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VOL. VI.
SUMPTER, OREGON, DECEMBER 14, 1904
NO. 16
BULLION FROM
BLACK BUTTE
Twenty-eight huudred dollars in
yellow gold, resulting from ru
elevon-day run of a Merrill mill
that is the remarkable record of the
Black Butte mine, in Fox valley iu
the John Day district.
General Manager O. O. Wright, of
the Blank liutte, who left Sumpter
Wednesday morning for the property,
accompanying a party of Providence,
R. I., stockholders in the Black
Kutte, Blue Bird, Buck Horn and
Valley Queen mines in this region
all of which properties are the suc
cessful promotions of Wheeler Jb Co.,
of New York, returned home
Sunday morning with the party. In
his possession was the cleanup of
92800 as stated above.
The development of the property
iu uuder the diroot superlutendeuoy
of Ed C. Allen, formerly of Pendle
ton, and has been successfully
curried on for the past ten months,
during which time a hoist has
neon installed at the mine and old
tuuuola and shafts reopened. The
Merrill mill, which was erected by
John Uageu, has been overhauled
and placed iu ruuniug order, and is
being equipped with two new con
centrators, which have been freigtb
ed from Fox valley.
The cleanup resulted from au
eleven-day run on ore from a ro
cently oponod shoot of fair size and
exceptional richnesn.
The members of tho pjirty which
accompanied Geuprnl Manager Wright
to the mino were CD. Starr,- 'W. A.
Oromptou, Dr. G. R. Drew and Dr.
Justim Boyco.'
They left this afternoon for tboir
homes, expressing themselves as
highly pleased with the result of the
trip to the west, and groatly gratified
with the result of the investment in
the Eastern Oregou mines mentioned
above. The party visited the Blue
Bird and Buokboru last week in
company with Mauager Wright, who,
upon his return, brought with him a
big gold bar from tho Blue Brld
mill. The party was met at Sump
ter by Geuoral Manager Tom Ciray,
of the Valley Queeu miue, iu which
Mr. Starr is a stockholder, was over
joyed to hear from Mauager Ciray the
details of the strike iu the Valley
Queeu, which is mentioned iu
another columu of today's Minor.
While the party were reluming
from Fox valley to .lohu Day last
Friday evening, they were csught iu
a blizzard on Dixie Butte. Mr.
Starr and Dr. Drew suffered terribly
from the cold, which was intensified
by a terrific wind.
BIG MINING DEAL PULLED
OEF IN GRANT COUNTY
What is perhaps the second largest
ininiug deal ever pulled off in this
aeotiou has been oarried through the
preliminary boud and option stage
duriug the past week. About 1000
acres of the rich and well established
placer grouud of the Marysville
section have been transferred by
option and leases to a company com
posed of (jeorge Walker, bis business
associates, Mr. Brown, aud G. W,
Wait,
Included in the lease are the well
known Flnlaysou djgglogs, those of
Gresap & Schools, the Smith placers,
the grouud of Wm. Clark and numer
ous other well known and rich
piaoers.
Besides these well known prop
erties that have for many years been
unfailing divdeud payers, there are
a uu tuber of new claims, much un
tried grouud, aud several locations.
Roughly apeak log, the boundaries run
along the western side of Loug gulch,
arouud the Fiulayeou miueH, on cast
as far as Pine creek, aud again back
to Loug gulob. The location con
sist largely of grouud to be used as a
race, which is to be constructed iu a
mauuer to permit washing and drain
ing the lowest bedrock.
A number of these mines have
been worked over extensive arevs, but
In few places, of any, has bedrock
been reached. In order to afford
COMMENCE WORK
AT THE RED BOY
It Ih reported in Sumpter that
underground work in the Bed Boy
was rusmued today, for keeps. Tom
M off it, who returned from the Oregon
Monarch, the adjoining proporty, last,
evening, brought tho newt- to town.
He hoard it hh a rumor iu that dlH
trict yesterday. .1. A. Howard, one
of the large stockholders In tho Bed
Boy miue, was questioned regarding
the authenticity of tho report, aud re
plied. : "1 think It is correct. If
they dldu't start today, they will
start sometime this week, for every
thing is in readiness."
The first work to bo doue will be
the completion of the long ciosscut,
kuowu as "Blacksmith" tuunul, to
the main vein of the Concord group.
This tuuuel iu now iu 1000 root,
aud must bo extended between !(00
aud 100 feet to cut the Concord vein.
Its portal is near the hoiHting plant,
low down on the mountain aide and
attaint) great depth. When 400 foot.
In it intersected the famously rich
Monarch ledge of the Bed Boy group
and whh driven atraight ahead lfiOO
feet further toward Mouarch ground,
the big lodo of that system being
the objective point. There Ih whero
the work was being done when tho
miue was shut down more than a year
ago.
This tunnel will not only give
"all klndi" of backs, for furnishing
porhapa more atoplng grouud than
any other tuuuel in the stato, but.
through it Monarch ore can be de
livered easily aud cheaply to the Bed
Boy mill.
sufficient dump to do this, It is nec
essary to construct a small' canal, too
expensive for the independent com
panies to undertake The combina
tion effected will harmonize all these
interests in such a way that the ditch
can be built The 'surveys for this
huve already beeu made, aud wheu
tho work Is completed Jt will consti
tute tho most gigantic piece of civil
engineering ever undertaken iu this
section of the country. From tho low
est level of minlug grouud, the race
will be taken to Long gulch, two
miles disUut.
It is the luteution of the company
to guard the rights of owticrs below
the miue by reservolriug the water
and cribbing the tailings. The
water that escapes will lie free from
all gravel aud heavy saud, carrying
only a flue silt that will enrich any
field over which it is allowed to
speread. This system of reservoirs
will be a double gain, as lagro, level
ares will gradually be built up hh
work progresses. Grant County
News.
Midway Stockholders Here.
L. Van llecke, of Sioux Falls,
South Dakota, a member of the
board of .1 hectors of the Midway
miue, arrived iu Sumpter thin morn
ing, accompanied by C. II. Newhall
aud T. J. Anders, of Wisconsin,
stockholders. The party immedi
ately drove out to the Midway, chap
eroned by 11. T. lieudryx, of the
Geifcor-lloudryx Investment compauy,
fiscal agents for the miue. Mr.
Van ilecke has frequently been a
visitor to Sumpter, but. MoHHra. New
hall aud Anders are selfcnnfoHHod
tenderfoot, this being their first (rip
to tho Oregon fields. Tho party will
return from tho mino tonight, but
will remain iu Stimptor a couple a
days, perfecting plana for a mom
extousivo development, of the Mid
way. I
E&meralda Looks Good.
C. K. Illidge, a druggist of lit
igtou, who, with Mrs. Gray, of
unt-
lugtou, who, with Mrs. Gray, of the!
North Pule boarding house, aud W.
II. Kiusey, of Sumpter, own the
ich Esmerelda mine ou tho Cracker
Creek mother lode vein system, pawned
through Sumpter this morning, eo
route to tho property. The recent
performance of assesmeut work ou tho
Esmerolda made such a remarkably
tine showing that tho owners of tho
mine will at once arrange for wore
extensive development. Ore of ex
traordinary richness shows iu the
Ksmorolda.
Don Wlllard Home Again.
Don L, Willard, who during
Sumpter's boom days of five yeara
ago was a prominent figure iu .peal
mining circles, aud who still retains
valuable iuterests iu this camp, re
fumed this morning from a yaar'a
absence in tho east, which time he
spent iu Pittsburg, Toledo, Cin
cinnati aud Chicago. He ha aue
reeded in fluauniug an important
deal, details ol which are not yC
tipe for publication, he saya.
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