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The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-15
GRANT COUNTY SHELF
KING A GLOBf. f.1ROTTfR

q. s. l.. Smith, the sheep king of
Grant county. passed through Sump-
ter yesterday en route to England.
With his luggage was a gigantic
travelling bag. decorated with foreign
labels from st. Petersburg, Moscow,
Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, Switzer.
land. Italy, India. Australia and
New Zealand. Mr.. Smith and his
brothers own innumerable sheep,
which range In Grant, Harney and
Malheur counties. He is a very
wealthy man and has circumnl vigated
the globe twice. He enjoys an op.
portunity this year to contract his
entire 1905 wool clip at II cents,
but is holding tor higher figure,
which he believes inev liable.
"Gus" Smith, as he is familiarIy
known throughout the interior. lett
eastern Oregon six years ago for
South Africa aud served with dis
tinction through the Boer war. Ee
comes from an old English family.
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All Ready for SluiCInQ.

Frank o. Bucknum, joint owner
with Frank Muzzy of the rich Mar
shsl group of mines, near Upton,
came Ia from the property yesterday,
having passed Muzzy, who went out
that way on visit. Mr.. Bucknum
reports everything In readiness at
the Mar shall for active sluicing oper.
stions as soon as the weather will
permit.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-15
FIRE AT THE
SNOW CREEK

Fire at the Snow Creek mine al
noon yesterday destroyed the board
ing house. assay office, manager 4
quarters, store house and adjoining
buildings. tie stamp mill, 200 feet
distant, caught fire. hut WAS saved by
the heroic efforts Of a bucket brigade.
The blaze originated from de-
fective hue In the room of Book
keeper KiImer. OD the top story Of
the main boarding boTse building.
The alarm was given just as the mill
whistle blew for noon. The big log
building was soon completely en.
velUped In flames. 40 tnat the volun.
tesr 6re brigade wan forced to con.
tent itself with efforts to save the
contents Of the group Of burning
buildings A telephone message to
Greenhorn CITY brought help. Man.
ager Fred ID. Smith lost all of his
personal etfsots and Mrs. Smith saved
but very little Of her belongings.
Valuable mine maps ~ tie office
room we're destroyed. together with
all of the mine supplies. such M
tools, candles, steel, fuse, etc, In
the top floor Of u 3-story building
adjoining the boarding house.
When tne mill caught tire. from
flying sparks, all efforts were con.
centrated upon saving that structure.
The mill for the past month has been
running l2.hour shift on Psyche ore.
Yesterday morning u double SHIFT WAS
employed for the first time.
The burned buildings we're covered
by practically no insuance aud the
lo@ will total 5000.
Manager Smith will at once re.
build. Already workmen are erect
ing n temporary boarding house,
which will be completed by tomorrow
night. Pending the provision of u
new bunk house for the men, they |
will tind quarters at Greenhorn. 40
TINT there will he no cessation ot
operations at the mine.
The crossout from the Snow Creek
shaft IL being driven by contract,
and the work will proceed uninter.
ruptedly. The Psyche aud Diadem,
which are being operated by the
Snow Creek company, Will also con.
time.
Consulting Engineer W. W. Elmer
lett for the mine on this mornings
trian. carrying sn outht of clothing
for Manager Smith, who lost every
thing except the suit of corduroys he
wore.
Mrs. smith aud cnild arrived
this afternoon tn remain until II new
building is provided for her accomo.
iation.
Most at the Snow Creek, Psyche
md Diaiem maps we're fortunately In
he Sumpter office at Consulting En-.
,ineer Elmer. +,
Late reports state that Manager
smith WAS slightly burned. by work.
NIX too near the flames, aud that ,
among things saved MAS the lire ex.
iineuisher, ,
Mike Carney, master mechanic, ,
while lighting tire, dropped 5000 In
paper money from his pocket and IL
was burned. ,
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-15
GEOLOGY OF
CENTRAL OREGON

A region that is new to both geol.
oRists and topoRraphers is describ bed
By Prof. Israel G. Russell In a pre-
liminsry report on the geology and
water resources OF central Oregon.
recently published by the United
States geological survey. No de-
scription Of the physical features,
water resources, or geology of this
region Is In print, aud the only map
that Prof. Russell found available for
use during his reconnaissance. which
took place In the summer of 1903,
was a map OF the state of Oregon,
drawn to "a scale OF IL miles to the
inch, published by the general land
office.
The route followed by Prof. Rus
sell aud his assistants led from Burns,
Oregon, westward through the west
ern part OF Ha-nsy county, by way
OF Prineville aud Sisters, thence
southwark through the northwest
portion OF klamath county to Fort
klamath. and thence westward
across the Cascade monntains to
Medford In Jackson county.
The region examined includes the
extreme northern part Of the Great
Basin Tan area Of about 100000
square miles, situated principally In
Oregon, Nevada, Utah aud south
eastern California, from which no
streams How to the ccean) and a part
of the drainage area Of Des Chufes
river ani it's principal tributary.
Crooked river, which joins II from
the east.
The relief OF the surface In central
Oregon presents we'll marked con
trasts, ranging nom nearly level,
featureless desert valley. where the
general elevation 10 about 1000 feet.
to the rugged, snow clad SUBMITS of
the Cascade mountains, the ioftiest
ct which, Mount jefferson, reaches
height of about 10, $50, feet.
The most extensive tract Of nearly
level land is situated in the geo
center OF the state aud is In
part named on the maps Of the Great
Sandy desert. This region. termed
SANDY" on account of the thick
sheet of pumiceous sand aud dust
that covees large portions of IL, ex'
teuds from the south central part of
Crook county southeastward, across
the northeastern portion OF Lake
county aud far into Harvey county.
Its length IL about l50 miles aud its
width from 30 to 30 miles. So nearly |
uniform IL the surface that one might
drive throughout its length without
any greater obstruction than
the rigid sagebrush arid Is there
gion-w without finding n single
Watering place for men or animals.
The valleys between the noun
lsins. buttss aud hills are In gen
srai level floored. owing In part to
the deposit of slluvium brought
from the uplsnds by streams, but
mainly to the extensive lava flows
aud the wide distribution Vt frsg'
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-15
|. \. [. Shut Down.

Pending the purchase ot heavier
pumps. orders for which have been
placed by General Manager Fred Il.
Kelly, the |, \. l.. mine, In the
Greeuboru district, IL shut down.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1905-03-15
HORROR IN
OLD MINE

|
remi niscent mood this morning, and
while waiting for the train, told q
Miner reporter OF the time he work
ed In the old Virtue mine, under the
Gray son regime worked In every
part of the property fro n collar to
sump, from the $50 foot pump station
to the apex of the mill, In almost
every stope aud drift.
81 was wheeling out car OF ore
when Jim Maddox was instantly
killed In an explosion 100 feet
away" said Mr. Jewett. "Maddtx K
aud John Higgins we're shift mates.
Maddox lost bis candle stick In a
muck heap, and rigged ny a crab
with wire to hold the candle. He
and Higgins went into the powder
magazine under ground and we're
making wet cartridges, when Mad
dox's crab fell On the floor of the
cham ber, igniting some loose pow.
der, dropped by powder monkeys
In max ling wet cartridges, which
are formed by digging out the end
OF u stick 1t powder and inserting "a
cap. Maddox and Higgins made
efforts to put out the
powder, but when some
loose caps began to go OF they
gave u up and ran--Maddox to.
ward the face Of the drift and IliR-
gins toward the shaft. Maddox,
hoping to lessen the force Of the
explosion which he knew was com
ing, picked up u 5O-pound box OF
powder when hs started but dropped
II before he had gone very far,
not desiring to be caught with such
a deadly load when the conclusion
came. When II did come. iiig.
gins was lifted mp aud hurled 30
feet, lighting on his hands and
knees. Marvelously enough, no
bones were broken, aud after cover
InR his head with his jacket to keep
Inc deadly powder fumes out Of
his lungs, be managed tn crawl tn
safety. Ills heart stopped beating
vice before he was brought to the
'nr face, but he IL alive aud kicking
today.
"As l said before. | was wheeling
! car when the explosion occurred,
'nd the first thing | knew the car
sas blown of the track aud was
shocked galley west aud crooked. Ii
eemed that every drop ut water In
he mine was gathered up by the
last aud whipping stiainRly into my
nee.
"We found Maddox hanging head
own by one trouser leg from u
pike In the timbered drift. l0) feet
rom the powder chamber. Every
one in his body was broken. When
helped lay him out that night, his
rms aud legs we're like timber ropes
rom broken bones.
1.-The accident was the fault Of the
ureman, who had the reputation of
eing u sort of slave driver. Maddox
nd Higgins were working IN the
ACE, aud after putting In u round OF
oles. we're called of by the foreman
d clean out the track In the main
rift, In preparation foI visit from I
he owner, George W. Grayson, :hs
blowing morning. lie ordered the s
oys to hurry up aud get back aud \
re their round before going off shift.
MAS while cleaning out the track
hat Maddox dropped his candlestick Z
nd after arshinR Tor a few minutes
ms ordered by the foreman to rig up
IL crab. Had Maddox been given I
me to 90 up above for new candle. .
New-York tribune., 1905-08-10

I with the exception of NJ. witte and Baron
Rosen. breakfasted in the main dining room.
AS several of the Russians were coming out of
the dining room they met Two of the Japanese
entering They exchanged profound bows but
did not shake hands There were many people
waiting on the veranda of the hotel to witness
the departure of the ENJOYS for the navy yaro
number having taken places before the break
fast hour
Baron Komura and Mr. Takahira and Secre-
tary Adachi left the Hotel wentworth by auto
rnohiIe for the navy ward at 81 90 o'clock. They
were greeted ON the veranda by Assistant Secre-
tary Peirce and Governor McLane- NJ Witte ana
Baron Rosen departed shortly afterward In an
other automobile, using a secondary entrance
which leads to their apartments.
1t took about half an hour to cover the six
miles from the hotel to the navy yard, and 1t was
10 80 o'clock when the ENJOYS arrived at the
naval stores building. where their meeting was
to take place At the navy yard the careful ar
rangements made by Rear Admiral Mead the
commandant, for excluding all persons not con-
nected with the peace proceedings operated per-
fectly every outsider being stopped at the en-
trance of the yard.
Shortly after the plenipotentiaries entered the
conference room it learned that NJ Witte
and Baron Komura exchange compliments. the
latter however. using Mr.. Honda as fnterpre-
ter as neither Baron Korura nor Mr.. Takahira
is very familiar with French, while M. Witte.
although understanding English, cannot speak
it, Immediately after this formality the en-
voys proceeded to business.
Shortly after noon the ENJOYS came out of the
building indicating that days meeting had
ended Baron Komura and Mr.. Takahira ap
peared first and passed directly down the gravel
path to the navy yard landing, where launch
in waiting to take them to Newcastle. The
Russian commissioners followed the Japanese a
moment later taking a second launch for the
trip to the hotel. On their arrival they entered
by a private doorway
One of the plenpotentiaries soon after they
returned to Newcastle said:
you can say that this mornings meeting was
entirely satisfactory, far as it went. Our next
meeting will be held tomorrow morning Pro-
vided all goes WELL we will get down to bus-
ness then. Terms were not discussed at to-
days meeting"
New-York tribune., 1905-08-10
SAIL IN AN HOUR AFTER WEDDING
0rrin w. Potter, Seventy Years Old, of Chi
cago, Marries and Leaves Country in Haste.

Orrin W. Potter. of Chicago. and his bride of an
hour sailed yesterday afternoon the White Star
Line steamship Oceanic. That Mr.. Potter had con-
templated getting married and sailing with his
bride is proved by the fact that rooms Nos IS and
q were engaged for himself and Mrs. Potter some
time ago. and their appear the ships
passenger list
Mr.. Potters intention to marry Mrs. Elizabeth c.
Bell, of Chicago, caused something OF sensation,
as the bridegroom is seventy years old and his
bride is divorcee formerly of Chicago. Then.
again. Mr.. Potter did not take his daughters into
his confidence. it is said, and they heard of his
tended marriage just short time before he and
Mrs. Bell started for this city.
Mr.. Potter not willing to discuss his affairs
before sailing. He said he and his wife had been
married but hour before they arrived at the
Oceanic at
Chicago, Aug. 9-Mrs Elizabeth c. Bell who
married to-day in New-York to Orrin W. Pot
ter, of Chicago, was known here at one time as a
masseuse and hairdresser. For three years she
conducted a women's bath department in the
Palmer House. and retired from business five
years ago. 'N
She is said to have been married three times
before her marriage TO Potter. 1t is said that
Potter has been friend of the woman he mar
ried for over five years Potter is executor OF the
estate of. which his niece the Princess CThimav
nee Clara Ward, is one of the heirs
New-York tribune., 1905-08-10
MANY GOVERNORS ACCEPT.
Will Appoint Delegates to National Confer.
ence on immigration.

The Governors OF twenty-six States have accent
the invitation Of the National Civic Federation
TO appoint delegates to attend the national confer
ence on immigration, 10 be held in this city on De-
cember and I.
Governor Herrick. OF Ohio. has informed the Off
GERS of the Civic Federation of the following an
pointments: D. 2. Rowland. Cincinnati; DR. Thomas
c. Minor Cincinnati L. E. Wright, of THE Youngs-
town Telegram" Youngstown; James r. Hopley OF
THE Evening Telegram Bucyrus; E. l.. HawIey
president of the Trades and Labor Assembly. Co
lumbus: w. D. Brickell. Columbus; Warren s.
Stone. grand chief of the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers. Cleveland; a. ID. Alderman, of The
Register" Marietta. and Jesse Taylor. jamestown.
Governor Glenn has written that he will accom-
pany the delegation from North Carolina
a local committee named yesterday to
operate with the national committee in the prelim-
mary arrangements, reception and entertainment
OF delegates, which included William II. Allen, j.
Willis Baer, Edward T. Devine. Otto n. Eidlitz.
K. Watson Glider, b. j. Greenhut. Jacob A Riis.
Charles A. Schieren. the Rev. Thomas r. Sucer,
Oscar 5. Straus and William WllamS
New-York tribune., 1905-08-10

charges i's 'he
On the invitation OF Secretary Emery. a. ~.
Cltizen' 5 Industrial Association Kurtz The v+-,5
leader. called at its headuuarters in the :.
James Building, 26th-st and Broad vvav a.
presented a list Of their demands and COM
plants. The EMPLOYERS will give their sida >.
the association to-day
committee of three. headed by Kurtz callas
on Acting Mayor Fornes and said thar the
strikers, now $500 strong, wanted 10 60 to tbs
mayors office to ask for protection from ths
police Mr.. FOrnes said that it would be betf.-
for committee of twenty-five or thirty "a :,
instead, but he said that he did not see whsr
good IT could do. as the trouble was betwsen
the strikers and their employers The strikers
later decided to abandon the parade and VII
send committee of thirty TO the Mayor ar
O'Clock tomorrow.
STRIKERS TO HOLD MASS MEETING
The strikers decided last night TO hold ms.
meeting tomorrow night either az Hamilton
Fish Park or Rutgers Square. They reported
that John Heintz. international secretary OF the
bakers. would be here to-day to take charge o,
the strike.
At a secret meeting of delegates from Locals
Nos 25. 10 800, 163 and T. in Great Central
Han yesterday formal agreement. which the
bosses viii be required TO sign, was drawn Up
Its fourteen sections include the agreement for
ten hour day. and the wages which the bosses
said on Tuesday that they would grant as vel
as many minor details as 10 the relations be-
tween employers and employees
Section 1 of this agreement requires the bosses
TO employ only union men in good stand
ing Section , about the only one in which ths
unions agree TO do anything or their part pro
vtdes that the unions will provide suficienf
jOurneymen bakers for the employers Section
3 requires a ten hour day. including thirr
minutes for luncheon. II also requires that n
work shall be done on Friday not even spong-
ing or arranging and delivering -four"
Representatives of the union. Section Z re-
quires must be permitted access to all bakeris
under the agreement. at any time. in or afts
working hours Section 10 defines the wages o
be insisted upon by the strikers. These are
Oven hands, so and up a week, bench hands
S16 ana up a week: jobbers on oven work. 81
day and up; jobbers on bench work. IS 30 8 ds7
and up In this section it is further agreed tha-
wages shall be paid in full on the Jewish hoH-
day weeks
Section 13 requires the employers 70 deposit
SO each as security for strictly complying with
the provisions of the agreement. Upon the first
violation of the agreement this SO is 10 be for
feited TO the union. Section IS also required the
bakers to buy union labels at S3 a L600
Section II makes the life of the agreement one
year. beginning on October l. or whenever may
be agreed upon by the different unions
New-York tribune., 1905-08-10
OF ENJOYS,
Official Version of What Took Place
at First Meeting.
cRv The Associated Pressl

Portsmouth. N. H. Aug 9.-The Russian
plenipotentiaries. through Mr.. Nabokof, who
acted secretary, issued the following official
statement:
The first meeting took place this morning I'd.
Witte, Baron Rosen, Baron Komura, Mr.. Taxa
hira and a secretary each side participated.
The programme of the following meetings has
been fixed far the form is concerned: The
meetings will be twice day-in the morning
and in the afternoon after o'clock. The in
formation will be given the press after being
agreed upon by both sides. The records of the
proceedings and all of the documents will be
compiled both In English and in French The
French text will be accepted in evidence in case
of dispute. The delegates attached to the pleni-
potentiaries who did assist at this MORN
ing's meeting and will not assist tomorrow, will
in the future be asked to take part in the
necessary to have their opinion on some sub
tects before the meeting.
On behalf of Baron Komura and Mr.. Takahira,
Mr.. Sato made the following statement:
To-day's meeting was informal for the purpose
of settling the method of procedure. and in that
meeting ii was decided that formal meetings
will begin tomorrow morning at $50. Meet
ings will be held twice a day, one from $50 to
l2:3O, and the other from to $50 o'clock
in the afternoon, subject to modifcati tons as
may be agreed upon later. No serious business
was transacted at this morning. S session.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-10
BROOKLYN'S FEVER EPIDEMICS.
Yellow Jack Has Visited There Four Times
in the Last Century.

While modern scientific precautions render the
introduction of yellow fever into this city so re-
mote possibility that such thing as an eploeinlc
of the dread disease here would be considered al
most an impossibility it may be interesting to
many to learn that Kings County. now coincldent
with the Borough OF Brooklyn, has had four cpl
denies of yellow fever in the last century. Ihe
last occurred in 1856 and is thought to have been
caused by infected material thrown into the bay
from fever-stricken ships which stretched almost
across the Narrows at Quarantine The ravages OF
the disease were confined principally to Bay Ridge
Fort Hamilton and what is now known as batn
Beach The death rate was high thirty-nlne OF
the seventy-four victims dying. Among them were
DR.. ]. E. Dubois and DR., John L. Crane wei
known physicians of New-Utrecht-
The first recorded epidemic of yellow fever in
Kings County started in August. 1904 seventeen
persons were stricken and six died FIVE years
later there another battle with the same ois-
ease lasting three months. Twenty-eight persons
died In those days the population of Brooklyn
was less than 5000 The other epidemic occurred
in 1923 when there were nineteen cases ana ten
deaths. of population of 5000.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-10
ARMIES INACTTVE.
Russian Skirmish Party RepuIsed-
Il ViUage Occupied.

ST Petersburg Aug. 9.-General Linevitch. in
a telegram TO the Emperor. dated August S. re-
ports that the Russian forces operating TO the
eastward of the Mandarin Road. advanced on
August toward defile near the village of
Chagon. twenty-fou: miles south Of Tau-Lu
The japanese assumed the offensive and
turned both fanlIs. compelling the Russians to
retreat to the northward. The Japanese pur-
sued them and encountered part of the Russian
force which had halted in the Nadou gorge, but
after a hot fusillade they returned to the south
ward.
The Russians in the Hai-Lung-Cheng dis
trict. the general says, occupied the village of
Yu-Lang-Tse after a skirmsh.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-10
MORE RIOTS At RIGA.
Tzcenty Thousand Men on Strike
Shin Trade Paralg2ed.

St Petersburg Aug. 9-Private advtces re-
ceived here tonight from Riga say that one
person was killed and several were wounded In
a conflict between the strikers and Cossacks to-
day.
Shipping agents here say that the commerce
of the port of Riga is completely paralyzed.
The residents there are organizing volunteer
vigilance committee for self-protection. Twenty
thousand men are on strike. Many of the strik-
ers are desirous of working but the socialists
deter them by threats of murder.
1t is said that the troops at Riga are able
to handle any disturbance arising from the
strike. A regiment of cavalry is patrolling the
streets and keeping order more or less success
fully.
Last night many shopkeepers had to stop work
under compulson. The agitators sacked meat
ma arket because the owner refused TO join the
strikers.
Two million dollars worth Of perishaole mer-
chandise is awaiting loading reloading, and
the merchants have applied for soldiers to act
as stevedores in order to save this property.
Riga contains 125 factories and mills.
New-York tribune., 1905-08-10
DISCUSSING PEACE TERMS
II japanese Tells What Prominent
americans Consider Reasonable.

CFrorn a Special Correspondent of The Tribune.)
Portsmouth, n. H. Aug. 9.-Apropos Of
Japan's terms, ]. Z. Matsuma, member of the
japanese Parliament. said to The Tribune cor
respondent this evening:
Here is something that sheds light on the
question Of what are reasona bic terms L came
20 this country couple of months ago In that
time have met number of Senators and Rep
resentatiyes in Congress, bankers and other per-
sors of prominence and standing in San Fran
CISCO Chicago, New-York and elsewhere. have
made It g. point to ask Of each one what he
thought would be reasonable terms for Japan TO
demand. and I have made a memorandum of the
result of each conversation. On comparing my
notes / found that these eminent Americans diff
fered on minor points, but that there was abso-
Lure unanimily on seven propositions. These are
the seven demands which were put forward as
reasonable by every one of these Americans:
First-An indemnity. The figure generally
suggested $1,000. 100000.
Second-The cession of Saghalen.
g'hird-The cession of the Liao-Tung PENN
suia.
Fourth-Delivery to Japan of the railway in
AIsnchuria.
Fifth-The transformation of Vladivostok into
a free port
Sixth-A japanese protectorate over Corea.
Seventh--The open door I'm Manchuria
These are the demands which appear reason
able 10 influential and intelligent class of
Americans. I have demonstrated beyond
doubt
Our people in Japan have no idea whatever of
humiiating Russia, and will ask nothing but
what is reasonable.