THE SUMPTER MINER
Wednesday, June i, 1904
The Sumnter Miner !wiu,nttoruev eDeral
1 1 . qui 1 iuit 1 in ii offJco (epartmenti , t0
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY OF SUMPTER
CUHI.ISMHI) BVBBY WEDNESDAY HV
J. W. CONNELLA
T. 0. CiWYNNE
EDITOR
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MJIISCRU'TION ATBS
inn Year , Ij.oo
alx Months 1.35
ALWAYS IN AOVANCB.
A Bun Francisco inonuy louder bear
itiK 'ho good old Hebrew name of
(John, bit at (ho ancient and reliable
gold lirick Hwlndle to the tnnn of
about 17, 000. TIjIh is believed to
The mints of the United 'States
turned out 820,177,000 iu gold
during the mouth of April, iib auaiust
81,201,000 of ailvor, says the Soattlo
Times. Thus it Iiiih bon demon
strated oven whilo Secretary Shaw
hoIdH the same office that it waa
n oooHsary to coin great uantitieB of
gold, in order to keep the machine
going. Indeed, the total amount
of gold coined during the first four
moutliH of the preHont year ban
slightly exceeded 8128,000.000 iih
der. bo interpreted as follews:
Joshua was standing at Gibeon itself,
the time of day was noon or very
nearly so, and the sun within fl if teen
degrees of tho zenith; the date was
about July 22 of our present calendar
(tho date of the Hebrew iuvason of
Plaestine Is not known with sufficient
certainty to fix tho year); tho sun's
declination was about twonty-ouo
degrees uorth, and tho sun rose al
most oxaclty at 5 a. m. and set
almost exactly at 7 p. m. ; the moon
was about her third quartor, hor
latitude being about fifty north, and
her altitude under seven degrees.
Sho had riaen about elovou o
tho proviouB night, and was
"bunt half an hour of sotting.
operation of the Ladd Smelter at
Homestead. Every business in the
county hopes for a speedy adjust
ment of this litigation. Democrat.
OFFICIAL RECORDS.
bo tlio only uiihu on record where ajnguiuBt Johb than 811.000,000 for tho
Jew Iiiih been the victim of this timo.ontiro twelve months of last year-
honored fraud A Hhoony buying a ' mid 817.000.000 for the entire vnnr
gold brick
proceeding.
1h indeed au anomalous
In tho United Kingdom the person
owning the Htirfaco in mil if bid to all
tiiliieralH beneath, excepting in the
iiiHtance of gold and Hlivor, which
belong to tho Crown. Tho Crown,
however, does not claim gold and
ailvor extracted from tho oi-oh of tho
baaor motalH. Tho ownership of tho
miuoralH can bo and often is, hov
orod from that of the surface, the
latter being Hold while tho min
eral rights are roHorvod by the orig
inal owner. Minerals lying under
tho surface between high and low
water mark are claimed by the lord
of tho manor, while everything under
tho mm and beyond low-water mark is
tho property of the Crown.
CharloH Sweeney, proHideut of the
Federal Mining company, says the
Idaho SlateHiuan, is drawing a salary
of 8 1 H, 000 a year and gels a large
ahnro of (ho dividends. His case
furnishes a remarkable illustration
of what dhangoH may be made in a
man's fortunes iu a short time. Ten
years ago Mr. Sweeney was poor and
made Ills living by serving as a do
puyt United StaloH marshal. When
a certain building burned he to
marked it was the last bit of prop
ttrty he had in tho world upon which
ho could have realized. Now ho has
11 fortune running into the millions
anil draws an annual salary that
would have looked like a fortune to
him a decade ago.
of 1002. At this rate Secretary
Shaw will have coined 8100,000,000
in gold during the present calendar
year.
After an interval of rest, again
comes from Portland a great volume
of "news paper talk" about some one
building a smelter there. 0110 for
treating tin ores this time; also an
asbestos refinery and all kinds of
similar institutions. Not satisfio'i
with Its customs hay press, creamery
and fair, that town, in its unre
strained ambition, is reaching out
for every thing iu sight and hearing
distance. It is stango that some of
its imaginatively eutoiprising citi
zens don't organize a "ompany to
eoustrcut and operate a moss mill,
to weave into gauzy, fleecy, trans
parent, stud's its most prolific pro
duct, its most abundant raw material.
Now, there is au Industry that all
of its honored pioneers would feel a
personal Interest iu. They could
(ratio luelr own accumulated crops
for stock iu the company, rendering
a moss purchasing fund unnecessary.
'clock
within
All of
this information, which 1b fairly ac
curate, was obtained from tho abovo
two linos, by a careful study of tho
topography of tho country about up
por Bolh-horou, wlioro Joshua is
supposed to havo stood, and calcu
lations of tbo positions of tho heav
enly bodies at times, which would
bring about thoso conditions.
The following instruments were filed
at tho Bakur county court house during
tho week ending May jl, 1004.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
DEED?.
A communication to the New York
Commercial from a prominent busU
iifSH man of Columbus, Minsissppi,
nooks to correct a somewhat prevalent
impression in other sections of the
country that, the present industrial
and commercial activity iu tho South
mid the unusual measure of piospor
ity there tint due directly to the high
prices at which the last cotton crop
was sold. He points out that inten
sive farming anil the widespread
rapid development of Industrial en
torprlsos iu that section had already
established the sine foundations of a,
stable prosperity long before cotton
took its sudden turn upward and
"piled a hundred million dollars
more into the lap of the South " I
The completion of plans for deny
iug the use of the mails to all news
minors and iniiL,iilimn iin rvlut? (ihiim
tiouable advertisements is announced 0tlu''al),
James .). Hill, who appeared as a
witness tho other day before tho
merchant marine commission In New
York, which is investigating tho de
cline of American shipping, with a
view to suggesting remedial legis
lation, said among other things that
It is necessary to cieate a desire
among the people to own their ships,
yet Mr. Hill said he had had ex
perience iu building two froighteis
the largest in the world and he
doesn't want any mote. He went on
to say that what we need most is a
market abroad, that outside of our
agricultural products, there ate few
things we cau export with profit, be
cause the cost of production is so
high. Here Mr. Hill willfully 111.9.
stated the facts. The American
manufacturer will certainly not
tuiter a foreign market and dispose
of his products at a dean loss, and
i ....t 4 1... .... I .1 .1....... 2 . 41. ..4 I... ..
and " nYiiit!iii:ii in nun 110, uuur
.paying the cost of transportation.
'sells to the foreigner at figures any
'where from twenty-five to fifty per
cent lower than he does to the home
consumer. The cost of production,
it would seem, does not prevent him
from entering a foreign market,
because his presence is ample evi
dence tiiat he is making money.
And yet the present taritf rates en
able this same manufacturer to make
price to tho foreigner
It was with a great deal of joy tho
community learnod tho other day,
that tho affairs of tho Oregon Smelt-
ing and Refining compauy has taken
such shape as to iusuro tho early
operation of tho plant. Whilo 110
definite statements havo beou mado
as to tho time of starting, tho fact
that the now nianagor, Mr. Fuller, and
his superintendent, Mr. Kirchon, are
hero, and tho further fact that it is
well known an ample oro purchasing
fund as been raised aro onough to
convince tho public that tho smoltor
will bo running at no distant day.
Tho ontorpriso has beou carried be
yond the stago of organization and
promotion, and It has boon sucessfully
demonstrated that tho company has
a plant thoroughly adapted to tho
reduction of ores which eastern Oro
gon produces. Tho test run mado
last winter proved tho plant to ho
complete and modern iu every ro
spoct. Iu his visit later Mr. Fuller,
who is a practical and oompotont
smelter man, pronounced the institu
tion one of tho best of its kiud iu
the country. A great doal of credit
is duo tho Killon, Warner, Stewart
company and Profesor Eberman as or
ganizers and prontotors, and Dr.
Muellor.as tho manager, to tho present
stage, when ho doomed it advisable
to r.tsigu iu favor of moro practical
men.
Tho importance of tho instutiou to
the mineral industry of eastorn Ore
gon, especially to tho mines of tho
immodiate vicinity, and to the bus
iness interests of Sumpter, is scarcely
to bo estimated. Tho starting of the
plant will produce an awakoning
along all lines, and its continuous
operation will do moro toward tho
development of the district's mines
than almost any other ouo thing.
from Washington, All classes of
suggestive literature, got-richquick
schemes anil questionable patent com
pounds are under the ban, and post
mastets throughout the count i.v will
be uoitfied to forward periodicals
giving space to such advertisements
to the department. Judge 1. Good-
and rob the home consumer.
Sun, stand thou still upon 15 i boon,
And thou, moon, in tho valley of
Ajalou. Joshua.
Thetie words uttered by Joshua
treated as au astronomical observation
may, in the opinion of K. W. Maun-
That Iron Dyke Case.
Mr. L. Rosotzwig, tho well known
attorney, C. M. Contad, F. i Curt
ze, and Chits. M. Reed, of Erie, Penn
sylvania, and Major S. Farrrow of
New York, arrived in tho city Sunday
and yesterday to attend tho trial
today of the foreclosure case against
tho Iron Dyke initio. Mrs. Shut to,
au intervening claimant, is also iu
the city and it is understood that
Major Farrow is a witness in tho
interests of tho intervening claimauts)
The trial of this caso is of moro
than ordinary interest, as uputt its
decision turns the question of the
building of one and possibly two rail
roads, the starting up of this big
mine and its operation again, and the
April G H. and Jas. Wloka and
wife to Jas . W. Phillips, et al, N.
VV. H Soo. 32 T. 8 R. 39 E. ; 80,
400. March 20 Lewis E. Reames and
wife to Anuio E. Knapp, 80 acres iu
Sees. 15 and 22 T. 6 R. 4G E. ; 82,
000. May 18 W. D. Robinson and wife
to Thos. W. Day, N. W. X N. E.
M Sec. 5 T. 8 R. 4G E. ; 8700.
May 23 Ceo. U. Knapp, and wife
to L. B. Estes, S. W. H S. E. H
Sec. 1G T. 8 R. 40 E. ; 82,500.
July 0, '03 L. W. Wuugb to C.
D. Ilurd, h iutorost lot 15 block 3;
lots 1, 2, G, 12, aud 10 block 4 and
lots 1 aud 18 block 5 St. Louis ad
dition to Sumpter; 81.
April 25 Juo. MoNomoy to Davis
Wilcox, lots 0 and 10 block E
Hainan; 8500.
May 19 C. D. Ilurd, to Houry
Anderson, lots 2, 12 and 1G block 4
St. Louis addition to Sumpter; 81.
May 19 C. D. Hurd to Martin
Andorson, lots G block 4, lot 1 block
5, St. Louis addition to Sumpter;
81.
May 1 II C. D. Ilurd to C. C.
Higgius, lot 18 block 5, St. Louis
addition to Sumpter; 81.
March 22 Claude Officer and
wifo to Roso S. Hishor, 1 ( acros in
S. E. H Sec. 8 T. 8 R. 4G E. ; 81.
April 4 Roso B. Bishor and hus
band to Pine Valioy Croamory com
pany, sumo as last; 81,800.
April 25 N. E. Imhaus to C. O.
Fleoner, ot ul, 2-3 interest in Suavely
and Imhaus ditch of Powder river;
81.
Juno 1G M. W. Sullivan aud wifo
to Miunio Kolly, log dwelling and
lot iu Croonhoru; 8350.
Doc. 12 W111. A. Sundors to
Minnie Kelly, lot 2 block 2 Green
horn; 8100.
May 24 Lewis E. Elliott to
Caleb Butts, 100 acres iu Secs.G
aud 7 T. 13 R. 38 E. ; 82,000.
MINING MATTERS.
OKKDB.
May 27 P. W. Morse et al to
Golden Eitglo M. Co., 1-3 interest iu
Golden Eagle aud 3 other quartz
claims; 810,000.
May 5 Lewis Blumauor and wifo
to W. R. Abororombie, 1-5 interest
in Red Cross and 14 other quartz
claims; 81.
May 2G L. P. Ostluud to Citi
zens' Con. G. M. and M. Co., Rook
laud Boy quartz claim; 8800.
May 20 Juo. MoLenuau and wifo
to Hugh Blakenoy, ,L8 interstate
Royal quartz claim; 81.
May 24 Isaac Kiug to F. M. Sax
ton, Iudepoudouco aud 7 other quartz
claims; 81,000.
May 25 L. C. and Canie Sturgill
to C. P. Loomis, 1-3 interest iu Ox
ido No. 1 aud No. 2 quartz claims;
81.
Aug. 1, 0'3 Mose Fuohs to W.M.
Griffin, iutorest iu Ophir quartz
claim; 81.
Dec. 1, 1900 Hugh Currau and
Shermau West to Audrew O. Tool,
Irish Kid'and Highland Boy quartz
claims; 8250.
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