THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, August 1 2, 1903
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The SumDter Miner
PUIILISHEI) BVBRV WEDNtJUAY BY
JAMES LOOIE
T. 0. r.WVNNIi.
EDITOR
Entered t the pottofflce In Sumpter. Oregon, (or
tranmilin through the millt teconJ cl
matter.
iUHSCUII'TION RATES
One Year ...
Sin Month
,$9 00
ALWAYS IN ADVANCE.
Ol HUM. PAPER OP Till: CITV OI! SUMPTER
This week has brought tint biggest
hunch of KiiHternurs to tin camp tlmt
Iihh been not; 1 1 hero ut miy nnu tiinu dur
ing tint h'Hhoii. They camu hcru at thu
instance of llio various niiniiiK llrniH to
investigate properties nr to look after
interests already acntiircd. The mini
belonging to lilt! latter class who !h ills
Hiitlsllcd Vk it li hiit nt'iiiiiltion iiimI Ih
ready to let go, Ih yet to lie (omul. On
t lie oilier hiintl, in almost every instance
holdings hiivtt Ih'cii inereiiHed, while the
iitiwt'omiir without exception Ih IllOst en
thusiastic, Hlltl invt'MlH IiIh money with 11
reiidineHH which heHitnktt IiIh fuitli in
the district.
Tint Kastcrncr, thousands of iiiIIoh
from tint iit'tuiil sconu of mining opera
tioiiH, Iiiih of necessity totlepend largely
tlM)ii thu Htlvit'ii hiiiI word of ol hern, says
thu Daily Milling Itocord. An unserup
iiIoiih or tiniiiforiiied iuformaut putM him
on tint wrong track. Tint Kastcrncr
roallr.es IIiIh mid hit bImo kuowH tlmt it Ih
more iutmrtaut that ho thoroughly in
vestigate IiIh source of iuforiiiatiou than
thu proMiHlion hit thinks of going into.
A ritliahltt iiiforiuaiit may roxrt adverse
ly on a prospect which aftitrwaril devel
oped into a lKiiuiii7.it. Then again, hit
may report fuvoralily, hut in good faith,
tiMin a fake, l-'or the iuohI part, tint
man who follow m the advice of a rellahle
guide Iuih tint satisfaction of knowing
that hit look a fair business rink, even
though IiIh inveHtnieiit pro veil a failure
and thin ih all tint average inventor nt
tpilros. Them would Hi'eui, in thin con
nection, to Ut a ureal neceHMlty for min
ing hureaiiH, designed for thodisscmiiui
lion of rellahle information. These,
should 1st organized in all tint iuiHirtant
mining centers. Tney Hhould Ihi puhlie
institutions, run in tint interest of no
one mini, net of men, mining company
or mining companion. They hhould Ih
(roe frotn political iiitliiouce; main
tallied upon the highest Htaiidaril for
houcllllng tint puhlie generally. Such
institutions would prove invaluahle to
thu inventing puhlie iih well us tending
to rid tho sections they represent from
tint harmful influence of fake concerns.
IMPERIAL SHIPPING.
Btwn Sixty and Stvtntv Tons Sot
lo
Sumpter Smelter.
Captain Paul, mtperiuti'iulent of thu
lmKrial, in tint Cuhlu Cove district, wiih
here yesterday looking after ore ship
inenlH, Thu Imperial in shipping right
along to thu ninelter and han bouu for
some time.
Hot ween ttixty and seventy-live tons
of ore Iihh accumulated. It is high grade
11 tuff which will average from fiV to 7o
to the ton.
Lawn Party.
Tho lawn party given under thu aim
plcen of thu Methodist church on thu
lawiiH of Mend a m on Kahler and Neil I
Monday evening wan in every way a
success. Thu ladien roalizotl f :t5.2.".
OREGON MONARCH
LOOKING WELL
Vice President Sieg, of Killen
Warner Stewart Company
Visits Property.
Charles II. .Sieg, of New York, vice
president of the Killen Warner Stewart
company, watt at thu Oregon Monarch a
fuw days ago and reports this property
looking exceptionally flue. Thu winze
being sunk on thu first vein encountered
in thu long crosscut is in ore thu full
width, which hat every indication of be-
inn high grade. This vein is over seven
feet witlu and thu values and width are
increasing with depth.
Thu crosscut is now in 1,-100 feet. In
driving this distance seven Reed veins
went cut. This crosscut is huing driven
for thu Golden Monarch lead of the Ited
Hoy, which will probably ho encounter
ed he fore long. It has already heoli car
ried further than was at first thought
necessary, as thu vein Ih dipping away
to the west. Whilo in this particular
thu management has had to expend
more work than was anticipated when
operations weru started, thu fact that
seven other good veins have leen en
countered more than pays for thu unex
pected length of thu crosscut. These
veins will he thoroughly opened ttpafter
thu main lead is cut. Thu crosscut gives
a depth of I MX) feet under thu apex of thu
hill.
Thu inanagemunt is highly pleased
over the showing the property is mak
ing, and Superintendent Moffett will
push development work iih rapidly as
M)ssihlu.
E. & E. TO RESUME
Hoisting Plant Received and
Preliminary Work Begun.
It is understood that operations are to
In resumed at thu K. it K. in a short
time. A small hoisting plant has been
received and contracts, it is stated, let
for H.OOO cords of wood.
Sueriutitudunt Thomas took charge
of thu proNtrty somo time ago, and it
wasstatetl at thu time that preliminary
work toward gutting thu propurty in
shape foroperatiou was to begin. Slnco
then thu matters in litigation have beun
settled, thu fatuous old mine passing
hack to thu control of Jonathan Ilournu.
WORK AT BEAR GULCH.
Will Reach Ledge in About Two Weelr,
Il Is Thought.
At thu Hear Gulch property where
thu strike in limestone was made re
cently, the crosscut is now alxmt twenty
live feet distant from the ledgu. This
will give ii depth of about tlfty feet.
Mr. Camp thiiiKs hu will reach thu
vein In about two weeks. Thu run of
ore from the overllow gave satisfactory
results at thu Sumpter Sampling Works.
Speaker at Mining Congress.
The following persons have consented
to read paH'rs or deliver addresses be
foro thu next meeting of the American
Mining Congress. The list is incom
plete and other names will be added
from time to time: Franklin It. Car
pouter, Denver, Colo. ; Nelson 11. Dar
ton, Washington, D. C. ; Chas. W. Mer
rill, Lead, S. D.; Dr. J. K. Todd,
Vermillion, S. I). ; K. W. Parker, Wash-
ington, I). C. ; Prof. C. If. Fulton, State ,
School of Mines, Hnpld City, S. I). ; J. D. '
Irving, Washington, 1). C; C. C. '
O'Hurra, Itapld City, S. I).; John
Hlatchford, Terry, S. D.; Prof. J. A.
Holmes, Chief Department Mines and
Metallurgy, St. Louis Kxpoeition, St.
Lou's, Mo. ; C. K. Van Dozen, Nevada.
Eastern Representatives Expected.
Warren Cahlu, superintendent of tho
Adclenu group, on Hock creek, is in the
city today. Hu says that ho expects tho
eastern reprusuutat ves of the company
hero in the course ol a week. He thinks
arrangements will be made for a mill
when they arrive.
EX-MEMBERS OF
CONGRESS HERE
President of Cracker Highland
Thinks Well of Camp.
Hon. G. A. Mathews, of Brooking,
South Dakota, who was a delegatu from
tho territory to thu Fifty-First Con
gress, arrived in thu city a few days
ago to look after the Cracker Kaglu
property, of which hu is president. A
good lot of development work has boon
completed on this property. This com
prises about 800 feet of tunnels. Mr.
Mathews is well pleased with thu dis
trict. He says:
"Ah a matter of course, my first inter
est was to tnko in thu Cracker Eagle.
Thu development work in this meets my
approval. Generally shaking, the
Sumpter district presents grent Kpsibll
ities. With tho judicious expenditure
of capital, I am fully persuaded that the
natural conditions hero afford tho mak
ing of one of thu greatest mining dis
tricts in the country. It is all a matter
of capital and development. The mill
oral resources aru hero."
New Restaurant.
Mr. nnd Mrs. S. M. Grant, formerly
in charge of thu Hotel Sumpter dining
room, hnvu taken thu old Hinihol stand
on Mill street, changing its name to the
Palacu Restaurant. Thu pluco hits been
thoroughly renovated and everything Ih
up-to-date.
All the latest novelties in
Neill Mercantile company's.
hats
a
Special Round Trip Rates.
Hetwoon Juno 4th and August 2Cth
Tho Illinois Central will sell round
trip tickets from Oregon and Wash
Ington points to Chicago, Cairo,
Memphlss and New Orleans ut Greatly
Jtcducod Rates.
Tiukotri good for three months.
Going limit tun days. Returning
limit ton days after starting west.
Stop ovor privileges olthor wuy, west
of thu Missouri Rlvor.
Sale dates tiro ariuuged to be con
venient for delegates to convoutionu
of National Educational Association
ut Doston; Elks at Haltlmoro; Wood
men ut Indianapolis; Eagles at Now
York; Shrluora ut Saratoga; Knights
of Pythius nt Louisville and Com
mercial Travelers ut Indianapolis.
You cau tako your choice of Six
teen different routes. Write- us.
Wo will cheerfully giro yrti any de
tailed information you want.
H. H. TRUMBULL, Com'l Agent,
142 Third St., Portland, Ore.
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