Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-08-13
ST. HELENS AND GALlCE
Lons Season and Splendid Oui
put OF Placer.


The st. Helens & Galice Mining
Co, operating on Galice creek, has
made a protracted run this season.
with results that have been gratifying
in the extreme. The old channel
which was discovered last year has
been a marvel-of richness and of large
and as yet unknown extent The
company announces that dividends
will be applied for the following
purposes:
Completion Of the large reservoir
at the head Of the high ditch. Enlarg-
ing Of all bitches and fumes, install
lation of an additional hydraulic plant
and derrick and general increase in
the facilities for operating at Galice
creek. including the cutting and haul
ing Of %, 600 feet of lumber for the
next seasons work; deepening Of the
bed rock cuts and all necessary prep
arations for an early start with the
giants.
On the Washington Treadwell con
tract has been let for so feet Of tun-
mel work ore to be shipped to a
smelter and accurate estimates made
of the plant desired to mine this prop
erty. An engineer is now in the ST.
Helens district to report on the CON
ditions and material required for the
preliminary work.
The bulk of the improvements,
however, will be on the Galice
placers, where the output has been 50
satisfactory and the prospects for a
number of prosperous seasons deter
mined and assured beyond a doubt.
The treasury stock and funds have
been jealousy guarded, the working
expenses reduced to minimum, the
output honorably apportioned and the
reputation of the company is the best
in the West. As result of an invita-.
tion by the management for all in
terested to visit the property, Gen.
II. b. Compson of Portland made q
visit to the property in behalf of 4
friend, and reports as follows:
81 found one giant in operation
with full head of water, cuttinl
down the rim rock for a deep race tc
bottom an old channel which, from
actual pan prospects, / found to b'
very rich in coarse gold. Six pam
of dirt yielded over s25 wen
over all the claims, carefully talked
with old.timers with regard to it
past history, and from my deduction
and personal observation can un
hesitatingly say that you have one o
the finest placer properties it has eve
been my pleasure to inspect.
1.-The water supply will allow tn,
plant to be increased to a wonderful
capacity for handling ground, and
am sa tisfied that the improvement
now under way and contemplated vii
put this property to the front as
great gold producer Acres and acre
of rich virgin ground lie along unde
the high ditch ready fer the heav.
streams of water.
Everyone speaks in the hilhes
Germs OF Mr.. Cousins energetic man
agement and upright policy in con
ducting the affairs of the company
and feel sure if the plans as outline
are carried out, there will be N
cause for complaint at an investmen
in st. Helons & Galice stock
at will be hard to find in the wes
more promising proposition.
"In looking over the books of til
company, find that Mr.. Cousin TT
tains his stock intact, as do most c
the original owners, and that out c
the 400, 900 shares of treasury stoc
laid aside for development purposes
less than $50, 900 has been sold.
seems marvellous that so much wor
has been done and such splendi
showing made in production and al
sets with the sale of so little treasur
stock.
II am heartily in favor of the con
pany using the dividend funds for in
provements this summer, as the on
put next season will he thereby il
creased.
"You can recommend anyone to II
for verifcation of this letter, and
more detailed expression of my sent
ments and observations. "