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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. V WORLD'S PRECIOUS METALS. Annual Report of the Director of the Un ited State Mint. Director of the Mint Roberts has made the following report upon the production of gold and silver during the-calender year, 1808. He says: " The production of gold In the United States In the calender year 1898 was 3, 83i.975 ounces fine, the value $64,463,000. "The amount of gold produced from quartz mines In 1808 was, in round num bers, 2,800,000 fine ounces and from placer mines, 318,000 fine ounces. " The South African republic produced 3.831,975 ounces fine, the value of which ls 97i353953 Australia produced 3, 1371644 ounces fine of the value of $64, 890,800. " These three countries are the great producers of the world, their output ag gregating 10,088,017 ounces fine, of the value of 208,757,557 or 73 per cent of the product of the world. " Next comes Russia with f 25,463,400; Canada, 1 13.755,400; Mexico, 8,500,000; India, 57,781,500, and China, 6,078,700. " The United States still occupies the second place as a silver producing country to which It was relegated by Mexico in 1897. In 1808 it produced 54438,000 fine ounces of silver with a commercial value of 32,118,400, against the Mexican pro duction of 56,738,900 fine ounces, with a commercial value of 33,475,400. "Together they produced 67 per cent of the whole world's product. No other country approaches them, the nearest be ing Australia, Bolivia and Peru. The product of the last two is uncertain, but none of the three exceeded 12,000,000 fine ounces. " The amount of silver produced In the United States during the year from quartz mines was in round numbers ij, 500,000 fine ounces, and from lead ores 51,000,000 fine ounces; and from copper ores 10,000,000 fine ounces. " The world's gold production In 1808 was 13,904,363 ounces fine, of the value of 287,428,600, an Increase over the product of 1897 of 2,351,831 ounces, val ued at 48,616.600. "The world's production of silver In 1898 was 165,295,572 ounces fine, show ing an increase over 1897 of 1,222,400 fine ounces. "The world's consumption of precious metals In the arts and manufactures dur ing the year was, In new gold, 97,804 kilograms, of a value of 65,000,000; and in new silver, 1,065,289 kilograms, of a coinage value of 44,273,000. and a com mercial value of 20,000,000." NOTICE TO MINERS. NOTICE If hereby given that the Ibex Mining Company will receive sealed bids nl said mine, up lo November 7th. 1809, lor uprr Itlng forty-five teet, die 46 feet In the clear, on the second level of the Ibex mine. Specifications for the time will be potted at the office of the Ibex mine. " S. Chapman, Manager, NOTICE TO MINERS. NOTICE It hereby given that the Ibex Mining Company will recrlve at the same time, sealed bids up to November 7th. 1849, for running two hun dred feet of tunnel or drift, on what Is known as the Pyrites claim. Specifications for said tunnel will be posted at the company's ohice at the Ibex mine. S. Chapman, Manager. ORDINANCE NO. 39. AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE WIDTH OF CURB LINfcS ON ALL STREETS WITHIN THE TOWN OF SUMPTER. ' Be It ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Sumpten Section t. That the curb line of all streets within the Town of Sumpter, eighty feet In width, shall be twelve feet from the property line, and on all streets sixty feet In width ten feet from the property line. Passed the Common Council the 18th day of Oc tober, 1890. Approved by the Mayor the 18th day of October, 1809 Attest: Sam R. Stott, W. H. Gieason. Recorder. Mayor. ORDINANCE NO. 40. AN ORDINANCE REKULATING THE USE OF THE STREETS OF THE TOWN OF SUMPTER FOR SETTING AND ESTABLISHING LLEC TRIC LIGHT POLES, TELEPHONE POLES AND TELEGRAPH POLLS THEREIN. Be It ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Sumpter: SECTION i. That any person, firm or corporation, hereafter using the streets of the Town of Sumpter for the purpose ol setting or establishing telephone, electric light or telegraph poles, shall set such pole or poles so used by such person, firm or corporation, within the curb line, and Immediately adjacent to the planking or other material used to mark or designate the curb line of any street or streets In the said Town of Sumpter. Pasted the Common Council this e8th day ol Oc tober, A. D., 1 Sin. Approved by the Mavor on the i8ih day of Oc tober, tSuo. Attest: Sam R. Stott, W. H. Glbason, Recorder. Maor, ORDINANCE NO. 41. AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE USING, SELLING OR SMOKING OPIUM, OR OF US ING, OR SELLING OR SMOKING ANY PRE PARATION OF WHICH OPIUM IS THE PRIN CIPAL INGREDIENT, WITHIN THE TOWN OF SUMPTLR. Be It ordained by thd Common Council of the Town of Sumpter: SECTION i.-lt shall be unlawful to sell or clve away opium or any pieparailon of which opium Is the principal medicinal agent or Ingredient lo any person wiinin In the Town of Sumpter, except by drug- Elsts and practicing physicians, except on the pre scrlptlon of a regularly licensed and practicing physician, duly licensed under the laws of Oregon, written In the English or Latin language, and the druggist fitting such prescription shall keep the same on file for one year, subject to be Inspected by the marshal of the town of Sumpter. Sec 1. No person within the Town of Sumpter shall sell any opium or preparation of which opium Is the pmlclpal medicinal agent or Ingredient, to be smoked on or about the premises where sold, or at any other place or building within the corporate limits of the town of Sumpter, SEC. ) Any building where opium Is sold for the purpose of being smoked on or about the premises, or where the same Is smoked within the Town of Sumpter, shall be considered an opium den. SEC. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to fre quent any opium den for the purpose of purchasing or smoking opium or any preparation In which opium Is the principal medicinal agent or Ingredient, within the corporate limits of the town of Sumpter. SFC f. Any person violating any of the provis ions of this ordinance shall be punished by imprison ment In the town Jill not more than twenty (to) days, or shall be fined not more than fifty (Sto) dollars, or both, In the discretion of the recorder of the said town of Sumpter. Passed the Common Council of the Town of Sump ter this t8ih day ol October, A. D. 1809. Approved by the mayor on this 8ih day of Octo ber, A, D, 1849, W. II, Gieason, Attest. Sam R. Stott, Recorder, Mayor. ORDINANCE NO. 42. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AND DIRECT ING THE CITV ENGINEER TO ESTABLISH THE GRADES OF CRACKER, CENTER. MILL AND AUSTIN STREETS IN THE TOWN OF SUMPTER. Be It ordained by the Common Council of the Town of Sumpten Section i. That the city engineer Is hereby authorlied and directed to establish the grade o Cracker street In the Town ol Sumpter from Sumpter street to norm street in said town; to csiaoiisn ine grade of Center street from Clifford street to North street In said town; lo establish the grade of Mill street from Austin street lo High street In said town; and to establish the grade of Austin street from Mill street to Third street In said town. Passed the Common Council the s8th day ol Octo ber, 1899. Approved by the mayor the tSth day of October, ,8w W. H. 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