Rogue River courier., September 01, 1911, Page PAGE SIX, Image 6

PAGE SIX
MANY MEN BUSY IN GOLD AND COPPER MINES
AND PROSPECTS IN RICH JOSEPHINE COUNTY
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Quartz mining; in Josephine coun
ty Is becoming more extensive with
each passing month. The number of
new men who have come into the
bills in this region dut'lng the past
three months has been large, Ju t
bow many it Is, of course, Impossi
ble to know; but that they are "live
ones" and are going after the mineral
with determination it is known. The
"pocket hunters" are being super
seded by real mining men from the
states of Nevada, Colorado, Montana,
Idaho and Utah. A number of exper
ienced men from California are also
here, and each week records the ar
rival of several.
The old cry that the ores "do not
go down".l8 heard less and less as
mining men prove to the contrary. It
Isn't the ores that do not go down, it
Is the shiftless claim owner that
doesn't go down only under a tree
to sleep. All mining claims do not
make mines, it Is true. If they did
the world would be swamped with
the yellow metal and other kinds.
But when energy and brains and ev
en some scant geological knowledge
re applied It means success, as men
who know will not waste time, and
money on a worthless prospect. Too
many prospectors there are who get
married to a hole in the ground if
they find a stringer of stuff that car
ries some trace of gold. The man of
experience will not waste his sub
stance on such, but seeks to develop
a property that bears the earmarks of
a mine. He does not carry a piece of
specimen rock in his pockets to ex
hibit on street corners until it gets
lick. What he wants is tons, not
ounces.
There are hundreds of free mill
ing ledges, and the word hundreds
Is used advisedly, In this county
which only need the application of
drill, dynamite and treatment plant
of modest capacity to produce stead
ily for many months. After a time
the oxidized ores will be exhausted
and the original sulphides come in.
These will be either concentrated or
hipped to smelters In the original
form, decision on this point depend
ing on the Bolidlty of the metal.
An example of what can be done In
this county ia the work under way
by It. M. Wilson, of Kerby. Mr.
Wilson went Into the Kerby region
last fall looking for a big low grade
ledge. "I soon found what I want
ed," said Mr. Wilson, to The Courier,
"and this was a group known as the
Alts group, located five miles west
of the old town." This property Mr.
Wilson is mining by means of an
open cut, Bending the ore down by
gravity to the new 40-ton Chilean
mill, located only 150 feet from the
excavation. The ore body Is 25 to
80 feet In width.
Mr. Wilson Thursday sent out to
the mine a steam plant which arriv
ed In Grants Pass laist week, coming
from Portland. In winter he will ue
water power, In summer the steam
plant. Manager Wilson states that
$5 ore satisfies him, and he Is mining
and milling it at a cost of only 7Cc
per ton. Much of tho ore runs bet
ter than $6, but moro than the $!
the owner Is not counting on, beln.5
atlFflcd with putting through a
product which cnrrloB values of i!
or Ippb.
This Is an example of successful
gold mining, and It ran bo dupllcnt-
MISHOIIU FLAT.
( has. Hurkhultor was out from
town Friday helping Mr. lluhl In his
threshing aud looklug after other In
terests about his ranch.
Charles Shattuck is visiting with
relatives and friends here for a few
days.
Mr. Vincent came iu from the
mountains vurly lust week and on
Wednesday he and Mrs. Vluceut lo
lurnvd for another week or two of
romp life,
L C. liasye went to Applegalo to
help through threshing with the
Offeubaeher Hro.
Misses (ilud)s Cuuslno and Flor
ence Swlnuey are visiting relatives
line this wecU.
Guy Jeter, from UranU Pass, wut
telling .Missouri Flat friends "howdy"
this week.
Thicsblug Ik ever am! hay lalmi;
Just en deck Is the latest news In
the funning Industry.
W. J. Yoik was nut lant week hunt
ing "hupers," not to tto tu-hlut, but
)ou eu ho has several acre of lni
nd they will be ready to pi. k uKut
ed on a hundred bills in JoBephlne
county. And that this will be the
case within a few years is a sare
prophecy.
Another mine, idle for several
years, to resume September 1, is the
Mountain Lion, located on the Apple
gate 16 miles south of Grants Pass.
The Courier, a few- days ago, gave
details of this deal, which is a lease
taken by Councilman C. C. Daniels
from L. L. Jewell. The property
has been In litigation for several
years but the title now reBt with Mr.
Jewell. Mr. Daniels will overhaul a
five stamp mill on the property, also
two concentrating tames, put tunnels
In shape and will have the mill drop
ping on paying rock.
A valuable property on Slate creek,
owned by W. H. Ramsey, la liable to
change hands during the next 60
dayB. A deal is pending and the fig
ure reads somewhat near $50,000.
This property has not been opened
extensively but where the ledge has
been exposed, it is all ore of a grade
running from. $25 to $75 per. ton.
Ramsey has been operating an aras
tra on this ore for about 15 months,
and with even thia crude machine
bag been recovering a goodly run of
bullion. Adolph Maier is negotiat
ing the sale for the Ramsey.
On the opposite hill from the Ram
sey mine, is a wide ledge which has
been located for a distance of 900 feet
by Ramsey, Howard Andes and sev
eral Grants Pass men, and this ledge
can be opened by a tunnel on the
vein, which will give a depth of 1,
000 to 1,700 feet.
C. M. Bullard, of New York City, is
In Grants Pass, after three months
of prospecting In the Waldo coun
try. To The Courier Mr. Bullard
said:
"That region is full, of valuable
quartz ledges. On one hill, I count
ed seven. The country is not stag
ed, and lies there for the man of
energy and knowledge. When a rail
road cuts that region, a railroad
from Grants Pass to Crescent City,
I expect to see a lively mining region.
Men who will go in there and stake
Beveral of these ledges and open
them to even a modest extent, will be
able to make some profitable sales
a year or two hence.
"I saw a number of ledges cut by
ravlneg and gulches, the ore, gold and
copper rock, being exposed in many
of them. We staked all we can
handle; there are many more open
to location."
V. M. Woodworth, of Merlin, is in
Grants Pass to get assays on ore be
has taken from newly located claims
on Brigg8 creek, In the region of the
Big Yank ledge. Mr. Woodworth has
located a property which carries a
handsome ribbon of rhodonite, the
gem stone. Rhodonite, mlneralogl-
cally speaking, Is a manganese spar,
or silicate of manganese, occurring
crystalized and In rose-red masses.
Some handsome spoclmeng of this
stone, polished and unpolished, were
on exhibition at the recent mining
congress in Grants Pass. These
specimens came from another por
tion of JoBephlne county. Mr. Wood
worth finds by tests that his prod
uct carries platinum, and is now de
termining which will return tho
September 1, so now ! if you want
to hop just let your wants be known.
No seu pirates, Bky pirates, spooks,
hobos or gun men ou Missouri Flat,
a life of harmony.
FKllTliAH:.
Mr. aud Mrs. Carl G. Grill are Wil
liams creek visitors this week.
Mrs. J. It. Hathaway and daugh
ter, Ruth, were calllug on friend In
Frultdale Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jones, of Grants
Pans, spent Sunday with their on.
Alonio Jones and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bywater and
children, Wayne and Thelma, were
Sunday visitors at tho Harvey Glass
home on North Sixth street.
Robert Harris, accompanied by
lwl;ht Jewell. tf Grants i'ass, left
Tuesday for n hunting trip. The boys
will bo guests at the Harry Lewis
ranch on Taylor-creek, near Gallee.
Several Frultdalo farmers are
hauling hay from the Applegnte vnl.
ley this week. With (nidation ikx(
year we expect to make popular the
refrain. "All gelng out and nothlm
greatest revenue, to handle as a plat
inum ore or to ship as the gem stone.
This is a case where both cannot be
utilized. To recover the platinum
destroys the stone. To use as orna
mental stone means that he cannot re
cover the platinum. The rock also
assays $1.66 in gold and in portions
of the ledge are shoots of cinnabar
The ledge measures something like
50 feet in width.
Located on the same ledge are
claims owned by Andrew Frakes and
R. H. Bailey.
That premier group of gold claims
In the Chetco district, owned by Dan
Hearn and Pat Casey and associates,
is showing up finer .than ever. Dur
ing the past six weeks, considerable
prospecting work has been done on
the claims and open cuts made on
the ledge for a distance of about one
half mile. Each of these cuts returns
splendid gold values and are remark
able for the uniformity of values.
There can be distinguished no differ-
once in returns in the mortar from
any hole opened on the ledge for the
half mile. The owners have recent
ly refused an offer to purchase.
Other good looking propertieg in
that district are being opened In a
systematic way, and .before another
summer it is expected that half a doz
en mines will result.
In the rich tellurlde district of
Canyon creek and Fiddlers gulch are
many men busy opening prospects.
From that country, some day not far
in the future, it is expected that cor
rect newa will come of one of the
richest gold findg made In the west
In years. Samuel Bowden hag valu
able holdings there, also a placer
property which only needs the water
to return the stuff that makes prim
rose paths.
Mr. Bowden also 1b manager and
one of the owners of the Vanguard
ledge located seven miles west of
Kerby. This Is the Vanguard Gold
and Copper Mining company, offi
cers of which are, Samuel Bowden,
Geo. S. Calhoun, W. P. Horn, H. C.
Dixon, and Charles Phillips. The
owners have sent a tunnel In on the
ledge for a distance of 80 feet, and
the breast is all ore. Jt Is the Inten
tion to continue the tunnel a further
distance of 300 feet. This will give
1,500 feet of backs as the bill Is a
steep one. me ore is a copper sul
phide with generous gold values and
is identical with the Almeda, and
when treated will return a high
grade matte. Thla Is one of the
most "valuable of the undeveloped
properties In the county.
The big developed mines of the
county are busy. The Almeda Is
turning out a high grade matte from
the new ismelter.
The Oriole is blocking out for
tunes In ore and is soon to be put on
a treatment plant.
Other properties are soon to Join
the big class. Adolph Maier, who
has charge of the Michigan mine,
states that the secretaary of the
Oregon Strong Ledge Mining com
pany, which owns the property, has
telegraphed him that the company
will soon Instruct him to begin work.
Mr. Maier states that the first thing
he deelres to do Is to start work to
drop the shaft 500 feet deeper. Mr.
coming in," as far as hay Is concern
ed. K. E. Hlanchard, wife and son,
Paul, and Jerry Bywater, left for the
Illinois valley Monday forenoon, to
visit Mr. and Mrs. Ed Wise and In
cidentally do a little hunting.
Mrs. Walter Coutant cntertalued a
number of ladles last Friday after
noon, at a porch party, given as a
courtesy for her slater, Mrs. C. A.
Alkens, of Treadwoll, Alaska. The af
ternoon was pleasantly spent with
sewing and the hostess served a de
licious two course luncheon. The
guest list Included the guest of hon
or, Mrs. Alkens, Mesdanies C. G. Cou
tant, Mei-Mnger and MeCnbe of Grants
Pass. Mesdnmrg Flsk, Hamilton,
nieikuer. Thompson, Campbell,
l Mates. Breltmayer, Ileyer, Flint, n.v
; water. White. Hlanchard, Crceii,
Stanbroui:h, lleflny, fnderwood. MUs
I May Oakes and Miss Marguerite Hey
'vr of Fruitdale. while Mrs. Honovan
,and Mrs. CIuh. White of Phoenix,
Arizona Knv. out of town Inierest to
the party.
; II II. IVArtiuMul returned to Med
; ford Tuesday afternoon after a utmi
.visit with fil.-ndi In this tlty.
Maier has also prepared plans and
specifications for a treatment plant,
the hydro-chlorlnatlon process to be
used.
The Afterthought, the property
owned by J. H. Bailey, of Grant
Pass and located on Thompson creek,
la one of the richest quartz proper
ties on this coast. A box of this
quartz attracted much attention at
the mining congress, as it was per
meated with free gold. . Mr. Bailey
and W. R. Nipper are working Joint
ly another quartz property nearby
and will use a five stamp mill, lo
cated a short distance up the creek.
This property was opened many years
ago but abandoned, with rich rock
left on the dump.
In Placer Fields.
Of placer mines, no country on the
globe can boast of such extensive
areas of rich gravel, not even the far
heralded Alsakas or Altar fields of
western Mexico. It has been esti
mated by W. J. WImer, himself a
placer operator In Josephine county
for 30 or 35 years, that gold to the
total value of $135,000,000 has been
recovered from the big and little dig
gings in this county since 1852.
The Waldo Consolidated property
at Waldo, "consists of nearly 6,000
acres and is considered the largest
In western America or the world.
This corporaation has an abundant
water flow and continues operations
the year through.
Other placer operators are making
preparations to resume their winter
work as soon as ralnB begin; and
there will be more of this class of
mining in Josephine this winter than
for some years. The total output In
gold will be large.
One of the properties which will
resume at an early day Is one on
Briggs creek, owned by R. F. Miller.'
Mr. Miller was In Grants Pass Thurs
day of laBt week and states that the
property has been leased out for sev
eral seasons and that fie will do the
same thla year. It lies 14 miles from
the mouth of Taylor creek at the H.
L. Lewis place. The holdings consist
of 140 acres and Mr. Miller has own
ed and operated the mine for 19
years. The property is equipped with
600 feet of 11-inch pipe with 175
foot pressure and two No. 2 giants.
The giants will work this winter on
a bank 20 or 25 feet in thickness.
Much coarse gold Is washed from
this gravel and the property is one
that pays handsomely. On account of
ill health Mr. Miller adopted the
leasing policy Instead of working the
mine himself.
A review that would cover all the
active mining in Josephine county
would require far more space than
can be given at the present time; It
Is enough to say that the Industry
grows greater constantly and that
when concentrators are placed on the
many ore bodies that can be handled
at a pleaBlng profit In this county,
more stamp mills or other methods
of crushing are Installed on free mill
ing rock, more Bmelters of the Al
meda type or other types erected, and
when the expected railroad transpor
tation is a fact, then Josephine coun
ty will be one of the most lively
fields in the west and one of the
most profitable for both small and
large capital.
T. K. M.
Roy Jordan went to Wolf Creek
Wednesday morning to look after
business and visit his sister.
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RETURN FROM LONG TRIP
Rev. D. H. Leech reports one of
the most thoroughly enjoyable trips
he has ever experienced. Mr. Leech
left Grants Pass with his family and
went to their farm near Harrisburg,
where several days were spent. Later
Mr. Leech and his youngest daughter,
Miss Ielleen, made the trip by horse
back, covering a distance of over 200
miles, through scenery so beautiful
and varied that the eye never weari
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Seven Mile mountain and Sand moun
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Clear lake, the latter one of the most
beautiful bodies of water In the state
of Oregon. Following the trail
through the mountains to the Mc-
Kenzle road they passed near the
Belknap springs. On their trip
through the mountains the ride wa3
cool and delightful and Mr. Leech
killed a deer in the hills, giving a
treat of fine, fresh venison to the
travelers, whose appetites were sharp
ened by the trip through the hills.
On the return Mr. Leech and daugh
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burg and Springfield, making the trip
in a lelsurly fashion, in order to en-
oy the different places of Interest
along the route and to secure a good
view of the magnificent scenery.
Mr. Leech says that on his way
back to this city he made several
stops, visiting with friends at Eugene,
Albany and other towns and returns
to Grants Pass greatly refreshed by
his vacation. Mrs. Leech will remain
at the farm In Harrisburg for some
time longer as she also, is enjoying
her outing immensely.
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