II . VOL. V. GOLD SULPHIDES FOUND IN THE STANDARD MINE This Many-Metalled Proposition Furnished Another Surprise Party Last Week. Tbo Standard mine 1h showing high gar.le gold sulphides in tbo face of tbo Glovelaud-Willie Hoy drift. Thin iu rather au unexpected turn in this gold-copper bearing velu. Zoetb Ilouser, who baa charge of tbe development work, aud Professor E. Nicholson, of tbe University of MinnesotH, who bHR boon doing nomo special work at tbo mlno, come in last night. Professor Nicholson will leave Thursday for Minneapolis. Tbo gold Hiilphidos referred to first cnmo in the drift an n thin seam, hut has now widonnd to between two and thrno feet. TIiIh was eii eountoied at a distanco something over 500 foot from tho point from whore tbo main Standnrd drift nuts tbe Cleveland-Willie Hoy vein. It ib rathor unprecedented in tho opera tion of tho property and provrs tbo statement hitherto made that it in a many-metaled proposition. Hut this is not all. To tho loft of the Clevelnud. Willie Hoy drift, aud evidently paralleling tho Staunrd system of voins, a gnld-oobnit lead has been broken into. For tho last WILL START WORK AT THE MERCURY Rev. W. J. Hughes, of tho Equity in the Quartburg district, and tho Oregon Free (iold near Ourkee, passed through ttio city this morning ou route to the Mercury in tho (ireenhoru district, iu which he is also interested. Mr. Hughes con templates putting a force of men to work developing tbis property. At both tbe Equity and Oregon Free Hold, Mr. Hushes says that shipping ore is being taken out for shipment to tbe Sumpter smelter. Both propertiM have recently sent cousignnenU of ore to tbe smelter. Subeoribe for Tke Miner SUMPTER, OREGON, AUGUST 17, 1904 soven foot this character of oro has been appearing, and while the ovl- donee may not bo conclusive, tho opinion Ih that it is a blind load, hitherto uukuowu, belonging to tbe Staudard vein system. From previous mention it will be rocallod that the Standard is the gold-cobalt system itud the Clovolaud-Willie Hoy, cut ting it at nu angle of about thirty degrees, which is a part of the gold cupper vein system. No cobalt ore ban ever yet appeared in the lat ter, aud tho only conclusion to be reached is that, tho cobalt encounter ed in tho drift roforrod to com oh from au unknown vein lying parallel to tho Stauadrd. This goes far toward proving tbo theory that gold-cobalt oro may bo expected in all tho veins of tho fitdanard system. (iuld-cohiilt, Mr. Uousor says, in showing in tho face of Standard drift No. 1 for tho full face, aud that general development work is being pushed right along. Mr. llnnsor roturnod on this morning's traiu to Tipton, whore he has a team with which to make tho rest of tho tiip. WORK AT REX GROUP ON ROCK CREEK Hank Mounts aud Dr. (irufft, tho lattor of Hamilton, Ohio, owners of tho Rex group iu tho Rock Crook disrtict, returned Inst night from tho property, whore they have hocn looking after development work. Tbo work now boiug carried ou is largely of a prospecting character. Various open cuts are being made to determiue the size aud direction of tbe veins. Water Low, Placers Shut Down. G. W. Dart and F. A. Vorgenson, who are operatting a placer mine be ween Canyon City and John Day, on the same channel aa was located tbe Hmboldt plocor mine, have tempo rarily ftuspouded work at their mine for tho present. While they had ample wntor to oporato two giants, tho supply was too low to handle the amount of rock that they had to con tend with. To 'tho Hluo Mountain tiagle they stated that the amount of gold taken from their placer mlno waH very satisfactory, considering i tho fact that much was lost during tho early part of' tho season in mov ing their giants from pnloo to place. Messrs. Dttt and Vorgenson expect to resume worn as soon us tho full ruins begin, which will bo about tho lust of September or early in October. In the meantime, they will lot tho Ktupiro (lold Dredging company have tho use of tho water iu the Hum boldt ditch to enable them to pros pect tho largo tailing piles along Canyon crook between Canyon City aud John Day. Blue Mountain Heglo. INJUNCTION AGAINST . THE MORNING MINE Sheriff Harvey Hrown served au injunction issued out of Judge fink ins' court on tho Morning people today restraining them from working the mine or taking ore therefrom, pond lug a settlement of debts against the company. Tho injunction was issued at tho instance of Clark Hnydo of Sumpter, and Peter Hascho, of Hakor City, to whom, it is claimed, tho Morning people are indebted 910,000. It is alleged that tho owners are gutting tho mine .taking nut much valuable ore aud tho people who have claims against the property are anxious that this business bo stopped until there Ih an adjustment. This is only another turn iu tho affairs of this much-litigated prop el ty, aud what tho outcome will bo no man knows, and at this stage of the game will hardly dare fired let. The Morning people have had varl ous aud sundry deals ou for the sale of tho mi no, but some way or other when it cnmoH to a show down there is u failure to connect. T. W. Davidson, of the K'asteru Oregon De velopment company has had tho money iu tho First National bank for tho last four months to take over tho property, but so far no under stndiug could bo elfocted with the owners. Testimony Completed. The tesimony iu tho case of K. II. Hover vs. Stewart et al, involving the title to the Vauauda mining claim iu the Alamo district, was completed this afternoon, Miss Lulu Hurt act ing as referee. Sam White, of Haker City, ex-proseeutiug attorney, ap peared for tbe plaintiff and J. P. Bannou, of Sumpter, for tbe defenne. NO. 5.1 IV14Y BUILD TO THE JOHN DAY W. II. Wattls, of Ogden, manager-in-chief of the Utah construction company, which has just completed tho Tipton extension of the Sumpter Valley railroad, accompanied by A. Howrnau, also of Ogden, local man ager, wont through to Tipton this morning. This company will prob ably have the contract for tbe John Day branch, if it is decided to start, this work this full. Speaking of the mutter, Mr. Dowtiiuu to a Miner man said: "Concerning the proposed exten sion, cannot speak definitely. I know that it is tho Intention of the company to proceed if the timber re serve proposition Is satisfactorily adjusted in Washington in time to begiu operations this fall. In this particular there has boon no denfllte advice. Mr. Fcclos, president of tho Sumpter Valley, is expected hete Thursday of this week, and then wo will probably know just how mattors stand. In tho meantime, the pre liminary survey is proceeding and the railroad company will be in a position to start work immediately when Instructions from President FiColos is received. Hit what tho status is now, I am not 'in a position to say." EAST ON GRANDE RONDE RAILROAD T. W. Davidson, of the (Custom Oregon Development company, which concern is promoting the tlraudo Rondo belt lino, left this afternoon for tho oast, to bo gone and iudofluito length of time. Mr. Davidson, as previously stated, bus started the prolimibury survey of tho road, and bin mission east is to complete tho lluancing of tho project. Mi. Davidson, bo it stated, has always been successful iu raising money for enterprises to which bo tins lent his assistance aud it is not expected that this instance will prove au exception. Early Days in (ripple Creek. The (list hotel in Cripple Creek, Colorado, was the (lourley House. Hods at lirst were H per night, and for the money the guests was allowed to sloop eight hours. If he overslept, ho was charged again. The first shooting scrape iu Cripple Creek whs at theOo'irloy hotel. A mnle ilkluiier raised such a disturbance because the beds were all full, that the clerk took a shot at him te quiet tin. lit did it. s I . . -.v y-aawmf-' 32S