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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 6, 1900)
8 THE SUMPTER MINE1?. Wpr1np;iav. Ji ne 6. 1900 Konkle and May Win a Prize In the Mining Lottery. TWO MORE LUCKY ONES ,Ile f0t 'te, ',,,J ,hat ,he formation, ! strike and character of ore are Identical with that of the Red Hoy, Concord, Honaiia and other leading mines, and the Granite "Moulder" Mates that al ready there are a number of tons of ore on j the dump which, considering the depth i attained, carry hue values. 'I he dis covery has caused a stir iu the camp as it gives promise of adding one more to the number of prolific gold producers for which Oregon is becoming famous. Mr. i lligglns sas that since the discovery! there h.is been a scramble for ground In the vicinity and that not even the smallest fractions have been overlooked. He will return to the property tills week, where I Mr. Anderson Is now directing work, j prepared to prosecute development vigor-1 ously during the summer mouths. Salt Lake Mining Review. Two more hard working prospectors li'ive linally won one of the big prizes In the great mlnhig lottery. Charles R. Konkle and Sim Mav are the men. Dave Copping, of Sumptei, is interested with them in the property. The strike was made on the Dewey, an extension of the Gnlcnnda lead, witli only a fractional claim between. I hese gentlemen own four claims on the lead the Dewey, Summit, M. ill. ilia and Comet. They were located last fall and only the assessment work done at that time. About a mouth ago Messrs. Konkle and May began to prospect the claims. Float was found hi abundance, and there were some outcropping at places. With these as guides a shaft was sunk high up on the hillside, but no satisfactory re sults were obtained. Finally, reasoning as only a prospector does reason, which is based on no cast iron law and would never satisfy one of the "professors," they decided to drive a tunnel on the Dewey, near the foot ol the hill not tar above Silver creek. At a depth of only twenty live feel a ledge was encountered, one day last week. At pieseut the tunnel is in litty feet and is still iu ledge matter, with no sign ol wall rock. I'lie tunnel cuts the ledge at right angle. About fifty pounds of rock, knocked down Indiscriminately across this tweutylive led, has been sampled and assayed. It carries good gold values', not fabulously rich, but of that medium grade which Is charactistc ol large bodies of ore iu true fissure veins. Oregon Gold Output Will Double Hon. (J. I:. Wlthlngton, cashier of the First National bank of Portland Or., Is in the city, the guest of President Knn.x, of the National Rank of the' Republic. Discussing the material In-' terests of his commonwealth yesterday, Mr. Withington said the mining camps were resounding as never before. Me felt that nothing was hazarded In making the prediction that the output of the diggings would be doubled the present season. Sumpter, iraulte, Maker City and a hall-dozen other camps are developing with seiisatlou.il stride, new mills are be ing erected on all sides, and the outlook is a most encouraging one. Already Portland has begun to experience the effects o these developments and many of Its thousands are going into the various camps from which striken are almost da'ly leporled. Salt Lake Tribune. Hllgard-Granlte Koad Survey Col. V. T. .Chalk, chief, Major C. K. Sears, draughtsman, and I'. D. Motilelte, I lie location and condition are s.iiu lo i transll man of the Mirveynr of the Hil- be ideal lor convenient and economical K;lrd-( iranlte railroad, left Tuesday lor mining. Alt?r cutting through the ledge, S1M) r,lli;, ,, ,he ( ;r.inJ onje tVVT drifting tactics will be adopted. f(,r the p,,r,,0M. f completing the survey 'I hese gentlemen have been In this dls- om ,hc M,mm, nl0 jr;inte. The trlct for several years. I hey have sunk Renell Maud high in their profession, many shafts and driven hundreds of feet :,iiJ will push the work as rapidly for- ol tunnels, but heretofore the heartless w;irJ !ls po.ible. They have with them old hag of fortune has rewarded their hard l(,,r ., number of men, among whom Is work only wltli hope defened-a promise County Surveyor Curtis. Tliev also ol .something good lurther In the hard t()k a large u.uantlty of provisions and lock. Under such adverse conditions it re- c..,inp mll( 11Me A.xotie aj one 2-horse .piiies a staver who doesn't know how to ,,.,, )tMc :, ,mi,er of saddle animals, 4nit, to make a succes ef mining, when ;,d will remain in the held until they inussie :111a experience aie tile operators' ,.,vp t,nprtej w MlrVey over the summit into Chronicle. (iranlte. I.a Grande only capital. Portland Smelter Will Not "Go" Potlland seems to be as tar liom secur ing a suuitei as ever. The committee hiving it Iu charge have nol made a it- porllorsevei.il weeks and membeis siv assrrtaiu the amount ot gold annually thru-Is nothing to lepoit. It has been put out ol circulation by the use ot the awaiting the action ol I:. I'. Miadlord, precious mental hi arts. Some time since wlio pioposed to stall .1 pviitlc smelter eminent statisticians reported that the heie, and tested Oiegun oie lor that amount ol gold existing as money was Gold Used In the Arts Of late the olliclals ot the U. S. mint have been making strenuous efforts to purpose. Accoidiug (0 the last tepoit the tests weie entirely satisfactory. A leport wasciiculatedth.it the pioject had lallen through, but this membeis ol the com mittee clenv. Alining men say that the city is losing a gieat deal ol inonev eveiy day bv not having a smelter iu operation line. Ihey say (lie mining iuteiests de mand one and will probably be lorced to build one soon at some other point, unless Portland acts. Portland Telegram. UUruut Make Rich Strike Here. C. II. lligglns is back from Granite, larshiHlolwh.it the mint officials esti mated. These estimates are based on the production less the amount consumed in manufactures and tile arts. Murnett Mros. u-ventlv received a circular letter asking tor inhumation as to the amount ol gold and silver used by them in the manufacture 01 jewelry. Republic Miner. Biker County Census Enumerators The following Is the place of residence and names of enumerators who are taking ! the census of Maker ceunty: Maker, AdolphG. Hempler, Maker; Charles . Oie., wheieiu company with lleniy I". Stuller; Unity, John H. Murray; Sumpter, Anderson, formerly of Mercur, he has I'. Manning; Hxpress, Levi Harrison; been prospecting the country between the Rye Valley, W. W.Weber; Weatherby, Red Hoy and the Houauza, two of W. L. Overly; Huntington, W. A. the big gold prodiiceis ol Oiegon. The Goodman; Hxpress, I. M. Nichols; gentlemen weie successful In seeming a ( Pleasant Valley, George M. Caviness; block ol ground on Heaver creek, and Maker, Ale.x. AtocDougall; Maker, G. H. alter a mouth's prospecting uncovered the Hill; Maker, Otville M. Mount; H lines, ledge which was blind, as is usual in that J. I:. O'Hrvaut; Maker, Hiram Holcomb;' section. 'I he mining papers ol that camp Sumpter, Frank Randall; Bourne, George state tha,t the hanging wall Is porphyry, M. Hauls; Sumpter, Daniel W. Wilbur. THE SUMPTER LUMBER COMPANY. Now is the Time to Build. DON'T wait till mid-summer or late in the fall. Commence now before the rush, while you can get plenty of material cheap and while mechanics are not crowded with work. Every season repeats itself: A big rush late in the season and a lull "in the early spring time when the violets bloom." We have a fine stock of lumber and we are equipped to get out detail work for the finest kind of finish. A superior quality of buildings are what we are looking for this season, now that the permanence of the town and country is assured, j j J. B. STODDARD, Manager. Bousum & Spalding CRYSTAL KP Company Free delivery of Pure Ice. Leave orders at office of Columbia Brewing and Malting Co., next door to MINER office. STAR SALOON ALF. ALLEN Proprietor Handles the best of Liquors, Wines and Cigars. Draught beer a specialty by the pitcher, bottle or glass. Opposite Depot SUMPTER, OR. j W. S. BOWERS ABSTRACTS Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Mining Patents Obtained Years of experience in Maker County Records. No. 2104 Court Street, Maker City; Oregon. e: rwin & Co. Real Estate and Mines.... ... Opera House Block "Just around the Comer" TUF l J "j? C" NEHERGALL & MOORE 1,1 - v A-fc. I PROPRIETORS. Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars. NEILL BUILLING SUMPTER, OREGON .