•pSPAY. MAY 2. 1946-
BROQKLNGS-HARBQR PILOT.
states toward the west and the
economic urges that have brought
these migrations about is not only
a stimulus for the extension of
mining and smelter operations
already established on the Pacific
slopes but is really forcing eastern
operators and capital into recog
ountv Started Out
nition of the area’s rapid rise
’¡th Mining As Big
Pockets of gold have been taken through healthy stages to a plane
lustry of Area
out, to the tune of five figures where it must be accorded its
per pocket, and there are reported 1 l)r°Per place in national affairs,
y countv history b e g i n s to be several shots of well-pay- This trend has already forced its
mining. For a half century ing yellow metal in the hard rock • way into Prominence and still
id a prime hand in county of the area. It is a certainty that has not 1)060 even casually ex
sts and will eventually be much of the gold that has been plored. Another prod worrying
¡¡¡t forward as one of the | found must have eroded from the eastern heavy industries is the
fissures formed after our old vol unlooked-for rapid depletion of
first interests,
rliest semblance o f g o v e m - canic upheavals. B a c k of Red the famed Mesabi iron deposit,
it is recorded in the agree- Mountain there’s an old volcanic due to war demands' and the sub
its wrought by m iners in th e ir blow-hole— Vulcan Lake_14-mile se<luent interest in the deposits
tion of the laws of their hike over a splendid trail from of extreme northern Canada
ng districts, under the pro-| the eno of the upper Chetco road, where, even though the reported
source seems almost inexhaust
of territorial legislatures.
Even if we cut in half the able, it is a very’ long and expen
local bodies were formed
stories we hear of the wealth sive transportation interval to
men who. for the most part,
wt the California »
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je £ the furnaces of the Pacific slope.
In previous articles, we men
way overland. Some o f th e m
tioned a scenic drive eastward
tale-teller, there s still an attrac
is more than suspected, cam e
from the Pistol river store toward
tive take in gold to be had. An
the region to escape a p ro b -
Pyramid Rock. After “ topping
old and experienced miner of ex
infusion of lead o r an a p p li- cellent reliability is authority for' ” 7 j US‘ ? e^ nd ,he " arley Gard‘
of hemp in the n e ig h b o r- his statement that many a sum-
J r° of
af reddish
T T u dust
"J
J « ouiii a coupie of nyies
of their Adam’s apple,
mer he put in in the local hills
was the prospect o f gold
in very minute particles where
with a hired pack string and al
the route crosses an unexplored,
guided them here and th e
ways came out with a bit over his enormous deposit of ore contain-
i are eloquent in s ta te m e n ts
expenses
with the gold .. he had
, , , ing, principally, iron although
their ambitions, successes, o r , ,
taken.
Stock
in the operating gold scanty assays havc shown , r a *es
Secondary', a g r ic u ltu re
mines of the Baby foot country, to paying quantités of other eie-
red them. Jim H u n t to o k up
on
our eastern border, isn't for ments of hiRh commercial value.
idi:m on which the n o rth end
This lode extends in an easterly
Rogue River bridge, a t G old sa e'
Silver has been taken out of our direction for several miles. The
now sits, put h im s e lf in
Urge garden, and got his poke hills in paying quantities. Here whole area is known as Red Flat
'dust from ready sales to th e and there small deposits of cin- and, with the increased demand
nebar have had paying dribblings for pig iron, the handy deposits
ers.
i Man Grizzley < and no o th e r of mercury squeezed out of them. of chrome, and tremendous hydro-
for him is m entioned and Back of Winton mountain may electric facilities in the neighbor
whom the m ountain is n am ed) be traced several miles of brush hood, possibly this enormous de
ipped meat for gold and d id overgrown pack trails over which posit will play an interesting fac
omely. Chinese flocked in. came many tons of rich chrome tor in the migration of post-war
rag as monuments to th e ir ore and there are a respectable industry.
its pits frequently m et w ith string of claims filed on large and
A little over a mile west of
the low, back beach benches small kidneys of this rare metal Brookings, in the neighborhood of
er. around C hetco -W in ch uck up and down the backbone of Lone Ranch, the Pacific Borax
And gold has been the m e ta l Large quantities were trucked out Co. has considerable holdings, on
sought, not w ith o u t occa- large quantities were trucked out which they have been paying tax
I handsome returns, even up of the back country to rail, at es for many years and upon which
our own times. In heavy s to rm Grants Pass, during the last war. much exploration work has been
> of January, 1935, fo u r y o u n g
The positive transfer of heavy done, some years ago. This big
working both tides, in a industries out of the far eastern outfit isn’t hanging onto this prop
erty without some tangible rea
son and some day, they probably j
figure, whatever they have un
derground there should pay off
well enough to justify the project
to the stockholders.
I
Here and there are out-cropp
GIVE HER A BEAUTIFUL
ings of pretty good lignite (a low-
grade of coal) and there’s Jo-
sephinite, in peculiar triangular
crystals, rich in nickel and low
in iron; there’s sulphurous springs
or other lovely gifts to choose from at
— long known even to the Abor
igines for their curative waters;
interesting assays o f tantalum
have been turned up.
Templar Building, Brookings
In fact, there are probably suf
ficient pay metal deposits within
Nothing for everv member of the family!
the area to justify prediction
that other components will bring
themselves into the picture so
that they can play their very im
portant part in producing a hand
some revenue.
But, as in other phases of the
economic development of the area,
transportation plays a controlling
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
part however, considering the
millions now* being expended in
northern Canadian iron ore to
the depleted eastern market suf
For Every Purpose
ficient capital will be freely used
when further exploration proves,
as it probably will, the actual
need of rapidly growing western
industries for the wealth of ma-|
terials hidden in our hills.
g Possibility
ported Great In
County, Or.e
week, too s e v e n pounds (San
Franctsco mint record) from a
^?ach; but the seas sluiced
b a c k the tailings before they
could be re-worked for t h e i r
other precious metals: platinum,
irridium, etc., all intermingled
with the gold in the beach’s black
sands.
FOR M O T H E R ’ S
D A Y !
Plastic P u rs e ................. $2.95 - $3.95
to do the wrok at her home on
Tuesday, May 7.
Following the business meeting
an interesting and hilarious rec
reation hour was spent under
leadership of Hazel Hendry and
Ethel Olsen. Paper plates and
appropriate floral trimmings were
given to those present and un
usual and w’onderful creations
were later modelled with Mrs.
Koehler receiving the prize for
the best hat and Torà Gustaf
son receiving a special prize for
her inspired creation.
Refreshments wvre served by
the hostesses for the afternoon;
Regina Haggerty, Jessie Judkins
and Estella Guerrettaz.
Mrs. Harry Payne
Honored By Shower
Mrs. Walter Essley, Mrs. John
Wilber and Mrs. William Hem-
pel were hostesses for a stork
shower in honor of Mrs. Harry
Payne, at the heme of Mrs. W il
ber, Tuesday afternoon. The time
passed quickly with conversation,
with Mrs. Payne receiving many
gifts. Refreshments o f upside-
cake, with whipped cream, sand
wiches and coffee were served by
the hostesses.
Besides Mrs. Payne and the
three hostesses, present were:-
Mrs. John Miranda. Mrs. Nick
Baumgartner. Mrs. Luis Stoller,
Mrs. Everett Reekman, Mrs. Fred
Gardner and Mrs. Gerald Myers.
Local N ew s Item s
Mrs. Van Hevelenger Copeland,
of the VanHevelenger Rose Gar
dens of Portland called on Mrs.
May Stafford early t h i s week.
Mrs. Copeland reports that she
has 30 acres of Croft lilies planted
at the VanHevelenger Rose Gar
dens.
See “Pete” for your every in
surance need. Lesmeister Agency.
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v - A. MENDENHALL
Harbor Womens Club
Met Last Friday
The April meeting of the Har
bor Womens club was held Fri
day afternoon at the Grange hall,
with Jessie Judkins, president, in
charge. Mrs. Eleanor Koehler and
Mrs. Lillian Matthews joined the
club during the meeting.
It was decided to put the afghan
blocks together with a volunteer
committee, under Mabel Mc\ ay
Coos B ay’s
F inest Dairy
Cement, RoofingPaper