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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1904)
n Wednesday, August 24, 1904 THE SUMPTER MINER COLONEL INGERSOL, COLONEL PLUMMER Arthar Dunn a nowspapor man now doing "syndicate work'1 in New York, soot out in a recent lottor tho following paragraph, which was published in tho Portland Tologram, among other papers: "SuifHug tho battlo from afar, or xnaybo near, Coiouol W. C. PJumnior appoarod on tho scotio and roported ready for duty with tho republican itato campaign oommittoo. Colonol Plummer is a spoil binder. Years and years ago ho ran a papor in Pennsyl vania. Then thoro was a drift west ward, and ho crosssod tho Red rivor of tho North and becamo a patt of a set of brilliant nowspapor mon who made North Dakota famouH. This was along about 1882. Plummer was an orator then, and no gathering was aomploto without him. Ho is now a professional upollbindor and a very effective talker. With a good prosenoo and voice, a fund of good tories, and plenty of wit, ho always makes good on tho stump. It was at Chicago iu 1888 that hu spoko for an hour from tho balcony of tbo Grand Pacific, and tho crowd thought thoy wero listening to Bob Ingorsoll. Ho does resemblo tho Into gifted guostio to somo oxtout, and at the time tho shnuters in (ho stroots thought Colonel Ingersoll was giving them a fine treat." Tho Miner man is familiar with tho circumstance, which is strictly true. Whou Colonol Plummor re turned to tho room where Colonel Ingersoll and a number of acquaint ances were gathored, enjoying a "feast of reason and a flow of soul," the former remarked : ('Well. Hob, your reputiatiou as an orator is firmly established now;" to which remark tho famous agnostic roplied: "Had I not known that to be a mob of ignoramuses who couldn't dis tinguish the differeoue botwoeu a speech by Coukliug and Piatt, I would never havo trusted by repu tation to you." It was on tho samo occasion that the two great jawbone artists were discussing religion. Colonel Plum mor complainod that Colonel Ingor soll's theory "tore down from the gallory of my memory many bountiful pictures associated with th early teachings of my mother, and left nothing thoro to fill thoir places." To this the other reterted: "Vou remind mo of the man who kicked at tho doctor for curing him of the itch, and loft nothing to make him scratch. 0. K. & N. SUMMER BOOK. Tho handsome 1001 summor book, "Rostful Recreation Rosorts, " issued by tho passenger departent of the Oregon Railroad aud Navigation com pany, is just out. It tells all about the summoring places of tho Columbia rivor valloy a brief description of the trips up aud down the Columbia river, to the mountains, beachun, inland resorts and fountains of heal, iug, whore thoy are aud how to reach them. Tho bouk has a special de signed front cover, printed in two colors, aud tho insido pages are nplondidly illustrated by cosily aud beautiful half-tones. A copy of this publication may be obtained by sending two oeuta in stamps to A.L. Craig, general Passenger agent of the Oregon Railroad aud Navigation company, Portland. 1 CAPITALISTIC BUNCH ARRIVES HERE TODAY Thirty-Two in One Lot is a Kecord Breaker For Sumpter and the Gold Fields. Thirty-two miuiug invostors pre sout aud prospective, with more yet to arrive, is not a bad record for oue day. Hut such is the case. Ton came from Wisconsin and Iowa under tho direction of Dr. C. P. Riley, of Bamboo, Wisconsin, and F. M. Riley, of Dob Moines, Iowa, both oouuected with agencies of the Killou, Waruet, Stewart company. And there are somo eight or ten belonging to this party who stopped along the way, yet to arrive. These peoplo aro largely interested in the Staudard. They left this afternoon for the Quartzburg district to visit this property. The other party is composed largely of Ohio people, headed by F. Wallace White, of Cleveland. They aro ititorobtod iu the Sanger, Sampson and other properties which Mr. White is promoting. In company with Mr. White, they loft this aftornoou to visit the North Pole and other Ciackor Creek mines. Tho party will remain here till SEARCHING FOR LONG LOST MINE Tho strange picture of an old man searching for a fabulous fortune was presented to the eyes of Hubert V. Rold, deputy dork of tho state circuit court, aud E. A. Sessions, of Portland, dining a hunting trip they took to the Cascade mountains, sixty milos oust of Wiulock, Wash ington. The three Portlauders re turned home yesterday, aud they re ported their queer experience. On one of their trips to Spirit Lake from thoir hoadquarters at the Polar mine, thoy met au old man with a flowing beard, aud who looked as if he had not taken his annual bath. Close bohiud him was a younger mau. From uonvorHition, Mr. Held learned that the two were no a search for a long-lost mine. But to make the story short, here is the tale as it was told to Mr. Held: About ten years ago an old CJerman discovered a mine iu the Cascades. Fearing that somebody would jump his claim, he said nothing about it to anyone, but his frequent trips to mining camps near this location aud his display of gold caused inquiry. Oue night he was asked where his claim lay. He drew a revolver, pointing it at the crowd, ud said he was going home, aud that he would kill anyone who followed him. Nevertheless, one mau followed him, and wheu the German canipdd for the night the man slept within fifty yards of him. One morning the Saturday, probably visiting the various mines, aud will take iu tho country generally, in addition to the properties in which they aro interested. Tho Killen, Warner, Stewart, party is composed of Dr. C. P. HI ley, F. M. Riley, Dr. .1. L. Williamson, Dr. 10. L. Stevens, J. F. Say lor, T. J. Siiylor, Dr. A. N. Vail. A. E. Scuby, Henry .1. Miller aud Alfred Robinson. Tho White party consisted ef: L O. Davis and wife, Mrs. E. R. Minna. W. T. Hudson, A. (1. Summy and wife, Israel (1. Erb, Frank Binder, Jacob L. Ranck, Sam Barb, Ulysses S. Barb, F. Wallace White and wife, George II. Cleveland, W. R. Francis aud wife, Mrs. Lottie Loggott, Edmund S. Stewart, W. F. Anthony aud Dr. II. W. Whittaker. These people aro more or less I interested in Sumpter properties, 1 .....1 II...I- ... I....1 .... I I.. 4 4..I iiiiij iiiuii iiimmuii iium ih iu iiikii II look over the district with a view to increasing their holdings. (Senium saw him, and made a movo mont as if to draw a gun. The other man had his revolver ready aud killed him 011 tho spot. The whole thing is supposed to have happened about twenty years ago, when the milling regions of the Cascades was a wilderness. But the old prospector, whose name Is Dyer, told the Portlauders that it was a true story. He knew of the occur rence, and that he had another calim in good order, he would have sought the (ionium's mine. Wheu his claim failed he went on a search, and when he oxhatu-tod his money he looked for a man to give him a grubstake. He said he had been looking for tho lost claim for seven yeais on grubstakes, and while he had found no trace of it ho expected to in the early future, Telegram. Strange Fish in Lake County. A parly of four students from Lelaud Stnaford, Jr., university have been securing specimens of tlsh from various bodies ot water in Lake county, and some curious varieties are said to have been discovered, Catfish may be taken by the thousand now from the Chewaucaii river, near Paisley, that stream having been stocked many years ago, They have never boon planted in (loose or Warner lakes, because of au idea that they destroyed other fish, but as the Chowaucaii river remains one of the best trout streams in the county, the belief ncoms not well founded. It would be little trouble to stock Klamath, Goose and Warner Jakes from the Chewaucan, Several varie ties of trout are found iu Lake county waters, aud Goono lako pre sents a variety different from all the) nthors, the Hah of this lake being to all appearanoos tho samo as the Lake Michigan whlteflsh. This variety was planted in (looso Lake about 1882, by tho govorumont and the probably are whitoftsb. Equity Shipping. How W. J llughesv of Baker City, managing owner of the Equity, went out to the property this morning. Mr. Hughes Is arranging to have IiIh ore received at Tipton for shipment to (lie Sumptir smelter. The Equity Is now in the list of steady shippers. NOTICE OF FOB FE ITU HE. Sumpter, Baker County, Ore., July 'JO, 11)01. To Otto Unzlckor, Menuo Un zlckor, J H. Burns R. L. Coleman, H. S. Cates, Alliene Case, John Arthur anil J. F. Crisman: Vou aud each of you aro heieby untitled that I have expended during the year iDOU, the sum of ono hundred dollars iu labor aud im provements on each of the following described quartz minlnu claima situated In the Cable Cove mining district, In (iraut and Baker coun ties, to-wit: The Hob Hoy, tho Sunset, aud the Snov Shoo, situated In Grant county, Oregon, aud tho Black Dwarf aud Midnight .situated iu Baker county, Oregon, tho location notice of said Rob Roy quartz miuiug claim being recorded at page 1811 of Volume (I of tho public records of mining claim location notions of said (Iraut county, the Sunset claim location notice being recorded at page t Kit of said volume G of said iccords, and the Snow Shoe claim location notice being recorded at page 1 H4 of vol ume G of said records; (he location linlii'ii nf Niiid liliinlr IHi'lirf it In Ink I being recorded at page 1 HO of vol ume J of the public records of quartz mining claim location notices of said Baker county, Oregon, aud tho location notice of said Midnight claim being recorded at page I!) I of said volume J of said records of Baker county. Aud you, the above named Of to. Uulokor, Menno Unzlckor, J. H. Burns, H. L. Coleman, H. 8, Cates, Alliene ('use, John Arthur and J. F. Crisman, aro hereby notified that if within IK) days from the date of the personal service of this notice upon you, 01 within ninety days from tho publication thereof, you fail to contribute youi proportionate share of niirh expnuditure, which amounts to sixty-six and two-lhlrda dollara for ouch of the following named claims, to-wit: the Sunset, tho Snow Shoe, the Black Dwarf and1 the Midnight, aud the sum of seventy seven and seven ninths dollars for said Hob Hoy claim, your Interest in said Sunset, Snow Shoe, Black Dwarf aud Midnight claims, which amounts to a twotblnlH interest iu each of said claims, aud your interest iu paid Hob Hoy claim, which amounts to a seven ninths interest, will become the property of your co owner, Hobert O Doming, who has made the expenditure of one hundred dollars on each of the above named five claims, during the year 1(1011, for the pin peso of holding said cIiiIiiih for the year ending December Ml, UK) 'I, in accordance with section ti.'lli of he Hevised Statutes of tho United States. H. O. DEM INC. First publication August a, IDOL Last publication November 2, 1004.