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About Southern Oregon mail. (Medford, Or.) 1892-1893 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1893)
MBOeOjl filfllL. Published Every Friday Morning. MA WAS BORN TO HVSTLfSi He is of few days; hut Quite a plenty. SUBSCRIPTION $1.50 fW( YEAR IN ADVANCE. EaSeredln the PostofHw. at Medford, Oregon .as Second-Class Mail Mutter. Medford, Friday Jan. 27, lSf3. OCR MI.NEBAL RESOURCES. That the magnitude of the min eral resources of Southern - Oregon has never been conceived-. of. by. the outside world is demonstrated here every day. It. can be- safely said that not one single man has come to this section of the state, for the purpose ' of prospect-ins wiincral ground, that has not- met with con-! ditions that far exceeded his most sanguine expectations. The mines of- Southern Oregon have been worked more as a neces sity than as a money-making " pro ject Every farmer, every rancher, tjvery herder' ha, a .'patch" of : placer ground wircl he. works.-jo ""win ii3n watfT is lentirofc tr. e- a,mr- rAA imIlia7TMirTTte,Tsn - find -'"nothinc else- to da- Others have t--.fVprked "these diggins" ' simple as ' a means of sustinance. By putting in two or three months work, enough i; ; dust was taken, outr to insure the J .- a .... vminftr" Mtnncr nnrin(T r.ii remain- uer ox tne- rear. - i But a new era is dawning, Ex- r-i J - . . - - ... - . "Denenced mining men are daily - Anmind in Att1 iol'iniT rillH flf property witn tne intention 01 ae- Jf yelopment in a manner that will -lUVOV a3M.aB va''"' wwaa ,t &i' porta nee oi southern uregon a min- 3-i - ' - uue pmir in 1 1 ico nave ucru in " - - . - i - i . r r . . - . - -it't :i 7 r l nwrannn nprn inr unw inis in Kiriv 'J.-.-'C years, the idea of working quartz "y -'eeeros to ' 1 e a new one. Only . tv-w?t.tiin tVia Twsr tiro vp.ira riaa anv kf attention been given to. the latter . - . Uivlauuii UI iiiiiuiig, aim nun ausiup -""- ' ff . ? J I I If4he Shylock mosey lender of - . tat exists among moneyed men of t-fS "wiotdd stand pre-eminent as a mm- ' - ioai capiuii iruui-uiiicr buurcs is u - s, x r. 1 f. .iL . ttttinz a hold in here, it goes with- 'Zl r -oot saying that the mining industry : braiding up this section of the state. "..r- r-.'r. m mm Tresidest Habri3ok has decided . t withhold his proclamation as to f the- reservation of the great national ; park reserve ia Oregon, and he - doewell. In .the. opinion of . The .V.MAiL, and we believe we voice the , entirjoents of nearly every: resident - v' of ihe Rogue, river valley, there . 1 XI A 1 A. iL.. . ; V M - r , ,; X; Kyv& ' tract of timber and tuineral land, if tne reservation ot a por- Mount Hood and Crater lake be -- r desired bythe government as a. na- lr S All 1 lJ,Ubj vuw ...... . " .j . . .-iT.i-nfPl a. minnntr voice or o.ir neo- "-""plej proclaims itself in favor of set- ' . ' - i a a Arte orui -,- r '-"jfioaf( valuable of our land it does -,MU,yi,i vw-.w: - -. J wmry whk-k would be-a blot upon the nafion'ghiftorydifficult to erase, mctinaTirKY te, mot tir nfrc t Vrr. OBghly, does himself credit by with- ; holding pis proclamation until such v ; i time as :tbe dehnite wish ot our "--J.. people can be arrived at. Just why : -- ' ; tbi discrimination aeainst Oregon -. . . . . 1 r : ...t. ' : -ter.tiim ;imd-. as advocated bv the U- fr Oregonun. we are unable to fathom. . . mm www linn . il . uiiii uicuiicu tu liiv. - wnnlrf lw hnpffietr. of oar coast. - - .who are so anxious for tuo weltare a. , "x. of jhe, ommg. generations, that a . "'.r Tvirilnn nfVaitiinninn and Caifnr- JtJBEAT reservation as could over v faiUion acres all within , the of the state of Oregon? next few months. By every mail comes letters to this office from various parts of the country asking for sample copies of The Mail and such other descriptive matter as we may have at hand. The demand, is supplied, so for as we .aro able to supply, but there could be consider able more done which would greatly enhance our country's good; ' Sjnce the last issue of The Mail we have heard- many, friendly and favorable comments upon the im proved appearance of our paper- for all of which we are grateful. Many of these having been backed by new subscriptions and renewals, as well as advertising contracts, we feel encouraged and to the end that the eople of Medfo-d get a real live newspaper we shall keep, forg ing ahead toward the goal, that is stationed in the vicinity of the top rung of success. Our friends can assist us materially by speaking kindly of The Mail to their neigh bors. . - ;'. i.- f- ... It. woclo indeed astonish the best pf-mathematicians were they lo attempt to solve the , problem as to 4h number ol farraeu who are Irving to eke out an. oxistepce on 4fce .barren , blizzard s wept-pft ins of the middle wjestern states, and who, if they only knew arid were in some, way given assurance of the wonder ful fruit productiveness of. this part of Oregon, would turn their backs to the "single crop theory" which for so many- years, has proven a failure,, and seek this our golden promise land. The Roseburg Review is ont with its annual "bis edition." It is a twelve page paper and contains ninetv-six columns of 2'Mv.i, ssn- sible reading matter descriptive and to the general good of Douglas coun ty. It is just such an edition as The Mail would like to get up tot Medford. Another interesting fea ture of the Review's "big edition" is that it is profusely illustrated Contains cuts of all the public buildings as well as many private residences and business places. A scientific writer says that if people on the star Sirius have tele scopes powerful enough to distin guish objects on this planet and are looking at it now they are witness ing the destruction of Jerusalem, which took plare over 1S00 years ago. . Of course the reason of this is that the light which the world reflects, traveling, as it does, at the rate of 18C,000 miles per second, would take over eighteen tenturies to reach the nearest fixed star. Mr. S. A. Clarke has a well written article in the Oregonian of Jan. 20th. It treats upon many points ;of importance to fruit-growers, sucn as the now apparent great demand for our next year's crop at the Chicago exposition, the present out-look for an abundant yield, and the manner and means ot packing and shipping to Chicago. It is a well written article and we hope to find space in these columns for its publication entire. The mineral resources of this country are, as predicted by all, in the infancy of their development bordering, as it were, upon the verge of a new born day. The buds now showing up in outside croppings bid - favorable to bloom and bear fruit ofjich and lasting mines. Verily, ibe resources of this part of Oregon re many fold, and colleo tively excel ; those of any known land. . These are eleven attorneys, five farmers and four merchants in the state senate and . only one editor. The last named is Col. B. F. Alley, of the Florence West, and If all ed itors were as able and as well qual ified to make laws as is he, our peo ple would do well tp elect more ed itors and fewer of other professions The transfer of a ' transcoutiuen tal railway, would hardly - create more of a furore than did the change in-the .rental of the Rogue - River Valley road. The rumored boy cott probably has no greater extent an the zmads of a few gosip ; ven- sident of Medford and $g country should see to V new business college ''Yen every assistance eatly completion. a is a city much Tfc of residence. d; and . still n. m.- MINES II Great Activity in the. Vicinity of Hertford Large Annual Ship ments of Bullion. Placer Ground Being Developed by Mean of a Shaft, About three miles from the post oflice of Bolt, on Rogue river in this 'county prospecting that is out of the usual mode of operation is being carried; on, which promises some important as well as . curious developments. The- ground has long sinco been patented as homesteads, and now contains several substantial dwell ings and vast acres of fruit orchards. Several years ago this land was Wuled to some Portland gentlemen for the purpose of prospecting, but very little development " work was done by the original company. A few months since, Mr. Miles Standish, of Hot Springs, Colo., a mining man of large experience, came to Southern "Oregon to tak a glimpse at the mines hereltjjook ing the ground over,-,TrITe an investigation of tbA'rcferred. to- above, which rosulted in bis re bonding it with about 400 addition al acres adjoiningi Mr. - Standish was in Medford this week, and in conversation with the writer said that the ground was being prospected, and told how he proposed to work a placer mine bv means of a shaft and tunnel. He described the ground as a dry chan nel, which on being (xcavated proved to be a conglomeration of. closely cemented rock formation. It is exceedingly hard and can only be worked by blasting. At a depth of fifty feet bed rook was struck which gave rise to the theory that the channel of. a pre-historic river lay beneath the conglomerate mass. He has a force of ten men at work "cleaning bed rock" fifty feet below the surface, and raising the "'pay dirt" by a steam engine. A double shift is to be put on in a few days, and arrangements made for more extensive operations. A tunnel will be driven in ct a lower plane in the channel and the bed rock tapped and worked in a man ner similar to a quartz ledge. Mr. Standish was very reticent when asked about the prospects of the mine; but the extensive prepar ations he is making for develop ment work, are indicitive of his faith in the project. He remarked that if the mines and mining pros pects of Southern Oregon were as near Denver as they are to Portland the country would be almost crowd ed with miners. L S. Calkins, editor of the Neva da City, California, Daily Trans cript, in an interview with an Ex aminer reporter has this to say re lating to the minerals of Nevada City surroundings: 'Competent min ing engineers have estimated that from the vicinity of Nevada City to the Oregon line the placer grounds contain from $500,000,000 to f 600,000,000 in gold. The ground is as good as any that was worked over in the old vears. Bv the Caminetti bill we will be allowed to work on all the placer beds and the result will be that thousands upon thousands of men will be scat tered about getting out this gold.' I do not doubt that our output will get up to 18,000,000 or $19,000, 000, as it was in California before hydraulic minine was shut off. Such a sum as this from the gold mines will cause an immense in crease in. business." While Mr. Calkins only 'goes with his estimate so far as the Oregon line it is per fectly safe to presume that these placer gounds extends many miles north iuto the state of Oregon. As a matter of fact it is being daily proven that such is the case. - Mr. W. R. Ridenhour, the retired engineer on the Rogue River Valley railroad, is now over at the Braden quartz mill, near Gold Hill, pui-4 ting the mill in shape for crushing operation. Mr. F.-Fitch is the gen tleman who is having the' work done. He proposes to bring an hundred ton of ore from his Willow Spring mines to the mill to be crushed just as an experiment. If it proves profitable he will doubt less get in and do a considerable more work and upon a more exten sive plan. " The discovery of a new chemical compound for the reduction of re fractory' ores promises to materially increase the output and consequent ly, louver the price of silver. From Jacksonville Tlmes- Favorable looking ore is being found everywhere in the county, es pecially. in . localities which were supposed to have nothing in . sight for the miner of , early, days. The fact is apparent at last that it was all a mistake to suppose - that- the mineral wealth of: this section -all lay on or near the surface, and that the deeper diggings ' will, prove of vastly more, satisfactory, nature 'though possibly not of as astonhh ing richness as some of the pockets emptied years ago. When the years grow old and the stars grow cold and all the rest of it, will the mines of southern Oregon be completely worked out. -Location quartz claim blanks print- for sale by TUB Mail fifty ID Ml - And Still They Keep Com inr. The Mail'.s subscription, list, is "climbing up a higher and a higher" as will be seen by the- lists pub lished eaoh week. The list is get ting well on into the big figures, but there are still, more whose names we would, be pleased to enroll. Here is our list of new ones for tho past week: NEW SL'BSCUIBEKS. F. M. Poe Medford. Isaac Wolf, Medtord. II. Klipple, Medford. C. P. Buck, Medford. V. II. Russell, Medford. C. S. Descamp, Medford. E. L. Bashford, Medford. Rev. A. S. Foster, Medford. RENEWALS. J. C. Elder, Medford. I. M. Harvey, Medford. F. M. Mingus, Medford. I, A. Whiteside, Medford. D. W. Mitchell, Merlin, Or. GRIFFIN CREEK GATHERINGS. More fogs, more frowns! - This is up hill weather for the farmer. - N. II. Spencer is slowly recover ing from a 'severe attack of pneu monia. ' '.' ' Forty-eight cents per bushel for your wheat provided its No. 1. Encouragement sublime. Old Mrs. Rumor states that we are liable to have one or two wed dings in our neighborhood before long. The Crooked Creek Crank will be grateful for anv news which oc- j curs on Griflin creek or any of its iriouianes. J. McPhereon and son, Wilmer, are running their grubbing machine to its full capacity now days pre paring ground for a vineyard. Just say papa to Harry Wortman and the smile that will illuminate his countenance would cast a ray of sunshine, through a bank of fog. Ward West who is engaged in the horse business in Modoc county, California, madu a short visit with relatives at the Lawton ranch last week. . The new editor of The Mail is a "hustler" for news. Help him out and don't forget to subscribe for The Mail if you have not already done so. The Directors of District No. 2 have secured, the services of Prof. V. A. Davis, now of Ashland, to teach the spring term of school. The Professor comes highly recom mended and holds a state certicGate. The next regular meeting of the Farmers Club of Jackson county, will be held at the school house on the first Saturday after the full moon.- Hon. W. N. Parker- will address the club. All are cordially invited to attend. Not long since a wood chopper who was sawing wood up the gulch was surprised by the appearance of a larce black bear. It is hard to tell which was the most astonii-hed and which made the best time put ting as much distance between him self and the other party as possible both escaped. Don't forget to attend the Illus trated Evening Talk, bv Capt. W S. Crowell. at the Medford Opera House, Thursday evening, Jan 2bth. cuMcrl Chinese scenes and a Yankee in the Celestial King dom. As is well known Mr. C is a very fluent speaker, and we justly eel proud that he lives in our midst. C. C. C 8PJKEJTABD N0TE3. Wo have had no annoyauca fram fogs this wintar. We count this a great compensation in favor of life in the bills 24 miles from Mndford. les, wa are in it some. I). l-'y- nolds is pufTed up with pride to an enormous extent over the discovery of ledge bearing nickel. It is located on his farm and no one need invest in mining notice blanks on this account. How valuable this deposit is remains to bo seen. It is a nickel bearing ledge bevond all doubt. We have no gold or silver up here, ; either in the rock or out of it. Free coinage does not interest us. We have nickel, iron, coal, clay and asbestos. Bob Dusenburry calls it 'Bust-us." W hare plenty of water, soil and tim ber. Our people think it a better place to live than some others. We hope sometime to have a school house. We would suggest to the di rectors the advisability of arranging some permanent means for a regularly appointed school. Mrs. Polk Hull and Mrs. Wm. Chil- dcrs have both been on tho sick list lately. Both, we are glad to say, are now on the road to recovery. Spikenard post office is booming. Total receipts last quarter $72.8."). This paid P. M's salary and the mail carriers quarterly stipend. Ne.MKSIS. . A 8ur Our for Pilaa. Itching Piles are known by moisture like presperation, orusing intense itch ing when warm. This form as well as blind, bleeding or protruding yield at once to Dr. Bosanko's Plld remedy, which acta directly on tho parts clfect- ed. absorbs tumors, allays ftohincr and effects a permanent euro. SO cts. Drug gists or mail. Ciroula'-a free. Dr. Iiosanko, Philadolphia, Pa. Sold by G, H. Haskins, druggist, Medford. Chamberlain' Oolle, Cholera and Xh, arrhcea .- Hemady. I have sold and used in mv family for several years, Chamborlaln's Colic, Cholera , and Diarrhoea Remedy and have found it one of the" most useful and satisfactory remedies I ever handled C. H. LEWIS, Druggist. Salt Lake City Utah. For sale by G. II. Haskins. CENTRAL POINT. Two now Central Point ads this week. Read them. James Trask, of Apnlegate, was . in -town last Saturday. MIhb Nettie Bn&ye, of Kubli, vlnit-d friend hero last week. Dr. J. Hincklo inadd a profesHlonal visit to Grants Pass-on Sunday. Mrs. Charles Purcel, of Jacksonville, wus visiting in town last Friday. Daniel Renolds, of Spikenard, made Central Point a visit on Monday. W. H. Newton and E. Pleasant are at Prospect this week ia the interest of their coal mine. Wm. Curey is negotiating the sale of his harness shop to a Mr. Nicholson, who lives iu the vicinity of Central Point. A grand dane 3 will bo given at the Central Point hojel on Feb. 10th. Music will be furnishid by the Ashland string band. Louis Smith, of Gold Hill, was in town on Monday having some photo graphic work done at the gallery of Mrs. I. M. Nicholas. A very plsasaut time was had at the dance given by J. N. Hush at the town ball last Friday night, notwithstand ing the small attendance. F. T. Fradenburgb shipped two car loads of wheat to Port Costa this week, which makes a total of nineteen cars sent from this point by him during the winter. Mrs. I. M. Nicholas, is turning out soma excellent work at her photograph gallery. She gives special attention to photographing babies by the instantan eous process. Rev. E. L. Thompson and family, of Roseburjr, are sending the week hetv. Rev. Thompson preached in the Mth- oOist church last bundav. Iney ex pect to return homo Saturday evening Two berths occurred in C.-ntral Point the post week. On January 17th to Prof, and Mrs. W. H. Clayton, and January 24th to Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wilson. Both girls, the latter woigh ing l!vcn pounds. The rumor that Mr. Walker, former ly of this place, had committed suicide in Portland recently, has been explod ed by a letter from that jrentlemiui to a friend h;re. stating that he is located in MUioulo, Moatano, and enjoying exclit-nt health. A solid train of stock left Central Point for Portland on Sunday. It con sisted of fifteen cars of rattle belong ing to Wm. Hanley and one car of hogs from J. W. Hockersmith, The ship ment of cattle, hogs and wheal from this place is no small item. Go to town Elder's for the best tea in Money to lona Hamilton & Pnim. DR. GUNfTS ONION SYRUP l FOR COUGHS. COLDS AMD CROUP. THE CHILDREN LIRE IT. Wtn a child. Mbir onon imp tor Cetttha. Cold and Croon, la Mm I firm It to my Ui-U-ODia. Thrr U soikui ao ttik I " -Or. Ounnt On Km Sttop la a hariuliM and r'" aat la taa tact a boay. This la a aiotaara Bona , way not or itr mm m w. Bv G. H. Haskins. Medford AND LIVERY STABLE F. T. F R ADE NIJllftGil ,-Prop'r rtrtiafjj Accommoilatloaa. SpcoViU Attention Oirn to Traveling Ma. y' Chanres Kcanable. Cextkal Point, Orkgov MI1S. I. H, NICHOUS, lotopic :. Artist, CENTRAL POINT. OREGON. Flrst-clam photographs t rpa!Knabl prirrs. Instantaneous prooeaa used, wklcb Insures good pictures ot babies. Finest skT-lipht In Southern Oregon. Pic tures taken in all klads of weather. Call aud gel prices and Inspect work. J. W. LAWTON, (Successor to W. P. Woods.) Harness and Saiery A complete stock of all kinds ot goods In my line kept constantly on hand. A competent worKman at tne oonon. SEVENTH ST. OPP. HASKIN'S DRUO STOKE Medford, Oregon. eAvcara. TNADK SaAMa. OiaioN MTiara. aOPTRiaNTB. SM For mrofmatlotl and frea Handbook wrlta to Oldest bnraaa for aMorlng patanta to America. Brsry patent taken out by na Is broaant bafora ska psblW M nouca in tree 01 ehairn la tha aunn a u naoauwaT, nsw Ritnmv.T Naw Vam taisaal etrenlatloa of any setaatiee paper In tbe man (bonld ba wHhoat It. Waakl itaUlcens raart IMOsbc JROftbs. AdctossfMCNN A CO tWiOTs SSI iUoadwaj, Mew lock Qty. a. fVba7VB JT l'V AW S AT. rt 1 SrJElll Central Point Hole ' 1 fTtJiKy 1 m . h. m m aI J av- 1 jrnrs. waw- . The Farmer and Politics. ' The prosperity of a farmer to-dav de pends more on the methods he employs than on govermcntal rule. Take seeds for on. example: Many farmers who are alive to their own interests in other things are careless in buying seeds, Realizing this, D. M. Ferry & Co.l the famous seed firm of Detroit, Mich., have embodied in their Illustrated An nual for 1803, much valuable informa tion about seeds and their selection. It contains the knowledge gleamed from many years practical experience in the seed business, and the newest and best things about gardens and gardening. Such a book issued by a firm of un questioned reliability is of the highest value to every one who plants a seea. Although the cost of printing and em bellishing it with beautiful illustra tions has btten great, it is sent free to any one making application to the abovs firm. DR'PR nre The only Pure Cream of Tartar Towder. No Ammonia; No Alum. Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard. l Wtlb S3 A Tbe Bala evciTwaarc WTfM mem: I riv- N lo gat tto baaa yaloa tat yoor I r'fi n 11 iinai C V luma i fey 1 tiaalna W. I '-''a- i4-. YJ. I aoglaa Whnaa. wsdcfc V "-" -: -: -: SV -iV thcoanhicataa. Will rta eellve aale taakoa aeaJera aaa1 rami D",JTi" ?kwr 3?.?? ' Baa?a!aaa!a4 w nie iorcaia:ffa. 11 lmT UUauiH. Faacnce Free. E-JOTEL MEDFORD Formerly OranOentrib; Best Accommodations ia the Gity RATES REASONABLE. Eagle Koller Mills. FULL ROLLER PROCESS. Tie best of Flour. Grata Corn Meal' and Chopped Feed of All Kinds. AT LOWEST CASH PRICES. Wheat Exchanged at all times ou best terms possib;e. w. I. VAWTER, Pres. Wm. SUNOEK. Vice Pres. Jaekson County Bank. CAPITAL, - $50,000 Medford. Oregon. Loan money on approved security, receive deoosits subject to cbecfc, and transact a general banking business on . thr most favorable terms. CafYour Business Solicited. CoiTesporidtents: Corbin Banking Co., Y. omraercial National, Portland. G. W. MATHES, O DEALER IN 0 FRESH AND CURED MEATS. BEEF, PORK, MUTTON, AND VEAL Constantly on hand. Sausages a Specialty. MEDFORD. : : : OREGON -aaj'S fl tSs"i B DR. TAFT Instead of living to the door' gasp ing for breath, seeming as if each ium wnuU be vour last, vou have nniv tntnU-ea few doses AsthmalBBS when iir an.l vnti frel cs if an ansrpl nf tmrrv of death. The happiest moment of your of Dr. Taft's ASTKMALENE and it has cured you ot Asthma. W mail to anf Asthma tuw a trM iottlt said bT dm.tisu. Dr. Taft Bros. M. Co., Rechester,N.Y From Now berg. C. F. Moore & Co.,' prominent drug- -gists of Newberg, Ore., say: "Since our customers have become acquainted with . the good qualities of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, we sell but little of any otl.er kind. Chamberlain's medicines all give good satisfaction." For sale by G. H. Haskins. Pure maple syrup at Davis & Pt- ' tender's. Draw Tour Own Conclusion. Mr. J. O. Davenport, manager of the Fort Bragg Kedwood Co., Ft. Bragg, Cal., has this to say of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy: "I used it for a severe cold and cough and obtained immsdiate relief. In the Fort Bragg Redwood Co.'s store we have sold large quantities of Chamberlain's medicines." For sale by G. II. Haskins. c Rakin siPowder: SHOE FOB sewed SAoe mat win not np; cau. seamless, smooth, inside, more comfortable, stylish and durable than any other shoe ever sold at the price. Every style. Equals custom made shoes costing from 4 to $5. following are of the same htfB standard of . . t a. aa Waa -ir tt.tw r. Si.so Police Farmers and Letter-Carriera. aa.50, Sas d -oo tor working- Mea. S2.00 and Si .75 for lootns aoa soya. tj-00 Hand-Sewed. I FOt a a. 50 ana 30 uaacoia, uUNUb ,75 lor MiMca, , var vik&v t7.. . - - . , 1 a V Ia Xaaxiaa, itcockUiB. aiaaa. A. C. TAYLER. Agent M PTJREIN, Prop"r. G. W. HOWARD. Cashier. J. K. ENTABT, Asxt.Caahier Pacific Bank, San Francisco. Ladd & Bush, Salem. mm thesoasm Is broken, the breathtne becomes had unloosed the iron ETSSD of the fincers . life will be when you have used a few bottlta FREE ana arm Hut It SMS Car i us m
