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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1911)
mmmjmmmmmmmm MED7?0TIT) MATL TftTBTOE, MEPFORI),. OREGON, SUNDAY, .lANTIAftY 1, 1.9J1. The Mines of Jackson County Have Produced $35,000,000 in Gold 5 This is tho pioneer mining district stream flowing Into tho north fork of Oregon. Cfold was first dfscOv-j'f tho Applognfo near Jacksonville, orod on Jackson creek In 1851. ',aH nroducoJ from $25,000 to $00,- , . ,, , . A , 000 regularly for the pnst quarter bringing thousands of fortune-hunt- conturjv T))0 d8gngB roniprl80 ers over tho Siskiyou mountains from flPVcrttl hundred ncres of deep red clay gravel deposit. Tho equipment California. For years Jacksonville, the first Oregon mining camp, locat ed five mile fiom the present city of Medford, was ono of the liveliest gold district!-. In tho west. It stllPrc- malns u subntnntlal mining district. The vast acreage of old channels, grnvol bars and auriferous placor deposits, together with the abundant winter rnlns -and nuinoroiiB streams, comhlno to make this section ono of the leading hydraulic placor districts In America, Placer mining has al ways boon largely followed here, l'lilly $3ri, 000,000 In virgin gold has been produced from tho several dig gings since tho orlglnnl discovery. Jackson creek diggings nlono Imvo produced nearly $G,000,'000. Tho hy draulic mines, r. half hum) red In number, aro among tho bent equipped in Amork-n, with tholr miles of ditches and flumes, thousands of feet of Iron and steel pipe, their batter ies of giants and all necessary ma chinery for hydrnullclng. Tho sea sou of mining luting long, tho water supply and diggings abundant, tho output from Jackson county'n surface mines total a. half million each yenr. Xo Itesli-lctlonH on Dumps. Tho livers and stream lit, the dis trict tv.o ununylgnblo, and thoro aro no rcstrlctlono in tho matter cf dump ing tailings Into thotn, This gives the placor minor ovory posslblo op portunity for unobstructed operation. There yet remains considerable unclnlmed plncor ground here, but the greatest opoprtunlly along Mils lino Is In tho Investment or small and great capital Jiy tho p-irchwo of un developed properties, giving them development, ndoqiiato equipment and Intelligent management. Sterling Placer .Mine. Tho Sterling hydinullc plncor jnliie, located oil sjorllns croo' n consists of a 2rj-mllo ditch carrying 2500 m In err inches), nnd supplying water for two nnd three slnnts nine months In tho year. , Tho Sturgls Is another well-1 equipped and productive placer mine. It has nearly 1000 acres of worknblo ground thnt gives returns of from $8000 to $10,000 por aero. "Opportunity for Wealth. The rich old channels along the many streams offer excellent oppor tunity for money-making by dredg ing, Operatlona of this character so far aro confined to Foots crook, tiorthorn Jackson county, whero the big gold dredgo of Chnrnplln & Co. has been at work for tho past six yearr with cxcellont results. The 'flood basin on this stream has a length of nix mllo3 nnd a width of two miles, carrying eobl nt tho rato of fiO contfi a yard. Tho success of tho Foots creek dredge should lead oth ont to enter the gold dredging field bore, iih thoro Is unlimited ground slmllnr In character, with equally fn- vqrablo conditions In tho matter of water and timber. Though this district has n number of producing quartz mines, this fea ture of the gold mining industry is In Its Infancy. Qiinrtz milling has been followed hero for almost as long a period as placer mining. Many not able dlrcdvcrlcs have been mndo. Many Quartz Mines. Thoro arp f2 qqarts mines In the districts tributary to Medford, nnd more than thrice that nutiiler of i-lnlniH. Tho frce-mllllng ehui-aefor of the quartz makes II easy of re duction. Tho mining dlslrictn tributary to Medford with quartz mines under de velopment or In active operation are: Uppor Applegate, 35 miles distant; Thompson Crook,' 20 miles distant; 12 , miles distant; SWjnHL.fuMKSSiHHHHHHHHwHHKK'' T -:-' &. fas'? HflHHIHvTz th ffKtHBHIV" " 'u tf J&KmiKKKKBOKEBKMKF jrtwW 1 E St-1Vt&4S- i,iPkv: v'' ' rV"" wT TiiiiiiiiiNrT7' lf(niriri Mi1f 7H" fiiIIPWi STKltMNO MINK. Forrest Ct'cek,, Jackson Crook. C miles distant: Dlnckwoll Hill, 10 miles distant; Knnes Cieok, 14 miles distant; Gulls Creek, lfi miles distant; Footii Creek. 17 miles dlslnut; Kvans Creek, 20 miles distant. Copper Mining DIhIiIcI. Tho cyp'per nilnen ,qf tljo lllue Lodge district, though located In Sis kiyou, Cal., 5 miles south of the state lino, are tributary to Medford, tho tnnco of So miles. Tho doposlts of copper In tho district have boon ex ploited nnd developed sufficiently to prove them beyond any possjble question tho greatest bodies of cop per In tho west. The lliuo Ledge district, as a whole, comprises nil nrea df 2000 iiquaro miles, occupjlng the upper range of tho Slsklyous, with an alti tude of from ,1500 to 0100 fcet.,FUl- ly 1000 claims havo been located in intv tneiuiH of ipru'lilntr flinni linlnir by wagon road from this city, a dis-jtlio district. Thoro nro 10 parallel ledges, occupying a strip 10 miles wido, and with claims located con tinuously upon them for a distance of 25 miles. lllue Ledge Mine. Tho (irlnuip.il lode of tho district that which first attracted tho atten tion ofmlnlng men, and from whleji tho rtunp derives Its name, Is the Uluo Ledge. This lodge was first lo cated In 1808, nnd Is now owned and under development by tho Uluo Ledge Mining company qf Now York, of which It. II. Townd Is president. This company is sparing no expense or ef fort to fully develop tho., property, and intends to ultimately equip it with n r.meltor and i eduction works with u c,apaeily of at least 500 tons daily, nnd which, with , tho mine workings; will ,gtjjo employment for, several thousand men. Medford, be ing the supply point nnd tho gntoway to ttils district, is In u nioul ciiV'Ifl blo position, as this city will, in a largo measure, derive tho full bono-; fit of the'mmenso payroll, not only of tho Hluo Iodge Itself, but olUho many other properties that aro under developments there and which ,,VlH. In due course, Install smelting nnd reduction, plants. The placing of a smelter on tho Dluq Ledge will necessitate tho building of a railroad connecting tho qamp with tho main lln of transpor tation .at, Medford. Tho present method of reacJl"K tho camp is by wagon road by way of Jacksonville, whence thn route follows a wnter grado iif t,hi' Applcgntn for 28 miles to WntkiiiK.. op q tho mnln camp four,, miles farther. Tho veins of the Bluo, Ledge district nearly all have, a north and south course, standing nearly vertical, , with a slight dlpt to tho west. Tho Blue Ledgo vein hns a width, of from 100 to .100 feet, and tho formation of this, like that of most of tho veins of tho district, con slstfl of dialpopyrlto, azurlte, Iron pyrites nnd fiee.gold. Tho, quart? is a splendid smelting product, carrying not;, only a high percentage of copper, but good values in gold, with ,a fair . showing of , silver. Assays mado provq values of, from IS to 117'per cent copper, and from $2.50 tq $5 u ton. in gold. , Tho properties of tho district aro located n) .Tpo cre't and ,KIUott creekKf tributaries of tho Applegati?, bqllli of. which head on tho summit of tho- Siskiyou mountains. Joe creek cnrrles, 25. miners' inches of water, at low Ktage, nnd Kllloft creek 200 iln er.i' Inches,, (o two crooks together with nig and. LlttlQ Applerfnto river, affording an abundance ot wnterjor povcr and mining pprppsos, Coal Mlpes. An lmmen?q body pf coal has been discovered and is under develop ment within fjve miles or Medford. The ('oat, , being ronioved In quan tity, and Is proving an excellent, fuel prqduct, "yhile,thl8 coal ylll jirove of great commercial value for general distribution, Its greatest local value will bo that of meeting tho demands of the Blue Ledgo copper mines for smelter fuel. MANY OPPORTUNITIES. The Portland Orcgoniun says: "At the imtiuuul apple show ill Spokane, 'I'muihoii & Guthrie' Uogue Hiver Spilzcnhi'igK eanied off the world's pri.o. The .iudjjen were iinnninious in their iWiniou, which is pcilinprt more Hignificnnt of tlitt nunit of the uiiploH tlian the prize iitH-'li' h, At .just uhoiit the sumo tune ,u peneh oieliard of four ilercn, not fur from TUhlnn'.l, sold for .1-81)00. -Unit i, pi the rate ol .fJOOO mi ncre, In couni'etion with these 1'netn, ope iiivolunliuily thinks of tho Rogue liver HliipniQiil of Comiee peaiH, J 007, hieh sold tit unction in New York for .-MUO n Imix. A fruilgro nig icuiou of tliin hoi- will nnliirullfv ultriiel nllcntion. .Men desiring lo plant miiiiII eommereinl oiehiuds will inquire for five nnd teii-uere trnolK suitnhle for fruit glowing mid mil too far irom town." COME INTO BEARING. Thrifty orchnrdiatH C the Hoguo ltier valley ulilize ihe npnee heiwecu the i-o wr. of I rocs in voung oi-clitirds to grow eropn of hay, grain, corn, nu'liiiirt mid other HtaploH, thereliy spfiii-ntr leveiiue sufficient In niaiti- tnin tlio gloves until they eonie into bearing. A Hpaeo from three to six feet m width, according lo Ilio ago 'of the tree, irt lelt for constant cultivation nnd tho tcmuWig space is utilized lin- crops. Sometimes grain is the crop, cut either for hn or grain, sometimes potatoes, hcipiently niel oiih, oil on n I I'm I I'n, wliiuh in such iil Htuitfcs is usunllv cut for Iiiiy hut the nliisl couupop ci.-op is com. which is usunllv giown without irrigdlion. Tlioso by-products of the orehind nlo n grout aid to the fruitgrower, furnishing means to sustain his fam ily during the growing period of the oichurd. TliC Vnriotis eiops do no' injure Ihe .Voting frcCs in the "shslu- Corn dues well in the llogue Ilivcf lile.y, ejlliei- wili or without it'ii gntion,.nnd is giown nxlettsiyely, It brings host nitimis by the "ho route." The fodder is niadc into ensilage nnd is packed in silos for wiuteiiug stock. OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTMENT , t(('ouHnurd from l'nge !i.) plan thnt the man of modest mennr can well nl'fiird to accept. Hundred1 nro doini; this ul Ihe incsenl lime li the complete Hiitislaetiou of nil eon cerncd. rudcrstitnd that we wail' you tirsl- ofSill, hut if .sou ean'i come nt present, we kilnw ou wil evenluiiflv-if you adopt tlVis.ini'thii( of iiinvidiiig'ii houieiu tho.vallev. To tlicniiTn of .souicwhii! Inrget means tlioMiiJiiuds, alt endv" produc ing, offer nii juvtislmelit Hint cm luiidly ho; duplicated, The loeh olimute mliLAery huge incomes oi; capilul iosted in such property ittalsp life decidedly worth living I'm the oichurd nwnei. You ate as hiuc of your luiMiiiie. U' the oichmd i$- erty in the time, mid propel ly. hanillml, as I lie mcrehuut, liaiil.cr or-olher hiilne-H in.iu, nnd sour piolil-JH miieh giealer. The selling price of siteh propeitieH is not so high in the liogue HiVer vn I -lev as in smile of the other first class liultgrowjug distiiels of the norlhuest, lint high enough to Inn- the poor man. Yet it is; only a question' of u lew pirs' limo mid Ihe ueccs- sav labor beloie the ehcmi land olJ couie ot a tew ctu- jioditv becomes the healing orehnid on an enRV-pavnient Jtlial will command the high, P) ice Brick Factory Adds Payroll to the Valley The Jirlck and Tllo Factory of tho (old Kay.aratilto company, is locat ed on tho main line of tho Southern Pacific railroad, at Tolo, Oro. It Is a model u, up-to-date plant, for tho manufacture of both common nnd pressed brick, Tito machinery Is made by tho American Clay Machi nery comp.-ir.), of IhieyrtiH, Onlo. Tho capacity of the plant is 10,000 brick, electric railway, ono mllo In length used in connection with tho plant for conveying tho yjpy. Tho product is equal tq the best hilck and tllo made anywhere, anil Ik being shipped all over the Btitto. From 10 to 50 men aro employed. Tho brck and tile, as they are mndo, mo received ()u a transmission belt, which convoys tho manufactured .hulked up ngains't' the rcsent pro ducing piopeilius, and therein lies ihe opportunity for the poor nitiii. fhe increase in value is n- eertuili. ,'is (he grpwth of the tiviw. Aetiial.'fig ireh reported jcniv ulYtr year b.' nuile;ioweCs?flhlAw, pttifils'ol' from r'JOO lo nn occasloniit'.tOOO per neiv per year. TliCi- ligures may stag ger you, lint S-vy are tine. Theic need lie no-'iailiilCs; us success du peuds on your own efforts only. You aro iutclcsfd in the pioduc tion of pieciotis iiictal.s If the hills surrounding, AlodlorilMVPio m some oiit-of-the-wny loCility,. Alaska, .lcieo or ATtica, where other glori ous oppoitunilics did not nhotnid, you wfitld himiii lielij-' lit' them ih a iniiieis' parndi-e. (Jdld1 ha- been successfully milled here for-tho In f (10 yqni's nnd is heinir so prodlipc 1 fodnv in gieator tpinuiitiK than ever. The platinum and copper mines will sometime In the nenr future startle the mining world, and yet this iudus trv hns been sadly neglected; the ground has not eep been well pros pected h luth, hardly been setatch ed. flinty eoinpcteut mining engin eers clniiu that tlio ifext really gie.it discoveries of gold will 1(0 in this vieiifily. Here is u big oppoitmutv for the piofitnhle iitve.stiueut ol capilul. Billions of feet of timber lie tiihutary ' and 00.000 tllo por day. Thoro is an prqduct to tho carB, which, when iucrchuutnbio to iedtoid. Ileiolofoic much of it has been un available on aecoiutof a lack o trmispoitatiou. 'fh' . coiiuition , loiigCir.e.ibis and yilfod is u-uivd of the suece;stul innnufaeture of loaded, are run litto a rttyor, from' whence tboy ate moved on tho same car and placed In a kiln for tunning. In this way very llttluJiaudllag is ro-j.iuy mid nil products, dependent on qulied, nearly all tho operations be-iiin adequate supply qf limber. Sash lug perfoimod by machinery, thus In-! and door, lu and furniture factoi- , t ... . I ' . A . . ... ...a . uuring an euouomlc,il and first class ic- will, piovc a Imhiiuizu to the m.iu transportation, lint thousands o. product. All tho uiacUluery Is op-' qualified to condiid, &ueh enter- doll(is' woith of if heulttiful gnly crated by electric power, supplied by pri-os. With the uVm)letjim of tic ginnite are quarried nnnually. tho UoKitp lllvor Klortrio companj. railroads lilauned nuit. vundcr eon- Tlip granite ouarry of the Gold .....' l ..... ft takes money lots of 'it to build u city. Tho demand for this pieeious commodity is 'always great in a hew mid rapidly growing coui niinity, and iMedford is no exception to the rule. Ve need money, but enn if ford to ny well for jt. Interest vatps are higher than in the oldci sections of the country. Medford needs peihaps as inucli-iis miythuj else, au institution With. ample capi tal ,o loan money c.oimorvittively op cal estate seeiuity. Money chn he safely loaned iii this way to net-(he lender 8'por cent per milium. It can Jbe loaned us safely at 8 per cent as lit i or 0 per cent in the pnfct. Yc do not liko to pay such rates, but an and will. An iip-ttr-dute tuil company lo handle Ibis class ii 'insififM, woltld proe mi exepptioii ifly plofitiible and satisfactory, form of investtnont. Iinprovojiieuf bonds issued by the city of .Medford mid aek-oii county warrants hear 0 per cent interest r mighty nttrnclivo iucrime for con servative investors. Yon, who have money to invest, might go far and do .no better than to add Mime of these spenutics to tho necuinulation in voilr safe deposit hoV. And so the list might be Continue 1 indolhiilelv vour invelment in Medford will grow in value and you will have no cause o lie awake nights suffering from business enivs and worries. FUTURE OF OREGON PEARS. (Continued from Pnge-fi.) boli. .But rtjio of Hho. greatest, prob lems of.all, the'inolilefiKof marketing and distributing our crpp Is as ypt un solved by the average grtfwer. This problem will become greater and greater with each succeeding year. How to meet it Is the crying demand of the hour. Mnuy . methods have been tried but with only varying suc cess. We must find out Imwhat way wo can be nssui'd qf frtlr prices on our fruit which means a. fnlr return on qur investment, Tlie.so,,cnn be brought, about only, by a Vide dlstrl butlpn of our product, nvoiding an over Supply at any one point and a closer i ejatlon wtlh the ultimate con sumer. Tlio modlum for accomplish ing this 'Is through a wise, efficient and honest single-selling, agency, whero through the control of a ma jority nt least of the outpijt ot the entire northwest, competition can be nlihost entirely Irono awnj with and wo can enter the markets of. our own country and abroad on an oven basis, organized ns all other great indus trlea aro organized from the ground up, with tlio result that wo will do tho greatest good to the greatest number, grower and consumer alike. The stage of pioneorlng, wonderfully founded with gicnt knowlodgo nnd foresight by Stewart, to whom we all, as fruit growers, owe n great debt of gratitude, Is passed. The present production of our frlitt Is ably nourished and portectod by ono of the most lenowned pathologists of tho country, Pror. P: J. O'Clarn, whose constant help In tlmo ot need is so oportuno nnd whosq .warfare against' tho enemies of destruction Is so pregnant with results. ' Tho fhturo dlsporlpg ot our grow ing supply of fruit with tho possibil ities of Its reaching ovory community In our own land and gradually be coming" known and used in, all coun tries in tho tompernto zone Is 'tho problem which confronts Us now; It hohooVoff each and every qno ot n to lend-all .stneoro and .honest endeavor posslblo through collective nnd. In dividual effort to aid in perfecting a method to meet these demands, ob taining nsvwo must tho ho3t results with tho IcaBt posslblo cost, nnd waste. Southern Oregon Granite Is Splendid . Stone Southern Oregon boasts of the liiet that it has huge qunines of irrniiite and marble, producing as hrutcd Barro granite produced in Marie, Yt. The quarry has n big future before line stone as is to be found in tho it, and so far has been nunblo to west. Muiblo' has as vjM been woik- supply the denmuds tor monumental ol bat little, owing to a lack of and buildiiur purposes. Ihe quarry is admirably located just nhovo the ridel i nek of the Southern Pacific raihoad near Tolo Tho cost of the plant to dato Is ovoii struetion by the Hill-interests Med- Hay flrauite eolnpany is located near ...... A .1 . . . . '... .. t ... . - ' V. .. . i tno.ooo.oo. l J-"vM" -4f , ... .., . . ,. ,.v , . WTft.. .. ,.3r.,.JuF'-"' . V. . rVairWtifcftiPV r5TV X&rWVHHKKHAirvf v imtf -HkH". I. " wK!!- ' Ij 1 ." . ' VvLW.'l"Tl .- a . Hi i i mrgm Tlil M i t IFJmir- f&W' f' Vw?- ffSIMMig iTlmBL-' r.tm.i.r.j. m. . i Ji'.'iiftr .i .,US-lLlASZBVBiiiiiiiiiBWPP $HBBVmWja. .JMHBMMigk',jj H,jKM'BFy " .,' " I ' ;' tRA 1? yt ly flf V h-K VJ.Jfc. 3fc 7 )KW t u .iiV'-.j!,. IV -MM, . ..i"8f'' tfej.iii mww. jy r IHtiriv M) TlhlJ FUTOItt AT TOI.O. lord will have iuic.eeed shipping 'Tolo. Oi on the mum line ol the luciliticH. 't, . Sonthein Pacific. Woik was eom- Medfonl has hopp unable to keepiieuced here iihoui one venr 'ago', pace with the demand , for dwellings i The o.unrry is equippi'il w'itlf four and business luiihlings. With tto, modeni gyratory roekeriishei'i, one new large mid iuode,rn hotels in 'of hieh is the 'largest hire nimiu eouise of crectioiu wo will.be wdl ' ftuititred. It'has a eapiieitVof oiip supplied with iiccouimodatious tor carload of crushed rock per hour.' liiuisients, hut tor '(he , peuuauent Tho total capacity of all the erush I'fsident this is not tlieyoo'nditiqn ot ers, Avlien fully operated, is "0 ear- I alia i is. Up linds, u suitable house loads per day of crushed rock, 'flu with difluudly. At) iitfrnetise in-' product has boon sold as fast a-1 vestment nitiy be hud by liujldiic; )iioditeed, tor paving put pases, pi in i houses to let or tor sale on tin eas- eipiilly in the 'towns iif the Roym lUMiient plnn. I.iteraljy hiuidiMl. of Hixcr vulley, fedford using th hoiisps eould Iip lentctor srtld under hirm'sj ojiiintity so fnr. such u phui ah tnst n.s they could he. In addition to the. rockenislr--loiistuu trd. A "for roilt sign in tho plant is fully equipped with tv Med lon is about an some mi ui'lipc cnuipiossni-s, air drills, giiuding iif.t' as the pioerlual hen's troth. lHilij-hing mnehiu,ory fA- turning on' Man yew biisim-ss ltuildiug ha'o a lirst-elass dimensiqn grinite for been peopled duiinsr the last , ear. 'building purposes, and Mhhc' a, ul et ninny mv disupun,tod he-1 gnuiito for luonu'uieiilaj work ntn muse ihev caiumt giJ Imsimvss qua'- other putpii0s, all tieintr otiernted i tors. Ncentl inodcri! h.nsiuis and rieeluc -powpr. fiirniihed by tic ' , oil tec buildings pyulil bo Ipn.spd oiiilotjne Hivpr l-'lcctne co'moanv. Tlo oi tonus bet. up ihoyweie iwuly tri'iiiiito has Ihe reputation of lioinc ' Ul occupy. Our pooplc aro pVospor-j the best qimIHv of granite for nioini ou mid pay well 'fur u strielly firt- mental and budding purposes on the piis nrticlp, no matter whether. U iuiennt. nnd. in fnct, is pionouupcd h mi otlipp mom or what not. ppeits (o lie fully equal to the eele- The crushed granite is conveyed from the cuishor.s on a conveyor hctt from whenee it is convoyed to the bins, mid then fiom the bins unload ed into e:ii. on the sidetriiek, nil be ing done Ii gnu it . The moiiiinieiital nnd building stone is transported on an incli.ie Iriu-k dti-ppf to ears on sidetrack, This plant has cost oyer 4-.i0,U0U j failure. up to date, mid from :i(l to .() men are employed when in iull operation, Tho Oregon Granite company of Medford is also doing an extensive business in granite. The product of its quarries, which are located i:i tlio foothills west of Medford, is paid to he as lino as any stone west of tho Mississippi river, comparing fa vorably with Jhirre. There may he better opportunities for Ihe enterprising and progressive than those offeted in the ltog-ie Hiver valley, hut if there ure, thev huve never been pointed out. Given industry mid perecrnupe nnd only the incompetent can spell the word r mju ?HPKt''' t !ifc"v-,':' a - fiiiBfc -TsSihrliH ,fl1',HjjjjjjLjijjjHjjjjjjjjjjjH A COHNKM IN A SOITIIKKX OltHfiOX OHAMTR QlTAItUY. L
