Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-09-24
YANKEE GULCH, GALICE
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and, without taking anyone into his
confidence, disappeared in the night
with his stores, but his movements
had been watched and when he left
Jacksonville a well organized party
shadowed him and in due course of
time they located his placer diggings
on a little creek on the south side
of the Rogue river about 22 miles,
as the crow flies, west of Grants
Pass. 1t was plain to be seen it was
producing mine as there was every
evidence that much gravel had been
washed.
II is needless to say that Galice
was surprised and not little an
noyed at the trick played him by his
neighbors of Jacksonville, but all he
could do was to make the best of it.
An attempt was made to confine the
knowledge to these few men but
somehow the story got out and in
short time the new camp was popu-
luous place and more than a hun
dred miners were at work. The In
dian wars soon came, that is in three
or four years, and this mining camp
was attacked by the hostiles but they
built block house in which they ga
thered and stood off the savage
horde. Some of the miners were kill
ed but the Indians got the worst of
the fight and fled in disorder. After
the Indians left that part of the coun-
try the work of mining went on but
quite number of the miners volun-
teered in the army which was hastily
organized to subdue the natives who
were on the warpath.
Peace came at last and the camp
filled up with adventures from
everywhere and the place became
noted as a gold producing placer
dlggings. Early in the seventies the
camp had produced $25,00O,O0O or
more, and since nearly as much more
placer gold has been taken out
A large number of the old miners,
like those of Yankee Gulch, have
been loyal to the camp. They made
up their minds that the millions of
dollars which had been washed out
came from wreck of matter and the
crush of the surrounding hills, so
they searched the formation and un-
covered ledges rich in gold and, in
some cases, gold and copper. Finally
Dan Green and his brother, George.
took out Of one of their mines MANY
thousands of dollars with an old
fashioned Spanish arrastra.
Other mines were opened with
more or less success. Rich ores were
shipped by wagon naul to the rail-
road and sent to the Tacoma smelter.
All these efforts proved the values
found in the quartz lodges of the
Galice district. There are a large |
number of properties which have
more or less development and among
these are the Sugar Pine, Oriole. Al |
media, Golden Wedge and half
lozen others.
All of these mines are more or less
prominent in the Galice mining dis
.rict, but the one mine which has
arge development is the Almeda
group, on the north side, which con-
'ists of three claims which are known
Is the Monte Cristo, Bonanza and
Keno. The ore body is 230O feet in
ength on the surface, with an aver
'ge width of 100 feet. The efforts
VI the company have been to fully de-
'elop this ore body and for this pur-
'ose more than 1000 feet of tunnel
las been driven into the mountain
ide where the ore occurs. A shaft
S now going down which will he
unk this season to a depth of 500 n
eet Other work has been planned
'hich in time will show the real '
alue OF the holdings of the company. {
II the present time 1t Is clearly de-
lonstrated that the ore values prac- {
cally In sight amount to many mill h
ons OF dollars and this great BODY
ore only awaits transportation to S
eturn to the stockholders large d.
Idends annually. n
There Is 100-ton smelter nearly n
'mpleted and ready for that great s,
ny when a railroad only a dozen
lies long shall be built so as to con- {,
act this mine with the Southern Pa
fic railroad. \,
The Almeda improvements are all Ila
the most substantial character and W
e credit to the practical men 10
no planned and carried them out
has taken time and money to do all or
is work but 1t will be worth to the h,
mpany many times It's cost as soon IN
the plans for working the mine b,
e put into operation The operat-
8 OF this property will prove the NJ
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