7 i EASTERN INVESTORS IN COVERS THOROUGHLY THE GOLD FIELDS of the INLAND EMPIRE OREGON MINES Pay for AND READ IT 1 J MORE GOLD PROM THE BELMONT . i . I Atiotlmr hatch of gold nuggets wiih rmsolved yo.Htoriluy by Hrig Million tyilo, tlin jiiwnl'jr, from (Jlllcuy & iur hIiiiw. tint VIiihoii crunk miners, wIioho discovery IhhI wimk or 11 f n hn I on h l i lull pocket in Ihnlr llolinoiil. ininu, near I ho Morning, -t -"' whole camp agon. Tim Liil.nl value of tun yollow Htuir now on display in Hiillaniyiio'H hIiow window In (Monti to 8,'IU00. 1 1 key & Kershaw urn hU II digging in thn iiocknt, diispll.ii (hit liiui weather mill heavy How of wutnr iiuiou.i tin digging, mill word Iiiih been received hero Hint limy liavn another milk pun of iliiHt anil nnggotH which will lit) sent lo Humptor in u fw ilityH. To tint onlinii:y luy mind the Htatoionnl Hint u Hiugio poukot Iiiih produced t.HUO in gold convoys tint little Idea of ilohuois. Llkowlsu tho auuouuoumont that a second milk pmi roll of tint Hiiirron Htuir has tmoii round fai It to Hiiltiilily Impress. Whim tho Holiiiont. pocket wiih Drat dhuuvurnil, (lllkoy and Kershaw, with poukot kuivuH unil horns dug our and pauuoil I ODD worth of duut in four daya, which it making mouoy at tho rato of 9125 pur day per man. Since tho original discovery tho into of production Iiiih ovou been greater. Tho dust, mid iiuugotH now on (Hh play in liiilliiutyuo'H window makn up tho prottleat exhibit ovor diown In Oregon. Tho product of tho fmiioiiH Suokur crock poukot In southern Oregon, tho diHOOvury ut which HI hid the newspapers of tho ontlro wuHt for montliH afterwardn, in plaood ill tho Mhado hy tho richness of tho llolmnut pookut .which, as a mitttor of fact, Is not n uookot ut all, hut merely tho surface ooiitiuitH of a froo-gold ledge of decomposed quart Thin lodge wa sluiced olf with a hydraulio giant b Messrs. (Jilkoy & Kershaw, whioh precox, as Iiiih been huforo stated in these ooliiiuiiH, revealed tho wnudoi fill rluhuHM- ot tho voln. Wiro gold nugget, many of thorn two iuotuH in latmth, and ohuukH of rotton quartz held together Nlmply hy the yollow gold strlugor.s, wuro huhold sticking up out of tho IoiIko With poukot kuivuH tint dlHunvorors dug out tho tirlttlo quartz, ununited it up in a mortar, pauiied it at tho urook near hy, ami tho Htuir on display in Sutupter In tho roHiilt of tholr toll. Prof. Waldomar Lludgron, in tilu taport in IDOO to tho United States neologlcal uirvoy, hu.vh that tho geo logical foxtuom of tho Middle Pork of (he John Hay river, of whiuh VIiihoii crunK id mi unimportant tributary, oou-idtd of a llssilo, dark gray olay ilale, ritrikiiiK louth 70 degrees oust arid dipping nouth 05 degrees. Suallor dykes of aplltio rooks out the ilate- Prautioally the same gen tral formation extends from Siihmu vllle aloug the Middle Fork to It. hundwiitorH olong tho HUtiimlt of tho Urconhorn range inuthuaHt of Austin. Tho Middle Fork, according to Prof. Lludgron, Iiiih out down through tho biiHiilt How. which in Mlocono titnea lllloil tho viilloy, and tho road from Aubtin to SuBitnvllle Ih outlroly in IhiH lava rouk. At SiiHiinville thj old rouku or tho Ureonhoru range touch down to the river and neroBB It. but only, it Ih bulioved, fur n Hhort diHtauao, TIioho old rookH aho con Muiio down tho Middle Fork until bulow tho mouth of IHk Creek, where iicoordiuK to information, the Iiivih IiukIu iikiiIu. All of the uortheiiBt Hlopo tribu tarioH of tho Middle Fork Imvu yield oil heavily in plauor Hold. The Mid dle Fork Iiiih itHolt' buou worked be low JOSk oreek, and it. Ih reported to Inive produood 850,000 in Hour kI1. Tho production (or tho llrnt tour yearn after diHiioveiy amounted to at least 8H0.000, auoordiiiK to Hay iiioihI'h report to tho uoverumout in 187 J. Tho total plueor production lo dato is probably in the vicinity of 8000,000. The Middle Fork district holdu tho record for produuiiiK bl uuKoti. A uiiKKot worth 81 HO wiih found on JOIk oreek, auothur worth 8025 on Deep oreek, while lluuk Kuluh, bu!ow Deep creek, IioUIh tho rocord with an $800 uiiMKot. All of tlm old from tho llelmout pockot will bo displayed In the Sump, tor OlHtriot Miiioial lOxhlbit hhsooIm tlon'H pormanont homo iu this city, and will later be Bent to the LbwIh and Clark fall iih a Hpoalal oxhihit from this camp. MOHK DID SOME MISSIONARY NORK Aiithouy Mohr, the prominent Bumpter ditiiot mine promoter, Ken oral umiHKorof tho rft. Louia, Win oouhIii aud Nino S'rlko KxtoiiHion iiiluoH, iu thh camp, returned this morniiiK fiom an extended eaatem aud southern trip. He oxpreuii- blui uolf hh Klad to Ret back to Sump ter, aayiiiK that there la uo place like home. While In South Caro lina ho oontjumiiiated an important mlnliiK deal, IuvoIvIiik propertied outaido of thla camp, and whiuh, therefore, ban no particular iuter eat to the readeia of The Miner. "1 did a whole lot of innulonary work Ih the east aud aouth," aaid Mr. Mohr to a Miner reporter this moriiluK, "I rait auroa. hundreds of peoplo who are already Interested In Sumpter mluea aud who are ou the verge of baluK iutereated more heavily. I tiud that the reputatlou of thW camp Iu the east i better than It ever was before, due, 1 have no doubt, to tho fact that we are now doiiiK a llidtliuate uiiuinu bualuesH. from which every sem blance of wild-cattiuu has beeu elimiuated There la plenty of uioimy in the eant ready aud auxloui for Investment, aud the owners of this coin display just at this time more williiiiiuesB to jar loose thau ever before. Western uilulim appears to bo particularly attractive to them, and upon this fact I hiiBe tho assertion that this year will bo one of the to out prosperous iu the history of the gold fields of Oregon, whloh ban assumed Hh rightful place among the list of weHtern gold mining states. M "HordoH of people ure coming to the LewiH aud Clurk fuir, aud Sump ter will gut her Hharo of the exodtiB. The traUKCoutiuental railroads hnvo made a rato of 840 from Chicago to Portland, with stop-over privi legos on route, and biuidredn of people will avail thouiHelves of tho privileges of alighting at linker City aud com ing to Sumpter to see tho big minus of thiH region. All wo havo to do to bring about this muuh-deuired state of thiugH Ih to keup our Hbouldoru to the whool aud' leave nu stone uu to mod to make Sumpter what it should ho and very likely already is tho kiug-piu mining camp of tno ontlro west." During his eastern trip, Mr. Mohr vlsitod Salt Lake City, Denver, Chicago, Milwaukee, Ciuuitiatli, and varlouH towns Iu South Carolina. Immediately upon his roturu ho visited the homo of the Sumpter Die trict Mineral Exhibit association, of which ho Ih general manager, and was enthusiastic in praise of tho good work done during his absence by Assistant General Manager J. 13. Reed. A meeting of the association will bo held at Hotel Sumpter Saturday night. Secretary Tom Cray will bo down from Hie Valley Queeu mine to atteud the seislon. BRILLIANT MIND. BURNING THIRST On tho west-bound O. H. & N. train which passed through Uakei City last Sunday night, Colouel John William Headeu waa a imshhu ger. There was uo baud to meot him at the depot. No oommlttoe of prom iueut uitizous waa ou hind to greet this diatiugulsbed arrival. He oc cupied uo seotiou iu tho Pullmau oar. He diued not iu the diuer. (1 carried uo llbrry car coupon. He traveled ou uo past issued by Mr. Harrimau. As a matter cf fact, ho waa beating his way from Logau, Utah, to Portlaud, having jumped a reportorial job on tho Logau Tribune to work for Sam Jackson ou the Port laud Journal However, beiug geutlemau, a Vlrginiau with old oolouial ancestors, whose names aie writ on tho pages ot American his tory, ho beat his way like a geutle mau. Not for him the brake-beams, nor yet the guuuels. Not him ou the bliud baggage, nor yet ou the roof. He would ride In the jchair oar or not ride at all. He rode. How he worked the graft is uot for the writer hereof to say. Ptrhaps the explanation lies iu the fact that Colonel John William Headeu, re porter, editor, journalist, special writer, literary critic, author, poet aud bun vivant, possesses the smooth est tougue iu Oregon. With his soft, southern drawl, he can spell bind people, can wriug tears from a billiard ball, or draw laughs from a hearse horso. Part of the literary history of the new west was Colouel Henden's ro spouse to the taaBt, "Virginia, the Laud of Memories,' on the occasion of the Southern Historical society's banquet iu Hakor City a couple of years ago. When, ou that ogcubIou, the Colonol lifted his tall, gaunt form, struighteuod his Btoopiug aud drnoplug shouldorp, clad in au ill Httting aud much-begrimed tack coat, while ou every hand were immaculate Hhirt froutn and two-tiued dinner clothes, there was no flutter of in terest. The hauquetturs cast one iwift look at tho spoaker as ho ner vously cleared hh throat, aud then superciliuusly turned their hiioks aud took up the thread of loud-voiced convocation. And then, above their chatter, be gan to bo heard woudrously beautiful phruBUH, rouuded periods of purest oratory, word paintings of marvelous bounty aud completeness. The chatter aoasod. lleauti fully gowned women, with paited lips, gazed fascinated at tho gaunt Virgiuiuu. Whito-haired Snthrous, with glistening oyes, sat with bowed hoads aud heard iu the smooth How of the speaker's voice the soug of mockingbirds iu the magnolia trees uf their faraway southern homes. Wbeu the speaker euded, with a per oratlou that pictured Virgiuia, the land of memories, as though Hashed iu a panoramic view before all eyes, there wai silence, and tear-dimmed eyes, aud trembling mouths, wbilo the ill-dad Virginian sauk with a sob into his ohalr and reached with shak ing baud for a brimming wine glass. There! The secret is out. The wineglass! With a brilliant brain, a fanile tougue aud pen, a marvelous command of language, aud a heart uf goodness, it might appear wnuder fill that Johu William Headeu, writer, orator, poet, should be beat lug his way west iu times of pleuty. The explanation liei iu uls thirst, bequeathed by a long Hue of aute helium planters, whose world waa one of pleasure, aud to whom self denial was uukuown. From lialUmore to Portlaud Johu William Headeu has worked ou news papers iu capoities rauging from cub reporter to managing editor. In 11)01 be struck Uaker City. For two years he held the city editorship of the Herald, giviug the people of the junction towu a taste of the best uewspaper work that ever bappaued iu interior Oregou. Periodically be would dally In the primrose path, emergiug a couple of weeks later, weak aud shaky, but with brain as clear as a bell. From Hakor City he drifted east tu Hoise, to Salt Lake, to Ogdeu, to Logau, aud uow he is back iu what he calls "Cod's country" still with a thirst, but with more ability con cealed under bis promaturly gray halt than is in the head of auy other uewspaper man iu the northwest, barring uoue. Some of these days. Colouel Johu William Headeu is goiug to "brace up," aud wheu he deep, the earth aud the fullness tbeieof will be his, for there is uotbiug iu newspaper work he cauuot do, aud do well. 1