Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-10-28
NEW CORPORATION SENDS OUT
CIRCULAR
NON.PERFORMANCE SHOWN
Golden Drift Mining Company Failed
to Furnish Water and Con-
tract is Void Thereby

Following are the resolutions
adopted by directors of the Jose
phine County Irrigation and Power
company at recent meeting. The
resolutions were adopted because of
the claim made by the Chicago
Rogue River company that It possess
ed the water rights owned by the loc-
al company.
Whereas It as come to the notice
or the directors of this company that
the Chicago-Rogue River company,
an Illinois corporation, is issuing to
the public printed matter wherein
they are given to understand In ef-
feet that the contract for water for
irrigation purposes heretofore in the
year 1903 entered into between this
company and the Golden Drift Min
Ing company, is In full force and ef-
feet, and intimating or conveying the
conclusion that the said aontrcct
may In some manner inure to tho
benefit Of the said Chlcago-Rogue
River company.
And whereas, In truth and in fact.
the said contract was totalled forfeit
ed by the said Golden Drift Mining
company by failure to supply water
unto this company or to the water
users during the irrigation season of
the year 1910, Notwithstanding the
demand made therefor by this com
pany and the tender OF the price re-
quired under said contract to be
paid;
Now, therefore, be II resolved that
1t Is not the understanding OF this
company that said contract is In force
or effect or obligatory upon this
company nor any of It's water users,
but that In fact the same has lapsed
and become forfeited for non-per-
formance on the part OF the Golden
Drift Mining company, and that the
public should not be given to under
stand or believe that this company
recognizes the continuance OF said
contract or expects to TO attempt 10
further perform Hereunder said per-
formance having been rendered i'm
possible on the part OF this company
by reason OF the default OF the said
Golden Drift Mining company.
And whereas Il has been called 10
the attention OF this company that
the printed matter and prospectus of
the said The Chlcago-Rogue River
company represents and holds out 10
the public in substance that the said
Golden Drift Mining company has
and owns water rights for irrigation
purposes in the waters OF Rogue
river excluding competition or the
rights OF other proposed irrigation
companies TO appropriate the waters
OF Rogue river for irrigation pur.
poses, thereby giving the public 10
understand that the said Golden
Drift mining company owns and
holds exclusive rights for such pur.
poses to all the now available waters
OF Rogue river;
Now, therefore. be II further re.
solved that II Ia the understanding ol
this company that II did on or about
January /, 1909. file and locate OF
the waters Of Rogue river for IrrIra.
tlon purposes, $4,000 miners inches
thereof and that at the time thereof
and for long time thereafter. tho
charter OF the Golden Drift MInInp
company did moi provide for or au.
thorlze II 10 engage In the buslnes,
OF Irrigation or 10 appropriate water
therefor or for any purpose other
than mining and matters incident
thereto
And be II further resolved that Il
Ia the understanding Of this compan,
that the water thereafter during tn,
IRRIGATION season Of 1909 pumped ant
delivered In the bitches Of tbis com
pany for IRRIGATION purposes was IN,
water located and appropriated b.
this company for such purposes. an,
that the sums paid unto the sal,
Golden Drift Mining company wer,