Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1909-11-05

byn, OF California, and Charles
Farmer. OF Ashland Under the
management of Mr. Dobbyn practical
development work was at once con-
menced. Upraises were made to con-
meet the third and second levels and
a continuous body of high-grade ore
demonstrated that insures for the
Sugar Pine mine long period of
activity A ten-stamp mill, crusher
and concentrating tables were pur-
chased and, at considerable expense,
a wagon road was built, a substantial
mill plant constructed and the ma
chinery freighted In and installed
In addition to the present ditch that
furnishes power for the mill, a high
er ditch will soon be completed that
will provide $50 horsepower and per-
NIT the economical operation and
lighting Of the entire mine by me-
chanical means. Buildings for the
accommodation of the 10 men en-
ployed will be erected and soon all
the preparatory work so necessary
to complete the appointments of an
up-to-date mine will have been fin
ished.
The Sugar Pine is developed by
over 5000 feet of adlt levels, cross
cuts and upraises. The ore that Is
being crushed and concentrated In
the mill Is taken from the second
level, as considerable portion of
its value is in free gold and the bal
ance is saved in the concentrates, Be
tween the second and third levels,
however, lies an ore that Is being
sacked for shipment to the Selby
smelter direct, as 1t contains gold
tellurldes that give average assays of
$400 per ton This high-grade ore
lies along the foot wall and Is from
eight to eighteen inches wide, the
balance OF the vein furnishing sort
ing and milling ore of good value.
With its hlgh-grade shipping ore;
with the vast amount of milling and
concentrating ore known to exist,
and with the completion OF the pres
ent plans of superintendent Dobbyn
to facilitate the operation OF the
mine, the Sugar Pine gives every
promise OF being a steady producer
and consistent profit-payer for a
long time to come.
Gold Plated Group.
Lying between the Sugar Pine and
the Strenuous Teddy properties Is a
| blanket vein that presents an inter
esting geological problem, aside from
its great economic value. The major
portion Of its outcrop Is covered by
the Gold Plated group Of four claims,
which has been opened by several
tunnels and open cuts, all revealing
ore Of exceptionally good average
grade. The vein is from -four to ten
feet In width and dips slightly TO the
south, occupying a fssure that cuts
| the strata Of dlorite at right angles
Messrs, Kester, Farmer and DR.
Smith, the owners, are at present en-
gagged In development and have de.
inonstrated the existence Of an ore
body 25 feet east and west and run
ming 800 feet north from the point
Of discovery, whore the blanket vein
dips into the mountain on the east
side OF Birch creek A ton Of this
ore, shipped to the Tacoma smelter
yielded In excess Of 800 and con
siderable body has been blocked cut
that will safely work from $40 tc
$50 per ton. Most OF the gold values
are free, but there are also some ricf
tellurides and sulpherets that Will re
quire further treatment. The own
ers contemplate the early construc
tlon OF road to connect the Cole
Plated group with the Sugar Pine
mill, one mile distant, where the
free-milllng ore will be worked
The Spokane Group.
Northward on It's course the Sugal
Pine vein has been opened at III
crossing OF Rich gulch. where JohI
Robertson owns four claims, local.!
called the Spokane group to distin