Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1900-02-08
MANY RICH ore SAMPLES.
4rs. WeAtherred Collecting . Mineral
Exhibit to Take to New Orleans.

Mrs.. Weatherred Collecting . Mineral
Exhibit to Take to New Orleans.
One of the best mineral exhibits ever
taken out of Oregon will be on exhibi'
ton at New Orleans during the National
Editorial Association convention, to be
held there, beginning March /. The
idea of q mineral exhibit to be taken
South and East originated with Mrs.
Edyth Weatherred, and she is looking
after the matter personally.
On recent visit to Grants Pass
Mrs. Weatherred met large number
of enterprising citizens who at once
appointed committees to collect an ex.
hibit. Mrs. Weatherred was greatly
pleased with the enthusiasm mani.
tested by those interested in Southern
Oregon mines and this part of the state
will send very rich lot of samples.
This town will be represented in the
souvenir book.
Mrs. Weatherred is now in Eastern
Oregon, where she has gone to finish
the work of collecting minerals, which
was begun on her recent visit to that
part of the state. She has visited most
of the large mines and reports all own.
ers and managers quick to perceive the
wonderful advantages of advertising
through the National Editorial Associa
ton. Five hundred sample boxes OF
ore are being arranged and superin-
tended by Mrs. Weatherred. She will
have full charge of these at New
Orleans, and will distribute them
where they will bring the best results
Mrs. Weatherred has made special
study of Oregon mines and has written
many articles on this particular re-.
source of the state. The souvenir book
being prepared to be given away will
have many pages devoted to the mines
of Oregon, with illustrations of mills
and new mining towns, which will
show to the Eastern people that the
minerals of this state and their devel.
opment are assured facts.
Many of these samples OF ore col.
lected by Mrs. Weatherred will, on her
return from the East, be turned over
to the permanent mineral exhibit in
Portland. Some OF the very rich sam.
pies will be returned to the mine own.
ers, who have kindly placed them IN
Mrs. Weatherred's keeping for the New
Orleans exhibit.
Mining Near Bantlon.
Messrs. Dixon e. Stone, lessees OF the
Madden mine, have piped off consid.
cradle surface, and are awaiting the
arrival of lumber from Adolphsen's
mill for sluices. When completed they
will commence piping in pay sand.
Mr.. Butler, purchaser OF the Zum.
walt black sand mine, has six or seven
men employed, and has done consider.
able work, running night and day when
good supply of water was on hand.
Mr.. Butler says that the pay dirt was
about 10 feet deep, but did not learn
as to the amount OF dust he was taking
out.
Just across the river from Newtis,
Jim Culver is mining, and has taken
advantage of the bountiful supply OF
water to pipe off the surface and he
will soon be able to test the richness Of
his mine.
Messrs. Page and Tom Kelly, lessees
OF the Deyve mine at China flat, have
been busy repairing fumes and bitches
and commenced piping. They have
had considerable trouble with their
fume, falling timber having smashed
it at the same place three different
times.
Minc Turns Out Rich.
Lon Corbett, half owner in the
Royal, one of the best in the now we'll
known up-river group OF mines, has
brought to town half sack of ore from
his mine. A portion OF it, selected at
random from the sack, was tested by
an assayer OF La Grande, and showed
sos to the ton-S45 of silver and $40
OF gold. The owners OF the mine are
enthusiastic over the results thus far,
and are pushing the work rapidly.
They believe the ore is valuable enough
to be shipped with profit. 1t costs,
according to previous estimates, for
wagon and railroad freightage and for
smelling, 1924. SO per ton. If the ore
shall hold out as good as that shown in
the assay, it can be handled to advan.
tage. But it is believed that at least
two mills will be erected before another
year, and this would mean the develop.
ment OF all the mines in that group.
The Royal is located about five miles
from the line of the proposed new rail-
road, IA miles from Sumpter, and 10
miles from Granite.
Promising Ledge.
Polk Dews, who lives on the Big
APPLICABLE, below the Nick Wright
place, is opening promising ledge on
the hill west of the creek, says the Ash.
land Tidings. The first discovery of
this peculiar formation revealed only
number of stringers, but they were
very rich in free gold and almost
wholly free from sulphurets. Further
prospecting shows these stringers to be
coming together, and Mr.. Dews now