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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 17, 1904)
HHHHHH t VOL. V. SUMPTER, OREGON, FEBRUARY 17. 1904 NO. 24 MAJOR BONTA'S RAIL ROAD PROPOSITION FINANCED. Secretary of The Company in The East For The Purpose of Signing The Bonds. Huknr City pupors huvo announced that V (i. Drowloy loft ttioro sev eral days Hitice for Now York, expect iug to arrivo cast today, but made 110 montiou of the object of the trip. Mr. Drowloy Is attorney for Major Bontn and la tho secretary of (lie Oakor City nnd Orognn Wonder Rail way company. Tho Miner has learned, from what It considers an uuthoiiUanud reliable source, that ho has none oast to sign tho bonds of tho company, in his capacity as sec retary; that their sale has been con summated and tho monoy paid Into a trust company, to bo turned over to Majur lloiitu ou tho completion of the necessary formalities. The fact that a low days since, as mentioned In these eolumus, u sur veying crew was placed iu the Hold at this time of year to make somo slight chouse in tho route, would seoin to co nil nn tho report of the sulo of the bonds and indiciito that Major Uonta is iu position In hiistou construction work mid is in u hurry about tho matter himt-clf. This road will bo of vast bouollt to all eastern Oregon. Ily building a branob from llurut riror to Sumpter, a distauco of ouly fourtoen miles, tho buhluess of tho company will bo practically doubled, aud will prove the salvation of this town. Tho routo has already beon surveyod for this branch and It. will surely ulti mately bo constructed. Thoro is another rumor nllout, which Tho Minor has not boou able to substantiate, that tho road is de signed as 11 link iu a comprehensive system, aud that for tho prosout elec tricity us a motive power will not bo usod, stoam luivlug been substituted iu tho plan or operation instead. Tho goiierul Improssiou prevails that Senator Clark is the Uiinnciiil power bohlnd this great enterprise, though ou this point Major llonta would never make a dolluito state ment. O110 thiUK tho writor does know, however, that tho report niiido by Senator Clark'H brother, now dead, ou tho Qiiurtxburg and Straw berry dlstriuts, was last fall in pos session of Major llonta. Mr. Clark examined that section about two yours ugo. MORE BURNT RIVER PEOPLE ARRIVE. A bunch of Hurnt River people came iu lust uight with beeves, but ter aud eggs. They wore 1). C. Elliot, who bus beeu coming regu larly, R. A. Rogers and Mr. White bead, who are now men. Mr. Thompfon, who was boro last week, is now ou the way and will probably be in tomorrow. His stuff la engaged at wholesale to the Sumpter Meat company. The others are selling out to the retail trade. There has been no dlsSculy in selling. Mr. White bead took a load to Bourne today. Several teams are now on the way to purchase grain and provisions of various kinda in Sumpter, and will probably be in tonight. WILL VISIT THE STORM KING Mr. F. A. Wultors, of Stoveus' Point, Wisconslu, tho heaviest east ern stockholder iu the Storm King, aud Mauuger Costello will leave to morrow for a flvo or six day visit to the property. Dr. Walters arrived horoirveral days ago, but the snow storm prevented his rieitlug the mine sooner Manager Costello will take several men out with him to increase the working force. Although the reports which Dr. Walters has received from the Storm King, both from the management and from those familiar with the propery.nave greatly pleased him, be feels justified in securing an outside expert opinion. To tbls eud W. J. Koougli, formerly of the Red Roy, will accompany tho party. Dr. Walters is greatly pleased with Sumpter, aud has great faith iu tho pnsslblltios of the surrounding min ing country. Tho matter of souding Mr. Koougli out to exam I no the property has boou approved by Professor W. S. Khor- in an, engiiioer for tho compauy. Dr. Walters bus boon used to en counters with iihout everything from tho old high bicycle to the meek and lowly broncho aud is prepared to take his medicine without 11 grimace. Mr. Costello has assured tho doctor thnt ho would look well ou skoos, but would probably got along bolter on webs; so, us tho doctor Is not out for nppouruueo's sake, tho snow shoes go. Tho oustoru stockholders are to be congratulated on having Mr. Keough examiuo the properties; as thoro is no ouo the local stockholders would bo more pleased to huvo an opinion from. WILL ERECT A MILL IN SPRING W. K. King, gonoial mauagor for tho Portland Commorulal Mining compauy, operating iu tho Mormon Huslu, made a run up from linker City today and rem I tied between trains. Mr. King Is making his headquarters In liakor City for the present. His wife, who lost her father In the Clallam disaster, re cently returned from Victoria. Mr. Kiug'H company Iiiih eight properties iu the Mormon llasiu, near tho Morning Star group, iu which Judge Nowbury, of Sumpter, Ih in terested. Operations mo being con centrated on tho Ralubiiw group, lecently acqulied. M. King says. A ton stamp Chlllean mill, having a daily capacity of about twenty tons, will lie elected thoio ill tho spring. Tho macliiiiory will ho installed just as mioii as tho weather opens up, Mr. King inhibited somo specimens of lively looking quartz with lots of fre:i gold iu sight taken fiom tho ledge recently cut at this property. Snow Slides in Cable Cove. M. K. Huln returned last evening from the Overland. Ho says that tho snow slide at the Alpiuo did llttlo damage, owing to the fact that it hud such a short distance to travel before striking the buildings, and ouly moved them from their foundations. The snow Is settling fust on the bill above tbe California aud It is ex pected that there will be a snow slide there soon, though no injury oan be done to the mill. BIG ORE BODIES IN THE MIDWAY Sumo days since Tho Miner an nounced that the Midway vein had bcoti encountered iu the crosscut from tho shaft, at tho l!0U-foot. station, at a distance of thirty foot. Al (leisor states that they huvo now driven through tho vein, which Is full twenty-live foot from wall to wall. They are also drifting in both directions. At the point of Inter section the ore curries fair values, cuough gold to pay for milling aud milling at a protlt. In the drift, however, the values are increasing with every foot driven, and tho niutigouieut will not bo surprised to uncover a sensationally rich shoot almost any day. It Is now considered that tho Mid way Is proven, and the policy of the company iu future, will bo to systematically block out the ore aud make a mine of the property, before installing a mill. With this end in view, sinking will bo resumed at an early day end they will go down another hundred foot. In tho mean time, drifting ou the 'JOO-fnot level will be continued. It looks as if tlio next group of producers will bo "(nought in" on this extension of the Cracker Creek mother lodo. Large bodies of pay ore have already been revealed on the Orleans and Mayflower and Tho Miner Is Informed that the Ruby, which is situated between, the end Hues adjoining, the Mldwi.y and Muyoflwor, will be opened up thin season. J. VY. SCRIBER. PRESIDENT FIRST NATIONAL BANK. At tho annual meeting of tho stockholders of tho 1'list National bank, hold today, the following di rectors worn elected for the ensuing yeur: .1. W. Hcrlher. 10. W. Muol lor, R. II. Miller, N. C. RIchurdH ami II. T. I lend r j. . Tho only cliaugo In the IjoiikI is tho substitution of the name of 11. T. lloiidryx for that of ), II. Stoddard. It is understood, though not ofllclally, that the latter has disposed of all his stock In tho bank. The directors present, Messrs. Scriber, Miller and Mueller, met im mediately after the udjournmout of the stockholders' meeting and re elected the old officer", except that J. W. Scriber was made president, lir place of J. li. Stoddard. Tbe other officers are: K. W. Muellpf, 'vice president; R. II. Miller, cashier; II. S. Durgan, assistant csBbler. Other business transacted at this, meetings was merely routine, reports Cashier Miller.