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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (May 4, 1904)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, May 4, 1904 BAG OF GOLCONDA ORE IN BOX GAR Rich Stuff Evidently Stolen From Mine And Thus , Hidden Away. A few duya UK (i n couple of boya foiiml 11 sack of ilehoru. iippiiiuutly ! (1..I.......I.. , ..mlml I.... Iw.v ...... .. a. w..i iiiui n. i.t.1111 . - lis oil thii awlloli huloiv town, mill civ I ilnn'ly llinriilty Iuuik ii lulit. Jho llDJ'H Willi) Krilllk LoilUttUll.HOII lf V. I' Imuuwell. mid .Inn llnllnid, step- hum uf .lack llayelunod. Thny were out hIiooIIiih, mid scuIiik, iih they 0I11I111, I hi) riir unsealed mid imply, hcmm, liuy fiiHliioii klfkiuu nrnilliil In the Iiiiihc. liny mid at rim envnrliiK llm bottom, when in ouu comer they eiiini) oil the Din. Till) InurU ullllf III (III) cur wan llnmwi ovm It in evident utteiiint ut cmicuiilmeilt. I 'J'liu liuyH Miy Hint the click piulmlily contained iiliiuit thirty pnumlH. They opened It mid lllliiiu their pockets, miiii unity, little icalliuu Hint they wein IniivliiK aewrnl hnnilieil tlitl Itirn ' behind. When they dlscou'rcd their Unit to their clilciH. Hie wtlilu ol tliu , 0111 wiih ut nnee mitiilfcHt, mid tint 'yoiillKxti'iH weio iliiulitlesa llpliliildi'd for theil luck ul culmpilci-, iih sub- HiMiiifiit cvciiIm i-eeui to hhin. Soine III' till) I It'll sllltt vmih illcpii-eil ut iiiiiuud town. Jeweller l.mulicth linilKht a couple ol pieces, Hie Hump Jiuit WiiiI.h look ti Hiiinll chunk mid imi nut 811 Iiiiiii it, mid Hi. I.d .Muellei Iniiitit nuolher fur Ii Ih cabi net. Tliein Ih iio nilnlnke about its IidIiiu licit stiilt ; in fact, fabnlutialy lieh. It Ih chuck lull ot tiee nohl, llleiully held touether by it, pins , teied ini'i with it, or tiny ulherstiick p)iniM one Iiiih a in I ud t u tire. ' l'.peila any It Mitilfundti oie liejond Hie leinolent shiulow of doubt, and It lieniH neiy i)ldenci of IicIiik fi"h taken lium Hid mine. It luiaii'l been wtiin by hmidllii).'. The liiii'tuii" iiie SOON 10 SIARF WORK ON U E. CYANIDE PLAiM lolni S. I.iiidlnu, the mlllwiluht, was iliiwu fiuiu the I) and K. tiiday. Ho has thii pinna lor the cyanide plant piai'tically completed and wuik it Is iiiiderstnuil Is to be stinted as Hiioti as Hid show kcIh out of the way which It will be hi a short time. Mr. l.nldliiwsnyH It will take perhaps abiiiit hix weeks to Inatall thu plaut. Tliu hHrti'illl tu cut thu lumber Is now on tliu way and IokkIdk opera tions liuvtt been started. Hepalr work, oil thu K. and ti. mill Ih itolnu ahead, but It in probablo the mill will not b ready to start before tho oyauldo plant Is completed. Hliurp. Now the iic.-tloiiH comu up, or In ..!... ...!,. ..-..II.. ...I.,.. II..... .11.1 ",'":, "iii iiiiniinii) nurr, in... ..... 11... ....... 11. ..1 it. 1..,. i... 1...... ...... iimi mi nun lie viiij hum nit; i'ii, villi Who M'Cicled it? Why was II tint Uit-rii? Did the thief fiir't It, or WIIS it IllH illtClltinll to o back for it? U'lmt pur' of tlm mine did it como fiuiii? Has another rich shunt been dUein ered? Seveiiil iiiuio niluht liol nuked, One theory whntiecil Im Unit the thlel, fur Hid iiiiiii wits evidently n thirl, did the urn in the cm, I noting its number mid ilcrfiiptimi, ' expect I UK til tulluw it lip tu Hllkct I Cltv mid there secine Ills alolen trciiHUtu. '1'heie is iiunthcr, which m'uiiih ca plmialhlc, Hint it was hid den liy some iliunkeii miner who foimit nil iiliuut it. Hut however thin limy he.lhu me win theic mid thu buys fiiinid it. lime's the other purt ut t lie story, j llio cniicillHluu ill Kiel, tiven in iih chronological niilei When the boys wciu put lic.xt to the Milne uf their Hud, they kicked I liem-eherf M'tcrnl tlmei fui nut hriuiiliiK away thu whole IiihIuchh and nuiyhiip their elderri klcltcd them u fen timet in tin1 hiiripilu. Hut any way. the yinitliH went utter Hint cm- and I Ik ticnauin nunill. .Mill', howevel. It Wliri but miotlier IiihIiiiicu ut Inning let the lloud tide In I he nltnlir of men which, IciiiIh mi to fmtiiue. uu uliiuiiieiiii! ! , Tim car luul dls'ippcnicd. The boys , Ihouuht they lecalleil the tiumlieri and how Hid cm louked. I'lu v hit the tics even unto l.tickluiil, t.ut no bti car with u bnu of mild in It toiinil , they, nlllionnh eMimiiiiiliiin wits' uiiidu uf eeiy emi tv cm alhteil j iluilm: lout days which the tcnich Inpteil. SALE OF THE PSYCHE MINE WAS ORDERED I'led I'tiutalue lettitued yester tlay fioui linker City, wheie he appealed before .Indue Hakiii as at torney tor the receiver. Dr. Kd V. .Mueller, in thu matter of oideriiiK a sale of the property to Mitlfy out- . staudiiiK ludebtcdliers. The defendant's attorneys, Draw ley A liuvens, objected to thu sale of the mine, but tho court over-ruled the objection and eot the sale for May 31 Tho proceedings are slrnllai to those lu tho lustauce. of the Hed liuy. It is specltled that no bit! less tbau 810, 000, which sum covers the Indebted ness, will be received KetjardlDS tliu case, the Democrat says: JiiiIko Kohert Kiikln came up from Union yesterday mid held 11 short M.-pslon of court. A nuiiiher of minor orders weio entered mid in the nfler 1101111 couiieel appeared in thu case of I,, (i. Miller, of Stimpter, vh. tho Psyche mine. An order wiih naked by the plnlntlirH for perinlt-filon for fialu of the property liy thu receiver to satisfy a judgment in thu case of nliout 15,000. The court ordered the mle to tnke place on May .lint, next. TIiIh Ih the celelirnted property of ) udfie Faweett, of Oiniiha, nod it is undeistond that nt the Mile tho prop erty will lie teurmini'ed and put on a substantial basis. It la conladcred by e.xpeita to lie nuo of the neat in In en in tho (ireeiilitirn dlatriet. GLEAN BEDROCK SHOWS TWO VEINS .lesfe llotifou wuh out to hia llollmid liulch plncera, two miles helnw town, yeaterdny, to prepnro for thu H.iiini! work. He hhvh tho snow Ih olf the ground now and plenty of water la riinuiuK. While theiu hu in 11. 1 e a II ml that Is e.xcitliiK him a trllle. On thu Kroiind that wiih woiked to bedrock last m'iimui mid wnalied clean diirulu tho nuat few ilnyc, then) in ulenrly luvealed two (iuutz ledm'ri, not mere than fifty Icet apmt. Ouu Ih about two and the other the feet wide. They certainly conn) tonelher on the aurfuce at no Kient dint mice from where they mo nun levealed, for they hiu plainly cniivcrulnu ; and probably nlan at no Ut cut depth. The viilue uf thu rock has not yet been determined, but It "lookri yood." 'J'heao plncera have been wniked fur years mid a ureal deal of nuld hna been taken therefrom. NiiuieioiiH pockuts have been found, Hid largest one cuntaiiiinu $1,11)0. They are ti Unitary to Hear milch and it in prcMiincd that the wold comes f I urn the r it'll IciIkd dltcoveied there, Hid (ioIiIuii Chariot. Mr. ilobsoti linpes that the veiun on Ida uiouud me extensions of the Hear nulch system ot ledues. UNION COUNTY MAN HAS FLYING MACHINE I Tu I tt ii iimi nt I ti 1 1 1 1 it v tt ti itmitiiit ' " " " i Itor in thu tlvlnu macliiiie conlest i which will tnke place at thu St. Louis i ii tnM.1 1 I tut liit i.nt til 1'iiuru flri.iit ' Key has been c.peilineutln hIdiik Hid lines ofaeiial uavlpitinu mid now 111 inly believes that hu Iiiih i dovircd a pin ii whereby a journey tluouuh t'e ulouds will hureafler l;o a matter of cure and comlort. lie has ordered his cuisines and is now ouuiiKcd in erecting a larce shed on Ciicket tint, near Klriiu, where he will itaaumblu thu various parts ot tho machine. 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