Wednesday, October u, 1899.
THE SUMPTER MINER.
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Attracts Much Attention at
Spokane Fair.
Pronounced the Most Comprehensive and
.Elaborate Exhibit There. Sompter the
Most Important Camp in Eastern Ore
gon. Occupies One-Fourth of all the
Mineral Space.
Ky far the most comprehensive mid
elaborate exhibit in the mineral depart
ment of the exposition Is the private cot
lection of Fred R. Mellis, which he
brought here from Raker City and which
was materially augmented by ores from
the celebrated Sumpter camp, collected for
the occasion by Paul Polndexter. The
total exhibit, representing every mine and
every important prospect in eastern Ore
gon, is In charge of Messrs. Mellis and
Polndexter. Mr. Mellis Is the mining
commissioner from Oregon to the Paris
exposition of 1000, and resides in Baker
City, Oregon. Mr. Polndexter Is a
prominent mining operator In the lively
and bustling mining camp of Sumpter,
Oregon. Ores, gold specimens and con
centrates (the latter are on the. road) are
In the exhibition from the following dls
tricts: Sumpter, Cornucopia, Ralsley
Elkhorn, Rocl Creek, Sparta, Engleton,
Virtue, Rye Valley, Mabel, Gold .Hill,
Pocahontas, Pine Creek, Snake River
and Seven Devils. '
The most important of all these camps
and the one which attracts the most at
tention at the present time, is the Sump
ter camp, which must be subdivided Into
the following districts: Bonanza, Cracker
Creek, Red Boy, Granite, Greenhorn,
Roblnsonvllle, John Day, Quartzburg
and Susanvllle. Sumpter is reached by
the Sumpter Valley rnllraTd, a distance
of thirty miles from the main line of the
Oregon Railway & Navigation company's
line at Raker City.
"The largest producing mines (esti
mated) In these districts," said Mr. Mellis
last evening, "are the Bonanza, $300,000
per annum; Red Boy, f 300,000; North
Pole, $200,000. The Golconda Is ship
ping carloads of high grade ores and is
installing a Bryan mill. The Cougar Is
erecting a loo-ton cyanide plant, the May
Queen a lb-stamp mill, the Little Giant
a io-stamp mill, tbe Magnolia a io-stamp
mill, the Maiden's Dream n lo-stampmill,
and the Great Northern a $-stamp mill.
The Ibex has a 20-stamp mill In contem
plation, and not less than ten other
owners are figuring upon or have ordered
stamp mills for their mines.
"In the Cornucopia district, fifty miles
by wagon road from Baker City, the
Union-Companion group, owned by J.
C. Searles, Is the most Important prop
erty. Last year's production from the
property was $375,000.
"The Balsley-Elkhorn Is steadily ham
mering away, and depositing from $8,000
to $10,000 in gold per month.
"The old Virtue Is now in the hands of
the Virtue Consolidated Mining company,
which Is getting everything In shape to
pump the water out and sink several hun
dred feet deeper in quest of the yellow
metal. The banner cleanup of the Virtue
was in 1895 when, during the months of
April, May and June, $111,000 was de
posited to the credit of that mine."
Splendid placer mine specimens ranging
in value all the way from $1 to $200, are
shown In Mr. Mellis' glass showcases,
from the Humboldt, Nelson, Elk Creek,
Pine Creek, Sumpter, Gimlet and other
placer mines.
The most valuable mine In the Mabel
district Is said to be the Carroll B. Thirty-nine
thousand pounds of ore from that
mine are expected today at the exposition
grounds, where It will be crushed and
milled by the 5-stamp Hammond mill
which Is about ready to commence opera
tions. The ore is high grade and free
milling. The mine Is owned by C. J.
Johns and James Ralsley. ""
Hundreds of small and large specimens
are contributed to the eastern Oregon dis
play by the Sparta, Rock Creek, Eagle
ton, Pochahontas, Gold Hill, Snake River
and Seven Devils districts.
The whole display Is beautifully ar
ranged and is one of the most Important
features of the exposition.
The space occupied by eastern Oregon
' Is exactly one-fourth of that assigned to
the mineral department. Ranged along
the whole front are six glass show cases,
containing gold specimens, country rock
and geological specimens, samples from
thousands of prospects and mines from
eastern Oregon.
One of these showcases Is devoted to
ores from the Golconda mine, .111 Inscrip
tion on a card above this case bearing the
following legend: "Golconda ores, $40,
000 per ton." Incredible as this may ap
pear, it is literally true. The gold can be
seen sticking out of big chunks of quartz.
The Golconda is situated six miles from
Sumpter, or thirty-six miles west of Ba
ker City, and Is owned by J. G. Eng
lish, formerly a large holder of l.e Rol
stock.
The place of honor the long center
table is devoted entirely to the Sumpter
'camp. Huge blocks of quartz from the
I Bonanza, Red Boy, Golconda, Columbia,
I North Pole, Badger, Imperial, Magnolia,
, Ibex, Bald Mountain, Inter-Mountain
group, Little Giant, La Bellevue, Herat
.lean, Black Dwarf, Banzette, Climax,
Phoenix, Mammoth, Present Need, May
'Queen, Ornament, Golden Eagle, and
scores of other big mines are distributed
all along to 40-foot space, with an equally
long shelf below to help carry the ove
(low. All along the wall space of 50 feet
are placed big and small pieces of quartz,
every piece carefully labeled, from the
Union-Companion, Chloride,Baisley-Elk-horn,
Red Jacket, Last Chance, Flagstaff,
Carroll B., Robblns-Elkhorn, Collateral,
Virtue, Cyclone, Peacock, Del Monte.Hop
Gold, Iron Dyke, Sheep Rock, Decoran,
Jupiter, Blue Jacket, Crystal Palace,
Gold Hill, Gold Ridge, Emma, Montie,
Silver Ridge, Copper Queen, Silver
Crown and hundreds of other claims and
mines, the big specimens on the lower
and the smaller pieces on a narrower up
per shelf. Included In the above are Ba
ker county building stone, marble, kaolin
and coal formations.
The whole exhibit Is topped off with a
monster sign fifty feet In length, bearing
the legend: "Eastern Oregon Go)d
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