Wednesday, August 10, 904
THh bUMPTER MINhR
BELT LINE ELECTRIC
ROAD FROM LA GRANDE
KH1BBIB
Sumpler People Granted a Right of
By the Union County
Court.
Uai, ' -
T. W. Davidson returnod today
from La Graudo, whoro he baB beou
for several days past working on an
electric road proposition, in con
junction with Lon Cleaver, A. li.
Brown and F. A. Philbriok.
He states that the Union county
court yseterday granted tbom a right-of-way
over the proposed route The
terms of the franchise require that
surveying shall bo oommouood with
in ten days and the road from La
Grando to Cove comploted hj
October 1005. A. 13. Brown will
take uhnrgo of tho survey personally
and start work uoxt wook.
Tho road will bo a bolt, lino
through the agrioultuarl districts of
Gande Rondo valloy, srtarting at La
Graudo and ruunlug through Islaud
City, Nibley, Cove, Union, Hot
Lake, aud back to La Graudo, 41,S
miles lu longth. From Island City
a bianoh will bo ruu to Elgin via
Summnrvillo, a dlstanco of twenty
two milos and tapping uno of tho
finest bodies of timbor in tho wost.
ThoBO gentlomeu havo secured an
option on threo-qunrtors of tho
stock in tho U. S. & S. road, four
or llvo milos long, between La
Graudo aud town of Union, which
will bo a section of tho bolt lino.
Tho road will be staudard gaugo,
electric motive power and modorn
equipment.
GOLDEN WIZARD TO
RESUME OPERATIONS
Dr. L. O. Miller, of Three Rivera,
Miobigau, president of the Goldnn
Wizard compauy, accompanied by
his son Jasper, arrived in town this
morning to look after the interoats
ot tho company. Dr. Miller, his
sou, aud manager J. M. MuPheo left
for the property this afternoon. lie
will ieavo tomorrow for Tauoma
where a mooting of the dircotors of
tho commpany will be hold Monday
or Tuesday.
To a Minor reproseutativo, Dr.
Miller stated that it is the intention
of the compauy to resume operations
at once. The details, however, will
bo'arranged at the Taaoma meeting.
Another car of machinery for the
proposed mill is expected to arrive in
a few days and tho work of constuot
ing tho buildings will be undortakou
at ouco. A long cronHOiit Is pro
posed, but this and uthor matters
will bo settled at tho directors'
mooting.
DOUBLE EAGLE AND
SIXTEEN TO ONE
GETTING READY FOR
KILL AT HUMBOLDT
G. T. Kelly, who la interested in
the Double Eagle aud Sixteen to One
in the Greenhorn district, aud who
has had charge of tho development
work, was on the train this morning
roturuiug fiom a trip to the coast,
Souud aud Montana, after an abaouco
of about six mouths. It will be
remembered that Mr. Kelly mot with
an accident beforo leaviug aud he
has apeut muob of the timo whilo
away in hospitals in Soattlo aud
Tacoma.
He has fully recovored, howovor,
aud Is baok with a view to resuming
work at the properties.
Mr. Kollly apeut some timo in tho
milling districts of Montaua while
away. He tbinka Sumpter skins
thorn all as far as he has Boon.
P. A. Hrady, superintendent of
tbo Humboldt and lied Lion,
operated by tho Fortune Mining
company in tho Greenhorns cmno in
last night with Mrs. Hrady , who
left on this afternoon's train to visit
a few days in Hukor City.
Mr. Hrady says that tho sawmill is
practical)' through outtiug timber
for tho buildingB to onolosu tho now
mill, and that tho machinery for tho
plant will be nu the ground in a
week or Bucb a matter. The bunk
aud boarding houses are now uudor
way aud arrangements are being made
to put iu the mill as soon as tho
niaohiuery arrives. In the mine
stations are being cut at the 100 foot
level, aud geueral work is proceed
ing satisfactorily.
Here to Invest.
H. Campbell, of Webstor City,
Iowa, aotiBin of Grant Thorn burg,
of Grauito, arrivod iu towu today.
Ho was met liero by Mr. Thorn burg
and drivou to Granite.
Mr. Campbell will spend somo
timo iu the Granite district looking
over tho situation. Ho will look
over tho district with a viow to investment.
To Review District.
A. G. Hiliou, of Spokauo, special
ropresontativo of tho Mining World,
is in town and will romain sovoral
days gathering data for a roviow of
tho district. 'J Mr. Hiliou will visit
tho outlyiug.oampHduriug tho coursb
of his visit.
Timber and Homestead Filings.
Timber and homestead filings, aB well
as final proofs, can bo made beforo
Charles II . Chance, United States Com
inifisionor, office in FirBt National Hank
of Sumpter building, SumnUsr, thus sav
ing applicants expense of a trip to La
Grande.
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