The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1878-11-23
MINING NEWS.

From TIE Capt. H. Kelly and other sour
ces we gather the following information c
the mines of Southern Oregon
Miners are awaiting the Winter rains
JOS Satmarsh reports the miners 81
Sterling confident OF success.
Work is progressing steadily NJ Freuch
Flat, Josephine county.
Fred. .Baughmau will put up a hydraulic
on Josephine creek before loeg.
John Marshal is preparing to work hi-
extensive mines on Coyote creek 90 II iarg~l
scale than before
The Grave Creek Company has made ar
rangements to start sec1dd hydraulic in u
day or two.
Parties are returning from Silve: creek
J, sepline county. driven in bv the snow
Some OF the claims have ,ad we'll.
The Sterling and Blue Gravel mines on
Galica Geek are readv 10 c,tnlnrnct cp-
erationS. aud are simply waiting irr water.
w. A. Hamilton & ca. ON Foresi
creek, will put up the hydrau,c torineriy
used al Cui'ntown and carry on op~rati 'n-
more exteneiyr than ever before
The "Grand Applegate >iining t"mpa>
ny" viii incrers- the tlze III its ditch. now
in course of construction, .sidrnn4 it Goa
siderably on botl. the tnp ami bottom,
Bybre. Benedicl & Co. are sinking shaft
on heir cla.inI near Sea Nh ,tt Effy. and
will run n Fit at ono, They propose to
do some thorough prospecting this Win>
ter.
The survey Macruder, Constant 4
Co.'S. ditch IL heiDg continue. d Charles j.
How ~ard. II has progressed several nj -.
with u PROSPECT oi its extending much fur
th.r
Beck Bros Who t.n,e taken up mining
CAIN on Appte1att. Will e.nnplctr tn cir
dam Il is week. and expect To have ther
drch finished in time for The ensuing seas
soar work.
The Cnyote Company has c,mm-nced
! ol tIations with une hydfHuIic, nd 70 It,
~ another srrlves il will he set at work
The prost ects IN tins claim are highly tn
couragcing.
j. B. Coates came in last week from II
b. Sesbrrt's dilcn, whlc IS designed |"
take water irom APPRECIATE Across the
coun ry tn the For;y- nine mine digging
west ot Phoenix, and nn touching various
/ cree ks in It's route.
i HE late Ia nS have furnished :, l..
I Beck, OF Willow Springs, enough water u
! wash up so.ue grau.d-+iuicing done la II
J Winter, Wihch Is pa,iip we'll He VIII Gu
gage qnns extensively III m'nng = OPP ra-
lions this Winter.
| he hosrburg company. composed OF
! Lee kndenbe ger. JOHN k"st Il Thonia>
} truZ-f, have about ctnn acted tlelr dl C;
! from Tom r.ast creek and are nnw enG"grd
/ in getting heir hydraulic pipe into posi'
| tio' tor the y inter y Wori.
A numb oi merchants who retired from
business IN Jecks II county seytIAt ytats,
! tave rrturn, ." lpvest than n..hns IN the
gravel beds On APP ieoafe cree k--"lnnn;
"ht IN arr>pr E"llnstn IA and JAS. Glenn.
'hinamnn Linn since last >prIn-. ia'
aiken $40 600 ~ Il his cla,m. W nen h
! first :ii' up IL .tietrd cnim snd improve
menis for 81 /. al $40 000 ana wns laugh-o
at Now his pric. IS $3.50 600, or n quartet
| OF II million.
| |. y. Muncy passed through the cts
! Thursday "n his way TO Portland, t"pur
chase "a crushing mill for the TrlIurimr
mine. The mill is oil the pattern kn VT
hs SaimnD's patent crLsher Mr. MuncS
i proposes to ship the mill /, the mine be Tor.
bad weather eets in. He reports work ri
tue mine as progressing satisfactorily 10 al
inter, sted.
| Two mere wagons, heavily ladrned with
| hydraulic pip from Middle creek, went u
Abraham " Willis mines on Applegate last
! Friuay. All the mining nppar ,tus FROM
i that deserted camp is being brought over
the mountain this ween, and will be cons
vevcd to- the Appiegat' mines in a few
weeks, where it will probably be used TO a
good purpt Sc.
mother mining enterprise. VIII ch prom
isrs TO be quite mportane. is under way.
I he ca nptny who propose to ccnduct II
! is composed of c. c. Brrkman, Z. $ HAY
den, Nm b, bee. ". W. Turner and o, h.
ers the gravei bed lies on ':n.ue river,
| a lew miles from Widervill. in Josephine
county, and II is proposed to ruu dGcll
| takiI Y he water rom late crrek, Tue
| dncn " III be fiji, cen miles iung out pl, nj
| Of uump and al lntxhausrIilt supply oi
ground seems asst.rea. party started
for hat SECTION this week, intending tG
make survey of the prpi,,'s sd ditch aud
AXE some general observations.