Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1901-06-20
GREENBACK a MI. REUBEN.
Quartz Mines of Richness Oper-
ated and Developed in
These Districts.

A correspondent Of the Portland Tele-
gram writes as follows to that journal
Z concerning some OF southern Oregon s
mines:
At the present time u greater portion
of the hydraulic mines OF Iosephine's
districts are closing down for want OF
water, and making their annual clean
ups. Nearly every day miner arrives
in Grants Pass with jar OF nuggets and
dust, or a gold brick, the results OF his
seasons run. The Rogue River Mining
& Milling Co. has just finished cleaning
up at its mine on Foot's creek south of
Grants Pass. They washed off about an
acre and hall of ground during the
winter; their mine being equipped with
l5-inch pipe, and water pressure OF
275 feet, The exact results of their
cleanup were not given out, but it is
known that their run this yeai has been
more profitable than any previous one.
Matters being more quiet among the
placer workings, Telegram correspon.
dent visited the busy quartz mines west
Of Leland yesterday. Out in the Grave
creek district, some seven miles from
Leland, is the now noted Greenback
quartz NINE, owned and operated by the
Victor Julior Mining Co. Here was
found the busiest most noisy and, with.
out question, the richest quartz mine in
Southern Oregon. Fifteen stamps keep
up a continual round and pound, might
and day, while far back in the dark
depths OF the mountain 80 nit ers, with
pick and drill, remove from the veins
the precious metal. Three years ago
this mine was thought to be naught
more than a pocket, and was sold rs
such by Its original owner for a sum
far less than the big mine now turns
out monthly. The whole mountain is
now honeycombed with tunnels and
shafts, and till the pay chute .holds Up
rich. During the pas, winter nuggets
valued as high as $50 have been fonnd
in the Grcenback, and, strangely,
too, at a depth OF 250 or 3O) feet. This
mine is noted for its free gold at gieat
depths, the varied and alternate values
Of its quartz veins being the cause for
much discussion as to its permanency
as paying mine. The Greenback is
equipped with air drills aud the best OF
modern machinery, placed at a cost Of
many thousand dollars; but the fact
that the mine produces from $4,000 to
$4,000 each month is sufficient proof
that the mouey was not badly expend-
ed.
The Mount Reuben mines, in the
Mount Reuben district, were visited
next. This district appears to be con-
tinuation OF the Galice Creek district,
and commences on the north side Of
Rogue River. Mount Reuben is a high
ridge running almost due north from
the river. The whole mountain seems
to be highly mineralized, and is a con.
tinuous network OF ltJges and veins.
After crossing Reuben Creek going west
the first mine encountered was the Ajax,
owned boy Clark x Williams. This mine
is opened by a tunnel, tapping strong,
gold bearing ledge, four feet wide and
running to depth Of POO feet. This
mine shows some ore, milling into the
thousands Of dollars, and, equipped with
Hammond improved, triple discharge
mills, is proving a source Of profit to its
owners.
The next mine west is the celebrated
Copper Stain, owned by j. b. Welher-
ell * CO. 1t is equ pped with a Trem
mill and is operated by tunnel and shalt.
rhe ore IS high grade and holds up we'll.
Other mines visited and found to be
busy and prosperous were the Landoz,
Ramsey and Gold Bug. The first Of
these has a iourioot vein, running
depth Of 100 feet, with an average assay
value OF $40 per ton, The Gold Bug
mine has the richest pay chute Of any
mine yet found in the district.
In the Mount Reuben district, and,
in fact, all over parts OF Northern Jose
phine County. many new mining loca-
tons have been recently made, with
excellent prospects for nearly all. The
district has an abundance Of wood and
water There are more prospectors and
miners in general ia this district now
than ever before, and some surprising
inds are to be expected during this sea.
SON