Wednesday, December $, ioo
THE SUMPTER MINER
SMELTER TRUST RIVAL
Sites for Three Plants Selected,
Capacity 3ooo Tons.
A press dispatch from Denver, dated
November 29, quotes the News of that
city as saying: The rival of the great
American Smelter trust Is in course of
training for a gigantic campaign. The
movement has been in progress quietly
lor several months, and yesterday it de
veloped that plans are so far completed
that locutions for plants are being selected
iind the last touches are being given to
one of the most daring projects of the
decade.
Three large plants are to be erected
simultaneously. One is to be in Denver,
u second in Salt Lake, and a third will be
built at a favorable point in Mexico yet to
be named. Bach of the plants is to have
; capacity for handling automatically 1000
tons of ore dally, and all are to be built
upon practically the same plans.
Experts for the various departments
have already been invited tocounectthem
selves with the company. Each of the
new smelters will be provided with refiner
ies where gold, silver, copper or lead can
be refined to the degree necessary for the
world's use.
Eastern and Colorado capital have sub
scribed. It is claimed the plants will
cost $1,000,000 each, much less than the
amount publicly announced by the pro
moters. Big Body of Ore in the Gold Ridge.
A strike in the Gold Ridge mine, in the
Burnt liver district, is the latest news
from the district. The find was made in
tunnel No. 2i. The miners are said to
have drifted 106 feet 011 the ledge, up
raised 40 feet and crosscut 18 feet without
tmdlng either walls, top or bottom of the
ledge. The ore is reported to run from
i6 to J18 to the ton, and experts say that
this is another demonstration of the the
ory that the old Virtue and White Swan
district will yet be the richest and largest
producer in the entire region. Manager
Balllet came In from the mine today and
brought with him the cleanup for a 20
days run of the io-stamp mill of the Gold
Ridge, which he reports amounted to
92000 In bullion, besides the concentrates,
which will be treated later, and which he
expects will run high In values. Baker
City special to the Spokesman-Review.
Work on CorvallU 4c Eastern Railroad.
Information which reaches this city to
the effect that preparations are being made
to start grading work on the line ot the
Corvallis and Eastern road In the eastern
part of Oregon. It is said graders are
soon to be put on between Nyssa, on the
Short Llne.and the town of Vale, Oregon.
For some lime it has been arranging for
work somewhere along its projected line,
but this Is the first information reaching
this place that the field of operations for
the Immediate future is likely to be so far
east. For some years it has been the Im
pression that if It were ever constructed
through eastern Oregon It would be in
conjunction with some transcontinental
line seeking an outlet. Press dispatch
from Boise, dated November 29.
Now Forming a Gold Trust.
A cable from London says that Alfred
Belt Is engineering the most gigantic trust
the world has known. It is a gold trust,
which plans to control the entire output of
gold and put even nations at its mercy.
For eight months the gold trust scheme
has been in slow process of formation.
Africa produces a majority of the world's
supply of gold, and Beit controls a ma
jority of the African output. In Aus
tralia there are good prospect by pur
chase of stock and placing Beit' men In
control. Already the leading Klondike
mines are controlled in London and can be
put into the trust whenever desired. John
Hiys Hammond, the leading mining ex
pert of the world, who has long been In
the employ of the South African crowd, is
the expert now investigating the leading
mines In Colorado and Utah. The Relt
syndicate is planning to take over these
other American gold mines when it suits
their purpose. The trust hopes to secure
control of seven-eights of the output 01
gold in the world.
BABY MeKEE TUNNEL.
Largest Development Enterprise Ever In
augurated in Oregon.
One of the largest development tunnel
enterprise ever Inaugurated in Oregon Is
under headway at Cable Cove, under the
direction of Colonel John Temple Gray
son, general manager of the Haky MtKee
Gold Mining company.
The tunnel, which might be properly
called a working tunnel, is to crosscut
three lcdges,the Clnclr.ii.ittl, Haby McKee
and Chloride, and when finished will be
4500 feet in length and at the apex of the
mountain will gain n depth of 2260 feet.
This enterprise will be the means of de
veloping the whole Cable Cove district
by proving the permanency of the veins.
No other company operating in eastern
Oregon has set about doing such syste
matic and extensive operations as the
Haby McKee Gold Mining company. The
mines are equipped with large and sub
stantial lodging apartments for employes,
each miner having Ills own room and
spring bed, heating stove and all con
veniences for comfort. The boarding
house is large and well equipped and the
best of everything is supplied, Colonel
Grayson relieving that to get a lull da 's
work it is necessary to give the best board
and comforts to his men.
A wagon road of easy grade has been
lompleted to the mine and this is soon to
be continued down Fruit creek instead of
down Clear creek as now, avoiding a
steep mountain haul and affording easier
wagon transportation for heavy machin
ery, in the building of this road the
Baby McKee company bore the whole ex
pense, not a cent being contributed by
anyone, although there are scores of
mine owners in the vicinity who will be
benefitted.
In the management of the mines Col
onel Grayson is assisted by Mr. William
G. Reynolds, of this city, formerly man
ager of the French-Flagstaff Mining com
pany, and no more competent or trust
worthy man could be found. Mr. Rey
nolds is a practical miner and of rare ex
ecutive ability, two essentials necessary
to successful mining.
Colonel Grayson Is just now installing
an air compressor to run two drills and
plans are in progress of formation for
increased machinery in the near future.
In connection with this brief mention of
the operations of the Baby McKee Gold
Mining company, reference to dasgone
by is of interest. On the trip to the Pa
cific coast during his term of office, ex
President Harrison visited Baker City
and was presented with a small gold
brick made from gold from the Baby Mc
Kee mine by our fellow townsman, Mr.
Fred R. Mellis. The brick was appro
priately engraved and the gift was seem
ingly highly appreciated by the disting
uished recipient. Democrat.
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For full particulars call on or address,
B. H. -TRUMBULL, '
Com'l Agent Ills. Cent, R..R.
421 -Third St., PortlandvDKgoo.
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San Francisco, California
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The "Hendy Improved"
Triple Discharge Two
Stamp Mill
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WATER WHEELS AND
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PROSPECTING PLANTS
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ESTIMATES AND CATALOGUE
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WATER WHEEL
GOLDEN
EAGLEHOTEL
RE-OPENED UNDER
NEW MANAGEMENT
To Be Conducted on the
European Plan
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First-Class Restaurant
in Connection
T. T. DANILSON, PROPRIETOR
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