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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (April 3, 1901)
THE SUMPTER MINER VOL. II. SUMPTER. OREGON, APRIL j, 1901 NO. 30 ( BONANZA'S CLEANUP. AMOUNTED TO $102,000 FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH. Tbii Information Comes From a Reliable Source Follow Newt of a Rich Strike Other Producers Broke All Previous Records in February and March Offi cials Refuse to Confirm. From what Is considered a reliable source, THE MINER learns that the March cleanup at the Bonanza mine amounted to the magnificent Mini of f 102,000. In this connection It is also said that only ten stamps of the forty were worked the greater portion of the month. This report is more than probably cor rect, coming as It does directly following the news of a rich strike made in the mine a short time previously. Nor Is It partic ularly surprising, as the fact is public property now that there are one or two of the other producing mines made sen sational cleanups in February and March. It Is as much as ever regretted that offi cial statistics cannot be furnished the pub lic regarding the output of Sumpter's ac tual producers, but THE MINER does not make a practice of manufacturing news, therefore cannot accurately publish the figures, which would do more to draw cap ital to this field than anything else that might be said. Massachusetts Capitalists Visit Sumpter. E. A. Smith and C. E. Carter, of Low ell, Massachusetts, arrived In Sumpter a week ago. They are both interested in the Raid Mountain and Mammoth, to ex amine which was the object of their trip west. Mr. Smith lias been here before and Is therefore aware of the good thing he Is in on, but this is Mr. Carter's first visit to the mines. He expressed himself as being more than pleased with the prop erties; said they couldn't very well look , better. They left for home this forenoon, accompanied by General Manager and Mrs. McCallum, who will be absent about six weeks. Quebec Has Ordered Ten More Stamps. ' The Quebec mine owners at Alamo have recently decided that ten stamps would not handle their ore output and, ac cordingly, have ordered the capacity in creased to twenty stamps, which It Is sup nosed will he furnished hv tlir InOinn Hendy Machine Works, of San Francisco. which concern originally contracted for and shipped in the first ten stamp mill. Teams are hauling the first Installment of this machinery, which is being handled through the Sumpter Forwarding com pany, and will all be delivered to the mine in a few days, roads permitting. has been at work all winter on this prop erty, driving u tunnel that cuts five dis tinct veins. The Tempest has ''em a shipper for months past, the ore netting an average profit of 67. Owning to ex cessive transportation charges, however, there being such a long wagon haul, there Is too heavy an expense attached to this method of transferring values from the ground to the bank, so the company has decided to put In a reduction plant this summer, some kind of a smelter. WISCONSIN TUNNEL 200 FEET. 100 First Contract Finished and Another for Feet Let. The 2oo-foot contract let by the Wis consin Gold Mining company-mi the Hello claim of the Wisconsin group, lias been completed by Contractor John Kobliison, and another one taken by him for 100 feel more, to be driven In the shoitest possible time. The first 200 feet In the tunnel gave 182 feet of depth and an average value of eight dollars across the face ot the tunnel. Mr. Robinson, who is an old miner, says that in his thirty years experience lie lias never worked on a property that has made a better showing witli the same amount of development as that 011 the Hello claim. Another convincing proof that the Deer creek properties have great merit, is the fact that Seymour Hell, the promoter, re cently wired Tacoma parties a casli offer off 1 5,000 for the Wizard and Monarch claims, which are a part of the group late ly incorporated by P. V. Cesar and others of the last named city. The claims are generally known as the McPhee property, were located last summer and are said to have extraordinary showings and high values. It Is encouraging to see the amount of capital being interested in a section so near town and the various successes are gladly noted.as they will directly benefit Sumpter and her business people more than any other point. Griffith Placers Being Worked. Nell J. Sorenson, manager of the Ore gon Placer and Power company, owning the Griffith placers, went out to the prop erty today, where it is expected active work will begin soon. A crew of twelve white men has been at work for two weeks clearing out sluice boxes and laying pipe, in preparation for the coming season. Herman Schulmerich, who was burn and brought up in the California placer fields, Is in charge of the property as superintendent. GREAT COPPER CAMP. Steins Mountains Seamed With the Red Metal. Astoria-Melbourne 18 Feet From Ledge. The Astoria-Melbourne company, oper ating extensively on Deer creek, has had the properties examined and develop ment work measured, for the purpose of determining the distance tothemaln ledge, finding, it Is understood, that the work ings are but 18 feet distant from the same. Continuous work will be carried on to cut this objective ledge and thereafter to drift on it indefinately. Smelter for the Tempest. N. Bennett, one of the owners of the Tempest mine, in the Greenhorn, has been In town this week. A force of men Gerlridge-Cronin Whist Party. Mrs. W. F. Gertridge and Mrs. Walter Croniu gave a delightful whist party at the former's Center street home last Thursday evening, when about thirty of their friends were most handsomely enter tained. Such dainty refreshments have seldom been served in Sumpter as 011 this occasion. The first prizes were captured by Mrs. Herlocker and Mr. C. H. Chance and the booby prizes by Miss Balrd and Mr. H. W. B. Smith. Hobson Mercantile Co.'s Enterprise. The Hobson Mercantile company's store has been the scene of many admiring lady patrons this week and will continue so for days to come, as the company Is re ceiving the largest and handsomest line of up-to-date spring dry goods, trimmings and lace goods ever shown hi eastern Ore gon. The stock is a credit to the town and fully deserves the large patronage re ceived. Mining deeds for sale at this office. P. E. McNIsh returned to Sumpter a few days since from Steins mountains, hi the southern part ot H.irney county, near the Nevadi line, bringing with him some wonderlully rich copper rock. This Is the section of whLh considerable lias been said and written re.ently, being designated as the Pueblo dlsirlct. Mr Canlield and other mining men from this camp have been prospecting In that vUlnitv for sev eral mouths past, and are reported to have made some very promising finds. Mr. MeNlsh s;iys that the snow had all disappeared when lie started north ten days since, except 011 the higher peaks, and that the trees are all in bud. The nearest railroad point is Wliineinucca, Ne vada, 100 miles south, from which point all freight ai.d provisions come. The road is kept In good condition in all seasons by the Borax company, the works of which are only live miles from his claims. This company keeps a train ot wagons on the road constantly, hauling borax to Whine inucca, which is shipped from there to San Francisco over the Central Pacific. There is no extensively developed mine in the district, but a man named O'Con nor Is working an arastra on free milling gold ore from a 24-foot ledge, with appar ent good results. He claims that the rock only goes five or six dollars, but pan tests indicate very much higher values. James Ashdown is putting in a six stamp mill at the mouth of Denio creek, to treat another similar body of free gold ore. Although there are a few ledges carry lug gold already discovered, It is strictly a copper camp. Mr. McNMi says that there is a big ectlou of country down there full of it, and comparatively few locations have been made as yet. One vein has been traced forty miles. The ledges vary in width from two to ten feet, carrying streaks of pheiiomlnally rich ore, in many places as much as eighteen Inches wide. Many assays of f 75 In copper and from t$ to 1 10 in gold and silver have been ob tained. The general opinion is that If the veins go down, this will be the greatest copper camp on earth. John F. Leland "Catches On" In Utah. The following from the Salt Lake Min ing Review will be read with much inter est by John F. Leland' many Iriends and icqiialntances: J. F. Leland is cleaning out tile old workings ol the S in -r.iuciscn mine, between the Old lelegraph and Porcupine gukhes, Bingham. This prop erty is inch'ded hi the Silver Comstock group, under bond to Mr. I. eland and George V. Peters, of Baltimore, Mary land. It has the reputation of having been a heavy shipper hi the past, and Mr. Leland states that he could resume the marketing of good ore almost any diy. Assays From the Evening Star. Five assays from the livening Star claim of the Constellation company, in Cable Cove, made during this week, gave (22.63, 514.73, f 23 71, J10 01 and f 16 50, in gold, silver and copper, the loriner pre dominating. The lead values were nut taken into consideration hi these tests. Work of Att in Penmanship. While here Ernest Worswlck made a pen and ink copy of the free traveling library bill passed by the recent Idaho leg islature, which is a work of art. The cover Is handsomely embellished with an artistic design and attached to the docu ment are the pictures and autographs of all the members of the legislature and the governor of the state. It will be present ed to the ladles' book club of Boise, to which organization Is due the credit of securing Hie passage of the measure. Scientists Will Explore John Day Valley. Colou-I L. L. Hawkins is building very lurid hopes on his projected exploration expedition to the John Day fossil beds this summer. He anticipates a successful ex pedition, both from a scientific and an out ing standpoint. He is already In corres pondence uiili scieutllic men In various sections of the country, who may be ex pected to take interest hi a project of this kind and will pioh.ibly esteem It a privi lege to lie one ol the party unless pre vented hv other engagements. He hopes to have as members of the pirtv ardiaeo logic il students as well. He Is also in coiiespondeucc witli people who are thor oughlv familiar with the ground and w hoe servK es may he desiiableas guides. I liete Is reason to believe that the paity Mill iiulude some noted scieutllic men from various universities and colleges, as well as from the Smithsonian institution and the government geological survev department. Students, pleasureseekers guides, subsistence managers and fossil diggers will make up the rest of the party. Telegram. House and $1240 in Money Burned. J. T. Baldwin, a former resident of Sumpter, came up last Monday from Unltv, where he Is now in business. He had the misfortune to lose f 12.10 in cash and some of his household goods by fire a few days ago. Mr. Baldwin did not seem to be discouraged, however, and says lie will soon have more "money to burn," as his section Is a paradise for "slick-ears" and he stands as good a show to get rich as auv of them, having acquired twenty seven head of good cattle since lie went there. Colonel Grayson Buys More Cove Claims. Colonel J. T. Grayson and A. H. Sprague, of the Baby McKee mine, have purchased from Charles C. Hall, of Bourne, three claims in the Cable Cove district, north of and near the Mormon Boy property. Like other dead which Colonel Grayson has made, this shows Ills strong faitli In the Cove district.. He has paid the spot cash for the property. Oro Pine Sold to Spokane People. The Oro Finn mining property on Olive creek, near the VaiiAnda mine, was sold to Spokane parties last week by Young & Moorehead, of Baku City. The strong tendency of Spokane mining men to get into the Alamo district speaksvolumes tor It, to say the least. At the Club saloon, Duiiphy & Gert ridge serve a line of go'J equal to any that money will buy. Those who know the comforts of a good hotel, always patrouie The Capital; Mrs. G. B. I'cdrowe, proprietor. Prompt attention to orders for cut flow ers and lloral pieces. City Green House Baker City, Oregon. The best is always cheapest buy Giant powder. Something to depend upon Giant powder. LoMthn oli.iltfor sile at this offilce Always reliable Giant powder. Never fails -Giant powder.