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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1901)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, July 24, 1901 I! f f SNAKE RIVER BASIN. David Wilson Says the Find Is all Right. Thu KMkuHiiiiiii'l(uvi()w of reeent (Into )lll)liHlicH thu following ititcrof ttiiK in lorvlow with Diivlil WIIheii: Thu din- JMltO IIM to till! Illlll )f g()lll ill tllU IlIIHill of thu Siinku rivur, above Ontario, in net tlud huyoml iliHputu, in thu opinion of Duviil WIIhoii, ii null known mining mini wlio Ih hack direet from thu hcoiio of thu big Mrlku, anil conliriiiH all tlint Jiiih been xuiil of thu HuIiuh of tliu nuw JCMormlo, "I liavu been opuratint? on tlieeu low JmrH on thu nnaku river for line iM for Jiiuiiy yearn, " liu xiiiil. "Mr. Singer, on wIiohu projH'rty tho recent rich clineovery whh nuitle, Iiiih been working I liens for thu piiHt hIx yearn or moru. Ilu Iihm un dertaken to xink a ulinft to bedroek, hut It iri almoHt liku putting n well in thu bed of thu rivur. Ilu in now down K7 leut. "I hiiw Mr. Singer in Spokane on thu rourth. Ilu told mo that they Mtruek viilucH, partially in free gold, at u depth of Ixitwuun -it) and M feet, and that they found priieticiilly coutiiiuoiiH value until u duptli of H7 feel wan reiiehed, anil that Hie valucH wuru uenter at thu lower duptliH than highur up. Thu iihhiivh of thu oru wont from $4 to fl.'i jk-t ton, which would hu f" to fl'.'t per entile yard. "TlieH value worn obtained in u eon- glomerate rock or cement formation that Jh ho hard that it require to hu blunted and there Ih uvery reamm tomipMnu that thu hiuiiu formation practically undurlicH that entire ImhIii or territory. Mr. Slnger'M idea wiih that thu whole liitMin tvan a lake lied at one time. "I Haw .I. S. ('amp, an engineer who Iiiih located about .'loOO acrcH, mid Iiiih done Ii'h work very thoroughly and xynteiiiatirally. Ilu in evidently thu agent of Home large nyudicatu that Iiiih plenty of money to put up. Hu told mu that hu found hoiiiu conglomerate rock taken from tbe Itottoin of a well 42 feet deep, located near Itotmcll, and gut an iiHHiiy from it of fiKUK) in gold and fli in silver to thu ton. It wiih thu hiiiiiu kind of rock found by Singer. "There am no town or improveniontH in thu territory. I hIioiiIiI nay that lit leant a thounaud locatioiiH have Ikhmi madu in thu biiHiu. "Mr. Singer Muted that thu larger IKirtion of thu gold Ih nhot gold, counter I ha u thu ordinary Snake rivur line gold, ud averugeH l to thu ounce, while thu other gold ruiiHoiily from $12 to (14. "About a mouth ago I vinlted Mr. Huxter, iiHHuyer at Heine, who told n.e that when lloliert WIIhoii Hiiuk a well at thu Hoixe natatoriiim for hot water, and uIho whuu a well wiih Hiiuk at thu cui tentiary, hu ntruck at a depth of 4(H) feet u ct rata of material 100 feet deep which buforu n pick wiih put In thu ground, be caiiHu it wiih known that only thu mu clmnical ojHjration of extracting and treating thu gold whh required. There Ih uvury reiiHoh to believe that thuciiHt urn Oregon and Idaho dejMjnlt in richer uud much more cxtenmvo than thu African deonit." MINING AN EXACT SCIENCE. Modern Progress Has Made the Industry a Legitimate Enterprise. Thu mining iuduHtry of today enjoy mi entirely different HtuttiH from what it did twenty year ago. In thu early bin tory of mining in thin wenteni country, w hun thu IndtiHtry wiih in ItH infancy, when inuthodH wuru crude, whuu but little wiih known concerning mining oiMiratioiiH and les known about itro- ! cchhuh for thu reduction of ores, niiinv failure were chronicled, thu renult be ing that thu eastern inventor, thu eniii tulint and tho bunineHH mini began to look iiihiii mining iih ii muru venture and uvury mining proportion iih a "wild- cut;" and they had good rciiHon 'to look tiM)ii mining in thin light, iih it wiih cany thun to iniK)H0 njmn thoHU who wuru prevailed iiioii to become interested in any mining enterprlne, and thu "bilk" and thu coullduucu man wuru "abroad in thu laud." Of latu yearn, however, u different phiiHu Iiiih been given to thu mining in UiiHtry uud milling Ih how reduced to an uxact Hciencu and Ih looked iijioii at liomu and In foreign cotiutricH iih u ntrlctly legitimate proportion a nafeand prollt ablu iuventnient or mieeiilatioii. Many are not aware of thu condltioiiH which have traunformed thu indimtry from a dinreputable and rinky Hpuuiilutlun into u bunlnenM venture that Ih now perfectly wife, legitimate and exceedingly profit able. One of the contributing factor Ih tincrilM.il to thu fact that in thenu day a mining pron)nition Ih submitted to an uxumluutioii by u mining expert buforu paning into thu liundn of thu inventor. Nuw iiiventioiiH and modern machin ery have enabled thu miner to ouratu bin proMjrticn to better advantage and at u lenH cont than wiih formerly the cane, while thu discovery of many new pro cesses for thu treatment of oren Iiiih en abled thu oierutor to handle oren at a prollt, which, yearn ago, wuru practically valuolesH. Uipo uxer!uiicu in mining inatterH also Iiiih nomethlng to do with thu present gratifying condition of min ing affairs, thu sum total of ull these ad vantages being that mining Ih now looked iiK)ii iih Hrfcctly legitimate uud safe, ho that thu rawest "tenderfoot" can safely engage in thu business profit ably. Exchange. Vp ( N. M. FLYNN MEN'S TAILOR; A Line of Woolens and Spring Suitings such as would be found in a large city. Look for yourself. Work guaranteed and prices right. DON'T BE A JAY and wear store clothes Granite Street, Next to First Bank ol Sumpter Sumpter, Ore. gave gold values running from l to fLH) Found a Tunnel, Shaft and Rich Ledge. .! nines Wringer spent Thursday in Pendleton on his way to his home at Colfax. Hu was returning from his mining proertien in thu Susanvillu dis trict and gives a glowing account of con- i lllltfltli. til llnll tlirtl'tlli. I'tllltli Hurt.. H.r ton. This would lu nlioiit the niiiiu Cl)ntly lim.,,Ull(H, mi,MH,Hed.to.bd nude- ...v. -... .. n,.mK.,, ...r. . ipir . Vl 01W, ,,, mljlig tllU flUIIOUH v ii iiujuii tn t ifui iieunv mu Minnie, "There is u Jot of line gold in thu Snake river valley, and I hcliuvu that it in of local origin, by a system of oxida tion which liberated thu gold in this un derlying strata. "From present inilications many well will Ik) sunk there hkiii. I uxKct to ink a shaft within thu town limits of Ontario within thu next !U) days. "Thu description of .this deposit cor rescinds exactly with thu description which I secunsl of tho celebrated Johan nesburg dcKsit in South Afrjca, which, lieforu thu Hour war, wan turning out 140,000,000 Kr year.. Thu African de jNwit in about 1L by 0Q mjlen in extent,, lies deep Mow tho suruco in thu name, iformution uud averages (10 to $15 to.tlio, slon. J)iidon invested millions thero ltadger mine. Ukiii investigation hu found that some former owner hud sunk a smut and urovo a tunnel 145 cot, striking the shaft at a depth of 00 feet. The tunnel hud been well timbered, but tlru had destroyed the timbers for about 70 feet from the jsiintof beginning. Mr. Wringer at once put several men to work sinking and in n few feet struck uu eight foot ledge, samples from which assayed over $200 ier ton. Ilu Ih much eluted at thu strike mid in now making arrange ments to put in u 10-stump mill. l'eu. dleton Tribune. '' " " i i ' ' ii. Tiik Minkh ban. arranged with the IeiM rublishing association, for eomo upecial imlucenieuU for Bubrcribere to thia,er. Read page 10; put on your thinking cap and take the benefit. Golden Eagle Hotel Rates $1.25 to $2.00 Per Day T. T. DANILSON, PROPRIETOR Sample Rooms for Commercial Men. SUMPTER, OREGON 'V' A. P. (JOSS, President A. J. GOSS, Cashier Bank of Sumpter 3 Tunned s Oinsrsl lsnkl lailntii Interest Allowed on Time Deposits Drafts drawn on all parts of the world. Special attention to collections. Safety Deposit boxes for rent. SUMPTER, OREGON Vi ....The Elite Cigar Store.... L. HARRIS, Proprietor Newly remodeled and refitted. Smokers' resort. We are daily receiving fresh cigars of the leading brands. No stale goods in stock. Healy Block. Cor. Granite and Center Sts. Eureka Feed & Livery Company H. K. BROWN, Proprietor Horses Boarded by the day or Month. First class turn-outs and saddle horses. Our spec ialty is the quick and safe delivery of freight and passengers to any and all points. HAY AND GRAIN FOR SALEHS THE Sumpter Forwarding Co. E. H. HORNER, Proprietor. General Storage, Commission and Forwarding. WHOLESALE HAY, FEED AND GRAIN Warehouse and office, S. V. Track SUMPTER, OREGON. SUBSCRIBE TO THE SUMPTER MINER. E$2.00 1&r Year. I 'A . - 'i 1 "f O v"- y