The Sumpter miner., July 17, 1901, Page 10, Image 10

Silicas:
THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, July 17, 1901
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DRILLING IN BIG BEND xx
$15,000 Ssh To be Given Away
Reported Rich Find Is Said
Not to Be a Fake.
A Hpcciiil from Oiitailo, tlilH comity,
to tlui Ori'Koiiiuii, Hiiyn: .Jolmiiiicxliurtf,
in tlio !in Ik'IkI of tlio Himko river,
jircjiiiifVH to lio 11 real liu mining cuinp
itliln it few uccKh. Diiiinonil drill
men nro iiiukinu; contractH for their iiiii
rlihiUH, anil 11 iiuiiiIkt of pro-iiortlnj,'
out fit h will lie-in work in a pliort timu.
Tlio fainoiiH inliHi of ('. 0. .Slinror, wlii-ro
tlio Mtrlko wan inadi!, will roHiniio
work In a day or two. Sinner Iiiih junt
onlcri'd ffiOJ.MK) wortli of niaclilncry ami
a hundred men will Ixi turtel to work.
O. I,, lllckny and .J. II. Kviiiih, of Salt
Lake City, will liavn a diamond drill on
tlio Kniunil In tun dayn. Nearly mury
man, woman ami hoiiiu of tlio children
In Ontario are IntercHted In the ground.
I'ayetto peoplo liavo nlwi taken liirj;o
tractH, and a company forincd by A.
WcIIh Iiiih llled on 11HH) acren for lienevo
lent purMiHcH, and will orpinio for the
piirpocH of handling, oii'rntliin and coif
trolling tlio inliH'H Iji the went. If tlio
companyV ground In. one-fourth an rich
iih in Ih'HcxciI, It will have wealth enough
to rebuild uery church hiiililing in the
United StatcH, and employ all the
preacher lit yearn. The leportn iih to
the value found have heen corrohoiatcd
hy Mr. Singer, are as follow h:
At a depth of 15 feet a fulfil I nil rock
wiih pierced, and Inunediately a 1km I of
gravel carrying V to the ton wiih en
countered. TIiIh uiiihh of material in
K'dimeut, coiihiHtlng of nluilo and hiiiiiI
and dry, hard gravel, and in known to
Iki of a depth of HI feet, the prci-cnt bot
tom of the xhiift. ItcdriK'k Ih not in
eight, and In only Indicated hy thuap
IK'iirauce of heavy dcpoclln of black Hit in I
overlaid by the bed rock clay, iiHiially
found on bed rock. Thin in not the trim
clay, hut in on that order, mid in three
foiirtliH Hind. It may 1hi humlrcdHof
feet to Uil rm-k. The valiien get let
ter right along.
The Hhafl openn up HUIphatcH in luge
(UiiutitieH, which cnrricH $U to the ton
in gold and one ounce and a half In sil
ver. The miiHH iiImi carrion fll to f 10 in
free gold. The free gold in getting
coarHeriiud of letter value ami heavier
iuau(lty. The free gold combined with
the bane now- aggregate fit per ton,
and Ih increasing. If another hundred
feet in found Ufore lK'drin'k in had, there
Ih only a chance left that it will not lie
the very richest Mrikoof the kind ever
made. The Hour gold of the Hiirfacu Iiiih
long hIiico dlHiippearctl, ami nhot gold
found in ItH place. A largo ipiautity of
water wiih encountered until 45 feet
depth wiih reached, hut below that (hero
Ih none of coiiHiHiicnce. The water can
Ui phut out at the 15-foot mark and dry
miiicH had. To get the 1hM renultH, the
entire gaugiio will have to lie crunhcd.
The strike in near the, bank of Snake
river in a largo luxlu. The Making ex
tend back on the fixtliilln in all dirco
tioiiH. TIiomi who have made a runli for
the higher table hind contend that they
will ntrike their valiien iiImivo the water
line, and (Iiiih have uliMiluto dry niinc
from the Mart. The camp Ih in a Ih'iiii
tifiilaud picturoMpio valley, where but
little miow fall, and where the mouu
taiiiH chelter it from the winter. Grat-H
grown up to ChrictmitH ami Mart again
in IVhruury. No buildingH have Ihhmi
oiwtwl, no caloon, More, Imanling-liouHO
or building of any kind appear. A
tlioiiHiiiid ooplo tiro directly intenvtwl
in tlio ground, but not more than 15 of
them have been on the ground atono
time.
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THE PRESS PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Will Gire $15,000
in 1,000 Cash Prizes to tho-e making tlio nearest esti
mates on the combined Official Vote of OHIO,
MASSACHUSETTS mill IOWA, out for Gov
ernor on tlio 5th day or November, 1001.
Estimate the total vote in tlic.-o three Stutea
comliined for Governor mid msihI vour estinmto
and HiilHcriptinn to THE SUMPTEIt MINER
and you will receive ti certilicate which will en
tit lo yon to participate in the distribution of tho
815,000 to ho awarded hy tho Prc-w Publishing
A.-oci:ition, of Detroit, Mich., to those milking
the nearest estimates of the Official Vote for Gov
ernor in the states of Ohio, Massachusetts and
Iowa, to he determined hy tho Election to ho held
on tho fitli day of November, 1001.
Wo huvo mndo arrangements with tho Press
Piihli.-liiug Association, of Detroit, Mich., to cn
nlilo our subscribers to participate in tho distribu
tion of theso magnificent prizes, amounting to
815,000.
OUR OFFERi
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UNTIL FUR
THER NOTICE
every ono who sends us 81.25 for six month's
()r 82.00 for ono year's subscription to THE
SUMITER MINER will receive u certilicate
which will entitle him to participate in tho distri
iiution of the prizes. Present Hiibicribcrs may
take advantage of this oiler and their subscrip
tions will bo extended from date of expiration. No advance is made in the price of our paper; you get tho
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Yotlf Estimate When J'0" (!0I,,I " ynr subscription you also send your estimate. Re careful to
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ceive your subscription wo will N'lid yon u certificate of the Press Publishing Association, of Detroit, Mich,,
containing your intimate, which will insure you any prize your estimato may entitle you to claim. Wo will filo
a duplicate certificate with the Press Publishing Association. Every subscriber may make as many estimates
and will reccivo as many certificate as he sends subscriptions to THE SUMITER MINER.
Club raisers will receive a certilicate for each subscription obtained.
VALUABLE
To j ild subscribers In forming their estimate, we fur
ulsli the followliit; d.it.i:
The combined Olliclal Vole In these three States In
iBgi i MM.49I.
INFORMATION
PRIZES TO BE AWARDED AS FOLLOWS:
To the nearett correct estimate (5,000.00
1,684. k Increase g. 56 per cent
1,616. ui decrease 4-04 "
i.MI.8Sr Jecrease 5.10 "
H7 45 Increase .tt "
i,gi6,7i8 Increase is.at "
1. j?,ioq Jecrease 18.40 "
I.SW.J40 decrease i.ii "
i.6st,)84 Increase 7.& "
1,965,610 Increase 18.88 "
The certificates ol the Secretaries of the States nameJ showing the
cnmWnrJ Ofticlal Vote will determine who aieenllileJ to the prliesanj
the awardsttlll t-e made within jodast after the Ofticlal Vote is known.
Tint Suwi'TKW Mivck will publish the names an J addresses of the
successful estimators.
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Statement of Mr. W. A. Pungs, President of the Central Savlnei
Dank, Detroit, Michigan:
3 l)crrby Certify, that the Press I'ubllihlnc Association has
deposited SIS, OOO In the Central Savings Hank, Detroit, Mich., for
the express purpose of paving the IVIies In their Contest on the com
bined Olticlal Vole of the States of Ohio, Massachuselti and Iowa, and
that this lund can be used for no other purpose.
Me
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President Central Savings Dank,
Detroit, Mich.
Tothend 1,500.00
To the ird 1,000.00
To the 4th 500.00
To the 5II1 joo.oo
Tolheoth - aoo.00
To the Till 100.00
To the 8th 75-oo
Totheqth s.oo
Totheioth 5o
Tothenext tonearest $15 each 150.00
Tothenext is nearest $10 each iso.o"
To the next 14a nearest $5 each 710.00
Tothenext 160 nearest $4 each 640.00
Tothenext 180 nearest J teach 540.00
To the next aoo nearest Saeach 400.00
To the next & nearest Si each too.00
Total, 097 prlies, amounting lo.
. $11,100.00
In Addition to tho Abovo Prlios tho Following
Sooolal rVltoowill bo Paid!
1 To the person making the nearest correct estimate be
fore July 10th t 1,000.00
To the person making the nearest correct estimate be
tween July 10th and August loth $ 700.00
To the person making the nearest correct estimate be
tween August 10th and September idh 600.00
Total, 1,000 Prlies, amounting to .
.$16,000.00
In case of a tie. or that two or more estimators are
equally correct, prizes will be divided equally between
them.
REMEMBER
THAT THE
FIRST
PRIZE IS
$5,000.00
SUBSCRIPTION BLANK.
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Town,
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State.
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.You Only 52.00 A Year. You Get The Certificate Absolutely Free.
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