The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-10-24

is very reasonable to suppose that greater
values will be obtained and give the own.
ers handsome profit. "Doc" Wheeler,
as he Is familiarly known, has many
friends who wish him the success which
seems now within his grasp.
The Rand.Packwood tunnel site, across
Olive creek from the St. Anthony, Is a
continuation Of the latter's number three
and tour lodges. This property consists
Of two full claims and is expected to show
something unusually good when the
ground has been.thoroughly prospected, as
high values are to be found from surface
groupings. John l.. Rand, Of Baker City.
and VIM. Paekwood, ST., the auditor at
the Columbia mine, are the owners.
Parallel to the St. Anthony workings,
William Waugh Is now doing his annual
assessment work on the big 4" group.
He has good big ledge Of free milling
quartz.
Passing up Clear creek westerly, on
the opposite slope, DR.. Pearte, William
Reese and associates, are driving cross.
cut tunnel which Is now In over 400 feet.
At distance OF $50 feet, the ledge was
tapped at depth Of 200 feet, at which
point width Of 20 feet was revealed and
an average assay from wall to wall was
said to give SI4, which seems almost
fabulous.
The Alamo group, from which the near.
by town took Its name, was located by A..
J. Murphy and has been stocked In Spok.
ane by }. q. McGuigan. A 2oo.foot tun.
mel has developed a fine body Of high
grade quartz which give pan prospects Of
free gold, that make a miners or stock.
holders eyes stick out. At the bottom Of
the 7o.foot winze, pan samples have actu.
ally given as high as $I.2s to the pan.
This property has, doubtless, a great
future.
The Aldrin Tunnel company, at the left
Of Clear creek on Quebec mountain, Is at
work on a tunnel 7xI2 In the clear. which
when completed will be 1000 feet In length
and will give 1900 feet Of backs. The
Tunnel company has consolidated with
several Of the property owners In the vi.
cinity, whereby It will receive royalty
from the properties tapped by this venture.
The Hottentot group, on the north side
of Clear creek, on ST. Anthony mountain
Is owned by John kissel and George vii.
gand, who are actively at work. The de.
velopment there consists Of several hun.
dred feet Of crosseuts aud drifts which IN.
tercept five distinct lodges, ranging In
width from 100 to 400 feet. The values
are principally In gold, with some small
percentage Of copper. This property will
pan free gold, as Is characteristic Of nearly
all the ground In The vicinity.
The Quebec, on the mountain Of this
name, Is owned by Allison, Mo cGregor and
Grant brothers, Of Salt Lake, and is be.
ing worked by tOrce OF men under the
direction Of the first two named owners.
This property was bonded by Captain
Wood, prominent mining man from the
east, last summer, but was given up be.
cause Of some misunderstanding in the
terms Of the bond or price. Two long
tunnels which thoroughly prospected the
two veins within its lines. have shown
this to be a fine property, as was asserted
by Captain Wood when here.
The Printer Boy bunch OF claims was
originally located by an old printer, whose
name Is now unknown. 1t con sists Of
the Printer Boy, Galley Boy and Mar.
gurite, and Is owned by Bowen, Levinger
and Wallbr unn. of Baker CITY, Thev