicates the worth of the
estate at the time of the testator's death
to have been approximately $40, ,000,-
600. which has now been increased
about one-seventh, making the present
worth $50, 900, 900.
The size of the check indicates that
the Huntington estate in value will
more than double the estimate placed
upon it at the time of the death of the
California pioneer. Owing to the rise
in railroad securities during the last
six months, the Huntington estate is
now worth almost. if not quise, $1O,.
100000 more than it was when the
will was offered for probate. As the
Inheritance tax is based upon the value
at the time of the death of the testa-
tor, the estate would now seem to be
worth approximately $50, 100000
No accurate idea as to how the Hun
tington millions are invested has yet
been made by the executors.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
SIX WERE KILLED.
Five Passengers and Fireman on Wrecked Train
As Many Seriously Injured.

Winnemucca, New, Feb. 19.-The
eastbound overland limited Southern
Pacific train, officially known as No. ..
was wrecked at $50 O'Clock yesterday
morning at a point 27 miles west OF
this place, while running at a speed of
30 miles an hour, the train went into
a washed out culvert. and the result
was the worst wreck known on this
division of the road. Six persons were
killed and six injured.
The disaster occurred at a point
where an embankment 8 feet high
crosses a ravine. Melting snow from
the mountains caused heavy rush of
water which broke through the en-
bankment some time during the night.
The washout was about rs feet in
width, and into the raging torrent the
ill-fated train plunged without warn
ing. The engine nearly cleared the
break before the rails gave way, the
tender falling back. The mail car
and composite Car followed into the
chasm, the composite car telescoping
the first of the Pullman sleepers nearly
half its length.
Two sleepers and the dining car re-
mained on the track.
The bodies of two men, evidently
tramps, who were stealing a ride, are
in the wreckage.
Train No. 4, the eastbound express,
was following the limited train very
closely, and the rear brakeman of the
latter had only a few minutes in
which to flag No. and prevent rear
end collision.
At 1870 A. M. special train left
this place for the scene of the wreck,
carrying doctors and nurses and the
injured were given every attention pos
sibIe, being taken to the hotel at Mill
City, the nearest station. The dead
and injured were later taken back to
Wadsworth on a special train, and
will be carried on to San Francisco.
1t will be two or three days before
the track can be put in condition sc
that the running of trains may be re
sumed. 1t will be necessary first to
build trestle across the chasm in
which the recked cars are lying.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
NEGRO WAS LYNCHED.
Killed Man and His Family and Ransacked
the House.

New Orleans, Feb. 19.-Thomas
jackson, Negro, was lynched today
at st. Peter, 20 miles above this CITY,
for series of crimes. This morning
he visited the. home of Alexander Bour.
geois. the engineer of the drainage
machine on Bellepoint plantation, some
distance from the plantation quarters.
He told Bourgeois the manager wanted
him, and the engineer mounted the
tricycle. with the Negro. Jackson
stabbed the engineer in the back and
threw the body into a ditch. He then
returned to the house and butchered
Mrs. Bourgeois and her two babies and
ransacked the house. Two boys visit.
ing the family hid IN the woods. After
the negro's departure the boys went to
St. Peter and gave the alarm. return
ing with a mob of several hundred
men. The negro Was tracked to his
home and fully identified by the bows.
He was hanged and his body riddled
with bullets before the sheriff arrived.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
N A D[kIH TRAp|
Sixty-Five Miners Are Entombed
Mo Hope for Them.
CAUSED BY AN EXPLOSION OF GAS
Only Exit Is the Mouth of the Shaft, Which Il
Filled With Huge Volume of Smoke
Relief Measures Have, Begun.

Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 18.-Sixty-
five miners are imprisoned in No. 9
shalt of the Cumberland coal mine on
Vancouver island. The only exit 10
the mouth of the shaft which is filled
with huge volume of fame. There
Is considered to be NO possibility for
the unfortunates to escape.
/. Details of Disaster Messer.
Details of the disaster are meager,
The Cum berIand mine is near the VII
lage OF Union, about go miles north
Of the town of Nanaimo. Tn, only
telegraphic communication from Un.
ion is by single government wire,
and little is known of the tragedy in
the mine except that q terrible explo-
sion occurred in No. shaft of the
Cum berland about IL o'clock this
morning. Following the explosion the
shaft caught fire, and the 65 miners
who were working half mile from
the entrance were caught in "a death
trap. A relief party from No. shaft
made brave but futile attempt at a
rescue. They were headed off by the
fire and could not reach the imprisoned
men. The attempt at rescue was made
through No. 5 shaft. but the flames
prevented any development of the per-
ilous venture.
The Cum berland mine is one of the
properties of the Union Colliery Com
pany, situated near Comox and
reached from Union bay by the private
colliery railway crossing the Trent
river on which the memorable bridge
disaster occurred year or two ago.
1t has been singularly fortunate here
tofore in immunity from disaster and
was counted an especially safe mine to
work IN by reason of the character of
the formation in which the coal il
found there, and the manner in which
it had been opened up. No. 6 shaft,
the scene of the disaster, was bottomed
in October, 1898, at a depth of 814
feet. 1t is we'll constructed and tim
bered, with a mud wall. the pit bot
tom being timbered with 12x18 sawn
hulks, built solidly together. 16 fees
wide and 12 feet high. The shaft is
located close to the Hallway. and the
ventilation of the mine is effected by q
14x5.foot Guibal fan, which, when run
to its full capacity, gives $4,000 cubic
feet of air circulation per minute.
The air enters by the haulage slopes
and is divided into seperate splits, the
main split being at the point where
No. branches off the main slope,
part of the air going down each slope.
Further down each of these slopes the
air is again split, and sent to the work.
ings east and west of the respective
slopes.
A second explosion occurr ed in No.
5 shaft tonight, but it had been ex.
pected, and all the men had left the
workings. There we're no casualties.
This explosion prevents any further
efforts being made to rescue the en-.
tombed miners through No. shaft.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
CHICAGO HOTEL FIRES.
Attempts Were Made to Burn Four Structures
Robbery During the Excitement

Attempts Were Made to Burn Four Structures
Robbery During the Excitement
Chicago, Feb. .16.-Flames were
started simultaneously on four floors of
the Palmer House this afternoon. and
45 minutes later were discovered on
two floors in the Great Northern hotel.
Two men supposed to be hotel
thieves were seen to run from the
Palmer house. During the excite
ment, $500 worth OF jewelry was stolen
from one of the rooms of the Great
Northern. About the same time, a
blaze of light was discovered in the
Sherman house. Another fire of sus-
picious origin had been discovered
only "a hours before. The fires con.
vince the police that All organized
gang of incendiaries is operating in
Chicago. Good descriptions have been
secured of the two men who we're seen
running from the Palmer house, and
a number of detectives are at work on
the case. The four fires, with the cir
cumstances attending them, were:
Palmer House-Four fires started
simultaneously in baskets of linen on
different floors. Towels saturated
with kerosene were found. The fire
was extinguished by guests and en-
ployes. Two suspects were seen, but
allowed to escape. Damage nominal.
Great Northern Hotel-Simultan-
eous fires were discovered on the H and
j floors. Odor of kerosene on II floor.
]. S. Friest, OF New York, reported
that $500 worth of jewelry had been
stolen flom his room. Damage OF
$1,000 by fire and small panic among
the guests.
Sherman House-Tha blaze was on
the upper floor and was attended with
little commotion. Damage, $l0O.
Hotel Grace-Fire of suspicious
origin discovered in a linen closet.
Damage nominal.
The most dangerous fire in the
Palmer house was on the fifth foar.
1t was extinguished at personal risk
by John M. McWilliams, Jr., senior
at Princeton university. The police
agree that all the fires were incendiary
and tonight every il0,ortant down.
town hostelrv was guarded by detail
of officers in plain clothes, watching
for the men suspected of having started
the fires. These off GERS. as we'll as
the hotel managers, have the theory
that the blaze was started by some dis
charged hotel employe who wished to
satisfy his grudge and was able to do
30 through his intimate knowledge ot
opportunities.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
No HOLIDAY at Salem.

Washineton's birthday, February %,
is legal holiday. but it is not legis.
lative holiday unless the legislature by
specific act chooses to make it SO,
lnasmuch as Washington birthday
happens this year to fall on the 10th
day of the session (the usual day ol
sine die adjournment) it is probable
that business will be proceeded with
much as usual. The constitution oi
the state does not limit the sessions to
40 days, but does limit the total com.
pensation of each member to $l2O at
So per day; therefore. few Legislators
can be expected to be SO self-sacrific.
ing as to work long for nothing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
Killed by a Tiger.

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 18.-Albert
Nelson, aged 15, employed as an ami
NAL keeper at the Geological garden,
in this city. vas killed by Bengal
tiger today. He entered the tiger 9
cage and was attacked by the beast.
A terrible struggle followed in which
Nelson was torn in hundred places.
Red hot irons were thrust into the
blood thirsty animal, but not until
seven bullets had been fred into ita
body did it release its hold on its vic.
tim. Nelson was dragged from the
cage more dead than alive, and was
hurried to the city hospital, where he
died as he was being carried in. The
tiger was not fatally wounded. Neil.
son had been employed by the Zoo
company thres years. He was in
charge of the lions cubs, and it is sup.
posed opened the tigers cage by mis-.
take.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
Oregon Notes.

The Robins saw mill, SIX miles east
of Union. has been leased by a man
from the East.
Eugene veterans of the Spanish and
Philippine wars are planning to organ.
ize local association.
A paper il being circulated at New
berg soliciting subscriptions to stock
for the purpose of operating a cannery.
Tom Gilliam's log drive. consist
ing of 100000 feet, is stranded in
the Mohawk waiting for a freshet. It
is consigned to the Booth-Kelly mills
at Coburg.
Barbed wire telephone lines are COM
ing back into fashion in Morrow coun-
ty. The latest is one between the
ranch of G. E. Jones. near ElghtMile
postofice and Heppner, via O. E..
Farnsworth's ranch on Rhea creek
and the public road to Hardman.
The recorder and clerk of Washing.
ton county collected $211.s0 in fees
last month.
1t is announced from Harrisburg
that David Busey has sold his farm on
Lake Creek to Mr.. Busbee, from Wash
ington. The consideration is said to
have been $1,000.
The Heppner Milling Company last
week shipped lot Of secondhand ma
chinery to Portland. As soon as the
watar onena mn oOiu tho mill mill I,a
run to its full capacity day and night.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1901-02-22
Composer Neyin Dead.

New Haven. Conn.,, Feb 19.-Eth.
Gilbert Neyin, musician and composer,
died suddenly here today of heart dis.
ease. Mr.. Nevin came to New Haven
about five weeks ago to be associated
with professor Parker, of Yale univer.
sity, in his muscial work. Ethelbert
Neivn was born in Nevinacre, Pa, in
1858. As copmoser, Mr.. Nevin at.
tanned name hardly second to any
musician. and his songs are known
throughout the continents. Among
these are "The Rosary" ''Narcissus,"
GOOD Night, "Good Night, Belov.
ed," and an arrangement of Helms
"The Heiden Roeslein.''