THE SUMPTER MINER.
Wednesday. September 26, 1900
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CHANGE MINING LAW.
Numerous Objections Raised
to the Present Statute.
As the tmiier ot cistern Oregon are
not entirely s.itislirj Willi thi-ininini; laws
of the si, lie, .i-. .it prese.il I'oiistltuteJ,
Mime r.iillc.il leKhl.itinii in the interest (it
the iriinniK industr) tiuiy he looked fur at
the Coiiiint; srssimi (( the state l.enls
latiire. I he pii'ser.t law, known as the
Smith law, irinK named alter the maker,
S-nator William Smith, of Hnkcr City,
Mhile Intended In remedy all the ahuses
I rcvlinisly tempi, lined of, does nut appear
to me:t with the entile approval ol the
iniiiers til eastern Oregon.
Senator Smith himself ircoj'.nirs the
fact that the law infill he imnnvrd in
Mime respects in the interest of eastern
Oregon, hut mnteuds that the changes
must desired hy the people of th it section
were opposed liy the mining men ol south
rn firri'oii ulii'ii they were tinder coif
siJcrati 111 dining the last session of the
I ghlaluie. Hy tt ison of the dlllereuif
in the seasons in eastern and southern
Oii-gnu thcic- is a conflict of mining In
teiesls lielween these two seclliios,
Uiidei the piesent law the lot.ilot of .1
mining claim li is three das hi which tn
s' ike his Imi.iiil try liaesallel limiting 11
luxation, o it is in ulikli to ne lite lo.a
tii 11 foi icioid, and jo days in whlih to do
tin- hiv.ilmii work iKies,iiy to hold the
tl.ilin. I lie location uorK, w I1IJ1 is nut
to he i-ousidried a part ol the assissment
file reipiiied under the United States
miuliiK laws, must ioiisst of a shift not
less than 10 leet diep, or .1 tunnel or cut
not less than 10 feet hi length.
liastetn Oreg 111 mining men contend
til it llu-te is ,111 inpistiie In the e.uliins
of this law. It is J. limed that three d.is
Is not siillnieiit time In uhkh to propel ly
st. iltr the giniuid, especially when the
miiiw is deep, as in the mountains id
eastern Oregon it is dining .1 good por
tion of the yea 1. Another oljettiou heard
against the present law is that more time
.limild tie given in which In lemrd. I he
time lor doing the location work, it is be
lieved, could he shortened to 00 or even
10 days, and the time hi wliiJi to record
retended to 00 days. The reason given
lor tills is that In many Instances it is not
Known whether a claim Is wotth record
ing until after some little 111 If has hecn
dam-.
It Is argued also that the shortening of
the time In which to do relocation work
would have a salutary etfect upon the
mining Industry in that it would discour
age (he holding of many claims for specu
lative -imposes, to the detriment of those
who might develop them If they had.)
1 hance lo locate them. Under the pres
ent law .1 man making a relocation of a
claim lias the same lime In which to do
hN work ns the man making an original
location 00 days. This facilitates the
holding of claims without doing work, as
ti locator can relocate his own claim the
moment the 00 days expire, and hold It
vo days longer for the purposes of specu
lation. He knows the exact hour his time
up and can be on the ground promptly
10 post his new notices. Although pel
tups not many take advantage of this
loopkole, still the opportunity Is there,
and a claimhog can hold any number of
tlalmt for an Indefinite length of time
without doing work If he so desires.
While It Is not likely that the Interests
( the mining men of southern and east
rru Oregon can be entirely reconciled or
that the wants of all can be met, It Is cer
lain almost that some changes in the
present state mining laws will be made
this winter. Hasten- Oregon's mining
interests will again be looked after by Sen
ter Smith, who is familiar with the sub
ject by reason of previous legislative ex
perience, and an extensive mining prac
tice; V. I:. Grace, re-elected representa
tive from Maker Clly,.'ind George J. Bar
rett, of Granite, representative-elect from
Grant, Gilliam, blierin.ni, Wasco and
Wheeler counties. Mr. It irrett lias had a
mining experience ol iK enrs, and being
in close touch with the owners of eastern
Oregon, among whom lie has operated the
past live yeirs, lie will, in all pronabllity,
he called upon to champion the cause of
the milling men ol his section. 'I elegram.
FUTURE OF ALUMINUM.
This Metal Will Soon be a Dangerous
Rival to Copper.
Aluminum Is without doubt .1 coming
metal. It is already displacing copper in
many uses, and it mav eventually prove
a formidable rival of even Iron and steel.
In less than forty years it has come down
In market price from thirty dollars per
pound to about as many cents, and for al
most every practicable purpose it Is cheap
er than all the cnmmoii metals excepting
zinc, It- ul ami iron. I hemethoJs of man
ufacture have been constantly improving,
andexp-ii'Miie has wrought inanv changes
in the preparing nfartklesth.it in cruder
conditions, were less favorably received.
In the matter ol utensils for instance,
tin- products ol a few ye us ago were too
lightly made and were easily put rut ol
sh ipe. I Ids has been remedied and alu
minum vessels cut 1 ow be had as strong
and durable as that made uf topper, lis
adv int iges are 111 itsinmhiued lightness
and stiength, Its easy workability, Its
cheipness and Its abuud uue, the latter
being estimated as thirty times as much
as Iron in bulk for the uses of man. It is
pr.Ktiially impossible In li. the limit ol its
uM-tuln-ss. In tnmpetition with topper
It Isaggtesslte, ami one or the other will
bemastei ol the situation hia tew decades.
In eleitilc equipment ills aheady vigor
ously disputing the special claims ol
copper.
It has over sixty per cent of the con
ductivity of the red metal, and has ecpial
resistant qualities to weather iullueuces.
in a review of the aluminum industry hy
Professor id. hards, it is stated, that an
aluminum wire one-fourth as large again
hi diameter as .1 copper wire, weighs only
half as much as the latter, and costs only
two-thirds as much. Long distance trans
mission Hues and trolley-line feed wires
are being put in of aluminum as fast as
the makers can supply the metal. Over
five hundred tons were used for this pur
pose last year, and probably double as
much w ill be used this year. As five hun
dred tons supplant one thousand tons of
copper, It will not be long before the cop
per Industry will begin to feel the compe
tition of Its new rival.
Fifteen years ago the entire output of
aluminum the world over amounted to
only two and one-half tons. These are
strong statements but they are backed by
facts, and o'ie need not to weir the man
tle of a prophet to foresee the sharp rival
ry yet to be between aluminum and cop
per nor is It likely that this rivalry will
stop at the old metal. The world may
yet ee an Age of Aluminum. -Exchange.
Immmmmwmtmjmmmmmmtii
I About I
1 ....Building....
I Why don't you build when everybody else
quits? Why do ycu all want to build at once
j - when lumber is green and covered with ice
and when prices and labor are high? Now is
!gE the time to build, like "Brother Perry" when
'g- there is no particular rush.
- We are offering special bargains in Hats,
g Shoes, Gloves and Clothing, also other General
g- Merchandise, because we bought at a big dis-
count and we give our customers the benefit.
: We also sell :
E LUMBER 3
- cheap but we do not intend to sell at retail for-
Sp less money than we can get on the outside j
market as some of our competitors do.
Sumpter Lumber Co. 3
SUMPTER, OREGON -
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J. B. STODDARD
Rocky Mountain Scenery By Day Light.
Day light stop over at Niagara Falls.
Through first-class tourist sleeper from
Pacific Coast weekly for Chicago, Boston,
New York and other eastern points via
Rio Grande Western (Great Salt Lake
Route), Denver & Rio Grande, C. R. I.
& P. and Illinois Central to Chicago,,
connecting in the Union Depot with Mich
igan Central's similar car for points east.
For full particulars call on or address, .,
R. H. TRUMBULL,
Com'l Agent Ills. Cent. R. R.
14a Third St., Portland, Oregon.
SadoTcaaiBriik (or Sale
In good condition and offered cheap.
Apply at THE MINER office.
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Happy
School Days
Near
lt$$ SUMPTER. OREGON $tSs&
. C?, (jjh fiS rtetft figfifl
"THE Public Schools of .
I Sumpter will open Sep- I
tember 17, and every person
should have his child prop
erly clothed. Our children's 5
department is complete in
every detail and to introduce
it to the public of Sumpfer,
we offer the following spec
ial bargains this week:
Roy' Suits $2 to 55.
Actually worth 38,';
per cent more. Boys'
Underwear, all sizes
and qualities. Roys'
Shoes, 51.50 to $3.
Hub Clothing Co.
J. SCIIWAWTX. Succrstor
M SALOON
A. J. STINSON, Prop.
(Successor to Snyde & Stlnson)
Only the Best Brands of Liquors Served Over the'Bar
SUMPTER, - -
OREGON
5
Raul E; Poindoxtor,
MIN
ES
tsrono McNiai's Cods.
iumptor, - - Ore.
CAPITAL.
Barber Shop
si Baths
A. G. Davidson, MiMgtr
Claud Diiw. Optutor
Operated in Connection
with Capital H
First-Class Work. Porce
lain Bath Tubs
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