Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1900-12-20
For a Mineral Exhibit.

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Commercial Club was organized here,
with j. o. Booth president, ii. G. Kin
ney first vice president, I. Z. Cramer
second vice-president, E. G. Pentland
secretary, and J. Z. Peterson treasurer.
Circulars have been sent out inviting
the quartz and placer miners to assist in
making mineral EXHIBIT, and applics-
tions for space are being filed with the
secretary, and it is hoped by January
next to have the first section OF the ex.
hibit in place in the Southern Pacific
depot here. The railroad company has
been very liberal in offering encourage.
ment to the movement, and when the
proposed two other sections are COM
pleted, it is intended to place one section
at time in Portland and San Fran
cisco. There will be specimens of ores
and a description of the qua.lz mines,
which must have tunnel in 100 feet, or
a shaft down 80 feet; also photographs
OF the placer mines. which can show a
giant in operation.
The mining committee OF this club
will also examine all mines which may
offer stock for sale on the market, so
that the public may have disinterested d
report on the properties, and thus only
good prospects will be able TO command
the confidence OF the investing public.
This committee will also attempt to
enlist small amounts OF capital in doing
development work. Grants Pass is the
center OF vast mineral belt, which has
produced millions Of dollars from placers,
but the development OF the quartz
ledges is but in its infancy.
The mining territory tributary to this
town extends IRON 10 to 100 miles in
every direction. Not one point Of the
compass can be selected but that at
least half dozen prospects or mines
can be named. 1t is believed the future
will show tina. one OF the greatest
mineral sections in the West is located
in this part of Oregon. The recently
developed copper properties south Of
here are showing very encouraging pros.
poets, and capital will soon come in and
extensive smelling plants, employing
hundreds of men, will gradually add to
the consuming population dependent
upon Grants Pass as a center for sup.
plies of merchandise and machinery.
There are some mines in this county
already where the payroll amounts to
5000 month, but let this be increased
IN the near future TO dozen or more
mines and the result will be very ap-
parent on the prosperity Of the country
and towns. A man connected with a
moneyed institution said recently.
Whenever a quartz mine is sufficient
ly developed to have payroll the
volume of money passing from hand TO
hand here is very perceptible. And
such mines do not staud still. The
amount paid out increases each mcnth
as the profits OF the business increase.
| am in a position to know that the
prosperity of Grants Pass is a great deal
more dependent upon the few already
only partially developed mines in ihe
county, than on anything else. The
present increased interest in quartz
mining means that the future of Grants
Pass is assured. 1t requires capital to
developed quartz mine, and we must
let capital know of the opportunities for
profitable investment and am in favor
of and will assist all can any plan
which will serve to attract The capital
needed. ."-E. G. p. in Telegram.