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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (April 27, 1904)
10 THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, April 27 1904 RADIUM IN THE IINIlFn TATFIRrHphH of their Hl,ur"torleH hd(1 Ulll I LI O I f I LO Upparntus, 11111 autograph letters from The United States O'eoloKical Sur vey Ih collectltiK liifornmlloii concern iiiK the occurence of nidio-nctlvo minerals in the United States mid would lie pleased to have the coopciatlou of the public) in thlH 1 1. rout l.iitf I iit. lliifllfi iii.llt'ltt Iiiiu linitii ,.i,u ..,!.. IM.....I ..!.. "" " .. .................. .. lu tunny other substances, such iih hIiiuh, tnlllui: from couciiutriitoi'H, ( slime-, chemical wastes, water friini mluciiil ipiliiK, deep "'ill waters, and pctmlciims, mill it Ih pic-dhle that I lie niiinber or known tiiillti-iictlvu iniii emlH may be greatly Increased. Any , one who has toiiud such minerals or I has nh-iervod radio- activity in any other substances Ih iiujciI to kIvo the Survey full details rcumdlnu them and the localities fiom which they eie obtained. All Information per liiinliik' to the subjiet will be welcome and any advice which the Survey may I.... .1.1.. m .,),.. I.. ...(... will N, cheerttilly fiirnlslied. For the guidance of those who believe that they ihihmhh specimens ol miueials containing iiidlo - active elements it may be said that ,,,,, uI.m f m f ,1I,.H.... r,ll. activity ill a suspected substance is by the use of a plintnKiiiplilu plate Hid mote sensitive (lie better. The plate should not bo removed from its enclosing black paper. The specimen to be tested should bit laid upon tills black paper in a daik room, ami left there 1 1 11111 two to tlfteeii limns, a small metal object, having llrst been placed between tint specimen and the lilack paper 011 the plate. Instead of the metal object, a few small nails may be anaimed so as In foiiii the initial ol the niMier and left on the paper-coveied plain below the speei inen. Alter thus lemaiiiluu in the daik loom the plate should be ilcwlo ped in I lie usual milliner. If the specimen tested has ladlo-active pow ers, a photograph ol the metal initial will be produced on the plate exactly ( as If the plate had been uMioseil to the sun's lays The test should be n""1"' ' ' "''", V"! fr,,IH ,1",!f' " l;)"m"1 "' " ,""1V"1 '". UW """l"1"1- I l'eisons stfiidlUK lu specimens should be caielul that each specimen is piopcily labeled with the tniine mid pn-tiilllce addle'", of the sender, le name ut the mine or claim I10111 wnich It came, anil the state, county, oily. villnue, mountain, or t'lsirlet in which the depo-slt is located. If it ' should be letuined, a leipiest to that ; ellect hhnulil lie made, Tn tlio-e. ilesiilliK' them, Hie Silivey ulll mall puslal liauks, which enable anv one to I send tien nt piii-liiye a bo of spec! mens weiKhiiiK not mote tliau tour pounds. Intel esliin: specimens are especially desiied for the Suney's two exhibits at the Louisiana Puichase Imposi tion, to be held in St. Louis I10111 April HO to November III) ot th i present year. These exhibits will be j ueneial and varied lu character. They will Include specimens ol eciy known ladlo-active substance, whether ' obtained (nun minerals or oies, from 1 mineral wateisor f 1 (tin petiiileum: wells. Autheullc speclmiis ofe j indium compounds will 11N0 bej shown. KverylhiUK lelatlnj: t'j the, source, miinufactuie, and application ' of 1 ml i 11 tn will be exhibited, includlnu all chemicals obtained from the sepn- ration of Mil Inns nullum compounds ami all Instruments aud devices by 1 which it is proposed lo apply iiidlo activity in medicine, science, ami the nils, An Interest I uk feature will be tho portraits nud the publicutioDH I of celebrated milium discoverer and 1 tnvestiuutors. together with nholo- j some of them. Two convenient halls will be nut iinidu for demonstrn- ' tion of the wonders of riidinni. In one will bo Krouped tho specimens of J ores mid minerals cnutaiuinu riidlurn, ' mid ciiroful note will be mado of 1 their elfeots upon various substances. In tliu other hull illustrated leot.- I "' will heaven twlc.o daily on n 1 vnrioty of subjects relating to the history of the discovery of radium, its natiiie, aud its possibilities. Its 111111I11 nf iiei nrri.ni.il tint mot limit, iiuiwl none or oiuirreni e. 1110 memous useu lu separating it from radium oies.tho eniiceiitiiitliiii of its activities, aud 1 thu 111 11 tii fold list's to which these j lemarkable radio- active substances may be put will all be described. ; Clucinatngiapli Hall will be so 'arranged that It can be easily darken- wl, and dllfereut hluhly active I specimens of radium compounds will I be exhibited in It as affecting tho '""; ,.,.,.,. ..,..,, ...... "ther rndlu-respnnslvo substances. j All coiniiitinicatlouH regarding tho 1 colleiitiou and examination of i II .1- 1 I 41 .in...iUui ..biiii..iw "j- ""y md concerning ts radium exhibit at br. I.ot, s should la. a.ldresH.l to Mr. '" " iiiu, raiM -i" nuuui, New Vork City. CALL K() IIIDS. KlTiuptor, Ore., April 'JO, 11)0 1. Nollce is hereby kIvoii that, sealed bids will be tecelved at the otllce of the recorder of the City of Sumpler for Hie rurnlshliiK' of HliKt for the Cltv of Sumpler for the year euilluK May iliil. HIO'i, Illds must be ad iliessed to the Committee 011 Fire, l.llit. and Water anil be in the hands of the li'cimiilor 011 or lief in e the J hour of S o'clock p. m., May Ittd, lillll. I'oriUH for bids may be obtained by uppliyiiK to the City itecorder. H. A. CASIO, I). P. HHAIiKV, KISKI) FONTAINK, Committee 011 I'lte, l.lc,ht. ami U'nter. CAU. K)K IIIDS. Simi.li.r. On... April -JO. 1J10I. Notice Is heieby Kivmi that sealed ,...,.., , . ,. the l.'ecotder of the City of Sumpler tor the furulshiiiK of Water for the .City of Siiinpter for (he year ciiiIIiik I May :iitl, UKI.'i. Illds must lie ad- iliessed to the Committee on Kite, l.ic.!it, aud Wnter, and be in the bunds of the Kccotilcr on or before the hour of 8 o' clock p. m,, May :inl. UK) I. I'nriiis for bids may be obtained h applying to the City licconler. K. A. (!.SK. D. P. UKADIiKV. FKKD FONT.MNK, Committee 011 Fire, hiuht and Water. NOl'ICK TO CI!KDITOI!S. In the Clicult Court of Ihe State of OrcKou, for the County or linker, 1 11 the matter of the nsslnniiii'ut of David A. Kdliu. an in-nlveiit Debtor. STATK OF OKIHiON. . ; COl'NTY OF HAKK1I. (''' To the Credltois of the Above Kntitleil IMate: j'ou and each of you are heieby uotlllcd that the tinders lulled has tiled his Him! report as assignee of (lie above entitled estate, and the same will lie heiitd by the .Indue of the above entitled court on April -HIli, 100 1, or as soon thereafter as the matter can bu heard II. L. SA1JIN. PETITION'. To the Honorable Couuty Court of the Htutn nf Oreo-mi fnr f hn Pnmitv Hie HlHie 01 UregOU lor tie UOUUty of Linker : ... .. fii .111 Wo the undersigned petitioners bebiK an actual majority of the wholo i , 1 . . .. ,, number of legal voters in the Green- hori) Precinct, linker CoUUtr, OreUOU 11 .... , 1 1 1 1 hereby petition your honorable body tn irnlit Itnnnsn tn (5 II R.ri.mof nr 10 Kraill II license 10 . II. ncnepRier to sell spirituous, malt, aud vinous liquors in less uautitics than uue gallon at his place of business, for tho period of one year, which is known as the Itoad limine situate in . " " " ' , ,.n,minK from t, Clty ,)f smn,,tur lo nild precinct on the county road Canyon City and beiiiK in Section III T. 10 S. it :iii '... K. W. M. And that the same is not within ouo mile of any mine, anil the place of loca tion is known as "Tipton" aud your petitioners will ever pi ay. C. 8. Collins, T. K. (iilkey, Frank .MOiailUS. J. II. I'ralt. U. S. .IllCKSOII. . .. .. . .. ..-.. . H. h Kcrshnrn, .John Fomirty, F. E. Ilarman, John Sutherland, W. A. Saunders, II. C. Seoul, Ceo. tall, Hoot Preston, Fred Donaldson, Zlm li. ....... 1. itnii. fii -, ,11. 10 simin, range. -.u idli n.anjwiiiDiirrriuDi OatlSOII. Jack Mlllis, Tom Carney. ' t0 ,10w that tne land sought Is more aluable tor Its .luck llnuhoH llnli Mnnria Trim Will. ' timber or stone than lor agricultural purposes, and to JIICK IIUKIILS, IJ00 .MUorv, J.OUI tt '; mi, his claim to said land before Charles II. laillS, L. (illlls, liillio Cole, CIlllS. Chance, U.S. commissioner, at his otnee at Sump ft........ n... . 1 . . 1 1 n 1 ter, Oregon, on Thursday, the 19th day of May, 1904. Column, Chas. Campbol, A. Uraildeil- e names as witnesses: Van Rennsel.er Mead. lairL'. An.lv O'llnrn. Un- niitllnnilxn. Ra'rh Mead. William A. Green and Charles L. " ' ' ' John .las. Loy, (S. S. Patterson, It i'j. Drlscoll, Mat Lamp!, Ed liormau, llary Danes, Fred Danes. Kd Danes Peter llnidy, (lua Lapka, .lltn Currle, Tom Colbert, Jos. Jlucauou, Pat lliicanon, West Hbor, All Sherrlll, Frank Shaver, Wm. Ilrady, Chas. Moore, Phil Murry, Clif Stok. Ilalley Smith, Henry Smith, Hurley Smith, W. II. Kelley, Hill HoilKers, John Honda, Kd tianner. Hurt Corn stock, llert White, Morris Sullivan, Sam Stott, Kd Sullivan, Will Sprin ger, Joe Smith. II. P. Seniiird, (ieo. lltllse, T. II. Murphy, John K. Mi 1 i,,,i i. ti...... i-j,,.,,,!, lllard, Will. Pe.irt, DoilKlas Weaver, Allliy Lnrseil, Alfred Llltlam, ., ,, ;, , , , II. Morjjan, Jim CuuniiiK'hain, T. K. c. I.M ii,i,i., r:..u I ,.f..rt.. r:.,.. hliea, hit Umnlll, litis l.llterty, lieu, .NeiUIIUCe. Silll KiCliardbOII. Tim Daw- sen, O. Co, Frank Huffman, (ieo. Voiiuk. Kd HillliiKs, W. W. Smith, John Hunter, Jabes Wicks, Win. Dun can, licit lluddcr, llnrty llanby. Milo itear.lou, W. F. Draper. Tom Davis, K. K. Curler. M. M. Hardin. T. F, Hunker, -M. D. Mc.Mulleu, C. T. Carver. L. Pliauor, W. A. llutler. Itobt.tieiies, Jus, Maxzon, Flunk l!ob erts, Hertl!oberts,.I.O'llerau,t!us .Me- Culloch, Win. Peterson, .las. Uoslien, lriniK Ivtlne.iJ. Ij. hlearns. Joint' rnzer. L. Mctireumir, Hairy Wilson, Jell Ilolfmau, Notice is hereby kIvcii that the undersigned will apply to the Hon orable County Court of linker couuty 011 the l'Jth day of May, l!Kll, ores soon theieafter as may suit the convenience of the Court for a license in accordance with the terms of the above petition. C. II. SCHKPSTKI5. CALL FOK U1DS. Sumpter, Ore., April 13. IDOL Notice is hereby uiveu that sealed bids will be received at the otllce of the hecorder Of the City Of Sumpter for the furuishliis! of linht and water for the city of Sumpter fur the year eutliiiK May .'Ird, lllUn. Illds must tie addressed to the committee 011 Fire, Litiht and Water and be In hands of the Itecorder of the City of Sumpter by 8 o'clock p. m. May llrd. Forms for bids may be obtained by applying to I ho City Keeorder. K. A. CASK, D. P. HHADLRV. FKKD F0NTA1NR, Committee on Fire, Light and Water ' -NOTICE FOR United Stales Land Office. L Grande. Oregon, March , 1904.1 Nollce l hereby given that In compliance with the prov,lons of the act ot congress of June 1.1878. en- titled "An act for the sile of timber lands In the statet of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter- ,torv," as extended to all the Public Land Hates by act of August 4. 189.. WILLIAM A. GREEN, 0( Sump(erf o( ,,,. s,. of Oregon, ha, thlsdav filed In thlsoftice his sworn statement No EP, for the purchase of the N!i NEK. NEi fjwjf ,d Lot t of Section No. jo In Township No. S Range No. 18 li. W. At., and Mill offer proof . ....'...j MUPhi Is more valuable tor Its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before Chas. II. Chance, U. S. Com missioner, at his oflice at Sumpler, Oregon, on Tli.irjJ.iv, the iQtti day of May 1004. He names as witnesses- Ralph Mead, Van Ren- alaer Mead, Andrew J. Denny, and Stephen Jacltson, all "I Sumpler Oregon. descrlled lands are requested to file their claims In ,hS 0(hce on or te,sor(. u I0.i. d?v ..f May. Anvjnd all persons claiming adversely tne arove 1904. E. W. DAVIS Register. riAVBKR LAND, ACT JUNE 3, 1878 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office, j La (irande, Oregon, .March , 1004. i Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the rrolslons of the act of Congress of June 1. 1878, en titled "An act for the sate of timber lands In the Stat nf f"illfnrnl4. Or,ton. NVi'aJ.1. anj Wlihlnp- .-.- -...... ..-..,.-.. , -..-. .. :-. ton lerrltory, as extended loan tne I'ubiic Land States by act of August 4, 1891, WALTER L, SPARKS, of Sumpler, cnuntv nf Baker, state of Oregon, has this da tiled In this oflice hl sworn stalement No. aE86 fur the purcliase of the W Jj N U , N W l S I: !,' andNEU S W ( of section No. ij In township I erry, all ol Sumpler, Oregon. Anvanj an persons claiming adversely the above decrlbed lands are requested to file their claims in this ofliceon or before said 19th dav of Mav, .904. E. W Davis, Register. TIMHEK LAND. ACT JUNE , i8i8-NOTICB FOR CUIILICATION. United Stales. Land Oflice, ) La (irande, Oregon, I'ebruar) v6, 1004 f Notice Is hereb) given that In compliance with the ptovlsluns of the act of Congress ol June 1. 18?8 en titled "An act fur the sale of timber lands In the States ol California, Oregun, Nevada and Washing ton Teirllory," as extended lo all the Public Land Slates by act ol August 4, i8u, HENRY A. CARRIS otOiPwm City! County of Cr.mt State of Oregon. 11.1s tins jav hum in tins otnee his sworn state' ment o ?ou8. tor the purchase of the S W If S 11 ( section No. b; NKjf NWJf and N!5 N E i( of section Kit m Tn. V11 tomtit J Vn m t-' mm I si III nll ipruottu show that the land sought Is more valuable , lor Its timber or stone than lor agricultural purposes, nnJ ,0WHlsh his claim to said land before Chas. ' Chance, U. S. Commissioner at Ms otlice at 1 Sumpter, Oregon, on Monday, the 9th day of May, ' w, ! "' names as witnesses: Van Rensselaer Mead, j ,,,,,, ,Mraj( , Sumpter. Oregon; Lemuel King. . Lemuel Harriett -ot AUJres.uregon. Anv and all persons clalmlne .idserselv the above- described lands are requested lu tile Ihelr claims In this uttice on or before said ith day of May. 1904. E. W. DAVIS. Register. Timber land, act junc s. ib7. notice tor publication. United States Land Office, La (irante, Oregon, februiry 15th, 1004 ) Notice ts hereby gl en that in cumpllance wlih the riovlslnns ol the act ot cungitss of June , .878, en titled "An act lor the sale ot timber lands In the states ot California. Orecon. Nevada and Washington ler- rltor ." as extended to all the I'utllc Land states by ctot AugLst 4,1694 ARCIIIDAH) T. VEDDER. of Sumrter, county of llaker. stale of Oregon, has tins jav inc.! in tins omce tils sworn statement Mo. 99S. for the purcliase of the S4 Sw'i, Ne! Swlf . and Sejj Nw!,' of section No. 35 In township I No. 11 south, range No. 1; iwn, and will ofler riont to shuw that the land sought Is mora saluabte for Its timber or stone than tor agricultural purposes, and 10 establish his claim to said land be fore Chas tl. Chance. I', b. Commissioner, at 1 Sumpler, Oregon, on Tuesday, the rtth day of , April 1904. He names as witnesses. I'eter J. Soards, William Keely, Robert I'ali.rson, Robert W. Riley, ' all ot Sumpler, Oregon. , An and all persons claiming adversely the above- 1 desstilrd lands are leguested to file ihelr claims In ih s uttice on or belore said arth dav of April, 1904. . E. W. DAVIS Register IIMBIR LAND, ACT JUNE 3. IS7S. NOTICE PUBLICATION. TOR United States Land office, ( La Grande. Oregon, March is, 1904. 1 Nollce Is hereby glsen that In compliance with the pios Islnns ol the act ot rongieis of June 1, I818, en titled "An act lor the sale 01 timber lands In the states ol California. Oregon. Nesada and Washington Ter niory, as exienjea 10 all me runic Lanj Mates bv ry aci 01 August 4, i&)7, THOMAS O, GWYNNF. of Sumpter, county ot llaker, state of Oregon, has mis ja ruej in inisuince His sworn statement no. , 1 N W lor tliepunliaseol the W 'j b w Ji. rc. at. N W '; ot Sec. No. 28 In Tr. No. 10 b. range No. 16 W, and will offer rroot to show that the land sought Is more valuable lor its t'mber or stone than tor agricultural purposes, and to estab lish his claim to said land before Charles H. Chance, I', b. Commissioner, at lilt ottice it Sumpler, Oregon.on Thursdav, the nd day ot June. ' 1901. He names as witnesses: Van Rensselaer Mead, Ralph .Mead. Nicholas T. Tallalero, James W Con I nell, all of Sumpler, Oregon. 1 Any and all persons claiming adversely the above ' descilbed lands are lequesied to Me their claims In J this office on or lefoie said nd dav ot June, 1904. I TIMBER:LAND, ACT JUNE 3. iSj8.- I PUBLICATION. t. w. imvk, Register.