41 tfix siWiY n
VOL. XXVI.
GRANTS PASS. JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON. FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1910.
No. 1
WILL SOON RIVAL
GREAT TREADWELL
THE ALMEDA MINE OF THIS
COUNTY MAKING HISTORY
IS A WORLD PROPOSITION
Much Practical Development of the
Mine Has Beeu Going on from
the Very First.
Josephine county has a mining
proposition that will some day rfval
the famous Treadwell mines of
southeastern Alaska. This big mine
up north turns out'regularly between
two and three millions dollars an
nually, and it has been doing this
for more than a quarter of a cen
tury, with no prospects of giving out
The rock is low grade, often runnine
down to two dollars and seldom go
ing as high as five. Many hundreds
of men work night and day in these
great mines and the lowest wage is
never less than $3 per day. It is a
deep mining proposition and for the
past three or four years work has
been going on in the 1600-foot level;
but mining is carried on in the most
scientific manner, mining engineers
planning the underground workings
four years in advance, and great
ore is taken to avoid accidents. The
owners are liberal and to Insure a
better class of workmen they have
"of late commenced to build homes
for their men and their families. The
climate is severe, as it rains some
thing over a hundred inches annu
ally, but all discomforts are put
aside because not only the mining
company but the employes make
money. Much work Is done by con
tract nnd expert miners often make
as high as $300 to $700 a month. To
lo this miners club together and bid
on either shaft or tunnel work.
The mine which Is to rival this
Kreat producer la the Almeda in this
county, which must la a few years
yield as much gold annually as the
Treadwell. The mountain of ore is
"being opened up on the Treadwell
plan and so far there appears to be
rich mineral bodies penetrated by
every tunnel. These numerous tun
nels, running into the mine from the
Rogue river side, now cover several
thousand feet in length and the main
shaft, which is Intended to go down
1000 feet, has now reached a depth
of nearly half that distance. From
this shaft tunnels will be run into
the ore bodies from either side and
in this manner the mineral contained
In the mine will be blocked out ready
to be mined for the smelter. The
rock is well mineralized and will
average double the value of the
Treadwell proposition. It contains
both gold and copper, and there Is
every reason to believe that the
formation will be Inexhaustible for
centuries to come. From the very
first the work on this property has
been done in the most scientific mnn
ner nnd everything has been made to
count to, the very best advantage In
the development problem. In short,
no money has been wasted. The men
in charge have both experlecne
and ability and the consequence is
that the stockholders will be hand-
somelv repaid for the capital they!n of this state will return to Salem
"have Invested. The great problem 1,1 a,,,,llt tnrp(" ,ppls. The governor
to be solved Is not the wealth that '' taking treatment for an af
the mine contains but transportation. f-' t""" h nose which has given
The new traction engine and auto-! him great trouble In the past. We
mobile road from the mine to Inland t0 1(nrn ,hat he 1h Irov
has reduced the price of hauling nd will soon be able to resume
one-half, but as important as this hln position ns governor and ..t
i thn timn will soon come when an tnry of state. He has been away from
lectrlc line must be built along this,""' ''' p"h
route and that If will come within
a vear or two there Is every reason
to believe. The Almeda Is making
mining history fast and when con-,
dltlonn are right the returns from!
the properly will be as large as
those from the great, Treadwell.
which Is now the bent producing
mine In the world.
.
l.Hk for Big Pot.it Yield.
Nearly all professions, trades und
vocatlons have a representation
among the fruit growers of the
"Rogue Rlvrr valley. Office and pro-
fessional men In large numbers are
finding homes where they can get
next to nature. Among the recent
arrivals is A; T. Guetter, formerly a
court reporter engaged with Edward
Simms, U. S. attorney at Chicago.
Mr. Guetter with his mother and in
valid father have secured 33 acres
on this side of the Applegate rivet
near the lower bridge. He now has
a two and a half acre potato patch
which he thinks will break the record
for production. It was planted ac
cording to the rules laid down by
the agricultural department and the
growth at the present time is certain
ly wonderful. The vines are thick
and heavy and stand from two ana
a half to. three feet high, and four
stalks which were pulled up showed
66 potatoes. The seed before plant
ing soaked with a solution to prevent
scab and a quantity of potash fer
tilizer was placed in each hill, and
as the place is irrigated there is
every promise of a crop which will
run from 500 to 700 bushels to the
acre.
REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY
IS TO BE HELD
At the Court House on Sivtli Stivet
Saturday, July Jfi, at
2 p. m.
On Tuesday the republican meet
ings took place throughout the coun
ty for the election of delegates to
the county assembly, and the assem
bly which will be held at the court
house next Saturday, July 16, at 2 p.
ni. The country delegates have not
yet been reported, so we are able
only to furnish those from the city,
which are as follows;
North Grants Pass.
A. Morris. L. L. Jewell, O. S.
nianchard. Jos. Moss, Tom Galvin.
.las. Holmau, J. X. Johnston, C. H.
Clements, R. L. Coe, M. L. Galvin, M.
L. Opdycke. J. P. Martin, F. B. Bart
lett, Ernest Lister, R. L. Bartlett, E.
S. VanDyke, I. A. Robie. H. C. Bob
zlen. C. C. Presley, Tom Fry, S. V.
Pliilllps. 1.. B. Hall, W. C. Hale, John
Randall. F. W. VanDyke, Fred Che
shire, W. H. Fallin, H. L. Gilkey, J.
K. Hair.
West Grunt Pass.
(5. H. Parker, R. W. Clarke. J. F.
Galbraith, A. C. Hough, Ben Dlm
mick, Win. Huggins, Dr. Strieker, C.
B. Fowler, J. D. Wurtzbaugh, A. H.
Gunnel!. H. L. Truax, H. Carrick, A.
G. Hood, E. Chailson, Geo. Cronk,
Harry Marsh. W. H. Knox.
South Grants Pass.
Geo. W. Colvlg. Fred Williams,
Jas. Trimble, J. R. Gunning, W. C.
Ahlf, M. J. Anderson, Herbert Smith,
Eugene Coburn, H. C. Mitchell, F.
O. Wilcox, Geo. Lewis, J. C. Smith.
H. L. Herzinger, W. T. Coburn. P. P.
Proctor, W. C. Smith, L. McGrew, F.
E. Hobson, Alonzo Jones, W. S. Cou
tant. S. Klenlen. John Hanna. Ed.
Wade.
.Miilfonl's Church Outlook.
The Presbyterians of Medford are
financing a $40,000 church edifice,
and following closely in their wake
other churches wilt nave greatly im
proved buildings. The church ele
ment in our sister city Is asserting
Itself and we need not be surprised
If It has within the next two or three
years several fashionable churches.
These institutions as a rule follow
prosperity.
Governor Benson Will Soon I U-turn.
V dispatch from San Francisco
states that Governor Frank W. Ben-
It Is said
,1( '
be n candidate this fall
to succeed himself nt secretary of
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Mammoth Ilk Content Ion.
The annual convention of Elks
now suing on In Hie city of Detroit,
m. i . bv long odds th largest
trstherlnc of Elk in the history of
the order. The grand parade was
tt mot Important affair of the kind
that evrr took place In that city. Ful-
v 4'.fuo Elks were in line and no
p., than 60 brass bands furnNh-d
th music.
THEY'RE COMING
100,000
STRONG
THE GRAND ARMY OF COLONISTS
WILL INVADE NORTHWEST
LET US INVITE THEM HERE
Not a Moment Must Be Lost in Get
ting Our Advertising Matter
Before Homeseekers.
Information conies to the Courier
that this fall will witness the largest
influx of colonists luto the North
west known In the history of western
colonization; nearly 100.000 of them.
The states of Oregon and Washing
ton will get the most of these people
and it is important that Grants Pass
and Josephine county should secure
their share of the new comers and the
capital to be invested in lands, manu
facturing and in general business.
We have many thousands of acres
of fruit and alfalfa lands to be clear
ed and It is highly Important that
we take the necessary steps to bring
about this development.
Josephine county has done no ad
vertising for many months and this
seeming neglect is liable to make us
lose the race when we line up to se
cure our share of the colonist busi
ness. If we are to make an effort
to attract the attention of the vast
M iny of home seekers who are com
ing to the northwest In the early
autumn, we must prepare our ad
vertising matter and commence its
distribution now. This should re
ceive the attention of the Grants Pass
Commercial Club and It should be
asked to take up the subject with as
little delay as possible. It goes
without saying that the trustees and
board of manager stand ready to do
the work If the merchants and citi
zens generally of the town show a
desire to have our section advertised.
Other towns In Oregon are In the
field and never before has there
been so much printed matter Issued
by .the various towns In the state.
Ashland, Medford and Roseburg
have been making strenuous efforts
to have the colonists come to them
and there is every reason to believe
that these invitations will be ac
cepted by the homeseekers.
As far as Grants Pass is concerned
it has been content to do nothing
and this policy, if continued, must
be highly Injurious to our city and
county, Our municipality Is doing
some public improvements that
would do credit to a city of ten
times its size. The bltulithic pave
ment on our broad business thor
oughfares and the handsome cluster
lights which will adorn the wide
sidewalks, together with the numer
ous business blocks now under con
struction or soon to be started, all
point to the Importance of Issuing
Invitations for these expected home-
seekers nnd capitalists to visit us
during September and October. It
must be remembered that there are
two things whlrh we need to make
Josephine county and Grant. Pass all
tbr,t they should be nnd these nre
added population nnd capital. Neither
wilt come If we hide our light under
a bushel. It us place It where It
will be seen by every man nnd wom
an seeking a location in the nnrth
we.4. Now Is the accepted time nnd
we must act without hesitation or
hose seeking home will
pass ns
by. Remember that every new settler handsome specimens of cement brick
that conies to ns adds to the wealth manufactured by Mm. These brick
nnd prosperity of oer county nnd to 'nre Intended for topping out rhlm
the volume of business tranncted In'neyn nnd to he used In other places
our cpv. All we hnve to do Is to for ornament Mr Howard ha with
request (he Commercial Club to take In the pnl vi :ir done a considerable
up the subject of advertising. Tct nniount. of cotn r te work and bus re.
us put all other lesser matter nsld ' rently finished the nniti wnl!s nt
and give attention to this snbet thoSihmldt bull ling on Slxih street
now . 1 .
I xlmctloo plant for Merlin.
The Metals Extraction Co.. a com-
.-anv orcnnlzed for lh- tnrone of
treating platinum n-e and Uip snv
Ing of oxidized and flour gold, Is pre
paring for the erection of a plant at
Merlin, near the coke bunker. The
Plant I to b more In th nature of
treating sample to nvertgln fh
best method of handling the ore, and
samples will be accepted In any
amounts form. 100 pounds to 1000
tons. C. A. Phelps, who has been
operating by his special process fot
a number of years, will have charge
of operations and he expects to have
the plant in operation within twenty
days. He visited Portland this week
In the interest of the business.
County Surveyor Resigns.
County Surveyor Fred Mensch has
resigned the office of county survey
or on account of the necessity of be
ing out of the district for a length of
time attending to government con
tracts. The county court at tts last
session appointed R. A. Dean as sur
veyor to fill the unexpired term.
Mr. Mensch, who Is a deputy U.
S. surveyor, left Thursday morning
for Peel, Douglas county, where he
has a government contract which
will require his absence some three
months. In the party were also Earl
Allen. Dan McFarland, Joe Saurs
and Clyde Lee.
SEASONABLE HINTS
FOR FRUIT GROWERS
The County Inspector Han .1
Words to Say to Those
Interested.
Few
Fruit growers should not neglect
the flnnl spraying with arsenate of
lead for codling moth. I am glad to
say that after a thorough examina
tion of the large commercial orchards
I find them practically clean of this
nest, which means they are going to
be able to market the entire crop, In
stead of leaving a large part of It In
Ithe orchard to waste as heretofore.
I We must keep up the good work
by constant vigilance. It Is a pleas
ure to walk through some of the or
chards and note the change made in
the past year. It pays every time,
and some of our up-to-date fruit
growers are going to realize It this
vnr by an increased bank account;
while those who have been careless
are going to lose. This year every
fruit package must be stamped with
the grower's name, nnd the penalty
for first offense for placing on the
market diseased or pest Infested fruit
will be $25. The law will be strict
ly enforced. It Is our only safe
guard. The bitter rot or dead spot
has made Its appearance In the ap
ple crop. For this trouble we can do
nothing at this time. The remedy
should be applied In the spring. Use
Bordeaux mixture full strength Just
when the buds nre swelling. After
the blossoms fall, spray again with
half strength, no as to fill the calyx
with the poison. And spray again
when the apples are the size of wal
nuts. This will fqpe your trees of
bitter rot, dead snot, apple scab nnd
all fungus diseases. I havp noticed
a great deal of pear blight In the
country this summer. Have Instruct
ed nil dead limbs to be cut out and
a thorough spraying this fall with
Bordeaux.
A few growers have considerable
sale this year, notwithstanding they
snraved well with Sampson'R spray,
which leads one to think the spray
was not up to standard In strength.
A careful tent should be made of
all snrays before application, cine
we may have our labor for our
pnlns.
I have never seen better fruit thnn
we have 1hls yenr In Josephine conn-
tv. Taken ns n whole, showing grntl
fvlnsr results of our rnmpnlcn nenlnst
the fruit pest. ,T. F. BURKE.
County Fruit Inspertor.
Handsome Ciiuent Brick.
M. J. Howard, the builder, hns
furnhhi'd the Courier with some
Anton 0iiieriu;in, n S. Louis irnr
ilener, has won five acres pear Ho.
,N'"r' V" " " "r," f"r ,,'' ,"H,
',,nn "f "v-n'T farm. The
nwurd was made bv the Missouri im
migration commission
Keeij (nir i hh k ep
healthy and
Remedies.
ron with the f'onkey
Sold by Cramer Bros.
FIERY SERPENT
THREATENS CITY
FILLY 23 SQUARE MILES
FOREST BURNED OVER
OF
MUCH DAMAGE IS DONE
Fiiv Extends From a Point Near
Merlin to West Line of Grunts
Pass.
The aftermath of a sane Fourth
at Merlin brought a forest fire of
great magnitude which has been
burning all the week and has so far
covered 25 square miles of territory,
extending from a point near Merlin
up to the very gates of Grants Pass
on the west. The real origin of the
fire Is not satisfactorily known. Some
claim It was from Merlin proper and
there In a report that some passen
gers on a passing train threw fire
crackers out of the window of a
coach, and these resulted In the ter
rible forest, fire. There was little
real heavy timber burned, most of It
being cut-over land, but the cutting
had been done years ago nnd there
was Inflammable material on the
ground at this time and the fire
made a mad rush mostly on a direct
line east toward the county neat.
The ranchmen within the pre
scribed territory fought the fire with
determination, but on It came In mad
glee and laughed at the puny efforts
of man. Then, determined not to
be outdone by the roaring etements,
the settlers started back-fires to nave
their property and this, as It turned
out, did more damage than the orig
inal fire. The timber through which
It passed was second growth oak and
some fir nnd pine. There were
ranchers Interspersed and the fami
lies ocupylng these were much fright
ened. There were some barns and
outbuildings and many miles of
fences destroyed by the conflagra
tion. When It reached the big barn
of A. G. Hood, two miles went of
town, It destroyed his large barn
filled with grain nnd hay. Forty
tons of the latter was burned with
a considerable amount of fnrm ma
chinery on which there was small In
surance. Mr. Hood's loss will be
great and he will have the sympathy
of many people.
Ever since Sunday the citizens of
Grants Pass have been anxious about
the fire and several times a day the
fire bell rang for recruits to go out
and do duty on the fire line and
many feared that a favorable wind
might carry the fire to the city It
self and had It not been for the de
votion of volunteers who stayed
night and day, a disastrous conflagra
tlon would have been to report.
Ranchers to a considerable num
ber suffered considerable loss, but
no figures are at hand. On Wed
nesday night the volunteer fire fight
ers did good service. A considerable
number of these returned to the city
and reported that the fire along all
lines was under control, when nerv
ous, people, who had been watching
the smoke on the west were greatly
relieved
During the evening. W. B.
Sherman loaded his auto with cof
fee, boiled ham, many loaves of bread
and other substantial such ns tired
and hungry men need on such an oc
casion nnd hurried out to the fire
line and distributed his loud among
the fighters. Ills thought fulness
was thoroughly appreciated. As we
go, to press there Is rousldclilhlc
smoke but the fire, It Is thought, has
beep subdued,
lleim C, rooms bus sold his six-ai re
tract south of town and on Thursday
morning he rind Mrs, Grooms left for
Modesto, Cnl . where Ho-v will vHt
Wlhnn I'eale nnd family, and It
not Improbable- that Mr. Groom inn v
go Into bii'dness there
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CMI Service LmimlnaMon. j
The Civil Service rominWslon nn-
pounce that on .1 n 1 v 1. PI", the !
Eleventh Civil Servbe district was'
reorganized with hindquarters lit
Seattle, WhIi. llereiifd-r Bpnllca-
tlon for nil Position in th fMI
service In the state of Oregon should
be made to the secretary of the
Eleventh Civil Service district, Post
office building, Seattle, Wash.
Examinations for the following
named second class post offices will
be held annually when ellglbles are
needed, due anouncement of which
will be made, and application blanks
will not be given out until examina
tions are announced: Albany, Asto
ria, Ashland, Baker City, Corvallls,
Eugene, Grants Pass, Hood RlTer,
La Grande, Medford, McMlnnvllla,
Oregon City, Pendleton, Roseburg,
The Dalles.
First grade or clerical examina
tions for the custom house, Internal
revenue and mint and assay services,
and alt clerical positions requiring
similar qualifications In all field
branches of the service, will be held
annually on the first Saturday In
February at the following named
places In the state of Oregon: Albany,
Astoria, Baker City, Eugene, Grants
Pass, La Grande, Pendleton. Port
land, The Dalles.
GRANTS PASS DAY AT
ASHLAND CHAUTAUQUA
Concert in AfternoonLecture
of
Ex-Governor Folk In the
Evening.
A great part of Grants Pass will
have their headquarters at Ashland
next Monday, which Is Grants Pass
day at the Chautauqua. Arrange
ments are being made for a special
train, to leave here about 8 o'clock
and return after the close of ex-Governor
Folk's speech In the evening,
thus giving the full day nt Ashland
without the necessity of spending the
night there. Already 125 have sign
ed up for the trip tickets and It Is
probable that many others will come
forward In the next few days.
A chorus of 40 voices under the
direction of Prof. W. B. Field will be
on hand to render two selections In
the afternoon concert. The Commer
cial Club orchestra and band will
also attend and have a place on the
program,
There nre a large number of
Grants Pass people now at Ashland
attending the Chautauqua and It Is
denlrd that all who ponslbly can will
be on hand next Monday morning,
let us mnke the number 500 on
Grants Pass day.
Commercial Club Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Grants Pass Commercial Club
was held at the club rooms on Tues
day evening. The attendance was
small, owing to the change of date,
the warm weather and other good
reasons.
The matter of attending the Chau
tauqua at Ashland on Grants Pass
day, next. Monday, was brought up
and the club took steps toward en
suring a good attendance.
One other matter of Importance
was to have been brought up regard
ing the move to close Rogue river to
commercial flmhlng, hut as the com
mittee was not ready to report a spe
cial meeting will be called before
July 25 to hear the report of the
fishermen's committee.
Bishop and Mrs, Cha. Scaddlng
arrived In Grants Pass Wednesday
afternoon and left the next morning
accompanied by Rev, R, M. Dorrance
on a missionary trip extending over
five weeks. They go first to Cren-
I cent City, Cnl.. nnd then up the const
to Coos Bay, and following up the
Unipqua liver to Drain, where they
take the railroad for home. The
bishop spoke at S, Luke's church
Wednesday evening.
lire In Cypres lliilge.
While burning the dry grass In a
vacant lot adlolulng bis pine,, on C
street Tuesday evening. Judge II.ll"
had the misfortune to have the hand
some cvnress hedge on the west side
of hi proper! v Purtiei to a cinder.
I The flames Clliu'.ht in the hedge,
I which Is of a highly Inflnmmabl
ni'lure, nti'l Itefc.re the fire depart
i Pient iomIiI render npy service Ih"
fire had done Its destructive work.
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belonging to Attn Booth llolmen,
,,n,itin.f of ehiecn of the most
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States Let n Insure your horn",
houhold Koodt, stock, hny, hops,
nr automobile. Elmer S. Shank,