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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 21, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, October 21, 190 STRENGTHENS Ore Shoot In Glasgow Drift Now Shows Six Feet. Frank Bholton, secretary of tliu Null J. Horousen until puny, who got bauk yesterday afternoon from tho Highland, where ho took 11 party of ladies out to soo tho initio, HtntoH Unit tho oro shoot In tho tho Glasgow drift hiin now strengthened to six feet, showing 11 lionvy mineralization with om vory similar to that nuoiiutoiiiil in tho Bholton Hhoot ahovn.with tho oxcoptiuu that it does not carry ho much load sulphides. Tho Iron Httlphidos, however, appoar In iilmut tho Hiiinn quantity and lu ull othor toHpoola tho (iron uro strikingly Hiiniliir. Thirty-ilvo foot hack tho Hhoot showed a width of ovor four foot whoro it wax first encountered. It iiiollliod to tho north ami wo followod for a dlsbliioo of lou. foot, along IIh southern edge, when a crosscut revealed tho fnut that about half of tho Hhoot had loft tho faco and hud gone into tho neighboring vuin roattor. Tho Hhoot was followed tiion for twenty-live foot, and tho last shots yesterday, when Mr. Bholton loft, hIiowihI a full hIx foot of tho oro in tho face of tho drift. Thin Ih tho greatest Htroniith tho Hhoot has yot abown. No assays havo boon mado but from tho character of tho oro, It Ih thought that It will iiomparn Tory favorably with tho rich oro in tho Hholtou Hhoot CARPENTERS SENT OUT TO ALPINE. .lohu H. Luldluw roturiiod IiiHt night from tho Alpluo, whoro IiIh llrni, Laidlaw .V Htoadmau, him charge of tlio iiiHtallutloii of tho Alpluo mill. A big force of moil, Mr. Laidlaw stales, Ih being workod on tho foundation, and this morning ho Hout up a crow of carpenters to tart work on tho framing for tho buildings. All tho machinery haa arrlvod and it transfer will probably bo completed thin wook. Mr. liMldlaw'rt llriu alno ban charge of tho last Chance hoist. All tho Machinery for thin ban boon delivered Mid practically Installed, with tho exception ot tho boilor. ThU loft Sumpter a week ago yesterday, and U "till 011 U10 roail. Tho boilor weighs 17,000 pouitdsaud it required sixteen horse to wove It. Tha traiiHfor wan necessarily hIow. Mr. Laidlaw said ho passed it liMt night between tho top of tho wouutain Mid tho lmporial, and thinks It will probably got to the miuo tonight. Alter IIh lUlivory tho work of Mulshing up tho plant will bo a Uiattor of only a fow dayH. THAI BONTA ELECTRIC ROAD WILL BE BUILT. C. V. Hill, piibllnhor of tho Hakor City Herald, states that while east onio wooka since ho mot Major llonta in Philadelphia; that thai gentleman teems to bo strictly "in It," in doing business with Reed pooplo and Mr. Hill has no doubt but what the elec tric lino to Prairio City will be con atructod. He made a special effbrt to BHCoitaiu the atatiiH of that proposi tion and everything eoema to be en tiroly natifactory. Major Donta will rot urn to Hakor City at an early day. A rumor baa boon ulrculated here in Bumptor duing the pant fortnight, to tho olfect that tho men employed on tho mirvo.YH, thirty-flvo or forty in number, wore paid tholr last mouth'a wages with O. R. & N. chocks; though this statomont could not 1)0 vorillod. TO OPEN OFFICE IN SALT LAKE. Kdtmind Juohhoii, of JuofHon & Clarke, mining ouKiuooro and metallurgists, will loavo the first of tho month for Salt Lake City, whoro ho will establish an oflleo Himllar to tho 0110 bora. This will mako tho third ofllco of tho kiud for this outorpriHiiiK firm. Tho othor olllco Ih in Spokano. Mr. Juohhoii will havo charge of tho Salt Lake olllco. During hla connection with tho Sumpter 0UI00 ho waa couBultiug ougiueor for the Itod Hoy. tho Klllou, Warner, Stewart company aud for Huron k llurbrldgo, of Spokauo. THIRTY INCHES OF FIFTY DOLLAR ROCK. J. M. Mcl'hoe Hiiporlutondont of tho Golden Wizard wiih out yonterday to havo a look at tho Hoar Gulch property, owned by Wade and Camp. "It him tho making of a good miuo" ho Hiiyn. "Tho limestone ledge meiihiiroH about nlxtoctn feet, but I hero aro thirty inchoH of quart, and porphyry oil the foot wall which Ih Duo ntiilf. From its appoarauco 1 Hhould Hay that It will average ftO to tho ton. While hoiiio values are to bo found in tho llnio formation. It lookH as If the latter were in the quartz. Tho owners are working two Hhifta d iftiug on tho voIiih." New Years Gift Not Bonded. W. Sexton wan a caller at this uiflee ou Thursday. He win looking for a team to haul ore from IiIh claim, tho New Years (lift, at Quartzburg, to the Sumpter amolter. He had one team already loaded with preooiua oro that started yester day. Ho will ship 0,000 pounds of high grade and ouo sack of hla low grade ore, to test Its values. Mr. Sox tun says that a Sumpter papor is giving tho informtlon that ho has bonded tho New Years (lift to the Hooho llros., which is not true, as no one has, so far, any bond or lease whatever on the property. Prairie City Minor. Alamo Stockholders. H. I). Krenholni, of Spokauo, who Ih largely interested in tho Alamo, ,1. M. Martin, of Portland, also an Alamo stockholder, aud CI. W. HoggH, of Seattle, panned through the city this morning ou route to this property. Mr. Hoggs Is not in terested in the Alamo, but is ou a trip to look at some other properties. WHAT IS THIS MAN . DOING IN SUMPTER? D. C. Johnson, representing the American Smelting and Refining com pany, otherwise known as the Smelt ing trust, arrived in Sumpter this foronoou. Interned lately after register, ing at Hotel Sumpter, ho enquired where Dr. Mueller, manager of the Smelter here, could be found. At that gentleman's office Mr,. Johnson learned that he was at the Standard mine and would not return before evening. The trust representative la waiting over until tomorrow, his only purpose being to have a talk with the goneral maniger of the local amolter. Now, Mr. Johnson is a smooth article and declined to be interviewed ; refund to state tho naturo of his busiuess, but did not deny to a Minor representative that he la negotiating a purchaso of the plant for his big company. It is known that tho institution hero has a great and profitable future before It; that the mining Interests of eastern Orogou havo assumed such vast proportions during rocont mouths that tthis auction can no longor bo quietly ignored by tho greatest smelting aud oro buying concern on earth. It is, therefore, not Improbablo that somo such deal is contemplated. Mr. Johnson is mnsquorndiug moroly as an oro buyor; but it is no ticed that he does not tako long rides into tho hills to sample dumps. He sponds his time at tho best hotels, sizing up tho situation. Ho has re cently roturuod from a prolonged stay in the Orient; securing statistics, he atated to a coast papor on his arrival, ou tho lead consumption of China aud Japan. Tho truth 'of tho matter is that ho was Boiling load to the Japan governmout, to bo used in shooting holes in tho Russiaus, if noooHHiiry. Ho is tho diplomatic roprcHiitativo of tho smelter trust, and is hero to negotiate some kiud of a deal, of moro importance than buy ing a carload of oro or mat to. WORK AT THE ALPINE MILL. Colouel John Temple Grayson, geuoral manager of the Alplue, camo iu today from tho property on his way to Portland. It was stated a few days ago that Millwright Potter of Htker City was to havo charge of the construction of the new Alpine plant. This, Colonel Graysou says, was the original In tention, but Mr Prtter failed to materialize aud' that be has employed Laidlaw k Steadman, of thia city., to take charge of the work. The machinery Is to be delivered aa rapidly as possible, and the con struction of the buildings is to proceed at once. Phil Heardon, formerly of Grand Eucampmeut, who has had the superiuteudouoy of the Alpluo for the past month or so, baa resigued tho place, and Richard Addoms, who was with Colonel Graysou for several years, has boon appointed In his stead. Mr. Reardon says he likes the camp, and will remain hero. Colonel Graysou contemplates a trip to Arizona iu a short time, if ho can so arraugo business matters. Ho says If bo gets away ho will probubly bo goue a mouth or more. Timber and Homestead Filings. Timber and homestead filings, as well as final proofs, can be made before Charles H. Chance, United States Com missioner, office in First National Bank of Sumpter building, Sumpter, thus sav ing applicants expense of a trip to La Grande. Only the nest brands ol liquors and cigars at Dunpbv's "The Club." 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