Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-11-03
LELAND HAS BIG TRADE
WITH MINING DISTRICTS
Lumber Business Also Important
"A Prosperous Section of
Josephine County.

Leland, Nov. 1.-Two enterprises of
considerable Importance and magni-
tude have been insugurated in the
vicinity Of Leland recently, and their
prosecution has been helpful in the
uplifting of trade and the increase in
the number of payrolls that give
the town its established prosperity
and continued bright outlook.
The Mines Development Company,
OF which Mr.. S. W. Blasdell is So.
perintendent and manager ia charge,
is engaged in taking out fume to
work its 400 acres of hydraulic placer
ground on Grave creek, five miles
west Of this place. The water is
being taken out of McNair and Reu-
ben creeks, lateral tributaries of
Grave, and will! furnish a flow of 2000
miners inches during the winter tea.
son. A head will be secured for the
giant of 275 feet, giving enormous
pressure. The 400 acre bar to be
worked has a depth of 20 feet to he'd.
rock. The gravel averages s and 10
cents to the cubic yard and with the
ample head of water secured Superin.
tendent Blasdell is confident that
an exceptionally large amount of
dirt can be washed through daily, |
after operations have once com.
menced. The company has 325 foot
dump, giving ample loom for the tail
ings.
Lee Brothers, sawmilll men of
Grants Pass, have just commenced
operations with their new plant on
Birthstone creek, one mile from LIE.
land. The plant proper is hardly
finished yet, but the double circular
saw is running and crew of % men
is engaged in 6lling several large ad-
vance orders that have been received
from the mining camps in this part of
the county and that cannot longer
be delayed. The mill has cspa-
city of %, 600 feet per day and will
make speciality of mining timbers,
hume lumber and railroad ties, as
we'll as ordinary house lumber. Steam
power is used. Tie plant is located
on land belonging to Samuel Alder
son, of this town, and is at present
using logs cut from his land. Lee
RrntharE hnmaunr alu nnlar
lease considerable amount of addi.
tional land In the vicinity and will
cut the timber from total of 500
acres. A camp has been established
for the accommodation of the emloyes
and several houses are going up in the
immediate vicinity.
Business men of Leland all report a
good season and say that trade with
the creek camps was never better than
at present. The two mercantile es-
here havs four wagons
enjoyed in delivering
supplies to the mines. This great rush
is due 10 the fact that the mine
operators are getting in their winters
stock of supplies 1t is expected to
lessen somewhat after rougher
weather sets in, but the great increase
in the number of men engaged and
the augmented output is liable
to, and by many believed to. keep
business active for long time to
come.
Robert Crockett, son of the late
Judge Garrett Crockett, is farming
the home place this year at the head
Of Quartz creek, near Hugo postoflice.
The farm covers hill and valley
and is a veritable agricultural gem
in the forest 1t contains 800 acres,
all under fence, with 80 acres cleared
for the plow and the balance IN ex-
cellent pasture. Mr. Crockett keeps
a herd Of from 80 to 60 cattle and has
a considerable amount of other live
stock, with plenty of fine fruit and
vegetables.