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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 1, 1905)
Wednesday, March i, 1905 THE SUMPTER MINER GEISER TO REPORT ON BONANZA Al GeiBer, ex-niotnbur of the GeiBer-Hendryx Investment company, one-time owuer of the Bonanza niiue, which he sold to Standard Oil people for half a mllliou dollar-), is iu Sumpter today, en route to the eoeue of his earliest mining triumphs., which is Oeher, Ure., where is locn'ud the famotiB old Bonanza. When questioned by a Miner re porter as to the truth of the report that the Bonanza will soon be re opened, Mr (Joiner could not answer. "1 have merely been in structed," he said, "to visit the mine, look it over and teport to the company. By order of the directors 1 recently paid the miue'-) tax is, which would seem to indicato that tho oompuuy doos uot meau to abandon the property just yot awhile." Mr. Geiser continued the accuracy of the stutomout mado recently iu theso columns, that ho had Biguod a oontruot with the Pittsburgh stockholders iu tho Standard Oil company, to look after their western mining interests. He says that be has been instructed to hold himself in readiuess to carry out at least Ave different commissions, Including a trip to Mexico, one to Arizona, and oue involving the Bouanza. "Thus you will see," says Mr. GeiBer, "that I am somewhat in the dark as to the plaus of my priniopals, and oousequeutly as to my own move ments." FAVORABE REPORT ON THE CALIFORNIA MINE J. VV. Long, the assay er, returued the Or it of the week from Sumpter, Oregon, where he hud been to examiue the California miues iu the Gable Cove district for eastern stockholders. Although the property has been lying idle for some time from lack of sufficient funds with which to oper ate, he reports that it shows up very satisfactory aud is conviucod that with proper operation it will become h promiuout producer. The Cali fornia group is composed of 20 claims upon which a large amnuut of devel opment work has been doue. A large mill has been built by the company, but which is equipped with the wroug kiud of maobinery for treating the ires. Iu the miue about 4,000 feet of tunnel work haa been com pleted. Tho ore body rauges from teu iuobes to four feet in width, end will assay about 805 por ton. Mr. Long reports a number of other prop erties operating iu the district, in close proximity to the Califoruia property, with splendid results. Weiser Idaho, Signal. T. S. Keunerly, who a few days ago, by his attorneys, Butober, Clifford aud Correll, filed a labor lien against the Gold Coiu Alining company, has brought suit against the company for f 3,035. jmJjiM LIBERALITY OF GRANITE Tho common oouucil of the town of Granite has appropriated 8200, payable quarterly, fo" tho benefit of the Sumpter permanent ore oxhiblt. Alderman Graut Thornburg, ably assisted by J. N. Oitmars, of Granite, were instrumental iu seourlug the appropriation. The publio spirit aud generosity shown by the members of tho Granite council will have much to do with more closely aementltig tho bonds of friendship existing be tweiin Sumpter and her neighbor town. The work of remodelliug the old Racket store ou Mill street for a per mauout nome for the ore exhibit is progressing rapidly. Threo-foot platforms 18 inches high will run the lougth of the main building along either wall, aud a 0-foot pyramidal tabic down the couter will ond iu a big cone of oro at the roar cud. An otlloo for tbo board of managers will bo potltioued oir iu tho loft hand rear cornor. The roll of honor of 'lubuoribors to tho exhibit fund is as follows lo date: City of Sumpter .... 350 Town of Grauite .... 200 Harry T. Houdryx - - - 8250 N. 1. Soronsen it Co - HO Killeu, Warner, Stewart compauy HO J. P. Hollaud ,...'- CO Borgmau & Mc Watty - - - 5u Sumpter Meat compauy - - 50 First National Bank - - - 50 Van Vloot & Wright .... 50 Basohe-8uge Hardware Co. - 50 R. E. Strahorn 100 Thornburg & Love ... 50 TENDERFEET CAUSED WHITE KNOB FAILURE Anothor mining failure ou a large soalo is reported from Idaho, due to tenderfoot methods. The immense plant of tbo White kKuob Copper compauy, at Maokayhasjboou sold under the hammer to satisfy a million dollar mortgage. The receiver values the entire property at 82,803,000. The mine is said to show a 23 foot vein, carrying three per oeut to niue per cent copper, aud $1.75 to ill gold and silver. Tho miue is con nected with the smelter with u teu mile electric railway, having a maxi mum gradient of six per ceut iu a rise of 2000 feet. The smelter has three 200 ton furnaces, and was blown iu September, 1902. The company was forced into the bauds of receivers last October. It ia stated that the trouble with the White Knob enterprise is that its expeusive smoltiug plant aud sur faco equipmeuts were undertaken be fore the method of treating the ore was sutlioleutly worked out. The bodies of carbouato and oxide ores have continued dowu 700 feet iu that altered condition for tbo Albert tunnel level, aud experience has shown that the ore lacked sufficient sulphur for successful matting method of treatment, with which it has been attempted to work it, aud too much sulphur for making base bullion suc cessfully. The sulphur aud copper oontents show increase in two short winzes that have been sunk from tbe Albert tunnel. TROUBLE OF WHITE SWAN A dispatch to the Donvor Mining Record under a Baker City date Hue, says that tho troubles at the Whito Svvau Minos compauy, limited, do not appear to havo ended with tho entire elimination of Balllot, if statements made there by the new preddout of tho company, C. H. Kiug, of Wabash, Indiana, are veri Hed. Mr. King and Olo Soar, of Lake Mills, Iowa, arrived in Baker Wodnosday from San Francisco, whero they had attended the auuual meet ing, and both became members of tbe new directorate. They said they came here to investigate tho affairs of the miue siucn C. 11. Stullor has been mado manager. They are not Batisllod with tho ooudltlon of the iluHiioes. It is re ported that siuco tho reorganization something liko 820,000 haB boon re ceived from various sources aud the oxpouditures have about consumed that sum, without any work having been done at thoproporty. To those with whom they havo buou in con sultatiou, thuy havo also stated there aro sovoral damage suits and attach meuts ponding which they do uot consider Mr. Stullor has takeu proper care of. It is regarded a possibility that a change iu management will bo mado wbilo theso oiUcors are hero. Iu tho meantime, Mauagor Stullor is having supplies seut to tho miuo, aud says that a little preliminary work will be doue this spring iu getting ready for exteuisve operations early next July. Ho claims to havo full author ity to go ahead with tho work plan ned, that thore are no dltioroucoH of which no has any knowledge within tho present directorate, and that all funds aro easily aud readily accounted fur. WORK ON CRANE FLAT DREDGE AT ONCE A. Huron, of Burch & Burbridge, owners of tho Craue Plat placers, ar rlvod today from his home in Spokaue, on routu to tho property uamod. To a Miner man ho stated that he will begin at once tbo con struction of the dredge, tho machin ery for which was delivered last fall. This work will bo completed inside of two mouths aud tho machine will begin at once baud I lug gravel. Its capacity Is 2.000 cubic yards a day. Tbe necessary excavation for the lako was completed by A. W. Ellis last autumn. Mr. tiurch will remain here and at tbe diggings for about teu days, when his partner will arrivo aud he will re turn to Spok'tne. Since leaving hero several months ago, he has been east to California and inspected the now bouanza laud iu Nuvada. He says Touopah aud Goldfleld are undoubt edly great camps aud that others will be opeued up in tbe southern portion of tbe state. Tbe Columbia Gold Mining com pany has filod a demurrer to tbe suit filod against it by tho Geiser-Heu-dryx compauy for annulment of con tract and possession of the Tabor Fraotiou mine. Petition for Liquor License. Bourne, Oregon, February 24th, 1005. To tho Hnnorablo County Court of tho County of Baker, State of Ore Ore eon: Wo, tho undersigned, do horoby rosp)otfully represent that we con stituto a majority of tho legal voters of Bourne precinct, County of Baker, State of Oregon, aud do hereby re spectfully petition your Hnnorablo Body tu grant to George Wright, Sr., a license for tho period of three niouUiH.coinm onclng April 1st, 1005, aud ending luuo 30th, 1005, to sell spirituous, malt and viuoiiH liquors at retail, at what Is commonly known as tho Halfway House, in Bourue preoluct, County of Baker, State of Oregou, said Halfway House being situated on tho Sumpter-Bourne wagon road .about three miles Nouthorly from Bourue, In said County aud State. Aud we further respectfully rep resent that said Halfway House Is not within a mile of any mine. 11. C. Noidormark, Win, Welgaud, Joseph Davis, W. B Palmer, A. F. Baymoud, N. M. JohiHou, Dan Furry, O P. Williams, Don Patter sou, Jako Green, J. Weldorham, James Giltlllin, John Sorath, J. J. Mullett, U. W. Conens, F. 11. Stevenson, Gus B. Balrd, W. 11. Baelste, Daniel Cahlll, Jas. F. Deupsy, Tom Naughton, J. M. Charles, J. H. Sellers, W. J. Gril llngton, J. T. IltiHk, L. H. Husk, A. 11. Hrown, W J. Evans, W. D. Sprout, G. R, Pen, John Orwell, 10. Ueecraft, N. Eastham, it. A. Monro, J. S. Miller, Gun Nelson, Ed Ginloy, Pat McGinniiiH, 11. Motz, J. W. Floegle, J. Gilles, J. 1). Covliii, T. L. Downey, II. R. Caddy, Harry Bates, John Brown, T. Stompfer, D. V. Rlngland. B. B. Woods, H Love, P, C. Aiim worth, W. C. Carroll, W. B. Byrun, W. S. Lamb, Ed Morgan, B. M. Kouua, (). D. McDounld, W. J. Rorohorston, F. Lloyd, Guy Harris, Joe Cobb, Win. Baeler, J. T. Mahonoy, E. O'llurra, Matt Mark maun, W. McDonald, C. II. Burns, Mevllu Graham, I. E. HaHs, C. O. DoForoit, John Paddcok, C. N. Kear, Notice is hereby given that the undersigned, George Wright, Sr., will, at tho llrst day of April, 1005, term of the County Court of the County o't Baker, State of Ore gou, or as soon thereafter as he cau be hoard, apply for a license to sell spirituous, malt and villous liquors at the Halfway House, iu Bourne preoluct, Baker County, Oregon, for the poriod set forth Iu the foregoing petition. GEUBGE WRIGHT, Sr. Arthur Laing left Pendleton last night for a two mouths' trip through the Repubic of Mexico. Ho will go to the city of Jalisco as the represen tative of a large number of Pendleton people, who are contemplating in vesting in the townsite scheme at that place, and on his report of condi tions, price of laud, living expenses and climate, will largely depend the outcome of the excursion, now being organized iu this city aud the Inland Empire A large number of Pendle ton people have made partial arrange ments to go on the excursion to Jalisco in May, aud Mr. Laing will investigate the country thorouhgly aud report his findings, His visit will extend all ovr the Republic of Mexico aud he will be absont perhaps two mouths. He goes direct from here to the City of Mexico. Jalisco is 200 miles southwest from that city on the Pacific coast. East-Ore-goulau. (.