Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-24
IN THE MINERAL FIELD
What the Miners Are Doing.

Douglas Houghton, a mining man
from Redding, is in Grants Pass,
looking over the mineral resources Of
this district. being attracted here by
the favorable reports Of Southern
Oregon that are now to be heard In
all the mining districts of the West.
q. Z. Platt, who with Albert
Roepp is developing a group of FIVE
claims which they have located ON
Bolan creek, near where that stream
joins Sucker creek. was in Grants
Pass Monday. Mr.. Platt stated that
their ledge was showing up we'll
and they had every prospect of hav-
ing a property that would yet be
valuable. While here, Mr.. Plstt
met W. L. Smith. former neigh.
Dor of his in Eugene, who had come
to try his luck this winter in pros
peoting aud he accompanied Mr.. Platt
to Sucker creek district where he
will locate a claim.
W. P. Dobson, who with Neil Bar
nett owns the Tobacco group Of
claims in the Briggs district. il in
Grants Pass to spend week. Messrs.
Dohson 4 Barnett have closed their
development work for this season, but
early next spring will again go TO
their claims and put in several months
in opening up their ledges, which
show good values and have every in
dicaiion of proving profitable proper
ties. Mr.. Dobson states there are
now more than 90 claims taken in the
Briggs district and that next summer
that district will be the scene Of great
activity in mining operations.
W. l. Dowell, owner of the Sugar
Pine ledge on the right fork of Galice
creek, is in Grants Pass to remain a
couple of weeks and his business ar
rangemeUts may be such that he will
spend the winter here. Mr.. Dowell
has been doing considerable develop
ment work this summer and fall upon
his ledge, which makes good show
ing and promises to be a property Of
considerable value Having other
business to attend TO, he does not OK.
pect to be able to resume work ON his
claim before next spring, when he
hopes to do extensive development and
pat his mine in shape to be placed on
the market.
Mr.. S. Case, owner and manager Of
the Orc Fino mine on Jump. off f-J oe,
was in Grants Pass Satui day aud
Sunday, returning Monday to Orc
Fino. Mr. Case, who is a we'll known
Portland mining capitalist of Port
land, acquired the Oro Fino group Of
claims and last Summer began their
systematic development and he has
put on an extensive system of tunnel
and shafts and proved the great ex.
tent and richness of the lodges on the
three claims and finding that the ex-
penditure for milling plant would
be fully warranted, he began this
fall to install a cyanide sysetm and
expects to have it completed ahd
in operation within the next two
months, when he will be able to
handle 30 tons of ore pei day. The
tanks are of red cedar and of the most
substantial build The ore will be
crushed by a Sturdevant roller ma.
chine. This is new ore crusher tC
Southern Oregon mines and is said tC
be decided improvement over bat
terry orushers now in use, as it allows
no rock to pass through larger than
one fourth inch in diameter thus
giving uniform size to the rock fol-
the stamps. These crushers are dust
less, another good feature. A AZ
horsepower boiler and engine fur
nishes power for the mill while 8
small separator engine supplies
power for the hoist and pumps. II
is probable that later water power
will be utilized as ample water car
be had from Jump Joe. Mr.. Case
owns considerable land adjoining hi
mine that is covered with very fin,
timber affording him fuel and min'
timbers convenient and at low cost
Work has been suspended for thu
winter, by reason of the snow in tina
high altitude on the Ivanpaw groul
OF copper claims in the Waldo dis
trict, and the crew of men has beef
taken to a lower altitude, wher,
there will be little snow. and placed
at work developing the Mother LODI
claims, that lie five miles east Of tn,
Takilma smelter.
These claims are owned by @. l.
Mangum and ]. Il. Reeves, of Grant
Pass. The development work on thu
lvanpaw group has made mos
satisfactory showing and gives war
rant for complete development, whiol
will be done next summer. Mothe
Lode group extends for 5000 fee
along the strike Of the vein. Th
VEN is perfect contact Of an averag
width Of 20 feet, lying between por
phyry-slate and granite walls. Only
small amount of work has beef
done on these claims, but Mr.. Reeves
who is in charge of crew of men
will push the developmening will
the intention Of having the ledg
fully opened up by spring. Thes
two groups of claims are, so far a
surface showing indicates, among tn
best copper properties in Josephin
county as to extent Of ore body an,
high values and will more thai
likely become high copper producer