Show OREGON W ab C comm common on and ralph hatley of sumpter have leased the dickinson placers west of granite and are now on the ground this is a well known proposition and has produced a considerable quantity of gold in the past A sensational gold strike is reported on ground belonging to J A in the vicinity of canyon city samples show values as high as 40 per pound it is said the mine had been yielding only average returns before this strike ralph curl and grover kane of canyon city who secured valuable ground near mt vernon during the recent rush for cinnabar claims in that section have commenced development work on their group great interest is being taken in the district the heavy advance in the price of platinum has had the effect of starting placer operations in the black sands of the ocean beach between bandon and cape blanco about forty men are now at work daily operating with sluice box and pan and are averaging from r 0 m 5 to 7 a day each both gold and platinum ore saved from the sands the latter being shipped to manufacturers in the eastern states |