Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1904-11-24

work on the Levens ledge. near MD
die, in this county, and steps will be
taken to Install a cyanide plant to
work the ores. K. A. Ses-
sions, who is one Of the managers OF
the properties, will send some sam-
Piles of the ores to be tested in re-
duction plant there, and II the result
is satisfactory, steps will be taken to
secure similar plant to work the re-
fractory ores in the Levens ledge.
The values are high in the Levens
ledge, but the ores have become base
at the lower levels, and it will re-
Quire cyanide process to save the
gold. Glendale News
ID. I. Irwin camo down from Ash.
land Saturday to spend a couple OF
days in Grants Pass. Mr.. Irwin is
an old.time Josephine county miper
and mined ON Grave creek and Jump
off Joe before Grants Pass was found
ed. He is now developing a quartz
claim ON Hungry creek. Siskiyou
county. that gives most encouraging
prospects. He is also interested in
Idaho mining property having a mine
in that state in partnership with his
brother. George Irwin, and cousin.
Chester Irwin. They have the
property bonded to Idaho parties for
$25, 900 and there Is every certainty
that the bond will be closed ms the
mine is proving to be quite rich.
A. Il. Dodson was in Grants Pass SAT-
urday from Oscar creek where he and
Jas. Bumgardner have recently locat-
ed two very promising claims. one
placer, the other quartz. The
placer claim embraces the creek chan
mel and the earth to be handled is
from one to ls feet deep, though the
greater part averages about two feet,
with strata Of gravel on the bedrock
that prospects we'll. Messrs. Dodson
& Bumgardner will put in ditch
about 500 feet In length, which will
give them pressure OF 60 feet to
operate a hose in Iiping the earth
through the sluices.
Their quartz claims are located on
the hillside near their placer claims.
Only the nece ssary location work has
been done upon it so its extent and
richness is not known, but it has
every indication of being good
property. IL is their intention next
summer to fully develop II and ascor-
tain its value.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Briggs and son
Roy and daughter, Mrs. A j. Foulk
returned Saturday to their home near
Waldo. after spending several days in
Grants Pass, making purchases of
their winter supplies and in visiting
with friends. Mr. Briggs and sons
discovered the famous Briggs gold
mine last spring that made such stir
in mining circles, and which they
yet own, though having IL bonded Tor
800. 900 to company at the head OF
which is Il. I. Staples Of Ashland.
While that great ore shoot yielded
them gold enough to satisfy most
persons, yet the prospector s spirit ID
uppermost with them and they have
lately located claim on the head OF
the Chetco In Curry county that con-
tains ledge that while not showing
the richness of the Briggs lode, carries
good values and is Of great extent.
While in Grants Pass, Mr.. Briggs had
an assay made OF samples from this
ledge and the showing made warrants
them to still further develop theii
claim with the prospect good Of II
proving a paying property. The
Briggs family are now living com
fortably ON farm on the Illinois
river, 22 miles from the Briggs mine,
where chance discovery made them
wealthy in but a day.
O. l.. Mangum returned Sunday IL
company with J. M. Porter from
the Silver Greek district where they
had beeu TO examine the Old GLORY
group Of quartz claims, that belong
to Mr.. Mangum. Mr.. Porter Is 1
noted minerologist Of Spokane and II
in the employ OF Patsy Clark, thu
millionaire mine operator OF thai
city, as mining engineer and minera
expert, and the object OF the tril
was to look over the local condition.
and to secure samples OF ore from
Mr.. Mangum's ledge. Over 30 pound
of rock, selected from various section
Of the lodges. were brought In an,
shipped to Spokane, where they will
be tested by cyanide. amalgamatioI
and assay processes that their tru'
values may be ascertained. Will,
Mr.. Clarks' plans are not known ye
as is his method OF business IL i
certain that should be close his optioI
on this property, that he will, at al
early date, erect a mill and proceed
to develop the mine. These claim
cover one OF the largest and riches
lodges in Josephine county and ar,
certain to become one Of the grea
| tnfnaa ~ gonlharn nrauon Shou 1,
Mr.. Clark not take them Lo
Angles company will place an op
tion on them and have them TESTED
with a view Of purchase.
Mr.. Porter left Monday mornin
for jacksonville where he will ex
anime the big Opp mine near tina
place, owned by j. W. Opp Dr. J
f. Reddy and +. N. Perry, for Pats.
CLARK, after which he will return 4
Spokane.