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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
f. D. GAItWOOD WRITES
FROM GRASS VALLEY

The Miner is in receipt of a letter
from f. d. Gatewood, who left here
about two months ago, written from
Grass Valley, California, where he
now is. In part, he says:
81 arrived here few days ago
from Reno, Nevada. having returned
from Goldfeld and Tonopah
There are about l25 men working at
the former and about 200 at Tono-
pah. Tonopah will possibly within
the near future be great camp,
when the railroad is completed from
Rodes, so as to make cheaper trans.
portation for ore. think the rail.
road will be finished about Septem-
Der /. The grading is nearly fin.
ished and about thirty five miles Of
rails are laid.
,'Goldheld looks good to me. Il is
twenty five miles south of Tonopah.
Ii has about three or four hundred
inhabitants, almost tent town.
There are about six prospects shipping
ore, but not very extensive. The
cost of living is high, two to one
for Sumpter, and no accommodations.
Common, rough lumber sells for
sixty dollars per Thousand. and them
fellows never draw a long breath
either. Unless you have good long
'ack. keep away from either place
until the railroad Is finished.
"There are ten men for every job I'm
that country. Miners wages are
si.0 and eight hours work. Gold
field has three wells of water, which
is free. but not as good rs Sumpter
water.
"Grass Valley, California, Is a
fine camp, with about thousand
stamps dropping in this vicinity. 1t
is IA prosperous town of about 5000
| Inhabitants. The North Starr Min
ing company IL constructing a 40
stamp mill, with cyanide plant. aud
sinking a tripple-compartment shaft.
You see more mining here In one day
than you see In Oregon In month.
81 have made my word good when
last saw you. ] have secured "a
position with the above company and
expect to stay here until the railroad
IS finished to Tonopah."
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
A Range War Threatened.

\ range war threatens Baker
county.
Ranger rerrill. of the Baker City
forest reserve, anticipates serious
troublo In his Held. aud the miuing
men of the Lake creek sub district of
the Cable Cove country. who last
year formed themselves into protec.
tive ASSOCIATION to combat the en-.
craachments of sheepmen on their
preserves. will this year again insist
upon keeping the hericrs out. rhe
range IN the Lake creek country IL an
attractive one In sheepmen, aud this
year will he better than ever because
at the fact thstherds were kept out in
1909, thus permitting the grass To
get II good start with sheep excluded
from the iiaker City reserve, Baker
county herde,s will be- forced into
the contiguous open ranges. aud of
these the Lake creek district Is the
best.
Tom &, Gray. vice president of the
Valley Queen mine, Is secretary of
the Lake Creek Protective association,
aud Fred Cabel, OF the Bellevue
mine, 10 president, Secretary Gray
announces that u meeting of the
members of the association will be
held IN the next few days aud steps
taken To strengthen the organization.
Warnings will be sent out To all
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
Al the Mountain View.

Harry I. Booth, the Baker City
insurance man, returned last
night from trip to the
Mountain View mine above Bourne
lie made the trip on the hurricane
deck of cayuse aud is today taking
his meals from the mantel. lie re-
ports five feet of now on the north
slope of the summit. which fact by
no manner ot means interferes with
steady operations at the Mountain
View, which is owned by u Portland
company. aud which is making m ost
hatterins showing.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
BOWMAN IS HUNTING
FOR 100 LABORfRS

General Manager Archie Bowman.
of the Utah Construction company.
which has the contract for extending
the grade of the Sumpter Valley road
from Upton toward John Day. has
established an office in Baker City.
and is In the maj ket for laboiers.
Yesterday he shipped two carloads
of horses and several carloads of
implements and miscellaneous equip.
ment, with twenty tive men, To the
front, and on this mornings train
To Whitney II dozen graders passed
up the line. Mr.. Bowman announces
his desire for 100 men at s2 per day.
Board at the grading camps costs
81, 30 per week
Manager Bowman announces that
the John day extension will be rushed
tn completion with all possible rapid.
ity.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
Placer Paying Big.

p, ID. Healy returned yesterday
from his placers on Pine creek, Burnt
river district. Today he ia showing
vial of gold dust worth about ten
dollars, which be says he washed out
from two shovels of gravel taken
from near and on bedrock. He says
the property is showing up better
than ever before, that they have
plenty of water this season that will
last far into July and he expects to
make "A big clean up.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
sheepmen to keep off the grass.

sheepmen to keep off the grass.
While, as matter of fact, the
dominion of the Lake Creek assOcia
ton does not extend further than the
mining claims owned by members
these claims are SO humorous and go
closely connected that herds cannot
! be grazed upon INDICATED ground
without being guilty of trespass up
on private holdings.
"We mean business" said Secre
tary Gray to Miner representative
the other day, "and IL We find that
we have no law to back us up in our
efforts TO preserve the Lake creek
range, we will make laws. Two
years ago the district was overIun
with sheep. Az result the miners
OF that region found themselves
deprived of pure water and were
compelled to pack in hay and horse.
feed for their own stock. At the
Valley Queen we kept two horses for
use In transporting supplies from
town. Because the range was de-
nuded by migratory sheep. one of
these horses was kept busy packing
In feed for himself aud his mate.
Last year, by keeping sheep entirely
out of the district, this expense WAS
obvisted, and 20 successful WAS the
course adopted tnat this year we will
again insist upon out rights.
According to the text of n letter
of instruction received from Com
missioner Richards, of the general
land office at Washington, by Ranger
Terrill, of the Baker City reserve,
all sheep will be excluded from that
particular piece of territory. The
reserve was created TO protect aud
keep unpolutcd the water supply of
Baker City. aud the only way this
can he brought about Is by keeping
sheep entirely ont of the reserve. a J
few head of stock will be allowed on
the reserve. but their grazing will he
under the direct personal supervision
Of Ranger Terrill. The territory in
cluded In the Baker City reserve has
long been u valuable open rnagc for
Baker county sheepmeu, and their
exclusion from the field this year
will work u hardship upon flock
until they can adjust them.
selves tn new conditions. Herds will
be- forced into the upper Burnt river
country, which range IL always over.
run, aud into the Lake creek aud
the North Fork Of the John Day
the Lake creek district, will hud
themselves confronted with warning
notices and, according tn the mining
men of that region, these warnings
"A n ha lnck pd m with Wiuchpsters
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15
THIS TUNNEL WILL GAIN
DEPTH OF $500 FEET

Advices from Baker City are To
the effect that work WAS begun Mon
day on one of the biggest mine de
velopment schemes ever inauRurate d
n Oregon running of 5000
foot crosscut tunnel 10 tap the
United Elkhorn mine. The portal
of the tunnel Is at the bottom OF a
deep canyon aud when II enters the
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-06-15

r. l.. kennOn, Whitney, Oregon,
lumber, sash, doors, shingles, build,
ing material, mining timbers.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
TREASON CHARGED
Daughter Of Russian Educator
HANGED BY Government.
SHE LIVED CLOSE TO THE EMPRESS
Said 10 Have Confessed to Placing sediu0us
Pamphlets Ia 4 Quantity Of snpphe' "h'
to Soldiers II the Freat

London, Aug. 5.---Accordins to the
st. Petersburg correspondent OF the
Daily Telegraph the youngest daughter
Of Professor Mersheyeffesky, the well
known Russian educator, has just been
banged In the fortress at Schlusselburg
for high treason. Every effort has
been made by the Russian authorities TO
keep the matter from the public De-
cause Of the outbursf Of indignation
which followed the hanging OF another
young student for an alleged attempt
on the life OF the czar some months
ago.
The correspondent states, however
that 1t has been learned that the girl,
while assisting the empress some
weeks ago to pack quantity OF snip
plies for the troops at the front, chiefly
reading matter and delicacies, SNUG
gIed into the packages a number OF
seditious pamphlets which were not
discovered until some Of them had got
into the hands of the soldiers. When
accused the young woman is said to
have admitted her guilt and to have
declared that she gloried in the deed.
She was court martialed, found
guilty of treason and promptly hanged.
No announcement of the punishment
has not been made in the Official Jour-
nal, and now none Is expected to be.
The young woman was but IL years
old, and the government is conden ned
for Its action, as it is believed that she
was but the tool Of older conspirators.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
FILL ALL ORDERS.
Chicago Packers Say Plants are
Doing Well.


Chicago, Aug. Elm statement
given out tonight by the packers, the
report that negotiations are in progress
to bring about another conference be-
tween the packers and the labor lead
ers is declared to be unfounded. The
packers assert that there lie not the
slightest possibility of further confer
ences with the strikers.
According to this statement, the pro-
gress making at the plants is satisfac-
tory to all the packers; more men are
employed daily; all contracts and cur
rent orders are filled and there ie a
normal supply of beef, mutton and
provisions at all plants in the United
States. while sales are made at lower
prices than before the strike began.
In table accompanying the state
ment it is shown that the total number
of men at work tonight at all points is
more than $4,000. With this number
of men at work the packers say they
shipped S31 carloads OF fresh meats
from all points yesterday.
Beyond trying to enforce the order
forbiddng the delivery of ice to retail
ers who have been hauling meat from
the stockyards themselves since the
Transfers strike, the strikers did little
today. Up to date tbs ice supply of
100 retail markets has been cut off.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
PORTLAND MARKETS.

wheat alla walla, Csc; blue,
stem. 76c; valley, 77@7Sc.
Barley--Feed, $40 per ton; rolled
500.
oats--No. l white. t1.22K gray
$l.20 per GENITAL.
FlouI--valley, ta.ao@s.95 per bar
rel; hard wheat straights, t3.75@4
clears. ss.50@3.75; hard wheat pat
ents, t4.00@4.S5; graham, $4,000
whole wheat, t4@4.25; rye -four
t4.60.
Millstuffs-- Bran, $40 per ton; mid.
dlings, 1850; shorts, t2l; chop, $l8
linseed, dairy food, $40.
Hay--Timothy, tl4@l5 per ton clio.
yer, tlo@ll grain, sll@12 cheat, Gil
ala.
Butter--Faney creamery, 18@22Lc;
store butter, 13@lsKc.
Eggs-0regon ranch, 20@21c.
Cheese Full cream, twins.
ll@l2c; Young America, 12@1Sc.
Poultry-Fancy hens, 1l1a@12c per
pound; old hens, l1@11Kc; mixed
chickens, 10 5s@11c; old rooaters, s99c
young roosters, 10@1ic; springs, IN
to 2-pound, l2@12cK broilers, / to / "
pound, lS@lSkc; dressed chickens.
IAN @ISc; turkeys, live, 14@10c; do
dressed, l6@I8c; do choice, 10000 ;
geese, live, ba &c; do dressed, 9a10c F;
ducks. old, $4,000 per dozen; do
young, as to size, 1908.
Vegeisbles--Turnips, 81 rs per sack /;
carrots, 1850; beets, 1925; par ships,
tl.25; cabbage. lk@1Ac; lettuce,
head, 25@40c per dozen; parsley, 25c:
caulihower, $i.76@2; celery, 10000:
asparagus, soc; peas, 4@6c per pound
beans, green, 4@5c; wax, 4@5c; squash,
sl.2b per box; green corn, 60c per doc
onions, new red, $3.50 per cwt; yellow,
t1.75.
Honey-ts@s.5o per case.
Potatoes--Fancy, old, $l.00@l .2b
per GENITAL; new, Early Rose, itsc per
pound; Garnet Chile, 1s4c.
Fruits-Cherries, l@5c per pound;
gooseberries, &c; raspberries, 81 rs per
crate; huckleberries. i5c per pound;
apples, new, 75c@fl.75; apricots, $40
/ rs per box; peaches. 60@75c. cante-
loupes, 1880 per crate; watermelons,
| Ne pr pcund; prunes, tl.25 per
box.
Beef--Dressed. 5@6c per pound.
Mutton--Dressed, 4@5e per pound
lambs, &c.
yesl--Dressed. s@7c per pound.
Pork--Dressed. 1880 per pound.
Hops-le0S crop, 2i@24c per pound.
wool--valley, 10000 per pound
Eastern Oregon, lo@l7c; mohair, SOC
per pound for choice.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
ASH BIG SPACE.
Can rilI Foreign Building at Lewis
and Clark Fair.

st. Louis, Aug. 9.-The determina-
sion of the Japanese to foster American
friendship and introduce Themselves
thoroughly to the people of this coun-
try has again been strixingly illustrat-
ed by the commissioners from Japan to
the st. Louis exposition, who, it is
stated by Colonel Henry E. bosch, the
st. Louis representative of the Lewis
and Clark centennial at Portland next
year, have asked for the entire floor
space of the foreign building at the ex-
position of 1905.
When 1t was explained that nearly
all of the foreign countries now partici-
pating in st. Louis have promised to
send part OF their exhibits to the Pa
cific coast next year, and that all the
exhibits from foreign countries will be
housed under one roof, the nature of
the request made by the Japanese COM
missioners may be better understood.
Although Colonel Bosch, as director
OF the exhibits at Portland, was forced
to tell the commissioners that he could
not grant them all the space in the
building, he states that he will prob
ably erect special Japanese pavilion
for them. This has never been breach
ed at the meetings OF the exposition
managers, but Colonel Bosch says that
from present indications it will have to
be done.
II was very much surprised" he
said, at the request of the commits
sioners here, and told them that thew
could not use all that space, but they
replied so earnestly that they could
that was forced to consider the pro-
posal seriously"
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
FOODSTUrFS NOT CONTRABANp.
United States viii Not Recede From
Position Once Taken.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The state de-
partment is in Geographic communica-
ton with its agencies abroad respecting
the Russian seizures and destruction of
American goods, but it is not vet ready
to define precisely its position as to the
whole subject of seizures. These ex-
changes are not confined to St. Peters
burg and Washington, but are in
tended to develop the purposes of the
governments of other nations. and par-
ticularly of Great Britain and Ger
many, whose shipping has suffered
more than that of any other. It il
said here that the presidents already
established in the Spanish and Boey
wars, as well as in the operations in
China during the black flag uprising.
have worked so satisfactorily and have
received such universal approval that
under no circumstances will America
now recede from the doctrine that food
stuffs not directly intended for the nse
OF belligerant army or navy cannot
be regarded as contraband.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13

st. Petersburg, Aug. 9.-The closing
to foreign vessels, except under strin-
gent regulations, of the ports of Cron-
stadi, Syeaborg, Libau, sebastopol
Baoum and otsshakoff Is the subject of
long official announcement in the
Official Messenger this morning. The
regulations are apparently directed TO-
ward the protection OF foreign shipping,
probably in connection with the In.
crease of defenses at the ports already
mentioned in the Associated Press dis.
patches. The regulations however.
are extremely rigid.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
SURROUNDED ON THREE SIDES.
kuropafkin Must Move West or
Surrender.

Niu Chwang, Aug. 5.-The report
that Hsicheng has fallen is premature.
The Russian troops have only been
driven back to their inner intrench-
ments, which they now occupy with
over $4,000 men. A detachment of
1000 Japanese, with large supply
trains, Is leaving here for Haichene,
where the greatest battle of the war is
expected to open tomorrow.
General Kuroki, with 100, 1000 men
is now behind the Russian forces; GEN
erai oku, with an army of so 900 men,
is on their front, while fanking them
ON the left is General Nodzu, with his
division of $4,000 men.
II General Kuropatkin is defeated in
this battle, he must either move west
ward or surrender.
The foreign military attaches are with
the second army on the way for the
front to witness the battle.
The Russian troops at Port Arthur
have been driven back to the last line
oil their defenses. the Japanese at
lacking force has $50 guns in action.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
TIMBER IS ABLAZE
Fires are Raging in the Forests
Of Montana.
MANY SECTIONS ARE BURNEp OVER
eaildln1s a 0utskIris n khIie Fish Destroyed
- Well as nsm<s Il Settlers In s<vsrd
Fsfts 81 th< State.

Butte, Mont, Aug. "a Kalispell
special to the Miner says: Forest fires
aie still raging with undated fury In
the timber lands Of this county and
from al reports received thus fs,, the
damage viii run into the thousands Of
dolIars. Small holders OF timber lands
are the chief sufferers They are not
only losing their timber but their cab
ins and home buildings ~ we'll as their
stock OF provisions, hay and grain are
being rapidly consumed. Their condi-
tion In many instances will be deplora-
BILE. The fires are not only confined to
the soTesss surrounding this city, but
the finest lumber sections In Northern
Montana are suffering. The thickly-
wooded sections about Sterling, Atlanta
and Fisher river are buining, an we'll
~ the timber west Of Libby and be
tween Troy and Bonners Ferry, Idaho.
About half dozen frame building
on the outskirts OF White Fish have
been burned. Several buildings be-
longing TO rancher named Hoffman
near by also have been destroyed, The
sawmill OF Baker Bros, was burned.
The people living In the timbered Sec
tions are all fighting the FIRE, but are
almost powerless to check its advances.
Much hey between White Fish and
Columbia Falls has been burned, as
well as all meadow land In the section
whore the fires are raging.
Fires raging In North Fork OF Flat
head river country are doing much
damage to the timber In the FIathead
forest reservation, and people returning
from that section report that the dis
lance arcund the fires at that point at
present exceeds 10 miles.
A White Fish report says the timber
Ia on fire on both sides OF the county
wagon road and 1t was with difficulty
courier was able TO urge his horses
through. having narrow escape from
the fire. rhe roads are now said to be
utterly impassable.
The fire at Bolton was extinguiehed
this week after 1t had done great dam
age to the timber, but at Colam and in
that vicinity 1t Is still eating its way
through the heavy forests.
A forest fire in the Crazy mountains,
20 miles north OF Big Timber has done
considerable damage In the last few
days. The fire started Sunday and has
gradually increased until 1t has burned
over large stretch OF heavily wooded
country. Among the timber burned
10 some Of the most valuable In that
district.
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
HAWAII NOT A DRAG.
limited States Treasury Enriched at
Minor outlay.


Sacramento, CAL, Aug. Elm an In
tervIew today, Governor g. @. Carter
of the Hawaiian islands, said to rep
resentatiye Of the Bee:
"The annexation Of the islands to
the United States has not been COM
mercial success, so far as the islands
are concerned. Since We have been
United States territory we have not
made great progress. One reason for
tbis Il because the laws by which we
ara ooverned are not suited to the
country. For instance, we have to
obey the United States law and cannot
rent government land for period OF
more than five years at time AS 1t
takes from two to four years to raise
crop in our climate, we cannot lind
anybody that will rent land for such a
sholt period as five years. Thus we
are deprived of big income from gov
eminent land.
ssGince we have been annexed con-
grese has never dredged our harbor.
It is filling up and thus prevents the
landing of the argest vessels. AS a
result OF this our traffic is falling off
We have dredged the harbor at our ex-
pense since we have been annexed, but
unless 1t is dredged again we will lose
much OF our trade.
ANNEXATION has cut off all of our
internal revenue. On the other hand.
from Uncle Sans point CT view, an
nexation has been decided success
Over 81, $50, 900 has been paid into the
United States treasury from the is
lands. The WI ole cost of annexation
was only $4,000, 00O."
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
PRODUCTION or PETROLEUM.
Geological Survey Gives Figures for
Last Year.

Washington, Aug. 9.--The United
States geological survey has issued re-
ports on the production in the United
States during the year 1908 Of petrol
cum, asphaltum and bituminous rock
and copper.
The petroleum production was l00,-
641, 1897 barrels, valued at $94 1914 1850,
against 8S, 1885, le barrels, valued at
7l,178,9 $40, in 1902.
Production In California increased
more than 10000, 900 barrels, while
the Texas production decreased more
than 100000 barrels.
The production of asphaltum and
bituminous rock was 101, 1855 tons,
valued at s1,005, 466. This was a
smaller ar cunt by more than 1000
tons in quantity than the previous
year, but its value was 81 per cent
greater. OF the total production, 49,
l7s tons, valued at 1922. 1874, was from
California,
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
Galleries Shut Down

louisville, Pa, Aug. s.-The shut.
down at the collieries in the Schuvk,,
region today was complete with the en-
eeption OF the Lehigh Coal & Naviya-
ZION company, which continued to on.
crate Its collieries in the Panther creat
valley. All the individual operators
along the Reading railway were COM
peiieo 10 shut down by reason of the
iaet that no cars will be furnished mn
' siu august .. There are about go 900
iaie men in this country in consequence
OF the suspension. 's0en'e
The Parma herald. (Parma, Idaho) 1903-1917, 1904-08-13
TO AVOID DELAY.
Philippine Army Supplies nsv All
Go by Transports.


Washington, Aug. 9.--The war de
partment Ia considering the advisable
iy Of shipping all supplies for the Phil
ippines by army transports, ussss The
hostilities between Japan and Russia
are concluded. Commissary General
Weston, In a letter to the secretary OF
war, calls attention to the possibilities
OF delays ON shipments made on COM
mercial steamers and strongly urges
that all shipments be made by trans
PORTS until the danger OF seizure -
over.
Contrary to previous reports, 1t 10
learned that the British steamer Ar
dova, seized la the Red sea and subse-
quently released, carried United States
army supplies, but that 10 the only in
stance 10 fer la which the Russians
have interfered with the supplies OF
this government. Under the new law
all army Fupplies must De carried by
American bottoms, 30 the only Pacific
lines affected, II the department
adopts General Weston's recommends
tions, will be the Boston steamship
company and the Pacific Mail.
General Westons recommendation
has been referred to the quartermaster
general for his opinion. His recon-
mendation will probably be carried
out. While the department does not
fear that any OF it's supplies will be
coniscated by the Russians, 1t 10 not
desired that there should be delay In
the delivery of these supplies, many Of
which are sent on short notice, Or to
fill emergency orders. and might, II
sent by commercial steamers, have to
90 along with the contraband goods.