Wednesday, October 7. 1903
THE SUMPTER MINER
GREAT NEW STRIKE
ON THE LAST DOLLAR.
Made Last Night In The 30
Foot Tunnel, Gutting a
Blind Ledge.
NORTH AMERICAN G.M. CO.
This Property Is Known Locally as
The Porcupine, Located In The
Cracker Greek District Seattle Is
Headquarters of The Company
Rock Different From Any Before
Found-Vein Six Feet Wide.
Suprolntondout Arthur E. lirynn,
of the North American Gold Mining
company, working it group of claims
hi tho Crocker Creek district kuown
locally 11a tho Porcupine, la in town
with his pockets full of rock Unit
looktt plouty good. Ho forwarded
11 lot of It to thocompuuy headquarters
In Seattle thin afternoon, for assay.
Somo days since Tho Minor
niado mention of tho fact that thin
compauy hud bought throo parallel
claims, each having a separata ledge,
and tho work of driving a crosscut
to tho Porcupine hud boon started.
Tho rock which ho is displaying
toduy wuh oucouutorod early last
evening in this tunnel, thirty foot
from its mouth, at a dopth of twenty
feet.
Tho ledKO la a blind one and its
existence was previously unsuspected.
It is fuly six feot wide. The striko
was made ou the Last Dollar claim,
the second from tho Porcupine, one
of tho three recenttly acquired.
The ore Is different in character
from auy beforo found in tho dis
trict. It Is the ordinary black ar
glllte, carrying conlBdorablo limo,
which looks qui to whito in contrast;
all of which is impregnated with
iron pry I tea, in bunches as large as
the end of one's iliiRer.' It is
thought that this will carry high
rallies, as it does everywhere found
in Eastern Oreogu.
The North American compauy
bought tho Porcupiuo aud two
adjoiuing end to end claims about
two years ago and has siuco purchased
seveu more claims, making a group of
eleven full claims which it now
owus and is opouiug up on a largo
soalo. A Seattle syndicate controls
the property aud has umplo means to
make a miuo of it. Suporiuteudeut
liryau ie a mining man of a successful
national reputation. For fourteen
yeais prior to the death of Marcus
Daily, he was the expert for that
magnate
Met With Success.
raui UIOCD, 01 raris, wuu una
been hero for several days in the in.
terest of a Frenoh compauy which
manufactures a new process steel, left
this afternoon. He says he mot with
good success among miuo operators
hero in Introducing the now material
for tools and drills.
EXCAVATING FINISHED.
Contract For Alpine Mill to be Let
October 10.
Phil Rearden, superintendent of
the Alplno, 1b in the city today look
ing for laborers to work ou tho new
stamp mill which is soon to be iu
Installed. Ho says It is giving him
some difficulty to Hud them.
Tho excavation for tho foundation,
Mr. Reardon says, has boon finished,
aud tho contract for the buildings
will bo lot on tho 10th. Two curs of
machinery are already ou tho ground,
and two moro aro being unloaded
hero. Tho boiler is uow enroute to
the mino.
PREPARING FOR
WINTER WORK.
New Buildings Are To Be
Erected at the Independence.
Mauager A. Ilurcb is recoivlng
bids for building throo now buildings
at his IndepHudonce miuo. They aro
to be a bunk house, otilco aud a
shaft huuso, and aro to bo good
substantial btilldlugs. Tho two
former aro to bo put up near tho
prosout, board lug houso aud tho latter
at the shaft.
Tho Independence 1h being do
volopod uuder a bond hold by Meters.
llurch and Ilurbridge, of Spokano.
They huve boon working tho prop
erty for five montliB and in that timo
have opened up a largo portion of
tho vein, until at presout thoy huve u
showing sufficient to warrant tho ex
penditure of a largo amount in de
velopment work.
It is geuerully kuown that tho
bond on tho ludeepudouoe culled for
payment to bo mudo on the ilrst of
October. Though it is not known
officially if this payment has boou
made, iu viow of tho propurutious
thoy tiro making for winter work it
is safe to stuto tbut such Is tho easo
(iraulto Gem.
More Gold.
Some wire gold whs taken yoster-
day from the Marshall, in MoName
district. One piece weighing over
15. This proporty belongs to Has
kell, Bucknam aud Muzzy.
WHAT HAS BEEN DONE
CAN BE DONE AGAIN.
The Making of the North Pole, Eureka and Excolsinr, Colum
bia aud Uolcouda into big producing mines by systematic, intelli
gent development work is a record of success iu tho history of tho
Great Mother Lodo of tho Cracker CrccK district.
THIS WEEK
The Consolidated Fraction, lying between tho Columbia nnd
Eureka and Excelsior mines, opened n body of ore of phenomenal
rlchuess, enhauclng its value thousands of dollars.
THE NEXT IN LINE WILL BE THE VICTOR
Uecause its properties adjoiu tho Consolidated Fraction, and a
ttiuuel driven from its group will open tho great oro body just
proven.
THE VICTOR
Is being doveloped Iu a systematic, Intelligent niauuor, under
the supervision of an experienced mino manager. This fact, nnd tho
constantly increasing values In the oro bodies, ASSURE THE SUC
CESS OF THE VICTOR.
You cau learn all about THE VICTOR and its near location to
these mines by Bending for a Prospectus and Mups.
YOU WILL NEVER REGRET AN INVEST
MENT IN THE VICTOR.
For Full Information Addresa
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FISCAL AGENT
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