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VOL. VI.
SUMPTER, OREGON, SEPTEMBER 21, 1904
NO.
HIGH GRADE SULPHIDES
IN THE STANDARD
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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.
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