The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-11
SALE OF OREGON MINE.
Cripple Greek Capitalists Purchase a
Baker City Property.

Yesterday the Bradbury brothers. Of
this city, says the Democrat, of Baker
City, Ore, negotiated the sale of the
Wilson quartz mine, situated about five
miles east Of Baker City, and adjoining
the Gordon mine, TO Messrs. Lewis
Walker and George p. Jones of Cripple
Greek, Colo, these capitalists being in
this city for the purpose of closing the
deal
The exact figures which brought
about the sale, are not stated publicly
hut the purchasers have given to the
parties, who 50 sl1ilfully have developed
the Wilson, price which is highly sat
isfactory.
The Cripple Creek men intend at once
to erect q suitable plant with which to
vigorously work out the ore from this
valuable property, in which there is
now an incline shaft l16 feet in depth
The quartz is free milling ore, and has
showed values ranging from $40 to S170
per ton. The purchasers very willingly
made the deal on showing of S3120 to
the ton
AS free milling ore going Sc to the ton
has been proftably worked in this sec
ton. it viii be readily seen that the
new owners have made bargain,
which. by their ample working means
VIII yield handsome returns.
The developers of the Wilson, who
also consummated the sale. have set an
example Nhich could well be copied by
other owners Of valuable prospects. In
stead Of holding the mine at an unreal
sonable price, the Bradburys who are
practical miners, after getting the prop
erty 10 a stage where capital is needful
TO thoroughly mine the yellow treasure,
for fair consideration. have allowed it
to pass into hands who have ample
means with which TO place it in line
with out best producers.
II others would act as have these SEN
STOLE man, millions Of capital would
rapidly be invested in the rich Baker
mineral districts.
In The future, golden news is likely
to be heard from the Wilson. as the
new owners have had extensive exper-
fence in the mines of Colorado. Utah
and British Columbia
The Democrat also says: Dan Moore
is in the city from his farm on Pine
creek, nea- CornucOpia. The gentleman
says that a bond last week was Sc
cured on a prominent mining property
adjoining the Last Chance. Marcus
DAILY % Montana is among the capt.
altsts interested in the bond The prop
erly IS owned by Clinton Duffy and
others. II is understood that the mine
is to be vigorously developed for sew
eral months, $4,000 being the amount
to be expended in this direction. If re-
suits verify anticipations, the sale will
be consummaUcd. The consideration
viii be SEQ 000,
Mr.. Moore says that the Cornucopia
district has made splendid progress this
year. and il is his opinion that a better
showing cannot be found in the west.
We are indeed pleased to note the
uprising of that camp. and with the
knowledge OF the extent OF the mineral
belt of that district. the Democrat looks
to see ard herald many important
strikes as development goes on
The news OF a new and rich strike in
the PyX mine was received in this city
Yesterday. a discovery in the 1O0-foot
drift was made yesterday morning in
this promising properly, and if present
indications count for anything. this
mine will elicit considerable attention
in the near future. The Pyx is the
property Of Mr.. A. Geiser, manage. of
the famous Bonanza mine, and was re-
Gently bonded to Senator Howard and
eastern associates, but few Gays since
was released. This property has pro
duced some of the richest ore that has
ever been extracted from our mineral
lodes, ard the new strike means con-
siderable in measuring the future Of
the PyX-