Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-11-16
JACKSON COAL CAN
BE MINED CHEAPLY
The Tidinss Says Miners Are
willing to Take II Out at
Six-Bits per Ton.

Ihat III is genuine and permanent
coal mine which is being opened on
the Furrey place about six miles
northeast of Ashland, by the Blue
Ledge Copper Company, under direct.
ion of Foreman R. P. Little, is be-
coming apparent more and more daily
from the reports that are brought in
from the workings which are being
carried on steadily by force of some
35 men.
Two tunnels 80 feet apart are now
into the mountain side for distance
of nearly 300 feet and a crosscut is
being run to connect the two and
provide ventilation. In the tunneling
big bodies of the coal deposits have
been intersected and the further in
the better the prospects become, ac-
cording to the reports of experienced
coal miners from this city who have
inspected the property within the
past day or two. Merchantable coal
OF excellent quality is now being
taken from the mine in considerable
quantity, and one lot of 100 tons has
been contracted the past week, IS per
ton at the dump.
The compny is now constructing
coke oven at the mine and is planning
works of permanent nature for de-
veloping the property.
The Tidings is reliably informed
that experienced miners who are
acquainted with the conditions have
offered to take contract to mine the
coal at Zoe a ton, which gives fair
idea of the apparent extent and ease
of access Of the deposits.
Inasmuch as there are reputed to be
vast areas in this section Offering
similar aud equally as good oppor-
tunities for developing coal mines up.
on them, it is no wonder that the
people are elated over the prospect.
Sunday Councilman Q. A. Eliason
and Mining Engineer q. ". Evans
went on a trip of inspection to the
coal mine, situated seven miles
northwest of the city. The mine is
opened.up by two tunnels run parallel
about 70 feet apart. These tunnels
are seven feet square in the clear and
we'll timbered and logged. They ex.
tend into the hill from the west to the
east, on seven per cent grade in.
cline. Tunnel No. l., on the south,
is 2S0 feet in length, and tunnel No.
2, on the north, is 240 feet long. The
two tunnels are being connected by
cross-cuts every rs feet, for ventilation
and to extract the coal.
Coal bins are being built, scales
erected and grizzlies and screens put
In place for screening and sorting the
coal. All this work has been accom-
plished within the last five weeks.
The mine is being opened up by R. P.
Little an experienced Eastern coal
miner, recently of Ashland. He is
working night and day shifts in order
to push development work as rapidly
as possible. He now has % men at
work and is putting on more. He
wants lumber and mine timbers. AT
present the coal is sold at s. per ton
at the mine.
The vein of coal is IS feet thick,
with good slate floor and roof, and
lying at a dip of about 20 per cent
sloping toward the northwest. There
are several grades of coal in the vein.
Besides the general heating coal there
is a fine quality of forge coal, and also
camel coal, which makes the best
gas coal. The coal is of a coking
quality. Numerous coke ovens will
be built on the rim-rock below the
coal bins. Samples of the various
grades of the coal are on exhibit at