Show OREGON grants pass journal S chase of the oro fino mine in the jump off joe district came in from his property wednesday he told our representative that they were sinking on the shaft and that the property was looking very satisfactory mr chase left for portland friday but expects to return in a few days sumpter american work is progressing steadily on the blue mountain group recently acquired by the new york oregon company and being operated conjointly with the buck horn manager 0 C wright stated this week that the crew was on full duty and making excellent progress while developments were very satisfactory jacksonville sentinel W C kitto came from grants pass last friday and returned saturday mr kitto is superintending super intending the work of installing the machinery in the new quartz mill being put up at the granite hill mine near grants pass the building is arranged for 20 stamps but bilt for the present but 10 will be placed it is expected to put in the other 10 this fall T L jones another jacksonville machinist is with mr kitto assisting on the machinery wo work rk mr kitto on his return to grant pass was accompanied compa nied by his daughters mildred and jennie who have been spending several weeks in jacksonville miss jennie will remain at grants pass but miss mildred will go to colorado springs where she will spend the summer with relatives jacks jacksonville onville se sentinel UJ U J davidson of missouri flat was recently in jacksonville for a load of supplies and to make a short visit with his bt brother other C T davidson mr davidson stated the recent high waters in the applegate did no serious damage in his section of mining operations on the lower applegate mr davidson reports that jack layton is now operating his mine with two no 3 giants alex watts is running a no 2 giant in his mine on horse read creek he has been piping for two months and has moved considerable earth which is quite rich the tacoma company which owns the st john quartz claims is another vein and is blocking and runs very rich ore geo bailey who is working the old richmond ledge edge has struck a manganese seam that is very rich an and d promises to yield several hundred dol dollars lars sumpter miner the victor compressor plant it is thought will be ready for operation by the middle of the month the buildings are practically completed and the delay in starting is now mainly due to the foundations these have not yet dried and it will require some little time for this to take place the victor plant is a five drill one al geiser of geiser hendryx the company having the management of the property and J N esselstyn consulting engineer for the firm went out to the property today to look after the work baker city herald alex lemeyer and adam kolb came over from the mammoth mine yesterday where they have been at work for a year they will take a short trip to seattle and return at an early date they are well pleased with the results at the mammoth mammoth and will continue work right along the development gives additional encouragement every day john day news the most modern and accurate methods of ascertaining the gold values in prospective placer ground will I 1 soon be put in operation by the empire dredging company the machine is a suction drill mounted on a traction gear and was brought into town saturday by freighters crawford and middlesworth with the boilers and machinery discounted the prospecting machine weighs over seven tons and was lugged through the mud by a ten horse team when supplied with all the apparatus the weight is over ten tons the machine not only works rapidly and accurately but does not injure the ground where it is employed as the opening will not exceed a six inch hole it can be driven by its own power and without damage to the soil into fields lots and meadows where the test may quickly be made and the machine moved on with no inconvenience to the owners of the aroun ground d it is likely that a considerable area will be prospected after which the company will be able to compute quite accurately what it can afford to do in the way of future development |