8 THE SUMPTER MINER. Wednesday, July 2?. 1900 SEATTLE'S desert act, tlir contention made by the de fense being that the ground was not min- CRUEL CRIME. I eral hearing and therefore not subject to j location as such. The local office, how 'ever, decided that guano Is a mineral, and this decision has been sustained hv the general ollice. I lie culmination of this fight in favor ol the (iuano company will doubtless result in extensive operations on the Island and the establishment in Utah ol a large guano manufacturing es tablishment, as the island is said to con tain vast deposits of this min-ral which is ol superior quality. Iieavv capitalists Enticing Thousands to go to Barren Cape Nome. In Seattle, last winter, it was well un derstood among the knowing ones that the beach diggings at Nome were e.v V-aa. haustrd. Lxpeflenied placer miners came ;,re interested in tile enterprise and it is down from that camp with tepotls that could not he doubted. Among these was Peter I.. Trout, an experienced ami re liable miner, ulio, prior to going to Nome, had served as United States customs in spector at Circle CUv. He prospected the beach with much thoroughness, and found many ru It spots, but In every in stance, as in the case ol every other man working there, the p.iv streaks weie u.ir row and shallow, and gave out u ith a lew Jiours or a few days working. Mr. Trout then gave up working on Ilic lieach, and took a trip back into the Mills in prospect a oeeli. He found the stream more than likely that a sale will soon be recorded. I:dvin W. Senior, the well known laud attorney, conducted the case lor the ( maun company. Salt Lake .Min ing Review. Granltc-Hilgard Road Survey. P.iigiueer W. T. Chalk, who has charge of the survey ol the Hilgard-firanite rail road, is at the laud ollice today complet ing a map of the proposed route. This will be totwarded to the Interior depart ment at Washington, iu accordance with regulations lor the securing of the right of way ovel government lauds. Mr. Chalk Maked for Its entite length, and also its !" ' " ll;,s '" V1 completed his side culchrs. In brief, tramn where lie ' estimate of the cost of construction, but Is would, he found the whole country slak- satisfied with the main proposition and ed. Returning tn Anvil City. Trout told ' " ' l;' ' 's ' practical and the business men there, "as he had often told others, that next summer the beach would not pay to be worked with rock ers." liven then the gold was prac tically cleaned nut. He returned to feasible route as indicated by the prelim inary survey, and that the road can be built without excessive cost of construc tion, and furthermore that (lie road will be built. The distance from Hllgard to Seattle and embodied his experiences and Granite is fii.j miles, according to the pre views in an Interesting pamphlet. Other lliiiituiry survey. The most expensive authorities brought out simlllar reports, portion of the ro.i J is the first thirty miles, but the transportation companies, the although there is one mile of Iieavv work Seattle newspapers and the outfitting ton-, Js v "'c summit. It Is probable that terns of that city weie in no mood to one short tunnel will be required, although dessemlnale the facts. I hey were all primed for a stampede, and It had to come off, regardless of the consequences. All reports agree that conditions at Nome are alarming. More than .'0,000 men are huddled on the desolate shore. this may be thrown out on a revised sur vey. The prospective tonnage will justify the construction of the road; there are two , or three of the big mines near Granite ' each one of which Is ready at any time tn contract lor the shipment of ten cars of . The beach diggings are e.xhausted, the " W '"' V and for a lenger: rieeks ate all staked, and there is no em ployment. Typhoid lever and smallpox are raging, and lawlessness t rampant. Suicides are frequent, and a spirit ol cold selfihuess has seized the despondent pop ulation. 'I he work of exciting these thousands, luring them to certain failure, and dump- term If necessary. 'There is other traffic I 1 which shows that the road will be a pay ing Investment. The actual work of con struction will be commenced as soon as ! the necessary arrangements for the same arc completed. I. a irande Chronicle. Telegraph Poles Set In Solid Rock The Columbia Southern telegraph Hue' ing them on one of the most desolate js completed to a point a little south of I spots on eailli, is one ol the stupendous Wilco.x, say nine miles .south of Shanlko. : runes of the cenutury. At no time had Some people have expressed themselves j these victims a "chance for their money." , !ls surprised at the slowness with which I Long before they took passage it was ,1P P is i.,, iul,, A lin(v ;lt ,he known, quite beyond question, that the ' bottom had fallen out ol the beach dig gings, and it was also known that the ground in which the poles are set, how ever, will go a long ways towards prov ng that the line Is being strung with coin- limited creek placers there would not em- parative rapidity, livery hole has to be ploy a tenth of the men whu took pas- Masted out of the solid rock. This takes ,"Kf a great deal nl patient labor, and a lot ol In the end. Seattle will gain nothing time in consequence. One good feature from this u.-im-ii. To out lit the thousands l this is that the poles from Wilco.x to 1 who joined tlie stampede, business was Slianikn will never blow down till they rot, and that will not occurr for many years. I It is conlidenlly expected that by the 1st of August the Hue will be completed and in working order. When this is done we 1 will have all the advantages of the most strewed to an abnormal pitch. It was ti.insleut tiade, gone as quickly as the thin seams of gold on the Nome beaches. 'The level will cool iu Seattle almost as qulililv as it has cooled at Cape Nome, ;ind some pait ol the northern depression t.ivored cities. Shanlko l.eider. will react on the Puget Sound city. Seattle ought to I above such will ol the wisp projects. Its future greatness will not be questioned, but this soit of bus iness will add nothing to It. Spokesman-Hevlew. Legally, Guano U Metal. In the case of the Utah Guano coin- Growing Magnitude of Our Mining. K. It. Kasper, the regular coirespond ent of the Mining and Engineering He view for Oregon, will remain iu Sumpter all summer, and keep the readers of the Review we'l informed regarding the mines of that section. His reports will be en tirely a truthful retlex of mining develop jany vs. the State of Utah and Alfred mrnts in Baker county, as he sees them Lambournr, the general land department from a view point of a man of large ex has sustalnd the kK.il office in its decision 1 perience, as he is a careful and consclen- tendered in 1800 In favor ol the Guano company, whose locations embrace the neuter portion of Gunnison island in the Great Salt lake. The Guano company made Its locations under the placer min im law, while Lambourne and his asso late claimed the same ground under the view. tluus reporter. He will also contribute special articles to several dally papers. The growing magnitude of Baker county's mining industries, warrants the establish ment of a permanent news bureau in that section. Mining and Engineering Re- .THE. 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 deliverv of ores right at the Smelter. Owners or controllers of Sulphide, Carbonate and Oxide ores, who can contract for their delivery in lots of 10 tons at least, are requested to forward to us from too to 150 pound8 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 Plrst Bank of Sumpter and payments for ores accepted by us will be madi through the same channel. Special rates ot treatment charges will be made to parties in position to contract for a steady and large supply of desirable ores. SAMPLES AND CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED The Union Smelter Mfg. Co. SUMPTER, OREGON Lock Box P H. MlilNHARD I -Sec'y. C vA Bousum & Spalding CRYSTAL ICE Company Pree deliverv of Pure Ice. Leave orders at office of Columbia Brewing and Malting Co., next door tn MINKR office. SUMPTER BOTTLING WORKS ,M.inut4clnter nf ail klnjc nl Qut-nrutoJ Drlnkt jnj CUm. OpTjliJ In connection with the Kentucky Liquor House WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. GAGEN & SLOAN, PROPS., SUMPTER, ORE. w. s. ABSTRACTS Real Estate, Loans and Insurance. Mining Patents Obtained Years of experience in Maker County Records. No. 2104 Court Street, Maker City; Oregon. ooooononoonooo Inclusive Agent tor the Celebrated WEI.NHARDS REEK On draught or by bottle. klOOOOOOOOOOOOO "The Olympus n H. PINGFR, Proprietor. High Grade Wines. Liquors and Cigars. Sumpter, Or. 'Just around the Corner" NEMERGALL & MOORE PROPRIETORS. THE MAZE Fine Wines, Liquors and Ggars. SUMPTER, OREGON NEILL BUILLING