The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-10-03
OPENING UP MINES.
Some Great Work Being Done
in This District.

On the North Pole mine, which Is at the
north end Of the principal mineral zone In
this vicinity, and about seven miles from
here, there has been good progress. The
owners Of this property are Alexander
Barring, Of London, England, and his cous.
In, Mr.. Barring Gould. They have held
the property for the past three and half
years and some important developments
have been done. There are three tunnels
from 400 to 1900 feet in length. 1t Is on
the North Pole that the greatest depth in
the district has been att iinej-io1o feet.
At one point In this shaft seven feet Of ore
assayed Sa2 per ton. The ore in the face
sf the principal tunnel runs SIC per ton.
Fifty men are employed on the property
and the ore Is reduced BY a 10 stamp mill
and 20 ton cyanide plant.
Adjoining tbs North Pole on the south
Is the Excelsior and Eureka, commonly
known as the Z. 4 E. which was worked
for several years and which has produced
81 100000. Its de~pes, workings are 400
feet. II has been leased at different times
and was closed down about a year ago.
It Is stated on good authority that deal
for 1t Is pending, whi,h, Il It goes through,
will so IN put II In the ranks Of the PAYERS
again. II has Il 2o.starnp mill Of 70 tons
capacity.
Adjoining the Z. 4 E. on the south Is
he nl nf hs haSe n.ip Ia,
the district. Its greatest depth by shaft
Is 500 feet, at which point a station Is he.
Ing cut. There Is also tunnel, the face
Of which Is 600 feet below the surface. It
has been worked by It's present owners for
the past three years, who employ at pres.
ent 70 men and reduce 90 tons Of &i6 ore
per day. II has 20 stamps and cyanide
plant.
Adjoining the Columbia Is the Golconda,
which has been held BY its present owners
for little more than two years. II Is In
6rst.class shape and has 2o.stamp and
Bryan mill with daily capacity Of 6s
tons. The ore averages SIz per ton. Its
deepest SHAFT Is not yet down 400 feet.
From 70 to 10 men are employed.
West Of the Golconda and within three
miles OF Grants Is the Cougar. which has
attained q depth Of 2so feet and whose
sres are treated altogether by cynading.
The cynade plant has capacity Vt %
tons and the ore averages $IA prr ton.
Twenty men are employed.
About four miles southwest Of Granite
Is the Red Boy, which has just got on the
ground boilers with capacity Of 500
horsepower and 3oo'horse power hoist.
A three.eOmpartment shaft has been
started, which will be sunk 1000 feet.
The greatest depth is 400 'eet and about
70 tons Of $40 ore is being extracted and
reduced by "A 3o'stainp mill and six ton
cyanide plant. When the new shaft Is
completed and the proper connections
N ade the mine will have capacity OF 400
tons pei day.
Southeast Of the Red Boy about six
s,iles is the Bonanza, which has been
operated by various parties for nearly 20
years. II has at times been badly man.
aged, but Is nevertheless still good mine.
It has Ao-stamP mill with a capacity of
10 to 100 tons. At present it Is running
at one.hait its capacity and Ieiu,ing
about 50 tons Of Si2 ore daily.
These are the principal pay mines in
the district. ~ addition 10 these there are
several other smaller properties which
send their product either to the Su'npter
smelter or to the sampling WORKS in
Baker City.
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