The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-07-03
OUARTSBURC DISTRICT
Talk Of Wagon Road From
Badger to the Smelter.


Copperopolis, Dixie Queen, Cougar,
Present Need and other claims, where
the owners were not present at the time
Of the visit.
The Copperopolis will, without doubt
prove, when developed, one Of the very
best mining properties on the coast. It
has solid body Of codper, gold and sill.
yer ore of width of 70 feet, and II IL
known to run at least for 1900 feet, as.
saying from 81 to $40 per ton. A. w.
Dunn, the manager, says they have
started II tunnel which they will run in
about 800 feet, on u OOO-foot level, cross
cutting the main ledge, besides crosscut-
ting many smaller veins. They are on.
ly working with couple Of men at
present, but will put ON large force ~
soon as they get their machine drills,
which they soon expect To get.
Mr.. Dunn says he will soon COM
mcnce work on his own gold mine
again, which II almost mint in itself.
Dixie Mining Il Smelling company,
Mr. llascrouck, manager, are running
u 6OO-ioot crosscut tunnel, IN which
they are now in about 200 feet, having
cut across some smaller, but rich, veins,
but will continue until they reach the
main ledge.
The Cougar Il Blue Mountain Chief,
NJ. Howell, manager, has run 2I3.foot
tunnel in on the ledge, and is now sink.
ing u shaft for ventilation. In this shaft
they are now down ~ feet, and are taxi
ing out ore assaying SIS; this vein meas
uring 9 to 10 inches Of base ore, but in
which there il considerable free gold.
They will run it through the Iaurance
stamp mill. That company has besides
the 26,.foot tunnel, u l7l.foot and l5O-
foot tunnel.
The Present Need is striking some
rich ore, which streak Of ore does not
average more than about one foot, but is |
good paying property. Mr.. Morey, the
owner Of the Present Need mine, has |
leased the l.aurance stamp mill and is
now running it night and day, getting
about $50 worth of free gold to the ton,
besides the concentrates, which il ship
ped To Baker City to the sampler there.
They are now in about 600 feet in the
lower tunnel and are working upward
towards the upper tunnel.
Besides all this rich ore, there il some
fine granite, which can be made valn-
able for building purposes whenever the
railroad comes into this country, as here
are several large mountains Of solid
which looks like il might take u
fine polish, and undoubtedly some day
will be made valuable.
We acknowledge pleasant call Of J.
$. Hughes, Of Quartxburp, who is largely
Interested In the standard mine, or Cop
per King, but having been absent for
several weeks visiting in Pcndlcton and
he had not rs yet posted him.
'elf on the progress OF the camp, but
W. were shown some very rich looking
re BY that gentleman, rich in copper,
and gold. This mine will yet SUR
rise the world in its richness, ms soon as
he smeltcr, which that company has
urchased, il ut work there. The smelt.
= will be In operation some time this
ammer, 80 We are informed by the
wners Of this claim. MIR. Hughes said 4
nat the Badger mine, in the SUSAN ,
ille district, 10 now considering the ad-
liability Of making good wagon road \
ON that mine TO the standard smelter \
I'd save costs Of transportation. He h
W this road can easily be built, as the