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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 11, 1899)
" 'M r Wednesday, October n, 1899. THE SUMPTER MINER. NEW ELECTRIC PLANT Modern Machinery of Ampli Capacity Ordered. The new electric light power station will be built on the west side of Powder river, about where the Chinese store now stands. President E. Cannon, of the Northwest Electric Engineering company. Portland. has made a complete preliminary survey and sold to W. L. Vinson one of the most complete and modern electric light plants to be found on the coast. This plant will consist of a looo-llght Warren Medberry inductor alternating dynamo for incandescent lighting, which machine Is the first of the kind to be Installed In, the West, having no commutation or wires or armature. This machine Is a unique piece of electrical machinery. There will also be installed a4o-light modern arc dynamo for street and large commercial lighting, with all improved devices for operating these lights. Mr. Vinson will erect a model building for containing and Installing this machin ery, and there will be placed In this build ing an up-to-date Corlis compound steam engine and boilers for operating the plant and no pains or expense will be spared to supply Sumpter business houses with a first-class electrict service. Many new features will be Introduced by M. E. Thornton, the electrician who will be in charge, installing new lights and Improv ing the work already done for old patrons. Mr. Vinson has started a force of men to getting out electric light poles for the extension of the wires In connection with the enlarged plant. "KEEP YOUR EYE ON SUMPTER." J. H. Marshall Tells tfie Spokesman-Review of Our Rich Mint. "Strange as it may appear, Baker City being about 400 miles from here," Mr. Marshall continued, "the mining men of that vicinity turn naturally to Spokane to transact their mining business. Here are to be found the men of means and push. Capital from eastern money centers is here awaiting opportunity for Investment. Mining here is regarded as a legitimate business. While you have rich mines to the north of you, to the east and west as well, 1 tell you to keep your eye on Sumpter and the Burnt river districts of eastern Oregon. Near Sumpter we have rich producers, the Baisley-Elkhorn, Col 'umbla, North Pole, Golconda, Red Boy and Bonanza, each paying from $20,000 to 40,000 per month. Others, such as the Magnolia, Bunker Hill, May Queen, Phoenix, Banzette and June Bug, are rapidly1 nearlng the dividend stage. "In the Burnt river district of Baker county we have the Gold Ridge, Gold Hill, Gold Cliff, Burnt River and Weath-erby-Bonanza, all being operated on a large scale. The Gold Ridge is down 400 feet in good ore. The stock of the company is quoted at i per share. The Weatherby-Bonanza is sinking a vertical two-compartment shaft from which great things are expected when it taps the vein at 350 feet depth. Assays run as high as 5427 from the ore at the foot of the in cline at the end of the iooo-foot tunnel. In the raise the miners are In $109 ore, of. which there Is a chute forty feet long and eleven Inches thick, with 120 feet of backs to the surface. A mill run will soon be made of the Weatherby ore. Each of the mines on Burnt river has its own mill in operation." Spokesman-Review. Found On Center street between Granite and Sumpter, a bunch of keys. Owner may have same at THE MINER ffice by paying for this advertisement. Old Prospectors in QvillMd Habilfanentt. It is with sad regret that we see many of the old time -prospectors and pioneers of the camp sporting the habiliments of civilized lifer-boiled shirts, whte collars and red neck ties and parading around the streets vlth walking sticks, as though, a year or two ago, they had not been broke like the rest of us. But the prin cipal cause of regret may rest In the fact that 'while these fortunate individuals have made the raise that enables them to live like white men, the newspaper men, those who made known to the out side world the richness of the camp, boomed the town and made It possible for others to make money, have not made a cent themselves and have prospect of still struggling along and rustling like tarna tion every week to get their patent Insldes out of soak and feed their printers. Re public Record. Portland Smelter Conundrum. That the Llnnton smelter at Portland is to be reopened seems to be an assured fact, but the Portland papers do not agree In their statements as to who will be the new owners. One says foreign capitalists and another say local capitalists. The local projector figures that there are more than 40,000 tons of ore shipped through Portland yearly to the Tacoma Smelter. President Mohler, of the O. R. & N., has offered to transport free alt machinery needed for the plant and all the material necessary for Its construction. But his road will get splendid returns fur the couitesy. In our judgment, If Portland capitalists let outsiders get the plant they will miss the best chance they ever had for employing their wealth In a renumera tlve enterprise. Oregon Mining Journal. Will Open an Office In Sumpter. Thompson & Bell, who have lately be come so largely interested In the mines of eastern Oregon, have decided to open up a mining office In Sumpter. While Cap tain Thompson was there he purchased a desirable business location, and arrange ments have been made to open the office within a few days, the office furnishings have already been purchased and shipped to Sumpter. A. H. Sperry, who has been for some time connected with the office here,' will go to Sumpter to take charge of the office there. Captain McQueen, who has just returned from Sumpter, brought back with him some line specimens of ore from the-recentrich strike In the Ibex, in which he with Thompson & Bell is In terested. Spokane Stock Report. Nlcols brothers, the dancing masters of Baker City, with their full orchestra, will givtadauce at Ellis opera house hall, Friday evening, October 13. THE RED FRONT ..SOME NEW.. SUGGESTIONS ...Finest Lin of... "awalry and Wa to h a a In Eastern Oregon. JEWELRY FACTORY ... v LEADING JEWELEftS, MitehtU Smith; Mgr.- J Baker City T arJfPC We have just received a tine new line of Dress Goods, Ex .Lavuca, Cusive pntterns, Dress Skirts and Trimmings, Outing Flan nels, Ties, Ribbons, Lnces, Underwear, Etc. lVUrc "YXTVar Tne latest ,mPes '" Fn" aJ Winter Hats. We iTAcii a w carf carry tne Gc0i G Snow ShoMj An the weRhu In Seasonable Underwear. LOOK AT THIS A FEW ITEMS IN TABLE DELICACIES J Gordon & Dlllworths Port, Cognac and Sherry Jellies, English Plum Pud J dings, Orange Marmalade, Peach, Straw- berry and Raspberry Jams, and many j t other good things for the stomach's sake. ' w. c. THE RED FRONT. , Prop. Sumpter, Ortfon. I THE .- BAIN .- WAGON Standard of Excellence. BaaBaBaaaaaaaaaaaaakBaaaaaaaaaaaBBaaaaa a .JviMSVsTlavBaJtLaVaaaavBvlrawaf EUSTACE & WHITEHEAD iker City - Oregon Opera House Saloon.... SUMPTER BEER ON DRAUGHT, FINE BILLIARD AND POOL TABLES. Agents for Mattlngly and Moore Whiskey 20-year-old whiskey as good as Elixir of Life. All whiskies out of bond and guaranteed the genuine article. Popular resort for Commercial Travelers and Miners. SUMPTER OREGON. jt.