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About The Sumpter miner. (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 6, 1899)
Wednesday, December 6, 1899 THE SUMPTER MINER. AMATEUR ROBBER. Makes Several Vain Attempts to Turn a Trick. Tom McCarty, the man who some weeks since attempted to commit suicide in the city jail, got his hide full of booze Snturday evening and started out on a wild career as a highwayman. With his hand In his coat pocket, fore finger sticking out like a gun barrel, he ordered two men standing in front of Mayer & Co.'s store to hold up their hands, marched them into the store and made the regulation demand of Mrs. Mayer, who was there alone at the time. The lady offered to comprcmise for fifty cents, but he refused the proposition. He was discussing the deal with all three, when some man came along who knew him, called him by name !ind asked for an explanation of the unusual situation, when he fled. His next stand was made on Mill street, where he met L. V. Swlggett and pro ceeded to relieve him of the big roll, ac i u I red as a commission on his last real es tate sale, but the gentleman happened to need the money just at that time, and In tend of giving it to the highwayman, gave hi m a smash on the nose, knocked him down and kicked the face off of him. All this happened about 7 0 clock in the evening. A half an hour or so later the man was arrested. At liij preliminary hearing be fore Judge Steffen Monday forenoon, he was bound over in the sum of 500, in de fault of which he is still in jail. SIX-FOOT VEIN OF 535 ORE. Encountered Recently on the 250-ltvel in Humpback Mine. Manager Blewett, of the Van Anda, Is thus quoted In the Baker City Republi can: " Yesterday, on the Humpback, we fin ished cutting through a six-foot vein of thirty-live dollar ore on the 250-foot level. The tunnel is 275 feet long, and we will commence drifting at once. The ore aver ages, as I say, thirty-five dollars to the ton wherever we have sampled It, and as our supplies are all in for the winter and arrangements about completed for a ten stamp mill, we will push work right along. " I started a new tunnel on the Hump back yesterday on the soo-foot level which will be driven as rapidly as possible. This will give us plenty of stopping room and next season the ore cars will be gin dumping the quartz into the mill hop pers. "On the last loaf, the original Turner claim, where the old cabin and the new bunk houses, blacksmith shops, mess houses and barns stand, the tuunell on the 3oo-foot level Is in now about joo feet and has crosscut a twenty foot ledge of ore that assays from $3.50 to $j per ton. This work is also going ahead, and by drifting and sinking, or tunneling on a deeper level, we believe we will find stilt richer ore, though that Is good pay stuff In such large quantities." Layton & Rokes' Barn bold. Layton & Rokes have sold their livery and feed barn to Messrs. Cornwell & Sul livan, of Sumpter, who will henceforth conduct the business, on an enlarged basis, adding new stock, rigs and freight wagons and selling grain, hay and feed In quantities to suit purchasers. Music Lessons. Professor C. E. Halght will receive a few pupils, either singly or in class, for a course of Instruction on the piano or organ. Enquire corner Bonanza and Clifford streets. Handsome lithographed stock certifi cates, and job printing of every descrip tion at THH MINER office. Kahler & Hawley, AT THH Postoffice Store Have just received a magnificent and up-to-date Hue of L-adies', Gents' and Children's Goods. Serve Your Own Interest By an Inspection KAHLER & HAWLEY A. P. (JOSS, President A. J. GOSS, Cashier B Si ANK OF OUMPTER Transacts a General Banking and Exchange Business. Drafts drawn on all parts of the world. Special attention to collections. Safoty Deposit boxes for rent. SUMPTER, OREGON VK BUY ALL OUR GOODS IN CARLOAD LOTS WHOLfiSAI.l: AND RliTAIL GJ.JOHNS ATTENTION 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 Come In and let us show them to you. We are always prepared to till orders of any size In the line of MINING SUPPLIES. C. J. JOHNS Sumpter, Oregon S I lit) CAtu In Lvrry Mlnlnif nn.l (jimmricl.il Kpocl. Mrn't Hcimr. Nrwlv I mnWirJ Our luMr l Alw) I v Noumt. ,Tlif Hut. J ) j j THE j ? STAR HOTEL I C J. G. CONNEL, PROP. ) V SU.MI'TLR, OH. f V Our Ralrt UcaintuMr Slugr t Inr nil Intulni S With l'iilnlnj Mlnr f I'rre HutinJ lljggncr Irivr Ihr llulfl l.vrry r Srrvlcr. Day. R. D. HEALY s umpter hoe ton REPAIRING DONE AT SHORT NOTICE Agency for Green-Wheeler nnd Buckingham & Hecht Shoes.