THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, December 30. 1903 i . COLORADO CAPITAL LOOKING THIS WAY Labor Troubles Will Drive Mine Operators Toward Sumpter, Says Sey mour H. Bell. Hitj'inoiir Jl. Moll, general imuiHUur of ttin Humpfor Lumber company, andWlllliiin Hewitt h member of the Unit, returned IIiIh morning from 11 trip to to Denver, Halt Lake aud Pocatollu relative to business con nected with thi) liiHtltutlon. Thi) exact purport of thi) vIhU Ih not kIviiii out, lint Mr. Hell Iiiih ae (pilred Hiindry inroriiiittiou regarding business I'linilltioiiH iiliout which ho tul kH very fieely. lie says: "'I'llll llllMIIOilll HitUlltlllU ratio Ih Imd on iiccoiint in of Colo labor troubles mill mine openitorH urn likely to seek other Holds. They nro favorably Impressed with the Humptor district on account of the, judicious advertising It Iiiih received through tlui newspapers. They lire I CUSTOM MILL IN THE SPRING I j. (I. Llllny, general iiiauager of tho Unity McKcn, spent Christmas horn with his family. The Last Chaiicn shaft, Mr Lilloy stutes, Is now down nbout 100 feet, ami while he is reticent as to tho quality of oro being oncnuntorod, he tines not contradict tho mil lent statement that exception ally rich stulf Is being unentered. Mr. lilllnv In nun of the people be hind the movement to coustiuct cus tom mills in the ('able Cove district noxt season I ntct remitted on t li Ih t point, Mr. 1. 1 1 ley said "We will start work on the cus tom mill In be erected near tho Last Chance j.nt us soon as I he weather will permit. Our purpose Is to cum- j plete this mill Hist, and then If ,,' ' patronage Is siilllcieut, put in others. I "lho matter is practically settled, ample llmincliil backing lias been secured ami theie is apparently noth ing in the way now to prevent the consummation of the plan. Just as soon as the winter weather lets up, we Intend starting work on the plant which is tit go In near the Last Chalice." The initial plant will have a daily capacity of 100 Ions, ami will treat ores for ('able Cove mines. Theso can be treated tin the ground at a handsome net profit to both the pro ducer ami mill operator. Reclaiming Lund Under Geary Act. W. K. Ilurke, of Portland, who has a coot met to reclaim 0,000 acres tif laud under (he Carey act, was in Hunts Thursday night ou his way to Portland, where ho will re main until spring. For about a mouth he has been directing the run uiug of levels fur ditches aud other ' well noxt to things hero, aud there will lm lotH of now pooplo horo noxt year from Colorado with money to Invent. Without exception milling operators spoak most favoibly of. Similiter. In Utah tho financial sit uation has not sulfored so much us In Colorado and money is compara tively easy. Generally speakiug money is going to bo in a muchlhet tor shape soon after tho first of tho year and 1 look for prosperous times, regardless of the presidential elec tion. If I do not miss my f guess Hiiiiiptor is going to see tho best season in its history noxt year." Speaking of tho lumber market Mr. Hell said: " "Thi) lumber (ratio is picking up very decidedly, and I look foi good business next season." work Htiuted on the tract, which is 'situated near Laweu. Mr. , liurko I would not authori7o u statement as to when theso lauds would be ready for acquisition by settlers. Ilaruey County News. HEALY'S GRIZZLY LOOKING GOOD P. I). Ilealv loft this morning to resume woik on the Grlzzley, between hero anil (Iraulto, after spending Christmas with his family. Mr llealy ciune in from tho prop erty Thursday. Ho brought with ti 1 lit it Hue of samples which, from their dUappoaraucc, will show high values. Ho started up work on tho Grizzloy a short time ago, and in- h-nila pushing steadily ahead, i TA C Tl QT C P Mill ) O I All I t. U L. MILL SOON AFTER JAN I. A report from the E. and K. states that bunk ami boarding houses aro being erected and that a store house is soon to go in. Active prepartious aro being made to start tho mill at au early dato. This It Is understood will bo soon after tho first of tho year. TENDERFOOT'S ESSAY ON A STAMP MILL Tho following, taken from tho prospectus of au eastern company, operating in Thunder Mountain dis trict, between every lino of which is written "fake, ignorance and fraud," Is amusing reading to those who know auythlug about mlulng and stamp mills: The crushing capacity of the stamps varies with the character of the ore from two to eight tow pur UHV IU UBCII HIH III I J. W llll IIIO ' ,m. V launder free-milling ore at Mountain to work on the maximum number of eight tons per day, a ten stamp mill will crush nbout eighty tous of ore in every twenty-four hours, which is 11 miner's day. Hut something more goes to tho saving of gold than tho mere crush ing of tho ore by tho stamps. Tho fact that quicksilver attracts and separates the particles of gold from the waste matter plays an important part in tho process of milliug. Armed with a largo spoon a man stands by tho mutters to ladle in a spoonful of "itiick" (as the miners term quick- sllvoi), as often as the oro requires it. Cn the opposite side of the bat tery from which tho feeding is dono, the front side, so to spoak, aro large ahuot I tn ufiAniio 4 limral titli I nit It A ,. . ...,.,..,, . .,, i viuoui.il uivo ta naouuui 4a tuu uiu passos through the screens it falls u,)on sloping copper-plated tables generally tormod the plates. These tables aro grooved to hold quick -silver, which catches and retains the gold. Tho constantly flowing water carries oif tho lighter matter, dirt and sum 11 particles of rock.," HERE TO VISIT THE BLACK JACK Professor II. II. Nicholson, of Donver, consulting ouglueer fur the Illack Jack company, of which Judge Ieese,of Lincoln, Is president, arrived this morning and will remain horo a few days in tho interest of his com pany. Ho will mako an examination of tho property while in tho district. The Hlack Jack ' as been working right along with good results. Professor Nicholson says that busi ness Is rather dull throughout Colo lado on account of the labor troubles. Connor Creek Mine Reported Sold. It was reported yestorday aftor noon that tho big Couuor Creek mine, so famous in times past, had been sold to Mr. A. Kino, a capitalist of Minneapolis, Minnesota, who la now in the city. Tho price was said to havo been iu six figures. Mr. Kino could not bo seen last night, but Mr. Ilascho, of tho Conuor Creek mine, stated that no deal had yet been closed. Mr. Kiue Is ouo of the stockholders of tho Hlack Eaglo mino at Malheur, aud is a very wealthy man, controlling capital of others for investment hero. It will bo interesting to note his futuro operations. Democrat. Insanity of Awful Thirst. To bo overcome by beat moans usu ally a fainting and bleed lug; but In tho Mnjave Desert tho man who has walked too far or too fast iu the dizzy light aud beat notices a ring ing in his ears. It is tho first sig nal of dauger. Soon the unfortunate one becomes bewildored. He thinks, but bis thoughts are confused and he Is filled with wild terror and panto; aud then comes completo iusanlty. It is the insaulty of awful thirst. Pacific Coast Mluer. JFOR SALE. One Muuday 12xlG hoist engine with Link motion, horizontal boiler, good coudition. Eugiue has two drums. Cheap. Write or telegraph A. J. McCabe, Tacoma, Wash. Annual Stockholder's Meeting. To Whom It May Cencern: No tice is hereby given that the regular . ,,, BtockhoId ers meeting of the Oolconda Consolidated Gold Mines I ...,,, ,. .... . 4. i UUIIIflHUy Will I1U UCJU HI IUC uiuto u& the company In the Pendleton Sav ings Dauk bulldiug, in Pendleton, Oregon, at 10 o'clock a. m. on Tues day, January 12, 1004; at such nnuuiil meeting an election will be held for the election of Directors of tho said corporation, and all other and general business pertaiuiug to tho affairs of tho company will be transacted that may come before such meeting. C. H. WADE, President. .1. II. RALEV, Secretary Dated Dec. 0, 100.1. 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