The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-08-27
RICH STRIKE IN
OREGON MONARCH
Blind Ledge Cut That Pans
Big in Free Gold.

Hon. j. II. Robbins and +. +. Warner
returned Friday from visit Of nspec-
ton to the Oregon Monarch group, adj.
joining the noted Red Boy Oh the south.
At the time OF their visit to the prop.
erty u new strike was made, which at
the present writing bids fair to equal
anything heretofore uncovered In this
favored section. This find was made in
the breast Of the long crosscut tunnel
now being driven to develop all the veins
on the company's property, on the oppo.
site side Of Congo creek, short distance
south of the Red Boy workings. The
vein encountered WAS blind one, no
evidence OF II appearing on the surface.
Its size and extent is but little known ut
present, but for richness in free gold, II
equals anything heretofore discovered in
the district.
Messrs. Robbins and Warner took a
shovel full down to the creek and
panned It, with the result that as long
string Of gold as is usually found in the
most prolific gold bearing ore showed up
In the bottom Of the pan.
The Oregon Monarch group is located
eighteen miles in southwest direction
from Sumpter. The property Is owned
by an incorporated company. Its hold.
ings consist Of nine full claims and y
fve.acre mill site.
Formerly the group consisted Of the
Nicotine, Merit, Atlas, Standard and
Signal claims, but about six weeks since
the company purchased the Monahan.
Murphy group, comprising the Climax
No. 2, Blue Bell, Gold Coin and Spokane
claims and the mill site mentioned.
Surveys are now being made Of the en-.
tire property so that United States pat
ents will soon he obtained The total
area acquired is about 200 acres, and
practically takes in the entire mountain.
The Nicotine, Merit and Atlas Local
tions, the extreme westerly claims Of
the group, are ON the same vein; thus
the company has the lode for distance
oi 1900 feet. This immense fssure il
twenty feet in width and pans well in
free gold wherever opened. This is the
same vein from which the Red Boy
company has extracted great quantities
OF gold.
Two veins are known to be on the
Standard and Signal, on which lead the
company owns 5000 feet. One OF these
veins is eight feet between walls and the
other four feet.
The Monarch company also has 1000
feet in length on the Climax No. 2 and
Blue Bell locations, 1900 feet on the Gold
Coin and the same on the Spokane,
making u grand total Of mineral bearing
veins OF 1880 feet, or three and one.
eighth miles In length, not counting the
rich blind lead already struck, or those
liable to be encountered.
The working tunnel above alluded to
IL started on the northwest side Of Clear
creek, on Climax No. 2 ground, ut a
proper height above the stream to allow
for plenty Of dump room. The noun.
tain slopes at an angle Of about fOrty.ave
degrees f; therefore the gain IN depth will
be approximately foot for foot, crosscut.
ting the upper veins at depth estimat.
ell at 700 feet.
On what 10 known as Spokane noun.
tain, on the southeast side Of Clear
creek, is situated the Gold Coin and Spo-
kane claims. These veins are the same
as those Of the Blue Bird Mining com.
psny. adjoining, now being developed
by crusscut tunnel. The vein on the
Gold Coin In from Ave In six feet In