Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1910-11-25
WANTS GALlCE DISTRICT
TO REMAIN In RESERVE
Grants Pass, Ore, Nov. is, 1910.

suspect that he is not miner and
that he is grossly ignorant of the
laws governing mining matters with
in the boundaries of forest reserves.
II he were true friend of the miner
he would not advocate throwing open
the Galice mining district or any por-
tion of same to location under the
stone and timber act Galice is one
OF the most attractive mining dis
tricts in the entire western country
and is prospering beyond the fondest
hopes of its best friends, and one of
its special attractions is the fact that
it is located within a forest reserve
and hence impregnable against the
dishonest acts of the timber grabber
and his fake mining experts. There
are at this time fully two hundred
and fifty miners actively engaged in
mining and prospecting in the Galice
district and the amount of money in
volved in the pay rolls and in pur-
chasing supplies is fully $1,000 per
day, and this amount can and will be
increased tenfold If the district be
let alone by outsiders and the miners
allowed to manage their own affairs
There are some wonderfully rich
mines in this district that will make
good in due time and their owners
don't want to be compelled to submit
to the unjust timber claimants de-
mands for quit claim deeds to valu-
able mining properties. For ten
dollars per day rich mining proper
ties have been condemned by fake
mining experts and the owners have
been put to heavy expense and a lot
OF trouble in maintaing their rights
to many properties in Josephine and
Jackson counties. some OF which had
been in active operation continuously
for twenty and more years. The
truth Is that the forest reserve Is the
only safeguard that the miners have
against ti'Nher sNa~le r~d +No n
& c. R. r. company. The Almeda
mine has blocked out and in sight
an immense quantity of ore the value
of which in the aggregate in dollars
and cents amounts to more than the
value Of all the railroads, all the
banking capital, all the mills, all
the factories, all the real estate, all
the live stock and al the timber that
are returned for taxing PURPOSES t.
the entire county OF Josephine, and
yet, If the Galice district were
thrown open and made available for
timber locations, I venture the opin-
lon that a mad rush would be made
by the timber grabber and his ten
dollar per day fake mining expert
to file timber claims on every min
Ing property in the entire district.
If the "Galice Mining Man" will post
himself on the rules and regulations
governing the acts OF the miner with
In forest reserves he will find that
the miner can prospect, explore. To-
cate and operate mines on the for
est reserve without permission from
any body whatsoever. and that he
can cut any and all timber on said
cam Cr Claims without limit and
without asking permission from any
one to do so, provided the timber
be used in connection with the de-
yelopment of the mine, and II he
secures patents for his claims he may
cut and sell all or any OF the timber
without accounting to the govern
ment, but, OF course, IN either case
the mining claims must be valid To-
cations made in conformity with the
state and national laws regulating
''Nh Hi"At'los ne lOGebI reserve
ran not and will not demand pay for
timber cut on a valid mining claim.
IL Is absolutely free. All this talk
about being bottled up" is simply
bosh. Let Galice alone. She does
not want the Grants Pass CONNER
cial club, or any other association. to
interfere with her business affairs.
She has received very little encour-
agement and aid from outsiders. 80
for goodness sake don't do anything
to retard her growth and prosperity
The forest service permits the con-
struction OF roads. reservoirs.
bitches and trails and the establish
Ing OF stores, hotels, mills, factories.
telephone and telegraph lines and
permits the sale OF all kinds Of mer-
rhendlze. except possibly the sale Of
booze" and this exception may
disclose the "Mr Jack John.
son In the wood pile" In company
with a Darty Of investors ! returned