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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (April 25, 1900)
12 THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, April 25. 1900. FIGHT FOR TERRITORY Columbia Southern Seems to Have Inside Track. The work of blocking out rallro.nl ter ritory in central Oregon goes merrily on. It would seem that the Columbia South ern holds the winning hand, as It has died articles of incorporation and run pre liminary surveys from Prlneville east to Canyon City and from Prlneville south to l.akeview, while on the other hand, the rival party of surveyors, supposed to he working in the Interest of a transcon tinental line, have scarcely made any headway. The latter party is somewhere in the vicinity of Warm Springs reserva tion. In the minds of those who closely fol low r.'iilrn.id m.illrrs. there seems reason to believe the Columbia Southern, which quartz veins are large, and most of them we abandoned operations to search for more favorable ground. Even when we had good ground we worked it in a very careless manner, and left a large percent age of values. What we left then would today prove profitable ground If worked with up-to-date Ideas and modern ma chinery. "The conglomerate, or 'webfoot' bed rock is, no doubt, a false bedrock, and the probabilities are that the diamond drill will yet disclose eyejf richer ground beneath than we found above. There Is no ques tion in my rriind that the volcanic over flow buried most of our placers more or less deeply. In other parts of the country, and notably California, they are cutting through hundreds of feet of lava and find ing pay channels that are sometimes won derful in richness. The same conditions, no doubt, exist here. "Again, in early days we left thousands of acres of ground because it was too flat or too deep. Much of this would today give handsome returns on dredging. Our will be known as the pioneer road of cen tral Oregon, has recently made a new de parture. Its policy heretofore has been to extend its line a few mines each year. It started south from Hlggs on very little capital, and by turning its earnings into construction work, has succeeded in reach ing Shanlko, very near the heart of Ore gon, uiiriug the last mouth, However, THE WONDER GEO. W. WEIGAND, PROPRIETOR. GENERAL MERCHANDISE A complete stock of Dry Goods, Ladies and Men's Furnishings, Boots, Shoes, Hats and Clothing. THE VONDER, BOURNE, OREGON carry tree gold. I lie formation being soft, there has been a wonderful denuda-1 Hon or wearing aw"ay of the surface, re sulting In the deposit of large quantities j of the precious metal in the creek and gulch bottoms. -This accounts for the ex-' tensive scope of our placer diggings. j "Go where you please, in any part of ' tills section, and you will find large de Fills Prescriptions at Popular Prices and Keeps a Full Line of Patent Medicines, Assayers' Supplies, Etc. M. B. MERCER Reliable Druggist... Sumpter, Ore. phone 37i the road has departed from Its conserva-1 Psl,s of auriferous gravel This you will iiiiu even on lopoi ineuiguesi mountains, and in most places It carries considerable gold. Except in a few Instances these gravel deposits are as yet but little ex ploited. "Quartz mining is the most important Industry in this section just now, but the time is not far distant, In my mind, when placer mining hi this section will he car ried on, perhaps on as extensive a scale as It was 30 years ago. Modern mining methods will yet take millions of dollars of gold out of our creek bottoms." Gran ite correspondent in Portland Telegram. live policy, and at one fell swoop scooped in the whole of central Oregon. It lias been alive to the advantages of this large Inland Empire for some time, and it looks as If it has made others interested in the matter. The "others," It seems, have ad vanced the necessary cash and told the company to "go ahead and make things hum." It appears that the company has been working to get the "Inside track" in the new Inland Empire, and that its plans were precipitated by the arrival on the scene of a rival party of surveyors. Hy getting Into Prlneville and filing Its articles of incorporation the Columbia Southern has captured the base of sup plies for central Oregon. That is the stragetlc point, and, In fact, the key that unlocks the trade of central Oregon. An opposition line could not hope to do busi ness with the Inland Empire unless It were in on the ground floor at Prlneville. However, because the company has filed articles of incorporation mid run prelimi nary surveys, It does not follow that the roads are to be built right away. A large number of the stockmen of the interior are bitterly opposed to railroad building across their grazing area, and will oppose all encroachments, but the business for a railroad is there and this prejudice may possibly be overcome so that work will not be delayed too long. Portland Telegram. DON'T NEGLECT PLACERS. Million. Have Bn and Will B Taken Out In Thb District. C. It. Harnhart is the name of a pioneer prospector and miner of the Granite dis trict, who believes that there Is still un told wealth in the creek bottoms of this section. "Don't overlook the placers" Is his injunction to mining men. In speaking of the possibilities of the creek bottoms of this camp the other day, Mr. Harnhart said: "While the quartz of this district Is now occupying the attention of mining men, we should not overlook the possibilities of the rich placers that yet lie untouched. We worked miles and miles of creek bot tom In early days and obtained wonderful results. The exact amount of gold taken out of this section with primitive methods of operating cannot be approximated, but no doubt it ran into the millions, In many places we worked only the most favorable patches, for whenever we found the ground too deep or the boulders too large, Going Deep on the Gem. The developments at the old Gem mine, near Sparta, recently purchased by Port laud people through their representative, Mr. I-. J. Perkins, are of such a character as to warrant the belief that the long abandoned property will prove to be a big producer''before many moons. Mr. Per kins was hi the city yesterday and gave a reporter the Information that at the bot tom of the 175-foot shaft there was a 4-foot I ledge of high grade ore and in other por tions of the mine there were ore bodies of good width and Indicating permanency. Mr. Perkins intends continuing deep sink ing for a time, run levels and block out ore in sufficient quantity to justify the erection of a mill plant in the near future. The new owners of the Gem are certainly fortunate in coming into possession of this property and will soon find themselves reaping big dividends from a very small Investment. Raker City Democrat. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. Notice is hereby given, that the real estate firm heretofore existing under the name of the Lawton and Sumpter Heal Estate & Mining company, has this day been dissolved by mutual consent. T. R. NKEDMAM, E. M. WARD, C. H. CROMWELL, W. M. ROBINSON. April 17, 1000. H. K. Wheeler having resigned his po sition as city engineer, In order that his exclusive time can be given to civil engin eering and surveying, hereby solicits a portion of the public patronage in this line. Go or send to the City Green house, Baker City, for choice pansey and dalsey plants. Ask for the Columbia beer, brewed in Sumpter. CASE FURNITURE COMPANY THE HOME FURNISHERS Parlor, Dining and Bed Room Furniture In sets or separate pieces. Beautiful line of Carpets, Linoleum and Mattings. Come in and let us explain why you can save money by buying at home. We can positively do so. Opera house Block - Sumpter, Oregon 'f''' 1 0 A. P. GOSS, President l5 '' I A. J. 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