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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1904)
V THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, July 27 1904 .1 I M CULLY FORK WATER NOT POLUTED BY SHEEP Report Persistently Circulated Here Entirely Without Foundation. Say Those Who Know. Several Sumpter citizens have tea II oil the attention of Tho Minor to tho fact' that Seymour II. Dull, Will lam Hewitt iiik) ntliurH have leased certain timber lauds along McCulloy Fork to u sheep tnati from Heppner, by tho namo of MoKuight, and tho itnproHHlon prevails to hoiiio extort (hat tho Hooka will oniiteml nalo tho wator of tho Downey ditch, from which tho city drawH a part of its wator Hiipply. Tho fiicta in tho oiiho, howovor, aro not ho hud, and do not necessarily load to IIiIh couoliiHion. Tho timber rolial)lo and tho Instructions bo ba given him in regard to tbo terms of tbo agreement will not bo violated. Tbo Light and Wator company owns Home ton miloH of this ditch, and four or live miles of it passes through tbo territory in quoHtion. According to all land regulations, Hindi water rights carry with them priority privileges to any later timber or mineral acquisitions, whether righta p'duut, timber or bomeHtead cIiiIiiih. And since the company'H owuerHbip to tho Downey ditoli and the right of way which in that. Emmett Cnllnlinn, an attorney of Baker City, arrived here last evening and Hied in tho La Ciraudo laud ollico a contest unit in the mat ter of TitiiH Davis vs. H. C. Arm strong. The property involved ia known as tbo Hrooklyu and Vindi cator claiuiH in tbo Rock Creek district and it is expected that the content will bo a lively one. TELLURIUM FOUND ON DULL RUN JULY I MAY INSTALL A MILL THIS FALL traclH owned by the liowllt iiitoroHtH J carried therewith autodatoH the ao were leiiHod to McKiuglit and iiIho iiiHitlon of the Hewitt timber in itio claiuiH owned by K. .S. Ton-ill, IoiohIh, it 1h Htated that it holdH ah foreHt reserve Hiipoiintoudont, but .hoIiiIo authority over hiicIi right of with the understanding that tho , way, and can enforce tho vacitinu of HockH were not. to graze on the hIopoh any Hhoop or cattle man wIioho llookH from which tho water Hiipply Ih drawn. TIiIh, It Ih Htated, wiih ex plicitly not forth in the uudorHtaud Iiik, and Air. MoKuight conferred with tho Water company in regard to tbo matter, stating that bo bad no denire to infringe on itH rights. He Htated further that tbo man bo bad in or bordH would tend to contaminate the wator. However, there Ih no ditlloulty anticipated in thltt direction, as tbo Hhoop mou have explicitly agreed, iih wiih nominated in tbo contrtaot, to keep their Hocks not only away from tbo ditch, but from tbo hIojioh which charge of IiIh tlockH Ih thoriiohgly i lend into it. NOW MAKING SURVEY OF JOHN DAY EXTENSION ,1. A. WoHt, chief engineer of the Sumpter Valley, went out to Tipton today to look after work on tho ox teiihlu, and iiIho to Huperluteiid the Hiirvey which Iiiih been Htarted from Tipton to the Middle Fork of John Day on thin proponed branch. Contrary to tbo HtatomontH made by Joseph Hartou, general passenger and freight agent, that the timber roHorve matter dnoH not outer into the transaction, Mr. Went hii)-h it does, iih wiih iiIho Htated h President KccIoh. While the Hiirvey to tbo Middle Fork, a distance of ten allien from Tipton, in now being made, the Htartiug of actual couHtruetioii thin MORE ABOUT THAT CORNUGOPIA STRIKE Since tho HrHt report in tbo Demo crat of tbo rich quartz Htrlko at Cornucopia, made a few days ago, additional partiuularH give tostl moiiy ot the great merit of tbo dis co very. John WIIhoii, of tblH city, who Ih intoroHtod in the discovery, ban just returned from Cornucopia. Mr. WIIhoii hiij-h the location of the Htrike made by Frank tiallagber, W. D. Pierce and hiniHolf Ih on Little Ragle creek at the apex of tbo Granite mountaiiiH, but only two miloH from a good road. Three local iiuiH have been made there, known iih the Surprise, Summit and Unknown claiuiH. A man who asks that bia name be not mentioned in this connection, is in town today displaying samples of rock from an ontiroly new find, in a now distriot of tbo Burnt rivor coun try. It h on Hull Run, five miles from Unity and eight from Mount Rastus district. Tbo discovery was mado July 1 by Hort Caviuous and Luther Eckers. They located several claims aud since (ben a number of other parties have mado locations. On tbo original discovery a shallow open cut rovoals tbo fact that walls aro eight feet apart aud fairly woll defined. Tbo ore, of course, is not plentiful that near the surface and all tbo ledge matter is broken. Tbo Sumpter visitor showed two kinds of rock, one of which is float aud tho otbor taken from the open cut, from which bo drawH tbo oonolu Hion that there are parallel veins there, one of which has nut yet been found. Tbo float, so bo says, has boon tested by a Hakor City assay or, who declares that It carries tollurium. Tbo ore from tbo voiu lias not yot been analyzed. Tbo particles of metal contained in tbo two Hpeoimeus, bowover, aro vory similar in appear ance, being lustrous aud of galoua sbado. Tbo Hull Kun distriot is oiiBy of access, a wagon road running through it. There is also an abuudauoo of water aud timber there. Very favoial lo reports havo been, received lately horn tbojHalck Jack, in tbo Red boy district, owned largely by Judge Reese, of Lincoln, Nebraska, and ono of tho Killeu, Worner, Stewart flotations. Work bus been steadily prosecuted, under the superintendence of T. J. Shoedy, aud so favorable is tbo showing, tbat tbo company hopes to get around) to a plant thin fall. No conclusions have been reached at this time with reference-to tbe style of mill, but it is confidently thought that the extremely good development results which are now being made will1 justify such action at au early day. Tbe main oroBsout'is now in about 030 feet, and in diiving this dis tance, six good strong ledges have been tapped, four of which show values raugiug from 80 to 830. Tbo depth attained at tbo prosout work ings is over 500 foot, in about 200 feot ftirtbor tbo tbo main ledgo of tbo proporty will bo cut. This shows about twolvo feet on tbo surface, with vory satisfactory values.. Tbo oro obtained from a twovlo foot prospect shaft on this vein assayed from 828 to 832. RECEIVED WORD THAT HIS FATHER IS DYING MILL FOR HUMBOLDT HAS BEEN ORDERED On tint Siirnririi). tint ditinnviu-v summer depends on the sporty open- .,,,, ,, tw,vo f1,t ( , boon Hunk. Tbo ledge in from one ing of (bo reserve. If thin matter receives attention wilbiu (be next few days, Mr. Went nays tbat every ell tut will bo made lo complete thin ton iiiIIoh before hiiow fill In. "We have bad all tbe experience," hii.vh Mr. Went, "ol late Htartiug we act looking for In tbe Instance of the Tipton e.teiiHiou, and we do not propone to begin on tbo other unless we have ample time to push it through thin tall. However, we have been protiiiHod a Hpeedy not t lenient of the reserve mutter, aud hope that it will yet come in time to Htait actual construction in time to complete thin fall. OthorwlHo we will do nothing beyond making tbe survey, on which we are nlrcsdy at work." to two foot wide and good shipping ore Ih being taken out. Tbe Summit sIiowh a ledge seven feel wide that averages 8 1(5 ore. About, one-half mile from the Surprise claim George Herbert aud Charles Carniihim made a discovery that ih vory rich, tbe ote showing the name character iih tbe Cal higher and Pierce claims. The owners of these claims are engaged in doing location work and will arrange to develop their claims as rapidly iih possible.- Democrat. Contest on Rock Creek Claims. A telegram from La (iraudo states Dr. R. N. Jackson, manager of tbo Fortune Milling company, operating tbe Humboldt aud Red Lion in tho liroouhnruB, accompanied by M. A. Debutf, of Spokane, secretary of tbe company, passed through Sumpter this aferuoon, Mr. Dohutr returning to Spokane after a visit to tbe prop erty and Dr. Jackson going with him to linker City. The mill for the Humboldt, Dr. Jackson, says, has been ordered, aud wil be on tbe ground in a short time. it is a three stamp Merrill capable of handling from twenty-live to thirty tons of ore a day. Tbe saw. mill recently installed is cutting lumber for ihe buildings. Dr. Jackson thinks tbat a mill will also be placed on the Red Lion this season. Plans for this, however, have not yet been determined upon. L. V. Swiggott had a wiro from Helena, Montana, this morning stat ing that his fatbor is iu a dying con dition. Mr. Swiggett loft for Holeua. on this afternoon's train. Mr. Swiggott, Sr. ia about Bovooty yoars old aud has boon afflicted for some time with bronchial trouble. Special Excursion to I he World's Fair Tho Denver aud & Rio Crande, iu connection with tbo Missouri Pacific, will run a series of Person ally Conducted Excursions to the World's Fair during June. These excursions will bo run through to St. Louis without ohango of cars, making short stops at priuoipal poiuts en route. The first of these excursions will loavo Portland June 7tb, and tbo second June 17th. The rate from Hakor City will be 8G0 to St. Louis aud return. Excursionists going via tbo Deuevr A Rio Grande have the privilege of roturuiug via a different route. This is tbo most pleasant way, as woll as tbo most delightful route, to cross tho continent. The stops arranged give au opportunity ot visiting tbo various points of in terest iu aud about Salt Lake City, Denver and Kansas Citv. If vou jwisb to accompany one of these ex cursions writo at ouce to V. C. Mc Hrido 124 Third street, Portlaud, for sleeping car reservations. Another Shipment. W. J. Hughes, managing owner of the Equity, came iu from tbe prop erty today to arraugo for auutber shipment to the smelter. Tbe Equity is shipplug its high grade ore igbt aloug. Notice. Any aud all persons having or holding claims or demands against the Morning Mine aro hereby re quested to preseut aud file the same with tbe undersigned bis at office iu Sumpter, Raker couuty, Oregon, iu order to arrange for the collection of tho same. C. H. McCOLLOCH. Suleoribe for The Miner