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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1904)
it r Wednesday, September 28, 1904 THh SUMPTER MINhR VALLEY QUEEN CROSSCUT IS CLOSE TO MAIN VEIN rchnrloy Warrou is dowu from tbo Valley Queou miuo ou Lake Crook, of which ho is vice president; Mayor McCullooh, of Sumpter, president; and Coiiimodoro Tom O. Gray mau ager. The property is ouo of the successful promotions of Wheeler & Company, bankers, of New York, who also handle the Hlue Bird, Duck Horn and Rlaok Dutto, an alliterative trio nf rich properties in tho Sumpter gold fields. "Wo do uothiug but work at the Valley Quonu," laid Mr. Warren this morning. "Tho main crosscut is boing drivou as rapidly as hammer and steel will do the work. Opera tions in the shaft tnve been tem porarily suspended ou aocount of the water. Provision will shortly be made to handle the flow. The main crosscut is near tho ledge, as evi denced by a highly mineralized formation appearlug iu the face. Dr. Greenlee has resumed iu town; offloo in Bank of building practice Sumpter NOTICE OF FORFEITURE. Sumpter, Rakor county, Oregon, July 21, 1001. To A. P. Jouoa and John T. Euglish: You and each of you are horoby uotiflod that 1 have oxpoudod duriug tho yearH 1000, 1001, 1002, and 1003, the sum of Eight Hundred Dollars iu labor aud improvements upon tho Astoria aud Bend quartz miuiug claims, situate iu what is commonly kuowu as the Cracker Crook (unorganized) mining district in tho county of Baker, stato of Oro gon, aud being situated ou Litilo Cracker Crook, adjoining the Sampsou miuo and about two aud one-half miles northerly from tho town of Bourne iu Baker oouuty, Oregon, iu order to hold said claims undor tho provisions of Section 2324 of tho Rovisod Statutes of tho Uuiiod Statos, aud amendments thereto con cerning annual labor upon mining claims, boing tho amount required to hold said claims for tho yoars ending respectively December 31st, 1000, December 'Mat, 1001, Decem ber 31st, 1002, aud December 31st, 1003. Aud you, A. P. Jones are hereby uotiflod that if withiu ninety days from personal service of this uotioo upou you, or within ninety days from tho publication thoreof, you fail to contribute your proportionate share of such expenditure as a oo owuer, which amouuts to ouo hundred dollars, or twouty-ilvo dollars for each of the yoars 1000, 1001, 1002, aud 1003 from auuual labor upou tbo said Astoria miuiug claim, your iuterest iu said claim, whioh is a one fojrth interest, will become tho property of the iindorsignnd, E. E. Hauser, your co-owner, who has ox ponded ou said Astoria claim for each of the yoars 1000, 1001, 1002 aud 1003, tho sum of oue huudred dollars or a total of four huudrod dollars. And you, John T. English, are hereby uotiflod that if witblu uinety days from persoual servico of this notice upon you, or withiu uinety days from the publication thereof, you fail to contribute your propor tiouate share of such expenditure of four hundred dollars ou said Astoria claim, as a co-owner, which amouuts to one hundred dollars, or twenty- flve dollars for each of the years 1000, 1001, 1002, and 1003, for annual labor on said Astoria claim, your interest iu said claim, whioh amounts to a ono-fourth intorest, will becomo tho proporty of your co owner, tho uudorsigued, E. E. Hauser, who has mado said expendi ture of four huudred dollars on said Astoria claim, or oue huudrod dollars for each of tho yoars 11)00, 1001, 1002, aud 1003. Aud you, John T. English aro horoby furthor notified that if, withiu uiuoty days from personal servico of this notice upou you. or within uiuoty days from tho publication thoreof, you fail to contribute your proportiouato sharo of tho sum of four hundred dollars oxpoudod by tho said E. E. Hauser ou said Bend claim, or ouo huudrod dollars for each of tho years 10 JO, 100J, 1002, and 1003, your intorost in said Boud claim, whioh amouuts to a ouo half interest, and whioh propor tionate amount of said expenditure of four hundred dollars amounts to two huudrod dollars, will bocome tho property of your co-ownor tho said E. E. Hauser, who Iihb made said expenditure of four hundred dollars on said Bend claim or one hundred dollars for each of tho years 1000, 1001, 1002 aud 1003, all by tbo terms of said statutes. First publication July 27, 1004. Fiual publication October 20, 1004. E. E. HAUSER. NOTICE OF FORFEITURE. Sumpter, Baker County, Oro., July 20, 1001. To Otto Uuzicker, Meuuo Uu zlokor, J. R. Burns. R. L. Coloman, R. S. Catos, Alliono Caso, John Arthur and J. F. Crisman: You and oach of you aro horoby uotiflod that I havo oxpoudod duriug tho yoar i003, tho sum of ono hundred dollars iu labor and im provements on oach of tho following desoribed quartz mining claims situated iu tho Cablo Cove mining district, in Grant aud Baker coun ties, to-wlt: -Tho Rob Roy, tho Sunset, and tho Snow Shoo,Hltuatod in Grant county, Oregon, aud tho Black Dwarf aud Midnight, situated in Baker county, Orogon, the location notice of said Rob Roy quartz mining claim boing recordod at pago 183 of Volume G of tho public rooords of mining claim location notices of said Grant county, tho Sunset claim location uotico boing recordod at pago 183 of said volume G of aaid records, and tbo Snow Shoo claim location notice being rooorded at pago 184 of vol- iiiiio G of said records; the location notloo of said Black Dwarf claim being recorded at page 180 of vol iiiiio J of tho public rooords of quartz mining claim location notices of said Baker county, Orogon, and the location notice of said Midnight claim being recorded at page 101 of said volume J of said records of Baker oouuty. Aud you, tho abovo named Otto Undokor, Monno Unzickor, J. R. Burns, R. L. Coloman, It. S. Cates, Alliono Caso, John Arthur and J. F. Crisman, aro hereby notified that if within 00 days from tho dato of the personal service of this uotico upou you, or within uiuoty dayB from tho publication thoreof, you fail to coutributo your proportionate sharo of Etiuh expenditure, which amounts to sixty-six aud two-thirds dollars for each of the following named claims, to-wit: the Suuset, the Snow Shoe, the Black Dwarf and tho Midnight, aud tho sum of soventy soveu aud sovou-ninths dollars for said Rob Roy claim, your interest iu said Sunset, Suow Shoo, Black Dwarf and Midnight claims, which amounts to a two-thirds interest iu each of said claims, and your interest iu said Rob Roy claim, which amouuts to a seven -ninths iuterest, will become tho property of your co owner, Robort O, Doming, who has mado tho expenditure of ono huudred dollars on oach of tho above named fivo claims, duriug tho yoar 1003, for tho putposo of holding said claims for tho year ending Decern tier 31, 1003, iu accordance with section 2321 of ho Revised Statutes of the United States. R. O. DEM1NG. First publication August 3, 100 1. Last publication November 2, 1004. DESERT LAND. FINAL PROOF.-NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land Office, I.a'GranJe, Oregon, June , 1904 I Notice Is hereby given Hint Joseph Wham, ol Unity, Oregon, has tiled notice of Intention to make proof on his desert-land claim No. sgfi, (or the se sei sec, jo. nc( nc sec. tt, tp. ' s.t r i e, V. M , before the County Clerk of linker County at Baker City, Oregon, on Wednesday, the 34th day of AtlCUSt, IQ04. lie names the following witnesses to prove the complete irrigation and reclamation of said land: (icne Yeaer of Unity. Ore., Thomas II. Hoyer of Hereford, Ore,. Thomas Thompson of Unity, Ore., Alfred Whlted of Unity. Oregon. E. W. Davis, Register. TIMHUR LAND ACT, JUNE j, 1878.-N0TICB TOR PlIIIIICATION. United States Land Oftice, La Grande. Oie.. Aug. 30. 1001 Notice Is hereby clven that In compliance with the provisions of the act ot congress ol June 1. IH78, en titled "An net for the sale of timber lands In the Mates of Cntlfnrnln, Oregon, Nevada nnd Washington Ter ritory," ns extended to all tho Public Land states by net of August 4,1803, MAGDALENA MELZER, of Bourne, county of linker, state of Oregon, has this day hied In this office her sworn statement, No. )i74, tor the purchase of the east i southeast of section No. 37. In township No. g south, range No. 17 I! W M, nnd will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable for Its limber or stone than for agri cultural purposes, and to establish her claim to said land before Charles II. Chance, U. S. commissioner, at his oftice in Sumpter, Oregon, on Monday, the 31st day of November, 1004. She names as witnesses : Gustav Em 1 1 Meler, of Hourne. Oregon; David Donald, of Hourne, Oregon; Ernest L. Manning, of Sumpter, Oregon; William J. Robertson, of Sumpter, Oregon Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to file their claims In this oltice on or before said sist dav of Nov., 1004. E. W. DAVIS, Register. TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 1. 1878. -NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United Stales Land Oltice. j La Grande, Oregon, August 39, 1004. i Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions of the act ol congress of June 1, 1878, en titled "An act for the sale of timber lands Iu the states of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter ritory, as extended to all the Public Lund states by act of August 4, i83, GUSTAV EMU. MELZER. nf Hourne, county of Baker, stale of Oregon, has this day filed In this office his sworn statement No, 7f for the purchase of the n H ne ',( and nH nw Jf of section No. 33, In township No. 9 south, range 17, E. W, M., and will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable for its limber or slone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before Chas. II. Chance, U. S. Commissioner, at his oftice in Sumpter, Oregon, on Monday, the sist day of Nov. 1004. lie names as witnesses: David Donald, of Bourne, Oregen: Albert E. May, ol Bourne. Oregon; Ernest L.Mannlng, of Sumpter, Oregon; William J. Robert son, of Sumpter, Oregon. Any and ail persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to file their claims In this oltice on or before said 31st dav of Nov. 1014. E. W. DAVIS, Register. DESERT LAND, FINAL PROOF NOTICE I OR PUBLICATION. United States I and Office, ( Burns, Oregon, September u. i,"4 J Notice Is hereby given that William Chamberlain, ol Unity. Oregon, has filed notice of inleiillcn to make proof! on his desert land claim No. 34. for these netf.nj? setf. swtf setf, sec 18, In is, r we, WM. before A. B. Coombs, Jr., County Clerk, ul Baker City, Oregon, Tuesday, the 35II1 day of October, 1004. lie names the following witnesses to prove the complele irrigation and reclamation of suld laud. Sam Cavln, Camlllus P. Lawrence, Fulton Meet wood, Riley llardman, all of Unity, Oregon. WM. FAWRE, Register. NOTICE Ol- DISSOLUTION. The co-partnership heretofore existing between R. Phllllber and Win. L Palmer, under the firm name and style of Phllllber & Palmer, doing business as butchers at Gelser, Baker County. Oregon, Is this day dissolved by mutual consent, Win. L. Palmer re tiring therefrom. All accounts due to the said firm of Phllllber Palmer are payable to the said R. Phllllber, who re alns the said business at Greenhorn, Oregon Dated at Gelser, Oregon, July 36, 1704. PlIlLLIHliM & PaLML'R R. PMILLIHEH, Wm. L, Palwuk, -NOtlCI! TOR United States Land Oltice. La Grande, Oregon, August jo, kxm.I Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with Iho provisions of the net of congress of June 1. 1878, en titled "An net for the sale of timber lands In the stales of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter ritory," as extended to all the Public Land states by act of August 4, t8)3, EDITH MAY. of Bourne, county of Baker, slate of Oregon, has this day tiled In this ollice lit r sworn statement No. ji7l. for the purchase of the s'S se( and s'u sw( of section No. 34, In township No. 0 south, range No. ifi, l! W M. and will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable (or lis timber or slone than for ngrlcullur.it purposes, and to es tablish her claim to said land beloie Charles II. Chance, U. S. commissioner at his otliee In Sump ter. Oregon, on Monday, the 31st dav of Nov., 1004. She names as witnesses: Gustav Emll Aleler. ot Hourne, Oregon; Finest L. Manning, of Sue iter. Oregen: William J, Robertson, of Sumpter, Oregen: David Donald, of Bourne, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above descrlbed lands are requested to file their claims In this oltice on or before said sist day of Nov., 1004 E. W. Davis, Reglstei. TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE , i878.-NOTICU I OH PUHLICATION. UniteJ'SUtes Land Oftice, La Grande, Oregon, August 39, 1004. j Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions of the act of congress of June 1, 1878, en titled "An act for the sale of limber lands In the states of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter ritory," as extended to all the Public Land Stales by act of August 4, iBoj, EMMA SNYDE, of Sumpter, county of Baker, state of Oregon, has this day tiled In this oltice her sworn statement No. J173, for the purchase of the ntf setf and setf setf, section 11, and ne ne of section No. 14, in town ship No. 11 south, range No 17, I: W M, nnd will offer proof to show that the land sought Is more val uable for Its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish her claim to said land he ore Chas. II. Chance, U. S. commissioner, af his office in Sumpter, Oregon, on Monday, the 14th day of November, igi4. She names ns witnesses : William Kelly, of Sump ter. Oregon; Peter J. So.irds, of Sumpter, Oregon; Michael Lynch, of Sumpter, Oregon; Clark Snyde, of Sumpter, Oregon Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to file their claims In this ollice on or before said 14th day of Nov., 1004, I:. W. DAVIS, Register. flMBER LAND, ACT JUNEfS. 1178.-NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. United States Land office, La Grande, Oregon, June ), ig4. Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions of the act ot congress of June 1, I878, en titled "An ad for the sale ot timber lands in the slates of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter ritory," ns extended to all Hie Public Land States by by net of August 4, I8g3, JOHN C. HII.LMAN, of Sumpter, county of Baker, stale of Oregon, has this day tiled In this ollice his sworn statement No. 1134, for the purchase of the N5i NE, NKjfNWtf and lot oue (1 of Sec. . InTp. No. 1 1 . range No. H MVM, and will olfer proof 10 show that the land sought Is more valuable for Its t'mher or stone than for agricultural purposes, nnd to estab lish his claim to said land holme Charles II. Chance, U. S. Commissioner, at hi. ollice at Sumpter. Oregon.on Wednesday, Hie list day of August, igo4 He names as witnesses: William A, Green. Ralph Mead, Van Rensselaer Mead, File P. Bergman, nil of Sumpter, Oregon, Any and nil persons claiming adversely the above described lands nre requested to file llielr claims In this oftice on or befoul said iistdayof August, 1004. E. W. Davis, Register. NOTICK FOR PUHLICATION. (Isolated Tract.) I'lJHUG LAND KAU-;. U. S. Land Office, I Ln Grande, Ore. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN. That In pursuance or Instructions from Hie Commissioner of the Gen eral Land Office, uin'er authority vested In him by Section 34ss U S. Revised Statutes, ns amended by the net or Congress approved February 36, iHgj, we will proceed to olfer at public sale, nt len o'clock a. in. on the 37th day of September, 1004, at this ollice, the following trncl ol land, ln-wlt NW NE Sec. 34. T, 10 S Range 17 E. W, M. Any and nil persons chiming adversely the above described land are requested to file their claims In this oltice on or before the day above designated for the commencement of said sale: otherwise, their rights will he foilelled Dated August 11, 1114. I!. W. DAVIS, Register A. A. ROBERTS, Receiver. TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE 1. 1B78.-NOTIOIHOM PUHLICATION. United States Laud Oftice, ( Ln Grande, Oregon, September 17, 1004, Notice Is hereby given that In compliance with the provisions of the act of congress of June 1, 1H78, en tilled "An net for the sale of limber lauds In the stales of California, Oregon, Nevada and Washington Ter ritory," as extended to all the Public Land states by act of August 4, i8gj, DAVID J. BUCKNER, of Sumpter, County of Bakei, Stale of Oregon, has this day filed In this ollice his sworn statement No j3oj, for the purchase of the E4 SW, and UY, SI.? Section No. 8 in Township No. 11 South Range No. 17 E. W. M., and will oiler proof to show that the land sought Is more valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his Claim to said land before Chas. II. Chance, U. S. Com missioner, nt his ollice at Sumpter, Oregon, on Tuesday, the 6th day of December. 11104. He names as witnesses: William A. Green, Harley G, Wood, Charles J. Moore and William Kitchen, all ol Sumpter, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the above described lands are requested to hie their claims In this oftice on or before said Mh day of Decem ber, 1704. E. W. DAVIS Register. TIMBER LAND, ACT JUNE ,. 18S7. PUHLICATION.