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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 14, 1901)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, Aug. 14, 1.901 ABOUT SUMPTER" PLACER MINES. Below "Webfoot" Bedrock The Treasure is Buried. iMlliotich f.iHlcrn Oregon Iiiih been tbe. weno nf aliiHift iinlnterrnpleil placer npcralliiiiH for forty . v earn, tliosu vvliu be liove that itH anrlfcioiiH ilepicitN nro ex haiiHtcil aro vvuufiilly iiiiMiiKen. In hotut! of tin) old (ll'iiix, pcrliapH, Hut VM Imhciik'ci anil hauler to net than in tin) old iln.vn, Iml even in (bene, rich din eoveiien am r-oinetiineH made. New golden HpotH mu belli;; found nearly eeiy day and llm prohleni of fo- Iiik deeper than "Webfoot ltetlrnrk" heginnin to attract the attention of practical men, hi that even the mi called "plii.vul mil" dlj'jrincH aie now belli;; forced lojleld new retlllllH. -iii(pii tliem clalniH aie the KIIIh and Don nil! placcrn, located a I mint in Sump ler. So elo-e aie tliei-i) piopcitien that the pound of the water foiced tlnniiuh the pi 11 tit m in plainly heard by Hid citieiiM on the htieet, mid they aie Mill piovini' a miuicii of wealth to their iiniu rn. Illiel. e.nleb !h another placer hietiou not fin lemoMd from the ouch mention ed above. The bed of the etieaui Iiiih kKcii up mine pild than any men tiom d, if the lepoilx hamlid down by old-time pioupcctoiH ale to be given eiedeuce. 'loday mining operations aie being can in! on Ibeieand the output in puch ax to encourage the mo! espensivi) outlay in placer mining tipilpinenlH for fill ther woilc. Many Moiicn aie told of the wonderful lichcx of thin lmiIcIi in the pnM. Yearn ago white men and ('biiien woi Kid bide by hide thcie, and ht range to H.iy, II vvai thuCVIcHlials who wuuithu nioxt foi Innate, one of them having been HiiccHhful to the extent of fSO,()00, which he limit home with him. Man.v of the Miiall HtieaniH (lowing in to Ihiiut liver, not far fi im licit', are being vvoi Kcd and ill couie im-taiiceH iih high iiH:tt) per day to the man In being lnl.cn out, Overiu (lie W'iutervilUi dis trict, not far dlxtant from the famous llonaua mine, aie many valuable pla cer claims. Among these is out) owned by Mi not Austin. It is staled that !(), 0(H) was produced last season from one cleanup at this property. Another cleanup will be made this month, when it is thought In'tter results will I hi ob tained than last vear. Tlieie are many other valuable placer beds being oier tttetl ipilte exteiislvel in this locality. Minersvllle, tilioiit sis mile south east of Sumpter, is (bit name of a placer mining sett ion that is adding considerably to the wealth that is being produced In tliu upper eaiiip. AinerU can Mining News. Hydrographic Odiccrs In EaiUrn Oregon. A press dispatch from The. Dalles savH that P. II. Newell, chief of the division of bxdrograpby of the interior depart ment, imil (iiffonl 1'iiu'bot, chief of tliu division of forrcstry of the department of agriculture, arrived estorday from Washington, via I'tab and Idaho, ami leavo tomorrow with Hopreseiitativu MihmIv by private conveyaiicii for a trip through Wusoo, Crook, Harney, Mill heuraud Maker counties, lteprcsenta tivo MihkIv'h object in planning this trip wan with uviovv of ImviiiK Mr. Newell personally iimpeot the arid lands of this district, together with the main moun tain streunis tributury, for the ptiriiose of consen lug their vvnters for the re clamation of these barren tracts, should the government Hinilly enter upon this project ; ulso to furnish sclent i He infor utlon to nettle niul coinpnnii'H of citi- jmsiihwIio, on their own account, may I undertake, the reclamation of such lands. Mr. I'incliot goes with the party as far as I'riniivlllu for the purpose of meet ing and conferring with the stockmen interested in pasturing on forest re serves. Tliu itinerary now planned is to arrive, at Shearer's liridge, Tuesday, August (I; at Antelope, Wednesday ; at l'rinevlllu, via Trout Lake and Agency Plains, Thursday; at Ilend, or Ina, on the Upper Deschutes, Friday; thence to HuriiH, arriving there probably on Mon day, August 12 ; thenci) to Druwsoy, Tuesday; at Westfall, Wednesday; at Ontario, Thursday or Friday, August 15 or 1(1; from theiu by rail to Ilaker City; thence to Portland, Monday, August It), where Mr. Mootly will arrange a meet ing for Mr. Newell with tliu attorneys repieseuting tliu companies that have organlcd for the purposu of reclaiming arid laiuN in eastern Oregon. Meetings havo been arranged along thin route with stockgrowers and projectors of ditch, canal anil improvement compa nle", and it is Imped that all Interested in theso matters who have not already been notified will arrange to meet the party at stations (oiivenieut to their homes or ranges. Union County Wll Now Throwing up Oil The artesian well that is being sunk by W. .1. Townley on his farm four miles. from I'liiou, fiom which is flowing a stieam of water 171! degrees In tempera ture under great pressure, is still lning Iug forth surprises us greater depth is attained. At a depth of llfty feet indi cations of gas and coal had been found, as well as water. During tliu week 1 wir ing bus been continued with the one and out-half Inch pic, until tliu well has reached a depth of eighty feet. The pressuru remains about tliu same and the water maintains its temperature, hut during the past fuw days a crude oil has been coming up with tho water. Tliu water is so iot tint oil cannot be seen in the water as It comes out of tliu well, but by letting the water cool tliu oil rises to tho surface. It appears in patches or masses on tliu surface of tho water ami is of a tlaik, brownish color and of a thick, oily consistency. From the best information obtainable here this suh-tiiuct) is nothing mort) nor less than petroleum. tTu!oii licpubliean. ,ff Prairie Diggings' July Cleanup. There was deposited in tliu (iraut County bank last Friday by Messrs. Mines tV llelmer, the proprietors of the l'rairie Diggings mine, the cleanup from their live-stamp mill for an eighteen tla.vs' run in .Inly. While the exact val ue of tliu goljl brick was not divulged by the owners, the Faglu would judge that It was considerably over f'2M0. Tliu bul lion was ship(cd on Saturday by tliu bank to the assay ollicu at Itoisu to be rellnetl. Messrs. Mines A llelmeraro to he congratulated upon tho splendid show ing made by their valuable property during this trial run. Only tho men were euiplo veil at the niliiu ami mill, anil the result of their labors have yield ed rich returns. When this property is fully tluvelojH'tl ami extensive machinery used to work the ores, tliu monthly out put will Im etpuil to that of any other (rant county mine. Canyon City Faglo. Six Hundred Successful Tests. 1.. 1). De.Mars, of Minneapolis, has come to Helena to make a practical test ut some iniiiu of a nuw process he bus invented for tliu treatment of refractory ores, says the Record. After the ore has Itceu pulverized, he separates tliu gold ami other metals from the calcare ous refractory sulistances, rubs tliu gold free and clean with a shoo which re volves in a tub, and then brings it in contact with tliu mercury. Heclalnii to have made nix hundred testa on ores from all parts of tho country and to have been successful with all of them. L iii n M. FLYNN MEN'S TAILOR A Line of Woolens and SprinR Suitings such as would be found In a large city. Look for yourself. Work guaranteed and prices right. DON'T BE A JAY nnj wear store clothes Crnnlte Street, Next to First Hank of Sumpter Sumpter, Ore. Golden Eagle Hotel Rates $1.25 to $2.00 Per Day T. T. DANILSON, PROPRIETOR Sample Rooms for Commercial Men. SUMPTER, OREGON ''V'V.'k.'V''V',1 A. P. (JOSS, President A. J. GOSS, Cashier & Bank of Sumpter 3 TnnsicU i Cinersl Bmklnj Dullness Interest Allowed on Time Deposits Drafts drawn on nil parts of the world. Special attention to collections. Safety Deposit boxes for rent. SUAtPTIiK, OREGON Mirt'sy'&'.'w'-sw ....The Elite Cigar Store.... L. HARRIS, Proprietor Newly remodeled and refitted. Smokers' resort. We are daily receiving fresh cigars of the leading brands. No stale goods in stock. Healy 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. HAY AND GRAIN FOR SALE-fc THE Sumpter Forwarding Co. E. H. HORNER, Proprietor. . General Storage, Commission and Forwarding. . WHOLESALE HAY, FEED AND GRAIN Warehouse and office, S. V. Track SUMPTER, OREGON. DO YOU WANT Artistic Printing? THE MINER DOES IT A