Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-10-06
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Mr.. Metz is now taking in his pipe
and mat rial with pack horses, max
ing outftting both laborious and ex-
pensive, but it is fully expected that
results from future operations will
repay the company backing up this
enterprise many times over for their
present outlay. 1t is to the persever-
ance Of such men as Mr.. Metz that
this country owes its best producing
gold mines.
Ed +. Terry, formerly superinten-
dent Of the Galice Consolidated placer
mines, is back from trip to Indiana,
where he has been spending the sum
mer ith friends and relatives. Mr..
Terry Is owner Of a placer mine on
Silver creek and will operate there
this Winter either for himself or fer
Mr.. Metz, who is opening up the big
basin with tunnel 1900 feet in length
through solid rock. Upon the compile
tion of this tunnel, which is expected
any day, large bodies of rich gravel
will be available for the giants ard a
wagon road to connect with the one
from Galice to Merlin will be built
and an immense hydraulic plant in
stalled.
Merlin is having boom. A great
deal Of interest is centered in and
around Merlin just now and being in
the center of great fruit prodcuing
district, and surrounded by some Of
Josephin countys best producing
mines, both quartz and placer, it is
very favorably located as trading
and distributing point. A. b. Cousin,
who purchased the entire townsite,
has had it plated in some 1900 lots
50xl 90, which he is putting on the
market at from $50 to $3.50 each W
to the present no lots have been sold
except for building purposes, and car
peuters have been kept busy for the
past six or seven months principally
on store buildings The same energy
Mr.. Cousin has shown in the upbuild.
ing of the Galice mines he is now de.
voting to the tewnsite and no one in
the county has spent more time OF
money in advertising the resources OF
Southern Oregon than he and certainly
no one is better posted or quailfedtC
do so, as he has spent l8 years in this
particular district His hopes for the
future # Merlin were based on his
knowledge of conditions, both locally
and abroad, and with the millions OF
feet of lumber directly tributary tC
this point and the prospects of some
great producing mines almost at the
doors, thriving town was bound tC
result
With the recent deal on the Cole
Standard mine on Pickett creek
whereby some Eastern people will tax,
up Its development, a, great deal o
new trade will result to the town ant
10 Is expected smelter will be estab
lished there. Five stores are nov
running there and doing "a splendit
business, while fine new hotel i
under construction. A saw mill, sasl
and door factory and box factory will
be put in to work up the lumbe
now being hauled there and a railroa
up Jump.off. ff.Joe to the timber is pro
posed,
Mr.. Cousin has been East during tn
past month and is expecting partie
daily who will take up the lumberin
end of the proposition.
From 600 to 100 boxes of peache
have been shipped daily from thi
point which speaks well for the sur
rounding country from fruit raisin
point of view.
Several residences will be put n
this Fail to Accommodate the peopl
who wish to move in and send thei
chi ldren to school, MS there are N
available houses in the town.
The big flume of the Galice Consol
idated Co. has been steadily pushe,
up the bed OF Galice creek and tn
company is now in position to driv
in with its giants the large bodies o
rich placer ground near the mouth o
the creek The exceptionally dr.,
season has in no way interfered will
the progress of this work and by til,
time the rains set it is expected every
thing will be- IN readiness to move
great deal of gravel. The tlume is 81
feet inches wide, built in the bed
rock all the way for distance of lS0t
feet ON u grade of inches IN l2 feet
and with the large volume of waite
available everything in the canyon
will be- run through and dumped int
Rogue river.
School Entertainment
There will be an eutertainamen
and chicken supper at the Lee schoo
house on Saturday, October Il, AZ 5 p
IN. 1t will .e moonlight night
The girls are requested to bring has