Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-24
SHORT HISTORICAL SKETCH OF
THESE NOTED CAMPS
WE JUDGE BY ANALOGY
The Rich Mines of the District In
General and the Big Almeda
Mine In Particular.

III the outside world could by any
means be made to understand the
real values to be found in the gold
and copper ores of Josephine county
there would be grand rush of men
| OF means to this section to develop
this hidden wealth and add 1t to the
circulating medium of the world.
| We're this done Grants Pass would,
without delay, become one of the
/ important cities of the Pacific
Coast. In these modern days of
successful mining this must soon be
brought about. The men who de-
lyelop mines will not much longer re-
main unlnformed as to the true value
of the quartz lodges Of this section.
Every year there are new finds and
greater developments and the time
must soon come when capital In suf-
tcient quantities will be found to
build our railroads and haul our
mine products to the markets.
1t is the railroad question, after
all, that most concerns us and If we
can secure the roads we need, great
prosperity will come to these noun
tains and valleys and will then be
known as the most productive min
Ing section on the Pacific slope.
1t is fair to Judge most things by
analogy and It Is particularly so In
mining Take, for instance, Lead
Vile, Colorado. In 1859 there was q
great rush to Pixies Peak. that
imeant Yankee Gulch, which produced
a few millions In placer gold and then
the excitement died out and the noted
gulch no longer attracted attention.
It Is true few miners had faith In
the old camp and stayed with It for
many years, These miners found II
hard to give up the old ground.
Those who stayed were well reward
ed for about o years later rich car
Donates were discovered under the
very feet of the miners. The Pixies
Peak excitement of 1859 was like
that of 40 In California, ten years
before, but when the carbonates
we're discovered on the ground where
Yankee Gulch had turned out Its
few millions the world stood agog,
for the new camp OF Leadvlle was a
world beater and produced $780,
100000 In few years. Some men
made fortunes In few months and
others in few years. The most
gratifying thing about II all was that
a majority OF those who had pinned
their faith to the old camp made
their pile, and their fortunes laid the
foundation OF greater Denver, that
wonderful city of Colorado. Those
men had the true grit and as such
were In the end rewarded. They had
long talked OF railroads but when
the time came the railroads found
their city and capital stood hat In
hand to do their bidding.
Here comes the analogy. A few
years after gold was discovered in
California there we're large number
OF men who worked their way north,
crossing range after range and final
ly found themselves over the Siski.
yous and eventually reached the
Rogue river and It's tributaries. They
found gold in many places and sue
cessfully panned or sluiced II. This
golden treasure was In every case
sent into California and II went TO
swell the reports from that famous
gold producing country. There we're
hundreds OF these men and we are
told that few OF them were unsuc-
cessful. A single instance let us re-
late TO prove the analogy. A miner
named Gallce came with others who
had sought wealth in this section
and the first accounts we have OF
him ls that he lived for a time In
jacksonville, now the county seat OF
Jackson county. In tho year 1851
he prospected down the Rogue
River valley and for a time his ac-
quaintances lost sight OF him. one
day he returned quite as mysterious-
" as he had de7or'nA 80 to' odd
(Ccr,lrro' qn rprp So