The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1902-10-08
MONTE CRISTO
AND GOLD BUG
Rapid Development Of Rich
Properties on Greatest
Ledge Ever Found.

Friday en- route tO his mines on Roc
creek, the Monte Cristo and Gold Bul
groups, owned by the Western Unio,
Mining company, Of Minneapolis, q
which he is general manager. Thes,
properties consist Of five full claims, O
1850 feet Of the direct extension Of tn,
famous North Pole ledge, joining end Il
end with the South Pole company,
ground.
Mr.. Ilillikcr had just finished haulin,
in his supplies for the winter, consisting
Of fifteen tnns of groceries, hardware and
powder. lie bought the groceries al
Haines and the other supplies from r.
Bnsche ut Baker City. From the former
places to the mine IL IL twelve ar fourteen
miles, up hill every foot of the way
from, the latter. Il In twenty miles, up
grade fully half the distance. by con.
structinv three miles of road this rich
district could bc reached from Sunpter
in nine miles. The profit on the trade
which would thus bc secured for two
months would pay for the work.
Under the suI~rintendency of o. +.
Lindiey, u mining man Of varied expert
encc and exceptionally good Judgment,
both of these groups are l1ing opened
NJ, by tunnel. The Monte Cristo group
lics IN tho opInsit" side II the hill from
the North Pole ground, and at about the
same elevation. II al'uts on the Sonth
Pole property. IN stated above. The
Hansen mill. recently bought by the
South Pole company. along with the
three claims owned by Andrew Hansen.
IL situated only al'"ut 100 feet from the
Monte CriHtos .i,l" line. The Gold Hug
IL n continuation II this same ledge,
Rock creek bcing the dividing line, and
II situated on the opposite hillside.
reaching the summit.
Two SHIFTS N mincrs are at work on
encl, prois,rty, driving tunnels for the
ledge, both ii which are now in over
100 iect, aud III" ledge may m cut any
day on either, They could have been
driven In on the ledge, hut Su,~rin,cnd.
ent l.indley Thought k'st to run these
short crI~~ruts, IN order l." get good
dumping facilities aud ais" more depth
IL n sl,ortcr distance.
This IN unlucstionahly one oi the
greatest gold hearing lcdvcs on the globe.
Regarding il, Professor i.indgrcn, of the
United States Geological Survey, says IL
IN tho m"-t clearly defined. strongest
aud persistent in eastern Oregon--and
that is saying a whole lot, much more
than III. umlpiormcd can conceive Of.
last week ], W. Cowdcn WAS over In
that d,s,r,ct taking pictures oi the seen
cry, buildings. mills. etc, one of which
il u panoramic view III North Pole hill.
The camera ~as "n the opposite divide,
fully two miles distant, aud even IN the
photograph, tn. ledge can In distinctly
sceu aud traced down the mountain side
through III. south Pole claims, into the
Monte Cr,sto, where it in lost sight oi
~ it dcsc.o,is mlow the timber line.
The coiumns ii Tux MiNER have been
filled in recent weeks with accounts oi
the vas, quantity oi gold that has been
taken irpn the vein during the pas, few
months. the North Pole alone having
record oi = million and n hall in four
months, I" say nothing oi the big clean
ups from the Columbia aud Golconda.
On its westerly extension. Readers of
this paper will siso recall the contest !
royal b,t~een Alexander Barring, the !
London 1i.lionairc owner ri the North |