Show OREGON sumpter miner W T thatcher manager of the bonanza passed through town yesterday en route to baker city with the monthly clean up of that big bacr producer the amount of which is mere guess work so far as the public is concerned baker city herald two shifts of men are working 1 the crown point mine in the cove under the direction of superintendent copsey steam drills are used and the foot crosscut tunnel is now in feet the altitude of the crown point mine is canyon city news jas eslinger and henry lawrence have uncovered a 20 foot ledge on the brown bear an extension of the indiana on the east fork of dixie creek the ore contains chal copy rites horseflesh and peacock copper and samples as high as 60 in gold and copper sumpter american pending the arrival and installation of the new electric plant only development work will be prosecuted at the bonanza mines the entire plant weighing 0 pounds will probably reach sumpter on monday word has been received that the shipment was made from salt lake city on wednesday lawton standard the large ledge encountered in what is known as the wes west t drift in the concord mine some time since has been also recently encountered in the main tunnel this will open up another large body of high grade ore and makes a success of the concord as a great producer assured the management of the concord are contemplating the erection of a stamp mill on the pro property in the hear future canyon city news A few days ago 11 W sloan made a deal in san francisco whereby bythe the controlling interest in the bison gold cold minin mining 9 and milling company was disposed of boac to a california alifornia syndicate for a good sum this company was organized in sumpter last year mr with B R 11 miller H IV sloan F R dunn jones and yeager as directors the property is known as the bison group situ abed near quartzburg Quartz burg and has made a splendid showing with the limited work done it I 1 is the intention of the owners to inaugurate extensive development work in the near fu iture ture 7 t sumpter miner eugene bartholf carne came tin in from cable cove district monday he is engaged en oared there driving a foot tunnel on the evening star for its new owners he brought in some rocks taken near the surface that assays essays better than twenty dollars itis it is characteristic of the district being an iron pyrites this property is only 1400 feet from the famous gipsy king group he reports heavy snow at that high altitude and packing 0 in supplies is very arduous work |