KTEDFOTIT) MATD ' TRTRtTNTC, . METTFOUD, OTJEGOX. WKOXKSDAY. KKHRFARY '21. 1917
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By W. W. WATSON.
In (lie list of nopper developments
Hulking substantial progress in the
district tribtilnry to Medford is tlint
of the United Copper eoiiipiiny in the
tlnivo Creek district, !ia miles from
this city. This is one of the must
)roniisiii(,' copper properties in the
west" both in extent and richness of
ores. Little has been heard of it for
Koine time, due largely to the change
in ownership and to the (piiet methods
V,f development employed by the new
'company, whose members are Se
attle people. .' ,
The Copper Kiiifr, on which the
chief development work is now in
progress, was formerly operated by
' the Unlock brothers as a gold mine;
but when the investigator for the
United Copper company had complet
ed his work, that organization took
it over as copper property, utihvtili
slandiiif; the fact Hint the ore showed
u'jfood uverajje in jjold a very large
average at times. The percentage of
copper, however, was so attractive
that the name was changed and vigor
ous work beinii to develop it as a cop
per properly.
Easiness I'Voni the Start.
The United Copper company is
composed largely of voiine; men who
bce.au work on ibis property to make
a mine. They were not mere prospec
tors, whose ambition-was to uncover
something to sell. The big money to
be made in a good mine is found in its
-scientific operation. On this practical
theory they began business.
An CMiiipment was at once pnr
I'hased and lias rc-emly been install-
ed. H consists of an excellent air
coinpres-or, several machine drills, a
concent ni I ii'g plant, in which a lilakc
crusher, a Kjiu-t humping screen, a
set of Slurtcvaul rolls with a capacity
of tw.i tens per hour (arrangements
have been made to replace these with
roughing ro'M, otic Knust jig with a
"daily capacity of ."0 tons, an Atlas
engine, together with elevators, con
veyors, abundant water supply, belt
,iug, shafting, and other accessories
necessary. A '2")-horse power boiler
will be delivered to the plant this week
with a lbxUJ steam engine, bringing
the capacity up to oo-horse p'lwer.
'flic ultimate capacity of the plant will
he ."ill tons of raw ore per day.
Sawmill on lie lioad.
A sawmill plant has been installed
and is now busy' turning oat the
necessary lumber.
Hight off the reel the company pro
posed lo gel its prodiict out to Hie
world. Its I'iivt carload of concen
trates is now en route to the Taeoina
& smelter. The only road leading lo a
connection with the Southern l'avitic
is from the mine to I. eland in Joseph
ine county the mine lining situated in
Jackson, county. It is Hi miles up
Kvans creek valley from Uogue Iiivcr
to the property. Nine miles of road
mast be built to make (he c innection
that way. 'file United Copper com
pany, I lie timber men ami the farmer
of Kvnn.s creek valley have already
nplclcd the plan to construct that
st retell of mountain i'oad to enable
them to deliver their output to the
Southern Pacific at Koguc Uiver.
That is a type of enterprise suggestive
of real business. The completion of
that stretch of road will make Med
io rd the headquarters 0r all of the
camps of the CI rave or'el; district.
All Offci-'Tilrncd Down.
Since the Ujiited Copper company
liee-an to develop its properties it has
received and refused an offer of
fl.'iO.Omi ea-.li for its "prospect."
The ledge in the Copper King lw
iflieen uncovered 88 feet. The shaft
is 5(1 feet in depth. The ledge i.ver
ages better than seven feet ail tin
way down, on a Ill-degree dip. Cco
logicallv the formation -hows that the
b.d..c lias been forced nil from a gre.il
oeplli. The assays of the conicii
trates is taken from eight tons of ore.
Kveiythiug brought mi the -'iiif'- i-n-icd
in the concent wi. or. Xot hi
dime of ore has been picked for :i--tiiv
or other purposes.
The United Copper company is t! e
laird mining organization to be per
il, ill od, under the "blue skv law," 'o
M'l! stock i- this stall. tins ;.i
is c ited to ;diw that official in-prc-
foii eorroboi! ' the el '.iui ma lor
u. proper! .
The Gold Note, an ild property,
! rcc miles :i t.urt fnin the Capper
Ki'g, will -i ill it- eri!.(r '.his ,ve.-k.
ire sli ;r, bo'.h gol , mid copper.
An iniiucm- ; . ant't.. "f Is ln
s',li. It 's . wncd r. li e Cru'.ch
br.i.iicrs of r.otl.ir, 1
Entire Iilstrii Active.
The Oreenback. o f the oMe-l
ii nd best known min."' in I'.egon. i-
seven miles ili.ml fn.ui .I'" United
Copper eompnnv. Ft. i- shipping
loiiccalrates. Tin plan is closed
down temporarily, will; i'l-lallmg
ci.-lric lower, 't is otwed by u
tern capitali.- -. who Inv" pnetlv o-n-i-nA
fwiith n lar.'c -ir-: r.f iiiwi-
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I loiiH! owners ntul Htoro w ihth
huuteil on) shovels, autoisls duy; out
t heir chains and small hoys brought
forth thHr wleds for the white lmintlo
asuin a reeled .Mpdford eyes Wednes
day morning. In the woo buiuU hours
tho flakes began to drift clown nnd
by Ion o'clock the snow covering was
olfcht inches deep. Tho throe days
storm now totals .63 inches of rain.
The snow fall brought In its wake
troubles with power lines over the
country. For a tlmo Medford was al
together without, electricity duo to
the breaking of a )ower line near tho
Cold Hay plant. Until twelve thirty
l he supply of juice was feeble, com
ing from tho Full creek plant over
tho Siskiyous.
Tho snow was wet and heavy and
owners of flat roofed buildings were
ketp busy sweeping away tho accu
lnulation. Several awnings left down
over night wero brought to the
ground.
TJvis is tho American schooner Iymun M. Law, which was sunk
Italian coast. Tho l.nu's captain, McDonough, reports the American flag
the schooner sank bene-nth the waves. The Austrians saved all tho crew,
by an Austrian submarine off tho
was flying at tho masthead when
''!;-.!" from (t:at distrv -.iy iha(
wry extensive i perati.i".-j ar-; m pic---.
et for that territory.
Other mines in thai ic'.:iitv are
vi ithy of nicrjon, i ij-if : peinntn.
I . smucii .uk that entue district is I
tributary1 to lledford, it is of peeu
ur interest o tliis loculrv.lo note ihe
.-ul. tout lit 1 de c.opnieii'. ;h Mvin. SitK'e
it i one ')! tlm most itif u-tive O'.ip
.. r re.uiopti in .his part rtest,
i'ii! Mineral I) velopnie''t leam: will
i uuire relin1;!- data about :il! .if l'u
i rrperties thei' :n fur .t- sp.cinl edi-
MISSOURI PACIFIC
- IS SOLD AT AUCTION
ST. LOPS, 51o.. Feb. 21. The
Missouri Pacific railroad was sold at
auctinn tculny to li. II. Xeilson and
.1. W. Holmes of New York for
.151,000." Hoth men represent the re
organization cimunittce.
MOW' YORK, Feb. 2!. Shippers
who had hoped to send goods to
Europe -by the big steamships of the
American line sailing from this port,
received definite assurance today that
the company had nb .immediate inten
tion of sending out its'.yessels. This
information was derived from a no
tice that the owners had begun to
dischargo cargoes in the hold of the
steamship St. Louis, which has been
lying here loaded since the beginning
of the new submarine warfare.
The greater part of tho crews or
the St. Louis and of tho three other
American liners, New York, St. Paul
and Kroonland, have been paid (iff.
REHHER TO LECTURE
OH SOILS, FERTILIZERS
Prof. F. C. Rulnier, of the Exner-
i imont stat Ion, will -give a lecture on
' the Bolls of tho ItOBiio river valley
! at tho .Medforo public library at
i 2 : :i 0 next Saturday. All the leading
I toil types of tho valley have been
analyzed for their food plant content,
and these resiiUs will be presented
land discussed. ,Tiiis will ghow just
j what plant foods are abundant, and
iwlileh arc lacking: and also how theso
j soils should be treated,
j Prof, iteiiner will also present the
remarkable fertilizer results which
jtho station lias obtained on tho soils j
or this valley (lining tho past five;
lycars. Ifivery fruit grower and farm-
er is urged to attend this important'
meeting. '
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AT KRUPP FACTORY
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 21.---Tho fron
tier correspondent of the Telegraf
says that a stiiko in the Krrpn
works at Essen, involving 1.7,001)
workmen has been in progress for a
fortnight.
The men, tho correspondent de
clares, are demanding higher wages
and Increased food rations. Many of
the strikers, ho adds, have been soul
to tho front.
INCH OF DRESS COSTS
!
riIir,AnEI,PIA, Fob. 2I.-iCvery
Inch added to the length of women's
drosses means a loss of $ I u, 01)0,000
a year to the shoo business, a'.-cord-ing
to A. 1). Anderson of llostoa,
who last niglil told the doleful ex lo
the convention of llio Pennsylvania
lietatl Shoe Healers' a:woi-intlon they
should eo-opei-.i.le wiib ibo designers
nnrl linnn flu, ..:ii. ul.-li.tu l f.n.1. In.j.
'-j A MIGHTY good doctor tayt to me fj s3 J-"' i
M once: "When it come, to cur,V 0-1 fit KP LsfSCT'-' U
MkM, Nature i. the real M.D.-Vm only flflLs E
1 her extant." ThaTs the Way a0 WfiS I
I feel about curin' tobacco, , f
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Scat! Vm saving this for VELVET!
MOTHER NATURE Protects Your Tobacco IF You Smoke VELVET
She sees to it that Velvet's mellowness
and aroma are not created by artificial
methodsjbutbyherveryown. Thatis
A complete natural curing for two
years, during which time the tobacco
remains, untouched, in its original
wooden hogsheads. At the end of
two years it is made into Velvet and i
as smooth as its name implies.
I0 Tim
ftc Mut1in4 Br
I Ik. CUM HaaMm
Men have tried and will try to beat
this method by quick curing or arti
ficial processes, lut Mother Nature's
way the Velvet way remains the
very best.
It costs us more money to prepare
Velvet in this way it will cost you
only 10 cents to prove Velvet, at the
first store you come tol
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if wwnjHWicctt
Keep The Blood Stream Pure
You fcro more interted In your own health than
unvbodv else. If vou keen vour blood pura and
i nnrnin vnu bi-h mucn 100 ID la conuiti
diceaie but the blood must oe kept strong
and pure to do iU work.
niiAumntiim. Catarrh. Eczema. Scrofula
ara all signs of disordered blood, and you
aould heed tho hrt warnings mey give.
In looking for a blood medicine, get
vegntnble preparation of undoubted merit.
W forommend S. S. S.. which is suaran-
tced purely vegetable, and we know It has
purified the blood of thousands in its fifty
years existence. Get S. S. S. at any drug
store.
ACCEPT NO SUBSTITUTE
Bo uro and set the g.nuine S. S. S.
Write our Medical Department freely;
and without charge.
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Dept. 15,
ATLANTA, GA.
Seasoned Wood
lHy Hoity Fir lVr Tior:
llI-iiKli (luniks -2,::r,
10-lnrli Chunks '.-. "
KitcluMi Woiiil -." routs lliLLliiir.
Wo Ciiiu raiiteo the Mo'.niiio.
MoreyWoodCo
IMlono OJVI-J. :!7 X. Fir SI.
INTEUUHBAN AXJTOCAlt CO. "
TISIE CARD. - v
Leave Modford for Ashland, Talent
and Phoenix daily, except Sunday, at
8:00 a. m 1:00, 2:00, 4:00 and 6:15
p. m. Also on Saturday at 10:15 p.
m. Sundays leavo at 10:30 a. m. and
2:00, 5:00 and 9:30 p. m. Lear
Ashland for Medford dally, except
Sunday, at 9:00 a. m 1:00, 2:00,
4:00 and 5:15 p. m. Also on Satur-.
day nights at 6:30. SundayB lea7e
Ashland at 9:00 a. m. and 1:00, 6:00
and 10:30 p. m.
What is Your
Tire Mileage?
What is your tire repair bill ped
year? The tiros wo handle are bull$
to stand up under tho roughest ot
usage. They are near fool-proof at
it Is posslhlo to make thorn. That
give tho careful driver an added ad-,
vantugo in woarlug quality.
C. E. GATES
v 1 QUIT
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f l '1 I '"S1"10 my motto.
,''-' J Jacksonville 282
V' ?'1 Phone
Having your Carpets
and Rugs Beaten to .,
Pieces.
Use the Dustlcss
Metliod to renovate
'our homo. Exterm-
nates mollis, etc.
LUMBER HANDLERS
WANTED AT WEED
20 men for sawmill sorting tables.
Wages on contract basis of 20c per
thousand feet. Average wage on this
basis will amount to approximately
$2.90 per clay. Write to
Weed Lumber Company, Weed, Cal.
for further particulars.
BARD WELL FRUIT CO.
STEWART FRUITCO. Distributors
Lime and Sulphur, by Barrel or Bulk
Arsenate of Lead
and All Orchard Supplies
PACKERS AND SHIPPERS "SIGNAL BRAND."
. (I. IjAIiDWKUj, Manager. . . K WAUL, See.
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