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Medford Mail Tribun Second Section Thirtieth Year MEDFORD, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 1935. No. 113. Six Pages BIG GOLD SUES TIG OF PAST IS VIEW OFJXPERTS New Activity Involves Rec lamation of Values Long Known to Exist Cream of Placers Skimmed Off By DTKE WILLIAMS tTnitd Prm Staff Correspondent PHOENIX, Ariz. (UPl The days of the big "strikes are over, many ob iwrven of the Western mining scene believe. They point out that the new ap proach tb a "mining boom" la a silent one. made possible by Improved ma chinery rather than spectacular dis coveries of Riory-holcs or rich placers. Mostly, the new activity involves reclamation of values long known to exist in proven districts. Tears ago in the days of the great rushes, the cream of the plicern was skimmed, because they were the easi est found. Rich Veins May Exist But because a rich vein deposit may exist In prospected ground and remain undiscovered, widely divergent views on the potential ledge wealth have been held. Following the devaluation of the dollar, a great Imetus was given to western gold mining. Thousands of seekers moved back to the hills. Ob servers held hopes that numerous major discoveries would result from the work. In the main, they have been dis appointed. Strikes have been made and rich ones but in general they have not compared with the great finds of the early days. No longer are there "Rich Hills or roaring camps where $100 a day Is a common return. No longer are there big mines in production, where miners chip of gold as they did In some places, and carry It out In dinner buckets, clothes, and to bacco cans. Boom Camps Scarce From the millions of dollars spent In mineral development In the south west In recent years, scarcely a single permanent boom camp has sprung, although a number have been re -occupied. Ledges gleaming with gold and su rer simply are not betn found. Dish pans are not turning up "stakes" In placer sands, as occasionally happen ed in the frontier times. Although thousands of workers have crowded Into the placer fields and some are making scant livings with little In the way of equipment, the University of Artzori has esti mated their average earnings In this state at little more than 25 cents per day. "They run an excellent chance of starving to death,' a placer bulletin warns. The University warns also that 'the chance of making a discovery Is small." In general, the placer work ers are still occupied on fields that were known In frontier times. Total Production High Total value of production, how ever, may outstrip that of early days, because of the large number of fields now workable with Improved ma chinery. The industry. If less spec tacular, now seems established upon a firmer base. Commenting on the change, Dr. Q. M. Butler of the University Bureau of Mines declared that mining now is safer than in early times, and out lined methods of minimizing the risks, "which need be no greater than In many other fields." As a result, also, of the change, a "strike" may now be made on $40 or poorer orp. But it is a strike only for those with capital to Install ma chinery, and holds no lure for the Jobless. RELIGIOUS MEETS FOR CCC CAMPS IN AUGUST FIXED Religious services for camps of Zone 1 in the Medford district during the month of August were announced by Chaplain Harley G. Preston. The schedule follows: Wimer: August 8 and 8 and Aug ust 20. Chaplain Preston: August 13. nev. Q. P. Kabele. Medford; August 3fl. Father William J. Meagher, Med-! ford. Rand: August 3 and 31, Chaplain Preston; August 6, Rev. W. D. Ran nels. Grants Pans; Augtist 18, Rev. H. P. Sconce; August 26, Father William J. Meagher. Gasquet; August 7 and 8. and August 22 and 23, Chaplain Preston. Other dates held open. Indian Creek: A' fust 12 and 13 and August 26 and 27. Chaplain Pres ton. Other dates held open. Oak Knoll: August ft. Father Wil liam J. Meagher; August 14 and 15, Chaplain Preston; August 20, Rev. C. D. Miller, Trcka; August 2B, Chaplain Preston. Applegate: August 8, Capt. O. R. Durham, Medford; August 16 and 29. Chaplain Preston; August 22, Captain Durham. South Pork: August 6, Rev. Joseph Knotts, Medford; August 12, Father William J. Meagher, Medford; August 19 and 30. Chaplajn Preston. Religious services for Zone 3 In the Medford district for the month ol August were announced by Chaplain H. W. Anderson. The schedule fol lows: Elk Creek: August 1 and 3 and August 13. Chaplain Anderson; Aug ust 20, Rev. D. E. Millard. Eagle Point, Ore. Upper Rogue: August 6 and 6 and August 19 and 20, Chaplain Anderson; August 27, Rev. Millard. Diamond Lake: August 7 and 8, Chaplain Anderson: August 13. Rev. Dawes, Medford: August 21 and 22. Chaplain Andprson; August 27, Rev. W. R. Baird. Medford. Annie Springs: August 9. Chaplain Anderson: August 15, Capt. G. R. Dur ham, Medford: August 23 and 30. Chaplain Anderson. Lava Beds: August 6. Rev. Arthur Bates, Klamath Falls; August 12 and 13 and 26 and 27, Chaplain Anderson. Dog Lake: August 6, Rev. J. M. Johnson. Lakevlcw; August 14 and 16. Chaplain Anderson: August 20, Rev. C. C. Griffiths, Lakevlew; August 28 and 29, Chaplain Anderson. Visits of Catholic contract chap lains to these camps will be announc ed later. Mall Tribune relative to the open ing of new offices on the second floor of the Medford building. The agency handles a wide variety of insurance pollclea and is one of Medford 'a oldest and best known ftrma, having been established in 1909 In the Jackson County Bank building. There Is no type of In surance the agency cannot write, ac cording to Cole Holmes, who la pleas ed with, the new offices and welcomes the continued patronage of many Medford citizens. The following companies' are rep resented by the agency: Sun Insur ance Office of London, oldest com pany in the world; Insurance Com pany of 3?orth America, oldest In the United States; Aetna Fire Insurance company. Royal Insurance company. Palatine Insurance company. Spring field Fire and Marine Insurance, and the Liverpool and London and Glob Insurance company. The new office are attractively situated at the head of the Medford building's newly altered stairway. Use Mall Tribune want arts. THE GRANGE Aplejcate Grange. The regular meeting of the Apple gate Grange wea held Friday night. July 26, with 36 members present. The agriculture chairman tnnounc ed that many cow buyers were In this section from California and the fanne.-s should hold their cows at top prices. Poison barley ts available from either the Applegate store or from Charles Elmore. The home economics chairman an. nounced that the men were to fur nish a paper sack lunch for which the women are to bid not to exceed 15 cents at the next meeting. Frank Knutren. chairman of the war and means committee, read the tentative plans for the Grange oar beque to be given on Labor day, Sep tember 2. Hsrbert Elmore gave a very Inter esting and well received report for the educational committee. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miller, vis itors from Williams Creek Grange. invited the Applegate Grange to At tend their regular meeting Thurs day night, August I. The lecturer s program wna put on by Flora. Miss W. A. Johnson. march wss played while th Grange member; marched In front of Flora to receive for the women a corsage, and the men a biittotiiere. Lester Hill and Miss Maxtne Hill sang a duet. "The Wayside Rose." The legend of Flora was read by Mrs. E. H. Taylor. A quotation about Flora was read . by Miss F.va Johns'.on, Mlf-s Ada j Johnston, and Mrs. Beatrice Sullivan. ! A tats and ilemonstmtlon "n ho ! to arrange cut flowers was given by i Ml Be.r'wr.a Eimore. Mrs. S. S. Johnston gave a talk, i on how the buuercup was named. ! Mivs June Morsn reel to J the poem "Dalodils." by Wordsworth. I A ttmed-suesln contest. wa. h'id with all members trying to gue.cs t'ns names of flowers. The lecturer's hour was c'osod ;th trvmits for song leader. Herbert El more was chosen. T HEATED SOLONS WASHINGTON, A:ig. 3. OP) The heat finds some congressmen with a formula of their own for keeping coo!. Here is a note passed around re cently: "Rules committee meeting at S p. m. Mint Juleps will be manufactured came to Oregon In 1!M6. by a competent Kentucky colonel." .- The R. A. Holmes Insurance agency was referred to through an inadvert ency as a real estate egency when an nouncement was made in Tuesday'? Utilities Head tfts. fcvSx' 'i GUY W. TALBOT Gut W. 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