The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-10-24
MINES AROUND ALAMO
Many Properties Showing Up
Under Development.

lnenCe IS Atdho, tnc new toWu estdp'
lished last summer about two miles above
the Red Boy mine, on Olive creek, which
is the center Of as many well developed
prospects approaching the producing mine,
as any other spot In eastern Oregon. THE
MINER will endeavOr to mention a few
properties that have been visited recently,
while a representative was making trip
with Paul Poindexter, who Is gathering
data and ore samples, preparatory to an
extended trip through the southern and
eastern states, where he will acquant many
people with the mineral resources Of this
country.
About three.quarters Of mile from the
Red Boy, on Clear ereek,is found the Vel.
low Daisy group Of claims, owned by a
prospector named Dougherty and associ.
ates, who have net work Of several
lodges running parallel and at right angles
through their claims, on one Of which they
have tunnel on the vein, nearly 200 feet
Of which shows from eight totwenty feet
Of ore, with values said to run from 81,
to S34 In free gold. -
On a parallel ledge to the rich Concord
mine, Mayor Grant Thornbery, Of Gran.
ite, has bond on the property In which
recent strike was made, the vein aver.
aging three feet with value Of 81 on the
surface. This vein Is being traced through
the entire length Of the claim. The for.
nation IN nearly all this vicinity Is slate
hanging and porphyry foot walls, the
same as in the Red Boy, and acknowledged
to he the best for carrying free gold ores.
The St. Anthony group OF six claims,
on Olive creek, within stone throw OF
the Alamo pos,oftiee, Is under the manage.
ment of l.. q. Wheeler and Is owned by
himself and Milwaukee capitalists. This
big property has four known distinct
lodges, which for width are equal to any
thing heard OF in the country. Number
one ledge is sixty feet in width and Is ab.
solutely tree milling. Forty samples from
this gave an average OF Ss.s4. Number
two, forty feet from the first, Is fully fifty
feet in width and runs from 50. 90 to SI2.4o
in sulphide ore and gives splendid pan
prospects on the surface. Number three
leuge is Isa feet in width between walls,
and Is all quartz without any apparent
break or fault. Samples Of this were
taken every ten feet, from the drillings,
showing values OF s. to s23. The trend
Of the ledge is northwest and southeast.
Ledge number four is crosscut thirty.tlve
feet and no wall as yet. On the surface
this ledge shows to be seventy feet and
one ASSAY across the width OF the tunnel
gave S22.77.
On the St. Anthony the development
work consists Of about $50 feet Of cross.
cuts and drifts. At the tace OF the present
ciosscut depth OF 900 feet is attained
and continued 400 feet more will give 700
feet of backs. The tunnel is sensitiy
built. sx6i. feet IN the clear and Is a tine
specimen OF timbering. In fact, the
grounds, buildings and general improve.
ments are not only credit to any camp
but recommendation to l.. q. Wheeler.
the original locator and present magager,
who has brought this property to its pres
~nt high standing. His idea Of future de.
velopment is to run a crosscut In tar
enough to determine the width Of ledge
four, thence to start shifts drifting both
ways on all the letges, thereby blocking
out ore sufficient to warrant the installing
OF at least 100. stamp mill.
The values at present depth. from a
conservative estimate, when milled In a
plant Of this capacity, would net the own.