The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-09-28

Work on the Baby McKee-Piacers
ON Gtmlet Creek.

Special Dispatch TO the Post-Inteiiigencer.
BAKER CITY, Or, Sept. IA syn
dictate. composed OF nine Cincinnati bust
ness men, bought the Baby Mckee mine
a few weeks ago on Col. Grayson's rec
ommendation. and placed him in charge
or the development work. The old tun-
mel is in 6lS feet, and the new 5.0Co-foot
tunnel is fli feet lower than the mouth
of the old tunnel. IL will be started on
the Pittsburg claim OF the group, but
not on the Pittsburg ledge. This new
point Immediately under the apex,
will give a depth OF 2,260 feet, or about
LOO feet lower than any depth yet
attained in the sumpter gold fields, and
260 feet below the bottom Of the 2,Qo0-
foot shaft now being sunk at the Red
Boy. Col Grayson expects to strike
the Baby Mckee vein when in $50 feet
and next strike the Gold Bar ledge 2,000
feet from the mouth of the tunnel. and
the intention is to drift on both leads.
After this extensive development this
fall and winter it is hoped that ore
enough will DO uncovered to justify a
mill, but. added Col. Grayson, mo mill
until we have ore enough In sight to
Justify IT. He has the utmost conf
dence in the immediae outcome of the
Cable cove district. The buildings now
being erected by contract, and to be- fin
ished by October Is. are a ceiied log
hunkhouse lsxSo feet. TO accommodate
feet; blacksmith shop and tunnel house,
20x30 feet: residence for Col Grayson,
1sx56 feet: and powder magazine. cellar,
woodhouse, barn and all necessary out
buildings. There are at present twenty
six men at work in the mine and on the
buildings. A stretch of road fropl John
Day river to the summit of the noun
tain. one and three-quarter miles long.
has also recently been constructed.
The Grizzly Gold Mining Company.
which owns the Colorado and Colorado
present working force Of six men and
will very soon increase the force. The
company is Incorporated with an au-
thorized capital OF 100000, divided into
100000 shares of the par value of 80
cents each. They have set aside i0o0 900
shares as treasury stock. the proceeds
from which are being expended in de-
velopment work The officers are: Pres
ident. J. J. Penhale; vice president, AL
bert Geiser: secretary, r. G. Pentland;
treasurer. Eugene Sperry. These men,
with Henry Beckwith and DIR. r.. Fl.
Parker. of Portland. and p. ID. Haley, Of
Sumpter. constitute the board of direc-
tors.
A rich strike is reported from the CHM
let creek district, located about four
and one-half miles southwest Of Sump-
ter. About two months ago Tom Thomas
and G.. w. Allen. while out prospecting.
discovered n lead and located the Little
Butte on the south side OF the creek
and the Monument on the north side.
Tuesday they started to trace the lead
across the creek bed, out OF curiosity
they decided TO wash a pan % the dirt,
pieces OF placer gold. They Immediately
set TO work on a piece Of ground Ions
feet and In two days cleaned up SIS.
After three years OF steady develop
ment work. the Empire Mining Company,
composed Of Montreal capitalists. own
ing the Richmond group ~ claims, COM
prising the II. A. r.. Jumbo, Gladiator,
Richmond. No, /. and Richmond. No. ?
Crown Point and Rams Horn claims in
the Bonanza district. has decided to
erect a i0-stamp mill, with four Johnson
concentrators. They will also install a
/ 200-foot hoist and n new boiler Of 25-
horsepower. While considerable work
has been done on all the claims the
principal work has been vigorously push
cd on the r. & n. property. on which
there is a 3eo-foot shaft and about 1880
feet of tunnel work This property adj
Joins the Bonanza. While some very
rich pockets have been found Ia the
b. & B.. the 6-foot ledge Is said to carry
values OF sla across its entire width.
The Gold Bug Grizzly Gold Mining
Company. through Manager j. ]. Hem
messy has purchased seven more claims
aaioining It's properties. OF these prop
critics the Black Bear has Ie-foot tun-
mel and the Hanna No. 2, @-foot
crosScuy which taps the lead NJ a depth
az ~ feet on the remainder of the new
properties about 800 feet OF Work has
been done, consisting chiefly OF open cuts,
and io-foot shafts sunk TO prove the
continuance of the vein