Wednesday, December 6, 1899
THE SUMPTER MINER.
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()lliclal Paper nf the Town of Sumpter.
I'UIILIMIIII IVIPV U I DM MIA V II V
t. II. MARSH ami J. W. CONNELLA
SUIIM.PIMIIUN WAIls
One Year
Sl Months
ALUAtS IS AIIVAM.I.
I nlrfrJ Hi Ihr itnftke In Sumplrf, Oregon, tin
1Mnmltlon
through Ihe malls
srconj
Class
tnjitlrr
I'HAT Governor Mackintosh's connec
tlun with the Sumpter town and district
H, In itself, a henclit, cannot be doubted.
Tills fact alone will induce many men and
much money to come here.
II IS announced that ex-Senator John
II. .Mitchell will locate in Maker City at
an early date and there practice law, in
partnership with Marlon I-
muici, 1. 11c
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ol Pendleton. Mr. Mitchell has some i
tfarm political friends In this county who
w ill weUme him as a litien. i
Al.l. of eastern Oregon should congrat
ulate itself over the published statement
that President Atohler, ol the O. R. .V N.,
will remain with that company; that the
r.irller reports that he had resigned were
iiolouuded. No man has done more for
this section of the state in the past, or
would or will in the future.
K)lt two weeks past there has been a
toiuplete lumber famine In this camp, due
to the unexpected large demand. I hen,
too, the continuance ol mild weather
m ilk ti longer than is usual, has something
todowitli the creation of this condition.
Itiiildiug operations will not be entirely
suspended this winter.
ONI; newspaper has the "front" to vol
uiit.nily oiler to write up Sumpter for the
small consideration ol Xoo. Papers that
.tie looking tor the news arc spending
money to get Information legardiug the
camp, which Is not being boomed on the
old system of newspaper pulls, employed
hy those who seek to create an artilicial
business activity. Sumpter and the sin
louuding mines stand on their merits,
anJ are doing falrlv well, thank you.
I'MAT long waited forplan of developing '
this district, from the proceeds of the sale I
ol treasury stock, has been fairly Inau-'
glinted. 'I III: MINER is getting out a I
h.ilf-dueii or more sets of stock certiii-1
cates, prospectus and other mining com
pany stationery. Some ol these proper-1
ties are good and will make the owners
and those who buy the stocks rich; others
will not un out so proiitably, hut all will I
aid in the development of the district, I
and that will be a net gain to the dis
trict, state and the world at large. The
tew losses by Individuals are Inevitable,
not only In mining ventures, but In every
oilier business, and he who cm see only
ilils side ol the picture would lie more or
l;ss a failure in any sphere. He is particu
larly out ol place In a mining camp.
OVI.R at Port l.i 11 J tnr Telegram Is mak
ing a strenuous effort to awaken the
sirepy citizens ol that luck number camp
t ) the fact that the Sumpter district is a
uurteloi mineral wealth, and that Port
land, in some vague, undefined way,
night to endeavor to reap some benefit
therefrom. Hut instead of urging its al
leged wealthy readers to invest some of
their hoarded coin, rusted from long dis
use, in the rich mines surrounding Sump
ter, and dig the gold from the rocks, thus
adding to their own, the state's and the
world's wealth, the burden of Its song Is
thai some concerted movement be made
to sell more merchandise in this section of
the state. Even to accomplish this last
'object; the dearest known to Portland
heart, the best method would be to win
me goou win 01 me uisuicr, oy neiping in
its development, but this idea apparently
never occurs to the Portland mind, which
seems to be exclusively and narrowly
commercial. Had the district relied on
tnc men and money of that town.it would
still have I'. ecu In the dormant condition
in which it remained for twenty years,
and the people here are cognizant of
this obtrudhiKly conspicuous tact. But
lortunately men of enterprise from Mon
tana, Washington and Hri bh Columbia
learned of the gold deposits here, are re
vealing them to the wind and reaping
rich rewards lor their enterprise. Freight
rates, however, favor Portland and if the
business men of that town will handle
the proposition with ordinary Intelligence,
stop treating every man who goes there
with a mining deal as If he were trying
to sell a gold brick, they may yet dispose
of their wares in this market for, un
fortunately, there is no sentiment in trade.
If there were, Portland could sell no
goods In Sumpter.
Till: MINER has been expecting and.
mOfJiimKlv InnUlnir tnr vitmt ri.1v-rvH
commml m Sumpter and the surround-
) , rS bu, ft0 ,.,r ,m f0UIId only the
raicllmlsy( transparently lalse article
1 punlishrd some time since In the Hutte
Inter Mountain. Sixty days or so ago, It
Is true, some of the mossnack papers in
eastern Oregon, notably the hast Ore
gonian, shied a few sneers and rocks in
j this directions, aimed more particularly at
the enterprising men from other states
I ll'liu rirn liitil.lliiir lift til., .vimit fiitil .I..1..I
oping the mines, but more recently noth
ing lias appeared In the columns ol even
these bile-livered publications except
words of wonder auu commendation.
That this proposition Is a several times
winner there is not the shadow of a
doubt.
New Bakery
J J J ANDCONPECTIONERY
All kinds of Flesh
Fruit in Season.
O..HRECHTEL, Proprietor
Opposite S. V. Hy. Depot.
SPOKANE
Drug Co.
Only exclusive whole
sale drug house in the
state. We sell only
to merchants. Make
the best prices on min
ers and assayers' sup
plies. Freigh no higher
than from Portland.
Write for quotations.
Spokane Drug Co.
Spokane, Wash.
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Nm P. MURRAY,
Asuyer and Chemist,
I am prepared to make, tests on free milling ore.
giving the per cent ol lt value thai may be extracted
by the tree milling process, alio the Jegree to which
ore may he concentrated.
MImi Inmlnti' in Reitrttt' on.
Results o( assa eked only to the peron leaving
work or on their written orJer.
SUMPTER,
OREGON
p E. POINDEXTER,
MINING OPERATOR,
SUMI'TER, ORE.
Mlnei examined and rerorteJ on. Reference,
any business or mining man In Sumpter.
STOTT & SHELTON, VLto?.""
Attorneys at Law.
SUMI'TCR, ORUJON
W. A. SAMMS,
ARCHITECT,
lUKEH CITY, : OMIOON
Reliable plans, specifications an J estimates lurnlsheJ
QHAS. E. ROHLIN,
ATTOHNEY-AT-LAW
Notary Public
Rooms 6 anJ 8 Nelll Ulk. SUMI'TI.R. OR.
QARRIi: I.SI'ALDINIi,
Stenographer and Typewriter.
LncateJ with Crwln ft Co. SUMI'TCR
C STUTLN.
Justice of the Peace,
Sumpter District.
(ieneral Conveyancing
L, T. BROCK, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon.
Sumpter. Oregon.
Special Attention (ilven to Surgery anJ to t)li
eases ol Women. Office anJ residence, Nelll lllock.
QHS. TAPE Si PEARCE,
Physicians and Surgeons
C. M. I'CABt.C, M. II.
I). W. TAI't, M. I).
Telephone Main iv
SUKI'TIH, OULOOS.
DRS. HENDRY & BROOKS,
DENTISTS.
Crown and Bridge Work a Specialty.
Olrke, Center Street, opposite McEwen ft Sloan's
Livery llarn, Sumpter, Oregon.
FIRST BANK
OF SUMPTER
(iaciiafc)
Capital Stock (20,000
, omctts.
J. H. Robblns President
J. W. Scrlher Vice-President
J. W. MeaJ Cashier
UIIICTOUS.
J.W. Scrlber R. II. Miller
J. W, MJ
Clark SnyJt J. H. RobNns
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Transacts a General Banking and Ex
change Business.
No Interest I'aU on Deposit.
Basche
Hardware
Co.
Successors to
W. R. HAWLEY
Sumpter, Oregon.
GENERAL DEALERS IN
Shelf and Heavy
Hardware
Iron
and Steel Pipe
Mining
and
Mill Machinery
Agents for
" HERCULES "
Powder
Fuse and Caps
&
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C. C. Basche
MANAGER
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