Show OREGON baker city herald the cougar mine on which work was commenced the first of last week several men being employed in facing up the tunnels timbering etc closed down saturday night for an indefinite period sumpter miner E A smith and C E carter of lowell massachusetts arrived in sumpter a week ago they are both interested in the bald mountain and mammoth to examine which was the object of their trip west mr smith has been here before and is therefore aware of the good thing he is in on butchis but this is mr carters first visit to the mines he expressed himself us as being more than pleased with the properties said they very well look better they left for home this forenoon accompanied by general manager and mrs mccallum who will be absent about six weeks baker city herald M S waller J E reed and T W davidson have incorporated the grand trunk gold mining company this is the property between the mammoth and ibex on which simcoe chapman did a large amount of development work grants pass mining journal prank frank south came in sunday from the victor jr mine he says everything is moving alon along all right at the mine the 15 stamps are pounding away night and day they are now down 90 feet below the fifth level in a nice body of quartz sumpter american A W ellis has leased acres 1 of his placer mines adjoining sumpter to a chinese syndicate the terms of lease are payments of monthly for five months A force of eight celestials celesti als are now putting everything in readiness for work and the force will then be increased to twelve men sumpter american the new tunnel on the portland property in the cracker creek district is opening up a fine ore body it is now in 30 feet on the ledge from which average assays essays of 1260 1260 are reported from a width of six feet the property is being t developed develop sd under a working bond by milwaukee people who are to drive the tunnel in feet on the ledge |