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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
Oregon Counties

The largest county in the state ci
Oregon is Harncy, with an area Of
99Sd miles; second in size is Malhour.
with 91Si and third in size is Lake.
with 1884, In lSS2 Lake was the
largest county in the state as it con.
tanned the combined area of Lake and
klamath, making le2l4 square miles.
klamath county was taken OIL of
Lake in that year
Tho smallest county in the state of
Oregon is Multnomah, with only ~
square miles of territory, In Oregon
are nine counties with over 8oOt
square miles, and eight with less
than 1000 square miles Tho min,
largest are Douglas. 3Stl; Grant.
1880, HarucN 99SG; klamath, 1850.
Lake, iN3t; Crook, 100; Lane. 1850
Nalhcur 9,Ni; Umatilla, 3uG Union
had Slid miles before losing the Pan.
handle, Int this addition 20 Baker did
not place her ON the list with the
nine largest The eight counties hay
ing less than 1900 square miles are
Multnomah, ~; Benton, 6;1: Clat.
sop $50; Columbia. 61i; Polk. iOl
sherman, i3d; Washington, us; and
(amhil, iI. When it is rcmcmbor-
ed that Rhode Island contains only
loa3 square miles, the magnitude of
Oregon seems almost incrcdiblc Yet
Rhode Island has the same strength
in the United States senate as Oregon.
ninety times her superior in area.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08

make the lodge very comfortable
home
Dr. Jennings has been doing consid-
erable development work on his quartz
mine on China creek lately, and has
gotten fine prospects. We shall be
glad if the mine shows up we'll enough
to induce the doctor to make his home
in this district
We are glad to note that Ed Her
riott is sufficiently recovered from
his recent fright to be able to drive
stage regularly again. 1t is reported,
however, that seeing monkey wrench
or a gas pipe gives his nerves a severe
shock yet.
Williams creek farmers and miners
are very much pleased with the
weather this winter. While there has
been sufficient water for placer min
ing for nearly two months past, yet
the rains have been moderate and in
terspersed with warm sunny days.
Fall sown grain has had fine chance
and is looking we'll
The Champion Gold Mining Co.
have completed over 1000 feet of the
5000 foot tunnel which they are run
ming on the Tip-top ledge. They
have discovered several paying lodges
while running this tunnel and have
good prospects for developing one Of
the best paying mines in Southern
Oregon. An electric light plant has
been lately installed and adds greatly
to the convenience Of the workmen.
Nippcr and johnson, the Williams
saw mill men have recently pur-
chased a new setting for their mill at
the Gilmore crossroads, Murphy.
They intend to raft logs down Apple
gate and saw them at Murphy, thus
saving considerable on hauling lum-
ber If the project is as successful as
it promises to be, it will be quite a
boon to settlers along Applegate for
they will have a market for their
logs for several years to come. Viii.
liams creek people, however, are
sorry to have the mill leave its pres
ent location because it supplies the
local lumber trade.
To the people hercabouts we intend
to remain unknown quantities so will
sign as X. Y. Z.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
QUARTZBURG MINING CO,
Installing Eight Stamp Mill in
williams District.

The QuWJlhurg Mining Company,
composed principally of Grants Pass
and Portland people, are installing
au eight stamp mill and full equip.
mcnt ON their quartz mines, in the
Williams district 20 miles south of
this city This company has been
developing these properties for the
past year, and now have them in cx-
cellcnt shape for business, The new
mill will have a capacity Of 20 tons
daily, and will hc kept steadily at
WORK. The claims OF the Quartzburg
COMPANY are opened 10y three tunnels
TO depth OF goo feet The ore body
exposed is vast one. The values
carried are m free gold, aud range
from $40 to $40 per tom.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
COPPER OF DEL NORTE
Work to Begin on Diamond Creek
Mines.

II. W. jackson left here Saturday
morning with four men for Diamond
creek, Del Norte county, California,
10 work the Diamond creek group Of
copper mines. This property has
been under bond for some time, the
10Th Of December being the date set
for final payment The bond holders
failed to meet the stipulations Of the
bond and AS Il result II. w. Jackson,
j. II. Ray and @. W. Baker, who own
the property, have decided to work
the mines themselves. The ledge on
this property is from IS to 20 feet
wide carrying free gold with heavy
percentage of silver and copper.
Considerable work has been done,
as it is the oldest copper mine on the
Pacific coast shipment having
been made to Swansea, Wales, in 1861.
At present there is one tunnel of $50
feet "a shaft Of 40 feet and another
shaft of 60 feet with numerous short
drifts. In order to reach the property,
it will be necessary for Mr. jackson
and his party to pack over the divide
from Games station, they having had
their supplies hauled that far. The
men will remain all winter and work
the property. -Medford Mail.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08

Three prominent dairy farmers of
Applegate valley are this month, try
ing an experiment, the result of which
Is watched with interest by the rest
Of the dairy men in the Williams
creek and Applegato valleys. Having
purchased cream soarators these three
arc sending their fresh cream to the
Roscburg creamery, and II, ut the
end Of u month they find that the ox.
pertinent is a profitable one, the rest
will follow their example, This mat,
ter should be called TO the attention
OF the business men Of Grants Pass,
for even Mt present there are imported
from creamorios outside Josephine
county at least 25O0 rolls of butter
every month, 10 pay for this takes
ut least $4,000 per year from this coun-
ty. Cannot our business men and
farmers cooperate in establishing a
creamery IA this county and thus keep
that slS, 600 in circulation near home.
There are two sections Of the county
that couldwell support croamcrios,hige
enough to furnish Grants Pass with
butter; viz; Williams and Applegato
district and the Sucker crock district
In each the farmers are beginning 10
pay more attention to dairying than
formerly, and, If croamorics were es.
tablished they would surely take ad
vantage of the excellent market by
keeping more milch COWS. Creamcrics
would add TO the wealth of the com.
munity in this way as we'll as by say
ing the profits of the buttor to IA,
home people Unless something he
done to remedy It, the situation will
presently be- the farmers exporting
cream, the Grants Pass merchants i'm.
porting butter and the consumers PAYS
Tor 1t at the rate of 20 cents per roll
Let us have creamorios in Josephine
county, This is a matter we'll worth
the consideration of the board of
trade.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
STARVE0UT PLACFRS SOLD
r., u, Meyser's Property Purchased
by Capitalists.

t. b, Mcysor has sold his placer
claims ON SArvout creek to com.
pany Of moncyed mon who will large
ly equip them and work them ON a
big scale, The price paid for the
claims was Sl2, 200 These placer dig
gings are very rich and have been
worked in q primeval way 10y ground
sluicing and light piping for num-
bor VI years, during which time he
has realized good returns With "a
large equipment, these mines will
produce a much creator amount of
gold than fomerly and will easily
rank with the best bullion producer,
Of this section of the state
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08

The Venezuelan matter still hangs
fire. : The allies persist in maintain
ing the blockade until satisfactory
peace terms are arranged. The
Venezuelan rebels are again active
and are taking advantage of the situa-
tion to advance their cause. II is
asserted that they are being openly
aided by the allies President Cas-
tro's position is one Of extremity.
The powers have delayed responding
to Castro's last proposition to sub
NIT the matter TO the Hague tribunal
and meanwhile his case grows des-
perate. He claims that the powers
have seized and confscated already
enough to pay the alleged debt several
times over.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
Leland Siftings

People are hunting up their stock.
Stock roams at will here and is liable
to get scattered
We have no sickness to report but
somebody is going to get married soon.
They are keeping it very sly.
We have we'll established schools,
good water, good land, good timber,
all that is a pleasure to life.
Some Of our farmers are pruning
their orchards. so as to raise big red
apples, Of which Leland can boast
Business is good here; so much
teaming is done in our town that the
streets are very badly cut up. Our
city dads should order more gravel so
the streets will be more passable.
Some Of our people have gone to
Merlin, presumably on a business trip.
People are settling down to business
again as the holidays are closely OBJ
served in this district Our man who
lost his girl is being reconciled to his
fate.
We are having warm sunshiny
weather. 1t has the appearance Of
spring Grass cereals are growing
nicely. The miners are running
their mines for all they are worth. T.
j. Clark is knocking down the heavy
bank; Tom understands mining. If
he can't run a mine so as to save and
sluice OIL the ground for the precious
metal, Others need not try.
G. W. Chaplin told us last week
that he was taken for Dutchman.
but afterwards he convinced the
parties that he was "A genuine south
ern Oregonian; we can tell the differ
cnce in the population; those coming
from the Portland country, don't have
the elastic step that the people have
here. They also drawl their words
more, something after the Arkansas
style.
We are getting some population
- oi'' '"' "lil"ine'le Nalleyi they
''iUi - d CONSTANT ram t"ere' Ior SIX
''Ns, 81 '"o snort men nave 10 SWIM;
'''' '''' ingn ,. '''laso TO walk on hlgh
places When the rain will wash
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and GO - =, ,'','' -. w pun "p
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
NOTICE OF STOCKHOLDERS,
MEETING.

Notice is hereby given that the \
nual meeting of the Stockholders
The Sugar Pine Door & Lumber q,
pany will be held at the Office Of e
said company at Grants Pass, Orepr
on Wednesday, January II, 1903, n
o'clock. p. IN. The meeting is for k
purpose of electing a board of Sen
Directors to serve for the ensus
year, and the transaction of such oil
business as may come before it.
II. Q. Kinney, presida
j. II. Booth, secretary
Grants Pass, Oregon, December liz
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
Watch Night Meeting.

Those who attended the watch
night meeting at the NJ T.. church ON
New Years eve enjoyed very pleasant
services A number Of short address.
es were given on the several lines OF
church work, hymns were sung, and
the evening passed quickly til mid.
night.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
BEST IINNFNr ON r,prr1

BEST LINIMENT ON EARTH
Henry ID. Baldwin, Supt CITY
Water Works, Schullsburg. Wis.
writes; | have tried many kinds Of
liniment but have never received
much beueht until | used Ballard's 5
snow Liniment for rheumatism and
pains. l think il the best liniment
ON earth. 25c. soc, and 81. 90 bottle
at slower Drug Co.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
FOREST CREEK PLACERS
Purchased by Spa uiding and
Others. OF Tacoma.

+. \ Smuldiug and associates, of
Tacoma have purchased the Colmau
placer property ON Forest Creek,
Jackson county, for a rcputcd prioc OF
$4,000 This property contains 40
acres They have also lcasru 1850
acres from the Hydraulic Mining Co,
giving them 400 acres on which to
operate. The company will build q
mile and half ditch which will give
a pressure Of 100 feet Two giant,
will be put into operation This
property joius the famous Sturgis
placer When it is fitted up it will
be among thc larger hydraulic enter.
prises Of southern Oregon aud large
returns arc anticipated
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
THURSDAY. JANUARY 8, 1908

Ex.Premier sagasta of Spain died
on January 3, in his 10th year.
sagasta was one of the greatest of
Spanish statesmen and was premier
during the war with the United
C4otoa
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
Nlderville Itens

Tho farmer, have commenced pillow.
my again
j. h. Robinson is now working ON
the new house Of ID. Shcohan.
Bom-ro Mr. and Mrs shubacl T.
Robinson, Dee. 3o 1909. a 10 pound
boy
There was quite disappointment
ON account of the discrimination Of
the school for another week.
Misses Addie and Chloe, and
thudiu> and Kirkmnn Robinson went
io Grants Pass Saturday to bc ready
TO commence school Monday morning
Miss Martha Hooking is now stay.
ing at Adam Carts mp ON Slate creek
All our people soom to be afflicted
with colds Zenoui
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
NEW CENTURY COMFORT.

Millions are daily finding a world
OF comfort in Bucklen's Arnica salve.
Y Kills pain from Burns, Scalds. Cuts,
Bruises; conquers Ulcers, and Fever
sores cures eruptiols, Salt Rheum,
boils and Felons; Removes corns and
warts. Best Pile cure On earth. Only
2So at W. F. kremer's drug store.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08

Don't fail to look over the large
new line Of Staple Shoes at The
Sugar Pine Store.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08

A fine line of locks, hinges and
builders hardware at Cramer Bros.
Get our prices and examine our stock.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08

For had taste in the mouth TAX,
lew doses OF Chamberhiu's stomach
and Liver Tablets Price s5c. War.
rtnted TO cure For sale by all drug.
gistS
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
ADS.
WANTED.
FOR SALE.

1QOWood Choppers. Inquire of Dunbar
i'Oand Kuykendall Wolf Creek, Ore
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08

DARRELS for sale at Ahlf's packing
ID house.
4 LII the standard variety of apple trees
n at the Eureka nursery near Wider
vile Ore, Satisfaction in price and
quality guaranteed. j H. RoHINsoN.
OOO ACRE ranch, good prune and
-'OO apple orchard. small fruits in
abundance; water for irrigation, besides
springs on every 20 acres center OF a good
range country; two dwelling huu ses. big
barn, every thing complete; well she tered
from irosts, good mining markets. one
half mile north OF Tunnel9. price 81 SO.
Inquire at thi, Office
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08

WILL THEY EVER FIND IT OUT
That the Mcdford flour is again the
br,t flour ou the marketg
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
FOR RENT

TWO nice furnished rooms in private
house with fire, suitable for hght
housekeeping no children. Inquire Home
Kitchen, 9Th street
| II REE nice furnished rooms with tire.
Home Kitchen, 9Th street
More Garland stoves and Ranges
just received at Cramer Bros.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-01-08
0Gs5&Zz1o9 9zzs05sssW

Sandy Bottom" is story of the South-of
Arkansaw-With its peculiar people andm
peculiar dialect.
The varied characters chosen by the author
to reveal his intentions are woven into action
that in itself has artistic variety and is alive
with elements that rivet the attention The
play is clean, clear and clever, and it has
lasting power in the memory surpassed by no
other play.
A SIMPLE STORY,
NATURAL AND TRUE TO III
Arizona republican., 1903-01-16

people of Arizona and those OF this
state also. Whenever the right of self
government is given to the territory.
capital and industry will acquire re-
newed confidence there. and new era
of industrial development will surely
dawn. Our commercial relations should
prompt every California representative
in senate and house to favor AriZona's
admission. This is an occasion when Il
senator should rise above the atmos-
phere of politics and craftsmanship ana
apply the broad principles of right to
the case in point.
"Since Arizona's Apache troubles
have been settled the territory has pro-
crossed amazingly. No section of the
country has proved to be possessed or
such vast mineral resources, and it's ag-
ricultural capabilities are just begin
ming to be understood and appreciated
The territory has given ample evidence
of its fitness for statehood, and delay
cannot produce anything new that will
be more conclusive. There can be no
sense, therefore. in postponing the act
of admission"
Arizona republican., 1903-01-16
CURRENT COMMENT
T-FI-FTTT
An Increasing Basis of Gold.

The United States has today a
broader and more solid basis of gold
for it's money system than any other
country in the world, and only needs
q better adjustment of the structure
that rests upon it. An official state
ment from the treasury department
shows that on the first of January the
entire stock of gold. including bullion
in the treasury, was s1.246, $40, rs. while
the total volume of money was S2.651,-
4095 5S, of which 1892. 7O7, $50 was held in
the treasury, and the r~st was in cir
culation. Substantially one half or our
actual currency is In gold.
Simultaneous with this statement
comes the estimate of the director or
the mint of the gold and silver produc-
ton of the country. That OF gold for
the year 1902 is put at $50, s53.O7o, which
is more than two and a half times that
Of silver. and considerably more than
one-fourth of the gold production of the
world. With our foreign Indebtedness
of the past nearly wiped out, and the
balance of trade still largely In ourfa-
vor. this output of our own mines Is
constantly enriching the basis of cur
rency and strengthening the rounda-
tons of credit. 1t gives us the fullest
opportunity for putting our money sys-
tenn on solid and impregnable ground.
New York Mail and Express.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-16
Sanitation and slesping Cars.

A writer in the st. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat complains about lack of sanitary
precautions in Pullman sleeping cars.
and asks If the railroads would not
draw greater patronage to these cars
If they posted certificates showing that
all bedding is disinfected and cleaned
after every trip.
Recently a woman traveller. writin 0
to a New York paper. spoke of the
many tuberculous invalids who fill the
south and westbound coaches at this
time of the year, This writer saw one
of these patients carried out of a berth
at a way station and the porter simply
put in clean sheets and pillow cases.
leaving the blankets and pillows which
had been used by the invalid
The complaint about the danger o.
using sleeping cars is not a new one
by any means. 1t is heard every sea-
son, but apparently there is no DISPOSE
ton to change matters. The heavy
curtains and snowy upholstery are In
themselves germ receptacles. but the
chief menace is in the bedding. The
Globe Democrats suggestion of a GER
Arizona republican., 1903-01-16
Arlzona's Female Bandit

There is something fatiguing about
the efforts of yellow newspapers in the
east to exploit the wretched Peart Hart
as the Female Bandit of Arizona"
She is about as much of a bandit as n
coyote is. Broke" on the desert, and
stimulated by morphine. she and
worthless. cowardly and degenerate
male companion managed to summon
enough nerve to stop a Reuben stage
driver. The pair were promptly cap
tured and sent to the penitentiary. Her
fellow bandit" was such a desperate
character that he was almost imme-
diately made a "trusty" around the
prison. and served as a cook for TIE
superintendent's family. One day he
sauntered away and never came back,
and there never was any public outcry
for his apprehension and return to
prison. In prison the woman was the
same low creature that she was when
free-her vocabulary of billIngsgate
gaining in richness while behind the
bars. So illiterate that she can hardly
write her own name, she is exploited
as educated and accomplished" and
is to go on the stage. In paroling her
the governor wisely provided that she
should leave the territory, and il east
ern people wish to accept her as 1.-The
female bandit" and Arizona actress,
they are welcome to her society so far
az Arizona is concerned.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-16
prunksnn.ss in England.

While the cause of temperance Is ad-
vancing in the United States, the drink
habit in England is increasing to an
appalling extent. Among the measures
of repression with which London begins
the new year is a lew requiring magis-
trates to keep a list of drunkards TO
whom keepers of public houses are
forbidden to sell liquor. Heavy penal
ties are prescribed for any woman who
is found drunk with a child under !
years IN her care. There is also a law
allowing a husband or wife to obtain
n decree of separation in case Of habit
ual drunkenness, and Sir Charles Allen
lawson has successfully applied for a
summons against his wife. Lady Law
son, whom he describes as a habitual
drunkard. This is the first prominent
case under the new act. Whether the
evil can be reached and corrected by
these and other legal devices is a ques-
ton. In the United States a great
deal has been accomplished by argu-
ment, persuasion and local option.
England has a terrible problem on
hand. and perhaps could get some val
liable points from sections of this
country where progress in temperance
has been made.-Rochester Democrat
and Chronicle.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-16
Selecting Public OIcers.

A good working theory for the selec-
tion of candidates for important offices
may be constructed from the truthful
remarks of District Attorney Jerome Of
New York. and of Circuit Attorney
Folk of st. Louis. Mr.. Jerome. who is
not afraid of those tasks which none
of his recent predecessors dreamed Of
undertaking. said just after the cleo
ton. quoting u wise public man of n
generation ago:
THE only kind of man to fill public
office is a man who does not want the
office and does not wish to be re-
elected
Mr.. Folk. who has sent to the peni-
tertiary for giving or taking brides
some of the very men who nominated
him, recently declared:
II told the men who nominated me
that I didn't want the office. 1 don't
think that l could be elected for an
other term.'-World's Work.
Arizona republican., 1903-01-16
Urging CaIifornia's Legislature to
Action.

Some of the most effective work in
behalf of the statehood bill has been
done by the great newspapers OF Cali
fornia. Just now, they are urging the
legislature of that state to adopt u
joint resolution requesting congress to
is an excellent one, and we trust thai
it will be followed. Certainly, in takir 3
such action. the legislators of Califor
mia would be acting in complete har-
uents. Aside from Senator Bard and
one newspaper in Los Angeles, we d.
not believe there is a citizen of the
Golden state who does not wish for the
admission of Arizona into the union.
Upon the subject of CALIFORNIA; duty
in the premises, the San Francisco
Chronicle makes these observations:
THE debate over the omnibus state
hood bill will occupy the time and the
attention of the senate every afternoon
session throughout the week. Those
senators who are opposed to the ad-
have been forced to show their hand.
Their programme is to defeat the omni-
bus bill by indefinite discussion, that
is. to consume the time in talk and
prevent vote being taken before the
final adjournment of congress. This is
practically an admission of the weak
ness of their position and confession
of the fear that If a division is reached
the bill will prevail and that the three
territories seeking admission to state
hood will triumph.
THE California legislature will
doubtless put itself on record this week
by adopting a joint resolution favoring
the admission of Arizona, at least.
This resolution should be adopted
unanimously. 1t ought to have the eff
feet of bringing Senator Bard TO u
realization of the fact that he is not In
accord with his own state in opposing
Arizona's admission. CALIFORNIA; rela-
tons with that territory are very In
innate. Her citizens have been deeply
interested in Arizona's progress and
development, and they believe that the
granting of statehood will do much to
advance the material interests of the