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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (April 1, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, April i. 190 j IO . HOW ORE IS SAMPLED. Process Employed at Smelters for Determining Values. A brief description of how ores tiro sampled at smeltera lu order to arrive lit their viiliien, limy prove of intreoHt to the general reader. In purchasing ore shipments it Ih necessary to arrive nt Home basis of itettlemont between the Hmelter people and the ownerH. ThlH is done by mcatiH of a process known hh sampling, t object of which Ih to obtain averago samples representing an eiuitablo value of the ore. The Sampler Hmelter com pany employs the name method which itHiially obtains among all HtneltiiiK companion. Here the ore Ih II rut crushed in u 20x10 lllake criiHher. It Ih then elevated sixty feet aud spouted into a Snyder sampler which cuIh out twenty per cent. TIiIh Ih done by means of puhhIiik the crushed ore against a revolving oval dim) with apporhireH in it ho arranged that twenty per cent of the ore pannes through into spouts which convey it to a lllake criiHher where it Ih ntlll flirt tier reduced. The ore next piiHHeH by nieaiiH of HpoutH into a second sampler like the II rut in pattern where ten per cent Ih cut out, the reject panning into the reject eleavtor iih above. After leaving the second Hiimpler the ore passes through a net of rollH grinding It down nt 111 liner anil preparing it for a third aud Htuuller Hiimpler which cutH out au additional ten per cent, and piihhch the Hiimple on to a hiiiiiII (Jatcn erunher which still further rcduecH it. TIiIh Ih the liiHt ntep in the process. i'Voin the (late crusher the Hiimple kdch to the sampling lloor, where it may receive any farther preparatloiiH needed if not ground to a Hiilllcleut lluoucss, and quartered iih desired. When thin process of averaging and reducing the ore Iiiih been completed, the Mimple, after It has been quartered down iih Hue iih desired, Ih then ready for the laboratory where it Ih iiHHiiyed and Hh value determined. MONEY IN LOV GRADE ORE. Governor Brady, of Alatka, Writes of the Treadwell In Hit Anaual Report. The average person iiHHociatcH almoHt any gold mining proponltion with miirveloiiH finds and Hpeedy wealth, without stopping to coiiHider that many of the big paying mines of the country produce low grade or en and are not only steady dividend payei-H through a long period of yearn, but employ large forccH of men thereby making them good distributor of wealth from thin point of view. Speaking of the Treadwell mine in Alaska, a low grade proposition, Coventor llrady, in his annual report, says: "The Treadwell mine getn better iih It gocH deeper. The more we can Increase such plants ou low grade ores the letter It is for the general communities. .Most of the product Ih paid out for labor and material. The total yield of the Alaska .Mexi can mine to December, HUM, Ih given iih 'J,:iH!,iioV.7. Out of this sum only i?lt!5,:tSl wan paid at) dividends. Low grade properties of thin kind are about iih good distributors of earning iih are sawmills. The net prollt for each ton of ore treated lu the Mexican for 1001 wan a little less than 14 cento. The yield per ton was about 81.00, and the operating coat per ton was 81.70. This in a wonderful showing in economical and efficient mining and milling, and it in some thing that every Alaskan feels proud of." Shipment of High Grade Ore. Assayor W. V. Robbius of the firm qf Robbins & Robbius was at the Uolcouda Friday for the purpoHO of Hampling a shipment of ore which 1b to be forwarded at once to tho Taconia Hmelter. Tho shipment con sists of a car load lot which it Ih understood carries very high values. Notice. The annual meeting of St. Patrick Gold Mining Company will be held at tho olllce of tho company Sumpter April 17, 100.'). F, W. NORTHUP, Pros M. M. FLYNN, Sec. in The Mormon Temple. The Mormon temple at Halt Lake City Ih no doubt the most substantial and well constructed religious edltico in the I'liited States, if tint in the world. Corner stone laid Aprilti, 185.'!, cap stone April 0, 18112 and dedicated April 11,181)3, over forty yearn of constant labor being consumed in its construction. This inagiiillceu structure 200 feet long, 100 feet wide Ih built entirely of Utah white granite, beautifully carved, symbolic of the Mormon faith, surmounted by six towers, the highest being 230 feet from the ground, supporting a hroiuo statue of the angel Maroni. The cost of this building Ih about 1(1,000,000. There are many other attractions at Salt Lake City of interest to the traveler or tourist where a day can be well spent. The Uio Grande Ih the only Trans-continental route passing directly through Salt Lake City, where r. stoovcr is allowed on all classes ot tickets. The service of the Kin GrandoliucHiH unexcelled. Three trains dully between Ogdeu ami Denver, carry ing all classes of modern equipment. If you are contemplating a trip to the east, write the undersigned for information regarding rates via tho "scenic line of the world:" W. C. Mclirlde, General Agent, M. J. Roche, Traveling Passenger Agent, 124 Third St., Portland. Oregon. SPECIAL NOTICE If you want to read a free aud hide ioiidout paper, devoted to the inter est of mining and current events, which is not controlled by any pro moting concern, such as most of the paK-rs in the east are, send for a free sample copy of NEW YORK BANKER 32 lUtOADWAY, NKW YORK KtmboL... Kestciurcmt Coding OPEN ALU NIGHT THC BEST SERVICE IN TOWN Ijoine & (Srant, proprietor Hear Vtfct rumptcr, Oregon GOLD AND SILVER ASSAYS FREE Every Subscriber to THE MINER who pays $2.00 for One Year in advance will be given an assay for gold and silver free. These assays will be made by ROBBINS & ROBBINS Whose reputation as Assayers, Mineralogists and Mining Engineers stands second to none in the Northwest. GRIZZLY STOCK... 20,001 Shares at less than ground floor price. You can have it for 2$ cents in one lump, or 3 cents in broken lots. EST BUY IN EASTERN OREGON Write for particulars to BERNARD FLYNN sumpter. ore. r w. r. IIUKMSON -.1 1. n. JONGS r. BURLISON & JONES REAL ESTATE AND MINING BROKERS GILT EDGE STOCKS A SPECIALTY AND SAFE MINING INVESTMENTS OREGON PINE LANDS BOUGHT AND SOLD O. Box 232 SUMPTER, OREGON d .y'''sytysi BvsT'bM rnssT-ii mmi A IVI I 1 W " f Kt al RIO GRAND THE SCENIC LINE Through Suit Lake City, Lcndville, Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Denver, and the Famous Itocky Mountain Scenery by Daylight to all points Hast. 3 FIST TRAINS DULY BETWEEN OGDEN AND DENIER 3 MODERN EQUIPMENT, THROUGH PULLMAN AND TOUR IST SLEEPING CARS AND SUPERB DINING CAR SERVICE STOPOVERS ALLOWED For rates, folders and other M. C. M'BRIDE, Gen. Agent, information, address 124 Third St., PORTLAND, ORE. Mining Blanks .j. FOR SALE BY Quart and Placer Loca- tih- tions, Tunnel Claim and T HE Water Right Locations, C W OTr- - Proof of Labor, Affidavit bUHl I Ll of Discovery Work IV1 1 M IZ E (Mining Deed, Option to I MINLiA Purchase, Quit Claim Deed, Lease j j j ,, . JLK ?sPTsr