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Southwestern Oregon Mining News
Edited by Southwestern Oregon Mining Bureau
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RURAL NEWS NOTES
ROGUE RIVER
Mr and Mrs. John Harmon, of
tiranta l'usa were on Deer Creek
Tuesday. Mr. llarmon will remain
tor a »hurt »lay at Ills ranch?
Elmer Hurbee 1» spending a few
days at bis place.
Norman Hauaoch came over from
Crescent City to apeud Sunday with
hla uncle. Marion Crooks
Harry Stokes, government trap
tier, »pent Sunday at bls home at
Medford
Th« wyddlng of Louis Hammer
and Mi»« Clara t'sher, took place
Wednesday at tbe home ot Alt Ra-
Ban. Relatlv»» and friends to the
nxynber ot olghteen «ttendesi tbe
wedding and dinner following The
bride was gowned tastefully in blue
and white silk and carried a beauti
ful bouquet of Uli f loser». The
young people ar» recipient* of good
wlthmi from a ho«t ot friend».
A. Biggerstaff, who has recently
moved to the Mastin place »t l»ry-
den. 1» putting up a blacksmith shop
on the corner.
On Wednesday a crowd of friends
an«l jieighhora gatered to charivari
Mr. and Mr». Louis Hammer, just
married and later Mr. and Mrs. M.
R. Jflnimon« from Roseburg, Mr».
Simmon» was formerly .Miss Eitle
Herman.
Fitti» IV, Ml TTFMllER IO. IWJI.
Qjk ill u such
small item of ti
cofl, but such an
importantpart of
your cooking that
lly Mrs K. W. Scott.
No news for a while from Rogue
River, as the correspondent has been
Rl’RVKY OF .MINERAL HK-
formed further into fertilizer or am- always the center of an interesting
away
tor two week».
M»l IK'EN OF NOl'THKitN OREGON rnonia.
crowd. The Bureau was hampered
Mr
Evans has traded his tine farm
The eonsuiuption of calcium car- very greatly In the collection of an
up
Evans
creek for Ashland prop
(Fourth Installment)
every-
exhibit
that
would
please
bide on this Coast tor acetylene
Nitric Acid
amounts to approximately SOO to body by the fact that so many of the erty.
While fighting fire In tho Evans
Nitric Acid is made either from 350 tons per month, although accur men upon whom tt would be neces-
nitiate ot soda or direct trom the ate figures cannot be obtained
It sary to depend to make such collec- Creek district, Albert Oden received
air by means of the electric arc, or j fs Impossible to find out even ap lion are busy in the development of bad cut* on the head as tbe result
by changing ammonia into nitric proximately how much carbide is their own properties, and aro at the ot a burning sum fulling on hl»n,
»
acid. It is also of great importance used for fertilizer sold on this coast, mines or out ot the city, Much In- He was take»» tu the Medford bu»
for anorganic and organic chemicals. as in mixed fertilize« even the orig- terest in the Highgrade from the pital.
Explosives, dyes, medical prepara ■ inal buyer cannot know what his Galice dtstriit, Josephine creek, and
Reed t'artor is expecting hla eit
tions, synthetic silk, celluloid, etc., ' fertilizer was made from originally. the Rogue River district. as well as t«T and her husband to arrive Wed-
depend on nitric acid. Nitrate of
Niagara Falls and other places in in the cinnabar ore from the War neaday from Nan Francisco, Cal., for
soda deposits are available in east the East make all the calcium car Eagle. Manganese from Gold HUI a two weeks visit.
ern Oregon, but are not worked for bide used on this coast at present. and Radium from .Mt. Reuben dis-
Work has begun on the new addi
lack of transportation facilities. For its manufacture is required trict.
tion to our school house. The ex
Electric power is or could be made Lime. Coal and Electrical Energy.
The ores which command most cavation work is all doue and the
available for the manufacture of
Good, pure lime can be laid down attention, like those from the Sky forms are being built for the foun
nitric acid to find at once use in a at a variety of places from existing line mine from Ashland, the large dation,
.
general chemical industry.
quarries at 22.00 per ton. We claim block of free milling quartz from the
Rogue
River
district
Is
still
after
«
Ammonia
to have an abundance of water Western Metal mines, and the vari the Irrigation project. The commit
Ammonia, like soda and potash, power here. Calcium carbide is ous copper ores carrying gold, look
is used tor a great variety of pur manufactured in the East from hy like ordinary rock to most of those tee were out Tueaday evening find
poses in many chemical operations, droelectric power, and even from in attendance at the fair, but to a ing out how many would sign up
for refrigerators, for baking, and steam generated electric power. If miner, who can see their poaai bill acreaga
Last week was fair week in Jack-
for household uses. Lately large a manufacturer in the East can make tie», they are of surpassing interest.
quantities are made by the Haber calcium carbide we must be able to
The Bureau has been more con son county, i and th» Rogue River
process which allows the direct com make it from our abundant source cerned in the development of mining Guernsey calf i chili took their calves
bining ot nitrogen and hydrogen in of developed and undeveloped water as a great business than In making to the fair, They were very sue
to ammonia, t'p to a few years ago power. We should even be able to a spectacular collection, and the eessfut and ca rrted away many
all ammonia came from gas works compete in the Eastern markets, for placing of specimens, gem stones, prise*, The Rogue River judging
Made in
and coke ovens, where it formed a export, and in any case on the Coast and exhibits from established indus team won third place in judging
WILDERVILLE
Ihr NuttliWral
very valuable by-product and was and the Western states, We have tries was therefore left to the out stock
Wiley & Carter and Mr. Brasher
either sold as liquid ammonia com no coal available suitable ! for this sider, with the result that what was
School opened Monday morning
pressed in steel cylinders, as am industry at present, but we can everybody's business, proved to be took their Guernsey bulls to the fair with an enrollment ot 16 pupils in
monia liquor, or as sulphate of am always manufacture a very pure car- nobody's business, and the exhibits •nd Wiley i Carter's bull won first the four upper grade« with Mrs
monia, and used in the latter form bon for this purpose from ’ wood and in these lines are far from what premium and champion. Mr. Brash Olive Badnn teacher. In the four
Borden’s Evaporated Milk is the product of
er's bull took grand champion.
they might be.
mainly as a fertilizer. The by pro woodwaste.
67
yean* experience in the nuking of milk
lower grades there are 15 pupil»
Mr. Irwin and family, who left
The Fair Board having insisted
duct^. of gas works using coal or '
As mentioned before graphite is
foods. Its creamy richness and pure, fresh
with Mrs. Emma Colby, teacher.
of coke ovens will form, in any available here for electrode niater- upon following out their own pro Rogue River over a year ago. have
A very good number at Sunday
milk flavor are unsurpassed. Thousands of
gramme. and holding the drilllug returned to spend the winter here
case, a very important source for ial.
school last Sunday, At a buslnues
particular women will use no other kind.
A surprise shower wns given Miss
i contest on the first day. the plan of
ammonia.
•
meeting following, the years' budget
; the Bureau of having that contest Blonnlc Julian at her home Monday
The taste tells why! Try it—but insist on
Outside of producing ammonia by '
was all met. »o we start the n»w
THE PIQNEERS
; on Thursday was abandoned.
night. Sept. 15, by her many friends
direct combining ot nitrogen and '
Borden's!
year right. Mrs. J. H Robinson was
School is progressing very ninety
hydrogen, ammonia e?n be made
chosen delegate to the anuual coo
In the development ot the natural
with three new teachers tbG year, ference
from calcium carbide, aluminum ,
LOCAL
Ml.MM.
NEWS
at Medford
resources
of
a
district
the
pioneer
Mr. Oliver. principal; Miss Galller,
nitride, etc., processes, which will
Mrs. C. C. Robinson will now be
comes
first.
He
it
is
that
blazes
the
be mentioned later on and which
li. M. C. Neill has returned from assistant principal; Mrs. Galbraith, able to join her husband at Yachats.
are feasible in this district. An- i way for the coming of capital with his trip, and is looking for gem- fifth and sixth grades. The old
Oregon, as she has Mr. Rand to live Brown taghorn» went to Lester KII proving himself oh» ot the rosily
other source ot ammonia available which to develop such resources and stones to polish. Mr. Neill has a teachers are Miss Anderson, domes
important »lar» of tho show world.
on and care for Ui« home.
lingbeck.
here is by the utilization of the soft ; the prosperity that usually follows good collection of stones, one well tic art teacher; Mr. Jacobson, sev
John Cross. Mr». C. C. Cole mu a'“
—
|
in
the
w
ake.
He
is
a
man
with
un
enth and eighth grades and manual
coal found in southern Oregon.
brother, has left for Colorado, to
bounded faith in himself and in tile worth seeing.
training
teacher;
Miss
Carsten,
third
Coal
•
"si.
Elmo"
th<>
Hook in I'iay Form
Kirtland, of the Golden Wedge
resume his studies al tbe stato uni
Coos. Curry, Douglas. Jackson 1 work in hand. He is willing to, mine, at Galice. has returned from and fourth grades; Miss Martin, first
nt Tent Thi'iitrc Tonight
versity at Boulder.
and Josephine counties contain no and often does, sacrifice all to ac- an extended trip over the west. He and second grade«. Tho high school
•'St. Elmo, the Forsaki-n”. a dra
compUsh
the
development
of
the
L. F. Scott b»s moved to the '»oiirc
doubt coal deposits of some kind.
matization of Mr» Holmes beautiful
will start immediately on the con students siwak vary highly of their <>w n«d by Emmett Conger, near the
particular
natural
resource
he
is
Some of these beds can be mined
story ot Southern life m*.ore th« war
struction of a road to the mine, and teachers this year.
depot.
Hairy t'arej Only llig Western
and are mined to advantage today. ' working on-—impervious to the crit continue development of the pro-
Clinton Wllev can»« tip Saturday
will be th« play at the t«nt thestro
Mr.
and
Mr*.
Holbrook,
who
are
icisms
of
those
who
have
not
the
Nt ar on Nrrcn
especially in Coos County, where
from McCloud. Cal., and stayed over
tonight.
party.
slaying with the C. C. Coleman fam
Hurry Carey stands alone at the
several mines are in operation and ! faith, either in their district or
At one lime this book of fiction
If you have any good »ample* Sunday with home folks, returning ily. will very soon Itecome rwaldents
themselves,
or
the
energy
with
absolute peak among Weaterç screen was one of the most widely read
producing coal for the Southern Pa
Monday to his work at McCloud.
to
Sacra-
which
you
would
like
sent
of Grants Pass, tholr garage being stars today!
cific railroad. Most ot tho other' which things are only to be accomp mento, for the American Mining
Mr. Louis Conway and tan»yy. Mr.
books ever published and oven today
mines produce small quantities of listed. When good business judg Congress, have them in by Wednes Tom Britson and family, have moved nearly completed and this they will
With the virtual passing of Win. it Is a great favorite with lovers ot
ment,
faith
and
perseverance
are
temporarily use to live In Tbe store 8. Hart, long beloved by screen tuns
coal for local use only, and all the
good reading; but It was only re
day. Forty samples are to be sent, back to Rogua River to reside this
coal is soft and the ash content high. combined, the pioneer is bound to and we want a good representative winter, after spending tbe summer will be ready to open for bu«lness the world over, Hurry Carey rides cently thut tt was possible to mnko
succeed,
and
when
he
does
the
men
in abont two week*.
The result is the public does not
hell-beiR-tor-election clrar to the
at Swede basin.
collection.
Those attending high school in top—secure in his honors us the a play out of the itory as thb author
favor this coal for domestic use, al who criticised him the loudest dur
Mr. Klrlpatric Is going to build a
Grants Pass this year are Frances "greatest Western star now before would never lot It be dramatized
though with the proper stoves the ing the pioneer period are the first
MAKKET RKPOKT
house
on
the
eight
acres
he
recently
during her life time.
I-ovelace, Willard Igjvelaoe, Cla’ldo the public"!
burning of the coal oan be accomp to tell him "I knew you would do It".
Tho play follows the book very
.131 bought of Mr. Curst«ns.
Copper, lb
Ixiughridge.
Don
Conger,
Leonard
The
vision
of
the
pioneer
is
as
lished without trouble or smell. It I
And hie latest and greatest pro closely with the exception that th»
Houses
to
rent
are
very
scarce
in
.51
Tin.
lb.
..
McCann. Mary Claire Coleman and duction for F B. O, "Canyon of the
is doubtful if a coke acceptable for necestary to the development of^our
dramatist ha* modernized the dra
..
.«S Rogue River this fall. Almost every Dori* Lowden, ot Wonder.
industrial purposes can be produced natural resources as the vision ot Iwad, Ih. ..
Fools", now at tbe Itlvoll Theatre ma and brought it up to recent
day
wnmeone
wants
to
rent
a
house.
Hine,
lb.
.061
from this coal, but this does not ex- the inventor has been to the great
lift» him still another notch above years and made u story of today,
.6S2 So many ar-- moving Into town to
Silver, os.
elude an economical utilization of inventions of the world. Encourage
all rivals In chaps and sombreros. out of It Instead of one of the late
give their children -the advantage
.2«
Aluminum.
lb.
the coal.
i him as he goes along his way as Antimony, lb.
Carey's interpretation of tho rolu of fifties.
.107 of going to school at our good school.
The problem of using the coal to words and acts ot encouragement Bismuth, lb
a wandering cowboy in Richard
........1.85
(Continued from Page One»
There has also been written into
during
the
pioneer
period
are
worth
advantage can be solved by the elim
Matthew Hallqt's engrossing Satur tlie play- a vein ot rich comedy, In
..
2.50
Cobalt,
lb
.....
DEER
CREEK
their
weight
in
gold
while
th?
slap
inating of all transporting expenses
Duncan placed first, Rubt. Daniels j day Evening Post story is rated by which the bonk was deficient, NO
»260.00
Iridium, oz .
- «
ot the coal ae such, and converting • on the back after he has succeeded Nickel. |b . ..
second and Ben Lett I ken third.
critics as one of the most muhlertul that the serious moments are re-
.28
The
Ilryden
Fig
club
left
Monday
the entire combustible substance of is of little or no value. Exlend the Osmium, oz ..
Another
single
entry
that
drew
a
characterizations of the year in lleved by a wbrd or action that
|95
to
»104
with twelve hogs for the Josephlue
the coal on tbe ground into gas for hand of good fellowship and where Palladium, oz.
great deal of attention was the Here screendom.
»78
to
»83
brings a laugh or a smile and adds
county
fair.
I^bron
and
William
metallurgical oi»erations. burning of needed; more concrete evidence that Platiuum, oz. refined
The star who»« name hau for long to the enjoyment of tho drama.
....»120.00 Tolin are staying at the fair ground* ford bull calf owned by Francis Mc
you
appreciate
the
heart
ot
gold
ot
lime, for the generation of electric
Caslin of lailand. This calf, born lieen synonymous with durlug and
"St. Elmo" I» the feature play
Quicksilver, per 75 lb. flask 73.00
ity. manufacture ^>f clay products, the pioneer who places his all in the Chrome, ton....................... «If* to »24 and Hi hard .Mastin Is the guest of in February, made wonderful «lev, I- i<.*ged vigor becomes In "Canyon of of tho Evelyn Kincaid company's,
Warren Ausland, • while Charles
balance
to
back
his
faith
in
working
and the recovery at tbe same time
Manganese, lb.
......... 42e to 16c Scherffiu.« is visiting Thomas Stolt. opment und is as large us many two- the Fools", u comedian <>t the hlgl»-( stay hero this week und a special
of ail by-products. In this case am out successfully tho conundrums
Mr». Ed. Hathaway of Corvallis. year-olds that arc seen on the rang« est calibre with » «left sense of com effort will bo made to present It
monia would be available for a Mother Nature has put here for us
,
edy value» that reveal» him as an complete, with Miss Kincaid In the
WANT AND FOR SALE ADS.
Mrs. Sophie Anderson, of Fcrrydoie today.
to
solve.
God
bless
the
pioneer
in
chemical industry, and tar and tar
Th« showmanship contest attract artist of rare facility. His whim part of Edna Earl und Mr. Burton
This
space
will
be
devoted
to
and
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Frank
Whitmore,
products at the same time, which in all lines of endeavor.
WA.VT AND FOR SALE ADS cov
ed a great d«al of attention with 25 sical humor Is fetching. Ills flue as St. Elmo Murray.
ering mining properties, mining and of Falem, are guests of Marlon calves being shown nt the same time, w liole»onienoHs |» captivating.
turn could be converted into hund
Thl» company will dose their en
Crooks.
milling equipment, labor, etc.
reds of different chemicals.
As a young cowboy In whose gagement hero Hunduy night with
Rates are 10 cents per line for
Antone Ilanscth and son. Marcus, not for the b«st calf but for the
Another possible source of am
one insertion in each daily and loft last week for Crescent City, best fitting and handling of the calf vein» the wanderlust runs hot, Cur "The Brat” the hile N<*w York nue-
monia may be the utili'uti'n of the
weekly editions on Fridays.
by the club members. First prise ry lui.'i a role, which he endows with res».
Copy must reach Courier by Thurs where they will spend the winter,
The Mineral Exhibit at the Fair
oil shales near Ashland. If the first
In this class Is u Hcholnrsblp to the nil his marvelous talent», Tho dra-
was
sur-
Mrs.
Tom
Biggerstaff
ot each week for insertion that
exporimental retort prove* success this year, in charge of a committee day
w«ek.
prised last Wednesday when a com- boys' and girl»' summer wliool at malic situations aro high nini break
ful for oil production, facts as to of the Southwestern Oregon Mining
It Often Happent
pany ot her friend* came in wlth a Corvallis, offered by the California- with startling suddenness. But
the Hctual value of by-products, In Bureau 1» in variety ot ores shown
Orcgon Power company. The Judges Carey revels In drama — tho bigger
FACTS FOR WTH.ICATION
danger In having liberili Ideas
expres-
shower
of
gifts,
and
many
The.
cluding ammonia, can be estab- the best we have ever had.
Mining men generally are request
1s soon had a gr«at deal of difficulty In pick the better. But It is a player, well
lished, and it would b« desi rabie specimen« on view are very largely i ed to write Bureau weekly of de slons of regret that Selma
ing the winners In tbie conleet au<l rounded In comedy au well an In
those which will later be sent to the velopment work being done, new to lose thia agreeable family, They finally settled on Jiiuo-s Mathews for heavier moments, thut Cany la
that this industry rapidly «expand.
diacoverles, and general mining will leave sooa for Hout It Dakota,
< al< iiim ( a» bid '
American Mining Congress at. Sacra news. Such data should reach Secre
Albert Hansegm and children. first. Vernon Duncan second, Francis
Thirty-five years ag this . ul> mento and consist ot large blocks tary by Thursday morning lo insure
McCaslin third. Waynn Jordan
Glen»»
and Clara, came In Friday
»tan«« was hardly known. Today It of characteristic ores. While the publication same week.
fourth, Margaret Hammerl>a<ri«‘r.
to
.Mr.
and
night
for
a
week
end
visit
Is used cither directly o> indirectly collection Is not so striking to tin-
fifth,
Ronald Ty< < r sixth
Mrs. T. G. Harmop, of Deer I’ark
tn «.‘very garage, engineer r; works, laygnan as would be one of high India “Flu” Epidemic
In the showmanship contest for
Rancho.
shipbuilding plant, etc. J product, grade, to a miner the exhibit is un
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Leighton left hog«. John Spfnns won first and th«-
Death Toll 13,000,000
acetylene. Is used for weld ■: or for usually i:it<Testing as I h shown by
Friday
after a few days stay at their scholarship, also offered by tbe Call-1
London.— Between 12,000.000 and
light, and calcium carhid' is Iran i- the fact that the mining exhibit la
fornla-Oregon Power company; Dlc!< I
13.000,000 people in India died dur place near Dryden.
Mr. and Mrs. I*awr«nce Rammer Mist In won second. Marvin Carl i
ing the influenza epidemic in tlie
winter «if 11)18, It Is revealed h.v thè and children of Halem, are visiting third. Loy Tucker fourth, Dale Tuck
Indlsn cen»us of 1921. The popola Mr and Mrs* J. T. Breazcale, of Hel er fifth, an«l Chas. Hclierfflua sixth I
Thp grand aliowtnanahip prize of |
lion In 1921 was 31R.H42.48O, gli in ms. Munday Mrs. Reuben Tucker
crease of 1.2 per cent over thè 1011 entertained Mr. and Mrs. Br«azeale a fine Bradley sweater, given l»y the
censu». but. It is severql pollila under
Golden Rule Store, finally went to
thè 1018 estimated census, due to the and »11 tlm children and grandchild Janies Mathews.
ren
with
u
family
dinner.
epidemie.
Awards of other stholarslilps of
Mrs. Martin Williams au<l .Mrs.
There are about II,000.000 more
fered by tho progressive business
mole» thon fetnales In India, and m'icb W N. Tolin went In Tuesday to ar bouses of Grants Pass, had not linen
benda uy in edueation, especfally range tile exhibits In the Deer Creek
utnong temale», is shown by thè 1021 booth at the fair. Mrs. Tulin will pieced at h late hour today, and will
b; announced as soon a* decided.
census. In rellglou» belici» thè Hln- be in charge during the wook
One-half carload of fine hogs sod
dtts number C8G out of every thousnnd
Harry Powers was out from
of th« populatlon. Moharomodan ad- (¡rants Pass H^niJay. will» a friend calves will go Friday night to the
herents number 217 n thousend, Bu<4- for a huokleliersy picking.
stat«* fair In a Joint car with the
9
*
>
dhist 37, I rihai religione 31 and Chris-
Mr. and Mrs. J. H
Hathaway, boys ot .Isi kson county.
tlap» 15.
Poultry awards In th«' Barred Rp«k
The density of populatlon in tl»e Mrs. Howard Ifopltlrk and «langhbr, rlivlsien gave th«’ first place Io E*U
Into the deaths ot
It Is crowds llku Illi.« that militia-( oner's Inquest
. ..........................
Dorothy,
and
Miss
Prudence
I
’
ard-e.
whol« of Imlla Is now 177 a «piare
Foster, >‘<s:ond to Dun<an Neilson, mon on duty in Herrín. Jll., are try-|,,lu 1
n,,
'
n
killed
In the rioting
were
gu«.,ls
of
MP
and
Mrs.
Sclierf-
niilc, varying troni a maximum of 578
in Bengal to u minimum of d In flus Sunday afternoon. Clinrb's third to Harry Foster, fourth to Ing to keep moving. These met» lire on Anglist .10. to begin, It Will to
.ill II Micct
tills morgue Hie bodies of most ot
Scherf fl us accompanied them to Glenn Che e, and fifth to Rotinhl
Bulueliistiin.
N u IU oii
First pluco oil u P'JU of stuudlug urouud waiting fur tho tor- the vidima were taken.
'Grunts l’ai ouuday ulclft.
you can't afford to
use anything but
the very best
YOUNG STOCK GROWERS WIN
Waiting for Herrin Inquest
Mine and Mill
Machinery and
Heavy Hardware
P. S. Wood in
«»