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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1904)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, June 22, 1904 it 1 1 Th( Qi irripvlfar (Vljiiai-1 othor hand, amounting to 8000,479, I I IV UIIIUICI III Id 01., W(,1(J $;u, 221, 81(5 lees Hum in gold, silver, coppor or lend, the bulk of tho protliiotiou comod from mines, the like period of the provioiiH eleven ; millH mid smelters opernted oti n months, while in Hi nf period tho J largo huiiIo mid requiring tho'invest balaneo of trude in favor of the iiiont of extensive capital Even ........ United Slates wiih S 1 H 8 , 010, 07(5, now, experienced, fur seeing mining against. c.iMi, in!j,;ji.J last yenr. or tin men in uhh section Hesitate to engage ' IncieiiM! of 87(5. 810, 70U. The imports in the development of lead and cop- J!vlU,l.!)"lc,;ilM S,V.n,1,er' o,L,KVn,.,0r f Klel in the eleven iiioiiIIih IraHMllIss on Ihro lih flu imilK m. vitiiiiiI i .. " mnti.T ' , atiiniitiled lo $01, 1(50, (!(5M, and tho .had taken the chances on milking a .evporl.H to 870,0M0, 112, being an Inline, they might no! ho aliio to imir- sui.MiMinioN MAti's excess of iiiiiiirfH uf 8 M . 2M0, 'J'J I . ; koL their ores at a profit. J'ho I'UIIUMOil) HVI1WY WI!I)NKSI)AY IIV J. W. CONNKU.A T. O. (IWYNNI:. Otlf VlMf . Sin Montlis ALWAYS IN ADVANCI". A New Vnrk mining niiuiiiner in, going lo iillempl the exploration of,' Mount Colima volcano in Mexico. ! The volcano Ih in a stale of semi activity. .Several iiioiiIIih ago it wan violently oiupllve, ihirlng which time the enliie appearance ol the cone wiih chnngi'il atid H'voiiil new (traleiH loimed. 'I'll I m engineer will atlnmpl a Htirvey of the changeH. f'-" I'umpacnl with the eleven iiioiiIIih of , Spokesman-Review knowH of at least 1 1 lie previoiiH year the imports in-I one firm uf extensive and successful I creased 851,ono,M10 and tl.o expoils mining men who were deterred hy 5,M5(5, llin. that fear fiom making investments in I he (Joonr d 'A lones. The llrHt, inslallmonl of Thomas Tl,n l,m" will never come when i hamuli) 'h widely heralded exposure of j Hoi'kofollor or any otliui person or the financial melhods of Amalgamated , fiimlil imlloii of interests will ho able . . '. i .. .....i i.. ..! ii i i copper lias lieen pillilisliod. It jH ; vu nun uirrnuj mi um promising Juuo 14 C. J. Osborno and wife to Stato Lund board, N. N. W. H Seo. M4 Tp. 7 R. .'18 E; 81,000. June 10 W. T. Alien to Ueorgo F. Jones, E. s N. E. M Sec. 117 Tp. 7 R. 10 E; 81,7fifi. Juuo lo Dan Rogers and wifo to Pony D. Jones, M20 acres in Sees. per properties, louring I tint alter tlioy 11 and 'JU Tp. 11 K. ,11 U; 51,000. Dec. 21 Frank E. Pearco et al to Clias. M. Mullen. .'100x000 feet in S. W. :, N. E. h Seo. 0 Tp. 7 R. 81 E; 81,000 Juno 11 U. S. A. to Coo. Rlnn cliard. receipt in full for 100 neros in Seo. 120 Tp. 11 K. 40 E; 8100. Juno 17 W. L. Sparks to Oregon Lumber Co., 1(50 acres in Seo. l.'l Tp. 10 R. .'18 10; 8(570. Juno 1 A.E.Clement and wifo to II. C.HayH, east half S. 10. There is a Persian story nlioul a pessimist, 'i he story is so old Hint no date can lie iiHsigued to it. II couceiiiH a pessimistic fanner. "(iooiI friend, a visitor said lo the farmer, "you ate fnrolunefn this year." lie pointed to I he heavy and rich gialu fields spreading as far as the eye could see. grumble, " he went on. crop this season, ehV" "No," whined Hid pessimist, "but a crop llko'thls is teriibly wearing on the noil." "Vou can't "about your The New Voile Commercial, in apoaklng of the gill of u quarter of a million dollars to Columbia unlver Hity school of mines, HiiyHodilnriully : In the technical education of the American youth of today there is no branch that holds out greater promise (hail that of mine engineering. While the miiinig industry has been one of the chief agencies in the pro duction of wealth during the past half century, it may properly lie regarded as still in its infancy here, when the mineral resourcse of the whole western hemisphere are con iddcrod, as well as the enormously inoieiiMul mid the still growing dc maud for metals In our iuduslilal iind commeicial system and in the arts. merely an outline of what hi; pro poses lo tell, and it he keeps his protein), it will be the most sensa tional series of articles ever pub lished in America. Hy far the most interesting statement he makes is that immediately following the prctd deullal election of I HOC, 80,000,000 was hastily collected and used to change the i-ohsIIh in five slates, for the purpose of continuing the repub Mean parly in power. He promises further lo give the details of the payment of two suit cases lull of money for a judicial de cision; how those who paid this money tried and tailed to steal it back; of numerous suicides and do falcaliomi resulting from the manip ulation uf Amalgamated, and finally of the commission of two minders to dispose of men who knew ton mines of the United States. Hut It Sue UolTp. 12 R. M0 10; and V. much about transactions. that company's hliady The amount ot cii ital invested by foreigners in commercial under takings in ilaptiu is much laiger than nioM ei miiih suppose. The F.uglish investments me largest and those ot I lie (ici minis, French and Americans in about the onler named. Dlscust ing this condition the London Stalisl says: "Statistics show that the amount of capital invested by tor olgnoi-H. including Hie lOugllsh, in commeicial umloitakiugs eHtahlit-hcd and conducted by Japan is voiy large, as fiuelgn money Is invested in eighty nine Japaucfo companies which have a nominal capital of I 1 1,000,000 yen, or, loughly speak ing, or between J.1 1,000,000 and .cir,ooo,ooo, of which 1:17,000,000 yen is paid up capital. This is ine spent ive ol foieigu carrying com panies in which foioLsu money is in vested, and which have a nominal capital ot over IK, 000, 000." The exports of the United States for the eleven mouth.- ended May M0 were valued at 8 l,M(57,rl(5.720, which was an ineroawo of 824,957,8(57 over those for the corresponding period of the previous tlscal year, and never but once, in 1000-1001, equaled, says a Washington report, lie imports of merchandise, on tho Speaking of the reported attempt of John I). Hockofocr to control not only the base, but the precious metal output of this country, Secretary Million, of the American Mining congiess, says: "Amalgamation of all the great mines ot America would mean the lowering of the individual prospector lo the plane of a mere employe of the combination or tins!, who would receive only such daily compound Ion for his ell'ort as the management might be disposed to olfer, and could not hope to reap the moasuioot lane lit to which discovery and develop ment should entitle him, It is to be hoped that every mining man and all of those interested in and loyal to (he industry will attend the Portland session of the congress in August and lake ai'tive part in Us proceedings. Announcement of the plans of the Standard Oil trust may serve to mouse the mining men from the apathy and indifference that Inns caused them to fail in upholding their iudusry in the past as oilier in dustries have been upheld by (hose illteiesled. "The prospector is not only the backbone but also the eye ami the hand of (he mining industry. If the respecter had not louud the men and metals of our gteat mining regions, capital would never have had this w underfill Held ot investment opened to it, and our great mineral wealth would still be retained in Nature's safe, with the combination of tho lock unknown." is among tho possibilities I hat they may consul idale a majority of the Inrger producers, and then, through their owiietHhip and control of smelters and markets, and with the aid of I he big transportation lines, control enough of the product to send prices up or down at pleasure (liven that power, they could deal with the independent mine owners pretty much as they have been deal ing fur a ipiarter of a century or umic with the in lenendent owiioih of oil wells. It is not a pleasing nrosnect. -Spokesman Review. The gold minor, hoover, need have no fear. This great financial mon arch, this tyiant uf the commercial world, can not control the market value of the royal yellow metal, in some piuticluar district ho may, however, through ownership of smelters, render worthless mines currying refractory ores. Hut the western miner is not the docile animal that Ih the eastern business man, and if Rockefeller liys some of the tricks out this way that ho has worked successfully in the east, ho will encounter a surprise party, not to his lining. S. W. '4 Sec. HO Tp. 12 R. 10 E; 8 1 , UOO. March 1(5 Jas. H. Sams to A. C. Bowman, 1(50 acres in Sees. 2 and 11 Tp. 7 R. 11 10; 81, MOO. M1NINH MATTKKS. DUKIiB. OFFICIAL RECORDS. John I). Rockefeller, having got ten substantial control of the oil de posits in the United States, is now said to be reaching out to corner the mines. It is 11 herculean tank. Twenty years ago men would have considered it a wild dream. Vet it Is not an impossibility. The day of primitive mining has gone by. Whether the product of The following instruments wero tiled at the court house in Maker City for record veslerdav: R10AL KSTAT10 TRANSFKRS kki) Daniel W. Spaulding et ux to Win. Mcd'rath, 1(50 acres in Sees. 2M and 2(5 Tp. 11 R. M7 10; 8(5fiO. June I4--R. Donald and wife to John Thomas, north I01... feet of lot 1 block HI, Hakor City; 81. June l.'l- Jas. R. Ciarduor and wife to Jas. II. Hutchinson. '.. in. terest in lots 1 and 2 and 10 . '.. N. W. '., Sec. Ill Tp. (5 R. MS 10: 82H0. June IH- J. C. Martin and wife to Lottie J. Fresh, lots 1 and 2 block 1, J. 10. Smith's addition to linker City: 80OO. May 2(5 -W. W. and (Jen. Crls wold and wives to Mary H. Criswold. lot HI and west l.ri feet of lot 12 block 10, and lot 10 block 7, Hunt Hunt ingeon: 81 June HI- Annie H. Cavln and hus band to John D. Host, 81 acres in Houth half of Sec. (5 Tp. 0 R. M0 10; en, 000. June 1 -1 . O. II . Chauco and wifo to F. D. Smith et al, 1(50 acres in Sees. 17 and 18 Tp. 10 R. V 10; 81. Jan. 0, '00 U. S. A. to Jeremiah Fleetwood, 1(50 acres in See. 20 Tp. 12 R. M7 10. Juuo 1M John Host and wifo to Annie R. Cavin, 81 acres iu south half Sec, 0 Tp. 9 R. M0 ; 14,000. June 15 Lunettie J. Fresh ami husband to Ella E. Spangler, lot 7 block L, Do Ron's additiou, aud lot 1 aud 2 block 1, J. E. Smith's ad dition to Huker CityilGOO. F J. Perkins to John D. Coss, one-half intqioftt in Hie Pointer frac tional tiart' claim; 81. T. S. Konnerly lo W. C. Winter halter, one-fourth interest in Royal lllues Nos. 1, 2, M and 4 quart, claims aud in Mullen placer claim; 82,000. Chan. Hedges et ux to Amelia Schwarz, one-fourth interest in tho Royal Hlues Nos. 1, 2, M and 4 quartz claims, am) in Mullen placer claim; 82,000. Juno 10 John Sharp to C. W. Collins, Fureka aud Eclipse quart, claims; 8M00. 4 March 4, 'DM Jacob Mullen to T. S. Konnerly et al, Mullen placer claim of 1M0 acres; 81,000. June M J. iloughain to Consoli dated Honauza (.!. M. Co., (inldou Monarch No. 1 and 2 quartz claims; 80OO. June 10 (Jeo. L. Turner to A.E . May, 20 acre placer claim known 11s Inland placer claim; 81. Doc. 7, 0M ThoH. Harbeo to Nannie Harbeo, one-half interest in Crowu Point group of quartz claims; 8r, 000. June (5 Auroia CI. M. Co., to Albert Croigliton Co., Neversweat group of quartz claims; 875,000. June 18 Jos. Rower to Omar llower, one half interest in 20 acres placer claim in Sees. 15 aud 22 Tp. 12 R. M0 10, 81,500. Special Excursion to The World's Fair. The Denver aud it Rio Crande. iu connection witli the Missouri Pad lie, will run a series of Person ally Conducted lOxcursious to the Wiold's Fair during June. These excursions will lie run through to St. Louis without change of cars, making short stops at principal points en route. The (list of these excursions will leave Portland June 7th, aud the second June 17th. The rato from Hakor City will be 8(50 to St. Louis aud return. Excursionists going via the Deuevr A Rio Crande havo the privilege of returning via a diiforetit route. This is the most pleasant way, as well us tho most delightful route, to cross tho continent. The stops arranged give au opportunity of visiting the various points of in terest iu aud about Salt Lake City, Denver and Kausas City. If you wish to accompauy oue of these ex cursions write at once to W. C. Mc Urido 124 Third street, Portland, for sleeping car reservations.