Wednesday, February 20, 1901
THE SUMPTER MINER
QUARTZBURG NEWS.
Marshal Houscr Will Erect a
Smelter on the Standard.
M. E. Balne came In Saturday from the
QuartzburE district, where he has been
for six weeks past, working on a prop
erty which lie has under bond. He re
ports that there Is considerable activity
over there at present. The recent sale at
a good figure of a half interest In the
Willie Boy, to Rees & Nutting by Ed
Mclntyre, has had an encouraging effect
on claimowners. Since the sale two
crews of miners have been put co work
and the property will be developed exten
sively during the present season.
The force on the Gold Issue has re
cently been doubled. The owner, J. F.
Bachelrfer, was at the property last week
and expressed himself as much pleased
with the showing made. It K his inten
tion to make a mine of this gioup as fast
as money and men can accomplish the
work.
On the Sherbundy, all efforts are being
concentrated on driving the long crosscut
In the Hawkeye claim, that will give
great depth and establish the value of
what Is considered the largest body of
high gradi copper ore in the district. It
is rumored that a sale of this mine Is
pending, at a six figure consideration.
The Present Need has Improved more
than any mine In eastern Oregon in the
last sixty days, the ore body having
widened very rapidly with depth, and the
values increased amazingly.
United States Marshal Houser and J.
F. Batchelder returned from Quartzburg
Sunday. The latter confirms the report
brought In by Mr. Balne. Asked regard
ing the rumor that he intends putting a
smelter on his Standard mine, Mr. Houser
stated that such is a fact. He tried to
buy the smelter plant here, but thought
the owner asked too much for it and he
passed it up. It has not yet been decided
just what kind of smelter will be Installed,
nor its capacity; but that onr will be
erected has been definitely determined.
Large quantities of ore have been
blocked out in the Standard and there is
no doubt but that a smelter of forty or
fifty tons can be supplied from this mine
alone. Both gentleman are enthusiastic
over the outlook for that district.
I the natural facilities for handling his
I property. His judgment brings millions
1 to him for investment, but he first estalv
I lishes his ability and capacity before it
comes. And lie Is persistent and liRhts
until tilings come his way. The three
most prominent characterises of this
type are resourcefulness, perseverence
' and substantial enthusiasm. Northwest
Mining News.
Money for Developing ProtpecU.
( Increased activity in the various mining
districts throughout the Northwest indl-
1 cates easy money markets, and especially
those in the east. Daily reports are to
the effect that mining properties are
changing hands with n view to greater
development, and that an area of prosper
ity seems to be opening up for quartz min
ing in all sections. The drift of invest
ments Is largely in the direction of de
veloping pnmising prospects into mines,
and is therefore along healthy lines that
I promises much for the mineral Industry.
There Is a lull in the sale of big mines,
but smaller capitalists propose to assume
their proportion of the risk of making big
mines nut of small ones. A better con
dition for the industry could not be pre-
J scribed. Western Mining World.
Gowan'i Opinion on the Senatorial Contest.
Hon. A. W. Gowan, of Bums, passsd
through Sumpter Friday, en route home
from Portland and Salem. Regarding the
senatorial situation, he is of the opinion that
if a senator is elected at this session of
the legislature, it will be either Mitchell
or some dark horse not yet entered. He
says that he believes Corbett's claim, that
he can secure forty votes at any time, Is
well founded. The other nine or ten
above his apparent strength are bought
and paid for democrats, .and certain re
publicans who are closely watching the
game, with a view to being on the win
ning side at the finish. Mr. Gowan
thinks it not at all Improbable that an
election will result on the last night of the
session.
Characteristics of the Mining Operator. '
Certain It is that the mining industry i
developes a peculiar type of man and the I
most prominent characteristic dominating
this type is that of resourcefulness. The '
successful mining man is one of unbound- j
ed resources, not in the sense of having
unlimited capital, but in having faith in
his ability to do what he sets out to do.
The trials of the successful miner, using
the word In reference to the man who pro-1
motes and manages a successful mining j
enterprise, are many, and only men of I
great natural ability can successfully com- j
bat them. Show us a successful mining '
operator and you will find that he is quick I
to act, has splendid judgment and Is far
from being radical in thought and action;
indeed, he Is one of the most conservative
of men. The Impression obtains gener
ally with the public that the successful
manager of mines is a man of hasty en
thusiasm and rainbow hope, and that his
success is largely due to a thing called
luck. The truth is far from this. He is
enthusiastic but he always has ground
for his enthusiasm and he holds it well
under control. It is not the successful
operator who furnishes the "rich strikes
and the big assay stories" to the press.
He will seldom talk to any one about his
operations and very, very seldom, if ever,
to a newspaper representative. His hope
Is based upon his ore body, his values and
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