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About Illinois Valley news. (Cave City, Or.) 1937-current | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1940)
THURSDAY, MAY 9. 1940 ILLINOIS VALLEY NEWS PAGE 5 TEXACO SERVICE STATION AND GARAGE At the Head OF THE PARADE I Dodge - Plymouth George Hicks and his brother, Murphy, came to the valley about two years ago and George purchased the Texaco Service Station and Garage from Bob Rout. Both brothers have had years of experience in garage and service station work, and immediately became favorites among the automobile own ers in the valley. “Murphy” has charge of the garage part and George operates the service station. “Murphy,” besides being a good automobile mechanic, is a first class macinest and knows his stuff, but in this location he is only applying himself to garage work. George Hicks was formerly em ployed by an oil company in Honolulu and came here because he believed in the future of this setion, and he loves the country. Both brothers are married. Geologist Reviews— (Cnntinued from Page One) mineral wealth, valued at $100,000, is not small business. -------------- o-------------- Valley Forests— cellaneous equipment. (Continued from Page One) The Atlas Corporation is soundly financed and operated and, during the doctrine of "non-use” which the years of anticipated operation, LOCKS UP to preserve, permits the they will add materially to the indus fullest use of the forests. The various trial wealth and payrolls of the Illi uses, such as lumbering, grazing, re nois Valley. creation, wildlife, mining and irri- The Tip Top Mine and the Rainbow gatoin are so managed that there is Mine, both in sec. 12, T. 40 S., R 7 a minimum of conflict, thus assuring W., are outstanding lode-gold prop that “the greatest good is received erties. It is reported that the Tip by the greatest number.” Top is installing a mill, and mining The Illinois Valley is particularly operations are going forward at a fortunate in having attractive tim satisfactory pace. Placer operations ber-covered hills and mountains, clear are usually the first phase of mining streams, the Oregon Caves and the development in a gold area, and the Redwood Highway as drawing cards establishment of soundly operated for the vacationist. The money spent lode properties frequently is consid by travelers provides direct and in ered as a sign of healthy mining de direct income to many of our people. velopment. The stands of timber on private, Southern Oregon has been famous state and federal lands, if properly for its chromite deposits since the managed to prevent the annual World War when chromite was pro growth being exceeded by the annual duced for war uses. In recent years cut and fire losses, will furnish a per the Rustless Mining Company has petual source of income for the val been opening some of these mines; ley. the ore was trucked to Wilderville or The Siskiyou National Forest also Grants Pass, and there loaded for makes possible the production of over shipment. The chromite min| of 850 range cattle in the Illinois Val Gene Brown, just south of lhe Ore ley which would not be possible if gon border, is probably the most grazing were not permitted at a low noteworthy, and several hundred tons rental fee. Mining, though not a renewable of ore have been shipped from it. An other chromite body has been discov resource, is allowed in the National ered on the same property, and with Forest and is playing an important the advent of electrometallurgical part in the life of the Illinois Valley. operations in the Bonneville area, it As a large share of the mining is of is expected that this mine, and others, the "placer” type, the miners are de pendent on the forests for an abun will receive considerable attention in dant supply of water. the near future. Irrigation for agricultural purposes Mention should be made of the famous copper mines of the Illinois is even more dependent on the forest for water. The forest acts as a res Valley. The Queen of Bronze and the Waldo are among those that have ervoir or giant sponge which releas possibilities for successful operation es irrigation water during the grow under skillful management and min ing season when the valley lands are ing development. Improvement in dry. The future prosperity of the Illi transportation conditions will benefit nois Valley will be further assured these properties, materially. This short resume is not complete as soon as all of onr people realize but it gives a fair picture of mining the value of the forests and all cooper conditions in the Illinois Valley, and ate with the state and federal agen the value of mining development, to cies to protect our resources from the region. Annual production of misuse and fire. MOTOR CARS Thanks for the Birthday! Yes, Sir—we’re nine years old and mighty conscious of the fact that it is only because of your patronage that we are celebrating an anni versary ... so “thanks for the birthday.” We’ve done a lot of business in the Illinois Valley—we know a lot of swell people in that section. It is sections like yours and people of your sort who make business in our line a pleas ure and who permit firms to keep on having an niversaries I The Illinois Valley, like Plymouth Motor Cars, is at the “Head of the Parade.” We know you’ll keep it there! IN THE FIELD OF Heavy Transportation There's Only One Dodge Trucks STURDY • DEPENDABLE • ECONOMICAL < Used Cars CARN ER'S 621 East M Street Grants Pass, Ore.
