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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1904)
Wednesday, August 10, 904 THh bUMPTER MINER - LADD SMtLTER WILL BURN WOOD FOR FUEL Zera Snow, formerly of Salt Lake, and now a practicing attorney at Portland, it largely intorosted in tbo LaddMetalB company, which markets regular consignments of coppor mat to to the valley poiuts plants. The Lfldd company is now installing a smelter in tbo Seven Dovils district, while tbo one now iu operation is located at Mineral. Tho now plant, according to a statement made by Mr. Snow in Boise a day or two ago, will probably handle sixty tons of oro por day. Tbe plant is being built along new lines aud iu consequonco its capacity can only be determined In practice. It will be a combina tion of reverberatory and stack furnace, designed to utilizo wood for fuel. The ore is of such a char actor that most of tbe values can bo aved in tho revorboratory. Wood is to be used for fuel owing to tho im practicability of getting coal aud coke from the outsido. Mr. Suow said thoro would bo amplo oro for tho plant. Whilo (ho amount in sight ho far was limited, tho fact of tho smolter buing in op eration would stimuluto mining and lead to tho oponing of an adequate fltipply. Whilo thoru was rich ore that would hour transportation to distant points for treatment, there were quant itos oarryng values too low to bo disposed of in that manner. Of tho operations of tho now com pany at Mineral, Mr. Suow said there had been somo vory rich strikes recently in tho company's mines, but tho great bulk of tho oro was ordinary grade. Plans had boon mado for changing tho furnaces so as to utilb.o coal for fuel In tho placo of coko. With this chaugo they would bo able to handle ores running as low as six por cent copper, whereaH they cannot now utilize ores that get much below eight por cunt. Wolsor Signal. WILL OPERATE THE MAYFLOWER . U. W. Hoggs, the mining man from Taooma, was in town between trains today, looking aftor iutorests in this district. Mr. Hoggs, it will be remembered, mado strenuous efforts to somite tbo Morning for his pooplo, but failed on account of the various and many complications. Mr. Hoggs has has sinco taken up tbe Mayflower in tho Cornucopia district, aud will dovelop tho prop erty as rapidly as possible. The property has tho bhujo lead as the Last Chance, which shows most en couraging results. Mr. Hoggs says that outsido of a thorough and systematic development poller, the company will place a mill on the property in tho spring. W. H. ELLIS WINS PLAGER GROUND GONTEST CASE Mayor MoCollooh received a tele phone message from the La Grande land oft) 00 today stating that a decis ion bad been reudered iu the contest oases involving title to the Ellis placer ground on the west sido of tbe river frcm Sumpter, in favor of Mr. Ellis and thoBe to whom he bad conveyed the land, V. R. Mead tal. These contests' were instituted by Mrs. Kioben, Dustin and Jackson, based largely on the allegation that Ellis had been more or loss uegligout regarding assessmout work iu years! past. All these cases involved practically the samo evideuoo and law. That of Mrs. Rlchon was tmido the test case. The telephone mossago stated that tho Ellis eud of tho proposition had boon sustained on every poiut at issue. Associated with Mr. MoCollooh as attornoy for Ellis was E. V. Hartlott, former register of tbo land otflco at La Graudo, and to him Mayor Mo Collooh accords credit, for conducting tho trial in a most skillful manuer. ENGINEERS START ON PRELIMINARY SURVEY The preliminary survey of tho Sumptor-Uourno railroad was started yestorday afternoon uudor tho charge of P. A. Greou, tho ongiuoor who camo in a fow days ago with J. M. Van Herg, of Lincoln, who is inter ested in tho financial end of tho proposition. Mr. Van Herg and party loft Sunday fur Pendleton to have a look at the country, but will return in a fow days. Tho survey is to bo completed just as soon as possiblo, aud if no local contingency arises, it in understood, that actual construction will start as soon as tho preliminary work is com pleted. The value of such a road toward tho upbuilding of Sumpter and the district is inestimable, and little doubt is to bo expressed but that overy eucouracomout will be given from this community. IMPERIAL IS UNDER BOND AND LEASE Loaso and bond on tho Eagle Consolidated group, which embraces tho Imperial initio, was granted today to MclOweu, Arthur & MoEwen. John Arthur, of tho firm, has already negotiated for tho machinery ro quirod and work will bo started at ouoo. A mill, it is statod, in praotico carefully thought out by Mr. Arthur for some years, will be installed. This general policy will probably prove profitable to many small mines of tbe Cable Cove district, now that there is a smelter iu Sumpter to take care of the product of their jigs and concentrators. It is understood that Captain Paul, superintoudout under tbe old mange meut, will represent tho owuors aud that shipping will begin almost im mediately. VALUABLE ADJUNCT TO MINING INDUSTRY Dr. C. M. Pearco is of the opinion that the logged off lauds surrounding Sumpter will make excellent farm plats on which may bo grown the various grassos, fruits aud grains. Ho bases his belief on tbe fact that in several instances fruit on trees in tho vioinity give every appoaranoe of reaobing maturity, and tbe further fact that near the Sumpter hospital there is some timothy which sprang from seed accidentally sown, matur ing without any irrigation whatever aud bearing every evidouce of health and vitality. He glvos It as bis opinion that tho surrounding country may be made to produco tho various graces without haviug to resort to irrigation, as is tbo common custom in tho lower regions of eaBatern rolgon. If this bo tho case, mining will havo a valuablo adjunct in building up tho community. Annual Meeting Golden Wizard. Prosident L. O. Miller, of tho Goldou Wizard, aud his sou, .1. A. of Three Rivers, Michigan, and General Managor J. M. MoPhoo left this aftomonu for Tacoma, to attend a mooting of tho directors of that com pany, which is incorporated under tho laws of Washington. At this meeting the future policy will bo decided. It is understood that Mossrs Miller and MoPhoo will re commoud that a crosscut tunnel bo run to tap tho vein at fiOO root depth. Tho shaft is now down 1 KO feet, but heretofore it has been found impossible to handlo tho water. There is somo friction among tho eastern stockholders in tho Golden Wizard aud the result of this meet ing will bo watched with much in terest. SINKING AT THE GOLDEN CHARIOT L. V. Swiggett, who recently took over tho Golden Chariot, in tho Hear Gulch district, camo to town yestor day afternoon. Tho now two compartment shaft, ho saya, is now down thirty feet, A whim has been installed aud will bo started tomorrow, and three shifts will bo set to work. Tho shaft will be sunk to the 100-foot level aud tho vein then cniHHCiit. Tho shaft, was started fifty feet from tho ledge, but owing to the dip, will probably not bo more than ten or fifteen font away whou tho 100-foot level is reached. OREGON KING IS AGAIN IN TKOUBLE Jt is rumorod that the Oregon King mine at Ashwood la about to bocomo involved iu more litigation over tho title to that famous prop erty. Last week an attorney from Walla Walla was in Ashwood in tho interest of his client, Victor Wilson, who is roported to be the plaintiff iu tho new case against tho Oregon King. Although nothing definite cau bo learned of tho suit, as no papora have yet been filed, it is surmised that this view of now litigation arises out of Victor Wilson's claim that he "grub-stakod" G. M. Wilson who located the Silver King claim, aud through which location tho Orognn King peoplo claim titlo by purchase. Whatever tho nature of tho present claim against tho famous mi no, one fact stands out cloar aud distinct abovo all others, aud that is, but for the fact that the Oregon King peoplo opeued up a great mine, after spending thousands of dollars on de velopment work, there would not have boon all this troublesomo litigation. Tho litigation instituted by Tom Hrown would never have been begun had not tho information leaked out that a great body of ox tromoly rich oro was boiug uncovorod at tho Oregon King mine. Hrown got the information in a letter from relatives iu thu Ashwood camp, and within thirty-six hours ho was on his way back to tho camp to lay claim to tho property. Hrown himself does not believe that ho would over have roturuod to tho camp had tho Oregon King people not opened up a mine. Victor Wilson ataudB in much tho samo light. The King peoplo spent fifty thousand dollais dofendulg their title to the mi no, and they havo spent fully that much more converting a prospect in an unproved camp Into a great mining ptoperty. Does anyone believe that Wilson would have fought tho Hrown claims for years in tho federal courts, aud finally havo won out, or that tho mine would ever havo been developed under his ownership? Wo havo no prejudice in this matter, but there is surely occasion for a protest when the develpomeut of a section of country is being retarded by such methods as these. To tho men who have spent their capital in opening up a mine, and then spout thousands of dollars more in defend ing tho titlo to that, mine, them certainly must accrue some rights. Antelope Herald. Elk Head Saloon. tillc Head Whiskey, old, flue an mellow, at the Mile Head saloon, Cen tor street, Old Olympla stand. Try t. AlpR OREGON Shopj line and Union Pacific TO Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas City. CHICAGO ST. LOUIS . NEW YORK Ocean steamers between Portland and San Francisco every five days. L-ow Rati ! 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