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THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, Apiil 20 1904
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SMELTER RETURNS
VERSUS ASSAYS
While It it of Ur utmost Impor
timed In opening mill operating mines
to keep ) clco cheek on the values
in tho vnrloiiH workluiH by assays,
mid wlillo such tests 11 ro absolutely
necessary to determine tho riiluu of
ores gathered in tho course of pros
pecting, mill or smeltei returns are
really tho trim crlterinus of tho vnluo
of ore lioilli'H. Mim.v times in tho his
tory of mining huvo initios boon con
detuned anil abandoned because tho
parties operating thought tho oro
(Mil not contain values; in fact, it
looked too poor to jsutify even an
assay, mill in some instances oie
which looked iih If it contained no
vhIiioh whh thrown on tho waste dump
without oven a thought of ascertain
ing If it contained "colon". Tho
HNtuo ulitltiiH huvo boon afterward
oioiioi, tho "worthless" quartz as-
Hiiyi'd. tout shipments sent to tho
mill or smelter mid tho results have
hoon tho tiioiitiB of ilovolopiiiK proa
pootH into mi not).
Citrofiil prospectors novor "liollovo
their eyes." Thoy novor discard
oro because it luokH liurron, nor do
tlioy imagine thoy havo a mi no bccnus
' 'tho gold stlckH right out" ol
11 fow pieces of iiiartz on tholr olalniH.
Thoy know, also, that assays, while
holpfnl, 11 ro nut conclusive. Thoy
want further mid more lctlnlto proof
of tho viiIiioh in tho ore. A Hhlpmont
to 11 Hiuotor (oIIh tho stoiy, mid not
until tho roturiiH mo received In tho
minor preparaed to throw energy mid
capital without Htiut Into tiltt work,
or to abandon tho claim.
When oro in 11 roimonulilo quantity
Ih found or a vein developed to hiicIi
an extent an to load to tho conclusion
that 11 inlno may ho opened, tho llrst
t hi li a prospector should do Ih to
Ket enough oro out for a shipment to
a Mueller, or to a 'mill If avallulile
and tho oro Ih froo milling. Upon
tho return ho can Initio hit future I
operations, ilo in no longer guessing, ,
lint Ih absolutely Hiiro iih to what ho
may expect from that particular ore-1
holy. When the character of tho oro I
seems to change, or if tho minor Iiiih
encountered a now vein, (mother
Hhlpmont should lio made. Of course
the continual ass tying, which should
novor lie neglected, will lio it guide
to a certain extent, hut Hinoltor re
turiiH aio Hiiro and a shipment should
lio made iih hood iih oro enough can
ho Hacked. Mining and Engineering
ltoviow.
Diamonds May Be Found In Montana
A press dispatch fiom Croat Falls,
Moiitaim, says: That diamonds aro
to bo found in .Montana, and III
(inutilities, is tho llrm belief of V. i
Tolhurst of England, who Iiiih just
arrived hero from tho Yogo sapphire
district of thin ntato.
Mr. Tol hurst has been In the Yogo
fields since last May and has mi
Interest in tho mines there. Ilo wan
for many .veins a resident of South
A (ilea aud an opeiator in the)
diamond Holds there. Speaking of
tin Yogo prospect, Mr. Tolhuist said : '
"I have boon in tho Venn Hold for
nearly a year, and would have io
maliiod theit but for the fact that 1
have been called to Holland. I
have spent a number of yearn in the
diamond Holds ot South Africa aud
believe 1 know somethiiiK of the;
geological formations of diamond
bearing regions. It Ih remarkable
that tin formation of tho Yogo sap-
I phiro fields Ih 'exactly similar to tho
formation!) in tho Klmhorly diamond
district. Tho Himilnrity ox tend b to
, tho vein hi which tho sapphire miners
jure working and to tho peculiar clay
In which tho gems are found. Sap
phires are composed largely of
corundum. while diamonds are
carbon entirely different consti
tuent nirts but the formation in
which diamonds aro found in South
Africa and tho Yogo sapphire forma
, Hon are almost exactly similar. I
lam confident that diamonds will
be found In Montana."
SNOW CREEK IS
GOING FULL BLAST
James Sherrldau after a rough
passage arrived from tho Snow Creek,
whero ho in employed, this after
noon. JIo says be never saw the
roads so bad. It is impossible to
make a good part of tho trip except
by foot.
Mr. Sherirdau says that tho mine
In going full blast. A crow of forty
flvo men Ih being worked, aud excel
lent progress being made. Manager
Fred Smith Ih expected back from
Mexico tho tlrst of tho mouth.
NEW YORK THE CHEAPEST
MONEY MARKET ON EARTH
The Wall street correspondent of
the Spokesman ltoviow writes under
recent date:
Last week witnessed tho bcglntilug
of a somewhat extraordinary export
movement of gold for the specific
purpose of getting rid of an un
wieldy and in some respects useless
surplus, tho caryiug of which by the
banks Iiiih depressed tho call loan rate
to 1 '.. per cent. This being the
cheapest money market in the world
at tho moment for call loans, what is
more uaturiil than that tho yellow
metal should be transferred to foreign
Hnauulal centers whero it will
bring a bettor lucume? The opeu
market rate at tho leading European
cities is from 1 to 1 U per cent higher
than it Ih here. This menus 10.000
or more a year ou each million dol
lars. It is estimated that the outflow of
gold on this movement will be from
1 o.OOO.UOO to 20,000,000, which
about corresponds to the funds de
posited by interior institutions
with New York bauks ou account of
tho coming Panama canal payment.
These payments by the interior
aggravated the cheapness of money,
lu a souse it might almost be said
that tho shipment of tho gold to
l'aris amounts to a virtual paymeut
of part of tho Panama canal claim in
advance, for the gold will m.t have
to be shipped a second time. It will '
bo ready hi Paris to be turned over)
when tho time comes for closing the
deal.
Hut were there no canal transaction
to bo carried through tho export of a'
pint of tho growing surplus funds to
Hui ope would be made at this times
since, iih above stated, It would mean
much better returns ou capital in
vested subject to call, iu which form
Institutions mii4 necessarily have a
largo part of their funds invested,
so as to be ready for heavy demands
llIUIJ 1UUIII, nillL'U IJUIHII lib PUtl-lll!
seasons of tho year.
MISSION SOCIETY WINS
RICH PLACER CLAIM.
Says a recent prees dispatch from
Chicage:
liy tin decision of tho bonrd of
arbitration in the matter of the title
jdiid pioceeds of placer mining claim
No. 9 Above, ou Anvil creek, Cape
I Nome, Alaska, X. Ilultberg. assignee
for tho Swedish Evangelical Mission
! Covenant of America, recovers from
the White Star Mining company of
I Illinois, Dr. JClaes C. Jonhson aud
Peter II. Auderson. the mining claim
in dispute aud proceeds to the amount
of 8203,080.
The arbitrators weer Hiram T.
Gilbert aud A. M. Pence, of Chicago,
and David F. Laue, of Berkeley,
California. The award is signed by
Mr. Gilbert and Mr. Lane, Mr. Pence
dissenting from their opinion. Peter
II. Anderson, formerly missionary
for the Covenant at Cbluik, Alaska,
Ih "directed to pay over immediately
to Mr. ilultberg the sum of 02:12,200
and the White Star Mlnng company
of Illinois and Dr. Johuson are direct
ed to srureudr to Mr. Ilultberg the
"No. 0" mine aud the additional
sum of 020.000, the not value of the
output of tho mine iu 1003, after it
was transferred to the White Star
Mining compny of Illinois. Minor
awards of 8000, 81,2:10 aud S3, 750
were made.
The unusual arbitration case grew
out of Alaska gold mines staked out
by Covenant missionaries iu 1808.
Mr. Ilultberg staked the first claim
for his society, aud wbeu he returned
to tho states Mr. Anderson aud otheis
cooutinued tho work. They declaied,
however, that tho mines were their
property, not the mission society's.
Not wishing to have tho church
organization appear as a litigant in
court, private arbirtation was de
cided ou, tho hearings beginning iu
secret February 28. Two of the dis
puted claims were at one time held
by Eskimos, and this necessitated the
presence in Chicago of Gabriel and
Constantino Uparaczuck, natives of
Alaska. A number of other witnesses
weie brought to Chicago from Alaska.
The ownership of mine N. 0 was the
only one passed ou by the arbitrators.
The opluion of Arbitrators Gilbert
and Lane recites that "Anderson
himself did not either directly or in
directly make any contribution,
either by way of labor or moucy,
toward the acquisition of the claim
iu queston. He Lever saw It until
some time after the title to It be
came invested In him."
The counsel for Ilultberg included
X. Suderberg, a former judge of Sau
Francisco; Frauk Quinu, of Peoria,
aud II. F. Williams, of Chicago. The
defense was represeted by Judge
Chytraus.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
Iu tho Circuit Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County of liaker.
Iu the matter of the assignment of
David A. Kdlln. an insolvent
Debtor.
STATE OF OREGON.
COIWTYOF RAKER. $''
To tho Creditors of the Above
Entitled Estate:
You and each of you are hereby
untitled that the undersigned has
filed his flual report as assignee of
the above entitled estate, aud the
same will be heard by the Judge of
the above entitled court ou April
28th, 1004, or as soou thereafter
as the matter can be heard
R. L. SARIN.
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE j, i8;8.-NOTICE FOR
PUBLICATION.
United Stales Land Office,
La GranJe, Ore Ron, March a, 1904, 1
Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions ol the act of congress of June ), 1S78, en
tltlej "An act for the site of timber Innds In the states
of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter
ritory," as extended to all the Public Land states by
act of August 4, iSoi,
WILLIAM A. GREEN,
of Sumpter, Countv of Baket, State of Oregon, has
this dav filed In " this office his sworn Materoent
No 1683, for the rurchase of the Ntf NEK, NEtf
NWtf and Lot t of Section No. jo In Township No.
tt S. Range No. j8 E. W. M., and will offer proof
to show that the land sought Is more valuable
for Its timber or stone than for agricultural
purposes, and to establish his claim to
said land before Chas. H. Chance, U. S. Com
missioner, at his office at Sumpter, Oregon, on
Tlursdav, the loth day of May 1904.
He names as witnesses: Ralph Mead, Van Ren
falser Mead, Andrew J, Denny, and Stephen
Jackson, all "f Sumpter. Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
descrlled lands arc requested to file their claims In
this office on or before said 19th day of May ,
1904. E. W. DAVIS Register.
TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1878
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,
La Grande. Oregon, March , 1004.
Notice Is hereby given thai In compliance with the
provisions of the act of Congress of June 1. 1878, en
titled "An act for the sale of timber lands In the
States of California, Oregon, Nevada, and Washing
ton Territory." as extended to all the Public Land
States by act of August 4. 184a,
WALTER L. SPARKS,
of Sumpter, county of Baker, state ot Oregon, has
this day Med In this office hl sworn statement No.
f86 lor the purchase of the W H N E V. N W X S
E X and NEJi S W H of section No. u In township
No. 10 south, range No. 8 e W M, and will offer prool
to show that the land sought Is more valuable for Its
timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to
establish his claim to said land before Charles H.
Chance, U, S. commissioner, at his office at Sump
ter, Oregon, on Thursday, the igth day of May, 1004.
He names as witnesses: Van Rennselaer Mead,
Ralph Mead, William A. Green and Charles L.
Ferry, all ot Sumpter, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested to file their claims in
this office on or before said 19th dav of May, 1904.
h. W. Davis, Register.
TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE j. 1818-NOTICE FOR
PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,
La Grande, Oregon, February vo, 1904 I
Notice is hereby given that In compliance with the
provisions of the act ol Congress of June 3, 1878 en
titled "An act for the sale of timber lands In the
Stales of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washing
ton Territory," as extended to all the Public Land
States by act of August 4, 189a,
HENRY A. CARRIS
of Can on City: County ol Crant State of Oregon,
lias mis Jay riled in tnis omce nia sworn state
ment so 1998, for the purchase of the S W U S E i
section No. 6: NEV NWM and NM N E W of section
No, 7 Tp. No. la south R. No. )7 IWM. and will offer
J'roof to show that the land sought Is more valuable
or Its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes,
and to establish his claim to said land before Chas.
H, Chance, U. S. Commissioner at his office at
Sumpter, Oregon, on Monday, the 9th day of May,
1904.
He names as witnesses: Van Rensselaer Mead,
Ralph Mead, of Sumpter. Oregon; Lemuel King.
Lemuel Barnett' of Audrey, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested to file their claims In
this office on or before said ith day of May. 1904.
! E. W. DAVIS. Register.
TINIM UNO. aCT JUNE 1. II7I.-N0TICE FOR
UlllCMION.
United States Land Office.
La Grande, Oregon,
February tjth, 1904 )
Notice ts hereby given that in compliance with the
provisions ol the act ol congress ot June 1. 1878, en
titled "An act for the sale ol limber lands In the states
of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter
ritory," as extended to all the Public Land states by
act ol August 4, 189a,
ARCHIBALD T. VEDDER.
of Sumpter, county of Baker, state of Oregon, has
this dav tiled In this office his sworn statement No.
1993. for the rurchase of the SS SwM, NcK Sw!
and sei Nw! ot section No. at In township
no. ti soutn, range no. 17 iwi, ana win
offer proof to show that II e land sought Is mora
valuable lor Its limber or stone than for agricultural
Jiurpuses, and to establish his claim to said land be
ore Chas. H. Chance. U. S. Commissioner, al
Sumpter, Oregon, on Tuesday, the aoth day ot
April 1904.
He names as witnesses: Peter J. Soards,
William Keely. Robert Patterson. Robert W. Riley.
all ol Sumpter, Oregon.
Any anj an persons claiming adversely me apove
described lands are requested to tile their claims In
Ih office on or before said tth dav ol April, 1904.
E. W.DAVIS Register
IIMKK UNO, ACT JUNE t. II1I.-N0TICE fON
PUIUCATION.
United States Land office, (
La Grande, Oregon, March 15. 1904. 1
Notice Is hereby given that in compliance with the
provisions ol the act ot congress of June 1. 1878, en
titled "An act lor the sale ot timber lands In the states
ol California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter
ritory," as extended to all the Public Land States by
by act ot August 4, 1891,
THOMAS G, GWVNNF.
of Sumpter. county ot liaker, state of Oregon, has
mis jay wej in mis omce 111s sworn siatement no.
iom, tor thepunhate ul the Wli SW , Sec. at.
N WMNW i( ol Sec. No. a8 In Tp. No. to J.
range No. j6W, and will offer proof to show that
the land sought Is more valuable for Its t'mber or
stone than tor agricultural purposes, and to estab
lish his claim to said land before Charles H.
Chance. U b. Commissioner, at hi omce at
Sumpter, Oregon.on Thursday, the and day ol June,
1904.
He names as witnesses: Van Rensselaer Mead,
Ralph Mead. Nicholas T. Tallalero. James W Con
nellJ. all ot Sumpier, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are requested to file their claims In
this office on or before said and dav of June, 1904.
E. W. Davis, Register.