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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1903)
7 VOL. V. WILL INVEST. Colorado Man Looking Over District. An Advocate of Bimetalism And a Bryan Democrat Believes That Commercial Conditions Will Force Silver Up A Shortage Imminent Goes to Greenhorn to Look After Mining Property. Cnptiaii (i. W. Thatcher, of Aspen, Colorado, one of I ho hunt known mining men iiudDcmncrnticpnliticinus in that commonwealth arrived hem -"thlB'inornlnK to tako 11 general survey of tliu oinii) with 11 view taking up some properties. Ho will loino tomorrow for Greenhorn to in ' voMtluto (ho nit nut ton tlmrc. Capliiin Thatcher was tho former owner of tho Molly Gihsnii out shoot at tho Silver King, beside being hugely interested in uiineH through out tho stnto. Ho now occupies tho position of commissioncr-in-chlcf (if tho St. LouIh exposition com mission for Colorado, and was prominent in political elides dur ing tho Urynn cutnpiiigus. Speaking of freo silver to li Miner man this afternoon, ho said: "It in 110 longer an issue, that Ih in tho sense of a ratio being elfectod by national legislation. Tho adjustment will como .through com mercial conditions. There Ih talk now of a ratio of 112 to 1. Even If, this wore assured it would glvo permanency und stability to tbo silver market. If tbo price were established at sixty-five coutH and there were, uuy assurauco that it would remain there, It 'would moan tho resumption of Humorous silver properties. Tbo great activity is now iu gold, which will corotaiuly iu a fow years result in a shortage of silver and advance in its price., I tlrmoly believe within a period of ten years tho pendulum will swing back and silver will regain its old position. I think it Ih only a question of a short time until tho mints of India will bo reopened, and a stuudard will be reached by international agreement. Hut it iti a question of commercial conditions and not of political agitation." To the Greenhorns. Captain Thatcher, tho well known milling nilan of Colorado, who Is, SUMP1ER, OREGON, OCTCMBER 7, i9oj. here to look up the situation with a view to taking over properties If he finds auythlug that suits him, left this morulug for the OreonhornB. While Caplaiu Thatcher is uot con versant with tho mining situation bore, be thinks Suinptor ono of tho liveliest mining towns ho has struck. SOLD HIS CLAIM. W. H. Mead Acquires Property Near the Aurora. Morris Sullivan left this morning for (iroenhom to look after his min ing properties there and also to sign up the papers for tho transfer of a claim adjoining Aurora, which ho recently sold to V. II. Mead, who owns the Aurora group. Mr. Sullivan did not mention any price hut it is understood that ho sold for a good sum. Ho is in terested iu the Karl and Lucy groups in tho Greenhorn district. SOUTHERN STAR GROUP. Rock Greek Country All Right, Says Mr. Randall. W. C. Kandall, who owns tho Southern Star group on tho Middle Fork of Hock creek, with Charlie McCord, came In from tho property last night. At tbo Southern Star mino Mr. Randall says ho has dritted about thirty feot ou the ledge, and tho values encountered aro good. In regard to tho itock Crook country lu -his particular locality ho says: "Thero Is no question but that there aro lots of ivaluablo prospects located In this section mid lots of others that might bo located. The showings aro good ami what wo need hero Ih capital for development purposes. Tho deposits aro thero all' right, but takes money to de velop them. Hock Creek is bound to make a booming camp Iu time. It is only a question of attracting capital." GOOD ORE FOUND ON WILL CLEAVER GROUP. L. E. rooue has completed tho assessment work ou several claims of tho Will Clcavor group owned by J. V. ilouta. To a Illuo Mountain Eaglo reporter ho stated that excellent oro was taken out of two ledges iu this group, and that present development work has niado an excellent showing on tho property Tho Canyon Mountain properties are practically undeveloped, hut from present Indications tho proprtles are destined to equal any mines iu tho county. All that is wanted is capital aud the Canyon City mineral belt will attract attention equal to that ot tho early OU's. E. A. Ilutchlns, advisory mining euigueer for Major Ilouta, will leave for the John Day country next week, immediately after tho arrival iu linker City or the Major, and will place a lingo foico of men at work on tho mines owned by him. A force will bo placed on the Will Cleaver group, the Ocrgnu Wonder group and the Great Vein group, on all of whleii properties enough work has been done to provo their marvelous rluhuess.- linker City Herald. BEAR GULCH PROPERTY IS SHOWING UP WELL. Both Lime and Quartz Carry High Values. W. Wade, olio of tho owiioih of the llenr Gulch property, just beyond I the city limits, states that the ledge mis iiuuii (iriiieu on it uisiauco oi ten feet, with a good showing of high grade ore. Tho lodge shows u width, Mr. Wade says, of over ton feet of limestone mixed, with quartz, both of which carry values, lie has not assayed samples across the entire faco of the drift, but thinks tho oro will average something like 8(10, while there are rich stroat-s that will go several hundred dollars to tho ton. Tho lime carries good values, but Mr. Wade thinks tho best are to bo found iu the quartz. Alpine Officers Here. Thomas Leo and A. I). Alcorn, of Cincinnati, president and secretary respectively of the A I id no Consoli dated Mines company, returned this morning from Portland aud loft at once for the Alpine mine lu tho Cable Cove district where woik is now going ou towaid tho erection of a twenty-stamp mill. Surveyed For Patent. C. II. Konnor left today for Green hum where ho will complete tho survey for tho Snow Creek mine. The Suow Creek is being surveyed for a patent. NO. 9. STORM KING AND SISTER PROPERTY. Good Work on These Well Known Gable Gove Properties. T. .1. Costollo of the Forest and Advance milling companies operating respectively the Storm King aud McKlnley and llonsovolt groups in the Cable C'ovo district states that ho will soon stint a crosscut, from the Honest Dollnrdrlft on the former properly and carry It east' towaid tho shaft on the Eureka claim. Tho showing lu tho drift, is good. Theio is four feet of oro carrying an eight inch pay shoot which averages Slil iu gold and copper. Tho lagging, timbers mid viii Ions winter supplies have been taken iu and theio will bo no inteiruptloii to the work. Tim McKlnley and Koosovoll. has been shut down for tho winter. The ciot-Mint was continued till II. shuck ii vein cairylug live feet of good oie, tho mine quality as that 'In the shaft which showed uveiago oro of from 61'-'. 5(1 to d.'K). While 1 no nt-snys have been miidii of tho oio iu the crosscut, tho fact that it gives a depth of 'J50 feet below tho shaft, would warrant the conclusion that, better values may bo expected. SHUT DOWN TILL SPRING. Superintendent Hillicr Goes to Port land to Arrange For De velopment. Al. Illlller left this afternoon for Port laud to confer witii business associates regaidiiig the future de velopment of the Golden Itulo. Mr. illlller states that It is probable ho will spend the winter iu Poitlaud. The Golden Itulo has been shut down until spring, when development woik will be resumed on an extensive scale. The present work shows that the coiilliieuco of two ledges may ho expected when tho lower crosscut la extended fuither into tho mountain. This leads tho management to con clude that exceptionally high' grade oio will be ciicoiiuteied with further prosecution of the work. It will probably bo decided to open workings ou tho other side of tho hill when tho spring work is begun. Mr. Illlller brought iu a Hue Hue of samples which ho is taking Portland villi him. Tho (' Itulo Is an old and well kit' erty. i