Show OREGON sumpter miner information from froin a reliable source is given that J frank watson of the merchants national bank of portland lias has a sixty day option on the golconda mine beginning the first of this month what the consideration is has not been made known oregon mining 6 journal IV J zimmerman zim mer of portland one of the owners of tile the morat placers on foots creek has been at the mine recently where they have been piping about a month and a good run is reported frank menefee and E B dufur of the dalles are interested in this property sumpter american gus woodward reports that everything is now complete for extensive development work on the portland claim in the cracker creek district for the winter the shaft has reached a depth of 37 feet latest assays essays from the ledge are said to avera average c the shaft will be sunk feet after which cross cutting and drifting will be done sumpter miner J K firth fieth mechanical engineer of the joshua hendy hend y machine works of san francisco came up last week on business connected with the installation of the mills tramway and machinery at the mammoth and bald mountain mines each of which lie he visited with manager mccallum mr firth sa says y s every item in their COD contract tract will be promptly delivered on time and that when the mills are up and running they will be as near perfection as is possible to be manufactured baker city democrat the carroll B mine in pleasant valley district being extensively operated by W E vinson is i making extraordinary developments as work progresses gr esses the crosscut cross s cut tunnel at a distance of 50 feet from the bottom of the 80 foot shaft cut a ledge sixteen feet wide the values clear across running more than 10 to the ton the rich ore shoot struck a few weeks ago and from which ore worth from to to the ton was taken continues as rich as ever mr vinson has a force of twenty or more men at work at tile the mine and the showing in being made will soon justify the erection of a milling plant for the reduction of the ore baker city democrat one of the largest development tunnel enterprises ever inaugurated in oregon is ia under headway at cable cove under the direction of col john temple 1 J rayson ray son general manager of the baby mckee gold mining r company the tunnel which might be properly called a work working inar tunnel it is to crosscut three ledges the cincinnati baby mankee and chloride and when finished will be feet in length and ae at the apex of the mountain will gain a depth of 2200 2260 feet the enterprise will be the means of developing the whole cable cove district by proving the permanency of the veins |