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ROGUE RIVER VALLEY MINES The Next Big Mining Boom will Take Place in this Section, Says Mining Men. The following from the Rogue River Courier is very interesting and is in ac cordance with the ideas of The Post. We have contended all along that the mines of this section will prove to be mighty big factors in building up the country: “Slowly but very surely the fact is beginning to dawn upon the mining world of this country that right here in the Rogue River Valley is one of the most promising fields for tuture devel opment to be found anywhere. Evi dences of this assertion are coming to light very frequently these days and it is no uncommon thing to find that the wealthy mining syndicates from outside districts have their representatives here making observations and getting hold New Land Office Order. of valuable claims. Invariably they re turn very favorably impressed with the The Commissioner of the General many promising properties which they Land Office has issued an order which discover in this region. requires the registers and receivers of “During the past week Grants Pass all United States land offices to prepare had as its guest a man who has been all applications to make entries and fil quite closely identified with the mining ings on public lands when they are re movement in Alaska and who has just quested to do so by the applicants. come from a prolonged sojourn in the This order will insure greater security famous mining camps which surround papers of this kind, and be a saving to Goldfield Nevad u This party J. I. the applicants who have heretofore Williamson of Seattle Wash., did not been required to have their applications hesitate to express it as his private prepared at their own expense. opinion that the mining industry here- a'x us was on the verge of areal boom SHERIFF’S SALE. and he bases his expectations upon what he has heard from the lips of the In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for mining men in those other regions. Jackson county. N. H. Latimer and S. C. Ruble. Plaintiffs, » “Mr. Williamson remarked to the vs t Joseph Morris and Rose A. Haymond. i Courier representative that he had only Defendants. ’ recently heard successful and far see Notice is hereby given that under and by virtue ing mining men at Goldfield discussing of a writ of execution duly issued out of the Cir this mining section ar.d that it seemed cuit Court of the State of Oregon, for Jackson t > be their undivided opinio 1 thai the County, in the above entitled suit, the sheriff of next n i ling excitement was going to said countv and state, directed and duly attested by the clerk of the said circuit court on the 8th occur right here in southern Oregon day of September. 1906. upon a judgment, decree He says they have come to this con and order of sale, of property duly rendered, and clusion from actual oberv.ition: and entered of record on the 25th day of March, 1907, by making calculations which are based and was enrolled and docketed in the office of said clerk of said court, in said county, on the 25th upon real facts. They feel confident day of March. 1907, by which writ cf execution I that this district is lying within the am commanded to se’i all the real and personal belt which they find stretches all along property, water, water rights, ditches and ditch through the richest of the camps. They rights mentioned and described in said execution and hereinafter described, and out of the pro have been studying the formations and ceeds of such sale to apply the same, first, to the the general lay of the land and they costs of such sale and accruing costs, and to the are willing to risk their reputation as costs and disbursements of said action second, to successful mining men on making such the payment of the sum of Six Hundred Forty eight and 40-100 ($648.40) dollars, aud interest assertions. thereon at the rate of six per cent., per annum “This will be a great thing for the from and since the 25th day of March. 1907. to men who are deiv ng into the bowels of gether with costs and accruing costs. Accordingly I will, on Wednesday, the 30th day the earth for the precious metals, for of October. 1907. at 10 o'clock A. M. of said day. it will afford them a dimat? that has at the front door of the county court house at the no superior and very few equals. Mr. city of Jacksonville. County of Jackson, State of Williamson took occasion to emphasize Oregon, sell to the highest bidder, at public auc this fact and stated that no ordinary tion. for cash in hand, all the real property, per sonal property, water, water rights, ditches and man could long survive the very trying d t h lights of the said defendants. Joseph Morris chin.ite which they have in G. ldfield. and Rose A. Haymond, situated in the County of The morality there is something awful Jackson. State* of Oregon, to-wit: Th it certain placer mining claim, comprising to contemplate and were it not for the twenty acres, and situated on what is known and wonderfully rich ore that is to be ha I called the middle fork of Foot’s creek, in Foot's in such great abundance people would creek mining district Jackson County. Oregon, never remain to inhabit that section. and the boundaries of said mining claim being as As it is he says it is beyond all doubt follows: Commencing at the N. W. corner at a fir stake market! X: thence East 80 rotis to a stake the richest camp in the world. marked X: thence South 40 rotis to a stake marked • The opinion of Mr. Williams» 1 ii X: thence West 80 rods to a stake marked X; being ci i leided in by numerous niinii g thence North 40 rods to the place of beginning, esperts who come this way making containing 20 acres, all in Sec. 24. Twp. 37. South of IL-nge 4 West. Also, that certain water ditch e.ireful observations of the properties anti water right conveying about 300 inches, which are here to be found. Of course miner's measurement, of water described as fol all this sounds good for the minerals of lows: Commencing on the middle fork of Foot's the Rogue R.ver Valley are undoubti<1- creek, near where the east and west line between Sect < n< 24 and 25. in Twp. 37, South of Range 4 one of i s greatest and best assets.’' West crosses said creek; thence down on the East La e Legal Decisions. Synopses < f Land and Mineral De cisions. furnished the Post by Wood ford D. Harlan, Lind Attorn y. Wash ington, D. C. ■ C oal L ands —Priority of possession and improvements of coal land, follow ed by filing and development of the mine, entitle the claimant to the prefer ence right of purchase. C ontest , P ractice The contestant may dismiss the contest at the local office while it is pending on appeal (by the contestee). M eandered STREAM-Entry covering tracts of land upon the opposite side of a meandered stream, allowed in accord ance with existing practice, will not be disturbed F inal P roof —When proof is prem aturely submitted new proof will be re quired. H omestead E ntry —A homestead seller who makes entry of a part of the land embraced in his settlement claim, thereby abandons said claim as to the remainder. M ineral L and —The return of the surveyor-generals to the character of tie land constitutes but a small element of consideration when the question as to the true character of the land is at issue. s de of said creek for a distance of al out % of one mile to the said placer placer mining claim. Dated this 26th day of September, 1907. D. H. JACKSON. Sheriff of Jackson County. Oregon. By D. B. Grant. Deputy. Reames and Reames. 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