Show A FINE GOLD NUGGET courier grants pass ore charles burkhalter of grants pass was exhibiting today one of the most handsome chunks of native gold ever taken from a placer mine the mass of yellow metal weighs and came from the placer of the oscar creek mining company located on oscar creek in josephine county a mile and one half east of murphy and about eight miles south of grants pass the nugget is carrying some white quartz which really makes it more attractive and valuable as a specimen than if all gold it weighs as gold eliminate the quartz and it will be valued for the metal alone at something less than but it will easily sell at its full weight to anyone seeking beautiful specimens for a cabinet the mine is owned by charles burkhalter L L jewell alva H gunnell all of grants pass and dr moore of portland the ground consists of acres and is noted for producing big nuggets holding the record in this regard in oregon the ground is also considerably richer per square yard than any property in the state not only the nugget just described but other gold was sent in today from the placer and some of it including the big nugget will be placed on exhibition at the josephine county bank |