Show OREGON A sayers and L godat have commenced development work at their lookout group located in lightning gulch guich fourteen miles from kerby the work will continue throughout the summer it is reported from homestead that a three compartment shaft is to be sunk to a depth of 1000 feet at the iron dyke mine there the cost is estimated at this is the largest copper producer in the state and is operated by the homestead iron dyke mines company under the general management of halstead lindsley john dailey and john casey who are developing ve loping chrome deposits on the illinois river above selma announce that the road to the property has been completed and that shipments have commenced three contracts have been entered into looking to production of the ore it is understood that the arrangement is a leasing proposition with the payment of royalties to casey and dailey G H mcelroy who has been operating the lone star placers for about a year under lease has taken over control of the stock from C E the latter retains an interest and is to be vie vice president of a company which has been incorporated to develop the ground mr mcelroy is president the old channel which has been sought for a long time has been bee ves ales opened and is said to show pay dirt fol fo width of over forty feet the proper property ty i 16 fourteen miles from ro roue rogue ue river 1 an interesting story comes from reno ireno jet nevada charles mcneil recently arrived I 1 there from his claims on the powder river rivet in oregon with in gold he said that he is working a rich placer deposit tai located sixty five miles from the nearest station he has been on the ground lor for more than four years and was entirely un conscious that practically the entire world is at war he bought thrift stamps baby PIET bonds and liberty bonds and then tried to enlist he was refused because of his age and will return to his mining ground it |