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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, September to, 1902
GOLD FIELDS OF
EASTERN OREGON
Writer of Long; Experience
Sizes Up the Situation.
In tho Isst Inniiu of Mining, ptiblinliftl
at HMikano, in printed nn interontltiK,
well writton article on thu eastern Ore
Kou gold fleltln, written by KhikIhI II.
Kunip, who in still In tin; district, pre
paring other articles for Mint erlodlciil.
IIh iimkcM tin following getiernl com
munis, us Introductory rumsrks:
A newcomer to tho eastern Oregon
gold Ileitis, hIio Iimh HjK.'iit many years in
tint minx rnnipM of thu went, meets with
peculiarities to which Iui Iiiih not lieen
accustomed elsewhere.
Thu IhcIc of enthusiasm, the uhsuncu
of hoMpiUlity ho prodigal ninong tho
mining fraternity, ami tunny other
features, servo in a measure to imprest
thn stranger with thu helivf that ierhuff
eastern Oregon in not a mining country
afUir all.
lint, if tho lati arrival will only Ih
patient anil adant himself us much aa
possible to thu wayit of tint country, hia
fouling of repulHlou will soon pawn away.
It in, however, when he guta out
among thu milieu and sixes up some of
thn wonderful IssHes of ore exposed,
that he fully realir.es that this is really
ouu of tho great gold fields of thu world.
It Is not dlllleult to satisfy nu experi
enced (HirHon that there aru immense
devils of thu longed for yellow metal
here and, coiimi!iciitl.v, thu apparent in
difference of tho old timer is overlooked.
These facts aru mentioned in this ar
ticle for the reason that thu writer has
understood that many irsons have vis
iUxl this rn-ct Ion and after remaining a
few days, and not lining made aware of
thu customs of (lie country couiared
, with other mining localities, have gone
away with a had finding against thu dis
trict which nothing could eradicate.
Another fact: Many come here like
the writer, with mi real knowledge of
thu vasluesH of thu country and thu dis
tancu apart of many of thu famous pro
ducers. The writer was of thu opinion that he
could cover the country and writu up his
notes in two weeks. After one week's
hard trip and hut a fraction ol the min
ing MMsdiililic weru sir.cd up, a calcula
tion was made and It was found that it
would reiilru at least seven or eight
weeks continuous traveling to lusHH't
what is in sight in a Nirtiou of Maker
ami tiraut counties, which aru in what Is
known as thu Sumpter district.
When one co isiders that the placer
mines lime liceii turning out millions of ,
dollais worth of duxt and nuggets for.
forty years, and twenty stamp mills and
numerous cyanide plants have been pro
ducing gold bricks for u score or more of
years, there i little wonder that the
residents do not get excited when a new
strike is made or enthuse oer a new
comer if he wishes to invest a hundred ,
thousand or so in a budding
Uiimimi,
for himself or his backers
To one w ho contemplates u trip of in
sNHtiou to eastern Oregon, the writer
would say, do not exin-ct to liud the
spirit and enthusiasm you have met ,a railway to a (Hiiut as close to the Kagle
with in other million localities, but if range as possible, and It Is believed that
you ire looking for mines of merit and Alger will substribu liberally to the Iron
mines that contain gold, have (mtieiuv, , Dyke Copier Mining commny, which is
look around, and you will come in con- the title of the merger corporation con
tact wiHi what )nii are seeking. , trolling old Interests of the Northwest
As intimated alsive, the writer has not Copper company, thu Snake river mines
covered all the country, and as the time and the Northwest railway,
for going to press is short, he can only Nothing definite can be learned in this
give a description of the few properties city as to the Immediate plans of the
visited. i new company,, but the course as above
Thn trip west from Sumpter to the I outlined ,ii accepted by the knowing
towu of Alamo, through ttie Ibex, Orau-1 ones as the one that is to be pursued.
Ho and J$nt t)4y milling districts is in- Herald.
deed an Interesting one, not only to the
exierlenced miner, but likewise to those
who for the first time visit a mining
camp. This district in its entirety Is
well styled "The Eastern Oregon Gold
Fields ;" fields of gold they mirely are,
beginning immediately after leaving the
town of Sumpter are vast acres of placer
ground under extensive oeratlon;
streams run heavy with the wash from
tunny hydraulic placer works, while
higher up on the mountains quart min
ing is engaged in, and at interval ex
tensive mills in operation lend their aid
to the wealth of thu nation.
ANOTHER IRON DYKE DEAL.
Tn Million Dollar Company Organised
to Work the Property.
Charles M. Warner, of Krie, Pennsyl
vania, lias transferred a 11-10 Interest in
thu Shey, Schley, Shatter, Saniison,
Copier Oinnt, Madiu mid Violet claims,
I, line No. 1 and Mine No. I, and thu
Iron Dyke tunnel site, all in ami about
thu property of the Iron Dyku mine, to
Charles M. Heed, also of Krie, the con
sideration being 1I)4,I5'J.71.
Deeds weru tiled this morning with
County Recorder Hubert Henry of the
transfer and with it will undoubtedly go
to fill another chapter in the somewhat
checkered history of the famous Iron
Dyku inlne and Northwest railroad.
Hoveral transfers of considerable niagnl
' tilde uffectlnu thu nronerU of Uith con
cerus have been made of late and under
current rumors have it that the deals
being consummated mean much for thu
future of Isith procrty ami road.
With thu deed of the transfer of thu
Warner Interests to Mr. Heed is another
showing the relinquishment of title by
Mr. Heed and several other stockholders
to thu Iron Dyke Coper Mining com
pany, of thu Iron Dyke, located three
and a half miles north ot the mouth of
IMuo creek and thu same distance south
of Mallard's Ijindiugand a mile from the
Suaku river, thu Sley, Schley, Shatter,
known as thu Vaiighan group, the Samp
son and Copper (iiant, Madie, Violet,
I. line No. I and No. 2 and the Iron Dyke
tunnel site, and the stock, right of way,
all tools and proK.rtv belonging to the
Northwest railroad. The consideration
is given as $1,(100,000, this to hu in
fully paid, nou-asscssahio stock ol thu
cot isiratiou.
It is learned that the Krie eople who
purchased thu Iron Dyku proerty and
the Northwest railroad last year at sher
iff's sale have iucorHrated a ten million
dollar company to handle it, and that
sutllcient stock has already lieun sub
scribed to carry out thu plans of the pro
moters, which is to completu thu railway
along thu Suaku river mid open up the
Iron Dyke mine ou a huge scale, .ludg-
ing from thu consideration mimed In the
deed of transfer Med yesterday, from
Heed to thu Iron Dyke company, thu
control of the new cortorntiou will
remain in thu hands of thu Krie syndi
cate. This is crhaps one of the most iui
Hirtatil moves made this year, as affect-
lug the future of the mines of Snake
river and the Panhandle. At. the Her
ald has heretofore Hiutcd out, the Alger
syndicate, which is negotiating for a
purchase of the Soarles mines at Cornu
copia, are interested In thu extension of
J. G. Connell
Hay, Oats,
Steamed Barley,
Bran. All
Kinds of Feed and
Poultry Supplies,
Condition Powders for Horses and Cattle.
Truck and Transfer.
Granite St. J. G. CONNELL, Prop.
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T. H. TAYLOR, PROP.
Horses boarded by the dav or month. First
class turn-outs and saddle horses. Our
specialty is the quick and safe delivery of
freight and passengers to any and all points.
OFFICE OF THE CABLE COVE STAGE LINE
DELM0NIG0 HOTEL
RATES, $1.11 PER BAY AMI UP.
Electric Lights and Phone. Hot and Cold Baths.
M. SPENGLER, Proprietor
Joshua Hendy Machine Works
Nos. 38 to 44 Fremont Street
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
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COMMISSION CO.
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The
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Flour.
WELL DRESSED MEN
In Sumpter and vicinity have their clothes
made by
FLYNN, the Tailor.
Big Line of Fall Goods Just Received.
CKNTKK STRUCT, NKAH fOSTOFFICK
SUMPTER, OREGON.
LIVERY COMPANY
Suartz Mining and Milling
olsting. Pumping and
Saw Mill Machinery, Hy
draulic Mining Machinery.
Liiants, Water Gates and
Hydraulic Rivlted Pipe. J
Water Wheels and Water
Motors, Engines. Boilers.
Pumps and Machinery of
every description. j Jt
ji Prospecting Machinery.