Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-05-15
GaIice Creek Notes.

Chas. Sanders still mas hIhherIns
for the old place near Galice and VIII
build again on the site OF his burned
mansion.
The Stratton Greek mine Is indulging
in a piece OF good playground for
change. This is all that is needed TO
make it the prettiest plant in Oregon
The quartz mines Of this district are
certainly on the eve Of boom. Surely |
the prospects would justify the equip |
ment OF several good lodges with milling
facilities.
On the Giddings & Patterson proper
ty Mr.. Patterson has three men under
his able supervision. With large
head Of water available he is moving
ground fast.
Harry Lewis farm at the mouth Of
Taylor, looks fine as does James Cook
sey's. These two energetic gentlemen
are digging an irrigating ditch to in
sure their crops Of enough moisture.
Two companies are operating on
Taylor creek. John Conner, the dean
OF the creek, reports good clean.urs, an
abundance Of water, and predicts Wig
orous rival for Galice 10 that long neg
lected stream.
Being on the apex OF the mountain
their mine is a remarkable one not on
| ly in its richness, but the uncommon
location and formation Their water
right is large spring feeding the north
fork OF Galice.
The placer miners along the creek
expect late run this season. There
is some snow on the divide between
Galice and Silver which will keep the
water up to good pipe for two
months.
Terry and Carr at the mouth Of STRAIT
ton creek, have made beautiful little
farm out OF the old Chris Taylor place.
They expect to have squash, pumpkins,
watermelOns and turnips as big as bar
rels.
:. Mr.. Anderson, on the bar above the
store is working in very pretty bank
OF gravel. Being very conservative
gentleman, he Keeps strictly within the
bounds Of truth and makes no elabor
ate assertions as TO the cleanups.
Mammoth ledges oflow grade ore are
being exploited by local capital and
energy alone; in fact, the assistance
Galice creek has received from the out
side is extremely limited and reflects
no credit on the sources.
Sid Brown and Bros, the top
notchers, are piping away and regularly
shaking their nuggets at those who do
not produce equally as large ones,
which by the way is seldom done as the
boys have taken out some pieces, OF
smooth washed old channel gold that
weigh several ounces,
Some of the most beautiful specimens
of the world are embraced in the bound
aries of Galice precinct. Quartz that
would set investors wild il placed be
fore them in the proper light, is al
lowed to lie dormant simply for the
lack OF means for preliminary develop
ment. Properties rich in free gold
create no enthusiasm in this district
for they are many.
The Green & Harmon mine is one o.
the steadlest producers ON the creek
They are working in high bank now
but as the gravel below is rich in coarse
gold it pays very well to run the tor
stuff off, Mr.. Green expects to have
the "diggins" in model working order
next season. His giants will be able tt
run two months yet.
Ed. f. Terry, superintendent for tn,
St. Helens and Galice Mining Co.. ha
couple of men at work. AS the bould
ers are large and lots OF them where h,
is piping, the company will put up fin
water power derrick for next season
and operate on much larger scale b,
bringing onto the bar an extra ditc
that will carry large volume of water
Considerable work will be done thi
summer preparatory for next season
run.