The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-11-19


means much for the future possibility
Of new and developing mine. Almos,
in the we're heart of these great mines IL
what promises to develop into another
large producer, the Cracker Eagle. The
T.. Il f., worth $1,000, 600, and the
Columbia, worth $3,0O0,00O, immedi
a,ely join it on the west. The Golconia
worth 81 800, 600, is less than a quarter
of u mile To the southwest, while the
North Pole, worth 10000, 600, IL but
1900 feet tO the northeast. lmmedi'
atcly to the north, end.lining with it,
is the Crackcr.Orcgon. The Cracker.
Oregon stamp mill is within Il stone
throw Of the end line Of the War Eagle
claim Of the Cracker Eagle.
The ledge which has made such as
tonishing revelations in the Cracker
| Oregon IL easily traccabe for distance
Of over 1000 feet through the Cracker
Eagle property. The vein has been ex-
posed in u number Of places along the
course oi the ledge, revealing its con-
tinuity through the entire property.
These surface cuts or trenches have es.
tabishcd the surface width Of the ledge
to he from twenty-five to thirty feet.
The surface showings Of this lode are
excellent, and are identical with those
ON the mother lode, which is about 1000
feet distant. In examining the prop
crty few days ago, in company with
Mr.. Jackson, who il the best posted
man ON the mines Of the Cracker Creek
district, and under whose intelligent
supervision the Golconda vas developed
into II mine, rich quartz was found on
the North Star claim that is identical
with the quartz on the North Pole
where the phenominally rich ore shoot
was discovered. The outcrop Of the
vein il very prominent ON the Jack
Snipc claim, standing out rs u land
mark that is visible for some distance
down the valley.
The developments have been sufficient
to establish the merits Of the property,
comprising, aside from the surface
trenches and assessment work, u cross.
cut tunnel, which has been driven for
distance Of about scvcnty.ive feet, to
cut the ledge directly under the bold
ou'crop ON the mountain side. This
tunnel, when driven about 100 feet
further, will reach and crosscut the
vein, and give depth Of 100 feet. Near
these groupings surface trench running
across the formation shows the ledge
To he over thirty feet wide. Some sur
face assays have been made showing
satisfactory values. None Of the great
mines ON the mother lode returned high
values on the surface. But few
hundred feet below the surface, where
the deposits remain undisturbed and
the teaching process has not been in
progress, an ore body has been un.
covered that assays from $500 to
$1,000 per ton. While from the Col
conda four tons were shipped to the
smeltcr that netted over 100000.
These comparisons, analogies, and
data have been drawn from the sur
rounding mines to point the splendid
possibilities Of the Cracker Eagle. lts
location could not be better, being con.
tiguous to the greatest mines in eastern
Oregon. 1t has every facility for large,
scientific operations. II has the ex-
pcriencc and results Of the newborn
mine at its doors to guide its future
course. And now those rich mineral
zones, with II decided pitch southwark in
to its own ground, have been opened just
beyond its limits, the Cracker Eagle
could not ask for brighter outlook.
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