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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 31, 1901)
Wednesday, July ;i, 1901 THE SUMPTER MINER DIDN'T FIND MYTHICAL LEDGE. California Prospector Failed in Idaho, Will Come to Sumpter. Peter Johnson, a California nrospect- or, who passed through Portland several months ago, en rou'o to the Hitter Root mountains, in search of the famous Rob inson lead, has returned in disgust and left for his home in Marysvillu last night. "I don't believe thereover was such a lead," said the old prospector, "and I don't oven believe this man Robinson ever found such Hoat as lie alleged he did. After leaving here Inst April we made our way to Pierce City, Idaho, which is n lively little mining town, with plenty of good properties near it. The snow had not yet left the moun tains, so we were compelled to pitch camp there for several weeks. During that time we had ample opportunity to gather information from old-timers in tlioeo parts, ami from the talks I !ad with several of them I was sure our search would not bo rewarded. They informed me that while Robinson tuny have had valuable lloat which assayed away up in the thousands of dollars, they were sure ho had not discovered the ledgu from which it originated. lie had shown the ore to several parties, in terested them in the proposition, and started out witli them to 11 ml it. After struggling over the mountains the party held a consultation and in formed Robinson that unless he led thorn to the ledgo, which he told them he know nil about, they would take it for granted he had been playing them and would lynch him. Seeing his bluff had led him into a serious position, Robinson did his best to tlnd some lead that would answer his purine, swore by all that was holy that he hud not been running a honx. Ho csenped with a whole hide, even though he did not find the famous lend, and tho party returned homo disgusted. It is the opinion of old-timers that Robinson retold his wonderful story so many times that he began to believe it himself, but ho never found the object of his search. "When the snow had gone off we left Pierce City, as the balance of the party did not like tho idea of giving up the search after traveling such a distance, and struck off towards Elk City. There were no trails so we kept on the ridges most of the time, pitching camp at tho head of some stream. We did plenty of prosccting, but while we found some good indications of mineral, did not touch them. The rest of the party had the "big eye," and wanted something that assayed thousands of dollars to tho ton. After a long, weary trip of almost a month, wo readied Elk City, which, with open trails, would have been less than a three days trip. Tho rest of tho party by this time hud nil tho Robinson lead thoy wanted, but having heard of the Dixie and Rig creek districts, struck off for them. "I left the party and made for Sump ter, Ore. That place is all right ami will some day muke one of the greatest camps on earth. There is plenty of .ground left ahat is practically unpros pected, ahd I am going to take a chance there early next spring. Uy the time I had made my trip back home and re turned it would be too late for me to do much this summer. Portland Telegram. the Raid Mountain and the Cougar. ' Resides these there are a number of properties that are pounding out occa sional profits. Wo expect to put about ten men at work on August .'I nt the Di ndem, the old Pardee mine in Green horn camp, near Alamo. It has ore running six ounce in gold. When our drainage tunnel is finished, which will bo in ubout thirty days, shipments will commence at the rate of perhaps 100 tons a month. Sumpter people nre much interested now in a Hud of plnccr gold made by Andrew Stiusou right in tho townsite. Stlnson has apparently opened the 'Old nine' channel, never before found on a hillside in thnt enmp, uud he is making more than wages." They Won Out on a Grub Stake. M. L. Cau.ey, of tho Cauzey Land coin puny, nt I .a Grande, and G. Cliristo ferson, a wealthy farmer, of tho Grande Rondo valley, were in the city on Sun day on their way to Raid mountain, be tween Sumpter and Grnuite, to com mence the development of a promising mine prospect in which they nre inter ested. Accompanying them was a party of six men from Ln Grande who nre to do tho work. A few weeks ago Messrs. Cnuzoy and Christnforsou grub-stuked a prosector and they were to 1k hi on whatever was located. The prospector discovered a claim on Raid mountain, located it, and aftor erosscutting tho ledge twenty-four feet, sent for his part ners to come and inspect it. Mr. Chris toferson made the examination and had assays mado of the ore which returned an average across the ledge of $6.00 in gold. This showing was good enough to warrant development work and this will be done nt once. Democrat. GmcmI ahta on to StriapUr Dtffrlct. k General Warren said to a Spokesman Review reporter a few days since: "In the way of dividends, there are few min ing camps in the west just now that ri val Similiter. We have ten mines there that are on the dividend paying basis the North Pole, the Uolumura, tne uoi conda, the Red Boy, the Quebec, the Concord', tWeBonahsa; the May Queen', Litigation Agalnit the Standard Dismissed. The case in tho circuit court of the Standard Gold & Copier Mining com pany vs. W. II. Johnson & Sons has been settled and the case has been dis missed by the court. This settlement was effected with the defendants during the visit of Zoeth Ilouser, of Portland, and John S. Hughes, of Quurtzburg, while here this week. Patent is to issue for Johnson & Sous' property, who have entered into a contract with the Stand ard Gold & Copicr Mining company, to sell them the property for 10,000 and executed a deed in escrow for the same. Every person who is Interested in min ing property in 'Grant county will bo pleased thnt the parties to this suit have adjusted their dlfllculties, as it insures the erection of a smelter by the Stand ard company in the Quurtzburg camp, and the extensive development of not only the Coper King but the Cleveland as well.--Blue Mountain Engle. Big Placer Cleanup at Suunvllle. Keeny brothers, of Ing Creek, just recently completed u season's run ut their placer mine on Many ridge, a sec tion of country between the head of Deep creek and Rig creek, and it is learned that they did well. This prop erty ranked among the best placer mines in the Susnnvillo country during .the years 1880 und 1800, but since that date no great amount of work has Iteen done on the claim. 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