Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-09-29
REPRINTED BY REQUEST.

There have been number of requests from sub
scrbers for the republication of article written by
T. IL. Mangum, the mining engineer OF this city. The
article in question published November, q, 1870
and the occasion reply to communication from
Gaice demanding the changing of the lines of the forest
reserve to leave mile strip south OF the river out
side OF the reservation Mr. Mangum objected to this
in the strongest terms, inasmuch he believed it
help rather than hindrance to have all OF the district
protected by the government Below in part, is the
article referred to:
"Gace is of the most attractive mining districts
in the entire western country and is prospering beyond
the fOndest hopes OF it's friends and of it's special
attractions is that it is located within forest
and hence pregnabe against the dishonest acts Of the
timber grabber and fake mining experts. There are at
this time fully two hundred and fifty miners actively
engaged in mining and prospecting in the Galice dis
ct and the amount of money involved in the pay rolls
and In purchasing supplies is fully $l2OO per day, and
this amount and will be increased tenfod if the dis
trct be let alone by outsiders and the miners allowed
to manage their affairs. There some wonder
fully rich mines in this district that will make good in
due time and their don't want to be compelled o
submit to the unjust timber claimants demands for quit
claim deeds to valuable mining properties For ten dol
lars per day rich mining properties have been condemned
by fake mining experts and the have been put
heavy expense and lot of trouble in maintaining their
rights to many properties in Josephine and Jackson
counties, some of which had been in active operation
continuously for twenty and years The truth is
that the forest is the only safeguard that the
miners have against timber sharks and the O. and G. r.
r. company.
The Almeda mine has blocked out and in sight an
immense quantity OF the value of which in the aggre
gate In dollars and cents amounts to than the value
OF all the railroads all the banking capital all the mills
all the factories all the real estate, all the livestock and
all the timber that returned for taxing purposes in
the entire county of Josephine, and ye if the Gace
district were thrown open and made available for timber
locations L venture the opinion that mad rush would
be made by the timber grabber and his ten dollar per day
fake mining expert to file timber claims every mining
property in the entire district If the Galice Mining
Man will post himself the rules and regulations gov
ernng the acts Of the miner within forest reserves he
will find that the miner prospect, explore locate
and operate mines the forest without permis
sion from anybody whatsoever and that he can cut any
and all timber on said claim claims without limit and
without asking permission from any to do So provd
ed the timber be used in connection with the development
OF the mne and If he patents for his claims he
may cut and sell all any Of the timber without account
ing to the government but of course in either case the
mining claims must be valid locations made in conform
ity with the state and national laws regulating such
Matters