( THE SUMPTER. MINER Wednesday, August 10, 1904 - MINING IN THE PHILIPPINES Muny American mlnnrH and pros poolers now in tho Philippine islands nro "holding down" claims titiri ox roHH grout hope of being nhlo to dovoop them into iiiyiii properties. Until liiHt August tho right to locate and secure titlo to mining prnporty did not exist under tliu law, ho ovary experienced mining man can readily understand tliat under Hiiflh circumstances progress in min I11K would ho ini)OHHil)lo in any country. Tho writor and many otlior oltlzons of tho United States, who linvo hoiiio knowledge of. minoH and mining, havo boon disappointed in not finding it "Klondike" ovor thorn, hut an examination of tho oroH on oxhlhit ut iho world'a fair, I'liilippino roHorvo, will hIjow wood reason for expecting Htihstautial progress in developing paying iiiIuoh in tho Philippines in tho uoar futuro. Purtlnluarly Ih this iruo regarding ooal, iron, copper and Kold. Tho black lignite ooal Ih prohahly tho iiiohI valuahlo niiiitiral aHHot of tho I'liilippino archipelago, VoIiih from four to eight foot in thickness havo lioon diHoovorod in vaiioiiH partH of tho islands. TohIh of thoHo coals havo I10011 mado on .SpanJHh war vohhoIh, and undor hnilor at tho Cavito Arsenal, with satisfactory roHiiltH, TIioho coals at tho doplh obtained compare favorahy with and nro Himilar to tho ooal of Japan, Doriioo, and tho atalo of Washington. If thiri Ih true, tho question would naturally follew: "Why havo not tho ooal minoH of tho I'hilippiuoH I10011 developed?" and tho iiiihwoi Ih that tho warm olimato excludes tho nouoHity of fuol hoyoud what Ih Miippliod hy tho extensive forests ot tho islands, whloh aio accessible to all Nott lomoiitH. Jit Ih confidently oxpoutod that tho aatahltHhiiiout of a naval Htation hy tho Uuitod States thoro will ho tho Immoriiato cause of thmoiihgly testing tho ooal dopoHttH of thuao IhIhihIh. Ho far art proHont dovolopmouta mIiow, tho Iron dopoHlta in tho Philippines aro uoxt in iuiportanoo to ooal. Tho iron minoH at Augat, Nuova Euija, tho gold Ih exceedingly puro, hrilliant in color and 0.1)08 in firmness, in A bra it Ih found in alluvial deposits and in rivor guilds. " The Igorot, who inhabits A bra, Boutoo, Lepauto and Benguot, have in tlio nast been extremely reticent about their gold mining. They have been quoted for tho past 200 years as not permitting the Spaniards access to tho mines. Evon Hioho who wore intimately friendly with them wore not allowed to visit tho quart, mines, altough some were permitted to wash gravel in' tlio' streams. The Igorot havo tho roputation of possessing mehcanical skill, and aro not nlruid of hard work. wrm Tho time bus arrived under. Amerioan govornmoiit whon nolther tho Ignrot nor any other person will ho permitted to molest or in any way interfere with legitimate mining throughout the islands, ho a forward movoment in gold mining muy reiiHOiiuhly ho expected thoro. Two stamp mills havo roooutly boon shipped in, and many other arrangements for tosting tho values of other properties undor control of good minors and mining men, havo boon mado. Albert C. Smith in Mining World. BIG DEAL IN PLACER GROUND CONSUMMATED CRUEL IRONY OF FATE IS THIS PRAIRIE DIGGING WILL SHIP TO THE SMELTR loo Waddoll, superintendent of tho I'rairio Diggings, was on tho train this morning returning from Hakor City to tho property. Mr. Waddoll was hero a fow days ago making ar rangements with tho smoltor for a shipment of I'niirlo Diggings oro. Ho is pushing work at tho prop orty, olooklug out oro, and con templates starting tho mill whon sulllcient reserves havo boon created. It Ih a twenty-live stamp plant, ono of tho largest and best equipped in tho state. Sumptcr People in Southern Oregon. Albert (Solsor, of tho (Jolsor ilondryx company, and iloy II. Miller, of Sumpor, havo just com pleted a tour of tho southern Oregon mining districts. Ashlaud, Medford, tirautH Push and tho districts con tiguous to those places wero visited. If the two propspectors visited tho Itualacaii province, which havo for Mgi.s boon profitably worked hy tho! . M . ,. ,,, ,, .,, .,., Hlll ioshoss the most vauluahlo1, .., ...,, .... ..i.... I iiiivii i tu i iti iidii mini mmiiik uiiiuiiiK carry ......... i. ..., ..... ... 1.1..1. .......... iiiiiiiil ml. 11111 mil iih in iiiuii 11 11 n ui ,!!.. I.. .,........ ..........., .. ' , ... - . r. ....... n.M, ... n.M....,j j.. , ......i w. Wt wH 4rn. I..K.I....I in. .tin. Ono of tho biggest deals in placer mining ground recorded in Iiaker county tor a loug time was made yesterday, negotiations for which havo boon ponding for sovorul mouths. Tho property involvod wub the Jed A. Blair plticor mining ground, '200 acres patouted, together with water rights, ilumes, etc., tho pur chnBor boing tho Undo Sum Mining und Milling company, T. M. Ander son is president. Tho oousidoration la f ,'30,000, of which ? 1 0,000", was' paid in cash to Mr. Blair yostorduy forenoon at tha law otllco of Olmsted & Strayor. Papors aud deeda woro placed in oscrow ot tho First National bank and subsequent puymonts aro to bo mado; 110,000 on or bofoio October 1, 1901, aud $10,000 ou or boforo January 1, 1005. In addition to tho Hlair claims tho Undo Sam Mining and Milling company roooutly acquired tho Hoswoll propety, with its oxtonslvo wator rights und privilogoB, also, tho company is tho owuor by purchaso of olovou quartz mining claims. All of tho abovo property is situ ated in Malheur county, in tho vicin ity of tho old mining camps of Mormon Basin and Amolia, aud not far from Mainour City. Jod A. Hlair has rightfully tho distinction of boing tho poineor placer minor of tho Mormon Basin section und has almost continuously operated tho claims ho has just sold for thlrty-flvo cousooutivo seasons, aud with good results. Tho claims havo yioldod bountifully. It Is understood that Mr. Hlair thinks of permanently making his homo in Hakor City and is negotiating for the purchaso of roal ostato bore. Mr. Anderson, who negotiated the purchase for his company, la a prac tical aud oxporioncod mining man, having oporatod for many yoars in California, and olsowhoro. Ho has oxtonslvo plans to carry out for the working of tho property his company has acq ui rod, principal of which is a bedrook Hume of sovorul mllos in longtli, which will onablo him to opetato, tho giant hydraulics aud havo tho sluloo aud tailings carriod oir. Democrat. natives, p ores in tho archipelago, which the iron observed Cirants in tho . IIHS sections Mining Journal. CiolHor-today Plowshares mado fiom produced at these mines bring a 1 much higher price than those im ! polled, on account of tho fact that the koouuoHH of edge aud durability j 1110 superior to any blades shipped in Tint richness of these iron ores, und their cuho of treatment have iiiuiie it possible for the natives to render mining aud smelting profi table, using the crudest methods imaginable. The inspector of mines at Manila, Seuor liiiis Khpiuii, in 189H, Mild: "(.old is found in moderate quaiiti ; tioi nearly all over the Island of Luzon, tint mure particularly and under conditions favorable for ex iiloitatiou, iq tho provinces of K. H. Casper, representing tho Salt llontoo. Lepauto, Benguet, Nueve, Luke Mining Kovlew, arrived in town Ambus, Camariues aud A bra. In j this morning and will remain several Lepauto it it found in veins, alluvial days gathering material for a special deposits and in river sands. It is of (writeup of the district. Mr. Casper a light color and of a degree of flue-, is gathering stutr for a review of iieos tu 0. ri:i:t. hi the province of both Oregon aud Idaho for his paper. Supplies tor the Gem. Marry Ilondryx, of the Ilondryx company, returned from Baker City, with some more funds for the First National bank, of which he is a director. Wmle In Baker, Mr. ilondryx arranged tor the shipment of supplies to the (Sem mine, which his firm recently took over. The (ieiu will be operated under the new management on an ex tensive scale, DREDGE EOR CRANE f LAT PLACERS Tn tho Democrat of this morning is published tho assessment notice against tho stockholders of the notorious Whito Swan Mining com pany. Tho assessment levied is five cents u share, in the notice it is not stated the amount of money that it is thus sought to be raised, nor the number of shares included in the assessment, aud.it would require a week for an expert accountant to figure it out. The notice occupies thirteen and a half columns in tho Democrat, set solid, aud contains about 3200 uaniOB. The assessment was levied June 21 and tho sale of stock delinquent will bo held at the com pany's ofUco in San Francisco August 19. There will doubtless be several shares ou which the assessment will not bo paid. Some one seems to be milking Whito Swan stockholders again. Tho sharos will bo bought in by tho company aud it will not be surprising if tho public is again given au opportunity fo buy this stock. And in this story is found a strik ing illustration of tho irony of fato. This "fat take," this rich pocket, so to speak, judged from a newspaper standpoint, that is tho publication of this long, oxponsive legal notice, id made in tho Domocrat, tho paper that has pouuded to a pulp tho erstwhile head of tho Whito Swan company, Lotson Balliott, ho who started the Herald to "do" the Democrat aud. spent 900,000 of White Swau money in tho unsuccessful attempt. Only a fow weeks ago the White Swan compauy sold the Horald for a compared to what it has oost. song, HUMBOLDT MILL IS EXPECTED IMMEDIATELY Mining Review Man Here. It is reported on good authority that Hurch it Burbridge, the owners of tho Crane Flat placers, in tho (irauito district, are now in the oast negotiating for dredging machiueiy to be installed at the diggings in a short time. As previously stated in Tho Miner, the experimental machinery Installed has proved very Miocossfull. and tho company is now ready to go ahead with tho enterprise ou a more ox tonslvo scale. The ground has beou thoroughly prospected aud found to bo immensely productive. The de tails of tho now machines to be in stalled aro not known, but it is understood that it is to bo placod in a short time. Dr. Jackson, manager of the Fortuno Mining company, operatiug the Humboldt aud Red Lion, was on tho train this afternoon going to Spokano, to arrange certain business matters in couuootiou with the or ganization. Tho machinery for tho Humboldt mill has boon shipped and it is ex pected will bo recdivod in a short time. Dr. Jackson says it has boon uooessary to got steam from tho New York, au adjoining proporty, to op era to tho boilers for tho Humboldt shift. The milling machinery for tho Humboldt is expected bore in a short time. Tho Rod Lion plant has not yet boon docidod upon. LUST Ti mo Harry Woller. Howard. book iu name of Loave Minor ofllco. COMPRESSOR PLANT IS EXPECTED DAILY J. M. Doylo, superintendent of tho (.old Coiu in tho Cracker Creek district, was in town today. Ho oxpeots tho compressor plaut receutly ordered in any day. Tho Wheeliug, West Virginia, investors iu tho property, Mr. Doylo tbiuks, will bo hero in the couse of a week. With the installa tion of the compressor plaut extensive developeut work will bo inaugurated. L-Krrwj-TsssiHsasai