VOL. VJ
TWENTY TEAMS HAULING
ORE TO SMELTER HERE
blowing In Will be Announced One
Day Next Week by the
Management.
Date 0
Tho date on which the Sump tor
smelter will resume operations, or in
other words blow In for continuous
work will be named within the
cumiug week.
The nreseut ore supply, which is
largo, tilling umuy of tho bius,
justifies tho statement that no diffi
culty will bo enoouutored us fur ua
keeping the plaut goiug is concerned.
Moro thau this, there are now twenty
teams on the road bringing ore uud
concentrates daily. Within the past
few days shipments have boon re
oolved iroui tho Maguolia, Queou of
the West, Copper Butte, Urauite
Crook Gold Miuiug and Concentrat
ing company, Snow Creek, Jupiter
Ciold Mining couipuuy, aslo known
as the Prairie Diggings. HeBldes
these there are consignments now on
the way from properties hitherto not
DENVER FOR PERMANENT
HEADQUARTERS CHOSEN
Tony Mohr returned this forenoou
from Portland, where he went to
attend the meeting of the American
Mining congress. He reports au
interetaing session, but left before
the big contest of deoldlng on per
manent location of headquarters.
The Associated press last night
sent out the following very unsatis
factory report of yesterday's proceed preceed
ings: Portlaud, August 2G The Ameri
can Miuiug oougress relapsed Into the
routine of the official program, after
having spent the greater part of the
past twenty-four hours in a hard
fought contest over the location of
permauent headquarters, wblcb came
to an end early this, afternoon with a
decision in 'favor of Denver. The
only other matter of Importance was
the election of Joseph T. Cornforth,
of Alaska, m an feoaorary life mem
ber, iu recognition of bla eervlcM
SUMPTER, OREGON,
iu the liat of shippers. Thoao will
bo recieved in u day or so.
Iu nu interview with The Mluer,
Manager Fullor declined to mention
tho day of blowing in, but stated it
, would be in ml o public within tho
coming week. Mr. Fuller stated that
I wheu the pluut startod a weekly
I bulletin will bo published, showing
the oro receipts uud Hhi patents.
Mr. Fuller and IiIh aaaiatauts have,
siuco they assumed mumigomeut of
tho compuuy u few mouths buck,
lubored ystomutloully to oroato u
perroauoiit oro supply, and tholr
succosH is to bo applauded by tho
miuiug uud business interests of not
ouly Similiter, but eastern Oregon at
largo. Tho starting of tho smelter
moans a great dual for tho town from
a general bualuoss standpoint, and
for the miuiug industry of the state
as woll.
to the congress of which ho was a
charter member."
El Paso was selected as tho place
for holding the next annual meeting,
says Mr. Mohr. -
While the session in geueral was
iuteresting, Mr. Mohr is not
thoroughly pleased with the situation
as far as eastern Oregon is con
cerned. It was generally supposed
that eastern Oregon had repeseuta
tivei at the oougresb, but such was
not the case. The delegates ap
pointed by the Sumpter branch of tho
Oregon Association and those ap
pointed by the mayor had no vote.
They wero required to dig up 17 to
entitle them to the privilege of
votug aud this they wero not disposed
to do.
Mr. Mohr is iu favor of cutting
awav from the Portlaud bapmakers
aud cheese mougers aud orgauizing a
distluct eastern Oregon Miuiug
association without the aid or cou
seut of Porltand, southern Oregon or
any other part of the state. He says:
"Portlaud has a foealllferous
aggregation that poses as mining men
wblob in truth doe the industry of
AUGUST ji, 1904
thu atnto inoro hanu than good. 1 hui
iu favor of organizing nu custom
Oregou naaoolutiou. Wo have the
material bore to muko a llvo orgunlzu
tiou, which will have recognition by
tho Mining oougreBH and by the stuto
leKiHlature when it cornea to enact
lug mining laws."
H. II. Nlcholsou, of Douver, con
stilting euulueor for the Klllen,
Warner, Stowarvt company, returned
today from tho mooting of the Min
ing Congress at Portland. He re
ports a good mooting.
Whilo Mr. Nicholson, being a
modest mau, takea none of the credit
for Douver baviug been mado tho
pormanout homo of tho congress, the
fact that his ploturo appoars In tho
Telouram with tho four others from
Colorado who wore Instrumental In
luudlug for Donvor ugulust tho forty
delegates from Utah, looks very much
like ho played a strong hand in tho
matter.
Following is tho list of olHoorH and
directors elected before adjeurnment:
President J. II. Richards, of
Idaho.
First vice president Thomas
Ewiug, of San Francisco.
Second view presideut Dr. E. it.
Huokloy, of Hollo, Missouri.
Third vice president A. W.
(SliTord, of 101 Paso. Texas.
Acting SeorotryJ. F. Calhraoth,
of Denver.
DlrootoiH ,1. II. Rlohords, of
Idaho; E. R. Huckley, Missouri;
John Dorn, Utah; J. Frank Wiiteon,
Oregon; Thomas Ewlug, California;
A. W. (lllford, Texas; William
Lennox, Colorado; ,1. T. Cornforth,
Alaska; (Jeorge W.. E. Dorsey,
Nebraska.
Opals found Near Pilot Rock.
Marlon Smith, road supervisor for
Pilot Rock precinct, has mado a dla
oovory that may iu time develop Into
a very rich opal mine. While taking
hia summer vacation at Hldaway he
dlscoverod whilo strolling along the
banks of the creek, from which
Hldaway takes its name, what he
claims to be a ledge of fire opals. A
few of these gems were exhibited
uiw.n tnivn utul Hnt awav to be
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assayed. Mr. Smith is very much
elated over his Hud. From being
a Julius Caesar in the way of a road
builder ho soon expects to be au opal
king, with mouey to throw at the
birds. Tho few specimens exhibited
appear to possess some value, boing
exceptionally bright and possessing
,iinnlv of colors of delicate tints.
Whethor or not the ledge discovered
will pan out and prove of auy com
meroial value remains to be seen.
Accompanied by S. L. MorHe, ho re
turned to the place Monday, inteud
ing to do Home more prospecting
work to find the extent of the ledge,
aud If all proves satisfactory will
soon orgauize a company. Pilot
Rook Record.
INU.-ty 7 r
TO BUILD OR
N01 TO BUILD
,i
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Joseph West, chief englneor of tint
Sumpter Valley, wont through to
Tlptou today. Mr. Wst saya It la
not probable that an attempt will
bo made to complete tho John Day
oxtonslon this fall. While a.t llakor
City ho had a conference with-
Presldont Eoolcs, but nothing doll
nlto was dotormlned. Mr. West made
those Btatomonta to a Minor, ropro
sontatlvo. "It is hardly prubablo that wo
will mako an attempt to complete
tho extension this fal,as It ie getting
too lato now to undertake It, How
ever, wo aro uradlng boyond Tipton,
and will probably make an ottprt to
clear the right of way for the whole
distance boforo snow. This will put
us iu a position to resume work in
tho early spring as sopu hh the snow
has disappeared, aud push It Jo com
plot ion boMro tho season la pld."
While this may not lie tajien aa
tho ulatimato coiicIiibIoii, Mr. VVwhI.
thinks it will probably bo tho; course
purnuod.
GRANDE RONDE
BELT LINE
A. II. Hrowno, who bus charge of
the iirellmluury survey for the
Urn ii do Hondo bolt lino, which la
being promotod by the Eastern Ore
gnu Development company of which'
Mr. Hrowno la a member and the
consulting engineer, whp on tho train
this morning going to Canyon City
t ) appear aa a witness in the Kqulty
Keystono case, which waa called
today.
Mr. Hrowno'u absence will delay
the work somewhat, but even with
this he thinks it cau bo completed In
tho next two weeks.
The water power on tho Mlnau
river has not yet been touohed, but
this will be looked after as soon aa
the preliminary survey is completed.
A rough estimate places the powor
there at 'JO.ObO horse power. TIiIh
will furnish all that cau possibly be
ueeded for the operation of the belt
line,
T. W. Davidson is now in east on
tho project. No doubt is expressed
but that the lino will be built at an
early day.
Nick Taliaferro left this .after-
noou for Custer, Idaho, where he
baa some mining interests. Mr.
Taliaferro will be goue about two
months doing work at his claims.
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