THE SUMPTGR MINER Wednesday, August 12, igoj PERMANENT OPERATIONS. California Mill Pronounced a Decided Success. Tho Oillfornlii concKntratiiiK plant ' l)OKuu iiurniniioiit operations lust .. Katunluy. Tho machinery whh Htiirt- ",?, ( up Hovural diiyH prior and a Hmull run iiihiIo, hh Iiiih boon Htatod. Somu rurnoiliillitiK witl roniljiitHtnuut, how. tvor, whh rtiilrMl liuforu hoKluuiiiK " portnaiiontly. It 1h Htntud that tho niachinory Ih .r, . now in porfoct riuinliiK ordor uud " tho' plant h pro-oinitiontly a hiiccohh. Fifty toim of oro urn ImiIiik handlod it day, with a hiivIhk of nlnoty-llvo pur ml of tho viiIiiim, .with not n triiuo in tho tiillliiKH. Tho pluton ( i t4how.11 ooiiHldoralilo iiinonnt of fren Kohl, t'ho oonciintrntoH, It in Htatod, will avocado ovur $(!(). ity tho ad dition of ooticontriitiiiK IiiMoh, (ho oiipmilly of tho plant can ImlncroaHod to ovur 1 00 ii day. ArraiiKomonlH arc holng niiido to iiiHtall n cyanldo plant in tho nonr future,. HOIST FOR OLD ABE. Plant Will Be Installed This Fall, Says Treasurer Mohr. Anthony Mohr roturnod yoidorday from n trip to tho Old A ho in (ho MiiiurHvillo diHtrlct, wioro ho took n party of viiHturu iiivontorn. Hi, Htattm that tho miHtorii pooplo found tho 1roMirty nil that it had Iwuh ropro nontd and worn luoro than ploancd with Hh priiHpncU. Mr. Mohr Ih trMHiiror of tho Old Aim company and .1. '1'. MoWalty Iiiih tho iiuiuiiko inont of tint work. Tho company, Mr. Mohr nayn, Ih KtUiiK thlliKH nhapixl up to IiiHtall a HinkiiiK plant IIiIh fall. Tho depth 4'apaity of IIiIh will Imi (H)0 foot, and urranKomoutH will Ihi uiado nhortly to ordor tho inaohlnory. Tho Old Alio Ih a oyanldliiK propoHltiou. It Iihh tin Iiiiiiioiiho IimIho. Tlioro Ih a drift in now over 5100 foot with oroHKcntn ovory 100 foot to prove the hIzo of the Hhoot. The vein Iiiih Ihoii itohh cut 105 feet without roui'lilng the oppoHlle wall, and the whole din taueelH in oie of a ood ipiallty with exeeodiiiKly rich HtrltiKuro. The quiillty of the oro and Hh viiHt extent places thin at once iiiiioiik the very prouilNluK proportion of the dlntrlct. A Kod force of men Ih UIiik workeil and development carried forward iih rapidly hh pohhIIiIo. Mining Progrtu. The (tiiceofxiiil Holutiou of dllllciilt euKlneerliiK prohleuiH, which Ih ho pronounced a feature of modern prog roim, UliiHtrateH, hotter than atiythitiK el ho, perhapH, the iiihhI of a thoroiiKh education, without which the young niau and youth of today will lie out of tho race hi the very near future. UuuhiihI problem are met daily iu the ordinary uounio of tnliiiiiK and metallurgical liimliieiM. Problems hi enirineoriuir, In motallurKy, in client Utry and physio are ImjIiik solved by yoiiUK men with complete technical education. The rapid onward march of aoleutitlu proKress U led by men of thin character. Old methods, time-honored and triiHted, are over thrown to mako place for innovation)! In every department of science. Suc cess overcomes failure or mediocre accomplishment, and tho world is being educated ho rapidly that one la bewildered in tlio effort to keep up with the Hwift movitiK procession of achievement. That which was good ouoiikIi a decade ugo in no longer Kiveu a placo in thU onward march, whoro a liettor method has been din covered. Thoro are fow of the mod ern scientific discoveries that are the outcomo of cbauco. Tboy aro mostly the rosuH of Jour and careful ro search, pursued intolllKontly and persistently, until hiiccohh rewards tho effort of painstaking, methodical Inquiry. It in the sclontillc man who Ih loadiuK the world today, and his valuo iih the most important fac tor iu our commercial and mechanical success Ih rapidly lielnif realized and substantially rccoRuizod. Miuiug and Scientific Press. OPALS AT STICES GULCH. Report Stitei That Slonu Are of Rare Beauty. A reliable roport from the Stlces (lulch placers states that opals have been discovered at tho (UkkIukh. They were found iu a sort of con glomerate matrix and the Kerns are Hald to be beautifully irrodoscout and of considerable commercial value. Mrs. Laura II. Hills, who examined the stones, says that they aro In the possession of a lady who resides near the placers, and beyond any (piestlon are koiiih of rare valuo. EAGLE CREEK POWER COMPANY. Will Be Ready For Operation By Spring. II. II. Andrews, vice president of the Oregon Klectrlo I'owor couipauy, which in putting in tho power plant at Sparta, was iu tho city thin week. Ho Htatca that 1,000 feet of fluino baa been completed from Kaglo Creek aud that tho work Ih being pushed aa rapidly aa possible. The length of tho Hume la 18,050 foot and it will tako all the water of tho creek at Its lowest Htago. Abundant power can be furnished from thin sourco at auy season of the year. Tho capacity of the Hume ia 10,000 cubic foot per minute. Work on the power houso Ih to bo started within two weeks. This structure will be built of stono aud concrete 40x100 feet, with au ad ditional transformer room. The initial capacity ot the plant will bo .'1,000 Iioiho power, and machinery to thia extent Iiiih already boon orderod. The company, however, proposes to Increase the capacity to 10,000 horao power when the business demauds. Construction work la to bo proao cutcd an rapidly aa possible, aud Mr. Audrewa states that the company will be ready to deliver power to the dif ferent uiiuiug dlatricta by apring. Shampooiog and Scalp Treatment. Can atop the hair from falling in two treatment. Call at Room S, Colorado Houso. Will teach the builnena. St Ageuts wauled ot sell shares of atock iu the Aalska Oil company. Write for information to C. C. 11IIOWX A CO., R. 505 100 East Lake St., Chicago, 111. (st) iglgJSgln&B OF SUMPTER Capital Stock $25,000 orncens J. H. ROBBINS, J.W. SCRIBER, R. H. MILLER H.S. DURGAN'- President - Vice-President Cashier Assistant Cashier Safety Deposit Vaults Gold Dust Bought Does' a General Banking and Exchange Business MINES j PROSPECTS STOCKS Investors desiring to place $20 or more, can learn of an excellent opportunity to become interested in the purchase of a mining property, situated in a good min ing district in Oregon. Full particulurs, address, E. A. CLEM & CO. tifinei by Ptrmlitlon Mirehinti Natleml link, Portland, Onion. 416 Chimtir of Commtret, PORTLAND, OREGON " 'fVfVfV'''V A. P. GOSS, President GEO. H. TRACY, Cashier g, Bank of Sumpter 3 TmmiiU a OMinl likli IiiImm Interest Allowed on Time Deposits Oralis diawn on al parts of the uild Special attention to elections. Safety Deposit boxes for rent. SUMPTER, OREGON k-'fVV'fVfVfV''1 j fflrr vr i r r.c.u iourKeoco. s;se&6sa RIGHT 1 EVERHNINB FRESM PBIRFsi III CRflRFRIFS w w iiiweBW Ws MiivvmiitiV f"n A A Ws Granite St. Sumpter, Ore. B - 1 GILL American Brewing and Crystal Ice Co. E. SIBER, General Manager. Manufacturers of First Class Draught and Bottled Also Ioe Made of Distilled Water. BEEIR The most modern equipped plant in the state. All orders promptly attended to. Telephone, Main i?. BAKER CITY, OREGON.