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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1905)
- 0 0tttl VOL. XX. GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1905. If . 47- DEATH IN ICY BLAST Scores m Chicago and Other Eastern Cities Die of the Extreme Cold While in GRANTS PASS the Lowest Point the Thermometer Reached During Jan. '05, Was 19 Degrees ABOVE ZERO and the Highest Point Was 75 Degrees Above Zero. Write your friends to come to SUN NY SOUTHERN OREGON and also tell them that Sherman & Ireland, the Real Estate Men, can supply them with a farm where they can plow ull winter and gather vegetables from their garden the year aronnd. If they would like to know what oar No. 808 is, tell them it is 2(1 acres of the very best river bottom land l,1, mi lea from Grants Paw, on the Imnk of Rogne River, all well fenced aud nai a splendid cottage of, 5 rooms, a good barn, 6 acres iu choice fruit and 18 acres In hops and can be bought for 260O. No. 328 Is a beautiful 10 acre tract milo from city limits. Has a good 6-room hard finished, new cottage, good barn, chicken house, 8 wells, windmill, tank and about 2(H) good healthy fruit trees iu good bearing. The price ot this place is only $31 uu. Yoa might also tell them of"a"fine farm we hare, known as our No. 2NM, which'has lBOjierea. of which 75 acres is river bottom loam aud under irriga tion, fn acres beiug in alfalfa and timothy, Hit acrcB of red land is suit able tm grain or fruit. There is a good orchard The place is well fenced. There in au nbnudauce of grapes, strawberries and other small fruits. Agoedbaru and other out-buildiugs rikI lumber etinnj;h on the ground to build a Hew house. A good mower ami 15 lead of lattle go with the place. Improvements aud chattels alone are worth l he prict asked. It takes only ifiiooo to secure this. Of course yon can't tell them of all the good things we hare to offer, so jnHt ask them to write us for infor mation aud if they care to, state in their letter just what they are look ing for aud we will do our best to supply them with the desired infor mation. Sherman & Ireland, T3h Real Estate Men. Masonic Temple Bldg. Grants Pass Banking & Trust Co. PAID VP CAPITAIj STOCK yza.ooo.oo. Transaots a general banking business. Receives deposit subject to check or on demand certificate. Our customers are assured of courteous treatment and every consideration eoa slttsnt with sound banking principle!. afety deposit boxes for rsut . J. FKANK WATHOS. Pros 11 A BOOTH, Vice-l'res L. L JEWELL. Cashier. The First National Bank OF SOUTHERN OREGON. SOUTHERN OREGON MINES Dividend Is Declared by Ge.llce Con.olldoiled. Progress at this Lucky Queen. The Lucky Oueen. Crane, mauagpr of the Lucky CAPITAL STOCK Sr0,MM.IH). Receive deposits subject to check or on certificate payable on demand Kalis sight drafts on New York, Han Pram -isco an id Portland Telegraphic transfers sold on all points in the I illicit .stales Special attention given to collections anil general business of our customers Collections made throughout Southern Oregon, and on accessible points R. A 1IOOTH. I'res J C. CAM fUKLL, Vlce-1'res H I. lilLKKY, t a-hier r Bert Barnes, Reliable Watchmaker At Clemens' lAAAAAAAAAi Grants Pass, Ore. C. D. Queen mine was in Grants Pass last week Thursday and Friday left for Spokane to be gone about tire days. Spokane is the headquarters for the Lucky Queen Mining Copauy and Manager Craue's trip is for the pur, rose of attending a meeting of officers of the company. Mr. Crane states that fine progress is being wade in installing the 10 stamp mill at the Lucky Qneen. The stamps are all set, w hich are of Ham mond make, aud the foundation for the two concentrators has been laid and they will be set as coon as they arrive, which will be the middle of next week. They are to be the Wilfley make. Foth steam aud water power will be used. The cugtue will be of 65 horsepower. The water1 wheel is a lfi inch Little Giant, work ing under a 31 toot head from a ditch carrying 1S0O inches of water. The water power will be good for six to eight months of the year and the supply will couie froiu'Jonip-off-Joe aud Shorthorn creeks. Bins have been constructed for 2.'ir tous of or aud these will be filled by the time the mill is ready to start, which is expected to be ou the 25th of this month. Development work has been carried ou iu the mine for several months past and'soms 2(KX1 feet of tunneling has beeu done. A largo auiouit of ore has beeu blocked out and is iu the slopes readv for removal. For a few months now the ore will he hauled by team to the mill, a dis tance of about a mile by tho road, which has a heavy dowu grade that will enable the toauis to haul big loads. About June it is expected to have au arerial cable line Installed lo carry the ore in buckets by gravity from the mine to the mill. There are now 22 men ou the pay roll but a soon as the mill is started, tho num ber will be iucreased to about 35. The Lucky Queen is eue of tha most promising mines of Southern Oregon and the size of the ore body known to exist together with the nigh values carried is certain to make it one of the big gold producers of this district, jsible. Mr. i;rane is also postmaster or i lu the past Winona and he states he has receiv ed notice f'oni the Department that the ollice will bo discontinued on February 2H, the ollice being supor- ceeded hv the rural mail service which is to begin on the 15th of this mouth ou the route from Grants Pass by way of the Juiup-olf Joe valley. SEWING MACHINES from $22.00 UP NEWCOODS! NEW PRICES I Prices: $22 00, 23 no. 24.itO, 25 i. 28 00, 3J.0 i. 32 50, 35 no, 40 lM, 45 f 50.00 We have no audits. We sell direct to the sion. Call at the store or write for catalogue, all machines. A'e pay the freight. V. B. caiiiii-:ix, I -opte iiiifl save you the fluent's coininis-HeaJipiarit-rs ior Needles and parts tor . lloi .11 J Axlilanll. Oregon. eta mammm -THE- NEW MEAT MARKET OU8TAV KARNEH. PROPRIETOR Manufacturer of all kinds of foreign ami domestic Sausages. Pork Pucker and deali-r iu all kinds of First-class Fresh, Salt and Smoked Meats, Wholesale aud Retail Mala Su-aat. Wast of Palaoe Hotel TELEPHONE tt MAHISLE WORKS The Go-lice Consolidated. Another dividend has recently beeu declared by the Galice Consolidated Mines Co., one of the most, progress ive mining oompauics operating in Southern Oregon. Three giants are steadily at work ou the Galice properties, all on ground that is known to be abundantly productive. With the exception of two proper ties, the Galice Couso'idated Mines Co. owns all the placer grouud along Galice creek . from the upiwr portion of the stream to the mouth. The two intervening projiorties are the Towuer claims, now owned by H. L. Lewis aud Sam Call aud the Harmim-Greeu mine, now under lease to T. K. Au dersou. The property of the Galice Consolidated Mines Co. Is therefore divided Into three portions. One of these is the tract formerly known as the Matthews mine. Another is the gronp of claims originally owned by A. B.'Cousin, lying above tho forks of Galice creek. The third tiuct em braces all the grouud lying along the lower two miles of the creek and embracing also a considerable area of laud covering Kogue river bars below the mouth of Galice creek. On the two lower tracts of grouud the miuing operations iu the years prior to the present owership were ham pered to a great exteut by the scarcity of water, but eveu with this disad vantage the ground yielded good re turns. The consolidation of proper ties with their water rights has made it feasible to operate a hydraulic equipment ou any portion of tho com pany's ground. A'l the benches and bars of Gilico creek carry gold iu very profitable quuutity. lie low thd forks of the creek the gold often occurs in large nuggets, with value as high as 50 or morn. Above the forks the (gold is generally smaller in size, but ou much of the ground the distribution is very uni form. One of the principal objects at which the company aims Is to opou the creek at tho mouth uud sluice out the preseut channel, which good judges estimate will produce richly when effective working is made pos- year, the enmpauy has made important and expensive addi tions iu equipment, including a hy draulic elevator for use on the river nars. They have also constructed buildings ou their ground near the mouth of Galice creek and have re cently completed a telephone line from Merlin to Galice Dnring the progress of development 'the company is steadily taking out Ai; vour di aler for Rogue Kiver ; . , , , , ... ii .. i i i i ... goio iroin i oiiYcjjit'UL iio.uts nun toe Creamery liutter made at Medford is , " 1 now 70 cents is r two-pound, square i property is being constantly improved '.nil w il'ht i toward the iicrfectinu of equipment . and etTectiveoesH of work which is the auu ot the mating nueiit. A. 15. Cousin lias been inniiap'r of the en terprise since its conception and has handled it with an ability which has been an Important factor in tho suc cessful progress of the work. W. It. NUTDU. K. V. SMITH. Josephine County Real Estate Co. COURIER BUILDING, GRAMS PASS, OREGON Improved Farms in Jackson, Josephine, Douglas and Linn Cou'ities. rr i m 15 i: if In Lnru- iiiul Si null TritrfH iu Wji.tiiiii-xtnti, Orison iiiul ( 'uhtoriiiu. M i i o lug ill price from .'iiK) to -,(, IHHI. Oregon Bell A. H. Gunnell aud H. E. Foster left Monday for Jacksonville to go to the Oregon Belle mine, near that place of wnich they are managers and part owners. Messri Foster & Gnnuell have had a force of men working on day aud uight shifts aiuoe early last fall at the Oregon Belle aud they have a large amount of development work done and so good is the ihowiug that they now feel warranted in taking under consideration the ereotiou of a stamp mill. Plans aud au estimate of the cost of a 10-atamp mill have beou prepared for them by F. E. Willett, of this olty, who recently completed the mill at the Opp uiiue. The Oregon Belle Is in the same mineral belt as the Opp mine aud gives promise of being aa extensive and rich as Is its famous neighbor. Mr. Guuuell returned last week from au extended trip to Mew York aud other Eastern states aud he states that capitalists are very favorable to milling investments that are able to make a sound showing aud will put iu money iu large sums. Wildcat ventures are out of oast iu the East, aud the promoter! of snob are piompt- ly turned dowu by investors, who have learned to be shy of their glitter ing promises. This, Mr. Guuiiull looks npou as foreshadow lug au era of rapid development for the mines of Southern Oregon, Owing to the pernicious work in theyeara past of promoters of wildcat ventures, South ern Oregon fell into disiepute iu the money centers of the oouutry aud the best of mines were as quickly turned dowu as were the worthless properties. But this is all changed uow, aud Southern Oregon has as good a standing as has auy other dis trict iu the country and Mr. Gunnell looks for a vast amount of outside capital to be invested iu the mines of this district within the next few years. Woodvllle District H. T. Hart, who conducts a large general merchandise store at Wood villi), aud is also the efUoiout post master for that oRloe and oouduots the local aud long .distance telephone oilioo for Wood vi lie, was lu Grauts Pass Saturday. Mr. Hart stated that tho outlook was tor) good for a pros perous year for Woodvllle. The three sawmills near that place will start so soon as the roads would permit team ing aud employment would bo giveu tu abont 100 men. The milling industry which is quite important iu the Woodville district is ojieuing with greater activity for this year thau ever before A largo number cf claims are being developed aud some of them aru showing up very satis factory to the owners. Tho mine that for the present means the most to Wiiodville's prosperity, is the Home slake mine located half a Carr & Terry I'lacir. The placer mine of (!arr Ai Terry on Silver creek will probably lie opined next season with hydraulic equip ment Ed F. Terry, one of the part ners, has gone east ou a visit anil will sieiid several months. When be re turns, it is likely tli.it the S Ivor creek proHisitiou will be put into running order. Mr. Terry has for some years been superintendent of the Placer and tnart. in Southern Ore-' Galice Consolidated Mines t.o.'s gon, developed ami iiiidevcinpci, lang- ,,roortics at Galice and Is among the mosi successful placer operators of Soulheru Oregon. He is also the in ventor of the Terry hydraulic derrick, CITY 1K0 1 1-RTY Vacant lots and Residences ; Busi ness Houses; t.roi.ry, Hardware, Feed, GeUeral Merchandise and Meat Market. Due, Two, Thro", Five and Ten Acre Tracts in any part of the City. M I 1. Flour aud Luu.lx-r. AND GRANITH J. H. rAlllllll K, rreprielor. in tne line of Cemetery wotlc in any kind Below we give some of our bargain. No. 211 lsl acres placer land. No. I giant, 'in feet pipe, dm h and res et voir, good buildings, land well tun 1 am prepared to lurnisb anything of Maible or Orantte. Nearlv thirty years of experience m the Marble business rrinle uiv saving that 1 can till vour orders in the very best manner. Can furnish work In B-otch, Swede or American 'iraiute or any kind ol Marble. Front street, next to Ureene's tiunsliop. Grants I'nan Cleaning and Dye ...Works... a very ingenious and etl'ective contri vance for moving boulders. Mr. Carr also is a miner of ennsidf rat'lo suc cessful exisrience. This mine is I situated at the junction of Silver 'and Todd creeks, about a mile h-low ! the Kilver creek falls hero the pro tect of os nitig the basin of Silver creek is now being carried out The I larger portiou of the placer round is located on u tsnich which has au I elevation of about PKI feet a New Machinery lor Golden Itrift. The Goldeu Drift Miuiug Co. re ceived this week the loug waited for hydraulic pipe, three carloads of it, which will connect with the mam moth pump aud direct its euergius iu the work to be performed. The pipe Is i0 inches iu diameter aud is made of No. S irou. Three uew giants, size No. 3, with other hydraulio ap pliances were also ,'eceived. Some two weeks time will yet be required to get the pipe aud connec tions io position. L. T. J cues, iug the ereotiou beiug put lu at was lu Giauts who Is auperinteud of the 10-stauip mill Lucky Quoeu mine, Pass Saturday. Mr. Jones stated that he would soon have his job completed aud that he would start the mill ou a trial run ou the 25th of tills mouth. The mill is said by those who have seen it, to be one ot the best ooustruotod iu this county aud it is quite sure to ruu without a fault aud be a credit to the skill of Mr. Joues as a millwright. YY. A. Klum who with Wm. Tycer is operating a piucar uiiuu ou Grave oreek seven miles below Lelaud, the property of Dr. W. L. Joues aud Clias, Straug of Medford, was iu Grauts Pass Tuesday. Mr. Klum said the shortage of water, that is affecting ail Southern Oregou, lias greatly retarded their operations aud they have doue little piping so far this winter. The mine is equipied wi ll a No. 3 giant under a good head of water and the bank to be worked is easy to handle aud whuu water is plenty, tine returns are had as the gravel is rich iu gold. Louis Hteuger and E. L. Giiiidntte were iu Grunts -Pass from Uoyote oreek Saturday. Thev are recent ar rivals iu Southern Oregou coming from Belliugham, Wash., aud aru uiiuors aud formerly miued lu Washiugtou, British Columbia aud Alaska. They had heard good re ports of Southern Oregou as a mining district aud they Uud that it fully meets thulr expcctaliou. They have located a quart claim ou Coyote creek that shows up quite rich. They will spend the rumuiudur of the win ter ou their claim and will develop it more fully so as to ascertain its values. E. O. Evurett, who eaiuu finiu Lakeview, Mich., last fall aud since then has beeu mining near Galiee, was lu Grauts 1'ass fur several days this week ou a visit to his nephew, John Hackett. Mr. Everett has a quarlx claim ou Howard creek which he has beeu developing this winter and whiuh is showing up very satis factory. On a continuation of the same ledge, C. Multlsou and Frank Mitchell each have claims that have the earmarks of a mine. So imcourag- ...ii ,,ri. 'iug is the outlook that ull three will of tho town. This miuo is under bond to the Euturprise Miuiug Com pany, a corporatiou of Baker Olty aud Wisconsin capitalists. Tho mine is quipped with a five-staiup mill and 4. as a power drill. Considerable de velopment work was doue last year. Three tunnels have beeu ruu aud a good body of rich ore was opened up. All work was suspended iu October, but is to be reuewed at ouoe. Frank Trowbridge, the uew superintendent, has arrived from Baker City, where he was formerly oouuectud with the Elkhurn mine, one of the largest iu that district. Mr. Trowbridge will Install electric power so soon as the Gold Kay aud Grants Pass electric line Is completed and will then put ou a furce ol men. Only a few men will be put iu at first, but it is ex pected that so soon as the mine is got ten iu shasi that 16 Co 20 muu will he giveu steady employment. ooutiuue their development work for some time yet and put their prop erties iu simile for sale or to osirate as they may decide. REMOVAL SALE We are making very special prices on everything trom 10 to 50 per cent Discount Huy now a Dollar Saved Is a Dollar Earned. Thomas (Q. O'Neill, 07o HousefurnisHers Grants Pass. - Oregon. Steam Cleaning, Pressing ami Dyeing for Gentlemen's CockR A Suit a week cleaned and mend ed for $ 1.50 per month. French Dry Cleaning for Ladies' Goods, Furs and Gloves. Prices reasonable. Goods called fur and delivered. W. A. CORNISH Proprietor, 4 West Front Street Grants Pass. Oregon High grade ore in small lots bought. W. U. Wright, WOOD Y.V1 i Grants Pass Fuel Co. Third Mn-et Between H and I l'hone CM We can supply you with some of the best wood to be had. ;i K IS A TRIAL 0KDHR Cvsh Paid for Wood. , the bered, easy I, rms. Price .,.. M.ue ',,.,, silv(,r ,.r,.k Th ,,,, l.i.U) III I.IHilUt I III! ' .. ... ,. 11 1 . therefore, is one of unusual excellence No. 2W-Uuaru mine, vein 1 1 feet 1 , . ,. . , , , wide, said nnrssay f' 10 H) I r tou. j al"1 " "ll"r "unural features it- re... ai r.. :,.r...,m lion... the mine is ideal in its facilities for all kinds of fruit, good engine pump ' placer operation. Todd creek fur and tank, all piped, chicken house, j ,jshes a water supply that is abuud nam, a m ou.er ""'-""'"""H"- Bllt ud lasting. Its source is in the rrice, tr-oo. 1 .... . , . , ... , . , range ot high mountains which ill ISO. 10 iois, o-risim nouse, j ,, , , , . pantry, won shed, good veil, uicelvl,l" tllu tributaries of Ilriggs and snade trees. Price (iM Kiiver creeks and wtiile a sliori fo. 4i Three ai res river bottom I stream, " Tarnishes a copious now 01 laud iu city limits. Sown t.i wheat. Bal,.r and eveu in the summer uiontha Price, fi.,0. JOO cash, balance oil (i) ,,.,., , (Iiill,lj,U(1. Thecl.au- 'io 4t m acres good house, barn. ' l'"''' ''eek has a steep fall, so uiilkhouso and out buildings, gKi that the water at a height to furnish fruit land, 10 acres cleared. Price, all H)Udanc of hydraulic pressure t"'' .., ,,. ,i 1 can tie brought 011 the ground with No. "J acres of tin richest soil in .Southern Oregon, ;..!, miles only a short ditch. Owing, however, from Urania Pass. 3; acres t year to the ris ky an I often precipitous old apple orchard, 40 acres 13 year nature of the grot.nd, a 1 otisi. rable old apple orchard, choic. varieties f fl , , 11J acres alfalfa, cuts tour crops per I ' year, average litmis per acre, one .along the ditch line, house, a story, frame, plastered, 10 The gold is the true Hilver creek rooms, one lious- 2-Uiry, ceiled, .article, solid, stuisjth and heavy, very I rooms .one good big ; house lor urea lro,rse I help, a big barns, packing house holds 1 ' 1 . I0.ISSI boxes apples, numerous out- I piece", ranging in Value from a few buildings. Produced last year ho'llccnra to (-Si or more. As is usual 'boxes merchantable apples, sold fst ! boxes taucy at fl..'J (sir tsix, 2ouo I boxea common at 7 lo SI. IS) peri box These same apples sold lor 'flT.j In New York and ft ."si iu ! Lsiudou per tx x. i f. is land has au j irrigating plant which cost Ps) 1 Price t!o,oJ, liulf cash, lulauce 1, I 3 and It years. I No. 4T Homestead rellmjuiirJiineiit, J to 4 million feel, lir, sugar and yellow piue, I -, mile, from saw mill, close to tirauU Pau. Price lAAi. Ueorgu Kit-or, Luwistoii, Idaho, minerals exhibit Hiter has mined a - mining man of was a visitor at the room Tuesduy. Mr. iu Idaho, Montana and llritish t'oluinbia. and now will try Southern Oregon. His previous kuowledgu of .Southern Oregon was that it was a worked-out placer dis trict and the uatU mining nothing but hunting. The exhibit of ores by the Oraiits Pass Miners Association and the information lie has gauied since coming here has convinced him that this district is rich in extensive quartz ledges that only need capital backed by coulideiice to develop them into large mines that will be heavy producers of gold for years to co ue. Gold Hill Ores Harry Oraut, of Welch & Grant of this olty, who have a branch clothing store at Gold Hill of which Mr. Oraut is iu charge, was in Qrauta Pan over Monday uight Mr. Uraut stated that busiu.'ss was good lu Gold Hill aud that tho outlook was good ior a very prosirous year. Gold Hill is iu one of tho best miuiug districts of South ern Oregon aud Mr. Uraut reports an iucreased activity among miuiug men aud this year promises to witness more development in the mineral resources of that district than In any previous year. Mr. Oraut Is greatly iutoiested in the efllclent work that the Grants Pass Miners Association is doing In advertising the mineral resources of Southern Oregou by meaua of the minerals exhibit which the Associa tion is maintaining iu Grants Pass. Mr Grant projKises to secure the 00 ojHiratioii of the other business men ot Gold Hill and of the mining men of that vicinity iu getting up an ex hibit of ores from that district for display lu the Grant Pass minerals exhibit. President Mangniu tuts given the assurance that tho Gold Hill exh'bit shall bo given a special section to itself aud be properly label ed and catalogued free of exjicnso to the Gold Hill miners. Kviry miuing man who ooines to Southern Oregon visits Grants Pass aud the Miners Association's minerals exhibit and the distrlot that has a good showing of ores Is sore to attract their atten tion and thereby lead to the likell hood of au investment that will be to the gain of the district. Willi this idea lu view, air. Oraut proposes that as Grants Psas generously olfers them free Saco that Gobi Hill shall have sn exhibit of ores such as that district can supply and which will be certaiu to equal the best of any district In Southern Oregon. J It McKay, ail old tinre friend of II. I,. Andrews, ssuit Sunday in with heavy gold by far ihe great portion of the values lie 011 or m-ar the bedrock. The ground la only a few feel 111 depth. The boulders are numerous, large and heavy, butttilh the fir si class facilities at hand for working the grouud will not b a "nous impediment to successful operation. IligJ. grade oie in suut.l lots bought. Vl. O. wr.ght. New Ore svt Mining Exhibit. A number of imKiriaut addition! to the mineral colhictluu at the miuiug exhibit rooms were received this week. The lientoo group of miues ou Mt. lli'ubcu contributed a quantity of high grade ore, containing specimens from live or six dilfereut mines of the group. the lieu ion is uniformly acknowledged to be uue of the best of the newer properties lu Soutlicrii oregou aud has a 80 stain, mill wait ing fur traiissirtatluu as soou as the roads becomu solid enough to make heavy hauling practicable. M P. Hull brought iu from the Gold Pick uiiue uf liolaud creek, a uuinbor of lemaikahly handsome specimens contaiuiug fr.e gold visible III every piece of the rock. J. O. Mattison brought io some sjMiciinen of high grade copper ore from his property 011 Peavine mount ain iu the Galice district. The ore carries copper in values uf DO to 40 per cent and is of remarkably hand some apjiearaucn. Peavine mountain lies betwecu Galice and Silver creeks. It has loag beeu laiuous as a gold I producing district and lately has beeu making a reputation lu the liuej of copr. Home ore is shown from the quartz uiiue of lieu Patty lu the l)ry Dig gings district. This property is situated uot over threo miles from town. It is the ledge formerly owned by the Woolfolk brothers aud worked by them witli au arraatre, the ore luring handsomely tboogb It had to lie sledded and hauled some two miles. ' Pure Plymooth Bock Cockerels, il. 00. imm Bobbins. Pert Williams, a tinner at Ilair- Kiddlo Couipau'a hardware store, has Income a granger on a small scale and now lie is up with the lark in the mornings and closes the day with the owl iu liH.kiug after Ins farming oM.ratioiis, while putting in the days at woik at hi. trade in the tinshop. Mr. Williams has four acres of land a mile west of town which he Is mak ing iuto one of the handsomest and most productive suburban tracts about this Olty. More than half of the laud he is putting to small fruit, he plant ing au acre to strawberries. When all his In. proven. cuts are completed, Mr Williams will have one of the handsomest homes and most priilitable gardens aud berry tracts iu the vicluity uf Grants Pass. Grants Pass, a guest at the home of Mr. Andrews Mr. McKay had not been in Grants Pass for six years aud was greatly surprised at the growth of the lonn in that period. Mr. Mc Kay is a miner and while away has been in the mining districts of Idaho, Montana, and British (lolt)in hta, hut he comes back convinced that Southern Oregon is the best district ! he has yet worked ,11. He located the exct to get art claim on Sardine creek In Octo- ier and has since been developing It. if ore that be has taken nut of his lrift, he has had two mill tests made hat netted over ll.'IISI for the two runs Ihls is very satisfactory retort. s P "Cold Pick" Balrtg Opanad. The Gold Pick quarts mlna of Bo- laud oreek ii being quietly developed aud put Into sha) by its owners. If. V. Hull aud 0. N. Matthews and It preseutiug a very favorabia appear ance. There an two tunnels on tba vein, one with a length of 86 and tha other of 80 feet. Tha width of tha vein varies from i to foot feet, tba general character of tho adjacent for nation being porphyry. From IIS to 40 per too is said to be tha Banal value carried by tha ore. bat some of the rock la extremely rich, showing free gold In abnudanoe and yielding at the rate of hundreds of dollars to tba ton. The Gold Plot was dieooTOied some years ago by Stewart A Baufleld aud appeared at the , surfaoe aa a nar row stringer carrying gold in astonish iug valnus. As deptb has been at tained, the stringer has inoreased in width until a good sised vein baa beeu exposed carrying good milling values throughout, wltb occasional chutes of surpassing richness and glittering with free gold. Roland creek la a famous stream for heavy placer gold. It Is one of the larger tributaries of Booker oreek, heading on Poland Peak, one of the culminating peaks of the long ridge dividing Sucker creek from Althouse, Within tha past few years several ex cellent quarts properties bava been shown iu the Boland oreek distrlot and It is probable that It will be a camp of importance aud considerable production within the next few years. Althousa 1'la.cer Contest Settled. Joseph Skeeters and R. Baldwin came to Grants Pass last Friday and arranged au amicable settlement in a dispute they have had sluoe last fall with Sheriff G. W. Lewis and Deputy Sheriff Krnest Lister over a placer claim on A It house oreek known as the Pat Marotiey claim. Messrs. Skeeters and Raid win attempted to Jump the claim and took possession and began preparations to operate It. Ao in junction was served 00 them last week with the result that they drop. ped tl.el. contest aud leased tna olaim until June 1st of Messra Lewis fc Lis ter. The claim has a flue water right available from a ditch that I Misses near by aud Messrs. Skeeters Bald win will at ouoe put on a giant and to piping by the Inst of this mouth This claim is thought to he quite rich as it Is a part of the fa mous A It house channel that In years gone hv has p-oil need gold in quanti ties au4 it has beeu worked by ground sluicing iu a verv small war by the four months work on a ledge that 1 original owner, Pat Marouey, an eo- promises to yield still better wheu I cent no Irishman, uow iu the asylum, ti.lly opened up at Salem. W. Weybiight, a mining and civil engiueer of Portland has beeu iu Grants Pass several days this week. While investigating the min ing resources of Suuthcru Oregou. He spent considerable time at the minerals exhibit of the Miners Asso ciation studying tbt oies of lots dis trict and he was greatly phased with the showing made, both as to the I higli class nf the ores aud the great cxt-nt of tins mineral distnct. Mr, Weybrlght represents large capitalists of Portland and will give Soulheru Oregon a thorough examination with a view of lu vesting lie sls'iit teveral days at Jacksonville and among other mines, visited the Opp where lie saw the uew 10 stamp mill iu operation, lie ssike well of the miue. He rxistcls to visit (lie Grautte Hill, the Greenback and othel big miues ol this district before returu nig to Portland. Mr Weybrlght stated that Portland capitalist, were giving much attention to the miues of tioolhuru Oregon aud that they would be quite oertatu to mak large invest ,owuis Iter lu ttw uuar future. SV A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 1 inn Closin.' Out LKDD'S DISC ItKCOKDS Eat of Depot 5 Grants 1'ass,- V yvvvvvvvvvv' 75c Records at 50c Each No more tit ilio , price when these aro sold. W. A. PADDOCK Oregon