JOSEPHINE COUNTY SOURDOUGHS Volum V, fllumbr 1 1968 Sourdough Gulch, Josphin County, Orgon Pric loc inr Usin p nt Twntytwo yars in th sam cabin working th sam min on Galic Crk is th story of rtirmnt for Bob Pan cost An old timr in th min ing businss, Pancost has work d with silvr for many yars but his first lov has always bn gold Th old donky ngin that h is shown oprating abov was usd by Ws Fowlr's Scott of Dath Vally, spcnvada is tramping th Siskiyou in Josphin County Alon, tramping th Siskiyou Mountains, with a pack train, a dog a gun for companions, Dath Vally Scotty, on of t h most spctacular figurs in th mining world during th boom days of Nvada, has rcovrd from srious wounds suffrd svral yars ago, is sking gol in this vicinity Whil on a trip in th Suckr Crk district, Gorg S Barton, local mining man connctd with th 'Boswll Min, r cntly ncountrd th old prospctor, whom h knw at th hight of his_ prosprity narly 15 yars ago Barton rfusd to say whr Scotty is prospcting, but it was whil on th Suckr Crk trip that h ran across him Dath Vally Scotty was so namd bcaus of his mystrious trips into th famous Dath Vally district, f r o m whnc h always rturnd with a larg pok of gold, is not a man of middl ag, for th old dsrt rat is to clbrat his 69th birthday April 3 In spit of his yars h has lost non of th knss of y that causd mn to hsitat bfor drawing a gun in th days that ar no mor_ Rticnt as to his activitis, Scotty gav out no rason of his tramping th bills, nor why h could b in Josphin County, whn th gnal blif is that all h has to do is mak on of his mystrious trips in t G yars ago Pancost stimats that it is clos to a hundrd yars old still going Pancost dosn't s t r o n g claim to b that old but says thr ar a good many yars of work lft in both of thm Dath Vally Scotty Mind Hr in 1922 tacular figur of boom days in grfathr ovr thirty BOB PANCOST xamins an old mtal rducr fotr a small giant, on of th first usd in th Galic ara Th donky is usd to oprat a lift which rmovs th larg Bfor th adynt of th mtal rducrs, minrs usd rocks from th placr opra stout, rinforcd lathr for th purpos Dath Vally rturn with a tion dumps thm in tailings Th Gold Barr Min, which load of gold pils at th top of th 100 foot xcpt in th rainy sason whn wid hol into which h has thr is plnty of watr, but is th nam of th on h All attmpts to draw him out washd matrial with a giant in on way this works out to b works, is across Galic Crk rgarding his whrabouts sinc Evn though h must put th an advantag for it givs him from his cabin to rach it h was last bfor th public y faild Scotty admittd hav rocks on th lift it bats carry tim to b th bst gardnr in Pancost has riggd up what h ing bn sriously woundd sv ing thm to th top by h as th Galic ara H raiss calls a Toonrvill Trollya a n d platform suspndd f r o m a ra! yars ago, is now r th Chins did, Pancost say cans all his vgtabls gaining full us of on arm his cabl to sit on rid across Th problm of th min is many fruits, vn makrng Nwspaprs at th tim carrid that th giant cannot oprat own cidr on an old h prss th crk high dry an account of his dath in a California danc hall, following th shooting Scotty, who is a "dry l" minr, having larnd th gam in dsrt country, in 1867, still clings to this mthod Watr, applid to placr mining, has no attraction for th old timr H pans as usual, maks assays That his is not ntirly unsuccssful is attstd by Bar ton who saw sampls of his or Mn who knw Scotty would at first fail to rcogniz him dclard Barton, who says th prospctor now wighs about 160 pounds In th old days Scotty tippd th scals bttr than 200 pounds, but allowing for his so journ in th hospital, lost 75 pounds Among many storis is that of his habit of chartring a spcial train, upon rturning frorr: on of his trips to Dath Vally, spnding two wks or so at a tim in Nw York, whr his xtravaganc brought forth much commnt H is known to hav spnt thouss?f dollars in a singl ning m N_vada towns m San Francisco: Upon rachmg th nd?f h1s g old, Scotty ld mvanably d1sappar for a tun, (Continud on Pag 4) C L GARRISON, past prsidnt of Josphin County Sourdoughs, xplains th workings of a stnalt rock crushr sbm Mill to aft unidttifid fairgor M Garrison luift th cuahr an d tlt onstamp mill was loand to th Sourdoup f, 'ispla,lymr KrmM Wisa, a local Mitt
2Sourdough Gazttr, 1968 Formr Calif Machinist Tris H at Mining Sourdough Gaztt Publishd by JOSEPHINE COUNTY Too Many Coins Pos Problms A 21yarold woman of La Msa, Calif has a uniqu prob lm It's what to do with a n inhritanc with a fac valu o f $15,525 that could b worth $500,000, but might drop in val u to $30,000 SOURDOUGHS, Inc Chstr Myr, Prsidnt Mildrd Wilson, Scrtary Hrman L Wood, Trasurr Harvy R Dicky, Editor Th woman was bquathd 31,050 halfdollars spcially mintd for th 1935 California xposition Thy ar worth $16 apic, but if sh disposs of thm all on th markt at onc, th valu will sink to on dol lar ach Th coins rprsnt narly onthird of th numbr mintd Amrican Gold Nws Ln Schaffr, Advrtising Brt Phyllis Michals' Photos HOW TO FIND THE SOURDOUGHS It won't b asy bcaus th Sourdoughs' rgular mt ing plac, th Grants Community Pass Building burnd A typical commnt in th spring of 1886 concrning th mining town of Waldo: "China town is full of Chinamn womn, mor coming v ry day " down arly this summr But if you want to contact an officr, ask at th city rcration d partmnt Rgular mting night is th scond Tusday of ach month W talk mining, swap yarns, drink coff at donuts Visitors always wl com Construction A diffrnt lif for his son thn an 8 hour day in a rnachm shop, a chanc to work out Carpntr Work Guarantd, of doors, to tackl a nw chaltl 8622418 lng, to b your own boss ths wr th things hat ld Ovi Bck to th dcision to mov his wif son, Richard, VOTE FOtR from Sacramnto to Wolf Crk to xchang th world of th tool di makr for that of a minr All Typs Darald Lacy ;;;;;;; DEBBS POTTS Fathr son, abov, st by th giant thy opratd r cntly will oprat again at th old Spakr Min on CoyD't Crk Dmocrat Orgon Stat Snator With an y to futur ral stat dvlopmnt, th Bck tam has dcidd to lav th ipasturlbhindthgian;t Pd Ad by Potts COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE Nationwid Trailr Truck Rntals Fairgrounds Txaco Wrckr Srvic undisturbd to work only on th opposit bank of th crk whr, an old story has it, a vin of gold was lost in th days of th Chins minrs Th ara whr th rich vin was supposdly found thn lost is in th channl of an old stram, if gold follows logic, thr should b nuggts on th old bdrock Gold< Mining In th Thirtis Th Bcks look Whn th US advancd th ariy pric of gold in th grat inthirtis thr was a cras in gold mining activitis throughout th Wst In Orgon a larg numbr of draglin drdgs cam i nto th stat Svral wr on th tributaris of tp Rogu Rivr in Josphin Jackson countis to watching thir vally incras m valu whil th! nj oy th frdom, satisfaction of thir nw carr in mining Custom Killing, Curing & Procssing Wholsal & Rtail 1930 Rdwood Av Phon 4765068 r;;;;; Pop1s Saw Shop Hom of Homlit AChV In Stat forward CHAIN SAWS GENERATORS VIBRATORS MOWERS PUMPS SALES & SEiRVICE 850 Rogu 'Rivr Mighway Tlphon 4765413 Th high point of production cam in 1940 whn a total of Hors Trailr Rntals 56 drdgs including dry l quipmnt workd in th stat 7 80 U nioji Av 24HOU R SERVICE In additon, thr wr 82 py PHON E4 ro 5 50 1Grant so 7 P ss, 9 draulic mins, 10 drift mins, 44 h opratd proprtis making a total of 192 producing placrs Gold production from olacrs in 1940 amountd to 71,577 ouncs valud at $2,505,000 STAN'S Arctic Circl Driv Ins N01RTH SOUTH 1329 NE 6 th Phon 4764247 611 SE 7th Phon 4762234 ;; ;; ;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;; ;;;;;;;;;;;; ;;;; r GRANTS PASS PROW INDUSTRIAL MACHI:NERY INC Th dath blow cam in Oc tobr 1942 whn War Produc tion Ordr L208 was put into l'fct Gold minrs wr shut down rmaind closd anti! July 1, 1945 whn L208 was rscindd Sinc that tim a fw drdgs hydraulic oprations hav rsumd worka bar skl ton of th prwar industry In arly 1948 thr wr 5 pro ducing drdgs 16 hydraulic oprations In Dcmbr of 1899, "quit a forc" of mn wr at work on th Orgon Bonanza Min on Williams Crk I RAY'S WESTERN SUPPLY * Dsign * Fabricat * Install 1150 ROGUE RIVE:R HIG HWAY 4792569 * SOUTH 'Y' S All th '68 DATSUNS Sdn, Wgon, Sport Crs, Pickup t1uto Martin 1881 N 6th Strt Phon 4764481 Immdiat Dlivry 1BB1
Third Gnration Minr Tris His Luck on Family Claim Sourdough $100,000,000 19683 Nws from Gold Hill, Orgon In Gold Still In Orgon in 1886 mad mntion of d vloping an iron min in that ara Southrn Orgon IS m t h =lap of th Gods as far as gold is concrnd As a glanc at BARN MARKET this map prpard by th Dpt Undr nw managmnt of Gology Minral Indus G1ocris Cold Drinks tris will show Th placr mining industry of Orgon is 7 days a wk 9 till 8 ovr 100 yars old h a s 2039 Rdwood Av bn workd in th stat up wards of $100,000,000 in valu of production, th Dpartmnt of Gology Minral Industris stimats That much or gratr gold valu rmains in HomAutoBoat Orgon's placr gravls can BusinssLifHalth hardly b doubtd, th dpart mnt stats so grab your gold pan go' start looking Gill spij ohn sonstang r Insuranc Agncy, Inc 403 SE 6th St DAVID PROW Grants Pass, Or 97526 Phon 4792666 Wlding Swimming Pool Supplis "You'r Edwin C Smith, Inc L Managmn t Consultant Stumpag, Timbr, Road Logging Appraisals PO Box 32'7 Phon 4766209 on th rocks acts as a natural th ovrlay loos with th powrfiltr which rtains th muddy ful stram of watr pushs sdimnt allows th clar th bdrock matrial onto a griz watr to rturn to th stral!l zly with his cat From hr it from which it_wa umpd Th1s is washd ovr th gizzly th arrangmnt IS Sirm lar to many gold is trappd in th bottom of usd in th East, Fowlr says; th sluic boxs H has mad but sldom sn in th Wst grocris rasonabl wags, Fowlr uss th _pump Fowlr says, sinc bginning by which h is stndmg m th_ work on th claim has pick pictur abov to bft th watr d up four nuggts worth ovr from th stram H thn shoots $ 100 ach His wif two junior high agd childrn ar as nthusiastic about th mining lif as h is not on of thm would trad thir lif in th old Brt Panky cabin for th asir living in thir four bdroom, two bathroom modrn hom in Crscnt Harry McFarl has opnd City his Lucky Jo Min in t h JumpOff Jo mining district It is an opn pit hydraulic opration Diffrnt ors ar bing x tractd but th basic mtal is gold Th gold is showing in a with a srpntin contact Man gans is quit prvalnt has discolord som of t h rough pockt typ gold CIRCLE @ AUCTION co Sal Evry Friday 7:00 PM WE BUY OR SE'LL ON CONSIGNMENT W Solicit Your Auction Anywhr Any Typ Opnd on 337 Union Av Phon 4767235 JumpOff Jo Micky Starr Nlla lars Ownrs L YOU STRIKE Th watr supply is from a ntwork of ditchs that con vrg in a catch basin bhind a dam Through a syst of gats th watr is mad to flow through 650 ft of lin with a 100 foot drop to fd his No 1 No 2 giants Th hydraulic ara is not yt down to bdrock Indications ar th nuggts incras in siz7 t gratr dpths Th opn p1 IS on pockt ground in an anc!nt slid many quartz strmg rs ar intrlacing th formation Cabins Stor Tavrn PAY DIRT \'1hn You Rad THE Grants Pass Daily Courir Nws Display Advrtising : THE COURIER xcls in varity local nws covrag, in picturs som 27,000 vry vning th gratr Grants Pass ara In th Hart of th Famous Old Go I ic District Hom Mad Pis Sichs Soft Drinks Grocris Fishing Supplis,Information Chrfully Givn" LICENSED RI VER GUIDE Tlphon 4763818 Cc & Brnic Iobii '' THE COURIER xcls in classifid advrtising offring th most varid assortmnt imaginabl of srvics, ral stat, businss opportunitis, jobs for sol mrchis of all typs o with advrtising that awaits thir tim convninc tractiv with artwork, Classifid xcls in giving its rcptiv audinc of advrtisrs in th most complt nws covrag THE COURIER thoroughnss of both notional of ' Scur, of Safco Insuranc Phon 4765486 Lucky Jo Min GALICE RESORT Undr th Complt Roof 85 Fruitdal Driv Ws Fowlr has rturnd to th old Antl; Claim on Galic Crk whr h was brought for th first tim whn h was just thr days old Th min supportd th family for many yars but has bn idl sinc 1955 whn th young man wnt to th coast to log rmaind thr for 10 yars H couldn't gt mining out of his blood, h admits whn h cam hom on dy to find that his wif had rntd his hous trailr to clar th way for a rturn to mining, h dcidd th tim was thn or nvr Fowlr has studid mmmg during th tn yars h was away from it fls that h can mak th opration into an fficint yar round businss _by installing a sris of sttlmg basins in th hollows cratd by th pils of moss covrd rocks that wr h liftd out of th stram bd by th old prospctors Chins min Iaborrs A minimum of cat work maks th basins rady to hold th runoff watr from th placr opration th mossy growth Saf Sav Mony Too" complt dtails mo d at photographs
+Sourdough BEST WISHES 1968 Past Prsidnt :In Alaska To th sourdoughs alfl:f in mmory of Brt Michals, past prsidnt ' of Josphin County Sourdoughs always an activ mmbr is now working at th Rd Dvi rrun in Alaska Th Rd Dvil is a mrcury produc;r, Brt is working as a machin maintnanc man, will also dsign machinry as ndd Brt wnt north to Alaska first, his wif Phyllis lft th mid join dl of Jun this yar to him Brt Phyllis hav bn a grat hlp in producing this yar's issu of th Sourdough doing almost all t h pictur work writing about local mining activitis Young Minr Builds Nw Ghost own Mill on Old Claim Of Goldn Wll l thos who blazd th trail Wst Mrs Chstr Myr ;:::====! "Potry from th Barr Min" $100 Gold Nuggt J wlry at Min Gorg W Rynolds Box' 356, Mrlin, Or 97532 Namd Gold Drdg Activitis Hr in th Thirtis Souroough z t G a t, 19iJ&:5 r MINEJRS' WIVES AND GOLD DIGGERS HOUSE OF BEAUTY 835 NE 6th4766184 Call Evnings Mornings ANSWERING SERVICE Our ONLY Businss is Answring YOUR Phon Mor than a thous mn wr mining 'th bach ss south of Coos l3ay in 1862 or 4792636 4796636 Frd Dayton, Sr Cidot for County Assssor "Worlds of Exprinc" Phon 4767397 839 Rogu Rivr Hwy Plas Vot Nov 5 THE finest IN TIRES AND TI>RE SERVICES WHEEL AUGNMENT Pd by Frd Dayton Ws Pirn STEWART'S SMALL ENGINE SERVICE Phon 41,766111 509 S W G St Logging Mining Contractors W Rpair All Maks cf Small Engins, Lo w:nmowrs, Chain Sows, Gordn Tractors Q NEW AND US,ED E U IPMENT FOR SALE 816 NE "E" S t rt _G r on t s Pass, ro gon LOGGING ROADS LEVELIN G FOR HOMESITE$ Rprsnts all of phin County / REAL ESTATE BROKER JEEP TRAILS AND KfN JACKSON for Commissionr C A Morrison, Raltor I valu yor support Vot Nov S & LICENSED AUCTIONEER PIEREN: 4762569 ffic O 4 7 6 7 4 7 4 om H 4 762521 Pd by Kn Jackson Srving th folks CAVEMAN LAUNDRY of Southrn Orgon SELFSERVICE Opn 24 Hours Days sinc 1909! Attndd 7:00 AM YAMAHA Savings Accounts Loans Hom EQUIPME'NT RENTALS J8E BARKER tor Commissionr In quipmnt rntalyou nam it, w hav "If lctd I will do th vry bst possibl JCF for all th popl of Josphin County" JACKSON COUNTY FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION Mdfo rd Grants PassAshl Plas xrcis your right to vot on Nov 5 Pd by J Barkr it Chapr to rnt than own, Tl 4763221 Sals & Srvic Evrything fgr Mts 2nd Tusday Eoc:h Mon t h Community Bldg 508 S E L S rtt WASHERS Paul Wston 4 76 7 40 5 480 Rdwood Avnu Grants Pass, Orgon COIN & BILL CHANGERS COIN OPERATED PRESSING MACH I N'E 20tB WASHEftS 17 DRYERS UP TO 30 LB CAPACITY EARL & MILDRED WILSON, OWNERS 1 Block From Cavman Plaza th Cyclist Phon Wk 9:00 'PM Monday tbru Saturday REVERS ACTION Motorcycl Josphin County Sourdoughs O 24 ECO M I T BOY SPORT C ENT ER Visiton Wlcom 285 Rogu Rivr Hwy a 4799186 204 NW 4th St
Us Gold Platd Tribby Barbr Shop Contact Fingrs A good cut for 1 nuggt In Calculators 935 RGgu Rivr Hwy, L::==========; Almost 200 gold platd con tact fingrs contribut to th, noislss prformanc of t h nw solid stat dsktop lc tronic calculators Gold is usd to provid con tinuous low contact rsistanc during th solid stat plugin circuit boards' srvic lif of 10 to 15 yars C&D GROCERY This gold plating has bn so succssful that it is now bing usd in an xping numbr of lctronic billing ac counting machins Mrlin, Orgon Phon 4763831 Frsh Mals Cold Drinks FLAMINGO MOTEL Fishing Tackl Whn in this ara, Stay with us RICHARD WINTERBOTTOM looks o vr an old arrasta of undtrmind ag lo catd at th Grnback Min nar King Mountain Th arrasta is "pavd" with shos discardd from old stamp mills Wintrbottom is a local loggr who has dvlopd quit a bit of intrst in local mining hitoy Gas, Oil 1295 Rogu Rivr Hwy 1 Mil South of GP Phon 4766294 PETE & LAEL ROiiD OWNER Brnard & L Haydn L&M GARAGE Whr quality With Th 'Frindli&t Box Boys in Town workmanship coms In Th Grants Pass Shopping Cntr first Hours 9 to 9 Dailv 108 Union Av 4766271 SOUTHERN OREGON STATE BANK DONUTS HOME OWNED IN,DEPENrDE NT Calori Cornr Donut Shop 75 SOUTH SIXTH STREET VALLANDINGHAM'S BALL MILL stup at his Sixth & C Sts 4764220 ss about25 tons of or pr day in his modrn onman Opn 24 Hrs a Day mill IN Bautiful Hmad Jwlry gohl for both Cliff's Gun & Tackl Shop "' nuggts flak mn womn John A Eyrs Ph 4794331 Mmbr: Fdral Dposit Insuranc Corporation Powll Crk mill This mighty littl monstr wiji proc ot 4792681 GRANITS PASS, OREGON Spcializing in Gun Bluing, Rbuilding Rpairing Browning D alr 255 Hillcrst Grants Pass Orgon 1809 Rogu Rivr Hwy 97526 Grants Pass Hardwar, Inc Hardwar Gnral Mrchaindis Phon 4766866 132 SE H Strt BUDDY MOBILE HOMES CARAVEL CAMPER'S Comparision provs th bst in qualit y pric NEW INSTALLATIONS REPAI'R WORK OF ALL KINDS Whr you ris up ach morning with a song a smil And brath th frsh air that is thr all th whil DEROOTER SERVICE WE BUY, SELL or CONSIGN ANYWHERE Thr's a cat in th vally with long whikrs tail, And h is in carg of th HunkyBunk jail Th jail has no lock, no roof, no floor, And th sids of th jail ar on opn door So bring all your troubl, hav nvr a far, Whn th sun, it is st you'v watchd its last glow Thn it's tim in th Vally to bddyby go ANYTIME ROGUE AUCTION 1187 Rog u Rivr Hwy Jock Judn Dall Bll Phon 4762113 JOSEPHIN1E COUNTY svt drams you may hav at th HunkyBunk fair, Out in th Vally past thos hills ovr thr HISTORICAL SOCIETY Krb}'Vill MusumKrby, Orgon Th Army Air Forc Ex chang Srvic has mor than 11,000 rtail, food srvic outlts in mor than 30 countris Nw York Stat is first in th nation in xpnditurs pr pupil in public lmntary Phon 4762024 ' scondary schools 4793588 1448 WILUAMS HWY Your cars fad away with th gratst of as And th wind in th tr tops is only a brz disappar AUO TRAVEL TRAILERS PLUMBINGHEATING In HunkyBunk Vally, past Lon Tr Hill, Is HunkyBunk havn, so pac ful still 11 HunkyBunk Vally, thy'll just GENE'S TRAILER SALES BERT'S PLUMBING HUNKYBUNK VALLEY Gorg W Rynolds Mmbrship $200 pr yar, ntitls mmbrs to annual publication Nw Rock Hous with Minral Display 3 blocks South of Cavman Bridg,L, ;;
Sourdough Spanish Coin Found in Old Logan Min A WILD RIDE ON THE TOONERVILLE TROLLEY bing takn by Bob Pancost, front Brt Michals, as thy cross Galic Crk "It's too far to walk around too wt to walk across," says Pancost of his cabl car Juniprs, though h a r d I y Th fox squirrl is th larg mor than shrubs, ar th most st North Amrican squirrl, widlydistributd trs in th somtims raching a lngth of northrn hmisphr 28 inchs WALT'S REDWOOD LUBRICATION Exprt Lubrication Swt Tmptation Donut Shop & Caf Opn 24 Hours Tirs, Battris, Accssoris 1206% NW 6th St Phon 4767255 1850 Rdwood Av Dun Rovin1 Trailr Court BOB AND LUCILLE MARSH ALL SIZE TRAIILERS Excllnt TV Rcption Good Loundry Facilitis Childrn Wlcom On School Bus Stop Ovrnight Accomodotions 2395 Rdwood Av 4792833 97516 ;; ;;;; ;; ;;;; ;;;;;;;; r Cascad Block Plant FirplacMasonry Supplis Phon 4791323 1559 Dowll Road VALLEY OF TH'E ROGUE BANK OUR FRIENDLY STAFF IS HERE TO SERVE YOU 110 Pin St Rogu Rivr, Or Rdwood Auto Wrckrs 4767755 "W Just Might Hav It" 1665 Rdwood Av Waldo Was Richst Gold Camp Waldo provd to b th rich st mining camp in Josphin County in th arly days Mor minrs mad small fortuns thr than at any othr camp Th arly mining in Waldo was shallow asily workd Thr wr no larg bouldrs as wr usually ncountrd in othr camps of th county It was not an unusual occurnc in th arly days of Waldo for an individual minr to mak from $10,000 to $30,000 in a fw months, whil th main com pany that ownd th main ditch s watr rights, with larg forcs of mn, took out larg fortuns On company in Alln Gulch mployd 50 mn at on sluic just pick shovl kpt working for a numbr of yars A grat numbr of for ighnrs wr at this camp in thos arly days It was a vry usual occurrnc to har Frnch, Spanish, Grman Italian spokn all ovr th camp Som of th pionr mr chants at Waldo wr Guthri, Crall & Wrtz, Logan & Thompson, A B McElwain; also th thr O'Rgan broth rs, Ptr, Dan John, who wr arly day mrchants at Althous In th arly days of th camp a larg, wllquippd livry stabl was full of fin rigs horss (mostly Span Ish) as soon as th roads would prmit Th Salvation Army cars for victims of lprosy at six cntrs in Asia, Africa South Amri ca 196&7 Gil & Pat Shcklls APPLIANCE CENTER In July of 1916 occurrd th discovry of an old Spanish coin in th sluics of th Logan Min, locatd nar Waldo Th coin bor th dat of 1784 is hld to stablish th approxi mat dat of th gold sking oprations of th Spaniards in Southwstrn Orgon Findings mad in th dp gravl during th past gnra tion (bfor 1916) hav confirm d th blif that Spaniards vis itd this sction of Orgon in qust of gold antdating any lo cal history Th Logan Min, thn th Simmons Min was ' first workd in 1852 A small crucifix, much worn cor rodd was washd from a grav l bank into th sluics still latr a small mtal pndant baring th Latin lgnd "Ma tr Dolorama Ora Pro No bis" This surrounds th figur of a saint whos hart is pirc d by svn daggrs On th rvrs sid is a lik nss of th crucifixion This th crucifix ar thought to stablish th arly work of th Franciscan friars who foundd th mission at Montrry in 1770 latr foundd th mission Dolors in San Francisco 4795366 5th E Strts Grants Pass VOTE FOR SID BAZETT Rpublican Orgon Stat Rprsntativ Pd by Sid Baztt PATS SPORT CENTER 100 Yard Indoor Rifl Rang HUNTING, FISHING, RELOADING CHRONOGRAPH SERVICE OPPOSITE FAIRGROUNDS ON UNION SOUTHERN OREGON RUBBER 1377 Rdwood Av Gran ts Pass, Or 4793376 JOSEPHINE COUNTY TAXPAYERS LEAGUE Vot Don't Moan Thr wr many Catholics among thm who rctd a Catholic Church in Alln Gulch, th richst plac in that camp It was th first church in th county Th principal watr company sold watr all ovr th camp to th minrs, th watr bing brought from th East Fork of th Illinois Rivr Colonl Prs ton (aftr whom Prston Pak was namd) was gnral suprintndnt for th company, was highly rspctd by all who knw him Robrt (Bob) Jordan was forman in tq mins for th company Jor dan was not so wll likd H was considrd too hard tyrannical by th working mn BERMUDA RO CK Th Dcorativ Rock Th Whit Bauty of Brmuda Rock Will Enhanc Your Hom Too WALKWAYS PATIOS RO OFING BORDERS STEPPING STONES DRIVEWAYS AVAILABLE AT YOUR DEALER
Wourdough Thr ar 23 1963 buildings Nw York City mor han MORRISON TRAVEL AGENCY in 600 ft tall AirSt;&mshipRail 816 NE "E" St 4764()43 DON BARNES Your County Clrk UNITED FARM AGENCY Apprciats your support Good in th past, good in th futur ANYTHING I REAL ESTATE ' Pd by Don Barns Bill 1\'lary Day Phon 4792492 2075 Rogu Rivr DALE'S GULF & TIRE SERVICE KEEN D EDGES PrO))an Disl Gas All kinds of undr watr mining diving quip mnt drdgs, wt suits, '>Uction drdging hoss, goldscals, ct Tirs for all inaks modls Srvic Is Our Businss JUST A FEW of th 85 gold oanning fans that participatd in th Josphin County Sourdough fild day along th Rogu Rivr in th summr of 1967 Ccil Bobll is showing Swiss G Abrhard how to oprat a gold pan whil Mls Abrhard daughtrs kp a wary y on th photographr 650 Rdwood Hwy 4764542 John Coff Shop Lilliputian rockt ngins that wigh 2% lbs, usd as invr sion ractors to gntly turn larg rockts compltdly around in spac, ar coatd with a thin film of gold Th ability of gold to rflct infrard or hat radiation absorb ultraviolt lad to its us in th application for tmpra tur control 9 am to 8 pm Dancing Nitly Nxt to Fairgrounds 97526 ROLEY'S PACIFIC SUPPLY CO SALES SERVICE MANUFACTURING W Buy, Sll, or FIRE MINING Trad An ything MR X's SWAP SHOP Phon 503 4762511 1580 N 7th St 97526 Francis l'ool Bill Pool Titl Insuranc Escrows Dscriptions Maps DATING BACK to th tim of Agricola, circa 1550, is th blif that vingar is bttr than watr for washing gold Th blif vidntly prsists to latr tims according to th vidnc of many mpty vingar bot tls at th Howl Min, locatd in th Silvr Crk drainag ara Th yar 1857 was th liv list on around Waldo Thr was h mining all ovr, in vrv littl gulch Thr wr occasional robbri" th tims wr rough 405 NE 6th Strt Phon 4766891 Homr Whit was working at th Estrly min in 1919 On passing fllow aftrnoon a through stoppd talkd to Whit H told Whit had had bn thr in th old days whn USED CARS AND TRUCKS THE WORKING MAN'S CAR LOT Economy Auto Sals 575 Rogu Rivr Hwy 4794427 RUSSEL ELECTRIC COMMRCIAL RESIDENTIAL INDUSTRIAL ELECTRIC HrEAT S 362 SW L St or MERLIN BUILDING SUPPLY LOGGINIG & CANS BUILDING MATERIALS S,UIPPLIES MACHINERY & PROP ANE 100 GALICE ROAD MERLIN 1550 Williams Rw:r Phon 4762309 4762947 Robbr Rturns Aftr Yars TRANSAMERICA TITLE INrSURANrCE Josphin County's First Titl Company A Eyrs Ph 4794331 255 Hillcrst Dr Rockt Engins Ar Gold Coatd 502 COMPANY Bwy, call Dick llussji Phon 4793997 th town was full of popl,, "'"' it thos h alr" ' thr cabins wr, in a row Whit pointd r' th plac to him cabins ',rl h n gon long ago Thy lookd th ground ovr, urd out whr ach cabin had stood T h n thy got to talking about th tim th sluic boxs wr robbd, although th fl lows who did th staling wr caught, th gold was nvr found Soon thy said "so long" Whit wnt hom th othr fllow wnt on down th road Th nxt morning Whit got to thilring 'lbont th::1t h wnt ovr 'a " look at th plac whr th thr cabins had stood Whr th middl cabin had bn was a hol, frshly dug Whit knw thn that th fllow had bn on of th robbrs, that h had usd him to find th plac whr h had burid th stoln gold, yars bfor From th Courir Diamond Annivrsary Edition DOMESTIC GAS COMPANY Spcialists in Propan Gas Appliancs Phon 4764603 334 Union Av Call Us for Estimats F=====:::S MR 1D AL USED CARS Buy Sll Trad MATTER OF FACT ANYTHING 1407 Rdwood Av 4795528 ;=======I Th BarbourHnry County bauxit district in Alabama ranks scond in th nation in bauxit production FARMER''S BUILDING SUPPLY EVELYN STEELE ESCROW CO Phon 4792103 120 NW GKANTS MIDLAND AVE PASS, OBEGON 9'7528 4165211 1826 Williams Highway Grants Pass, Org on 97526 Lon Stutzman Mo'X Yodr "Our Prics or Consistntly Lowr"