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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1904)
COVERS THOROUGHLY THE GOLD FIELDS of the INLAND EMPIRE EASTERN INVESTORS IN OREGON MINES Pay for AND READ IT OCEAN BEACH POPULAR RESORT Many From Interior Plan ning to Spend Vacation at the Sea Shore. Hundreds "from eastern Oregon it f Ml Washington H)(inl, t hoi r vacation nl. North (Long) Moaoh, Washington, IiihI. .stimuli!', ami il Ih sale to say (lint this pupiilnr resort of IliojXorlh Panilio const will Iiii vIhINkI hy many mom IIiIh year than ovor within Its hlHlory. Tim change from n high mid dry llorior altitude to the Him level Ih iiiohI, lifimllniiil. Tim trip on llm Wlllnumllo mill Coliimhiii rivers, out. of Purl laud, Ih oiio long lo Iim roiimmliorcd, (lm iihiiiiI heat of n summer nt'torminu being tempered hy u goutlo liroozo freighted with tlm iirnmn of phm hoes mid himi soimd with Hull, noil air. Tim scouoiy Includes much thai. Ih lioatiliful. Leaving Port laud no otm of tlm Ore Hon Hailroad A Niivlut ion company's palatial rivttr steamers, (the T ,1. Potter lining queen of river llyors) tlm excursionist Ih carried through IIh harhnr, where lly llm Hags of runny nalloiiH. Tho twelve miles on tho Willaiimlto i Ivor urn ipilolcly miulo, ami, nl tor saluting tlm government lightiimiHo, marking tho junction of tho two rivers, tho limit swings into tho Coliimliia for llm trip down stream. Tho morning Ih clour (gen orally ho from .hum until Soptom her), ami a uiaguillcont ami luspiriim sight mootH tlm oyo as tho nwoop around tho lioud is mado II vo snow rappod peaks, Mouul Hood, .Mount Adams, .Mount St. Ilolon, .Mount liiiiuior ami .Mount JoH'orson, loom ing into view a niuli! worth travel ing HlOUHIIIldH Of UllloH tO HI'O. Ill down tho piotuioHuo i Ivor, pant vil lages, sawmills, llshlug IIooIh, Halmon cauuorioH, perpendicular hasaltlo Mull's, and pretty side hill faruiH. tho Imal pursues Its why. Tho majestic sweep o( tho river in nwo-inspiring. Oriulually tho shoios grow fitrthor iiiurl ainl. scarcely realizing that tho llvo hours havo boon consumed in making tho trip, I ho limit steams alonuhido tho wharf at Astoria. Oiio hour trom AhIoiIii, through tho liimous fishing waters of tho Col umhia, past scores of tho salmon t nil's and nets and hh many While winged llsh hunts, lauds tho passen gers al 1 1 u aoo, on Maker's May, where connection for hoaeli points in mado with trains of tho llwaco Hallway A Navigation company, whoso cat stand on tho wharf awaiting' tho steamer, .MM III IHMICU, WUOIt) 1110 Mill 1111111111' Is unoNcellml, at low tido Is from 'JOO to UHi loot wido, twenty three mi lo long and bo compact that a car riage or wagon boareoly leaver a traoo upon it. Scat I tH ml along tlm hoaoh a to litimlnwla of cottages and hotel, Iij wlnoh bumtiiur lift) i an umnmslng !oiiU(! of pltMitfuro from the upuuiug until tlm closing of tho season. Tho much dreaded "Kesort Mosquito" ia unknown and no vonomotiH snakes or itiHuotH tiro found. Tho thermom eter randy goes abovo eighty degroos in duly or August, hut light over couth, flroH morning and evening and blankets at uiht aro oomfortablo during tho season. Kates for accommodations at North lioauh poiutH aro roiiHonaiilo and vary to Htiit tho vinitor. At Eurnpoan hotolH and lod'in Iiouhoh rooniH ranuo from twonty-llvo ooutH to ouo dollar a day; at lOHtaurantH, iiioiiIh run from twonty-llvo to llfty oontH; and at tho Amorioau-plan IioIoIh, tho oharKCH riinyo from ono dollar a day to two dollatu and upward. Do'oiih of dollKhtful Hldo tripH may bo takou from tho beach into n country of wild and plnturoHquo beauty, iiint and Htniludod anions IiIIIh and foront, with hunting and MhIiiiik in ualivo IiiiuiiIh; to tho United .SIiiIoh Llfo Savlnu hIiiUoiih and lllil.hmiH()H, manborry fartiiH, oyHtor IjoiIh, hiiI moil Hailing KroundH and cannorioH. (''or part IculaiH about tho trip to North Hoaoh ank tho uoaroHt 0. it. A. N. aout, or Hond two contn in Hliunpri to A. L. (JraiK, ijonoral paH Honor audit, I'orlliind, for ' 'KoHtful Itomoatiou KohoiIh," which tolln all about the Columbia river Htimmor riiiK placoH. Silver Lake Levee breaks. I jit h I. I'Vlday tho big loveo around tlm U K ranch on tho oast side of Silver lake broke ami totally covered the meadowH of that largo hay ranch with about throe foot of water, which meaiiH a Iohh of the hay crop thin year, dowdy and Kgli, tho owiioih ot the U li ranch, have gone to con Hiderable expense this spring in building levees around their place, in order to keep the water out, and thought they had it. completely under control. Ah the water has been running out or Silver lake into Thoin lake for hoiiio time, and the lake wan thought to lie at Kh highest, but tho last week of unusual warm weather has Hwolleu the st roams that aro tributary to the lake and have caused tho groat overtlow at its outlet. Mr. (imvdy says the levee would have hold, but the water began to back up from Thorn lake, which made the force of the water too great, on the newly made loveo, --Silver Lake Oiogouiau. Diamonds luund In America. Diamou.lH havo lii'on found in thioo regions of tlm United State, viz., along the eastern hano of tho Alio ghamoH, from Virginia to Coorgia, along the wontem lniso ot the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountains, in nor'horn California ami southern Oregon, and that of the so called Kettle moraine district, of southern Wisconsin. Of those, the Allegheny district has been the most prolific in diamonds, the ItiigOft hIoiio tumid there having weighed slightly 1c-k t Iiii ii "J I carats, being known as tho Dewey diamond, and mis iouud near Mancho.xttu', Vn. North Carol and has produced a number of gems of fr in ouo to four oanits Tho Califor nia and Oregon stones havo mostly boon found in pold placer mining, and moatly Hinall ouch, but of much purity. Diamondn of tho Kottlo diutriot, of WlHConnin, aro of com paratively recent find, and it is known that boiiio good ai.ed stones havo been found in WiHcoiiHin, Mich igan and Ohio, and aro extracted from gravels doubtloHH of glacial ori gin. Tho original source of tho diamond is presumed to bo in tho neighborhood of Hudson's bay. There has been no reported find of n real diamond in tho United States for some years, and that our vast oxpanso of country will not koiuo day yield Hrst-water gems in quant itty is by on means an uncertainty. Mining World. THAT AUVOMOBILE LINE PROM SHANIKO TO PRINEVILLE Hoforo tho llrst of July, auto mobiles will bo making daily trips ovor tho sixty-odd miles of country between Shaniko, tho present tormi ntiH of tho Columbia Southern rail road, and Priuovillo, according to 11. K. Allen, cashier of tho First Nat ional bank, of I'riuovillo, who is in Portland for a few days. "Wo havo long waited patiently in anticipation of tho oxtonlon of tho railroad to a point nearer Priuovillo than tho present, oven if tho route olectoi did not bring tho track to our thriving city," said Mr. Alien, but now wo havo decided that our best interest justillos tho establish ment of an automobile lino that will a I lord rapid transit for passengers, mail and express, and perhaps for some freight; and as tho railroad is constructed, tho distance will bo shortened over which tho machines aro to ho operated. "To successfully operate tho machines, it is desirable to havo tho roads in tho best possible condition, and to that end the work of rebuild ing tho roads was undertaken a short time ago. " -Telegram. Work ot the tquity. Kev. V. J. Hughes, president and general manager of tho Equity mine at Quart'burg, passed through Sump tor today on his way to tho property. Plaus havo boon perfected for big do volopmeut work this summor. The WORTH READING YOU CAN MAKE MONEY IF YOU BUY THESE STOCKS VALLEY QUEEN PRICE 9 CENTS Capital $250,000. The Comine Great Mine of the Cable Cove District. Recent big strikes show values of over $1S1 per ton. A sure Producer. An investment in Valley Queen will many times double your money. . . J BUCK HORN-PRICE 10 CENTS Capital $500,000. Will be a Greater Blue Bird. It has the ore bodies ol this famous property. An investment n Buck Horn is like findmR money S J .. . . Write today for Prospectus and full information. Men tion No. 60 and we will imil ym free six mnths the NORTH AMERICAN MINER WHEELER & CO. Bankers 32 BROADWAY, N. Y. litigation between the Equity nud the' Kesytone is still pending, but is. having no effect on tho first named company's development plaus. Special Excursion to The World's Fair. Tho Denver nud & Rio Grnndo, in connection with tho Missouri Pacillo, will run n sorios of Porson ally Conducted Excursions to tho Wrold's Fair during Juno. These excursions will bo run through to St. Louis without ohaugo of cars, making short stops at principal points en routo. Iho llrst of theso excursions will leave Portland Juno 7th, mid tho second Juno 17th. Tho rato from linker City will be 800 to St. Louis and return. Excursionists going via tho Donevr & Rio (Jraudo havo tho privilege of roturuiug via a dliroront routo. This is tho most pleasant way, as well as the most delightful route, to cross the continent. Tho stops arranged give an opportunity ot visiting the various points of in terest in and about Salt Lake City, Denver and Kansas City. If you wish to accompany ono of theso ex cursions write at onco to W. C. Mo lirido 121 Third street, Portland, for sleeping car reservations. ir WILL BE FO YOUK INTEREST If you contomplato visiting tho St. Louis exposition, to securo rolinblo information as to railroad service, tho lowest rates and tho best routes. Also as to local conditions in St. Louis; hotels, etc., oto. If you will write tho undersigno I,, stating what information you desiro, tho same will bo promptly furnished. If wo do not have it on hand, will securo it for you if possible, and without any oxponso to you. Address H. II. THUMHULL, Commercil Agont 112 Third street,. Portland, Oregon. Don't Go to St. Louis 'Till you call at or writo to tho Chi ciiko, Milwaukee and St. Paul rail road. OUlco I'M Thir'i Street, Port- laud, Oregon. Low rates to all points East, in connection with all transcontiuontals. W. S. KOWE, Oonoral Agnt, Portland. Oregon.. Li lV i w .e f--