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THE SUMPTER MINER.
Wednesday, July 18. 1900
RICH SURFACE ORE.
Most Attractive Proposition
in Cable Cove.
I he iiM King property, consisting
of thric claims In the Cable Cove district,
h.is hern bonded to VV. II. W. II imiltiin,
of Sumpler, h the owners, hurnr M irl
linlf, A. (.. Otness, Win. Nunisev , ( ten.
H. DedricK ;inil Ir.i Isaacs.
Mr. H.imillnu started lor .Montreal I ri
day, U hrre he expects tit interest Can.i
di.iii capital in these claims. I hev were
located mils Inst month, bill In doing tlir
assessment work Ihc owners hive iiiicnv
ered such ;i sIiowImk f re with the high
values charncterlstii of tlie Cible Cove
district, th'it thev had no trouble in get
ting .1 good Iwmd, which it is prohible will
be taken tip. S.nnples ol ore shown here
List Prlday taken from two fret below the
surface gave values trout ft, oa to 546.42.
A loo-pound lot of sulphide ore brought
In to receive ;i mill test will he tried .it the
Sumpler Miullrr.
The fact th.it tlu-v h.ur two distinct
veins, both, of niuisii.il width for the
Cable Cove district, and considering the
slight wmk done to rurouuter stub ore,
makes thr claims vrrv :ittr.utive proposi
tions. Expoting the Nome Conlldtnee Game.
I he Alaska .irgou. nits li.ive now louiul
nit fur themselves th.it the attractions ot
,ape Nome were grossly exaggerated.
All thc.iv illible tliims in the vicluitv ol
Nome C.itv .ind nloug Sti.iUi nud Nome
rivers nud their tilbut.iries liive been
t.ikcn ii foi mote th, in lill miles. I he
lumlr.l It. is been everywhere staked. I he
plndtlCtlvf hr.ldl is lullv Occupied. Notlc
lug is lei I tor I lie gie.it throng th it joined
the wild rush tliiuugh the ke covered
eis, Inviting perils ,iud hudsliips ,iihI
il.itiug miN t.il imitv In llieir ins me e iget
ness loir k It the gold lields. Now 111 in v
nl them lompl tin tint thev were cruelly
ilrceivid. Itul the truth w. is plaiulv and
bluntly told, .ind thev s iw .nul he.ird .uul
irlusnl to heed. I hey believed fantastic
t.iles localise the u lilted lo believe.
I hey decline to .ipplv the test of common
sense ;ind experience to .ill thev he.ird,
to weigh the proh.ihle ;iud the imprnh ible,
.ind to rv. inline the iiedibility of the w It
uesses. If anv one h.id repeated lo them
the stale ( ible th it there is a pot ol gnki
at thr end of v, under rainbow, thev would,
ol course, have rejected it as ridiculous;
hut when Kiev were entertained with a
new version about the riches ol the annua
bore.ilis waiting tor all miners, thev wrre
tillable to resist, and oil tlie rushed.--I'lirllaiul
Mining Review.
Miner Front Mtxicn Hero.
A. M. Siieath, of the Viigiuii mine,
near tirlsci, .iicompjinied bv I rank N.
Mitchell, leieutlv trom Mecko, where he
Is supriiuteudiug large milling interests,
ame up from Maker C.ltv I rid iv on their
w.iv lo the Vtrgiui t. Mt. .Mitchell is on a
visit to his r.ithei Jolm II. MiUhrll, ot
Maker Citv, ind is also brie to iuspel
the Vhgiui.i, Horn whkh smli rich ore his
been taken, and of wlikli his latlui is one
of the ptlucipil stockholders. Hiving
lived hi Maker countv , .uul being t.imili ir
witli this section in ih.Si to i8.Sj, his Ideas
itgardlugthecnuntrv. hereabouts are inter
esting, particularly as he Ins Ind I irge
xpeiieiiie in other mining districts and
tan in ike the compatison between them
and what is to W seen here. Mr. Mitchell
will piobably not tetiuu to Mexico tor
several weeks.
Pint Valh-y an Earthly Paradiv.
1 here Is no prettier spot in nature th in
I'iue valley in June and July. I111 iglne
it you can, our gentle but untoituuate
rendet who knows not this g.iideu spot, a
fiftv mile trip from Union over moun
tains, across streams, up and down
gulches, then tone up your imaginative
abilities and behold, a thousand or more .
leet below, a valley ten miles long and a
hilf a dneu wiJe, through which several '
1 streams run, the banks lined bv groves of 1
J pines, thr I ind being divided into farms I
audueirly every one in a high state of 1
cultivation. I in igine a mixture of or-1
(.hards, gardens, grain and hav fields, the 1
! likeness of which can be seen nowhere
else in this world. Auycrnpth.it can be
raised in a temperate climate can be pro
duced here in its perfection. Imagine
1 your gradual descent Into this paradise
and your being greeted bv the most
hospitable people ynii ever met. Your
Imagination being limited, we advise a
personal visit, which will repay oti a
, thousand fold. locsin.
RICHNESS OF ORE BODIES.
Question of Whether or Not Values Increase
With Depth Unsettled.
I here has been much controversy over
the ipiestlon whether mines grow richer
with depth. The dispute probably never
will be settled, for the reason that ther
seems to be no way of settling it finally
and detiuitrlv. Some mines get richer as
depth is attend, others get poorer, and
some give out entirely. Man ricli sur-
l.ue "finds" have little or no depth, while
in other cases rather ludilfereut surface '
showing have developed into mines of
great value. I
As a broul geuer.iliatiou, there seems1
to be 110 reason why there should be anv
malrrlil difference. I here c 111 be no
doubt that the uselul metals are very
widelv diflused through the earth's crust.
I lies exist in small tiianlllies almost
evervwliere, but thev onlv ikiiir in
large misses where the conditions h ive
been favor ible for their deposition. I his
mav be near the surface or deeper down.
Where the metals have been deposited
Itmii solutions, it would seem that the
tendency should be tor them tu seek low
ei levels by reason ol their speiilu.
gravity; but gravity is onlv one of many
tilings whkh mav determine where the
deposition sh ill take pi ice. I he char.ic
ter of the country rock, the foiui ot the
crevasses or lissures, the presence of dil
leieul kinds ol mitals or adds, together
with conditions ot temper iture leading to
t hemic. il combinations, all have their ef-,
ted. Hence, there seems to be 110 uni
formity or regul uity about it.
Where the deposit is in a true fissure
vein, and it would seem as it uniformity,
should pievail, it frequently, indeed al
most iuvariibly, happens that portions of
the vein will be rich and other parts bar-,
reu or nearly so, I his is equally true
whether it Is taken horizontally or verti-,
call v. If the lissires into wiiich the mol
ten in isses have been pouted are deep,
time Is no appirent reason why the
metals should not extend down with
them. Il they are shallow, obviously die
ote bodies, cannot extend to gieat depths.
Mut within the range ot their deposit so
far as in iii'n explorations h ive gone, the
metals have been lound to occur very ir
legularlv. I he same ledge is sometimes
rich In mineral it a depth of a hundred
feet, poor at live hundred and rich again
at a thousand. I hese alternating condi
tions in iy extend downward indelmitely,
and prohahlv do. It is, therefore, futile
to argue the in itter, for it is one ot those
questions which do not seem to admit of
positive solution. Compared with t tie i
enormous bulk of the earth's mass the '
gre itest depth man will ever be able to'
reach must be considered as "shillow,"
and it Is idle to spedilite upon the com
mercial value of what lies below. Ana
coin! 1 Si indird.
Vaa-
the hilt way house ut C. II. Miriurd
on the llourne roul Is a well conducted,'
lespectable place where ladies or gentle
men can stop tor ke cold relreshments
and lunches.
.THE.
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Union Smelter Mfg. Co. ;
OF ST. LOUIS, MO.
Our Sumpter, Oregon, Plant of From
K to 40 Tons Daily Capacity is Now
Ready For Operation.
A spur of the Sumpter Valley Railway Company and easy wagon roads
facilitate the delivery of ores right at the Smelter. Owners or controllers
of Sulphide, Carbonate and Oxide ores, who can contract for their delivery
hi lots of 10 tons at least, are requested to forward to us from too to 150
pound representing the average character and values of the ores. Such
samples will be analyzed and assayed by our analytical chemist free of
charge, for the purpose of establishing the value of the corresponding ores
to us. and for the guidance of their owners. Our treatment charge, com
paratively moderate, will be goverened by the special adaptability or de
sirableness of the respective ores for our purposes. The product of our
Smelter will be handled by the First Bank of Sumpter and payments for
ores accepted by us will be madt through the same channel. Special rates
of treatment charges will be made to parties in position to contract for .1
steady and large supply of desirable ores.
SAMPLES AND CORRESPONDENCE
SOLICITED
The Union Smelter Mfg. Co.
a k bub mm bbv m m na
Ll.ock Box P H. Ml-INHAHD, Sec'y. C
Bousum & Spalding
CRYSTAL !( Company
Free delivery of Pure Ice. Leave orders at office of Columbia Rrewing and
Malting Co., next door to MlNhK office.
SUMPTER BOTTLING WORKS
M inulJcturiTmt jll UnJcnt CatlonjtoJ Drinks aiU Clierc.
OprritrJ In connection olili the
Kentucky Liquor House
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
GAGEN & SLOAN, PROPS.,
SUMPTER, ORE.
W. S. BOWERS
ABSTRACTS
Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Mining Patents Obtained
Years of experience In Haker County Hecords.
No. 2104 Court Street, Maker City; Oregon.
LErwin & Co.
Real Estate
and Mines....
.. Opera House Block
"Just around the Comer"
NEBKRGAI.L & MOORE
I'ROI'RIhTORS.
THE MAZE
Fine Wines, Liquors and Cigars
NEILL BUILLING SUMPTER, OREGON
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