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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1904)
r 1 HMMMl MvnaiQ VOL. VI. SUMPTER, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 21, 1904 NO. HIGH GRADE SULPHIDES IN THE STANDARD MN E Shoot of the Richest Gold Ore Ever Found in the Quartzburg District Opened Up. Professor Nicholson, K. F. Waruor, .lobu Phillips and Uustavo Hoyor re turned iHHt ovouing from it trip to the Standard, coming back by way of thu Greouhoru district hikI tho Oregon Mouaroh mi no, in which section they spent two days, visiting a number of thu leading properties. With tho oxcepttou of Professor Nicholson neithur of those gentle men had visited the Standard since the orosH vein carrying high grade copper ore hud been cut on the Ovor-lund-Willie Hoy, some weeks since, mid thoy aro much olutod over tlie allowing there made. Mr. Hoyor, of St. Louis, one of tho heavy Htookholders in tho Standard, in particularly well pleased, this hoi tin his first visit to the mi no. To a Miner representative today he said : "I havo boon in tho workings of perhaps a dozen mines on this trip and unwhere did I hoo anything to equul the Standard. I went through all tho tunnels, and positively you aouldn't Hud n thing but ore any whore. It is certainly a great pi-op erty, apparently a mountain of rich rook." Zooth ilousor, who left the Stand ard two days lator than this party, arriving hore on thu train yesterday afternoon, brings additional informa tion. He says that Friday while drifting on tho Clovoland-SVillio Hoy main ledge, at a point about thirty feet beyond the aross vein of copper ore, they broke into a shoot of sul phides that carries the highest gold values ever found nu the hill. The ledge matter is there live feet wide and is a solid muss of rich ore. The assay returns bud not been received when ho left. It will be remembered that Mr. Haueer was in the stage accident sev eral days ago, and it was reported that his uoae had been broken. For tunately, that was a false alarm, ilia face was badly bruised and utill tfhowa the effects of its oucouuter with a boulder; but its symmetrical beauty was not permanently marred. John riiililps says the Oregon Monarch showing is what pleases him especially, because he knew that the Staudard was u winner, from all re ports renelvod, and that there has been some annoying delays in open ing up a satisfactory ore body in the Monarch. He thinks their troubles are over with there also now, and it will enter the producing list before many moons. SIX-OUNCE NUGGE1 IN GHICKEN (RAW you do not repeat what 1 have told you because it might sever this strong tie of friendship besides, there are others thero, both chickens and nuggets. He is a peculiarly suspicious individual anyway, and has at times even doubted my loyalty, without cause, of course." Resume Work at Oregon King. Tom Keuuerly loft on the morning train for the end of the track, en route to the Cold Coin, in (he droouhnrns. Yesterday he went, out to the Oregon King, in the Cracker Creek district, to arrange for early resumption of work on that properly. He let a contract, for the erection of a tunnel and timber house, and em ployed men for tiudurgiound work, lie says (hat the Philadelphia people who own the mine will now develop it on an extensive scale, working continuously. T. W. DAVIDSON FLOATS ELECTRIC BELT LINE RIGH ORE ELOAT IN THE OVERLAND Urig Hulluutyuo bus a dx ounce nugget displayed in his window, around which is enveloped a mystery. When questioned regarding it, he llrst evaded tho query; then, after exacting a promise from The Miner man not to reveal the dark secret, finally prevaricated as follews: "Of course, my reason for not wanting tho facts generally known jwill be readily recognized when 1 toll you tho truth, that 1 found this 6120 gold piece in a chicken 'h craw. The poor bird had died, death doubtless having been caused by carrying the heavy Joad around where ' it wouldn't do the most good. See how smooth it has been worn by performing the menial service o.' grinding up all kinds of chickeu teed andtbinga and it's a splendid speci men of the royal metal, too. "The reason 1 cut open the fowl was that 1 expected somethiug of the kind had earned its untimely death. It tjelouged to a deur friend of mine, with whose chickeu house 1 have long been familiar, visiting it frequently even when he wus not at home, so intimate have 1 been with tbe family. 1 frequently found gold iu their craws and kuow that tbey are scratching iu good grouud. Now you know why 1 insist that K. A. Marr, former senior members of the II rut of Marr A. Davidson, who went to Tonopah some mouths since, arrived iu Sumpter today, having left the Nevada camp yesterday a 'seek ago. He is here on business per taiuiug to the Oregon Development company, of which he is an olllcer, and will leave tomorrow for Union, where he will remain perhaps a mouth and then return to Touopah. He says that T. W. Davidson s riles very encouragingly df the success he is meeting with iu securing money with which to build the (inindo Hondo electric belt Hue, and thinks there is no doubt but. what it will be constructed without delay. Mr. Marr will devote some weeks of his time to that euterptise while in Oregon. Of tho Touopah mining district, ho confirms reports of the rich gold ledges and great activity there. Things Moving at the Vauli. W. T. Woodford is iu town today from t lit) Vault group, in the Cracker Creek distiict, live or six miles from town. He says they are working a lull force of men there now, making excellent progi-ons and expect to cut the main ledge within two weeks. , This property is owned largely ny people living at The Dalles and they are supplying the capital for de velopment. tlouh Higgs has gone back to the Hod Hoy, to do something on that Olive lake water power; just what h not known, or how long it will re quire. Harloy Wood is doing (lie night watchman stunt in his place, but dislikes to run iu a kid uieiely because he has broken u Chink's window with a rock. M. 10. Haiti, manager of the Over land, received from the mine last evening two sackH of ore that, is tho best looking stulf ever brought down from Cable Cove district. One con sists of a solid maps of Iron pyrites and the other is oxidized. The former is from the hanging wall, is about eleven inches wide and the latter from the foot wall, being eighteen inches in width, so suyH the letter from the foreman that accom panied the ore. This shoot, was broken into since Mr. Itiiln left there Krlday. The In dications are today, suya a telephone message, that these two shootH are coming together, as both, are dott ing, and if they du, (he .. ,srlntid will be a bonanza indeed. At the point where this shoot was llrst encounteied, the vertical depth is about UfiO feet and depth is being gained very rapidly. Mr. liain took the cayuse express for the Overland (IiIh foienoou to take a peep at this new strike him self, and estimate the prollt on ship ping to the smelter here. WILL WASH OUT WIRE GOLD SOON l (). Huckuum came iu from his mining property in the (iroenlions Saturday, accompanied by hie family, that IiIh children may attend school. They have been with him in the hills for six weekri past. Mr. Huckuum says he has u prop osition out there that is a new one In his experience. He took it. as a quail claim, and that is what it is, for the ledge Ih clearly dellued; hut. the vein matter is thr.roughly de composed and soft, to what, depth hu does not yot kuow. He has been working all summer digging a ditch to bring water to the property, for j the purpose of hyraiilickiug this decomposed ledge matter. That woik is now finished and he is waiting for a rain, that he may begin taking out gold. He has washed considerable of this stulf with pan and rocker, getting good returns. The Interest ing feature is that it is mostly wire gold that he takes out, M. F. Muzzy is interested iu the pioporty with him. Fred D. Smith, of thu Kuow Creek mine, passed through tiumptor thiu morning en route to tbe property, from a business trip to liaker. rtr