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
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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.
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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 %
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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
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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
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a cold spell there.
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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