THE SUMPTER MINER.
Wednesday, October h, 1899:
THE SUMPTER MINER.
Published Every Wednesday by
C. H. MARSH1 and J. W. CONNELLA,
l.nt-r-J at the potlnflire In Sumptrr, Oregon,
lor trantmlttion ttirmicti the mails at t-conj clati
injtter.
SUIISCHII'TION IMTCS.
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AlWAYS I" AllYASCIi.
ON Till: opening day of the Spokane
exposition 10,000 people were In attend
mice; 8,27) paid at the gates.
Till: commission appointed some time
ago to consider the feasibility of construe
tlon of a mountain railroad to the top of
Mount Hlanc has made a favorable report,
and it Is pssslble that the enterprise will
be carried out. If so, the line will start
from Chamounlx and extend almost to
tlie apex of the great mountain, a length
of six and one-fourth miles.
DOUHTI.IiSS entirely unintentionally,
but Dewey is worrying the politicians
just the same. In this connection there
seems to be a possibility of n repetition of
that peculiar incident in political annals
found in the case of the first President
Harrison; who expected the nomination
from one party, received it from the other
and was elected, after the most spirited
campaign In the history of tills great re
public. M.S. WOOI.IiY, recently convicted at
Idaho City for violating a law passed by
the last legislature of that state, requiring
the posting of notices on mines setting
forth the conditions under ulilcli they are
worked, was last week released. Judge
Mayliew rendered an Interesting decision
on the case, stating that though he be
lieved the law to be unconstitutional, he
would not so otlicially declare it. Wooley
was released on technical Daws.
AI.KI!At)V a few papers In eastern Ore
gnu, those that have been in existence so
long that they seem to think they have a
squatter's right to all this rich domain,
have begun to cast their poisoned, though
impotent, darts at Sumpter and Its claims
to present prosperity and future greatness.
The reason for this Is that men have come
hi here from the outside, bringing with
them modern methods of transacting bus
iness, big, broad ideas and the enter
prise necessary to accomplish great re
sults. To snarl at and object to such
movements, what has won for the sup
posed typical old time Oregonlan the
soubriquet of "mossb.ick" nnd the ridi
cule of the world. Hut the people of this
section are not, as a class, composed of
these back numbers, such representation
of the east Oregonlan Is libel. As a gen
eral thing, he Is a man of enlightenment,
who welcomes those who come here to
engage In any legitimate enterprise.
Mere In Sumpter, particularly, there Is no
dividing line between the pioneer and the
recent arrival; all are working together j
lor the goou ol the town and the district.
The old timer Is as keen on the scent of a
good thing In the way of a town lot or a
mine as the hardened operator from
Puget Sound, Spokane, British Columbia
or Montana. And because this is a fact,
Is one of the potent reasons why Sumpter
Is going to grow and thrive, why the
Sumpter "mining district Is going to be
rapidly developed and produce more gold
in the next live years than It lias done
In the last quarter of a century.
"KUliP your eye on Pierre," was the
campaign cry when the capital light was
being waged In South Dakota. "Keep
your eye on Pasco" was the borrowed
advertising catch line expression used by
the boomers when they were endeavoring
to lutlce settlers Into that laud of sage
brush and sand hills. "Keep your eye on
Sumpter" Is the sage advice which .Mr. ; Tir-iKn Main ,
Marshall offers the public through the
Spokesman-Review. And he who follows
this advice will witness the most rapid
growth of a mining camp which has yet
taken place In the Northwest.
Unusual conditions obtain here. This
Is not a newly discovered district; profit
able mining has been engaged in here for
more than twenty-live years. Only re
cently, however, has the district attracted
tlie attention of large capital and enter
prising operators. Here there will be no
long suspense.no wearying doubt and con
sequent depression while the character of
the mineral deposits are being determined,
as is always the case In a new camp.
This has been done by the hard work of
the pioneers during the past quarter of a
century. Capital, always timid where
there Is uncertainty, always aggressively
bold where no doubt remains, sees In the
Sumpter gold fields no reason for hesita
ting and is already anxious to play Its very
necessary part In profitable mining on a
large scale, and reap Its Inevitable lion's
share of the rewards.
Nor will Sumpter have to live long
months on the means brought here by the
Influx of new citizens, as does the ordin
ary boom mining camp; for here there are
already produclng.dividend paying mines,
employing men to whom sufficient wages
are paid to support a town two or three
times tlie size of this. The old timeis
still residing here are, nearly all of them,
either in good circumstances or compara
tively rich, their means having been de
rived either directly or indirectly from gold
taken from the surrounding ground. Yes,
he who keeps his eye on Sumpter will
witness a wonderful transition from a
quiet village to a bustling, busy city in a
surprisingly short period of time.
Double Train Strvla to Portland.
A press dispatch dated Omaha, Octo
ber 4 says: Incident to tlie establish
ment of a third through train between
Chicago and San Francisco by way of
the Union Pacific-Northwestern route,and
a like increase in service by the Burling
ton and Denver & Rio Grande, comes tlie
announcement that the Union Pacific will
double Its train service to Portland at the
same time. At present from Ogdeu there
Is a double daily service over the Oregon
Short line to Hutte, which only carries it
as far west as Pocatello, however. From
there to Portland there is but one train
each way dally. Hy the new arrangement
tlie double dally service Is to be carried on
west to the coast over tire Oregon Short
Line and the Oregon Railway iV Navi
gation company lines, which are now
really but pieces of the Union Pacific.
I. MIII.TON.
St K. MOTT.
STOTT A- SHELTON,
Attorneys at Law.
SIIMI'TI.K.
oim;oN.
W. A. SAMMS,
AHCHITKCT,
IIAKKK CITV, ORCGON.
Reliable plans, specifications and esti
mates furnished.
P. E. POINDEXTER,
MINING OPURATOR,
SUMI'UH. OUCCON
Mln rxamlnrJ anj irpartfj on. Rtferrncr,
an tuittnrit or mining man In Sumpirr.
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C. H. I'I!HM!, H. l.
DRS. TAPE St PEARCE,
PaylleliM mi SMM.
Sl'ttfTIH.OMMiOS
SUMPTER
LUMBER
Company
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is still able to keep pace wiih the
growing demands of business. We
are shipping large quantities of Fir
Lumber, Doors, Sash, Cedar Shingles,
Paints, Oils and Glass, besides the
daily capacity of our present plant.
Arrangements have been made so
that we can fill large orders on short
notice from Stoddard Bros.' mill at
McEwen. So send along your or
ders, but don't forget the money.
J. B. STODDARD
MANAGER
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Sumpter
Hardware
Company
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General Hardware,- Stoves ,
and Ranges. Mill and Mining
Supplies. All kinds of build
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Agents For
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