THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, February $, 1904
"V.
INTERESTING OPINION,
EASTERN OREGON MINES
Dr. Frederick, of Indiana, Has a Theory
That Blind Ledges Here Are
The Richest.
TI10 Minor has received from Dr. Iplo, whoso names 1 rofraiu from mou
(. W. Fredrick, prosldunt of tho tinning, havo conducted tholr affairs
teutlon aud wish of everyone to
ret h In their stock aa Iour aa possible,
uo (lifferenco how valuable It should
bocome, nor bow .valuable the public
might imagine it to be.
I make this otuplmtlc, aud call
your attention to our plan, because I
think that the uowspapres that have
the interests of eastern Oregon as a
mining country at heart should take
a position ou that pbaso of the bus!
tuea that would dhcuurago ntiy one
to attempt it aud not countenance
any proposition that had (or its ulti
mate object that method of making
profitd Justead of maklUK them out
of the actual production of their
mines.
Idaho-Oregon Mining company, an
lutuiostiug letter, in which ho makoa
Home HtatomuntH rnKrlliit eastern
Oregon ax a mining ronton that
should tocoivo publicity, and for
this reason portions of the letter are
publiHhed below. The gentleman
pent HotiietiuMi here last summer,
examining the varioiiH districts, and
is familiar with thu country, lie
Bays in part :
Ho far as the Iliiliy Is concerned I
have, for many reasons, become con
vinced thai that part of the mother
lode, whom the ftuliy, Mayflower,
Midway ami Orleans are located, is
us rluh If not inoii) so than thu por
tion where thu four big mines of the
statu ai located. My reasons for
thl: are that the outcrop in this par
ticular legion Ih not very prominent,
In fact it Iiiih been traced with very
l(reat dlllkuilty. and this Is due to
the fact that the vein Is so richly
mineralized that it ih exceedingly
miscoptihlu to the chemical changes
that produce decomposition aud ilia
integration, of nut only the vein
matter, but tho country rock Itself.
Uocattso of tbia rich mineralization It
has undermine u very pronounced
change through the metastatic action
going ou at the time these minerals
(aro deposited,. Had thu vein it this
lioiul been loss richly mlnorull'.od
the iuarl would huvu been less
easily attacked by the atmosphere
Mud uioiHture and more than likely
would have pmtruded above the mir
face. Ah it id, It is deeply eoveied
tiy decomposed matter, or drift (ih It
Ih usually called, though lucoriectly)
mid that tendered It ililllcult to ills
uover aud locale thu wins.
Itcasntiiug fiom my standpoint
there ant morn riches in eastern Ore
gun to be found through future ex
plural Ions thiiu have been discovered
In the past This idea has been
presented to several intelligent pros
pectoiH, aud I have a letter of recent
date f i inn .Mr. llartholf, wherein he
uciiilesccil to a cousideialile eteut
in my theory rcgaidlug blind oins.
The same coudilious existed at the
llartholf group, and several years
weie spout In trying to locate this
vein, and uo one succeeded in doing
ho until Mr. Itiirtholf came in pus
hossIoii of it, aud It was not lung
until he had solved the mystery that
bad puzzled so many before.
From a tellable source 1 have thu
additional red that ore running as
hlnh as 10.00 a ton was found ou
the east end of tho Kuby. 1 have In
niy possession some iiiart. taken last
fall by myself and llartholf that Is
very rich In ooneoutratos Mr.
Walker, who had charge of thu work
lit the Midway lvt fall, found some
very good rock when grading the
road lliroiiKh the Kuby to the Mid
way. I regiot very much that some pea-
in eastern Oregon along lines that 1
do not approve of, nor should any
one who has the Interost'of eastern
Oregon aud honest, legitimate min
ing at heart. It is to be regretted
that short sighted judgment Iiiih en
deavored to make prolltH out of tho
manipulation of a iniuo to increase
the price of Hi1 stock and'unload ou
tho public, t lieu had tho samo
amount of one y, skill and cunning
been applied I'l an elfort to get tho
values our, of ihu uiiiie, would in tho
end huvu made thoin more moiioy.
though probably not ho quickly as
they have made it through slock job
bing operations. Interested as I am
in legitimate mining, It Ih my wish
to sue thu resources of this district
dovoloped to their fullest extent, and
every elfort should bu made to have
it done by those who are Interested.
I honestly believe that many Inter
ested In eastern Oregon have believed
that It was not a doop mining region,
ami that thu values did not extend
vuiy tar below tho surface. Impressed-
with that idea, they have at
tempted to make a groat showing for
a short time and unload tholr stock
ou an unsuspecting public, aud that
Is wheru thoy have made their most
serious mistake. There in every In
dication that east em Oregon isudoup
mining region of unusual character,
and I believe In tho end It will bu
absolutely proven. Such operations,
however, injure those who do wish to
develop their properties lu tho proper
way, aud many such will bring min
ing in that region into disrepute,
ultimately Injuring oasturu Oicgou
to such an extent that years will
elapse beforu it will bu developed as
It would otherwise bo douo in a very
Hhorl lime.
Wu are engaged in manufacturing
enterprises, aud briuu an experience
so olilalneil to our atu in milling,
and after the mines havu been proven
mining lOMihos Itself Into a manu
facturing proposition. Wu are better
able to cope with the dttllculties aud
obstacles that will present themselves
than bankets, merchants, biokersaud
lluauoiorH, who imagine they atu
"it" because they have madu an im
mense amount of money, aud they
generally become disillusioned beforu
they havu been in thu business many
years. Another thing, wo propose
to go about this ill a business way,
sccuriiiu tho bust of talent to look
after our atfairs at thu mines, aud (
thero will bo uo stock jobbing, no j
manipulation of our property for the
purpose oi ouiiaiiciiig itiu uimni-i
value of thu stock, but wu intend to
depend entirely upon thu production
of thu mine to make our stock vain
able, aud furthermore, wu have
pooled our stock lu such a way that
it is not possible for any promoter to
tako advantage by stock manipula
tions If thuy desired. It Is the in-
JACK HAZELWOOD
A MILLIONAIRE?
Tho peculiar attitude and manner
of .lack Hazlcwood today would lead
ouo to infer that ho haa fuel lugs sim
ilar to thoao of tho man who broke
thu bank of Mouto Carlo. Tho secret
of hla hilarity Ih that ho tecoived a
letter from Tom Ilrown, his partner,
who Is working tho lirowu Dear
placers, at East Kugle. which la sup
posed to coutalti vuiy cheerful infor
mation.
Just what thia Information Is, Ih
largely a matter of conjecture, but
lu his lucid Intervals, which atu
somewhat rare, Mr. Hazlowood talks
about "two or three dollars to tho
shovel." When ho grows llighty,
however, ho raises tho ante anywhere
up to 8100. No, dearie, ho Is not
intoxicated. Ho nevor was. lu
fact, ho has novor been known to hit
the (lowing. Ilia habits are strictly
temperate The uowa haa only
cheered and exhilarated him. aud thia
iicconutH for bis atraugo unties. Ho
thinks lie la a millionaire. May be
bo is. Lot us hopo ho Is. Sumpler
will honor him. Perhaps bo will
build a brick block, a church, a
daucu hall, a merry-go. round, u
boozo emporium, aud other things
tho community needs.
Another Smeller "Revolutioii."
New processes for tho economical
treatmout of ores are constatly given
the public of late years by Inventive
gen I uses, and Colorado has profited
much aa a result. One of tho latest
Inventions is an automatic roasting
furuaco which, lu its ptesout stato of
perfection, is the result of years of
thought aud labor by William K.
Collins, of Ilostou. Ouo of Mr. Col
lins' furnaces is now lu course of
erection at the Colorado Irou works,
aud Mr. Collins himself has come to
Deliver to seo the success of tho in
vention demonstrated to the min
ing world. The purpose of the now
process Is to roduco rofractory ores
to a condition iu which the metals
cati be extractod perfectly aud at a
low cost per ton. The furuaco la
especially dealgued to save values
that are lost by the older niachluea.
My former methods it is estimated
that only about one-fourth of the
assay values of arseuical ores ara
saved while Mr. Collins claims that
08 pur cent of such values can bo
saved by thu tiso of bis furnace.
Pacific Coast Minor.
ANOTHER VEIN CUT
AT THE OVERLAND
M. K. Halt), general tuauager of
tho O'erlaud, who was out at thu
property yesterday, reports that a
fourth vein has beou cut by the
crosscut for the main lead. This
vein measures about two feet. Drift
ing ou it has been started, with a
view to exploring for somo distance.
in the meantime thu crosscut for
the main ledge will bu continued.
Mr. Haiti estimates that this will bo
encountered in about twenty feet.
Chance lor Men of Moderate Means.
Kvuiy mining stato iu thu west to
day ofloiri an opportunity for a nau
of u moderate capital to taku up and
develop milling claims. Mines of
this class can be secured on favorable
terms aud advantageously located.
They hate been passed by lu tho rush
for big things or have beou held at
fabulous prices by the original lo
cator. Many of them havo never beou
located at all because of tho local
traditions against the finding of ore.
Incidentally a largo number of sucb
piopertlea have beeu succesfully de
veloped lu tbo last few years, and
tbero are more. The nioro the mining
Interests are distributed the better. '
Ah tbo records of the past few yoara
show, a man with a knowledge of the
business aud a small amount of cap
ital can at this day secure and de
volop mines lu avllable localities.
Mining World.
DEVELOPING THE
PHI LSHERIDAN
.lack Monahau and Dunk Mouabau,
of Granite, havo taken a lease ou tbo
Phil Sheridon claim In tho Oranlto
district, aud havo started work on it.
It is reported that thoy took a
crew of six men out yesterday to
begin operations. They propose de
veloping the property aud will ship
ore to thu Sumpter smelter at au
early dato.
A Business Proposition.
If you are goiug east a careful se
lection of your rotito Is esseutial to
tbo eujoymout of your trip. If it la
a business trip time is the maiu con
sideration; if a pleasure trip, scen
ery and the conveniences aud com
forts of a modem railroad. Why
uot combine all by using tho llliuois
Ceutral, the up-to-date road, run
ning two tralus daily from St.
Paul aud Minneapolis, aud from
Omaha to Chicago. Freo reclining
chair cars, the famous liulfot-Lihrary-Smoking
cars, all trains vestibuled.
lu short thoroughly modern through
out. All tickets reading via tho
Illinois Central will bo honored ou
tbeso trains aud uo extra faro
charged. Our rates aro thu samo aa
those of luforlor roads why uot got
your mouoy'-i worth? Writo for
full particulars.
LI. H. TRUMUULL, Commercial
Agent, Portland, Oregon.
J. C. LINDSEV, T. F. & P. A.,
Portlaud, Oregou.
PAUL 1). THOMPSON, F. Si P.
A., Seattle, Washington.
Timber and Homestead Filings.
Timber and homestead filings, as well
as final proofs, can be made before
Charles II. Chance, United States Com
misaioner, office in First National Bank
of Sumpter building, Sumpter, thus sav
ing applicants expense of a trip to La
Grande,
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