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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1903)
VOL. V. DIXIE MEADOWS VEIN IS OVER 50 FEET IN WIDTH. What Was Thought Averaged $8.50 to The Ton Mill Will Be in Operation October J 5. The Dixie Meadows is showing up one of the most extensive ore bodies yet reported in the district. Accord ing to recent reports it was thought that the crosscut on the No. 2 level revealed a vein of fifty feet in width. This, however, was erroneous. The vein is wider. It was found that what was thought to be tho foot wall averaged iu valuo 98.00 to tho ton, therfeore contradicting tho thoory that the opposite wall had been encountered, and that tho vein was fifty feet wide. Charles Thomas, of tho Falrbauks-Mqrse company, which is installing a 100 (on concentrator on tho property, returned from tho property yestorday. JIo says: "It was thought that tho vein at tho orossout on tho No. 2 lovol was fifty feat wide, but whou it wnH fouuri that what appeared to bo tho foot wall averages 88.00, it was of course concluded that tho vein had not been crosscut. Its width is not known, but Ih beyond fifty feet." ' Regarding dovolopmont work at tho proproty, Mr. Thomas says: "Work Ih now going on at a ralso connecting tho No. 2 with tho No. AT THE HIGHLAND. The Showing in the Face of the Drift Never Better. Captain Otto Herlocker, mauagor of tho Highlatid (iold Mine com pany, whh called up today at noon aud was asked in regard to tho progress of the work at tho mluo, ho vaid: "Everything is moviug along satisfactory. I havo completed nearly all of our buildings and have most of the timber brought to the mouth of the Glasgow tunnel. At present, I am enlarging the ditch which brings the water from the east fork of Rook Creek to the air blast at the Ulasogw tunnel. 1 found that SUMPTER, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 16, iqoj. to Be The Foot Wall 1 level. Sevonty-flvo feet of the distance has been traversod, and there is yet another seventy-five feet before the raise is completed. Prom the No. 1 level a raise was put in. thirty feet, which ia in on averaging tSO to the ton. At the point on the No. 2 level whero the vein is being crosscut, 300 foot of backs will be providod. "The main object of tho company now is to provldo stoping ground to supply tho now mill, and it is thought that tho mill capacity of 100 touH can easily bo mined iu twenty-four hours. "Tho company is rapidly Initiall ing tho machinory for tho now mill, and it is tho present Intention tn havo tho plant iu oporatiou by the middlo of October. Four oro earn have been ordered, which will carry tho oro from tho mluo, a distance of 2,000 feet, to tho mill, , on the tramway, Tho cars are of nuo ton capacity. Mulo power will bo uttod. An electric lighting plant Ih to bo installed, and all other necessary machinory, for carrying on the work. The Dixie Meadows Ih milking an exceptionally good Hhowlng. as the iniuorH were driving tho drift along tho lead further Into tho mouutaioti thut moro ventilation was needed, aud It Ih for UiIh reunon that I havo oulargccd tho ditch. "Tho showing iu tho face of tho drift was never any hotter, since I took ohargo nf tho Highland mine. I am reuHouably well satisfied that I am entering tho lliinnoek Hum shoot, even though It should not bo tbiH shoot, I am cortainly satisfied with tho oro bodies which I am now opening up, as I havo from five to six feet of very flno oro in the face of tho drift this uilnuto." MINING ENGINEER. Mr. Elmer, of Pivche, Opcot Office to Hotel Sumpter. W. W. Elmer, consulting engineer, has oppened an office iu tho Hotel Sumpter and will do consultation work in mining, metallurgy, also patent work and extended mine surveys. Mr. Elmer is a practical mining engineer and metallurgist of large experience, having formerly been connected with the Trade Dollar Consolidated Mines compauy, In Idaho, as metallurgist. He was also late manager of the Uuffey-Ualey California properties, and consulting engineer to the J. Uuffey company, before coming into this district, dor the past soveu mouths ho has been in active charge of tho Psyche, and will continue as manag ing engineer of this property whou operations aro resumod after tho present dlttlculltes are adjusted. WILL START UP AT BIG FOUR. Operations to Be Resumed Shortly at The Prop erty. Work is to bo resumed at tho lilg Four iu tho lted Hoy district in a short time. W. C. Itutter, of Seattle, president aud general manager of tho Klttauaning Mining company, was at tho property this week and states that ho has made arrangemeiitH for resuming operations very soon. No work has beon done on tho Dig Four for several mouths. Mr. Kutter took Warren Cable, Hupnrlntendent of tho Adolcuo, with him to examine the property, and advise as to tho plan for future development. Mr. Cable recom mends driving a 1,000 foot uroHsinit which will give a depth of over TOO feet on the vein. Tho 111k Four Is located between the Iie:l Hoy and the Cougar, on tho mine rein system, aud Mr. Cable states that ho regards It as a very prumlHiug property. Considerable work has already been done. There Ih a 1100 foot crosscut to the main lead with over 1100 feet ..I .l.lflo .....1 ,... . I...I.. .. ..! 1 I ii laiittr, i,iii, inn nimiin ui iiuij- iiiiii nlxty feet on tho vein In a good grade of ore. There are three veins on the location, tho main one of which, Mr. Cable states, averages between fifteen and thirty feet. Tho locations gives :i,000 feet on tho lead with side claims which afford an excellent mill site. Accompanying Mr. Iiutter was William Shryer, of Terra Haute, In diana, one of the stockholders In the compauy. Ho was well pleased with the Hlg Four aud with the district generally. Ho visited the lted Hoy, Alamo aud other neighboring prop erties also, and thiukB tho camps presents a most encouraging outlook. NO. 2. DECIDE TO SINK , 100 FEET DEEPER., MANAGEMENT OF FRIDAY TO CONTINUE SHAFT AND DRIFT. Lumber Scarcity, the Great Drawback, hat Been Adjusted, and Development Will Continue at Pearl Camp Sawmill, Men ill go Beck to Okt Price Frt dy Piecing Order to Retlnber tad , Reopen Shift. Tho management of the Friday mine, located at Pearl, Idaho, in forms The Minor that it has been, decided to sink tho present ahaft 100 , feet deeper mad then drive drifts, both waya on tha vela attar tba abaft shall have reached the 230 foot level, aud there to commence the stoping of ore instead nf extracting tho ore reserves from (ho present levels. This was decided upon after it waa learned that tho long looked for adjustment of the lumlier scarcity, which has been one of the greatest drawbacks to the development of the various mlncH in the IVarl Camp, Ih now finally being fixed, so that It will lie possible for all of the milieu iu tho camp to get a fair supply of lumber at reasonable pricea from the sawmills close to Pearl. Ou account of scarcity of lumlier the Friday aud various other mines in the camp have not been developed as rapidly as the owners or companies of these mines desire A few dnj'H ago the sawmill men announced to the mine operators that they would be able to furnish them some lumber at the old price, and that If all of the mlncH Mould send in their orderH for all of the lumlier which they may need during (lie winter they would endeavor to fill all of these orderH. to the best of their ability, iih they were iiiixIoiih to keep all of the iiiIiich running In full blunt mid not havo them continually shut down ou account of the mi re 1 1. v of lumlier. Tho Friday is now placing no order for suillcienl lumlier to letlmber and repair the shaft w filch gave away at the bottom some two months ago on account of not having euoiigh timber ou hand to fully piotcet It. When I lie mine was draind about u year ago it was noticed that tho shaft had weakened mid that it should bo retimbered throughout, but ou account of the dlttlculltes of gett ing lumber it was postponed, and work was carried ou iu the east drift until finally the shaft gave away aud the work stopped. Since this the timber situation haa been somewhat overcome ui:d it waa (CONTINUED ON PACE FOUR.)