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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1904)
10 THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, June 1,1904 NEW YORK FAKE MINING EXCHANGE One Member Caught Try ing to Pound Blue Bird Stock. Further investigation into tlio con troversy between tho mining brokers iiihI promoters in this city has do voloped I lio fact Hint, I ho question is given attention by tho cnmmitoo on Hid hoard whoso jurisdiction covers tilO IIOtH charged.. Members of tlio committee admitted that ho long iik members of tlio exchange continued to write letters to stockholders of other enterprises tll'glllg thoin to ox change (ho slock thoy hold for stock which (ho brokers worn limiting, tlio future of tlio Mining lOxohnngo iih ii legitimate inoiiiiH of buying and ho J 1 1 iik stuck would ho questioned. lOvon though such correspondence wiiH transacted outside tlio regular business of (ho exchange, tlio mem bers who resorted to such methods to hoimiio Htoclc of ot hoc Companies WOI'O jeopardizing tllO SII000SS Of till) trading iiininlioi'H. Irving K. Fnrrlgnlon, who Ih ii mcmhnr of tlio governing lioiii'd of tlio Mining I'lxeiniiigo, said regarding tlio nttltndo of that cnmmitloo toward tho practice of urging stookholdotH to transfer their slock from other com panies for stock poiHoiuilly promoted by a breker: '"1'ho iiohHoii Ih oiio that on IIh faito would require con sidorahlo dotailod oxplnnation hoforo a Hliitomoiit, could ho iiiado, Tho facts iih roproHonotd, il correct, Htimip tho traiiHaction iih irregular. Tho promoters, " ho nbntlnucd, "in lighting tho grievance again!. inoiiiliorH of 0111 exchange have taken their personal dilleieiiccH iih mm ox-i ouco. Ah a profltublo gold invest ment. Nevada Consolidated is with out a superior on tho market and it is because we tiro anxoius to further your intorests that wo recommend this exchange." F. W. Webster, of fimorson & Cmpiuiy, when asked what iuvesti gatlon his firm had made of thu Iilue Uird property, said that ho could not well remember, (lis partner, Mr. NEW POWER HOUSE SOON 'cutting a drainage channel at the 'bottom of the tunnel and lining, it DPAfW PAD ADLDA TIAHvl w' W00fou loaders or drain boxes. IiLAUY IUiI Ul LlXAIIUlM Tho dimensions of the tunnel ure six feet high, clear, by five feet wide. Quite 50 per cent of the tunnel is The survey of the McCullys Fork timbered. In addition to tho main water right was practically completed tuunel there are branches along tho today, and work on tho tpipe lino to course of the lode, tho north and conduct this supply into tho main south branches being almost a mile system will bo started as soon as tho in length. In' 1879 water was ruu- (.Jutches, had mado tho investigations, M-Kot and water contracts belwoen tho ning out of the main tunnel at the and ho was now in tho West, Mr. company aud city are signed. rate of 12,000 tons daily and this Webster said. It 1 figured that this lino can bo water at tho mouth of tho tunnel Tho stock of tho Novada Consoli-1 completed in thirty days after work !Mveragod a temperature of 123 de dated Company, was promoted by started, aud it is probable that grees l Adlopb Sutro was the Emerson & Company, aud it is re-1 work will bo started iu a short time, builder of the tunnel. Exchange. ported that tho outlook at present for tho paying of dividends iu July from tho earnings is remote In this collection it is pointed out that they advised tho transfer of the stock, as brokers, aud woro thus acting in a fiduciary capacity, so tho recipient of tho letter had every reason to be lieve that, tho trade was a good ouo. In tho moantimo, work is going ahead rapidly iu other directions. Water will bo turned iuto tho Hume which is to furnish tho main power for the light plaut tomorrow night. I It will be necessary to turn it on a I little at a time to let tho water soak NOTICE. United Sidles Land Office. J La Grande, Oregon. May 7. 1904. i Notice Is 'hereby elven Ithnt Edward D. Perrin, whose postoffice address is Williams. Arizona, by Sevmour II. Hell, his attornev In fact, whose post into the ivonriiui nlnn imrl flmu nivnll ottice address Is Sumpter, Oregon, did on the 7th day lllio IIIU WPOUOU pipo IIUU tUUS SWOll . ofMay, l0O4,mne application to select, under the it. It A'ill probably bo a month 1 net of June 4, i8q7 (?o Stat., 6), the following de- T4i e iii I Iw.r tl ., i 1 r II ! s'"cu "ii "I imiu iu uiim-r iuuih.y, uickuiii hi uuuors 01 11 similar Cliaraiuer IIIIVO ,,U,UI l,,u I'uwur iiijiisu ih miiy cum- the l.a Grande. Oregon, land district, to-wlt: boon sent tho Commercial by ,.,,, jplotoel, but it will be in shape nextJ'0V who received one from Paul Morris week to carry part of tho load of olco- Wnncc Thirty-seven (37) East of the Willamette it Company, of No 200 Uroadway, 1 trioity for lighting nurpoos. The Thanh'e purpose of this notice is to allow all por- ...embers or tho Mining Hxeh.mgo. Idoa 1 to let the now plan work with Wlc$Z$?to$!? 1. S'tl' &$ S$ li. II. Wheeler, the promoter of tho old for a time until tho machiu- ter, nn opportunity to file objections to such selec- tllO Mlllo Hi 1(1 Company. said: UT ' fully adjusted, lllld then trans- ' drande. Oregon, within thlrtv dnvs alter the ath "Uoalsof that kind are ruining tho , fr tho boilers aud engines at tho A?.rr.?ifIV,Jf:, ", A,?,."lf.VilJ.,...,he,r ,n,ere old power house to tho now, as an- .. E. W. DAVIS, Register. ' ' I ls. .l.lla.la.M (!.... .- . .......II ...I. I.. I I... I ! I'y ".UIHMI ..!, II, lV4. Illli 1 I III! ) l. II I IIIIIUIU 1111:11 UIIII IIV 1 called into requisition should any1 contingency arise to make its servico necessary. While tho now generator at tho power house will bo used as Hated next week to help supply light, it will probably bo a month. Super intendent, Hall says, before tho changes mentioned can making tho plaut complete. I'lllk lllll linlllhtu lllwl .wiiiltina urn , . , Oregon, In the Lu Grande, Oregon, land district, to ho thoroughly overhauled andlto-wit:- 1 1 ne w a 01 wie e " ii; tne in is or me a w mining biiHinoHS hero lu New York. Tho fact that such transactions are permitted 'y tho exchange hIiows how thoy are ruining that body. 1 should like to seo a . legitimate mining ex change organized iu this city. 1 be liovo it would do good. All 1 say, of course, regarding their mot hods of doing IiiihIiiohh Ih hearsay, but I got. in formation from pretty g oil sources. Any exchange that will tolerate such knifing anil cutting by its members deservoH to he shown up." Now York Commercial. Lnst publication Jinn; 15, 1904. NOTICE. United States Land Office, ( l.a Grande, Oregon, April s8. 1004. 1 Notice Is herebv riven that Edward II. Perr'n. who'.e postollice aJJross is Williams, Arizona, by Si'Vinnur II. Hi'll. Ilk nttm-i'i-v In l.ift. u'hn.i Posl- be made, otnee address Is Sumpter, Oregon, did, on the 3cii. nay 01 April, 1004, maxu application to select, uiuer tne Act or junc 4, 1097 (to tat., jo), tne uaxer countv, (10 following described tract of land. In PRAIRIE DIGGINGS TO RESUME WORK itiiHit lu attack tho exchmigo as an in- !,,),,:';,,,;1 !MH, Ht ft nt ion. Literature is now being ,'l11 'N,ll,l" ciiciilated hy tlieno piiiiuoleiH, stating IticlH thai ato entirely irrelevant to the matters at issue. Some of tho allegations are that the brokers are contimiully cutting prices and doing all they can to hammer (UotatioiiH. Ah a matter of fact, our call shoot shown that iu the majority of ciihoh tin HtookH are higher niuco the ox 1 change commenced IiiihIiiohh. Per-' soually, I am iu favor of having the exchange ihiIiIIhIi Uh quoted pi icon on ilosoph Wadoll, of Hakor City, was on tho train this morning with a crow of men going to tho Prairie operated by tho .lupitor company, to open up the nroporty. Under tho reorganization of tho repaired, making them practically as V . ,,JV W W ,'he Wr'tf ofleciion ..Tl Tho old generator will south, range 17 East of the Willamette Meridian. good as new. not bo used at all, but sold shipped to some other point. or Steamboat on The Snake. A recent dispatch from Lowiston says: The proposed (list trip of tho now steamboat Mountain Clem up Snake river to the mouth of tho lmunha, and perhaps beyond that point, is being eagerly awaited by a largo number of people here who have mining interests along the upper That the purpose of this notice Is to allow alt per sons claiming the selected lands under (he mining laws, or desiring to show It to be mineral In charac ter, an opportunity to file objections to such selection with the officers of the United States Land Office at La Grande. Oregon, within thlrtv days after the 4th day nt .May. 1004. so as to establish their interest therein or tlio mineral character thereof. U. W. DAVIS. Register Date of first publication May 4, iqcu. Date of last publication June 8, 1Q04. TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 3. 1878. NOTICE PUBLICATION. FOR l.. Ill ll . I company ,tir. vtimiiuii was appointed 1 rjvor, which thoy havo never boon siiporiiiiomiout, ami arrangements lnl)lo ty ,Umii0, owing to tholr re nave neon inane 10 resume work on United States Land office, j La Grande, Oregon, March 1$, 1904. Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions of the act ot congress of June 1. 1878, en titled "An act tor the sale ot timber lands In the slates ot Calllornla. Oregon, .Nevada and Washington Ter- II 1 1 "" -- " ""in n hiuii iu- 01 .auiornia.uregon, .NevaJa anj Washington ler- mototioss aud tho dillloulty of tnms-1 4,0!ro?Aufcurtd4C.aiSarU UU? Pul,,C LanJ,a,cs by exteiiHlvo hciiIo. The miiio la poitluic huii1Ich. It is folt by those equipped with a milling plaut, which Ih to bo operated an soon as sutllcient ore Ih blocked out. THOMAS G, GWYNNP. who are familiar with tho situatit ,.!,.., iu ... .,.... Q,,..!,.. ,.t.,.. m... .. ,1,ls Ja' "l J '" this ottice his sworn statement No. along 11)0 upper bllllku river that iu ,050. lor the purchase of the W '4 S W U. Sec. si. tho fifty miloH between Lowiston and 1B,LN?J,(lI,,1,ll0,lf '8 ,n T?' N ,s: . . , ... , , range No. jofcWM, and will otfer proof to show that the mines Ot tho Imuallll district H" '""J sought is more valuable tor Its timber or there are several enormously rloh!rffl?VA nronert es f the bout. Hum mm lin S-nce, v . t-oinmlssloner, at UL oftice at Summer. Ortcnn.nn Tlinr.l.iv. ili on.) .Ijiv nt lima 1 1 ,... .1 -...,--.. -...- .,.....-....,,....,,,., II IS KIIOWU III It , "9 FOR Haines (iranite Improvint). Operations at tho granite quarry all HtniiltK llmi urn oulliul. ttius kIuiw. I continue and elforls are now lioint! . made a success. lug no pariiallty to any one. When ' iulo n'ni'li the best grade of both tho Kureka and l-irgo mines uo 'iiphTe. we began husiueHH wo hoped to oper JKnuiito, which lien several feet holow regarded ad very rich properties by i ne"nya.!nj nn adversely the above- ate willi the urometers, but they have j ,m' Hrl"iu'o. As the depth IncreiiHes skilled mining engineers who have described lands are requested 10 hie their claims in refi.Hod to present their side 'of the w tinilily of rock improves. The examined those two properties. I n ! ,hU oW,ce " or l,t',or" '"'jj.'fe "Is.Tffir. cane lo uh." black spots, which have heretofore addition to those, there are at Cavo ' Tho (.'ommorolal has received a ! '"'"H "o only ohjectlou able feature, , tiiilch ilistrict aud in the China commuulcatioii from a man who ro-j ,mvt' 'iitlrely dsiappoarod. A car , liardon district a number of well col veil a letter from Nihoi'mmi V Duiii- 1,)l,lJ of J,l gninlto has been shipped, developed prospects which glvo prom puny, mining brokers, at No. .pjlimd many more will follow. Tho iso of being heavy gold producers, Uroadway. I'lie letttor iu part says: ! K"anllo shows up bettor now than ( once machineiy can be brought iu "A great many ot our customers ' ns( year, and will become known ami put in operation, have asked our advice about their I throughout tho whole country Mr. . Illue Uird. After carefully going Kl'K, who has charge of the opera- AbOUt famOUS SlltrO TUHnCl. lulu Mm imili.ii. !. Imtot 1 ..Him,... ,i.i. I (ions at the otiairv and who Iiiih minnt tm. . e c. ...... . " " ii- .. limn., . -,...... 1 1111 iiiiiiiiiiM nu 1 ru 11111111H niirnrs) .... a . .0-. ed them to exchange their holdings ; '? ' ymr In the famous Vermont the workings of the Comstock. Nevada, ' Iiarry K. HUNKER. ior ovinia 1 oiikoii mien nun .Mining ,m'"" "-"i ".'" "' iimu kuhiuu ia lodo u( 11 (loot li of 1,700 feet from Work on this under- TIMBER LAND. ACT JUNE 3. 1878. -NOTICE PUBLICATION. United States Land Ottice. ) La (.iranae, Oregon, April 38th, hk4 ) ! Notice Is hereby given that in compliance with the provisions ot the act ot congress ot June , 1878, en titled "An act lor the sa'e ot timber lands in the states 1 ot Calllornla, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter ' rltory," as extended to all the Public Land states bv A- Milling stock. "Dividends are promised in July and will be continuous, as the policy ot tho directors is to postpone returns until they can bo assured without in ton option. "We will glvo you two chare Nevada round (dated lot Haines . ,......!.... .. ll... W. ... .1 nn.ii mi 111 mi' ii'iiiiuui m iiiij- uiiiur ((jo Hiiriaco granite iu the I'nitod States- Haines It ecu rd. Timber and Homestead Filings. Timber and homestead tilings, as well as tlmd proofs, can be mado before of I Charles li. Cliauee, Tinted Stales Com olhco in bust National Hank .......... 11....... nussioner, olhco in t'irst .7 , ... J 1,11 !J . .. . . . I . . ; i iiiiipter ouimiiiu. Mimpier, tnus sav of Sumpter. county of Haker, state of Oregon, has this day tiled in this ottice his sworn statement No. uSo. for the purchase of flip ( 4 !' i' taking was begun iu ISl'O and a tun- ?."a SNNJ .b l: ot section No. soin township 1 1 1 7 1 . 1 ii ,No' 9 ou,n' ra"Ke ,No' ' i:wM nni win liel was holed iuto tho. workings of otler proot to show that the land sought is more tlm Shviilm) tnimi liv lull 17 Tl.. valua',It' l0' "s timber or stone than lor agricultural 1110 aall,e mine U. iJUIJ, Ihih. JliO purposes, and to establish his claim to salj land be- loilgtll Of the mail) tunnel is about 5re Lhas. H. Chance. I'. S. Commissioner, -at r . . ... ..... , uinpt". Oregon, on Saturday, the 16th day of four miles and tho cost ot tho woik Juu.igo4. ' 1111 In il I'nmn ntimi In 17 ivm.q . "' ''-sscs... urns 11. Alien. I nomas " ,-.... .-. w ...... .sioorp, Kaipii .Meaj. anj van KeJs,elner all ot umpler, Uregon. Mead, lllllinrit 11 niilllmi mill 11 tin I f rlnllnrc ... .. .. ... ........i, , -....,.. - ... . I....... .f m.... iti 1 ... 1 1 1 ' '""'i i'iiiiiiiiik, .11111 im'i , iinifMiv , . , , , nuy .iiiu an persons claiming aaverselv tlie above- rjlUUUa 01 IJIUU Idlll .0U IIOKI, ami j xn), upplinin; oxpou.-O Ol a trip lo l. t tltl 1 1 required ail extra outlay of described lands aie requested to tile their claims in ijilviso you to iniiku the exclmiJb'O iillUrnmlc S7o0,Q00 to enlarge the heading, for "" oll, on ' M'i w'imIS ie'Sster' mmx.