The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-01-07

ABOUT mile DelOW tne Guy, INC oTekOi
Smelling and Refining Company ia
erecting a smelter Of a starting capacity
of 200 tons daily. The location is excel
lent and all the necessary requirements
first class. The selection of this par.
ticular locality was only agreed upon
after mature deliberation, and it is be-
lieved after it gets into complete opera.
ton there will be no reason for regret.
The smefter is rapidly approaching com.
pletion and in the early months OF 1903
will he in full blast. The laboratory
and office building, about 200 feet away
from the smelter building proper, con-
tains seven large rooms, being used for
wet and dry assays, general Office,
superintendents Office, drauyhting.
weighing and sample rooms. The
building Is 33x37 in area and 20 feet
high. The interior arrangements Of
the sampler are completed in all
details; the ore from the bins :passes
through 20xlO Blake crusher
and into 5i.foot elevator which
takes II to the top Of the building where
1t begins going through the various sizes
Of samplers OF the Snyder pattern. The
machinery Of the sampler is driven by q
belt from the engine room Of the main
power plant. The works proper are
located on four terraces 30 that ore,
fiuxes and all fuel can be handled by
the gravity system. On the upper ter
races are the wagon road and eighteen
ore bins. On the fourth are the engine
and boilers, the engine having
maximum capacity Of 100 horsepower.
The furnace is of the copper mating
type with water jacket. 3Sxl5O inches,
with capacity OF $50 tons gross daily.
Ample room is provided for three more
furnaces. At an elevation of $50 feet
above the works tank Of 10000 gallons
is kept from which water is
drawn for all purposes. Hundreds Of
thousands Of brick and hundreds Of
thousands Of feet Of timbers and lumber
and numberless perches OF stone were
used in the building of this plant.
Hardly to be estimated IL the benefit in
many ways which will accrue to the
Snmpter district by the installing Of this
plant. 1t will create home market for
base and rebellious ores and IL will be-
unnecessary to ship high.grade concen.
lrates or many classes of ores. To
ID. l.. Killen. Prof. W. :. Ebcrman and
DIR. Il. W. Mueller belongs the credit for
the successful launching and completing
OF this, the greatest Of all desideraturns
in the development Of the big mines Of
eastern Oregon. The officers are DIR.
+. W. Mueller, manager; Prof. ". :.
Eberman, metallurgist, and G. b. Neel,
The Great Eastern Power and Light
Co., is represented here by Randall II.
Kemp, who il in charge Of the branch
office. Itis San Francisco enterprise,
organized for the purpose Of supplying
power to the many mills, hoists and
other concerns in the Sumpter district
requiring power, besides lights to cities
and towns. This company appears to
have been the first to see the Importance
Of utilizing the water in this section for
the purpose OF generating and transmit.
ing electrical energy and illumination.
1t has secured control Of nearly all the
valuable sites, obtained all necessary
franchises and is ready to proceed with
the installment OF the plant. The COM
pany is incorporated under the laws OF
Arizona with capitalization OF 81, ,0OO,-
900. The directors are: W, 4. Me-
Naughten, 62S Sansome Street, San
Francisco, President and General
Manager; W. II. Thomas, ex.Mayor Of
Oakland, Vice. President; Edwin b.