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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (April 8, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, April 8. iqoj to TO WORK PLACERS. Operations to Start at Mule Gulch, Spanish Gulch and Quartz Gulch Soon. Tho iliicer mlnoH on Mulo gulch, which Im ii part of tho Spanish gulch milling district, will bo tho scone .of Hctlvo operation agaluv OiIh hoiimoii. Messrs. It. A. Hines and C. W. It row 1 1 took thoir departure liiHt Monday for thoir placer projiorty on Mulo Kiil'.'h mid will liogln to put everything iti rcadlncsH for another K'Mhoiih' operation. C. P. JnhiiHoii wIIIIiIho leave soon for tho placer property owned by himself, V. If. .lohiiHon, of John Day, and Robert Cannon, of Spanish gulch. Arrangements havo Im-oii inado to operate their property again thin ho 'noil, whlcli yloltlcu Hitch a handsome cleanup, when liiHt oper ated two yearn ago. From each of them) partleH that are Interested in Mulo gulch proportleH the lllne Mountain Eagle leariiH that quilo a heavy hiiow fall prevailed throughout that locality during (ho PiihI winter and that the inoiintailiH and gulches contain more hiiow at present than usual at (IiIh season of the year. TIiIh iusiircH an excellent water season for each of those prop ertlen. Messrs. C h. Itoddlck and Frank Fitch, the former one of tho own er of the Quart. gulch pnlcors, havo U'eit engaged during tho winter in drift lug on a rich deposit of graved on that property near what Ih known iih the upper reservoir. They have taken out a large amount of gravel which they will run through nluico Iioxch an soon iih there Ih ample water for Mich purposes. IiihI what will lie their reward for their wiutcr'H work in not known, yet it Ih lielleved will lie excellent, since most of tho gravel prospects well. Ah hooii iih the water Hcarinu opeiiH and thcHO gentlemen have completed the run of their gravel through sluices,) work 4 will lie eoipineucodn (lie (juart. gulch placern liy Messrs. C. L. Itoddick, J. 1 Kllnk and Prank Sels. They havo sojno good ground which they will work thin season, and with a good water Helicon ...in i ii ill... xi J'-..- Li....... mil tit, muit - iiuiw iiiiiiiiiiiii river, and 1,083 from the lowerriver; total 3,320. Pontons departing num bered 3,137 by the upper river, 2,252 by the lower river; total, 5,380. Ex cess of departure!) over arrivals, 2, 060. The exceHH of departures over arrlv bIh Ih to a large extent an exodus of thoHe who will return this season. Machinery imports have aggre gated, it is estimated, $5,000,000. Nearly all of this has been for min ing purposes. Journal for Investors. Eagle. GOLD OUTPUT OF ALASKA. Grt Activity in the Northern Gold FicidtJ The latest statlHtlcs of the Canadian Yukon hIiow that tlie gold output of tho Canadian Yukon since tho coun try wiim llrst entered by tho whites ex ceeds $80,000,000. Records show that the money neut from Dawson to the outHide world by pnstolllco money order hint year aggregated l,2uV,000. Ill 1002 the gold commissioners' ottlec at Dawson did a great deal of work, Indicating the continual ac tivity of the camp. Activity Ih shown to have existed in quartz proectlng by tho fact that 1135 ipiartz claims were recorded in the perl ol. Messages from Dawson to tho out side world last year uumtwrvd 13, (171; received from outside, H,2'-0. Ill addition to this, press matter was transmitted numbering iu aggre gate 850,472 words. Persons' arriving in Dawson lu 1H02 numbered 2,217 from the upHr Cracker Highland Company Organized. Tho Cracker Highland (iold Min ing company has boon incorporated by John C. Davies, Dan Cahlll and L. C. Stlckuey. Tho capital stock is $1,000,000 divided into 1,000, 000 sharcH with a par value of $1 each. Humpter is named as tho head olllce of tho company. The Mormon Temple. The Mormon temple nt Salt Lnko City is no doubt the most substantial and well constructed religious editice In tho Pulled .States, if not in the world. Corner stone laid April (1, 1803, cup stone April (I, 181)2 and dedicated April tl, 1803, over forty years of constant labor being consumed in its construction. This iimgiiillcon structure 200 feet long. 100 feet wide Is built entirely of Utah white granite, lieiiutifully carved, symbolic of tho Mormon faith, surmounted by six towers, the highest being 230 feet from the ground, supporting a bronze, statue of tho angel Maroui. The cost of this building is about $(1,000,000. There are many other attractions at Suit I-ake City of interest to the traveler or tourist where a day can bo well Hient. The Itio (Iraude is the only Trans-continental route passing directly through Salt take City, whore h stopover is allowed on all classes ot tickets. The service of the Kin (SraudollneHis unexcelled. Three trains daily Isitweeu Ogdeu and Denver, carry ing all classes of modern equipment. If you are contemplating n trip to the east, write the undersigned for information regarding rates via tho "scenic lino of tho world:" W. C. Mcllrido, General Agent, M. J. Itochc, Traveling Passenger Agent, 121 Third St., Portland. 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. Miller cap protectors. T. G. Harrison agent for linker, Grant and Union counties. i SPECIAL NOTICE If you want to rend a free and inde pendent paper, devoted to tho inter est ot mining and current events, which is not controlled by any pro moting concern, such as most of the piiMrs in tho east are, send for a free sample copy of NEW YORK BANKER 32 UltOADWAY, NEW YORK 2imboL.. Hestaurant feeing rjousc. OPEN ALL NIGHT THE BEST SERVICE IN TOWN Xoine & (Brant, proprietor Hear Pcpot rumptrr, Oregon GRIZZLY STOCK... 20,000 Shares nt less tlinn ground floor price. You can have it for 2h cents in one lump, or 3 cents in broken lots. BEST BUY IN EASTERN OREGON Write for particulars to BERNARD FLYNN sumpter, ore. w. r. num.iHox i. it. jonks ! BURLISON& JONES j REAL ESTATE AND MINING BROKERS GILT EDGE STOCKS A SPECIALTY AND SAFE MINING I N VESTM ENT S OREGON PINE LANDS BOUGHT AND SOLD P. O. 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