Show OREGON granite gem probably the most important event in a mining way in this section the past week has been the starting of work on a contract at gold hill mine on buffalo mountain N berkeley now has control of gold hill and has let a contract for the driving of feet of tunnel which when completed should place the old property back in the class of producers dunk bunk mcdonell and matt jackson are the contractors doing the work grants pass outlook marshfield or according to unofficial advices advises received here ware leland a big commission firm of chicago have practically concluded a deal for the purchase ot of the property of the oregon coal navigation company the property includes large tracts of land in coos apos county the libby coal mine and the steamer M F r i plant which plies between this place and san francisco it is said that the consideration was approximately and that the new owners will greatly develop the coal interests grants pass outlook C A hurst manager of the old maid of the mist mine over on the applegate was in town tuesday on business and made us a brief call he states that the free milling ledges of the property are looking very good as development work is carried on some of the or ora taken out running up into very high figures he is now making preparations to put in an air compressor and drills in order to hasten the progress of development he states that in the near future the company expects to incorporate under the name of the south oregon mines company granite gem the report comes from geizer country of the finding of a nugget of gold weighing slightly more than eleven ounces and containing gold value of it t being valued at 15 per ounce it was taken taken out by the well known prospector and miner perry L burkhead at his property near bonanza mine mr burkhead has been working this property every spring for sev eral years and has always been rewarded with a profitable cleanup usually finding |