THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, May 29, 1901
MINING CONGRESS.
Railroads Will Transport Ores
to Boise Free.
Upon request of Governor Ceer, Col
onel Frank V. Drake has taken the Inl
tlatlve in arranging (or nn exhibit of Ore
Ron minerals at the lntern.itliin.il Mining
congress, to be held in Hoise, Idihn,
July 22, 23 and 24. No approprlitlon of
funds has been made by the state for the
purpose, and Individual effort must be re
lied upon to accomplish the desired res
ults. The Governor has appointed 24
members to the congress. They were se
lected from various parts of the state, and
it is necessary that some steps be taken
Immediately to ascertain who will attend
the convention at Hoise, and arrange for
details In preparing the proposed display
of ores from tills state. As will be seen
hy the letters from the railroad managers,
arrangements have been made for the
transporlinu of ores to exhibit at Hoise
free of charge.
Colonel I J rake desires all persons who
Intend to send ores to Hoise to prepare
their samples carefully for transportation,
and be ready to ship them as soon as a
meeting of the commissioners shall ar
range details. No single exhibit ought to
exceed 200 pounds. E.-icli exhibit should
be accompanied by a brief detail of the lo
cality, the sie, dip and strike of the vein,
character of formation, extent nf explora
tion, etc. The railroads generously agiee
to transport exhibits to the extent ot two
c.iilo. ids. Arragemeuts must be made for
placing the exhibits at Hoise, where room
has been provided.
In order that advantage may be taken
ol these proposals, Colonel Drake, after
conference with others, proposes a meet
ing of all (lie commissioners now appoint
ed and those who here.itter may be ap
pointed by the mayors and boards of
trade. A meeting, therefore, ol all persons
who have been commissioned to attend
this congress Is called l,r June 15, at K
o'clock, p. m., at the Imperial hotel, Port
lind, where rooms will be provided lor
the meeting.
At tills meeting a chairman and secre
t iry may be selected and details arr.iugid
I r .1 dlspl.iy of Oiegon'.s mineral re
sources at Hoise.
Haker City people aie taking steps to
btlng delegates at that convention to the
risteru Oregon section for inspection of
lh.it locality. Possibly arrangements can
be made to bring some of tliosr represen
tatives ol the great mineral Industries to
Cortland and into southern Oregon. All
these matters will come up for considera
tion at the meeting ot Otegou's commis
sioners, June 15,
l-'olhming ate the letters received by
Colonel Drake from the railtoad ttallic
in inageis:
O. K. N. Inferring to our couser
-atlon ot yesterday, we will be gl.id to
gtanl a tree rate on the ote specimens
slilcli It Is Intruded to exhibit at the In-
ernatlonal .Mining congtess, at Hoise, the
Kgregate shipments not to exceed one
irloid Ironi Cortland and one carload
trout eastern Oregon. Clease advise me
in advance of shipments In order that ar
r tugemeiits may be made to protect the
1 He.
juthetn Pacific Hefrrilng to our con
versation this date; with the- under
standing Hut this action will be concurred
1 by the O. K. cv N. Co., we will grant
tree rate on ore specimens from points on
our lines In Oregon, to Portland, when
intended for exhibition at the luteruation
il .Mining congress at Hoise. Aggregate
lilpments not to exceed one carload.
1 Contract Let for Wtlttt Simltrr
Wllkerson & Thompson, the contrac
ors, have received Instructions to begin
work on the smelter that Lewis Hall Is to
build at Weiser, and they expect to begin
operations there Monday. This is one of
the most important mining announce
ments that lias been made for some time.
The Weiser smelter project has been
hanging In the balance for several weeks.
The orders received by the contractors
shows that Mr. Hall has advanced his
plans faster than the public anticipated.
While the contractors have not been ad
vised as to all the details, they feel con
fident the plant will be of loo-ton capac
ity. They do not believe a smaller one
will he put in. The smelter will be lo
cated about 10 miles above Weiser, near
the mouth of the canyon and on the line
of the Pacific & Idaho Northern. Addi
tional importance attaches to the news
here given because, it is believed, con
struction of the smelter carries with it ex
tension of the railroad Into the Seven
Devils. Hoise Statesman.
CONCORD A PRODUCER.
Plani Now Under Way for Erection of a
Mill at an Early Day.
The Concord mine, which lies very
close to the Ned Hoy, is destined to soon
add itself to the ranks of bullion pro
ducers of the Sitmpter gold fields. This
mine lias done considerable tunnel work,
but as yet has 110 upraise for the purpose
of sloping ore. The matter of proper
ventilation for the lower workings is an
other matter to be attended to before plac
ing the property on a steady producing
basis, There is no mill on the ground
yet, nor will one be erected until the
mine Is In perfect working order.
hverythlng necessary will be consum
mated, so that when .1 mill Is erected there
will be nothing turn up to cause a shut
down and give a w rong impression to the
stockholders and others concerning the
property. It Is expected arrangements
will be made whereby the May Queen
mill will handle Concord ore until such a
time as it will be deemed expedient to
erect a mill. The Concord has a ledge
already lined nut soo feet, long with a
width of live feet. Assays have been se
cured from this ledge on the surface down
tolls present lowest depth, and have
given in value from Si to over $ 100 to the
ton. The average value of the ore now
being blocked out is about 520 per ton.
I he matter of ventilation of the mine
will probably be settled by the running of
a joint tunnel by the Ited Hoy and Con
cord people. The tunnel will pierce the
hill on which these properties are situated
and, when finished, will thoroughly ven
tilate both mines, as it will leave a clear
circulation of air from one side of the hill
to the other.
The Sumpter district Is to be congratu
lated 011 the acquisition of this valuable
property by Sumpter and other eastern
Oregon people, for as it stands now this
section will get more actual benefit from
such a property than if it were owned by
eastern capitalists. Haker City Herald.
Never fall -Giant powder.
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