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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 21, 1903)
Wednesday, January 21, 190$ THE SUMPThR MINER OREGON'S WEALTH IN MINERALS Some Figures as to the Extent of Eastern Oregon. Kastcrn Dragon' mining district is so broad that it hardly seems propper to embrace it under one inline. Ilegiuning in the Seven Devils district of Idaho, with tliu uopiwr lelt most pronounced, and the ltiiuaha mid Panhandle sections of Oregon, the broad zone of commercial iniuerali.atlon extends southwestward. Sub-districts of a few siiuaru miles area, distributed at freuent intervals over a length of 1-10 miles and width of JO, indicate the thoroughness with which trie precious and useful metals have been deposited in the eastern part of tlds state. It is this immensity of the mineral zone that bewilders jteoplo who hear of the mines. They become familiar with one or two proertie8 in a single district. They think they know the entire region. While they are engaged on this dot, scores of properties in other parts of the region are rising or declining, according to the laws that govern mining develop ment. Judgment is often passed on eastern Oregon's mines from the mere knowledge of a single property. Kvery formation known to the mining world is found hero. Kvery variety of metal common to the country may be extracted. Kvery phase of the industry is exemplified, and eoplo from all parts of the world are assembling to develop .and operate these mines. Hut while there is such variety, the name of the district is being built upon gold. Copper is slowly asserting greater strength. Its exploitation is u slow .process, and while presence of the red metal has been an established fact here ior years, at the present time there is jiot a large amount of development in .progress to open exclusively coperde- JH)SitS. As a by product copHir is uppearing in some of the large mines, where depth lias been attained, with prospect of great increase. The presence of copper ores in the (Srcciihorn district in quanti ties eagerly nought by Muellers is the moat important development there. An abundance of the metal in tho QuarUburq district has also been better proven during tho year. The work done on the Iron Dyke mine, of the Panhandle, has opened an immense de posit. Evening Telegram. OPERATIONS ON THE IRON DYKE Manager Determined to Skip First to the Smelter. . A full crew of men are now at work on the Iron Dyke mines, property of the Listen Lake Mining company. The Iron Dyke is located at the head of Mc Namee gulch, west of Whitney. A four horse sled loaded with sup plies (or the mine was sent out a few days since, and more will follow as re quired. Manager Bucknum is determined to have the satisfaction of being the first shipper to the Smelting works of the Oregon Smelting and Refining company of Sumpter, when their sampling mill is ready so they can receive ore. Tfc Mormon Tempi. The Mormon temple at Salt Lake City is no doubt the most substantial and well constructed religious edifice in the United States, if not in the world. Comer stone laid April 6,1863, cap stone April 6, 1892 and dedicated April 6, 1893 over forty years of constant labor being consumed In its construction. This magnificent structer 200 feet lone. 100 feet wide is built entirely of Utah white granite, beautifully carved, symbolic of the Mormon faith, surmounted by six towers, tho highest being 230 feet from the ground, supporting a bronze statue of the angel Maroni. Tho cost of this building is about $0,000,000. There are many other attractions at Salt I.nkn t'lty of interest to tho traveler or tourist , where a day can bo well spent. The , Kio Grande is the only Trans-continental I mute passing directly through Salt Uke j City, where a stopover is allowed on all classes ot tickets. The servico of tho Kio ) Grande lines is unexcelled. Three trains I dally between Ogden and Denver, carry ' iug all classes of modern equipment. If you are contemplating a trip to tho east, writo the undersigned for information 1 regarding rates via the "scenic line of tho world :" W. C. McBrido, General Agent, M. J. Hocho, Traveling Passenger Agent, 124 Third St., Portland. Oregon IMPROVEMENTS IN PHOTOGRAPHIC ART Mr. J. W. Cowden Takes Plain Views Eleven Miles Distant. A few weeks since Mr. J. W. Cowden, Sumpter's noted landscape photo grapher, received from Germany an instrument which is tho latest improved apparatns for panoramic photography in tho known world. This camera is styled tho Telephoto lens, and for long distance views never has, and probably never will, have an equal. On the 10th instant, Mr. Cowden took his first views with this acme of per fection in picture taking science. Ho placed tho Instrument on a moun tain peak about one and one-half miles west of the Annululu mines in the Cracker Creek district, north of Sump tor. The picture obtained has a width of twenty inches, and is really a thing of beauty to the most exacting artist ns well as tho novice in the art of repro ducing nature by meaiiB of mechanical appliances and chemicals. In the view taken such well known mines and groups as the Annulnlu, Amaxon, Mountain Helle, Oregon King, Golconda, Columbia, K. & K., Cracker Oregon, North Pole, South Pole, Itig Horn, Cracker Kaglo, Cracker Jack and others can bo seen, as well as the build ings, dumps, etc., on them. From the point whore Mr. Cowden set his instrument to tho North Pole aerial tramway' tho distance in an air line, is five and ono-half miles, yet tho towers of the (tramway can be plainly seen in the picture, and by looking closer, the two steel cables one ineh in diameter, can be soon strung along on the towers. This view also takes in the top of the mountain west of the ISaisley-Elkhorn group, a distance of eleven miles air line from where the Telephoto was placed. So plain is the picture taken from this great distance, that the trees on the. mountain side can be counted; and were a man or dog within range of the lenz they could easily be dis tinguished from surrounding objects. Some idea of the value of .this up-to-date lens may be gained from the cost of them. Mr. Cowden paid $227 for the one he now owns, and would not part with it for a considerable advance. Giant Powder is the best by test la the world. T. G. Harrison agent. ON GREENHORN'S SNOWY MOUNTAINS What is Transpiring in One of Sumpter's Productive Fields. A professional man who has just re turned from a several days trip to the ' Greenhorns, furnishes the following in formation regarding that interestingand productive region : There Is more real activity in the Greenhorns now than ever before In the history of that section. Tho roads are all open so that all mints can bo reached with ease. The average tenierature at this sea son is from twenty to thirty degrees warmer at Greenhorn city than at Whit ney, which is 2000 feet nearer sea level. Kleven feet of snow has fallen so far in tho Greenhorns. This has settled until now it is four feet on a level, and is packed sulliciently solid to allow of excellent traveling on the crust without the aid of snow shoes. Steps are being taken to incorporate the town of Greenhorn. The proixmed city limits to be one and one-fourth by two and one-half miles. This will in clude a number of tho producing mines. ProscctH and mines are being de veloped. Stamp mills are Mtunding away merrily, and bars of gold bullion and loads of concentrates are contin ually being shipHd. Sullivan Itrothera have purchased tho large hotel building at Alamo, and are tearing it down preparatory to moving and rebuilding it at Greenhorn City. The celebrated Guild's "the beor of good cheer" always on draught at Dun phy's The Club CAPITAL EUROPEAN PLAN NIGHT AND DAY THE BEST THE MARKET AFFORDS AT ALL HOURS REMODELED AND UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT A. J. DENNY, PROPRIETOR Joshua Hendy Machine Works Nos. )8 to 44 Fremont Street SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA IMPACT WATER WHEEL WRITE FOR CATALOGUE AND PRICES J. P. HOLLAND WHOl.KSALK AND KKTAIL anb Piobuce Itetail Ollice, - Granite Street Wholesale otllce, S. V. Hy Tracks MINING INVESTMENTS WE6ANSEU VMWSTNM If LISTEI WITH IS WE HAVE FOR SALE HYSON AKCIIULKTA Oil. NAVAJO OIL CONSTKLI.ATION NOKTHWKSTKKN CON. 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