| Show OREGON J A cole reports that lie he has struck a seven foot ledge on the azurite group near homestead values are in copper and lead C cole is exhibiting samples of high grade ore from a body recently uncovered in his property located between conand tio band and waldo he has three men at work and states that the is improving with development it is reported that the gray eagle mining company has cut the vein for which it has been running and that shipments will vill commence at once the ledge is stated to be twenty feet wide where cut the mine is near homestead work has been resumed at the sunset oil well located north of vale after a period of idleness the operations are in charge of dr richard cartwright this company has been active in development work during the past two years twohy brothers company operating the queen of bronze mine near takilma Ta kilma has in stalled a tramway to carry the ore the tunnel to the loading station at the foot of the hill thirty outfits horse drawn are to be used in moving the ore to the railroad at waters creek this ore runs about 9 per cent in copper aal the camp auy lias thousands of tons of a lower grade stored until the time when the railroad reaches takilma Ta kilma the property is under the management of roy H clarke the te layton placer mine located a few miles from grants pass has been sod so d to austin wilson of boston and associates by G IV colvig administrator of the layton estate the property embraces about acres of land and has been a producer for more than forty years mr air wilson intends to consolidated the layton with a tract of acres adjoining owned by the pacific placer company and to operate under one management lester layton has been made superintendent and a force of men has been put to work on the ground |
