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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1902)
Wednesday, December 10. 1902 THE SUMPThR MINER A MINERAL EXHIBIT. Suggestions for Those Having the Matter Under Consideration. There can be no qttctition Imt that a pernmi'iit oranizntioii of those intonat ed in tho mining industry will ltoi'ftVet ed. Tint nivt'ting held on Satunluy night at the Hotel Sampler which wuh well attended hy representative husinesM men ' of Siuupter and Haker City, attest thin i fact. 1 JiiHt what kIiiih the organization will take, at thin writing has not heen decid ed upon. Hut from the eiitlniHiasm displaeil, there can he no doubt but that plans will be effected in thoroughly advertis ing the resources of, an so often express ed tliu at meeting," the greatest gold mining camp in the world." Many suggestions no doubt will ho made to the committee having the mat ter in charge, and it In a foregour con elusion that the committee will consider them in time and adopt those which are the most feasible. It is the opinion of many that a mineral exhibit is a feature that aids wonderfully in calling attention to the mineral riches of a mining country. In fact it was an ex liibition of this kind that was such an iii)xrtant factor in drawing the atten tion of the world to the mining resource) which surround Spokane. To proerly advertise by means of an exhibit of this kind ; a largo room in a contrnl location should bo secured. It should be on the (-round Moor if possible o m to lie easy of access. In this room should bo.pluced tables and stands ar ranged for the reception of different samples and seciiuuns from the various mines and prospects. Huge pieces which may weigh hund reds of pounds, can be placed on the Hour or on tables not so high as those intended for smaller samples. Concen trates are shown to totter advantage if placed in glass bottles and sealed. Kare and valuable specimens can he kept in locked cabinets or show cases. The legs of the tables can lie draed with some suitable mnterial ami the same kind of drapery should be thrown over thestandson which the large pieces are exhibited. Hy this means common goods boxes can be utali.ed as rests for the heavier ore. If care is taken in arranging a room of this kind, it will have the appearance of leinga vast mineral cabinet. It will be attractive and leave a lasting impres sion on the mind of any one who has visited it, One of the most important adjuncts to a mineral exhibit us above described however, is to have u properly quulliflcd person in clmrgo of the same, lie should be u man of pleasing addiess, fairly well posted on mining, concentra tion, reduction and the general man ipulation of eres: so that he can explain to the inquirer everything connected with the industry from the time the pro spector commences to search for the hidden treasure until the product of the mine or reduction work Is in refined bullion. The salary of an employee, who could also act as secretary of the association, ahould be sufficient so that he would not be tempted to boost salea or use hii privelege for the purpose of furthering hia own enda. Should these suggestions be adopted it will be surprising to many how soon the effects will be seen. Those who have examined the exhibit will speak of it to others. It will be nn object lesson ; kindergar ten, as it were. It should be taken into consideration that any one visiting the Siuupter gold Melds, whatever his object may lie, can not, unless he has unlimited time, visit every district, or every mine or prospect in each district. Often climatic condi tions would prevent this if time was no object to a visitor. Ity sH!iidini; a few hours in the min eral exhibit, and having everything ex plained to him, he has acquired all the information be may require. Another Important mutter that should not be overlooked Is that writing material and an extra desk in this loom should be provided so that prospectors, miners, visitors and others could con duct their correspondence while in the city. Mining literature would be kept on tile ami In 11 measure, It could Ih a mining mans free rending room. Should these suggestions be carried out, it would be an excellent means of bringing together the prospector mid the purchaser of his claims. Siuupter, thegateway tothese fabulous gold fields, should he the first to consider the foregoing plan. A MINISTER'S OPINION. There Are Neither Blood Nor Tears on Mineral Wealth. Hubert Mclutyru, a Methodist minist er of Chicago, has stirred up some of his bretberen because he "grubstaked" u miner for the Klondike. He says : "Conscientious scruples against such nn undertaking? No scruples whatever entered my mind then, nor have they since. It was purely and simply u mut ter of principle. The sermon on the mount and the ten conimntidiiientH don't come into the matter and theology needn't. "The fact is, I admire u miner's wealth. It's clean, There are no tears or blood upon it, It is acquired away from the scheming and cut-throat com petition that characterises ordinary husinss ventures, where the success of one man so often means the disaster and downfall of some other man or per haps a number of men. Nobody has been wronged. The miner who digs u fortune out of the ground bus the satis faction that he hasn't robbed a soul, even though he liecotues u hundred times a millionaire. "Then, too, there- is another factor to take into consideration. A man who makes a fortune on the Iniard of trade, or stock exchange, adds nothing to the world's stock of wealth. Tliu world, in other words, Is no richer, rather, IxTause somebody else is Morer. The miner, on the other hand, whether he digs out 1100,000 or 1100,1)00,000, udds that much to the world's wealth, and with tho add ed wealth hu contributes just that much to the world's comforts and pleasures. As I look at the mutter, there are few producers of wealth. The many live on the few. The only man comparable with the miner is the farmer. He gets what he has direct from nature, but he produces perishable wealth. While he meets a want, his contribution to the world's wealth therefore is not a perma nent one like the miner's. The miner is today the king wealth producer of the country, and I honor him above the others. It Is no dishonor, it needs no apology to emulate his example or assist him iu his efforts. There's the whole question in a nutshell, As I just said : On the miner's wealth there is no blood no tears, no groans, suffering nor sorrow caused to othera". Exchange. 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