Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-04-19
WHAT WILL BE FOUND
~ BOLIVIAN GOLDFIELDS.

men who have the Bolivian gold few
er viii be much interested In the let
ter which is herewith published. The
letter was written in March OF last
year from an Alaska man In Bolivia
20 his friend In Alaska, urging him
to go there, but warning him Of some
OF the obstacles 10 overcome. The Bo-
liyla man states that $1,000 to a man
is really needed; that meat is 81 a
pound -four S25 a hundred; game
scarce and hard 10 bet; no tools but
iron mo steeD; no machinery. The
good side, states the letter, is that the
placers are exceedingly rich; that the
government welcomes American min
ing men; that anyone can take up
ground; that the natives are kindly
and anxious 10 work for the Ameri-
cans.
Copies Of the letter have found
their way over the Pacific coast, and
been read by several men in Grants
Pass The Courier prints II today at
the request Of several mining men;
but at the same time we wish TO call
attention that In Josephine and
Curry counties, Oregon, lies one Of
the richest mineral fields in the west
ern hemisphere, and in the midst OF
civilization
The Bolivia letter follows:
On the Tipuani River, State of Bo-
llyia, S. A. March 4. 1911.
Mr.. Jim Mccormick, Ophir, Alaska
Friend jim: Yours received and
contents noted ! am glad to know
that you are doing well In that sec
ion Of the country
Regarding the questions you ask
me | have to say that the Bolivia
government is ready to extend every
courtesy to Americans. They wish
to encourage them to cast their lots
In their midst as they know Ameri-
cans to be good or the best miners
on earth and good citizens. You can
take up as much land as you wish
20 survey and survey II yourself; and
tom the time you commence work
you must pay the government
$50 per acre royalty, as long as
you work the ground, per annum.
with regard to the climatic condi-
tlons you will no doubt De surprised
December, January and abruary II
Ia constantly raining and the rest Of
the year It is almost like southern
Oregon There is no extreme heat
at any time.
Now jim, / will tell you how to
find me or this section My partner
and | arrived here on the river eight
months ago. We were almost broke
when he got here. We had no tools
such as whip-saws We had to hew
lumber ont with axes to build a rock
or. We commenced working on the
point OF a bar We got out 240
ounces We then returned to Sorata
where we disposed Of our dust az
$1,000 per o.. TO a trader We then
left for the coast where | bought
some betting and returned with
crude tools could get hold Of and
built China pump We put II in
n shaft s feet by s feet and got down
II feet and struck rich streak
who're We got as high as s25.00 TO
pan and 25c pans were quite
anon. But our belt broke and we
fc nd II so rotten we could not patch
{. up; SO We went TO work on the
surface until we get money enough
ahead to 70 out and get proper ma
chlnery to handle the water The
river country is so fiat that II Is i'm
possible to make bedrock drain,
so pump ia the only thing to get
down with We prospected the rlv-
ar for a distance OF % miles and
found the dirt to average the same.
would advise at least two per
sons to 20 together in this country
and they should not think Of start
Ing with less than $4,000 each; and
as much more capital as one can
bring. You can take up lots OF
gound and work lots OF men Ma
tives and Indians are very friendly
and glad to receive wages. They
are good workers and can be hired
for seventy-hye cents to $3.50 per
day, native money and board, which
would be- 80 cents to 90 cents in
United states money,
The Tipuaui river ia situated in
the Republic OF Bolivia department
OF la pal. about 10 degrees south
latitude and about coo miles from
the Pacific coast and ON the eastern
slope of the Audes The port ON the