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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1900)
8 THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, October 31. 1900 THE INTER-MOUNTAIN One of the Oldest and Most Extensively Developed. At this season of the year a snow storm can tie expected most ;niy time in thr Greenhorns ,uid travelers ;ire careful not to he caught out. When a representative rare that a mining property will pay its way from a prospect. The Inter-Mountain claim is located on a parallel ledge 160 feet to the east of the Silver Hill and adjoining the Intrinsic. There has not been much development on this claim, as the location is such as to expect water before much depth Is gained. A shaft j6 feet deep shows a o-foot ledge between good walls, with plenty of gouge. A three-foot streak of the ledge averages 557 to the ton and fifteen inches nf the three feet gives an assay of 9107, mostly in silver, with some gold. The C.iyuse Is the most promising claim ' ol llllimiNlK.itriveU.it tne nouses 01 , f ,lt. Krmm aMj s considered the best by the Inter-MiHiiit.iiii group of mines in the j nanv ROoJ mllinK men t wa8 ():atf j c.irly evening ol an October day, he de- i ,K(0 ;,j openej up t,y a shaft audi cided Ih .t was where he wanted to stop ,men Clts ,0 a jep,, of forty fcet anJ ,he j niul the hearty welcome lie received at the ( resu,s vme so ,i,,tteilng that a crosscut nanus 01 i:iimuiiu 11 uiii.wiin in 111 cumge, 1 n,e w;ls ru) 5,0 eet( cuuK the ledge coiilir.iiedth.il decision, lie tomiil lliem , Mt a depth of 140 feet and some seventy getting In their supplies for the wiuterand I f, ,1()rt, f w,ere the rich pay shoot durlngsi-.ver.il d.iys the entire force was was Wl,rked t)e upper level, or surface employed packing store in and putting wrli A jrft was sar,,.j j,ou,, nj them away in the cellars lor winter. 1 he twenty eet two and a half feet of i) ore 1 large .p..nlity and gteit v.uiety of staple kWils rMCOuntered, which increased In the nml M JCV groceries received Indicates a , rx, hve Mt t0 three and a haf feft of full npiurcl illon of m m's wants and de-1 ore ;,j ,le v.,ues fK,std to 516.46 sire. I he supplies idled several htr.ivy , d..;,,- ;,cross the three and a half fert. freight w.tgims and weighted down many F I R pads luifses, When the goods had been partly taken care of, IMP MlN'liK man was shown through the various tunnels and shads ind uver adjoining claims and the piliiclp.il points ot interest In the valley brio weie pointed out. I he oldest mining proposition in the Greenhorn mountain s Hon is the Silver Hill d.iliu of the luiei'Mouutain group. It was located twelve years ago by Willi Mil Srhiiiir, it.i time when the llonaiia was v.u.inl.iiid the I'hoenix was the mine of the distrid. I he Ned Hoy was considered worked out and worthless. A little later, however,.! mm named Allen took a lease 011 it and round an ilher body of ore, that lias sime pioveu permanent. Ili.it the Silver Hill attracted the atten tion 11I .1 veteran prospector and miner is proot pnsilivi-tli.it it has a good surface showing and the 2000 feet of work that has lieeli done 011 it dining the past twelve veals, coiiipir.itltely under the same owueislilp, has demonstrated that this 1 large body ot high gr.ide ore. Some ttiK worth of it was shipped that swet iged f iso to the ton and there ate m my Ions ol the same grade of ore In this crosscut tunnel several very rich streaks of ore were encountered mid a it- foot ledge th.it does not show 011 the sur-1 f ice. 'I his has been drifted on and a large body of good ore blocked out. 1 'I he work this winter will be mostly drifting south on the main ledge at end of tuuiitlatid the extent of the ore shoot! determined. I The property is well equipped with ore cars, trackage, blacksmith shop, bunk and ( conk houses. Sultiaent tlmberand logging is stored away to keep a force of fifteen miners busy all winter. Everything is managed economically and to the best ad vantage, Insuring cheap development work. The buildings are pleasantly lo cated, sheltered from the winds and heavy storms of the section, and a stream of pure mountain water Is run through the house. On the claims there Is an abundance of good timber, black pine, fir and spruce. The claims are at the head of Dry gulch, at an elevation of 7000 feet, with the In trinsic mine to the south, the St. Louis group to the north and the Little Giant about one mile easterly. 1 lie nearest town is Hobinsonvllle, three miles to the east, and eight miles to the famous Ho E & IRE FIRE! OUR Saw Mill and Dry Kiln were totally destroyed by fire, but we still have a large stook of Lumber and General Merchandise so we can fill all orders promptly. Sumpter Lumber Company & J. B. STODDARD, Mgr. 40 Delmonico Hotel M. SI'ANOIER. Proprietor A First-Class New House, Well Furnished and Superior Table Service. Transcient Kates Reasonable. Special Rates to Local Pat rons by the Week. Located One Block East of Depot, Corner Co lumbia and Auburn Streets. 'blocked out. I Ike all the early mining of , Iiail7.lt.ind the nearest railroad is Clifford, tile ...imp, Hie wntk was coulined to cross-, i,i,irC, mlr-s cut liiiiiiils to the ledge. A tunnel 1 SS teet long cut the ledge at a depth of ninety leet, this work is in nrst class condition, timneis mil trackage all in good stage ot preservation. I he ledge Is four teet wide and the pay streak Is 170 leet long, the ledge and val ues tieiug unusually unit or nt throughout. There Is . 1 wiue -.unk from the tunnel I he present work is being carried on un der the management of W. C. Calder and the superintendence of Edmund Halm, who has been on the property for eleven years. Mr. (-aider's boast that it is the best developed property in the district without a mill is not an Idle one, as there is 2000 feet of tunnels, shafts, winzes and slopes and the work done is such as I to prove the existence of large bodies of " '.1 SUMPTER. OREGON level lilly-lwo leet and ftom this a drift of seventy vr lest run on ine ledge, snow- j ,,Kh mAt orr The bf, jjgnient us i lug tue s ne no ty 01 ore and nigh values ,wc1 emiscJ ,,f worli ns ric, in. loiind 01. the upper levels. A dtitt wajsilu.r ,c existence of values was first run tVK. leet to the north, gaining ad-. determined by shafts and open cuts before union. 11 uepiii, ami is near auoiuer pay cut mi the surface, tre.tls tliat has, been some 1411 feel above. ore has been sloped out and is assorted in dumps. An estliu ite pi ues tlie amounts as tollews: 150 Ions of flo ote and 100 tons of ff me, with the higher gr.ide sorted out. This ledge, like others of the group, is In dioiite, and the walls well de fined. I lie dip is to the east and the In-ter-Moiiiitain, Idng to the east, dips west, indicating they will come together when more depth is gained. The ore curie's Values piiiicip.illy in silver, with some 57 to S in gold and can be treated cheaply by t combined 'Mocess, at a cost of about U to per ton, giving a large margin lor profit. In thoroughly appreciate what has been done on the Silver Hill, one must take into consideration that the owner was working without capital and the money to pay for the development had to be Ukeu out ol the ground, and that it Is deep woik was attempted, of the present economical A continuance and thorough till 'llllt 'III'IIIVH MIIM I1IH1'M,M A large quantity ol t,,,PsS management will place the prop erty well up to the front of the dividend paying mines of the district In the near lutuie. Medium, hi case of doubt or if in trouble and you want advise in regard to business, mining, speculation or otherwise, consult the me dium, Mrs. H. J. Jory. Mie may tie found at the office of H. J. Jory, the civil engineer, on Cracker street, near City Hall. Satisfaction guaranteed. Prices reasonable. Office hours to to 12 a.m. 2 to $ p. in. Evenings hy appointment. "The Portland," conducted by Gus Woodward 011 Mill street, continues to merit the name of the'popular gentlemen's resort of Sumpter. Never fails Giant powder. Avenanus Carbolmeum t REGISTERED -"BEWARE OF IMITATIONS" The world famed Wood Preserver for mining tim bers, fence posts, house props, shingle roofs. A radical remedy against Chicken Lice and all insects that prey upon timber. Ferrubron Paint (anti rust). A permanent coating for ipon roofs. Fire proof for stacks. Send for circulars. Basche Hardware Company Agents UMPTtft nd AKIN CITV. OREGON GRAINSTROIWS AND OYSTER HOUSE Baker City, Ore. NOTHING IN EASTERN OREGON TO SURPASS IT ... ALL KINDS SHELL FISH A SPECIALTY NEVER CLOSED UNDER ANTLERS HOTEL -vvv George W. Weigand... 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