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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 15, 1902)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, October 15. 1902 WORK AT THE CALIFORNIA Oregon Record Smashed in Opening Up This Mine. Tim California mini, owned Itv the Tii'riiiiKiiin Arm iolil Mlninir company, if,HliiMciiMillH, in tlx1 xi-cuo of iiiui:li ac tivity at tlilx thnc. Tin xawinill ix now jit work I'litthiir IiiiiiInt foi tlm coiiccn trilling iliinl, tlir linlliliuir for which ix ciiiU creclol 11 h ruiiilly ax llir lliniti'il force of fiirKuti-rx can iiinIi tin- work. It Imh'Ihihi IiIihihhIIiIc in xt-ciirc nil tin iHrMilti'n (lint rimlil Im i-iuptoycil In Hilviintiriii1, owing in tln hirKii amount of liiillillilK now lHiiiK ilt In Suinptcr ami llirininliiiiil llirilixtricl. Tint hiiw mill Iiiih a cMiin'ily uf thirty to forty lliiiiixiiiiil feel n ilay, ilrivcn liy tllH 7fl-ll0n'O (KIHIT I'lltfilK', 11111J In now I'littiiiK up Iiikn Miiirli faMcr tliiin tln IiiiiiIht in iii-i-iIimI, Tim xaw itxclf in u iil-inrlicr. It will In' uxcil H'rninni'iitly for iti-ttini; out iIiiiImth fur I lit; mine, after tlic liiiililinuN arc till complt'tt-tl. An xlatiil a un'lt or two nu, tin mot fvii Hiwor Iiiih nil Ihtii niovcil from tin ilil Iiiiiiii'I Iiuiiki' lo tlic mill hlli, wlicrii tlm concentrator in Ih-Iiii: crccti-il. Them am two Ixiilcrx of Ml-lmrx1 xnir each, out' I'liyinn 7ft anil one of LtMiorxu mimt. Tin) former ix now U'Iiik iimh to drive, tlm xawinill anil llx iiiHtallatlon in only ti'inMirury. It will furnidi motivt' lwnr (or tin" rollcrx ami aircomprexxor, anil llm xmallcr one for the vitniierx. They will Imi in one riMiin ami can lie iMiratcl liy mm mini, a mivlittf of waiscx mill furl ami othentixe an ci-niiotuical arrangement. Two ('ornixh rollx, uilli a cruxhiiiH vapadty of KM tout a ilay, have lawn ilu livercil 011 the uruiinil. Tim eoncenlra- torH ami otli r mai'liiiu'ry will arrive at an early iliiv. irolialily U'fore they are mnoJi-il, The mauiiKcrx of thix procrly liavn hail the uri'H tcxtcil liy the N'xt exterlH in the went, anil know exactly what they are iloiiiK I hey are nut inak Iiik (he orilluary uiiHtake of iiucxxiuir, what proccxx iH neiileil forxavui); valucx, to learn that t hoy tiucxxcil uroiitf, after tlm HHMteful exH'mlilnre of thouxautlx. An aerial tram, '.WIO feet in length, Mill he eoiiHlrut'teil thiH fall, (or the ill livery of oie from the working tunnel month to the mill. It will he operated on the gravity xyxteni, the luaileil huck etx elevating llm cinpticx. TjiiiUtm ami luini: have lieen gotten out Niillii'ieut to luxt all winter, another wine mote Ihiit will xave thu t'oiiiiuny much money. There are alxo IlKlOcorilx of (uel wimI piled iii convenient to the furmii'CH. The California ic iiiih ii'iicd up with over olid mile of uiiilercrouuil working". There are xeven tuuuclx, all driven in on tlm ledge, (he loMcroue lieiiiKxeniclhiut: over 700 feet lone ami attaining a vcrll eal depth of IMO feel. Thuy are connect eil hy upraixcx, iilTerdlui: the IkI venti lation known to miiiiuueiiuiiieeriuti. With all thiH work, theie will, of coure, he no ilillii'iilty hi t-upplyiui: the. inill wltli ore lor many mouinx to come, even xhould 110 mure work he done. Hut the Nlii'y of the company Ix xaid to In to hlock out ore I Mullen at Icaxt xix moiilliH in advance of the rcdintiou plant, ami with thin in view, a full force of miiiera will Ut kept coiiMaully at work. It in now vxtimatcd that tlie mill will I hi in oH'rtiou hy January I. Thexo MiuueaiMilix huxtlerx have alreaily hro ken the eiutorii t)reuon nvtml in ilevel oiiuu 11 mine, ami if they Miccisliii ilieir effort to turn out concentrate from thiiir.-'wn .inill by January, they will have cl a puce that few will ever ci'iial, ami perhnp none will xurpaMH. Thuy lotiKlit the proKrty mc rculy fourteen tnnntliM ago, when it wax little, tnoru tliiin proHiHiuteil, with Home imrface work high up the mountain ttidu. Thu Kreatext depth attained wax not more than 100 feet. The ore wax tree milling near the xurface and considerable gold wax taken out in a xtamp mill on the proxirty, but the orex became refractory at a depth of about 100 feet, the mill wax iixelexH and the mine abandoned for He vera I yenrx on that account. Now, ax xtated above, there, in'about one mile of working on one aido of the mountain and no tunnel hax gone leyonil 11 Miint directly under the apex. The company owiin ground on the other xiilo that can be worked for one-tenth of what it liax cohI to do development work, to the prexent time. The California ix a mine, with Inm dredx of thouxiiudx of dollarx worth of ore in xight, ix lNiiug(iiiipMd with ap proved modern tmicliinury and will :it an early day lie added to thu lixt of cant- em (Iregoii'x great gold producerx. Siiperiutundent Walker wax in town u d.iv or twoxiuce. He xayx every prepar ation fur all winter work hax been tier- fccteil and that when the xnow dixap pearx next Hpriug, he will have more ore in xighl than any other two mliiex in Cable Cove dihtrlet. Iniptcting Malheur Oil Fields. A xpecial agent of thu Interior depart ment, attached to the United Statex geo logical xurvey, wax in Vale recently and vixited the oil llulilx to invextigate the claliiix xct forth by pruxpectorx regarding the exemption of a large tract of laud for mineral purpoxeii. He vixited the property of the Ilimch nyndicate, In Dry gulch, and made a complete Invextiga tiuti of the character ol the IhikIh in eluded in I bene liK-atioiiM. After looking over Sand Hollow and the xurrounding coiintrv, which in covered with oil loca- tioux, lie reMrted that the lamlx in iiiextiiu are unlit for agricultural pur-' m(hcx and that they are legitimately held . under the mineral law. The vixit of thix Hecial agent ix tinderxtoixl to have' rexulted from a iutitiou xigneil by J. V. i Meikleaud many olherx, who are heav ily iuterexted in oil IhikIh, and the agenl'M iuvextigation will rexult in the xettiug axide of a large tract of laud for mining purpoaeH, hexidcx preventing the alert hoincxteailer from retarding the development of the mineral remiurcex of Malheur county. Herald. The Best li None Too Good For You And we can furnixh you with the iikxt for no more than you might pay for the wohxt, therefore, don't throw away good money for oor xcrvicc, but if you are going eaxt, or have frieudx coming wext, let iih tell you what wo can offer on Chi cago, Waxhiugtoii, New York, lloxtou, St. Loiiix, Memphix, New Orleiine and all intermediate ixiiutx. Our railx are laid in fourteen different xtatex of the I'uioii. Communicate with tin regarding freight and Mxxeuger Imxinexx; it's a pleasure to reply to your letter. J. C. I.iniimkv, II. II. THl'MIIUM., T. I. v; . A., Commercial Agent. US Third St., Portland, Oregon. Commercial College at Baker City. Kaxtern Oregon Commercial College ami School of Shorthand and Tyewrit- ingUgiux in linker City Oct. Ill, IDOL'. A complete courxu in Ixiokkecpiug, buxi iicxx arithmetic, xhorthand and type-1 wiitiug; alxo all the Normal brauchcx. Tuition reaxonable. Write M. O. I'erry, principal, Itaker City, for proxH'ctux. All the ladies of Sumptur and vicinity i are invited to call at Mm. Chipp'x Mil-, liuery I'arlorx, oppoxiie llaxche'x, and iuxKvt her new line of fall and winter hatx, oHuing iH'Kiuuiug September 17. ' I'm' itiaut (Hiwder, (uxe and eapf. J ( ALL WELL DRESSED MEN In Sumpter and vicinity have their clothes made by FLYNN, the Tailor. Big Line of Fall Goods Just Received. tr.NTKK HTKKKT, SK.VIl IIIMTOKKICK SUMPTER, OREGON. EUREKA FEED AND LIVERY COMPANY SSI T. H. T.W'I.OH, I'HOI'. Horses boarded by the dav 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. OFflCE OF THE CABLE COVE STAGE LINE DELMONIGO HOTEL RITES, H.N PER IAY MR if. Electric Lights and Phone. Hot and Cold Baths. M. SPENGLER, Proprietor j Joshua Hendy Machine Works Nos. 38 to 44 Fremont Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA IMPACT WATER WHEEL Suartz Mlnln and Mlllinc oistlng, Pumping and Saw MTU Machinery, Hy draulic Mlnlnc Machinery. Oiants, Water Gates and Hydraulic Rlvited Pipe. J Water Wheels and Water Motors, Engines. Boilers. Pumps and Machinery of every description. J j j Prospecting Machinery. WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES k4i OPERA HOUSE SALOON SUMPTER BEER ON DRAUGHT BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES Agents for Matting ly and Moore Whis key a 20-year-old whiskey as good as Elixir of Life. All whiskies are out of bond and guaran teed the genuine ar ticle. Popular re sort for Commer cial Travelers and Miners. SUMPTER, OREGON t ''-'