The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1899-10-04

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and a second one later, but that having
expired without being taken up, Mr.. Vim.
son acquired the property for his English
associates, and has virtually made itwhat
IL now Is.
So much has been written and so thor.
oughly has the public been informed con.
cerning that model mine, the Red Boy,
that THE MINER will not inflict repe.
tito n of what Is to be seen at that per.
fectly managed property, but a representa-.
tive Of this paper desires to acknowledge
the courtesy which Mr.. Taber, one Of the
owners, extended him while visiting
there, In allowing tour Of the place.
Mention may be made, however, Of the
cyanide plant to treat the concentrates
that come from the vanners Of the stamp
mill, of which they have over 900 tons on
hand, Of various values. The building,
7oxi5 50 feet, Is now completed, for the In.
stallment Of this new process, a part Of
which consists Of three large tanks,
eighteen feet In diameter and five feet In
height, with capacity for treating
twenty-five tons Of concentrates per day
to each tank.
With all the knowledge that the local
public has Of this mine, II Is doubtful II
many know Of It's wonderful ore bodies,
and when II can be said that they have
one ore chute 300 feet long and thirty
feet between walls, and every pound Of
that ore can be milled, perhaps the out.
side world interested in mining will have
some conception Of what is In this Stump.
ter district.
Manager John Thompson and Secre.
tary George J. Barrett, are two busy men
these days at the May Queen, near the
Red Boy, where besides the regular work
OF everyday developing the mine, they
are erecting the buildings for new 10.
stamp mill, to be installed within few
weeks. Plenty Of room and power will
be arranged for increasing the plant to
twenty or thirty stamps later. The build.
ings will be under cover In thirty days.
The La Bellevue mine will probably be.
gin work again at an early date, according
to John Rhodin, the manager, who was
met on his way to the mine to commence
shipping the concentrates, OF which they
have on hand about 100 tons. The last
years production Of the property was over
600 tons Of concentrates shipped. The
average output per day when operating Is
about five tons, with an average OF
seventy dollars per ton.
Granite Creek mining district has prom
| ising silver rs we'll as gold mines, motto.
able among which is the Monumental
proposition. While on visit to the town
OF Granite some remarkably rich speci.
mems Of ore from this mine were seen,
carrying ruby and antimonial silver, simi.
lar in character to the ore from the cele-
brated Granite Mountain mine in Mon.
tana. Reliable information was given that
these specimens Of ore would run from
1000 to 1000 ounces In silver per ton,
besides carrying gold values from five
dollars to ten dollars per ton. These
mines have been explored by tunnel to n
depth OF 500 feet and the ore, like all the
mines OF eastern Oregon, has improved
in values as greater depth is reached.
This property is we'll equipped with ma.
chinery both for mining and milling. II
has been lying idle for several years, but
rumor says il will he started up again
soon. La Bellevue, which Is situated
four miles north Of the Monumental, also
carries good values in silver, as we'll as