The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1900-10-31
GREEHORN DISTRICT.
Many Mines Being Opened
Up Over There.

he section almost directly west Of
Sumpter known as the Greenhorn dis.
trict, In which some extensive work has
been done the past summer, will be the
scene Of much activity during the coming
winter. Heavy supplies of provisions
and miscellaneous mining material and
equipment have recently and are yet being
freighted In, and although the SHOWS are
unusually heavy In the mountains, the
men can make themselves warm and com.
Portable as anywhere else and for many Of
them the spring will doubtless show up
with telling effect after the long winter
season with pick, hammer and drill.
A briet mention Is made here of a few Of
the working mines In this district, among
which is the Ben Harrison group, owned
by Gillham and son, relatives of Banker
}. n. Robbins Of Sumpter. The develop.
ment consists Of over 900 feet of tunnel
work, and shaft 50 or 70 feet In depth,
opening up four.foot ledge, In which the
values run from sIi to $50, gold and sil.
yer; principally the former. This prop.
erty Is mentioned as one Of great promise.
W. Z. Hurd is opening up "bakers
dozen" Of properties and has accomplished
vast amount Of work for one season,
that shows an intelligent expenditure Of
money and labor. Dividend payers will
10 doubt be the ultimate result and help to
convince the Portland skeptics that mining
isa good place to invest some Of its money.
The Dewey, owned by Richard Knapp,
Of Portland, has four feet Of ore, running
as high as $40 in gold, silver and copper,
In formation Of green stone and deorite.
The Smuggler group, owned by Peter
Gagnon and "Black Jack" Gordon, con.
sists Of five claims. From the three tun.
nels and shaft ore Is being taken with
values from s2s to $50 per ton in gold and
silver.
Joseph Mckee, the Portland liquor man,
who is often seen in this section, is spend.
ing his money on some apparently tine
properties and expects biz returns IN the
near future.
TIC UlItIC WIN WV NIdlVIs,
owned In Pendleton, has some 500 feet of
tunnel work and 4o.foot shaft. It has a
good is.foot lead, with values said to be
about $I2 per ton.
The Ruby mine Is owned by Omaha
men and has soo.foot tunnel, showing a
solid 4 foot vein Of good ore, with SI8 val.
ues In same.
The Chloride mine has Utah men for
its owners. Their work consists of 900
feet Of tunnel, in which a 3foot ledge is
encountered, the values In which are said
to average f41. 1t Is a smelling prop.
0sition.
The tempest group Of six claims yields
some very high value smelling ore, said
to run as high as $500 per ton. Bennett
x Bennett are its fortunate owners, and
are doing good work; having opened
seven foot vein Of ore while running 2as
feet Of tunnel and a 3ofoot shaft.
The Ornament, owned by Portland men,
ledge and can boast $50 average assay
values from this property.
The Tiger group Of four claims, owned
by Weidler, Powers and Ordway. Of Port.
land, Is being managed by Jack Powers,
the well known prospector and miner who
first came into the Greenhorns In 1857,
where he has sicne been, with the excep.
ton OF short season at Nome, from which
delusive place he Is glad to-fetaFn to the
Greehorn country and remain. The Tenn
pest has 200 foot tunnel and 6o.foot