Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1903)
8 THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, October 28, 1905 REPORT FROM MOUNT RASTUS. Mayor McGoM and Clark Are Back With Favorable News. Snyde Mayor McCollooh mid Clark Hnyilo rotiiriiml I nut nlKit from Mount KutHiiH, lirlriKltiK tho llrHt rolinlilo liiforiimtlori coiicornliiKllio pliotiollto (liHOovury tvlilch Iihh Iiiioii rocolvori horn. Illtliortn only roiiiiiliiliniit roiiortM Imvo onmo in, which worn viiiiuo mid liiiliillnitn to 11 Kroutur or lomt nxtiint, mill which lioro. It intuit bo tioiifiMMod, tint Mtmiip of ovor coloring. Hut tho Kmitlcnlon referred to ItrliiK liiforniiitloti which t'liiiiiol ho iitriiout'il, in)) tliuy Hiiy (hut provloiiM roporlH hiivo not lioon ovurdriiwn. Mnyor McColliieh hiivh: "Von would Imllor tnlk lo Mr. Hnydo ienidliiK tho foriiiiitlou, I lie iipiumnititio of tho dopimlt, hineo ho Ih 11 piuetlciil iiiIhIiik limn, morn onii verHimt with mieli iiiutlnrri mid hi n liettor piiHltlon In Hpenk ii'.l vini'illy. I fun loll you, lioweier, In remud lo Hut hIIuiiIIoii elieinlly. Tim coxito inent Ih iuli'iixn. At tho eiiliip ueiir M01111I ItiiMlliM llieiu miio over 'J(H) peoplo yohtnrdiiy, mid lienideH I here, I mIiiiiiIiI Hiiy Hint there ore fully .'100 iithorHm'iittorod over (ho dMrlet, mid tho uuiulior Ih Iiicii'iihIiik ilnlly. Hlieep lienleiH from I ho neiuliliiniiiK runeliim Imvo ipiit their Mni'kri mid riiHliod lo tho hi'uiio of the ill wo very. Men 011 hoiHolmi'h, on fool, mid with multtri hidoii with HUppilen mid proviHiniiH nro 10 no neon on every Hide, HcuuiliiK tho eounlry looking' for oIiiIiiih. Tho e.eileineii( Ih extreme. "In 11 fow lutdmiccH InciitorH Imvo Kotton quick notion mid rurhed In lit 11 uoodly Hum. Dr. Curry, I mil iclliilily iufol'fiied Hold n eliiiui for fV.ni'KI, Hpot, ciihIi lo 1'lttlinniK peoplo, Other hiiIoh tor miinller umoiiulri mo reported. Colonel I'mitliiK mtd (Je'iirKe .Hmull, of linker City, 1 ui(leiHtondt wero oHoroil ;i(), ()();) for. four olniiiiH, liy tho Hiimo ritUliurK outllt,' hut decided they would not noil. They hi turn otforod '(.000, for iin mljoluhiK oltiiiu, hut the hiiIo wim nut uiiido. "Tim town of Mount KiihIuh, whloli Ih proluilily wlmt It will he culled, Ih llkoly (o tHko hIiiio In it Hhort ,tmo. Wien wo left uiatorliil wiih beltucKotttm on tho uround for u hotel mid other bulldluun were proJootiMl. , ,. ,,, t "Thin tow'ii'wlll Iwiiliout three ml I mi from Mount HhhIus, that Ih tho nioiiutaiu fiom... which tho district itoU IU umne, mill tlfteon iiiIIch from Unity. Huhipter In the noarent rollrosul point to tho now camp liy llfteon iiiIIiih. Wo mot IoIh of Humptor pooplo there ami on tho road an wo rolruuod, "Wo mot MatiuhiK, Mcl'hee, llealy mid KUhoI jiihI KottliiK hi an wo loft. Wo advliiod thorn to movo on down toward tho Hull Itiin iiiouiiIiiIuh where not no many oIiiIiiih wore located and where they would atmid a hotter cliunco. Wo Hci'iired a claim each near Mount KaxtiiH in what iippeiirn to I mi a ood locality. "What aro ohlolly iioihIoiI in tho now dlHtrlct aro minora and HiipplioH. J. II, (iraliam, tho orluinul discov erer, and tilt) partner, Mr. Miller, told iiri that thU Ih one of tlio main drawlmoku. They mild that minora would be paid 13 a day, and hoard whore their tools were furnis hed, n nd $4 and board where they furnished and sharpened tbelr cwn tools. They urged mo to advise tho Sumpter merchants to send in wagon loads of provisions, and to ondeiivor to establish a transporta tion lino botweou hero and the camp. Since OiIh is tho nearcHt railroad point tho Bchomo huoiiih perfectly foaslbla nud I urn going to take tho matter up. "While I do not easily loso my equilibrium iu hiicIi matters, Mount ItuHtUH hoars tho earmarks of a pormuuont atid flouriHhiuK camp." To a Minor representative, Mr. Hnydo said : "Ho llttlo has been done iu tho wuy of development mid prospect work that it Ih vory difllcult to form a correct conclusion. Assay values aro reported to run from 97,000 down. It Ih a goiiiiiuo phouollto formation, which In itself does not Hiiy a great deal, since thoro aro plenty of barion formations of thlh kind. That tho formation curries Kood values, however, there cuu bo no (U0Htloii. Tho hills are literally ribbed with veins, which are of various widths. ilmues I'aytnu claims to Imvo opeucut a ledge on tho Hull Hun liclgo which showed a width of thirty feet. Hut no work lo speak of has been done. Tho deepest' shaft Hint wo heard of wiih only four feet iloun. Tho iidsays iimile on the giiitiixl could mil lmo I, ecu exact for lack of pioper iippamturi. Hut they showed the rock to bo lien in golil. .The exact amount, I think, howoer, is largely guosm work. I must confess Unit on the whole tho new camp pieseiits n most promising mil look. When phouolto does carry gold bearing veins it means something, us Ih Instanced at Cripple Creek." HOTEL SUMPTER ,ca'ia mr$ ,i. ---i ffiS 3r' ,. 5A wr It, lil'.uU m vass5 m;k$M VEIN NO. 4 AT VALLEY QUEEN LOOKS 600D. Superintendent Gray Says the Values Arc Extremely Satisfactory. Tom Cray, miporhitoudout of tho Valley Queen, was In from tho ml no yesterday and suyH things are looking mighty good nt tho present writing. Tho drift on vein No. 4 Iiiih pro ceeded a dint unco of tlfty-soven foot and Ih showing up bettor than ovor. Mr. Cray exhibited some rook that camo from tho face of tho drift which from its appoarauco undoubtedly car ries high values. This is one of the volns which Is regarded of minor importanco aud Is being followed to Its Intorsetiou with the main lead of the property. However, the present showlug seems to Indicate that It will turn out much bettor than was originally oxpeetod. Vein No. 4 was ouo of the several stringers, or shoots cut ou the main level, which is being driven to for tho big load. Ore Supply Increasing. William Soxtou has sent a con signment of oro from the Now Years' (lift iu tho Quartzburg district to tho Sumpter smelter. The smoltor has also received another shipment of three cars through FrHiik Day of linker City, from a North Powder property. Tho smoltor oro supply Is steadily increasing. sggsssm L. J. HAZELWOOD" MANAGER Dining Room in Connection. American Plan. Headquarters for Mining and Commercial Men. Sample Rooms. Stages for All Parts of Camp. Electric Light and Steam Heat. j j . Rates $2 to $3.50 a Day. IN THE RICH GREENHORNS ARE LOCATED THE PROPERTIES OF THE Smuggler GoldMining Company Nearly 1,000 Feet of Development Work, TunneU, Shafts, and Cross euti have Proven a Contlnunui Ore Body for a Length of 3,00 Feet. The Ore Assays From $4 to $150 per ton, and in Place the Vein is 48 Feet Vide. WE WANT TO SELL 100,000 Shares of Treasury Stock at TWENTY-FIVE CENTS Per Share, to Install a Sinking Plant. J For Full Information Regarding This Really Gilt-Edged Proposition, Address ELI ROWLES, t - Fiscal Agent '409 Hayden Building, Columbus, Ohio. , Or SMUGGLER GOLD MINING COMPANY SUMPTER, OREGON. IF YOU WANT 1 STRICTLY LEGITIMATE INVESTMENT BUY STOCK IN A LEGITIMATE ENTERPRISE The GreenhornGold Mines and Development Company IREENKMN M8UNTIINS, OREGON Stnk II Cuts Fir Sluri Par Villi S1.N Owns nJ controls five full claims, known is the Lucy Gronp, adjoining Iht celebrated Morn In e anj Psyche mines In the Greenhorn mountains, In the centtr ol the great cold bell ol Eastern Oregon. Is organU ed unier the laws ol tha State ol Oregon. Prominent mining nun ol Oregon and business men of Milwaukee are Us officers. Capitalisation Si.ooo.ooo; $600,000 treasury slock. The mine Is surrounded by several producing mines, the company has a clear title of the property, has no debts, no promoter's stock. Work has been com. menced. Us bulldines compleied and stoik will be advanced as development work progresses. This Is a business proposition, not a speculation. The company owns the property abso lutely. All stock sold Is for the purpote ol development, lhe Jlalms adjoin some of the great producers In the Greenhorns. The officers and management are experienced men ol ability. Let NU Santl You Our rVorp.etus ansj Tall You All About This Promising Prooorty. AeJaJross CHAS. SCHOLL Secretary and Fiscal Agent of the Greenhorn Gold Mines and Development Company Or M. I. Keogh, Treasurer. Nilwiikii, Wis. 0fficis307MiU-iwsllij.
