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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 26, 1905)
- r rf yi A i-5 fV J VOL. XX. GRANTS PAS.3. JOoSPIIINE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1905. ff 44. P' Levck of ReUr Hinders Placer Operations Ores Wanted (or the Minerals Exhibit 1 EkniLb SOUTHERN 03EG9fi MMM. SHE iCCCCCSCCCCO '. .' 1. t 3) 9? it v to ; stock, ami give ,. on ov soil i... :: .: at Cost until closed out. ' le.l that quicker . I'liueo our '. r to do po ,;y we will ' l! wiii'OUllt .. v.itiuiie to ,.-,'::hors lliev are all 3 C. H. Warw ick, lji'fniiio rc-hleuts who cairo down six nui'ke, Idaho, where and whose family of Murpltr, week." iif-o from lie lins been fur Yf'ars a blacksmith and machinist for the Frisoo Mining Company, operat ing 0110 of tho largest load and silver mines in that district, loft Friday for Burke in roppoiipo to a telegram from hi' employers asking for his early re tiirn to tlieir glirps. Tho continued dry wentlior of this winter la'proving a sorionB handicap to tho ilacor miners and unless heavy rains sot in soon, tho crop of tiupfpts in Southern Oregon is liable to he thnrt this season. Put there is tin'" enough yet for considerable placer minim; to bo dono for this dry winter 11 ay bo followed by a wet spring and summer and the water supplyTield op strong enough to operate tlio pipes for a period later in the season than tifual. J. C. Cox, a well known mining man who hail been ill Giants Puss since tlio holidays, lett Thursday for I Canyon Cre ek district, wlioro he in 'company with 1!. (i. Struck holds four claims. These claims have had ; considerable development work done 'upon them and e!r. Cox will put in tho WELCH'S CLOTHING OTHDC O ..l.L, t OPERA HOUSE LLC CP. GRANTS PA8S, v v r "srv' wwvvs1 v 'v8r vw v v New Goods. tier e Balsas Auction House. Best Bed Springs $1 .50 and tip Mattresses, best make t 2 (o " " Couches, fine quality S 00 " " Dining Chair, good 70 " " Fine Hue of "Dry Goods, Notions. Prices that give satisfaction. -c. .v:cT,-Nr.. rrmaindor of tho winter in still fur ther developing thorn. These, claims are in tho famous tclluride district of Josephine county nnd assays made show thoiu to carry high gold values and to give promise of becoming among tlio noted gold mines of Southern Oregon. C. K. Wickstrom, who is operating a placer niitio on Pheasant crook and tho largest onn in tho Evans creek district, was in Grants Pass ivor Fri day returning to his mine Saturday. Mr. Wickstrom stated that the dry weather of this winter had hindered his work but little, as ho has had a very good water supply and bus been ablo to pipe thu greater pait of tho time since he started up in December. Haiug a goud head of v. aliraiula bank that is rci.dily wa-Iicd, -Mr. V.'h ksti.'iu ; els ceuifioi lit ( 1' making n prmitabio tkan-'.. in tlio spring. F. E. T.un lwall is a minor who has chaiigul his base of operations from Mt. llaker district to Southern Oio. pnu and he is now in Grants I'as.-i for a few days while gaining information of this district and securing his pros pecting outfit. Ho thinks this a more i romisiug mining district than that of Northern Washington nnd has the further advantage that, work can be carriiel on out of doors with littler luudianco from tho weather during the winter umnths. Ml. Lundwall stated that thoiu is much interest aiming tlio minors of Washington rgaiding J-outtieTU Ore g n and that many of them will visit this distiict with in this year, with a view of locating h.-re. A Good Pl&cer on Humbug. C V. Si;i.th was in Giants Pass ov t Saturday for a wagon load of su ep'i. s and f mulay lie loft for his ho no on lium'Hig creek, two miles ab iv o Apph gato p.ostolUee. Until a month ago 5'r. Smith was a resilient of Grants I'ass and conducted the P.'.'aoo barbershop, but he leased tho sh"p and moved with his family to He hi' eg crock, a - ho wished to get to tie country nod out of the coullno rtitut of nbn.Ur shop. Ho bought tin placer luioo belonging to White & I'o.ison nnd be lias beca at work of lat i J uttin;; Ihn ditch, liuino, etc., ill on er for piping, r.-'iieh !io will bogin so .oon as the' rains set in to atlord avulor supply. Sir. Smith has lis mi hi niuippcJ with n No. 1 giant, lol l foot of eight inch pip." with a ho: 1 KM foot tei tho water. The ditch is i f hail" a mile and tho vat T snj ply is good for tho winter and spring moiths. With the m w u uii: i"n to tho rlui to ho now has -;' ! t ho"s. M his mine h"..i bee n wnrkeil by gro'tui) shiioin ; a1 1 tlriftin,; in a stm II wav for roars past, nnd two Goi mans are said to have taken out over flo.livO by e'litii:,; in an old channel that, exists back of tho pres ent channel. Tut tho w ator prevent ed e xti'iisivo woik bv band and tho best, of tho ground wtij rover disturb ed. There is amide fall to givo a good dump tor liydiaulw work. Mr. Smith is very much p'ea.-ijd with tho outiook for his mining venture. His opoiations this winl. r ho largely in tho iintnro of prospecting and i? on reaehlng tho old channel it proves to bo hj rich as sections of it has bom found to be, ho will e nlarge his ditch next fall and put on a lingo giant. Win ro ho is now w.irl.ii.g he has a bank of lfi feet but to work tho old chin. uel ho lias to hauilhi a -10 foot haul:. It is however readily moved with water iH he expt . Is to clear brdiock at a lively rate. rough character of toe country and its' opened on Mt Baldy, I. J. Hunter, flow Mir Tl o miin'iii w ah rs of Che between ,!i counties, pi. one uf tho 1.. ' : . cepper in Setitlirn n V i: n let Opcnsdl. ii; tri t. about the hotid o l ; r, on he I rd. r p!tit. ' an 1 Curry pi i s. eij hee'" ing On :ohl and n, i'ho inaccessiblouoss has teudod to keep prospectors out aud It lias boon but little prospected until this past year. Of those who have gone into this wild region, II. J. Isaacs of this city and Henry Mills, David Mortiny nnd George Howard, of Placer liavo maile a find, that, for the limited develop ment work done upon it, is showing up in a manner that indicates that they liava tho making of a big copper and gold uiiue. They hold a group of rive claims located on the Coast Range divide, 10 miles west of Kerhy. These claims aro extensions of each other and cover a ledge that lias been traced for over 6000 foot aud which where prospectod shows au average width of 8 1-3 feot. Only limited prospecting has boon douo and it con sists of a tuuuel of 60 feet and a largo number of open outs, but development is being carried on by tho owners and Henry Mills, w ith his brother Grant, lias bceu steadily at work siuco last fall aud they will continue nutil spring. The lodgo on thoso claims is a cop per aud gold proposition, assuys giv ing 10 to 44 per oi'iit copper and ill) cents to $54 in gold. This oro body has every 'indication of belonging to the samo formation as tho famous Smith River copper belt that lias proven so rich, aud the owners fool sanguine that they liavo a property that may prove to bo of groat value. Mt. Bo.ldv Miners Busv. Mt Iialdy, which looms up across the Rogue rivor valley five miles to the south-east of Grants Puss, is con sidered by mining men familiar with tho locality to be rich ill gold bearing rook. The belief -is substantiated by the groat number of ledges that have been opened up on this bulte, aud yet only a limited amount of prospecting has boon dono and it is probab In that when Mt. Hahly is thoroughly ex plored it will be found to be a network of quartz ledges. Thu ledges so far opened up all show good vale s aud some of thorn givo promlso ot proving to be tlio nuking of r.e h mi nes. Of the preseut status of develop ment on the principal ledges now a miuor of that district, gives tho Courier the following facts: Mr. Hunter is in partnership with A. I,. Smith, E. A. Edgar and Win. Cant in the ownership of two claims that they are now developing. The work is being done by Mr. Hunter ami Mr. Smith, Mr. Edgar and Mr. Gant sup lying tho money necessary, the former being a farmer of Jerome prairio and thu latter a Southern l'aoilio tlreunan on the Grants Pass division. Messrs. Hunter & Smith have been working sinco last fall and will contniuo until spring, by which time tiny expect to liavo suflicieut work done to ascertain tho value ami extent of their ledge. They now have amain tunuul of 180 foot aud somo other work. Tho lodgo has increased in width as depth lias been reached until it now shows four feet in thick lies. :, three foot ot which is good pay rock. With tho completion of their dovolopmi'iit work if tho ore body meets their expectation as to extent and richness, it is the ce uipanv's plan to put up a small mill in the spring ami begin the permanent working of their mine. Lin Scott and Ed Turner, who liavo a claim ailjoiniug the claims of Me ssrs. Hunter iV Cel., aro opening a lodge that prospects well. (Inly a little Hen faro woik has boon eh me but a lodge of six t:i eight inches of rich (ire h ns boon uncove'n el. Ko en couraged are Messrs. Turner eS Scott that, they have decided to change their tent abode feir n comfortable bouse anil to take up the thorough devo'oi ini'iit of their lodge. They now are) building a log house 17x14 and will soon be living in all the comfort ami stylo of a minor's homo. Kiel ley Spriiipsteael has lately located a claim to the south of the Hunter claims nnd liu lias begun dovolopuioiif work. Ho has the open cut and facing completed for a tunnel and will begin on tho latter thin work. I. H. Hon rei has a claim on tho south slope of Mt. Hahly on which lie is now at work. He is dri ving a cross cut to roach the edge on a lower level mill ho has it ill r0 feet. Only limit. el suifai'o work has boon done mi the li elgi', hut it shows up ill a limn nor vi'i v i n 'iiiiraglug to Mr. Ilemr". lr. .1. S 'Jennings and II, L. We..t lako have a clani on the :uuith sielo of tho hutto mi whie h thiy are having dovedupuieiit Wnik etoue ami ha ve a shaft .sunk 0 t. We are making very special prices on everything from 10 to 00 pep 08ot Discount Buy now a Dollar Saved Is a Dollar Earned. Thomas . O'Neill, Ufjo Houscfurnislters Grants Pass, Oregon. A BIG MINING VENTURE Sucker Mining Company to Put In Dredger on Sucknr Creek. A mining proposition that has ovory likelihood of becoming of one of tho big producing mines of Southern Oregon is that of the Sucker Creek Milling Company, This property is situated on Sucker creek, about 10 miles above its confluence with the Illinois river. The company owu some three mites of crook channol aud ixleuslve piospeutiug work is now being done to ascertain tho pay values. 'J lie) method is to sink shafts to the bselrock, the creek bottom bo- .1 JUL. 0 ! i. AS Voting IS NOW OPEN i TEX IX i MONTH will ; and you can lis. . $5000 Talt water rigli'.. $1000 Takes ami brr., t $1600 Takes three rules I. I also liavo a able prices. Call on or add .Yi: DOLLARS A jvi tiuii of the city, .i acres, with gooe.1 'Uivatirm; giiinl hemsc j.i iLofjue I'-ivtr, about . :s f ir sal.: at reason.- ! Tho minerals exhibit of the Grants l l'ass Miners Association is steadily incre asing an 1 numbers over lb'.) sam 1 ! s of niini'ials, among which are gold and copper, silver, nickel, cinnabar, galena, iron bearing ores and asbestos nuij. ni siie, ji.do and marble. Il is . the plan of the Association to build up the ir exhibit until it shall oni- A BEAUTIFUL SILK FLAG Will be presented by local merchants to V.c most popular School, Church, Lodge or organization in (ir.mts Pass. m of Contest : The voting" coupons aro i!ci Oicizon, to lie issued I'KKI, 'h every ten cent cash purchase of geieuls at tlieir stems, o.iic'l with the First National Hank of Southern by the merchants representee! in this space, one i ,lr; JO; ' c; c: 1 OtbeeMO E f GRANTS PA'- Fifth. Si Or, :on. SEWING MACHINES fkom $22.00 UP NEW COOOSI NtWPRICESI Prleas: $22.00, 23 00, 21.01), 25 0. 28.0tf, 30.01, 32 50, 35.nO, 40.00, 45 0D. 50.00. We hve no agents. Wc sell direct to the people and save vou the agent's coiiieii s'on. (all at the store or write for catalogue. Headquarter for eedtes and parts tor a I machines. We pay the freight. C. B. C.VI'.IHNKI.I.. P. O. Iloi .1(12. Ashland. Orpgun. GI rMTMO! SELLS- Qruns & Books Grants Pass, Ore. AUTOMOBILES Palace Barber Shop J. H. MULLEN, Prop. Shaving, Hair Cutting Baths, Etc. Ever) thj)? neat and cloin and t worlc Kirt-Cl-i. Wi'.l oou be as common as Ilicyc'.e " ar.-! I itiei:! to help s-irre by sell ing any rr.ake ot Automobile at who'esa'.e j rice. I will also con slruct a garr.r;, or shop, fur Auto nio'jlles and employ a skilled ma chinist to do the repairing, snd will carry a stock of f.undrs. If you are in the matket for an Automo bile I can save you money. 'W. A. PADDOCK i i film in of every mine rul in i f,,i,ni! in Soutii. i'ii Ori !r(."i mi t!.:t vi.-". eirs ni,iy f nlily Kris tin' ex- twit mil VRiiiel in in- rul wtr.hli (fj il.-'liet. 1 'no ti' i til re tliHI ... . : ..;ti,.; ll, ,,(! tO liii.'.i' l .- ' ..il'yi !(.; h t!.c l!.-t :.iy (f i-idil e.r. s, . . '..it is tlm li-adiuri mill' rul 1 1 inlue! u,n i f r'i.,.il:i ru Urc,'i u, nu.l to tbat i ml it i iii I'l.iiitii'd to li.ivii su ii . ) i n f rem ev.iy ! If.iK- in this district ef li:cli tl. r k l'l.nvii tii i in, ru tlmii n ilinii.'iiii 1 in vi-rioiw ' 1 (U'Veldj.in- lit. I 'I'lii- ide a (ir Ibis in to (dmw tlin full . ; number (d im.M inn nun ill s'uuihe rn i lire gnu tbiit vii"itniK miiiii, im 'i ui iy , b urn of tlm vaseium i f tin' l'uld di' ' jiiltf! nf SnotbiM-ii (Irii-'.iii Hu le ftl.e :it i Jtrnt (( ti rrit iiy lb it in i in ; enici d in Ibn divlriet. With thin eb . I i. ft b s.-'ill before) thl lll tbrv Cllllnit but In enuvinei'd tlmt wbe re tbern iie i-ncb n vnst nunibi r nf li dt-'S known to cairy Kdd vnlui'S (but tbcie) are rie'li finds tu hi undo and rbcy Veill be b il to iii iko invoKtiui nts in mining preipirty. Many of thu niiium are f!ioiii),' a ridiKtiuu-o to briiiKinr in m:ii ies fruiu thrir leegi'S icenni; tint their ore" in not rich rnoub to I c I inc. d no exbibirion. 1'he iiiini rs s'iiii.ld bi nr in n.ind tint tl.c A"n eirttiou elejes not want f ; cinienn of ere n'littorintf with ("bl, but Ji."t nvi'rag.! pj.ccini'iis tl.al Hiow tin chiiracti r of tlio roeli aud that it r'-n-laina working valm n. Vvlillw the rooij Icti'lin-il of the pnM X'.itlt is di i-ir' dit is fll-o llm J '.en to have M-ulde h fioiu 'ill tho r ' ; ; . r b 'V.'i mil (.f ail otb' r n iiier.;: found in t'.iiM f. i;ti it. .'-'; i c'lucn.-' of marble, giduii.', liiiii ft "i", K.iii'l.'ono and otbi r r ( t. -e tlmt mav havV a coiuiih r- ( iul vuluu am wanted, f. r the tium it not di.-Mnt win u tlie-f e r'Hj'irte.i will be in di mauii and a lUHiki-t can be bad. With thu be,rty co oiieratinu of all tlio mining nieu, the (i ran in Fa ruineralii exhibit can bo mad the eiiual of auy in tlie United States nnd will be tii otnc a Hk.hu f.n ti r iu it ' me the att.-utioo of tiit- u.ininjr world to southern Oregon, and brin ,0 the casual that in no much need, d to give the mine of tliiit district tie' dev.leipiiii'ut that they would warrant and which ll done would giTu an era of i-j.l. ielid ros.-rity to d thi I art (..' Cret'ill. el. COUPONS LIMITED .. ie i han t !)ej;ius with 2000 cotiiions, :uul when tie I. el. 111, e o! too, ono eeiupoiis are i istieil the contest will it boxes are located in eae-h store giving cuuinms. .i.e!i tins .space for weekly results) of the voting. Other very attractive features ivi. 011 the votitiK coupons and late wnielnv cm!... O.OO :'c.t f ' o I mi l Clothe, fci t ( lllu CALHOUN CO. i.h I'l. oivr.x A'l Uicycle Den. "Sliow"-, I'nihrellas, Our I.'t '.s are Couij 'etc. n. o. :.kCKosivEV. for Views of liOf-ue Uiver and Crater Lake Call on L. CLr.VnNGKR. il. hi I' x sso'ii: ..V G LOT I II NO SIIOI.S K. L. COli & CO. 0 from ou .d t:.( it cuts A HE SLUE if you order Mummer & Martin, City Meat Market. The Votes Eagles ,V7r 1 School 3, " t' A. A. C. i, t Red Men if Josephine Club toy W. O. W V l'endo 1 Masons . . 27 Royal Neighbors 21 O. A. R i-j Presbyterian Church 11 K. of P it. Eastern Star '1 Odd Fellow 1 Rebekahs I Antler Club t Ladles Library 1 M. K. Church 1 Oct Your Votes in Early D( iKHit your vol. n- -:iri . m poiniblo. Do le t wall unl. 1 the y ale void and nr.- thrown ou'. DejiOBit'your vote at hi.ou aa i bla and volo the shrcU w irlu.ut te unng it. i-avi n a gr.-nt i eountini. tho coujimm aj hi ' amount of tliiiu ii. c. nonziEN Till', GROCER. Supplies oti'y the best ofeverythitig J end orders to White House Groeery. Pay yuitr subscription to The Koi.'.uj Hiver Courier NOW Ai.d get some Coupons II- VOU MUX HAD Go to KOTERMUNI) UK SELLS DRUGS. SPECIAL HALE PRICE CLOSING OUT SALE OP TRIMMED HATS AT MISS IDA WESTON'S THOMAS k O'NEILL Tin; HOUSE FURNISHERS are making ft Removal Sale. 1). M. Del'UY sells SWEET '.THINGS NUTS CIGARS Home-made Candies ing orosss-Beotionod at regular Inter vals. A drill la noi used for the rciiMon that tlio Company doei not ooiiHider tlmt motbod an acourata toat as tlio tlchuuM ot the arounda. Should tlio prospecting prove latiafao. tory tho company will pat la a dredg ing plant, bat will use eteam ehovel nil her than a bucket dredger. The reunion for thlH.is that tlio gravel con tains iminy.largo bouldora, that would either break or 'rotard the work of a dredger and .would prevent a thorough. clean-up of tho bedrock, aud alio the Company's exports do not consider that a dredger secures all tbe gold ou tho bedrock exoept where the rook l very soft aud of oven surface. Tho land controlled by the Sucker Creek Mining Company bat every in dication of being very rich in ooarae -gold. Tlio creek bottom for tullut above) has beuu worked, some ot it three times, aud it lias beeu among the moat productive plaoer ground iu .Wiphiuu county. This property has only been worked iu a few plaooe lu tho creek ebauuel, the reason for it being that there was so little fall tu I ho creek that a dump could not bo had. With a steam shovel plaut uo lull for u dump would be required, driilnago being the ouly ueeessity to permit tho bedrock to be tboruugblf cleaned. To secure drainage, the Company plans tu begin about hall u milu below their property and open a ehRiiuel gradually deepening it aut i! thu bed ruck la reached on their lauu It will be Into iu the spring befora the proHpeetiug is completed and It Is known whether the proposition wiil justify n dredge or not But nothing will be douo toward installing a eliider plant uutil a con tot t is settled that id now before the land oflloe', bet wen tho Company aud the railroad coinpituy as to ownership ot a nil In ot the creek, the railroad company having tiled on a section ot laud claimed as mineral by the mining coiiiiaiiy. As tbe Company hold prior rights aud have proren that thu land is mineral they fuel certain that they uhall hold the land. Without tin sectiou claimed by the railroad I'duipaay ran bo secured the propel ty ran not be worked profitably, for it ei cuts up that tract that dredging oper ations could uot well be carried on. The) tiuekur Creek Miulug Company is (imposed of Seattle aud San rran l n o hum and there is ample oapitiil li.u't of It to insure it against any Itiianeial dilllcultius that so often amii'up mining Toutures. The otllcerj of tlio company are Phll'P Ilowei, pre'Hob'iit; W. H. Tonwseud, vice-president, and II. Warner, secre tary mid tri'iinwer, all ot Seattle. Whitman Symuinu, of tJau Francisco, and cuu of tho best kuown miuiug en gineers of this Coatt, is the manager. The work at the mine Is under the dire ct supervision of II. Warner aud W, II. Towuauud, the latter spend ing his entire time at the mine aud the former is there tho greater part ot the ti mo. Should this oompauy carry iut their proinscd undertaking it will bo one of thu big mining ventures ot Southern Oregon aud be quite sure to be thu means of other dredging plants being installed ou Sucker creek. The section of that stream below this property is held by minors familiar with that valley, to be rioh enough to Justify dredging for the entire dis tance of 10 miles to the Illinois river. It Iicum almost luvol allowed neither drainage nor dump for hydraolio miuiug, otherwise it would have been workud out years ago. The upper section of Suekor oreek has been ex ceedingly rich in plaoer gold and has boi'ii mined for the past 60 years aud the ndjaceut hills have been found to bo full of quart ledges that prospect well. As the gold of the upper TalKy is ull coarsrn it is taken that the swift current of the creek has carried the due gold down to the level stretches of the lower Talloy, wbera it was deposited iu tbe sandy loam of the bottom land and could easily ' ' had by dredging. 7