THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, August fS, 1902
The Sumpter Miner
HUHUSIfl II IVIhV UWIMMMV Hr
J. W CONNIM.LA
Enttrrb at ttie totoft1ce in Nmnpter, Oregon, l'r
transmission itiroiiKh thr malls as srcnnJ cilM
mailer.
w
MiHMiMii-tloN mils
One Year
51 Months
.Sj.llU
AUVAVS IN AIIVAM.I.
Tiikiii: lire m'wtiiI tiiuiiHliiix of ex.cl-
lent tin.lKT Iuii.Ih near Sumpter not in-
eluded in tin lorcM lei-erw, that offer
nil opiKirtmiily for route one ake a
Ii cleMiiup.
A.i.mn much Ih Ih ill).' puhlMieil iiImhiI
ir.iHM.'lorH charuhn: exorhltant prlcen
for their claims. There in no metliiMl of
fettling thin matter uuil .IItuhhIoii In
worHo than worthier,
worth nil it will M'll
A nniHiHt't Ih
for the owner
alone i-nn.lirl.le how little lir will liikt
.....111... u Mm. hueer how 111111.1111.11"? uii.iiuiuM! uru no ioiiKi.raire.tiii
will Hive. Thi'wt two iu.livi.lunlH tiilint
decide, every rune.
Thim town Iiiin lieeu full of iteoplefrom
many mate in the Union lurin tin.
imhI week. SiohI oi them are liere on
Ntill liiiutH for nilninu irnM-rtk'H. It Ih
nest to iittMiHHihlt! to wen re iuformatiiin
mm to what they are iIoIiik until the
paper in the particular eiino are put on
file, for there in. no brand hand ite
oompaiiinieut to the preliminary hIiik'h
of a inluiuK deal.
Somk iluyH nlnee thu llaker City pnur' j
oxhmmmI ohm of the tu.mt contemptihlc
oaw'Hof "knocking," which prevented
the wale of nicritorloiiM mining prniterly ,
that hat. yet been made puhlie in eitHt
vrii Oregon. And now- it in uuuuuuce.1
that thin exiMiHiire Iuih oeeaiduue.1 a
reconciliation between the ownem of
the mine and the men who .lid the dirty
work to prevent itn wile. And that Ih a
iicer condition of affalrx, rellecting din
credit on Ih it li par lien. An lioneHt man
who Ih endowed with even a little hit of
cciihc will not Ih- te.'ouciled to one who
!m,H "' ,,1,,,,I 'r":,M"1li",!",,,M'"1;l,l;,H.ure.l protection and a run for hi
injury, employing tuetl h thai render . . ,. lwllllI, ., , ,, . Wl,
tlie tuctlcH of a pucnk thief honorable, in
couip.irihoii.
, ,
I.N.lK.M:.M.,ore lM.ilr. represent a
'iii,rn 1,1 t, mil 1'iiiiiiieiii 111 iiiiiieiiii
matter either bv chemical or physical
ineam that ie, they aie iiini-iiiil to-
ciiliatioiiN of certain miuerah, thinks
Mining and Scieutilie I'ic.-, which are
often found dlH-emiuiiteil in Hinaller
4uautitieN in many common rockn, and
they differ from the Mime miuetalH nltu
ated in other condition" only in their
ilegree of concentration. There in a
Mlpvillchil alteration of nearly all ore
lcMiHitH. The typical uualter.il condi
tion of gold in nature in in axocialioii
... . . .
wiih lion pyrites in .,iiaru, and the ef-
feet of H.rface oxidation on Mich a ,.,,,.,,.,.,,, exehangeH, ,.r
deNMlt in llrst to couxerl the lion ,..,.., ,.. Vi. VjirL ,ill,iii 1
pyrllen ii.l.. I.y.ln.le.1 oxi. ed iron J
inlueralH, which .ru.cate Ihe Muart,
turning ,t into a r.My brown mass.
i lie nei i-iiige is iiii un.ii.iai iciicii-
lug out of the Iron miiier.ils by the
action of surface waters, while the
gold which was originally in the iron'
pyrites mostly remains, though it may I
tiave Iki'ii partially illssoixeit in one or
more several ways. Sometimes gold c--curs
in Ihe form of telluride instead of
iron sulphite, and in such eases sux'r
.ticial oxidation causes the tellurium to
n ixi.lii.ed and the gold to Ih set free
rom its combined state. When such
deMxilH as those descriUil are er.slel
the particles of gold stparate from the
ipiarlx and are concentrated in the
streams an placer gold.
O.Nitof the most noticeable features
of mining during the present year is the
act that H-ople are rapidly aiipiiring
11 11 i I thorough mid wry general
knowledge of minim; itixl mining mut
ter. While thic in largely due to the
hire number of excellent it-rilinilH
wliirli deote much attention to the in
dustry, it !h irini'inlly hecaiihe of the
lntereft felt by people theuiH.'lve. Tin
time wiih, iiikI not many year." u at
that, when the conception the average
em-tern Investor hail of a mini: wan
limiteil to variuiiH dark anil ilevloiiH
tiiuuelM fur beneath the curface, where
ti inert Pieiit luyn ami nihtx in tin
deiim-Nt .hirknex, or eUe lie liml tin Idea
lllt the work wax done on a liiatfulli-
, ,.,., W.H Mlll ,lt ,jiu ,HM.t.hhHrv ,i,.
M)tH ,, ,.arrv 011 the industry represented
tin hlyhent tyH!N of modem arolii-
lecture.
Tliomt fiilne notion have liven dixd
pateil anil now IK) out of eery UN)
wohi milium roeri.v iihikh
1 '"i" "'"' w''"' ,luv'll,n,t'''' w"i"k niiiH.
jraniri wiiicii 1110 . """ lorm-
uniUeHtioned, uu.l he who would huve
any kiiccuhm whatever in intereHtiiitf in
vi'HtorH tiiiiHt make no miritake in tlencrii
tloiiMiir in arumueutH. Thu ram It in that
nowHilayri thefakiriHut totcllinK.lown-
rltfht Huh In order to aroune any intercut
whatever, Hiid lie iHii't umially miccewiful
in very extennlve prevnrlcutlon before he
Ih brought up with n round turn .piiukly
tied.
All IIiIm in to thu utlvantnife of legiti
mate mining, ami tint more education
thu people receive in t hems direction!! the
Iietter will it lie fur hiith-ulaim hroiNini
H ,, WL. ,lM (r theiiiMelveH. In the
circular of one fake company recently
M'lit out, reference wiih made to "the
iiiiihh of hullion iM-neatli the earth."
That miglit have iuturoHted eiiMtemerH a
few yearn ago, but in thene timeH they
know butler. Journal for Inventorx.
Western Mlolnj Exchanges.
There in more interent in the cant in
uiiuiug than ever lHfore in the hintory
of the country. Mining regarded
more ax a legitimate huHim, and
tuliitmttiii jHiutnriHtr llilnL-w llml Itsi
I U'lieve it in time for the wenterner to
make a decided and rnUHixtfiil effort for
recognition by thu large eaxtcni ex-
,.lini(.,.H(llrlil.uurlv ,,v ,K. New York
St.K'k Kxchaiige. A lletiug generally of
good Mock of all the wei-teru camps
would U) an endorsement or thcxe
htockN which would create a demand,
and concciUently make prict'H. The
eiiHlern exchange in big enough and
, xtroiig enough to Nuxtaiu prices. The
I Hinaller exchanges dealing in sccialticH
I would ntill Ihi neiVHHary. The prioen on
these Uiards would lx stronger accord
1 ingly. The wentern broker would co
operate with bin big eastern brother and
mmiii inf iru llMMi iiii'riqiwiiPi ra
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ttlklllal IlLm l.t !.. llfikUlulKiltlu amtl
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, (mt i0 wwni ,,, ilu,UHtrv
Ulll, ,,, HlwUr lilliIK HlH.k lmAwtm
wilt exMjrieni'ea Ihhiiii an never before.
1 Colorado SprlugH Mining Keeord.
Something to deMnd iihiii ISiant
sider.
...J. W. COWDEN...
HAS A FINE LINE OF
PHOTOGRAPHIC
VIEWS OF ALL THE
MINES AND PROS
PECTS IN THE
SUMPTER GOLD
fields jasiswai
MINE VlfcWS ONLY
Address J. V. Cow don, Sumpter, Or.
SUMPTER
LIGHT n POWER
COMPANY.
A FULL LINK OF
Electrical
t Supplies
Wiring Neatly Done.
The finest light
plant in eastern
Oregon jjjj
SEYMOUR N. IELL,
Gsn'l. Mgr.
B. L. McLAIN
MILL
WRIGHT
ERECTION OF QUARTZ
MILLS A SPECIALTY
Sumpter j Oregon
CAPITAL HOTEL
C A. E. STARK.
Attorney-at-Law
C nler, cor. High Si.
Sumpttr. Orc(on
F. K. HOHSON.
Civil and Mlnins Engineer.
U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor for Oregon, En
gineer lor the City ol Sumpter.
UMrrnn i Patent Sirtsii. Ilna lrltle
Oratl.
QHAS. H. CHANCE
ATTORNEY AT LAW
City ttlerMe U. I. CemmluleMf
Rooms 2 and ), First Rank of Sumpter
Building,
SUMPTER,
OREGON
L. T. BROCK, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon.
Sumpter, Oregon.
Special Attention (ilvcn to Surgery anj to 0I.
enet ol Women. Office, Nelll Bleck: ReslJenct.
uranlte Street near Mill.
QR. PEARCE A ANDERSON
Physicians and Surgeons
PROPRIETORS
SUMPTIR GENERAL HOSPITAL
SUMPTIR.OREOON.
, . luoia, main oi.
Telephone hospital. Main lj.
OiriCE. Main ill.
INSURANCE.
E.L. MANNING,
RBAL ESTATE
City Recorder an4 Notary Public.
Collection.
Abttract
Agent tor Fyrlclie Fire Emlnguithei.
Sum pier
Basche
Hardware
Co.
. . Sumpter
GENERAL DEALERS IN
Shelf and Heavy
Hardware
Iron
and Steel Pipe
Mining
and
Mill Machinery
Agents for
"HERCULES"
Powder
Fuse and Caps
C.C. Basche
MANAGER
E. A. CLEM & CO.
MINKS - l'KOSl'KCTS - STOCKS
Write us lor Hat of properties anJ lowest market
quotations on stocks In proJucing mines anJ oil
wells, kxcellrnt opportunity lor profit In low
priced stocks.
-tliiChaiu. of Com. l'oitTi.ANii.OitKdos.
First bank
of sumpter
(.NC0..O..T..)
Capital Stock 1 20,000
OFPicms.
J.H. UoSMns I'reslJent
J. W. Scriber Vlce-l'resUent '
R. II. Miller Cashier
DIRECTORS.
J. W. Scriber R. H. Miller
Clark SnyJe J. H. Robblns
TmiHtictn a General Banking and
Exchange Business
. . THE , t 1
SUMPTER MEAT
MARKET
AUSTIN MEAT CO. Props.
Butcher and Packer
Fresh and Cured
Meats and
Sausage of all Kinds
SUMPTER,
OREGON