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MOB AIEDFOBD ALAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JAffUATtY 2, .1910. $25,000,000 in Gold Etas Been Extracted From Jackson County Mines MINES AND MINING Thin Is tho pioneer mining district of Oregon. Gold wai nrst discovered oh Jnckiton creek In 1S51, bringing thousands of fortune-hunters ovor hd 8lsklyou mountains from Cali fornia. For years Jacksonville, tho Unit Oregon mining cntup, located Clvo miles from tho present city of Jdcdford, -was ono of tho liveliest SdJd districts In tho West, It still remains n substantial mining dis trict Tho vast acreage of old channels, crave! bars and auriferous placer deposits, together with tbo abundant many othor properties that nro under rinea Lumber company wan lneoriw,t- countrv and raimda sir Patter,... i. ,. o ii.- i . I 1 development thoro and which will, In od In IM8. tho offloora being Hon An- oniuo hero Inst March and this K, I?ltc''.y ,. 1 fl0,,1!,nml ?,Tl,i hrrn for "lx w,r" nml " 11 thorough dus course Install smelting and ro- .lr,o. president. M A T.m.,lf. v.. has sold two wrUmtUi of trees, Mo ha c.nn c mvUh 11,1,11 r wn' ductlon plants. president ami mannif-.r; C Ore-it. , Uirw employe- tl.o wants ,r Lu , ..iViiV"., .. .V y .rltI" m,co' Thn u'"lanyn straightforward Tho placing of a smelter nn tl.o secretary a.,.1 t,,,.r..r th. ...,.., .: !.. . ii? .".V . J. ."J1" V? Hen'1 " '"'r " l oloun. Tlu.y hsva, methods, simple .uul comi.iol.mn.lvo eon. DIM Lodge will necessitate tho has th. largest yard in tho city i,vn. I Is iio n Hi.tlon i .niii imi . ,V. .. . v.! M:-..r.1V-" - l"V"V.."u,?,r?" I ,r"0'" . "mlcl nuuiagoment, all building of a railroad connecting tho Prising a block ami a half ami It Is tlwr-1 nursery stock nmr Mold Uav In order camp with tho main line of trnnspor- oughly stocked with nil kinds of lumber, 1 to moot tl.o greatly inortmsml demand tatlon at Medford. Tho present Intl.. shingles, mouldings, hnrd.toj I , for young twos from nil parts of tho ...v vv. i iui.iHj hi,.- v.iiui jo uj """hi vcmwui, inMir, vie. n j O' io , count ry. The .argent planting will ti wngou road by way of Jacksonville, tho representative lumber concern uf those varieties most In demand by local whenco tho routo follows a water tbo valley and their supply comes from ' orohnrtll.nl", Mr. Patterson has mad' a gradq up tho Applegato for 2S miles tho best resources of tho In rices t rutl ' host of frlonds hero nnd iiemnnstnit.! to Wntklns. on tho stnto lino, nud shippers on the Pacific coast. then on to th main camp four miles farthor. Tho volns of tho Bluo Ledge! J, B. WOOD utiiiui unuiv mi i.uvo a norm nun; south course, stnndlng nearly vertl- A self-evident proof of Mcdford'a , ?lty property. his Indubitable nblllty In buslnosH nf falrs. Me is n matutwr of lhi KnlKhts of Pythias and the Commercial Club, nnd hs made extensive Investments In yin.t,.,:ra.lils m tho west. j comhlno to mako this section ono of the lending hydraulic placer districts 1n Amorlca, Placer mining has al- ways boon largely followed here Tully ?25,o00,00d In virgin gold has 'been produced rrom tno sovorai uig glngs slnco the original discovery. Jackson creek diggings nlono have rproducod noarly $6,000,000. Tho hydraulic mines, a half hundred In number, aro among tho best equip ped In Amorlca, with tholr miles of ditches and flumes, thousands of feet of Iron and stool pipe, their batteries of giants and all necessary machin ery for hydraullclng. Th0 season of mining being long, tho water sup ply nnd diggings abundant, tho out put from Jackson county's surface .mines total a half million each year. Xo Itostricttoiis on Dumps. Tho rlvors and streams of tho dis trict aro unnavlgablo, and there nro -no restrictions In tho matter of dumping tailings Into them. This gives tho placer miner every possible opportunity for unobstructed opera tion Thcro yet remains considerable un claimed placer ground here, but tho greatest opportunity along this lino Is In tho Investment of 6mall and great capital by tho purchaso of un dbveloped properties, giving thorn development, adequato equipment and Intelligent management. Sterling Placer Mine. Tho Sterling hydraulic placer mine, located on Sterling creek, a stream flowing Into tho north fork of tho Applegato near Jacksonville, has produced from $25,000 to $60, 000 regularly for the past quarter century. The diggings comprise sev oral hundred acres of deep red clay gravel deposit. Tho equipment con sists of a 25-mlle ditch carrying 2,500 miners' Inches, and supplying water for two and three giants nine months In tbo year, Tho Sturgls is another well-equip ped and productlvo placer mine. has nearly 1,000 acres of worknble grlund that gives returns of from x$S,000 to $10,000 per acre. Opportunity for "Wealth. The rich old channels along the many streams offer excellent oppor tunity for money-making by dredg ing. Operations of this character so far aro conflned to Foots creek northern Jackson county, whore the big gold dredgo of Cbamplln & Co tas been at work for tho past six years with excellent results. Tho 'flood basin on this stream baH length of six miles and a width of two miles, carrying gold at tho rate ot 50 cents a yard. The success of the Foots creek dredgo should lead others to enter the gold dredging Held here, as thero is unlimited ground similar In character, with -equally favorable conditions in the fatter of water and tlmbor. Though this district has a number -of producing quartz mines, this feat mro of tho gold mining Industry U in Its Infancy. Quartz mining has been followed hero for almost as long a period as placer mining. Many nota ble discoveries have been made, Many Quartz Mines. Thero are 52 quartz mines in tho district tributary to Medford, and more than thrice that number of claims. Tho free-milling character of tho quartz makes it easy of re duction. . Tho mining districts tributary to Medford with quartz mines under de velopment or in active operation aro: Upper Applegate, 35 miles distant; Thompson Creek. -SO miles distant; Forrest Creek, 12 miles distant; Jackson Creek, C miles distant; Blackwell Hill, 10 miles distant; Kanes Creek, 14 miles distant; Galls Creek, 16 miles distant: Foots I ureok, 17 miles distant; Evans Creek, 20 mile distant. Copper Ulning District. Tho copper mines of tho Blue Iedgo district, though located in Siskiyou county, California, 5 miles south of th state lino, are tributary to Medford. tho onlr means of rtnrh. Ing them being by wagon road from this city, a distance of 35 mites. Tho deposits of copper In tho district nave Deen exploited and developed sufficiently to prove them bevond any possible question tho greatest uuuios oi copper in tno west. Tho Bluo Ledtro district, na 'whole, comprises an area of 2.nnn flquaro miles, occupying tho upper ""ft" ui iuq oiBHiyuuii wiin an alti tude of from 3.500 to C.100 feet Fully 1.000 claims havo been located in tho district. Thoro aro ten parallel JedgcB, occupying a strip ten miles wiao, ana witn claims located con tinuously upon them for a distance oi zt runes. Bluo Lcdco Mine. Tho prlnclpnl lodo of tho district mat wnicu nrst attracted tho atton- xion oi mining men, and from which tho camp derives Its name, la tho Bluo Lcdgo. This ledgo was first -locaioa jn 18?8, and is now owned and under development by tho Bluo j-ioqga wining company of Now Tprk, of which B. S. Towno.Js pros- iui,-hu iujh company is sparing no oxpenso or effort to fully develop tho property, nnd intends to ultimately cijuiij ii wun a sraeiior auo reduc tion works with a capacity of at loe.0 600 tons dally, and which, with the mino workings, will give employ ment for,soveral thousand men. Med ford, being tho supply point and tho gateway to this district, is Jn a most enviable position, as this city will, In a largo measure, do-Jve tho full ben eflt of tho Immense payroll, not only 41 tho Bluo'fcodgo itself, but of the nuous demand for MARTIN J. REDDY m. -.. . .... r uu iiiu0 ieugo vein uns a wium real estate, not only In the city Itself, I of from 100 to 300 feet, and the for- but anywhere within reasonable dls-1 mnuon or tnis, iiko that of most Of tnnco of It. Mr. J. H. Wood, who has Medford's expand! nit Influence ns 5, 1 .14 uiomwi, i-uiiBisia oi ocen opcrnwnit noro rour years an fur- center of supply rests not Mr. Mohols In a Meilford pioneer and Mr. Aslipole has been asiM.IUl with bin. Tor the past two vea -rt Doth Kontlu inen are numbers of the Coinmoiulnl Club nud nro wllllnit to stake thrir alt on Medford's future. JACKSON COUNTY ABSTRACY COMPANY rso line of btiHiuess and few lino of professional work nppiiMch tho lm portanco of abstracting Nothing Is of more prlvnt.i conlldentlal character or of icrratcr publlo conseuuenco than tin. Cbnln of title to real estate, Tl.o m " uyuruwiiK ut-rc lour years can rur-, center or supp y res s not so e y upon turo of the services nm.lnr.vl . n, . chalpopyrlte, azurlte. iron pyrites, nlsh some Interesting details In this re- tho development of Its material re I at Mtraoior Is of thur K.u'st -iL ZLuTJu, Th ,QU?rtZ U, 11 apfCt' htf '",9 hnM cl,y I''l'orty. Mourcos and the upbl!dlnK of Its trade Wo t n rap lly devX oountri intend d smelting product, carrying stock and fruU ranches, n.lnlnt: nnd tlm-t in the nocessl.les of life, but embrace Tl.o Investor 1. b,Ldn?lU0.K,n S0,lU W,Ul a f",,r oxl'n"'vo hoKU,"f" nro ,nc"" " his that a few years o could be procured We are all fro M bTsour n u !o ?1W,DB ,f ,.lV?P oSa"3 ni,,nd0 Mm.'wiwJx. Kencral only frt.m the Rrent cities. Typical of bo "shown" th, our tor s Is arl prove values of from IS to 37 per broken, turn mu-ss and has enviable this, the secondary phase of Medford's mount ' In any land wo buy Thd tW- -,'" - - ' ' ' '- ' ' . M. nffrrTTTTTiirrnrHM - -mm it HnHb .x. -hv ii i im i in i ' 1 ' 11 11 w i comninnil lis policies to the uwiit who not only uauts the best proteollon In Insurance at the least cost, but required a mode of saving money whloh, while not tnxluir his resources, yet assured him profitable returns. Mr. Cochran mm iiiiiuu uiu Minimi ijire s luenmpar. LOWEST FRUIT RATE Quo of tho nuil n fiietoni In iluvolop lint nud uphullilliig Hid Kogiin river valley linn Iiik-ii t Ii o HouOiorn I'nclflo I'nllwny. Though llio Moilforil iIIh trlct In probably tlm rurlliormit lorut oit by rail of any of tho fruit nmitloiiti from (ho custom iniirkctH, tlm Hoiith nru Tni'lflr has miiilo n into of $1,00 a hundred for fruit Hlilppcd to Now able policies well known here nnd Is Yollt. which ollltblt'H llio local KI'OW- doliiK yeomnu work In behalf of the or to ciiinpolo with gnr.vors from nil solid old company lie represents, other I'lirlfli' couhI pnlnlH. '1'lils low ThroiiKh tils efforts the cmupnuy has rittn littH inailo imihhIIiIo tho dovolp- more InsurniKH. In Medford than In any UU'tit tbo ItOKUo rlvor Vlllloy lis u fltllt other town of Its slio In tho world. One section. million iiolhtrs of Insurauae Ii. force In, Not only hits tltq Hmitliorn I'nclflo it ml ford Is the result of Mr. Cochran's hml tho wnlfuro of this pskIoii nt work. Ills Held Is Jackson, Josephine, heart III (lie mutter of fruit rnloit, Kin math mm Uh coiintlrs nnd be has hut (lift compiiuy littH iiIho loiiltod uft- a foroo of five iik'ents. l.lko the power- or tho noodn of tho fruit growors nud ful concern whose affairs lie directs kept them woll supplied with mm, hero, he Is accounted it valuable unit In ho that tho common complaint of car tbo sum total of the city's urowtb nnd shortiign hint uuvor timtorlittly Inlor- develnpment. lie has done valiant work forrod with tho hnndlllig of tho vill as a member of the school board and Is loy M cropM. affiliated with the lSlks nud the Com inerctnl Club. MISSION FURNITURE WORKS Medford a established nnd urowlnit pre-eminence ns tho Icadlnif city In this ,.on ftm, ,rttt.nK tliosnndH of homo- Co.oiw'rntloii With IVoi.lo, Tlio Hoiitlicru I'nclflo bus also co operated with tho pooplo of Medford, of Anhlund, Central Point, Ornutn rnnii niul othor (owns In n miiipitlgtt for publicity which luui boon tbo tnoitiiH of wlilly mlvortUIng this ro- STERLING MINE. THE GREATEST PLACER MINE IN THE WORLD. aCtDnnC.nPnMand l f1","0" f,r "- establishment of Jew-.tlon for reliability on the part of the Inf-flloH nvt TnM rnA1 n n .1 C-UI... I fntn. on.1 . V. I . . . .... 7"" ,"uu uniuu - cu. h.vo 10 moso wno ins nne stock Is displayed In a hand (cuk, iriuuuu-ics oi me Appiegate, mar mem. .Mr. wooa is well ac- some show room furnished with mission both of which head on tho summit qualated with every nook and corner of ami nim .-in.. r.i of tho Siskiyou mountains. Joe 'ho valley and always knows Just where watches. Jewely, silverware and cut Creek carries 25 miners' inches of nnd how to locate land seekers. Ho Is class i Mrri.wi inoi.i. ... , water at low stage, and Elliott Creek member of the Odd Fellows and the article. In those linos and u great many together with Big and Little Apple- gate, tno main forks of Applegato River, affording nn abundance of wa ter for power and mining purposes. Coal Mines. An Immense body of coal has been discovered and is under development witnm uvo miles of Medford. Tho coal is being removed in quantity, and Is proving an excellent fuel prod uct, wnilo this coal will prove of great commercial value for ceneral distribution, Its greatest local valuo will bo that of meeting tho demands of tho Blue Ledge copper mines for smelter fuel. Thoy have the oldest and only complete sot of nbstracts In tho county. The officers of tho company are J. A. Ilurvey, presi dent, nnd T, W. Miles, secretary. They havo offices In Medford. Jacksonville and Ashland and In nil thirteen people station in crratlni: a natural nnxlety Hookers to Southern Oregon. Knah nmoinr Its cltliens to be surrounded In your tho Modford Coiutiiorrtitl Club ihir .t.iiv it. ,,w ....nr..i in co-operation with tho Houtbom I'a- ,' . : " . MnB..ino i.ui,iiHh,m v - ...... .... v. nn olit boritto iminn h ot iloscr ullvn of lent neid of enterprise Is thus nf forded tho city and country, and tho coiii to establishments able to supply the tnorrlal flubs of other valley townn necessary quality and art In this line, hltvo followed suit. will. Hut result This In exactly what the Mlsnlon' I'ur-1 that tho Inst throe yonrri hits wit- YtA.b. I. t.l . I.. I , . .. ..... ......... ,n ...Mo .u .. in i in, nn 1 1. v i iii'Fvieii n groutor iiiiiux ot uosiraiiio turliig furniture, store and office lx- Imiiilgratlon than tlio prevlouu twun- nires. snow rases, woo.i lurnu.KS or nuiiy, descriptions and In fact any article In I In connection with ltd proicrnm' of the line of wood worklni:. Mr. K O sottllng ilt tbo vnst iiiiopciiiiIihI tsr- TrtiwbrldKe. Jr., Is the proprietor and rllory trlbutnry to Its lino, tho Rootle bis reputation ns a first olass furniture rn papfle hits ostitbllshod In ron- inaniuaciiirer nn.t one ot me i.esi ana poo on w It h iilbor rmuls. n r iamii enl- mwst skillful cabinet makers Is thor. onlst rato from nil onslori. polutH to i.uriii, rn,M-c,i nu.t wi.iriy iraI- .MIHUOnl atlll OtllOr OWgOll IIOllttH, nUed. There la a nnlsl, and style about whereby tho homeseekom for thirty tho koo.Is turned out that assures sat I , lavs imipI. snrliu. mi. I rii nn .ni. I.r.rillnn tm -. . . I . . I . I 1. . .. M , I . . . " . " ' ' .. ........ ........ ...... .h.- ,n,n n.,..., ll lH mill or onportniiitios at nraut c i'ivvvh vj iimiviiimvi t ma i ii iiiiliv llfiir rnrn more the coming year, tie Is a member ,Viw II.-im.c for Motlfortl. or the KnlKhts of Pythias and hns a I t t.nnt,nt.inn .vtit. (inn.n... i, reputation for the strictest lnte8rlty rlflo phttis for tho tipbulldti ig of Md and squnrest dealing. I f,,r.l j.,,,1 ,,Miv n.n. -i. ...... ...... .....v. .,,(,.', ,, , 17111, VII- 10. niinoimcotiH'iit linn bofii rm-ontly iiinuo innt tno m rout will thin spring construct n 140.000 ilenot at i i.v.i.i ..ia.. . r . Medford has a nne fish market nud "r" " " "iiuittoo two tiiocKS ..... ...,.-ii.,.. ic i. ,. i. ii. ..... i.i""iin ui ion pritieut sir ri tint, a tween San Krnuolsoo and l'ortland. All f'Kht depot will b built nt thoMtito kinds of fresh, salt nud hll fish are VB"n mm r llw l,rt' carrlml ami Importwt ohet.se and msea- ""l i ranronti rigiil-or-wny ronl. J. H. Messier Is president nf the n "in now rrciglil and pasiwie company and W. It. ICenworthy Is llio ninuoiiH win no pnrKod uy tlio secretary and treasurer. Mr. Messier "J1 if0" J1, n'l turtmd ovor to the Intllurt was formerly the Deputy Onme Warden ",",""r"'llt'r .oiuor.t i:iuu io uwite and saw all kinds of servloo In protect- "o "w opoi will ofroctllnlly Ins the Kmmi and enforclnc the laws, 'rowjni too uiocKIIIg or Main Htroet The nshliut Interests In the state, whloh "J """'ProuH trnini. which lit is so richly blessed with natural re-1 cronaing trniiic nns mnilo annoying Klilll-1-..M. h-i.iii.v ririiniliinl iiiialtliin I " l't CIIIIOUS. WmtllS I'l.BS 1.I1H II Inn anionic our lending Industries and the '"'J,' PromisciJ n now dopot, HoKue Itlver I'lsh Comimny Is a wor. rho co-oponttlon of tho railroad thy representative of the great Interest w"" ' people of this section has In Medford, Mr. Kenworthy is n mem. """" "inniiesteu in many various !...r .if tin, t.-!l nnit Mr Mnaalap nf t)i Wa'S. lVtllt llflH IXXm llllllll(l f(l IIT. f)dd Kellows nnd KnlKhts of I'ylhlits und ''."'It'ons nd fruit fairs froo of Hlk. ciinrgo nnu uio cuy s puiillo constrtic- uon work rroight hns been dond- hnnilf.ll tlmrnl.v n t Ih . n .. uiuirr e rnninnninnr I " "uh u iiiiiiuriai "nut a iiiuuumuut Hftvinc to tho peotilo. Tho agitation ami illsrimduit fir thfl rlmrnntop nt nn nn. nlitaa nf I'lg III BO innUV d) III III tl -I I In llk'alnaf business men can tho true scope and l"" rnuronti in inmost n nilniid qunn- R0GUE RIVER FISH CO. Pornmarpini rinh n.t . iv4 iu4i ami snianu anu in nu inirteon peop J1 ?. ,?"b,ni..?r"!f.lt.P50'" "ov of beautiful nnd unique char-1 are employed. Thorough and pnlnstak Planted this season. His office Is on m ' n v n,m ,Tt "one tiy ,ng service In rendered and skilled ate stability of a city bo gaged more ox- ty In Modford where only tho friend Main street where he Is. of course It ieZv IZn Plce .tractors give their efficient attention nctly than by tbo real estate agents. "t feeling Is felt by nil toward tl.O Pleased to meet all comeri. ?fJ ,w V n .? p,Ce c01m',1,lctt,,jj i to every detail. Itecord books are kept and In thin respect Medford has been Kfeot corporation which In doing so b UtthalMr-D? ,or, can rft",.,r 11 por- UP to date In every particular and with well served as the stnndlng of those so lfli to upbuild tho country. .. -;L.noUu0,u rompwiuss. yny nocu- engaged hero plainly shows. Among enced Jeweler and diamond expert and mont coming from tho office of the the oldest dealers are Messrs. John V. , a bus noss man of superior talents, es. Jackson County Abstract Company, ! White and Hon. J, Trowbridge, tho firm THE NASH HOTEL Contributing In a large degroo to Medford's reputation as a thorouch'y up-to-date metroselts, are tho splend'd hotel accommodations offered oy the Nash Hotel. They are calculated to meet the most cosmopolitan taste, be ing replete with all the modern convent, ences of a strictly first-class hotel, it la very conveniently situated In the cen tral part of the business section and is splendidly furnished with the best that can be procured; carpets of relvet, Drus- sel's and Axmlnster cover the floora and the finest beayy brass and Iron bed steads are provided in the bedrooms; In fact everything Is complcto nnd la cat culated in eTery way to appeal to the comrort and entertainment oi guests. The buffet, which la on the ground floor. Is finely furnished throughout and Is one of the mos,t perfect of its kind to bo found anywhere and it may bo added in this connection that nothing but the best of wines and llquora aro sold in this popular resort. The Nash Grill leaves nothing to bo desired In tho way of catering to tho wants of tho Inner man. At the elegant cigar stand more high-priced 'cigars are sold than anywhere else In Southern Oregon. Tho many admlrablo arrangements that pre H. R PATTFnsnM ! a bus noss man of superior talents, es.'jack.o,, county Abstract Company, ! White and Hon. J, Trowbridge, tho firm I E.M.ANDREWS Medforil In th Jnrollnr, f v, Qn..,t.. I PClSlly fitting him for success In this ,.rs tho ulnmn of rnrr..rln Ur. k,.ln. i ..l.i .. I rn offlee of thu OimVr Vnr.H... n,t !I,n0- 110 bas over $7,000 Invested and hnn nialnlalned tl.o nrlneloal nf. ! wmi- n ....... .n.t Thoro Is probably no class of business ii.o uu.incso gives employment to mree fCe of tho company hero for four years. 'in the vnlley for J7 years. Trull and , " ",,u uo ,nur lo '" roundutlim pcoplo. Ho la a momber of tho Klks He In n member of tho Commercial Club ' agricultural lands, stock farms, timber. of , T, u."n V10 re'1 "Uto U mines, etc.. are all handled by this firm. "ro tun,,tt' They aro now planting 120 acres to ap. m,n,,l"ir ae"tm with the systematic pies and peers north of Table Ilock and ,e"V10 "P'? ''.,lon of Property . .,.. nd should be credited with the nrran. tracts. They make a specialty of look-1 L'E,i.7,:,r,r?I?nt" ch"r0trl tha Mr. H. B. Patterson Is In charge. They are growers of extra first-class nursery stock, leaders In commercial varieties of apples and pears and also the general line of ornamental shrubbery, roses, etc. All kinds of fruit trees, small fruits and vines aro always In stock and tho cholco of. the purchaser la practically unlim ited as to variety. One great advontago of dealing with Mr. Patterson Is that tho stock can bo secured promptly and another advantage Is the freedom of tho stock from pesta. Shlpmonts are inudo to all the fruit-growing sections of this and the Commercial Club and enjoyn a position of prominence In tho social and commercial circles of tho city. ECONOMY MEAT MARKET One of Medford's most flourishing and successful business en' rurlsesla tho Pconomy Meat Market. The proprietors are Messrs. George Nichols and Wilbur A eh pole. They operate two markets tnd have tholr own slaughtering plant, fur- and an owner of city property. J. H. COCHRAN MINES IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY Mfo Insurance ban always beon a Ing after tho property of non-residents, B,r. Tii' J 11 "' An,,row" potont factor In Medford's development collecting rents, paying taxes and as- J, Jna n,,or; for w,,n Mr J- W. and among tho substantial life under- aumlng the care and management of any i.' ,, ,"v, , ? , , tnuna' the town writing companies that have been rep. kind of property. They are particularly , , , r ou, bu,u tho resented hero tho Mutual Life Insurance well equipped to render the best service vine . . ,,romt,t Bni1 Company of New York Is the leader, in any of theso ways and their com- ""'"J"1 "tentlon. ,Coul lands In Coos Mr. J. II. Cochran has boon their agent merclnl standing and financial response Vi r now bnorblng Wr. Andrews' attention and he has a tract of land , within the city llrnltn of Medford that lie expects soon q j,)Rt and subdivide jilo was one of the originators and the Iprlmo mover for the library and n mem. J,ber of tho board from Its Inception. koalln nnd many other minerals It con- nnd It Is only a question of time until, HogtlO Blvor vnlley is that of build. , MV,1'"r'1 Drou1 ot that man among talned, the mining mon of the country thero will bo hundreds of dredges in, Ing and monumontal stono. Two ollUena who can build towna and (By Dr. C. It. Bay.) Thu perusal- of the columns of tho Medford Mall Tribune would naturally would not hcsltato to spend many mil- operation an thero aro thousands of, largo quarries nro nt work on ledges itaa a stranger in tho Bogue Blvcr "ons or aouars to scale or tunnel tho acres mat nave been tested sufficiently, or grnnlto, the product Of which, Valley to bc.levo that tho main Indus- wall and develop tho prospects; but tho to demonstrate that tholr operation from n monumental standpoint, Is tries were rruit growing, lumber and remains mat ror sixty years vgoii, wouiu no n paying proposition, farming or other allied Industries. This "liver, copper and other minerals havo Qnarts Mining. Is, however, a mistake. Tho mines of beon known to exist horo In paying Qunrtz mining In the Itoguo Itlver tho Boguo River Valley may be truth- quantities, In a cllmato unsurpassed In Valley In still In its Infancy, the deep fully described as having the greatest the world, where mining can bo proso- oat shaft In a gold mlnlnic prospect be- prospective future of any Industry hero, cuted outside every day In the year, jng only 200 feet In dopthi owners of with abundant timber for mining pur-j these prospects lacking capital for their poses, and for tho most part readily ac- , development. Tho Opp Gold Mining ceenable by wagon road to railroad, and Company havo boon In atondy operation with plenty of water and cheap electric for some yearn running a 20stamp mill power for tholr operation, day nnd night and paying dividends. Space forbids an oxtendod dcscrlp-, This company hnn a modern 20-stamp tlon of tho mining Industries of tho. mill operated by electricity, and Is lo- itoguo Itlver Vnlley nnd wo can only go cntod about six miles from Medford. The fact that more publicity is not glv en them Is due to two things: First, presont owners bellovo that their mines havo a great future and aro not anxl ous to part with them at tho present prices which aro offered; second, tho development work so far done on tho mines In this district within a radloun of 40 miles has been very small com pared with what should be done. In vail throughout tho Hotel Nash testify other words, were our mining prospecta to tho caro taken to make tho guests located In tho wilds of Alaska or South comfortable and contented. , America or Africa, tho alzo of the velna The presiding genlua Is Mr. O. J. af,G tfcs'r rich surface assaya. ao far mtion, wno nas had a long and valuable as developed, would be an Inducement oxperlenco In the management of hotels and Is thoroughly conversant with tho requirements of the business. The Ho tel Nash Company was Incorporated five years ago and Dr. J. P. Beddy la the president of tbo company. A new hotel a now being built that will be aeven atones high and probably occupy an en tiro block. It will bo ono of the most elegantly appointed hotels on the Coaat and of conspicuous archlectural beauty. BIG PINES LUMBER CO. Tho tremendous wealth represented bv the forests of this section must atwayH guarantee the lumber concerns of Med ford a prominent place In a revlow of the constituent elements that comprise the city's commercial Interests. The Big ao strong that tona of thousands of prospectors and mining men would rush to the district and sink shafts at leant 600 feet In depth on tho oro shoota now in eight. Tho very fact is, however, mat "aisianco lenda enchantment to tho view" and this Is especially true of mines for It Is a rule of human na ture that the more difficulty that sur rounds and property or tho more diffi culties that are thrown In the way to gain any desired objeot, the more at tractive it becomes In tho eyea of the seeker. , If a atone wall one mile high was erected around the Boguo Blver Valley mining district and it were breathed to the outside world of tho rich rjros. pecis in goia, silver, copper, platinum, into tho matter very briefly, riacor Mining'. Gold was first discovered hero In placer mines shortly nftor Its dlscovory In Oallfornln, nbout 50 years ago, and over forty millions of dollars havo been taken out of tho placer mines and the surface has barely bcn aoratchod, as thero la known to be at least ono hun dred thousand acres of placor- mining ground which yet remalno untouched. aomo of which la known to bo aa rich and oven richer than tho early placer worKinga. capital la neoded to work these placers and construct dltchoa to convoy water for the operation of hy draullo glanta or by the construction of modern dredging plants. Thero aro only two dredgea In oporatlon at tbo present time, one of which la known as tho Champlln dredge, which baa been In successful oporatlon for the pant four years and Is one of tho largest and most modern on tho Paclflo Coaat. be- Ing opornted by olcctrlo power day and nignt, Tne owners are now consider Bald to ho unequnlod by any section west of tho Mississippi rlvor. Tho stono Ih similar to thnt quarried at Unrro, Vermont, nnd oIosoh readily, tnklng n miporior polish. From ono of tho qunrrlcH during tho PHt yonr 140,000 worth of lnonumoiitu havo boon manufactured nnd sold, Next yonr tho output will ho grontly In croaBod, as tho Bocond quarry ontored th0 Hold too Into this year to do much biiHlnouB. llulldlnir stono In ohlppod to Portland nnd othor cltloa wnoro it is muling a ready market start libraries. Innol.n 1 . . ...-...,,-...... .... w....v. uiu nun vuiiDiucr-1 tungsten, coal, Iron, marble, granite, ing the Installation of another dredge! Tho Hradon mlno la a modern lO-stamPi'. Ovo!i on 4,10 Applogato, a fow mllua mill with concentrator and rock crush. rrom .Modford, marhlo In Hmltlosii er nnd In operated day and night by "."""ll0" ' found. When tho coal oiectrio power. Tho distance of this "",u" "miuorii nro oponou ho property from Modford la about U , ,',nt "lo1 c,m 1,0 socurod for tlio mlloa. , 'ui"", no (loiiui Hovorai largo cement Thoro nro hundrodn of other mining 1 '""nufnctiirlng concorna will bo os- prospeota ncccn.iabJo from Medford, but , space forbids a description of tho samo. i Tho niue Ledgo Coppor mlno In locatod, MEOFORD COAL MINES nt.n.., IK II... J . . , . . . . l,,,44a4 uvuut u iiuiun truin itieutoru ana nas had tho most dovolopment of any con- por mine in tho dlntrlct, there having Tho largcnt coal mines In Oregon ox- w mnmui, IIICIO JIUYIIIU , ,u,,, , . ...... -- boon apent ovor fl.OOP.OOO in the dovelop-1 1, , , "7,"1 of Ml,,fo"d lora. mont of thla'mountttln of high grade copper and it has beon demonstrated beyond doubt that this la tho largest known deposit of coppor of a high grade on tho Paclflo Coaat. Several rnllroada havo boen projected to this mlno and nn noon as they aro built a mammoth amolter wilt bo Inatallod and employ ment will bo given to thousands of mon. JACKSON COUNTY STONE Among tho othor resources of tho J Undorlayjng tho foothlllH on tho east side or tho valley, a bod of coal of from o to 12 foot, runs tbo ontlro longth of tno valley from Kvnna Crook to tho unurornlu jino. I'requont oropplnga show tho coal along tho surface Rxtenalvo development work has boon done on theso prospects cast of Modford, tho Cascade, tho Hunnysldo and tho Western coal mines under tho dlreotlon of Col. J. V, Mundy. Teats prove tho coal excollent for fuol and not to be compared with the lignite found in other Oregon coal Holds. DAY'S PLANING MILL Medford'a buildings and homes nro on a par with thoso of any Knetcrn city and the Interior finish Is of tho host. This In tho specialty of Day's Pinning Mill, which hns proven nn Invulunhln aid to builders. Tho bust Hush was dm. tabllnhed two years ago and from flvo to flftoon expertn nro emnloved In building nnd In producing nrtlstla wood work effects In mantels, grill work. In. side finish, etc. Over 110,000 In in vested and among tho machlnos nro planers, moulders, sandnrn, morllsors, lathes, oto. All kinds of elaborate and oxtremoly handsome work Is dono In ntoro, bank and offlou fixtures, turning nnd scroll work. Their work bus gono Into tunny of tho nowor homo and offlco buildings. Tho Days nro nil membora of tho Odd Kullows nnd own city property. J. a. Mcintosh Modford must bo reckoned amone (ha progressive cltlcn of tho Paclflo North west, nnd Its architecture both In tint.. llo bullillnr and prlvato hnmn Im nnllnn. ably atrlklng nnd remarkably modorn and effective. A largo number of the buildings nnd residences nro the oroa tlon of Mr. J. A. Main tosh, nnn nt Ilia lending architects on tho Const, whoso offlco In In the Medford National Hank bulldla. The city flro ball la his work, tho Cathollo church and school. nn. nox to the Nash hotel (four etorfo.i ami many others, these fow being merely montloned aa Illustrating tbo sunt nnrt capacity of Mr. Molntoslu I