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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 10, 1904)
fmmwwrmm THE SUMPTER MINER yetfnesday, February 10, 1904 5S!W?!ir ORE THAT GOES $50 telephone Message From Standard Last Ntfit Contained Very EKouraging News Cleveland Drift Shows up Well Vein Carrying Good Ore Cut. -New A telephone mossago from tooth lloitsor, Ht tliu Standard litat tl tl't, to Dr. I'M W. Mueller, stated (lint nvor ago samples across tliu fiicti of (ho Cleveland drift showed u valim of too. Tho croHH vol ti in tho Ktaiidiird sys tem, recently cut, showed a width nf eighteen IuiiIioh. Tho average assay yaluoH obtained thuro from tho oro go 10 to tho ton. Tho now cniHHOiit from tho Stand nrd drift Iiiih encountered, at a dis tance of nliioty fool, a hody of por lhyritlii quartz which shuws ou tho wall a good nallty of oro,. Tho general outlook of tho Htaudard do volopmout appears most encouraging. MATTERS RELATIVE 10 THE PHOENIX. C. O. Noiilo, of Hiikor City, ono of tho owniirri of tho Now Vork group lu tho (I ron 11 horn district, was on tho train thlH afternoon returning from a visit to tho property. Tho machinery Is ulri'iuly at linker City, Mr. Nopplo nays, for a hoist to ho iustallod ut lineo. II in h (100 foot doith iaiiiulty plant, with llfty homo power liollor. Work Ih now proceeding on tho foun dations, and Mr. Nopplo says tho machinery will ho placed at an early lato. Tho shaft Im now down aliout 100 foot, ind with tho nuw plant MlnkhiK will I10 continued morn rap Idly. Tho Now Vork adjoiiiH tho I. X. Ii., and Ih located on (ho same voln HyHlom, Mr. Nopplo In greatly onooura!od liy tho splendid showing now being miido 'it IIiIh proporty, and thinks Iho Now Vork will provo '( I tin 1 1 y iih viiliiulilo with develop iiiont. 1 1 Ih oiiiiipiiuy will prosecute (lovolopiiiont work iih uipidly iih pos sible. ACCURACY Or COMMERCIAL SAMPLES AND ASSAYS. In tho California Journal of Tech iioIok)'. which Ih a well written pub lication gotten out liy tho HtudoutH of tho UulvorHity of Ciillforuia, there Ih an Interesting urtli'lo in a recent Ihhiio liy K. II, Simnuds, ono of tho Mroll-kirowuSuu Krauolscn assayed, ou tho accuracy of commercial samples mid assays. Ho write piirtlv an fol low h: "Tho limit of allowalilo error can not to Htatod to lie iiivttriiit.ly a cor tain porooutaKo of tho amount of tho inotal present, tho accu racy rarioH greatly accordliiK to tho material to tie assayed. Tho cuuho of thin varlaueo of possible accuracy Ih to bo found in tho lauk of homo geneity of the pulp, Id the .compos! tiou of the material to be assayed, and iu the content of the oro in valu able metal, all of which are va riable." In a duscusslou of the result of many thousands of assays, both from his own practlco and tho practico of others, Mr. Slmonds states that tho I (Ire iih hii y of silver bullion can bo 'rolled upon to within 0.2 per cent of jthocoDtout; of gold bullion to 0.00 per cout; of silver sulphide, from leaching process, 0. t per cent; of coppor matte, by a combiuatlou of wet and dry motbods, 0.20 per cout for copper, 1 ounce for silver and 1-20 ouuco for gold j pyrltio concen trates, 0.00 ounces of gold per ton; aud sllvor, lead oro and coucoutrates from Im por cout to 1 per cout by tho II ro assay. "Although the rosults to be ob tained by assays fall short of tbo ac curacy ono might wish, this Is duo largely to tho mluuto amount ono must take for samples. Tho idea of tho gold minor of tho last goueratlou that tho value of oro standing in tho mine could bo determined only by actually milling It, aroso from care less aud baph'izard sampling aud in correct assajiig. Tho trained and experienced i mincer pIiiuoh absnluto and justitliil , coulldouco, within a pruper Until, lu his estimato based ou IiIh sample and surveyH of oro lu sight. Smelting works buy hundreds of tons of valuable oro daily ou tho samples alone aud pay cash for it bo foro they begin to work it. In fact, Improvements iu sampling and assay ing have led tho way to, and lu some cases oven made pnssiblo, Improve ments iu working ores. Tho oyauldo method, in its conception aud rapid development, affords a conspicuous example of the voluo of accurate data and knowledgo of the control of operations, which woro furnished by sampling aud assaying." BOTH PARTIES KEEP OFF DISPUTED GROUND Hov. J. II. Hughes, managing owner of the Equity, iu tho Quartz burg district, was ou tho traiu this afternoon returning to bis homo iu linker City, after attending court ut Canyon City, whore tho contempt case liiHtltutud against his company by the Kvystouo people, as heard a fow days ago, of which mention was made iu The Miner. "Tlieie was no intention ou part of our people, " says Iter. Hughes, "to violate tho order of court, pending tho hearing of tho Mr. tho tho Injunction proceedings. Hut It must bo remembi'icd, however, that the Keystone people woro ou our ground when thoy hail no right tlieie. Ac cording to the present iirraugemoiit both parties will keep nlf tho ground lu dispute until tho hearing of tho Injunction." California Mill Starts Tomorrow (leueral Manager Bolluiau, of tho California, left for the mine today. Ileforo leaving he stated that tbe tuiiuol which was wrecked a week or ton days since by the explosion of giant powder, had beeu cloaucd out and repaired aud ore Ih uow coming through it from tho various slopes. The mill will resume operations to morrow. (loom aud board at Sumpter Hotel for 10 per week aud up. MORE MEAT FROM THE BURNT RIVER COUNTRY Messrs. Elliot and Chamberlain came lu lato yesterday afternoon from Hurnt river with another con signemout of produce. Hob Riley, of Sumptei, was with thoni and alto gether they had threo loads, includ ing, eleven' beeves, butter, eggs aud other stuff. Elliot and Riley weut to ijourne this morning with one load. No difficulty is experienced here iu making sales. Iu fact, the greater part was engaged when Cham berlain aud Elliot came in on the last trip. It appoara that some opposition to the Hurnt river producers has devel oped here, especially among tbo butcbors. They allege that their business is being hurt, aud therefore thoy are down ou tbo whole business. J. J. Stouuir,manager of the Sumpter Meat markot, says that ho offered tho Hurnt rivor pooplo ouo-bulf cent more, spot cash, a pouud for their beof tbau they are totalling It at, but was refused. He cuts into his busiuoss, ho says. Tho Jackson mar ket peoplo niiiko a similar com plaint. Aud thoro you are. Frank O'Rourke, who has spout his timo aud money llko u thorough bred, iu opening up tho now road, takes another view of tho situation. Ho says: "Iu a small way what thoy bring iu nf Hurnt river products Is bound to hurt tho grocery business as well as that of the butchers. Tbeso people from Hurnt river havo eggs and but ter to sell, aud later on will bring In all kludB of vegetables and other pro ducts. "I deal lu this stuff mysolf.but then I know wbilo 1 may suifor iu a slight dogreo, I am well aware that the opeuiug up of this vast territory and bringing Its products to Sumpter means Infinitely more to me lu tho long ruu, tbau what little I will loso by competition. It la a plain buBiuess proposition aud the mau who is uot ublo to soo it lu this light, and who howls bocauso he sees momentary Injury, without looking to ultitnato results, Is uarrow minded to say tho loastof him. Tbeso Burnt river poople leave from 100 to S75 here every trip thoy come. They buy from me aud tbey buy from other morchauts Iu town. It helps all around. Hut this is ouly the begin ning. Whou the uow road is fully opeuod up and this big scope of country looks to Sumpter as its mar kot, It is bound to exert a very marked Influence lu bringing about better times. As a plain business, without any feelings of phllautbrophy whatever, if 1 had tho cash to spare 1 would complete that road myself. It would be a good Investment." New Light on Assessment Work. Tho Piieillo Coast Miner bos soveral times culled attention to tho fact that the mere failure (o do tho annual assessment work ou u claim is not equivalent to au abandonment. Tbore is a paragraph now going tbe rounds of tbe press which deolarea that a failure to do assessment work con stitutes an abandonment. That this Is erroueous is clear frum tbo pro vlsious of tho cougressioual mining law, which allows a locator to resume work ou his claim witdout making a uow location, at any time previous to its boiug located or jumped by any other locator. If a failure to do aeseament labor operated as an aban donment, the locator who resumed work after bis default would be com pelled to make a relocation. This is certainly not tbe law. There Is a cleat difference In law between an abandonment aud a forfeiture, which it is important to notice, because each is goverued by a rule of its own. Intention is always necessary to constitute abandonment, but not so in forfeiture. Pacific Coast Miner. WILL PUT DREDGER ON MILWAUKEE DIGGINGS. T. P. Carson, of Ellensburg, Washington, wbo is interested in tbe Old Milwaukee dioainss. on Granite creek, left this afternoon, after spending a few days here looking after business matters conuected with his placer proposition. It Is understood that It is probable his compauy will put iu a dredge at tbo pioperty next season, and oporatn ou an extensive scale. These placers are regarded as among tbe richest iu tbe tributary country, and tbo owners have decided that moro outlay iu development is warranted. Work whs prosecuted all last seasou with remits which encourage further expenditure lit tbe way of machinery. There Is au elevator already on the ground. Tbo old Milwaukeo dig gings n ro well known nud regarded in a most favorable light by tboso familiar wltb them. Tbo details of the new drodger are not known, further thau It has been practically decided upon. MATTERS RELATIVE TO THE PHOENIX C. C. Nepple, of Baker City, weut out to tbe Greenhorns (bis morning on mining business. Mr. Nepple Is Interet8de lu the Pboelnx, regarding which litigation is uow pending over certalu water rights. A small force of men is at work ou tbe property poudiug a settlement of tbe points at law. Charles Parker, managing owner of the mlue, is uow in New Vork, whero his family resides. Work will be resumed ou the usual scale when the matters iu dispute are settled. Mexico's Labor Problem. Mexico is uow confronted with a labor problem. Tbo great develop ment of miuiug, agriculture aud manufacturing iu tho last few years has resulted in a demand for labor which tho country itself cauunt sup ply. It Is true there are lots of Mexlcaus everywhere, but uot pleuty of Mexlcaus wbo will work, aud wcrk all tbe timo. The Mexican has a peuchaut fot holidays and small sur plus iu bis Imuk account i sufficient inducement to cause blm to take a protracted vacation. Au attempt has been made to induce tbe uegro from tbo south into Mexico, but without result. Tbe labor employers natu rally will look to China aud uow tbe slaut-eyed workmen are coming into Mexico at a lively rate. While tbia increase iu the common labor supply is a good thlug for tbe mining in terests at preseut, yet it introduces luto Mexico the old problem of "coolie" labor which will have to be met with soouer or later. -Mining World. 4&