Year: 1875

March I'd, is75.
Mfr. Editor AS I learn from persons
coming to the Galice creek mines. in 10
sephire county, from your valley. that
there are many things published in the pa
pers down there that are leading people
astray concerning these mines. therefore
fake this method TO say few words through
your columns to all who will read this
short article. have visited this mining
district five times since the first OF last No
venber. attended the first meeting that
was held to make some local regulations.
concerning the quartz mines there. aud


wrote out the proceedings Of that meeting;
and also the first article that was published
in our county papers to call attention to
the great Yank ledge There have been


many exaggerated statements made about
these mines, but / father none of them.


The quartz In this mining district Is plenty;
four different and distinct lodges, ranging
| in width from one hundred to near three
hundred feet have been discovered and
traced for miles. It Is not to excsed four
miles from the east one of the four to the
west one. They run nearly parallel with
each other, and their course is little west
of south and east of north. They are In an
unsuryeyed region. but according TO our
county surveyor. if the country was ranged


and townshipped, where the Yank ledge Is
cut by Rogue river, would be in township
"a south and range Sswest.


There has been but very little of the
L
| tests are very unsatisfactory, some showing
| mere traces of gold and silver, and others
| giving as high as SIS to the ton. We are
i anxious for these mines to prove success,
but this can not be done by oyer-rating the
Il quartz, nor by oyeF-Fating the work being


done upon them. Therefore, I would say
TO all soncerned. do not become unduly ex-
cited on this matter. 1t has been stated


that there were mills to work these mines -
on the way from San Francisco. IL this so


s< hgvf r4f
i mines. There is q saw-mill being built


some seven miles from where Rogue river


passes the east ledge; but here they have
plenty of hands. There are several build
! ings being put up, but they are of very
) temporary character. There is much talk


of a wagon road. but as there are three
: ways or routes proposed, there is not mnch


prospect of getting any one opened soon.


There was a meeting down there last
I Friday to adopt some measures to try TO


unite on some one route, but this was not


accomplished. There is doubt with some
. whether we ever need a road there. ] aln
! strong in the belief that we do. On Grave
a creek they have found some fine ore. This


] is some four or five miles north from tie
{ river. These mines are finely situated for
working: there is an abundance of water
power both on Grave creek and Rogue
river to run machinery, and plenty OF f1ne


timber for fuel and building purposes.
: Our valley and Umpqna can supply many
PERSONS pFOVtStOHtS TS1SOtlStDG
think that this mine will be OF vast in1-
D pOrtance to Southern Oregon. Prospect
: ing is being prosecuted with considerable
success in our county. There has been
I some very good silver ore found IN different
: places of late. Cinnabar-wEy we do not
! know how much there is OF it In this
: country. think not less than halfa dozen


different lodges have been found; but we
e do not know how rich they are going to
Q be, nor how well they are going to pay;
!, nor yet how lasting the lodges will be.
I They are very fiaftering in places mt least.
!, | Let no one become excited over these pros
: poets and leave refnunerative business 10
= run after them; but il any have money "a
; spend TO prospect, there Is q grand opening
: : here TO spend it.


If any of the Subordinate Oranges want
to send out few good prospectcrs TO as
b sist in trying to create home market for
!. Southern Oregon, and with coed prospects
s TO aid themselves, there are fine openings
I now before them. By coming on this spring,
! and taxing a part in this enterprise. We
!, will give them all the aid we can. will
= furnish the Fmmer with an article on this
e subject once in while.


MARTIN PETERSON.