Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-06-16
GROwL OF THE GIANTS
Heard on Jump-off Joe Tearing
the Gravel Banks Down

The growl cf the giants, as they
cut their way into the rich gravel de-
posits, along Jump-off.Joe and it's
tributaries. can still be heard, al
though Old Sol has licked up the last
snow on the hillsides and gulches
aud no rain has fallen to speak of for
several weeks.
The Cook g. Howland mine is work.
ing their two giants without inter
ruption by the aid of large resor.
voir. and they will not start cleaning
any bedrock for a month to come.
The output of this mine will be more
than double that Of any former year,
as IL has been an exceptionally good
season for the placer miner Some
three to four acres OF exposed bedrock
will be the result Of this seasons
work, which will mean that at least
$4,000 will be the cleanup. This
mine is under the management Of
Arthur Rowland, man of world
wide experience, and it is pleasure
to see him taking his stand beside
the long nozzle, directing the monitor
so as to drive with one graceful
sweep In a cloud of spray aud foam,
many tons OF gravel and boulders to-
ward the head OF the hume. One
MI tu 10 l.a 40
which are driven into piles from 20
to 80 feet in height
Further up the creek, at the mouth
OF Bummor gulch, the Southern
Oregon Mining and Development
Company own some ground on
which they are working According
TO reports, several thousand dollars
have been taken out from four
months run On the same guclb the
Mount Pitt Hydraulic and Quartz
Mining Company own 1876 acres Of
placer ground along the guich This
company only began operations less
than two months ago, with Il. House
as president, d. L. Mcleod treasurer
and secretary, aud A. Hoofer vice.
president and general manager. All
are Of Portland. Mr.. Hoofer, who il |
the heaviest stakeholder, has many
years Of experience in mining, stays
on the ground and devotes his entire
time in looking aftsr the working Of |
the property and the interests Of the
stockholders. During this seasons
run enough gold will he taken out to
pay at least 10 per cent. on the invest |
ment to the stockholders by July. An
exceptionally rich channel was struck
at the beginning, and nuggets ranging
in ,alue from 81 to sl2 are frequently
found. A conservative estimate from
late cleanup shows that the gravel
averages from 81 to 80 per cubic yard.
The sgravel contains many boulders,
and is known as old channel wash.
One OF the former owners, who work.
ed on one of the upper claims some
years ago, averaged $40 by ground.
sluicing per day, and during low
water cleaned up with rocker for
many weeks ~ per day. The gold
seems to have its source near the head
of the gulch, which IL near the Ham.
mersley quartz mine, for, as work is
carried on up the gulch, the ground
is getting richer and the gold coarser.
The channel on which the company is
at present working is over 800 feet
In width, and from 10 to 20 feet in
depth and prospects everywhere.
hummer Gulch seems to be identical
with Brass Nail guich, which is in
this vicinity. This Rulch has been
entirely worked out on the upper
claims and has produced many thous.
ands of dollars in coarse gold.
oil miners who are familiar aud
have worked on both gplches claim
that hummer is even richer than Brass
Nail, and everything points to that ,
fact The company has good water
right and series Of reservoirs,
which enables them to pipe for at
least eight months in the year. Work
will be started within months time
to make new bitches, so as to increase
the pressure to at least l16 feet. A
monster reservoir is being built and
another giant installed. With these
means at hand, the output of this mine
will rank with the foremost paying
placers in Southern Oregon, The
company also owns group Of free
milling quartz mines about two miles