Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-12-08
Suscsss Of Minerals Exhibit.

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Suscsss OF Minerals Exhibit.
The display Of minerals at the ex-
hibit room Of the Grants Pass Miners
Association, Is steadily increasing
and now makes showing that elioits
words Of commendatioh from all
visitors. The exhibit now embraces
5s samples Of gold ore, 1S of copper.
five Of asbestos and specimens of Gin
nabar, josephiuoite, coal, nickle, jade
and gossan. And all this has been
brought together in but six weeks
time, and now that the exhitit has
been given permanenoy and has
demonstrated its worth as a medium
to advertise the mineral wealth Of
Southern Oregon, the work Of seour.
ing samples will proceed more rapidly
and by spring it is expected to have
sample Of ore from each developed
ledge in this district Of gold, copper,
oinnabRr and other metals. as we'll as
samples Of the other minerals that are
of commercial value, that are known
to exist in Southern Oregon 1t is
planned to get sufficient samples from
each property to have enough for tho
local exhibit and for the display that
the Association will make for Soth-
ern Oregon, at the Lewis and Clark
Exposition, and it is asked by the
officers of the Miners Association,
that parties sending in samples bear
this in mind and bring double
quantity.
That the mineral exhibit room is to
be permanent institution in Grants
Pass is now an assured fact, for both
the mining men of this district and
the business men Of Grants Pass
realize its value rs means Of prov ing
to the world the great extent, variety
and richness Of the mineral resources
Of Southern Oregon and that as an ad.
veitising venture IL will be the most
profitable Of any over undertaken by
Grants Pass. To meet the expenses of
maintaining the exhibit room is no
small undertaking and 1t ia proving a
burden more than the Miners Asso-
citation can bear with its present IN
come from fees and dues and 1t has
been determined to ask the citizens
OF Grants Pass to assist in carrying
on tho work Of the Association, which
In reality is of far moro benefit to
Grants Pass than IL Is to tho miners.
Grants Pass has been built up and
will continue to prosper by the min
ing.capital brought to this district
and by the wealth produced by tho
mines and 1t is but Just, as we'll as
most profitable Investment, for the
people Of Grants Pass to stand Loyalty
by the Miners Association and assist II
by liberal contributions. To this end
q special committee of the Assooia-
tion consisting Of O. Il. Msngum,
Judge ]. o. Booth, and II. Q. Kinney
will make thorough canvass Of the
city within tho next week and every
business man and property owner 10
Grants Pass will be asked TO become q
regular contributor TO the fund for
the maintenance OF the minerals ex-
hibit room. The plan Ia to have the
combination oOvar lha enliro vear of
1905. and to be for specified sum,
whatever the contributor feels afle to
give, per month, to be paid quai ter
ly in advance This will obyiate the
annoyance and expense Of frequent
collections, and produce a steady and
assured income to the Miners Asso-
citation in its splendid work for the
development OF tho mineral wealth
Of this district and for the upbuilding
OF Grants Pass