The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1901-02-13
MINES NEAR CANYON.
Strong Ledges Of Rich Ore on
Miller Mountain

Almost within stones throw Of Can.
yon City are mines on Miller mountain
that are destined to become some of the
most valuable quartz properties in Grant
county. In one group are claims owned
by R. A. Hines, d. 6. Overholt, Messrs.
SlIsbee, Hines and Powell, o. Guernsey,
and MessrS. J. A. Laycock and D. Am.
bier. On the claims owned by each, con.
siderable development work has been
done, and each Is considerably encouraged
from the appearances Of his property.
The Last Chance No. I, Is the prop.
erty Of r. A. Hines, Of Canyon City.
On this property he has ledge from three
to six feet In width, assaying from s. to
$500 per ton. The surface Of the ledge Is
free milling and assays from s. to $50 per
ton. As depth Is attained the ore becomes
base but carries greater values. From
the base ore assays ranging from $50 to
$500 per ton have been returned. These
values are permanent and the result Is Of
tests made Of the general ore. Mr.. Hines
has shaft on the Last Chance fifty feet
In depth and a tunnel between eighty and
one hundred feet in length. Consider.
able development work Is scheduled for
the present yea. Mr.. Hines has hopes
Of this property fully equalling the Prairie
Diggings In value, which Is now bonded
to Colorado parties for handsome sum.
Near the Last Chance property Is the
quartz claim Of D. G. Overholt, Of this
city. On this claim Is three.foot ledge
Of free milling ore that runs very high In
value. His property Is developed with
two tunnels Of one hundred and one hun.
dred and thirty feet in length respectively.
In much Of his ore, gold can be seen with
cut the aid of a glass.
The Last Chance No. Is the property
Of r. A. Hines, Wes Silsbee and the es.
tate of J. A. Powell, deceased. It is a
fractional claim and is supposed to be an
extension of the Last Chance No. I ledge.
The ledge on this property averages in
width from one to six feet and gradually
widens as depth Is attained. Besides
shaft Of about fifteen feet In depth, they
have a hundredfoo, tunnel on this prop.
erty.
II you will ask o. Guernsey about his
Miller mountain quartz property, he will
tell you that he has the best property on
the mountain. His property Is adjoining
the Last Chance No. and the Overholt
property. He has four.foot ledge Of
free milling ore that assays we'll In gold.
He has It developed with a thirty.foot
shaft and hundred foot tunnel, and con.
templates doing considerable work during
the present year.
Judge Layeock and R. }. Amber are
interested in many quartz properties near
Canyon City, but Of all their mining
property they place more value on their
Miller mountain ledges than any they
have and firmly believe that all It requires
Is development TO prove its value. They
have four.foot ledge opened up with
ffty.foot shaft, also tunnel. At the
depth attained on their property the ore
becomes base, but carries excellent values.
There are no groups of claims In any
part of Grant county that make any bet.
ter showing than the five properties just
described, which some day will be num-
bered with the paying mines in the Can.
yon City mineral beIt.-Canyon City
Eagle.