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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 16, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, September 16, 190? CRACKER-HIGHLAND. High Values in Present Workings. Tho Criicknr-HlKilnii( Uold Min lug compiiuy ruporU ttiut rctnrtiH from tho HinnploH Hunt to CJiirko & Clurko, iiHMnyorH of thin city, khvo tho follow ing tehiiIIh: No. 14. .'II a. gold; 2.00 m. nllvor; total, H!.H7. no. -i.:i oz. gold; .7 oz. Hllvnr; total, :iO.'il. No'. .'I 4.:ioz.' Kold; l.r oz. Hllvur; total, IHti.flfl. TIhihii miuipJo woro nhtiiinwl from it tuiiinil ill wiiliib tlio company 1h at pniMont working, exploring tho Krouuil. TIiIh tiiniiol Ih about fifty foot in lungtli in which about twonty foot ditptli Ih ohtanol. Hncili vhIiioh (nil lento that tho Konorally high viiIiioh found in ho many of tho Craukor Crook iiiIiioh will again bo ropDiitoil on now ground. Tho gounrnl dlrvctiou of tho lorlgo, tho clmractnr of tho oroauil formation indlimtim' 'thu lixlgo to bo Hpllt olf tin) Cranknr Orugnn loilgo. TIiIh Iiiih boon h wiill known fact to tho old minora and proMpoctorri of tho camp, nnd Iihh boon coullrmod by tho work of thn Crnukor Highland comaiiy. It Ih thoiiKlit to bo a Hpllt eorroH imtidYiig to' hi Hplit oir tho Crnukor Oregon lodgo whluli ruim through tho Viator ground. Thoro aro a iiunibor of high Krado lodgo ou thU 'hill. Tho Llttlo CraoknrOold Mining conipuny IuivIuk ohUltiod HKHnyH of Hiicb IiIkIi valtin m to rank with tho bout tuition in tho country. Thn IimIko on IliiVCruokor-lllghlund hut boon npouod up on tho property of tho Ormikor' ftloudlko (lold Mln in company and tho Portland (iold Mining and MillliiK company, ImwIOim iho Criiitknr-llighluud. Tho lodgo hk ho far dotormlnod by tho proHiiut work is about ton foot widn. TIiIh IimIko Iiiih boon opoui'd up by two Hhiiflw and thn tunnel jiint iiuiutiiiuiMl, lnovoiy oiirto good viiIiioh worn iiIiIhIikmI. TIiIh IimIko Ih of a iiniforiu IiIkIi gmdo itml Ih a IIchiiio of k i'i 'ill alun uhoro iih dopth Ih oblaiuod and thn on hIiooIh piihh Into in oio hiiIIiI formation, liodlox of good hhlppiiiK urn hIioiiIiI bn niicouutori'd. It Ih iiudnrxtooil tolHtlhn Intention of thn company to oomoni'o work luok Iiik to (hut mid i. '., to iutornoct thn urn Hhnnt juxt iiucovoroil at grontor iloptli. Work Iiiih boon muvoHHfiilly po-o-cutod hIuco thn proporty wiih lukoii by Milwaukon pooplo who lluaiu'od it. TIioho pooplo InvoHtlKiitod through n ioproMutativn who vIhKoiI Siimptor in poi'Miiu. Tho now owiioih havo tho Kroutoht fill th in tho llual mu-cokh of thin nioht promlHltiK proporty. NO MUCKING FOR HIM. Btntilh the Dignity of a Colored Porter From the Union Pacific. A Jot black "cuiliid piiMiin," who from his broad Southern dlaloct, had Honn morn or Iohh of tho cotton tloldn, iiccohIoiI a Sumpter cltizou tho othor day with: "Kay, Ikihh, lo junt foil up agin iIIh hoah maii'H town and bo lookiu' foh a job Hultabln to my ntatlon in lifo. Could yo' tuiggont iitiythlng!"' "What ciiu you do?" tho citizen queried. "Well, Iiohh, lo titled fo' a grout many provocatioun. 1 wH8UH8lmilated wid do cottou bizuoHH, when I were quite a small picanniuy, but my late proclivities ban been wid the Union Pacific hh potab, until a alight am blRiiouHneHH arose between me an' do muuagemont when I quit do employ of do corporation." "Do you know anything about mining?" "I profcHH no acquaintance what Homobber wid dig profenhun." "You might get a job as mucker. TIiIh roqulroH but llttlo expeprlouco." "In do uamo ob Teddy Hosonvolt, dooH yo' mean to consult a cullud gommeu, by Intimidating dat ho wud ascend to Riich a base provocation as dat of a tnuckor? A mucker I A pUHHiiu what works In Hwamps, 1r boneath do dignity obdis Individual." And tho offended nigger Htrode away beforo oxplauatlouH could be mado, feeling that ho had boon groHHly and irrepaiably insulted. MEETS NEXT AT PORTLAND. Interesting Session of Min ing Congress Held at Deadwood-Lead. (14!) iSSIt lSBiLfflS. OF SUMPTER Capital Stock Surplus, $500 $25,000 OFFICERS J. H. ROBBINS, President J. W. SCRIBER, Visa-President R. H. MILLER ... Cashlar H. S. DURGAN.' - - Assistant Cashier Safety Deposit Vaults Gold Dust Bought Does a General Banking and Exchange Business Tho nlxth annual hohhIoii of tho American Mining congrosn which mot at Dead wood -Lend, Souh Dakota, last weok, wiih attondod by unprecedented HiiccoMri in ovory way. Thoro was a largo attendauco and a groat deal of interorit was manifested throughout tho country. Presldout Richards' annual addroHS waH a strong effort, culling attention to tho Importance of a national department of minoH and many points of lutorost rolatlvo to thn industry. Lesllo M. Shaw, secretary of tho treasury, wiih prosout. In part ho said : "It Ih an orror to nito thn impor tance of our many Industries according to their relative productivoiicFH. Our factnrloH anil work shops produced ?i:i, 01)0. 0()(t. 01)0 gross in 11100; nrglculturo, 1, 000. (100. 000; fores try, 6'J, 000. 000. 000; and iiilueH, $1,000,000,000, about ei)uallly dlviilod botuoou motalllcaud non-mo-ttilllc products. Vet It must occur to all that manufacture apparently our greatest wealth producing in dustry is dependent upon iron, copper, load, zinc, and other metals, and equally upon coal and other miu-motalllc miiieralH. Our miiiiu faeturiiiK Interests would dwindle into IiisIkuIIIciiiu'ii but for our mines. "A poopIo'h prosperity is not iiioiihuitiI by Hh capacity to produce morn than by itn capacity to con sume, and thlH capacity to consume is in turn dependent upon the earn ing capacity of the individual, and the earning capacity of the individual is again dependent upon native and acquired ability. So, if America bo great, it is because (iod in his wisdom stored the mountains with the richest minerals, overlaid tho valleys with a most fertile soil, and then gave it to a people competent, in some slight, degree at least, to Improve their opportunities." The next sessinti of tho Congress will be held in Portland. This will be In llt0.r). Tucker, th Muclur. There was a young miner named Tucker, Who won a tlrst prize as a mucker. Said he, "As a digger I sure cut a tlgger, Atid let no mau take me for a sucker." 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