VOL. XIX. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1903. F i i !- IF " fl i ! i f i i 4 Y. V f -7 ....Grants Pass Xmnz is cosd ? A MB HOT rAVOR.TC JOHSIJ.SWHRTW00O ' mm C08B IUMCP Kill Coot lu. KJ9 thll U0MID OWN B SACS PRICES 35. 50. and 75 Cents Sistson 1 at (irantt Pats Fkannaiv f mW Welch's Will keep you cool All We have those Hot C Top Round and Overweight for $2.95 a pair. All new upto-date lasts in Single or Heavy Sole. Welch's Clothing Store. IS THE PLACE TO SAVE MONEY. OPERA HOUSE IJLOCK. GRANTS PASS JRED K D. STRICKF.K. M. D. HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN and SURGEON. Masonic Temple, Room 9, Office hours: Grants Pass, I t to 12 A . M. J to 4 P. M. Ohkoon. John M. Kuinmell F. M. Hummel ' JJUMMELL & UUMMELL ATTORNEYS Sixth and O Streets opp. Court House Chants Pass, - Orkuo.n. C. HOUGH, ATTORN EY-AT LAW, Piacticetin all State and Federal Courts Ollice over Kirn National Bank. Gbaxts Pass, Okeoow. II. II. BARTON, WATCHMAKER and JEWELER. Full assortment of Watches, Cluck., Sil verware and Jewelry. A Good Assortment of Bnu-eleU and Hart lUnglea, Olsmews' Drug Store. SWEETLAND & CO. FRESH and SALT MEATS, g r lions 21 N. E. JkGREW, PIONEER TRUCK. ani DELIVERY Furniture and Piano Moving GRANTS PASS. OREGON. Ts popular birber shop Get your tonsorial work done at IRA TOMPKINS' On Sixth Street Three chairs Bath room in connection Opera x House. ... One Nij-ht FRIDAY Septomlei -Itli SINGING, DANCING. MUSICAL SPECIALTIES-.. SMILE-A LACGHiat Medford A SCREAM. L'ON'T MISS IT , . - Weather OTHING Those Two Piece Summer Suits for Closing the warm days. The very choicest of colors. wool fabrics and niado to wear. $ 8.00 suits sell at -$G.OO 9.00 " " " 7 00 10.00 " " " S.00 BROAD RIM UP - TO - $1.50 kind sell at $1.15 2.00 " " " 1.05 2.50 " " 1.S5 Blucher or Regular cut, Vici Have other shoes that sell at Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. PAH II' CAPITAL stock Transacts a General Hanking business. Heceives deposits subject to check or on demand certificates. Our customeis are scared of courteous treatment and every consideration con sistent with sound banking principles. LaMy deposit boie (or rent. J. FRANK WATSON, Pres. It. A. IIOOTH. Vice Pres. 1.. 1.. JEWKI.I.. ( n-liler. The First National Bank OF SOUTHERN OREGON. CAPITAL BTOCK, - - . $.V),00() OO Receive deport. subject to check or on certificate paval.le on demand. bells night ilrafia on New York Kan Francisco, and Portland. Telegraphic transfer, .old on all points in the 1'nited Mates. Pial Attention aiven lo Collections and general hunine ot our eutomers. lullectiuna made throughout Soutliem Oregon, and on all accessible points. K. A. IIOOTH. I'res. J. C. CaMI'HKI.I.. Vice Pres. 11. L. (iil.KKY, I 'ashler. MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS J. B. TAtirOCK, Paora. i am preoered to furnish anything in the lint of Cemetery work in any kind of MARBLE or GRANITE. Nearly thirty years of experience in the Marble business warrant my aariiiK thatl can nil your order in the very best manner. Can furnish work in Scotch, Swede or American Granite or any kind 1 1 Maib'e. J. B. PADDOCK, Front turret. Next to Greene's Car.ahop. FRUIT AND SHADE TREES I am still in business and can furnish almost any kind of FViili, Kluttlo or IVut ir'a nml IIa-l luiils. Horry plants, etc. as cheap if not cheaper than any one else and will order anything that I do not have in stock. Will order from reliable nursery and not one who is in business here one year and some where e,Lse the next. Give your orders early. See me at Slovers Drug Store. J. T. TAYLOR. Gka.nts Pass. Out THE CIRCUS AT MEDFORDjGRAZING ON RESERVES' A Tremendous Crowd Attended Ringlinf Bros. Shows. Ringling's circus drew together Saturday one of tlie big first crowds that ever collected 111 Southern Oregon. The streets of Msdford seemed almost a solid mass of peopla. Tbey wore jammed in the , main entrance like sardines, not tin 1 inch of looway on any Bide. All trains were loaded to the tit most capacity and every road that enters I Medford bore a solid procession of I vehicles. Passengers on the outgo- : tug north bound evening tram saw a ' solid string of vehicles, homeward bound, reaching from Medford to 1 Central Point and even bevoud. It swmefl as though every rancher in the Rogue river valley weut to the show. The circng performance was first class. The trained animals performed with ready promptness nud pleasing accuracy. The elephants gave a really marvelous exhibition and the tralued horses and seals were excellent in their secialtie8 The menagerie was large and interesting. , Men at DATE HATS. $3.50 hoes Kid, Box or Veloui C alf, a $1.15, 1.45, 1.05, 2.45 S2S.00O.OO. Out Sale... Conditions Under Which Stock Is Allowed to Pasture. The secretary of the Interior lias issued a circular letter to forest super visors stating In detail the rules and regulations governing the grazing of stock on the forest reserves. The following is the circular in part: "If the grazing is pormitted by the secretary, it Is allowed for only a stilted period of oue calendar year at a time, and will not be allowed the succeeding year nutil the secretary lias rendered a decision for such suc ceeding year. "The grazing, when allowed for any year, is generally governed by the following conditioua: "Only citizens of the United States or those who have declared their in tent inn to become citizens, are en titled to the grazing privilege. "Stock from one state or territory is not allowed to graze in a forest re serve fu another state or territory, ex cept by special permission. . "The grazing of sheep, goats and horses in herds is gcuorully pro hibited. "Cattle aro generally allowed to graze ill all reserves. "Thofnw head of horses of pros pectors and travelers aro not consider ed in nutters of grazing and require no permit. "When the grazing bus been allow ed by tho secretary, all persons who desiru the grazing privilege must make application on a blank furnished by the department and to be obtained from the forest supervisor. These ap plications must show the brands of the stock and the grazing period al kiwed duiing the year. "No stock tof any Kind Is allowed to graze in a reserve without a permit based on the application mndu. 'Grazing applications which are not approved by the forest oflicer must uot be forwarded to the general hind ollice. "When I no owner who has a permit is ready to drive in his stock, he should notify the supervisor, slating tho number, and if cattle or horses. give their brands. 'The stock of applicants for the grazing privilege is given preference in the) following order: (1) Stock of tho reserve residents ; (2) stock of per sons owning farms or ranches in the reservn, but not residing thereon; (3) stock belonging in tho vicinity of the rupcrvo known as neighboring stock ; (4) stock from a considerable distance. "All persons holding grazing jier- mits pledge theniseles to assist in protecting tho reserve and ill pre venting and lighting Arcs. "All persons who violate any of the reserve rules, or the terms of their applications and termits, will be de barred from the uso of the reserve "Persons who own, or who have leased from owners, lauds within any reserve wiiieh they dcsiio to use for grazing purposes, and who must cross the reserve lanos with their stock to reach such private holdings, must make application to the sajicrvisor for the privilege of crossing. The application must bo nccnininied with an abstract of titlu showing the ownership of the bind, and, if leased from (in owner, a certified copy of the lease, and must statu the jiuiuher of stock to be taken in, the length of time required to cross the reserve land, the route over which tho stock is to be driven, the date of starting, and tho time when the slock will start again ; also how much stock the owned or leased lauds will carry dur ing the M-riol it is projioHcd to keep the stock therein. "Persons wishing to cross any part of a forest reserve over a public road or trail, with a band of sheep or herd of cattle or horses, must make appli cation to the forest suN'rviaor in i harge.eiiher by letter or 011 the regu- lur grazing application form, for the privilege of grazing the stin k on the reserve en route, and uiust have a irmit from the supervisor, to bo issued by him 011 the form In use by him for issuing grazing vrmits. The application must state tho numlicr of stock to be driven across the reserve, the dale of starting und period re quired for tho passage." A MOUNTAIN OF COPPER Big Find of Charles Sluerhoff Near Glend.le. Perhaps tho greatest discovery of gold and copfs r over found in Ore gon has just been made one mile southwest of tflcndale. Last spring, ('has. Siucrhoir an ciperi"iic d miner and jirosjiector, located in Ghudale with his wife, and has sjs ut the summer prosjscting near this place. A few days ago, lie began prospect iug on Section creek, owfmile south west of town, on laud belonging to Mrs. C. Clarke of this plate. He discovered a namher of cropping! that " looked good to him," and had several bshhjs made. He was sur prised to find that the surface ore assayed lit ill copT, fJ.rV, lu gold and 1 1. -'U in silver to the ton. He then began to investigate the extent of thews ledgea and was almost be wild' red to learn that instead of run ning in ledges or veins, the entire mountain for miles around what is termed a dcrosit, being a solid body of rich ore through the entire mount ain, with, ouly a thin covering of earth on top. If this Is the case, a thousand stamps could not crush the ore in a thousand years. Ghndule New a BAKER'S EQUINE WONDER Marvelous Se.ge.clty Credited to Eastern Oregon Horse. Sailor Ellis is the name of one of the best trained horses la Oregon, says a Baker City despatch. Kouo of the trained horses in Ringliug's cir cus can compare with him for horse sense. Sailor belongs to William Ellis, the delivery man. Mr. Kilts has a large number of fine horses, soma of them thoroughbreds, but he values Sailor above auy of them. Sailor is traiard to the saddle or to drive. His owner guides him while driving by word of command, without using the lines. "Go slow. Sailor." "Tfinre, turn out for that rig and get ahead of that sprinkling cart." "Turn to the loft at the next street corner. " ' 'Now get move on you ; we are in a hurry " And Sailor does precisely as he is told, never making a mistake. He knows all the principal business houses in town by name, and will go to the place named from any part of the city. The other day Mr. Ellis was out driving with a friend, and, after putting the horse through his various paces and demonstrating that he understood every word said to him, he told him to go to lleilner's corner and to bo quick aliout It It was several blocks away, but Sailor lost no time in getting there. After a brief stop ho .was told to go down to tho Gelscr Grand, and,' without a moment's hesitation, be swung around and went dowu tho street to the hotel, stopping by the curb at tho front en trance. Sailor has numerous other accom plishments. ' He call be sent on er rands. Mr. KUis often sends him to the ottlco or the stable with a note tied on the saddle. The horse will go direct to the plauo mimed and return witli the article which the otllco or stableman has fastened on tho saddle. Mr. Ellis bought him three years ago for $110, out of a band of range horses, and since then he has fre quently refused ."i00 for him. Ho is minus a pet'igre'e, hut ho is long on brains. Ho is us gentle and kind as a big dog. When Mr. Ellis' little 11- year old son is playing nronud him, nothing can induce Sailor to move. DEVOURED 11Y WORMS. Children often cry, not from iiain but from hunger, although fed abund antly. The entire trouble arises from Inanition, their food is not as similated, but- devoured hv worms. A few doses of White's Vermifuge will cause them to cease crying and begin to thrive at once, very much to the surprise and joy of tho mother. 2;ic at Slover Drug Co. OREGON MINING "EXHIBIT Mine Owners Requested to Mnke Contributions To tho Mine Owners or Agents of Josephine County, Oregon. Gentlemen : If you will deliver 011 or before January 1st, 11KM, properly addressed to me at auy freight oflicn of the H. P. R. R. iu Oregon, 100 lbs. or more of tho various minerals from your comity, giving the location, name of owner or agent, development of mine, and disiosition of exhibit, at close of fair, the state commission for the Lewis and Clark ExjsMitlon will pay all expenses from the railroad ollice and make a complete exhibit of the samples and try and bring the mine owner directly in communication witli the mining men of the world at tho St Louis Exjiositinii, the greatest exposition ever held iu tho world, hero will never bo so great an op portunity to advertise Oregon as now, for the reason the Lewis ami Clark Exjsisition Immediately follows this great Exxisitiou and t ur exhibits will attract more attention than probably any other state. Judge John O. lio.jth will furnish any information about exhibits from this county, or tho board of trade iu Grants l'an. Address mo at Portland, Oregon, and any desired Information will be furnished. I ours very truly, JEKKERHON MYERS, Pres. Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition Commission. SOURCE OF BLACK FLOAT Wm Frakes New Find I a. Big Proposition. Win. Frakes returned this week from a visit to the Hisklyous. The recently discovered big ledge from which the famous "black float" has come is showing up in Alio shape in tli small amount of development which has been done. Arrangements are being .made to sink 011 the vein and to demonstrate its value. It is a big proiitlon, as the ledge is fully ) feet in width. Tho ore is very heavily mineralized and carries gold, silver aud lead No definite test has yet been made of the ore from the ledge. Samplea of the float have giveu values ranging from (in to :Mt to the ton. The Oregon Fire Association of Me M inn v! lie insures "I!" class or brick structures, in which general merchan dise, banks, drug stores, public halls, etc., are run at just one-half the. ex pense o? stork com I sin I es. The Mo Minnvilln C-o. pav their losses prompt- ir- - C. P. Richards of the cyanide plant which baa been orratiug near the quarti mill in Ashland, left last week for the Itohemia district iu search for a Held fur bis plant. BOLAND CREEK PLACERS Portland Company Organized Will Use Now Appliance. A now couiiuuy has just been form ed for the development of property in Southern Oregon, says tho Telegram, in which a new process of gold saving will be used It is known as tlte Gold Placer aud Dredging Company, and is capitalized at fi0,O0U Its property is situated on tho head waters of tho iriinois river, oil Bolan Creek, iu Josephine county, aud has promising bodies of gold and platinu-n.' The principle stockholders are Colouol John T. Grayson and T. K. Muir, of Portalud; G. W. Wilder man, of. Brookville, 111 , and P. II. Euright, of Los Angeles, Cal. A process never' before used will be employed to work tho gravel. The machine, which wns lmtcuted iu May this year, is a now idea to hydraulic mining. The tube, through which the snivel is carried may bo any sizo. Tho bottom of tho tube has no cou uectiou with water, but a distance from tho lower cud tho water is forced into the tube and tho Buct ion carries the gravel out of tho upper end, throwing it any reasonable required distance Iu this way a 2&-hro power plant is cabpalo of handling three cubio yards of dirt permiiiuto using a 13-iuch plw. A test has been made and has proven a complete success. There is 110 danger of largo roeljs lodging nud choking the tube, it be ing so constructed that tho lower end is smaller than the top, the pipe tapering all tho way through. Olio of the machines is on exhibition opposite the Chamber of Coinmerco building in Portland, whero It is in nH'riitiou. After the gravel is lifted to the required height, U is passed over a copper plate, which contains quick tilver. A row of rl tiles extend across tho 'plates, which also contain "quick." Tho quicksilver undergoes a process before it is used, by which its ullinity for gold Is increased to a marked degree, A chemical pro cess is used by which tin) value of the "quick" is retained und none of its quantities wasted. One of tho princi pal values of the" quick" is its saving of platinum, hlch heretofore has been lost to the placer miners. Tho heavy deposits of platinum in Southern Oregon have been of practic ally un value, because of inability to save that element. Geologists state that the platinum fields of Southern Oregon are second only to those of the Ural Montains, iu Asia, whero nearly all platiiini used by science is ob tallied. SOUTHERN OREGON HAPPY No Complaint Heard by Coman on His Recent Trip. General Passenger Agent W. E. Coman of the Southern Pacific has re turned to Portland from a trip taken through Southern Oregon. Mr. Coman's trip was taken for the pur Hsu of Investigating crop conditions and the general business situation on the West Side. "I did not bear a word of complaint during my trip," said Mr. Coman. "This should lie a pretty dear indica tion that business conditions are sat isfactory to the people of Western Oregon. While there may hoo and there be a slight crop shortage, prices are so good .that the farmers w ill be as e- " ' T- Mioiigh an average yield, under ns.i A com !..i u.s, had been ob tained. "During the trip, Thomas Nash sei'ured a numlsjr of interesting mov ing pictures illustrating seines along tho lino of the Southern Pacific. It will not bn known, of course, until the films are developed, whether the trip was a success, hut Mr. Nash is confident that it was. We secured views of Cow Crock canyon, the rtiskiyous and numerous agricultural scenes. These views will bn used for dis play in tho East and all of them will serve to advertise the state of Oregon. The Pacific Northwest A handsome publication is the Pacific Northwest, the llrst niiinls r of which has just made ils apiiearnncc and is Ising widely circulated through the mails. Phillip S. Dales, a well know new suiM-r man, is publisher and editor. The first number exploits at tractivelyas few other 'rs have flourishing liKiilities around I'm 1 1 aud. The Lewis and Clark I enleuuial receives first ntli-ul inn. It is an nounced the silcy of Ihe niT will lie to advertise the fair and the Northwest thoroughly. One feature that iS'itks well fot the success of the Northwest Is the us-rior half tone and typographical apsuranee of the 21 11ges. Tho editor invite a contest among writers anil photographers Uhui a series of arlitis dculing with particu lar communities of tho I rn gon country and their resselive advantages. For well-written articles of this sort prizes will lie given. A great deal of attention is to be devoted to stiM-araising, dairying, etc. The publisher say that the i'acilh Northwest will become nu Al adver tiser of the resources of this state. Dewey Miller of Aslijaml had several ribs broken hist Saturday iu au accident at tho Neil creek mills, where lie was working. He was trip ped by the cable of a donkey engine and thrown to the ground from a trestle where be was standing Thomas IMMENSE STOCK OF FALL GOODS NOW AR RIVING. TOO BUSY TO WRITE AN AD. CALL AND SEE THE NEW GOODS. Furniture Lac Curtain Mattresses Cot Linoleums Matting Mirror RAILROAD TO COOS BAY Gould's Lines Said to Be Headed in Thai Direction. A Sun Frnucisco'disputch says: If Giorgu Gould carries out his plans, within a short time ho will have readied tho Pacific coast with a railroad lu two places, 0110 iu Califor nia and the other in Oregon. Wlillu the two roads may retain separate corporation identities, the management will be something like that of tho Union Pacific and tho Ore gon Short Line. Ily tho same interest the Western Paclflo is to connect tho Gould systom at Salt Lake with -San Francisco, while the Coos Pay road is to form a link between Salt Lake and the North western Const. It is the intention to build up a port at Coos Hay, which will bid against Portland and Seattlo for tho groat and growing trado of tho Pacific Northwest and of Siberia, China, Corea and Japan. Tho con struction of tho Siberian railroad has given an immense impetus to the trade of tho Northwestern Hjrt and Gould, backed by Kock feller, Is de termined to have a share of it Thu Coos Day road has not bcou surveyed. As projected in a general way it is to run from Coos Hay, 100 miles north of tho California line, southwest through rich timber and Hg cultureal district in Southern Ore- gnu and across Northern Nevada and Utah Into Salt Ijiko. GROUND UP BY A TRAIN Terrible Death of Unknown Man Near Ashland. An unknown mini met with a fright ful death 011 Siskiyou Mountains south of Ashland last week, bis laxly being literally chopped to pieces by carwheols of a northbound Southern Pacific train. Thu body was found scattered along tho railroad track early iu thu morning and was brought to Ashland In the afternoon. Thu mall was apparently about .15 years of age, six foet tall and very dark complex iolied, witli curly black hair. Ill was dressed in reasonably good clothes almost now. Four dollars iu money was in his j ants pocket, wrnpis d in a handkerchief, but there was nothing u tin his js rson to identify him excep ting a soiled card bearing the name "John Morrison, dramatic artist and vocalist," which may lossihly bo the name of tho unfortunate man. Ho was undoubtedly attempting to savn railroad fare from California to Oregon by riding a brakebcain on the train, fell off und was crushed be neath the wheels. WANTED TO SEE CIRCUS Indian W oman Al rives In Med ford In Plenty of Time. An Indian woman rode into Med ford Monday on horseback, having come nil the way from tho Klamath reservation, a distance of one hundred miles or more, to attend tho circus. She came early, lo avoid the rush. Said she had seen animals in pictures hut she had never seen a real, live animal, savn those found in tlieinonu tains of Southern Oregon, and she proposed to have one good look at the genuine article. It is cx'ctcd that the entire reservation population w ill be hero Saturday. Mail. SHOT HIMSELF WITH A 44 One Result of Picking a Up by the Muzzle. Gun Tho I.Vyoar-olil sou of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Shearer of Thompson creek was the victim of quite a serious ac eldeut on Thursday, snooting himself with a 41 calibre ritle. The boy aud his mother were driving along the road and tho boy got out to InXik for game. Having occasion to lay bis liuu down, bo picked it np by the muzzle. The gun was discharged, the ball tearing away the fleshy part of his thumb and then passing entirely through thu calf of hi left leg. Ilought that suit for f.3A at Welch' CIiMliig-out - sale. Other itor am asking 15 for the same thing. Tin? HOUSEFURNISIIER Picture Moulding Uranitewar Tinware plauwar Lamp Cutlery Wooden war PLACER WORK AT GALICE Great Activity Prevalent Along the Auriferous Stream. Activity is prevaleut in the placer enterprises on Galice creek. ' The St Helens & Oallua and the Galice Hydraulic companies are furthering tholr projects in the most prorgessiv manner. At tho camp of the latter company a new store and hotol Jare being built and preparation are be ing made tor the inauguration of the big scheme of sweeping out thebedof Gallco crock with giants. The saw mill is cutting lumber for the big doublo Barnes to be installed at the mouth of the creek and it la expected that operations will be in progress during tho coming placer season. The St Helens & Galice company aro coustructing a huge reservoir and aro otherwise improving their" excel lent plant and equipment The resor voir will be au improvement of the greatest Importance and will extend the period of operation from nine to 13 mouths of the year. . , This property has uiado a brilliant record during the past two seasons aud is being recognized, as ono of the richest placers iu Southern Oregon. Both of these properties are undor the manage, mont of A. B. Cousin. HOP PICKING COMMENCED Josephine County Product Is Ex cedent In Quality. Hop picking is iu full swing this week. Many of the yards began 0ieratlous on Mouday morning, while others started iu at tho middle of the week. At the yard of John Ranzan a fow miles below town, picking was commenced on Saturday with over 800 pickers. Tho hops aro of excellent quality and the weather is perfect The Josephine county hop growers aro favored this season above their brethren of the Willamotto valley us Ihe growers of that section have been troubled greatly by the cloudy, damp weather, stimulating to the hop Ilea Iu this comity the lioe are al most au unknown quantity. The yield 1 fairly good as to quantity, and the amount of hops produced per acre is nearly tho same as hist year's yield. . RAISED FROM THE DEAD. O.W. I-andls, "Porter" for the Oriental Hotel, Chanute, Kan., says: "I know what it was to suffer with iieulnrgin, deed I did, aud I got a bottle of Ballard's Suow Liniment and I was 'raised from the dead. ' I tried lo got soma more, but before I bad 'desposod' of my bottle, I was cured entirely. I am tellu' da truth, too," 2:,e, Wk) aud $1.00 .at Slover Drug Co. TREADWELL IS HOODOOED Workmen Deserting the Great Mine ol Alaska. Hi-cause of contiuuud disasters, re sulting iu loss of life, 100 men have quit vork iu the Treadwell mine on Douglas Island, Alaska. All gave np their iKisttion last week. Forty re turned on the steamer Dolphin, which brings the news of the wholesale de sertion of tho mine employes. Tho men do uot niako any charge of mismanagement, or unsafe condition of tho mine. They rather intimate that tho most famous quarts property In Alaska is "hoodooed. " In support of this contention, they cite that seven met violent death within a week at Treadwell. Three of these wore kill ed Saturday by a falling derrick. Ex plosion and other disasters caused the death of the others. OWES HIS LIFE TO A NEIUBORS" KINDNESS. Mr. D. P. Danghtery, well suown throughout Mercer aud Summer counties, W. Va. , most likely owes hi Ufu to the k indues of a neighbor. Ilu waa almost hopelessly alhicted with diarrhoea; was attended by two physicians who gave him little, if any relief, when a uelghbor learning of bis condition brought him a bottle of Chamberlain's colic, oholera and diarrhoea remedy, which cured him iu less than 34 hours. For sale by all druggists. Austlu's Report Cards for school use for sale at tho Courier office T3o s r hundred.