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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06
TO SAVE GOLD.
Thomas A. Edison Invents
Machine for Low Grade
Gravel.

A dispatch to the Record Herald
from New York says: Thomas A.
Edison has scheme for extracting
the untold billions OF dollars worth
Of gold that lie in the immense low
grade gravel and quartz beds in Lower
California, New Mexico, Arizona,
and Northern. Mexico. They cannot
now be worked, because there is not
water for hydraulic mining, and the
gold runs In too small IA quantity to
the ton TO make mining IL profitable
under other systems. An air blast
is employed by Mr.. Edison In his
solution of the problem to separate
the gold from the mass.
The system, IL IL claimed, has now
reached "a working basis. Expert
mcnts on the desert near Santa Fe
by Floyd NJ. Chapman, one of Mr..
Edison's assistants, have enabled Mr..
Edison and Mr.. Chapman to produce
"a machine which they declare will re-
claim 30 per cent of the gold from
the gravel. In hydraulic mining IL
was thought remarkable II 10 per
cent Of the gold was washed out.
One man, IL IL claimed, can run
scores Of separators. The gravel IL
first dug out Of the ground with a
steam shovel; conveyers then carry
II to sieves that separate II into par
ticles Of uniform size. Each separa-
tor IL designed to handle gravel Of u
certain size, and the gravel IL auto
matically distributed to the hopper
Of its proper machine. The gravel
falls through u narrow slit before II
rotary blower, which drives a full
blast Of air against the falling gravel.
The gold. being heavier, falls to the
bottom Of the machine, but all Of the
lighter gravel and sand IL blown into
separate compartments.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06
GOLD PRODUCTION IN 1902.
Increase Over 1901 Of More Than Seven
Million.


The director of the mint, Mr.. Geo.
Il. Roberts, has issued preliminary
estimate of the gold production of
the United States during the calendar
year 1902. During that year this
country produced gold valued at
$50, S53, 3,O70, an INCREASE over the
previous year of 81, ,1S6, 370. The
largest production of any state in the
Union il credited to Colorado, being
s27, 500, i29. California comes next
with s17, 12i,9i1. The Klondike
yielded sli, 562, lO1, and Alaska,
including Nome, 81, s23, 1913. The
output of Nome alone was s5,O23,-
800.
The following table will show the
production Of gold from United
States mines for the last ten years:
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06
MAY DAY CELEBRATION
Labor Organizations Success.
fully Garry Out Program.

May Day was celebrated Friday by
the different labor organizations Of
the city. The weather was eXcep
tionally fine and the program was
we'll carried out. At = o'clock In
the afternoon the various unions
formed on Granite aud Mill streets,
and headed by the speakers carriage
and the Sumpter brass band, marched
through the principal streets Of the
city, breaking ranks ut the Ellis
Opera house, where Colonel Emmett
Callahan, Of Baker City, delivered
the main address Of the day to u
large audience composed chiefly Of
labor unionists.
Chairman Burlison first introduced
Mayor McColloch, who delivered
short address Of welcome. lie
appealed to the labor element to
apply the golden rule In the
settlement Of difficulties with capital
which might arise,
Colonel Callahan went exhaustively
into the details of the situation,
reviewing the history Of labor and
capital past and present. lie entered
an encomium upon President Roose.
velt, saying that he Is the chief
executive Of the whole people. The
speaker said that while he IL repub-
lican, he attributes the existence Of
trusts and the strife between labor
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-05-06

Giant Powder IL the best by test In
the world. T.G. Harrison agent.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Coins for the PHILIPPINES.

One more phase In the substitution
of American methods, ideas and GUS
toms, both social and commercial. In
the Philippine islands. is about to be
reached. The insular government has
been ordered to prepare for the calling
in of Spanish and Mexican coins now
in use, and be in readiness to put in
circulation vast quantity of Ameri-
can coined money. A small quantity OF
silver coins of large denominations are
now on their way to Manila via San
Francisco. but from New York will go
nearly 100000 in nickel and bronze
coins. They will be sent to the far
East on the Indramayo. The coins are
packed in 5S3 kegs. The total number
Of coins constitutes 13,740,000 pieces.
Their value is $306, 900. Air were coined
at the mint in Philadelphia. Their
weight is estimated at seventy tons.
Denver News.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Man-Ropinq Contest.

Indian races, dances, games, cere.
monies and pipe smoking on Frontier
days at Cheyenne, Wyoming, August
25th. 26th and 9th. Bucking and
pitching contests, roping steers, man
roping. The whole field and track q
seething vortex of whirling horses and
entangling ropes-wild horses, trained
COW ponies and enthusiastic and inter-
ested spectators are mixed up in one
vast animated and deeply fascinating
picture. Masque balls each night.
Nothing like it ever before witnessed.
For this great western celebration
the Union Pacific has made a rate Of
81 for the round trip from Denver,
August 9th only. return same day;
SO August oath, 25th and 26th, good to
return until August 2Sth.
Special trains August Goth and 9th.
You ought to read the program.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
HERBERT SPENCER IN YOUTH.
Stern Of Character, Vet Human
Enouoh to Eniov a Joke

Stern Of Character, Vet Human
Enough to Enjoy a Joke.
The eighty-third birthday of Mr..
Herbert Spencer has brought out.
among other things. extracts from
the anonymous diary of a friend Of
his early days. when he was on the
engineering stan of the London &
Birmingham railway. Spencer. APP
parently. was neither conpanionable
nor particularly popular.
His stern and som-what harsh
character stood forth in all its naked
ness, as at his then aa.ly age he had
neither tact nor knowledge of men
sufficient wherewth to clothe his inn
perious temperament He lived in an
atmosphere of antagonism-a Radical
among Tories, a democrat among
aristocrats, an advanced free think
er among sturdy supporters of the
mother church. But young. thought
less and careless as We were. we soon
realized that young fellow OF keen.
penetrating intellect had come among
US before whom we could not hold
our own in argument either in meta.
physics or in engineering. when wo
presumed to differ.
Still he was human enough to en-.
Joy. and even to perpetrate, prac.
tical joke upon comrade. Hensman
by name.
He inserted piece Of tracing pa
per daily inside the leather lining of
Hensman's hat In q few days the
hat was q tight ft; remarks were
made to the victim on the palpable
enlargement Of his Uranium. which
he verified by stating that his hat
gave evidence Of the truth OF the OBJ
servatlon by the gradual tightening of
the at. Great sympathy was ex-
pressed on the alarming symptom.
and great fun was caused by Hons.
mans CONSERVATION.
The idea Of Herbert Spencer play.
Ing practical Jokes will probably be
new and startling to most people
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20

corsenting to meet Captain Pope in
London on such and such date at the
sign Of the Camperdown.
When Pope had settled his affairs in
Hamburg. he manned the Oak with
four Dutch seamen and sailed to the
Thames. I am not able to give fur
ther particulars of the Hamburg eS-
pedition than these. because I never
could get to hear who had taken the
plate on Popes hands: how II had
been got ashore without detection:
the sum OF money 1t had fetched. xnd
the like. But this part. though 1t was
doubtless full of excitement. is not
material to the interest of the story.
which may be said to begin with this:
September the Both. some time be-
fore 1S20.-It was blowing q fresh
breeze Of wind in the English chan.
mel; dark clouds. splitting rain as they
sped. gave a look of flying wildness to
the few dim spaces of dusty blue;
they produced the effect OF flying
scud, and all on high seemed to re.
volve as the weeping shadows poured
away into the horizon on the breath
Of the shouting wind.
In the midst Of this scene a little
brig was sailing. She was the Gypsy.
The captain was Richard Pope. her
chief mate was Jonathan Crystal, her
second mate and boatswain was Mat.
thew Grindal, and In her forecastle
and about her decks were thirty sea.
men. counting several idlers, such as
the gunner. the carpenter. cook, cabin
servant. and the like.
She was bound to the Bay Of Cam.
peachy to load with logwood. and to
trade with the West Indies.
To the Bay Of Campeachy! So It
was said. So her papers showed
She had sailed down the river armed
with four carronades OF q side, q long
gun on her forecastle. and a stern
chaser a twelve FOUNDER. She was
therefore a little formidable with ar.
tillery. But the pirate then continued
a. fixed a condition OF the ocean life
as the gilded and gslleried West In.
diaman she plundered. There were
other risks. moreover. which made the
cannon necessary feature Of ships
deck.
They had dined in the cabin. Cap
tain Pope had come ON dock. II was
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
The Two Captains
BY w. CLARK RUSSELL.
Copyhgh y F. copyiRht
BY w. CLARK RUSSELL.

"By heavens! Steves right" cried
Pope, flushing up with sudden excite
ment and wrestling the glass out of
Crystals hand. What does the idiot
mean by holding on?"
He applied the glass to his eye. The
Dutch frigate, under a full press was
sweeping through it grandly. Could
1t be imagined that the pursuing boat
would attempt to pass under those
thunderous bows! The naval officer
steering the boat might have been in
sane with resolution not to deviate
from the path of pursuit. The rowers
had their backs upon the danger; the
others were not there to deliver COM
mands; SO that all in a second it was
too late. The six oars sparkled as
they rose in tragic arrest under the
bows of the sweeping ship. On board
the Oak they saw number Of men
running on the frigate's forecastle.
Through the glass Pope spied her peo-
pie struggling for life in the frigate's
wake.
That" he cried, pointing with the
telescope to the white water astern
of the frigate, was her reason for
bringing up in Margate Roads last
night"
"Ay," said Crystal, hang me If
there isn't even a Providence for
pirates" and he and Pope laughed
with al their might.
The Dutchman measured a score of
her own lengths before she backed
her topsail and lowered boats. Five
men only were picked up, and they
were too exhausted to explain the er-
rand they had been upon. In fact, it
was doubtful IL the Dutchman would
have understood them. The frigate
remained hove-to. while one of the
boats put the English seamen ashore
at Broadstairs; by which time the
Oak, unnoticed by the seventy-four.
had fetched the southern limb of the
Goodwin Sands. when, easing OF her
sheets, she went away for the French
coast.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Definition of a Skeleton

Children often have ideas that arc
correct enough in themselves, but their
lack of language with which to express
those ideas sometimes causes a laugh.
Some days ago two little fellows OF
seven and eight years heard older peo-
pie speaking Of skeletons. The seven
year-old boy listened intently to the
conversation. when the elder boy. with
an air of superior knowledge, said abb
ruptly:
you don't know what skeleton is.
and l do"
so do Il" replied the younger Il
do know. l know for certain, do!"
WELL now, what is it?''
Its the bones with the people off!"
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
.Look!" said he. in his hoarse note.

'Look!" said he, in his hoarse note.
pointing.
THE Dutch frigate OF last night"
exclaimed Pope. after turning his
head.
She was coming down Channel I'm
q taut bow-line. and made fine figure
as she drew clear of the Foreland.
whats that?" suddenly exclaimed
Crystal, and Madison. who had come
on deck, cried out, They're a-chasing
Of us!'
Both he and Crystal looked toward
Broadstairs. and thither Pope directed
his eyes, where, without aid Of glass
he might see what should prove a
six-oared galley sweeping from the
little pier-end. Her oars sparkled
swiftly.
1.-The glass;" he roared.
Madison grasped the tiller while
the Captain looked. There were others
In that boat than those who pulled
her. She seemed full Of men. Pope
caught sight of the CLINT OF bayonets.
She was coming along as steadily
swift as the rapid determined pulse
"a ehC DCudib6 ithSo Va hesSAA
ing ash could drive her. The brine
stood like frost at her bows. and the
foam rushed aft as though she had
been driven by a propeller.
"A revenue boat" says Pope. with
one Of his oaths, handing the glass to
Crystal, land she's after u.s."
Clouds, white and swift with the
light of the sun and the life of the
wind. were overspreading the western
seaboard. and they mingled with many
leaning shafts Of canvass heading out
of the Downs. There was a spirit In
the freshening Of the wind, and the
Oak snored as she drove through It.
All along the horizon to port were che
Goodwin Sands. They we're brilliant
now with creaming lines Of yeast,
and the yellow shoal showed q Arm
surface upon which you could have
played football.
They're bound to give up: that
pace'll break their hearts," exclaimed
Crystal, after few minutes Of silence
during which he had been watching
the chasing boat astern.
III they don't mind" said Steve,
they'll be foul Of that there Dutch
man."
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
County EXHIBITS at state Fair.

1t is very important that this county
be represented at the State Fair to be
held at Pueblo, September 14th to
18th. The county commissioners are
empowered by law to appropriate the
sum of $500 for the purpose of making
a creditable exhibit at the State Fair
and power is also granted to appoint
a proper person to take charge of such
exhibit and see that same is properly
displayed at the fair.
Every one is urged to prepare their
exhibits at once as it is only a short
time till the big fair opens.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Gentlemen at Arms.

The English bodyguard of gentle
men-at-arms, which is the nearest
guard" to his majesty, is limited in
numbers, and composed of officers who
have seen active service, who are of
a certain height and under fifty years
of age at the date of appointment
His majesty personally selects the off,
GERS who form his English guard, and
the appointment is looked upon as a
great prize. The alarms
receive pay.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Butterfly Farms.

Up to within year or two butter
fly farm establishment at Eastbourne,
England, by William Watkins, an en-
tomologist. was the only one Of its
kind. To-day, however, there exist
several such farms in France. These
butterflies are reared in the interest
OIL the silkworm industry and also rare
specimens are grown to be sold at
high prices to museums of natural
history in all parts of the world.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
CHAPTER lv.-contInued.

''Northen."
"Sloop in sight?"
Right ahead, sir, almost within
hail"
'Is Captain Crystal showing him
self"
II see him in the bows of the sloop
waiting for u.s."
Pope lifted his head, and a nainute
later the little fabric was alongside,
the hull of the sloop putting her out
OF sight of land. The bundles were
handed up; the men sprang aboard
after them.
Lively my hearts!" shouted Pope,
"and make SAIL"
He sprang to the tiller, and Crystal
put his weight with the others, upon
throat, peak and other halyards. The
great sloping sail fiuttered languidly
then rounded silent as the big lib
bore the little vessels head off. They
were under way and the ripple from
the stem glanced like a needle into
the wake.
The Downs now lay plain, but very
distant. But one large blue shadow
loomed formidably-the Families
and as Pope looked a pun of white
smoke. tiny in the far-off sheen, broke
from her starboard broadside; which
set Crystal swearing horribly.
ut is her signal" he shouted. 1.-THE
news has reached her; we are sus-
pected and shall be chased"
The breeze means to freshen," ex-
claimed Pope coolly; "see the dark
line Of 1t yonder; let me get behind
the Sands and shall be happy. l
never designed to go Margate way.
Well hug the South Sand Head clear
of the Families. and go straight for
the French coast. and then for a shift
Of helm for Hamburg"
The Captains right" said Bobbin.
The whole line of coast was now
visible from Sandwich to the South
Foreland. The ripples flashed, white
water fed In feathers from the wealth.
s ar bow and Pope looked astern at the
land well pleased.
"I'E tell you the whole story in a
minute, Crystal" said he, and he was
proceeding when Crystal interrupted
him.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Three DAYS on the WING.

A pigeon sent in a race from Bourne
mouth, England. 23rd May, lost its
way in northeasterly gale. and flew
on board the Minneapolis, on her way
to New York, in lat. 49.03 N, long.
1851 W., on 26th May, having flown
distance of S31 miles without a rest,
a drop Of water. or a grain of food
Tor three days. The pigeon was traced
to it's owner at Earlsfield by the club.
stamp on its wing.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Triumph in Teeth.

Moscow dentist has invented a
system whereby false teeth can be
made to grow into the gums as firmly
as natural ones. After a few months
use it is just as hard to extract them as
1t is to dislodge the genuine molar.
made on the premises. Soon, possibly,
this tooth grating Muscovite will
achieve, suggests the London Globe.
that giddiest height to which the dem
tist can soar. the manufacture of false
teeth that ache.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Wouldn't Surprise Them.

A travelling man boarded the train
at Mexico early one morning, en- route
to Jefferson City, only few hours
run, and complained about the slow
look that would crack ice the conduc-
tor said: you had better get of and
walk if the speed of this train does not
suit you" The travelling man said he
would, but his folks didn't expect him
until train time.-Kansas City Star.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Easy Nav to Get shellfi.h.

Many Long Island housewife, when
she wants oysters or clans for din
ner, puts on her hat, strolls down to
the shore that marks the boundary
of her husbands property and there
gathers the shellfish with her own
hands. Then, again, she frequently
takes one of the hired help" along
to do the actual work.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Ciact Monkev.

The biggest monkey ever exhibited
is a gorilla six feet ten inches high.
with an arm-spread of nine feet three
inches, from the Camaroons, West
Africa. He stands with his skeleton
beside him in the museum of Ham
burg. The crowds at the museum
have been enormous, and the cow
ments upon its marked resemblance
to the human species have been gen.
eral
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Bear Doing a watchdoq's Duty.

A large black bear is used in lieu
CT watchdog by Gottlieb West, Of
I.eiperville, Pa. The animal is owned
~ Frank Green, who captured 1t
while on cunning expedition in one
Of the western states. At night bruin
is chained in the yard. At the ap-
proach OF a stranger he growls and
tugs at his chain. During the day
the bear amuses passers-by doing
turns, such as dancing and walking
soldier fashion with a broomstick
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
She Was a "ouiverina Mass

A London correspondent, describing
the spectators at the opera perform
ance in honor of President Loubet of
France, in London, notes that Mrs.
Perry Belmont, of New York, easily
led the diamond brigade. "She was a
quivering mass of rich stones and daz-
z;ed the eye from all parts of the
house." 1t is not surprising that she
auivered with such a load on.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Tasks for Children,

1t is not only cruel but most upwfse
to set little children tasks fitted only
for persons Of mature years. Little
children should not be required nor
allowed to perform any drudgery, and
especially to lift heavy weights. Chill
dren's bones are tender, not having
ossifled SO as to be hardened, SO they
easily become deformed and grow out
of shape.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Spanish Signs in Mexico.

The Mexican government proposes
to compel all signs and advertise
ments on walls to be in Spanish with.
if desired, translations into other Ian
guages. 1t is considered contrary
to the dignity of the nation that Eng
lish signs, now very numerous, should
not have their Spanish counterpart.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Woman's Field,

Every woman should think and act
for herself. and express her real opin-
ions. Individuality, when combined
with tact and good manners, is always
attractive. A woman's happy, hearty
laugh is better than medicine, and her
CHEEKY presence is as welcome as the
sunshine in a sickroom and is as
fruitful of good.-Exchange
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Proner seasoninu.

THAT boy of mine." said the coun-
try editor, ''is a little wild, admit,
but he's young yet. He needs little
seasoning" "Seasonin's what he'll
git" interrupted Farmer Hardgrane.
"ef he don't keep outer by orchard.
I'll pepper him with rock salt. Phil
adelphia Press.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
States Without a Lynehino.

Massachusetts,. New Hampshire,
Rhode Island and Utah are the only
states in which there has not been
lynching. The record from 1885 to
1900 shows that there we're 2,516
lynchings, 1878 being negroes, s01
white, twenty-one Indians, nine Chi.
nese and seven Mexicans.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Great Britain Leads.

OF the 140 colonies, dependencies.
protectorates and spheres of infla.
ence" belonging TO the different ma.
tions. the United Kingdom has nearly
one-half. The area of the British en-
pire is estimated at from 11,250, 900
to II. 100000 square miles.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
sunburn crazed Him.

AS the result of sunburn, Joseph
Perkins, Coney Island life-saver, is
delirious in New York hospital. The
doctors who are treating him pro-
nounce his the worst case of sunburn
they have ever seen. A large part of
his skin had been made completely
raw by the sun.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
No Repetition Wanted.

Mr.. Slimpurse-"But why do you
insist that our daughter should marry
a man whom she does not like? You
married for love, didn't you?" Mrs.
Slimpurse-"Yes, but that is no rea-
SON why I should let our daughter
make the same blunder. New York
Weekly.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
YOUNGEST Lecturer on Surgery

William Darrach. who graduated
from Yale in 1897, and who has been
appointed one of the lecturing physi-
clans at the p. and S. hospital In New
York city, is the youngest man who
ever held the position.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Crusade Aaain.t "poekina.r

The New Jersey Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is
carrying on a crusade against the
practice of docking" horses tails.
Several wealthy owners Of horses
have been arrested charged with hav-
ing had their horses tails docked.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Quite a MerQer.

There is rumor abroad that the
city hall is slowly and quietly sinking
into the subway. Such rumor about
the other buildings in City Hall Park
would not disquiet anyone. except the
subway people. but really we cannot
spare the city hall just yet.-New York
World.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Irish Twins.

Irish women can boast of having
twins more frequently than any other
women in the world. Twins are born
in Dublin about once in every fifty-two
births, as against general world av.
erage of one in eighty.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
First Come, First Served.

We would rather sell our fine San
Luis valley lands to Colorado farmers.
Best water rights, fertile soil, low
prices. easy terms. II fasteners come
first-and they're coming fast-we will
sell to them, of course. Send for our
new booklet and see what you're miss
ing. The Colorado Bureau of Immigra-
ton, GIG Majestic Bldg. Denver. Colo.
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20

How do you account for the fact
that so many widows lead bachelors to
the marriage altar" asked the youth.
That's an easy one," replied the sage.
"They have been there before and
know the way"
Gilpin observer., 1903-08-20
Suggest Vegetarian Diet.

DIR. Arthur Mcdonald. the criminol-
ogist in Washington. now says that
unless a person wants to become
criminal he should never eat meat or
potatoes.