THE SUMPTER MINER
VOL. II.
SUMPTER, OREGON, AUG. 14, 1901
NO. 49
OWL AND ELEPHANT.
BOUGHT YESTERDAY FOR A
MARYLAND SYNDICATE.
Property Will Be Developed Extensively
and Hurried to the Producing Stage
The Winning Hand, Another Cable
Cove Property, Sold to The California
Mine People.
Another sale of a mining property was
reported yesterday, again u Cable Cove
mine is involved.
Thin time, Mr. Iliggins, the represont
ativeofn Maryland syndicate, is the
purchaser. The pacrs transferring to
him tho Owl mid Elephant, were signed
yesterday.
Tho price paid Is said to have been
110,000, ten per cent of which wax paid
in ensh yesterday to K. P. Plowman, of
Boise, Idaho, thu owner, who wuh here
in person to close the deal.
Tho new owners arc going to run a
tunnel in 600 feet on the vein. This
property averages as well as any in tho
district and the purchasers can be con
gratulated on having gotten probably
tho cheapest and one of tho best proper
tics in the district. They examined it
in the most thorough manner before
purchasing, and it is safe to say that
they havo mado no mistake in
their investment. The tunnel of 600
feet will in reality bo a drift on the vein,
taking out ore from the start. Tho vein
now shows, by numerous cuts and tun
nels, an ore body fully 000 feet long, car
rying good values all the way. Tho
mine was carefully examined by Mr.
Iliggins and Mr. Dickson, and finally
exported by Mr. Essolstyn.
Mr. Iliggins has been in Sumpter
about a mouth ; has looked at dozens of
claims and several times owners thought
they had him hooked. He has taken
his time and given everybody a Itearing.
Sale of the Winning Hand.
P. Basche and Thomas McEwen have
executed a bond to L. 8. Ovltt, trustee
for theTurnagaln Arm Mining company,
on the Winning Hand quartz claim for
2.700.00, to bo paid by April 1, 1002.
This proerty lies contiguous to tho
California, and is under bond to the
samo people who recently bought that
property and will operate it on u largo
scale. It is undoubtedly a valuable
acquisition to that company.
Refused $400,000 for the Buckeye.
Judge Wolbreck, a prominent lawyer
of Milwaukee, and William Kickhaevur,
of tho same city, uro here in the interest
of the Buckeyo mine. Mr. Kickliaover
is president of tho com puny. Tho Buck
eye is fast developing into a splendid
property, and the company have jiwt re
' fused an offer of 400,000 for it. Baker
City Herald.
Worley and Phoenix Both Snipping.
J. L. Hunter, who is a partner of J.
Brummer in the lease of the Worley
mine, which adjoins the Banzette and
which is owned by the Geiser estate,
was down from the mine yesterday with
some fine samples of ore. The mine is
in the celebrated Bonanza district and is
proving to be very rich. "We are now
down thirteen feet from the aurface,"
said Mr. Hunter, "and have not yet
found the walls to our ledge, which is
very wide. We are shipping the ore
and milling it in the Pyx mill, four miles
away. We have several nioro days work
to do there yet before Gciscr moves tho
mill to tho Gem mine in the Sparta dis
trict. We have a tunnel in on the
Worley 280 feet and will at once run a
crosscut to tap the main ledge at a depth
of 70 feet. Our ore as milled runs
better than $300 to the ton. While there
are only two shipping mines in our
neighborhood, ours and the Phoenix,
there aro a great many tine properties
being developed with plenty of ore in
sight. The hills are full of men, and
more work is being done and better val
ues shown than in three years past."
Democrat.
Driven From Shaft by Water.
8. 8. Terrell, whoso plan to look for
placer gold below "webfoot" bedrock,
was exploited in theso columns several
weeks since, lias been forced to abandon
his shaft on account of water. His
claims adjoin the Ellis ground just went
of town. He started his shaft in tho
low, swamp ground, and had gone down
23 feet, when tho water roue from ImsIow
and drove him out. Ho has decided not
to resort to a pump, not knowing how
far down he will huvu to go; but will
move to higher ground and sink there.
He is determined to gut below falsu bed
rock and see if lie and Professor Sel
wynn aro right in their theory that tho
really rich placer deposits will bo found
there.
PLENTY OF WATER IN SIGHT,
Finds It on Bedrock at the Head of Pole
Creek.
Superintendent McCammon. of tho
Water company; says he feels suro that
Sumpter. will again have an ample sup
ply of water, in about a week. He mudo
th) test mentioned in Tiik Minkk last
week, of going to bed rock at tho head
of tho supply creeks, by driving down u
steel rod. When it was removed, tho
water roso to tho top of the hole.
This experiment was tried on Pole
creek. Bed rock was down thirtven
feet. A contract was ut onco let to
Frank Arthur to sink that distance and
drift 160 feet into each of thu hills on
either sido of tho water course. Ho
now has eight men at work on thu job,
working day and night shifts, and it is
hoed that sulllciunt water will thus bo
secured in ubout a week.
This is no new idea in hydraulics, hut
it is not known to have been given prac
tical application in then: parts before.
New Map of the Cable Cove District.
Engineer W. H. W. Hamilton has just
completed a now map of thu Cable Cove
mining district, 17x23 inches in ni.e,
showing tho various proportion thoru,
the mountain ranges, water courrc,
wagon roads and trails. Jtluu prints of
the same are for sale at Tiik Minkk of
fice at f 1.60 each, sunt jtostpaid to any
address on receipt of tho price.
Ten Dollars Reward.
I will pay $10.01) reward for thu return
to Sumpter of one gray horse, branded
211., on left shoulder; and out) iiorrul
mare, branded F.Q.,on left shoulder and
T.S. on left hip.
Euuknk IUllTIIOM'.
Sumpter, Ore.
Those who know tho comforts of a
good hotel, always patronize tho Capi
tal ; Mm. G. B. Tedrowe, proprietor.
The Capital Hotel is again under the
management of Mrs George B Tedrowe,
which fact guarantees tho best of ser
vice to all patrons.
CIYT COUNCIL
PROCEEDINGS.
Sumpter and Center Streets
Will Be Improved.
Owing to the fact that no quorum was
present, the city council held no meet
ing Saturday uveniug, but met last even
ing instead.
A revolution was introduced and pann
ed that the city remove thu stumps and
in otherwise improve Sumpter street,
from Mill to Center, at thu uxpensu of
the proK'rty owners, notwithstanding
their protest. This action is taken un
der a recently enacted ordinance requir
ing tho removal of obstructions in all
streets. Thu committee on streuts and
public property was instructed to em
ploy an engineer and havu an estimatu
mado of thu cost.
An ordinance was passed for thu grad
ing and iinprovingof Centur street, from
Granite to thu south linu of Center, no
rumonstraucu having bcuu tiled.
A general sidewalk ordinance was also
passed.
Thu marshal was instructed to enforce
tho street obstruction ordinance. Ho
was authorized to employ a man todrivo
in nails on all sidewalks. In many
places they have worked up.
Thu judiciary committee was instruct
ed to take steps to havu a forest reserve
established at thu head of Poleulid Wind
creeks, the source of tho city's water
supply. Thu purHsu of tills, of course,
is to preserve that supply. This will
havo to bo donu by thu Interior depart
ment, olllcials of which aro now In this
state.
Bills were allowed and monthly re
ports of city olllcers approved. Dr.
Brock, the city physician, in his reKirt,
stated that there had been but one death
in Sumpter from disease in tho past
sixty days, and only live since March 1 ;
though there had 1hhii deaths from oili
er causes and a munbur of IkmIIch had
Won brought hero for burial or shi
meiit. Ho recommended that certain
precautious be takuu against a posslblu
typhoid fever epidemic, which recom
mendations thu coiuiuitteu on health
and police reported had bcuu acted iijmiii.
Another Man 'ust Looking Around."
Guorgu I). Mcllvalnu, of Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, arrived in Sumpter today.
Llku most of his class, lie is "merely
looking around," has no special pur
poso in coming hero. Also llku thu oth
ers, lie manifests much interest in ex
amining oru samples and acquiring In
formation regarding thu suveral districts
surrounding this camp.
F. H. Cable Goe into Bankruptcy.
Thu following is fioin thu Oregoulouof
yesterday. There 1h doubtless some In
accuracies in thu paragraph ; thu name
CalHtll should doubtless lie Cable.
"P. E. Cubull, miner, of Granite,
Grant county, yesterday Hied a etltion
in bankruptcy iu thu United States
court. His liabilities are given ut 34,
825.00. The Cabell mine on Elk creek,
was ono of tho richest in tho country
some 30 years ago. A largu quartz mill
was put up on thu mine, which cost a
fortune, and shortly afterward thu lead
pinched out, and a largu amount waB
spent in hunting for it, but without suc
cess. Aftvrwurds thu Cubull brothers
took up another claim in Cable Cove,
not far from thu famous Monumental
mine, which was supposed to lx) very
rich. Just what has happened to tho
Caliells is not known, but in thu petition
of F. E. Cabell no assets are mentioned.
The largest part of his liabilities is rep
resented by judgments held by F. E.
Horslcy on his estate.
Build Road to Cable Cove at Once.
At a meeting held lie! ween thu repre
sentatives of Grant and Baker counties
ami thu Itahy McKeuaud Free Coinage
mines, It was decided to U'glu work
on thu proposed road at once. Tills road
begins at tho Free Coinage mine and
runs to thu Baby McKcu mine, thence
to the California and from there to tho
lohn Day divide. From there it will go
to thu Middle Fork of thu .lohn Day
river. Thu total cost of thu work will bo
alMiut f 1,000. Of this amount one-half
has already been subscribed and tho
balance will bu forthcoming very soon.
Work has already Wen started and it in
but a matter of a short timu beforu tho
work will have been completed. Herald.
SUMPTER OPERA HOUSE.
A Rare Treat for Theater Goers Monday
and Tuesday Evenings.
Thu Miller Dramatic company will
hold tho boards ut tho Sumpter Opera
house for two nights, commencing next
Monday evening, August 10.
Tlieru is no bettor roortoiru company
on thu road this year than the Miller
Dramatic compuny, and crowded houses
will surely greet this sterling company.
Tho opening bill will hu tho ideal Amer
ican drama, "The Blue and the Gray."
Tuesday evening the English coniedy
drama, "A Noble Outcast."
Reserved seats now on sale ut Ed
ward's. General admission 60 cunts, re
served scats, 76 cents.
A. E. Starr's Clothes Found.
Lust week it was rejsirted that A. E.
Starr's Ixsly had been found. His' son
In-law, Messrs. Hurt and Grlfllri went
out, but could find only Ids clothes and
hair. This wus not morn than a milo
and a half from Ills cabin. Thu clothes
wure ripivd ocn, not unbuttoned. Other
conclusive ovideiico was secured to prove
that hu was eaten by wild animals, prob
ably cougars, KirhapH after ho had be
come exhausted and fallen in tho snow.
Strange to say, no human bones could
bo found anywhere in thu vicinity.
Tiik Minkk has arranged with Hi
Press Publishing association, for soma
special inducements for subscribers to
tliis paper. Bead page 10 ; put on your
thinking cap and take thu buuellt.
Head page 10 of this pajier anil see
what Tiik Minkk offers its subscribers.
T. G. Harrison, agent for Giant pow
der compuny.
Prompt attention to orders for cut
flowers uud floral pieces. City Green
House, lluker City, Oregon.
Tho most powerful and opular explo
siveGiant powder.
Assessment work affidavits for sale at
Tiik Minkb office.
Five hundred dollars to loan on ap
proved aecurety. Address A. B. C.care
SUMITKK MlNKH ofllcO.
Never fails Giant powder.
Something to depend upon Giant
powder.