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Newspaper
Madras Pioneer
Location
Madras, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1911
Page
6
Free Methodist church announces Sunday services at the corner of 9th and B. Sunday School begins at 10:00 a.m., preaching at 11:00 a.m., song and prayer at 7:30 p.m., and evening service at 8:00 p.m. All are invited by Pastor D. Blackman.
The Orsrom Weavers Rail road and Navigation Company offers a special round trip fare of one and one third for attendees from Oregon Washington and Idaho. Tickets on sale June 22 July 1 and July 6 with travel to July 10 and final return by September 15 1911. Stops allowed at Portland and southward within the limits with steamer option from Portland at reduced fares. Call local C W R N Co agents jl-jl 6.
In Madras a large lime deposit named the Spar King on Hay Creek offers high purity lime at $2.25 per barrel and ~200 pounds. Nearby coal mines and a mineralized rock ledge suggest potential gold silver and copper, with analyses pending. The discoverer bets on a millionairial future if the ore proves worth a dollar a ton.
Fragments indicate a mineral deposit near a state line with coal beds and a dike named Promisiv. The find suggests many opportunities in the area and hints at ongoing investigation.
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