The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-09-17
OUARTZBURG DISTRICT
improvements Going On In
One Of Sumpter's Tribu-
tary Camps.

J. II. Brown, the well known local
mining man, returned last week from
Quartxburg, where he has spent the past
seven or eight weeks.
Speaking in general way Of that dis.
trict, Mr.. Brown stated that mining was
not 80 fourishing there just ut present
as the resources Of the camp warrant on
account Of its remoteness and the diff.
Guilty Of transportation.
Some time ago parties erected small
smelter to reduce the ores, but the
scheme resulted in u failure, for the rea.
son that there were no tiuxing materials
available. Milling and concentration,
Mr.. Brown has decided after an exhaus.
tive study Of the conditions, 10 the proper
method Of handling the main bulk Of the
ores Of the district. The camp can eas.
lily produce 100 tons per day Of milling
and concentrating ore at the present
stage Of development, an amount which
can be greatly augmented when more
work is performed on the many claims
IOcatcu anu ncIu tHeTe'
Mr.. Brown has secured eastern capi-
tai and will erect fifty.ton milling and
concentrating plant at rs early day as
possible. To facilitate this much need.
ell adjunct to the success OF that part of
the country. liberal bonuses in ore have
been given the company. Mr.. Brown
hno txxv tA 0taAr n( Ia
creek, the only one available in that Sec.
ton. The stream carries 800 inches ut
the lowest stage and a fall Of 40 feet
can be secured which will generate 100
horse power. The works to be built
will consist Of stamps, rolls and concen.
traitors. Its capacity will be enlarged
just M soon as the output will justify,
the company desiring to operate ON
conservative basis.
All ores Of the section M far as devel.
ope,i are free milling near the surface,
but change into sulphides and carry con.
siderable copper after the water level is
reached. Veins can be secured there Of
any width desired, from few feet up to
100 feet wide.
In the Copper King cOmpany's prop.
erty there IL considerable cobalt. Some
samples Of this ore were sent to the Pan
American exposition, ut Buffalo, n. Y,
where they attracted much attention. A
party was sent out to the property to
secure some OF the ore, and five or six
weeks ago six tons were shipped to Ger.
many.
The Dixie Meadows Mining company
owns five locatious, which Outcrop the
entire 700 feet, showing u vein from
twelve to eighteen feet in width. This,
MIR. Brown thinks, il the coming big
mine Of Oregon. The property IL being
developed by means Of crosscut tunnels.
A lower crosscut IL now being driven
which will develop the vein 10 great
depth and will be the main avenue
through which the property will be
worked. In their second crOsscut tun.
mel they have an ore shoot $50 feet IN
length ~ far an drifted on and ten feet
in width, which will average over tl5
per ton.
More or lens mining has been carried
on in the Quartxburg district since 1859,
and in the aggregate large quantity Of
high grade ore has been shipped. The
ores consist Of gold, silver, copper and
cobalt. The only draw backs which keep
the country from being great producer
are the lack Of method Of treatment on
the ground and the distance from rail.
way transportation. The former, Mr..
Brown and his company will soon sup.
ply. Quartxburg is situated forty.One