Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1911-06-30
PROMISING NINE SHOWN
TO CONTAIN DIG VALUES


publicity to every mining enterprise
OF worth In Josephine county, no
quartz property so far described in
these columns gives greater promise
OF making a genuine mine than one
now being developed on Slate creek
by w. H. Ramsey. The property con-
sists Of q group OF three claims and
lies 20 miles south Of Grants Pass
and at the head Of Slate creek.
Adolph Mailer, mining engineer OF
Grants Pass, and manager Of the
Michigan mine In this county, was
called to the property last week to
make an examination for the owner.
Mr.. Maier spent several days on the
property and thoroughly inspected the
ledge for some distance. AS the own
er has no secrets TO withhold, he was
not averse to the facts regarding his
property becoming known, and Mr..
Maier, as result, gave representa-
tive OF The Courier a description OF
the property, which is In part as fol-
lows:
Ramsey is developing one Of the
three claims known as the Golden
West. On the claim are two lodges,
one 20 feet wide carrying heavy sui
phlde and some oxidized ore, and one
8 feet wide carrying oxidized porphy-
ritic ore. The first ledge is on con-
tact OF serpentine and slate. The
second Is a fissure vein. Both ledges
carry generous gold values, as will
be seen few lines below.
On the contact vein development
consists OF 50-foot tunnel and
prospect shaft Of 20 feet. The ore
from the oxidized portion OF this
ledge Mr.. Ramsey is putting through
a concrete arastra. He necessarily
Is losing a large portion of the val
ues, but even with this crude machine
ne is making good clean-ups Ramsey
has been running the arastra 12
months.
The eight-foot fissure vein crosses
the contact vein at the point OF the
2O-foot shaft. The porphyrltlc OK
idzed quartz occurs at this point
and an assay by Blnns gave $74 for
the eight feet. Eight feet from the
contact the ledge matter pans rich,
several tests giving so cents to the
pan.
Other tests made from the prop
erty show Assay by c. f. Bowers,
of Sacramento, and taken from across
the 20-foot ledge returned $24.59.
Ore from face of tunnel, assy by
George H. Binns, Of Grants Pass, re-
turned sac.
Amalgamatlon tests in crosscut
vein $5S.4O.
Amalgamatlon test in shaft, $75.- J
&C. ,
AmalgamatIon test in main tun- :
mel s2S.4O. {
General average Of amalgamatlon {
tests $24SO.
The ore concentrates 21.17 into
one, giving an average value of $685.
20, The concentration test was also
made by Mr. MaIer
The property lies one mile and
half from good wagon road, and
q road to the mine can be construc-
ted for minimum expenditure on
such work Timber for all neces-
sary mining purposes is abundant,
and water from Slate creek Is cheap
power directly accessible, Ramsey
runs his arastra, a 2O-foot wheel,
with water power Of the creek.
Hlgh-grade streaks and crevices
ta1 not compare IN value with prop
erty such as this Ramsey possesses,
and II Is such mines that will make
Josephine county great Recent sue
ccsses in perfectlng cheap treat
ments on the ground for base ores
show what can be done In this coun-
~ with the multitude Of auriterous
pyrlte lodges, and In addition to re-
coycry Of the free gold values In OK
ld2ed ores, the base ores in such
biz and wide ledges as is owned by
Ramsey will be easily reduced and
thereby net large returns in the yell .
low metal.
MIR Mailer considers the Ramsey
group Of the most valuable ones OF
Josephine county and predicts pros