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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
PORTLAND MONEY IN MINES
Residents Of That City Interested
in Large Properties.

Despite TIE fact that Portland Ieo-
pie have been accused. of being luke
warm in the matter Of encourage
ment and Investment in mining prop
critics, it is known that the money
put into ventures by them during the
past % years has amounted to hun
dreds OF thousands of dollars. Many
Of them. too, have been caught in
wildcat ventures, and made to be-
lieve that well-developed mine ex-
listed, whereas there was only pros
pect hole. Portland people have in
vested much capital in mining stocks,
grub-staked HUNDREDS of prospe ct ors,
and some of the largest enterprises in
Southern Oregon were developed and
are owned and operated by residents
Of this city. Portland capital has
beeu taken in more than once, and
money has been risked in legitimate
mining enterprises. that brought in
no returns. Men cannot be expected
to invest their capital in enter prises
unless there is probability of get
ting some returns, for mining must
be conducted on legitimate basis,
the same as in any other line,
Portland capitalists were among
the first to develop and put in expen-
sive equipments to work the highland
gravel deposits in Southern Oregon.
Up to less than 80 years ago, all the
placer mining of Oregon was done
along the creek and river beds in a
more or less primitive way-ground
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
BIG TIME AT GRANTS PASS
Session OF Development League
TO Be o Good Ono.

Leaders of the Oregon Development
League, says the Telegram, are look
ing forward TO rousing meeting at
Grants Pass on the occasion Of tho
Southern Oregon session Of the league
to be held there the afternoon and
evening of Friday, September 2s.
Among those who will go from Port
land and vicinity, are Ezra l.. Smith,
president Of the league; Tom Rich
ardson, secretary OF the league; Har.
ry M. Cake, president Of the Com
mercial Club; b. B. Beekman, W. Il.
Conan, general passenger and ticket
agent Of the Southern Pacific, and
others interested in the work OF the
league.
Secretary Richardson has received
a special invitation for the Portland
delegation to stop at Eugene while
en- route to Grants Pass and there
hold n session Of tho league in con-
nection with the llth annual fair of
the Southern Oregon District Agri-
cultural Society. which holds forth
from September 20 to "a, inclusive.
Mr.. Richardson has accepted the in
vitatiop. and will leave here Thurs
day morning, September %, accom-.
panied by the rest Of the delegation
for that purpose. A. Bennett, one Of
the presidents OF the league, is
in the city, aud says he will attend
the Southern Oregon session, II 1t Is
possible for him to do so.
Invitations singed by II. L. Gilkey.
Of the City Council; r. Thomas, of
the Board of Trade, and III. Il. Fos-
ter, CT thu Mining Association. are
being sent out to all the towns and
districts Of Southern Oregon from
Roseburg to Ashland. IL is desired
that large attendance bo present
from all sections Of the country, and
an effort is being made to have such
an attendance, as we'll as to make the
NEE tings both entertaining aud in
structiye. Aside from the speeches
there will be music, and, above all,
good will and enthusiasm. Those
who are interested IN the movement
and there are many-want TO see the
same good work done down here as is
being done In Eastern Oregon, and
many realize that this can only be
done through cooperation with the
Oregon Development League.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
Last Excursion TO the Worlds
Fair.

The demand for sleeping car space
in the Denver & Rio Grande's popu-
lar through tourist excursions to the
st. Louis Fair having been so great,
three such excursions will be run on
the next and last selling dates--Octo.
ber 8, 4 aud 3. On each of these days
special tourist excursions will be run
from Portland without change Of
cars over the Scenic Line Of the
World October 0 there will also be
RON a special Pullman excursion.
These cars will make stops en- route
at Salt Lake City and Denver.
affording excursionists an opportunity
Of viewing the various points of in.
terest about those cities. The day.
light ride through tho heart OF the
Rockies-God's art gallery Of nature
is the grandest across the American
continent
Write W. @. Mcbride, 1874 Third
street. Portland, Or, at once for par.
ticulars and sleeping car reservations
These being the last days upon which
tickets will be sold at reduced rates.
travel Will be particularly heavy.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
Bvrdette Organ for Sale.

a fine Burdette organ, walnut case,
high top and mirror, for sale at bar
gain. on time Mrs Lura II. Grout,
1921 South Fifth street.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
IN THE GALICE DISTRICT
r. X. Crouch Says New Town VIII
BE Built on the Rogue.

Il. X. Crouch, son OF President o. M.
Crouch, of the Almeda mines, in the
Galice mining district, IL in Portland
for few days on business and for
recreation. He reports IL men being
employed on the Almeda, working a
ledge showing up some 200 feet wide,
and which will probably average
about $40 fer ton. Preparations are
under way for the installation Of a
smelling plant at the mine. starting
with a 200.ton plant and increasing
the capacity az requirements demand.
owe are figuring on building road
IN from Leland 10 the mine this win.
ter, ;" Mr.. Crouch said, "and that
will shorten the distance to the near.
est distributing point. Heretofore all
business has been transacted through
Merlin, the first station this side Of
Grants Pass. The Rand Mining Com
pany, working the same ledge AZ the
A Almeda il interested in the putting in
Of the new road.
"The Golden Wedge has been shut
down for a short period while waiting
for machinery tho intention being to
increase tho capacity Of the mill
The Galioe Consolidated is working
about a dozen men on its placer prop.
critics.
o. a new town is to be located at
point two miles further down the
Rogue River than Calico. The post.
Office at the old town Of Galice may
be moved to this new location and
the place may be known as Galice
otherwise 1t will possibly bo known
as Rand being ON the Rand Mining
Company's property. Surveyors laid
out and plated the town few days
ago and some lots have already been
sold. They are now waiting for the
new road to como in from Leland.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
Indian War Veteran Dead.

Scott Gall an Indian war veteran
Of 1853, died at the Roseburg Sol
diers' Home on September ~. Mr..
Gall was Gs years old and was ad.
mitted TO the Soldiers' Home from
Jackson county on July 20. 1904. lie
served in Capt J. X Lamerick's =
company and lived in the country for
the 80 years preceding his going TO
the Oregon Soldiers Home and was a
miner and worked for several years
In the Willow Springs district lie
was a single man. Justice Of the
Peace @. c. Gall Of Sans Valley IS
his only living brother.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
PLACE OF MINING ROMANCE
Denver Paper Speaks Well OF
Southern Oregon Writer.

When the literary history Of
America is written hundred years
hence, the commentator will point
with emphasis to the many
volumes upon his shelves that have
drawn their inspiration from life and
events Of the mining regions Of the
West at time when the Rocky
Mountains represented tho extreme
frontier Of civilization. Those who
seek 10 get in touch with tho manners
and feelings Of the people who then
inhabited the wilds and first brought
its commanding resources into the
commercial channels Of tie older
will find themselves
directed TO the works Of the imagina.
tive writer's who pictured the condi.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
The Natural Influence Of tho
Open Saloon.

Present day psychology and medi.
cine are full Of notices and treatises
upon the power of suggestion. Has
IL never occurred to the observer that
this power Of suggestion to the drink.
er's appetite Is ono Of the chief OWLS
Of tho open saloon2 Tho drinking
man says: 81 cannot pass an open
saloon, as soon as | see II, must 20
in. "
A philosopher has said: 1--WE do
not so much possess our ideas as they
possess US. There is large
measure Of truth in this assertion.
A little child bumps its head. But
Its mother says; THAT did not
hurt" and tho baby refrains from
crying. Suggestion has, in many
cases, almost, II not quite, hypnot tic
power. Surgeons tell a patient the
operation will not be painful, and he
endures 1t without an anaesthetic.
Wise physicians often cure disease by
suggestion. Many u modern miracle
Of healing is explained by its potency.
II is powerful to overcome cold, heat,
thirst-all bodily affections.
Now, remembering the basic sus.
ceptibility Of human nature to sug-
ges:ion, think Of the power upon the
diseased nerves Of the inebriate of u
row OF saloons on the street side by
which he passes. A confirmed tobac.
co user, in many cases OF temporary
deprivation OF his narcotic, cannot
pass cigar store-how much greater
the temptation when every fiber Of
the poor drunkard's being cries fol
strong drink with the cry of tn,
vampire, give, give"
We owe it, as lovers Of our kind,
to Danish saloons, so that our disease d
brothers may be saved, II possible,
from the power Of drink--suggestion.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22

II begins to look II the Under
wood Visible Typewriter had cinch
on the highest award at the st. Louis
Exposition, and 1t is well placed II 80
awarded. This same machine took
highest honors at the Pan.American
Exposition and the grand prize in the
Venice Exposition OF 1901, Agency
for Oregon at 90 Front St., Portland.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22

The latest gossip has it that the
Corvallis g. Eastern, a railroad that
has had the most checkered career of
all Oregon roads, Is the subject OF
negotiations between its present bead,
A. y. Hammond, and California cap
ialists. The Californians have a plan
to extend the road to Haystack Pass
In the Cascades. and through the
country watered by the Deschutes
river, then make long curve south.
easterly through the Harney county
lake country, their ultimate goal
being a connection with the o. X. Il
n. at Ontario.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
LEWIS AND CLARK MUSIC
Roseburs Orchestra Nucleus for
Bis Orchestra.

A movement is on foot to organize
an orchestra Of Southern Oregon
musicians to play at the Lewis and
Clark fair in Portland next year.
Prof. +. II. Appleton, director Of the
Roseburg Orchestra, ia at the head
Of the movement. He is now in cor.
respondence with a number Of musi
clans living in Oregon towns south Of
Rosehurg with a view to interesting
them in the proposition. 1t is pro.
posed to limit the Instrumentation to
30 pieces, using the RosebGrg Or
chestra Of II pieces as nucleus.
Collective practice will begin 10
Roseburg as soon as the required
number of musicians enter into the
project. Review.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22

sluicing or picking and shoveling in
to the sluice boxes. The deep grave
beds high up on the ridges above the
beds of the streams had never beer
touched. An English company, Of
London. was the first to install q
plant for working the upland placer.
in the Galice district in Josephine
county. Before its long bitches were
completed and its powerful giants fol
washing the gravel were in position,
Caption A. p. Ankeny, of Port land,
had the Blue Gravel Company or
ganized AMI began operations on a
ridge across the creek from the En-
glish company. Associated with Cap
tain Ankeny were ]. W. and Vincent
Cook, NJ. S. Burrell, ID. p. Thompson
and others. 1t was the beginning OF
hydraulic placer mining in Southern
Oregon, and it cost many thousands OF
dollars to dig the long bitches and to
equip the mine with pipe, giants,
bedrock flume, etc. There were no
roads into the Galice Greek district in
those days, and the supplies were all
taken in On pack animals. This heavy
giants were transported to the mines
by being loaded ON a lizard, sort Of
sled made from the forks of an oak
tree. 1t was dragged along the
mountain trail with horses, where
an accidental slip would have pre-
cipitated the load into the bottom of
the Rogue river canyon. The lumber
for the fumes and building purposes
was all whipsawed by hand-a big
log was rolled and propped up over
pit, and~one man stood on the top
of the log holding one end of the saw,
and the other was held by another
workman who stood on the ground
below. The log was lined and mark.
ed, and had to be cut to scartch to
produce even-sized boards. Rose
burg was then the terminus of the
rap proad, where the passengers boarded
a six horse stage coach and paid 10
cents per mile to ride to Grants Pass,
with the privilege of walking over
the bad stretches of roads. In spite
of these difficulties, Captain Ankeuy
spent much of his time at the mine,
aud Vincent Cook often remained for
two or three months at time. The
other interested parties made oc.
casional visits to the scene of opera
tions. These parties later sold the
Blue Gravel, aud the Ankneys and
Cooks became owners of the famous
Sterling mine, near Jacksonville. The
development Of the Blue Gravel gave
hydraulic placer mining start in
Southern Oregon and a number Of
these upland placers are the best pay
ing properties.
For several years past, l.. A. Lewis,
of Allen & Lewis, has operated an
extensive placer mine on Grave
Greek, in Josephine county. 1t cost
thousands of dollars to dig miles of
bitches and bring water on the ground
and equip the mine. Where opera.
tions were begun on the low ground
there was no dump, but this difficulty
was obyiated by building an expen.
sive elevator that carried the water,
gravel and rock to an elevated hume-
way. The ground has been washed
away for half mile further up the
creek, but the elevating apparatus
is not now needed.
A few miles further down Grave
Creek, john W. Lewis. brother Of
l.. A, operates another extensive
placer proposition that cost small
fortune to equip. Telegram.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
Reduced Rates TO ST. Louis Expo
sition.

The Southern Pacific Co. will sell
round trip tickets at greatly reduced
rates to st. Louis and Chicago, ac.
count the st. Louis, Exposition, on
the following dates:
October 3, 4, 3.
Going trip must be completed with.
In 10 days from date Of sale and pas
seDgers will be permitted to start on
any day that will enable them TO
reach destination within the 10 days
limit. Return limit 90 days. but not
later than December 81, 1904 For full
information as to rates and routes call
on Agent Southern Pac., at Grants
Pass W. L. Conan, G.. r. A.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
W. &. z. u. Column

The W. @. I. u. will meet In the
League room Of the M. Il. church ON
Friday, September 23. at 2 80 p m.
Annual reports Of officers and super
intendents will be submitted and a
short programme rendered. Please
be prompt. as meeting must close at L.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22

And when the victory shall be com.
plete-when there shall be neither a
slave nor drunkard on the earth
how proud the title of that land
which may truly claim to be the
birthplace of both these revolutions
that shall have ended In that victory.
Abraham Lincoln, February 22. 1924.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22
IL. Il. Mason,

Carpenter, Contractor and
Architect.
All work done with neatness
and dispatch and in workmanlike
manner. Job work a specially.
Give me a call.
Am prepared 10 repair. or raise build
ings and pat In underpionine.
Front street, bet. Bird and 9Th.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-09-22

tions existing during this important
period in the nations progress. The
thallowed memory Of those who filed
this niche in the country's gallery of
lettered men will lend impetus to the
aspirations of others who have found
new books TO write and new civiliza-
tions to paint.
To be able to set forth in romance
the regional story of men and women,
whether they be natures rough pro-
duct or the more polished social gems
of cultured Surroundings, one must
dwell among them and drink Of the
same dresms and emotions. They
must be portrayed at first hand. Bret
Harte, the laureate of mining camp
fiction and verse, taught school among
the subjects of his muse. Mark
Twain spent years in tho mining re.
gions, and it is said that the world
nearly lost him In the vicinity of
Virginia City, when he barely es-
capped becoming a millionaire along
with Fair, Maokay and others.
Dennis II. Stovall, one OF The
Records special correspondents, is
typical of that charming class of men
who settle down in a province and
imbibe the sentiments and interests of
its citizens in order to translate them
into language for the entertainment
and profit of others. The Record has
published many of his short stories
sent out from his literary seat in
Southern Oregon, and doubtless its
subscribers have felt the same enjoy.
ment in reading them that its editors
have in setting them in print. We
therefore take pleasure in calling at.
tention to new book from his pen,
which comes in the same delightful
strain as his "Tales of Old; Tales of
Gold. The story is entitled "Suz-
anne Of Kerbyville, and deals with
imagined events in the old mining
town of Kerbyville, fifty years ago
Kerbyville "at the- foot of the pine
clad hills, with it's one long street,
and overlooking the winding river and
the valley of the Illinois. ~ Sometime
within year The Record has repro
duced n picture of the old town hall,
with its weather boarding partly
gone, for the town, the ugh practically
deserted, is still there as reminder
of the time when Kerbyville "ex.
changed more dust than any other
mining camp north of San Francis
CO."
Mr.. Stovall's story deals largely
with the Indian war of 1866, wherein
We find the prospector whit his bag of
nuggets, the district sheriff and tho
proprietor Of the inevitable gambling
house and saloon, and there is a pretty
romance in the foreground to give the
picture perspective and proper dimen-
sions.
The author has done great deal
toward advancing the mining inter
ests Of Southern Oregon by means OF
his ever-ready account Of tho latest
strike" and cleanup" 1t will not
be surprising IL he does just as much
for the social history of that wonder.
full region. resouroeful not only in
lode and placer gold, but interesting
traditions rs we'll. Denver Mining
Record.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-06-03

Judge Boise should not receive a
single vote in Dallas. His refusal
to grant the right-of-way for the
pipe line for the city waterworks
and his work in influencing other
property owners to likewise refuse,
forced the city into a long and ex-
pensive law suit, delayed the work
several months and made it neces-
sary to issue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 instead of $4,000. The
city officers made every reasonable
and honorable effort to induce
Judge Boise to permit the pipe to
cross his land, and made him an
offer of $4OO for the privilege, hop
ing thereby to keep the matter out
of court. The officers did not feel
that Judge Boise would be injured
to the extent of anything like $400,
but they desired to proceed with the
work and avoid expensive litiga-
ton. Every offer met positive
refusal, and the city was informed
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-06-03

Look out for the campaign liarl
If anybody comes to you at this
late day in the game and tells you
some personal story rejecting up
on any candidate or either ticket,
it will be pretty safe to take it for
granted that it is not SO. Great
injustice is often done to worthy
candidates by listening to the tales
of unprincipled liars, sprung at the
last moment before election, and
after the election is over it is then
everlastingly too late to right the
wrong. Don't believe much that
you hear about any candidates
personal character between now
and next Monday night.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-06-03
RRIGHT'S DISEASE.

The largest sum ever paid for pre-
scription, changed hands in San Fran
cisco, August 30. 1901. The transfer in
volYed in coin and stock $ll2, 10000 and
was paid by party of business men for
a specific for Bright's Disease and Dia-
betes, hitherto incurable diseases.
They commenced the serious investi-
cation of the specific Nov. Is, 1900.
They interviewed scores OF the cured
and tried it out on its merits by putting
oyer three dozen cases on the treatment
and watching them. They also got ply
sicians to name chronic, incurable cases,
and administered it with the physicians
for judges. Up TO Aug. %, eighty-seYen
per cent of the test cases were either
well or progressing favorably.
There being but thirteen per cent of
failures, the parties were satisfied and
closed the transaction. The proceedings
of the investigating committee and the
clinical reports of the test cases were
published and will 0e mailed free on ap
plication. Address JOHN j. FULTON
COMPANY, APO Montgomery St., San
Francisco, Cal.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-06-03

The imported editor of the Inde-
pendence Enterprise, who was sent
into Polk county to help carry out
the schemes of undesirable and
broken-down Republican office
seekers, endeavors to criticize the
course pursued by the OBSERVER in
the campaign now drawing to a
close The OBSERVER cares nothing
for the criticism of this editor, one
way or the other, and will continue
to pursue the course that it con-
siders best for the permanent good
of the Republican party as it has
always done in the past. This
paper has been advocating Repub-
lican principles and working for
Republican success for the last six
teen years, and it will be here advo-
eating these principles when the
imported scribbler over at Inde-
pendence is gone and forgotten.
Cheap politicians and cheap
editors come and go, but the news
paper that wears no mans dog
collar and conducts it business up
on business principles, like Tenny-
sons brook, goes on forever.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1904-06-03

that the right would not be granted
at any price. When an agent ap-
pointed by the council visited
Judge Boise in Salem and suggest
ed that the people of Dallas felt
that they were entitled to the small
favor asked, this aged and parsimon-
ious Judge who has been drawing
down $4,000 a year for 80 or 40
years from the public treasury
colby answered that he lowed Dal-
las nothing" Now, Judge Boise is
asking a favor OF the people of Dal-
las, and it is the duty of the people
to inform him that they "owe him
nothing" and that on election day
they will pay the amount due.
The jury in the damage case award
ed Judge Boise one dollar, and the
city paid it. That dollar is the
last thing he should ever get out of
the people of Dallas.