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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1901)
THE MOBNING OREGCKNIAN, TUESDAY, JACTABT 1, 1901. 21 RIGHES IN THE BOHEMIA EXCEIiIiETiT RESOTTS SECURED XX SEVERAL -MINES. Helena Ifo. 1 a Bit Dividend Parer The'Helena Mlninc Company' Fine Saorrixiff. The group of claims comprising the property owned by the Helena Mining Company, Is located on the east slope ot Grizxley Mountain and extends down to what is known as "Horse Heaven" Creek. The property was located on June 26, 1KS6, by .Mr. Charles B. Bruneau, a man of vast experience and wide reputation as a pros pector and miner, but like the great ma jority of hardy mountaineers who un ceasingly search after the hidden for tunes which Nature so reluctantly gives up, .had but very limited means wltn which to actively develop the property, which he believed from the start would some day become a great mine. It, therefore, remained for the. Jennings brothers, P. J., R. J. and J. J., men who had grown up In the mining business and who are known the entire length of the Pacific Coast, from Alaska to Mexico, as the most successful of mine operators and skilled, managers, to take up the work already begun by Mr. Bruneau, and by their general knowledge and financial aid develop the prospect Into the wonderful mine which today shines as the achleve- dubbed by the old prospectors and min ers ot the district, from the fact that the mine has been la continuous opera tion for years, while the owners were without means to develop the mine on a large scale. Necessity required that it be run. on. a very conservative basis, devel opment work and improvements being done only as the gold was taken from "the mine, and it is one 'of the teif mines that has paid from the" grasS 'ro6ts. The Thine was discovered and 'located In 1891 by James A. Muslck for "Himself and A. E. Uavis, of Los An geles, Cat in 3S92 J W. Cook, E. Al Forrester and S. M. Perry, of Los An geles, Cat, and O. E. Brady, became Interested in the property, and a five stamp 'mill was erected In that year. A 16-stamp mill was purchased from Frash cr Chalmers, Chicago, and erected -In 1S9S-99. The mine has produced about $760,000 In goTd -since 1S92.' v The development of the mine consists of six levels, being run on -the Muslck ledge, as per the general section of the Mustek mine, of about 4000 feet, tunnels and drifts. The course of the ledse at different points varies froni north about 40 de grees to 80 west, and lies almost perpen dicular. Is somewhat irregular in width, rarifHnir from 1 foot to IS feet between walls, and has numerous branches. The ledges are made up of three parallel veins, as was best shown upon level No. S, where the ledge wa3 12 feet between waljs. Oxydlzation extends to a depth of about 100 to 150 feet, although there Is small percentage of sulphides above that depth. Below the depth of 150 feet the ore changes and becomes richer In pyrites, lead, ,copper and sulphides. On has been started, and it is tiie intention of the company to push this drift on the ledge to treat depth, as from numerous shafts sunk on the ledge on the surface e,very indication is that large bodies' of free-milling Ore, will be opened up. THE aiAYFIiOWEIU Another Promising Property, Lo cated About One Mile From the Famous Helena Mine. The Mayflower Mining Company Is the owner ot nine Quartz claims located on Horse Heaven Creek, about one mile southeast of the famous Helena. The Yreka la the best developed of the differ ent claims owned by this company, having one tunnel of 165" feet directly on the vein, the end; of the drift being about SO leet from the surface. This drift shows a vein eight feet wide with an average -assay "of $40 per ton of gofd and copper with a small per cent of silver and lead. The Nightingale and Ely-Pearson, two other veins, are fairly "well developed, showing good ore. The company owns nine claims and six different veins, all adjoining each Other with side lines. The company is not in debt one dollar and has expended almost $5000 on the property. "W. P. Ely, of Kelso, is the manager, and some of the best citizens of Cowlitz Cc-unty are associ ated with him, and the Spring will witness the erection of a plant on the property. The location Is a most desirable one, as there Is plenty of wood and water; The Champion Group. The Champion group of 16 claims, ad joining tho property of the Helena Min ing Co. No. 2. and connecting with the l ".. - - -: -2 - - 'frit d i.--. : i . - m I C.J ft1 I FAixtnLtM Cutut WilTCdCA ClM Property of HELtNAMlNlNQCaN0- . Ju i "Hi i i n i fc'i i isif !.M.xrW-jMr2 r- 3"l MWftW5sw--- - J jl 3f J Sftiv Miming Claim Manhunt Gu&Qmm II V CfirzziyiAfoavrAMr IMJwtlW-fc. "Vm. tSi . Jf&ci ti ft tZk JL Property of Hellene Mining Gb.- i -1 ' 1 r StCTioH Thjouc;h Pnoptoj of HClelnaMjning Cb.wHaMimH6(b N?ly ment of these men's energy and perse verance. From the outset, active and honest de velopment was the policy of the owners, and as depth was attained a marked in crease was manifested in both the width and value of the ore encountered, until at a depth of 100 feet ore of such richness was uncoered that Iree gold could, "Without difficulty, be Tseen by the naked eye. Still more extensUe exploration was followed along the "3000 feet: of the He na ledge, until at the present time tho property has 1000 feet of tunnels be sides rumerous upraises aggregating about 300 feet In which a large force or men are working night and day. Already, the mine has over $500,000 worth of ore blocked out ready for extraotlon, besides haing produced nearly $100,000 from the ore taken out in developing the tunnels and upraises. 6f the more recent work done, mention might be made of that in what Is known as tunnel No 2, where a 7-foot ledge of base ore has been opened up, two feet of which aerages $300 per ton, after deduct ing all transportation and treatment charges, the balance of the ledge running better than $30 per ton. Until within the last year the property had been worked without the aid of a mill with which to treat the ore, but It was apparent that this necessity would have to be Immediately supplied. Exca vating was begun late in the Fall of 1S99, but the mill (which is one of the best free-gold mills manufactured, known as the, latest improved 10-stamp Hammond-"Self-Supporting Iron Frame, made by the Hammond Mfg. Co , of this city,) was not completed until April 1, 1900, when the stamps first began dropping and the ca pacity -of the mill has been pushed to Us utmastslnce that time. At present the mine is producing about $20,000 per month, $5000 of which is dis bursed in the monthlv dhldend. the bal ance being used Jointly in extending de velopment and In building up a treasury reserve. "When the company begins treat ing the rich ore It Is the intention to in crease the dhldends. Besides the 10-stamp mill already men tioned the company has erected timber houses, ore houses, blacksmith shop, as say office, superintendent's office, the best hotel in the camp, capable of accom modating 75 men with ample prols!ons and fuel for the next eight months, to gether with all necessary appurtenances for carrying on work throughout the en tire year. The officers of the company are: P. J. Jennings, president; Charles B. Breneau, vice-president; R. J. Jennings, secretary and treasurer: J. J. Jennings, superin tendent, and David Goodsell, attorney. The company's main office ia No. 112 Sherlock Building, Portland, Oregon. Helena o. 2. The property owned by the Helena Min ing Company No. 2 consists of a group of claims located on the opposite, or west side, of Grirrley Mountain from the Hel ena, and Is a direct extension of this latter property. Only a sufficient amount of work to de termine the value and -character of the ore in the No. 2 companj's property had been done to within the past few months, when the management began the same active deelopment of this property -which they had so successfully carried out on the Helena,, and. with equally as good, if not better, results than those obtained on Helena at the same stage of develop ment. This group Is opened up by numerous open cuts together with three tunnels of 100 feet, 125 feet and 150 feet respective ly, the last 30 feet of the latter showing seven feet of ore, carrying values of be tween $50 and $60 per ton. It is the policy of the company to de velop lta property as rapidly as possible by driving these three and other tunnels, and it Is the belief of the management that by early Summer the company will "be Justified In erectinjr a mill with -which to treat the ore. This in addition to tho substantial buildings already erected. The personnel of the directors in this company is the same as that of the Helena. THE MCSICK MINE. and Has Been Operated for Tears Paid Handsome Dividends. Near the central part of the Bohemia mining district, at the head of City Creek, lying between Bohemia and Fair view Peaks, the highest mountains In the district, is located the Muslck mine, "the old stand-by," as the site has been level No. 6 the ore is rich in galena, and. In -the west part of the drift is principally galena with quartz and sul phides, and contains no free sold to speak of. Some portions of the vein is principally quartz and others pyrites At one point sphalerite is abundant, and con stitutes the greater portion of the ledge. The 'ores carrying the most lead go as high as 40 to 50 per cent. This is de sirable, as a smelter will undoubtedly be located in the camp ere long. Recent developments In level No 6 show a ledge six feet wide, running high in lead, two feet of it, and carrying pyrites, copper and sulphides, values running to $160 per ton.x The group consists of Defiance, Cali fornia, "White Guests, Mystery, Alpha retta, Los Angeles and Ajax, in Douglas County, and the Butter, June, Idaho, Hazel, Yukon and Halifax, in Lane County. In prospecting with cuts, tun nels and shafts, the California ledge has been traced for over 3000 feet, showing free gold in many places, and with every evidence, when opened up, of making as good a producer as thfe famous Muslck ledge. So confident of the future are the owners that they ha,ve about completed arrangements for the development of the mine on a more extensive basis than has ever been done in the past. A drift on level with oro bin in Mill property of the Muslck Mining Co , is another valuable piece of property recent ly acquire by the Jennings brothers, they naving' secured from the owners a bond on same At "present the property Is equipped with a ten-stamp mill, tramwajs, ore houses, assay office, blacksmith shop, boarding-house, with sleeping apartments in connection, together with other Im provements incidental to the successful operation of a property of like magni tude The mine being under the same able management as Helena and Helena No. 2, it is an assured fact that the same skill and energy which has characterized their operations in the past will be ex tended to the utmost capacity In making the Champion one of the large mines of the district. Already large bodies of ore are In sight and Immediate steps are to be taken in operating the mill and extensively devel oping the property. Clay Gronp. Situated in the Monte Rica Range, Bo hemia district, about two miles from tho Muslck mine, this group of six claims is makine a most excellent show ing as development work proceeds. The six claims are named as follows: Idle- ? ' " r fc t 'ft- vsr-.rr4x $. t - 74p'ercent per annum is a good return for the if$e'qf ' your money. 15 per pent is much better if equally as safe. A first-class gold stock netting 15 per annum. SAFE This is a safe investment. ....WHY?... ecausc there is enough ore blocked out tor pay dividends equal tb the purchase price. ,, In addition the Company has a large acreage yet to be developed. Itw tj U t. fj. DIVIDENDS PAID MONTHLY. HE WAOY-HENQEN INVESTMENT CO. .' r t ' .K-" -ik Im-t. 318-319 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, ., t PORTLAND,, OREGON & 601- WlNT HROP BUILDING - - " BOSTON, MASS, - . REFEREflCES BY PERMISSION: - , " Exchange National Bank Colorado Springs, Co'J r Merchants National Bank, Portland, 'Or. First National BanK, Portland, Or. t t fr---- ..co ---- o -----c-fr-----o ...o....8.a.o-- wild,. J L, Henry Clay, Spotted Fawn, Edna and Pearf The property Is owhed by M C Matthleu. A." T. Gilbert, C X7 "Whale and Charles Clay. The last-named gentleman is acting superintendent All of these men possess ample capital to de velop the property, and as they are pro gressl e, public-spirited -citizens, no stone will bo left unturned to make the Clay group a most valuable property. Three tunnels hae been started on the ledge No 1 is In 225 feet, with crosscuts' show ing a width of the main body of ore of 32 feet, with values shown In every part of the tunnel. Tunnel No 2 Is 150 feet below No 1, and is in 325 feet. A cross cut at the face of this tunnel shows the ore body to run 3S feet on one side, and 20 feet on the opposite side, a width of 58 feet. Tunnel No 3 has just been start ed, and Is 700 feet below tunnel No. 2 It will be continued until 1000 feet Is com pleted By continuing this tunnel a dis tance of 3000 feet a denth of 1500 feet can be secured In the gulch at the base The Laura Gronp. The Laura group of claims, owned by the Leroy brothers, and supposed to be a direct western connection of Helena No. 2, is one of the most promising pieces of property in -the entire camp and gives every promise of becoming a bonanza for the present owners The ledge Is traceable for 1 mlle3 and shows an exceptionally strong and well defined vein wherever opened. of the mountain the ore body Is found to , be IS feet In width ' Numerous assays have been made from time to time, showing values of a wide range, but the average Is close to $13 It is one of the most promising proper ties in the district, and in such capable hands well-informed mining men predict that in the near future the Clay group will handsomely repay the fortunate owners NGHAM & CO, 110 SHERLOCK BUILDING ..PORTLAND, OREGON.. AITD COTTAGE - v vSr; A PJ T S ' L lip GROVE Jfff 1 X V gH S" i Tt- I AL 'J . i5 a i v rv mmmmi:?: x- U-. ft Lwnh WmllmS?1 11 1 -- ' :: X - W, f 717 n&m$8a&i&, 7cBmLImX '' -' PRACTICAL MINERS Five years' experience in the famous Bo hernia district. Information furnished regard ing its principal mining properties, including the famous MUSjCK, HELENA and HELENA No. 2 mines. Quotations on stocks and general information furnished on application. Correspondence solicited. h. h. McCarthy & co. W Practical Miners... and United States Licensed Brokers.. I TOPOGRAPHICAIi 3TAP SHOTTING RAILROAD JlOtTTE 1? I103I S. I. R-IU AT CaTTAGE GROVE, OIU TO TI3IBER I.AXDS AKD MINES AT BOHEMIA, OR, Compiled from official records on file In the United States Surveyor-General's Office, at Portland , We have made for our clients the past year from 25 to 100 per cent, and can do the same the coming 'year on Helena, Helena No. 2 and Musick stocks. Cor respondence solicited. ...111 Sherlock Building.... 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