THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, Februaiy 6. iqoi
DIRECTOR OF THE
a 20-st.imp mill, concentrating tables and
all modern conveniences. 1 he ledge Is
JUfTMT'Q DCDriDT 50 feet w I Je, and the vein has been ex
MliN 1 O KCrUKl. pned ,iSoo ffettle lowest depth being
600 feet below the apex of the ledge.
"The h'ree Colrniee. owned by V. A.
Schilling and W. A Cannon, of Portland,
Is situated five miles from Sumpter. A
loo-foot tunnel has attained a depth of Ho
fret in ore assaying from $10 to (50 per
ton in gold. The Ibex, six miles from
Sumpter, is another big mine in the
Cracler Creek district. A total of 1500
fret of tunneling and shafting represents
the development work. The ledgr ranges
from to to 30 feet in width, and the ore
Special Mention of Eastern,
Oregon Gold Fields.
The director of the mint has issued his
annual report for tnoo, which contains w average 2o per Ion in gold
many Interesting f.icts regarding the min "This group consists of three claims.
Ing regions of the Northwest. The gold aud is located near the Golconda and
. 11 , . ,-. ... 1.. ... ,i..t Co umbia, on the main edge of that ds
Heidi of eastern Oregon receive especial ,., ,; be)t lhnr0USJ,y Sloped,
mention, In which there are some minor and the mine Is r.ipidlv being biought In
Inaccw.i. Its, natuiallv. It is impossible line with the other big mines of Sumpter.
for the di.ector ot the mint or any other "I lie properly has a fa foot shaft sunk on
.... ...ill. . . , th ' ledge, and at the bottom an 8ofnnt
nluciil or individual to secure accurate ir0SSlll, ',;ls bml run which, how ever.has
ligures regarding the precious metal out not as yet traversed the ledge. Two tun
put, ami these ligures necessarily fall be nrls of 150 anil 300 feet, respectively,
low the actual production. I he value for have also been driven, and In these assays
, , 1 1 11 11 .11 run fn in 52 to 524 per ton.
Iistve.r. iu.l.idlng gold, silver, .upper T,ie MJei Jleam ir!l parallel to
and Ir.id, Is placed at (1,000,772 47, an the Ilex ledge and nolth ol It. Develop
liutraM- over the previous year ol 52H.1, 11 rut woik ioi.sIsIs o 1000 leet ol tun
W
give
iiiiuii in tins vaiiiai'ir u.11.1 u.is ii.urm-u an i MriisUe piiiiil, lias tHcii lii operation i
by United St itrs Ass.ivcr Wing, nl Se foi some time. It li.is a capacity of 3500
attic, who spent a week or more in the lubl. aids ol gravel per day ol 24 hours,
., . . ., , and is operated at a slight cost, not ex
.llslii.tsouii tlueshue. I he irpmt says: lrn,iIB '5 4rllls ,.r ..id, in ginvel run
"Over oiie-thiul ol all the gold and -il- nlng 25 cents. Kesu'lls so far have been
vrr luidlng its way to the mints and as entirely satlslnilniy. On a tributary of i
say ..Hues ol the United Stale Irom the Huint river the Weathethy placers are lo j
,,, ,,, . .... ,,, , ,.., cited and li.ive been good producers for '
sl.itr of Oregon, either by ilileit deposit smm. .,llt..
or through the medium ol smelleis and ' " here ate 11 any other properties In ,
Irluieilcs nl the niuntrv, was recovered the district in various stages of develop
Iroui the pl.uer and quail ledges ot It.i ';". '""."." '" ' H"" HaWey '
, . ,., .. , . , 1 , j.u. I'.lkhoiu, ' mid Uidge, Mormon Hnv, Con
her county. Ol the total gain of UH M)ij.,ird Virginia and l-lag Sf.ff Mining,
iKO.jl in the stale's production, III! company, hurelia and li.xcelsior.
louniv iiiiitilhiited ,ipproiniiitely one " I he placer mines ol this district also '
louith.and in point ..I Intense activity ami vle-ded considerable gold, coming prlncl ,
. ' ... , .. , palylrointheNeverSwe.it placer mine,!
Inlelllgenl progression it ranks l.rst among l,,,, artk Mye v;,k.y( ,:cl, ll;tr ;lnd ;
the stale's iii.mv valuable mining ills (Jlaik creek.
trltts. Sumpter, its principal camp, has CiKANT COUNTV.
beiome theiMiosuteof attiacllon among "I he output ot this county in 1K08 I
its many mining men and capitalists. was f 17(1,231 2, and lor iHou the prodiic
lease over ine previous year in 2n.,, 11 em woik ioi-sisis 01 1000 leei 01 ion
141. 'llieguMpiiiilmt ot the year Is oris teaihing a depth of 150 leet.
' ., , ' ,,, ,, , ' On Huriit river, about 3$ miles smith
en .it Ji,407.17.W "I N !""'' "''I f,,,, krr City, the Pomerov dredger,
Within tlie limits ol tills Limp there are Un incieased to 5303.6X0.53. showing a
, . ret gain ol 5127,440 71. I lie largest pio
at present some twenty mines equipped Juc,.on of lead and silver came Irom this
with stamp mills or cv.inide plants, which county, and its prii.clp.il producing mines
have a total rapacity ol many thousands ate located in Us extreme sasteru portion,
of tons ot oie pet mouth, while many new , lv"B ' ' w,e?,i?l,,,,fl,J ,,,e !)ll"!mnm'
..... ,, . ! tains, In the vUlnily of (nanile, Susan
properties ate constantly being gotten in ville, Prairie andCanvun Cilirs. Among
le.nllness tot .i live operations.
"Ileiewlth Is given a partial list ot
Sumplei mines upon whlih sullicieut de j
1 these .lie the Iced Hoy uud Honana
I his is Miutlv speaking, a subdivision of
' the Sumplei distikt.
I l I I.M Id... ...... ... III!. ...... I t.ltl. ', l
velopmeutwoik has been done to place ,.,, lnt MS0,H.ned up 10,000 feet of
thrill past the pinspnlive stage. I he tuuut-l, is lighted with electricity and
list is by no means 1 uupletr, but is pie- 1 thoroughly equipped in every particular,
pated Hon. the most i.-llable data olv '' 'N k'cli are cut bvJSco leet ol
I crosscuts, ..re Irom 10 to 135 feet in tliUk
t.itn.ituf . npss Concrutt.'ites tun as high as 5200
"I lie Ninth I'ule mine, on Cracker j pet ton.
cterk, just out ot Sumpter, is equipped I " I he Wed Hoy is equipped with one of
with .. 2o-st.,mp mill ami a 2S-ton cyanide 1 J" "J"1 complete and modem mills in
' , , , . the slate and rrpteseiits tlie expenditure
plant, ami employs .. latge tour ! ()t e.,iy a qnailer ot .1 million dollars,
mineis, I he lower tunnel Is completed employs a large fnr:e of men and the
lot .1 distance ot u;oo leet, and tunnel No. niounl.iin has been peneli.iled to .1 depth
2. .iso leet louei. about 1200. At the In , ol -jcxx) feet, with .. dentil ol tunnel 400
' , , ... v- 1 1 leei, making il one of tlie most complete
let mediate level. 100 leet above No. 2 is a I lllinr,h , eastern Oiegoii. '
tunnel nearly 700 leet long. IS leet "( iolden lagle is another prominent
above this theie is still another Hoo feet propeilv, while 011 the Don Juan a 5
1 s,niii mill Is opei.uiug on high grade oie. 1
' , . . , , Adjoining the Hoii.iu 1 011 the south is
"I he lower and sec mid tunnels an con tu-:,opue group of three claims, devel
uected bv a main Utiaise. I here air also oped with several bundled feet of Inn-
nuiiurous slialts and i.iises connecting the uel and a 10 stamp mill is in course ot
dilterrnt winkings, all ot whLh constitute
valuable development. A gravity Ham
way, icoo leet long, connects the mouth
of tuunrl No. 2 witli the mouth ol the
lower. I he mine has long been a producer.
election,
"Among other mines that ate deserving '
ol mention aie the Helle View, on which
a 10 stamp mill Is 111 oier.itlon; Mjgnoll.i,
which has a to-stamp mill with a total ot
I Soo teet ol tunneling, and a l.uge body of
oie opened up; tlie Cougar, on which a I
2so-tin cvauUe plant lias Peeu Installed;
" I lie (iolconda,sl miles fiom Sumpter, ' .May (lueen, little lilant, Pyx, Jav
is equipped with a No 4 Hiy.in mill of o
tons daily capacity. About 2,000 feet of
(mold, li. inelk-, June Hug, Hlack Hird
uul I'lioenlx.
lu the (ireenhoin district the Diadem,
tunnel vvoik, 300 leet ol slutting, and 200, Inter Mountain, Hen Harrison, Oiii.imeni
leet ol raises vOiistilute the development and Suiprise ate among the principal
work to date. I he upper tunnel has ' properties
.-.,1.-1.. i.nti. .,1 s-i.mi ti, 1. 1.. 1 "11 the Susauville district the greatest
reached a depth ot .soo leet. The ledge is , amU)t 0 wor , s ,W1 done 0) ,)e
ifofeet between walls and cor.taines a hadger, which has some 2000 leet of mi
uumt'er ol chutes, all ol which carry more ' dergrouud woik and a 10 stamp mill,
or less value. The Stockton group is also exposing a
" I he Columbia, on the same leidas body ot high giade oie in Its too loot
the (lolcoud.l, Is equipped with two 20 j shall.
horse power boilers, a tlueeton hoist, 10 " Thirty miles southwest of Sumpter is
stamps, conceutiailng tables, saw mill, the Dixie Huttedistilct, the principal mine
electric plant, and all necessary m.ichin, being the Copper King, on which 250 feet
erv. 'of tunneling has been done. Ore aver
" The I:. A I: , vvhkh N at present idle ages f 14 per ton in copper, the total value
on account of litigation, is equipped with being about 54 per ton.
Legitimate
Mining Proposition
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uir r.iopv 11 Mr, nrvi rv mimcc
T COMPANY owns three fullclaims
and water niht on Big Limoer
Creek, in the Cable Cove district.
The ledge has been stripped for
two hundred feet from the water
course and traced by means of
open cuts to the summit of the
mountain, 3000 feet, or the length
of two claims.
The company is capitalized at $ 1,000,
000, one-quarter of which is treasury
stock.
So far as prospected by these surface
workings the ledge has an average width
of seven feet. The ore is an iron pyrites
carrying gold, (its principal value), some
silver and a small per cent of lead and
copper. Thirty or forty assays of this
surface ore have been made, fiom sam
ples taken across the vein, and the low
est returns were $14.61. the highest
549.62, averaging better than $20.
Across the creek, on the Gipsy Queen
group, where extensive development
work is being done on the same ledge,
by a Boston company, at a depth of 60
feet, samples from across the face of the
tunnel assayed $64.92. These workings
demonstrate that the per centage of lead
increases with depth, as well as the gold
values, making the ore easy to treat.
The Gipsy KingGold Mines Company
will begin at an early day to drive a tun
nel, which will cut the vein at a distance
from its mouth of from fo to 60 feet and
at a depth of about h teet. When the
tunnel reaches the ledge, it will turn and
drift from that point in ore that will
doubtless pay to ship.
For the purpose of raising funds with
which to prosecute this work, the first
stock offered for sale has been placed
upon the market. Fiftv thousand shares
are now offered at FIVECEiNTS.no more
nor no less. When this is disposed of
the price will be raised. Every share of
stock, except that placed in the treasury,
is pooled lor one year from January 1,
1901, so that this statement can be relied
upon as strictly true, The market will
never be flooded with Gipsy King stock.
Orders for blocks of less than ;oo shares
are not solicited.
All money should be sent to the treas
urer of the companv, J. 11. Robbins, who
is president of the First Bank of Sumpter.
For prospectus, engineer's report, or other
information regarding the property, address
OTTO HERLOCKER, Secretary
Gipsy Kiny Gold Mines Company
Sumpter, Oregon