rnmir, june 20. mm , grinta pasa nAft.t rornrrn PAGE THREE Southwestern Oregon Mining News Edited by Southwestern Oregon Mining Bureau PROGRESS IS MADE IN LOCAL MINING “It tastes good, too — it’s Golden West!*' The appetizing aroma that Golden West coilee ra- diates is due to scientific blending and roasting of high'grown, high quality coffee beans. The best coflee is grown at high elevations—3000 feet or more above sea leveL High'grown coffee is richer in caffeol, the aromatic essential oil which gives good coffee its fine flavor. None but choicest high'grown coffees are used in blending Golden West That is why Golden West Coffee is always wholesome, refreshing, satisfying. Your Qrocer Sells It! CLOSSET & DEVERS Coffert and Teas Excluiiurly Golden West Coffee New Process Hastens Marketing of Oranges Saves Time and Hours of Work 'I’ d serve when unexpected company conies, or for welcome change from regular meals, (»very house­ wife should plan to have a supply of our delicious cooked meats and sausage on hand all the time. Specials for Saturday .....75c $1.50 No. H pails lard ....... ............................. . No. 10 pails lard............. —.... -....... Satunluy only—One Pntl to CuHtonier. CITY MARKET Phone .52 <; Street An orange may be Inwardly ripe when outwardly green, and If allowed to yellow on the trees the marketing may be delayed four to six weeks and consequently a less favorable price may be obtained. This green condition gives the sat­ suma orunge grower more concern than others. Satsumas are raised In upper Florida, lower Alabama and lower Mississippi. Normally they are gathered about October 15, but they can be harvested curlier when arti­ ficial processes of coloring are used to get away from the persistent green­ ness of skin. The United States Department of Agriculture has worked out a process for coloring orunges without harming the fruit, says the Scientific American. The process consists of Inclosing the oranges tn airtight rooms and sub­ jecting them to fumes of kerosene stoves or to gasoline engine exhaust. The fumes given off destroy the green chlorophyll so that the yellow of the orange shows up. It requires about four days to bring out the yellow of the oranges by this process. This Is better than wnltlng four or six weeks for the fruit to ripen on the trees, running the risk of frost or storm damage and facing the prob­ ability of a lower market when the oranges are ultimately harvested. Hawaiian Gods Punish Desecrators of Temple /J A 1>. .1. i Savage Rapids Service Station Free Picnic Grounds—Hooting, Rwlmmlng, Fishing—Cold Drinks, Picnic Goods—M6M bcantlfnl Spot on the Hiver. On paved high way, half mile South of Irrigation l»nni Grants Pass — Gateway to the Oregon Caves , The gods of ancient Hawaii again wreaked tlielr vengeance upon the whites who made merry upon the site of a former helau, or oldtime temple of worship, according to Hawaiian su­ perstition, when the famous clubhouse of the Order of Elks on the beach at Waikiki was damaged by tire to the I extent of $65,000. The flames, caused by defective wiring, were the last of a series of un- townrd events, including murder, that occurred nt the site of the helau, which nestles at the foot of Diamond Head, says a Honolulu correspondent of the New York World. According to Hawaiian medicine men only evil will come to those who desecrate the site of an ancient helau. I The clubhouse was built many years ago by the late James B. Castle, a de­ scendant of the missionaries who came from New England to the islands In 1820, as a residence for his family. During the occupancy of the Castle family two Japanese were murdered In the grounds and attention was called at that time to the tradition of the helau. Salea books—Courier office. LOCAL MINING NEWS E. R. Kirkland, of Seattle, man­ ager of the Golden Wedge at Galice was in town Tuesday, and reported that lie had'two stamps dropping on good grade of milling ore, with work going on preparatory to placing bal­ ance of equipment in operation. T. F. McNamara, of the Glengary mine in the Jump-off-Joe district, was in the city this week attending to mining matters, as was also J. R. Rush of the Lucky Queen and Geo. A. Baker of the Oak mine in the same district. Curt Hudson, of Selma, who has been doing his annual assessment work on his quartz property, spent Tuesday in town. George Cooney, a mining man of Talent, was in town this week hav­ ing some metallurgical work done. H. C. Dlers, consulting engineer of the smelter project at Gold Hill re­ turned from Portland this week where he has been for sometime past engaged in perfecting the organ­ ization of the smelter company. CharleH Borg, who recently pur­ chased the Burnt Pines quartz prop­ erty in the Rogue River district not far from the North Pole, is arrang­ ing to contract for development of the property by the running of a lower tunnel. Mr. Borg and Harry Manning left for the property Thurs­ day. Dr. Correyell. who is interested in mining in the Riddle district, stop­ ped off Wednesday on his way to San Francisco in connection with his property. Clyde Davidson is arranging to put on a crew at the Mountain Lion Mine in the Applegate district to ex­ tend the old Murphy tunnel, prepara­ tory to installing additional equip­ ment and placing the property in the operating class. Harry Sordy, of the Oriole Mine, In the Galice district spent Saturday in town in connection with his many mining interests. A. F. Hillies, of Tacoma, 'Wash., who is interested in the Oregon Gold & Platinum Company’s property on the Illinois River, was in town this week conferring with officials of the company regarding the property. He expressed himself as highly pleased with the work done and values con­ tained in the ores and gravel. _ Henry M. Lancaster started ex­ cavation for foundations for the first unit of his sampling and ore testing plant on West F street this week. J. D. French, of Portland, who is interested in mining on Evans creek, arrived Thursday en route to his property. The North Pole has reverted to Phil Robinson, the original owner, who will immediately proceed to proper development. This is one of the moRt promising properties in this district, and was unfortunate in be­ ing in the hands of absentees. The vein is a true fissure, traceable for 3000 feet and has been, when work­ ed properly, a heavy producer. The equipment has been sold to the Gold Dyke Mining Company. Messrs. Dressel and Hobson have leased the island in the Rogue river below the Flanagan mine and will wing dam the river and mine out the channel. In response to the following tele­ gram from the United States Ge- loglcal Survey, San Francisco, dated June 13. 1924: George W. Soranson, Secretary. Southwestern Oregon Mining Bureau Granta Pass, Oregon. Pl<-aao mall promptly any infor­ mation concerning Oregon metal in­ dustry during the first half of year for survey midyear statement. HILI., Geological Survey. The Bureau prepared and mailed the following report: "Considerable progress was made in the metal industry of Southwest­ ern Oregon during the first half of 1924. While placer operations were restricted on account of water short­ age, renewed activity took place In the development of the quartz mines. Development work has been car­ ried on In an extensive way, prac­ tically without interruption, on the California Mine on Mount Reuben and tlje Millionaire Mine in the Gold Hill district, and many properties of lesser Importance, while prospecting and opening up new properties has gone forward with considerable suc­ cess. Small quartz mill, with capaci­ ties ranging from two to ten stamps, have been placed in commission on the Golden Wedge and the Black Jack properties in the Galice district, the North Pole, the Highland, and the Gold Dyke in the Rogue River district, the Luck Bart and the Gold Ridge in the Gold Hill district, the Great I Am in the Applegate district, the Peck in the Chetco district, the Slskron in the Holland district, and the B. & B. In the Ix>wer Rogue dis­ trict. The mills on the Sugar Pine and the Oriole in the Galice district are being overhauled preparatory to going into commission, and new mills are being installed on the Julian and Swacker, and In the town of Rogue River for the Highway mine, the lat­ ter being five stamps and for custom work in addition to the Highway ores. In the Riddle-Canyonville district considerable development is being carried on at the Silver Peak and crushing and concentrating equipment is being installed on two i leases on the Stenger property. Con­ siderable development activity is go- I ing on in the Bohemia district in | Iotne county. Henry M. Lancaster, mining en­ gineer. is installing a 25 ton per day sampling and testing plant at Grants Pass, the first unit of the sampling plant to be ready about July 15th, and the prospects are bright for the construction of a 100 ton Mace smel­ ter at Gold Hill this year. A suction dredge of small capacity for demonstration purposes was in­ stalled this spring on the Rogue River below Grants Pass, and it is reported to the Bureau that a dredge of larger size will be built in the near future. At the town of Rogue River the Ancient River Mine Is mining a large area of river bottom land by drag line method, recovering the gold values and crushing and selling the gravel to the Southern Pacific for ballast. On Jun) 2nd nnd 3rd an excel­ CALIFORNIA MINE lent exhibit of ores was made at REDUCES ITS CREW Gold Hill in connection with the celebration of the revival of mining Owing to the lack of sufficient in Southwestern Oregon.” water to operate their water liners MOUNT REUBEN MINKS OMITTED at the California mine in the Mount Reuben district, Manager Bailey has reduced the crew to about six men. Through error we omitted men­ tioning three mining properties of and states that the development pro­ the Mount Reuben district in our gram will be carried on with a full force as soon as the water supply is last issue, as follows: available. Mollie Hill Mine The development of this property Located on top of Mount Reuben is of great interest to the mining in­ adjoining the California Mine, and owned by the Jacob Kann Estate of dustry of Southwestern Oregon as it Portland, Oregon. Claims patented. is being carried on in a systematic Development work consists of shaft manner, and is demonstrating that 120 feet deep on the vein, with drifts both veins and values go to great each way from bottom of shaft. depth. The main tunnel is now- in Ledge about five feet wide of good about 3500 feet, giving a depth of approximately 1700 feet. grade of milling ore. Louise Mine Located on south side of Mount Reuben adjoining the property of the T. F. McNamara, of the Clengary eight claims owned by C. A. String­ er of Grants Pass. HaB a large vein of good grade ore. Grace Mino Located on southwest slope of Mount Reuben, tunnel about 70 feet long, in ore all the way. Large ledge of fair quality ore. Owned by Mrs. Walsh of L ob Angeles, Calif. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING ’’’OR 8ALE—A FIVE STAMP MILL not much used and in good condi­ tion ¡reasonable. E. B. Hawkins, Applegate, Ore. 4-25-lOt EX-MANAGER OF GOLD­ FIELD CONSOLIDATED VISITS J. F. Thorn, mining engineer of San Francisco, and formerly man­ ager for several years of the Gold­ field Consolidated Mining Company, and thereafter with the Butters peo­ ple in Central America, spent some time in Southwestern Oregon last week investigating our mineral re­ sources. Mr. Thorn visited Galice, among other places, and expressed himself to Harry Sordy, who acted as host, as greatly pleased and impres­ sed with what he saw, and announc­ ed his Intention of returning to this district for further investigation be­ fore long. While Oregon has never attracted the attention of this mining world as a distinctly mining State, never­ theless, Southwestern Oregon and Eastern Oregon are today of un­ questioned mineral importance, and when compared with like ar*»as of mining territory elsewhere the State does not suffer by comparison. The Southwestern Oregon district comprising Jackson, Josephine, Coos, Douglas, Lane and Curry counties— an empire in itself—is, in fact, but a continuation of the Northern Cal­ ifornia mineral region, the State line passing over what promises to be­ come some of the most Important mineral deposits of the Pacific Coast. Geological conditions are not determined by artificial geo­ graphical boundaries, yet it is un­ questionably true that comparative­ ly few mining men are well enough posted on the situation to associate Southwestern Oregon with the mines of Northern California—the latter now by far the best mining region of the Golden State. The location of a good mine, or a goood mining district, should make no difference, save as it relates to the question of accessibility. Even though the name of Oregon is not associated with big mines as is that of California, Nevada, and the var­ ious other western States, this fact should not mitigate against the State, but should rather create a de­ sire to determine its proper rank in the list of metal producing common­ wealths. Happily, this attitude is now coming to prevail, and the Southwestern Oregon is rapidly win­ ning a position among mining men as important mining territory, and Its wide variety of minerals is re­ ceiving the attention they so richly deserve. Many mines are being placed in operation, considerable de­ velopment work is being carried on, and prospecting over a wide area is going forward rapidly. Oregon will soon take a place with her sister States where the mineral industry is of truly great importance. Judicious publicity—conservative publicity based on actual facts—is what the mining industry of South­ western Oregon needs and is receiv­ ing through the work carried on by the Southwestern Oregon Mining Bureau. Such publicity has already made manifest its value, as evidenc­ ed by the progress made during the first halt of 1924 in report made to the United States Geological Sur­ vey referred to elsewhere in this issue, and it will continue to be of vast benefit to the industry as it has already focused the eyes of the mining interests on this rich terri­ tory and their representatives are daily appearing in different parts of the district and investigating for themselves. As seeing is believing the way is being rapidly paved for the coming mining capital and when that arrives the district will move forward by leaps and bounds. Mining, as a business, is unlike other callings—particularly the min­ ing of gold. There is no competi­ tion in this industry, the mint coins all the gold which may be offered by the nflner, and there is no fluctua­ tion from $20.67 an ounce, its coin­ age value. There is, moreover, a self acceleration in gold mining that is found nowhere else. No place is the old saying more true that "Noth­ ing succeeds like success”. A miner welcomes a neighbor; the advent of a new operator in a district adds ul­ timately to the sum total of knowl­ edge of the district. Geological conditions are better understood, metallurgical problems more easily solved, and the cost of operation and production correspondingly lessened. Among broad and liberal operators this is looked upon as a most import­ ant and valuable means of contribu­ tion to the common knowledge of the district which in turn is used to the mutual benefit and advantage of all. To every established community in a mining region, the development and operation of a new mine is equi­ valent to the installation of a fac­ tory employing a similar number of people—in fact, it is of more im­ portance, as the wage paid is, as a rule, larger, and the product of the mine is more lasting than the pro­ duct of the average factory, with its benefits therefore more widely dis­ tributed. The statement that every­ one residing in a mining region is in­ terested in the welfare and progress of the mining industry is, therefore, not far fetched, and where the pro­ duct consists of money metals this is doubly true. It behooves every Guests will say "where did you get such 0W1- individual to encourage the develop­ ment of this great industry, and en­ courage also every agency organised to promote its welfare. Mining has evolved from the purely speculative, and is now recognized by the first financiers of the world as one of the most profitable fields for investment. The United States census shows the Industry to be one of the most profitable in the country. This is the industry to which the chief value of Southwestern Oregon attaches, and the Importance of this district is rapidly extending and making itself felt in the mining world. Mining regions have not always been favored by Nature as South­ western Oregon. The presence of minerals alone is not usually the only requisite to make the industry profitable. The surrounding condi­ tions must be somewhat congenial, otherwise, and in this respect South­ western Oregon has no superior any­ where. Timber, water, climatic con­ ditions, favorable railroad and high­ way transportation facilities—all of these are available to the operator, in addition to which living condi­ tions in modern cities and towns blessed with excellent church and school facilities make it extraordin­ arily attractive. Within easy reach of the mines are produced, veget­ ables, cereals, fruits and meats to feed an empire. In short few regions are blessed with so magnificent foun­ dation for lasting prosperity as Southwestern Oregon. SUPPORT THE MINING BUREAU The Southwestern Oregon Mining Bureau has been in existence a little over a half year. In that time It has materially aided in bringing the mining industry back from apathy to life, and its members are proud of the work so far performed. With the momentum thus gained the en­ suing six months should show even (Continued on Page Four.) Medford Rock Crusher Weight 1100 lbs. Size of jaws, 8-in.xl2-in. Price $250, f. o. b. Med­ ford, Oregon. Manfadees Medford Quartz Mill Agents for Stamp Mills, Compressors and all Mining Machinery. Dealers in used mining and sawmill machinery. General Foundry and Machine Shop. Medford Iron Works Medford, Oregon