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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07

made in its design aud the method
employed in recovering the values.
that will cost almost M much agaih
M the amount employed In the in
stallation of the original plant.
lt IL these "weak links" In the
chain that are productive Of so many
failures In mining. This condition
existed In the early history Of mining
In the west. The situation IL not
changed today; and fifty years
from now many In stances. will be cited
Of the aband onment of mining enter
prises because Of failure in mill
construction and operation.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07
Sold Little Salmon Group.

Andy Larsen, Of Greenhorn, Ia in
town today. Mr.. Larsen aud his
partner. MIR. Smith recently sold the
Little Salmon group, in the Green
horn district. to Ohio capitalists.
The amount for which the property
WAS sold IL not being given out. 1t
IL understood that the new people
will sstrt work right away.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07
SOME OBSOLETE
CORPORATIONS

The name of a mining company Il
distinctively n part of the company
aud IL il just rs essential as tn,
terms of the charter. There IL JUS
~ much difference between thu
Golden Gate Mining company ant
the Golden Gate Mining n Milling
company as there IL between tn,
Rat Hole Copper Mining compan,
company aud the Carpet Sweeper
Silver Mining company. Moreover
two companies Of exactly the same
name may be Incorporated under
the laws of different states to operate
In the same district, but they do moi
necessarily bear any relation tn each
other.
IL seems almost like a reflection
upon the intelligence of the reader
to make this assertion, hut 1t Is fre.
quently necessary To make this ex.
planation To some stockholders OF
mining companies that We repeat II
editorially. This carelessness Ia
ntitication OF mining companies IL
one OF the signs by which the mental
attitude of many Investors may he
Judged, for IL u stock holder doe not
realize the corporate identity Of his
company, there IL grave danger ol
his losing out on Other more i'm
portnnt urfScnlars
X. NJ. Smythe, In his interesting
aud valuable work upon "Obsolete
American Securities and Corpora
tiOns," calls attention to the large
number Of duplicate names used by
mining companies, and he gives q
list of very much over worked titles
which he says he has collected from
mining directories. lie says he has
found thirty Eureka Mining com.
panies, twenty five Bonanza Mining
companies, twenty two Mammoth
Mining companies and many oth'
titles which have been used ~ many
M fifteen or twenty times. In com
mentinR upon this matter Mr..
Smythe says:
"While the owner Of u certificate
of stock In some old company may
believe that this WAS the only cor
pOration Of that name, the following
(list) will indicate the importance of
giving the location Of the property,
the date of the certificate and all
other details at hand. when asking
Tor information about any old Sc
curity. This ~ especially important
in the case of old mining stocks, rs
some names appear about as fire.
uuently rs John Smith in the direc:.
tory and are applied To companies
formed in almost every state In the
Union. Some have never been ac
vepted by more than one CON pany In
the same state. The power of i'm
aginalion is generally we'll developed
in mining promoters. hut il seems
Ia become exhausted when called up
Oh to devise a name foi their prop
erty."
Ii sometimes happens that the
names Of we'll known mines are Sc
Tested for new companies, perhaps
for the mystical value which such a
title may be supposed to carry, OF
possibly for the influence II may
have upon the investor. Some pro
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07
THE WEAK LINK
IN The CHAIN

In mining operations. with man,
mining, companies. there ~ veal
link In the chain, somewhere. Th'
company, In the management of IT.
property. may think that 10 IL pur
suing the proper course, but, ~
many instances. its career is suddenly
checked because of some oversight
or neglect; because Of n mis- -calcnln
tion; or failure To realize actual
conditions, :, md this is especially the
care when 10 comes to mill building
and the process to be employed IN
ore reduction.
Prior To this period In mining
operations, success has generally
tended the efforts of the company, oI
at least such wns thought to be the
case; but when IL came To mill
construction, u was here that the
management falls down. and failures
of this character have often driven
mining companies into bankruptcy.
Instances nrs common In this
western country where thousands oi
dollars have been expended In mil
construction Hnd equipment. and Il
no purpose aud ut almost n dead loss,
~ u bns been found. when the plant
went into actual commission, the
process employed wRs not adapted "a
the ore to be- treated. such exLeri
.nce shows that there In n weak
link" In the chain: that someone
had blundsred somew here. and that
no matter how complete the plant,
how expensive Its machinery, the mill
IN n failure. Another costly blunder.
another weak link" In the chain.
l. the building ut reduction works
when there IL not enough ore In
sight In the mine tn keep II In
operati ioW for Y, year ar more after III
completion, aud monuments tn such
folly are To be found In almost every
mining camp In this Intern ountaiu
country.
One reason Why such mistakes ARE
of such common occurrence In the
fact that u IN easier Ia raise money
for mill building than u IL foi
almost every other feature or pur
pose connected with the mining In
dustry. as the ordinary man oi
means, In looking tor safe invest
ments naturally thinks that IL u mill
H. in projection, the property for
which II IL intended must, of necess.
ity. be- amply able to supply the
plant with ore when IL IL ready tn he
put into commission,
More cases of failure in mining
can hc traced To mill building than
Ia almost any other cause. In the
majority of cases the process cm
pioyed IL not adapted Ia the ore
aud yet II is hardly ever the ease that
mill il planned aud installed until
tests have been made to determine
the best process Ia he employed
In ore reduction, Some times eN
hausiivr experiments are made. aud
yet II II often the case that the pro,
cess decided upon has proven in.
adequate aud u positive failure
when the mill IL given u trial run,
the consequence being that the plant
must be closed down, ar alterations
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07
HlQh Grade Ore.

\ recent test Of twenty-five pounds
of Gold Bug ore made at the smelter
showed sS4 to the ton. The con
centrates, 3S to l. went s254O. The
samples we're selected at random,
aud even the best ones which were
brought in were held out by Man
ager Van Vieet for specimens.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07

y. berkeley, manager of the
Buffalo, IN the Granite district,
came in today from the property,
where he has been looking after the
development work. lie is employing
good force driving for the main
ledge. The crosscut Is now In 700
feet aud MIR. Berkeley expects to
reach the vein within the next hfty
feet. The crosscut will give u depth
of over 400 feet.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07
TO Visit Properties.

j. W. McMullen, of Craig,
Nebraska, arrived this morDing TO
look after STANDARD and Stices Gulch
interests. Mr.. McMullen has hold
ines in both these properties, and
will remain in the district several
days visiting them.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-09-07
Jackson Brothers.

Fresh fish, crabs, oysters, spring
chickens at the jackson meat mar
ket. Also full line of all kinds OF
meats. Best In town.
The Western news., 1904-11-09
CHAPTER Mi.
Dan Lapham Makes a Discovery.

DdA LdpIldul MAKES DlscOFeIy.
The storm went out with the tide.
The wind lulled with every receding
wave. Inch by inch Dan Lapham de-
scended the rocks. 1t would be relief
once more to secure good footing where
he could stand or sit with ease. He
had clung to the side OF the upright
boulders until his fingers were worn to
the quick. His toes ached under the
continual strain and the bones of his
body seemed torn from the flesh SO
long had he been in contact with the
rocks.
When once the tide was out he found
himself upon large nest of rocks.
This he knew would be the case for he
was acquainted with the bay and river
as one is acquainted with his home and
the landmarks about the place.
At high tide Chinook rocks were sub.
center of the group extended above the
high water mark. 1t was to this that
Dan had clung throughout the day.
Finding himself again able to walk
about he began to plan for escape. He
had hopes that he might hail some
early morning fisherman by picking a
conspicuous place on the rocks from
which point he could view the river
and bay, but he was anxious to leave
his place of Imprisonment earlier if
possible
He peered into the water at the loot
of the rocks and examined every nook
and corner, with the hope that he
might find his boat or some other craft
that might have drifted to the place
and lodged.
A few lights in the village to the
north showed that some of the inhabi
tants We're yet awake. He noticed one
light with which he and all the fisher.
men were familiar. 1t was light in
an isolated cabin far up the beach.
This light tonight was a source Of
mystery to Dan. 1t shone from the
cabin Of Ringwold and Sankala. He
had seen them going to their doom
that morning. He did not believe any
earthly power could save them. His
final conclusion was that they had lett
the light burning in the early hour o
morning when they went out into the
storm or that their bodies had been re.
covered by the life savers and neighbour
who were sitting up with the dead.
Poor Sankala. Dan sat down upon
the rocks and reflected. He thought Of
the frail girl whom he had so often as.
sisted in fishing her net while her aged
companion sat helpless in the boat.
He thought of how cheerful the little
The Western news., 1904-11-09
UNCLE JAkE's THANKSGIVING

There's lot o. folks they say that's a-hold-
several mercies that they only just have
found
There's river full o thanks that's a-bust'
In Of Its banks,
ana a-inundatin' all de country round
Dar's lot O. folks fear that's attracted
An is thankin'' Ike dey never thanked
:, before:
An there's lots O. fervent pra'rs like do
Good fur dis lis We Yer '",n one day only an no
more
I'm a-gcing to make dis day sort of up an
Fur a reg lar thank procession thro de
So mi iyssn soRt o, set me down fore de oader
Anil undertake to view my mercies cleah.
Here's dis rheumatis; s'posc it's a bless
In In repose,
Fur I'm happy when 1t isn't to be foun'; ;
Must've ketched it from de moon in de sea
son Of de coon;
An l spose O. co'se de Lawd was watch
In roun.
Here's dis bullet In my knee; 'twan't by no
request o me,
But 1t cured from de nights I used to
roam;
An | think in that affair, dat de Lawd
was surely there;
Fur I'm raisin' all my chickens now to
home.
My ten chi'ren l suppose good as offspring
gently goes.
But DER everlastn' tricks won't let me
be-
All de fool'ry concealed In deir actions is
revealed;
An dat's whar de Lawd has got joke
Oh me.
Desc yer enemies I've got, can be 'stroyed
as well as not,
Eff l only count de whole mankin' as
fren's;
An de stabs an, jabs dey glib underneath
Is chastisin' dat de Lawd Almighty sens.
When dere comes a melon famine, an de
vines Is all a-shammin
It's intended l wild gratitude should think
OF de seasons furder back, when dere wasn't
any lack
OF dat hebbenly fruit containin' food an
drink
An de dollars done see dat didn't even
An de less or greater loved ones dat
All de t'ings dat I'm bereft, makes me
thankful fur what's left
An is worth to soul an body all dey
cost.
An million Joys dar are. from de daisy
Dat is worth de time Of count,n' o'er
But Of al ali thank timber yet. It's the things
That / think hev to be de thankfulest
VIII Carleton in Songs Of Two Cen
turtles"
The Western news., 1904-11-09

tern after he had lighted the candles,
child's voice asked anXiously:
Mother, aren't we going to have any
pumpkin pies or turkey or anything nice
on Thanksgiving? We had such lovely
dinner last time. Is IT because we aren't
thankful that we can't have any Thanks
giving dinner?"
There was pane Of glass broken out
Of the window. and the boys could hear
every word. Bob softly lowered the Ian
tern and put out the candles, and both
waited to hear the answer.
mo. darling, the reason is that we
haven't any money to buy such things.
Since father died. deary. it has been very
hard for mother to even buy bread for
u.s."
Then a boyish voice with brave note
In 1t spoke:
"Never mind, mother. Well get along.
/ don't like pumpkin pies very we'll, my
self, because they're 20 spicy. But I'm
going to buy Bess baS Of sugar cookies
with that ten cents l earned Won't
GAat " ,Lcs. Bsssisr'
The Western news., 1904-11-09

"Oh, Bob, just look at these two pump
kins! Aren't they monsters! They are
lust alike. too. I'll bet they're twins.
never saw such big ones, did you?"
"My eyes, Roy, but they are whop-
pers l wonder If we can have them
for lanterns. Wen ask mother"
"Mother!' called Bob and Roy from
the back yard, "can we have these two
pumpkins for lanternsT
"Oh, what large ones. Yes, boys. you
may have them. They are too big for
pies" answered Mrs. Phillips from the
doorway.
The boys continued their work of gath
ering pumpkins, and only one was found
to match ''the twins In size.
"We'll make lantern tonight ont Of
this one, Bob, and save the twins till
Thanksgiving eve. Then We'll have some
fun," said Roy.
II say. Roy. let's go and scare those
people down in the hollow. Hold it up
to the window and then run. The boy
who lives there hit me with snowfall
and nearly knocked out my front tooth,
and I've never had a chance to pay him
back"
"All right, Bob, We'll do It,"
Early in the evening the boys worked
industriously at their lantern, cutting
eyes. nose and mouth. Then little pieces
of candle were placed insi.e. and it was
truly hideous-looking thing. Mrs.
Phillips. who was busy preparing the
Thanksgiving dainties for that glad day,
did not notice the boys stealthily leave
the house She despised mean action.
and Bob and Roy knew she would not
approve of their unkind sport They
quickly crossed the fields and walked
down hill into lonely. damp hollow
Right before them stood a small, tumble
down house with feeble light shining
from one tiny window. The boys crept
to this side and crouched beneath it,
just as Bob was about to raise the Ian
The Western news., 1904-11-09
Then
Thanksgiving IN 1905,
How Washington's Proclamation DIFF.
fered from Thoae of Later QaYa.

How Washington's Proclamation DIFF.
fered from Those of Later Days.
Nowadays, the Thanksgiving proclama-
uon of the State and national executives
are brief compared to what they were in
the early days Of our republic, says
writer in the Boston Herald. In the case
Of the latter he doesn't foreshadow his
forthcoming annual message as was.
somewhat the vogue In President Wash
ington's time. This Is seen in the Thanks
giving proclama tions issued by our great
and good first President in the early part
of the year 1895, In which he appointed
Feb. 10 as "a day of public thanksgiv-
ing and prayer" The Father of His
Country" was then 63 years Of age and
was serving his sixth year as President.
1t was a long document and covered
quite a number Of points. OF these, l
will advert very briefly to only three or
four which are peculiarly significant.
In the preamble he mentions, as the
first subject, demanding the public at
tention on this solemn occasion, our ex-
emption from a foreign war" and next
proposes, as IAN object of gratitude"
the "increa sing prospect Of the continu-
ance of our exemptions from foreign
war" Which propositions evidently re-
late to the settlement, through special
envoy. John JAY of our serious troll
bles with Great Britain, growing out Of
the continued occupation by the British
of the western forts on Lake Erie, con-
trary to the treaty of 1888; and the seiz-
ure Of American vessels bound for
French ports by British ships and the
Imprisonment of American seamen.
Another cause for thanksgiving, ac-
cording to the same high authority, is
"the great degree of internal tranquility
we have enjoyed" To which is added
"our cause for thankfulness for the re-
cent confirmation Of that tranquility by
the suppression Of an insurrection which
so wantonly threatened it."
And in another place the President re-
peats this idea, asking his people ito
| render tribute Of praise and gratitude
to the Great Disposer of all events, for
the seasonable control which has been
given in a spirit of disorder in the sup
preston of the late insurrection." What
the President had in mind in this allu-
sion was the "great whisky insurrection"
in Pennsylvania In 1874, caused by the
passage by Congress Of acts imposing
duties upon spirits distilled and upon
stills. 1t was finally suppressed by Gov.
Lee of Maryland. with $4,000 troops,
acting under orders of the President.
The Western news., 1904-11-09
BV Paul De Ldney
Huthor Of Lord of the Desert" "Oregon Sketches.
and other Pacific Coast Stories

Columbia. But fortune had favored
the man, as the reader already knows,
though his escape was still by no means
certain. AS the boat had approached
the rocks, Lapham watched like pam
ther preparing to leap. The white
spray dashed upon the rocks with angry
recoil, and the water seethed and
foamed about the place like the boiling
of huge caldron. The prospect was
as uninviting as death itself, but Lap
am stood straight in his boat, oar in
hand his eyes piercing the precincts OF
the boulders and his muscles standing
out in knots. 1t was case of a power
full man looking death in the face, a
man equal to the fearful emergency.
The boat was heading straight for
the base Of the group OF rocks. To the
left of the center the boulders divided
some six feet above the water line.
Lapham saw this at glance and knew
that if he could reach this point he
would be safe for time.
Quicker than words he hurled his
oars forward with all OF his strength.
He blocked the way of his craft and
spun it around like a top. Then he
threw her sidewise to the rebounding
waters which filled he, almost to the
top. But the heavy undercurrent up
on which he rode struck the rocks deep
down toward the bed of the bay and
rose up like living thing. Lapham
found himself opposite the coveted op-
ening in the rocks and leaped. He
caught his footing and clawled to a
place of temporary safety.
His boat was let down as rapidly ae
it had been hoisted up by the swell
and he saw it no more. His position
was such that he could not see what
was going on around him. His vision
only covered a narrow line of the
water to the east and west nut along
this line he saw nothing but white caps
and surging waters.
Throughout the evening he had
climbed inch by inch up the slick side
of the smooth boulders. clinging here
and there to bumps and slight project
ing bits like a lizard, as the tide
rose and drove him before it. The
storm ragged throughout the day and
the rain beat down upon him in tor
rents, drenching him to the skin.
The lie savers had seen him strike
the rocks through the early morning
mist and spray and had seen him nc
more.
But at the hour when Joe Golden
had reported his death and his friends
were drinking to his memory, Dan
Lapham was still clinging to the rocks
He had ascended as far as he could,
however, and the water was biting al
his uncertain footing, while his be.
numbed fingers clung, blood-stained, te
the narrow crevies in the boulders.
But the tide had reached its highest
point and throughout the remainder O
the night, the waters would return tt
the oceans depths.
Ii Dan Lapham's strength would holo
out, there might be hope for him yet
The Western news., 1904-11-09

"Are you going to have Aunt Peevish
Ruth. who was laboriously jotting down
the things for which she thought she
should be thankful.
mot this year, DEAR" and the young
hopeful joyfully made another entry.
The Western news., 1904-11-09

Have you much to. bs thankful for
this year, Grumpyr
"Well, something. I'm thankful that
they can't make It any tougher for me
than they have duEios he last twelve
months."
The Western news., 1904-11-09
ITO be cOntinued)

True friendship is like sound health,
the value Of it is seldom known until il
be lost.-Cottoa.
The Western news., 1904-11-09

A song is borne upon the breeze
That doth mine ear delight,
When nuts are ripening on the trees
And thistle pods are white.
No cadence clear Of ringing bells,
No music set In rhyme,
But just q symphony that tsll0
IT'S turkey -gobbler time.
What vistas open to my viewl
What glorious dreams arisel
4 mug Of cider, sweet and new,
A row Of pumpkin pies.
The glad ThanksgivinS's golden store
This year 10 at ito prime.
Hurrah! hurrahl hurrah once moroi
'Tis turkey -gobbler time.
n. I. Drum.
The Western news., 1904-11-09

'Going to observe ThankspvinS q
Jour house, Johnnisr'
"You betl Mamma gave ths Geek 81
extra b seay at home thAt day"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-02-24


OF Security contains q permanent ex-
position Of apparatus and devices for
the prevention Of accidents in factO-
ries and workshops so that manufac-
turers and all other employers Of la
Dor may see in actual operation the
safety device that will guard the life
and limbs Of their workers. The rooms
are well filled with the models, some
miniature, others actual size. There
are some machines in operation.
The labor inspectors Of Holland find
that the museum Is Of the greatest
service to them because it meets every
objection on the part Of superintend
ent that the safety device in question
will interfere with the proper opera
ton Of his machinery IF the manu-
facturer is not satisfied with the photo
graph Of the appliance he can send his
superintendent or go himself to the
museum, where he can study every de-
tail Of the operation
One room contains the library filled
with books on hygiene, sanitation, in
dustry and social economy In the
center Of the main hall is gas motor
of six horsepower for transmitting en-
ergy to printing presses, looms, circu-
lar saws, planning machines and grind
stones and a dynamo. The various
parts of all dangerous machines are
safeguarded by means Of the latest de-
vices. The dynamo drives the ma
chimes and the system of ventilation.
All the electric conduits are provided
with automatic shutoffs. Safeguarded
models Of gearing, belts, wheels, ele-
vators, windlasseS, cranes, staircases,
fire escapes and shafts are displayed.
In another part of the building scat
folding has been constructed for the
sake of showing how this may be built
so as to best safeguard the workmen.
There is workshop of half the natu-
raj size installed with the best systems
Of ventilation Operations during which
noxious vapors or gases are liberated,
such as occur in making white lead, the
preparation Of flax, rag picking, grind
ing machinery, brush manufacturing,
all these occupations are provided with
apparatus for minimizing the dangers
in that part Of the process where they
may be expected In fact, every known
safety device for every line of work
may be found here.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-02-24
A Body Racking Fire Escape.

Many are the fire escapes which have
been invented, but the latest is perhaps
the strangest, as it is certainly one Of
the most ingenious yet devised. 1t de-
mands special construction and must
be made at the time the building is
erected. In the center Of the building a
shaft or we'll is constructed from the
ground floor right up TO the roof, with
doors communicating with each story.
Fixed to the opposite sides of the we'll
at intervals of every two or three feet
are boards forming inclined planes
overlapping each other. They are fas-
tened to the walls by hinges md fur
nished with springs, so that person
throwing himself into the we'll falls
from one board to the other and lands
at the bottom with nothing worse than
shaking, the springs breaking his fall.