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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, July 24, 1901
MONEY AND MINING
Tendency Is Now to Develop
Promising; Prospects.
DuHtiitu tins fact that tlio attention of
largo Hyudii'atL'M Iiiih Ikhjii Homuwliut do
Icctccl from ininiiiK unturprlnuH in tlio
Went by tli()ii)mr(!ntoM)rtmiticH grow
ing out of tlio laro coiiHolIdiitioiiH of in
dtiHtrinl and other uuturprixcH, it in in
torchtlng to unto tlio Kunural activity of
Mimllor cuiltuliHtH hi tlio internioiintiiin
regloiiM. Thorii Iiiih boon no period in
tliu hiHtory of Iho iiiinhiK Htiitcn orlmpH
wliuii inoro activity wiih ovldunt in tlio
way of converting proinl(liin rnxH.TtH
into iiiIiich. CapitaliNtH of tlio Middio
Wont wIiohu intereMtHiiro not syndicated,
and who rcalizo their iuahility to mic
coHHfully c()inK!to with tlio vast aggro
gatloiiH of organized wealth tiiat will in
duo time absorb tlio Hpeculatlvo oppor
tunitioH at hand, tind in tlio mining
HoIcIh of tho Went ainplo cIiiiiicch to
ciihIiIoii tho fntiiro with velvetand ipiad
rnple tho money they ceo lit to Invent.
Tlio trend toward proinlHing proiiectH
and partially developed inineH rather!
than to tho piiri'liiife of great milling
propertleri, hcoiiih to ho well initialed,
and proiiilncH a future of uneipiulled i
iichlevenient in tho mining Induntry. j
When t'iiiltiilirtlri fully reallo that tho
liiveMtinent of it few thousand dollar, in
development of mining property, that
given every geographical and niineralogi
vul evidence of wealth when properly
exploited, in u safer Hyritoiu of procedure
than to expend mlllioiiH for demonstrat
ed property that may perchance ho in
tlio afternoon of its prosperity, tlio min
eral iudui-try will reecho u momentum
from which it will never recede.
Time was when a tendency in this di
rection w'iih checked through tho brutal
abuse of opportunity, wildcat schemes
of tho mint scandalous typo lielng folstid
iimiii susceptible investors. Men with
bunco steering abilities unloaded worth
less properties on eastern capitalists
whodeslied to identify theinsehes with
on Warren creek, a tributary to tlio
Payette, in Idaho, for some time, and
(bids it to work so well on 6(1 cent dirt
that ho has no doubt of tho success of
tho Grunt county venture. Tho Crane
creek pincers are about 20 miles from
Granite. The dredge boat and ponderous
machinery will be shipped knocked
kown from this city to Granite, whence
it will bo hauled by wagon to the dig
gings. "Tho mines have been ojMjratcd by
crude methods for .'10 years," Mr. Itob
oris said yesterday at tho 1'ortland,
and tho average amount of dirt moved
annually has been about 3500 cubic
yards. Even at this slow rate the placers
have always paid good wages to tho men.
Our big dredge will have a capacity of
L'(KK) cubic yards a day. Tlio plant will
cost about L'5,000, but wo have ground
enough for tho next 'M years.
"Tho presence of too much water Iiiih
worked against operating the mines by
tho crude sluice box methods of the
past, as the land is so level that tho
tailings cannot bo run off. Tho dredge
boat will have the advantage, as it will
need the water to keep alloat, while the
buckets mo reaching down to bedrock
and bringing the gravel mid gold on
board to bo separated. Wo can run nine
mouths In the year, as the frosts will
not interfere with us to the same extent
as they do with old fashioned appliances.
Wo hope to have tho dredge in operation
early in tlio full. Oregonian.
WATER RIGHTS DEFINED.
Supreme Court Decides Willow Creek
Cm From Tins County.
The Oregon supremo court Iiiih handed
down the following decision in tho capo
of Asa H. Ilrowu et til., resH)iidents, vs
I.. II. Maker et al., appellants, from
Maker county, Robert Kakiu judge;
alllrmed. Opinion b' Justice Moore.
Willow creek risen in the Mine moun
tains, Hows through the arid lands be
longing to the parties in this suit and
empties into Powder river. In the
spring it carries 400 Inches of water,
minor's measurement, but in the sum
mer only ;i() inches. In 18IU plaintiff's
predecessor diverted water for irrigation
the growth and prosperity of the West. (f ,,, ,,, ,, lnt.r hlcmuil!lI tll0 .,.,.
1 ho losses of money resulted from mich , y (, Hator by ,,,,,, lUier HtrwlIllll
work not only deflected capital from
mining properties not absolutely devel
ops! to the hi1iiI of prolitablo produc
tion, but likewise diffused sentiments of
prejudice against tho silitical interests
of the West, through which the mountain
states have suffered Irreparable loss.
Now that a tendency to take hold of
undovoloHd properties is manifested
again, let tho rights of the investor bo
scrupulously protected. A milling coun
try is not developed by one producing
mine, however magiiillceul Its yield, but
by transforming proHoots into mines.
it' is iiiliuitely better for the mining
states for investors to liberally share tho
tips and downs of embryonic mines, and
uncover tho hidden wealth of our great
and a swamp at tlio head of Willow
creek. In 1H1I2 defendat diverted L'5
inches of water from Willow creek above
i plaintiff's and in 181IU diverted 40 inches.
Plaintiffs al lodged that this wiih an in
fringnient of their rights and brought
this suit for an injunction. The lower
court found that tho plaintiffs were en
titled to 105 Inches of water up to July
15 ami I'M inches thereafter, and en
joined the defendants from interfering
with the How of this ipiantity of water.
Tho supremo court allinns this decree,
laying down tho following rule of law:
"The Hrst settler iivon public land
through which a stream of water flows
nmv either divert tho water ami use it
mineral Held, rather than limit the ox-1 f,,r " "" i;nS r ! tlio
pendlturo of capital to the nn-lucliuii of ! ""!"""" aw r l1'1 I""1" ';
ponillturoof capital to tlio prj
wealth already in sight. Mut capital is
entitled to honest treatment, and tho
man who seeks to inveigle it into wild
cat propositions is an enemy of the great j
mining industry of the Tutted States
Daily .Mining Itecord.
DREDGE FOR CRANE CREEK
H. G. Roberts Having One Built In Pott
land, Cost $25,000.
G. II. Itoherts, a prominent mining
man of Idaho, is in Portland, arranging
to have u dredge built for bis placer
mine in Grant county, lie him LX) acres
on Crtiue creek, a tributary of tho John
Day, where n thorough hi stem of pros
lectiiig shows the value of the ground to
average IK) cents a cubic yard. Ho has
boon ojKiratinga Poi tland built dredge
el He coast states, where the modi lied
rule of riparian ownership is still in
force, and insist that the stream shall
How in its natural channel undiminished
in (iimntlty, except when applied to the
natural use of the upper riparian pro
prietors, and for irrigation, if the stream
affords a sutllcient (uantity of water for
the latter puriso."
"Dm Ban no Monk Ranch."
I'p in the mountains a few days ago a
party of hunters had their wagon broken
and a monkey wrench wiih needed to re
pair the vehicle. One of them walked
over to a ranch near by and asked for
the tool, in us plain English us ho knew
how, but this is the reply ho got : "No,
das bun no mouku ranch ; das ban sheep
ranch. Ah tank you strike tho wrong
Waco." Huntington Herald.
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