Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-12-09
BEGIN WORK REPAIRING
ON THE AMENT DAM


sehts the eastern stockholders of the
Golden Drift Mining company, when
approached yesterday by a represen-
tative OF The Courier and asked what
plans his company had for commenc-
ing work on the Ament dam. gave
out the following interview:
Last Wednesday Judge F. M. Cal
kins entered an order in the circuit
court of Josephine county authoriz-
ing the receiver of the Golden Drift
Mining company to issue receivers
certificates in amount not to exceed
$4,000 for the repair of the dam and
power plant and preservation of the
water rights of the company located
near Grants Pass.
THE order was made on the peti-
tion of the plaintiffs, verified by the
receiver, and was opposed by the de-
fendants. The matter came up for
hearing last Monday and the court
entered a decision Wednesday. This
matter first came before the court
through a petition made by the re-
ceiver and the plaintiffs on March
l, 1910, and the issuance of such
an order was vigorously opposed then
as now.
The testimony in the suit which
caused the appointment of a receiver
has heep taken. At the time of TAX
ing the testimony the plaintiffs re-
newed the application on August IT,
1910, and the court, being sufficient
ly informed, gave out statement of
opinion to attorneys in the case that
he would issue certificates for the
repairs that had been approved by
the engineers and shown by the af-
fidavits and plans already filed in
the case, and that he would allow
such repairs to be made by any in
terested party that would provide the
money and pay off the outstanding
claims against the receivership.
"It was after this opinion of the
court was given out that this opinion
OF the court was given out that I,
representing the eastern stockhold-
ers, went to Chicago and induced the
stockholders to pledge themselves
to take and pay for the certificates
when issued so that the repairs
could be made. About two weeks
ago returned from Chicago, and in
an interview announced that the trip
was a successful one and that the in
vesting stockholders stood ready and
willing to provide the money so that
the repairs could be made, The re-
ceiver and the attorney for the stock
holders, A. E. Resmes, again petit
toned the court on November 19,
1910, and the order that was entered
Wednesday was the result.
"Since my return have bought up
the old issue of receivers certificates,
amounting to approximately $4S00,
which were given out by the receiver
to pay merchants and laborers for
the repairs made last winter and
spring.
"The order Just entered recites
that the principal asset of the corpor-
alton consists Of a power and diver
sion dam across Rogue river in Jo-
sephine county known as the Golden
Drift" or "Ament" dam, and the
water right for power and irrigation
out of Rogue river, and that the dam
and power plant and water rights
of the company are situated about
three miles up the river from Grants
Pass, and that the said water rights
are of great value to the stockhold-
ers and creditors, and that hereto
fore the north end of the dam was
taken out by floods, so that the wa
ters OF the river now pass between
the north end Of the dam and the
north bank of the river, greatly en-
dangering the structure, and that
the dam should be repaired to with
stand the floods OF the coming win
ter, and that II the aam was destroy
ed the corporation would be without
funds to rebuild It and preserve the
water right, and that the Golden
Drift Mining company. as a pubic
service corporation, aud as such ohli-
gsted to dhe country generally Tor
supplying Fater and power and
great injury will result to water
users generally In .hns section II he
repairs are not made, and that the
structure can not be repaired eX-
cept by building a cofferdam and
turning the water away from the
present structure so that It can be
repaired, and the pump, valued at
more than $4,000. can be- recovered