THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, August 20, 1902
STAMPEDE TO IDAHO.
Gold First Discovered in That
State in 1860.
Itoccntly tin; Suit l.nku Trlliiniu ul
IIbIiimI tlilM liittTCFtlnn ntory about the
Krout MtuniM'ilc to Malm utter thu II rut
ilincovrry of itolil there, in IHIK):
(told vviih II rut ilifcovured in lilulio in
H(M). At Fort Wnllu Wiilln hum ii ih.
tain in tint regular unity imini-il K. I).
Perec, lie had talked with a Niv. I'erce
Indian, who tolil a romantie ctory of u
brlKlit ami Hliininu metal in the iiinun
talliM. In the Hilliiinur of IHIK) Ciiptiiin
J'ieree, with two i'oiiiianiouii, viniteil (lie
Nor. I'erce IiiiIIiiiih ami traveled nlnnx
the ('learuater rier. They trot lnt anil
nodoiiht would havu 'ritlircl had not a
friendly hImw led them out of a wilder
niiHM of hinall eedarn. ('iiptnln I'lurre
went hark to l-'nrt Walla Walla, hut im
mediately returned, airomianied liy V.
T, llitHMet, ThoiuiiH WalterH, .lohuthaii
Kmilli ami two hrotherx named John
ami .laiueH Hodge. TIiiin reinforced,
('uitaiu I'ierce continued hi hearch.
Toward the licudwatcrn of iiHinallNtream
thai llowed into the ('learwater river,
lliiHNet Marled to pan the oil and obtain
ed three I'eutH in pilcl. Tim whole, party
muiiiimI for tuivcriil iIii.vh anil not eighty
dollarM in nil. They then returned to
Fort Walla Walla. Although it wiin late
in tluiHeaMon, Sergeant J. ('.Smith lilteil
out a Hiuall party and went where the
gold had U-en olitaiued. They i'anied
for the winter, lived on government ra
tioiiM and took out (X00 in gold iIiihI.
Karly in the Hprimj of IKtll, Smith made
Ilia way out on hiiowhIhm'h, carrying the
H0O.
It wan Kent to Portland, where it
calmed a hlae of excitement. In thoce
primitive d.iVH a man who wanted to
wan taken from that Hection during the
following few yearn. Willow creek ch
eclally yielded prolific retuniH. Hut
there, an elnewliere, placer mining linn
Ikmjii mcceeded by iiiurt. mining. The
ledgeH that yielded all that placer gold
were ncccHHiirlly rich and it in no won
der that in that Immediate vicinity two
hiicIi rich miiieH an the Checktnntu and
Friday choulil hnvo lieeii diccovereil anil
ilevelotetl.
Development Without Monty Impouiblr.
Two men owning a claim can work it
to a depth of fifty to 100 feet with it rude
vvIiiiIIhhh. All they have to buy In the
rope, one hammer, a pick, a few ilrilln
uiid come owtlcr. The bucketH they
can make by cawing it barrel in half. Itv
and by the wIiiiIIiihh given way to the
whim. That i-ohIh more, and In about iih
Nhortlived. The whim given way to an
uiigine and boiler. They niunt havu cap
ital for thi'He improvementM. Theyntrike
water. In due course, pumping ma
chinery Ih reiiiired. PuinpH com t money ;
the mine Ih not Hullicieutly remunera
tive to furulhh it. A corporation ia
formed ; Mock Hold. It Ih probably it
very fair projierty, but to yield lurge re
turiiH it iniiHt be develonNl, Hiiuk to
great deptliH, luvela extended into the
ore hotllcH. More capital Ih needed. The
next Mep In ii mtlu of the whole concern,
for the original owuera are not equal to
the frequently changing phaxeH. The
new cororationcomcHlu. It ilocxn'ttii'-o
long to dixi-ovcr that ita territory Ih in
Milliciciit. Adjoining claimaareb night.
Under procr engineering they are con
necteil; the individual claiuiM beconmii
group, oHriiteil iih one mine. Then it
payn, but it Iiiih cont it lot of ciihIi. Prior
to tbeHi) urraiigemeiitH dividcuda were
impoMHlhle; now they are earning prolltH
for the men who put up the ciihIi ami
have waited it long while for retuniH.
Such, in brief, in the general courne of
the mining indiixtry, and who hIiiiII hiiv
I it in ilaugeroiiH to the commonwealth or
prote that h'e had found goldhhowed the !to ,l,c ,,"l, '" w,m, "" ihi'IIiimIh
metal an an evidence of g.MMl faith. in I ih wen K-riecieUf .Mitning can be
modem milling gold in m-Moiii fxlilltit-' -"" tliiui tluil iiilivitliiul(livvlfiiiifiit
ed. the litht intimation Mug UMiallv a I "iiHirltil by ample meaiiH in, nave in
wheelh.iiiow load of mining ntM. to be r-,r" InMiinii'F, extremely limited, or an
Hold for development puipo-en. TIiIh ' li""'HlhllHy. i-riink Hall, mining edi-compaii-ou
ihdiawu tohluiw tlie evolu- t of the Denver Poet.
lion in luiuiug operatioiiH.
The iiewa of the ilii-fovciy traveled
fitnt and a wild iiihIi net In fiom Port
land. Meamern arriveil iiaiiy troui .Nil
Smtlftr at Mineral Will Resume.
The old niver workings of Mineral,
twenty-three uiilcH from WYii-or, Idaho,
FramiHio and Victoria, brinuiin.' thiiH. I " to Ik reopened, according to a din
main of adventuierH. Inclde of hlXy I putoli from Wclner. The ilinpatch kii.vh
tluya the 1'iiiiiitryHiiMivciriiii with mill-!-il,l1 A Tilton. bankern, of Portland,
urn. The dm Fuei mine were opou,.,!, '' ,,"tfil of the Hineller and ceveral
then Hi at Pieice City and F.Ik City. clainiH in the vicinity, and have made
Later the crowd Maiupcded toward the,,l'l,,x',""i' improveiiieitH in putting
Miiiili unit dihcoveretl the fnnioiiH iiuhi-h' '" "'" eiulpmeut and inaeliinery to
ol Floience. Toward full .lumen Warren ' ll",k' ,l11' "inelter an up-to-date one with
located the WnrrcnV digging. Thedin- W'ton dally capacity. It in ntatiil
covery at Florence chiim-iI tiemendoiin j tluti. M. McDowell, of Poitland, mi
excitement. Tliecamp developed into I 'XK'rienced mining man, ban been en
one of tlielougbent placen in the iitir I KH- tt tivt an Mierintenilciit for the
went, thirlv men Mint killed the llrnt ,-1,,l' Tiltem interentn. Charlen K.
year, riotir noiit or f I a pouinl, Itacoii
I. 'J-, Inilter f.'l, niigar tl.-ft, gum IxmiIh
fllO a pair ami everything elne in pro
portion, The amount of gold exirted from
Florence the til ft neanon wan tl,"'0,0(H.
During April, , ISHL', IllHH) pernoun led
Portland for the miiieH, and by the end
of May H.'i.OiM pcrfou had p.tc-iMl over
the trail. The amount of gold account
ed for during I Nil! from the dinlrict wan
neveu millltiii dollarn, and much more
l.aild when nhown the ilinpatch yecter
day wiiil that the newn wan premature,
hut that later he might have Mimethiiig
worth w Idle to give out. When linked if
Mr. McDowell wan in their employ Mr.
I.'ldil replied that he wan doing hoiiiu
work for them. Further than thin Mr.
I.add would not talk, Mixing that hiicIi
newn when announced in advance wan
mi injury to their camp and their inter
entn. Portland Telegram.
Harrison, the (Hunt Powder man
wentoii.of the country ,0 account ZT "
I'lllllll IH Hrll III II.
The cinwd of miner." kept punhiug
noiith, and c.i me to the mouth of the
Ho ne river They went upthe ttre'iin
to the prci-cltl nite of the town of Hoine,
mid then tiaveled exactly north, camp
ing in wh.it ban niuce K-eu known an the
Heine baniu.
That whole wet Ion neemn to have been
liueilwithgidd. More than lS,0vH),tHK)
lloffinau'n H.ikery maken a niecialty
of fiiriiinhiiig icu cream for partien.
Prompt attention given all ordem.
The celebrated Ciiiud'n "the beer of
gtuxl cheer" alwayn on draught at Dim
phy'n The Club.
Something to depend uhjh Giunt
(Kiwder.
J. G. Connell
COMMISSION GO.
Niwtosalf anl It UH Maltrs in
Hay, Oats,
Steamed Barley,
Bran. All
Kinds of Feed and
Poultry Supplies,
The
Celebrated
Cream of
the West
Flour.
Condition Powders for Horses and Cattle.
Truck and Transfer.
Granite St. J. G. CONNELL, Prop.
M u ir
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ALL
WELL DRESSED MEN
In Sumpter and vicinity have their clothes
made by
FLYNR the Tailor.
Big Line of Fall Goods Just Received.
CKXTKIl HTIIEKT, NK.VIt I1IHTOKF1CK
SUMPTER, OREGON.
EUREKA FEED AND LIVERY COMPANY
W9,
T. II. TAVLOR, I'ltOC.
Horses boarded by the day or month. First
class turn-outs and saddle horses. Our
specialty is the quick and safe delivery of
freight and passengers to any and all points.
OFFICE OF THE CABLE COVE STAGE LINE
DELM0NIC0 HOTEL
RATES, $1.00 PER DAY AND UP.
Electric Lights and Phone. Hot and Cold Baths.
M. SPENGLER, Proprietor
Joshua Hendy Machine Works
Nos. 38 to 44 Fremont Street
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
IMPACT WATCR WHEEL
Quartz Mining and Willing
Hoisting, Pumping and
saw Mill Machinery, Hy
draulic Mining Machinery.
Hy
Oiants, Water Gates and
Hydraulic Klvlted Pipe. J
Water Wheels and Water
Motors, Engines. Boilers.
Pumps and Machinery of
every description. j j
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