Show OREGON myrtle creek mail the big eight foot ledge at the continental is now showing three feet of high grade ore which will go to the smelter without having to pass through the concentrator manager stewart is highly pleased over the new strike lively times will be witnessed up that way when spring opens and farther development will surely prove the continental to be one of the best mining properties in the state grants pass mining journal H B hendricks of our city returned tuesday from galice where he has been preparatory to opening up some mining property at the head of bybee canyon he reports that the almeda and big yank consolidated company have made another strike while working and opening up an extension to their property it is a big body of ore of white silicate quartz and the finding of the same make them feel very happy they are not actively engaged in mining but their sawmill is running granite gem the steuben placer mining company which recently acquired the thornburg placers on the north fork are preparing to operate the mines next sea season son on a larger scale than ever before during the fall considerable preparatory work in the way of new races and flumes blumes etc for next season was done an electric plant for lighting purposes has also been installed to light the workings for the night crew in the spring a large force of men are to be put to work and the mines will be operated night and day a large electric searchlight being used to light the pit at night prairie city miner R C reese superintendent in of the dixie meadows mine will leave for denver colorado monday to purchase the mining machinery which the management have decided to install A sinking plant and air compressors will be installed and mr reese expressed the belief that he would have the new machinery placed by february 15 the ore body in the lower tunnel which has a width of thirty five feet value across the and an average assay breast of the tunnel of about 12 will be will start they the place where operations will sink on this ledge feet establishing levels every f feet this work will take about four months at the end of which time a new stamp mill will be put in and mr reese states that by fall the mine will employ more than men |