THE ftlEDEQRD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD. OREGON, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1909.
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SISKIYOU GREATEST MINING DISTRICT
Writer Tells of Vast Mineral Resources of Siskiyou Range Ad
vice to Miners is to Stop Knocking aqd Dig a Little..
V. G. Mcrcier. economic geologist,
'has prepared the following, interest-
ing nrticlo on the Siskiyou milling
district:
The Siskiyou mountains arc a part,kiyou county are very favorable for
of a group or complex system of
mmintninn mmnrisinf? the followiner!
different ranges: The Siskiyous, Sal
mon, Trinity,, South Fork and North
Yolla. These mountains were named
lho Klamath mountains by the lato
Major Powell, then director of tho
United States geological survoy. This
is not only a very convenient but an
appropriate term, and is coming into
general use. The Klamath moun
tains lie at the meeting point of tho
Sierra Novada, tho Cascado and
-the Const mngc. The region undor
consideration takes in part of South
ern Oregon and Siskiyou, Trinity,
ilumboldt, Del Norte and Shasta
counties, in California. It is tho pur
pose of the writer to consider this
mil iiiin.irnl linnrititr nrnn. from the
vinwnnint of tho economic ceolocist.
and as tho subiect is too varied and
ovfnimivn lo be ooTorod bv a sinclo
contribution, I will, if ngreeablo lo,
vou. Mr. Editor, write n series of
uriu.lns on the rroolorrv and mineral
possibilities of this rich and little
developed territory.
I will begin by describing as briefly
ni tAnnoililn Hin tmlfi nilI finilUnr TP
L ,?:;r-. n.r" 7" V R . M.
" i ., T, ... mi.
von rnnco nnd tho Klnmath nvor. llio
rocks of this Tango (the Siskiyous)
..:.,:n'., .i:,.wna mwl
. b " " They must mine, and mine right, and
granites of different nges, slnles, J ' b
i:-i., !1 mnrf,WII10t uso 11 Immraor only. Tho Indians
" , r":r:7' f Z r mw n
: Z " .V" "T.-r.M. cV- n,t tho would-bo miners bury the
the oldest rocks geologically. They
are tho old paleozoic sedinientaries
Tiictnmorplioscd nnd altered by heat
and pressure, and they have boon
uplifted, disturbed nnd contorted by
tho intrusive grnnodiorites nnd grnn
Ites of Inter age. It is in the schists
above described that the great cop
per deposits of the Klamnth region
Joccur. Tho gold occurs in fissure
Teiiis in the schist, or in contacts ,f
. sorpentino nnd diabase, contacts of
granite nnd slate, and r in various
other forms of doposits. A great va
riety of the useful elements should
6 found, in such .favorable, forma-.
tions", and in fncf a number of uso
ful minornls hro found here.
, The whAle region from ITpxnbrook
fto the Pacific ocean is mineral bear
ding. Many gold camps, havo been
' j producing large quantities of gold for
tho Inst (10. years. Beginning at
.' Hornbrook, a very rich gold district,
thoro is a continuous succession of
golcl' mines' for ljearly a hundred
rnilos west o n both sides of tho
Klamath rivor. Asji creek, Oak Bar,
'Scott Bar, Hamburg, Happy Camp
and many other localities down tho
driver, have great reputations- as gold
producers. Scott Bar is celebrated
$for its gold-bearing schists. Quartz
,;Hil is a. small mountain of ojinrjzj
nnd schists, which is bonig hydrnu
"licked for its rich gold contents. In
.jlthis neighborhood nro vast quantities
of low-grade gold ores that will some
day bo developed into other Ilomp
l stake mines. Transportation is all
this region requires to mnko it one
of1 the foremost mining counties in
;the west. Despite the many millions
that' havo been tn,kcn out oVf thp
'.Klamath river' and jts bars, mining is
. moro active than over. Not only nre
tho old hydraulic mines still produt1
i.ing, but the dredger man is now on
ftho river, nnd mora o'C thorn nre ctmi-
ing. There is room for hundreds of
-Ithone gold-digging mnchines on this
grand old river, lind in a few years
, thoy -will -be there. ., .
Happy Camp appears to bo the fo-
cus of copper development nt pTes-
ent. Sovornl immense copper depos-
its havo beeii proven hero in1 the last'
year or s.o, and many more nro rnp
V.idly coming to the front. It is jiot
' for lack of coppor prospects that
marked activity in developments hns
, taken place around Happy Camp, be-
cause the outcrops nro no bettor or
- more numerous hero than- in many
other localities in the area under
'consideration. But capital, that nll-
" needful and vitalizing element so
much required in serious muung un-
dertnkings, has been lit work in thai
'neichborhood,. and the district was
fortunate in getting the right kind of
people interested in their prospects.
The writer believes that many of tho
rare and rauch-sought-nfter elements
will' bo found in paying quantities in
' tjiis interesting region. Gold, plat
inum, iridium, chrome and copper are
found at present. Why not pitch-
. blend (uranium ore), from which ra
dium if 'extracted T Pure pitchblend
a wor'b nbo"t ? a pound nn it
frm Hi viin or minp. The
Hit
earri.. f$(J per ent tungstie aeid is
anna ir,,oa;u
sand axida af tharia. U aanuaoa k
North Carolina and Idaho and
worth ubout $250 per ton. There is
a very active demand for this sand
The granitio and schist areas of Sis
Uio lmcling 01 sucn ores, may are
also favorable for tin ores. I have
seen some very fine specimens of ti
ore picked up in the Siskiyou moun
tains in Southern Oregon. Samples
of tho above-mentioned ores can bo
seen at the writer's office in Yrokn
Particulars as to use, occurrence nn
price of such ores, etc., will bo glad
ly furnished to those wishing to
prospejit for tho same. Qualitative
determinations will be made frco of
charge. I am satisfied good doposits
of these rare metals will be found m
this grent region, and I wish to en
courngo tho prospecting for them. It
is outsido tho scope of nn article of
this kind to go into tho minute dc
. tails of tho geology of this vast
gion. -Should any one desire s
re
such
i details they will bo gladly given
In niy next contribution I will try
id do justice to tho grent mineral
deposits occurring in tho mountains
, paralleling uio murouiu river on me
, south. In closing this article I
would Hko to impress it .upon tho
j minds of tho people of Siskiyou
-f,0"" lhat not npproointo
t 1
storehouse of nature. Thoy must be
novo in it themselves if they wan
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t
otllors
,nonev
to
believe, and invest their
in
it. They must ndvertiso
vo lonff since buried the hatchet
people who will do soraothing. Di
nnd boost. You havo plenty to dl
for and unlimited boosting room, so
do it, and "do it now."
Advertised Letter List.
Aiken, II.
Bnrtloy, M. F.
Alvorson, Mrs. J. W.
Ball, August.
Bnkor, Hiram.
Bartlett, Itov. F.
Bales, Mrs. S. A. .
Barton, Chns. -Bourne,
Henry. ;
. The. Boylston. .
Brny, Chns. P.
, J3urko, P. J. '
Burgess, "Mrs. Fred.'
JBurkmnn, Mrs. P. C.
Crnnville, A. L.
Dawson, Joe. ,
Holmes,. Wm. . ' '
Joseph, Noel D.
Justice, Edwin. , 'j
Knott, Mrs. Geo. " "
Lamson, William.
Leo, Jacki.
Muskin, Ilnrry.
Morgan, Jfattio.- '
Matblo, J. E. ' ' '
Newton, W. A.
Peterson, Miss. ,
Pollard, Cecile. , ,
Stevenson, Mrs. E. R.
Smith, Maurice A. .
Shaw, Will.
Thompson, G. W.
Thompson, Mrs. Emma. .
Turpin, Fannie.
WalkoV, W.
Young, Mrs. Kntc. '.'
' Packages Tho . Gem Theater (3)
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arviNa'ouT.
Tho Strugglo Discourages Many a Cltl-
zon of Modford.
Around all day with an aching back;
Can't rest at night j
EnougH to make any one "givo out.''
Doan's Kidnejr Pills' will- givo -renewed
life.
Thoy will curo tho" backache;
Ouro, nvory kidnoy 111.
Hero Is Medford proof that la so;
Mrs. 0. L. Boone, corner Ninth and
C stroots, Modford, Or., says: ' "It gives
me pleasuro to acknowledge the bene
fit derived from tho uso of Doan's
Kidney Pills. I Buffered from a se
vere caso of kidney complaint. My
back ached constantly and I thought I
would never get relief. I also had a
dull, dragging pain through my lofna,
which robbod me of all ambition. I
Winaljy procured a box of Doxn's Kid
ney pills at llaskin'a drug store. It
only took a short uso of this remedy
to entirely cure me. I give tho credit
for the great change to Doan's Kidney
PillB."
For salo by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foator-Milburn Co., New Tork,
solesole agents for tha United States.
Remember tho name Doan's and
take no other. 90
New Cases.
Wood LurflDSr I. V. MHMI
Mten nra mneh.Coal Co. Buit to fnUaa Km. W.
E. PhiDD for Dlsintiff.
Woods Lumbar Co. v. Sajmyaiia
Coal Co. Snit to IWraaksa Mm. W.
C PUpyc fr &i'iM,
Ono of tho most lnrgoly attended
onoini irntiiorinM nf npamnH riinnter.
O.. E. S., was that of Wednesday ovc
nlng, when in addition to the local
membenmlp, Noveta chapter, O. E
S., No. 9C, of Central Point was on
tertalncd. Tho beautiful ritualistic
work of tho order was exemplified In
a highly creditable manner and
snceches by visltinc members were
listened to.
Tho hall was artistically decorat
ed with tho season's most beautiful
chrysanthemums, which woro bank
od in profusion on the piano and
upon tho rontrum, while loose, trail
Ing bouquets occupied conspicuous
places on podestals and tables. Cards
and social conversation occupied tho
interim between lodgo work nnd sup
per. Sandwiches, pickles, coffee, sal
ad, Ico cream and cako woro nerved
Tho committee: Mr. and Mrs. F. E
Morrlck, Mrs. I. L. Hamilton, Mrs
L. B. Warner, Dr. E. B. Plckcl, Mr,
and Mrs. D. H. Miller, Mrs. L. J,
Sears, Messrs. W. F. Isnacs, William
Muller, C. I. Hutchison.
Among tho out-of-town guests woro
Mrs. Hatfield, worthy matron of Ne
veta chapter; Mr. Hatfield, Mr. and
Mrs. McKIllop, Mr. and -Mrs. Meyers
Mr. and Mrs. Leaver, Mr. and Mrs
Georgo Fox, Mrs. Frederick, nnd Miss
AHco Hanlcv. all of Cont:nl Point
and J. h. Painter of SIsson, Cnl.
Mrs. Helen Galo has roturne''. from
lirtnf visit with Mrs. Cook of
Grants Pass.
MIs3os Luolla Campbell and Miss
Acnen Isaacs entertained lho r.cntor
class of tho high school r.t-tho homo
of Miss Campbell, Mistlotoo and
imMii ntrootB. on Thursday ove-
nlng. Tho guests woro uiauen to u
hayseed party and wore requested to
wear sultablo costumes. Old tasn
loncd games wore played and a New
England supper served. Prizes were
awarded for t'oo most original dross
and a most Informal ovonlng of Jolly
cood fun enjoyed. Both hostesses
wnre mombors of tho class last year,
tho present membership bcl'.g: Misses
Cordelia Goffo, Catnoriuo buna, js
tolla Pholster, Crystal McNary, Jo
slo Riley, Mlnnlo Jackson, Lcola. Eu
hank. Messrs. Clifford MIzner, Nor
man Morrill. Rutherford Kerr, Les
ter Meeker, Frank Farrell.
Tho Wod-iotiday Study club was
. . t. t- n flirt rrnttv
entertained una i". -
uuiuibo v
Mistlotoo street'. "Thomas Carlylo
wmn nr Mrs. aauuiuui uu
was tho oubject of the nftorncon's
study and Mrs. ". L. AlfOid was
essayist, giving In a most Instructive
anpd dotalKd manner tho most prom
lnont incldonta of tlio famous au
thor's llfo. To thono who have rorm
oA ' tholr ostlmato of Carlylo from
eadlng his "French ' Revolution,
'Hlst6ry of Frederick tho Groat" and
his profound criticisms and who h vo
been lmprocsod with his contempt
for shr.ms and his bollef in brute
force as tho oily reality, tho toader
sentiment of tho mnn, as rovc&lod In
tho selections from his correspond
enco with Jnno Wolch, aftervard his
wifo, as read by Mrs. S'llelds, Mrs
PIckel and Mrs. Hollls, thrown much
light on hlc character.
Tho club hca arranged to take up
a book, "Tio Making of an Araorl
can," by Jacob Rlls, from which a
fow chapters will bo read whenever
the length of tho regular program
will permit of such supplementary
reading.
Tho club meets next week with
Mrs. Campboll on West Eloventh
streot. Tho subject will bo tho "Kin
dergarten" nnd Miss Arrn Harmon
will havo chargo of the program.
Attorney C. L. Reames has gone
to Klamath Falls on a short-business
trip.
Mr. E. D. El wood, who recently
built a beautiful residence at tho ex
treme Boulhora end of Central avo-
nuo, South, has sold tho samo nnd Is
now occupying a smallor house,
which ho owns also on Central ave
nue, South, but which is closer to
tho business part of town, honoo
more convenient.
The Ladles' Guild of the Episcopal
hurch met this week at the hosplta-
blo homo of Mrs. C, D. Hatclrlgg.
Mrs. C. M. Kldd, whoso mother
la spending the winter with her, 1(
also being visited by her sister, Mrs.
Agens of Hyd Park, East Orange,
N. J.
Uis CarrU Jacks of Albany, Or.,
who has been tha guest of kr aunt,
Ura. H. Q. Wortmnm, for several
weka, returned homa Thursday
moraUMf. Ska wUl Uwhlng a.
xt
weak.
.- SOCIETY
i Mrs. T.M3.' Danlcls entertained tho
I members of tho 500 club at her res
Idcnco on Goneseo street on Friday
afternoon.
o
An informal gathering of . ladies
at the homo of Mrs. H. E. Butler, 210
North Barllotet strept, organized a
Christmas needlework club, which
will hold woekly meetlncs between
now and tho holidays, combining so
cial lntercourso and pleasant occu
pation. Those present at this first
meeting were: Mcsdames J. G. Goble,
J. A. Elmhurst, J. G. Shearer, L. B.
Hasklns and H. E. Butler.
Tho Men's club of the Presbyterian
church hold a pleasant meeting on
Tuesday evening at tho churchc. Ad
dresses wero mado by W. H. Goro,
Rev. Mr, Shields, D. W- Luke, J. T.
Harrison and Rutherford Kerr. A
musical program In which Messrs.
Clarence Kellogg, Henri Gunson and
J. P. Lawronco participated, was
much enjoyed.
Tho recently elected officers of tho
Young People's Biblo society aro:
President, MloB Margaret Roberts;
.vice-president, Miss Ollvo Johnson;
secretary, Miss Wllna Harrison;
treasurer, Miss Laura Pace; guard,
Miss Florenco Erbngo; musician,
Miss Rith Warner. The young In
dies of tho society mot Saturday aft-,
ornoon at tho homo of Mrs. Shields
to mako fancy nrtlcles for a booth
they are to conduct at tho ladles'
bazar In Decembor.
Miss Sabrcy Bookor of Woodvlllo
visited Medford friends, Thursday,
returning home Friday morning.
Mrs. M. E. Worrell has returned
from an extended visit In Portland.
Tho Ladles' Aid society of tho
Presbyterian church mot Tuesday
afternoon at the homo of tho presi
dent, Mrs. Etta Stevenson. Plans
woro discussed relatlvo to tho giving
of a Thankcglvlng dinner undor tho
auspices of tho socloty. Tho ladles
aro also planning for tholr nnnual
bazar, which will bo held early In
December Notwithstanding tho
extremely dark and rainy, aftornodn,
tho attondanco was good and a most.
ploasant'aftornoon enjoyed by all.
A vory pretty homo wedding was
that of Miss Loulso Ncldormoyor and
Mr. H, E. Cogger that, was solomn
lzed at tho homo of tho bride's par
onts, Mr. nnd Mrs. L. Noldormoyor,
on tho Jacksonville-Central Point
road on Wednesday, Novomnor 10
Tho Rev, Mr. Robort Ennm of Jack.
Bonvlllo officiated. Both brldo nnd
groom nro wolj known In Jackson
countv and have a wldo clrclo of
friends, who aro oxtondlng congratu
lations and best wishes.
Tho dancing party at Smith's hall
Thursday ovenlng for 12 couples be
longing to tho youngor sot was ono
of tho pleasant affairs of tho weok.
The young pooplo participating In
tho affair woro: Mlsso3 Butts, Lea
mo.'stor, McKlllIgan, Graco nnd Myr
tlo Calhoun, Mabol Jones, Myrtlo
Konyon, Ethel Bennett, Hnzol Rags
dnlo, Jennlo Hansen, Luolla Camp
boll, Maudo Ling nnd Mabol Whelp-
loy, and Messrs. McKay, Bert Ander
son, diaries '""wwh, urviuu juhh
son, Harvey Ling, Wilson Rothormol,
Ward WKltocldb, Charles Alward,
Henry Hazwoll, Charles Honselman,
Isnac Froldcgan, Clarcnco aago,
Frank Miller, It Is tho Intention of
tho young people to brjauizo a club
nnd hold regular parties every week.
(Continued on page 8.)
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ASHLAND.
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Tho leadlna social feature of tho
week was a banquot given at tlio
Ashland Hotel cafe on Tue'sday night.
Tho lis of guests Is not obtainable,
nor can It bo learned wKo gavo tho
affair. Tho hotel ma-iagomont, act
ing under Instructions, no doubt, rc
fuso to tell what thoy know about
it. It is known, howover, that ton
or fifteen couplCH woro present; that
thoy thoy bolotig to our "400" sot;
that the Rognl orchestra furnished
tho music and that a promluont local
clergyman and a leading young gro
oer wero among tho number. Specu
lation is rJfe ns to whether or not
the last mentioned clrcumot?.nco hrr
nny peculiar idgnificnnpe.
Mrs. J. M. Potter gara a snian
family dinner party Thursday after
loon In hoonr of Mrs. .1. M. Potter,
tha occasion being a birthday anni
versary. In addition to tha euest of
honor, those present were: Mrs. L.
Gilletta,.Mrs. Mary Dunn, Mrs. A. H.
RusBall, Elizabeth Vaa Sant,
MUb RMell, Ulsa Mabol RaaU and
Mr. aad Mrs. J. M. Pattar.
Ashland will soon realize Jior am
bition to havo a handBomo' Carncglo
library building wherein to house Its
city library. Tho city autlorltlcs
forwarded a deed on Monday to Mrs.
Lottio Wllklns of Dunsmutr, Cnl.,
for her signature. It was rotnrncd
Thursday and placed In escrow In
a local bank. Tho deed conveys title
to tho lot at tho corner of Main and
Gresham stroets, that slto having
boon selected by tho votes of Ashland
as tho most sultablo lot now avail
able for tliG purpose Tho purchaso
price Is $3500, one-half of which
was raised by subscription, tho city
assuming tho balance Plans will bo
forwarded immediately to the Carnc
glo library board for approval, and it
Is expected that ground will bo brok
en for tho new struqture by tho first
of tho new year.
On Wednesday of this wcok tho
llttlo son of Jack Rugor was pain
fully bltton by a dog belonging to
Mr. Knight. Tho vicious p.nlmnl tore
tho lnd's ear qulto badly and will
probably bo shot if allowed to roam
tho streets. Ashland lias moro than
her sharo of worthless canines, and
a crusndo against them would meet
with henrty support.
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CENTRAL POINT.
Tho ladles of Contrcl Point hnvo
completed their organization of an
auxiliary to tho Central Point Com
mercial club, and havo elected tho
following offlcors: President, Mrs.
Stella Fox; vlco-prouldont, Mrs. Hnt-
tlo Hatfield; secretary, Mrs. Josopii
Ino Knhlor; and treasurer, Mrs. Mln
nlo Penlnger.
At a mooting hold last night plane
worq discussed for a campaign of
gonornl Improvement throughout the
town. Stops will soon bo taken to
lmprovo tho .city park by planting
trees and lawn. As funds nrq avall
ablo tho ladles will keep nt work
Improving tho park grounds until
thoy will bo equal to nny In south
ern Oregon. Thoy hnvo adopted tho
namo of the Ladles' Improvement
club. ,
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