Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-01-26
TAkILMA SHELTER
MAY Bt ENLARGED
New York Expert Examining the
Mines-Make More Business
for New Railroad

Capt. ]. NJ, McIntire came in Sun.
day from the Tskilms smelter where
he went the previous Wednesday to
take out Martin Schwerin, mining
engineer from New York City. Mr.
Schwerin is making thorough ex.
animation of the Takilma and other
copper mines of that district. So
thoroughly is he doing his work that
he could not get through by Sunday,
so Capt. Mclntire came home on the
stage and left his team aud buggy for
Mr.. Sohwerin to drive back with.
Mr.. Schwerin is credited with
being one of the best copper experts
in the country, and as to the purpose
of his examination of the Takilma
properties 1t is not made public. He
certainly will be able to make an ex.
haustive report on the copper mines
about Takilma, but to whom this
report will be made future develop
ments will probably disclose. 1t may
be that the examination is for MIR.
Chas. f. Tut, the owner of the Ia.
kilma smelter and four of the best ad.
joining copper mines. The steady
rise in copper, which is now at IS
cents, together with the fine showing
of the Queen of Bronze and the other
Takilma mines are making under the
development work that is now being
carried on, and the certainty of rail
road being built this year from
Grants Pass to Tax lima, may have de.
termined Mr.. Tut to enlarge the
smelter this year, or it may be that
some of the big Eastern copper com.
panies are going 10 take up the
property. However it may be there
is strong likelihood, If the Takllma
mines continue their good showing
that the smelter will be enlarged.
And there is good assurance that
the additional furnace will be put in
this year. II such is the case IL will
double the number of teams that will
haul the coke from Grants Pass to the
smelter and return loaded with matte,
and thus add that much to the pros.
perity of this city. But Grants Pass
may lose this smelter trade for Capt.
McIntire states the board of supervi-
sors of Del Norte county has made
the offer to himself and Mr.. Tutt that
If Crescent City is made the shipping
point for securing coke and sending out
matte that the county will strengthen
the bridges and put the road in first.
class shape for the smelter teams.
The distance is only II miles more to
Crescent City, than to Grants Pass
and the difference in the cost of
hauling is expected to be more than
made up in the saving on freight.
The matte would be shipped by
schooner to the Tacoma smelter.
where 1t has heretofore been shipped
going by the Southern Pacific from
Grants Pass and return cargo of
coke would be brought to Crescent
City. Capt. McIntire states that II u
railroad is built from Grants Pass to
the Illinois Valley, then the offer Of
the Crescent City people will not be
taken up as the delivery of matte aud
the receiving Of coke direct from the
cars at the smelter would fully make
mp the difference in freight rates be b
tween the railroad and the ships.
Capt. McIntire stated that the work
OF developing the mines that supply
the Tai lima smelter with ore Is being
actively pushed by Supt @. j.
Murphy with a force Of l2 men and
power drills, The mines are showing
up in most encouraging manner and
large amount of ore has been
blocked out. Every thing will be IN
readiness aud it is expected to start
the smelter SO soon AZ the big eight
mule teams are able to get In from
Grants Pass with their first loads
of coke. There is a reserve supply of
coke on hand sufficient TO run the
smelter for three weeks when il is
blown.in this Spring. There is every
certainty that the smelter will DO run
to its fullest capacity without day =
unnecessary stop all Summer and in
the Fall until the roads become mud
holes If the railroad is completed by
that time the Takilma smelter will be
continued steadily in operation a.
those OF Anaconda or United Verde.