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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1903)
to THE LUMPTER MINER Wednesday, May 20, 1903 $3,000 NUGGET. Big Piece From Old Spanish Gulch Placers. J. R. Potent, who broiiKht to linker ( City tho ,811,000 quartz gold ttUKKot j oil exhibition at tho (Jltlzon'H Nil tloiml Hunk, motition of which wiih flrnt in ado in tho Democrat yesterday! morniiiK, wiih 11 culler at tho Demo crat office yeHlorady. j In 11h report of'tho locution of tho , lliulitiK of tho niiKKot tho Democrat tiiiulo a iniHtiiko In HiiyiiiK that it came from tlio John Day river, hut' owIiik to tlio latouoHH of tho hour when tho roportor not on to tho Item It wiih Iii)iohhII1o to k'' full ltiforma t ion, hut at thin titno through tho oourtoxy of Mr. I'otorH, tho Democrat Ih enabled to kIvo tlio correct Htory. According to tho Htatoinout of Mr. I'otorH, who Ih lutoioHtod In tho claiiiiH and Ih tho mauiiKor of operations there, tho nilKtfot, wiih found at tho head of tho old Spanish K'tleh plueerH fifty-two miloH down tho river from .John Day City. Tho cluitiiH aro owned liy Robert I linen and C. V tho mine cost shoot, 'what aro chuck tenders tho men who chuck tho oro into tho earn?' has no 'business' miiuaginK a initio. Another causo for failure of a good mino may be found in misdirected -manaKotncnt , dlshoiioHtyon thopnrt of n mimnKor jl who combiuoH rascality and technical knowledge to defeat and rob IiIh uniiloyer. Tho latter Is too often In evidence. Many mino owners have u,o .practical br technical knowledge of mining and may easily' bo Imposed liiinti liv mi iiiiunriinnlnitu Himnrln. tendont who woii known how to cover J Whose reputation as Assayers, Mineralogists and Mining tho evidence of his dishonest prac-I EUgineers 5a;s seconfi f0 mne fa le MortlWest. ticoH and dooH not hesitate to do it. "Many men wlio have made ill- success of commercial business seem I not to understand that mining Ih not 11 u ultiitilfi uu II uiintttu ililttlrlttf ft It tit 1 id ntuifu iin it. nvviiir iiiiiinui iiin ii It requires neither soientlllo tcchui- 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 cal knowlodgo, nor years of ex perience to iiiHiiro success. It Ih true that there aro numerous instances where business men havo successfully conducted mining enterprises who had no previous kuowlcdgo or ex perience in mining, but In almost every cast tho mino lias been rich and would have paid with any sort of management, aud 'thorcforo no particular credit Ih duo to tho success of tho inoxpreioncod management. I expense, by a careful aud experienced man, and still falls to pay, tho unfortunate 'super' gets few thanks and small credit for IiIh effort. " MINING CONGRESS FORMED. ' 1 rm 1.. .... ....1 i... ... .... ...1.. . llrown aud are located three aud one-1 """" '" , "i""" "'"""" "; half miloH from tho .John Day rlvor. j ',0,1, ,ml,m t "mk .R00,i ",,I,on'' Tho nuggot was piped off the top ""J1 t,,,H ,M r" ln "OHt chbob. ofaleilgo running acrosH tho liwul Whorti a poor, low-grade mine , Ih ..f KlmnUli unl.di nu.1 nl.nvi. tl.n ..I.I ' ""i " uiu luwmi umiui placer workiugH, and which Ih ex posed H0O feet In length. Tho ledge Ih developed by a crosscut sixty feet, showing tho vein to bo about two aud one-half feet in width at a doptli of twenty-llv) foot. A shaft twenty three feet deep shows a three foot ledge. Mr. Peters further stated that tho piece brought to linker City Is only a small part of the gold that has been taken out. lie says there Ih at the mine over 800 pouudri of quartz gold in pieces ranging from .'100 pounds hi weight to one pound that are richer In gold than tho piece brought to tills city. Mr. Peters Ih on IiIh way to Salt Iako City on business connected with IiIh mining interests and may take with him the specimen of Spanish gulch riches that linker City people have feasted their eyes on tho past day or ho. Spanish gulch, In (Irani county, whh the scone of lively placer mining In IHtlU-lt and for many yearn there after considerable gold wiih taken out. The lodge from which tho quartz nuggets are now being taken Ih undoubtedly the source of the placer gold.- Morning Democrat. John T. Grayton, of Portland, Among; the Incorporator!. An Associated Press dispatch from Denver says: "Incorporation papers 'for Die American Mining congress have been tiled here with the secretary of state. The purpose of tho corporation Ih to advance mining and metallurgical industries within tho United States. Tho Incorpora tors are: J. II. Richards, of IloUo City; S. W. Russell, Deadwood, S. I).: K. K. Iluckley, Holla, Mo.; Thomas Kwiug, Los Angeles; Irwin Million, Carlisle, Pa. ; Charles V. (ioodalo, llutto, Mont. ; John T. (5 ray son, Portlaud, Oregon; E. T. Kendall, Clevelaud, Ohio, aud I K. Armstrong, Spokane, Wash." WHY SOME MINES FAIL. Aside From l-ick of Ore, Incompetent ' ,r,,HlM,t Management One ol (lie Cautet. Speaking of initio failures the Mining aud Scientific Press says: "There are many causes for failure lit mining enterprises, the principal one Is'lng the lack of sufficient valuable mineral in the rock mined to meet the expense of milling and reduc tion. Another cause Ih inexperienced management, that is, management which Ih honestly conducted, hut which lacks the necessary experience to take advantage of existing favor able conditions, thereby increasing the cost of production (o an extent which results in failure. This may bo In the mine, In transportation, in the mill or smelter, or it may bo In the office. A tiinu who known no lietter than to buy heavy railroad picks for underground drift work, and who Inquires, on looking over Davidson Goet East. T. W. Davidson left Saturday for Chicago, New York, Phlludolphia and other eastern cities. Mr. Davidsou In going on several important mining deals, the nature of which Ih not for publication at Help Build Up The West. The low rates front the east to the west and the northwest, Febuary 15 to April 30, will undoubtedly bring out thousands ot cottiers. Where they will go is largely a question of Inducement. If you are interested in securing any eastern people for your section of the west, send their names and addresses to the undersigned. All the facts aud figures about the trip will bo promptly sent them. II. 8. ltuwe, General Agent, Chicago, Mil wnukeo k St. Paul Hallway, 134 Third Street, Portland, Ore. All the latest novelties in hats at Neill Mercantile company's. Giant Powder is the best by test in the world. T. G. Harrison agent. GRIZZLY STOCK... 20,000 Shares nt less than ground floor price. You can linve it for 2A cents in one lump, or 3 cents in broken lots. 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