EIGHT MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE
Geiger Counter Taken Just
'For Laughs1 Nets Fortune
Sydney, Australia U.R)
Three Australians who knew
little about geiger counters and
' even less about uranium, dis
covered an outcrop of the pre
eious metal that proved itself
worth more than $250,000 to
them.
The men, a former Royal Aus
tralian Air Force navigator, a ga
rage mechanic and a veteran
prospector, recently received the
balance of $170,000 on a quarter
million dollar payment for the
mine they discovered in the iso
lated Adelaide River district of
. the Northern Territory.
The three men 1 went to the
township of Adelaide River, 72
O miles south of Darwin, on a
weekend hunting trip in March,
1933 Senior member of the party
was Jack Gardner, a 50-year-old
veteran gold prospector.
With him were William Lickiss,
SO, the ex-navigator who is now
chief draughtsman at the North
ern Territory Lands Branch, and
Goeffrey Lennox, a service sta
tion mechanic.
Gardner promised to teach
them something about gold pros
pecting and Lennox decided to
take the geiger counter along
"just for laughs."
O Xtriem Was Plentiful
Uranium experts in Darwin
chuckled at the idea of taking
the counter along, and scorned
attempts to find anything In the
Adelaide River region. They ad
vised the trio to "get out into
the backblocks," where no one
had been prospecting before.
When they arrived at Ade
laide River, which has a popula
tion of 50, a police station, a
school and a hotel, they found
the locals as sceptical as the
Darwinians.
. The would-be gold prospectors
were told that there was no gold
near the town, although there
was a gold-rush at Stapleton, 11
miles from Adalaide River, In
the 1880's.
They parked their car at the
ide of a bush track, and trekked
off lntio the tall "spear" grass,
looking for kangaroo and other
game.
Counter Count
They were getting a little dls
eouraged when they came upon
a small hill dotted with stunted
tree and named "Old Smokey"
0 by the local citizens. Lickiss re
membered the hill from the days
when, as a crew-member of a
e Beaufort bomber in the Pacific
war, he returned from strikes
against the Japanese. With the
temperature in the low 90's, the
men decided to look for gold on
the hill.
Lennox, the only member of
the trio who had any inkling of
the operation of the geiger, after
"fiddling around" with it in his
office, carried the gadget a they
0 started to climb the slopes of
"Old Smokey."
Gardner and Lickiss knocked
off a few pieces of rock before
testing for traces of gold. Lennox
was sitting on a rock a few yards
away from the others and de
cided to switch on the counter
for the first time. He let out a
yell of surprise when he looked
at the indicator. It registered
seven to nine times background
enough to send any prospector
to the nearest mines office.
Then The Pay-off
They returned to the hill next
day, keping their discovery a se
cret. They , scratched around,
finding traces of tobernite with
a count of 55 above background
They returned to Darwin
where Lennox, who knew about
mining procedures, and armed
Record Sum Paid
18 O&C Counties
For Timber Sales
Washington (U.R) Interior
Secretary Douglas McKay said
today the government paid a
record $9,000,379 last year to
18 Oregon coup ties for the sale
oi timber from Oregon and Cali
fornia railroad grant lands.
This was for the fiscal year
o ended June 30. The previous
high was $5,584,542 for the pre
vious fiscal year. Only five coun
ties Benton, Columbia, Lin
coin, Tillamook and Yamhill
did not receive record payments
for last year.
McKay said the payments rep
resent 75 per cent of total re
e ceipts of $15,333,839 from the
timber sales, less $2,500,000 al
lotted for access road construc
tion. By a 1937 act of Congress,
the receipts are shared by the
counties and the federal govern
ment with 75 'per cent going to
the counties.
The counties received these
amounts:
Benton, $235,898; Clackamas,
$5C1,121; Columbia, $130,911;
Coos, $512,433; Curry, $313,576;
Douglas, $2,195,048; Jackson,
$1,373,541; Josephine, $1,227,
932; Klamath, $213,944; Lane;
$1,315,480; Lincoln, $29,767;
Linn, $225,441; Marion, $128,
596; Multnomah, $246,576; Polk,
$183,697; Tillamook, $48,009;
Washington, $57,561; Yamhill,
$60,852.
Tuesday, September 27,
195S
California Leads
In Making of Wine
Sacramento, Calif. (U.R)
California' again leads the na
tion in making wine, but more
is drunk per person in Washing
ton, D. C, than in any other area
of the U. S.
The California Wine Institute
reports a recent survey shows
this state moved 24,969,000 gal
lons of wine into consumption
channels in 1954. New York
state was second with 22,461,000
gallons and Pennsylvania third
with 9,816,000 gallons.
. The District of Columbia had
a consumption rate of 2V4 gal
lons per person, California was
second with just under two gal
lons per capita. Nevada, New
York, New Mexico, New Jersey,
Louisiana, Connecticut, Dela
ware, Arizona, Rhode Island and
Massachusetts, consumed more
than a gallon per person.
with samples from "Smokey,"
applied for an authority to pros
pect the area. He was granted an
area of five square miles, and
the three men formed a partner
ship. A mining company Uranium
Development Proprietary, which
later laid the ground for the en
trance of the Australian Uran
ium Corporation as the official
mining authority in the area
took the option on the area and
paid the amateur uranium pros
pectors $80,000 in cash and
shares. When the option was
exercised last June, they re
ceived the balance of $170,000.
The once deep quiet of the
Australian outback is now shat
tered by the rattle of diamond
drills and other mining equip
ment as "Old Smokey" fulfills
its destiny.
We would like lo show you some of the things that
make the new 1956 Ford one of America's finest
cars despite the fact it is one of America's lowest
priced cars. Let's start with these long, low lines.
Looks like it hates to stand still, doesn't it?
a walk around
the NEW 56 FOBD I
Hera's what you ride on. This frame has
' five cross-members including a special
K-bar member up front. It can really take
it! By the way, the control arms of Ford's
Ball-Joint Front Suspension are angle-mounted
to cushion out the head-on as well as the
up-down shock of bumps.
Nolo tho deep-center design of this new
Lifeguard steering wheel. The wheel rim is over
three inches above the post to help cushion
the driver in case of an accident. It's a
feature of new Lifeguard Design which Ford
spent over two years developing ... to
give you added protection in accidents.
NEW ARGENTINE CABINET The new
Argentine cabinet members flank Provisional
President Eduardo Lonardi after being sworn
in. Govt. Notary Garrido; Rear Adm. Samuel
Toranzo Calderon deader of the June revo
lution); Army Minister Gen. Leon Justo Ben
goa; Minister: of Transportation Gen. Juan
Jose Uranga; Minister of Interior and Justice
Dr. Eduardo Busso; Rear Adm. Isaac Rojas
It's the fine car at Half the fine car price !
MAIN AND FIR STREETS
(Cmdr. of Rebel fleet, appointed Vice-Pres.);
Maj. Gen. Lonardi; Air Force Comdr .-in-Chief
Gustavo Adolfo Hermanson; two men in rear
unidentified; Minister of Education, Dr. Atilio
Del Oro Maini; Minister of Public Works,
Jose Bias Paladino (glasses); Minister of Fi
nance and Treasury Eugenio Jose Folcini
(glasses); and Minister of the Navy Rear Adm.
Teodoro Hartung. ,
Here's the new 202-h.p. Thunderbird Y-8 . . . and' '
we assure you, it will give you a new lease on driving
enjoyment. This engine can be yours in Fordomatic
Fairlane and Station Wagon models. And you can
have the "G0"-packed 176-h.p. Y-8 in Fordomatic
Mainline and Customline models. Ford's new 137-h.p.
Six is available in all 18 Ford models for '56.
This Lifeguard cushioning for the
instrument panel is optional, as is Lifeguard
cushioning for the sun visors. It gives you
extra protection against serious injuries
which so often occur when occupants are
thrown forward in an accident. Ydu may
also have optional seat belts, one third '
stronger than required by law for aircraft, to
help keep occupants securely in their seats.
PHONE 3-4547
Lakevlew Child Killed By Father's Automobile
Lakeview (U.R) Two-year-
Cox's car was parked at tha
old LeRoy Thomas Cox, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald . Cox of
Lakeview, was injured fatally
Sunday night when his father
accidentally backed his car over
him.
curb in front of his bouse and
the two-yearld tot was bidden
from view when the father got
into the car.
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Here; en your left. It fho Inspiration for the styling
of the '56 Ford the famous Ford Thunderbird,
America's most talked-about car. You can see the
similarity from any angle. Look at those broad, flat
hoods, those visored headlights, for example. Here is
styling that will stay in style.
Hera's Ford's now Lifeguard door latch. It is
another member of Ford's exclusive new Lifeguard Q
family. A double-grip locking engagement reduces tho
chance of doors springing open under unusual strain
of impact. Chances of serious injury in accidents
are less when passengers remain in the car.
Woll , thai covers tho important points. But
there's a lot more. So we'd like to invite you
to come in and see the new '56 Ford for yourself.
Then you'll see the colorful new exteriors and
interiors, the quality workmanship that is , "
evident everywhere. Then you'll learn the full
story on the things we have just described.
When you do, you'll knmti that Ford is hi every
way the fine car at half the fine car price.
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