Show OREGON walter C fellows general manager of the den ben harrison mine at whitney reports that the companas comp anys mill is now running steadily with twenty stamps dropping the flotation system recently installed is proving a success and has made a perceptible increase in the percentage of saving another producing mine has been added to the list of those in the southern part of the state it is the copper eagle located on peavine leavine mountain near galace A wagon road has recently been finished to the property and several thousand tons of ore on the dumps is now being shipped to the smelter at tacoma dr J F reddy who recently purchased a half interest in the copper eagle states that the mine is destined to become one of the largest producers in that portion of the country the copper king mining company backed by seattle washington interests is now constructing a concentrating and flotation plant of forty tons daily capacity at its property in the grave creek district above golden A car of ore shipped to the smelter at tacoma as a test gave returns of 8 per cent copper with small values in silver and gold development work has demonstrated that the ore shoot is about feet long averaging six feet in width and enough has been blocked out to keep the operators busy for several years the new plant is expected to be finished early in november S S fluhart is president of the company and B E fluhart is secretary |