Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-07-04
MANY RICH STRIKES.
Growing Frequency of Rich Dis
coveries. AlthoUse q Favored
District.

the big strikes reported in The Telegram
on Monday. Charles Casad, the pros
pector who discovered the rich pocket
on Boland Greek, has removed some
90 ounces OF gold from his valuable find.
Casad was an Eastern man, having been
in this country but short time, and
knowing nothing at all about mines or
mining when he come. This fortune OF
gold showered upon him so suddenly
was a streak of good luck.
Stewart and Banfeld, two Grants Pass
mining men, have just discovered and
are opening up in the same district per-
manent quartz vein of marvellous rich.
ness. They have sunk a shaft some 20
feet, following the ledge, and have NOR.
tared out from $25 to 500 per day. The
quartz contains free milling gold, the
yellow metal being deposited in coarse
granulated pieces in the white rock.
Samples OF ore brought to this city and
examined by expert miners, is said to
be the finest specimens of quartz found
in this country. This working is not a
pocket, but has all the indications OF be-
ing permanent ledge.
On up the stream is lately discovered
claim OF Herman Lnethye. Here shaft
has been sunk several feet and one
stamp mill put at work, breaking up ore
OF the same character and richness as
that Of Stewart and Banfeld. This min
iature contriyance is grinding out from
$50 to 800 each day for its owner,
Two prospeotors from California,
whose names could not be learned. came
into Grants Pass this morning and re.
turned to San Francisco, taking with
them Sc ounces Of goldas recompense
for few weeks work in the Athouse
and Sucker Creek districts.
The scene of the rich strikes is near
Brownown, on Bolaud and Sucker
Creeks, lying in a district same 50 miles
southwest of Grants Pass, on tue Cres-
cent City stage road. At the present a
host OF prospectors are in the region,
though there is much ground as yet un.
explored. This district has always been
the scene OF the richest Southern Oregon
gold strikes. 1t was discovered and be.
came known as a rich placer country
in 1856. During that year, Billy Saun.
ders, prOspecor, picked up on his
claim in the district a nugget that
weighed $lOs0 in gold. Next year q
larger one was found by two men named
Casey; this one weighed $500 Durin.
those years there were 1900 miner,
working on Althouse and Sucker Creeks
- Browntown, near which the presen
strikes are located, was laid of as
town as early as 1868 During thos,
days Browntown was composed Of II
or y stores and as many saloons. /
was tie scene Of many shooting afTrays
brawls aud lively times, as all minin,
towns are Browntown as it was ther
has disappeared and new Browntowr
erected Of late, farther up the creek
This latter town, from all appearances
is TO undergo the same evolutions, so ia
as gold strikes are concerned, as tb
: Browntown oiold.
The nature and character Of the man,
recent strikes in these districts is at
tracing the attention Of mining mel
from everywhere. More miners an,
more prospectors are to be seen in thf
vicinity than ever before. Richer an,
larger strike. than those already report
ed are expected 20 be heard oi
a new ledge, carrying rich values il
free 20 d, has been uncovered on Green
back Mountain at Placer, just over TN
divide from ,he noted Greenback mine
The ledge wac found aud is being de
veloped by Browning d Son, who oper
ate a three stamp mill in Placer, work
inl up the ore Of another Of their pro
periies, the Yellow Horn mine. Thi
lately discovered ledge is the riches
and widest yet found on the east side O
GIeenbagk Mine. There is no doub
that 10 is one OF the series Of ledge
found and contained in the GreenbacI
Mountain ridge. Unlike previous end.
however, this new vein carries its val
ues in iree.miIIing gold exclusively.
The complete equipment for the RS
ing Star mineiu the Applegate district
arrived in Grants Pass this mornin
from Denver and will be- conveyed &
The mine az once The equipment con
sists Of five new stamps 10 be added t
the battery Of 10 already in operation d
the mine, air ddlls, pumps, concenira
tors, engines, additional boilers, in fac
everything 10 equip aud make OF th
Rising Star a modern and up-to.da,
property. Heretofore the equipmeu
was inadequate and the lodges Of Ia
mine proving Of such value aud pei
manence, the owners deemed it a wi.
idea TO re-equip the mine completed,
The new machinery will be put in pos
ton and ready b accommodate additions
crews by the close OF the summer seasor
The piles that annoy You 20 will b
r quickly aud permanently healed II 20
use DeWu's Witch Hazel salye. b.
ware OF worthless Counierieiis-D "
+. kremer.