VOL. IV.
THE E. & E. WILL RESUME
OPERATIONS ON AUG. 1.
Former Superintendent Thomas Arrived In
The City Today And Will Again
Take Charge of Mine
It ia more than probable that the
well known . and E., one of this
camp's big producers, which has lain
idle for the last four, years on account
of litigious entanglements, will
resume operations by August 1.
John Thomas, who had superin
tendence of the property for four
and a half years during the time it
was leased by John Longmaid,
arrived here this morning, having
been sent by Jonathan Bourne to do
the necessary repair work and get
things in shape for beginning opera
tions at the time' stated. It is
understood that the matters of con
tention regarding the mine are to be
finally adjusted about the first of
July, and it is thought by August
1 the damages resulting from the long
period of Idleness can be repaired
and things gotten in shape for
operation. Mr. Thomas said :
"I leave for Bourne this afternoon
to make an inspection of the E. and
E. and find out what is to be done
with a view to resuming opertaions
about August 1. While I cannot
RUMORED DEAL.
Reported That North Pole Is
Negotiating For South
Pole.
A rumor to the effect that there is
a deal on between the North aud
South Pole mining companies for the
acquisition of the latter's holdings,
has been in circulation for several
days A matter which might lend
some color to the report is the fact
that Emll Melzer, superintendent of
the North Pole, is in the city today
and held a conference with the South
Pole people, though it is known,
however, that a division of tbo
claims held in common by the com
panies is contemplated. The con
ference probably was relative to this,
and bad nothing to do with the
SUMPTER, OREGON, JUNE 24, 1903.
state finally that the mine will
resume on this date, since there
might yet occur some hitch, yet this
is the present Intention."
Mr. Thomas Is well known In the
camp as an efficient mine superin
tendent. During the Longmaid
lease of the E. and E., he was super
intendent, and it is -reported that
the property cleared over 4300,000,
Since his absence from this camp be
was for several years superintendent
of the Mountain Lion at Republic,
but lately he hu been in the mining
regions of Arizona, New Mexico and
California. Comparing Sumpter
with other camps with which he has
been connected, Mr. Thomas Bays:
"I have visited nearly all the
prominent mining camps of the west
since I left Sumpter, and I have yet
to find a camp which I believe
promises as bright a future. I
honestly prefer Sumpter to any min
ing camp I have ever seen, for the
reason that I bellve It is the richest
and bus the making of the greatest
mines In the country."
sale of the South Pole.
V. W. Robblus, general managor
of the South Polo, when approached
regarding the matter, stated that
the report is absolutely without
foundation and that uo negotiations
of this nature are peudlug or have
been thought of. The South Pole
has valubale holdings, however,
which join the Nort Pole's end lines,
and coutalu a continuation of tho
same vein system. The property
would be a desirablee additiou to
the North Pole's preseut Interests.
BONTA'S ELECTRIC ROAD.
Preliminary Survey FlnUbcd and Perman
ent One to be Started at Once
One of Major Bonta's surveying
crews passed though the city this
afternoon enroute to Baker City,
having finished the preliminary
survey for the electric road between
Baker and the John Day valley
The crew stated that work on the
permanent survey is to be satrted at
once and pushed through as rapidly
as possible.
COMMITTEES FINISH'vORK.
Elaborate Program for the Fourth to be
Circulated at Oocc.
, The various .Fourth of July com
mittees have' practically cbmplotod
their work, and the program will be
distributed tomorrow.
The committees have arranged
quite an elaborate aud interesting
program covering the 3rd and 4tb,
and providing for the numerous
sports and festivities heretofore
mentioned. The fluauoial committee
has meet with liberal response and
succeeded in raising over II, GOO.
Return From Wedding Trip.
Mr. and Mrs. Sim Durgau returned
Monday from their wedding trip,
and will go to house keeping In a
few days. They were met at the
station by a delegation of friends
who bestowed the usual formalities
of suoh occasions.
MR.
WHEELER AT
VALLEY QUEEN.
Inspects Property And Well
Pleased With Its Man
agement. o.
II. Wheeler, of Wheler k Co.,
York, fiscal agents for the Blue
and Valley Quoeu, who has
here for some timo past,
New
Bird
been
returned yesterday from a visit to
the later property, well pleased
with superintendent Gray's manage
ment, and with tho showing beiug
made at the mine. In company
with Superintendent Gray, Mr.
Wheeler Inspected tho workings uud
states that he is thoroughly satisfied
with the manner in which do-
volopmeut Is being conducted and
more than pleased with tho prospect.
Tunnel No. 2, which Is bolng
driven for the main ledge encount
ered in tho upper workings, Is now
tu 17ft feet, aud from the uppearauco
of tbo formation it Ih evident that
tho vein is blug approached. At tho
point where tho vein Is lutersuctod
ou tbo No. 2 level a vertical depth
of .140 feet will he obtained, which
will give, figurlug In the dip of tho
vein, in the neighborhood of B00
feet of backs. While at the property
Mr. Wheeler bad soveral assays made
which averaged from I2fi to $37.
In tunuel No. 1, whero tho vein
was encountered at a distance of
forty feet in good values were
shown, assays running 140, 107 and
180. Work Is being pushed right
along aud it is the purpose of the
management to place the property
on a paying basts at tho earliest
moment.
NO. 42
ACQUIRE STOCK
IN HIGHLAND,
SECRETARY SHELTON RETURNS
WITH INVESTORS FROM EAST.
Says Property Ha Made Wonderful Show-
log Since He Wa Away PUa of
Development People Who Accom
panied Him Carry Away Large Blocks
of Stock.
J. F. Sheltou, secretary of the
Nell J. Soreuseu company, returned
a lew days ago from the east, accom
panied by II. N. llagstade, of Grand
Forks, Mluuesota, aud John
Hennessy, of Lakota, North Dakota.
The party was met at Baker City
by President Nell J. Boreusen, and
proceeded at once to the Highland.
Mr. Sheltou has been away for two
months and was moat agreeably
surprised by the splendid showing
being made on the property. He
says:
"When I left the drift on the-
Glasgow velu was in a distance of
only nine feet from the crosscut,
and while good ore was In eight-
carrying uniform values, I was not
prepared to witness such a vast
change iu the character of the ore
which had taken place with tho
I advance of work. Tho Glasgow
shoot has not been encountered.
This at first eighteeu inches wldo
has now strengthened to over four
feet and carries some of the finest
ore 1 ever caw. The drift is now
Iu better than ISO feet from tho
only crosscut which has beeu made.
At the point crosscut the ledgo
showed a width of sixteen feet.
"It Is the purpose of the man
agement to crosscut again when tho
Bannock Hum shoot Is reached.
This shoot which has been proven
shows surface values of from t'Mt to
840, and It Is probable that It will
Imi encountered within the next few
feet. The vein looks very much
like it Is Iteiug entered now."
Both Mr. Hagestad and Mr. Hen-net-sy
were well pleased with tho
property. The former was already
it stockholder but largely Increased
his holdings and the latter acquired
a large block of stock Ix'fore leav
ing. Both say that they found tho
Highland a very much more promis
ing property than they expected.
While there three wimples were takeu
across the vein which showed tho
following values:
No. 1, ftil.00; No. 2, HH.HII;
No. 3, t.'in.tin. This huh sufficiently
convincing to establish their good
opinion of the Highland, if further
evidence were needed.
' Both gentlen.eu returned homo
Monday, aud Mr. Sheltou left today
to look after the company's interests
iu the east.
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