The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-09-26


camp ,hirtv.oue miles away from here
called Sumpter. am told that it has a
permanent population of $500. whereas
two and one.hat years ago it could hardly
muster 100 people. This eastern Oregon
is doing its share in growing a new crop
of bonanza kings. Every now and then
some person is pointed out to me as hav.
ing made considerable money in the mines.
Albert Geiser, president OF the Citizens
bank, is reputed to be worth million dol
lars, which he made out OF the Bonanza
mine. His original investment was 81 900.
! understand that the mine made a
total output Of about million,
and 1t is currently reported, or at least SO
stated in local print, that the mine then
was sold to the Standard Oh people for
$4,000.
Another mine, called the Red Boy, is also
reported to be making It's owners rich. II
must be a rich mine, for the present and
contemplated improvements, including
auxilliaries, must stand them In at least
5000 700. Considerable machinery Is be.
ing hauled to the mine now. There Is now
at the mine q stack Of 5000 tons ot con.
centrates. These concentrates are Of too
low grade to ship and stand the cost Of
transportation to the smelters, which are
a long way off. A plant for local reduc.
tion will he erected for these concentrates.
The Red Boy, to all appearances. Is a great
mine. Reports come that depth Of 500
feet chute OF ore within the ledge was
encountered Just the other day, the ore
being composition Of pure gold and pure
quartz, a ,ehusli as big as a man shead
that was exhibited as a specimen OF the
usw strike ..tatried a pound OF gold for a
pound OF quartz. That means about
$3.50 900 worth ot gold to the ton Of 6te.
. 1t is, mot .>snown. just how biz this ore
, chute is-ii may he only y.ockei-hut it
could be even q small one aud at that rate
: /, would he an immense weal!h.producer.
, From all that tan hear another Red Boy
or two would pay the national debt. At
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Clark Tabor and Z. J.. Godirey--are
making all kinds Of money and have gold
to throw at the birds. They are old time
working miners and''everyboly is. glad to
see the good luck they are playing in.
Were this mine located in Colorado, II
would long ere this have created a mighty
boom.
/ Another individual that is coming rar.
idlv into prominence Is l.eston Ballet, Il
young mining man who is making phe.
nomenal success In his mining actions.
In his en,erprisine spirit he is to Baker
! City what Sam Nicholson was to Lead.
vile. He has about dozen mines going
! in different districts on the Pacific coast.
He Is quite young, but Is making all kinds
of money and has under way a large num-
Der of enterprises auxiliary to his mines.
He is a regular Colorado man In energy
and boldness OF operations. II is he who
is the moving spirit for smelter at Burke.
mont, and for the construction Of a rail.
road between Baker City and Burkemont.
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