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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1901)
THE SUMPTER MINER VOL. II. SUMPTER, OREGON, JULY 17, 1901 NO. 4S CRACKER AND CABLE COVE: SCENES OF GREAT ACTIVITY MINING DEVELOPMENT. IN Many Promising New Properties Being Opened Up Some Old Mines Re suming Operations Roads to Be Built This Season Will Give Cable Cove District Renewed Impetus. Among ninny others who Imvo liecn in tho Cablo Cove district recently, 1h Al Hillier, interested with Dr. Fisher and Major Glisun in tho Golden lttilu mine, located there. In u brief review of his trip, Mr. Hillier speaks of tho War Eaglo, which is being worked by Major Glisan, just above tho Golconda power Iiouho on tho Cove road. Thlti vein in a parallel to the Golconda ledge and at tho present time Ih opened by a 150 foot tunnel and a shaft 50 feet in depth. A new working tunnel is being started to catch the botton of thin shaft. The War Eagle has good values on tho sur- faco and a largo ledge below, and is thought will make another mine. Indications of new life around the Sil ver Dick roierty, just bevond, are in evidence, this being tho property incor porated in the past week in Sumpter by Washington, I). C, New York and Ohio men, who with local parties will begin immediate operations. The Dunkirk, parallel to the Free Coinage, is being worked by Jeff Forres ter, who recently relocated the claim. At the Standard, a new property, work is going on, the shaft being put down by Mr. Shanks, who has rigged an ingen ious water wheel of his own device to work the pump, by which his shaft is kept dry. He lias some good looking ore from a ledge four to live, feet wide at pressent depth. OjieratioiiHiit the California are going on in the regular channel; everyday making more headway toward the ob jective ledge. At the Herculean, preparation is be ing made to resume work on an exten sive scale. This is an old and valuable property, owned by City Uccorder Man ning's father, who lives in San Fran cisco. It is patented ground. The Crown Point, where Manager Price Copsey is energetically and in a thoroughly mining manner driving the long tunnel to catch the big ledge, is a lively camp. Steam power drills are used and work never stops, day or night. Itomarkublc, depth will bo obtained hero und fine backs will bo theirs when ill oro, which is expected every day. Un limited money is behind this property for development and great results will doubtless reward its owner in time. Tho Gipsy Queen and Gipsy King properties are each busy camps, where tho miners arc driving ahead in the tun nels. At the latter property the indica tions of approaching tho ledgo are more apparent and tho miners are hopeful at each shift of cutting same. The pay chute of this ledge has been determined to an almost absolute certainty to bo on the Gipsy King property, und recent as says taken from the ledge exposed in tho creek, have shown values that, if con tinued further up where the ledge will be cut, will mako the property a bonanza. H. 0. Hoffman is also working his as- segments on a largo group of claims on llig Limber creek, near the Queen and King, and has some splendid showings for his laltor. Going on up to tho Golden Utile, work is being started to put in shape the long tunnels driven there in former years, when ore that carried upwards of $51 to tho ton was shipped to the Kvorett smel ter. This property is lielng sought bv several purchasers and will likely change hands utuncarlyday, when active opera tion will make it an immediate shipper. The greatest amount of worl. in any district of eastern Oregon is now being done in the Cablo Cove. This comes partly from the fact that only within tho last few weeks tho country has leen free from snow and the claim and mine own ers desire to mnko all jMissihlo headway while tho summer lasts, that they may be the better prepared to continue through' the long winter. Tim news of good roads to be built this summer into and through the Cove is hailed with de light by those interested there, and will bo ono of tho greatest advantages that will eventually make tho district famous. REMARKS ON SUMPTER DISTRICT Views of Seattle Mining Men Who Have Invested Here. The mining men of Seattle know it good thing when they see it und the way they are becoming interested in eastern Oregon would indicate that that section lias considerable merit as a mineral bearing region. The man who may possibly claim tho title of being the Seattle pioneer in that section is A. jV. Anderson. Ho had for several years prospected in the Cascades with indifferent success, and a few years ago went to tho Sumpter district in Ore gon and made a few locations. Ity tact and perseverance ho induced others to become associated with him and every one is enthusiastic over the holdings, and considers them the licst in that country. "The lienuty of milling in Oregon," said Mr. Anderson today, "is that work can lie done wjuter or summeraud there is an abundance of timber for mining purposes. It is also convenient to rail transportation, and mining can be car ried on at 'a minimum cost. So far us I am able to learn all the ledums in that country improve in value witli depth." Last fall .1. E. McMauusA: Sou became interested in thu Greenhorn mountains, twenty miles southeast of Sumpter. Since May John II. McManus has been on the property giving it a thorough ex ploiting. He lias recently written to the homo olllce and says they have uncov ered u ledge -tU feet wide that is studed with free gold. Said Hon. John K. Mc Manus teday: "I have mined in six states and territories and in all my ux- lerieiico I find that eastern Oregon is the prettiest country to mine in in the west. It lias more natural advantages, favorable conditions fur wagon roads and plenty of timber and wuter. All of these ure important in u mining country. "A feature of the Sumpter country is that there has never boon a failure when any considerable depth at attained und most of the ledges contain pay oro right on the surface." Last week A. 1). Ernst, secretary of the North Pacific Mining company, visited Sumpter und purchased for his company tho Virginia, an old property that was partially worked several years ago. It is said to have produced tho richest ores that have been taken from the Blue mountains and its ore bodies are not yet exhausted. Seattle Times. GOING BELOW FALSE BEDROCK. Experienced Miner Prospect Prespect ing: Across the River. Every once in a whilu some man ruim-H aiong ami iicks up a uood tlilm hereabouts from inunediiitelv under tho noses of people who have been here for years, looking for just that kind of a proposition. A Minimi man found a ease in M)lnt a few days since while walking through the foothills west of Powder river, almost within the city limits. As late as May 15, S. S. Terrell", a recent arrival, located two placer claims there, adjoining A. Y. Ellis' ground, less than a half mile from Tin: Mi.Niai olllce, and plainly in sieht from that point, thu throbbing heart of the camp. .Mr. Terrlll was found sinking a shaft in tho low ground of his claim. He didn't hesitate to tell of his plans, though ho seen.ed somewhat averse to having them published. He said that ho has been engaged hi placer mining for thirty years, milking Salt Luke his headquarters for a dozen years past, tin til coming to Sumpter. He is a man of more than ordinary intelligence, evi dently knows exactly what lie is doing and means business. Ho says lie Is now merely prospecting the property; tlint he lluds colors everywhere on the benches, and is convinced that rich ground is located somewhere on the low basin, in the old channel. His idea is that it will be found Mow the false, or "webtoot", bedrock anil that is what ho is now sinking for. This opinion is his own, having never before heard of Pro fessor Selwyn's theory, which coincides exactly with his own. This false bed rock may lo twenty,. or possibly llfty feet down. Nunoofthis ground was washed off with hydraulics a long whilu ago, per haps twenty-llvo years, by the pioneer miners, and, ns was the custom in those days, only tho richest streaks were worked, and in hut few places was lied rock reached. Some weeks since he found a Chinaman working with a rock er on tliis old ground. Ho claimed to be taking out only six bits or a dollar it day, hut by watching his daily cleanups, it was found that he was making the fair wages of from live to ten dollars a day. Mr. Terrell has recently built him a comfortable home in a most enchanting sM)t, and ho and his wife are living there. George Chambers Killed at Bonanza. A shocking accident occurred at the IIoiiuiixii niino Hiiu'iiitll vitutiicflin' I,.. I tlllti'll Mitiinm rMiiniilinru n ...ill biitt. former resident and logging contractor here, lost his life. The deceased was en gaged at the time of the accident in tightening a pully wheel in thu mill, which for somucuuse not known broke, one of the sections striking him on thu head, breaking tho skull. Dr. Peurcu was at once summoned to the scene and had Chambers brought to thu hospital here, but us was evident from tho first, he wus past all medical aid und died lust night, ufter being ojieruted on by Drs. Peurce und Anderson. The body was propured for burial by tho Case Furni ture company and was tukeu to baker City this ufternoon by the brother and brother-in-law, E. E. Chambers and .lames Cavin, rescetlvely, who came, up for it. They slated the burial would likely take place at Wlngville, near Maker City. George Chambers was a son-in-law of ex-Sheriff Killsiuruu, of this county. Same Old Circus, Same Old lay Crowd. A largo number of peoptu went front Sumpter and vicinity Monday to attend tho circus at linker City. The show wuh all rigid ; what a circus necessarily Is, largely the same old thing with a few new variations, a positive delight to tho little people and a sort of annual neces sity to thu grown folks, a reminder of tho fading glamour of youth. Tho crowd that gathered in tho big tent wuh an interesting study. It was "jay" from tho grass roots up to the roof. Thu farmers, their wives and children drove to town in their Sunday best, ate striped candy and peanuts, drank red lemonade and ruveled hi persnlrlnir wonder and admiration. To ono who has lived in tho new towns of thu new West for n number of years, when inspecting these people, could hut be carried back to tho days of childhood in the old eastern home, where apparently tho same crowd attended the same circus thu only change being in himself, a dulled sense of appreciation. Tho weather was In tensely hot, the streets dusty. On tho treeless mountain peaks to the east, seemingly not an hour's walk away, great hunks of snow still reniaiud a species of spiritual torture rivaling that invented by thu cruel genius of Grecian mythology, of thunpple just out of reach kind. Why Dr. Cleaver Went to Baker City. Dr. Lou Cleaver, who is now located at Prairie City, looking after the largo Interests held in that district by Cleaver brothers, went to linker City Monday, returning Tuesday. If Tim Mincii had not promised to say nothing about tho (rip, it would tell thu truth, that ho went there logo to thu circus, j but under (lie circumstances it is probably best to call it a "hurried business visit." Hut if any Iwdy thinks ho overlooked a het in a business way, neglected an opportu nity to inform cnplo what a great coun try thu John Day really is, ho doesn't know his man. Dr. Cleaver says some good lluds have recently been made in a virtually virgin section, between Austin and Quartzburg. Their value have, of course, not been proven iih yet, but the Indications are most encouraging. They Invest Eastern Money Here. Charles Hedges, assistant siiMirinlun dent of the free mail delivery system, witli headquarters in New York city, ami Frank llaldwin, a capitalist from Ohio, have been in and around Sumpter for a week past. Theso aro the gentlemen whom L. V. Swiggott induced to como out here and join him in tho organiza tion of the Oregon King Gold Mining company. They have visited tho several districts surrounding Sumpter and are moro than pleased with tho country in general and tho Oregon King property in particular. Mr. Hedges leaves thin afternoon for coast ilnts, before return ing east. Mr. llaldwin will remain hero us tho representative of tho eastern stockholders. Head page 10 of this puer and see what Tiik Minkh offers its subscribers. T. G. Harrison, agent for Giant der company. KiW- Notlcoon page 10 what Tiik Minkh offers Immediate subscribers.