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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1903)
VOL. V. SUMPTER, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 2j, 1903. NO. 3. NEW COMPANY TO WORK PLACERS ON TOWNSITE. Fabulously Rich Deposits of Gold Soon to Be Developed by Oregon Blue Gravel Mining Company. The Oregon Blue Gravel Mining oompanv was organized here this afternoon for the purpose of working placer ground ou tho townslto. Its capital stock is 8200,000, and its officers are: General Charles S. Warren, president; Colonel E. 8. Topping, vice president and general manager, and A. J. Stinson, secretary and treasurer. The company will be incorporated under tho laws of tho state of Washington, since the laws of Oregon are less liberal toward mining companies. The new concern controls fifty blocks on the Sumpter townslto in a locality whore it is stated fabulously rloh placer deposits have recently como to light. In addition to this, it has valuable placor holdings in the John Day valley. Immodiato work 1b contemplated, and it is stated that operations will bo begun within thirty days or porbaps a shorter period. In vlow of tho fact that Uoneral Warren cannot dovoto his timo any lougor to the interests of tho townslto company as its president, ho resignod this afternoon and N. C. Richards was elected to succeed him. RAPID DEVELOPMENT. Highland Company's Excel lent Execution. Otto Ilerlocker, ninu agor of the Highland company, was in tho city a few days ago and M rs. Herlockor returned to tho mino with htm whero she will probably spend tho winter, Mr. Herlockor states that tho oro in tho Glasgow drift continues to improve. Tho vein now shows a width of from ten to twolve foot carrying a good quality of milling oro. Thiugs aro now in sbapo, Mr. Herlockor says, for au uninterrupted winter campaign. Tho buildings aro all completed, tho winter stuff in and enough timbers for ovor 1,000 feet of tunnel. Tho Highland is rapidly showing up extouslvo bodies of oxcollent milling ore, and tho management is following out Its policy of speedy development which has cbaractorizod it since the aqulsition of tho property. was destroyed by flro recently. Ho also visited tho Siberian coast whllo away. In company with Jack Hazol wood, of tho Hotol Sumpter, bo left this morning for tho Tamarack and Aualulu mluos. DON JUAN AND QUEBEC Stated That Development U Proceeding Satisfactorily. T. W. Davidson and A. II. Browne, general mauagor and consulting ouglncor respectively of the Don Juan and Quobec arc non-committal as to tho details of work going on at thoso properties, nimo than that tboy stato tho general progress Is very satisfactory As stated last weok the Don Juan has boon uuwatorcd, and this week the mill was started for tho purposo of testing tho oro to dotormluo tho policy to bo pursued In future opera tions. It is understood that tho oro being treated is yiolding very satisfactory roHiilts. Work it Is statol is also proceeding ulcoly at tho Quebec. REBUILDING SHAFT HOUSE. Back From Nome. A. J. Trimble returned this week from an extended trip to Nome and other Alaskan points. He was at the Golden Gate hotel at Nome when it Wyoming Company to Resume Operation on Large Scale, Chester C. Robblns. formerly a member of the assay Arm of Robblns & Robbins here, now general man ager of the Travellers' Gold Mining company, Atlantic City, Wyoming, aud J. M. Schacdler, superintended of tho company, who spent several days iu the city last week, returned to Wyoming Monday. Mr. Robblns states that operations at this property are progressing very satisfactorily. Tho shaft house which was recently destroyed by flro is bolug rebuilt and thiugs aro being gotten iu shape to resume develop ment on a mora extensive scale. Mr. Robblns spont a good part of tho summer in tho vast in tho interest of his company. To Resume Work. General H. H. Compson, of Port laud, presideut of tho Rockefeller Mining compauy, operating iu the Greenhorn district, passod through tho city last week on his way to Greonhoru City, to make arrange monts, it Is understood, to rcsumo work at his property. RUMORED DEAL. Sale of La Bellevue Said to Be Pending. It is rumored that negotiations aro pending for tho purchase of tho La liollovuo In tho Cable Cove district. Rccont movements seem to loud color to tho Iwliof that there is sumo foundation in fact relative to tho salo of this old and well known property. This week Angus Mo- Queen, of tho Portland, prominent In mining circlos aud connected with tho O. It. & X., accompanied by J. II. Parker, vico president of tho First National Hank, of linker City. aud one of the owners of tint La liellovuo' visited the mino for tho purpose of making a report, It Is understood, for prospective buyors. Nothing delluite, however, could bo learned. Tho La Hellviio is one of the pioneer nines of Kasteru Oicgnu, admirably located near tho Valley Queen and Monumental iu tho well known district. It is owned by J, II. Parker, of linker City, llamberger & Keith, of Salt Lake, and Fred Cabot, piouer miner of Grant County. Litigation among the I owners has kept the mino Idle for a , number of years. i PHENOMENAL VALUES FOUND Rich Strike at The Tabor Fraction. $1,000 ORE SHIPPED. Twenty-Four Inch Stringer Shows Fabul ous Stufl The Yellow Bop Out All Over Rock Gelscr-Hendryx People Ship Twelve Tons ol Ore to Tacoma Tom Gray Says Its The Richest Ever Company to Continue Sinking. M, E. Bain Back From the East. M. E. Da in arrived in riumpter today from tho east, where he has beeu for nearly a year past, working in the interest of niiniug properties which he controls in this district. He is here now for the purposo of inspecting bis mines an arranging to work them all winter. Ho will remain here for some weeks. Ono of tho riohest and moat phenomenal strikes In the district was made a few days ago at tho Tabor fraotlou, awned by the Goisor Hondryx Investment company, in tho Cracker Crook district. A twenty four inch stringer which carries; fabulous values in free gold, was encountered In the shaft now down about forfy-flvn feet. The specimens exhlbfed ill tho office of the Golser Hendryx company are among tho riohest ever seen iu the city. Tho gold is simply bugging out all over tho quartz, and the assay values aro something enormous. Tho company has been taking out tho rich ore for tho past few days aud sacking it. Yester day twelve tons which will average over 91,000 to (he Ion were shipped to tho Tneomu t-melter. The wuuricifiil richness of the sfrlko has excited a great deal of interest throughout the district and a great many persons have visited tho property. Among them was Tom C. Gray, superintendent of the Valley Queen. Mr. (Iiay says: "It exceeds anything I have yet i-ceii Iu the camp. It is rich almost beyond belief. To iihi an accepted term the ore is simply lousy with free gold I was al the properly ychteiday merely ns au iuteiested spectator, and I found that the oro Itself exceeded Iu nltio any leport I had heaid of it. It does not tako many tons of it to represent u fortune." Tho Tabor fraction contains l!iB feet ou the mother lode, situated between the K. aud H. and Columbia end lines. Tho entire vein width ou tho property Is about sovtnty-flvo foot. Tho strlguer from which tho rich oro Is being taken appeals to bo gaining in strength and valuo with depth, it is stated, and it In dlfllcult to tell yet what itmay (CONTINUED ON PAGE TOUR.)