Show OREGON grants pass mining journal james F meikle a successful mine and mill operator or arizona and who has also worked in eastern oregon has been retained by the tha cyanide gold mining company of ashland oregon as general manager granite gem E F lucas was in town wednesday from the steuben placers he reports that the snow is going fast and as a consequence the water is beginning to run in the streams he expects to turn water from trout creek into the ditches in a few days granite gem otto herlocker of sumpter passed through granite tuesday returning home from a bu business trip to the red boy camp he says he knows of a number of important mining deals that are being consummated for properties in the granite district and that this is sure to be a lively camp this summer grants pass mining journal an assay of ore brought in from the mining property of A P harth on foots creek this week shows values running all the way from to a ton although the ledge is not much developed as yet it is believed to be very rich and of great extent and the owners will spend considerable money in development work in the near future baker city herald operations in placer mining will be more extensive in the baker district than ever before hundreds of small placer mines which have been allowed to lie idle for years will be operated this spring owing to the fact that there is plenty of water and the weather conditions have been favorable already these men are packing into the mines to be ready for operations erat ions as soon as the water breaks away sumpter american alexander hamilton sibley president of the imperial mining company was here yesterday for a short time attending important matters before returning to the mine he was seen sel by an american representative and said 1 I am highly pleased with the results of development since my last visit and will say the mine looks fine excellent reserves have been blocked out and the mill is assured a steady supply during the week the engines gines and concentrating tables were tested and found all right and the the big mill will begin operations about saturday there can be no question about thamine th the eMine mine bein beill r winner and producing a steady tonnage a for r the smelter |