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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1904)
THE SUMPTER MINER AkijWAI Wednesday, August t, 194 LANDS WITHDRAWN ARE PRACTIGALLY WORTHLESS Description of Tracts Excluded From Blue Mountain Forest Reserve Now Made Public. The Oregotiiau of yesterday pub lishud denriptioua of tho land with drawn from iho llluo Mounliiin r nervo. Hut in nonpareil typo, thoy (ill h column. Tim land Ih moHlly in iHoaltnd tracts, of hiiihII aroo. V. II. Mead, wtio knowH more itiiont t ho liimi than Hiiy other man in eastern Oro mod, hmyh that loloiiHod Ih practi cally worthless for all piirpiiHiiri; that only fow quarter sections included In thu quarter of a million acios con (aliiH timber of any vnliio Tim Oroguniou alHo publishes tlio followiiiK Hpooiol dispatch from "Salem: (juverunr Chamhorliilu today ro colvad from President IluoHovolt an -answer to IiIh lottor mhUI iik I hat dual jintiou tin taken at unco In determin ing thu boundary 1 Iiioh of I ho llluo JMouutain and Wallowa fnrorit ro nerves. Tho president's lottor moroly oiioIohoh n copy of a lottor wrltton liy thu oommiHHionor of (ho general Hand olllno, stating what Iiiih boon dono and will tin dono hy that department in regard to tho uialtorH monlinnod in tho tlovornnr'a lottor. Tho jiriiioipitl points of tho com jiiiHrtinnor'H lottor havo alroady boon jiiado iiubtlo In tho dlHpatohoH from Washington announcing that lauds jiot suitable for inclusion in a per manent roHorvo will ho thrown opon ait iuicit.o settlement. One point not Htatod in tho diH patches hut whioh tiiipoars from thu lotlor tiioolved liy tho governor, Ih that tho dopartmont will take furthor 4lmo to ooUHldor tho Hltimtlon hoforo taking tho IIiihI action making tho roHorvoH pormHiiont. How much timo will ho tiikon for furthor InvoHtlga tlou Ih not Indlontod. Tho lottor mIho hIiowh tho amount of InuiI in tho prupoHod pormauout reserves that la now in private owner ship and will ho availahlo iih bane for tho Hotootlou of Hon laud allor tho reserves havo boon created. TIiuh It Jri Hlatod that tho nilgual withdrawal ior Iho llluo Mountain reserve con HiHlod or :i, 210,000 aoroH, of whloh '2, 027,7 '20 acres aro recommended fur .a permanent roHorvo, and of UiIh Jut -lor amount 111 1, '2115 acres aro in prl vuto uwuorHhip. TIiIh amount of land, it In said, can ho used in Iiiiho for tho Holootiou of liou laud oh mi on nh tho reserve Ih inailo per uiaiiout. In tho withdrawal for h Wallowa reserve thoro whh a total of 7 OH, 120 ucrvs, of whioh 747, 000 acres aro roouinuiondod for permanent reserve, iu thin thoro aro 18,000 acres in private ownoitihip. AppHroutly, tho .Mutomout of tho amount of laud iu private ownership does not lako Into .iHHitfitloralluu tho sohuul sections, foi thoro are some 14(1,000 nor on of these in I lie lllu Mnuntau reserve All tho aohool ImhIm iu tho llluo Moun laiu reserve hate hoou mild, aud aro iu prlvato ownership. According to thoHO HguroB thoro aro aliout MOO. 000 acroH in tho two reserves in private ownership and availahlo for huso if tho roHorvo Hhould ho created. Attor mentioning tho 210,000 oeres whirl) woro excluded from tho roHorve aud thrown opon to Hottlomout, tho com uiiHsniuor's lottor hiij'h: "Of thoHO oxuludod IhikIh an aroa of 207,1 1100 acres, whloh wiih withdrawn from tho propound llluo Mountain foroHt roHorvo embraces numoroiiH tracts selected hy Tho Dulles Military Wagon Hood company, ami tho Hoorotary of agriculture recommended that t h Ih aroa ho allowod to romain uudor tomporary withdrawal Indell uitoly, or until such timo iih ne gotiations may ho consummated whoroh; tho Holootod lauda may rovort to tho government without nn wanantol Hiicrillco iu tho interest of tho company." Concerning the governor's request that Until not luu ho tiikon upon tho roatiou of tho roHorvoH, tho commis sioner Hiiye: "TIiIh ollluo doHlroH to give furthor consideration to thoHO oases before making lliial rooommoudation for tho reserves." Tho prolsdout's lottor onutaitiH no oommont upon tho aulijoot or upon tho oommifHiouor'u lttor. IHtY GOT GREAT GOBS OF YELLOW T. 10 CI Ikon and Sam (1. Kortdmw mado a uloau up at thoir HIk Crook plaoord tioyoud (Iroouhoru, whioh in oaloulalod to aroiiHO tho uupidity of thoHO iuoliuod toward plaoor invoKt mont. Thoy woro n tho train thin afloruoon oIuk to linker with tho prodiuu of thoir toll. Mr. (iilkoy had a pound poppor box half full of uukkoIh, novoral of whloh woro worth ovor 20 oaoh, and li Ih partner, Mr. KorHhaw, had a huokHkiu l)ii Htuirod with tho yollow. Tho uuKKtM whloh thoy ahowod .vould iu valuo roaoh iu tho doIkIi hoi hood or i 1,000. Hut UiIh whh not all. Probably only a Hiuall part of tho oloau-up. Stowod asvay Homowhoro iu rlpH or Himowhoro oIho, thoy had othor uuk Kotri aud tho lino ttold all or which thoy woro takluu to llakor City to doporilt, Thoy woro vory oouBorva tlvo in ri'Krd to thoir atatomouta. liy dint or (juoatlonlt)K and buobhIuk Tho Minor man dually Huoooodod lu KottliiK thorn to rouKhly 'estimate the valuo of tho clean-up. Thoy placed it at about f 8,000, au I judging fiotu what wan actually in sight, this may bo rotaided an low. . . ,,. MoHBm. tiilkoy aud Kershaw owu three placer olaimn which they started to work Juuo 15, with only one small giant. That they have boon wbuudantly rewarded for their toil goes without saying. They are alao the owners of several rich quartz claims in the (jreeuboraB. QUEEN Of THE WEST SHIPS TO SMELTER A shipment of ore from the Queen of tho West mino in the Cornucopia district passed through this city last week to tho smelter at Sumpter, this shipment being tho third to date from that property. The mino comprising seven claims is located about two and a half miles from the Cornucopia and has been doveloped by over 1,000 feet of shafts, tunnels, and drifts. Tho vein, showing nu average width of live aud a half feet of fine concen trating oro on tho burfaae for a dis tance of 0.000 feet. An iucline has followed tho oro body to a depth of 115 foot. At tho tirty-foot luvol drifts woro oxtondod north and south, tho former boiug run inn foot, tho latter fifty foot. Through this dis tance of 200 feet tho vein hold an average width of flvo foot, with values of 920 por ton across it. A crosscut tunnel is now boiug driven to cut tho vein at a depth of approximately MOO foot and is ex pected to roach it within tho next two wooks. Tho property is equipped with a lluutintgnu mill vauuors and HOllling IHIIhb HUH IH IIUIIUIIK """ i eight tons of ore daily. Tho preseut plant was installed primarily for tostiug purposes aud will bo replaced later liy a more modern plant of largo capacity. Tho management has fully dotormino the character of tho plant uooscsary for tho treatment of the ores to the best advantage. Power ror tho low plant will bo created from water rigths of 000 indies which can bo given a fall of 700 foot by tho cousructiou of a ditch approximately 2,000 foot long. Tho mines are owned by a Minneapolis syndicate, with Chas. F. Sodorling general malinger, aud aro boiug do voloped uudor tho supervision of Hort A. Smith, tho well known mino superintendent. Herald. STOCK COMPANY TRAINS PEOPLE FOR SOCIALISM In tho stock company wo havo a school for training citious who will bo capable of reorganizing society upon a more equitable and less waste ful Industrial basis, lu fact, tho idea of tho stock company is in cipient socialism. Composed of a largo number of people voluntarily associated for tho attainment of a oouimou cud. Hm sleek company is at tho sumo tnii u rei. uro of the state aud controlled by the state. Tho success or a stock company, iudustral ui commercial, depends largely upon tho wisdom and energy of the iu dividual stookhnldois. If they taku tho same active tuterest iu tho atfalrs or tho company that they do in their private business; ir they keep themselves iutormed regarding their company's ueeds and possibili tiea and are ready at all times to spread this information whenever It is to tho advautago of the oompauy; if they act together iu first securing and thou aiding a competent aud houest mauagemeut, they are ou the highway to wealth. Such stock holder will lu the course of our in dustrial development becie the rule rather than the exception; and having been trained In the Methods' of collective action in industrial offal i s on a comparatively snail scale, they will be prepared for the successful application of the same methods to industry under the direc tion of the city or state. As the methods are the same and tee stoek company is furnishing not only the training but the machinery for naturalized and municipalized in dustry, no abrupt change is to be expected. The prog-ess should be gradual and no more rapid than ie justified by the increase in the In dividual capacity for collective otfort. Any excesses are bound to bo followed by reactions and conse quent losses of time and energy. Practical sociaism at "present should have for its chief immediate purpose the development of the principle aud the extension of the teld of operation of the stock com pany. Along this line are to be attaiued not only a more nearly per fect industrial organization of Bocioty iu the future, hut bIbo pro vision for the material welfare of the greatest number iu tho present. The stock company is the instrument by which nil classes of investors, large and small, may share iu the profits of largest, undertakings. Tho choice offered all investors ranges from the safoHt to tho most daring of ventures. Having mado thoir choico their chanc es of success will depend upon their active and wise participation in the alfairs of their company. Westorn Miuor. Another Irrigation Project. A recent special dispatch from Washington says tnat tho government engineers have found auother irriga tion project iu eastern Oregou that seems to offer attractive features. At thoir request, ubout 200,100 aores of laud on the Owyhee river In Malheur county, have bceu tempo rarily withdrawn, pending a detailed examination to determine whether this laud can be irrigated by the government at a reasonable cost. Townships :il and :)2, lunge 41 and 12, lying upon the Owyhee river, twenty miles west of the Jordan valley, constitutes the withdrawal. Tho othor tract is ou the Lower Owyneo river, near the towu of Owyhee, and east of Cedar mountain. It embraces townships 21 and 22, range 4ft, and townships 21, 22 and 2.'), range 40. Those lauds are all subject to restricted homestead entry. Case Postponed. A hearing of tho Equity-Keystone cmpo at Canyon has been postponed till Tuet-day of next week on account of tho sickuess of Attorney Richards who was to appear for the Keystone people. Attorney Doiidy, of Port laud also interested iu tho en so, re truuod from Canyon today, aud Rev. W. J. Hughes, managing owner of the Equity passed through to lloker on this afternoon's tralu. Will Do Assessment Work. J. T. Addoms, of Maker City, brother of Dick Addoms, of the A I pi ue mine, came up from the county seat today and is headed for the Cable Cove hills, where be will do assessment work on a group of seven claims adjoining the Baby MoKee. Mr. Addoms has closed out his paint businesa in Baker City, lie says times are pretty dull at the junction. Subscribe for The Miner I