Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1903-06-25
ALREADY A FAMOUS CAMP
Joe Creek Copper Mines Attract
ins Much Attention.

Probably no mining country in the
Northwest is commanding moro at.
tention at the present time than the
Blue Ledge district just south of the
Oregon-California boundary line, says
the Oregonian.
The CLARK camp, where most of the
development work is being done, is
reached by somewhat arduous trip
The main line of the Southern Pa
cific is left at Medford, Or, and the
branch line followed five miles to its
terminus at Jacksonville, where 80
mile stage ride is added to the trip
Van b. DeLashmutt came in from
the new district Thursday night and
gives a very encouraging report of the
camps future prospects. The proper
ty that is attracting the most at
tention is group of II claims known
as the Blue Ledge mine, and bonded
FOR $780, 900 by PATSY" Clark and
Major Kingbsbury, of Spokane, two
of the best known mining promoters
in the Northwest, Placer mining has
been done throughout the Blue Ledge
district for the past 40 years, but
quartz mining was an entirely new
feature up to few months ago. The
property is owned by William Hamil-
ton, William +. Malone, George NJ.
Keller, NJ. Wenger, b, G. Adams,
Samuel II. McVey and l., +. Cooper,
all of Del Norte County, Cal. These
men partially developed the property
last fall in search of gold, but strik-
ing base ore in their tunnel, decided
the property to be valueless. Several
other old miners were Interested in
the property mp to that time and
forfeited their interests for paltry
sums.
Reddy q Beisol, Spokane brokers'
got possession of the property and
through them it was bonded to Clark
and Kingsbury for $3.50, 600, of which
$40, 600 was paid in cash. Another
payment of $50, 600 is to be made on
October /, and the balance on October
/, 1904
Three months work has developed
the prospect into mine that is al.
ready upon paying basis. The first
work done was l5O-foot tunnel, run
on the ledge, the last 100 feet of which
was in paying ore. The tunnel was
extended 30 feet and the ledge crossed
30 feet, the entire cross cut being in
solid ore. Work is now being confined
to drilling with diamond drills, and
while the results are kept secret, as
nearly as can be ascertained, the ore
is averaging d per cent copper, 81 in
gold and some silver
A smelter will be built in the near
future and the work of. blocking out
the ore will commence James p.
Harvey is superintendent Of the mine /;
David O'Neill, foreman, and Billy
Cleary has charge of the pack train
operated between Clark and Jackson.
Vile.
Many other promising properties
are being developed, among them a
claim bought by Charles Sweeney a
short time ago for 5000 Pete Lar
son, the well known Montana mining
promoter and millionaire, is also de.
yeloping claim. Forest & Wake
field, of Spokane. have several men
driving tunnel ON one of their
properties. h. X. Neill Finch q
Campbells mining expert, was look.
ing over the camp short time ago
aud it is believed that he has secured
options on several properties.
Van b. DeLashmutt has AN interest
in group Of five claims within a few
hundred feet Of the blue Ledge mine.
The camp is full of old miners who
regard it as a most promising district
Among the miners in the camp are
william Painter, locator or the
American Eagle, at Dixie, Idaho
Joe Morris, locator Of the War Eagle,
LeRoi aud Center Star mines; Ohoy
Jeldness. Henry Callahan, l.. Roy
Slater, the Spokane broker; Reddy &
Biesel, Of Spokane; Jack Fitzgerald,
Emmett Thompson, Mike Sweeney and
"Cosegardy" Jones, the locator of the
Rico mine, in the SLOGAN country.
\ town site has been laid ont and
named Clark, after Patsy" Clark.
The settlement is near the Joe Bar,
which is at the three forks Of Elliott,
Joe and Applegate creeks