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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 7, 1904)
I COVERS THOROUGHLY THE GOLD FIELDS of the INLAND EMPIRE EASTERN INVESTORS IN OREGON MINES Pay for AND READ IT t I I k AN ELECTRIC H0I8T Thu lliriL electric holHt in eastern Oregon tittH jiiut boon iiiHlallod tit tho United lOlkhorn in I no, eight miles northwest of Hiunplur. Commenting on tho ovont, tho Maker City Domo unit Hiiyu: "Manager J X. Avnrill, of tho Hook Crook Power X: TransmlHHinu company, unci linker City (Jmh .V. lOlootrlo company, who in putting in tint now uloctrio power pliint for Mm Unitnii Klkhniu iiiIiii'h, report h Unit tho plant will ho in running order kh ho'iii uh Home (if I Im parln of tho niiioliiniiry omitted Imtn tho nhip mont arrivo Irnm tho oiihI, which will Ijo in a tow ila.vH. Tho hiiIj station hm hoon ItiHtalloil, (iunnoot Ioiih made, anil whon tho iiiIhIhiik parts aro HiippliuiJ, (ho nlootnn hoht at tho lOlkhnrn will begin t) run. "This Ih thu only electric IioIhI. ever iihoiI in oul Horn Oregon, ik1 it Ih holiovoil by Manager I'Mward 1. Field, of tho initio, that it Ih tho ouiy olootrin hoiril in tho statu nf Oregon. A nuinlior of tninoH aro using electric drills ami othor oloo trio machinery, hut no ono Iiiih yet dm oil to attompt an olootrin holHt, Tho experiment Ih being watched with iutoroHt ').v mining men all ovor tho state." of tho curiosities aro unusual but be cause thoy havo a baieing on oarly Oregon hiHlory. Judge L'arriHh takes grunt delight in everything that tunds to throw light upon pinnoor life and oarly settlement of thiH part of tho country and through his ulfnrtH much that iniKht havo romaiuod lout Iiiih boon preserved.' Ho Iiiih in IiIh collodion a hatchet that it Ih bo liovod belonged to .lohn (Jay, tho man, after wIioho namo thiH valley is known. It wuh found on tho Middle Fork of tho John Day and Ih in a porfoot Htato of preservation, although it iu uoiirly 100 years old. On tho Undo, h tain pod, aro initials J. D. From all tho oirouuiHtauceH of itH finding and its stylo and pattoru, it hoi.'iih to point to tho ono conclusion, that it belonged to that oarly foro rtiuor of civilization who came down thioiigh tho John Day valloy nearly 100 years ago. Prairie City Minor. tricf h and it. wiih upon his advico that drilling vvaa discontinued until boltor facilities could bo had with that li!xl'2 timbers are an toothpicks. Twice during the old Simmons and Amos mauugumeut of tho Morning, which to pursue tho work, lie staled ( the swelling giouud got the best of while in the city Tuesday that at a tho minors and the crosscut caved, depth of 215 feet, whole tho drilling Professor Nicholson returned last STRIKE OIL AND GOAL IN CROOK AGAIN THE COUGAR IS REPORTED TO BE SOLD A proHrt dispatch troiu Spokane, dated December M hiiyn: V. II, Plummor loft for tho oast I ho f 1 1 tit put of tho present wook to clone the deal for tho fainoiiH Cougar initio, iu ouHturii Oregon. Tho syndicate rop risen ted by Mr. Plummor Iiiih had I(h exports oxamiuo (ho initio, and it Ih now learned that tho report wiih Hittiufai'tory. Tho deal Iiiih been hanging lire, however, owing to tho sorlniiH IIIiiohh of one of tho principal men in tho deal, and now, it in reported, Mr. Plummor Is Hiiro of consummating the sale of tho big property. It Ih h ittod tho deal will bo one of tho lirgoHt mining tiaiiHnntlntiH that Iiiih H'foctod eastern Oregon property. It in also Htated on good author ity that oxtoiiHivo improveiueiitH aro to bo Htarted by tho now company. Although the mine in equipped with maohinoty, moro extensive operations may bo expected, which will mean more machinery. It in also Htated that a largo treatment plant will bo iiihtallod on tho property. Hatchet 100 Years Old. Hon. Charles Pnrrih,of Mums, Oregon, Iihh a collection of relics, that ho has gathered in southeastern Oregon, that form a vety valueablo on bluet not alone because many Oil has been struck on tho Dave Harnett ranch at Culver. The llrst roportH brought to tho city hint week woto conlirmed Tuesday by l' M. Lovolaud, who has boon sinking a well on tho Harnett property and who brought tho full dotaila of the strike to tho city. Mr. Lovolaud begau Hinkitig a woll on the iiiuch about two weekH ago and tho shaft had attained a depth of 175 foot when ho llrst noticed in dications of petroleum in tho sand which was brought to the surface. No water has yet boon found, and it wiih ucocotsary to pour water into the Hhatt to facilitate the drilling. At dilforout times when the sand and slin-h were brought to tho surface, Mr. Lovolaud noticed a greasy sub stance mlxod in with It and dually pliqu m greater quantity wai brought up a portion of it was placed iu a bucket and a tiro teHt made. Tho maHS ignited readily ami burned until nothing but the dirt and sand remained. After thiH to it had beet) made op eiatioiiH were continuod until tho Hhaft had been sunk to a depth of '215 feet. Indications continued to get better and as the crude petroleum increased Iu quantity it was decided to abandon the work at this depth until caning could bo procured iu Portland, and necessary arrangements made to handle the product, should a greater How of it be struck. The attention of thoHO who were engaged in drilling tho well wan llrst attracted by the strong odors whiuh rose to the surface. These Increased iu volume and lattei coal gas began to escape from tho shaft, coming from under the ground with a uoise whiuh resembled thu escape of steam from a boiler. Mr. Lovolaud, who camo to this county from the oil Holds at Flor ence, Colorado, is thoroughly famil iar with petroleum indications and their peculiarities, although be has ceased, no water had been encoutered, oxopot a slight How found iu a gravel bed at a depth of about 100 loot. Tho saud, ho said, which characterized tho strata at a greater depth and down to tho bottom of the shaft was tho bust kind of oil baud and ho Ih linn in his belief that at a greater depth largo quantities of potrooium will bo found. The basiu in which the Harnett ranch is situated is a typical petroleum basin and bus before received attention from geological writers who have made a study of tho district in ques tion. Crcok County Journal. OIL C0NGEN1RATI0N PROCESS INVENTION night from the mine. To a Miuer reporter ho said : "We aro progressing slowly but surely with the Mornlug crosscut. We aro draining the bad ground, thus releasing the biggest part of the pressure, and aro timbering very, heavily. Tho croscsut will be only '250 feet long, but when completed, it will represent one of the most dilllcult nieces of miuing work iu thu (jreonhoruH. " Three shifts are employed at tho Morning, tho work being by contract. THE INDEPENDENCE NOW UNDER BOND W. W. Reese, tho woll known mining promoter of this place, iiHsouiated with W. E. Davidson & Company, of Pendleton, have secured a bond and lease on an immense body of low grade ore iu the Quartburg district, known as the Independ ence group, it is an oxteusiou of tho Dixie Meadows mine and the char acter of the ore, itH values and quan tity are ideutical with the product of James L. Urr, a mining man from eastoru Oregon, is iu tho city today negotiating for the maufacliiro of a patented device for oil concentration for tho saving of values frcm slimes, ami ouo which will perform hotter work than othor devices of the name character and do it at it much smaller expense. The machine is continuous, taking) the Dixie Meadows and those who aro the tailiugH from tho bolt or table Informed on the situation believe concentrating machine and mixing J that Mr. Reese has secured one of the them with a mixture of oil and water, richest groups of properties iu the Tho wade passes avMiy while tho oil, .district. with tho minerals adhering, goes' Tho property adjoin the Dixie into a charcoal llltet, whore tho . Meadows on the north and are genor- miuoralH aro retained, while thu ally understood to bo a direct con oil passes on to bo used again. This tinuation of its vein system. There is practically tho feature of tho has been about 400 feet of tunuel dovico, inasmuch as other oil and work done, so that much of tho value water value-savers make it impossible is exposed. A crosscut tunnel 140 to uso tho oil moro than once. Tho foot iuterceptn tho vein at a depth mineral-clpirgod charcoal is put. ,of approximatly 100 feet, at which a through a smelter. 'dritt was extended 110 feet. At this Mr. Orr made a test iu the oltlce point the vein was crosscut aud found of the Montana Metalurgical Wotks, to bo foity-llve feet between the on Stark street, this morning, and walls, aud tho ore carries lair values. l Mr. Morse, before whom tho tost was Monday Mr. Reese completed ar uiHdo, whh pleased with the showing. - ratigcmonts fcr considerable work, It is understood that arrangomouts 'having let a contract to Jaku Dottou have beeu made to install a machine, aud Chris Jensen for '250 feet of at ouo of tho larger mines in eastern ' tunnel work, which insures contiuu Oregou so that it may be given a mis work during the winter. A drift thorough test, for while theoretically will be made under an immense tho device may work to everybody's cropping, aud if values follows what satisfaction, it may bo less ettlcieut the surface indicates, then the In when it comes to an actual test.. 'dependence will bo second to no 'PI.,. ,....!..,. la ,........,tl....l ,.tw..... .. ...!.... I.. tt.,1 Tl !.. nn & ! io im to iiuiiiJni ni i ici f i;ucn in miiju iu tun uauiJ. -i mint) Vliy construction, aud should it prove up to the expectations of tho iuveutor, arrangements for its manufacture iu this city will likely bo closed once. Telegram. at Miuer. Rich Ore in Greenhorns. The Oraut County News says that Oilkey vt Kershaw, operating a mi tie It's all iu knowing how. , lu the -"nhoms, have extracted Hvo Two ciosscut tunnels were "lost" feet of ore ,rou u t've.foot vieu in by tho old operators of the Morning I tlJ-oot shaft, which yielded mine, iu the Ureeuhorns, but it will HU0 in three-weeka run of a three nn l.u.m.m huIi.. i,tf..a.iH PmfHnr 8t"u, ' Another property which fl. II. Nicholson, cousuting engineer ,mv m"hI values is that of for tho Klllen, Warner, Stewart com pauy, kuows how. Tho Moruiug crosscut passes thruugh a treacherous piece of inlu igu ground, a talc dyke, very wet, which develops such a treuieudous never beu engaged iu the oil dls- Jswelliug pressure wheu opeued up Morris Sullivan, uear by, who has crosscut a twelve-foot lelge aud by gtound-sluioiug is realizing f 10 per day per man. There was burn to Mr. aud Mrs. X. J. Soreuseu yesterday aftetnon a sou.