Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-07-15
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Thos. Floyd, who for some time
past has been sojourning In the arid
districts OF New Mexico and Arizona
has returned and expresses great
satisfaction in being able to breathe
the balsam and ozone Of his noun
tain home.
DR.. Klopper and family, who are
visiting relatives in San Francisco,
will return to Kerby this week.
B. F. Hogue, Of the firm Of Hogue
and Burke, made trip TO Portland
during the week on business connect
ed with his firm and says our me-
tropolis Is a hummer"
Ale1 George is a recent arrival,
returning for brief vacation from
California, where he is engaged In
the woods, having logging contract.
The Rev. DR.. Huff, Baptist minis
ter from the Selma district, preached
sermon in the First Methodist
church on the evening Of the Fourth.
In a patriotic vein he mentioned the
memories OF the occasion when he
was on the battlefield Of Gettysburg
with the boys In blue, but thanked
God that peace and harmony reigned
quprouoo In mr. land
harrisburg, the contractor, Is en-
gagged in grading the streets Of our
beautiful little city. One Of the
many evidences Of internal improve
ments going on as an earnest Of the
progress Of the place.
Harvesting Is on In full swing;
everybody busy. The crops are good
and the granarles will be stored to
their fullest capacity. All are
pleased with the prospects ahead, as
indications are that It will be a
prosperous year.
AS well as harvesting, the lumber
men are busy, the sawmills IN the
nelghborhood working up to the
daily capacity Of their output. There
are four mills here, Nimrod, Charley,
Woodcock, Thompson and Meisner,
and still their yard supply had so
far decreased as not TO be able to
supply the demand required in the
general improvements going on in
the mines, among the farmers and in
the building trades generally. Their
logging force Is likely TO work up to
the rainy season, and they anticipate
to have storage supply TO meet
the demands.
Or. Schofleld, dentist, has pur-
chased a desirable tract OF suburban
property and will locate permanent
ly. This makes two dentists in
town, the popular Mrs. DR., Floyd be-
ing the other
Dr. Dixon and family, Of Nevada,
have purchased the Klopper holdings
adjacent to town and will reside here
in the future. The doctor comes
highly recommended and with his
pleasing personality and profession
al ability he will he a popular acces-
sion TO the place and will do well
here.
The town is full Of transient visit
ors tourists, prospectors, stockmen
and farmers spying out openings for
Investment.
In the mining field YOU can find
prospectors everywhere In the
placer dlggIngs the past season was
a good one, The hydraulic miners
had plenty Of water and the cleanup
was satisfactory, AZ this season the
hills are as fun Of prospectors as n
hive full Of hoes Particular atten-
tion Is being given to quartz, both
for gold and copper In the imme-
dlate vicinity of Kcrhy some very
promising ledgos have been opened
up with more than ordinary develop
ment work done on them. Mr. Bacon,
the most prominent assayer In the
district, who has had personal en-
porlcnCes In South Africa as well as
In all the great mining camps Of the
western divide Of America, SAYS that
II IL his opinion that the near future
will see great things doing In this
mineral belt as the vein matter and
continuity Of formation indicate a
pormancncy here as good as can
be- seen anywhere. More attention
In now being given to quartz pros
pcctlnE than ever before II Is an
easily ascortamed fact that too little
prospecting In this line has been
done. hut those claims In the vicinity
and the showing made, notably the
| llusclton Wagner Co on Tennessee
Gulch, the G. G c. Gold Mining Co.
and Mcpherson Co and others ON
Canyon creek, the rhos Anderson
Oud Chatty claims ON west side of
Josephine creek have increased and