Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, July 21, 1911, Image 6

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Newspaper Page TextFRIDAY, JULY 21, 1011. PAGE SIX WEEKLY ROGUE EIVEB COURIER DILLER PICTURES HUMS AND NEARBY MINERAL REUS Address by J. S. Dlller, United States Geological Survey, beforw the South ern Oregon and Northern California Mining Congress, July 18, 1911. My work In the Unite! States goo logical survey bas led nie to 6pend it number of summers In studying the geology of northern California and Oregon. Tho rceulis a far as pub lished, are contained la the reports of which a list Is glvan In a leaflet liiisued by the survey, together with Information as to how they may be obtained. Copies of this leaflet and some of the reports may be seen In the exhibit. In response to the request of the committee to addreHS the ccngreiss, I have prepared a sketch map of north ern California and Ore?on, showing by colors the general distribution of the geological formations and thus Illustrating at the same time the general attribution of the most Im portant belts. My thanks are especially due to Prof. Fayette A. Jones, the courteous and efficient mining engineer of the Oriole, who kindly placed at my dis posal the facilities of bis excellent laboratory. The mountain belt of the Pacific states Includes a numbe- of distinct ranges. On the north there are the Cascade range and the Coast range of Oregon separated by the Willam ette or Bound valley. On the south are the Sierra Nevada and the Coast range of California separated by the . great valley of that state. About the Oregon-California boun dary,, where all these rai ges appear to meet, there It a group of raoun aln ranges and peaks extending from Rogue river In Oregon to Mad river In California that constitutes a dis tinct range, which was narked many years ago by Major Powell, the Khm ath mountains. Grants Pass Is among the hills of the Klamath mountains, quite distinct from the Cuscade range east of Ashland and Medfoid or the Coast range of Oregon farther north. I wish to urge the more genural adop tion of this useful comprehensive name, Klamath mountains. The'r distinction Is chiefly geological The Cascade range extends 'from Lasaer Peak In California north across Oregon into Washington. Tho Sierra Nevada extends southeast In California. The Coast range of Cal ifornia from Mad rivet southward and the Coast rango of Oicgon from Rogue rlvor near the coast north ward, whllo the Klamath mountains lis chiefly In tho drainage of Klam ath river In California. Tho colors on the map Indicate the character and geologic age of the rocks. Red separates the lavas ihul flow ed from great volcanoes of tho Coh cado rango from Lausr.n Peak Mt. Bhauta and the others to .Mt Hulnl' i' In WaHhlngtou. The reJ bund Is the western edgo of tho grca; luvu field that covers much of Cniiforulu. Ore gon and Washington. It is of terti ary ago and much of It has (lowed out and covered older auriferous gravels In the older r vr channels of tertiary time. Tho yellow color rt;rosentt, the tertiary and later sodlmouiu') forma tions, which contain ih coal about Coos bay and along Uogui ilver val ley, ns well as tho Liter d ."po.it K which fill the Sacramento nn I ether valleys. Tho green color represents the rocks, chiefly sedluientiu, formed on tho ocean bed Just before tertlaiy time. They belong to ihe i cetaceous u and occur at Rlddleb and Ash land In Oregon and Ueddiun In Cal ifornia, Tho tertiary and cretaceous roi fcs In many places Ho flat or dtp but gently. They are rarely much dis turbed and are not much alter d. They are younger than the great met alliferous deposits of tu older rock. Next comes the bluo, which sep arates tho purasalc rocks. They were Involved In tho crushing ai.d moun tain butldlim that formed the Sierra Nevada and Klamath mountains and contain a portion of tho valuable met' allferous deposits, formed at that time. The northern bdo of Califor nla was formed then In Jurassic rocks and It Is Interesting to note that Jurassic rocks are abundant on the borders and within tho Kt ninth mountains. The belt of uraslo slate ut Oallce has some of the character istic fossils that occur In the moth er lode region of Mariposa county, California The several areas of purple In the Klamath mountains represent mica schists that occur In thj south fork Salmon and Siskiyou mountains. The area on the boundary o( Oregon is probably much larger than repre sented. These rocks are "he oldes known in the region, but their age Is not yet well established. The orange color, covering the larg est area In the Klamath mountains and the Sierra Nevada, represents rocks which are chiefly of carbon iferous and devonian axe, but some later odb may be included and vtith tho sediments there are predominat ing rniiBses of Igneous rojks of l-any types and intrusions. These rocks have been ensbad and highly mineralized, posslb'y several times, and contain many mineral de- posits of economic value, thorgh, p haps on the whole, of not greater Im- portance tnan tnose in tnt- Jurassic. The points to which I wish to tall your special attention Is that the geological formations of the Klamalh mountains are essentiaii ido same ns those of the Sierra Nevada, being paleozo.lc, chiefly carbonlf irons with some Jurassic. The formation In tv.e Klamath mountains change their strike or course across the country from north west to northeast. In the southern part of the Klam ath mountains they have the same trend as in the Sierra Nevada, north west and Southeast, but in Oregon they turn, so as to rur noitheast to wards the Blue mountains of eastern Oregon. The mineral belts and belts of folding and faulting, In general, fol low the same courses. In Trinity and Siskiyou counties of California they run northwest and southeast In Josephine, Jackson and Douglas coun ties, of Oregon, they run noitheast and south west. Tho general conclusion Is that the Sierra Nevada of California, the Klamath mountains and the Blue mountains of Oregon are all In the same general zone of mineralization HAPPIEST GIRL IN LINCOLN. A Lincoln, Neb., girl writes, "I bad been ailing for soruo time with chronic constipation and stomach trouble. I began taking Chamber lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and in three days I was able to be up and got better right along. I am the proudest girl In Lincoln to find such a good medicine' For sale by all good dealers. ! toe Showing Alniedu Ore and Matte. It. C. Kinney, secrtary and treus- uror of the Almeda Consolidated Mines Company of Almeda, has been In the city looking after business slneo the arrlvul of the morning train. He reports that a flno showing of 300 or more pounds of the Almeda ore and matte reached Merlin last nli;ht and Is now on the way to Grants Pasx and will be hero In time to bo placed on exhibition before the delegates ex amine the exhibits tomorrow morn ing. CATARRH CANNOT HE CURED With Local Application, as they can not reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh is a blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure It Catarrh Cure Is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces. (tail's Catarrh Curo is not a quack medicine. It was prescribed by ono cf tho best physicians In this country for years and Is a regular prescription. It Is composed of the best tonics known, combined with tho best blood puri fiers, acting directly on tho mucous surfaces. Tho perfect combination of two Ingredients Is what produces such wonderful results In curing Catarrh. Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Prop., Tole do, Ohio. Sold by drugRlHts, price 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stlpatton. i im: ii ai k fiitowEit Mho nnvji nny (' t Oaiulnirf or Money Imrk nt i II. IViiuimy's Parisian SaRO will stop ItchliiR scalp and falUna hair In two weeks, w money hack. It refretdioH the main. Riven It a (lelkhtful, com fort In i; feeling, and U ii puis iii romance or Runstuni Into women's hair, and women who ei It regularly are sure to have fun- mat Inn hair. It maken hair is row proriiMcly; yet nllky and lovel. A larne eein'roiiK bottle of I'aiUlaii Sane only rootn rents nt C II. IVtiuiray'i t!lt I with the auburn hair nil every bottle. It. S. Woollcy of Woolloyport Is jspendliiH few day here on buMnecs. HONOR TO MAN WHO DEVELOPS MINING By W. J. Wimer, for 30 years a successful placer mining operator In Josephine County. A stranger, dropping into Grants Pass and noting the permanent build ings, substantial street work, cluster lights, modern depot buildings and the Immense stock of goods la all lines, naturally wonders what there is back of It all to' Justify such evi dences of permanency. The visitor sees machinery of ev ery kind, also furniture, flour, feed and potatoes en route for the Inter ior, and he looks in vain to see what the country is selling to create a bal ance of trade. There Is some lumber, some fruit, hops, livestock, and a few smaller Items, but he feels certain that from anything visible on the sur face the splendid growth of the conn try and the city of Grants Pass Is not based entirely upon Us market able produce. v The best opportunity for the stranger or any one eise to form a correct ldea ag t0 the maln 80Urce of our money ,s now an open Mh,Wt fof the pub,c ,n th0 A,bert bulMlng op, po9lte the poBtoffIcei on 8Ixtn 8treet v,z; The m,nIng exh,b,t undep the auspices of the Mining Congress. The mines of Josephine county more than any other one resource, have been responsible for the coun ty's prosperity and steady growth, and the satisfied appearance of Its metropolis." Silently the miner digs away In his claim and at certain intervals he steals away to town and Bells his "dust." Delivery of his crop attracts no attention, since very few know of it. His output does not loom hp like a load of hay, wood, hops or wool. He does not have four horses to pull it to market. H has aiad? no pub lic noise trying to "drive" a bargain on a low-freight rate with his neigh bor. He does not go up and down the streets venting his disgust at the way commission men have unjustly robbed him In the market centers, both In price and condition of ship ment. That old miner, who so Quiet ly drops Into town.lugs his gold to the bank, drops It on the counter, as If he was about worn out carry ing the mean stuff around, gives a sigh of relief, and the cash market seeking It, swallows It up. The ratl road officials mop their brows be cause the gold output represents so many thousands of dollars of busi ness with so little freight on it, and the scene is closed. The quiet miner now wends his way back to his diggings and again the search begins for the "precious metal," until Buch time as It becomes necessary to carry it to the banker or country dealer,' who for many good reasons, helps him to keep his secret from the public. Placer gold, In paying quantities, was scattered all over the southern Oregon, and, as a result, the placer mines attracted more attention in the past than the quartz because easier and more cheap ly handled as a means of getting ready cash. The extent and richness of tho placers surely have proven the existence of rich quartz deposits deeper in 'the ground. If the disin tegration of the outcrops of the ledges have yielded millions of plac er gold, what about the main bodies of ore, as yet remaining untouched? The farmer Is enabled to trade his produce for general merchandise, so long as the miners dig out the money with which to buy the merchant's stocks. When the Bmall rancher needs cash to pay taxes or other debts he or his boys or all of them go and mine or work in the mines and sqnart up accounts. Hut for our mines a good many of our cltiiens would have to deny themselves many luxuries now com mon, and they would have to get one half of their profits from their owi ctoiiomy, Piodure mora of thn nec essities of life or go without thea. With proper development of our vnst" mineral resources, consisting of sold, copper, iron, tin, chrome, plat laum and other nines too numerous to mention, here we may go on indaf. Inltely In our extrnvagance. In the fall we may go to the springs and la the spring we may go the the falls We may go to all the picture shows in automobiles and we may. and doubtless will, go to all of the cent And tho mines of Josephine coun ty will pay for It all. lliillp! Ion nidi ttio 'siMiiu: bow i'l trouble are iiniiilh ':,t;i M i,( lllllo I hlil, iinb'sx t liflli Is ;!. en without ibi.iv I'oiikev's t'liolera KeineOV should o tih.n li-foie it s too late 1 quick a;i. positive. Sold on tin. "inoney-ba, ;" mu inte. ClllMler Itnw. t Almedii Smelter, Galiee District, New and Modern Ore I'lant of the Big Almeda Mine. Grants Pass ,T"rritory. AMOS RIXBY DIES . FROM SCARLLT FEY Kli Amos Blxby, aged 14', son of James Blxby of the Angelo Studio, died Saturday morning at 2 o'clock after an illness of three weeks. The lad was Just recovering from a severe at tack of typhoid fever when scarlet fever symptoms developed Friday ev ening. A funeral service was held at the Granite Hill cemetery at 2:30 Sat urday afternoon by Rev. F. C. Lovette and was attended by the father, two sisters and one brother. A mother, two other sisters and another broth er Burvive. The dead boy was a member of the Grants Pass high school and bas lived in this place a little more than one year. HOYS SENTENCED TO YEAR IX REFORM SCHOOL Five Grants Pass boys, ranging in age from 10 to 14 years, have been sentenced by Judge Jewell, to one year in the reform school, and the sentences suspended during good be havior. In mercy to the parents the names are not printed. The youths were convicted of theft, having filched money from compan ions' clothes while the owners were sporting in the river, for stealing a watch and money from an automobile and for other thieving. The court stated that the first In fraction of the law proved on any one of the culprits would send the offender to the prison, which now bears the soothing name of "training school." INDIGESTION GOES. C. II. Demnray Sells neat Prescription on the Money Rock Plan. Almost everybody knows that sick headache, nervousness and dizziness are caused by a disordered stomach. Upset stomach and Indigestion bap pen Just because the food you eat does not digest but lies in the Btom ach and ferments or turns sour. You can stop fermentation and stomach distress In five minutes by using MI-O-NA stomach tablets, a pre scription that has done more to cure Indigestion and put the stomach in fine condition than all the specialists oa earth. A largo 50 cent box of MI-O-NA stomach tablets is all you need to get quick and lasting relief. C. II. Dem-. aray guarantees them. If you have heartburn, belching of ri:. heaviness or any stomach trouble no matter how chronic, try MI-O-NA stomach tablets on money bnck plan. Sold by C. II. Demaray and leading druggists everywhere. Never leave home on ft Journey without bottle of Chamberlain's Col ic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. It Is almost certain to be reeded and cannot be obtained when on board tho cars or steamships. For sale by all good dealers. Electric Rubber Hose ! t9 PS costs a little more than ordinary hose. It lasts thrte times as long. It will not crack, split, kink or burst. PriKiMesof makiniiKlovtric RuMht Hose are protected" ly U.S. patents. Imitation lias to rcae wliere durability and etVu'ietu v Ivnin. Don't bov our ir:.rdeii hosr until ou let us demonstrate to you trie wonderful o,:a!itie of the hose that c-m't Iv dm'icited ir , nea'led IIOGIK KIVKK HAlthWAISK l. (The 111 IV1 Front i - .'V. "N Cv .' ' -,. . ) Treatment Auto Victims Leave for Home Mr. and Mrs. John Kelly and four children left Friday afternoon for their home in San Francisco, after spending the past 10 days in this city where the children have been confin ed to the South Pacific hospital, be ing treated for the severe burns re ceived in the wreck of their touring car near Kerby on July 8. The chil dren have Improved so rapidly dur ing the past few days that the par ents felt safe in proceeding to their home in San Francisco. E. T. Horner went Falls Wednesday to days. ' to Klamath spend several For summer diarrhoea in chlldrei always give Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy van castor oil, and a speedy cure is cer tain. For sale by all good dealers. 1 "with strength and easo they always please" TWO HORSE OVERALLS maoi r LEVI STRAUSS (& CO. 1 Thli is the 1. . 1 r v "01QNIITING THE INDUSTRIES S r ULLERS 11 PUS The paint that is real paint simply the best on the market at any price. If you are intending to paint, why not get the best It costs no more. WE AKE SOLE AGE NTS IX CHANTS riSS JEWELL HARDWARE GO Eullhurst Nursery Co. Wolf Creek, Ore. Offer a complete stock of No. 1, one year, apple trees for this fall and next spring planting. Let us quote you prices on large or small orders Will quote you prices on anything you want in the lurs- cry line. EULLHURST NURSERY CO., Wolf Creek, Ore., VALUABLE AGENCY. C. H. Demaray of this city has Just closed a deal whereby he will continue to be agent of ZEMO the well known remedy for Eczema, Dandruff,and Jill disease of the skin and scalp. The extraordinary leap that this cleap liquid external treatment for skin affections has made into public favor in the last few years proves Its wonderful curative properties and makes it indeed a valuable addition :o the fine stock of remedial agents larried by the C. H. Demaray Drug Store. . They have a limited supply of sam ples, one of which will be given free to any skin sufferer who wishes to test the merit of the medicine. A booklet "How To Preserve The Skin," will also be given to those In terested. TACOMA, July 20. The brown tail moth, a pest for whose destruc tion the government is spending an nually $300,000, has been discovered in the Rainier valley, near Seattle. F. A. Huntley, state commissioner of horticulture, waB notified and today laid out a campaign to fight the pest. Quarantine of the infested area, embracing 20 acres, was ord ered. A crew of men under the lead ership of an Inspector will begin to day to clear the vegetation within the affected quarter. Nursery Stock Having Becured the agency for The Ballygreeh Nursery Co. of Hartford, Wash., for the counties of Josephine and Jack son, I am in a better position than ever before to give my customers satisfaction. They are the originators of certified pedigree nursery stock, and growers are finding that certi fied pedigree is as necessary in nursery stock as in dairy stock. ' I also handle common stock of the best grade. All kinds of grapes a specialty. Also agent for the Frost Pre vention Co.'s orchard heater. Geo. H. Parker 403 WEST D STREET, GRANTS PASS, OREGON. title of a beautiful st-page book, which win mow any ooy or gin now to SUCCEED. Drop a postal In the mall TODAY and It will be sent FKEE. The aim of the College It to dignify and popularise the Industries, and to serve ALL the people. It offers courses In Agriculture, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Mining Engln. eerlng, Forestry, Domestlo. Science and Art, Com. merce, Pharmacy and Music. The College opens September 22d. Catalog free. Address: REGISTRAR, OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE, Corvallls, Oregon. i