Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-07-15
THE ALNIEDA NINE OF THIS
COUNTY MAKING HISTORY
is A WORLD PROPOSITION
Much Practical Development of the
Mine Has Been Going on from
the Very First.

Josephine county has a mining
proposition that will some day rival
the famous Treadwell mines of
southeastern Alaska. This big mine
up north turns out regularly between
two and three millions dollars an
nually, and it has been doing this
for more than quarter of CEN
tury, with no prospects of giving out
The rock is low grade, often running
down to two dollars and seldom go
ing as high as five. Many hundreds
of men work night and day in these
great mines and the lowest wage is
never less than SO per day. 1t is
deep mining proposition and for the
past three or four years work has
been going on in the 1600-foot level;
but mining is carried on in the most
scientific manner, mining engineers
planning the underground workings
four years in advance, and great
care is taken to avoid accidents. The
owners are liberal and to insure a
better class of workmen they have
of late commenced to build homes
for their men and their families. The
climate is severe, as 1t rains some
thing over a hundred inches annu-
ally but all discomforts are put
aside because not only the mining
company but the employees make
money. Much work Is done by con-
tract and expert miners often make
as high as $500 to $500 a month. To
do this miners club together and bid
on either shaft or tunnel work.
The mine which is to rival this
great producer Is the Almeda in this
county, which must in a few years
yield as much gold annually as the
Treadwell. The mountain of ore is
being opened up on the Treadwell
plan and so far there appears to be
rich mineral bodies penetrated by
every tunnel These numerous tun-
nels, running into the mine from the
Rogue river side, now cover several
thousand feet In length and the main
shaft, which is intended to go down
1000 feet, has now reached a depth
of nearly half that distance. From
this shaft tunnels will be run into
the ore bodies from either side and
in this manner the mineral contained
in the mine will be blocked out ready
to be mined for the smelter. The
rock is well mineralized and will
average double the value of the
Treadwell proposition. II contains
both gold and copper, and there is
every reason to believe that the
formation will be inexhaustible for
centuries to come. From the very
first the work on this property has
been done in the most scientific man
ner and everything has been made TO
count to the very best advantage In
the development problem. In short,
no money has been wasted. The men
in charge have both experecne
and ability and the consequence Is
that the stockholders will be hand
somely repaid for the capital they
have invested The great problem
to be solved is not the wealth that
the mine contains but transportation
The new traction engine and auto
mobile road from the mine to Leland
has reduced the price of hauling
one-half, but as important as this
is the time will soon come when an
electric line must be built along this
route and that It will come within
year or two there Is every reason
to believe The Almeda is making
mining history fast and when con-
dItions are right the returns from
the property will be as large as
those from the great Tread"elL
which Is now the best producing
rninn Ia tho world