A b iMDirasPKMT P apxb , D xvotbo E. hxcially to tub bnxBxrr. or S olthbbb O bbuob .
GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1899.
V ol . XV
very rich ore found, but it soon lost its
tree milling character, and the owner’s
experimentnl in a small way with cheap
MATTINGS,
LAMPS.
eontrivances and finally abandoned it
claims owned by Hutchine & Kramer, There has been no actual development LANTERNS,
CARPET?
Its Mineral Resources, Lum which are being wo»kod with arrastras. work to determine itj value. A few
DINNER-
FURNITURE,
; the ore yielding from $20 to $5 • per tor». years ago a lode in the same vicinity was
ber, Fru't, Climate, Etc.
WINDOW­
WARE.
The Lost Flat chains from which opened and called the Star mine. Some
SHADES,
GRANITE
wan
packed
out
and
shipped
a
large
rich
free
gold
ore
was
found
near
the
\Ve are ready to supply your wants in
amount of ore that millet! $125 to $200 surface but with slight ilepth the ore be- ‘
WARE.
RUGS,
A Conservative Statement ltrgard- per ton is between the two forks of Ga- came base, and the work dosed.
NOVELTY,
TINWARE,
Hats,
lice creek and ia being worked with an
On Coyote creek the Marshall group of
it.g Southern Oregon » Fa
TOOLS.
JAPANESE
arrastra Until tbe last year there was lodes have attracted a great deal of at­
Shoes,
vorrei Spot
ETC.. ETC.
NAPKINS
| no road which approached nearer than tention and give great promise. Con­
Shirts.
Fer Parties.
! 15 miles to this cieek, but uow one can siderable development work has been
Suiis,
go by wagon, and with facilities fo’ done and patents secureil
Tbe Anaconda lode was opened a few I
Underwear.
The county of Josephine today offers hauling machinery, it will soon have
several mills Traversing this section years ago and worked witii a »mall ~rre­
Spot Cash gets more Bargains and Better Bargains in a week
opjKjrtunitirs
for
investment
uuequaled
Ties,
oy any ceuntv of like area in the North­ are two large quartz veins, tbe Chieftain mains mill and also the Sarah Belle.
than Credit gets in a year.
and
Yank,
running
iearly
parallel
and
Furnishings.
Both these yielded considerable ore that
west. It offer« four industries—mining,
mile
apart.
The
foruer
ia
about
one
milled
from
|5()
to
$200
per
ton,
but
as
I
New
Goods
this
week,
Carpets.
Matting. Tinned Steel Sauce Pans. Granite-ware, Garden Tools.
irrigation, lumbering and horticulture.
\Ye are very careful in select-
It is the purpose of thi« article to give from 20 to 50 feet wide and the Yank the owners were poor men, when the
Wall
Paper,
Picture
Mouldings.
New
Cobbler
Outfits. Big Bargains.
;ng our goods of good, reliable
accurate information concerning the about 200. Both can be traced for many surface ore was taken out work ceased.
Better get a pair of I.aee Curtains at 50c, guaranteed.
miles
and
everywhere
yields
a
trace
Tbe latest and best discovery iu that
same,* from facts gathered from prisonai
lactorie» and to have them made nicely and well sewed.
Hooks and Eyes, tc per dozen this week.
of gold. The Yank carries some silver vicinity is what is known as the Green­
investigation.
When you want a suit come and see what you can get for
and copper and places have been fouud back clain, now shut down on account
Lead Pencils, ic each.
MINING
For gold has been carried on in J use that gave assays of from $10 to $30 per of (»ending litigation. This vein is found
Perfection Dress Stays, 9 in the set, 8c set.
$7.50, $10.00, $12.00 and $15.00.
phine county since 1852. In the tiü'e its ton in gold.
in a ¡»orphyry mountain lying next to a
Pins, three papers for 5c.
You will find the Price Right.
GRAVE t REEK
placer streams aere among tbe richest
serpentine belt and the ledge as exposed
Mirrors, Good Size, 35c.
found on the coast, but not co extensive which flows into Rogue River near ou tbe surface corries pay for 1200 feet.
Whips,
toe up.
a* those of Feather or American rivers in Mount Reuben and has its source in the In the present workings the ere as ex­
Ax Handle, 15c.
California. Althouse, Sucker, Galice North eastern (»art of the county, has posed in the stopes is worth near a quar­
and Grave creeks produced millions of lung been & placer mining stream. On ter of a million and the depth on the
dollars through the pan, rocker and this creek is located the Columbia placer ledge is not to exceed 100 feet. Mmh 1‘aaa ar. th. Joa.pliin. placer mia.a, the require a lung tunnel or a pumping ular school course i. follewed with an
Opera House Block. Grants Pass, Ore.
ground sluice—from the creek bars, mine, owned bv H. A. Lewis and \V. H. ore has been milled that gave from $100 Pick.tt creak uiin.a and th. Bi, Four plant.
additional two year, high achool ceurea.
which were easily worked by those meth­ Hampton. It comprises about 400 acres to $300 per ton. This claim waa bonded Company’, min.., all of which ar.
Th« Anderton min« near here in a Thia year the .chool enrolled (160 pupils.
and 15 »<Lea of ditches and is equipped tor $30,000 and lhe bondees have erected equipped with hydraulic giaute had ar. paying property. The Morning Star,
ods.
Nothing will better .how tha moral
Besides, these rich diggings were found with four giants and an electric light a first class five-stamp mill with Wil« in active operation.
Tip-Tup and other claim« owned by Me« tone of a city than the condition of it.
in many other streams, viz: Williams plant. Ow ing tu the ground being some- fley tables with water power. The ore
In thia vicinity ia a gravel ch.on.I linger A Son« have been worked (or the church... In thi. reamet Urania l’aaa
creek, Illinois river, Silver creek, Briggs what flat the (»resent working requites < ariies its values meetly in free gold, but •bout thre. ml.« in length and on. mil. put three or four year« and will soon be i. to ba commended. There ar. eight
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
I^MITH & HOUGH,
craek, Jump off-Joe creek and their the use of au e'evator, but owing to the with high grade cuprous sulphates
wide lying aloug th. river. It ha. a la operation with a cyanide plant church building., all holding regular
UNITED STATES.
ATTORNEYS-AT LAW,
many small tributaries, The beet of small amount of large ruck, this ia of
There are many other pro«|»ects in the | gravel that ia about 30 fact d..p and will These vein« lie ia or near a great lime- •erviea. and two of theta, the Metho­
Pre». dent.............. . William McKinley
these alreaiu. head 111 the Siskiyou very little detriment. The ground (»ays same vicinity. On Green spring moun­ work 5 cut. par cubic yard Thia alone belt that croeeea the head o( Will­ dist Episcopal and th. Presbyterian are
Vi::e Preaident... ....... (iarret A Hobart Practice in ail State ami Federal Court.
mountains, which geologists inform us, about $7,500 per acre ami cannot be tain northwest, copper has been found could b. worh.d with water from Apple­ iams creek aad Sucker creek. Itiacut tine buildings in every sens, of the
Secretary of State.
......... John Hay
Office over Firft National Bank.
Harretary*ul Treasury . .. .Lyman J Gage U basti ) P a ..,
carrying gold, but has been barely pros­ gate river for about 10 month! in th. through by Powells creek, a tributary ol word. Tha church members have been
•
•
O bboon . is the oldest range west of the Rocky worked out in 30 sears.
ftecirtary of Interior .. ........... C N Biias
mountains.
John C. Lewis is the owner of wbai pected
y.ar with waler .utflci.iit to niarate 10 Williams creek. Powells creek has been a power fer good in this oeinmanity and
Secretary of War ....... . Russell A Alger
JUMP-OFF-JOE
The Siskiyou range crosses tbe south­ was formerly the Goff and Triplet claims
large giant., A ditch 20 mil.. I.ng a placer miner's camp ier 20 years. The the retl.x lntluenca i. shown in the well
Seer etary of Navy ....... . . John I) Long
ern part of the country. Crushing the aud many others near Leland station, Creek heads just over the mountains would iurniali ampl. pr.aanre and when gold has been found in the prtHent creek supported churches. The other denomi­
Secretary of Agriculture James A Wilson A rthur p . harth ,
northern part we have the Rogue river comprising in ail about 1000 scree, 'lhe frem Grave creek and flows into Regue thi. vaat area waa worked there we. channel to the head of the lime atone nation, are l'.apti.t, M. K South, Epis­
Postmaster-General ....... James A Gary
Attorney-General. .
Joseph McKenna DOCTOR OF DENTAL HUBGERY. mountains in which are the sources of water supply is drawn frem Grave and river. The Juinp-off-Joe Gold Mining mor. ground below that th. ditch would belt and is very course gold.
copal, Christian, Catholic and Seventh
STATE or OREGON.
Office over First N itional Bank,
Galice, Silver and Br«ggs creeks all gold Wolf creeks through about 27 miles of Company, a Colorado corporation, has covei,
The Powell Crrek Mining Company bay Adventist. Grants Paes busi neta
JGeo
W
McBride
ditches and (H(»e lines. Tbe mine which lately' secured about 8(H) acres of mining
U. S. Senators ...
Crowing Rogue river about a mile has a hydraulic plant hero. At the men believe in keeping the aabbatli.
G rant » P ash ,
-
-
O regon . bearing.
(Joseph Hi mon
Ou the western boundary of the coun­ has been opened and is being worked in ground on this creek and by construct •a.t ol Grant. I’aaa in a trap rock belt mouth of the creek are the hydraulic
jThoa
11
Tongue
Western people are proverbially social,
Congressmen.........
try the coast range of mountains run two places, is the high or old channel of ing about 10 miles of ditches has secure*! with a north-we.lerly and aouth.a.tar- antes of Alex Watts, which are among and in that respect Granta Paa. is not
(M A Moody
f V ■ _____ ___
Attornev-General
. . D K N Blackburn JJ C. PERKINS,
north and south, making the country Grave cieek. The gravel is fur the most a good water supply. Upon the upper ly covree. Along thi. have been opened the best in the viciuity.
lacking. Moat ef th. fraternal and ben­
Governor.................... ............ T T Geer
rather mountainous, but still in all parts part the familiar blue gravel of the au­ part of this creek are several small hy­ •everal quartz vein.. The beat ia the
The principal mining in Josephine evolent organizatian. have local lodges,
....... F I 1 »unbar
Hourtary of State.
U. 8. DEPUTY
comparatively easy of access. The many riferous streams of the coast. But above draulic mines. Near the bead of the Jewett winch lie. about tw. mile, a.uth- county has for years past been in the and these a. well as the churches are
Hiatt- 1 reasurer ....... .. Ch as 8 Moore
Hupt Pnb Instruction . . J 11 Ackermas
MINERAL SURVEYOR, streams flowing from these several water the channel there iB also a local wash creek is tbe Hammersley quartz mine, i •aat of Grant. l'aaa. Thi. mine ia equip­ western part of the county. This ia reapoaaible fur many as enjoyable even­
Htai»* Printer.............. ....... W H Leede
sheds have all been mined more or lees containing little else than quarts boul­ at present idle but which has produced ped with a modern tiv.-.teiup mill reached by a wagon read and a daily ing. There are many beautiful homes
(C E Wolverton G rants P ash ,
O regon . «long the creek beds. But the older and ders, which have been worked in a small about $150,000 from a shaft 100 feet deep. which i. in operation The vein i. well •tag« line from Grants Pass. To Kerby,
surrounded daring moat of the year by a
Supreme J udgee .. . .. -J R 8 Bean
high channels have but in few instances way fur years, with great profit. The
The Lucky QtU'en’ mine which was defue.d and <,uit. rich, carrying a goad the central point, the distance is thirty profusion of heantiful flower.. Southern
/ F A Moore
Clerk Board School LandCom.. WHOde’l Thomae Smit li
James Holman been worked, and then iu recent years. workiag of the a me during the past sea opened about 25 years ago with a abaft partofila valu.e in a pelr.it«. South miles. Kerby is situated upon the Illi­ Oregon is in the land ef roaea. such rosea
ItoeiCk du e
FIRST JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Residen»«
To begin an investigation oi the gold son has demonstrated that this mine will 90 feel deep, after $50,000 was taken out, eaet of th. Jew.lt a few mile, iliatant is nois river. Its tributaries,
a. are never soon in the East outside of
North 7th street.
& Gilbert creek
Weefern Division....... Judge II K Hanna F st.
mining districts of Josephine county,
near
factory.
hot houses. Th. writer had a beautiful
SUCKER CREEK
Eastern Division. . .Judge H L Benson
beginning at the extreme north east-
Marechal Nioi rose in bloom on April
Pro- ecuti ng Attorney
....... C B Watson CMITH & HOLMAN,
and
Althouse
creek
were
the
richest
eru part of the country, commencing at
16th of last year.
Men iber Board of Equalizat. . KA Emmitt
Ktreams
in
Josephine
county.
In
the
tbe
l . B. LAND OFFICE ROSEBURG.
It i. being noised abroad that Rogue
UNDERTAKERS.
(Continued
on
Second
Page.)
MOUNT
REUBEN
Ker« ver............................... Henry Booth I’arlors filli street, bpp. Court House.
river is one of the finest treat streams in
Reg i- ter.................................... IT Bridgts
district, one can find active development
the Imtod States. From actual experi­
THE CITY OF (¿RANTS PASS,
JOKE PH INK COUNTY
G rants P ass ,
-
- O regon . u» quartz mining. The Gold Bug min­
ence thi. can be counted ae correct
Joint Senator.......... ............. C E Harmon
A
traveler
on
first
coming
to
Grants
ing company has recently erected a five-
burieg the open H.a.on,which lasts from
County Judge . . . ................Abe Axtell
Pass
ia
forcibly
struck
with
the
beauty
stamp mill upon a group of seven claims.
(Nick Those
April 1st to Norember 1st, the rivsr is
Commissioners .. ....... (Dick George
of
its
location.
On
all
sides
the
timber
Limited development work has re-
full
of the most gamy fish that swim
RESIDENT DENTIST.
covered mountains come close enough to
County Clerk....... ........... Roy Bartlett
vealeii a large body ui high grade ore
anywhere.
Brook trout and salmon
Hberiti.................... ................. Ed Lister
flhield
it
from
the
force
ef
the
wind.
winch is now being milled. The prin-
trout take the fly as long ae the river is
Representative....... .............. I W Virtue 30 Years Expenence.
The
inoderate
grade
toward
Rogue
river
Treasurer................ ................. J T Taylor
clear, and during July, Augastand Sep­
Oflice inOpera House block; -ee the sign | eipal mine of this group is the Gold Bug
gives an excellent natural drainage.
School Superintendent
J I) Hayes of The Big Tooth.
winch is opened at a depth of three hun­
Rogue River with its wealth ot water tember, Chinook salmon can be caught
Assessor................................. Tom Smith
O regon . dred feet, showing a fissure vein o to 7
Surveyor........................... BO McCulloch G rants P ass ,
tlowe
swiftly to the sea,and furnishes the with the apoon. If there bo a fisherman
feel wide, carrying gold to the value of
Cor >ner..................................Dr. J Myers
city
with
an abundant supply of water who thinks tnat be knows what a game
15 to J00 dollars per ton Thia property
PRECINCT OFFICERS.
ORICE A VOORlllES,
for home use and irrigation. The time fish is, lot him come to Rogue river and
was purchased for about|10,000and a like
Justice...............................James Holman
will m I ro come soon when the enormous hook a 30 pound salmon. If he lands
REAL
EsTATE,
and
Constable.................................. I 11 Colby
sum spent in improvements, and as a
water power, now running to wastw, will bis fish, be will feel that he has accom­
CITY OF GRANT’S PASS.
INSU RANCE.
result it is estimated that the stopes
be utilized in supplying the necessary plished something big, and we will
Mayor................................. W T Coburn
carry
at
least
a
quarter
of
a
million.
Representing the most reliable com­
Auditor.......................W Elmer McGregor
power
for manufactories of various kinds vouch ter the fact that the flat will see
On
this
same
mountain
which
has
an
Trea surer.............................. Col Johnson panies in existence, (both tire and life).
Grants
Pans has a population of about that all his strength and skill have been
Notary
Public.
elevation of about 5000 feet are numer-
Street Commissioner
1 B Elliot
2800
and
has
been growing stetdily—not testo<l to the limit.
Marshal........................... F W Huggerth G rants I’ aks ,
O regon . oue quartz procpects and ledges.
B.sidos the fishing in the river, ell tha
booming. It has wide streets which are
( Dr. Wm Flanagan
Among them is the Ajax with a small
well cared for, and as the soil is de* ea smaller streams afford OBcelleat eport
I L l . Jennings
mill and the Cop|>er Stain now under
-I
1 P D Coron
(»used granite, the road-bed is aaturally tor mountain trout, where lighter tackle
P. DODGE,
bond to the Lawrence Aiming Company
Wunt-nmen......... w A H„kln.
good. A heavy coating of gravel has can be used. The mountains are not yet
of
Chicago,
which
carries
exceedingly
| Frank Fetsch
INSURANCE and
given the necessary hardnes- and last­ • wept dean of game (¿«ail, pheasant,
[ Fred Guyer
rich ore. The quartz is white with
REAL ESTATE
grouse, squirrels and other email game
ing qualities.
■tegular meetingsol tbe city council of
some copper sulphide. Tbe Copper
can be easily found, and farther back in
Grant’s Pass are held in the council
That
the
citizens
of
our
city
are
enter
Life, Fire and Accident Insurance.
Stain mine h is been worked in a small
room- in the city hall on the first and
Otliue with Price A Voorhies.
prising is shown in the up to-date char­ the mountains doer and hear are quite
way and the indications point to
third Thursday evenings of each month
acter of the business blocks and clock» plentiful. buring the winter several
O regon opening of a body of ore equal to
CIRCUIT COURT.
G rants P ahs ,
of merchandise, ’ a majority of lhe mer­ species of deck frequent the river and
Meets on the third Monday in April
Gold Bug. Running at the base of
an<i the fourth Monday in September.
chants came from lhe Middle West, ami sloughs, which are successfully hunted
mountain is Reuben creek which
QOSHOW& SHERIDAN,
COUNTY COURT.
1---->
ail are keenly alive io the fact that only with a dog.
been a rich placer stream, carrying heavy
Probate court meets first Monday ol
Taken as a whole Granta Pans
by close and careful attention can suc­
MINING ATTORNEYS,
Jan uarv, April. July ami September.
gold. The first quartz mining in this
r
fir
/
presents many aairects which lead
cess
be
attained.
County comintMionera court meets first
Special attention given to Mining district was done by John C. I>ewi8 sev­
Wednesday after the meeting of the
All lines of trade are well represeeted lu the prediction that it has a most
and Land Laws, and Land Office practice. eral year«, who took out about |50,000
county court.
and include large stcxks of hardware, promising future, We have theclimale,
from
a
small
vein
with
a
¡remain
mill.
R ohebi kg .
•
- O regon .
groceries, dry goods, clothing, boet« and natural resources and the right kind of
Later the Albany group of mines were
shoes, furniture, crockery and glassware, l>eople, all wa need is capital well in­
ooened and have been prospected suf­
agricultural Implements and all kind« vested, which in almost every lino of
ficiently to show that there is every prob­
Graduate of Horology Passau Univer­
enterprise is bound to bring handsome
ef mining supplies.
ability of containing large bodies of good
sity, Germany.
returns. Why go to Klondike or some
Grants
Pass
being
the
center
of
a
ore«. North of Mount Reuben de the
other inaci essiblo region, when South­
---- VIA THE ----
mining
region
stretching
from
20
to
40
i Whisky creek and John Mule creek,
miles in all directions, it naturally ha» ern Oregon with her nunny smile and
that have been the scene of limited plac­
Shasta Rout®
a heavy trade in these lines. Hereto­ «arm hand grasp is ready to welcome
er mining for year«, and the rougL
T. F. C.
fore (»lacer inifling has re«-eiv«*d the most you?
— of the —
mountains around them have been
attention,
but in the last few years •
Nlrk H.ail.oh..,
scarcely prosj»ecte»l for quartz. Mount
Southern Pacific Company.
....PRACTICAL
number of goo*I piartz claims have l»een 1 11. i-urw of overwork.«! womankind, are
Reuben « an be reached by wagon road
develojied, sn»i give a promise of much (zu xlv and eur.ly rur.4 by Karl’. Clo-
i
WATCHMAKER.
from
Glendale
on
the
Southern
Pacific
Estírese Traina l^eave Port lami Dai I t
prove one of the largest pro<lucers in the was abandoned because the ere became ' the Mountain Lion from which a good go>j*l iu come.
>.r Root T.a, th. great blood puriti.r
Worth
road, and another road is now being county.
base it is new being reo|»ene<i ami sev many thousand dollars woh taken a few
1 ' ’1 ‘ ' • 1
The spirit of the Granta Paet m«r- •nd tiMii. builder. Money refunded II
Prices
Moderate;
full
M
Near this mtn? is another known as eral other ledges which have lately Ireen years ngn, but as the ore on the surface
Ar.
6:u»J e. n . , lv Portim<(
built from 'Iceland on tbe same road
chants is well lllustrated by the fact not «aii.lactory. Prie 25 et»., and 50
Lv. G rants Pass lv . 7:30r.R (iuarAntee Given.
m
Arroee Rogue River from Mount Reuben the Steam Beer mine which includes opened are en th • credit within fifteen was taken out the mine was clonrd down
JLIS a . m . at . San Fran co lv . « 'Ml P.M.
that they liberally subs<-tibed to the ■ ta.—W, F. Kremer.
4
about
200
acres
of
gravel,
somewhat
in
­
Front SI .<•!€%> FM I’ %SH. OKr: the
mile« of the S. P. (’o.’« road, 'l he Hani- although it has a five-stamp mill.
Alxive trains stop at all station* lx twees
fund for the building uf new toads into
durated.
but
is
broken
with
black
powder
The Anaranda mine at the mouth of
GALICE CREEK DISTRICT.
mersley mine and the Lu» ky Queen are
Portland ami baleni. Turner, Marion
tbe Galice and Mt. Reuben mining dis­
»»♦»»♦♦ate............... tee
Jeffar-on, Albany, Cottage Grove, l angent,
Galice creek was a tbriviag camp in the summer time. The ditches have, hoth veins ef high grade ore fr»jm S10 Williams creek on the same t»elt is being trict«.
bhe.’.:* Hailey. Harr
the
past
season
been
reconstructed
and
to
$10>)
by
milling
Actively
developed
by
sinking
and
drift
­
Kagene, Drain Oakland, and ai! «talion»
in the 50’».
With the working out
Grants Pass can also boast of an in«
fr»‘(i4 Koaeburg. to Ashland inclusive.
Between Grants Pa»s and Jump-off- ing from the shaft. A g< ! body of ore
of the placer mines along the creea it the equipment it among the be«t. The
dustry consisting of two factories, whi< b
ha* been opened to atxmt 12<l feet deep
became eneof the first hydrauli mining ground in th« past hat paid about $*,000 J »e »reek is
probably is wot < arried on in the Unite»!
per acre. This property is owned at
i The Ex»-hequer in the same vicinity
Roseburg Mail Daily
LOUSECRKEK,
districts. One of the largest hydraulic
States outside of this city, and that is
present
by
R.
Van
Brunt
and
others
of
I
«hews
a
small
vein
ef
rich
ore,
a
good
mines in the c ountry is here and i» owned
When • >< ated three pla< er mines oj>er-
the manufacture of pine needles into
— OP —
New York
• .U ' * M . i V I
«r.
4.30 P.M.
I lot of which was shipped to Han Fran-
by Mr Judson Bent and others, and com
LV.
¡2 30 F. M
12 J)F. N LV. Albany
| articles of nerchandise. The products
On this same creek is the Vindicator ate»l with hydralic and twoquartz mim-s
<
is<
o
several
years
ago
at
a
profit,
SOUTHERN
OREGON
B.V.
7
W
an
5 .2UP. m xr. Ku*eburr
prises alx>ut 2<)0 acres of an old pliocene placer mine, owned by F. J. Campbell One of the «pjartz mines owned by Hull
An .lperianced and up to­
are pine needle wool fur mattresses, pil­
Between Applet at«* and Kogue river
channel, lhe banks are about 70 feet and others ol Cripple Creek, Colorado. A Be* k opened the past year is a vein 10
riate cutter and Alter, baa
lows, cushions, etc., pine needle cigars J
DININ4. CAR» ON OGDEN ROUTE.
$50,000 high, and the monitors work under a At present this mine has a limited water feet wide, operated with a five-stamp there is «'/me placer mining an Oecer for bronchial trouble», pine needle ex I
Capital Stock,
located in Granta Paw and
Pullman Buffet Sl««pers
pressure of 300 »eet. Tbe water supply •apply from -mall streams, but euffi» ¡**nt mill. The other, the *‘i<ia" mine has a < reek where the gold 10 found io retiree tract, s<)ap,and oil for usadicinal u»eand, !
opened Tailoring Room, .n
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Receive deposits subject to check or ot> H one of lhe be«t, am] with an endleaa Iwork has been dune, to show the value Treinain mill. On neither of these nuggets < Mnmg from a local wa.li aod i other articles, l he manufactured arti­
Freni St., cor. 4th, with a fui»
6 econd C* ass S leeping C are certificate (»ayable on demand.
lump it is easily worked, he aunual of the gravel and the waler supply will mine« baa a depth of 50 feet been also <>n Beard bhanty crook. The range cle« are in g'M>d demand, and ae the sup-1
lino of Cloaba. Leng .iperi-
Attach ©»i to ali Ünougta trains
ef hills ju which these creeks have their
8ell»ftighl drafts on New York, San Fran output it near |30,(Xl0. Near this mine be increased by a ditch 30 miles in length reached.
• nee 111 the buatneee warranto
ply
of
needles
is
almost
unlimited,
these
seuri e has been little proej»«« ted for
ROGUE RIVER,
are other hydraulic mines. The Rocky
■ For further particular, inqmr. of Georg, cisco, ami Portland.
him in saying a
factories should mean much tor the peu-
Telegraphic transfers soM on al) point« in Gulch Mining Company, Harmon A from Cow creek. Ail along this creek is
veins, although the Jewett ni ne lie» on
fcst- Granta Ease.
Flowing
through
the
city
of
(irante
1 pie of this community. The needles are
a
high
channel
which
wherever
water
the United States.
one
slope
and
the
mountain
Lion
and
Green and Veatch brothers. The old
Pass has iri times past been thes< ene of
, easily gathered, ae the hills are covered
West Side Divifion
Perfect Fit and
Special Attention given to Collections anc creek bed has long since been worke<i can be had is profitable to work with a geo I deal uf bar mining.
Oscar creek upon the other.
hydraulic.
There
is
a
large
body
of
1 in many |»la< es with knife pine so that
general
businew*
of
<nir
customer*.
MAIL TR a IH SAILS . XX» ZFT IIM4T,
WILLIAMS
CREEK,
>ut an 1 the mining now is upon the eld gravel on the lower part known ns Mc­
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
Of >ate years there have been a few at
whole families may engage in picking;
Collections made throughout Southern
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high channel ot Galice. This creek Nair flat, as yet untouched Wolf crook tempts to Work some high bars by Win« h II >ws into Applegate was a rich needles. The need lee bn eg $5 per »or»,|
Il. A r ■ *r < re«.II.
» .
• Oregon, and on al! accessible points.
patees around the upper end of the and Coyote creek Lave boon mined for pumping water under pressure, but ow­ <-ainp in the "airly days”, the piinripel and a g*>»d t»i< ker ran make about $1 5u I
All work well finished and as
¿ At All»any and Corrala» connect with
J. D. FRY, Prwident.
Peavine mountains which are being ac- JO years.
ing to the email plants, this has not paid. mining being on Munger and Brushy (»er »lay.
•a - of Or. Ueatral a
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cheap as good work can bo
J. T.TÜFF8, Vice President.
lively exp oited for ¡edge« with goad sue
<>n (Joyole < reek the Rubio mine, which There may be a few p aces wbrre a iarge gulch, having their eource in a porphy- factories.
BXPRKM TRAIN 1>AILT (EXCEPT «CSRAT.)
done for. Call and look oyer
R A. B ooth . Cashier
ee* The Sugar Fine ¡edge ia tfaic rang« has a first-« lass hydraulic plant has >*♦
plant of that kind would pay. Outside ry mountain where several quartz iodoe
sample*.
Grants Paoo lia« the finest school |
îaMr n Ar. McMinnville lv . . o M> a m .
was works I many veer» ago with an ar­ worked for many years It’s annual M this there ha« been an attempt to have been opened. The l ittle Frits, building in Houthern Oregon. The*
Also agent for a Chicago
PRmiTI ul u IMMHNT HUlMGT rastra and mu< b high grade ore was tak­ output is not far from $20 000.
dre<lg« the river, but this was neceesar (JoMon Regie and Kuriae have been de­ building ie an impeding, twe story brick i
tailoring house.
are in«arpd only to tb<»«e who *ow ora en eut abev« tbe creek level. The mine
The Marshall wine* owned by H. C. ily a fai'.ure on account of the cement veloped to a sufficient eitent te shew a structure standing in the center of a
('leaning and Repairing
tvstep « scm . Mend postal for our ibu«trav from now on will require hoisting and Ml in tosh if also a g»4 min., bet w th
character of the l>ed of the stream and f»aying vein.
full b’oek of ground The school has
«lone in the moot approved
e«i catahnrue and *ave money by purrhaning
pumping aad ia at pr^eent idb for tbis • limited water lupply. Th. fular, in- the many large rorke it carries ami also
from the
The Oregon Banana* in the same Io * a joyed a g»»od reputation an»! umier He
manner.
»eason. In tbe lower levels it haa ter.et in tin. k-aliiy will B. in tb. the hardne»« uf the lied rock. There cality ba« be*n worked to a depth ef preeent principal bide (air to maintain
P acific S ceo C omwanv ,
Wholesale and Retail,
•hewn sulphide ere worth |2>yJ0 a ton. ,.artz mmw Thar. hav. b... «orna a-e many high bars, some of large extent about 1» feet and paid a dividend from its standard. There is a eerpe of 10
U25 to 7® J
h»i ram»nto, ( al Abaut |J *1.000.00 was taken out with I
•pMoradie iff urte daring many year.. that «mid be worked with a di’rh taken the graea root* down. The vote io small teachers »huh next year will be in-
All -**ed«* •«•Id at lowe-t prUe- A gets I-
wanted Literal «in«« ounti tmt no Need» «<>¡4 im Ing with arraatrae. On lie aam«. About 30 year, ago tha Father mina oa out of the river. Along tbe river on the bat is rich enough te be qeite profitable < re seed by two more,and will ne»*e««itate
C«r. 4th .nd froit Sts.
’Î. : on cummsMun.
¡¡a/uniain, the Peavine, is a group of j , Uw upper creek waa opened Bod »■« west side about twelve miles frem Grants At preoent the further development will ti»e building of a north wmg. The reg-
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THE OUTLOOK FOR JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
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BAST and SOUTH
Joseph Kessler,
FIRST NATIONAL
F. Buettel,
Merchant Tailor
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F. Buettel,