The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-03-06
GREAT MINES HERE.
And They Are Being Rapidly
Developed.

". WCCulgan, superintendent OF the
Alamo, in the Red Boy district, Oregon,
Is In the city to confer with the officers of
that company regarding the further de.
velopment Of the property and the cree.
ton Of a stamp mill thereon.
Mr.. McGuigan says that the eastern
Oregon gold fields are showing up some
remarkable properties, both in the size of
the leads and the richnesss of the ore. He
says that extensive development has been
quietly carried on in the district during
the winter. many prospects having ad.
vanced past that stage to point whereat
stamp mill Is justified.
Machinery for the Quebec, located
near us, Is being hauled on the ground"
said he "On my way out from the
mine saw nine carloads of machinery at
Sumpter for the different mining proper.
ties Of the district. Besides the Quebec
four other 10 stamp mills will be erected
In that district this summer. They will
be put up by the Oregon Colorado com.
pany, Strassberg, Concordand Alamo.
MANY new mills have been erected
during the winter, some of which are
commencing operations. The Is ton
Bryan mill on the Mammoth had its first
cleanup in January, the ore averaging
$40 per ton. A 2o.stamp mill started last
week on the Bald Mountain. The Red
Boy mill cleanup for January was $50, 900,
this being the highest for any month
since the mill has been in operation. The
ore Is steadily increasing In value in the
Red Boy, that now being mlled coming
from level at depth of from 500 and GOO
feet. The machinery on the Red Bow Is
now almost ready to commenc sinking
to the 1000 foot level, at which depth the
company has decided to thoroughly ex.
plore the property.
"The recent strike on the Bonanza
shows I6 foot ledge running not less
than sIoo to the ton. The Sumpter Val.
ley railroad has been extended to within
ten miles of the Alamo and will be in op.
Grafton in the early spring.
Referring to the Alamo Mr. Michigan
said: "The mine has passed the pros.
pect stage. Ny business in Spokane Is
to lay before the directors the plans for
further development Of the property and
the erection of 10 stamp mill. Our
present work is in tunnel being run on
the lead, work on which is being pushed
rapidly, making an average of five feet
per day.
"We are in 265 feet, having crosscut
our lead and drifted thereon 65 feet. The
lead Is 90 feet wide and exceptionally
well defined, with from eight to sixteen
inches OF tale on each wall. We will con.
tinue TO drift on the lead under our old
workings with which we will connect at a
depth of 900 feet.
"The lead in the old workings showed
twenty feet wide between walls. At our
present depth It shows thirty feet wide,
being a solid body of quartz averaging
clear across at the most conservative est.
mate $40 per ton in free gold. MANY speci.
mems show gold visible to the naked eye.
We expect 10 make connections with our
old workings by May I, when the main
working tunnel will be commenced to con.
meet with all upper workings, giving a
total depth Of 300 feet.
"This tunnel will land all the ore ex'
racted from the mine at our milIsite,
where the construction Of Io.stamp mill
will be commenced at the same time the
tunnel Is started. This main working
tunnel will follow the lead clear under our
upper workings. The company owns an