Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-11-29
THIS MEANS MUCH FOR
THIS ENTIRE VICINITY
Welcome News Regarding the
Proposed Opening OF the
Granite Hill Mine.

those interested in mining in Jose
phine county that the. American Gold
Fields Company will soon resume
operations on its big Granite Hill
mines of Louise Gre ok district. The
information comes from the head
quarters of the company, at Chicago,
that the difficulties which caused an
unfortunate ENHANCEMENT of the
financial affairs of the company at a
critical moment, have been cleared and
that things will soon be humming
again out at the camp. By issuing
100000 first mortgage bonds for
which the stockholders are literally
subscribing, sufficient funds have
been secured to pay off all indebted
ness, and place the affairs Of the com.
pany on sound footing. The sus-
pension of mining and mining opera
tions on the Granite Hill, over year
ago came about through no fault of
the mine itself. 1t was caused by a
combination of circumstances that the
wisest could not foresee, the prime
cause being the sudden flooding of
the property when subterranean
reservoir was struck. The unwater.
ing of the mine and the subsequent
adjusting of the machinery required
considerable time. Just previous to
the striking of the flood. the ore body
had attained both wide and most
staple character, and the returns,
through the medium of the 30 stamp
mill were such as to bring. the bright
est CLEANS Of hope and assurance of
prosperity to the owner. And these
hopes were never lost. The manage.
ment did not give up. A number Of
the leading men of the company,
among them being Mr.. Morphy, the
manager, came to the rescue. In
order to tide the company over its
financial difficulties, Mr.. Morphy
gave liberally of his private funds.
and backed his faith and confidence
by turning over valuable real estate
and other property.
The company has not allowed
things to "run down" out at the
mine.
Granite Hill is far from being an
abandoned camp" Superintendent
Charley Morphy, Foreman Thomas,
with a crew of several experienced
mining men, have been constantly on
the mine, and both the underground
works and the splendid equipment
have been kept in working condition.
The water problem is solved, aud
the mine is today lin better condition
than ever before. Developed TO a
depth of 500 feet. with nearly two
miles of underground work. with
vast body of stable ore exposed, equip
ped with the finest hoisting plant in
the state, with a 20.stamp mill and
complete auxiliary six table Fru van
ner concentrating plant, and an
electric power plOnt supplied with
energy over the aluminium lines of the
Condor company, the Granite Hill
certainly does not look like worked
out" "pinched out, abandoned
proposition.
1t is anything but this The edge
is from six to 10 feet wide with ore
that does not "run up into the hun
dreds," but which is certain in its
values of from 81 to $40, with por'
tions ON the hanging wall that car
riss $50 to $50. 1t is frisble quartz,
mill ng easily and assuring an abso-
Lutte margin when mined in quantity
The 20 stamp mill can handle from 20
to so tons daily during two SHIFTS
and the immense quantity OF ore
available BY overland stopping, as well
as the convenience of arrangement oil
the equipment, allows the mining aud
haudlin Of the ore at a small cost per
ton.
Besides the Granite Hill claim
proper, there are more than hall
score other ledRes on the company :
holdings, some of which, notably the
Rcd Jacket, Terry. aud Ida "n' d
have been developed to a 'epth "i
over 2O0 feet. The holdings cover
more than 1000 acres on he TWO toIKs
OF Louise Greek. There is vast
acreage of rich plac r ground equip
ped with ditch an pine ana the
whole is covered with magnihcent III
and pine timber. The company owns
and operates its own sswmill and mas
built { prosperous mining town on lts
holdings. There is postoihce' store
and telephone. with daily mail ano
stage from Grant Pass. Now tnst
operations are to resume, the camp
will become more lively and active