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About Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1910)
FRIDAY, FEBnUAKY 4, 1910. Id, "I used to com plain about the stove but not since I began OLYMPIC FLOUES" You always when you Every sack MEN! entire AT YOUR GROCER'S PORTLAND FLOURING MILLS CO.. PORTLAND, OREGON mam mw& Our Sale of Vehicles has been so great that we have had to order ANOTHER EBAKER b TUB Consisting of AUTOMOBILE SEAT BUGGIES RUBBER TIRED BUGGIES NOVELTIES IN BUGGIES We have a Fine assortment of Lap Robes ranging in Price from $3.00 to $20.00 JEWFLL HARDWARE COiViPAHY BY SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SAN FRANCISCO BULLETIN San Francisco's Greatest Daily The Courier is enabled to offer old and r.ew subscribers both paper for $3 per Year Ths Bulletin publishes the Associated Press report of the entire world; sod In addition covers every important town on the Pacific Coast by ipecial correspondents Every inch of it is alive with crisp readable material. The Bulletin is famons from coast to coast lor it fight in defense of clean government, and is read by more people daily than the ' combln. d circulation of all the o'.taer San Francisco dailies. In a word, ' It is the wage-earners paper" and always a welcome v'sitor after you have once read it. Big IUvpt lUII Now Bendy. The trip of Prwldent Taft by water down the river from St. Louts to New Orleans Is bearing fruit In the new bill now before congress. According to Representative Rans- dell member of rhe houBe committee rivnra and harbors, "the most on comprehensive, businesslike and sat Ik using Mother bake successfully use Olympic It is pure and wholesome nutritious and clean just what is required to make good things to eat of Olympic is made from most carefully selected Northwestern wheat and manufactured under ideal san itary conditions only the plumpest, hard est grains are used, the choicest of the isorthwestern crop. Iimtt i Olympic "there : an j just as good." A Splendid Overall ft r every use. 0 it generous Ij full. Two hip pockets. Felled seams. Continuous fly. fwMtrtriMai. MURPHY, GRANT I CO. MuuiJMaKra SMfiMdw Cdtmit CAR OF VEHICLES isfactory bill ever passed by the com mittee will soon be Introduced." Provision Is made for completing the work on the lower Mississippi fmm Cairo to the mouth In 20 years, and the upper Mississippi project, from St. Paul to Cairo, In 13 years. Mr. Rnnsdell Is president of the national rivers and harbors congress. OF THE ROGUE GET GOLD DEPOSITS OF AGESj I proposes h. v. dikkmav I ;IS DARING BUT FEASIBLE' Scheme Could 1)0 Executed at Cost of Ton Thousand, Thinks lis j Author. (Gold Hill News.) To lay bare the channel of Rogue river for the distance of a mile be ginning at a point less than that dlstfinee from Gold Hill, and clean up the river bed of the gold that h3 been depositing there for ages, H the daring project proposed by II. V. DIkeman, formerly a leading Chicago attorney, who now sojourns in Southern Oregon for the benefit of his health. Mines and mining, and the geology that pertains there to, have claimed a good share of his attention for several years. The Rogue river between Gold Hill and Gold Ray, In its course around the mountain known as "the old Gold Hill," furnishing a name for the town, describes a great bend or semicircle. Mr. Dike man, after close and careful observa tion covering some years, has decided that a portion of the river bed one mile In extent, Is susceptible to drain age so that It may be laid bare for easy placer mining. "It Is one of the most tempting propositions In Southern Oregon, and can be carried through with an expanse of not to exceed ten thousand dollars," Said Mr. DIkeman. "Here Is the way the old Rogue may be made to fork over a few of the millions that he has been clutch ing for so many centuries," he con tinued as he produced a notebook and displayed a neatly drawn map. "A natufal swale or depression ex tends across section 12 In township 36 south, range 3 west, from south to north. All that would be neces sary to lay bare a whole mile of the present river channel would be to ex tend the southern end of the Bwale n few feet, so as to intersect the river at a point opposite the lower end of a small Island, which In Itself forms almost a natural dnm and may be utilized to divert the waters of Rogue river Into the swale. "The gravel In the river bed Is shallow and could be worked at little expense. In ages gone by Rogue river flowed through the channel now represented by the swale, or de pression, and gradually worked Its way easterly to the location of the present channel. The bedrock be tween the present channel on the east and the scale on the west Is deeply covered with river gravel. The odroMr Itself Is a hard, rough formn tion with many crevices and potholes wherein the gold may have lodged or bofn deposited from solution In the water. "The gulch or ravine whlh ex tends from the famous 'Gold Hill pocket' empties into the river at a point a few yards nbove the upper end of the swale. From this grcnt pocket It Is claimed that gold to the amount of five hundred thousand dollars and upwards was extracted. The natural wash or flow from thnt pocket down the gulch would natur ally enrich the bed of the river. "Another place where the same logic should apply to Indlrate that gold may bo found In the river bed," went on Mr. DIkeman, again bringing his notebook map Into play, "Is a point In the Immediate vicinity of Gold Ray, where an ancient river channel emptied Into the present I Rogue river. ' Traces of that ancient j channel are visible on the lands of jThomns Hagnn. This channel anci ently received the flow of Jackson and Willow creeks, both of which are noted for the large amounts of gold that were tnken from their rich placers In the early mining history of Oregon. "An examination of all that tract of land lying between the railroad on the west and the Rogue river on the eatt In section 12, before describ ed, and constituting parts of lots B, 1 6, 7 and S In that section, Is well (worthy of Investigation by miners I and capitalists. i "That part of the Rogue rlvor chan nel located In section 13, township j3fi, below the dam at Gold Ray, Is undoubtedly rl h In gold. The bed of the cluinne at that point Is free . from cement, but Is encumbered with givi. i bo ' . , Ins proposi "These aio saiiiu. - of she wonder ful mining opportiu.l:les of Southern Oregon," concluded Mr. Dlkemau. Some day, within ton years, I pre dict the piece of engineering that I have' described will be accomplished. Not only that, but a tunnel will be run through "the heart of old Gold Hill. Then the wonderful surface yleldlngs will be far surpassed by the richness of the great mother lode from whence they came, and Rogue river will give up a portion of the vest wealth that It has held in Its safety deposit vaults for so long." Took Possession of House. Last Saturday while Clabe Trlp lett, residing near the Jake Williams place west of this city, was absent at Merlin his home was entered and taken possession of by a man named Reynold Johnson. Nearby neigh bors noticed tho man on the premises Sunday and telephoned to the city marshal. Marshals McGrew and McLean went to the place and ar rested' him, he making some resist ance so that force had to be resorted to to bring him to the city. He claimed that the neighbors had given him permission to stay In the house. It Is believed that Johnson Is slight ly deranged and Is not accountable for his actions. Last Friday Sheriff Joe Russell was summoned to Wolf Creek to take charge of a demented man, but on arrival at that place he found his man had departed without leaving his address, and he believes from the description that Reynold Johnson and the Wolf Creek man are the same. Johnson Is a young man about 25 years old. His trial will be held next Tuesday. WOLF CREEK NEWS. Dad weather now-a-days; first some snow and frost, then a little rain, then It begins at the first and goes rll over it again. Wolk Creek is booming, the depot and section house are newly painted and various other Improvements have been made. A gentleman from Texas bought a tract of land on the banks of our beautiful little creek and Is erect ing a house in all haste. Walter Koehn, of Los Angeles, who recently purchased the Hope place, has finished setting out five acres of fine trees. He hopes to have a thrifty orchard in the near future. B. Rogers has resigned from the telegraph lino and a gentleman from Canyonvllle has taken his place. His sister will keep the office. W. Lltchenherger Is our road com missioner for the next year. Quite a pleasant party was given at J. Kelley's last Friday evening, which was given In honor of his daughter and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Orvllle Moore, who left Sun day for their former toomo at Hood River. Tho changeable weather has caused quite a bit of sickness; near ly everyone hns caught a severe cold. W. D. and O. C. Mcintosh have added a number four giant to their already well equipped mine on upper Coyote. SUNSHINE. K. C. Social Meeting. Mrs. Mary Shrader as hostess en tertalned tho Woman's Relief Corps In their rooms at the M. W. A. hall Friday afternoon. Sixty-five rnem bers and their Invited friends were present. A Bhort and pleasing pro gram was given as follows: InBtru mental, "Beautiful Stars of Heaven," "William JIned the Knights," Mrs. M. Ferguson; Parody on Maude Mul- ler, Mrs. A. Fischer; A German song and recitations, Mrs. Ahlf and Mrs. Brant; Instrumental, "The Maiden's Prnyer;' "How a Beeret Society Man Fooled His Wife," Mrs A., Mallory. At the close refresh ments and hot coffee were served and a pleasant social hour was passed by the ladles In attendance. rather Desmnral Deiwl Word was received In Grants Pass some few days ago of the death In the eaRt of Father Desmarals, who was stationed at Grants Pass for five years, lenvlng this plnce for a new field about 10 years ago. During his stay here St. Ann's church was built and the work of the local Catholic church put on a sure basis. Father Desmarals was a mnn of fine educn 1 1 Ion, genial and a worker. Ills health j failed, caused by overwork, and then sought rest In the sunny south, go lng to Mexico, thence to southern : Europe. His health was better and 'ho took up lils ministerial work 'again In New Hampshire, but It was : reported thnt his health was falling and thnt he would go to southern Europe for the winter. In the death of Father Desmnrnls the church has sustained a serious loss. DEAN'S A lady said, "Oh, Mr. Dean, your prices seem to be getting lower all the time. I've been looking around in" the stores they are asking hlgfi er prices for everything, and your prices are lower. 1 am Just going to tell my neighbors about It." Now BUYERS this is the case all the time. Many of you do not know TELEGRAM REPORTER 4 INTERVIEWS EX-MAYOR II. C. Klnncy Says Some Good Things About This City mid Jose phine County. Our townsman, H. C. Kinney, of the firm of Klnaey & Truax, was in. Portland last week and was Inter viewed at his hotel by a Dally Tele gram reporter. The Interview was published In the paper of last Satur day and It was certainly one of the best talks about Grants Pass and vicinity that has been made In a long time. The sentences are terse and the subjects treated are not over stated. Here It is: "Granite hills of Southern Oregon, once considered worthless for agri cultural purposes, have proven them selves well adapted to fruit raising," said ex-Mnyor II. C. Kinney, of Grunts Pass, this morning. lie has resided In Josephlno county for over 20 years and hns seen radical changes for tho better take place within that time. "I look for Josephine county to rival Hood River valley In the qnan- ity and sb'nninir capabilities of its apples," he snld, "as we already have enouirh land In bearing orchards nenr Grants Pass to prove It. The hillsides thnt n few vars a so could bo ob- alned at the ievern'Pont vnlnntlon of $2.50 an acre are now among the vnluablo assets of th" copptv as or chard lands, and new people are coming In Ml the time to buy up lnrge tracts nnd cut them up Into five and ten aTe fruit forms. "Our Irrigating system will even tually furnish water to 50,000 acres of land should a season prove nry enough to rei"lre It. This system tans Roiruo river several miles above Grants Pass and already has more than 12 miles ef mnln cnnal. The washing out. of a portion of the dam nt the hesdworks by hlgH wafer the present, winter will delay us some, and may possibly prevent, us from "sing the water the ensuing summer, but. ultimately Irrigation will Include nil the valley lands nnd much of the uplnnds along both Bides of Rogue river, below the city. "The Williams Investment com pany, or rortlnnd, hns recently bought 3000 acres of fruit lands nround Merlin, n few miles north of Ornnts Pass, nnd hns 400 p"es of tho trnct laid out In small holdings for Intensive farming. There are rnny other Importnnt projects for Josephine county, and Portland peo ple will hear from our county as one of Its best feeders In a very fev years." State Engineer Most Be Elected. The Inst legislature mndn tho of fice of slate engineer elective and this fact should not be forgotten by the voters who are to select the of ficial to fill the position. It was perhaps a wise provision to have the selection made by the people and yet after all few of us are qualified to select an expert such as this officer must be, but as the legislature In Its wisdom hns seen fit to plnco tho res ponsibility on the shoulders of tne electors they must of necessity be equal to the emergency. Section R, Chnpter 21ft, known as the water code, provides; "As soon ns possible nftfy this act shall become effective a state engineer, technical ly qualified nnd experienced ns a hy draulic enclneer, shnll be appointed hr the governor. lie shnll hold this office until .Tnnunry 1, 1911, unless sooner removed bv the governor for rnuse, nnd until his successor shnll hnve been elected nnd shall have Ounllfled. At the general election, held In November, 1910, and every four years thereafter there shnll be elected a state engineer by the voters of the stnte, whose term of efflce shall be four yenrs and tinMI his sue cessor Is elected and fl'iallfted. He shall receive a salary of 12400 per j DEAN'S i I . . i it because you have not learned of It for yourselves. Try Dean's they are selling stand ard goods at the very lowest prices, and It pays better to do so. What did Lot's wife turn to? To rubber. 1 annum and actual necessary traveling expenses." State Engineer Lewis has not yet decided whether he wfll be a candi date for election In the primaries In September. He has laborod to put the new water code In smooth work ing order and If there Is a demand for hia retention, In the absence of an organized movement In the In terest of another candidate, he may decide to enter the race. In his efforts to untangle the In tricacies of the arid land problems In this state Mr, Lewis hns antagon ized certain large corporate Interests that may demand his scalp. If this transpire he may not be In the, field, as he docB not consider the salary sufficient to warrant an extensive nnd costly campaign. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the . Most Popular Because It Is the Bent. "I have sold Chamborlaln's Cough Remedy for the past eight years and find It to bo one of the best selling medicines on tho market. For babies and young children there Is nothing better In the lino oflojjugh syrups," says Paul Allen, Plain Dealing, La. This remedy not only cures the eonghs, cold nnd croup so common among young children, but Is pleas ant and safe for them to take. For snle by M. Clemens. THIS IS CERTAIN The Proof That Grunts Pits Headers Cannot Deny. Whnt could furnish stronger evi dence of the efficiency of any remedy thnn the test of time? Thousands of people testify that Doan'B Kidney Pills cure permanently. Homo endorsement should prove undoubtedly th merit of this reme dy. Years ago your friends and neighbors testified to the relief they had derived from the ubo of Doan'B Kidney Pills. They now confirm their testimonials. They say time has completed the tent. J. M. Jones, Fifth street, Grants Pass, Ore., snvs: "I nm glad to con firm all I said In praise of Doan's Mdney rills, when I publicly re commended them some years ago. Kidney trouble caused mo much mis ery and although I tried one remedy after another It was not until I be gan tnklng Doan's Kidney Pills that I found relief. They regulated thi passages of the kidney secretions, re moved my aches and lining and re stored me to good health. Doan's Kidney Pills deservo my heartiest endorsement." For Bale by all dealers. Price 60 rents, Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan's- and take no other. -1 A Common Cold. We claim thnt If catching cold ' could be avoided some of tho most dangerous and fatal diseases would never be heard of. A cold often forms a culture bed for germs of Infectious diseases. Consumption, pneumonia. diphtheria and scarlet fever, four of the most dangerous and fatal dis eases, are of this class. The culture bed formed by the cold favors the de velopment, of the germs of these dls eases, that would not otherwise find" lodgment. There Is little danger,, however, of any of these diseases be ing contracted.wfien a good expector ant cough medicine like Chamber lain's Cough Remedy Is used. It clenns out these culture beds that favor tho development of the germs of these diseases. That Is why this remedy has proved so universally successful In preventing pneumonia. It not only cures your cold quickly, but minimizes the risk of contracting these dangerouB diseases. For sale by M. Clemens. PORTLAND HARDWOOD FLOORED Largest stock r.f Onk, Maple. Tieech, Birch. Mahogany nnd Walnut FLOORING In the Pacific Northwest. Manufac turers of Parquetry Flooring. We have a large forco of Expert Mechan ics and are In a position to give es timates of finished floor work, We nlso use sanding nnd scraping ma chines for surfacing dance hslls and skntlng rink floors. We sell wax. wax brushes, furniture tests and glass sliding shoes. Write or call at 2H0 YAMHILL ST., POItTLWI)
