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Wednesday, March 2, 1904
THb bUMPTER MINhR
PREPARATIONS TO
OVERHAUL E & E MILL
Machine Shop Being Fitted Up And All
Repair Work Will Be Done
On Ground.
Tbe E. and . ia makiug extensive
preparations to overhaul ita mill, with
a view, it la understood, to early
operations. A machine ahop ia to be
fitted up and tbe necessary repairs
are to be made at once. Macbluery
for this purpose has beeu arriving for
several days, nud today a macbiuiat
turniuK lutbe came in to ftirniab part
of this equipment. Export workmcu
will be employed and the changes to
be made and the repairs ueeded will
be done on tbe ground. Tbe mill baa
RECALLED ON ACCOUNT
ZACK MARTIN'S DEATH
Frauk E. Hobsou, tbo milling on
giuoor, was on tbo train this morning
going back to Canyon City, to atteud
.a meeting of the Oregon Development
company. Mr. Hobaou took fala
family to Portland a abort time ago
aud waa going east, but waa recalled
by wire on account of tbo auioldo of
Zaok Martin, treasurer of Urant
county, aud president of the Oregon
Development company. Mr. Hobaou
.ia vico president of tbia company,
.aud the death of Mr. Martlu, necessi
tated a meeting of tbe stockholders,
.and aa tho next highest executive
officer, Mr. Ilobson'a preseuce waa
demanded. Tbe compauy owns water
rights on Reynolds aud Indian
.creeks, aud Mr. Hobson'a mission
east waa iu connection with their
development.
Regarding tbe rights claimed on
Rail creek and tbe upper Jobu Day
river by both tbe Oregon Develop
ment company and McNaugbten, of
tbe Strawbony Lake proposition, Mr.
Hobsou says bo auticipates uo
trouble. Ho is perfectly willing to
coucedo McXaughtou'a claims with
out auy hard feelings, if the same are
legitimately substantiated.
LUMBER MARKET
IS PICKING UP.
W. R. Mauaou. aunoriuteiidcnt of
the Sumpter Lumber company, re-1
turned today from a visit of several
weeks to Souud cities. Tbe coast
lumber market, Mr. Mausou says, ia t
decidedly dull, but he sees eigns of
improvement, aud does not think
lumber inactivity is deetiued to last
much longer.
Mr. Manson'a return may bo Inter
preteJ as an indication of an early
resumption of tbe mill bore, which
Jbaajooeu cloaed for some time.
been idle for a number of yaw, and
in consequence of tbla fuel will re
quire uonalderable overhauling and
improving before it can bo started up
agaiu.
The mine ia employing a big force
of men aud tbo high grade ore takon
out ia being ablpped. Thla old and
well kuunu property will eoon bo in
its former producing bnala. Since
operations worn resumed tho com
puny bus pushed steadily ahead to
tliis end.
TO OPERATE ON A
LARGE SCALE THIS YtAR
N. E. Imhaus, of Maker City,rwbo
ia cxtoualvuly engnged in mining
operations, waa here bo t ween trains
today. Mr. Imbaua has tbo Camp
Carsou placers, Iu tho Uraudo Rondo,
thoClark Croek placera, placers on tbe
Snake, besides being interested in
tbo Flagstaff quartz property, which
baa beeu bonded to an eastern syn
dicate. He contemplates exteuaive opera
tioua tbe coming aoasou. His work
ing forces will bo largely increased
Iu a short time. Mr. Imhaus ia of
tbo opinion that wars and preaidon
tial elections aro not good for the
mining induatry.aa a general proposi
tion, but he expects to seo a revival
before long.
MACHINERY SENT
TO BIG CREEK.
J. K. Zimmerman, gouoral manager
of tho Hig Creek placers, near Susau
ville, left tbia mornlug for the prop
erty, after having made arrangements
for thetranaportatloii of tho machlnory
roccutly purchased from tho Golden
Wizard company from MoEwou.
Tbla macbluery. as stated a few dnya
ago, constats of a hoist, pumps and
hollers. It was loaded today aud
tho start waa in ado. It will require
about thrco days to make tbe trip.
Mi. Zimmerman says that tho ma
chinery will bo installed imme
diately upon its arrival, and that
operations will be prosecuted on a
good scale. Mr. Zlmmoimau spent
tbo wiuter iu Portland, but will lie
at tho property from uow on till tbe
close of tbe season.
Gold Mining In lhe Days of Pliny.
Iu Pllny'a Natural History, writ
ten in the first ceutury of our era,
occurs tbe follewing: "Gold la
fouud In our part of tbe world, uot
to nieutlou tho gold extracted from
the earth iu India by tbe ants, aud
iu au.YiuiH uy ura grunua. Among,
ua it ia procured in three different'
ways; the first of which ia iu the'
shape of dust, found In running
streams, tho Tiigus in Spain, for in
stance, tho l'auds iu Italy, tho
Hebrus iu Thracla, the Pactolua in
A8la, aud tbo Gauges iu India. In
deed there ia no gold found iu a
mor perfect state thau this, thor
oughly polished as It is by tho con
tinual attrition of the current."
TAX ROLLS
EOR 1903
Tho Uakor county tax rolls for
lilt)!! woro turned over by County
Clerk Combs to County Sheriff llrowu
aud Tax Collector Lachuer today.
The rolls show an increase iu tho
assessed valuation of the county of
approximately 8:100,000 over liHl'J.
Tbe grand total of taxes to bu col
lected under tbo 1U0H levy la P'JOT,
OHO. 117, segregated as follews:
Poll tax, 8411'J.
State, county aud county school
tax (levied on valuation of 81.010,
Itin) 8141,401.
County road tax (levied on same
valuation) 810,1(10.00.
County tax (levied on valuation of
8i,u:ui. 185) di2.iioi.H5.
Special school taxao for tho '24 dis
tricts in Maker county, (lovicd on au
aggregate valuation of about 82,H00,
000) 8:10,788.02.
Tho abovo levy provides a til Ho
ovor 810,000 for county roads. Last
year tbla segregation waa about tho
samo.
Peoplo may begin paying thoir
taxes next Monday. Deputy Assessor
(1. F. Johnson baa bad an arduous
taak. Ho has bad to segregato tho
sum of S207.080.iJ7 into 28 different
funds on a pro rata basis aud bo Is
delighted over ita completion.
The abelrff'a office la busy sending
out notices. At least fi.000 of these
will have to be mailed by tbe tax
collecting department of tbe shelrff'a
office.
On noxt Monday tbo offlco will be
ready to recoive money from the tax
payers. Herald.
Mineral Smelter Nearly finished.
Word reached Portland yesterday
that tho Ladd Metals company, which
la opo-ated near Mineral, Idaho, baa
about completed tho now smelter
beiug built on tbo patent of tho Im
proved Mineral Smelter company, aud
will have it blown iu liy March 15.
The plant la to bo of a fifty-ton ca
pacity, and will bo tho Ilrst of Ita
kind to be in operation since tbo test
was made at Oswego and that plant
dismantled. Tho Ladd peoplo have
secured tbo right to erect live plants
throughout tho, west of 100 tons ca
pacity, but this is tho llrbt they have
undertaken. Much interest is being
manifested In tbe success of tbe new
amolter, aaprooof of ita practicability
will cause a great cbaugo iu tbo
smelting world, and will very ma
terially reduce the coat of treatment.
It is couteuded by tbo luveutois of
tbo furnace that ore which now coata
84.50 for smoltlug can be bandied by
their process for lets than 81.50 per
ton. Coal la tho fuol used and ita
cheapness over ooko la au impotraut
factor. Telegram. s
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