Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-02-28
Many Mining Matters]


the Ray g. Dalton people on their
promising properties ost in the Illi-
nois valley, near Kerby. Fred Mensch
spent a couple Of weeks in that To-
caiity.
Geo II. Chapman, the mining man
is thinking seriously of returning to
Fairbanks. Alaska, early in the
spring, TO look after some OF his min
ing interests. However. lie does not
propose to remain in that climate but
will return to enjoy life in Josephine
county, where he thinks that the min
ing prospects are exceptionally good
Norman NJ. Estey, a prominent
Colorado mining man is In this city,
to make an investigation of the min
ing situation hereabouts
A. Il Morphy, the well known
mining man wa in from he Granite
Hill Mines, Saturday, looking after
some business interests.
Quartz mining locations in Jose
ptine county have been filed with the
county clerk as follows: Jacob Platt
ner on "Boke Grove" in Pickett
disrtiot George Maurer on Home
stake" in Canyon Creek district; J h
Timmons. ON ''Rond," in Sucker
Greek district; j II Lisco, on an
alb 4ndoned claim, in Wolf Creek dis
triot; s A Carter ON Monitor Nos !,
10, 8,4, and 8 aud "Wild Cat No. 8. al
In Waldo district; l II Shssffer,
claim on Apex COPPER and Gold lode
in Dry Diggings district.
Placer claims have been filed upot
In this county as follows: by I N
Rowden on "Boulder "in Grants Pas
district; by Joe White on "Golder
Eagle in Grants Pass district; by 5
M Endcott on Good Luck, " II
Grants Pass district; by J A Helm'
on Mohawk Fraction" in Sucker
= Greek district and New Coon. il
same district; by VIM Van Dorm ct al
on an amended location of "Grul
Stake" In Pickett district and b.
Mrs. Harry G. Siskron on "Oregon
In Sucker Greek district.
AfHdavits Of labor performed hav,
be en- pla ,ed on record with the count
clerk, as follows: by A Gleason, $40
p on Summit w. and 800 on ''Sum
init Cap" both In Altbouse district
by Martin Conger, 5000 on "Snow
flake Nos. aud 2, marble placers II
, sec 30, tip 81 8; by l. l. sharp
500 on Powell Creek Mines" il
Williams district.
A ditch and water location on tn
sntire water right Of Schoolhors
Gulch. for irrigation purposes ha
been filed by Samuel l.. Brock.
Articles of incorporation Of tn
"Oregon Telluride Mining Con" bav
been fled of record with Count.
Clerk Cheshire. The principal offic
is to be Spokane. Wash. but brsncI
= office will be opened nc Grants Pass
The capital stock Is placed at 81, 900,
I 900. divided into shares OF the pa
value Of 81 each. "to be issued full
paid aud non assessable - p Gilbert
= II Lee and Samuel Bowden are the in
oorporators.
JH Miller, the Williams merchsn
spent few days at the county seat
this week, looking after some busines
matters. He informed the Courle
Z that there are u great many pros
pectors out in that district, this sea
son.
ID Gilhs, we'll known mining ma
: of Aberdeen, Wash, accompanied b
: his wife, has been looking after som
promising properties in this region
the past week OF so. He thinks tha
there 10 = great future before tn
mines hereabouts.
From a test cleanup at the Centen
| nial Mine, ON Kaues creek, made thi
week, by Messrs, Blue aud Billing
ton, 1887. 90 were secured from 100
| yards OF dirt. At this time Of tn
| year. when IL is impossible to secur
| the full value at cleanup, thi
speaks we'll for the property. Tn
test WAS made for the members o
the Electric Gold Dredging Co., VIII,
are now preparing to install al
electric shovel ON the property. Cole
Hill News.
Blake Baldwin Of Grants Pass wa
iu Gold hill the forspsrt OF this week
Mr.. Baldwin has lately returned frou
Northern Oregon and Washington
points. He reports conditions i
Southern Oregon much better than i