CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN County, outside of Medford, the Central Point American has far more regular subscribers than any weekly paper in the county, or t>s many as all the rest put together. men of that kind. MI NI NG N E W S i ---------------------------------------------- ; ' Edited by the Southwe»te- n O r e ­ gon Mining Bureau. SAMS VALLEY (Reecived too late for last week ) ----------* --------- * « ----------------------------------------------- O Well election day is over and the With the coming of the rains, the SILENTLY PASSING placer mines are beginning to look Sams Valley precinct feels justly If the e------------------------------ ® like a paying proposition, and with an proud of the returns here. GAY— Funeral services for the statement everywhere looked like early fall and heavy rains the season late James H. Gay, whose deathoc- ours, the result would mean a little will be a good one. There are several cured at the family home in Central mines ready to oprate n.i many easier for the poor farmers, who al­ ways get the worst of the bargain, j Point, Nov. 12, was held from small ones preparing to operate. the Conger Funeral Parlors, Monday, At Rogue River last week a mill | so it seems. We wish to thank the i Nov. 15, at 2 p. m. Deceased is sur­ voters in this precinct for doing their run test was made on the Kubli Mine vived by two sons, Louis Gay, ofSe- duty on election day and voting* ore, and proved up very good accord­ atle, Wash., and Charles Gay, of ¡all who are eligióle should do so. ing to all reports. Plans are to go on An entertainment will be given at Pacific Grove, Cal. Medford Lodge with further development on the the Sams Valley school house Satur­ 103 A. F. & A. M. will have charge mine. The North Pole Mine is reported day evening, Nov. 20, at eight oclock of services at the grave, which will to have been leased to some respons­ Mrs. Walter Johnson o f Idaho is giv­ be in the Medford cemetery. •----------* ---------- ible parties and work will start soon ing the program of reading and im­ K E L M A R P E T MINE RESUMES to clean up the workings, and con­ personations, also good music. We tinue with development work and op­ want everyone from f>*r and near to Mine Cl osed F o r S o m e Month* Wil l Start A n e w in Time. come see her and laugh. A small ad­ eration. The Kelmarpet mine at Gold Hill, Mr. Bates, who is operating a mission fee will be charged. which has been closed down for some Placer Mine on Foots Creek is instal­ Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Johnson, who months pending the erection of a re­ ling a compressor to break up the formerly lived on the Strang and bed rock, and is going to put in a Deuel property, have moved onto the duction plant at the mine, will re­ hoist to handle the holders, and will John Hall place just across from the sume mining in a few days, so it is Van Hoevenburg or Siskiyou orchard reported. operate the mine on a good basis. Operations will be confined to The Golden Wedge, in the Galice Jesse McKinney, who has been in opening large bodies of ore before district has been taken aver by sev­ Klamath for several months, has re­ eral people, nad testing of the ore, turned to the Strauss ranch for an building the reduction plant at the mine. The proposed works will be di­ cleaning up of the workings, and indefinite period. The grange had an afternoon ses­ rected to drifting on the ore bodies her work is going on there. On the Western Metals Group rail, sion last Saturday after a bountiful north on the 600-foot tunnel, instead compressor and hammers have been feast at noon. Six candidates were of running west into the mountain. The main drift proposed will be taken in to the mine, and this winter initiated in the third and fourth de­ will see some development work, and grees. After this followed the busi­ from the present tunnel about 300 ness transactions. The candidates feet from the portal, and a raise will an enlarged plant. In the Applegate district many were Mrs. Hittle and Gray and Miss be made to the surface near that mines are doing extensive develop­ Aletha Gray, Mr. and Mrs. Stanley point with a view of blocking out a ment work, and several placer mines Vaughn and Glenn Holst. We took large body of ore. The vein crosscut are about to operate. up the business of erecting a grange at this point is about 25 feet in width ---------------------- The next meeting of the Mining hall and basketball gym combined. R e p o rt e d Qui t e Sick bureau will be on Saturday, Decem­ It has ben threatening rain here City Treasurer R. H. Paxton is ber 4, and every member is urged to the last few days but has failed in ntend. This is going to be the last the attempt so far. It is beginning reported quite sick as we go to press, meeting of the year, many new to lok as some of the old timers who taking sick suddenly on Tuesday. things are oming up that will need predicted a hard winter, were mis­ His many friends are indeed sorry to the cooperation of all members. The taken. We may be fooled yet and learn of his illness. ----------* ---------- legislature will be in session before have the hardest winter in history, This is Red Cross Week, you can the meeting in January, an dit is es- who knows? join anytime. ential that we agree on the measures Mrs. L. Scott is at the present time to be considered by that body. visiting in Eugene, where a good The Jewett continues to produce many of her relatives reside. ore of an excellent grade and the ----------* ---------- vein is better as the work goes on. John Bohnert and Forest Pickett, This is but one of the many old mines both attending college were home on here which richly pay for develop­ a visit on Armistice and the week­ ment in a modern way. end. The North Pole at Rogue River has Scot Hamilton, who has been been sold to eattle parties who will foreman of a Wenathee, Wash., immediately start development work packing house, returned home Satur­ with the aim of opening up the large day night. Scot will probably attend body of base ore on the west of the the last semester of high school. claims. Practically all work going on Charles Gay of Pacific Grove, Or., at the present time is on a basis of and Louis Gay of Seattle, Wn., who local development, rather than that were called to Central Point by the of taking out the high grade and death of their father, the late Chas. milling that, and allowing the larger H. Gay, pioneer resident of Central values to go by the board. Point, were visiting in Medford Ocassionally so-called “ reports” on Wednesday afternoon, preparatory prospects or partially opened mines to returning to their homes in the come into the office of the bureau, north. Both gentlemen are well which have been prepared by men known in Jackson county, having who are not qualified to make them, having been born here some 35 or 40 which only makes a joke of the prop­ years ago, and resided here until re- erty they refer to. The making of a ent years. Both expressed their in­ report on a mine is a job for a man tention of returning once or twice qualified and for him only. There are a year to keep acquaintance renewed now available in Grants Pass several Butter wrappers printed here. men, who by experience and training are so qualified; in justice to your NOW, FIGURE ON THIS property, therefore when you have a report prepared, make use o f them Eleven hundred and thirty-three The men who are in the field here papers, by actual machine counter now, and most of those coming in, printed and circulated this week. are skilled and experiened men, and Everybody reads the American. Here hokum will not get anywhere with is a fact to remember: In Jackson O J. C. Thompson will become man­ ager o f the Rogue river division of The California Oregon Power com­ pany with headquarters in Medford, and S. M. Bullis will take active charge of the safety work for the company. This important announce­ ment has just been made by the gen­ eral manager of the power company and the changes were made effec­ tive November 1. Mr. Thompson has been assistant general agent cn the home office staff for several years past and is well known and well liked in Med­ ford. Before coming to Medford he had charge of the Klamath division of the company. Mr. Bullis has made his home in Medford for many years. He has a host o f friends in Medford as well as all the other communities served by the company. He has handled numerous important undertaking for the company and is exceptionally well qualified as a safety expert. ----------+ ---------- All kinds of Furniture Repaired Old Furniture Bought Refinishing and Repairing at 36 So. Grape, Medford Read the ads f Office Phone 965 Res. Phone 965-J2 DR. H. P. C O L E M A N Chi ropracti c, Diet and E l e c t r o t he r a p y Ore. License No. 264 Lady Ast. Fourth Floor Medford Building MEDFORD Oregon PERL FUNERAL HOME Corner Sixth and Oakdale Phone 47 Medford, Oregon GEORGE E. FOX REAL ESTATE and IN SURANCE Good Bargains in Land FOR SALE— A Star light delivery and City Property truck; 1924 model in good con­ dition. Terms. See Geo. Thompson Central Point - - nt Central Point o f phone 57. 302 JACKSON ----------® ---------- “ Don’t put tilings off, put them over.” ’ F. F. B U R K — FOR A U T O TOP S Opposite S. P. Depot MEDFORD TENT AND WORKS Medford, Ore. COUNTY Oregon ABSTRACT COMPANY I Abstract* o f Ti t l e and Ti t l e In- l urance. T h e on l y c o m p l e t e Titl e System in J a c k i o n C o un t y . Medford . . . Oregon AWNING W. Phone 145-J G. TRILL A t t o r n e y - a t - L a w — No t a r y Central Poi nt . . . Publ i c Oregon E. 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