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Wednesday, December 14. 1904
THE SUMPTER MINER
ROGERS STILL FIGHTING
FOR THE CORNUCOPIA
Standard Oil Magnate Very Much Desires
to Possess the Celebrated Old
Searles Mine.
Whtiu the trump of doom Is
Bounded; when the aurtain of the
heavens unrolls and final judgment
cornea; .when the sea gives up Its
dead; when the Identity of' the
assailant of Billy Patterson is di
vulged; when breakfast comes after
dinner theu, and not until then
will all the kinks in the Cornucopia
mine tangle be straightened out.
The mine 1b apparently the ouly
begotten child of Father Trouble.
That it is a rioh piece of property;
tbttt it is worth fighting for, goes
without saying, because Heury H.
Rogers, Standard Oil niaguato, right
hand man of the Rockefellers, who
already has his millions, is fighting
for it. Whatever RogerB fights for is
worth the effort. And Rogers is
certainly fighting. Not long ago be
petitioned the federal court of Oregon
for an injunction restraining the
kheriff of Baker county from selling
the mine under the hammer, until be
(Rogers) could get himself In shape
to fasten bis hooks of owership there
on. The federal court denied the
injunction, tbe mine was sold by the
sheriff, aud it began to look as
though Rogers' $100 000 claim was
bad money. But now be has entered
the ring again, stripped to the buff
for a good, hard, long and probably
lingering scrap. This is what he has
done, according to tbe Baker Oity
Demecrat:
"One of tbe largest foreclosures,
being an action based on a mortgage
of mining property, ever brought In
the Baker county Circuit court, was
died yesterday by Teal A Minor and
fiaimett Calaban, attorneys for Henry
fl. Rogers, popularly supposed to be
one ot the Standard Oil magnates,
to recover $95,78?. 50 and $5,000
attorneys fees. The complaint makes
the Allls-Charlmer company, Moo. D.
Buattys, receiver Cornucopia Minus,
Pacific States Telegraph qnd Tele
phone aompauy, The Cornucopia
Mines of Orogou, Holly, Mutton
Mark & Company, Hasoho-Sago
Hardware compnay aud about
ouo huudrod othors dufoudntitH.
"The complalut alleges (ho plain
tiff holds a mortgage aguiust tho
group of mining claims known hh the
tbe Cornucopia miues, aud utikH for
a foreclosure of tho mortgage, which
amounts to $05,787.50, for an allow
ance of $5,000 as to attorneys fees
and interest, prays for au injunction
agaiust all tho defendants restraing
them from selliug tbe property or any
part of it, and atka for tho appoint
ment of a receiver pending the fore
closure suit.
"It will be remembered that
November 2, the personal property of
tbe Cornucopia was sold by Sheriff
Brown to Colonel W. F. Butcher for
$2,500, and that November 28 tbe
real property of tbe mines whs sold
by tbe sheriff to Colouel Butcher for
$38,500. Veatorday tbe A His dial
mera company obtained judgmeut
aganist the property, and it would
seem that the mine is somewhat
legally complicated. No action was
taken by tbe court yesterday ou the
now suit aud no iujuuatiou grauted,
nor was a receiver appoiuted. Tbe
matter will probably oome up today,
and It Is understood that Colonel
Butcher, who is trustee for majority
of tbe defendants in tbia case, will
take the necessary steps to protect
their interests."
FADtD MAP 6UIDES
TO LONG LOST MINE
With only the remnant of an old
Spanish map to guide him, M. Marks,
a miuing promoter of Herniosillo,
Mexico, who was a partner of tbe
late Seuator Tabor, is about to start
in search of a lost mine in tbe pro
vince of Alamos, Mexico. Although
tbe parchment ie disfigured and
almost obliterated with age, Mr.
Marks is confident he can locate one
of tbe richest treasure bouses in tbe
world.
Mr. Marks is a guest of the
Albauy hotel. He baa been in Denver
for several days ou matters pertaining
to several rropwrties which he owns
iu tbe provlnoe of Souora. As soon
as he complete his business be will
start out to find tbe lost mine.
Gratitude placed within tbe bands
of Mr. Marks tbe opportunity to
become tbe possessor of tbe great
wealth which he believes is stored
within tbe forgotten mines of Alamos
provluce. Some years ago he rescued
a peon from the anger of a baud of
bis fellow countrymen. Just before
Mr. Marks letf. Hermosillo for the
United States this peon brought to
bfm a parchment yellowed with
years. It was a map of part of tbe
Alamos province, with tbe looatiou of
tbe mine marked on it. Half of tbe
dooumeut was gone aud tbe rest was
dim with age
Mr. Marks made inquiries aud dis
covered from the Mexicans that
tradition told of a miue of fabulous
richness in that neighborhood. Ho
discovered that it bad been worked
by tbe Aztecs for ages and that
after tbe conquest of Mexico by Cor
tez tbe Spanish bad taken great
amounts ot gold and silver from it.
Tbe latter worked the mine until
1740, when a wai party of Apaches
swooped dowu on tbe place, massa
cred a greater part of the Spaniards
and drove the rest over the moun
tains. With tbe flight of tbe
NEW IMPERIAL REGIME
MAKES FIRST MOVE
Detroit Owners of Rich. Cable Cove Mine
Purchase More Equipment for
Deep Sinking.
Tho Imperial Gold Mines company,
of Detroit, Miobigau, of which A. L.
MoBwen is general mauager, this
morning took its first step toward
extensively developing tho rich Im
perial initio iu Cable Cove. General
Manager McEweu signed his first
check against tho now company's
bank account in thin city, the doou
mont lining mado payablo to W. W.
Elmer, tbe mining engineer, in ex
change for a forty-horHO power boiler,
which will bo immediately trans
ported to tho proporty and used to
oporato tho hoisting plant at tho Im
perial Bhaft, which will be sunk from
its present sixty-foot level 150
foot deoper. 'iho now Imperial
regime will thus further exploit one
ot the rlohett ore shoots iu Cablo
Cove, and It 1 4 tbe confident belief
of the mauagment that the ore ex
tracted 'from this shaft while siuklng
operations are belug conducted will
moro than pay all the expenses of tbe
work and tho cost of new equipment,
without rosort to stopiug.
Wheu soon by a reporter fur Tho
Miner this morning, Mauager MoEwou
verified the sale of tho Imperial to a
Detroit syduioate, tho details of
which deai wore oxcluiBvely givonj
three weoks ago in The Miner." The
Mlohigaudors after acquiring the
property for $100,000, Incorporated
tho Imperial Hold Minos company,
with Alexander Hamilton, of Detroit,
as president, and A. L. MoEwou, of
Sumpter, as gouernl mauagor. The
sale waH brought about by A. L.
Mcl'iwou, his umiHlu, Keutioth O.
McEwen, aud John Arthur, who held
tho in I no under louse and bond. Both
K. O. MoEwou and Mr. Arthur will
hIho remain with tho new regime mh
HflslHtnnt manager and Huporlntendent
respectively.
Tho biiIu of tho Imperial was a
most important mining ewnt as
affecting tho futuro of tho Cablo Cove
district. Tho purchasing company
Is strong llnaclally and haa been far
seeing enough to retain the best
mining talent lu the entire uamp tu
manage the property.
Tho Imperial will continue skip
ments of orea and concentrate to
the Sumpter smelter. The mine baa
been ou a paying basis over slboe It
passed into the hauds of tho lessees.
It is learned that next spring the
milling capacity of the mine will
bo enlarged and development ou a
record brooking scalo inaugurated by
tho management.
Spaulards was Inst tho looatiou of the
miue.
Mr. Marks thluks that with his
knowledge of tbe country and in
formation he haa received from the
peou, be will be able to relocate the
mines. He iutends to start out with
a party imedlately upon hia return
to Hermosillo, whlob will be within
tbe uext week.
"Exaggerated starlet of the treat
ment of tbe Americana by tbe Mexi
cans have been sent broadcast through
tbe states," said Mr. Marks last
venlng. "The tales of prospectors
having been atruok down from behind
by treaoberous Mexicans In almost
every case are entirely without
foundation. To be sure, there have
been some Americans killed In tbe
provluce of Sonora, but the most of
them deserved killing. They were
meu who would have been killed
years before had they remained in
tbe (Jul ted States.
"I was iu Tombstone, Aiizoua, iu
1878. In fact 1 who ouo of tne find
settlers. 1 have seen bonier life iu
all its phases, but nowhere have 1
seeu bo much consideration for
Americaus as iu Mexico. They are
treated better than the natives.
Almost Hiiy offeuse, iiiiIush it be too
ilugraut, is overlooked by tbe author
ities. "Mauy'yeurs ago 1 was iutereuted
with Seuator Tabor iu miuing prop
erties in Mexiuo aud Colorado. 1
tried to induco the senator to. buy
for $500, a prospect a few miles from
Hermosillo. He refused point blank.
Last week that property was aold
for $5,000,001), after its owner, iu
less than five years, bad takei'eut
$7,000,000 Iu gold, silver and
copper."
Mr. Marks saya that Souora la the
coming mining sectlou of the wesid.
He declares that there are vela 11m
richest In the world. He saya Hat
he haa seen pure silver chiseled fioe
tbe mines In blocks eight feet Hug.
Denver Rephulican.
Mule Expedition to ToMpak. -
The Baker City Democrat an
nounces that a big expedition la
scheduled to start from there Meu
day for Touopab with a hand of
mules. Tbe members of the party
will be, accord lug tu the Democrat,
at follows;: Mike Hoff, Oeorge
McCarty, Tom Onrmau, Kid Bpauld
ing, M. Williams, Ham Kauffmua and
Walter Croniu. Whether the above
list includes the mule is not
specified by the Democrat.
Death of Matthias.
Tho news was received yesterday of
tbe death a few days ago Iu Oklahoma
Territory or D. W. Matthias, the well
known mining man who left Baker
City abput u 'yawr Mgo .and waa for
merly iu charge ot the electric plant
at the Uolconda aud was interested
at one time iu tbe Perry miue. Mr.
Matthius Alien here lived on Valley
Avenue, He hud many friends iu
Baker City. Democrat.
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