THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, September 14 1904 THE OLD TIME PROSPECTOR To Hit) prospector lor gold mill Hi Ivor Hit: United Stales owes Hid 111 p Id development ol tho West. Tho tremendous tnnul indued hy tho dlsoovorinH of gold i"l Hi Ivor in California, Nevada, Ulitli, Montana, Ididio, and Colorado undoubtedly !HiiHod tho building ol a transcontin ental railroad at least' twenty years Hoonor tliiui otherwise would have l)()n the cami; It would ho in credible if tlio uion wlio dared tlio terrors of what, wiih thon tlio (Stoat American J)oHort and tlio IiohIIIo Sioux and Apaches worn forgot ton. Vot. it Ih a fact that tho narnoH of -C'ottiHtook, Gregory, O'Koilly, Me JjMiiulin and scores of others aro utmost mh completely forgotten iih if thoir work hail hoon that of obscure factory handM. Surely thoHo hiuii'm natiioH Hhoiild ho remembered arid honoiod tiy tho wtstorn com monwealths. Jtoforo it is too lato, iind whilo inon yot livo who know thorn, tho facia, iih to thoHo forgotten heroes ahonld ho nil looted and .prosorvd for lutiiro generations. Too generally an improHHion pro vails that thoHo old prospectors woro (ho emigrant concluded to leave. ConiHtnck thon divided what wan taken out and, seeing it was too Htnall for a man to travel on, said: 'Now we will divide my half again; you will need it !'" Nor wiih Comstook an isolated man of thin class. Wo cim recall many Hiich prospectors in our travels through tho western mnuutaitiH. 'PI...... II. ... ,,1,1 f,.llM,U ..u,n,.i..u., we are proud to have knewn: ilno Campbell, known all through tho desert h of Nevada, California and Arizona, .Jacob Mright, of ConiHtock days; Calloway, of Montana. All of them loyal, guuerouH, courleoiiH men, strictly temperate and of the fluoHt, trucHl character. One, at leiiHt wiih Hcholarly and of wide and deep reading. Truly thoHo men are worth more to humanity than the schemers who rule the money markets of the world.- Mining Reporter. McLEOD-MWDERN ARTICLES SIGNED OREGON-IDAHO COMPANY BUYS SIX MORE CLAIMS not "nlco" mot). I'lio fact host known concerning Grog or, tho first discoverer of quart gold in Colo rarlo, Ih hix picthuioHiiio hliiHphomy when ho uiado IiIh epochal diHcnvoy at Jllack Hawk. What tlually l.ecamo if (Srogory and what kind of a man tie really wan, tho hcIiooI children of cif Colorado aro not Informed. Ho far iih wo can find out it Ih not known with certainty, oft"', whore ho died. Kecently, whilo digging out some llgiiroH from old government roportH, which iiIho aro not appreciated iih they should ho, mo i'iiiiiii on an jiccount of the last dayH of Henry !nniHtook, after whom wiih named tho roat CnniHlock lode of Nevada. The old man wiih living at llutto, iMoutaua, in 1H07 and in 1HIIH, wo Jin! in tho "Mineral Hohouitch of tho United StW UiIh pathetic jiccount of 11 magnlllceut charactet': "Although it man of the HtriotoHt temperance, uning no Htlmulant htrongnr thati ton or octree, and not ovMi toliacco, years ami tho liHrdHhlpa iind excitement incident to a frontier life aro tolling painfully on IiIh faciiltloH. In m couvorHHtioii with Mm ho referred to IiIh piiHt career, Hpclally hia connect ion with the lode that boars IiIh name, ilia intoloot appoatH to wander, although his IihikI atill rotaitiH its cunning. Ho Ih n Hk ill f til proHpector lint IiIh fading recollectioiiH carry cloudy imagoH to IiIh darkened understand log. He imaginoH he owns the whole Comntock lode, and tho titles of Cold Hill and Virginia; hut, Contract For Big Dam Awarded. DIiIh were received hy the Kilama iua Lake and ivesorvoir and Hook Creek I rigid ion company for tho cotiHtructiou of the mammoth dam to he forty feet wide on the hottom, iih 1 llfloon wide on top and 108 feet long, tie Iiiih no imme.liate uho for them, he and were opened and the contract Time Iiih not hung idly on the hiiiidH of the eaiiHtern parlies ropro Hontlng tho Oregon-Idaho Cold Min ing coi.ipany. Tho general managor, A. A. JlihhH and Or. Jitown, mining export, have gone over the property of the company, making a Htudy of the geological featured with an eye to oxtetiHive future operalioiiH. In addition to the clainiH now held hy thla company, nix adjoining clainiH have heen acipiirred. During the piiHt week A. A. Ilihhs, ropro- Hcutiug the Oregon Idaho Cold Min lug company, Iiiih purchased one claim from .1. Fence, one from Chan. Crear, one from A I Forroo one from A. K. WilHou and two from Crain & Kooho. TIioho are all contiguoiiH and form a very valuable adjunct to their holdingH. During the pint nix tnontliH, 100 feet of tunneling have hoon competed and a contract wiih lot thin week to A. 10. WHhoii and Chan Crear for 100 feet addition work. AIho iiii extotiHive order for mining material, including a ton of rails, Iiiih heen placed with a local Iiouho. Tnoho in charge of UiIh onterpriHO aro of the coiiHcrvativo type, who do not rush head long into a milling proportion until nHHtirod of sulli dent ore in Hight to warrant tho maintenance of hiicIi a plant, Owing to tho lack of time Dr. llrown Iiiih not been aide to make iih oxhaiibtive research iih ho doHired, hut from what he did nee ho Ih please 1 with the dls tiict and Ita poHHibilitioH, consider ing the newly opened CopperopollH vein moHt promlHing. Prairie City Miner. The MoLood-Maddorn single drill ing content Iiiih passed tho atago of Hpeculation and is now within tho realm of certainty, it will he, but. whore Ih conjectural. If Sumpter hangs up tho largoHt purpe, it will be here, and ho with Maker and liouruo. ilnurno Iiiih already, it is understood, put up 81 HO, and Sumpter and linker aro to ho heard from, lien Wood, tho hacker of Maddoin, Iiiih ho far ox proHHod no preference, but. it is natural ly supposed that he favors Maker. Ho Ih hero today with Maddern gutting the meet in shape. MoLood's friendu incline toward Sumpter or Hourne, but the town getting the largeat purse in eight will pick tbo prize. The following artioloH of agree ment wore signed in thu law office of F. A. I'j. Starr this merning: "TIiIh agreement made and entered into thiu tho 7th day of September, HUM, hy and between W. T. Mad dern atid M. D. MoLood, witness, that a drilling contest sliall bo had between the parties to this agree ment, to bo hold in either the town of ilourne, tho city of linker City, or the city of Sumpter, the one put ting up tho largest purse by tho 11th of September, to be tho place. This content in to bo for a purse ot 8500 on each Hide, and the same to bo deposited in the bank on the 11th of September. The contest Ih to take place on tho 20th of September, 1001. The Hteol Ih to he three (piarter inch, not awodgod, and the hammer Ih not to be over four poiiudH. In tho event, that either party shall fail to appear at tin contest, he shall forfeit to the party appearing the 8100 forfeit money, providing that hiicIi non-appearance shall occur through hicknoHH or accident. In witness whereof, the said parties have hereunto Hot their hauls seals in duplicate, this the 7th day of September, 1001. Signed W. T. MADDFKN, D. M. MoLFOD. MORNING TO RESUME SOON II. II. Nicholson, consulting en gineer for the Killeu, Warner, Stewart company, Clark Suyde, in terested in the Morning, and II. IT. Atrics, one of tho stockholders uudor the Morning reorganization, loft this forenoon for tho property, in the Or'jonhoriiH. J. A. Green, obief engineer of tho Ilourno railroad, went along with them, ostensibly for the trip. Tho gentlemen iu question had nothing to give out for print, but it is genorally understood that Mr. Nicholson is getting the matter in hand preparatory to .the resumption of operations. When this will occur is not known, but the reorganization has heen effected and the operation of the property is the thing con templated. This will probably take place tit a near day. GRANDf RONDE ROAD AN ASSURED SUCCESS Ledge 1200 feet Wide. 41 M Hows others to livo in IiIh houses. , awarded on Monday to Loontas Foe, I he people aro poor, and it would bo hard (o turn (hem out, especially in I he winter This feeling of beuevo. Jeuce in the old man is genuine, and one that he actually practices. Ho Iiiih a small claim that pays little tho lowest bidder. The work im plies a considerable undertaking iu the lino of civil eugiueeiiug and yet will bo executed at a tlgurc bordering on the thousand dollar mark. The bids were opened by the board of juote tli.iu wages. If a poor miner ' director, ranging from the amount comes along without means, he given him an opportunity to work in tho claim until the sulferlug stranger has tho iuomiih to go on IiIh journey. "Joconily an emigrant came along who was Hick and could work but little. ConiHtock and he worked together In tho claim, tho old man doing thu most laborious part, unit! named by Mr. Fee to the sum of 'J,ir0. Work will he pushed rapidly forward, as it is a case of make hay while the eun shines iu tho altitude and the region of Kilamaque, and the take will bo expected to supply the large and increasing demand now anuailv levied upon her oxhausless resources llalues Heoord. A dispatch of receut dato from Philipsburg, Montana says: A re port of what is believed to have been one of the greatest gold strikes in his state within the past twenty-live years Iiiih reached this city from Frngpoud biiHiu, iu the Mooselake district, where the Miller brothers, who livo here, are interested. William Neu, who is iutertesed with the Miller brothers in mining opera tions there, came to town Saturday with the report that a ledge of gold ore 1,200 feet iu width had been located iu what is known as Whet stone mountain. Severn I assays of the ore taken from the ledge have been made and they show values lunging from thirty cents to several bundled dollars to the ton, the average being about ST a ton. It is said that tho mountain i almost a solid ore hearing body and that the extent of the ledge is almost incal culable. Great excitement prevails as a result o( the strike. A special from Pendleton to the Spokesman-Keviow says: W 10. Davidson, secretary of tho Fnstem Oregon Development com pany, and member of tho llrm of W. F. Davidson & Company, mining brokers of Pendleton, says that tbo electric belt lino to be built in Grande Hondo valley is au assured success. His father, T. W. David sou, is hi the east now interesting capital in behalf of thu project, and at the present timo tho outlook is most encouraging. Grounds for a terminal and depot have boon donated by tho residents of Cove. Tho Amalgmated Sugar company has agreed to raise COO acres of boots aloug thu lino, whore heretofore as tho prico of hauling has made thoir culture prohibitive. Tho right of way Iiiih boon socurod, and had it not boon for Chiof Fugineer A. H. Urowno being called to Canyon City as u witness in a suit at law, the suivoy would have boon completed at this time. The power proposition on the Minam river has not beeu looked into except to ascertaiu that at least 20, 000, horse power could be developed. WORKING ON JOHN DAY EXTENSION Hotel Sumpter. Meals If) cents and up; bottle Haker City beer f cents per glass: good rooms 50 cents. Joseph Iiarton, general freight and pnssoufcor agent of the Supmter Val ley road, was out to Tipton today and returned to linker on the after noon train. The Tipton station, Mr. Ilartou Hiys, will soon be under construc tion, llids for its erection are now being considered. Kegardiug the John Day extension, Mr. liarton says it is tho pruposo to get iu as much gradiug as possible botore snow falls. A force is now at work gradiug beyoud the divide, and although the completion of tho lino cannot bo aimed at, it is the purpose, Mr. Ilartou says, to got iu as much work as possible before winter sets in.