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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (July 27, 1904)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, July 27, 1904 TTU C t,.. (VII - v. - I 1 10 juiiipiv-i III 101 v a l m w v ma - i I'lMiH'iMHO BVBMV WBI1NB5I1AV HV J. W. CONNGI.I.A T. C (.JWVNNI:. - EDITOR l:nNl it ! pmtoflle In Sumpler, Oregon, for t;triMuUltii tliriiuifh Hi malli ai second dim tmlttr. SIIIISCMIfTION PATHS Pn Yii .fi.oo AIWAVS IN ADVANCJB. --r "weather," tho conditions of which , ,, ,.,., 1 lithe iron and steel trade indicates, Who ho of on flguron have not . . ' .... . . . 'mid hnnr nbmit tho same relation of yOl IWHII UUIII'll)i MI, 11 liiunu uni.iiuiiiu .if I ... . . . ... .. I . . I .. .1 .. ..I. .!.. .Ill t ..I I. . 4. hIiiiw Mini Hju value of AIiihkii trade for tin fiscal year 1 S() 1 HtirpiiHHod .v.... ...... ...... 11... I.1..I 1 ...I ..t ' waii.wiiii.wuii, urn .iikimiml luiiiiiii in tho uoi.i.i.oroe (it that territory. Tho ' , i ., i ..II.. .i i,. ....... Iguroiiiuo restricted entirely to mor . .1 1 1 1 t .. 1 .....t...i...i cIiiiihHhh (mil go Id h not included. II i.i pi opined tu fix on Home city iih tint piiimationt liomo of the Atnori (1111 Mi ui nit cunuroHH and tho iintlor will piohahly bo Hottled nt the Vnrtluitil mooting. Denver ami I .. a i ia . l.i.Ko hiii miiUiiiK bid lor I ho din- j tincuuii. 11. ih I""""'" '' "'"l '""jhv innumerable Htnall mining com ..II I.1..1. I.t.l I.. II... l.ll.ll.lLlI ill I III. I ' . ...... rny win r.ii "i" " "" "'h"""1 ' way of ludueomotitH will likely got it, ii,i (.fin congress Ih not in a pohI .1 ion fliinuciiilly In incur much i.'.- pilMHil ill lltillg Ul poillllllllllll IpllirtlMH. Tim volcano Popocalapntl wiih ! formally ImiiHforrod In Now Vork ciipitiliiitH IIiIh weak. Tim hiiIo Ih ,piiiijl.n-iilly olloelod, HiiyH a report , Iriim tlit CMly uf Mnxiim. The ilolny f . 11 i-.... 1 1....... .1.... 1.. 1 III IIMI llllllllll lllllinii'i nun im'imi inn' 111 tho vm U of cenylni: the undent iIimmIu I'aplnlii ll'ilt, of New Vork, who linn Miii'.tnmtnMl the doul, 1m now wmltirm nil iiIiiuh for Hpedul IoiiiIIiik uppntiiM to be ohIiiIiIIhIiimI at Vera i(Jru ti tiiivt wliart'aKo cliarneH. The lutes Oi'.iitiu taili-nail will take the iiiiiimi from (lie volriiuo to rern Oiti. It ih bolioviMl that sulphur 1 1. ...1... 1 .. V.. ., V....L !',.. I U 1. (an Iki liiiiiiiid lit Nev Vork for 8IH a too, idil. vnIiK'Ii would make I'opo catapofl milpliiir an ollootivo compot .itm til Ihu ltaiun aritclo. l!u.il iiniiiuu by niachiuery Ih -'"" ' - ,......,... ...,- . r, . 'milking tent headway ill the United jHnHH other than mining aro per StaloH, imyH the Mining World. In mi t toil to chock HiimpleH and take 1002 M.ttnt itio 1 m;i macuiuoH 111 uhojh,,.,,, uIoiik iih liaggage, mining on in ir,ngluiitl, and ft, IIH in Amoiica. IkIiioimh are iu)iiiiolloil to ship nam- lu Kiiid.imi tlio Hiimo year l.K.I l'r (itm I nt I bo foul vmih cut by madiiuor.. mill 111 Amoiica 23. ."1 per cent, l-'rom s'u: . 1 ri.! tho oiitnut per year pur .i.in.i. u...!i.,vo.l hud ilecrouHMil i j KiiuiaiiiMiuiii 291 toiiH to 282 tnim, I whilo 111 Amoiica it bad InoreiiHoil In. ih Mil Inns to 028 Ioiih. 'I ho tit at DM til i'ellllNylvilllill, HlinoiH, West Vii'uliuii and Ohio, whicli cut lnri iiiicntiliigen ol their coal bv mndiliicrt. -''"'" I Jiuvii 11 inir ilfiidi into per million tour uf (-mil mined II11111 thoao staluH which cut a Hiiiallei peicciilago by UllH'lllIlM. Tim Itwt hui dmpleiHi.f TIiouiiih ' ll,w.ii'h"l'i.nil-ed .limm'.i,"whldi J 1(. b..idu widely mlv.rllti.Ml ,, puiilwliminl oMMiHiiio of SlMiilnr.1 ! k . . . - l - . . 1 ....... i .... I..I I ...i . 1 1 (III IIUIIlMO ClOOIiOII lUIIIIII'llllllliill ill 1 MnaUuuuited (..,.,.. cimu-UIh ..lu- limlly ut i.HiHiimil liiii.liit ion l the utotl Who tiirtiml the tlick. The only -ii.i t iin.i in i iihj iim'm" "" V . ',.. 1 1.. ' M CMpH! UlltlO III .MUllllHIll il ihuikiii ..... V.,i. .v.. ui .....J xni.i in ih,, ,a iUC o iiii",'i'' public IU Ho g7ft.U0ti.00d. tuim ot Every body block at sutmbed l tllll Hlil wii' i.inniiif, " thib i,itutm..liun Ih not very startling, What tl.o public is impiitlont to learn Unit tliHV were mtik lug a prolll. so are tho dutailh ot the modu operandi ,q buying the eloctiou McKinlov in ,U9tJ with Hint "Su.OOO.OUO hastily ! collected the Hay aftor election;" t i. nn..i.niUn nf utufii loeinlnfiirnn: I IUU I1U1IUIU1IU wi nii.i ,vnu.wM. , "T-r.tlie hriliory of judges and murder of two mon who "knew too much," as the preliminary notice of the Hcope of the aritolo promised would ho dotio. The iron and steel trade ifi &aid, and doubtlesH truly, to be the com mercial barometer. Continuing the aiiiiile, ho far iih mining and ita allied iuduHtrioH are concerned, then tho precliiH metals constitute the I ------ importance to that, trade iih doeH meteorology to the barometer. For iiiHtance, during the flrnt hIx monthB , . , . . ,,, " " ' , '" """ "? Z , ig both mining and manufacturing, 7 " ll(r,mnnn , ., , . pa d iu dlvidodtiH 814,500,000, while ., , .. 1,1 . god and h vor, the r iiHHoolate I biiHer metalH, copper and lead, paid I in dividoudH 19,000,000, in round InumberH The latter figures include ifilllt fill lll'(lllli(lifttl (if tllOHM MmIuIh. , familiar with the "' v Hliiil... kiiiiwu. It in ImnoHHible for (t tllcli 1 figures lo include prutllH paid panics, which, in tho aggregate, .amount to millioiiH. Wore it posHiblo lo uot accurate data regarding tho lirolllH made by the many iudividualH and compaiihiH engaged in tho maun- lacluio of gold, Hilver, copper and . iiniduets, iih It Ih in tho ciiho of Htocl anil iron, I tin figures would run up into mind reeling proportioiiH. IMccIouh motiil mining and iik'ri- milt urtil puihiiIIh 1110 1 cully the '.bo world's motive pnueiri that make "wIkiuIh go round." A mining etigiuoor makoH thin kick, which, apparently, be "ban comiug :" "Thorn Ih certainly no oliiHri of mou who do mon. to make IiuhIiiohh for the railroiiilH in HiIh western country than1 the mining ujiiginoi'iH and oxportH who ato being I ............ .... 1 1...1 1 1.. 1.. I I... coiiHtaully called upon to go Into the mining camps for tho purpose of dimpling and reporting upon prop ortion in the IntoniHtH of invoHtprs. While (IrummorH and commercial IraveluiH loproHeutlug all cIiihcoh of pt.H by e.xpioHH and (runt to luck for their iiMU'hiug their doDtiuatiou any wlhtio near 011 time aud without linv inu been tiimnorod with. Ordinarily t h; HiimploH aro incloHod in ntrotig li.iit htr noudioH and aro Iohh cumber- H, ,m, wnlghty than many of the! jH,,,h, cuht'H that tho ordinary drummer is allowed to taku along with him as baggage. I believe the i i 11 i 111 I'liuinooiH are entitled to "" n "n letter tioatiuout aud thoy Hhould not bo compolliHl to go down on tnoir kueori and beg for it, either. A dayV time is ficquoutly of great import- 1111.10 to them aud tho promoters of "'ii deals, the consummation of ''' , mean-ovotythlng to tho trmiHIiiirluiliiii oiunpany. and they "",ld like I" got relief. SINKINli ON THE GOLDEN CJIARIOT t on !',.... ..- . ; Hie Golden I'liiuiol, 011 tho Hear 1 L V !., 11 . 1 . . 1.. . 1 .. ....1 .... ' Gulch dihtrlet. s nriMuu ng I ) put tin double liitt uevt week, and al.M) to itihliill a whim. Tho shaft is only down leu toot now, but Mr. Swiggutt will sink to the 100 foot level and ... 1 hi o.ocut to tho vein, t is 11 " "bout twenty toot from vortical the main lead. Tho Minor does job printing. OFFICIAL RECORDS. The following instrumenta were filed at the court honae in Baker City for record yesterday: REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS July 16 M. D. Kane to Clark Snyde, iiOO aoreB In See. 1 R. 27 and Sec. G R. 38 T. 11; 81,000. Juuo 12 Job. Palmer and wife to A. L. Brown, lota 27 and 28 block 2 WHovBle. BakorClty; $100. Juno 13 M. B. Hoffman to Uortrude Hoffman, S. W. X S. E. M Sec. 20 T .9 R. 39 B. ; 81. June in Mary Sally and hue baud to J. K. Uoutry, Jr.; 1 S3 acres in Soch. 5 aud G T. 12 R. 44 E. ; 11,000. Juuo 10 J. E. Gontry to Mary Sally, Hi 3 acroH In Seen, fi and G T. 12 It. 44 E. ; 8900 Jiilv23-Alox S. Watt to Clark Synde. 1G4 acres in Soch. 24 T. 11 It. 38 B. ; 8250. -""' July IB TIioh. II. Murphy toJuo. nio vxiouhioii 01 uioiorii rum iuu. E. Millard, 79x100 feet on MninjOf couree, the South Pole people street in Gronhron; 92,000. make the same contention. During June 21 11. L. BafiHott to Thoe. ' the disoiifiHion of this unsolved prob I'urner, tract in Sec. 20 T. 7 it. 45 lum. about two years ago. tho writer E. 83H0. j heard Tom McArdle say to Mr. July 12--Louis Kosmiusky to Hilllker: Service k. Wright Lumber company, "Von still owe mo 845,000 on that 120 acioH in Jjuu. 33 T. 9 and Sec. , Mint pioporty. If these people who I T 10 It. 38 E. ' 81. 'have been over the ground a couplo 'Aug. 2fi, '03 V. Levi and wife ' f tiiiifH aro willing to back their to MIIoh Luo, lot 8 block 7 Baker ' judgment against initio, I having (Jllv 8700. studied the matter for ten years paHt, July 22- M. 10. Hyde and M. yon jiihl bot them all I have coming, CichaidHou to Hdiool district No. fi;, 11ml ymi may have half tho profits, dock II Biattnin iv MeComas nddi lion to Bnkor (illy: 81.250. Juuo 23 .School DiHficI No. 24 to Mary A. Shock, lots 3 to ( block 0 Haines: 81. Juuo 23 Goo. A. Shock and wife to School Diatrict No. 21, lots 1 to 1 block O HaiucH;$ I. July 12 -Stale or Oregon to Goo. Ilelningor, H. a S. W. H Sec. 30 T. 7 It. 12 E. ; 8100. .lulv 10 Wm. W. Thayer and wife to E. II. Swisher, 80 hutch in Such. 19 aud 30 T. 7 it. 40 13.: 81.350. July 10 Geo. W. Dearth and wifo to E. II. SwiHhor, 80 mires in Sues. 19 aud 30 T. 7 It.1 40 K. ; 8500. MINING MATTER. DKKDS July 9 L. C. Dollman to Monarch Mines Co., Ltd., Star and Vim and A'Ji.i V 1 inn! :i niitirly mnlliiR! 1. fl ! '"" " -..-...., -. . July 18- J. W. Miller et nl, to Beulab Gold Mining company, Big Chiot and 4 quartz claiuiH iu RiihIuh district; i?l. June 9 Hewitt. Land company to Sarah A. Grant, Kollx and Kolix ('ruction and Felix Extra quartz claims; 61. Stopiiu) Ore at the Overland. AI. K. Hutu returned last ov(niiii from tho Overland. He teports that j tho ore shoot iu drift No. 1, mention of which was made iu Tho Miner several days sluco, in widening out, as ho then nredieled it would. Tho high values are tieing maintained aud ho has a force of men stuping, 1 - ' ' inking and preparing for sliipmenl. I The Califot nia luu eighty t..iii of. cmi.vuirme. iu miM. iu iiik muimiui-, HMe. tho couttact for hauling which . 1 . . mi.! hi 1 . una nueu ici. .mi. 1111111 win i.m 11 traut-pottatiou contact at an oarly j day, i Elk Head SalOOb. Elk Head Whiskey, old, tine aud mellow, at the Elk Head saloon, Cuu ter street, Old Olympia stand. Try it. GROUP OF THRtE CLAIMS ON ROCK CREEK SOLD Tom Ardle waa in town today, BigninR papers which give to Geieer A Hendryx a bond on three claims on Rock creek, just over tho divide from the North Pole mine, known as the Monte Cristo group. This ia half of the group which A. J. Hilllker, of Minneapolis, bought' over two years ago. making one or two substantial payments and spend ing a largo amount of monoy on the property. He didn't get satisfactory results aa soon as he had hoped for, bis health failed and he abandoned the entorprlee, much to the regret of all who met him here aud learned to admire him for hia worth aa a man. ThoHo claims are contiguous to the South Pole group, and were located by Mr. McArdle a dozen or moio years ago. He iusists time they carry I.. . , . ... , .. Tll lJ iii'iiving 1110 mauer 10 1110 ui-cibiou or any competent mining euulueer. If we lose. I am out 815,000 and you take no clinncos." Tho tormbof this bond to Geiser & Hendryx aro not made public. Tramway for the Badger. The Blue Mountain Eagle is in formed that the Badger Mining company, nhich owns the Badger group of quartz properties at. Susan vt lie, coutemplatcH tho operation of tho Bull of the Woods quartz prop erty quite extensively iu the nea'r future. This latter property is lcatcd on the opposite sido of Elk creek from the Badger initio and mill, aud a (ramwny will be erected at once to convey the ore from tho i"o to the mill. During the past .two years the Bull of tho WoocIh has 111:1111 niu ri'wuu n tinioiuui iiijiii uo velopmont aud is looked upon by many to be equally as valuable iih tho Badgor mine has proven to bo. Blue Mountain Eagle. Cut Veins in Both Mines. Dr. It. N. Jackson, nauager of tho Kurt 11 no Mining company, operating tho Humboldt and Red Lion, was on tho train this afternoon going to Baker City on business connected with his proportion. Tho veins, both Hio Humboldt aud Red Lion, Dr. Jackson t-ays, have been cut at depth, "Tim depth attained on tho former is j between eighty and ninety foot and ' ' tho latter about 200. Tho pay fhoot on the Red Li"n measures 120 ft. The machinery for tho Hum- 1 . ,. ... mlclt mill Mum. is expected in a snore Shipped to Smelter. Iiov. W. J. Iluuhos. mamminc: owner of the Equity iu theJfQuartz burg district, aud president uf tho Oregon Free Gold cotnpauy operating near Dutkee, came up from Baker City to look after the sampling of a eoufignmeut of ore from those two properties. Both the Equity aud the Ereo Gold are steady shippers to the Sumpter smelter.