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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1904)
THE SUMPTER MINER Wednesday, August i7 '94 The Sumoter Miher I'UMLISHfitl HVrPY WBONBSDAV IIY J. W. ONNHLU T. G. C.WYNNI-. - - EDITOR -Mered at the poitofllcr in Sumpter, Ofejjon, for ransmUsiiin through Hie malls as iocond class nnltrr. MIISCMM IHN RATBS Out- Year . six Month .Ja.oo . I.SJ ALWAYS IN ADVANCK. Of tin world'a railroad miloauo, 520,0!ir, North America Iihh 233, 180. or a llttl.t Imsh than luilf. It Iiiih mora than Muropo and AhIh combined. It wan oHtlmatod by a leruliiiK )" cashier that there In an aggregate of $5,000,000 to $8,000,000 idle money In Oiiioiniiiitl banka, awaiting horrowora. It Is thn ncutiinulut Ion of the mints, aud thu liHtikd groan under thn burden of thu unemployed ihh!i. ItMiik OHHhlnrH flgtuo on mak ing biK loans, whuu tho Hum oomeH for heavy crop movements. A railway publication of Chicago states Hint Khiihiih farmers tuivo 100,000,000 in l)unl(H, old Hookn mid tho like awalllng borrowers. Now "what'Hlho mattnr with Khiihiih" Huparatlng from hoiiiu of t IiIh mid invoking it in Humptur mining hu oiirllhmV It would ohvinto tho poHHlliilily or acquiring a Httiolc of gold lirioliH. mid lit Mm hiiiiio timo give tho investor mi excellent op jiortunity of inon'tialng IiIh wealth." Tho national tiiiuUH or thn country urn vory guuurelly iidoptiiiK tho jirautico of operating hiivIiikh depart inontH in commotion with their regular IiiihIiiuhh. Inquiries iih to tho rlKht of n nutioiiiil inink to oponito Hiioh n department hiivo linun ro reived hy tho comptroller, who Hilda nothing in tho law to inturforo with it iiatiounl hunk oiiKHKitiK i" til" " iiuhh or n HHvlnKH hunk mid accepting .lupoHitit auhjuut to Hpnoloal contract. National limikor. Tho llorgla Chalduan agatu ax, or which hii much wh.h writtou yourH ago, was matin from puro nuiito, mid in ouo plnun. It WHH ohtllilllHl Ht ChitlduN whuru it hud bunn JIh- OOVUmtl III HOIIIU UXCavatloilH, Hllll immudtatuly became a great prize. Cardinal Borgia obtained tho ax soon altar IIh dlH.'ovury and it wiih a fow years aftor oll'urnd for hii In to thu KrlllHh iiiuhuuiii for thn hiiiii of 17, ntlt), hut thn uiUHnum rufuHud to buy, thinking tlii prii'n nxnrtil tuiit. TIiIh m. whh piircluiHuil a fmv yenrH ago from a Frenchman hy J. I' Morgan hikI it in on exhibition in thn Morgan .lollectioii of thn American liiHtitutn of Natural HlHltir; Now York. its valuu Ih hiiI. I to hn 10,000. Thn t'ommentiutlnu of a uunapnpur may tin of llttln valun or aHHistaucu to any oun iutnrnHtnd in such a uiattnr; uuvoitholoHS Thu Minor in count nil noil to rnmarU that Guuoral Manager Fullnr, of thn Hiunltur hum, Iiiih ilouu a good work in a most ox (Mil lout iiiaiiuur Hilton hn took chnrgn of thu airaitH of that iiiHtitution. Thu miiiouiiiMimnut that hn Iiiih ooii trnctud for a sufficient oru Htipply to kuup thn Hinoltoi running eoulnuously h oun of luuHtimahlu importaueu mid bnuclll to all of oiiHturn .Oregon' aud especially to Sumpter, thu truth of which Htatumuut no oun will duny; iiut to noouiupUhIi .ivhliih fow .Hipr-. olato ' tb6 hard work that, was nuousHiiry, t tho poraoual tact and bualtiOfTH BURiictty employed! Ho bad to combat a certain prejudice,' which ho Ijhh converted into cordial co operation. That man Fuller iB oin to cut much ico in thoao parta, be caiiHo ho in fjoitiKto bo an importaut factor in tho futuro rapid do volopment of tho old lleldH of eastern OruKou. Tho current number of Tho En KinooriiiK and MiniriK Journal au nouncoH that tho Mountain Copper company baa completod arrauKomoutH to build now workH and romovo ita HtnoltitiK opuratioua from tho town of Kowiok, in Slianta county, to a point near Martinez, on San Froti oIhco bay, flaya tho Hutto Inter Mountain. The action was made nuceHHHiiry on account of the litiga tion in which the company was in volvcd bucauHu of damano done to voKutation in (ho vicinity of Keawiek, from the fuiiien of the amoltur. The Journal adda that the completion of arraiiKomentH for removal bavo brought to tho pooplo of ShaHta county a realization of what they Intro accompliHhod. KeHwick, with a population of more than 2,000, wiih entirely depondont upon tho operation of tho company, and will or cournu bo abandoned, probably a majlority of tho InhabltantH follow ing the workH to tho now fluid. In balmiciiiK thuir accounta he "court fitrmurH" in tho vicinity or KoHwiok are brounht to an under HtaudiiiK (r tho futit that it 1h iih im poHHiblu to miKiiKu proMtably in farmliiK without a uiirkot. tor thu productH, iih it in to oiikiio in HiiiulltiiiK copper without ci cation Hinoku. Clivun it monopoly of in diiHtry in thuir uuiKhborhood, tbu ShaHta iiounty pooplo are untter for Hiiiiiu comproiiiHio to runtoru old con ditioiiH, but tho copper company, having purfuuted plaiin to lvn the farmeiH purmauent relief from the ovila complained of, au well uh com pleto imiiiuuity to itnulf from ImraHH in and contly lltluation, Iiiih made the duolaratiou that It Ih too late for a uhauKO of plana. OFFICIAL RECORDS. The following inHtrumonth wore lllod at tho court Iiouho iu lhtkor City for record voHtorditv : UKA1. KHTATK TUANSFKK8. DKKD. July 18 Uimolvor lo Alliln Snlin, In rull ror 100 aoruH iu Such. 20 T. 11 It. 118 K.; 400. April 18 U. S. A. to T. K. MakliiHon, 100 nurM in Sun. l.'l T 8. K. IH and Sue 18 T. 8 K. 10 K. March 10- U. S. A. to Jan. K. Umlnrwood, 100 iiruH in S. 18 T.8 IJ. to i:-. Au. 8 -Minnie Finch and Iiiih baud to Sarah M. FoHtur, lot l block II Sluwart'H addition to Hitknr City; 800. July 1 T. II. Mlltn and wife In VV. P. ShunlH, ut al, lot :i block 12 Parkur'H addition to ISaknr City; ?t7fi. Aug. I A. Lallln to Snow Crunk Ltimbur company 'aucy Hank plucnr claim; 7ri. July 7 lloirn of II. Purkitin, III duudn amoiiK thuuiHulvuH dividing thu uHtatu iu Such, lit and 28 T. 8 K. Ill) ami Sue. 2uT. 0 It. :I8 K. : 1. Aug. ti llulrn of II. II. I'uikiua to llunry M. Kvltt, S. NV. S. W. l4 Suo. 2rT 8. K. 230 K. ; 1. AuKuat 1 1 II. C. Scott to O. L. A C. oooipayn, linker City; Club Htiloim. .UuIIUIpk. jiutljitwl. Jbuxotu, 325.000 ACRES CUT OUT OF THE BLUE MOUNTAIN RESERVE Pointed Letter From Governor Chamberlain Said to Have Turned the Trick. WaahiuKtou, August 15. The (nerior deparment haa suddenly do aided to restoro to entry about 34 ii, 000 auroa of laud iu uaatern OroKuu, now included within tho foroat ru aorvo wlthdrawala. About 325,000 iicreH lioH around the exterior bound arioH of tho HI no Mountain with drawal; the romainiuK 20,000 along the bordera of tho Wallowa with' drawal. Tho decided change in the policy of the department Ih largoly iiacrihud to a very pointed lottor from Cov ernor Chamberlain which waa ri- coivud only yeaterday. In thia letter Oregoira chief executive takes issue with tho department for ita indecision or ita avuralon to action in forestry uiatterH, and itiaiatH that one or two thlugH bo duno, oithor that forost reservea be immediately created, and the surplus lands resorted to eutry, or that the lands so far found unlit for forestry purpoHus bo thrown open for entry, luaviug the actual creation of tho rosorvuH for a lotor day. His protoHt made it plain that in IiIh opinion the departmout's policy of delay is Injuring tho state, interfering with settlement, and is all in all, iudefonsible. It is no exaggeration to say that Governor Chamboralln'a letter creatod more excitement than has boon witnessed iu tho department iu many months, and brought about such activity among (he clerks as is without pre cedent. Since that letter was re ceived thu department has been un able to act with enough expedition. Immediately upon tho receipt or Cioveruor Chamburlain's note thu in (Jmunhorn City; 588. August 12 Jno. II. Washburn to P. M. Fleming, lots 7 and 8 block 11 Haakon's addition to Baker City;! 8l)0. Jan. 21, MH -W B. Roberta and wire to I). B. .Mot-ca, 00 acruB iu Sec. 3 T . 0 It. 10 10.; 1,580. A UK. I Perry Lewis aud wiro to W. CJ. Wright, 80 anus in Such i) ( Aig. 0 Itoburt McAuly aud w Ifo , to Jan. Akurs, lot 8 block 8 Stewart's j addition to Baker City; 800. Aug. 1 -W. W. Stalkur aud wiro to Kli7.it Howard, 10x20 rods iu Sec. 17 T. 8 It. 40 K. ; 200. Oct. 22 Claudo D. Wood and wife to K. Howard 10 aoros iu Sec. 10 T. 0 It. 45 K. ; 400. Aug. 8 Jas. Tobler to Hen Hubbur, lots 1 aud 2 block 2 South Bakur; 200. Aug 11 Geo. Steel to J. T Case Throshlng Machine qompauy, thresh Forestry bureau, wbioh definitely recommended tho creation of the Blue Mountain forest reserve and Wallowa wihdrawols had boen found uullt for ropervo purposes. The buieau promptly replied that abont 325,000 acres in the Blue Mountain wihdrawalH wero deemed unsuitable for permaiiont reservation, and about 20,000 acres iu tho Wallowa with drawals Somo of this land is good only for .grazing; othor liucts mo barren and could not produce trees, while still, othor tracts lyig in tho valleys along stromas which pouotrato the proposed ruBorvo are distinctively agricultural lands aud not dosirable for a resorvo. In othor words, tho Foresrty buroau recommend that all public lands included iu these with drawals which are in any way do sirablo for settlement or entry ex copt uudor tho timber laud laws be rostored to the public domaiu, retain ing uudor withdrawal only those lands that are valuable for their timbor and essential in the preserva tion of the water supply. The forestry Bureau went further and recommeuded that at the time thoso lauds are restored to entry, ermanont reserves he created. In recommending the creation of these two reserves, the forestry officials distinctively pointed out the neces sity of drawing the reserve bound aries so as to oxclude all private holdings, unless it might be a few isolated tracts in the interior. Thin recommendation went to tho General Laud oftlco yosterday, in order that no baso could be created for future lieu selections. ing machiue outfit; 025. MINING MATTER. DKKDH. Juuu 13 Fred Donaldson to Win. F. Draper, Ouuita qumtz claim; 100. June 25 A. Creighton Co. to Creighton Gold Mining and Milling company, Carpenter Hill group quartz calims; 1. July 15 W. II. Simon to J. I. Watt, l; interotst Hidden Troasnro mining claim; 300. Big Producer Work. Mayor T. F. Glisau, the unofficial mayor of Hanover, was iu town today. The mayor is largely in terested iu Cracker Creek mining property. He was here for supplies to continue work on tho Big Pine group, which includes nine quartz aud four placer claims.