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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1904)
8 THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, January i j, 1900 1, i f CAUSE OF WAR We have always been warned bj an old adage that it la dangerous to give a man an inch, because if you do that be Ih very likely to take an ell. Tola unfortunate habit of taking tore than ia tendered is Indulged in riot only by individuals but by na tions, and a striking example is to be found in Korea, where Russia ia just now engaged In taking the proverbial Ml. This has called forth Home pro test from little Japan, and there aeems to bo somo possibility that the cannon of the Japs and the subscript (ion departments of the Illustrated weeklies will begin to boom before long. In 1890 occurred an uprising in Korea, during which the emperor, a somewhat weak young man. was com pelled to take refuge In the Russlau legation lit Seoul. During IiIh resi dence there, before peace had been restored, he made a remarkable grant to the Russians, giving them the right to cut timber In the Valu val ley. How much Influence was brought to bear upon the emperor by the ItusHlans while they bad him held thus tightly in their claws Is not a mutter of record ; but it is rea souahlo to suppOHO that the graut was the result of some pressure brought to lauir upon the gorgeous little mou arch. This giant was the inch for which Russia had been longing, She know that Japau hoped to establish horself as firmly in Korea as Russia hoped to intrench herself In Manchuria. Sbe set about stretching this inch into an ell. The treaty guve the Russians the "right to cut timber In the Valu valley." The Russians early availed themselves of the privileges extended by this treaty. Having established themselves in the Valu valley they set up the claim that the grant gave them a right to cut timber not only In all purls of tho Vain valley but on the lauds of nil tiibuliirles. In other words, they claimed I he right to cut timber in the entire northern half of the Korean kingdom. It would seem that tills whs nervy enough for any ordinary purpose to serve. They claimed not only the right to cut the timber but to erect buildings, claiming that these were natural consequences of such opera tions. They purchased a large tract of laud at Vongamtho, one of the best of tho Korean harbors, and, stretching their treaty to the burst ing point, erected heie large and sub stantial buildings, which put Rusla in command of tho harbor and in a position to control Korea and pro tect her interests there by sea and by laud. These improvements at Vongamtho are the thorn In the side of Japan which threatens to pieclpltate a war in the orient. Japau cau already so the glisten of the bear's left paw at Port .rhtur. The claws of its rlhgt paw are exposed at Vougamtho. Japan demands that these paws shall be withdrawn, and all that holds war from sweeping down upon the orient is the Russian hope that the powers at St. Petersburg, noted for their cleverness in this regard, cau conceal the claws without removing the paws from the position north aud south in which they have been placed. The Korean timber concession, iu auy eveut, is eutitled to a place iu history. It it doubtful If ever such a gra'it has been stretched to auch a degree by a nation 01 individual. Russia nay yet claim the right to ship arms into Korea under her tim ber concession, because wood enters into the composition of the stock. The beautiful possibiltitles of such a concession in the hands of auch skillful gentlemen as those of St. Petersburg have never been more plainly demonstrated. American Lumberman. FACE OF DRIFT IN GOOD ORE Tom C. Uray, superintendent of the Valley Queen, in the Cable Cove district, came in last nlgbt to attend a business meeting of the Eagles, of wbioh order be ia past presi dent. Regarding development at the Valley Quen, Mr. Uray says: "Tho Arltt , uln Vn 1 la itl.lm. .uv ...... uu ,u.u .,w. ., i. .....H evidence of tho best ore yet encount ered at the property. The face shows six feet of highly mineralized rock, with a predominance of talc, which must be takeu aa a highly fav orable Indication. We are pushing worjc rapidly along and are making preparations to materially increase the force within the noxt ten days." PROPOSED CHANGE IN LAW ON VEINS IN PLACER GROUND Mlulng men all over the northwest are awaiting with expectation and some anxiety, action on a measure which has been Introduced into con gress by Representative Dixon, of Montana, aud which, if enacted, will change the existing law relative to mineral veins and lodes on plaoor locations. Tho proposed alteration Is to section 2329 of the rovised statutes. It follews: "The deputy minora! surveyor making a survey for any application under IiIh section shall oxamlno aud state in hla field notes wbethor there is within the boundaries of such claim a vein or lodo such as de scribed iu section 2320, and if so, shall designate the location of the same upon tho plat to bo tiled with such application." He also proposos to oliauge section 2333 by Inserting the follewlug: "When a vein or lode such as is described in section 2320 is shown by the field notes aud plat field with the application to exist within the boundaries of a placer claim, an ap plication for a patent which does not Include au application. for the Vehf or lode claim shall be considered as a conclusive declaration that the claimant of the placer claim has no right of possession of the vein or lodo claim; but where the existence of a vein or lodo iu a placer claim is uot so shown, a pateut for the placer claim shall oouvey all valualhe niiu eral aud other deposits within the boundaries thereof. " Telegram. DRIVING FOR MAIN LEAD AT THE PUTTS GROUP llert Rusk, of liourne, who has hcou superiutendiug development work at the Piatt's group.intho Rook Creek distiict.came iu from the prop erty today. He has started a crosscut for the main ledge aud has driven some fifty feet. It will take about tirty feet more, he tbiuks, to reach the vein. Confectloiiery. Fresh Caudlea and Frnlt, Choice Hue of Cigars and Tobaccos, at STURUILL'S. THE MONITOR NOW SHIPPING ORE. E. U. Stevenson, former! of Green horn, but who has been operating at Susanvllle since last August, came in on the train this afternoon. Tomor row aix tons of ore will arrive at the smelter from the Monitor, a claim he haa opened up this season. He doesn't kuow how valuable hia ore ia; but thinks it ia pretty good, and Ib here to look after the sampling. If it carries sufficiently high values to haudle at a profit, he will ship regularly, aa a large body baa been blocked out. Mr. Stevenson is associated with J. W. Spaulding and E. Simpson in this and other mining enterprises in that district. The Miner has several tlmea mentioned the mill which Mr. Simpson had hauled In about eix weeks since. It will begin opera tions abo'ut the fifteenth of the pres ent month, on a big dump of tailings which have accumulated there for thirty years, from an old antiquated customs mill. These tailings run I8.C0 In free gold that the old mill rawed to save. 1'ney win be re ground in the mill recently ereoted and most of the values will be saved. New York Mining Engineers. There are 182 mining engineera having offlctB In New York city, and all engaged in tho examination of mining properties. Many of these engineers are constantly on the move and their investigations take them luto every couutry on the globe. One of them ia now In New Zealaud, an other in Patagonia, auother in China, auother in Siberia. A prominent, engineer has just returned from an elaborato trip into tbe wilds of Cuba, aud auother has returned from a two months' excursion through tho miu oral region of Santo Domingo, while a third is buck from examining home gold prospects in Rhodesia, South Africa. Tho Amerlcau mining engi neer Is supreme In nlH profession. bis field being everywhere, aud the greatest milling disrtriots tbe world over baviug ailseu from his investi gations. Mining World. Ore Shipments. Five cars of ore were shipped to day from the Columbia, (iolcouda and E: and E., over the Sumpter Valley to the Taooma smelter. The Incoming freight was two cars of gen eral merchandise. New Time-Keeper at Pole .North Elmer Wright, formerly of Union, arrived yesterday to take a place at tbe North Pole mlue as time-keeper. A Business Proposition. If you are goiug east a oareful se- : Kevisea piat or tbe lectlou of your route Is esboutlal to town of Sumpter, of record in the enjoyment of your trip. Ifitls'tho offlce of ,ho recordor of a business trip time is the nmin con- """vevauces of Baker Couuty, Ore- uMttrHttrm ; If u nlnuutirM trtn. cuum. K cry aud the couvenieuces aud com- forts of u modern railroad. Why uot comblue all by using tbe Illinois Ceutral, tbe up-to-date road, ruu- utug two trains daily from St. Paul aud Minneapolis, and from Omaha to Chicago. Free reoliuiug chair oars, the famous Buffet-Library-Smoking cars, all trains veatibuled. Iu short thoroughly modern through out. All tloketa reading via the Illinois Central will be honored on theso trains and no extra fare charged. Our rates are the same aa those of inferior roads why not get your money's worth? Write for full particulars. B. H. TRUMBULL, Commercial Agent, Portland, Oregon. J. C. LINDSEV, T. P. k P. A., Portland, Oregon. PAUL B. THOMPSON, F. & P. A., Seattle, Washington. NOTICE OF SALE OK PROPERTY FOR 8TRKET IMPROVEMENT. NotiJe it hereby given that under and by virtue of a Warrant issuted by the City Recorder of the City of Sumpter on the 2nd day of December, 1003, to me directed, commanding me to collect the assessment levied upon each or the lota or tracts of land hereinafter described and set forth for the Improvement of Auburn street from the east lino of Center street to the west line of the alley in 'the center of Block 11, Sumpter Heights, MoEweus' addition to the towp of Sumpter, extended southerly would cross said Auburn street, I will at the front door of the City Hall, In the City of Sumpter, Baker County, Oregon, at the hour of ten o'clock a. m. on the 10th day of January, 1004, sell at public auc tion, to the highest and best bidder for cash In hand each and every lot, tract, or parcel of land hereinafter described, for the assessment levied thereon for the improvement of Auburn street, together with the costs and accruing costs of this sale, as declared by Ordinance No. SOS of the City of Sumpter. Each lot, tract, or parcel of land be sold hereinafter described will separately for cash in hand, but no bid will be accepted on any lot, tract, or parcel ot land that is lest thau tho amouut of tho assessment levied thereon, together with the costs aud accruug costs as hereinafter set forth. The following are the lota or tracts of laud that will bo offered for sale with the name of the owner aud the amouut of the assessment against the mi me: Lot (1, block 0, Sumpter Valley R. R. Co., owner, assessed for 29.15. Lot 7, block 0, Sumpter Valley R. R. Co., owner, assessed for 135.45. West Jn lot 8, block 0, Sumpter Valley R. R. Co., owner, assessed for 110.14. Lot 1, block 7, Sumpter Valley R. R. Co., owner, assessed for $32. 50. Lot 2, block 7, Sumpter Valley. R. R. Co., owner, assessed for t3G.OO. Lot 3, block 7, Sumpter Valley R. R. Co., owner, assessed for C34.12 Lot 4 block 7 Sumpter Valley R. R. Co. owner, assessed for 128.52. Lot 5 block 7, Sumpter Valley R. R. Co., owner, assessed for $7.20 All of the foregoing lota and pracels being in the orlgnal towntlte of the town, now city, of Sumpter, as shown on the plat tbeieof, Witness my baud this 15th day of I)e"- 1!,oa' KD "AND, i01 M"hal of the City of Sumpter. Timber and Homestead FiUogi. Timber and homestead filings, as well as final proofs, can be made before Charles H. Chance, United States Com missioner, office in First National Ban of Sumpter building, Sumpter, thua sav ing applicants expense of a trip to La Grande.
