-A r tt Wednesday, September 28, 1904 THh bUMPTER MINbR 5 BUCKEYE WILL NOW BE DEVELOPED ON BIG SCALE VV. P. Klppou, of Spokauo, arrived iu Sumpter today. Ho aud sonio other prominent miuing men of Spokaue bavo hnd a bond on tho Huckeye group of claims, Cracker Creek district, owned by Messrs. GlenBOti and Doane, for some tituo past. For a mouth or more Mr. Kippen was at tho property, ex ploiting it, to see if it h what they want. It if. He is now here to develop it in to m mine. To a Miner representative he stated : "I have not yet decided definitely on a plan of development and there in very little I oan tell you for pub lication. For the next few weeks I will have my hands full getting ready to work during the winter, building bunk and boarding houses, getting in supplies and doing the hundred and one things necessary for work ou a property in a snow country. "We are now running a tunnel on tho vein and are hiking out a nine oro, which at prosont is largely free milling. A portion or this, that of tho higher grado, I will ship to tho smelter horo. Tho other will ro main until wo put iu our own reduc tion plaut. I leuvo for tho mine in tho morning aud will at ouuo start work ou tho buildings. Tho under ground work will, of courso, bo con tinued." Some remarkably rich ore haB boon taken from tho liuokoyo; pan tests running as high a 1000 a ton in freo gold. Thii ore shoot wbb uncovered high up the hill and only a shallow shaft was sunk there. Considerable ore was taken out and tho gold ex tracted with mortar and pan. The tuunel now being driven Ib to get under that shaft at depth. For a year or more this proporty has attracted envious attention from mining men and one attempt was mado to jump it, which attempt, by the aid of guns and the court, was frustrated. utatiou, that mining investments when judiciously entered into, oiler at oni'.o the safest and most prolltahlo method capital. -Review, for tho employment of Mining and Engineering OFFICIAL RECORDS. Tho following instruments woro filed at tho court house in Haker City for record vesterdav: REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. DKKI)'. Jan 1, '02 (loo. F. Johnson 1 1 oran, 1 Sec. I! i aero 8 R. liakor to W. (I. 23 T 11. R. 37; quantity is consumed in tho arts. Iu the United States the gold output in 1903 was about 871, 428, 000; of silver, a:U, fi'20, 700 worth, vaiuo" of of a "coinage 873.070,- STATISTICS SHOW MINING PROFITS Bulletin No. 0, "Mine and Quarries," issued by the Consus bureau, supplies some llguros that, when analyzed aro exceedingly in teresting. It gives "statistics for all mines and quart ios, and petroleum aud natural gas wells that woro in operation during any portion of tho calendar year ending Deuombor 31, 1902," aud although already "undent history," aa is customary, perhaps unavoidably, with all mining and statistical information furnished by tho government, is yet tho sourco from which some valuablo lessons may be drawn. It nood ouly bo remombored that a similar pre sentation for 100!) would bo a still moro oouolualvo argumout in favor of miuing, from tho fact that last year there was far greator activity than during 1902. In tl a1; year the number of mines, quarries and wells was 151,510 ; of operators, 40,858; of salaried ottloials, clerks, otc, 38,128; of wage camera (average for year), 581.728; total value of all minerals, 8884, 010,809. Out of this total, tho amount of wages paid to wago earners, salaried ollloials, etc., was 3408,980,125, and tho ooBt of supplies and materials, contract work aud miscellaneous oxpoubos, readied $210,204,018, or a total of 8025, 245,130, thus leaving a prolit balance of 8258,795,730 to ho divided botwoeu the 40 858 operators, the torm "operator" representing the individual, com pauy or corporation that controls tho mluo. An "operator," therefore, in some inBtanoes stauda for scores, or hundreds, of stockholders. It should be noticed that the above showing is mado by productive mines, etc., aiono. There were, in addition, 3,050 "operators" engaged entirely in development work, who employed on the avorago 13, 038 wago earners aud paid 912,801, 935 in wages. The 40,458 produoiug oporatore thus mado a profit, over and above tho cost of production, of about 85, 523 apiece, which does not seem a very largo sum, and yet, when tuo great number of "one-man" mines aud vory small undertaking, is taken into consideration, makes a very fair avorago prolit. In this summation, moreover, has boon in cluded tho very largo number ot operators, with their relatively low production, comprised iu tho oil aud coal Holds and tho stono quarrios, whoso uumbor largely ex ceeds all others. Let us tako ouly tho oprcators in coppor, gold and si Ivor, lead aud zinc, who uumbor 3,095, or 2 '( per cent on!y of tho total number of operators, while thoir products aro 18.0 per cent of the wholo value, or wbeu wo iucludo 987,214,4522, the value of roiluod products of gold, silver and other metals, not con sidered iu tho consus tahlo, ovor tweuty-oight per cout of the total values. Then tho roault ia vory difforeut; tho individual profits aro about 830,205, which makes quite a rospoctablo, showing. In other words gold, diver, coppor, mines of tho United State) averaged in 1902 a profit for their owners of over 830,000 a pioco, or 83,000 per mouth for each one over aud above all oxponsos. Wo have not boon able to obtain dmilar comprehensive tables for another busiuoss carried ou iu this country, aud consequently cannot make comparisons. We do not buzzard error, however, when wo de clare that no other ohns of busiuoss or eutnrprise whatsoever carried ou in tho (Jul tod States can make so satisfactory a showing, aud especially so wheu we consider tho marked advauco mado in every department of the mining industry slnoo tho period for which tho latest available data at hand namely, 19u2. We assert agaiu, as we bavo iu tho past, without fear of successful ref- and wife to Fred in S. E. .4 S. 10. 42 E. ; 81. March 3 R. C. Howitt, so 4 Sec. 81. April 30 Thos. Sogouruoy aud wife to D. S. Reeves, lot 17 block 2 South liakor addition; 1200. Septompber 19 Warren aud Anna A. Crow ostato to II. D. Groehong, 100 acres iu Soo. 32 T. 12 H. 44 E. ; 9225. Juuo 4 R, P. Anderson and A. Long to E. and Nora Renoebausou, lots 1, 2, 3, 10, 11, and 12 block 1 Long's addition to Haines; 9120. Aug. 2 M. II. Allen and wifo to W. J. Robertson, 22 acres in Sec. 20 T. 0 It 37 E.; 8400. Sept. 21, 1000 B. W. LovonB and wifo to M. L. Koizur, lots 1 aud 2 block 45 Lovens 2nd addition tn liakor City; 91. 8opt. 17 M. L. Koizur aud wife to G. JR. Hauua, samo; 9450. Sopt. 17 Howitt Laud company to Hewitt-Roll Timber company, 2,440 acres in T. 10 Rangoa 38 and 39 E. ; 950,000. MINING MATTER. DKKDH. Soptcmbor 3 Honry Hoisy to Harmon Caldwell, bill of sale to mining ''laim ou Clark creek, pro vided note bo paid in one year, 820. Sept. 20 M. A. Williama to Carrie E. and Ceo. Uncle Sam claims; 81. Sept. 20--C. Simpson to M. A. tho producing lead and zinc 100. In 1002 t(io United States produced 880,000,000 worth of gold; Australasia, 881,578,000; Canada, 820,711,200; Moxxieo, 810.153, 100; Africa, 830,023,700; China, 88,731,800; British Indian, 80,588,. 100, aud Russia, 822,533,800. South Africa at present is produc ing gold at the rate of about 830, 000,000 a year, tho Transvaal and Rhodesia both having greatly in creased their output. Tho gold standard Is now established iu all countries except certain of tho Central Ame-lcan states, China, Mexico aud tho Straits settlements. Mexico aud some of the states of Central America aro contemplating tho adoption of tho gold standard. The stock of gold of the United States at the end of 1902 is put at 91,248,000,000, or capita, tho por capita 98.44, and papor 929.79. Tho por capita of gold in Great Britain ia put at 913.18; in Australia, 923.38; In the Transvaal, 924.33; in Franco, 924.36; in Germany, 913.54. Owing to tho prosperity of India aud the incraaod demand, ellver has recently been lucreaHing in value. Tho entiro stock of the white metal in the United States at the end of 1902 was worth, at tho market price, about 9282,000,000. The amount of silver certificates out standing in July last was 9402,578, 715; of ailver dollars, 971,501,084. Tho silver back ot the aggregate of 9534,000,000 Is, at the present ratio, worth about 9223,000,000. Tho world's entire stock of silver at proBout la supposed to be about 93,034,000,000 against 91,817,000, 000 in 1873; of gold about 95,382, 000,000, aganist 9:1,045,000,000 In 1873. 915.04 per of silver bolng 95.71; total, T. Simpson, aud 4 other quartz E. aud Goo. T. Williams, Volun teer aud 4 other quart, claims; 81. Sept. 20 .1. II. Ilibbs, ot al, to Whipple Gulch Mining aud Milling company, Jap aud Atlas aud Dr.Hruwn quartz claims; 81. THE WORLDS PRODUCTION Tho United States treasury de partment recently Issued a circular giving much valuablo information in regard to tho production of precious metals, tho coinage of metals, etc. Tho following abstract gives the salient points touched upen: With regard to gold. In 1003 tho world's output was 15,903,750 One ounces, worth 8330,000, 000, against 800,200,000 iu 1873. Of silver the ouptut was 170,00,000 line ounces, worth 801,800,00, but of a so called "coinage value" of 8210 707,000. Tho world'a coinage of gold in 1002 was 8220,105,125, against 8100,110,011 iu 1800 I'lid 8257,030,802 in 1873. Coinage varies greatly with tho years, tho value in 1874 falling suddenly to 8135.778,387 aud in 1880 to 804, 042,700. Much gold is used In tho form of bullion aud au iucreased Crane Flat Contract. A. W. Ellis, of Sumpter, was yes terday awarded tho'ontitraot for ex cavating a pool for tho big llurch ,fc Hurhridgo dredge at tho Crane Flat placer diggings. Tho contract calls for tho moving of approxi mately 5,000 yards of gravel aui earth, liida were called for through an advertisement In the Dally Miner. A. W. EIIIh submitted the lowest and best figures and was awarded tho work by A. llurch, who Is in the city. Mr. Ellis this morning started his grading outfit aud equipment toward Granite. Tho contract calls for completion of tho work at tho eailiest possible date. Tho llgures involved in tho work have not been made public. The Adelene Shut Down. Manager C. M. McClarou, of the Adeleuo group of mines on Rock creek, has suspended operations for the winter, aud has moved to Maker City. Forty feet of crosscut, tunnel ing through tremendously hard country rock was the principal work done. The Adeleue'a showing is exceptionally good,, aud when tho cross-cut strikes the vein a neat bit. of sloping ground will have been developed. Wood for the Ora Fino. A contract for cutting aud do llvorlng 500 cordh of wood has been awarded by tho Oro Fluo mluo, near Alamo, to Harvey Leiihart mm! Andrew Crouso, of Graulto. Tho contract calls for hurry.