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PAGE TEN Tortured Poor Man's Creek To Smile Again When Gold Dredgers Complete Project (By Maude Pool.) Five hundred head of white face cattle peacefully grazing on areas now marred not only by the upheaval of dredge operation, but by the spec tera of a burned forest, U the goal of the Glide ' Foundation company of Ban Francisco, which has started a huge reclamation project In the Poor Man's creek section aouth of Jacksonville. ' An experimental phase of the proj ect Ilea in the plan to dredge live miles of the creek channel, replac ing the soil over the unsightly gravel piles, and producing forage on thla land for the stock, according to Mel ton Cotton of Ban Francisco, over seer, and John Bowdlsh of Medford. foreman of the dredging now under way. Five thousand acres of land have been purchased there, Including four ranches, the Henry Manklna prop erty, tho Margrelder ranch belonging to Charles Eak. the Bowden place be longing to Mrs, E. Moore, and prop erty of Earl Smith of Orants Pas. Negotiations are under way for addi tional land. Will Require Years. Dredging of the channel, which averages from a quarter of ft mile to two hunded yards In width, has be gun near the Jackson vllle-Ruch high way, and will extend up the creek for a flve-mllo stretch to the Man kins place. The mining alone will take four or five years to complete. Mr. Cotton said, but in the mean time the ranching phase of the un dertaking will be started. The Man klna property will be the ranch head quarters, and work on dairy equip ment will be started next spring. A hundred twenty-five head of dairy cows will be put on the ranch as soon as barns have been built, and plumbing and other fixtures Installed. Hogs and white leghorn chickens also eventually will be Included. Although the hillside areas, most of which wero burned over In 1934, pro duce grasses to some extent, pasture grasses will be sown on the slopes. The ranch plans Include reed lots, where the Hereford beef steers will be finished out before shipping The Glide Foundation company has ex tensive ranch holdings In California. Mr. Cotton. said, and the management is confident of the success of tho local project. Scientific Plan. A scientific plan for the future pro ductiveness of the soil now being dredged has been worked out. The top soil, reaching to the depth of eight feet, la first removed with bull dozers. The four or five -foot layer of gravel containing the gold is next scooped Into the dredge with a 3,000 pound shovel. The replacement scheme calls for building of a bot tom layer of clay dykes, on top of which the gravel Is replaced, and the top soil Is spread over the gravel. This soil arrangement will act as a sub -Irrigation system, Mr. Cotton ex plained. Shining new equipment valued at 100,000 has been placed at tho pres ent scene of operations near the highway, and Includes two caterpil lars, two drag-lines and a Bod In son plant. There are also seven Jaeger water pumps with from six to two and a half Inch pipes. A dlesel elec tric plant supplies electricity, and several small houses shelter the com plete shop equipment. With the present limited water supply, which cornea principally from seepage, only an eight-hour shift Is operating, with seven men on the payroll. Moving of 100 yards of dirt an hour Is the total capacity of the plant, although the present shortage of water allows only 600 yards every eight hours. The tame water la used over and over In washing the gravel. It Is left In settling ponds for re moving the silt before being drawn out for use again. More extensive operations will proceed following suf ficient rain. There's Gold There. And there really ts gold underneath this sou where cattle will graze a few years hence. It Is very coarse gold with a cleavage of quart! from old channel rock, and Mr. Bowdlsh says the nuggets have not traveled far. Indicating that ft quarts ledge exists close by. The largest nuggets found rated six dollars, and four and five-dollar nuggets are common. Although reclaimed land and a scientific search for gold are the in centives ahead of them, these men. are not too busy to take note of the small things they unearth as they go along, principally clues to the struggles of the early day miners on Poor Man's creek, when salt was balanced with gold. In old drift mines they found gold containing quicksilver, which was lost by the miners. Tunnels were walled with timbers put together wltb pegs in stead of nails, thought to have been done In the early BO's. Fifteen pounds of shot and old bullets, which had lain underground for probably 78 years, also were discovered. Mr. Bowdlsh, who Intimates an interest In nature study and ft yen for shooting squirrels aside from the mining business, says he and Mr. Cotton are hoping to find some In dian arrowheads. The young over seer was almost convinced he had unearthed the remains of a dino saur a few days ago, but the bones proved to , be only those of a cow 4 Weal her Northern California: Fair tonight and Wednesday but becoming cloudy In north portion Wednesday with mln on extreme north coast; no change In temperature; gentle north west wind off coast. Oregon: Increasing cloudiness to night and Wednesday followed by rain In west portion Wednesday; lit tle change ' In temperature; gentle southeast wind off coast. SOMillTTEES PREPARE GREETING FOR HOMECQMERS A New York Judgo fined a youth 15 for staging a one-man football game In a subway. Program Includes Play 'Lit tle Women' Thursday Night, Football Game Fri day, Big Dance Saturday SOUTHERN OREGON STATE NOR MAL SCHOOL, ASHLAND, Oct. 25. (Spl.) Homecoming plans at the normal school are In full swing' for the week end of October 28 and 29. with campus committees prepared to heartily, welcome alumni of the for mer Ashland Normal school and the current Southern Oregon State Nor mal school. Ushered In by the play "Little Women," presented by the -asscclated students, on Thursday night, Octo ber 27, homecoming events lncludo the football game with the Mon mouth Wolves Friday night, the elumnl luncheon Saturday noon, the reded lea t Ion of the 1696 class stone on the present campus Saturday aft ernoon and a dance Saturday night. Emphasizing the fact that this year's program is particularly planned to please the grads of the old school, the Oregon History club of the nor mal school Is undertaking an exhibit of pioneer days In southern Oregon, to Include costumes worn by stu dents of the old school, programs, papers and other mementoes of the former normal as well as material of more general historical interest. Student committee chairmen In char go of various phases of the pro gram Include Laurel Morris of Med ford, courtesy; Jack Kcmnltzcr of Portland, noise parade and bonfire; Dorothy Thomas of Medford, alumni luncheon; John Barker of Ashland, the play; Lee Merrlman of Trail, the mixer; and Leah Etta Evans of Med ford, publicity. Earl Snell and Mrs. Edson Secretary State Aspirants (Editor's note: In an effort to give readers concise Information 'about the major candidates at the November election, the Mali Tribune pre sents through the Associated Press brief sketches of each candidate for secretary of state, followed by their political views.) . V " Earl Snell Republican A public official with an all-Oregon background asks election for bis sec ond term. Snell, born near Arlington operated an automobile and garage business before entering public life. He was In the army during the world war and has been active In American Legion affairs. The secretary of state held his first public office as councilman at Ar lington 13 years ago. He served four terms in the state legislature and was speaker of the house during regular and special sessions In 1033. The following year he -was elected secre tary of state. His administration, he asserts, has cut delay and red tape from motor vehicle registration, simplified gen eral procedure, reduced cost of ad ministering gasoline tax refund law. made the state nationally known for traffic safety campaigns, and prac ticed economy on seven boards and commissions controlling an annual expenditure of $10,000,000. He describes himself as a "laborer who is a friend of labor." Snell has hewed to the slogan "there Is no substitute for courtesy and personal attention In public ser vice." He asserts new methods of direct action Installed In h'ls office during the last four years has cut time necessary to render service as much as 50 per cent. He takes pride In, what he describes as the "develop ment of friendliness by the depart ment with those It serves." Mrs. Emit j F. tsjea Democrat " A varied occupational background In agriculture, business -and 'social service prompted this candidate to aspire to become Oregon's first wom an secretary of state. Mrs. Edson, a native of San An tonio, Tei has operated real estate businesses In Oregon, Texas and Cali fornia. She owned and managed farm In Texas, an orange grove In California and a mink farm Wash ington county, Oregon. . During the world war she worked In Liberty loan and Red Cross drives. Much of her time was spent providing jobs and necessities for the dependants of American soldiers In the trenches. She Is national Democratic com mittee woman for Oregon and the first woman nominated for a major state office. . Mrs. Edson, who has traveled In Europe, Cuba, Mexico and Canada, has atudled the pension movement and general welfare work and beltevea a "woman's slant" la necessary In conducting state affairs. The candidate believes hundreds of women and girls In state Institutions should have a woman representative on the board of control. She advocates a more efficient sys tem numbering automobile license plates to apprehend traffic violators. the policies of President Roosevelt, lawful bargaining for labor and In dustry and fair prices for farm pro ducts. HrliusclmigR Absent VIENNA, Oct. 25 p) Former Oen. Arthur Schuschnigg, the father of Former Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg, was buried today without Incident in j suburban Hlctzing. The last chan cellor of Independent Austria was not permitted to leave the Hotel Metro- pole, where German police hold him in custody. His wife Vera sent a wreath In his name. WINDOW GLASS We sell window glass and will replace your, broken wlndowa reasonably. 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