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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-12
GRUBS1AKE
CONTRACTS

The last suit over the Oregon King
mine, involving grubstake ques.
tion, has again illustrated to mine
operators how many compacts of an.
cient date may bring serious trouble
to producing mine, any time before
patent. But Oregon is now pro.
tected from these troubles In all
affairs arising since 1898. Mining
copartnerships, commonly known as
grubstake contracts, must be in writ
ing now and fled for record with
the recorder of conveyances or
county clerk of the county where the
claims are located. The act expressly
says that Rrubstaking contract must
also contain the names of the parties
thereto, and the duration of the con
tract, otherwise 1t shall be null and
void.
The effect of this statute will pro.
tect purchasers of properties from
evils which they could not by any
diligence discover before purchasing.
Most old prospectors are working,
as a rule. under someone who aids
them to continue In the field. AS a
prospector changes from one locality
to another, he may receive such from
a half dozen different persons, IL
any of these vague, indifferent COM
pacts, to which the old law gave sym
pathetic hearings, were to hang a
menace for years over any location,
a prospector might make, as has been
the case at the Oregon King, invest
ors would not buy until the patent
had been secured. Exchange.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-12

arsenic is quite simple in construc.
tion aud efficient in operation.
There is long brick flue, twenty
feet high, connecting the Wethey
mechanical six hearth 'ixty.t ton roast.
ing furnace with the dust cham Der,
which latter Is five feet high, and
covers an area Of about 1875 by $50
feet. This chamber is built Of four.
inch brick walls, and Is divided into
four equal parts, 30 arranged that
by the use of valves or dampers any
one section can be cut out from the
other, and condensation may thus be
carried on continuously. The arsen. e.
ical compounds in the ore are decom-
posed during the roasting, and are
transformed chiefly into volatile ar
senious oxide, which passes out with
the waste gases Of the furnace, aud is
subsequently condensed by their
cooling and lessened velocity, and
settles on the floor of the dust cham
Der, or becomes attached to the sides
and roof In beautiful festoons Of pure
white crystals resembling snow. At
stated intervals each section IL cut
out from the system aud the accumu-
lated deposit Of white arsenic is
shoveled into hand. barrows and car
ried to storage bins until needed for
subsequent refining in IA small rever.
beratory furnace. After the arsenic
has been expelled by the roa sting,
the ore Is discharged from the fur
mace and treated with lead ore In n
shaft furnace for the extraction of
the gold and silver contents. -- Min
ing World.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-12
CARSON MINES SOLD
TO BOSTON COMPANY

When asked about the reported
sale of the Camp Carson mines, Mr.
n. f. Imhaus. Of Baker City, secre-
tary of the Foley -Imhaus 4 Companh
Corporation, formerly owner of said
mines, said:
"We can make public the fact that
the Carson mines have been trans.
ferared to Boston syndicate, who
has worked the mines one year, and
lately by this syndicate to a
California corporation after MI ex-
animation made by three experts,
one of which is the we'll known
placer expert of the Evans hydraulic
elevator fame, his company IL
equipping and working the mines on
a large scale, and which will be of
great profit and interest to the dis
trict. The price quoted for the prop
erty 10 the information published this
morning Ia not correct and We are
not at liberty to make public price.
terms or conditions.
"We are assured that the new
company which has taken hold OF
the mines intend operating them, on
a gigantic scale.
Hydraulic elevators and every
modern facility will be applied to
work the mines in practical way.
at is estimated that e8.O or
100000 will be expended In
equipment, and there is every
assurance the mines will be great
producers. "--DemOcrat.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-12
Notice..

The annual melting of the stock
hlOders of the Little Cracker Gold
Mining aud Milling company will b.
held In the company's Office In Sump-
ter. Baker county, state OF Oregon.
on ths 7th day of November, 1904,
at the hour of 10 o'clock In the fore
noon of said day, for the purpose OF
electing officers for the next year
and for the transaction of such bus
iness as may come before said meet
Ing.
ID. l.. WILLARD, secretary.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-12
Arsenic Plant at Everett.

The by product plant Of the Puget
Sound Reduction company at Ever
EFT, Washington, for the condensa'
tion and collection of the white
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-12

Colonel Topping left this afternoon
for Victoria, Is. c., where he will
remain indefinitely. His purpose
Is to keep his eye on mineral
country to the north, that new
railroad 10 opening up. IN 81
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-10-12
MINING NOTES.

The w. T.. King quartz mill, In
Mormon Basin, has begun dropping
stamps on custom ore.
Electric power, transmitted from
Rock creek, now drives machine
drills ut the Baisley- Elkhorn.
Messrs. Gilkey 4 Kershaw are ar
ranging to install a three stamp
prospecting mill on their Belmont
group In the Greenhorns.
Il. p. Bergman, the Sumpter
grocer, will apply FOR a patent on
his Ole Bull group on Cracker creek,
the survey has been made.
Jack Wilson, who has been looking
after his interests In Sumpter for
several days, returned today to his
ranch and mine near Durkee.
The Base he Sage Hardware CON-
pany has field suit for attachment
against tho property Of the North
Pacific Mining company In Grant
county.
A. u. Smith, representative. elect
came down from the Emma mine
today. Ile holds "a $40. 900 bond on
the property and IL rushing develop.
ment.
At 525-foot drift on the Willie
nn In In ~ hA
mine at Quartzburg has cut IA cross
vein five feet wide, carrying high
copper values.
According to u deed filed September
30 in Grant county, Ed Sullivan has
sold his Bergland claim tn the Green
horn Mines h Development company,
for u nominal figure.
II. s. Kennerly, OF the Greenhorn
Gold Coin, md W. II. Richmau, Of
Philadelphia, interested In the comp
any. came I'm from that property to-
day aud are guests ut Hotel Sumpter.
The Equity mine, under the
management Of Rev. ). W. Hughes,
Of Baker City, hereafter will be
steady shipper Of crude ore and
concentrates to the Sumpter smelter.
Arthur Wightman, Jr,. has sold
to g. II. lnnis, tho Baker City
assayer, u quarter interest In the
Chloride, Governor, Golden Gate and
Peek u boo claims In Grant county
for 1900.
The deal, which In pending for the
Bellevue mine, remain In statu
quo. The Sumptsr men Interested
In the negotiations, when approached
by "a Miner Representative, refused to
give out any information.
Rhodia Harris, step-son OF John
Clark, of Bourne, passed through
Sumpter this morning, on route to
the town mt the head Of the gulcb.
Iie has just returned from interior
Alaska. "All mon who come from
Alaska are liars, "he says, "but the
country IL the greatest on earth"
A charter has been issued from
the office of tho secretary Of state at
Salem, authorizing the Dale Gold
and Silver Mining aud Ditch com
pany to tran ,act business In Grant
and Umntilla counties. The COM
pany IL capitalized at $50, 900 and
q. y. Andrus. A. B. Webdell and
w. M. Watkins are the incOrpOrators.
One of the heaviest freight trains
that has been pulled over the Stump.
ter road for months past, came In
this morning. 1t had eleven car
loads of freight for Sumpter alone,
three of coke for the smelter, two Of
hay for Holland. two OF grain for
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08
Ingenious oid-Time Clock.

In the town of schramberg. in the
Black forest. there is an alarm clock
which warned sleepers 1t was time to
get up when Charles II was king of
England-it was made in 1850. and is
an ingenious piece of workmanship.
In fora 1t resembles lantern in
which is lighted candle. the wick of
which is automatically clipped every
minute by pair of scissors. The
candle is slowly pushed upward by a
spring. which also controls the mocha
nism of the clock; and at the required
hour of waking an alarm is sounded,
and at the same time the movable
sides Of the lantern fall and the room
is flooded with light.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08

though they have. as rule. every
chance to do SO. Possibly experience
has taught them to be afraid OF croco-
dies. which are pretty generally dis
trIbuted on monkey-haunted rivers. 1t
is said that number of Indian mon
keys watched party of Europeann in
a boat. who washed their hands and
brushed their teeth. Next day tae
monkeys were seen to come to the
and go through the form of
washing their hands and OF brushing
their teeth with bits Of stick.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08
DIFFERENT VIEWS OF MARRIAGE.
In Russia oId-msldenhood Is consid-
cred Misfortune.

In most countries where civiliza'
ton Is somewhat backward marriage
is apparently regarded as the neces-
sary fate OF every woman. This Is SO
much the case In Russia that there.
when the parents OF a girl see her
getting on towards old-maidenhood
without any prospect. OF marriage,
they take her abroad for time. Al
ter year or two she will reappear
among her old friends as a widow,
and though they may suspect that her
late lamented husband never existed
outside the Imagination OF those who
invented him, yet the fiction is useful
in giving her certain status In soci-
ETY. and enabling her to avoid the NOR
LITIGATION OF the 'unappropriated bless
ing" In Bermuda. on the other hand.
girls are often prevented from mar
rying by the law OF the land, which
DEGREES that woman who marries a
foreigner shall not only lose what
property she may happen to have. but
shall also become incapable OF Inherit.
ing any. Sometimes Bermudan girls
renounce their birthrights for loves
sake; but as a rule the charms of pen
niiess damsels are not sufficient for
men to desire them for wives. and
many Of them are doomed to
by the law.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08
As the Dreams Go singing BY.

Bring no lights. but raise the curtain
Let the gentle twilight steal
Through the room. Its glow uncertain
All the days long wound doth heal
What though morning wind was cruei7
Come. hearts treasure cease to sigh.
To my fancy fire and fuel
As the dreams go singing by.
What though MONDAY sun was burning ?
Seei The cleaning brings thee peace,
Still the hungry hearts dun yearning.
For the drear day battles cease.
Though we're beggnred. In the cleaning
We may build our castles high.
ing
AS the dreams go singing by.
Give no thought to vain to-morrows-
Fancy land knows naught OF time
Foolish heart that signs and sorrows,
Denf to. call of fairy chime.
Just to linger thus for aye. dear
Fancy land and you and l.
Just to love, and hope. and pray, dear
As the dreams go singing by.
-Menny Maud HAM In New York Press
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08

The third battle OF Bull Run. which
Is to be fought In September will cost
$l,500,000. Already troops are on the
march from Fort Ethan Allen in Yer
mont. They will have 700-mile
tramp. One thousand horses will be
taken to the field: there will. be thir-
ty-eight ambulances and six escort
wagons. The boys all over the Union
are enthusiastic at the prospect OF
fighting ON the same field where their
fathers fought and bled more than
forty years ago. It is expected that
vast crowd of spectators will witness
the mock carnage.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08
First University Curriculum.

The first appearance of anything
approaching university curriculum.
said Prof. Z. A. Gardner in an address
at University college. London. oc-
Cured in ancient Athens during its
most dourishing period. The "ephe-
BIZ" as the undergraduates were
called. were organized on military
system. The university calendar was
published annually. 1t was inscribed
on marble slabs, and set up in the
market place of the city. The slabs
contained complete list of the ma
circulated undergraduates of each
year. and were documents of the high
est Importance. for all the political
and civil rights of an Athenian citi-
zen depended upon the appearance OF
his name on that register.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08

country newspaper man. who is
very fond OF honey. visited neigh
boring city recently, and at one of the
hotels he was served with some de-
licious honey. He enjoyed 1t so much
that he told his wife all about 1t when
he returned home. On his next trip
to the city she accompanied him. They
visited the same hotel and when the
noon meal was being served. he said
to his wife that he hoped they would
have some more of that honey. 1t did
not appear. however. and the newspa-
per man, therefore. beckoned to a
waiter and said: Say. Sambo. where
Is my honey" He was almost para
lyzed when that worthy grinned and
replied; ''She doan work here no
more. boss. She done got job at de
silk mill" The wife received hand
some new dress before they returned
home. after making a solemn promise
not to tell the story.-Emma c. Camp
bell. in Lippincott's.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08
GOLDEN eLovga TRAVELS FAR.
Birds Choice Of Route Chiefly Gov
erned by Food Supply.

Some of our shore birds appear to
make travelling their chief occupation
The American golden plover arrives
in the first week in June in the bleak.
wind-swept barren grounds" OF Alas
ka, above the arctic circle and far be-
yond the tree line. and. while the
lakes are sun ice-bound, hurriedly
fashions a shabby little nest in the
moss. BY August IL is In Labrador.
where II stuffs itself with such guam
titles OF "crowberries" that its flesh
is actually stained by the dark purple
Juice. From Nova Scotia IL strikes
out TO sea, and takes a direct course
for the West Indies. 1000 miles away,
finally reaching southern Brazil and
the prairies OF Argentina. Sixteen
thousand miles does 1t traverse in or
der to spend ten weeks on the arctic
coast. The choice Of route and dis
lance covered by single flight are
governed chiefly by food supply
Saturday Evening Post.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08

Monkeys fed on bread and milk
rarely live more than three OF four
years. though their natural lifetime in
the Wild state is from twenty-five to
thirty years at least Their bread
and milk diet is held to be conducive
to tuberculosis. These facts are to be
used as the basis OF exhaustive ex-
detrimental work In the s10,000.00o
hospital that is now being built In New
York City by John d. Rockefeller as n
memorial to his grandson. little John
Rockefeller Mccormick. son OF Harold
Mccormick of Chicago. The child
died OF summer complaint" and one
province OF the hospital. the construc-
ton OF which has just been begun.
will be TO investigate In the hope OF
finding a specific for this disease,
which Is the most common cause OF
infant mortality. Special attention
will be paid to milk and water supplies
as IL Is considered that the prime
source Of summer complaint is in milk
and water.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08
Consumption of Coffee.

In proportion to its population Bra
I'll takes first place as a country of
coffee-drinkers. The consumption OF
coffee per capita in Brazil Is fourteen
pounds each year, in Belgium and Hol-
land 1t is eleven pounds, while in the
United States each person in the pop
ulation consumes an average Of eight
pounds of coffee yearly. England is
much behind In the procession with
consumption of only one-half pound
per capita annually. but the amount
of tea consumed on an average in
that country by each person is fivo
times as great as in the United States
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08

A bit of home surgery, stated to
have been practiced when splinter
Is driven into child's hand particu-
larry deep. is its extraction by steam.
says tie Brooklyn Times. A bottle
with sufficiently wide mouth is
filled two-thirds with very hot water.
under the injured spot. The suction
draws the flesh down when little
pressure is used. and the steam in a
moment or two extracts Inflammation
and splinter together. This is very
efilcacious when the offending sub
stance has been in for several hours.
long enough to have started some OF
its evil consequences.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08

rhe Dutch farmers of Rowan coun-
ty are among North Carolina's most
prosperous and most interesting peo-
pie: they live well, save money and
improve in every way. Thrift is u
virrue with them. They are great be-
levers in signs and old sayings; they
do things by the moon. Before build
ing worm fence the Dutch always
watch the moon, says the Charlotte.
N. c.. Observer; it must be right or
the fence will sink into the ground.
The bottom. rail must be put down
when the little moon is turned up, so
that II will not sink into the ground
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08

Down in Virginia town the aged
pastor of one of the churcheE,fell Ill
not long ago. He was beloved by all
the neighborhood and constant
stream of anxious friends rang the
bell to make inquiries. The nurse in
charge was an intelligent negro wom-
an, and she decided to issue bulletins
at frequent intervals. She wrote them
herself and pinned them to the front
door. and this is the way they read
as they appeared successfully: REV.
Mr.. Blank am very sick" Later
Rev. Mr. Blank am worse" Might
Rev. Mr.. Blank am sinking" Morn
ing-Rev. Mr.. Blank have sunk"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08

Every housekeeper should know
that II they will buy Defiance Cold
Water Starch for laundry use they
will save not only time. because 1t
never sticks to the iron, but because
each package contains 16 oz-one full
pound-while all other Cold Water
starches are put up in K-pound pack
ages. and the price is the same. 10
cents. Then again because Defiance
Starch IL free from all injurious chem
fcals. II your grocer tries to sell you n
12-oz. package 1t is because he has
4 stock on hand which he wishes to
dispose Of before he puts In Defiance.
He knows that Defiance Starch has
printed on every package In large let
ters and figures "16 ozs." Demand
Defiance and save much time and
money and the annoyance OF the iron
sticking. Defiance never sticks.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08
BUILDING FOOD



When little human machine Tor
large one) goes wrong. nothing is so
important as the selection Of food
which will always bring it around
again.
my little baby boy fifteen months
old had pneumonia. then came brain
fever. and no sooner had he got over
these than he began to cut teeth and,
being SO weak, he was frequently
thrown into commissions" says Col
orado mother.
II decided change might help. so
took him to Kansas City for visit
When we got there he was SO very
weak when he would cry he would
sink away and seemed like he would
die.
When reached my sisters home
she said Immediately that we must
feed him Grape-Nuts and. although
had never used the food. we got some
and for a few days gave him just the
Juice of Grape-Nuts and milk. He
got stronger so quickly we were soon
feeding him the Grape-Nuts itself and
ia wonderfully short time he fat
toned right up and became strong
and well
That showed me something worth
knowing and. when later on my girl
came. raised her on Grape-Nuts and
she is strong healthy baby and has
been. You will see from the little
photograph I send you what a strong.
chubby youngster the boy is now. but
he didn't look anything like that be-
fore we found this nourishing food.
Giape-Nuts nourished him back to
strength when he was SO weak he
couldn't keep any other food on his
stomach" Name given by Postum
Co.. Battle Creek. Mich.
All children can be built to a more
sturdy and healthy condition upon
Grape-Nuts and cream. The food
contains the elements nature de-
mands. from which to make the soft
gray filling in the nerve centers and
brain. A well fed brain and strong.
sturdy nerves absolutely insure q
healthy body.
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little book. The Road to MELVILLE"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08

In love. Il love be love. II love be ours.
Faith and unfaith can ne'er be equal
unfa,th in aught is want of faith in
II il the little rift within the iute
That by and by will make the music
And, ever widening. slowly silence all.
The, little rift within the lovers lutte.
Or little pitted speck in garnered fruit
That rotting Inward. slowly moulders
y Is not worth the keeping; let IL 10:
But shall Ut Answer. darling. answer
And trust me not at all or all In all.
-Tennyson.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08
SORE ngcks ON HORSES.
Some Timely Suggestions Team Own
ers Should Read.

ers onoulu READ.
The most of the machinery now
used on the farm is balanced by the
tongue. and consequently a great deal
of weight comes on the horses neck.
whish is liable to get sore during the
hot weather. | know how disagree
able 1t is to drive horse with a sore
neck. besides the pain and annoyance
II gives the horse find that the
trouble can usually be avoided by OBJ
serving the following rules: Never
check the horse while at work so he
cannot lower his head and work the
collar front slightly while standing.
You will always notice it is the horse
that Crries his head high that is most
liable to get a sore neck. See that
the collar fits the neck of the horse
30 it will not work from side to side
as he ks.-Northwestern Agricul-
turist.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08
Rose ono Of .he Oldest EIower..

Rose cultures beginning goes back
beyond records. The flower is men
toned in the earliest Coptic manu-.
scripts. midas traditions take the
rose to the times of the gods on
earth. Egypt had roses, wild and
tame. before the Roman occupation
made it, in a way. Rome's CONNER
cial rose garden, yet. curiously enough,
there is no reference to the flower in
painting. sculpture or hieroglyphics.
Japan in our time. parallels Egypt.
Roses flourish there, but do not serve
asa motive for artists. There is this
further likeness-neither Egypt nor
Japan has rose song or love song
proper.
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08
Unique Wedding Notice.

The following strange wedding no
tice is going the rounds. variously
credited: The bride was born of hon.
est but well-meaning parents and
could walk alone at 6 months, at 10
she could run real fast. and has never
slackened her gait. She has many
friends-most of them dead ones. The
happy couple took a bridal trip to
westly, and will be at home with the
old man until they are kicked out"
The Elbert County tribune. [volume] (Elbert, Elbert County, Colo.) 18??-1920, 1904-09-08

A little leafiet bearing this title con-
tains lot of information in regard to
the deer. small game. birds and fish
in the Adirondacks this fall. and the
shooting will begin at an early day.
Send 2-cent stamp to George II.
Daniels. General Passenger Agent,
New York Central Railroad. New
York. and he will send you copy.