The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-10-31
THE lNTER-MOUNTAlN
One OF the Oldest and Most
Extensively Developed.

Greenhorns aud travellers are careful not
10 he caught out. When representative
of THE MINER arrived at the houses Of
the Inter Mountain group of mines IN the
early evening ot an October day, he de.
,ided that was where he wanted to stop
and the hearty welcome he received at the
hand, ot Edmund Hahn, who is IN charge,
confirmed that decision. tie found them
getting IN their supplies for the winter and
during several days the entire force was
employed packing stores IN and putting
them away ~ the cellars tor winter. The
large quan,i'y aud great variety OF staple
and iaSSy groceries received indicates a
full appreciation Of mans wants and de.
sir->. The supplies titled several heavy
freight wagon, ani weighted down many
pack hor,e,. When the goods had been
partly taken care oi, TIE MINER man was
shown through the various tunnels and
shafts aud over adjoining claims and the
principal points oi Interest IN the valley
below wrtr poln,rd out.
The oldest mining proposition IN the
Gfrrnh0fn mountain section Is the Silver
Hili ,lsin Of the Inter Mountain group. II
was located twelve years ago by William
Schn,rI, ,ti time when the Bonanza was
va, AIT ani the Phoenix was the mine ot
the district. The Red BOY was considered
worked out aud worthless. a little later,
however, = man named Allen took lease
on Il aud found another body OF ore, that
has >in,r proven permanent.
That the Silver Hlll attracted the a,ten.
tion III a vr,eIan pro>pe,tof aud miner Is
proof positive that II has q good surface
showing ,nd the 1000 t-et of work that
has bech done on II during the past
twelve years. comparatively under the
same ownership, has demonstrated that
I thi, , large body oi high grade ore.
Some tsooo worth ot II was shipped that
averaged $50 10 the ton aud there are
maUy 'uns oi the same grade OF ore
blocked Jut. ike all the early mining OF
the amp. the work was confined to cross.
tu' 'u''''|N '" 'lr VuSV' """V' W
ieel long ,ut the ledge at a depth OF ninety
tcet. THIS work i IN hr>t class condition,
timuri. nd uackage all In good stage OF
prr>rTy alton,
Ihr ledge II four icrt wide and the pay
stfe,k !. 40 trrt long, the ledge and val.
ues nr,ug unusually uniform throughout.
There II q Wine sunk from the tun incl
level hi,y.two irrt aud from this DRIFT OF
seventy i've trtt run On the ledge, show. !
INK the ~ ne holy oi ore ard high values
found on the upper levels. A DRIFT was
run 600 ieet 10 the north, gaining ai.
ditional depth. aud Is near another pay. |
Urik that has been cut an the surface,
somc ,ao tret above. A large quantity ot |
ore has been stopped out and Is assorted IN |
iuinv,. hn est,m ite places the amounts |
is ,oilows: $50 tons ot $40 me aud TOO ,
Ions II fdo mr. With the higher grade
sorted out. This ledge. like others OF the
group. II Ia jiotitr. aud the wall, well de.
iineJ. The Dip ,s Ia the east and the In.
Ter Mountain, lying 10 the east, dips west,
indicating they viii come together when |
moro depth is gained. The ore carries
values principally in silver, with some 81 |
to - ~ gold aud tan he treated eheaplv |
by q combined orotess, nj cost OF
about Il 10 IS per ton, giving large
ma's'n tor proht.
10 thoroughly appreciate what has
beeu iane on the Silver Hill. one must
AXE in,o consideration that the owner
VA, working without capital aud the
noasv To pay tor the development had to
\. :. |. ., AM ot the vfo,nd and that IL Is