Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-01-22

will have 1t completed in time for
early spring operations.
Jerome Powers, of the Taylor
Creek mine, returned from a visit
to British Columbia Tuesday morn
ing, and has again taken charge of
operations at the mine. He pre-
diets very successful seasons run.
Miss Cora Watts, of the Grants
Pass High School, spent Sunday and
Monday in Merlin as the guest of
Miss Grace Short.
Il. Ham, recent arrival of Oak
land, CAL, has moved his family on
to his farm just south of town and
will commence getting the ground
ready for Tokay grapes at once.
Our new settlers are thrifty lot
and will make q difference In the
looks of our district in a ye,y few
years.
Wm. " richards new business
block an: a. l.. Edgeron's new cot
tage are nearing completion and will
soon be ready for occupancy.
Adam Schaffer went to the Pass
on an urgent business call Tuesday.
Banks A, Williamson graduated
out of the near-hero class last Sun
day and is now the real article. In
crossing the wild and turbulent
waters Of Louise Creek, his horse
stumbled and fell and in order to
save 1t from drowning, he plunged
bodily into the chilly moisture. AZ
ter an heroic effort, and before help
could reach him, he rescued the an
imal and was safely on the solid
earth before assistance reached him.
, Milt Mason, seeing the predicament
he was In, ran into the Merlin Mer-
camille Company's store and pro-
cured bar Of soap, intending to
throw 1t into the creek above him,
but It was good thing Milt was
slow, for Banks had the water
beaten to such beautiful foam that
the addition Of soap would have
| created mountain of suds that
would probably have suffocated the
poor miner at Galice.
B. B. Taylor, manager of the
Gold Road mine at Galice, passed
through Merlin Monday and re-
ported that the new 10-stamp mill
and cyanide plant was all ready for
operation and would start up i'm
mediately upon his return. They
have also installed new water pow
er capable OF producing 149 horse
power, which will be ample for the
operation Of their entire plant. The
development work ON this mine
amounts to $500 feet, all in solid
quartz. averaging from 3h to 4
feet in width, and reaching depth
of $50 feet. This Is the greatest
depth reached by any mine In the
district, and the fact that the values
increase with depth will do much to
encourage others to go down on
their lodges. The mine Is well
equipped, having saw mill, assay
Office and refining furnaces, which
does away with the necessity Of
shipping out anything but the pure
bullion. The property is reached
by a good trail, over which pieces Of
machinery weighing 1000 pounds
have been transported without
trouble, and consists of six claims,
all patented.
Mr.. T.. ]. Shattuck and wife re-
turned from their Northern jaunt
last week, and have already COM
menced to prepare for next years
peach crop. Mr.. Shattuck has been
under the care OF Seattle specialist
for some months past and came back
much improved in health. They
both expressed their satisfaction In
getting back to the sunshine OF the
Rogue River valley and escaping the
SHOWS and storms OF the North.
Mrs. Chas. e. Short was called t
Portland last week by the sickness
OF her son, Manning Hearn, who II
attending school in the city.
: D. NJ. Wise, Of Spokane, Wash.
son OF the late j. A. Wise, cam
down last week to remain with hi
: mother during the time Of settlinI
up of the estate.
i Mr. Dan Green, OF Gallce, spent
: day in Merlin this week. He report
: that the parties who recently pun
I chased his mining claim there hav
q opened up a large vein OF very ric
ore.
q The question Of fruit boxes for tn
8 coming year has been solved 80 ia
Z as the Merlin district is concerned
s by the establishment OF two sma
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