Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-04-21
BIGGEST FIND OF ALL.
A Great Mine Near susanville, Grant
County.

n Great WINE Nehr Su>huftties 0Fant
County.
w. P. Mount, OF Susanville, arrived
in Canyon City Wednesday, having in
his possession some of the richest and
most beautiful free gold quartz speci-
mems ever seen in this country, taken
from his recent discovery, the Sky.
scraper mine. The specimens exhibited
we're OF the pretty white quartz variety,
almost identically the same as taken
from the Virtue mine, near Baker City.
and came nearer being nuggets than
quartz specimens.
IL have known for several months
past that the skyscraper would, If sufii-
GENTLY developed, become bullion
producer OF no mean Importance, :" said
Mr.. Mount, "but the past week has
shown it to be perhaps the richest mine
on the coast. Even prior to the finding
OF the extremely rich body of ore uncoy-
cred a few days ago, the normal and
continuous wealth Of the ledge was re-
garded by practical mining men as
phenomenal, the returns from samples
taken indiscriminately ranging from
$50 to $3.50 per ton. April body OF
gold was encountered in the level fol-
lowing the ledge, description OF which
would sound mole like fiction than
fact. At this point the lively, clear
cut, hard quartz is literally welded and
bound together by the yellow metal,
samples going as high as $l50,000 pei
ton. From eight ounces OF this ore s25
was extracted in coarse gold, while &C.
lected specimens would give greater re-
turns. From the result Of three days
stripping we estimate that $50, ,00C
worth OF ore Will be taken out. The
deposit of gold has been traced along
the ledge for distance Of 1.700 feet,
showing an ore chute Of very unusual
length. and the ledge ranging in width
from one to foui feet. Every particle
Of the rock extracted from the com
mencement Of operations last August
up to the present time will average
800 per ton, something unknown II
the history Of gold mining the worlt
, over.
"It is not a pocket ledge by any
means, as may be surmised from its ex
treme richness, but at times the golC
seems to be concentrated in very ricl
punches, though without interfering /
particle with the regular precipitation
OF the wealth characteristic Of the ledge
Negotiations are under way for TIN
erection Of modern stamp mill o
large capacity, including rockbreaker
concentrator and seIf-feeder. just a
soon as the roads are in good condition
the plant will be forwarded to the prop
erty without delay"
i The Skyscraper is not the only min
in the Susanville district, by an
means. Messrs. De Witt and Mclean
operating the Hughes group in the in
terest Of San Francisco company
have completed their shipment of or
and are now pushing development wor
vigorously and as soon as the roads wi
admit they will have 1o-stamp mil
The ore body exposed by Horace Sloa
last winter looks like a bouquet to
I
miners eye, and is already attractin
the attention Of mining men. The o.
chute is between five and eight fec
wide, and in the neighborhood Of 9
feet long. Milling tests show fire.
gold deposit Of almost 50 per ton, Will
concentrating test will go $50.
The Gem Of the Mountains, owne
by Mr.. Blake, Of Canyon City, no
bonded to Mr.. Mount, though base,
one Of the most promising mining prol
critics Of that nature In Eastern Oregon
Development work 10 limited, but whs
has been done 10 sufficient to demon
, strate that an ore body Of prodigioI
size will be unfolded az depth 10 a
. tanned, and also that the precipitatic
Of gold will be greater. The averai
value Of the heavy base ore is in IL
neighborhood Of 500 per ton, and Il
ledge IL fully FIVE feet wide in the bo
tom OF the 8O-foot shaft. About {
feet above this ledge is another stror
one, running parallel and carrying
small deposit Of free gold, and from II
trend Of the two lodges they will CO
tain1v merge t00ether At no very gre