Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1902-08-14
Mr.. stalter 10 quite conservative and

Mr.. Stalter 10 quite conservative and
very careful 70 not make statsnsnts tbs
q thorough Investigation will not justii
and whom an old prospsctor recently
told him, after carefully examining tn
property, that he had bssu misrsprs
ssnting things. DAN wss inclined to bs
come indignant, bat whom be proceeded
TO say that his prospects, were rsall,
much bsttsr than hs had bssn rspressn
ting them to b.. Dan felt eonsidsrablJ
complimentsd. The May Flower grouI
is !ocsted near the summit Of the Green
horns right in the heart OF great min
sral bolt and 10 surrounded by noted
mines and excellent prospects. The
Badger, which is now owned and oper.
s.ed by the Standard Oil Co., 10 only
eight miles 8. w. whore they have re-
Gently put in mill with capacity oi
100 tons per day and arranged to trea,
all kinds of ore. They will buy ore from
the local prospectors. The famous Red
Boy mine 10 only 10 miles distant in the
opposite direction while the great Cop
per King is some six or ssven miles
south. All round this property are q
number OF good claims, one OF the near
est recently being sold for $lo0, 900 The
Virtue people have been actively inves-
tigsting this district for some time and
are now about closing . deal for two
good claims, one OF which lies Just
short distance below the May Flower.
Some Of those new mines are shipping
ore at = good profit
Tho May Flower 10 generally conceded
to bs one OF the best prospects in the
camp, and all it requires now to put it
onto paying basis is q small mill which
It is the intention to put in at once.
The tunnel is now in 230 feet on the
May Flower with main vain OF 2 to 3
feet at depth of I25 feet, which has as
sayed as high as $500, of gold silver and
copper. The whole face OF the tunnel
assays. A streak of rare minerals . to
8 inches thick, widening downward, fol-
We the main lead, of which there has
been NO assay, but there can be no
question about it being ~erv rich in
rare minerals. At = depth OF 100 feet .
blind lead Of to feet crosses the main
lead that assays as high ~ $40.
Tho MAJ Flower Goa lists OF 3 claims |
on same lead which can BE- traced on
the surface the full length OF two Of
hem.
On the Illinois three claims can get .
iep,h Of 1000 feet by . tunnel which |
hey are Just starting to run. A 80 foot
,hsft has been sunk on the main lead OF |
he Illinois at the bottom Of which the
rain 10 10 feet vide snd pans free gold,
'oms Of which assays - high ~ 800 |
Dor ten and oil shows good values. Two
lpurs. one six inches and the other
Ibout two teet, run into the main lead
,f the Illinois about 200 feet from the
'haft, either OF which will show free
rold assays between $500 and 800
They are no~ putting in . short tunnel
o tap sll these leads at depth OF ice
eet. A better location for tunnel sites
'ould hardly be found, thus saving
,eAvy expense in hoisting machinery.
Plenty OF water ia at hand for running
he machinery and timber for oil pur-
,oses in abundance, thus making it an
deal mine site
All interested parties and the public
generally are invited to visit and inspect
he property.
\ c. Mars