Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-05-05
Leland Siftings.

The Leland STAGE operated BY Mr..
Irwin, is doing good business.
A wedding is likely soon to take
place if the parties do not change
their minds.
Henry Miller has bought the Steam
Beer mine, which he has had leased
for the past year.
I. ]. Mackin is hauling railroad
wood. He has large quantity in
the woods to get out.
Mr.. Clinton, of the Stiner ranch,
will put up some much needed build.
ings on that ranch this summer.
The Leland Hotel is doing a good
business Mrs Alma is model land
lady and keeps everything in perfect
order about her house.
People are now cultivating their
gardens which are growing finely. The
farmers have on promising outlook
for big crops this year.
The Columbia mine is operating one
giant and has good head of water.
A large area of ground has been piped
off and good cleanup is certain to
be had.
More prospecting will be done in
this vicinity this year than ever be-
fore. Many good ledges have already
been found and many more will be
opened this year.
A number Of our people will go to
Grants Pass to take in the circus
and thus will lot of money be taken
out of the county, and the circus
and the railroad will get it,
The work Of retimbering tunnel No.
8 is progressing rapidly and by an
other month this tunnel, one of the
longest in Southern Oregon, will be
retimbered and made absolutely safe.
The camp of the crew operating the
steam shovel is located half mile
north OF Tunnel g. There will be
about 90 men in the crew and they
will be here about eight months. All
the trestles are to be filled and some
of the sharp curves are to be reduced
thus shortening the track somewhat.
Better road work is being.done this
year on the roads than ever before in
this valley. \. II. Porter, tie Le-
land supervisor, is doing some good
work on the roads of this district.
Supervisor Porter is only grading the
roads as he has no gravel to use in
surfacing them and the county having
no crusher, he cannot use rock of
which there is plenty near at hand.
In the next district above on Grave
creek, the supervisor, Wm. Light, is
doing substantial and permanent work
in grading, draining and grayeling the
roads. A special feature of Supervisor
Lights road work is that he is able
to open bitches that run down hill,
instead of up hill or on level as so
many supervisors are only able to do.
though the water does not always run
the way these tyro hydraulic engi-
neers would have it. And he is also
able to put in the oulverts at the low
est points on the roads instead of up
the hillside as is frequently done.
Your correspondent made a trip up
Grave creek this week and found
progress and prosperity on every
hand. At the Greenback the 40
stamps are dropping with the regular
ity of clock rk.and the gold product
is keeping up to the rate that has
made this mine one of the most profit
able in Oregon. Steam power is now
used but it is to be replaced by cleo
trio power. This power is to be sup.
piled by the station at Gold Ray and
a force Of men are now at WORK put
ting in the wires between Grants Pas,
and Greenback on which the current
will be delivered to the motors at the
mine. The wood used for fuel at the
Greenback is cut on the mountains
near by and is run in chutes to the
roads where it is hauled TO the fur
naces. 1t is an interesting sight to
witness the wood come like creased
lightning down the chutes. Newell
Dysert has tho contract t. get out
this wood but when this lot is out, his
Job will be finished. Acoss the Rulch
from the Greenback mine is located
promising ledge that is being de-
veloped by. Newell Iuman. Mr.. In
man has an arrastre and has been able
to make good wages with it, but ow-
ing to a light water supply he is able
to operate it bat part Of the time
This ledge is two feet in width and
as depth is reached it steadily in
creases and there is reason to believe
that it will show up to be as extensive
and rich as its famous neighbor, the
Greenback. This property would be
worth investigating by persons seek
ing good, safe Investment.
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