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GRAXTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 16, 1W6.
No. 50.
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VOL. XXI
ELECTRIC POWER NUW
USED AT GRANITE HILL
Mill at This Big Mine Doubled
In Capacity Prospects for
Future Bright.
After a mouth's suspension of min
ing and milling - operations, to allow
of the change from steam to electric
power, wors is again nuder way at
Granite Hill mi up, near this city.
The change in power has been pre-
ected, together with the addition of
several heavier pieces of machinery,
and the mill and miue is now equip
ped and in condition to operate on a
far bigger scale than befori. Asa
matter of truth, there are bat one or
two mines with bigger equipment
thau the Granite Hill in Oregon, and
none with better. Bat' construction
work is not over by any means, as
Manager W. J. Morphy announces
that the management will add 20 more
stamps this summer, making a total
of 40, and with this addition the
Granite Hill will have as great mill
lug capacity as any mine in Oregon.
Aoxilliary to the milling battery is an
excellent concentrating plant, in
which six Free Tanners 'are already
iu operation, and auotlxr eries of six
will be added when the additional 20
stamps are installed.
So excellent is the Granite Hill
system of milling and concentration
that nit more than 40 or CO ceuts to
the ton remain iu the slimes and tail
ings, beiug a vrry small per ceut of
the assay value. And while the
values of the. tailings are small, Super
intendent Wick-rsham nevertheless
desires to save them, and to this end
has placed a s- t of slime tables over
which the tailiugs water in ran, and
which catches a tr.:-uter part of the
value. With the system now iu
ose, the ore of the Granite Hill can
be miued, milled and cone nt rated
for $1 50 a ton. All above this is
clean profit to fie miiua. euieuf.
There are very fow mines on the
Pacific Coast that can make such a
showing, as the cost of mining aud
lailliug in most western properties is
from $3 to 5 a ton. The ehippers
are op aginst the propt sition of $4
and tl a ton for freight alone. To
mine and mill the ore of a mine at
the lowest possible cost, is the prob
lem that demands conservative solu
tion by every miue superintendent,
aud the low figures reached in tiiis re
gard by the Granite Hill system
speaks volumes for the management
With the vast body of ore uu levered,
and the great svsteni of veius yet to
be develoepd, the property will cer
tainly become one of the leading pro
ducers of the mineral west. Its worth
is no longer a matter o' conjecture;
its values have been amply proved,
and the sr-at Granite Hill is a gigan
tic certainty, h v rute of which it is
entitled to n lice amoiig the giants.
. Granite Hill is one of the busiest
mining catupi iu Ort guu, aud has a
population of about 20(1, i clndiug the
families of the mine is The camp
has a poetofficH and store, with daily
mail and stage irom Grauts Pass. It
has a commodious boarding house aud
a large lodging house has jnst been
completed to give better aocommoda
tlous to the men. The ramp is also
provided with a fchool house, and the
school has a . good attendance of
scholars
The Granite Hill holdings, which
consist of both quartz and placer
ground to the nmoont of 800 acres
covered by United Sta'es patent, are
located on the two forks of Lrose
Creek, eight miles from Grants Pans.
The property is owned by the Ameri
can Gold Fields Company, which was
incorporated in 1902 under the laws of
the state of Washington. Chicago is
the headquarter of the company,
with offices iu the Marquette Builfi-
adequate development obtainable,
cost being only a secoulary eoiisideia
tiou. Whil this pulley means a gre it
outlay at the beginning, it also means
greater retorns in the end and adds
to the life of the mine. That the
compauy has made good iu this re
spect ie evideut by the v.lue and :a
pacity of its present equipment, aud
the exteut of develnpuieut dene. Th
company has expended over $18,0(0
for equipment and development, aud
its payroll is the biggest of any miue
iu Suatheru Oregon, with the excep
tion of the Greenback, which is but
little larger, aud the Opp which it
equal'.
The iutrodnctinu of electrio power
at Granite Hill will prove a big sav
ing to the company, both in money,
labor and timber. Energy is derived
ovei the aluminum wires of the Cou
dor Water & Power Com any from
Gold Ray. One 75 H. P. motor oper
ates a new seven-drill compressor.
The battery and vamiera are at pres
ent operated by water power, which
is available through the Winter, but
will be replaced by ilectticity daring
RAILROAD MINERAL
LAND FIRST. CASE
Tried Before Judge Htinna This
Week Its Outcome of Much
Interest to Mining Men.
Au adjourned term of cirouit court
was convened Monday by Judge II. K.
Hanua and it will probably be in ses
sion until the middle or last of next
week. Oue case that was tried this
week has a most iuipoitaut beariug on
the mining industry of Southern Ore
go aud the outcome of the suit ii be
ing watched with nioch interest by
mining, men. This case involves the
qaestion of owership of minerals on
railroad laud. The grant to the O. &
C. railroad reserved the minerals to
the government but the railroad com
pany claims the gold and other
minerals by right of subsequent acts
of co gress. The tract ef land in
volved adjoins the Greenback mine
and whs bought of tbs rarload com-
.VlfiL AT THE GRANIIE HILL MINE
ing. W. J. Morphy, of Chcagi, wh
has been interested iu Southern Oie
gon mines for the past eight or nine
years, is general manager of the com
puny, and the rapid growth und d' -velopment
of the Granite Hill is
largely due to the business entert r se
and conservative management givi-u
the property by Mr Morphy.
The purpose of the American Gold
Fields Company, from the beginning,
was to give the Granite Hill mines
the very best equipment and the most
Sell Real Estate ?
A(jent for
U. S. Fidelity & Guarantee Co.
Equitable Savings and Loan Assn.
Fire Insurance,
Lloyds Plate Glass Co.
Phillips Hydraulic Rams.
SOME GOOD BUYS
th SiiDiner. The hoist is the ouly
part of the equipment operated hy
j steam, as a 75 H. P. motor bus been
dropped to the 400-foot level to opi r-
,atthenew level pump. This pump
is of the- neutr fugal type, and has a
'cipi'City of IS, C00 gallons an hour.
A 50,h00 gallon sump and ample sta
tion has bi'en cut on the 400-foot level
for the new puuip The preseut
steam pump, aid also the surface
J bo- li is aud s euiu engines will r main
iu place, f"r use In fuse of accident
to the power line, and the shutting
off ot the eh'otrie current.
The old 40-fo( t heidfrHiiie his been
re pi iced hy a latg.r und heavii r one,
The uow fraui i has a height of C5
feet, and is biiilt to wiihrtand the
h ay strain f hoisting two lo.ided
csges iu both compart uifiits of the
v erticul rhaft. The hoit qnipuient
is ot thu twin-engine type, with on--iuoli
steel cabl. Tliis hoist will
opcratt to a d-pth of more thau 2000
free. The company til-o owns and
operates its own i-awm II, cutting all
needed lumber and mine timbers from
the heavy fir aud pine forests of the
Granite Hill holdings. i
Theie are now 1 1. 000 feet, more,
than two miles, of underground work-1
i ings, tunufls, ilrifts, upraises aud
shafts in the Graune Hill miue.
This, aside from the several tliousand
f-t of development work rione ou the
A Fine S-Room Dwelling and two choice residn'ice lots
well Imat d with commauding view, house pUsterel an I liard oi'
Buish, i well paiuud outside. Has beeu bmlt ouly four yi ars
Coolo not ee rebuilt for less than $-000 If takeu by April
can be had at a m or floe. Ouly $1500.
b Room House and two choice lots ou 8th street neur
House new and well paiuted. Price $1375.
5-Reom Cottage and four choice lets in nice locaton. Prce
ouly $350 ou a qui n sale. Gojd t.rms if wauted.
37 Acres fine Apph-gate bottom land 10 tales from Grant
Pass, 8 a-re iu hops, balance salable lor alfdlta or vegetables. A
snap; at $1100, one-half cash.
A 26 acre Kiver Bottom Hop Farm in fine state of cultivation
close to town, for only J'.'IWO.
9 Acres of (rood bottom land, good 6 room house, good barn and
chicken house, IJ miles from Grants Pass, for only TI50).
80 Acres iu the famous Applegate vallxy.9 inil-s from Grauts
Pass. 60 acres iu grain, afalfa and clovr. All under irrigation.
Water right of 150 miners' inches with place Good orchard 7 jears
old, good baru and other outbuildgs, fair house, one-eighth mile to
first-class Bchool ;one half mile to country store and" pottoflice.
New Rail Hoad will go near place. A BARGAIN, if takeu soon,
87 acres 4 miles from Grants Pass, 70 acres sandy sediment loam.
Balance bench land ,
I HAVE STOCK AND POULTRY FARMS
Of all sizes and description at prices ranging from IT00 to 115,000.
WRITE ME
For illustrated descriptive pamphlet and list.
W. L. IRELAND, "The Real Estate M;in"
pany by R N. Bish'p, though pre
viously a mining claim had beou lo
cated on it, now heldby the Hamlin
heirs who are the defendants. Mr.
Bishop and back of him
the railroad company was
r presented by R. G. Smith aud the
Hamlin lit irs bad as their attorneys,
C. U. Latoun tte of Oregou City and
H. B. Hendricks of this city. Mr.
Latourette is one of the ablest mem
bers of the Oregon bar aud he brought
out every point uf law that might
Fiistaiu hit tase. The law points in
volved ate tery intricate aud Judge
llanna will take full time to carefully
consider them before bo gives Lis de-uisBi-
ii, uo jury being had, as the case
is almost certain to go to the United
Slates supreme court, as wichever
side lotet will appeal.
Another cases of local importance is
the suit of August Ketsch against the
Niagara. Iusuraucs Company to col
let ti e Insurance of tfiHOO on his
brewery ihst was burned last Sum
mer. The Couqany refosed to pay
the Insurance claiming that the build
ings wi re burned to get the insurance.
The trial of this case was begun this
Friday before a juiy. K. G. Smith
replevins Mr. Fetsch aud W. M. Col
vig and G. II. Durham the insurance
company. Monday the bearing of
uother iniy case will be heard that
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Ground Floor Courier Bldg. Grants Pass, Orb.
claims, all of which - are well de
veloped mints, an i a part if ihf
Hill holdings. The Red
ne is looted a qnsrter-inile
Granite Hill mill. It is at
woik'd under lea-e, or on
percentage. Hie lessee delivering the
ore to the bins of he Granite Hill fur
situplingaud sorting. A lich strike
lias rsseu made in this m ux, and at
presnt the vein is giving retarns of
tl00 a ton. The main Granite Hill
ledge, on wh cli the principal work of
tbe American Gold Field Company
; has been done, hss a width of from
i four to lli feet. The vtin is a true
j fimure, aud occurs in grauiU. With
me exception or me jumbo and High
Tariff, tbe other veius of th Granite
Hill system, occur Iu rtiorite The
values of the Orauite Hill ledge are
notfabulous, as gold strikes go, but
they .maintain a very fair average,
and are of constant and stable char
acter, requisites that are oecceawy
to permanence. The whole body of
the ledge is milling, aud reduce,
readily. Betweon th several levels
of the mine there are many thous
and tons of ore blocked oat, and this
immeuse reserve insures constant
operation to the mill. Saperintcnd
entV itfkersham states that the show
ing fully warrants a battery of 40
stamps, and that the enlarged mill
coo Id be operated night and day to its
full capacity without ever having a
shortage of ore.
dated Miues Company fur damage
onosed by a ditch W. M. Colvig and
G. H. Durham represent Mr. Auder
son und A. C. llougn and F. E Bar
gi ant represent the mining company.
Judgment for t-'iOOO, interest and
costs was given the Grants Pass Bauk
iug & Trust Co., against the New
York & Western Mines Co., and a
jodgment for 1H2!.47. and for :18.80
interest aud $150 attorneys fees was
given the Grauts Pass Hardware Co.,
agaiust John and Dora Kanzan. O.
S. Brown got a judgment for $'2U.2S
agaiust C. V. Triphitt and R. G.
Smith got a jodmgent i. gainst L. A.
Davis for $113.00. A judgment for
f 100 aud 125 attorneys fees was given
D. P. Johnson and August Fetsch
against R. M. Nugent. Divorces were
granted to Graffle Bauer Irom Or ilia
Btber aud to M. E. Mauley from Ada
Mauley.
The secoud trial of Dora Jennings
for alleged complicity in tbs murder
of her.father at Granite Hill mine last
Summer will come np at tbe regular
term of court that ooovenes on April
I. In the meantime Miss Jennings
Is tbe lone inmate of the county jail.
Her broter Jasper Jenniuga, who hud
his trial at the January term preced
ing her trial, aud who was found
guilty by the jury aud was sentenced
to be hung, Is uow in the state peul
teutiary awaiting the outoome of the
hearing of bis case by the supreme
court, as to whether he gets a new
trial. His attorney II. D. Norton,
got a stay of proceedings and he will
not hang unless the supreme court sus
tains the lower court
SMALL BOYS AND
GUNS AND TROUBLE
Guy Colvin Shoots Off Brother s
r oot R.eckless Shooting
About Suburbs.
A distressing accideut befel Louis
Colvin, the 10-year-old son of Robert
Co vlu, last Saturday that came very
near costing the boy his life and will
make him a cripple.' He, In com
pany with his 12-year-old brother,
Guy, and Carroll Cornell, who is 9
years old were on Jose X. Nelson's
place, just east of town hunting aud
they had a dotiblo.-burrelcd shotgun
with them. Tbe three boys were
standing; talking and the banter was
ma e that Guy could not shoot both
barrels at once. Without considering
the diructiou the gun was pointed he
pulled the triggers aud Louis droppod
to the ground screamiug with pain
aud one foot (hot away and the other
oue injured. The two boys ran to the
home of E. F. Curgill aud told him of
the accident and Mr. Cargill hastened
to the boy aud catried hi m to his
house. Dr. Douglas aud Mr. aud
Mrs. Colvin were summoned.
Dr. Douglas checked the flow of
blood and hud thn boy removed to the
Southern Oregon General Hospital,
where he amputated the injured
right foot, taking off the leg'ubove
tlio ankle. Two shots bad passed
through thu heel of the left foot, but
the injury will not cripple that foot.
The bt y, who is not rugged, came
near dying from loss of blood and the
shock, but he began to rally the next
day and he is now doing well aud the
wonud is healing rapidly. This is
the second patient thatDr. Douglas
has had in the recently established
Grants Pass hospital aud lie is very
well pleased with the coveniences it
offers aud the ezoellet service of the
nurses. Especial oouiuiedution is due
Miss Webb, the superintendent and
hi ad nurse, for the perfect sanitary
condition aud the careful attention
given patieuts.
The shooting of the Colvin boy it
but the stquence of the hunting
craze that exists among the boys of
Grants Pass of late. It la a common
thing for boys from 8 to 18 years old
making for the fields and brash laud
about this city with a gun on their
shoulder. As there is no game other
than a stray rabbit, the birds become
targets for their guns, notwithstand
ing there is a heavr penalty for shoot
ing birds. Suburban residents com
plain of the daugerons manner in
which bullets and shot from these
bo s' guns fly about their premises
and the farmers fear for the safety of
their stock and corse at having their
fences molested and gates left open.
No sensational or questionable mat
ter allowed in the Courier.
ANOTHER RAILROAD
FOR GRANTS PASS
Runs to T&kilma and Eventually
to CrescentClty-Citizens Beck
it With $22,000 In Bonds.
This Thursday eveuiug a meeting
was held" at the opera house to hear
the final report of the committee hav
ing iu hand the securing of a railroad
from Grants Pass to Illinois Valley.
There were present about 75 of the
business men and leading citlieus of
the city and the spirit manifested is
that that has kept Graats Pass tbs
leading town of Southern Oregon and
which is to push its development to
city of 25.000 aud one of the leading
railroad centers of tbe Northwest.
R. G. Smith was made chairman
aud H.L. Gilkey secretary. Mr. Smith
stated that the committee had aooepted
the offer of the California & Oregon
Coast Railroad Compauy to build tbs
railroad from Grants Pass to Takilma.
This offer was that the oittiens of
Graats Pass were . to subscribe for
122,000 of the Company's bonds, Vhiok
were to be seonred by a first mort
gage, as were the remainder of the Is
sue for raising building funds. , The
money for these bouds issued to tbs
Grauts Pass citizens was to be paid
to the company in fonr eqnal Install
meuts, the first when contraction ni
began aud the other payments to be
made as the work progressed, tbe last
paymeut to be made when the first 16
miles of read bed was completed.
Subscriptions being called for
Charles Welter put down (JOCK) for
Welter, Praolit & Sohuiltt. Other men
oa mo forward and in a very short time
the list stood at $1:1,700. Owing to the
absence, through unavoidable causes,
of several of tho contributors to the
original list, the entire auiouut was
not raised that evening, but the com
mittee had the assurance that the full
amount required would be signed for
this Friday.
At the close of tho uieetiug the sub
scriptions to the bouds was as follows;
Welter, Praoht& Schmltt faooo
Kinney & Truax 1000
Cramer Bros 1009
Judge J. O. Booth 1000
L. B. Hall J 000
A. Couklin 1000
O. G. Anient 1000
Joseph Moss 1000
L. L. Jewell 1000
J. H. & T. W. Williams lOoC
H. L. Gilkey 600
R. h. Coe & Co (Ms)
A. U. Banuard 600
G. 8. Calhoun & Co S0
R. W. Clark 250
R. L. Bartlett 200
A. B. Cornoll , 100
K. 8. Wilson 100
R. H. Gilfillan 100
W. H. Patillo 100
Dr. R. C. Kelsey '. 100
Total $18,700
President Guuu, of the California
& Oregou Coast Railroad Company,
has assured the committee that his
Company has funds ready and will
bvglu construction work on tbe
railroad so soon as this financial
mattir Is closed with Grants Pass
and the remainder of the right-of-
way seonred, which will be by Mar
1st.
The subscriptions of f'18,000 raised
by the committee on their original
stock proposition will be returned to
the signers. No action at the meeting
was taken ou the proposed railroad
to Crater Lake and Eastern Oregon,
that being deferred for a subsequent
action in the near future.
A TIMELY TOPIC
You will Boon bo tliinkiug about houso
cleaning, that brings up tho mattor of
CARPETS
Tho New Goods havo arrived beautiful,
serviceable patterns of the best Carpets
made; tho prices aro really less thau you
would expect to pay for tho best. Let us
show you.
WALL PAPERS
Our factory people report that tho new goods aro
expected daily. It will pay you to wait and soe
the entire eomnlcto new I in on; morn hnnntiful tfmn
J ever Our word for it you won't rogret waiting.
Thomas & 0 Neill
HOUSEFURNISHERS
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