The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-02-06

dII TnOueTn JOnVenlenCcS. nc IcuRc IS
50 feet wide, and the vein has been ex.
plotted 1900 feet, the lowest depth being
600 feet below the apex OF the ledge.
1.-The Free Coinage, owned by V. A.
Schlling and W. A Cannon, of Portland,
is situated five miles from Sumpter. A
ioo.foot tunnel has attained a depth of 80
feet in ore assaying from SIo to $50 pei
ton in gold. The hex, six miles from
Sumpter, is another big mine in the
Cracker Creek district. A total Of 1900
feet Of tunneling and shafting represents
the development work. The ledge ranges
from 10 to 30 feet in width, aud the ore
will average $40 per ton IN gold.
"This group consists Of three claims.
and is located near the Golconda and
Columbia. on the main ledge Of that dis
tritt. II Is being thoroughly developed,
and the mine Is rapidly being brought In
line v ith the other big mines of Sumpter.
The property has 90 foot shaft sunk on
tn. ledge, and at the bottom an So.foot
crosscu, has been run which, however, has
not as yet tra>ersed the ledge. Two tun.
nelS oi $50 and 600 feet, respectively,
have also been driven, and In these assays
run from So TO S2A per ton.
"The Maide,'s Dream lies parallel to
the lrex ledge and north OF II. Develop.
u ent work coI sis's OF 1000 feet Of tun
nel> reaching depth OF $50 feet.
'On Burnt river, about 3s miles south.
ems, Oi Baker City, the POmerOy dredger,
an extensive plant. has been IN operation
tor some time. II has q capacity Of $500
Cubi, yards OF gravel per day OF 2a hours,
and Is operated AT slight cost, not eX.
Cerding cents per yard, IN gravel run.
ming IS cents. Results so far have been
.,.titslk .,fi, ~ { n "a ttih,tufS, ,fl
Burn, rIver the Weatherby placers are 10. .
Gated and have been good producers for
some time.
"Ihere are many other properties In [.
the district IN various stages Of develop
ment, among them being the Baisley. |.
Eikhorn, Gold Ridge, Mormon Boy, Con. |.
solldated Virginia and Flag Staff Mining /
company, Eureka and Excelsior.
he placer mines ot this district also |
Welded considerable gold, coming priuci. /
pay from the Never Sweat placer mine,
Chicken creek, Rye valley, Flick bar aud .
Clark creek.
GRANT COUNTY.
was Si7b,23i So, and Tor 1900 the produ,.
ton Increased To S}o3, ,6So.s3, showing a
ret gain OF SI27,IiS p. ] he largest p,o.
county, and its priL cipal producing mines
are located IN It's extreme sastrrn portion,
" Ing on the west Stops OF the Blue noun.
tains, IN the vl,ini'y oi Granite, Susan.
willie, Prairie aud Canyon Cities. Among
these are the Red Boy and Bonanza.
his Is strictly speaking, a subdivision Of
the Sumpter district.
he Bonanza, equipped with 10
stamp mill, has opened ~ 10000 feet OF
tunnel, Is lighted with electricity and
thoroughly equipped IN every particular.
he lrugr>, which are cut Nv aSco iret OF
are from 10 to i3s feet In thlck.
ness Concentrates run as nigh rs 5000
per ton.
The Red Bov is equipped wiih one OF
the most complete and modern mills IN
the state and represents the expenditure
oi nearly 4 quarter oi a million dollars,
employs large tor:e ot men and the
has been penetrated Ia a depth
oi 1000 feet, with depth oi tunnel 400
feet, making II one ot the most complete
mines IN eastern Oregon,
"GOlien tagle i Another prominent
property, while on the Don Juan a s
stamp mill i operating on high grade ore.
Adjoining the Bonanza on the south is
the Empire group OF three claims. devel.
oped with several hundred feet OF luu-
mel and a 10 stamp mill Is In course OF
election.
Among other mines that ate deserving
NJ mention arr the Belle View, on which
a 10 stamp mill Is IN operations; Magnolia,
which has a io.stamp mill with a total ot
500 leet at tunueliuG, and a large body OF
Drr opened up; the Cougar, on which a
,so.tln cyanide plant has been installed;
May Queen, little Giant, PyN, JAY
,ouli, Banletle, June Rug, Black Bird
md Phoenix,
"ln the Greenhorn district the Diadem.
inter Mountain, Ben Harrison, Ornament