The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-11-08
RECENT DEVELOPMENT WORK
ExPLoDES AN OLD THEORY.
Big Central Lode Does Not Rob Pasallel
Vsins-HaM Dozen Lodges Garry Good
Values on the Suhaee-Distriet EN-.
braces = Hall Dozen Miles Square.

The town Of Bourne Is the capital ,
Cratker Creek, and promises to he tn
"Denver" Of the surrounding section ,
country. Although II has not advance
with rapid strides the past year, owing I
local causes, II Is still alive, and will pl
on metropolitan airs next season, II a
signs do not fail. Real estate has no
doomed lately, though there are shrew
men Of means picking up snaps in that line
who expect big returns from their inves,
ments ere long. There are two stag
lines terminating here, two hotels, tw
stores, three saloons and healthy an
moderately prosperous population. Will
residents are not given TO booming thei
town, they do have the most implici
faith In the mines and the mining outlool
Of the district. The rapid strides o
Sump,er IN growth and progress Just par
alyles the Oldest inhabitant here, and h
does not hesitate to assert that In u few
years he will be near neighbOr to
thriving, bustling city at Sumpter.
Cracker Creek district and It's sur
roundings will, In few years have mine,
and population sufficient to support a cit,
ot ten thousand inhabitants here and q
Sumpter, u present Indications and thi,
seasons Developments are any indication
The outside world knows somethin,
about the developed mines hereabouts
but they have no conception Of the posi-
bilitics oi the future. The North Pole
the l.. Il t., the Columbia and the Col
tonda are practically only prospects a,
vet. They have only reached prOspec,
depths, but every loot downward show.
Improvement, both IN size Of ledge an,
quality of ore. Shafts are now being eX
tended deeper on three Of them. II Is i'm
possible 10 tell what a thousand feet vii
show. AZ all events, owners and man
ayers see u bright future In store. Tn,
mines have been operated by owners tol
legitimate development and not tor specu
lation, and being private corporations
they have quietly pursued development
work aud kept results to themselves.
Hence the district has not been advertised
and nothing approaching a boom has been
apparent. Development In other parts
oi the district this season, however, has
laid the foundation Tor great activity In
the near future.
There has been current belief for
years that all values hrreabou,s are con.
iined to what Is known as the L. X t.
lode. II was asserted, aud by many he.
lieved, that the big central lode robbed all
parallel veins Of their val, es, and In con.
sequence prospecting on numerous other
veins has been carried on only In a desul.
tory manner; lo>ators after little work
allowing their claims TO lapse for want OF
assessment work.
This seasons work has exploded the
theory. The rock found In several claim S
on what Is known as the "Ohio, . par.
allel vein, some thousand OF fifteen hun.
dred feet north OF the central lode, has
proven that rich rock Is not confined TO
the ledge upon which the big developed
mines are located. The Free Coinage,
or Hard Scrabble group, Is yielding high
grade ore. The Ohio has also shown
nrst.elass prospects, and so has the Fox,
OF Summit claims. In the Climax, on the
same lead, very rich rock has been known
10 exist tor some time.
South OF the &. & (. mine, a distance