Show OREGON the recent find of cinnabar ore on cinnabar mountain near mount vernon has caused a rush into the district and the entire mountain has been staked with claims hamiltou hamilton allen alien of sumpter was among those to get favorable locations general manager james T logan of tha logan cameron placer mine at waldo has marketed the february cleanup from the property the two gold bricks weighing ounces and bringing this gives an average fineness of 19 the gold from the district is marketed at grants pass the sumpter american states that among the old mines in that district which are now idle but where steps are under way toward reopening are the couger magnolia and buffalo monitor in the granite section the ibex mine a short distance from sumpter and the imperial property in cable cove J R of grants pass reports a find of gold quartz quartz on birdseye creek near that place which shows sensational values samples show the free gold all through the quartz the vein is small on the surface but mr and partner expect to uncover something important with the tunnel which they have started manager walter C fellows of the ben harrison mines company whose property at whitney has always before been worked for its silver values reports that he has a large amount of antimony ore which is now available for shipment this product has been left in the mine formerly but at present prices for the mineral it is figured that it is worth about a ton on the cars at sumpter the property of the couger gold mining company seventeen miles from sumpter has been taken over bya by a syndicate of spokane washington capitalists at a stated price of the deal was negotiated by C van der swall of spokane the property is well equipped with a mill and buildings and has a great amount of ore developed it is claimed that on the couger claim alone tons are blocked out running from 10 to 35 a ton |