Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1917-04-19
Blue Ledge.

lumber is to be used in the construc-
ton of ore bins at Palmer creek,
where 1t is proposed to erect these
bins in such a manner as to enable
the teamsters who are hauling ore
from the mino to Palmer creek to
dump their loads into the bins, thus
doing away with the tedious and
time-consuming task of handling the
ore with shovels. From the bins the
ore will be loaded into trucks and
transported to Jacksonville. The
bunk houses at the mine are said to
be inadequate to accommodate the
increased number of working, and
part of the lumber now being deliv-
cred there will be used in erecting
buildings for their use.
Jim Blaine is Producing.
The Jim Blaine mine, which ad-
joins the Grecnback property, and
which is now beign operated by the
Greenback people, has entered the
lists of producers, car of ore from
it having been sent to the Kennett
smelter. F. F. Childcrs, superintend-
ent of the Greenback and Jim Blaine
mines, accompanied the shipment to
the smelter. A number of men are
at work upon the Jim Blaine, which
is making an excellent showing of
ore. The ore was shipped from Le-
land, being hauled about ten miles
to the railroad. The Jim Blaine ore
is a high grade gold product.
Interested in Iron Knob.
Negotiations are pending for the
purchase or lease and bonding of the
Iron Knob mine in the Squaw creek
district to Salt Lake mining men,
whose representative has examined
the property thoroughly. The Iron
Knob is q sister mine of the Iron
Hand, although the great Eastern
group lies between them. Both the
Iron Hand and Iron Knob are owned
by Spencer & Spiker, who have done
deal of development work on them
during recent years.
Assays of ore from the Iron Knob
are very attractive, according to the
statement of its owners and the in
vestors' investigator. Copper and
gold are found at the grass roots.
Old miners regard it as conner"
Bruce Buck and others, who own
the Great Eastern Group, recently
refused $4,000 bond offer on that
property. 1t is understood that ne
gotiations are pending with Salt Lake
parties for that property also.
There is much assurance that the
Squaw creek district will speedily be-
come one of the mast active mining
sections in this vicinity.
Leases Iron Hand.
w. w. Moses, who owns an exten-
sve placer field on upper Elliott
creek, near the Squew creek district,
as we'll as promising claims of quartz
gold in that region, including the
None Such group, has completed
deal in which the Iron Hand mine, in
the Squaw creek region, has passed
to Simmons Brothers of Nina, New,
on bond and lease, the consideration
being $4,000.
Terms of the bond make it neces-
sary for the lessees to begin extern
sive operation at once The assays
Of ore from the Iron Hand run high
in copper and well in gold. 1t is one
Of the most promising properties in
the Squaw creek district The forma-
tion there is the same as that of the
Blue Ledge district, from which 1t is
distant twelve miles, being only six
teen miles from Medford on a bee
line A mile Of good road is being
to the mine at this time,
with the Blue Ledge high
way, and the purpose is to make the
iron Hand an immediate producer.
The lessees are old-time Nevada
mining men and have abundant
means to operate the Iron Hand ex-
They are immensely
pleased with the prospect.
Dispose of Sylvanite Group.
G. B. Stone and others, who have
been operating the Sylvanite group
" gold quartz claims on Rogue river,
hree miles north of Gold Hill, have
old an interest in that property to
7. G. Davies and other of Sacramento,
Jal., and extensive arrangements are
low under way for vigorous opera
ion Of the claims. The sum of the
money involved in the Davies invest
nent is not made public, but it is
veil into five figures.
This group Of claims Is an old
roducer but has never been operated
n large scale. Many thousands Of
ollars have been taken out OF this :
roup in years past, but no modern
machinery has beon used II is in !