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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-28
GRANT GO. SJOCkMfN
BANDED TOGETHER

A special from Canyon City OF
recent date, says: Two element
will figure to greater extent than
ever before in the Grant county
range situation next spring. aud their
presence In exaggerated form 10
leading the stookraisers OF the
northern part of the county to take
early measures to protect themselves
against the annual incursion OF out
side sheep. These elements are:
First. decrease In area OF open range
through extensive homestead and scrip
6ling; second, increase In the
amount of home stock because
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-28
BADGER NINE SHUT
DOWN TEMPORARILY Y

The Badger mine, which for some
time has been one of the greatest pro.
ducers In Grant county, has closed
down for the winter, and the force of
hands employed by the Badger com.
pany has been reduced about one
third. The step taken by this com.
psny should not carry the impression
that the property that has produced
such a vast quantity Of valuable ore
during the past few years is worked
out, or has ceased to be producer,
for such is not the case. Early 10 the
season the company began the devel-
opment OF the Bull OF the Woods. q
quartz property adjoining the Badger
mine on the northeast.
The hoist ut each property was
operated by compressed air and the
approach of cold weather put stop
to the air compressor operated by
water power, making It necessary for
the company to cease the opertion OF
either the Badger or the Bull OF the
Woods mine. 1t was decided to tenn
porarily cease operating the Badger
mine for the next three months and
give exclusive attention to the Bull
Of the Woods, since it's ore can bs
handled at less cost than the orr
from the Badger property.
The Bull of the Woods mine has
shaft on MI excellent body OF orr
to the depth Of $50 feet. Ten new
stamps have been added to the
Badger mill for the reduction Of ore
from this property, which will b'
conveyed to the mill over new
trsmwsy recently constructed across
Elk creek. The approach Of winter
finds the company excellently
equipped for the operation Of thi'
property, aud while they make NJ
statement az to the character OF ore
taken from the Bull OF the Woods
those who have closely watched th'
development OF this mine, claim ths
1t 10 destined tu be equally ss goot
or q better property than the Badge
mine. The Blue Mountain Eagle u
informed that the ore body is YER!
large and carries high values. - BLU
Mountain Eagle.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-28
Warren Likes Nevada.

Tom Gray has received q letter
from Charley Warren, at Goldheld.
whittier he went In the interests OF
the Gray. Warren. Ipyestmsnt CON-
pany to look over the field. Warren
says IL is a great camp. He was out
surveying with Arthur PhilbIick the
other day just outside OF GoldHeld.
operating claims II miles north OF
SearchliRht.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-28
Another Shipper.

barney Muliiasn has been out to
Sumpter ell week looking after q
shipment OF ore made during the
week to the sumptsr smslter. The
ore came from bis claim on Granite
creek near here. aud some OF It 10
very rich. This shipment 10 more In
the nature of test Of oie, but should
1t prove satisfactory the property may
become q steady shipper. --Gem.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-28
PUT A DATE ON
PROSPECTUStS

1t is fact worthy OF note that de.
funct corporations seldom have any
tombstones. As a rule, no one seems
to think enough of them to mark
their last resting places, state the
facts surrounding their births.
ambitions and death, or write an
epitaph. It Is for this reason that
the holders OF certificates of interest
in such corporations usually find It
difficult to determine what these
tokens OF value amount to. We have
before called attention to Smythe's
handbook of Ubsolte securities. whict
contains over TOO pages OF names
Of played out stocks aud bonds.
Only sslnll percentage Of these are
mining stocks, but the author sets
forth In an entertaining way the best
methods of Identifying old stocks
and thus determining their possible
value. Incidentally, he indulRes In
q little humor at the expense of
mining stocks when be says:
''MininR stocks are generally
handsome, and make the best Of wall
paper. Indeed, one OF the; most
hopeful ways to make an old stock
good IL to use It for this purpose.
Then there is a fair chance that some
one will want It, There are at lea It
two we'll authenticated cases OF old
certificates becoming OF value after
benig used to paper dens "
The matter is referred to at this
time because of suggestion made
last week By Editor Claude Sachs,
OF the Mining Investor. He thinks
IL would be good thing II all miu-
ing companies would date their pros.
pectuses and other circular literature,
and the Record believes the practice
might be introduced with advantage
to all. 1t could certainly do no
arm to any legitimate company. and
We hardly see how It couli lessen the
doubtful success Of the take pro-
moter who knows that be ~ fskir
to start with. While Il Is not lixely
that any company management would
date it's prospectus with the motive
OF baqueathing posthumOus data to
the dealers In obsolete securities,
still the very fact that dated pros
pectus would prove of advantage to
such dealer goes to illustrate the
reason why the dated prospectus
would be q good thing generally.
To begin with. the Sdste refers to the
fact, contained In the printed docu'
ment and the said facts are to be
Judged according to such definite
date. Later literature can then also
be dated aud the ohanget that have
taken place will appear chronoloRio-
ally aud therefore consistently. W.
can very readily conceive OF cases
wherein . great deal OF harm
not only to the investor, but to th'
company, can be done by LI undated
prospectus 10 the hands Ut sn IN
scrupulous broker.
In any event the suggestion II
uuite 10 accord with Tue policy o
publicity for mining companies
which should give due consideration
TO the interests OF th" investins
public In matters Of this kind. There
can be no doubt that the public
would aud the practice to its sdvsut
age, With every possibility OF benen
TO the companies themselves. Daily
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-28
TRACTION ENGINES
FOR OREGON

Use OF traction engines for de-
livery Of ore from mines to smelters
aud railway points, which has often
been discussed In Oregon tut never
yet tried, is becoming quite common
In some parts Of the middle west,
says the Portland Oregoniap A
large engine has just been delivered
to the Safer comapny, New Moxico,
to haul ore 80 miles between the
mine and railway. In that section,
Utah and Arizona, where steam
power u used on wagon roads, Il Ia
estimated that one engine will do
the work Of 100 mules under average
conditions. With culve,ts aud
bridges strong, even better speed Ia
made with an engine than with
horses or mules engaged In freight.
ing, and as an engine will procevd
night aud day when working with
two shifts OF men, its time can be
made more than twice % fast a.
hauling with teams.
With the Suinptsr ,melter In
commission and the railroad dc.
liverinR ore from only part Of
the region tributary, there In an
excellent opportunity for testing Y
traction engine In the mountains,
aud such a trial may be expected
the coming year. Cracker creek dis.
trict IL hut seven miles from the
!, smelter, Cable cove IL, and Granite.
, Red Boy and Alamo ~ to 10.
: Greenhorn IL now only i've to sever
miles fom the Tipt"n railway station
Susanv,lie Ia 20 miles from Upton
" aud has beeu employing from ~ 4
. 20 teams each season. Quartzburg
~ 30 milss from the railroad, aud
no extension IL made Of tho Stump
ter Valley next year, M late .sws Ia
dicates, q traction engine IN liksI!
to be tried In this haul for the DIX,
!" Meadows, Copperopolis. Standard
Equity aud Keystone mines.
x Takilma smelter IL 43 miles from
y Grants Pass aud from IL to 10 team,
were Lut no this route by the Waldo
y smelter management last fall. WheI
; this plant 10 running steadily, and
shipments OF coke to the smslter snG
. matte to the railway is regular, 4
/" traction engine would prove Of wrss,
economy there. unless the projected
- rail line takes substantial form u
:, the meantime.
- There was some talk last fall ol
the Portland Trading company
putting u traction engine on betwssl
Huntington and the Iron Dyke mine,
following the Snake river, hut an th'
- Iron Dyke litigation suspended al
:, work there. both on the mine aud th'
- new smelter, nothing further wal
) done. Ii the Northwest railway Il
:. not built down the Snake. aud wOrI
- 10 resumed ut the Iron Dyke aud TIT
70 Seven Devils continue active. trac
:. tion engine will probably he trist
- there next season.
Cornuoopia. 10 miles from iiake
City by the summer route. OfieI
another opportunity for Improve.
frsighting methods. When the bi
% mine was operating, there we're 10 l.
IL four aud six-hors teams on th
10 route constantly, hauling conoen
10 trstes out aud returning TO tn
10 mine with supplies. Numerous othe
10 places exist In Oregon where hsav.
u operations on the part OF the mine
"a would put forth large tonnage TO
" short hauls, giving traction engine
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-28

A big cut In holiday goods at the
Sumptre Drug company.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-28

Captain Aliene Case came up from
Baker City this morning on business
connected with the Sumpter smelteT.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-12-28

Found-Child's purse. Call at
Miner office. -
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12
The First Rally.

The first republican rally of the
campaign was held in the Greeley
opera house Saturday, when Congress-
man Robert Bonynge and Miss
Katherine Craig, candidate for state
superintendent of public instruction,
spoke to a fairly we'll filled house
that came to listen to the music of
the new Greeley band.
MIR. Bonynge spoke largely on ma
tional politics, and put i'm few
plugs for II. Il. Churchill of this
county. Miss Craig spoke on educa-
tional topics.
The meeting was preceded by a
torch light procession through the
streets
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12
PEACET0WAR
CONDITIONS THAT CONFRONT
PEACEFUL LEADVILLE
Result of Absolute Pliancy of
Governor Peabody to the
Will of Mine
Owners

That agitation for military occupa-
tion and for military expense will
continue as long as Peabody is in the
gubernatiorial chair, has been evil
denced by the latest conspiracy of
the mine owners at Leadville.
Leadville has been peaceful and
prosperous.
Not a cloud to mar its industrial
sky.
New strikes and new development
work with millions in sight to en-
rich the camp.
No mutterings from the side of
labor. Capital working in harmony
with the workingmen.
Suddenly, like a lightning bolt out
of "a clear sky, comes the def of the
mine owners who know their tool in
the governors chair who will do
their bidding and deport every man
who does not obey the orders of the
conspirators.
Peabody does not care what the
cost to the state may be in the way
of taxes, or the loss to the varied in
dustries. The farmer and the bust
ness man must foot the bill anyway.
Deportation is the slogan. Men
who disobey orders are torn from
their families and dragged to the
borders of the state.
No help for their families. They
can Starve.
On September 26 the following
notice was posted at every mine in
the peaceful -eadville district:
''On and after October /, 1904, no
person will be employed on this mine
who shall not have deposited with
the timekeeper his card of recommen-
dation of the Leadville District
Mining association. For cards of
recommendation apply to the secre-
tary's office, ground floor, Bank An
mex building, No. 100 East First
street, Leadville.n
The mine owners wanted trouble.
They looked for a strike. They
wanted to start another military
period. They conspired to change a
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12

There is a theory in the profess
sional trade; it is that prices will
seek a lower level in the immediate
future and then move higher during
later months. But it is a year for
exploding theories.
Corn operations are on liberal
scale, but the trade travels in cir
Gle, fearing to make a bold lead
either for higher or lower prices.
The crop over the big states is rea-
sonably secure from a freeze, although
much soft corn is predicted by the
experts. There is liberal Offering of
new corn and it is promptly hedged
against causing depression in future.
People nearest the fields are bearish.
The chief supporting force comes
from the concentrated holdings
OF 20 to - millions by strong
people w.o believe the low estimate
of crop experts.
Oats specialists declare there is an
end of depression owing to hedging
sales against increasing stocks. They
say the big rush to market is over
and an eastern movement in sight.
Best observers of pit conditions pre-
dict that general hedging of sales by
the owners of the enormous stocks
will mark an important turn for the
better in the oats trade.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12
DR.. Wills Dead

There will be considerable regret
felt here over the news that Dr
Ernest Wills, for long time prac-
ticing physician in Greeley, died a
lew days ago in Cagary, Canada,
where he had gone to establish a SAN
itariIlm for tubercular diseases. DIR.
wits was found lying alongside his
"fleel short distance from the viii
lage, In an unconscious condition.
ne had evidently been thrown from
ms wheel, and later died as a result
OF the long exposure.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12
Halina's Good Work.

Greeley people who went to Fort
Collins Friday to see the race be-
tween Morgan's two 2-year-old filly,
Halina Morgan, and the Fort Col
lins protege, Helen Gould, came back
In the evening enthusiastic over the
work of Halina. While she only sue
ceeded In making tie for the money
with the Fort Collins filly, it is
claimed that she was by all means
entitled to the race. Money was
divided even and all bets declared
Off.
The track Is very poor one, and
the best time made in the half-mile
heats was LII. (Pop) Morgan re-
ceived Sl25 for the work Of his pet.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12
SOME PLAIN FIGURES
Showing Who Will Pay Peabody
Extravagances.

The following table will show how
the farmer and the business man will
pay the $1,000, 600 deficit, and how
the mine owner pays NOTHING:
The total assessed valuation of
Colorado for 1904 will be about $3.50. :
600, 900, divided approximately as fol-
lows, according to official records at
the state house:
Agricultural land and improve
ments, 100000, 900.
City, town lots and improvements,
s135, 600, 900.
Railroads. $50, 900, 600.
Telegraph and telephone, 81
100000
Merchandise, slS, 800, 900.
Manufacturing, 81, 500, 900.
Live stock, 1924, 900, 600.
Money, notes and credits, 81, 500, :
600.
Bank stock, 81, 900, 900.
Corporation stock, $500, 900.
Oil land, 800, 900.
Personality, S2O, 900, 600.
Mining, 5000, 900.
Coal, S3, 500, 900.
MINING AND COAL TOG
are assessed at $22, 300, 900.
Compared to 1927, 100, 900 FOR ALL
OTHER INTERESTS.
OF the million dollar military de-
hcit the miner owners pay s55, 900.
The other interests will pay $685.
900.
But the mine owners draw interest
OH The money advanced for the
troops and practically pay MOTH
ING.
Vote for Alva Adams and the en-
tire democratic state ticket and make
Just and good government sure.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12
peaceful camp into one bristling with

peaceful camp into one bristling with
bayonets.
They need the militia in Lake
county on election day. They wanted
to create a cause.
But they were foiled.
Every man obeyed the orders of the
tyrant. Cards wele taken out and
the work is going on. They could
not create riot.
And in Ouray, Silverton and the
San Juan camps they are introduce
ing the same methods. They want
hell. They want deportations.
They want trouble so they can put
the military into every camp in the
state.
They want to deport innocent men.
Their deliberate purpose is, when
Peabody is reelected, if he shall be,
to move for material reduction of
wages in every department of the
mining industry. They believe that
the mines manned in the main by
foreign labor. with that labor wholly
dependent upon the good will of the
association for work and wages, with
a governor who will throw the mill
tia wherever they may call for it,
with organized resistance DESTROYED,
with the memory of Bell, his rough
riding, the bullpens and deportations
yet fresh, their demand for reduced
wages will not be resisted. But
should it be they believe they can
overcome it with little trouble.
What care the mine owners? Their
business will not materially suffer.
If the mines are not worked the
precious metal remains in them.
Their ore in the ground is money in
solvent bank. Delays in working
mine are not like stocks of goods
on the shelves of merchants. They
must be sold or they become uDsea-
sonable and therefore unsaleable.
Merchants want peace; it makes lit
tie difference with the mine opera
tors whether they have peace or not.
Delays may drive a merchant into
bankruptcy; the mine owners merely
hold their ore in their banks of de-
posit.
The greatest calamity that can
overtake the farmers and the mer-
chants of Colorado is the reelection
of Peabody.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12

Men have grown old in the grain
trade without seeing conditions such
as exist today. To digress a little at
the outset in this letter, we wish to
quote from gentleman ~ years in
wheat raising in Manitoba: Il have
been here since wheat raising began
north of the Dakota line. | have
seen crop of eight bushels caused
by drought. l have seen yield of
32 bushels , the result of finest con-
ditions and new soil. | never saw
wheat hurt by rust before. We re-
fused to believe the first rust claims.
We denied the rust talk in the news
papers. But we have been through
it now. We have seen promise of
eighty millions for Manitoba cut to
45 millions in measured bushels and
this easily reduced to 35 millions
good milling wheat by allowance for
light weight and poor quality"
While on this feature of the uues-
tion we submit an average days in
spection of wheat arrivals at Minne-
apolis: '2S cars No. | Northern, 80
cars No. . Northern, cars No. 3
Northern, 73 cars No. Northern, 60
cars rejected, s cars No Grade, s5
cars winter and II cars macaroni." "
OF such is the quality of the wheat
supply northwest. AS to the pres
ent movement, it is something of a
mountain. Minneapolis and Duluth
had 5,1s6 cars for six days. The
whole west moved over eight million
bushels wheat to market. Future
contracts held their own. Cash
prices everywhere showed snap and
tirmnesS. What is the secret?
Traders who are bullish are not
depressed by the heavy run of spring
wheat because so much of the grain
Is far below contract grade and
so far from being even fair milling
wheat. The big movement is offset by
improved -four demand and the cash
wheat premium. 1t is argued that
the heavy run will soon be over and
that, too, without without materi-
ally enlarging stocks. With receipts
of 600 cars day the biggest milling
center Of the world increased stocks
but 200, 600 bushels. The trade keeps
an eye on the winter wheat states,
drawing supplies from Kansas City,
st. Louis, Chicago and Milwaukee
three months after harvest.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12
st. Louis and Return-Special
Excursions.

On Tuesdays and Saturdays, Oct. l,
4, 8, IL, Is, Is, %, 25 and 20, the Union
Pacific will run popular excursions
from Greeley to st. Louis and return
at the low rate Of sl7.25. Tickets will
have final return limits of fifteen days.
Illustrated guide to the Worlds Fair
free on application. Inquire Of E. r.
Griffin, General Agent, 941 17th st.,
Denver.
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12
MAY BE EXPLODED
All Wheat Trade Theories Prom
ise to Go That Way.

weekly review of grain trade and
exceptional market conditions, fur
nished exclusively to The Trib-
une by the house of Fyfe, Mason
& Co., Board of Trade. Chicago. }
The Greeley tribune., 1904-10-12
Low Rates via Missouri Pacific.

Effective at once the Missouri Pacific
VIII sell tickets, Colorado common points,
70 ~. Louis and return for $500. good
until October 3lst, with ten day stop.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-28
The Double Daily Schedule.

The double daily schedule
which the NJ. & O. Railroad ex-
poets TO put into effect on the
Montgomery division Of its lines,
it is understood. will become op-
eratiye on the 18th Of May. 1t
was expected that this schedule
would be put IN force to-day
but after a conference of promi-
nent NJ. s. @. officials in St Louis
last week It was postponed sun-
til the date above. It is believed
the World 5 fair traffic viii have
begun then and the volume of
passenger business will amply
repay the venture.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-28

Trade Mark cigars always
at Johnston and Caine 5.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-28
The Survey.

Mr.. John r. Foster and his
corps of engineers, are pushing
the survey of the Columbus,
Mem phis and Pensacola Rail
Road rapidly. Tuesday he re.
moved his headquarters from
Columbus to Mr.. Nye Hearon s
home, several miles north of the
city, and from there will com
plete the survey to Amory.
The officials are much gratified
with the comparatively few OBJ
stacles that have thus far been
encountered in the work of car
rying on the survey and hope to
have it completed within a short
time. The region south of the
city. along the proposed route of
the road. will be the next to be
surveyed It is proposed to run
the road along the banks of the
Tombigbee river tapping a sec
ton that is rich in timber and
agricultural resources, and
which only reeds the means of
transportation to develop one Of
the finest sections Of the state.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-28


Sid Smith. q young white man
about % years old. was killed
last Tuesday night at ten o'clock
in the Southern yards east Of
this city, being run over By the
switch engine. The accident oeg
Cured at the College street tres
tie on the line of road connecting
the two railroad systems Of this
city and the poor man was horri-
bly, crushed and mangled. death
resulting few minutes after he
was hurried to the yard Office of
| the road where medical and sur
gical assistance was hurried to
him. He was conscious for a
brief while after his injury and
gave a version Of the accident
which is borne out by those in
charge of the train.
It seems that the switch en-
CINE was Oh the spur track with
train Of cars and after it came
out from a switch it continued its
journey on up the line. Smith
was on the track and thought
the engine had gone ia an oppo-
site direction and never realized
his peril until it was too late
being struck and thrown under
the engine. having both limbs
nearly amputated, his head bad
~ mashed and was otherwise in
jured. As soon as the accident
was discovered he was put on a
fat car and hurried to the yard
Office where DIR. Davis was tele-
phoned for. The physician hur-
ried to the wounded man but the
Grim Reaper had proceeded him |
and Smith was dead.
The deceased young man had |
been firing on the local run from
this city east for the past year
and half and the news Of his
untimeJy and tragic end was re
ceived by his many friends and /
acquaintan ces with great sorrow.
The body was carried to Nc
Gown and Pegues undertaking
and embalmed and
carried to his old home at Pow
derby, Ala, for interment.
The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-04-28
Columbus VS. West Point.

The ball season will open IN
Columbus with game between
Columbus and West Point on
Decoration Day. It was origi-
nally planned to have teams rep
resentiDg the A. and M. and the
University of Mississippi to meet
on the local diamond on that
date but owing to the misunder-
standing ito the dates the lat
ter games will not be pulled off
until sometime in May. Colum-
will present a line up composed
entirely of home boys, with
Messrs. Higgins and Afford as
the battery.