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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 25, 1905)
COVERS THOROUGHLY THE GOLD FIELDS of the INLAND EMPIRE EASTERN INVESTORS IN OREGON MINES Pay for AND READ IT ) JUDGE J. BRUCE MESSSIGK A DARK HORSE IN RAGE FOR NEW JUDGSHIP Judge J. Bruno Meaalok, of Baker City, who In referee lu bankruptcy iu the Hank of Sumpter case, hiji! who ia In Sumpter today to confer with Trustee and Receiver Reed, baa re oently developed into a dark borne In tho race for the judwehip of the to-be created tenth judicial dletrlut of Jlaker County. Judge Mca dak's frieuda believe that he will be ap pointed by Coventor Chamberlain to wear the judicial ermine in the new dlHtrlot. It la pointed out that while Hon. Sam White, ex-diutrlct attorney, and oxuhttirmiiu of the democratic ntato central committee, HtimdH ace high with the governor, he Ih not prtpiilur with tho attorneys in linker county, and that the legal llghta lu the dlHtrlot have united in a campaign oppoHud to the oonsum uiatlou of the Ceorgia geutleman'H aspirations to adorn the new circuit bench. All things being equal and J the alato being clear, it la believed that Captain White would be the governor'a choice. Hut hla excel lency ha-t been made aware of tho con dltion of the popular feeling In NEW ROAD FROM BUTTE 10 ERI5C0 The Han FraiiulHUo, Idaho t Mon tana company haa been organized to build a road between San Fiiinolneo and Hut to, via Boise, Idaho. The road when completed will travcrHo California, Nevada, Oivgon, Idaho aud Montana, with branch linea from Mason to Paradise Valley aud Winiie mucca, Nevada. The compauy is capitalized at r0,Ul)0,000, and its otlhiern are: President, William Poyton Mason of MiuueapnliH; vice proHldcut, C. II. Fleimiiiug, of MiuuvapoliH; Nonro tary, G. T. Proppir, of Boise; treat urer, W. 10. Koran, of Boise. The incorporator are prominent lluanolal meu of MluueapolH, oltlclalH ot the Western Surety A AdjUHtmeut own pauy, and Judge John S. MoGinty, who hax beeu employed In the pie- Hmiuary work. 'I he road, which will be about 1,01)0 miloH long, will reduce the dirttani'o between Sun Fratioitioo aud Butte more thttu MOO miles aud will opnn up a rich section of the coun try. Whether any eHtabliuhed road la interested iu this project has not developed, as the promoters decline for the present to say auything about thai plaus. There In a auspioiou that J. J. Kill may be behind the enterprise, and that its purpose is to worry the liarrlmau iutereste. New York Com- wertial. Baker county with especial refernce to Captain White aud the new judg ibip, aud It appears to be the oplnon that the gentleman from Georgia baa been diplomatically elminated from the governor'a waiting Hat, and tbat tbe only names thereon are (hone of three prominent demoarata, to-wit, viz, an follews: J. Bruce Meaalok, Morton I). Clifford aud Ex State Collator Hill Smith. Tbe Hit ie.haie. given iu the order of precedence suppoaed to exiat iu tbe governor'a miud. Judgo Momlok acquired biB title while juatice of the peace of liaker City. Ho anpirod laat year to the democatic nomination aa district at torney of the eighth diatrlct, but wan defeated iu primarioH aud convention by Captain White, who lu turn met defeat at the polla at the banda of the aupportera of Leroy Lomax, tbe republican Incumbent. Judge Mes ilck ia rated aa rather an able lawyer, a fair judge aud a popular citizen, lie waa born lu Keutuoky and reared lu Missouri. Uoveruor Chamber lain ia hla pergonal frieud. DISEASES UP GEM STONES. DIAMONDS MOST HEALTHY The following Interesting uotoa on dlHoasoH of jewels ia from the Kolar Gold Field Newa, of Uowrlug pet, India: Precious atouea aro subject to sickness aud some of them die. They become pale, lose their luitre, split, grow dark, aud have other disease. Rubies fade when long exposed to the light, no dooa the garnet. The topaz, on tho other baud, bocomea darker aud loses its brilliaucy. The most Honsltlve jewels are opals aud pearls. Opals frequutitly split. They are very sensitive to excessive heat, aud iu all changes of tempera ture. Pearls become almost worthless very easily. Fire transforms them into lime, aud auida attack them aa they do marble. Acid perspiration may even attack them. They, aa well as opals, are said to respond to a certain extent to the physical con dltion of the wearer of them. Pearls are made up of layers, like the skin of an onion, aud It la sometimes possible to repair them by removing the outer layer. This is such dell cate work that it is seldom attempted, Uiamouds seem to be the least sensitive, but it ia not prudent to take them too near the tire. Emer alds and sapphires retain their oulor well and do not deteriorate easily. Murderous Row in Baker City. What promises to be another mur der story for Baker county occurred last night lu Chiuatowu. About eight o'clock a raw broke out lu the bouse adjolulug tbe Joes bouse. Four Japs were eugaged in tbe mixup. One, who la working on tbe railroad aection, was cut in tbe bead with a razor and hla wounda were dressed by Dr. Currey. Another one bad bis bead amaabed with a hammer and wbb takon to the hospital. Tbe Jap boy known aa Edgy, aud who jumped In to stop tbe fight, was out in the wrist, severing the arteries, wbiob were sewn up by Dr. Atwood. A fourth Jap, who was oaugbt running away from tbe Hgbt and is now in jail, is supposed to be tbe one who used tbe hammer on tbe man now In tbe hospital. Tbe latter was employ ed at the Gelser Grand. For about fifteen minutes Officer Tom Merrill bad bia hand full and waa chasing four waya for breakfast until Officer Lee came to bis aislstauue. It seems tbat when things get to going in liaker tbey keep on going. Demo crat. NOTES OF THE MINES. Work of installing tbe mammoth air compressor aud water power plant, recently received at the Columbia mine ia progressing as rapidly as weather conditions will permit. Vein No. 2 at the Cracker Oregon, Is belug orossout at a point 840 feet froui the portal. Twenty-elgbt feet of ore baa so far been opened, eight feet of this body belug fine quartz. The Hlue Bird mill is running on good ore from Vein No. .1, just open ed by tbe main working tunuel. High grade rook is also being aeut under the stampa from Velu No. 2, where tbe atopea are eight seta high. The Badger and Snow Creek last week sout to tbe Sumpter smelter two cars of ore each, aud tbe Dixie Mead ows aud Equity one each. Regular ahipmeuta were received from tbe Imperial, E. & E., aud North Polo. The Dixie Meadows mill at Quartz burg has returned operations after a short shutdown, due to a sudden freeze. All tbe shifts wete doubled aud 17 meu are now ou the pay roll. A new velu waa opeued last week lu au upraise from tbe lower tunnel. Six feet of $100 ore Bbows. Five huudrod pouuds of high grade copper ore from tbe 00-foot level of the Listen Lake mine are at the Sumpter Valley depot iu this city, half of it awaitiug ihipmeut to the Lewis aud Clark fair aud tbe re mainder awaitiug space iu tbe per manent ore exhibit in Sumpter. Tbe controlling stockholders in tbe Crowu Poiut miue are sounding the local market for a possible pur chaser. Letters have been received iu Sumpter from tbe bead offices of tbe company iu tbe east, stating that tbe board of direct re are willing to let go. The Crown Point ia located acioss the gulch from tbe California, uuder tbe shadow of Baldy Mouutain. Roasting Ore a Domestic Process. The supreme court of tbe United States reoeutly decided the case of tbe United States vs the United Verde Copper Mining company, of Arizoua, which was a proceeding to rtcover 938,000 on account of timber out froa the public lands and used in roaating ore. A regulation of tho interior department directs that timber should not be used for smelt ing purposes, wberena tbe law au thorizes miners to out bouse timber for domestic purposes. Tbe oplni ou was by Justice MoKenua, who held that tbe words "domestic purposes" Included tbe roasting of ore and that tbe mining compauy was entitled to cut timber on tbe public land for tbat purpose. Executor's Notice. Notice is hereby iven tbat tbe undersigned has been duly appointed by the County Judge of Baker County, Oregon, executor of the last will and testament of Michael Lynch, de ceased. All persons having claim agaiuat said estate are hereby notified to pre sent tbe same to mo, properly veri fied, as by law required, within six months from tbe date boieuf, tit tbe office of Charles II. Cbaucu, itltoruoy-at-law, First National Bank build ing, Sumpter, Oregon. Dated at Sumpter, Baker Couuty, Oregon, this 25th day of January, 1000. J. B. FRYER, Executor of the Estate of Michael Lyucb, Deceased. 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