Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-06-25

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many of our mines machinery is be-
ing installed and plants erected for
treating the ores on the ground; !;
roads are being built and the auxili-
airy work so necessary to the success
ful operation of developed mine is
well under way in many cases. In
the past the shipments of nigh-grade
ore from Galice have attracted at
tention and comment from the min
ing journals and the mining world,
we are now going to challenge the at
tention of mankind with our produc-
ton of mineral wealth from ores of
both high and low grade, treated
in plants erected here in the camp.
"On behalf of the people of Galice.
1t is my pleasant duty to again well
come you to the district. We are 60
ing to show you some of our mines
and feel sure that you will be i'm
pressed and convinced by what you
see. Again let me say that we are
glad you have come. for your good
will and friendship will be OF great
aid to us in calling to the attention
of the world the vast actually demon
strated and potential possibilities OF
the camp"
AT the close of the address of well
come Mr.. M. ]. Anderson, the chair
man Of the Grants Pass Commercial
Club, made a reply to the remarks OF
Mr.. Nesbit as follows:
NJ. J. Anderson's Reply.
Gentlemen; We could hardly
have expected that you people would
have left your work to receive us so
royalty, and until your representa-
tive began his able address of well
come | was unaware that I would be
called upon to make reply. This is
body of business men from Grants
Pass coming into your district to
meet and get acquainted with your
miners. Being neither miner nor
q commercial man Is probably the
reason ] have been called upon.
The truth of the matter Is that
| came along to take care of this
bunch OF tenderfeet, and the Job has
not turned out to be snap, as when
| sought to amuse them by telling
a few stories the ungrateful fellows
have interrupted by laughing in the
wrong place, and was only able to
tell two installments Of one OF my
best yarns, and am afraid to give
the third installment for fear OF
fatal results to the listeners when
the real joke would get through their
thick skulls.
II have listened to your address
of welcome and for the Grants Pass
Commercial Club, and for myself
say to you that we appreciate every
thing that has been said and done
Though not now miner am
far from being tenderfoot In
mining camp. was born In a min
ing camp, and all my younger days
were spent In the mines so when two
years ago. when first came through
your camp to investigate the feas-
ibility OF government trail down
Rogue river, my attention was at
tracted to the splendid samples OF
ore to be seen from prospects on
which only surface work had been
done Duty has called me hurriedly
through your camp several times
since, and each time ! have been
more strongly impressed with the
fact that II the FLOAT" | have seen
along the trail and prospects from
partly developed mines IN your
mountains were IN the desert Of Ari2-
ona and Nevada thousands would be
digging for the wealth that they In
dicatc, and millions of money anxi-
Gus to invest for their development
Why Is thls2 Strange as II may seem
the great richness Of Galice and other
mining camps Of Southern Oregon
In early days rs more 10 blame for
this state Of affairs than anything
else In early days the bars and
gulches gave mp their great deposits
of gold almost without labor, and the
fortunate prospector uncovered sur
face deposits OF quartz gold which
ages of erosion had left at the grass
roots. He took what was In sight
and ordinary ore, that In other dis.
tricts was called rich, but which II
took iabor. skill and science to ex'
tract the gold. had no attraction foi
him Io left 10 tell Of how The