Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-08-01

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ers have compiled a book entitled,
The Mineral Resources OF Oregon"
BY J. II. Fisk, for general circulation.
st contains 40 pages and is brimful
ct Interesting facts concerning the
unines OF oregon. An article on "Ore-
Rvn. the sportsman's Paradise" by A.
E Cebhart is also bound in the book
and Is very interesting. It is profuse-
~ Illustrated with half tone cuts of
scenes around the mines and game
views.
state Printer Whitney has just is.
sued 10000 copies of the book. We
quote a portion OF the mining article
as HOllows:
Bat the general mineral and gold
producing district is to be found in the
Cascade range OF mountains, and yet,
nDr all the numerous mining camps
GOand here. II has hardly been pros.
Enraed Hundreds of thousands OF
acres have never had pick stuck in.
tss the ground or hardly been visited
10y a white man.
The scenery and beauties Of the
Cascade mountains surpass my power
O9f description, with their numerous
waterfalls, their ideal summer resorts,
with their flowing thermal springs;
the caves Of Southern Oregon extend
hng for miles underground, with their
SaRhctltes and stalagmltes: Crater
ERke, majestic Mount Hood and Mount
Jefferson; the gorges of the Snake and
the Columbia river canyons, the for
sests, streams, and meadows. The
writer has seen many OF the beauties
and wonders OF the world: the tower.
ing peaks Of the Andes, the burning
Manna Loa, the avalanches OF the
Arctic. the heights OF the Bosphorus,
and the Golden Horn; the vine-clad
castles on the hills OF the Rhine: the
bay of Naples with It's villas; but none
Of these are more royal than the Cas-
Cade mountains.
Geology.
The geology OF Oregon Is interesting
and unique. although United States
survey has been made of but a small
portion Of IL. extending over the Stump.
ter and Bohemia mining districts, and
they are not as full and complete as
they should be. Certainly no place In
tthe world affords so great an oppor,
unity for geological research as these
Cascade mountains on the Little
North Fork the strata will be found
Wen dellneated upon the mountain
sides, which were once the floors OF
ancient oceans. These strata stretch
out into the vista of unrecorded his.
tory beyond the infinite abyss of time.
When the west shore line OF the
continent lay east OF what Is now
Known as the Cascade mountains. and
nearly all of what Is Oregon and
Washington were submerged, tae mud
hats that afterwards became the aurl.
ferrous shales OF the present Cascades.
accumulated upon the ocean bottom
to a great depth. In process Of time
the Cascade region and It's westerly
tying foothills began 10 emerge from
the ocean, and SO slowly that for cen.
turtles Il remained comparatively low
and Hat, During this period the PHO.
Gene rivers were horn and their erosion
commenced, With their many
branches aud ramincatlons they pre-,
aented much the appearance of Wide
spread oak whose branches traversed
a region SO broad and HAT that In pur
aning their devious courses they
doubled ON themselves aud ran for
i0ng distances In various directions.
meandering slowly through the great
champlain, forming islands. side-ohan
mel hapous, deltas. aud lagoons on
their long Journey 20 the ocean. Thus
In was that the nuylatlle system which
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OF the present day 90 decipheN was
plotted out These rivers entered up
on the work OF erodlng channels Tor
themselves.
The watersheds tributary TO them
WoN extensive, covering an OF East.
ern Oregon and most OF the country
now drained by The Columbia ANA VIII
lamette rivers
Gradually, AS the country crust con-
unned TO be forced up and the grade
became steeper and sleeper. the cur
rent was accelerated. and the erosiye
power augumented, while the inereas,
cd depth also tended TO stralghten
the channels OF these rivers, causing
them 60 iorsake portions OF their for,
mer beds to seek more diroc, routes
40 the sea-
These ancient streams wore not
only the Wearing but and transporting
power but an tais material was bar
ren no gold having been elected from