Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1907-12-06

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County Surveyor H. c. Perkins has
oeen doing some important work on
Bridge Creek, surveying for Ker.
choff q Heffly, the Alaska miners
who made such a stake in tie far
north and who now think that they
have fully as good proposition right
mere In Josephine county. They are
cleaning out the fumes and bitches
and are getting ready for a fine win
ter's run
W. L. Montgomery has Just been
installing two-stamp mill on Whis-
key Gulch, at the head of William.
Greek, for Chesdle and Mrs. Loomis.
This is very promising property,
some OF the assays going as high as
the phenomenal sum of $3.50 per ton,
while the average is over $50. The
mill is now in active operation.
The little brush of hard times,
lately felt, has served to start out a
small army of prospectors into the
bills and mountains near by. This
is good indication for the mining
industry and would seem to mean
much activity this season. In many a
case the camps are being gotten in
readiness much earlier than usual
the placers have giants reset aud pat
into position for work, bitches are
being cleaned out, fumes made ready
and all is ready for the heavy rains,
which have commenced to fall.
The Millionaire mine. located near
Gold Hill, has a FIVE stamp mill and
is in shape to do lots Of work, Just az
soon as the water comes. The small
creek dried up early and stopped
operations and now the work will be
resumed. This promising property is
owned by an Indianapolis syndicate,
with j. E. Davidson in charge as
manager. This mine has a large,
strong vein. Tue ore was shipped to
the smelter last spring, when very
successful run was made.
VIM. Mayfield is opening up Gin
nebar mine on Evans Creek, where
he has found 10 inch streak Of pay
rock. Tests made show good values
and he thinks that he is going to have
enough to justify him TO put in re.
tort, if working the ore.
P. B. Wickham, superintendent of
the Alameda Copper Mines, in the
Gslice district seldom gets outside
the camp, but he did drop his work,
the other day, long enough to come
up here and take an option on the
Copper Queen" and Copper
King" in the Greens Creek district,
located just beyond the Grouse noun
tsins A 60 foot tunnel has been run
in these mines and it is all in good
ore. "How can you Grants Pass
people fail to grab up such an invit-
ing proposition2" was the way he
talked to the Courier man. He thinks
that when the county seat capitalists
once get interested in the mines then
and only then will things begin to
hum in the mining industry here
abouts.
c. D. Crane, who with Frank
Fetsch has leased the Cook d How
land placer mines, was in from the
Jumpoff Joe district, to enjoy Thanks
giving turkey with his family, re-
forming to the camp the next day.
He feels confident of having a fine
seasons run.
W. H. Barr, of Medford, was in this
city few days ago, en- route fortthe
Briggs Greek district, TO look after
some mining interests.
E. Perry has returned from a visit
TO the Pickett Greek Conn Mining
Co.'S property on Pickett Creek. He
reports things looking wen. on that
property and be is figuring on con
t. act to:run a 400 foot tunnel in this
property. Mr. Perry was formerly
with the Opp mines near jackson
vile.
A car load Of l6-inch hydraulic pipe
has Just arrived for the new elevator
which is to be installed in the Sim
nous Cameron mines, near Waldo
Manager Logan plans to Jump the
tsilings into the old reservoir and
then this will enable him to handle
the output in much better shape.
Notice to tho Public.
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