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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1904)
a VOL. V. SUMPTER, OREGON, JUNE 8, 190.1 NO. 40 SMELTER COMPANY'S OFFICIAL STATEMENT sluico-box, IniH boon installed and steam will be turned in on the 10th of ilnn. 10. R Zlnnis, of Haughtou, Michigan, 1h general manager of tho company. Ho likes custom Oregon, and 1h understood to havu recently shown his faith in tho mineral rich ness of thiu region by taking adrift, , 000 bond on a group of claims near tho niothur lotlo. REVIVIFICATION OF THE VIR1UE MINE Now Keady to Buy Ure tor lash and rosy dreams of U I IMCAM I I . I I . I ? TlllOvFli i real cveryDoay Will White. Tho following iu tho olllulal an nouncotnont of tho recent mooting of tho smelter uirootors, the officers tind directors of tho company thou olectod aud tho policy adepted: At a apodal mooting of tho diroo torn of the Oregon Smoking aud Relluiug company, held atMHwaukoo, Wisconsin, May 10, 1001, tho mem bers of tho tomporary directorato, who had governed while tho plant wan under coiifltruction, resigned to given placo to a pormanont board, tho majority of whom woro solootod from among tho eastern stockholders, with reference to holding future directors' meetiugri regularly. Heretofore, on account of tho dlstnnoo apart of tho mombers, it wan found impossible to do so. Tho board is constituted as fol lews: Walter B. Lindsay, president; Wnltor A. Wood, Jr., first vico proa idout; William Covorly, second vico president; Scott Oermun, soorotary; F. J. Lindsay, treasurer; Fred D. Fuller, general manager. Tho dirootors are Waltor R. Lind say, William Ooverly, Robert Wior, John S. Cray, Walter A. Wood, Jr , J. O. Milligan, William S. Njoholls, E. J. Lindsay, D. L. Killen, Scott (iermau, U. F. Jlolmes. Ttl3 OVOilltlvO CJ'imlttOE) oouilats of Waltor 13. Lindsay, G. F. Holmos, ; four Million Dollar Cor poration Will Com plete Gigantic Plans. J Waltor A. Wood, lr., Scott (ionium, William Covorly. Mr. Fuller was sont out in tho in torosts of tho smelter company iu Fobruary of this yoar, to independ ently cross chock tho tost run, aud roport as to tho prosont conditions surrounding tho enterprise. Iu this report ho says: Tho test run was successful, and that ho found most favorablo conditions for the successful oporatiou of tho Oregon Smelting aud RoHning plant. An ample oro purchasing fund was provided, and Mr. Fuller was in structed to proceed at once to Sump tor aud commence -ictivo opera tions. Mr. Fuller anounces tho appoint mont of Charles Kirchon, a metallur gist of wide experience, both iu the United States and other countries, as superintendent. lie further states that it will be tho polio? of tho company to build up its businesti along tho lines of conservatism, aud expects that by guarding its imputation for tair deal ing, making prompt cash payments, i aud offering attraotivo terms, to merit tho support of tho mine owners aud i operators of eastern Oregon. I Ho further announces that the1 smelter is ready to receive the pro-. ducts of the mine. The rosy dreams of Maker City merchants regarding a railway line from that, point toward the Seven Devils country, via Pine and lOaglo valleys, are approaching roalialluu. W. L. Visnon, formrely of Smnptor, is tho promoter and after a whole lot of wire pulling has prevailed upon a party of New York Central aud Rock Island railroad oillclals to come west aud look over tho proposed route. Tho party arrived In Hatter City Sun day night In tho private car of W. C. lirown, who is vice president of tho New York Contral. They were loaded into rigs and are now among the sagebrush of the lower Powder country, seeing what they can see. 'Che decision of these eastern railway magnates to assist iu a con summation of Mr. Vinson's project is conceded to be predicated upon a settlement of the litigation which now involves the Cornucopia and Iron Dyke mines, as without the traffic resultant from steady operation of these two properties, the Vinson railroad would lie impossible. More About the Cougar Sale. W. H. PI u mm or has takon a bond on tho Cougar gold mine, iu eastern Oregon, twelve miles northeast of Sumpter, and leaves lor tho east this morning, to uegotiato with Now York aud Host on people foi the be purchase of tho mine. The bonding price is giveu at 8000, 0U0, tho first payment of 8110.000 to be due in' thirty days and 800,000 in six months, while on tho balance the payments run through two years. Tho propei :y has a tiftO trui cyanide plant aud 'i,000 feet of development work. It is owned by the Cougar Cold Mining aud Milling company. 1 Some of tho piiuoipal stockholders in Spokane are D. it. Evans, A. II. Railton, Senator H. D. Crow aud the estato of L. P. Hole. The company has four claims, two of which are patented. Spokesman Review. Statesman-Miner. Hon. (ieoige ). Harrot, ex-member of the state legislature from (limit county, came in from (iranite today and departed this afternoon for linker City. Mr. Hanoi t has withdrawn from statesmanship aud is devoting his time aud talents to mining. He is too much of a politician, however, not to feel an interest in an election, aud today iu conversation with a Miner representative he told how Congressman Williamson carried (Sraut county by 100 majority. More Michigan Money. The Merchants Cold Mining com pany, operating the Pine Creek placeis, is Bteadily adding more lei ritorv to Ms holdings along the auriferous giavel channel of that, rich region. Tho big mining pump, which will force wator from Mm nt river to a leswivoir above the highest Snow at the Alpine. Hick Addoms, superintendent of the Alpine, is in, (own. "The snow hangs on like grim death iu Cable Cove," he said, "liy Inly 1 expect it will he out holy gone, aud then we will at once proceed with the erection of the liO-stamp mill at the Alpine. The machiueiy is all on the ground aud when com pleted the plant will be one of the best equipped for amalgamation and concentration iu (lie emiie district." HakerCiiy advicen today stale (hat. something good is pending with re lation to the celebrated old Virtue mine. C. K. Cauel, of Montreal, bead of the Canadian company which successfully operated the property for two years, has arrived on the ground aud is peifecting the final details of a transfer of title to a four mlllon dollar reorganized company, Incor porated last, fall by linker City men, led by Arthur lluckhoo. When all tho titular holdings of the CanadlauH are transferred (o the new company, the plans inaugurated last year by (ionornl Manager lluckhoo and sus pended an account of a depleted treasury, will be taken up again and carried (o completion. These plana include (he sinking of a three com partment, shaft of a depth of 1000 feet and the running of crosscufH from stated levels lo lap the eight known veins iu the Virtue group. This big shaft is already down 200 feet, and is oqiuppod with one of tho finest deep sinking plants iu tho state, The. machinery was formerly use at the Cumberland mine, lit Idaho, aud cost 8100,000. iu the summer of I Hill a chimney of ore iu Hie Chicago claim of (ho Virtue group yielded $ll,fi00. From olio specimen of ore, weighing !'-! pounds, (Ionornl Manager lluckhoo melted a 81,100 gold button. When the deen shaft was started the Cana dian owners promised Ituchoo a free hand aud all needed funds. Later t liny developed a pi enounced case of "cold feet" aud'cul oil Hie manager'a spuply of coin. A meiger company of four million dollais capital wan Incorporated, iu older to lulng tho Sail Lake stockholders In (he old Viitue Consolidated company into u paitioipeliou of c.ioiimi. The Viitue, accoiding to United States government mint leports, ban pinducctl tiioie I linn two and linen ( nailer milliout- of dollais in gold. WANTKI) on Salary.- A man with light rig, who is well acquainted iu linker ami (Irani counties, to handle a slaudaid aictiole. Kail and winter Job tor the Night paily. miirt give reference. Addies Hex 71. Union, Ore,. I