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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1904)
Wednesday, August 24, 1904 THh bUMPTER MINhK BEN WOOD, OF BAKER PRESENTS ULTIMATUM Bon Wood was in towu tndny. Ho onmo dowu from Bourne tbiu morning HDd doparted on the forenoon train for tho Middlo Fork of thu John Day, whore ho aud 1m Thomas, his pnl nu this trip, will fish for a spoil. I3qu Wood has beou vory much in tho public oyo during the recent dog days, llo is tho Baker City saloon man who accepted McLeod's challenge for a rook drilling contest. His acaeptauc, which was ou bohalf of William Madden. ofRtbo Virtue. mine, was contingent, howover, upon thu match bolng pulled off any where in the world except in Sumpter. Wood has the Hill Town on biB pri vate black list. Just why this is so has not been coherently explained. Mayhap there are reasons. This 1b doubtful. As beforesaid, Wood was in town today. He called on tho horse editor of The Miner, who summoned the snake editor for h conference. "My man is dead willing to drill for money, chalk, marbles or mining stook," said Mr. Wood. 4I I have on my clothes at this time a hundred plunks, which I am ready aud clamor uns to post as a forfeit for a match for S25T) or500 a sido. ''want the match to comn off iu Baker City, but realizo now that you follows up hero won't stand for that. Consequently 1 am hero to moot you half way and arrange for the selection of Bourne as tbo scoue of operations. "I saw in the morning paper yesterday an item to the etfoat that the man with fortoit money was looking for mo. llo would easily have found me, had ho possessed the coin. "I'll bo back bore in a week aud will thou be ready to cover any sum of money up to 8500 for a matoh botwoou Madden and MoLood at Bourne or Baker City, to take place two weeks after signing 'articles of ngreomonl, tho man with the deepest hole to tako tho coin. "Thoro's no uso to talk to mo about drilling in Sumpter. I won't do it. If you follows up hote think MoLood tho best man, ami aro willing to back your judgment with legal tender, you can get action quick, bo oauso I'm your ripo huckleberry, aud I'm loaded down with mouoy. 'This is an ultimatum Bourne or Bakoi, for 8250 up to 8500, and I'll give you two judgos to my ouo." So saying the sporty Mr. Wood boardod tho train for tho fopail deposits, which is John Day valloy and not Baker City. It in learued that Maddon Is em ployed in tho K aud G. shaft. Tom Gray says he is a "riugor" from British Columbia, and that his true name Is Billy Madden, whoso fame is international. "At tho samo timo," oommeuted Commodoro Cray to a Minor man recently, '"MoLood can beat him to a pulp." Thus the matter stands dead locked. LAST CHANCE AND GRIFFIN PROPERTY L. G. Lllley, manager of the Baby MoKee company, operating the Last Cbauce aud Baby McKee iu the Cable Cove district camo to town last night to look after work at the Griffin property In Bear ' Gulch, which he recontly took over. Mr. Lllley has had a force ot men at work ou the now property I or n week or such a matter. In tad within a fow days after the do:il was closod, Mr. Li Hoy started a force of men developing. Tho claims are located iu the famous Bear Union holt which has lately been brought into such prominence on account of tho rich discoveries made. Mr. Li Hey says that tho Last Chauco will eond oroto tho Alpine mill for treatment as soon as the plant is completed. This will he about Octoboi 1, or perhaps sooner. WORKING AT THE OLD BUFFALO N. Berkeley, of Pendleton, who has the Buffalo iu the Granite dis trict, camo in this afternoon with his family, which has been at tbo mino for some time, but is now returning to Pendleton. Mr. Berkeley has a good force at work crosscutting for the main ledgo. He returned this afternoon to tho property. SPECULATORS WILL GET NO LIEU LAISD SCRIP A press dispatch of recent dato from Salem, says: According to the lists of lauju restored to entry from the Bluo Mountain tomporary forest reserve, tho solo losers in tho deal will bo tho parttos who purchased tho school sections from tho state for speculative purposes, taking chauuou upon tbo land being rotalnod in tho permanent, reserve when created by the Department of the Interior. According to the records in the state land department, with few ex ceptions, all tho land umbracod in the Bluo Mountalu tomporary with drawals had boon suvrvoyed and sold to privato parties iu placo at tho rate of 81.125 por acre. Tho greater portion of this land was pur chased iu the hupo that it would bo included iu tbo permanent forest, reserve, in which caso tho purchasers would be entitled to select nthor valuable lieu laud outside tho re serve. As it now stands, they hold possaesion of what is iu most cases protically worthless land, while tho state is the gainer to the extent of the purcbaso price. Had it not boon for tho prospect of this laud being included iu tho pormauont forest reserve, it is probable tho stato would havo had a hard timo disposing of it at any price. Thoro is vory little uusurvoyod land iu tba Bluo Moun tain reserve, therefore tho stato will profit very little iu tho mutter of so curing uew Lhbo for the soloctiou of lieu laud, if tho wholo wore created to a permuout reservo. PUSHING DEVELOPMENT WORK AT THE CLIMAX Captaiu A. Case, consulting on gineer for the Climax, came in from the property this afternoon aud went to Baker City. He will return Mon day. Captain Case says twelve men are at work at the Climax and that work is concentrated on the crosscut for the main lead. Development under tbo new management la to be pubbed. DELEGATES TO THE MINING CONGRESS Tony Mohr, secretary of tho Sump torjhranoh of tho Oregon Mining Association, lett this afternoon to atteud (lie American Mining con gress, which convenes at Portland, Monday. The rest of the delegates who aro sure to go, are II. H. Nichol son, consulting engineer for the Killou, Warner, Stewart company, L. It. Bellman, manager of the Cali fornia, P. A.' Brady, superintendent of tho Humboldt, Charles Klrohon superintendent of tho smoltor, and Fred 1). Smith, manager Snow Crook. Theso will leavo tomorrow. Others who may go, but havo not yet. decided aro I). L. Killou, presi dent of the Kllen, Warner, Stewart company, Hon. George J. Barrett, superintendent of tho Buckhorn, S. S. Start, city recorder of Sumpter, aud J. A. Howard, manager of tho Golconda. The railroad rate is one and a third faro for tho round trip. Secre tary Mohr desires it announced that dolegatos will pay one full faro at Baker City, and on a proper certifi cate signed by tho secretary of tho mining congioss, they will be on titled to one-third faro returning. Prairie Diggings Hooded. While tho men employed at tho Prairio Diggings mine wore at. work last Friday on tho 150-foot level, a heavy shot put 1) tho faco of tho drift oponod up a largo voiu of water which quickly Hooded tho mino, not withstandinng the fact that tho largo pump in uso was kopt constantly at work. Seeing that ho was making no headway in uuwatoring the mino, Sporiutoudont Joseph Waddoll shut down tho pump aud loft at once for Baker City whore ho puruhsed a now pump of much greater capacity than tho old ouo aud which will bo In stalled at once. It is reported that there is about thirty foot of water at present, iu tho mine. Tho Prairio Diggings is located five miles east of Canyon City, and has tho making of a big mino. Under tho manage moot of Mr. Waddell the properly is being rapidly developed into a dividend -paying proposition. Bluo Mountain F.aglo. READY FOR WORK IN THREE OR FOUR DAYS J. M. Doyle, superintendent, of tho Gold Coin iu the Cracker Creek district, is iu town today on busi ness. All the machinery for the com pressor plant has been delivered at tho property and will bo installed at ouoo. Mr. Doylo thinks tho maohiii ery will be set up and ready for operations within tho next three or four days. It is a three drill plant. Beautiful Columbia River folder. The passenger department of tbo Oregon Itailroad & Navigation com pany has just issued a beautiful and costly panoramic folder eutitled"The Colombia lliver, Through the Cascade Mountains, to the Paoifla Ocean.'1 From Arlington to Portland, and from Portlaud to the Paulflo ooeau, every curve of the river and every point of interest aro shown, whilo ' Mount Hood, Mount Adams, and Mount St. Helens, perpetually cov ered with snow, stand in all their henuty. On the hack of the map in an interesting story iu detail of tho trip from Huntington to Portland and, from Portland to tho ocean, not overlooking the beaches aud the San Froisco trip by ocean. Acopy of this folder may he secured by sending four cents iu stamps to pay postage to A. L. Craig, General Passenger agent for tho Oregon Railroad v Navigatiou company, Portland, Ore gon. By sending the address of some friend iu the east, aud four cents in pontage, tho folder will be promptly mailed. EDMUND JUESSEN HAS A CLOSE CALL ON DEATH Tho following from tho Spokesman Kovlow refers to a former rusldent of Supmtor. Only a narrow lodge of rock pro jecting from tho sido of a shaft saved Kdmuud Juessou from being mangled at tho bottom of a -50 foot holt In the Suowshoo mine at Libby, Montana. Mr. Juessou, who is of tho firm of Juessou & Clarke, mining engineers of Spokane, wan making an examination if tho Snow- shoo last Thursday, in tho gloom of tho workings ho stopped into tho shaft and crashed down sixteen feet, when ho struck, unconscious, upon a narrow projecting ledgo. On slowly regaining consciousness he found his head hanging over tho ledgo above a yawning abaft that only reached bottom '250 feet 'deeper. 11 la a miraclo that ho escaped death. Although badly hurt Mr. Juossen managed to call somo miners near by aud they got him out with difficulty. Ouo shoulder was dislocated, una leg brusied and a hand was shattered. Tho minora had much diflloulty In getting him out to Lihhy, where he was put ou tho train aud taken to Spokane. Ho la recovering. SPECIAL EXCURSIONS TO ST. LOUIS August H, 0 and 10, September f, f and 7 and October M, t and 5 art) tho remaining dates upon which tickotH will bo sold at the reduced rates to tho St. Louis fair. Theso rates apply over tho Denver & Kio Grande and Missouri Pacific. For tho patrons of these roads special ex cursion cars will bo run through from Portland to St. Louis without change. See tho many points or Interest about the 'Mormon capital aud tako a ildo through nature's picture gallery. During tho closing mouths travel to tho fair will be very heavy. If you j contemplate going write W. C. MoBrido, general agent at Portland, of tho Denver aud Hlo Grande, for particulars of those excursions. Don't Go to St. Louis 'Till you call at or write to tho Chlcgo, Milwaukee aud St, Paul rail road. Oflico I'M Tin id Street, Portland, Oregon. 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