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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 1, 1899)
Wednesday, November i, 1899 THE SUMPTER MINER. SUMPTKR'lfATER WORKS. v Good Progrra Being Made on Thfa Great I EnterprUe. I Saturday a MINER representative re solved himself into a committee of one and went out to inspect- the condition of the new ditch from the reservoir to Its source, a distance of, tliree mles. To reach his destination' he beganat the end: lng and went to the begfhnlng.'by walk ing up the ditch grade, following around the mountain at an easy incline to the head, where the cool;-limpid waters 'of Wind creek will be tapped and a dam con structed. 5 A "" I From there the water will be conveyed through a foot sqilare flume, to be boxed In to prevent freezing and to exclude all foreign substanceVgetting into the water. About half way 'the line crosses a deep ravine several hundred yards across, with a dip of forty degrees on each side. This, Jf course, will necessitate a metal piping. The work has been done on a very fine surveying and excavating plan, there be ing just incline enough to carry the full volume of water, which, it Is said, will be In the neighborhood of fifty inches. From the creek the grading is all fin ished for half a mile, whercsomcblastlng was being done on a bluff, which Is with a' few exceptions the only obstacles en countered along the whole route. James Cornfield, with his force of fifteen men, have so far done a good piece of work, and seems to have expedited the same. - -After getting a place along the rock for the flume, the men will continue on down to the reservoir, finishing the ditching for the flume, the plank forwhich Is now being distributed along' the line down this way. - The reservoir, under the formanshlp of William Stinson, is being gotten Into shape, and a heavy bulkhead Is-being constructed of large logs, from bedrock to rim, on the lower end of the basin, which will withstand great pressure and last for , Several carloads of wrought Iron pipe for the mains have arrived. 1 , Two Locatlo Neat tfe RmuvoU.... C. F. Booth, formerly general manager or the Washoe mine, owned by the Ana conda Mining company, and for a number of years closely associated with Marcus Daly, and who recently took, a filer In Sumpter real estate, hasJtogether with E. A. Smith, of this city7 located a quartz property iust bevond the reservoir slfe. tfithln a mile and a quarter of the Sump ter postomce. I he surface showings are excellent.' The two claims are the Turn- again and Ragamuffin. JSo; development. worn win; oe attempted upon tnese urDan mines until next spring. It a Way Tc Have. IF A; WOMAN IS IN LOVE, ' that's her business. ; . IF A MAN IS IN LOVE? ' that's his business. (IF THEY MARRY.- then Its our business to start the young couple housekeeping with the right kind of furniture, carpets, wall paper; etc. Our stock of house furnishing goodsjwe believe is the largest In the state east5f Portland.' We have just added a big line jf carpets direct from the carpet mills. A specially fine line of velvets, moquette and ingrains to select from. On all cash orders over 950 we will, until further, notice, prepay freight to Sumpter. Queen pity Furniture Co. Patterson A Ep plnger, Baker City. Canadian Capital Here. Col. S.( W. Ray, of Port Arthur, Can ada, recently arrived in Sumpter and has been devoting his entire time during the' pleasant weather to Inspecting and other wise acquainting himself with the mines and their possloilities about the district, though hls-representativeshavebeen-here In advance of himself all summer. He expects to remain several weeks. He never does thlnzs by halves or In a small ymymkm nuritit I mining ttefavW We reach the( climax in the Jewelry line, in hon esty of goods, moderation in price and in the prompt ness ;with which we re ceive the very lates nov eliies. Our stock of WATCHES is. the most complete in the city. And our line of RINGS a nn .K ,.y c,twsi,f rVrt! . was never more complete. The handsomest opals we have had Tor many a day. Fine watch and jewelry repairing specialty. We are headquarters for mus ical gobdsoi all kinds. Come ' in and see our stock oLBanjos, Guitars, Violins, Apc.drdeonsi Etc. JL ' t t H T ...PIANOS... Organs' and Sewing Ma chines for cash or on easy installments. In Sheet Music and Music Books we have the latest. Send ,'us your mail orders.' .. ., : A f ;ADLER:S ' Crystal ' Palace; 1 Tel. Red 62. Baker City ''''-' tlLL WE BUY ALL OUR GOODS IN CARLOAD LOTS J . C. J. JOHNS & ATENTTION Is called to our newly-arrived line of Men's and Boys' Winter Overcoats, Gloves, Underwear, Footwear, Etc The goods are right and the prices are right i,Mv)i Come in and let us show them to you. j We are always prepared to till orders of any size in the Hue of MINING SUPPLIES. C. J. JOHNS f Tint CU11 In Every Mlnlnt'nJ GimmtrcUl X 1 Hetrect. Men't Home. . If I Newly FurnlihtJ Oui TMt li Atwuyi V Koomt. Tht Ileal. f ) j THE j j J I STAR HOTEIj S J. G. CONNEL, PROP. ? C 1 SUMPTER. OH. Our Riti Reitonifclt Sugei lor all Interior S With hilnli anj Mlnei f V Fret llui nj Ueggage Lcav Ihe Hotel Lvtry J Service. Day. Q L 1 WHOLESALE. AND RETAIL Sumpter, Oregon , , P. D. HEALY Sumpter ho wtor REPAIRING DONE AT SHORT NOTICE Agency for Green-Whwler Shoes i 4 tl I