Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-03-31
L. L. JEWELL TALKS
ABOUT GALICE MINES

In pursuing the subject Of mining,
The Courier has been fortunate
enough to talk with many persons
who are interested in and have ex-
perience In the mines OF this county.
Below We give an interview with ono
of these gentlemen, and, as he -
prominent In the commercial world
of Grants Pass, his opinions are OF !
Importance. We refer to l.. l.. Jew
ell, president of the Jewell Hardware
company. He believes the Galice
mining district will, In the near fu-
ture, become producing camp Of Inn
portance and that 1t will greatly add
to the prosperity Of Josephine coun-
ty Said Mr.. Jewell: IF we had all
the gold that had been taken out Of
the mines in the Galice district. there
would be enough OF 1t to develop
every enterprise needed around this
country and build many miles Of
railroad. which we are so anxious to
secure.
''The mines OF Galice are being
rapidly developed and they command
the respect of the mining world.
Deep mining Is In order on many
properties In that section and the re-
suit is that large bodies Of valuable
ore have been uncovered. The old
saying, Dig deep to find the gold,
has been fully verified in the exper-
sonce Of not few Of the mines. The
Oriole property has underground
workings Of nearly mile In length,
and II has become a shipper Of high
ly valuable ore, and when the Ques-
tion of transportation Is settled this
mine will certainly become a produce
or on large scale.
"The Almeda mine has nearly. or
quite, 5000 feet Of tunnel and the
company Is now sinking a shaft with
the intention of going down 1000
feet or more and II has already
reached depth OF something over
200 feet. The ore bodice In this
mine are very extensive and have
been growing more valuable az
depth has been reached. II has been
claimed that the Almeda Is to be-
come one OF the greatest mines on
the coast and It can be said that
everything points to such conclu-
sion. The managers Of this mine are
determined to solve the question OF
transportation and to this end they
are building an auto-truck road from
the Southern Pacific which, 1t Is said,
will reduce the cost Of freight haul
Ing one-half or more. When this
road Is built, which will permit the
operation OF the smelter, the mine
will become producing property OF
the highest magnitude. This Is go
Ing to help Grants Pass, and jose
phine county generally for that mat
ter, In business way. / am look
ing forward to much prosperity for
the entire Galice country and pre-
dict that the next twelve months
will abound In prosperity for the
quartz, placer and dredging PROPOSE
tions. The best feature see In Ca
lice is the confidence which men OF
means have In furnishing capital for
development work.
Because | have talked about the
mines OF Gallce I do not want II un-
derstood that this county has not
other rich mines. There are many
good properties outside OF this dis
trict and they are producers, tco, but
have not the time to talk about
them today. avn looking forward
TO the time when our mines wiz lead
In the production OF enough gold to
make our county, and especially
Grants Pass, prosperous. II Ia plain
TO be seen that II our miners are sue
cessful they will help every line OF
business In this city and add greatly
to the prosperity OF the farming,
fruit and stock interests OF the coun'
ty."