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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 4, 1901)
Wednesday, September 4, 1901 THE SUMPTER MINER I m H ENTHUSIASTIC IOWAN. Says the Sunrise Will be Con tinuously Developed. " . - Entile Feigner, after renminihg flvu (Iiivh in mul nrouml Snmpter', left Mon day for IiIh homo in Dubiiquu, Iowa, going first to tlio count. Ho it) onu of the largest eastern stockholders in the The Sunrise Mining company and the object of liis Western trip was to iiiHect tliat property, lie sieiit two iluys on the property, campling the ledge in the Hhaft from top to bottom, it leing all in ore, and talking over the hogback on which thin ledgo if exposed at inter vain for a distance of 6000 feet. On bin return from the Sunrise, Mr. Feigner Htated to a Minku man that he wuh more than pleased with the proper ty ; that before examining it he could not convince himself that he had gotten in on a really good thing on the pro erbial, bedrock, ground lloor figures, but that then ho was convinced that the Sunrise is just what it had been represented to him in the proupectus. and correspondence with Seymour liell and W. C. Calder, who are directing the affairs of the company. He expressed himself as entirely sat is tied with the way both the money and the work had been handled, and stated that he thought there is no doubt but that all the capital necessary for the im mediate, continuous and extensive de velopment of the Sunrise would bo forthcoming from himself and associates, as it shall 1)0 needed. Thk Minku learns from a reliable sourco, however, that the gentleman from the Hawk Eye state did raise uite a row around the company's olllccx in this camp because, as he expressed it, the local managers "had been giving the stock away at three and four cents." This information is corroborated by the fact that the Sunrise company has an nounced that it will raise the price of its treasury stock from four to ten cents September 15. The farming community of Powder river valley was visited by Mr. Feigner, in company with V. C. Calder, Sunday, after having inspected some of the producing mines in several of the surrounding districts, and he was even more enthusiastic over the realized (lossibilities of that section than he was over our mineral resources doubt less localise he knows more abous agri culture than ho does of the great, royal industry of mining for precious metals. On this subject ho said : "The one irreat drawback to this east ern Oregon country of yours is that it is too easy for its inhabitants to make a a living; they get lazy and quit working. Take either your rich fanners or pros pective millionaire miners back east and turn them loose broke and they would starve to death in six months. You eopie out hero can form no conception of how intense coiiijHjtition has grow n tliero in every Held of human endeav or." WAGE SYSTEM THE BEST. la Working Mint it faai Stoo the Tcit of Age. Considerable discussion is taking place as to the value of the contract sys tem. By some it is luuded as a panacea of all troubles so far as getting a good day'B work out of a miner. The advan tages of leasing are also dilated ujton. Both systems are compared favorably with the day labor system. In discuss ing the various systems it is too fre quently the case that the disputants be come special pleaders for the system they may be advocating and claim more tha they roajly believe. This is inci dental to all argument. However, so far as the various systems of working a initio are concerned, it is well known that none of tho'KystoiuH are of modem origin; all have stood the test of time, and aft Jiave thefr advantages inder eertuiii'condftlons. It irf certainly not a good business policy to became i wedded to one particular method of work nnd force it into one's business regardless of whether it is really the lest pelley: One can frequently .see all three sys tems of mining work, contract, leasing and day labor, all working in the same district, and not unfrequeutly in the same mfne. Kach is possibly doing all that can bo exacted. It will therefore seem that each system possesses some merit not jMissessed by the others. Take the leasing system for example: it is often the case that a mine contains some old workings practically worked out. Ily diiy labor it is dlllicult to se cure good service on account of the dilll cutty of supervision snd the expense of timbering and so fourth. In such a case the leasing system la'comes by far the cheapest and more satisfactory. On the other hand, in the actively worked Mirtious of the mine few mine managers would adopt such a system. The out put is too irregular, and the manager loses a great deal of his control over the workings. Altogether It is unsatisfac tory. It is undoubtedly the fact that lxitli the leasing and contract system act as an incentive to the workers. On the other hand, they both require much more effective siiH3rvision andjn both, unpleasant and efllcleucy destroying quarrels may more frequently arise, es lccially if the men ure not quite making ordinary wages. In spite of the draw backs, the two systems have advantages in particular cases far outweighing day labor. When it comes down to a system which is universally applicable, no sys tem can approach that of day labor in conjunction with a tcrfeet system of cost keeping, Uim.h1 wages, fair treat ment and close attention to costs are after all, hard to ls-at. A fact frequent ly overlooked is that no system of work is M)SHihle unless It meets with the con currence of the employes. The worker sells his lalsir in the Ik'sI -market, com fort being reckoned as a xrt!ou of his wages, A system in which ho docs not concur will inevitably result in men leaving such a system and seeking a place where they are more satisfied. The manager will ossibly lose many g(ssl men. A system good for IhiIIi em ployer end employe will frequently meet with opM)sitiou form the latter. There is nothing to Ito gained by attempting to force it upon him. Tact has to Imi used ami the change, if made at all, made gradually. It is essential that, in uny system, the hearty concurrence of the workers lie assured. This is true whether of contract, leasing or day labor.imd it Is folly tolicconiehidcliound and to try to force u square peg to fit it round hole. Mining Itejiortor. Quarts location notices, with allklavit of assessment work attached, for sale at Thk Minkr otllce. Five hundred dollars to loan on ap proved securety. Address A. B. C.,care Sumftkk Miner ollice. Prompt attention to orders for cut flowers and floral pieces. City Green House, Baker City, Oregon. Those who know the comforts of a good hotel, always iwtroniio the Cap! tal ; Mrs. G. B. Tedrowe, proprietor. Notice on page 10 what Tin Minkr offers immediate subscribers. 1; G. Harrison, agent for Giant pow der company. nr A PRODUCER For $10,000 There has been placed in my hands for sale what 1 consider the best Si 0.000 mining proposition in Eastern Oregon.on these terms: 2, $00 in sixty days, $2,500 in six months and $ ,000 in one year. j "There is on the property a tunnel 125 feet in length, the last 40 feet of which is in" ore that assays from $60 to $70. At another place there is a shaft 25 feet deep, in ore all the way, that carries values from $00 to $100. These veins are about 18 inches wide at the present depthx but have gradually and surely widened out from the surface. There are now 50 tons of ore on the dump that will average $6$, of which" -jo per cent is being saved on the plates andjhe remainder can be retained in the concentrates. This ore dosn't go with the mine. j j 4 A better buy cannotbefoundonJhe face of the globe. j j E. S1NDERS0N SMITH, t. SUMITKK, OREGON. 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