Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-10-27
SPOKANE CAPITALISTS
COME TO GRANTS PASS
Invest In Promising Mining Pro
perty In Mt. Baldy District
Development Begun.


to a mine with certainty Of becOm
ing one of the big gold producers of
this district. This mine is the
Grouse Mountain, located on Grouse
mountain, four miles southeast OF
Grants Pass, and in the Mt. Baldy
district This mine was owned by A.
L. Smith, william Cant, +. A. Edgar
and l. j. Hunter. Mr.. Cant is an
engineer on the Southern Pacific,
Mr.. Edgar a farmer and Mr.. Hunter a
placer miner.
Mr.. Smith is practical quartz
miner, and he had charge Of the de-
yelopment of the property. his part
ners contributing their share of the
expense.
The property consists of a group of
claims on which are two well defined
veins, one Of SIX feet and the other
of 12 feet. The smaller has given an
average assay of 500 and the larger
ole of sI5 to the ton. In the six
foot vein il a strlnger Of six to IL
inches that has given assays of $279. 90
up to $4,000 per ton.
The mining men of Spokane being
noted for knowing a good thing when
they see it, the Grouse Mountain
claims came TO the notice of Lewis
p Larsen, son of Louis Larsen, one
Of the millicnaries of Spokane, and
one of the biggest mine operators in
the West, and so well pleased was he
with the showing that he bonded the
property last spring of Mr. Smith and
associates. The price was Sl2, COO, Of
which $4,000 was cash and the balance
of $4,000 to be paid on the 18th Of
I his December Mr.. Larsen employ ed
Mr. Smith as foreman and put a force
Of men at work to further develop the
veins. This work has been contin.
ued steadily since last spring, with so
satisfactory results, that Mr.. Larsen
has notified Mr.. Smith and associates
that he will take tie property and
make the final payment promptly on
the date it is due.
Mr.. Larsen has made frequent trips
to Southern Oregon during the past
six months, hut he has now decided
to take up his residence in Grants
Pass and he arrived in the city last
week with his wife and he end Mrs.
Larsen are now guests of the Hotel
Josephine while they can secure a
suitable dwelling.
The Southern Pacific Gold Company
is the name OF the corporation Or
ganized by Mr.. Larsen to handle the
Grouse Mountain property. Mr..
Larsen is the president and II. L
Pinney Of Spokane, secretary. All
the stockholders are Spokane men,
one Of the largest being Mr.. Larsen's
father 1t has now been decided to
equip the mine with compressor and
three power drills and the order for
them will be placed a. once by Mr.
Larsen, Wednesday he went to Gold
Kay to arrange with the Condor
Water, Light q Power Conn any for
electric power with which to operate
the compressor. Five men are now
employed by Superintendent Smith
and so soon as the Jower drills arrive
the force will be increased and full
crew will be Tut On as sCCn as the
drills are ready Tor operation Supt.
Smith is now getting out ore and wiz
make shipment next week Of car.
load from Grants Pass to the Tacoma
smelter to Lave a thorough test made
Of the ores. II Is not MIR. Larsen 5
plan to put in mill at their mine,
but will have tbs ore treated by the
custom smelldf to lie put in at Savage
Rapids by the Rogue River Mining,
Smelling q Power Company. The
mlno is but three miles from where
the smelter will be located and there
is grade sufficient and straight route
to enable ore 10 be tran.por ed to the
smelter by gravity. But as to
whether it will be- a'cable, or tram
car system Mr.. Larsen has not yet
decided. The survey for the line will
be made in the near future and it will
be built this winter to be ready for
handling ore by the time the smelter
is ready to blow in.
The fine sho wing Of the Grouse
Mountain mine aud its development
by some of the biggest mining men of
Spokane will be far reaching in its
effect ON the mining industry in
Oregon. Every mining dis.
trict that Spokane capital has gone
into has been given new life aud
thorough development aud the invest.
mtnts that Mr.. Larsen aud associat,,
are making here Will cue urage
others to invest aud thus be- a most
important factor in puttius the miu.
ing industry OF Southern Oregon on |
solid basis.
The Grouse Mountain is but one Of |
more than 90 claims IN the Mt. Bald, |
district aud its successful operation |
will encourage the owners of th, |
other properties to develop theu |
mines, Even with tho limited d5vel. |
opment all thes claims show up wei
and there is little doubt but what th
Mt Badly district " Il become one If |
the richest and most noted miuiul |
districts in southern Oregon. Being
but -four to eight miles from Grant,
Pass the mines of this district |
will be really an addition TO the pay
roll OF this city and do much toward
making Giants Pass the Spokane of
southern Orcg II.
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