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Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
Brief State News

TerryviIle.-Edgar L. Pond has been
elected a director of the Bristol Trust
company. to succeed Albert L. SEES
sions, who recently resigned.
New Haven.-AIr. and Mrs. William
the engagement of their daugh ter, Dor
othy TO Sterling Turner of Salem,
Mass. Mr.. Turner is the son of Ross
Turner, the painter.
Danbury.-The members of the
ton are pleased over the prospects for
the 18th annual show. which opened
in Seifert's armory Thursday and con-
cludes Saturday evening.
Waterbury.-Because of a letter sent
to the board by Health Of1cer Dr.
Charles Engel<e. the board of educa-
ton at its meeting Monday night de
cided to purchase 10000 drinking cups
for use in the public schools.
Stratford. Rev Father O'Con-
nor. pastor of St. James church, Of
Stratford a siSed Sunday for list of
houses in town for sale or to rent
saying he had number of calls for
inforna ton from men who were to
come TO StraJford from Oat<ville with
the Baird Machine company.
Wappine.-An enthusiastic meeting
the trolley question. There were about
nifty present, and it was voted 10 go
ahead and get subscriptions to build a
trolley road through Wrapping This
proposed road is TO begin at East
Hartford and go through this village
and WipdsorviIle. meeting the Rock
vile line. over 5000 was subscribe
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
Murray S
Boston Store
WILLIMANTIC, CONN.
Umbrellas
WILLIMANTIC. CONN.

NOR MEN WOMEN AND CHILDREN
can always be chosen az the last hour.
The usefulness of an Umbrella.
makes II a most sensible gift-and our
assortment affords every advantage.
Coverings are the best at the prices
and the handles vary from the plain
mission wood to the more elaborate
trimmed with gold, silver. ivory; all
assuring gifts that are sure 10 be ap-
preciated-
Mer's Umbrellas, from s1.oo to $500.
Women's Umbrellas, from S1.oo to
$500.
ChiIdren's Umbrellas, 75c and $1oo
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
HIGHWAY COMMISSIONER
Notifies SeIectman Mitchell That State
Appropriation Is Available.

State Highway Commissioner James
II. Macdonald has Sent comInuni-
cation, relative to the appropriation
from the state for highways for the
wear 1911-12, to First Selectman Rob-
ert T.. Mitchell. ,
Windham is among those towns to
which the state pays three fourths of
the appropriation made.
ApEdicatlcn for this appropriation
must be filed at the highway commits
Sioners office on or before January
20. A special town meeting will have
to be called before that time in order
that the money for the highways may
be appropriated SO that applica ton
may be made to the state for the
towns share.
The town may appropriate $4,000
each year or $4,000 for the two years,
according 20 the statutes, and thus
might secure a larger sum from the
state, in the event that the full share
was allowed.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22

of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George
w Wilcox.
Mrs. George A. Mackenzie OF West
erly sent Thursday with Mrs. Isabella
Mackenzie.
Mrs. Fannie Perro Of Manchester,
" H., is the guest OF her brother and
WIFE Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Sterry.
Miss Helen Wilcox OF Providence AND
Waterman Wilcox are tho guogeB -
their father, o. A. wilcox.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
HANDBAGS FOR GIFTS.

Nothing could make a more useful
gift than pretty Handbag, especially
the kind we nave. selected purposely
for Christmas giving, in black or tan,
pigskjn, alligator, seal, grot seal or
velvet. Metal or covered frames.
lined with MORE or channels. Leather
Bags are from sIO0 to $7.ss.
Velvet bags are from sec TO $500.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
CHRISTMAS GLOVES.

Gloves for women and children put
NJ in neat Christmas boxes, make
very useful gift.
Women-s guaranteed Kid Gloves in
white or black, $3.50 pair.
Women's Dress Kid Gloves. all COL
ors. put up in gift boxes, S1O0 pair.
ChIdren's Gloves 800 pair.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
BOARD or TRADE
Decides Upon Supper and Discussion
of Water Supply, January g.

1t has been decided by the enter
tainment committee of the whitman
tic board Of trade tic have a supper
and discussion on the evening of Jan
uary 9. The subject that VIII be up
for discussion will be the city's water
supply. 1t is expected that an ex-
pert on water filtration systems will
be present ana explain their practical
billy and cost. Various other modes
OF publication will be explained a the
same time
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
Officers Of conseiI Ste. ceciIe.

Conseil Ste. Cecile, L'Union St Jean
Baptiste d Amerique, has elected Off
GERS tor the ensuing year as follows:
President. Mrs. Joseph LeBlOnd;
vice president, Mrs. Philip Lord; sec
rotary, Miss Louise Lessard; assist
ant secretary, Mrs. Emma Laramee;
mistress of ceremonies, Miss Eugene
Lessard: auditors, Mrs. August Roy
Mrs. Joseph Turcotte; inside guard
Mrs. Joseph Lariviere; outside guard
Mrs. Achille Perreault; musician, Miss
Bernadette E PotViu
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
The Accompanlmenv.

Rubinstein once declared to some
one that he was descended from one
of the Crusaders who accompanied
Richard Occur de Lion to Palestine.
ION the piano, presumably" was the
smiling response.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
MYSTIC
Mrs. Bradley Seeks Specialists Aid
Ladies' Day at the CIub-Close of
Term.

Mrs Amy Bradley, accompanied by
DIR. c. F. Congdon, went to Boston
Thurs lay, where Mrs. Bradley viii
consult a specialist in regard to her
arm, which she broke seven weeks ago.
when she was thrown from an auto
mobile while going from Mystic to
Providence. The accident occurring
near East Greenwich, Mrs. Bradley
was taken to Providence and the arm
was supposed to have been set right,
but upon examination it is found the
lone has never knit together. Mrs.
Bradley has been great sufferer.
Ladies' Day at Club.
Thursday was ladies' day at the
Mystic club and there was a large at
tendance present. Bowling and whist
were enjoyed by the members. Re-
Ireshments were served and the COM
mittee in charge were Mrs j. Henry
Schaffer and Mrs. Cyrus Mitchell.
Close of Schools.
The Mystic Oral school closed a very
successful term on Thursday and the
pupils ali departed to their different
homes to spend their Christmas vaca-
ton. The children have made consid-
cradle progress during the past term
and both the principals and teachers
Broadway school will close today (Fri-
day. for their Christmas vacation.
Personal Mention.
Walter Wilcox OF Hamilton college
and Miss Gladys Wilcox of the Will
mantle Normal school are the guests
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
WEDDING.
Yound--Downs.


The marriage on Tuesday of this
" eek of Miss Ethlyn Ernestine Downs
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
Downs, of Dayville. and Harold WiImot
Dung of Batting Hollow is announced
the ceremony having been performed
by Rev Clarence Downs of Brooklyn.
a relative Of the BRIDE Miss Mildred
Leavens Of WilliamsviIIe was maid of
honor and Miss Viola Downs. a sister
of the bride. was bridesmaid The
best man was Leroy Downs of Hart
ford
Good Holiday Trade
Business men in DanielsOu stated
Thurs lay that they have had trade in
excess of what they had anticipated
during the present holiday season and
that undoubtedly their total sales for
the week would be in excess of the
corresponding week of last year. which
probably wss the lowest for the pa st
decade The sensible" gifts have been
the ones to find the most favor with
the buyers this year. and stocks OF
these varieties of merchandise have
found a ready demand. On the whole.
in Danielson the Christmas business
has proved better than was expected.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
Normal seniors Reo.1+ion-

Thursday evening the seniors of the
Willimanttc state normal school gave
their annual reception and social to
the faculty and students of the school
in the assembly hall of the school
building. The affair was q delightful
one and served as a fitting1y season
able climax to a pleasant term, work
and associations. Dancing was en-
joyed and refreshments served.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
Good Holiday Trade.
An Exclamation.

Your nephew is a college gradr
ate. isn't he2' Yes confessed non
est Farmer Hornbank; but in justice
to the college I'll own up that he had
no sense beforehand. "-Womant
Home Companion.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
Business Chance

Abraham Krug has sold his half
interest in the lunch wagon on Main
street to his partner, Otto Schmidt,
and has purchased from William John
stone the lunch cart on Union street
recently vacated by Billy Taylor
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
HOLIDAY RIBBONS.

Plenty of ribbon needs just now, for
tying up or decorating trees for the
children. Holly and Mistletoe designs
IN 1O-yard rolls at 15c, zoe end 25c roll.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
woodmen Elect Officers.

The Modern Woodmen have elected
the following officers: Consul. A. r..
GuiIman; adviser. a. II. Adams;
banker. w E. Whitaker; clerk. F. B.
Si-3away: escort II. F. Wise; watch
man. A. W. Fauteux; sentry, Joseph
Canton; trustees. A T. Daigee, H. j..
Wise. 4. H Adams; physicians, c. p.
Bard, J. p. Hanley-
NJ r. Sullivan OF Willinantic was a
Stafford visitor Wednesday.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
WLLIMANTIC
What Is Goina On Tonieht.

Division No. j, A. o. H
Eadiant ChapteT, No. IL, o. e. S
Mfllfmantic Nest of Owls
Moving Pictures at the Bijou and
Sc enic Temple
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
OANlELSON
State Highway Commissioner in Town
Holiday Parties Planned-Young-
Bows Weddins-Tonight's Wrestling
Match.

State Highway Commissioner Mac
donald, G. E. Nichols of his Hartford
Wright of Putnam and Fl. II. Daven-
port of Pomfret. Inspector of the state
highway department, were in Daniel
son Thursday afternoon and with Rep
resentatives e. H. Reach and Frank
=. Warren, W. X Pike, G. r. and T.
+. Hopkins, made a trip of inspection
eastward to the Rhode Island border,
inspecting routes for the trunk line
highway from DanieIson to the state
line and Providence. Automobiles were
used IN making the trip.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
OBITUARY.
Mrs Frank NJ. Carpenter.

Mis-. Frank \. Carpenter. So, died at
her home on East street Wednesday
morning after a brief illness of brain
paralysis, caused by blood poisoning
Mrs Carpenter was an estimable wom-
an and was &ctive in the Wonan's Re
lief CORDS Besides her husband, she
leaves two brothers, Frank and Charles
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22

TerryviIle.-Edgar L. Pond has been
elected a director of the Bristol Trust
company. to succeed Albert L. SEES
sions, who recently resigned.
Norwich bulletin., 1911-12-22
Risky Fishing.

Nenturesome fishermen We're out
Thursday on the thin coating of ice
that covers many of the smaller fishing
ponds in the northern part of the town
of IEilliugly and for the risks shat they
took caught some fairly stable strings
of fish. The ice is not heavy enough
as vet, however for the best sport,
some of the larger areas of water be
ing barely more than veneered with
Ice
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-30

some fine copper showings that have
all the ear marks OF being permanent
and good mines. Some day they will
be worked, but distance to smelters
and lack Of smelling fuel anywhere
near prevent their development lust
at present, though this condition may
change at any time
Generally speaking, there are no
mines in the Cascade range. because
1t is "too new" The immense snow
peaks of Washington and Oregon
Hood, Adams. st. Helens, jefferson,
etc.-were built up as the expiring
effort Of one Of the greatest volcanic
.upheavals in the worlds history. The
laval flow from this great series Of
vents" is the greatest in the known
world. The high plains of Eastern
Oregon and Washington are one vast
mass of basalt, pourned out by great
volcanoes. One can get faint idea
OF the enormous outpouring by learn
ing that this overflow is Of unknown
depth, but more than a thousand feet
and covers probably more than 100000
square miles. The Cascade range itself
is largely due to this overflow, though
In few places the older country
rocks can be seen, protruding through
the basalt evidently islands In the
ocean of molten matter old Mother
Earth heaved up from her surcharged
stomach, The whole willamette VAL
ley and much Of Western Oregon Is
also covered over with this basaltic
overflow. What is under It we do not
know. There may be the same or a
similar system of river channels, sunk
to take the place of the spewed out
lavas, and buried hundreds of feet
underneath as there are in California.
But the lava accounts for the absence
of mines in the Cascades.
1t may be summed up though, that
Oregon has produced much more gold
than she has ever been credited with,
that she is today coming into her own
In the way of a mining renaissance,
and that both Eastern and Southern
Oregon are practically unprospected,
and utterly undeveloped in the mining
way, and that they will ere long as
tound even the most optimistic of Ore
gon miners with their phenomenal
showing, Oregon today furnishes the
bost opportunities for the mining man,
the true mining man, who expects to
spend money before he looks for re-
turns, of any section of the continent,
not even excepting Alaska.
1t might be added that Oregon and
California are the only states produc-
ing platinum which is found in con-
nection with the placer gold, and
which by the way is worth twice as
much per ounce as the yellow metal.
There are persistent rumors OF plat
mum being found in quartz, In Joseph
inc county, and Professor Boyer OF
the Willamette University staff, has
assayed samples Of platinum bearing
spar, which runs high In platinum
and which 1t is claimed came from
Southern Oregon.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-30
FALLS CITY LUMBER co.
Glasses Second Year Of Business m
Salem.

When Journal reporter wandered
into the main office OF the Falls CITY
Lumber Co. the other day, he soon
found himself engaged in very in
teresting conversation with Mr.. Fred
A. Voget, genial manager OF the firms
local retail yards.
II does not happen very often as a
rule (at least this has been the writ
er's experience for the last few
months) to get a half an hour in" on
Mr. Voget, as he is usually very
busy man, which is quite natural, as
his straightforward method OF doing
business combined with his genuine
"old country style" handshake and
smile cannot help but warm the heart
and make new friends or customers
rapidly.
Some very interesting facts leaked
out during this conversation. which
the writer thought of enough impor-
tance and interest to the housebuild-
ing puhlic of the Cherry City to make
them the subject of this little sketch.
Business Doubles IN Two Years.
1t may be surprise to many Of
the Journal readers to learn that It
has been only two years since the
Falls City Lumber Co. took over the
yard Of the Voget Lumber and Fuel
Co, on Fourteenth and Oak streets,
which at that time carried only a
small stock Of lumber and building
material In general. In the short
sE:,sa Of "a months this yard has been
thoroughly developed and stocked up,
a new yard has been established In
West Salem, and a downtown office
opened up at 279 North Commercial
street, and the books show a phenom-
email increase in business. This could
be expected, as the company certainly
has not been backward in investing
its money In Salem.
The lumber sheds and warehouses
cover a space Of over $4,000 square
feet, while their stock In lumber tall
lies over two million feet in the two
yards. But the retail yard is not the
only problem that confronts the mill
man there Is the main factor on
which the success CT the retail yard
depends to great extent--the manu-
fcturing end OF the business, and Just
now there are quietly but steadily
great changes going on around the
little town of Falls City, where the
sawmills and planning mills are locat.
ed. One of the most important invest
ments and changes that will be made
there by this company Is the extension
Of their logging railroad into the fam
GUS Siletz basin, which Is thickly COW
cred with some OF the best Douglas
fir timber that Oregon ever produced
A large percentage of this timber Is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-30

talns, which also place the Cascades
III me mountain kindergarten class.
Mining is having its renascenee and
she writer predicts that in the NOT
very remote future the Siskivou
range, the northern counties OF Calf
lofhla, with Jackson, Josephine and
curry in Oregon. will be one of the
great II not the greatest mining areas
/ of the world.
The conditions in Baker and Grant
Co lies are similar TO those in south
ern OregOn-but greater attention has
Deen paid TO quartz mining than in
the south, and the results have been
eorrespondingly larger. The Cornu-
copia district east of Baker City has
yielded some millions, and has only
begun Up Sumpter way there is also
great district with some base ores
enough in fact to have caused the
erection Of smelter at that point.
and the building of 30 miles of rail.
road, the Sumpter Valley, or "Polyg-
amy Central" as it is called up that
way, 1t being built by Mormon money
and energy.
The famous Greenhorn district Is
still south of sumpter, though tribu-
tary to it. There is the BONANZA
mine owned and operated by the GEL
ser family with AL Geiser as manager.
1t has a 2O-stamp mill and is a steady
and generous producer.
-Four miles south of the Bonanza
and near the foot of Greenhorn peak
is the Don Juan" with ten-stamp
mill, and a wonderfully appropriate
name, for while producing some fabu-
lously rich ore it is uncertain and
"flirty" Near it is the old Phoenix,
which was worked down a hundred
feet or so, yielded good ore, but was
hung up by bad management. 1t will
rise from its ashes some day.
The Golden Eagle is close to the
Don Juan, has a three-stamp mill, and
undoubtedly is a good mine, If prop
erly opened This is a peculiar dis
trict Greenhorn mountain lacks about
l6 inches of being a snow peak, being
high enough to be bald headed. All
Of its slopes are cut with quartz veins
some of them small, but nearly all car
rying values. Many of the claims on
these, the Big Johnny, Snow Creek
Ben Harrison, Double Eagle and doz-
ems of others, have been partially
prospected, and all show good values
The ground is very wet" and the
volume of water encountered at small
depth has deferred prospectors who
are usually poor, from undertaking
their development Sometime, some
second George Hearst or Jim Fair
real miners who are not afraid tC
take chance, will go deep into the
bowels Of old Greenhorne and as the
writer verify believes find another
Comstock ledge. There is enough
money in that old mountain to buy
out Rockefeller and Morgan both, anC
give Carnegie a close call besides, ant
some day, some one is going to de,
monstrate 1t.
Baker county is the gold vault of the
state. How many millions of goli
Oregon has produced the writer can
not state, having no data, but the sun
total is vast one
The question has often been asked
me: why are there no mines in thu
Cascade ranger"
The answer is, that there are mines
in the Cascade range. For instance
on the little north fork of the San
! tam. on Gold creek, rather, there arr
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-30
SskiyOus a Treasure Vault
Vast Tract Is UnexplOred
Eastern Oregon an EIdOrado

large water courses in somo ,..,..
s ,lLle, much larger than any tbe stat star
u,, las now and these we're the natnroi
slulee ways that gathered and sor,oS ,ri q,
the heayy yellow metal. from The ~, rooI.l sLu
ground up in its bed by the torreutiaI
streams Streams Owing to some vast seismic
disturbance, the whole surface Of IS'.i, tho
country was changed, the streams nc az tr'
s.Foyed' ;. their beds buried hundreds
ol leet under superimposed lava tbers
10 await the wearing away of tbe o,s rool,
cover by the modern streams ana IN
Cutung OF these "old channels and
the robbing them Of their hoardaS
treasures. The deep gravel mines
now producing a large part of the
gold, are these old channels
IN oregon the situation is different
ior the old channels conditions ars
wanting In fact, it appears to Tho
wrlter that much the larger part of
oregons placers are made as the doc
lors would say, by first intentions .
In other words, most of the Oregon
plaeers were fed by quartz veins. tbe
wearing away of the rocks carving
the metal down into the streams where
II was slowly gathered and denosited
by the operation of the laws of grayi-
tation. This is the condition of such
southern Oregon mines as | have seen
and the conditions are probably the
same throughout the state.
AT Galice creek, in Josephine county
some % miles down Rogue river from
Grants Pass this is clearly shown In
the first place, there is no indication
OF any old channel being cut. Again
the gold varies from the smooth we'll
washed nugget to the rough and rag
ged pieces with the legs still sharp
and prominent, showing but little
wear, and being conclusive evidence
that they came but a short distance
down the stream. Again the country
tributary to the creek is highly min
eralized. There are numerous small
quartz strlngers, and many good-sized
veins. Up until recently these have
not been exploited, though the old
Sugar Pine mine produced some fine
high-grade quartz, and for the further
reason that the placers we're more
easily worked. Assuming that the gold
in Galice creek came from the quartz
veins within its watershed land this
is undoubtedly true) that section gives
promise of being great quartz camp.
From six miles Of Galice creek more
than $2,000,000 have been taken, and
there is probably one-fourth of that
amount still buried near its mouth,
besides the vast wealth which has
been down Rogue river, from its dis
charge.
In the 0riole, a quartz mine, much
development work has been done, and
evidently satisfactory results obtained
for 1t is reported a 20-stamp mill is
being built on the property, and there
are several other fine prospects in
that neighborhood.
And Gallce creek is but a small Sec
tion of the Southern Oregon placer
fields already developed but it is typ
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-30
One Of Salem's
Oldest and Most
Substantial Firms

A business that stands unique and
by itself in Salem is the Salem Fence
Works, operated and managed BY
Charles d. Mulligan. This firm man
ufactures what is admitted to be the
best hop basket on the market. II Is
constructed OF Stats and wire. An
oher product of the firm is slat fence
and picket and wire gates. Mr.. Multi
gan does a large business in fence
posts and all kinds and descriptions
Of wire fences. He carries the best
line of wire and materials In the state
OF Oregon, together with staples, nails,
etc. Mr., Mulligan is one OF Salem's
most substantial business men and the
success of his business Is due to his
personality and courteous treatment
OF customers, as well as to the fact
that he always carries the best goods
in his line. Location, $50 Court
street
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1911-12-30
SALEM ICE co.

One OF the most up-to-date and pro-
gressive firms IN the city is the salem
Ice Co Their products are sent over
a large territory OF the Willamette
valley The Ice IS made by the most
modern machinery, and from distilled
water. thereby making il a sanitary
article.
Mr.. John sullman Is manager, and
Is a progressive citizen. one who Is
always looking to the welfare OF the
city. Their local patronage Is very
large. Delivery is made to all parts
of the city, and the prices on their
products are the lowest, thereby max
ing It possible for everyone to enjoy
the comforts which Ice win bring.