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THE SUMPTER MINER.
Wednesday. August 8. 1900
RICH CONCORD ORE.
J. H. Robbins Confirms the
Reported Valuable Strike.
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Rnbblns returned
last week from the Concern! mine, In the
Red Hoy district, where they had bcn (or
n nutnher of days. Mr. Rohbins confirms
the report which reached here several
days since of a pheuomlnally rich strike
in Hint property. He says it Is good en
ough ns It Is, hut that the magnitude and
value of the I'uid Ins been somevvh.it
exaggerated.
Very rich rocl lias been found In two
places. A tunnel was run in the moun
tain and the ledge cut at 20$ feet. 'I hey
began at once to drill on the ledge, and
lire now in $75 feet. l:or the last 100 feet
they have been In porphyry, liver since
the ledge was encountered the values
have been fair across the entire face of
the tunnel.
Some Jays since, with a view to seeing
what was below more than anything
else, a wlne was started In the tunnel
at a point about 100 feet nearer its mouth
than the porphyry was encountered. The
character of the ore improved from the
first pick stroke down. At .1 depth of
twelve feet the remarkable rich ore was
encountered. 1 here Is a foot of It which
assays f472.Cs. Some free gold can be
seen In this, but not n great deal. The
values are carried In .1 quart almost
black. Mr. Rnbblns says that, of course,
no one now knows how much of this
character of ore there is In the body, but
they are finding out just as fast as they
can. He does know, however, that there
Is a seven-foot ledge of ore at this point,
all of which carries high values.
Hut the rock that drives the novice
crary, that is literally studded with free
gold, plainly visible to the naked eye, is
found five or sk hundred feet up the
mountain side; In fact, very near the
apex. It is found In the same ledge,
which outcrops at that point. 1 his gold,
with some rock mixed in it, Is taken from
a hole only a few fret deep.
Mr. Konblns has numerous specimens
of these ores at his First Hank of Sump
ter. PromUIng HillhotiK Dutrlct.
Mike 1 1 off, who has just returned from
a visit to the new district between this
city and Hridgeport, reports that the
prospects are looking bright for that
tamp. He says the lllllhmise, owned by
Cliuinley, Cooley anJ Jordon, of this
city, Is as line a prospect as he has seen
anywhere. 'I here aie others that show
up well, for the amount of work done,
and no doubt will piove equally as rich.
Among others is the Keating il.iiin,
worked by the Keating boys by means of
an arastra, and also the property in wliUh
I'hll Hyl: is interested. The Keating
property is about a mile from the Hill
house. Hvlc's property Is about half a
mile Irom the llillhouse, and carries ore
vrry similar in character to It. There are
from 1$ to 20 Colorado men in the camp,
and they e.xpiess themselves ns highly
pleased witli the surroundings, stating
that the formation of that section reminds
them more of Cripple Creek than any
other portion of the eastern Oregon gold
fields. Mr. II off will pay another visit to
the cunp In the near future. Democrat.
Monumental and Siratburg Resume Work.
It is reported that the once famous
Monumental mine, the oldest in theGran
lie district, Is to start up shortly with a
force, of too men. C. S. Miller, the prin
cipal owner of this property, has been
busy the past two mouths cleaning out
tunnels and shafts. He has had several
I'urlland capitalists out to the mine, but
as Im lias not yet been reidy to take the
public into his confidence, Ills plans are
entirely a matter of speculation. The
Monumental was at one time a heavy
producer. All the machinery in the mill
was freighted from the Columbia liver,
and It shipped ore long brfotc there was
.1 railroad to Sumpter. It was at one
time owned by an Hnglish syndicate.
Mismanagement and the droo in silver
are given as the reasons for its shutting
down. The property has now been idle
for about five years. As the gold values,
hou ever, increase with depth, it is believed
the mine can be maue a gold as well as
silver producer. The lowest levels give
good values ranging from S10 to $12 to
tiie ton. 'I he Strashurg mine, on Que
bec mountain, seven miles south of
Granite, which has been closed down for
about a month, by reason of alleged mis
management, Is about to resume opera
tions. W. H. Remington, of Tacoma,
one of the principal promoters of this
property, was recently here and paid off
all of the obligations incurred by Manager
J. I.. Warner. The property has been
released from attachment, and it is said
a new force will be put to work. It is
not known whether Warner is to con
tinue the management of the property or
not. Special to the Spokesman-Review.
Good Prospect in the Grande Ronde.
Messrs. Corbett and Gilpin have re
turned from the Upper Grande Ronde
district, where they accompanied a party
of prominent mining men. One of the
party of visitors was Mr. McQueen,
whose opinion on mining Is accepted
without question everywhere. He is the
gentleman who reported on the Union
and Companion mines in tile Cornucopia
district, and he has investigated and made
sales of many of the biggest mining
propositions In the country. He gives a
very favorable opinion of the up-river
mines, which Is .1 great card for that dis
trict. The extent and character of the
quartz around the old Carson diggings Is
compared favorably with the mines
around Butte, Montana. The old Hunter
claim, in which Messrs. Corbett, Gilpin
and other La Grande parties are Inter
ested, gives a fine showing in gold, silver
and copper, and there seems to be no
further doubt or question that the repu
tation of this district is about to be firmly
established. Unless all present Indica
tions fail there will soon be some big
transactions in tnat country, that will not
only open up big paying mines, but will
also hasten the construction of the pro
posed railroad up the river. If the plans
carry out as at present projected, La
Grande will soon have a busy, bustling
mining camp right at her very doors.
There are at least assurances that the
up-river country has as good mineral
uospects as can be found In any of the
mining districts of eastern Oregon. La
Grande Chronicle.
Suit Involving Grant County Mines.
Frederick Lolimau and several other
members of the Lohman family, residing
In Germany, have through their attorn
eys, Messrs, Gantrubein & Veasie, com
menced suit in the United States court
here against Fred Yorgensen, adminis
trator of the estate of Herman Lohman,
late of Canyon City, Grant county;
Peter Helmer and others, also of Canyon
City, to secure possession of mining
property. Hie complaint alleges that
Herman Lohman was at the time of his
death, possessed of two quartz mining
claims, in Grant county, known as the
Fellows lode, and the Prairie lode. Fred
Yorgensen was appoluteJ administrator
of his estate. Complainants ask that an
injunction be granted forbidding them
from working the mines, and that com
plainants be put In possession of the
property. Oregonian.
Go to Fenner & Worthlngton for all
kinds of engineering.
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THE
Union Smelter Mfg. Co.
OF ST. LOUIS, MO.
Our Sumpter. Oregon, Plant of From
K to 40 Tons Daily Capacity is Now
Ready For Operation.
A spur of the Sumpter Valley Railway Company and easy wagon roads
facilitate the delivery of ores right at the Smelter. Owners or controllers
of Sulphide, Carbonate and Oxide ores, who can contract for their delivery
In lots of 10 tons at least, are requested to forward to us from 100 to 150
pound representing the average character and values of the ores. Such
samples will be analyzed and assayed by our analytical chemist free of
charge, for the purpose of establishing the value of the corresponding ores
to us. and for the guidance of their owners. Our treatment charge, com
paratively moderate, will be goverened by the special adaptability or de
sirableness of the respective ores for our purposes. The product of our
Smelter will be handled by the First Bank of Sumpter and payments for
ores accepted by us will be madi through the same channel. Special rates
of treatment charges will be made to parties in position to contract for a
steady and large supply of desirable ores.
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