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VOL. VI.
SUMPTER, OREGON, APRIL 5, 1909
NO. 2
VALLEY QUEEN PLANS
REDUCTION PLANT
Tom 0. Gray, goueral mauagor of
the Valley Quoeu tniue, came dowu
from the hilla last Saturday oveniug,
to attend bd important meetiug of the
Sumpter Distiict Mineral Exhibit as
Booiatiou, of which he ia oecretary.
To a Miuer reporter Commodore
(Jray said that operations at the
Valley Quien are being steadily
prosecuted with most satisfactory re
suits.
"We are sinking a winze on No. 4
drift on ore the best yet buowu in the
group, aud at the tame time we are
raining on the ore shoot into the hill,
gainiug depth foot fur foot. The
prospeuts of this ore shoot are the
highest yet enouiintered in the Valley
Queen. Of course, It will take time
and money to fully demonstrate the
extent of this ore hody. However,
the values so far shown by my assays
average 50, and should this ore
shoot continue, as It has every indi
cation of doing, wo will be called
upon to install a reduutiou plant
sooner tbau our calculations called
for. Within the uext four weeks I
hope to have a sinking plaut Instal
led on the other side of Goddess
mouutaiu, and In time will connect
our tunnel with the shaft. The out
look for tho Valloy Queeu, after our.
winter's work, is surely a bright
one.
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IRON DYKE SALE
NEXT TUESDAY
Ou April 4 auother chapter will
be written in the famous Iron Dyke
mine litigation, wbiob nai now oc
cupied the circuit court of Baker
county aud the federal courts of New
York aud Oregon for the past two
years. On that date, Attorney Roa
enzwelg, of Brie, Pennsylvania, rep
resenting the mortgage holders of the
mine, will ha present, presumably to
bid iu the property at public sale,
under a decree of foreclosure involv
ing $100,000. The parties repre
sented by Attorney Rosenzweig are
Conrad, Curtzeet al, all of Erie, who
advanced great deal of money to
Charles M. Reed and Mrs. Florenoe
Sbatto, owners of the mine. If the
Conrad-Curtze faction secure the
property, it is thought that they will
at once complete construction of the
old Northwest railway Hue from Hun
tington down the Oregon side of the
Snake river to Ballard's Lauding,
and immediately begiu the work of
'developing the Irou Dyke on a large
scale. They are very wealthy men.
FACE OF OVERLAND DRIFT
ALL IN HIGH GRADE ORfc
Manager uj. E. Bain returned from
a trip to thn Overland miuo today iu
a particularly pleasaut mood, unt
witbstaudiug tho condition of the
roads and tho consequent hard
trip.
When interviewed regarding the
conditions at the mine, it was evi
dent that the subject was the one
nearest his heart, and ho unbos
omed himself somewhat as follews:
"Do you know that there 1b
nothing else that looks quite so
good to a mining man as to have
the whole face of the drift In ore,
and then some? That was the light
that greeted me on my Inspection
of the drift we are running lb
what h kuowu as the Cross cut
tunnel. This oro was only recent
ly struck. We have been going
through some low grade stuff aud
the ubsuge is very gratifying. This
shoot shows on the surface aud has
been prospected by open cuts for a
distance of over 300 feet and then
it is only a snort distance to whore
auother shout, which was out In the
No. 1 tuunel, starts iu.
"The ore is very similar to all
that is found at depth in the Cove,
and while ic has not been tested, the
appearance is such as to attest the
values.
"No, the maabiueiy for tbe con
centrator has not been ordered yet.
We are not decided as to tbe treat
ment best suited to the ore, but be
lieve coarse crushing, jigging, regriud
tbe tailings and run over a table,
with settlers for tbe slimes, will
eveutually be decided upou. It is
our intention to make tests In differ
ent mills io that we can tell absolut
ely before erecting a plant.
"Yes, the plant will be erected
some time during tbe summer. Tbe
money is practically in tbe treasury
of the company to pay for it, aud
as soon as tho toats call bo uihde aud
tho plana decided upon the work will
be started
"Tho Cablo Coro lootiun promises
to be very lively this season. The
Imperial peoplo are going to erect a
mill, in addition to doing sevoral
hundred foot o( development work.
The latter will opeu tbe big Eagle
vein at depth and it Is ox poo tod ,the
same high grade ore they have Iu the
Imperial shaft will be found. Tlie
Crown Point has been drlvlug a loug
crosscut tunnel and la expecting to
out Its main .velu any day. It has an
axoalleut surface showing. The Last
Gbanoe, Alpine, Mormon group and
others at the head of John Day are
planulng for an unusual amount of
work, while tbe same can bn said of
tbe properties at tbe bead of Bull,
Big Limbor aud Lake creeka. Over
on Sloan mouutiiln they have struck
some good stuff Iu the McKinley mid
Roosevelt, and some good report h are
also coming from the Valley Queen.
"Our greatest uood is transporta
tion. If thosu railroad people euu
over bu Induced to make a thor-'
ough inspection of tho ore dumps
iu our camp they will not aek for
a aubscriptiuu to build, but will
be glad to get the traffic. 'I hey
would not have auy difficulty in
tbe way of grades and the road could
be extended Into a belt line to
cover tbe LaBellevue, Buffalo, Mag
nolia, Couger, May Queeu, Blue
Bird, Red Boy, Alamo aud on Into
the (JireeuhoruH, returning by tbe
Bouauza. Suoh a railroad would
mean much for the camp iu tbe way
of development, but it would also
meau big dividends to those fortunate
to bold tbe stock.
"The roads are improving rapidly
and it will not be loug before thn
dust will be flylug,."
THAI LEAD COMBINE
IS FINALLY FIXED
EVERYBODY FEARED
$20 BILL WAS PHONY
L. R. Bellman, general manager of
che Cracker-Oregon and California
mines, was tbe only man In Sumpter
today who attempted an April fool
day juke. He bung a 120 bill tan
tallzlngly on Ed. Wesaberg'a cigar
lighter, and not a man iu tbe city
would touob It for fear of being
"sold." Dick Neill stood on hi
corner for an hour gazing steadfastly
at the sky, hoping someone would
come along and ask what wax up
Not a soul displayed tbe expected
aurioslty and Dick was himself fool
ed, lorn Dunpby strolled around
town and told bis mauy friends that
today be wai serviug free driuks. fie
rather expected a few hundred thirsty
panhandlers to show up and avail
themselves of bis liberality, in which
eveut be figured ou serving beer
glasses full of water; but everybody
displayed a "leary" spirit. Tnkeu
all iu all, April fools' day was a
sort of frost In Sumpter.
A New Vork dispatch of Into1 date
mya: After years of negotiations, a
deal has just, been consummated, ac
cording to the Tribune, by whlchtlio
seven sons of Mr. Uuggeuhelm, who
died ti few days ago, luivo achieved,
Iu conjunction with their allied In
terests, a unlou of thn National Load
company, commonly kuowu as tho
"Whlto Lead Trust," capitalized at.
$110,000,000, with the United Lead
oompauy, a Uuggeuheim concern, tho
total authorized capital stock of
whloh la 925,000,000. Formal state
ment, giving the details of tho merger
will be Issued Immediately. It la
believed the capital of the holding
company will be about 140,000,000.
The consolidated concern will be
known as the National Lead oom
pauy. President Cola aud moat of
the other officers of the' preeeut Na
tional Lead oompauy will bold tba
same offices In tbe net1 oompauy, It
Is said. The Cuggeuheiwa, however,
will domluate tbe directorate.
Through the organization of the
Guggenheim Exploration oompauy,
which was lately takeu Into tho
American Smelting At Refining oom
pauy, the (Juggenhoim interests,
which aggregate about '250,000 tone
a year, valued at $25,000,000, of
which 140,000 toua are turued iuto
mechanical products, suoh as sheet
lead, lead pipe, solder, bullets, shot,
etc.. aud 110,000 toua iuto chemical
pro'Jucts, luoludiog white lead and
litharge.
The uew deal brings lu'tp the oom
biuatlou tbe old National Lead oom
pauy, which makes about 05 per cent
uf the ohemlpal lead prodtjut of tba
country aud about 15 per cent of tha
mechanical products with tbe Unlou
Lead ScjOil company, which pracloal
ly controls 05 per oeut of tba me
abaiiical business aud 15 per cent uf
tbe chemical output.
Rod of How.
The roll of honor of subscribers to
the exhibit fund is as follews to data
City of Sumpter .... HGO
Towu of Graiiiie .... 200
Harry T. Ilendryx .... $250
N. .1. Soreuseu A Co - - 50
Klllen, Warner, Stewart oompauy 50
J. P. Holland 50
Bergmau & Mo Watty ... ru
Sumpter Meat compauy 50
First National Bank ... f0
Van Vleet & Wright - - - - 50
Basche-Sage Hardware Co. 50
R. fi. Straboru 100
Thoruburg A Love ... no
Case Furniture C) .... 50
Sumpter Steam Laundry 50
K. J. Bartbolf 25
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