Show southwestern OREGON MINING NEWS by george W last week L E klump owner of the famous old greenback mine in the greenback district in developing the irish girl vein opened up 18 inches of high grade telluride ore carrying sylvanite on the foot level A large display was brought to bureau headquarters where it has attracted much interest among mining men while the ore will run several hundred dollars a ton much of it will run into dollars per pound the greenback has a record of production of about and with its by the present owner the opening up of new ore bodies and the installation of proper equipment it promises to again hit its old stride in production within a few days after the irish girl strike eugene reed owner of the Yel lowhorn mine in the greenback district and only a short distance from the greenback mine opened up over four feet of telluride ore similar in character to the irish girl although only at 50 foot depth saturday L U stenger r of canyonville Cany onville about fifteen miles north of the greenback brought in specimens of ore from his property located ten feet off the pacific highway this ore is also similar in character to both the irish girl and Yel lowhorn at aj the george mood strike of high grade gold ore on fiddlers Fidd lers gulch in the kerby district last month resulted in pounds being shipped to the tacoma smelter where returns of 12 a pound were given this property adi ad 0 the brittany mine and was located by mr moods father some years ago A ellis of seattle president and manager of the thunder creek mining I 1 b company spent sometime some time in western oregon last week giving the field the once over he was so impressed with the ore from the irish girl vein that he will stop over on b is way back home and spend more time investigating this field melbourne bailey engineer in charge of the mount reuben mine on mount reuben where a foot tunnel tannel is projected with feet completed has returned to the property from his vacation taken on account of slack water to run compressors accompanied by george smithley of I 1 tacoma who is interested in the property it is understood that work will be resumed just as soon as water conditions permit t i r s ii i C M huddle secretary of the almeda mines company with headquarters in portland and property in the galice district is spending several days in southern oregon i in n the interests of his company as the guest of the local manager harry sordy |