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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, December 26, 1900
THE GOLD HILL MINE
Facts and Figures From the
Company's Books
KDITOK MINI H: A promise made you
long since to s.iy something, when I had
something to siy, Impels mr to adJress
you ;it this time.
I li.ive lor tile p;is( two montlis been so
journing (it tills little- town cm the O. It.
& N., tlilrty miles east of Halur City,
which Is die metropolis of the Murnt River
mining district. It is ,111 embryo city,
known to post;tl authorities as l:xpress,
hut to the r.iilro.id world as Durkce
station.
Although yet In Hs swaddling clothes,
it is growing mid hids fair, In time, to he
come of considerable Importance. Along
the buiks of the Itiirnt river, or creek,
there is a hell of low land, varying in
width from a few hundred fret to a quarter
nf a mile, which Is adipted to agriculture
and Is mostly utllled as meadow and hay
ranches. As the adj iceut hills and moun
tains afford good grazing In summer, the
section is naturally a stock country. Al-
1. 111a nay is principally giown anci sens in j
the stack for four dollars per ton. In ad-,
tlltlon, lacer mining In many ot the
gulches coming dow n at Intervals Into the
river proper, h is for m my years been car
sled 011; while the mountains have numer
ous quart lodes which have been devel
oped just enough to prove that rock exists '
in paying pi uitities. In tv o or three in-1
stances mills lor reduction hive been
rrrcted, hut it can he safely asserted that i
no systematic and extensive quart mining I
has been tarried on here. i
I tod ty made a visit to our of these par i
t Lilly devrloprd proprrtles w hich is known .
as thr llurul River ( inld Mining and Mill
lug company, hut usually called thr Gold
Hill mine, Colonel James A. I'.iutiug he
lug thr grurr.il in uiagrr.
It Is located on ( iold Mill mountain four
miles rast ot Duiker. I he company is
lumposed ol Uliulnuati and New York
i.ipitalists, who have been In possesion
ahiiut lour rirs. Duii-ig Hut lime ex
teusr drv.-lupmeut work has been inaJe
and thr Indications lotliy point u lilt eel
laluty to i.s bring a rry valuablr prop
erty. Composing thr pioprity are twrnly-livr
1 laims, altogrtlirr, and they co rr an atra
ot over sl huudied .ides, for whLlia
patent h is bem granted. I here has been
1 tin 1S70 leet of tunnels and twice as
miiiyol crosscuts, prospect tunnels, up
raises, etc. I lie coiiipiuy has a ten
stamp mill completely equipped with 1000
I mind stamps, ore crustier, lour concen
trators and a capacity of thirty tons. i diy,
located on a creek our quarter of a mile
Irom thr mouth of the tunnel. I here is a
comfortable two story house Occupied as a
residencr and oMicr by the superintendent,
a bnirdlng and hunk hotisr, assay ollice,
barns and other outhouses.
I he greatest depth attained by the tun
nel is 700 feet, and at thr end a new ledge
was struck day before yesterday, ore from
which camr out today while I was pres
ent, of the most promising character. It
is highly mlueialied, and while no assay
Ins, as v. el, bren made from it, the fore
man assured mr it would hnw values
very high, judging from (lie ch trader of
the orr and a cuiipailsim w ith other bodies ,
in the mliir, ol known value. 1 he new
luid Is lour feet wide, with a streak oer a
foot wide carrying thr promising ore mentioned.
I'o show the general character of the
orr I was, upon irqurst, given access to
thr books in thr assay office, In which
wrir found the ilues obtained from
samples befoie thr mine was purchaseJ
by the company, and upon which they
bought the mine. I found them as fol
lows, from the different claims sampled at
the time: Spring Gulch, iG; Lookout,
J10.30J Bonanza, J2640; Senator Jones,
5 Co; Aulnger, S1040; Gone Goose,
J4.20. l:rom the Spring Gulch ledge
there has come shipping ore yielding $124
per ton; from the Gem vein, $104. From
iron pyrites, taken from the top of the
hill, where the ledge Is from four to two
hundred feet in width, four dollars per ton
has been taken. There has been some
ore worked at the mill which yielded from
540 to 5130b per ton.
Hitherto none of these figures have been
given to the public and it was with re
luct, nice they were given me.
As (lie mine is not for sale, and as I
obtained the data from the books of the
company, reliance can be placed upon the
statements. During a period of tlilrty
dtys, when the mill was last run, two
years ago, the battery samples ran from
10.40 to 537.20. At that time crushing
was suspended, awaiting more extensive
developments In the mine. It Is estim
ated there is 12,000 tons of ore on the
dump, wlch if it yields what is considered
.1 low estimate, 58 per ton, It will go a
long way toward paying the cost of the
mine up to date, which, including the pur
chase price, amounts in round numbers to
5150,000. The mill is to be started up
again as soon as new machinery, which
is now 011 the road, arrives.
Steam power Is used to run the mill,
and a gasoline engine to run the air com
pressor at the mine. Coal is used for
fuel, costing 55.75 at ,ne station, which
makes it cheaper fuel than wood.
The company Ins secured water rights
on liagle creek, tlilrty miles distant, for
an electric plant, sufficient to give four
thousand horse power. It Is expected to
furnish power and light to other com
panies along the line, when it Is com
pleted. It is a pleasure to commend the man
agement on the systematic work that has
been done at the mine, both inside and
outside. If all signs do not I nil. the Gold
Hill will be added to the dividend paying
list in the near future.
H. J. Watson.
Hxpress, Oregon, December 22, tioo.
Good Japanese cook Wants position
either private family, mining camp or any
place. Apply at this oilier.
Never fails Giant powder.
I:ive quart bottles of Olympia beer lor
ii.ooat Henry Fingers'.
T.D.Bellinger
& Co.
.of sumpier.
Oregon
Dispensers of only the
Choicest
Brands
Liquors
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Including Old Overholt, Can
adian Club, Ushers and James
Watson Scotch, Imported 1881
Hraudv, 1 hrre Star Hennessey,
and all the Leading Brands of
Wines and Cigars. New- and
Elegant Fixture:,. Comfort
able quarters for gentlemen.
No better service In Oregon.
The Magnolia
T, 0, lillldfii I C) , Propt
(Formerly Hotel Van Duyn Bid.)
W I 0 I 0 1 D j
O' Slab Wood
Cord Wood
Short Stove Wood
O DELIVERY TO ANY PART
OF THE CITY
Lumber For Sale
D Mining Timbers to Order
CLOSING OUT STOCK OF
SHOES AT COST
Sumpter Lumber
t Company &
J. B. STODDARD, Mgr.
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A. P. GOSS, President
A.J. GOSS, Cashier
& Bank of Sumpter 5
TrinncU i Ctntrtl linking Igilntu
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits
Drafts drawn on all parts of the world. Special attention to collections.
Safety Deposit boxes for rent.
SUMPTER, OREGON
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Are You Progressive and
Up-to-Date?
Do nu want a stamp mill tliat has a capacity of X to 12 tons to each
stamp? One that no maker of stamp mills in the United States can sell you,
but ourselves? One that is better in every way than the kind they can sell you.
THE MERRALLS' RAPID
STAMP MILL
has an enormous capacity. We are selling these mills everywhere. We in
stall complete plants, Irom 8 to 1000 tons capacity. If you are thlnklug of
putting up a stamp mill, don't do it, until you have written us. We can
save ou thousand ot dollars, besides worry and vexation. These mills are
endorsed by mining men evrrv. where. Send for circular.
Merralls' Mill Company
129 First Street
San Franoisco, Cal.
t STAMP MILLS
wood or iron frame
Self-contained mills
Rock Crushers
Ore Feeders
Tramways
Dredges, Engines
Boilers and Waterwheels
Hammond Mfg. Co.
incohporatc
PORTLAND, OREGON
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