The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-03-13
CONNOR CREEK MINES.
Great Activity in Both Quartz
and Placer Properties.


In the district who has the slightest doubt
Of the camps great future. Considerable
excitement Is now prevalent in this dis.
trict over recent strike made by Charles
Atkins, manager Of the Connor Creek
Mining company, whose property is 10.
Gated mile above the mouth of the creek.
A Jap in the employ Of the company as a
cook was strolIing down the creek short
time since, and as fortune would have 1t,
he stopped and with pocket knife began
picking In the rich gravel bed Of the creek,
and to the great surprise Of the foreigner
the yellow metal loomed up to the naked
eye amid It's brilliancy. Mr.. Atkins, who
was Immediately Informed of the strike,
took from pan Of dirt taken from this
spot $Io0 and some cents Of coarse gold,
one nugget weighing sI7.Sa.
This valuable placer ground Is owned
and operated by an Omaha company,
which has spared no work and expense to
develop this mine to its fullest extent to
ascertain its real value. This property !,
an old eastern Oregon placer mine and
was sold to the Omaha people three years
ago for $40 900, and 1t has yielded very
handsome revenue since its beginning.
Owing to its great success In the past the
company has just added entirely new
equipment tor future operation Of the
mine.
The Connor Creek quartz mine, located
three miles up the creek, and which prop.
erty has 3s.stamp quartz mill, has re.
sumed operations, and It Is reported that
the mill will begin crushing ore at an
early date, as there is large amount Of
ore on the dumps and an abundance In
sight. With the advent Of the Northwest
railway, and that the whistle Of the loco.
motive will soon be heard Is now doubted
by none. there will spring into existence
a mining camp that will astonish all not
acquainted with the prospects and bright
future Of the camp.
The Gold Coast development company,
Of Portland, owning valuable placer dig.
gings on Burnt river, two miles above
Huntington, are perfecting the necessary
arrangements for the placing Of fumes
along their property on this stream, to
operate and work the bedrock Of the
river this coming spring. 1t Is said Of
this property that II Is the richest gravel
bed on Burnt river, and should the fumes
prove success the company will erect a
$50 900 dredge on their property and will
operate It by electricity, to be generated
from plant on Snake river.
Pipes and giants are now being shipped
by the Powder River Mining company to
their property located at the mouth of
Powder river on the Snake. The com.
pany is shaping itself so that it can do
development work on a more extensive
scale this spring than ever before, as the
mine is very promising one and has al.
ways yielded handsome income and
ample to satisfy the promoters.
Another prominent placer digging is the
Sturgill Bar placer mine, which has recent.
ly purchased new pipes and giants for the
opening OF this rich placer ground. 1t is
the intention of the company to largely
increase its working force this spring as
the water supply promises to be sufficient
to support much larger force.
The Flick Bar placer mine has been
leased by James J. Grant, who Is now
operating the ground very successfully,
having brought in with him yesterday
over sl,Ioo worth Of gold, the result Of
two weeks run. He reports that the