Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-03-17
MAIL LOST IN THE RIVER
PIovolt Correspondent Sends In
teresting News.

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at Proyolt this week.
Marsh Baldwin Of Provolt was
visiting witt friends at Rush Sunday
and Monday.
Alex Watts of Proyolt made flying
trip to Thompson creek Monday ON
business He returned on Friday.
John Pernoll, the Applegate post
master and merchant passed through
Proyolt Tuesday en- route to Grants
Pass.
sweetland of Grants Pass passed
through Proyolt Thursday on his way
to Thompson creek to look after some
beef cattle which he has been feeding
It Mr. Winetrout's. i.
The heavy rains have caused Apple
gate to overruu the high water marks
Of 1890 and it is doing much damage
in it, raging con ition. 1t has been
in this state for one week, and has
damaged the farms Of Bridgepoint and
Murphy.
Married - March 10, 1904, Mrs.
Sophia Shrimpf and Mr. L. Sharp,
were united in the holy bonds of mat
rimony, both bride and groom are cit
izens of Provolt Their many friends
wish them many happy years. They
will make their home at Provolt
A new hop yard in the Proyolt COM
muuity is being set out on the Sonson
farm by Lua Loesch, which will be an
addition of eight acres to the old gard
which he has rented. c. Cook has al
80 rented an eight acre field to put in
hops, which will be put cut as quick
Is the weather will permit
Mr.. Lewis Of Hamburg was at Proyolt
Wednesday purchasing lay. Mr.
Lewis reports that mining is progress.
ing rapidly in that section Of The coun-
try. The placer mines are all under
full headway, and there is an abund-
ance of water at present. The quartz
mines are also being rapidly deyel-
oped by the owners
A sad acci lent happened Tuesday to
the five year old daughter Of L. W.
Smith, the Provolt postmaster. The
little girl was playing before the FIRE
place and her dress caught afire. Iier
mother was at the postofice some dis
tance away, and the other members of
the family were in the back yard,
when they heard The screams cf the
little one. They soon rescued the
child from the flames, but not before
it was badly burned The child was
takon to Grants Pass for treatment,
but it is feared the accident will prove
fatal.
The Golden Eagle mine, Bone of
Contention and Others have started up.
A force Of men have been put to work
taking ont the hidden treasure. The
output Of this mine will bring famous
mining men to the country from the
east, with sufficient capital for devel-
opment and also will pour down good
times upon the laboring men Of the
country, who have to depend on labor
for their support. The Williams val
ley is noted for its quartz and placer
mines which makes it one Of the enter
prising mining districts OF the future.
This little valley is also noted for its
vast mountains Of marble, which ex-
tend from Powell creek TO Grayback,
a distance cf 10 miles Last fall the
Jones Bros, Of Vermont erected a new
machine to saw marble. This indus
try will lead in the future when new
railroad is built so shipment can be
made.
The Grants Pass & williams stage
had a startling accident Thursday
morning while en- route to Grants
Pass. The assistant driver Bert Rose.
had not crossed Williams Creek for
some time and the new ford Is at the
head Of long rapid and probably had
washed out by last weeks high water.
When the driver had reached the mid
de of the stream his team began to
swim, but the water was too swift,
and the buggy prevented them from
reaching the shore, They went down
the creek distance of 100 yards, when
they washed up against a break water,
built by @. a. Bige,ow. They were
soon cut loose from the buggy, which
still remains ia the creek, and the
mail sacks were lost \ search was
made for them, but no trace of them
could be found. The driver narrowly
escaped being drowned jolly Joker.