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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 4, 1900)
Wednesday, July 4, 1900. THE SUMPTER MINER. GREAT COPPER MINE. Ledge Which is More Than 1200 Feet Wide. The great copper property of the North American Mining company situated near Medical Springs, east of Union In this county, is being rapidly developed and gives promise of soon becoming one of the largest mines in the state. Col. Hurke, who is president and man ager of the company, arrived at the mine from Chicago this week on a tour of In spection and we understand Is more than pleased with the showing that Is being made there. Development work is being done very fast since the new No. 3 Inger soil and Sargeant drills have been in stalled. The compressor plant and hoist is to be one of the most complete that is manufactured. This wonderful deposit of copper ore is between 1200 and 1 500 feet thick on the surface and there is every indication that it will be found to be a permanent and well defined body as depth is attained. A torce of nearly 30 men is emploxed at the mine at present and tills number will be Increased as rapidly as they can be used advantageously. A shalt has been sunk to a depth of 100 feet.' The men have started a crosscut to the north and the south to crosscut the ore body. At the bottom of the shaft the crosscuts are now about 25 feet from breast to breast, and all the rock from the surface down the entire length of the shatt and in the crosscut shows free metallic copper ore. The site of the mine presents quite a lively appearancealready. A large board ing and lodging house has been erected, capable of accommodating fifty men. A blacksmithshnp, barns, po.vder magazines and other necessary buildings have also been built. A sawmill with a capacity of about eight thousand feet of lumber per clay has been established and is now at work near the mine, to supply the needed lumber lor the company's improvements. The company will soon survey and plat a site which has been selected tor ihe coining city ot that section, as there is getting to be a demand for town lots there. Capt. l-'rank I., Kvans Is superintend ent of the mine and is demonstrating by his work his eminent qualifications for the Important trust. No better or more effi cient man could be lound for the place. This deposit of copper ore Is one of the largest in the world and it is e.xpected to rival them all in the near future. It is destined to make Union county famous as a copper producer. Union Republican. Ore For the Sumpter Smelter. The Copper Oueen mine, 20 miles northeast ol Maker City, owned by GillUon Bro. is contributing ore for the Sumpter smelter. On Thursday evening two six-horse teams arrived loaded with ore and the S. V. Ry. freight train of yes terday carried out three carloads. It is understood the Copper Queen will furnish from 100 to 200 tons ot ore at this time and the result obtained will have much to do with continued shipping. Other mines in the Copper Butte section will also furnish more or less ore to the smelter. Baker City Democrat. Job Lot of Advice About Stocks. In buying stock in a mining prospect, see to it that the issued stock of the com pa'ny, at its selling price, and the property owned by it are about equal in value and that the money paid for treasury stock, less a reasonable charge for expenses, is spent in development, See to it that the management is composed of men who are honest and experienced and who have a record ,of success behind them. The man who has haJ no experience hrmlnlng, no matter what his success in other lines, may be an expensive manager of a min ing enterprise; the man who has been a failure at everything else Is hardly to be trusted to manage anv enterprise. In vestments In mining or prospect stocks intelligently made offer great attractions and promise handsome returns. Mining j Investments not made with proper judg j ment are almost certain to be a disappoint ment. "He sure you are rlgnt then, then buy mining stocks, not before. Mining Reporter. Deep Sinking on the May Queen. John Thomsen, manager of the May Queen Mining company, with mines sit uated in the Red Hoy district, will take his departure this morning for l-'remont, Nebraska. Mr. Thomsen's going to Fre mont is for the purpose of conferring with the stockholders of his company regarding a contemplated large outlay of money. Mr. Thomsen will present his plans for an additional ten stamps to the io-stamp mill now fully equipped at the mine, pre ceding which deep sinking is to be carried on and which will determine the extent and permanency of the ore veins and j amount of ore product. If the stockhold ers agree on Mr. Thomsen's plans a big hoisting plant will be purchased and put I on the .May Queen and deep sinking com j menced at an early day. Mr. Thomsen j will return to Raker City In about ten days Baker Democrat. j Richest Mines in the World. I J. H. Cradlebaugh dropped down today ! from the Orrenhorn country. Mr. Cradlbaugh Is as enthusiastic as ever over the Blue mountain mining districts, and insists that some of the lichest mines in the world will yet be developed there. Several of the mines there are already ex cellent producers, and the ones in which he Is interested the Golden Kagle and Double Kagle will, he thinks, prove splendid producers. Already enough bul lion is being taken out with a three-stamp ! mill, running twelve hours a dav, to I pay expense, and, with a little more j development, the stockholders will begin to realize dividends. Mr. Cradlebaugh has given up the superintendency of the Golden Kagle and will take life easy for a time. The Dalles Times-Mountaineer. Buncoed the Fishermen. Last Sunday George Waters buncoed a party of his friends into the belief that he knew where they could catch more fish than they really wanted. After piloting them about for several hours, he invited them to cast their lines in an irrigating ditch and await results. The results were three orphan chubs, their combined length aggregating 7'x inches. George has since been trying to explain matters to his conhdlng friends. Harney County News. ' -- - . 1 "The Portland", konducled by Gusj Woodward on Mill street, Is fully a! representation of Its name. A visit will ' convince you of this. Reserved for LAWTON INVESTMENT COMPANY. .wvwvvvww. v-w WtVW. George W. Weigand... HIGH GRADE LIQUORS AND CIGARS t Mining Men's Headquarters Next Door to Wonder Store J LBOURNI:, ORHGON ! BUTTE HEADQUARTERS $6 ?$ 3& C. B. & M. Co.'s Beer Best in Town J. B. SCHMIDT Austin Meat Company MINOT AUSTIN Wholnali- an J Httjji Manager BEEF MUTTON PORK Sp (Ul Halri 10 Mine jnj UoarJInu llouvn Columbia market bld., granite st., summer, oregon THE GEM SALOON A. J. STINSON, Prop. (Successor to Snyde A Stiuson) Only the Best Brands of Liquors Served Over the Bar SUMPTER, OREGON Paul E. Poindexter, MIN ES corono McNcal-s Code. iumpter, - - Ore.