THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, June , 1902
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SENSATIONALLY
RICH STRIKE
In the North Drift of the Red
, Boy's Monarch Ledge.
Suxoral diiyn hlncu it Hue rvjwirtt'fl Unit
there I1111I lieou 11 rieh nt rikc in the Itod
Hoy mint!. Tim Mishic untile no effort
nt tliu tiniii to huenro (hi) fuel ami do
tiiiln, klKHviiiK Unit the policy of the
tniuiiiKi'ini'iit Iiiih lieen to cay nothing
about tint properly fur publication. A
reporter of one of tin Maker City paper,
hoxxuxor, iitteinpled to intcrxlttu Clink
Tulier, one of t lie ounce of tliu mine,
on the huIijccIiiiiiI erlfy tint report, lie
went uliont tin; hiiHiucpM in nil her mi
adroit niiinner, anil toii-cci-dcd in milking
tliu Sphinx wiy: "I hiucit't liemi to the
mine. In a cpilpjc of xxcokH, 1 til t luixit
lienril of no now ntriku there. Ilml
there boon one, I Mlppo-i- poiiio one
uoultl haxu tolil inc." Then the noun
paper mini remarket! that it wax icpott
etl that a lititly of f 150 oie hail heen un
covered, anil .Mr. Tiiher foruot lilnn-elf
for a moment iiuilailiuittcd that : "There
Ih loth of f 15(1 rock in the I let I I toy. A
utrike of Unit kind wouldn't ccltc any
Mpeeiul lulorcxt in the ronipany ulllco."
That wiiH an iniHirtant udinii-Hltin,
coming from the Miurcc it illtl, m the
uriltir ilelerinlneil to onto more make
an effort to peiietrnte the forhiiltlen
realm of necreey ciiHhioudcd Iteil Itox
affair. Now, lion. .1. II. ItohhiiiH,
treiiMiirer of the rompnnv cinrii H ion
Militlatioii xiilh the Coni'onl, xihieli ileal
he eiiliineeieil, tlilieiH in opinion with
tliu ollleern of the old company, in that
hi) ilui'H not t'tinnliler a mint) a carieil
thiiiK, nor yet IoiIIm-hhi Hh fhuiactcr a
prof ii ne hiierileu'Ki ho he ery readily anil
fonrteoiiHly talked of the moil neenl
ctrlke, picfitcint: hti infm million wllh
I hie i-icnilii'iint Matcmciil :
''You know, the Iteil Hoy in not n
Hpet'lnien mine. 1 1 h oie hodio me
Intuit ami 1 1 1 1 i ft 1 1 in in Milne; miixIiiu, of
eoiiice, In different lof.ililie.-. No puck
t'ln liuxc uxor heen found. When tin
tlHitully licit ore ha been found, it hue
heen a nhnot, of Miiioiin ItinutliH anil ul
xxityn po down. Thin new Mi Ike Ii,
theiefore, an Important and Miluahlit
one. I hiixon'l heen it tnxi-olf ami mn't
ejxojou tint iletiiiln, hut am uolnuout in
n day or two lo i-cc whiil It lookH like."
Mr. ItolililliM then ploccctlcit to Mute
what hud heen repotted to him, in bin
olllelal 1'iipiii'ity. I.Ike the utt'iit (iol
cumin Mrlko, thi uiurxfloiiidy t it'll ore
hotly wiih fouiiil hy ninklnu a wine. It
miih Hitnk on the tunnel leel. hi the
drift known an the "Monarch north;"
that Ih tint drift, on the (ioltlen Monarch
eiu north of where it Ih rut hy tint tun
nel, u xcrtjt-al depth of only about ItHI
fett. It In up near the Kxcolxior coin
panyV proK'rty. The haft, perhaps
IlKX) feet to lint honth, in IIKI feet heloxx
tint tunnel It'M'l, and no Mich out Iiiih
Ihvii found there, co thin tiuil indicate
Unit the Iodise eurriex greater mi hi en tint
further1 north it goon, whieh iticrciiHO
with depth. Ahu matter of fni't, con
widerinu the fliarattet'of the ein, thin
diitcoxory whuuh to.proxo coiiclunixcly
that allien iiu-roaitt unuHiially fiint with
depth; lluitfahiilniiidy rich ore will Ut
taken (rum tlut Monarch ein near Uh
northern end line and lexiiid.
Mr. ItohhiiiH coiild'itol irixo tint intfiiy
value of (ho ore but Mated that it xxuh
the richoitt yet found in the Red liny
mine, anil that thoo who had examined
it are very tuut'li elated oxer the llntl.
Anked an to value found in other xxork
inn, hit mild that the hlheM proiouly
fouutl went in the Concord claim, where
there !h a IhkIv of ore blocked out that
ruiiH from f'.MO to f HKK) a ton in tolil. So
it can bu wen that tliln Monarch strike
in omethiiig entirely worth while. Tliu
ore It largely free mllllnu.
The additional Information wiih volun
teered that K. .1. Godfrey, who had
Im-oii in town that day, informed him
that a larue body of imM excellent high
lirade milling' ore hud iiIho been encoun
tered in the north drift of the Ithiine
eiu, and that he eccmed to bu etually
an well pIciiHi'd with that aH witli the
tnoru Huumitionnl Monarch ntrike. Mr.
KobbiiiM Htated further that in the Mir
iotn workiiigH of the group there Ih any
iuantlty of ore that iiiIIIh and cyanidcx
i'St, in IciIuch twenty feet wide.
Leigh Hunt's Mines in Korea.
Harry l Mecene, geneial manager of
I.. S. .1. Ilnnt'e miiii'H In Korea, arrixed
in Seattltton tliu -till im-t. In an inter
view with a Daily Tiine-i reporter, hoiiiu
iuterei'tiug newH wiih fiirnif hctl. Tlie
iiiiucH are :i(HI iiiileH from Seoul, tint cap
ital of Korea. The coiiccHHiou from the
government cox urn twenty fixe hiiiurc
inlleH. The rock in gold bearing itiart.,
Home of it low grade and tome of it xery
high grade. ".I net ut present wo are
operating ILt) HtauipH on tliu propcrticn
ami twoc.Miuidi) taiikH," xaid Mr. Me
Hcrxu. "Wit am now building an HO-
Htanip mill which !h xery near comple
tion. Thin will give uh LtH) Mumpt In
all. lit iidditiiin wti haxoour own retort
workh and anniiy oIIIcch. The product of
the itiincN Ih nhipped to .lapaii in the
form of gold barn. We am now employ
ing "(KM) miiieiH, including between 75
anil KHI AincricuiiH. Tint othern are
KoreaiiH, .lapitucHC ami Chinese. The
Ai-iuticH rcceixit twenty-llxi) ceutn in gold
or lifty ccntH nilver money per nay, on
which they llxe xery well. They urn
I'M'i'llt'iit woikineii. The Amer catiHiire
UKCtl in oxerneerH. The heailolliceof tint
coiiipany, which Iiiih ii capital of f),(KHt,
INK), Ih loiatetl in Sew York. I Hpent
three da.XH with Mr. Hunt at Shanghai
lluee weekn ago. I ii us glad to hiv that
he in iiinidlv tecoxetiiiL' bin health ami
uexer looked better in bin life than he
linen totlay. lie in in good IIchIi and in
excellent npnitH."
Blcgnl Mines in the Vest,
lieu Itni-H, of llournc, p.n-heil through
Itakcr City .xeitenlay, en route to Iji
(iiaiule, where he goen on hiuil ollictt
liUHiiiei-H. "Ilourne," naid Hen to the
Herald mail, "Ih tint king lieu mining
camp of tint golden hills. The tow it in
rushing completion of Uh water workn
HX'Htetu, and will add further iuetroioli
tun aiiH by the eHtahllHiiient of a bank
in a few day. At Itournit Ih one of the
higgent inini'H in the went iib-olutelv
tlie greateitt uiinlng property nluco the
Cripple Crook Inilepeiuleiici) Htiirtlod the
xxorltl with Uh richitcHH. If I hIioiiKI toll
you that not long ago llxtt HtoHtrH in two
r-liiftH ttMik front the North I'ole mine in
ton tlaxH fllCMXH) worth of Hhipplng ore,
mui would not Micxo mo. Yet I know
that UiIh Ih a fact. 1 huxv no way of
knowing, but thin I am convinced lif
ting 110,000,000 in gold coin of the realm
couldn't buv the North role. Herald.
Golden Eagle Hotel
HALF BLOCK FROM R R DEPOT
Headquarters for Mining and Commercial Men.
pie Rooms. Electric Light. Telephone, etc.
supplied with the best the market affords.
Sam-Table
H. S. BUCK, Proprietor. - - - - Sumpter, Ore.
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A. P. (JOSS, President
GEO. H. TRACY, Cashier
& Bank of Sumpter 3
Trsniiots Gtntril Binklnt Buslniii
Interest Allowed on Time Deposits'
(jr.tfis diavvii un j
SUMPTER,
p.uti if the .Mill J SpeJjl .mention tc .oile:llcns.
safety Deposit boxes for rent.
OREGON
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Investors, Attention.
oO.IXH) HharcH of hoot tnining Httx'k in
ouiitcrn Oregon for xule. Write for terms
antl pnHKH'tUH to T. Cimtello, Cable
ville Oregon, Cable Coxtt tliMrlct.
llofTiuiiu'H Itukery iniikoH a Hecinlty
of (uriiiHliiug ice cream for itartiei).
I'nimpt attention given nil ortlern.
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HENRY WEINHARD'S
COLUMBIA"
LAGER BEER.
On Draught or in Bottles
Sold in -4, 1-3 or 1-2 barrels
A.J. STINSON & Co. General Agents
FOR SimiTKIt AND VICINITY
Henry Weinhard's brewery is the largest and most
complete plant in the northwest. Its product is unexcelled.
THE GEM SALOON
A. J STINSON. Prop.
(Successot to Snyde & Stinson)
Only the Best Brands of Liquors Served Over the Bar
SUMPTER,
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OPERA HOUSE SALOON
Wouldn't tlui Jar yerV
IMixxder.
What? (iiant
Froch HtraxxU'rrteH oxory day nt The
Market.
ShooM of all kintlH ut
couipHiiy'ti.
Nell) Mercantile
Freeh candy daily at Hoffinan'n link
Uco Giant itoxxder, funo mid caps.
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BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES
Agents for Matting
ly antl Moore Whis
key a ao-year-old
whiskey as good as
Elixir of Life. All
whiskies are out of
bond and guaran
teed the genuine ar
ticle. Popular re
sort for Commer
cial Travelers and
Miners.
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