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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 28, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, January 28, 190$ The Sumpter Miner PIIHIIMIHIl RVPBY WRtlNCMlAV HV JAMI.S ICXilL fcnlrrpj at tin (Hitnlt1c In Sumpter Oregon, tnr transmission through the malls as second class taller SllllSt kll-IION IM1IS One Yer Sl Miintht $ 1x1 1 1 AIWAYS IN AMVAN:t Monday iit'xt tint First Hunk of .Similiter, in 11 iiiciihiirc, will be n tiling of tln iuhI, iih tin l-i rt-t National Hank llf Slllll.llT Hill HIHCIM'll tin nlil Insti tution. Till' Millie llllll-ITH 1 1 II lit I It till' affairs tif tin' Nil t intiiil hunk iih Inokvil iiftur tint liiisini'hH of tin private eon ecru. TIiih lunik id niic nf tin' lliiiuiriiil bulwarks of eastern Ori'L'iin, having the -eoullilt'iirt' of nil ulin liicti' iii-imI for tlmt UHi'ful commodity ntllnl nioni'y, iih it will Ini iiiiiiiii'.'i-iI in tin' fiiliirc, iih itH lri'ilt'i'i'HHor wan in tin- hihI, it will nf'iw wild thin t-rowini; t'otititry, ho tlmt itH flit tint Ih Itiiyoinl tin' nihHiliilitli'H of con jert lint. It ih with tin uri'iiti'M of euro tlmt 'I'iik M in i'ii Iiiih viiiii over nil tlui IiIIIh introiliiri'il iii In thin time in the ntiitit li'KiHliitiirtt. On niiotlii'l' page till tint spare tlmt cniilil lie given to llif subject in unit (hhiii' Iiiih been iihi'iI ho iih to per mit tliomt inlercxled in mining an op Mirllliiity Iohiii' w hut tin gint of these bills urn. Tlmt of lli'prt'Hcntiitive Ituh IiIiih, of ItiikiT roiinly,rovi'iH everything with inure iletuil than any of tlittut Iiitm. TIii ItohliiiiH meiiHiire hIioiiIiI rcceixe i'Ioni hI inly from mining ineii. Knpi'ri llllythoHit who lire loeking: to distant Miinth for tint mi'iiliH with which toilc velop their pruperlii'H. It in the opinion of Tin; Minkii Unit tint reipiireinentH in thin lull are loo ilniHtli'. People who eilig.igo in tint occupation of hide milling realim thai working iiiidcrgioiiiiil Is ha. iiilniiN eiiiplnymeiit, anil naturally take pii'i'iiulioiiH. lint will they not ohjiv! o being guided by Htiitutit iih to how inni'li powder they hIiiiII keep on a level, or whether tin')' hIiiiII tamp a loaih'il In l with 11 steel or iron hur or a Htirk of woihIY These are only two Hiiniih'Hof tint miuiiti'iii'i-H with which tile ItohliiiiH hill ih'Hi'rihi'H how mining mIi ill 1st eairii'il on. Will Mirh n mens mi' teml towiinl keeping money from Is'ing iiivi'Hteil in Oregon mines, inn ipie-tmn lo he I'oiiHiilert'il" Capital in sh),if too inni'li hainpereil in one plnre it will Hi-i'k other lit'liln. It miiHt htt Imiiiii' 111 iiiinil lh.it 11 n fa vi ira I lie Icgisla lion towiiid mining paralyzed tlmt In ilimtiy in two provinrt'H in ('uiiiula, anil hit" injured lint nnliiHlry to inure or less extenl in ililferent HtnteH of the I'liiun, The KnhliiiiH hill hIioiiIiI he carefully Htudied heioie il becomes a law. Old ol Appreciation. We wihh to expri'HH our heaitfelt gr.ttitudi' lo the Oicgou Mouiiit'li liolil Mining Company, the iittthoritu'H of tint Mi'lhodint Church, ntiil tint many friends, mIio ho kindly ansiMcd iih inour wnt alllii'lion, when an inexplicable, hut wiw I'rm ideiice, suddenly tiMik from inn I'irili' I wo of our comrades. T.J. MOFFF.T T. Itl.AND A. (SI.KNN. Sampler Vlly PoU Car. (in or nUnit tint tirnt of February, tint htl.tt wi.n-it will Int inaugurated on tint Mimpler Valley railway. A com hiiislioii postal Mini baggage car will be umsI. The ri'MHiiu for mil having this fell urn in ri'iiilint-HN liefore was tint fact thai it postal clerk could not he secured (KHiuer. T. li. Harrison, agent for Giant der coiiipuuy. K)W- N.J.SORENSEN&CO. BUYS BANNOCK BURN (CONTINPKD FROM PAUK 1) ?- ii5 feet anil hIioiiIiI he close to the vein. Thence to the went li!5 feet in another tunnel or drift in on the vein 11 iliHtunce ofiV.fcct. ThiH is known iih thu Ilmi nock Hum Hinnel mid Iiiih excised a tine showing of No. lore, having u width of from I to 10 feet, hilt Iiiih not yet hIiowii up cit'ier wall. At ItH face a crosscut Iiiih been driven to the north showing the vein to Ih- IK feet in width and no delliiite wall iih yet. The higher grade ore lays on the south wall. Further up the uioiinliiiii Homit '-'(HI feet there in an open cut ft feet (h-np and 15 feet long, expoHiiig the vein of ore IH feet in width, H feet of which car ricH good commercial vuhicF. From t hence up the mountain to the went at a ilintance of '.'."() to 350 feet apart there are open cutH made on the apex of the vein showing good values, as well as the name Htioug vein as all the other opeuiiigH have done to the cast. At tint went end line near the Hiimmit of the mountain there are two oik;ii cuIh exponlng the vein from .'15 to 1(1 feet in width and carrying gond value, "(hi thellighlaiiilcliiim there Iiiih been a croHhcut tunnel Htarted for the purpose of opening up mid developing lint High land vein iih well iih the Kldorado vein, and at the pri'.-ent time it Iiiih the ap pearance ill ItH fucc iih though it wiih en teriuglnto the Highland vein, which is n large, ct rung lode. The tunnel in in SO feet, mid will cut tint Kldornilo vein at a depth of -'(K) feet." Neil .1. Siiiciihcii iV Co , will pro eed at once to exteiitivclv tlcn-lop Huh great, valuable propertv. .Messrs, Otto Her locker and Frank Shelton, of the linn, Chief Clerk Doin aline aid the entire olllce force, after a renting spell of a month, are in training lo tackle the big, alluring job. For a while, knowing that thin linn never allows its name to hit connected with uuythiiig hut the host ami that hiicIi proiertii's are becoming Hcnrccr mid more ilillicult to get hold of every day, it wiih thought that thewo niHtlers would have to remain inactive foraseiiHou, hut with Mr. SoreiiHeu's proverbial energy mid HhrewiliicHH, which Home call luck, he has t-ecurcd control of a mine that even he becomes I'lithiiHiiiHtic over. Ah one nperatur reinarkn in diHCUHsing the ileal: "I would rather have his luck than h licence toHteal. I have been trying to buy that property for u year and couldn't umkea inove." FROM FRIDAY MINE IN IDAHO. UiiuhuIIv Rich Find ol Gold Ore on 130 Foot Ltvtl. Neil .1. SoritiiM'ii V Co receied a letter this morning from l. M. Grilllth, HUpcrintendent of the Friday mine, at Pearl, Idaho, Hinting that u flue hodv of gold ore hud been encountered in the eiiHt tit if t mi the lltO foot level. One fitot of this ore ih exceedingly rieh in gold ; in fact as high or higher than any heretofore uncovered in that section of the country. The IhmIv car les every evidence of U'lng iermaucnt. Mr. Grilllih also writes that the mine is looking Hue in every way, ami further, that the striking of this ore body in that particular place, adds wonderfully to its value. Look Out For tbc Ground Hof . Next Monday will Int ground hog day. Weather prophets and others should bear this fact in mind, as the actions of this animal is s.iid to denote the length of time that winter is to remain with us. According to the old belief should thu ground bog see his shadow be re turns to his burrow and remains six weeks, and for tlmt length of time winter will last. Should he not see his reflection on the snow, or ground as the cane may be. ho doeH not return, and winter war half over at Christmas. I'artiuH interested must note if Febru ary 2U Ih clear or cloudy. The celebrated Gund'8 "the beer of - 1 bvkI cheer" always on draught nt Dun phy's The Club. If in want of clothing, see Ncill Mer cantile company. Use Giant powder, fuse and caps. J. P. HOLLAND WIIOI.KSAI.K AND KKTAIL anb Piobucc Retail .Olllce, Granite Street Wholesale olllce, S. V. Ky Tracks fjR. J. H. DAVIS DENTIST Portland Prices Over llMclie Hardware Co. Suntplcr, Oregon F. A. H. STAKH. Attorney-at-Law Center, cor. High St. Sumpter, Oregon F. K. HOliSUN. Civil and Mining Biigineer. U. S. Deputy Mineral Surveyor lor Oregon, glneer lor the City ol Sumpter. hn- Unario.n tut fitint Sirni. in Oraufhtlnf. lei Prlntlni CHAS. H. CHANCE ATTOKNEY AT LAW City Alternit U. S. Cimmlliliitir Rooms 2 and 3, First Hank of Sumpter Building, SUMPTER, OREGON l. T. HKOCK W. II. VOik BROCK & VOSE Physicians and Surgeons. Special Attention Given to Car, Eve, Note, Throat an4 Skin Ulteates. liely Hoi air ap- . paratut lor Treating Kheumatltm. Wilton Hlo.-k, Sumpter, Oregon, INSUHANCI. RIAL ISTAT1 E.l. MANNING, City Recorder and Notary Public. Collection Abstract! Agent lor FyrlclJe Flrt E.tlng uliher. Sumpter DR. PEARCE A ANDERSON Physicians and Surgeons PROPRIETOHS SUMPTIR OENIRAl HOSPITAL SUMPTIR, ORMON. - . . lOrrics. Main ill. Ttlephone Hospital Main ,t. 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 GOOD THINGS TO AT E. P. Bergman & Compa'y GROCERS Mill Street, New Building. ...THE... SUMPTER MEAT MARKET AUSTIN MEAT CO. Props. Butcher and Packer Fresh and Cured Meats and Sausage of all Kinds x SUMPTER, - OREGON E. A. CLEM & CO. 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