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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, June 12. 1901
IN THE DIXIE DISTRICT
Lady who is Successfully Op
erating a Mine.
Miners who have been working at cross
cutting in the Golden Star copper mine,
owned and managed by Miss Eva (Ins
brouck, have uncovered a large body of
copper ore about seventy-one feet wide.
The ore body Is cut into by a small por
phyry horse which shows one vein sixty
feet and the othrr eleven feet across.
The smaller vein Is very high grade brn
nite ore carrying large values In gold.
Miss Hnsbrouck has started a tunnel on
the bronite vein and will have the adit
run In about three hundred and fifty feet
and will crosscut at every one hundred
feet, to determine the width of the ore
bodies. This property was purchased by
the present owner about two months ago
from Messrs. York & Larmier for $1,000.
She has since bought two claims adjoin
ing the Golden Star, making her the own
er of a body of fine mineral land 1200X
2400 feet.
Several ledges crop nut on the claims
.-ind,(mingto the location, Is beyond doubt
one of the most Haltering copper prospects
hi the district, being the first extension of
the Shtrbondy group and adjoining the
Copperopolls property. I'rom present
plans determined on by the lady miner,
this property will be thoroughly prospect
ed by tunnels and shafts. Mining ex
perts and persons who claim to be author
ity on copper, do not hesitate to pronounce
the group one of the most valuable and
promising copper properties in Oregon
and will beyond doubt bring Miss llas
brouck .1 good price when placed on the
market for sale, which will not be until
development work has demonstrated the
extent of the different ore bodies which
crop out on the surface at different places.
The Dixie Mining & Smelting com
pany has recently completed a commodi
ous boarding house, also a bunk house
and blacksmith shop, which are models In
every way for convenience and access to
the working of the mine. They now have
one hundred and twenty five feet of the
live hundred foot crosscut tunnel com
pleted and will Incre.ise the force as soon
as their strel rail and mining supplies ar
rive from Sumpter. They expect to cross
cut the first ledge of fine ore in about two
hundred feet, when they will upraise and
open up sloping ground and still continue
ahead until they crosscut four more ore
veins that are shown on the surface.
They w III also stait a crew of men on
other veins on their holdings which are
free and base gold prospects.
This properly was formerly the Sam
Jackson mine and known as the Gold Is
sue. 1 hey have taken nut and sacked
over two tons of high grade ore that will
be shipped to (he smelter at an early date
for sample treatment. Later they expect
to treat their ores at their own smelter,
which Is now at Sumpter awaiting trans
portation as soon the roads will permit
the hauling of heavy loads to Dixie creek.
They expect to have their smelter In
shape for operation by the first of Sep
tember. Hlue Mountain Eagle.
Frank to buy a stock farm there because
It was In the center of the range aud be
cause it contained warm springs, desirable
accessories to winter feeding. But the
farm, which Is only one mile from the now
well-known Buckeye mine, has developed
three ledges which may make it much
more valuable than the purchaser ever
dreamed It would be.
The Buckeye Is proving a very valu
able piece of property. The ledge of copper
aud gold is an unusually large one. The
shaft has been sunk to a depth of 100 feet
and a drift extended for 100 feet without
finding the wall of the ledge. There are
three distinct kinds of ore and each re
quires a distinct milling process. In Its
present stage It Is therefore a smelting
proposition. But the manager, who is a
capable man, does not Intend to ship ore
or erect a mill until he has sunk to a depth
of 300 feet. At tint depth he thinks that
one kind of ore will predominate so that
milling will be an easy matter.
Just at present work on the Buckeye Is
suspended on account of water. A hoist
will soon be erected to operate at the
same time with the pumps. La Grande
Chronicle.
Much Damage Done by the Late Frost.
W. H. Shoemaker, proprietor of the
Hock Creek Hour mills, near Haines, was
In Sumpter Monday on business connect
ed with the handling of his product, the
agency of which for this and other Inte
rior points, Is with the Sumpter Forward
ing company. Mr. Shoemaker is author
ity for the statement that all the fruit In
the Baker valley and a large portion of
the Grande Ronde valley was killed by
the freeze last week, and that the grain Is
Injured fully twenty-five per cent through
out all that country. Farmers and ranch
ers are replanting their potatoes, beans
and such garden truck as will produce a
late crop. The sugar beet crop has suf
fered severely, but to just what extent
was not learned; most of the large fields
being In the vicinity of La Grande, where
the beet sugar factory Is operated. The
hay crop will also be about half short.
Mr. Shoemaker thinks the price of Hour
will naturally be high and that the wheat
market all over the country will have a
ucciueu upwnru icuueury, ne is particu
larly fortunate In having on hand n large
supply of Hour, and will carry over sever
al thousand bushels of the last year's
wheat crop. The Hock Creek mill en
joys a fine trade throughout eastern Ore
gon and Idaho, over which territory Its
owner Is just completing a trip.
GOLD AND COPPER
ON NORTH POWDER.
Bought a Farm and got a Mineral Bear
ing Ledge.
Hon. D. A. McAllster retrned last
night from a week's prospecting tour
among the mines of the North Powder
belt. The trip was taken partly but not
altogether for his health. He has faith In
the gold and copper prospects of that dis
trict and thinks that he knows of the lo
cation of some good ledges which he
means to spot later on.
A year ago he encouraged his son
Pltaunt Way to Travel.
The most delightful way to travel to
the east is by way of Salt Lake City
the city of the saints and the Rio
Grande Western railway, In conjunction
with either the Denver & Rio Grande or
Colorado Midland railroads. This route
not only carries the passenger through
the heart of the Rocky mountains and In
view ot the most magnificent scenery on
continent, but It also provides for stop
over on railroad aud Pullman tickets at
quaint and picturesque Salt Lake City,
Glenwood Springs, Manltou, Denver, etc.
Through Pullman palace and ordinary
sleepers, free reclining chair cars and a
perfect dining car service via this route to
Denver, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis
and Chicago. Personally conducted
weekly tourits excursions. For printed
matter, rates, etc., inquire of J. D. Mans
field, General Agent, 122 A Third street,
Portland, or Geo. W. Heintz, General
Passenger Agent, Salt Lake City.
Placer CUUm for Sale.
An extraordinary chance for the pur
chase of a fine placer property with plenty
of water, all ready for profitable work.
Some cash and time. Will bear Investi
gation. Address M. J., care of MINER,
Sumpter, Oregon.
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