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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1903)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, December 16. 190? J. H. ROBBINS ON EDDY LAW Hon. J. II. ItohhiiiH returned Satur day from tin extended trip to Cali fornia, whom hu wont in search of re lief for rho'timiitlHiii. Mr.ilnhbtuH spent aotno tittiu ut Hot Luke before leaving, and flio combined ciroot of tliu treat ment thorn unci IiIh southern jouruiy bo finds has greatly relieved him. IIIh original Intentlou wiih to remain longer, ami hiH only reason for ipttirniug at thin tinio is to hu present aj. tho nxtia homhIoii of thn legislature. Speaking of thn numerous niiortH of IiIh ohaugo of residence, Mr. Bobbins mhIiI : "My meaning Iihh boon mo distorted Slid willfully misinterpreted when 1 a vo Maid Unit Kutiii'or Ih my homo. ti at I havo nolthoi legal residence dor intororitH to Hpe.tk of elso'vhero that it Ih hartley neioHHiiry to advort to tint Hiilijnot again Too fuel, how oVor, iih 1 havo rupi.itodly Htntod. ro maltiH (ho Miiino. Outside of a Wyoming property in which my brother Chester Ih o(tuilly lntoroHtod with mo ami of which ho has tliu managoiuotit, all my Interests uro bore, aml'l claim UiIh iih my homo, notwithstanding various newspapers to thn contrary." Questioned ' iih to bin opinion relative to tliu repeal of thn Kddy law at tlio extra session of tliu logls Jatruro, Mr. KoIiIiIiih said: "Thoro will 1 10 a strong uffort made to bring tbn mattur up, anil I want my mining constituency of Baker county to rout assured that 1 will do anything in my power to fiMt 1(h ropoal in oh ho it in brought before thn hoiiHo. I uudorstnood that tlioio Ih a lopuhlicaii steering committee in Portland which will undertake to dictatu just what, if any, niiittorH outside those for which tho xtru session wiih en Hod to consider, ahull I io proHontod. Tho chances of tho Kddy Iiiw'h repeal may rent ' somewhat wUh thin committee;, but I repeat, If thoio Ih an op-1 (tortuuity to u."ii my Inllucnoo toward 1 tho abrogation of tlio obnoxious, uiciihiiio, I shall not lose it. 1 fought it when it wiih unacted and my sent I moots toward it have undergone no orange. Again, if in" Sumpter friends and constituents foul that tLoy havo any suggestions to olfer, or that I can bo of any special service to thoio in any way during tho extra wjsslou, I vhiiI thoiu to know that I will tako it iih a groat kindness if thoy will confer with mo. " Mr. ltiihhois ban hovothI business mutters to look aftur and will bo ticro some lima lioforo leaving foi ilium. MYSTERIOUSLY DISAPPEARED. An old prospector by tho niiino of Bjiilth Iihh niyHtorioiiHly disappeared from IiIh claim on Door creek aud IiIh whereabout Ih unknown. Mr. Smith left hero about tho timo of tho tirst hiiow fall and it wax understood that ho was going to work on his tyeer oroek claim. Persons return lug from there nay that IiIh cabin U deHrtMl, and thoro aro no recent ovldoucoH that it baa boon occupied. lie Ih known almi to havo hoiiio min ing property ou Itabblt crook, aud it wuh thought that ho might have changed hit mind and gone there to work. Hut nd v law from there fall to reveal 'any trace of tho mUfilug rami. 1 Just what hiiit become of him, whether bo went somewhere elite, or whether ho wbh overtaken by disease or sickness and died alone in Home out of tho way place, are puzzling iiiostlons. .Iosco Hohsou, of the Hot 8on Mercautllo company, who kuowH hi in wall, will institute a search tomorrow. Hu intends going out to I Deer creek in tho hope of getting Home trace or Smith. The police has endeavored to got information regard iug the diHappearance, hut ho fur ! nothing definite Iihh lieon learned. UNKNOWN VEIN AT THE STANDARD. Dr. Kd W. Mueller, gonoral man ugor of the Standard who a few tlaya ago left in company with Vice Presi dent Hunger for the property returned lust night. Mr. HuuHer remained. Dr. Mueller states that develop ment work' Ih progressing very satis factor! ly. Thin Ih his first vitilt to tliu property for huiiiu timo owing to IiIh extended trip east, aud other proHHlng business matters. He Iihh boon rather under tho weather on ac count of cold, and bin trip out to tho iiiiuo did not hnvo a tuudoucy to improvo IiIh condition. Speaking of tho Hato of development at the mine Dr. Mueller says: "The progress of tho work for the pant two montliH Ih very Hiitinfactory. Tho hoiiHitigH foi the winter havo boon completed aud all the Hiippliori aro in. Work Ih now being pushed on tho lowest drift of the Standard vein and there Ih a good allowing in tho face. The crossscut from tho .Standard drift Ih in very hard rock aud tho progrcHH Ih iieccHHarily slow. Hero we aru driving for the oie shoot that wiih ilevoloped in the upper drift and Ih known to dip to the t-outb. TIiIh croMHCiit wo think will catch the oro body in n nhort time. "Tho driftH on tho Cleveland vein in the pant few days havo hIiowii h nice body of ore, reaching a figure paralleling tho Hlaiidaril vein and not known to oxlnt before. Thin Iihh boon followed for twenty feet and carried satisfactory value in gold, coppor and silver. SMELTER TO BLOWN IN PROBABLY NEXT WEEK The brlquettliig plant at tho Hiuelter bturtod operatioiiH today. TuIh Ih uudorHtood to bo preliminary to tho blowing lit of tho Hiuelter but tlio management Ht 111 declines to nuy jiint when permanent work will bo inaugurated. Tho general activity which Iihh Im'oii oliM'rved for the pant week or at), ami tho varioun iiioveineutH which havo Iteen matlo incltlent to piepara tlon for blowing in however loud to tho conclusion that three or four day at tho most will see tho smelter iu full blunt. Dr. Ed VV. Mueller, general manager of tho Kastern Ore uon Smelt inu and Kollninu comuuiiv uaya that while ho han decided tho i matter, it is not policy to mention a I date, sluco . something unforeseen uiigtii occur to prevent siariiuu mo plaut which would place tho com- i.. .. i.... i it. .i.i I nij) iu n tfiiii iikii. However, tho general indications poiut to early operation and it would bo safe to say judging from these, that at tho outside a week will see tho plant in full blast. The starting of the brltpietting muchluery ulouo auuurs us much. .... SNOW CREEK MILL STARTS NEXT WEEK Fred D. Smith, general manager of the Snow Creek mine, states that iu all probability tho now mill will start operations early next week. Mr. Smith declines to say just what day tho plant will begin work, but thliika It will possibly bo Monday or Tuesday. Tho last loud of brick for euclos lug the boiler was recolved yesterday aud it h thought that the llnal details will bo completed iu time for operation by Monday or Tuesday. THERE WILL BE A BOOM IN SUMPTER NEXT YEAR James O. Lillico, of tho Ilradley Engineering aud Machinery com pany, Spokane, left this morning to take In Whitney and' adjoining country, iu tho Interest of his Hrm. Mr. Lillico was through tho Cracker Creek district yesterday aud is greatly pleased with tho conditions he found there. He says: "While thoro is not a great deal doing now in' tho wuy of installing machinery, owing to tho winter sea son, I liavo tho assuranco that busi ness will open up big iu the spring. Taking as a basis of calculation the machinery which ban been installed 111 the Sumpter district during tho past'year, and tho properties which aro contemplating Improvements of this kind during tho next year, I should say that Sumpter will enjoy a boom iu business tlio coming year unprecedented in the history of the camp." RICH ORE SHOOT FOUND IN AN OLD OVERLAND TUNNEL. M. H. Haiti found another rich ore shoot iu the Overland while ho was at tiio mine several days since. He received his assay returns yesterday. Thoy run from 327 to 984, mostly gold. This is iu a vein ou which the first work was done. Tho rock en mo from tho faco of au old tunuel where no work has been doue for more than a year past. Forty feet farther up the hill is a shallow shaft, from which ore was takeu eight or toil years ago for ship ment. This old tunnel will bo driveu iu to determine the leugth of the shoot. While at tho miuo Mr. llaln dls covered still another vein, making four parallel onus. W. M. Hennessy Goes to Mexico. Superintendent W. M. Hennessey, of tho Da by McKce, accompanied by Mrb. Henuessoy aud their little sou, came down from tho miuo last ove'uiug. Mr. lleuuessey has resigned bis position "with tho llaby McXee cumpauy aud will leave with his family Monday for old Mexico, whero ho will take charge of a prop erty owned by pooplo in El Paso. He milled in Mexico ten or a dozeu years ago aud was favorably impressed with the country., . ,. , - ... mt& Annual Stockholder's Meeting. 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