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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
GOLDEN MONARCH
VEIN IS REACHED

n. n. Nicholson, of Denver,
consulting engineer for the killep,
Warner Stewart company, returned
last night from the Oregon Monarch
and the Black Jack with most
encouraging accou it OF the develop
ment work at both properties. At
the Monarch. of which Tom Mofet
is superintendent, the Golden
Monarch vein of the Red Boy has
been broken into. AZ least there 10
every evidences that this is.the case.
and Mr.. Nicholson says IL is the Red
hoy vein named beyond any ques.
tiOn. Tho lead WAS broken into
while Mr.. Nicholson was at the prop
erty.
The kiileO, Warner, Stew art
company has judiciously aud
systematically operated this property
for several years, spending n lot OF
money on II, toward the end Of tap.
ping this vein In the course of de-
velopment. The firm is to be
congratulated. Tn. properly has
the Rod BOY leads beyond doubt and
every mining man who has examined
u, gives the opinion that II has the
making of one of the big mines OF
the district.
At tho Black Jack. which IL largely
owned by Judge Reese. %! Lincoln,
Nebraska. Mr.. Nicholson says that n
blind lead hns jdst been cut into
showing highly mlueralized quartz In
the face. aud was improving with
every shot when he left. Shortly
afternoon today Mr.. Nicholson had
u phone message from TIN Sheedy,
who has charge of the wo,k. saying
THAT tho orc IL continneing tn i'm
prove. Mr.. Sheedy will send In u
line of samples IN have assayed at
once.
Both Theses properties ARE making
showings now better than ever he
fore In tho history of 'heir opera
tion.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
COMPRESSOR PLANT TO
Be INSTALLED AT ONCE

j. NJ. Doyle, superintendent OF
the Gold Coin In the Cracker Creek
district, operated by the Citizens
Mining company of Wheeling, West
Virginia. was down today to meet
Mr.. Murren. a machinist. OF Wheel
ing, who IL coming to superintend
the installation of the new com.
pressor plant. Mr.. Murren, however.
was delayed at some point on the
trip and failed to put In al appear
auce. He is also interested In the
property.
The new plant Is now at Baker
City aud will probably be here to-
morrow, when MIR. Murren 10 also
expected to arrive. DIR. Gasmire.
one of the officers and stockholders,
will be In Sumpter In the course OF
week or such matter.
The new compressor is three
drill plant aud will be installed aud
operated AZ soon as possible. [ Hand
work In the meantime has been
proceeding uninterruptedly. ssThs
crosscut IL now In l75 feet and two
shifts are being worked. II Ia
est mated that the main lead of the
property will be reached IN the next
400 feet.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
BUILDING ROAD 10
InORNBURG PlACtRS

A rspurt from Granite today states
that W. T.. Vinson. who recently
took over the Thornburg placers In
the Granite district, has n force of
Afteen men at work building u road
from CrHue rlat down Crane creek
to his property. II distance of about
i've miles.
The new ro ite IL perhaps n trifie
longer than the old une, but there IL
NJ omparison between the grades.
The old road il exceedingly steep aud
difficult to haul over. while the new
on, IL practically On u water level
grade. MIR. Vinson IL getting things
In readiness tn operate his placers on
big scale.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
COMPRESSOR PLANT
FOR GOLD COIN HERE

J. X. Murrin, of Wheeling, West
Virginia, arrived this morning to
take charge Of installing the COM
pr.ssor plant mt the Gold Coin In
the Cracker Creek district, operated
by the Citizens Gold Mining com
pany, of Wheeling, West Virginia.
In which Mr.. Murrin IL Interested.
ue was met by Superintendent
Doyle aud left at unce for the prop
erty.
The compressor machinery came
I'm this morning aud. will he placed
In n short time. The first thing to
be done will be the clearing OF the
site after which the machinery will be
moved from here. This will occupy
only u few days.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
five Hundred Dollar Nugget.

The biggest gold nugget which
was ever brought into Grants Pass
aud the largest which southern
Oregon has produced In modern
times, came this week from the
Kiippel mine on Macdonald Rulch, a
tributary Of Boland creek. aud is now
at the First National bank. The
nugget IL II big. irregular chunk OF
gold, some four inches long, about
two inches wide at one end and
tapering to an inch, and about an
inch aud u half thick. In value 1t IL
Just u few dollars short of $500. In
shape II resemblea an old slipper
about IN nearly rs anything to which
II might be compared. 1t IL perfectly
smooth aud solid aud nearly pure
gold, Rogue River Courier.
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ness. II possible, be says, he will
try to get back before the end OF the
season.
Work at the Nine Strike. however.
will continue under the direction OF
Jack Tibbs and Albert Weiss, Mr..
Mikel's partners In the property. 1t
Is Iooking exceptionally we'll, and
gives every evidence Of making a
good producer with development.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17

The Miner has received from j. h.
Brown some samples OF ore from the
Mountain City district, the reju-
veunted camp in Nevada, near the
Idaho line. 1t is rich, all right
enough, silver predominating;
carries gold values and Is stained
green with copper. Mr.. Brown writes
that the whole country Ia staked, the
claim owners are hard to deal with,
demanding cash payments on bonds
of from ten to twenty per cent, which
action is liable to postpone activity
In the way Of development. He does
not doubt the great value Of the
mineral deposits, but says the future
Of the camp depends Oh the presence
there Of energetic mining men with
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
PRODUCING IN
THIRTY DAYS

McEwen, Arthur & McEwen, of the
Sumpter Sampling and Testing
Works, who took a lease and bond
on the Eagle Consolidated group,
embracing the Imperial mine In the
Cable Cove district. few days ago.
are preparing to operate the property
at once.
The milling machinery used In the
testing works now dismantled and
loaded today for transferrence to the
mine, where it will be Immediately
set up for the treatment Of the ores.
For the present home made jigs will
be used, a couple Of Wiley tab les
will be installed. The three stamps
from the testing works will be used
for crushing, while the boilers. rock
breaker and other equipment will be
used IN completing the plant. 1t
will be complete In every detail
aud ready for operation In short
time. The new people expect to
have the property on paying basis
within the next thirty days.
Captain Paul, who represents the
owners, and from whom the lease
and bond we're taken, will have sup
erintendence for them, while the
management will be directed by John
Arthur.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
TO DEVELOP ROCK
CREEK PROPERTY

DIR. Craft, of HnntinRt on, Ohio,
and Hank Mounts, the mining man,
left early this morning for the Rock
Creek district to start work on q
group of mining claims in which
they are interested.
DIR. Craft arrived here several days
ago, and will remain in the district
for several days looking after his
mining interests. They left for Rock
Creek on horseback, and bucking
broncho fell to Hank. The brOncho
unloaded him several times before be
was able to retain his equilibrium.
Jack Stonshocker 10 suspected OF
having put up the job.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
Big STRIKE ON
BOULDER CREEK

A report from Boulder creek
states that Jack Dempsey aud Frank
Brad burn have made an exceptionally
rich strike on a property they are
operating In that vicinity.
The ledge, IL is stated, is four
feet wide and carries free gold In
large quantities. Those who have
seen the rock say IL IL exceedingly
high grade and will assay very high.
Nothing very denfiite, however, Is
obtainable this time.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
Miner Hurt at the {. 1t.

An Italian by the name Of Ber'
netti, u miner at the T.. and f., WAS
seriously injured In one of the drifts
by n cave.in yesterday morning be-
tween : aud . o'clock and his re
cuvery is thought to be doubtful.
As far as the particulars can be
gathered from citizens ut Bourne In
town today, Bernetti WAS caught
across the stomach by the falling
rock and injured internally. No
bones were broken, however. When
he was rescued he was almost un-
conscious aud appeared to be suffer
ing great pain from his injuries. lie
was taken ut once to Bourne aud
given medical attention.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
MILLIONS OF
HORSE POWER

The Minam river, which heads. IN
the high granite mountains, between
Cornucopia aud Wallowa, is one of
the most beautiful streams In the
west, containing u number Of high,
sheer falls, which would furnish
millions of horsepower. II utilized.
The stream is hidden away In
deep mountain canyon, the only
access to 1t being by pack hores,
except on rare instances, whore
rough wagon road leads down the
precipitious bluffs.
At one Of these beautiful water
falls about eight miles north OF the
Cove, on the Union county side OF
the Wallowa. Union county line, the
Eastern Oregon Development COM
pany, of which w. Fl. Davidson,
of this city, is secretary, will install
a monster power plant. In fact, the
largest In eastern Oregon, from which
electric power will be transmitted
to the valley for distribution along
the lines of railroad and to the
different towns for lighting purposes.
Mr. Davidson expects to arrive here
from Sumpter about August l6.
after which time he will make his
permanent home In this city. In
speaking of the prospects ahead OF
the new company. Mr.. Davidson says,
In a letter to the East Oregon ian
from Sumpter, that they expect the
new line of electric road In Graude
Roude valley to revolutionize the
beet culture and cord wood business
there, truck growing iu the foothill
districts.
At the present time all the cord
wood Is hauled for miles to tho
different towns, but the road will tap
timber belt ut Union, aud also at
Elgin, giving the settlers access to
market without making long haul.
Sugar bssts are not now raised In
many localities there because of the
long haul to the railroad. When
/ this road encircles the valley, will
tap the beet belt, sRording cheap
transportation to the factory, and IA
the track will be built standard
gusgs. q. r. Il N. cars will be hauled
by IL around the entire circuit of the
valley, thus bringing the small
farmers aud truck Rardners in easy
reach of the main line aud markets.
1t is estimated that 10000 carloads
Of produce can be handled annually
by the new road. Fast OreRonian.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1904-08-17
JOE MIktl OFF
FOR CALIFORNIA

Joe Mikel, one of the owners of
the Nine Strike In the Cracker Creek
district, aud also Interested In other
mining property, left this afternoon
for California aud may not return
before spring. MIR. Miksl did not
intend leaving before winter, but WAS
mex pectedly called away on bust
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money. There is also treatment
problem to be solved, as the lou
mile wagon haul shuts out all except
the richer ores from shipment to
smelters.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-05
CLOVER GROWING AND BUTTER
AND EESE-NIAKZWG Nv
WADENA COUNTY, HMM
Correspondence Of The Journal.

Correspondence Of The Journal.
Wadena, Mimi, Nov. E-Wadena is
the center Of a dairy business that is
developing by leaps and bounds and is
certain to become a most important fac
tor in the industrial welfare of the
county at large.
Wadena has two creameries in sue
}cessful operation, and there are also
other plants of this kind, as well as
cheese factories, at other points in this
section.
1t has been the experience of all the
older states that wheat plays out after
a time unless the soil is kept up by
rotating with clover. Recent scientific
discoveries are making it possible to
produce clover on soil not heretofore
adapted to the clover plant.
1t is fortunate, however, that most
of the lands in central Minnesota are
by nature peculiarly adapted to raising
clover and do not require such artificial
assistance. These scientific discoveries
confirm the long experience Of practical
farmers that clover retains and in
creases the fertility Of the soil and
makes dairying and diversified farming
both practical and profitable.
The counties of Wadena, Otter Tail,
Becker, Todd, Hubbard and Cass are
among those where the clover plant
ent will not undertake to give figures as
to the profits which may be made in
growing. clover, but farmers report
yields Of two, three and even more tons
an acre in the season just past.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-05

Anyone interested in dairying and d.
versifed farming will do we'll to come to
Wadena and examine the situation for
themselves. Wadena is about one hun
dred and fifty miles from Minneapolis
and the same distance from Duluth, and
is located at one Of the intersections of
the Northern Pacific with the Great
Northern railroad systems, and can be
conveniently reached over either road.
Wheat, oats, corn, potatoes and other
Minnesota crops are also raised turnout
these counties, but wheat is gradually
becoming relatively less important, al
tho still a large source of income to the
farmer.
An important point to the landseeker
is the fact that lands in these counties
can be purchased at low prices and usu-
ally on easy terms. While improved
farms within four or five miles of the
city of Wadena sell at from $25 to $35
All acre, there is an abundance of cheap
wild land within convenient distance Of
railroad that can be purchased at from
So to $12 an acre, while similar lands
partly Improved can be purchased at
from $40 to. $12 an acre upwards, &C.
cording to location and character Of
improvements.
Purchasers of lands at these low
prices are absolutely certain of a largo
profit in the future from the natural in
crease in value, as we'll as from the
CROPS which can be raised. The citizens
of Wadena are hospitable, and will well
come and assist newcomers locating
among them.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-05
MINNESOTA LANDS

A desirable tract of 20, 900 acres, well located
Louis counties.
This tract includes fine timber, meadow and
agricultural land, on the main line of the Great
Northern railroad, 120 miles from Duluth. 1t
Is easily accessible by three different branch
lines. .'EE =
The tract is diversified by many fine running
streams and contiguous to many picturesque
lakes for which Northern Minnesota Is famous
1t includes no less than sixty descriptions de-
sirable lake and stream frontage This is a
feature of value in country adapted for gen.
eral farming and stock raising - (
The soil in this vicinity lis sandy black loan
with heavy clay subsoilsand running water OF
depth or twenty feet. 1t is well wooded with
poplar, birch, spruce and tamarack, which can
be converted by settlers into posts, poles ties
ana pulpWood, with ready market for these
products pr, at adjoining stations: Upon much or
the land settler can pay his annual Install
ments from the sale of timber, thus securing his
land at the cost Of his labor alone. = =
AS to markets, there is a constant demand
for agricultural products in the adjoining rail-
road towns and in the mining centers along
the mining range, from Hibbing to- Tower. All
crops show large returns. Hay averages two
tons to the acre, worth $40 in the stack Pota-
toes average $50 bushels, selling from so cents
to 81 per bushe1. Other root crops yield large
returns and find an immediate market. Small
timber, such as spruce, poplar and Eastwood,
brings 81 per cord delivered at the paper
mill at Grand Rapids. =
This tract may be settled: !,
No. From the Great Northern Line, with
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the crop each year until the farm is
about half paid for, when the company
makes him q, loan for five years for
the balance of the purchase price, which
loan can be paid off on any interest
date. If a purchaser so desires, they
will sell with the farm number Of
c enc; zee mich cows and herd of hogs
The active members of the company
are men who have farmed in central
Minnesota for great many years and
thoroly know their business, and they
are consequently able to greatly assist
any man whom they may sell to by Civ
ing him the benefit Of their experience
in the country. j" ~
several of their farms that are ready
for sale, and judging from their prices
and the terms of sale, prospective buy
ers have but to learn of the bargains
when they will be taken. The compa-
nly's method seems to be about as near
the perfect way of handling farm lands
as can be imagined for both seller and
buyer. Their Willingness to sell their
be sufficient evidence to any purchaser
that there is no question bit what he
will be able to pay for the land which
he buys; that the farm is a productive
one and his future success assured.
The company is in position to give
anybody who may write them valuable
information with reference to Mime
sofa, and if any of the readers of this
article should be considering the ad-
visibility of buying land, I would rec
ommend their advising the company at
their st. Cloud office of their wants
and carefully considering all informa-
tion they may give them, as it is GER
tainly of the greatest value. t...~.
-HW. D. Williams.'
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w. D. WASHBURN, JR.,
302 Guaranty Building, Minneapolis Mimi.
New Homes Be Had
offered by of stamdA
Crop Payment Plan daudL Loan
Company Meeting With Success.

and satisfactory business in both Min
nesota and North Dakota.
The company is exceptionally strong
financially and owns nearly all of the
land which it sells: They are doing
more to improve the country and. ad-
vance the interests of the farmers
therein located than any other single
interest in that portion of the state.
After years Of experience and careful
puts their well-improved farms within
the reach of any Woodworking, honest
farmer, altho he may be of very limited
means. Their plan is as follows: They
purchase good pieces Of land where but
the buildings poor and the farm in many
other ways in such condition that it is not
paying the owner; they Immediately set
about to improve the land in every
way that will tend to make it one Of
the best farms in the community in
which it is located. They erect new
buildings II .necessary,sspu put all the land
erly drain an mead oWa, Sand erect s.t;s SUB
stantial fencesgaAs Soon as improve
ments will permit, they put .onaa large
stock Sof ac attle ID hogs. and as only
q, year or two before they have the land
in the highest state Of fertilization and
piOuuG4AS dill eACollOIEf3luCOmo.zf w men
this is done they self. the property to
one of their clients son either a. cash
basis or. on the crop payment plan. If
the farmer desires to buy on the cash
basis he, can pay down a, reasonable
sum at the time Of purchase and make
annual n payments from that time on un-
desires to buy on the crop payment
plan, he makes a small cash payment
and thereafter turns over one-half of
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Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
st. Cloud, Mimi, Nov. 5.-The writ
er recently spent few days in the
vicinity of st. Cloud in the interest Of
the Minnesota department Of this pa
per, and was highly pleased with the
country in general and the men with
whom he came in contact. ~
st. Cloud is sixty-fve miles from the
city of Minneapolis and 120 miles from
Duluth. It is a city Of 10000 people
and very prosperous place. It is
located in the heart of the big red clo-
yer country, which has become famous
turnout the United States. The farm
ers, generally speaking, are engaged in
dairying, mixed farming and the rails
ing Of cattle and hogs. The farming
communities about the city are very
well settled and improvements on many
Of the farms are equal to any that you
will find in southern Minnesota, Iowa
or Illinois. Schools and churches are
every community has a rural I'l1 mall
route and enjoys many other advan-
tages that can only zbe1found in old and
we'll established communities; .Ehere
are still many localities, however,
whe5e@ wild land can be had at from $40
ly surprised to find this to be a fact.
and has no doubt that it will only be
but one or two years before all of this
land: will be purchased and improved
by actual settlers. ~. ~ 49, :
While in the city Il Investigated
quite thoroly the methods employed by
The A. G. Whitney Land & Loan com
ppa9ny; whose principal office is at St.
largest real estate concerns in the
northwest, and for the past six or eight
years has done an exceedingly large
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Is Gods Country for the HOfneseeker

lily be made to assent to the proposition
that clover and good grasses may grow
in the area named, but he shakes his
head when he is told that good crops of
corn can be readily grown thus far
north. And yet, incredible as it may
seem to him, or to any one else, it is
true. More than once it has been dem
onstrated that as much food for cattle
can be obtained from an acre of corn
grown in northern Minnesota as from
an equal area in the heart of the corn
belt.
Home of the Potato.
The character Of the soil of central
eastern Minnesota may be divided into
two classes, the lighter of which extends
from st. Paul northward about one-third
of the 152 miles between that city and
Duluth. The soil in this portion is a
rlch, sandy loan. the percentage of clay
It marvellous moisture holding capac-
ity. 1t is peculiarly adapted to the
growing OF potatoes, root crops, corn,
all market vegetables, and small fruits.
There are many prosperous market
gardeners in this region, and berry
farms which yield a maximum profit
with a mimimum Of expense. It is
the exceptional market facilities play
so important part. Minnesota berries
are later. than those shipped to the city
markets from abroad, and coming as
they do in the freshest and best of con-
dition, when the market is free from
competition, they command as high
= Market OF table vegetables attain pro-
digious growth, and the first premium
for the display of these products at the
annual state fair has gone to some one
OF the counties within the borders of