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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1901)
THE SUMPTER MINER VOL. II. SUMPTER, OREGON, MARCH 20, 1901 NO. 28 SALE OF MAGNOLIA NOW BEING CONSUMMATED IN BAKER CITY. English Syndicate Which Formerly Held the Mine Under Bend the Purchaser! Claims Against the Property Paid Monday Extensively Developed and Equipped With a Mill. The Magnolia, a good property, which has had all kinds of bad luck under bonds and options and pending sales during the past year, It is reliably reported, has finally been sold. The English syndicate, headed by Captain O'Bly, of Liverpool, whose local representative is Mr Balm forth, now operating the Little Giant, is the purchaser. The same people had the mine under bond once before, did considerable devel opment work and erected a mill, but failed to make the payments as they became due and finally, after having secured several extensions, threw up the bond. Al Jones, one of the priiicip.il owners, has been in Baker City several days ar ranging the terms of the sale. Yesterday afternoon the papers had not been signed, though no hitch had occurred and it was thought the deal would be consummated, without doubt. The figures involved are reported to be $60,000. No word has been received here today regarding the transaction. Monday a number of claims against the property, mostly for labor, were paid. This would indicate that the sale is prac tically completed. The men who are buying the Ataguolia have unlimited means and will doubtless operate the mine on an extensive scale. No explanation has ever been offered why they falltd to take up the bond which they previously held. Manager McCallum Is Going East. General Manager McCallum, of the Bald Mountain and Mammoth companies, expects to leave in a few days for the east, to consult with lib principals, who reside in Massachusetts. Mr. McCallum has doubtless spent more money in intelligent mining development in this district during the past year than any other operator in the eastern Oregon gold held., and has made a really splendid showing for the money and time expended. Both prop erties which he has managed are now pro dncers, with mills in operation and an en tirely satisfactory monthly output of gold bullion. And yet he has other and larger plans in mind for the future, which will doubtless soon be matured. It is a matter of serious regret that such an enterprising and successful mining man should have recently been made the special target of the knockers' attacks, a man who is worth a train load of his detractors to any community or company which is fortunate enough to secure his services. He will be here producing gold when they are swing ing their hammers in others fields. GrUuly Mining Company's New Officers. The Grizzly Gold Mining company held a stockholder's meeting In Portland last Friday, at which time an election of offi cers took place as follews: Dr. Parker, president; Harvey Beckwith, vice presi dent; both of Portland; R. C. Pentland, secretary, (re-elected); P. D. Healy, treas urer; L. C. Beckwith, superintendent. The last named three are residents of Sumpter. It Is not known definitely now what the intentions of the company are, but it Is not likely it will let this property remain idle much longer, when it is very probable that a mine is in sight, with de velopment under the right management. GENERAL WARREN IN TOWN. Will Let Contract for 409 More Feet of Tunnel on the Diadem. General Warren arrived in Sumpter yesterday, quite unexpectedly. A sight of him is good for the sore eyes, and to listen to one of his private office speeches, eulogizing this mining district and re moving the epidermis from the local knockers, Is to have the cockle of the heart warmed to a radient degree. He had not expected to leave Butte so soon, but the contract fonrunnlng $00 feet of tin crosscut tunnel in the Diadem was finished ahead of time, so lie came over to arrange for continuing that good work. Tills work was accomplished In just seventy days, remarkable quick progress. The purpose of tills tunnel Is to get under the rich pay shoot encountered hi the shaft, high above. According to the sur vey, 409 more feet must be diiven to cut ledge at that point. If the values found in the shaft better than 1 100 a ton net, after paying transportation and reduction charges are maintained at tills depth and there is anv considerable body of ore, the Diadem will be the richest mine, not only in Oregon, but the West. The contract for continuing the work will be let with out delay. Regarding the Townslte company's af fairs, they are in a chaotic condition and some weeks will be required to straighten them out. When this is accomplished the General will return to Sumpter and give the proposition a boost skyward. He says this is the best undeveloped, almost unexplored, mining region in the wotld today and that sooner or later miners and capitalists must necessarily rush In here and take advantage of the the splendid opportunities presented. All the country needs, lie says, is tn rid itself of the Oregon hoodoo; if our mineral de posits were in Montana, 100,000 busy people would be In the camps and hills In side of twelve months. Considerable Montana money has already been in vested here and more will be during the present season. Liberty Bell's New Superintendent. General Manager Polndexter has ap pointed E. C. Smith superintendent of the Liberty Bell Consolidated mines at Alamo. Mr. Smith was f urine, ly foreman of the Consolidated Bonanza and under Ills di rection the richest ore body ever found in the mine was uncovered. The Liberty Bell is making a line showing and it is not unlikely that Mr. Smith will duplicate his performance at the Bonanza. Lessons in Lace. Mrs. Marsh, next door to MINER office, will give practical insttuctions in tace work. Materials and hundreds of pat terns to select from. The Capital hotel, under the manage ment of Mrs. Tedrowe, serves special Sunday dinners. Families should take advantage of this. Best table board in town. Try it. The large and commodious club rooms of Dunphy & Gertridge are headquarters for mining and commercial men. T. G. Harrison, agent for Giant Pow der company. Use Giant powder, fuse and caps. Never falls Giant powder. GIPSY KING CONTRACT LET. Tunnel to Cut the Ledge to Be Completed in 40 Days. At a meeting of the directors of the Gipsy King Gold Mines company, held Monday evening, a contract for driving seventy-five feet ol tunnel was awarded to W. M. Uumery, S. Harrison and A. C. Ot ness, who have been doing considerable work of tills kind in the Cable Cove dis trict this winter. President Birtholf thinks that the vein will be cut in about sixty feet; though, of course, this depends somewli.it on its dip. Seventy five feet is almost sure to reach the ledge. The contract lequlres that the work be completed in forty days. It will probably be commenced tomorrow. The plan of development will be to drive this tunnel straight into the iiiiiun tain on the ledge. Where it will be cut will give a depth of forty feet and when drifting commences something more than a foot of depth will be gained (or every two feet driven, making development e.isy and cheap. There is perhaps not another property in eastern Oregon that can be determined definitely whether or not it is a mine with the expenditure of so small an amount of money. But the men who own the Gipsy King have no doubts on this point. The ledge lias been stripped for 200 leet and located by open cuts across the length of two claims. Hveryw here good values have been obtained, the lowest ass.iy having returned f 14 K4 In gold and silver, the highest f4; 20, with an average of more than 522 all from surface nJ. Ollicers of the company state that there is now plenty ol inniiev in th" treasury to complete the work planned for the Imme diate future ami tint there is an active demand for thestoik. Coolgardle Smith Wins $7,500. A pressdispatcli from Vancouver, II. C, dated March 15, contains tills mcntiniinf a former well known resident ol Sumpter: "Coolgardle" Charlie Smith, a light weight prie fighter, well known in San Francisco and other coast cities, nude a big clean-up in Vancouver in two poker games this week. He stood winner by $7,500 when he lei t for the south this morning. Part of the money was won In a game In which several prominent chili men were heavy losers. At the Balmoral, a down town resort, last night he won 1 1,240. He started with 540 1 11 bl.uk jack, winning five bets in succession, leaving his money on the table each time. 1 lieu he went against a roulette wheel, and in a short time won something over $4,000. Unfortunately for the gambler, part of the money was paid in checks, and the cash ing of these was stopped the next morn ing. "Coolgardle" Smith made himself famous and won Ills name by cleaning up $28,000 In a poker game In Australia. Fire in the Tenderloin District. This morning between two and three o'clock, Cline's dance hall and the ad joining building, owned by May Hills, were discovered to be on lire. The fire department responded promptly and ex tinguished the flames, preventing the fire from spreading, but both buildings are al most total losses. There is a differance of opinion as to where the fire originated; even as to which building. Some think it was of incendiary origin and was started between the two. Mr. Cllne had only a few days since completed extensive Inter nal Improvements. He estimates Ills loss at $3000; Insured for f 1500, in the Liver pool, London and Globe. The Fills house was a small cottage, wor'h perhaps 1 500. The owner is not now In Sumpter. Mr. Cllne says that If he can lease the ground (owned by the Hills woman) on favorable terms, he will erect a tine build ing without delay. Andy Stlnson's Sack Stolen. Saturday night A. J. Stlnson left his place of business, having neglected to put In the safe the s.uk of currency taken from the gambling tables, contain ing f )So. Sometime during the night it was stolen, lid Atassey, who formerly ran the Allot, was suspected and when lie left town was anested it Baker City. He had oulv about eleven dollars on his person. Of the missing money, $100 was in sliver, and ollicers think that is hi Ills trunk, whkh had been shipped to some point hi Washington. Alassey is held here, awaiting the arrival of his baggage, th.it some evidence of Ills guilt may bo obtained. Brass Band Boy's Ball. The Sumpter Brass band ball, given Saturday evening In Fills opera house, was, in the language of the jay reporters mi the Baker City papers, "the most en joyable social event of the season." A large and representative crowd was pres ent, the bovs spread themselves on the music and a good time spirit pervaded the entertainment. A popular ami well pat rouivd corner of the hall was the artisti cally decorated booth where lemonade and sherbert were sold, presided over by Mesd.imes Brock, Kohhlus and Cailsou. The receipts from this source added ma terially in bringing the net profits up to 585, to be applied 011 the uniform fund. Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Wheeler at Bakcrsfleld. AUs. Brock received a very Interesting letter from AUs. 1 1. K. Wheeler Mnml.iy, dated at Bakerstield, California, where she and AU. Wheeler are now pleasantly located. This is the center of the great oil excitement and Mr. Wheeler lias more surveying than lie can do. The letter stated that the town is crowded, that it is next to impossible to rent a building of any kind and tliat some people are con ducting mercantile businesses in rooms on second lloors. Inconveniences in the transportation of oil Is the universal grievance there, for which condition the Standard OH company receives the blame. It has a pull with the railroads, as usual, and Is up to its old tricks again. New Chief Brewer at the Columbia. The Sumpter brewery is continually making Improvements to its well equip ped plant and lias been turning out a su perior brew of beer for some months past. But with a further view of making a still better 'article of beer, has secured the ser vices of Charles Zielman, a brewer from the large establishment of Henry Wcln hard, at Portland, who arrived here yes terday and will at once take charge of the plant, hi the capacity of chief brewer. The management says it lias a surprise in store for patrons of the national beverage this season. Private Tabic Board. I will furnish private board to a few desiring such, at my residence on North street, near Center. Mrs. C. H. Duck worth. AMss Richardson, the mllliner,announces that I roin the latter part of this week she will be constantly receiving new pattern hats every few days throughout the stasou.