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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 5, 1900)
Wednesday, December 5, 1900 THE SUMPTER MINER CABLE COVE DISTRICT. New Companies Operating in That Lively Camp. In no district In eastern Oregon Is there more mining activity than In the Cable Cove. For months past there have been frequent mentions in these colums of the extensive operations at the Baby McKee, under the able management ol Colonel Grayson, representing a Cincinnati syn dicate. Some weeks since VV. H. W. Hamilton negotiated the sale to Boston capitalists f the Gipsy Queen group, on the west side of the divide, on which properly ac tive operations are now in progress. Mr. Hamilton is directing this work. He was out to the mine last week, a few d.iys after the main ledge had been cut, sixty feet in. He brought to town samples of the ore, which assayed 64.02, two ounces of gold and the remainder in sliver. Mr. Hamilton declares that he knows of a no more promising proposition than the Gipsy Queen. This property was located last June by Eugene Bartholf, an experienced miner from Colorado. He says that at that time all the western side of the range was practically new ground. Some Inex perienced prospectors had been there, for he saw where they had been digging pot holes In places, but the leads were "blind" so were not discovered and no lo cations were made. During the season he located three groups of claims, the Gipsy Queen, on the west side of Big Limber creek; the Gipsy King, on the ast bank of that stream, and the Evening Star group, 1400 feet south of these. Last week he sold the latter to local capitalists and at the same time took a contract to run a too foot tunnel, on which he Is now at work. The Gipsy .King will be incorporated and worked by a company, Mr. Bartholf retaining a large interest. The company will be known as the Gipsy King Gold Mines company, capitalized at f 1,000,000; with 250,000 In treasury stock. The in corporators are John l:. Aldeu, C. I Brodleand G. II.Dedrlck.all well known business men of Sumpter. Several other residents of this camp are interested in the lompany, which has perfect title to three claims, the Gipsy King, the Orphan Boy, located by Mr. Bartholl; the Lela May, located by S. Harrison, and an excellent water right. The ledge on this property is the same as that 011 the Gipsy Queen group; in fact was first discovered on the King and traced across the creek to the Queen. One of the prospectors who had been there before lug a ten-foot hole within three feet of the vein, but failed to ill id It. It has been stripped for 100 feet and ex posed by a half dozen open cuts up to the apex, a distance ot 3000 feet. It is a strong, well defined ledge, five to six feet in width. The ore is an irum pyrites, and assays on the surface from f 14 to f4'Ji principal value in gold, with considerable silver, some lead and copper. It is thought that its character will change to galena with depth. The company intends to begin actlv work at an early day. The plan of de velopment will be to drive a tunnel on the ledge. A depth of 1 100 feet can be at tained with a 1500-foot tunnel. Fabulously Rich Strike in Malheur County The Malheur country, which is the southern extension of the Inland Empire of the Golden West, is to the front with one of the most remarkable gold strikes that has been made In Eastern Oregon for many years. It was made in the mine of a couple of flock-masters who have fol lowed gold mining as a side issue to sheep and wool growing. They are the Ward Brothers, whose flocks graze in Malheur county, just over the line of baker county. They located claims some time ago and have dilligently prosecuted de velopment, and are opening up a property that has all the ear-marks of being a big bonanza. It is a ledge containing quartz which holds leaf and cube gold, besides gold bearing mineral of a refractory na ture. Any kind of an assay can be ob tained, running way up into the tens of thousands of dollars per ton. Pull partic ulars are not obtainable at this writing, but there is 110 doubt but that the report of the strike is bnualide, for the information has come in from different sources and spec imens of ore, exceedingly rich in free gold, are exhibited here in corroboration. There is no excitement, apparently, in the country wherethe strike was made, for the simple reason that gold is not uncommon there. The people are mostly engaged in pastoral occupations and do not get the gold fever very readily. Moreover, the district is out of the general route of travel and tlie news of its strikes does not quickly find its way to the outside world. The strike in the Sheepmen's mine, how ever, will doutless cause an Influx of prospectors to that country next spring. There is too much snow now to permit of successful prospecting. Baker City Cor respondence In San Francisco Mining Review. Co-Operative Irrigation Scheme. And now comes Eagle valley with a big co-operative Irrigation scheme that bids fair to bring a large tract of rich but arid land under cultivation. Fifty farmers have joined in the construction of what Is known as the Fuller canal. Their plan is to Irrigate the laud of those Interested In the company. The ditch or canal will be 14 miles in length when completed. It takes the water from Eagle creek on the south side and far enough up to cover the low hills by the time it reaches the valley. This land, .vheuever Irrigated, produces fine orchards and alfalfa fields. It is es timated that 10,000 inches of water can be diverted from the creek without interfer ing with the water rights now in force. This ditch will reclaim a large tract of land that is now useless except for pas turage. When the farmers and stock raiser:, see that it is to their advantage to work hand in hand and on the co-opera tive plan, and suit the atllon to the thought, great things can be accomplished In eastern Oregon valleys. Democrat. Colonel Doniu Writing ol the Northwest. In a letter to Till- MlNPH Colonel Dnuau says, incidentally: "I have turned In recently the manuscript of a revised edition of my book 011 "Oregon, Wash ington and Idaho," that will be a loo pager. And I am under contract to furn ish copy tor two more, between now and January 1 one on the mines and mining of the Pacific Northwest, including Ore gon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and the Britisli Columbian region; and the other on Pacitic Northwest scenery mmintnlns, rivers, glaciers, cataracts, rti. In the same time limits, I have contracted to grind out thirty newspaper and magaine articles on these and kindred subjects." Saw Mill Moved from McEwtn to Baker. The large saw mill plant of Stoddard Brothers that has been in operation near McEwen for several years Is being re moved to Baker City. A large part of the machinery has arrived on the site just west of the O. R. & N. depot and the new machinery to be added will increase the capacity of the mill to about 100,000 feet of lumber per day, making the plant the equal In output of any mill in this part of the state. The location of the Stoddard mill here means an Increase of Baker City's payroll over I2000 per month and will generally increase the Importance of Baker City as a lumber shipping point. Democrat. Henry Finger serves genuine Olympla oyster cocktails to order. MM CT-.-5A-5 '-:! 'jri!a. ?S Altltpll jl lHLiJ SttJi Fraser and Chalmers Chicago MILLING MACHINIiHY-Rnlls, Stamps, Crushers. Perforated Metals, Jigs. Frue vanners, Fife. MINING MACHINEUY-Hflllers, Including Sederholm Nolle:, Air Compiessors, Reidler Pumps, Fur naces, Utc. 'Write to our Chl:go office for Catalogue. Represented by MtNNO UNZ.'CKER, Hotel Warshauer, BAKER CITY, OREGON - VVtVtVVVV J I OPERA HOUSE SALOON SUMPTER BEER ON DRAUGHT BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES :: :: i S SUMPTER, Agents for Matting ly and Moore Whis key a ao-year-old whiskey as good us Elixir of Life. All whiskies are out of bond and guaran teed the genuine ar ticle, Popular re sort for Commer cial Travelers ad Miners. OREGON t''''' ''' 1 A. P. GOSS, President A. J. GOSS, Cashier & Bank of Sumpter 5 Transact t Cimitl Sinking Suilniti Interest Allowed on Time Deposits Drafts drawn on all parts of the world. Special attention to collections. Safety Deposit boxes for rent. SUMPTER, OREGON ir'WSW'WW'''W'- 1 -faa, '1 Mfe.iBr Jem I 1 lilt' " ' H . trr& ,wa ENGINES BOILERS RUSSELL High Grade Machinery SAW MILLS THRESHERS STACKERS KUtLL X CU. Writ for Catalog and Price. PORTLAND, OREGON. Raul E. Poindextor, MIN ES corona McNeal' Code. iumpter, - - Ore. t