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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 26, 1901)
rf mbw&&0mmm ntta THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, June 26. 1901 SMELTER TRUST PUTS ON SCREWS. Coeur d'Alene Mineowners Will Build Smelters. Tlio smelting trust lion suddenly stiff cued its dctnnndH upon tlio mine owners of the Creur d'Alenes. Tlio conference tlmt has been field in New York lino been marked by developments that linvu surprised the mine owners consldearbly. Their surprise Ih mixed with indlgna tlon. Relations between them and the smelting trtint are not of the tnoit cor dial nature. A contract wan submitted by the smelting company to the mine owners aevcral week ago. It called for the pro ducers to deliver their whole output to the company for a iwriod of five yeani. The price for freight and treatment would be on the Mime basis an at prcs out. The ncale Ih a sliding one. but it meant) n churge of about $21 a ton on niOHt of the ore shipped from the Ca-ur d'AlcneH. In addition the contract Het forth that the prieu nt which lead should bo Hold would be settled between the mine own era und the smelting tniHt. It who pro posed to hold n conference every hIx months, when the mine owners and the Hiiielting ciiinpaiiy should agree on the price of lead for the coming half year. In cane the two particH Hhould not bo able to agree, it wiih llxed that the mat tor Hhould be referred to an arbitrator. The npirit of the arrangement wiih to be friendly. Thin contract wiih fairly well liked by niOHt of the big Ca-ur d'Alene mine own em. It would go into effect the llrst of next year. A meeting of them wiih ur ruuged in New York, when they Hhould confer with the Hiueltiug men. The meeting wiih new iiihi wcuk. m nun mu Conir d'Alene men assembled at the of fices of the Amcrimi Smelting A lie- lining enuipany, they were met by I), Otiuirenheini. who is miniKined to lie ut the head of the big trust. "Gentlemen," ho mild suavely, "we have decided to change the contract which we offered you hoiiiu time ugo. InMcad of fixing the price of lead by agreement, we shall diHenHO with that superfluity. Hereafter our eomjwny will fix the price of lead. Wo hIiiiII iy you for your product on that basis." The announcement fairly staggered the Civur d'Alene men. They found thcniHclvcH confronted with the neccs Ity of nelllng thelrjoro at a price to bo Used arbitrarily by the purchaser. At present the smelting trunt Ih intcroHted In holding up the price of lend, for it liana nurpluH of about tK),000 tons on hand that muHtbe worked off. A full of a cent a tound would mean n Iohh of a million dollar. Hut the mine owner reasoned that many thing .might hap pen inside of live yearn. They were not at all ready to bind themselves for that timo to sell their ore at a price to be net by the buyer. They argued the jioint at length, but the manager of the Hiiielting trust stood firm. He took the Htuud that the com pany had the matter cinched and the mine owners would of necessity come to its tortus. Thus far the mine owners have not shown any disoition to accede to the demand. They are returning from the conference exceedingly dissatisfied. Richard Wilson, of the Mammoth, Thomas Greenough of the Morning Star, and Frederick Burbidge, of the Caur 'd Alene Development company, arealready back. John A. Finch is expected back this week. There is a Smelting company will recede from its position. If it refuses, the mine owners have under consideration the acquiring of smelting fncllitlcH of their own. Sjiokesman-Ilevlew. A preRH dispatch from Spokane, dated a few days after the above was printed, Bays that John A. Finch, manager of the Standard, the richest mine in the Coeur d'Alencs, got back last night from New York. Ho said: "The mine owners will not consider this new proposal seri ously. There, is a strong feeling that if tho trust docs not relax its demand the mineowners will construct smelters of their own for handling tho output of the Cwur d'Alene district." Rica Mines and Farms Need Railroad. E. E. Cleaver has returned from Prai rie City, accompanied by his brother, Dr. Lon Cleaver. They brought with them specimens of oro from different Grant county mining properties wliich are rich in value. From the Clayton & Guker group, six miles north of Prairie City, they show ores that range in value according to assuy from $50 to $600 u ton. This property is in tho QuarUburg dis trict wliero Zoeth Houner's mino is locat ed. Tho Keystone owned by the Ladd eHtato of Portland yields gold ore which UHHiiys $lB0aton. The Willie Hoy, owned by ItccHo & Mclntyro, yleldn from $40 to $80 a ton in gold and 16 per cent copper. Prenent Need, owned by P. F. Moray of Portland, contaltiH $200 u ton ore. Tho Will Cleaver group, 12 miles south of Pralriu City, unsays $60 to $00 in gold and 7 ior cent copur. MoBt of tho oro of tlicno mines fs biiHe and must bo smelted on tho ground or shipped out. Tho great need of this section of. the country, sny the Clever brothers, is rail roud transportation. That is all that is keeping it from being not only a great mining section, but nn importunt agri cultural region. Tlio cont of shipping out ore or shipping in machinery is enormous by wagon roau ana an mo prolltH of the mines tiro eaton up by freight rntoH. Agricultural products have only local markets, which are limited. A greut deul of fruit in allowed to rot each year for want of consumers. Hay is worth but $3.60 ti ton bccauHu of no market. Agriculture. lunguiHlies be caune of no iuiputiiH from good markets or means of shipping products to the outsidu world. It is predicted that when a railroad enters the interior of Grunt county it will become one bf the greatest und richest counties of the stute Pen dleton Tribune. M. M. FLYNN MEN'S TAILOR A Line of Woolens and Spring Suitings such as would be found In a Targe city. Look for yourself. Work guaranteed and prices right. DON'T BE A JAY and weir store clothes Granite Street. Next to First Bank of Sumpter Sumpter, Ore. Golden Eagle Hotel Rites $1.25 to $2.00 Per Day T. T. DANILSON, PROPRIETOR Sample, Rooms for Commercial Men. SUMPTER, OREGON sWiW A. P. GOSS, President A. J. GOSS,' Cashier & Bank of Sumpter 3 Interest Allowed on Time Deposits Drafts drawn on all parts of the world. Special attention to collections. Safety Deposit boxes for rent. SUMPTER, OREGON CW'"'''1 ....The Elite Cigar Store.... L. HARRIS, Proprietor Activity in Sutanvillc District. John Harrington, a prominent mining man of Susuuvillo, in u recent letter to Hurry Timmons of this city, says that Kiisauvillo is one of the best mining dis tricts in Oregon. Ho is a man of wido extwrlenco in the mining business and owns tho largest interest in a group of claims located near tho Badger mine. Mr. Timmons and Dr. Lantx, of this city, own 0110 claim each in the group and several Portlauders are interested in the mines. Sir. Harrington states that tho ltadger mine has four six-horse teams and four eight-horse teams busily employed at hauling ore to Sumpter. A great deal of this ore is worth $11 a jkmiiuI, averaging $20,000 a ton. The mine employs 35 men. The Stockton and Hull of the Woods mines are also good proplrties. They have machinery for development at Sumpter, which will soon be transferred to the mines. Two other mines with prospect shafts can be bought for $50,000 each, it is reported, but the owners are not anxious to sell at that price. They claim that when they get down on tho lead that amount can be taken out in a short time. Pen' dleton Tribune. Newly remodeled and refitted. Smokers' resort. We are daily receiving fresh cigars of the leading brands. No stale goods in stock. Heily Block. Cor. Granite and Center Sts. Eureka Feed & Livery Company H. K. BROWN, Proprietor Horses Boarded by the day or Month. First class turn-outs and saddle horses. Our spec ialty is the quick and safe delivery of freight and passengers to any and all points. 2 HAY AND GRAIN FOR SALE- THE Sumpter Forwarding Co. General Storage, Commission and Forwarding. Warehouse and office, S. V. Track. SUMPTER, OREGON. At the Club saloon, Dumphy & Gert ridge serve a line of goods equal to anv hope that the American I that money will buy. 1 SUMPTER BOTTLING WORKS Manufacturer of all kinds o Carbonated Drinks and Cider. Operated la connection witt the Kentucky Liquor House WHOLESALE AND RETAIL. J QAQEN 4 SLOAN, PWOr., SUMPTER, ORE. t t ( !! :: i k