VOL. IV.
COUGAR WILL
RESUME AT ONCE.
Mill To Be Put in Commission
And Development Prose
cuted Vigorously.
Miijor J. W. Lurkiu, and D. R.
Evaus, of Spokane, itiiilu owners of
the Cougar mine, arrived in tho city
thin week ii nd left for (irtinlto to
niako arrangements for resuming
operations at the property, which
has been idle for the past six mouths.
A deal wus pemliiiK for Its sale, hut
negotiations were declared off some
time ago, and .Mount. Larkin and
Evans state that they will shortly
begiu operations themselves and put
tho miuo ou a paying basis at an
early date.
Tho Cougar is equipped with n 250
tou a day dry crushing aud oyauldlng
plant, wheih is to ho put into
oomniission at ouceo, and in addi
tion development operations vigor
ously carried ou.
WORK STARTED AT
CRACKER-HIGHLAND.
Reorganization of Company Ef
fected and Development
Begins.
Work was sturted today ou the
property of tho Cracker-Highland
Gold Mining company in tho
Cracker Creek district. A reorganiza
tion of tho company was effected this
week, aud tho purposo of tho present
management is to push development
operations on a moro cxteulsvo scale
thau hitherto. Following are tho
' present officers of tho cempany:
President, Henry CmumingH,
Milwaukee; vice president, V. G.
Perkins, Indianapolis; secretary,
John C. Davies, Sumpter; treasurer,
A. P. Goss, Sumpter; consulting
englueor, C. 11. Fonner, Sumpter.
Tho property of (his company is
loctaed in tho Cracker Creek
district lying botweeeu tho Portlaud
Gold Mining company aud the
Little Cracker company. Tho group
is situated ou what is kuown as tho
Minneapolis ledgo, aud is separated
from the Golconda aud other well
kuown properties by the Cracker
Creek gulch. Tho ore is 'the
characteristic Cracker Creek pro
duct, which Is two well known to
deserve separate mention.
The present plan of development is
to continue the drift tuuuol ou the
SUMPTER, OREGON, JULY 8, iooj.
ledgo to tap tho rich ore shoot
uncovered on the Minneapolis, aud
also to sink a 200 foot shaft. Tho
oro shoot, it is esitmated can bo
reached within a distanco of 200
feet.
Thcso preliminary operations will,
it is thought, in a short time, deter
mine tho situation and character of
tho oro bodies and place tho com
pany in a position to outline- tho
permanent workings.
Grant Property.
F. W. Notrhup came in from tho
Grant claim, Cable Cove, last week
whore ho has been working. The
Grant is owned by Mr. Northup, A.
C. Otuess aud W. H Mather. It
has an eighty-flvo foot drift which
shows it shoot ouo foot wide eurryitig
high values. Tho ledgo is five feet
in width.
LEAD CROSSCUT
AT BUCKHORN.
Four Feet of Lively Looking
Quartz Encountered.
Tho lead at tho liuckhorn, a sister
proporty to tho llluo liird, was cut
last Friday, showing a four foot
body of llvloy looking quartz. Tho
samples aro not in from tho miuo,
aud tho values, therefore, have not
yot beou dotormiuod. However,
from outward appearances, General
Manager Wright states that high
values may bo looked for.
Tho vein was encountered at a
distanco of 415 feet from tho
entrance of tho tuuuol, and at tho
point crosscut a vertical depth of
125 feet is obtained. A drift
southward on tho vein has been
started in order to explore tho ore
bodies, aud later tho ledgo will be
drifted ou in tho opposite direction
from tho crosscut.
MARTHA WASHINGTON GROUP.
Work Will Be Started In a Short Time
oa Property
Work will bo started within tho
uoxt few days ou tho Martha
Washington, located In tho Cable
Cove district. Tho group has five
claims in it, aud is owned by Charles
Warren, Fred W,. Northup, aud
Tom C. Gray.
Mr, Northup cmao in from tho
proprty u day or so ago with soverla
sampls of rich, gold sulphides taken
from tho voin. The lodges aro
well dofined, aud the group promises
good results with dovolopmout.
The Anoalulu.
S. W. Frost, who has chargo of
the Auualulu, was in the city during
3
tho Fourth of July celebration. He
is continuing work at tho property,
and it la stated that a large force
will probably bo put ou within tho
next few weeks.
REPORTED SALE OF TWO MINES.
Don Juan and Quebec Said to Have
Changed Hands.
T. W. Davidson and A. II. Hrowne,
who have been in tho east for some
time, aro expected back next week.
It is reported that they have con
sumated tho sale of the Don Juan in
tlio Greenhorns, and tho Quebec in
tho Alamo district. Hot h are well
known properties.
Mr. Davidson's son, W. K.
Davidson, of Marr .V Davcidsou
admits that there is some ground
for the, report, but declines to
discuss the matter.
Pivche Superintendent Here.
Superintendent W. W. Klmer, of
tho Psycho, was in tho city sevoral
days this wook. While Mr. Klmer
says It Is not the policy of (ho com
pany to give out news regarding the
operation of tho mine, In detail,
everything is going very satisfactorily
at present.
TO TAKE OVER
EVERETT SMELTER.
Deal Said To Be Pending Be
tween Charles Sweeney
and Rockefellers.
According to tho Everett Daily
Hreald there Is a deal ou between
Charlse Sweeney, tho well kuown
Spokane mining man, and the Puget
Sound Reduction compuay, which
if cousumated will result in the
acquisition of the Evoiott smelter by
Mr. Sweeney and business associates.
Tho smelter Is owned by tho Rocke
fellers. It was built by them In
181)1 and Is operated under
tho stylo of the Puget Sound Reduc
tion company.
Mr. Sweney spent several days
last week looking over the property,
aud it is stated there 'H " stronV
probability of tho deal's going
through. It is further stated that
tho purposo of tho transaction is a
movement ou tho part of tho inde
pendent miners of Eastern Washing
ton, Eastern Oregon, Northern Idaho
and parts of Montana, with whom
Mr. Sweoney is associated, to break
away from tho American Smelting
aud Refining company, kuown as
tho smelter trust, aud control a
smelter of their own. Mr. Sweeney
is largely interested in these districts.
NO. 44
HIGHLAND ORE
GETTING BETTER.
Company Making Preparations
For Extensive Winter
Operations.
Reports from the Highland stato
that the high grade ore shoot con
tinues to improve with every shot.
The employes of the miuo spent
the Foiuth In tlm city. Tho
management of the company is now
getting out timbers and shipping
in supplies of all kinds preparing for
winter woik.
A lingo amount of ore has
accumulated ou the dump and it is
stated that the company contemplates
beginning shipping at an curly date.
A party of easterners is now at tho
property making an luvetsigatlon
with a view to investment. A grout
many have taken advantage within
tho last few months of the free trip
offer made by the company, and
without exception all have been well
pleased with the mine, making
substantial investments In the stock
befote leaving.
The price of Highland stock will
bo advanced by the company ou tho
17th of this month. The present
price is eight cents. The advance
has not been stated.
Back From Portland.
W. P. Swarts, of tho llolthoff Ma
chinery company, returned yesterday
from a business trip to Portlaud.
He will remain In the city a few
days and make a trip to Idaho In tho
Interest of his company.
WORK STAKTS SOON.
Burnt River Road Will Be
Built At An Early Date.
The board of county commissioners
has ordered the collection of tho
money suht-crlhcd for the building
of tlie road between Sumpter and the
Iturut River valley, aud work ou tlio
highway is to pioceed at once.
Sumpter, the uelghlioiiiig country,
ami also the Ilurnt River people,
have llheiully contributed to tills
fund and the necessary means have
been provided for pushing through
the enterprise.
Tho road will not only prove u
great commercial benefit to this
city but also to the rich country
which it taps, since it provides an
nutlet tou productive territory which
has hitherto labeled under tho
disadvantages of bad roads aud a
roundabout way of reaching a market..