Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-08-02
MINING MEN WANT
NEW EXHIBIT ORES.

A new mining exhibit is the de-
mand of the mining interests of this
locality. The present eomprehen-
sive exhibit, embracing some 5000
pounds, has served its purpose well,
and has won the admiration OF the
people wherever 1t has been shown.
The most of this exhibit, however,
was collected two years ago, and
there is not a property in the dis
trict but has made great development
in that time.
Ii is proposed now to make a COM
plete new exhibit by the time the
next mining congress convenes in
May at Redding, and by adding to 1t
keep it up-to-date and ready to send
to San Francisco at the big 1915
Panama-Paclhc fair.
Mining men advise that the new
exhibit be shown by districts, sample
ores from the mines of Galice, APP
plegate, Illinois and the many other
distinct divisions, being grouped to-
gether, In these groups the individ-
ual mines would be represented by
samples from different depths In the
workings, thus showing the change
in the character OF the ore as depth
is gained. A trained mining man
could thus by study of the exhibit
determine largely the value OF a dis
trict itself or of any mine in the dis
trict.
Along with the exhibit from the
mine should also be plaearded a
statement of the amount Of work
done on the property" says Mr.. Her
Finger, president of the mining con-
gress "A big pile of rock does not
mean much to a spectator unless he
can make an intelligent study of 1t
by knowing In how much of a body It
is found, and how II changes as de-
velopment work progresses. Then
by seeing samples from other mines
adjacent he can get a pretty clear
idea of what the country contains in
mineral way. The old exhibit as
shown at Spokane and Yreka won
the approval of all who saw it, but
many of the samples do not now ade-
Quately represent the mine from
which they were taken"
In speaking of this exhibit at Yre-
ka, the Journal of that city had the
following;
Mr. c. L. Mangum, representing
the Commercial club of Grants Pass,
Oregon, attended the congress and
brought with him the mineral exhib-
1t Of Josephine county, consisting of
six thousand pounds of milling and
smelling ores taken from forty diff
ferent properties. The exhibit was
not composed of picked samples or
pocket specimens, but consisted very
largely of big chunks of ore taken
from the ore bins at the mines or
from car load shipments enroute to
the smelters, value Of which ranged
from ten to two hundred dollars per
ton. The Greenback with record
production Of twenty-five hundred
thousand dollars showed a three hun
dred pound exhibit; the orlole
showed a Ave hundred pound exhibit
that averaged two hundred and fifty
dollars per ton, the Old Glory mine
showed ore that averaged one hun
dred and seyenty-two dollars per
ton; the Almeda showed a large lot
Of smelling ore taken from its re.
serves in the mine where It has more
than thirty million dollars worth OF
ore available. The Takilma, Orc
Fino, Eureka, Granite Hill Sugar
Pine, Afterthought, Elder and other
mines In Josephine county were well
represented by fine exhibits Of ores
Of safe commercial values. Mr. Man
gum arranged his exhibition In such
a manner that all the ores we're cas-
lily inspected and the cards attached
to each lot gave concise Information
as to value Of ores per ton size and
character OF equipments Of each
mine, method Of extraction, etc"
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