Show OREGON sumpter american A recent strike on some quartz claims near carson in the eastern part of the county owned by la grande people has been exciting considerable attention among mining people the american has been advised that a bond on the property was obtained this week by james A howard of sumpter the miners are now taking out gold that is milling per ton sumpter american reports from the fhe independence group of claims ten in number on which much work has been done this summer and a sufficient ore reserve made to warrant the installation a roasting and cyanide plant continue extremely favorable this group is on the east slope of the cougar hill and being a continuation of the cougar leads for which J N larkin and associates are asking a half million dollars for what they have blocked out manager wright says that based on a recent salt lake sampling of pounds of the ore taken at every five feet through just the tunnels and upraises up raises and without following any of the rich veins they now have blocked out in this property worth of ore placing it all at less than one half the value of the returns made the salt lake showing gave values of 1939 grants pass courier B C pratt co mining brokers of boston have turned their attention toward southern oregon mining fields and have taken up the jump off joe hydraulic property which they have purchased from dysert booth the property is in charge of A B call mining engineer a native of california who w 0 has had a wide range of experience in the gold fields and he is fitting up the property for the coming seasons run the mine has had good equipment but it will be thoroughly modernized and a dozen men are now employed getting everything in readiness for the first water the mine is located about fourteen miles from grants pass and consists of acres of placer ground this is preliminary work for pratt co and if they find conditions favorable they will devote more attention to southern oregon and take up some larger propositions |