Wednesday, March 27, 1901
THE SUMPTER MINER
CONSERVATIVE MINING
INVESTMENT !
LIBERTY BELL CONSOLIDATED MINES COMPANY own four quartz claims in the Alamo division of the
famous Red Boy district, one half mile from the town of Alamo, in Grant County, Oregon.
In the very heart of possibly the Greatest Mineral Zone in all the world, surrounded by such well
known operating properties as the Bonanza, Strassburg, Red Boy, Inter Mountain, Cougar, Concord, Alamo and
Quebec. The claims are well timbered and waterad. Geological formation argellite and porphyry. Character of
ore simple silicious quartz, sixty per cent free milling, the remaining values concentrating 50 in one.
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Three distinct well defined veins can be
traced for a distance of 1000 feet on the sur
face, averaging from 14 to 30 feet between
walls, giving $7.20 per ton on surface.
Numerous open cuts, adits, tunnels and
cross country trenches thoroughly prospect
the width and value of the ledges.
Pan samples taken from various test pits
on the surface, never fail to yield a fine pros
pect in free gold, the assay value giving as
high as $2.16 per ton in gold.
The Strassburg group, which adjoins the
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Libkrty Bell on the north and east, in driv
ing a cross cut to tap their main lead at a depth
of 500 feet, have cut two blind ledges 14 and
19 feet in width only 1 jo feet from our side
line, coursing southwest through three of the
Libkrty Bkll claims.
Capitalization, 1 ,000,000 shares, par value
$ 1 each, fully paid and non-assessable, 400,
000 shares in the treasury. The first issue of
100,000 shares is offered at 2c, cents per share.
Price of second issue will be advanced
to FIFTY CENTS.
The proceeds from the sale of 20o,oooshares properly expended in developing the mines and purchasing
milling plant, will enablethe Liberty Bell to pay $30,000 monthly.
All checks and drafts should be made payable to R. H. Miller, Treasurer, who is Cash-ier of the First Bank of
Sumpter.
For prospectus, reports and general information regarding the property, address,
Liberty Bell Consolidated Mines Co-
Sumpter, Oregon
C. C. Basche, President
J. G. Hurt, Secretary
HARNEY COUNTY WEALTH.
Rich Placers, Extensive Copper Field and.
Immense Borax Deposits.
The mineral resources of Harney county
have as yet received but very little atten
tion from any source. In the northern
part of the county a few placers are worked
a short time In the spring during the run
of water, which hardly ever holds out
longer than a month. In this time the
clean up on each claim will bring the one
or two men working it from $300 to t 1000.
The operators of these claims turn this
money into a "grub stake" to push the
work on the respective quartz ledges lo
cated in the same neighborhood. While
nothing has been struck here yet to create
an excitement, the prospects continue to
be encouraging, and there are a number of
miners who have an unbounded faith as
to the future of the section.
In the southern part of the county Is the
Pueblo mining district. This section just
now is receiving considerable attention on
account of the indications of immense cop
per deposits. The prospect work on a
number of properties is being pushed with
very satisfactory results. Evidence of
other minerals is shown. Miners in other
sections of the country are beginning to
hear of the camp and are finding their way
there. Before the end of another season,
news of a good strike is likely to be her
alded from this section.
Just north of the Pueblo district are ex
tensive deposits of borax which have been
opened with great success, and have been
worked for several years by the Rose Val
ley Borax company. The company has
large and costly works upon the ground
for refining the product and preparing it
(or market. The output is hauled to
Winnemucca, Nevada, a distance of over
100 mil.-s, by freight teams, from which
point It is shipped be rail. Two large is
mule teams, carrying 20,000 pounds each,
ike regular bi-weekly trips from the
works to the railroad all the year round.
The borax company Is one of the best pay
ing concerns In eastern Oregon. Harney
Valley Items.
Badger Will Soon Ship Regularly.
Seventy-five thousand pounds of ore
were shipped last week from the Badger
mine, near Susanvllle, to the Selby Smel
ter in San Francisco. This property is
making regular shipments, when the
roads permit, since the California man
agement has taken hold of it. Mr. Selby,
of the Smelter company, Is the principal
owner, and ores turned out are taken di
rect to his smelter. High values are re
quired to justify the long haul by wagon
trom the Badger to Sumpter, and thence
from Sumpter by rail. The desirability of
the Badger ores foi smelling has been
tested often. The mere fact that Mr.
Selby secured the property after handling
the ores in his reduction works Is suffi
dent evidence that he found in them big
values. The Basche Hardware company,
of Sumpter, handles the ore for the com
pany. Regular monthly shipments will
be made as soon rs roads are In condition
for uninterrupted freighting. Milton
Eagle.
FIRST BANK
OF SUMPTER
(INCO.0TIB
Capital Stock f 20,000
orricExs.
J. II. Robblm President
J. W. Scrlber Vice-President
R. H. Miller Cashier
DIRECTORS.
J. W. Scrlber R. H. Miller
Clerk Snydt J. H. Robblns
Transacts a General Banking and
Exchungc Business
Joshua Hendy Machine Works
Nos. 38 to 44 Fremont Street
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
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Hoisting. Pumping and
Saw Mill Machinery. Hy
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Giants, Water Gates and
llvdraullc Rlvlted Pipe. J
Water Wheels and Water
Motors, Engines, Boilers,
I'tmips and Machinery of
every description, jt jt
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OREGON