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.