Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-05-21
BOUGHT BY l. X. ADAMS FOR BIG
PHILADELPHIA SYNDICATE
INTERESTS CONSOLIDATED
Will Put In Reservoirs on Galice
Creek and Work Properties
the Year Around.

among the causes which will con-
tribute to the constantly increasing
activity in the Galice mining district
is the consolidation of a number of
important properties on Galice creek
by the action of the court. Re-
presenting strong syndicate |. X.
Evans, of Philadelphia, Pa, has pur-
chased at sheriff's sale all the hold
ings of the Galice Hydraulic Mining
Company, St. Helen's Hydraulic Min
ing Company and the Galice Consoli-
dated mines and the T. X. Anderson
properties. These corporations be-
came involved in litigation over the
right to use the waters of Galice
creek The sale includes all the prop
critics on this historic stream which
was named after the founder of the
camp more than so years ago. The
holdings named have produced the
major part of the gold which has
made the Galice mining district fam
Gus since the early days Of gold min
ing in California; in fact, a large
amount of the yellow metal credited
to that state in the early days was
taken out of the placers on Galice
creek
The purchase and sale of the hold
ings of the above companies includes
the waters of the creek and the right
to mine on something over 900 acres,
only small portion of which has
been worked. The conflicting inter
ests in the past has greatly inter
fered with the complete development
of the properties, but in the future
these hindrances will be entirely
done away with by the wise action of
Mr.. Evans who, seeing an opportun-
ity. did not hesitate to use his know
ledge of mining to good purpose by
consolidating adverse interests which
for so many years have held in check
the working of the rich benches on
the creek
Under the new order of things the
Philadelphia syndicate will organize
IA corporation to be known as the
Galice Placer Mines Company and
under this name the work Of mining
will be carried on by modern methods
and great thoroughness and in c0h-
nection with the use OF the waters
Of the creek new enterprises will be
developed. The large watershed,
which covers millions of acres 0f up
lands along the stream, will, when
the waters are impounded In resdf'
yoirs in different places along the
creek, permit mining to be carried on
every month In the year and the same
water can be used to furnish power
for a plant which will supply electric
ity for an electric railroad between
Galice and some point on the South.
ern Pacific railroad The value OF
the water on this creek when put tc
the various uses can hardly be over.
estimated, inasmuch "a power will
grow more valuable in the years tc
come.
The bright outlook for numerous
mining corporations in the Galice dis
trict and especially this property vii
add greatly 10 the prosperity Of Jose
phine county and Southern Oregon
generally. The one drawback tc
1lacer mining around GalIce has beer
that work could only be carried OF
4 successfully at most mines durinl
the rainy season. The plans OF tn,
consolidated mines company vii
1 overcome this one difficulty anC
place this kind Of mining on a busi
4 ness basis like other legitimate bust
ness. The Philadelphia capitalist
who have become interested IN th
organization OF the CONSOLIDATED
mines company will find a welcom
I'm the district IN which their opera
i tlons are TO be carried on and als
n In Grants Pass, which Is the natura
4 ourco Of supply for this mining cen
\ ter
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