OREGON Is the Best
If you wont to
Mine, Saw Lumber,
Raise Fruit,
Grow Stock
or do most anything else yon
will find jour opportunity here
THE HAIL tells about it'
part of the United States,
W I HUH
is the beat pait of Oregon
MED FORD is iu iho ccntor of tho
valley nna THE MAIL the boBt paper)
VOL XVIII,
MEDFORD, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 19. 1906
NO. 3.
L EXPLOSI
IT OPP MINL
One of the most serious accidents
in the history of Southern Oregon
mining occurred Wednesday after
noon a the Opp mine, in which three
men, Wm, Broad, Bert Co (f man and
Fred Johnson, lost their lives.
An explosion ooourred between - five
and six o'clock, at just what time Is
not known, as the flrsc knowledge of
the accident aame when the night
shift wont on duty and found the
mutilated bodies.
The three men wore working in the
tunnel with a machine drill and had
eighteen holes driven in the rook.
One of those holes was loaded. It
is the oustom for each crow to "shoot"
the holes they have driven before go
ing off shift and as nearly as could be
judged from the circumstances, John
son, who was chuck tender, had
brought in a box of giant powder to
load the tost of the holes and set it
down on tho floor of the tunnel Bomo
distance away from where bis com
panions wore working. What caused
the explosion will never be known,
probably. Whether a piece of rook
from the roof of the tunnel fell upon
a particularly sensitive stick of dyna
mite, exploding it, or whether the
explosion came from tho well-known
predeliotion of the stuff to explode
when least expeoted, cannot be made
known, as there was no one left to tell
the story. The box of dynnmite,how
ever, exploded with terriiio force,
and all three men were doubtless in
stantly killed.
Broad's head, one arm and one leg
were blown from his body. Cottnan's
body was terribly mutilated by flying
stone and the force of the explosion.
Johnson's body was found tightly
jammed between two of the timber
supports of the tunnel whero it had
been carried by the force of the pow
der. Wm. Broad had been a resident of
Jackson county for eight or ten years,
and waB well known as an experienced
and competent miner. He leaves a
wife and family of eight children.
Bert Colfman grew from childhood to
manhood among the mines of South
ern Oregon, Fred Johnson, the third
victim, was working his first shift at
the Opp, having recently come from
the Greoubaok mine in Josephine
county. The accident is the second
fatal one that has occurred during the
past few months in Jaoksou county
through dynamite explosion, though
thore have been several others with
serious results.
The jury summoned by Justice
Henry Uox, acting aa coroner, found
that the explosion was puroly acci
dental and no blame for the matter
could be attributed to anyone.
Tuesday Night's Concert,
One of the largest and nost appre
ciative audience over assembled in
Medford at an affair of like uuturo
filled the spacious Baptist church
Tuesday evouing, to listen to tho con
cert given uudor the direction of Mrs.
Helen M. Brown, and the universal
verdiot was one of high praise for the
talent of the performers.
Tho double quartette Mosdames
Brown, McMilliun, Edmunds; Miss
Grace Brown ; Messrs. Muller, Savage,
Isaacs, The irolf rendered their selec
tions In a pleasing and artistis mau
ner, in each case beiug obliged to
respond to an enthusiastic encore.
The solo Mr. Isaacs and triple chor
us from "The Pirates of Penzance"
was especially fine.
Tne ladies' quartette JMeadames
Brown and McMillian ; Miss Brown
and Miss Grace Brown in tho two so
lections rendered, "Beauty's .byes"
and "The Farmer and the Scarecrow,'
were especially pleasing and were re
called.
The solo "Invocation" by Miss
Grace Brown was one of the most en
joyable numbers on the program, in
spite of the faot that Mr. Miller, who
was to play the violin obligato, was
unable to be present, so that the
piano waa necessarily depended upon.
Of the Instrumental part of the pro
gram too much cannot be Bald and
the Mail, cannot say enough and say It
right, not being "up" on musical
terms but it survived the most sovere
test to which classical music can be
pat, and that is to please an audience
comprised of people educated and un
educated in music. Mies Brown's
piano solo, "Beethoven's Symphonic,
Op. 21." two pianos, by. Miss Brown
and Mrs. Edmunds; the eight hand
selections, by Mrs. Brown, Miss Grace
Brown, Miss Brown and Mrs. Ed
munds, all came in for hearty ap
planse. But what's the use of trying
to describe it. There wns a whole lot
of people there that know more about
it than we do.
The two pianos wore furnished by
tho Eller Piano Houso.
Special Edition Delayed.
Because of the Btormy weather mak
ing it impossible for the photographer
to get buI table views of some Modford
scenes, Tho Mall's special edition is
delayed.
STREET ECHOES
Opinions of Some of Our
Citizens-S erious and
Otherwise.
B. N. liutlor: "I had a letter from
Mrs. Butler a few days ago. She and
Miss Jeuuesse were at Helena, Mon
tana, at tho time, and 1 have an idea
that young -Miss Butler has seen more
suow in the past few weeks tban she
ever saw tn her life before, or peihaps
will ever want to see again. It bits
been storming in that country at a
great rate, but Mrs, Butler is feeling
muoh better and that's enough for
me."
J. G. Smith:"! had u letter thit
week from J. P. Meobel, who was here
a oonple of years ago, and who work
ed for me in my stone quarry. He is
now in San Franoisco and is getting
il a day working at carpentering ;
but, like many another good wan, he
wants to get back to Modford again.
His family is at Colorado Springe,
Colorado, but he wants to buy a
home for them in Medford."
Chas. B. Gay: "Yes, I hare sold
out my business interests in bagle
Point and have settled down at Cen
tral Point. 1 have eight aoree of land
there and am building myself a nome,
where Mrs. Gay and myself oau enjoy
ourselvos together. The little patch
of land will furnish us with tho neoeB
sarios of life. We wont try to be
oome rich, but I figure that we will
onjoy life hotter there than if lu tbe
struggle to aooummulato more than
our share of thiB world's goods."
G. A. Hover: "How did 1 do last
season? Well, I cleared up $3000 on
my little place and last year, aa
you kuow, v.as a shy one for fruit.
Ordinarily I would have made very
muoh more. Apples, of course, tbere
were none last season. I have thirty
acres of bearing orchard when it
bears, and thirty aores of a young
orohard. The varieties of fruit are
peaobes, pours, apples and prunes.
Aud while I am saying something
about fruit I am going to tell you
that tbe prune is, in my estimation, a
good crop to tie to. Oh, yeB ; I know
lots of fellows who do not figure on
any fruit being of uiuoh acoouot that
isn't au apple or poar,but I will man
age, one year with auothor, to make
agoodoush showing from my prune
orohard."
Mark Baker: "I was in Gold Hill
Saturday night to attend the joint
installation ceremonies of the Odd
Fellows and Kebekahs,and I am going
to toll you that I had a way up time.
There were about eighty-five present
and after we were through installing
officers the Eooekahs served as fine a
banquet as I ever aat down to. Gold
Hill has one of tne beet lodges of
Odd Fellows, and Rebekahs, tnat
there 1b in the state. They are work
ers down there-r-and good workers,
too. They attend lodga and take a
hearty interest in everything whioh
comes up in the lodge. The fact that
there aro but few lodges there may
have something to do with the large
membership whioh those lodges have
it undoubtedly does have, but the
boys and girls are all right, be their
number few or many.
Asahel Hubbard : "Say, there is a
whole bunch of Medford people now
living in Portland. I mot a dozen or
more and the most of them seem to
be doing nicely. Saw Al Shearer
among the rest. He has a good job
at 810 a day. He iB engineering a
project for tbe Lafe Pouco Company,
in whioh the celebrated Guild Lake
of Lewis and Clark fair fame Is being
filled with dirt from a nearby hill. I
understand the hill is to be washed by
water into what is now 'the lake and
when this is done the level tract of
land thus made will beoouie residence
property. Giants and hydraulic pres
sure will be used in moving the earth
and I was told eight years' time will
be required to perform the work. John
Hardin Is also employed on the job
foreman of a gang of workmen, at 84
per day."
J. D. Heard: "We are just com
mencing to pipe in good Bbape at the
Sterling mine, and don't expect to let
up now . for Beveral mouths. The
weather has been pretty aggravating
of late. Fiist snow would fall, then
clear weather and a freeze. You can't
run a mixture of mush ice, mud and
water through a giant with any sort
of comfort to yourself or the machin
ery, but now things have loosened up
a bit and we'll commence to do busi
ness. The suow whs about Bixteen
inches, deep at the mine Monday, bnt
tbe rain of that night took a good bit
of it off. J. H. Hammer, everybody
knows him, was mining over tbere and
living In a tent until tho last deep
snow. The old man was clear grit,
and stayed as long as he could, but
Dually had to move iuto a nearby
cabin. Tho enow was a couple of feet
deep there."
New Suits Filed.
C. L. P.eames vs. J. K. Bell ; action
for money. Reames Si Reames attor
neys for plaintiff.
HIGHEST PRICE FOR PEARS JACKSON COUNTY.
J. W. Perkins, of Medfoad, "Shows" the Leading Mis
souri Fruit Journal Something about Pear Prices
From St. Joseph, Missouri, Fruitgrower:
Tbere can be no quoatiou, in the j f til summer. We have
mind of any one who has carefully
posted himself on the Bubject, as to
the unequaled quality of Southern
Oregon pours, and in particular pears
that are growu in tho famous Rogue
River Valley. The severest test that
fruit oan be put to, iu the matter of
quality and pack, oousista in its sale
upon tho open market aud its pur
ohass npon its own merits by a olasa
of buyors aud merohauts who, for
sharp brains and a perfect knowledge
of fruit in its every state, are not
quall or at lea at are not surpassed
amoug fruit men in th. United States
Bearing the above in mind, I would
call attention to a oertaiu sale of fancy
pears made in the eastern market this
fall.
On October 6, 1905, a oar of Cornice
pears from tb" Koguo River Valley,
shipped from Medford, Oregon, was
old at auction in New York City, on
the open market, by Messrs. Sgoble &
Day, oommission merohants, aud real
ized the sum uf 83,429.00, being an av
erage of $6 85 per box. The oar con
tained five hundred boxes of fifty
pounds eaoh. Tbis iu the highest
prioe ever paid iu the United States
for a oar of pears. As eaoh box aver
aged between 00 and 100 pears to the
box, tho price per pear was between 7
and 8 cents.
Compared with prices paid Iu the
east and other sections for pears, these
figures may seem beyond belief, yet
hundreds of ?ars of pears from the
Rogue River Valley have been sold on
the open market at prices whioh ap
proximate tne above.
The question immediately springs
up Why this vast diofferuoe iu
prices? Why does Rogue Klver Val
ley fruit bring suoh figures and why
do merohants and dealers pay more
for It than for fruit from any known
district in the United States?
It is to be assumed that these mer
chants and dealers are not in the
habit of caving oat large sums of
money merely for a label or for " a
name. It is a business with them and
they are willing to pay. fancy prlceB
only for strlotly tanoy fruit. It makes
no difference with these buyers where
the fruit is shipped from or what the
label is on the box, as it is quality of
the fruit that they are after and that
they are willing to pay their money
for. That is exaotly what is produced
in the Rogue River Valley, in tbe
stnte of Oregon quality, and tbis one
word answers tbe above questions,
namely, quality.
The next question that naturally
arises is, why such fruit apparently
oau be grown alone in the Rogue
River Valley. ThiB is a more' difHoult
question to auBwer, but basing our
belief on the natural law of cause
and eSeot, we think that It ia not be
yond solution.
By taking a birds-eye view of the
Rogue River Valley you will find that
it Is looated In tho extreme southern
and western portion of Oregon, bo
tween two parallel ranges of the ooas't
range of mouutains, having a length
north and south of about twenty-five
miles aud a varying width east aud
west of fr.om six to ton ratio?. It is
estimated to contain over a half mil
lion acros of laud that could be profit
abley put into orchard. Its southern
terminal is within a few miies of the
state of California.
To the south is California, with its
sunny skies and long, dry, hot sum
mer, whilo iu the opposite direotiou
iB the "web-foot" northern Oregon
and Washington olimnte, consisting of
a rainy season from seven to nino
months duration. We are thus mid
way between the two oppositos, the
dry and tbe wet, and from each wo
draw the best, California gives us
from four to six months of hot, dry
and suuny period, so neoossary to the
production of tanoy fruit and tho
moisture that California lacks is fur
nished us by the noith. Ordinarily
we have heavy and copioUB rains dur
ing tho wlntor Beason, which oftcu
lasts as long as May or even Juno. It
then clears np with no more moisture
or rain until tbe last of October or
November. This year our rains did
not start until the laBt of November.
The rainy season Is our winter. Hy
rainy season Is not meant a steady
downpour of rain or a steady drizzlo
during the entire period. To be sure
It ralus, and hard at times the
ground becomes thoroughly saturated
but during the rainy Beason we al
ways have days, weeks and even a
month at a time- of tbe most delight
ful bright, clear, mild weather. The
temperature during the winter season
ranges from 30 to 70 degreoB never
approaohos zero, and as to snow, It f
not here. Sometimes wo have a slight
flurry of snow, but It is always gone by
noon. Ice wo sometimes find early In
the morning perhaps to tbe extent of
a quarter of an Inch, but no more,
Suruly Providence has been very
gracious iu giving us a perfect climato
a mild, etort winter, and a delight
uoue of thoso
mid-summer,
bi)inid dog-days in
which" mako tho eastern part of our
oouulry almost uneudurable at times,
hluk of olaopiug uuder a biauket iu
July, August uud September.
Our altitude ranges from 1,300 to
2,000 feei above sea level. Any one
familiar with the raising of fanoy
fruit will appreciate the value of alti
tudethe right altitude aud that
mountain or hillBldo fruit is consider
ed tho very choioest.
As to soil, we also olaim a groat ad
vantage. Nature has provided us with
a rich, blaok doby soil, known locally
as "sticky." It has beeu shown by
analysis to be exceedingly rich In
Iron, potash, lime, nitrogen and other
elements uooeBtary to fruit raising
faaoy fruit. Iu faot, by results and
by analysis hae proven the riohest
soil known.
Imagine a soil that without a drop
of rain from May until Ootobor, with
the mercury ranging from 90 to 100
degress in the day time, followed by
oool ovenings and nights, oau retain
enough moisturo to raise premium
com and "nubbins." That is what
is done right along in Roguo River
Valley.
To return to tho original question
under discussion, 1 answer the same
by stating that Rogue River Valley
produces pears whioh boat tho world,
because of its geographical location,
its oorreot altitude, its perfect ell
mnto, its peoullur soil and finally, yet
of the utmost importance, its ambit
ious aud progressive orohardieta. No
where aro' they excelled, nor are
orchards so well taken care of nud so
up-to-date lii overy miuuto detail.
Here you will Hud cultivation, prun
ing, spraying aud paoking demon
strated in its most porfeot and soien
tlflo form. Are we not borne out in
tbis claim by results? "The test of
the pudding la ohewing the string,
which also applies to peara.
With us a wurmy pear is a cull
which has no oommeroiai value. Tbe
same is true of any imperfection,
either of shape.aize.or'oolorlng. , Cul
tivation, prnnlng and thinning the
fruit produces size and oolor; spray
ing proveutB disease and wormy
fruit : fanoy paoking pleases the eye
and makes a oomplete whole that
commands the buyer. Were we not
so particular in every detail, would
wo be holding tbe honors today?
judging by tho prioe that our pears
command on tho market?
Just a word about theapplo produc
tion of Rogue River Valley before on
tering more into tne detail of poar
culture in thiB district.
Think of seven aud a half aores in
Yellow Newtown PippinB that gross
overy year from 87,000 to 89,000 to
tho owner, with buyors flocking to
him for tho fruit. This has boou tho
record of Mr. A, D. Holms, who hns
au orohard about fifteen mlloB south
of Medford, nud ia a record that has
aopoatdd itself yearly for tho last live
years, with no off season and oouse-
tiuont short orons. Tbis year his
gross receipts are about 88,000. There
are many apple orcnaras iu uoguo
River Valley that can tell tho sumo
stoiy.
Here arc a fow facts in general con
cerning apple prcdict;ou wnicb 1
tbiuk you will find iu the main oor
reot. The two variotles of apples
universally conceded to be tho most
dillicult of production and honco tho
hignest prioed aro tho Newtown Pip
pin. Certain climatic and soil con
ditions are required in order to grow
those apples to perfection and henoe
to profit. Only In a very fow soctiouB
in tho Unitod States are these condi
tions to be found, and yet, they exist
in Roifue River Vnlley. Duo to na
tural blessings that we enjoy, it is a
well known fuct that both poareBnd
apples grown lu this valley aro unex
celled as to flavor and keeping quali
ties.
To return to tho pear question, you
will And upon olose examination, that
fancy boxed poara whioh command the
highest prlceB on tho market are
grown in threo sections: Rogue River
Valley. California and Idaho; and 4a
already stated, Roguo River Volloy
produces tho fanciest of ull. Tho
main varieties grown In tbia valley
are Doyenne du Cornice, Bourro Boso,
Heurre d'Anjou, Winter Nollls, How
ell and Bartlott.
There' iB no fruit known that 1b as
delicate and aa exacting In the re
quirements of soil and climate, but
moro especially tbe latter, n the pear.
Unless aft conditions are perfectly
adapted, the raising of pears can not
bo a successful venture,for which rea
son tbe greatest of care should be
used in planting a pear orchard, to
know to a certainty that these condi
tions exist, otherwise a disappoint
mont is probably In store fur you.
The worst enemy to be found lu the
production of ptnrs la the poar blight,
which In the last few years has been
. ruoutlnued on 8tb page)
Au Odd Fellows Literary Aaaoola-
tion bus boon organized at Gold Hill,
with J. W. Hayes as president aud A.
J, T. fcimith as soorotary.
A rook drilling content will take
place at Gold Hill, Fobrua-y 4th. Tbe
wuning team will receive a purse ot
$100 aud all th gato receipts.
Tho will of the late John T, Layton
has been admitted to probate. The es
tate is valued at 625,000 consisting
principally of miulng property.
Tbere are three feet ot suow in the
Dead Indiau country, aud on January
1st, the temperature waa four degrees
below zero.
Funds are in the bauds of the oouuty
treasurer for the redemption of out
standing county warrants protested
from November 10, 1903. to Decem
ber 23, 1903. Interest c en bo a January
8th.
Central Point has a gun olub of
fifteen mem bora with the following
o dicers: C. W. Jotters, president; N.
Biden, vice-president; V. O. Loerer,
scoretary; George Ford, treasurer; 13.
F. Peart, captain.
Mrs. David Marden died at her
home on R fines creek, January 9th,
aged fifty-five years, ten monthB and
five days. The interment took place
in Jacksonville cemetery, January
11th. Mrs. Mardeu leaves a husband
aud several children.
Rebekah Installation.
Tuesday evening was installation
night with Olive Rebekah Lodge, I.
O. O. F., aud ulso the occasion of a
banquet aud a general good time
among tho members.
Tho following o Ulcers wore installed
by Mrs. Isaao Woolf: Bertie Hall, N.
G. ; Beruice Angle, V. G. ; Mrs. 13 oy
den, K. S. ; Kate Augle, . S. ; Stella
Duolos, treasurer; Maud Day, cap
tain; Fannit HaskinB, R, S. N. O.
H. H. Harvey, L. S.. N G. ;Ida Sober-
merhorn, H. S. V. G. ; Edna Eifert,
L. S. V. G. ; Cla a Wood, W. ; Ger
trude Wilson, O. ; Blakt Adams, O. G
After tbe installation th members
adjourned to the banquet ball, where
the committee in charge had spread a
bounteous and toothsome repast. Sup
per over, an entertain lj program
was reudered, consisting of naaio,
vocal and instrumental, MciUMona,
gamoB and other things chat go to
make a pleasant oven ing. The sixty
members and 'goMts present enjoyed
themselves immensely. The following
committee was in charge aad It 1b to
their efforts that much of the enjoy
ment of the evening was due: Hisses
S tell ax Duolos, Josaie Cole, Ida Had
den, Mrs. D. F. KarneB,Mr and Mrs.
W. H. Meeker and liluke Adams.
A Sensational Trial.
Oue of the most sensational murder
trials in tbe history of Southorn Ore
gon jurioprudeuco te that of Japper
Jonuings for the murder of hlB father
at the Grauite Hill mine in Josephine
county, going on at Grants Pass this
weok.
All tho circumstances surrounding
tbe case are sensational. First Now
tan Jennings is found dead in hie bed
with part of his bead blowu away,
Two Rous slept in an attic immediate
ly overhead and two daughters lu tbe
same room with tbe murdered mini
All four claimed not to havo hoard
tbe shot. Tho weapon used waa
30-JX) rifle. Tl-ero was only one rifle
ot that culibor iu the camp, thnt bo
louged to Jasper Jenuings aud it
could not bo found. Somo weeks af-
terwnrd the rifle was found hidden In
a clump of bniftb. Jasper Jenuiuga
unci his slater, Dora, wore arrested
and con lined in jalh the mau at
Grants Pass and tho girl at Jackson
villo. During the time between the
arrest aud his arraignment for trial
Jennings made several statements to
tbe oflki 1, accusing the girl of hnv
iug committed tbe orime,and on Mon
day reiterated theso statements from
the witness stand. Tuesday evening
the case was submitted to tho jury,
which after an hour's deliberation,
returned a vordlet of murdor iu the
first degree
Meeting of City Council.
A meeting of the city uoiinoil
held Tuesday night, at which time
the newly elected mayor, comiclhnen,
treasurer and recorder wero sworn in
to oMlco by Kocordei liart.ell,
A gavel waH prosented Mayor
liradshaw by A. Z. Sears. Mr. Soars
made u few very appropriate remarks
when presenting the gavel and In ac
cepting it Mr. liradBhuw spoko quite
at lenuth. in which be outlined to
somo extent his polfcy. (The Mnil
did not know of this meeting, conse
niiently bad no reporter present to
got particulars.)
The following committee appoint
mtnta were in tide, after which an ad
journmont wns taken until the next
ogular meeting: -
Finanoo-K. II Whlt- hoad, J. L.
Domrncr, J, C. Smith.
Stroota, sower nnd drains E. llafer,
F. Osenbrugge, li. II. Whitehead.
Lights and water D. F. Karnes, E,
Hafor, J. L. Demmer.
Health Mayor, Smith, Osenbrugge.
buildings iu tiro limits Smith, Ha
for, Kurnes.
THE MAIL'S
Tlhrteeu yoars ago today (or rather
tomorrow the 20th) the present pub
teher of Tho Mail put out his first pa
per in Modford. Thirteen years is a
long, long time when one thinks buck
over all tboee years aud recalls to
mind tho muoh whicn has taken
place. Tbero have been many changes
In tho business, social and family
circles ; uow faces are boou ut the Bhop
windows, ou the streets aud at tho eo
oial gnthorlugs; dear, familiar fuoos
we loved so well havo left the hoarth-
Btones, some to thut Blleut oity never
to return and aa wo think of them
you and I we ask ourselvos tbe ques
tion, "how long?' ore we, too, will
be gathered in aud that "how long"
is asked with an inditfereuoo whioh
speaks but tho seutiment of the heart
and pictures a glow of pleaeuro when
it Is remembered that the period of
how long" may bo but brief; others
of those familiar faces have taken up
the trials of life lu other localities
and tho fi lends of those early days
are forgotton temporarily at least.
Dnring those thiiteon years my 1
but, Medford has gruwn 1 Grown from
a oraoking good Uttlo town of a few
hundred people to a orackiug good
big town, or little city, of nearly 3000
people; brick blocks have takou the
places of wooden structures aud have
filled many blocks then vacant; resi
dences have sprung up iu every direo
tiou in great numbers; Btreets and
aidowalks havo beeu graded aud lulu
where thirteen yours ago tbere wore
oow trails through chapparnl busheB
everything has changod iu a com
mercial way and well changed.
Tho Mail has seon Medford grow ;
has seen property ndvauoo iu price;
has helped boost tho good, old town ;
has helped, boost its oltlzous lu all
manner of ways aud hns taken pleas
ure in watching thorn prospor nud is
today boosting for them, their busi
ness and the torn.
Navigating Rogue River.
Grants Pass Courier :
A. Aubrey and PotT Fry returned
Monday from a trip down Roguo rlvor
to take a boat load of supplier to
Russian Charlie Bar, for Capt. J. W.
Molutlro nnd W. L, Montgomery,
who nro operating a plaoor mine at
that plaoo. Tho boat waa au ordinary
Rogue rivor fishing boat and was
bought by Capt. Molntiro for use at
their mine. The load consisted of
tool's for a blacksmith shop, rubber
boots and clothlug, dry goods and
oamp eupplios, lu all weighing nearly
a ton. lu addition to thiB thoro was
200 foot of lumber. At Galioe a raft
of 1000 foot of lumber wao taken in
tow. Inotudiug the ttmo to raft the
lumber tho trip ooonpled but threo
dnys to reach tho camp, whioh la for
ty miles beluw Grnuta PasB aud olgb-
toon miloa below Gallce. Had tho
river been up to u fair Btugo and with
no raft to rotard progress tho boat
men think tbey oould cueily have
made the trip lu ono day.
So succosHful was tnis venture and
so muoh cheaper tnau packing lu
from Loluud that Oapt. Mclutlre iB
planning to next full to boat iu all tho
supplios for tuoir mine. Other minoa
of that section aro also investigating
tho proposition of gutting their sup
plies and machinery from Grants Pass
aud shipping iu oy boat. Thoio aro
a large number of big plaocr and
quart, minoa being oponed aloug
Roguo river from Gal ce to the mouth
of Illinois river and a largo trado
could bo had from thoro for Grants
Pass wore tho river Improved so that
oaded boats could be roudily goUon
over tho rapids, ulr. Aubroy was
raised on tho lower Koguo river and
flshfd ovor every milo of It from
Grants Pass to tldownt.or nud ho
thinks thnt at a small oxponso the
boulders could bo blatitod out nnd the
entlro channel clearer) so loadod boats
could go at any Btago of w iter, ox
oopt In very high floods, to all parta
of the lower rlvor.
Arrested for Embezzlement.
Tho following from Sunday's Oro
uo'ilau no doubt rcfora to u former
iuaurunco operator in .Southern Ore
gon, wh030 caieor, whllo brief, was
metoorio :
Tho habeas coipus procoedlnga lu
tho caso of .1. C. .Motcalfe, an Insur
ance man, said to bo wnuted in To-
koa., Wash., to answer to a chargo
of embezzlement of 8100, wore con
tinued by Judgo Frnzer yesterday
until Monday at 8 o'clock. Motoalfo
was urrostod by Acting Chief of Po
lice Gritzmachor upou lolegrame ro-
ooived from Deputy Sheriff J. U. Al
exander, Ono from Tokoa roadB:
"Larceny. Hold him." Another
telegram roads: "Hold. Hear from
mo at Spokane."
Chief Gritzmachor is uot aatisllod
with theso telegrams beoause thoy are
not suflluleutly explicit and would
have probably released tho prlaonor
except for tho faot that U. W. Sher
man, an iusuruuco agont, Bworo to a
oomplalnt against Motcalfo iu tho
municipal court beforo Judge Camcr-
ou. V. K. Strode appears as uttonn"
for Metcalfe.
OF
BUTTE FULLS.
Some weoks ago The Mail mentioned
tho faot that the town of Butte Falls
had been surveyed and platted. At
that time it was all on paper except
ing the ground, which Ilea above tbe
falls of ttutte creek in one of the most
salubrious locations iu Southern Ore
gon. Since that time, however,'
things hnve been moving at liutte
i1 alls.
The townslto plats have been prop
erly filed and moro lots than a good
many people would irnaglue have been
sold.
The townsite oomprlses some fifty
five aores, divided into business lota
of 25x180 feet and rosldonce lota of
50x150. The town !b laid out so that
lu the oenter Is a plaza of 300 feet
square. On eaoh side of tbia plaza
ure twelve business lots of the Bizo
above mentioned, separated from the
publio park by a streot oigbty feet in
width.
All the Btreets iu tho new town are
eighty feet wide and the alleys twenty
feet.
An applluatlon has been made for
.ho oatabllehmtiut of a post olfloe at
Butte Fulls, and the Butte Falls Mill
ing Company is arranging for the es
tablishment of a general store. Butte
FallB will be au ideal town. Pure
mountain water will be brought by
gravity to auy pnrt of tho town. The
falls have a foron of 300 horse power
and eleotrlolty can bo genuiatod for
llghfiug and other purposoa. Siueo
Ootober 1st, tuo Butte Falla Milling
Co. have put in operatlou a saw mill
and logging engine, have nearly com
pleted a dam aoroBS Big Butte 180
feet In length, havo built a flume
thirty roda in length aud aro uow
oonstruotiug a mill with a capaoity
of 70,000 feet daily.
The Butte FallB Co. intend to oon
flne their operations strlotly to saw
ing lumber aud invito tho eptabllah
inent of planing mills, shingle mills
and fnotorles to ao-opornte witn them
In the effort to build up a manufact
uring towu that will bo a credit to
Southern Oregou. The mill will be
run during the foropart of the season
on material for the M. & C. L. R. R.,
oonetruotlon of whioh will bo pushed
us soon aB the weuthor settles.
Either Mr. Harris or Mr. Streets,
of the Butte FallB Co.,wlJl be iu Med
ford at all times, the arraugomeut be
ing that one will bo at tbe mill while
the other is In this oity, and either
ono of those gentlemen can give the
enqulror Information about stook In
the oompnuy, town lota in Butte
Falls, or lumber of auy grade.
Capture Town Site.
B. D. Ellwood and W. A. Huttou
have secured an option ou the olnuua
of Joe Wllllts and 0. 11. Harold at
tho juuotion of Joe and Elliott
crooks. Tho property cousiatB of
olovon claims, covorlug two miles of
tho crook bottom, a balf mile of dltoh,
several hundred feet of pipe and other
miulng appliances. Couuooted with
tho claims is u cousidorablo water
right on both crocks, which gives a
steady supply of wutor for miuiug
purposoa, during the whole season.
What mnkoa tho option particular
ly valuable, howovor, is the faot that
it ie the unturnl sito for a smelter iu
tho event of the development of tbe
Ulue Lodge, uud ulso tho boet place,
in faot about the only place in that
vicinity for a townslto. The country,
iu that section la consldorubly llko
Bill Nye'B JNorth Carolina farm pretty
much ou odgc-und this Is tho only
spot anywhere nearly level for Bovor
al miluB nrouud, and Messrs. Elwood
and lluttou feel that they haven't
made a bad deal in any event.
When tho Modford & A pplejiate rail
road is completed thoy figure that the
towu of tho upper Applegato will bo
built upon their claims, aud with tho
water rights oonneotcd therowith thoy
will lo iu control of a goodly source
of rovenuo. BoBides the claims, so
far as thoy huvo beeu worked 'and
that's quite u good doal aro rich in
placer gild. If tho town and the
smelter - of courso there'll bo a smel
tor ovon bafore tho railrond Is com
pleted aro established somewhore
el o, all they'll havo to do Is to turn
the giuuta loose and wash out the
real, yellow metal from the earth.
Patents for Oregon Claims.
WASHINGTON, Jau 13. Ou behalf
of tbe minora and homcstoadora of
Orogon. Senator Geariu has requested
the Interior depnrtmeut to witbdiaw
its order of lust March suspending
patouta on mineral and homestead
ontrlos In thnt stato. lhe senator is
especially Interested lu baviug pat
ents issuod on mineral entries wore
proof is comploto.
Assurance ia given that, When Seo
rotary llltohcook rotu-us, ho will di
rect that patents lseued on perfeoted
mlnoral claims, aud it is quite prob
able that tbe restrictions on hoiuo
stoads will be removed In cases where
proof lo satisfactory
Ask your grocer for Roguo Rlvor
Croamory buttor 70 oonts per square.