Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-06-02
GAllCE TO HAVE
A FINE WAGON ROAD
Will BE Constructed In a Perma-
nent Manner and by Mod
ern Methods.

Inc mining men OF southern oregon
have probably done more trail and
road building than have any other
class of business men of this section.
Many Of the principal roads of Rogue
River Valley were originally trails
opened by prospectors and later built
into roads by mining companies or
settlers. Some of the best roads in
Josephine county have been construct
ed in whole, or the greater part by
mining companies.
One of these mining road undertake
ings il that Of a road that is being
built from Galice TO Leland. The
greater part Of the money is contri-
buted by the Almeda Mining Com
pany. though the Rand Mining Com
pany is contributing as well as some
of the other mining companies of
Galice. The work is under the super.
vision Of H. b. Perks, superintend-
ent of the Almeda mine and he has a
force Of men constantly employed on
the road A mile and quarter out
from the Almeda mine has been COM
pleted and it is expected to have the
entire road opened by early in the
fall. by which time the Almeda Com
pany will be ready to have the ma
chinery hauled in for the big smelter
they are intending to erect on their
famous big vein. that is over 100
feet in width and one of the best low
grade propositions in Southern Ore.
gon.
A feature that is especially COM
mendable in this new Galice. Leland
road is the skillful engineering work
that has been done in laying out the
grade. In no place does the road go
down hill merely to 60 up another
hill, and from the point where the
road leaves Rogue river, at the
Almeda nine, to the top Of the di-
vide to where the road descends into
Grave creek valley II has a steady
grade up, at no place exceeding 6 per
cent, and ON that section from the
summit down to Leland less grade
will be had. In locating the road
Superintendent Perks by taking ad-
vantage of the topography of the
country held the road to an even
ascent and descent. When canyons
were encountered the grade was either
carried around the head Of the ravine
or across on bridge. Equal care Is
being given to the construction of the
road bed and when this road is
opened to travel it will be no effort
for span Of horses to draw load
over il of ton to ton and half
And so solidly is the road being built
that 1t will require bat little repairs
each season to keep 1t up in good
condition.
The Galice district is one of the
largest and richest mining sections OF
Josephine county and this road will
make it accessible from the railroad
and bring transportation charges to a
minimum. With machinery and
supplies easily and oheaply gotten in
the score or more of fine mining prop
critics in that district will at no dis
tant time be developed and made into
investments that will bring in large
amount of wealth and taxable prop
erty to the county. While mining
district in the main yet there is oonsid
cradle land IN the Galioe section that
would be suitable for stock and fruit
raising and for garden purposes The
big mining camps will make profit
able market and this new road will
bring in considerable number OF
farmers and stock raisers.
The recent enumertion shows
that there are 81 children OF
school age in the Galioe district
and school house is to bC
erected this summer and a public
school will take the place Of the
private one conducted there this pas
year. Two large general merchant
disc stores are now located in thii
district, one at Galice proper, whert
the postoffice by that name, Of which
@. l.. Barlow is postmaster, and h'
also conducts the store there. Th'
other store is located at the RAND
mine 2l6 miles below Galice post
] Office. This store IL conducted BY
; Glen Barlow, brother Of O. l.
Barlow and the brothers own thes'
two stores in partnership. It i
) more than likely that before th,
E close Of this year other business a
] well AZ professional lines will b,
. represented at Galice and anothe
9 town will have been placed on th
: map Of Southern Oregon. Counec
5 tion is now lad by telephone with th
outside world and 1t Is certain tha
J before FIVE years will have passe,
, that Gslioe will be connected witt
Grants Pass by an electric railroad
whoOplns Cough in Jamaica
= Mr. ]. Riley Bennett, chemist o