Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-11-10
MADE THOROUGH INvEsTIGA-
TION OF ORE POSSIBILITIES.
TO BE 200 TON CAPACITY
VIII Order Machinery and Begin
Construction as Soon ~ Site
h Furnished,

a. j. McCorkle estated TO The
Courier Saturday that as soon as the
Commercial club has furnished him
site for the sampling works, that
ne would go to San Fralcisco and
ship to Grants Pass machinery for
2Oo-ton plant and begin construc.
tion Immediately thereafter.
Mr.. McCorkle has been doing some
thorough campaigning In the mining
districts OF the county, and out OF
the county, with a view to stirring
mining men and claim owners to ac-
tion regarding the sampling works
which Mr. McCorlsle proposes to
build in Grants Pass. In other
words, he has informed the mining
peorle In a number OF the districts
that they may now get busy winning
ore, because they will soon find a
cash market for II In Grants Pass.
Mr.. McCorkle has visited Kerby
and Its surrounding territory, Gold
Hill, Merlin and other points, and
In all he has been welcomed and as
sured OF patronage. Men OF affairs
In several parts OF the county have
assured him that they will not only
encourage mining In their several
districts, but In addition expressed
a desire to become Interested In the
sampler In a financial way. As Mr..
McCorkle desires the plant to be q
popular institution with the whole
people he will later invite some Of
the business men and mining men In
the county to come into the company.
II is estimated that only 1000 cap
ital is needed and Mr.. McCorkle
states that he can well finance
the business alone, but realizes
where community is interested In
corporation through some OF its
representative men, then that corpor-
alton is popular. where otherwise Il
might have only lukewarm moral
support.
To The Courier Saturday Mr.. Me-
Corkle spoke in most favorable terms
OF the mineral resources OF the
county. He said
II will have been in the mining
business forty years next May and
have operated throughout the United
States and Mexico. Every camp
where rich gold strikes have been
made, have usually been one OF the
first on the ground. have found
good ones and bad ones, but never
In all OF my experience have | found
so much opportunity; so many idle
mines with such wonderful show
ings, as have found at the door Of
Grants Pass.
Among the many properties that
have visited during the past four
weeks investigating your district, one
property In particular comes 10 my
mind, which has ledge SO feet wide,
which would return from per cent
TO 20 per cent In copper, from SO 10
$40 in gold. and from 81 10 SIS IN
silver. This property alone Is capable
OF furnishing the sampllng and ore
works carload OF ore per day,
which lts owners are contracting TO
DO This 10 only one OF the many
that ! have visited
81 find that this country Ia blessed
with an abundance OF timber and
water for mining purposes find
I you have the good roads aud trails
for A mining district; nm opportunity
Of more DEVELOPMENT Of roads and
Trails az you have such drainage and
road building material Nature has
supplied your every Want but llttle
left FOR man 10 DO For. n you com.
pare Tho bardshlps which the mining
man has IN Ael2ona Nevada Now
Mouco, Montana and Alaska, ~ ono
section where they have te ham
umber 100 miles 10 tho mine, hay,
10 go perhaps 80 ~ 40 miles fol
water. and again whore they have
q. t,to amos, ana roott A. 1, tboi,