Show OREGON baker city herald W L vinson manger manager of the gem mine at sparta has purchased a 10 stamp mill at robinsonville from albert geiser workmen are engaged today in tearing down the machinery which will at once olice be removed to sparta mr vinson will at once increase the plant of the gem to a 40 or 50 ton proposition and will have it in operation within a month the sumpter miner has this to say regarding S S terrell a former salt laker S S terrell whose plan to look for placer gold below webfoot bedrock was exploited in these columns several weeks since has been forced to abandon his shaft on account of water his claims join the ellis ground just jest west of town he started his shaft in the low swamp grounds and had gone down twenty three feet when the water arose from below and drove him out he has decided not to resort to a pump not knowing t how far I 1 down he will have to go but bu t will move to higher ground and sink there he is determined to get below false bedrock and see if he and professor selwyn are right in their theory that the really rich placer deposits will be found there |