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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, June 24, 190$
POPOCATEPTL I tlio hciihoii ln.8 heeu short. Our
claims lmvo produced about 811,000
ON THE MARKET, and this wo consider very Reed, all
conditions taken Into account. IJy
uuothor yenr wo will bo better
prepared to oporato on a laror scale. "
Mr. KDpitiKor lias a 11 no collection
of koI'1 ",1(1 tnn rt?: miKKotH, ono of
which indicates the existence of a
rich ledgo that very likely is tho
Hourco of all tho Hold found in tho
dlKKiuKH.
The Rockefellers And The
Greens Bidding: For The
Smoker.
Reported That Mr. Godfrey it Going to
Alaska to Look After Interest There.
It in Htatod by thoao in a position
( to know that tho sale of tho Uodfroy
'and Tabor interests in tho Red Boy
to llonanza stockholders is still pond
ing, but no official information can
bo obtained as to tho exact situutiou.
That the deal is boiiiK negotiated
thero Ih every reason to boliore,
but just what tho rosult will bo is
difficult to speculate upon.
It Ih reported that Mr. Godfrey
ItoekfoIlor'H name Is assocl-1 " to Alaska to look after some
mining property which no ownstlioro
and which it Ih supposed ho will
push In ciiho ho nets out of tho Red
Hoy. It Ih known, howoror, that
Mr. Godfrey has not loft, as ho
is In tho city today, aud Ills going is
only a matter of rumor.
A fanciful story has been going
tho rounds of tho Sunday press
concerning tho negotiations for tho
transfer of tho title to Mt.
Popocateptl, in Mexico, that torror
of tho geography class and of tho
spoil lug bees. This volcano is
owned by (leu. Gasper Sanchez Ocboa,
acuilred as a reward for polltlclal
aud military service. It is reputed
to contain millions of dollars'
worth of sulphur, aud the price at
which it Ih offered for sale Ih only
!i, 000, )()(). According to the story,
there are two rival bidders for this
ready-inade and self-renewing mine.
John I)
ated with the deal as backing one
of the parties to tho negotiations.
Tho other possible purchaser is said
to be John I. Green and his multi
millionaire brother, .Samuel Green,
of Pittsburg. One plan for file ex
ploration Ih to build a cog-wheel
railway down into the heart of the
volcano, dip out the Hiilphur without
the Hiild of human hands and bring it
to the surface, still red-hot, from
tho bowels of the earth. Ill lolly tho
scheme Ih this:
Tunnel the volcano at the height
of 410(1 yards below the Up of the
orator. Through this Hiring a cable
way made of steel wire an inch thick,
bearing buckets every 100 feet.
These will dip up the sulphur going
in and bring it to the surface coming
out, the great rope traveling '200
feet a minute. This plan alone will
cost JMI0.000 to install.
Thero Ih another scheme proposed.
This Ih to send tho cog-wheel railway
iver the lip of the crater aud then
straight down into the middle of
the sulphur mine below.
Hut engineers fear that the heavy
Hupport inquired and tho crumbling
condition of the summit would cause
the supports to give way, aud thus
ruin the entire undertaking.
This deposit of sulphur has liven
mined for many generations in a
primitive way. and in addition to
the usual "yellow" ill the story,
there may be some truth. The sul
phur deposits are replenished from
Imlow as fast as taken out, and there
xeems to be no limit to this auto
mutlo mine. Sulphur brings in
the market now $10 a ton, ami If
this plenteous source falls into
RED BOY DEAL STILL PENDING.
the hands iilimn mentioned it Is not !
likely to be cheapened by any foolish
over-product lou.- Milling World.
PINE CREEK PLACERS.
Season Over on Account oi the Scarcity
of Water.
The Democrat mijh that F. V.
Kppluger, of the Queen City Furniture
company of this city, and manager
of the Merchants Mining company
with scene of operations at Pine creek
in the Upper lluriit ltivcr hcctlon,
is in the city for a few days. Mr.
Kppluger says the mining m'iimiii at
Pine creek Is over for this year
iii account of a waiclty of water
mid that this miioii has been the
shortest in tho history of the
itouiitry. "The Meichants' Mining
t'ompauy," Mr Kppluger Mild, "has
had a good i mi this year even though
Reduced Summer Excursion Rate.
The Denver & IMo Grando, popu
larly known as tho "Sconio Lino of
the World," has announced greatly
reduced round-trip rates from Pacific
Coast points for tho benefit of teach
ers who will spend tholr vacation in
the east, ami of delegates to all tho
prominent conventions N. . A., at
Iloston; A. O. U. W., at St. Paul;
IS. P. O. E., at llaltimoro; Woodmen
of America at Indianapolis; Eagles,
at Now Vork; Mystic Shrluo, at Sara
toga Springs; K. of P., at Loulsvillo,
aud T. P. A., at Indlanupolls.
Tickets at tho reduce) rates will bo
based upon otio faro for tho round
trip, but will bo sold only ou certain
days. Theso- tickets will carry stop
over privileges ou tho going trip,
giving passengers an opportunity to
visit Salt Lake City, Olonwood
Springs, Colorado Springs aud Den
ver; and will be good to return any
time within ninety (00) days. Pas
sengers going via tho Denver & Itlo
Grande arc given tho privilege of
returning via u different route.
For the rate to the point you wish
to go, and for dates of sale and other
particulars, as well as for Illustrated
pamplels, write
W. O. McllKIDK, General Agent,
12 Third St.. Portland, Oro.
Dr. Greenlee, dentist, over Huscho
i Hardware store.
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