The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-25
Mines in Southern Oregon De-
pend on Getting Supplies by
Pack Animals Only.
AN 0LDlMINE IS TO REOPEN
Prospects for Seasons Work
Are Bright, Rich Ore Being
Found and New Company
Preparing to Operate.

out roads. many of the outlying dis
tricts and camps have to receive their
supplies BY pack animals. some of
the mines are entirely cut off from
supplies as a result OF the recent
heavy rains.
Colonel Doodrow. Of San Francisco.
who, in the interests Of New York
men. bonded the Ida mine. Of Foot's
creel; district. for consideration Of
$4,000. is preparing to set a crew TO
work at an early date continuing the
development Of the property. The
Ada has three foot ledge and is
opened up TO a depth Of IT'S feet II
Is the eolonePs intention to have a
mill installed and at work by the lat
Ter part of this summer.
A half interest in the Sucker-creek
hydraulic placers, Of Sucker creek, has
been sold by Jess Burnett, to r. SIade,
for a cash consideration Of $1,000.
The dIggings of these placers are old
channels and carry values from the
grass roots down. The bank lies
from is to 80 feet in depth on the bed
rock. The gold is coarse and Of the
best quality. Mr.. Slade will overhaul
the mines and shape them to do a
bigger business.
r. III. osgood, the Seattle railroad
and mining man, who bonded the
Hammersley mine. Of Jump Off-Joe
district, several weeks ago, has the
property about cleared Of water, and
the min and machinery cleaned up
and ready for wark. In a few more
days men win be put In the slopes and
the Hanlmersley will resume opera
tions again, after an idleness Of sey-
eraI years. Very little new timber
ing had to be done. as the old work
ings were found in good condition.
Manager c. Il. wickstrom, Of the
Lone Star hydraulic placers. brought
in large flask Of nuggets from his
properties this week. He secured
over two pounds of yellow metal as
partial cleanup Of these mines Tor
this season, which is but a portion
OF that uncovered by one giant. Mr..
Wickstrom states that on account Of
the abundance of water, they will
move far greater amount Of gravel
this season than ever before in the
same length of time.
S. Chase. Of Portland, who is de-
veloping the Orc Fino mine, Of Jump-
off-Joe district is meeting with such
good success that he and his associa-
ties, all OF whom are Portland men.
have decided to install a cyanide
plant this summer, and an order for
the plant has already been placed,
The Orc Fino was practically an
abandoned mine when Mr.. Chase took
hold OF it a little over a year ago.
Like many other good southern Ore
gon properties 1t lacked the manage
ment of men with the enterprise and
means to open 1t up--men who were
not merely satisfied with gophering on
the surface for pocket values. BY in
telligant and persistent work the lost
ledge was located. and an immense
body of high-grade quartz is now
blocked out and is held in reserve for
the reduction plant.
Ii is now an assured fact that the
Waldo copper mines, Of the Waldo dis
trict, southern Josephine county, will
have a smeiter. Albert I. Goodell, Of
Denver mas arrived here to erect and
superintend the running Of the plant.
'rhe company that will erect the
smelter. while composed of number
II the same people as are interested
in the Waldo Smelling & Mining Com
pany and in the United States Reduc-
ton & Refining Company, is an entire
ly separate company, and viii be
known as the ralxilma Smelling Com
pany. The new plant win have ca
pacity Of 100 tons daily and win cost
about $4,000. 1t is to be a Standard
blast furnace and water jacketed, and
is now being built by Harry Holthoff,
Of Cudahy, Wis, according to con-
tract it win be placed aboard the cars
by May /, and win be In operation by
July. 1t win be located near Takilma.
the mining camp at the mines of the
Waldo Smelling 8 Mining Company,
and win do custom work as well as
treat the ores 9f the mines Of the Wal
do Smelling Company.
Other new plants that are assured
southern Oregon mines this summer