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About Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 22, 1911)
t 1M" v T" ? 7T WTT-f '&;?-jj 'sr-RT vrv i '! u Jl u i - i mi -,,., The Mines of Jackson County Have Produced $35,000,000 in Gold ' ' ' ' "" " "' " ' ' ' " ' ' ' - i - , t r ' A'mJisd.' " .'y-' ' tI3E$?sv n &PYiAittav$t', : ' :'; - '; This is the pioneer milling district of Oregon. Gold was first discovered on Jackson crook in 1851, bringing thousands of fortune-hrtntcrs over (lie Siskiyou mountains from Califor nia. I'or years .incusonviiie, me nrst Oregon mining camp, located five ills 1'roni' the present city of Med-r'U-d. was one of tlio liveliest gold districts in the west. It still re-in.-il.is a substantial mining district. The nt acreage of old channels gravel -burs .ml nuri'erous placei deposit, ii.celher with the nbundui't winter rnir and numerous sU'cum-" combine to make this section one of the lending hydraulic placer districts in America, 1'liic.cr mining has al ivs been largely Mowed here. Fully $.Ti.000,000 in virgin gold has been d-icfd from the several diggings -'bee the original discovery. Jackson '""ek diggings along have produced nearly $0,000,000. The hydarulio "iies. a half hundred in number, are ""'ni'ir the best equipped in America. 1 ''111 their miles of ditches and flumes '' MMi"ds of foot of iron and steel nipe. I heir batteries of giants and all necessary machinery for hydraulie big. The soason of mining being long, the water supply and diggings abundant, the output from Jackson county's surface mines total a half million each year. Xo Ilcstrkftoii on Dumps. The 'rivers and streams of the dis trict nro unnavigable, and thore are restrictions in the mutter of dumping tailings into them, This gives the placer miner every possi ble opportunity for unobstructed op eration. There yet remains considerable un claimed placer ground here, but the ureatest opoprtunity along this line is in the investment of small ami and great capital by the purchase oi undeveloped properties, giving them development, adequate equipment and intelligent management. p? - yfti - - C?JfB3i. ""!.. iir.x. vaa -- TTZAeff. ex v- a - mr:hm :" . " uta --i fe bHM. - i.t -:.' C-iH' T-feviv - BM.f -$.' JBfflffimiwmm't ""ewi&ms'Tvaim zxxi?jt:ztt:j.!x?9 v -. i ,aaH. jjw"" ' JNft '111"" wfar 1 - . Diurur mixixu lv tk Sterling l'lncer Mine. The Sterling hydraulic placer mine, located on Sterling creek'; u: stream .ilowing into the north fork of the Ap plegate near Jacksonville, has pro duced ftnm .25.000 to $00,000 regu larly for the past quarter century: 'The diggings coinprk-.e several hun dred acres of deep red clay gravel deposit. The equipment consists, of u 25-mile ditch carrying 2500 miners' inches, and supplying .water for two mdnnd three giants nine months :n the year. The Sturgis is another wcll-equip- ped and productive placer mine. It has nearly 1000 acres of workable ground that gives retains of. from $8000 to $10,000 per acre. Opportunity for Wealth. The rich old cannels along the many streams offer 'excellent oppor tunity for money-making by dredging Operations of this character, so fir are confined to Foots creek, northern Jackson county, where the big gold dredge of Champlin & Co. has been nt work for the past six years with excellent results. The flood basin on this stream has a length of six milt's and a with of two milea, car rying gold nt the rate of 30 cents a yard. The success of the Fools creek dredge should lead other to eutor the. gold dredging field hero, ite there is unlimited ground similar iu character, with equally favorable conditions iu the matter ofwater ami timber. Though this district has a" number of pioducing quartz mines, this fea ture of the gold mining industry is in its infancy, knurls: raining has buen followed here for ulniost ns long a period as placer mining. 3dnny not able discoveries have been made. .Many OuiiWz ."Mines. The it' are 52 quartz mines iu the districts tributary t.i Medford, mid ..n til. ,11 4lt,Mi.ll lll.ll lllllllll.il .it' '""" '"'" """ ........ .. cl.'im--. Tbi' livi -milling character' . &tf!&te - . - tfw Bm JVtaKtt . "Tti m . .8MM mi a -vsMmm!&mi .iti. x n l. m- -m'fc i "-m. nsv iirr r -MMAr'l'i'Mmr-''' aj:!-; 1 'WIT'iiW .. ... a t3&r-: Ji--ffi rV.-a. "?" ' t'i! . '- v '4P'" '",S '- ri!' ---A65lfir . .. VMtJW '. a3T2MPWl6fi BOMMWWftiSii-raSa 'ifSSfBMSSftai "rfrJ-.vcr a, ;r i'w - r v.-' 'fr - CH.F . 1'LAinC MININCi ALOX t. t b . . r- - , ,i . li . b .k. . - . uia n.Tjr. j. -j .iu a -- v.i t r-a -o jiv ,- wi' ihiu - - Tiri iib r if uai v - -r -nr " "fli a r . t j" b. -aixrWi . j- JfVM -. - j- ' ki ? w v.ir.7ifB4Aa.' 3te-!Al -VgfflBJUEsMmL& WLV m .st ..ifcS3 ta&rEfiy iai e?-L . .."rH wnaKa' vnf aa1i glHKi MEDFORD MAIL TRIBUNE, MEDFORD, ORECIOX, " " ' ' '" '"" ' " '" i. ..iiiI. i.ii. .....J..... ..i i ,H , nnjK hivkk vallkv. of the Ouarty. makes it easy of reduc - ' The lni.iing distii-u tributary Medford with quartz mines innlei d - velnpmont or in active operation are Ipper Appegnte, .'15 miles -distau. ; rhouipso-. Creek. 20 mile ,, M.b ' 12 'tm!i &m 7Ks.16 :.)&z&aik -rf . .n rrrr -J. c-. . -5 jr. m . iv rr . - ', .tiv.i.. . 'tkibt n v - r-rn ItOUlK JUVMt. 4T .:,,t '.:,v !.. ,,. ... . ' M'. . "' ' ' . " 7Z '"figSffllll , :)in;iH;i(i ion cold iv tiii; com i: civki; vam.ky. , t ' ' ' -.- i ii , i,,M - - s (Jt-lanl ; Aslant : .41 r. . ZUJ.. - ".VAi. ... . SSiS .- ;wr " T'. V . ' ' r ' Af, ,T-. " 51"Bffi ! Jackson Creek, (I mil.'s distnnt ; jltlackwell Hill, 10 miles diSlnnt'; Kanes Creek, li mil "s dislaui ; (lall- ,Cieek, Hi miles diflant; Fools Creek, 17 miles distant; Kvaiis Creek. 20 miles distent. Copjici .Mining District. Tlio copper ruin,' of the Hlue Uedy i i Jr?3l jefta BBfcr -' 7J .. ... ...... . i msA graffiaf; Wfe A 'ESwilWR "'JTLffiSsJrjM ftTXlUY. JANUARY 22, 1911. district, though located' In" Jsiskiyo-i. Cal., 'i,mil;H oiith ot the state line pre tributary to .Medford. Ilia onh ni'-ans of reacbl'.g I hem being ny wagon road from l.his city, a 'distance of :!5 milen. The deposits of eoppci in the district have been oxploit'd and developed siifTicienlly to p4tvc them beyond any possible iiuesianj the gronle-q bullies of copper iu the iwcst. 'f"' , wlinle IMiic I.-tdgi' district, an h'asyiMbi u wrrki but little, owln- i-oinpri-es an area of 20il0 Mpiai'e miles, iii-ciiiiymg ih' uniM'i'. ri'iigc ol the Sisiyoiis, jih mi Hlti- lude f frmii :50() . (1100 feel. Fal ls I OKI) oluiiiio inivc been lueali'd in III ili-t in-l. .ii'if ,iif III I., r i (l'l VlAUIt MINI, A ledges, iceiipying a strip 10 mile wide, mid with claim lucitted enn tilniuhsly upon iliepi for a dislunc. of 25 miles. SOUTHERN 0REG0NGRAmTE. H'tnthm'u Orcj)n Uoa.! of I he 'iv Urn! it ha hug.' iiuarries of granil ai'd imirble, prtnliici a u Jiae stum lis ii. found in the west, Maihlc It' ti a lack of ttntiHfM-:uti'uii. but ihni. .mils ni dollars wor'.h ot a In .'it; ' ful gru, gt'iinilu iit(i iit:irnc! 11,1111. auy. Tli ni',i:iii. iiari v the (inid It. ' i .i i. ' i i lui'.i Ii .1 i !. i i ! in'. ii .i , !. ' m STi:.l IMtH)ll l.Jt, XHaJI J.l USOXVlliltl I'olo, Ore., on the main line of the i'lUthrriT 1 '.Trifle. Wnrk Vas coin Ji"iie"d here about one ycmngo, Tim' liiarry is equipped with four inod rn gyrntor.v rock erushuiv, one of vhich is the lurguxt nizei mailufae ured. It has a capacity of ,oiie car ind of crushed rock yep hour. The otal enpyuity of all the; cru,shcM's, vhon fully opera led, i 50, carloads wr tm ol cru.iiiiMi rocic, fiie pro 'iict has been sold as I'n.q ns pro lured, for paving purposes, princi allv in Hie towns of the Iv'oguo Hiver alley, M"dj'oid ' iitig tlie Jai'givd tiiiiatily to far. . ;; In uiTdi!io!i to the VitckiTiiMlicrs he plant in fully equipped wHIi' itir oinpiesiors,,:iii' drills, grinding ami oliiibing lnuchineryifor.tnrnin'g out first -elans dimension granite for 'or building purjatses anil-polished '.ranite for inonuiue-itnl work ami tber purp'tjiot, all lieing operated by leetrie- p.iwee, finiiii'd. b(- the togiic Hivei' ICIeclnc company. This yfrauite has tin. rupututiou of being" ic-iit (iiiahly il granite for moiiu- ueulal and Inn'bliiig purposex mi (he o.ist. and, iu fuel, in pronounced by '.vperts to h" hilly eq-.- I to thecele nited llnrre grnnite proiluciiil in iarre. Vt. The quarry has a big future Iyfortt t. and so fa" has Jieeu luiiible (t apply tli" demtiuib. for mnnuulentiil 'd building purposes, , in f" ' ' l.be qu.'iry n iidniiriibl.V' Jofnt-'d 'unt above the sfdrtrnek f the Southern Pacific rttili'oml neiin'sTolo. Hiq crushed gjimHu is'navev' from lie inrusher w t coiivo.vtir.()oit.'Troin lienw it i conveyed to tlw bhte. and hen from tho bins unloaded into cars u the sidwtttick, all being done v mvily. Tli mo'miiiientiil ami building ,toae s tnuixpoitcd on au incline ... I nick irect In cars on ndetyuck. Thin plant hns cost ovr tl.ODO Hi to iftite, mill I'nitii ."JO to-50 niu ie euiility'(J when iu full tijxirtion. The Oregon Oranite Compipiy of' IiMll'iinl in oho lining mi ettoiisixe usin'-i in Brcniie. The product of :. iiiani"s, which ,tiv l.watd iu the iMillutU wes of 'AJedftu'd, i 5nid lo v' is line us any -iliiim .wst of the 'i"si..-i,(ii liior, cninpiiriiiv t(ivir- ii lib I!.' ' i c im Ml m :"1 i' f .V. J -i m .1 ', i 'i M . m ns p. H .Uisk, a m w? llMMiiilfiUHI
