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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, May 15, 1903
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OVER $200,000
DURING APRIL.
Output of Sumpter's Big Mines
', ,. For Month.
AND, JUST A STARTER.
North Pole Maintains Its Monthly Average
of, $100,000 Golcbnda Rapidly Com
ing to the Front Red Boy'i Output
Cut Down on Account of Sinking
Shift-Other Big Propeitin Will Shortly
Drop Into the List of Dividend Payers.
tho ' (loop shaf t', and the fact that no
IIvoh wore loHt in thin accident will
nlwiiyn retmiin one of the unaolvablo
myHtorieft. The Columbia working
aro the tloopent on tho mother lodo;
that Ih, thoy havo attained the
Ki-eutcflt depth on tho great . and E.
1(!1k, ulong which, in n strliiR, are
Much honannH uh tho North Polo,
Coliitnblii) (Jolconda, South Polo,
Appomatox and other. Tho eleva
tion of tho doopoat IovoIh on tho
North Polo Ih about 1,000 foot higher
than tho lowont levels in tho
Columliia. In vlow of the fact that
tho richoHt oro from tho North Polo
Ih found at itn extreme dopth, rIvoh
thfi (?filntiililfi ttnnntf) rniiHnii in linllnrn
that they have a few toiiH of oro
below tlioniHolvoH.
WORK ON THE STANDARD.
A. S. Hugbet, of Quirttburg, is Well
Pleated With Management of Property.
A. S. IIiiifhcH, of Quartzbura, ono
It Ih next to ImpoHHlblo to procure
tin official Htatemoiit roKiirilliiK tho
monthly oIoiinupH of tho big milieu in tho city luut wook,
tho Huinptor diHtrict, hIiico tho nmoiiK the original
opuratorHiu thlH particular invariably
keep tho matter to IIiomihoIvoh.
Ifowovor, there nro houivoh through
which tho information will leak out.
TIiIh information which Ih known
lo bo reliable placet tho output of
the diHtrict at over
the mouth of April.
of the owuerH of tho Standard, wan in
Mr. Hughes hh
locntorH of the
Standard group of eluinm in 181)1),
and Htill retaiiiH an interest. Ho is
greatly ploiiHod with the work being
done on the property hIiico the Into
coiiHolidation of the different mines
uudor tho name of the Standard
eUOO.UOO for 'Consolidated Minos company, by tho
When the fact1 Killeti. Warner. Stewart comimuv.
Ih taken into consideration that mill-1 Ho MiyH the Standard is now fairly
iug operations hero aro yet in their ' on tho way toward becoming ono of
Infancy, that there aro numerous the big thlugH of tho district,
properties Just reaching tho produc- j Mr. Hughs is also interested intho
iug stage, a safe conclusion may lie Dixit) Iliitto, on which lie says
drawn regarding tho future of the
district.
Following are the amounts yielded
in gold bullion by the Hovoral mines
during April:
Columbia, Cracker creek, $ .'10,000
North Pole, Cracker creek, 100,000
(lolcotida, Cracker creek, 10,000
linuenza, (Joiner, - .'1,000
Ked Hoy, (iraulle, - 15,000
Virtue, 8,0(10
The Itcil lloyV cleanup was small
or April, because of (lie fact that the
management of that sterling porperty
is concent rat lug all lis force on sink
ing the big shaft to a lower connect loll
with the rich .Mouaich and Ked Hoy
piiyshools. What oie was milled
during the mouth came from the
Concord claims of the company.
The North Pole, which Is one of
the leully gical gold mines of the
world, manages somehow steadily to
uiiiiulain an aveiage monthly output
clone lo the 100, 000 mark. This
llguie, of course, includes the value
of crude ore and concent rales shipped
to the Taeoma anil Keielt smelters.
The tiolcouda, under its new
management, is rapidly icgaluiug a
place on the list of mother lode
bouau'as. It has recently uncovered
some marvlously rich fiee milling
ore, as well as large bodies of u
shipping grade.
The Columbia, which Is generally a
f 100,000 per month mine, was handi
capped during April by a caveiu at
aratigementsaro being made for start
lug work.
WORK ON THE SMELTER SIDING.
be
Operations Started and Track Will
Pushed to Completion,
Work was started this week clear
ing and grading for the siding to be
buill to the smeller by the Sumpter
Valley Itailroail company, and the
timbers are being framed for the
1 trestle across the gulch. ,7. A. West,
'chief engineer of the company, was
in the city Saturday completing the
survey. He stated that the work is
lo be pushed to completion as
rapidly as possible.
When asked about the extension
i
beyond Whitney, Mr. West said tho
mutter was In the hands of Mr.
Kccles, and nothing delluite could be
given out at prefcut more than has
already been stated.
Well Pleated With Sumpter.
I It. V. Warner, brother of K. 1
I Warner, of the Killen, Warner,
Stewart company, and Charles It.
, Foster, both of llelolt, Wli-consiu,
1 have been in the city for several days
looking up mining Investments.
They evpress themselves well pleased
with the outlook of the district.
Giant Powder is the best by test in
the world. T. (i. Harrison agent.
A Chance For
Promoters
FOUR claims within a short distance of the
Red Boy district can be bonded at reason,
able terms, to be paid after the end of one
year. Work to be commenced immediately.
A shaft has been sunk and 300 feet of tunnel
driven. A good cabin and fine timber land
goes with the claims. Assays make fine show
ing. Parties desiring to examine the property
will be taken out to the claim.
For Further Information Call on
The Sumpter Miner
A FINE LINE OF
.. GROCERIES ..
ALWAYS IN STOCK
Fresh Vegetables Arriving Daily. Prompt Delivery.
Give Ub n Trinl and Wo Will Please You.
EDLIN 8c STARBUCK
Opara Houa Blook
Phone 351
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I Have Received a Large and Elegant Line of Suitings
and Trouserings for Coming Season, Which You are Kindly
Invited to Inspect. Truly Yours,
. & CHARLES GEE