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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1901)
THE SUMPTER MINER VOL. II. SUMPTER, OREGON, JULY 3. 1901 NO. 41 GREAT ARE THE GREENHORNS. RICHEST STRIKES EVER MADE IN EASTERN OREGON. Sylvanite Ore That Carries $15,000 to the Ton Not a Bunch or a Seam, but a Ledge Large Bodies of Pay Ore Block ed Out Immente Amount of Work Be ing Done Everything Lively Around Alamo. Tho beginning of tlio now century tru ly mnrks n new urn for tho Greenhorn mining region. The past winter (if it is past) has been n busy one nud much de velopment work haH been done, with re sults all that could be desired and more than could be hoped. Tho Golden En gl o has sunk fifty feet and crosscut the ledge, showing quite a body of low grndu ore, with ulwut u foot of line quartz, car rying $70 to the ton. Tho Psycho has not done so much work, but hns u vein thirty-four inches wide that goes $57 gold, about $o silver and an averugo of fifteen jwr cent copper. Its owners, Top Kolley and Tom Fuwcott, have an other claim adjoining it, which is prob ably an extension of tho Worley, that shows somo line ore, similar to that of tho now strike in tho Worley. Tho lat ter claim is bonded by llrommor and Hunter, from tho Geiser brothers. About two weeks ago, while pluccring, liremmor uncovered a three-foot vein of ore that will run from $700 to $1500 to tho ton. The oro is base, a smelting proposition, carrying Itoth lead and coj iier. Tho Diadem has done somo 000 feet of development work and is still driving ahead. It has some very high grade ore in the shaft, with an immense body of low grade, and will cut it in the tunnel . lwforo long. Above tho Diadem has boon made the biggest strike, in my opinion, ever mado in eastern Oregon. This is on a claim known as "Tho Dig Johnny," belonging to that old and successful proscctor, J. W. Zwank. Ho worked all winter, run ning up the ledge and has cut for more than a hundred feet into his oro. There is low grade in abundance, but along side of it, is a three-foot vein of jasporlno quartz that is literally filled with sylvan ite. How many thousand dollars it will go to the ton, I do not cure to state, but it is "way yonder." In Quartz gulch, tho Belcher group lias been sold to Spokane parties, und ' Mr. Jackson, formerly of tho Golconda, is putting tho mine in shape and will probably put up a 20-stumpniill this fall. Some high grade oro lias been cut and there are vast quantities of oro run ning $7 to $12. Tho Golden Goto group, belonging to Dug Weaver, has been bonded and will probably have a mill this fall, as there is any quantity of ore running from $24 to $50. The Golden Gate joins the Belcher on the south, while on tho north the Doublo Eagle group, belonging to a Dalles company, has a tunnel in 000 feet, and is just now cutting into the pay chute. It will bo one of the biggest of the big producers in the near future, as the upper tunnel has cut a rich pay chute for 180 feet, and has not reached the end. It is quite probable a ten stamp mill will be put on this property this fall. And so the tale might bo prolonged in definitely. Down Alumo way, there is so much work being done and such tine showings being made that a tqivcial edi tion of TiIk Minkii could be II I led to over timing, and then tho half not told. I believe tho Greenhorn to be the richest part of one of the richest mining districts in tho world, and that ere many years it will maks Cripple Creek look like six bits in Portland at carnival time. Alamo, Juno 28. Gkkknhohn. Tiik Mi.NKit learns from a different source than the writer of tho above, nud both nro considered reliable, that the two rich strikes mentioned, in tho Dou ble Kaglo and Dig Johnny, that thoso are in reality the capital prizes of east ern Oregon mining Industry. The oro runs anywhere from $12,000 to $18,000 to tho ton. It is sylvuuito and big chunks of it have been taken out that carries !H) per cent gold. In the latter $1,000 000 has been blocked out and TiikMinkk'h informant declares that it is tho richest uiiuo in tho known world today. He has recently scnt three weeks in the district and says there are 100,000 tons of ore, running from $40 to $100, awaiting conditions that will warrant shipment. PUEBLO DISTRICT. Sumpter People Who Are Interested There Bring Favorable Reports. A. 'II. Steele, of Sumpter, returned Monday from the I'ueblo mountain dis trict, in Harney county, where the re cent coper discoveries were made. Whilo there ho and James liuruett, an other Sumpter prosHctor, located sev eral very promising claims, the oro from which is identical with that exhibited here by Messrs. Cupid, Canfleld, David son nnd others interested in a large group, of which Tiik Minkii has already mado mention. Mr. Steele says tho averago width of the vein on their claims is fully four feet between clearly defined nulls, and that besides a large percentage of copper, tho oro carries high gold values. lie speaks highly of the country where they aro Ite cuted and suys it will be particularly easy to ojten up, the country rock being easy to work. The ledges are strong und show well on tho surface. Com pared with tho Montana copier country, whore ho bus worked for years, ho says this is so fur ahead of It that there is no real comparison. That a railroad is sure to come into thut district soon, Mr. Steele is positive. Itecuiit udvices from there ill ho say that a splendid quality of coal has been discovered near the copper finds, which if true, will create u lively stir. The vein is said to be from sixteen to eigh teen inches thick. This will bo better than a gold mine in itself, but when the two together can be worked at u prollt, nothing would keep a railroad out, with only 100 or 120 miles to build. Mr. Can Held ulso returned from tho I'ueblo district a day or two since und confirms the favorable reports from there that have reached here during re cent months. Tiik Minkk has arranged with tho Press Publishing association, for some special inducements for subscribers to this paper. Head pago 10 ; put on your thinking cap and take tho benefit. Dumphy & Gertridge'a Club saloon is the popular resort for mining and com mercial men. Never fails Giant powder. BIG TIME TOMORROW. Celebration of the Fourth Will be a Grand Affair. Arrangements for tho Fourth of July celebration tomorrow aro about com pleted. Tho wigwam at the corner of Granite and Mill, which will bo the scene of all tho festivities, is finished, and tho big granite rock for tho drilling contest is in place and squared, litis! ness houses all over town are being elab orately decorated. Tlio weather, which was cloudy and threatening early this forenoon, looks favorable for a bright, pleasant day tomorrow. Entries for the rock drilling contest will be closed at tl o'clock this evening. Four of live teams have announced their intention of contesting for the big prize. In addition to tho pursu of $250 offered by the committee, Stlusoii & Grainger announce that they will, give another $50, making $:t(H), which the successful team will earn in llfteen min utes work. Tho second prizo is $50. Tho greatest interest was manifested in the Goddess of Liberty voting contest during tho closing hours Saturday eve ning. Edwards' drug storo was throng ed with K-ople impatiently waiting for announcement of the result, regarding which no idea could ho obtained until the count was finished, as tho last votes were placed in sealed oiivoIohh. MUs Greenlee won by tho big margin of (MIA plurality. Shu received 2708 votes, Miss I ushiimn 2i:t;i, Miss Keup 10811 und a dozen others several hundred each. Tho sum realized from this coutestamoiiuted to ulHiiit $!M0. Sam Shannon, of Mc Ewen, was elected to act as "Undo Sam." From this contest nearly $20 was received. The band serenaded tho three ladies whosu names aro mentioned above after the result was announced. Tlio Goddess of Liberty will ho attend ed on the float during tlio parade by Uncle Sam, Miss Hollo Ciishman, repre senting Cuba; Miss Keup, the Phlll pines; Miss Weiss, Hawaii: Miss Car men Stoddard, i'orto Itico. Mti. Griffith's Whltt Party. Mrs. Dun Grifllthgavoa whist party at her home on Itonanza street Saturday afternoon in honor of Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Miller, of Portland, llesides these ladies there were present Mesdames Hurt, MclCwcu, McCammoii, Sorousoii, Itrock, llawley, Richards, Harrison, Sauford, Thompson, Davidson, Itobbius, Misses Starr, Itichurds and Sutton, the lust named of Cortland. Miss Kiclmrds won the lirstiiud Mrs. Smith the conso lation prize. This is pronounced by those present us Inking a most delightful social event. Mrs. Grifllth has won lo cal fume as a charming hostess and her home is tho scene of cnil triumphs. ' Sal )f Sumpter Forwarding Co. An important change in ouu of Suuiji tor's lea ling business concerns is an nouiiced'tliis week, the Sumpter For warding company's property und uffuirs in its entirety, iroiug to E. II. Horner, Jr., who recently value here from La Crosse, iscousiu, mid with his family becomes a resident of Suiiiptor. The Sumpter Forwarding company, witli its sjwicious warehouse, including cold stor age facilities, uus established here near ly two years ugo by W. M. Sterling, who has since successfully conducted th same, establishing a largo business, which ho now transfers to tlio new own er, who will devote his personal at tention to it and in various ,ways on largo what his predecessor has already built up. Nearly all the goods passing through hero for interior points aro con signed to or otherwise- handled by this company, whose speciulty is forwordiug, though it docs u largo commission busi ness in hay, grain, Hour and produce, and is the distributing agent for tho Star brewery beer, to handle which tho cold storage plant was put in. It also makes a specialty of tlio Itock Creek flour, said to ho the leading product of its kind in eastern Oregon. Mr. Ster ling will remain in Sumpter, giving his attention to mining interests hereafter. ANOTHER RICH STRIKE. Morning Star Group Shows Up Great as Development Progresses. Judge Newbury is much elated over a property known as the Morning Star group of three claims, situated nearly on the county line between linker and Mill iliter counties, in tho latter, which is owned by himself, 0. P. Holley, A. E. Diigauy, J. I). Voss and M. S. Head, all of Sumpter. Tho projterty Is said to have three distinct parallel ledges and a largo eross ledge; the latter at present showing a vein sixteen feet wide, with out either wall being found, the values in which by assay show $8 to $110 in gold, contained in docompoHod quartz. Another of the claims called tho Puget Sound, has values shown by assays of $20 to $70, while tho Atlantic claim of tho group shows $10 to $22. Tho vein in the Morning Star claim, on which most of the work has been done, bus been proscclcd by cuts and shafts for 800 feet, and is said to pan well any where in this distance, thus demonstrating, according to Judge New bury, that they have a lurgu pay chuto in Hint claim. The proierty has liccn examined by several Sumpter men recently! who pro noiiuce favorably on it and tho section in general, where it is situated. A Colo rado mini who went over it brought In some samples from thodumpof a 11 -foot shaft that went $40.1X1, and from tho tunnel thuusstiy showed $102. 13 in gold, while from another tho values reached -sensational figures. The owners completed nearly 200 feet of work last year und over 100 feet to date tills year und are still at work, with tho expectation of milking it a big mine. Sampler Transportation Company, An almost complete change of man agement has been made in tlio uffuirs of tho Sumpter Transsirtutlon company, owing to a disagreement between tho several partners and stockholders. When such conditions arise, the generally ac cepted proceed lire is to have an arbi trator, or now head, and with thut end in view, Mayor J. II, Itobbius was se lected and will at once dictuto the iiiiiu ugoniout and jiolicy of the company, as suming tliis authority at once. Mr. Itobbius bus in turn, selected G. W. Williams, one of tho very best stage and trausjiortiition men in the West, to tuku charge of tho business of the company. Mr. Williams bus until recently, nitrat ed successfully the stugo lines in tho Colvillo district of eastern Washington and Uritish Columbiu, and under tlio new management here will doubtless sustain tho reputation ho gained before coming to eastern Oregon.