Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-01-01
DEVELOPMENT of Quartz Mines by
Heppner Mining Co.
LARGE BODY OFpAYING ORE
Located I'm the Famous GreenhOrn
District and Surrounded by
Dividend Paying Mines.

Morrow county mining interests in this
edition, the subject has been confined
to coal mining, and nothing has beer
said about the precious metals bidder
in the earth and rocks, for ss yet there
are no developed gold or silver mines in
Morrow county. however, Heppner peo-
pie are interested in and owners OF
what pro mise to be great dividend pay
ing quartz mines in Grant county in the
the Greenhorn district.
For the past 20 years, Dan Stalter, Cd
old and experienced miner, has been
prospecting in the Greenhorn district.
His first visit to this district was IN the
summer of 'S2, accompanied by Uncle
Jack Morrow and J. W. Redineton the
pioneer newspaper man OF Heppner.
For years, Mr.. Stalter has been looking
for go methng good, and in the summer
OF 1900, he discovered lead that gives
promises of fulfilling his highest expec.
tations. During the first summer after
the lead was found, Mr.. Stater worked
the mine on his own responsibility,
hiring miners and doing considerable
development work, after locating his
claims The development work proved
as much as Mr. Stalter expected, and he
was thoroughly convinced that the May
flower group of mines the name which
he had given the properly, would turn
out to be valuable.
Mr.. S.alter realizing the great task OF
developing quartz mines, and not feeling
able to shoulder the burden alone, came
to Heppner, aud from bis ores and as
says and description of the prospect,
soon interested Heppn er- capitalists who
we're willing 10 take hold OF the propo
sition.
The result OF Mr.. Stalter's visit to
Heppner in February, 1901, was the
organization of the Heppner Mining
Co., composed of the following we'll
known Heppner people:
Dan Stslter, president and general
manager; G. E. Redfeld, vice-president;
Thos Ayers. secretary; Geo. Conser,
treasurer. :
Prior to the organization of the Hepp-
ner mining company, with his own re-
rources, Mr.. Stalter had run q 50.foot
tunnel, and sunk shaft to depth OF
20 feet on the May flower mine.
During the summer of 1901. the Hepp-
ner Mining Company commenced active
development work, which has been in
progress ever since. The company for
the first summers work run $50 feet of
tunnel on the May flower and tapped the
lead at depth of 125 feet. This lead is
four feet IN width and assays 60 as high
as $3.50 in gold, Is ounces Of silver and
10 per cent copper. which proves that
this is good mine.
Work at present is confined to the
Illinois, an adjoining claim 10 this
group. In this mine miners have been
engaged all winter, and now have $50
feet Of tunnel and a 60.foot shaft At
the bottom of the shaft. the lead is ten
feet wide and the ore assays ell the way
from 50 TO S264 per ton, the ore being
free milling.
1t is the intention to run a 60O-foot
tunnel to tap the main lead at depth
Of $50 feet. The miners at the present
time are working on an Is inch spur,
which is very rich at the surface, lack
ng about 60 feet of striking the ore
shoot.
The main lead OF the Illinois is q
louble fssure vein and the lead can be
raced for miles. On the Illinois lead
here are four claims, and on the May
lower there are three claims, with two
laims on other leads. As soon ss the
b eft on the main lead Of the Me-! flower