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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1904)
mmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmammmmmmmmmmmKmmmmmmmtmm VOL V. ORE FOR THE SMELTER FROM WALLOWA COUNTY Will Stand Expense of Ninety Mile Wagon Haul and a Railroad Transfer. Mr. A. P. LoHtor, mining man, citizen of tbo world, who has op orated "nil over" uud is now opoulng np noiiio properties in Wallowa "comity, spent two or tbroo days in Sumptcr, leaving yesterday afternoon. Mr. Lostor was with the party of "aoonnra" whom fedoral soldiers drovo out of tho llliick Hills in '7fi, joined the first rush to Alaska and mined there eight yearn, and Is now opening np a new din trio t. in Oiegon. lie says he Iiiih something good over (here and his mnvemontH liere would seem to indicate uh mnoh. He made arrangementH with the smelter to make regular HhipmentH. He says he will have to haul this '.uo ninety miles hy wagon tn Fdgin, and ship from there hero hy rail, reloading at Jlakor City. Tratispoi tation and tieatment charges will amonnnt to SfiO a ton and yet, he nays he has ore that will stand that expense. It, will have to ho sorted, of 0011 rso. Tho railroad freight ohargou are three dollars a ton lesH to the smelter hero than to either Salt Lake or the Sound. The mine from MANAGEMENT ENDORSED 6Y WHEELER & Co Tho tisrt annual report of the Valley Quean presented to tho stock holders shows approximately the following development record to date: Tunnel No. I forty-live feet driven and tlfteeu sunk on vein; No. 2, 235 feet driveu (main crossaut); drifting ou vein No. 1, eighty-two feet; No. 2, prospected; No. 3, eighty feet; No. 4, 158 feet; pros pect work and open cute, ninety feet; shaft, tweuty-five feet. The report deals exhaustively with the vein system, values and the gen SUMPTER, OREGON, JULY 6, 1904 which this oro is taken is tho Madgor. lie says there is eight feet of good 010, but that no great quantity of it 1b as yet hlookod out. Mr. Lester says that ho la going to mako tho mluo pay for tho orootion of a reduction plant. Ho profers to stand this apparent heavy loss in shipment ohargos, to throwing the mono yaway hy moans of stock sales to reluctant, and hypercritical in vestors, eastern brokers asorhing the larger portion of tho funds thus secured. Ho is also iuterseted in the Tender Knot, though he has no voice in its managmeut. This is a high grade free milling propoity in which a twenty-stump mill is lining erected. Ho had with him a sample of this oro that carries gold into the thousands. The rock Is almost black, different from any thing found elswhere in this state. liesides arraguing for tho sale of IiIh ores to the smelter, Mr. Lester's other purpose in coming to Sumpter was tn secure a mine superintendent. He was fortunate in being able to engage the services of Lew Walker, who accompaiued him on his ret run to the 1 111 1111 hit dsitrict. eral situation at the properly. In closing the report tho opinion is i given that, a continuation of tho work along present lines will soon I place the property on a paying basis. I The report is signed by Mayor ! Charles 11. McCollnoh, president, C S. Warren, Jr., vice president, and Tom C. day, secretary and superin tendent. Moforo leaving for the east U. II. Wheeler, of Wheeler fc Company, New Vork, the firm financing the property, gave the following high en dorsement, of Mr. day's management of tho preperty: "Ueforo leaving you for home I desrie to express to you my entire satisfaction after careful investiga tion on behalf of my clients of your business ability and management of the affairs of tho Valley Queen com pany. We havojja mine, Mr. Cray, of unquestionable merit and It given me (treat satisfaction to return to my office bo folly confident that the time la approaohtng when 1 can In form my clientele that they can shortly look for good retunrs on their Valley Queen Investment. " LONG CROSSCUT AT THE 60LD COIN T. S. Konnerly, superintendent of tho Cold Coin, stopped off in Sumptcr today on his way from linker City to tho property. Mr. Konuorly says that wotk is to bo pushed at the Cold Coin with re no wed vigor. The crosscut is now in 800 feet and it will probably take another 800 to cut the last, ledge on the claims farthest away. It is ex pected, however, that another ledge will be reached in a short distance. Sovoral good veins have already been cut, but Mr. Kennedy's idea is to cut all of them Ijoforo ho starts drifting. START NfcWYORK MILL NEXT WEEK W. W. Caldwell and L. (J. Koady, of Port land, president and sooioliuy reflectively of the company operat ing the New York group in the (ircou liorus, accompanied by C. (!. Xopple, of Halter City, manager, and l,,icil Dailies, of (Jellies company, piiHsed through the city Sunday. The Port laud people were returning after a visit of several days to the mine, and .Manager Nepple was going to Maker City to get. some steam lit tings for tho new plant. The hoist was slirlcd up yesterday, and the mill is lendy for operation with the exception nf the linings mentioned. It will he started just, as mhiii iih .Mr. Nepple returns, It is a seven to ten ton Tromaiu plant. H WILL HE 10 YOLK INTEREST If you contemplate visiting the St. Louis exposition, to secure tollable information as to railroad service, I the lowest rates and the best routes. Also as to local conditions in St. Louis; hotels, etc., etc. If you will write the uudersignel, stating whit information you desire, (the same will be promptly furnished if wo do not have it ou hand, will secure it for you if pousible, and without any expense to you. Address H. II. TRUMUULL, Commercll Agent 1112 Third street, Portland, Oregon. NO. 44 CRACKER-HIGHLAND ELECTS OFFICERS W. CI. Perkins, of Portland, secre tary of tho Craoker-lIlgkJand, re turned home Satruday after spending several days here In eonnootiou with the operation of property and attending a stockholders' meeting. Following aro tho o Ulcere and directers: Henry Cummlngs, of Milwaukee, president; C. 11. Stlckney, Sumptcr, vice president ; W. (5. Perkins, Portland, secretary; A. P. (Joss, Sumptcr, treasurer, who with A. H. Whlfosldoe and C. Mayor, of Portland, constitute the director ate, iloliu C. Da vies was chosen con sulting engineer and M. K. Muzzy, superintendent. Work lias already been started at tho property, which is located in tho Cracker Creek dsitrict, and It is tho proposed to open up tho initio iih rapidly as possible. Sframjc Looking Kw;k. 101 i Foihiiiiiii, who has been pros pecting over in the .John Day country for two in out tin pnst, arrived in town Saturday with the strangest looking ore ever found in Oregon. At Hint, glance, much ot it would he pro nounced lava; but. that it. is not is thought, to be proven by the fact that, it carries gold values ou the surface of from live to eleven dollars. Mr. Fnisman hii.vh that theio is an ini inoiiHi body of it: how much ho dooHti't. know, as he has as yet. tumid only the foot wall. He believes that, he has a nig thing. Sawmill Installed. Dr. K. N. ilacltHiu, manager of tho Fortune Mining company, opeialing the lied Lion and Humboldt in tho (iroenhoriH, went through to Maker City Satuiday. The new Hiumill, ho J says, tins been installed and will ho mulling hy duly f. 'I he hoist. hi ging mid sinking opciatious will bo steadily continued. Will Increase force. C. M. McLaren, superintenlent of the Adelene, accompanied by his son, I were In town yesterday to spend the I Fourth. Mr. Me Lai en has been I working a small roice at the property I for some time past, hut intends put I ting ou a much larger force in a few i days. Elk Head Saloon. I0lk Head Whiskey, old, fine uud mellow, at the 101k Head saloon, Cen ter street, Old Olympia stand. Tiy it. p '0 n