The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-08-28
WHAT'S DOING
IN ONE DISTRICT.
Another Case Of Novices Dis
covering q Bonanza.

"uyoiHiHk bcctioHh hHOWs H1ucn aCtlVlty
and the same condition has prevailed
since the snow commenced 70 disappear
The mines are receiving more attention
this year than In any half-doxen pre-
vious years; more money is going into
development. The thorough prospect.
ing which the country is receiving dis.
closes many blind lodges, and the well
known ledges are opening into large
bodies Of high grade ore.
The bonding and sale Of the Cali.
fornia and Baby Mckee mines, about
one year ago, started the ball rolling,
and numerous sales and finds have kept
things moving.
In going up Silver creek, large mum.
bers Of men are seen employed in i'm.
proving the county road. The right of
way has been cleared Of timber for u
width Of forty feet, new bridges built
and In the mircy places corduroyed, in
surinp II good rond during the entire
year. Telephone poles are strung along
and will be in place in few more days.
The wire will bc extended to the Baby
Mckee mine.
Work has been started ON u new build.
ing at the California by Thomas Cos.
tello, to be used IN dwelling and store
room, also IOstoflice and telephone head
quarters, az soon nv the Cable Cove post.
ofiie In established.
The California mine has forty men ut
work In and about this mine, pushing
the tunnel, erecting buildings, chopping
timber and getting ready for the winter
season. The big tunnel is TO be com.
pleted M soon M possible.
At the Baby Mckee, just over the
mountain, they are in 0sO feet with their
crosscut tunnel, and ARE making about
five feet per day. In little over 200
feet they will cut their main ledge, No
Superintendent Spranue informs TmE
MiNKR man. A few days ago blind
ledge, Of good width and values, was
encountered.
The Crown Point people are driving
ahead IN their crosscut tunnel.
In the Big Limbcr basin work IL pro-
crossing ON the Constellation group,
Gypsy King and Queen. There are sew.
cral claims here that have been held for
years, and yet the ground has not in all
these years received the required 500
worth Of improvements. Surely, here
is chance for the hog killer, so pro-
grcssivc prosHctors can have chance
Ia develop the property.
On the north side of Lake creek Hoff- ,
man Il Son and others are engaged in
penetrating the hill with tunnels, open
ing up several promising claims. On
the south side of the hill, and near the
head of Crane creek, =. W. Northrup .
and Charles Konkl are sinking u shaft I
m the Underwater, being down IS feet. q
When depth Of ~ feet IL attained u 4
rrosscut To the ledge will bc run, NO the /,
extent aud value Of the ore body can IN y
Thousands Of dollars have
been expended ON this property, but the
work NJ far IL all ofI the ledge. The
same gentlemen ARE also running cross I
,ut tunnel ON the Slippery Jim, and ex. b
pect to cut the ledge almost any day. y
The surface indicates large ledge, l
he ore being highly oxidised and car
'ying good values in fine gold. The Q
'ame energetic prospectors also have .
several claims on Granite creek and ON y
he divide between Onion and Crane d
resks, all showing up well under de- G
'elopment. All properties located by v
hese men are proven before being Oh. 2