Show OREGON lawton standard the new owners of the ben harrison mine have taken possession of the property and will soon begin their work to crosscut cross cut the main ledge there is already upwards of feet of development work done and it is expected th the e lead will be encountered within the next leet feet Sui sumpter lipter american jackson jacobs and john wampler report that they have uncovered a four foot ledge on the black jack group in the granite district they say their tunnel is in feet and aver average acre samples gave 43 while picked samples run as high as 83 they have sacked some ore and propose to make a shipment soon or oregon Mining Journal last week and nye secured a bond on the wright and de bar quartz mine in the willow 1 ow springs district jackson county for a i nominal sum suin of money the mine has been operated for a num number berof of years by the process and has produced quite a sum of money there is a 50 foot shaft and a foot tunnel on the property and these are now being cleaned out preparatory to the active resumption of development work baker city democrat last may john wampler came to baker city and invested all the money lie he had in a grub stake he took with him as a partner jackson jacobs and both went into the granite district intending to spend their time in the hills until their grub was used they located two claims called the black jack about sixteen miles from granite and at once commenced to d develop their property A vein of ore four foul feet wide was encountered which gave an average assay of 43 the tunnel is now in feet and since the vein was tapped six wee weeks ks ao ago 11 forty three sacks of ore has been taken out and is ready for shipment to the smelter |