1H& SUMPTER ?M1NER.
Wednesday, March 14, 1900
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EXPERIENCED MINERS,
Can't Buy Mines, So Will
Develop Prospects.
I. VV. Campbell, an experienced Mon
tana miner, has been In Sumpter for
some days past. He has been two
months in the district and has acquired
interests In thirty locations. Mr. Camp
bell was superintendent of the Gold
Sovereign and also of K. Porter Gold
King mines in the Cripple creek district
and spent last summer in the Buffalo
Hump country, Idaho.
Of the thirty claims in which he has
acquired Interests since his arrival here,
he is associated witli Captain Wood, the
famous mining expert of Chicago In
twenty-one. In a very short while, as
soon as the snow disappears from the
mountains, these gentlemen will begin
operations, developing any and all of
these properlies which "look good" after
being prospected. They both confirm the
story published in Till: MlNI-R last weel
relative to Captain Wood's proposed
large operations in this district. That
gentlemen was shown tlf article on his
return from the ( ireeu Horn and asked as
to its accuracy. He replied:
" There is more or less truth In it. I am
thoroughly satisfied with the district; am
convinced that it is a great mining
country. I will remain here indllinltely,
and will try to make mines of some
claims I have secured.
Captain Wood represents large capital
and came here intending to buy a de
veloped, producing mine, but none such
can be purchased at anything like a
money making tigure, except on an Inter
est paying basis. This change in his
plans, that of developing prospects, is the
best reiommendation any experienced,
successful miner, as he Is, can give a dis
trict. Mr. Campbell says that this is indeed
the practical prospector's paradise, that It
is, relatively speaking, a virgin mining
region, for thus far only ledges that ap
pear on the surface, outcropplugs at the
appex or exposed by erosion in the gulches,
have been worked or located. He says
little or no effort has been made to follow
tloat and discover hidden veins.
"Jut at the Sun Went Down."
Prank Campbell, a former employe of
the O. It. V N. Co. and a brother of
Robert Campbell, of the State, lias just re
turned from the Sumpter mining district,
where he has been for several months
past and was the fortunate dWoverer,
with others, of a group of mines which
they have named "Just as the Sun Went
Down," 'they being found late In the
nlteruoon. Assay of the rock have been
made which has proven verv rich, going
away up in the hundreds. Mr. Campbell
came to I. a Grande on the early morning
train to visit his brother and friends and
iijipart to them the news of his good
tortuue. He returns to Maker City to
morrow to meet parties Irom the east,
who have made him an otfer ot $40,000
tor his interest in a part of the group,
leaving him a large inteaest In the re
mainder. Ills friends congratulate him
on his good luck. I. a Grande Chronicle.
Annual Mating May Queen Stockholder.
George .1. Harrett, the experienced
superintendent of the May Queen' mine
auJ mill at Granite, Oregon, and In which
not a small amount of Salt Lake talent
has Interested itself, stopped off In this
city a couple of days on his return from ,
l:remout, Nebraska, where he had been
attending the anuunl meeting of share
holders. Of the property Mr. Barrett, j
who is also secretary of the company,
says he has ore enough now blocked out I
to supply the needs of the mill for many
years, the ore showing an average better
than $10.50 per ton. Upon this quality of
ore the new mill will be started about
April 1, the capacity of the plant to be in
creased as soon as material can be had
from the manufactory. At the. recent,
meeting of shareholders Thad H. Qulnn
was made president; James G. End, vice
president; George J. Barrett, secretary;
H. D. Dunning, treasurer, and John
j riiomscn, general manager. The same
gentlemen constitute the board of direc
1 tors. Salt Lake Tribune.
H. K. Wheeler Buys Mine.
H. K. Wheeler, the well known mln-
1 lug man, this week purchased from H. C.
Dlnius a half interest in the six mining
claims Montana, Michigan, Colorado,
I Glen, Kruger and Minnie, located near
Alamo. Vigorous development work will
1 be begun on these claims at once, with a
1 view to putting In machinery this coming
, summer. P. H. Mallory owns the other
1 half Interest in these valuable claims.
I Granite Gem.
OUTPUT FOR FEBRUARY.
Sumpter Mines Product Over $200,000 in
Gold Lat Month.
The Sumpter correspondent of the
j Hoise Statesman gives these interesting
' figures:
This camp, while not unusually active
last month, still maintained a good min
ing and milling average. A total of 166
stamps pounded uninterruptedly through
out the 28 days of February, and the 10
mines in complete operations produced a
round Hzoo.ooo for that period. Below is
a table of eutputs:
Med liny.
Iladeer
Ilnnanf. .
Columbia
(ireal Northern
(inlden Kagle...
(iolionda,
II. AH. ...
North Pole.
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I, coo
V
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Boo
I, Sou
V
ttlfn
IJ.00D
40,000
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!
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M.000
16,000
J ,000
Total, , . jj . ., 1 1 661 n.ojq1 1 06,000
A total of 160 stamps on 9 mills were
Idle during the month for various causes.
Mining development In the way of slop
ing, cross-cutting and exploring, however,
continued upon six of these nine mines,
and the Magnolia, 10 stamps, ran for a
portion of the period mentioned.
The total output given for the month,
ft 06,000, does not Include the output of
the three above mentioned Irregular pro
ducers; nor does it include returns from
shipments to the Selby Smelting works
at San Francisco of the marvelously rich
ore recently struck on the 3$o-foot level at
the Golconda mine, owned by the Eng
lishes. Nor does the total given embrace
returns from the shipments of concen
trates to smelters at Trail, Tacoma and
Everett by the Golconda, Bonanza,
Columbia and Badger; neither Is the value
of base ores shipped from the working
mines In the young Cable Cove district
to the Everett smelter embraced In the
above.
Machinery for new mills upon 14 mines
has been ordered already and will be in
stalled before June 1.
Altogether (he camp has maintained its
enviable position among the big dividend
payers of the northwest.
Card of Thank.
We desire to thank our friends and the '
members of the Improved Order of Red.
Men who so kindly assisted us by their
presence, sympathy and fraternal
feeling at the funeral services and burial
of our beloved J.V. Rlack. In loving
remembrance of your offering; accept our
thanks. MRS. W. WlCHMAN,
and relatives.
The justly celebrated Harvard cigar is
sold at the Capital hotel bar.
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