Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-07-10
LELAND stFT1NGs

/ The health OF Oui PVOPtN -
The weather for the most OF the sum
mer has been ceol with good breeze
90 that those who have labored III the
omen air have not suffered from the
heat.
A good many miners from dls-
tance are coming here to prospect IN
our hills. They find we have all
kinds of miners supplies so they do
NOT have to buy at other points and
ship here.
In making up estimates of different
quartz mines and from reports, we
think the Greenback mine is i'll the
lead. One thing should be taken into
consideration. That mine is deeper
down by several hundred feet than
the other mines that have been men
toned
The Greenback is receiving large
consignment of lumber and square
timbers for their mine. The owners
have taken out great deal of gold
from that mine. Some of our other
mines have gone short handed in do
ing their developement work.
Rogue river has been conceded to be
a stream that was not navigable for
a saw log but quite recently Kramer
& Carpenter RATED down Rogue river
from the mouth of Galice creek to the
mouth of Whisky creek, large
amount Of lumber for their quartz
mines en- Mt. Reuben. They report a
grand success with no mishaIs. Other
miners that are located On the noun
tain will also raft lumber down in "A
short time.
The Ajax is showing up as well as
the owners can expect. They Will
erect a mill in the near fut ure. Other
mines are coming to the front.
Most of the supplies, such as lumber,
will come down Rogue river. We
think it would be wise to call on con-
gress for an appropriation to make
our river navigable as so much lumber
and timber will be needed in that
vicinity.
The Copper Stain mine owners have
arrived from Illinois. They are en-
gagged in surveying "A wagon road from
Leland to Mt. Reuben. A large force
of men will be needed as soon as the
surveying is done to construct the
road. The road will be built on al
easy grade. We see u correspondent
from Glendale says that burg is being
built up rapidly by the Gold Bug
mine. Please wait little, Mr. Cor
respondent. We will show you some
thing. The Copper Stain, as soon az
the wagon road is completed, viii
erect "A mill. We don't mean a small
mill for their ledge is large and wei
developed. The owners have plenty
Of money to put up big plant.
The weather is cool and balmy. W,
have had light showers from the Is
to the 4th and the hay got wetting
The people of Oregon are in the habi
of cutting their hay and letting it Ii,
a long time before hauling it in
Consequently they sometimes lose it
Back in Canada we were in the habi
of hauling the hay as soon as it wa
cured. We found that the most profit
able way of making hay, for after Ina,
has been out in the weather and hai
got good wetting it has lost it
goodness but the Oregon farmers d.
not seem to take that into consider
alton. Crops of all kinds are goo,
here. The hay crop is very larg
and some people are complaining o
not having room to store their hay
The apple crop will be up to the aver
age. a good many apples dropped OF
when they were the size of marbles
The peach crop is good
: Capt Nash, below Leland, has bee
fixing up his extensive placer clair
and now has it in excellent shape, 5
that he will be in condition for
good run when the watercomes again
Our weather prophet is all right, h
hits it every time, so we can tel
when 1t will rain. Bob