The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-01-09
CENTER OF ACTIVITY.
Eastern Oregon Mines Will
Occupy That Position.


Mining Stock exchange, who returned re.
gently from an inspection trip through
eastern Oregon, as a result Of his obser.
'vations, Is more strongly than ever con.
WINGED that the gold fields Of eastern Ore.
gon will some day be the center Of mining
activity Of the civilized world. Being a
mining man Of experience, and having
seen about every mining camp Of any con.
sequence between Mexico and the Klon.
dixie, Mr.. Hard's observations carry
weight.
In speaking Of his recent trip through
eastern Oregon, Mr.. Hard this morning
said:
"Very few are aware how rapidly inter.
est Is increasing In Oregon's great min.
ing district. A light winter and little
snow has enabled prospeetors to remain
In the hills; also much open work that or.
dinarily would have closed down, has
been kept going. Otherwise, reports Of
new finds would have been In.
''Baker City and Sumpter, but for the
open winter, would be In whrl Of ex.
citement as Is common In mining towns,
where men gather to tell Of their hopes
and expectations, how wide the vein Is
and how much It Is going to run the next
ten feet, etc. Many Of eastern Oregon's
miners are too interested and too busy
these times to come TO town, and their
stories will not be told until severe winter
drives them In.
"Baker City and Sumpter are certainly
solid towns, and only to watch the mer.
chants moving their wares, to see the ma.
chinery and carloads Of freight In the
warehouses, convinces one that something
Is going on. The presence Of we'll known
mining men In great numbers, from Colo.
RADIO, Montana and Utah Is a guarantee Of
substantial mining for the districts.
Strikes, bonds and actual sales seem to be
the topic Of the day, and one looking on
would surely forget that he was In min.
ing camp away out In Oregon. In fact,
one acquainted In these older mining
camps feels quite at home, and Is fire..
quently saluted by old time friends and
mining partners.
~ was glad to notice a spirit Of kind
words, and the idea appears to be preva.
lent that there Is room for all, which in.
sures progress on all sides and mighty
opening up Of the earth's riches extending
throughout this immense mineral belt,
comprising both Baker and Grant coun.
ties, and extending from Quartzburg. the
home Of the Copperopolis, throughout the
Gable Cove and Cracker Creek districts,
eastward through the Cornucopa and
Snake river sections, which connect with
the Seven Devils district Of Idaho.
"Among those we heard mentioned was
n. S. McCallum, manager Of the Nam.
moth and Bald Mountain companies, who
Is today proving by the large amount Of
work on this promising property, that he
Is a hustler and good man for the camp.
Tom Bessler, the well known champion
driller, has a contract on the Huronian
Mining company's property, which Is 10.
Gated close to the Bald Mountain group,
and Is pushing work with his usual vim.
and promises to make big mine for the
company. The Gem mine Of Sparta. 60.
NJ into the hands VI Denver people will,
without doubt, he another move towards
bringing the great rush that the coming
spring Is bound to see In that section.
The mines of eastern Oregon are rapidly
forging to the front. They cannot help
doing this. as their merits command at.
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