PERSONAL.
W. H. Oushmau, aTrall oreok fnrmor,
was Id the uity last woolc.
W. B. Eaohus, of Woodvllle, was In
the olvy Monday upon business.
Ex-Assessor Grlove, of Central Point,
km a Medford visitor Monday.
.Jeff. Brophy , the big hearted ranohor,
of Derby, was a Modford . visitor last
woolc.
- Will Wright, of Willow 8prlng8, was
in the city last Saturday making pur
chase. i Mrs. Conrad Mlngus was down from
Ashland last week for a vtstt of several
days with friends.
Charlie Thumburg and family, of
Lake Creek, were in Medford last week
buying goods and visiting friends.
Mis Ivm Putdlu left last Friday for
Wyoming, whither she went to teach
school as stated In last week's Mail
R. H. Bradshaw was in Medford Sat
urday. The gentleman has moved with
his family from Woodvllle to Browns
boro. Rial Benediot, of Applegate, one of
the early pioneers of the oounty and a
man of sterling oharaoter, was a Med
ford visitor Tuesday.
O. Anderton, the Talent glove maker,
was to the olty last week. Be has de
cided to not move to Medford with his
glove factory for a while, at least.
' Rev. James Thompson, who assisted
Rev. Adolph Haberly in evangellstio
'servioes during the past week, returned
to his ohurch at Brownsville on Tues
day's train.
W. R. Dicklson was In from Table
Rock last week. He broughtin thirty
four head of hogs whloh tipped the
scale beam at an average weight of 276
pounds per hog.
Leonard Masters, of Coos river, Coos
County, spent Thanksgiving with his
aunt, Mrs. R. K. Loar, ani family.
The young man Is attending the South
ern Oregon normal.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Orr stopped off
,ln Medford Tuesday evening for a visit
with their son, W. L. Orr, and family.
These people resiae in i;aiuornia uut
have been visiting friends in the east
for several weeks.
' Geo. Lynch and family came In from
'Trail last week for a few days' visit
"with Mr. Lynch's parents, who reside
in Medford, and who are not in the best
of health, we are sorry to state. Mrs.
Lynch remained In the city to look
nttnr the aired neoole.
r Mrs. A. A. Davis, who has been
1 stopping over on Applegate, returned
to Medford Sunday. Her health, we
are sorry to state, is not improved.
She will go to Ashland tomorrow or
next day and remain a few weeks with
tier daughter, Mrs. H. H. Hosier.
Wm. Calkins, deputy sheriff of Siski
you County, Calif., arrived in Medford
Monday evening with subpoenas for J.
W. Berosw, of this place, and Martin
Frye, of Grants Pass. Tbese gentle
' men are wanted as witnesses in orlnv
inal action for robbery against Ed
.Dawson, who knocked Jack Feeley down
'" on the streets of Yreka and robbed him.
Ben. Butler and Heiry Jackson, of
""Yanix Agenoy, Klamath County, were
in Medford last week doing trading
with Medford merchants. Both these
eentlemeo are Indians, but one would
oaroely know it by their speech or
manners. They are also both readers
of The Maic Mr. Butler having oalled
while here and renewed for another
year.
Jas. Vogle, of Jacksonville, wasa very
aereeuble caller at Tue Mail shop last
SutiirHau. The s-entleman Is a miner
. on Humbug creek. He is also a civil.
engineer, having served in that capac
itv in the Confederate army, and now
being a mineralogist who3e whole heart
is in his work, be is devoting much of
bis time to studying the mineral de
posits of the valley generally.
Mr. and Mrs. Dee Roberts returned
last week from Glendale, where they
have been stopping for several weeks
past. Mr. Roberts reports the mine
now in splendid operation. The com
pany has plenty of water, many new
ditches, pipe and in fact, everything
which noes to make an active mine in
good shape ana the promise is very Bat
tering or a not) ciean-up. Mr. ana
Mrs. Roberts will remain in Medford
lor the winter.
Mrs. M. Haught, who is here from
Ft. Wrangel, Alaska, is the guest of
. Mrs. T. W . Beckett. Mrs. Haught is
cere not alone lor a visit to her old'
' time friends but as well to sell some
real estate which her husband owns.
. on Eighth street. Mr. Haught Is doing
1 logging in Alaska and is making - some
; money more, Mrs. H. says, than the
: majority of thosa who get the gold
: fever real bad and seen lortune in the
'.interior.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Hall, of Elk
.creek, were in the city last week doing
trading. Mr. Hall nas Deen very Dually
engaged this fall in supplying the
'salmon hatchery with wood. He has
already supplied eighty tiers and bis
contract calls for seventy tiers more,
which will be put In this winter. He
tells that the batcbery men are now
Catherine SDawn from silverside salmon
The Rogue river, he says, was rampant
last week. The current was bo swift
j&ai the water so high that the (erry
was unable to cross.
Rinhard Johnson, formerly a resident
of Jacksonville, who went to the Klon
dike country eighteen months ago, re
turned home on Monday morning's
train, glad to get back to Jackson
-nnnnt.v- or as he exnressed it. "God's
country." Mr. Johnson was at all the
prominent mining-campB, including tbe
fatelv discovered Cape Nome, and says
' that,' while there is untold wealth scat
tAnui over a lars-e area in Alaska, It is
' the most disagreeable and inhospitable
nnnntrv in the world, and worth a
nan's life to go tnere ana orave tne
rigors and narasnips oi mat irigia
reelon. He savs he bsw more Buffering
and privation while there than he ever
imagined could exist within the pale of
civilization. Big, stalwart men who
had gone from one excitement to
another in the vain hope of finding
. onmnthlnff or bettering their condition.
. and who had lived a life of utter want
' and wretchedness, gave up in aespair
and died from sheer exhaustion and
lnaa nf hnne. Mr. Johnson said he
wnu'il Inflnltelv nrefer to take his
. ohances In the mines of Southern Ore
gon to going north where a man must
' take bis life In his hands to traverse
', Ike country.
PURELY
Harry Hosier was down from Ash
land Thanksgiving.
Arron WylauU, of Climax, was over
Inst week upon business. .
Miss Emma Rood spent Thanksgiv
ing with horuofoUs In Jacksonville.
Wm. Holmes, of Central Point, was
in Modford Saturday looklug after busi
ness. Miss Kate Rood, of Jacksonville, who
Is visiting In Modford, is the guests of
Mrs. Find Luy. .
Miss Sabroy Booker, of WoodvlHo, Is
over at Horubrook, California, for a
visit with trleuds.
Melvlu B. Koso, of Lisbon, North
Dakota, was in Modford last week upon
a visit to his stster-ln-law, Mrs, L. J.
Soars.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barneburg ato
Thanksgiving turkey in Jacksonville
with Mrs. B.Ts parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Andrew Cantrall.
Oonrire Orlisol oame UD from Grants
Pass Monday, at whloh plaoe he has
been doing stoua work on K. L, Coo's
new store building. 1
J. W. MoDonoueh. the veteran
breeder and trainer 61 well bred horses
In Jackson County, was in tbe olty last
week upon a business and ploasure trip.
Fred Slagle returned Tuesday from
the Willamette valley. Ho did not find
a suitable oponlng for his business and
will remain in Medford, for the winter,
at least.
Fred Dorn. a bright and ambitious
oung man from Watkins, was a visitor
The Mail acknowledges a pleasant call
a iueaiora itutfc rriuav auu oaiuruuv.
from tbe gentleman.
W. L. Townsend, of Ashland, greetod
his old friends in Medford Tuesday.
He says ho Is preparing to raise fruit
in a modest way, but has no thought of
becoming a trult magnate or synuioate,
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cunningham ar
rived in Medford from Portlaud Tues
day. Mr. O. Is a mining man and will
look after some mining operations
down near Gold Hill. He Is a nephew
of J. C. Slagle.
Thos. H. B. Tavlor. of Woodvllle.
was in Medford several days this week
straightening up some business matters
preparatory to taking his departure
for a winter's stay in Southern Cali
fornia. He bas rented his farm to his
son.
S. W. MoClendon, of Central Point,
was in aleoiora last saturuay. ur.
McCIendon operated the Baker place
last season and did well first-rate
better than he expected whloh Is
pretty good as most of us really ex
peot more tnan we get.
H. A. Crvder. ex-postmaster and
school teacher at Gold Hill, has located
with bis family at Abtanum, wasn.
Mr. Cryder is a very fine gentleman
and his friendB are to be found in every
nook and corner of Jackson County
all of whom will be glad to learn that
he is meeting with success in bis new
home.
Uriah Gordon, of Flounoe Rock, oame
down Tuesday on business In connection
with the old home place situatea on tne
road from Jacksonville to rnoeoix. tie
owns aad will farm 226 acres of the
place this year. Mr. Gordon owns 400
acres of land In Flounoe Rock precinct
and fractionally olaims that he is land
poor, but a proposition to buy some oi
bis holdings would no aouot disclose
the fact that he had none to spare.
Ed. Saltmarsh, of Sterling, who has
been mining on Salmon river, Call
fornia. for tne past three months, re
turned borne on Tuesday evening s
train. He was working in a high alti
tude In the mountains, and said the
weather was so cold and disagreeable
that he was unwilling to work there
longer. This is the same old story.
The fact is, when people become wedded
to Jackson County, they can't, or won't,
stav awav.
J. M. Ubiiders, wno lives at ton
Klamath, arrived in Medford Tuesday
for tbe purpose of laying in hta winter
supplies. lie was prevented iron) com
ing over the Crater lake road on ac
count of the depth of snow on tbe sum
mlt of tbe divide, and turned and came
in via Klamath Falls and Ashland.
This is only another evidence of the
wide spread conviction tbat Med lord is
the cheapest and most satisfactory
town in Southern Uregon to do Dual
nees witb.
John Watkins, who is employed by
the county court to operate the Rogue
river ferry, was In J edford Tuesday
on his way to the county seat to appear
before tne boara oi commissioners on
matters pertaining to the ferry. There
is nearly alwavs some circumstance or
condition in connection with the ferry
which demands Mr. Watklna' presence
during tbe monthly sessions oi tne
court. As Mr. Watkins is simply an
employe of the county to operate the
ferry, he Is not authorized to incur any
expense in making such needed repairs
from time to time as w 11 insure tne
safety and efficiency of the service,
Attorney W. H, Parker, who has
been engaged in preparing a summar
ized, alphabetical key to tne statute
laws and reports of Oregon, and which
he has completed and bad published
left on Sunday evening's train for Port
land in tbe interest or bis publication.
ITnnn examination of the work it will
be found to be a carefully segregated
resume of tbe various chapters of the
code with each section alphabetically
Indexed in convenient form, and all al
lied lawe bearing upon a given question
so grouped and arranged tbat they may
be instantly turned to. Tne puDiicauon
Is considered by those who have exam
ined it to be a work of merit.
: . Notice.
On account of Blckness the regular
auction sale at the Exchange stable
bas been postponed until Saturday,
Dec. 16th.
Sewing rlachlnes lor Little floney.
I will sell new sewing machines from
faitarv at following prices:
New White machines...! 36 to I 40
New Home machines. . . 86 "40
New Royal machines 22 60 " 80
New Queen machines. . . 22 60 " 25
Nrw Climax machines. . 22 60 "
New Domestic machines 86 " 40
Whoeler it Wilson cost more money, It
being tbe best sewing maonine on
Almve named prices are for net cash
at mv offioo, Medford, Oregon. Your
trade sollolted.
J no. B1. WnrrB.
Beef tea and hot chocolate at Hall
Alsaaot.
SOME MINES OF SOUTHERN OREGON
Southern Oregon, with Hit output
already of 45,000,000, has hardly
been scratched. TUo lighter plsoors
have been generally worked out,
but a vast uumber of hydraulio
DrouosiUoits scattered all over tho
district have not been touched, and
the wonderful net work or quart
leads that thread the oountry has
had prnotioally no attention at all.
A tew ledges nave neon worneu on
the,, surface, and pocket hunters
have. Bkiiuuied over the oountry and
taken out, much free gold. The
impression that prevailed here for
years reepeotiug the ledges of
Southern Oregon Is entirely wrong.
It seems to have been common be
lief here some years ago that there
were no true fissure veins in this
district. How suoh a belief ouuld
have obtained oredenoe It is hard
to understand. The quarts veins
here are no different from those of
other mineral sections of the state.
The trouble bas beeu, and still is.
that they have only been prospected
on the surface, wnen iney are
gone down on as at the Green ledge
on Qalioe orek and the ledge at
Ashland, there is no doubt they
will prove to be true fissure veins.
In fact it would be a geological and
mineral anomaly at variance with
all experience in the mining (ib well
as tbe scientific world if they should
prove - to be simply superficial
stratus. It is believed by many
that when the veins of Southern
Oregon are properly prospected they
will prove to be tne most valuable
and permanent.
F. O. Hurd, a practical mining
engineer who bas been sojourning
in Medford for some time, has been
down in Josephine County for the
past week examining some valuable
mining propositions in that section.
Mr. Hurd has had large experience
in mines and mining and is not a
"promoter" or a modern "operator"
with a soneme.
He was manager and superin
tendent of the large mining enter
prise on Elliott creek, inaugurated
by George Boggs, which failed on
aooount of the handioap of Mr.
Boges occasioned by financial re
verses in Pierce County, Wash. Mr.
Hurd is still deeply interested in
the mining enterprises of the
country and has a number of prop
ositions. in view which he believes
will in a short time be developed
into active, working propositions
and which, from their magnitude,
will be of great benefit to the gen
eral public, and be an important
factor in advertising tne great min
eral resources of the country.
Mr. Hurd has had large exper
ience in California, Colorado and
South America before coming to
Oregon, and this varied expjrience
in the field of mining he finds to be
of verv great advantage to him. It
is hia conviction from wnai ne nas
seen of the mineral resources of the
state that Oregcn will yet come to
the front, pb the leading gold pro
ducing state on the coast.
There was more activity among
miners in the various mining die
triots the past summer and fall than
has ever been witnessed in ooutn
ern Oregon. There has been a great
many deep hydraulic propositions
recorded, a large number of new
water rights filed on and improved,
a lot of new ditches dug, many old
nnns enlarged and repaired, miles oi
new fluming put in place, drains
mid 'bedrock races cut, new reser
voirs built and old ones cleaned out
and .repaired and an immense
amount of detailed, preparatory
work in order to be ready to take
advantage of the first water supply.
The lae heavy rains have set many
to work and the prospect of a long
season's run, with the unusual prep
arations which have been made,
onght to insure the largest output
of gold ever chronioiea in ine am
tnct. rtonie are DeginmuK wj uii
derstand that though a large amount
of money has been taken out of the
district, it has nearly all been
from the light placers accessible to
water, and that tbe deep, permanent
diggings have barmy neen scratcn
A. The reason why there are so
four Vnrdraiilm nronoaitions in oner
ation is because it takes capital to
hnv the nlant. and procure the neo-
water sudpIv. Capital has
only just commenoed to flow in hore
for the puronase oi mining proporty,
Thn next few vears will show a won
derful improvement in tne raining
industry ot southern uregon.
The Terry Bros,, who for many
vp nm have been operating a large
placer mine on the Carberry fork of
Applegate, are now ueven.miB
promising quartz ledge below Wat
kins. The ore voin is large and
Vin nrnnneotfl such as to justify
pushing development work with all
possible speed. If this ledge should
meet the expectations of its ownors,
it. will he heard from in the near
fnttwA with no uncortain sound
I The Terry Bros, are practical
miners, in faot, have mined all
their lives, and are not the class of
men to he easily deceived, Those
who have examined the nilno be
lieve it will develop into a valuable
property.
A ooiupnny, with Dr. Ray us su
porintuiiilunt and tnanagor, has
luaeod the Swindon quarts mines,
roinovod tho mill from tbe oreok
up to the ledge, and has been oriiHh
ing now something over a month.
The mill is a ten stamp, but only
five have been in operation up to
tho present time. Later, it is ex
pected the mill will be operated to
its full oapaoity. The ore is mainly
low grade, but will cay if handled
economically and in large quantities.
These ledgos were discovered some
thing like thirty vears ago. uerhans
even longor ago than that, and at
the time or discovery soino very
rich rock was taken out. Kxoito
mont ran high for a while and
many people sooured the hills in
search of pockets.
O. W. Low reports tho discovery
fa quartz lodge on Anderson oroek,
south of Phoenix, which he thinks
may prove to bo the feeder of a rioh
guloh above which it is situated.
He has run in a tunnel 20 fuut u rid
one some cross-cutting, and siuoe
the gulch which it commands and
covers paid well, he justly indulges
the hope that he has round what
may dovelop into a good paying
property. Tub Mail wishes every
honest and legitimate miner and
prospeotor the-fullest measure of
success, it can be laaid further
that no quartz ledges have ever
been discovered higher up the moun
tain side than this one whioh Mr
Low has unoovored, whioh faot fur
nishes more proofs that bis is the
feeder.
DeHoro & Blacket, of Galls
creek, have discovered a new quarts
lead, joining the Kubli Bros.' prop
erty. The vein is about twelve
inches wide on the surfaoe, and
free gold can be plainly seen in tbe
ore without the aid of a glass. A
small shaft has been sunk on the
vein whioh gives every evidence of
permanenoy. The lucky discoverers
are much elated over their 11 utter
ing prospects.
People's Party fleeting.
A moctinir ot the People's Party
members was held la Medford last Sat
urday. W. M. Richards was chosen
chairman and J. W. Ling sccrotary.
The following resolutions were adopt
td:
Rksolvkd, Tbat we, your oommlttM on res
olutions, eodorao thn Omaha and 8t. Loula
platforms, ruoommond atralght pooplo'a parly
action, aod opposo fusion or union In any way
till olther tho domooratlo or republican
pnnlos; and that we recommend that alt popu'
lists, roKitrdloss of former dirforenccs. get lo-
guther In tbelr respootlvo preolnols and organ
Ize clubs on the following plan:
1. '-AH doluKto conventions of the People's
party for making nominations and platforms
are hereby abolished, and Instead theroof,
nominations for ofnoos, platforms and amend
ments thereto shall be mado by direct vote at
the People's party primaries of tho political
sub-dlvlslons affocted thereby.
2. "Tbe Pooplo's party shall consist of
national committee of threo members from
each stato, to be chosen by tho state central
oommltlee on each presidential year.
S. "A slate central cummlttoo of three mora-
bers from esoh congressional district to be
electod by dlreot voto at the party primaries
on oacb olectlon yoar.
4. "A congressional committee of threo
members from each county of tho congressional
district, to be elected by dlreot vote at tbe
party primaries on etch election year.
'A county oommlttoe of three members
from each township or ward to be electod by
direct vote at the party primaries each election
yoar.
0. "National, state, congressional and county
committees shall perform tbe same duties as
heretofore, not Inconsistent herewith, provide
blank ballots for the referendum votes horoln
contemplated, arid canvas and certify the
votes oast In their respective territories.
7, "The unit of organization shall bo the
preclnot club.
Any voter may bocome a mombor ef the
preclnot olub of any precinct by subscribing to
our national declaration of principles and rules
of organization.
9. "Any member or any preolnot olub who
shall propose fusion or co-oporatlon with either
tbe domoorat or republican organ Imlons In the
rnako-up of a ticket, through conforonce com
mittees, or othorwlso, shall, upon convlollon
thereof, by a mujorlly voto of his club, be
deemed outsldo the party.
10. "No person not n member or a preclnot
olub, and In good standing, shall be ellglblo to
membership on any Peoplo's party comnilttoo,
or a Peoplo's party nomination for any offiae.
II . "Kaon committee shall make prompt re
port to tbe oommlttoe next higher, of all refer
endum votes and other matters within tho
Jurisdiction of suoh hlghoroommltteo, and the
chairman of each committee shall be doemod
responsible for the prompt and faithful per
formance of the duties of his committee.
12, "State platform can bo ohanged only on
demand of a majority vote of tbe proelnct club
membership of any county, ratified by a ma
jority vote of tho preclnot olub membership of
the stato-, and the national piairorm can do
changed only upon demand of a majority vote
of the precinct club membership or any state,
ratlfled by a majority vote of tbe proolnct olub
momoemiDp oi me naiion. ,
is "No salaried offlc al shall be elected
mombor of any commltteo of the People's party
...nanf.aiinn. &nd anv mflmbflr of such com
mittee eiecieo lO a saiarieu uumu nunu uv
deemed to have vacated his position on such
comm . tnf offlee
and members of People's party committees
shall at all times bo subjoct to the principles of
rn..nll.o m..n arA m.. hA recalled
by a majority vote of the league membership ef
W, T, AHDiasoa, Chairman,
Jonic A. Smith,
j w wzrjiv
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Tayler, tlie Foot Fitter, ,.x-v:
of up-to-date Liulion' Button
All kinds of boot nnd bIioo
ftttondod to. T AY LEU, 7th
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Are
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TV
over-grown nricos tor lmlt-in-own
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stovo is what you uro looking
8how you my now Btoveu.
G. L.
New Lumber Yard
X
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Frame Lever Harrows, Barbed and Smooth Wire, Mitchell
Wagons, Hacks, Etc.; Single and Double Harness, and in
fact everything carried by a first-class implement house.
Send for catalogue.
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We have a fine stock of un
derwear, ladies' and gents',
at lowest prices; suspend
ers, boots and shoes and
furnishing goods. Bed
rock prices on all HneB.
Medford Shoe Co.
W. T. KAME, Prop.
'Somolbintr now Pancv whist cards
and counters t Mounoe Ksrnes,
nnd Laco Di'ohh Hoots.
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hurrying tho sitting-room
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