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About Jacksonville sentinel. (Jacksonville, Or.) 1903-1906 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1904)
(Continued from page I.) Rich returns, exorbitant prices, hard ion al mineral resources and wonderful an Oregon immigrant of IM43, wasclioscn ships, shortened rations, Indian perils, possibilities of Southern Oregon, the Hie first governor of California under the heroic deeds, craven acts, rascality, people of that section welcome with pleas- 1HHIIF.1» ON state government soon thereafter insti hangings,entered into the war)» and woof i sure and delight the convocation of the FRIDAY OF EACH WEEK. tuted. In the quest of gold they shared I of the community life and filled with American Mining Congress in this State. In common with other portions of Oregon the common lot, fortune smiled on some, mingling bright and somber hues F ill mu < IIAHI.kK MKKF.MVK to others disappointment came. They fabric of those early days. ! they desire to attract attention to the But gradually the mining camp of , opportunities here presented for safe and Filtered in the |a»tolfice ol Ja< kaonville, played their several roles in the restiess, Jac kaun County, Oregon, a« arcond claaa inalter exciting, adventurous life of the mines, Jacksonville was transformed into an profitable mining investment. Confident and added their chapters to the oft-told orderly and jiennanent town, the author- that an investigation of this field will HrsaesirrioM K aix * |l O story of blasted hopes and unfulfilled , ity of law became firmly fixed, business secure the favorable opinion and consid One year.................................. Xia muiith« ..... *•> dreams. With the rush to the south, it ; grew and assumed settled form,womanly eration of capital, the miners and the 'hree month« .... «I seemed,for a time, as it Oregon would Ire | influence and purity leavened the social mining men of the state at large and of forgotton and deserted. But family ties mass, other towns arose, constant acces Southern Oregon in particular have look Cl.lHKING THUM« and necessities of business held many sions were made to the small number ed forward with eager anticipation to Thr Hriitiuel tout Ihr W'«->-kly Orrgontsn will nr •rnl to onr «ililieoa lol |.' a year Thr hrnii back and similar influence caused many of settlers in the valley whose coming this occasion. They are hopeful that nef givra thr Jackaon county lo w* and Ihr Otr gonlan givra ihr •laie, national an<l world new«, \ others to return, often with well filled antedated the gold excitement, a steady this gathering shall not only prove a Ihii* a trader la able to cover ihr rnthr new* ' sacks of gold. And then fortune came stream of immigrants, attracted by the source of pleasure, instruction and profit Arid at about thr prier ol Imt onr |>aprr. in another guise. The demand for pro fertile soil and salubrious climate,located to delegates and visitors but that it will ratal, hl nacairriliNa Thr J«< kaonvlllr tW-ntilirl will la- arnl to any addreaa. at any poatoffnr in visions and supplies grew large and Ore farms under the generous Donation Act also materially contribute to the growth the United State« lor tour week* lor 10 ernt« gon soon found ready market for her and families and homes grew numerous. and upbuilding of the mining industry All •ulawri|>tion* tegular or trial will be prompt ly •loi>|a-d al thr date ol expiration, uiilr*« a re flour and lumber and ftxxl and other Farming, sUx.-kraising.and allied pursuits throughout the state. nrwal I« received Acting upon the the suggestion of the i product* in the numerous mining camps. gave increased solidity to the community , Though well removed, Oregon imbibed life and by degrees were evolved the Assistant Secretary of the Oregon Histor Friday, August 26 ¡904 in some degree, the spirit of the mines, beginnings of the diversified conditions ical Society, the Board of Trade of Jack with unfavorable result in some respects, of to-day. sonville, the oldest town in Southern Ore gon ami conceitedly the oldest mining Since the eventful year of Jacksonville, thr old, historic town of but to the general betterment, on the town within the state, has availed itself Southern Oregon, will on Thursday of whole, by reason of the marked increase gold fields of Jackson and of trade, the steady growth of commerce, of the privilege and opportunity of counties have yielded millions of dollars | next week extend the hospitality, for land the greatly enlarged and diversified and the golden stream still issues with I presenting to the President of vour body which for 52 years the town has been unchecked ami steady flow. Though I i industrial and social life California ’ s an appropriate souvenir of this occasion. noted, to the pioneer mi n and women i age of gold constituted no unimportant the glamor of the olden days has passed i As a native born of that old mining of Southern Oregon who will gather | factor in the evolution of this common- town, and as the representative of its awav the “ mountains there are big with here for their 2Nth annual reunion. The , wealth and shaped in divers ways the mines, whence many a bursting stream j people and its Board of Trade, and on reunion will not have the attendance fortunes of lx>th state and citizens. auriferous plays. ’ ’ Primitive mining| behalf of the Rogue River Valley and, of thia year that it had in former years for In the numerous journeying* to and methods still survive in sporadic form I Southern Oregon in general, I now take time is making *•«! inroads in the ranks of the pioneers many of whom have 1 fro it was inevitable that Oregon’s but placer mining throughout the region pleasure in presenting to you, as a token crossed the great divide while others, streams should 1« scanned and jrruspect i has substantially passed to the hydraulic I of appreciation of the presence of this through the feebleness of age will lie cd for the precious metals. The strong stage. The exploration of veins and | Congress here, and of the aims and pur unable to attend, Jacksonville should ; resemblances, in .oil and geological ledges wis early begun and has been pose of this organization, this gavel make an extra effort to make this gather formation, lx-tween Southern Oregon and marked by fabulous finds. A gradually fashioned from the beautiful wood of a mg one of ja-rfect pleasure to the pio the mining district of Northern Califor- i though slow development has character manzanita that grew upon Rich gulch, neers who are to be the guests of the ilia attracted immediate attention. Un- ized this branch of mining industry the scene of the first big gold discovery town, for not many years are they to lie ! doubt-idly fair prospects were early found and it has advanced from the old arastra in this state, and adorned with a plate with us and we should show to them the but not sufficient when measured by the I process of the sixties to more modern of gold dug during the spring of this fullest appreciation possible for what | rich standard of the California gravels. and scientific methods. Today numer year, from the despoiled but still some they have done in making this valley At lenglit in the winter of 1H51-2, came ous projierties, both quartz and placer what auriferous bed of that same old one ot tile garden spots of the country , the consummation so ardently desired, are yielding rich returns and lx?ar wit- gulch. It bears appropriate inscription in doing which they underwent liard- anil the golden secret was nnatiy reveal ' news »—■ U m , Mf.lMx.lul luAueral resources and we trust that it will serve a* a pleas- ships and dangers that we of to-<lay can ed. Upon the site of the present town and opportunities of that country. III ing reminder of a pleasnnt mf<***« m —~ ! of Jacksonville, the first big finds were I vein and ledge anil graval bed there still midst. With it we it extend our heart have little realisation. j made on both Rich Gulch and Jackson lies fabulous hidden wealth, Gold, sil- iest greeting and most cordial welcome to you all and express the hope that One ot the best of all the write-ups of I Creek and very rich and extensive placers ver, copper, and commercial minerals when your deliberations here are ended seam and the mineral resources of Southern Oregon I were there disclosed. The news of the ; and metals, in great number, many of you will find it convenient and that have apjwared from time to time discovery rapidly spread abroad and from permeate the strata of the hills and moun opportune to visit the scenes of the early is that of the August number of the Min north and south there came a hurrying tains and invite development by modern days of gold in Oregon. eral Wealth, of Redding, California. So throng. The gold quest passed beyond : mining enterprise and capital. Despite many of these write ups are rank exag the barrier* of the Siskiyou Range and j its golden past, and withstanding its Lewis and Clark Centennial. began. The present magnitude the mining industry geration and do more injury than Itencfit Oregon's age of gold stream* of discovery were soon staked ; of Southern Oregon is virtually in it* International scope is assured to the to a section but all the statements in Lewis and Clark Centennial Exposition with claims, and rich finds were speedily infancy. Although its streams and gulch Mineral Wealth concerning this section to be held at Portland, Oregon, from are conservative and true facts that can I made on numerous other streams and es have Ix-en well rifled, large gravel de June 1st to October 15, 1905, by President lie relied upon bv prospective investors | gulches. The excitement and activity of posits yet remain awaiting operation on Roosevelt’s approval of the act ot Cong and prospectors. A general description ' mining life followed in full tide. Tents extensive scale. “Pockets’’ and surface ress making an appropriation for the Ex position, and his invitation to foreign of the country is given, together witli an { and rude cabins sprang up on every side, ledges and high grade ores have hereto countries to participate Portland’s Expo historical sketch of tile mining industry tireless workers everywhere toiled, in fore been greatly sought, while ores of sition will represent a total outlay of over of Southern Oregon and sketches of all feverish haste, with pan aud “tom" and low or moderate value have been sadly $5,090,000. Though covering 405 acres the principal mines and maps that are rocker, and through numerous sluices neglected and deep mining is practieally of land and natural lake, it will be com pact in form, and the average persqn will accurate giving the location of the various auriferous gravels swirled leaving their | a terra incognita. Exploration and de- be able to ‘ee and comprehend it all in a mines and places that are of interest to a golden stores among the riffles. Upon 1 velopment have been limited and the | few days at moderate cost. The cream of stranger. Copies of this issue of the Rich Gulch and Jackson Creek a bustl : result to lx? attained through large in the foreign and domestic exhibits to be ing camp grew withall the the motley, vestment of capital and thorough and made at St. Louis this year will be trans jiaper can lie had at W. H. Miller’s con picturesque phases of mining life. Min extensive operation are to a great extent ferred to Portland at the close of the fectionery store, Jacksonville, and it is The ers, packers, traders, and camp followers in posse. The actualities, as compared Louisiana Purchase Fixposition. United States exhibit will be moved entire well woJtli the price, 25 Cents. of every sort made up the throng,—the with the possibilities, are small, for the to Portland and installed in building to be Hop Pickers Wanted good and bad, the honest and dishonest, known and indicated mineral resources specially erected. This exhibit will lie ¡MM) Imp pickers wanted. Apply to the worker and the idler. There could ■ of that section offer almost boundless worth $K(M).OOO. In addition Portlai d John P. Ranzan, Jr. Hrants Pass Oregon. lx? seen the counterparts of the outcasts j opportunities to the Midas touch of Cap will have many features which will not be seen at St. Louis, such as exhibit demon of Poker Flat and there in predominant ital. It is not an untried field exploit- strating the life, customs and industries Driving Horse for Sole. A fine throiighbred Tok io driving numbers, were strong upholders of law atic or speculation nor a vaguely known of China, Japan, Hawaii, Siberia, Russia, horse, for sale at a tairgain. Sound, gentle, and order. There, despite vice and and distant Eldorado. It offers the dis- Alaska, Australia, New Zealand, the Phil five years old, a tine driver and a speedy crime and debauchery, the great popular . tinct advantages of easy accessibility, ippines and India. The Lewis and Clark Centennial will horse ami not afraid of cars or auto heart beat true to the fundamental prin I balmy climate, and convenient sources of be the first international exposition under mobile. ciples of honorable manhood. There, in i supply. No rigorous climate is there to Government patronage ever held on the crude form but with even scale, the as ! suspend or hamper operation, no isolation Pacific Coast. It will be in every way a Western exposition. The railroads will sembled people administrated stern involves the payment of excessive trans- make lypewriterv. low rates from Missouri and Miss For sale or for rent. New and second and equal justice. And there was dem i portation charges and no inherent or natu- issippi river points to Portland, and ex hand. Cush or easy installments. All onstrated again the American aptitude . ral difficulties require unusual or costly ceptionally low rates will be in effect be makes repaired or remodeled and work for popular government and self control ’ process or equipment. With free-milling tween Portland and the Rocky Mountain fully guaranteed. If you need a machine, under the most trying circumstances. ___ _ and easy reducible otes and with favor region._____ _ write us. J. E. Huxley, M2 Fourth St., There, in short, was unfolded a highly able topography and geological for Hon. Theo. Cameron and his son Don Portland, Oregon. interesting chapter in the Argonautic mation the problems of development ald retured Wednesday from Galice creek Reduced Rates to St. I ouis I ^position. tale; there were enacted scenes and there and operation are greatly simplified where they had been enjoying a week’s The Southern Pacific Co. will sell incidents occured that would enliven and 1 , and by virtue of the abundant and diver- fisliing trip with Frank Ennis, who is in round trip tickets at greatly reduced adorn the pages of Bret Harte. There ’ ! sified local resources and facilities, the camp out on the banks of that fine trout rates to St. Louis and Chicago account the St. Louis Exposition on the following were laid the foundation of successful 1 expense of operation is minimized in every stream and who will remain there for a dates: June Id. 17. IK: July 1.2, 3: Aug. anil honorable careers and there» promis ’ way. month or more, before returning to his - ... H, 9, 10; Scptemla-r 5, 0, ?: October 3, 4. ing lives were shattered hoplessly amid I Imbued with a firm Ix-lief intheexeept- home in California. the strong temptations of the times. 5. JACKSONVILLE SENTINEL