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THE ASHLAND ADVERTISER.
Honarch of the Amateurs.
Vol. 111.
AHHI.AMI1. OKEEOJV, WEHMESHAÏ. XOVEMBEB 13. 1M»&.
Mo. ¿6.
THE ASHLAND /lACHINE SHOPS.
More Machinery for the Quart« Mill.
Their Present Facilltk» Inadequate and They
Will be Increased.
The quartz mill of Hicks A Co. is be
ing more efficiently fitted out with new,
modern machinery, and when it is all
put in, they will have one of the most
complete ore-crushing plants in South
ern Oregon. Some of the machinery
will lie started in a few days.
They will work over the large pile of
tailings at their mill. About a year’s
steady work is anticipated in running
them through.
A large amount of work is lieing done
for outside parties, and with the new
machinery, a much larger per cent, of
the gold will be saved.
The Ashland Foundry and Machine
Shops, tinder the management of our
able electrician, Mr. Tutthilie, are turn
ing out a vast amount of work at pres
ent in their line.
The only regret of the proprietors is
that their shops are not large enough,
but it will not be long until they will be
able to advantageously handle all orders
that come in, instead of lieingsix weeks
tiehind with their work as they are now.
They intend to build an addition onto
the foundry, doubling its present file,
and Hi it out with the latest improved
The Dormitory Begun.
machinery, so that, if neceesarv, they
ran put in a force of twenty men, and if
The 1 k > vb of the Ashland Normal are
} m iron age co u tin ues as it has )>eei*, that
orrv will soon lie continually employed. jubilant over the positive assurance of
The lumber for the above mentioned a new dormitory.
The contract for its construction has
addition is now on the grounds and the
construction will at once lie commenced. been let to C. H. Veghte, who has al
ready begun the foundation.
When
completed, the building will contain
Money In Farming.
twenty-two nxuns and represent a cost
of between $2000 and $2500.
It is a notable fact that allfarming in
According to present expectations, the
terests improve where it is ¡»ossible to workmen will have the structure en
utilixe the water that the wells on the closed w ithin three weeks.
farm will produce.
How few people
think of the value of water for irt igation,
For Sok.
and what could l>e produced at a mini
mum cost if it were used. The Question
A choice five acres tract, improved.
baa been heretofore how to get the water
to the «mrfaee economically, ami this has Comfortable house and other buildings.
been accomplished by the use of Gaso Close to good school. Easy terms.
For further information, call at the
line or Kerosene Gil Gas Engine, inanu-
fartured by Palmer A Key Type Foundry, A dvertiser office or address, Lock Box
405 Samsome street, San Francisco, Cal. 49, Ashland, Oregon.
Hicks A Mav sent five men over to
their placa claim on Cottonwood Creek,
That times are improving am! the in California, last Mom lay, to put in a
stringency of money is being released is three-fourths mile ditch, so they will be
indicated by the fact that the Ashland able to commence operations early next
Flour Mills are receiving more orders for Spring.
flour than they can fill at ;
ut.
They are running their machinery to
The first snow of the season fell yes
almost its full capacity and and are now terday forenoon to the depth of about
one inch.
over 130,000pound8 behind orders.
An Abundance of Orders.