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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1903)
Wednesdav, May 20, 1903 '. ,THE SUMPTER MINER DISCOVER BIG CINNABAR LEDGE. Horses Salivated That Grazed In Its Vicinity LtimmlH, Suuipter at Ioiik A. II. WtlliH and V. U of Maker City, roachod Hiiturdny Hftiiriioon, from trip down Into IlHrnoy comity, hav ing driven over from Whitney iu tlio miow Htonn prevailing lit tliat timo. Thoy wont 100 in lies Houth of I'ruirio City to oxainino a mineral doposit that thoy discovered lust sea tou and could not at that time ex ploit to their satisfaction. Regard ing thiH II ltd thoy rofiiHod to talk for publication, further than to ndtiilt that thoy located a nunilior of cIiiIidh. Mr. WHIIh while horo, however, confided to a friend that ho found a great cinualiar ledge, twenty-live foot wido. Ho Htated tliat it wiih ho rich in inuroiiry thai their horses, which grazed iu that vicinity, had liecoino Hiilivatod; that their tooth wore mi In oho thoy couldn't oat and they thomsolvos had to camp 1200 yards tiway in order to escape the huiiio ullllctioii. Now, if any tiroHome Hkoptlc dooHii't lioliovo (.his Htory, lot hi in niiiko IiIh complaint to Mr. VVHIIh di rect ami not liother The Miner with unimportant protoHt. The gentlemen report that thoy huw Hoveral of Major llontii's survey ing corps in the Held, running the line for IiIh electric road. They are experiencing mime dllllculty, however, in getting men to do the round work. Kvory one in the John Day country lire elated over the proHpect of got ting tliia road and believe that it will removo the groat handicap, lack of traiiHporiaton, from that lHoIatod empire. Like every one oIho who tins visited that section, thoy are onttihsliistio over the resources of that region, mineral and agricultural. EAGLES' MEMORIAL SERVICES. order here, Rovi'lJoll s'poko generally', NEARING VEIN ' on ' 'VTatemallHtn," 'with special reference to the Samaritanlc idea contained in the Scripturo lesson! Ho "said that tho oxisteuco of fraternal ordors ,afguod somo early mistako in human society which such', institutions aro today rectifying; that their work in no way conflicts' with tho church but Unit tqoy aro a strong auxiliary to it. Ho reform! to fratoruallsm as a sort of social dynamic, counteracting tho iuiluouces of ovil and giving direction to (ho liottormeut of conditions. It was a strong adress and woll received. Itev. Doll is himself a momhor of tho order and thoroughly in touch with the work. A largo crowd attended tho exercises. .' AT VALLEY QUEEN. 1 ' Formation Indicates That the Ledge Will Shortly Be . Reached. . . NEW ASSAYING AND ENGINEERING FIRM. McEwen & McEwen Acquire Browne & Smith Laboratory on Center Street. Rev. Bell Delivered Strong Order. Addrcu lo The Fraternal Order of Knglos held memorial services at tho Kills Opera hoiiHo Sunday afternoon. Itov. J. H. X. Hell, or the First Presbyterian church of liaker City, delivering tho main address. Mayor McCulloch presided. The MethodiHt choir, with Rev. Dr. Ileppo as pianist, fiirnslhcd music for the occasion. Itev. Wilder of the Methodist church opened the services with prayer, and read as a Kcrlpture lesson the paralile of the good Kamarltau. Introducing the speaker, Mayor McColloch stated hrlelly the history of the order ami its csMintlat features as u fraternal liody. As them had lieeu 110 deaths In the A. L. McEwen, woll known in tho city as an experienced mining on glueer and IiIh cousin, K. O. McEwou, lately graduated from tho Houghton School of Mines, Mlchlgau, havo acquired tho assaying plant of Krowno Si Smith, on Center Street, and will In tho futuro conduct tho liustuoss under tho linn uamo of McEwou & McEwen. A. Ij. McEwou, who is woll kuown throughout tho district Is a graduato of tho Royal School of Minos, Lon don, Euglaud, with the degree of E. M. K. O. McEwou, who lately arrived iu the city Is a recent graduate of the Houghton School of Mines with tho same degroo, and also a liacholor of Sclenco of tho Toronto University. Doth goutlomon aro thoroughly conversant with all lluos pertaining to tholr profession. A. II. Ilrowuo, of tho retiring firm has reserved the right to coutinuo his work as mining ougnieer and metal lurgist in the laboratory. Tom C. Gray and Charles Warren, operating the Valley Queen in tho Cablo Cove district, woro in from the property this weok. In tho crosscut being driven for the main lodgo they report that the formation indicates that tho yoln is being ap proached. Tho rock la becoming softer aud it is thought it will not bo many days before the ledge is encountered. Tho crosscut is now in 235 feet. Iu driving this dlstanco four rich strlngora or ore shoots woro cut. Tbo last ouo was drifted on a dlstanco of thirty or forty feet showing values ranging from 914 to $00. Tho avorago of tho shoot is placed at $20. There is a proven shoot boynod tho present workings, 150 foot long which carries surfaco values from 938 to 9141. New Book-Keeper. Duko Dates, of Chicago, export accountant, has boon appointed to 1111 the vacancy mado by tho resig nation of A. A. Scout from tho corps of assistants In tbo Kilou, Wuruor, Stowart company's olllco. Mr. and Mrs. Scoutt will return to Nebraska. Pleased With Sumpler. Itev. J. W. Otterniau, of Laytou, I'oiin., tilled the pulpit at tho Methodist church last Suday evening. Ottermau is hero looking after mining interest, and is well pleased with tho outlook of the district. Ho visited the ditrerent mining sections of Colorado euroute and thinks Suuipter is the best he has seen. Trip to North Hole. P. R. Mollis, tho woll kuown Daker City mining man was horo this weok aud mado a trip to tbo North Pole. G. A. R. Memorial Services. Union (J. A. It. memorial services will lie held at the Ellis Opera house Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Itov W. II. lleppe, 1). I)., will deliver tho address. The choirs from tho ditfereut churches will furnish tho music for the occasion. All aro Invited to attend. LADIES BAZAAR Mrs. J. H. Gray Mill St.. seconj door south of Stoddard's Store Ladies' and Children's HOME MADE APRONS DRESS MAKING flMcmuin nmino nr.no IS THE ONLY GENUINE MfHIMQ NEWSPAPER IN THE EAST Officials ol til national Boiirnment Recognize it as an authority. No one interested In mining can afford to be without it. Sample free if you mention the SUMPTER MINER. 'J Iff tiblislied every Saturday by GO. t AMERICAN MINING NEWS 11 Itroauway, isew iorK. t MINING AND IHDURTRIAL naps Books arejiow open foe. aubscrlptions to the Pacific Xumber and Live Stock Company, an industrial of unusual merit. Look into It. MA ijroup of mines .with C0Q feet of de velopment worlc done, demonstrating value will be sold as a whole or will sell one-half interest and work the property in connection with purchaser. Best chance hithe district. -'" ' Buy Listen Lake Btock at $2.00 before the advance. F. O. BUCKNUM SUMPTER, - OREGON E)ovoe's Cafe Cobgtng fjouse. OPEN ALL NIGHT THE BEST SERVICE IN TOWN S. IV. J0U)C proprietor ZTcar Depot rumpler, rcgon SPECIAL NOTICE If you want to read a free and inde pendent 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 papers in the east are, send for a free sample copy of NEW YORK BANKER 32 BROADWAY, NEW YORK HENRY J. JORY U. 8. DKl'UTV MINERAL SUKVEVOK 71 Riliton Bulldlni, li Crindt. Orton MINERAL PATENT, TOWNSHIP PLATS AND ANVTHINO OF RECORD IN THE U. S. LAND OFFICE E. A. CLEM & CO. 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