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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1903)
Wednesday, April 15, 1903 THE SUMPTER MINER OLD PROPERTY TO BE WORKED. MINNIE M'DOWELL TO START UP SOON. Owners Getting la Shape to Begin Oper ationsMine in Early Days Carried Ore out on Mules to McEwen Vast Deposit of Rich Stuff. It ia understood through roltnblo sources that work ou au oxtousivo scale ia to be started on tbo Miuuio McDowell property 111 tbo Cable Cove dtatrlot this aumnior. Tbo Miuuio McDowell la among tbo mines which govo tbo early promiao of becoming n big producer, but which lu later years with the exception of tho annual assessment work haa been practically abandoned, tho owners scattering one place aud another, several of tbcm engnglug iu other mining enterprises. Tho fact haa not been loat sight of, boworer, that tbo Miuuio McDowell furnished a high grado of shipping oro which it paid to carry out ou mules to McEwen whou tho railroad stopped there aud boforo it was oxtouded to Sumpter. Iu tboao days tho rich deposits of gold hero had attracted comparatively but little attention aud tho ownors of tbo Miuuio McDowoll carried ou operations in a very desultory sort of faahiou, gottlug out oro ouly lutormlttoutly whou thoy stood in need of funds. Tho rlchuosa of the oro haa boon fully demonstrated, however, assays having run aa high aa 8300, and It ia said to exist in large quantities. Tbo owners realizing the magnitude of their proposition bavo kept up tholr assessment work until such a timo aa they woro prepared to go ahead with operations on a more extenaive scale. It is reliably stated now that tho owners of this proporty aro in a position to inaugurate operations and will do so at an oarly dato. It is said that tho Miuuio McDow ell ore is among tho fluost shlppiug ores of tho district. So perfectly aro the olementa bloudod that it Muxes almost without any additions. With the establishment of a road to the district, which it is understood will be done this summor, tho company will Hud a ready market for tho output of its mlno practically at its door. FINE SMELTING ORE AT STORM KING. President Costello Says Group Has Father of Lode Family. T. J. Costello, president of tho Foreat Mining compauy, operating the Storm King group in tho Cable Cove district, returned from a visit to the property last week. Tho compauy ia sinking ou the Eureka claim and will continue to do so until the water makes operations at this point impossible, and theu tho ledge will be crosscut. Prosidout Costello baa found it uoceessary to Increase his force of mou iu order to keep tbo water out of tho way. Tho oro is steadily increasing iu quality as greater depth is attained. Larger bodies aud hotter oro aro showing up. President Costello says that if tbo North Polo contains tho mothor lode, tbo Storm King cau certainly claim tbo distinction of bavlug tbo paternal aucestor of tbo eutiro Lodo family. Tho shafting now being douo ou tbo hanging wall showa a mighty high quality of smeltiug ore, aud values aro rapidly increasing with depth. Tbo northeast end lines of tbo Storm King join tho southwest oud lines of tho Miuuio McDowell which la mentioned elaewhore in this Issue, aud tho proporty contains a continuation of ( tbo same ledge. Tbo oro baa suporlor smelting qualities aud will llux 1 almost without auy additions. j A wagon road ia to bo built to tho proporty this summer which will greatly lmprovo transportation facilities aud increase ita valuo. Owing to tho backwardness of tbo ' spring aud tho largo amouut of snow I yet lu tho district Ibis work has been! dolaycd, but it will bo prosocutod i aa soon as tbo weather gets bettor. . Tho company will do a largo amount of work tills summor demonstrating its oro bodies aud getting lu a posltiou to ship whou conditions warrant. Other claims aro also to bo dovolopdd. REDUCED RATES FROM THE EAST Commencing February 15 and con tinuing until April 30, there will be low rates from the east via the Illinois Cen tral railroad to all Washington, Oregon and Idaho polnta. If any of your friends or relatives in the east are coming west whllo these rates are in effect, give us their name and address, and we will make it our business to see that they aro given the beat possible service. We operate through personally conducted excursion cars, and in fact give you tho benefit of the latest convonienceb known to modern railroading. We have fifteen different routes between the east and the west, and are in position to give you the benefit of the best combinations. Write us and we will give you full par ticulars. B. H. Trumbull, Com'l Agent 111. Cent. 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