The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-10-31
MORE SPOKANE MONEY
Will Develop Promising Crack
er Creek Property.

mining company to operate properties IN
the Cracker Creek district, which he has
been developing all season. James Clark,
brother Of the "Patsy" Clark, one Of the
most successful operators IN the West, IS
president OF the company. James Is said
TO have made even more money, but less
noise than his brother. All of the men
connected with the company are success.
full mining men and 1t Is a matter on
which the entire district can congratulate
itself tha, these men have become inter.
es,ed here. Speaking Of this matter, the
Spokesman.Revirw says:
Spokane capitalists are to extend their
operations In eastern Oregon. Articles OF
Incorporation were filed yesterday TOR the
Cracker Summi, Gold Mining company,
with headquarters IN Spokane. The cap.
ital IS IN i,ooo,oo shares at rs cents each.
The officers are: President, James Clark,
vice president, Leon II. Long; secretary
and treasurer, George II. linsley; general
manager, II. W. Il. Smith. The directors
are: James Clark, Leon II. Long aud
George II. linsiry OF Spokane, h. W. Is.
Smith, OF Sumptef. Ore, and J. &. Nc.
Eadden, Of Walla Walla.
The properties OF the company are the
Summit, Summit No. I, Summit No. ,,
the Cracker No. I aud live other claims.
They are directly west and adjoining the
Eureka Il Excelsior and North Pole, on
the summit between Cracker and Fruit
Baker county. and about seven miles from
Sumpter. The Summit, Summit No. I
and Novice are the northern extensions Of
the Free Coinage, Climax, Ohio and Cy.
clone ledge. which Is a parallel vein to the
Gol,onda. Columbia, l.. \ l.. and North
Pole ledge.
Messrs. Clark. Long and Smith pur.
chased the Summit and Summit No. !
claims In September, 1900, ot Altenhofter
Il Fox, the original locators. They put
on a force Of men and continued drvel.
opment work until the heavy winter
SHOWS forced them to suspend operations.
This spring they resumed work aud con.
tinued until October I. They have spent
about 5000 In delopment. According 10
Manager Smith, who is in the city, they
have exposed the ledge tor 400 ieet by
shafts, tunnels aud open cuts, aud Ind II
strong. well defined AID from 10 to 20
ieet wide, with three pay shoots, with as.
says ranging from $40 10 Sl6.Is per ton.
The development consists oi iss ieet ot
tunnels, over TOO ieet oi shaft aud about
$50 ieet oi open cuts. The next work
viii he 10 drive across,ut tunnel 1912 ieet,
which will tap the ledge near the main
pay shoot at a depth OF o}s teet. They
have good wagon roads into the property,
a substantial blacksmith shop and outiIt
oi tools, good mill site, plenty OF timber
Tor mining aud milling purposes, and also
plenty ot water 10 run compressor and
tor milling purposes. The ore can be
brought from the tunnel TO the mill by
gravity, thus saving expensive hoisting
and pumping machinery. Experts who
have examined the property are said 10
have declared that with development the
property may make one OF the best mines
In the district.
Il is the intention OF the company to put
on Two shifts and push development all
winter, and Manager Smith leaves for the
mine Monday to get work started as early
as possible.