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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 11, 1900)
Wednesday, July n. 1900 12 THE SUMPTER MINER. MINING PROBLEM. HOW TO ARREST SPFEDY DECAY OF TIMBER SUPPORTS. Fully Solved by the Vu Carbollneum, a Fibre Non-Inflamablc Wood of Avcnarltu Strengthening Preserver. Timbering mines is ;in expensive opera-1 20 to'$3o. Selected samples of each dls- I closed gold to the eye, and, of ourse, run I very high. It Is the general returns from j the whole mass that determines the value of ore bodies. The other veins belong- lug to this company, as far as tested, run from 5s to' fit. so, on general sampling. On the whole, there has not yet been a failure of good results where intelligent ;tnd president work has been applied to j eastern Oregon mines; and the miner Is i J worthy of encouragement and support. He assists all other industries and is a friend of the commonwealth. To him you i can well apply the words oi in- siirpnaru tion at best, and especially so when, as is i frequently the case, absence of timber in the neighborhood calls for long hauls to the mine. Added to this lirst cost and arduous labor, the mine owner is con fronted by tlit- rapid wood decay which commtiues, imperceptibly at first, but rapidly in a short time from the moment Ills valued timbers are in position. Uete rioratiou of the wood Is accelerated by con tact with soil, damp surroundings and above all by the dead air found in subter ranean passages, whiih feeds dry rot as oil feeds lire. I hese l.-nts are known to all practical mining men and deplored. I he question asked is, can thesr conditions be amelior ated, decay arrested and the life of mine timbers prolonged. An allirmative ans wer may be given and its truthfulness substantiated by practical tests ot thirty years duration. , The panacea lor the HhT complained of, in the play: Mama true laborer; I earn that I eat, get that I wear, owe no man I hate, envy no man's happiness, glad of I other men's good." Colonel I". V. ; Drake in Oregouiau. DEEPEST HOLE IN THE EARTH. Red Jacket at Calumet One Mile. Down Over The deepest hole ever dug In the earth for men to work in is the shaft of the Red Jacket copper mine at Calumet, Michi gan. Observers ascending in compart-' incut balloons have secured data of im-1 portauce regarding meteorological condi tions, and underground observations made j at a depth of a mile are no less valuable. ' It had been thought that such a depth as the bottom of the Red Jacket shaft would have a temperature that would boil I an egg. This was found not to be the1 case, however. Careful tests at the hot-' tlia .! tti'tti lit iriiii.t iLa.riti rntil ntmlimcr ...v ,.. ..... ...,. ..., ...... , n . . ..,.. ... .1 r nun :inw in.ii 111c nifiin.,1 ii ih'v ..ink ... 1 mile neiow ine sunace 01 me eariu is the life of mine timbers, Is the use luatturiiiL irKiitlitMtiiti ill itltirritl i' !. ....I.,.! h 1 1. ; .... I ""'V M' dW'e rlirfrn1iclt gineris In the construction of dams, locks i and jetties, by leading ship builders for , ships, by railroad men for cars, ties and i telegraph poles, in tact by all corporate bodies and individuals who have tried Aveuarlus Carbolineiim and never found it wanting in results. Mine timbers coat ed with Avetiarius Carholineum are ab solutely Illumine against decay. The mmpouud Mils the pores ot the wood treated and timbers actually grow stronger instead ot weaker trom age and become better equipped lo support the pressure to which they are subjected. I hese state ments mav sound exaggerated but hund reds ol testimonials van be produced to attest their rrudt y. Another vital reason why mine owners should employ Avenaiius Carbolinrum is louud In Its uou-iullammability. It sue- . L.tll.. .Mktlk Mvl.M.tIM It.! 1,11 (111, well woi.hv ..I consideration in under! I !' relight plan is large enough as coal mines lor , :,",',',, "" "' " "' " ""'" . system mnnects rverv point 01 ine snan with a great central e.change al'ovr i ground. A network of wires stretches in to the I Headquarters ol the lire department, near the big hole. Thousands ot dollars have The water found at the botton of the shaft is corrosive to human tlrs.li. Work men have to wear heavy rubber boots and rubber coats and masks to protect them selves. The opening Is is'ixJS feet Inside the timbers, cut through adamantine. iiant ' timbers secure the transit-ways for men , and materials, for water and electric wires, which illuminate the shaft Iroin surface to bottom. Inside the timbers are six com- partmeuts. In four of the compartments slip up and down the ponderous cages, , carrying ten-ton loads of rock and moving at the speed ot an express train. Up and ' down in these cages also ride the hundreds of men who work in the mine. In one of, the compartments are the- great iron pumps. In the last will be forced steady I currents ot compressed air, which runs ' the drills ;i mile below the engine house. j OIL STOCKS 3 I FORTUNES MADE IN A DAY 5 Invest in California Oil Stock, selling now at $1.00 E E3 Z per share; 10 per cent down and 10 per cent monthly. Z z " Oni: Hundred Sharks of this stock will, in 2 the course of a few months, pay dividends of S from $ 1 so to 300 monthly, this estimate is Z based on results obtained by dividend paying . oil companies now operating adjacent properties. Z Z Our company is "in oil," one well down gives 1 ijo barrels per day and several more wells are gr almost completed. The stock will shortly be - withdrawn from the market. Men who were poor a year ago are million- aires today. Only in oil propositions are such Z results possible. Z Call at our office or address us and we will convince you by, facts that the stock we offer Z will give results claimed for it. g j You Cannot Afford to Miss This Opportunity E O. C. McLEOD & CO. SUMFTBR, ORKGON 3 ground w 01 kings, such lustaikv;, where inllainmahle gases aie constantly lurking in .inibush and speed ily destroy the eglrssrs whUhotler the miner his sole hope ol escape, A trial will speedily convhue the most skeptical and Avriiatius Carbolineiim mur geueiallv used in the mines ol the north west will add thousands ol dollais an nually to the prolits ol their owners. Messrs. Fisher, I horsen Co., ol Port laud. Oicgon, w hn aie sole I'acilic nwsl THE WONDER GEO. W. WEIGAND, PROPRIETOR. GENERAL MERCHANDISE A complete stock of Dry Goods, Ladies and Men's Furnishings, Hoots, Shoes, Hats and Clothing. THE WONDER, BOURNE, OREGON been spent to bring every part of the shall within easy communication ol the surlace hi vase ol nrr. Exchange. Oregon' Timber Si it III let. State Forestry Agent Johnson, who agents lor Avenaiius Carbolineiim stated to .1 representative ol this paper that the i,.s rwctlv been inspecting the the tint rapidly im teasing s.dr ot this compound ,fI ;lMjN t t,c Huc mountains, tells the lot all- constitution work where wood is , Portland Timlirrman that joo.ooo.ooo feet used Is siirptistug even to themselves. Mlnrr AvjUH all Other Industries "At Spatta, Union county, I spent a hall d iv in the old (ieuimiue, and was agteeablv surprised at the extent ol devel opment made and ore bodies exposed. Mr. Perkins, the manager, is arranging clushely on its Oregon lines lor the Immediate erection ol a tostainp some Co.ooo cords alone last ol timber is consumed annually in the state ot Oregon lor lirewood. When it comes to nutUe that the city of Portland burned t)7, 707 coids of sl.ibwood and lordwood last year, the estimate does not appear verv wide ol the mark. The Southern P.tcilic, which burns wood ex- consumed year, and CASE FURNITURE COMPANY THE HOME FURNISHERS 1 Parlor, Dining and Bed Room Furniture in sets or separate pieces. ' Beautiful line ot Carpets, Linoleum and Mattings, Come in and let us explain w hy you can save monev by buying at home. We can positively do si). Opera house Block - Sumpter, Oregon ''-'''i mill. Sparta is In what is known as the 'tree-gold belt.' The ores are not 're- tractorv. Un llie .Maa ma company's ilalitts, near Spaita, live parallel ledges will probably use 75,000 corus nils ear. The Blue mountain wood camps cut iv 000 to 20,000 cords each, annually. This wood finds a market hi R.iker City, La- and one cross vein have been exposed. K irande, Walla Walla, and even Idaho. All carry gold, tree and hi iron sulphates, lite steamboats on the Columbia and One, the Silver Q"ee'n4relurns to the Willamette rivers consume enormous assayer over 550 per ton"on a general I quantities of cordwood and keep' a small sample tnnti the w hole; the Uncle Sam, army of men employed in furnishing it. A. P. (JOSS, President A. J. GOSS, Cashier Bank of Sumpter tit TtiniiCtl CtMltl linklm Igilnill Drafts drawn on all parts of the world. Special attention to collections. Safety Deposit boxes for rent. SUMPTER, OREGON 'V' 'U