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MINING CLAIM OVERVIEW
CLAIM NAME Hopeful
SERIAL #
TYPE Placer
SIZE 20 acres
RESOURCES Gold
GPS LOCATION 11T 403499 4962717
STATE OREGON
COUNTY Baker
CLOSEST TOWN Sumpter



DESCRIPTION
This is a fantastic mining claim. The Gps coordinates will lead you to an access road
at the NW corner of the claim, from here the claim lays to the east along Silver
Creek. The claim is in a secluded little valley with camping on site as well as in the
area. The claim covers approximately 1300ft of Silver Creek. One trip to this claim
and you will be in love. Great color in all test pans.
DIRECTIONS TO CLAIM
From Sumpter Oregon head north out of town on hwy 410. Turn Right on Cracker
Creek Road, follow for approximately 5 miles. Turn left on NF 5540 (Silver Creek
Rd) Claim is located approximately .5 miles.

AREA HISTORY
The year was 1862. While the Civil War was still in it's infancy, five men (Hugh
Asbury, John Reel, Fletch Henderson, Bill Flanagan, and Dick Johnson) from South
Carolina were traveling on their way to the California gold fields. They camped
near what is now known as Cracker Creek.
They made the first gold discovery while panning the gravels along the creek. It was
decided they would stay and work in this area rather than continuing on to
California. They built a primitive small cabin, between McCully Creek and Cracker
Creek, naming it Fort Sumter after the South Carolina fort of Civil War fame.
Remnants of that first cabin can be seen today.
The first Post Office was established in 1874, with Joseph D. Young as the first
postmaster. It was discontinued in 1878. In December 1883 the Post Office was re-
established and the spelling Sumter was changed to Sumpter to avoid confusion and
repetition of names for mail delivery.
Growth came slowly to Sumpter; its only connection to the outside world was the
wagon road winding over and through the hills to Baker City, nearly thirty miles
STATUS Active non-patented mining claim
PLSS 9S 37E Section 6
GOVERNING AGENCY Forest Service



away. This wagon road became the early stage route that connected all the boom-
towns and mines in the area. During that time Placer Mining was going strong. The
placer miners discovered most of the gold-bearing quartz ledges in the area and
hard rock mining began in the Sumpter Valley and the surrounding mountains.
About 1895 Sumpter began to grow due to the invention of the pneumatic drill,
stamp mills for crushing ore and new methods to chemically extract the gold from
its alloys. In 1897 the Sumpter Valley Railway extended track into Sumpter,
population 300, and the boom was on! The US Census of 1903 counted over 3500
registered voters. They did not, however, count the women, children or the Chinese!
The population was most likely considerably larger.
In 1899, the first of many brick buildings were appearing. Two blocks of Granite
Street were paved with planks and Sumpter soon took on the title of The Queen
City. The Sumpter Valley Railway delivered as much as six carloads of mining
machinery each day and hauled six hundred car loads of timber each month to its
mills in Sumpter and Baker City. There were seven daily stage lines, located in
Sumpter, connecting the surrounding mining camps and towns. Millions of dollars
in gold were extracted from the mines around the Queen City, with the going wage
for miners at $4.00 per day for a twelve-hour shift. The peak came in 1900 with an
output of $8,943,486 from thirty-five mines.

The first of three dredges to mine the gravels of the Powder River began in 1913.
What is left of Dredge #1 can be seen near the Sumpter Valley Railway depot in
McEwen, where its last bucket turned up the rich farmland of the Sumpter Valley.
Dredging continued in the Sumpter Valley using Dredge #2, and the largest of the
three, the Sumpter Valley Dredge, which peacefully resides in a pond of its own-
making at the edge of town. Dredging continued, reworking the old tailings and
churning up new farmland until 1953 when the clatter of the bucket line and the
roar of the huge trommel were silenced forever. It has been said that the noise of
the dredging could be heard for miles. The Dredge operated twenty-four hours a
day, seven days a week with only two holidays, Christmas and the Fourth of July!
The Sumpter Valley Gold Dredge mined $4,500,000 in gold at the price of $35 per
ounce. The irony is that most of the gold is still here. All of the gold, which was
collecting on the bedrock of the Sumpter Valley, is still there waiting! River gravels
deeper than the dredges ability to dig were undisturbed and if and when the bucket
line came into contact with bedrock, it could not break it down to catch the gold. The


gold the dredges obtained was in the gravels, percolating down to bedrock. The
Sumpter Valley Railway began its decline in 1933 and passenger service was
discontinued around 1937. The last run was in April of 1947.
August 13, 1917 was a typical hot summer day until the dreaded sound of the fire
bell echoed throughout Sumpter. A fire of an unknown cause erupted in the cooks
quarters of the Capital Hotel. Upon discovery, the room was totally engulfed in
flames and in no time spread to the adjacent buildings. All effort to contain the fire
was futile. In no time several proud structures were totally aflame, even the streets
were on fire, breaching the fire hoses and spreading the destruction.
Three hours later, Golden Sumpter lay in almost total ruin. Nearly one hundred
buildings in twelve city blocks were completely destroyed. There were no loss of
lives, but it was the end of the Queen City. Hard rock mining was winding down
and the saloons were closed as the State of Oregon had instituted prohibition.
Despite efforts to keep things going, the miners moved on to other strikes in their
quest for the Mother Lode.
"In 1900, the Blue Mountain American and the Sumpter News mentioned the
following among the business houses of Sumpter: Seven hotels, five rooming houses,
six restaurants, sixteen saloons, three livery stables, three blacksmith shops, one
wagon maker, seven general stores, three newspapers, two drug stores, five cigar
stores, one cigar factory, three meat markets, two churches, one brewery, two
banks, five assay houses, one express office, four barber shops, two plumbing stores,
six law offices, one opera house, one dance hall, one sawmill, three hardware stores,
a volunteer fire department, telephone & telegraph offices, an electric light plant,
public school, shooting gallery, photographic gallery, one undertaker and last but
not least... a red light district!"

WHATS INCLUDED WITH THIS CLAIM
After a claim is purchased and paid in full we will fill a quick claim deed for the new
owners at the county and with the BLM. This will transfer all interest over to the
new owner. We will include a copy in the information packet we send you.
100 % ownership
Welcome package
o Including FAQ
o Ownership instructions
o Basic ownership information


o Required forms
o Mining methods overview
CD containing all pictures we have
Digital layer of claim boundaries
o This can be used with google earth, arc explorer or similar mapping
program
GPS coordinates of all corner posts
Quick claim deed
Copy of all filed paperwork
Maps of claim
Copies of any and all mineral analysis work done
Continued support and advice
ABOUT US
We are a small business with a great team of skilled and knowledgeable
individuals. We believe in doing honest business. We dont try to hide things, scam
people or create unnecessary organizations to try and add value. Our products sell
themselves. If they cant then there not worth having. We want to match the right
claims with the right people. We do our best to keep things simple and easy to
understand.
Our support doesnt end with the sell, we are happy to give advice and answer any
questions any time.
ADVANTAGES
We use ESRI mapping software (worlds most used GIS software)
We Believe in doing honest business
Educated in Geology, Mapping and Mining
Continued support
No hidden costs

POLICIES
We highly encourage all perspective buyers to test and explore the claims before
purchasing.
The price you see is the total price of the claim. We dont have any hidden costs.


We will transfer ownership once payment has been received in full. This will be
done in a timely manner, keep in mind that government offices are not open on the
weekends and some claims are in remote counties. We do maintain the right to have
a life.
GUARANTEE
We guarantee all of our claims to be 100% accurately mapped and filed with
required state and federal governing agencies. We guarantee that our claims are in
areas of known resources and our descriptions to be precise and a true
representation. We promise you will be satisfied with our
ABOUT CLAIM OWNERSHIP
Mining claim ownership is growing in popularity as more and more people are
realizing the benefits. Recreation to commercial operations, mining claims have
something for everyone. Recreationist can have a fun for the whole family that pays
for its self, and sometimes more. With the high price of precious metals its never
been a better time to mine commercially. The best place to start is by securing your
mining claim.
LEGAL NOTES
We do test every claim for the presents of minerals, however we do not make any
guarantees of the amount or quality of the deposits. It is the responsibility of the
purchaser to make their own analysis of the claim. Perspective buyer how are not
familiar with claim ownership should read our FAQ, ask any and all questions you
may have and consult state and federal governing agencies for laws regarding
mining claims. It is the responsibility of the new owner to keep up to date on annual
claim maintenance work. Terra Resources and its associates are not responsible for
any damage or injuries that may happen while exploring, testing or any activity on
one of our claims.
SPECIAL NOTES