Wednesday, January zo 1904
THh SUMPTER MINhR
ASSESSMENTWORK
ON FREE COINAGE
Today The Miner received a letter
from Ed Cannon, Portland, relative
to the Free Coinage and the jumping
thereof, as recorded in these columns
last week. He says:
"Your article of the seventh In
stant relative to Charles Hall jump
ing the Free Coinage mining claim,
has been forwarded me by three of
my Sumptero friends, and In regard
to Mr. Hall jumping the property
will say that, evidently, he has not
been properly Informed regarding
the Free Coinage mining property,
or he should have refrained from
taking this step, as the asssessment
work has been done for the year
1903, by W. H. Riveroomb, who is at
present in the employ of the Bonanza
Mining company. Wo have three
-witnesses that Mr. Riveroomb did
this assessment work In a satisfactory
manner, and he placed the notice of
this work having been done in the
bands of the 'ouoty recorder at Raker
City on, or about December 10, but
owing to the pressing business of the
recorder bo has not been able to
place-thls upon record at the present
time.
"Now, if Mr. Pbllbrlck wishes
to make good his statement published
January 0, that upon the proper
showing Mr. Hall would take his
notice down, should he be convinced
that the work had been done, we are
pleated to cite to the above Informs
tlon as evidence that the same haa
been done and he can easily obtain
the proper verification of the same.
"I do not think that Mr. Phil
brlok or Mr. Hall did tbla through
any maliciousness, but no doubt were
misinformed and concluded that we
bad been somewhat negligent In at
tending to the property, and If the!
property was auDjeot to re-iocatlon
that they would avail themselves of
this opportunity.
"Your paper is doing very good
service in keeping a constant watch
of this character of work, that Is
liable to occur in that district, which
does not as a general rule prove of
much benefit to a mining distirct, to
bave people who are always creating
trouble unnecessarily.
"Regarding the property itself,
and your statement that the property
was purchased by V. A. Schilling,
the writer wlsbaes to correct you In
this statement, as the property was
purchased by the writer from Bert
Rusk, and athree-teuths interest sold
to Mr. Schilling, and also a three
tenths interest sold to the Hawthorne
estate, of this olty, aud the writer
still retains a four-tenths Interest
himself, and after doing some 120,
000 worth of work on the property,
owing to sickness and other pressing
busineass matters, was compelled to
discontinue further development of
the property temporarily.
"We expect to take hold and con
tinue development of the property
In the near future, as we have made
the best showing that has been made
on the Silver Creek division of the
CrackerCreek lode, haviug uncovered
a 30-foot ledge and having driven
a tunnel 000 feet, developing au ore
shoot some sixty-eight feet in length
and eleven feet in width, bave sunk a
shaft 125 feet and driven a tunnel
175 feet toward the ore shoot, when
work was discontinued.
"The writer is psesident of the
company aud has mauaged its affairs
at all times previous to the departure
of Mr.Sohilliug from Porland, and he
left bis entire Interest in the property
to the writer and all matters pertain
ing to the Free Coinage."
CUT ANOTHER VEIN
AT THE OVERLAND
M. E. Bain, goueral manager of
the Overland, came In last night
from the property.
A day or so ago, Mr. Bain says,
another vein was encountered In the
new crosscut. It was a small vein
but carries satisfactory values. This
makes the second vein cut in driving
a distance of seventy-live feet.
Mr. Bain estimates that the malu
lead of the property will be reached
within the next thirty-five feet of the
crosscut.
THE DALLESCELUO CANAL
OVER EIGHT MILES LONG.
Regarding the Dalles-Cellilo canal,
the Chronicle gives these interesting
facts about that enterprise:
The canal is to be 00 feet wide at
the bo t turn, and a little more than
eight and one-half miles In length,
and having a depth of eight leet, ex
cept in the locks, where the depth
over the miter sills will bo seven
feet. This depth of water will be
ample, and la more than the draft of
any boat now running up the river.
The upper terminus of the caual la
to be just above Cellilo falls, where
the first of the four locks is to be
placed. This lock will have a lift of
177 feet, wbiob will be sufficient to
pass boats between the river and the
canal until the limit of navigation Is
reached. From its upper termiuus
the canal will run westward between
the river and the O. R. Sc N. rail
road, without interruption to the flow
of water just below the head of Five
Mile rapids. Thja lopk will have a
lift of 1 1 feet. The loer' terminus
of the canal' will be just below the
big eddy and will be equipped with a
tandem or double lock, which is
really two locks in one. Their com
bined lift at times of extreme low
water will bo CO feet, or 34 Js feet
for each lock. Below the terminus
of the canal the river will be Im
proved and rendered navigable as
contemplated in the Harts project.
This will, of course, include the Im
provement of Three Mile rapids.
Each of the four locks will be 40
feet wide, and of sufficient length to
accommodate boats 200 feet long. In
order to permit the passage through
the caual of vessels going iu opposite
directions, a serios of baslus will be
constructed at intervals of one mile,
each from 100 to 120 feet in width.
For about live aud one-half miles
the cuml will bo cut through solid
rock. For three mllos it will pass
through sand and gravel, aud this
portion of the canal will be lined
with walls of heavy masonry, and the
bottom l will be covered with con
crete.
WIN oo to Gold Hill.
Mine Superintendent Van Stouo, of
the California, came in last night,
and will leave for Gold Hill, south
eru Oregon, where be will join C. R.
Towusend, former superintendent of
the California, and assist iu the de
velopment of this property.
Confectionery.
Fresh Candies and Frnlt, Choice
line of Cigars aud Tobaccos, at
STURU ILL'S.
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND
ON THE MINING OUUOOK
Recently tho New York Commer
cial issued a mining edition, in which
is published tho opinions of various
meu prominent in the mining world,
on the preseut condltiou of the in
dustry and its future prospects.
Without au exceptiou, they are op
timistic. Among these is ono from
John Hays Hammond, the most fa
mous or, as some poople tblnk, in
famous mining expert iu the world.
ILvaays:
I have just returned from many
important districts in the west wbaro
the (Jugeuheira Exploratiou compauy
has large Interests. From what I
saw, my impression is that every
thing is very favorable iu the condi
tions now prevailing In the mining
industry.
Just at present, though, the in
dustry is sutforiug, iu common with
all other industries, from the result
of labor agitatiou.
The differences, however, between
the miuo owners aud minors are for
tunately not so sorious as tho oxtout
of the strikes would lead us to be
lieve. Many of the stirkes in tho
western mining districts are entirely
of a sympathetic nature and bave not
arisen from tho dissatisfaction of the
men.
As to the Interests that are becom
ing Identified with the mining Indus
try, It Is my opinion that there is a
tendency to carry on mining opera
tions on a larger scale than ever be
fore. Syndicates and companies
with larger capital at their disposal
are entering the field. I also believe
that capital is beginning to recognize
the fact that the mining Industry Is
now being prosecuted on a more eel
entlflo basis than at any time In the
history of Its development. Its at
tractiveness as an Investment Is
seriously considered, and It is not
regarded as a gamblt"orupeculatlon
as formerly.
There is no doubt that mining en
gineers and mining lnvestois have
more regard for the commercial
aspoctB of mining today than former
ly. Tboy do not purchase properties
without determining the value of the
investment. Formerly the most con
servative business men failed to tako
Into account the degree of certainty
of obtaining the returu of tho pur
chase price of the proporty and the
time iu which the luvested capital
would bo paid back. The indefinite
piomlso of enormous rotums usually
was tho attraction a promlsp which
would Immediately bavo roused their
suspicion in auy other class of invest
ments. GOOD WORK AT
THE LUCY GROUP.
Sam Stott, president of the Lucy
company iu the Greenhorns, aud Kd
Sullivau, superintendent, came iu to
day. There Is a temporaiy shot down
for a few days nn account of a timber
shortage. As soou as timber cau bo
gotten iu work will resume. Wheu
operations ceased tho Lucy crosscut
had reached tho ledgo, and was iu
some distance. Work will be re
sumed Iu a few days.
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