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About Jacksonville miner. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1932-1935 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1932)
T he J acksonville M iner Volume 1 Jacksonville, Oregon, Friday, December 16, 1932 Laying Foundation for Huge Operation at Opp Somebody Is Coming Hope to Start First 100-Ton Unit in Spring; Hundreds Ions of Milling Ore Already Uncovered Number 51 Sunday Cold Most Frigid Past 13 Years Burst«d Water Pipes Heckle Blue-Lipped Natives; Snow Likely With the mercury taking a nose hundreds of men lured on by th< ! dive to a minimum of two degrees search for gold, witness blue above zero Sunday morning, De streams of smoke curl from scat cember 11,, the coldest weather tered chimneys which dot the hil’ Rince December 12, 1919, was ex- side. People once again come and oerlenced in Jacksonville, accord go with the apparent hustle and ing to Emil Britt, official weather bustle of man In search of some observer. treasure. Britt, who has been this city’s For laying of a foundation for a weather observer since 1287, some modern gold mining and milling 45 years, stated that although ave operation has commenced—on the rage temperatures generally are decaying remnants of activity and higher in Jacksonville during the mistakes of other years. The Pa cold months, the present siege of cific States Mines. Inc., lessees of cold weather has been an excep the John Op-, property on the rig1t tion, central valley minimum tem of Jackson creek, has been Several communlcatlona have fork peratures having maintained a con (lushing work rapidly as possible been received regarding the series in the hope of being able to start sistently higher level the past few of articles we have been writing actual operation of a lOOton m 11 days. under the pen name of "Llewellyn unit In late spring, according to Many local residents arose late A. Bunks." Some of them advise ua John M Price, superintendent in last week to discover otherwise that It would he to the paper's beat charge of the local development. impregnable water systems frozen Interests to ease up on the subject. tight, with a generous scattering of Discovered in the early 60’s by bursted pipes. The past few days ------- — ■ By LLEWELLYN A. BUNKS pocket hunters, the Opp mine pro have been marked by industry in Yet, on the other hand, we are duced, according to official rec the plumbing trades, with several tovlm-d In the same mall that many ords. the tidy sum of >14,000 In local adepts working night and day people? have had their Interest in one small stop§. C. C. Beekman, to renair damaged systems. the paper aroused by the series, one of Jacksonville's most famous Britt, who ranks either first or and suggest continuance of them. men, was attracted to the property ¡second oldest volunteer govern Now what Is a poor country editor and purchased it as a school sec “Backward, turn backward. O Time in thy flight ment weather observer in service to do? tion. Fnder his ownership It had And make me a Dahack slaver again for tonight.” jin Oregon, predicted last night that /or produced by 1900 about >100,000 snowfall over the week-end might Perhaps you noticed that this In gold. not be unusual and noted that froz week we Just kept on as in the With these two lines of misquoted scripture, we launch It was about this time that John past, only more so. Perhaps it Opp. present owner, purchased the today’s attack upon the good citizens of Jackson county. Talk en ground, which has failed to thaw since more than a week ago, would would be timely to explain why. workings for >35,000 cash, accord First, we believe too many news-J ing to public record, and In 1905 about corpses and sitting up with the dead, we believe the furnish an almost permanent abode papers consider their own inter erected a 10-stamp mill. Four Hogwallow Blatter, our noisy contemporary, certainly takes for a white Christmas blanketing. — ests In preference to telling a few months later Opp turned the mine the shock-absorbing desk top for exhuming the dead and painful, and sometimes unpopular, to a New York company for >12'»,• buried. truths about matters that arise in 000, The newer owners installed a As if it were not enough for the aforementioned victim to every community. 20-stamp mill, developed 4000 feet be dead, our neighboring sheet, which dotes on % and % , ■ of tunnel and operated until 1908 We agree that In some circles, with a milling process which was truths, insists on slaying the poor devil over and over again, In the second practice game of particularly in Jacksonville, The not adapted to the ore. resulting and to date has committed the greatest of crimes no less the season Jacksonville’s first and Miner Is suffering some loss of in debt and seven years of litiga than 1000 times, in round numbers. second boys’ teams gave Phoenix friendship because of its attacks tion. Much of the values had been Inasmuch as all logical methods of determining g®ilt and the small end of the score in two on southern Oregon's self appoint-' deposited with tailings. well-played and exciting -games, ed Moses. Opp again recovered the mine blame in the matter have been exhausted, just what sense is held here last Friday night. with a clear title, and succeeded there in some two-by-four editor with an oversupply of noise In the first game, between the However, it Is our conviction In recovering about 1125,000 from and undernourished gray matter yelling his head off and con second strings of each team, Jack that, if those readers knew the full 35.000 tons of ore. Tailings from sonville emerged with the small truth surrounding the Medford edi this operation still show >1.R0 val ducting a grave-robbing exped tion every time he wants to lead of a 7 to 5 score. tor, many would alter their opin ues in assays, indicating about >'» gather a fresh supply of sympathy to carry himself over other The second game between the ions of the man and come to a sane gold values to each ton of ore troubles ? first strings was a hard fought bat realization thnt so much hooey and worked. Before we subscribe too heavily in the Hogwallow Blatter tle from beginning to end, with damaging accusations printed in Since that time considerable ran editor’s ravings, let’s take a good look at the man himself. Jacksonville maintaining the lead his paper are harmful to the en dom development has taken place throughout the game by two to tire county and reflect on all citi on the property, acknowledged hv Perhaps we can gain some idea of the accuracy of his “re four points. The game ended 21 to zens. whether public officials or all local experts to be of worthwhile liable information” and veracity of accusations. 17 in Jacksonville’s favor. not. value for a large operation, and Bud Reinking and Chuck Ward First, a few years ago our contemporary, fresh from sunny much ore has been placed In sight. Cal fornia, decided he was the Chosen One to protect the peo were fortunate in sinking some There always is a group of read difficult long shots towards the (Continued on page four) ple’s rights in the national capitol. Campaigning as an Oregon last few minutes of play, helping era of any newspaper which dis agrees with editorial comment. man, he toured the state with California license plates on to maintain the lead. Swingle of There usually is another group his car until police reminded him of the breach of political Phoenix was the outstanding play Bkhlch agrees. Which is the wiser etiquette. And, after spending several times as much on cam er for the visitors. 7ours<- pl iy to the gallery and paign expenses as is allowed by the corrupt practice act, and grandstand, or write sincere con victions and truths as they appear leaving himself liable to imprisonment, somehow or other that LOCAL BASKETEERS correct and let the chips fall where TAKE VISITORS 66-19 great grand jury of his couldn’t see him at all. In fact not a they may? single precinct in the state went for the self-appointed saviour. In a fast demonstration game in Seven wild geese, thought to Can you condone a man in any Yet the local district attorney, who is supposed to be an the local gym Wednesday night the be on their southward Journey, other line of work who sits silently instrument of the devil himself and bent on persecution of Jacksonville town team demon stopped over in ranchers’ fields by while his neighbor loots the on Big Applegate and have re The fist-banging editor, excused criminal prosecution and strated what it hopes to be the treasures of public confidence? mained during the cold weath I overlooked the violation of the political code, observed by rule and not the exception when it defeated the visiting Gold Hiil er. every other candidate in the state. You perhaps have noticed that quintet 66-19. Opposition from the Gold Hillers the only way the original Llewellyn Then the crusader (as he puts it) next fired his entire crew The smaller of the Squaw can sustain his vivid tales of mis-1 lakes Is completely frozen over, was a bit mild, and the locals had of emploves. to whom he had been owing wages for more than enough to form two complete deeds in this beautiful valley is by although the Big lake is free six months, and smeared his front pages with libelous articles teams on men the floor. Joe Patton was "alleging,” "concluding” and ’de-1 from Ice. This is believed to be about their diabolical doings. high point man. adding an even 20 ducting." If Ruch miscarriages of ' due to the water rising In the The chamber of commerce was attacked, as were the east justice are so prevalent, why hasn’t to the score. Ray Ward followed lake, which results from the with 15 and George Smith and Ray the man—who Is credited with an ern Jews. Next came all county officers, the sheriff, district farmers' dam built at the lower | Hunsaker each totaled 10 points. abundance of courage—enough hon-I end of the lake for storage pur attornv, clerks and deputies. Grand juries were assailed, state Smith, Lewis, Wilson, Babb, esty to come out and definitely poses. officials sent telegrams and even the governor was appealed to. Forbes, Ward, Gillis, Caldwell, Pat state things and leave the “It is And believe it or not, that same editor demanded the im ton and Hunsaker comprise the rumored” or "we are reliably in-1 A school boy thought he had working crew of the locals, and peachment of President Hoover. formed” gossip out of print? the flu and went to bed be the first valley league game, Jan The local judicial system was attacked, recall petitions were cause he was chilly. uary 4, will be played with Sams Doesn’t It tell you a lot about the j launched which died a writhing death. Candidates backed for Valley here. Insincerity and unfairness of the Several housewives have a months were knifed on the eve of election and prejudices were I man when you note that he hastens supply of split eggs on hand, fanned to a wh’te heat. Libel from the pen of the apoplexy to publish common gossip? If COPY WANTED which were found cracked Banks were as open-minded as he candidate was so fluent that four suits were filed in almost when they were gathered in the poses to be, and really had the, evening. It won’t be long now. as many days. public Interest at heart, why doesn’t We mean the first anniversary Jackson county has been painted continuously for several he make certain before rushing issue of The Miner, when it will years as the hell-hole of Oregon, reeking to the skies above round out its first year of exis Over 50 gallons of water per Into print? day are being carried for the | and rotten to the core. Upstaters became accustomed to think tence. emerge into the field as This guy Anonymous Rumor cer- I boiler and other uses at the ing of southern Oregon as the ¿‘Land of the Big Miscarriage.” a larger publication with several Clover I>oaf dairy as a result talnly has been given a flock of The Chosen One’s accusations and damaging editorials new features and attractions. of frozen pipes. by-llneH In the Dally News in the But most important of all: continued, as did his rubber check writing and unsatisfied pay Your past couple of years. Seems that own journalistic contribu Not one individual is free rolls and mortgages. Even the man’s gardener, who tends his tions for the issue of December if a story is worth printing It cer tainly would be worth a definite I from the guilt of talking about lawn and flowers, was reported to be holding the sack for a 30 are solicited. The Miner the weather. Statement which would pin its year’s salary. Yet this crusader, who can see every other man’s wants to print your story—your Source. on anything you choose. faults through magnifying glasses, was too far sighted to views A farmer keeps his pitchfork You can even write an epistle notice the trash on his own door step. by the kitchen stove to prevent Well, now that. France has def on “What’s Wrong With The initely refused to pay the current his fingers from freezing when A rabid scripture quoter, somehow or other the editor of Miner” and we’ll print every Instalment on her war debt to this he feeds his stock. the Hogwallow Blatter overlooked the potent lesson contained word of it! country, we believe the time is ripe Copy must be in this office not in the paragraph wherein the critical were advised to “let he to show ’em fifty million French Bert Ilarr of Watkins reports later than Tuesday, December who is without sin cast the first stone.” men CAN be wrong. that they are having a kind of 27. (Continued on pago two) a cold spell there. (Continued on page two) Oppvllle, that phantom town of 50 yeara ago, baa been rehabili tated. Once again nearby hills, which have allently and patiently wit- neaaed the coming and going of The Editor Speaking Once Too Often “The Greatest Miscarriage of All” J’ville Sets Phoenix in Two-Game Tilt Slants on the Cold Snap
