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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1900)
Wednesday, J ine ij, 1900. THE SUMPTER MINER. .A LOOKING FOR MINES. Representative of Portland Mo ney Now in the District. A. V. Stowell, of Portland, where he has lived for many years, has been in Sumpter this week, after visiting the Bonana and Granite districts. To a MlNKR man he stated tliat his mission here Is to look over the ground, Investigate the general conditions prevail ing in the eastern Oregon gold fields and report to a syndicate of Portland people who wish to Invest money and engage in mining here. The gentleman knows nothing about the business himself. He comes here to get Information and form a common sense opinion on the country In general. He will be followed by a min ing man of experience, who will examine and report on any proposition which he may submit to the syndicate. Hefore re turning to Portland he will visit all the districts. Mr. Stowell says that the one encourag ing feature that Impresses him most fav orably is that everywhere he goes he sees many prospectors and miners at work ; the hillsides are alive with men boring in to the ground, and the trails are lined with men carrving picks and packs and wagons loaded with supplies. 'I his means a big business for Sumpter and in dicates great industrial activity. , "There is money in Portland that seeks Investment in the gold mines of eastern Oregon," said Mr. Stowell, "but it seems a difficult matter to bring the pros- ( pector and capitalist together. My , idea is that in many cases the so called promoter hinders, Instead of facilitating deals. The property is listed with hlmat, perhaps, a fair figure. He Is not satisfied with his commission and attemps to sell at exorbitant figures, knowing that there can be no established price for a prospect or a mine. He wants to make too much and makes nothing. If brokers tried such tactics In handling real estate, their failure would be inevitable. I hope that this difficulty will be obviated someway at no distant day and that Portland will reap the rich harvest that is offered her in eastern Oregon." Likes The Country and Will Invest. Simon E. Lake, of southern Ore gon, is investigating the mineral re sources of this country with a view to investing. He was formerly connected with the black sand mining of the coast counties of Southern Oregon, where he was quite successful. He is favorably impressed with the many properties visited and is negotiating for an interest in one ot the prominent prospects on McCullough fork. He is the guest of H. I W. Miller, who will accompany him when I he returns to his southern Oregon home, j Ore Bodies in Eastern Oregon. H. J. Jory lias a most Interesting and Instructive article in the April number of , The State, on "The occurrence of ore bodies in eastern Oregon." These arei his opening remarks: "The ore occurrence, in the various camps tributary to Sump ter and eastern Oregon, Is not limited to any one formation, and furnishes a rich field for the geologists. The slat-s, ap parently of the Jurassic period, are by far the most common, but granite, porphyrv, serpentine and eruptives of a not easily determinable character have also yielded their quota of the precious metals. More over, every single district, with the pos- sible exception of the Cable Cove, has been marked by the existence of payable placers, most of them worked since the . early days of the country. Commencing at Sumpter, we find the slates uppermost, and for an area of perhaps 500 acres. In j the very town Itself, gravel deposits are In evidence, once quite rich, but now only worked In a desultory way and nearly ex hausted. No payable quarts mines have, ' so far, been found within a radius of per haps five miles from town. Quite recent ly, however, some discoveries ot a rather curious nature have been made within a mile or two of Sumpter. The quart oc curs in stringers and benches, covering a wide area and is in places rich in free gold. Whether this particular discovery will prove of permanent value depends upon further exploration." I'lien tollows an accurate, scientific and detailed descrip tion of the several districts, entertainingly written. . Sale of the Lucky Boy Claim. I Tuesday S. I:. Lane, and II. O. .Miller purchased the Liuky Hoy claim Irom Messrs. Schulpins and l:.ins. The claim adjoins the Juniper, in which Mr. 1 Miller Is interested, and will luriiNi tun nel and mill site for that property and ' also carries the same ledge, whkh 1.111 be traced to the Hnii.uia-EIMiorii uiimtiv. Tile new owners contemplate opening up the property and arrangements are being made to that end. Thus the mining men of southern Oregon are gradu.illv picking up promising prospects and expending money that will be returned a thousand foil. New Enterprise for Sumpter. Until recently all the beet, mutton and pork consumed In Sumpter has been shipped here from Raker City, but the Sumpter market of A. Maims will here after be supplied irom his own slaughter house, erected on the large pasture laud three and one-half miles tiom Sumpter, near the Sumpter Valley railroad tracks. 'I hi improvement will give Mr. Manns a greater assortment of meat market delica cies than heretofore. y.v. FIRST BANK OF SUMPTER (N cohpor.tcd) Capital Stock f 20,000 ()l I Id Ms, J. II. Nubbins I'rrslJrnt J. V. Sirltvr Vke-l'rrsMrnt J.icno NnW.inJs (..isliltr luminous. J. W. Scrllvr K. II. .Miller J. W. .Mm J Cl.uk SnyJe J. II. Riibbln Transacts a General Banking and Ex change Business. Nn Intcrrsl I'nl.l nn l-pitlk. The Literary Digest Issii.'J Wnklv J? 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Owners ot louttnllets of Sulphide, Carbonate and Oxide ores, who i.m contract for their delivctv In lots ot 10 tons at least, are lequested to forw.ud to us tiom 100 to 150 pound"-- representing the average iharacler and values of the ores, Sikh samples will be analyzed and assayed by our analvtkal ilieinist liee ol charge, tor the purpose of establishing the value ul the lorrespondlng oies to us, and lor the guidance of their owners. Our treatment iharge, mm p.iratively model. ile, will be govereued by the spiMal .ul.iptabllitv 01 de sirabieness of the respective ores lor our purposes. I'he product ol nut Smelter will be handled bv the I'lrst Hank of Sumpter and payments Im ores accepted by us will be m.ult tlirough the same 1 tunnel. Special tales ol treatment charges will be made to pai ties In position to uinti.'kl lot .1 steady and large supply of desirable ores. SAMPLES AND CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED The Union Smelter Mfg. Co. Ll.ock Hon P 1 1. Ml IMIAUl), Se4 . 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Our spec ialty is the quick and safe delivery of freight and passengers to any and all points. SI HAY AND GRAIN FOR SALE-IS .vf