Show SUMPTER TER OREGON C LETTER T TER sumpter ore august 6 at a meeting f the board of directors ot 0 the highland gold mines company this week otto herlocker wa was s elected manager of the highland mine and left for the property today to assume his bis new duties mr herlocker is associated soc socia ted with the nell neil J sorensen company operating the highland as treasurer and has done much to build up this successful firm of mine operators ors he states that his policy will be to develop the highland as rapidly a as s possible A great reaf deal of rich ore has collected on the dump from the glasgow shoot and it is stated that thai shipping will begin at an early date the highland has been a record breaker as far as rapid development is concerned A big strike was reported at the black jack in the red boy district this week the three veins carrying high values were cut and the fourth is being entered the strongest is twenty five feet wide and the other two are four feet and eighteen inches respectively the property is one of the killen warner stewart and judge reese of lincoln neb is president of the black jack company he is now looking after its management A camp is being constructed at the property and will be ready for occupancy in a short time at the valley queen work has been temporarily pora rily suspended on the no 2 level while a is being sunk from the upper level on the vein the is going down at a considerable angle owing to the strong pitch of the vein at this point the ore being taken out is lively looking quartz and carries extremely satisfactory values superintendent in gray is getting in one thousand feet of rails this week and the main working level is to be iron abonce at once steam was turned on a few days ago at the new california mill to test its machinery and permanent operations will be begun the last of this week it was found that several minor changes had to be made in the machinery before starting continuous work the california has one of the most complete reduction plants in the district it is a gyratory crusher of a hundred tons daily capacity superintendent townsend however thinks that this capacity will be exceeded when everything asin is in running order TS van vleet president and general manager ot of the gol gold bug has increased the working force and sent out a large supply of tools and provisions for continuous development while at the property a few days ys ago mr van vleet states that he put a shot into a pocket of rich ore showing sixteen inches in the face of the drift which brought bought to light the highest grade of ore orb yet encountered the samples he showed contained d free gold deary cleany visible to the naked eye and will probably assay very vera high gh work is now being concentrated on tho the cross crosscut cut which at a A distance of feet will catch the vein at a depth of feet several additional buildings are to be completed co at the property within the next thirty days deeds were placed in escrow this week for the sale of the tarbell group in the mormon m on basin the purchase price was 40 of which was was paid p aid down the former owners of the property were tom gorman german W 0 reynolds and C S tarbell the buyers are thomas kelly john egav N gavin and james F lennox of boston the group is developed by about 2000 feet of tunnels and cross cuts the ledge shows to be from between fifteen and twenty tw enty five feet wide the new people tire are to begin active work abonce at once warren cable superintendent of the adeline Adelf ne group in the cracker creek district states that at a distance of feet from the crosscut cross cut he uncovered a body of ore on the surface a few days ago assaying daghigh as high as 1000 to the ton he is grading for an engine house at the entrance to the main level and expects representatives of the company here in a few days when an order will be placed for a compressor and other machinery there is feet yet to drive on this level which will tap the vein at a depth of over one hundred feet the ledge mr cable states has been traced for 2500 feet with good surface values throughout it is stated that when the eastern representatives arrive in all probability arr ments will be made for the installation of a mill A twenty five foot vein has been crosscut at the victor group in the cracker creek district operated by the cracker creek gold mining company the ledge hows chows a fine body of gold sulphides sulp hides carrying it is stated exceptionally good values the six drill compressor plant ordered by the geiser hendryx investment company managing the property a short time ago will be here as soon as delivery can be made the plant will be operated by a GG 66 horsepower gasoline engine work was resumed this week on the golden rule in the cable cove district with M aa hillier half owner of the property in charge the golden rule is one of the old cable cove producers having shipped ore for several years during its former operation nothing however has been done within the last four years mr hilliers plan of development is to leave the old workings and start a new crosscut cross cut farther down the mountain which will give a depth of feet on the vein A report from the tempest in the greenhorn district states that the vein has been crosscut cross cut showing a width of forty feet with values ranging from to 60 per ton A large electric power plant is being installed and the company is preparing for active and extensive T G GWYNNE progress was slow but now under present conditions they expect to make about ten feet in twenty four hours or about feet per month they are nearing the black diamond group and will soon it and the don pedro cyclone and galena king will be the next to so that it is a question of a very little time before there will be several companies in active operation besides the great honerine company price advocate J W smith and associates have discovered a fine vein of gilsonite at the end of the spur in bothers pothers Po quarry about eight miles from colton this is the first of its kind in that section and is regarded by experts as of as good quality as that from the uintah reservation beyond fort duchesne and where the output of the st louis company amounting to millions in the past comes from price advocate the summit placer company at colton is now working forty men at their mine the product being and other of what is known as wax products all of the output is going to germany none of it being used in this country with the further development of the property which is by shaft an additional number of miners will be employed it is stated until the force will be a hundred or more park record superintendent john rhodin reports excellent progress being made on the american flag good looking ore was cut in the shaft at a depth of feet and great things are expected when the vein is explored mr rhodin says crosscutting will commence when the is reached and of ore will shortly follow A force of men are also at work in the shaft in the tunnel where the prospects are very encouraging the american flag is all right and will surely be one of our future producers marysvale Marys vale valc free lance it is learned that resumption of work on oil the dalton is being contemplated and is good news there is no apparent reason why the dalton cannot be transformed into a bonanza will those at the head kindly pardon a suggestion tunnel no 3 is in feet on a strong low grade vein and to feet added to that tunnel would put the bore into that magnificent easterly and westerly vein and would settle the water problem and the merits of the property at the same time milford milford times abe fotheringham has unearthed a bonanza proposition near his ranch on the beaver bottoms and is taking out ore at grass roots over thirty years ago a company built a smelter at this point known as th the williams eWilliams smelter the operators knew just enough of the smelting smelling sm elting business to melt the ore that was all they did the values were allowed to run off in the slag they tried to save the lead by running the slag into holes in the sand expecting ii 4 pie the ead 0 o settle to the bottom they handled tons of ore from the copper king that carried 12 per cent copper besides gold and silver and never saved a dollar from the lot some portions of th the old dump were covered by as much as five feet of sand but this has been removed and mr fotheringham finds slag running as high as per ton with chunks of pure copper here and there he will sort the stuff and expects to realize a nice bunch of money tintic gintic miner on the returns from two cars of gold copper quartz of a low grade which the mammoth company sent to the smelters shelters sm elters last week depends in a great measure the output out put of the mine for several months the rock carries about 10 per ton in silver gold and copper and heretofore has been run through the mill but in concentration the copper was lost manager mcintyre hopes to get a low enough treatment charge to enable him to ship this grade of rock of which the mine contains a vast tonnage milford times some important discoveries have recently been made on the butte beaver ground operated by henry jefferson and located near the 0 K mr mi jefferson started a shaft last year at a point where there is an enormous depth of wash the wash was much deeper than anticipated and after going down over 20 feet without striking el bed rock operations were temporarily suspended at this point mr jefferson then started two shafts in another part of the ground and in each instance struck a good vein at a depth of a few feet although there was nothing on the surface to indicate the presence of the veins these veins are fourteen to sixteen feet wide and show good vein matter mr jefferson states that there are six strong veins traversing his ground and he promises to make a showing that will surprise some people his pluck and perseverance are entitled to substantial re ward |