MOB AIEDFOBD ALAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, JAffUATtY 2, .1910.
$25,000,000 in Gold Etas Been Extracted From Jackson County Mines
MINES AND MINING
Thin Is tho pioneer mining district
of Oregon. Gold wai nrst discovered
oh Jnckiton creek In 1S51, bringing
thousands of fortune-hunters ovor
hd 8lsklyou mountains from Cali
fornia. For years Jacksonville, tho
Unit Oregon mining cntup, located
Clvo miles from tho present city of
Jdcdford, -was ono of tho liveliest
SdJd districts In tho West, It still
remains n substantial mining dis
trict Tho vast acreage of old channels,
crave! bars and auriferous placer
deposits, together with tbo abundant
many othor properties that nro under rinea Lumber company wan lneoriw,t- countrv and raimda sir Patter,... i. ,. o ii.- i . I 1
development thoro and which will, In od In IM8. tho offloora being Hon An- oniuo hero Inst March and this K, I?ltc''.y ,. 1 fl0,,1!,nml ?,Tl,i hrrn for "lx w,r" nml " 11 thorough
dus course Install smelting and ro- .lr,o. president. M A T.m.,lf. v.. has sold two wrUmtUi of trees, Mo ha c.nn c mvUh 11,1,11 r wn'
ductlon plants. president ami mannif-.r; C Ore-it. , Uirw employe- tl.o wants ,r Lu , ..iViiV"., .. .V y .rltI" m,co' Thn u'"lanyn straightforward
Tho placing of a smelter nn tl.o secretary a.,.1 t,,,.r..r th. ...,.., .: !.. . ii? .".V . J. ."J1" V? Hen'1 " '"'r " l oloun. Tlu.y hsva, methods, simple .uul comi.iol.mn.lvo eon.
DIM Lodge will necessitate tho has th. largest yard in tho city i,vn. I Is iio n Hi.tlon i .niii imi . ,V. .. . v.! M:-..r.1V-" - l"V"V.."u,?,r?" I ,r"0'" . "mlcl nuuiagoment, all
building of a railroad connecting tho Prising a block ami a half ami It Is tlwr-1 nursery stock nmr Mold Uav In order
camp with tho main line of trnnspor- oughly stocked with nil kinds of lumber, 1 to moot tl.o greatly inortmsml demand
tatlon at Medford. Tho present Intl.. shingles, mouldings, hnrd.toj I , for young twos from nil parts of tho
...v vv. i iui.iHj hi,.- v.iiui jo uj """hi vcmwui, inMir, vie. n j O' io , count ry. The .argent planting will ti
wngou road by way of Jacksonville, tho representative lumber concern uf those varieties most In demand by local
whenco tho routo follows a water tbo valley and their supply comes from ' orohnrtll.nl", Mr. Patterson has mad' a
gradq up tho Applegato for 2S miles tho best resources of tho In rices t rutl ' host of frlonds hero nnd iiemnnstnit.!
to Wntklns. on tho stnto lino, nud shippers on the Pacific coast.
then on to th main camp four miles
farthor. Tho volns of tho Bluo Ledge! J, B. WOOD
utiiiui unuiv mi i.uvo a norm nun;
south course, stnndlng nearly vertl- A self-evident proof of Mcdford'a , ?lty property.
his Indubitable nblllty In buslnosH nf
falrs. Me is n matutwr of lhi KnlKhts
of Pythias and the Commercial Club,
nnd hs made extensive Investments In
yin.t,.,:ra.lils m tho west. j
comhlno to mako this section ono of
the lending hydraulic placer districts
1n Amorlca, Placer mining has al-
ways boon largely followed here
Tully ?25,o00,00d In virgin gold has
'been produced rrom tno sovorai uig
glngs slnco the original discovery.
Jackson creek diggings nlono have
rproducod noarly $6,000,000. Tho
hydraulic mines, a half hundred In
number, aro among tho best equip
ped In Amorlca, with tholr miles of
ditches and flumes, thousands of feet
of Iron and stool pipe, their batteries
of giants and all necessary machin
ery for hydraullclng. Th0 season
of mining being long, tho water sup
ply nnd diggings abundant, tho out
put from Jackson county's surface
.mines total a half million each year.
Xo Itostricttoiis on Dumps.
Tho rlvors and streams of tho dis
trict aro unnavlgablo, and there nro
-no restrictions In tho matter of
dumping tailings Into them. This
gives tho placer miner every possible
opportunity for unobstructed opera
tion
Thcro yet remains considerable un
claimed placer ground here, but tho
greatest opportunity along this lino
Is In tho Investment of 6mall and
great capital by tho purchaso of un
dbveloped properties, giving thorn
development, adequato equipment
and Intelligent management.
Sterling Placer Mine.
Tho Sterling hydraulic placer
mine, located on Sterling creek, a
stream flowing Into tho north fork
of tho Applegato near Jacksonville,
has produced from $25,000 to $60,
000 regularly for the past quarter
century. The diggings comprise sev
oral hundred acres of deep red clay
gravel deposit. Tho equipment con
sists of a 25-mlle ditch carrying
2,500 miners' Inches, and supplying
water for two and three giants nine
months In tbo year,
Tho Sturgls is another well-equip
ped and productlvo placer mine.
has nearly 1,000 acres of worknble
grlund that gives returns of from
x$S,000 to $10,000 per acre.
Opportunity for "Wealth.
The rich old channels along the
many streams offer excellent oppor
tunity for money-making by dredg
ing. Operations of this character so
far aro conflned to Foots creek
northern Jackson county, whore the
big gold dredgo of Cbamplln & Co
tas been at work for tho past six
years with excellent results. Tho
'flood basin on this stream baH
length of six miles and a width of
two miles, carrying gold at tho rate
ot 50 cents a yard. The success of
the Foots creek dredgo should lead
others to enter the gold dredging
Held here, as thero is unlimited
ground similar In character, with
-equally favorable conditions in the
fatter of water and tlmbor.
Though this district has a number
-of producing quartz mines, this feat
mro of tho gold mining Industry U in
Its Infancy. Quartz mining has been
followed hero for almost as long a
period as placer mining. Many nota
ble discoveries have been made,
Many Quartz Mines.
Thero are 52 quartz mines in tho
district tributary to Medford, and
more than thrice that number of
claims. Tho free-milling character
of tho quartz makes it easy of re
duction.
. Tho mining districts tributary to
Medford with quartz mines under de
velopment or in active operation aro:
Upper Applegate, 35 miles distant;
Thompson Creek. -SO miles distant;
Forrest Creek, 12 miles distant;
Jackson Creek, C miles distant;
Blackwell Hill, 10 miles distant;
Kanes Creek, 14 miles distant; Galls
Creek, 16 miles distant: Foots I
ureok, 17 miles distant; Evans
Creek, 20 mile distant.
Copper Ulning District.
Tho copper mines of tho Blue
Iedgo district, though located in
Siskiyou county, California, 5 miles
south of th state lino, are tributary
to Medford. tho onlr means of rtnrh.
Ing them being by wagon road from
this city, a distance of 35 mites.
Tho deposits of copper In tho district
nave Deen exploited and developed
sufficiently to prove them bevond
any possible question tho greatest
uuuios oi copper in tno west.
Tho Bluo Ledtro district, na
'whole, comprises an area of 2.nnn
flquaro miles, occupying tho upper
""ft" ui iuq oiBHiyuuii wiin an alti
tude of from 3.500 to C.100 feet
Fully 1.000 claims havo been located
in tho district. Thoro aro ten parallel
JedgcB, occupying a strip ten miles
wiao, ana witn claims located con
tinuously upon them for a distance
oi zt runes.
Bluo Lcdco Mine.
Tho prlnclpnl lodo of tho district
mat wnicu nrst attracted tho atton-
xion oi mining men, and from which
tho camp derives Its name, la tho
Bluo Lcdgo. This ledgo was first
-locaioa jn 18?8, and is now owned
and under development by tho Bluo
j-ioqga wining company of Now
Tprk, of which B. S. Towno.Js pros-
iui,-hu iujh company is sparing no
oxpenso or effort to fully develop tho
property, nnd intends to ultimately
cijuiij ii wun a sraeiior auo reduc
tion works with a capacity of at
loe.0 600 tons dally, and which, with
the mino workings, will give employ
ment for,soveral thousand men. Med
ford, being tho supply point and tho
gateway to this district, is Jn a most
enviable position, as this city will, In
a largo measure, do-Jve tho full ben
eflt of tho Immense payroll, not only
41 tho Bluo'fcodgo itself, but of the
nuous demand for
MARTIN J. REDDY
m. -.. . .... r
uu iiiu0 ieugo vein uns a wium real estate, not only In the city Itself, I
of from 100 to 300 feet, and the for- but anywhere within reasonable dls-1
mnuon or tnis, iiko that of most Of tnnco of It. Mr. J. H. Wood, who has Medford's expand! nit Influence ns
5, 1 .14 uiomwi, i-uiiBisia oi ocen opcrnwnit noro rour years an fur- center of supply rests not
Mr. Mohols In a Meilford pioneer and
Mr. Aslipole has been asiM.IUl with
bin. Tor the past two vea -rt Doth Kontlu
inen are numbers of the Coinmoiulnl
Club nud nro wllllnit to stake thrir alt
on Medford's future.
JACKSON COUNTY ABSTRACY
COMPANY
rso line of btiHiuess and few lino of
professional work nppiiMch tho lm
portanco of abstracting Nothing Is of
more prlvnt.i conlldentlal character or
of icrratcr publlo conseuuenco than tin.
Cbnln of title to real estate, Tl.o m
" uyuruwiiK ut-rc lour years can rur-, center or supp y res s not so e y upon turo of the services nm.lnr.vl . n, .
chalpopyrlte, azurlte. iron pyrites, nlsh some Interesting details In this re- tho development of Its material re I at Mtraoior Is of thur K.u'st -iL
ZLuTJu, Th ,QU?rtZ U, 11 apfCt' htf '",9 hnM cl,y I''l'orty. Mourcos and the upbl!dlnK of Its trade Wo t n rap lly devX oountri
intend d smelting product, carrying stock and fruU ranches, n.lnlnt: nnd tlm-t in the nocessl.les of life, but embrace Tl.o Investor 1.
b,Ldn?lU0.K,n S0,lU W,Ul a f",,r oxl'n"'vo hoKU,"f" nro ,nc"" " his that a few years o could be procured We are all fro M bTsour n u !o
?1W,DB ,f ,.lV?P oSa"3 ni,,nd0 Mm.'wiwJx. Kencral only frt.m the Rrent cities. Typical of bo "shown" th, our tor s Is arl
prove values of from IS to 37 per broken, turn mu-ss and has enviable this, the secondary phase of Medford's mount ' In any land wo buy Thd tW-
-,'" - - ' ' ' '- ' ' . M.
nffrrTTTTTiirrnrHM - -mm
it HnHb .x. -hv ii i im i in i ' 1 ' 11 11 w i
comninnil lis policies to the uwiit who
not only uauts the best proteollon In
Insurance at the least cost, but required
a mode of saving money whloh, while
not tnxluir his resources, yet assured
him profitable returns. Mr. Cochran
mm iiiiiuu uiu Minimi ijire s luenmpar.
LOWEST FRUIT RATE
Quo of tho nuil n fiietoni In iluvolop
lint nud uphullilliig Hid Kogiin river
valley linn Iiik-ii t Ii o HouOiorn I'nclflo
I'nllwny. Though llio Moilforil iIIh
trlct In probably tlm rurlliormit lorut
oit by rail of any of tho fruit nmitloiiti
from (ho custom iniirkctH, tlm Hoiith
nru Tni'lflr has miiilo n into of $1,00
a hundred for fruit Hlilppcd to Now
able policies well known here nnd Is Yollt. which ollltblt'H llio local KI'OW-
doliiK yeomnu work In behalf of the or to ciiinpolo with gnr.vors from nil
solid old company lie represents, other I'lirlfli' couhI pnlnlH. '1'lils low
ThroiiKh tils efforts the cmupnuy has rittn littH inailo imihhIIiIo tho dovolp-
more InsurniKH. In Medford than In any UU'tit tbo ItOKUo rlvor Vlllloy lis u fltllt
other town of Its slio In tho world. One section.
million iiolhtrs of Insurauae Ii. force In, Not only hits tltq Hmitliorn I'nclflo
it ml ford Is the result of Mr. Cochran's hml tho wnlfuro of this pskIoii nt
work. Ills Held Is Jackson, Josephine, heart III (lie mutter of fruit rnloit,
Kin math mm Uh coiintlrs nnd be has hut (lift compiiuy littH iiIho loiiltod uft-
a foroo of five iik'ents. l.lko the power- or tho noodn of tho fruit growors nud
ful concern whose affairs lie directs kept them woll supplied with mm,
hero, he Is accounted it valuable unit In ho that tho common complaint of car
tbo sum total of the city's urowtb nnd shortiign hint uuvor timtorlittly Inlor-
develnpment. lie has done valiant work forrod with tho hnndlllig of tho vill
as a member of the school board and Is loy M cropM.
affiliated with the lSlks nud the Com
inerctnl Club.
MISSION FURNITURE WORKS
Medford a established nnd urowlnit
pre-eminence ns tho Icadlnif city In this ,.on ftm, ,rttt.nK tliosnndH of homo-
Co.oiw'rntloii With IVoi.lo,
Tlio Hoiitlicru I'nclflo bus also co
operated with tho pooplo of Medford,
of Anhlund, Central Point, Ornutn
rnnii niul othor (owns In n miiipitlgtt
for publicity which luui boon tbo
tnoitiiH of wlilly mlvortUIng this ro-
STERLING MINE. THE GREATEST PLACER MINE IN THE WORLD.
aCtDnnC.nPnMand l f1","0" f,r "- establishment of Jew-.tlon for reliability on the part of the
Inf-flloH nvt TnM rnA1 n n .1 C-UI... I fntn. on.1 . V. I . . . ....
7"" ,"uu uniuu - cu. h.vo 10 moso wno ins nne stock Is displayed In a hand
(cuk, iriuuuu-ics oi me Appiegate, mar mem. .Mr. wooa is well ac- some show room furnished with mission
both of which head on tho summit qualated with every nook and corner of ami nim .-in.. r.i
of tho Siskiyou mountains. Joe 'ho valley and always knows Just where watches. Jewely, silverware and cut
Creek carries 25 miners' inches of nnd how to locate land seekers. Ho Is class i Mrri.wi inoi.i. ... ,
water at low stage, and Elliott Creek member of the Odd Fellows and the article. In those linos and u great many
together with Big and Little Apple-
gate, tno main forks of Applegato
River, affording nn abundance of wa
ter for power and mining purposes.
Coal Mines.
An Immense body of coal has been
discovered and is under development
witnm uvo miles of Medford. Tho
coal is being removed in quantity,
and Is proving an excellent fuel prod
uct, wnilo this coal will prove of
great commercial value for ceneral
distribution, Its greatest local valuo
will bo that of meeting tho demands
of tho Blue Ledge copper mines for
smelter fuel.
Thoy
have the oldest and only complete sot of
nbstracts In tho county. The officers
of tho company are J. A. Ilurvey, presi
dent, nnd T, W. Miles, secretary. They
havo offices In Medford. Jacksonville
and Ashland and In nil thirteen people
station in crratlni: a natural nnxlety Hookers to Southern Oregon. Knah
nmoinr Its cltliens to be surrounded In your tho Modford Coiutiiorrtitl Club
ihir .t.iiv it. ,,w ....nr..i in co-operation with tho Houtbom I'a-
,' . : " . MnB..ino i.ui,iiHh,m
v - ...... .... v. nn olit boritto iminn h ot iloscr ullvn of
lent neid of enterprise Is thus nf forded tho city and country, and tho coiii
to establishments able to supply the tnorrlal flubs of other valley townn
necessary quality and art In this line, hltvo followed suit. will. Hut result
This In exactly what the Mlsnlon' I'ur-1 that tho Inst throe yonrri hits wit-
YtA.b. I. t.l . I.. I , . .. .....
......... ,n ...Mo .u .. in i in, nn 1 1. v i iii'Fvieii n groutor iiiiiux ot uosiraiiio
turliig furniture, store and office lx- Imiiilgratlon than tlio prevlouu twun-
nires. snow rases, woo.i lurnu.KS or nuiiy,
descriptions and In fact any article In I In connection with ltd proicrnm' of
the line of wood worklni:. Mr. K O sottllng ilt tbo vnst iiiiopciiiiIihI tsr-
TrtiwbrldKe. Jr., Is the proprietor and rllory trlbutnry to Its lino, tho Rootle
bis reputation ns a first olass furniture rn papfle hits ostitbllshod In ron-
inaniuaciiirer nn.t one ot me i.esi ana poo on w It h iilbor rmuls. n r iamii enl-
mwst skillful cabinet makers Is thor. onlst rato from nil onslori. polutH to
i.uriii, rn,M-c,i nu.t wi.iriy iraI- .MIHUOnl atlll OtllOr OWgOll IIOllttH,
nUed. There la a nnlsl, and style about whereby tho homeseekom for thirty
tho koo.Is turned out that assures sat I , lavs imipI. snrliu. mi. I rii nn .ni.
I.r.rillnn tm -. . . I . . I . I 1. . .. M , I . . . " . " ' ' .. ........
........ ...... .h.- ,n,n n.,..., ll lH mill or onportniiitios at nraut c
i'ivvvh vj iimiviiimvi t ma i ii iiiiliv llfiir rnrn
more the coming year, tie Is a member ,Viw II.-im.c for Motlfortl.
or the KnlKhts of Pythias and hns a I t t.nnt,nt.inn .vtit. (inn.n... i,
reputation for the strictest lnte8rlty rlflo phttis for tho tipbulldti ig of Md
and squnrest dealing. I f,,r.l j.,,,1 ,,Miv n.n. -i.
...... ...... .....v. .,,(,.', ,, , 17111, VII-
10. niinoimcotiH'iit linn bofii rm-ontly
iiinuo innt tno m rout will thin
spring construct n 140.000 ilenot at
i i.v.i.i ..ia.. . r .
Medford has a nne fish market nud "r" " " "iiuittoo two tiiocKS
..... ...,.-ii.,.. ic i. ,. i. ii. ..... i.i""iin ui ion pritieut sir ri tint, a
tween San Krnuolsoo and l'ortland. All f'Kht depot will b built nt thoMtito
kinds of fresh, salt nud hll fish are VB"n mm r llw l,rt'
carrlml ami Importwt ohet.se and msea- ""l i ranronti rigiil-or-wny
ronl. J. H. Messier Is president nf the n "in now rrciglil and pasiwie
company and W. It. ICenworthy Is llio ninuoiiH win no pnrKod uy tlio
secretary and treasurer. Mr. Messier "J1 if0" J1, n'l turtmd ovor to the Intllurt
was formerly the Deputy Onme Warden ",",""r"'llt'r .oiuor.t i:iuu io uwite
and saw all kinds of servloo In protect- "o "w opoi will ofroctllnlly
Ins the Kmmi and enforclnc the laws, 'rowjni too uiocKIIIg or Main Htroet
The nshliut Interests In the state, whloh "J """'ProuH trnini. which lit
is so richly blessed with natural re-1 cronaing trniiic nns mnilo annoying
Klilll-1-..M. h-i.iii.v ririiniliinl iiiialtliin I " l't CIIIIOUS. WmtllS I'l.BS 1.I1H II Inn
anionic our lending Industries and the '"'J,' PromisciJ n now dopot,
HoKue Itlver I'lsh Comimny Is a wor. rho co-oponttlon of tho railroad
thy representative of the great Interest w"" ' people of this section has
In Medford, Mr. Kenworthy is n mem. """" "inniiesteu in many various
!...r .if tin, t.-!l nnit Mr Mnaalap nf t)i Wa'S. lVtllt llflH IXXm llllllll(l f(l IIT.
f)dd Kellows nnd KnlKhts of I'ylhlits und ''."'It'ons nd fruit fairs froo of
Hlk. ciinrgo nnu uio cuy s puiillo constrtic-
uon work rroight hns been dond-
hnnilf.ll tlmrnl.v n t Ih . n ..
uiuirr e rnninnninnr I " "uh u iiiiiiuriai
"nut a iiiuuumuut Hftvinc to tho peotilo.
Tho agitation ami illsrimduit
fir thfl rlmrnntop nt nn nn. nlitaa nf I'lg III BO innUV d) III III tl -I I In llk'alnaf
business men can tho true scope and l"" rnuronti in inmost n nilniid qunn-
R0GUE RIVER FISH CO.
Pornmarpini rinh n.t . iv4 iu4i ami snianu anu in nu inirteon peop
J1 ?. ,?"b,ni..?r"!f.lt.P50'" "ov of beautiful nnd unique char-1 are employed. Thorough and pnlnstak
Planted this season. His office Is on m ' n v n,m ,Tt "one tiy ,ng service In rendered and skilled ate stability of a city bo gaged more ox- ty In Modford where only tho friend
Main street where he Is. of course It ieZv IZn Plce .tractors give their efficient attention nctly than by tbo real estate agents. "t feeling Is felt by nil toward tl.O
Pleased to meet all comeri. ?fJ ,w V n .? p,Ce c01m',1,lctt,,jj i to every detail. Itecord books are kept and In thin respect Medford has been Kfeot corporation which In doing so
b UtthalMr-D? ,or, can rft",.,r 11 por- UP to date In every particular and with well served as the stnndlng of those so lfli to upbuild tho country.
.. -;L.noUu0,u rompwiuss. yny nocu- engaged hero plainly shows. Among
enced Jeweler and diamond expert and mont coming from tho office of the the oldest dealers are Messrs. John V.
, a bus noss man of superior talents, es. Jackson County Abstract Company, ! White and Hon. J, Trowbridge, tho firm
THE NASH HOTEL
Contributing In a large degroo to
Medford's reputation as a thorouch'y
up-to-date metroselts, are tho splend'd
hotel accommodations offered oy the
Nash Hotel. They are calculated to
meet the most cosmopolitan taste, be
ing replete with all the modern convent,
ences of a strictly first-class hotel, it
la very conveniently situated In the cen
tral part of the business section and is
splendidly furnished with the best that
can be procured; carpets of relvet, Drus-
sel's and Axmlnster cover the floora and
the finest beayy brass and Iron bed
steads are provided in the bedrooms; In
fact everything Is complcto nnd la cat
culated in eTery way to appeal to the
comrort and entertainment oi guests.
The buffet, which la on the ground
floor. Is finely furnished throughout and
Is one of the mos,t perfect of its kind
to bo found anywhere and it may bo
added in this connection that nothing
but the best of wines and llquora aro
sold in this popular resort. The Nash
Grill leaves nothing to bo desired In
tho way of catering to tho wants of tho
Inner man. At the elegant cigar stand
more high-priced 'cigars are sold than
anywhere else In Southern Oregon. Tho
many admlrablo arrangements that pre
H. R PATTFnsnM
! a bus noss man of superior talents, es.'jack.o,, county Abstract Company, ! White and Hon. J, Trowbridge, tho firm I E.M.ANDREWS
Medforil In th Jnrollnr, f v, Qn..,t.. I PClSlly fitting him for success In this ,.rs tho ulnmn of rnrr..rln Ur. k,.ln. i ..l.i .. I
rn offlee of thu OimVr Vnr.H... n,t !I,n0- 110 bas over $7,000 Invested and hnn nialnlalned tl.o nrlneloal nf. ! wmi- n ....... .n.t Thoro Is probably no class of business
ii.o uu.incso gives employment to mree fCe of tho company hero for four years. 'in the vnlley for J7 years. Trull and , " ",,u uo ,nur lo '" roundutlim
pcoplo. Ho la a momber of tho Klks He In n member of tho Commercial Club ' agricultural lands, stock farms, timber. of , T, u."n V10 re'1 "Uto U
mines, etc.. are all handled by this firm. "ro tun,,tt'
They aro now planting 120 acres to ap. m,n,,l"ir ae"tm with the systematic
pies and peers north of Table Ilock and ,e"V10 "P'? ''.,lon of Property
. .,.. nd should be credited with the nrran.
tracts. They make a specialty of look-1 L'E,i.7,:,r,r?I?nt" ch"r0trl tha
Mr. H. B. Patterson Is In charge. They
are growers of extra first-class nursery
stock, leaders In commercial varieties
of apples and pears and also the general
line of ornamental shrubbery, roses, etc.
All kinds of fruit trees, small fruits and
vines aro always In stock and tho cholco
of. the purchaser la practically unlim
ited as to variety. One great advontago
of dealing with Mr. Patterson Is that
tho stock can bo secured promptly and
another advantage Is the freedom of tho
stock from pesta. Shlpmonts are inudo
to all the fruit-growing sections of this
and the Commercial Club and enjoyn a
position of prominence In tho social and
commercial circles of tho city.
ECONOMY MEAT MARKET
One of Medford's most flourishing
and successful business en' rurlsesla tho
Pconomy Meat Market. The proprietors
are Messrs. George Nichols and Wilbur
A eh pole. They operate two markets tnd
have tholr own slaughtering plant, fur-
and an owner of city property.
J. H. COCHRAN
MINES IN THE ROGUE RIVER VALLEY
Mfo Insurance ban always beon a Ing after tho property of non-residents, B,r. Tii' J 11 "' An,,row"
potont factor In Medford's development collecting rents, paying taxes and as- J, Jna n,,or; for w,,n Mr J- W.
and among tho substantial life under- aumlng the care and management of any i.' ,, ,"v, , ? , , tnuna' the town
writing companies that have been rep. kind of property. They are particularly , , , r ou, bu,u tho
resented hero tho Mutual Life Insurance well equipped to render the best service vine . . ,,romt,t Bni1
Company of New York Is the leader, in any of theso ways and their com- ""'"J"1 "tentlon. ,Coul lands In Coos
Mr. J. II. Cochran has boon their agent merclnl standing and financial response Vi r now bnorblng Wr. Andrews'
attention and he has a tract of land
, within the city llrnltn of Medford that
lie expects soon q j,)Rt and subdivide
jilo was one of the originators and the
Iprlmo mover for the library and n mem.
J,ber of tho board from Its Inception.
koalln nnd many other minerals It con- nnd It Is only a question of time until, HogtlO Blvor vnlley is that of build. , MV,1'"r'1 Drou1 ot that man among
talned, the mining mon of the country thero will bo hundreds of dredges in, Ing and monumontal stono. Two ollUena who can build towna and
(By Dr. C. It. Bay.)
Thu perusal- of the columns of tho
Medford Mall Tribune would naturally would not hcsltato to spend many mil- operation an thero aro thousands of, largo quarries nro nt work on ledges
itaa a stranger in tho Bogue Blvcr "ons or aouars to scale or tunnel tho acres mat nave been tested sufficiently, or grnnlto, the product Of which,
Valley to bc.levo that tho main Indus- wall and develop tho prospects; but tho to demonstrate that tholr operation from n monumental standpoint, Is
tries were rruit growing, lumber and remains mat ror sixty years vgoii, wouiu no n paying proposition,
farming or other allied Industries. This "liver, copper and other minerals havo Qnarts Mining.
Is, however, a mistake. Tho mines of beon known to exist horo In paying Qunrtz mining In the Itoguo Itlver
tho Boguo River Valley may be truth- quantities, In a cllmato unsurpassed In Valley In still In its Infancy, the deep
fully described as having the greatest the world, where mining can bo proso- oat shaft In a gold mlnlnic prospect be-
prospective future of any Industry hero, cuted outside every day In the year, jng only 200 feet In dopthi owners of
with abundant timber for mining pur-j these prospects lacking capital for their
poses, and for tho most part readily ac- , development. Tho Opp Gold Mining
ceenable by wagon road to railroad, and Company havo boon In atondy operation
with plenty of water and cheap electric for some yearn running a 20stamp mill
power for tholr operation, day nnd night and paying dividends.
Space forbids an oxtendod dcscrlp-, This company hnn a modern 20-stamp
tlon of tho mining Industries of tho. mill operated by electricity, and Is lo-
itoguo Itlver Vnlley nnd wo can only go cntod about six miles from Medford.
The fact that more publicity is not glv
en them Is due to two things: First,
presont owners bellovo that their mines
havo a great future and aro not anxl
ous to part with them at tho present
prices which aro offered; second, tho
development work so far done on tho
mines In this district within a radloun
of 40 miles has been very small com
pared with what should be done. In
vail throughout tho Hotel Nash testify other words, were our mining prospecta
to tho caro taken to make tho guests located In tho wilds of Alaska or South
comfortable and contented. , America or Africa, tho alzo of the velna
The presiding genlua Is Mr. O. J. af,G tfcs'r rich surface assaya. ao far
mtion, wno nas had a long and valuable as developed, would be an Inducement
oxperlenco In the management of hotels
and Is thoroughly conversant with tho
requirements of the business. The Ho
tel Nash Company was Incorporated five
years ago and Dr. J. P. Beddy la the
president of tbo company. A new hotel
a now being built that will be aeven
atones high and probably occupy an en
tiro block. It will bo ono of the most
elegantly appointed hotels on the Coaat
and of conspicuous archlectural beauty.
BIG PINES LUMBER CO.
Tho tremendous wealth represented bv
the forests of this section must atwayH
guarantee the lumber concerns of Med
ford a prominent place In a revlow of the
constituent elements that comprise the
city's commercial Interests. The Big
ao strong that tona of thousands of
prospectors and mining men would rush
to the district and sink shafts at leant
600 feet In depth on tho oro shoota now
in eight. Tho very fact is, however,
mat "aisianco lenda enchantment to
tho view" and this Is especially true
of mines for It Is a rule of human na
ture that the more difficulty that sur
rounds and property or tho more diffi
culties that are thrown In the way to
gain any desired objeot, the more at
tractive it becomes In tho eyea of the
seeker. ,
If a atone wall one mile high was
erected around the Boguo Blver Valley
mining district and it were breathed to
the outside world of tho rich rjros.
pecis in goia, silver, copper, platinum,
into tho matter very briefly,
riacor Mining'.
Gold was first discovered hero In
placer mines shortly nftor Its dlscovory
In Oallfornln, nbout 50 years ago, and
over forty millions of dollars havo been
taken out of tho placer mines and the
surface has barely bcn aoratchod, as
thero la known to be at least ono hun
dred thousand acres of placor- mining
ground which yet remalno untouched.
aomo of which la known to bo aa rich
and oven richer than tho early placer
worKinga. capital la neoded to work
these placers and construct dltchoa to
convoy water for the operation of hy
draullo glanta or by the construction
of modern dredging plants. Thero aro
only two dredgea In oporatlon at tbo
present time, one of which la known as
tho Champlln dredge, which baa been
In successful oporatlon for the pant four
years and Is one of tho largest and
most modern on tho Paclflo Coaat. be-
Ing opornted by olcctrlo power day and
nignt, Tne owners are now consider
Bald to ho unequnlod by any section
west of tho Mississippi rlvor. Tho
stono Ih similar to thnt quarried at
Unrro, Vermont, nnd oIosoh readily,
tnklng n miporior polish. From ono
of tho qunrrlcH during tho PHt yonr
140,000 worth of lnonumoiitu havo
boon manufactured nnd sold, Next
yonr tho output will ho grontly In
croaBod, as tho Bocond quarry ontored
th0 Hold too Into this year to do
much biiHlnouB. llulldlnir stono In
ohlppod to Portland nnd othor cltloa
wnoro it is muling a ready market
start libraries.
Innol.n 1 . . ...-...,,-...... .... w....v. uiu nun vuiiDiucr-1
tungsten, coal, Iron, marble, granite, ing the Installation of another dredge!
Tho Hradon mlno la a modern lO-stamPi'. Ovo!i on 4,10 Applogato, a fow mllua
mill with concentrator and rock crush. rrom .Modford, marhlo In Hmltlosii
er nnd In operated day and night by "."""ll0" ' found. When tho coal
oiectrio power. Tho distance of this "",u" "miuorii nro oponou ho
property from Modford la about U , ,',nt "lo1 c,m 1,0 socurod for tlio
mlloa. , 'ui"", no (loiiui Hovorai largo cement
Thoro nro hundrodn of other mining 1 '""nufnctiirlng concorna will bo os-
prospeota ncccn.iabJo from Medford, but ,
space forbids a description of tho samo. i
Tho niue Ledgo Coppor mlno In locatod, MEOFORD COAL MINES
nt.n.., IK II... J . . , . . . . l,,,44a4
uvuut u iiuiun truin itieutoru ana nas
had tho most dovolopment of any con-
por mine in tho dlntrlct, there having
Tho largcnt coal mines In Oregon ox-
w mnmui, IIICIO JIUYIIIU , ,u,,, , . ...... --
boon apent ovor fl.OOP.OOO in the dovelop-1 1, , , "7,"1 of Ml,,fo"d lora.
mont of thla'mountttln of high grade
copper and it has beon demonstrated
beyond doubt that this la tho largest
known deposit of coppor of a high grade
on tho Paclflo Coaat. Several rnllroada
havo boen projected to this mlno and nn
noon as they aro built a mammoth
amolter wilt bo Inatallod and employ
ment will bo given to thousands of mon.
JACKSON COUNTY STONE
Among tho othor resources of tho J
Undorlayjng tho foothlllH on tho east
side or tho valley, a bod of coal of from
o to 12 foot, runs tbo ontlro longth of
tno valley from Kvnna Crook to tho
unurornlu jino. I'requont oropplnga
show tho coal along tho surface
Rxtenalvo development work has boon
done on theso prospects cast of Modford,
tho Cascade, tho Hunnysldo and tho
Western coal mines under tho dlreotlon
of Col. J. V, Mundy.
Teats prove tho coal excollent for fuol
and not to be compared with the lignite
found in other Oregon coal Holds.
DAY'S PLANING MILL
Medford'a buildings and homes nro on
a par with thoso of any Knetcrn city
and the Interior finish Is of tho host.
This In tho specialty of Day's Pinning
Mill, which hns proven nn Invulunhln
aid to builders. Tho bust Hush was dm.
tabllnhed two years ago and from flvo
to flftoon expertn nro emnloved In
building nnd In producing nrtlstla wood
work effects In mantels, grill work. In.
side finish, etc. Over 110,000 In in
vested and among tho machlnos nro
planers, moulders, sandnrn, morllsors,
lathes, oto. All kinds of elaborate and
oxtremoly handsome work Is dono In
ntoro, bank and offlou fixtures, turning
nnd scroll work. Their work bus gono
Into tunny of tho nowor homo and offlco
buildings. Tho Days nro nil membora
of tho Odd Kullows nnd own city property.
J. a. Mcintosh
Modford must bo reckoned amone (ha
progressive cltlcn of tho Paclflo North
west, nnd Its architecture both In tint..
llo bullillnr and prlvato hnmn Im nnllnn.
ably atrlklng nnd remarkably modorn
and effective. A largo number of the
buildings nnd residences nro the oroa
tlon of Mr. J. A. Main tosh, nnn nt Ilia
lending architects on tho Const, whoso
offlco In In the Medford National Hank
bulldla. The city flro ball la his work,
tho Cathollo church and school. nn.
nox to the Nash hotel (four etorfo.i ami
many others, these fow being merely
montloned aa Illustrating tbo sunt nnrt
capacity of Mr. Molntoslu
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