The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-24
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cry of rich gold lead on Quartz gulch,
about one mile east OF the Virtue mine.
few days ago, was the cause OF a lively
stampede OF people the past day or Two.
who are anxious to locate extensions. The
discovery was made by German pros
pector and into his secret he let ]. II.
Parker. OF the First National bank, and
John Wilson. of this city. who are Low
equal owners in what Is said to oe
phenomenal find. The ledge. which is sew
erai feet in width has been stripped TOR
a distance OF 100 feet. and nowhere can
a piece of ore be taken that does not
show free gold. Strikes In this district
are pockety and this strike Is a surprise.
Geiser. the scene of operations of The
Bonanza Mining Company and the En-
pire Mining Company, besides scores OF
lesser properties. ia becoming one Of the
liveliest and substantial camps in the
Eastern Oregon gold fields. The Bonanza
mill is dropping forty stamps day end
night. The men employed about the mine
make good sized army. The manage
ment expects to reach the Soo-foot level
soon. At the Richmond mine. this proper
~ being controlled by the Empire Mn
ing Company. ten-stamp mill is being
put up.
II is reported that there is n deal on
foot for the sale OF the Cougar rntae
three miles north Of Granite considered
10 be the largest producer In this district.
1T is equipped with 250-ton cyanide plant,
and has been a great success under its
present management. j. w. Lsrkin. the
resident manager, returned recently from
a consultation with other stockholders at
Spokane. AS the ore OF the Cougar re-
quires roasting. II Is claimed II cannot he
treated successfully by the cyanide rro-
cess alone. but Mr. Larkin states they
nave been very successful 80 far
sixteen miles northwest OF Baker City
Is the Baisley- Elkhorn district The ynins
run north and south. formation oriuci-
pally IL slate, and the free-milling value
OF the ore is 10 per cent; balance of values
IL saved in concentrates containing a
great deal OF massive sulphide ore. The
concentrates average about $50 to the ton
ana an me properties in the district lave
a considerable amount OF shipping ere
Most prominent among the producers az
this district Is the Batsley- Irlkhorn sit-
uated at the head OF Pine creek At an
attitude of $500 feet The present nan
agement under the ownership OF the
Eastern Gold Mining Company. IL engage
ec in fully opening up the property. the
two twsuty-ton Bryan mills with th,tr
forty-ton daily crushing capacity Weld
when fully employed SIS 900 per annum
other important locations are: The shcr-
Elkhorn. Hnrdy Gurdy. Denny groun
Robbins Elkhorn, Dolcouth Gladstone
anc a number OF producing placer mines
directly west and across the bridge from
the Baislay- Eikhorn commences the Rock
creek district. the formation OF lodges nd
character remaining about the same The
between Baisley- Flkhorn aud Cracker
creek, covering distance OF six miles
ON nearing the Cracker creek heit .he ore
becomes entirely base. Most important
Work IN this section Is prosecuted on the
maxwell group. owned by tho Maxwell
Gold Mining Company. DEVELOPMENTS In
the way OF tunnels aggregate 9.G1o feet
and lodges from three 10 four feet In
width have been uncovered In nauv
Places. showing values from So 60 ssJ
per ton There is ten-stAmp mill belong.
ting to this property little further q n
Il the Chloride, also well advanced and
opened up. ore shipped from this DroDer-
~ gave sme'ter returns Of So per ton
West Of baker city is tho Cracker creek
section, with veins running south aud
north. They are imbedded IN n rhale
slate The ore Is base. requiring cancen-
the case mRy DO. The district Is four
miles wide and eight miles iOnE, contains
mammoth bodies 81 ore, and has excel
ieut mining facilities tn the way 81 water
fuel and timber. The Eureka and Excel
slor Minis produces s3f0.n1o per Anuurn ihe
North Pole $50 ooo. ard the Columbia sisE
GO The Esmcralda group, recently bond
81 by Montana syndicate De- apt 20
prove q surprise 20 Investors who lad a
chance a. TIA; property 4 reduction
uii and coutentrafor are hetne put "a
the ground az she present time Among
thN ether notable properties az that g s-
tyict. with lodges from Eve "a l6 fect
rsN De mentioned Inc NNto.
STA .gthar west % Baker CITY TIE
cattle ~ dissA3rt che ores of whirh ere
inclos~d BY porphyritic granite The otra
from this district are principally coucea-
rating ard smelling iutersrFrss-3 ufth
frsA Ecfi quartz on the surface The
veins run noffh and south. he belt ON
he1rinE ftaF mneN IN width sna w nty
miles ln lcuEth.
THE Red EsNv mine has made another
strike ro e = Hyde states
Work np the Gopp~r Fnieu mime inc1'hd
-
WIT b. rcFumea soon The oawgaav viii
rH on q larger force than before ems
shut aaNn end a. large stamp Trnt $50 'ss
RI operation GA the property tH a short
trsr
Thn Ceiu-ntga ugns. IN the Bourne dis
frfrf haf t.ireHasaf - tha Hla&rr lrur
Wnrka Sar Franchise. ten additional
stsrnn- ana fourteen Johnston ceurs rst AZ.
arr Thts shipment Wiu cunstitGfe Hh7st
eve rlrissas AMI when rvs in place st
ffr gftafrbiA she rafre MI have caua-
~ffN % twrwtF stamps &nd sixteen rrn-
rertrsfsrs THE na-hlaerF vii % f.e-
vra~es8 90 onra ans wErn Fri worAluR
order fhts rTa 80 -tr giil - eauntet ara 'fz