The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-12-24
FLOURISHING SUMPTER

have a dozen or more mines turning out
upwards Of $25 to $50, 900 u month. Yet
mining here is but begun and the re.
cord in the region is one Of steady sue.
cess. As has been said, "that in no in.
stance where true ledge has., been
developed in systematic, intelligent,
manner, has a failure been recorded"
But We will quote from the greatest
geologists and mineralogists living: DR..
Alfred X. c. Selwyn, NJ. c. G., +. X. s.,
the eminent English authority, and
Professor Waldemar L,ndgren, Of the
United States Geological Survey. Their
opinions cannot be questioned. DR..
Selwyn states:
81 find in eastern Oregon one Of the
most interesting and hopeful mineral
zones Of the globe. The formation, con-
tou-, climate, accessibility, timber and
water form a combination which tends
to reduce the cost Of extracting gold to
the minimum. And, in addition, l find
the ores are less refractory and contain
larger amount Of free gold, generally
speaking; besides they are softer and
less expensive TO treat.
"Referring to the quartz lodges ada.
cent to Sumpter, say unreservedly y that
have never been In any mining coun.
try which consider more promising, or
a. having q brighter future than that Of
eastern Oregon. The lodges here have
immense breadths, and there 10 not q
shadow Of doubt in my mind but that
values will continue with depth here,
just a. they have in Australia and in
California, in what geologists know to
be idcntically the same formation"
Professor Lindgren: "As to this dis.
trict, I have not the slightest doubt but
that values will continue with depth to
a point beyond which no modern me.
appliances can operate mines
at a profit. In other words, there is
no limit to the depth Of
values here. l believe the district has
a fortune second to no mining camp in
1t has splendid climate and
wood and water are here In inexhausti.
BILE quantities. II Ia reached by the
and there are no hardships
here compared to those in other camps.
The mineral region surrounding Sump.
ter consists Of 500 square miles, cut by q
Of quartz veins carrying gold in
native and concentrating form, the ma.
tive gold constituting sixty per cent Of
the value and saved by amalgamation
the remaining values are concentrated
and recovered by smelling or the cyan.
ide process Of reduction. II covers
more than twenty times the area Of
Cripple Creek, the world famous Colo
RADIO gold camp. Besides sumpter,
there are thriving mining cal mps
At Granite, Whitney, Geiser, Alamo,
Prairie City, susanville, all trib.
atary to our city.
The stories Of our great mines are in.
and picturesque and would
take pages in the telling. We will men.
ton merely their names, however, but
they are all worth millions today and
their fame has extended to every mining
camp in the world. The North Pole,
Bonanza, Red Boy, Great Northern,
Columbia, Ibex, Eureka &
Badger, Yankee Boy-and all
of these fabulously rich properties carry
ore which at times assays az high as
l5O, 900 a ton. There are many other
producing mines and excellent pros.
poets which need but the magic touch
of capital to place them in the list OF
payers.
Placering is also road to wealth and