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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 27, 1902)
Wednesday, August 27, 1902 THE SUMPTER MINER RICH STRIKE IN OREGON MONARCH Blind Ledge Cut That Pans Big in Free Gold. Hon. J. II. Mobbing mid K. V. Wurncr returned Friday from n visit o( detec tion to tlio Oregon Monarch group, ad joining the noted Red I toy on the couth. At the time of their visit to the ro crty 11 new strike was made, which at the prevent writing bidx fair to equal anything heretofore uncovered in thin favored Hection. Thin And wax made in the breast of the long crosscut tunnel now being driven to develop nil t lie veins on the company's proerty, on the oppo site side of Congo creek, a short distance south of the Ited Hoy workings. The vein encountered was a blind one, no evidence of it appearing on the surface. Its size und extent is but little known at present, but for richness in free gold, it equals anything heretofore discovered in the district. Messrs. Kobbius and Wnmer took a shovel full down to the creek and panned it, with the result that as long a string of gold ns is usually found in the most prolific gold Waring ore showed up in the bottom of the pan. The Oregon Monarch group is located eighteen miles in a southwest direction from Sumpter. The proierty is owned by an incororated company. Its hold ings, consist of nine full claims and a tive-acru mill site. Formerly the group consisted of the Nicotine, Merit, Atlas, Standard and Signal claims, but about six weeks since tlio company purchased the Mounhan Murphy uroup, comprising the Climax No. 'J, Blue Hell, tiold Coin and Siokaue claims and the mill site mentioned. Surveys are now being made of the en tiro property so that United States pat ents will soon he obtained. Tim total area acquired is about 100 acres, and practically takes in the entiru mountain. The Nicotine, Merit and Atlas loca tions, the extreme westerly claims of the group, are on the same vein; thus the company lias tlio lodu for u distauco ol 4f00 fee. This immense tlssure is twenty feet ill width and pans well in free gold wherever oK'iied. This is tins same vein from which the Itcd Itov company has extracted great quantities of gold. Two veins are known to lie on the Standard and Signal, on which lead the company owns H000 feet. One of these veins is eight feet between walls and tliu other four feet. The Monarch company also has 11000 feet in length on the Climax No. 'J and Itlue llell locati 1500 feet on the Hold Coin and the same on the Spokane, making a grand total of mineral bearing veins of 111,500 feet, or three und one eighth miles in length, not counting the rich blind lead already struck, or those liable to be encountered. The working tunnel above alluded to is started on the northwest sido of Clear creek, on Climax No. 2 ground, at a proper height above the stream to allow for plenty of dump room. The moun tain s!oes at an angle of about forty-five degree ; therefore the gain in depth will be approximately foot for foot, crosscut ting the upper veins at a depth estimat ed at 700 feet. On what is known as Spokane moun tain, on the southeast side of Clear creek, is situated the Gold Coin and Spo kane claims. These veins are the same m those of the Blue Bird Mining com pany, adjoining, now being developed by a crosscut tunnel. The vein on the Gold Coin is from Ave to six feet in width and pans well in free gold. All the mineral bearing ledges above described are in slate, or argillite forma tion, cutting through the same, hence are true fissures. The big vein dips at an angle of about seventy degrees from the horizontal toward the west. Work is being crowded on the devel opment tunnel night und day. It is the intention to drive it at least 'JOO feet per month with Iyner drills, two of these machines having been purchased by the company a week or ten days since from C. II. Fisher, of Baker City. Power has been secured from the Kill Boy com pressor, across Congo creek, und a pipe for conveying the same has been in stalled. With such development Iwing so vig orously prosecuted In such a gold pro ducing locality of proven merit, the pos sibilities of the future for the Oregon Monarch company are beyond conjec ture. Messrs. Bobbins and Warner confirm the report of the recent extraordinary strike on the old reliable Bed Boy, thn Oregon Monarch's nearest neighbor, and brought back as evidence a large chunk of the ore, studded with coarse gold, which is now in the First Bank of Sumpter. Mammoth Sold for $35,000. I.. Baer, L. Sommer and J. II. Parker, owners of the famous Mammoth mine, in the Virtue-White Swanulistrict, sold the property to a Michigan syndicates yesterday. The first payment of $10,000 was made at the time of transfer. It is understood the total consideration was 135,000, one of the largest deals of the season. It has been given out that thrt new proprietors will immediately begin development work Uoii an extensive scale. The Mammoth is situated about a mile and half east of the celebrated Virtue mine, and an enormous amount of labor has been crf rmed uou the property. A two-compartment shaft will be sunk and all tunnels and drifts will be extended. At this time u depth of over 225 feet has been attained iixn good ore. The Michigan buyers will in crease the working force and enter umui the development of the well known mine with a vim. This means another active producer within a radius of a few miles from town. Herald. M I N HOW TO BECOME INTERESTED. We will prove by reasuuuhlcargument and eetabtishtd facts that the oportuu ities wo offer to become Ksscsscd of large Interests in Oregon mining pover ties cannot be surpassed by anyone. It will not require a fortune, but to the contrary a very small amount of money. Any person having a few dollars to in vest in nn enterprise which lias the most encouraging features, and where one person has no suieriority or advantage over another, will llnd by addressing the undersigned that these conditions exist. Tliis opportunity will not lust long. Thk AnvAM'K Minimi Co., lock Box F, Sumpter, Oregon. r BLUE BIRD MINING' COMPANY 3 Capital $200,000 V FULL PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLK X MINES LOCATLI) IN (JHANITU MINIMI DISTHICT. UASTi.UN OUMiON 50.000 SHARES OFFERED Write Inr trectal prices nJ prospectus l WHEELER & CO., Bankers l IIHOAOWAV. NliW YOHK Mention No. (a and the North American Miner will be mtlleJ nu six months free GRIZZLY STOCK... 33,868 SIiiuts at les tliaii ground floor price. You call have it for 'J A cents in one lump, or 'A cents in broken lots. BEST BUY IN EASTERN OREGON Write for particulars to BERNARD FLYNN sumpter, ore. IF YOU WISH TO INVEST IN MINING... Either to buy Gilt Edge Stocks, a Prospect that is "the Miking of a Mine," or one that is already made, write me what you want and permit me to submit a proposition. ADDRESS ksaSsonS SUMPTER, MINES AND MINING STOCKS OREGON A NEW GOLD MINE THE STOCK OF THE NEW GOLD MINE THE CRACKER OREGON Located in the same dis trict with the famous North Pole, the Eureka and Excelsior, Golconda and Columbia mines in the Sumpter District in Eastern Oregon, is now being offered, to provide money to do the neces sary development work, such as run tunnels, build mill, etc. This mine shows an ore ledge which extends for a distance of j.ooo feet on the prop erty, showing a clearly defined vein of from 10 to 40 feet in width. It will undoubtedly prove to be as great a producer as its rich neighbors. The price of the stock is 50 CENTS A SHARE Par value 1.00, Non forfeitable, Non-assessable, and no personal liability. T11 MistSurihiif livistigatiiR Is Alkie1 fir This Prtpiiitiii WHITK OK CAM. UI-ON THE OREGON DEVELOPMENT CO. LEES.OVITT,Agt. Third Floor Merrill Huildlng MII.WAUKKK, WISCONSIN