VOL. V.
SUMPTER, OREGON, MARCH 2. igo
NO. 29
MINE OWNERS AND
MANAGERS ORGANIZE
Quiet Conference in Baker City Last Night
To Secure Mutual
Protection.
It la understood throiiKh reliable
sources tbat tbo ninjorlty of the nil no
managers aud operators of tbo dis
trict met iu conference Id Maker City
last night. It whh also understood
that tbo purpose of tbo meeting wbb
to bind tbo managers, operators Hud,
miue ownora together for their mu
tual advancement, beuollt and protec
tion, that the prluolpal mines of the
district, having a unaulmlty of In
forests mny act together to seouro
uuy desired end.
Messrs. Km 1 1 Molzer, manager of
the North Pole, J. A. Howard, man
ager of thi Uolconda. Frank S. Hull
lie, manager of the Columbia. James
Wyatt, managor of thu Eureka and
Excelsior, Albert (ielser. ouo of tho
owners of tho Tabor Fraction and
Midway, J. N. Ksselstyu, consulting
engineer of tbo (lolsor-Heudryx prop
erties, II, M. Cake, ouo of the own
ers of tbo Mountain Vlow, and several
others, were present.
It Is not known If the strlko'sltn
atlon camo up for discussion or not.
Manager Howard, who returned this
morning, when questioned ns to
whether sunh a mooting was held,
smiled In n knowing way and ack
nowledged having met somo of tho
people mentioned on thu streets of
IJakoi, but t of need to either conllrm
or deny tho report ns to whether
any discussion of tho strike camo up,
or what, waa dono. lie speedily
branched off into a discussion nf tbo
relative strength of the .lap and
Russian navies, and tinio waa too
valuablo to give him ear. Ho may bo
talking yet.
ACTIVITY IN THE
GREENHORN CAMP
Tbo I. X. I,., it la understood la
preparing to sink from '200 to .TOO
feet deeperdnriug tho coming season.
This property baa recently shown up
somo lino nro of exceedingly high
quality, aud the company feels
justlliod In operating on a more ex
tensive scale.
The capacity of tho mill, as has
beon stated before by Tbo Miuer Is
to be doubled, -aud otbtr Important
Improvements made at tbo property.
Tho geuoral conditions existing
iu tho Ureonhorus district are en
couraging. Those returning from
there say there la u better prospect
now than has ever been before at tbia
seaion of the year aud that tbla year
will Bee more work accomplished
than any former year iu the history
of the camp.
The Virginia mill will be running
In a few day. Tbla is a new mill
which takes the plaoe of the old
I'aker mill which failed to give satis
faction, fvtjfi
Tom Kounorly la buck from tbo
east and Is making active prepara
tions to carry on exteuaivo work
at thu Hold Coin group.
llesldes these tbo New York has all
tho machinery on tho ground aud la
making preparations to Install a
hoist at oueo.and various other prop,
ortles are pushing ahead.
SNOW CREEK STARTED
UP ITS SAWMILL.
A report from tho Suow Creek
states that the snmwmill ou Iho
property was atarled up yesterday
The oompauy la getting things in
readiness for the lustHllatiou of ita
hoist to go iu at an early dato.
It la stated further tbat the mill is
working right along and giving the
best of satiifaction. The management
ia blocking out a floe lot of itopea,
and there is sufficient ore Id sight,
It Is stated, for a long run. In ad
dition to, bis preparations are being
made to operate tbo placers acquired
by tho company lust year.
SINKING PLANT
FOR CHATTANOOGA
AMERICAN MINING
CONGRESS MEETING
Susanvlle, Macrh 21. -I Charles
(Irabani, superintendent of tho Chat
tanooga mine, which la controlled by
the Dixie Meadows people, reports
Hint hn tiiiu it nniv mad unified all the
way to the mine and also has the'
shaft building already for tho recep
tion of the deep sinking machinery .
which bo expects to get iu as soon
na tho roads permit.
Simpson A: Spuuldlug are running
tbulr thirty ton capacity mill sutuily
and are now ready to accept ore for
custom work; they made a lost run
of tholr tailings and It waa satisfac
tory In every way.
James Saunders la horn looking
after bis interests In tho Monarch,
which la showing up extremely well.
He la having bla 010 treated at Simp
son's custom mill.
Tho lilue Channell Gold Placer
Mining company on lilg creek has
sot up its machinery and Is now
working day aud night and expects to
bo in pay dirt In a fow days.
PREPARING TO
INSTALL MILLS
P. A.llrody, Miporlntondout of tho
liolchor uu lied Lion, returned today
from aud extended trip to New
York, Montreal aud other eastern
points, aud went ou out to tho
tlreon'iorns.
Arrangements nro being made to
install milling maohlunry at both
these properties, and operations will
be started jsut as soon as the weather
will permit.
Oregon Ores For St. Louis.
J. A. Howard, who luturuod from I
linker City this forenoon, suvh that , .,,,,
tho Oregon ore exhibit for tho St. ,
Units fair was snipped iuhi uigni ,j(.Kt).Hin
on a special car. It consists of 1 IIS i .. u.'.i.,.,. ,
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cases and will occupy a car to itsoir.
The exhibit is a good one. It contnliiH
fine specimens ot all the rl liferent ores
of the state, and each specimen la
properly labeled, showing what It la,
where it waa found aud tho numo of
tbo mine from which It was taken.
A major portion of the exhibit cornea
from Raker county mines. The whole
state however, is well represented In
the shipment aud will receive benefits
aooordlng to its mineral wealth. Of
course, Uaker county is Ibe riches
of all and will receive the greatest
benefit.
To piepnro for tho annual con
vention of tho American Mining
congress, to be held at Portland,
August '2'2 and 27, inclusive, Irwin
Mnlion, of Carlisle, Pennsylvania,
tho secretary, Is in Portland, and will
establish headquarters within a fow
days. President J. II. Klohurds, of
llolse, and Colonel ThoniHH Kwlng, of
Los AugeltiH, California, membera of
the executive committee, will arrive
in Portland next Sunday. Mr. mid
Mrs. Mation are at tho Hotel Port
laud. It U probable that tho head
quarters of thu congress will bn
established In thu olllces of the sec
retary ol tho Oregon Miners'
Association, In the Oregoulau build
in Thu American Mining congress 1h
tho largest organization of thu kind
iu tho world and its membership
comprises tuiiio owners In both
North and South America. Several
thousand persons arc expected to
visit Portland during thu conven
tion. Cno of thu principal questions to
bo discussed will lie permanent
headquarters for I lie congress,
Deliver and Salt Lake City aro
ou reunnl aa aspirants for tho
honor. Many delegates are said to
favor either New York or Chicago,
Secretary Malum fajs lie ia ' not In
position to discuss thu mutter at tho
present time.
"One thing wo desire very much,"
said thu seciulnry this morning,
"is uniformity of mining laws, aa
fur as Is practlcnblu. We, as mum
burs of Iho Ameilciiu Mining con
gress, are uiideavoring to promote
thu interests of mines and mining
throughout thu world, arm with that
object iu vlow hold these conven
tions. Wo liavo Invited the gov
ernors of thu various slates aud
tenltorles, thu commercial bodies)
thu mayors of cities aud thu
corumissiouors to appoint
a number of tbo
prominent business men and visited
dilfereut parts nf thu city today. Ho
has been iu Portland before, but
this is Mrs.
Journal,
Matron's llrst visit.
Tibet a Second California.
A dispatch from St. Petersburg
SBys that Novosti declarestkiireal
secret of the Ilrltish Tlbetaoleipedl
tion is the discovery of Iruuieusely
rich gold deposits, Tibet, iu fact,
being u second California.
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