Show OREGON the old klondyke coal mine at beaver hill about ten miles south of marshfield was reopened late in september af after ter an idleness of about twenty years it is said that approximately tons of coal were found blocked out the following dispatch comes from marshfield the richness of the copper district in the salmon mountain district twenty miles south of powers has attracted outside financiers here C E bradford of san francisco mining magnate after having the ore assayed has decided to invest in the property and start development work in the near future superintendent H M webber of the copper king mine near placer states that he will employ from twenty five to thirty men this fall the company is just starting work on a 1050 foot crosscut tunnel planned to open the vein at a depth of about feet the ore has been opened by a shaft ninety feet deep mr webber is attempting to get the county to help him in the construction of a five mile road to the mine producers of chrome ore in southwestern oregon backed by the chamber of commerce of grants pass are making a fight to have the present price of chrome guaranteed by the government until the end of the year extended through 1919 it is pointed out that fully has been expended by companies and private individual in road building in this section and northern california besides much money spent in equipment etc and it if the market for the ore Is not protected bankruptcy for many will result the chrome holdings of cyrus noble and harry sordy on briggs creek southwest of galice are now ready for extensive shipments after a campaign of development by the western reduction works of portland this co concern n i cern has built a good wagon road from the mine to the point of shipment at waters creek and has had bad as high as fifty men employed in road building and mining from twenty five to thirty men are now employed the company plans to ship as much chrome ore as possible before winter sets in |