Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-10-25

mining district. James Deveny To-
Gates "Peavine No L." in the Ga
lice district, on Pea Vine Mt, be.
tween Howard creek and Quartz
creek. Thomas NJ. Cairns locates
"Peavine No. 22, in Galice district.
ON Pea Vine Mt, between Howard
creek and Quartz creek.
County Commissioner ]. I. Logan
is installing an hydraulic elevation
built by the Hendry Iron Works. of
San Francisco on the old Simmons
Cameron property, out at Waldo. The
equipment will be similar to that of
the Deep Gravel Mining Co, at
Waldo. He has the pipe line laid
from the ditch and will be ready to
take advantage of the first high water
that comes. The equipment is To-
Gated on the flat dredging ground on
the east side of the ridge. one-half
mile northeast Of Waldo.
"Ihe mining outlook here is ex.
tremeiy bright" remarked Alva II.
Gunnell, the Grants Pass mining man,
who is well posted on all such mat
ters. He then continued; ''Yes. l
have not had as much good business
pending and in sight at any one time
during all the five years l have been
located here. There will be some
very extensive operations in these
districts in the near future, without
any doubt" These are certainly
encouraging words and coming from
a man who is known to be conssrva.
tive, they will have much weight
with the mining men Of this region
and elsewhere.
This week G. L. Msngum, the
mining man re urned to Grants Pass
from Vernon. Nevada, where he and
other local mining men have some
extensive interests. As his family
reside here, he comes back to enjoy
home life for bit and may conclude
to remain here for the winter season.
s. V. Edwards. q mining engineer.
of Portland. formerly state inspector
Of mines for Colorado and who was
mining commissioner from that state
to the Lewis and Clarke fair, was in
Grants Pass. Sunday, on some i'm.
portant business.
John Scribner and George Hender.
son, who have been developing the
fine "Silent Friend" group Of mines
at the head of Wolf Creek district,
where they had free ore and tsllu-
, rides, which ran up into the thous-
ands OF dollars. one speoi men sssaying
so, 900 to the ton, have just consum-
mated q deal for that fine property
and they left the first Of the week for
trip through Nevada and Arizona,
I as they said, to "thaw out" before
returning to Rampant. Alaska, where
they have large mining holdings.
John Bailey. who has moved into
Grants Pass, in order to give hii
children the benefit Of the public
schools, and who has been with the
Mountain Lion mine, returned Sun.
day from tour Of inspection Of the
promising mines in the Pickett dis
trict. Hs was looking over some
claims with view to developing the
same.
E.G. Holman and Ed Thompson took
a trip into the Jump. off Joe district,
Sunday and they were greatly pleased
with the developments being made
in that camp. They found lots oi
people In that district and were
pleased TO ascertain that they are al,
coming TO Grants Pass TO trade. ow
ing to the fine road which the Thre,
Pines Timber Co. built. They cam,
. out by way OF Winner aud report
4 having had a pleasant and profitabl,
trip, as they went to iRsnect som'
MIXING property in which they arr
interested.
f. G. Lowry was here from Che
halls, Wash, this week, 10 look aftei
some fine prospects which he has II
the Galice district. He mad to return
4 north on other business, bot expect
to come back here to spend the winte
in looking after this property.
l.. G. Webb, who, along with twt
4 cousins aud one Of his brothers, own
some good mining property in th'
Z vicinity Of Deerfng, has been here oi
"a tour Of inspection, returning TO hi
eastern home, Sunday, much please'
with what he found while here.
Carl ". Gilman, the successful
Douglas county mining man who ha
some coed claims in Cow Greek Can
yon was in the city on mining bust
II ness. the first Of the week.
Miss Dolla Young, Of st. Joe, Mo.