Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-12-31
GALICE.

uC ntN Ftaf P'psffsS~c o
creased activity in the mining camps
of Southern Oregon, where 1903 has
witnessed development OF proper
ties and the building of reduction
plants unprecedented in the history
of the state. From all the districts
of Josephine county come reports
showing that as depth is gained the
permanency and value of the ledges
Is assured. At no time in the past
have the miners shown greater con-
fidence than they now possess and
the fact that they are backing this
confidence with their time and
money augurs well for the mineral
wealth OF the county, on which so
much depends.
The Galce district affords a good
illustration of what has been done,
and is being done, in the other dis
tricts that are commercially tribu-
tary to Grants Pass. In that camp
the year just closed has shown a
wonderful development. So great,
in fact, has this development been
that national attention has been
drawn to its mineral resources and
experienced mining men from all
parts of the vest are visiting 1t to
acquire properties, study the charac-
ter of its ores and determine the best
methods of treatment.
At the Almeda mine a smelling
plant has been constructed and will
soon be in operation; likewise 'devel-
opment in both the 500-foot shaft
and the various tunnels is being ac-
lively pushed At the Golden
Wedge the cyanide plant has been
enlarged, improved and practically
rebuilt, while compressor has been
installed and a vast amount of work
done blocking out ore. At the Oriole
new adit tunnel, constituting the
third level, has been run several hun
dred feet, the vein cut at depth and
an immense, persistent body Of high
grade ore opened up; while new
wagon road has been built from Gal
ice to the mine, sawmill and air
compressor plant installed and pre-
parations are well under way for
building $4,000 plant for treat
ment of the ore. At the Sugar Pine
a milling plant was installed and
road built, but this high grade tellu-
ride ore will not mill properly, so 1t
Is being shipped for smelter treat
ment. At the Strenuous Teddy group,
the Spokane group, the Carleton
group, Lost Flat, Golden Dream
group, the Argo, the Weekes prop
erty, the Gold Plated and many
others the years development has
demonstrated continuous and valu-
able ore bodies that only require
treatment plants to become produc-
ing and paying mines.
The year 1910 promises much for
the Galice group in the way of fur
ther development, increased ore pro-
duction and the building of machin-
cry to decrease mining costs and in
crease the yield At several of the
properties mentioned plants will be
built and stimulus given to mining
that will make the camp one of the
most noted in the west. II Is also
probable that an electric railway
line Will connect Grants Pass with
Gaice during the coming season,
thus greatly improving the facilities
for travelling and decreasing the cost
of transportation on in-going machn-
cry and supplies and outgoing ore
shipments. The construction OF
this line will in all probability re-
quire the building of power plant
at one Of the many available sites
along Rogue river and In addition to
operating the cars will enable the
miners to obtain cheap power for
mining and lighting purposes. The
new year promises we'll for the Gal
ice camp.