The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-01-24
SUMPTER'S OUTLOOK.
District Destined to Attract A.
tention Of the World.

Professor Clayton predicted all that ha
taken place relative TO this wonderful gOlt
belt ten years ago, long before anything
like the present stage of development
had taken place, and every prediction ha,
been more than verified and the end Is no
vet. The last year has been a remarka
bic one for the whole district, from tn,
Observation-Disclosures the east to the Gen
of the Mountains on the west, which Ger
tainly bids fair 10 rival any Of the biz
mines We, opened.
The whole Sump,er district, Granite in
cluded, ls attracting the attention Of IN,
heaviest investors In the country. Thi,
Isa peculiarly inviting held tor large capi
tai; II is not poor mans country by any
means, IN the sense that lradville OI
Crcede was, for ~ vet. the per cent o
shipping ore Is small. There Is not much
encouragement here Tor the leaser, whc
has been such u powerful factor IN build
Ing up the great gold and silver camps
elsewhere.
IN most oi the old camps, poor men
have been the chirt force IN exploring the
gpund and placing the mines on a taii
basis ol profit during the first stages by
extracting small lots oi ore and circula,.
Ing the proceeds IN the camp, In addition
ipthc monthlv pay roll.
A si,i. Tram an ihi. S,u,,., A.. r.,,.,,i,,
destined To be one oi the most pernanen,
a,i heavy gold producing districts IN
America. Every foot gained In depth
proves this, and the era oi deep sinking
Is about 10 begin, tor the present showing
oi ore IN all the blg mines viii abundantly
warrant II. There Is no one feature 81
strongly tending to secure the confidence OF
investors IN the great centcrs oi capital rs
tie reasonable certainty that the ores ot a
district attain depth and hold their values.
! his tact Is ~ well established In the de.
>eloped mines around Sump,rf ~ Ia i'm.
hue all with confidence who have exam.
med the situation, but II viii take time
and good management 10 expose the vast
values tha, are everywhere apparent.
There Is less risk IN mining here for
men oi means than IN any part oi the
grea, Inland Empire today. A prospector
can do little more than make a discovery
and sell Ia those who are able to develop
and build mill, ~ mos, oi the ore In the
slaies are milling ores.
II Is safe Ia assume that the average
grade OF the ores here is higher than those
IN any other gold camp outside OF Cripple
Geek and New Zealand, being close to
$40 per ton.
When the size Of the oie bodies, the
continuity and regularity ot these great
ore bearing dykes are considered. added to
the fact that millions In dividends are
heMR paid IN the lreadwell Black Hills
and Grass Valley mines on ores running
from ~ 10 IS per ton, the future Of the
camp is at once removed from the realm OF
doubt. The ores OF Gilpin county, Colo.
fado, that once produced one.siN,h oi the
gold In the whole west, runs on IN aver.
aye OF s..
The Bonanza slate belt extends IN a
straight line ives, Tor u, least forty miles
on 10 Susanvillr. No less than six creeks
head In this grea, dyke, and the placer
gold found In them Is led by the numerous
shoots Of ore In this dyke; every one OF
these creeks run south into the middle
tork Of the John Day.
Evidence Of gieat mines can be shown
on all parts OF this zone, from one end TO
the other. This gives but faint idea Of
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