DURING PAST YEAR
lSy W. V. WATSON' .
As t- iili-noi' ol' the profits mailt in
real in in i iiic operations, I have been
u.-ked to jrivt? iliiln concerning llie re
sults of development in sonic of 111';
illinium properties operated ilurini;
3 il Kur Unit purpose the following:
official figures are interestini und in-i-lnielivc
:
The Aluskii Child Minim; eonipiiny
milli'il 1(17,000 tons of ore in Novein
tier, which averaged $1.1 :i n ton.
The X'ii it fit Venle Coii'r company
diirinj; the yenr paid $4,0.'i0,000 in
dividends on its $:,000,000 capital.
The Champion Copper company
paid fS7.SU n share us dividends since
Folniiarv, 1!H,").
The prnfits of tlie Miami Copper
company ill November alone were
if'.'!!!),:!.
Tlie Hunker Hill oud Sullivan Min
intl company of 'ardner-Kollor,
Idaho, paid $1,71(1,750 in dividends
last year, nialiint; the total so far paid
$ 1H,1S!1,7.")0.
Compare 1.12 Per Cent With S3.
During the qua iter ending June 30
ht:-t, I In.' L'tah Copper company's two
plants handled -VJl.'j.l.M) tons of ore
that nverat;eil l.l'J per rent copper.
The company is making hip; money.
Compare l.l'J per eent copper ore
with tlie Id to 'J.') per cent the liluc
ncuire mine yieius and deiliieo your
own conclusions. The l'tah Copper
company has lalcly heen eaniim; bet
ter llian $1,0110.000 a week.
The Nevada Douglas Copper com
pany is earning ahout $20,000 a week.
The total canaries of the Calumet
& llci la Mining company, including
incomes I rum huldinvs in subsidiar
ies, arc bet wen $140 and $l "i0 a
share in 1010. The par value of the
share is $!2.'.
The Kast liultc Minim; company of
Unite, .Monl.. broke into (he dividend
puyiiJM column and at the close of
HI Hi it had ipn-k assets of $2,000,-
V 000.
A car of ore nl lluywny, l'tah
brought $1.")00. A ear of ore of sim
ilar tonna'-'e from the liluc Lcdue mine
brought $:i."ilo.
Tlie Dome Mines, Ltd., produced
$1..,000 in November.
The I'nited Verde K.xtcnsiuii Minim;
company now earns $1,000,000 u
luotitli. . , . -v
Superior Advantages Locally.
J he above are only a few items
J'i'om ininine. properties bein' actively
operated. In many instances these
operations pro d under marked dis
advantages compared with the ndvnn
tildes under winch southern Oregon
mines may be operated. Natura
we are lavored by an abuiulance. of
limber in all of the local districts. In
most, of them there is ahuiulunt water
and in olhers not so favored the wa
ter niay he easily developed. Our
most distant tiroup is cnly fifty
miles truin the Southern Pacific rail
road at Mcdford. A patented smeller
site is located centrally in this min
ing region. Most of the mines, al
ready demonstrated to possess rich
ores in liold, copper and cinnabar, are
Inline! proposition-. In no case will
a road lo anv of the groups or camps
be a difficult eimiiiccriny proposition.
Willi all of these advantages, ninny
of them of prime importance in the
economy of mining operations, devel
opment of our vast mineral resources
in this region could proceed rapidly
and at nominal cost.
Fortunes Paid in Operations.
These comparisons, given in skele
ton form, strongly urge the concen
tration of all our forces of enteiprisc
and progression upon the one purpose
of allracling capital to this rich field
of mineral deposits in great areas and
thus secure their development in the
earliest possible period.
Capital paid out as tlie expense of
operating these mines would amount
to fortunes each month. A mine
'earning $1,000.0110 a month pays out
approximately $'J"0.000 a month as
local expense. A mine or two of each
f three principal groups in this vi
cinity would, if in full operation, pay
out locally not less than $2,000,000 n
month. An overdraft on your imag
ination is not necessary in figuring
out the stupendous benefit siu-h oper
ations would he to every business cen
ter in southern Oregon and northern
California. The common and natural
converging point for extensive com
mercial transactions in all of this im
mense district i- Medloid.
R0SEBURG BEATS ASHLAND
ARTILLERY TEAM EASILY
The Hoseburg hlr,h school basket
ball team defeated the Ashliiml Arm
ory team at Ashland Saturday night
by the score of "0 to 11, before a
large crowd. The Armory team was
outclassed from Mart to finish, and
1he visitors did not exert themselves
M any stace, protecting themselves
for the championship game in this
city .Monday night. A large nutnbir
of local fails attended.
KTEDFORD
News From Our Neighbors
EAGLE POINT EAGLETS
By A. C. Hewlett
C. D. Hurt and J. C, ClarliBOU, two
of tho forest rangers, who have been
employed making a wagon road this
side of the Dead Indian springs, stay
ed here Wednesday night. They re
port that owing to the extraordinary
cold weather and deep snow that they
have not accomplished as much as
would be desired. They wero on
their way out to Medford.
TCd Watson and wife, Mrs. Cowdcn,
Mr. and Mrs. Hlldruth, Ira Dodge and
J. T. Summorvlllo woro passengers
on the P. & 10. for points east of here.
Mr. Suminerville was formerly a res
ident of Mcdford, but now his lioine
is In Portland. He is traveling in
the Intorest of tho Mlthanaka Mfg.
Co., of Indiana. '
A. C. Kleder of L. C. was here
for dinner Thursday, tits home Is up
the north fork of Little Butte creek
near tlie McAltster soda springs and
he reports that tho snow thero was
ahout thrco feet deep and still snow
ing; that his brother Charles, while
feeding his cattle, having his dogs
with him, said that his dogs found
tho carcases of three deer that had
heen killed by tiro coyotes; that they
were killing quantities of deer now
since tho snow was so deep that they
could run on top of tho frozen snow
while the deer would break thru. If
our county court would spend more
of tho proceeds from our taxes trying
to exterminate the coyote instead of
paying men to go nround nniong tho
people who live in tho backwoods to
watch them to keep them from kill
ing a deer occasionally for food for
their families, it would be a saving
proposition, for the coyotes kill
enough young stock Including pigs
every year, to have a nice fund
brought in, In tho way of taxes on
the stock that they kill.
Speaking on the subject of taxes,
I see by the delinquent tax list that
tho people In our little town aro be
hind in their taxes ?5ti7.55, aud three
of them are owing $2311.27 of that
and the rest Is scattered around town
among thirty others, although these
are several who own property here
and have moved away or bought lots
for sptculation, but that does not
lessen the load on those of us who
pay up every year, and this list is not
for 1015 alone, hut about the same
list appeared .last year and many of
them the year before,' and I heard
one of our heaviest taxpayers com
plaining that those who pay aro bur
dened with a tax that should be met
by all the property holders, and he
asked If there is not way to get the
money out of the property.
.Mr. and Mrs. 14. D. Ling come in
Friday for early dinner for they said
they wanted to take the E. P.-L. C.
stage at 12 o'clock noon. They were
on their way up above Brownsboro
to visit Mrs. Ling's mother, Mrs. II.
L. Young, and in tiie afternoon Mrs
L'g brother, Hay Burris, came in and
took the P. & K. for Mcdford. Just
as Mr. and .VPrs. L. were eating their
lunch Miss .Margaret Hudson of Ash
land, who is teaching school in the
Debingcr Gap school house and Miss
.Manila T. Clark of Medford, who is
teaching in the Central school house
four miles below 't rail, caino in for
early dinner. Also they were to
take a rig at noon for their several
destinations. So by noon S. II. liar
nfsh's team was at tho door ready to
start with them and he started but
none too soon, for the next morning
I asked the driver, Gradon Childreih
what time he got back and he replied
10:30 p. m., 10 and a half hours go
ing a distance of 11 miles and back
Ho said the road was without any bot
tom in many places and the snow was
about a foot deep mo.se of the way.
D. L. McXary of llrow-nsbore vho
has disposed of his place to ,1. II
Hysby, moved his household goods to
our depot Friday to be shipped to
Medford, and Mr. Hysby moved his
goods from hero in'.o the McXary
home today (Saturday).
.lohn Ashpole of Medford come out
to visit his son. William R. Ashpole
and family. His son is one of om
hardwar4 merchants.
Saturday morning the P. & K. af
ter unloading a lot of freight for our
threti leading merchants. Geo. Brown
& Sons, Von der Hellen Hardware Co
and T. E. Nichols, vi:t on up tlie
road with a part or a car icad of hay
for Mr. Hill and Mr. Davis of Derby
and a full car for Benj. l-'iedenburg
of Butte Falls.
Mr. Burkhart w ho Is traveling foi
the Mct'iillow-Falllng Co.. Portlaed
came out on the P. & E., took dinner
at the S. S. and returned to Medford
the same day.
Fred Pelouze had goods come out
on the P. & E. and among them was
a cable for his stump puller.
Since my last Plenny Leaho has
renewed his sub to the Daily Mail
Tribune.
Horn to Mr and Mis. Edward An
derson Fell. 24, in Eagle Point, twins,
sex not known.
MATE TRIBUNE, vT-DEORD.
TALENT TALK
Charles Lacy is at home from the
llrenncr snw mill this week tho snow
lying too deep for work tit the mill.
Kretl Iirundt of North Talent was
an Ashland business caller on Wed
nesday. .). W. liailey and William Schneir
of Anderson Creek were in Talent
Thursday.
Waldo Hell and Jonah Ilarrett, who
have been working; at the Opp mill
a!oe Jacksonville, returned to Tal
ent Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Cleorge Hossclgravo
of Central Point were the guests of
their son, Kred, recently.
E. 1!. Adamson, cashier of tho Tnl-j
cut State Hank was an Ashland caller
recently. j
Joe I'iico and Frank llohlridge
were Ashland visitors last Saturday.
l'r. Crriffiu has moved into the
Uh'uidcs house, on the Pacific lligh-
wa v.
Mr. George Irwin was in from his
ranch, south ot town vt citnesduy.
Seven and a half inches of snow-
fell Tuesday night and Wednesday
morning, with snow still falling on
Thursday and Friday, making ap
proximately twenty inches of snow nt
Talent.
Allen Abbit of Wagner Creek was
a business caller Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. King of Ander
on Creek, were shopping in Talent
Wednesday afternoon.
Dr. McFnddcn arrived Thursday
morning from Duluth, Minn., to look
after tho affaire of his ranch.
J. 1). Drown was in Ashland Thurs
day, attending lo business.
C. I.. Chapman of Talent was called
to Ashland, by phone. Thursday on
account of sickness.
Major Carter of Ashland was in
Talent Thursday.
Dr. Hart of Medford and Dr. Mnl-
gram (if Phoenix were in Talent
Thursday on professional business.
John lliirgan from Minnesota is in
Talent visiting with friends.
James Ilriner of Wagner Creek was
a Talent caller Friday.
William Kerby. of Wagner Creek
was in town Friday.
J. M. ISirklnnd, salesman for Fail
ing & MeCalmun of Portland, jwns in
town r riday.
Mrs. Henry Burnett was in town
Friday. v ' ''' , v
George Alford of Fern Valley was
in town Friday to see his uncle, who
has been very sick.
mm
William M. Colvij,', tnx nd.jiiKtrr for
tho Southern Paoilic, was n business
cnllrr nt the court house this week.
Mr. Kred Lacy of Wellen hns
been spending the week in town visit
ing relatives.
Attorneys Newbury nnd Phipps
were nt the county Beat on business
Fi idny.
Kcv. It. A. HutHiison held his
farewell services at the Methodist
church Sunday. Mr. Hutchison will
leave for Gold Hill soon to tnke
charge of the church in that vicinity.
Jiule Calkins attended circuit
court Friday.
Mr. and .Mrs. (Jeore von der llel
len, accompanied by the hitters sister,
spent the day with Mr. ami .Mrs. Chns.
Nunau last Sunday.
Mr. KHa Cook is spending the
week with Medford friends.
A. H. MeFndden of San Francisco
was a bn-tiness visitor Wednesday.
Fred J. Fick transacted business
in .Mcdford Friday morning.
Dr. V. lj. Camerun motored to town
Wednesday, finding 1 ravel quite dif
ficult on account of the deep snow.
.Mis. Hurry Luy, .Mrs. Chris I "Inch
and Mrs. Lewis t'irich were dinner
quests of Mrs. lllaine Khun of Med
ford Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. Koweit I). I lines have
moved into the Collins house opposite
tlie pnst office.
I i-4 rict A 1 1 iirncy (Jeore Robert f
was at the enmity seat several days
this week on professional business.
Mrs. Kd Wendt, who recently
underwent an operation, i steadily
improving.
Mr, and Mrs, Hubert IVnchey ac
companied tlie basket ball tcain to
Central Point Saturday evening.
Miles ('antral! was a .Jackunvill
caller from Much Saturday.
FOOTS CREEK HEMS
On the IfMh, 20th and 21st the
Tall of snow totaled 2Ti indict, putting
an end to farming, .and aUo putting
tM telephone line out of comniis
ion. Will Covpnlal- of HirdMye crek
rerntly pun-hased n taxidermist !!
eensp. He MtlkitH the patronage of
the pnhllf-.
M rs. liolin and At i h. Anderson
OKi'lON, MONDAY. FEBRUARY
wore out of U.wn cullers in Rogue
Iliver Thursday.
Fred KoeBteu- spent) Tuesday in
Rogue River.
The farmers coniineneta work but
bud to lay off on uccount of the snow
storm.
Several of our people attended the
funoral of Wiut Morris at Hock Potut
Friday.
John Colton and daughter lueilm
of Blrdseyo creek worm vlsltoiis to
Gold Hill luBt week.
BUTTE FALLS
Mrs. Doubleday returned home
from tho valley Saturday.
II, D. Mills and family and Mib.
Jainos roturned from ModBord Satur
day.
Mrs. Hd Cowdcn took her little
daughter (iladys out to the hospital
Saturdny. She wan taken very sick
suddenly . und every one feared for
her, but she Improved rapidly under
tho doctor's oaro mid was uble to ho
brought home Thursday.
!Bd Watson went out to Medford
Saturday to help -Mrs. Cowdcn with
her sick, child, returning Thursday.
Frnnlc Morgan returned from
Klamath Falls Tuosday.
.Murrell Bralnnid and James
Obrlan went up to tho Pnrkor ranch
Wednesday to shovel the enow off tho
barna, returning Friday evening.
43. A. HUdrcth and wife returned
front Oakland, Calif., Thursday,
where they have been visiting a son.
-Mr. Hlldreth says he "came home to
got warm,"
Q. W. Barker gav a dance nt his
homo Friday evonlnfi. Tho young
people report a good time.
i"
OOOAROMAR,
icn thi words bleni
Couldn't be clearer! That Omar
yields pure aroma, cheery and happy,
rich and ripe.
Aroma makes a cigarette they've
told you that for years. And Omar
is aroma. It's the perfect Turkish
blend the triumph of rich Turkish
and ripe accentuating leaves. Then
Omaromar spells aroma. Even the
words blend.
CIGARETTES -
"Smoke Omar
ao
for
"
2G. 10.17.
..--J.UillL'.J. "!"
GERMANY ILL
I
AMSTKUDAM, Feb. ti. -In an in
Icrview in the Tagelische UundsclioMU,
Albert Halliu, director general of l'ue
Hamburg-American line, says thai
Uoriiuiny can be most highly snti-ficd
with the success, so far, of unrestrict
ed submarine warfare, llerr Halliu
says that the object of the campaign
was not lo sink ships, but to stop
commerce with Kngland that this had
been fully attained as neutral traffic
was stagnating.
Heferring to lite German ships lying
in United States harbors, llerr Hal
liu said that a treaty existed between
Germany and America, which did not
allow confiscation nnd that he had no
C round to assume that the United
States would not observe this treaty.
President Wilson, he added, had based
the rupture of dinloiualic relations on
international law nnd lliorcfore he
considered it nuite impossible that the
president would himself, disregard in
ternational relations.
"Germany's aim," he said, "is to is-'
sue from tho war .victorious. With
victory she will have won all, without
it she will have lost nil."
OLYMPIA, Wn.. Feb. it). The
bank depositors guarantee act was
practically completed tonight nnd
w ill bo ready for consideration at u
joint meeting of the houso nnd senato
coinmltleos on banks and hanking
Monday.
goMA
for Aroma"
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cans. All drucviista offer 25 cent tubes with the understanding
that if the fust lube does not do you a dollar's worth of good,
you can get your quarter back from Kondon'3 Catarrhal Jell;',
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