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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (March 2, 1906)
KOOUH RIVHR COURIER. GRANTS PASS. OREGON. MARCH 1906 !, - -- t'DI UTC DICC THE METROPOLIS (Continued from jHe Onr. ) lnui wl:icb can be utilized ery cheaply. In tills way Josephine coun ty 18 eunMed to produce berries of vi;ry variety and nowhere in the cli luato and anil ho well adapted for their production and we have ever a ready market txitli at home aod in the Bound cite. There are many open iugs in thin lino for energetic families, whom principal capital need only to In s willuiKueiiii to lend all their effort)) to the buuinfM. Grapes alxo thrive exceediugly well here, and many acres of laud have been net to viueyardu, while many more can Mflily be converted to this Industry. Oar apples an equal to the best and in the course of a few yoars time the fry it industry will be one of our principal standby. There are hun dreds of or chai ds throughout the county, tome of them reaching quite large proportions, and all tteadily in creasing their output. The amonnt of Hit fruit shopped East and exported are a revelation to mauy who bave eiver realized our activity in this twooh. Fro it growing 11 like all oUoif occupations, it meant tb devo tion of the entire time and attention of experienced person! to bring it op to iti fa '1 development, and fruit growers of note are rapidly interesting themselves throughout the county turning whioli wat formerly looked op nm at being almost worthless into val utile orchards. And there are inch rations still opnu for tha energetlo and far-seeing orchardist nature hat been lavish in the ex pouditnr of her gifts in the immediate vicinity of (Jrauts Pass, and only awants the interests of homeseeker posieuMxl ot sumolent capital and en nrgy to develop and materially benefit by die abaudunt resource" here pio vhled. If wo are equal to the task of taking bold of the possibilities placed within our reach by a Isiuutifal Creator there is wi question that id the near future the couuty of Joiephine will occupy luir proper pluce In the roll of enter prlHiiiH and resourceful counties of the statu. Intending settlers should in t expect too much in the way of uiadH'too-order bourns, hat should in vcNtlgatu this territory with the idea of placing here capitul, energy and uirirt, ana to all or you we would say when contemplating a change in loca tion, regardless of your particular line, investigate our territory Brut mad tee if it will not meet yonr re qniremenU, m nowhere can it so trnth fully be said that Josephine oouuly is Adapted to every nse. Here toii will d4 good land, a pleasant climate, bnarty, healthy and energetio citl .ens, ww will await yoo with a gcuuioe, Western weloome. . THE TOPOGRAPHY UF JOSEPHINE COUNTY A Land of Fertile Valley B J ween Mountalne Rich in Precious Metals. Jue of the graudest advantages of Koutkern Oregon aud of Josephine voonty in rticuUr is the diversity of the resources and industries. It is a condition, whose value ceu scarcely be taggnrated that the welfare of this rrgion Is depeudent ou no single in dustry ; that we have considerable umber of baskets iu which to carry ttte eggs of enterprise. Few indeed re the localities of similar area which Its re such diversity of resources. Agriculture, mining, lumbering, frail raising, stock raitnug, dairylug in tlMtlr more or less developed stages are an ludostrles which belong to Josephine ooutity aud iu each Hue there are wealth bringing possibilities far beyond the present attainment This advantageous diversity of re aourres is aue very greatly to the .pe culiar topographical conditions of Hotithern Orogun, conditions more typical io Josephine than iu any other county In the district It it the topo graphy also which determines in a very jtnrat measure the stains of Grants fast and uket it the leading cotnmer pial oity of Southern Oregon. The ceuntry in general may be said o eousistjif long vallers.(euerllv mrrow, with divisons, subdivMins ndraaiiflcatiiins, stparated by mouu au ranges. The valleytfollow the cmrso of the stresuis. Rogue river and itMtrlbotaries. That part Jof Southern Orem wbichVontaim Jaoksou audJosephtne swsity; ,lsnoloed Jinj all; sides by soaaUtn walls: on ue Csode rng, ;!thenao ooue u( itie j aetata! a srstotu ofjthe state; on the! t the Coast range, not so high as Ws Ciode'but yet the most fogged formidable barrier of all. The Hiikiyvus, amajestio spur of the Cae caJee, estoadt east and west along the .etthern boundary and. Joining the Vomt range, form anuubroken water- bed between the Kogusfriver udth Klamath. On the north this region it bounded by the long, irrignlar contin nation of mountains known as L'uip- noa divide. The Const range is pierced by Hogue river aud its princi pal tributary, the Illinois, the streams flowing through extremely deep and rngg'd canyons. Itcsides the Illinois, Kogue river has another tributary which rises tc the diguity of a river, the Applegate. The principal valleys of the county lie along there three streams and are separated from each other by long spurs which extend north and went from the Siskiyous. The divide be tween Koaue river and the Applegate, some 60 miles in length, is a continn ious barrier from one end to the other with the exception of one pass near Jacksonville, giving the upper portion of the Applegate valley communication with that town and with Medford, on the line of the Southern Paoiflo. This divide ends abruptly just south of Grants Pass, the confluence of the two streams being a few miles below Grants Pass is by iti position, the only logical railroad point for the greater part of the Applegate valley. t Dividing the tributaries of Ihe Ap plegate from those of the Illinois, another long ridge jut oat from the Siskiyou range, sweeping first north and then west. Below the confluence of the Applegate with Rogue river the divide turns north again till it reaches the latter stream. Thereafter the river follows close along the foot of the steep mountains nutil imprisoned on the other tide by spars from the Umpqua divide, it flows through narrow canyon to pass the Coast range. The Illinois divide is broken at only one po'nt, an easy pass which leads from the Illinois valley to Slate creek and down that stream to the Applegate valley near its junction with Rogue river within a few miles of Grants Pass which is by its position again the only logical outlet to the railroad from the valley of tha Illinois. The Illinois valley is in alze tli most important in the county, being some 20 miles long by lii miles wide. It contains many of the best farms of the county though only the most fer tile portions are iu cultivation and it contain large areas of unimproved laud. The hills which surround it are full of mineral wealth aud both moon tain and valley lauds hate large tracts of good timber, virtually untouched as yet on account bf the difficulty of transportation. The projected railroad from Grants Pass will work wonders toward the development of the many resources of this valley. The Applegate valley, long and oar row. Is better developed agriculturally the farmers having co-operated in an irrigation system which has worked a wonderful transformation The valley of Rogne river at and below Gratits Puss thongh not large In extent, is wouderfully fertile and productive. Prom all of these larger valleys arms and branches extend along the tributary streams into the very heart of the mountains. Even after the valley seems to end aud the creek oonrse becomes a oauyou, there will be little opeuiugs, nooks aud coves of fertile and comparatively level ground. Such sheltered places are peculiarly adapted to the growing of flue fruit. The northern portion of the county contains no large valleys but has a series of long aud generally narrow creek bottoms of the same general character as those mentioned. The Southern Pacific railway cute through each of thesd creek valleys aud Grants Pass, the nearest commercial point, receives the trade of these aud tribu tary districts. The mountain lands which comprise so great a portion of the area of the county are by no means waste lauds but iu different industrial lines have wealth bringing industries that place them side by side in value with the valley lands. The mineral deposits are rich aud exteusive and the timbered areas are large and valuable. The luoiiutains, more especially the higher oaes, contain much good grating ground and among the uplands. benches aud table lands, there is con siderable laud suitable for agriculture and which will doubtless be brought into ettltivatloo wheu the country reaches a greater degree of develop ment. The roadless areas of the western portion of the county con tains considerable laud of this character. When the situation of Grants Pass is considered in relation to the topogra phy of Southern Oregou, to the only practicable transportation routes from valley to valley which nature has al lowed, it will be readilr seen whv it is the leading commercial city of the district, why it baa so much greater tributary ' territory than othel towns andJwhyiitSmustyjHlwayt be the lea.!- Ing oity of Southern Oregon. A povtofflpo will be at mediately ee Ublishedat; ,Ui J.Meadows, above Gelesville.ttbe anob "of "j.TTT Thomas, who has been appointed post. is mi imine selected master. for.the.uew A Donor oe wluuu will prove a greatj convenience tcjne ettleisia that region. The mau will leave the train at thlt nation "ana tor the first mouth apeeUI.oarrier will oarr.vtht mail QUndale Kews. ' rs mum 9 Fastest Growing Town in Southern Oregon LOOK AT THE MAP. 100 Producing Cold Mines 100 Fruit Farms One Billion Feel of Lumber Tributary MINING MERCANTILE MANUFACTURING FOREST FARMING FRUIT RAISING MERLIN c' $K W t iu 'vitwrY N Tx)l Y Ly GRANTS PASS OREGON LTJJ ALL ROADS LEAD TO MERLIN Two GREAT COPPER MINES Shipping High Grade Ore One miles from MERLIN, the other 2.J miles. . . A Dozen ready to ship. ' Good Granite Hoa.ls. CENTRAL POINT FOR SMELTER 200 Tons of Ore Per Day Available. 100 Stamps Dropping Within a Radius of 15 miles of Merlin. Rich Free Milling Ledges in process of Development and receiving Machinery and Supplies from MERLIN. We are surrounded by Hydraulic Mines. OPPORTUNITY FOR PLANING MILL & BOX FACTORY Four Saw Mills hauled their product to MERLIN last Summer. Another large one has been added to the list. One shipment of rough Sugar Pine netted $100 per thousand. SPLENDID OPENING FOR CANNERY 20 to 30 Thousand Boxes of Peaches shipped annually. Double this amount goes to waste. Apples, Pears, Prunes, Cherries, Berries and Vegetables in abundance. . Salubrious Climate. Productive Soil. Hardwood for Furniture Factory Cownlots for Everybody if You fiurry. We Will Build You a Home And you can pay for it monthly. Thirty Buildings going up. THE MERLIN TOWNSITE is DEVELOPMENT COMPANY Will Gravel the Streets and put in Water Works. Good School Facilities, Five Stores Two Blacksmith Shops, Two Hotels, Barber Shop, Public Hall, Two Churches and 400 Peoplu now make up'the town. THE POPULATION.! WILL DOUBLE IN SIX MONTHS -A.nd m.rible In One Year "a, WHY?. Because we have a Big Colonization, Railroad, Irrigation, Lumbering and Manofacturin Scheme on foot and tho natural resources of this section will of itself guarauteo the prediction Residence Lots, $50 to $100, 50x100 us Business Lots, $150 to $250, 50x100 CASH or INSTALLMENTS Correspondence Kolieited. Lerin Toivnsite and InvestmentjCompanv MERLIN, Josephine County, OREGON.