Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-03-31
LIVE NEWS FROM PROvOLT
Progress in Mining. Lunberins
and Agriculture.

returned from Grants Pass Monday.
Marsh Baldwin and wife Of Provolt,
were at Rush Monday visiting with
relatives.
will Bowler Of Proyolt made a tripI
to Grants Pass Wednesday with .
loa of hogs
Charley and George Fields Of Pro
volt, were at Grants Pass Saturday
doing business.
Miss Lena Boat, Of Williams is en-
pIoyed by the Powslls' creek Lumbar.
ing Company, as cook.
There is lots of sickness in our
little valley on account Of such
changeable weather-hot and cold
Martin Pernoll of Applegate, was
at Grants Pass Friday after load Of
groceries for John Pernoll, the Ap-
plegate merchant and postmaster
Lna Loesch, the Proyolt hop raiser
made business trip to Grants Pass
Saturday. Mr. Loesch commenced
blowing his yard, although tht
ground is very wet.
Henry Rebkopf. of Applegate, pass
cd through Proyolt Saturday en- routc
to Grants Pass to get material for hi'
new barn, that is being built by the
Hyde Bros. of Provolt.
The owner Of the Model hopyard Of
Applegate is busily at work at work
in the yard, plowing and grubbing
which is progressing rapidly. They
have about 25 acres in all-half Of
which is grubbed and ready for plow-
ing J. A. Rehkopf Of Grants Pass
is the owner of the yard, but it is
superintended by Ed Estes of Provolt
The Golden Eagle mine shut lowD
the l4th, but was soon started up
again. They are running tunnel a
distance Of l50 feet to tap tie ledge in
the shaft. some 60 feet in depth. The
ledge in the shaft is between three
and four feet in width and gives
splendid assays The company which
has this mine bonded is in Arizona,
and it is superintendent by John
Whitehead of Gold Hill
There is the Sharp Bros. placer
mine in Powells creek, which is
worked summer and winter by its
owners, and gives good results II is
worked by pipe and rock hoists.
This mine was sold three years ago
by these brothers for $40, 900 of which
one half was paid in advance The
balance was not paid at the time 1t
was due, and the mine fell back to its
former owners, who are work
ing winter and summer with good re-
suits
The Applegate Boom & Lumber
Co. Of Murphy is making prepara-
lions to begin work on the Applegate
river rafting logs Carter Bros. were
along making estimates Of the logs
left along the banks and also looking
after the ones that went off during
the high water of winter This com.
pany is going to put hoisting engine
to work lifting the logs from the
river. They will have several mil
lion feet to be lifted this fall. This
will mill bo moved to Chaney creek
where the timber is more plentiful.
The farmers Of Provolt. Applegate
and Williams are very much put ont
on account of the heavy rains and
snow fall. There is but little grain
put in at present. and the prospects OF
getting much put in, are small at the
present time Last Tuesday the
ground was covered with snow the
depth of seven inches, bat it didn I
lay on long. The big farmers have
the blues. tor their groGnd will
probably have to lay idle. The big
cattle raisers hay is getting low, on
account OF the long lingering winter.
although there has been no stock lost
so far.
Among the quartz and placer mine s
surrounding Provolt, there is the Lit
tie Pocket quartz mine across the
river. one mile from the postoiilce,
which is owned by Ed Hannum and
Amos Cook. This mino was found
in 1908, and was soon bonded to
Layton. and was worked for some five
months. The company failed to meet
the demands, so it fell back 10 its
owners. and We have learned Of late
that the Little Pocket is about to be
bonded again to one of Human s
cousins from the east This mine, II
properly worked, would be q paying
proposition. 1t is idle at present.
On Missouri Flat the Gilkins Min
ing Co, is at work placer mining on
the Carris farm in small creek
which is known as the Carris creek.
one day while Mr. Gilkius was pan.
ming he discovered q nugget Of gold
shining which was quite exciting to
its owner. This nugget was weighed
and was found to contain $50, besides
this many other smaller nuggets OF
S25 and $50 were picked up where this
one was found This cleek is exten,
sively led by pockets from the mount
aims surrounding Many have boer
found by the pocket hunters which
were compared with the gold Of thii
creek, aud proved TO be the same ii
color snd In heft, The Missouri Fla
is noted for ITS vast treasures tina
aro lying hidden in the deep soils
which are being taken out, year atte
year and still there is plenty
lef, for all, and the next generation
also.