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VOL. XXIII GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 24. 1908. No. 43. EXPERIENCED MINING COUNTY COURT PASSES CIRCUIT COURT ENDS A BIG POULTRY SHOW COMES NEXT WEEK SOME ATTORNEYS WOULD ABOLISH JURY SYSTEM GROW ORANGES HERE IN JOSEPHINE COUNTY MAN'S PREDICTIONS UPON NUMEROUS CLAIMS RAJHJR LENGTHY TERM He Sees Groat Future in Store lor the "Gold Ridge District. Holland Ore. Jan. 21. 1008. Mr. Editor: For the information of aach of yoer readers as are inter ested in mining, I desire to give yo the jesalts of my observations as a practical miner and prospector in a district whioh p ta the present time has failed to receive the attention of mining men that it would seem to de serve. I refer to a spar of the Siski you mountains sit sated in Josephine county, some 25 miles southwest of Grants Pass, and locally; known as "Gold Ridge." This spur or ridge lies' between Althouse on the west and Snoker Creek on tbe east, the two creeks being the principal branches of the Illinois River. From its northerly point, the Junction of Grayback Creek with Snoker Creek, to Boland Peak on the south, which is the extent of my observations, is about 10 miles. Both Sucker and Althouse creeks have, since their discovery as gold produoers in the early '50s, produced millions of dollars in placer gold, and are still produoers, and while it appears to have been generally reoog nized br the placer miner of the district that tbe original source of the gold has been the adjacent moun tain ranges and also that tbe bnlk of it has come from Gold Ridge, this faot does noi, until quite recently, appear to have stimulated prospecting for quarts veins, exoept that the characteristic "pocket hunter," so well known in Southern Oregon, while scarcely heard of elsewhere, has frequently found "pockets", i. e. the decomposedjapexes of qoarlz veins, of greater or less value, whioh he has worked as far as be coo Id with piok and shovel and then promptly forgot- . ten even their exacr location. To this general role there is one excep tion on Gold Ridge in the so-called "Cohen Ledge" located about 2Jj miles east of Holland, near the sum mit of the ridge. This ledge was worked to a limited extent in the early days, the ore being treated in a stamp mill, on tbe assumption that it was free-milling. As the ore was not free-milling except for a few feet be low the surface, the mine was Anally abandoned, although carrying high values in gold associated with sul phnrets, which witn modern ma chinery and with modern methods of mining and treatment, will doubtless pay to work. This old property is now being reopened, the anoieut tun nels being cleaned out and retim bered, preparatory to starting develop ment work. Gold Ridge presents one cbaritcter istio which probably more than any other one thing has been the caose of its being ignored and negleeted by quartz miners. This is the fact that practically all ledges so far discovered are very narrow at the surface, or wholly invisible, even where not covered by an overburden of soil. A little study of the character of theores, explains the reason for this in a very eatUfactory and self evident manner. The ore bodies of Gold Ridge, already found and doubtless most of those not yet discovered are heavily charged with sulphurets, with which the gold is intimately associated. Near the surface these so Iphnrets . have become oxidize! and Cached out of the quartz rendering the latter porous and ex ceedingly brittle. By literal pressure of the wall rock this porous aud brit tle gangae has become gradually com pressed, aided io thi couipresiou by ths surface waters, so abuniant dur ing c rtnio teaaons of the year. Fi call, what little remains of the lidye t the surface, after having had its principal vsiuei leashed out and washed dow.'i into the gulches and streams, hss hrcome wholly coveted by the friable and rfadily decom posing conutry rvk which i also 1 i most places heavily charged with iron, so that tbe oolv indication of the presence of a fold bearing body is found by panning. The prospector who is looking for floit or outcrops in greater or les9 abundance, is therefore disappointed, and unfamiliar with the facts, he tarries but a short while, departing with more or less earnest maledictions on- the district. The above briefly stated theory has been amply verified in the few in stances where even a small amount of (Continued on last page) Z Commissioners Audit and Allow Many Outstanding County Clevlma. The County Comniissionets, after 1 carefully examining the'following ac counts againgst Josephine oounty ordered the same paid, at tbeir last meeting : Chas Ladd, drawing jury list Merlin precinct 3 00 a o W O Frye, drawing jury list Merlin precinct Stephen Abell, drawing jury iisi meruu preciuot a SO m w roray, mdse paaper.... A Riohards, work poor farm R Springstead, work poor 4 60 66 00 27 60 12 80 farm Condor W & P Co., lights. Mjonour w s f uo., wiring and lighting Co hospi- al 81 10 Cramer Bros, mdse for roads. . Cramer Bros, mdse poor farm Oregon Observer, printing... Rogae River Courier, print 48 25 83 75 17 05 ing 84 90 J Holman, justice vs Albusfc- ardt 8 55 8 20 1 60 Ed MoLanghlin. wit justice crt H Albusbirdt, wit justice crt I Jag McLaughlin, wit fees jus tice crt Stella McLaughlin, wit justice crt Holman, justice vs Hen dricks C Randle, constable state vs Albushard O Bigelow, sal stock in SDeotor 4 40 87 60 6 40 6 40 9 60 10 00 5 90 J .Holman, justice state vs Farley Holman justioe slate vs Reed J Holman, justice tate vs Russ Charles Hart, wit justice conrl John Apple wit justice court Geo w Lake,, wit justice crt.. T D Smith, wit justioe 'ort. . 80 70 H J Anderson, wit justice crt Melvin Lewis, wit justioe crt P H Harth, Juror justice crt Geo Lewis, Juror justice crt. . 00 00 00 00 W S Barrie, Joror justioe ort. J D Drake, ;joror justice ort. . 00 1 00 1 00 1 00 9 40 9 95 1 10 28 60 91 60 83 50 59 00 K McUrew, wit justice lees W E Dean, Juror justice ort. . J O Raudle, constable vs Ross I J C Randle, constable state vs Hammontree Jag Holman, justice state vs Hammontree Pardee, mdse pauners A E Voorhies, printing Coron Hdw & Plb Co., hdw crt house Coron Hdw & Plb Co., mdsj rds Corou Hdw & Plb Co.. hdw poor farm 506 40 F G Burnt, board pauper. 18 00 G P Lodge fJo 84 A F & A M of nee school supt 14 00 40 00 R E Hendricks, painting Co, hospital W L Jewell, painting Co hospital 40 00 MAW ertz, com per diem, mlg 37 60 H D human, Is days fruit in spector 64 00 4 05 3 30 1 75 4 10 21 00 1 00 4 60 1 60 1 50 3 00 66 41 63 50 7 50 88 96 14 00 163 76 86 25 140 00 77 50 8 05 850 00 61 25 3 25 4 50 41 00 5 46 30 00 25 00 18 OO 2 25 3 SA 18 75 15 70 17 60 4 90 Jas Holman, justice fees vs Robs Jas holman, justice fees vs Ho-s . J C Handle, countable, fees vs H05S J C Handle, constable fees vs Robs H D Eismano, 7 da fruit in- SDxctor H Hulburt, rebate poll tax ... L) tierbig, wit Circuit Court Wm Keuney, circuit court.... Mrs J M Briggs circuit crt . . . . b Geeve, oiuug and clean ing adding machine Geo Gebers work on roads.. Geo Sparlin work on roads. . . K A Pierce, work on roade F H Roue, lumber A Morris, wrk on roads. G McC'oriuick, wrk on rde.. W C Frye, wrk on roads H Gross, wrk on roans J Brown, wrk on r.aiis . . . H Hirtb & Sou, mdse paupers W R Rannie iustall.ng heating plaot, poor farm II B H.nuricks. piemium on insurance, poorfaim W McCoruiitk work on roads Win. Irwin, work on roads.... tu Light, work on rosile.... A L E'py. buckumith, roads John Blalock.woik on roads Geo Farieigh, work on roaos Kibt Blalock, wotk on roads Noan Lebo, woik on roads... il Hickataier, wrk on roads.. D Chxdwkk. wrk on ids P S Tl Co , phone crt house M Goean & co, uidse paupers W E D-an & Co, G r Hdw Co, hdw poor farm. Kiuny & Truax, mdse crt h osi Hair-Riddle Hdw Co, mdse rds W H Brr, brd paupers C E Harmon, stamps, en velopes, sheriff and school supt L Speaker, mdse panpr, Hot, Dec 129 85 3 00 9 98 30 00 69 78 18 00 7 75 S F Cheshire, cash advanced ' pauprs I S F Cheshire, stamps, express I etc 1 40 S V Moody, wood for pauprs 6 75 jE S VauDvke, exam insane. ... 5 00 Many Cases of Mors or Less Im portance Claimed Attention of Court cvnd Jury. Judge H K Hanna adjourned this session of the circuit ooort, Thursday noon, after passing upon many cases of more or less importance. Tbe'fol lowing matters were duly acted upon: John Robertson vs F N Mitchell et al , an order was maae approving re port of receiver Dan L Green, allow log him $3.50 per day, for 264 days service and making asms a lien on tbe mining property involved. An order was also entered, dissolving the tem poiary restraining order and declaring defendant J C Mattiswn as sole owner of the Oriole Mining Claim, located by him, January 1, 1903, in tbe Ga lice district L L Nelson vs Tbos W Pack, de murrer to amended complaint over ruled and defendant given 30 days in which to answer. E G Young & Cs. of Oakland, Douglas oounty, vs. Schheol Dist. No 3, et al order denying mandamus asked for and giving defendants judg ment vs plaintiff as at firm and in dividually for costs of action. State vs Charles F Parker, en charge of larceny, verdict of "net guilty." State vs Wm Rosa, on obarge of as sault with deadly weapon, verdiot of nst guilty." State vs John Hen dricks, charged with shooting Night Marshall Swearinger, of Grants Pass. verdiot of guilty and sentenced to five years in state penitentiary. Henry Groes vs Hattie Gross, deoree of divsree granted. State vs Ed McLaughlin, informa tion filed, charging defendant with trading horse, knowing it ts be affected with an infectious disease. Case goes over to next term of court. State vs George Hartatan, Clarence Farley and Johnnie Reed, court found defendants Farley and Reed to be mere lads and charged with trival offenses, and the testimony charging Hartman with perjary had been lost, so the cases were all dismissed, with out prejodioe. A L Randle vs Sidney W Randle, deoree of divorce granted. Ella S Buell vs Wellington H Bnell, decree of divorce, giving plaintiff custody of minor children aud ISO per month support money and one third interest in certain realty be longing to the couple. Rolla S Enapp vs Edgar T Wallace et al, deft James Camo allowed leave to fl'S ameuded answer. W M Murray et al., vs Nathan Mer ritt, rtferred to F M Calkins, Court Reporter, to lake testimony and re port at next term of court. Isaac Fmdl-v vs Rachel Findley, divoroe proceedings continued nntil nrxt term of court, for wsnt of ser vice. W H Flanagan vs Ed Jones, de murrer to corn plaint overruled and L F Cooper, of Cresoent City and F M Calkins appointed referees to take (Continued on page 4.) C L'nd wrk rds 9 00 ( S Calhono Uo, mdse paupxr a 00 C F Dixon, mdse paupers 2K 60 H Yetter. work on roads 3 00 J C Smith, exam insane 5 00 Nelson Cole, work on roads. . . 12 00 John Bofield, wrk on roads 2 00 Elite Laundry, prisoners 66 W J Russell, telephone 6 66 J R Y fctter, care Co hospital 95 60 hrank Williams, wrk ou rds 10 00 A h. Heames, phone, express eto 11 45 RHGilnllau, wrk poor farm 13 60 D H Jackson, mileage state vs . Light 8 40 Hackettds E-igerton, lumber rd a 85 W 8 Staudioh, wrk on roads.. 20 00 A V Schmitt, mde 21 3.1 W J Russell, brd prisoners . . S2 15 Glaus & Prudhoinme, 1 opplies 62 15 Nat. Dray Co.drayage crt bouse 8 00 C H Deinaray, supplies.. 4 80 M Clemens, supplies 27 85 Day & Fitzgrrtld, carpenter wik poor farm 841 60 Geo Cronk, burialpaupr 6 00 R R Water Co, water 6 60 Knox ds Angel, lomber rds.... 83 26 H L Nelsoo, nidsa pauors.... 137 95 HL Wilson wrk on ids .. .. 4 10 Merlin Mer Co, mdse f supers 80 00 Wm Stewart, wrk on rotds 11 25 T B Cornell, mdse pauper ... 5 00 P K Kolf, work 00 rds 21 75 Phil Brown work on rds 86 50 J no Murray wrk on rds 6 75 C F Gentner, wrk on rds 2i 80 A T Cart, wrk on rds 9 00 Frank Knox wrk on rds 18 25 O Shattuck, wrk on rds 21 60 H Yetter, wrk on rds 6 75 O O Lewis, wrk on rds 21 00 L B Hall.bal on coffin paupers 8 95 Ike London, wrk roads 29 75 P P Procter, printing 21 00 Everything Indicates Thsxt it Will Prove to Be Bifger Than Was Expected. Tbe First Annual Rogue River Val ley Poultry Show, to be held in Grants Pass on Thursday, Friday, Saturday, January 30, 81, and Febru ary 1, promises to be a success in every way and to fully equal ia the number of exhibits and the quality of the birds many of the long estab lished poultry sbows held in other towns of the Paoifio Coast. The show is undsr the auspices of the Grants Pass Poultry keepers Associat ion and ths members are getting all the details arranged so thai every thing will be in readiness on the opening day. A special meeting of the Associa tion was held Taesday evening at tbe Guild Hall, where they bold their regular meetings on the first Taesday evening in each mouth, at which con siderable business pertaining to the Show was transacted. The price of admission was fixed at 10 oents for single entrance and the season tickets at 25 cents. To accommodate those who desire to purchase tickets before the rush of opening day season tickets were ordered placed on sale and they may be had at Cramer Bros., John Summers, C. E. Palmer, Charles Me- serve, M. E. Moore, and of ths secre tary, A. T- Marshall. The president, John Summers, wai authorized to have a banner painted, to stretch across Sixib street at ths intersection of H street, to still I urtber advertise the Poultry Show and to enable the publio to find the exhibit room read ily. The Show will be held in Cramer Bros, warehouse, new brick structure 50x100 feet located on H street just back of their hardware hoose and but short distance from Sixth street The room is well lighted ana oleau and will make a fine place for holding the show. Coops for the fowls on exhibit will be supplied by the Poultry Association and thev will be completed early next week un der J. E. Frer, of the executive committee. The Association will also feed and care for the fowls in the exhibit and a oompeteut man has been hired to do this work and to act as janitor of the building and night watch. Sscratary Marshall was authorized to prepare the blue red and white ribboa for the premiums and to have them printed sbowiug the award for which the ribbon stands The special prizes offered cy the business men of Grants Pass will be giveu in addition the Association's a vard of merit. In order to keep down the exneusea it was voted that no complimentary tickets be given out except to ths speakers at the fruit and gnat raisers meetings and t dittinguislied guests of tbe Association. Soperinteudent, sate keeper, ticket sellers and other duties about the show are to be at tended to by tbe members of the As sociation without pay. At the close of tbe business met-tins the members enjoyed a social hour during which they dicosed general poultry topics and partook of excellent coffee and cake served by Secretary aud Mrs. Msrxhsll and Mrs. Hansen. ANGORA GOAT MEN WILL ASSEMBLE NEXT WEEK The meeting to organize the Rogue River Valley Augora Breeders Association will be held on Friday, January 81, in the City Hall at 1 0 p. m. Tbe object of the Association will bj to ship mohair in car lots direct to the factories in tbs East and to oo-opsrate in the buying and selling of breeding animals. Tbsre will be a nouiber of abort addresses bv men interested in the de velopment of the Aogora goat in dustry in Rogue River Valley, among the speakers being Mr. C A. Mai boeuf, dixtrict freight agent for the Soathern Pacific, who will tell cf tbe rapid growth that the Angora indus try is having in Oregon and sf tbe freight aud market conditions tbat tbe breeders have to meet. It will be to tbe interest of everyone interested in the development of what is certain to be one of the best paying Industries of Rogue River Valley to attend this meeting. ' Petaluma Incubators and Poultry Sopplles at Cramer Bros. Interesting Debate Between Prominent Members of Josephine County Bar. The merits and demerits of tbe present jury system will be most thoroughly aired at joint debate, which will be given at the Opera House, ' Lincoln's Birthday," Wed nesday, February 13. At that time aad place, four of the eloquent attor neys. Messrs. H. D. Norton, O. 8. Blancbard, O. H. Omenta and Ed ward S. Van Dyke will disouss this most important question. The evening's entertainment will also inolude a number of musical se lections by local talent. The affair will be under ths auspioes of the Bethany Fraternal Club, an or ganization in tbe Betbanv Presbvter j ian Church, composed of about 50 bovs of this city. Tbe badge is becoming familiar to the oeonle of this oitv. It consists of a button with the colors, Cherry red and laveoder. the letters. "BFO" being In lavender 'and the back around of cherrv. The olnh'n yelL which sound very much like an Indian warwboop Is as follows: 'Rah I 'Rah I 'Rah 1 Who are we? We're all Right. We're the B. F. C. The rlnb is havins some a-ood meat. inga and in order to show the publio bow well they can entertain, they have made arrangements for this in teresting joint debate between able attorneys. Opera House Saturday Evening, January 23. Jos Gorton's Famous Minstrel Com pany is aaid to be tbs moat meritor ious organisation !of its kind travel ing, presenting long and varied program, wbiob teems with crisp witticism, merry flings and new mag netic features, all of wbich are do-to- date, up to livery demand, and up to every expectation, providing a most plessant diversion for everybody. Prominent among high class special ists are tbs "Premiers ofLaaghlan," Jake Welby and Bam Lee, the "Cres cent City Sextette," "Ray mon and Bloom," the "Minstrel Boys," Cam eron and Toledo," "Tbe Marvelous Calloutte." "Fogg and Alger," "Griffin and Vooder," ;"Ths Danoing Sailors" and many others. This large company of fun makers will appsar at ths Grants Pass Opera House, Jan nary 25, and as tbe niacafeement has always given the minstrel loving pub lio a fine entertainment the hoase should be crowded. An attractive parade will be given by the entire company at 13 o'clock a. m. R. E. Kohlmao was this week passing around an initiative and referendum petition recommended and endorsed by the Tax It 1 form As sociation. Other similar petitions were also being circa lated and all were very freely signed. Attorney O S Blanohard has been in Portiaud, this week, looking after some important matters before the VS. S. District Court. Something! n Extraordinary The big sale of Graniteware is still on 20 per cent off of Marked Prices Furniture and Car pets, Linoleums, I.ace Curtains, Por tieres, Mattresnes, Pillows. Cot, Wall Paper, Clocks, Mirrors, Window Shades, Picture, Picture Moulding. R. H. THE HOUSEFUWISHEH I ront St., Former Callfornle.n Finds That Here he Has Very Fine Soil ! Bind Conditions. Tbe fact that there has been hardly any frost thus far this season, has caused much comment from new oomers and they have soma trouble in believing that this is tbe winter season. One of the results will be tbat an experiment of muob importance to be tried ' by A. M. Cherry, on his place, six miles above Merlin, in the Jump-off Joe country. He is having good success with his fruit growing and now proposes growing oranges, as he finds that lie is in tbe favored frostless, thermal belt, some 1800 feet above sea level. The soil seems very well adapted for the growing of citrus fruits. It has a limetsone and por phyry formation, whioh Is thought to be exceptionally desirable for the productions of that description. Mr. Cherry at one time resided in California, where he was engaged in the growing of oranges.1 and he con fidently expects to be able to grow the golden spheres in this climate. Manager Chas. Mesarve, for the Grants Pass Fruit Growers' Associa tion has sent to the Agricultural De partment, for information regardnig the new oranse whioh has been de veloped for the 'climates like this, whioh are of a hardier growth and are now being successfully cultivated in many suoh regions as this. HE WOULD HAVE CITY MADE MORE BEAUTIFUL Several leading oltiaens of Grants Pass have this week been seriously discussing matter, whioh, If carried ent in conoerted effort, will briug great and very beneficial results to this growing, .end beautiful oity. II is to have Sfery property owner, especially in the residence portion of tbe oity, plant shade trees and at tractive shrubbery In front of their respective homes. "Do yon know it would enhance the value cf those pieces of property a hundred fold," said one oitizen to the Courier man. "Why, a few yeirs ago I ' did this very thing with my place, getting trees right bere in the woods, and now I would not take hun dreds of dollars for the improvement it has made In the attractiveness of the place and it has mads it much more valuable. I would realize hundreds of dol lars, should wish to sell the place, where I only put in a few dollars to make the Improvements. "Yes, let ns all poll together. Here we have one of the prettiest sites for a city ever seen, and with natoredoing so much for us, it be hooves ns to do something towards im proving npon tbe beauty of tbe plaoe, if it ia within our power to do so." The Grants Pass Cannery is now ready to contract with growers of Tomatoes for the coming season's crop. See Manager Sampson about he Contraota and Varieties, at once. 1-24 It Htoves and Ranges, Oraniteware, Agteware, lanware, Wooden ware, WUloware, Cutlery, Crockery, Lamps, Qlaaswara, Fancy China, Go-Carts, Baby Carriages. OH bet. 6 and 7