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i I THK TRULY WISE MAN IH NEVER EROT IS THE SOUL OF SELFISH. VOLUME NO. 18 EVERY GREAT ACHIEVE MENT. THE GOLD HILL NEWS, JACKSON COUNTY, OREGON THURSDAY, JANUARY 21, 182«. NUMBER 4L Apex of Oreg. l.O.O.F. Dance Largest Orange Grove in World Madam Gossip Suicide Bared Mine Active Pleasant Affair Will Be Cut Down for Home Sites Tells of Another In Discovery Of P. X. Johnson, I* on? of the few Newspaper The social dance given by the Odd Man’s Skeleton miner* (or promoter*, nult yourself» Fellows lodge in their hnll here last who have come into Southern Ore Friday night, was considered a very What is well rembered as the old gon, become convinced that all was enjoyable affair by ull report*. The GRANTS PASS, Jan. 19 —Clad in drug store building, recently vacat a pleated khaki suit, the skeleton ot not a* represented by u few would- attendance could have been improv ed by Bower’s Pharmacy, owned by an unknown man was found Sun be wl»e mining engineers, and hud ed, but this dance was reported a* Mrs. J. W. Merritt, has been leased day, a short distance west of the couruge enough back of his convic one of the most enjoyable in the to a Vernonia, Oregon, person for I-ouse creek road where it passes tion* to stay with his idea and is history of the order in Gold Hill. a period of five years, so we are in over the summit of the hill. All at aeeing the proof of hisideas demon The lurk of noise nnd row and formed. The purpose for which the tempts at identification today were strated. Report* from supi>osrd-to- the sobriety of the dancer* testified building was leased seems to be a unavailing and the body was laid to L e expert* "that the rich free-gold to the attention of the management. secret as A. E. Kellogg, who drew up rest in Potter’s field, with only a ore wiis surface valuations, mostly The lodge realized a fair profit the lease for his Vernonia friends brief funeral service. Suicide was worked out years past, is where P. from this affair and was so well stated to the News that “he did not clearly indicated, as a rope, still X. Johnson'* contrary Ideas come pleased over the success of the event know what was to be the purpose noosed, hung from a branch of a Into focus. He has undertaken to another dance has been announced of the people leasing the building. big oak tree, just over the place prove to the world that free-gold for the 29th of this month when an Madame Gossip has been busy in where the skeleton was discovered. ore not only 'goes down to depth, even better time is expected. Gold Hill and informed many people but increases in quantity and value Some of the ladies of the order Although the clothing was still in that a Printing Plant would be in with depth. raffled off a beautiful quilt they good condition, Coroner L. B. Hall stalled in the building as soon as Practirnlly nil the Our reader* are quite well ac have made. repairs now in progress are com believes that the skeleton had been quainted with the fact that P. X. tickets were sold. The drawing of pleted. That news is supposed to there since the summer of 1924. As Johnson has been for year* interest the lucky number will be an event inspire the pen pusher of this pap the man had not been missed and ed in the development of the Gold in the near future. er to frenzied editorial efforts, but papers were found on the corpse Ridge Mine, uud is largely respon tlje insiration fell flat. The met which indicated residence in Cali sible for the reorganisation of the from the bowls of the earth skyward ropolis of Gold Hill could use more fornia, Mr. Hall gave his opinion After mining men had exhausted holding compnny on the mine not advertising even if the Gold Hill that the man was a transient of incorporated under the laws of the the rich bunches of free-gold ore at middle age. The only papers which News, established almost thirty long the Gold Ridge mine, they were ad State of Oregon as the Apex of Oreg gave any clue to the man’s home or years had to fight for it* life against on. No use to go into the early vised that although there was vast a competitor. We would even wel which might help in identification history of the proparty as we have quantities of 'base* orc in the prop come another booster to Gold Hill were some mining notices which several times covered the go od and erty, the lark of a smelter close to if the town could be boosted any printed by the Searchlight Publish bad fortune of the people who oper the property and the prohibitive more than the News has been able ing company at Redding. A wicker ated the mine, but we would like to cost of trans|>ortution made the mine to boost. The News would man suitcase nearby contained a shaving acquaint our readers with the fact very difficult to operate nt a profit age some how to survive the con outfit, toothbrush, a few other toilet that P. X. Johnson has been and is because many circumstances were sequent split up of the town, but articles, underwear and a bathing still demonstrating to nil interested against cheap operation, one of the The presence of the swim realizes that two papers here could suit. ’TKVIVK, FLA.,— The largest or looking the Hillsborough river, the that this is not a "Pocket Country" grratest of which was the necessity ming suit in the suitcase led Mr. not either one boost as much as one never was and never will be, and of carrying water from the bottom ange grove in the world is to be cut owners of the orange groves are Hall to believe that it was summer for before a paper can be useful it down and the land subdivided into subdividing their properties into “further more, the free gold ore of the mountain to the top at great when the suicide occured. residence lots. The sale of these must be profitable and the more found in years past in pockets, was expense for milling purposes. AH building lots. profitable the more useful. It is Real estate in Florida today so lots will mean vastly greater profits these facts taken into consideration, The man had evidently been pros only bunches on a definite pay shoot or shoots ami investigation by the property fell into disuse. How greatly overshadows oranges in to them than they could hope to re deplorable to say the least that our pecting, judging by the suit he wore an intelligent engineer who does ever, P. X. Johnson, had different value that the state is being dotted alize on the production of orange*. mutual enemy, Madam Gossip should and the presence of the mining “These orange trees represent an attempt to worry the community’s notices, which he had never opened. not suffer from too much egotism ideas on the subject. One, that the with numerous such citrus tragedies The world's largest orange grove is investment of more than 95,000.000” boosters by threatening to weaken There was no camp equipment near free-gold ore did not N 1np at a shal will prove that many mines abandon ed on the say so of 'expert engine low depth, nnd also that if the sheer at Temple Terrace, a suburb of Tam said D. C. Gillet, president of the the local newspaper, but then she and the authorities stated that he “They, must have her fling. We might add had probably left a ramp further ers' will open up again nnd prove wall Was ever penetrated water in pa, nnd contain* 450,000 orange trees Temple Terrace Estatesl on 4,500 acres of land. The grove is are reaching production and are in the way of answering the gossip back in the hills, there beihg several far richer than previous results in great abundance would be found. . We are not acquainted with the owned now by many people in tracts now heavy with golden fruit. But that there is ample room in Gold shackes along the ridge to the west. dicate". Hill for a prosperous newspaper of several acre* and the purchasers This idea is a patent subject with details of the organization of the bought their land originally with the demand for building lots is so but far from enough business here The skull was found first by A.F. great, all the grove land will be cut Apex of Oregon compnny and the Mr. Johnson who will raise in de Pederson, of the Crystal Springs for two and it would be very poor the idea of making profits on their up into home sites within a year or fense of his theory on a moment’s transfer of the mining property, but annual crop of oranges. farm. The man had left the trail business practice. two and the largest orange grove in we do hnppen to know from visiting notice. It is an interesting subject But with the rapid development Let us hope, If Madame Gossip is and had hanged himself to a tree In ns much as this particular district the mine that when the miners un of Temple Terrace on the highest the world W’ill dwindle into a few about 50 yards away. He had ap is world famous for It’s rich dis der the direction of P. X. Johnson land In this part of the state, over trees shading the lawns and back true in her surmise of disruption, parently jumped 12 or 15 feet from yard* of residences.” penetrated the sheer wall they were that the competitor will not be of coveries of 'pockets' or bunches of the promotion type to boom mining. the lower limb of the tree, breaking free gold ore; some of the bunches compelled to force the sticks of ex plosives down the holes because of That means hard times ahead for his neck as he fell. The skull had amounting to approximately three later rolled to the bottom of a steep the town. Never was there a boom quarters of a million dollars in one the rush of water from the other grade, the rest of the skeleton being side of the wall, and that today, without a reaction and there never location and bunches valued at sev found under the tree where it had will be one. Conservative publi eral thousand dollars are very com after over a year the flow' of water first fallen. Frank Fink, who for some time J. M. Lively and S. E. Heberling has not diminished hut continues city and studied advertising such mon to the old timer. The erosion hns been under surgical attention by with their attorney Geo. Roberts as the present management of the Two other clues for identifica ®f the country and the consesuent stendily nnd is sufficient for all the movement of this free gold from requirements of a pretty husky mill the U. S. hospital department, was Met Mr. and Mrs. Chas Knight and News has been following here for tion are that the man had brown- mountain side to the sands of the right on the property. That's that recently examined at Portland and Robert I.ighthody at Jacksonville! eight years always brings results. gray hair, and a stickpin made of a stream beds is the cause of the very for chenp wnter supply and a re was sent on to Tacoma, Washington at the Courthouse today. The oc Mining booms, we find are general flattened nugget. rich placer miner of the early days, versal of one of the principle argu where special apparatus is available casion was a request for farther in ly backed up by promoters who are formation regarding the settlement not versed in mining laws, econom but the placer free-gold is another ments agninst continuing milling on for his particular case. of affairs of the Millionaire Mining ic solutions and do not give a rap story and we are reciting the argu lower vnlued ore. Then, to prove for the future so long as they can The local organization of Boy company. ment* raised by Mr. Johnson to his main assertion that free-gold is unload on the ‘dear public* while prove that free-gold 'pockets will not a surface mining proposition, Scouts has been moved from the Mrs A. E. Kellogg returned Wedn the unloading is good. If the pro be found one on top of the other tests of the former location where old John Hammerslay stone building similar to nothing else than a string rich bunches of ore was mined has near the News' office to the Lance esday from a visit at the home of moters were mining engineers of of xaucagcs, if you plense, running yielded ore that would shame the store room in the old Opera House E. V. Kellogg, at the Illehee Orchard standing, they would never attempt Tuesday night of last week the former operators of the mine. The building near the Laboratory. to boom anything. near Medford. Klansmen of Medford, Grants Pass free-gold ore has been absolutely and Gold Hill got together in the proven to continue with depth. He FOR SALE— Harold Tompkins E. DerwYnt and wife with C. Gib- ESTRAY NOTICE— Gernsey heifer can show anyone interested enough line bred Rhode Island Red hatching lin and Chas O’Neil were visitors at about 18 months old, strayed from Odd Fellows hall here about four to investigate nnd what better proof eggs and baby chicks, at our ranch, the Hatton farm on the Willow the Greenleaf farm on Willow Spgs hundred strong and enjoyed one of the most successful socia’ events can anyone want thnn to see the located one half mile wYst of Gold Springs road last Sunday. road. Information will he rewarded in »he history of the order in this gold in place and in the case of the Hill, Oregon. R. 1, Bx 5. M. Disbro. by Mrs. W. L. Greenleaf, 26 Cottage part of the west. The Gold Hill Tonight, the Grants Pass degree St. Medford, Oregon. Medford, Jan. 19.—Dr. C. T. Swee doubting editor of this paper, to Klansw’omen served a wonderful dig out chunks of the ore nnd test Fred Turner, who some time past team of the Encampment will con ney, local physician, formerly prom banquet for the assembled klans inent in the political life of Jose it for free gold and find mighty fine suffered on operation at the Veteran duct the degree with four Gold Hill men who heartily enjoyed tl • -m •’»t values nt several hundred feet be Hospital and who came home last young men as victims. Safe to say phine county and Great Falls, Mont., low the surface. week, reports that he is feeling like the victims will find out several According to a clipping I) nd 1 m Monday morning entered a plea of The mine hns been proven to be a a new man and thnt the treatment things heretofore not imagined by by one of our subscribers, i he not guilty to r.n indictment charging producer of not only great quantities he received at the hospital was the them, by the time the degree team evening was spent in enter! lii n. nt perjury, os a result of testimony features which were furnished by given nt the trinl of Omer Murphy, of base ore of good value, but also very best possible in an institution gets through with them. Geo. Haff members from Medford, Urn ■ ' s under sentence to states prison on very valuable as a producer of free of that kind. He also stated that a will serve the refreshments for the By A. E. Kellogg, and Gold Hill. Eighty . > u conviction of manslaughter, ns a re gold and so convinced are the own great ninny of the World War Vet encampment. I The local KEL-MAR-PET mine ad and klanswomcn attended U> sult o f a beating administered to his ers of the property In the theory of erans do not know that they are en P. X. Johnson thnt they are spending titled to free hospitalization whether Noel Kellogg visited at the home joining Gold Hill on the north has gathering from Grants P i - . wife a year ago. fortune in equiping the property they have applied for disability or of Chas Stacy, near Medford last been closed the past month to all A writeup of the K.K.K i Unable to be present in court on for very active operation. not nnd encourages any of the boys week. Gold Hill was nmmitted i hi si > k visitors and but little has leaked account of professional business, S. D. Harris, of Portland, one of who are in need of medical or sur out regarding the recent uncover News foi ihe simple reason thi.l Iho Dr. Sweeney, through his attorney, the interested financiers of the mine gical attention to investigate. J. M. Meeker of the Mace Smelting ing of extensive bodies of ore and editor of the News not belonging to He asked the court to make his pirn. hns been visiting the property ns a will be glad to give nil the informa Company, Denver, is visiting the the richness of same. The local the klan had depended on one of —Grants Pass Courier. guest of Mr. Johnson nnd leaves for tion on the subject he can. many mining districts of Southwest managers announce that but 550 ft. the klansmen who promis ’d to see his home an enthusiast. Kenneth ern Oregon in the interests of a pro of the proposed 800 foot tunnel into thnt this pnper was supplvs with a An affidavit of prejudice was filed Urfcr, n mining engineer of well Let me figure on your trucking or posed smelter. the mountain has been driven and full account of the event and fail«-I In the circuit court Monday morn known ability, registered and with teaming, grading JJ.Rittcr pd ad—37 the known veins which they are to keep his word. Excuse please. ing by Dr. C. T. Sweeney, former much experience, is now engineer The mining companies of Utah, driving for have not been cross cut, Josephine county legislator nnd at the property where P. X. John About one hundred feed of drill paid annual dividends in 1925 a- yet they have cut blind veins in A train wreck was undoubtedly Great Falls, Mont., coroner, now a son now ranks ns Mnnnger. L. steel was delivered nt Gold Hijl this mounting to nearly 913,000,000 bring driving the tunnel which show averted in the heart of Gold Hill practicing physician nt Medford, In Blum, a mine mill man of much ex week for the Apex mine. This is ing the grand total to 9267,000,000. nearly a million tons of valuable today when the section crew discovy dicted for perjury. The affidavit is perience hns been employed nnd is n very good reminder that mining ore in the block ready for reduction. ered a broken rail in the main lin based upon the allegation that Judge now on the property in charge of activity is here to stay. The heavy rains over the week The ore is principally gold bearing, track and replaced same with a ne’ C. M. Thomas is prejudiced. The the mill. This makes the mine one means much to the placer miner, yet some is also rich in nickel, cop piece of .track. The break was trial was set for Monday, Februnry of the first in this district to get in John B. Palmer was a visitor here and from now on while the water per and other associated metals. the street intercestion at the end 1. The indictment grew out of to operation nnd the opernton of this Today. While here he did some lasts he will attend strictly to the The local management announce the depot and a wreck there wo testimony given by Dr. Sweeney nt property will be closely watched for shopping with the local merchants working of his property. that they expect to have a 100-ton have not only blocked the t/ the trial of Omer W. Murphy, under the very fact thnt they are demon as proof of the fact that prices are unit reduction plant in operation at traffic but would have tied up a 15 year sentence for manslaughter. strating that free-gold does actually better here than in his home town Licensed Truck and Driver. We the mine within ninety days at an connection between the two —Mail Tribune. continue with depth. of Medford. haul anything. JJJRitter pd ad—37 approximate cost of 950,000. of Gold HilL » - - Local Happenings - - The K K X Holds Get-to-gether Sweeney Enters Not Guilty Plea Kel-Mar Pres. Now Local Res.
