The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-02-06
DIRECTOR OF THE
MINT'S REPORT.
Special Mention of Eastern
Oregon Gold Fields.

annual report for 1000, which contains
many interesting facts regarding the min.
ing regions OF the Northwest. The gold
fields Of eastern Oregon receive especial
mention, IN which there are some minor
inaccuracies, naturally. II Is impossible
official ~ individual 10 secure accurate
figures regarding the precious metal out
put, and these figures necessarily fall he
low the actual production. he value for
las, yclf, including gold, silver. copper
and lead, Is placed AZ s. ,666,772 AZ, an
Increase over the previous year oi SsSa,.
1908. The gold product OF the year IS
given At si,Ib7,37SSl. II is thought That
much u' thI, valuable data was collected
by United States Assa,er Wing, Of Sc.
attic, who spent week or more IN the
district SON, tine since. The report says;
cover Oue.,hrd Oi all the gold and sil.
ver finding its way 10 the mints aud aS
say Offices 0i the United States from the
stat. 0i Oregon. either by direct deposl,
VI I1lINNlgI lllN HtNhlllN W a'lb
f-ilnriirs ut the country, was recovered
from the placer aud quartz lodges oi Bi'
kcf county. OF the total gain oi S2Sl
IS6 4, IN the states production, this
county contributed approximately one
fourth, and IN point oi intense activity and
intelligent progression II ranks FIRST among
the states many valuable mining dis
tritts. Sumr'cr, its principal camp. has
become the C>nosufr oi attraction among
its many mining men and capitalists.
Within the limits oi this camp there are
with stamp mills or cyanide plants, which
have a total capacity 0i many thousands
Ot tons oi ore per month, while many new
properties are constantly being gotten In
readiness ior active operations.
"Hercwilh Is given partial list OF
Sumptrf mines uron Which sufficient DE
velopment work has been done 10 place
them past the prospective stage, The
list i Nv 10 means complete, but Is pre-
pafed from the most reliable data oh.
,inihe.
"lhe North Pole mine, on Cracker
creek, Jus, ont oi Sump,rr, Is equipped
with 3o.s,amp mill and a aston cyanide
plant, and employs large iorle oi
miners. The lower tunnel i completed
ior a distance o' 1000 tect, ana tunnel No.
,, lSo iert lower, about 700. At the IN
,crmeilatc lrNrl. 100 iret above No. is a
tunnel nearly 100 lee, long, 1900 ieet
above this there Is still another 500 iert
long.
The lower aud second tunnels ale con-
ne,trd Nv 4 main upral>r. There ate also
numcrous shafts and raises connecting the
different workings, all OF whi,h constitute .
valuable development, \ gravitv tram
way, 1000 feet long, connects the mouth
oi tunnel No.. with the mouth OF the
lower, The mine has long been pro-
duIrr.
The Goltondl,Sl miles from Numpter, .
is equipped with a No ! Bryan mill of % .
tons daily capacity. About 1000 feet oi /
tunnel work, 200 feet ot Shaitlng, and 200 .
feet OF raises constitute the development
work 10 date. The upper tunnel has
reached a depth OF 500 'ee,. The ledge is
100 ,ret between walls ana ,oC,alneS a
number oi ,hu'es, all Of which carry more
or less value.
THE Columbia, ON the same lead as
the Golconda, is equipped with two 90
horse power boilers. \ ,hree.ton hoist, 10
stamps, concentrating tables, saw mill,
electric plant, and all necessary mathin'
rfv.
"rhe +, Il r., which is at preSen, idle