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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 7, 1903)
s THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, October 7, 1909 1' GOING DOWN 100 FEET DEEPER ON THE FRIDAY. frank Shelton Leaves For Pearl. Idaho, to Bring in Timbers, Winter Supplies And Machinery Will Not Manage The Property. J, l Hhnltton, Hocrotary of the Noil .1. NoroiiHon company, left again today for tho Friday mine, at I'norl, Idaho, whoro ho Iiiih boon for tho lant wook lookiiiK aftor tho compuiiy'H IntoruatH thoro. In n ooiivorHiilion with Mr. Sholtnn In runnl to tho conditloiiH in tho I'oarl camp ho piiIiI, "I'ourl Ih in my jtidKinoiit 0110 of tho liGHt Kold campM in tho wimt, and I ootiHldor tho Friday mino tho hoHt In tho camp. Wo aro attain opening up thlH proporty aftor 11 tomporary ulnit down, uatiHod by tho oaviiiK of tho bottom of tho Hhaft and aro now KoltliiK Itimlior in ho that wo can rotimlior tho working throtiKhoiit. Wo will iiIho Hink it 0110 hundrod ffot dropor boforowo commence mill ing any orcn. "Are you going to be tho maiiRgor?" waa asked of Mr. Sholton, to which he said: "No, I JiihI hnvo cbaruo of this proporty temporarily, or until such tlmo as wo will bo nolo to got n eultublo Hporlntondont, who will bo capable of handling the mine and opening up tho proporty with all poHaiblo Hptiod. I am now only looking aftor tho gntting in of timber, winter tmpplioH and iioeoamiry maobinory." The Friday nil no is ono of tho woll known gold mines iu tho Idaho country, and a great doal can bo ox pocted of tills proporty, as it has produced largo quantiton of rich shipping oro in tho past. OTTO HERLOCKER WELL; GOES TO THE HIGHLAND All Preparations for Winter Work Now Completed. and tho Into Tom McEwen. Thoro waa a deal on to take ovor tho prop orty ut tho tlmo of Mr. McEwou's death, but it is not known uow what course tho matter will tako. Tho proportyls looatod about fourteen miles from Sampler and la said to bo au exceedingly good proposition. Otto llorlocker Is up mid around, aftor au illness of a week or ten days, suffering with a mild attack of typhoid furor. He stated to a Miner man tody that he would return to thn Highland mine, of which he is auperititetieul, at unco and iitwumo hia duties there. Yoslorady ho talked over telephone wires with tho moil in charge of tho property dur ing his hIwoik'o and learned that everything Is moving along smoothly, and thn superintendent pro tern seemed to lie of tho opinion that Mr. Horlocker's presence Is in no way urgently needed. Tho report stated that the forro la still In the llnnuockburii shoot and that thoro Is a nice body f oro. Tho preliminary preparations for nil winter work, such as repairing buildings and roads, hauling iu fuel and other supplies, are all completed and next spring will see a vast amount of work accomplished and the Highland will then come protty near being a large producer. RICH DEPOSITS. Placer Diggings Near Town Show Good Returns. ii-i Jerry Colin is exhibiting some rich i placer stulf which Mas takeu from rich diggings controlled by himself REVERBERATOR FURNACE AT THE CALIFORNIA. Will Be Constructed as Soon as Ex pert Bricklayer is Fonnd. General Manager Bellman, of the California, ia looking for an expert bricklayer who understands the con struction of a reverboratiug furnace. Tho brick and stone are now on tho ground and all that la needed la some mini who la conversant with this kind of work. Tho California mill and mlno were closed down a few days ago penidug the leveling up and adjustment of the aerial tramway. This will bo completed iu a short tlmo and operators will be resumed. Tho working of the mine during the time would have necessitated tho construc tion of additional ore bins, and as tho company now has. it ia estimated, 75,000 tons of oro on hand, it wus thought Inadvisable. Only the nest brands ot liquors and cigars at Dunphv'a "Tho Club." 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