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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 10, 1904)
f COVERS THOROUGHLY THE GOLD ' FIELDS of the INLAND EMPIRE EASTERN INVESTORS IN OREGON MINES Pay for I AP I AINU lCAU II UiHMBaaaBHiMMBHMaMaHMHiVHBiBBBMBMBBMHMMIHBHBaaMHHBMMMMHMMBM'BMaaaaiMaaMBMMaMMHBe CHUM OF NATURE CROSSES DIVIDE Tho Ciiliforniii iiaporH report tliu (loath of ".Jim' CJIIIIh nod add that tio, in tho long ago, wiih tho com paniori unci friend of Mark Twain, Unit llartu, Joo Goodman, R. M. Daggett and all that bright array of young niun, who from tho omul bio of California llfo in tho old daya oaino out gold. That imiHt ho our ".71 in" GIUIh, for thorn novor oouid havo hoon hut ono of hia kind. Whon thin writor naw hltn last, a quarter of a century ago, ho wiih livinK in a oabiu built in '!!) up in (ho hillH of Tuoluinno ooiiuty, California. Ho had hoiiio quart ininoH whioh lator uiado him rloh, but at that timn all IiIh visible woalth wiih that cabin, IiIh huokH, a garden and Home dngH and rabbits, aud tho hopoH in IiIh iioart. Hut all that place wiih dedicated to peace. Tho dngH and ruhliltn playod together liko puppioH, with novor a quarrel, and down in tho garden tho writor of OiIh naw him with licit It IjhiiiIh Hoparato tho hranohoH of a nbrub, and thoro, nut four IiioIioh from oithor hand, and not ton IiioIioh from IiIh face, Hat, unconcernedly, a moiiiitaiu quail on nor noHt, hor biiKht oyoH smiling up to IiIh. At tho remark: "1 thought the iiioiintHin (iiall uutamouhlo, " ho said: "Oh, thoy don't oaro for mo. ii It wiih ho who aiiHworod tho oall of tho blrdH iih told in tho Wedge of Cold, only ho did It muoh bottor than in told in tho book. Ho piloted tho writor out Irom IiIh homo, throo iiillori, to Tuttlotowu to tako tho (5 a, m. stage. Tho walk began bo foio thoro wiih ono advanoo toout of tho dawn in tho oast. Tho foroHt inaiio tho night vory dark, only up through tho tri'im tho ntarn, oold aud whl to, mm Id bo hooii. Hut whon Hiiimi guidons of tho advancing day woro plautod in tho oant and ono aftor auothor of tho snngstorH of tho foroHt awoko and begun thoir morning pralso, service, thou thlH "Jim" Glllls, who hud boon Ht tiding in silence ovor tho trail, iiIhii Hoomod to i.wuko, aud ho aiiHworod ovory oall of tho forest in quaint, Hhrowd wordn whioh rovoalod that ho not only know each songster by ItH voloo, nut know thoir tiabitH aud all thoir iIoIIoIouh ways. In IiIh oabiu ho wiih reserved of speech, but whon ho did talk it soomod that whatovor tho tlioiuo IiIh mind had not only nuiHtorcd it but had roduood Us substance to Just tho uumlior of wordn titat expressed IiIh complete thought, but with tho birds, it was all a joyoiiH ooii vocation whioh gave tho Impression that IiIh oar wiih at tho roooivor of a tolophono aud ho wiih but answering tho morning greetings of tho bird, aH.t low and sweet, thoy came to IiIh oar, though soundless to Mil othorri. People said ho lived alono. Never w,ae there a greater uiietake. True, uo other visible peisouallty was uvir, 'but hiti eoul wae iu full ii(!(!o rd with tho forest and all ItH inhabitantH, and with all thoso who had boon dear to him, but who through tho yearn' mutations had fal Ion iiHloop. Moreover, ho kopt abroiiHt of all tho groat world's ovontH, ho far iih daily papers aud magazines oould inform him. Out of thorn in tho calm around him, ho had ovolvod Hhrowd idoiiH of all tho notod aotorH on tho world's political stage: ho outimatod thoir groatueBB aud littlonoHH and drew oxaot (Hb tinotiouH botwoon thorn. HIh lifo wiih iih plaoid iih tho flow of a rivor that ha? littlo fall and no obstruc tioiiH in ito bankH. Ho had known all tho bright mou among tho early Argonauts; tho momorioH of Home of thorn ho hold lovingly in hiH heart, but IiIh lifo had piiriHod boyond them and ho wiih waiting in tho culm without a rogrot for tho past and unriifllod by any appioheiiHion for tho futuro. Ho wo miHpout tho oven stroam of IiIh lifo flowed on to tho last. Cor tat nly wo hope it did, and if con huIoiih whon the great ohaugo wiih imminent, wo HtiHpout that but ono rogrot touched IiIh aoul, and that wiih a fear that tho bird on hor noHt would iiiIhh liim aud that thoro would bo no kind iniiHter for hia dumb animal frioudH. Goodwin's Salt Lake Weekly. Railroad to Condon. Tho O. Ii. & N. I.hh deoided to build a railroad from Arlington to Condon iu Gilliam county, a road whioh will enable the fanner a to market tho grain with a great doal Iohh trouble and give ilium more timo In which to improve thoir laud and got many more ucroH under cultiva tion. General Manager 10. 10. Calvin, of tho O. It. & N., returned recently from a trip into tho country which will bo touched by tho now road aud announced that work on tho lino will begin at once. Within a few days ouglneerH will on put iu tho field, and iih hooii iih right-of-way matters can be adjiiHted tho work will begin aud tho lino will be runhed to comple tion. Tho new lino will bo between forty-five aud fifty miloH long. Tho exact route Iiiih not been decided upon iu hoiiio places where there in dilllculty in getting a right-of-way, hut. Arlington aud Condon will bo tho termini of the now lino. Farmers in tiio locality greeted the railway olticialH warmly and are outhuHiiiHtic ovor tho prnmiHO of tho now road. How Gold is formed. That gold in foimod from Holutiou Ih generally recognized. Tho miner receives the theory because it ox plaliiH the making of gold to him, but he often wonders how it in done, ho ho-o is what Iiiih been hoeii: Oaiutrco ouco prepared a Holutiou of gold aud left iu it a HUiall piece of metallic gold. Accidentally a tmuill pi ooo of wood fell into the solution. Tho Holutiou decompoHed, aud tho gold assumed a metallic state aud collected aud held to tho Hiuall piece of undissolved gold, which increased iu size. Auother Investigator heard ofJthlB aud made a dilute gold solu tion, iu wblob be iiumemed t piece of iron pyrites aud left it there a mouth. He added also organic mat tor, aud at tho mouth's end the pyritoa woro covered with a film of metallic gold. Pyrites aud gold galeua woro next tried, and each wiih covered with gold. Cold, copper pyrites, arsenical pyrites, galena and wolfram woro also tried, with similar results. Metallic precipitates were tried, aud whilo they throw down the gold as a metallic powder, they did not cause it to cohere nor to plato tiny of tbo substauoes tried. Organic mattor thus seemed the neecsuary chemical agent. Through tho wood used in these experiment gold wus dlssomiuated in flue par ticles. Imagine these experiments conducted by nature through ages and the rosult could bo a nugget. Mines aud Minerals. Dawson Quiet This Season. Ceorgo Richards arrived in Sump tor a few days siuco direct from Diiwhoii, aud is visiting Eugene Rartholf. He says that tho orstwhilo greatest placer gold camp on earth is quiet this soasou, compared with formor yours, thoro having boon a Htampodo from thoro last spring to Tiinaua, whore good ground is being worked. In coming to the coast from Dawsou Mr. Richards paid twonty dollars faro for 110 miles 'on tho Alaska railroad. Ho will leavo hero iu a few days for Douver. Gavel Interesting Historically. A gavel of historical significance will be provided for tbo uso of tbe presidiug officer of tho National Mining congress that is to bo held in PortlaudjAugust 20-21. Tho wood for this gavel was secured by David Linn, a piouoer of 1852, whoso homo is in Jacksonville. It is from a manzanita that grow in Rich gulch, AT a stock holders meeting held recently at tho Lucy Mine near Green horn, Oregon, owned by tho Greenhorn Gold Mines and Develop ment Co., tho officers and directors decided to soil One Hundred Thousand shares of Treasury Btook at L'io per share, par value $1.00, for tho purpose of further development, to erect an electric power plant and to purchase necessary machinery, etc., to put tho Lucy Miue on producing basis. Wo own seven claims, havo plenty of timber and water. Our tunnel in now in over Four Hundred aud Fiflv feet, have cut three ledges which assay from $15.00 to $104.00 per ton. Vo are now driving into the O. K. ledge, whoso surface showings show that it is the richest ledge of tho property. Our property is fully equipped with bunk ami boarding house, blacksmith shop, stable, store house and tunnel house, Wo have worked two shifts steady for the past eight months and our ore dump has several thousands of dollars of oro ready for treatment. The property to well equipped and the Lucy Mine lias the ore. The proporty will soon be on a paying basis and will stand tho closest investigation. Stock can be bought iu monthly installments if desired. $25.00 will buv 100 shares; $250.00 will buy 1000, etc. Anyone who will invest $1000 or more wo will furnish free transportation ami all expenses to visit the property and in sptctit. -:- -:- :- -:- ' - G. A. Bcrglaud, Lumber Dealer, Milwaukee, W'to., Pros Sam R. Stott, Lucy Mine, Greenhorn, Ore., Vice Presi .M. f. Koogh, Merchant, .Milwaukee, Wis., Treasurer. Morris Sullivan, Lucy Mine, Greenhorn, Ore., Asst. Secretary Kd. Sullivan, Lucy Miue, Greenhorn, Ore., Manager. !'. R. Morris, Grain Dealer, Milwaukee, Wis., Director. Chas. Scholl, Broker, Milwaukee, Wis., Secretary. Make all remittances to Chas. Scholl, Secretary, Milwaukee, Wis., ami send for further information to The Greenhorn Gold Mines & Development Co. 307 Matthews Bldg. located in the so ttheru part of Jack sonville, and winch is famous in tho history uf the Pacific coast gold discoveries hb tho placo where the wouderful find of gold was made iu Oregon, causing the rush in 18ft 1-52 to southern Oregon, and which con tinued for several years. Mr. Linn has never been a miner, but he has always tukon a great intoreBt In the industry. Mr. Liuu has sent the wood to his sou, Fletcher Linn, of this city, to have it turned and finished in bis factory. The gavel will be encircled by a gold band, with an engraving stating the plaoe from which the wood and gold ware obtained. Tbo gold for the band will be from Rich gulch, where miu ing is still oarrlod on in a small way. Tho mouoy to purchase it of the miners will be supplied by the Jacksouville Board of Trade. Telegram. Ten Men WoriYna at the Climax. Captain A. Cobo, consulting en gineer and general manager for the Climax, camo in from tbo miue this uftornoon and left for Raker City. Ho took ohargo of tho property a few days ago for the oatsoru people who rooontly bought it. Ho reports that be has ten men now at work crosscut ting and driftiug on tbo main vein, aud will employ mere men as soon as tbey can bo utilized to advan tage. Tbo policy is to rash develop ment work us fast as possible. Another Ore Shoot. M. E. Rain, manager of the Over laud, and Dr. Ed W. Mueller, re turned yesterday afternoon from the mi no. Mr. Bain says that drift No. 1 1b just broakiiug into another ore shoot, aud that tho proporty Ih looking exceptionally woll. sident. resident. Milwaukee, Wit. 1 i' :ww,!yjjry..iawW'WMiW